Maribel Quest Latterly - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>Head back to the blacksmith that we borrowed the trowel from

>You land near the blacksmith's shop and find Ari standing by the anvil, with a pot straddled over the horn, tapping at it with a small hammer. She gives you a curious look as you land, then nods.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Thanks for letting me borrow the trowel. I'm finished with it, now, so I came to drop it back to you. I asked a few faeries about the bellows, but haven't found anything yet, sorry. I'll still keep an eye out, though."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Thanks for letting me borrow the trowel. I'm finished with it, now, so I came to drop it back to you. I asked a few faeries about the bellows, but haven't found anything yet, sorry. I'll still keep an eye out, though."

>"Just wipe it off on that towel by the rack, and put it back where you got it," says Ari, still focused on her work.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Do as she said
>"I'll be back if I find out anything. Thanks again."
>Head towards the school

[Hello Purvis]

>Do as she said
>"I'll be back if I find out anything. Thanks again."
>Head towards the school

>"You're welcome," she says, still not looking up. "Thanks for bringing it back so so quick!"
>You walk down toward the school. Judging from the students you can see through the windows, it seems school is still in session.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Is there any sign of Marisa still around?
>If not, head back towards Yuka's field.

[Kilgamayan]

Next time we head back to Meiling, remember that Lemon Drop pretty much outright admitted Daiyousei talked to the missing maids and convinced them to leave.

EDIT: Reference. It's not really a "I think Dai's behind this" situation for us; Lemon Drop would have zero reason to conjecture this if Daipai had nothing to do with it.

[Hello Purvis]

>Is there any sign of Marisa still around?
>If not, head back towards Yuka's field.

>You look around, and see no sign of Marisa loitering about.
>You leave town, and fly toward Yuka's field. You can see her, not far from the Southeastern corner, kneeling over and working on something.

>_

[Kasu]

> Approach her carefully.
> Take the pots out of the backpack.
> For the love of Gods don't touch the flowers.

[Hello Purvis]

> Approach her carefully.
> Take the pots out of the backpack.
> For the love of Gods don't touch the flowers.

>Approach carefully, removing Yuka's goods from your messenger bag.
>"Welcome back," says Yuka, looking up as you draw close to the flowers. "A speedy job, not bad at all."
>You stay airborne to avoid touching the flowers.
>She approaches you, holding out her hands for the Box.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Thank you very much. I think they will all blossom beautifully."
> Make sure all the pots are still in the box.
> Hand over the box, making sure not to let any of the pots break.
> "If I may ask, what's your stance on fairies?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Thank you very much. I think they will all blossom beautifully."
> Make sure all the pots are still in the box.
> Hand over the box, making sure not to let any of the pots break.
> "If I may ask, what's your stance on fairies?"

>"Oh, quite," she says.
>The pots are all in good condition, and still in the box.
>You hand it over. "So, where did you put them?" she says, before you can ask.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "The flowers? Two by Kourindou, two by Marisa Kirisame's house and four by the Scarlet Devil Mansions Front Gate. They should get the amount of sunlight you said in those places."

[Hello Purvis]

> "The flowers? Two by Kourindou, two by Marisa Kirisame's house and four by the Scarlet Devil Mansions Front Gate. They should get the amount of sunlight you said in those places."

>"Ah, staying around the forest," she says. "Hmmm, not too terrible. I do like that you reached the mansion, very nice. I give it a seven out of ten."
>She reaches into her pocket with a free hand, and pulls out a small pouch that makes a distinctive metallic clink noise. She offers it to you with a smile.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, thank you very much!"
> Take the pouch, assuming she makes no move to pull it back or anything.

[DracoOmega]

>"You might be happy to know that several of the people where we planted them have already commented on what a nice effect the splash of color provides."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah, thank you very much!"
> Take the pouch, assuming she makes no move to pull it back or anything.

>"You might be happy to know that several of the people where we planted them have already commented on what a nice effect the splash of color provides."

>You take the pouch. It is somewhat heavy!
>She smiles at your comment. "Would you like some tea?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Tea would be nice, as long as it's not an imposition on you."

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "If it's not much trouble, I would love some."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Tea would be nice, as long as it's not an imposition on you."

> "If it's not much trouble, I would love some."

>"No trouble at all," she says
>She produces a thermos and a tin cup from within her vest, and walks toward a couple of boulders in the field, motioning for you to follow.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Follow her
>Assuming she gestures for us to sit on the boulders, or something, do so as well

[Hello Purvis]

>Follow her
>Assuming she gestures for us to sit on the boulders, or something, do so as well

>You follow her, and she has a seat on the boulder, gesturing for you to take the other one.
>As you sit down she pulls the lid off the thermos, leading you to wonder where she got that from, and pours some pale green tea into it. Then she pours some into the tin cup and offers it to you.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Take the cup.
>"Thank you."
>Take a sip of it

[Hello Purvis]

>Take the cup.
>"Thank you."
>Take a sip of it

>You accept the cup, and take a drink. It tastes strongly of jasmine and orange blossoms.
>"You're very welcome," she says. "I believe you said you were new? How are you finding things?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"It's been quite an adventure so far. I've already seen so many things that I didn't even know could exist. I've done things I didn't think it would ever be possible for me to do. It's been scary at times, too, but also really exciting. And there's still so much for me to see."

[Hello Purvis]

>"It's been quite an adventure so far. I've already seen so many things that I didn't even know could exist. I've done things I didn't think it would ever be possible for me to do. It's been scary at times, too, but also really exciting. And there's still so much for me to see."

>She nods, her smile seeming to renew itself. "This is the proper attitude to have. I hope you haven't gotten into any trouble?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, a did have a whole gang of faeries chasing after me a few minutes ago. I wanted to ask one of them a question, but as soon as I came near them, they all started shooting at me."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, a did have a whole gang of faeries chasing after me a few minutes ago. I wanted to ask one of them a question, but as soon as I came near them, they all started shooting at me."

>"Mmm, that can happen," she says, sipping her tea. "Faeries can be difficult to approach sometimes."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yeah, I've already had enough experience with faeries to know how random they are, sometimes. Still these seemed more defensive than most. And I still need to find a way to talk to Dai."

[Kilgamayan]

> "You seem to have them well in hand, though. A couple of other fairies were bothering me earlier and getting in the way of me planting those flowers, but as soon as I told them what I was doing they ran off like scalded dogs."