/vx/ - Videogames and Paranormal

>>113702
A black steel door greats him

>>113703
Iron attempts to open it.

>>113704
This opens to another room. A bit darker. Off to the right is another wall, but over to the left is a big black metal cylinder. Redlight glows out through a hole. There are various other pipes and cylinders, and a few drums. Along the wall is one door, and on the face wall is a brick arch way with a browner shade of brick
\r

>>113688
Back
Was spending time with my grandpa.

>>113705
>>113702
>>113701
Midnight follows, peaking her head into the room
"I... Do not like this..."
[1d20+5 = 21]
yet another listen check

>>113705
>>113707
Iron is dumbfounded.
"What even is this?" he ponders.
He walks a little towards the door.

>>113706
D’aww, that’s sweet

I guess Skies does not back out, but rather, explains that she was with the zebra and the fluffy one were at a bar, they started talking about their lives and how they feel a sense of being lost, which lead to a discussion of religion and how they fell out, which lead to a discussion of the old church the fluffy one used to attend, which gave a sense of nostalgia which just added to the sensation of existential depression, which was compounded by the alcohol, and well, here they are now. She asks for the parishioners to forgive their intoxicated, depression filled interruption

>>113707
A very subtle roar and definite whispers. The roar comes from the cylinder

>>113708
The door to his right?
\r

>>113709
Yes.

>>113710
With a twist of a handle, it opens inward, exposing a tunnel hallway

>>113709
>>113705
>>113708
"I am not completely sure..."
She walks up to inspect the cylinder.

>>113712
Big, black, pretty wide. Seems to be a furnace. Probably fuel oil, but an alternate ability to burn coal can’t quite be ruled out.

>>113711
>>113712
He then checks on the brick arch way, being sure to close the door before doing so.

>>113713
>>113714
"I am sure if this thing was damaged, we would have griffins swarming us...."
She investigates the room some more

>>113714
It is an archway as if containing a door, but with brick of a different color cut and placed in what would be the doorway

>>113715
Pipes going in and out, a few more cylinders, and a little ways to walk past the end of the boiler, perhaps behind it. There are some valves and switches

>>113709
Zekker says while slurring his words.
"Dis Griff help me. Wat she say be true."

>>113716
>>113715
Well, I do want to see what's on the other side at least a lil' bit.
"Hm... I do not thing I can take that many amount of enemies."

>>113717
*pats with claw*

>>113719
The zebra smiles and rubs his head against the claw

>>113720
It’s kind of pointy at the ends, and more than a little bony

>>113721
So i guess silver is kill?

>>113722
Most likely.

I left my favorite pillow that I’ve had for years at the hotel...

>>113722
It looks like it. A big F to the floof pony

>>113724
F
F

>>113722
Apologies. It appears I had called it an early night.

>>113724
Oof. Have you called the hotel to see if they can find it?

Nudge

>>113733
Fudge

>>113735
L-lewd!

Hello

>>113737
Hi.

>>113737
Henlo

>>113740
>>113739
Hello little ponies

>>113741
I-I'm not little!
I is big strong poner!

Midnight walks over to inspect the pipes and switches
>>113741
Am not poner, am bat!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>113742
>>113743
*Pets each of the little ponies*

>>113743
Midnight can see that a large pipe comes over to the boiler, runs into it, and then into another hot unit, a tall rectangle, that inturn sends narrower pipes out, one above, one to the ceiling and to the left, and one to the ceiling and to the right. This unit in turn connects with a set of cylindrical tanks to the right, which send out thicker pipes in all directions, and a few pipes connect with all units from above and below. On pipes, gauges measure temperature and the pressure of steam, while some values are marked as for steam, water, or fuel oil. There is a black steel plate along the right wall near a corner.

>>113744
Midnight's eyes widen a bit as she rushes back to Iron.
"Iron! We could destroy the furnace, and lure the griffons down here!"

>>113744
H-hey... Stop~
*ears flicker and small smile forms*
>>113745
Iron looks at Midnight like she's crazy but considers it.
"Any idea of how many would they come investigate?"

>>113746
Midnight smiles a bit
"Well if the vents start pouring out smoke I am sure they would investigate why"

>>113747
Iron smiles back.
"Daring. Alright, we can do it."
He then looks behind her at the machine.
"How would we go about it?"

>>113746
*Pets the pony some more*

>>113748
It's a complicated contraption

>>113748
"Shoot it? Punch it a few times? Maybe add too much fuel? I am not quite sure."

>>113749
C-come on. I'm tr-trying to concentrate here.
*hindleg starts kicking involuntarily and a little content sigh follows*
>>113750
Iron smiles
"I sure can punch it."
He decides to put a hoof on a pipe to have a feel of how hot it is.

>>113751
>>113749
Haha! This is why I don't respond to the petting, so he won't continue!

"I will shoot it if punching and overfueling do not work"
She looks at the drums lying around to see what they contain

[1d3 = 1]
>>113751
*continues petting*

Iron takes 1d3 burn Damage

>>113752
*pets more*

There is one drum marked with Number 4 Fuel Oil, and a separate drum marked the same that is 3/4 empty

>>113753
O-oh. You aren't going to stop, are you...
*lies down belly to the floor*
F-fine! I'll let you pet me. B-but only because you're good at it, nothing more!
*presents head for pats*
>>113753
>>113752
Iron takes that hoof from the pipe like a pony touching something hot.
He proceeds to lick his hurt hoof.
"I do not think I can touch it without hurting myself."
He takes out one of the garments and wraps it around his hoof.
"One more go."
He tries again.

>>113753
How dare you touch my floof!
*Grumpy pony noises*
>>113754
"There is fuel over here if we can lift it and figure out where to put it in."
Int check to look for a fueling port on the machine
[1d20+1 = 6]
Smort bat noises

>>113754
What is Iron even touching and why does he think it isn’t a steam line?

>>113756
>>113755
Silly me. My brain small.
Iron shakes his head.
(Should not try that again. That is too hot for me.)
He looks to Midnight.
"I definitely cannot even touch this thing."

>>113757
"Then fuel it is, this drum has less in it. Do you think you can lift it?"
She taps the drum that's only 3/4 full.