>>5660898Sorry about that! I'll get those updated soon.
Also uh, kinda dozed off again. Sorry.
>>5660879Well, what you want to do is work on the Hakkero some more, buuuut… Sala, Hado, and Jaki might also give you some good advice on what’s up next. Leads and all that. Plus you can probably get some opinions from them on working on the Hakkero. Flying over to Melchior’s, where you conveniently sensed the three of them at, you arrive as Jaki and Hado are in the middle of a conversation with the old man, while Sala’s talking on some… goggles like Peppa’s? Huh.
“-eah this is workin’ wonders, Knickers! Thanks a bunch for lettin’ us give ‘em a spin.” And that explains it. Got ‘em from Pantea. “Ah, ey, it’s yer tourney partner. Just arrived. Talk again! Ta-ta!”
“Princess Izumi.” Jaki greets with a nod. “I take it you have questions for us?”
“Yeah. Won’t take up too much of your time, promise.” you answer as you land, walking towards the guys. “Mr. Melchior, sir, you got that sample of Dreamstone, right?”
“Indeed I did.” he confirms with a smile. “It’s the genuine article.”
You pump your fist. “Yes! Perfect!” You also notice Jaki give you a sort of… concerned yet curious look, like he wants to ask you something but isn’t sure quite how to phrase it. Eh, first thing’s first, “You know that stuff too, right? Anything to add on it?”
He closes his eyes and crosses his arms, leaning against the wall. “The material conducts energies exceedingly well. You intend to use it in trying to bring back those lost, correct?”
“I figure using the Hakkero in conjunction with it might get things started, at the very least.” you confirm, pulling it out to show to him. “Any objections to that?”
“Many. But objections aren’t what you want to hear.” he says a little critically, opening his eyes again. “So I will do that I can to explain how best you can use it. The three displaced are lost across spacetime, correct?”
“And Tien’s trapped inside Ozotto, but getting him out is a different matter. So, yeah.”
Jaki begins to explain, “Using Magic to create stable portals, wormholes, is possible. And with the enhancer and reactor you have in your possession, it might be possible to locate those who were lost.”
“Hearing a ‘but’ coming after that…” you add, Sala snickering. Heh. But.
“‘But’ is correct. BUT, if you are absolutely convinced you want to go through with this, you will need to do so properly.” He looks over to Melchior. “How much more Dreamstone would be necessary to ensure this can be done with as minimal a risk as possible?”
“Hmm…” Melchior thinks for a moment. “I’d say… about two more chunks similar to the one you retrieved up north, Izumi.”
(cont.)
