[In which ponies go on cruises and have bad dreams.If you would like to get caught up, here is the previous thread http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28501521/Requested%20.rars/LK%20Boat%20Quest.7zAs a note, if you want something better examined, Renne can always take a closer look at things. She is an archaeologist, after all!]
>>2110594 (OP)Good morning. You are thoroughly freaked-the-fuck out.
Haha, time for quest that goes until 6 AM
Check if room has coffee pot, if not call room service
Sleep in.ITs a cruise after all
>>2110620Find a phone and call mom and dad. What the shit was that?
>>2110694You can't exactly fall asleep right now, you're a bundle of nerves.>>2110711You pick up the bedside phone and dial out to mom and dad. Damn the cost, you're on a free ride anyways.Your father picks up."Hello, sweetie? How's the cruise!? You really need to come home with some sketches, never did get to go on one myself!"You tell him that it's nice, and that you met some nice archaeologists headed for the same location as you."Oh yeah? Neato! Remnant, eh? I think I recall his name in a few books back home, actually, you should be honored! How's the weath-"You cut him off and apologize, asking if he knows anything about the name 'Baldwin.""Baldwin, huh? Sorry, sweetie, I don't know anything about that name. Why do you ask?"
>>2110894Tell him it's nothing, we guess. Just a strange story we heard. It was pretty scary. Thought it might be something significant. How's mom?
>>2110894Ask what Remnant is known for
>>2111096This.
>>2111072>>2111096>>2111141You brush it off, telling him not to worry about it, and that it was probably some... celebrity or something on the ship. You ask how mom is doing, and also about Remnant."Oh, your ma? She's doing just fine. Out at the university doing a bit of this and that, you know, busy work between digs. I'll give her your regards. Remnant? You don't know of him? He's one of the foremost griffin anthropologists. Like I said, you should feel honored that he's accompanying you on this dig! Though I heard he's a bit of a lush..."You crack a smile at that statement, remembering him as merely a lump on the table for a good portion of the evening."But I should let you go, sweetie. You're on a cruise, you're supposed to have fun. So go out and have some! Love you, as always."
>>2111328Ask him to mail out some of our scarves. We really need them, so if we don't sign for them he should start dredging the seas for our body.
I have to go to bed, which is a shame. Keep it up LK this thing seems really >fun
>>2111339[Thanks for coming, see ya later.]
>>2111328There should be a leaflet on your door with the ship's daily itinerary, check it out to see what's happening today.
>>2111328Let's got for the fancy breakfast.
>>2111328Love you too dad.
>>2111328Brush your mane and shit to prepare for a fun-filled day while listening to Downtown by Petula Clark
>>2111489We need to at least take a shower. I'm sure we sweated up a storm.Bring the lifevest. None of that drowning shit while we're in there.
>>2111511We are NOT wearing a lifevest everywhere around the ship. People will think we're crazy.
>>2111566They won't see us in the shower attached to our room. That's prime drowning location.I say take it.
>>2111590Seconded. What if we slip and fall?
>>2111398>>2111387"Love you too, dad."You hang up and get out of bed, heading for the itinerary for the day.
>>2111669Nothing too interesting to you, to be honest... And besides, you were supposed to meet Remnant and Saffron today to get a briefing of the new dig site.
>>2111649We could end up hanging ourselves on the shower head, you know how dangerous "life vests" are.
>>2111687>jazzercising>not interestingGet your leotard on and hop over before all the spots are full
>>2111687Ooo. Jazzercise is tempting... but we promised Saffron we'd go scarf shopping... and something about the dig. It's hard to remember over the temptation of picking up something that'll make as strong a first impression as nice clothes. Maybe a worthwhile saddle while we're there. Or a t-shirt. To remember the trip by. But at least one scarf. While we chat.
>>2111687Let's take a shower in our impossibly cramped shower then go and meet our new friends.
>>2111687Put the itinerary in your inventory just in case.
>>2111762>t-shirt>not a pretty dress
>>2111822>not an ironic pretty dress t-shirt
>>2111835Not slutting it up totally in the nude
>>2111860>Forgot my greentext
>>2111868>not typing in pretty greentext
>>2111835>Not an ironic pretty dress t-shirt scarf
>The ship gift shop is out of scarves
>>2111909>Not an ironic pretty dress t-shirt scarf with a lifejacket
>>2111943
>>2111728>>2111762Jazzercising sounds like a bit too much for so early in the morning. Besides, you'd nearly miss it, you're sure. How long can one jazzercise for anyways? But you are certain of one thing, it has nothing to do with any insecurities about squeezing your butt into tightpants. None. You slip the itinerary in your saddlebags, along with the sheets of blank paper.
>>2111768>>2111649>>2111590>>2111566>>2111511Before heading out, however, you take a shower in your rather-nicely-sized bathroom, making sure to be extra safe.
>>2112143Dry off and head out. Don't forget room key
>>2112143Comb our mane all nice-like so that we fit in. If we have anything at all, even ear-rings to make us look like we belong here, let's wear them.
>>2112143When we leave, let's brandish a shovel to keep the monster from the dream away.
>>2112351>>2112369You do up your mane the best you can muster, not owning many beauty products save for a comb. That kinda stuff is too fancy.
>>2112559Time fore breakfast.
>>2112559>>2112399You put the room key in your saddlebags. You already have a spade and a Marshalltown trowel (sharpened) with you, so in case anyone anyone named Baldwin approaches you you can... poke them or something.
>>2112595Breakfast sounds good.
>>2112634Head to Remnant and Saffron's room, give it a gentle knock
>>2112712Are they even living together? If they are, I hope they don't wreck our dreams of lezzing out with Saffron.
>>2112595>>2112658>>2112712Breakfast does sound good. After a brief look at the ship's map, you're fairly certain that you would much rather avoid fanciness at all cost and settle on the good old buffet. But perhaps a detour to Saffron and Remnant's room is in order.
>>2112743LK doesn't want us to pick fancy shit.Clearly, we must pick fancy shit.
>>2112814agreed. Let's go check out dat fancy shit
>>2112743At least look at the fancy shit.Grab some food to take to Saffron and Remnant's room, they might want something.
>>2112844>>2112830>>2112814Noooooooooooo. If you see the fancy shit you'll just feel bad about not getting it, stick with the blissful ignorance of the buffet before we won't have any money left for decorative novelty scarves
>>2112874This nigga knows where it's at.And can we really do fancy without our decorative novelty scarves? Fancy dinner's where it's at. After we go shopping
>>2112844This.
>>2113071>>2112844>>2112830>>2112814
>>2113103
>>2113115Kick the door down and cause a scene.
>>2113103>>2113115But what about those two people we were supposed to meet.
>>2113103That's one classy door. Looks like we'll need an equally classy scarf before entering.
>>2113103This looks out of our price range
>>2113273You've never been on a cruise before have you?
>>2113273This settles it.Spend all of our money to buy this door.Not enough money? Become ship hooker.
>>2113308this.
>>2113115At least you said thank you. You hope that Saffron and Remnant like oats and fruit.
>>2113071>>2112844
>>2113475Renne read note
>>2113597
>>2113630Let's look for Remnant. Better to talk to him now lest he run off and drink again.
>>2113630Well that's unfortunate.I guess we'll just have to eat all this ourselves.
>>2113630That's you're cue to do whatever the fuck you'd like. Let's head to the buffet and hit on some mares. See if we got game.
>>2113683>>2113679But where? There's so many places.
>>2113759Let's check the observation desk on the bow.
>>2113759ehh.. lets go to that green blob all the way to the left.Find the cutest, dumbest looking mare we can and buy her a drink.
>>2113759Shops.
>>2113759Observation one the top deck.
>>2113759Let's see the observation deck and see how the day looks
>>2114071>>2113826You take the long trek to the bow of the ship and walk out into the brisk ocean air. The sky is almost perfectly clear, and you can smell the salt on the ocean salt on the breeze. There are a few ponies out on deck, and one griffon, but you don't see a wispy grey mane or a ratty blazer in sight.
>>2114142ask that griffon whats up, and what's on her mind. Offer her some of them goodies we got from fancy place
>>2114142Check out the gryphon.
Let's go check the deck on the stern
>>2114142Spycheck the griffon with the spade.
>>2114189>>2114195You trot over to the griffin and look over the railing to see what he's looking at. Open ocean. You decide to try and talk to him. Hello!"Oh. Hi there."You ask him what's up, he looks kinda bummed."Ah, well... apparently the old lady gets seasickness. I've tried to help, but she just chased me off, said she felt miserable."You tell him that you're sorry, and ask if he'd seen Remnant."A stallion with a blazer? Yeah. He was out here a bit ago, looking out at the ocean. Muttered to himself that it was too cold and went back inside, though."You thank him and smile, and offer him some of the fancy fruit that you have, stating that it is indeed very fancy."Uh... no thanks."
>>2114441How can he not want the fancy fruit? Very suspicious. Keep an eye open for griffons in the future.Munch the remaining fancy foodstuffs and head over to the shops
>>2114441Munch on our fruit as we head to the shops.
head over to the shops and see if we can find any pretty young mares to hit on
>>2114484>>2114472You munch on the remainder of the fancy fruit as you bid him goodbye. His loss! It's delicious. The shops are on the way to the observation lounge at the stern, anyways, so hopefully you can pick up Saffron there to go chase down Remnant.
>>2114703Check purse. How many bits do we have?
Hit on the closest mare we can find. Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it.
>>2114703Let's find the scarf shop and let nothing distract us from our quest.
I think he's asleep.
>>2114703Do a morality check to see if you can bring yourself to shoplift.
>>2115005Nope.
>>2114992>>2114800Oh wow, there's quite a few shops here. On this stretch you can see a... Fashion store, a candy shop, and a booze shop. There is a lot of noise coming from the area, but it is entirely flowing from the doors of all the shops.>>2115014>>2114800Shoplifting? Now that's just wrong. Besides, you're on a full-paid trip from the university, remember? You've a tab in your name and nothing else. You're sure that the university wouldn't mind just one fancy meal or fancy scarf.
>>2115005[If I were even close to being asleep I'd close the quest for the night. Any delays are usually drawing related]
>>2115057Let's find a fancy scarf.
>>2115057Get some candy. So much that you can't carry it all. And find Saffron, she knows more about fancy scarves.
>>2115057Take a quick peak in the booze shop before we splurge. If what'shisname's in there, try to keep an eye on him
>>2115057Let's get us a scarf first. You know, to boost our charisma.
>>2115057ACQUIRE THE BOOZE. ALL OF IT.
>>2115057Let's hurry up and find Saffron. We dont really know what we need in the way of items right now.
Look around, find a mare, then inform her about her fine plank.
>>2115237>fine planksmok'in hot plank...
>>2115278woops. Meant flank.flank plank flank plank plank flank ratchet and clank..Damn I'm tired.and ignored >:[
>>2115077>>2115085>>2115110>>2115177Bingo! Looks like you weren't the only one looking for scarves.
>>2115308Greet her and look for scarves together.
>>2115308Let's greet her in a subtle, non-awkwardly hyper way. Just casually say hello and ask for recommendations for a scarf. Casually.
>>2115347Fuck that noise. Be as awkward and creepy as possible, and then ask her something that makes her feel violated, and then continue talking like you never brought it up.
>>2115367Eat her.Eat all the scarves.
>>2115367Let's just hope she likes spaghetti.
>>2115367This.Breathe on her neck as often as possible. Heavily.
>>2115383Shut up, we don't need to eat.However... I think we can work together here and eat her out.Casually offer cunnilingus. So has it been demanded.
>>2115308Take all the scarves in the store, all the while staring at the other customer. Leave without paying.
>>2115308Be normal and don't let this turn into a shipping quest.
>>2115308Try on some scarfs and ask her how they look... maybe several at a time...
>>2115495I like you, guy. I do.This guy's thing is the thing. Let's strike up a conversation about what kind of scarves she likes, and what she thinks would look good on us.
>>2115495Take you and your labels and bring them somewhere else.Ponies gotta get laid somehow.
>>2115514Are you the same fucker that wants me to vote for cuddles in Rusty quest?
>>2115523The last quest I attended was Photography is Magic. Never heard of Rustys quest.
>>2115341>>2115347>>2115393You walk up and greet your acquaintance from the previous night. Saffron is a bit surprised to see you, but she smiles warmly."Hello, Ren! I hope you had a nice night. I was just here, looking at some scarves... Did you manage to find Remnant?"You gloss over the comment about your night with a nervous smile and mention that no, you had not found Remnant yet, and that you checked on the bow observation deck earlier."Hmm, shame, I thought he would stay in one place. Well, I'm sure we can both go find him rather easily, a stallion in a horrible coat with an obsession over alcohol and dirt shouldn't be that hard to track down."You nod in agreement and ask Saffron how her morning has been."Oh, just... looked at some scarves."All day?"...yes."
>>2115563Good! Maybe she's seen some that will go well with our coat? We're trying to find something fancy so that we can look fancy on a fancy cruise.
>>2115563Ask her if she'd like to go back to your room and play some "games" while you wait for Remnant to show up.
>>2115563(X) Doubt
>>2115583This.
>>2115563>>2115583>>2115797You tell her that as much as you would like to shop for scarves with her, you're very eager to learn more about the dig site. Saffron looks a bit downtrodden, but you tell her that there's an entire time spent on the cruise to shop for scarves, and she perks up a bit."Yeah, you're right, we really should go look for Remnant. I promise, though, that we will go scarf shopping together after we're through."You smile and nod saying that you've already checked the bow observation deck, and that a griffon there told you Remnant complained of the cold and went inside."Well then, that would really only put him in two places. Hopefully he's not where I think he is, and went to the lounge instead of the bar."
>>2115818Let's check the bar.
>>2115818Check the bar, never give an alcoholic the benefit of the doubt.
[LK's in time-out at the moment I think. He'll be back with us soon enough/]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHOBw6XwqRo
>>2114703The d'awwage is maximum!
>>2115838>>2115852The both of you walk into the bar, and you spot Remnant sitting at the bar with a glass in front of him. Saffron's anger is palpable as the two of you walk up to him.
>>2116282Ask him if he is too drunk to speak yet.
>>2116282Let Saffron start off, it isn't our place.
>>2116282Ask him if he's gonna finish that while Saffron berates him. I'm not sure if the drinks are free on cruises, but this one should be on him, before it's all over him.
>>2116391>>2116413>>2116423You slowly follow behind Saffron as she approaches Remnant. He sees her and is about to speak before she slams her paw down on the bar."YOU PROMISED!""S-Saffron-""Don't you talk! You said that were you to do ANYTHING today, you would NOT drink! I told you that we were meeting someone very important and didn't need you drooling all over a table!""Saffron it's-""It's WHAT?!"
>>2116485"Water?"
>>2116485Diet Coke?
>>2116502>>2116509"water..."A bunch of awkward, non-fancy looks are exchanged throughout the bar, as you walk up behind a stunned and embarrassed Saffron.
>>2116535Now's our chance.Lean in and as quietly as we can..."You gonna finish that?"
>>2116535You take this opportunity to slide right into the situation in the least awkward way that you can. You start to introduce yourself."Ms. Crux? Yes, Saffron has told me about you. I am always more coherent than she takes me for. I apologize that we had to meet under such... conditions, but I am pleased to meet you nonetheless."You nod enthusiastically, eager to meet your soon-to-be fellow archaeologists on an exciting new dig. You start to blab, but restrain yourself, trying not to smother him with too much at one time."It is fine, Ms. Crux, I am here to answer questions. What is it you would like to know?"
>>2116809You gonna finish that?
>>2116809God damn we're cute as fuck.obviously we need to know about the dig site.What civilization was it, how old is it, are we the first there, what's the surrounding area like, is it inhabited, are we going to have to deal with traps, will there be nazis do we get a whip?
>>2116809What does he know about evil spooky dreams?
>>2116838>>2116845>What civilization was it, how old is it, are we the first there, what's the surrounding area like, is it inhabited, are we going to have to deal with traps, will there be nazis do we get a whip?"It's an ancient diamond dog city, very well preserved unlike anything we have ever seen before. It is on a remote island off the shore of the main continent. We are at the moment unsure of how the structures were built, as the stones used to make the buildings are reported to have come off the mainland, and are very large in size. The island itself is deserted to this day, and is primarily a desert. As for traps and... not-sees? I am unsure. And why would you want a whip?">>2116850"Spooky dreams? I would like to know more, if you don't mind."
>>2117082Describe our dream.
>>2117100You start to describe it, though as the words flow from your mouth, your memory begins to get hazy.I'm... I'm a unicorn. And it's dark, very dark. I try to speak, but my voice does not come. A booming voice comes from the darkness, telling me to wake up. My eyes open on their own, and the darkness is still there.My head hurtsThe voice booms again, asking me for my name. I am afraid, the voice is demanding. I open my mouth to speak, and yell.REN. I yell. I say that my name is Ren. My throat is dry, and the sound that comes out is unfamilar.
>>2117227Again, the voice asks me for my name, the voice shaking me to my core. I open my mouth again.My head hurts....My voice, raspy in my throat. BALDWIN, I cry. I yell it again. Then... then it is quiet. This name seems to fit this voice, though.The darkness responds again, this time asking me if I know why I am here. I do not know where 'here' is, nor the reason why, but I respond... yes. One last time the voice asks me... asks me if I am ready. No longer in control of myself, my mouth opens and I reply once more... yes.
>>2117279"That is... indeed rather spooky, Ms. Crux. Have you ever met anyone before in your life with the name of Baldwin? Did you see your own face? Or perhaps the booming voice of the darkness, does that in any way sound familiar to you?""Ms. Crux?"
>>2117390Look back at him with dead eyes.
>>2117390Answer his questions, then get a drink.Its free, might as well take advantage of it.Pick something expensive and fancy to wash down that fancy fruit.
>>2117429Yo̧ur head hurts...No. No... None of it is familiar.You ask for the drink menu.
>>2117483Christ we're adorable. Get us some fucking scotch.
>>2117542Scotch? That's not how you spell Whiskey.
>>2117542Scotch? That's not how you spell fine Kentucky Bourbon.That'll be our name. Kentucky Crux.Let's celebrate by getting fucked up.
>>2117542>>2117607>>2117629You look at the menu, but cannot make out any words. There is a pounding in your head. You point at a selection and mumble to the bartender. Both Remnant and Saffron look over to you with concern."Ren, are you... ""Ms. Crux?"
>>2117668I'm sure it would be fine if we just lay our head down for a second.
>>2117668Let's go apeshit on them. Fuck these guys. Get mad!
>>2117700Lay your head down for a second...Your head.Your he̵ad.
>>2117902Your head.Hurts.Your head ḩurts.HURTS.
[Ending it for tonight. Thanks to everyone that stuck around, sorry for the slowdown.]
21:2005:486 hours and 28 minutes.Worth it
>>2118152Thanks. I felt this one was weaker, though. Things will be better next week, I promise.
