<In which ponies and dogs make new old friendsTo catch up, the previous sessions are located here:https://dl.dropbox.com/u/28501521/GeneralArchive/RenneQuest/RenneArchive.htmlIt is highly recommended that you have the script that allows you to play audio files embedded in the images. If there is audio with an image, it will be tagged like [this].The script can be found here: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/133802Make sure you refresh the thread after installing!Happy Halloween, everyone!>
You try and connect to the feeling deep down below. It is chaotic, and seems to dart about, just beyond your reach. You can feel yourself developing a headache, and your legs start to shake.
You stop trying to connect to it, and wobble back to Saffron and Chronicle with your shaky legs. Saffron comments on it, and you suggest that now would be a good a time as any to stop and rest, seeing as how you all desperately need it. Saffron pulls a piece of dried meat out from her bag and tears into it with a smile on her face. You pull the bundle of hay and split it up between Chronicle and yourself. As you munch on your snack, you debate with yourself over the wings.
>>5418393>you debate with yourself over the wingsabout thati don't know who to give them to...
>>5418502I assume they can just be lifted right off of the corpse?Let's have a closer look at them.
>>5418516After finishing your snack, you approach the skeleton once more. You can see the gleam of your torch off of the bronze wings and the base of the wings at the back, and it all looks firmly attached. You test the wings with your magic and although they do not budge, you can hear a creak of the skeleton.
>>5418794And is there a slot for a stone on these?
is anyone else here?
>>5419003Yo
>>5418904You walk around the skeleton, confirming that there is a slot for a stone in the backplate.
>>5419213Okay. Wow, that is a hefty piece of work. I'm not even sure it would fit on a pony.It's clear we need it to proceed, though.
>>5419260considering Renne's size here >>5418368i think it could fit our entire backand didn't the Bridge change shape to fit us?
>>5419260By the looks of it Renne wouldn't be able to put it om because of the middle piece. I guess Saffron will have to put it on. Maybe it will cure her cough
>tfw you want to give it to Renne to even things out>tfw you want to give it to Saffron to supercharge her even more>tfw you want to give it to Chronicle to "assist" him>tfw you don't want to give it to anyone because of the corruption ;_;
>>5419373I have to admit my mad scientist instincts are making the prospect of creating a de facto alicorn sound really appealing.
>>5419451Let's try and take it off him.
>>5419550I agree>>5419451I dont think renne could wear it now because of the piece already on her back.
>>5419588Well, all the parts were presumably meant to be used together, so they might fit together...
>>5419588>>5419665look above the back plate>you can feel it drilling into your spine
Basic map, now with 75% less giant stone colums!
Annotated map [SkeletalEdition]
>>5419752>>5419665True, but were they meant to be used together on a horse. I just wonder if it would fit, worth a shot though.
>>5419451>>5419550You begin with a gentle tug on the wings, much to the creaking and rattling protest of the bones. Saffron gasps as you tug a bit harder and the skeleton crumbles into a pile of bones and dust beneath the wings, which are still suspended, the tips driven into the stone floor.
>>5419373I kinda want to give it to Renne to up her spirit shenanigans abilities and TK further; we're running up against their limits pretty often at the moment, whereas I don't know if MORE POWER on Saffron would come in handy given she's been strong enough for all we've needed to ask of her so far.And if we do wind up critically needing to unite them in one body for some reason, it would be possible for Saffron to give up her arms Though I'd really hope it wouldn't be needed, whereas I don't think the bridge or wings could be removed given their position.
>>5420115We already tried putting one of the arms onto renne, even with the gem, doesn't work.
>>5420139we couldn't fit her leg all the way init started to get really hot like the Bridge didi think it doesn't really care what it latches on to
Still think we should ask chronicle if he'd be up for wearing it.
>>5420169You're saying maybe we put it on the wrong hoof or something?I just don't see the arms working on a pony.
>>5420182Fine by me.
>>5420139As >>5420169said, we never put it on all the way, because the glove was up high and we are a short pony.>You rear yourself up as high as you can and awkwardly insert your foreleg into the armor. The length of your leg that makes it into the armor gets uncomfortably hot.
>>5420182Worth a shot
>>5420220that she was simply not tall enough>>5420242was just gonna post...
>>5420242look at the size difference... i don't think we could reach all the way into it even if we wanted.
>>5420182>>5420236>>5420246You sheepishly grin, trying to pass off the fact that you just crumbled a skeleton in front of everyone. You turn to Chronicle and ask him if he would be opposed to wearing the armor, though you don't want to seem forceful."I would not be opposed. You ladies have sacrificed yourselves by wearing all of the pieces before this."
>>5420520I don't think i've seen him smile before.
>>5420546i was just going to saywhen has he smiled before?
>>5420520What an upstanding guy. Hopefully it'll help his injury as well.
>>5420520>smileWhere did Chronicle go?He has been perpetually grumpy up until now
>>5420615>>5420561>>5420546>flying has been a lifelong dream >he is super excited to put them on they don't fit
I wonder if we should keep dividing up the armor. Sure it will probably help Chronicle's smashed ribs but are we missing the chance to increase Saffron's or Renne's strength? We could have three amplified individuals or we could have a juggernaut to smash everything that would dare to stand in our way. Plus corruption and all that
>>5420682Don't put all your cookies in one jar... or you know what i mean.
i still can't decidei'm sorrythis seems too important and i don't want to make the wrong decision
>>5420520Chronicle should smile more, he is an adorable pony
>>5420769right, i'm just concerned that combined onto one will yield a bigger increase in strength than divided three ways. We might run into something later that we can not overcome because of that. Also we don't really know what this corruption is doing to Renne and Saffron. We could kill everyone by splitting up the armor.
>"It's my... my journal. I intended to use it to document all of my findings for the dig site to use, but... but you know how that ended up. I have been using it to record my, now our, experiences in this place. When we leave, I am sure it will be invaluable.">tfw Chronicle is the one that is supposed to survive ;_;
>>5420866Well we do know every time you put on a piece of this armor you lose a bit of your self to the gem, so putting them all on could be a very bad thing.>>5421011Don't say that anon, we can all make it out!
So can we vote on who to give it to?
>>5421095Chronicle wants them, Let'em have them.
>>5421141I vote Renne
>>5421095Was going to say Renne, but then I saw Chronicle's face. That's fucking happiest I've ever seen him. No way I'm going to dash his hopes after that. Let's all corrupt together.
>>5421095i say Renne
>>5421095Does chronicle even think he could fly with his injuries?
>>5421095We've already offered them to Chronicle and he seems to want them... it would be a dick move to have one of the others put it on nowAlso there is a strong possibility it will not only heal him but enhance him in some way, maybe he'll be able to stealth us again or something else useful.
>LK waiting for us to make up our minds the quest
>>5421552<The votes are even, and I don't want to prod. I can wait, it's fine.>
My vote goes to Chronicle
>>5421572>It's fineWell now I've got the mental image of Saffron just peering over at us while we make up our minds.
>>5421602gahh I DEMAND A RECOUNT! There were hanging chads dammit! Alright lets do this thing then. Rice out Chronicle.
maybe we should as Dr. Pepper
>>5421691Let me save you some time Cryptic vague its up to you
>Give wings to chronicle+He gets wings+Splitting of assets+ happy pony+possible enhanced+possible healed-Corruption on everyone-May not heal, thus unable to fly-don't have direct control over wings>Give wings to Renne+Better control over how wings are used+wings in spirit world thing+ Super alicorn renne mode-More corruption-Chronicle is still useless horse>Give Saffron wings I honestly hope none of you are considering this anything else you can think of also my vote is still chronicle, just look at his face
You smile, commenting how you have never seen Chronicle as happy as he seems now. You tell him that if he really wants to volunteer, he may have the wings. He nods. Looking at both you and Saffron, he tilts his head to the side."I just... put it on?"You both nod, though Saffron seems to be slightly less happy about this outcome as you are.
>>5421978Warn him about the whole incredible agony thingAnd I still don't know if he'll even be able to use themThe guy can barely walkHopefully it heals him pretty quickly
>>5421978shitshitshit. I still say Renne should have taken it. Ramped up our powers. Whatever, lets go wreck some shit. So what will be the name of our superhero team now that everyone is juiced up?
>>5422059>So what will be the name of our superhero team now that everyone is juiced up?The Bronze Buffaloes
>>5421978Did saffron want to fly too?>>5422059THE AMAZING RENNE AND SAFFRON... Also chronicle is here.
>>5422059Putty Patrol
>>5422117meh.>>5422118some potential there.>>5422182not feeling it at all.Maybe The Damned Society! No that's just shit.
>>5422117>mfw I thought this was the cutie marks for the new Mane 6.
>>5422208The Lost and the Damned
>>5422208Smash-It Saffron and the Wonderpones
>>5422275Excellent
You warn Chronicle about the inevitable pain, but he walks forward without saying a word. He steps over the bones, and backs up underneath the backplate. Using his telekinesis and some of his own strength, he slowly lifts his torso up underneath the armor.
>>5422275I like this angle. It's just missing something. http://youtu.be/ecns_W9q_s0?t=23s
>>5422275I'M GONNA WRECK IT
>>5422364I've got a bad feel about this, Scoob.But then again every time we make a choice I get a bad feeling.
>>5422438
>>5422438eh, the worst thing that could happen is it tries to close in around him, his ribs being broken can't support it and he is snapped in half.
>>5422479no biggie. crime fighting duos work better than trios anyway
>>5422479>>5422505I hate you guys.Even if I did laugh.
[audio01]It happens in a flash, before you can even take a breath. The armor seems to reach out to him. You can hear the buckling of the metal and see it conform to his back, followed by the unfortunately familiar sound of searing flesh.
He winces, and you can see him tremble, his telekinesis field fading.
He lets go entirely, and you can see his upper body suspended only by the armor.
>>5422899Uhh... chronicle? I don't want to be right
>>5422899He looks kind of ...smug
>>5422963He's looking pretty crazy, if you ask me
>>5423009Fuck me, I have been going on about how he can't be trusted and then right as I start warming up to the guy he goes and stabs us in the back.Maybe we're jumping the gun here a bit, but that fucking face he is making.
>>5423064>yfw he takes his new wings and uses his scuba spell to bail on us
>>5423009>>5423007>>5422963QUICK KILL HIM BEFORE HE CAN MURDER US ALLSaffron SMASH, Wonderpone powers...oh right shit
>>5422899Ask how he's feeling
>>5423105NO YOU FOOL! we are so boned
>>5423105You sit silently for a moment. The wings bend and he lowers his forehooves down onto the stone. With a crunch, the tips of the wings pull themselves free of the floor. He unfurls the wings upwards and squints. The plating of the "feathers" separates for a moment, and the wings retract themselves to a more reasonable size. He gives them an experimental flap. You ask him how he is feeling."Is it odd to say that I feel... good? Better? I can feel the wings, already, like an extension of myself. I already know how to move them and... I think I can feel my ribs stitching themselves back together. Very, very odd..."
>>5423105yes do this... maybe he'll go into a monolog for a bit giving us the time to break his little neck.
Uh, you guys might be overreacting.Maybe he's just trying to smirk while in a lot of pain. Yup.
>>5423172Whew. He's just his usual oddly wordy self. That music and that fucking face had me worried.
>>5423178no. when in doubt kill it with fire
>>5423178Wouldn't be the first time.>>5423172We should get him to try and fly around after his ribs are done fixing themselves... wonder how long that is going to take.
>One picture>everyone freaking outThis is the kinda thing that makes DP want to talk to renne and not us.
>>5423252>>5423233>>5423218>>5423178>>5423157>>5423175>>5423092ALL CLEAR FOLKS! DP just gave us a response. and it wasnt cryptic or vague
>>5423306So quick to judgex2
>>5423340i don't like it when he yells...
Just got back, glad to see Chronicle got the wings. Also you guys are so silly, Chronicle is a good guy dammit! He was just smiling through the pain.>>5423252My guess is it'll take a little bit of blood magic for the actual power of flight to kick in. Giant bronze wings can't break the laws of physics alone.
>>5422834>>5422873>>5422899>>5423172>no pukeWowWe were a bunch of pansies
So once we give him the jasper, the four of stone and four of body will have been united. Hooray.>>5423488>That freakout after fighting the corpsestackYes, yes we are.
Goals: -Get the "mouth"-Check the ceiling of that room on the top floor-Place the "mouth" in the skull slot on the top floorI think our next course of action should be to slot the stone (here should be fine) and let him test out his flight before he makes the flight to the suspended platform.
I love when we go into panic mode.>>5423452We still have an extra gem on hand correct?Should we go ahead and just slot it in then?
>>5423707well... Nevermind then>>5423666sounds like a plan
So now that Saffron is super strong and can regenerate, and Chronicle can fly and turn invisibleWho will be the most terrifying when we have to inevitably fight one of them?
I wonder what DP things of being called Dr.Pepper
>>5423666-Check out that spirit near the recently-bloodied altar that we found last session
>>5423723Make sure he understands our reason for doing this, don't let him think we're just throwing it in the armor just because. We actually need this to progress.
>>5423771>fight saffronNO NEVER!
>>5423776>You know, we've been in communication for a while now and yet we still don't have a name for you. I know you said you can't remember who you are, but if you were to pick a name for us to call you by, what would it be?>Call me what You will>it matters not
>>5423785In that case, why not have him try flying before we stick it in? We need him to fly, but if he can pull that off without it, we can hold it back until events inevitably force us to jam it in.
>>5423666>-Check the ceiling of that room on the top floorYou mean the octagon thing on the ceiling of the deathspike room on the sixth floor?Also-Check on the fire door again on the way up, just in case
>>5423771I'm pretty sure we're strong enough to toss Saffron into lava, Chronicle might be a bit more difficult
>>5423917
>>5423820Fair enough, I was just working off my intuition and I guess I got a bit ahead of myself.>>5423917>You mean the octagon thing on the ceiling of the deathspike room on the sixth floor?I actually completely forgot about that, I was still thinking about that circular design that seems to go in a line vertically through the complex. But yeah, that should be checked.>Check on the fire door again on the way up, just in caseDefinitely.
>>5423999We already checked that though back in session 6. Can't hurt to give it a quick look though I suppose, especially given the big upset that cracking open the DP was.
>>5424120I dunno, the only reason I keep mentioning it is because that one hidden picture looked like it had a cracked octagon around a circle like that in the floor. That octagon in the spire room is a way more plausible connection though.
>>5424120What I would like to check is whether or not there's one on the ceiling of the "To the west and back again" room.>>5424174This picture?
You tell Chronicle that you have reason to believe that the stone needs to be inserted into the wings before he can gain the full potential of them, but you still want him to try them out regardless. He nods and gives them a few flaps. There is no sound generated from the movement of the wings, it is as quiet as a whisper. The gust, however, is tremendous. He only manages to lift himself up a few inches off of the ground with every flap, though.
>>5424296Yes, I was too lazy to go and find it, sorry.
>>5424332now tell him we need to put the gem in his back
>>5424558Tell him we think the (hopefully) last key to the eighth floor door is out on that platform on the lava, and that we'll need him to fly there to get it.
>>5424558>>5424667You tell him that for everyone to be freed, he needs to put the final jasper stone into the wings. You let him know that the key to the door leading to the eighth floor is to the west, on the platform suspended above the lava. If you are to get it, you need him to fly. He silently nods, a look of determination on his face.
>>5424962He's been there for all three gem insertions. He knows what's coming. Go ahead.Time to unite the final pieces of body and soul.>>5422059>So what will be the name of our superhero team now that everyone is juiced up?The Conduit
Chronicle takes a deep breath, and you place the gem into the slot on the armor. He exhales slowly as the wings unfurl, the surge of power coursing along the etching of the wings.
>>5425230How is he? Has he gone trancey like we and Saffron did?
>>5425340Both you and Saffron wait, breathless, but all things considered he seems to be doing fantastic. He exhales calmly and and opens his eyes."Truly odd..."
>>5425442Geez, Chronicle is handsome...Why are we all so fucking cute and pretty?
>>5425524I don't know, but the characters are cute too
>>5425442What is it ?
>>5425524because all ponies are cute and pretty
>>5425524>Chronicle feels start popping up in the generalIt begins.Let's see if he can fly.
>>5425230>>5425442Is it just me or is it a little odd how easily he's taking all this?
>>5425644he has consistently been the most calm and collected member of the group
>>5425640He doesn't so much try to fly as he does launch himself off of the platform. Within a moment, he is able to control his flapping and stay relatively level.
>>5426016neat
>>5426016Saffron isn't so excited at the viewRenne, on the other hand...
>>5426016Woohoo!Let's get that key!
>>5426016ask him if his ribs are healed
>>5426166He said he felt his ribs healing
>>5426166>>5423172>"Is it odd to say that I feel... good? Better? I can feel the wings, already, like an extension of myself. I already know how to move them and... I think I can feel my ribs stitching themselves back together. Very, very odd..."
>What lies beyond the fire door ?Freedom
>>5426016>>5426097
>>5426448
>>5426340Freedom for him, or us?
>>5426448LK you dogRight when we started talking about how handsome he was
>>5426531and now he has wings>feels are an inevitability at this point
So, we're heading to the magma chamber, right?
<Got pulled away, sorry. Last one coming up for the night.>
[audio02] After Chronicle lands, you give him a smile and a nod, saying that you can all get one step closer to freedom. You head west, towards the lava chamber. The atmosphere of the temple seems to change, however. The closer you get, the greater a feeling of dread grows in the pit of your stomach. It's as if the temple itself has taken on a pulse, and it is leaving you very uneasy. You look around at your companions, and they both sport grim scowls, and you can tell that they feel it as well. The pulse moves from your hooves and shakes your body to its core. As you approach the door to the west, the familiar feeling appears once more, catching in the back of your throat."In here?"You try to speak, but the words just won't happen. You swallow a few times, and Saffron speaks up."Yeah. In the center."Chronicle nods, then turns to you."I am sure you ladies feel it as well. Let us hope that it will be over soon."
Thanks, guys.
>>5427067Thank you!
>>5427067Thanks! We're continuing tommorrow, right?
>>5427106Unless something urgent comes up, yes. And around the same starting time.
>>5427113Gotcha. See you then!
i still think it was weird that he just sat there through all that pain and didn't even flinch at the jasper being fused to him
>>5427178He's more of a badass than he seemed.
>>5427178Gem addition hasn't really caused flinching in either Renne or Saffron so far, though.Giving no fucks about the armor fusing to his spine is pretty damn stoic, though.
I'd meant to bring up last week's puzzle once we were done deciding who was getting the wings, but then forgot. I take it no-one's come up with any ideas in the interim?
>>5427192i don't know if that's the word for it...>>5427218they caused them to space out thoughhe just kind of brushed it offall of it
>>5427246Have we tried to do anything with it yet?
>>5427246Bottom right one looks different from the bottom left...Wait wait, look at this. What if this is a rosetta stone of sorts, like the "four of stone" poem was for the initial script we found? Notice how the letters we DON'T know are all directly across from a letter we DO know?
>>5427480Wait, that doesn't make sense, the ones at 9 and 12 are both the same...Hm...
>>5427480InterestingBut I'm not noticing any patterns
> finally have the chance to join the quest> top to bed really early and set alarm> didn't wake up to the alarm> tfwAlso, as you may have noticed there's a Golem <-> English translator in the archive, to make your life easier, and if someone had an idea what else can be added, just yell at me
>>5428970>that feeli have done that too many timesand i saw the translator, it works greatthanks!
>>5429275I thought about adding another tool to quickly check for files on the dropbox URL. Idk, I'm reading the logs and I'm at log 12, has LK hidden anything on it since?
>>5429528not as much as the first rush, but he adds them once in a whilekeeps us on our toes
>>5429541Alrighty, I'm going to add it then
>>5429634cool, sounds neatlast bump before i go outkeep the boat afloat gents
>>5430871Will do.
pmub
>>5432382meh, we were on just the 5th page.Also, image hover in the archive, y/n?
>>5432438A thousand times yes.
>>5432438Y.
>>5432462god dammit, spoiler that spooky shit
>>5432519Oh whoops, sorry Anon.
>>5432584 that fucking face
>>5432452>>5432462Done. Now we wait for sentenal to get the power back and signal about himself.
>>5433250Sweet.Since he seemed to have been coloured by consensus last time and LK's didn't seem to have anything set when we last brought it up, what do people think about this hair/eye colour?Also heading to bed so I can join in tommorrow, will redo in the morning if someone comes up with better colour.
mah! i have been intrigued by these threads for a while, so that's a roleplay, and with the tons of logs, you could litterally write a book about it !what's the story about Renée, just summed up ? she were on a boat, okay ...
>>5433839she was on a boat and she met some new friendsthen some bad shit happenedthen some more bad shit happened and she met a new friendthen ALL of the bad shit kept happeningwe are currently about to find more bad shit
>>5437005You're making it all sound soo bad.There were scarves, fancy food, hugs and that one time we boop'd saffron.Don't forget about how we made friends with that nice litch fellow and the mysterious DP!Also Were basically super heroes now, everything is going soo great!
>>5437080>Don't forget about how we made friends with that nice litch fellowbitch please
You stare through the doorway, and across the short platform to the structure suspended above the lava by large chains. You are the first to step in. The combination of the heat, the growing feeling of dread, and the lump in the back of your throat leaves you speechless. You stare, transfixed, but can hear a voice from behind you."Be careful, Chronicle. Please."
>>5438479>>5438479 we Chronicle then? Lets use our wings then to fly a bit up into the air and head over to the platform.
>>5438479make sure he has a saddlebag or somethingthose wings are bulky
Should we of tested how much he can carry around with those wings of his... could come in handy later.
>>5437005>>5437080okay i'm in.>>5438665if i had the ability to fly i'd do the same, fuck the system.
>>5433839It's "Renne.">>5438852Also, we don't mind newcomers, but would you mind keeping the "avatar" business to a minimum?
>>5438479> quest starts in a reasonable timeAw yeah, after reading the previous log I'll be in.>>5438852Listen to this guy >>5439015Also, quest =/= rphttp://1d4chan.org/wiki/Quest
>>5438665Maybe reassure the two girls that we'll be careful and there is nothing to worry about.
oh yeahhis ribs healedso why not check on his eye?
>>5439269That might not happen Until the corruption reaches his faceAlso I love when we get to be other characters.
Not necessarily controlling Chronicle, sorry for the confusion.You stand beside him as he breathes a deep sigh, staring out at the platform."That is... quite a distance."
>>5439493 oh very disappointing Wish him luck I guess then...
>>5439493aw shucksstill i think we should check on his eyedepth perception is important with flying i would thinkand we can also check our scratches and Saffron's bandana
>>5439617This.It can't hurt anything to make sure.I hope.
>>5439617>>5439675You finally manage to speak, though it choppy and raspy. You tell Chronicle that since his ribs have felt like they were healing, you would like to check on his eye."I suppose it is a good idea. I need all the help I can get with these wings."
"Ladies?"
>>5439973Ask him whether his wounded eye feels comfortable enough for unfurling the bandage. Then ask him if he has any knowledge on flying - ANY knowledge. Technique is going to be especially vital in this case, even if it is just a straightforward fly.Finally, hug him. If this really is near the end, we'll want him there with us. No matter what.
>>5440275Or uh, not.
>>5440275Okay, maybe not.
>>5440275A. No. No it hasn't healed. Put back the bandage.B. OH GOD THERE IS A TENTACLE GROWING OUT OF YOUR EYE WHY IS THERE A TENTACLE
"Is everything alright?"
>>5440343Or his eye's like REALLY dilated.>>5440275Oh, Jeez, that corruption's starting to spread down our front legs...
>>5440365O-oh.Oh shit.
>>5440365"...It looks a little strange but it should be fine. Can you see OK? Is it blurry or anything?"
>>5440365Try to repress a girlish scream.Can he see out of it?
>>5440365Wait a minute, how did THIS happen?
>>5440365...can we take a closer look at it?
>>5440397Black shit runs through the veins and gathers where it's needed to heal stuff?...Wonder how our scratches are looking.
>>5440365Tell him about his eye. AS CALMLY AS POSSIBLE.WHICH IS NOT POSSIBLE.
>>5440383>>5440387You stammer and ask him if he can see out of it."Yes. Just fine, in fact. Though I suppose I don't want to know what it looks like, do I?"
>>5440467No...you really don't.Let's proceed, shall we?
Alright so it looks like every party of the body is affected by the corruption before it even visibly reaches that area
>>5440467It's... black, and the pupil's oddly small.Check our scratches.
>>5440467"It could be worse."
>>5440435this would be my guess tooour scratches are probably corruptedand if we look closer at Saffron's forehead it's probably corrupted as well
We're all gonna come out of this looking so cool. Who's afraid of a little black magic?
>>5440594Yup, just ready to rejoin Equestria as perfectly adjusted members of society
check our cuts
You unwrap the bandage around your left foreleg and are met with a sight that you half-expected. The cuts are deep gouges, filled with what looks like the same black goo that was pouring out of Saffron's arm earlier.
>>5440781Ew...
>>5440781>Filled with the gooSo wait, the goo's still liquid and sitting on top? Might be best to leave it covered up then, so dirt doesn't get in it or something.
>>5440781All jokes aside, we should clearly hurry up and get out of here.
>>5440781Poke it. Is it gooey or solid?
>>5440907>Its goo>We somehow get the armor off later>no longer corrupted>saffrons arm just kinda falls off
>>5440997>chronicle's eye melts awayurgh...
>>5440930thislet's have Chronicle get the key and go upstairs
>>5440781Have Chronicle fly across.
Tumblr updateI'm not gonna join you guys now, reading earlier logs
>>5441223the bridge lets us go into the baldwins realm or something... lets us go deeper.
You are now Chronicle.The girls bid you well and you assure them that you will be careful. You unfurl your wings and prepare for the flight across.
>>5441401Flex your wings, get a good feel for them. Familiarise yourself with every muscle, every joint. You're not a pegasus, but for these next minutes you'll have to become one.
>>5441401Watch out for hot air updrafts.
>>5441401ascend
>>5441401Try to stay as high as possible, at least a few feet above the landing zone.
>>5441474>>5441501You test your wings one more time, though you feel like there is no need. You already know how to use them. You give a strong flap to lift yourself off of the platform, and begin to climb before you make your way across.
>>5441487There will be plenty of them, too...But if they already feel natural on him now, maybe it'll have given him a little insight into flying as well.
>>5441653What's going on with our Cutie Mark ?
The heat is intense, nearly unbearable, and you are careful in your flight. The updrafts create a bit of turbulence, but nothing that you don't know how to handle. You ascend above the platform, intending to land down on top of it.
>>5441804That's what it always was, right?
>>5441804>>5441951we're Chronicle for the time being
>>5441804I was looking for a good shot of his cutie mark from before but I couldn't find one and then the archive started crapping out. It might just be in more detail than we've seen before. Looks like parchment held at the corners by magic. If that's not the case, we should definitely have another character look at Renne's cutie mark for her when we're back with her.
>>5441829Try not to burn our feet if it's hot.Drat it, why didn't I think to empty our bags before we flew over.
>>5441970It looks the same as up here, sorta.>>5422364
>>5441994>"Quest" in the title>"Quest" in the OP pic>"quest" in the archive linkyou can't honestly say that you were surprised by the outcome
>>5441970Yeah, pretty sure it's the same.From session 13.
You hover above the platform for a moment and squint, trying to make out what it looks like. From what you can see, it looks clear save for something in the center.
>>5442326Gently land somewhere near the middle
>>5442351I dunno... maybe nearer to the edge would work better - in case whatever that thing is, isn't what we think it is?
>>5442443>>5442351I'm not sure it would matter much in that case. Just land on the platform and case the thing.
>>5442443Landing on an edge might unbalance the whole platformIt is hanging on chains, after all
>>5442520It seems evenly-supported - it has a chain on just about every side.
>>5442326Try landing delicately somewhere in the center.
You do your best to land as softly as you can somewhere close to the middle of the platform. Your hooves touch the stone with a soft click, and you can hear the creaking of the chains as soon as you land, the platform swaying gently.
>>5442612>examine central thing
[audio03] You walk around the platform slowly in a circle. The object at the center is a bronze cast dog skull turned upwards, sitting in an bronze octagonal base. The lazy, wavering light of the lava reflects off of its polished surface. The longer you stare, the more uneasy you feel.
>>5443185Use your magic and try and lift it up.
>>5443274I have a bad feeling that the platform will collapse when we pick that thing up.
>>5443185Look at it from all angles before we try moving it or touching it.
>>5443185>sounds like laughing and whispersNopeNot todayNot now
>>5443185Bet whatever we need is in its mouth... open it up.
>>5443274Might be better to just open up the jaw and check inside first
>>5443322>touch it>suddenly hear thousand of voices>we are renne again
>>5443274Be prepared to take off with it if it triggers a trap.
>>5443310>>5443325>>5443332i'm for examining and opening it
>>5443370This. This this this. For pity's sake, be CAREFUL - I've got an even worse feeling about this than usual.
>>5443370>>5423967
>>5443370>>5443397You take a bit more time to examine the skull. Where spaces would normally be open, they are sealed, leaving only the gap in between the teeth the only way to see what is contained inside. The light from the lava is bright, but not enough so to allow you to peer inside.
>>5443689We all know what we came here for and what we had to do for it. Crack that skull open.
>>5443325>>5443332>>5443736You test the skull with your telekinesis. The top jaw seems to be fixed, but the bottom moves. You open it slightly, and feel it resist. You back off, and the jaw closes itself back up, spring loaded. You use all of your might to force the mouth of the skull open. When it reaches the base, there is a loud clunking noise and the jaw locks. Behind it, you can hear a faint clicking noise and the chains jingle.
>>5444134Hmmm...Test our ability to fly and use levitation at the same time.
>>5444134we didn't bring our bag with us, did we...
>>5444134Is that an orb or something?I don't like that the chains are making noiseWe might need to grab it and start flying before we get dropped in the lava
>>5444134Grab the gem and get out of there
>>5444134Grab the gem with our magic and put it in our bag, then get out of there.
>>5444199>>5444221>>5444339The clicking noise and jingling of the chains is constant. You can barely feel it, but the platform is moving underneath your hooves. You grab the gem with your telekinesis, and the clicking noise increases tenfold. You can feel the platform jolt, and the chains are being drawn into the wall, pulling the platform up and the chains taut. Your bag resides with Saffron and Renne back on the walkway.
>>5444753Aw, shit.Time to see if we can float and fly at the same time.
>>5444753Aw dicks. Get offa that thing. We don't need to get ceiling'd.
>>5444753Hold them gem in our mouth if we have to and fly back to the others.
>>5444753If we have to for some reason, fly to the lower platform.
>>5444842i don't like it but i guess we have to if our bag is gone
>>5444904Hold it in our mouth?
>>5444925yesi don't know if the wings use magicwe might drop it
Based Janitor
>>5444825>>5444842>>5444904In a desperate effort, you hold the gem in your mouth as the platform shakes and tilts. The chains are drawn up and two snap, sending the entire platform hurtling in one direction, and tilting in the other. You unfurl your wings and do your best to launch off before another chain snaps right behind you.
>>5445448FLY pony, FLY!
>>5445448Launch!NOW!
>>5445448WINGS.FLAP.NOW.
>>5445448Saffron, get ready to catch him if he falls.
>>5445585>>5445567>>5445541>>5445529And for Celestia's sake, don't SWALLOW the damn thing!
>>5445627Swallowing is better than dropping, I think.
>>5445641With what all these fancy bits of rock are doing to us? I'm not so sure.
>>5445666It is goes into belly where he can get it out in one of two ways, or it goes into the lava and disappear forever.
>>5445691>he swallows it>we have to tear him open to get it>he'll heal but he still feels itpls no
>>5445722Or, you know, he throws up.
>>5445776It looks a little bit too big to go down. I'd be more worried about him choking to death or falling in the midst of choking.
>>5445776or shits it
...
>>5445800We are out of food and have no potable water. We don't have time to wait for biological processes to release it, damnit!
>>5445820did anybody die?
>>5445820FLY, CHRONICLE, FLY!
>>5445820gulp...
You rush over as fast as you possibly can to find Chronicle in a heap on top of Saffron. She had managed to get in his way and wrap her huge arms around him and bring him to the ground before he had a chance to veer off course.
>>5446099>You rush over as fast as you possibly can to find Chronicle in a heap on top of Saffron.I thought we were in Chronicle's perspective?Get that thing out of his mouth first so he can breathe.
>>5446150We apparently fell back into Renne in the panic. Yep, pull that thing out of his gob and get him calmed. He did it!
>>5446150perspective switch i guessit seemed to work in the panic of things
>>5446150The one before this one was presumably from Renne's perspective.Also, Chronicle's face. Haha.He's probably had the worst of it out of all of us. I'm so proud of him.
>>5446099Get that thing into a bag that can hold it, then hug him.
>>5446208Seconded. Hugs are in order.
>>5446099Congratulate him.
No words are said as Saffron pops the gem out of his mouth and places it in her bag, and wraps her arms around the both of you.
>>5446603d'awwwChronicle's kinda cute when he smiles
>>5446603:3
>>5446603This is the best hug yet. I can practically taste freedom!Let's check out the flame door on our way up.
>>5446643Do we want to check the spirit tingle at that bloody altar from last session first? It's the closest noteworthy thing, I think.
>>5446677Might be worth itI wonder what we would have seen in Chronicle had taken us with him to the skull
Oh God yes, time for Renne Quest! (I missed it last night).
>>5446691>I wonder what we would have seen in Chronicle had taken us with him to the skullor if we wore the wingsi think one of us would have died if we went with...
>>5446730I think it was a trap for anyone that had the bridge.
>>5446677Here's what I'm thinking-Currently on 1st(lowest) floor-Go to 2 and check bloody altar-Head on up to 4 and check the ceiling of the the "To the west and back again" room for dots-Go up to 5 and check out the flame door for any developments-Head to 6 and see if we can work out anything else with the ceiling of the deathspire room, because seriously, what?-Head on up to 7 and check out the eastern room's dots-Open up the 8 door
>>5446677>>5446691I don't know, the corruption looks really bad on Renne. I think we really pushed it using the power so many times, and this one is even farther than the ones we could reach easily. (Though not as far as the one near DP's corpse.)It's up to you guys, but I'm not eager to repeat the goat incident in a scenario we may not be able to back out of, even with our friends watching over our physical form. Renne is still tired, remember.
>>5446801we had a snackmaybe we're doing better?
>>5446801That's a good pointWe probably shouldn't use it unless we have a better reason then just poking around
Wait, before we do all this, can we take a look at the mouth? I'd like to know what exactly it looks like.
>>5446863You mean the skull mouth that is now in the lava pit?Yeah let's get right on that
>>5446863secondwe don't even know what it looks like
>>5446877No, the "mouth", the final key for the 8 door, silly.With eyes you shall see and mouth you shall speak, remember?
>>5446892I wish, I've not followed Renne quest as much as I would have liked. Stupid life getting in the way and shit.Did we ever figure out why our boat got speared in the first place?
>>5446892Well we have the eyes and the mouth now...
>>5446905Not really. All we really have on the topic is the left chunk of the giant wall of text. We never even managed to get Baldwin to admit/deny targeting our boat.Heck, who knows. It might be an automatic defense mechanism of the place; DP did emphasize how much the dead dogs had wanted to be left alone.
>>5446955>With mind you shall driveSounds like this would put us in control of something>And soul I shall keep...and it's been a while since I reread that part, and I STILL really don't like the sound of that.
You ask Saffron if you can see the stone. She pulls it out of her bag and you grab it with your telekinesis. Your throat hasn't had the same feeling as before since the platform collapsed, but it is still there in some small form. You swallow, your throat dry. You observe the stone. A deep black onix, it looks like, with grey and silver veins streaking through it. It glimmers brilliantly in the light of the lava.
>>5447036How did we make the crystals stop hurting our eyes?
We should go to the gears and try to find Chance's body.
>>5447061i think we just touched them or took them off their standthis seems stronger...
>>5447080What good could that possibly do?
>>5447144Our buddy needs a body.
>>5447080I don't think that's a good idea. For one, the gear expanse is huge, and I doubt there's room for Chronicle to fly in there with all the gears about.We should keep an eye out for Chance returning though, this feels like the sort of time he'd pop out of the stonework again.
>>5447186I didn't say go inside the gears, silly.
>>5447207So what, levitate a torch down there to find it, and then try to levitate the body back out?Something tells me it'll go down too far for that to work, but >assumptions
You give the stone to Saffron to put away, and the feeling in your throat ceases. You let them know that you would like to visit a room upstairs once more, as you had one of those spirit feelings. You all head out of the lava room, up the stairwell, and to the west to the sacrificial chamber. The feeling returns, just as faint as it had been before.
Poor DP.
>>5447306are we going to try to connect?
>>5447306Should we risk it? Renne is looking pretty bad.
>>5447306I say skip it.>>5447324>filenameThat song is gonna be stuck in my head all day now.
>>5447436I vote we don't, DP warned us about this, remember?
>>5447455To the gears, then?
>>5447455so where next then?
>>5447506I guess. Still not entirely sure what you're planning to do there, but it's on the way.
LK, can you tell us the way we were supposed to turn the thing to free Dr. Pepper?
>>5447582We got it right. He was dead anyway; we just freed his spirit.
>>5447582But we did it right, he just happened to have been dead for basically ever. I imagine his soul is wandering around the place right now.Speaking of which, someone should ask him if Chance's body would even be suitable as a host.
>>5447602>>5447606Pretty sure we didn't.http://awujabvojnavwaowqau.tumblr.com/post/34348692497/did-we-free-you-correctly
>>5447506>>5447530You apologize, stating that you feel a bit too weak to be able to connect to whatever is here in this room. You head eastward, past the ruined golem, and stop in front of the abyss of gears.
>>5447658Look over the edge and hunt around for Chance's body with the torch.
>>5447667>look over>chance pulls us inI don't think so, Tim
>>5447630Huh, for some reason I thought I remembered him giving a more positive answer to that question. Given how tenuous our guesswork was, I wouldn't be surprised if we did fuck it up.
>>5447677You know I don't care what you think, Al.
>>5447667You carefully peer over the edge and send your torch down. Your heart is racing at every new patch of blood that you find, however after a few minutes of searching, you do not find any remains of his body. There is only the chill of the abyss hanging in front of you. You don't even feel Chance's spirit here anymore.
>>5447449>This pictureI'm dying. I love all these arts you guys are doing for this quest.
>>5447913Onwards!>>5446770I want to go check the room next to the spire room on the fourth floor for dots next. It's a small thing, but I'd like to know exactly where they end for when they finally become relevant.
>>5447929Seconded. Kept meaning to say that pic was great, but then I'd get distracted by something in the quest and forget until I scrolled up to check something, saw it and laughed again.
>>5447929<Yes, they're amazing. I have to thank all you guys. I really do enjoy all of them.>
>>5447946After thankfully not having had another run-in with Chance, you tell Saffron and Chronicle that you would like to check on just a few final things before you head back to the skull door. First order of business, is to take a look at the ceiling of the room on the top spire level, as you have a bit of a hunch.
You float your torch up to the ceiling and find nothing.
>>5448244Well that answers that question. Next stop on this trip to the top is to make sure the fire door is still as shut and burny as ever.
>>5448244pahahahaha
>>5448244Man, Chronicle really isn't a fan of how we're always delaying things.Let them know about the hunch; those dots we've been seeing on the ceiling and floor of the rooms above here look like they're all lined up for some purpose: I'm certain they go up to the 8th floor, I just wanted to make sure they didn't come down to this room as well.
Welp I'm off to my first day of work ever! Good luck everyone! Don't let anyone die kay?
>>5448302i think he's glaring at where he got his shit busted by that golem
>>5448304Have fun.
>>5448261>>5448302You tell everyone that you were looking for a dot on the ceiling. The floors above this all have dots on the floors and ceilings that seem to like up. You think they might have something to do with the eighth floor, and just wanted to see how far down they went. You let them know that your last stop before you reach the skull door is to check the fire door one last time.After climbing the stairs you head east, and slowly approach the door. The scent of what you can only assume is boiling blood hits your nose and you gag. You get closer, and the heat increases, just as strong as it has been since you first approached it.
>>5448376Do we have any ideas about this door?
>>5448434Judging by what we can feel and see on this side, I'll rationalize that something extremely unpleasant is on the other-side.Asking the tumblr might be a good way to figure it out.
>>5448376>last stopEh, I guess we didn't really have any idea what to do in the corpsestack room anyway, besides maybe taking a closer look at the torches/glowing bronze on the walls to see if there was anything there to give a clue.Wondering if that stuff might link in with our mystery alphabetical octogram, but not seeing any way to apply it unless we outright find those symbols in there.Also asked DP for help with that; no response, so presumeably the ball's in our court rather than being something we needed his help with like that paint splodge one.Nothing new here, so onwards and upwards.>>5448434Not much. It's ridiculously hot, we have no idea how to open it, DP says it leads to freedom.I'm assuming once we get him his body he'll crack it open.
We should check where Saffron cracked that wall open once we finish up here.
>>5448464<Whoops, I'm sorry. I forgot that one on your list. Nothing stopping you from making a stop!>
>>5448483What for?Though I admit I was thinking of having us stick our head in to make sure Chance hasn't become some sort of monkey-dog and climbed his way up out of the gear chasm to there.>>5448487Righto, let's make a quick stop in there on the way and have a look at where the torch brackets meet the glowing metal and if it continues on on the ground or not.
>>5448520>to make sure Chance hasn't become some sort of monkey-dog and climbed his way up out of the gear chasm to there.Why is everyone worried about him?He was ground into paste
>>5448552Yes, but didn't he say he wasn't finished with us?
You move up one more level, and back to the first room you ever entered in this accursed place. You admit, all of you do, that you are all hesitant to enter the room again. You forge ahead, however, intent on checking on a few things in the room.
>>5448620what were we looking for here?
>>5448552Three points1. Who says he was ground into paste? All we know is that we tossed him into the gear chasm and he got whacked by a few on the way down hard enough to draw blood. All the spirits we've seen so far have matched the state of their bodies; the goat, the corpsestack, and Chance's spirit when we talked to it was, despite being scratched to hell, still whole.2. Before he died, he'd scratched an octagon onto his forehead: we saw the same thing done to one of the heads of the corpsestack: I'm paranoid it might be part of some ritual to revive a corpse.3."Do not think that I am through with you."
Tonight is going to end with us opening the skull door, isn't it? That's going to be one heck of a cliffhanger...
>>5448688One I won't be awake to see.
>>5448667Anything that'll give us a clue as to this room's purpose, or what how it is used. We managed to start some process in it by supplying it with torches, then had no idea what the fuck it was doing.>>5448620Look at the octagon on the ceiling to see if it's changed in any way, then enter the room and check out one of the bronze lines and it's torch closely, looking for anything that might clue us in.
>>5448684>it was, despite being scratched to hell, still whole.what if he reassembled himself?
>>5448707You look at the ceiling of the room and, at a glance, nothing has changed. You skirt around the edge of the room until you find a torch. You can see the bronze band set in the wall glowing all the way up to the dome, still. The band extends towards the floor, however, the glow does not.
Cutting it for today, sorry guys. We'll start fresh next week. You'll need it.
>>5448861Goodnight and thank you!
>>5448861Oh boy oh boyThanks for the session, sorry for the niggliness at the end there. I just REALLY don't want to miss anything important.>Next week shit goes down AND we get new episodesMy body is ready
>>5448861>You'll need it.'kay.
>>5448861>You'll need it.Shit...
>>5448861LK pls.Pls LK.LET THEM LIVE LK PLS.
>>5448961Can someone please tell me the tumblr password? I cant remember it.
>>5448993tnxa
>>5448861>>5448880>tfw Renne Quest will probably wrap up next week because S3 finally arrivesI'm not sure how to feel
>>5449247me eitherhaving something this regular just stop...i don't know, man
we capped?
>>5450117409/500
>>5450129i meant archived
