Patchy Quest: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>Sit down and talk at Wriggle, asking her to go see Suwako or something (since you are in no condition to force her to do anything right now)
>Mukyu.

>You sit down, but really it can be called more of an intentional fall.
>You try to talk, but gasping gets in the way. You cannot even Mukyu.
>"This is totally not green!" Wriggle cries, rolling into her back and still clutching her face, "This is not green at all!"

> Rage at horrible health.
> Ready hot sauce in case Wriggle attempts to counterattack.

>If only you hadn't been running yourself ragged all day! Damn it all!
>You grab the Bottle of This Sauce Will Kill You For Reals, in case Wriggle tries something funny. You're not sure what you'll be able to do with it in your current state. But it's comforting to have nonetheless.

> Perform the best Hannibal Lecture you can in between fits of wheezing.
> "An easy target - that's what you were thinking, firefly,"
> Wheeze
> "You think yourself a thief..."
> Wheeze
> "But you were too afraid..."
> Wheeze
> "To hold on to your stolen gains."
> Wheeze
> "So afraid that you passed them off to..."
> Wheeze
> "An innocent bystander, hoping she gets the blame."
> Wheeze
> "You're pathetic, firefly."
> Get breath back.
> "You're coming with me to the Moriya shrine."

>Oh man, that's a lot of words right now. You think you get some of them off.
>"I can't vid a thing!" Wriggle cries. "Oh god!"

> Don't die

>You're doing your best!

>have Megalith ready if she tries to attack
>bind her arms somehow when you get the chance, start marching her up Youkai Mountain, explain stealing frog oil from Suwako if anyone accosts you

>You don't think you can say the whole spellcard name right now.
>How do you intend to bind her arms?

>bring bugspray next time
>pour an entire bottle of hot sauce down her throat.

> Only threaten to do this because we aren't trying to kill her.

>Well hot sauce is kinda like bug spray...
>You threaten to give Wriggle a mouthful of hot sauce. "Shut down, choob!" she cries, "You fried my eyes! Who the hell are you?!"

>_

[Janitor Morgan]

> "Kanako Yasaka, come to exact vengeance for your crimes."
> ...at least, as well as you can say that in your current state.

[Toasty]

>tear off wriggle's pants for the hell of it
>breath slow and deep as to help recoup.....

[Hello Purvis]

> "Kanako Yasaka, come to exact vengeance for your crimes."
> ...at least, as well as you can say that in your current state.

>"Drek!" Wriggle shouts, and frantically starts trying to to crawl away.
>You think you managed it in about four breaths.

>tear off wriggle's pants for the hell of it
>breath slow and deep as to help recoup.....

>You will have to pick your favorite, humiliation or recuperation, as Wriggle is doing her best to crawl off. She bangs her shoulder on the door frame in the process.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>dive on top of Wriggle and pin her down with the power of GRAVITY!!

[Hello Purvis]

>dive on top of Wriggle and pin her down with the power of GRAVITY!!

>You crawl over toward Wriggle, using the power of vision to catch up to her. Then, with a mighty heave, you throw yourself on top of her! "Gah!" she cries, and starts flailing in your general direction.
>Current Condition: Very very drained, asthmatic, and being kicked.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>really should have pinned her legs. Try that for a bit, else back off and recuperate while keeping her in sight as best as possible

[Hello Purvis]

>really should have pinned her legs. Try that for a bit, else back off and recuperate while keeping her in sight as best as possible

>Trying to pin her legs kinda works. Making the best of this situation, she starts beating you about the head with her fists. Ow!
>You try to let go and back off. Unfortunately, although blinded, Wriggle has a pretty good idea of where you are now, and levels a kick to your face. Ever
>You are not sure how much time has passed when you come to. Wriggle is nowhere to be seen, and your face hurts.
>Your current condition is: Tired. Sore. Breathing fine

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>grumble
>look around
>time/date
>relationship score with Lucky Coin

[Hello Purvis]

>grumble
>look around
>time/date
>relationship score with Lucky Coin

>You enjoy a refreshing grumble.
>Looking around, you see no sign of Wriggle nearby.
>You have no way to tell this, but it doesn't feel like you were out for that long.
>Pretty Bleedin' Intimate, all things considered.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>location
>pet Lucky Coin fondly
>inventory

[Hello Purvis]

>location
>pet Lucky Coin fondly
>inventory

>You are inside wriggle's house! It's rather dirty and not very large. There is a futon off to the side, a dresser opposite of the door, and a large rock that seems to either be a table or a chair. There is an open window to the south. Obvious exits are south and east.
>You pet the coin. It'll always be with you.
>Your Inventory contains:
>Suspiciously Sleepwear-Like Witch Gown (worn as clothes)
>Witch Cap (Worn as Hat)
>Metal Sign: Metal Fatigue (Used)
>List of Anti-Humidity Spell components.
>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
>Fire Sign: Agni Shine
>Fire Sign: Agni Shine High Level
>Wood Sign: Sylphae Horn High Level
>Earth Sign: Rage Trilithon High Level
>Fire Sign: Agni Radiance
>Water Sign: Bury in Lake (Damaged)
>Wood Sign: Green Storm
>Earth Sign: Trilithon Shake
>Metal Sign: Silver Dragon
>Wood and Fire Sign: Forest Blaze
>Wood and Water Sign: Water Elf
>Metal and Water Sign: Mercury Poison
>Earth and Metal Sign: Emerald Megalith
>Moon Sign: Silent Selene (Used)
>Bottle of This Sauce Will Kill You For Reals.
>44 ☼
>Lucky Coin
>Silk Rose
>Secret Seashell
>Book Entitled: Civil Engineering by Hartman and Pert
>Banson's Aria

[E-Nazrin]

>more importantly, what's missing?
>can you repair Bury in Lake offhand?
>swipe a set of Wriggleclothes and head to Korin's to report

[Hello Purvis]

>more importantly, what's missing?
>can you repair Bury in Lake offhand?
>swipe a set of Wriggleclothes and head to Korin's to report

>You don't think anything is missing.
>You aren't sure if you can fix it. To be honest, you never damaged a spellcard before.
>You steal a set of Wriggle's Clothing and head to Kourindou.
>As you pass by Lyrica, who is jamming away., says "I saw Wriggle wandering around! You were looking for her, right?"

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>nod
>"Yeah. Did you talk to her?"
>conjure dry noodles

[Hello Purvis]

>nod
>"Yeah. Did you talk to her?"
>conjure dry noodles

>"No," says Lyrica, "she wasn't looking very friendly, and was too busy stumbling into trees and stuff. And I had a good beat going. She went that way, though." Lyrica points east, into a dense bit of forest. You really hadn't thought about going that way, due to it being full of foliage and presumably nothing else.
>You did not master weekday magic just to engage in such vulgar tricks.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>I don't see that excluding them, zocko.
>"Any idea where she might have been headed in there? And about how long ago?"

[Hello Purvis]

>I don't see that excluding them, zocko.
>"Any idea where she might have been headed in there? And about how long ago?"

>It's like how one does not learn to be a master chef in order to make potted meat.
>"I think Mystia's stand is that way." says Lyrica. "It was maybe half an hour ago, and she wasn't moving very fast."

>_

[theshirn]

> Let her know you found Lunasa
> Thank Lyrica and go after Wriggle

[E-Nazrin]

>be very careful, as it is likely Mystia and/or Wriggle has/have arranged some scheme for you
>condition
>Chester Meatpot

[Hello Purvis]

> Let her know you found Lunasa
> Thank Lyrica and go after Wriggle

>"Oh, what was she up to?" asks Lyrica. As you depart, she adds, "Tell me later!"
>You push your way east through the undergrowth.
>You are in a heavily wooded area. The trees are very close together, and the undergrowth barely allows you to see your feet; the recent heat wave has helped keep a lot of it green. Leaves gently drift down from above from time to time. You think you see some motion among the tree boughs. Obvious exits are east and west.

>be very careful, as it is likely Mystia and/or Wriggle has/have arranged some scheme for you
>condition
>Chester Meatpot

>You stay wary, there is no sign of Wriggle or Mystia yet that you immediately recognize.
>You are sore and tired.
>Very no.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>evaluate combat condition
>if not up to an encounter, screw it and go back to Lyrica again, "She was at Eintei helping Cirno produce horrible rap music."

[Hello Purvis]

>evaluate combat condition
>if not up to an encounter, screw it and go back to Lyrica again, "She was at Eintei helping Cirno produce horrible rap music."

>If you don't try to break any any of your bigger spellcards, you should be fine. But you aren't sure how much abuse you can take this state. But you're better off than before by a good deal.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>would Wriggle have regained her sight yet? Or Mystia fix it? Oh... whatever.
>pursuit
>fursuit

[Hello Purvis]

>would Wriggle have regained her sight yet? Or Mystia fix it? Oh... whatever.
>pursuit
>fursuit

>You don't think so. But Youkai always have this way of being weird about things. As for Mystia, you aren't sure if she can restore sight or not.
>You continue to the east.
>The woods become a bit less thick here; but still plenty difficult to move about in. Up ahead, you can see a food stand set up in the middle the brush. Wriggle is sitting there, apparently talking. You're too far away to hear; and you are pretty sure that Wriggle doesn't know you are there.
>I am going to pretend I did not parse that.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>if viable, get close enough to overhear without getting noticed
>and remove your hat so you're slightly less recognizable from what Wriggle saw
>biscuit banjo

[Prody]

>Consider consulting Marisa

[Hello Purvis]

>if viable, get close enough to overhear without getting noticed
>and remove your hat so you're slightly less recognizable from what Wriggle saw
>biscuit banjo

>You remove your hat, and try to creep closer.
>"You gotta have something for me, Mysty," says Wriggle "I can't vid a thing!"
>"You know it doesn't work like that," comes a voice from someone hidden by the stand's curtain.
>You do not have these items.

>Consider consulting Marisa

>You do know where she lives. But would they be here when you return?

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>she'd probably just scold you anyway. And so would Remilia. Screw that.
>Wait, can't vid a thing. Derp.
>replace hat, enter stand quietly and oh shit a SEAT GOD YES
>sit down, contented sigh

[Hello Purvis]

>she'd probably just scold you anyway. And so would Remilia. Screw that.
>Wait, can't vid a thing. Derp.
>replace hat, enter stand quietly and oh shit a SEAT GOD YES
>sit down, contented sigh

>You replace your hat and have a seat at the stand.
>Mystia is behind the stand, though presently not cooking anything. She looks like she's about to say something, but stead she just stares at you with something like open-mouthed amazement.
>"Hey, what'd you go quiet for?" asks Wriggle, turning her head every which way.

>_