Maribel Quest Perpetuation: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hey, Renko, do you remember seeing any fairies with a bucket yesterday? A bucket you didn't expect them to have?"

>"A few of them" says Renko. "They use them to carry water and stuff. It wasn't really unexpected, though."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Did Cirno do any of that work?"

EDIT: For that matter, what are you hoping to accomplish by tracking them down at this point? The bucket's been returned, Kisume is satisfied Murasa didn't do it, and went to apologize. And it's not like we're going to get any apologies out of most of the most likely candidates on the list, anyway. If they even admit they did it.

Because the quest is still sitting there - if it were "complete" it would have been taken off. It hasn't been taken off; instead, it's been modified to fit what we know and left there. This alone makes it worth pursuing to me.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Did Cirno do any of that work?"

>"Cirno's way too lazy for that sort of thing," says Renko.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Continue to the human village

[Hello Purvis]

>Continue to the human village

>You continue on toward the human village. The rest of the trip is uneventful, and as you reach town, you can see a moderate amount of activity.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is it general town activity, or does it appear concentrated somewhere?

[E-Nazrin]

There's also simple curiosity about who would want to rob a hobo. Then again, that she's a mugger as well might do the trick.

Also, a better reason to get some golem parts would have been damage control - if the fairies collected every part of it last time, what would stop them from doing it again?

Then again, making out with Renko probably gave them more than enough time to strip it empty anyway, so...

[Hello Purvis]

> Is it general town activity, or does it appear concentrated somewhere?

>It seems to be general activity.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Carry on to the blacksmith

[Blitzer]

>Quests

[Hello Purvis]

>Carry on to the blacksmith

>You walk to the smithy. Thankfully, she doesn't seem to be busy with any customers at the moment, presently she seems to be in the process of beating a bit of metal around the horn of her anvil.

>Quests

>Your Quests are:
>Love is a Battlefield
>Your friend Utsuho in a bitter rivalry with Yuugi for the heart of Parsee Mizuhashi. You've managed to help them approach another solution, now it's just a matter of getting Utsuho and Yuugi together for the long run.
>Maximum Charge Maribel Hearn
>Byakuren has offered to cast a spell to enhance your innate magic potential, if you gather the ingredients and prove yourself worthy. You've completed it, but...now you're having doubts. Maybe there's something else to be gotten for all that legwork?
>Clinic Catastophe
>Byakuren asked you to help Murasa run the clinic, and to make sure Murasa is doing her job. Kisume's bucket appeared there, but how?
>Bellow away!
>The town blacksmith's bellows are missing! You found them out in the middle of the Forest of Magic. Now to hand them over.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Hello, there. I think I found your bellows."
>Present the bellows

[E-Nazrin]

>Wonder how angry Sun Drop's going to be about losing her stolen bellows.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Hello, there. I think I found your bellows."
>Present the bellows

>She looks up, then eyes the Bellows as you present them. "Those are the ones, alright," she says with a nod. "Put them by the anvil there, and I'll give you a proper reward in a moment."

>Wonder how angry Sun Drop's going to be about losing her stolen bellows.

>Hard to say. She might not even remember having them, from what you've seen.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Put them were indicated.
>"Actually, we may also have a request for you. Do you smelt coins, or know who would?"
>... what are ☼ made of, anyway?

[Hello Purvis]

>Put them were indicated.
>"Actually, we may also have a request for you. Do you smelt coins, or know who would?"
>... what are ☼ made of, anyway?

>You place them where she told you to.
>"That'd be me," says Ari. "You want some coins made?"
>They seem to be made of precious metals. You suspect they're alloyed to something to give them more resilience, though.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah, we have a few things that we could really use smelted. We'd need to go fetch them, though."
> "Do you happen to have a wheelbarrow or a cart or something? There's, uh, quite a lot of it."

[E-Nazrin]

>"There's some gold 'n silver that Renko and I found that we'd like to have in a more useful state."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah, we have a few things that we could really use smelted. We'd need to go fetch them, though."
> "Do you happen to have a wheelbarrow or a cart or something? There's, uh, quite a lot of it."

>"There's some gold 'n silver that Renko and I found that we'd like to have in a more useful state."

>"I'll make you a deal," says Ari. "Normally, I take one coin for every ten I cast. But for you, I'll let you have the first five hundred or so free since you found my bellows, alright? And, sorry, don't have any carts or the like."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"That sounds great, thanks. I don't suppose you know some place around here that might have one, though?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"That sounds great, thanks. I don't suppose you know some place around here that might have one, though?"

>"Might wanna ask one of the farmers," says Ari. "Aside from that, might be some youkai willing to help out."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Ah, well I suppose I can have a look around. Thanks again. I'll be back when I have the stuff I'd like melted down."
>Exit the blacksmith
>Head for Byakuren's

[E-Nazrin]

>Fairies would probably be a better bet since they probably don't understand the full value of gold and silver as well, but...
>"That works. Is there anyone in particular you'd recommend?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Fairies would probably be a better bet since they probably don't understand the full value of gold and silver as well, but...
>"That works. Is there anyone in particular you'd recommend?"

>This seems likely.
>"Never borrowed a wagon before," says Ari with a shrug.

>"Ah, well I suppose I can have a look around. Thanks again. I'll be back when I have the stuff I'd like melted down."
>Exit the blacksmith
>Head for Byakuren's

>"I'll be here," she says.
>You leave the smithy and head for the northern part of town, where you can hear hammering inside of the ship-turned-temple. Aside from that, the area seems empty.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Enter the temple
>Look around for Byakuren (unless we meet someone else first, of course)

[Hello Purvis]

>Enter the temple
>Look around for Byakuren (unless we meet someone else first, of course)

>You walk inside, and hear the sounds of hammering toward the south again, past the sheets. Looking around, you don't see any signs of Byakuren until you look past the sheets, and see her looming beyond a mostly-complete wall frame.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Walk over to her
>"Hello, again. How are things?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Walk over to her
>"Hello, again. How are things?"

>You walk past the sheet, Renko following behind you, and hail Byakuren.
>"Ah, hello Maribel," she says. "I trust you are doing well?"

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yes. Better now, at any rate. This morning was... well, crazy barely begins to describe it."
>"In any event, I wanted to return the branch to you. Thank you very much for lending it to me, and teaching me what you did. Those skills have been necessary more times than I would ever have expected over the last two days."
>"Also, I thought I'd let you know the status regarding the enchantment you offered. I did gather the remaining materials last night, but... well, I think the decision is a bigger one than I want to make just yet. I'm not going anywhere, so there's plenty of time for me to give it the thought it deserves, rather than rushing into something."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yes. Better now, at any rate. This morning was... well, crazy barely begins to describe it."
>"In any event, I wanted to return the branch to you. Thank you very much for lending it to me, and teaching me what you did. Those skills have been necessary more times than I would ever have expected over the last two days."
>"Also, I thought I'd let you know the status regarding the enchantment you offered. I did gather the remaining materials last night, but... well, I think the decision is a bigger one than I want to make just yet. I'm not going anywhere, so there's plenty of time for me to give it the thought it deserves, rather than rushing into something."

>She nods. "You are most welcome for it. And you are most welcome."
>You explain your thoughts on the spells she's offered to cast. "That's fine," says Byakuren. "If you decide not to go through with it, I am sure we can find some other sort of compensation for your trouble."

>_