Maribel Quest Perpetuation: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah, I figured as much..."
>"Anyway Tokiko, we're going to go get something to eat. Glad to see things have been well for you here."
>Head down to Mystia's stand

>Renko nods, seeming to be content to leave it at that.
>"Okay," she says. "I'm glad you seem to be okay, too."
>You make your way down to Mystia's stand. Stepping past the curtain, you see her customer is the short, two-horned oni you met at the bar yesterday, Suika you think. "An' then? Suika says, "Little bugger only went and asked t' sleep in the drawer with 'er underthings innit!"
>Mystia nods to you as you enter, then gives Renko a curious look.

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[DracoOmega]

>Nod back
>"For the record, Mystia, that fairy is also adorable."
>"Anyhow, this Renko. Renko, Mystia. And I don't think you've met Suika, either?"
>We seem to be doing a great many introductions today...

[Hello Purvis]

>Nod back
>"For the record, Mystia, that fairy is also adorable."
>"Anyhow, this Renko. Renko, Mystia. And I don't think you've met Suika, either?"
>We seem to be doing a great many introductions today...

>"Aye," says Suika, "She's a right sack full of cute. 'Specially when she's latched onto Reimu like a starving kappa on a cucumber."
>Mystia nods to Renko. "I think I've heard the name. Didn't you ask me about her, Maribel?"
>"Hi," says Renko, nodding to Mystia.
>You are. Perhaps this is what happens when you run around a whole lot without Renko.

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[DracoOmega]

>"Yeah, I might have. I asked around after her a lot before I found her, yesterday."
>"Anyway, we're starving. We'll have one large each, I think."
>Produce and proffer payment

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah, I might have. I asked around after her a lot before I found her, yesterday."
>"Anyway, we're starving. We'll have one large each, I think."
>Produce and proffer payment

>"Maybe," says Mystia. "Sorry, my memory for things like that isn't very good."
>"Two larges, coming up. That'll be 20☼"
>You place 20☼ on the table, while Mystia tosses more meat onto the grill, and begins to season it.

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[DracoOmega]

>"Eh, no worries."
>Have a seat if there's one, and gesture for Renko to sit beside us.
>"How's Tokiko been, anyway?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Eh, no worries."
>Have a seat if there's one, and gesture for Renko to sit beside us.
>"How's Tokiko been, anyway?"

>Mystia nods, and turns her attention to skewering up some finished meats from the grill and handing it to Suika.
>There are seats. You make yourself comfortable, as does Renko.
>"She's been a little angel," says Mystia. "A little dim sometimes, but she's learning."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Oh, that's great to hear. She really does seem to be enjoying herself. She didn't seem nearly as nervous as she was when I first met her."
>"Still hard to tell the breadth of the thing she doesn't know, though. She mentioned her amazement at the existence of beds. But all that sort of thing takes is time. She does seem to catch on quickly."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh, that's great to hear. She really does seem to be enjoying herself. She didn't seem nearly as nervous as she was when I first met her."
>"Still hard to tell the breadth of the thing she doesn't know, though. She mentioned her amazement at the existence of beds. But all that sort of thing takes is time. She does seem to catch on quickly."

>"I think she's getting used to people," says Mystia. "Though, she still doesn't come down here when she doesn't like the look of someone, such as Suika."
>"Dunno why," says Suika through a mouthful of lamprey skewer. "I'm's cuddly as what they come."
>Mystia grins as you mention Tokiko's discovery of beds. "You should have seen how she reacted when I showed her how a dresser works."

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[DracoOmega]

>Chuckle
>"It's amazing how many little things you take for granted, isn't it?"
>"Speaking of which, where'd you get your furniture to, anyway? We're kinda looking to furnish a place of our own now. Well, I assume there's probably a carpenter in the village, but I'm sure not everyone's stuff can have come from there."

[Hello Purvis]

>Chuckle
>"It's amazing how many little things you take for granted, isn't it?"
>"Speaking of which, where'd you get your furniture to, anyway? We're kinda looking to furnish a place of our own now. Well, I assume there's probably a carpenter in the village, but I'm sure not everyone's stuff can have come from there."

>Mystia chuckles as well. "I think it's more amazing to watch someone get amazed at everyday junk."
>"We must be a barrel of laughs, then," says Renko.
>"Most of it does come from the human village," says Mystia. "There's a couple of kappa woodworkers, but they're kinda hobbyists so they don't have a whole lot for sale. Oh, and Kourindou sometimes gets things, too."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Ah, ok, fair enough."
>"How was it in the days before humans and youkai got along like this, though? Just out of curiosity. Surely they didn't just go without furniture then, did they?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Ah, ok, fair enough."
>"How was it in the days before humans and youkai got along like this, though? Just out of curiosity. Surely they didn't just go without furniture then, did they?"

>"Some would go to the kappa," says Mystia, "Some would make their own. Others would just take what they wanted."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Yeah, I suppose that makes sense."
>"I wonder what the prices are like. I still don't really know the relative market value of things here, and we've got a whole house to furnish from scratch, now."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah, I suppose that makes sense."
>"I wonder what the prices are like. I still don't really know the relative market value of things here, and we've got a whole house to furnish from scratch, now."

>Mystia nods.
>"Depends on what you're getting," says Mystia. "And who made it. Usually, you can get a deal from Kourindou, if he has anything in."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "On an unrelated note, do you get the Kakashi Spirit News?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "On an unrelated note, do you get the Kakashi Spirit News?"

>"Sometimes," says Mystia. "I'll get it when Hatate comes around and there's any interesting headline. She's actually kind of late today."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Really? Hmm."
> To Renko: "I wonder if she's diverting her normal route to our house today."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Really? Hmm."
> To Renko: "I wonder if she's diverting her normal route to our house today."

>"I dunno," says Renko. "Might be."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, hopefully she'll arrive soon. I'm starting to get antsy in waiting to see this edition."
> Keep working on that lamprey.

[E-Nazrin]

>Ponder whether to feed Renko some of her lamprey.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, hopefully she'll arrive soon. I'm starting to get antsy in waiting to see this edition."
> Keep working on that lamprey.

>Renko nods.
>You cannot work on that lamprey because Mystia hasn't finished it ye-wait she just handed it to you.
>It is very tasty.

>Ponder whether to feed Renko some of her lamprey.

>That might be romantic. Until you stab her with the skewer.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "So, what do you think?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "So, what do you think?"

>"Pretty good," says Renko, thought a mouthful.
>You've not had anything to eat since breakfast; it's difficult not to wolf it down yourself.

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[DracoOmega]

>Eat up

[Hello Purvis]

>Eat up

>You devour some grilled lamprey, perhaps not enjoying it as much as it deserves in your speediness.
>Suika finishes and departs.
>In a short amount of time, you finish, feeling re-energized for the meal.

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[E-Nazrin]

>Happy sigh.
>"Ahhh, that was good. Thanks, Mystia. I needed that."
>How's Renko doing?

[Hello Purvis]

>Happy sigh.
>"Ahhh, that was good. Thanks, Mystia. I needed that."
>How's Renko doing?

>You give a happy sigh.
>"Any time," says Mystia, "It's good to be appreciated."
>Renko has finished, and is eying the grill, clearly considering a second course.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How are we doing? Second course sound appealing?

[Hello Purvis]

> How are we doing? Second course sound appealing?

>You could certainly go for it.

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