Alice Quest - The Seven Colored Puppeter's Week

[It's Purvis!]

>"Perhaps it will help in its own way. Have some more, now, and tell me if anything changes?"

[Neovereign]

>"Perhaps it will help in its own way. Have some more, now, and tell me if anything changes?"

> Hijiri does as considered, downing another pair.
> "I hope there is a change. It'd be a bit worrying if I'm just wasting your resources this way..." Hijiri, well, hopes.
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[It's Purvis!]

>"A negative result is still a result. Don't worry, either way we learn something."

[Neovereign]

>"A negative result is still a result. Don't worry, either way we learn something."

> "Ah. Alright then."
> The group observing has died down some.
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[It's Purvis!]

>Provide the mushrooms.
>"So, do you think that you understand the spell well enough to use it, so should I review?"

[Neovereign]

>Provide the mushrooms.
>"So, do you think that you understand the spell well enough to use it, so should I review?"

> You hand Hijiri a few more.
> "I can surely try."
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[It's Purvis!]

>"When you like. I just wanted to be sure I expressed it properly."

[Neovereign]

>"When you like. I just wanted to be sure I expressed it properly."

> Hijiri seemingly summons a large glowing scroll. In bursts, her body starts growing, though only a bit each.
> "A scroll? Eh... Did you already know how to enlarge yourself?" Meiling questions.
> "Trying to see if I can also replicate what the mushrooms do... I don't usually change things about my body that are as physically noticeable as a size increase or hair lengthening." Byakuren explains.
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[It's Purvis!]

>"Hm, fascinating!"

[Neovereign]

>"Hm, fascinating!"

> "I still don't understand all the changes they make though. And if I could even make those changes myself."
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[It's Purvis!]

>Nod.
>"We're still working on that ourselves. But in short, they possess tremendous energy for simple mushrooms."

[Neovereign]

>Nod.
>"We're still working on that ourselves. But in short, they possess tremendous energy for simple mushrooms."

> "Have you tried making them into stew and such meals? Would it be greater an effect, or lesser?"
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[It's Purvis!]

>Have we tried that? It's been awhile...

[Neovereign]

>Have we tried that? It's been awhile...

> You haven't.
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[It's Purvis!]

>"I've considered that, but recent findings have kind of sidetracked me."

[Neovereign]

>"I've considered that, but recent findings have kind of sidetracked me."

> "That's alright. It hasn't been that long since you've discovered these, right? Or maybe it has with how many you possess..."
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[It's Purvis!]

>"It's certainly worth a go."

[Neovereign]

>"It's certainly worth a go."

> "But do keep at your own pace. I wouldn't want to steal the spotlight of such a discovery."
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[It's Purvis!]

>"It is a fascinating idea, I will have to look into it after I finish with these experiments."

[Neovereign]

>"It is a fascinating idea, I will have to look into it after I finish with these experiments."

> "Mm." Hijiri nods.
> "Ah, I think I'm getting this now." She speaks up after a few moments of silence.
> "Oh? Did you figure it out?" Meiling questions.
> "Well, making my own version of these boosts is one thing, but extending this itself seems possible too. However, it doesn't seem like there's ever any change from eating them back to back. Maybe it's something that has to be done much, much more and the difference is too negligible until much later. We could keep going, if you want to explore that option."
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[It's Purvis!]

>"Let's. Though I am curious, how do you extend it?"

[Neovereign]

>"Let's. Though I am curious, how do you extend it?"

> "I'm not sure on how exactly to extend it, but I could make a spell that does similar to it. At least, similar to what we know it does already. My considerations on extending it are that it might last longer if it has something else to eat at than... itself. It lasts longer when eating more, but it's done in a way that makes it best to eat another when the previous would run out... It doesn't seem like it gets longer the earlier you eat another."
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[It's Purvis!]

>"Ah, I thought you had composed such a spell already."

[Neovereign]

>"Ah, I thought you had composed such a spell already."

> "I don't commonly use spells that change my body visually more than physically, like growth. I mean to say that I could use this time to develop my own spells that work like these boosts, or we could try to figure out a way to extend it instead." Hijiri explains. "This is a bit time sensitive in that they don't last forever."
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[It's Purvis!]

>"I am curious to see what you could bash out for extending them. But for now, I would like to continue as we are; to see if it happens simply through having enough."

[Neovereign]

>"I am curious to see what you could bash out for extending them. But for now, I would like to continue as we are; to see if it happens simply through having enough."

> "Understood."
> Hijiri waits longer, until beginning to flash again...
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[It's Purvis!]

>"Have another, then describe how things felt before and after."

[Neovereign]

>"Have another, then describe how things felt before and after."

> Hijiri obliges once more.
> "Still the usual. It being nearly gone, but now back again. I wonder if there's something we're not realizing, or something else we need to change."
> Hijiri seems slightly uncomfortable.
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[It's Purvis!]

>"Are you alright, Hijiri?"

[Neovereign]

>"Are you alright, Hijiri?"

> "Hm? Yes, I am. Nothing bad has happened yet with these."
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