Maribel Quest Succeeding - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>"She seems to be new at a lot of things. Give her time."
>"Where'd she go after you finished?"
>"Uh... do you think that the person at Rinnosuke's may have been Yukari?"

>Approximate time.

>"Oh, I know," says Mystia. "She'll figure it out."
>"She's inside, she wanted to do some reading, and I didn't have the heart to send her out into the woods."
>Mystia nods at your inquiry about the person at Kourindou.

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[DracoOmega]

>"Inside where?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Inside where?"

>She nods toward the house.

[DracoOmega]

Silly me forgetting Mystia's house was here, too.

>"Mind if I step inside and say hello to her?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Mind if I step inside and say hello to her?"

>"As long as you behave yourself," she says.

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[DracoOmega]

>"Oh, no worries on that score, thanks."
>Go enter the house

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh, no worries on that score, thanks."
>Go enter the house

>She nods, while cleaning the grill.
>You walk over to the front door and enter the house.
>Inside, you find yourself in a little hall with a closet to the right side. To the left of the door, you see a rather well appointed kitchen, with a smallish dining room table. Up ahead, you can see hall open to what looks like a sitting room. Compared to some of what you've seen today, this is rather spacious and luxurious. Tokiko is curled up on a chair near the windows, reading a book with rapt attention.

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[DracoOmega]

>Walk over to her.
>"Hi, Tokiko. Just thought I'd check in and see how you're doing. Enjoying the book?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Walk over to her.
>"Hi, Tokiko. Just thought I'd check in and see how you're doing. Enjoying the book?"

>You walk over. She looks up and smiles at you.
>"This book is the most amazing thing I've ever read! There's a rat youkai and a mole youkai and they're friends and ride on a boat and there's a crazy toad youkai! I wanna meet them, they sound fun!"

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[E-Nazrin]

>Grin.
>"I take it you've been enjoying yourself, then?"
>"How was cooking with Mystia?"

[DracoOmega]

>"I'm glad you're enjoying it!"
>Let's not rain on her parade just yet by telling her they aren't youkai, and also don't exist... It seems way too sad when she's enjoying it so much.
>"How did the cooking thing go, anyway?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Grin.
>"I take it you've been enjoying yourself, then?"
>"How was cooking with Mystia?"

>"I'm glad you're enjoying it!"
>Let's not rain on her parade just yet by telling her they aren't youkai, and also don't exist... It seems way too sad when she's enjoying it so much.
>"How did the cooking thing go, anyway?"

>She nods. "Yes, this is amazing!"
>You don't have the heart to explain fiction to her just yet.
>"...I don't think I like salt very much. But she's very good. Did you know that when you get the meat hot enough, it'll make clear juices? I didn't even know meat had clear juices in it, just red ones"



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[E-Nazrin]

>Fight it down.
>"... there's a lot of things that aren't obvious at first. What else have you been up to while I was away?"
>Did Tokiko tell Yukari about us? Did Mystia tell Ran about us? This is important.

[Hello Purvis]

>Fight it down.
>"... there's a lot of things that aren't obvious at first. What else have you been up to while I was away?"
>Did Tokiko tell Yukari about us? Did Mystia tell Ran about us? This is important.

>Thankfully, the visual memory has dimmed a bit. But the sound is still pretty clear.... yeesh.
>"Oh, Mystia made me take lunch to the man at the store, and he was talking with a tall lady who looked a whole lot like you! But she had on white clothes, so I didn't call her your name.
>Indeed...

[E-Nazrin]

>Some relief.
>"What was she like? I've heard about someone like that before, and I think I'll want to talk with her sometime... not necessarily soon, but sometime. You don't need to tell her about me unless she asks."

[Rin Kagamine]

> Are you getting a hold on everything or do you think it'll take more time?

[Hello Purvis]

>Some relief.
>"What was she like? I've heard about someone like that before, and I think I'll want to talk with her sometime... not necessarily soon, but sometime. You don't need to tell her about me unless she asks."

>Everything is fine, nothing is ruined. Hopefully.
>"She's...well, scary. Like the man at the shop but much worse. She seems nice otherwise, though."

> Are you getting a hold on everything or do you think it'll take more time?

>I'll assume that's a statement to Tokiko.
>"I don't know..." she says. "It looks like there's a lot of things I missed that I should have known already..."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Well, all there is to be done is just keep learning things as you go. That's one of the big things life's about, after all: learning new things."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, all there is to be done is just keep learning things as you go. That's one of the big things life's about, after all: learning new things."

>She nods. "I think I'll be okay. Mystia and you are both really nice."

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[DracoOmega]

>"I'm glad you feel comfortable, Tokiko. A lot of people are nice, really, once you get to know them."
>"I don't suppose there's anything else I can do for you right now? Otherwise, I can let you get back to your book."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm glad you feel comfortable, Tokiko. A lot of people are nice, really, once you get to know them."
>"I don't suppose there's anything else I can do for you right now? Otherwise, I can let you get back to your book."

>She frowns for a moment. "I don't know...is there anything I need done for me?"

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[DracoOmega]

>"Nah, if you think you're good for now, you're probably good for now."
>"I'll see you later!"
>Exit and head for Byakuren's place

[E-Nazrin]

>"Nah, if you think you're good for now, you're probably good for now."
>"I'll see you later!"
>Exit and head for Byakuren's place

>Don't go to the village.
>Go back to Mystia.
>"This may be a jerk question, but, uh, do you think Ran noticed me?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Nah, if you think you're good for now, you're probably good for now."
>"I'll see you later!"
>Exit and head for Byakuren's place

>"Well, alright," she says. "If I have to go, I'll tell Mystia where you can find me."
>You leave and start to help for the temple.

>Don't go to the village.
>Go back to Mystia.
>"This may be a jerk question, but, uh, do you think Ran noticed me?"

>But you decide to do something else first and go back to Mystia.
>You ask her about Ran. "Well, she did," says Mystia, "But I don't think she got a really good look at you."

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[E-Nazrin]

>"Then I take it she didn't ask further after I left? Hmm... alright, then. That's some relief - I'm not sure how easily I'd attract Yukari's attention if she heard about me... and I've been warned that that can be a little dangerous to earn."
>"... but man, those tails were gorgeous."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Then I take it she didn't ask further after I left? Hmm... alright, then. That's some relief - I'm not sure how easily I'd attract Yukari's attention if she heard about me... and I've been warned that that can be a little dangerous to earn."
>"... but man, those tails were gorgeous."

>"I think she considered it, but she didn't. And... yeah, you probably won't want Yukari's attention. She's weird. And really really powerful."
>"Oh, no doubt."

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[E-Nazrin]

>... thought. Should we ask Tokiko if she overheard what Rinnosuke and Yukari were talking about? Knowing her next destination would let us know where to avoid for a while. But it might be rude.
>... nah, not a big deal.
>"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask Tokiko about something..."
>head back into the house and ask what Rinnosuke and Yukari were up to.

[Hello Purvis]

>... thought. Should we ask Tokiko if she overheard what Rinnosuke and Yukari were talking about? Knowing her next destination would let us know where to avoid for a while. But it might be rude.
>... nah, not a big deal.
>"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask Tokiko about something..."
>head back into the house and ask what Rinnosuke and Yukari were up to.

>That might be a good idea.
>"Well, okay," says Mystia.
>You head back into Mystia's house, and ask Tokiko about what Yukari and Rinnosuke were talking about. "Um," she says, "I didn't really understand any of it, so I don't remember very well. And they kind of stopped when I came in. The man, Rinnosuke I think, thanked me, though!"

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[E-Nazrin]

>"I guess you have no idea where the girl might have gone afterwards? Oh well. Sorry to bother you again, Tokiko. Enjoy your books!"
>NOW Mary's ready to head to the village.
>But would it be worth looking for the bellows in the meantime? Again, blame was on the fairies near here...
>Good compromise might be to take a non-road route and hope/risk running into a fairy to investigate.

[Hello Purvis]

>"I guess you have no idea where the girl might have gone afterwards? Oh well. Sorry to bother you again, Tokiko. Enjoy your books!"
>NOW Mary's ready to head to the village.
>But would it be worth looking for the bellows in the meantime? Again, blame was on the fairies near here...
>Good compromise might be to take a non-road route and hope/risk running into a fairy to investigate.

>"No, I left before she did," says Tokiko. "And I will!"
>You leave the house, and consider how to find any faeries around here. Taking a route through places with the proper road may help...

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