Maribel Quest - A Z-Machine Adventure

[DracoOmega]

>Try to see if we can detect any magical resonance from it, like we could from the branch when we tried to draw power from it.
>If it just seems like a plain piece of wood, in this sense, put it back down, and go westward from the road

[Hello Purvis]

>Try to see if we can detect any magical resonance from it, like we could from the branch when we tried to draw power from it.
>If it just seems like a plain piece of wood, in this sense, put it back down, and go westward from the road

>You don't detect anything like that from it.
>You put the cane down, and go to the west.
>Continuing West from where you entered, as there is no road, you find yourself in a place with thick grass, in some places reaching up to touch them moss. The trees here are mostly bare, but thick vines weave between them to keep the forest floor from being well lit. You think you spot a small leather bag among the grass. Obvious exits are east and west.

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[DracoOmega]

>Examine the leather bag and its potential contents

[Hello Purvis]

>Examine the leather bag and its potential contents

>It is a small bag, the leather cracked with age. You could carry it in your palm easily. It seems to hold something inside it.

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[DracoOmega]

>Hey, I already said to examine the contents
>Examine contents

[Hello Purvis]

>Hey, I already said to examine the contents
>Examine contents

>You carefully loosen the bag's drawstrings, and peek inside. You can see some silvery coins; they don't look anything like ☼ you had before.

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[DracoOmega]

>Do the coins look old? Consequently potentially valuable?
>Take the pouch
>Continue west

[Hello Purvis]

>Do the coins look old? Consequently potentially valuable?
>Take the pouch
>Continue west

>They look very old; they are the weird off center kinda you see in textbooks, and the picture on them is quite primitive. The lettering appears to be English, leading you to wonder what an OFFAREX is.
>You obtain: Pouch of Old Coins
>Continuing west, you see the woods thinning out, allowing more light to come in. The moss is not so heavy here, either. Looking around, you notice an weird-looking stick in the shadows of a maple tree. Obvious exits are South and East.

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[DracoOmega]

>Pick up and examine the stick

[Hello Purvis]

>Pick up and examine the stick

>You pick up the stick and brush off some of the debris sticking to it, and find you initial estimate was off. It seems to be an antique pistol. You have no idea how it works.

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[DracoOmega]

>Or probably if it even works at all...
>Still, clean it off a bit more, and pocket it
>Head south

[MysTeariousYukari]

>Or probably if it even works at all...
>Still, clean it off a bit more, and pocket it
>Head south

> Didn't Komachi warn us not to get greedy? I'm not saying taking these 2 things count as greedy, but maybe we should leave one behind, better safe then sorry.

[DracoOmega]

>Well, if we come up with a use for it, we know where it is
>Put the pistol back
>Head south

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Practice making barriers along the way

[Hello Purvis]

>Or probably if it even works at all...
>Still, clean it off a bit more, and pocket it
>Head south

> Didn't Komachi warn us not to get greedy? I'm not saying taking these 2 things count as greedy, but maybe we should leave one behind, better safe then sorry.

>Well, if we come up with a use for it, we know where it is
>Put the pistol back
>Head south

>You contemplate taking the pistol, then remember Komachi's warning and put it back.
>You head south, and find yourself walking into a beautiful field of flowers. Unlike the prior one, the majority of flowers here seem to be in season. They also seem to be more vibrant. The smell of them is rather heavy in the air. Obvious exists are North, South, and East.

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[DracoOmega]

>Take to the air, and then head back towards the Forest of Magic

[Doll.S CUBE]

> Practice making barriers on the way, if we can while flying

[Hello Purvis]

>Take to the air, and then head back towards the Forest of Magic

>You take to the air, and start flying southward over the flowers.

> Practice making barriers on the way, if we can while flying

>You work on it; it's honestly a bit tiring to fly and create a barrier at the same time, but you manage to make a few barriers; thin things no larger than a saucer.
>You notice someone up ahead, a green-haired woman in red who is carrying an umbrella. She is looking right at you.

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[UncertainJakutten]

> Panic.
> Very, VERY politely say "hi"
> DO NOT TOUCH THE FLOWERS!

[Kilgamayan]

> Wow, Heaven really DOES hate us.

[Serela]

>Don't panic. Everything's still hunky dory! ...so far.
>Along with the hi, give a friendly wave.
>Continue flying on unless she seems to try to start a conversation with us.

[Hello Purvis]

> Panic.
> Very, VERY politely say "hi"
> DO NOT TOUCH THE FLOWERS!

>Oh god why did you come this way instead of going back to the road?!
>"Why hello there!" she says back, smiling.
>Thankfully, you are flying, and thus have not touched any of them.

> Wow, Heaven really DOES hate us.

>There is definitely a feeling of cosmic hatred going on.

>Don't panic. Everything's still hunky dory! ...so far.
>Along with the hi, give a friendly wave.
>Continue flying on unless she seems to try to start a conversation with us.

>You wave.
>"My my, what an interesting face to see here," she says.

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[UncertainJakutten]

> "Um...I'm not Yukari if that's what you're thinking. Apparently I resemble her a lot, but, um...I'm Maribel, someone who was carried here from the outside world.."

[E-Nazrin]

>Oh, shit. She thinks we're Yukari. And all we know about HER is that she's a crazy little shit. This is not going to work out well.

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "Oh, do I seem intresting?"
> "Or is it that I look like someone you know?"
> Polite, but don't cower in fear... yet...

[Kilgamayan]

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wtf guys

[Kilgamayan]

Double post for IMPORTANT NOTE: Last time we led Yuuka on and let her think we were someone else she was upset when she learned the truth. Best take UK's path and be honest about this, especially given we'd be lying about being Yukari of all people.

[Serela]

>Thank god we aren't still wearing the purple dress, which apparently makes us look just like Yukari.
>And yes, do what UK said, not what Mystearica said.

[E-Nazrin]

>Or do we still have the hat, which merely amounts to Miko Miko Yukarin?

[Hello Purvis]

>Oh, shit. She thinks we're Yukari. And all we know about HER is that she's a crazy little shit. This is not going to work out well.

>You feel this could be ugly...

> "Um...I'm not Yukari if that's what you're thinking. Apparently I resemble her a lot, but, um...I'm Maribel, someone who was carried here from the outside world.."

>She nods. "Now that I get a closer look, I can see the differences. Now I am not sure what to think. Aside from the fact someone who is supposedly new decided all by herself to fly through my garden without any invitation at all."

>Thank god we aren't still wearing the purple dress, which apparently makes us look just like Yukari.
>And yes, do what UK said, not what Mystearica said.

>Yes, you don't seem to have incurred so many mistakes since changing clothes.

>Or do we still have the hat, which merely amounts to Miko Miko Yukarin?

>Of course you still have your hat!

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