Murasa Quest Continues - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Yaersulf]

>"I'm alright, just a little surprised is all. Good to see you made it back out of there without being in the cactus."
>Approach the SDM, again.

[It's Purvis!]

>"I'm alright, just a little surprised is all. Good to see you made it back out of there without being in the cactus."
>Approach the SDM, again.

>Her reply is a complicated feeling you can't quite untangle. Leaving was probably a thing for her, too.
>Stargazer returns to her cactus as you approaches the gates again. Meiling is there, and she gives you a disinterested look. "Nice try," she says, "But she's already in there. Scram."

>_

[Yaersulf]

>"Long story but it is really me. Oh whoops that reminds me."
>Press the jewel with our palm again.

[It's Purvis!]

>"Long story but it is really me. Oh whoops that reminds me."
>Press the jewel with our palm again.

>You pull out the jewel and press it.
>Meiling looks unimpressed. "Likely story. Go tell a reporter."

>_

[Yaersulf]

>"Patchouli can vouch for me, she's helping me with a problem I've been having involving being pulled into and out of some other dimension. Which is how I got back out here."

[It's Purvis!]

>"Patchouli can vouch for me, she's helping me with a problem I've been having involving being pulled into and out of some other dimension. Which is how I got back out here."

>Meiling frowns. "...Maybe, or maybe it's just an obvious trick to get me to turn my back on you."

>_

[Yaersulf]

>"You know now you've got me wondering, are shapeshifters something you have to deal with often?"

[It's Purvis!]

>"You know now you've got me wondering, are shapeshifters something you have to deal with often?"

>"There's foxes and tanuki out there," Meiling says. "And other things, too."

>_

[Yaersulf]

>"Sounds rough. Your job is a lot more than just standing there isn't it?"

[It's Purvis!]

>"Sounds rough. Your job is a lot more than just standing there isn't it?"

>"Mhm," says Meiling, as she reaches back behind herself while keeping an eye on you. If you understand what she's doing correctly, there's a series of bells attached to strings there that she uses to alert and summon people from the main mansion.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Wait for a bit and see what happens.

[It's Purvis!]

>Wait for a bit and see what happens.

>Things are quiet for a couple minutes. Meiling, you think, knows that you know what she did. But she is clearly trying to hide it. Then the front doors open, and Tojiko drifts out. She quickly approaches the gates, waving as she sees you. "There you are!" she calls. "We were starting to get worried!"

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Wave back.
>"Sorry, I didn't really think that was going to work. But I think I managed to use Patchouli's jewel properly, hopefully she can work out something helpful with it now."
>Give Meiling a querying look.

[It's Purvis!]

>Wave back.
>"Sorry, I didn't really think that was going to work. But I think I managed to use Patchouli's jewel properly, hopefully she can work out something helpful with it now."
>Give Meiling a querying look.

>"Neither did we," says Tojiko. "Then you just popped out of existence. It was quite the surprise!"
>You look to Meiling, who looks a little embarrassed now. She glances toward the approaching Taoist. "So, you'er saying this is really Murasa?"
>"Yes, obviously?" Tojiko replies. "Who else would she be?"
>Meiling says nothing, and opens the gate.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>"Don't worry Meiling, I probably wouldn't have let me in either. Can't really expect people to be popping in and out of existence."
>Step through the gate and follow Tojiko back to the library.

[It's Purvis!]

>"Don't worry Meiling, I probably wouldn't have let me in either. Can't really expect people to be popping in and out of existence."
>Step through the gate and follow Tojiko back to the library.

>The gatekeeper just gives a sort of timid nod, while your and your companion return to the library.
>Patchouli is still where you left her her. Her familiar is there as well, cleaning off the table with a rag and bucket, and clearly not enjoying the experience at all. Patchouli looks at you dispassionately as you approach. "Well. That worked."
>"Oh, Murasa isn't Murabsent anymore," the familiar says.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Give the familiar an incredulous look.
>"Yeah, who would have thought it was that easy. I used your jewel while I was there."
>Hand over the jewel.
>"I didn't turn it off quite straight away sorry, I got distracted by suddenly not being underwater and falling out of the sky. So there'll be data from walking partway back from the lake to the front gate in there."

[It's Purvis!]

>Give the familiar an incredulous look.
>"Yeah, who would have thought it was that easy. I used your jewel while I was there."
>Hand over the jewel.
>"I didn't turn it off quite straight away sorry, I got distracted by suddenly not being underwater and falling out of the sky. So there'll be data from walking partway back from the lake to the front gate in there."

>"I'm sure it will be fine," says Patchouli, as she takes the jewel.
>"Yeah, you've made all her concerns disappear," Koakuma says.

>_

[Branneg Xy]

>"Don't worry Meiling, I probably wouldn't have let me in either. Can't really expect people to be popping in and out of existence."
>Step through the gate and follow Tojiko back to the library.

> We know Nue and her old Tanuki friend Mamizou  are included by Their Nature in "The Potentially Trespassing Shapeshifter Youkai " but the 1st one Decided Not to be Involved (//Nue Quest A-Z//) ... but the 2nd might or have relations with that ? Have we heard or known more?

> We Explored in Passing, on  the "Scarlet Mansion of. Bottom Ocean Flooded Plane": Great Libray, Main Foyer, Gardens, Outer Grounds leading to the Misty Lake... Correct?

> Add:"  I used that Monitoring Jewel for a Passing Exploration starting from The Other Great Libray, Main Foyer, Gardens, Outer Grounds leading to the Misty Lake... "

>"... Yet the Unseen Clergy's Presence and Interest were only Perceivable just once, at the Beginning of the Displacement in the Other Great Library, and yet Stargazer also was feeling that... "

> "...  she was Blanketed by Its Presence. "

[Yaersulf]

>"How long do you think it's going to take you to get something out of that thing?"

[It's Purvis!]

>"How long do you think it's going to take you to get something out of that thing?"

>"It shouldn't take long to get a basic idea," says Patchouli.

> We know Nue and her old Tanuki friend Mamizou  are included by Their Nature in "The Potentially Trespassing Shapeshifter Youkai " but the 1st one Decided Not to be Involved (//Nue Quest A-Z//) ... but the 2nd might or have relations with that ? Have we heard or known more?

> We Explored in Passing, on  the "Scarlet Mansion of. Bottom Ocean Flooded Plane": Great Libray, Main Foyer, Gardens, Outer Grounds leading to the Misty Lake... Correct?

> Add:"  I used that Monitoring Jewel for a Passing Exploration starting from The Other Great Libray, Main Foyer, Gardens, Outer Grounds leading to the Misty Lake... "

>"... Yet the Unseen Clergy's Presence and Interest were only Perceivable just once, at the Beginning of the Displacement in the Other Great Library, and yet Stargazer also was feeling that... "

> "...  she was Blanketed by Its Presence. "

>Patchouli nods as she looks at the gem. "If it's a new thing, it's probably not of the Unseen Clergy. Probably."
>She starts to fiddle with the gem. Then frowns and fiddles some more.
>"...There's nothing here," she says.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>Frown.
>"Did I not use it right?"

[It's Purvis!]

>Frown.
>"Did I not use it right?"

>"No no, you did everything well," says Patchouli. "It is like I gave you a blank piece of paper, and you gave it back to me covered in zeroes."
>"So you're saying, the chance to find anything...vanished?" Koa says.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>"Does that mean anything to you or is this just a dead end?"

[It's Purvis!]

>"Does that mean anything to you or is this just a dead end?"

>"It means I can't make any easy declarations," says Patchouli. "But I can say that there is nothing of substance there. Or practically nothing. I'll need more time than I thought to sift through all of this and find if there's anything interest other than noise from Gensokyo."
>"The chance of finding anything sounds...vanishingly small," says Koa.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>"Hmmm, okay. If it means anything to you I had a look around while I was there and I found myself inside this mansion but flooded. Judging by the things I found floating around the place it seems as if that place is a copy of our current Gensokyo that's been flooded. And for some time too, at least enough time for your books to turn to sludge."
>"Though, I guess it would only be a copy of the landscape, because the only person that I've found there has been Stargazer. I didn't even find any bodies or anything to indicate that people had drowned."

[It's Purvis!]

>"Hmmm, okay. If it means anything to you I had a look around while I was there and I found myself inside this mansion but flooded. Judging by the things I found floating around the place it seems as if that place is a copy of our current Gensokyo that's been flooded. And for some time too, at least enough time for your books to turn to sludge."
>"Though, I guess it would only be a copy of the landscape, because the only person that I've found there has been Stargazer. I didn't even find any bodies or anything to indicate that people had drowned."

>"Well, you didn't find much of anything there, according to this," Patchouli says, not looking up from her gem.
>"But you did appear right where the you were here, again," Tojiko says.
>"I guess it's safe to say this opportunity...faded away?" says the familiar.

>_

[Yaersulf]

>"That can't be right. There's definitely an entire Gensokyo over there."
>Is Tojiko having a stroke?

[It's Purvis!]

>"That can't be right. There's definitely an entire Gensokyo over there."
>Is Tojiko having a stroke?

>"Not of any kind of substance," says Patchouli. "I'd almost say you were hallucinating, but we clearly saw you vanish."
>You're having a stroke

>_

[Yaersulf]

>"Is it all some massive illusion then? Or some kind of ghost Gensokyo?"