Alice Quest - The Seven Colored Puppeter's Week

[It's Purvis!]

>"Let's make our way back to Marisa. Oh, and there was something I wanted to discuss along the way, now that the question was raised."
>Let's start back, step daintily over the mansion wall.

[Neovereign]

>"Let's make our way back to Marisa. Oh, and there was something I wanted to discuss along the way, now that the question was raised."
>Let's start back, step daintily over the mansion wall.

> You begin returning to the Forest, minding your step while Meiling follows.
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[It's Purvis!]

>"We are going to have to repeat the mass eating experiment with someone else. Possibly two someones else, to make sure it's not just a quirk of your genius that it worked. But, we'd have to determine who..."

[Neovereign]

>"We are going to have to repeat the mass eating experiment with someone else. Possibly two someones else, to make sure it's not just a quirk of your genius that it worked. But, we'd have to determine who..."

> "Well, we might have Marisa available for a while. Otherwise..." Meiling ponders. "You?"
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[It's Purvis!]

>"Marisa is possible. In my case, I am already...tainted, as it were? Having used magic to get this far."
>"So I am thinking, it should be someone trustworthy. Perhaps Reimu? Or Byakuren?"

[Neovereign]

>"Marisa is possible. In my case, I am already...tainted, as it were? Having used magic to get this far."
>"So I am thinking, it should be someone trustworthy. Perhaps Reimu? Or Byakuren?"

> "Don't say tainted. Say something like... used to it!"
> "We'd need to get Reimu to trust in us in the first place... And, Byakuren?" Meiling questions.
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[It's Purvis!]

>"Well, I meant in the sense I've already applied a different and magical method to myself. As for Byakuren, well...she's known to be very nice, isn't she?"
>Chuckle. "Or...we could take the route of "What difference does it make?" Would it really make a difference if, say, Yukari or Ran were larger? Would it change them or what they could do one bit?"

[Neovereign]

>"Well, I meant in the sense I've already applied a different and magical method to myself. As for Byakuren, well...she's known to be very nice, isn't she?"
>Chuckle. "Or...we could take the route of "What difference does it make?" Would it really make a difference if, say, Yukari or Ran were larger? Would it change them or what they could do one bit?"

> "Byakuren is... the head of that temple in the village, right? I don't think she'd change much from the mushrooms, so I say we go for her. Er, change as in act differently. But I've only heard most of how she acts and what she does, honestly. I haven't seen her much myself."

> The two of you make it back to the surroundings of yours and Marisa's homes.
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[It's Purvis!]

>Nod.
>"Byakuren it is. And...we'll talk with Reimu, perhaps, afterward?"
>Wave to Marisa once we see her. "Everything's fine, nothing to worry about! Now, where were we?"

[Neovereign]

>Nod.
>"Byakuren it is. And...we'll talk with Reimu, perhaps, afterward?"
>Wave to Marisa once we see her. "Everything's fine, nothing to worry about! Now, where were we?"

> Meiling nods.

> You peek below for Marisa, and when spotting her, wave.
> "Hm, I thought so." She grins. "You were wanting to say something in private without the fairies around?"
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[It's Purvis!]

>"We were discussing results, I think? In the case of Meiling, I believe the effect may have become permanent."

[Neovereign]

>"We were discussing results, I think? In the case of Meiling, I believe the effect may have become permanent."

> "Ah right, eating enough. I could try to track it on myself... Unless it has to be in one sitting. I'm not that crazy for mushrooms." Marisa offers
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[It's Purvis!]

>"Honestly, that is a good question. In Meiling's case, it was one sitting."

[Neovereign]

>"Honestly, that is a good question. In Meiling's case, it was one sitting."

> "Mm... so all or nothing maybe. That's a but worrisome."
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[It's Purvis!]

>"That means it takes some dedication, at least. Though, perhaps you could track how long it last against how many you've had overall, and see what happens, going forward?"

[Neovereign]

>"That means it takes some dedication, at least. Though, perhaps you could track how long it last against how many you've had overall, and see what happens, going forward?"

> "Yeah. Might need to get a lot more first. I wonder if there's conditions where they 'go bad', if they ever even can..."
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[It's Purvis!]

>"I imagine they keep like normal mushrooms."

[Neovereign]

>"I imagine they keep like normal mushrooms."

> "There's some magic mushrooms that are much more fragile, and others more resilient. If they have to be in a pair for their effects to show, maybe they're part of the latter." Marisa says, then mumbles: "At least that's what I hoping for."
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[It's Purvis!]

>Nod. "It's worth looking into, for certain."
>"Since you're our premier mushroom expert, can I trust you to look into that, too?"

[Neovereign]

>Nod. "It's worth looking into, for certain."
>"Since you're our premier mushroom expert, can I trust you to look into that, too?"

> "I'll try that when I can too..." Marisa resigns.
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[It's Purvis!]

>Chuckle.
>"It can't be that hard to just check on one every day or so and compare it to how long it takes for other mushrooms to decay."

[Neovereign]

>Chuckle.
>"It can't be that hard to just check on one every day or so and compare it to how long it takes for other mushrooms to decay."

> "Ah, just naturally? Heh, I thought you meant actively trying things on them to see what they can and can't last, and if anything has any special reaction. Maybe I've been overthinking things."
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[It's Purvis!]

>"I just want to know their shelf life."

[Neovereign]

>"I just want to know their shelf life."

> "Sure, sure." Marisa sighs in disappointment. "I'll keep track of one."
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[It's Purvis!]

>"I mean...you can run other experiments, too."

[Neovereign]

>"I mean...you can run other experiments, too."

> "I dunno. I guess I expected you to have another interesting test I could run. But a break with some of the simpler things is fine too."
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[It's Purvis!]

>"The most interesting thing would be breeding them toward greater potency, but that is a matter of time..."

[Neovereign]

>"The most interesting thing would be breeding them toward greater potency, but that is a matter of time..."

> "Gotta figure them out before someone else does." Marisa encourages herself.
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[It's Purvis!]

>"Very true."
>Smile.
>"I'll leave you to it, then. When there are more results, I'll be sure to let you know."

[Neovereign]

>"Very true."
>Smile.
>"I'll leave you to it, then. When there are more results, I'll be sure to let you know."

> "Thank you. And whenever you come by, I'll share what I've got."
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