Maribel Quest Latterly - A Z-Machine Adventure

[E-Nazrin]

>"What sort of mischief should I be looking out for if the fairies are in that mood again? There was on the road to Reimu's that was acting up a bit, but I'm... not sure of the full implications of it."
>Estimate whether the area around Mystia's house/stand gets enough sun for Yuuka's flowers.

[DracoOmega]

>"Ok, thanks. Another question while I'm here, actually. I, uh, had a run-in with Yuka afterwards. I... kinda flew over her field and she wasn't too happy about that. Gave me some flowers to plant around as some kind of way of making up for it. I don't suppose you know a spot a couple fire lilies might be nice for?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Also, do you know where Aice lives? I heard she lives somewhere in the forest as well"

>"She's further north," says Mystia, "On the banks of the misty lake."

>"What sort of mischief should I be looking out for if the fairies are in that mood again? There was on the road to Reimu's that was acting up a bit, but I'm... not sure of the full implications of it."
>Estimate whether the area around Mystia's house/stand gets enough sun for Yuuka's flowers.

>"Oh, all kinds," says Mystia. "But they're not that strong, as long as you don't let them get the drop on you. And don't worry about them too much Faeries talk big, but they're too scatterbrained to do much about it."
>It's not very sunny here. You don't think flowers would do well.

>"Ok, thanks. Another question while I'm here, actually. I, uh, had a run-in with Yuka afterwards. I... kinda flew over her field and she wasn't too happy about that. Gave me some flowers to plant around as some kind of way of making up for it. I don't suppose you know a spot a couple fire lilies might be nice for?"

>"Oh. Um...there's a few clearings here and there."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Ah, ok. Well, thanks, and have a hopefully faerie-free rest of the day."
>Head back to the road

[Hello Purvis]

>"Ah, ok. Well, thanks, and have a hopefully faerie-free rest of the day."
>Head back to the road

>"Hey," says Mystia, "before you go, don't you want one for the road? On the house."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Sure, that would be nice, thanks."
>Go accept the free food

[Hello Purvis]

>"Sure, that would be nice, thanks."
>Go accept the free food

>She finishes putting away the previously-purloined food, pulls out a strip of meat, and puts it on the grill.
>"Have a seat," she says, gesturing to the front of the stand. "Oh, and if you fix the curtain, I'll let you have the crap the faeries were trying to pass off as money."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Take a seat
>Fix the curtain how? It is torn or something?
>"Yeah, the faerie that was robbing you said that it was perfectly good money and she was justified in stealing because you wouldn't take it. What was it, anyway?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Take a seat
>Fix the curtain how? It is torn or something?
>"Yeah, the faerie that was robbing you said that it was perfectly good money and she was justified in stealing because you wouldn't take it. What was it, anyway?"

>You have a seat.
>Examining the curtain, you see it's been knocked out of place.
>"It's those things." She gestures toward the counter.
>Sitting there are...parts, for lack of a better term. They look like bits of clockwork, rods and fittings and such, made out of metals that look oddly like gold and silver.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"They look interesting, at least..."
>Inventory. Could we carry those easily?
>Try and fix the curtain.
>Did Rinnosuke's get enough sun for the flowers we put there? Uhoh.

[DracoOmega]

>Straighten out the curtain, if we can
>"Hmmm... sounded more like coins from the way they described it. But I'm quickly learning that faeries seem to have a different kind of sense than the rest of us."

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Hmm, those look useful, at the very least Rinnosuke might trade for them

> Fix that curtain while we wait

[Hello Purvis]

>"They look interesting, at least..."
>Inventory. Could we carry those easily?
>Try and fix the curtain.
>Did Rinnosuke's get enough sun for the flowers we put there? Uhoh.

>"They're kinda pretty, but they're not money."
>You should be able to shove them into a pocket.
>You work on reaffixing the curtain.
>You think they should.

>Straighten out the curtain, if we can
>"Hmmm... sounded more like coins from the way they described it. But I'm quickly learning that faeries seem to have a different kind of sense than the rest of us."

>"Yeah. Faeries are goofy. It's just how they are."

> Hmm, those look useful, at the very least Rinnosuke might trade for them

> Fix that curtain while we wait

>He might!

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Did we ever find out what Mystia serves here? If not, ask once we're done with the curtain.
>Await our meal.

[Kilgamayan]

> Assess Mystia aesthetically
> "So what else normally happens here, beyond fairies being annoying? And who's this 'Dai' I keep hearing about?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Did we ever find out what Mystia serves here? If not, ask once we're done with the curtain.
>Await our meal.

>She mentioned lamprey. You don't know what to think about that...

> Assess Mystia aesthetically
> "So what else normally happens here, beyond fairies being annoying? And who's this 'Dai' I keep hearing about?"

>She's fairly short and slender, the tufts on her ears are oddly cute, especially with the pink hair. The hat looks a little weird at first, but you think it suits her.
>"Oh, customers come, I make money. Have the evenings to myself. Believe it or not, I even get some townspeople every so often."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Well, lamprey will probably be among the less unusual things we've experienced today, so far....
>"I guess it's not usual for too many humans to come out this way most of the time, then?"

[E-Nazrin]

>Consider asking about the blacksmith's bellows.

[Kilgamayan]

> "Really? Is that really that uncommon here that humans and youkai interact? That seems a bit sad."

[Hello Purvis]

>Well, lamprey will probably be among the less unusual things we've experienced today, so far....
>"I guess it's not usual for too many humans to come out this way most of the time, then?"

>In retrospect, it's downright mundane.
>"Mmmhmmm. Humans keep to the town and their farms, oni to their city, and so on."

>Consider asking about the blacksmith's bellows.

>She doesn't seem to up to date on faerie things, but maybe she's seen them?

> "Really? Is that really that uncommon here that humans and youkai interact? That seems a bit sad."

>"It's getting more common these days," she says. "There's a lot of tradition to overcome and stuff, and just good honest caution. But it's getting less stilted. I wouldn't have even gone to town ten years ago, now I get a lot of my ingredients from there."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, that's good. Honestly, humans and youkai don't necessarily seem all that different to me. Well, aside from some obvious visual differences. But even those mostly seem pretty slight."

[E-Nazrin]

>Humor a smile.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, that's good. Honestly, humans and youkai don't necessarily seem all that different to me. Well, aside from some obvious visual differences. But even those mostly seem pretty slight."

>"It varies depending on the Youkai," says Mystia. "Some of us are pretty human, naturally. Others are very different. Like myself, I used to be a night sparrow, ages ago. It took me a long time, and some beatings, to really adapt."

>Humor a smile.

>You smile. "Oh, you like hearing about me being beaten that much, eh?" she says as she draws a knife, then uses it to slice the meat into sections. She then skillfully impales them on a skewer, and hands it to you. "There you go!"

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Curse timing.
>"No, more glad that things seem to have gotten more peaceful recently. That's always good to hear."
>"... though I'm curious about what it's like as a youkai, too... what was it like AS a night sparrow? Or would you rather not talk about it?"
>try the food

[Hello Purvis]

>Curse timing.
>"No, more glad that things seem to have gotten more peaceful recently. That's always good to hear."
>"... though I'm curious about what it's like as a youkai, too... what was it like AS a night sparrow? Or would you rather not talk about it?"
>try the food

>"I know, I know. It's mostly the Hakurei Maiden's fault. She's done a lot of good like that."
>"It as a sparrow's life," she says with a shrug. "I don't remember it too well, anymore. It was basic, though. Get food, make a nest, avoid predators..."
>You sample the skewer! The meat is very tender, a bit more chewy than you like. But it's very tasty, and just a little spicy from the seasonings.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"This is pretty good, thanks. I've never actually tried lamprey before. Wasn't quite sure what it would be like..."

[Hello Purvis]

>"This is pretty good, thanks. I've never actually tried lamprey before. Wasn't quite sure what it would be like..."

>"It was nothing," she says. "Thanks for the help. And for fixing the curtain."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, you're quite welcome."
> "So, is it safe to say you like this life better than your previous one?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, you're quite welcome."
> "So, is it safe to say you like this life better than your previous one?"

>"I think so," she says. "It's nice to be able to be understood, at least. No one understands what a night sparrow is thinking."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I think so," she says. "It's nice to be able to be understood, at least. No one understands what a night sparrow is thinking."

>Well, we might know one person....

>"Reimu evidently thinks I have a high likelihood of becoming a youkai. Despite not even knowing that youkai existed a few hours ago... It's kind of a strange thing to be told."