Patchy Quest Again: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>Tell Ran the Sun is now shooting flares of solar energy at you, so if he could get to Yukari soon, it would really help...
>Declare Water Elf at the Sun

[EDIT]I meant she! SHE!

>You mention your current situation. "Ha!" comes the voice of Chen, "Found the ghost! It's in Ran's other hat!" The sound of cloth being hit follows.
>You declare Wood and Water Sign: Water Elf
>Water begins to rain from above, imparting a refreshing coolness upon the area. The sun, being far too large to dodge, jerks about erratically in the downpour, giving off a lot of steam.

> Ponder if it might be possible to make some quick modifications to Metal Fatigue so that you could be truly sure that it would affect the metal in the sun
> If not possible, or puts you into too much risk, use Metal Fatigue as-is

>Spellcards cannot be modified on the fly like that. It would be a complex operation even if they could.

> Continue search for sun shard.

>You think you see something drop out of the Sun.

[Chaore]

>Did Chen just seriously knock Ran's hat off? This can't end well.
>Dodge, But do try and take a look at what fell out of the sun.

[Serela]

>As the Sun... err... "dodges" your spellcard, try to get a good look at what dropped. Ponder whether it would be safe to go and pick it up, or if it would like burn your hands off when you touched it.

[Kasu]

> If it is the shard, go get it.
> Run like hell back to the rocket if shard is obtained.

[Hello Purvis]

>Did Chen just seriously knock Ran's hat off? This can't end well.
>Dodge, But do try and take a look at what fell out of the sun.

>You can't be sure, but there are a lot of cloth-hitting noises, and a muted conversation in the backgound.
>Thankfully, the Sun is too distracted to be launching flares at you. The steam it is giving off would also be a problem, but it is too bright to be obscured by such things.
>From what you can tell, it is a kind of rock. It has also started a small fire among the flowers.

>As the Sun... err... "dodges" your spellcard, try to get a good look at what dropped. Ponder whether it would be safe to go and pick it up, or if it would like burn your hands off when you touched it.

>The fact it started a fire suggests it is not. Thankfully, the fire doesn't seem to be spreading.

> If it is the shard, go get it.
> Run like hell back to the rocket if shard is obtained.

>You don't want to grab anything that is on fire.

>_

[Kasu]

> Ponder a way to stop the burning.

[Toasty]

>Check inventory for containers

[E-Nazrin]

>stay prepared to dodge solar beams just in case
>ask sun to take it easy :yukkuri:

[Hello Purvis]

> Ponder a way to stop the burning.

>You could probably wait it out.

>Check inventory for containers

>Your Inventory contains
>Box
>Commemorative Stein

>stay prepared to dodge solar beams just in case
>ask sun to take it easy :yukkuri:

>So far, things are fine. But your spellcard is about to run out.
>It is too busy being rained on to really make any sort of reply.

>_

[Serela]

>Be prepared to use Rage Trilithon High Level as soon as your current spellcard wears out.
>If possible, aim some of the water from your current spellcard onto the possible Sun Shard before it ends.

[E-Nazrin]

>if box is made of flammable material, scoop up fallen rock with trusty Commemorative Stein
>ready Silver Dragon for after Water Elf runs out
>"Chen, this isn't a ghost. This is Patchouli, and I'm using a spell to talk through Ran's hat from the sun. I need Yukari's help, so please calm down."
>descriptions for remaining spellcards

[Hello Purvis]

>Be prepared to use Rage Trilithon High Level as soon as your current spellcard wears out.
>If possible, aim some of the water from your current spellcard onto the possible Sun Shard before it ends.

>You ready Rage Trilithon High Level
>You are not able to aim it, but you suspect the rain has a role in keeping the fire from spreading.

>if box is made of flammable material, scoop up fallen rock with trusty Commemorative Stein
>ready Silver Dragon for after Water Elf runs out
>"Chen, this isn't a ghost. This is Patchouli, and I'm using a spell to talk through Ran's hat from the sun. I need Yukari's help, so please calm down."
>descriptions for remaining spellcards

>The box is made of wood. You dash forward and deftly scoop up the rock in the Commemorative Stein
>You obtain: Sun Shard.
>"Oh yeah!?" says Chen. "What if you're just a lying ghost? Well tough beans, because I'm you're worst nightmare!"
>Metal Sign: Metal Fatigue
>A spell to wear at and expand metal.
>Earth Sign: Rage Trilithon (Half-Expended)
>Summons a landslide from the aether. Be careful of collateral damage!
>Earth Sign: Rage Trilithon High Level
>Summons landslide of rocks that changes direction unpredictably. Do not use this near delicate things, or neglect your own safty.
>Earth Sign: Trilithon Shake
>Summons a landslide of boulders you can direct. You'll be particularly to blame for any collateral damage
>Metal Sign: Silver Dragon
>Imparts great malleability to metal and a fair deal of precision.

>_

[Serela]

>On second thought, ready Trilithon Shake instead of Trilithon Rage High Level. We don't want to be wrecking the rocket, even if Yukari does eventually get here and would agree to gap us back to Gensokyo.

[Hello Purvis]

>On second thought, ready Trilithon Shake instead of Trilithon Rage High Level. We don't want to be wrecking the rocket, even if Yukari does eventually get here and would agree to gap us back to Gensokyo.

>You prepare Trilithon Shake, instead. And none too soon, as Wood and Water Sign: Water Elf runs out of energy!
>The sun is quite a bit smaller now, about the size of a normal house, but it is still quite furious-looking, and swoops down at you, leaving a trail of flares in its wake!
>"My eyes!" comes a voice behind you.

>_

[Serela]

>Try to tell if this voice belongs to Yuka, Shizuha, or Yukari
>"I believe I've set up an Emerald Megalith barrier somewhere, if its still standing... you might try hiding behind that to shield your eyes. Although I could use some help here!"
>Dash out of the way of the Sun
>Declare Trilithon Shake at the Sun

[Hello Purvis]

>Try to tell if this voice belongs to Yuka, Shizuha, or Yukari
>"I believe I've set up an Emerald Megalith barrier somewhere, if its still standing... you might try hiding behind that to shield your eyes. Although I could use some help here!"
>Dash out of the way of the Sun
>Declare Trilithon Shake at the Sun

>It doesn't sound like Shizuha or Yuka, that's for sure.
>The Sun, being significantly less substantial than before, is a bit easier to dodge and does not force you to hit the dirt like before. You are able to leap out of the way without any problem.
>Unfortunately, one of the flares left in its wake slashes through your leg, leacing a big nasty burn and ruining your robe.
>Your Current Condition is: In a lot of pain. A little winded.
>You declare Trilithon Shake, and a number of boulders begin to tumble from above. You can direct them as you wish.
>Turning around to keep your eye on the opponent, you see an Umbrella-carrying person dash behind the megaliths. It's Yukari! ...And she doesn't seem to be wearing anything but her cap. "Why the hell are you fighting the Sun!?" she shouts.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>intercept sun with boulder
>"Because Yuuka tried to cause eternal summer! Get something dark over your eyes so you can see!"

[UncertainJakutten]

>You crawl on the ground, looking for a Sun Shard or cast off legos. You are able to gather a couple of the latter, when you notice the sun isn't swooping down upon you anymore. Instead, it is hovering overhead, glaring down at you.

>Label legos as FLAMING LEGOS OF FUCKWIN!

Yeah, um, I got nothing. You all explain the situation.

[Hello Purvis]

>intercept sun with boulder
>"Because Yuuka tried to cause eternal summer! Get something dark over your eyes so you can see!"

>You direct some boulders at the Sun. Although it is a lot more svelt than it used to be, it's still much larger of a target than you're used to dealing with, and you are able to practically drop the whole landslide on it. You imagine those boulders aren't exactly warm, either. They cut right through the Sun, although you note they come red hot. Still, it can't be pleasant judging from how it's quivering.
>"Working on it!" says Yukari, as she opens a gap and digs into it, while shielding her eyes with her parasol and her arm.

>_

[Serela]

>Assess how manly fighting the Sun (and winning!) is
>While dropping landslides on the Sun, look around to see if Hourai is anywhere. Although, I suppose she would probably be behind the Megalith.

[Hello Purvis]

>Assess how manly fighting the Sun (and winning!) is
>While dropping landslides on the Sun, look around to see if Hourai is anywhere. Although, I suppose she would probably be behind the Megalith.

>You don't know how manly it is, but you'll bet that Remilia and Flandre will be proud of you!
>You look around for Hourai. Yep, there she is, hiding under one of the megaliths. She doesn't look so good. But then again, she did take a Master Spark full out.
>"Found 'em!" Yukari announces, pulling out a pair of triangle-shaped black glasses and putting them on. "Alright le-!"
>FOOM
>You aren't sure what happened. But you find that you are lying on your back, looking up at Gensokyo. It's also quite dark all of a sudden, and rather pleasantly. You're also rather sore. Especially your leg. Hey, you can kind see Scarlet Devil Mansion from here!

>_

[Serela]

>Get up
>Assess the situation
>Look at the sky and see if you can see a sun or moon anywhere
>Look around for Hourai
>Check if you still have all your items
>If there isn't any pressing matters, go to the Scarlet Devil Mansion
wait nevermind I think I misunderstood this :< please wait warmly for new response

mmkay yeah do the first two things, Get up and assess situation. And in addition
>"Yukari... err, did I just destroy the sun?"

[Fightest]

> Oh god what did we do to the Sun?
> Contemplate previous description that mentions that Yukari is not wearing anything but her cap.
> Save contemplation for later, look for Sun.

[E-Nazrin]

>"Help?"
>oh god it hurts
>try to lean up enough to look around for the sun, at least

[Hello Purvis]

> Oh god what did we do to the Sun?
> Contemplate previous description that mentions that Yukari is not wearing anything but her cap.
> Save contemplation for later, look for Sun.

>You don't see the Sun anywhere.
>Yeah. You are pretty sure you weren't seeing thngs.
>You still don't see the Sun anywhere, and it's getting mighty dark. Oh right, the glasses.

>"Help?"
>oh god it hurts
>try to lean up enough to look around for the sun, at least

>"I think you beat it," says Yukari.
>Yeah. Yeah it does.
>You sit up, and still see no signs of the Sun. Yukari seems to be to have been throwing into a stand of Peonies, though.
>You can no longer see through your glasses.

>_

[UncertainJakutten]

>Take off glasses
>"Umu...wait...if we beat the sun...isn't that...bad? Like, doing the exact reverse of what Yuka did?"

[Seian Verian]

> Contemplate just what kind of punishment Reimu is likely to inflict upon you for this.
> Shudder
> Feel despair overtake you.

[Serela]

>Take off glasses
>"...well, I think I solved the heatwave problem. Maybe Utsuho can make a new sun for Gensokyo later...?"
>Wonder if Remilia would be happy or mad to know you killed the Sun, allowing her to go outside whenever she likes

[UncertainJakutten]

>Wait...we are looking..UP at gensokyo now, right?
>Weren't we previously looking...DOWN at Gensokyo?
>"Wait...did we beat it or did it just set?"

[Toasty]

>Ask yukari if she can gap a new sun - this time one that obeys logic and is not on a floating island of flowers.