<In which ponies and dogs try on fancy new armor.To catch up, the previous sessions are located here:https://dl.dropbox.com/u/28501521/GeneralArchive/RenneQuest/RenneArchive.htmlIt is highly recommended that you have the script that allows you to play audio files embedded in the images. If there is audio with an image, it will be tagged like [this]. (Although I don't know if I had adequate time to prepare anything ;_;)The script can be found here: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/133802Make sure you refresh the thread after installing!>
You open your mouth to suggest getting "fresh" air, but there is a noise far off in the distance. It is a deep recurring thump. Before long, you start to feel it, shaking the very floor that you stand on. It is mechanical in nature, you notice, but you can't help but think of it as if the earth itself had a heartbeat.It always gets louder, stronger, never seems to quiet, and is in perfect measure.*THUMP**THUMP**THUMP*
>>3161086The beating finally quiets, the thumping fading off into the distance. Beyond it you can hear the pained how of Chance off somewhere in the temple. Your head hurts a bit, though you can't tell if it is from the thumping or from other means."...Renne?"Saffron seems reasonably concerned, her eyes wide with surprise."I'm scared..."
Are we still in the room where saffron found the armor?If so, Comfort Saffron with a quick hug or kind word before Venturing down the dark hall way... if not just comfort her.
investigate whatever is on the wall to the right of the armor room
Does anyone have a link to the archive?
>>3161555OP's post.
>>3161555It's in OP's post
>>3161245As crazy as it sounds...I think we should take advantage of Chance's condition and finish him off. Right now he's wounded and outnumbered, letting him just wander off to lick his wounds is a bad idea.
>>3161402You give your friend the most reassuring hug that you can muster, being rather uncertain and afraid yourself. You are currently in the hallway connecting the armor room and the room with the blazing hot door. At the moment, Chance's whereabouts are unknown.
>>3161711investigate armory>>3161495Like this guy said
Shouldn't keep still for too long. Let's go look for Chance.
>>3161495>>3161861You hear Chronicle's voice echo down the hallway, and head towards the room with the chain."Ladies! Come here, and bring your torch!"The two of you walk into the doorway, to hear his hooves excitedly clopping on the stone floor."I do believe I have found something! On the wall! I can't see with my light spell, please, bring the torch!"
>>3162104Bring the man a torch
>>3162104Follow Chronicle
>>3162139As you and Saffron approach the wall, you can see two torch holders. You levitate your torch up and light each."What is it?"Saffron is looking over the wall, standing next to you. Chronicle sits in front of you both, speechless.
>>3162360Oh gosh, Chronicle. Don't leave us in suspense. What has been revealed?
>>3162360Examine wall. DROP ALL OF YOUR GUARD TO DO THIS!
>>3162495>>3162535You try to make sense of the wall, but words fail you. There are no symbols on it, save for a line of indecipherable script below the somewhat faded carving in the wall. The best you can manage is that something is... coming out of the water.
how horrifying.
>>3162672Chronicle seems to know about it than you do. Ask him.
>>3162672Mother of God it looks like..some kind of giant diamond dog or some similar creature. There's four spire like things coming out of its back and it looks like there's shoulder armor similar to the armor Saffron has on her arm.Better ask Chronicle if he knows anything, anything at all.
>>3162672That should have never left Palaven.
>>3162672This thing...could it have been the cause of those giants pikes spearing the boat?
>>3162909this is a prison and hes the inmate.
>>3162909Or could those spikes in the chains be a part of this?
>>3162943If that's true, then he must be super powerful and/or dangerous.He might be HUGE.
>>3162731>>3162778You sidle up to Chronicle, who is still staring at the wall. You ask him what's up, and he jumps a bit before looking over at you."It's just... that looks frighteningly like Chance... almost the exact same body."
>>3162997He might have huge guts
>>3163007DAMNIT RENNE STOP BEING CUTE IN DRAMATIC MOMENTS!Ok, so this thing is a diamond dog, and is huge.Was Chance always that big?
>>3163007Is...is Chance gonna go Godzilla or something?
>>3163060I was thinking the same thing... She is adorable, also the chance thing
>>3163007this is infinitely more adorable now that i know her colors for some reasonask Chronicle if there is anything important that we need to know about Chance that he hasnt told us yet, and if there is anything else on the wall
>>3163118wait, what are her colors?!?
>>3163138
>>3163060>>3163101>>3163118"Yes, Chance has always been the size that he is now. At least as long as I've known him. A gentle giant, until we wound up down here."Chronicle glances at the wall one more time, and you ask again about the wall, if there is anything else he knows."No, nothing. Whatever that is, it looks enormous, emerging from the water. I did not mean that Chance was that large, Celestia forbid... It is just that it is kind of... spooky to see something that looks like your former friend in a desolate temple below the sea."
>>3163330Check if the walls have any other pictures
>>3163330investigate the rest of the room & Check up on saffron, this may of been unsettling for her.
>>3163390>>3163563A quick glance around the room ensures that there are no other secrets hiding anywhere, the remainder of the walls being worn stone. You walk over to Saffron, who has been quiet the entire time, asking if she's doing okay."Yeah. I'm kinda starting to get used to these surprises that keep happening, and with the fact that this is a diamond dog temple, the... thing on the wall looking like one was just another one of those things. I'll be fine, though, I promise. Whatever it was that hurt me before, with this armor, it's gone now I think. I feel just like I did before."
Oh hey it's already started!Someone posted this in a thread 2 Fridays ago. They couldn't be here so they asked if someone else could bring it up in the next quest thread. I think it's of note.>Four of metal, four of stone;>four of body, four of soul>I'd previously assumed the semicolon was just there for formatting's sake, but another idea came to me when I was thinking over Saffron's complaints at the end of last session. What if the four of body are the four of metal, and the four of soul are the four of stone? Both lines are describing the same objects, just a different aspect of them.>The four of metal are the four pieces of armor that fuse to the wearer's body when equipped.The four of stone are the four stone marbles that fuse to the wearer's soul when equipped.>This would also bring us down to a familiar 8 objects.
>>3163862WHERE WERE YOU?
>>3163718I think it's time to move, then. If there's no way to get everyone down through the chain, then we have to go back through the corridor and hope Chance really went away.
We should go back to the room outside the gear. It's the only place unexplored.
>>3162997And we will set it free by mistake after we blunder around this place some more.I'm just wondering where the warden is.
>>3161086Has anyone pulled the QR code out of this gif yet?
>>3164245"I have no choiceI must actI am sorry"
>>3164245Pretty sure it's the same one from the end of the last session, which leads to this image.It says this: >>3164290
>>3163950>>3164027Saffron pulls down the remaining bits of the stone doorway and you walk through into the room with the bronze door. There is no sign of Chance anywhere near.
>>3164393Trail of blood suggests Chance went through that door somehow, right? You all think it's safe to go that way?
have saffron try to open the flaming door, maybe she can open it with her new arm... we should go around sticking her new arm into everything, like that skull door on that other floor
>>3164460>through that doorlook at the floor, theres fewer drips leading away from the door>burning hot doorthat fucker cauterized his fucking finger
>>3164355Just in case, I checked. It was indeed the same as last time.>>3164393Check if that door is locked.
>>3164460>>3164497>>3164540Uh, guys. Where is Meadow?
>>3164589Chance has been moving the bodies around all the time, As far as i know, we don't know what hes doing with them yet.Good catch though.
>>3164460>>3164497>>3164587You hold the torch as Saffron approaches the door."It's... really getting hot in here, Renne... is it the door?"You nod and tell her that you felt the same thing before when you got close to it. Saffron steps closer and reaches her left paw out, but closes her it into a fist."Renne, my bones ache... I think it's the door."
>>3164864I'd rather not force saffron into another situation like this, Lets have her back off and check up on the floor with the huge skull on the wall
>>3164864Pull our map out. Is there any room we haven't explored yet? Is it time to go down to those two wheels in the wall?
>>3164982<I haven't saved any of the compiled maps, sorry. One of you guys has to be in charge of that, I think.>
>>3164864It definitely looks like he walked right up to it and put his finger on it.You know, is that writing on the walls on the sides of this room? Have we even looked at that?
>>3165099on the pillars? That is light reflecting.
Um..this is the most recent map I have. It's from Log 6.
>>3165141No, I mean to the sides of the pillars, in >>3164393I don't think it was ever inspected closely..
>>3165192Let's go all the way down.
>>3165192poorly updated map.
>>3165215I wasn't responding to you, Soup. Someone mentioned the map and I posted it.
>>3165215I don't recall looking at them and if we did it was before we could translate... we should inspect them.
>>3165215>>3165333she looked at them in log 5"You turn away from Meadow before your head starts to spin again. You look at the walls, and just like the other room, it looks as if the glyphs have been defaced. Ground off and damaged, entirely unreadable. You ask Chronicle about Chance."No... I don't know where he would be.""
You enter the room outside of the door chamber, with the stairwell leading up and down. Chance's blood trail looks to have gone in both directions.
>>3165302i think its missing some rooms..
>>3165416Lets head upstairs first, follow the same path he did, see what he is up to.
>>3165375Oh, okay. I couldn't find that particular line as I was skimming quickly. Thanks.It looks like Chance went up and then came back down. Upstairs should be safe. Let's see where he went.
>>3165416My guess is he went upstairs to look for something and then went down. Were there any bodies left upstairs?And, of course, this would mean he's keeping the bodies somewhere downstairs.
>>3165526>>3165560It seems as if Chance trudged right through the middle of the room, but you stick to the edges like usual.
And in the next room, there is no trail leading to the skull door, only in and out of the room leading to the temple entrance.
>>3165878Keep following the blood, maybe strike up some idle conversation to lighten to mood a bit.
>>3165944You enter the next room, trying to start some conversation to break the somber mood hanging over everyone's head, but... your head is starting to ache again. Walking through the doorway was like walking through an invisible threshold, triggering a growing pounding feeling between your eyes, right below your horn."Renne?"
>>3166225"I'm fine."Let's look through that door.
>>3166225Check if Chronicle is reacting in some way too
>>3166225Tell them you are fine, just need to rest for a bit... they can keep investigating you just need a moment to rest.(also how longs has this been going on anyways... i would think they all need a little rest.)
Here's an updated map. I hope I've got the positioning correct. I sketched out that gear room, too.
>>3166387could have a little red line/arrow pointing from the chain to the lower floors as it could be used to change floors like the stairs...Looks about right though.
Seems quiet today. I wish I could join in, but I'm off out soon.
>>3166457I think its because we skipped a week.
>>3166360>>3166305You take a deep breath, trying to control the pulses between your eyes, and tell them that you're fine.
>>3166484Messed up everyones schedule. Hopefully next week will be more alive.
>>3166809"What?"They almost say in unison.
>>3166941Renne's hearing voices isn't she?Just casually brush it off by saying you thought they said your nameTry not to spill too much spaghetti while doing it.
It feels as if a needle has been pierced between your eyes, below the horn. You can hear your name being called, but you do not know by whom. It does not arrive to your ears, but directly into your head, four voices in unison."Renne."
>>3167051 Crazy Time
>>3167051Try to ignore them, fight it off.
>>3167051Shake it off.
>>3167051If you all are wondering there don't appear to be any secrets hidden here. But I might be overlooking things. Can I get a second opinion?
>>3167293I checked for .oggs and .gif frames. Nothing here.
>>3167293I didn't find anything this time... maybe he hiding things in some new way...
>>3167158>>3167203I feel like we should listen to what the voices are trying to say. As long as it doesn't get too crazy.
>>3167308>>3167326>tfw he's onto us and hides things even deeper than beforeI might weep
>>3167395NODON'T LISTENTUMBLR SAID NO
>>3167158>>3167203You are shaken to by Saffron."Renne! Are you okay?""Renne!""Are you hearing anything? What's going on, tell us!""PLEASE"
>>3167415And what makes you think we can trust hiM?
>>3167415>That tumblr updateOkay fuck it ignore everything
>>3167452Well..He has claimed that he's trying to help Renne. I guess that could be a lie too though. Still..she shouldn't give in to the voices. Don't you recall what happened to Chance? He suffered the same headaches and visions she did.
>>3167425Why do I get the feeling not all of those voices are in real life?
Another tumblr update.
That tumblr is definitely getting better at capitalization.
>>3167534even if he was not lying about that, he is in this for himself no doubt, hes is or is going to use us/Renne.he is NOT to be trusted.It is likely this is what happened to chance, as they would be looking for a new minion to do their bidding as chance is kinda out of it.
>>3167425Can we move yet? Try to tell them what's happening. Keeping this to ourselves won't help anyone...
Tumblr just updated again"She has metthem all before andThey do not haveaNything more to say"
>>3167721Wait didn't chance kill/sacrifice four?!?
>>3167721So... these are the voices of the dead guys?
>>3167619You close your eyes and concentrate, trying to speak. You tell Saffron and Chronicle that there are four voices, and they are calling your name."RENNE."Four separate voices. You try to pick them out, distinguish them. You have heard none of them before, but can tell that two are male, and two are female."PLEASE."
Chance Is doing something right now with the four bodies, I guarantee it.
>>3167806Okay, the tumblr claims we should not listen because "They don't have anything more to say".But if it's really them, then I'm not convinced. I think we should hear them out.
>>3167864I agree Whats the worst that could happen
>>3167879Goddammit man you're gonna jinx it
>>3167864If they're talking, they clearly have something to say.On the other hand the tumblr thing clearly knows what's going on right now and it might not be too happy just having its advice/demands ignored straight out.
"I cannot chooseonly Warnit is Your choice"
>>3167806Ignore them, We are doing alright on our own, no reason to risk our sanity. Tell saffron to slap you once or twice.
>>3168057I don't know about this you guys..The tumblr hasn't steered us wrong yet has it?
>>3168060...with the gauntlet?
This seems different from what Chance was experiencing. He can't have been contacted by his dead friends, because, well, they weren't dead at that point.I think we're going to have to make a choice. I think we should listen.
The pressure in your head is mounting, and the voices are persistent."Stay with us, Renne, please.""PLEASE"They sound desperate, pleading."CLOSER"
Well, It looks like we got more for listen... Oh well, Hope you guys are right.
>>3168246I can't feel that this is horrible wrong, Hold on Renne Focus on Saffrons voice.
>>3168246Give into the voices and see what they have to say.
>>3168236Either way this should prove whether the tumblr is helping us or not
>>3168246is she crying or bleeding from her eye in this?
>>3168246...As far as I'm concerned whenever something dead tells you to come closer you start fucking running.
>>3168361I agree.
Guys we should ignore the voices.Chance is fucked up and whatever was controlling him is looking for a new puppet.The four dead bodies play into chance's/whatever is controlling chances plan.Even if we shouldn't trust the tumblr we should fight this, don't give into the voices.
You tell Saffron and Chronicle to guard the doorway while you venture just a little bit closer. You announce to the voices that you will only travel so far. As soon as you walk towards the doorway, your headache lessens, and the urgency is gone from their collective voice."Difficult."You strain your hearing, though you know your ears are playing no part in this."Speak... Closer."
Continue... cautiously...Float the torch into the room like before.
Chronicle and Saffron no doubt think Renne has lost it...
>>3168538 It's still not to late to turn back turn back
>>3168681An extreme sense of deja vu washes over you as you levitate the torch into the room once more. You try to speak to the voices, to get them to talk to you more, but they seem to be growing stubborn."Closer... Please."
>>3168900Send the torch further in.
Ask them what they want first.
Fuck that.
Even if the Tumblr wasn't warning us strongly against this, I'd still be extremely hesitant in this situation.Don't take a step closer to that room, Renne. See what's in there if you can and be ready to run.
>>3168900Ignore the voices and float that torch in.
>>3168900Stop walking, just shine the torch further inside
>>3168917>>3169018>>3169027>>3168919You ask them what they want. They don't respond. Your headache is increasing once more. You call out again into the room as you float the torch a bit closer."PLEASE"
>>3169054Nope.
>>3169054Do not want.
>>3169054Nope.jpg.gif.tiff.exeAnyone can make out what that thing is?
>>3169054ABORT.
>>3169130I think it's all the bodies mashed together
>>3169130it looks like Gaston stacked on top of GustyStar and Meadow are probably stacked on top of them as wellfuckinggod
It looks like some kind of demonic hand clutching an eye.
>>3169054I say we ask them what they want. And if they don't give us an answer, get the hell outta there.
>>3169054Try not to scream.
FOUR OF BODYFOUR OF SOULYOU FUCKING ASKED FOR THIS
Mmmmmmmmnope.
>>3169054Leave the room, go back to the others...Ask for help, Ask for Chronicle&Saffron to drag you out of here if you can't turn and leave.
>>3169054Kinda looks like there's a number 8 there...hehBut seriously holy fuck nopenopenopenopenope
>>3169054Use your magic to pull the body out of the room.
>>3169193You give them one more call, telling them to make their demands. The searing hot pain forms beneath your horn once more. The voices all cry out desperately."PLEASE... CLOSER... SPEAK"
Concentrate on horn, forming a magical wall in front of the passage.What are we carrying right now?
>>3169340Pull whatever is in there out with our magic.
>>3169340Step closer, open to what they have to say
>>3169371>trying to lift three and a half bodies impaled on the spirefuckingwhatshe couldn't even lift Saffron
>>3169340Nothing good can come from this, We need to turn around now.
>>3169371>>3169373both of these at the same time.
Ruuuun
Get away. Fucking RUN
It's no doubt too late for us to turn around on our own, they have pulled us in too far, we need to call out for the others if we move any closer.
>>3169417>>3169422>>3169465You drop the torch in the room and turn to run."NO!"The pounding in your head is getting worse, the voices desperate and lashing."NO NO NO"A sharp pain courses through your horn."NO"
>>3169840"YES"
>>3169840Fight it, Renne! Fight it hard!!No .ogg or hidden QR's or whatever in the .gif as far as I know.
>>3169840Uh-oh.Maybe second guessing ourselves after having chosen to listen wasn't such a good idea.
>>3169840Tell the others to get you away from here before you pass out or something.
>>3169840Fight it.
>>3169840You're fucked now Renne.
>>3169840Let the warp flow through you
we played as saffron shortly... i wonder if Renne does go crazy, do we get to play as saffron?
Yeah whatever's in there is definitely not friendly.
An intense feeling of dread washes over you as your limbs cease to function and your hooves lock to the floor."CLOSER""CLOSER"
>>3170134Callforhelp!
>>3170134I've seen enough hentai...
>>3170134fuckfuckfuckHope to Celestia that your two partners pull you away.
DUDE!Ive been busy or out for weeks, i think i missed at least 2 threads... I have a lot to read.
>>3170194>>3170239You open your mouth to cry, and your vision blanks. When you come to, you're being cradled by Saffron in the previous room, while Chronicle stands watch at the doorway."Damn it, Renne! What were you doing?!"
I just got out of a Junji Ito thread and this is not making me feel comfortable
>That tumblr postWelp.So, what now?
>>3170291What were we doing?
>>3170319I FUCKING TOLD YOU ASSHOLESTUMBLR IS GODSeek comfort in the nape of Saffron's neck
>>3170291>>3170291Cry a little bit, Let it out renne. i would cry if i thought i was going insanealso tell her everything.
>>3170358>trusting either of them>>3170291Since he's having headaches, ask Chronicle to look down the hallway for what he sees
>>3170358He needs us as much as we need him... Take everything he says with a grain of salt.
>>3170386>>3170411Okay okay...don't utterly obey everything he says..But if he DOES need you to help himself he's obviously not going to let you die so when he says back off you should back the fuck off.
>>3170450Yeah this.And Chronicle has got to be pretty on edge right now considering what happened to Chance seems to be happening to us. I think we should be honest with him.Tell him that we were hearing voices and seem to lose control around certain objects. Say that there seems to be a collection of corpses in that room.
Low Key, this is your poke.*Poke.
>>3170524<Thankee.>
>>3170341>>3170380You confess that you did not know what you were doing. You were trying to be gutsy. You were trying to contact these voices that sounded so desperate, when you should have listened to your gut feeling that said to turn around and leave. You tell Saffron everything, about how the headaches felt, that the voices seemed to be four separate entities speaking as one, that it looked as if someone had piled more corpses onto the spire you saw when you first entered the temple.For once, Saffron is the one offering a hug, and she squeezes you tightly."I'm sorry, Renne, I should have stopped you from going in the first place. Next time, please, tell us when you're hearing voices again. Maybe we can help."
>>3170657How is the unicorn taking all this?
>>3170657Cuddle up with Renne as the soft stream of tears steadily drys up before you regain your composure and talk to Chronicle.
>>3170657I'm interested in how Chronicle is taking all of this, He no doubt thinks you are losing it... Be he doesn't feel he can trust either renne or Saffron. He seems like a great guy... But I'd watch him, he may end up doing something stupid.
>>3170750>Implying we're not the ones doing stupid shit
>>3170773>haha, this new glove matches my scarf!>haha, i want to make friends with a shish-ke-bab!WOMEN
>>3170773I fully acknowledged the fact we are doing dumb shit, Thats what will lead him to trusting us less and him, no doubt, ending up doing something stupid himself.
>>3170801pfffhahaha
>>3170801but anon, we are the women
>>3170827no, we are the voices in their heads fighting with other voices over control of their bodies.don't you see? we aRe hIM
>>3170842>tfw we are the quest that LK is playing
>>3170915>tfw I've seriously considered thatI don't think I could handle that being true
>>3170697>>3170750>>3170509After a few more moments to calm down, you stand up and address Chronicle. You apologize for what had happened, and begin to explain everything: the voices, the headaches, the bodies on the spire."Renne, I would have to be as brain-dead as Chance not to see that you're affected by this place more than Saffron or I. I've noticed your reactions to certain areas and certain things. However, I don't think that we have anything to fear. Are the voices that you hear numbering in the thousands? Or would you describe your headaches as "soul-splitting?""You shake your head. No, not anymore. The only time you heard that many voices was on the boat, and it never happened again. Your headaches have been bad, but not to the point where it feels like it's hurting your very essence."Then I do not think that you suffer from Chance's... ailment. And before you ask, yes, I do trust both you and Saffron, and not merely out of necessity. I truly am lucky."
Cutting it here today, everyone. Sorry for the early leave, but I'm exhausted. Thank you so much for coming, and I promise greater things for next week.
>>3171031Group hug?
>>3171048perfect i should of been sleeping an hour ago.
>>3171048Alright, I'll wait an hour or so while the players start their post quest talks. Thanks for the quest tonight.
>>3171048Thanks LK.
>>3171083i don't know that we'll have much of that tonight, most of the time he leaves us with some kinda hidden message... also its been slow today
did we miss anything?
>>3171048Thanks, LK. You've been great as always.
>>3171049
>>3171205D'awww.Now make them anime.
>>3171205PfffthahahahahaYou're just the best.Thanks again, man. Until next time!
Are we sure that we didn't find anything? In the gifs or anything?
>>3171243I looked through anything suspicious and didn't find a thing. I'd like it if Soup could double confirm that for me.
>>3171264>>3171243I scanned the folder with all the pictures with the program. Nothing.Well he said he didn't have adequate time >>3161056 (OP)Maybe next week.
>>3171264I checked every file for .oggs and suspicious .gif frames just now. Nothing apparent, unless LK has found a new way to hide things in the files. But the file sizes are normal and don't seem to indicate any embedding.
>>3171264>>3171314>>3171322Well if that be the case then I shall see you gents next week.
Check my dubs
>>3171403...what?
>>3171469Aren't those his numbers? I don't know how to read themAbove the lightning strike
>>3171403I don't have the chart right now, but since it's a number, my guess is it's a filename for an image in LK's dropbox.
>>3171483Yes, but I'm wondering where that came from. Iooked at the frames in that .gif and that one isn't present. I can't see any faint markings that would be revealed by color editing either.This is what the original frame looks like. If the poster could explain how he got that image, that would be helpful. Otherwise, it might be a hoax.87271582 is the number, just in case.
>>3171523Whoops forgot my image.
>>3171523It's a hoax. I didn't add anything in the quest this week. Sorry, time constraints even though I said I'd have stuff ;_;>>3171403Not cool, dude.
>>3171592I figured as much.
