Maribel Quest - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "I apologize, I did not realize this was your garden."
> Are we being extra sure we're not even touching any flowers? Let's be extra extra sure.

[Hello Purvis]

> "I apologize, I did not realize this was your garden."
> Are we being extra sure we're not even touching any flowers? Let's be extra extra sure.

>"Really?" she says, "I would think it quite obvious. Where else would you find such an arrangement?"
>You are not going to let your feet touch the ground. Swearing off walking for life feels like a great idea right now.

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[UncertainJakutten]

> "Well, I am new to this place. I mean, this Gensokyo in general. At best I've heard your name being spoken a couple times, and that touching your flowers is a very bad idea. This is, however, a VERY nice garden and I probably should have connected the dots...if you'd prefer I leave I can find another way, if you'd like?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, I am new to this place. I mean, this Gensokyo in general. At best I've heard your name being spoken a couple times, and that touching your flowers is a very bad idea. This is, however, a VERY nice garden and I probably should have connected the dots...if you'd prefer I leave I can find another way, if you'd like?"

>She chuckles. "Oh my, you think you can barge in, and then just leave? Just where were you raised, I wonder, Miss Maribel?"

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[UncertainJakutten]

> "Well, if you'd prefer I not leave I can stay around awhile as well"
> Give an uncertain smile here
> "As for where I was raised, a place called Japan. Honestly, I really should know better than to have been so impolite."

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "I am sorry, I didn't intend to be rude. I just thought that if I am intruding that I should leave."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, if you'd prefer I not leave I can stay around awhile as well"
> Give an uncertain smile here
> "As for where I was raised, a place called Japan. Honestly, I really should know better than to have been so impolite."

>"Oh yes, I think it would be best, don't you?"
>You give an uncertain smile. Did her eyes just narrow a tiny bit?
>"So I see. How interesting."

> "I am sorry, I didn't intend to be rude. I just thought that if I am intruding that I should leave."

>"One's first instinct should be to make up for their mistakes, not run from them. Anyone should know that, don't you think?"
>"Come along."
>She begins to walk southwest.

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[E-Nazrin]

>"I'm afraid I didn't realize that flying OVER a location was intrusive. I will not make that mistake again."
>Follow nervously. Do not touch any flowers.

[MysTeariousYukari]

> She said come along, so follow her.
> "The flowers truely are beautiful though, I don't think I have ever seen such beauty in nature."

[Kilgamayan]

> "Say, I don't suppose you also have a fuzzy dream memory of seemingly recent events?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm afraid I didn't realize that flying OVER a location was intrusive. I will not make that mistake again."
>Follow nervously. Do not touch any flowers.

>She shakes her head, her expression unreadable since she is leading the way. "Why would you think that? Does this place you come from have no respect for airspace?"
>You follow along, doing your best not to even let a breeze from your passage touch the flowers. It is not easy, woman, presumably Yuka, is walking at normal speed, and flying that slowly is difficult.

> She said come along, so follow her.
> "The flowers truely are beautiful though, I don't think I have ever seen such beauty in nature."

>"Hahahaha, flattery won't get you anywhere, dear, but do go on."

> "Say, I don't suppose you also have a fuzzy dream memory of seemingly recent events?"

>"And how would you know about that?" she asks, her voice turning strangely calm, in a way that sets hair on edge.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Oh shit what did I say.
> "Uh...basically everyone else has, including Reimu, who seems to be fairly important here. I figured you might as well."
> "And we don't really have rules about airspace because people normally can't fly where I come from. I guess it makes sense that there would be rules about that here, though."

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "I truly mean it, the flowers are beautiful! The cloest I ever see to this degree of work and beauty is on a far smaller scale, and even then it doesn't seem this beautiful. Anyone who can appriciate nature's beauty, even if only slightly, would likely say the same."

[Hello Purvis]

> Oh shit what did I say.
> "Uh...basically everyone else has, including Reimu, who seems to be fairly important here. I figured you might as well."
> "And we don't really have rules about airspace because people normally can't fly where I come from. I guess it makes sense that there would be rules about that here, though."

>You aren't sure, perhaps she doesn't like strangers knowing about her dreams?
>"Is that so?" she says. "Interesting."
>"I would imagine common sense would dictate that without any real need for consideration. It is rather like the left leg being next to the right, wouldn't you agree?"

> "I truly mean it, the flowers are beautiful! The cloest I ever see to this degree of work and beauty is on a far smaller scale, and even then it doesn't seem this beautiful. Anyone who can appriciate nature's beauty, even if only slightly, would likely say the same."

>"Don't you think you're laying it on just a little too thick to be believed?" says Yuka.
>You think you are drawing close to the southern edge of the garden.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "The best I can offer is that my common sense has been shot since I got here, as evidenced by my asking someone else about their dreams without prompt or permission. I've seen so many amazing things I never dreamed possible. I do suppose you are correct, though."

[E-Nazrin]

>"I know it seems silly, but until now it was a completely foreign idea to me. Like... well, if something was used to having only one leg, in the metaphor you used. I'd never seen anyone fly on their own before today, let alone done it myself... but all things considered, you are right."
>"And... I might be exaggerating since there were so few flowers in the world I remember. So many places were built up and covered in stone, rather than grown with such love..."

[Hello Purvis]

> "The best I can offer is that my common sense has been shot since I got here, as evidenced by my asking someone else about their dreams without prompt or permission. I've seen so many amazing things I never dreamed possible. I do suppose you are correct, though."

>"I know it seems silly, but until now it was a completely foreign idea to me. Like... well, if something was used to having only one leg, in the metaphor you used. I'd never seen anyone fly on their own before today, let alone done it myself... but all things considered, you are right."
>"And... I might be exaggerating since there were so few flowers in the world I remember. So many places were built up and covered in stone, rather than grown with such love..."

>"Well, that's a good sign you shouldn't just be blundering about!"
>She stops. "Ah, here we are."
>Yuka kneels down and picks up a small, flat wooden box, a few potted flowers in it.
>"Here you go," she says, turning around and holding it out toward you, still smiling.

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[E-Nazrin]

>Can we carry this safely?
>examine box, flowers

[MysTeariousYukari]

> "Thank you."
> If nothing would stop us, take the box.

[Hello Purvis]

>Can we carry this safely?
>examine box, flowers

>You think so, but it is going to occupy both of your hands, and make it difficult to carry your Branch.
>The box is made of light, sturdy wood. There are eight potted flowers in them, all of them of apparently the same type. They have upturned petals that fold upwards toward a central point, red fading to yellow in color.

> "Thank you."
> If nothing would stop us, take the box.

>Yuka nods. "That's a good girl."
>You take the box

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[Doll.S CUBE]

> "So, ah, whats this for?"

[E-Nazrin]

>"Would you like me to help plant these?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "So, ah, whats this for?"

>"Would you like me to help plant these?"

>"See, that wasn't so hard," she says. "You're going to find the best spot to plant these, and plant them! Together or separate, it doesn't matter. They'll want about 6-8 hours of sunlight, at least, and some shade. Not too close to a tree, they'll starve."

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[E-Nazrin]

>How much do we know about gardening?
>Momentary stun at how pleasant a punishment this is.
>"Um... should this be near the edges of your field, or wherever I can find a good spot?"

[Hello Purvis]

>How much do we know about gardening?
>Momentary stun at how pleasant a punishment this is.
>"Um... should this be near the edges of your field, or wherever I can find a good spot?"

>Not a whole lot. You know how not to stab yourself with a spade.
>This...doesn't seem so bad.
>"Why would I need more flowers here?" Yuka says. "I want you to take them out into the world."

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[Doll.S CUBE]

> "Uh, the world? You mean the outside world?"

[E-Nazrin]

> "Uh, the world? You mean the outside world?"

>Don't be this stupid.
>"Alright. Is there anywhere in particular you'd recommend?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Don't be this stupid.
>"Alright. Is there anywhere in particular you'd recommend?"

>"I'll leave it up to you," says Yuka. "But do be aware, if you try to be lazy about it, or pawn the task off on someone else, I will be aware of it. And I will be very displeased in how you treat my flowers. But it is fine to ask others for advice. Is there anything else you need to know?"

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[E-Nazrin]

>Swallow hard.
>"Would it be alright if I asked you for advice on how to plant them? I'm afraid I have no experience with it."
>If yes and she doesn't go into an explanation on her own, "How can I estimate how much sunlight they'd get? These need... six to eight hours, right?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Swallow hard.
>"Would it be alright if I asked you for advice on how to plant them? I'm afraid I have no experience with it.
>If yes and she doesn't go into an explanation on her own, "How can I estimate how much sunlight they'd get? These need... six to eight hours, right?"

>Maybe this wasn't so great after all...
>"About 5 inches deep," she says. "The pots will guide you there."
>"Just look where the shadows will fall along the east and west," she says. "Six to eight hours is a lower limit, but they do like some shade, too, so don't just put them in the middle of a field. Anything else?"

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