Maribel Quest Continuation: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> "I wish to have a discussion with her about why she slobbered all over my face."
> "...Not a fight, of course, unless she turns it into one."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I wish to have a discussion with her about why she slobbered all over my face."
> "...Not a fight, of course, unless she turns it into one."

>"Oh, that's easy," says Reimu. "It's because she's Kogasa and you're there to be a victim."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"That sounds a little... Well, I suppose it wasn't really harmful, as such...."

[Hello Purvis]

>"That sounds a little... Well, I suppose it wasn't really harmful, as such...."

>"Yeah, Kogasa is too silly to be a real problem," says Reimu, pausing to gently blow on the spark she made in the censer. "And usually pretty ineffective at surprising people."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Rinnosuke said the same thing. Makes me feel a little silly, actually. I didn't even manage to see her get away; only heard her laughing."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Rinnosuke said the same thing. Makes me feel a little silly, actually. I didn't even manage to see her get away; only heard her laughing."

>"Wow," says Reimu. "That actually is a little unusual. She usually hangs around to gawk."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Maybe she's getting better at it?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Maybe she's getting better at it?"

>"Maybe." Reimu shrugs and adds more incense to the censer. "Still be a huge improvement for her, though. Kind of suspicious. Anyways, I still have no idea where she lives, sorry."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Hmm. Can you at least tell me what she looks like? Maybe I can ask around elsewhere if people have seen her recently."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm. Can you at least tell me what she looks like? Maybe I can ask around elsewhere if people have seen her recently."

>"Oh, real distinctive," says Reimu. "Teal hair, teal vest, light teal skirt, always has a big purple unbrella..."
>"Funny eyes with different colors," Plum Flower adds.
>"Those too."

>_

[Rin Kagamine]

> "Is there more than one?"

[Kilgamayan]

> "Oh, Plum Flower, you've seen her? Do you know where she might be?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Is there more than one?"

>"No, there's only one Kogasa," says Reimu, "Thank heaven."

> "Oh, Plum Flower, you've seen her? Do you know where she might be?"

>"No," she says, "But I heard she sleeps like a bat on a tree!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Didn't we hear some unidentified rustling in treetops earlier? Maybe that was Kogasa too.
> "Okay, thank you for your help...and thank you for exorcising what I hope will be my new home."
> "I actually do have a few more things I would like to take care of today, so if you don't mind, I think I will actually take my leave."
> "Plum Flower, you've done a good job so far. Reimu will need to concentrate on what she's doing, so just sit tight until she's done. Remember, she's going to make the scary things go away, and if trouble happens she can take care of it, okay?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Didn't we hear some unidentified rustling in treetops earlier? Maybe that was Kogasa too.
> "Okay, thank you for your help...and thank you for exorcising what I hope will be my new home."
> "I actually do have a few more things I would like to take care of today, so if you don't mind, I think I will actually take my leave."
> "Plum Flower, you've done a good job so far. Reimu will need to concentrate on what she's doing, so just sit tight until she's done. Remember, she's going to make the scary things go away, and if trouble happens she can take care of it, okay?"

>You did hear some trees rustling about the time you were attacked.
>"You're welcome," says Reimu. "I have to admit, it's kind of a nice place. Blood aside."
>"I'll sit tight!" Plum Flower says, immediately descending to the floor and gathering her knees to her chest.
>Reimu gives the faerie a glance, then gives you one. Then sighs.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Smile.
> "Don't worry, Reimu, she knows to behave."
> Take our leave of the house and head back into the forest.

EDIT: For everyone else's reference, a quick checklist of what we have planned for the rest of the day:

[_] Get back to the SDM and tell them about Renko's change in motivation; make mention of issue of fairy respect to Sakuya to see how she reacts, as that may potentially stave off a fight altogether if we can convince Renko attacking the SDM doesn't prove anything more than blowing up Goliath Doll would
[_] Find Kogasa
[_] Wait for Sanae to show up with news about Koishi
[_] Pray the Yukari Whims RNG does not hate us
[_] Get back to the Byamazon, get our Potion of Gain Strength and spend the night at the ESP (will be last by default)

[Hello Purvis]

> Smile.
> "Don't worry, Reimu, she knows to behave."
> Take our leave of the house and head back into the forest.

>You smile back at Reimu, and her glare hardens for a moment. Then she slumps a bit and goes back to feeding incense into the censer.
>You leave the house, and return to the Forest of Magic.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Description of current location, including obvious exits (don't think those aren't appreciated!). Telling us which exit is the one we entered from would be preferred.
> Check for any people or unusual movements or sounds that we can see from where we currently stand.

[Hello Purvis]

> Description of current location, including obvious exits (don't think those aren't appreciated!). Telling us which exit is the one we entered from would be preferred.
> Check for any people or unusual movements or sounds that we can see from where we currently stand.

>You are in a rather light part of the forest, in what will be your neighboring "yard" if everything goes according to plan. The there is a fair amount of light coming in thought the sparse tree cover overhead. The grasses here are pretty thick. Obvious exits are North, East, and South. You came from the North.
>You don't see or hear anything unusual here, just a few birds in the trees.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> South
> Continue to keep an eye out for people and unusual activity

[Hello Purvis]

> South
> Continue to keep an eye out for people and unusual activity

>You head south.
>The tree cover thickens, and the forest becomes more shadowy and more like the Forest of Magic you're used to. Up head, you can see a broad, shallow stream, its banks covered with thick grasses. A couple of faeries are splashing around in it, and do not seem to have noticed you yet. Obvious exits are North, West, and South.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Move toward the river.
> If the fairies notice us, wave.

[Hello Purvis]

> Move toward the river.
> If the fairies notice us, wave.

>You move toward it, though calling it a river is definitely too much. It's a little too broad for you to jump, but not by much.
>The faeries quickly notice your approach and your wave. "We've been spotted!" cries one of them, a hatless blue-haired faerie about the size of a small child in a frilly and thoroughly soaked sundress.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Wait, no, please stop! I come as a friend of Other Dai!"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Wait, no, please stop! I come as a friend of Other Dai!"

>"What!" cries the other faerie, a somewhat shorter one in an equally soaked gown and with her dark hair tied in yellow ribbons. "How can there be another Dai!"
>"This is treachery! Chicanery!" says the first.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "She was named Other Dai by Cirno. I don't really know why, but I don't question it."
> "Maybe you two know her as Renko? She's a good friend of Dai's."

[Hello Purvis]

> "She was named Other Dai by Cirno. I don't really know why, but I don't question it."
> "Maybe you two know her as Renko? She's a good friend of Dai's."

>"Is she the one with the hat?" asks the ribboned faerie.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Yes, she has a brown fedora hat."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yes, she has a brown fedora hat."

>"She's a jerk, we hate her!" cries the ribboned faerie.
>"No we don't," says the blue-haired faerie.
>"Oh...right," the ribboned faerie says. "That's the other one..."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"What other one?"