Yukari Quest V - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>"You're right, we haven't finished exploring this temple and the gap in the middle of it."

>The long gap also leads somewhere, right? Would it be difficult to go through it?

>She nods. "I'm not adverse to coming back if you think that gap is really important. But maybe it'd be more efficient to look around here first.
>You imagine it leads back down to the forest. However, upon opening, you don't believe that the gap would still within reach, as the edges and such of it would distort.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> What part of this temple have we not explored yet?

[Hello Purvis]

> What part of this temple have we not explored yet?

>All that is left is the northern part of the temple.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> "Well, shall we then?"

> Proceed to the northern wing.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, shall we then?"

> Proceed to the northern wing.

>Maribel nods, and the two of you make your way northward.
>Now that you are making your way between the columns in a straight line, you no longer notice the odd curving effect that you did beforehand. It is as though there never were anything off about the space here.  You pass through the recess in the center of the temple, and continue on toward the northern wing. Proceeding onward, there is little to distinguish this area from the rest of the temple. Then, as you continue on, you note a marked increase of debris on the ground, and more and more fallen columns. In a short time, you find the columns ahead have all fallen, as has the surrounding wall. The roofs have caved in as well, burying the floor with debris and creating some sizable piles where the columns and walls have fallen. Above, you can see the multi-colored sky clearly through the gaping hole in the roof, as well as the top of one of the debris piles that seems to have built around a couple of fallen columns that have become caught on each other in mid collapse.

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[Kilgamayan]

> This isn't our doing, is it?

[Hello Purvis]

> This isn't our doing, is it?

>It...might be your doing. It's a bit difficult to tell at a glance, but you feel that if you didn't cause it, which is plausible, you likely made it worse.

>_

[Serela]

>Is any of the debri high enough we could get up to the hole in the roof? The borders are too unstable to gap there, right?

[Hello Purvis]

>Is any of the debri high enough we could get up to the hole in the roof? The borders are too unstable to gap there, right?

>The borders are definitely too unstable to gap up to the roof. But, you might be able to scale the debris around those fallen columns and reach the roof.  However, getting from the pile to the roof may take some finesse.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How stable does the pile look?
> Could we at least see out onto the roof if we climbed the pile, even if it would be an adventure getting through the hole?

[Hello Purvis]

> How stable does the pile look?
> Could we at least see out onto the roof if we climbed the pile, even if it would be an adventure getting through the hole?

>You couldn't climb up it carelessly, but the pile should be stable enough to see you to the top if you are intelligent about how you scale it. You should at least be able to see the roof from there.

>_

[Hello Purvis]

>"Do you feel anything special around here?" says Maribel. "I don't."

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[Kilgamayan]

> We don't sense anything unusual either, do we?

[Serela]

I'm pretty sure Maribel was just commenting on our inactivity.

Maybe I should be less bad about leaving the ~*~decision making~*~ to everyone else.

>"I was debating how I might get onto the roof through that hole."

[Kilgamayan]

I would post more often if life allowed for it. :v

[Hello Purvis]

> We don't sense anything unusual either, do we?

>Nothing in the immediate area, at least.

>"I was debating how I might get onto the roof through that hole."

>"Ah," says Maribel. "Well, we can't fly here. At least I can't. So I suppose you could try to climb up? Looks a bit risky, though."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, it certainly is, and I wouldn't blame you for staying on the ground. I think it is scalable with enough caution, however."

[Serela]

>Carefully attempt to climb up enough to be able to look out the hole in the roof.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, it certainly is, and I wouldn't blame you for staying on the ground. I think it is scalable with enough caution, however."

>"Yeah, I think I will stay down here. I don't need to break my foot or something."

>Carefully attempt to climb up enough to be able to look out the hole in the roof.

>You carefully make your way up the pile of debris, taking your time to pick out proper handholds and testing each spot. While the pile is easy enough to climb, many parts of it are not stable enough to hold your weight and would cause much of it to collapse if you tried. It takes a couple minutes, but you are able to reach the top and somewhat unsteady stand on it.  Your head and shoulders peek out through the hole in the roof, allowing you an easy view of it.
>Around you is the northern slope of there roof. With the exception of the rather gaping hole that you are looking through, it seems to be structurally intact. There isn't much to see up here, the roof tiles all clearly show their sage, but seem to be intact. There are quite a few holes in it the roof from tiles that have broken and fallen through, but overall the roof seems to be in reasonably good condition for a building of this age. The roof rises to a peak to the south, then descends unseen on the opposite side.

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[Serela]

>Do we think we could get up onto the roof? I suppose if our shoulders are through the hole it should be pretty managable, though.
>For that matter, could we safely balance ourselves and move about on the roof if we managed to get onto it?

[Hello Purvis]

>Do we think we could get up onto the roof? I suppose if our shoulders are through the hole it should be pretty managable, though.
>For that matter, could we safely balance ourselves and move about on the roof if we managed to get onto it?

>The edge of the the roof is within arms reach, you should be able to pull yourself up as long as it will hold your weight.
>Once you get onto the roof, the angle is shallow enough you should be able to walk around without and problem. However, given there are some holes here and there, it is quite likely the roof has some weak points that you may fall through.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Can we tell, having now seen it from above and below, what material(s) the roof is made of?

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we tell, having now seen it from above and below, what material(s) the roof is made of?

>They seem to be made of tiles of fired clay. Quite well made, actually.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> And what material is supporting that clay? Surely not just the stone columns?

[Hello Purvis]

> And what material is supporting that clay? Surely not just the stone columns?

>It's a little difficult to tell at a glance, so you look down at the cross-section of the roof in front of you. The tiles seem to be resting upon what looks like a....thin sheet of rock? That's strange, to say the least. Normally you would expect wood, or some kind ceramic or metal frame, depending on where you are. You wouldn't expect something like that. It seems the sheets are resting upon arches that the pillars support; you hadn't paid much attention to the roof, but you have seen some debris consistent with the arches shape. Given there are holes in the roof, you suspect the stone sheets don't makes up the entirety of the roof. Either that, or the stone itself has fallen through in places for any number of reasons.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Grab the roof in preparation to pull ourselves, but don't actually pull ourselves through the hole yet. Let's give the strength and stability of where we're grabbing a quick test first.

[Hello Purvis]

> Grab the roof in preparation to pull ourselves, but don't actually pull ourselves through the hole yet. Let's give the strength and stability of where we're grabbing a quick test first.

>You test the edge of the roof, and find that feels firm and stable.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Let's pull ourselves up onto the roof, then, and hope for the best.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let's pull ourselves up onto the roof, then, and hope for the best.

>You reach over, and pull yourself onto the roof. It is a little difficult, as you do not want to upset the pile of debris too much by giving a good jump, but you also don't want to fall. You end up sending some of the debris tumbling down in the process; thankfully Maribel is staying well away from the pile.
>Standing up, it feels that the spot you are on is firm enough to support you without any issues.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Head toward the peak of the roof, taking ginger steps along the way and testing each step to make sure it's sturdy enough that we won't put a hole through the roof.