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ADVENTURE!
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No.191428

Note to self: Don't try to post really tiny images.

Let's continue!

No.191431

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You slowly step off of the octagon in the center of the dome, and head towards one of the walls. Bringing your torch up, you are met with… something. You don't know where to start.

No.191443

>>191431
I'm here! let's do this

No.191445

I think we were going with:

4 counterclockwise
2 clockwise
6 counterclockwise
8 clockwise

No.191449

>>191431
If Chronicle has no input, turn to the spire and examine it closely.

No.191486

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>>191445
>>191449
You propose to both Saffron and Chronicle that you have an idea of what to do with this new pillar that appeared. They both nod, telling you that anything is better than nothing. You inspect the pillar a bit closer. It looks to be made entirely out of bronze, and the spoke that folded out of it is fit in so snugly that you would not have noticed it at all when it was closed.

No.191515

>>191486

Umm

Continue I guess.

No.191529

>>191486
That :I face

No.191530

>>191529
Aww, this font doesn't have the bars at the top and bottom of the "I"

No.191532

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Four notches counterclockwise, you tell them. All three of you approach a bar. Saffron grabs it, Chronicle shoulders it, and you use both your shoulder and your telekinesis. The pillar shows lots of resistance in turning, more than anything you have ever felt thus far in the temple. However, the pillar is almost completely silent as it turns. To grinding, no screeching, simply a tiny click every time you move one notch.

No.191540

>>191532

Does that mean we're doing it wrong?

What do you guys think, should we continue?

No.191543

>>191540
Honestly, even if we're fucking up, then we already… well, fucked up whatever was the right combination. So we should just continue.

No.191545

>>191543

True.

No.191548

>>191545
Well I don't think It implies we screwed up necessarily

No.191553

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<cutscene>
You keep on pushing, and keep on turning. Four soft clicks later, and you stop and let go of the bar. The dome room once again falls silent.

No.191557

>>191553
>cutscene
Ok
Well, we made something happen, at least

No.191567

Well cutscene now, but I realise we should have gone down and seen what this column's done to the floors below: whether we've got something to turn on each floor or whether the column just extends all the way down.

No.191572

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<end cutscene>
Just as quickly as the bars had folded out from the pillar, they are pulled back in. You hear the soft click one more time, and the bars disappear, flush with the pillar and unnoticeable.

No.191575

>>191572
>>191567
Well I guess we're going to have to do that anyway, since this thing's not offering any more turning options.

No.191576

>>191567

Well, it was fully underneath the floor before we got here so I don't think we'd see the pillar itself on any floors below us…

I am curious about the banging mechanism though. I hope that wasn't what I think it was.

No.191579

>>191572

Maybe Saffron should dance on the pillar.

No.191594

>>191572

>DP refers to it as a combination lock
>it deactivates after we turn it one direction, nothing happens

I don't like this…

I guess it couldn't hurt to go downstairs again?

No.191610

>>191576
It rose up four, then thumped down three. I think the full length extended up into this room, then it thumped down through each of the stone seals on the floors below.

No.191614

>>191579
Now is not the time for pole-dances, Anon.

No.191620

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>>191567
>>191594
The pillar, completely sealed and flush, presents not further options. You decide to head downstairs.

No.191622

>>191610
>>191576
And by "stone seals" I mean the dots.
This one came up out of the dot in this floor, and we're pretty certain they all line up:
my guess is that it rose up "in four distinct stages" by pushing 1/4 pillar up from the gap between the floor, slotting in another 1/4 and rising, repeat, repeat, then slamming the whole column down again so it smashes through the dots in the top four floors.

No.191624

>>191620
East!

No.191625

>>191610

So was it supposed to rise up another 1/4 and present another set of bars if we did it right?

Oh nuts, we were supposed to read it bottom to top, weren't we…

No.191630

>>191625
I think we're still OK. I'm assuming the column's slotted into something underneath the last stone seal on floor 5 (in front of the flame door) and we're turning it like a key.
I'm expecting there'll be a set of spokes to turn on each floor, like with DP's pillar.

No.191650

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Oh, neat! The pillar extends from floor to ceiling, with eight bars already folded out.

No.191659

>>191650

Oh, that's a relief. This was the one time I was actually confident in what we were doing.

Okay, 2 clockwise.

No.191688

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Clockwise, this time, and only twice. This pillar turns just as hard, and just as quietly as the one above. Two soft clicks, and you wait.

No.191707

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Clink! The bars fold up into the pillar, just like the floor above.

No.191711

>>191707

Hooray!

Down to the next floor, outside the spire room I think?

Oh god we're going to finish unlocking it outside of the fire door and it's going to open

No.191718

Completely lost on where we are specifically, but one floor below this I suppose

No.191723

>>191718
<Maps!>
http://images.4chan.org/mlp/src/1352343305157.png
http://images.4chan.org/mlp/src/1352343348790.png

No.191729

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>>191688
>>191707
>Leaving us hanging for 10 minutes
Stop teasing us, damnit!

Onwards and downwards!

>>191718
We're currently on the 7th floor; next one'll be outside the corpsestack room, then the one after that'll be in front of the fire door.

No.191755

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You head to the west and down the stairs, the feeling of dread lessening the further you get away from the eighth floor. You then head east, towards the temple entrance. So far, so good.

No.191757

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>>191755
Pssst.

No.191762

>>191755

6 counterclockwise

No.191763

>>191757
<Oh yeeeeah. Sorry guys, I am so off my game tonight. That banning really threw a wrench in my gears.>

No.191766

>>191650
> threw a wrench in my gears.
Surely you meant a Chance.

Turn the spire 6 ways counter clockwise

No.191774

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>>191755
After a brief and weird flashback, you return to the present!

No.191775

>>191774
What these guys said!
>>191762
>>191766

No.191782

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>>191762
>>191766
>>191775
You all approach a bar and set yourselves to push with all your might. The soft clicks from the pillar echo throughout the room, six in total.

No.191791

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Click! Like the others before, the bars pull up into the pillar.

No.191795

>>191791
And down again!

No.191807

>>191791

Down to the fire door room.

No.191811

>>191791
Continue onwards.

No.191828

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>>191795
>>191807
>>191811
You head down the stairs, and to the east, to the fire door. As soon as you enter the room, your stomach twists in a knot. When you glance at the door, the feeling grows stronger. The pillar in this room is like all the rest, eight bars unfolded.

No.191835

>>191828
8 Clockwise.

Warn the others that this is the last one, so if we're right whatever it is that's going to do happen will happen once we're done turning.

No.191843

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>>191835
You let everyone know that this is the last of the four pillars to be turned, and that you will have unlocked whatever it is that they do. You warn them, making sure that they are wary should anything happen. Saffron and Chronicle take the bar, while you use your telekinesis. Eight clicks clockwise, one full rotation. Each click seems to get louder in your head, the knot in your stomach growing while the clicking drills its way into your brain. You pass the seventh notch, and are about to turn it one more.

No.191844

>>191843
Nope

Let's just give up now

No.191845

>>191844
SHUT UP AND TURN

No.191846

>>191844
Give up and do nothing? If we do that then we won't make progress and we have destiny to fulfill

No.191847

>>191843

Uh-oh.

No.191850

>>191843
Oh man you didn't get banned from the sub too did you?

No.191851

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The final turn is made, and the bars are retracted. There is no other sound to be heard, save for the crackle of your torch.

No.191852

>>191851

…Nothing?

Is the door still too hot to touch?

No.191855

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You jump back, startled, as the pillar snaps up into the ceiling. There is a screeching of metal, and the entire temple begins to shake. The pulse from before grows ever louder, as do the far-off voices. The entire temple rumbles and shakes beneath your hooves. You fall to the ground and clench your hooves over your ears in an attempt to block out the cacophony.

No.191858

>>191855

IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIVE

No.191859

>>191855
Well that's awfully selfish. Clamp our hooves over Saffron's ears!

No.191860

>>191859
And then Saffron crushes our skull trying to return the favor

No.191862

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And then, it stops. You open your eyes slowly, afraid of what you might see, but you find Saffron and Chronicle staring back at you, both in a similar position as yourself. Saffron is gritting her teeth, and wipes away the tears from her eyes.

"Renne, what was that? I felt like my head was going to explode. Is… is this what it feels like for you when you… hear things?"

You tell her that you don't know what just happened, but that yes, it has always felt like that. Through it all, Chronicle sits silently, watching the both of you talk. He nods in your direction, saying he's okay.

No.191864

>>191862

>>191859

Missed cuteness opportunity. All I'm sayin'

No.191865

I like it here, there's no capcha

No.191868

>>191862
Did the pillar leave a hole in the ground?

If not, consider heading to the burning door.

No.191869

>>191868

We're already there.

Check to see if the door is still impassable.

No.191874

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>>191868
>>191869
You get up and look to where the pillar used to be. There is a bit of rubble where the pillar once stood, you assume from up above when the circular stone got knocked out with the descent of the pillar. You look towards the door, and are hit with that sick feeling again. You approach slowly. Where the growing heat of the door once was, there is only the increasing dread and sickness in the pit of your stomach. You feel like you need to vomit.

No.191878

>>191874
>>191874

Ask the others if they feel it too.

No.191879

>>191874
inb4 boop and goodnight

No.191886

>>191874
Well advance I guess. Not getting anywhere by sitting around here. Caution is the word, as they say.

Might be a good idea to give ourselves a once over before continuing, make sure we're as ready as we can possibly be for what ever lies ahead.

No.191890

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You turn and ask the other if they can feel something. They both shake their heads.

"Are you okay, Renne? You look… You don't look like you're okay…"

You swallow it down and nod that yes, you are. You ask Saffron and Chronicle if they're ready to move through the door. Chronicle looks at you and replies, flatly.

"Are you?"

No.191892

>>191890

Give the other two a playful slap on the butt. Come on comrades! Spirits up and sally forth!

No.191894

>>191890
>>191862
Our formerly merry band ain't lookin' so hot.
I can't think of any pressing matters, so, onwards before we all keel over.

No.191896

>>191890

We should probably be honest. It hasn't hurt us so far.

>tendrils coming out of Chronicle's eye

eurgh

No.191898

Man reading these as they go is AGONIZING

I MOOST SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!

No.191904

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You firmly nod and tell them that yes, you are ready. Whatever you are feeling hasn't hurt you before, so you steel yourself and approach the door. With focus, you can bring the feeling in your stomach. With one last deep breath, you place your hoof on the door.

No.191905

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Boooh god I'm sorry for ending it here guys I blame the ban.

No.191906

>>191905
That's hardly you fault. Thanks for picking it back up in spite of the ban.

No.191908

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>>191905
OH GOD DAMMIT FUCK BITCHES
It's not your fault, man. Thanks for continuing on the sub.

No.191910

>>191905

Man I'm nursing a cold and I need my sleep anyway, not to mention being on schedule to be awake for pony on Saturday. You keep me up till the stupidest hours.

Sorry about that ban, hopefully they'll fix it. Honestly 4chan's images were being so shit anyway, I preferred it here.

Here's to suspense!

No.191911

>>191905
ffffffucking cliffhangers
Great session though, I feel like we're making some substantial progress

No.191912

>>191905
GAAAAAAAH ROB THREAD AND RENNE CLIFFHANGARS IN ONE NIGHT!!!!!

I CAN'T HANDLE ALL THIS SUSPENSE!

No.191913

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Please don't be lying, DP.

No.191914

>>191913
But who's freedom? His? Ours? Tell him to start bein more clear

No.191989

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>>191905
It's fine, cliffhangars are good places for stopping story-wise, if not sanity wise. Thanks for pushing on!

LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO PONY

No.191994

>>191989
Also, wild speculation
>We both reach the surface together
>Because the mechanisms we've been messing with cause the whole temple to surface

No.191996

>>191989
Oh DP, you also know just what to say to make me worry.

No.192029

I'm close to be able to archive this thread, or threads from this chan in general.
I'm not in the mood to mess around with the CSS to get the fade seen on top of every page, and there will be absolutely no javascript in the html.

No.192030

>>192029
Entirely reasonable; it's the content of the quest that matters most, the format of the board is entirely secondary
Also, seems someone's started transferring all the posts from this thread over to the 4chan thread. Thanks to whichever Anon's doing that!

No.192031

>>192029
I'm done.

No.192036

>>192030
Well, that's a pretty admirable thing, I guess. At least now people won't have to [s][s]>panic[s][s] if we have to come here

No.192051

>>192036
You still on?

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