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After 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."
You sigh at Chronicle's comment. Hearing it is nice, both the suggestion that you aren't going to turn into a monster, and the fact that Chronicle trusts you. You take one look back at the room, and your head fogs up slightly. Off in the distance, you can hear what sounds like pained and desperate whispers. You shake it off and decide to leave the room behind.
>>3329292Gather yourself and Follow the blood back down.
>>3329204Voices numbering in the thousands? We've got souls to put to rest.
>>3329383Follow the blood trail.
>>3329426We were only dealing with four, just imagine what it would of been like for chance... all those passengers... hundreds of voices calling out for.you
Nowhere left to explore but down, where we're almost sure Chance is lurking around.Fun times await.
>>3329428Yes! This anon has the right idea! No sense muckin' about! Follow that trail!
>>3329426>>3329572Calm down man.
>>3329607I don't think the SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE can just calm down when there is adventure to be had, man.
>>3329607>>3329690I didn't get this exclamation point in my name by going slow!This anon's got the right idea, let's go fast toward adventure!
oh boy oh boy I am exciteVenture onwards!
>>3329726Fast gets you killed, causes you to miss clues and miss out on ___hugs___
>>3329383>>3329428>>3329745Gathering yourselves, you start the trek downwards, slowly but surely, keeping an ear out of the telltale clicking of Chance's necklace.
>>3329771<cutscene>
>>3329794<cutscene>You find yourselves at the top of the stairs leading down to where Chance has gone. You listen closely, but do not hear any signs of movement or otherwise, and proceed down slowly.
>>3329845You are now outside of the gear room. There is a door to the north leading to the gear room, one to the east with a soft orange glow, and one to the south-west leading to a dark hallway. Chance's blood trail leads him to the gear room, but he seems to have stopped bleeding since then, the trail not leading to any specific room.
>>3329958Glance in the two rooms to make sure hes not in them before exploring the long dark hall.
>>3329958Chance was doing something in the spire room on this level, wasn't he?We should check out there before we continue down.
From log 7:>You tell her that you had to leave because you heard Chance making some noise a level down in the spire room. You ask what the armor does.Chance was in the spire room doing something a level below where Renne and Chronicle were hiding. There might be something through the orange doorway. Go there.
Someone pls post picture of Renne color.
>>3330108>>3330108
>>3330001>>3330065You peek your heads into the room. There is a faint rumbling coming down from below, and the room is warm. Although, it is about as warm as the spire room was a level up, strangely, and the heat emanating from the central hole in the room isn't quite as strong as before. You can see the spire is connected to the wall by chains, with that bronze band circling the spire itself. There is a doorway to the north with a stairwell that goes down.
>>3330149so, what are saffron's colors?
I say we should go through the door at the other end of this room. No sense getting closer to the big hulking monster.
>>3330396okay, I guess I'll say it.Check out the room and then head to the stairs.
>>3330396map!
>>3330655>>3330655
>>3330655You mark down the gear room, as well as the new level of of the spire room, with the doorway leading down.>>3330679<Sorry.>
Bit small, bit hasty, bit goofy. ONWARD!
>>3331089Oh man awesome. I like the scarf on Saffron's silhouette.
Before heading any further down, you decide to explore the remainder of this level. You head into the hallway, entirely dark save for your torch. There is no sound to be heard anywhere, so you're safe for now. From the dim light, you can determine that there is a doorway leading to another room to the far west of the hallway.
>>3331136Check if the hallway walls have anything of interest
>>3331136Better check that circle on the wall.
>>3331136Looks vaguely like there's a hidden door or something on the wall.
>>3331136have saffron open that obvious door in the middle of the hall way.
>>3331221>average bethesda level design.tif
>>3331195>>3331198"Burnished bronze, set in the stone. Just like the room above."Chronicle is talking to no-one in particular. Saffron looks at it with a frown on her face. She silently raises her gauntlet to the bronze disc to compare, and the fine engravings in each are a perfect match.
>>3331411>>3331411Well, if saffron is up for it, We should open it up.
>>3331411Oh, damn. I just realized the wall with the twin pair of these was never opened.Saffron is gonna have to lose another arm. ;_;
>>3331546Maybe it doesn't have to be put on, maybe it just acts like a key would, We could have renne magic it into place...
>>3331546And with you here, I can be of sound mind the quest is in capable hands. Good luck.
>>3331546 Saffron will be forced to put these bits of armor and stone on to help her friends she will lose control and end up hurting them instead saffron is the final boss
>>3331580I was just thinking, what if a pony had stuck their foreleg in there? Would one of our ponies be running around with a giant metal hand?Probably not but that would be cool. We should totally try it if there's another hand.
>>3330501Those're the only two we've got colours for.
>>3331635This also occurred to me.I worry with each bit of armor you put on you lose a bit of your self and gain a bit of something else... We should really try to avoid having saffron slap on anymore pieces of armor
>>3330149>>3331669>brown>brownIs Chronicle's Bloom?
>>3331735I agree.
>>3331669Yeah, Chronicle's color scheme is still under review, right? There were 3 different proposed colors put forth by elslowmo>>3331411Is Saffron willing to try to open this door?
>>3331669I'm not sure i'm liking that brown.
So... We are dealing with three different mysterious beings, as far as i can tell.>Tumblr/Voice renne heard>whoever chance is followingThe voices?>Armor/"I had to act"
>>3331522You look up at Saffron, afraid of asking more of your friend who has done so much already. If you could, you would avoid having her do anything that might bring her harm. You're about to open your mouth, but it's Chronicle that speaks up."I'm afraid to burden you with yet another thing, but I am almost certain that... you are the only one that can open this door. Judging from the way the door looks, it hasn't been used in... Celestia knows when. If Chance tried to open this door, he was unable."
>>3331840I don't think opening the door will hurt her.Ask her to do it. We need to be more decisive about our actions.
>>3331862Agreed, Last week was just... yeah.
>>3331862You rationalize that it's just a disc on a wall, but before you can finish your sentence she nods, a look of determination on her face.
so... this is a prison of sorts... and the armor seems to open all the doors... Maybe saffron will become the warden/eternal guard as we continue through the quest.
>>3331957>quest ends>renne escapes>saffron can't leave because the armor is bound to the prison>can't even feel the tearful goodbye hug;____;
>tfw no music
>>3331735>>3331957maybe she will just "fuse" with the past guards instead of just "losing" herself
>>3332001>she is wearing three parts of the armor already>friends are in trouble>she knows what will happen to her>doesn't even have time to say goodbye>puts the 4th part on
>>3331916 Get on with it
<cutscene>Saffron slides her fingers into the holes of the disc with a soft clinking noise, and begins to turn the disc to the left. It doesn't move for a bit, but then spins and locks with a loud clunk.
>>3332180With a loud scraping noise, she throws the door open, leading to a darkened room.>>3332148<Sorry these take so long to do, working as fast as I can.>
>>3332377Oh no, I know. Just thought you were waiting on someone to reply or something.
>>3332377Safety first, float the torch in.
What >>3332405 saidHave a go with the torch first. Scope things out to make sure they're safe.
>>3332405we've got an arm of bronze that can stop Chance's arm and tear off his fingeri think we're okay
>>3332425 There are things worse than chance down here
>>3332425We're not OK if he catches us by surprise and knocks Saffron out or similar, and there's always the possibility that he manages to track down another piece of the armor while we're busy futzing around with puzzles.
>>3332425I'm thinking that was a power that was limited to a short amount of time after the gem was slotted. Saffron might not have control over when or if that happens again. And he still towers over her in an open room.I might be wrong, but I think Saffron said she felt "back to normal" after her little episode, which I took to mean "no more super strength"
>>3332469Anyone have that picture with the character line up for this quest?
>>3332669
>>3332405>>3332419You levitate a torch into the room slowly. You listen close for any signs of movement, but hear none. After moving the torch around a bit, you can determine that there are two torches on the far wall, and some sort of blocks and an archway surrounding a small alcove.
>>3332684LK should update that seeing as how Chance was revealed.I mean..unless he's waiting to update it when whatever other characters he hasn't unveiled to us show up.>>3332740Are those torches unlit? If so then I guess light those suckers up and venture forward cautiously.
>>3332740Does that look like another arm to anybody else?
>>3332912Too big... I think?Can't really work out what it is beyond a squiggle in the darkness, myself.
>>3332958>>3332912That circular thing on the left does look like it might be another gemhole, though. Does anyone have the picture of the full set of armour we got from one of those QR codes? I'm having trouble finding my copy.
>>3332802You light the torches then proceed cautiously into the room, Chronicle being the lookout at the doorway as you enter. Saffron tells you that she can feel her left arm tingling as soon as you enter the room. From what little light the torch offers, you can see something glimmering in the alcove, something shiny.
>>3333160Haven Renne inspect the object at the far side of the room while being wary of traps.
>>3333160Welp.Examine it, I guess, then check the walls/ceiling/those blocks for engravings.So what're we going to do with this one? No way we're equipping it immediately until we know more about it. It's too big to fit in our saddlebags, right?
>>3333160Are there any significant markings on the wall or surrounding the alcove?
>>3333160Keep saffron away from it if at all possible... Its entirely possible "he" may have to "act" again.
>>3333160That is most likely another piece of armor. Possibly a leg piece..Be alert and continue forward, taking note of any significant markings upon the walls/ceiling. Always be thorough.
>>3333089Found it!
>>3333246>>3333248>>3333264>>3333429You tell Saffron to stay where she is, that you're going to investigate things further. You walk slowly forward, making sure to check the floor and walls for traps and markings. On the left side of the alcove, on the large stone block, you find a set of engravings.
>>3333574>>3333712huhcheck the other side, there were two stone blocks
>>3333712'Allo 'allo, what have we here then?
>>3333771The other block has a similar set of markings on it. You glance around the room for more, but these are the only places that have any sort of hieroglyphics.
Here's this again if anyone doesn't have it or doesn't want to go digging for it. Just for interest.There's a couple letters that I drew shittily but it's workable.
This is a little less ominous than I was expecting.
>>3333981it almost sounds encouraging
So shove the soul of earth in the body of heavens. Great.
>>3334022So did the voices... in their own way.
>>3334064remember thoughmetal = bodystone = soulit's telling us to put the armor together and put the stones in it
>>3333854examine the alcove
>>3334064Bow chicka wow wow.
>>3334173You bring your torch up between the two stone slabs, to light up the alcove. The metal of the armor is gleaming brightly. It looks as if the armor itself is grasping the base of the alcove, and you can see its fingers scraped into the stone.
>>3334319Another bone. What happened to the last fellow to wear it, I wonder?
>>3334319>>3334389>boneencouragement gone
>>3334389I wonder if the parts were split up before or after he was dead...
>>3334389One wonders how the parts came to be exactly where they are, and what happened to their former owners.
>>3334319Dogs like bones, right?Right?Let's take the arm! Something's bound to happen!
>>3334319WELP, it's another piece of armor and there does seem to be a bone sticking out of it. Do you remove it from its alcove? I say yes...take that thing out. The last piece also had bones in it ya know.
>>3334446The "fingers scraped into the stone" part gives me a bad feeling. A trap, maybe?
It's hard to tell from this angle but it almost looks shorter. Like it could be worn by a pony.Doesn't really make sense if the complete set is supposed to be worn by one person. Is it a leg piece?
>>3334319Take a closer look, but be sure not to touch it... yet.
>>3334491I'm thinking the door will slam down behind us, but it will have TWO slots for claws to grip the door... forcing poor saffron to put on the next piece of armor
>>3334446>>3334510You examine it closer, and it looks to be the twin to the one that Saffron is currently wearing. you give it a slight nudge with your magic, but it remains frozen in place, not budging in the slightest.
>>3334742>>3333712>>3333981We may not be able to remove this one even with saffron till we find another stone.
>>3334742I'm assuming we are still clear of chance and saffron isn't feeling anything more than a tingle... Lets Try and remove it from its stand.
>>3334780Sharp observation.I wouldn't ask her to put it on even if it's movable. She's done so much already.
>>3334780but we found another stone!it's embedded in the back of Chance's hand
>>3334828How?We tried to levitate it out and it didn't so much as budge.
>>3334893>slight nudgeDo you even Quest?
>>3334841She is no doubt going to end up doing these things anyways for some silly reason...
>>3334828You ask Saffron how she's doing, and she says that her arm has just been tingling this entire time, as if it fell asleep, and nothing more. You use a bit more magic to try and lift the gauntlet out, twisting and turning, trying to move it in any direction possible, but none of it works. It remains in place, still as stone.
>>3335020Remove the bone/bones from the armor.
Is it possible to shut the door so we can leave this be for a bit and not have to worry about chance getting in here.
>>3335020Well, the inscription calls for two things.>Bringing together the body (Saffron's arm seems to be attracted to this one, so the part we have may be sufficient)>Instilling the soulAssuming those two requirements have to be met before this piece will move, I don't think this room has any more importance for now.Closing the door on the way out is a good idea.Should we continue down the hallway or go back to the stairs down out of the spire room?
>>3335136>>3335136lets check out the rest of this hall, Before we go down yet another floor.
>>3335107>>3335136You tell Saffron that you were unable to move the gauntlet with your magic, and don't want to subject her to any more things than she has to endure. The both of you walk out of the room and Saffron jumps up, grabbing hold of the door and pulling it back down into place with an enormous thud. There is a loud clunking noise, and the bronze disc turns itself back to its original position.
>>3335495Go west.
>>3335495Follow the hallway to the west.
>>3335533>>3335565You follow the hallway west, and it's only a short distance before you reach the next doorway. Two torch holders are on either side of the door, but the torches are gone.
>>3335786This next room looks interesting, careful though. I wonder how far/where chase went crazy
>>3335786This might be as far as the first party got. Would explain the missing torches.
next room looks like it has a shrine or something with one of those pillars on it.
>>3335967 (Dead)Wait, what? It's just a black doorway.
>>3335786>>3335997Next room looks messy
>>3336035Send the torch in first.
>>3336035ooh, shit.
>>3335786>>3336035Oh gosh..:cSend a torch in and see what the damage is
>>3336060>>3336160You levitate the torch in, but before you can even reach the doorway, the smell hits you. Thick and heavy, welling up in the back of your throat.[audio01]
>>3336197Hold our breath and investigate.
>>3336197we should inspect octagon on the right wall
>>3329292did anyone think to check this gif? or any of the gifs?
>>3336285>>3336285I have not noticed anything... LK hasn't been doing that, he either has a new method of hiding shit or just isn't doing it right now.
>>3336197Sure is Amnesia around hereShine the torch in further
>>3336285I hadn't even noticed that was a gif. It is odd that it would be when LK usually uses png.It actually does have two frames, but I can't see any difference between them besides the slight and sudden jolt you can see if you open the image.I don't think it has any significance.>>3336301If something's embedded, it usually has a noticeable effect on the file size.
>>3336356From my understand he has never played it but yes, I do get that feel.
>>3336225>>3336231You try to hold your breath. It isn't doing you very good. The smell is overwhelming, and if you try to breathe through your mouth, you can taste it.
>>3336549"my body given""my soul ours"Oh chance you're fucking creepy This would of happened to us if we went into that one room i bet.
>>3336549Oh God..is that the other half of Meadow?
you knuckleheads actually made me download gimpthese are numbers right?
>>3336626>>3336549>>3335827>>3335946This would seem to be where Chance lost his marbles.
>>3336652why do you keep doing this?silly anon.
>>3336626>my soul yours>>3336652Wasn't that the fake one?
>>3336666oh yeah, not sure how I didn't see that other Y
>>3336627Meadow wasn't torn in two, just disemboweled a bit. You can see two sets of hooves on this body.The overwhelming smell may suggest the body has been dead for longer than the others we've come across. The writing is like what we saw before, but the wording seems to suggest that this person sacrificed themselves. We don't know if it was actually chance making those inscriptions.>>3336652Oh fuck off.
>>3336665>>3336666fuck you guyssave the gif and look at the second frameturn the brightness down all the way
>>3336713I retract my statement, it's legit. I apologize, anon.
>>3336549Since no-one else seems to have mentioned it, I think he's got a soul gem in his mouth.
>>3336713He's right, it's there.Nice catch, I missed that when I was going through.
Hey I'm just asking~The fuck is a renne quest?
>>3336773read>>3329174 (OP)
>>3336773Its an interactive adventure.
i can't help but notice a lack of hugs in this session
>>3336549See how Chronicle's doing and if he recognises this fellow at all. Probably not though, given he said he only brought those others with him. Might be another dig worker, though.Or perhaps it's Baldwin
>>3336744>>3336770You opt for a closer look, and you retch. The blood is nearly dried, save for the large pool around his stomach and throat, where he was torn open. Clamped in his jaw looks to be one of the stones that matches the armor.
>>3336770I messed with contrast but I completely neglected brightness. I had a gut feeling there should be something there but I ignored it and wrote it off since the frame shift was so tiny. Should've known LK does everything for a reason and kept looking. I kind of feel like a jackass now. That number could have been completely missed without that anon. It's 34184861, just for posterity.
OKAY I GET IT JEEZ
>>3336919Shit, we need that stone don't we.
>>3336994...I don't
>>3336919goat sacrifice?
>>3336994Ahahaha.
>>3336994Ha ha ha ha ha
>>3336919If chance killed this guy, why is there a stone still in his mouth?
>>3336919action is required, get that stone
>>3337051It might have been placed there for some obscured reason.
>>3337079Yeah, levitate it out if we can, don't want to have to touch that corpse. See how the other two are reacting, I always get worried when we've got a pic with only Renne in the room.>>3336549
>>3337079>>3337163You use your magic to tug on the stone, and with a few clicks and creaks, the stone pops free. You stash the stone in your saddlebags and turn to leave the room, your throat and eyes having gone dry.
>>3337309I think we should go get that other hand. No use leaving it around for anyone else to get their paws on, right?
>>3337309inb4 something's in the doorway
>>3336881You sit down as soon as you're out of the room, taking a deep breath of "fresh" air. Both Saffron and Chronicle are curious as to what you saw. You explain to them, trying to avoid going into detail. You ask Chronicle if he knows whoever was on the octagonal slab."No. A goat, you said? That is strange. I thought that we were the only ones down here? How in the world could anything make it here without a diving spell?"
>>3336940so..... what does the number do?
>>3337647Maybe the Temple has other enterances not so deep and on the bottom of the sea?And maybe we could try to find it and use it to escape?
>>3337647The mystery deepens...
>>3337394I figure it's safe; it's in a room you need a glove to enter, and we've got the only glove that's outside the room.Of course, we might want to get it anyway, just in case we can't get back later or something,
Cutting it here, today. My head is killing me. Sorry.
>>3337691pls respond
>>3337763No prob, that's a fine spot to cut. Thanks for the session.Though damnit, we must be missing something with that number. I already tried it with the old https://dl.dropbox.com/u/21938484/_RQ/XXXXXXXX.png url and got 404.
>>3337763You are a machine, no worries that was fun
>>3337791I tried it too. It might be important later on.
>>3337791>>3337842>try other filetypes on a whim>avi, wav, ogg, mp3Alright, good show LKI didn't need to sleep anyways
AiE writer here.I have seen your threads for some time now, and have read a few.I want in.
>>3337888SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITFucking LK
>>3337922You're kinda late pal. Wait till next week.
>>3337922To get "in" you just have to show up and play. I do these every Wednesday, so look for the threads on those days. There's also the archive linked in the OP if you need to catch up.
>>3337888Niiice.
>>3337963Ok, thanks man.I'll be back
>>3337888jesus fucki regret finding that number
>>3337888>.mp3...Huh. Interesting.Transcribed it for easy checking later."I don't know why you're shaking.Why you're... scared.You should feel priviledged.You'll be the first, in a long line of many to come.A catalyst.Slit his throat. Toss him off of the pier. Get in the boat."
>>3338257Thanks.
>>3338257Whoa
