Asali 2009/09/22(Tue)12:53 No. 49308 ID: 1c907d
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Once more, you are Asali Zakiya, an unfortunate psychic Bubble Touched. Right now you are inside of the mine.

It is very dark, but with your eyes adjusting and with your (crappy) flashlight guiding your way through this opening tunnel. There's some sort of machine hanging open to your right.

Something important comes to mind, you are actually a mechanic! You could fix that, along with other equipment, if only you had the right tools. It has been your trade for a few years. You recently lost your job, which is actually why you were out drinking.

Although this isn't a paying job, it's nice that your skill may aid in your survival on this damned island.

Where shall you go, and what shall you do, Asali?

Let's check out that machine.

Can you identify the machine? I guess we'll need some proper tools to fix it.
How's the hand by the way?

Wait...

So we were a mechanic for years, then got fired, went out drinking, and immediately woke up here in this strange place with crazy weird shit going on...?

That sound like some grade A conspiracy stuff if I ever heard some. Why were we fired? Did we have any enemies? Did we notice any spooky G-men observing us before being fired?

>>49308
What job were you working on when you were fired?

Asali 2009/09/22(Tue)13:51 No. 49335 ID: aba0a3
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You check out the inside of the device. It seems to be a power switch. You'll need to find a wrench in order to fix all of the loose parts.

Your hand feels fine. You know it doesn't look fine but the bandages put it out of the way for the time being.

You were fired because you drink too much, and poor customer service. The only enemies you could have made would have been customers you insulted.

Well, nothing to do here for now, let's continue exploring to the left.

Asali 2009/09/22(Tue)14:54 No. 49351 ID: aba0a3
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You travel further into the mine, under you are facing a wall straight ahead. The tracks curve to the right. You see a pair of glowing blue eyes.

Whatever it is gives off a pained screech, but doesn't move.

Try to communicate with it, say hello. Keeping the hammer ready, just in case.

Looks harmless, as it seems tied up.
[precog] Check out the ore processor.

Take one more step forward.. just enough to get a good look at it with the flashlight.

Let's get a better look at it

>>49351
It's a small mammal caught in a large creatures jaws, if I'm seeing what I think I'm seeing.

Asali 2009/09/22(Tue)19:52 No. 49483 ID: aba0a3
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You take a couple steps forward and shine your light on the creature. It seems to be a pure white lizard like creature stuck underneath a rock and in the straps of a rusty old jet pack.

The jet pack is making strange noises, and giving off spark like shocks from parts of the equipment. It seems like this creature was just trapped in this position soon before you got to it.

The creature is writhing and screeching. If you're going to do something, you don't have too much time to do it.

can you teleport it out?

Daww. Well let's get the poor thing out, just make sure it doesn't hurt itself.

>>49486

Your ability is limited to yourself.

>>49483
See if we can use MECHANICAL KNOW-HOW to stop the jetpack from exploding, then shove it and the rock out of the way.

Keep an eye out for whatever caused this.

Let's see if we can't toss the jetpack off of the creature and possibly prevent it from exploding.

Asali 2009/09/22(Tue)20:35 No. 49502 ID: aba0a3
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You go over carefully, and undo the strap on the pack, and help the little beast out of its death trap.

You go to see about possibly stopping the jet pack, but it looks like you might not have the time to do it.

The little fellow climbs up onto your head.

>>49502
It's worth trying, but while ready to jump back. Then it's lizard-petting time. "And who might you be?"

>>49502
Maybe you should move away from the front of the jetpack while you try to turn it off. That way if it suddenly rockets forward you won't get smashed by it.

Asali 2009/09/22(Tue)21:11 No. 49516 ID: aba0a3
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You take a step back away from the jet pack.

>>49516
That seems... suboptimal.

I don't suppose you used Warp in the split second before the explosion caused you grievous bodily harm?

>>49516
Aaah! Status? New friend status?!

Asali 2009/09/22(Tue)21:42 No. 49537 ID: aba0a3
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You open your eyes, it's a little foggy at first. You aren't injured anything serious, but the concussive force of the explosion seems to have moved you to a new area. Your new friend seems to be waiting for you.

Your flashlight is in your right hand still, thank the gods for wrist straps.

Ascertain location

>>49537
Us hug lizard.

Asali 2009/09/22(Tue)22:09 No. 49570 ID: aba0a3
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You look around you, your head resting against a broken mine cart. Where's your friend? Strangely, you have 3 more Points.

>>49570
Try to get back to where the jetpack is so you can get your bearings. The explosion couldn't have thrown you in anything but a straight line.

>>49570
Do what any adventurer would do and search the area for anything exploitable or generally useful. Or jump into a giant hole and die. That's what I'd do.

Asali 2009/09/22(Tue)22:28 No. 49602 ID: aba0a3
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>>49596

Yeah, we'll put that on the top of the list of things to do.

>>49602
Okay. Just do the first thing I suggested then.

Better see what's in your immediate area before trying to find your way back.

Asali 2009/09/22(Tue)22:46 No. 49613 ID: aba0a3
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You get back up to your feet and trudge the tracks back into the last area. There's a big hole in the ground where the boulder and jet pack were.

Your new lizard friend is still gone.

>>49602
Quit gettin' mad at Quest Games?

>>49613
Check inside of shirt for lizard friend.

Hey, I thought he was waiting for us.

Feel the top of your head. Both for lizards and possible head trauma.

>>49613
A BIG HOLE IN THE GROUND? YOU DON'T SAY. Do it. DOITDOITDOIT

Otherwise you may as well go back East now and check out the mining cart. That ore refinery machine doesn't seem useful at the moment.

Turn off the flashlight and lure a Grue to you, then teleport onto its back. Soon it shall be your mighty steed, carrying you to all the dark corners of this island!

Asali 2009/09/22(Tue)23:27 No. 49652 ID: aba0a3
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You step back towards the mining cart and fish around inside of it...

Asali 2009/09/22(Tue)23:35 No. 49656 ID: aba0a3
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Inside you find a wrench.

You'll need to move your inventory around.

What shall you move around, and what shall you do next?

Jump in the minecart!

and throw the wrench in the pocket dimension till we need it

I think the mine cart is broken.

But to move it along I say store something else in pocketland, likesay the bucket. And then make our way back to that light switch to try and fix it.

a wrench is ALWAYS useful, let's toss that stick into the pocket.

Find our way back to that BROKEN MACHINE we found and apply a healthy dose of WRENCH to FIX it.

Then we can inspect the minecart in greater detail. And possibly ride it.

I have a feeling we'll be fixing several things in this place. A stick might be a piece of something but a bucket isn't going to help us much with repairs.

Asali 2009/09/23(Wed)00:20 No. 49671 ID: aba0a3
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You put the bucket away, and take out the wrench and follow the tracks back towards the broken machine near the entrance. You loosen and tighten and work for a few minutes. You find 2 Points jammed underneath some of the parts, and manage to get it to power on.

Noises come from all over the mine, now that the power was on.

>>49671
Head towards the loudest noise, loud things are always exciting.

>>49671
I'd say check around for a light switch

Light switch first. Then we find loud noises. We wanna see what these noises are.

Asali 2009/09/23(Wed)18:17 No. 49980 ID: aba0a3
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>>49736
>>49694

There are no lights to turn on. If there was a lighting system inside of the mines, they were either destroyed or removed. So you go to check it out with your flashlight.

>>49980
Oh what could it be, walking along carefully.

Let's check out the loud noise then.

Asali 2009/09/23(Wed)19:37 No. 50022 ID: aba0a3
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You step down the tracks into the next area, close to the hole, you shine your light on the Ore Refining machine, seems it made the noise when it kicked on. The power being turned on gave it some life.

>>50022
Too bad you don't have any ore. Hmm, check the slots anyway. Maybe there's something left in there.

Asali 2009/09/23(Wed)19:51 No. 50029 ID: aba0a3
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You walk around the hole, and go to the machine, and check the slots. They are empty.

I don't think there's anything in the inventory that can be used here. Might as well check out the other noises, if any.

>>50031

There are no other noises.

You said noises came from all over. That usually indicates more than one.

I guess there's nothing else to do but follow the tracks.

Yeah, go East again. Is it just me or is it slightly brighter in there with the power on? Must be a few things making light, if not really designed for that.

Asali 2009/09/23(Wed)20:37 No. 50044 ID: aba0a3
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It has gotten slightly brighter. The green lights on the machines give a dim glow, increasing visibility. Just not a whole lot. You come back to where the cart is.

Do the tracks go any further than that? We may have to check in the hole.

>>50044
Shine your flashlight above that thing you're looking at right now. There's some kind of painting up there?

Asali 2009/09/23(Wed)20:52 No. 50057 ID: aba0a3
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Up above the gate up against the wall is a painting. You shine your flashlight to get a better look. It is night and day on each side of a Mountain. On the very top of the mountain is a deity from the continent Mingxia.

The God, Rong, is a red firey beast covered in little but muscles and chains. He is a warrior of the Sun, but hides from the moon.

Large mountains or volcano are often where his worshipers live, or worship. This could be the sign of a nearby temple. Something to keep in mind.

Below the painting is a gateway, which seems to be pretty wrecked. The pipes are all over, and whatever is supposed to be inset behind one of the pipes is missing.

inspect it further

Asali 2009/09/23(Wed)21:07 No. 50067 ID: aba0a3
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You inspect the pipes and the gate, and realize that if you want to work the gate at any point ever, you will need to reassemble the pipes.

You can do it with your wrench, but it will take some time, and effort...

To be continued...

[ This puzzle is a time consuming one, and meant to take up time. The first person to solve the pipe puzzle will be awarded something. For more details, or to inform me that you have solved it, please join me in our IRC channel noted at the top. Have a good week. ]

>>50067
Do you want movement order, or just the final picture?

Wait, scratch that. There's no empty tile, this isn't a moving tile puzzle.

The pieces can be rotated.

Also, the prize has already been awarded. But feel free to solve it anyway if you want.

Asali 2009/09/23(Wed)21:57 No. 50090 ID: aba0a3
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[ Pipe order solved! That was very fast. You guys are wonderful, see you Tuesday now, for real. ]

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)14:05 No. 53550 ID: aba0a3
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You feel the blessings of your god guiding your hand. Switching back and forth between the flashlight and the wrench to adjust the pipes.

You spend a rather short time despite not having instructions. The pipes are arranged, and fit perfect where they (as best as can be determined) once were.

However, despite the pipes being done, the gate does not open. It's a good guess that whatever the diamond shaped inset on the top left of the door is what's missing.

What's along the back of this part, any rocks with visible ore?

>>53550
What a cock-block. Check the side-passage then.

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)15:19 No. 53646 ID: aba0a3
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>>53572

You turn away from the gate and examine the walls for ore.

This looks different.

Take a closer look.

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)15:39 No. 53670 ID: aba0a3
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Sure is a closer look.

Sure is shiny.

Get da gold!

Hammer that shit up.

What's over to the left?

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)16:36 No. 53725 ID: aba0a3
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You smash that vein with your hammer!

You pick up...

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)16:39 No. 53731 ID: aba0a3
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Some ore!

Everyone loves ore.

>>53731
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Take that shit to the ore refinery!

>>53731
And machines love ore most of all. Hammerspace the stick and bring the ore to the refinery.

Ah, but it's in the pocket dimension. We'll need to switch something with it to bring it into our inventory. What'll it be, gents?

I vote either wrench or stick because they're the only items I can identify.

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)17:09 No. 53758 ID: aba0a3
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You take that ore back to the refinery, and drop it in. You hear a very loud noise, followed by more as it is processed for people who are no longer present. The machine rewards you with 4 points for your hard work.

Shortly after the green light flickers and something inside of the machine sounds like an explosion. The metal outside of the refinery gives a loud "clunk," and then a bunch of skittering noises before it stops completely.

The mines grow a little darker.

Follow the tracks, is there any place we haven't explored?

Since it's broken anyway, I wonder if we can't open it up and find the source of that explosion inside? Would the wrench help here?

>>53784

Who wants a wrench when you have a hammer?

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)17:53 No. 53790 ID: aba0a3
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You step back into the end of the mine and go peek out the available door...

>>53790
You are using your flashlight, right?

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)17:54 No. 53792 ID: aba0a3
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New area added to map!...

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)17:57 No. 53794 ID: aba0a3
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...You peek into the new area from the doorway, and--

OH GOD, WATER.

Granted it's shallow at the 'shore,' but it gets deep pretty fast. You can't see very far without getting into the water.

You're to afraid of the water, so getting too close, or getting in the water will be difficult to accomplish.

>>53794
Water phobic? That's a new obstacle to overcome.

Dip a toe in it!

>>53794
Okay, water, not moving much, gonna be fine. Warp is charged up, ready to use it at the slightest notice. Now, to take a closer look at what that is along the water's... edge, staying nicely back.

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)18:55 No. 53831 ID: aba0a3
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You step closer to the water, but you're not touching it.

Inspect grey thingie things.

Can you identify what are those objects? What's the bigger one? A safe?

And the small thing near the border?

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)19:26 No. 53857 ID: aba0a3
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You kneel closer to the chain partially out of the water. It is coming from deeper in, you don't know how far. The machine looks like an engine, but there are parts missing. The power is on, but the machine isn't operational.

See if you can identify the missing parts of the engine with your mechanic skills. Also trying to fix it won't hurt, use the wrench for said purpose.

What kinda parts are missing?

From what you can see, some internal parts, the crank, and something up top you can't figure out that the engine works.

Let's go looking for gubbins then. Nothing else around here is there? Did we maybe miss something in the mine?

Reach out and give the chain a careful but stiff pull.

Well, time to go back and see what could've we forgotten.

Go to the room before the one you are and try to remove the painting from above the panel with the pipes.

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)20:27 No. 53981 ID: aba0a3
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>>53919

You bend down near the scary water and tug at the chain. It won't budge a single millimeter. You can see something in the shallow water, but it's covered in mud, hard to make out.

The water is glowing as well. Which is what is lighting up this area.

>>53981
That's... odd.

Take your stick out of the pocket dimension. Poke the thing in the water with it.

Pretty. I guess wading in to investigate muddy object is out of the question.

Would clairvoyance be a waste at this point?

>>53986
Let's try to dig it out with the stick, yeah. She's not gonna stick her hand in there, I'm thinking. Sucks to live on an island and be afraid of water

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)21:33 No. 54091 ID: aba0a3
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You use your stick to nudge the object out from in the water. You squeak when the water splashes.

At least you got the thing out from under the water!

Yay for cranks. :D

Attach eeet.

>>54091
Hmm, inventory management looks a little tricky. Put the stick away to take the crank.

Hey, does the drill you have fit on the machine?

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)22:56 No. 54180 ID: aba0a3
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Crank installed into the machinery.

>>54180
Hmm. I bet that thing attaches to the chain which, when pulled with enough force, raises a bridge or something.

>>54180
CRANK DAT CRANK

Asali 2009/09/29(Tue)23:35 No. 54217 ID: aba0a3
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It would seem installing the Crank didn't replace the internal parts. Nothing happens.

>>54217
Erm. Well I can think of two things. One, salvage parts from the other two mechanical objects you've found so far... and
Two, backtrack. There's a trap door on the porch of the house you woke up in that you haven't entered yet.

>>54226
>Erm. Well I can think of two things. One, salvage parts from the other two mechanical objects you've found so far... and

Well, if you salvaged the power supply, this machine would no longer receive power and wouldn't work, and if you try and open up the refinery, your guess is that it would be dangerous. There's also no guarantee that the parts in it would match. I think you could find some gears and pieces around here if you tried.

>Two, backtrack. There's a trap door on the porch of the house you woke up in that you haven't entered yet.

That's a possibility, but do you really want to go all the way back to that house right now?

Asali 2009/09/30(Wed)00:21 No. 54248 ID: aba0a3
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All of this said, talking to yourself, making a deep in thought schizophrenic mechanic face, of course.

Fixing stuff sure is fun and engaging, enough to forget you can just warp past gates. I think I'll go look at doing that now.

Let's see if we forgot something, as I said. Go back and try to warp through the gate with the pipe-puzzle.

If not possible, try to remove the painting above said pipe-puzzle panel.

Asali 2009/09/30(Wed)01:42 No. 54256 ID: aba0a3
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You decide to give up on the machine with the crank, and you go towards the closed gate and use your Umbrella Warp...

Asali 2009/09/30(Wed)01:44 No. 54257 ID: aba0a3
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...?!

Asali 2009/09/30(Wed)01:46 No. 54258 ID: aba0a3
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"Oof."

So there you are back on the mine tracks.


The painting is directly on the wall, there's no way to move it and check behind it...

You think that, staring at it, waiting for your head to clear.

Some kind of zombie lion?

Asali 2009/09/30(Wed)02:27 No. 54261 ID: aba0a3
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You aren't alone.

[ See you next week! ]

This. Island. Sucks.

>>54261
Oh hey, it's another lizard friend!

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)01:17 No. 56784 ID: aba0a3
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You back up a little bit and give a slight cry of surprise.

There's a large large monster in front of you. How are you going to handle this one?

>>56784
TELE- oh wait, shit...

uh, uh... PLAY FETCH USING THE STICK!

Flash it with your flashlight.

If it's an underground monster, it's probably very sensitive to light.

>>56784
You could easily retreat into the side passage. It looks a bit too big to get in there.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)02:14 No. 56796 ID: aba0a3
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You shine your flashlight at the monster. It reels back and roars, however, it does not stop. The slight shock of the light gives you enough time to dash into the area with the water.

well you cant teleport objects you arent holding so...grab the biggest rock you can find and teleport above the monster :o

The monster shouldn't fit through the passage. But if it tries to peek through the door, hit it with the hammer.

Try to fix the engine to drain the water in the room. I think I saw some gears behind it, see if you can fix the engine with those.

>>56796
Well, since you're going to be stuck in the room by the water again, try using precog. On the water or the machine... Water, I guess.

Well, this is it. You'll be trapped between almost certain death/rape and WATER. It is time to conquer your fear.

Oh, and bonk the monster over the head once it tries to follow you.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)02:59 No. 56806 ID: aba0a3
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Once you are inside of the watery cavern you prepare your hammer just in case the monster tries to enter. This proves to be a good idea because the lizard begins to slide through the door with some effort.

You slam your hammer down on its head, splattering black in a violent wave as its body mostly collapses to the ground, halfway in the door.

Yay! Level up for slaying the monster!


Oh, well... I doubt it has anything to loot, but check it anyway.

And try to get those gears behind the engine.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)03:18 No. 56808 ID: aba0a3
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You check behind the machine, where you saw the gears earlier.

Try to fix the engine with said gears and with the help of your trusty wrench.

And turn dat crank.

>>56808
Crank dat shit up to eleven.

By using the gears.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)03:53 No. 56813 ID: aba0a3
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You install those gears onto the machine and try to crank it. It cranks now, but the system is meant to turn and pull in. If it's meant to pull in the chain, it can't reach. You'll need to connect the machine to the chain.

Crap...

I don't remember a rope or a chain anywhere. Well, I remember a chain. At the trapdoor near the hut where we started ._.

Hmm... Are you wearing a belt? Maybe you can use that.

>>56813
... let's precog it up to see what we can see.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)04:27 No. 56817 ID: aba0a3
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Yeah, you tugged that chain with all your might. Your cheap belt wouldn't hold to that.

You use your pre-cognition to try and see something helpful.

>>56817

Uhhh...

Maybe dig in the mud where that object is in the vision?

>>56817
Dig around the vegetation some, look inside the water for more objects, stare far off-shore and try to spot anything.
If nothing, backtrack to the mine and get the jump-suit off the skeleton. Those things are sturdy enough to be used as a chain extension.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)05:21 No. 56826 ID: aba0a3
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You check the vines, and buried inside of all the gross is a rope.

Check the =w< - face on the painting more closely, that's the only purple thing I can think off.

Connect the rope to the chain and try to connect that on the machine and work it, baby.

Tue the the rope to the chain and the engine and move that crank

>>56826
Attach rope chain, attach rope to machine, crank 'dat crank.

If the large lizard thing left a body, ravage it's insides for an extra juicy looking bone.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)05:48 No. 56832 ID: aba0a3
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You tie the rope to the chain and the rope into the feeder slot of the machine and start to crank it. It is difficult to do at first, but with enough effort it finally cuts some slack, and starts reeling in the chain.

You notice that the water is lowering, draining out from the pool of water. You'll be able to go further now if you wanted.

>>56830
What giant lizard thing?

Take a look at the now empty pool. Go down, if you can.

Descend into Darkness!

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)16:03 No. 57252 ID: aba0a3
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You step into the mostly drained area where the pool once was. Most of the floor is made of stone. there are some muddy areas, and some places where water still settles.

You can see a piece of a broken chain sitting in the water. Probably from the drain system you just had to jimmy rig.

There's also some weird ledge on the west wall, and a path further into along the cavern.

See if you can take the piece of chain with you. And take a look at the ledge on the west wall.

But walk over the rocks, don't get stuck in the mud.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)16:42 No. 57327 ID: aba0a3
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Chain acquired, inventory rearrangement if wanted, otherwise all items gained will go to Pocket Dimension by default from now on.

You walk along to the little ledge, and read it. It also has five round markers as if something is supposed to be placed there.

Looks like a chess puzzle and we can't do anything about it right now. So let's walk down that path going further into the cavern.

>>57327
Uh. It wants chess pieces? Bishop, King, Empty, Knight/Pawn/Rook, Empty. That is if "range" means an empty spot.

See if we can't get some of that blue ore to refine.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)17:09 No. 57380 ID: aba0a3
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You decide to come back to this when you can do something about it, and go north to see what is further inside of this place.

You are too afraid of blue ore to try and mine it...

>>57380
But that's how you mine for fish!

North seems like a good idea. Lets see what is there.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)17:55 No. 57469 ID: aba0a3
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You enter the Deeper Pools. The blue ore did not drain from here very much as it wasn't effected much by the drain in the previous area. It does however give a walkway.

You don't want to go near the blue ore, and you can see light in the dark area past the blue ore.

There is a floating orange flowing ore wing in the blue.

Get a grip on yourself an get to the border of the blue ore deposit, at the closest point possible from the orange flowing ore.

Tie your chain to your bucket. Hold the chain firmly and throw the bucket in the orange ore direction, and try to pull it out.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)18:28 No. 57542 ID: aba0a3
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Using the chain and bucket you retrieve the inflatable arm piece from the blue ore.

There is a string around it, and it is supporting something under the ore. You pull it up to see what it is.

You've found a strange crystal lens.

Look through lens and see how pretty everything is.

>>57542
It's purple, isn't it. Look through it look through it!

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)19:27 No. 57644 ID: aba0a3
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You put your chain back, and look through the lens. It's a pretty clear view.

>>57644
Jump over the water and head...er... up... north? THAT-A-WAY

>>57644
Do you think you can brave the leap over the water? If so, go for it.

Close your eyes first if you have to. Pretend you're leaping through a field of daisies. With booze.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)20:21 No. 57715 ID: aba0a3
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You leap across the small gap of blue ore like a Large Large...

Now head toward the light. :D

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)21:19 No. 57787 ID: aba0a3
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You stumble along the ground and enter into the next area. It looks like a chasm stands between you and your way out of the mountain.

Oh my. D: Get your flashlight out.

>>57787
check out the thing in the blood, then the generator or whatever on the right.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)21:44 No. 57809 ID: aba0a3
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The item you picked up is a blood soaked Electrician's Manual. Which you don't need because you are pretty good at it already. However, there's a chart in the back pages which state, "300 Volts, 75 Amps."

The generator connected to the bridge device seems to be missing its screen.

>>57809
Hmmm. Place 'lens' where the screen used to be.

That is a terrifying amount of power. Does it seem to be in working order except for the missing screen?

>>57810
Oh right, and I guess you could put the drill into the pocket to make room while doing this.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)21:54 No. 57822 ID: aba0a3
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You take the crystal lens and set it into the machine, it boots up and asks for the correct power to run, "BRIDGE."

From the looks of it, there might be something missing. There are a couple of things jutting from the left side which something could be ran around, like a belt.

>>57822
Better not turn it on until it's completely functional, then. There's no telling what might happen.

Did you check to see if there's anything hanging off the cliff? What about behind the machine?

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)22:06 No. 57828 ID: aba0a3
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You leave the machine alone for now. You step to the edge of the cavern and look down.

There's nothing behind the bridge device, it's installed and even hangs off the edge of the cliff a bit in places to even it out.

>>57828
Wave to Mr Shadow! he looks happy to see you.

>>57828
Okay uh step away from the cliff now. What was that red thing?

Reverie 2009/10/04(Sun)22:12 No. 57835 ID: 4e9b58
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He wouldn't eat you, you're too cute.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)22:32 No. 57851 ID: aba0a3
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You back away from the crevice. Now you know something's down there. You should get across, or go. That thing was gigantic.

>>57851
Head back, dig around in the water with the stick. I think I figured out what precog was telling us; the triangle thing that opens the portal is in the water.

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)23:10 No. 57868 ID: aba0a3
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>>57856
>Head back, dig around in the water with the stick. I think I figured out what precog was telling us; the triangle thing that opens the portal is in the water.

You sit there and consider digging around in the water, of which there are an incredible amount of spots to try and check. Perhaps you should give specific places to look at.

Although it's always good to have a general idea, vague suggestions are very difficult to perform. If there's a specific place you want to investigate, you can do that.

It's not a problem to do a couple of tasks at a time, but you really need to steer clear from something like, "Investigate every area of the room," or, in this case, "Check all of the blue ore."

Lastly, do you remember any water in the premonition?

>>57868
Well the bottom of it was wavy like it was sticking out of water. Blargh.

I feel like there's no solution for either the bridge and the portal. The only thing I can think of is to warp across the chasm now that it's available again. I guess there's precog too, but I've no idea what to use it on, or even where.

FFFF that's a hole in the precog vision. Go back to where the JETpack exploded and look in the hole.

Sounds good, let's look in the hole. Like I suggested forever ago. :D

Asali 2009/10/04(Sun)23:44 No. 57898 ID: aba0a3
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You boogie on through the shallow pools, and make it into the mine. You follow your flashlight back to the hole and shine it in there. Sure enough, the reflection of an enchanted gemstone comes back, and you dig it up.

>>57898
HOORAY! Go put it in the portal!

Asali 2009/10/05(Mon)00:28 No. 57924 ID: aba0a3
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You go up and set the gem in the gate. The gem spawns water into the pipes. The hydraulics of the gate begin to come to life, slowly sliding out of the way.

With the gate out of the way, you step into the now open door...

Asali 2009/10/05(Mon)00:33 No. 57926 ID: aba0a3
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You enter a new area, shocked at its incredible beauty. It seems virtually untouched for who knows how long.

For the moment, you forget about everything behind you.

Everything on this island overwhelming you with fear.