Maribel Quest Perpetuation: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>"How was the bread?"
>Would just calling it something weird from the human village work better?

>"Long and white!" the faerie answers.
>It might. But there's a lot of things from there faeries might find weird.

>"It's a blacksmith thing. You squeeze it, and puffs of air come out the other end. I heard there was one in the general area, here."

>"Oh, I think Sun Drop was talking about a blowy thing... I haven't seen it. But I've not really looked around. She does play around here a lot."

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"Any idea where Sun Drop is, then? Or what she wanted it for?"

[DracoOmega]

>"Have you seen her around here this afternoon? Or anyone else who might know where it is, for that matter?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Any idea where Sun Drop is, then? Or what she wanted it for?"

>"She said it made funny noises! And, um...last I saw her was at the Mansion's pantry."

>"Have you seen her around here this afternoon? Or anyone else who might know where it is, for that matter?"

>"Um...I dunno. There's a creek over there, though!"
>She gestures toward the North. Which is about as thickly overgrown as any place else.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Ponder the wisdom of arming fairies with whoopee cushions.

[DracoOmega]

>"Are you saying you think someone else might be over that way?"
>Can we see any reasonable path for us to get there, even slowly?

[Hello Purvis]

>Ponder the wisdom of arming fairies with whoopee cushions.

>You can already imagine the tragic and hilarious accidents.

>"Are you saying you think someone else might be over that way?"
>Can we see any reasonable path for us to get there, even slowly?

>"Maybe!"
>There seems to be a deer path that goes to the north and to the east.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Well, thanks a bunch. Have a nice day, now!"
>Head towards where the fairy gestured

[E-Nazrin]

>"Can't hurt to check. Thanks, uh...?"
>Unless there's more to say to her name, make like a doe northwardsly.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, thanks a bunch. Have a nice day, now!"
>Head towards where the fairy gestured

>"Can't hurt to check. Thanks, uh...?"
>Unless there's more to say to her name, make like a doe northwardsly.

>"Oh, I'm Cloud Burst!" says the faerie. "You're welcome!"
>You follow the trail, and soon come to a little stream of water, barely more than a half foot across and not deep enough to wet your ankles. The grases around here are thick, but manageable looking. You can see a few scattered toadstools about. Obvious exists are South.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Look around for fairies, or any signs of the bellows
>Assuming none of either, call out: "Anyone around here?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Look around for fairies, or any signs of the bellows
>Assuming none of either, call out: "Anyone around here?"

>You do not see any faeries around. You do not see the bellows, either, but the grass here is pretty tall and could easily hide such a thing.
>You get no answers to your query.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Take a little bit more time to look through the grass more thoroughly for the bellows
>If we find nothing, head back south, then take the trail east

[Hello Purvis]

>Take a little bit more time to look through the grass more thoroughly for the bellows
>If we find nothing, head back south, then take the trail east

>You take some time to look through the grass, Renko serving as a second set of eyes.
>Looking around the eastern part of the field, you see it! A set of bellows about as long as your leg, resting on the ground!

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Found it!"
>Go over and retrieve it

[Hello Purvis]

>"Found it!"
>Go over and retrieve it

>"I see it!" Renko says.
>You walk over and retrieve the bellows! As you do, something bursts from the ground!
>"Urameshiya!"
>Suddenly something entwines around your feet and jerks powerfully! You fall to the ground, dropping the bellows to catch yourself.
>"Oh hell no!" Renko cries.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>"Gah!"
>Damnit, Kogasa!
>Tug legs away from whatever it is!

[DracoOmega]

>Try to collect ourself
>We're not more than just a little scraped up, right?
>Assuming so: "I'm alright. It's ok."
>Try to get to our feet
>Look around for Kogasa

[Hello Purvis]

>Try to collect ourself
>We're not more than just a little scraped up, right?
>Assuming so: "I'm alright. It's ok."
>Try to get to our feet
>Look around for Kogasa

>You try to collect yourself. You feel something tight around your ankles and can't move your legs freely.
>This aside, you're just a little sore from the fall.
>"You are?" asks Renko, as she stands over you, clearly ready for trouble. "That's a load off my mind."
>You try to get to your feet, and fail miserably.
>You don't need to look around, you can hear Kogasa cackling, and look over to see her standing up from the surrounding foliage, holding a rope.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Well, if our legs don't work, try floating ourselves upright
>"Renko, this is Kogasa. Kogasa, Renko."
>"And I honestly have a hard time believing people when they say you weren't much good at this."

[Hello Purvis]

>Well, if our legs don't work, try floating ourselves upright
>"Renko, this is Kogasa. Kogasa, Renko."
>"And I honestly have a hard time believing people when they say you weren't much good at this."

>You try to float upright. However, you find being snared does a lot to disrupt your disregarding of gravity.
>"Wait, this was that one person you were talking about?" says Renko, giving Kogasa a suspicious look.
>"Hi!" says Kogasa, juggling the rope to her umbrella-holding hand and waving to Renko.
>You express your disbelief at Kogasa's apparent lack of talent. "Hold out baits to entice the enemy," says Kogasa, sticking out her tongue for a moment. "Feign disorder, and crush him."

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Nicely done. ...does that mean you put this where we could find it? Or just watched us looking for it?"
>"And I don't suppose someone could come untie my legs?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Nicely done. ...does that mean you put this where we could find it? Or just watched us looking for it?"
>"And I don't suppose someone could come untie my legs?"

>"Oh, I found it," says Kogasa, "And waited."
>"Right, sorry!" Renko says. "Just, I thought we were going to have to fight it out and stuff."
>She kneels down and beings to fiddle with the rope. After a few moments, you are free!

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Stand up
>"Thanks, Renko. And thankfully no. I've had way more than enough of that today, I think. Kogasa just does it to surprise people. No malice of intent."

[Kilgamayan]

Imagine the look on my face last night in bed when I remembered I forgot to include the bucket in my list. Can't forget Kisume!

> To Renko: "Would you believe she found a copy of The Art of War, and is applying it to scaring people? It's actually quite impressive."
> To Kogasa: "Hey, did you happen to see what Renko here did earlier today?"

[Hello Purvis]

>Stand up
>"Thanks, Renko. And thankfully no. I've had way more than enough of that today, I think. Kogasa just does it to surprise people. No malice of intent."

>You stand up. Your ankles hurt a bit, but that shouldn't be a real problem.
>Kogasa nods in agreement as you defend her. "Kind of a blurry line, don't you think?" Renko says.

> To Renko: "Would you believe she found a copy of The Art of War, and is applying it to scaring people? It's actually quite impressive."
> To Kogasa: "Hey, did you happen to see what Renko here did earlier today?"

>"Oh, that explains the quote," says Renko. "And yeah, I guess it is."
>"Nope!" says Kogasa in a cheery tone, as she gathers up her rope.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Blurry line for a lot of people, probably. I get the impression it really isn't for her, though."
>Go collect the bellows

[Hello Purvis]

>"Blurry line for a lot of people, probably. I get the impression it really isn't for her, though."
>Go collect the bellows

>"Huh," says Renko. "So the two of you are kinda friends, right?"
>You obtain: Bellows

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Yeah, you could say that. This is the third time she's gotten me, now, actually."
>"Oh, Kogasa, I saw you at the Felt this morning, but I was really pressed for time so I didn't get a chance to say hi. Did you win anything?"

[Thaws]

>"Have you had any success in surprising people other than me?"