GOURD'S QUEST 4 W/ NEW SUNACTION!
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Ok, let's try this:
> See if Cashmera has GPS coordinates to help. And while you're there, ask her what happened with your freaking pizza!
> See if Cashmera has GPS coordinates to help. And while you're there, ask her what happened with your freaking pizza!
> See if Cashmera has GPS coordinates to help. And while you're there, ask her what happened with your freaking pizza!
After a few minutes of wandering you get tired of being lost and ask Cashmera, "Do you have GPS to get us out of here?"
"Give me a moment.... I can't seem to access the satellites orbiting this planet anymore, it seems that someone is blocking the signal."
"Probably the Lupricobras, which means they know you're down here and that we need to get off this planet as soon as possible." Malcolm said.
"However, I can tell that there is some sort of structure in the middle of the jungle emitting radio waves, if we head there maybe we can find something to help us get out.
You decide it is better than nothing, so off you go with Cashmera leading the way. Along the way you can hear twigs snapping and birds flying off in the distance. You wonder if it is the leopard or the shadow man. You decide you wouldn't like either situation.
As dusk arrives you arrive at a small clearing in the middle of which is a giant stone structure. As you get closer to it, you see there is writing on pillars that are on the left and right of a large stair case. At the top of the stair case is a doorway leading inside. the structure itself looks a lot like an Aztec temple.
Options:
-See if Cashmera can translate the writing on the pillars
-Walk into the temple
-Other, the world is your playground
After a few minutes of wandering you get tired of being lost and ask Cashmera, "Do you have GPS to get us out of here?"
"Give me a moment.... I can't seem to access the satellites orbiting this planet anymore, it seems that someone is blocking the signal."
"Probably the Lupricobras, which means they know you're down here and that we need to get off this planet as soon as possible." Malcolm said.
"However, I can tell that there is some sort of structure in the middle of the jungle emitting radio waves, if we head there maybe we can find something to help us get out.
You decide it is better than nothing, so off you go with Cashmera leading the way. Along the way you can hear twigs snapping and birds flying off in the distance. You wonder if it is the leopard or the shadow man. You decide you wouldn't like either situation.
As dusk arrives you arrive at a small clearing in the middle of which is a giant stone structure. As you get closer to it, you see there is writing on pillars that are on the left and right of a large stair case. At the top of the stair case is a doorway leading inside. the structure itself looks a lot like an Aztec temple.
Options:
-See if Cashmera can translate the writing on the pillars
-Walk into the temple
-Other, the world is your playground
Yes, the world IS my playground. Time to treat it as such.
-Play around the temple, climbing it and shit. We are jungle girl.
-Play around the temple, climbing it and shit. We are jungle girl.
...Wait a minute, it's true! It's the second time you ignore the pizza question in an action. Do you guys hate pizza?
...HUH!? >:(
...HUH!? >:(
Yes, we do hate pizza! MUWAHAHAHA!
Play on the temple like a jungle gym
Unconcerned of how you'll look, and gripped by some strange force, you begin jumping about on the temple and laughing. You gradually intensify your play until you're doing flips and jumping from higher and higher areas on the temple. You're very careful not to jump too far. As you jump, you laugh maniacally and uncontrollably. To your horror, you realize you can't stop playing and laughter begins to spill more rapidly from your mouth - like flowing blood your mind morbidly thinks for some unknown reason. Your dread quickly intensifies as you realize you're no longer acting of your own free will. In the background is the melancholic droning of Malcolm desperately trying to stop you as you jump higher and higher and higher...
Options:
> Think about pizza to try and regain control
> Use your superior willpower for control
> Maybe you just need to focus on Malcolm...
> Give in - maybe resistance keeps you in trance
> Other
Play on the temple like a jungle gym
Unconcerned of how you'll look, and gripped by some strange force, you begin jumping about on the temple and laughing. You gradually intensify your play until you're doing flips and jumping from higher and higher areas on the temple. You're very careful not to jump too far. As you jump, you laugh maniacally and uncontrollably. To your horror, you realize you can't stop playing and laughter begins to spill more rapidly from your mouth - like flowing blood your mind morbidly thinks for some unknown reason. Your dread quickly intensifies as you realize you're no longer acting of your own free will. In the background is the melancholic droning of Malcolm desperately trying to stop you as you jump higher and higher and higher...
Options:
> Think about pizza to try and regain control
> Use your superior willpower for control
> Maybe you just need to focus on Malcolm...
> Give in - maybe resistance keeps you in trance
> Other
You think that's a good idea, nhubi? I think that's what the temple wants...
I THINK THAT'S WHAT DEATH WANTS.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT DEATH WANTS.
I would choose pizza. For it is PIZZA.
But that is the only logical conclusion. Perhaps we will get another lovey-dovey scene with Malcolm - who knows!
But that is the only logical conclusion. Perhaps we will get another lovey-dovey scene with Malcolm - who knows!
Give in
You think about fighting it, but why? You're sure there is a reason why this is happening, might as well go with it. You stop for a second. Might as well go with it. The thought came from your head, but it didn't seem like it was yours. Ah well. You sink into the good feeling that had been itching at you as you started playing. Laughter bursts out of you, and Malcolm, who you had heard trying to stop you seems far away. Not sure how you got there, you look around to see you are at the top of the temple, still laughing and enjoying yourself. You look over the edge and see a pool of water. So thirsty. The weird thought came back. It was right about going with it before, you were having the time of your life. It must be right about this as well.
Even still you are unsure. As you look at the pool, again you hear a weird sounding thought; So thirsty. You realized it was right. Your mouth felt like the desert you had been passing through. There below you, was how you were going to quench it. Just a little hop and you'd fall in. You could gulp down as much as you want and swim. Yes, swim. Swimming sounds like so much fun. You step forward a little bit. You become excited at the thought of the cool water on your skin, sliding down your throat. Quenching your crippling thirst. You need that water. You step forward and feel nothing but air. You start to fall, but someone tugs you back. You think it's Malcolm and are about to yell at him when a familiar voice stops you. "Don't listen to it, fight it! Fight it!" The shadow man said with authority.
This confused you, the only thing to fight was him. Then the thought whispered to you; Fight him. Kill him. You didn't know what else to do, so you struggled out of his grip. You lead in with your soccerball kick, but he moves out of range quickly. "Get a hold of yourself. The thoughts are not yours, they are the temple's." He tells you.
You don't believe him, they seem so real, they're in your head. They are yours, he's lying to you. yes, he's lying. Kill him. Get rid of him. There was no arguing with this voice, it was yours. No doubt about it.
You launch yourself at the being, but for being made of shadows, he had an iron grip. He grabs your shoulders and holds you at arm's length. "Get a grip! This temple is persuasive! It is trying to get you to kill yourself! You have to snap out of it." The last sentence sounded so genuine and pleading, you actually consider listening to him. Then you hear He's trying to deceive me. i have to get rid of him. You once again rose to fight him.
"You have to be stronger than this, you have to be." Once again the pleading tone made you hesitate.
You decide to give him a chance and test this voice. "Malcolm's such a great guy! I have to protect him from you! I-I love him!" You shout, trying not to vomit from the last sentence.
Yes, kill him, protect my love, Malcolm. You caught him. You would never think something like that, not in a million years. This thought was not yours, and now you had to get rid of it.
"Get Out" That thought poured into your head, scrubbing out the taint the voice had left. You could feel your mind clearing up as the voice, whatever it was, was forced out. As your mind came fully under your control, you look over the edge to see the pool of water. You stare down, shocked to see there was no water; you were about to throw yourself to your death. You stumble back from the ledge into the arms of the shadow man. You start to cry from the thought of how close to death you had been. Sure this wasn't the first time this week. But this was the first time you were going to be the one to cause it was too much for you. Who could you turn to when you couldn't even trust your own mind to keep you safe? "Let's get down from here." The shadow man said in such a sympathetic voice that he almost sounded like a worried father rather than a stranger who you ditched almost an hour ago.
You sat down on the temple steps and watch as the shadow man checks on Malcolm who was on the ground unconscious. "What happened to him?" You ask.
"He was hallucinating something was surrounding him. He kept shouting the name Sephiroth." The shadow explained.
Malcolm sat up quickly, swinging his arms around. After he calmed down, he looked around disoriented. "What's going on?" He asked.
"I figure you two have a lot of questions, might as well ask them." The shadow said.
Options:
-Ask about the pillars
-Ask about the voice
-Ask about the shadow man
-Ask about why the temple was there
-Ask Malcolm about the hallucination
-Other, whatcha going to ask?
Pick 3 questons
You think about fighting it, but why? You're sure there is a reason why this is happening, might as well go with it. You stop for a second. Might as well go with it. The thought came from your head, but it didn't seem like it was yours. Ah well. You sink into the good feeling that had been itching at you as you started playing. Laughter bursts out of you, and Malcolm, who you had heard trying to stop you seems far away. Not sure how you got there, you look around to see you are at the top of the temple, still laughing and enjoying yourself. You look over the edge and see a pool of water. So thirsty. The weird thought came back. It was right about going with it before, you were having the time of your life. It must be right about this as well.
Even still you are unsure. As you look at the pool, again you hear a weird sounding thought; So thirsty. You realized it was right. Your mouth felt like the desert you had been passing through. There below you, was how you were going to quench it. Just a little hop and you'd fall in. You could gulp down as much as you want and swim. Yes, swim. Swimming sounds like so much fun. You step forward a little bit. You become excited at the thought of the cool water on your skin, sliding down your throat. Quenching your crippling thirst. You need that water. You step forward and feel nothing but air. You start to fall, but someone tugs you back. You think it's Malcolm and are about to yell at him when a familiar voice stops you. "Don't listen to it, fight it! Fight it!" The shadow man said with authority.
This confused you, the only thing to fight was him. Then the thought whispered to you; Fight him. Kill him. You didn't know what else to do, so you struggled out of his grip. You lead in with your soccerball kick, but he moves out of range quickly. "Get a hold of yourself. The thoughts are not yours, they are the temple's." He tells you.
You don't believe him, they seem so real, they're in your head. They are yours, he's lying to you. yes, he's lying. Kill him. Get rid of him. There was no arguing with this voice, it was yours. No doubt about it.
You launch yourself at the being, but for being made of shadows, he had an iron grip. He grabs your shoulders and holds you at arm's length. "Get a grip! This temple is persuasive! It is trying to get you to kill yourself! You have to snap out of it." The last sentence sounded so genuine and pleading, you actually consider listening to him. Then you hear He's trying to deceive me. i have to get rid of him. You once again rose to fight him.
"You have to be stronger than this, you have to be." Once again the pleading tone made you hesitate.
You decide to give him a chance and test this voice. "Malcolm's such a great guy! I have to protect him from you! I-I love him!" You shout, trying not to vomit from the last sentence.
Yes, kill him, protect my love, Malcolm. You caught him. You would never think something like that, not in a million years. This thought was not yours, and now you had to get rid of it.
"Get Out" That thought poured into your head, scrubbing out the taint the voice had left. You could feel your mind clearing up as the voice, whatever it was, was forced out. As your mind came fully under your control, you look over the edge to see the pool of water. You stare down, shocked to see there was no water; you were about to throw yourself to your death. You stumble back from the ledge into the arms of the shadow man. You start to cry from the thought of how close to death you had been. Sure this wasn't the first time this week. But this was the first time you were going to be the one to cause it was too much for you. Who could you turn to when you couldn't even trust your own mind to keep you safe? "Let's get down from here." The shadow man said in such a sympathetic voice that he almost sounded like a worried father rather than a stranger who you ditched almost an hour ago.
You sat down on the temple steps and watch as the shadow man checks on Malcolm who was on the ground unconscious. "What happened to him?" You ask.
"He was hallucinating something was surrounding him. He kept shouting the name Sephiroth." The shadow explained.
Malcolm sat up quickly, swinging his arms around. After he calmed down, he looked around disoriented. "What's going on?" He asked.
"I figure you two have a lot of questions, might as well ask them." The shadow said.
Options:
-Ask about the pillars
-Ask about the voice
-Ask about the shadow man
-Ask about why the temple was there
-Ask Malcolm about the hallucination
-Other, whatcha going to ask?
Pick 3 questons
Hehehe What doesn't kill you...well actually that's a stupid saying, but that flavour was well worth the risk.
I updated the OP for the first time since FOREVER. I was honestly avoiding it after trying to update it 5 times and losing all my progress every time. I'm operating on the assumption we lost some things during our tumble before facing off with the Leopardess. If anything seems out of line otherwise, please tell me and I will fix it. I plan to keep it up to date from now on. Sorry that part of GQ wasn't operating for so long!
-Ask about the voice, the shadow man and why the hell was the temple there.
"What was that voice?" you ask him dumbfounded.
"Didn't I tell you? It's the temple." the Shadow says.
"Wait a second, I still know nothing about you." you say.
"I was trapped in here along with the forest. I was cast out by my people for having human sympathies. I don't normally look like this either - I only look this way in the forest. No doubt some kind of mental torture." he says.
"Why is the temple here?"
"It came with eveything else. I suppose it was trapped away in the ball along with me because we were both too dangerous. The markings, however, are the history of my people. Written by me." he says without missing a beat.
"Uh, why would you do that?" Malcolm asks.
"I got bored."
"Well! That's quite a bit of info to take in!" you say. "Sorry I tried to kick you in the groin!"
"That is fine! I wouldn't have felt it anyway." the shadow man says.
"Valerie! We have to focus." Malcolm says suddenly.
"Huh? Focus on what?" you ask dumbfounded.
"Don't you remember what we were doing? We needed food because you gave ours away. And then this jungle craziness happened! Probably your fault too!" he says.
"Oh, shut it. I mean, you're not wrong, but..." you trail off.
"I have plenty of food at my house. I also know the fastest way out of the jungle - it's exactly the same as always but with new land around it instead of glass." the shadow man says matter of factly.
Options:
> Ask for food/ guidance
> Hunt for your own food with Malcolm
> Just go back emptyhanded
> Forget about all that - there's a temple/jungle here to explore
> Don't you want to jump from that cliff though?
> Le other?
-Ask about the voice, the shadow man and why the hell was the temple there.
"What was that voice?" you ask him dumbfounded.
"Didn't I tell you? It's the temple." the Shadow says.
"Wait a second, I still know nothing about you." you say.
"I was trapped in here along with the forest. I was cast out by my people for having human sympathies. I don't normally look like this either - I only look this way in the forest. No doubt some kind of mental torture." he says.
"Why is the temple here?"
"It came with eveything else. I suppose it was trapped away in the ball along with me because we were both too dangerous. The markings, however, are the history of my people. Written by me." he says without missing a beat.
"Uh, why would you do that?" Malcolm asks.
"I got bored."
"Well! That's quite a bit of info to take in!" you say. "Sorry I tried to kick you in the groin!"
"That is fine! I wouldn't have felt it anyway." the shadow man says.
"Valerie! We have to focus." Malcolm says suddenly.
"Huh? Focus on what?" you ask dumbfounded.
"Don't you remember what we were doing? We needed food because you gave ours away. And then this jungle craziness happened! Probably your fault too!" he says.
"Oh, shut it. I mean, you're not wrong, but..." you trail off.
"I have plenty of food at my house. I also know the fastest way out of the jungle - it's exactly the same as always but with new land around it instead of glass." the shadow man says matter of factly.
Options:
> Ask for food/ guidance
> Hunt for your own food with Malcolm
> Just go back emptyhanded
> Forget about all that - there's a temple/jungle here to explore
> Don't you want to jump from that cliff though?
> Le other?
Ok, I'll action you up!
...I hope that didn't sounded wrong... :(
> Before deciding anything, ask Cashmera if she knows where's the freaking pizza your freaking friend was supposed to deliever to this freaking planet!
...I hope that didn't sounded wrong... :(
> Before deciding anything, ask Cashmera if she knows where's the freaking pizza your freaking friend was supposed to deliever to this freaking planet!
> Before deciding anything, ask Cashmera if she knows where's the freaking pizza your freaking friend was supposed to deliever to this freaking planet!
"Cashmera, where is that pizza that was supposed to be brought to me?" You ask.
"what does pizza-" The shadow man started to ask.
"Don't ask dude." Malcolm told him before he could finish the question.
"I don't know, it probably would have been helpful if you had told her where you were!" Cashmera said with a little bit too much pep. Was it just your imagination, or was Cashmera getting a little too happy that you still didn't have your pizza?
"We can worry about the pizza later, we need to figure out what we're going to do. It's getting dark and I want to be out of this jungle while I can still see my hand in front of my face."
You rolled your eyes, why couldn't he realize how important the pizza is? Ah well, it was time for you to make a decision, after all; you're the leader here!
Options:
> Ask for food/ guidance
> Hunt for your own food with Malcolm
> Just go back emptyhanded
> Forget about all that - there's a temple/jungle here to explore
> Don't you want to jump from that cliff though?
> Other This is the choice where you show your creativity and probably mess up the flow of the story! >:)
"Cashmera, where is that pizza that was supposed to be brought to me?" You ask.
"what does pizza-" The shadow man started to ask.
"Don't ask dude." Malcolm told him before he could finish the question.
"I don't know, it probably would have been helpful if you had told her where you were!" Cashmera said with a little bit too much pep. Was it just your imagination, or was Cashmera getting a little too happy that you still didn't have your pizza?
"We can worry about the pizza later, we need to figure out what we're going to do. It's getting dark and I want to be out of this jungle while I can still see my hand in front of my face."
You rolled your eyes, why couldn't he realize how important the pizza is? Ah well, it was time for you to make a decision, after all; you're the leader here!
Options:
> Ask for food/ guidance
> Hunt for your own food with Malcolm
> Just go back emptyhanded
> Forget about all that - there's a temple/jungle here to explore
> Don't you want to jump from that cliff though?
> Other This is the choice where you show your creativity and probably mess up the flow of the story! >:)

















