Maribel Quest More - A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>"Nice to meet you."
>"Um, what was this about Mystia singing that you mentioned a moment ago?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Nice to meet you."
>"Um, what was this about Mystia singing that you mentioned a moment ago?"

>"She's a night sparrow," says Reisen. "She's got a nice voice, but her singing will completely wreck your night vision."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Oh?"
>Can we hear anyone singing from here?
>If not: "How can you tell she's singing? Or are those ears of yours more sensitive than human ones?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh?"
>Can we hear anyone singing from here?
>If not: "How can you tell she's singing? Or are those ears of yours more sensitive than human ones?"

>You listen, but don't hear anything.
>"Yep," says Reisen. "Sounds like she's a ways off, though."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I guess it doesn't affect you vision unless you're closer? Even if you can hear it?"
>"And, uh... I assume it recovers?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I guess it doesn't affect you vision unless you're closer? Even if you can hear it?"
>"And, uh... I assume it recovers?"

>"I've got good night vision, too," says Reisen. "There's a reason we didn't have a light like you do. But yeah, it does get better. But if I were closer to her, I might have some problems. When she's really trying, and you're only a few yards away, it's like you're squinting on a clousy night."
>"And this, I think, is where we part," says Eirin, as she stops in front of an nondescript bush. "It was lovely to meet you, Maribel."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Nod
>"It was nice to meet you, as well. Have a pleasant evening!"
>Return to Renko

[Hello Purvis]

>Nod
>"It was nice to meet you, as well. Have a pleasant evening!"
>Return to Renko

>"You too," says Reisen, as she start to pick her way around the bush.
>"Farewell," says Eirin with a polite nod in your direction.
>You part from the couple, and make your way back toward Renko's camp. You find the back way around pretty quickly, and even manage to not stumble over that root on the way through.
>Returning to Renko's teepee, you find she hasn't shifted a bit.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>This has been the longest day of our life, and it's time to sleep
>Go get cozy with Renko, and be glad to live in a world where we can
>Hope tomorrow ends well

[Hello Purvis]

>This has been the longest day of our life, and it's time to sleep
>Go get cozy with Renko, and be glad to live in a world where we can
>Hope tomorrow ends well

>This has been a long day. But it's been a good one.
>You slip into the futon, cozying up with Renko. "Mmmm, not right now," she mumbles. "Tired..."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Touch her gently
>Whisper: "That makes two of us."
>Assuming no further coherent response, let ourselves drift to sleep.

[Hello Purvis]

>Touch her gently
>Whisper: "That makes two of us."
>Assuming no further coherent response, let ourselves drift to sleep.

>You touch her softly. She wraps her arms around you.
>"Thought you were goin' tonight?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Change of plans. For the time being, anyway. Besides, I'd rather spend the night with you if I have any choice in it."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Change of plans. For the time being, anyway. Besides, I'd rather spend the night with you if I have any choice in it."

>"Thanks..." she mutters, shifting a bit.
>After a moment, she adds, "Hey...know wha' we never did?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Smile
>"I can think of a few things. What one in particular did you have in mind?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Smile
>"I can think of a few things. What one in particular did you have in mind?"

>You smile, thinking of a couple ideas...
>"Ultrasound," she says, slurring the word a bit. "Bet those ghosts made noise like that...shoulda got a mike..."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Smooth her hair
>"Well, we can always look around for something like that. You get some rest, now. I'll still be here in the morning."

[Hello Purvis]

>Smooth her hair
>"Well, we can always look around for something like that. You get some rest, now. I'll still be here in the morning."

>You smooth her hair, and tell her to get some rest. Her lack of reply quickly leads you to conclude she beat you to it.  Is she going to be like this every night?
>Being rather entangled in her arms at the moment, you find yourself without many options other than to either stair at the wall and the side of Renko's head idly, or try to drift off on your own. However, the latter option seems like it will never arrive, you're just too full of energy right now. Maybe it wouldn't be too late to-
>You feel a tug under you. You open your eyes and find it's a lot brighter. "Dang, almost got it," mutters Renko, as she finishes extracting her arm out from under you. "Sorry, love. Didn't mean you wake you up."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Smile
>"Oh, that's ok."
>Lean over and give her a kiss
>How rested do we feel?

[Hello Purvis]

>Smile
>"Oh, that's ok."
>Lean over and give her a kiss
>How rested do we feel?

>You smile, tell her it's okay, and punctuate it with a kiss. Renko smiles. "Still didn't mean to get you up," she says, as she kisses you back.
>You don't feel too bad. Left to your own deisgns, it'd be nice to linger in bed for a couple minutes. Or couple tens of minutes.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Are you getting up now, then?"
>If so: "I might just lie here for a little bit longer. Promise to wake me a while before things get underway here, though?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Are you getting up now, then?"
>If so: "I might just lie here for a little bit longer. Promise to wake me a while before things get underway here, though?"

>"Yeah," she says, "Unless you expect me to go out like this."
>She gestures toward herself, still nude from yesterday's activities.
>"Don't worry," she says, as she gets out of bed and starts to get dressed. "You're not going to miss anything if I have anything to say about it. I thought you were doing a thing last night, though?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

You couldn't gunwink Reisen when you left them? Man, I knew I shouldn't have gone to bed. ;_;

> "I did a couple things. The main thing, well, I'm putting that off until after you win your battle today."
> "Did meet that Reisen woman. She and her partner were pleasant to talk to, but I'm not sure she'd be sympathetic to this cause. The fairies all love her, but I don't think she was aiming for that."

[E-Nazrin]

>"I talked to several people about the youkai thing, actually. I'm... not as sure about it, now, but I don't think I should distract you with the details this morning."

And I don't think Mary had any reason to associate Reisen with guns, Kilga :V
---
Okay, I'm probably overcomplicating things, but I have approached a possible dilemma regarding the ring situation.

1. Both Mary and Renko need one.
2. It would be best if those two matched, both visually and in use - the Ring of Rhythm is cute, but probably not nearly as useful as whatever Marisa makes (in general), and very unlikely to look similar.
3. There'd be a touch of romanticism to it if both of the set went unworn until presenting Renko hers as well.

Optimum solution I can see with that set of ideas in mind - get whatever Marisa makes today, but try to avoid using/wearing it unless an emergency comes up. If Marisa seemed to enjoy making it, try asking in a day or two if she'd be willing to make a matching one for Renko.

Problem being, of course, whether Marisa would still be friendly after the SDM invasion (ambiguous, perhaps somewhat unlikely) and that she might want Mary to try it out as soon as it's done to make sure it works.

... and of course explaining the need to visit Marisa for breakfast without giving away any of this. Though I guess saying that you'd/we'd like what Marisa made to be a surprise might be enough.

[DracoOmega]

My personal thought is that it is entirely foolish to avoid wearing the magic amplifier until if/when Renko gets one.
It may be acceptable to see if a second one is possible, at some point later in time.

[E-Nazrin]

Yeah, that's the silliest part of it, really. But keeping it away until there's an emergency might not be a terrible idea.

[Kilgamayan]

And I don't think Mary had any reason to associate Reisen with guns, Kilga

Reisen is a snappy dresser and deserves acknowledgment of this. Gunwinking is an excellent way of doing so.

[Hello Purvis]

> "I did a couple things. The main thing, well, I'm putting that off until after you win your battle today."
> "Did meet that Reisen woman. She and her partner were pleasant to talk to, but I'm not sure she'd be sympathetic to this cause. The fairies all love her, but I don't think she was aiming for that."

>She nods. "Well, okay. No hurries or anything, I suppose."
>Renko nods. "I'd be a little wary about getting help from them anyways."

>"I talked to several people about the youkai thing, actually. I'm... not as sure about it, now, but I don't think I should distract you with the details this morning."

>"You know," says Renko, as she slips on her dress, "It'd probably be more distracting if you didn't tell me now."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Gah.
>"Well... the most important part I didn't take into account is the extended lifespan that comes from becoming a youkai."
>See what she extrapolates from that.

[Hello Purvis]

>Gah.
>"Well... the most important part I didn't take into account is the extended lifespan that comes from becoming a youkai."
>See what she extrapolates from that.

>Damn inquisitiveness.
>"What's the problem with that?" She asks, as she lays back down on top of the futon beside you, looking toward you.

>_