Maribel Quest Perpetuation: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Take Renko's hand.
> Yay, we did it!
> "Wonderful! I wish you two the best of luck. I have confidence you'll get back what you had."

>You take Renko's hands and rejoice. A victory for Utsuho!
>"I don't think it'll be something to worry about, myself," says Utsuho. "Anything else you guys needed while you're down here?"

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[DracoOmega]

>"Actually, now that I think of it, how'd it go with Yuugi, earlier?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Actually, now that I think of it, how'd it go with Yuugi, earlier?"

>"Kind of boring, really," says Utsuho. "It was mostly just roaming around, collecting protection and making sure nothing bad happened to her...possessions, I guess? I swear, if we end up doing that every time..."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Well, it's only fair that you get to pick the activity sometimes too, you know."
>"At least it wasn't too... uncomfortable, anyway?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, it's only fair that you get to pick the activity sometimes too, you know."
>"At least it wasn't too... uncomfortable, anyway?"

>"Yeah," she shrugs, "just need some ideas, I guess."
>"Well, at first. But, you know, our major arguing point has kinda been dealt with. And after that, we only know each other in pass and by reputation, you know?"
>"Sure do, buddy," Yamame says.

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[DracoOmega]

>"Well, at least things are looking up on that front. Parsee looked pretty happy when I saw her this morning."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, at least things are looking up on that front. Parsee looked pretty happy when I saw her this morning."

>"I hope so," she says. "Do you have any idea how many pawn shops there are out there?"

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[communist unity (comm-unity)]

> "From what I've seen, there's quite a few. One has to wonder how they all manage to stay in business with all that competition, though..."

[Hello Purvis]

> "From what I've seen, there's quite a few. One has to wonder how they all manage to stay in business with all that competition, though..."

>"It's got something to do with how oni pay off debts," says Utsuho. "If you're late on a payment, they just take your stuff until they feel the debt is paid. Then if they don't actually want the stuff, they sell it. Yuugi makes sure there's no foul play among them, and takes a cut for her time."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Well, that doesn't sound too bad, in the scheme of things. A little more reasonable than I might have thought, anyway."
>"Oh, by the way, me and Renko have found a house now. Abandoned place by the Forest of Magic that we're cleaning up. It's a fixer-upper, but I think it'll be pretty nice when we're done with it."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, that doesn't sound too bad, in the scheme of things. A little more reasonable than I might have thought, anyway."
>"Oh, by the way, me and Renko have found a house now. Abandoned place by the Forest of Magic that we're cleaning up. It's a fixer-upper, but I think it'll be pretty nice when we're done with it."

>"It's just how oni do," says Yamame.
>"Nice," says Utsuho as you tell her about the house. "I'll have to stop by some time."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "You both should, if you have the time."

[Hello Purvis]

> "You both should, if you have the time."

>"You got it!" says Yamame.

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[DracoOmega]

>Well, I guess we'll probably head back up now, and let you two catch up. Have fun!"

[Hello Purvis]

>Well, I guess we'll probably head back up now, and let you two catch up. Have fun!"

>Utsuho nods. "Alright. You know the way out. Stop by anytime, you're always welcome to dinner and the like."

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[DracoOmega]

>"Thanks. I might just take you up on that once things settle down a little. See your around!"
>Head back to the surface

[Kilgamayan]

> To Renko after we've left: "That worked out very well. I hope they pull off bringing themselves back together."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Thanks. I might just take you up on that once things settle down a little. See your around!"
>Head back to the surface

>"We'll be happy to have you!" says Utsuho.
>You make your way back out and toward the surface again. Thankfully, the city is still fairly quiet, leaving you with little to dodge around.

> To Renko after we've left: "That worked out very well. I hope they pull off bringing themselves back together."

>"Yeah, I think so," says Renko. "But it's got to be really awkward for them both, don't you think?"

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[DracoOmega]

>"Well, I like to think the awkwardness will pass quickly enough. Utsuho, at least, remembers being friends with Yamame as if it was only a couple days ago. And even if Yamame's not quite the same, I'm sure there's still a lot of the same personality in her. Even if she doesn't remember what a television is, anymore. Besides, good friendships have started from less common ground than this."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I like to think the awkwardness will pass quickly enough. Utsuho, at least, remembers being friends with Yamame as if it was only a couple days ago. And even if Yamame's not quite the same, I'm sure there's still a lot of the same personality in her. Even if she doesn't remember what a television is, anymore. Besides, good friendships have started from less common ground than this."

>Renko nods. "Yeah. If the will is there, I'm sure they'll get along."

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[DracoOmega]

>Continue to the surface

[Hello Purvis]

>Continue to the surface

>The two of you continue on to the surface in silence. As you step out and return to the late afternoon light and gentle breeze, Renko asks, "What now, Mary?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Good question. Is there anything you'd like to do?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Good question. Is there anything you'd like to do?"

>"Maybe get something to eat," says Renko. "And, see if that paper got out yet."

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[Kilgamayan]

Checklist revisited! Someone slap me if I'm forgetting something.

- Investigate who stole Kisume's bucket. Unknown rabbit, possibly Tewi, top suspect; Kogasa mild suspect but unlikely.
- Get Nitori a cooling source. Redacted: determined to be both unnecessary and morally objectionable.
- Check up on status of JET Programme. I've forgotten exactly how far along that was in terms of help.
- Finish cleaning and house set-up as best we can. We never bothered checking in on the interior after the fire burned out.

*NEW*

- Pick up newspaper from Hatate. We promised Kogasa a view, and Reimu will probably want some sort of explanation. Possibly Marisa too.
- Optional/possible fanboy desires: Use Keine -> Mokou connections to pay a visit to Eientei. If they get the newspaper, Reisen is going to bust a Fallopian Tube upon reading it. Might not be a bad idea to assuage whatever emotion she produces by telling her the thing's getting melted down and won't be coming back a third time. Eientei visit has added bonus of asking around about Kisume's bucket.

[Kilgamayan]

> "We could do that, sure, and the newspaper was also on my mind. Did you have anything in particular in mind?"
> "Also, something's been gnawing at the back of my head all day...did Dai let Keine know she wasn't going to be in school today?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "We could do that, sure, and the newspaper was also on my mind. Did you have anything in particular in mind?"
> "Also, something's been gnawing at the back of my head all day...did Dai let Keine know she wasn't going to be in school today?"

>"I don't even know what there is to get," says Renko. "Aside from that tavern."
>She shrugs. "Probably not. But I think she probably skips a lot, anyways."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Ponder known locations of food sales.
> How much money do we have?

[DracoOmega]

- Check up on status of JET Programme. I've forgotten exactly how far along that was in terms of help.

We'd gotten all the major parties signed on, but Nitori wanted us to gather grunt labor for the project, so that she could spend as little time as possible on it. We haven't really had a lot luck with that, unfortunately.

[Hello Purvis]

> Ponder known locations of food sales.
> How much money do we have?

>You know of Mystia's stand and the Tavern. As well as the food stalls in the Ancient City marketplace.
>You have 65☼

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