Reisen Quest Another: A Z Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah, hello, your Highness. I will be brief, as time is of the essence."
> "The Scarlet Devil Mansion was kind enough to loan us several maids, as well as some supplies. Most of them have arrived, though I believe two more are still wandering the forest. They got scared and scattered when we were approached by armed rabbit soldiers. The head maid is also planning on attending, and I believe that she will be willing to help out in the kitchen, if all goes well elsewhere. Hakugyokurou is my next planned trip."
> "There is also a small fire in the forest right now. It started during my encounter with the rabbit squad. You-Know-Who is currently working to try to put it out, but I do not know if she can handle it herself."

>Kaguya nods. "I shall have some rabbits ready should the fire come close. And, you mentioned soldiers? I didn't think that Yorihime was so close. I'll have to keep this in mind, as well."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "She's actually out in the forest fighting Remilia Scarlet. You-Know-Who had been watching their fight for a little while. From what she tells me, Remilia was getting beaten badly."

[Hello Purvis]

> "She's actually out in the forest fighting Remilia Scarlet. You-Know-Who had been watching their fight for a little while. From what she tells me, Remilia was getting beaten badly."

>Kaguya nods again, and seems satisfied with the report.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Shall I send the maids to the kitchen, or do you want to see them first?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Shall I send the maids to the kitchen, or do you want to see them first?"

>"I'll check on them later," says Kaguya, "Just put them to work for now."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Understood, your Highness."
> Leave Kaguya and return to the maids.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Understood, your Highness."
> Leave Kaguya and return to the maids.

>You return to the front hall, and find the maids and the rabbits are busy gossiping.

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[MysTeariousYukari]

> "Sorry to break up the fun, but lets try and do some work, ok? I know you want to talk and such, but at the moment we need to get working, ok?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Sorry to break up the fun, but lets try and do some work, ok? I know you want to talk and such, but at the moment we need to get working, ok?"

>The maids line up as you speak, in a manner that the rabbits never have for you. "Just tell us where to go and what to do," says the maid who has maid herself the group's spokeswoman since the attack.

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[Kasu]

> "Just to make sure, are there any other maids missing that I should keep an eye out for?"
> Send the maids to the kitchen to start on the cooking (assuming they can cook).

[Hello Purvis]

> "Just to make sure, are there any other maids missing that I should keep an eye out for?"
> Send the maids to the kitchen to start on the cooking (assuming they can cook).

>"Yes," says the maid, "Miri and..."
>"Kimiko," supplies one of the others.
>"-And Kimiko are still out there somewhere."
>You direct them to the kitchen, fairly confident that Sakuya was not lying when she said they were skilled cooks.

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[Rin Kagamine]

> Instruct a few rabbits to go into the forest and fetch the other two maids.
> Back to Mokou

[Hello Purvis]

> Instruct a few rabbits to go into the forest and fetch the other two maids.
> Back to Mokou

>You tell a few rabbits to go hunting for the maids. They look between each other, until one of them shrugs. "We'll get right on it," says the shrugger, and run off, presumably to get clothing that can handle the weather.
>You leave, and return to the fire. The thin plume of smoke makes it easy to find. You see that Mokou is still hard at work, still swearing, as she tries to keep the fire at bay. It's not gotten any larger, thankfully, but it has spread out. Mokou now has to run between two places to keep it at bay, and the trip is taking its toll on her.
>You can hear a lot of danmaku from the battlefield at the moment.

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[Rin Kagamine]

> Examine gems

[Hello Purvis]

> Examine gems

>Red Gem
>This is an oval-shaped gem of artificial origin. You have drawn upon its power, and it has strengthened you. It is attuned to fire, and excels at short range attacking.
>Blue Gem
> This is an eight-sided gem of artificial origin. You have drawn upon its power, and it has strengthened you. It is attuned to light, creates beams, and imparts beam-like qualities to your attacks and the other gems
>Purple Gem
>This is an gem of artificial origin with five-sided facets. You have drawn upon its power, and it has strengthened you. It is attuned to force, and manifests this through steady and endless streams of powerful bullets.
>Green Gem
>A gem shaped like a triangular pyramid. You have drawn upon its power, and it has strengthened you. It is attuned to attraction, and can impart attraction qualities to your attacks and the other gems.

[Rin Kagamine]

> No water power?  Great.
> "What do you need to put this out?  Just water?"

[Hello Purvis]

> No water power?  Great.
> "What do you need to put this out?  Just water?"

>"It'd fuckin' help!" Mokou says as she uproots another stalk of burning bamboo and shoves it into the snow, then stomps on it.

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[Rin Kagamine]

> My word what language!
> Kaguya said she'd ready a fire brigade of sorts.  Return to Eientei and find them.
> Guide them and water to the blaze and start fightin'!

[Hello Purvis]

> My word what language!
> Kaguya said she'd ready a fire brigade of sorts.  Return to Eientei and find them.
> Guide them and water to the blaze and start fightin'!

>You believe that she meant it was to deal with fires around Eientei. You're a little too far away to conveniently transport enough water here to make a difference.

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[Rin Kagamine]

> So, not enough buckets to carry, and too far away to be useful.
> Does Nitori owe us a favor?  Think she could help anyway?

[Kilgamayan]

> Assess likelihood of simply chucking snow like crazy at the fire actually accomplishing anything. At the very least, would it help keep one section of the fire contained while Mokou deals with the other?

[Serela]

>Would destroying burning bamboo with lasers work out well? If so, use the blue and purple gem to do so.

[Rin Kagamine]

> Have Mokou work on one side while we use her pants to swat out the other side?

[Hello Purvis]

> So, not enough buckets to carry, and too far away to be useful.
> Does Nitori owe us a favor?  Think she could help anyway?

>The latter.
>Nitori doesn't really owe you, but she'd probably help. Unfortunately she's also quite a ways away.

> Assess likelihood of simply chucking snow like crazy at the fire actually accomplishing anything. At the very least, would it help keep one section of the fire contained while Mokou deals with the other?

>It might do something. But the snow isn't deep enough to give you a lot of ammo. You suspect this is why Mokou is introducing the fire to it rather than the other way around.

>Would destroying burning bamboo with lasers work out well? If so, use the blue and purple gem to do so.

>You could probably cut it down that way. The trick would be to keep it from falling on other bamboo and igniting it anyways. This might do well for containing the blaze.

> Have Mokou work on one side while we use her pants to swat out the other side?

>This might work, but you'd have a hell of a time getting her out of them.

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[Serela]

>Create a fire break by cutting down the bamboo around the blaze, using lasers.

[Hello Purvis]

>Create a fire break by cutting down the bamboo around the blaze, using lasers.

>You put the Blue Gem to use, cutting away a fire break around the burning areas and partially isolating them. The cut down bamboo will still have to be cleared, but you've bought some time.
>The battlefield grows quiet.
>Mokou sets to work clearing away the cut bamboo. "When's you learn to do that?" she asks.

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[Kasu]

> "Earlier today actually.  Also, the battle seems to have ended..."
> Start clearing the fallen bamboo.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Earlier today actually.  Also, the battle seems to have ended..."
> Start clearing the fallen bamboo.

>"Huh." says Mokou, as you join her in clear the cut bamboo out of the way of the fire. "And yeah, sounds like their done. Purple Hair probably kicked both their asses, way she was going."
>It doesn't take the two of you too long to clear the bamboo out of the road. Mokou sets herself to kicking over the fallen bamboo and stomping out the flames on the snow. "Thanks for the back-up."

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[Kasu]

> "You're welcome...  Also, if you see two fairy maids wandering around can you show them to Eientei?  The rabbits didn't seem very reliable..."
> Bid Mokou farewell.
> Head for Hakugyokurou.

[Hello Purvis]

> "You're welcome...  Also, if you see two fairy maids wandering around can you show them to Eientei?  The rabbits didn't seem very reliable..."
> Bid Mokou farewell.
> Head for Hakugyokurou.

>"Yeah, sure." says Mokou. "They won't have gotta too far off, probably. You tend go in circles after a bit.
>You bid Mokou farewell and begin the long trek to Hakugyokorou, leaving the Bamboo Forest and passing through the Forest of Magic. As you start to cross the plains leading to human town, you begin to notice something: the clouds to the east look...odd. As you watch them, they begin to take on a glow, quietly shifting through the colors of the rainbow. It looks as though they were mixed with the aurora borealis that Tenshi summoned during the scarlet weather incident.

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