Maribel Quest Latterly - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>"OH! Is this Korindou? Yamame mentioned this place on my way out of the underground!"

>"Did she now?" says Rinnosuke, as he marks down the sale in his notebook. "I'll keep this in mind."

> "I noticed you gave me a long look earlier, when I first came in. What was up with that? I can think of a few reasons why anyone here might stare at me, but I'm curious as to yours."

>"You look markedly like one of my better customers," says Rinnosuke. "It took me a moment to discern what was going on."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Let me guess, Yukari? You would be something like the fourth person to mention that already today, I think."

[Serela]

>"It was even worse when I was wearing my purple dress... it'd take a minute for them to realize I wasn't her."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Let me guess, Yukari? You would be something like the fourth person to mention that already today, I think."

>"That would be her."

>"It was even worse when I was wearing my purple dress... it'd take a minute for them to realize I wasn't her."

>"Ah, I could see how that would be a problem," he says.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"In any event, thank you for this, and I'll be back later."
>Take the flowers and trowel with us, and leave the store
>Do we remember the way to Mystia's

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Fly up in the air to get better look of surroundings

[Hello Purvis]

>"In any event, thank you for this, and I'll be back later."
>Take the flowers and trowel with us, and leave the store
>Do we remember the way to Mystia's

>"You are welcome," he says.
>You gather up your stuff and head out.
>You kind of remember the way. At some point, you turn east off the road, and it was a straight go.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Where is the road in relation to our current location?

[Hello Purvis]

>Where is the road in relation to our current location?

>Right outside the door, really.

>_

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Continue along the road until we see a path that goes east

[Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin]

> Test flight, in current situation. Only for a moment, though.

(also god DAMN how did this get to be a whole 1000 posts in like three days)

[Hello Purvis]

> Continue along the road until we see a path that goes east

>You look for a path, but it is in vain. You didn't really have a path, so much as a spot that wasn't quite so overgrown...like that one, over there!

> Test flight, in current situation. Only for a moment, though.

>You try to fly. Taking off isn't so hard now, you think your practice is paying off!
>After that, you settle back to the ground.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Move in through the less overgrown spot

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Keep practicing Barriers along the way

[Hello Purvis]

>Move in through the less overgrown spot

>You head east.
>Yes, you remember this spot. There's not quite a trail, more of just spots that aren't overgrown through the trees. There is motion to the southeast! Looking over, you see a deer bounding away. Wow, you've never actually seen one of those. Obvious exits are east and west.

> Keep practicing Barriers along the way

>You were distracted by the deer. Also your hands are full of box.

>_

[UncertainJakutten]

>See if we can practice shooting danmaku from places that aren't our palms. But be careful not to shoot from the palm anyway.

[DracoOmega]

>See if we can practice shooting danmaku from places that aren't our palms. But be careful not to shoot from the palm anyway.

>Probably best not to risk it while our hands are carrying Yuka's flowers. That would be a BAD thing to accidentally hit

>Go east

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Practice barriers without hands

[Hello Purvis]

>See if we can practice shooting danmaku from places that aren't our palms. But be careful not to shoot from the palm anyway.

>Probably best not to risk it while our hands are carrying Yuka's flowers. That would be a BAD thing to accidentally hit

>Go east

>You decide that randomly firing about when carrying delicate cargo is probably a bad idea.
>You go east.
>You work your way through the foliage, and catch a distant glimpse of Mystia's house. You are hear some sounds ahead, which distinctly remind you of danmaku noises.

> Practice barriers without hands

>Reimu pretty distinctly told you that you'd need them.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Oh boy....
>See if we can get a view of what's going on, and who's shooting at each other. Try to stay out of sight while doing this

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Very carefully go see whats going on, we don't want to get into a fight holding these flowers

[Hello Purvis]

>Oh boy....
>See if we can get a view of what's going on, and who's shooting at each other. Try to stay out of sight while doing this

>Quite.
>You can see some bullets through the trees here and again, and hear Mystia shout "Knock it off, you little shits!"

> Very carefully go see whats going on, we don't want to get into a fight holding these flowers

>You creep forward, and can see a few faeries bobbing around in the air, as well as Mystia firing on them angrily.
>Wow...Mystia is good. Look at all that stuff she conjured! She must some kind of hardass...

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Wow...Mystia is good. Look at all that stuff she conjured! She must some kind of hardass...

(Ah, poor Maribel, if only you knew...)

>Well, if she's that much better than us, there mightn't be much for us to contribute...
>Still, put the flowers down somewhere sheltered and out of anyone's line of fire in case we need to defend ourself
>Continue to observe

[Kilgamayan]

> How many fairies do there appear to be?

Why do I get the distinct feeling Cirno is going to be the final boss of this adventure?

[Hello Purvis]

(Ah, poor Maribel, if only you knew...)

>Well, if she's that much better than us, there mightn't be much for us to contribute...
>Still, put the flowers down somewhere sheltered and out of anyone's line of fire in case we need to defend ourself
>Continue to observe

>Yeah, you think she'll have this well in hand.
>You put down the flowers in case something happens, and watch.
>You quickly note there is a faerie by the stand, you can just see her puffy hat over the edge.

> How many fairies do there appear to be?

>Mystia seems to be fighting a half dozen of them, and there's the one by the stand.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Move a little towards the stand
>Does the faerie seem to be trying to steal something or damage it or something? Or is she just eating peacefully despite the chaos?

[Kilgamayan]

> Does the fairy by the stand have any distinct features?
> How far away is the stand? Maybe we can sneak up behind this fairy and put her in a Full Nelson or something to get the others to stop assaulting Mystia.

[UncertainJakutten]

> If the faerie by the stand seems to be at rest or not attacking, ask her about the disturbance.

[Hello Purvis]

>Move a little towards the stand
>Does the faerie seem to be trying to steal something or damage it or something? Or is she just eating peacefully despite the chaos?

>You move toward the stand.
>It's hard to see, when she's barely tall enough to be seen over the counter, but she's behind the counter, rather than in front of it.

> Does the fairy by the stand have any distinct features?
> How far away is the stand? Maybe we can sneak up behind this fairy and put her in a Full Nelson or something to get the others to stop assaulting Mystia.

>She has a puffy hat, and you think you see some Aqua-colored hair peeking out from under it.
>About five yards. It may be possible to sneak up on her, she is facing northward; if you read the hat correctly.

> If the faerie by the stand seems to be at rest or not attacking, ask her about the disturbance.

>You're pretty sure she's doing...something.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Keep moving toward the stand, circling around the fight scene as necessary. Try to be somewhat stealthy in the process.