Maribel Quest Abridging - A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>"Regardless of how much you may hate her, she still cares for you in a way that you seem to think is physically impossible for people whose hearts you can read."
>"But... if Okuu were elsewhere, would you consider it? Or perhaps Satori might be willing to meet with you up here, somewhere?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Regardless of how much you may hate her, she still cares for you in a way that you seem to think is physically impossible for people whose hearts you can read."
>"But... if Okuu were elsewhere, would you consider it? Or perhaps Satori might be willing to meet with you up here, somewhere?"

>"If she still cares, then her actions most certainly say otherwise. She can try to tell herself she didn't curse us again as much as she likes. If she's convinced herself, then she's a fool as well as a traitor.
>"I...might."

> "Then...maybe we can arrange something here on the surface? Just you and her, to catch up, to talk things out."

>"Satori doesn't come to the surface," says Koishi. "Otherwise, you wouldn't be here talking on her behalf. She almost never leaves her cage."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I'm sure it's true she rarely leaves, but that mightn't mean she would never do so, if it were important enough."
>"If I go and speak with her, and try to arrange something, how would I find you again?"

[E-Nazrin]

>Satori DID say she wanted to have Koishi over for dinner sometime, right?

[DracoOmega]

I don't know that she said it in exactly those words, but I think it's pretty clear that she misses her and would like to see her more often

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm sure it's true she rarely leaves, but that mightn't mean she would never do so, if it were important enough."
>"If I go and speak with her, and try to arrange something, how would I find you again?"

>"...Maybe she would"
>"I can meet you anywhere," says Koishi.

>Satori DID say she wanted to have Koishi over for dinner sometime, right?

>You suspect she would if she hasn't.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"I'll go speak with her. You just name a place you'd be comfortable with."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'll go speak with her. You just name a place you'd be comfortable with."

>"I'll wait near the spring," says Koishi. "Is that fine?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yes, that's fine. I need to go talk with Renko and Patchouli about what happened with the construct, and once that's taken care of, I'll go to Satori. Ok?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yes, that's fine. I need to go talk with Renko and Patchouli about what happened with the construct, and once that's taken care of, I'll go to Satori. Ok?"

>She nods. "You really should give Renko a hug, she wasn't happy you ran her off to talk with me at all."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, don't worry, she has one of those in her near future."
> "Also, I know you've shut yourself off to the possibility, but...would it be okay if I put in a good word for you in the article Hatate is going to write about what just happened here at the mansion?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Oh, don't worry, she has one of those in her near future."
> "Also, I know you've shut yourself off to the possibility, but...would it be okay if I put in a good word for you in the article Hatate is going to write about what just happened here at the mansion?"

>She nods.
>"It would be better no one know about me," says Koishi, shaking her head.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I can respect your wishes. I'll see you again by the spring, then."
>Return to the mansion.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I can respect your wishes. I'll see you again by the spring, then."
>Return to the mansion.

>She nods, and fades away.
>You return to the mansion, and find Patchouli and Renko there. You also see Alice laying near the front doors, still unconscious. Patchouli glances over as you approach. "You, the Grimoire. Now."
>"So what was that all about?" asks Renko.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Hand the grimoire to Patchouli
>To Patchouli: "Why, specifically? The construct's already fallen apart."
>To Renko: "I'm sorry about that. I just had to speak with someone who didn't feel comfortable with other people being present. It's nothing personal, I promise. It's just how she is."

[E-Nazrin]

>Hug Renko. ={

[Hello Purvis]

>Hand the grimoire to Patchouli
>To Patchouli: "Why, specifically? The construct's already fallen apart."
>To Renko: "I'm sorry about that. I just had to speak with someone who didn't feel comfortable with other people being present. It's nothing personal, I promise. It's just how she is."

>You give the Grimoire to Patchouli. "Because it is too dangerous for the likes of you," she says, as she kneels by Alice and places the book in her hands.
>"Yeah, well-" Renko begins.

>Hug Renko. ={

>"-fine." she finishes lamely.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I wasn't doing anything with it. I wouldn't even know how."
>"And the remains of that thing really need to be disposed of safely, somehow. Apparently there was a consciousness in it that was... growing during the battle. I don't think anyone else should get the chance to replicate what happened here."

[Kilgamayan]

> Pat Renko on the back.
> Squeeze the hug a bit.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I wasn't doing anything with it. I wouldn't even know how."
>"And the remains of that thing really need to be disposed of safely, somehow. Apparently there was a consciousness in it that was... growing during the battle. I don't think anyone else should get the chance to replicate what happened here."

>Patchouli nods. "Exactly."
>"I've been thinking about that," says Renko, still clinging to you. It's nice not to have to stand up on your own. You really have been doing that too much lately. "You think that's real gold and silver in that?"

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"I don't know, Renko."
>Squeeze some more. God it's good to have that all over with. Pity about Koishi's timing, but...
>"What... WAS that, anyway?"

[DracoOmega]

>"I have no idea. It's possible. ...I'm not sure it would be safe to use that for any other purpose, though, it there's still some of... whatever that was lingering in it."

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "Yeah, I bet it is the real stuff." "Looks like that one boss from that game I played."
> "Can I... sit down? I'm... tired..."

[Kilgamayan]

> "Can I... sit down? I'm... tired..."

> Change this to "Can we...sit down? I'm...tired..."

Come on, people that aren't Mus, pay Renko a little attention here.

[Hello Purvis]

>"I don't know, Renko."
>Squeeze some more. God it's good to have that all over with. Pity about Koishi's timing, but...
>"What... WAS that, anyway?"

>"I have no idea. It's possible. ...I'm not sure it would be safe to use that for any other purpose, though, it there's still some of... whatever that was lingering in it."

> "Yeah, I bet it is the real stuff." "Looks like that one boss from that game I played."
> "Can I... sit down? I'm... tired..."

> Change this to "Can we...sit down? I'm...tired..."

Come on, people that aren't Mus, pay Renko a little attention here.

>You aren't sure, but more and more, you become convinced of it. "Well, I've been thinking," says Renko, "That money, it's gotta come from somewhere, right? I'm thinking, maybe we could melt it and get it turned into something to start us out with?"
>You squeeze on Renko some more. Mmmm. "What it was is a long story," says Patchouli. "Let us summarize by saying it was the creation of a magician who was shunned by the world for speaking out against the gods to try to undermine the faith of his society by inflicting tragedy upon it.
>"I don't think the grass will mind," says Renko.

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[DracoOmega]

>Sit down
>"Well, where do you think this consciousness in it came from? Alice wasn't controlling it, and I'm sure it wasn't from the grimoire, either. If it was somehow in the material itself, would it be safe, even if made into another form?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Sit down
>"Well, where do you think this consciousness in it came from? Alice wasn't controlling it, and I'm sure it wasn't from the grimoire, either. If it was somehow in the material itself, would it be safe, even if made into another form?"

>You sit down. It feels so good. Renko does as well, you lean against her a bit.
>"Would it ever be safe?" asks Patchouli. "What would you recommend?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I certainly don't understand the magic in it that would allow it to 'feel' anything. I have it on good authority that the anger in it was not just us anthropomorphizing. It really was angry, and trying to destroy because that was all it could think of. Do you have any idea if this could be... purged, somehow? Or would there always be this lurking in it, waiting until it had a form it could use to act upon it?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "Though, in thinking about it, Renko may not have a bad idea. Melting key parts of it down could keep it permanently out of commission. At the very least, it wouldn't be able to form into anything more than an amorphous blob."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I certainly don't understand the magic in it that would allow it to 'feel' anything. I have it on good authority that the anger in it was not just us anthropomorphizing. It really was angry, and trying to destroy because that was all it could think of. Do you have any idea if this could be... purged, somehow? Or would there always be this lurking in it, waiting until it had a form it could use to act upon it?"

>"Alice would be the one to ask about this in particular," says Patchouli, "But I think a coin would be far enough removed from anything dangerous. That said, I'm not sure what could and could not be purged."

> "Though, in thinking about it, Renko may not have a bad idea. Melting key parts of it down could keep it permanently out of commission. At the very least, it wouldn't be able to form into anything more than an amorphous blob."

>Patchouli nods.

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