Yukari Quest V - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> How steep is the grade of the roof?

[Hello Purvis]

> How steep is the grade of the roof?

>It is reasonably shallow, no more than 20 degrees. The temple is wide enough the roof climbs fairly despite the small angle.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How much damage would we do to the bubble by walking into it and then out of it on the other side?

[Hello Purvis]

> How much damage would we do to the bubble by walking into it and then out of it on the other side?

>Likely a considerable amount, given how rough the borders are here. In less rough areas, you might be able to do it without too much trouble.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Gently put the bubble down on the slanted part of the roof, but not in a place where it crosses over into the exact part of the roof we traveled up the first time around.

[Hello Purvis]

> Gently put the bubble down on the slanted part of the roof, but not in a place where it crosses over into the exact part of the roof we traveled up the first time around.

>You gently place it on the roof. Nothing unusual happens.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Start making our way down the slant of the roof along the support path we took up the slant earlier, but do not go so far that we can no longer reach the drum bubble.

[Hello Purvis]

> Start making our way down the slant of the roof along the support path we took up the slant earlier, but do not go so far that we can no longer reach the drum bubble.

>You make your way down a little ways, passing by the disembodied music, and continuing a little ways past it without incident.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Turn back toward the drum bubble and gently pick it up again.

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn back toward the drum bubble and gently pick it up again.

>Focusing so as not to disrupt it, you pick up the disembodied music once more.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Turn back around and gently place the bubble lower on the roof, not obstructing our path down the support.
> Make our way further down the support path, but not so far that the bubble is out of reach.
> Repeat this process of moving the bubble until we arrive at the hole in the roof again.

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn back around and gently place the bubble lower on the roof, not obstructing our path down the support.
> Make our way further down the support path, but not so far that the bubble is out of reach.
> Repeat this process of moving the bubble until we arrive at the hole in the roof again.

>Bit by bit, you carefully make your way down to the collapsed potion of the roof. Peering down, you see Maribel is resting against a column, looking up toward you. "Hey, find anything good up there?" she says.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yes, as it turns out. I discovered a new instrument, possibly to be added to those we left in the forest."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yes, as it turns out. I discovered a new instrument, possibly to be added to those we left in the forest."

>"Oh, neat," says Maribel.

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[Kilgamayan]

> If it isn't already, gently place the bubble in a place where we could reach it through the hole from the rubble pile.
> Climb back down through the hole onto the rubble pile.

[Hello Purvis]

> If it isn't already, gently place the bubble in a place where we could reach it through the hole from the rubble pile.
> Climb back down through the hole onto the rubble pile.

>You set the disembodied music aside in the air just past the hole in the roof.
>Getting back down is a little difficult. You can't just leap down, lest you cause the pile to collapse or simply lose your balance and fall off. So instead you have a seat at the edge of the hole, then push yourself off an try to land as gently as you can, turning to the side in midair to keep a hand on the hole for balance. This works well enough, you land without falling, but you can feel the debris shift and a little bit crumble off. Maribel stands up and moves away as you do this.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is our footing at least secure now?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is our footing at least secure now?

>For the time being.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Let's get more secure, then, shifting around the peak if needed. Don't want to grab the bubble only to fall down.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let's get more secure, then, shifting around the peak if needed. Don't want to grab the bubble only to fall down.

>You do what you can to make yourself more secure. Which is not much; the debris has taken a bit of disturbance recently. You'll just have to be careful.

[Kilgamayan]

> Nothing for it, then. Let's gently take the bubble off the roof.

[Hello Purvis]

> Nothing for it, then. Let's gently take the bubble off the roof.

>You take the disembodied music back in hand.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Make our way down the debris pile the same way we made it down the slanted roof, picking up and putting down the bubble as needed to keep it coming with is.

[Hello Purvis]

> Make our way down the debris pile the same way we made it down the slanted roof, picking up and putting down the bubble as needed to keep it coming with is.

>Climbing down the pile is considerably more difficult than climbing up it. Pushing yourself from it and lowering yourself back down has disturbed its balance a bit, and you can feel it slipping under your feet and your grasp. Moving the disembodied music is also more difficult, as you need to engage your hands to climb down the rubble. You have to satisfy yourself by placing it in the air, and slowly pushing it down beneath you.
>Step by step, you manage to make your way down. Every so often, the rubble shifts, forcing you to stop and determine how to proceed. But. you manage to make your way safely to the bottom despite all this. However, you do not think it would be wise to climb it again.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "There we are. Have a listen, if you like."

[Hello Purvis]

> "There we are. Have a listen, if you like."

>Maribel comes closer, and frowns in the music's general direction, moving left and right step by step. After a few steps, she seems to get a sense for it and approaches it. She then feels around it, rather carelessly placing her hands through it a time or two before smiling slight, then leaning in toward it. "Drums?" she says. "Odd."

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[Suwako Moriya]

> "Yes. I think this would be worth bringing to the other stringed instruments back in the forest. It is a bit delicate, though, so it would be best if we were able to get to a place where I could store it for later use."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yes. I think this would be worth bringing to the other stringed instruments back in the forest. It is a bit delicate, though, so it would be best if we were able to get to a place where I could store it for later use."

>She nods. "Well, I've certainly waited around here long enough."

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[Kilgamayan]

> About how long did it take to get from the edge of this island to this center temple?

[Hello Purvis]

> About how long did it take to get from the edge of this island to this center temple?

>About ten or fifteen minutes, you estimate.

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