Maribel Quest Perpetuation: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> And in what direction is Yuuka's field from the village?
> "Hmm, then maybe it was someone from her house. I guess I have some asking around to do, then. Apologies for bothering you about this."

>It's to the north a ways.
>"Her house? Isn't that Eientei?" asks Keine.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah. I'm hoping there's someone else in the village that might know the way. If Mokou doesn't want to go, I don't want to impose on her. I seem to recall her having issues with Eientei, from our talk last night."
> "I should at least be straight with you, though. That construct that Reisen beat once and then I stopped again? Apparently it was some ancient evil, centuries-old, buried in the lake near the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Bad enough that even Byakuren was concerned when we were talking about it. I imagine Reisen wouldn't be too happy to hear something of that caliber was still running around after she put it down once herself."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah. I'm hoping there's someone else in the village that might know the way. If Mokou doesn't want to go, I don't want to impose on her. I seem to recall her having issues with Eientei, from our talk last night."
> "I should at least be straight with you, though. That construct that Reisen beat once and then I stopped again? Apparently it was some ancient evil, centuries-old, buried in the lake near the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Bad enough that even Byakuren was concerned when we were talking about it. I imagine Reisen wouldn't be too happy to hear something of that caliber was still running around after she put it down once herself."

>"She does have issues with Eientei," says Keine, frowning a bit. "Well, at least with its mistress.
>Keine nods. "Hm. I'll be sure to tell her that, as well. What's been done with it since?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Renko and I are having it melted down, so it can't be put back together a third time."
> Look to Renko, then back to Keine.
> "It's made of some pretty valuable metals, and, uh, we kinda need the financial start."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Renko and I are having it melted down, so it can't be put back together a third time."
> Look to Renko, then back to Keine.
> "It's made of some pretty valuable metals, and, uh, we kinda need the financial start."

>Keine nods, then laughs as you mention the last part.   "Well, if that doesn't take care of it, I don't know what would. I wouldn't worry about it too much."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah, it certainly did look like a lot. It should be good enough to keep us set until we find a consistent source of income."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah, it certainly did look like a lot. It should be good enough to keep us set until we find a consistent source of income."

>Keine nods. "I hope it works out for you. Is there anything else you needed to ask?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Nothing that I can think of. I'll be on my way, then. thanks for taking the message, and sorry again for wasting your time."
> Assuming Keine makes no effort to stop us, leave and head north for the area south of Yuuka's field.
> Talk to Renko along the way.
> "Well, that went worse than expected, but the major deed is done. However, I remembered something in the middle of the conversation that could help us out. You ready for some exploring?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Nothing that I can think of. I'll be on my way, then. thanks for taking the message, and sorry again for wasting your time."
> Assuming Keine makes no effort to stop us, leave and head north for the area south of Yuuka's field.
> Talk to Renko along the way.
> "Well, that went worse than expected, but the major deed is done. However, I remembered something in the middle of the conversation that could help us out. You ready for some exploring?"

>Keine nods. "Alright. It was nice to see you."
>You break away cleaning and start to the north.
>"It wouldn't hurt," says Renko. "What're thinking, anyways?" she quirks her lips a bit, then says, "Oh, yeah, I had an idea if you want to get to that Eientei place so bad, but you probably wouldn't like it."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I understand that somewhere, in the fields to the south of Yuuka's fields, there's a hidden Lunarian base that's been abandoned. I know that some of the Eientei people came from the moon, so there might be info on how to get there somewhere. More important, however, if the base has been abandoned, it's ripe for the looting, right? And, of course, there's the thrill of the search."
> "Though now you have me curious. What are you thinking for getting into Eientei?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I understand that somewhere, in the fields to the south of Yuuka's fields, there's a hidden Lunarian base that's been abandoned. I know that some of the Eientei people came from the moon, so there might be info on how to get there somewhere. More important, however, if the base has been abandoned, it's ripe for the looting, right? And, of course, there's the thrill of the search."
> "Though now you have me curious. What are you thinking for getting into Eientei?"

>Renko listens to you, her eyebrows slowly raising with obvious interest. "Wow, that sounds interesting," she says. "But I'd be surprised if someone else hadn't beat us to it already."
>"Well, I was thinking, if it's that important, we could ask Yukari. She did manage to take me to that hot spring..."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, there's the thrill of the search to be considered, but I'm sure you've already accounted for that. And someone probably has made it through first, but who knows? It was supposedly hidden. Maybe it still is, to a degree."
> "Hmm, Yukari? I thought of her, but I admit, only briefly...I'm not sure I'm ready to make another request of her when we have an outstanding debt with her already. She is worth considering, though. Let's see what kind of shape we're in after we find this abandoned base. How's that sound?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, there's the thrill of the search to be considered, but I'm sure you've already accounted for that. And someone probably has made it through first, but who knows? It was supposedly hidden. Maybe it still is, to a degree."
> "Hmm, Yukari? I thought of her, but I admit, only briefly...I'm not sure I'm ready to make another request of her when we have an outstanding debt with her already. She is worth considering, though. Let's see what kind of shape we're in after we find this abandoned base. How's that sound?"

>Renko nods. "I'm not wild about it myself."
>You leave the outskirts and farms of town behind. You can see Yuka's gardens some distance to the north and west a bit. To your immediate west is a sizable plain of tall grass that seems to stretch out for miles. You see no hint of a Lunarian base.

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[DracoOmega]

>Were we given any more details on its location or means to access it than this?
>Such as how it might be concealed?

[Hello Purvis]

>Were we given any more details on its location or means to access it than this?
>Such as how it might be concealed?

>No, and no.
>"I don't see anything," Renko says.

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[DracoOmega]

>"I don't, either. I'm pretty sure this is where they said it was, though. Well, they did say it was hidden."
>Take to the sky and get an aerial view.
>Can we remember roughly what part of this field we saw that person moving through yesterday?

[Hello Purvis]

>"I don't, either. I'm pretty sure this is where they said it was, though. Well, they did say it was hidden."
>Take to the sky and get an aerial view.
>Can we remember roughly what part of this field we saw that person moving through yesterday?

>"Well, I'd say they did a pretty good job," says Renko.
>You take to the air and look down. You see a lot of grass, rolling into the distance.
>You think you saw her about two thirds of the way between the farmers' fields and Yuka's gardens.

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[DracoOmega]

>"I saw someone walking here the other day, I think. Never paid much attention to it at the time. And since there doesn't seem to be anything else obvious around here..."
>"She was somewhere in that general area."
>Point, and then fly to the general region we think she may have been
>Keep an eye out for anything even slightly incongruous
>"Of course, it might have been co-incidence, and even if it wasn't, I have no idea how close or far from it she might have been at the time."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I saw someone walking here the other day, I think. Never paid much attention to it at the time. And since there doesn't seem to be anything else obvious around here..."
>"She was somewhere in that general area."
>Point, and then fly to the general region we think she may have been
>Keep an eye out for anything even slightly incongruous
>"Of course, it might have been co-incidence, and even if it wasn't, I have no idea how close or far from it she might have been at the time."

>"Well, that suggests something is here," says Renko. "There doesn't seem to be anything else to come here for."
>You point Renko in the proper direction.
>Checking that general area from above, you don't see anything that looks at all out of place. Just a lot of grass, going dry with the end of summer.
>"I don't see anything," Renko says. "Maybe they have something hiding it?"

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[DracoOmega]

>"Maybe. I certainly don't know whether that's possible to do here, or not."
>"Let's see if we can see anything down around here that might be a hint of some kind? Footprints or other signs of someone's passage, maybe? Some accidentally dropped item?"
>Land
>How dense and high is this grass, anyway?
>Start covering the general area, looking for footprints, or any other indication that someone came this way. Cover the area in an orderly manner, so that we're sure not to stumble over indications of our own passage a second time, without realizing it.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Maybe. I certainly don't know whether that's possible to do here, or not."
>"Let's see if we can see anything down around here that might be a hint of some kind? Footprints or other signs of someone's passage, maybe? Some accidentally dropped item?"
>Land
>How dense and high is this grass, anyway?
>Start covering the general area, looking for footprints, or any other indication that someone came this way. Cover the area in an orderly manner, so that we're sure not to stumble over indications of our own passage a second time, without realizing it.

>"I imagine there's got to be a way, if they can do things like that liquid Yukari gave you can do."
>Renko nods, and the two of your descend.
>The grass is pretty thick for the most part, and anywhere from knee to waist high. Here and there, it its a little spotty. You think this is probably due to either animal trails or maybe spots where the soil isn't so good.
>The two of you begin to methodically look over the area, which is not a very speedy process. After some time, you finally have something like a success; you find a lone footprint in the dust of one of the clearer potions of the grassland; pointed toward the road and approaching it at an angle.

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[DracoOmega]

>Look at the direction the footprint is pointing, and move in the direction along this vector away from the road.
>Make sure to keep a little to the side of the path, so as not to interfere with it, if we can
>Keep an eye out for further footprints or other signs

[Hello Purvis]

>Look at the direction the footprint is pointing, and move in the direction along this vector away from the road.
>Make sure to keep a little to the side of the path, so as not to interfere with it, if we can
>Keep an eye out for further footprints or other signs

>You look toward the road, then try to follow the direction that the footprint was coming from.
>Renko takes a moment to stare at the footprint; then glances toward the sky. You're confident she'll be able to find it again.
>You follow that general direction, and keep an eye out for other signs. Here and there, you think you see some grass that's been stepped on or broken. But you're not certain if that is the work of the person walking, animals or just some quirk of nature.

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[DracoOmega]

>Keep going
>Continue to keep an eye out

[Hello Purvis]

>Keep going
>Continue to keep an eye out

>You continue on in that direction. After awhile you stop seeing things you can reasonably tell yourself came from a person.

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[DracoOmega]

>Double-back and look for the last, potentially human-made mark that we saw

[Hello Purvis]

>Double-back and look for the last, potentially human-made mark that we saw

>You double back, and eventually find it; a few bits of grass bent fairly close together, in a manner than makes it seem unlikely they would straighten out on their own anytime soon.

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[DracoOmega]

>This grass looks like it was probably bent by being stepped on?
>If so, search the immediate area for anything unusual, or even not that unusual. Something that might have been reason to stop here.

[Hello Purvis]

>This grass looks like it was probably bent by being stepped on?
>If so, search the immediate area for anything unusual, or even not that unusual. Something that might have been reason to stop here.

>You are pretty sure it was stepped on.
>You look around, and find absolutely nothing out of the ordinary.

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[DracoOmega]

>Try lining ourselves up with this path exactly, and moving forward, a little ways past the last mark we saw.