Yukari Quest VI - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Mr. Sacchi]

> Do we think we could raise her higher?

[Hello Purvis]

> Do we think we could raise her higher?

>While normally it would be very dangerous and ill-adivsed, it feels like you could probably raise her completely over your head and stretch out. That would get you an extra yard or so. Whether that would be enough is a much more open question.

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[Mr. Sacchi]

> Try to do so slowly, to make sure there are no other complications.

[Hello Purvis]

> Try to do so slowly, to make sure there are no other complications.

>You take a moment to move out from under the floating room, to avoid mashing Maribel against the bottom. "Hey, what're doing?" she says, before you lift her higher up. "Whoa!"
>As you suspected, the different between this position and the last one is practically nothing. She feels no heavily, nor any less balanced. In fact you don't even feel stressed by keeping this position.

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[Mr. Sacchi]

> "I'm sorry dear, was that too sudden?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "I'm sorry dear, was that too sudden?"

>"Little bit," she says. "But I'm fine, I don't feel like I'm in danger of falling or anything. So, what're you planning?"

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[Yaersulf]

>What things of interest did we find on the walls of the rooms above?

[Hello Purvis]

>What things of interest did we find on the walls of the rooms above?

>In the first room, you found the compartment that originally had the string. In the second one, you found a hole through which you fed the string.

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[Yaersulf]

>And we've found the string again on the bottom floor?

[Hello Purvis]

>And we've found the string again on the bottom floor?

>Yes, coming from a hole in the wall.

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[Yaersulf]

>"If you can't find anything up there we should probably take another look around down here. Have a quick last look and see if you can spot anything."

[Hello Purvis]

>"If you can't find anything up there we should probably take another look around down here. Have a quick last look and see if you can spot anything."

>"I don't have much confidence with that," says Maribel. "If we've looked over it once, I don't think we'd find anything new the second time."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Okay, I have an idea," Maribel says. "I want you to throw me on top of that cube,"

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[Kilgamayan]

> How high up is the roof of the cube room?

[Hello Purvis]

> How high up is the roof of the cube room?

>It is several yards above you. It will take something of a throw to get her that far.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "As you wish."
> Read back and chuck our colorblob of a friend up there as best we can.

[Hello Purvis]

> "As you wish."
> Read back and chuck our colorblob of a friend up there as best we can.

>You prepare yourself, and toss Maribel upward! She cries out in surprise, a sensation that is very strange given how all sounds she makes seem to originate around you. She flies past the top of the floating room, and collides with the ceiling with a loud "Oof!" that nearly makes you jump. Then she slowly drifts downward and lands on top of the floating room like a dandelion seed, groaning a bit.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Apologies! I'm not used to throwing colored blurs."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Apologies! I'm not used to throwing colored blurs."

>"That...worked better than my wildest dreams," Maribel mutters. "It's not your fault... Just give me a minute, and I'll start searching up here."
>You can see her start to move around along the top of the room. As she checks one of the corners she says, "Found something!"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "What is it?"
> Attempt to float up to the top of the cube in pursuit. Maybe this'll work now?

[O4rfish]

>If not, try jumping.

[Hello Purvis]

> "What is it?"
> Attempt to float up to the top of the cube in pursuit. Maybe this'll work now?

>If not, try jumping.

>You decide to try to fly, and find it works! ...Sort of. You aren't quite flying, but you do raise though the air as though you were walking through it, as much as there is any physical component to motion here.
>Reaching the top of the room, you note that Maribel seems to have found another recessed compartment. "I think there's a lever in here," she says. "And...how'd you do that?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I just tried, and it worked. Not quite what I intended, but it got the job done."
> Inspect the newfound comparment.

[Hello Purvis]

> "I just tried, and it worked. Not quite what I intended, but it got the job done."
> Inspect the newfound comparment.

>Looking into the compartment, you find it is about an inch deep, and has a small featureless rod coming out of the bottom at angle and crossing most of the compartment's foot or so of length. You can see why Maribel called it a lever, despite lacking any signs it can move at all, it certainly looks like some kind of switch.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Try pulling it.

[Hello Purvis]

> Try pulling it.

>You pull it, and find that while the rod itself doesn't move, the whole bottom the compartment easily lifts upward until it fits flush with the surrounding floor.
>A sudden motion catches your eye below. The string you have left lying on the floor suddenly moves of its own volition, darting across the floor in the blink of an eye and stretching toward something in the middle of the room.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Jump back down and investigate!

[Hello Purvis]

> Jump back down and investigate!

>You leap back down to the ground floor, drifting gently. As you do, you note that the string seems to be being pulled through the oval that you assembled early; very quickly from how fast the pile of it by the wall is unspooling. Curiously, though it passes through the oval, it seems to vanish rather than emerge from the other side.
>You settle back down on the ground softly, without incident, as the string starts to be stretched taunt.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Ah, dear, come take a look at this!"
> Has anything else started moving?
> How does the hole in the wall where the string came from look?

[Hello Purvis]

> "Ah, dear, come take a look at this!"
> Has anything else started moving?
> How does the hole in the wall where the string came from look?

>"Coming!" says Maribel.
>Nothing else seems to be moving, though you think you see a bit of motion in the air over the indention on the floor.
>Glancing toward the hole, as the string draws taunt, it seems to be the same as ever. However, more string seems to be emerging from the hole.

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