Yukari Quest IV - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>"I don't know. But it's pretty powerful. I should look at it some more."
>So, what options do we have at our disposal for dealing with this gap?

>She nods.
>You don't think you could open it safely without the rest of your tools. You may be able to prod at it with your others, it doesn't seem to be that delicate, but you do not expect that to yield results. You could likely try to examine that force some more, or possibly interact with it using your other tools.

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[Yaersulf]

>Further examine the strange force.

[O4rfish]

>Which gaps are available to us into which we haven't satisfactorily delved?

[Hello Purvis]

>Further examine the strange force.

>How do you intend to approach this examination.

>Which gaps are available to us into which we haven't satisfactorily delved?

>At this point, you have managed to open most of the gaps you've encountered. Only the one to the south and the one to the in the crystal palace where you first found that Materia Prima exists in this place are unopened. You suspect there are more yet to be found, you've not been particularly thorough in exploring some places.

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[Mr. Sacchi]

> Is it possible to get more information out of the force without the use of our magnifying glass?

> Do we know of any way to go back to the field of fronds or the caves from here, without using the gap Mary ripped open?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is it possible to get more information out of the force without the use of our magnifying glass?

> Do we know of any way to go back to the field of fronds or the caves from here, without using the gap Mary ripped open?

>You aren't sure. Likely not, without it reacting in some way that is noticeable, though, which it doesn't seem to be inclined to do on its own at the moment.
>You do not. Hopefully, one of the two gaps you've found here would allow you to return to there.

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[Mr. Sacchi]

Well I'm kinda stumped, is there anything you guys wanna do here, or can we go back to the Color Gap? Our only choice seems to be, well, the gap which needs our Vice Grips, if I'm not mistaken.

[Yaersulf]

>Return to the colour gap.

[Kilgamayan]

We can't wordlessly return to the color world yet, we need to at least put on a show of examining the current gap a little more.

> Act like we're inspecting the gap visually and concentrating pretty hard for a few seconds, then frown.
> "Hrm. Perhaps we should instead investigate the color dimension a little more."

[Hello Purvis]

> Act like we're inspecting the gap visually and concentrating pretty hard for a few seconds, then frown.
> "Hrm. Perhaps we should instead investigate the color dimension a little more."

>"Alright," says Maribel. "I am a bit eager to see what else is there, it's so weird in there!"

>Return to the colour gap.

>You open a gap, and cross to the other side of the world. The colors here are still strangely soft and muted. Glancing up toward the sky, you note that the new lines that have replaced the stars have become softer and less distinct, rather bringing to mind a children's drawing in some ways.

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[Mr. Sacchi]

> Examine these new lines in the sky more closely, are there any other new features we can make out?

> After we're done, open the gap to the color world and go through.

[Hello Purvis]

> Examine these new lines in the sky more closely, are there any other new features we can make out?

> After we're done, open the gap to the color world and go through.

>Examining the sky more closely, you find that there are no longer any stars at all. More constellations fill the heavens. None of them seem to have any particularly meaningful or familiar shape; save that you rather want to attribute a handlike shape to a few of them. As well, there are a number of lines that are on there own, not attached to any other lines. They give an appearance akin to scratches on fine glass.
>With that done, you open the gap and step though. You are much better prepared for the sense of disorientation and sense of disembodiment this time through, and you barely feel them at all as you transition through into the field of green. Like before, you can see wisps of yellow and blue moving throughout it, while in a direction you want to label above you can perceive a light brown. The green gives you a comfortable, pleasant feeling. Behind you is a slash of charcoal gray, which you recognize as corresponding to the gap that brought you here. The amber hue that is Maribel floats nearby, radiating a sense of interest and excitement.

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[Mr. Sacchi]

> More hand shapes... Can we remember everywhere we saw these shapes?

> Can we feel any form of emotion, or anything from the yellows, the blues and the light brown?

> "Look" around, any other colors?

[Hello Purvis]

> More hand shapes... Can we remember everywhere we saw these shapes?

> Can we feel any form of emotion, or anything from the yellows, the blues and the light brown?

> "Look" around, any other colors?

>Not off the top of your head. You have seen them in many places, though, and you're quite sure there's others you may have overlooked.
>The yellow colors give sense of vibration. You recall it not being a little unpleasant to get close to. You have not gotten too close to the blue, but it seems to give a sensation of anger. The field of light brown imparted a sense of giddiness.
>You look around, but do not see any other colors. You suspect the green field has to reach other boundary; perhaps it is outside of the range of the senses you possess here?

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[O4rfish]

>Wasn't there a red? Also, what color are we, purple?

[Hello Purvis]

>Wasn't there a red? Also, what color are we, purple?

>There was red further above, into the field of brown.
>You have no idea what color you are.

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[O4rfish]

>Look around for purple.

[Hello Purvis]

>Look around for purple.

>You look around you, and see no signs of purple.

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[日巫子]

> What can we see on the horizon?

[Hello Purvis]

> What can we see on the horizon?

>There isn't really a horizon here. Above you, there is a field of light brown, and there is green with bits of blue and yellow in every other direction. You aren't sure how far away the brown is, or what far even means in this place.
>The amber patch beside you begins to drift toward one of the nearby strips of blue.

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[日巫子]

> Can we see anything past the brown?
> Follow the amber patch over to the blue.

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we see anything past the brown?
> Follow the amber patch over to the blue.

>You cannot, but you recall that there were other colors beyond it.
>You follow the amber along, approaching a wisp of blue.  As you draw closer, you can definitely feel a sensation of anger coming from it.

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[日巫子]

> Does the anger seem to be directed towards anybody?

[Hello Purvis]

> Does the anger seem to be directed towards anybody?

>You don't think so. It seems to just radiating anger for the sake of it.

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[Mr. Sacchi]

> Approach carefully, see if the reaction of anger gets any stronger.

[Hello Purvis]

> Approach carefully, see if the reaction of anger gets any stronger.

>You approach it carefully, while the amber cloud floats to the other side of it.
>The blue doesn't seem to grow any more angry as you approach. But, it does grow stronger as you grow closer, much like a fire seems to get hotter as you draw closer to it.

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[Mr. Sacchi]

> Look around a little, any other colors in the... "immediate" vicinity? What emotion do they give out?

[Hello Purvis]

> Look around a little, any other colors in the... "immediate" vicinity? What emotion do they give out?

<The green around you gives a sense of pleasant contentment. The wisps of yellow do not emit an emotion so much as a sense of vibration, even though the wisps themselves do not seem to vibrating.

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[Mr. Sacchi]

> Do we know of any relation between colors and emotions? Such as say, blue meaning grief or something.
>> If we do, what does blue, yellow and green normally stand for?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we know of any relation between colors and emotions? Such as say, blue meaning grief or something.
>> If we do, what does blue, yellow and green normally stand for?

>Connections between colors and emotions tend to be terribly subjective based on whatever culture you are considering.  You've certainly never seen blue linked to anger before, though.

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