Yukari Quest IV - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Inspect the gap. Does it seem reasonably openable and intact?

>Taking a closer look at the gap, it seems to be relatively stable. However, you feel that it is not quite affixed to other side properly, as though something were broken along the way. You would likely require your vice grips to refocus it.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> And we don't have those at present. Lovely.
> If any of our tools were close to the fold, could we feel them through it?
> How far away is the gap on the southern end?
> Do we have any idea where we left Maribel?

[Hello Purvis]

> And we don't have those at present. Lovely.
> If any of our tools were close to the fold, could we feel them through it?
> How far away is the gap on the southern end?
> Do we have any idea where we left Maribel?

>Such a pain...
>You don't know for sure, but you would like to think so.
>The southern gap some some dozen or so miles away.
>While you can't see the light of her fire anymore, you are aware that she is to the north. It would be easy enough to open a gap back to where she was.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Using the giant fold as a guide once again, open and head through a gap to the southernmost gap along the fold.

[Hello Purvis]

> Using the giant fold as a guide once again, open and head through a gap to the southernmost gap along the fold.

>You follow the fold and open another gap near the southern tip.
>Stepping through, you find the air is notably warmer than before.  The land is as rocky and barren as any place else you have seen, but the colors are a softer, lighter shade of gray. The sky, too, seems to be a softer color, as do the stars and the entwined moon and planet above. The few weeds that you can see pushing though the stone are also less sharp in hue.
>You can feel the gap close to you. It is a strongly sealed one, you would need your screwdriver to open it.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is there anything else wrong with it that would require other tools?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is there anything else wrong with it that would require other tools?

>It seems to be fine, otherwise.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Could we open it now with the screwdriver, close it, and then come back to it later and open it qithout the screwdrivver?

[Hello Purvis]

> Could we open it now with the screwdriver, close it, and then come back to it later and open it qithout the screwdrivver?

>This seems unlikely. You would have to spend time doing some fairly sophisticated tinkering to achieve this, and you feel the chance to damage the gap in the process is rather high.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

Looks like we're whipping it out in front of Mary, then.

> Gap ourselves back to Mary's camp.

[Hello Purvis]

> Gap ourselves back to Mary's camp.

>You open another gap return back to Maribel's camp. You find she is still by the fire, presently with her back turned to it.
>"That didn't take too long," she rasps, smiling a little.  It's rather a shame things are as dire as they are, you would rather like to appreciate Maribel smiling upon seeing you normally.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "You're not surprised, are you?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "You're not surprised, are you?"

>"I was thinking that you'd be gone for hours," says Maribel.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Give a small smirk.
> "I find your lack of faith disturbing. But I did indeed find your abnormality. It has led me to discover a possible exit to this place."

[Hello Purvis]

> Give a small smirk.
> "I find your lack of faith disturbing. But I did indeed find your abnormality. It has led me to discover a possible exit to this place."

>"Possible?" says Maribel.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "It is another gap, like the one you found to come here. I imagine it would take us to another plane, but beyond that, I do not know where."

[Hello Purvis]

> "It is another gap, like the one you found to come here. I imagine it would take us to another plane, but beyond that, I do not know where."

>"That sounds preferable to being here, at least," says Maribel.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Open a gap back to that southernmost gap from which we just came.
> "I suspect you will have to leave your campfire here."

[Hello Purvis]

> Open a gap back to that southernmost gap from which we just came.
> "I suspect you will have to leave your campfire here."

>You open another gap.
>"I'd put it out so we could save the fuel," says Maribel, as she approaches you. "But there's nothing to put it out with."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "I wouldn't worry too much. There's no telling what we may find. Are you ready?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I wouldn't worry too much. There's no telling what we may find. Are you ready?"

>Maribel gives a nod.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Then let us not waste time."
> Step through the gap.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Then let us not waste time."
> Step through the gap.

>You step through the gap, and back to the southern end of the fold.
>As Maribel follows you through, she takes to looking around, frowning slightly.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Make our way over to the gap while Maribel gets her bearings.

[Hello Purvis]

> Make our way over to the gap while Maribel gets her bearings.

>"My eyes aren't starting to go, are they?" she says, before giving a very dry cough. She hurries to follow you.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Why do you ask?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Why do you ask?"

>"The colors here are weird," she says. After moment she adds. "Well, you look normal, I guess."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Indeed. Could I bother you to close your eyes and turn around for a moment? There are some things that are not meant for young pretty human eyes."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Indeed. Could I bother you to close your eyes and turn around for a moment? There are some things that are not meant for young pretty human eyes."

>"Like what?" says Maribel, as she turns around.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Are you sure you wish to ask me that question?"
> Open the gap with the screwdriver while speaking.