The room has a water line and a couple gas lines under the sink, and two filing cabinets. There are two metal doors, both held shut by Apollo, as well as a sliding glass door that Photobomb just broke, that Apollo can control the operation of. making the broken glass leftover on the door a dangerous weapon at Apollo's disposal if you choose to pass through Apollo has opened the door on your crowbar getting it stuck in the door. Power to the outlets has been shut off.

>It finally Catches up to you just how bad Spearmint's lie really was. As you think about it, what she said only brings up more questions in your mind.
>As you start organizing the questions the questions you have for Spearmint in your mind Apollo speaks again.
>"I told you I wasn't going to speak to you until you told me what you read on that terminal, but your new lies are insulting. Do you honestly think that I would believe you are illiterate!? You're not the first of your kind to speak with me, and I know what parts of me were used to make you. Now Tell Me What You Read!"
>Photo Bomb groans in frustration and walks over to the filing cabinets and says, "Why the fuck are you get us killed kid? I fucking swear if this is the end, I'll... I'll..."
>Photo Bomb continues to mumble under her breath as she starts inspection the cabinets and shivering.
>Now that you start thinking about it, you realize that the sweat on you is quickly getting chilled by the air in the room.
>You realize that your shirt is a lot more moist that you thought.
>You also realize that you're left the sink on.

What do you do?

>>25975122
Alright. Let's tell apollo what he wants to hear. What the monitors said was that he was an annoying asshole and his creators didn't like him.

>>25975122
As much as I don't want to admit it, the petulant child of a computer might have us beat.

My only thought is that we could use the sink water to mess with Apollo's system. Either threaten his processor or somehow make it so him cooling the room hurts him too.

Also, look in the room. do you see a desk in there? Because that built in escape hatch should still be there.

>>25975122

>>25975167
>>25975179
>>25975209
"Fine Apollo, You really want to know what they had to say about you! You've a bratty little child! The scientists were embarrassed by you! They said you were a failure in every aspect! You couldn't be used for anything. That's way you don't scare me! Because I know you're just a useless pathetic child. Are you happy now!?"
>The temperature begins to return to normal and the crowbar falls out of the door.
>"Oh..."says Apollo.
>Spearmint tries the door, "It's still locked!"
"Apollo open the door! (since that's all you're good for)"
>Apollo doesn't respond.
"I said open it!"
>Still no response.
>You look in the room through the broken glass door. You see a lot of large machines but no hatches from the door. you also see another door at the far end of that room.
>Photo Bomb yells at you, "That's what you were keeping from him!? I should fucking smack you, you little bitch!"
"He couldn't hurt us."
>"I don't care you're just as bad as that fucker, if not worse. Do you even know how fucking stupid this was!? Oh wait, no you fucking don't, I almost forgot."
>Photo Bomb is really starting to get on your nerves.

What do you do?

>>25975719
Tell Photo Bomb to shove it. We handled the situation and bitching at us isn't going to make things any easier.

>>25975719
Get your crowbar back.
Tell photo bomb at least you're not trying to intentionally kill her like everything else in this place would.
Let's go into the room and open the door that we see.

>>25975719
And All you did was cut yourself and then bitch at me. If you want to leave then go ahead, you've bitched enough so that I don't really care if you die now.

Look, Apollo, I was just trying to spare your feelings while staying alive.
To stay alive I need information, information as to whether or not you're a threat. I had to look at that monitor.

>>25975790
Can we not talk to apollo? I really don't want him to think about us anymore. Just watch us with vague interest at our arguing.

>>25975719
Photo Bomb gets to be the next target of our tirade. This shit is getting old.

She either starts showing some respect for her entourage or she gets fucking lost. That's all there is to it. There's hardly any need for a useless, whiny bitch.

>>25975870
actually she has wings so she's not entirely useless.

>>25975892
Great, she can fly away real goddamn fast then.

>>25975870
This.

>>25975954
She raises our chances of survival though and can reach places our magic won't be able to.

She is unappreciative of what we're trying to do for her but I'm hoping in time she will be able to trust our decisions even if she doesn't know or understand them.

>>25976006
No one can really be expected to put up with that much shit.
She's a detriment to us as is and I'm frankly getting sick of it, so she better shape up real fucking quick.

>>25976087
Other then being uncooperative she hasn't been a detriment in ways I would warrant her immediate removal.
If we just tell her that her chances of surviving are higher with us and that we saved her life from those dogs when we could have just left her ass in the office then she'll know how well she should do out there on her own. We need each other whether we like it or not.

>>25976006
>She raises our chances of survival
All signs point to her killing her last two partners.

Shes reckless and fucking stupid.

>>25976137
Except we don't really need her.

>>25976140
We just need to not listen to her and have her listen to us.
>>25976160
I wish that were true. I feel like we're going to be hanging by a ledge and being held by an injured spearmint and I'll be thinking " man if only photo bomb was here to push us up."
My defense of her is really just paranoia.

>>25976188
I'm more just getting absolutely sick of her. So far, it's just been dragging her sorry ass along while she insults us the whole way.
If she's wants to stay around, she needs to start shutting her mouth. At first I was okay with her because it's a stressful situation, but she needs to get her act together real fucking quick.

Current items
-crowbar(hanging in the flak jacket)
-box of .22 LR (left pocket)
-roll of gauze (left pocket)
-Revolver[5shots](right pocket)
-rubbing alcohol (stuffed in the flak jacket)
-4 Mysterious sealed brown plastic bags (stuffed in the flak jacket) [Something is inside them]

Spearmint has:
-Scalpel (right pocket)
-roll of gauze(right pocket)
-2 Extra .308 magazines (left pocket) one empty
-.308 rifle(strapped on)
-First-aid kit [partially used]

Photo Bomb has:
- crank powered radio/flashlight combo.

>>25975742
>>25975775
>>25975790
>>25975817
>>25975870
>>25976160
"Apollo?"
>Apollo remains silent. You look up at the camera that Apollo used. The red L.E.D. is now off.
>You pick up your crowbar.
"Hey Photo Bomb? Why don't you go fuck yourself! You've done nothing but complain and cut yourself and you feel like you have the authority to call me a bitch? Well, we don't need you."
>"well that 's fucking fine because I'm done with your stupid fucking plans you mini-cunt!"
"Good,Leave!"
>"Here's a little good bye present!" Photo Bomb pins you against the wall and Punches you with her hoof. Before you know what you're doing you kiss the side of her face with the crowbar.
>Photo Bomb drops you and falls over holding her face.
>spearmint hurriedly start trying to get to you from the other side of the room.
>You take a couple of heavy breaths still holding your crowbar, As Photo Bomb makes muffled angry whimpers on the ground.

What do you do?

>>25976322
Stow the crowbar and take the radio while she's down.

Then leave her, clearing out the broken glass in the door with the crowbar.

>>25976322
Team up with Spearmint and we're leaving.

>>25976322
Tell photo bomb you have something to tell her. You have to whisper it though. The terminal said more then just what we told apollo. There is a hatch here and we can escape. If I said that though apollo could have done other things and wouldn't let us leave.
we looked at the terminal in the first place because apollo was nice and you learned that you can't trust anything here on a first impression
Let's also tell her we know she's scared but we really want her to get out of this alive with us.

>>25976322
Look Spearmint un the eyes and tell her we're sorry. We really didn't want to have to do that to another pony, even if we weren't nearly as brutal this time.

>>25976366
Kinda want to do this, but I feel reluctant due to PB's extent of temper. Then again, she might not be in the mental condition to continue a fight.

So I'm conflicted to say the least. Letting loose may have been just what we both needed. Perhaps she'll hear us out, especially if we include the news she wants to hear.

>>25976506
>>25976366
I vote: Fuck this bitch.

Use the hatch without her.

>>25976534
If anything, we can be vague and weigh on her conscious. Tell her we can either get her out of this right now or she can make stay to make an emotional appeal to the tin toddler.

But either way, we need to know if she'll give us a chance. She hasn't been a companion to us so far. She's been a self-centered straggler.

Or, as you say, fuck this bitch. I want to care, but I really won't make myself if there's reason to avoid trying to make amends just once in this case.

>>25976750
Sure, I'll buy that.

>>25976347
>>25976354
>>25976366
>>25976506
>>25976534
>You put your crowbar away and pick up the flashlight. and crouch down a bit over Photo Bomb.
"Unlike you I know when not to trust someone or something. I knew what I was doing from the moment I read that terminal, but it doesn't matter. I can't have somepony just bitching at me the the entire time if we want to get out of here alive. For all I care you can stay here with the other old useless shit."
>You stand up and begin walking to the sliding door.
"Come on Spearmint."
>You and Spearmint enter the next room together and you begin looking around.
"Spearmint, I'm sorry I had to..."
>"No, She deserved it. If more ponies out there are like her then I know we're too good for them."
"Thanks Spearmint. By the way, we're looking for a hatch on the floor, it should get us out of here."
>The two of you look for a bit before finding the hatch behind a large machine.
>You listen for an apology or something from Photo Bomb but you hear nothing. For a couple of brief moments you while you were searching, you though you heard some faint sobbing but it may be your imagination.
>The passage in the hatch goes two ways. Towards the hall you entered Apollo's lab from and towards the interior of the lab.

What do you do?

>>25976938
I want to go to apollo, use the crowbar to break the glass he's in. And then pull that brain matter out and disconnect him to take away what little control he has.

Or maybe someone would like to go deeper into the labs or just leave this floor?

I also wish we stole photo bombs hat. We would have looked pretty damn fly in it.

>>25976938
Yell "Hey Photobomb. I meant what I said but I still hate to see you die alone. You coming?" and give her a minute to either join you or stay. Then, take the direction heading further into the lab. Apollo seems to be for the moment paralyzed, and I'm curious what all is in these labs.

As for going back and killing Apollo, it may be lying, but it said it's integrated into the building's systems and is safe from attack. We already hurt it's feelings- Trying to outright kill it may provoke a seriously bad reaction. Best not to make unnecessary enemies?

I'm actually just going to stop here for the night and let the thread decided if what you actually want to do over night. Cause this could go all kinds of ways from here.

Also here's fake update 292 because I sort of with that was the choice you guys made.

>>25976992
Agreed, lol.

>>25977084
Sleep tight sleepybath.

>>25977084
Goodnight, Bathwaterhero.

>>25976938
Before we descend, tear PB off some of our gauze. Let her know that regardless of how much of a hassle she is, if only for a while we've been in this together. It's her choice that we part ways here.

If she thinks she can fend for herself, she needs to look us in the eyes and say so before we make our exit, leaving her for dead. She made the choice to go alone, we need her to make the choice to survive alone.

Also
>>25976322
>4 Mysterious sealed brown plastic bags (stuffed in the flak jacket) [Something is inside them
Why haven't we looked in these yet? I'm growing deathly curious.

>>25977914
It's not that huge a mystery what's in the bags, they're field rations, like MREs.

beb

Who thinks we should go back to photo bomb. Stand over her, and then snatch her hat and putting it on right in front of her?

>>25975290
lol

>>25979995
Nah, lets just bail.

>>25977914
I don't mind leaving her some gauze, in case we did more damage than it seemed, but I really don't want her company anymore.

so who thinks it would be better to go deeper into the lab since the camera lights are off and apollo isn't looking at us anymore?
I also think we should start smashing inactive cameras.

>>25980750
I'd rather just get out of here. I can't see there being anything of much use here.

>>25980863
What about medical supplies which is why we came here in the first place?

>>25980935
I doubt they're worth the risk. I'd rather not end up dealing with more of Apollo's bulllshit.

>>25981102
He can't do anything other then lock doors and we'll be entering a room with hatches. We wouldn't be stuck or locked in anymore.

>>25981137
That's still a problem.

>>25981179
The only problem I can potentially see is if the creature he claims to have being unleashed where we are and he's not even paying attention to us anymore. The light on the camera was off.
We could go into the room. Take a look around. and then just go back into the vent and leave.

>>25981217
Anon pls, that's what we're doing anyway. I thought you meant going further into these labs.

>>25981258
I am saying to go towards the lab.

>>25981281
Not every room has vents though.

I actually feel sorry for Apollo

>>25981301
which is why we don't go into those other rooms. We just exit the one that does and then we take a look around.

What the fuck. Seriously I've been reading this and as far as I can tell when presented with a computer of uncertain capabilities and certain emotional stunting the first thing people decided to do was antagonize it as much as possible for no apparent reason.
When presented with a admittedly abrasive personality in a potential companion rather then thinking that just maybe this person has poor social skills and is lashing out because they're terrified and alone you again handled the situation with nothing like any kind of empathy until they lashed out.

Guys, consider this:

Apollo said he was holding something captive, one of the biological experiments. If we start snooping around, what are the chances of running into this thing? If Apollo has run off into his mind to mope he might not be effectively trapping it anymore.

I'm not a fan of PB either but I feel like at the very least having some extra eyes and maybe some more fighting hands/hooves around is worth her shitty attitude.

But at the same time she could prove unreliable, maybe even sabotaging.

Have a talk with Spear, see if she's willing to put up with Photo Bomb.

>>25981372
The pilots of that Helicopter gave us a reason to mistrust Photo Bomb initially. All she's done is confirm she can't be trusted.

And simply reading terminals should not have antagonized Apollo unless he was predisposes to not trust us, in which case we're better off without his bullshit.

I'm a faggot and in spite of things I don't want to give up on her just like this.

What would fleshy alicorn think of us?

>>25981550
fleshy alicorn is a literal useless sadsack. Who cares what he thinks.

I'm fine with ditching Photo but we need to make sure we don't act too rashly.

Because lemme tell ya, I wouldn't have let this "antagonize the robot in a facility of killer robots" shit slide so easy if I'd been around.

beb

Spear is our only friend.

We have to protect SPear at all costs

>>25981483
This. Hope thwacking her with a crowbar knocked sense into her. Hate to leave her to die though.

If we are going to leave PB behind let's at least leave her a way to follow us.

Leaving her a trail to follow means leaving a trail to follow for the OTHER annoying Pegasus faggot and any other nasty that comes along.

If she's coming with us, she's fucking coming with us, if not we don't go out of our way to help shit find us.

>>25983361
I'm pretty sure he just meant a trail out of this lab, not through the whole facility.

Thread seems to be teetering on the edge of death, so let's put it to a vote.

Arbitrary quorum set at ten anons. Don't be a faggot and only vote once.

Do we anons who represent the bioform 11-54, dubbed Spearmint, give pegasus Photo Bomb another chance to follow us, directly (by asking) or indirectly (by the method's suggested by >>25983115)

All in favor say aye

All opposed say neigh

I cast in favor of neigh.

>>25983947
>dubbed Spearmint
I vote you're a faggot.

>>25983947
>Maximum autism: the post

>>25983947
I think we should at least try to dress her wound.

>Now that you've had time to calm down you begin to wonder if you're making the right decision.
>You decide to consult Spearmint on the matter
"Hey Spearmint, what do you think about going further into these labs? Do you think that there's anything useful in here?"
>"With how well kept this place is I wouldn't be surprised if there was something useful in here. I wouldn't be against looking further inside."
>You hesitate a bit with you next question. You really don't want to think that maybe you did something wrong but on the same level you imagine that anyone in a position where they may feel like they are wrong may be in the same position.
"Spearmint!? Do... Do you think I was a bit harsh of PB?"
>"PB?"
"Photo Bomb."
>"Maybe.... I don't know, she's kind of toxic I guess... Really I feel a lot more uneasy abot the way you treated Apollo."
"Apollo deserves what he got, but I'm not sure about PB she may have just been scared. Heck maybe Smacking her upside the head is what she really needed.
>Spearmint sighs, "Perhaps. She's been a little weird ever since we met her. Like when you went to help those pilots she said something about us not going to be able to help them she said that she didn't want to get eaten. Do you really think she wants to stay with us anymore though?"
"I don't know, I kind of want to ask if she wants to come along but I'm not sure if I want her around if she swallows her pride and says yes."
>"I'll leave that up to you, just know that if she hits you like that again I'm shooting her."
"Spearmint do you really think I did the wrong thing with Apollo?"
>"Yes, I wouldn't have gone out of my way to piss him off like that, even if you did read that he was that immature."

What do you do?

>>25984074
Giving you guys a more information to make a decision with.

>>25984074
Apologize for being a little hothead.
Give PB some gauze. Tell her we're leaving, and we suggest she does the same.

>>25984074
If apollo didn't spaz out in the first place we wouldn't have taunted him. He fucking started it. He didn't even unlock the door for us after he got what he wanted. Fuck him.
As for photo bomb we should at least treat her wounds and then say good bye. Try not to get eaten you dumb bitch.

Let's take a look around the room.
take her hat

>>25984088
Does the labcoat have pockets?

She should keep it regardless, it stylish yo.

>>25984074
the documents said he's been doing stuff like this since day one, every time they trusted him with something he turned it against them and tried to manipulate people.

Maybe being told what a cunt he is will lead to him changing for the better, but if not it's not like he doesn't deserve some hurt feelings.

>>25984074
>>25984088
I wasn't trying to piss him off until he started threatening us.

But maybe you're right. Either way, he's not talking back now, so we need to move on.

>>25984074
At least help PB.

Taking the hat is the sign of our utter desertion of Photo Bomb. We committing to dis?

>>25984654
No. Fuck off.

>>25984700
Rood.

>>25984755
Hey, you don't mess with someone's hat.
You just don't.

>>25984149
>>25984188
>>25984202
>>25984232
>>25984236
>>25984239
"I really didn't start being mean to Apollo until he started threatening us."
>"He asked you to turn off the terminal and not read any of the stuff on it. Obviously what you told him you read made him sad so he was probably embarrassed about what was on there."
"Embarrassed or not, You don't act like that, no matter what you are."
"Hey Spear, I'm going to go bandage up PB."
>"Are we bringing her with us?"
"I don't know yet, either was I don't want to leave her completely broken."
>"I don't think she's that hurt, I've suffered worse without aid."
"She's not you. By the way, that coat looks really nice on you, you should keep it."
>You walk back over to Photo Bomb and putt the roll of gauze back out.
"Hey, dumb bitch, I'm sorry I had to... Lokk, I'm sorry about the way I treated you when you freaked out."
>PB just sort of curls into a ball.
"Look I'm going to bandage you a bit before Spear and I leave I suggest you leave as well."
>You try to treat her face first but she shys away, you grab at her hat but it just slips off and her camera falls on the floor. After that, you grab at PB's leg with your telekinesis and she tries to pull away, you pump a little extra juice into your magic and she winces and lets you take her leg.
>As you finish with her leg and begin moving back to try treating her face again she asks you, "Why are you helping me?"
>You pause for a moment and think about it. She really doesn't deserve it but you'd also like to think that you're a generally good nurtured pony. Of course all of that sound really sappy and you're not exactly convinced that is really why you wanted to wrap her up. Maybe you feel a bit responsible even though she really did do this to herself.

What do you do?

Even though we essentially got nowhere, which is probably my fault, I've gotta go, I'll pick this back up tomorrow.

>>25985257
Because I hurt you. If I leave you and you die I don't want that weighing on my conscience.

>>25985257
Because I like to tell myself that I'm better than the other things in here.
That I'm better than the ponies who made this place and I'm not just another monster.
And that means not leaving someone hurt and maybe admitting you had a point, even if you are a total bitch.

>>25985257
I'd hate for you to die. I'd like to take you with us but your shitty attitude makes it hard. I just want you to know that we have survived here much longer than you have.

>>25985257
You're going to die here on your own, and unlike us you don't get to try again. I don't want to see you die, but if you don't smarten up it's going to happen. You can come with and maybe have a chance or you can stay here and see how long you can survive.

>>25985257
Alright cabron, you've been a pain in our ass since you got here, but unlike pretty much everything else here, you seem to not be fundamentally horrible in EVERY way. That means you deserve to at least have a shot at getting out of here, just like us.

Now for our sakes and yours, knuckle up and try to get a little fucking harmony in your heart.

>>25985257
because I feel like it. Why do you want to know so much about things?

>>25985257
Because while I genuinely want to help people and really don't want your death on my conscience, but this place is too dangerous to drag along someone who can't work with the group.

>>25985257
Because I care even if you dont. You're hard work, and at times I don't feel like you’re worth the effort, but you don't belong on the floor like this.

It's not about why I'm helping you. It's about why I stopped. Just think about that.

bump

would she believe it if we just say "i help you, you help me?"

Bump

beb

hope photo bomb can get her shit together. maybe we should tell her that we already died in this facility. She wouldn't stand a chance because she only has one life.
then again she might think it's ok to sacrifice us because "she'll just pop out of a tube and be fine!"
dying still hurts you bitch.

>>25984088
>Spearmint in a lab coat
D-damn.

>>25990258
Maybe. She really just has to get over herself, and there's no telling how to help that along. We've already whacked her with a crowbar.

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C'mon photo bomb. You gotta cool it if you wanna live. Then again I would be pissed if my life was in the hands of a 8? year old too.

>>25999048
Not even 8 days old, actually.

>>25985257

Cause we're not perfect either.

Maybe we can help each other out.

boop to establish dominance

>>25985286
>>25985383
>>25985414
>>25985799
>>25987986
>>25988053
>>25999048
>>25999147
>You put Photo Bomb's hat on your head.
"Spearmint, could you pass me a adhesive bandage for her nose."
"spearmint digs through the fist aid kit and holds up a bandage which you take before grabbing Photo Bomb's muzzle with your telekinesis, causing her to cringe as you force her head around.
"Well, I'm the one who hurt you and you're going to have a hard enough time trying to survive in this place alone and I really don't want to know that I was the reason you died. I mean, I want to believe that I'm better than the monsters that are crawling around in this place, and as far as I can see, I am."
>PB's breath becomes a bit heavy as you begin applying the bandage to her nose. she squeaks a bit as you press the bandage on.
"I guess I can understand being in a dangerous place and having orders given to you by an eight year old. Well... Am I biologically eight?.. Anyway someone who has been alive for a lot less time than you. I guess it's probably pretty frustrating, but what you don't understand is that all of your complaining and negativity is just making it harder for us to simply survive this place and makes it harder for us to care about you getting out of this alive. But I guess if I've learned anything, it's that sometime you just can't save everything.
>You finish off by stuffing her right nostril with some tissue and get up.
"By the way, this is a nice hat."
>Photo Bomb looks away, "I think I understand. It makes sense why you don't want me around..."
You turn around and get ready to start leaving. Of course if you have anything left to say to Photo Bomb this may be the last time you have a chance to. Also you may want to decide which way you would like to go through the escape hatch.

Do you keep PB?
Which way do you want to go?
What do you do?

>>26002463
Put the hat back on her head.

Tell her that we could use the extra hooves, but she has to at least try to work with us if she comes.

>>26002463
You're free to come along, but if you do, you need to start being a part of this team.

>>26002463
She can come if she'd like to. She just needs to give us the benefit of the doubt sometimes.

I would like to go deeper into the labs still.

Turn off the sink.

>>26002513
>Turn off the sink.
But we could be the wet bandits!

>>26002463

Put the hat back on her head and hug her. Tell her that we DO want her to stay with us, but we need to be more than just a team. We have to be like a family if we are going to get through this and that means not turning on each other.

Before we return the hat can we at least show spearmint and ask her how we look?

>>26002463
"We're probably going to head deeper into these labs, since they're so well preserved. We might find something to aid in our escape. If you want to come with us, you have to put up with following our orders. If you can live with that, get on your hooves. Otherwise, I really do wish you luck in this place."

>>26002463

Bring her with us. She's only been being a bitch because she's constantly afraid of dying here, and unlike us; she doesn't get a do-over. We keep forgetting that important fact.

The fact she curled up into a ball and started sobbing is a pretty clear sign of that fear. She doesn't know how to get out of her and she figured she just threw away her only chance to escape alive, pretty much guaranteeing her dying alone here.

>>26002477
>>26002481
>>26002513
>>26002588
>>26002615
>>26002626
>>26002635
"Hey Spearmint, how does this hat look?"
>Spearmint seems to strain to look at you, "pretty good I think..."
You levitate it back on PB's head and give her a quick hug which seems to surprise her.
"Hey, I know that you're scared but you don't have to act like a bitch to let us know."
>You let her go,
"I think the hat looks better on you anyway. We're going to be looking further into the labs, if you think you can keep yourself under control I don't think I'll be that much against you coming along."
>You and Spearmint start climbing into the shaft and begin heading towards the interior of the labs. You hear something climb down into the hatch with you and Spearmint. Looking back, you see PB. You and Spearmint don't say anything about it and keep climbing through.
Eventually you all get to another hatch the passage continues further but spearmint opens up this hatch and starts looking around for a bit before she freezes.
"Spearmint, What's wrong?"
>She doesn't respond, so you squeeze up through the hole to see what's going on.
>Inside you immediately see an android plugged into a wall as you move around you can see it tracking you but otherwise it does not seem to move.
The hole in the wall looks less professionally done than the other parts of the room. there also seems to be a speaker that has been rigged into the building as well.
>Both you and Spearmint stare the android down for some time with no action taken by the android.

What do you do?

>>26002791
nope
nope nope
nopenopenopenopenope

>>26002791
whisper to spearmint to lower her head.

>>26002791
Confronting the thing further seems like pushing our luck. Grab Spearmint and pop her back down the hatch, falling down with her as quicky as possible. The speaker might be able to chat, try yelling "Hello?" up out of the hole at it and see who or if it responds. We may have an apology to make if it's Apollo and hes talking to us again.

>>26002804
>>26002823
>>26002856
>You pull Spearmint back into the escape tunnel and begin closing the hatch over you. You leave a small gap and speak up.
"Apollo?"
>Apollo's voice cracks in over the silence, "What are you doing in there!?"
"We wer...."
>"I don't want to know. Leave!"
>You can feel Spearmint's hear racing as she starts to regain her composure.
"Are you okay Spear?"
>"Y-yeah I'm just f-fine.
>As you sit the with spearmint you peer around the tunnel you are in.
>There seems to be a few wires running through the length of the passage that extends both in front and behind you. up ahead there seems to be a fork to the left that you can barely make out. Looking back you see Photo Bomb look away when you peer back at her.

What do you do?

I'm going to call it a night due to the time.
Good night.

>>26003051
Goodnight, Bathwater!

>>26003051
Sleep tight sleepy bath

>>26003044
Head left.

Can't help but wonder whether the alicorn from above won't be wishing to recruit us for the fight against the machines in return for helping us out... forcing us to pass this neutral middle ground between the two ''factions''... I think it's a shame we angered this one universally tolerated/respected place/being. Why did you guys decide on breaking Apollo's privacy after you succesfully avoided angering it when you've managed to convince Photo Bomb not to check the files and received a direct warning from Apollo when going for the computer. I don' get it - you were doing so great in following the route to peace with this being too... the lack of ill-will of it clearly shown in how it allowed taking stuff from the place and leaving whenever desitred. Can't say i've had a chance to affect that though, having read the whole story just recently... The above is a legitimate question. Why did you guys do it?

>>26003846
Didn't trust him, and there was no valid reason to demand we don't look at it. It only confirmed that he wasn't trustworthy. He's a wannabe Hal. A bully with no arms.

>>26003846
I wouldn't have, but
>>26003880
is correct. And now we know. I'm in favor of trying to patch things up with Hal-pollo, which might be possible since we did in the end tell him what was on the terminal. Good or bad, he wanted to know, and has for some time. If we just ignore him for now, and chat his speakers now and again, maybe we can re-open a dialogue and fix things. And if he stays a dick, at least we were warned.

Fuck. Fell asleep and missed the session. You guys are all right.

>>26003044
Spearmint is not fine. Hug and comfort. Then walk up beside PB and ask how she's holding up.

As for Apollo, tell him that leaving is exactly what we were doing.

>>26003846
>"Get away from that terminal"
>read his shit
>"W-what did it say?"

He obviously played us into doing something he thought would be to his benefit, by attempting to persuade us not to look.

For what it's worth, we should probably try to find out what else it is he really wants. Because once again, he could tun out to be a mediator between us and a complete stranger. Current reputation might chop our chances of starting off on a good foot with the other bioform.

beb

>>26003921
This

We should work to patch things a bit, but the reason we didn't trust him is because he's a machine like all the others. We needed to know what he was capable of in case we had just walked into a trap.

I seriously don't like the idea of being in an air vent when Apollo said there's something creeping around somewhere.

But we can't come up, not yet I guess.

Be careful moist horse.

Why the hell does he have this anyway? Was it a gift? Was it already there?

One day, Peppermint finds out Spearmint making out passionately with Photo Bomb.

What do?

>>26006818
EAT THE POKEYS.

I wonder what other rooms they have here.

>>26006818
>Ew Spear, you don't know where that's been!

Bath

Bath

Bath

Bath?

>>26006818
Probably watch for awhile and then leave to find her own photo bomb to make out with.

bump

Sorry to bail after last night pitiful update but my hand started hurting when I was doing some concept work for this quest. I'm not worried about it but after it started acting up I Just kinda don't feel it tonight. Sorry.

>>26012210
Okay fampai

>>26012210
You good.

Oh shit, is that the Alicorn on the roof?

>>26012455

Alicorns. Always at the top.

Even if it's just the top of a crazy, abandoned facility.

blimp

>>26012455
LIKE AN ALICORN ON THE ROOF

angry little hothead bump

>>26015902

>>26003880

Apollo is a nut.

>>26015902

>>26017304

Gonna watch out for this Hal not to get hands though.

For one reaching far both up and down the tower, its residents may prove to be tools of revenge. We need to watch out in the future.

bumping thread

>>26003044

It looks more to me as though the biomachine was anxious as to what it's creators were actually feeling about it... or maybe, some truth about it.

You know what we could say?

That what we did was out of fear. Apollo should understand that much, considering how he's been familiar with exerting such pressure - and how it affects the behaviour of ponies.

What bad would come out of saying we were afraid when we are leaving? It would have him pondering about what it did. It seems only natural for us to care about our lives... and with what a mystery Apollo was... and how it looked anxious as to not let us know things. This whole facility is full of secrets and dangers. We did it, not meaning harm...

... but.

When we knew that the scientists were disappointed in him, we lied, because we were afraid of what his reaction might be to this kind of information. Truly, this creature is the one of the few we were able to talk to on even ground in this place... and we did not mean to harm him with those kind of revelations.

We could say at least we're sorry if we're leaving. Grief tends to grow over time and even such a little heartfelt explanation can mean much in the long run.

We should avoid burning this bridge behind us completely.

What do you guys think?

>>26021645
We really just need to figure out what he wants. The poor, sorry pony act can wait, but I agree that a change from our furious, snarky tone could work with having a more civil discussion.

>>26003921
>>26004117
>>26005226
>>26005360
>>26006258
>>26021645
>>26022516
>You peek out of the floor at the android. it seems to adjust itself to get a better look at you.
>You whisper to Spearmint giving her a reassuring hoof on her shoulder.
"Are you sure you're okay, you're shivering all over the place."
>"I-I'll be fine. I'm just a little surprised..."
"Apollo?"
>Apollo sound a bit more grouchy this time, "I thought I told you to leave. or are you just adamant to disobey every instruction given to you."
"We're... Look I didn't mean to make you angry. and I mean you wanted to know what was in that terminal right?"
>"You think I didn't already know they thought I was a complete failure, an embarrassment of embodied in wasted resources! It's insulting how ignorant you believe I am." "XML 130 Where are the creatures who are speaking to me currently located?"
>The android responds to Apollo, "They are currently inside of the service tunnels."
>Apollo's tone changes, "Report any major changes in their location immediately. Also If they begin to destroy any equipment report all of their vandalism before engaging." Apollo's tone shifts back to being more aggressive. Leave my laboratory."

What do you do?

>>26023215
I don't recall you asking us to leave

However that is exactly what we're attempting to. Since you, very helpfully, locked the doors we had to make other arrangements.

>>26023215
You know apollo, we wouldn't even be fighting each other if you were just honest with us about your feelings. Also if you didn't try to kill us. See how you're feeling right now? That's what we felt.

>>26023215

I think we should say we're sorry and get the heck out of there.

Not risking disobeying it's "LEAVE" order the third time.

That's never good.

>>26023244
>>26023260
>>26023347
"Hey, I was scared alright! I didn't know what you were capable of! I didn't know if I could trust you! So I needed to learn what I could since you were being all secretive."
>"You don't have to know everything about someone to trust them."
"Well, if you where just honest with us about how you felt up front we wouldn't be having this argument! Also, if you wanted us to leave so bad, then why did you leave the doors locked!?"
>"The doors are still locked?.. Whatever, I didn't see you telling me about your shortcomings when we met. And it's not like you are cursed to never be completed! You seem to have no idea what any of that information actually meant."
"Fine, We're going to leave! Just like you asked, and for what it's worth... I'm sorry..."
>You slink back into the passage under the floor swallowing your pride. It wasn't easy to say you were sorry to a bully like that but on a certain level you also think it was the right thing to do.
>Behind you is the passage leading towards the hallway. In front is a passage that veers to the left as well as one that just continues foreword.

What do you do?

>>26023748
Head for the hallway.

>>26023748
Actually when you're in a place where everything can and wants to kill you then yes. You do need to know everything.
Let's get out of here then. Looks like this trip was for nothing. We couldn't even get those med kits.
Let's go upstairs.

>>26023748
>>26023826
This. Before you go, look to PB and tell her we gotta get moving. And don't be rude.

Also, tear off a little more gauze and leave it behind for XML to see. Maybe it'll hold intended symbolism for Apollo, and strengthen the meaning of our apology.

>>26023748
>And it's not like you are cursed to never be completed

According to the information we've seen, we kinda are though. We were just the unicorn stepping stone for their Alicorn project. To be discarded like all the rest when they finished the Alicorn.

>>26023826
>>26023871
>>26023897
>You tear off a strip of gauze and leave it in the room above you.
"Hey PB, we're going back the other way now."
>Photo Bomb kinda nods and twists herself around to face the other direction.
>As you all start crawling back through the passage you manage to squeeze by PB to the head of the group. After passing the hatch you entered in you find that the passage opens up into a large passage.
>You hear what sounds like moving water and you begin to smell something sickeningly sweet. Using the light spell, you see that the passage in front of you has collapsed int what looks like a sewer.

What do you do?

>>26024134
Ask photo bomb how strong her wings are. She just needs to carry you to the other side.

>>26024134
Ew. Climb down carefully onto the ledge. Ask PB to help. Then take a look around.

>>26024134
You smell that, PB? It's the smell of adventure. Or its digested remains.

>>26024146
>>26024149
These. Politely ask for assistance. Take note of which direction the sewage is flowing.

>>26024146
>>26024149
>>26024333
"Hey Photo Bomb, Do you think you could fly us over to the other side?"
>She Looks back at Spearmint, "I don't think I could lift you her. also you passage is a bit too close to the ceiling."
>From her tone you think that you might try lightening the mood.
"Hey, You smell that, PB? It's the smell of adventure. Or its digested remains."
>You smile at her and spearmint.
Photo Bomb smells the are and says, "Actually that smells just like an overheating car..."
"Really?"
>You think about this for a bit before you start coming up with a way to climb down. After you let PB out first she helps the two of you by making sure you don't both fall into the liquid below.
>The liquid seems to flow to the left of the opening you came out of. while helping both you and spearmint down to the ledge PB accidentally slipped a hoof into the stuff. She tells you that it's incredibly slick and fairly viscous.

What do you do?

>>26024394
We could make a pony tower with photo bomb at the bottom. Then spearmint get's on top of her and then we climb up.
We then pull spearmint up and photo bomb pushes her up.
Then when we're both in photo bomb can just fly up.
The problem is getting to the other side.

I think we should go up the river and try to find a crossing.

>>26024394
Tell her to clean it off as best she can. Contact might not be hazardous but I don't want to take chances.

Proceed upstream/to the right of where we entered.

>>26024449
>>26024490
>You like to get to the other side and see if there might be a way to climb up to the tunnel but, right now there doesn't seem to be a way over.
"You might want to find a way to get that stuff off PB."
>Photobomb kinda scrapes her hoof an the wall and walkway, "You don't have to tell me."
>You decide to travel upstream. As you make your way further and further you notice the tunnel becoming warmer.
>Eventually you come to a point where the tunnel makes a waterfall.right in front of it is a walkway with doors on either side. There is a latter on both sides of the canal and there seems to be an extension of the walkway extending further upstream. You notice that the concrete that makes the platform you are standing on is very slippery around here.

What do you do?

I'm feeling a little tired.
I think I'm going to call it here for the night.

>>26024686
Sleep tight sleepybath.

>>26024751

>>26024681
Ask PB to give the walkway a few nudges.
If it's stable then head up and check the opening.

bloop

>>26024681

Check if the steel bars, leading to the brige are slippery too. Try to get up, asking at least one of the other ponies to help maintain balance during that.

>>26024681
Let's try climbing that ladder. Make sure you pull on each step though because shoddy construction might make it fall. I kind of think only one person should be on the bridge at a time too.

I would like to go right and see where that leads.

bemp

bump bump

I hope there is something interesting down here. And we can also find out what this stuff is.

why is an underground waste river like this anyway? Who thought it was a good idea to build it like this? Or maybe all this waste is from the floor above apollo

>>26029826

>Or maybe all this waste is from the floor above apollo

It's his wasted potential flowing away.

Seriously though, my bet is that it is cooling fluid, potentially contaminated. PB mentioned it smells like an overheating car. Remember the talk about one of the generators, which was damaged in order to thwart the plans of... 21-12, was it?

>>26030035
>INB4 we're in a reactor overflow channel and are getting pumped full of beta particles

Spear wouldn't happen to know a Radshield spel?

>>26030778

I think there would be some warning signs and specific doors though if there was any radiation...

... then again, it might be some breach further on, mm..

Side note.

With what a sense of purpose the fleshy alicorn failure exhibited and what a description of 21-12 Apollo gave us, it makes one shiver to think just what a conviction must be the alicorn above presenting, am i right?

Bump?

beb

>>26032503

>>26031314
She's probably just a megalomaniac. Like the pegasus guy, she's slightly better at survival than most things here so it's probably gone to her head after all these years.

If she knows ANYTHING about what kind of status alicorns have in the outside world, it's not surprising.

>>26033902

Maybe...

However, considering that 21-03 was a male, i believe 21-12 is likely to be a he as well..

>>26034732
Considering she's been referred to as the queen I kinda doubt it.

Bump.

>>26025585
>>26026968
>>26027565
>>26030778
"Hey PB, could test that bridge and see if it's stable."
>Without saying anything she flies up to the bridge and gives it a nudge before landing on it and shaking back and forth a bit.
>Photobomb sits down and says, "it's safe." before sitting down and watching the little cascade.
>You decide to test the latter before using it.You tug on each rung with your telekinesis. None of them budge.
"About time something works in here."
>Spearmint Perks up, "What was that?"
"N-Nothing."
>Both you and spearmint carefully climb the latter and get on top of the bridge.
>Form up here you notice that there are two walkways going up the tunnel further and a door on either side of the bridge.
>Spearmint sort of looks around and Photo Bomb continues to sit on the bridge and stare at the little waterfall.
"Spearmint? Do you think this stuff id irradiated?"
>Spearmint gives you a worried look, "It is a bit warm... What are the symptoms of radiation poisoning anyway?"

What do you do?

>>26035790
If you feel like you're going to throw up in the next couple hours, then you probably got it.

>>26035790
I don't know. Let's try to open the doors. I say we go right.
Unless someone would like to try my earlier plan of climbing up into the vents?

>>26035790
Death? Would they build a walkway here if it was lethal to be here?

>>26035809
>>26035826
>>26035935
"I think radiation is supposed to make you feel queasy."
>"Oh yeah and then there's headaches and dizziness."
>Photo Bomb interrupts Spearmint, "How do you two Know this stuff?"
>The two of you think about it for a while. Collectively you come up with an, "eh?"
>You decide to look in both hallways. Both of them are pipe filled and dirty. You decide to go with the one on the right because you see a pleasing pink light inside it.
>The light seems to be coming from a large concrete pipe unlike the metal pipes around it. Looking inside it seems like there is a light inside creating the glow and not it's contents that seem to be some kind of fluid.
>You stare into the darkness further along the path and barely make out some machinery hooked to various cables. everything is eerily quite. even your footsteps seems to be deadened in this room. Your two companions seem to be quit as well as neither of them have said anything since you came in here.

What do you do?

>>26036120
The picture.

I'm gonna call it a night here. I'm forgetting to upload pictures.

Good Night.

gonna post later when not on mobile bump.

>>26036120
look through window there

>>26036120
Lets head down the the machinery. Maybe something is still functional.

Bump.

>>26038933

This is what we've been doing the whole time before we found you photo bomb.

>>26041101
huh

>>26041587
Just wandering around and looking for anything that could benefit us.

le beb face

>>26042815

page nine

>>26042815

man this facility blows.

>>26045542
Hopefully we can blow this joint.

>>26037076
>>26037360
>>26041101
>>26045542
>You take another look in the window. Still just a pipe full of mystery liquid. You think you see something in there for a moment but it turns out just to be your imagination.
>You continue down to the machinery you saw. As you continue you see some rats scurry away from the light you brig with you. You also notice that PB isn't using her flashlight.
>As you get to the machinery you see what looks like two sets of elevator rails one with a crashed elevator on it, wedged into it's spot by the door. The other is nowhere near.
>Past the elevators is a walkway that extends into the darkness.
“Hey Photo Bomb? Have you noticed that this place blows?”
>”I guess?..”
“Well, this is what we were doing before we found you. Just this kind of stuff.

What do you do?

>>26046379
Looks like there might be something next to the skeleton. Probably nothing, but still search the body.

Also see if the lifts work.

>>26046379
Check the skeleton for any kind of identification, then keep going.

>>26046379
We can try and see if that elevator works. It would be great if it did. Use photo bombs flashlight to look up though.
It also looks like the path keeps going forward. I think we should keep going.

>crashed elevator
>dead pony
I'm going to say the elevator is our last resort.

>>26046379
Have a gaze up at where the elevator goes. Skelepony's demise might have been no mere accident.

>>26046412
>>26046422
Yeah, inspect the body too.

>>26046412
>>26046422
>>26046425
>>26046542
>You check the skeleton first to see if you can find an I.D. or something. You hear some rats squeak as they scurry away. The Bones seem to be stripped clean you see tiny bite-marks all over the bones. It Seems like the only thing left on this pony is a small pocket watch that is attached to a necklace.
>You decide to also test the elevator while you're at it. You tell PB to shine her flashlight up and you touch the down button on the platform.
>As you press the button, the platform begins to vibrate a bit and above you a small elevator begins moving down.
>As you do this you see more rats flee than before.
>Finally the elevator reaches your level and you stop pressing the button.

What do you do?

>>26046806
I don't feel comfortable riding that elevator, especially given the state of the other one.

Drop the skeleton on it and give it a couple test runs before we try.

>>26046806
Explore hallway further down. We might gain some insight as to what lies in wait above us.

Or, since the car has already been lowered, Maybe PB could fly up and have a glance at the floor above?

>>26046806
Does the watch work? I kind of want to take it.

>>26046815
>>26046871
>>26046916
>You take a look at the watch. It doesn't seem to be working, stopped at 2:36. You give it a few winds and it begins ticking. You decide to take it.
“Hey Photo Bomb, Do you think you could fly up and see what's up there.”
>She looks up,”Okay.” and with that PB turns her flashlight on and flies up.
>You toss all of the skeleton on the elevator. As you do so, you notice that the right foreleg is missing. >You give the elevator some tests with the skeleton, other than rattling the platform it seems to work fine.
>Photo Bomb eventually comes back and says, “there's two stops above another platform about two stories up and a big dock looking thing three up.”
“Alright. I think we're going to check the rest of the path first I think.”
>PB looks like she's holding something back as she looks at the floor.
>You continue along the path until you see light up ahead. As you keep going you find a covered station that has lights on inside. From where you are you think you see a terminal and what looks like a fire-pit.

What do you do?

>>26047292
Experience taught me that it's best to avoid terminals since they talk and call security.

I don't think we should go in the room and we can take the elevator up.

actually we could go in there if we just don't engage the terminal right?
we just walk in and when it says anything to us we just leave the room quickly.

>>26047292
Briefly investigate the room for anything of interest. Like those hoof marks and arrows (?). Just don't tamper with the terminal.

>>26047445
>>26047386
>You want to avoid the terminal due to some of your past experiences, but this place seems out of the way enough to possibly be safe from most things if you do trip it so you decide to risk it.
>As you all enter you notice that there is a very large door on the floor as well as what looks like hoof-prints on the wall. Wires that look like they used to run to the terminal hang from the ceiling, severed and a little fire pit fashioned out of what looks like pieces of robots sits on the floor. You footsteps are loud in the room.
>You take a careful look at the terminal, it seems to be displaying some text. You make some more noise to see if it will respond. This terminal doesn't seem to have the ability to talk to you.
>Spearmint curiously pokes around, “You know, this place is really cozy...”
>Photo Bomb scrunches her face, “Look, I'm sorry but you're not seriously considering living here are you!?”
>Spearmint bites her bottom lips and laughs to herself nervously, “I… Guess not...”

What do you do?

I think that's all for the night.
I'll pick back up tomorrow.

>>26047637
Read the terminal.

top beb

>>26047637
We can always come back if we have to. Try to see if that door opens.

>>26049349

>>26047637
I don't know PB. It could be a safer place than any right now to find some rest. We haven't gotten any since well before we even met you.

We should finish checking out the room first. Use magic to check out the floor doors.

>>26048675
Also this. Don't mess with it, just read the text.

>>26049349

Exploring is fun when you find something that's not trying to kill you. Looking at you apollo.

bump

wonder what the pony was like that lived here. probably a jerk.

bum bump

>>26049349

>>26054840

bump from 10

>>26056809

>>26053439
>>26052028
>>26050640
>>26049896
>>26048675
"Actually, Even though I hope Spearmint doesn't want to live here. This might be a good place to sleep."
>PB steps outside the doorway onto the cat walk, "Yeah, I guess..."
"You know, it's kinda nice to explore places when nothing is trying to kill you. It's like we're archaeologists Researching the ruins of ancient ponies trying to figure out if they were jerks or not. I hope the pony who lived here was a jerk... That would make me feel better."
>Spearmint looks at you funny, "Are you okay Pepper?
>You think about it for a moment but you're really not sure how you feel.
>You decide to open the hatch on the floor without answering Spearmint. Inside you see some stairs that descend into darkness.
"Well, if we want to go down I think I've found a way."
>Spearmint is still just patiently staring at you.

What do you do?

>>26058602
How long has it been since we slept? Are we tired?

>>26058602
I suppose we would be a little irritated and stressed out considering the day we've been having so far. Plus we have been doing some walking.
Tell spear we miss driving around in the mech.
We're trying to go up, not down. I see no benefit in finding out where these stairs lead. Anything useful might have already been used up too.
Use the flashlight. Can you see the bottom?

>>26058602
>>26058612

Pretty sure we are tired. It's been quite a while since we've last slept, hasn't it? I guess that could be our answer to Spearmint too. Fatigue tends to make everyone cranky. It's good that we've managed reaching this place without anypony getting seriously hurt. With a good night's sleep, i'm sure even PB might feel at least a tiny bit better.

>>26059083
writing. Wanted to add on.

>>26058602

Perhaps we should take shifts if we're gonna sleep?

Also, i believe we should check what is under us. Just in case there's any danger.

>>26058612
>>26058641
>>26059083
>>26059101
>You use the flashlight on the stairwell. It seems to go down about two floors worth before Continuing on in a dark hallway. You see what looks like a switch on the wall at the base of the stairs.
>Spearmint walks over and puts her hoof on your back, "You're always asking me how I'm doing and you've been doing a good job taking good care of me. I just don't want you to feel like you're the only one who cares." She starts rubbing the back of your body armor.
"I don't know, I guess I'm feeling a little bit irritated. I mean today I killed a pony and I miss riding around in the mech and I've been getting angry really easy. I don't know... I'm just kinda ... Cranky really. Maybe I just need some sleep now that I think of it."
>Spearmint says, "Well, like you said, this does look like a good spot to settle for a while."
"Yeah. I think we could all use some sleep. Heck maybe PB will even be a little less cranky."
>You look over at PB who is still just sitting alone by the entrance.
"Hey Photo Bomb!"
>"Yes?"
"We're going to take shifts sleeping here. Which shift do you want?"
>"I guess I'll take the first one."
"Okay."
>You wind the watch a few more times and give it to PB.
>"How many hours do I let you two sleep before we change out? And who am I waking up for the next shift?"

What do you do?

>>26059195
I think four hours would be good. That's at least one rem cycle. Then you wake up spearmint. Then after another four hours pass spearmint wakes us up.
Does this sound good?
If you get hungry then you can eat one of those meal packages we got.

>>26059224
"We're going to take 4 hour shifts. Wake up Spearmint next, because I'll take the last one."
>"Alright."
"Oh and PB?"
"Yes?"
>You dig one of the brown plastic bags out of your vest and give it to Photo Bomb.
"I think these are meals ready to eat. If you get hungry you can have one."
>Photobomb looks a little surprised at first and then she gives you a light smile. Thank you, Pepper Right?
>You smile back and nod yes.
>"Good night."
"Good night PB."
>You take a quick look at the terminal.
====================
-Flow in sections b,c f,k and l are low
-Current reserves for emergency power at 74% (Charging)
_Ready for next INQ..._
====================
>You Take your vest off, empty your pockets curl up next to spearmint who brings you into a close hug. You soon find yourself drifting off as you feel her rhythmic breathing while you soak in her warm embrace.
>It smells a little like burnt plastic but that's really fine.

You begin to fall asleep.

I'm going to stop here for the night. I'll probably be busy tomorrow but if I have time I'll see if I can do a mid-day update.

>>26059632

Kay.

>>26059623

Gotta say that was nice.

A moment of peace in this tower of madness.

Up

>>26060740

in the sky

YouTube: [PMV] Up in the Sky

bump

>>26061333
bump for the trips

>>26059623
We should wake up with photo bomb near us. Let's ask how spearmint slept. It's going to be a boring 4 hours guarding though that's for the best.

>>26062342
>boring 4 hours
>inb4 we see something shiny in the hallway and follow it, to certain doom

>>26062352
we're not moving from our post. might shake spear and photo awake though if something starts walking towards us.

>>26062342
Boredom is a luxury few appreciate.

>>26062365
>might shake spear

>>26062635
Pepper is a dramatic filly.

bump bump

ebump

>>26063939

>>26064684

>>26065365

>>26066114

Anyone wonder what could've made a pony leave hoofprints on a wall like that?

>>26067020
Boredom? Madness?

>>26067020
They were possibly counting the days that passed?

bump

>>26067790

Did we, uh, give PB a weapon so she isn't killed in our sleep?

>>26068290

A lot of bumps needed this evening.

>>26068750

>>26069430

This.

You could post something useful instead of just eatingup the bump limit posting "bump" you mongs.

Like maybe discussing what the fuck we do when we encounter the not-skinless crippled alicorn that is amok in this facility

>>26070527
bump____________________________

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>>26070527
We show it your mom.

beb

here we go

does anyone want to explore the other side of the bridge or should we just test our luck on that elevator? Or maybe we should just head to that vent we were going through before.

>>26073142
I do want to try the elevator.

>>26073142
I'd rather leave the elevator until last.

>>26071379

hooray for sleep

On which floor are we even?

>>26075731
I think we're on like the 12 and a half since we fell into the floor below apollo? I'm not exactly sure. We're half way up though!

I hope we can find a fancy outfit for photo bomb. She's the only one that's not dressed up to succeed like we are. Other then her cool hat that is.

>>26077143
I hope we find another hat. So we can put a hat on her hat.

Also I agree that we should first look around more (and maybe go down the stairs for a quick look, IF they don't go down too far) and then try the elevator.
PB already flew up and came back down unharmed, so I assume it's relatively safe up there.

bump

>>26077143
Spear looks dumb in the jumpsuit if you ask me. She should just stick to the labcoat if she wants to look good.

>>26073142

I'm not sure if i wish to descend... if going back up would mean the possibility of having to go through Apollo's territory again, especially if something cuts off our way. Are we having that good memories of the level below that we wish to risk ourselves to eplore it further?

>>26077143

Maybe. She doesn't look half bad with just the cap, but i guess between the heat of the desert and the chill of this dark, damp facility she may be feeling a bit out of place.. i think?

>>26078347

That is a perplexing matter. What did happen to that labcoat, again?

>>26078144

>>26079363

>>26079782

>>26080272

European take-over time!

>>26081059
Oh no you don't.

YouTube: [SFM] America

>>26081059
commies get out

>>26081093
>>26081137
Seems I hit a nerve. Predictable.

>>26081239
Well, what else did you expect? We're burgerland citizens, of course we're going to flip our shit when you say stuff like that.

beb

>>26081239
>makes joke
>people joke back
>LOL I TROL U

Good job, you really got me.

>>26081772
You don't know what the word 'trolling' actually means, do you, kid?

>>26059623
>You wake up With a little yawn and a rub of your eyes.
>It's a bit brighter than you remember.
>You look around the room, You are alone and naked... The only thing in the room is a monitor connected to a microphone. You see a door behind you.
>You hear some panicked noises come from the Monitor. You look and see Spearmint on the screen. her hooves are bound to the walls.

What do you do?

>>26082108
Try the microphone see if you can speak with Spear.

What the fuck happened?

>>26082108
Can you only see Spearmint on the screen?
Look around, where did Photo Bomb go?

>>26082148
>>26082183
>You try speaking into the Microphone.
"Spear, can you hear me!"
>You see Spearmint Look at the ceiling and shout, "Pepper is that you!?"
"Where are you, Where's PB!?"
>Spearmint seems to be panicked, "I don't know! They took her! Please Help me!"
>You see Spearmint freeze up as a shadow starts to approach her, "Peppermint Help!"

What do you do?

>>26082299
I'm coming! stay safe!

head out the door.

>>26082299
This doesn't look good. Maybe try to talk to the thing that is moving towards Spearmint? Try to distract it? Make it stop whatever it is doing? Maybe it can talk?

I'd really hate to lose Spearmint. She doesn't deserve that :< Don't make me hate you, OP

If there time ask her who 'they' is, and if she can give you any indication where she could be ("Did they take you up or downwards?" So we actually know where to roughly go)

Then get the fuck moving. Time to turn your adorable filly-self into a fuzzy ball of rage and magic missiles!

>>26082299
Stop that, meanie!

>>26082327
>>26082350
>>26082376
>Spearmint just continues screaming.
"Hey you leave Spearmint alone you meanie!"
>The thing just seems to get closer to her and the light dims on the screen.
"Who are you, what do you want from us!"
>One again the thing doesn't respond to you.
"Dammit!"
>You rush out of the room with fire in your eyes! Your won't let them hurt Spearmint, or PB!
As you exit into the next room you find two ponies sitting at a table.
>One of them looks over at you and says, "Good morning sweetie, you're just in time fore breakfast! Would you like some orange juice?"

What do you do?

>>26082453
Wait, are we dreaming? Pinch our filly butt to check

Confront them about what's going on and at the same time search the room for anything interesting and an exit! They don't seem to be hostile now, but this can change.

Didn't we have a white room dream waaaaaaaaaaaay back on the first night we met spearmint? And there was some 4 armed bioform in it?

Assume this is the same situation.

>>26082453
Where's Spearmint?

>>26082479
I wonder if these are some kind of backflash to when the facility was still intact. Didn't Spearmint mention that they did horrific things to her when she wasn't good enough or something?

So we're just experiencing some kind of buried memories, but from our perspective.

>>26082472
>>26082479
>>26082501
>>26082503
"Where's Spearmint!?"
>The two ponies give you a blank stare.
>"The stallion says, "I don't know sweetie, She's probably just sleeping."
"No She was in a room! and there was something, and it's was going to get her!"
>The mare smiles at you, "Don't worry it was probably just a bad dream."
>A dream... Yes, this is probably just a dream, You think about pinching yourself but for some reason you magic doesn't seem to be working.
In a panic you decide to try smacking the mare's butt.
>As soon as you do the stallion yells at you, "I thought we raised you better little missy!"
The stallion grabs your nose with his magic and you...

>You wake up to Spearmint gently nudging on you shoulder.
"Time to get up already?"
>"Mmhmm"
>You get up and stretch, the hard floor wasn't very comfortable and the room is a bit cold. Photobomb is curled up over next to the wall with her nose buried in the base of the floor.
>Spearmint give you the watch and takes her lab-coat back off as you put your things back on and take your post at the entrance to the room.
As you sit there you notice a furnace come on every 5 minutes. For some reason this furnace seems odd Like there is some strange pull towards it. You also hear squeaking coming from below you.
The small noises are starting to get on your nerves.

What do you do?

Sorry about another late start but I'm going to call it here for the night.
Good night all.

>>26082829
night, bath

>>26082823
Is Spearmint still awake, if we can see and hear this then she also should've. Ask her if she knows anything about it, else let her egt some deserved rest.

I wouldn't advise leaving to investigate it, you can't know what will happen and the other two will be pretty defenceless without you. So just sit it out, y'all can go there later.

Maybe flap your ears back to dampen the sounds a bit. You have flexible horsie-ears after all.

And maybe you can keep yourself entertained by thinking about what you weird dream meant. Maybe talk to Spearmint about it when you think it's a good time for some chit-chat?

>>26082829
Night night!

>>26082823
>>26082858
Also is that a Alicorn skull in there? Watch out for spooky, scary skeletons before they send shivers down your spine!

>>26082823
I have a spooky feeling that we're about to get SPOOKED

Does our somehow-smarter-than-our-age brain know any songs? Maybe whistle to distract ourself from the squeks.

>>26082823
Seems like there's some of that magic stealing material in the furnace. Oh, and also there's a fucking unicorn RIGHT THERE.

beb

>>26083863

Spoopy bump

>>26082823
Don't be a stupid horror movie victim. Stay put, and ignore the furnace's magical mindscrewy powers. Think about other stuff, hum 99 bottles of beer on the wall, something to keep your mind off of it.

As for the squeaking, if it sounds like it's getting louder, get ready for a fight.

>>26082823
Is there a unicorn inside that furnace? I think I see a silhouette.

>>26082823
Does the room actually have a door you can close? Just in case.

DUDE LET ME OUT

I'M A FAIRY

>>26082823
Take a moment to sit and chill, talk to Spearmint over some of our rations. Ask how she slept, if anything about this area interests her or raises questions, stuff about the immediate level.

Also ask if PB reported anything weird before she went to sleep. 4 hours is no short time in a place like this. I wonder if she roamed.

>>26082823
Fuuuck wake spearament and PB up if you have to, we need to ask about that silhouette. That silhouette is bad news.

>>26082823
Is that shadow moving at all?

>>26086269
I assumed it was just a Skeleton someone threw in there. Since the furnace comes on periodically I didn't think it was something living.

boop

>>26087250

>>26087704

>>26088195

bump

>>26086626
Yeah, I think it's inconsequential. We shouldn't go out of our way for it.

>>26089687

>>26089789
Bath puts things in the pictures on purpose.
He's been frustrated by us missing things in there before.
There's no way it's inconsequential.

>>26089789

>>26090522
This.

In fact, we could have disabled Apollo's ability to shut the doors on us by turning off the electric motors on the doors which were featured in two pictures.

bub

>>26089789
>>26090522
Yeah, Bath's apparently trying to play this with a bit of that hidden detail stuff you see in some survival horror type quests.
we should look into this, carefully.

>>26089789
Are you retarded?

>>26091558

Courtesy bumps.

beb

>>26092990

>>26093515

>>26095192

>>26095856

>>26096357

>>26097151
"Bathwater pls" bump

>>26090522
Yeah, that was evident in retrospect. Not sure why I thought checking it out would be pointless.

As always, proceed with caution. We should still ask about PB, since I'm guessing she noticed something about it during her shift.

Am I the only one who finds Photo Bomb adorable?
Three-way porn when?

>>26097922
Photo Bomb's kinda growing on me.

Whenever we get out of the facility.

Whatever, I'm still going with what I said at >>26082858

>>26097922
>>26097935
I may be biased because she's a Pegasus... but yes

bump

>>26098848

bloop

dfd

>>26099766

>>26102664

>>26103064

>>26082858
>>26083327
>>26083393
>>26085210
>>26085368
>>26085927
>>26086025
>>26086269
>>26097825
>You begin to give into the boredom of sitting there.
>You attempt to flap your ears up and down for a while but that only brings you so far. You think about singing a song to pass the time, but you realize that you don't really know any songs. So you finally try whistling to yourself, trying to do one of the songs you heard on the radio earlier.
>As you struggle to remember how any of those songs went you notice something strange about the furnace. It looks like the silhouette of a unicorn in the light of the fire. You look at it carefully, to see it it moves, which it doesn't.
>You wait for the fire to go out and come back. It does and you notice that the pilot light seems to come from the tip of where the horn is.
>You take a look at the watch. it's close enough to 4 hours.
"SPEARMINT! PB!! I need you to look at this!"
>Both PB and Spearmint stir from their slumber.
>"What's going on!?", Spearmint asks.
"The furnace, did you see the unicorn in there."
>Spearmint looks at it and her eyes widen, "Is that a new thing?"
"No I think it's been there. Did either of you notice anything strange while you where on watch?"
>Photo Bomb speaks up, I thought I saw some kinda light on one of your horns when the furnace kicked up once. but I think that was just my imagination."

What do you do?

>>26103993
Anyway to pull the furnace door back? There's not very many options other then to leave this place.

>>26103993
Can you try and open the door of the furnace with your telekinesis ability from as afar as possible? Or give that thing inside a shove?

Again I ask, does the room your are in have a door you can close in an emergency? (If there's a spooky, scary skeleton inside and decides to jump on you to send shivers down your spine)
Or maybe something to barricade the entrance?

If it doesn't react on the TK pokes and shoves you could try going near it. Is it an unicorn even, maybe an Alicorn skull?

Either way, be very careful and keep as much distance from it as possible. All of you watch the surroundings.

Actually does any of your horns still light up slightly? I̶n̶s̶p̶e̶c̶t̶ ̶S̶p̶e̶a̶r̶m̶i̶n̶t̶s̶ ̶h̶o̶r̶n̶ ̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶c̶l̶o̶s̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶l̶e̶w̶d̶l̶y̶

>>26103993
I say before we do anything too major we CAREFULLY test to see if our magic is in anyway influenced by proximity to the furnace.
Also ask how PB's wings are feeling that's where pegasi channel their magic right?

>>26103993
Remember, piercing damage means nothing to a skeleton. Be ready to bash the motherfucker.

>>26104021
>>26104032
>>26104101
>You first test your light spell to see if it is drawn in by the furnace. Spearmint tells you that It move a bit close to the furnace but not by much.
"Hey Photo Bomb, how are your wings feeling?"
>PB pauses for a bit looking a bit off-put by your question, "They're just fine..."
>You have Photobomb hold a flashlight on the Furnace as you try to remove the grate with your telekinesis. after a bit of fiddling it finally drops down revealing a skull attached to some hardware and the furnace's filter. There seems to be an array of gas-line next to the skull.

What do you do?

>>26104148
Is that a bomb?
It sounds like one. Try to stay away from it as far as possible.

What is thet thing on the right side? It looks like a knife, or one of these lighter things.

Can you try to move the skull a bit, or pull on the cables with your TK? Though better take cover by the door frame IF it decides to explode.

(Also I seriously have no idea what you drew on the right side of the skull. Are these supposed to be the cables? It looks like a transparent hair dryer desu)

>>26104148
That's just nasty. What's this thing even attached to?

>>26104188
desu* , not desu

>>26104195
moot strikes from the grave!

>>26104148
Poke it with your crowbar?

>>26104195
>>26104203
HOLY FUCKING SHIT 4CHAN

quit that

>>26104188
>>26104193
>>26104210
>You use your telekinesis to Poke at the skull, nothing seems to happen.
>You try tugging at the think on the pack and it pops off, spilling fluid inside of the furnace.
>At this point, you wait for the furnace to reignite. It doesn't.
"Spearmint, by the way, I want to tell you about a dream I had."
>"Okay"
"I had a dream that you where tied up to the walls by some long wires and there was something the was coming to get you in the room. and then there where these two ponies that wanted me to eat some breakfast, but I really wanted to save you. Does any of this mean anything to you?"
>"I don't think so. You were probably just stressed out."
"Oh okay I guess."
>You hear the gas running longer than the other time that the furnace kicked on. It still turns back off but the duration is much longer than it was.

What do you do?

I think that's where I'm gonna leave her for tonight.

>>26104402
What is that thing on the right?

Is that something you can take? Try taking it.
Maybe the skull is connected in a way that a signal gets send to the horn to ignite the gas?
We should probably really stay away from it, if the room gets full of gas everything could explode with one wrong move.

>>26104405
Night night

>>26104402
maybe we should just leave the necromantic heating system alone and maybe leave the room before our meddling causes and explosion.

>>26104402
Stick the thing back on and then shut it and leave it be.

Bamp

>>26104402
Try re-attaching the pack to the skull, being wary of a minor gas explosion from what's built up so far. If it won't re-attach, flee the area as it will eventually go up.

>>26105661

Wow this facility is pretty horrible. it's seems like it's a unicorn with a chunk of it's brain intact, whose whole purpose is to light a furnace. Fuckers couldn't have just gone with a traditional pilot light. Lets put the goo tube back and leave it be.

>>26106817
Oh god unless that was the unicorn whose dream we had, and she was calling out to us, what if they turned hter into that! I'm freaking out here man!

>>26106879
Welcome to Oh God What The Fuck Quest

beb

>>26107659

>>26108253

Everything sucks!

>>26108824

>>26110063

>>26110720

>>26109562

should we try to have the unicorns comunicate with it, if that is even possible. It has some brain mater so it's worth a shot.

>>26104402
I think it's trying to fill the room with gas and then explode.

>>26104402
Yeah, might want to get out of this room.

>>26111930
A quick attempt with TK to re-attach the fluid-cup is worth a shot, maybe it'll refill itself and resume what appears to be life support. But odds are we've busted the whole works and we better get our asses out of there.

>>26111412

>>26112190
But what if it WANTS to die?

bathpls

>>26114040

>>26104415
>>26104492
>>26104551
>>26105687
>>26106879
>>26111930
>>26112069
>>26112190
"Why would they have something like this!? What's wrong with a traditional pilot light!?"
>Nobody has an answer for you.
>Photo Bomb gives the light to Spearmint and says, "Take this for a moment, I've got to get a picture."
>You attempt to reattach the reservoir to the back of the skull, but it doesn't stick.
>Brainstorming you think that you may be able to communicate with it via telepathy even though you don't think you're ever communicated telepathically before. For a moment you think you hear something but it's PB mumbling something about lighting.
>Finally you decide that there is nothing else you can do about this furnace you just broke, and decide to leave before the room fills with gas or something. even though the room you are in is massive, but you have yet to decide where to go.

What do you do?

>>26114780
Guess we gotta take that elevator up now.

>>26114780
Check the doors in the floor.

>>26114780
Floordoors

>>26114780
Doors

Use the door. The door in the floor

>>26114795
>>26115096
>>26115105
>>26115107
>You open the hatch on the floor and head down the stairs. once you reach the bottom you find that the hallway has a faint light at the end of it where it opens up into a lager room.
>There are two rooms on both walls labeled Vox, 204, 205 and 206, and the large room ahead seems to have some large machinery in it.

What do you do?

>>26115134
what's in the 204 and vox rooms?

>>26115154
Yeah, what's in vox

>>26115134
Seems we're checking vox