Patchy Quest: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Rikter]

>Ask Tenshi about "Internets" first.

[Hello Purvis]

> Try not to smile at Tenshi's idiocy.
> Ask Marisa to get the barrel.
> Head for the mountain with Marisa.

>Ask Tenshi about "Internets" first.

>With some difficultly, you suppress a smile and asking Marisa to get the battle. She nods, walks over to it, and hoists if over her should as though it were simply a somewhat larger than average pillow. Dang.
>"You want to know about the what what?" Tenshi replies.
>With that, you leave the tavern and make you way to the Kourindou intersection, and turn east toward the mountains.
>You walk along a stretch of road leading toward the mountains. Up ahead, you see a smallish house with the remains of a large and mostly harvested garden on the north side of the raid. Among the husks and remains of the harvest crops is Chen, dozing away. Obvious exits are east, west, and north.

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[Rikter]

>Keep note of Chens location for now.
>Come back later and poke her.

[Demonbman]

>Mess with Chen's ears.

[E-Nazrin]

>curse your lack of camera for photographing sleepyChen, if only to bribe Ran with
>ask Marisa if she has any suggestions for a present for Flandre

[Thata no Guykoro]

>Drink your hot sauce. Only take one swig of it for now, though.

[Hello Purvis]

>Keep note of Chens location for now.
>Come back later and poke her.

>You note Chen's location for later.

>Mess with Chen's ears.

>Okay, it's later. You creep over, careful to avoid any dried foilage that might give you away. Reaching out, you deftly flick Chen's ear. "WAAAAH!" she cries, leaping up and scattering away in a tangle of limbs while giving you a hurt look.

>curse your lack of camera for photographing sleepyChen, if only to bribe Ran with
>ask Marisa if she has any suggestions for a present for Flandre

>Well it's too late for that.
>You start to ask Marisa about gifts, but Chen cuts you off, "What was that for, ya big jerk!"

>Drink your hot sauce. Only take one swig of it for now, though.

>You still have no hot sauce. You walked off before claiming the last bottle as well. You should stop that.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"Sorry. It was a bit of an irresistible urge. A worthy test of your Catness, so to speak. Besides, are you sure you should be sleeping in the fields?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Sorry. It was a bit of an irresistible urge. A worthy test of your Catness, so to speak. Besides, are you sure you should be sleeping in the fields?"

>"Are you sure you should be sleeping in the fields?" Chen answers, giving you a sour look.

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[Demonbman]

>Dont get the question >_<

[E-Nazrin]

>raise an eyebrow, point at the crop remains Chen was napping in

[Hello Purvis]

>Dont get the question >_<

>You wonder if that makes two of you.

>raise an eyebrow, point at the crop remains Chen was napping in

>"Ran!" Chen shouts, "Patchouli's picking on me!"

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"... garden. I meant the garden. How'd I make that mistake?"
>resist urge to mukyuu
>examine house
>examine inventory

[Toasty]

>Ask chen about humidity spell ingredients

[Hello Purvis]

>"... garden. I meant the garden. How'd I make that mistake?"
>resist urge to mukyuu
>examine house
>examine inventory

>"You're mean, I don't like you, go away!" says Chen.
>You do not Mukyu. This may be for the better.
>The house is a rather simple affair, one story and not much larger than Marisa or Alice's homes.
>You Inventory Contains:
>Your Inventory contains:
>Suspiciously Sleepwear-Like Witch Gown (worn as clothes)
>Witch Cap (Worn as Hat)
>Metal Sign: Metal Fatigue
>List of Anti-Humidity Spell components.
>Bottle of Frog Oil
>Glass of Lemonade (Unpaid)
>Bottle of Avalonian Colon-Killer Sauce Label
>Ballpoint Pen
>Pad of Paper
>Wood Sign: Sylphae Horn
>Earth Sign: Rage Trilithon
>Fire & Earth Sign: Lava Cromlech
>Blessing of the Great Destructor

>Ask chen about humidity spell ingredients

>She looks at the list and shrugs. "Don't care about that."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>risk assessment of bothering Ran or Yukari about ingredients list
>actually, do that on the way back so Chen can calm down
>examine each item in inventory
>text parsee

[Hello Purvis]

>risk assessment of bothering Ran or Yukari about ingredients list
>actually, do that on the way back so Chen can calm down
>examine each item in inventory
>text parsee

>Ran is reputedly a nice sort, but prone to stress. Yukari is supposedly very mercurial in nature.
>You decide to bother the Yakumo family after making your delivery.
>Your Inventory contains:
>Suspiciously Sleepwear-Like Witch Gown (worn as clothes)
>The name says it all, you don't have to change clothes after getting up when you're feeling lazy.
>Witch Cap (Worn as Hat)
>This Cap has a Crescent on it, and quite precious to you.
>Metal Sign: Metal Fatigue
>A spell to wear at and expand metal.
>List of Anti-Humidity Spell components.
>The name tells you all you need to know.
>Bottle of Frog Oil
>A bottle of greenish liquid supposedly from Moriya Shrine. It has uses in potion-making, and supposedly brings luck.
>Glass of Lemonade
>A mostly finished glass of lemonade.
>Bottle of Avalonian Colon-Killer Sauce Label
>The label to a brand of Hot Sauce.
>Ballpoint Pen
>It writes with ink. Practically magic.
>Pad of Paper
>Its uses are myriad and mysterious.
>Wood Sign: Sylphae Horn
>Summons Autumn Leaves and lets them tumble about.
>Earth Sign: Rage Trilithon
>Summons a landslide from the aether. Be careful of collateral damage!
>Fire & Earth Sign: Lava Cromlech
>Invokes a massive explosion of fire and rock. Careless use of this will cost you friends.
>Blessing of the Great Destructor
>Sealed with a kiss.
>You have no means to text any kind of person, Bridge Princess or otherwise.

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[Seian Verian]

> "I apologize for bothering you Chen."
> Continue with delivery

[E-Nazrin]

>wonder why Marisa has been so quiet during this encounter
>apologize to Chen and continue on

[Hello Purvis]

> "I apologize for bothering you Chen."
> Continue with delivery

>"Ehhhhh...okay," says Chen, who then yawns. She returns to her spot in the field, walks a circuit around it, then curls up there once more.
>You continue Eastward.
>You come to a light forest, full of leaving rain done from above. Minoriko is sitting on a rock with a variety of foodstuffs in front of her, inspecting them. The foostuffs are oddly translucent, you can she her hand through an apple she is considering. Obvious exits are east and west.

>wonder why Marisa has been so quiet during this encounter
>apologize to Chen and continue on

>Marisa seems to have spent the incident leaning against the barrel and grinning.

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[E-Nazrin]

>"Ah, Minoriko. I don't suppose you have an explanation for this heat? Or the food, I suppose..."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Ah, Minoriko. I don't suppose you have an explanation for this heat? Or the food, I suppose..."

>"Oh!" says Minoriko, "Hello there. These?" she holds up a half-way invisible yam, "They're offerings, of course. As for the heat, well, I don't know what's wrong. We're trying to cool it down, but usually the heat doesn't fight back so hard..."

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[E-Nazrin]

>if you have any understanding of how being offerings would make food translucent, recall; else, ask
>"And any idea who might be responsible for the weath...er..."
>pause
>"I should have noticed that Celestial was rather cheerful..."

[Hello Purvis]

>if you have any understanding of how being offerings would make food translucent, recall; else, ask
>"And any idea who might be responsible for the weath...er..."
>pause
>"I should have noticed that Celestial was rather cheerful..."

>You really have no idea about matters of faith, save that offers work. Upon asking, Minoriko says, "These are the spirits of the offerings, you see. They were given earnestly by the farmers, who then took the earthly essences for themselves."
>"Well, it could be her," Minoriko agrees. "Hopefully she'll cut it out, shortly."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"I see..."
>Eye travel barrel, recall where Tenshi wanted it delivered

[Hello Purvis]

>"I see..."
>Eye travel barrel, recall where Tenshi wanted it delivered

>It is a barrel. Marisa is carrying it rather easily. Tenshi wants it delivered to the Moriya shrine.

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[E-Nazrin]

>"How do you usually 'fight the heat' to adjust to fall? I suspect something's wrong."
>tap barrel to try and figure out contents

[Hello Purvis]

>"How do you usually 'fight the heat' to adjust to fall? I suspect something's wrong."
>tap barrel to try and figure out contents

>Minoriko frowns for a moment, then says, "It's a little difficult to sum up. Let's say it's akin to the way you instinctively understand and employ grammar on words you have never heard conjugated before. It's merely something we do when the proper time comes. The trouble is that we can't figure out what is wrong. Shizuha is out somewhere looking for clues."

>You tap the barrel, and learn nothing. However, the sloshing sound you hear as Marisa shifts it suggests it is full of liquid.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"Intriguing... this may be worth studying. But not now, of course. Putting an end to this horrible heat wave is more important."
>"... perhaps it is an inability of forcing the cold, more than the heat fighting on its own? Come to think of it, Cirno has been missing, and Mokou might be up to something... think there may be a connection?"
>"And... if I can indulge my curiosity, what exactly are you doing with your offerings?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Intriguing... this may be worth studying. But not now, of course. Putting an end to this horrible heat wave is more important."
>"... perhaps it is an inability of forcing the cold, more than the heat fighting on its own? Come to think of it, Cirno has been missing, and Mokou might be up to something... think there may be a connection?"
>"And... if I can indulge my curiosity, what exactly are you doing with your offerings?"

>Minoriko just sort of nods along. Then she says, "These? I'm checking them for quality. Kanako and Suwako and all the rest are going to want a share, and it doesn't do to barter when you don't know the quality of your own goods!" she chuckles, as though she told a joke.

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