Yukari Quest V - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Head toward the peak of the roof, taking ginger steps along the way and testing each step to make sure it's sturdy enough that we won't put a hole through the roof.

>You gingerly make your way up toward the the peak of the roof, testing each step. You have no issues, thankfully, leading you to suspect you are probably walking along one of the supports. 
>You reach the peak and look down to the southern side to see more of the same; the roof is mostly intact, but there are some worrisome holes here and there. Nothing particularly catches your eye with regards to it at first. As you glance around, though, you become aware of a small patch of relative stability, some yards west of where you are along the apex of the roof.

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[Serela]

>Approach the stability area, assuming there is no issues with doing so

[Hello Purvis]

>Approach the stability area, assuming there is no issues with doing so

>You approach the stability, carefully walking along the peak of the roof. Your footholds feel steady enough, though you find yourself hoping the wind remains calm and unaffected by the gales of the nearby dusty region on the neighboring island.
>Making your way along step by step, you get a better sense of the stability. It stands out brightly against the swirling chaos of the borders here, a curious little oasis about the size of small stack of books and somewhat shaped like a cone. It is, you are certain, also more stable than the borders outside. You sense the edges of it are reasonably solid, enough so that it would take you a little effort to reach though it.

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[Yaersulf]

I apologise for my absence, please be merciful with the broom.

>Examine the stability more closely with the magnifying glass.

[Hello Purvis]

>Examine the stability more closely with the magnifying glass.

>You examine the stability, and find that it is fairly enigmatic. It exerts a calming influence on the borders within itself, but does not seem to have any cause at all. It simply exists.  However, while you cannot make much sense of it, you have seen its like before. It is practically identical to the sphere of music that you examined earlier.

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[Yaersulf]

>Put our ear inside the stability.
>Are we above the gap inside the temple?

[Hello Purvis]

>Put our ear inside the stability.
>Are we above the gap inside the temple?

>You place your ear inside of it. finding some resistance but not enough to stop you, and can hear that the inside seems to be home to a sourceless beat of a small drum. You aren't quite sure what kind off the top of your head. It is a simple rhythm, you imagine anyone could replicate it.
>You are not directly above the gap, but you are not too terribly far from it. If you fell through the roof at this spot, you would likely fall within the recess that the gap lies within.

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[Kilgamayan]

> What were the other two sound bubble instruments again?
> Where is that bubble? Do we have it in our inventory, or did we leave it back in the forest?

[Hello Purvis]

> What were the other two sound bubble instruments again?
> Where is that bubble? Do we have it in our inventory, or did we leave it back in the forest?

>The larger one in the forest was a shamisen. The smaller one you found on the mountaintop was of a lyre, you believe.
>You found both in the forest. One you found along the way toward the pillar gap, it is still there as it is much too large to move normally. The other you found atop one of the mountains that rings the forest.

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[Yaersulf]

>Could this be what is providing the stability for the gap in the temple?

[Hello Purvis]

>Could this be what is providing the stability for the gap in the temple?

>You don't think so. The two don't seem to be connected, even in a manner t outside of the typical three dimensions.

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[O4rfish]

Oh my god Purvis if this quest is some sort of DDC reference, that actually makes some sort of sense.

[Kilgamayan]

> What could we do with this drumbeat gap, given the current state of environmental affairs?

[Hello Purvis]

> What could we do with this drumbeat gap, given the current state of environmental affairs?

>You could probably move it. It is too large to stuff into a gap on this island. You suspect it may well blend with the other disembodied musics. If you could place something inside the space, you imagine you could benefit from the stability within it and have an easier time working with border manipulation.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How would we go about moving the bubble?

[Hello Purvis]

> How would we go about moving the bubble?

>With a little concentration, you could likely physically move it while keeping it intact.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Could we perhaps lift it?

[Hello Purvis]

> Could we perhaps lift it?

>You believe so, as long as you focused a bit to keep it intact and properly tactile.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Does keeping the bubble intact and tactile require anything other than focusing on doing so?

[Hello Purvis]

> Does keeping the bubble intact and tactile require anything other than focusing on doing so?

>Mere focus should be enough. It should require no more than walking and carrying a plate of food without spilling it.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How secure is our footing currently on the roof?

[Hello Purvis]

> How secure is our footing currently on the roof?

>You are reasonably secure, but you would not want to try to do anything particularly taxing to your balance, or have a strong wind come out of nowhere.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Let's try to lift it with both hands, then.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let's try to lift it with both hands, then.

>You take the sourceless music in hand. It is is practically, or perhaps literally, weightless. Still, focusing on it, it feels solid enough.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Let's keep that tactile feeling in our hands as we turn around and face the way we came.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let's keep that tactile feeling in our hands as we turn around and face the way we came.

>You turn around, gently holding and guiding the sourceless music. You don't experience any problems thus far.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Head back along the peak of the roof to the point where we first reached it coming up from below.

[Hello Purvis]

> Head back along the peak of the roof to the point where we first reached it coming up from below.

>You make your way back to the point just above the collapsed portion of the roof, having no problems save for a moment of concern when the wind picks up for a moment.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Could we put the bubble down and have it hold itself together?

[Hello Purvis]

> Could we put the bubble down and have it hold itself together?

>It should be fine as long as you're not too rough with it.

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