Yukari Quest IV - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Mr. Sacchi]

> "I am still trying to decide what to do with it myself."
> "Could I have it back, please?"
> Stash it back in the gap.
> Try to listen more closely for the sound.

[Hello Purvis]

> "I am still trying to decide what to do with it myself."
> "Could I have it back, please?"
> Stash it back in the gap.
> Try to listen more closely for the sound.

>"Oh, sorry," she says, as she hands it back.
>You store the Materia Prima away, and listen a bit more. You are reasonably sure the sound is coming from the west.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Westward we go!

> "If I may ask, what would you do with it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Westward we go!

> "If I may ask, what would you do with it?"

>You start westward, and Maribel follows.
>"I...honestly have no idea," says Maribel. "First, I'd have to figure out what I could do with it to start with, I guess. Mmm. Well...I do have one one idea, but you'd probably laugh."

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> You can do anything with a Piece of Materia Prima, right?
> if so: "You can do essentially anything you want with it. What's your idea?"

[Hello Purvis]

> You can do anything with a Piece of Materia Prima, right?
> if so: "You can do essentially anything you want with it. What's your idea?"

>You can form it into just about anything. You imagine a properly skilled magician could likely get a lot of out of it, too.
>"Well..." she says, "If I get out of here, I'm going to stop dragging my feet and finally marry Renko. And, I was thinking, if I could make that into a ring..."

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> How exactly do we feel about this?

I know we kinda/sorta shape the characters ourselves, but I wanna try to stay in-character here.

[Hello Purvis]

> How exactly do we feel about this?

>You've known this was going to happen since about the time they first came to Gensokyo. It doesn't bother you, you've never intended to take her from Renko so much as borrow her every so often. You've insinuated yourself into marriages in the past.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Stop.
> Look at Mary.
> "That is not laughable at all, dear."
> Smile
> "I would gladly part with it if it's for something so important."

[Hello Purvis]

> Stop.
> Look at Mary.
> "That is not laughable at all, dear."
> Smile
> "I would gladly part with it if it's for something so important."

>"Wait, really?" she says, blank-faced. "Why?"

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> "It's because I'm happy for you two, silly."
> "And it's not like I've ever really wanted to take you away from Renko."
> Grin.
> "Only borrow you on occasion."
> Back to normal smile.
> "Still, the two of you have my blessing."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It's because I'm happy for you two, silly."
> "And it's not like I've ever really wanted to take you away from Renko."
> Grin.
> "Only borrow you on occasion."
> Back to normal smile.
> "Still, the two of you have my blessing."

>"Well, I'm glad to hear that," says Maribel. "I'll be sure to invite you, then! But still, that's an awfully precious thing to just give away, don't you think?"

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> "And don't you think love is an equally precious thing, hm?"
> "Besides..."
> Take away the other piece of Materia Prima, do not give it to Maribel, however.
> "I did find another."
> Put it back into the gap.
> "Which means there may be more around this weird space somewhere."

[Hello Purvis]

> "And don't you think love is an equally precious thing, hm?"
> "Besides..."
> Take away the other piece of Materia Prima, do not give it to Maribel, however.
> "I did find another."
> Put it back into the gap.
> "Which means there may be more around this weird space somewhere."

>"Well, yeah, but-" Then you show her the larger piece of Materia Prima. "Hey!"
>She gives you an irritated look for a moment, then brightens a little. "I suppose that may be true. Where did you find that one?"

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> We found the larger piece all the way back in the Crystal Palace, right?

[Hello Purvis]

> We found the larger piece all the way back in the Crystal Palace, right?

>You did indeed.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> "It was in this weird Crystal Palace I found in the middle of an... empty space would be the most accurate description, I suppose."

> "It was connected to a Field of Fronds which has consisted most of my journey so far, I don't suppose you found it?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "It was in this weird Crystal Palace I found in the middle of an... empty space would be the most accurate description, I suppose."

> "It was connected to a Field of Fronds which has consisted most of my journey so far, I don't suppose you found it?"

>She shakes her head. "All that I've seen are those floating islands and the places we've been together."

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> We forgot about moving onwards, whoops.

> So keep moving.

> "Did you find anything on those Floating Islands? I'm afraid I didn't give them a very thorough search after I found your traces."

[Hello Purvis]

> We forgot about moving onwards, whoops.

> So keep moving.

> "Did you find anything on those Floating Islands? I'm afraid I didn't give them a very thorough search after I found your traces."

>You resume moving. The underbrush is growing a bit thicker, but you can definitely hear a babble brook in this direction.
>"Not a whole lot," says Maribel. "There were a couple fields of flowers, and I was able to gather up some petals and roots from them.  No water, though. Um, there were a few more collections of buildings, most of them ruined, but a few were intact and one even had a fence. Nothing like furniture or possessions in them, though. They felt kind of...ancient. Like, what you would have expected really early humans to live in. Or really early youkai too, I guess. Um, there were a couple odd borders, too, but I couldn't tell you more than that about them."

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Did we find any of that?

[Hello Purvis]

> Did we find any of that?

>You found a flower field, and some collapsed old buildings, but none intact. You suspect they are scattered along the islands.
>"Let's see..." she continues. "A few of the islands had different landscapes; there was one that was a lot more like a jungle. There was one island that seemed to have an old Greek-looking temple on it, too, but I couldn't figure out how to get to it. I don't think it had any bridges. I think that's about all there was that I saw."

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> We found the jungle island, right? Did we get a glimpse of that temple?

> "A greek temple? Well, I guess nothing's really shocking anymore."

> "It is such a bother that this place is so inhabitable and hostile, otherwise, it might make for a fun exploration trip, don't you think?"

[Hello Purvis]

> We found the jungle island, right? Did we get a glimpse of that temple?

> "A greek temple? Well, I guess nothing's really shocking anymore."

> "It is such a bother that this place is so inhabitable and hostile, otherwise, it might make for a fun exploration trip, don't you think?"

>You found some forests, but nothing you'd call jungle-like.
>"Yeah. It had the columns and such," says Maribel. "But I could only see it at a distance."
>"Maybe if we didn't get kidnapped," Maribel says. "It's kind of pretty in places, though."

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Consider the possibility of trying to leave open a permanent entrance to this place once we find a way out, so we can explore it while being able to leave at will. Obviously without telling anyone about the entrance's existance.

> If nothing else, it could be a fountain of Materia Primas, just waiting to be found, and better in our hands than in just about any other's.

[Hello Purvis]

> Consider the possibility of trying to leave open a permanent entrance to this place once we find a way out, so we can explore it while being able to leave at will. Obviously without telling anyone about the entrance's existance.

> If nothing else, it could be a fountain of Materia Primas, just waiting to be found, and better in our hands than in just about any other's.

>You suppose, once you get your Astrolabe back, you ought to be able to come and go as you please. The idea of having a source of something so immensely precious is quite tempting though. Given you've managed to find many of your tools, perhaps it is not too ambitious to consider such things? But best to think about the next steps before skipping to that.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> You know Purvis, that paragraph pretty much screams the Astrolabe is the last tool we'll find.  :V
> Unless I'm being Wrong Genre Savvy here.

> Continue onwards to where we heard the creek.

[Hello Purvis]

> You know Purvis, that paragraph pretty much screams the Astrolabe is the last tool we'll find.  :V
> Unless I'm being Wrong Genre Savvy here.

> Continue onwards to where we heard the creek.

>Look at you, assuming it can ever be found.
>You proceed westward, slowing as the path grows more and more tangled. For you, it is not so much of a problem, but Maribel has little but her socks to protect her feet.  Maribel falls quiet as she concentrates more on picking through the underbrush. It takes a few  minutes, but soon you can see the source of the noise, a small brook, probably no more than a couple feet across and a couple inches deep, rushing over a creek bed full of stones as it continues down a gentle incline. Its banks are thick with strange places whose leaves look like those of an oak, elongated to the length of a fern frond.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Do we remember this place from when we were last here?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we remember this place from when we were last here?

>You do not remember this particular place, but you did find a stream previously.

>_