Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)13:02 No. 513120 ID: 161ed6
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>When last we left our doomed heroine...

[color=00ffff]"Miranda? What are you doing here?"[/color]
"I live here silly!"
[color=00ffff]"What...live here? How did you get into this room?"[/color]
"The door of course!"
[color=00ffff] "The door...? What door?" [/color]
"Silly Silly Mary, this one right here!"

Miranda has shown me an opening in the wall I hadn't noticed before. Maybe it opened when I released the lockdown on the doors?
Speaking of Miranda, I can sort of see her? Kind of like a fuzzy outline? This is all sorts of odd. The only thing I've been able to see since the light was stolen was that wierd monster. I really hope there is no connection here...

Im not sure what to do now.

Alright looks like I have to fix some things. If you have trouble reading the pink text just highlight it....

Stupid colored text...

Time for hugs! This way we can find out if Miranda is real or not.

Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)13:28 No. 513131 ID: 161ed6
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>>513129
This is a terrible idea, the last thing you want is to get Miranda stuck on the idea of...
"HUUUGS!"
"BLUH!?"

>>513131
Ask her why you can sortof see her.

is it just me or is she getting... blurry

Maybe she just seems blurry because you need glasses, does it really matter if she looks funny? Things seem to have been all kinds of crazy after the light was stolen.

Ask her if anyone else lives here with her.

Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)14:02 No. 513146 ID: 161ed6
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>>513136
>>513142
"Look Miranda, we don't have time for this
"Buuuut Huuuuuuuugs"
"There is a time and place for hugs, it is not here or now"
"awwww..." [color]
[color=teal] Ok Miranda, this is very important. I can see you. I shouldn't be able to do that in this darkness. Do you have any idea why?"
"Hmmmmmm...Mommy used to say I was magic before all the lights went out, Maybe you're magic too!"
"Uhhh...ok? so, does anyone else live here with you?"
"Mommy! But she had to do some grownup things so she's not here right now."
Alright I guess that was informative?

>Inventory
>1-???
Hey, what's that thing?

>What do?
I'm not sure there's anywhere to go now except the door Miranda came through. Does she know what's over that way?

>>513146
Alright, let's exit the room then.

Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)14:58 No. 513170 ID: 161ed6
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>>513163
It's a key...
INVENTORY UPDATED

"Hey Miranda, what's through that door?"
"That's My new room!"

Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)15:01 No. 513171 ID: 161ed6
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>>513165
I put the key back in my pocket and enter Mrinada's room.
I'm getting some odd feelings from in here.

>>513171
Ask her what the basic layout is like. Then go over everything yourself for extra detail.

Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)15:56 No. 513197 ID: 161ed6
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>>513185
"Well...It's kinda rectangular and my bed is against a wall and there's this lever that opens the door on the wall behind us and...There are some pictures mommy drew on the walls..."

she is very helpful...

Alright, exploring the room...
I know there is a bed around here, I don't want to replicate that trouble with the table earlier. I should probably be a bit more careful.
Ill start by finding where the walls begin, there is indeed a lever on the back wall here. and this entrance area seems fairly clear.
Where should I go from here? I'm getting some strange feelings coming from five points of the room.

Three of them feel kind of...emotional? Like a mixture of fear and hope.

The feeling from the right of the room is distant and cold...It almost feels like something is watching me...

One of them feels excited...? it sort of reminds me of Miranda.

Ask Miranda what's in her room maybe? And could you be more specific about these weird feelings?

Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)17:01 No. 513202 ID: 161ed6
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>>513199
Miranda has already told me what's in her room. At least I think so, I doubt she would be more articulate the second time.

To be more specific
I can sense strange...presences...around the room. When I focus on one I experience emotions that aren't mine. My mind feels kind of...fuzzy? when I do this. I'm sorry, this is kind of new to me...

The ORANGE feelings seem to stem from, the west wall, and the northern area of the room. They are quite numerous. When I focus on one of them I get a whole mix of emotions, primarily among them are a strong FEAR and RESIGNATION, as well as a portion of HOPE mixed with what might be LOVE.

The PINK feeling is further back than the others. It is very strong. When I focus on it I am almost overwhelmed by feelings of EXCITEMENT and the THRILL OF ADVENTURE. The overall sense of it is sort ENERGETIC. the same sense seems to emanate from Miranda. Though I can't feel any odd emotions when I focus on her.

The BLUE feeling is on the east wall. It creeps me out a bit. When I focus on it I feel very COLD and emotionally DETATCHED. the sense I feel from it is CALCULATING. It almost feels like it is watching me...

I'm still not sure what to do. Miranda has walked forwards and is messing with one of the ORANGE Feelings. It sounds like a piece of paper.

>>513202
I think those are the drawings she spoke of.

Anyway, I say we should feel around on the other side of the wall and find out what that blue thing is.

Follow her, check out the orange things.

Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)18:00 No. 513225 ID: 161ed6
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>>513208
>>513212
I briefly consider checking on the BLUE Presence, but I am just too creeped out by it. Maybe I'll just save it for last.

I'll stick with the ORANGE Presences for now. Starting with that piece of paper Miranda is holding.

"Hey Miranda, what is that?"
"NOTHING!"
I hear the sound of rustling paper and Miranda puts something in her pocket.
I guess she doesn't want me poking around her things...
I check the orange presence on the wall.
hmm, a strange symbol and the letters R O Y. I think I recognize that symbol. Wasn't it on one of the dials of that computer I found? I wonder what the significance of the letters are though...

Oh, and here's Miranda's bed. That PINK presence seems to be coming from behind it.

>>513225
Ask her if there's a vent behind her bed or something. Also, continue around the room.

Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)20:14 No. 513256 ID: 161ed6
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>>513235
I continue exploring
"Miranda, is there a vent behind your bed?"
"Yes...How did you know?"
"Just a hunch"

I examine the next section of the wall. It seems someone has carved a strange engraving into it. The engraving is similar to the one in the room I woke up in. There are also some numbers engraved below it. 33610, I wonder what it could mean?

Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)20:22 No. 513258 ID: 161ed6
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For reference the Engraving looks like this

>>513258
Interesting. Alright, time to find out what the blue thing is.

1/2 Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)21:39 No. 513263 ID: 161ed6
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>>513262
Ok now to see what this weird thing is...Oh My God it's....It's....

2/2 Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)21:41 No. 513264 ID: 161ed6
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>>513263


...a fancy button...

>I wonder what the significance of the letters are though
Colors, maybe? Red, orange, yellow?

>>513258
...maybe a map? The symbols mark different rooms coming off of a hallway?

>>513264
Ask Miranda if she knows what the button does, or if she's tried it, before you do.

Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)22:09 No. 513268 ID: 161ed6
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>>513267
"Hey Miranda, what's this button do?"

Miranda?...

She was climbing under the bed before. Check on her?

Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)22:59 No. 513272 ID: 161ed6
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>>513269
"Helloooo? Miranda? are you there?"
There is no reply
I begin searching under the bed. I find a grate, like the one on the vent in the other room, and a bunch of screws.

Suddenly a loud CLICK echoes from deep within the vent, I hear a grinding sound somewhere behind me.

she just locked you in.

Truegreen 2013/05/28(Tue)23:27 No. 513276 ID: 161ed6
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>>513273
WHAT! I CAN'T BELIEVE I TRUSTED THAT LITTLE SNOT NOSED BRAT. I KNEW SHE WAS UP TO NO GOO...The opening is still here....
it does not appear to be going anywhere...

The grinding sound is continuing, it seems to be in the next room over?

>>513276
Let's investigate before we follow her.

Maybe the grinding noise is the room moving over? Maybe the doorway-recess will line up with an opening into another room when it stops moving?

How do you know Miranda, anyways?

Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)09:50 No. 513340 ID: 161ed6
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>>513315
Alright, I slip into the next room. The grinding sound seemed to be coming from the back wall. I quick examination reveals an opening in the wall. The grinding sound has stopped now.
>>513320
Room Moving Over? Why would anyone construct a moving room. That seems like a lot of effort to go through to badly mimic the functionality of a hallway.

How do I know Miranda? Well I think she's the daughter of one of the scientists at my dad's work. I used to have to babysit her sometimes when everyone was busy. It was practically impossible to get her to sit still. She was always running off or messing with things and getting into trouble. It was such a pain.

>Why would anyone construct a moving room instead of a hallway?
I dunno, to make a lightless maze complex harder to navigate?

Anyways, I guess you should explore what's on the other side of this new door.

>>513340
I think we should go back and check in the vent... if you can fit.

Get yer stabbing knife ready and venture forth to the new room

Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)10:39 No. 513349 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513345
I don't think I can fit into those vents. They are just too small.
>>513342
>>513346
STABBING KNIFE READY!

Alright I've entered the room. I feel a couple odd presences, though they seem weak.

The YELLOW presence seems to be a WARNING of some sort.

The GREEN presences feel important somehow, almost FAMILIAR.

The PURPLE presence feels LOST or FORGOTTEN.

Well, yellow is the closest. Check that first, I guess. Be careful, since it is a warning and all.

Check the warning first.

Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)15:44 No. 513442 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513352
>>513364
I carefully follow the wall towards the warning. Something crunches underfoot. I wonder, briefly, what it could be but my curiosity is soon answered as I reach the east wall. A wide window shattered and broken. Glass strewn across the floor. I continue on to the YELLOW presesnce. It appears to be a metal rectangle with a large triangular sticker placed in the center.

Oh and there's a dastardly pipe here which almost hit me in the head. Who the hell designed this place?

>>513442
Alright let's watch out for things overhead, as well as things underfoot.

Continue to the right, checking the green things.

Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)16:15 No. 513455 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513453
These symbols, each over another opening.

Aaaand a lot more dangerous pipes...This place is a deathtrap.

Is there anything behind the panel the broken glass fell from?

Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)16:22 No. 513462 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513456
It feels like a wide open space, maybe even another room...

those symbols were on the wall in the other room.

>>513463
yes they were, perhaps there is a connection

>>513462
What's with the purple spot on that pipe? Examine it further.

Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)17:15 No. 513481 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513475
The PURPLE presence seems to be coming form within the pipe. I'm not sure what it is. it just feels LOST.

>>513481
Can you climb up a pipe to map out the ceiling?

Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)18:06 No. 513491 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513482
I think I can get onto this pipe here, but I'd need to leave my knife on the ground...or maybe put it in my pocket.

1/2 Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)18:35 No. 513493 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513491
just give me a second to....

2/2 Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)18:36 No. 513494 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513493
There I'm up, what now?

knock on the pipe with the purple and say hello

1/5 Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)18:59 No. 513500 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513496
ok...
"hello?"

2/5 Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)19:03 No. 513501 ID: c6ff1a
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I guess nothing hap..

3/5 Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)19:05 No. 513502 ID: c6ff1a
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"AAAAIIIIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"

4/5 Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)19:06 No. 513503 ID: c6ff1a
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"AAARGH!"

5/5 Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)19:07 No. 513504 ID: c6ff1a
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...is it...gone?

let's go back to the other room

Truegreen 2013/05/29(Wed)19:11 No. 513506 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513505
That's probably a good idea...

see if miranda is back

Truegreen 2013/05/31(Fri)14:47 No. 513650 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513604
I return to Miranda's room. I see her on the bed...Is she...crying?
*sniff*
"Who's there..?"
"It's me, Mary"
She pauses
"Mary? *sniff* I thought you were sleeping?"
That other presence is back...

ask what's wrong

Why would I be sleeping? It's only been a few minutes since I last saw you.

You push the button this instant, girl.

>>513676
Let's not, until we have reason to. And maybe try asking Miranda if she knows what the button does again before we do, too. Now that she's actually in the room to hear.

Truegreen 2013/06/01(Sat)02:01 No. 513791 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513674
"Miranda, are you ok, what's wrong?"
"I...I want my mommy...Why did she have to go Mary? Why did she leave me here?"
I'm frozen. I don't know what to do. She's so lonely and scared. Seeing her face just makes it worse. Her fear, her sadness so prominently displayed, a reflection of the emotions I barely keep in check.

I think....

I'm losing it...

"It's all going to be ok"
Did I just say that?
It's not much, but it's enough, I'm in control again. I comfort Miranda as best I can and she cries into my lap. The raging storm of emotion within me has quieted. Its still there, but I can manage...

Stay with Miranda a bit, until she calms down. Then maybe we can get back to exploration (maybe ask if she knows where the vent leads, or what the button does).

...wait, you can see her face?

Truegreen 2013/06/01(Sat)14:19 No. 513897 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513818
Miranda's the only thing I CAN see in this accursed darkness. She's quite blurry, but I can see her well enough to make out her features.

She's stopped crying.
"Mary...?"
"Yes Miranda?"
"Are you going to go away too?"
"No, and if we ever get separated just call my name and I'll come running."
"Can I sing instead?"
she asks playfully
"Whatever you want, so long as it's loud and clear, now we need to get out of here so let's focus on that ok?"
Miranda nods
"now you've been in the vents right?"
"YEAH! there's one...nearby...it goes really far and there are all these weird little rooms. One has this big turn-y thing, and there's one with a switch, and another with a bunch of wires. There's one that's just a BIG DOOR, but I can't open it. Oh and there's a fan. It spins really fast so I can't go past it..."
"Alright, have you tried pressing that button yet?"
"What button?"
...
"Mary I'm tired, I think I want to take a nap"
"Alright sweet dreams"

Miranda lies down on the bed and promptly falls asleep. As I stand up I hear the sound of rustling paper. I must have sat on it. I ignore it for now.

Oh, the thing on the wall might be a map of the where Miranda's vent leads. Several small rooms (which I think open up to the other side of the pipe room, judging by the symbols. That, or those little rooms have the controls to open the doors) and a fan.

Hmm. Anything else to explore before we try pushing the button?

Truegreen 2013/06/01(Sat)14:52 No. 513903 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513900
The more I think about it, the more I'm sure that this engraving is a map of that vent. That's useful I suppose.

as for other places to explore, there was that space behind the window in the pipe-room. I think I could get into those rooms with the symbols over them as well. I also left my knife in the Pipe Room in my rush to get out of there. It might also be a good idea to examine the console room again. That symbol on the west wall is on the console too and that ID might be useful to hold on to(See Ch 1).

Okay. Let's first reclaim your knife, and then let's try the console room.

Truegreen 2013/06/01(Sat)15:38 No. 513913 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513911
Alright I'll just....where is the door...

There was an opening right here! I walked through it not five minutes ago...

The lever won't open it either. What is going on?

>>513913
Welp. Lacking any other option (aside from pushing the button), let's snoop. Check out those papers. ...wait, could you even read them?

Snooping might be hard, it kind of looks like she's lying down on the papers.

Truegreen 2013/06/01(Sat)16:11 No. 513925 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513915
I carefully lift the letter from its resting place. It's charged with emotion. LOVE, RESIGNATION, and a great SADNESS flow into me from this tiny piece of paper.

I can almost hear...

a voice...

'N_ver forget, I wi__ a__ays love _ou'

I...I shouldn't be doing this. This letter...It must be from Miranda's mother. It's such a personal thing...and I'm prying into it. What am I doing?

>>513925
Eh, you didn't know what it was. Just set it back down.

PUSH BUTAN.

Hmm. Put the letter back, I guess.

Not sure what to do. The only option at the moment seems to be to push the button, but potentially causing chaos while Miranda is trying to sleep seems rude.

1/5 Truegreen 2013/06/01(Sat)21:25 No. 513980 ID: c6ff1a
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>>513947
>>513955
Alright, I put the letter back.

I guess it's time to push that button...

Truegreen 2013/06/01(Sat)21:25 No. 513981 ID: c6ff1a
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...Where the hell is the button..?

3/5 Truegreen 2013/06/01(Sat)21:28 No. 513982 ID: c6ff1a
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...Where the hell are all the fancy engravings?...

Truegreen 2013/06/01(Sat)21:31 No. 513983 ID: c6ff1a
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Aaand there goes the floor...and Miranda...

Everything feels different...the wall seems to have outright disappeared.

"Marianne Davis, Do not be alarmed"

Truegreen 2013/06/01(Sat)21:33 No. 513986 ID: c6ff1a
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"I merely wish to propose a trade..."

(And I fucked up the numbering...Consider that pic the last in the sequence)

>>513986
Uh. First off why the fuck can you see it? Second, who are they? Third, what does it want to trade?

Can you see that guy? He's colored in, unlike everything else.

Stay calm, ask him who and what he is. And you're not promising anything, but what does he want to trade? You don't have much in the way of anything.

Truegreen 2013/06/01(Sat)23:19 No. 514019 ID: c6ff1a
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Yeah...I can, very clearly. Clearer than Miranda at any rate.
"Who are you? What are you?"
"My name is Avaris. What I am is a completely different matter. I am a being born between realities. I belong to neither and both.
"And what is it you wish to trade?"
"Lost things come to me. They drift through the ether. Thoughts, ideas, truths...souls. I have many things to offer. Your journey will be perilous. I can offer you the power to face these threats. Or I can offer you something...precious to you, something lost. All I ask in return is that you give me one of two things. Your Dreams, or your Nightmares. Be warned, this is not a simple choice. It is deeply symbolic. To give up your Nightmares is to abandon pain for bliss. to give up your dreams is to sacrifice bliss for control. Choose wisely"

>>514019
"Can't I sacrifice both?"

>Step 1: sacrifice Nightmares, lose pain, gain bliss
>Step 2: sacrifice Dreams, lose bliss, gain control
>Step 3: If (Pain=False)+(Bliss=False)+(Control=True), Then (Android=True)

none, we'll just work it out.

...nope.

Fear and hope and two fundamental things you need to function. Don't trade either away for power.

Lets not buy a pig in a poke. For all we know he doesn't have squat and is just trying to trick us to give away something.
Demand that he shows us the precious thing that we lost.

Too bad we don't have our knife with us anymore, we could have mugged this chump.

Sacrifice the dreams, fear a'int real, girl.

Truegreen 2013/06/03(Mon)15:41 No. 514351 ID: c6ff1a
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"Can't I sacrifice both?"
"hahaha, you probably wouldn't like the outcome. You'd be practically mechanical.
"Hmm, I don't think I'll accept your offer. I don't think I'll be giving up parts of myself for power. I don't even know if you can hold up your end of the bargain.
"You doubt me? I bear the lost knowledge of two realities. You have a power in you, A strong one, linked with the void. It will take you months, if not years to grow into your full power, and even then you will have to learn how to use it. You have made some progress, a little boost from that band on your finger. It is insignificant compared to what you could do. I could grant you all of the knowledge and skill to use your power now. But you doubt me, and my goodwill. We are on the same side Marianne Davis, allow me to prove it. Knowledge is not cheap, but I will allow you to ask me one question. If it is within my knowledge to answer I will do so as thoroughly as I can. This could be a great boon. Do not waste it.

what steps must I take to restore Light?

Huh. There's something behind him. You can see it jutting into the lower outline of his glow.

Perhaps an additional question: if he's on the same side as us, why does he demand such a sacrifice? Why are these parts of ourself even valuable to him?

I think giving up Nightmares is probably the best bet, as living life without happiness is pretty shitty. Learning to live without pain will just take some getting used to, and a lot of careful self-examination or a buddy to help spot wounds on you.

>>514364
I would prefer to hear how he answers our question(s) before trusting or deciding on any deal at all. (And if we do deal, nightmares seems the more dangerous choice. Sacrificing pain for bliss sounds like a loss of perspective, and potentially debilitating. Either sounds like it makes us less human, but unable to achieve bliss, while depressing, seems less crippling than being locked into it).

Truegreen 2013/06/03(Mon)18:35 No. 514370 ID: c6ff1a
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"I would like to know about your motives...but I don't want to waste my question..."
"Speak, my motives are no great mystery
"If we are on the same side...why do you demand such a sacrifice from me? Why are these parts of myself even valuable to you?"
"Do you think I want to be trapped in the void forever? The only way out of here for me is to bind myself to an adjacent world. To do so I must own what I have asked of you. I cannot take it from lost souls, I cannot find it in the void. You are one of the few tied to the void, and one of fewer still who can enter it. You are likely my only chance at leaving this place. You must survive, or your dreams and nightmares die with you and I lose my chance until another such as you comes along."
"...alright"
"What steps must I take to restore the light"
"...this is your question?"
"Yes"
"...You will not like the answer, it will hurt you greatly. Are you sure you wish for this knowledge?"

it's what i would of used the powers you granted me to do. perhaps with them the steps would be less perilous.

>>514370
It is your main objective, yes.

I will hold my vote on dreams vs nightmares until after we know what we must do to restore the light. If it involves self-sacrifice, perhaps giving up dreams would work best.

Is the restoration of the light not my objective, then? Am I somehow opposed to it, if I am attuned to void?

Truegreen 2013/06/03(Mon)22:38 No. 514414 ID: c6ff1a
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(Spoiler Warning. Do Not Look At The Picture Without At Least Reading The Text Below.)

"It's my main objective. I need to know how to fix this"
"Very well..."
"Is it because enhancing my power would make it easier?"
"No..."
"Is it perhaps because I am somehow opposed to the light? Because I'm attuned to the void?"
"No the void doesn't work that way"
"Then why?"
"There are no steps to return the light"
"There have to be! There must be some way to reverse it! I won't give up!"
"There are no steps because the light was never taken"
"No you are lying, I saw it, I saw it get sucked away..."
"Listen to me Marianne.."
"no...no No NO NO NO"
"Marianne...

Truegreen 2013/06/03(Mon)22:47 No. 514416 ID: c6ff1a
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Freak Out? Y/N?

>>514416
>Y/N?

I pick M.

The little girl, she is also existing to your sight, and also sees the darkness. She cannot also be blind, because how does that work?

>>514416
N.

N. ...it's hard to hear, but almost a relief, in a way. That something is wrong with you is much kinder than that something is wrong with everything.

Only for a little bit.

YES!!!!

...N
This is...well, it's strange, since Marienne thought she COULD see at one point, but now she cannot, or perhaps never could?
It seems to suggest her 'light' is some other ability she mistook for actual 'vision', perhaps the 'power' this being would have granted us.
Well, onwards! We've made it this far, and these beings we've encountered probably won't be much easier to handle even if we could 'see' like a normal person.

Truegreen 2013/06/04(Tue)16:34 No. 514569 ID: c6ff1a
File 137038884116.png - (91.62KB , 800x600 , No___3.png )

I can't believe it...The word 'no' repeats itself over and over in my head. It want it so badly to be a lie. I know deep down it's true. I feel like I'm going insane, but I keep it inside. A tiny voice in the back of my head suggests that perhaps its better this way. Better just us then everywhere. I want to believe that but I can't stop thinking of all the things I can no longer experience. All the sights I can no longer see. I freak out just a tad.

Truegreen 2013/06/04(Tue)16:47 No. 514571 ID: c6ff1a
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"If you are quite done I can finish answering your question.
While the essence of light is still intact, most of the electrical lights are not. If for whatever reason you want to turn them on again or access the more power intensive equipment you will need to activate the generator. Start the auxiliary generator and the automatic processes should reactivate the main generator. Unfortunately the auxiliary generator has been partially disassembled to prevent this. You will need to find some new way to spin up the turbines. I hope I have been informative but our time draws short. Will you or will you not accept my offer?"

>>514571
Yes.

I say give up nightmares, but I'd support either option at this point so long as we get something. Also it would be cruel to leave this guy trapped in the void.

Waaaait a second here. We can enter and leave this place under our own power right?
Would it be possible for us to take this guy out of here ourselves and bind him, or something?
But... While I want to help him I can't help but wonder if it would be wise. He says he's on our side, but who's against us? We're not alone it seems... And we don't know who or what is out there.

My power... it's how I see some things even though I'm blind. Sense things. That I shouldn't be able to, and other people can't.

...you're right, I'm going to need that.

Sacrifice dreams. Giving up pain for bliss sounds incredibly dangerous, and a massive compromise in your basic humanity. Giving up bliss for control seems safer, and much more useful. And even if you'll never know true bliss... well, most people don't.

And if this creature is going to tie itself to our world with a piece of ourself? I would rather he be rooted in our dreams than our nightmares.

I say sacrifice neither. Dreams are what define you and nightmares are there to give your fear form so you may battle them.

Sacrifice the dreams!

normally I would say neither, but in this case giving him... it... our power would help him, y'know, not be trapped in an infinite void of nothingness for eternity. so yes, but only for the greater good.

I have no opinions on which part of us we should sacrifice. both sound interesting.

1/3 Truegreen 2013/06/05(Wed)17:38 No. 514743 ID: c6ff1a
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"I..I...I accept.."
"Excellent"
"I will trade my Dreams for power"
"Just a moment please. Stand still"
I feel something leave me, I feel knowledge flood my mind, it's too much to take in at once but some things stand out...I'm a seer...

2/3 Truegreen 2013/06/05(Wed)17:40 No. 514745 ID: c6ff1a
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"So long Mary, we will meet again"
"Wait, but...
He's gone...

3/3 Truegreen 2013/06/05(Wed)17:42 No. 514746 ID: c6ff1a
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and now I'm in Miranda's room again. The button is back...I can sense each wall, the precise location. I can sense almost everything in the room...but something is missing...and I wonder if I made the right choice...

Truegreen 2013/06/05(Wed)17:44 No. 514749 ID: c6ff1a
File 137047947602.png - (153.38KB , 800x600 , TDr3 20.png )

>>514746
(oops, Made a mistake, this is the right pic.)

>>514749
Looks like you can no longer sense positive objects remotely. The letter from her mother isn't visible! That was the true tradeoff- if we had given up your nightmares you wouldn't be able to sense threats. That would've been very dangerous. I think we made the right choice after all.

Say hello to Miranda, ask how she's doing and if she knows what this button does.

Truegreen 2013/06/05(Wed)17:58 No. 514753 ID: c6ff1a
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>>514752
Actually I can sense passive and positive objects just fine, according to my knowledge that is one of my powers actually. I have a greater range of sense, though a couple of things can evade it, the note is not one of them. It is simply not there.

"Hey Miranda, what does that button on the wall do?"
"Button? What button?"
"There is a button...on the wall of your room...it's pretty big..."
"but...there are no buttons in my room, there is just a lever..."

>>514753
Alright, let's go verify that it's there. Again.

ask where the lever is.

Your eyes aren't blue anymore. They're grey. Not sure if this is because you're acknowledging your blindness, or if it is a symptom of what you traded away.

Is Miranda still blurry? That's odd. I thought she was blurry before because she was barely showing up on your latent senses (while everything else was dark). If you're fully powered now, shouldn't she show up clearly?

Walk over to the button then, and try it. Maybe it's some kind of spiritual thing?

>>514759
The eye color change happened right after she realized she was blind, so that would be why.

>>514758
The lever is by the door. Miranda told me about it before. It's how she got out of her room.

>>514754
I don't need to verify it's there, I can sense it. I KNOW it's there.
>>514759
(Miranda looks blurry because that's how I drew her, and I'm too lazy to redraw her)

I guess I'll just push the button...hmm seems nothing happened...

1/3 Truegreen 2013/06/05(Wed)18:52 No. 514763 ID: c6ff1a
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>>514762
pic

2/3 Truegreen 2013/06/05(Wed)18:54 No. 514764 ID: c6ff1a
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ARRRRGH....

this...must...be....

a...vision....

That thing...erk...

it's spreading...through...something....

Truegreen 2013/06/05(Wed)18:57 No. 514765 ID: c6ff1a
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Well...this is disturbing...

If you mess up a post or forget a picture, we have this lovely delete post function.

Did, did the button melt? Ew.

Well, something creepy spreading. That's a bad thing. Not sure if it's just a danger, or if that means something deliberately caused the darkness.

Truegreen 2013/06/05(Wed)19:17 No. 514770 ID: c6ff1a
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>>514767
no...It's not melting...I think something squished behind it.

and that vision stung like a bitch...OW...

Other than be excessively creepy the button seems to have accomplished nothing...

It seems I have a lot of knowledge stuffed in my head right now. It will take time to process...but from what I figure I can sometimes have visions. They can come in several forms, some metaphorical and some...real...I have a bunch of abilities related to these visions...but I'd need a little time to get a clearer understanding of them.

Though I might want to focus on escaping, didn't beakface say something about a generator?

>>514770
Yep. Let's go out and take a look at things with our new seer-sight.

>something about a generator?
Yeah, there's an auxiliary generator you should be able to reach (though we haven't found it yet), although apparently it's been partially dismantled.

I guess we go back to what we were doing before the out of body experience? Recover knife, then check out the computer monitor room again. If we can't do anything with that, try and get through the tubes room.

ask Miranda about the things on her walls. like, who's Troy?

Truegreen 2013/06/06(Thu)17:51 No. 514878 ID: ffd893
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>>514809
Miranda doesn't know anyone named 'Troy'. Neither do I. I don't think that's a 'T' in any case. It looks like one of the symbols on the console in the console room.

I think I can get more information. One of my powers allows me to sense echoes from the past. Usually memories or strong emotions. These are most often linked to the presences I have felt. I think if I touch these engravings I may get some insight into what they mean...

I hear...something..

"Doesn't it seem kind of silly to link these doors to this console? It wouldn't take a rocket scientist to work out the combinations."
" Cool it. The boss wants it a certain way, we build it that way. No questions."
"Just look at this thing though, these colored dots make it look like something made by Fisher Price..."
"The thing's color coded. They use the same sequence all over. Now quit your yapping and let's get this finished. ...hmm there.., Hey Lorraine, mind swiping your ID through here?"
[color=Orange]"hmm? just a moment..."

the voices fade away.

Truegreen 2013/06/06(Thu)17:54 No. 514879 ID: ffd893
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>>514773
I grab my knife and return to the console room. Looks like everything is just as I left it...

Hey, I think I get it. So to open the "T" door, the console needs to Be switched to the red dot, which should be the leftmost one. (The dots should be red, orange, yellow, from left to right).

So switch the console knobs to "T" and "R". Then let's check if that opened the associated door.

touch the blood, and the purple paint. oh, and the console seems different somehow. examine it.

1/2 Truegreen 2013/06/08(Sat)12:15 No. 515314 ID: 1fec33
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>>514986
I touch the paint on the wall...I sense practically nothing. I hear a garble of syllables punctuated by a single phrase. "Hide It" I think whoever painted this was in a hurry.

There is no blood around but there is a horrible burn mark on that pillar. As I get close I feel a strong link, something happened here in the past...
"She burned me, the fucking bitch burned me!"
"Well, maybe you shouldn't be shooting people in the head."
"Fuck you"
"Grab his feet, we need to get him to the lab.
"why can't we just leave the freak where he is"
"because if another subject dies, WE will be the ones with massive head wounds. Now hurry up"
"Yeah fine, whatever you say

I'm not sure what to make of that.

>>514880
I go to the console and click the knobs into place...Then I remembered to push the button like last time. The computer beeps loudly.

Truegreen 2013/06/08(Sat)12:15 No. 515315 ID: 1fec33
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Well...shit...

So, our very first step is the generator, before we open any doors.

Which means we should be able to reach the generator right now. Let's try entering Miranda's crawlspace.

Well, dang.

Back to the door room, I guess. Maybe now we can 'see' what's on the other side of the broken glass.

>Not sure what to make of that
That this isn't a good place, wherever it is.

Also, there's still a knife on the floor after we picked ours up. Unless there's a second one, that's an art error.

>>515319
(Art error sorry I keep forgetting the knife)

Truegreen 2013/06/08(Sat)12:55 No. 515326 ID: 1fec33
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I return to the pipe room. That weird presence that was here before seems to be gone for good. The only sound is the soft whisper of air passing through an empty pipe. This place creeps me out...

Truegreen 2013/06/14(Fri)15:44 No. 516879 ID: 87fb1c
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>>515319
I look through the broken window and into the room beyond. I get a sense of where the walls are. There seems to be something (a console?) in the back. In the very center of the room is a complex device. I think it might be the generator? There is also a door off to the side.

I sense several presences as well.
the RED presence on the west wall feels WRONG. Something is off about it. It's almost as if it is just a big MISTAKE.

The RED Presence to the right seems to be a REPRESENTATION. Perhaps it is even SYMBOLIC. There's more, but it's complex and twisted, hard to keep track of.

The BLUE presence feels POWERFUL, as though a great deal of energy is being held back. It also carries tones of FEAR and DESPERATION.

The GOLD presence to the far left is some sort of SEAL. I believe it is meant to CHANNEL some sort of ENERGY, or otherwise keep it contained. I don't know what kind though.

The GOLD presence towards the back wall is quite DIGNIFIED. It radiates a depth of INTELLIGENCE. It feels almost ALIVE, but not quite.

>>516879
Do you think you could climb through the broken window without cutting yourself?

Let's see. West redness sounds like it might be messed-up wiring or something. Right red is probably a science-related symbol of some sort. West gold sounds like a power plug of some sort. Back gold is a computer, possibly even an AI. The blue is obviously just the generator, but it could also contain the memory of someone having shut the generator down out of fear.

Why don't we examine the generator itself closer and see if we can get a memory out of it?

>>516879
The right redness kinda reminds me of a biohazard symbol, but it's not quite the same. The back yellow probably'd be good to check out--information is good.

Truegreen 2013/06/14(Fri)17:17 No. 516891 ID: 87fb1c
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I slip through the window with little difficulty. I head straight for the generator. The moment my hand touches the smooth metal of it's side I can feel the entire structure snap into focus.

"But...sir...We've already disabled the plasma core. Without the auxiliary generator the facility will lose power too quickly. We'll be trapped."
"I thought I told you to disassemble it. Are you questioning my orders?"
"Sir..I..."
"You saw what happened to Oliver, and it's going to happen to all of us too if you don't shut this thing down. When you are finished you and the engineers take the elevator to the surface. Ill take care of the final sequences and join you."
"but, sir the battery won't last a second trip...and those things..."
"I'll just have to risk it. Get to work."
"Director..."
"NOW"

The...generator...they took it apart. But the turbines...the turbines are still connected. If I can get this to spin fast enough It could still generate power.

>>516891
That may have severe consequences. I think we'd better go for that INTELLIGENCE next.

We'll need to wait on that, I think. They shut down the generator to trap something in here. While we need the generator running to escape ourselves, it may be irresponsible or reckless to power it back up before we know what the danger was, or if it is passed. We certainly do not want to unleash something terrible on an unsuspecting world.

...not that we want to be trapped with something terrible either.

>>516901
Not a bade idea. An AI maybe? That could be a useful source of information.

inspect the seal.

Truegreen 2013/06/14(Fri)18:57 No. 516927 ID: 87fb1c
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>>516901
>>516915
I head over towards the GOLD presence. there is an odd box over here, It seems to have several...lights?...on it. I think someone has drawn two wavy lines as well.

There is a console here too. It seems to have an actual keyboard as well. I tap a key.
"Access Denied. Please Confirm Identity"

Is that blood on the ground? Investigate that area.

>confirm identity
Try the keycard! Or if there's a voice interface, maybe try speaking to it. Maybe your voiceprint is on file?

Truegreen 2013/06/14(Fri)20:03 No. 516940 ID: 87fb1c
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>>516929
YES! That will surely work. I just need to put the keycard...I left the keycard in the other console...
In the meantime...
>>516928
I suppose I'll check this area out.
Whatever is on the ground it feels chalky and smells burnt. I think it's another burn mark. There are more on the wall. Several small burn areas surrounding a large central one. There is a small metal charm in the corner. It is quite ornate. There's something about it...If I focus...I can almost hear...
"NO! I'M DONE WITH THIS PLACE! I'M GETTING OUT!"
FWOOOMPH
"ARRRRRGH!"
"What The Fuck Was That?"
"Forget it, he's making a run for it!"
there is a loud crash and the sound of breaking glass
"He's getting away!"
There is a loud grinding sound that seems to come from outside the room.
"Not if I can help it"
Several gunshots ring out in the distance, there is a muffled cry of pain and....
"noooooooo"

My head hurts a bit from that...Maybe I should go grab that keycard now...

Ouch. Yeah, something messed up went down, here.

Get keycard.

>>516940
Yeah, let's. Take a break from the seer stuff.

Truegreen 2013/06/14(Fri)21:01 No. 516964 ID: 87fb1c
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Ok I've got the keycard and...there it fits right in that slot.

Cool looks like I'm in

Truegreen 2013/06/14(Fri)21:02 No. 516965 ID: 87fb1c
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>>516964
Uuuuuuuhhhhhh....

Oh, I forgot that the keycard isn't in your name!

Answer, honestly. If there's no voice interface (no way for it to hear you) use the keyboard.

>>516965
Apologize for the deception, and tell the AI that you thought it was just a regular console. Introduce yourself and ask for their name. Also, ask what happened to this place.

Truegreen 2013/06/14(Fri)21:50 No. 516981 ID: 87fb1c
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"I uh I'm sorry, I thought you were just a console and..."
"Just tell me your name" "Marianne... Marianne Davis"
"Davis...Davis...I know that name. You are the daughter of Stanly Davis are you not?"
"Well um...yes...sir?"
"Well, he had quite high access didn't he. I suppose I could log you on as a...guest... What was it you needed?"
"Well I was sort of wondering what happened here?"
"hmm? what is here? you mean this room? I think I have some engineer logs and maintenance schedules around here...ah yes there, they are displayed on the screen. Peruse them at your leisure"
"Well um...I can't see them"
"What? Are you blind? I am absolutely positive they are displayed on the screen....is my monitor plugged in correctly...yes...hmmm what could be..."
"Actually...I am blind..."
"Oh...I'm sorry, It seems I cannot really help you"

...sure you could. If you're capable of reading or parsing the information in those logs, you are capable of reading or summarizing them aloud for me.

More specifically though, I'm interesting in what the purpose of this facility was. And why it was necessary to evacuate, and disable the generator.

>>516981
Explain a bit further, that you are a seer and have been seeing some flashes into the past. Ask what the "things" are that the Director was talking about. Is turning the generator on a bad idea?

>>516994
...I'm not sure we should be giving that away that secret to anyone, yet. Let alone a computer who almost certainly will not believe it.

Suggestion 2013/06/14(Fri)23:52 No. 517017 ID: f29aa1
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>>516981
Angrily demand an explanation on why such an advanced computer doesn't have a simple thing like TextToSpeech when ancient operating systems could do it from infancy!

Truegreen 2013/06/15(Sat)01:45 No. 517046 ID: 87fb1c
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>>516990
>>517017
"Come on, Primitive machines can narrate text no problem. You are obviously much more advanced then that. So tell me, why can't you?"
"That's classified"
He's hiding something. I think...did he just lie? If I use my sight I should be able to get a better understanding but I'm not sure if I should...

do it.

...wait. If you displayed the information on your screen and didn't know I was blind, that means you thought I would be able to read it. If you're refusing to read the information aloud, because it's classified, that means you lied.

Either the information is not classified, (because you previously displayed it with the expectation it would be understood) or you never expected me to get the information at all (you lied and did not display it, or you displayed it knowing I was blind while pretending you did not).

Why the deception? I would understand flat out denying me information, but you're going out of your way.

1/9 Truegreen 2013/06/25(Tue)16:46 No. 519426 ID: 87fb1c
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>>517056
He's definitely obfuscating something. I can't just ignore this...
I reach over and touch the computer casing. That should be enough right? This should be fairly simple.

Wait...something's happening

2/9 Truegreen 2013/06/25(Tue)16:50 No. 519427 ID: 87fb1c
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...I'm in a room...
I can...see it?
There is a man standing at a console. It's covered with different buttons. He's speaking into some sort of microphone. There is a thick window in front of him but I can't see through it...

It almost feels like I'm there, in the room. But that can't be, that's not how my visions are supposed to work...

3/9 Truegreen 2013/06/25(Tue)16:51 No. 519428 ID: 87fb1c
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There is also...a lot of pain...OW...I think...It's getting worse

Urgh my head...

4/9 Truegreen 2013/06/25(Tue)16:53 No. 519429 ID: 87fb1c
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Ah! Something is wrong!

5/9 Truegreen 2013/06/25(Tue)16:54 No. 519430 ID: 87fb1c
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AAARRRRGHH!

6/9 Truegreen 2013/06/25(Tue)16:57 No. 519433 ID: 87fb1c
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AAAAAAaaaa...What was that...where am I now?

BLACKNESS VOID

There...there's something in here with me...

7/9 Truegreen 2013/06/25(Tue)16:58 No. 519434 ID: 87fb1c
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LOOK AT US

I...Can't look away...red...glowing...

8/9 Truegreen 2013/06/25(Tue)17:01 No. 519435 ID: 87fb1c
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"LOOK OUT!"
"Hwaaaa?"
ARE YOU CRAZY? MOVE!
Someone...pushed me...that voice?

9/9 Truegreen 2013/06/25(Tue)17:03 No. 519436 ID: 87fb1c
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"Stay back! I'll hold it off!"

This was a bad idea...

Who are you? What's going on? Where are we?!

...do vision powers have any useful applications against giant monsters?

Truegreen 2013/06/25(Tue)19:11 No. 519467 ID: 87fb1c
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>>519442
"Who are you? Where are we? What is going on?"
"My name's Luis. I'm not sure where we are but it seems I'm going to have to fight a giant monster, I need to concentrate..."

As for useful vision applications....I should be able to see its weak-points. and perhaps anticipate its attacks, though it kind of hurts using my power right now. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to endure...

Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)03:47 No. 519751 ID: 87fb1c
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The creature can't get to us. We're safe? Luis seems to have shielded us somehow...?

In any case...owowowow...I can see...owowowow...the eyes...some part of that thing's belly...owowowowow...the top of the head....and....something deep in that maw...

I think I have my knife in my pocket...

>>519751
Try for the belly. Dart in and out of the shield so it can't quite get you.

better idea-tell Luis about your being a seer, and what you see. As far as we know, you're not a fighter of any sort.

Well, assuming he's using all his effort to hold the shield up, you're going to have to do all the weak spot stabbing on your own.

Unless your powers can pull the two of you out of this same way they got you into it.

Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)13:42 No. 519847 ID: 87fb1c
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>>519766
As a seer I should be able to exit a vision at any time. Though for some reason I can't here. It feels like I'm tied physically to this place. I did ever since this vision started, in that room where I could see. It's impossible though. I can't use my visions to travel through time or space, only to view different times and places. Or at least that's how it's supposed to work.

"Luis, I'm a seer I can see its weak spots"
"Okay? where?"
"eyes, belly, top of the head, and something in its throat. I'm going for the belly"[color=teal]
[color=gold]"What!? Don't leave the shield are you....crazy girl"

1/2 Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)13:45 No. 519848 ID: 87fb1c
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FEED US
"feeed..."
"Hey, Girl! what are you doing? stop just standing there! It's going to..."

2/2 Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)13:49 No. 519851 ID: 87fb1c
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BE DEVOURED
NO, NO YOU DON'T GET OUT OF HER HEAD!
FEED
AND STAY OUT!

mind...clearing...oh goddamnit. It's got me? It's got me! How the hell?

Basically? The others thought you could fight better than you actually can, and this thing can mess with minds.
Make with the stabbing of the tentacles wrapped around you!
[GET OUT TENTACLE MOUTH EYE!]

stab that red spot right in front of you!

Okay, you don't have much choice now but to stab or die. So make with the stabbing.

1/3 Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)15:20 No. 519870 ID: 87fb1c
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>>519858
IT'S NOT WORKING IT'S NOT WORKING! It's skin is so tough, I'm barely getting through!

"Can't Keep this up...Forever...STAB THE EYE! STAB IT!"

The Eye...

Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)15:24 No. 519872 ID: 87fb1c
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"Arrrgh!"
MINE!
but it's just so...pretty...So...very...

3/3 Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)15:40 No. 519876 ID: 87fb1c
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PRETTY!

Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)15:57 No. 519881 ID: 87fb1c
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Oh hey, I think I made it mad...

Ok, are you in front of the toothy maw, or more inside it?
If inside-KEEP STABBING!
If infront? STAB DAT BELLY!

Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)16:36 No. 519884 ID: 87fb1c
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>>519883
My knife seems to be stuck in its eye and...

THWACK

Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)16:37 No. 519885 ID: 87fb1c
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It's just frozen up...It's not moving anymore. Maybe it's dead?

>Maybe it's dead?
...I'm willing to bet it's not. And just stunned.

Time to start looking for a way out of here. You got in by trying to do your vision thing to the computer, how'd Luis get here?

Oh, and remember to thank him for the help.

Yellow dude hit the weakness in the top!
Quick, get ye knife and either slash the eye more or start pounding on the underbelly!

Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)17:03 No. 519894 ID: 87fb1c
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Ok, Got my knife, and STAB!

Ok...I think it's dead now...Blech...

"Uh...thanks for the help Luis"
"Yeah, no problem er...seer.."
"Mary, My name's Mary. You don't happen to know if there are any sinks around? maybe a shower? waterfall? Large pool of water?"
"No...it's usually just uh uniform blackness. No defining features you know how it is, The void..."
"yeah...so how'd you get in here?"
"I could ask the same question of you. Are you another subject?"

Subject? I don't know yet. I'm new to this thing, but the last time I ended up in here, it was by a friendly one of those who sent me back or something? Not sure what's up or down here.

>>519894
Tell him you wound up in here when you tried to use your powers to look into the AI computer's past.

Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)17:40 No. 519905 ID: 87fb1c
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>>519895
"I'm not sure what you mean by subject. This is all pretty new to me. I think I've been here before. Last time there was a creature as well, but it was kind of nice and sent me back
"How'd you get here then?"
"I was trying to use my powers on a computer, and suddenly I'm here"
"Ah I see. Well I work for this company as a sort of test subject. As I understand it, they were doing some research on some new mode of transportation and they found this place, The Void. Not sure how, but they figured out it was linked to people like you and me, people with special abilities. The way they explained it, exposure to it sort of enhances our abilities. And it really does. I used to be able to move small things with my mind, like pencil shavings, a paperclip at most. They showed me the void a couple times and now I can toss around forklifts. Though I have to admit, they've never sent me this far into the void or for this long. Mostly it's just little glimpses...I'm not sure how to get back...

"hey don't look at me, I just did what you told me too"
"every organ in his body is failing! And you sitting at the controls! What happened?"
"I don't know, there was this surge, like there were suddenly two of him or something, the buffers couldn't take it, they sent the energy right back"
"Damnit, get him to the lab, drop him in The Tank, he's too valuable to lose now!"
"yes sir"

i think we should try to leave, sounds like we ae killing him.

Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)18:09 No. 519916 ID: 87fb1c
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"We should get moving, try to find a way out of here."
"Yeah probably"
"erk..."
"are you ok?"
"yeah, just a bit of a headache that's all, it's nothing..."

We overloaded his thingy. His organs are failing, and he maybe dying if not dead. Apologize for that, sounds like we kinda screwed him over just by our presence.

Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)18:54 No. 519938 ID: 87fb1c
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>>519918
Oh yes, that sounds like a great idea. Tell the man who can throw forklifts with his mind, that he may have just died and it's all my fault but it's ok cause I'm sorry. That seems like a really great thing to say in a situation like this.
"You said you've walked around here before, do you think you know any way out?"
"No, I just got sent back last time I was here, didn't really get much time to wander. Not sure what good it would have done anyways"
"Hmm, that's no good then, Maybe you can use your seer powers to find a path then?"
"Yeah maybe, I just want to get away from this monster first, It's giving me the creeps"
"Heh, good idea let's go"

Ow...this headache is getting worse...I hope I haven't overextended myself...

>>519938
Try to turn off your seer sense entirely so that you can't see. He can guide you around, I guess.

Truegreen 2013/06/27(Thu)19:33 No. 519945 ID: 87fb1c
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>>519941
I turn off my sight as much as I can...The pain is still growing, but much slower now. Maybe it's because I'm in a vision?
"Hey Luis..."
"yes?
"No go on using my sight to guide us. I think I've overused it, It's starting to hurt"
"It was a longshot anyways, I suppose we are just going to have to look the old fashioned way"
"Oh...and uh Luis...you are going to have to guide me, without my sight...I'm blind"
"Woah, that's heavy, don't worry Mary I've got your back. Here take my hand."
"...Thanks Luis"

Still growing? Well, it's not proximity to the monster and it's not because you're still using seer sight, so... yeah, it must be a passive buildup from an extended vision, and you can't get out.

Looks like you should probably use it one final time to find out where the exit is.

It's because you zapped Louis's body with your seer powers unintentionally, and whatever was protecting it failed so now he's hurt bad! You gave him like, astral radiation poisoning. You need to separate from Louis so the buffers can something something, asap! Then you can try to find the exit... that corresponds to your body... wherever that is...

Truegreen 2013/06/28(Fri)00:32 No. 519965 ID: 87fb1c
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Time seems to have no meaning in the void. But every moment we walked, my headache seemed to worsen. We walked for what seemed like an eternity. We had no point of reference, we wandered in the endless dark. We chatted from time to time, about inconsequential things, but most of our journey was shrouded in impermeable silence. Until...

"I hear voices...voices all around us...Mary can you hear them?"
"Yes...erk...I'm going...to use my sight...I have to...hsss...see, something's...there"
"Are you sure? I mean, you don't look so good...
"I'll be fine...just...a moment"

"Mary?"
"I see it...a...rift...Straight ahead...a little...to the left...voices..."

Truegreen 2013/06/28(Fri)00:44 No. 519966 ID: 87fb1c
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"Alright, Let's get going then, this could be the way back"
"erk..."
"Mary? come on Mary?"
"I...can't...pain...so much..."
"Mary you have to, it's only a little further, like you said, it's right ahead of us Mary come on"
"I..CAN'T"

Hey Luis. How's your throwing arm?

Truegreen 2013/06/28(Fri)00:52 No. 519968 ID: 87fb1c
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"Mary...come on, you can do this, I know you can!"
"Ripped...apart...ARRGH"
It's like every cell in my body is being pulled in a different direction...my head...everything hurts!

Neither of you seem to be this "Professor Charles Travis" that they're talking about. Wouldn't you need the rift that leads to, well, you?? Pull yourself together, Mary!

Truegreen 2013/06/28(Fri)00:57 No. 519970 ID: 87fb1c
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Everything's...fading....
"NO!"
growing...distant...
"I refuse to allow this!"

Truegreen 2013/06/28(Fri)01:05 No. 519972 ID: 87fb1c
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"GAH...You weren't kidding...The...pain...Ergh..."
feeling...better...?

Truegreen 2013/06/28(Fri)01:14 No. 519973 ID: 87fb1c
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"It's...working!...Yes!"
Pain...fading...

Truegreen 2013/06/28(Fri)01:19 No. 519974 ID: 87fb1c
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"I think...I think I...did it..."
tired...
"Oh..."

Truegreen 2013/06/28(Fri)01:20 No. 519975 ID: 87fb1c
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"Oh..dear...

Truegreen 2013/06/28(Fri)01:38 No. 519977 ID: 87fb1c
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"LUIS!"

Well great, you killed Luis with your bitchfest. I bet his psychic whatever couldn't maintain when his body got pulped or something. Might as well see what the explorers of Dr. Charles Travis's office are up to.

I am so perceptivey.

Truegreen 2013/06/28(Fri)13:37 No. 520061 ID: 87fb1c
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The pain...it's all gone. Luis took it all away and then...Oh this is all my fault...I can't believe he's actually gone.

But the rift is here...maybe he made it through...That's possible right? He could still be alive...

The rift...

Truegreen 2013/06/28(Fri)13:38 No. 520062 ID: 87fb1c
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I'm falling...Voices, I hear voices, louder...

Land on the doctor's head!

Truegreen 2013/06/28(Fri)14:41 No. 520080 ID: 87fb1c
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Suddenly, everything stood still...
"Urgh...."

Truegreen 2013/06/29(Sat)01:06 No. 520177 ID: 87fb1c
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"Huh, what happened..."
"Mary? Is that you? Are you awake?"
"Yaay Mary's awake! We were so worried!"
"Oh, hey Miranda"
looks like I'm back...?

Wait a second. 'We'? what's that all about? Did she meet someone?
Ask her where she went.

the turbine seems to be spinning now.

Truegreen 2013/06/29(Sat)11:54 No. 520235 ID: 87fb1c
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"Wait, Miranda...you said we, did you meet someone?"
"Yeah! the fancy computer man, OH and Mister Winds. They are so nice!"
"Alright? What happened, where did you go?"
"Weeelll, After you didn't come back for a while I got worried and I went looking for you. You didn't answer me when I called so I got scared. And then I found you in here, all lying on the floor...you didn't have that splotch thing though, what is that stuff anyways? But yeah, the computer man told me you fell asleep. I was surprised to hear him talk but it was cool 'cause he was super nice."
"Miranda...why is the generator on?"
"You mean the big spinny thing? Oh, Computer Man said he was almost out of power and needed the big spinny thing spinning so he wouldn't run out. I didn't know what to do but I said I would help anyways because mommy always says you have to help your friends! I wasn't sure where to start so he said to look around some of the other rooms. I found this weird pipe thing, and Mr. Winds was inside it but he couldn't get out cause it was locked. So then I went into the vents and there were wires and switches and it was all puzzly. But I did it 'cause I'm a smart girl and I fixed all the tubes and things and Mr. Winds could get out. He looked a bit weird and he talks funny but I like him. He said he could turn the big spinny thing and he did! And now everyone is happy!"

Mr. Winds sounds like maybe Luis.

Waiiiit a second...Why is Mr.Windy, Mr. Windy?
Computer man makes sense, but I'm wondering if Mr.Windy is the 'purple' thing from before...
As for answering her question about that stuff on your shirt...Say it's from paint you spilled on yourself.

Truegreen 2013/06/29(Sat)13:11 No. 520245 ID: 87fb1c
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"Oh this stuff on my shirt, don't worry, It's just some paint, I spilled on myself"
"While you were asleep?"
"Yes...that happens...sometimes...Who is Mister Winds?"
"We are Many Winds"
"Hahaha, for a second there I almost thought the generator was talking to me, isn't that silly Miranda, I must have hit my head!"
"The generator, we are not. We are Many Winds"

The Many Winds? Are you...Like, the concept of winds? Or are you more like me, a human with the ability to turn into winds?

Truegreen 2013/06/29(Sat)22:40 No. 520376 ID: 670c71
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>>520249
"so...are you the concept of winds? Or are you human, and able to turn into winds?"
"we are many winds, once we flew. We flew far and wide, not knowing not caring. Night, Day, Earth, Flowers, Sun, we saw these things but did not know them. Then there were the tubes, the pipes and the pull. Forever, strong, relentless. We were carried away from the light and the flowers. We were carried deep into the earth. It was not our earth. We knew it now. We knew all we had seen. We did not want to know. So chained were we. We wish only for the freedom of the sky."

Truegreen 2013/07/04(Thu)08:32 No. 521310 ID: c1ddbf
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>>520376
"So...do you have a name then?"
"We are Many Winds, but some have called us, subject 3"

I think calling him Many Winds is a good idea. Subject 3 is such a dehumanizing (dewinding?) nomikar.

Ask Many Winds if he knows anything about this facility that could help free us all.

Truegreen 2013/07/04(Thu)08:55 No. 521316 ID: c1ddbf
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"You sound like you have been here for a long time. Do you maybe know a way out"
"We know the path. A door in the wall, a hallway beyond. A platform to lift us to the sky. Freedom for the imprisoned, if only we held the key"

well, as long as this turbine is spinning some more doors should of been unlocked.

Truegreen 2013/07/04(Thu)14:34 No. 521386 ID: c1ddbf
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well then, where should we go first?

There were those three rooms in that pipe area.

There was that big door thing in the console room.

There seems to be a door in here but I haven't checked it yet.