Sword Quest X - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> How is the progression of the uprooting?

[Hello Purvis]

> How is the progression of the uprooting?

>It's  bit hard to tell with all the fire.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Are all of the roots on fire at this point?
> Have the tree's branches ignited yet?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are all of the roots on fire at this point?
> Have the tree's branches ignited yet?

>It seems so.
>Not yet. The fire has only gone part of the way up its trunk.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How's the petal storm between us and the trunk looking?

[Hello Purvis]

> How's the petal storm between us and the trunk looking?

>You'll have to move through blossoms that are falling more downward, and it is somewhat dense.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is it too dense to navigate?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is it too dense to navigate?

>Hard to say. There's enough petals that are just in the wrong spot to make it tricky, at least.

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[Kilgamayan]

> How much longer can we safely stay here?

[Hello Purvis]

> How much longer can we safely stay here?

>Perhaps a couple moments.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Could we at least enter into the storm proper right now without getting sliced to ribbons?

[Hello Purvis]

> Could we at least enter into the storm proper right now without getting sliced to ribbons?

>Moving further away from the tree? Perhaps, but it would be a very trying experience, at best. You may be able to get closer to the trunk, but it will still be a little tricky.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> Getting closer to the trunk is our goal, yes. How much space do we have to do right now, or within the next couple of moments, so that we can get away from our current location?

[Hello Purvis]

> Getting closer to the trunk is our goal, yes. How much space do we have to do right now, or within the next couple of moments, so that we can get away from our current location?

The blossoms are falling more or less downward, though a couple catch on the branches and start to fall in odd ways.  The former should be easy to deal with, if a tight fit. The latter, however, will take some thought and good maneuvering.

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[Suwako Moriya]

> How far away form the trunk are we at present?

[Hello Purvis]

> How far away form the trunk are we at present?

>A few yards.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Have blossoms that got caught on our cape yet been a problem?

[Hello Purvis]

> Have blossoms that got caught on our cape yet been a problem?

>Not really, though a few have gone through it.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Wait, that is possible? Does danmaku and the like typically penetrate clothing?

[Hello Purvis]

> Wait, that is possible? Does danmaku and the like typically penetrate clothing?

>Clothing does nothing to stop danmaku.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Whatever. She who hesitates is lost!
> Head further into the storm, toward the trunk.

[Hello Purvis]

> Whatever. She who hesitates is lost!
> Head further into the storm, toward the trunk.

>You head toward the tree.
>You can see three ways in; one is narrow, to say the least, but free of any stray blossoms falling at odd angles. Another that catches your eye shouldn't be too much of a squeeze, but you can see a number of blossoms are going to fall through it unpredictably due to a branch overhead. The last one is terribly narrow, and has a few odd blossoms fluttering among the fairly straight-falling masses.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Could we take the first one if we rotated ourselves?

[Hello Purvis]

> Could we take the first one if we rotated ourselves?

>You might.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Let's rotate ourselves to best accomodate the narrowness of the first option, and then head that way. (Good thing we're so slim!)

[Hello Purvis]

> Let's rotate ourselves to best accomodate the narrowness of the first option, and then head that way. (Good thing we're so slim!)

>You turn and slip through. a couple blossoms coming much too close to your face.
>You are now close enough to the tree that the flames are something of a worry.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Is up an option right now?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is up an option right now?

>You look up, and it very much is not. In fact, you need to move soon, because the storm is going to get much heavier in a moment.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Crap. How about back?
> How close are the branches to going up in flames?

[Hello Purvis]

> Crap. How about back?
> How close are the branches to going up in flames?

>Glancing back, that is likely not going to be an option by the time you reach it.
>They'd need a minute or two, you think.

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