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You decide to head upstairs, to check the room that you found Gusty Gale in, and.... and something seems to be amiss. It hasn't been so long that you don't notice the... difference in the amount of blood around.

>>4567807
Examine that door, see if it can be opened

>>4567887
Last time Renne just pulled it open with her magic.
Let's see if it's been blocked up this time, I guess.

Also, all this blood coming from upstairs; unless it's come from the 8 door, it has to be our buddy the corpsestack.
Has someone moved it, or do we now have a flesh golem wandering about in addition to our metal/stone buddies?

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Basic map.

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>>4567917
Map with annotations out the wazoo.

>>4567933
>those dead-body markers
dammit, we never even met them
why does it feel so awful

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>>4567887
[audio01]
You slowly approach the door, Saffron behind you, and Chronicle behind you even further. A familiar feeling of dread washes over you as you approach the door. You can feel like something is itching at your brain, at the base of your skull. You use your magic for just a moment to test the door, and it budges slightly. You assume you can open it.

>>4568034
Do it.

>>4567807
Whatever it was that came through here, it's come down pretty recently.
We had Renne put on the collar in the mural room, then came through that door to head down to the lava.
Then we put in the gem, which didn't knock us out for long, went and opened the happy door, fought/escaped from SJEDJ and then came straight back here.

>>4568034
Maybe we should assume some kind of defensive position before opening the door

>>4568081
i don't think so, Tim
the blood came from the stairs
there's no telling what's behind that door

>>4568168
So how else do you expect to find out?

>>4568189
don't you want to see where it came from first?

>>4568168
All that fresh blood has to have come from the corpsestack being shifted.
Whatever it is either
-Came from the 8th floor
-Is the corpsestack, animated
-Came from the ocean entrance we first came in through
-Came from the fire door, went upstairs and dragged the corpsestack back down to munch on while it posts on 4chan about ponies.

>>4568237
>-Is the corpsestack, animated
oh god...

>>4568237
so then what do we do?
upstairs or pry open the door?

>>4568276
I say pry it open cautiously. A bit foolhardy, but I don't think there'll really be much to see; none of the listed options would look any different, unless the creature's dropped something or left scratches or some other mark of passing that'd give us a hint, and even if it had we still wouldn't know what the fuck.
...D'you think it might be Baldwin come down to perform some sort of ritual?

>>4568337
All my videogame instincts say the 8 door couldn't possibly have just been left open, but maybe we should go and check anyway.

>>4568352
Fuck it, let's go full Spirit of Adventure! and just open it up.

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You use your magic to pry the door open just a bit. You're greeted with what sounds like labored breathing, as well as an orchestra of sickening wet sliding sounds. The feeling of dread spikes, and you take a step back from the door.

>>4568662
Open the door enough to send in the torch while remaining a safe distance

>>4568702
>gif
>thing moving
fuck no, not now
if you people want to go, fine
but i'm saying we close that fucking door

Oh wow, we are starting early..

>>4568756
<Yes, and not for as long as usual. Got things going on today, so I have roughly four hours left.>

>>4568742
You'd rather it just get out on it's own and get us sometime later from behind?

>>4568662
>Movement
Oh god.
Well at least Baldwin's ruled out, since he presumeably doesn't breath, given he's got no lungs to do the breathing WITH.
...Probably fleshgolem. Hope it's not too annoyed at us for ignoring it before.

>>4568702

Seconding this

>itching at your brain, at the base of your skull
Have we ever had this sensation before?
I don't recall anything about it at the flesh pile, I think something similar happened when we looked into the gem though.
>>4568702
Agreed.

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Got an update.

>>4568929
Oooh.

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You tell Saffron that you're going to open the door, and she steps next to you, brandishing her sword in one hand. You fling the door open with unintended might and thrust the torch inside. Whatever you saw, it seems to have gone, but the room is even more of a mess than you remember.

>>4568986

Carefully go inside the room

>>4568901
Couldn't find anything in the logs about an itch, but did find this from when we picked up the first eye
>The gem slips, and your eyes dart open to see it fall. You lean forward, putting your hooves out beneath it. You can feel the gem clink against your hooves, and a large surge of pain courses through your eye, to the back of your skull.

>>4568986
Whatever it is, it can move at a descent speed...
>>4569004
Take it slow.

>>4568986
>>4569004
i dunno about this guys...

>>4569062
>>4569065
It's leaving a great bloody trail wherever it goes. It can't possibly ambush us; it's either gone over to the flame door, or scurried off down the hidden passage to get away from us.
I'm guessing the latter.

Once we're in, make sure someone's keeping an eye on the passage, then take a look at the fire door and see if it's open.

>>4568986
Going by the map, that room to the left is the one with the door we couldn't open because it was too hot, right?
Judging by the blood trail, that door's open now, I guess.

>>4569146
>It can't possibly ambush us
...
What if it back tracked and now its hanging from the ceiling

>>4569192
...
Damn, we've gotten slack since Gaston.
ALWAYS LOOK UP WHEN CHECKING FOR DANGER

What the...?
Why theres such an early thread?!

Im going to college soon...

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>>4569004
>>4569062
You venture in, but are sure to do so slowly. The feeling of dread recedes, even as you enter the room. You cannot hear any more movement.

>>4569254
Make sure someone watches the hidden passage.

Is the flame door still ludicrously hot?

>>4569254

Investigate the flame door and keep an eye out for anything suspicious.

>>4569254
Anyone else ever wonder what all these 4th walls look like, we never get to see them...

>>4569298
Pretty often. I just let it pass, since I assume LK wouldn't pull a jerk move and hide anything there, and otherwise he'd have to draw twice as many pictures for each room.

>>4569330
>>4569298
<They all ran out of chisels before they got to the south walls. Unfortunate.>

>>4569365
I just figured we were playing in a dollhouse

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>>4569279
>>4569290
You tell Saffron and Chronicle to each keep a lookout on the doors to the east and west as you inspect the bronze door. You approach it and are hit once again with the immediate wave of searing heat. The smell of charred flesh and old blood lingers in the air, filling your nostrils and making you gag.

>>4569437
>>4569254
check the corner of the room by the dark doorway
it looks like there's something laying on the ground

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tumblr guy says we are wasting time

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Tumblr update.

>>4569489
oh no wait that's Chance's finger isn't it?
nevermind

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>>4569497
...Oh wow, so it is.
if I'd ever noticed that, I'd forgotten it.

>>4569492
>>4569493

So the blood trails were caused by the corpses.

>>4569492
>>4569493
>>4569587
WAIT, THEY'RE MOVING NOW?
GET THE FUCK OUT OF THERE

>>4569587
I still feel like they may have something of value to share with us, but its not worth the risk.

So, Do we want to go chase after it or go back to whatever it was we were doing last week.

>>4569620
we wanted to check on the corpse stack last week...

>>4569644
Well, We can go check the room it was hanging out in.

>>4569587
So uh... If these completely mangled and inseperably twisted corpses and souls can continue to shamble about through whatever insane powers flow through this place does that mean Chance's gear-ground body might drag itself back out of it's dark pit through his soul's dogged, singleminded insanity?
Naaah.

>>4569667
I think he is dead... also did the others hear him calling out for the guide after he fell or was that just renne?

>>4569661
Yeah, sure, why not.
After that our only obvious goal is to dispatch Ol' Clanky, then start turning the spire.

Y'know, that passage the stack's slithered down does lead to the top golem. Wonder if we might be able to have it might help by serving as a distraction or something for us later.

>>4569687
>I think he is dead.
And the pile of gore we're following around at the moment is dead four times over.

>Did the others hear him calling out
Just Renne.

>>4569706
I was thinking, If I was horribly sacrificed is a spooky place like this... I think my goal would to be get out.
>>4569729
That spike could of been some Blood sacrifice reanimation thing, who knows.

>>4569729
are they?
maybe they never actually "died"
maybe they're just trapped inside their bodies
feeling the agony of the moment they died for all eternity
not even in death can they know peace from this evil

so are we going to chase after it?
i don't want to, but majority rules

>>4569784
somewhat, yes.
but thats because i don't trust the tumblr and don't think we should blindly follow everything it says.

>>4569876
Oops, my bad. I'm not checking Skype that often now that I'm back to school and studying and I hang out with /vg/ bros in my free time on the PC.

>>4569883
>>4569887
I was just used to that I grab the thread every Thursday.
I think the thread can live until tomorrow if some anon stays here and bumps. http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/130532

>>4569565
>>4569799
go down the east hallway

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>>4570039
You slowly approach the broken opening in the wall. The dark, ominous hallway stretches out in front of you, curving once and fading away into blackness. You call out once, just to see if there is any response. You hear nothing but the sound of your heartbeat in your own ears, your body filling with a feeling of dread once more.

>>4570289

Look ahead with the torch

>>4570289
Ah drat, I keep meaning to test if that collar's made Renne stronger physically and/or telekinetically.
Ah well, something to remember for a less dramatic moment.

>>4570428
>something to remember for a less dramatic moment.
we'll never get to test it

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>>4570313
You look ahead, the smell getting stronger, the blood thicker and more coagulated. You hold the torch in position and wait, but nothing comes of it, and you cannot see around the corner.

>>4570743
Peek around the corner.

>>4570743
>>4571019
go into the room at the end of the hallway

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>>4571019
>>4571131
There is nothing in the room but your ever-increasing sense of dread. Your throat has gone dry, and your legs are feeling wobbly, the smell of the hallway and the room only worsening as you traveled down.

>>4571318
LOOK UP

>>4571340
>>4571318
And then see whats going on down below

Anyone think that maybe blindly following this thing ISN'T the best course of action?

Then again, it is one of the more promising leads we have...

>>4571435
Simply put, there's nothing to lose from it but time as far as I can see, and that hasn't really been a rare resource so far.
I'm rather curious to see how the golem's reacting to it if it really has gone done the hole there, myself.

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>>4571340
The chain extends up into the blackness. The dread has manifested itself as another headache. The thumps in your head seem to coincide with the stomps of the patrolling golem down below.

>>4571502
...Huh.
Maybe we'll have to send Saffron up there later, or at least levitate a torch up.
Chains look unbloodied though, so it presumeably hasn't climbed up there to drop down on us when we look down the hole.
Look down the hole.

>>4571502

How high can we float the torch ?

>>4571502
float a torch up...

>>4571502
I wonder... if that chain goes anywhere.
>>4571530
Yeah, Lets have renne telekinesis a torch up there.

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>>4571536
>>4571547
>>4571548
You float the torch up, slowly and shakily. You see the glistening of the blood before you see the form. Two and a half pairs of eyes look down at you. You hear a faint gurgling noise, and cannot help but listen to the three voices softly reaching your ears.

"Please..."

"Closer..."

>>4571871
nopenopenopenopenopenopenope

Get the fuck out of there

>>4571871
NOPE THE FUCK OUT OF THERE

>>4571871

Ruuuun

>>4571871
>Octagram on forhead
Man, I feel sorry for these guys.
Also
>Three voices
Huh.
We've got Gaston's chicken-arms there clutching the chain, and there's no horn so that must be Gusty's head there.
Wonder why Shimmer or Meadow are missing from the chorus.

>>4571871
Float the torch closer.

>>4571927
>three voices
>faint gurgling noise
Gaston is headless
He's still trying to speak

>>4571887
>>4571890
>>4571909
You guys sure? I mean, we've faced worse at this point. It's a horrific abomination, but it can't really be more of a threat than anything else we've faced so far, unless it can somehow pull some psychic bullshit to screw us over. Nohorn means no OP TK too, I assume.

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>>4571887
>>4571890
>>4571909
D-don't leave us

really though, If its not messing with our head like the first time... maybe it has something useful to share with us

Run for the love of god run renne.

>>4571970
what he said
don't be a sissy

>>4571970

Well, have Saffron stand in front, in any case.

Tumblrguy seems to think these guys are a waste of time, and to be honest, I trust him for some reason.

>>4571983
>If it's not messing with our head like the last time...
>>4571871
>You... cannot help but listen to the three voices

>>4571970
I would counter that physical attacks aren't going to do anything to an undead creature unless it's massive enough to dismember it, and even then it'd probably just pull itself back together, plus we have no idea what sort of abilities it could potentially have.

If it wants us to get closer the wiser thing to do is get away and plan a strategy

>room we haven't been in yet
>come back later a few differnt times
>its always there, waiting

Wait.
Is it... actually talking? Out loud?

>>4571927
I wonder if the pike room with have some kinda octagon spell like we found in the 2nd armory.
If we are leaving, we should head there.

>>4572120
Don't know until we get Saffron and/or Chronicle in here. I think Renne might be on her own at the moment, with those two lagging back like with the goat room.
If we're sticking around, call those two in first, with a warning not to freak out.

>>4571927
>Man, I feel sorry for these guys.
If we can find a way with out really putting renne at risk. We should help them out, put them to rest.

>>4572149
>going by ourselves
FUCK

at least we looked up...

>>4572159

On top of everything else we have to worry about...

>>4572159
Can't we just toss them in the lava?

>>4572120
If >>4571954's idea's right, then they must be. We could hear all four back when they were in our head outside the spire room.
Of course, that raises major question on how Shimmering Star's two halves are talking. Perhaps she managed to pull herself together?

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You can only stare up in shock. You go to take a step back, and bring the torch down, and you can see it twitch. The labored breathing of torn, dead lungs increases and the mass heaves. With a wheeze and a gurgle the voices come again.

"Please..."

"CLOSER"

You can hear Saffron approaching from the hallway behind you.

>>4572263
<Forgot the cutscene tag, sorry.>

>>4572263
Time to wait for saffron to come and save us
... again.

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<cutscene>

You take two more steps back, and with a lurch, you see it.

It falls and his the ground hard with a sickening crunch, then tries to right itself, if such a thing were possible.

"Closer..."

>>4572688

neeeuughh

>>4572688
Maybe it just wants a hug?

>>4572688
I think I see Shimmering's horn and at least part of her head over on the right side of the zombiesplotch.

>captcha: orThem sacrilege.

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<end cutscene>

In a flurry of hooves and talons, its appendages seek purchase on the stone floor in an attempt to get closer to you.

"Please... Renne..."

>>4572792
I hate you. [/spoiler
See you tomorrow
>>4572786
We should call for the others...

>>4572792
Fgsfds bloody cliffhangers.
Thanks for the session, things got pretty drat creepy this session. Have to wonder what would have happened if we hadn't looked up, though.

Tommorrow's back to the ususal start time, right?

>>4572813
>>4572820
I was on a time limit. I ended just when I thought I would need to, sorry! Starting time... I'll post about it later. Might be earlier than usual, though not as early as this one.

>>4572886
Haha, it's fine, it's a decent enough place to stop.
Righto then, I've got to head to sleep myself, so hopefully some of the other Anons can keep an eye on the thread.

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>Not a single shot of Saffron

DAMMIT BOBBy

>>4573042
Klondike pls

Bumb

dubs

ONE PILL MAKES YOU LARGER

>>4577626
>>4576814
>>4575134
>>4573610
>>4573042
You don't have to bump every hour, we haven't even gone to page 3.

>>4577626

>>4569992

bump

>>4577763
Heck man, you never know. We didn't expect Raisin quest to end so short last time, but there was the spam.

I'll bump till 1, then I'll be on at 3.

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>>4583666
Timezone?

So, what are the chances we'll end the quest entering Gravity Falls with Dipper and Mabel looking at us?

>>4583901
East Coast

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Where the heck did this come from?

>>4583923
previous session
the golem was waiting for us the entire time

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>>4583923
Last session. After we opened up the happy door and went to head back upstairs, the golem cornered us. Chronicle and Renne ran upstairs, while Saffron held it off and took a blow to the head, remember?

>>4583914
Ah, that'll be right in the middle of sleeptime for me, then. Assuming no real shenanigans out in the sea it should stay afloat for 2 hours on it's own, though.

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>>4583923

>>4583930
spooky

>>4583932
Ah right, I remember.

>>4583923
>>4583935
I have to admit.
I jumped in my seat when that showed up.

>>4583951
Yeah, I have had a few moments like that through the whole quest...
but nothing will ever top >>4568662
I stared at the picture and didn't see anything... then when I was typing on my response I noticed something and took a closer look...

>>4583970
This whole Corpse Pile thing altogether has left me extremely uneasy

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>>4583970
The minute I saw a gif I was expecting something horrifying, so that tiny glimpse of tentacle wasn't so bad for me.
...Plus by this point I immediately download all gifs and go through them frame-by-frame whenever one's posted.

First time we saw Chance full-faced after so many close encounters and build up was pretty drat good though, and the golem suddenly sticking it's head round the corner without any warning was goddam terrifying.

>>4583990
>first dream with Baldwin
>finding Gusty Gale
>finding Gaston
>first time seeing Chance
>fighting Chance
>seeing Baldwin
>first golem encounter
>corpse stack
I'm going to have a heart attack by the end of this

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>>4584019
It'll be worth it because in the end they'll make it out. R-right guys? ;_;

>>4583990
for some reason the golems are by far the creepiest things he's had
just the way they're described
>you see an enormous stone hand reach around and grasp the wall, lifting its body out of the series of jerky movements
>It nearly dislocates its jaw, opening it to speak. The words are not spoken so much as they echo out of its hollow form.
> From deep within the darkness, you can see its mouth hang open, slack-jawed, amidst the flashes of light. A voice reverberates through the room and shakes your very body.
i don't think it talks so much as its voice falls out of its body...

bump

last bump till 3

>6 minutes late

I'm sorry

>>4587474
you may as well kill renne your self you bastard.
we were only on page three, didn't really need a bump

No more need for bumping. Thanks guys. I'll be starting the session today in about two hours or so. Thanks for keeping it safe!

>>4587548
should I delete my posts?

>>4587577
If you want, it doesn't matter a whole lot. Not like the thread is in danger of image/bump limits.

So I got pulled away and NOW the starting time is an hour from now. Sorry guys.

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The mangled bodies lurch forward, sliding along the floor, inching closer towards you. Each mouth is agape, each eye transfixed upon you.

>>4591506
Scream.

>>4591506

Have Chonicler speak to them.

>>4591580
Doubt we can run... so yeah, lets scream.

>>4591506

Turn away.

Run away.

>>4591580
>>4591634
if we scream we could alert the golem downstairs

>>4591662
They don't seem to care where we are, as long as we aren't where they are.

>>4591662

Golems aren't our problem right now. The creeping abomination is.

>>4591669
>>4591685
>>4591662
Not that it matters, We won't be able to scream... We'll just end up sitting there until saffron shows up or this thing gets close enough to do whatever it is its trying to do.

Let's smack it around a little!
We're wearing that new fancy armor aren't we?

Tell it to stay away.

>>4591731
>>4591717
yeah, we've run from everything thus far or left it for Saffron
we need to pony up

Tell it not to come closer. Tell it firmly to stay back.

I don't think they are that dangerous, The tumblrguy didn't really think too much of them.
Just a couple of poor confused souls.
or maybe they wanna jump in renne's head, who knows

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You stand your ground, hooves firmly planted, and yell at the creature to stop. You tell it not to come any closer. The abomination halts, and the faces twist into what you would guess is a look of confusion. Its eyes twitch, still staring directly into you. You can feel your head tingling, and the four voices from before can be heard. Very faintly, but with much more clarity.

"Speak..."

"Closer"

>>4592092
tell them you don't understand

>>4592092

We're not coming any closer, what do they want ?

>>4592178
They want to speak, closer.

<Just a heads up. Got a pet emergency and I could be gone for an hour or two. Happy Birthday me, eh? I'm gonna get in one more response and then most likely go silent after that for a bit. I'm really sorry.>

>>4592092
if we come closer, will they eat us?

>>4592269
Don't sweat it. Real-life stuff takes precedence.

>>4592178
>>4592105
>>4592092
>>4592273
I think they are just as confused and scared as us.

>>4592269

No problem, hope everything goes all right.

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Updates

>>4592341
has anyone noticed he's been getting more... eloquent, lately?
he's gone fRoM tHiS to really fancy wording

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>>4592105
>>4592178
You tell them that you aren't coming closer. You tell them that you don't understand. You announce with firmness and confidence in your voice. The bodies lurch forward and inch, eager, but stop.

"Light"

"Please"

"So bright..."

>>4592561
Put out the torch.

>>4592585
>>4592561
I think they are talking about renne, shes the "beacon" and all that.

>>4592605

I read that as bacon.

>>4592585
>"You are like a beacon in the darkness. Hard to avoid, yet... hard to reach."
we should probably put out our horn before our torch
that means that they won't stop until they get the "light"
WORRY

>>4592626
Don't worry, We're not that bright... yet.

>>4592561
tell them that we want to help but we don't know how

Would anyone care to explain where we fit into the quest?
We are able to influence Renne, but she isn't aware of us.
We can talk with the tumblrguy and he is.
A few things come to mind, But then I recall the one time where we were influencing saffron for a short time and they kinda go out the window

>>4592718
I think that our influencing Saffron was a separate incident. Renne's subconscious and Saffron's are separate, and it was for such a short time that I don't think it really affects anything.

<And we resume. Sorry again.>

>>4592561
>>4592585
>>4592626
So what do we do then?
Bumrush it? Tell it to fuck off?

>>4594480

Dampen the torch a little ?

>>4594480
>what do we do then
>>4592341

>>4594625
and how are we supposed to do that?

Saffron is coming down the hall behind us, She'll no doubt bail us out if we do something too stupid, So I say we talk to them just a bit more.

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>>4592585
>>4594513
You put the torch behind you in an attempt to reduce the "birght light" that they were talking about. You affirm that you will not come any closer until you know what they want. They inch forward again, their broken bodies beginning to fail them.

"Closer..."

"Speak... closer... LIGHT... CLOSER"

As their voices grow stronger and more desperate, you can feel the tingling in your head manifest itself as a headache once again. But with your concentration, the headache never seems to elevate.

>>4595362

Wait for the others to arrive and then gird our mind and walk closer.

>>4595362
Don't let them get close
They probably have a really long arm hidden somewhere or something
And when you think you're just out of reach WHAM!

>>4595362
I don't..I don't think we should get closer
If they start gettin to grabby I say let's give em the 'light' they want. A nice fiery blast of light.

>>4595362
Jeebus that thing sent a shiver down my spine

>>4595419
We already went about protecting our mind.
>But with your concentration, the headache never seems to elevate

>Speak... closer... LIGHT... CLOSER
So its like I thought, They are talking about us being the beacon.
Maybe we should ask them why they want/need the light.

>>4592092
>>4595362
>renne's face
She looks more annoyed than anything.
Fuck i would be shitting my self is some Patchwork undead was crawling around infront of me

>>4595515
She's... been through a lot lately

>>4595543
>>4595515
she's trying to be badass
i don't know if it's working

>>4595610
She's cute when she tries to be anything but

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>>4595419
>>4595431
>>4595480
You hear the sound of hooves in the hallway behind you, but no paws. You hear a gasp and the sound of Chronicle retreating, but you dare not take your eye off of the creature. It inches ever closer, but it is still out of your range as far as you can tell. You ask them what they want with the light, and why they need you closer.

"Light... Sunlight... Freedom"

They lurch again, almost lunging forward, and splat down on the ground in front of you. Their movements are becoming more erratic, their scrabbling at the ground more frantic than ever.

"Closer... SO CLOSE"

>>4596286
Gore it with our horn! Tell it who's boss!

>>4596286

These guys are totally brain-dead. They're not going to give us any useful information.

>>4596364
Yeah I was thinking that. I mean I feel like I want to help them, but what can they possibly offer in return?

>>4596286

Ask Chronicler to try talking to them.

>>4596286
I'm thinking maybe they'll be 'set free' If they get close enough to the beacon.
>>4596379
You don't give a homeless man on the street a dollar because you think he'll pay you back.

>>4596413
Right, I didn't mean for it to come off like that.
I'm just wondering how they'll be able to help, because we could use some.

>>4596428
>how
if*

>>4596409
No, don't do this.
Help them or not, We shouldn't break split our concentration anymore than we have to.

>>4596286
>No paws
I'm worried about Saffron now.
And these guys apparently feel as if reaching Renne will "set them free" or something.

...I propose we back away, as bad as I feel about them. I mean, they're already dead, so it's not like we can kill them either.

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>>4596409
I think he ran away.
If he will not serve the Diamond Dogs, then he will serve on their firing lines!

Ask them who made them this way! If they say nothing, charge!

>>4596438

Agreed, don't break line of sight.

>>4596440
He and Saffron were lagging behind in the tunnel. He's just arrived, while Saffron's still being slow.
>>4596286

>>4596428
They may not be able to help us at all or maybe they'll have some last bit of information to share before they gain their 'freedom'.
>>4596440
pretty sure this is chance's doing or the guide's.

I saw keep our defenses up, but try and help the poor things.

Maybe if we focus on that tingling headache we could focus in on their ghost voices and they could communicate more clearly? Just a thought, might not be a good idea considering what happened last time we blacked out near them.

I'm for helping them, I just hope they don't... blow up, like something from a video game.

>>4596525
that accrued to me, but they seem to be responding to our voice and last time they were in our head they were saying just about the same thing as they are now. So i vote for keeping our mind as distant from theirs as possible.

>>4596525
i think last time they were just too strong and we weren't prepared
we're "girding our mind" now so it cant get in

>>4596584

Yeah, I really don't think they have anything useful to say. Tumblrguy has echoed this to us multiple times and their responses seem to corroborate it.

This time, though, he doesn't seem as frightened about us talking to them. Their psychic influence seems to have died down and he's okay with helping us gird ourselves to face them.

Do we have a course of action?

>>4596654
He didn't seem that worried last time either, I don't think these guys were ever much of a real threat. Just a Choice.
We could move in closer
Stand our ground
Or run
Talking with them isn't going to get us anywhere.

>>4596694
Can we tell them to wait, maybe?
And that we'll take them out with us when we leave?
If nothing else, I'd like to give them a burial somewhere less utterly horrible than this temple

>>4596734
>>4596694

Yeah let's leave this room. Maybe we can shut the door to the hallway behind us?

>>4596694
don't forget that they are between us and the hole in the floor leading to lava

>>4596734
With their broken mind and desperation to get as close to Renne's light as possible, with it reminding them of the sun and freedom, I don't know if we'll be able to get them to understand that.

>>4596743
Doubt it. It looked like Chance wrecked it pretty throughly when he busted through it.

>>4596765

Oh, you're right. Shoot.

Well let's leave anyway.

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>>4596743
>>4596765
this room has a door though

>>4596779
Before we go tell them that we cannot help them yet, but that we'll return when we can.
We'll take them to freedom and the true sunlight, when the time is right.

My vote is still for trying to help them.
>>4596734
>Can we tell them to wait, maybe?
Maybe they're just really existed, but they seem to be dying... again? Not sure how much, if any time they have left.
>burial somewhere
We could toss them out into the sea with the hundreds of other dead ponies

I'm worried if we try to leave they'll pounce us though.

>>4596815
That's right, I'd forgotten that.
That was just a normal door like the one between the stairs and the fire door room though, and they didn't seem to have any trouble shutting that one. Might slow them down, though.

>>4596876
excited*

>>4596876
>I'm worried if we try to leave they'll pounce us though.
walk backwards!

>>4596876
...Actually, that's an idea. We could show them the sea exit; if they're main goal is to get out of the temple so their souls are no longer trapped, that'd probably do it. And if their bodies still float then they might even get a final glimpse the sun, even if it's long after they've suffocated.

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>>4571871
Something I meant to point out. Can't see it on any of the other pictures, but here it looks like whichever head's in front has an octagon carved into it's forehead. If that's part of why they've ressurrected, then we've got cause for worry.

>>4596939
>they're main goal
Goddamnit me.

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>>4596939
Ahh, it's over…
… My sun… it's setting…
… It's dark, so dark…

Hey LK, You said this one was going to be shorter than other 'normal' ones. Just wondering how long so I know if its worth trying to stay up.

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You tell them that you want to help them reach the light, but that you cannot do so now and will come back for them. You keep your eyes focused, as well as your mind, and begin to back up. There is a spike in your headache as the abomination twitches.

"No..."

You take another step back.

"No. NO. NO NO NO NO."

With surprising speed it lifts itself off of the ground and lunges for you, Gaston's talons digging into your left foreleg. The rest of the creature follows the momentum of the lunge, Meadow's intestines wrapping around the figure, spraying blood on you. The creature once again tries to "right" itself and prepares itself once more.

>>4597253
<I'm gonna go for a few more hours to make up for the huge gap in today's session. About 2 more hours or so.>

>>4597305
Reel the fuck back in horror and blast it with your horn or something. Jesus fuck..

>>4597305

Pull back

Use the torch to try and ward them back

Saffron should be here any moment, no doubt chronicle already ran past her and shes on her way to check up on us.
>>4597305
I don't care how desperate they are, that is just rude.

I'm not sure if we can out run this freaky thing.
How much can renne lift with her telekinesis?
or maybe we wouldn't even have to lift... just push'em back into the hole.

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>>4597366
>>4597515
You scream from the hit, and do your best leap backwards to distance yourself from the mass. You can hear Saffron running down the hall behind you now. You ready your telekinesis in an attempt to push it away from yourself.

>>4597305
Shimmering Star. Meadow. Gusty. Gaston.
We'll be back, and we will get you out of here.

Back the fuck out and TK the door shut behind us, to hoepfully slow it down.

>SSMGG
I'm calling this abomination Smeg from now on

>>4597848
>>4597865
Whoops, 2slow there. I guess carry on. Make sure to keep the mental barriers up.

>>4597865

Man, you really think they're still able to be helped? I dunno...

I call the tumblrguy "Dr. Pepper" in my head

>>4597915
If nothing else, I want to get their bodies out of here. This place ain't healthy for the soul.

Welp, guess I am now, too. That just suits him too damn well for some reason. Blog colour plus advisory character, I guess.

>>4597848
Once we get to a safe place we should really clean that wound...
>Meadow's intestines wrapping around the figure, spraying blood on you
And they've all been dead and rotting for a bit... That thing will fester for sure.
>>4597915
As much as I would like us to help them, I don't they its worth the risk if they're going to act like this.
>"Dr. Pepper"
I'm going to borrow that

>>4597973
Yeah, definitely. Was planning to suggest it myself when we were done dealing with them.

>>4597848
>>4597848
Lava is bright, Maybe They'll enjoy that.

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<cutscene>
You think your hardest, trying to push them away and steel your mind against their invasion. Their cries in your head die down, but you hear the ruined bodies before you trying to yell, unable to do much more than sputter. Your aura grows around them, surrounding them entirely, pushing them back. The field grows larger and larger the more you concentrate.

Does Renne's magic look more... chaotic... than usual?

>>4598214
Yeah, It does look a bit different, Maybe We're tapping into that bit of armor we are wearing.

>>4598173
I almost feel bad for the thing(s).
I hope we don't kill it.
although that might be for the best

>>4598263
Yeah
I can't really imagine any other realistic scenario than putting it out of it's misery.

>>4598263
I know what you mean, but I think we were supposed to pity it.
If they do die I bet they'll be trapped here forever, though odds are there was nothing we could of done for them anyways, they are, no doubt already bound to this horrible place.

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<cutscene>
With a loud clap, they are thrown backwards, skidding across the stone floor and towards the hole. Their bodies catch the chain and slam into the opposite end of the hole in the floor with a sickening, wet crunching noise.

>>4598380

Just four more in the sea of what could be thousands.

We'll have more souls than theirs to put to rest if we ever figure this place out. Remember that none of this is our fault.

>>4598431

Keep an eye on them

>>4598435
>Remember that none of this is our fault
Well, Renne seems to be the key to everything here... so if she wasn't on the boat...

Also, who was it that triggered the Spikes that split the ship into three bits? did we ever figure that out?

>>4598497

Chance perhaps ?

>>4598431

Renne's got guns, now. This is the first time we haven't had to rely on someone else to save us in a crisis.

>>4598510
It wasn't chance, he was with everyone on the boat.

>>4598497
Not really. We've got "And with spilled blood shall rise great pillars cleaving in two both the fleets and the sea", but where's that blood come from?
There was that goat corpse, but that was pretty old, wasn't it?
The altar below the goat had fresh blood on it though, we never did work out where that came from. Maybe we should ask Saffron if she can tell by smell who's blood it was next time we're in the vicinity.

>>4598553

It having to do with the goat was going to be my next guess.

>>4598521
Wait, are we sure they were on our boat?
What if they were on another boat that came before ours?
Just asking, I'm not entirely clear on this.

>>4598637
>Just asking, I'm not entirely clear on this.
Yeah, they were on the same boat. Go back and check log 1&2, we even talked to the griffon.

>>4598654
You're right, screw that asshole, he didn't want any of our fancy fruit.

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<cutscene>
You run up to the hole in the floor and look down. Gaston managed to grab ahold of the chain with one arm, the other having been broken. You watch as Meadow and Star are thrown from the mass of bodies, Meadow landing on the edge of the floor below with a loud thud. Gusty Gale reels his head back, still attached to Gaston, and lets out a horrid screeching scream that echoes up into your room. Behind it all, you can hear Saffron running up to you, hurriedly, with the sound of hooves following her.

>>4598654
We talked to A griffon, it's not confirmed it was Gaston. Pretty likely though, especially with that old lady deal.

Looking at the logs, Chronicle says he was on a cruise ship that had the same thing happen as ours, and that it happened "Just earlier today" relative to when we found him.

Possible that there were two cruise ships bringing people from different locations, I suppose. Seems odd that our boat wouldn't have recieved an SOS from them, though.

Also, a problem with his story I hadn't noticed before now; if he came in through the same entrance as we did, why was the snakedisc door locked shut when we came through?

>>4598724
Well, even if they ended up here before us... there is still the question of who sunk their ship and where they are now.

>>4598724
Chance closed it to keep people from trying to leave?
>>4598762
Doubt there was more than one ship.

>>4598762
I had been assuming that Baldwin was the one in control of the spikes, and that maybe that mystery room on the 8th floor might be some sort of control room for them.

As we are in a cutscene and there isn't a whole lot of time left i think I'll just check on the thread when I wake up like I normally do.
Catch you next week LK and thanks again.

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<cutscene>
Your throat catches as you watch Star's body hit several chains and the spire on the way down, ultimately ending up into the lava at the base.

>>4598833
we are going to have the biggest mental breakdown when this is over

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<end cutscene>

>>4598998
wh
whoah

>>4598998

fuck

>>4598998
Oh my god.

>>4598998
i...
i don't want to fight the golems anymore

>>4598998
There's a frame in the middle there of something I think

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>>4599064
It's just the fist coming down from above

>>4598998
Keep watching Guston.
Do we want to pry him off and finish the job?

>>4599112

Better to finish it, I guess...

I can't
I can't
I just can't

>>4598998
have Saffron cut the chain off before Gaston climbs up

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>>4599150
>>4599236
Saffron runs up behind you, looking around the bloodied room, and looking at your scratches. She's clenching and unclenching her paw in frustration as she asks if you're okay.

"Renne! What happened!? Who did this?"

You tell her that you can't do it anymore, you can't, that you just want it to stop. Saffron looks down the chain to see the twisted horror hanging there, trying its best to climb back up, gurgling and screaming.

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>>4599391
Gird our guts one more time. We can take care of ourselves. We can pull our own weight, and apparently the weight of several other bodies equal our greater than our size. It might not seem like much, but above us Celestia has raised an entire sun several times since we came down here. That's the sun we want to see again, and we'll go up there and see it for all of them. We're Oklahoma Renne Motherfucking Crux; and we're gonna live. Patch up that hurt paw and let's roll.

>>4599391

Oh, ouch, those scratches look painful.

Chin up, Renne, you stood up for yourself for once.

>>4599391

First things first, let's take care of that scratch before it has a chance to get infected.

>>4599391
it's okay Renne
let it out
let it all out

>>4599391
HUGS!

>>4599434
>>4599469
>>4599506
>First things first
Guston's still clawing his way back up to us. We stop to take care of our wounds when we don't have an immediate threat.

>>4599514

Sounds like he's struggling to me

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>>4599514
Fuck that assnugget, we'll dunk him back down if he climbs up. Not like he's got wings or any shit. Did you see us dunk those kids? We baller now.
Until something bigger comes and puts us in our place again

>>4599391
>>4599514
Have Saffron do whatever it takes to eliminate that screeching abomination. Smash it with the sword if it'll reach. Even if she has to rip away the god damn chain it's hanging on.
Then move in for the comforting hugs. Have Saffron tell Renne that it'll all be okay and they'll all make it out of this mess in one piece. That'll totally happen, right? ;_;

>>4599542
>Women hugging women
>hahgay.mp3

>>4599542
what does it matter
even if we do manage to get out this place will still be here

all those poor people...

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>>4599552

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Saffron looks at the chain, and down at monster clawing its way back up. She braces herself and hefts the sword up horizontally with ease.

>>4599567
>tfw Saffron is not a pony

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The sword slices almost faster than you can see, and the chain is cleaved in half. You can hear the screeching of Gusty as they fall. Saffron looks over the edge and stares for a while.

"Into the lava."

>>4599578
>>4599592
mmm, mothafucka

>>4599592
>Gaston Dies from Falling

Just like in the movie!

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>>4599592

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Saffron walks over to you and crouches down, putting her arm around you and squeezing you into her side.

"I'm sorry Renne, I was watching the doorway to make sure everything was safe from that way. I came as soon as Chronicle said you were in trouble."

She looks at the bloodstains around the room as you continue to stare at your spot on the floor.

"I'm really proud of you, Renne. You stood up against that... that thing. You were very brave. And that noise, was that you?"

You nod and look up to her. She says nothing and squeezes you tighter, smiling.

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Woo! Thanks, everyone.

>>4599883
Thanks LK
Was about to pass out there, really glad we started early.

>>4599883
Whew. That was a session, even though the thing wasn't really a threat.
Thanks as always!
Happy birthday!

>>4599883

Thanks as always. This was a fun one.

>>4599920
>wasn't really a threat
it scratched us really fucking good
i shudder to think what would have happened if we actually went closer...

>>4599938
Knowing some of the people here, she may have tried to hug it.

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>>4599947
>engaged in battle with murderbeast
>distract your friend who is obviously kicking ass
>get rescued by the dude we forgot about
Truly not our finest hour...

>>4599947
...I admit I was tempted. It was too unstable to try, though, didn't know how it'd react to having Renne's light.
It'd probably try to meld with her.

>>4599920
Thanks!

Also, I'm not sure when Archive Anon is gonna show up, so we gotta play the bumping game again. If you use this script you can watch its position rather easily instead of bumping every X amount of hours.. http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/130532

>>4600053
I've forgotten, is the bump limit here 500 posts?
I was woried it might have been 300, but you post just now clearly bumped it, so we're still fine.

poor gaston
poor gusty
poor meadow
poor star

it's just
too horrible

>>4600078
I know. Them dying was sad, their corpses being fucked with was secondary to concerns about not dying, but this has actually got me a bit angry about the situation.
Before I wanted to escape and probably stop Baldwin in the process so he can't continue harming ships, but now I almost want Renne to put on the last armour, become the conduit and tear this place apart.

>>4600075
500, yeah
>>4600078
i have to say, this whole thing left me feeling horrible
they didn't deserve any of this but i guess its okay
they were in pain and incoherent and we put them out of their misery

>>4600110
>Before I wanted to escape and probably stop Baldwin
How are we going to do that?
To get the armor we need to get to the spire, which means fighting two golems
After seeing >>4598998 I don't know if I want to wrassle with them anymore

>>4600524
I don't know. Maybe if Renne's magic has actually gotten boosted by the gem/armour they can take it between them? Renne holding it's arms while Saffron clobbers it?

Also look at those tendrils creeping ever further out from her arms.
>>4599877
Poor Saffron. I wonder if Renne'll start getting those from the collar now, too.

>>4600566
I'm fairly certain it's been boosted
And I think those tendrils are inevitable for us now
The upside is that they haven't really changed who Saffon is
She's still our adorable little puppy, right? ;_;