Nue Quest 3rd Impact: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "Aww. I thought we could have had some fun. Oh well."

>"Well, it's nice you're thinking about these kinds of things," says Meiling, "But it's just too troublesome, you know?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "If you say so. Honestly, I wouldn't have guessed, just based on what I've seen."

[Hello Purvis]

> "If you say so. Honestly, I wouldn't have guessed, just based on what I've seen."

>"It's a complicated thing," says Meiling. "I'd explain, but you know..."
>"What're you two talking about?" says Flan. "Don't let her trick you, Miss Hong!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Right, I understand. Perhaps another time."
> Step back a couple of steps.
> "In that case, we'll  head south and continue our investigation."
> Turn to Flan and point a thumb at Mystia.
> "We're gonna find the person that took all your sister's money, and when we do, my friend here is gonna smack 'em around good, okay?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Right, I understand. Perhaps another time."
> Step back a couple of steps.
> "In that case, we'll  head south and continue our investigation."
> Turn to Flan and point a thumb at Mystia.
> "We're gonna find the person that took all your sister's money, and when we do, my friend here is gonna smack 'em around good, okay?"

>"Good luck," says Meiling.
>"Hooray!" Flan says as you explain things to her. Then she frowns and narrows her eyes. "But don't think you can butter me up! You're still not getting in!"

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> "Of course."
> Turn to Mystia.
> "This is probably a dumb question, but you set to head south?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Of course."
> Turn to Mystia.
> "This is probably a dumb question, but you set to head south?"

>"If I could crackle my knuckles, I would," says Mystia.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "All right then."
> Turn to the gate guards.
> "See you two later."
> Take flight and head a little bit east as Meiling pointed, then south.

[Hello Purvis]

> "All right then."
> Turn to the gate guards.
> "See you two later."
> Take flight and head a little bit east as Meiling pointed, then south.

>"Bye Miss Wings!" says Flan as you depart.
>You and Mystia go around the edge of the the Mansion's wall, and begin to head southward.
>Ahead, you see a whole lot of forest in the moonlight.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Turn to Mystia.
> That's a lot of forest there. I'll admit I'm not very familiar with the area. You have any ideas?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Turn to Mystia.
> That's a lot of forest there. I'll admit I'm not very familiar with the area. You have any ideas?"

>"Well," says Mystia, "Um, do we have any idea what we're looking for?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "We're looking for a rabbit, or really, anyone in the area that might have seen a rabbit."
> Rub the back of our head a bit.
> "That's about it, really. No one I talked to seemed to know much about the area."

[Hello Purvis]

> "We're looking for a rabbit, or really, anyone in the area that might have seen a rabbit."
> Rub the back of our head a bit.
> "That's about it, really. No one I talked to seemed to know much about the area."

>"Well, I don't think we're going to see much from up here," says Mystia. "Maybe we should try to find some faeries and ask them?"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "We could do that, yeah. Oh! And if we find a collection of books, that'll probably be a clue too. I found that the gems have tiny writing on them, and from what Patchouli said, it sounds like the gems were created from books."

Also, since I forgot to acknowledge it before.

Fightest: I'll give that a shot at our next available concentrated light source.

[Hello Purvis]

> "We could do that, yeah. Oh! And if we find a collection of books, that'll probably be a clue too. I found that the gems have tiny writing on them, and from what Patchouli said, it sounds like the gems were created from books."

>"That's pretty weird," says Mystia. "I suppose magic is supposed to be weird, though. Don't know about any books out this way, though..."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "There's no guarantee the books will be from around here, especially if Tewi is responsible. But let's see if we can find someone, fairy or otherwise."
> Continue flying onward and land at the edge of the forest.

[Hello Purvis]

> "There's no guarantee the books will be from around here, especially if Tewi is responsible. But let's see if we can find someone, fairy or otherwise."
> Continue flying onward and land at the edge of the forest.

>"Right," says Mystia.
>The closet thing to an edge would be the walls of the Mansion grounds, or the distant mountains. It's just a sea of trees otherwise.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> So there's no open land separation between the trees and the walls?
> What is currently in each of the four cardinal directions?

[Sophilia]

> Can we see anything in the forest we can use as a landmark, like an especially tall tree, or is it just a whole lot of samey leaves from up here?

[Hello Purvis]

> So there's no open land separation between the trees and the walls?
> What is currently in each of the four cardinal directions?

>No.
>Southward, you see trees. Eastward, there are trees and eventually mountains. Northward, you can see the Lake, and Alice's House. Westward (well, more west by northwest) is Scarlet Devil Mansion, and more trees beyond it.

> Can we see anything in the forest we can use as a landmark, like an especially tall tree, or is it just a whole lot of samey leaves from up here?

>There are a few scattered trees that tower over the rest, which should serve as adequate markers. As well, you think you see the occasional small clearing. You really can't determine anything like leaf type from the air unless you get close.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are there any obvious paths into the forest?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are there any obvious paths into the forest?

>Not that you can see from where you are.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Well, the lack of paths makes this a bit harder."
> Point to the closest area that looks like a small clearing.
> "That look like a clearing to you? Maybe we should start there."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, the lack of paths makes this a bit harder."
> Point to the closest area that looks like a small clearing.
> "That look like a clearing to you? Maybe we should start there."

>"There might be all kinds of paths under the trees, says Mystia. "It's not like people go near Scarlet Devil Mansion very much. Or Alice's house, if they can help it."
>You point to what you think is a clearing. "Yeah, it looks like," says Mystia.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm. Let's keep that place in mind. If there's nothing immediately obvious as a path from the ground, we'll head toward that clearing."
> Land and check the forest for paths inward again.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm. Let's keep that place in mind. If there's nothing immediately obvious as a path from the ground, we'll head toward that clearing."
> Land and check the forest for paths inward again.

>"Right," says Mystia.
>Where are you landing?

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> If there's no trees immediately below us, land straight down.

[Hello Purvis]

> If there's no trees immediately below us, land straight down.

>There are, you went over to where Meiling indicated.
>You could go back to near Alice's house or to the front wall of the manor, if you are looking for clear ground.

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[DracoOmega]

>Fly towards the nearest clearing

[Hello Purvis]

>Fly towards the nearest clearing

>You approach the nearest clearing, a bit further southwest from your current position.
>Look down, the clearing is fairly empty, and probably no more than a few yards across. You see an old log laying in it.

>_