Maribel Hearn Quest: ACT III

[Monarda]

>"What you deserve is to be happy, and i want to make that reality."
>Smile a bit.
>"So... um... taking in account what you said in the conversations...does that mean..."
>Look a bit worried.
>...did she ask you to use your ability on her ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"What you deserve is to be happy, and i want to make that reality."
>Smile a bit.
>"So... um... taking in account what you said in the conversations...does that mean..."
>Look a bit worried.
>...did she ask you to use your ability on her ?"

>"...Y-Yes..." tears begin to well up in her eyes again, "I-It was the f-first and only time I-I've tried it on s-something that was... alive..."
>_

[Monarda]

>Hug her again.
>"Why did she want to do that ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Hug her again.
>"Why did she want to do that ?"

>"W-We were i-in a cave..." she sniffles, "T-There was an accident, a-a cave-in she..." more tears roll down her cheeks, "s-she was p-pinned underneath the r-rubble while p-pushing us out of the w-way... W-We couldn't p-pull her out w-without hurting h-her.... A-And t-the p-pile w-was too big to p-phase... s-she suggested i-it... A-And..."
>She starts bawling uncontrollably.
>_

[Monarda]

>Hold her tighten and caress her hair.
>"There there.... i am here with you, it's all okay."
>Once she is a bit more calm.
>"It isn't your fault Rengeteki, blaming yourself like this won't do any good... she wouldn't want this."
>Keep caressing her.
>"Now, why don't we go outside to have some fresh air ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Hold her tighten and caress her hair.
>"There there.... i am here with you, it's all okay."

>She continues to sob.

>Once she is a bit more calm.
>"It isn't your fault Rengeteki, blaming yourself like this won't do any good... she wouldn't want this."

>"B-But it is m-my f-fault! I-I should've l-listened t-to my g-gut... I-I s-should've n-never... L-Layla t-thinks i-it's m-my f-fault too... s-she t-thinks I-I did i-it on p-purpose... I-I..."
>She continues to bawl her eyes out. Your dress is getting soaked with her tears.

>Keep caressing her.

>You keep caressing her until she eventually calms down.

>"Now, why don't we go outside to have some fresh air ?"

>After a few seconds she slowly nods...
>_

[Monarda]

>Slowly lead her outside.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Slowly lead her outside.

>You slowly escort her out of the room, you soon come across the rest of your group in the main room.
>"What's gotten into her?" Matenshi asks, "Also your dress is soaked..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"We talked about a very traumatic experience of her's."
>Gesture to the soaked part.
>"There are all tears....but she is okay now, we are going out for some fresh air before going to Eientei to get her some treatment."

[Neovereign]

>"Is everything alright outside?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"We talked about a very traumatic experience of her's."
>Gesture to the soaked part.
>"There are all tears....but she is okay now, we are going out for some fresh air before going to Eientei to get her some treatment."

>"I see...."

>"Is everything alright outside?"

>"We don't know." says Renko, "We haven't gone outside the house."
>_

[Monarda]

>"We gotta be careful then, the people that ransacked her home might come back, and i am not letting them hurt any of you."
>Head outside with our group carefully.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"We gotta be careful then, the people that ransacked her home might come back, and i am not letting them hurt any of you."
>Head outside with our group carefully.

>Renko nods.
>You cautiously head outside with everyone in tow, there doesn't seem to be any signs of anyone else here.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Well.now, let us take a breath and relax a bit now okay ?"
>Smile towards Rengeteki and take some breaths of fresh air.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Well.now, let us take a breath and relax a bit now okay ?"
>Smile towards Rengeteki and take some breaths of fresh air.

>"O-Okay... I-I'll try..." Rengeteki replies.
>You take a couple deep breaths of air, it feels nice.
>Rengeteki seems to be calming down a little.
>_

[AzyWng]

>Look around.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Look around.

>You look around, the shack looks no different than when you arrived, the door is still kicked in and you can see the furniture strewn about inside.
>Renko and the others are standing around, and Rengeteki seems a bit more at ease now.
>You also notice something lying in the grass nearby.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Huh ?"
>Carefully approach the thing on the ground.

[Neovereign]

//Probably should have someone else investigate it, as it could be something dangerous to Rengeteki. Especially bad after we got her like this...

[AzyWng]

>Can we tell anything about the object from here aside from "it's lying in the grass"?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Huh ?"
>Carefully approach the thing on the ground.

>Can we tell anything about the object from here aside from "it's lying in the grass"?

>You approach the strange object.
>It seems to be an amber-colored block inside a wooden sheath that covers it on three sides, it's small enough to fit in someone's hand or pocket.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Please stay here everyone."
>Approach and pick up the object carefully.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Please stay here everyone."
>Approach and pick up the object carefully.

>You carefully pick up the block.
>Nothing seems to be happening.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Do any of you recognize this ?"
>Carefully show them the block, don't get close however.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Do any of you recognize this ?"
>Carefully show them the block, don't get close however.

>"Nope." Chen shakes her head.
>"I don't recognize it either, sorry." Renko frowns.
>"It kinda looks like amber..." says Sumireko.
>Rengeteki shakes her head as well.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Does Matenshi have no idea either Sumireko ?"
>Examine the object more closely.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Does Matenshi have no idea either Sumireko ?"

>"Yeah, Matenshi doesn't know what that is." Sumireko replies.

>Examine the object more closely.

>You turn the object over in your hands.
>It appears to be just a simple block of amber or resin inside a wooden frame.
>Curiously, when you turn it over, you find the initials "L. P." carved into the back of the wood.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Hm.... hey Rengeteki, do you remember if Layla's surname start with a 'P' ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Hm.... hey Rengeteki, do you remember if Layla's surname start with a 'P' ?"

>"I-I don't remember..." Rengeteki frowns, "...Maybe..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"Hmm...."
>Take out the the note with the pen or pencil, dunno.
>Write a note saying: "Know anything about this ?" Then wrap the block with the paper, and let it go inside the cap's special gap.