Murasa Quest Continues 2 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Yaersulf]

>"Alright, I guess this is the place then. Any idea what we're supposed to do here?"
>Examine the ring more closely.

[It's Purvis!]

>"Alright, I guess this is the place then. Any idea what we're supposed to do here?"
>Examine the ring more closely.

>The earth with in the ring of trees is free of seafloor life. However, there are still trees among it.
>Stargazer seems to be pondering at the moment.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Take a step into the ring and see if anything happens.

[It's Purvis!]

>Take a step into the ring and see if anything happens.

>You take a step into the ring, and feel like something is off, particularly toward the center. You get the feeling that if there's anything you want to get done first, you should probably take care of it before looking into this.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Quests

[Branneg Xy]

>Quests

// If I remember correctly there are unfinished matters such as the " Bottled Evil Spirit " to give over to Satori at the Palace of Earth Spirits,asking Nazrin who traded that,trading back Murasa's Spellcard at the same "Nazrindou"...//

> When Stargazer has finished pondering,ask her :"...something feels 'particularly suspicious ' at the center of this Tree Ring..."

> " ...Do you perceive that This must be It...?"

> "...Maybe you can even perceive something more precise and important beyond 'that particular suspiciousness'?".

[It's Purvis!]

>Quests

>You Quests are:
>When I Get This Feeling...
>Something has been dragging you into a strange ocean, and all you know is that you aren’t alone there and there are trees. Trees with heart-shaped leaves, which make a very strange circle.
>Kindred Spirits,
>Perhaps you can make friends with that taoist ghost? You do have ghostliness in common...
>Deposit
>You are thinking about leaving the square glass bottle with the Palace of the earth spirits.
>You may have goals outside of these quests.

> When Stargazer has finished pondering,ask her :"...something feels 'particularly suspicious ' at the center of this Tree Ring..."

> " ...Do you perceive that This must be It...?"

> "...Maybe you can even perceive something more precise and important beyond 'that particular suspiciousness'?".

>She nods when you ask if there's something suspicious. Then nods more slowly, radiating uncertainty, when you ask if this is It.
>When you ask your third question, she nods, then approaches you, until she's looking you in the eye. You can feel her radiating a sense that to you will need to possess perfect courage to progress once you advance into that circle.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Make our way back up above the canopy and have another look around to see if we can see Yukari and Sakuya.

[It's Purvis!]

>Make our way back up above the canopy and have another look around to see if we can see Yukari and Sakuya.

>You ascend and look around. They are nowhere to be seen, you well left them behind.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Sigh.
>"I hope they're not lost."
>Return to the ring.
>"Well Stargazer, this seems pretty promising. Hopefully we're close to sorting this whole mess out. I say we take the plunge and see where this leads. You with me?"

[Branneg Xy]

>Sigh.
>"I hope they're not lost."
>Return to the ring.
>"Well Stargazer, this seems pretty promising. Hopefully we're close to sorting this whole mess out. I say we take the plunge and see where this leads. You with me?"

> But before saying that, ,Gauge  if we enough sense of direction and this Tree Ring is standing-out enough ,or else it could be turned so by leaving a mark like a "Makeshift Algae Flag on the Most Visibile Tred Branch"?

> The purpose would be for a Fair Finding The Way after we have made a Fair Backtracking Search in order to try and reach Yukari and Sakuya ,to give and receive Final Insights...

> ...If it is possible or we do find them, otherwise "Blow Sails!"

[It's Purvis!]

>Sigh.
>"I hope they're not lost."
>Return to the ring.
>"Well Stargazer, this seems pretty promising. Hopefully we're close to sorting this whole mess out. I say we take the plunge and see where this leads. You with me?"

>She seems hesitant.

> But before saying that, ,Gauge  if we enough sense of direction and this Tree Ring is standing-out enough ,or else it could be turned so by leaving a mark like a "Makeshift Algae Flag on the Most Visibile Tred Branch"?

> The purpose would be for a Fair Finding The Way after we have made a Fair Backtracking Search in order to try and reach Yukari and Sakuya ,to give and receive Final Insights...

> ...If it is possible or we do find them, otherwise "Blow Sails!"

>You could easily take some larger seaweed fronds and tie them to a tree. It may still take a bit of searching to find this place, but you don't think it would take much.

>_

[Branneg Xy]

>She seems hesitant.

>You could easily take some larger seaweed fronds and tie them to a tree. It may still take a bit of searching to find this place, but you don't think it would take much.

>_

> Encourage Stargazer : " Well not to worry,we are still able to make and receive helpful preparations such as,after putting up a little watermark,look around to try and find Yukari and Sakuya. "

> Proceed to build and evaluate a mark like that.

> Backtrack in search for signs of Yukari and Sakuya only once we have memorised this route and are able to recognise The Tree Ring's Area.

[Yaersulf]

>"Hmm yeah, we should probably at least have Yukari take a look at it first."

[It's Purvis!]

> Encourage Stargazer : " Well not to worry,we are still able to make and receive helpful preparations such as,after putting up a little watermark,look around to try and find Yukari and Sakuya. "

> Proceed to build and evaluate a mark like that.

> Backtrack in search for signs of Yukari and Sakuya only once we have memorised this route and are able to recognise The Tree Ring's Area.

>"Hmm yeah, we should probably at least have Yukari take a look at it first."

>You find a large and resilient-looking frond, and return to the forest canopy, finding a nice branch to tie it onto.
>Stargazer radiates a feeling of relief when you say that you're going to consult with the others first.
>Heading back to the lake crater, taking note of the path along the way, you look around toward the west and see no sign of Sakuya or Yukari.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Head west in the direction they went for a bit and see if we can see them ahead of us.

[It's Purvis!]

>Head west in the direction they went for a bit and see if we can see them ahead of us.

>You meander westward, but you do not see them at a glance. There is a lot of westward to have, though.

>_

[Branneg Xy]

>You meander westward, but you do not see them at a glance. There is a lot of westward to have, though.

>_

//If this yields nothing,we could also be even more specific and search again for "fish-avoided spot(s)"//

 > Ask Stargazer if she feels anything else "peculiar" in any direction,apart for that Tree Ring, since it could give clues to Yukari and Sakuya's whereabouts.


> If so follow her "directions" , if not proceed further westwards,still be aware of the tracks and...

> ...swim-fly alternating going above the forest canopy and going inside it in search of them.

> Call out to them.

[Yaersulf]

>Keep heading westward until we hid the western edge of the forest whilst keeping an eye out for them.
>Also call out occasionally in case they're below the canopy.

[It's Purvis!]

> Ask Stargazer if she feels anything else "peculiar" in any direction,apart for that Tree Ring, since it could give clues to Yukari and Sakuya's whereabouts.


> If so follow her "directions" , if not proceed further westwards,still be aware of the tracks and...

> ...swim-fly alternating going above the forest canopy and going inside it in search of them.

> Call out to them.

>Keep heading westward until we hid the western edge of the forest whilst keeping an eye out for them.
>Also call out occasionally in case they're below the canopy.

>You make your way westward, looking for curious patterns in the way the fish move. You see a few oddities, which you suspect mean more trees.
>Calling out from time to time, you eventually hear Sakuya reply: "Down here!" from below a patch of forest.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Descend through the canopy to where we heard Sakuya's voice.
>"We found something."

[Branneg Xy]

> "

>You make your way westward, looking for curious patterns in the way the fish move. You see a few oddities, which you suspect mean more trees.
>Calling out from time to time, you eventually hear Sakuya reply: "Down here!" from below a patch of forest.

>_

//A " brighter common thread " has been appearing  to be relatively "in-betweening"-appearing  "below patches of forest under the canopy of the forest " //

>  When in viewing-range of each other observe the layout's area and add :"I am really praying you have not swum across any snags for evenyone good's sake ,but rather come across  other good  findings news here westward ".

[It's Purvis!]

>Descend through the canopy to where we heard Sakuya's voice.
>"We found something."

>  When in viewing-range of each other observe the layout's area and add :"I am really praying you have not swum across any snags for evenyone good's sake ,but rather come across  other good  findings news here westward ".

>You descend down and find Sakuya standing alone, near another of those trees. She looks up as you descend, and nods. "Tell me everything," she says.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>"Where's Yukari? She'll probably want to hear this too."

[Branneg Xy]

>"Where's Yukari? She'll probably want to hear this too."

// Among the" Item-Tasks but not Quests" : " Untouched Shared Money (Very Faithfully fund-provided by Byakuren plus the Myourenji&Company) to Rightfully Return", save for naturally ,already explained to and approval-met by Byakuren," ,Friendly Help 'Gratitude(s)' to be Returned and Necessary Money Trade-Back"...plus...//

// ... Task "Thruthful Report/Co-Report to' Eientei ' about The Exaggerated(?)Issue about  Doremy's with Okina's helped by Mai's and Satono's,clearing out Any (Eventual) Kinks or Misunderstanding"... plus...//

// ( at least 1 another if not maybe 2 ,"saved" for later,but I am QUITE SORRY due to "having to "make ...oh...over-encimbering&delaying )//

> Nod to Sakuya, wait for Stargazer to be near us if not Yukari herself to approach or show up, and add ,with a well-raised soundly-heard tone of voice if Yukari is not coming: " Well if we begin by The Eastward Side...we can now ' Certainly Confirmation '  ,turn smiling to Stargazer and then pointedly point to That Tree or Those Trees here , that it is a ' Many-Roots Job by Those Trees ' which are truly some kind of  ' Partly-Ominous Memory-Filled Tree-Turned Entities acting as sorta-Monitors&Extensions ' ... "

>..." Yukari told us the ,as it may be described so far,Unseen Clergy Gazing Entity I and Stargazer perceived here must have some form of those and they are quite likely to be it,however the Top Priority the finding of  ..."

> "... a Mostly-Ominous Circle-Ring by the Same Tree-Entities,reachable by an Eastward Route and now with a ...makeshift mark".

[Branneg Xy]

// Among the" Item-Tasks but not Quests" : " Untouched Shared Money (Very Faithfully fund-provided by Byakuren plus the Myourenji&Company) to Rightfully Return", save for naturally ,already explained to and approval-met by Byakuren," ,Friendly Help 'Gratitude(s)' to be Returned and Necessary Money Trade-Back"...plus...//

// ... Task "Thruthful Report/Co-Report to' Eientei ' about The Exaggerated(?)Issue about  Doremy's with Okina's helped by Mai's and Satono's,clearing out Any (Eventual) Kinks or Misunderstanding"... plus...//

// ( at least 1 another if not maybe 2 ,"saved" for later,but I am QUITE SORRY due to "having to "make ...oh...over-encoumber&delay )//

> Nod to Sakuya, wait for at least Stargazer to be near us if not Yukari herself or if we have some sign she may be approaching, then complement with a raised all-around tone of voice to be soundly-heard by to be sure: " So we did find out at the ' East-Side'...' Certain Confirm"  ,turn smiling to Stargazer and then pointedly point to That/Those Tree/Trees , to be a' Many-Roots Job by Those Trees ' which in Truth are Revealing alike ' Half-Ominous Tree-Turned Entities - sorta-Monitors&Extensions ' ; what Yukari told to be on the look-out for at our journey-start ,plus  ..."

> "...The Top Priority : a Mostly-Ominous Circle-Ring by the Same Tree-Entities,Mostly Eastward by here in a Mostly-Specular Way  ,now makeshift marked".

// ... A (sort-of) Tale-Report to Tojiko(and through her to the Taoists) , a ('') Knowledge-Report to Patchouli, a ('') Clarifying-Report to Suwako&Sanae; the possibility to give One to Byakuren&Myourenji should approach us without seeking it unless avoided somehow //

[It's Purvis!]

>"Where's Yukari? She'll probably want to hear this too."

>Sakuya shrugs. "Who can tell? She went off in a gap to investigate something."

> Nod to Sakuya, wait for Stargazer to be near us if not Yukari herself to approach or show up, and add ,with a well-raised soundly-heard tone of voice if Yukari is not coming: " Well if we begin by The Eastward Side...we can now ' Certainly Confirmation '  ,turn smiling to Stargazer and then pointedly point to That Tree or Those Trees here , that it is a ' Many-Roots Job by Those Trees ' which are truly some kind of  ' Partly-Ominous Memory-Filled Tree-Turned Entities acting as sorta-Monitors&Extensions ' ... "

>..." Yukari told us the ,as it may be described so far,Unseen Clergy Gazing Entity I and Stargazer perceived here must have some form of those and they are quite likely to be it,however the Top Priority the finding of  ..."

> "... a Mostly-Ominous Circle-Ring by the Same Tree-Entities,reachable by an Eastward Route and now with a ...makeshift mark".

>"What?" says Sakuya.

>_

[Branneg Xy]

>Sakuya shrugs. "Who can tell? She went off in a gap to investigate something."

>"What?" says Sakuya.

>_

> " Forgive me for being misleading for I am still coming to terms on how to describe that Those Trees - point to That Tree nearby Sakuya - are rather Tree - or rather seemingly...Tree-Turned Entities... they have formed Over There - make a ring-shaped hand sign and point it Eastward- some manner of Ring-Circle Tree-Made Passage or Gateway leading Somewhere... Ominously Important.p ,as both I and Stargazer have felt at the time "

> " I might be wrong on my intuition and I am still in the dark about The Good Discoveries by you&Yukari but..."

>" ...Are not this stop-by under-canopy nearby 1 of Those Tree and that Yukari "Gap-Away" Investigation happening and looking to have just some of the right common key points in common ?"

[It's Purvis!]

> " Forgive me for being misleading for I am still coming to terms on how to describe that Those Trees - point to That Tree nearby Sakuya - are rather Tree - or rather seemingly...Tree-Turned Entities... they have formed Over There - make a ring-shaped hand sign and point it Eastward- some manner of Ring-Circle Tree-Made Passage or Gateway leading Somewhere... Ominously Important.p ,as both I and Stargazer have felt at the time "

> " I might be wrong on my intuition and I am still in the dark about The Good Discoveries by you&Yukari but..."

>" ...Are not this stop-by under-canopy nearby 1 of Those Tree and that Yukari "Gap-Away" Investigation happening and looking to have just some of the right common key points in common ?"

>She nods as you speak. "Well, what we found is that we're pretty sure these trees aren't native to the East," she says. "Yukari thinks they might be new world trees."

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Do we know much about any 'new world'?
>"We managed to find what Stargazer was looking for, it wasn't a single tree but rather an ominous ring of trees. I was hoping Yukari could take a look at it. How like her to just dissapear off somewhere."