Faerzen blows himself up

[13:24] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> Roll Initiative
[13:27] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> Let me describe the room quick again
[13:27] <Faerzen[aberrant]> yeah its been too long since ive actually been here o.O
[13:28] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> The room is a fairly wide room with ornate walls with dart traps presumably inserted into the holes
[13:28] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> A large Sphinx statue lies to the back
[13:28] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> The basilisk clambered down from above the doorframe in the front
[13:28] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> Ok?
[13:29] <Faerzen[aberrant]> so it came in from behind me where i came into the room?
[13:29] <Faerzen[aberrant]> down the stairs?
[13:30] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> It was on the opposite side of the entrance to the room hanging on the wall/ceiling
[13:30] <Faerzen[aberrant]> okay, so kind of above/behind the sphinx?
[13:30] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> If you were to enter the room, and then immediately turn around and look up
[13:31] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> It would be on the wall nearby
[13:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> okay that's what i thought
[13:31] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> Sphinx is in the back of the room
[13:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> so basilisk and i are on opposite sides of the room
[13:31] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> Yup
[13:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> and the other two walls are covered in dart traps
[13:32] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> Yes
[13:32] <Faerzen[aberrant]> got it
[13:32] <Faerzen[aberrant]> thx
[13:32] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> Basilisk slowly unfurls itself and lazily approaches you
[13:32] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> Smiling menacingly
[13:32] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> Your turn
[13:32] <Faerzen[aberrant]> what does it look like? does it look like its got random stuff about it like the imps did?
[13:33] <Faerzen[aberrant]> from the stuff people put in sprites
[13:33] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> It has various types of pixellated food sticking out of it, and a Santa hat on
[13:33] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> and matches the off-beige color of the walls
[13:34] <Faerzen[aberrant]> ((is that a different color than other ones?))
[13:34] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <Let's say no>
[13:35] <Faerzen[aberrant]> now that the basilisk has entered the room, I quickly whirl some of the tumblers to random position
[13:35] <Faerzen[aberrant]> EXYUCHUDLO
[13:36] <Faerzen[aberrant]> and chuckling to myself, crouch down and press the button
[13:36] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Have a taste of some darts!
[13:36] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <One second, I'm thinking about doing something absolutely horrid to you>
[13:36] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <of course, what else would AT do?
[13:36] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <Like, Nick level bad>
[13:37] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <not even sure what that's supposed to mean but it sounds bad
[13:37] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <Welp, you remember that dungeon Nick went through?>
[13:37] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <That was Nick level bad>
[13:38] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <Right, I've decided>
[13:38] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <niiiice>
[13:38]  * ATtheorytime[Huelicopter] puts his improv hat on
[13:38] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <decisions are good as is improv>
[13:38] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <Its gonna be a Rollercoaster from here>
[13:38] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <oh god>
[13:38] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> The floor crumbles under you as the structural support beams are destroyed
[13:39] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> Roll me a Acrobatics check
[13:39] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Nooooooooooooooooo
[13:39] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <dang, 19+4=23>
[13:39] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <There were no dart traps>
[13:39] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <There were never going to be any darts :P>
[13:40] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> alright, let me think for another minute or so...
[13:40] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <the twist was that>
[13:40] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <That wasn't the bad thing. That was the twist>
[13:40] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> the explosion knocks you out the window, along with the Basilisk and GCS
[13:40] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <you are to be applauded for twists substantially less shitty than caliborn's>
[13:41] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> You fall down into the abyss
[13:41] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <Wait, the floor collapses and we fly out the window?>
[13:41] <Faerzen[aberrant]> But wait!
[13:41] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I was prepared for this!
[13:41] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <Yes, from an explosion>
[13:41] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <Go for it>
[13:41] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I decaptchalogue my parachute thing (Al - ALUMINUM)
[13:41] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> <The floor collapsed, then exploded>
[13:42] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> Roll me a sleight of hand check
[13:42] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <DANGGGGGG, 18+4=22>
[13:42] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <rngesus likes me today>
[13:42] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <just wait until combat tho. im saving all the ones for that>
[13:42] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> You successfully manage to activate the parachute before you fall too far
[13:43] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> You are now slowly drifting down into the deep dark
[13:43] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I try and calm my frantic breathing and look around
[13:43] <Faerzen[aberrant]> where are GCS and the imp?
[13:43] <Faerzen[aberrant]> *basilisk
[13:43] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> GCS floats down alongside you momentarily, panting and wheezing
[13:44] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> The Basilisk seems to have fallen down a mite faster than you
[13:44] <ATtheorytime[Huelicopter]> And is obscured by the darkness momentarily
[13:45] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Well, I suppose all I can hope for at this point is that that disgusting thing doesn't survive the fall.
[13:45] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Who knows what it will drop, GCS!
[13:45] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Though, that is assuming that I'll survive whatever resides down there.....
[13:45] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Do you know anything about what we might find below here?
[13:46] == ATtheorytime[Huelicopter] has changed nick to GCS
[13:46] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <omg, im so glad i made this parachute thing that one time>
[13:46] <GCS> "I'm afraid not Sir, it is as mysterious to me as it is to you"
[13:46] <GCS> The further you fall, the darker your surroundings get
[13:47] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Well then, I suppose we are simply off on another adventure! I can only hope it's not as miserable as I fear it might be.
[13:48] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh dear, it really is getting quite dark down here!
[13:49] <GCS> "So sir, how about that castle?"
[13:49] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Ah, yes! That would indeed be a good thing to pass the time.
[13:50] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Who knows how long we could be here waiting.....
[13:51] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I think we might have enough space in the back yard near the door to the basement
[13:51] <GCS> "Well I was thinking..." GCS begins a rambling description of buttresses and Balconies as you float lower into the darkness.
[13:51] <GCS> The main source of light is from GCS' glow
[13:51] <Faerzen[aberrant]> ((Faerzen listens, providing a couple comments here and there, but finds it difficult to get a word in edgewise))
[13:51] <GCS> But it illuminates nothing, the darkness cuts it off before it reaches surface
[13:52] <GCS> Giving the place a sense of sizelessness
[13:52] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <we're still falling?>
[13:52] <GCS> <Yes>
[13:52] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh wow, this really is a long way down!
[13:52] <GCS> "Indeed..."
[13:53] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I don't even know how fast we're moving, nor how long we've been travelling at that speed!
[13:53] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It's going to be a right chore getting back up!
[13:53] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Sigh
[13:53] <GCS> You continue falling, but there is no sense of time to tell you how long for
[13:53] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that yet another one of my "clever" plans backfired....
[13:54] <GCS> "I'm sure we can build our way back up!"
[13:54] <GCS> "I still have some cobblestone..."
[13:55] <GCS> By your measure you have been falling for about 15 minutes
[13:55] <Faerzen[aberrant]> And make one of those ridiculous towers of cobblestone that you place as you jump? Hahahahaha! I never thought something like that could occur in real life, but lo and behold, it very well may!
[13:56] <GCS> "I was thinking a spiral staircase myself, if we can spare the material"
[13:56] <Faerzen[aberrant]> That would probably be a lot safer!
[13:56] <GCS> *Thunk*
[13:56] <GCS> You stumble upon the cold stone ground
[13:57] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh?
[13:57] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It seems we have arrived.
[13:57] <GCS> "Indeed"
[13:57] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Where..... are we?
[13:57] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Here, let me put this away.......
[13:57] <GCS> GCS light seems to provide less illumination than normal, as if the darkness was overwhelming it.
[13:58] <GCS> "I am not sure..."
[13:58] <Faerzen[aberrant]> ((I fold up the parachute thingy and captchalogue it [Al - ALUMINUM]))
[13:58] <GCS> As far as you can see smooth grey marble extends in all directions
[13:58] <GCS> No walls,
[13:58] <GCS> No ceiling
[13:59] <GCS> Just a ground of Marble
[13:59] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I pull out the flashiscope (Fe - IRON) and flick the switch
[13:59] <GCS> You turn on the Flashiscope that cuts away the swaths of dark
[14:00] <GCS> You see the Grist presumably pertaining to the Basilisk's corpse
[14:00] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Excellent. I suppose this seems to have a use?
[14:01] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Ah, well at least it was presumably a quick death. ((I gather teh lootz!))
[14:03] <GCS> You collect 93 Base Grist and 24 Tungesten
[14:03] <GCS> And 5 HP healing gel
[14:04] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Jurgen's beard! That really was quite the stash!
[14:04] <GCS> <Though you can't overheal>
[14:04] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <does sleeping heal you?>
[14:04] <GCS> <Yes>
[14:04] <GCS> <Completely>
[14:04] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <cool>
[14:04] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <can i just leave the gel there for later or something?>
[14:05] <GCS> <Yes>
[14:05] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <unless that whole mess damaged me>
[14:05] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <was that the acrobatics?>
[14:05] <GCS> <Nah, you used a parachute>
[14:05] <GCS> <Acrobatics was unnecessary>
[14:06] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <did you remember that i made that thing?>
[14:06] <GCS> <Lets just say the gel recovered the damage I forgot to mention from the explosion>
[14:06] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <i dont even want to think about the falling dmg from that o.O>
[14:06] <GCS> <No, I didn'>
[14:07] <GCS> <==>>
[14:08] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I pull out the green tape (Cl - CHRLORINE)) and make an X on the ground where I landed
[14:08] <Faerzen[aberrant]> with a small arrow in the direction that I saw my house/rocky spire in last
[14:08] <GCS> You do so
[14:09] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Well, navigating here is certainly going to be a nightmare, GCS!
[14:09] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Do you think you'd be able to lay some of your spritely string on the ground as we walk?
[14:09] <GCS> "I think I shall"
[14:09] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I have a hunch we are going to become horribly lost if we don't track our location
[14:10] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I doubt my e-glasses' tracking will work down here as there aren't any locating satellites here :/
[14:10] <Faerzen[aberrant]> ((I start walking slowly in the direction of the arrow))
[14:12] <Faerzen[aberrant]> ((while we're walking...)) I don't know if I told you, GCS, but I encountered the most fantastic bird the other day!
[14:13] <GCS> "Oh?"
[14:13] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It was a pigeon, but its plumage was all manners of colors!
[14:13] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Its plumage painted a beautiful rainbow across its body, that faintly shimmered in the warm orange light of this land.
[14:14] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Well, I should say warm orange light of the top part of this land.
[14:14] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I gave it some food, but after it left, it flew down here of all places!
[14:15] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I cannot reason why such a beautiful creature would want to reside in this place, but it goes to show that we could find anything down here!
[14:15] <GCS> "Indeed we could"
[14:15] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I do hope I see one of those birds again sometime. I should remember to take a realcapture so I can show you!
[14:17] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Okay, this swirling, roiling mass of darkness is really quite disconcerting!
[14:17] <Faerzen[aberrant]> We need to keep alert, but I don't think I can bear to walk here in silence.
[14:18] <GCS> You see a small splotch of color in the distance
[14:18] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Do you have anything you wish to converse about, GCS?
[14:18] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh! Do you see that?
[14:18] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I thought I saw something up ahead!
[14:18] <GCS> "It appears to be some form of dye! Perhaps crushed Roses!"
[14:19] <GCS> You draw closer
[14:19] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <indeed>
[14:19] <GCS> It appears to be a large arrow
[14:19] <GCS> Crudely drawn in blood with a wavering finger
[14:20] <GCS> "..."
[14:20] <Faerzen[aberrant]> ((pointing which way?))
[14:21] <GCS> <About 50° off your current path>
[14:22] <GCS> <Clockwise>
[14:22] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Ah. Well, I suppose it was only a matter of time before something like this cropped up.
[14:22] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Hmmmm. I don't like it.
[14:23] <GCS> *coughs*
[14:23] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I really don't like this! Every single DAMN time something like this happens, everything that follows is a pointless, miserable, macabre ordeal!
[14:23] <Faerzen[aberrant]> What do you do now?!?!?
[14:23] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Hopelessly wander in the darkness???
[14:24] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Follow the arrows of blood?
[14:24] <GCS> "I don't know Sir?"
[14:24] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Neither of these options seem particularly attractive.
[14:24] <GCS> "I see no other thing to do"
[14:25] <Faerzen[aberrant]> These arrows could just as well be directing us through a hazard and pointing out an exit as leading the way to something terrible
[14:25] <GCS> "What choice do we have but to follow?"
[14:26] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Personally, I think the negative consequences of assuming one of these incorrectly is greater if we assume they are helpful and they are not, so for now I think we should ignore them and come back if necessary.
[14:26] <Faerzen[aberrant]> We can keep walking!
[14:26] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'm not going to play into the hand of whatever this scheme is until I know I have no other options.
[14:26] <GCS> "Lead on then Sir"
[14:26] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'm SICK AND TIRED of being railroaded into things by this TWISTED game!
[14:27] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'm sure it doesn't even make a difference what we do
[14:27] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It will all end up the same anyways!
[14:27] <Faerzen[aberrant]> But for now, FUCK THIS. ((I march onwards))
[14:27] <GCS> <Direction?>
[14:27] <Faerzen[aberrant]> ((I try and calm myself after a short while))
[14:28] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <continuing to go straight>
[14:28] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Sorry... GCS.
[14:28] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I.... shouldn't have said that.
[14:28] <Faerzen[aberrant]> This game is so.... aggravating! But that's no excuse for my language.
[14:28] <GCS> "It is alright Sir"
[14:29] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Sigh.
[14:29] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Let's just get out of here as fast as we can.
[14:29] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I pull open a drawing window on my e-glasses
[14:29] <GCS> ==>
[14:29] <Faerzen[aberrant]> ((and I mark a dot with an arrow pointing 50 degrees clockwise from up))
[14:29] <GCS> <Ok>
[14:30] <Faerzen[aberrant]> ((and then draw a thin black line upwards past the arrow denoting where we've walked))
[14:30] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It may be useful to remember where we spot things down here. Lest we need to circle back on ourselves.
[14:30] <GCS> About five minutes later GCS interrupts your line of thought
[14:30] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I certainly hope that will not be necessary though, GCS.
[14:31] <GCS> "Another arrow?"
[14:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Is that so?
[14:31] <GCS> The arrow points the same direction as before
[14:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> ((i investigate))
[14:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh, of course.
[14:33] <GCS> <Not the same direction, it points towards the same angle as the arrow previous, not accounting for the distance you've travelled>