Sword Quest X - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Are we within reach of the tree?
> If not, is the way to the tree clear?

>You are reasonably close to it.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Move close to it until it is within reach, then slap two more talismans down side by side.

[Hello Purvis]

> Move close to it until it is within reach, then slap two more talismans down side by side.

>You place two more talismans on the tree. Blossoms from above begin to flutter down, Spiraling to and fro. One comes much too close to your shoulder.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Ignite, then reassess petal situation.

[Hello Purvis]

> Ignite, then reassess petal situation.

>You ignite this set of talismans, and turn your attentions to the petals; none too soon as one cuts into your side.
>You look ahead, and things are still depressingly dense. To your right is the tree. On the left, the complex swirl has become less complex, but more cluttered with petals.. Above you  is simply too much to read, while the S-shapes you avoided have fallen below you.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> What about behind us?

[Hello Purvis]

> What about behind us?

>Behind you, there are a number of blossoms falling nearly straight down, spinning in very tight spirals.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How far below us are those S shapes? Could we descend without running into them?

[Hello Purvis]

> How far below us are those S shapes? Could we descend without running into them?

>Some yards, and yes.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Descend. (Maybe we'll get to some more roots!)

[Hello Purvis]

> Descend. (Maybe we'll get to some more roots!)

>You descend.
>You pass by a couple of roots, one that has freed itself and another that is in the process of doing so. Under the tree, things are still relatively clear.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> The roots haven't vanishes on us yet, have yet?
> Are the roots within reach?

[Hello Purvis]

> The roots haven't vanishes on us yet, have yet?
> Are the roots within reach?

>They have not.
>You can reach them, if you do not mind exposing yourself to whatever is above to some degree.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are we back under the trunk of the tree to a degree, then? Or are we hiding out among/below the roots?
> How are our current fires going?
> How is Meira holding up?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are we back under the trunk of the tree to a degree, then? Or are we hiding out among/below the roots?
> How are our current fires going?
> How is Meira holding up?

>You are not under it, but rather below the roots. It would be trivial to get under it.
>They seem to still be going, you can't see them all at this angle but you think they are spreading.
>Meira is where you left her. She hasn't been sliced to ribbons at least, but you can't really tell more than that with a brief glance.

>_

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Do we think we could simply throw talismans and have them get attached to the tree? Assuming no petals get in the way.

[Kilgamayan]

> Slap our two fire talismans on the underside of the root that is in the process of freeing itself, being careful to jerk our hand back away from any invading petals.

[Hello Purvis]

> Slap our two fire talismans on the underside of the root that is in the process of freeing itself, being careful to jerk our hand back away from any invading petals.

>This is a bit harder than it seems, you can't actually see the undersides of the roots from below.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> ...How does that even work?
> Well, whatever. Can we at least see the sides?

[Hello Purvis]

> ...How does that even work?
> Well, whatever. Can we at least see the sides?

>You have no idea. It is as though the air were solid, if unseeable.
>Not from below.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Ugh. Can we at least see the petal storm?

[Hello Purvis]

> Ugh. Can we at least see the petal storm?

>You can, kind of. There seems to be a point where whatever obscures your vision cuts off and you can see just fine. And below that point, you can see easily. It is rather like being being below the edge of a roof, though you think whatever this is is a bit more irregularly shaped.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Let's watch the space next to the root that is making its way free for an opening that we can just pop our head and shoulders up into, in order to slap talismans down and ignite them.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let's watch the space next to the root that is making its way free for an opening that we can just pop our head and shoulders up into, in order to slap talismans down and ignite them.

>There's a number of roots still making their way free, but you are able to find such a space. In the meantime, you note a couple of falling blossoms seem to be on fire.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Good. Burn, baby, burn.
> Pop our head up above ground and slap our remaining in-hand talismans side by side on an escaping root.

[Hello Purvis]

> Good. Burn, baby, burn.
> Pop our head up above ground and slap our remaining in-hand talismans side by side on an escaping root.

>You poke your head up and find yourself with between two roots, both slowly undulating out of the thin air they are rooted to. You place your talismans on one of them.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Ignite these new two, then pull out six more and slap two of them side by side on the other root.

[Hello Purvis]

> Ignite these new two, then pull out six more and slap two of them side by side on the other root.

>You do so, setting a fire uncomfortably close to your face, then placing two more Talismans.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> FRom what we can tell from our limited field of vision, how much petal coverage is there between these two roots, in terms of us moving laterally?

[Hello Purvis]

> FRom what we can tell from our limited field of vision, how much petal coverage is there between these two roots, in terms of us moving laterally?

>There some, but being close to the tree gives you a fair amount of protection you did not have out in the storm.

>_