Yukari Quest V - A Z-Machine Adventure

[O4rfish]

>Obtain the sphere of music.

[Hello Purvis]

>Obtain the sphere of music.

>It is no longer a sphere. It is also some yards tall and wide, so obtaining also comes with some difficulties.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Didn't we obtain that giant Kosan machine thing? Are the environmental circumstances different enough now that we're no longer capable of doing that?

[Hello Purvis]

> Didn't we obtain that giant Kosan machine thing? Are the environmental circumstances different enough now that we're no longer capable of doing that?

>You do have it stored away. But you would have to be able to access that region of space to get at it. This likely is not possible without your astrolabe. As well, you would then have to figure out exactly how to use it, which is not something you've really had a need to bother with.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

Still want to try? I'm not confident we'll actually be able to take this thing anywhere with us.

[Serela]

Most likely not worth the effort.

[O4rfish]

>Would it be easier to move it without obtaining it?

I'm thinking like pushing it somewhere where the borders aren't so fragile, like a different island or through a gap.

[Hello Purvis]

>Would it be easier to move it without obtaining it?

>Just moving it might be difficult. It is a sizable field. While physical strength isn't a problem, given it doesn't really have substance, the amount of concentration and expenditure it would take would be troublesome.

>_

[Hello Purvis]

>"You're making a look." says Maribel. "Something wrong?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

Sorry about the lack of activity, been preparing to move this week. I'll post something tonight.

[O4rfish]

something like "I don't like the idea of leaving this thing here where the borders are very unstable, but it has become difficult to move around"

[Kilgamayan]

Roughly what I was thinking, yeah.

> "I would have liked to have taken this with me for safe-keeping, but I fear it may be too unwieldy in its current state."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I would have liked to have taken this with me for safe-keeping, but I fear it may be too unwieldy in its current state."

>"Well, just do what I did with that rock in the shrine?" says Maribel.

>_

[O4rfish]

>"Now there's an idea. I knew I kept you around for something *cackle*"
>Would our magic gap-wielding ability be more able to handle large things if we were large?

[Hello Purvis]

>"Now there's an idea. I knew I kept you around for something *cackle*"
>Would our magic gap-wielding ability be more able to handle large things if we were large?

>"I figured it was pretty obvious," says Maribel.
>It wouldn't as far as you can tell. Most of your capacity to handle gaps seems to be unrelated to your size. However, you could likely move it more easily while larger for other reasons, then size it down when you return to normal.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

I am concerned that that method will end up shrinking the music bubble.

[Kilgamayan]

> If we embiggened ourselves and added the music bubble to our inventory, and then returned ourselves to normal size, would this process shrink the music bubble?

[Hello Purvis]

> If we embiggened ourselves and added the music bubble to our inventory, and then returned ourselves to normal size, would this process shrink the music bubble?

>Unless there is some strange aspect of the process you don't understand, this seems certain.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Frown.
> "It does some with the unfortunate side effect of shrinking the music, however."

[Hello Purvis]

> Frown.
> "It does some with the unfortunate side effect of shrinking the music, however."

>"Would it be much of a problem?" says Maribel.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "If we come across another instrument and we want to add it to the song on the fly."

[Hello Purvis]

> "If we come across another instrument and we want to add it to the song on the fly."

>"Oh, do smaller ones not blend well together?" says Maribel.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I doubt it would be a problem if we came across another small instrument. It could be a problem if we came across a regular-sized instrument, though."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I doubt it would be a problem if we came across another small instrument. It could be a problem if we came across a regular-sized instrument, though."

>"Ah," says Maribel. "Maybe you could fold it or something?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is that possible?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is that possible?

>It may be, depending on what you are planning to do.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Would it be possible to replicate the effect of these size affecting gaps?

[Hello Purvis]

>Would it be possible to replicate the effect of these size affecting gaps?

>Most likely not. Those gaps seem to be a kind of sustained instability manage to use the broken nature of this place to affect things that shouldn't normally be affected by passing through a gaps. You would need quite some time researching it to begin to understand the mechanics enough to replicate it. It might be a fascinating long term project, but not practical right now.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Frown.
> "Loathe as I am to admit this, even if I were unhindered by the environment, it would take me quite some time to replicate the necessary size transformations."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, it's just a field, right? Can't you just change its shape into something smaller?"