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You ask Chronicle how he is feeling."All things considered, I am doing well. It hurts to move and breathe, but I am not spitting up blood or the like."You tell him that you are glad. You look over to Saffron and she nods. You tell Chronicle that you are going to leave him for a short while again to go turn the spire. You bid him well, and Saffron closes the door behind her.
You head down to the bottom of the temple. As you pass by the golem, Saffron reaches for the sword embedded in its eye. She yanks and tugs, but cannot dislodge it. She commends you on your strength, and punches the broad side of the sword with her right fist, shearing it off about halfway. You both head east, and enter the head of the spire room.The heat is intense, the massive stone spire wavering in the blistering hot air. You look up to Saffron, then ahead at the spire. You take a deep breath and soldier on.
Try turning the ring clockwise 4 times.
>>5275103Seconding
>>5275118If that doesn't work we'll have to climb all the way up to the top and start from there.
>>5275103>>5275118Saffron grips the bronze spoke and begins to push in the clockwise direction. It doesn't budge at first, but you put your shoulder and telekinesis into it as well, and the disc starts to turn. With a loud screech and a clunk, it rotates one notch. You continue to rotate it.
<cutscene>After four notches you stop. There is a moment of silence, and Saffron glances at you, sidelong, when a loud clinking noise is heard within the walls. The cacophony of whirring gears starts once again, reminding you of the fight with Chance.
<cutscene>The whirring and screeching continues, and it seems as if the entire temple is rumbling. You hear a jingling of the chains in the room. You see them vibrate and shake before bursting off of the spire, being retracted into the walls. You can hear the same happening every floor above you in sequence.
>>5275510oooooh
If I know my Dwarf Fortress, that means...Uh oh.
>>5275535>>5275540Oh jeez, what does it mean?
You open your eyes to find Saffron covering you with her armored arms.
>>5275559Science Experiment time!You will need:A pitcherWater to fill the pitcherA brickA Towel1. Hold the brick halfway in the open end of the pitcher.2. Fill be pitcher up almost to the brim with water.3. Let go of the brick so it sinks into the water.4. Observe and record the results
>>5275654Huh..well aren't those spokes holding the spire up?
>>5275722How tall's the spire? What's it made of? What's the tensile strength of bronze?
okay, so we're not immediately deadthat's a plus!what is next? next level up?
guys?
>>5276038You got me, man. I'm all for seeing what's upstairs, cause I have NO idea what's goin' on.
>>5276038don't look at me i just got hereAre there more things to turn?
Next level up, turn the spire 2 times counterclockwise.
>>5276107SOUP!Oh, I thought we started at the top. Didn't we try to turn the upper levels before? That's probably why I'm confused.
>>5276147We're at the bottom right now, working up based on this diagram: >>5275051
>>5276182Got that. for some reason I thought we started at the top and was expecting a bit more to happen. Upward it is then.
>>5276199Oh, we'll see some fireworks once we're done with all the levels, I'm sure.
You round the spire to reach the door, but hear a scraping noise the closer you get towards it.
>>5276317w-whatthe fuck is that
>>5276317HAHA, lava golem.
>"Horrifying screams come from the darkness below!"
>>5276317quick kill it kill it Saffron cut its hands off
>>5276317Oh god shambles is back.
>>5276317jesus fuckhug the wall and run for the doorway
>>5276317Get in a defensive position.
>>5276317NOPENOPE NOPE NOPE NOPENOOOOOOOPE
>>5276317Let's get the fuck out before it's fully out of the lava. Just go.
>>5276442thiiiiis
>>5276442>>5276467But why run? That thing isn't just gonna go away. Maybe hide behind the entrance there and peek out to see what it is. Then you can plan whether to attack or run and try to figure out some other way to deal with it
Just got in.>>5275097Annotated map updated with floating heads and EVEN MORE WORDS>>5276317AAAAAAAHWhat the hell happened to "BY FIRE BE CLEANSED!"? Only this fucking place would have someone come back from full-body incineration.
>>5276530I say we turn the spokes on the other floors before it has any chance to get near us.
>>5276558WE JUST NEED MORE FIRE!
You cling to the wall and run for the doorway, Saffron guarding your back with her half-a-sword brandished. The golem struggles to get out of the lava, its metal fingers seeking purchase on the smooth stone but finding none. As you back into the previous room it just barely gets its mouth out of the lava and tries to speak, but only a slurred groan comes out.
>>5276715How far away is the ocean? Can we throw it into some water to cool it down superfast?
>>5276715>Golem corpse Chance tossed fused with the bodies we tossed in thereOf course. Of fucking course. Why could I have possibly imagined that it was anything else?
>>5276715Rotate the ring to dong it on the head.Maybe it'll comically fall back into the lava.
>>5276748We can't keep rotating it, we'll fuck up the puzzle. I think.>>5276731Only 5 floors above us.
>>5276715Can we levitate a big fuckin' rock over it and bonk it back down or something?
>>5276793>>5276748>>5276731Just cut off its god damn hands.
>>5276801But what if it's secretly tricking us with a pair of ornate backscratchers?
>>5276747Actually, taking a closer look, that's probably not a Gaston clawarm; not pointy enough. I think it's just a golem with it's stone shell melted off; stripped down to the magically-enhanced bronze.
Rip out one of the poles and poke it back into the lava.
I'd suggest trying to push it back in with TK while it's struggling but the lava doesn't seem to have killed it in the first place.>>5276801Good idea, but the thing is currently made of molten-hot metal that has just been submersed in lava. Getting physically close to it could be dangerous. Have Renne do it with TK if possible.
>>5276845Could we use one of Renne's tools as a projectile perhaps? We talked about whether or not Renne might be able to fire things off like a bullet previously, and going by the last golem all we might need to do is shatter an eye.
>>5276801>>5276845TK knife that fuckersend him back down Mace Windu style
>>5276715Eye gouge or arm severing is what I suggest
>>5276877Speaking of which, might just be his proximity to the glowing hot lava, but those eye are a weak orange rather the the glowing red pinpoints we've seen so far: perhaps the lava bath hasn't left it entirely unharmed.
>>5276715It looks like the right arm is dripping something. Is that just lava?
>>5276957Either lava or something within it is melting.
>>5276957Good catch. I don't think so; fresh outta the lava pool it should still be darker coloured than that, shouldn't it?If we do borrow Saffron's sword for an arm chop, let's aim for that one.
Hitting the bronze joints previously knocked that limb out of commission for a few seconds, and with the stone shell removed the whole body should be a weakpoint now.If we manage to spike his eye hard enough to break the mechanisms we could take him out in one hit, but a one-two rap on his arms is almost certain to knock him back into the lava for a bit while we carry on turning the spokes, if that's our main concern.Either way, we need to pick on of the two and do it quickly, before he pulls himself out far enough that he won't fall back in, or that he has a chance to defend himself.
>>5277066I think crushing the eye last time required a lot of force; A determined Renne just focusing on pushing the sword down against the head that had the ground behind it: simply firing a shot off from this distance isn't going to cut it. Give it a rap on the knuckles Not actually on the knuckles, chop it's arms with full strength dingus.
You grab Saffron's sword from her and swing with all of your might. The blade cuts through the golem's arm like a hot knife through butter, or vice versa. It manages to lift its head above the lava, if only for a moment."SSSSEBA"It falters, struggling to stay above the surface. Its voice is nothing of what it used to be, and it somehow sounds strained."GOEUGJ"
>>5277241"Last Chance"
>>5277241Last chance for WHAT? To sit down here until we die? Can we talk to it? Is golem even pronounceable by our tongue?
>>5277241>>5277292>"Last Chance"This ain't anything new. Keep on struggling til the very end
>>5277335Last chance to finish it off! CHOOOOP CHOP CHOP CHOP!
>>5277335to not do whatever it is Baldwin doesn't want us to do i'm assumingfuck Baldwin though, he killed Torchycut his other arm off and send him down
>>5277335I think it can understand English Equestrian. We haven't had trouble conversing with it before.I take it Baldwin's in there? Anything we want to ask him before we slice that other arm?
>>5277378Tell him "You're next"
>>5277378tell him to go fuck himself
What has Baldwin done to earn this hate we have for him? We are the ones fucking around with his temple and he is asking us to leave.This isn't the first time it would seem he has had to deal with ponies and such fucking with him...
I feel a little slow, but I just realised something.These golems? They're guard dogs
>>5277537He's a huge dick who won't let us go.
>>5277537Isn't it his fault we're in this predicament? If he'd just help us get out instead of telling us to "go back the way we came" then we wouldn't have to do all this
>>5277537Survival instinct is a very strong thing.
>>5277537I know. He's been far more reasonable than you'd expect a genocidal power-hungry lich to be. Problem is, we really have no choice but to mess with his shit if we want to escape this place.>>5277611He's said he's perfectly fine with letting us go, he just won't assist us in any way and there's no way for us to actually leave under our own power.
>>5277630Guy's kind of a dick.
>>5277611But he will let us go, its all he wants... is us to leave>>5277612You're assuming too much, Infact I find it much more likely DP is the reason we are here.>>5277629Its lead to most of our problems>>5277630He is a Lawful Litch. He can be trusted to a point and we really should of talked to him more before buring any bridges.
>>5277630Exactly, he's a dick. He knows we can't leave without dying but he doesn't give a fuck about us. If he helped us the entire problem would be avoided.But he's a dick.
>>5277641>>5277658...Ok, you're both right there.
>>5277658Or maybe he doesn't understand. He seems to live on another plane and is who knows how fucking old... or maybe there is an easy way back we're just not seeing
>>5277658>A Lich.>Caring about the living.
You say nothing as you deliver the final blow to the golem's left arm. You watch as it slowly sinks into the lava, hopefully for the last time. Minutes pass as you stare, the severed arms cooling off slightly, but there is never a disturbance in the lava.
>>5277709See ya Baldy.Give Saffron back the sword once we're sure it's not too hot, then onwards and upwards.
>>5277709Well, thankfully that golem is nice and armless.I mean harmless!
>>5277654I agree that what he says can be trusted, but I honestly could never think of anything to ask him that would help. He was extremely defensive about us exploring this place and its secrets and already said he wouldn't help us.On the other hand, DP is kind of shady but he hasn't led us wrong yet.We MIGHT have gotten some history on this place out of Baldwin but I think everyone was eager to get out of his presence as soon as possible.
Baldwin doesn't really come across as a dick to me... >He is PreoccupiedMaybe he is just busy and doesn't have time to deal with us silly living folk>>5277749You don't honestly think that is the last we'll be hearing from him do you?Who knows how long he is going to be occupied for...
So now that the golem has been disarmed which way do we turn the thingy?
>>5277773Slightly unrelated but I always forget to ask this. What does DP stand for? I know it's whoever answers to us through the tumblr but I forget when he was given an identity
>>5277890"Doctor Pepper"Just a silly name we gave him based on the Tumblr's colour, since he doesn't even seem to remember his own.
>>5277890Dr. Pepper
>>5277913>>5277918Oh, huh. I must've missed that little tidbit. Thanks
>>5277781Well then fuck 'im. I'm sure he'd be content to let us rot where we stand.Besides, SOMEONE sent a big fucking spike through the cruise ship, and I'm not exactly getting good vibes from the various apocalyptic imagery and verse around this place.Baldwin is not a good guy.
>>5277709Well...fuck>>5277773I can understand him being defensive, He is just following whatever deal it is he made way back when I'm sure.I'll never trust DP, I'm 100% sure he doesn't give a fuck about us... only wants his 'freedom' Information is what we need the most...information is everything. Maybe we could still talk to him somehow, Though I think he might be a little less friendly than before.>>5277939Didn't say he was a 'good guy'.
>>52777822 counterclockwise, since no-one's said it yet. Numbers are on the wall of the room to the west of the bottom of the spire>>5276558
>>5277987Adding to thatDon't know if this was ever confirmed or shot down. But i think this place is a prison and Baldwin is the Warden and maybe DP is an inmate.
>>5277987>LK gives us all these opportunities to get information>We just charge through everything killing everything we seeI do admit I kind of feel bad about some of this, but I really don't want to get a Bad End.Even though we'll probably regret it at the end.
>>5277987The one thing I want to know from him is why he said that he was "One of the ones that stopped them". Stopped them from what?Guess we're liable to find out from DP one way or another once we've turned these spokes and we don't have any other bridges to cross.
You arrive on the floor above, the chains missing from the spire like you had heard before. You mention to Saffron that you need to turn this section of the spire twice counter-clockwise.<cutscene>
>>5278092LK gives us every opportunite for everything, Even has a tumblr tipping us off to things and we still run around like clueless idiots.We are bound to get the bad end... Though anything that's not everyone living happily ever after with all their limbs is a bad end in my book.
>>5278170also a thought, After spinning the first bit... Bladwin gave us one last chance. Soo... Some crazy shit may start going down after we spin these next few.
>>5278092Its sort of interestingIn most quests I see, people want to follow every possibility all the way through, get every possible line of dialog out of people etcThis is neatif worrying
>>5278248Not to mention we keep breaking his shit.
<cutscene>You help Saffron in turning the spokes, twice counter-clockwise. The loud clunks of machinery and whirring if gears in the walls is heard once more.
>>5278249Most of it has to do with us being scared shitless all of the time.
The gears stop, and you can hear a cracking noise running through the rooms, followed by the sound of dust and pebbles falling loose from the spire.
Three clockwise.
>>5278483Oops, we broke it.
>>5278483Through the doorway and on to the third floor.
>>5278531That's the plan>TURN THE SPOKES ON THE TOWER OF STONE>BREAK THE CHAINS BOUND TO THE EARTH>SHATTER THE TOWER AND LOWER THE RINGS>RELEASE THE FINAL BONDS OF STONE AND METAL>>5276558
You travel one floor up, and begin to rotate the spokes. Three clockwise, they screech, and the sound of crumbling stone can be heard behind it all.
One counterclockwise
>>5278809Fourth floor, one clounterclockwise
I'm surprised Baldwin hasn't just bumrushed us with the remaining golems yet.
>>5278866He may not have the strength to control more than one at a time.
The cracks are spreading, larger chunks of stone falling from the spire, hitting the spokes on the way down.
>>5278918I've got a bad feeling about this.
>>5278905Oh, I'm sure he could if he wanted... But they seem more automated.DP said he was occupied, though I'm sure we're working our way up his list of priorities>>5278941Too late for that now.
Didn't the portrait show like 4 spires coming out of the big gribbly monster?What if there's another 3 spires we have to unlock?
<cutscene>You reach the top level of the spire, and give the spoke one final turn counter-clockwise.
>>5279247Oh god..this is it
>freedomIts happening.
<cutscene>With a deafening clunk, the band is settled into place.
<cutscene>The telescoping bronze spokes recede into the band quicker than you can see, with an enormous thudding noise that shakes the spire. The cracks widen more, and the spire begins to fall apart. You can hear the thudding of the receding spokes as it travels down the spire, each one shaking off more and more stone.
>>5279519Pitcher.Brick.Told you so.Etc.
<cutscene>More and more stone falls away, and you can hear it impacting the lower levels and clanging against the bronze bands.
>>5279693WHAT IS GOING ON
>>5279740We broke it
Wait... Which floor did we leave Chronicle on? Is he gonna be safe?
<cutscene>For a brief moment, you can see the bronze band supported by a cylinder, before it begins to fall down.
>>5279890I have a theory about that pipe.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6SaTghhaP8
<cutscene>With a massive crash, the band slides down into the one on the lower level, the action like a piston, jarring the spire and tearing the stone from the bronze core.
Both you and Saffron stare in awe and confusion as the rest of the spire crumbles and folds in upon itself. Twice more, and the noise stops. You're peering over the edge, but the dust from the rubble isn't allowing you to see anything.
>>5279808I'm worried now. We should check up on Chronicle as soon as we can. That, if Dr Pepper doesn't decide to come out of this pipe and beat the shit out of us with a "Just as planned" expression in his face.
>>5280337Go get Chronicle.
>>5280437>>5280404Wait, is this the best idea? We just checked on him, and he can't really do much anyway...
>>5280478We should let him know what the noise was.
>>5280478but something might have happened to his roomor his floorwe have no fucking clue what's going on right now
>>5280541and let him know it's us this time!
>>5280404>>5280437>>5280650You run down to Chronicle as fast as you can, running through the bit of dust flowing through the doorway to the spire on the floor below. You reach his room and Saffron pounds on the door twice while you yell that it is just you coming to check on him. Saffron flings the door open, and Chronicle is already on his hooves, shaking."Ladies! Wh... what was all that noise? It sounded like this place was falling apart!"
>>5280823I think we shouldn't leave him in here anymore. I'm not sure how safe it's going to be from now on.But then again, he's still wounded, so I don't know what we should do.
>>5280823Tell him what we've done
>>5280823Explain what's going on and then ask him he feels well enough to move.
You do your best to explain. After you and Saffron are done interjecting and talking over each other, you ask if he feels he is okay enough to come with, as you don't want to leave him alone."I feel that I might, though I may need to take it slow or rest some, if need be. I hate to bother."
>>5281201oh god thats great.
>>5281201>When in doubt.>Gesture wildly so they understand better!
>Saffron making explosion noiseHah.Alright, he's ok. Good. Still have zero idea what that did. Any ideas folks?
>>5281262We should go see what's on the bottom level.
>>5281201Should we have him rest here while we examine the bottom of the place?
>>5281294I think we should bring him along, never know what is going to happen.
>>5281294could we levitate him?we can lift Saffron with that armor and that huge sword and boop her feet so he should be easy
You opt to bring Chronicle with, stating that you could always assist him if he ever needs help with moving. The second floor is a mess, covered with debris from the spire. Chronicle looks on in awe."When you told me the tower shattered, I had thought you were exaggerating..."
>>5281670Look down.
>>5281757You try, but the dust below is too thick to see. You travel downwards, sticking close together, assisting Chronicle whenever he is having trouble. You notice that the spire room here is a lot cooler than before.
You reach the final floor, the dust settling the heaviest down here. It is strangely cool, and you can feel none of the radiant heat of the lava that was there just moments prior.
>>5282055C-call out?Are those some more bloody spokes on that cylinder?
>>5282055Levitate the torch over to the central thingy.
>>5282105You try to send the torch out, but it is enveloped by the dust and you cannot see anything ahead of you.
>>5282233It looks like a cage...
>>5282233Push the dust away with our magic.
>>5282233Now we discover that we done goofed.
So what do we do? Call out? Approach it through the dust?>>5282332Actually, perhaps we could repurpose the scuba spell for this? It normally keeps water at bay, might not take a lot of power to create a patch of air clear of dust, especially with Renne's power boost.
>>5282332You try to use your magic. You think of a wedge dividing the haze, and do your best to move and settle the dust. You can start to see a break in the dust, and you notice what looks like a large stone and metal obelisk rising from the center platform.
>>5282596Get closer, but don't get onto the platform itself.
>>5282596Maybe I've been looking at too many inkblots, but the bright red part looks like someone hanging in shackles, complete with horse head looking down.In other news, what do? I'm curious as to where all the lava went, so maybe get closer and look down again.
>>5282596Welp, let's have a closer look, then.>>5282586If this is workable, do it for us and our companions so we can see what we're doing/not choke to death>>5282694Oh yeah, check out the lava on the way over, too.
>>5282586You get the idea to use your scuba spell, and it functions perfectly. You're able to surround everyone, including the torch, with a dust-free bubble. You slowly approach the center of the room. The radiant heat of the lava is returning slightly, but not by much. You look down into the moat and it seems to have been emptied, the ring filled with chunks of rock, the debris from the spire collapsing.
>>5283096Is there anything written on the Obelisk ?
>>5283149<cutscene>You slowly walk up to the platform and look at the obelisk. There is no writing on it whatsoever. It is composed of bands of bronze and stone, with a stone band encircling the entire obelisk, with eight bronze pegs poking out of it.
Is anyone else as tired as I am?
>>5283096>Renne looks pissedWonder what's up her buttor lack thereof
>>5283704I'm good to go, but I get the feeling we're headed toward a stopping point anyway.So what shall we do? Just turn it?Do a quick loop around it, see if there's anything that stands out beside the pillar itself and the spokes.
>>5283704Hang in there anon. We cutscenes right now.
>>5283715>Renne.>Not Saffron.She wants to hit something really bad with that sword.Or dust really pisses her off.You cannot crush dust.
>>5283830I meant SaffronCurse my absentmindedness
<cutscene>There is a tingle in your shoulders, running all the way down your spine.
Boop
>>5283973pooB
>>5283956w... what is that thing
>>5284059Looks like a Pentagram....I always knew DP was the devils drink!
>>5284059Unless LK messed up or my eyes are lying that doesn't have eight sides.
>>5284199I think it's perspective>>>5275051>thing on the leftLook familiar? Maybe?
>>5284230That's it.
>>5284088>>5284199Nah, it's eight pointed; the bottom three points are just cut off by the bottom of the image.>>5283973Thanks for the session as always. I guess tommorrow we open things best left undisturbed!
>>5284433Derp forgot pic
>Are you in the obelisk?>Yesoh shit
>>5284571We were pretty dead certain, but nice to have confirmation, I guess.So how are we going to turn this thing? Only thing I can think of is either to just turn it, or to follow the same set of turns we did on the spire,
>>5284628come to think of it, we've never failed a turni... i don't want to know what happens when we fail a turn...
>>5284649Danger Will Robinson!
>Will you hurt us?>Will you>hurt me?
bumpan
You sit and stare for a few moments. You can hear Saffron cough a few times behind you."So. What is it?"
>How do we set you free ?>As withall beforeyou must turnto releaseHoweverfail andI am lost
>>5293468fuckwell now we know what happens if we faildo we know how to turn it?
>It has been>known since>the beginningwhat?
I forgot the tumblr password...
>>5293938tnxa
>>5293867Could he be talking about the temple door ?
>>5294008that doesn't look like the 8-pointed star thoughand that one had a shitload of turns to make it work
>>5294008Holy crap, I forgot about that. I really should go back and reread everything again. Might be some clues.
>>5294023Well where have we seen the star before aside from >>5275051
>>5294058The background of the tumblr?
>>5294074whati can't see anything
>>5294008I checked logs 1-3 and I didn't find anything that could be it
>>5294098in the middle of the page behind his responses... looks like its even got numbers.
>>5294132>>5294098http://static.tumblr.com/5qmmbm5/9KYm57e08/background_rasterized.png
>>5294216holy shitthe top right one>8-point star with the number 7 in the middleturn it 7 times?
My money is on this thing, not sure if we spin left or right though.
BUT WHAT DO THEY MEAN
>>5294303Also, that thing in the lower part of the octagon looks like a 4 but I'm not sure
>>5294285it looks like the squares are rotating counter clock wise
>>5294221Hello new desktop background
>>5294285I'm guess right as the seven squares become large as it rotates... opening up and such.looking at the image makes me want to turn it to the left though, thoughts?
>>5294285>>5294380If we go by that we should spin it left.
>>5294412i like iti feel really good about itfurther more>>5293867>"it has been known since the beginning"the background was the first thing we saw at the beginning of our contact with DPask Saffron to help spin it 7 counter clock wise
>>5294412So, wait, are we supposed to look at it from the outer square towards the center or the other way?
>>5294412>>5294483>>5294526Wait a moment, what if that's the current state of the thing and we have to spin it so that all the squares align, thus spinning it right?
Have we actually looked over the entire circumference of the thing?Maybe there's some kind of mark on it to go by?
>>5294581we havent yetmaybe we should
We need an action, guys
>>5294691But what if we kill himwhat then, anon
Try and use our astral vision on the thing.
>>5294732Second
>>5294732Good idea.
>>5294732I'll third this action. But inform/consult Chronicle and Saffron first
>>5294744>>5294771You tell Saffron and Chronicle that you are going to try and view the obelisk on the spirit plane. Saffron looks up at you grimly and nods. Chronicle does the same.
>>5294943I'm not too worried. It's not like the thing is giving us headaches.Maybe headaches are a sign of malevolence directed at us? Maybe he's friendly?
>>5294965but its giving us spine tingles >>5283956
I am insidelooking outThe answersare herebut I know notwhat they are
>>5295044M-maybe that just means that he likes us?
You concentrate, searching for the feelings that you have grasped on to several times before. None are there, but you dig deep and search anyways. You can feel the cool of the spirit plane surround you, and you delve deeper, pushing more with all of your might.
Hey, did we EVER think to ask DP or even Baldwin about the armor that's currently corrupting the shit out of our two lovely ladies?
>>5295214We didn't ask the litch because everyone was scared he'd get all upset and dp wouldn't be any help.
>>5275051the left diagram here and>>5294412this both have a similar shape which is congruent to the obelisk. I know we're already on this train of thought but it's nice to have all the supporting evidence noted.That said, the "from the beginning" comment is giving me pause. Which way do we turn it?>>5295214I think we were afraid Baldwin would get pissed off if he knew we had put it on, but given our current relationship with him anyway it probably wouldn't have hurt.
>>5295214we wouldn't ask Baldwin because he would flip his shitDP said that the armor is "assisting" us
>>5295254I think we should turn it counterclockwise, seeing how its' final position in >>5294412 can only be done if you do it that way.
>>5295247>>5295254>>5295256That's right..this might be my shoddy memory but who's to say Baldwin doesn't already know? He was controlling those golems and by the looks of it he saw what they saw. Also I assume he's not dumb enough to think two ponies and a diamond dog could even think to take on one of those behemoths without some assistance.
A cold air washes over you, and you open your eyes. Saffron and Chronicle are gone, as usual, though entering this state now has left you feeling more drained than you have been before.
>>5295386>By the looks of it he saw what they sawRemember when we did our first spirit gaze with him? He was looking at us through the golem, but he could barely make out what our companions were; he's blind as a bat.>"And do you not recognize your friends? My vision is blurry, but I see a dog.">>5295431Oh boy, looks like that tumblr background idea was right. Look down, let's get a better look at that series of squares, and get a look at the obelisk too, in case there's something there.
Do these inscriptions say anything ?
>>5295515>Kilroy Wuz Here
>>5295515I was just thinking about those, they're the only puzzle (that we know of) that we have never figured out.I'm looking in the archive to see if similar symbols show up anywhere else but if they do I think it's only in one other place. I've been stumped on those forever.
>>5295515That was my first thought too from "The answers were known from the beginning", since that was the first thing we found.We never managed to translate the top part: it's in a different language to the rest (bar possibly the giant monster mural near the first gauntlet), but the numbers are the same as the ones used to turn the spire.
>>5295557Yeah, this is the image of the rubbing we did. It does still look a little broken though, like even the rubbing couldn't get all the detail.Oh, and we never did figure out that fire door, either.
>>5295675Whoops, missed the image.
>>5295481You look down, and there is a faint glow along the top of the bronze discs. It looks to be a series of squares spiraling to the center.
>>5295840Are they stairs?What lies at the centre of the spiral?
Humor me in case this is obvious, but fairly sure that's a hint regarding>>5294285that shape.So perhaps stick with what we were going on and go left 7 times.
>>5295840>spiraling to the centerSo counterclockwise it is
>>5295971>>5296025Yup, that's what I'm thinking too. Let's have Renne look around a little more just in case; at the obelisk itself, at the very least.D'you reckon that two and six might have something to do with the stuff on the eighth floor, then?
>>5296103yeah, it would seem that way.
You circle around the obelisk to get a better view. It is the same the entire way around: an eight-pointed start prism. The faint glow on the top of the discs is apparent on the obelisk itself, spiraling down its edges.
>>5295925I love you anon
>>5296165Are those spokes along the side? One on each point?Is it turnable?
>>5296165So I guess that's that. Unless someone else has got an idea let's break from the blue, catch our breath, get Saffron up here with us. Doesn't look like it'll need her strength, but it'd be good to have her handy just in case of shenanigans.
>>5296289Spokes are in the real world too, Anon. >>5283658We're currently trying to work out how to not fuck up turning them, since tumblr says that he'll die if we do.>As with>all before>you must turn>to release>However>fail and>I am lost
>>5294303Oh, there's also an 8 in the middle of the star in the central octagon, by the way.
>>5296165exit spirit-land and ask Saffron to turn the wheely thing 7 counter clock wise
>>5296165It looks like a drill/spiral ramp from this angleAlmost like we could screw the spoked wheel off if we turned it the right way
>>5296451When I first saw this obelisk with its top larger than its bottom, I thought maybe it might fold outward, revealing something inside. I'm wondering if when we screw it counterclockwise the ring might not lower with those lines as we go, allowing it to fall open once it reaches the bottom.
>>5296498>Turning it the other way raises the ring, tightening it and crushing DP inside
You disconnect yourself, and return to your standing position. You find yourself short of breath, and your head aching slightly. You are far more tired now than you ever have been. You look over to Saffron and ask for her help in turning the obelisk, seven times counterclockwise."Are you sure, Renne? You look really tired."
>>5296895We're sure, right ?
>>5296895wow, it looks like that last trip was a doozy...how come?
>>5297012 we're already dedWhen was the last time we had a good rest or ate... we should be tired.
>>5296956Not at all. Is there ANYTHING else we can do to stall for time while we really think this through? If we mess this up, everything we did was for nothing.
>>5297148Try the Flame Door again ?
>>5297012I think it mght be because all the previous times we've had a spirit or spirit memory nearby to "grab" onto and pull ourselves down, whereas this time we did it all by ourselves.>>5295202
>>5297148There's grabbing the mouth. Not sure if there's enough chain lying around now for my idea though, given all the spire's chains retracted into the walls.
>>5296956>>5297148it's reasonably safe to assume we spin it 7 counter clock wise right?i don't see why we have to stall
>>5297314Well, no one lives forever.
>>5297314>>5296956I think we should have another hug...Just in case something happens, and we don't make it.
>>5297314Explain it again.Why clockwise?
>>5297358do we have time for hugs?
>>5295515>>5295546How come we can't figure it out?
>>5297541i said counter clock wise because that seems to be what everything is indicating
>>5297541Counterclockwise. Because that seems to be the way the squares are rotating.>>5294412
>>5297547There is always time for hugs.
>>5297565It was next to the fire door, which we never managed to work out what the deal was and the numbers are the same as the instructions for turning the spire.>>5275051The characters at the top are in a different language to that we've seen everywhere else except possibly the picture of the monster near the first gauntlet's room, and we've never managed to work out how to translate them.
>>5297833I thought it was from Gusty's pack when we found his body. I thought it was connected to the fire door for the longest time as well because of the design drawn around the spire instructions, but I dunno.
>>5297833Have we gone to the spirit world while in the fire room?
So do we have a consensus?
>>5297910Oh, whoops, it's not connected to the fire room at all, my mistake. It was next to the door to the corpsestack room.>Bronze octagon began descending above impaling spike>Impale prisoner on spike, use mechanisms to imprison him in bronze container, seal him up in central spire's ring>Wild speculation
>>5298024>>5298024guess we do.Sorry if we fuck up DP.
>>5298024I think we should check the lava room in the spirit world first, but I am afriad something abd may happen if we leave this thing unattended.
>>5297912I don't believe so
>>5298071Yeah, I don't want to leave him here as it is, and Renne's probably too tired for another spirit dive so soon without something to use as an anchor.>>5298063Wonder if anything's changed in the deathspike room though, if it had the spire instructions next to it. My votes for busting out or just plain busting DP first, though.
>>5298138I'd hate to do anything this important on a guess.
>>5297547>>5297690You assure Saffron that yes, you want her help to turn the obelisk. You levitate Chronicle up to the platform, and Saffron climbs up behind him. You move in to hug Saffron, and she puts her arm over you. She motions for Chronicle, and he winces at her touch, but you all share an embrace before turning the mechanism.
>>5298169>Implying anything we've done this quest has been anything more than a guess
>>5298179If DP destroys the world and kills us all, I just want to say this --Gentlemen. It's been an honor, and a privilege to quest with you these past weeks.You are all, my very best friends._____________________
>>5298225Oh man that is a great image.It needs a vertical line at the beginning of the word if it starts with a vowel though.
>>5298179turn the obelisk 7 counter clock wise
>>5298179Do we have enough energy to do another dive into the spirit world? I want to check the top floor of the lava room, near where we got that thing on our back.
>>5298389You feel like you could again if you had something to latch on to, but not unassisted.
>>5298459Did we ever go back to either entrance to the lava room after discovering our new ability? Could we feel anything to latch on to?
>>5298373(Whoops)>>5298516Don't think so, no. You guys wanting to try the leap of faith idea? If so, bring some rubble with us to scatter.
>>5298373Actually, wait, the second "i" should be above the "y" too, shouldn't it?fgsfds.
>>5298559This. Should we leave Saffron here to act as a guard?
>>5298516We first put the jasper in there, so it seems logical that we would have noticed it at the time.
so are we turning the thing or going to the lava room?
>>5298755I asked a question on the tumblr about whether or not it is safe to leave so I'm waiting for an answer.
>>5298791I don't think we can always depend on himand Baldwin might be watching
>>5298559>That earFFS>>5298755My vote's for turning now.
>>5298755Let's check the lava room.We may not get another opportunity.
>>5298894agreed, turn now.
>>5298755My vote is here. >>5298389
>>5298894>imageperfect.
>>5298755I vote for turning
My vote is for turning it.
But wait. Clockwise or counterclockwise? The squares are going counterclockwise but shouldn't the rotation fix the pattern or something?
>>5299165We have no way of knowing. That's why I was wanting to check out the lava room. Maybe we could get to that thing in the middle and find a rosetta stone by using our spirit world powers.
>>5299165couteri can feel iti really hope i'm not wrong
>>5299210The mouth did look like it had spirals on it's sides like this obelisk does in the spirit world... Fine, you've convinced me. Vote changed from here>>5298894to "go check out that lower lava platform."
>>5299320I'm fine with this as well.
>>5299320but do we leave someone with the obelisk?
>>5299413Saffron.
>>5299413>>5299456And ChronicleI think we can handle this on our own
>>5299514what if we pass out?
>>5299754then what good is the pony with the broken ribs going to be?we kind of all need each other...
>>5299754We shouldn't be trying /that/ hard.What if Renne met Raisin?
>>5299816Then she'd start having traumatic golem flashbacks.
do we even know what we're doing?i still vote for turning
>>5300036I want to check the lava room first. DP's waited THIS long, right?
>>5300036It really can't hurt to just run over a couple rooms and see if we feel anything.
>>5300125>It really can't hurt well... now something is bound to happen.
>>5300208I can diffuse this.AT LEAST IT'S NOT RAINING, RIGHT GUYS?
>We've never made a single good decision>It's always just blundering from one fuck up to the nextI guess on the bright side is we're still alive but for how much longer?
You hesitate a moment, and think of one last thing you would like to check. You tell Saffron and Chronicle to guard the obelisk, that you would like to check on the lava outcropping one more time. As you hop off of the platform and look up, Saffron reaches out to you."Renne. I know you're probably sick of hearing me say it but.. Please, just stay safe."
>>5300438"I'll try."
>>5300438Drat it, we've been working together all this time, I feel terrible splitting us up.
>>5300438Why does Renne have to go alone while the other two guard this obelisk thing? What exactly are we expecting to happen if we leave it? I say stop disguising fear as being smart and actually try to be smart for once.
>>5300608If it gets turned the wrong way the thing inside it dies.I am afraid that Baldwin will interfere somehow.
>>5300608to be blunt Chronicle is useless if he goes with us or guards alonewe don't know what could happen if we leave the obelisk alone
>>5300657Last time we asked DP, he said Baldwin was preoccupied. You think if Baldwin had the chance to do anything to DP he wouldn't have struck by now? He obviously either can't or doesn't want to bother with such things right now.
>>5300710He will become unpreocupied the moment we leave. Just watch.
>tumblr update
>>5300853pfff haha
You promise Saffron that you'll be safe, and hurry up the stairs and to the west, just in case you need to hurry back. As you enter the room, you can feel something, but just barely. It is far off, like when you were trying to connect to the golem before. In your exhausted state, you're unsure if you can reach it as easily as before.
>>5300853haha oh wow.
>>5300898Check the next room. If the feeling isn't there come back and try it here.
>>5300853wow... that is seriously off-putting for some reasoni can almost hear the laugh
Can someone post the tumblr link?Using the phone at the moment.
>>5300991http://awujabvojnavwaowqau.tumblr.com/
>>5300685>>5300783Well it's too late nowIf Saffron or Chronicle are dead or fucked up anymore than they already are I'll never forgive you ;_;>>5300853>>5300954So I wasn't the only oneI'm wary of DP's motives almost as much as I am of Baldwin..almost>>5300898Play hot-cold with that feeling>>5300991http://awujabvojnavwaowqau.tumblr.com/password is tnxa I believe
>>5300932I think the freaky feeling the mouth was giving us was stronger on the bottom floor entrance to the lava room, and it's closer anyway.Check here since we're here, check the bottom floor lava room, then give this sacrifice room a go.>>5300954>>5300907>>5300888Not American, joke's going right over my head; I know that that's a cereal brand, but that's about it.
>>5301008>>5301014Cheers
>>5301036http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B5e4ugrMv4
>>5301036>And it's closer anywayCloser to the platform, I meant.Check the upper floor since we're just outside it, check the lower floor, then return here to this altar outside the bridge room.
>>5301089Oh, following on from the previous post. Got it now, thanks!
You reach the stone balcony, and the feeling goes away.
>>5301257Welp...
>>5301257Go back in and walk around the room untl we find where the feeling is strongest.Have we done it in that room yet?
>>5301285We never really stopped in that room after we put the stone in.
What's the tumblr password again? I can never ever remember it. Or the tumblr url, which is buried in my bookmarks and I can't even remember what it is.
>>5301285You inspect the room, and find that the feeling is closest on the altar itself. However, it is still very far off compared to Chance or the other four.
>>5301257So... what is Renne looking at with that expression?
Iiii dunno guys... I really don't think we want to end up having some mindbreaky-passy-outie kinda thing. Especially alone like that. Especially given what happened.
>>5301464Renne isn't looking too hot.
>>5301464Try connecting with the feeling.
>>5301464I want to check this out, but I think Renne'd only barely be able to do this, if at all. I say we head down to the bottom floor lava room, see if we can latch onto the feeling the mouth gives us there (ought to be plenty strong, assuming it's even useable for that purpose) then if that fails heading back and turning.
>>5301537i don't think so, Tim>>5300898>In your exhausted state, you're unsure if you can reach it as easily as before.
>>5301555This.
>>5301537I'm not so sure about connecting to it this time...
You forego trying to connect to the feeling near the altar and head downstairs and to the west again, to the lava room. The heat is much more intense than you remember, and it seems as if the level of lava has risen a bit. The feeling in the back of your throat is welling once more. You close your eyes and concentrate, trying to connect to it, but it does not seem like you can grasp this feeling like the others.
>>5301846Try harder, but if we feel like we are about to pass out stop.
>>5301915Nah, we definitely don't have the strength to go blue without a grasp. I say we save our strength and head back.
>>5301935Second. At least not without anyone near us.
You head back and inform them that you found nothing, or at least nothing that you would want to attempt alone. You apologize for leaving them, but they tell you that it's okay. Saffron stands in front of one of the bronze pegs sticking out of the band around the obelisk. You walk up to her and she grasps the peg."Seven counterclockwise, right?"You nod, and the both of you begin to push.
>>5302228Here goes nothing...
>>5302228Wait, where did we get the number seven from?
>>5302296from the tumblr background>>5294285
>>5302322How do we know we are going in the proper order?
>>5302356oh well you see, we don't ... but thats how most things work in this quest so.
>>5302381I don't like this, but I don't see what else to do.
You push hard with your telekinesis to assist Saffron. This one is more laborious than any other you have attempted so far. With loud, rumbling clunks, the obelisk turns. You can feel it reverberate under your hooves and through whatever machinery is hidden in the walls. After seven turns, the rumbling of gears below you goes silent.
>>5302550oh godoh godstep away from it just in case
inb4 no more answers from the tumblr
>>5302669Tumblr was giving me "Tumblr is temporarily offline" message when I tried to visit it a second ago; was worried it'd been deleted for a moment. It's fine now, though.
Please don't let us have messed up.
You step back from the obelisk, and are met with a waiting silence. With a tiny click, the pegs retract into the circular band. The points of the star begin to fall down, thudding into the center of the bronze discs.[audio01]
After the points have fallen, the disc itself falls into a slot in the floor with a thump that sends you jumping back a step. A cracking noise is heard, and you can see some sort of smoke seeping out from the cracks in the obelisk.
>>5302911>>5302931it is occurring
The obelisk cracks, and falls apart into eight chunks, which flower from the center of the bronze disc. The smoke hangs heavy in the air.
>>5302946 oh thanks, I didn't notice. >>5302960>>5302968Found those wings we've been looking for.
inb4 "Boop" right at the reveal
>>5302968>an ancient evil has awaken Guess its time to 'reach' out to him
>>5302968OH SHIT IT'S SANGUINIUS
>>5302968AT LAST! AFTER 10,000 YEARS, I'M FINALLY FREE TO CONQUER EQUESTRIA
>>5302968He seems to be missing his arms.I wonder if he'll want them back.fuck
>>5302968"Hello?"
>Are you still alive?>I never was
uhh... tumblr update
>>5303066...Oh God.
>>5303066>I never wasLies, We have a picture of you being all alive... with your missing arms and your silly wings
>>5303054>>5303066FUCK MAN STOP MAKING ME NERVOUS
DUSTY OLD BONES FULL OF GREEN DUST
>>5303022Maybe that's NOT such a good idea...
shitwhat do we do now?
>Are you still alive?>I never wasWhat the blueberry fuck does that mean?
>>5303084He did say that he WAS a diamond dog back when we asked him.I'd been wondering all this time whether that was because he became something else (Put on all the armour) or because he was dead.
>>5303143Because he is spooky?Com'on anon, we've been chatting this guy up for ages... Besides whats the worst that could happen.
>>5303198as long as we've known him he's been dead
>>5303211Oh, I dunno - possession? Severation of our connection to our body? The violent gustation of our soul?
>>5303034With all the blood in this place, is no big surprise.
Aww man, listening to the audio file now and I wish I hadn't lost power for the past few minutes, so I could have had it going as LK posted the pictures
>>5303084>>5303209He might have meant he was never alive during the time we've known him.
>>5303301Yeah, that's what I took it as.So, let's make sure our companions aren't freaking out to badly, then let them know we're gonna go spirit at this corpse.
>>5303341TAKE ITS WINGS.
>>5303361No.
>>5303361>Golem vs Renne.png
I wonder what our litch friend Baldwin is up to...
I am missinga body
>>5303444this needs Renne'd
>>5303457Oh. Um.
>>5303457Your clothes.Give them to me.
>I am missing a bodyOh poopI hope he doesn't want ours
>>5303457>missing a bodyWell why don't you just hop right in DP, I'm sure you'll get along just fine with all of us!
>>5303457>>5303239DOESN'T SOUND SO CRAZY NOWDOES IT?!
I asked it if one of the golems would suffice, but hasn't responded yet.
>>5303578Maybe he needs a conduit
Could I drivestone and metalI wouldThere ishoweverone more inthis place
>Could I drive>stone and metal>I would>There is>however>one more in>this placeFUCK FUCK FUCK IT'S THE ONE WE DUMPED IN THE LAVA
>>5303599>One moreHe's... not asking for a corpse or something. Is he?Because he's not asking for one of us. He isn't, guys.
>>5303627He'd better NOT be.For a moment I was afraid he'd try to take over Saffron.
>>5303615well yeah, It had already been sitting in the lava for ages a few more minutes wasn't going to do it much more harm
>>5303599>>5303615>there is one more in this placeaside from usconsidering everyone else is deaddoes he mean baldwin?is there something ELSE in this place?
>>5303599>>5303457So um, Anon. Please tell me that you're copypasting this in here, and that he's not currently posting in the thread.
>>5303641...Guys?Chase said he wasn't done with us yet.
>>5303641>STONE BODY AWAITS THE FINAL KEY>CONDUIT COME AND RISE FROM THE DEPTHS
>>5303656Yeah, it's me. Sorry about that.
>>5303361oh hey, turns out we are taking his wings.
So what are we doing
>>5303784first thing is firstcheck to make sure Saffron and Chronicle aren't freaking the fuck out
I cannot leavenor show the waywithout oneTake my wingsto the topI no longerneed them
>>5303797This.See if Chronicle has some input.
>>5303797This.
>>5303784Looks like the plan is to loot his wings, get them working somehow, get the mouth, head to the top floor where we'll find a body of some sort for him Ah ha ha we're going to face Baldwin, bring it back and he'll lead us out.>>5303797This first, though.
>>5303797...Do they even KNOW that the subconscious voices inside Renne's head that drive her actions were in communication with an undead spirit thing that was giving us hints this whole time?..No, I guess that wouldn't be something that they would know.
>>5303856Maybe we should go blue at the corpse, just so we can have a direct Renne-deddog chat for keeping things sane.He seems a bit less cryptic when spoken too directly, too.
>>5303856Maybe we aren't her subconscious... maybe we are those who came before. would explain the whole we controlled saffron for a bit thing
>>5303898and the whole him calling us a chaotic medium.
>>5303912considering how we handle things i don't blame him for calling us that
>>5303921Yep. Lots of running and screaming.With occasional hug breaks.
You turn to your friends to see if they're okay. Chronicle seems to be transfixed, wide-eyed, and you only hear him mutter a single word."Wings..."Saffron is shaking, holding her sword."A-are you okay, Renne? Why are you just staring at it? What IS it?"
>>5304016Wonder if Chronicle would be okay with putting on the wings then...
With the wings we could probably reach the Mouth, and potentially reach the ceiling of the room on the top floor to see about this:>>5296103
>>5304072Do we take the wings, or does Saffron?
>>5304086Saffron's already taken two. I'd say even things up before pushing it on her.'course Chronicle might be able to get around better with them, but that's just callous to ask I guess.
>>5304086i think we've put Saffron through enoughshe's had her ARM cut off and put back on aagain for christs sake
>>5304086They probably slot into Renne's backplate.Try and magic them off the skeleton. After telling Chronicle and Saffront your plan.
So we're not going to try to mindmeld with the spooky scary skeleton now that it's around?I mean ok I guess we've got more important crap going on, but hey, thought I'd bring it up.
>>5302968It doesn't have arms.Think that's where the other bones came from?
>>5304048That doesn't seem right...
No way Saffron is putting those things on, we can all agree on this.I'd be kinda okay with us putting'em on, but we should ask chronicle if he'd be willing.
>>5304105This.>>5304141Yes.
>>5304163Why? He has broken ribs and nothing for the wings to attach to.
>>5304159I was considering it, but would he even be able use them right with his injuries?>Chronicle will forever be the useless horse.
>>5304185>useless>magiced us invisible multiple times
>>5304167>>5304105>slot into renne's backplateI'm sure it would attach, but the backplate isn't need... after all he has them without it.
>>5304185Hey, meat-shields aren't COMPLETELY uselessKidding.Jesus, relax. I was kidding. Look how mad you all just got.
>>5304185he will be 'assisted'
>>5304185He is far from useless.He's saved our skins several times.But most important: He's the one who'll tell this story.
>>5304258And subsequently be locked in an asylum for doing so
>>5304258 not if we sacrifice him like chance as going to...
>>5304258>>5304208I know, I know. I was just making a joke about this tumblr post. Chronicle's saved our lives in the early stages by hiding us from Chance, did that neat trick invisibly taking our gem so Saffron could power up do defeat Chance, and took that hit helping us fight the first golem. He's more than proved his worth.
>>5304294>took that hit helping us fight the first golemshould never of happend
So can we do the psychat thing with DP? I kinda don't like not having a coherent explanation to give our teammembers, and having spoken with him in the blue'd let us do that.
>Why did Baldwin imprison you in this overly complex setup, when all the others were simply killed?>An example>had to be made
>>5304332thislet's try and connect with itwill give me more time to think on who to give the wings to...
>>5304414Renne is the obvious answer>Acquire wings>Become the augmented alicornSimple as that
>>5304414I kinda want to see what their deal is a bit better before making the decision. Are they even a part of the armour? 4 of metal, 4 of stone had us pretty certain that the chestplate was the last piece....Are they attatched to one?That said, Renne seems the obvious choice. Saffron doesn't need any more strength, whereas Renne could still use a psychic/tk power boost and it'd even out the augment number between the two of them. And Chronicle's out of the picture because of his injuries.
>>5304489Meant to post this alongside
>>5304489>out of the picture because of his injuiresSaffron got her arm cut off and turned out just fine, If we slap these on his back he'll be ready to fly in no time and Renne DOESN'T seem like a great choice at the moment being as tired as she is, Chronicle has had some time to rest.
>>5304532>>5304489I doubt he'd even be willing, But we should still run it by him.
>>5304532>>5304552I think this is a horrible idea.
>>5304623Would you mind sharing why?
>>5304653Because he has broken bones and we should leave at least one of us without augmentations. Renne or Saffron would be better off with the wings.
You announce to your friends that you want to try and connect with it. Chronicle remains silent, and Saffron has a worried look about her, but coughs and nods towards you. You walk up to it, in the hopes of catching a feeling. The light of your torch glints off of the bronze wings. At first, there is nothing, but you calm yourself and concentrate. Then, you feel it. There is a slight feeling, deep down, much farther down than anything else you have felt before, but it is unruly. It comes and goes, surges closer to you, then away again.
>>5304711Try to contact it.
>>5304704>even suggesting saffron put on the wingsAnon please
>>5304723She would become a flying Doom Guy.
>>5304704>we should leave at least one of us without augmentationsOh?>broken bonesI'd like to point out saffron was able to reattach an arm.Also this corruption obviously has some kind of down side. we don't want it spreading across Renne any faster than it already is and another set of the armor would no doubt speed this process up.It would also make chronicle more useful.
>>5304841at GREAT cost to herself.that is a deal breaker.
>>5304711Don't strain ourselves, but try and reach out.
>>5304850The corruption is exactly why we should have one person unaugmented.
>>5304711ooohI don't know about thisworryWhat could it mean?
>>5304881I don't think Chornicle could do much if something did happen to renne/saffron because of this corruption. Leaving him uneffect seems almost pointless, I understand what you' re getting at though.I just don't see saffron as an option and I'd very much like to avoid doing anything like this to Renne as long as we have options.Also if we do talk to DP here in a bit... be sure to ask him about the history of this place, the armor and generally what the fuck is going on.
Are you nottalking to menow?Shehoweverit remainsto be seen
You try and connect to the feeling deep down below. It is chaotic, and seems to dart about, just beyond your reach. You can feel yourself developing a headache, and your legs start to shake.
>>5305183probably not something to risk
>>5305183I think we are all asleep.
>>5305183>>5305263thisit seems like he's worse off to connect to than any of the others
>>5305287<Probably so. I gave you guys quite a bit of berth for decision-making, but it ended up happening pretty late in the session. I'll give it a little more time before I close up shop for this week.>
>>5305183Abort.>>5305287I had to duck out for a bit to give someone a lift. Might be best to pack it in soon, it's about our usual knock off time anyhow.
>>5305183Don't bother then. If we pass out, chances are something worse will happen/
>>5305263>>5305333Let's let them know we can't reach it at the moment, and that we'd like to take a minute to rest. Maybe break out the last of the provisions?
>>5305368>eating snacks in front of a long-deceased winged armless diamond dogi like it!no really we're probbaly starving
>>5305415This
>>5305368Provisions...You mean the one dog biscuit?
>>5305460>>5276877we have a bundle of hay and 2 piece of jerkyi thinkand i want to save the biscuit for when we get out ;_;
>>5305368>>5305460>>5305466Well can we agree on eating a bit of hay?
>>5305477Sure
You stop trying to connect to it, and wobble back to Saffron and Chronicle with your shaky legs. Saffron comments on it, and you suggest that now would be a good a time as any to stop and rest, seeing as how you all desperately need it. Saffron pulls a piece of dried meat out from her bag and tears into it with a smile on her face. You pull the bundle of hay and split it up between Chronicle and yourself. As you munch on your snack, you debate with yourself over the wings.
Thanks for sticking around, guys.
>>5305629What was the correct order to turn that thing in?
>>5305624>That tailToo cute for me>>5305629Goodnight and thank you!
>>5305624>That wagging tail.HNNNNNGGGGHH...
>>5305637I think we got the right one>>5305629Thanks
>>5305637It opened, didn't it?
>>5305624Man, Renne's almost looking the worst off out of the 3, and she's the one who's yet to take a decent physical hit.>>5305629Thanks for the session as always!
>>5305668So we didn't screw up?
>>5305624>we gave him the bigger bunchdawww
Tumblr update.
archiveanon pls tell me you got thiswe've finally passed bump limit
>>5306160Nope, I didn't
>>5306192;_;
>>5306265Wait is the whole thread lost or are we being fucked with?
>>5306265I know anon, life is cruel
>>5306372No and yes in that order.No word from AA yet, but we're only on the third page still; should be four more hours or so before the thread dies by my estimate (estimate does not have much experience behind it).Worst case scenario, I've got it saved as a basic >file>save page as that AA might be able to convert to his setup.
>>5306483I've got this thread downloaded, along with all other Chapters of Renne Quest if a backup is required.
>>5306496Good to hear. Hopefully he'll swing by in time and it won't be nescessary.
>>5306483>>5306496>>5306512Geez, guys. It was me messing with you. Seems like > no fun allowedAlso, I'm not able to convert threads saved with ctrl+s. That's the rain why Logs 01-10 look like how they do.
>>5306592> rainReason*
>>5306592Oh. Given you weren't tripping or saging like you usually do and hadn't done your usual /thread post, I just assumed it was someone donning your name as a joke. Guess we're set, then.
>>5306622I don't like to use a trip. I feel guilty after each of my posts with a trip Also, I don't think a sage would do anything to a thread past bump limit
>>5305183GUYS GUYS GUYS
>>5307056YES?
>>5307101AUDIOGRAPH FILE WITH AN OCTAGON OR SOMETHING IN ITHAVING TROUBLE GETTING IT AT A READABLE SCALE
>>5307123ALSO SOUNDS LIKE A SLIDE WHISTLE
>>5307123OH SHITgood luck!i don't know how you guys do those things, that shit is crazy
Best I've got so far, not sure how I can improve it much but will keep tooling around.
>>5307165Herp derp, might help if I attatched the image.
>>5307181How did you get that?
>>5307181i'll never understand how you people find these thigns
>>5307186Run oggchan in extract mode on>>5305183Convert audio file to .wav in Audacity.Open it in http://www.electronics-lab.com/downloads/pc/003/and mess with the settings to try to get something legible.Is how I've been doing, it, anyhow. I think you might be able to straight up do it in Audacity if you know what you're doing.
Fuck, I'm anxious now
>>5307181So anyone make anything of those symbols? Upper left one looks like the number 8 on it's side, or the letter "a".Rightmost one looks like the letter "u"
>>5307181I played around with some of the settings to try make it clearer.
>>5307378oh my god sound looks disgusting
This is what I was able to get1 looks like a T and 5 like an U, I have no idea about the other ones
>>53074367 is the same as 4, 6 looks like an A and a letter from >>5295515Fuck.
good luck guysi have to goi hope something comes of this, this is exciting!
>>5307378>>5307436>>5307552Also, I think you're supposed to read it clockwise from the top to the very left symbol
>>53074362 and three could possibly be a slightly distorted letter "n"
>>5307620If that's right we already figured out most of it. I don't know how we're going to crack the other two letters though, none of those we know even resemble them in the slightest.
