Maribel Quest Latterly - A Z-Machine Adventure

[E-Nazrin]

>See if the flying stone still works.

[DracoOmega]

>What became of our ring?

>"Well, I have something you might like. Some little gold and silver shiny things."

[E-Nazrin]

>What became of our ring?

>"Well, I have something you might like. Some little gold and silver shiny things."

>... if she doesn't care about the stone.

[DracoOmega]

>Is the stone still assisting our flight just by carrying it, though?

[Hello Purvis]

>Is the stone still assisting our flight just by carrying it, though?

>See if the flying stone still works.

>You pull out the floating stone, and find it is still working as expected. You haven't really needed to use it lately, though you haven't gotten good enough to take to the air instantly like Tokiko could.

>What became of our ring?

>"Well, I have something you might like. Some little gold and silver shiny things."

>You lost it due to asking too many questions Database Error
>The bush shifts a little bit, and you see a dark-haired faerie, about as high as your hips, emerge from a hole that the bush concealed. She looks at you expectantly.

>Is the stone still assisting our flight just by carrying it, though?

>You don't really need it as a focus to get yourself off the ground anymore.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Show her the handful of parts. Make sure she doesn't just swipe them or something

[Hello Purvis]

>Show her the handful of parts. Make sure she doesn't just swipe them or something

>"Oh, those are nice," she says, standing on her tiptoes to get a better look.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I'm glad you like them. Do you think you could answer a couple questions for me, though? There's an important issue going on, and some other faeries told me to come talk to you."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm glad you like them. Do you think you could answer a couple questions for me, though? There's an important issue going on, and some other faeries told me to come talk to you."

>She nods. "I'm good at questions. And swings. Have you ever used a swing? I have. I'm really good at those."
>She eyes the Handful of Gold and Silver Parts.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Give her the parts
>"Have you heard about how the maids from the Scarlet Devil Manson just disappeared?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Give her the parts
>"Have you heard about how the maids from the Scarlet Devil Manson just disappeared?"

>She takes them and runs them over in her hands. "Revolutionary..." she mutters.
>"Oh, they flew out, I think," she says.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"Flew out? Why'd they do that?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Flew out? Why'd they do that?"

>She runs one of the rods between her fingers for a moment, then says, "I think it's because Dai said something like, 'Hey, you maids should could out and join up with me!' And they thought it was a good idea."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, Dai! Yeah, they'd listen to her. Do you know where she is?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah, Dai! Yeah, they'd listen to her. Do you know where she is?"

>"Kind of," she says. "But you wouldn't be very happy there."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I've been in some pretty unhappy places today. I'm not sure this place could be much worse."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I've been in some pretty unhappy places today. I'm not sure this place could be much worse."

>"Oh yes it can," she replies.

[Kilgamayan]

> "Worse than the green-haired flower lady?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Worse than the green-haired flower lady?"

>"Mmmmaybe..." she says.
>Lemon Drop shakes her head. "No no, that was a lie. But it's still no good for you."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "It must be pretty bad if you'd compare it to the flower lady."
> "But I still have to go. I made a promise to some friends that I would look for Dai. I can't break that promise, no matter how scary the place is."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It must be pretty bad if you'd compare it to the flower lady."
> "But I still have to go. I made a promise to some friends that I would look for Dai. I can't break that promise, no matter how scary the place is."

>"Your promise going to get your beat up," says Lemon Drop, frowning. "I don't think I should tell you."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I survived the flower lady and the mad maid lady at the big house near the lake. I bet I can handle myself."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I survived the flower lady and the mad maid lady at the big house near the lake. I bet I can handle myself."

>"Yeah, but that's just one person," says Lemon Drop. "It's easy to run away from just one person. Dai doesn't want anyone going up there, so everyone's going to come after you."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "That's not a problem. I can get some help. I know a couple of other people that also want to go up there and talk to Dai."

[Hello Purvis]

> "That's not a problem. I can get some help. I know a couple of other people that also want to go up there and talk to Dai."

>"...But I don't want you to go after Dai with a brute squad. She's my friend!"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I don't want to hurt her. But I don't want her to beat me up, either, and you said she would..."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I don't want to hurt her. But I don't want her to beat me up, either, and you said she would..."

>"Which is why you should just leave her alone." The faerie nods sagely. You can almost hear her adding a smug QED to end of it, like a professor you used to know.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"But the other maids in the mansion are suffering because of all the ones that left. All the meanies that ran off left all their own work for the other faeries to do. It's too much for them and I want to help them out. Don't you want to help them, too?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"But the other maids in the mansion are suffering because of all the ones that left. All the meanies that ran off left all their own work for the other faeries to do. It's too much for them and I want to help them out. Don't you want to help them, too?"

>"Not really. The mansion is dumb."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yeah, the mansion is kinda dumb, but that doesn't stop the other faeries from being meanies. Their friends asked me to look for them. I made a promise to them, you know? It's important!"