Maribel Hearn Quest - ACT III - Part 5

[Neovereign]

>Physically

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Physically

>You head back downstairs.
>Renko is watching the "intense" card game between Sumireko and Matenshi.
>Yukari is halfway out of a gap, regarding the antics with boredom.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Oho...
>Try focusing on Yukari's gap. It still *clicks* with us the same way seeing a boundary does for us, right?
>If so, try expanding it some. Enough that Yukari falls one way, in or out, depending on where most of her weight is.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Oho...
>Try focusing on Yukari's gap. It still *clicks* with us the same way seeing a boundary does for us, right?
>If so, try expanding it some. Enough that Yukari falls one way, in or out, depending on where most of her weight is.

>Yes.
>You try to expand it, but are soon met with heavy resistance.
>"Nice try." Yukari cracks a smile, her gaze not shifting from the table.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Let's try to surpass that resistance!

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Let's try to surpass that resistance!

>You keep trying, but that resistance is holding.
>"While I admire your persistence, from the information you've sent me as well as my own observations, you aren't quite to that level of power yet." Yukari fans herself.

>Meanwhile, Sumireko and Matenshi, in their game of war, seem to have somehow gotten into a tie four consecutive times, leaving a long chain of cards on the table.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Concentrate. Give even more effort. Imagine the situation as us trying to expand a bracelet/band with our fingers/hand, or pushing a door with weight on the other side open. We've beaten her expectations more than enough recently to surprise her again!

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Concentrate. Give even more effort. Imagine the situation as us trying to expand a bracelet/band with our fingers/hand, or pushing a door with weight on the other side open. We've beaten her expectations more than enough recently to surprise her again!

>You double your efforts, but you feel Yukari's resistance grow as well.
>"You're going to collapse from exhaustion if you keep that up." she remarks, prompting Renko to tear her eyes off of the card game and shoot you a concerned look.
>_

[Neovereign]

>How tiring is this, anyways?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>How tiring is this, anyways?

>The more effort you put into fighting Yukari's resistance, the more of a drain you feel. The fact that you still haven't recovered the energy lost from the time travel experiment yet doesn't help.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Slow to a stop.
>Not quite. That just means we need to keep getting better, quicker.
>Head back upstairs.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Slow to a stop.
>Not quite. That just means we need to keep getting better, quicker.
>Head back upstairs.

>You ease off a bit until you stop. Yukari merely chuckles, but you head back upstairs before she can say anything.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Return to the room.
>Pick up the poor ball of paper again.
>Create two gaps, at the ceiling of the room and one a bit below it. Make sure it's not low enough for us to get to, but low enough to toss the ball into.
>Then toss the ball into the lower one.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Return to the room.
>Pick up the poor ball of paper again.
>Create two gaps, at the ceiling of the room and one a bit below it. Make sure it's not low enough for us to get to, but low enough to toss the ball into.
>Then toss the ball into the lower one.

>You return and pick up the ball, before you hear someone enter the room behind you.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Glance over.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Glance over.

>It's Renko.
>"Hey, don't overexert yourself... okay...?"
>_

[Neovereign]

>Face her fully and nod.
>"I'm being extra careful Renko. Yukari said I could end up messing something up in Gensokyo and having to be punished for it if I'm not careful, and there's still possible risks to myself with some of these."
>Hold up the ball.
>"I think I managed to make a gap that goes directly through time. I only tested this so far, and there's no evidence on it that it worked though..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Face her fully and nod.
>"I'm being extra careful Renko. Yukari said I could end up messing something up in Gensokyo and having to be punished for it if I'm not careful, and there's still possible risks to myself with some of these."
>Hold up the ball.
>"I think I managed to make a gap that goes directly through time. I only tested this so far, and there's no evidence on it that it worked though..."

>Her eyes widen, "You did what!?!"
>_

[Neovereign]

>Unball the paper.
>"Tiiiime."
>Waggle the paper some.
>"Traveeel. And not just the regular forward we're always experiencing, I think. Again, I need something that changes significantly with time to test this better. Maybe I could use a watch, or hourglass, or something."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Unball the paper.
>"Tiiiime."
>Waggle the paper some.
>"Traveeel. And not just the regular forward we're always experiencing, I think. Again, I need something that changes significantly with time to test this better. Maybe I could use a watch, or hourglass, or something."

>"I-Isn't that a bit dangerous...? W-What if you erase yourself on accident! Merry please be careful!"
>_

[Neovereign]

>"I'm not going to go in myself. And I don't think anything I've done would risk that happening."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I'm not going to go in myself. And I don't think anything I've done would risk that happening."

>"Alright... Just... again, please be careful."
>_

[Neovereign]

>Nod.
>"I will."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Nod.
>"I will."

>Renko gives you a hug.
>"Mind if I watch you this time...?"
>_

[Neovereign]

>Return it.
>"I'm doing something a bit more basic, but of course."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Return it.
>"I'm doing something a bit more basic, but of course."

>You return the hug.
>"Alright." she replies, holding the hug a bit longer.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"I might try other things, but nothing dangerous to us."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I might try other things, but nothing dangerous to us."

>"Okay." Renko breaks the hug

>_

[Neovereign]

>"So do you wanna see what I've considered doing?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"So do you wanna see what I've considered doing?"

>"Sure!"
>_