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Fallout: Beyond Equestria, 101: Origin Story (Part 18)

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  1. [2014-09-10 13:14:40] <Kkat> 3Bookwright is just befuddled. "Riddles. Oh my goodness I'm terrible at riddles."
  2. [2014-09-10 13:14:47] <Kkat> 3Golden_Dream frowns gravely. "Let me solve this one fer' you, Bookie. Copycat, how did you feel when you got noodled by the slender zebra?"
  3. [2014-09-10 13:14:53] <Kkat> 3CopyCat looks down. "Ashamed."
  4. [2014-09-10 13:15:03] <Kkat> 3Bookwright and Golden_Dream both remember the scene from the book with Ahuizotl trying to make the Sapphire Stone reveal the key. It was beautifully comical, right at one of the most tense moments in the book.
  5. [2014-09-10 13:15:13] <Kkat> 3Mare-Do-Well nods to Noble_Heart. "If I'm right, we need the key. We need to be at the lock where Daring Do has hidden the Amulet of Atonement. And we need someone who is really sorry for... something that they did." She suddenly slumps. "Gosh. If I wasn't dead, that could be me."
  6. [2014-09-10 13:15:23] <Kkat> 3Noble_Heart frowns and nods her head. She looks down slowly, then speaks quietly, "Then first we must find the door."
  7. [2014-09-10 13:15:31] <Kkat> 3Golden_Dream continues. "And immediately after, y' said that you wanted t' remember who you were." She rubs her forehead. "I got it all wrong. That spirit ain't truth, it ain't answers. It's pure and simple repentance."
  8. [2014-09-10 13:15:46] <Kkat> 3Mare-Do-Well looks at all the things Golden_Dream got from the room. "And I'm guessing we've already got the key."
  9. [2014-09-10 13:15:57] <Kkat> 3Golden_Dream holds the helmet dear in her hooves. She's shaking. "... If anyone wants, I'll be the one t' go out t'night."
  10. [2014-09-10 13:16:10] <Kkat> 3Mare-Do-Well looks at Golden_Dream, "Are you okay?" She suspects Golden_Dream is thinking about thing she is remorseful about. That's not easy.
  11. [2014-09-10 13:16:16] <Kkat> 3Noble_Heart gently moves a wing around Golden Dream. "We do not think it would be wise for any of us to be alone." She looks down sadly.
  12. [2014-09-10 13:16:21] <Kkat> 3Golden_Dream inhales. Exhales. "I don't recommend you comin' with, Noble. It ain't gonna be pleasant, and I'm th' only pony that'll see it comin'."
  13. [2014-09-10 13:16:28] <Kkat> 3Noble_Heart shakes her head. "But I will not let you go alone." She nuzzles Golden Dream's cheek.
  14. [2014-09-10 13:16:34] <Kkat> 3Golden_Dream bites her lip. "There ain't nothing I can say that'll get it through yer head that I don't want you t' be th' one that gets noodled, is there?"
  15. [2014-09-10 13:16:40] <Kkat> 3Noble_Heart quietly shakes her head.
  16. [2014-09-10 13:16:45] <Kkat> 3Golden_Dream exhaled quietly, before moving out into the dark of the jungle. The term "red of tooth and claw" resounded in her mind without real understanding why it was there.
  17. [2014-09-10 13:16:51] <Kkat> 3Noble_Heart follows behind Golden Dream, intent to stand watch.
  18. [2014-09-10 13:16:57] <Kkat> 3Golden_Dream 's heart went heavy with dread. This wasn't going to be nice. "... Come out, friend. I know yer' watchin'."
  19. [2014-09-10 13:17:04] <Kkat> 3The sun has begun to set. The sky looks bloody through the small breaks in the canopy above.
  20. [2014-09-10 13:17:11] <Kkat> 3Golden_Dream waits for darkness to fall, or the spirit to come. Either would suffice.
  21. [2014-09-10 13:17:31] <Kkat> 3---
  22. [2014-09-10 13:18:28] <Kkat> 3Fallout: Beyond Equestria, Session One Hundred and One: Origin Story (Part Eighteen) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSUQxGjZZ4
  23. [2014-09-10 13:18:41] <Kkat> 3--- Session Begins ---
  24. [2014-09-10 13:23:11] * CopyCat had been lying on her side, almost like a sofa, with her friends Shatara and Get_Lost resting on her. She stirrs slightly in her sleep, nuzzling up against the faces of her friends.
  25. [2014-09-10 13:24:22] <Kkat> 3As dark shadows of violet and indigo seep into the sky, chasing the setting sun as it vanishes behind the mountains, the ruins are plunged into a deep darkness.
  26. [2014-09-10 13:24:59] * Golden_Dream exhales gravely. "Noble, givin' y' fair warning. Put yer shield up. I don't want you gettin' poked here."
  27. [2014-09-10 13:25:12] * Bookwright is reading a book by the soft glow of his horn. The book has no pictures. CopyCat probably wouldn't enjoy it. Scales is coiled loosely beside him, their physical contact finally broken and with it, the spell of telepathy. His last thought to Scales was, <This was fascinating. Let's do it again.>
  28. [2014-09-10 13:25:47] * Noble_Heart frowns. "We doubt that Our shield would do any good against a spirit of remorse or sorrow."
  29. [2014-09-10 13:26:42] <Kkat> 3If Golden_Dream has an answer to that, it is unheard, as all falls silent.
  30. [2014-09-10 13:27:19] * Bookwright flips a page, but does not look up as he speaks. "Do you think hugs and kisses would protect you from a spirit of remorse and slash or sorrow?"
  31. [2014-09-10 13:27:22] * Golden_Dream bites her lip and points up at Noble. She can fly, that thing don't have wings.
  32. [2014-09-10 13:27:46] <Kkat> 3A face appears in the darkness, pale and featureless.
  33. [2014-09-10 13:29:38] <Kkat> 3It stares at Golden_Dream with its lack of eyes.
  34. [2014-09-10 13:30:48] * Golden_Dream bites her lip and winces. Hello, darkness, my old friend. I've come to talk to you... etcetera. She closes her eyes then raises her hoof, shaking a little.
  35. [2014-09-10 13:32:31] <Kkat> 3( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zLfCnGVeL4 )
  36. [2014-09-10 13:33:38] <CopyCat> (love that song)
  37. [2014-09-10 13:34:10] <Kkat> 3The figure creeps forward softly, tendrals of shadow blacker than black writhe behind the figure, tall and gaunt, a zebra with no stripes nor mane nor tail.
  38. [2014-09-10 13:35:23] * Noble_Heart glances around in the darkness and the silence. She could not see it, but she knew it was here.
  39. [2014-09-10 13:37:32] * Golden_Dream looks at Noble_Heart with hesitation, then proceeds to visibly wince while her hoof climbed up to... Boop the big scary ghost of solemnity on the nose.
  40. [2014-09-10 13:38:04] <Kkat> 3The figure reaches out a hoof. And a jumble of memories rush to the forefront of Golden_Dream's mind. Single words out of fragments of conversations...
  41. [2014-09-10 13:38:46] <Kkat> 3} "...you..." says Noble_Heart haughtily
  42. [2014-09-10 13:39:08] <Kkat> 3} "...have..." asks Bookright
  43. [2014-09-10 13:39:31] <Kkat> 3} "...come..." demands Golden_Dream's father.
  44. [2014-09-10 13:40:07] <Kkat> 3} "...wanting..." Golden_Dream says to Shatara
  45. [2014-09-10 13:40:51] <Kkat> 3} "...to..." laments Silver Bell
  46. [2014-09-10 13:41:20] <Kkat> 3} "...bargain..." suggests the alicorn who has come for Golden_Dream's brother.
  47. [2014-09-10 13:41:57] <Kkat> 3... none of these voices are heard aloud. The silence is more omnipotent than ever. But they ring clear in Golden_Dream's head.
  48. [2014-09-10 13:44:31] * Golden_Dream gulps. It was like Copycat except... A lot more terrifying. She realized that there was no voice to be had, so she just did the next best thing. She nodded to the affirmative and thought of a key.
  49. [2014-09-10 13:45:27] <Kkat> 3} "...We..." says the alicorn as she approaches Golden_Dream and her brother.
  50. [2014-09-10 13:46:10] <Kkat> 3} "...are..." says the ponies protesting Barnstormers in the AwesomeMart.
  51. [2014-09-10 13:46:26] <Kkat> 3} "...not..." replies Toy.
  52. [2014-09-10 13:47:03] <Kkat> 3} "...who..." bellows Lionheart
  53. [2014-09-10 13:47:19] <Kkat> 3} "...you..." accuses Golden_Dream, glaring at Noble_Heart
  54. [2014-09-10 13:47:31] <Kkat> 3} "....think..." offers Get_Lost
  55. [2014-09-10 13:48:32] <Kkat> 3} "...we..." states the Enclave officer from across the desk in what was once a pleasant hostel.
  56. [2014-09-10 13:49:04] <Kkat> 3} "...are..." asks CopyCat
  57. [2014-09-10 13:49:39] <Kkat> 3... and silence still reigns....
  58. [2014-09-10 13:50:00] * CopyCat ear-flickers and raises her head, looking with concern in the direction that Golden_Dream and Noble_Heart had taken. She doesn't say anything.
  59. [2014-09-10 13:50:33] * Golden_Dream 's eyes jolt open. They aren't? Then what is it? She realizes, yup, still scary, so she decides against doing that eye opening thing again. If the ghost isn't the spirit of sorrow, or retribution, what kind of spirit is it?
  60. [2014-09-10 13:52:00] <Kkat> 3} "...I..." rants the heartless
  61. [2014-09-10 13:52:18] <Kkat> 3} "...give..." offers Scarlet
  62. [2014-09-10 13:56:13] <Kkat> 3} "...you..." says holographic Sweetie
  63. [2014-09-10 13:57:01] <Kkat> 3} "...the..." says Shatara, staring towards the horizon
  64. [2014-09-10 13:57:23] <Kkat> 3} "...location..." Noble_Heart reads off a terminal
  65. [2014-09-10 13:58:41] <Kkat> 3} "...of..." says the steamboat captain
  66. [2014-09-10 13:59:17] <Kkat> 3} "...Amulet..." declares Mare-Do-Well in a ghostly whisper
  67. [2014-09-10 13:59:54] <Kkat> 3} "...or..." Cresceno suggests
  68. [2014-09-10 14:00:34] <Kkat> 3} "...Element..." Silver Bell confides in a worried voice.
  69. [2014-09-10 14:01:02] <Kkat> 3...in the silence, the strange zebra spirit awaits a choice.
  70. [2014-09-10 14:01:45] * Golden_Dream pauses for a moment. Ghosts and spirits always gave her a sunken feeling in her gut, but this one was even worse. Either the location of the Amulet, or the Element of Harmony. But not both.
  71. [2014-09-10 14:03:53] * Golden_Dream bites the bullet and opens her eyes. The question is, what does it want in exchange?
  72. [2014-09-10 14:05:06] <Kkat> 3} "...you..." Tidal accuses.
  73. [2014-09-10 14:05:48] <Kkat> 3} "...give..." demands Professor Paladin
  74. [2014-09-10 14:06:03] <Kkat> 3} "...tu..." says Mitzi
  75. [2014-09-10 14:06:28] <Kkat> 3} "...me..." Golden_Dream tells her father.
  76. [2014-09-10 14:09:37] <Kkat> 3} "...either..." says the Black Talons griffin whom Noble_Heart captured.
  77. [2014-09-10 14:09:55] <Kkat> 3} "...Amulet..." says Bookright
  78. [2014-09-10 14:10:26] <Kkat> 3} "...or..." offers the holographic image of Princess Cadance
  79. [2014-09-10 14:10:52] <Kkat> 3} "...one..." counts down Get_Lost
  80. [2014-09-10 14:11:13] <Kkat> 3} "...uf..." says Mitzi.
  81. [2014-09-10 14:12:11] <Kkat> 3} "...yer..." says Rusty Turniptruck as young Golden_Dream exchanges bits for bullets.
  82. [2014-09-10 14:12:27] <Kkat> 3} "...FRIENDS!..." cheers Pink-E.
  83. [2014-09-10 14:16:04] * Golden_Dream 's ears perk up at that, this horrified and shocked expression on her face becoming quite apparent. She inhales deeply and calms herself, patting the place next to her. Park yourself here. The silence helps me think, spirit of silence.
  84. [2014-09-10 14:21:18] * Golden_Dream thinks about a lot of things. She mostly thinks about how important the elements of harmony are. If the amulet is important at all. What this spirit even is, if it's the Quetzalcoatl Empress or a sphinx or a particularly ambitious spirit of something. She briefly thinks about simply giving herself up before beating herself up about the idea, knowing she wasn't an island anymore.
  85. [2014-09-10 14:22:27] <Kkat> 3A memory flashes through Golden_Dream's mind:
  86. [2014-09-10 14:22:45] <Kkat> 3The interior of Yearling Manor is in stately dilapidation. The place is dark and gloomy, scant light filtering through cracks in the boarding across all the windows. Dust lies thick, and cobwebs abound. This room was the dining room. There is a long wooden table laden with goblets and fruit bowls and surrounded by chairs.
  87. [2014-09-10 14:22:46] <Kkat> 3Pictures hang on the walls, almost all of them of ponies looking stately and somber. They are all faded, although one is faded far more than the others, to the point of being nearly blank.
  88. [2014-09-10 14:23:49] <Kkat> 3...
  89. [2014-09-10 14:23:53] <Kkat> 3Get_Lost opens the door to the room she has found. The room seems... darker, although it really isn't. Colder... although it really isn't that either. More... lonely, maybe? The room was the daughter's room, she thinks. The wallpaper is unusually faded, but she can still make out the patterns of flowering ivy.
  90. [2014-09-10 14:24:43] * Golden_Dream has a horrified expression on her face. That picture... She picks out the strange one. The faded one. You're the pony in the picture, aren't you? Who that manor belongs to?
  91. [2014-09-10 14:25:56] <Kkat> 3...
  92. [2014-09-10 14:26:51] <Kkat> 3Golden_Dream remembers an old, black-and-white photo that Get_Lost found in a drawer. Two mares standing in front of Yearling Manor. One looks like a younger Rainbow Dash, maybe Kid's age. The other... is eerily hard to make out. The photograph has faded unevenly, the image of the mare in the flower dress is almost gone.
  93. [2014-09-10 14:28:35] <Kkat> 3Golden_Dream's memory flashes over reading the most recent fragment of Daring Do's unfinished prequel.
  94. [2014-09-10 14:29:00] <Kkat> 3> Daring fished something out of a pocket and looked down at it, trying to focus on the one small bright point in all of this. On her hoof, she held two golden chains; clasped to each was one half of a broken coin – friendship necklaces, each bearing half of a whole. “At least I’ll be able to visit with…” Daring Do stopped.
  95. [2014-09-10 14:29:08] <Kkat> 3> The young pegasus grew alarmed when she realized that, just for a moment, she had forgotten the name of Goldentongue’s goddaughter. Even though she had bought the necklaces while thinking of her, it took a forceful moment to remember. “…A.K. again.”
  96. [2014-09-10 14:29:31] <Kkat> 3Her mind jumps to another...
  97. [2014-09-10 14:30:03] <Kkat> 3> “…not a complication. She will be ready for you before the moon…” Goldentongue’s voice cut off. All sound cut off. Daring Do had gone deaf. Panic burst in her breast. She stumbled back from the door.
  98. [2014-09-10 14:30:36] <Kkat> 3} "...Amulet..." asks Golden_Dream
  99. [2014-09-10 14:30:55] <Kkat> 3} "...or..." Rainbow Dash offers.
  100. [2014-09-10 14:31:10] <Kkat> 3} "...friend..." Golden_Dream tells Noble_Heart.
  101. [2014-09-10 14:35:31] * Golden_Dream pauses for a moment, taking out the little friendship pendant. This belongs to you, doesn't it? You know what it's like to lose a friend for a long time, don't you?
  102. [2014-09-10 14:47:17] <Kkat> 3The silence remains.
  103. [2014-09-10 14:47:30] * Bookwright turns a page in the silence. The silence returns.
  104. [2014-09-10 14:50:15] * Noble_Heart watches Golden Dream silently, tilting her head slightly to one side in the darkness.
  105. [2014-09-10 14:51:14] * CopyCat does not remain silent. At least mentally. [If Mr. Noodles-without-asking wants the Amulet then he should tell us where it is. If he wants us to give it to him he should tell us where the Element is as well.] She thinks at Golden_Dream... and possibly everyone else.
  106. [2014-09-10 14:51:51] * Golden_Dream exhales deeply. You got screwed for the sake of that amulet, didn't you?
  107. [2014-09-10 14:52:25] * Bookwright realizes he's been re-reading the same paragraph for two minutes. He closes the book abruptly with a silence-shattering bang. He looks around. "Why... is it so Luna-damned silent in here?"
  108. [2014-09-10 14:52:53] * Shatara stirs in his sleep. May or may not be dreaming of noodles.
  109. [2014-09-10 14:53:43] * Bookwright "It's freaking unnerving".
  110. [2014-09-10 14:54:20] * Golden_Dream smacks her lips silently. What business do you have with the amulet, spirit?
  111. [2014-09-10 14:54:27] * Bookwright finally looks around. Sees a shadow that isn't being cast by anything. "Oh."
  112. [2014-09-10 14:55:28] * CopyCat frowns at Bookwright. "Goldie is in the middle of a very heated, yet silent, debate with the Faceless Noodler. It may be able to tell us where the Element or the Amulet can be found... for a price."
  113. [2014-09-10 14:56:24] * Bookwright stares at Golden_Dream. "I... see."
  114. [2014-09-10 15:00:08] <Kkat> 3} "...We..." says the alicorn who talked to Spero before he left the caravan.
  115. [2014-09-10 15:00:27] <Kkat> 3} "...were..." explains Bookwright
  116. [2014-09-10 15:01:06] <Kkat> 3} "...screwed..." Golden_Dream thinks at the spirit.
  117. [2014-09-10 15:03:24] * Golden_Dream thinks back. And the amulet's the only way fer you to get back to normal, am I right?
  118. [2014-09-10 15:07:48] * Golden_Dream shrugs and looks back at her friends. Or to pass the torch to someone else.=
  119. [2014-09-10 15:12:56] * Golden_Dream furrows her brow, then more aggressively touches faceless face. Let me tell you what's going to happen. You're going to tell us where the amulet is, and where to go to get it. And then we're going to get it for you, and then you're going to tell us where the element is once we have it. Are these terms to your liking? Yes, or no.
  120. [2014-09-10 15:18:43] * Golden_Dream continues. We give you the amulet, and then if you even /think/ about double crossing us in some way or doing some needlessly destructive crap, I will personally arrange for you to have glass powder rubbed into your eye sockets."
  121. [2014-09-10 15:20:23] <Kkat> 3} "...I..." complains Golden_Dream
  122. [2014-09-10 15:25:21] <Kkat> 3} "...keep..." says Apple Bloom admits to the New Futures stallion
  123. [2014-09-10 15:26:13] <Kkat> 3} "...my..." says the voice of Toy on the Time Capsule recording
  124. [2014-09-10 15:27:03] <Kkat> 3} "...promises..." the twisted swampfolk tells Golden_Dream with a sneer
  125. [2014-09-10 15:27:35] * Golden_Dream spits into her hoof and outstretches it. Deal?
  126. [2014-09-10 15:27:52] <Kkat> 3} "...ponies..." Applejack spits at the news about Solaris
  127. [2014-09-10 15:28:24] <Kkat> 3} "...don't..." comments Bonaparte.
  128. [2014-09-10 15:30:36] * Golden_Dream scrunches her face. Prepare to be pleasantly surprised. Pretend to shake the hoof to bind the deal.
  129. [2014-09-10 15:30:46] * Get_Lost snores loudly, kicks with a rear leg, probably hitting shatara
  130. [2014-09-10 15:32:25] <Kkat> 3} "...you..." says Herald
  131. [2014-09-10 15:33:02] * Shatara mrrfles and instinctively grabs Get_Lost's hoof, nomming on it.
  132. [2014-09-10 15:34:22] <Kkat> 3} "...bring..." Bookwright calls out to CopyCat
  133. [2014-09-10 15:34:38] <Kkat> 3} "...Amulet..." Golden_Dream says
  134. [2014-09-10 15:34:58] <Kkat> 3} "...Uh..." Mitzi responds
  135. [2014-09-10 15:35:32] <Kkat> 3} "...tell..." Cheerilee says with a smile
  136. [2014-09-10 15:37:32] * Get_Lost yelps and wakes up "eeeEEEEP!"
  137. [2014-09-10 15:40:02] <Kkat> 3} "...where..." asks Effigy, the representative from Golden Buckle.
  138. [2014-09-10 15:40:41] <Kkat> 3} "...Amulet..." Mare-Do-Well continues
  139. [2014-09-10 15:40:57] <Kkat> 3(oops! Ignore the last one!)
  140. [2014-09-10 15:41:40] <Kkat> 3} "...Element..." Bookwright notes
  141. [2014-09-10 15:43:01] * Golden_Dream is losing her patience. The spit on her hoof is starting to dry. Deal. Where's the amulet?
  142. [2014-09-10 15:47:34] <Kkat> 3} "...No!..." shouts Golden_Dream, insisting ghosts aren't real
  143. [2014-09-10 15:47:41] * Shatara blinks awake slowly. Realizes he has a beakfull of hindhoof.
  144. [2014-09-10 15:49:30] * Get_Lost has noeyes, so she can't stare... still, looks a bit short breathed "i didn't reaalize you wanted me so bad..."
  145. [2014-09-10 15:49:41] * Golden_Dream slumps her shoulders and then wipes off her hoof. How do I get you the amulet if I don't know where to get it?
  146. [2014-09-10 15:49:57] <Kkat> 3Suddenly, Golden_Dream (and CopyCat) is hit by a powerful memory that belongs to neither. They see before them: Daring Do, crouched defensively. There is a pony on her back, limp, draped in a bloody flower dress. "I won't let you have her!"
  147. [2014-09-10 15:51:47] * CopyCat jolts at the unexpected foreign memory, shaking Shatara and Get_Lost.
  148. [2014-09-10 15:52:17] * Shatara goes wideyed and blushes deeply...and acks as CopyCat gets shaking.
  149. [2014-09-10 15:54:44] <Kkat> 3You feel memories dredged up from Daring's mind. "...But..." Professor Underhill tells her. "...she..." says Fleetwing bluntly. "...is..." Mhudumu explained. "...mine!..." insists Daring Do.
  150. [2014-09-10 15:55:16] <Kkat> 3The memory ends, shattered by silence.
  151. [2014-09-10 15:56:01] <Kkat> 3} "...No..." says Golden_Dream's father.
  152. [2014-09-10 15:56:23] <Kkat> 3} "...freebies..." quotes Rusty Turnip Truck.
  153. [2014-09-10 15:57:32] <Kkat> 3The spirit is gone. Sound resumes abruptly, like someone turning on the PipBuck radio, turned to the station of the world.
  154. [2014-09-10 15:57:46] * Get_Lost grabs shatare to avoid being shaken
  155. [2014-09-10 15:58:05] * CopyCat shudders.
  156. [2014-09-10 15:58:18] * Get_Lost "what is going on for sparkle's sake!"
  157. [2014-09-10 16:00:12] * CopyCat turns her head towards Get_Lost's voice, and only then opens her eyes again. When she could be sure her friends would be the first thing she sees. "The... spirit creature, Slendermane, who touched me before was here."
  158. [2014-09-10 16:00:39] * Golden_Dream bites her lower lip. Shiiiiit. "We gotta find the amulet." She finally says out loud. "I don't know where it is, I don't know where it could be, but it's th' only thing that can get slendermane t' speak up on where th' element went."
  159. [2014-09-10 16:01:01] * Shatara releases Get_Lost's hoof, and hugs her as he listens to CopyCat.
  160. [2014-09-10 16:01:35] * CopyCat manages a smile for Get_Lost and Shatara. "But he is gone again now. If we can find the Amulet that Daring Doo wrote about then he may help us locate the Element of Laughter."
  161. [2014-09-10 16:04:13] * CopyCat makes a scrunchy face and then yawns widely. "~But that can wait until morning. Please, make yourselves comfortable again."
  162. [2014-09-10 16:04:28] * Golden_Dream is at a loss. She doesn't know where the Amulet could be. She ran through her thoughts, thinking maybe there could be something there. They had the key, right? So where's the door?
  163. [2014-09-10 16:04:38] * Golden_Dream has a bad idea.
  164. [2014-09-10 16:05:01] * Get_Lost ponders copy's words "do you think we will find some decent motel room on the way too? i don't think shatara can wait anymore... it's a bit sudden but hey, never look in the gift's horse mouth..."
  165. [2014-09-10 16:06:11] * Shatara quietly blushes deeper.
  166. [2014-09-10 16:06:34] * Bookwright shakes his head. "This is one of the safest places in the jungle. We should stay the night here."
  167. [2014-09-10 16:06:39] * Golden_Dream hangs her head. "No freebies." She repeated, looking up. "Folks, we got two options. We can go scan every single one of these ruins until we find th' one with th' door..." She continues. "Or we can start twistin' th' knife on them folks that may know already."
  168. [2014-09-10 16:07:44] * Noble_Heart frowns and shakes her head. "We do not believe anyone knows, save perhaps Daring Do. And she has already left us her breadcrumb trail. It would be best if we keep following it."
  169. [2014-09-10 16:08:29] * CopyCat chuckles at Get_Lost and shakes her head. "No, but I'm sure you could find some privacy in one of the nearby rooms. Perhaps even a nice bed of moss."
  170. [2014-09-10 16:09:35] * Golden_Dream prods at Noble Heart's chest. "Where's th' breadcrumb trail leadin' us, Noble? Have you been hearin' a code I ain't acquainted with?"
  171. [2014-09-10 16:10:21] * Get_Lost looks at shatara "is a forgotten prison in the middle of nowhere good enough for you?"
  172. [2014-09-10 16:10:25] * Noble_Heart blinks and looks down at Golden Dream. "We already know it is hidden. And what trick was used to hide it. She meant it to be followed. A means for those who might come after her, who would know of her and what she had done, to find what she had hidden for their own good."
  173. [2014-09-10 16:10:35] * Bookwright "I still think that she gave the statue, or the amulet, or whatever, to one of her long-ago enemies. And it's probably in neither shape."
  174. [2014-09-10 16:15:35] * Golden_Dream sighs. "Great, where's he?"
  175. [2014-09-10 16:15:39] * Noble_Heart shakes her head. "We doubt that she has given it to a foe. It seems more likely that she has hidden it in a the same way that required her foe to overcome. Something that her enemies would never be, but that those who followed after her would be able to understand."
  176. [2014-09-10 16:16:26] * Bookwright "That's... a better interpretation. At least, I hope that's what she did. We still have to figure out where she hid it though..."
  177. [2014-09-10 16:16:48] * Noble_Heart frowns. "She was on the run from the Legion. From one of the most dangerous and dedicated of their followers by the sounds of it. She hid the key in the same way that the Tree of Life's key was hidden. Requiring the right personality traits and actions to reveal. Actions she knew her enemies would never think to take."
  178. [2014-09-10 16:18:57] * Noble_Heart taps her chin. "We are still uncertain where exactly it is hidden. But We suspect that is because We have not heard all that has been written yet. Continuing our exploration of the valley will likely yield more clues."
  179. [2014-09-10 16:19:15] * Shatara nods a little to Get_Lost, while trying to pay attention to the others' discussion.
  180. [2014-09-10 16:19:42] * Golden_Dream slumps her shoulders and looks at her pipbuck. She looks at the previous points in which she'd received a log, pulling the books towards her for inspiration. She tried to find a pattern in the order of where they were found.
  181. [2014-09-10 16:20:23] * Bookwright "This jungle is simply too large and its ruins too many to scan all of it, even if I had all my magical strength.
  182. [2014-09-10 16:21:12] * Bookwright "Which I don't. Once we've narrowed it down to an area... then I'll be able to search for it. I suspect a detect magic spell would light it right up."
  183. [2014-09-10 16:24:06] * Get_Lost "if a spell or something similar could find tthe amulet then somepony would have found it already..."
  184. [2014-09-10 16:25:21] * Noble_Heart nods her head. "We also agree with that. And with Golden Dream's prior assertion that it is likely one of the objects we have already found is the amulet. But it is obscured in a way that makes it impossible to recover." She tilts her head to one side and frowns.
  185. [2014-09-10 16:25:51] * Get_Lost "probably, looking for more recordings is the best option... also, if we are going too rest here for the night, i'm going to check the surroundings for... ah... a smaller room"
  186. [2014-09-10 16:37:02] * CopyCat nudges Shatara. "Get_Lost will need someone beside her to make sure she doesn't... get lost." She smiles at the griffin. "Would you be willing to accompany her? I know you both like each other, after all."
  187. [2014-09-10 16:37:16] <Golden_Dream> ACTION furrows her eyebrows, giving it up for now. "Noble, we know we have th' key. We don't know what th' door is." She frowns, then sits down, looking angry at herself. "You know what fuckin' sucks? I get what I'm remorseful about. I get it. I'm tryin', I'm tryin' real hard t' set things right. So the fact that I have it, and it hasn't shown up yet." Her voice broke. A better description, the fight in her broke. "It means I'm not r
  188. [2014-09-10 16:37:36] * Shatara blushes and fidgets. "Uh, okay..."
  189. [2014-09-10 16:38:25] * Noble_Heart settles down beside Golden Dream. "We are uncertain that it is a door to be found. We suspect that the amulet itself is so obfuscated." She wraps a wing around Golden Dream and does her best to be comforting.
  190. [2014-09-10 16:40:12] * Get_Lost "oh, kid, don't be too hard on yourself: igt's a matter of narrative time... we didn't find the amulet yet because the story isn't finished yet... you'll see that in the proper time everything will be in its place."
  191. [2014-09-10 16:41:10] * Get_Lost "otherwise, episodes would last five minutes" giggles and checks the ooutside "mh, spooky"
  192. [2014-09-10 16:41:34] * CopyCat wing-pats Shatara gently as he turns to go. "Only if you are comfortable doing so, of course."
  193. [2014-09-10 16:42:30] * Bookwright ponders. "I suppose the only thing us ponies have to be really remorseful about is... well. Killing a bunch of zebras with megaspells. Even though they attacked us with them, that doesn't mean we can't be sorry about all the death and destruction."
  194. [2014-09-10 16:42:58] * Bookwright frowns. "That doesn't make a lot of sense though, considering that those words were written before the war's end. Nevermind."
  195. [2014-09-10 16:44:03] <Golden_Dream> repenting. Which makes me wonder why th' hell I'm wasting m' life doin'."
  196. [2014-09-10 16:46:49] * Mare-Do-Well 3floats up to Golden_Dream and shakes her head. "In the story, Ahuizotl had the Sapphire Stone, and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't turn into the key for him even though he was the right person to find it. It didn't work until he hurled the Sapphire Stone at the door in frustration."
  197. [2014-09-10 16:47:14] * Mare-Do-Well 3points out, "The key had to be brought to the lock... and it had to be Ahuizotl who did it."
  198. [2014-09-10 16:47:49] * Golden_Dream stamps her hoof. "It said the repentant one. /One/. Singular. Which means it's not the remorse of your race, it's the remorse of one pony. Or zebra, or griffon or whatever."
  199. [2014-09-10 16:48:24] * Golden_Dream points at Mare-Do-Well. "So apparently, we need t' find whoever's the repentant one and throw all this stuff at them."
  200. [2014-09-10 16:49:57] * Shatara ponders the logistics of hurling random objects and seeing if they work.
  201. [2014-09-10 16:50:25] * Mare-Do-Well 3thinks then shakes her head. "Nope...." the ghost whisper-says eerily. "I think we need to find where Daring Do has hidden the Amulet of Atonement and have /you/ throw everything from the room of creepiness at it."
  202. [2014-09-10 16:51:03] * Mare-Do-Well 3crosses her arms, floating. "Personally, I'm rooting for it being in a treasure chest. Because: awesome!"
  203. [2014-09-10 16:51:17] * Noble_Heart sighs quietly and lowers her head. She didn't have much to add at this point. "All we can do is continue to explore the valley. The answers are here, somewhere."
  204. [2014-09-10 16:51:17] * Bookwright is rather off-put by this. He shows this by snorting and sticking his face back into his book. "It's late. We can find things for Golden Dream to be sullen at in the morning."
  205. [2014-09-10 16:51:48] * Golden_Dream gets increasingly tempermental. "Which means we're back t' square one, where th' /fuck/ is th' room of absolute creepiness!?"
  206. [2014-09-10 16:52:22] * Mare-Do-Well 3fwumps at Bookwright's snort. "Oh come /on/, Bookworm. A treasure chest would be /totally/ awesome."
  207. [2014-09-10 16:52:46] * CopyCat nods in agreement. "It would."
  208. [2014-09-10 16:52:52] * Mare-Do-Well 3blinks and just looks at Golden_Dream.
  209. [2014-09-10 16:53:30] * Bookwright shrugs. "Call me that again, and I'll never read any of these Daring Do stories aloud on the wagon again. I know you would hate that."
  210. [2014-09-10 16:54:10] * Mare-Do-Well 3stares some more. Her expression softens... you think. Hard to tell with the whole mask thing. "I hope the key isn't Daring Do's hat. You look cool in that hat."
  211. [2014-09-10 16:55:14] * Mare-Do-Well 3pouts at Bookwright. "You're such a Twilight."
  212. [2014-09-10 16:55:35] * Bookwright grins.
  213. [2014-09-10 16:56:40] * Get_Lost yawns "well, see you later..." steps outside the place and checks the nearest entrance to the prison "i wonder if there are ghosts here around..."
  214. [2014-09-10 16:56:44] * Golden_Dream points at Noble, and mimes her voice badly, "It's where th' hints are. Have faith! We'll just wander around n' find 'em, you'll see!" She goes back to her own voice. "Bullshit. This might be someone's life we're talkin' about, not a scavenger hunt. We can't just go on faith alone and hope for the best. What's our plan? Scanning the entire jungle for shit?"
  215. [2014-09-10 16:58:46] * Golden_Dream rubs her mane over her eyes. Mare-Do-Well complimenting the hat got her to calm down a little. "Sorry, sorry, I'm... I'm bein' fucked up in th' head jus'... I dunno." She clenches her eyes shut. "I'm goin' t' sleep. Thank y', Mare-Do-Well."
  216. [2014-09-10 16:59:47] * Mare-Do-Well 3levels a look at Get_Lost. Wat?
  217. [2014-09-10 17:00:02] * Noble_Heart keeps her wing over Golden Dream. "It is either that, or we return to the mansion and attempt to find something more there. Trust that Daring Do knew what she was doing when she left the messages."
  218. [2014-09-10 17:01:14] * Get_Lost smiles at rainbow dash "you know... spooky stuff, scary... things that helps getting naughty?"
  219. [2014-09-10 17:01:21] * Bookwright shrugs. "The only other idea I have is to ask the zebras, and frankly I don't want to do that until we have no other options. So. Make for Yearling Manor in the morning then?"
  220. [2014-09-10 17:03:03] * Shatara wanders after Get_Lost.
  221. [2014-09-10 17:03:57] * Golden_Dream groans irritably and cuddles into a convenient rock or something. "We'll look around fer somethin', and if we find nothin', we'll head back t' th' friggin' ghost house."
  222. [2014-09-10 17:05:13] * CopyCat gets to her hooves and trots over to Golden_Dream and Noble_Heart. "May I sleep with you tonight? I fear the night may be cold and lonely."
  223. [2014-09-10 17:05:33] * Golden_Dream grunts in the affirmative.
  224. [2014-09-10 17:06:31] * Mare-Do-Well 3facehoofs in-tangentially
  225. [2014-09-10 17:07:03] * Get_Lost takes a look around while outside, switching to her various sensors to determine if there is someoner or something around "so... shatara... honestly, i'm no expert about this stuff... do you have experience? what arec we supposed to do?"
  226. [2014-09-10 17:08:28] * Noble_Heart smiles to CopyCat and nods.
  227. [2014-09-10 17:08:49] * CopyCat settles down and uses her wing to roll Golden_Dream away from the convenient rock until the young mare is beside her. CopyCat smiles. "You may find me a little more comfortable."
  228. [2014-09-10 17:09:28] * Shatara blinks a little. "Uh...supposed...?"
  229. [2014-09-10 17:09:35] * CopyCat adds, "Than a rock."
  230. [2014-09-10 17:10:54] * Golden_Dream pouts and groans a long beat. "You don't get this, 'I'm a big ol' heap of emotions right now and probably should be left alone' thing, don'tcha?" She huffs, but doesn't move.
  231. [2014-09-10 17:12:05] * Get_Lost "you know: on a date... last time i tried having an affair it turned out he was married... also, we got both tied up.... i didn't learn very much that time... are you married?"
  232. [2014-09-10 17:13:18] * Shatara isnt sure whether to be releved or frightened. "No, I'm not married..."
  233. [2014-09-10 17:15:34] * CopyCat chuckles, and nods to Noble_Heart, inviting her to sit with them. "Well Golden_Dream, it sounds like you need cuddles until you feel better. And I know just the Sisters to do it. We won't take no for an answer."
  234. [2014-09-10 17:15:49] * Get_Lost "good: this is going a lot better than the last time... so... what's next? we kiss? we explore somewhere, i get scared and you hug me then we kiss?"
  235. [2014-09-10 17:16:28] * Noble_Heart settles beside CopyCat on the other side of Golden Dream, extending a wing over the smaller pony once more. "That is what friends do, no?"
  236. [2014-09-10 17:16:58] * Get_Lost sits and looks for something "i think i made a checklist after thec incident with the socks but i'm afraid i lost it"
  237. [2014-09-10 17:18:42] * Golden_Dream pauses in deep thought for a while before grumping off to sleep while saying something to the effect of "Don't you dare take me noplace I don't want to go, though."
  238. [2014-09-10 17:19:52] * CopyCat nods. "I shall try to keep my dreams to myself," she promises.
  239. [2014-09-10 17:20:30] * Shatara scoots close to the cybermare and chuckles a little, somewhere between amused and nervous.
  240. [2014-09-10 17:21:10] * Mare-Do-Well 3tries to join the cuddle pile. The three ponies feel a brief chill as Mare-Do-Well's efforts fail and she falls through the ponies and floor below.
  241. [2014-09-10 17:21:54] * Bookwright lies down on his thin blanket. "I think perhaps it might be a good idea to get some sleep now."
  242. [2014-09-10 17:22:14] * Mare-Do-Well 3sighs without breath. She sits, permeated by rock and jungle dirt and hates being dead.
  243. [2014-09-10 17:22:45] * Get_Lost giggles a bit "yeah, i feel a little silly too... now that we're finally we had to be... i have no idea of what to do..."
  244. [2014-09-10 17:23:25] * Get_Lost "maybe we could hide somewhere till dawn and then telll some made up story... it could work..."
  245. [2014-09-10 17:24:45] * Golden_Dream slumps, then points at her head. "In." She suggested.
  246. [2014-09-10 17:25:57] * Mare-Do-Well 3is tempted, but thinks Golden_Dream needs to be alone with her thoughts right now.
  247. [2014-09-10 17:26:19] * Shatara pulls Get_Lost gently against himself and gives her a gentle lick on the cheek.
  248. [2014-09-10 17:26:24] * Noble_Heart yawns, curling a bit around Golden Dream and CopyCat, she layed her head down for sleep. Today had been a long and exhausting day.
  249. [2014-09-10 17:26:26] * Mare-Do-Well 3suspects Golden_Dream has had enough intrusion for one night.
  250. [2014-09-10 17:27:13] * Get_Lost shivers "well, i guess this works too?" tries licking back... for some reasons, it feels wrong, go figure
  251. [2014-09-10 17:28:15] * Shatara senses her hesitation. "Is this too much...?"
  252. [2014-09-10 17:31:04] * CopyCat notices Mare-Do-Well's hesitation. "Or if you wish you could visit me, Mare-Do-Well. It was no trouble the last time, and I am quite used to my head being crowded." She smiles at the ghost sweetly.
  253. [2014-09-10 17:31:36] * Get_Lost seems unsure "i wish i knew... wait, i have a geenerl idea of this thing... i hope... let me try something..." topples the griffon on his back and then jumps on him
  254. [2014-09-10 17:31:59] * Bookwright does not feel the desire to join the ponypile. He's to anxious about the future.
  255. [2014-09-10 17:32:43] * Shatara squawks in surprise as the mare tackles him to the ground, looking up at her wide-eyed.
  256. [2014-09-10 17:37:09] <Mare-Do-Well> 3---> Fade to Black <---
  257. [2014-09-10 17:37:38] <Mare-Do-Well> 3<--- Next Morning --->
  258. [2014-09-10 17:41:16] <Mare-Do-Well> 3Slowly, one-by-one, ponies and a griffin awaken to the sounds of the surrounding jungle.
  259. [2014-09-10 17:43:07] <Mare-Do-Well> 3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTiRw7kx97E
  260. [2014-09-10 17:44:55] * Golden_Dream slowly drifts awake. First off, she looked for Mare-Do-Well. Second off, if everyone was still asleep, she got somepony, probably Noble, up and awake and let her know that she was going to go search for edibles.
  261. [2014-09-10 17:47:48] * CopyCat yawns as Golden_Dream climbs out of the alicorn sandwich. "Okay Goldie~ Just look both ways before crossing the street and don't talk to strange ponyzzzz~"
  262. [2014-09-10 17:48:54] * Golden_Dream smacked her lips and took that as an okay while she hopped out of the pile and took a step out into the forest for a bite to eat.
  263. [2014-09-10 17:50:55] * Bookwright emits a growling sound from his abdomen. "Oh. Right. Food. Sometimes I forget about that. Um. Is anypony and slash or griffin hungry?"
  264. [2014-09-10 17:52:28] * Noble_Heart yawns a few moments as she begins to wake up. But she seemed recalcitrant about actually getting up. A day of flying with a heavy, though thankfully magically lightened, wagon would do that to you.
  265. [2014-09-10 17:54:05] * Mare-Do-Well 3drifted upwards sometime during the night and is currently floating above everypony and pretending to sleep. If nothing else, it helps bleed off requiem.
  266. [2014-09-10 18:04:35] <Mare-Do-Well> 3--- End of Session ---
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