Author Topic: Maribel Quest Latterly - A Z-Machine Adventure (Read 110371 times)

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #270 on:** August 07, 2010, 01:12:49 AM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 01:04:32 AM

> Wow, malnourished and she still beats Utsuho?
> "Maybe the shop man knows what the books are about. I remember he had one himself. We can ask him."
> "As for now? We're going to go back to Marisa's, and then go to the man's shop and see if he and the lamprey lady are there."
> Recall direction Marisa's house is in.

>Actually, it doesn't look like she's all that malnourished, either. Thin, but not really starved. Maybe she's not a bad hunter after all?
>"He's seen them," she says, "And he can't have them. They're my treasures." She hugs them close to herself.
>"Umm, okay. What's a Marisa?"
>It should be to the northwest a little. But you did fly here, so you don't know if there is a direct path.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #271 on:** August 07, 2010, 01:19:56 AM »

> "Don't worry, he's not going to take them."
> "Marisa is the big strong lady in the forest. Maybe you've seen her before? I actually just flew here from her house. Will you be able to fly back there with me?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #272 on:** August 07, 2010, 01:26:09 AM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 01:19:56 AM

> "Don't worry, he's not going to take them."
> "Marisa is the big strong lady in the forest. Maybe you've seen her before? I actually just flew here from her house. Will you be able to fly back there with me?"

>"Good," she answers, "He's tried before."
>"Oh, her. I guess I can, but...don't you think she's too scary? Maybe we shouldn't?"

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #273 on:** August 07, 2010, 01:37:45 AM »

> "I have something for her that she asked me to get. She'd be more scary if we didn't go back to her, I think. Come on, let's go."
> Take to the air, but only a few feet high. Gauge Tokiko's reaction to flight.

Kasu · « **Reply #274 on:** August 07, 2010, 01:45:14 AM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 01:37:45 AM

> "I have something for her that she asked me to get. She'd be more scary if we didn't go back to her, I think. Come on, let's go."
> Take to the air, but only a few feet high. Gauge Tokiko's reaction to flight.

> Wait. Shouldn't we find more of the mushrooms first? If the bag can hold around one hundred and we only have nine I don't think she'd be too happy.

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #275 on:** August 07, 2010, 01:51:18 AM »

> Perhaps. How many did she say she needed?

Kasu · « **Reply #276 on:** August 07, 2010, 01:52:46 AM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 01:51:18 AM

> Perhaps. How many did she say she needed?

> I don't think there was an actual number, but we should probably get a couple dozen more.

MysTeariousYukari · « **Reply #277 on:** August 07, 2010, 01:57:18 AM »

> Show Tokiko the diagram with the mushrooms on it.
> "Do you know where I can any of these? Some people asked me to find these types of mushrooms for them."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #278 on:** August 07, 2010, 02:07:58 AM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 01:37:45 AM

> "I have something for her that she asked me to get. She'd be more scary if we didn't go back to her, I think. Come on, let's go."
> Take to the air, but only a few feet high. Gauge Tokiko's reaction to flight.

Quote from: Kasunagi-no-Tsurugi on August 07, 2010, 01:45:14 AM

> Wait. Shouldn't we find more of the mushrooms first? If the bag can hold around one hundred and we only have nine I don't think she'd be too happy.

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 01:51:18 AM

> Perhaps. How many did she say she needed?

Quote from: Kasunagi-no-Tsurugi on August 07, 2010, 01:52:46 AM

> I don't think there was an actual number, but we should probably get a couple dozen more.

Quote from: MysteariousYukari on August 07, 2010, 01:57:18 AM

> Show Tokiko the diagram with the mushrooms on it.
> "Do you know where I can any of these? Some people asked me to find these types of mushrooms for them."

>You start to take off, explaining your thoughts to Tokiko, then stop and show her the disgram.
>"Oh, I know where to find those. But you shouldn't eat them. You'll get really sick. Unless you're a faerie, they eat them no problem."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #279 on:** August 07, 2010, 02:12:19 AM »

> "Marisa said not to eat them, too, so definitely not gonna eat them. I think she wants them for magic. Where are they? She'll be pretty happy if we can get a bunch."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #280 on:** August 07, 2010, 02:19:51 AM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 02:12:19 AM

> "Marisa said not to eat them, too, so definitely not gonna eat them. I think she wants them for magic. Where are they? She'll be pretty happy if we can get a bunch."

>She nods, and waves for you to follow her east, before heading that way herself.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #281 on:** August 07, 2010, 02:29:17 AM »

> Follow Tokiko.
> Is she walking or flying?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #282 on:** August 07, 2010, 02:39:09 AM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 02:29:17 AM

> Follow Tokiko.
> Is she walking or flying?

>She is walking.
>You follow her, maneuvering through the underbrush. She leads you through an unremarkable clearing, and out of easy sight of the lake, then pushes through what seems to be a solid wall of brush. Working your way through it, you detect a sickly sweet odor in the air, until you come to a place where the undergrowth is thin. There's a few rotten logs on the the ground here; and the trees in general look sickly, judging from their dull and spotted leaves. However, where the trees are failing, fungus thrives. There are mushrooms all over the place here. You can see a log dotted with Striped Mushrooms already.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #283 on:** August 07, 2010, 02:51:35 AM »

> "Wow, look at them all! You're amazing!"
> Check around for any that might match the drawing we have of the Star Mushroom.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #284 on:** August 07, 2010, 02:57:46 AM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 02:51:35 AM

> "Wow, look at them all! You're amazing!"
> Check around for any that might match the drawing we have of the Star Mushroom.

>"It's just where they live," she says.
>There's a lot of mushrooms here, and it takes you a few minutes to go through them all; plucking the Striped Mushrooms you see along the way. But after a bit, you find three Star Mushrooms, growing together in the shadow of a dead tree.
>You obtain 18 Striped Mushroom.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #285 on:** August 07, 2010, 03:13:41 AM »

> How many Star Mushrooms did we need?
> Pick one. If nothing out of the ordinary happens, pick the other two.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #286 on:** August 07, 2010, 03:19:51 AM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 03:13:41 AM

> How many Star Mushrooms did we need?
> Pick one. If nothing out of the ordinary happens, pick the other two.

>You only needed one, you think. At least, Byakuren did not specify more than one.
>You pick a Star Mushroom. Nothing unusual happens, so you collect the other two.

>_

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #287 on:** August 07, 2010, 03:23:12 AM »

>Wonder how difficult it would be to grow Star Mushrooms.
>"Still, you helped me find where they were. Thanks a ton, Tokiko."
>"Hmm... I don't suppose you know one other place for the striped mushrooms? I think I could bring a few more..."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #288 on:** August 07, 2010, 03:37:32 AM »

Quote from: E-Nazrin on August 07, 2010, 03:23:12 AM

>Wonder how difficult it would be to grow Star Mushrooms.
>"Still, you helped me find where they were. Thanks a ton, Tokiko."
>"Hmm... I don't suppose you know one other place for the striped mushrooms? I think I could bring a few more..."

>You don't know. You're not sure how people grow normal mushrooms.
>"Well," she pauses for a moment. "You're welcome!"
>"I think there's still a few more here," she says, gesturing toward a corner you haven't checked yet, "But I don't know of any more mushroom places."

>_

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #289 on:** August 07, 2010, 03:58:53 AM »

>check the place she suggested and grab a few more of 'em if they match the description.
>"That's okay. There's other places to look, if the strong lady wants more of them."
>"Would you like to come along? Maybe we can talk with her a little... helping me with the mushrooms might be enough to ask her for a snack."
>How many mushrooms do we have? How full is the pouch for them?
>Are dead patches in the woods like this natural...?

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #290 on:** August 07, 2010, 04:05:46 AM »

Quote from: E-Nazrin on August 07, 2010, 03:58:53 AM

>check the place she suggested and grab a few more of 'em if they match the description.
>"That's okay. There's other places to look, if the strong lady wants more of them."
>"Would you like to come along? Maybe we can talk with her a little... helping me with the mushrooms might be enough to ask her for a snack."
>How many mushrooms do we have? How full is the pouch for them?
>Are dead patches in the woods like this natural...?

>Looking around, you find a couple more rings of them.
>You obtain: 23 Striped Mushroom
>"Okay," says Tokiko. "I don't know where they are."
>She grimaces as you suggest visiting Marisa. "If I have to."
>You presently have 50 striped mushrooms
>You have no idea; you didn't major in forestry!

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #291 on:** August 07, 2010, 04:06:45 AM »

> 50 should be more than enough.
> Recall direction of Marisa's house from our present location.
> "Don't worry about it. This lady's a good person, from what I've seen."

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #292 on:** August 07, 2010, 04:07:56 AM »

>"Have you met her before?"
>"If you want to, I can try and talk to her for you."

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #293 on:** August 07, 2010, 04:11:17 AM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 04:06:45 AM

> 50 should be more than enough.
> Recall direction of Marisa's house from our present location.
> "Don't worry about it. This lady's a good person, from what I've seen."

>You imagine fifty ought to be enough to satisfy any witch.
>It should be north, maybe a little northeast. The clearing should make it easy to spot.
>"She's too scary to be a good person."

Quote from: E-Nazrin on August 07, 2010, 04:07:56 AM

>"Have you met her before?"
>"If you want to, I can try and talk to her for you."

>"I've seen her..."
>"...Okay."

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #294 on:** August 07, 2010, 04:12:19 AM »

> "Trust me on this. Come on!"
> Head NNE, in the direction of Marisa's house.

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #295 on:** August 07, 2010, 04:26:16 AM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 04:12:19 AM

> "Trust me on this. Come on!"
> Head NNE, in the direction of Marisa's house.

>You insist things will be okay. She grimaces. "Okay...but if it gets bad I'm leaving you behind."
>You take to the air, and start toward North by Northeast. You spot Marisa's house after a minute or so, Tokiko lags behind you.

>_

Kilgamayan · « **Reply #296 on:** August 07, 2010, 04:34:24 AM »

> Give Tokiko a chance to catch up. Poor girl's weighted down so much, after all.
> Is Marisa visibly around?

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #297 on:** August 07, 2010, 04:35:01 AM »

>"Scary-looking people aren't always bad... but you can't really know unless you try and see what they're like. Let's find out, okay?"
>"Would it be easier if you hid in the forest for now, and I can call you over after I've explained the situation to her?"

Hello Purvis · « **Reply #298 on:** August 07, 2010, 04:48:29 AM »

Quote from: Yamameko no Naku Roda ni on August 07, 2010, 04:34:24 AM

> Give Tokiko a chance to catch up. Poor girl's weighted down so much, after all.
> Is Marisa visibly around?

>You don't think it's weight so much as trepidation. Though arguably she might have maneuverability issues and...why are you thinking about this?
>You can see her in the yard, sitting on a bench and, you think, lifting a dumbbell.

Quote from: E-Nazrin on August 07, 2010, 04:35:01 AM

>"Scary-looking people aren't always bad... but you can't really know unless you try and see what they're like. Let's find out, okay?"
>"Would it be easier if you hid in the forest for now, and I can call you over after I've explained the situation to her?"

>"I think it's a good indication. Like how snakes have bright colors because they're poisonous."
>"That sounds better, yes."

>_

E-Nazrin · « **Reply #299 on:** August 07, 2010, 04:54:28 AM »

>"Okay. I'll call your name if it's alright. Or do you think she'd recognize it?"
>If all's well, let Tokiko hide and head over to greet Marisa again.