Maribel Quest Latterly - A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>"I'm curious about something. You said you didn't really have a name until the guy at the shop started calling you Tokiko. Did you not interact with other people or youkai much before that?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah, that spooked me a little too. But she didn't get angry with us, since we were still nice to her, even if what I said got her worried."
>What else do we know about that mansion?

>You recall that another possible person with things to teach you lived there, a Sakuya if you recall properly.

>"I'm curious about something. You said you didn't really have a name until the guy at the shop started calling you Tokiko. Did you not interact with other people or youkai much before that?"

>"No. I didn't want to get hurt."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Why do you seem to think that everyone wants to hurt you? A lot of the people I've met here so far have been reasonably friendly on the whole."

>"What kind of youkai are you, anyway?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Why do you seem to think that everyone wants to hurt you? A lot of the people I've met here so far have been reasonably friendly on the whole."

>"What kind of youkai are you, anyway?"

>"They're really scary, don't you think? And I got robbed by someone when I wasn't even doing anything bad..."
>"Kind?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, Mystia said she used to be a night sparrow. And some youkai used to be human. Satori's, well, a satori. Just curious, that's all."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, Mystia said she used to be a night sparrow. And some youkai used to be human. Satori's, well, a satori. Just curious, that's all."

>"Oh, I see," says Tokiko. "I was a bird."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Do you have any idea how long ago you stopped being a normal bird?"
>"What's it like, anyway? I mean, turning from an animal into a youkai? Does it happen all at once?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Do you have any idea how long ago you stopped being a normal bird?"
>"What's it like, anyway? I mean, turning from an animal into a youkai? Does it happen all at once?"

>She shakes her head. "I don't think it was very long, though.
>"I had some really amazing dreams," she says. "Really amazing! Walking and having hands and talking...Then I woke up and I was me."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"That sounds like it would be pretty incredibly to go through."
>"Where do you live, anyway? I'm kinda thinking you don't have a house, or anything, do you?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"That sounds like it would be pretty incredibly to go through."
>"Where do you live, anyway? I'm kinda thinking you don't have a house, or anything, do you?"

>"It was! It was like having all your suspicions suddenly proven right."
>"I have a spot in the bamboo forest," she says. "It's nice and dry and safe there."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Do you have any friends or at least other people you talk to? You seem like a nice person, and I hate to think of you spending so much time scared or hungry, you know?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Do you have any friends or at least other people you talk to? You seem like a nice person, and I hate to think of you spending so much time scared or hungry, you know?"

>"Sometimes I talk with the man who gave me my name," she says. "When I find something to trade. But not like I do with you. It's more..."
>She waves her hands, clearly trying to find the right word, and failing.

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[E-Nazrin]

>"Businesslike? Just focused on the trade?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Businesslike? Just focused on the trade?"

>She frowns at first, then nods as you elaborate. "That's it. Sometimes he asks about the weather and stuff. Little weird things. He has windows, but I guess he doesn't use them?"

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[DracoOmega]

>"Sometimes when people talk about the weather, it's just an excuse to talk with someone, you know. Have you ever tried talking to him about other stuff, outside of food or trade or whatever?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Sometimes when people talk about the weather, it's just an excuse to talk with someone, you know. Have you ever tried talking to him about other stuff, outside of food or trade or whatever?"

>Tokiko frowns. "Huh, that's weird. And, he's too much like a snake for that." she glances toward the path Marisa took while departing, "Or he seems like it anyways."

[E-Nazrin]

>"I think that's usually called 'small talk'... discussing things that don't have much meaning to have some sort of conversation and maybe lead into something more interesting. It's... common when you don't know somebody, or don't have very much interest in them."
>"Did you ever start talking about other little things with him?"

>inventory, do we have Yuuka's box around?

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, there was a little something odd about him, I admit... But at least you don't seem scared of me, anyway. Right?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I think that's usually called 'small talk'... discussing things that don't have much meaning to have some sort of conversation and maybe lead into something more interesting. It's... common when you don't know somebody, or don't have very much interest in them."
>"Did you ever start talking about other little things with him?"

>inventory, do we have Yuuka's box around?

>"Oh," she says. "I think I get it. And no, I haven't."
>The Box of Flowers if off to the side where Marisa left it.
Your Inventory Contains
>Mop Hat (Worn as Hat)
>Red Robe (Worn as Clothing)
>White Hakama (Worn as Clothing)
>Branch
>Floating Stone
>Ingredient List
>Box of Four Fire Lilies
>Garden Trowel (borrowed)
>Handful of Gold and Silver Parts
>3 Star Mushroom
>Striped Mushroom Potion of Enhancement

>"Well, there was a little something odd about him, I admit... But at least you don't seem scared of me, anyway. Right?"

>"Not a whole lot, no..."

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[E-Nazrin]

>wonder where the other four fire lilies came from, and why we got our dress back

>"Tokiko, do you... have any friends?"

[DracoOmega]

>Also, what become of the note with the incantation on it?

>"Are you still hungry?"
>"And what do you do, anyway? When you're not looking for food or stuff. I mean, you have any interests?"

[Kasu]

> Go grab the box.  Don't want to run off without it.

[Hello Purvis]

>wonder where the other four fire lilies came from, and why we got our dress back

>"Tokiko, do you... have any friends?"

> Go grab the box.  Don't want to run off without it.

>Also, what become of the note with the incantation on it?

>"Are you still hungry?"
>"And what do you do, anyway? When you're not looking for food or stuff. I mean, you have any interests?"

>Historical Uncertainty
>You make sure to grab the box.
>You ask her about friends. "Um. Not really." She frowns. "Is that bad?"
>"Yeah!" she says. "Well...um...not hurting hungry. But if there's more I'll take it!
>"I look through my books, or try to find things to trade. Or make my home better. Things like that."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Well, people are usually lonely without friends, that's all. It's sad when someone doesn't really have any friends. Especially when they seem to be a nice person, like you."
>"And you like books, do you? What kind of books do you read?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, people are usually lonely without friends, that's all. It's sad when someone doesn't really have any friends. Especially when they seem to be a nice person, like you."
>"And you like books, do you? What kind of books do you read?"

>"Oh. I don't notice it, I guess."
>She holds out her books. "These ones. I know there's more of them out there, but I never find them anywhere."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"It's not entirely bad to have no friends, but it's generally better to have at least a one or two to talk to and be able to trust. Maybe help each other out if there's trouble... do you think I might be good for that?"
>"What are your books about? I think you mentioned something about them before, but I'm not sure of the details."
>"And what's your home like? You said it was somewhere safe in the bamboo, but... how do you make it better?"
>consider. "... you said that Marisa was a little like a wolf, or a snake. What animal would I be like?"

[DracoOmega]

>"Would you like me to see if I can find some new books for you to read, maybe?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"It's not entirely bad to have no friends, but it's generally better to have at least a one or two to talk to and be able to trust. Maybe help each other out if there's trouble... do you think I might be good for that?"
>"What are your books about? I think you mentioned something about them before, but I'm not sure of the details."
>"And what's your home like? You said it was somewhere safe in the bamboo, but... how do you make it better?"
>consider. "... you said that Marisa was a little like a wolf, or a snake. What animal would I be like?"

>"Oh. Well, I suppose you can." She shrugs.
>"It's just like I said. One is about turning words into other different words, and one is about making houses, but it's difficult to understand.
>Glancing at the books, one is entitled: "English/Japanese Dictionary", and the other is: "International Building Code 2006 Edition
>"It's made of bamboo I cut and put together. It's...not really like anything the book, but I don't think they had bamboo."
>She frowns and considers a moment after you ask what animal you are. "A duck" she says at length.

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[E-Nazrin]

>Wonder whether that's a complement or an insult. Well, at least it isn't a predator...
>"I think I should to go to some other places today, but I'd like to see your home sometime. Where can I find it, if I go into the bamboo?
>If she has trouble explaining, "If you don't think you can explain, then that's okay - we can just work out a way to meet later, once I'm done with a few other things. Where will you be this afternoon, and how would I be able to find you?"

[DracoOmega]

>"Would you like me to see if I can find some other books for you to read, maybe?"