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(there is a MIRACLE at the top of the tower,)
(And I need it.)
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The wind howls past the trees.
(This cape keeps me somewhat warm, but not by much)
(Am I dreaming? I can't remember...)
>INSERT COMMAND
START PLAYING BANJO MUSIC
>>27159589
>applejack cyoa
>banjo music starts playing
>>27159589
>>banjo
fuck off faggot
>>27159578
Enter the tower quickly. God has no patience for slow workers.
>>27159589
(I only have some food, rope, a torch, and... a glass ball? why do I have a glass ball?)
>>27159619
I enter the tower, knowing that night is near
There is a jerking sensation as soon as I cross the door, as if someone was tearing me apart, but it only lasts an instant. The inside seems to be far bigger than the outside, and while it much isn't warmer there is no wind freezing me.
There is a dripping noise coming from above.
>>27159716
Pull out a torch and examine the dark room.
>>27159807
I try to pull out one of the braziers, thinking in saving a torch, but they are firmly fixed to the wall. Not that they light that well anyway, the coal seems like it's a few days old and it makes a greasy smoke.
I take the torch from my saddlebag and light it in the closest brazier.
(I'll have to find another torch before this one runs out... is that someone walking above me?)
"Hello?" I ask.
No one answers. The steps and dripping continue.
>>27159911
Check the hole in the ceiling.
>>27159911
Wave our torch through the air across the opening of the hole.
>>27159911
Attempt to lasso ceiling hook.
>>27159911
Possible traps
Also try to pick a light from the wall
>>27160941
>>27159911
>I try to pull out one of the braziers, thinking in saving a torch, but they are firmly fixed to the wall
took longer than I expected, images were quick to make but the gif part decided to be a bitch. Will do something and parse the other comands ASAP
>>27160641
>>27160641
I look up, and something approaches... and collapses. Blood drips in me, and I jump away on reflex.
>>27161029
Oh dear, someone's hurt. We're an upstanding poner, we should try to get up there and help.
>>27161029
>blood on our hat
The urge to kill has been introduced.
>>27159589
>banjo music starts
>It Ain't Me starts playing
Thread theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ2ucr74YNk
>>27161104
i love you
>>27161029
Just pretend that didn't just happen and keep going.
>>27160935
>>27161065
It takes me a few tries, and some blood falls on my cape, but I manage to climb up.
(Is that a finger?)
The... the finger, no, hand moves a few times, but by the time I got there they are weak.
"Hello? Can you talk?" I ask the hand.
It scratches the wall with it's thumb, making weak noises. One long scratch, one short, a pause, three shorts ones, a longer pause, two long, one short, one long, pause, long, short, pause, long, short, two long.
>>27161255
Morse code?
NS QNY?
>>27161255
>One long scratch, one short, a pause, three shorts ones, a longer pause, two long, one short, one long, pause, long, short, pause, long, short, two long.
...NS QNY? AO FAL?
At least we're pretty sure it's 5 characters. What can it be? Go something? Go die? Do any? At...?
>>27161255
Let's check behind us to make sure we're not getting sneaked up on. Does the wall just end behind us?
>>27161345
>>27161345
It's hard to understand, but I haven't used morse in months, since...
A headache nearly makes me colla---|
It's hard to understand, but I haven't used morse in months now, and the hand seems weak. Any of us could be wrong here.
"Is that morse? I can't understand it." I ask.
It pauses for a second.
One long scratch, one short, pause, three long ones. It waits expectantly.
>>27161367
I look behind me, but there's only an empty hallway. The hand taps the spot it scratched weakly.
>>27161407
>No
o-ok
Check wall, see if you can find a hidden button, remove a brick or something
>>27161407
>One long scratch, one short, pause, three long ones
"No", well is it lying or something
>>27161420
>>27161424
"No? No what?"
Two long, pause, one short, one long, pause, one long, one short, pause, one long, one short, two long.
>>27161445
"Many" No many ?
>>27161445
Is there something we can do to help?
>>27161482
(Many?)
"Many?" A finger raises and wiggles as if nodding "You mean much?" It does again, but this time is weaker, not so sure.
>>27161495
"What's wrong? Can I help?" I ask.
After a moment's pause, it tries to lift its fingers from the ledge without much success, slipping in its blood.
>>27161545
Could it be "No more?"
>>27161545
Geez, I'm not sure there's much we can do here.
Where is the blood coming from?
>>27161642
If that's truth, the poor thing spent it last moments trying to talk with a stupid horse.
>>27161664
(Blood seems to be coming from the palm... it's belly?)
It keeps trying to get itself away from the ledge. A reflection of blueish metal can be seen from time to time.
>>27161707
>>27161718
We should push it away from the edge if we can.
Carefully though, don't want to get grabbed.
>>27161718 Perhaps its impaled by something coming out of the ledge.
>>27161739
>>27161776
Always careful to be in such a position that I could jump away, I cross the gap and, carefully, take the hand away from the ledge. It doesn't attack, and after a moment seems to understand what I am doing.
It raises shakily on its fingers, revealing a knife. It tries to take it off, but it's in a small part of its palm that the fingers can't reach.
>>27161908
Take itAND STAB IT
>>27161908
Take it out gently.
>>27161942
(What... what did I...)
The taste of the knife's handle sticks to my mouth and makes me want to vomit, and blood flows out of the hand in a thick stream. It tries to cover the wound with a finger, the others spasming in pain, but the finger can't reach the spot.
>>27162091
we got something to bandage the wound?
>>27162091
Cut your cape with the knife and cover the hand's wound
>>27162091
Move the torch over the hole and look at that single pixel.
>>27162117
>burn hand
>>27162104
Digging this.
>>27162097
>>27162104
(No,) "NO!"
I rip off a large piece of mͤͦ̇ͮͫ͑͒͌̽̀͋̃̓̾ͭ̚͏̨̣̻̩͙͕͔̭̠̖͎̜̣̹̰̗͎ͅͅy̡̧̗̠̱̹̦̦̤̰̬̘̗ͫͭ͋͂̎ͫ͋ͨ́ͬͦͦ̆̀̀ͩ̚͟ cape and bandage the wound with it, trying to hold the hand still. I overpower it and, with a piece of the rope, cover the wound.
It's still in pain, and now sickeningly pale, but it pauses for a moment before scratching the wall again.
The only thing it says, again and again, is "Home"
>>27162261
Keep the knife for later use.
>>27162320
I put the knife in my bags, not wanting to be left indefended with whatever attacked the hand. The hand makes some gesture I don't understand with a finger and starts walking away slowly.
>>27162418
Follow the hand, it could probably guide you to your miracle.
I had hoped to do more today but I am getting tired and the upate speed is getting too low for my taste, one more command and I'll pause until tomorrow
>>27162460
"Didn't you come from there? Why do you go back?"
It stops and scratches "Home" once, then keeps moving. Any further question is ignored
It starts climbing some kind of sockets in the wall, inserting its fingers in them and using them as stairs.
Sorta happens when you do this late at night op
>>27162759
Well it seems like the hand is going "home", if you're strong enough try to climb with the hand, if not go left into the hallway.
>>27163106
He started early and ended pretty early US time. In fact, that could have been part of the issue.
Look carefully at the green thing as we approach it. If it looks dangerous don't approach too close.
>>27163158
I pick up a...
(A ball? There... there are kids here? Why would there be kids here?) I grow nervous at such a prospect.
"Hello?" I call out in case the kid is near. "Someone around? I won't hurt you!" I pause for a moment. "I have food! Do you want any?"
No one answers. I put the ball in my bag.
>>27162759
I give a last look to the hallway and decide to follow the hand, lest its hurt further. Maybe then I'll find out how in Tartarus I got here along the way.
As I climb after the hand, I can't help but notice that the cape is more comfortable now-- it feels warmer, as if it was somehow trying to hug me.
We climb for a while, the hand growing weaker and weaker, until we reach a well lit room, some kind of glass brazier hanging from a brass chain on the domed ceiling. I see a small drawer with some papers on it, but the hand seems to be going out to some balcony. Cold, humid air enters through the doorless aperture.
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Alright folks and folkettes, paused for today, it's past midnight and I awoke at seven AM, and we all know what's the best for sleepy heads.
For now however, opinions on this, aside from the terrible, barely serviceable pixel art?
>>27163414
I quite enjoy the mystery and weirdness, especially the Morse code bits. And the art is better than shit mspaint doodles so you're fine, in all honesty the pixel art is what interested me in the first place.
