>>540800
ALSO PICK UP THE REST OF THOSE SHARDS. YES. YOU MUST GATHER THEM SO YOU MAY CONVERT OTHERS TO OUR CAUSE.

ContinuationQuest Durandal!swQABHZA/E 2009/09/09(Wed)20:10 No. 540816 ID: a0dedb
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>>540800
>I'm certain that's how God would sound if he weren't just a controlling method for the masses-

>Wait my name's not Ted. Those weren't my thoughts!

"Wh-who the hell said that? I don't believe in God!"


(Sweet, these shades are bitchin'. But I'm not going to walk around with a pocket full of glass.)

>>540816
ARE YOU SURE YOUR NAME'S NOT TED?
I AM GOD, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SERIOUSLY, THOUGH, FIND SOMETHING TO CARRY THOSE SHARDS IN.

>>540816
Gather the shiny things! Shiny things good! Gather lots of shiny things together!

... oh, sorry. Bit of cross-over there. Ahem.

COLLECT YONDER SHARDS YOUNG MAN.

>>540816
We magic shards like being in one piece. Got any glue? Or could you bring some back?

ContinuationQuest Durandal!swQABHZA/E 2009/09/09(Wed)20:40 No. 540832 ID: a0dedb
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>>540819
"Yes, I'm sure. My name's Joshua. And I think I saw a garbage bag over-"

"Holy shit! That's a fuckton of smoke!"

>I should do... something. And of course I forgot to charge my cellphone. Piece of shit can't hold a charge for more than a couple days.

>>540832
You should go over there. We happen to know that inside one of the rooms is a box with a fuckton of money in it. Shame if it burned....

>>540832

Good thing that nothing lives in there.

ContinuationQuest Durandal!swQABHZA/E 2009/09/09(Wed)21:23 No. 540854 ID: d8d7df
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>An abandoned house with lots of money? Sounds too good to be true. Also sounds too good to pass up. I'm not your regular idiot teen, so I should be fine as long as I stay on my toes and keep thinking.

>Heh, I passed a rather drunk looking squirrel on the way.

>Um... this looks a lot worse from this close. I'm... not so sure about this. How would I even get in there? The window's been blasted out, but the door's still up.

>>540854
...oh man. This looks bad. I think going in there would be a death sentence.

>>540854
As long as you keep those glasses on, you can't die. Seriously, the only time people who wear them die is when they aren't wearing them.

So clearly, the render the wearer immortal.

That aside, try pushing the boxes over to scatter the fire so you can get in.

ContinuationQuest Durandal!swQABHZA/E 2009/09/09(Wed)23:08 No. 540944 ID: 485023
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>>540857
>That's the first thing you've said that's made sense so far. I haven't had time to test these glasses, and I don't really want to tempt fate. I'm just going to head to Andrew's house so we can finish our homework project and pretend I was never hear.

As Joshua turned to leave, a loud bang followed by a *fwoosh* and a sudden wave of heat made him cringe. When he looked back, the door had been ripped from its hinges and laid smoking on the ground. As he watched in horror, a man shambled out of the doorway, his clothes smoldering but his body untouched by the fire.

>That is some uncanny valley shit! What should I do? Should I help him?

>>540944
His eyes... are glowing...
NO. THIS IS A BAD MAN.

Seriously, that's Terminator 2 shit right there. Aren't you genre-savvy at all? That's grade-A evil right there.

KILL.

>>540947
>KILL
He meant to say
>RUN MOTHERFUCKER RUN

Durandal!swQABHZA/E 2009/09/10(Thu)00:04 No. 540992 ID: 0c4185
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>>540964
>Yeah, fuck this shit, I'm fucking out of- hergerk!

Joshua's retreat was interrupted by an immense pressure around his chest, knocking the wind out of him and stopping him in his tracks. Slowly his body lifted off the ground and he rotated to face the man in the doorway. The man's unearthly gaze cut right through him, and a shiver of terror went through Josh's spine.

"Come" the man stated simply, turning to re-enter the flames. The tug on Joshua's chest began compelling him forward.

"Wait," Joshua managed to croak. "Just wait!"

The man stopped and looked at Joshua, as though expecting something.

>V-voices, you've gotta help me! What can I ask or say to get out of this?!

>>540992
MY NAME IS TED. I AM THE SERVANT OF GOD.
IF YOU KILL ME, YOUR LINE WILL BE CURSED FOREVERMORE.

ContinuationQuest Durandal!swQABHZA/E 2009/09/10(Thu)09:08 No. 541144 ID: f36655
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>>541010
>I hate you so much.

"My name is... Ted. I am a servant of God! If you kill me, your line will be cursed forevermore!"

The man doesn't seem to hear my words, but immediately responds in an oddly echoing voice. "You are the Vessel. You serve only the purpose for which you were made, as do I and the Catalyst. Ours is not to consider the future, but to fulfill the past."

>He seems ready to turn around again. I've gotta keep him talking!

>>541144

Hey man before I die... can... can I look into those eyes?

Kick him in the balls if he approaches.

Ask him what the hell he's talking about, all you did was come over to try and save him from a burning building, and then he goes and gets all psychic on your ass.


Also:
>>541146
Gay.

GREEN!!IzZTIxBQH1 2009/09/10(Thu)09:38 No. 541158 ID: 2cbe3e
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>>541154

Oh really? It's gay?!

ContinuationQuest Durandal!swQABHZA/E 2009/09/10(Thu)10:27 No. 541175 ID: f36655
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>>541154
"What the hell are you talking about?! I came here to try and save you from the fire and this is how you repay me?!"

The man stood undeterred, unflinching. He stepped backwards into the raging inferno even as his otherworldly voice continued assaulting Josh's ears. "Greed and morbid curiosity guided your feet, but your presence here was ordained from the beginning of time. Your questions have been noted, but in the end they matter very little, for you will receive the ultimate answer."

"It is time you learned the name of our master."

Joshua floated closer to the building's doorway, the heat quickly becoming unbearable. The crackling of the fire taunted him and tongues of flame leapt out as though eager to taste him. He struggled in his invisible hold, clawing at his chest in a futile effort to remove the unseen force.

>Ohhhh God!!!

>>541175

Um, die a fiery death apparently.

Welp. Was nice working with you. ABANDON HUMAN!

>>541175
Alright, relax.

We have seen plenty of people/entities/collectives with a pre-ordained destiny.

You've played video games before, right? Think of it as a cut-scene. You can't do anything, but odds are good that the fire will not kill you. Just relax, and try to pay attention. These destiny reveal moments seem to always have a small detail or two that get missed that somehow end up being incredibly important later.

If it helps, we have worked with several others without a destiny, and trust me, they seem to end up getting hurt A LOT more than the ones with destinies and such.

>>541194
>odds are good that the fire will not kill you.
Well, odds are good that it won't kill us, anyway.

ContinuationQuest Durandal!swQABHZA/E 2009/09/10(Thu)17:28 No. 541405 ID: 4cdade
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>>541179
life giving air has long fled
clothes ignite and wrap with flames
smoke stings and tears sizzle
but i can't block out the room
it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts

ContinuationQuest Durandal!swQABHZA/E 2009/09/10(Thu)17:29 No. 541406 ID: 4cdade
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lungs blister and bubble and pop
skin melts from muscle melts from bone
eyes wither into blackened crisps
but i can't escape the pain
it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts

ContinuationQuest Durandal!swQABHZA/E 2009/09/10(Thu)17:30 No. 541407 ID: 4cdade
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[cutscene (animated)]

it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts
it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts
it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts
it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts
it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts

ContinuationQuest Durandal!swQABHZA/E 2009/09/10(Thu)17:31 No. 541408 ID: 4cdade
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>F I R E R A G I N G W I T H O U T, B L O O D B O I L I N G I N S I D E;

>T H E S U M O F M A N' S K N O W L E D G E, T H E A T O N E M E N T F O R H I S P R I D E.

>A C R O S S T H E S P A N O F T I M E, N O O U T L E T C O U L D B E F O U N D;

>U N T I L T H I S M O M E N T W H E N, T O T H I S C O R P S E I H A V E B E E N B O U N D!

ContinuationQuest Durandal!swQABHZA/E 2009/09/10(Thu)17:32 No. 541410 ID: 4cdade
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Well, that sums up the first part. Thanks for reading. I probably won't be able to continue with Chapter 1 until Monday, but I'll still be around. Lemme know whatchya thought. =)

um

This.. probably wasn't our fault? I mean the it hurts was..

It's not supposed to hurt after the skin fails, what is this... that bodes worse than anything else, the gratuitous pain.

We, uh... we need to be extra careful with Squirrel.

So... Why did you decide to do this? To turn an epic, out of no where JUST AS PLANNED thing like Squirrel Quest, and completely invalidate it with weird magic and all this bullshit? Squirrel Quest's ending was a great twist, ending with the guy who broke us dying by our hands. Why did you bring him back as some sort of Chzo-esque Terminator?

You broke something beautiful.

>>541458
Well, I'm sorry you feel that way. There was so much occult shit in that house it seemed like a natural development. You don't have to read it if you find it that offensive.


Anyway, for the rest of you, Josh's story isn't over. I guess this sorta ruins the cliffhanger, but oh well. He'll be back on Monday.

>>541460
Right. Occult stuff.

THAT HE WAS USING AS FIREWOOD WHILE CURSING THE DEVIL.

I'm pretty sure he's one o' them crazy book burners, not a scion of darkness.

>>541465
You can throw all your radioactive waste into a hole and call it a trash pit. But it's still going to be radioactive.

Squirrel Quest was one of my favorite quests, why are you raping it.

I declare you non-canon. No, not your quest.

DRAMA

>>541470
Well hey, if there's enough negative feedback then I don't mind letting this go. It was my first attempt at a quest and a good learning exercise. I forgot the internet was serious business.

You bastard.

>>541477
;_;

>>541479
Haha Squeegy giving quest advice. Nothing forces quests to use the same continuity, just go on with it.

>>541485
Right, feel free to continue it. I just want it to have nothing to do with Squirrel.

>>541487
That's fine. I was going to have it split off anyway, and definitely intend to continue on a new thread.

I certainly didn't mean to tarnish a cherished quest for ya'll. I was thinking each fragment found could be a different genre quest, but I can see that idea wasn't as easily accepted as I had imagined.

>>541491

I wouldn't worry about it. SquirrelQuest is a spinoffquest after all. I agree that anyone should be able to do what they will from here on. I enjoyed your prologue

>>541491
I believe part of the problem is that the first several updates of the quest essentially invalidate the entirity of the quest that came before it. I think that's part of why the reaction has been the way it has been.

I do think the reaction's been a bit... strong, though. I don't want to discourage potential questers. The more the merrier, really.

I'd advocate moving this to its own thread if you'd like to continue it. Otherwise, it might be nice to have some more things in the horror genre.

>>541485
what part of that makes you think that was /advice/

i am just angry

>>541896
Oh, I thought you were joking.


Okay look, here's the way I pictured it. The guy died in the same place as a bunch of magical objects were destroyed. The destruction released the Ancient Evil in a Can which temporarily possessed the guy's body. The guy's not alive, he's not the BBEG, he's certainly not a Chzo-Terminator, and he won't even be back in this quest. I dunno if that helps clear up anything or not.

As I said before, SquirrelQuest was a spinoff of a joke quest. I don't think people should be worried about its' continuity being sullied.

Any further discussion should be taken to /questdis/, this board is for Quest suggestions only.

Subsequent discussion posts will be deleted and/or will result in the closure of the thread.