Patchy Quest Moreso: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

+++Nazrin Located+++

>You are Patchouli, Gensokyo's greatest freeloader! You are on a mission to banish humidity from your library! It is unseasonably hot for late fall; the Aki Sisters have been complaining about the season being recalcitrant. Wriggle had taken up burglary and got in trouble with the Moriya Shrine, but you have sorted that out. The Prismrivers have broken up! Cirno has taken up Hip Hop at Eientei and failing terribly with Lunasa. Kaguya has asked you to provide a better cooling method for Eientei than Cirno hanging around. Byakuren and her followers are trying to build a temple, you have offered to help!
>You have a terribly embarrassing tattoo that no one can know about, and no idea how to get rid of it. Koakuma is on holiday, as stipulated in her contract. You are convinced Sakuya has it out for you. Aya has been arrested.  You have had a strange thing for hot sauces of all kinds. You've been gathering Secret Items for a robed woman in the alley in human town. Keine is missing. Reimu beat you up for breaking into Keine's school, and took a few of your spellcards. You have been Mukyuing shamelessly, and you think people are starting to talk.

> FFFFFFFFFFFFF
> Plan B: don't give crayons to Flandre
> Actually, we've been running around all day, would a bath and a change of clothes benefit us in any way?

>Damned maid!
>A bath and change of clothes would probably feel pretty good. But unless you intend to dive into the fountain, it would take awhile to set up. Remilia has a thing about running water in the mansion, so the maids would have to fill the tub by hand.

>Ask Sakuya and Flandre about Rumia and Jeff K Anon.

>Go to the Underground so you can ask Utsuho about a Sun Shard like Nitori suggested.

>make sweet, sweet love to Kisume along the way

> Inform Lyrica about what Rinnosuke told you about Merlin.
> Murasa should be in the library right?  Give her the book on engineering.

>dodge schizophrenia by splitting into future and past Patchoilis to multitask

> While we're at it, head to the shrine and talk to Reimu
> While going to Marisa's at the same time
> Wonder what Yuyuko's up to, so head to Hakugyokurou

>get shit real with Meiling and Flandre

> Realize every previous idea was bad, so avoid Sakuya's sight and sneak into the mansion.  Take a bath and change into some clean clothes, then locate Flandre again.  If she's still with Sakuya, it'll be better to see her if we're nice and clean.

>This is why we can't have nice things.
>Attempting to split into past and future Patchoulis would certainly help you find Keine, because she would hunt you down and kick your ass for the rest of your natural life.
>You know that cloning yourself would be a bad idea. The clone would try to steal your library.
>You head inside, and tell one of the maids to draw you a bath.

>Use magic to divide yourself into several copies
>Go take a bath while your copies carry out the other tasks that have been suggested

>You know that cloning yourself would be a bad idea. The clone would try to steal your library.

>SEPULCHRITUDE!!!!

>You do not know any haberdasher's daughters.
>The one of the maids informs you that the bath is ready. It seems that taking a cool bath has been a popular activity in the mansion lately, so they had one mostly prepared.
>One bath later, you are significantly cleaner and less sore. A fresh set of clothes doesn't feel half bad, either.
>Your Current Condition: Having a Good Day, Refreshed, and Damp-Haired
>You are in the foyer of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Here you can see many expensive artworks covering the walls, and a few classical statues in tastefully arranged places. Grand stairways on either side of the foyer elegantly wend upwards toward a balcony that opens to the tower where Remilia stays. To the east are the maids' quarters, and to the west is the kitchen. To the south you can see elegant double doors leading outside. Off to the the side near the kitchen entrance is a small door leading to the basement.

>_

> Grab a couple of your volumes from the library to trade to Rinnosuke for sizable amounts of "cash moneys"

>You refuse to sell your children.

> Head to the basement; maybe Flandre's done playing in the fountain by now

>You return to the basement and find Flandre is there, wearing a bathrobe and her hair in a towel, reading again. "Patch-patch!" she cries as you walk in, and again you are enveloped in a hug.

>If Flan is in the basement, give her the crayons and talk to her. If not, leave the mansion and head to the Underground.

>You give Flandre the Box of Crayons, which is enough to detach her from you. She opens the box, eyes shining, then says, "I didn't know there were this many colors!"

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"They're pretty, aren't they? How have you been, Flandre?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"They're pretty, aren't they? How have you been, Flandre?"

>"I played out in the fountain, it was bright out but Sakuya had an umbrella so it was okay! And I told her all about Shiva and how he's way better than that stinky ole Surtr she told me about but she just nodded and you could tell she didn't believe me! Then we had some cake!"

>_

[Janitor Morgan]

> "I agree; Shiva is much better. His five mantras are associated with the five elements, after all."
> "...Say, has Sakuya said anything to you about me? I can't shake the feeling that she's out to get me."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I agree; Shiva is much better. His five mantras are associated with the five elements, after all."
> "...Say, has Sakuya said anything to you about me? I can't shake the feeling that she's out to get me."

>"That's right!" says Flandre. "You're so smart!"
>"Ummm...she hasn't said anything to me. But I think she gets mad whenever I talk about you. You can tell, her eyes get a little squinty."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>add quest: Making Amends
>ask Flandre if Sakuya ever mentioned housework she was having trouble with

[Hello Purvis]

>add quest: Making Amends
>ask Flandre if Sakuya ever mentioned housework she was having trouble with

>You decide it may be time to try to bury the hatchet. It's been too long since you had tea, anyways.
>"Nope,"says Flandre, shaking her head hard enough to loosen her towel, "she never complains about that kind of thing to me. I think she likes it."

>_

[Pesco]

> Ponder about the locality of a blank wall for Flan to use the crayons on.

[Hello Purvis]

> Ponder about the locality of a blank wall for Flan to use the crayons on.

>There are all kinds of blank walls around the Mansion, but Remilia wouldn't approve of any of them being written upon. Outside the mansion, you don't know?

>_

[Fightest]

> Recall that the foyer has a lot of wall-surface.
> Point Flandre and crayons in the direction of aforementioned walls. Surely Remilia would let her little sister have her fun?

[Hello Purvis]

> Recall that the foyer has a lot of wall-surface.
> Point Flandre and crayons in the direction of aforementioned walls. Surely Remilia would let her little sister have her fun?

>"Okay!" says Flandre, as she toddles off upstairs to wreak colorful chaos upon the plaster. Alice would approve, you think.

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> Wouldn't it have been better to tear some pages out of our notepad for her to use?
> Tear out some pages anyway and leave them on the bed.

[Hello Purvis]

> Wouldn't it have been better to tear some pages out of our notepad for her to use?
> Tear out some pages anyway and leave them on the bed.

>Don't ask me, I'm just a humble text parser.
>You tear a few pages out of your notepad and leave them on Flandre's bed for her to doodle on.

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> On second thought, bring paper with us and give it to Flandre in the foyer, hopefully before she draws too much on the walls.
> Quickly leave the mansion.  Converse with Meiling until hair is fully dry.

[Hello Purvis]

> On second thought, bring paper with us and give it to Flandre in the foyer, hopefully before she draws too much on the walls.
> Quickly leave the mansion.  Converse with Meiling until hair is fully dry.

>You reclaim the paper and head upstairs. Thankfully, you catch Flandre still sizing up the walls. "Oh," she says as you hand her the paper, "Okay, I'll use this instead." She then trundles off to the library.
>You head outside and hail down Meiling, "Need something?" she asks a light tone.

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> "I'm just waiting for my hair to get fully dry before I move on."
> Ask if she knows the location of the Underground.

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'm just waiting for my hair to get fully dry before I move on."
> Ask if she knows the location of the Underground.

>"Oh, lucky you!" says Meiling. "I have to wait til it's dark before I can get cleaned up, after the worst of all this damn heat. Guess it'll probably still be really nasty then, though."
>"Underground? I can't tell you about that one, don't get to go out very much, you know?"

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> To kill time, ask her what she does know about outside of the mansion.  Like, does she know where the human village is?
> Could she take Marisa in a fight?
> Really?
> She thinks so?

[Hello Purvis]

> To kill time, ask her what she does know about outside of the mansion.  Like, does she know where the human village is?
> Could she take Marisa in a fight?
> Really?
> She thinks so?

>"Oh a lot of places." She gestures west. "Go west around the lake, and you'll find Cirno's place. Got east and you'll find Alice's place. The go north and you'll hit the forest. Keep going north and you'll find Kourindou and the town. North of that is the fields. West of the forest is Eientei. And if you go east in the right spot in the forest, there's Mystia's stand.
>"Ha," says Meiling. "I wish."
>"Maybe someday."
>"Well, she'll get old eventually."

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> I thnk our hair is dry now, so let's head out.
> Does Meiling know the location of Hakugyokurou?
> If it doesn't involve us dying, go there.
> If death is required, go to Hakurei Shrine instead.

[Hello Purvis]

> I thnk our hair is dry now, so let's head out.
> Does Meiling know the location of Hakugyokurou?
> If it doesn't involve us dying, go there.
> If death is required, go to Hakurei Shrine instead.

>It is quite a bit better.
>Sadly, Death is the only way she knows how to get there. There is supposedly a physical entrance, though.
>You take your leave, and travel the long path back to the Hakurei Shrine, instead. Lyrica gives you a curious look as you pass by, but says nothing.
>You come to the Hakurei Shrine's gates. The shrine is a small, humble affair of great age. Suika is presently passed out under the porch. Reimu is presently sweeping the path. Behind the shrine you can see a small pond. Obvious exits are west, eastA, and eastB.

>_

[Thata no Guykoro]

>Remember that the entrance to the Underground was apparently past Wriggle's house.     >Backtrack to Wriggle's house, and go searching for the entrance.     >Ask the parser about connections between Barren Path and Patchy Quest.

[Rin Kagamine]

> Before we leave, ask Reimu if:
> She knows what happened to the Prismrivers
> She knows when Letty is supposed to show up
> She knows of anyother way to cool an area besides using Cirno
> She has any new information on the location of Keine
> She knows a way to get to Hakugyokurou without dying
> She thinks waking Suika would be a bad idea
> She has anything to drink, since we're thirsty
> She has any hot sauce

> Also, make a small donation before we leave, 5☼ or  so
> Play BEES.MP3 and ask her opinion of it.

> Go to Mystia's stall and get a sandwich before we start to look for the entrance to the Underground.

> Inventory

[Janitor Morgan]

> On the way to wherever, stop and talk to Lyrica instead of being rude and withholding information

[Hello Purvis]

> Before we leave, ask Reimu if:
> She knows what happened to the Prismrivers
> She knows when Letty is supposed to show up
> She knows of anyother way to cool an area besides using Cirno
> She has any new information on the location of Keine
> She knows a way to get to Hakugyokurou without dying
> She thinks waking Suika would be a bad idea
> She has anything to drink, since we're thirsty
> She has any hot sauce

> Also, make a small donation before we leave, 5☼ or  so
> Play BEES.MP3 and ask her opinion of it.

> Go to Mystia's stall and get a sandwich before we start to look for the entrance to the Underground.

> Inventory

>You ask Reimu many questions.
>"I think Merlin's over at Shou's store these days."
>"When winter starts up. Might be a bit with the heat wave, though."
>"I think Rinnosuke has some kind of cold box."
>"Not really, I'm afraid." Reimu shrugs, "Whatever she's doing, it's a bit secret."
>"What do you want to go to Hakugyokurou for? It's not the kind of plce you should just wander into idly."
>"Yes," she says firmly, "It would be a very very bad idea. Because this is the first peaceful day I've had in awhile, even with the kerfuffle before."
>"There's some water in the jug over there," she gestures toward a jug on the shrine's porch.
>"I think so, want me to check?"
>You make a donation, and leave Reimu looking in open-mouthed shock.
>You start to play BEES.MP3, but Reimu snatches it from your hand. "Not around the sleeping, not-at-all bothersome oni." She hisses as she hands it back.
>You leave before clarifying anything with Reimu and return to Mystia's Stall. "Oh, hi!" she says. Upon your request, she whips you up a quick sandwich.
>You obtain: Grilled Lamprey Sandwich.

>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.
>39 ☼
>Lucky Coin
>Silk Rose
>Secret Seashell
>Book Entitled: Civil Engineering by Hartman and Pert
>Banson's Aria
>BEES.MP3
>AOL Disk with a Cardboard Sleeve
>Ladle
>Bottle of Jazz-Style Hot Sauce
>Bottle of Stomach Ulcer Inducing Hot Sauce
>Floating Trumpet
>Grilled Lamprey Sandwich

> On the way to wherever, stop and talk to Lyrica instead of being rude and withholding information

>You stop by Lyrica, who is jamming away as per usual. and tell her about Lunasa. "Oh wow," says Lyrica, "She hooked up with CIRNO? Wow! She must have been desperate! And rap? Hahahah! How the mighty have fallen!"
>You tell her about Merlin. "She sold her trumpet? How low can you get! And you say she's with Shou now? Tell me what's she doing if you find out! I'm too busy practicing for my big debut right now."

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> Go back to the shrine to clarify things with Reimu
> Drink some of her water that she offered
> Let her look for the hot sauce
> Ask how to get to Shou's place
>"I know it's weird to want to go there, but with the way my day has been going I might wind up in Hakugyokurou eventually, so if you know a way into it that doesn't involve dying, I would like to know it."

[Hello Purvis]

> Go back to the shrine to clarify things with Reimu
> Drink some of her water that she offered
> Let her look for the hot sauce
> Ask how to get to Shou's place
>"I know it's weird to want to go there, but with the way my day has been going I might wind up in Hakugyokurou eventually, so if you know a way into it that doesn't involve dying, I would like to know it."

>You return to the Shrine. Reimu is still sweeping.
>You get a drink of water. It is kinda warm, but still refreshing.
>Reimu produces a Bottle of Faerie Style Hot Sauce.
>"Shou's place? It in town. Just go north at the intersection and you can't miss it."
>Reimu sighs. "Alright, I'll tell you. But, that barrier is delicate these days and I don't like people messing with it. So if you go there, it better be because someone there asked for you or you best have a damn good reason, or I'll break you in half. Got it? Anyways, go south, past the fields and farms until you almost get to the pond. Then you head east, off the road and into the mountains. It doesn't look like there's anywhere to go, but there is a path into a valley. Follow that and you'll come to four columns that stretch into the sky. That's your way in."

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> Take the hot sauce if she'll let us.
> "Rinnosuke doesn't seem to have the cold box anymore.  Do you know of anyone powerful enough, besides Yukari, that could cool a house, or is she the only one?  I'd like to avoid her today if possible."
> Don't forget how to get to Hakugyokurou.
> Ask for Reimu to contact you if Suika wakes up soon.
> Thank her and leave for Shou's.

[Hello Purvis]

> Take the hot sauce if she'll let us.
> "Rinnosuke doesn't seem to have the cold box anymore.  Do you know of anyone powerful enough, besides Yukari, that could cool a house, or is she the only one?  I'd like to avoid her today if possible."
> Don't forget how to get to Hakugyokurou.
> Ask for Reimu to contact you if Suika wakes up soon.
> Thank her and leave for Shou's.

>You obtain: Bottle of Faerie Style Hot Sauce.
>"He doesn't? Huh...weird."
> Reimu nods. "I'll tell her you were looking for her."
>You depart, and follow Reimu's directions, going through the North side of the human town. There you find, to the west, a store simply named "Shou's Clothes"
>Entering the establishment, you are nearly overwhelmed by the decor. The walls are tiger striped. The floors are covered with tiger-striped rugs. There are tiger-striped wall-hangings, as well as wall-hangings with pictures of tigers. There is a tiger-striped border where the walls meet the orange ceiling. There are racks of clothing; which the clothing is mostly mundane, the racks are tiger-striped. In the back is a counter with a fuzzy tiger-striped clothe thrown over it, where Shou is resting. All of the tiger motifs make you swear that you can hear sitar music. No, wait, you actually are hearing sitar music! Looking toward the corner, you can see Merlin playing a sitar, and looking thoroughly miserable.
>"Oh, you're the witch from before!" says Shou. "Welcome! Browse as much as you please."

>_

[Janitor Morgan]

> Return Shou's greeting.
> Say hello to Merlin, and ask her why she looks so glum.