Yukari Quest V - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Why didn't we go through the one in the wastelands, again?

Crystal Palace requires pliers, and the roots is a big no-no so I guess after we eat we'll be exploring either the wastelands one (If we can, that is) or the gap that's here.

Unless you guys wanna go back to Color World?

[Hello Purvis]

> Why didn't we go through the one in the wastelands, again?

>You did not have your wrench, which would have been best for that gap, and did not wish to risk trying to jury rig a solution.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Which one is closer to that endless water source, the other gap in this place, or the wasteland gap?

[Hello Purvis]

> Which one is closer to that endless water source, the other gap in this place, or the wasteland gap?

>The water that you drew from earlier is in the wastelands. However, there is also water here in this world from the streams and creeks, which you have drank several times.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Any streams that we know of nearby?

[Hello Purvis]

> Any streams that we know of nearby?

>You don't know if there are any nearby, but there are several you can easily gap to.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

So, what do you guys think? Wrench gap or forest gap?

[Kilgamayan]

I'm not particularly in the mood for trying to traverse Color World again. The giant gap is right here, so I vote for that. We'll need to plant Mary next to it as she is right now, though.

[Mr. Sacchi]

> "Shall we keep going, then?"
> Open a gap to an easily accessible stream.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Shall we keep going, then?"
> Open a gap to an easily accessible stream.

>"Sure thing," says Maribel, as you open a gap to the main length of the steam near the shrine, to a spot where you don't remember there being any roots. "Where're we going now?"

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> "For now, to put these fruits to good use, next continue exploring. There is one gap around this forest which I have not examined yet."
> Cross over.

[Hello Purvis]

> "For now, to put these fruits to good use, next continue exploring. There is one gap around this forest which I have not examined yet."
> Cross over.

>"Ah, the big one?" says Maribel, before following you into the gap.
>You step throw the gap, and emerge by the banks of the large stream that runs along the path to the shrine. There is a nice grassy bank where you can sit by the waterside. This area is reasonably clear, though some of the banks are a bit overgrown and strange trees crowd the stream's side in other places.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> "Are you sure you don't want to eat, my dear?"

> Regardless of the answer, drink some of the stream's water, so that our mouth isn't burning anymore.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Are you sure you don't want to eat, my dear?"

> Regardless of the answer, drink some of the stream's water, so that our mouth isn't burning anymore.

>"Not right now," says Maribel. "I just don't trust weird fruit. Might finish off my petals, though, if you're going to be awhile."
>You kneel down and have some water. It provides momentary relief from the burning. But only momentary. It is better than nothing, though.

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Let ourselves eat as much as we want, though do leave about 4 for later. Drink from the stream when necessary.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let ourselves eat as much as we want, though do leave about 4 for later. Drink from the stream when necessary.

>You settle in and eat your fill. Like most spicy foods, the trick is not to have too much as once, so you take your time as pace yourself. Even then, the burn is undeniable, and you soon break out into a sweat. You drink from the stream frequently, while Maribel periodically has to suppress a giggle, which she does poorly at best. As well, she settles against a tree and periodically draws various flower petals from the woven bag she has been carrying around and munches on them. Judging from her face, and the frequent trips she makes to the stream, they are not the best-tasting thing in the world.
>After about five of the fruits, you no longer feel quite so ravenous, and save for the fact your lips and mouth are going to be burning for awhile, quite a bit better. You would say refreshed, but it's hard to feel refreshed when you're reasonably sure your face is a bit flushed.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Take a deep breath and look over to Maribel, how is she doing?

[Hello Purvis]

> Take a deep breath and look over to Maribel, how is she doing?

>Looking over, Maribel seems to reasonably relaxed, staring off into the multicolored sky.

>_

[Hello Purvis]

>"You about done?" she says after a moment.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> "Yes deary."

> Get up.

> "Are you?"

> Is there any way to store water in a gap?

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yes deary."

> Get up.

> "Are you?"

> Is there any way to store water in a gap?

>You agree and stand up. "Nothing keeping me here," she says. as she climbs to her feet.
>Storing liquids in a gap can be tricky.  Unlike solids, which are generally content to just sit there, liquids have a way of pressing against the edges of a gap, stressing them and finding or causing tiny and normally harmless holes that it then leaks through.  You probably couldn't keep a gap full of water for more than a few hours before losing most of it, given the conditions here.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

>Can we store gases in a gap as well? What about plasma?

> "Then let us proceed."

> Open gap to enlarging gap, head on through, make our way to giant gap.

[Hello Purvis]

>Can we store gases in a gap as well? What about plasma?

> "Then let us proceed."

> Open gap to enlarging gap, head on through, make our way to giant gap.

>I'll gas you!
>You open a gap to the warped hill and step through to it. Then you pass through the gap there, and find yourself in the middle of the clearing that Maribel made, the forest waist high to you again.
>"I'll wait here for you," she says. "Try not to take too long."

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Have we already used our magnifying glass on this thing? If not, do so. If yes, remind me of the results.

[Hello Purvis]

> Have we already used our magnifying glass on this thing? If not, do so. If yes, remind me of the results.

>As in the gap you just passed through, or the one that you have yet to try? You have not examined either of them.

>_

[Serela]

>Considering the one we just used has the effect of making us gigantic, perhaps we -should- examine that one! Yes, do so.
>But then afterwords, make our way over to the untried giant one and examine that.

[Hello Purvis]

>Considering the one we just used has the effect of making us gigantic, perhaps we -should- examine that one! Yes, do so.
>But then afterwords, make our way over to the untried giant one and examine that.

>Drawing upon your magnifying glass, you take a closer look at the gap you just stepped through. Much like the one at the column, this gap is woven through a variety of curious spatial and intangible borders, linking things such as width and depth with concepts such as attachment and possession. The latter aspects seem to link together everything that passes through it. You can't really imagine such a gap being possible at all in a more stable environment.
>With that done, you leave Maribel to rest in the clearing and retrace your steps to the ring of mountains and eastward towards the untested gap. The trip is a bit faster this time, as you pay little mind to the mountains around the rim. Examining this gap, you find that it is much the same as the one you had just examined.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> ...is it the same gap? Kinda like that paradox we found back at Genfauxkyo?

[Hello Purvis]

> ...is it the same gap? Kinda like that paradox we found back at Genfauxkyo?

>It is not exactly the same game. Rather, it is like looking at two different paintings of the same thing by artists with fairly different styles.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

Before we go through this gap, I still think we should make a note of where it is, pass back through the size-changer to return to normal size, return to the spot with the untraveled one with Mary, leave her thether for a moment, and then re-gigantify so Mary can go through it with us.