>>679134
As is tradition, let us start with our quick summary before we begin tonight's adventure. I have a good feeling about tonight:

Last Time on My Little Raisin...

>Arrive at Canterlot Castle; keep an eye on a box which you believe contains the Adanemzurai
>Hear an old pone arguing with the guards about taking the chest into the Archives without paperwork
>Meet Princess Celestia, she tells you that you've been cursed and must stay under guard
>xXx Use metagaming knowledge to tell Celestia that Twilight is under the influence of Siren Sand xXx
>**Talk around your question, assure her that Twilight told you about it along with Sally**
>Escorted up to a private suite, locked into room with Sweetie Belle
>**(Successful Roll) Convince Sweetie Belle that you are not cursed; get her to go along with your escape idea**
>Search the room, find some Dresses, Fancy Horseshoes, a Glass Jar, some Parchment, Quills, and String
>Equip Dresses and restyle mane; Disguised
>Tie bedsheets together into a long rope
>Escape from Private Suite by tricking guard into thinking Raisin had locked herself in the bathroom; snuck passed him
>xXx Guard saw Sweetie’s disguise xXx
>Sneak out, realize that you do not have the key to lock the door; hurry down stairs and hide in alcove
(Continued)

>>679192
>Pegasus guard flies on passed you, reports your ‘escape’ to Princess Celestia
>**Correctly navigate back to main hallways**
>--Stumble into Rich Couple of unicorns; chatter with them, told them that you are Lady Velvet and Lord Tackweld’s daughter—
>(Successful Roll) Guard attempted to arrest Sweetie Belle; Rich Stallion stamped got in the way and told the guard off
>Travel toward the docks, see the White Chest
>Mention that the box is pretty; would like to have. Rich Stallion asks if he can buy it
>(Successful Roll) One of the guards recognize you. Rich Stallion is able to bail you out, still under the impression that you are Lady Velvet’s kid
>Rich Couple runs off to airship; tells you that you are welcome aboard anytime


Standing outside of the Canterlot air docks, Raisin (also known as Amethyst) and her friend Sweetie Belle (Writesalot) don a clever set of disguises that have, for the most part, thrown off the guards’ discovery of their true identities. Having successfully intimidated one of the Royal Guards by playing up their false identity, Raisin now contemplates her next move with care. Knowing that time is running out, she hopes to escape the castle before her cover is completely blown.

Alright, questers. Again, you have been given the opportunity to guide our little dried grape pony along her quest to potentially save Equestria from an invasion of living statues. Do well and this may be your final night. Do poorly… and this may be your final night.

Good luck, Raisin Questers. May the dice be with you.

>>679215

Here's an idea, why don't we switch dresses?

>>679215

Alright, so we have to get the box somehow that involves paperwork.

>>679215

Inventory check.

Always do the inventory check.

>>679215

Oh Fuck yeah.

>>679291

Might be a good idea, if we can find a secluded spot.

Unless our dresses are different sizes.

>>679350
GAME INFO:
Raisin: Fancy Dress (Diamond Moon Elegant Design Limited Edition), Fancy Horseshoes
Sweetie Belle: Fancy Dress (Hoity Toity #29), Fancy Horseshoes, Glass Jar, Parchment x3, Quills, Ink Jar (nearly empty)

>>679215

Can we have a better description of the area? We're at the docks, right?

>>679385

I so, so wished we would have gotten Celestia's autograph. I'm sure she would have given it to us.

>>679366

Still doesn't change the fact that we're now under extreme suspicion since we expressed interest in the box.

>>679366
GAME INFO: The dresses are of nearly identical size. Even though Sweetie is slightly older than you, her dress doesn't seem to have been made any bigger than the one you currently wear.

>>679388
GAME INFO: You are currently right outside of the exit that leads toward the docks. You are facing down the hallway that you believe leads into the archives. In front of you, there are two guards, an old pony, and a large White Chest. To your right is the dock exit; outside, you see a couple of chariots, the Royal Chariots, and an airship. There are several guards out on the dock balcony. Behind you and to the left there are a set of large doors that lead into Celestia's throne room.

We could maybe try to say that we saw another purple pony wandering around back the way we came, but we thought she was just one of the groundskeeper's children or something.

>>679458
>>679458

Hmm, nothing really good out there, plus the guards on the docks will make escape impossible.

>>679192
Shit, have I really missed that many sessions?
What happened before we got to Canterlot? Last one I was in was when we were still at Sweet Apple Acres dodging the guards.

>>679458
So if I remember the situation right, we have one guard terrified that we'll get him fired, one guard that we don't really know anything about, and an old bookkeper or something that wants paperwork before he cares at all about the chest.

>>679458

Even if we could get Sweetie to get an autograph now, Celestia knows she's one of our accomplices.

>>679558

We fucked up and got captured

http://pastebin.com/gwqKaqsp
http://pastebin.com/fZvs6zkj

>>679558
META INFO: You haven't missed too much. You ended up getting apprehended at Sweet Apple Acres by the guards and taken to Canterlot. You were cured of your Elixir headache by some jelly. Went before Celestia, she told you that you've been cursed and put you under 'house arrest' at the castle. Went up to room, found supplies, cue the current summary.

>>679567
GAME INFO: This is correct.

>>679567

There's also the white pony to deal with. He'll raise a stink if we try to take it without paperwork.

>>679567

I say we tell them we saw a purple filly running in the opposite direction.

>>679628
Well, assuming we can do so without any ingame time passing, lets examine that other guard.
Is he looking suspiscious? Bored? Scared?
What was he doing while the other guard was accosting poor little us?

>>679665

We might have to. Suggest that maybe capturing her might make Celestia forgive insulting our glorious personas.

>>679691

Do we want to do this now? I mean, should we wait until we have a plan first?

>>679674
GAME INFO: Examining the other guard, he appears to be an armed Royal Pegasus Guard. In all honesty, you'd say he looks rather agitated. He doesn't seem to like dealing with the old pone's paperwork at all.

While the other, currently terrified guard was accusing you of being Raisin, he merely looked you over. You're pretty sure he's completely falling for your disguise.

>>679717

The plan is to somehow have the chest loaded onto the couple's airship, maybe with a note saying that it's too dangerous to have it remain in the castle?

>>679717
Lets wait.
This is definately something that is going to have a dice roll, and it seems like the odds will be against us for it to work.

If it is the best we've got we'll have to, but lets at least try to maximise our chances.

>>679754

Then he'd love some action.

I change my vote to sending them on a wild goose chase.

>>679780

The problem is with the book keeper.

I'd really like to NOT have to knock him out with our jar.

>>679665
>>679691
>>679479
>>679810
>Send the two hapless guards on a wild goose chase

You guys wanna try this out? If so, think of what you'll be telling them so that they'll go running off. What you say will affect your chances of success.

>>679870
Well, if we are doing this, just randomly pointing a direction and saying we saw us over there isn't going to work so well.

First we would need to have a reason to be pointing them out, so I guess ask about the filly the guard thought we were, then mention that you saw someponies off in thataway that looked kindof like us. You know, if you removed all the high breeding and sophistication of course.

And it will need to be urgent enough to get both of them running off, without stopping to think.

>>679870

"Hey, I've been thinking, I think I did see a purple filly sneaking around. I didn't pay her any mind, I thought she was just one of the groundskeepers. With that ugly, curly mane of hers I could tell she was low class. If you know her, then that's fine. I am a proud subject of Equestria, sometimes I'm compelled to help the authority."

Point them in the direction

>>679947

Yeah, that's good. Take a bit of an interest, don't boss them around. Just suggest and insinuate.

>>679955

Too obvious.

>>679947

I support this over >>679955

>>679947

Call her a mud pony just to be sure.

Watch this totally backfire.

Not that I have a better suggestion, though.

>>680085
its a good idea of course that doesnt mean it wont backfire

Oh, I seem to have missed last time. Is there a pastebin somewhere, or a date for the last session so I can catch up?

>>680119

LETHYKINS! I MISSED YOUR INTELLIGENCE.

http://pastebin.com/fZvs6zkj

Last session was short, the summary should suffice.

>>680147
Is all of them uploaded somewhere? I can't find the first ones on pastebin.

>>680183

Got them all. Which ones do you need?

>>680211
I want them all.

>>679947
>>679978
>>680043
You watch as the pair of guards turn back around to convince the older pony that this dangerous White Chest needs to be moved to the Archives immediately. Subtly, you turn your head just enough to give Sweetie Belle a sly glance. Immediately, she seems to have an idea as to what you're planning. She looks hesitant, but doesn't protest.

"Excuse me, gentleponies..."

The one guard that previously accused you of being Raisin droops his head as he turns to face you. "...y..yes?"

"Pardon me, but did you say that you were looking for some fillies?"

The guard looks about. "...yes, the entire castle is currently on alert for two fillies... which..." He pauses. "Again, I'm really sorry I confused you with her..."

"Raisin, was it? Purple coat, purple hair? Dirty mud pony?"

The guard nods to each descriptor.

"Why, as a matter of fact, me and my friend did see a pair of fillies down in the... East Wing... on our way up from mother's suite..." You pause for a moment, feigning a sense of wonderment. "...could they have been...?"

The guard looks very interested now. "You saw other fillies... like yourselves... in the East Wing? How long ago? Did you see where they were heade-"

The other guard turns around quick. "Go check it out, Thunder. I'll figure out this blasted paperwork."

The hapless pegasus bolts off down the hallway, making a right and zooming out of view. The other guard stands steadfast by the chest, still receiving a lecture from the old pony.

"Good thinking, Raisin!" Sweetie Belle laughs nervously around the rim of the Glass Jar.

>>680243
So was it the one that was scared of us that left?
Suboptimal, but still an improvement.

>>680243

Ugh, that still leaves one guard.

>>680278
GAME INFO: The guard that left, Thunder, was the one that you happened to have scared earlier with your false title.

>>680243
did sweetie just call us raisin out loud?

>>680302
God damnit, she better not have.

>>680302
GAME INFO: Her laugh was barely audible. It was more of a whisper than anything else.

>>680236

Okay, I'll get them in a bit.

>>680243

Well, shit, that was pointless. I still think we should change dresses.

>>680326
ok, i was getting nervous there

>>680335

We can't. The guards at the dock already saw us and they'll no something's up. Otherwise, there's no place to change without anyone seeing.

>>680335
Thanks.

>>680236

http://pastebin.com/M0umJhNx
http://pastebin.com/xJrsGPtJ
http://pastebin.com/qn4AzSPN
http://pastebin.com/fLKPy5v7
http://pastebin.com/mQB7W0Cp
http://pastebin.com/39KCC9j7
http://pastebin.com/0AjGEEUa
http://pastebin.com/3k6HDMzz
http://pastebin.com/nsK4Di72
http://pastebin.com/G3fPqkGb
http://pastebin.com/w6VNUsRW
http://pastebin.com/FZN0NMmG
http://pastebin.com/gwqKaqsp
http://pastebin.com/fZvs6zkj

That's all of them. Didn't think there would be this many.

>>680425
META INFO: Me neither, MSW. Me neither. Thanks for managing them, man. Huge help, very cool.

>>680425
it has been a long quest, but we will win i hope

>>680425
Thanks man

>>680243

If only the guard didn't see us.

Do you think Sweetie Belle could pass for saying she got scared and ran off before the guard could open the bathroom door?

>>680454

Celestia's not stupid. But, we need some sort of paperwork somehow.

Do you all think it might be worth going into the archives and rummaging around his desk?

>>680454
META INFO: That would be something that you and your fellow questers would have to gamble on.

>>680478

You said we were down the hallway that led to the royal archives?

Fuck, I bet that place is crawling with guards too.

>>680454

The only alternative is forgery.

Goddammit, we should have saved one of those hints.

>>680508
GAME INFO: In front of you, beyond the one guard, the White Chest, and the stubborn old pony, there are a set of large doors that you assume must lead into the archives. Currently, they are shut.

>>674697
So, anyone have any ideas?

>>680531
that wasnt really an option, we had to get them then and there

>>680474

Well, let's weigh the options here. Celestia doesn't know Sweetie's with Raisin, and if she is captured then is it really that bad? Sweetie brings no skills to the party, other than being cute.

>>680590
dont underestimate the usefulness of being cute

>>680590

Maybe if sweetie goes in asking if Raisin is okay since she got scared and bolted before the guard opened the door and now there are a bunch of guards flying around? Maybe say that they were playing drawing and Raisin suddenly drew a bunch of weird symbols and locked herself in the bathroom?

Maybe Sweetie could say that if she sees Raisin she could try and tell one of the guards.

>>680590

She didn't want to go to jail, how could we fail her like that?

>>680642

But that would involve sending sweetie to do things on her own, which is EXTREMELY risky.

Fucking paranoia.

Very decision is horrible.

>>680664
last time we did that we ended up captured by imperial guards

>>680664
>>680664

What else can we do?

Just as long as she gets the autograph.

>>680590

We shouldn't betray her. At least not now. We shouldn't throw away anything that we aren't 110% is in no way useful.

She might be able to take a hit for us if worse comes to worse.

It would appear you guys are a little stumped here... you were able to drive off that pesky guard you had leverage over, so what other options do you really have at your hooves?

That other guard seems to be your biggest problem right now. Should you focus on getting him gone? How would you even go about doing this? Would getting the old pony his paperwork be a good thing?

There's a few questions you may want to ask yourselves while attempting to solve this problem.

>>680715

Presumably, we'd need to get both of them out of the way. I thought the bored pony would run off at the chance for some action, but there's no way we can get the old pony without paperwork.

>>680715

Our ideal solution would have been to get a note with Celestia's signature saying to load the white chest on the airship because it was too dangerous to have it in Canterlot while we're on the loose.

Why don't we just take the box

And put it on the airship

>>680715
I miss our other life.
None of these are sure answers, and a wrong choice leads pretty easily to permadeath.

In a point and click adventure game, the fact that the old guy mentioned papers would mean that you should go off and find them, so you could try using them with everything in the room until something happened.

>>680797

We could have also used a high ranking guard's signature, but they're all on the prowl now.

God fucking dammit, I'm sorry for suggesting Sweetie not hide under the bed.

>>680808

We have pen and ink, it's just what to write down is troubling.

>>680840

Ask Sweetie if her sister ever taught her good penmanship?

>>680840
We should write down an order from Celestia telling the guard to move the chest onto the airship.

I'm having trouble coming up with good plan here.

We are being too fucking indecisive.

Even if it's suboptimal, I suggest we find a plan and stick with it.

>>680881

We have to decide on whether we should risk getting an authentic autograph. Celestia isn't going to sign something like that; the idea was to get the signature, then build the message around it.

>>680934
>>680934

As much as I think it's a terrible idea, I vote on sweetie trying to get Celestia's autograph. The pony probably has eyes designed to look for forgeries.

>>680977

Every other option ends in failure. At least I can potentially see this working.

Tell her that she's worried about us and have her get the autograph as she's leaving, like it's an afterthought.

>>681023
>>680977

This is a bad idea and you should feel bad. We just need more time to think of a solution.

>>680934
>>680977
>>681023
>Tell Sweetie to go grab Celestia's autograph

You guys sticking with this?

It's ardently clear the old pony won't leave without some paperwork.

The guard is bored. We just have to think a bit.

>>681062
its the best plan i've seen dont fuck us again sweetie

>>681057
GAME INFO: You guys have as long as you need to think of an action. Time will not pass as long as you guys need to think.

Don't be afraid to poll the GAME INFO mode for information to help you every now and then.

>>681062

No.

I don't know.

I'm sorry.

>>681100

You wouldn't be helping us so much unless we were making a terrible decision.

I retract my vote.

>>681100

You said the old pony has glasses, right?

>>681135

Me too. This is awfully suspicious.

>>681152
GAME INFO: The old pony wears a pair of extraordinarily thick glasses. They appear to be about as thick as the bottom of two glass jars set in a frame.

>>681086
The guard is bored, but seems pretty content to just stand here.

Maybe we can convince them to let us "help"?

Ask what the problem is, anyway, and why everyone is just standing around doing nothing when obviously everyone elses shit is flipping all over the place.

Maybe we can offer to be a runner for some paperwork or something, as we're bored and not expected back for tea until 4 or something sufficiently classy.

>>681135
>>681175
damn it, now youre making me paranoid

>>681180

That's got to be significant somehow.

>>681180
Get Sweetie Belle to nab his glasses and run. The guard will chase after her.

Take the chest from blind old pony, try to open, use Adanemzurai to control balcony guards.

>>681190

Better than my idea. I was hoping that maybe Sweetie could distract that old pony by grabbing his glasses off. You, just like she was playing.

>>681257
without his glasses he probably cant see shit, so all we have to do is get rid of the guard

>>681298
>>681309

Maybe, but who's to say the guard won't just tackle Sweetie fast and put her under arrest for harassing an official?

>>681298
Hmm, this sounds almost possible.
Too bad it throws Sweetie to the wolves, there has to be a better plan, but I'm sure the glasses are part of it.

We could probably trick him into handing them to us, if that is what we decide to do.

But lets spend more time trying to come up with something that actually sounds like a good idea first.

The blind old pony won't be able to tell if a signature's forged. Do you think the guard would even want to see it? All we need to do is offer to help, scurry off for a bit, then bring back a forged document

>>681354

Who will follow Sweetie.

Our dress doesn't have a part that we can easily rip off and wrap the box in, right?

>>681401
GAME INFO: Your dress does have a few laces on it, but it shouldn't be too difficult to lose in a hurry.

>>681396

Let's try this before we tell Sweetie to swipe the glasses.

>>681445

Agreed. I vote for the "offer to help" plan.

>>681396
If he's got decent glasses his eyesight is as good as anyones, if we want to make use of his vision we'll need to break them.


Right now, what seems like the best idea to me, but I;m not ready to suggest it yet.

Ask if there is anything you can do to help.
You don't want to be helpful or anything, you're just bored. Can you go get whatever paper they want or something?
If we can write well enough to make a decent forgery, tell Sweetie to "accidentally" break his glasses while we're gone. Ask to see them then trip or something, she's good at breaking shit.

Leave their sight and get to a decently hidden place close by, we don't want to get caught alone by other guards who might recognise us and write a note for whatever we want the box to do.

Bring it back and hand it to him after and appropriate amount of time has passed and hope he believes it.

>>681510

Sounds good like the best plan.

If it doesn't work and we get bad end, then I'm sorry. This puzzle really has me stumped Jr, I won't lie.

>>681510
Sounds good to me.

>>681510
Sure why not

>>681603

I haven't been this confused since we were debating how we would assault Tezel's throne room.

I just hope we don't fail so hard here.

>>681445
>>681489
>>681190
>>681510
You notice that the other guard still seems to be lingering by the White Chest. Quickly, not to lose a moment, you clear your throat quick and continue. "Excuse me, sir?"

The guard let's out a sigh, but turns his head. The old pony continues his rant about procedure, chastising the guard in between every other sentence. "Yes?"

"Darling, you seem to be a bit held up by this... charming gentlemen... for getting this lovely, wonderful... beautiful... dazzling..." You trail off for a second. "...White Chest moved into the Royal Archives. Is there anything I can do to help you?"

The guard casts you a suspicious glance. "Without the right paperwork... which I have right here..."

The old pony pipes up. "This is NOT the right paperwork! Form A is not at all used for entering artifacts into the Closed Archives! Form 25-D is used for these entries! I told you this several times before you left!" The pony fumes as the guard simply ignores him.

"Anyways, I've got the forms I need right here. I'm just waiting for ol' Archæus to give it up and take the darned chest into the archives already."

You rub your chin. "Perhaps, sir... if I may be so bold as to propose this idea... perhaps you should give him the forms he's actually requesting of you?"

The guard glowers at you. "Look, kid. I'm already getting nagged in this ear..." He stops for a moment as if a sudden idea came to mind. "Hey, actually... you can help."
(Continued)

>>681697

For once I DON'T immediately regret everything.

>>681697
The guard continues on. "In the East Wing, there should be a Royal Records Keeper that has a ton of different forms for filing various things into the archives. If you could just... you know, slap a signature on it fast..." He looks back and forth. "...and run it over to me quick, I'd be very grateful." He shakes his head.

"Anything to make this old dud drop his dentures for a few minutes... he's really getting on my nerves." The stressed guard stands firm by the White Chest, waiting for the archives pony to give up his demand for the appropriate paperwork.

Sweetie Belle looks at you, a little nervous. You calm her down. "Writesalot, I order you to stay here and help however you can..." You slink up close to Sweetie Belle. "...break his glasses for me, would ya?"

Sweetie nods, the Glass Jar still in her mouth.

>Stopping action due to length. Anything to interject?

>>681764
Umm, fuck.
So what does he want?
Us to forge a signature on a form we get from this record keeper?

>>681764

Take the jar. Maybe we can get the signature and write an addendum: "Load onto nearest airship while fugitive is loose"

>>681828
>>681828

Best I can think of. Get Sweetie's jar and supplies.

Tell her maybe to look at the glasses and accidentally" trip.

>>681828

Sounds good.

>>681828
>>681875
Before you take off, you go ahead and nab Sweetie's Glass Jar. It's still filled up with writing supplies. The guard chuckles to himself before turning to Archæus. "No, no. Don't worry, I'll have those forms over to you in a jiffy." The guard gives you a wink before you head off.

Before you is a long hall, back the way you came from the Southern Suite. Down this hall, there are 5 different passageways. You know the one on your immediate left goes to the Southern Suite. The other 4 are complete mysteries.

Do you choose to go down one of these hallways?

>>681974
So did the guard want us to get a form and forge a signature?
I'm a little confused.

So uhh

What are the other adult ponies doing?

Just chilling out there waiting for us?

>>681990
GAME INFO: The guard may have >implied this action.

>>682006
GAME INFO: The Rich Couple are currently lounging inside of their airship, trying to stay out of the guards way while the castle is in a state of alert.

>>681974

>East wing

>South is to our left.

Hey, that would mean we're coming from the east wing.

>>682042
GAME INFO: You're not entirely sure as to your exact location at the moment. You may or may not already be in the East Wing of the castle. This area has also been referred to as the Airdocks; perhaps the official East Wing section of the castle is very closeby? Excellent observation, Anon.

>>682035
Ok, so I guess that means the guard probably knows what he wants, and chances are we can't just write a note.

If we have to, we might be able to do something like:

"Sorry captainor whatever rank, but we seem to be out of the 25-D. Hopefully this letter will suffice in its stead until we can have some more made up.

Signed:illegible scribbles.


But its probably a better idea to get the right form.

>>682111
we should probably get the right form but then forge the signature

>>682042
>>682110

Is the passage on our right look like it runs parallel back in the direction we came?

>>682111

Here's an idea, we just go back to the guard and get directions?

>>682237
We're supposed to be living here. If we can be pretty sure about where to go, I'd rather not have to ask.
It probably is better to ask than go the wrong way though.

>>682110
Where did that guard from earlier go? He was going to the East Wing. I think he took a right down the hallway.

>>682264

If the passage to our direct right doesn't look like it heads in the direction we came, then go back. How do they expect a wealthy pony like us to know where all the menial bookkeeping stuff is?

>>682316
GAME INFO: The passage on your immediate right does not head in the direction you previously came from. Heading right would not take you to the Southern Suite.

>>682402

Ugh, head right.

>>682402

Wait, we came from the Southern suite? I thought we came from the Eastern wing.

Head right then.

we should definitely not ask for directions
the guard told us to go to the east wing, and we had just said we saw raisin in the east wing, so if we ask where the east wing is then our story begins to fall apart

>>682402
i am so terrible with spacial thinking

>>682491

Everything falls apart.

Everyone will be looking for us in the East Wing. They'll leap on any purple pone that they see.

This was a mistake. This is a terrible mistake.

>>682443
>>682470
You look down the hallway on your right. You're rather positive you saw that Pegasus guard head this way. You look around quick for guards, then begin making your way down this hall. On either side of you are beautiful stained glass windows.

At the end of the hallway, you see a grand opening. This looks like it should be the East Wing. Looking around, you see Thunder, the guard you bamboozled earlier. He's walking around. You can here him from a distance. "Keep your eyes open for that purple filly. Our latest report says she was spotted down here very recently; she can't have gone far!"

Around the room, you see several guards and what appears to be an intricate wooden door across the open space. There are several columns in this room that line a red carpeted hallway that leads further into the castle.

>>682552
Ok, well Thunder knows we aren't Raisin, its not as bad as it could be. If someone sees us call out for him so he can clear up any misunderstandings.


Actually, it sounds like we don't have anywhere to go but in. Maybe we should grab his attention immediatly.

Shit, things could go so fucking wrong.

>>682552

This is terrible.

We can't sneak

If they see us we're dead

Even with the rich couple accompanying us, we'd still be taken into custody.

>>682552
Turn around. This cannot end well at all. Get out of there, forge the document completely. Hopefully, Sweetie has busted the old guys glasses and we can get our chest.

>>682675

We have to keep going. They'll know what a document looks like. He's not that blind.

>>682633
>>682696
>Proceed into room

You guys are aiming for that door, right? Want to pick your lucky number for the sneak roll?

>>682722
How are we at assesing odds?
I want to know if this is something that we have any chance at before I say go for it.

>>682722

This isn't fair. There's no way of knowing whether our guy is behind the door or further in.

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>>682742
GAME INFO: I'll only give odds for success if you guys dedicate yourselves to an action. Otherwise, it makes it far too easy to for you guys to pick and choose. I'm a real bastard, I know.

>>682722
>>682722

I don't know if we should sneak. We'd just act suspicious and Thunder can vouch for us.

But then I realize the other guards would just take us in anyways because they wouldn't be as intimidated.

>>682799
I mean like, how is Raisin at judging her skills compared to the difficulty of the task?
Are the guards all arranged in a way that would make it nearly impossible for us, or is it something that we have a not terrible shot at?

>>682836
GAME INFO: Judging by the amount of guards in the room, Raisin feels rather confident that sneaking is going to be incredibly difficult. Getting from one side of the room to the other without being detected does not settle well with our small purple pone, but she has the bravery to give it her best shot.

>>682799

Every single night it gets harder and harder.

Go ahead, sneak to the door. I don't know what else we can do.

>>682875
Ok, it seems to be against what most people want, but I'd suggest bluffing instead of sneaking.

We're on a mission from what'shisname, and Thunder should know that we aren't Raisin.


Actually, all they know is that they're looking for a purple filly. We're carrying a jar of ink.
Can we become a black filly temporarily?

>>682875

Don't sneak.

Go back. Get one of the Rich Couple to do it for us.

We don't have that much ink, and we need what precious little we have to make a note on the form saying to load the chest on the airship.

What if we went back and told the guard that we got lost then suggested that he store the box on the Rich Couple's aircraft?

If he needs convincing tell him that if that curse the box put on the mud-pony allowed to to slip past the guards keeping her prisoner she might be able to steal it back from whoever is holding it. If it is in the air she will have no way of getting it.

>>682900

Yes, bluff.

Get Thunder. Better than trying to sneak and getting caught, and getting thrown in prison for acting suspicious.

>>682995
>allowed her to slip past

Herp.

>>682960
Yeah, its probably a bad idea, but if we have enough to not look like us, and not be obviously covered in ink, I'm sure we could get enough in the record keepers place to write a note.

But no, it probably is a bad idea, nevermind.

>>682900

Hey Jr, just curious, are you surprised at how difficult we're making this? We're probably doing something that won't help us at all, aren't we? I bet there was an easy solution, wasn't there?

We'll never get out of this castle.

>>682995

The old pony won't stand for it. We NEED that paperwork or else we're going to need to use force.

>>683045
We only NEED paperwork to have it admitted to the Royal Archives. I don't think he will care much if the guard decides to store it somewhere safer until the proper documentation can be produced.

>>682929
>>682995

Going back is indecisive. Jr. punishes indecisiveness.

Bluff with Thunder.

>>683031
META INFO: There was actually a very blunt set of 2-3 actions you could have done at the beginning of the night that would have gotten you out of the castle in a jiffy... but you would have had to of gotten rid of your pursuers afterwards.

As is, there's still a simple solution available now that you're set on smashing the old pone's glasses... Also, very surprised at the documentation sidequest you guys are rolling with. Livens it up a bit without sinking you into greater trouble with her Majesty.

>>683066
But it is also clever, and Jr rewards cleverness. I would has suggested the idea earlier but I was catching up on a week's worth of missed threads.

>>683065
We should forge a document that orders the box onto the airship. I think the guard will be happy to just get the thing out of the way and be done with it

>>683091
I don't think we can sneak a forged document passed that old pony.

>>683091

Okay, but what do we put? We're going to need someone's name.

>>683119
With his glasses broken? Sure we can. He won't be able to see shit, and the guard hinted that he'd let it slip by as well.

>>683119
We can now that hopefully he can't see.

The problem would be the guard being suspicious.

>>683144
>>683145
Can we make it look official enough that the guard won't feel obligated to punish us in some way? If we can then I'll drop my idea of >>682995 and go with you guys.

So the question now is can we make a believable total forgery?

>>683091
>>683139
>>683144
>>683145
>>683181
>Get out of East Wing, go back with a forged document and pass it off as real

Yeah? I think we've got an action here, questers. Should we give it a go?

>>683186
FUCK IT

>>683181

If it's just a note, then all we need to to hopefully guess a sergeant's name.

I want to stay here and wait to see if we can overhear a name, but that's just so risky.

>>683186
Hold up a second, we are still hung up on something.

Does Raisin have a history of forging notes and signatures? Perhaps fake doctor's notes to get out of class so she can go on adventures?

>>683186

Yes, better than risking a second capture there will be NO coming back from that.

>>683217
GAME INFO: Raisin has attempted to write fake sick notes in the past. Mrs. Cheerilee was adept at picking out her subtle mistakes on the forged doctor's notes, no matter how close she was able to copy the ones she had on hand.

>Going with chosen action; writing...

>>683245

Yes. I'm sorry, but let's go back to a secluded spot and write a note.

Maybe the Rich Couple's aircraft, since we probably should know their names.

>>683283

If it's wrong, then it's the very best we can do. I'm sorry if it's wrong.

We should probably move.

>>677018
>>677018
>>677018

>>683197
>>683214
>>683245
>>683286
>>683304
You decide that getting the legitimate forms is not worth the risk. Forging a fake one should do fine, you figure, especially after that old pony loses his glasses.

You trot on down the hall, carrying your nose high up in the air. You pass a pair of guards that give you a double take. You hear one of them speaking to his buddy. "No, that's not her. Did you see her mane?"

As you come back to the main hallway, you decide to duck by a column quick. Quickly, you sprawl out a piece of parchment and jot down what you think to be official looking form letters and documentation. Once finished, you roll it up quick and carry it in your mouth toward the guard and the angry old pony.

"My glasses! Where are my glasses?!" Archæus rants and fumes as he squints around. "Writesalot! WHERE ARE THEY!?"

Off to the side, you see Sweetie looking as innocent as possible. "I'm dreadfully sorry... but... I misplaced them. Forgive me, please..."

The guard doesn't seem to be doing anything to help find them. He looks at you with a grin. "Ah, if it isn't my helper now!" He reaches down, plucking the document from your mouth. Nervously, you give him a little smile. He looks to the old pony, then rolls his eyes. "And with such official looking documentation, too. Here, now take the darned thing."

Archæus stamps his hooves on the White Chest. "Why didn't you stop her?! You KNOW I can't see without them! Where are they?!"
(Continued)

>>683425
...can I be tentativly hopeful?
No, I really don't think so.

>>683425

>Not asking us about the contents.

I sincerely hope that one says to store it on the airship until further notice.

>>683450
Archæus gives us a concussion while searching for his glasses, then the guard trips and skewers us with his spear.Celestia and Tezel then use our corpse like a soccer ball.

>>683450
of course you can be tentatively hopeful
it will make the inevitable failure that much more spectacular

>>683425
The Pegasus Guard pretends not to hear anything. "What's that? Oh, I'm sorry, Archæus, but I think one of the guards just captured our intruder. I must go." He starts walking off, giving you a nod. He whispers, "thanks, kid. Good thinking." As he's nearly halfway down the hall, he cocks his head back over his shoulder. "Get that chest into the Archives, pronto. It's extremely important that you do!"

Fuming, Archæus mumbles and murmurs to himself. If he had real teeth, he'd be gritting them right now. He doesn't seem to see you. Sweetie Belle walks up to you and whispers in your ear, "I snatched them quick and tossed them out of the door.. it was REALLY hard getting them..." Her mane is a bit roughed up.

As you bask in the proximity of the White Chest, a sense of overwhelming peace washes over your small, filly body. The world around you wanes a little as a small, rectangular aura permeates the Chest before you.

>>683525
how large is the white chest

>>683525

That would just leave Oldilocks over here.

Tell him that you saw a pair of glasses out int he hallway and try to open the chest when he leaves.

>>683557
GAME INFO: The White Chest is about the size of a small adult pony in length. It stands about head level to you off of the ground. Apparently, it only looks a lot heavier than it really is.

>>683525
Tell him that we will take the chest for him while he searches for his glasses. If he ends up damaged the cursed contents of the chest, or even manages to touch them while blindly stumbling around things could get bad for everyone.

>>683525

>that feel when the guard who just left matches what Jr is feeling right now.

>>683610

We grab it, stuff if in our dress, and walk about the airship.

>>683611

Yeah, we're sorry for wasting most of this session pissing around not knowing what to do.

>>683657
well thats what happens when we only have one life

>>683641
Our eyes start glowing when we touch the box and I'm not sure we can carry the chest by ourself.

>>683581
>>683610
"Excuse me, sir, we ca-"

As you begin to speak, the old pony slams the top of the White Chest with his hooves. "YOU! Where are they? I know you took them!" He swipes through the air, nearly punching you in the face. "Give them back you pale little monster!" You back away a bit, but the old pony seems to be incredibly angry. Sweetie Belle backs out of the doorway onto the airdocks.

Archæus continues to sweep his hooves in your direction, batting around wildly. "Guards! Guards, this little devil stole my glasses!"

>>683690
Tell him that we didn't steal his glasses and while he was flailing around he knocked them into the other room. Point him in the right direction and then take the chest.

>>683690
We were TRYING to tell him where they were, but >>683737 he went and sent them flying.

The moment he's a little ways away examine the chest.
I don't trust Jr. There is a trap of some sort on it.

>>683690

We didn't steal them. They're in the other room.

>>683773

Yes, we should probably tell Sweetie to take off her dress so we can grab the chest through the fabric.

>>683809
We can touch the chest just fine, it's the box that we can't touch.

>>683809
she'll still need the costume to get to the airship

>>683836

Not is the chest is booby trapped.

>>683851
Well of course it is booby trapped now that you mentioned it.

>>683737
>>683773
>>683784
You get a safe distance away from the advancing pony. "Hey, we didn't take your glasses! You knocked them over into the other room with your crazy flailing!"

He continues to advance toward you, swinging his forelegs around. "I saw you take them off my face you little brat!" You sidestep him as he continues to walk down the hallway. The guards from the balcony peek in, look around, then get back to their post.

Archæus rants and raves about how much trouble you're going to be in when he catches you. As he advances closer to the Throne Room doors, you turn your head toward your prize. The White Chest is now before you, unguarded, unprotected. You know that there are guards right on the outside of the door, but their backs are turned towards you. A temptation draws you toward the Chest, beckoning you for your touch.

I may want to call it quits soon... getting a bit tired

>>683974
We might want to end it here if you are getting tired. No point waiting our last life because of a stupid mistake.

>>683974
Sure, we've actually done a surprising amount, for being in exactly the same place as when we started.

>>683995
Feels... strange.

>>683974

Yeah, we've barely made it out as it is.

>>683995

I just know Jr's getting sick of this and I feel really bad spending a whole night not making any progress.

Every night he expects us to at least get close to the end, but we never deliver.

>>683992
>>683995
>>684006
META INFO: I've also had a completely unrelated stress putting me in kind of a bad mood tonight, so I don't want it to rub off too hard on our game.

>>684030
META INFO: You guys shouldn't worry about that kind of stuff. I'm the GM, so I've got the most control over the game. I honestly would like to see a conclusion to this quest so that I can start up some new ones maybe a few troll ones/joke ones, but don't blame yourselves for not being able to reason through my questing logic. I know this is some pretty advanced shit.

>>684030
we're just trying to progress without dying

>Take away finale life to speed things up

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>684079

Still, it says a lot about us if we can't even complete a supposedly simple task.

When would you like to continue?

>>684082
>Questers go carefully because they're on second to last life
>Make a single bad decision after 2 weeks worth of questing sessions
>Die
>Back in Ponyville right after their run in with Snakeoil Sally

Trust me, it may not seem like it, but this is going to be MUCH faster. I've done that Snakeoil Sally startup enough that I've nearly got the text/events memorized.

>>684102
We could continue Wednesday again... maybe. I need to snap out of this bad mood spell and start doing some cool shit, then come up with a good time frame to play some more Raisin Quest.

>>684079
If you're in a a bad enough mood that you're worried it's going to start affecting the quest Jr, then you should probably close up for the night.
This is your quest, we're just the players. And besides that, it ain't like we haven't done a lot as is.

>>684079

I'd like to see a conclusion too. I mean, sweet victory would be the best outcome, so I try to make our little sessions as often as possible so if we do lose, at least I did my personal best.

>>684129
Sounds good to me.

How long has this been going now, 2 months or something? I don't mind it slowing down a little at the end at all.
It gives everyone more time to calm down and become rational again too.

>>684129
we did restart from just after sally tossed us around a lot
if youre tired/in a bad mood we should probably call it a night

>>684129

Wednesday would be good, or maybe later if you want. If it's not fun for you, then I'd rather not play for the night.

>>684079
Up for answering a couple questions if this is it for tonight?

I'm curious where we had dice rolls today. Things got done, obviously, but nothing that seemed like it had all that much danger of failing.
Was there any chance of something going wrong with the forged note or anything?

>>684147
Yeah, since the beginning of the year. Started on January 1st, but I stagnated for February, just picked it up in March again.

>>684142
>>684165
I feel shitty about it because it's completely unrelated to anything pone or quest, but it's bogging down my ability to have fun with you guys.

Let's see how I feel tomorrow night. I may even pick it up tomorrow. I don't know at the moment; I'll drop something in Steam Chat if I do.

>>684177
Sure, I can do a few questions.

The dangerous rolls were mostly avoided. There was one option you had of using your influence with Thunder to try and get a 'peek' inside the chest, which you could have went and grabbed the Adanemzurai off the bat. Both of these actions had odd rolls; 1/2 of convincing him for a peek/getting the other guard to go with it, then a 1/4 chance of nabbing the Adanemzurai before getting caught.

The sneak room had a 1/2 chance of getting nabbed. The intricate door did in fact belong to the Record Keeper. Going through that room and failing would have sealed your fate.

The forged letter could have even have been a blank piece of parchment. Anything would have been fine; without his glasses, Archæus is almost completely blind.

Also, asking the guard for directions would have landed you in jail almost guaranteed; you supposedly came from the East Wing and it would have been impossible to miss the Record Keeper's quarters.

Anything else you guys were curious on?

>>684253

Would Celestia have let Sweetie have her autograph, or would that have been bad oo?

Also, Monday is a little bad for me. If everyone else is fine, I'll just go archive diving.

>>684253
That's pretty much it for me.

I like that we seem to be getting better at spotting danger, it bodes well for little Raisin.

Damn though, things are getting dangerous. One safe path and everything else having at least a 1/2 chance of failure?

>>684253

Not much else, we were too damn busy arguing to really do much.

>>684308
If you would have sent Sweetie Belle into the Throne Room to acquire Celestia's signature, the Matriarch herself would have come back out to accompany her straight to your position. Why on Earth would Sweetie Belle waltz in from her locked up tower room and then ask Celestia for an autograph?

You guys had my heart racing for a bit there.

>>684345

Me too. It's just that everything looks so terrible in comparison that drives people to make these decisions.

But, we usually end up making the right one. Usually.