Yukari Quest IV - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>Attempt to gather them

>You are not immediately certain how to gather them. Looking between the dots, you feel they make up part of a gap, but there's some aspect missing. You don't think the gap would connect to anything just yet.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Does it need a power source?

[Hello Purvis]

> Does it need a power source?

>More like, it needs something to connect to. Right now, it's not quite a full gap.
>While you contemplate this, the amber goes over to examine the yellow strip.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Could we connect it to us?
> If not, could we connect it to some place of our choosing?
> Will we need to connect the dots before it will actually function as a gap, or will that happen naturally?

[Hello Purvis]

> Could we connect it to us?
> If not, could we connect it to some place of our choosing?
> Will we need to connect the dots before it will actually function as a gap, or will that happen naturally?

>You aren't sure about any of these things, you haven't really made any sort of efforts at gap manipulation. But with this in mind, and to believe if all the elements are present, it should be possible to connect them in some way if they do not do so on their own.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> What elements might be missing?

[Hello Purvis]

> What elements might be missing?

>You have to ponder this for a little bit, as the nature of this place makes it difficult to translate it into your frame of reference. You feel its missing an cohesive element, which keeps the gap from falling apart.
>While you ponder this, the amber cloud vanishes into the strip of yellow.

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[Serela]

>Excuse me
>Maribel going MIA is more important than "I wonder what would make this gap work", investigate the spot she just vanished at immediately

[Hello Purvis]

>Excuse me
>Maribel going MIA is more important than "I wonder what would make this gap work", investigate the spot she just vanished at immediately

>You quickly move to where the amber cloud vanished. There is no sign of it as first, until it emerge from below the strip of yellow, moving erratically and radiating a feeling that it made a mistake.

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[日巫子]

> Radiate concern towards the amber cloud.

[Hello Purvis]

> Radiate concern towards the amber cloud.

>You radiate concern toward the amber. In turn, it gives off a feeling of reassurance, though it's tinged by a sense of vibration as well.
>After a moment, you get a jumbled sense from the amber. It is trying to express something, but can't quite settle on a way to express it. After a moment, this coalesces into the amber radiating a feeling of discovery, tinged with vibration.

>_

[O4rfish]

>Radiate inquisition inquisitiveness toward the amber cloud.

[Hello Purvis]

>Radiate inquisition inquisitiveness toward the amber cloud.

>You radiate inquisitiveness, and are met with another mass of jumbled feelings. Eventually it resolves into a sense of something being hidden, then a sense of curiosity; both tinged with vibration.

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[O4rfish]

Maybe we should go back to personland to regroup and discuss.

[Serela]

Or we could be trailblazers and attempt to imitate Maribel, as coming to that decision is likely what we'd gain from talking in personland. She seems okay enough afterwords...

[O4rfish]

Do we know
>Can we tell what she has been doing?

[Hello Purvis]

>Can we tell what she has been doing?

>You are not sure what the amber did after entering the strip of yellow.

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[Mr. Sacchi]

> Follow the path she took through the Strip of Yellow.

We might as well.

[Hello Purvis]

> Follow the path she took through the Strip of Yellow.

>You head into the strip of yellow.  Immediately, the feeling of strength begins to leave you, and the world begins to rock and quiver like an earthquake! The yellow itself seems to be much thicker than the other fields you have witnessed, you can barely even see the royal purple that you were just in! Inside, you note a long, thin line of black near the center of the strip.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Are we close enough to feel anything from the black line.
>Is anything preventing us from leaving.

[Hello Purvis]

>Are we close enough to feel anything from the black line.
>Is anything preventing us from leaving.

>You feel a powerful sense of confusion coming from it.
>You don't think so.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Further examine the black line, where does it go? Is it having any effect on its surroundings?

[Hello Purvis]

>Further examine the black line, where does it go? Is it having any effect on its surroundings?

>It seems to stretch along the length of the ribbon; it's hard to tell with 'visibility' so limited.
>You don't think it's affecting the surroundings by itself.

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[日巫子]

> Touch the black line.

[Hello Purvis]

> Touch the black line.

>You move forward, your motion erratic and jerky, and touch the black line.
>You suddenly find it hard to focus. What were you doing here? What are you even doing here? Wasn't there someone with you? Why is everything shaking, is there an earthquake? Where is this? It's hard to focus on any of these questions long enough to answer them before new ones haunt you! Where is your body? How did you get here? What is this place?

>_

[日巫子]

> Move away from the black line.

[Hello Purvis]

> Move away from the black line.

You try to move away from the black line, and find yourself moving a bit erratically, sometimes forward, sometimes to the sides, sometimes upward. Where were you going again? Was there some reason why you were moving? Why is everything shaking so much, is there an earthquake going on?

>_

[日巫子]

> Hold perfectly still.  Take deep breaths.

[Hello Purvis]

> Hold perfectly still.  Take deep breaths.

>You hold still. Your current state does not allow you to take deep breaths, but you make an effort to steady yourself.
>It feels a little easier to focus now, sometimes you can answer the questions before another one comes. The shaking around you makes it hard.

>_

[日巫子]

> Don't focus on the shaking.  Focus on ourselves.