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>>5703665
With a thunderous gallop, you charge forward, your hooves pounding on the linoleum with an earth-shaking rhythm. You spin leap towards the DAIRYBOT, your hooves smashing the fuck out of its PELVIC CORE. It short circuits; sparks fly out as the decommissioned robot crumples to the floor. The other two DAIRYBOTS are now aware of your existence, and one starts to engage with you in battle.

You enter your HORSE stance. The H.O.R.S.E. combat system menu opens. The DAIRYBOT stares you down with its soulless metallic eyes.

H.O.R.S.E MENU
You have a HEALTHY EQUINE STATUS.
You have FOUR (4) HORSE POINTS.
What will you do?

BATTLE REFRESHER
There are two main components of the H.O.R.S.E. combat system:

A) The green heart is your EQUINE STATUS. It dictates how much health you have. There are three stages: HEALTHY, DEVIATING, and CRITICAL, indicated by the colors green, yellow, and red, respectively. Specific actions might require your EQUINE STATUS to be at either of the three stages.

B) You have a total of FOUR (4) HORSE POINTS. For each DRAW move you make, a HORSE POINT is depleted. You can regain HORSE POINTS by grazing, which you can do either by FLEEING, using an ITEM that replenishes HORSE POINTSE, or by using a DRAW move to do so. Certain special actions might require you to use TWO (2) HORSE POINTS at once.

The moves you have are:

A) DRAW - To act in battle, you must use a DRAW move. You will then be guided to a turn of GO-HORSE. You will have three cards and will be prompted to choose one of three from a face down deck to match one in your deck. The higher the value of the card, the more successful your action will be. If you get so unlucky that the card you draw matches none of your cards, you fail the draw. Your odds depend on how complex or impossible the task is. You can improve your odds if you have an item to do so.
(Example post: DRAW - Bite Jerry's head.)

B) ITEM - If you have an ITEM, you can use it. It requires no HORSE POINTS to do so.
(Example post: ITEM - The Horse Bible)

C) FLEE - You can leave a battle if you so choose, but your opponent might not let you. A game of HOOF, PAPER, WEEDWHACKER will then take place with your opponent. If you choose a winning move or draw, you can escape with varying success. If you lose, you will be sent back into battle and be unable to FLEE for a turn.
(Example post: FLEE - Hoof)

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>>5703666
DRAW - Coordinate a pincer attack with the prototypes!

>>5703666
>>5703792
+1

>>5703792
Support

>>5703666
>>5703792
+1 to this! Time to HORSE AROUUUUUUND

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>>5703792
>>5703824
>>5703922
>>5703999
You have chosen:
>Coordinate a pincer attack with the prototypes.

You pull up the DRAW menu.

You have:
1. JACK OF HORSEHOOVES
2. TWO OF COMANCHES
3. THREE OF HORSEHOOVES

Which card will you choose? (1-3)
>CARD ONE
>CARD TWO
>CARD THREE

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Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>5704083

Rolled 1 (1d3)

>>5704083

Rolled 3 (1d3)

>>5704083
Big money, no whammy

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5704096
Typical. Let me make a reroll.

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>>5704089
>>5704098
You choose card 2.
...

It's an TWO OF COMANCHES!
Since you picked a matching card, your DRAW move:
>>Coordinate a pincer attack with the prototypes.
succeeds!

Letting out a powerful, resonating neigh that reverberates through the air, you call upon PROTOYPES 132 and 254. They'd seen you take down the previous DAIRYBOT and respond to your command with a silent confirmation. While the DAIRYBOT has its eyes trained on you, the PROTOTYPES sneak behind it, closing in on the DAIRYBOT from all angles. They unleash their wrath upon the DAIRYBOT, delivering bone-shattering blows that leave the metal beast reeling. While a bit taken aback, it doesn't seem like much damage was done to it. It remains in place, aiming its miniguns at you.

H.O.R.S.E MENU
You have a HEALTHY EQUINE STATUS.
You have FOUR (4) HORSE POINTS.
Your turn is over. Get ready for the DAIRYBOT'S turn!

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>>5704223 (You)
The DAIRYBOT's gaze does not waver for a second. It retaliates with a furious onslaught, its minigun arms unleashing a volley of red-hot bullets that tear through the air. Despite your swift movements, a stray bullet finds its mark, piercing through your leg with a searing pain. The resounding crack of metal meeting flesh echoes through the hall as the bullet's impact disrupts your majestic stride. You're still able to stand, but you have a LIMP.

STATUS EFFECT: LIMP
While LIMPING, DRAW moves that are physical in nature will have a reduced chance of success. This effect will persist until medical attention is received.

H.O.R.S.E MENU
You have a DEVIATING EQUINE STATUS.
You have THREE (3) HORSE POINTS.
>corrected previous error
It is your turn. What will you do?

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>>5704302
>Draw - Point out the PELVIC CORE we destroyed on the previous dairybot, then have the prototypes make another attack.
What is this, the amateur hour? Do it right this time!

>>5704302
>DRAW
Oh shit. It's do or die.

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>>5704444
>>5704487
You have chosen:
>Draw - Point out the PELVIC CORE we destroyed on the previous dairybot, then have the prototypes make another attack.

You pull up the DRAW menu.

You have:
1. JACK OF HORSEHOOVES
2. SIX OF DONERAILS
3. THREE OF HORSEHOOVES

Which card will you choose? (1-3)
>CARD ONE
>CARD TWO
>CARD THREE

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Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>5704509

Rolled 1 (1d3)

>>5704509

Rolled 3 (1d3)

>>5704509

>>5704541
>>5704509
reroll

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>5704543
wtf

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>5704509

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>>5704514
>>5704544
>>5704549
Locked, headed to bed. If you're so inclined, check out the website. There's a map for the previous part of Horsequest, I basically just created it as a hub for easy video watching though. Hope you enjoy!

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>>5704514
>>5704544
>>5704549
You choose card 2.
...

It's an THREE OF HORSEHOOVES!
Since you picked a matching card, your DRAW move:
>>Point out the PELVIC CORE we destroyed on the previous dairybot, then have the prototypes make another attack.
succeeds!

Beneath the pain that courses through your body, your spirit remains unwavering. With a frustrated snort and a motion with your hoof, you direct their attention to the DAIRYBOT'S vulnerable PELVIC CORE. After some silent communication with each other, they position themselves on either side of the DAIRYBOT. The PROTOTYPES charge forward, aiming straight for its weak point. Their blows cause sparks to erupt and metal to buckle under the strain. The DAIRYBOT looks heavily damaged now, but still not down for the count.

H.O.R.S.E MENU
You have a DEVIATING EQUINE STATUS.
You have TWO (2) HORSE POINTS.
Your turn is over. Get ready for the DAIRYBOT'S turn!

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>>5705081
The DAIRYBOT freezes in the air, not moving a single inch. It releases an ear defeaning noise, stunning you for a second as it flashes images in your head. Images you... remember. Childhood memories appear out of nowhere, and your mind aches as it is WARPED by the frequency.

STATUS EFFECT: LIMP
While LIMPING, DRAW moves that are physical in nature will have a reduced chance of success. This effect will persist until medical attention is received.

STATUS EFFECT: WARPED
While in a WARPED state, you might accidentally take your rage out on something nearby. If you're unlucky. This effect expires after ONE (1) TURN.

H.O.R.S.E MENU
You have a DEVIATING EQUINE STATUS.
You have TWO (2) HORSE POINTS.
It is your turn. What will you do?

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>>5705178
Move away from the prototypes, being both hurt and confused means we are a liability in close combat now.

And I don't know, insult the robots asbeing fake, inferior cows through neighs and whinnies?

>>5705183

Backing this - accuse them of being philosophically immoral constructions, mere simulacrums of our true CLOVEN-HOOVED BROTHERS

>>5705183
+1

>>5705295
>DRAW CARD 1, BAYBEEEEE

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>>5705183
>>5705186
>>5705245
You have chosen:
>Move away from the prototypes and insult the robots.

You pull up the DRAW menu.

You have:
1. JACK OF HORSEHOOVES
2. SIX OF DONERAILS
3. KING OF SECRETARIATS

Which card will you choose? (1-3)
>CARD ONE
>CARD TWO
>CARD THREE

>Apologies if you witnessed those THREE mistakes in a row
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Rolled 3 (1d3)

>>5705297

>>5705296
>>5705297
>Draw 3, please
>three mistakes
You're on THIN ICE, bucko

Rolled 3 (1d3)

>>5705297

>>5705297
>CARD THREE

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>>5705300
>>5705302
>>5705309
>>5705938
You choose card 3.
...

It's an JACK OF HORSEHOOVES!
Since you picked a matching card, your DRAW move:
>>Move away from the prototypes and insult the robots.
succeeds!

You quickly bound away from the two PROTOTYPES; who knows what damage you might accidentally inflict on them. You sneer at the DAIRYBOT, as you spout out several rather derisive insults. You point out, with a series of neighs and whinnies, that they're philosophically immoral constructions; their pure existence is nothing more of a mockery to the real cows of the world, our true CLOVEN-HOOVED BROTHERS. Nothing but simulacrums who hold onto nothing but their meager artificial existence.

While you seriously doubt that your words really got through to the robot, it is put into a state of confusion that, when combined with its already short circuiting state, cause an internal combustion within its systems. Its face plate explodes as the blood-reminiscent diesel spurts out of its wiry endoskeleton. It collapses on the ground, sputtering and gushing out fluid.

YOU WON!
Your HORSE POINTS have been replenished. GOOD HORSE!

STATUS EFFECT: LIMP
While LIMPING, DRAW moves that are physical in nature will have a reduced chance of success. This effect will persist until medical attention is received.

H.O.R.S.E MENU
You have a DEVIATING EQUINE STATUS.
You have FOUR (4) HORSE POINTS.

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>>5706260
Let's try to find Nellie so she can patch up that limp.
Let's try to ask the prototypes where the medbay is. Maybe show the hurt leg so they get the message?

>>5706263
+1

>>5706263
>>5706392
Don't we have the 3rd Dairybot to deal with?

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>>5706263
>>5706392
Thoughts of getting medical aid flash in your head. You should definitely get onto—

>>5706406
Right! That last DAIRYBOT is still— uh, dead now, you guess. Jesus. Diesel really should not be that color; it makes this scene way more gruesome than it really is. You decide you don't want to fuck with SHERRY either.

What now?

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>>5706419
Well, since Sherry is here it's probably easier to communicate with her.>>5706263
Ask her where the medbay is.

>>5706425
Seconding this. Should've bought the horse armor DLC.

>>5706419
Congratulate SHERRY for the badassery.

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>>5706425
>>5706427
>>5706438
SHERRY looks up at you, and before you have an opportunity to say anything, she speaks up.

"Make sure to watch your back next time, horsey. I'm not always gonna be around to save your ass!" She giggles before looking down and gasping.

"Your leg! Oh no, why didn't you say anything sooner? You're bleeding! You need medical attention, pronto!" You decide... it might not be worth trying to say anything. There's more of a bustle now, with both soldier and PROTOTYPE alike resting after the short battle and medical attention being administered to the injured soldier and PROTOTYPE. A number of medical personnel walk into the hall: two nurses with a stretcher, a massive CLEANBOT, a lanky elderly man, and DOOFUS and NELLIE. NELLIE waves at you.

What will you do now?

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>>5706821
panic because we know horror stories about what happen to horses with leg injuries.

>>5706821
Limp towards Nellie to get our leg fixed
Hopefully she can help even if she isn't a veterinarian

>>5706821
NELLIE MY LOVE please help our leg if you can

>>5706821
give her the look

https://www.tumblr.com/49mp/721866306058682368

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>>5706855
>>5706872
>>5706936
>>5707262
Your mind drifts towards thoughts of the inevitable fate of horses whose usefulness has expired due to leg injuries. You panic very briefly, not noticing that NELLIE has already made it to your side. She grabs a strange device with a suction cup and what seems to be some sort of a needle. She plants it on your wound, and in no time, the bullet in your leg is removed and the gash is mended. It also suctions up the excess blood.

Like almost nothing, the wound is gone.

H.O.R.S.E MENU
You have a HEALTHY EQUINE STATUS.

"Good as new!" NELLIE remarks as she looks proudly at her work before looking up at you. "Sorry for the delay, we got caught up by a couple of those cow robot things in the main hall."

What's the move?

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>>5708137
Set up a counter-offensive.
Grab one of the LARRYCORP transport ships with the rebels and fly it into the MU-F-O.

>>5708137
Give Nellie an eyebrow wiggle real fast (I just want to make BANE draw a horse wiggling his horse brows), before getting to other business

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>>5708217
You give NELLIE a suggestive eyebrow wiggle. She is thoroughly confused and a little flustered!

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>>5708162
You, SHERRY, NELLIE, and DOOFUS form something of a circle. SHERRY clears her throat.

"I think our best move is to get to that transport beam way up on top of the ship. I can try and reverse the flow of the beam and we can get inside the ship," she says. NELLIE nods.

"That sounds like a good idea!"

"Yeah, well," SHERRY interjects. "It does run the risk of completely vaporizing us if I don't get it right." NELLIE's face turns white as a sheet.

"That... sounds less good..." You are inclined to agree. As you absentmindedly look around, you notice the transport ship attached to the hull. This gives you an idea. SHERRY is the first to notice.

"What is it, horsey?" You point at the transport ship, and through a proud neigh, you tell the group that they can try to navigate the ship into the MU-F-O. Your brief moment of genius is interrupted, however.

"That's a ridiculous idea." You look past the group to see the lanky man from earlier walk up to you. Everyone turns to look at him too. "You want to fly that ship into the main mothership? No wonder horses have smaller brains," he scoffs.

"Terry! Be nice!" NELLIE frowns and turns to you. "That's just how he is, he's grumpy like that."

"I actually didn't think it was that bad of an idea, Terr. Why is it ridiculous?" SHERRY says.

"Well, for one, none of you have ever driven a transport ship. All our pilots are on the bridge, trying not to crash this colony ship. Ignoring that, even if you managed to work the controls and pry off the hull, what's to stop the mothership from shooting you down? The transport ships definitely were never meant to leave the ship they're attacking mid-battle. I could go on."

How do you respond?

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>>5708254
Maybe there's shit on the transport ship we can use?

>>5708254
So it's less of a transport ship and more of a breaching pod. Whatever it is, it's built to survive an impact against the hull of a ship. Besides, spaceships can be put on autopilot, can't they?

>>5708254
actions speak louder than words do. lead the way.

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>>5708260
>>5708283
>>5708306
You ignore the balding old man and make your way inside the attached ship. Outside, SHERRY and TERRY argue.

"I don't know if I agree with that, Terr. Isn't this more of a breaching pod?" She points to the long extending hooks that are anchoring the ship to the hull. TERRY shakes his head.

"No. That is a transport ship, modified to attach to a hull. You might remember finding a couple dozen of them in the Archives the last time we were there." SHERRY'S face falls at the mention of the ARCHIVES, but she nods. "In any case, attempting to drive this is foolish. Reverse engineering the beam isn't a great idea either. Our turrets up top are just barely preventing the damn maulers from tearing apart the hull, making our way up to a programmable distance would be suicide." SHERRY groans.

You are now inside the ship. There are several bits of electronic equipment around, as well as two compartments below you.

What will you do?

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>>5708757
Obviously we commence a horse brain blast to figure out how to get this thing up and running

>>5708757
Try to find a shiny red button to press

>>5708757
Check the glove compartment for a manual.

>>5708857
>>5708783
Im thinking angles and numbers appearing before our horse eyes
Followed by
>>5708788

>>5708757
>>5708783
+1 to this. Really get that noggin joggin

>>5708788
+1. This is the way.

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>>5708857
>>5708884
>>5708783
>>5708894
You find an OPERATIONS MANUAL for the LARRYCORP CA-50 TRANSPORT SHIP. You start to try and use your SUPERIOR HORSE BRAIN to understand how to use the damn thing.
...

>>5708788
>>5709866
It takes you about 3 seconds to realize that this is too much bullshit to read. You promptly toss the manual away. It flies in the air and lands on a big, shiny red button adjacent to the door. You feel the ship shake, as the hooks that were jerryrigged to the ship disconnect. The ship peels off the colony ship and plummets. Great.

What's the play now?

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>>5709895
Start fiddling with any buttons and sliders we can find, one of them has to be the controls!

>>5709899
Obviously we push the OTHER shiny red button, clearly that first one wasn’t doing the job

>>5709899
>>5709900
+1 to this! Buttons DO things! We just need them to do the RIGHT things!

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>>5709899
Focus Horse, there is something special about you they said it you were important, plus think of the babe you have to impress
>Furiously jam buttons with and dexterous lip if a touch sensitive control is required as shown in gifrel

>>5710003
>*with hooves

>>5710003
>imagine what that mouth could do to NELLIE

I thought I posted this but stay tuned for a video update!!

>>5710699
Feel free to ask me anything in the meantime if you’d like, about the story or otherwise.

>>5710700
>ask me anything in the meantime
if i pull that off, will you die?

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>>5712057
>if i pull that off, will you die?
You mean this?
>imagine what that mouth could do to NELLIE

Highly likely

>>5712065
BANE... You drew Nellie like that for a reason didn't you...
Not that I'm complaining

>>5712076
I honestly just wanted to practice drawing bigger women lol

Then someone suggested to stare into her soul and the joke kinda wrote itself, so here we are

>>5712088
They'd have to be big to take our full length.

>>5712065
I'm just lurking and waiting for THAT scene

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>>5712905
Sadly, our horse penis is small.

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>>5712905
>>5712976
>>5713106
Lord God

Regardless, I wanted to post the update today, but since it’s my parents’ anniversary that’ll have to be delayed til tomorrow. Today is also the two month anniversary of Horsequest!! Thank you all for reading :)

>>5713191
Thanks for running, dude. Cool beach shenanigans

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>>5713191
Finally caught up with Horse Quest. Have a Nellie!

>>5713204
built for modestly sized horsecock

>>5713204
GAAAHHH THANK YOU

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>>5709900
>>5709903
>>5709920
>>5710003
Follow the redirect to see the update.
https://file.garden/W8aG58wzE0BjIqtB/72.mp4

(The music in this page is No Hope For Pluto by Dynamedion. It is also the Five Nights at Freddy's 2 trailer music.)
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>>5715992
Nice.
Don't know what Terry did, but thanks!
Will we have to fight our ungulate cousin?

>>5715996
>Don't know what Terry did, but thanks!
Froze ya in mid air. I should have made that more clear lol!

And maybe.

>>5715992
OH SHIIIT WE'RE FUCKING IN THIS BOYS

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>>5715992
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK. That hurt like hell. You're not quite sure where you are, but you know you're not falling at least. You're currently on the floor, enjoying the linoleum breakfast while you wince from the mild bleeding you've suffered as a result of (completely inaccurate) physics in motion.

What will you do now?

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>>5716236
>whinny and stand up

>>5716236
>>whinny and stand up

>>5716236
>Whinny and stand up
>But also dramatically spit some blood out onto the floor like in a boxing movie
GET UP, YA BUM

>>5716236
>whinny and stand up

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>>5716244
>>5716254
>>5716282
>>5716313
Despite it all, you are still a FUCKING MAJESTIC HORSE.

What now?

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>>5716428
We should probably try to find a way out of the shuttle thing... I get the feeling it's gonna fall again soon and we've got WORK to do!

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>>5716435
This is a good idea. You can hear the transport ship creaking already. The doors of the ship have been open for quite some time, getting busted when the ship collided with what you assume to be the MU-F-O. It is completely pitch dark in the room that you enter... or is it a hall? You can't see much of anything aside from what you are immediately able to feel and the blank wall and floors that are illuminated by the ship. There seems to be some strange substance on the floor, though.

What do you try and do now?

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>>5716525
give it a lick.

>>5716525
>give it a lick.

>>5716525
>Give it a LIIIIIIIIICK

>>5716527
>>5716532
>>5716535

Backing all of these, it’s licking time

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>>5716527
>>5716532
>>5716535
>>5716887
Locked! I doubt I’ll have time to update today until very late, so I’ll fill in this time with some choice fanart I’ve been lucky to receive for Horsequest! They’re all displayed on the site.

The first is this OP image for the (now deleted) original summer quest thread general, made by the awesome Indonesian Gentleman!! I’m such a huge fan of how adorable Sherry looks here; make sure to check out JAIL QUEST if you haven’t already!

>>5709159

>>5717162
Up next is this silly little piece by DemBones, with FMH as Kaiman from Dorohedoro! I’ve never read, but this looks accurate! Check out Slice Quest when you can!

>>5697599

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>>5717165
I forgot to post the picture and I’m on mobile.. thanks again Bones!

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>>5717166
Next is this doodle of Nellie I got from shortstack_ of Greenhorn Quest! Really uh, emphasizes some parts of her… but I love it! FMH is in her head rent free apparently… Thanks again, man! You can read Greenhorn quest here:

>>5704111

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>>5717168
Next is another Nellie we saw earlier from Siren of Mutant Quest! Reposting again because I can and because she just looks so damn cute. If you haven’t read Mutant Quest, uh, you should!

https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=mutant%21quest

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>>5717171
Siren also runs the Quest Art General thread, and drew this for a prompt in it! Look at Nellie in her little bathrobe… I think she would enjoy an orange bathrobe, though. She loves the color orange. Here’s /QAG/:

>>5708391

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>>5717176
Last on our list is shortstack_ drawing another wonderful little piece with some /qst/ ladies in an onsen! Horse at first sight…? Thank you all for your art! I love receiving them and the support keeps me motivated to keep this quest going!

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>>5716527
>>5716532
>>5716535
>>5716887
You scoop up a bit of the black gooey stuff on the ground and give it a tentative lick.
...

Well, it's not great, but you reason that it could be worse. It tastes kinda like algae, causing you to think back to when you were a tiny little foal. Your mother always warned you about drinking from the algae-infested water. You decide to not continue putting the sticky substance near your mouth.

What now?

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>>5717798
Keep moving forward.
Maybe we will find a lightswitch

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>>5717800
You move forward, the only thing audible being your hooves on the metal floor and distant gunfire and blasts. You sorta wish you could see the cool battle outside. You cope by telling yourself it probably wouldn't look very cool in a 200x200 canvas anyways. Regardless, you can't see much, so you move slowly.

Suddenly, you stop. You can hear two distinct noises now: a DISTANT MECHANICAL THUMPING from the right, and the HUMMING OF ELECTRICITY on your left. You still can't see anything. Which sound do you follow?

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Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5717813
I'll let the dice decide
>1. right
>2. left

>>5717813
>RIGHT!

>>5717813
RIGHT

>>5717813
>Left

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>>5717815
>>5717821
>>5717824
>>5717825
Going shopping, hopefully this tie gets resolved by the time I get back!

>>5717813
>Left
There must be a transformer/a power box nearby. Let's get some light in here and get our bearings.

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>>5717815
>>5717825
>>5717836
Left sounds like the best idea. Electricity = Power, right? As you walk blindly through the darkness, the hum grows louder and louder, and any other sound is rendered inaudible by how defeaning it is. You see a bright blue light ahead, and as you step in it, the blackness slowly fades away to reveal...

...oh. That's not good.

What's the move?

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>>5717916
Go to CTRL room!

>>5717916
Go to CTRL room!

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>>5717922
>>5717928
You go to the door, but it appears to be able to open only one way! There's no way to open the door from this side without some considerable force.

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>>5717931
Simple solution
Apply considerable force

>>5717931
>>5717933
+1 to this. FLYING HORSE KICK x 100!!!

>>5717931
>>5717933
>>5717939

What is a door to a mere FUCKING MAJESTIC HORSE?!

>>5717944
a miserable pile of splinters.

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>>5717933
>>5717939
>>5717944
>>5718172
Yeah... YEAH!! You're a FUCKING MAJESTIC HORSE! No door can withstand you. You ready yourself, scraping the ground with your hoof. With an angry whinny, you launch yourself at the door. It is completely ineffective. You feel your ego take a pretty big hit.

What will you do now?

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>>5718482
Oh whoops, it's actually a PULL DOOR

>>5718482
>>5718487
So pull it, I guess

>>5718482
Pull the door open as meekly as our bruised ego can take

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>>5718487
>>5718489
>>5718491
You meekly attempt to pull open the door, only to realize once again that there is no possible way to pull the door open, as you are not on the side with the door controls! You feel even more foolish!

Man... you're just really off your horse today... aren't you?

>>5718496
Alright, wiseguy... let's check the sleeping humans for anything we can use. Preferably the ones that aren't sitting in that crackly light stuff

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>>5718498
You suppose you don't really have any other choice than to investigate. There are only two bodies in the room, with only one really accessible to you. The other is pretty well guarded by that really scary wall of electricity and it looks pretty cooked. You don't quite feel like meeting the same fate.

You take a look at the corpse on the ground, half dried blood bordering the edges of his body. He looks... awful. It almost looks like something's sucked the life out of him. Either that or he just happens to look extremely mangy and malnourished. There's also a bunch of that black gunk from earlier on him.

You root around in his pockets and find nothing except some pocket lint and a STANFARMS TECHNICIAN LEVEL IDENTIFICATION CARD. After wiping off the blood and gunk on it, you put the card in your mouth, as you don't have any INVENTORY SPACE.

What now?

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>>5718546
Use keycard to open door/disable electricity field

>>5718546
>Stanfarms
So that's what she's been up to... anyways,
>>5718557
+1 this.

>>5718557
Supporting.

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Sorry everyone! I thought I had mentioned it, but I'm taking a break for a day to work on some extra stuff for the quest! I hope you'll enjoy it!

>>5718546
taste his blood to try and figure out what killed him.

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Alright, super sorry for the much longer break than necessary, I had a lot of furniture to build!

I hoped I'd have a much more finished product by now but I suppose I'll reveal what most of you probably already know by now: Horsequest has a wiki! It's directly on my site if you scroll down to Horsequest and tap on wiki. A bunch of pages aren't finished, and I'm definitely going to have to add a couple more, but for now, enjoy whatever facts I've written already!

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>>5719725
You... would... rather not... for no other reason than getting your muzzle tainted with someone else's blood, of course.

>>5718557
>>5718585
>>5718591
Currently, the only available access point for a keycard would be in the terminal inside the contraption. Which is also inside the electricity field. There's also no keycard scanner or slot near the door. You doubt there's anything else of use in the room.

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>>5720976
Oh HELL YEAH! I’ll definitely give that a look when I get the chance
>>5720978
Okay so, electricity field is probably an awful lot of death. So… Can we figure out how to shut it off? Surely there’s a highly convenient lever or something, I mean we are a very lucky (not confirmed) horse

>>5720978
>>5721023
Seconding looking around desperately for something.
If that don't work, then fellas I think we gotta leave for the other place in the dark, the one with the DISTANT MECHANICAL THUMPING?

>>5720978
Look for an emergency shutoff. If there are none, leave the room and follow the sound of DISTANT MECHANICAL THUMPING.

>>5720978
Try throwing the keycard at the terminal.

>>5720978

I’m thinking we need another tool here, so let’s retreat for now and check out the other room?

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>>5721119
What an absolutely ridiculous idea!! ...it might work, but you don't really have any other options here besides the keycard, so you decide not to risk it.

>>5721023
>>5721029
>>5721051
>>5721134
The light from the electric arcs don't illuminate the corner very well, but you can see what seems to be a large pipe. You don't hear water flowing, so you imagine that power might flow through here instead. You take a look to the hole you entered this room from. Man... you really don't like the dark. As you leave the room, you think about how though you thought the flashing blue light was really annoying, you would rather be able to see than to blindly walk around in darkness.
...

After about five minutes of walking aimlessly, you begin to realize that not only can you no longer hear any DISTANT MECHANICAL THUMPING, you have no idea where you are or where you came from. You are able to pick up three new sounds though: a QUIET SIZZLE from a ways behind you, ARYHTHMIC SHUFFLING to your left, and THE CRACKLE OF FLAMES to your right.

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>>5721277
QUICK! To the ARYTHMIC SHUFFLING!

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>>5721287
Left it is again. You meander through the halls, until you see some red light ahead. The sound is a lot quieter, but you're sure this is the source of it. Upon entering the room, you're greeted by a rather familiar sight.

What will you do now?

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>>5721351
Examine it

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>>5721352
Yep, no doubt about it. This is another one of those MODIFIED TRANSPORT SHIPS, like the one you got in here on. Looks like the machine on the right is meant to attach the hooks into the ships thrusters, but it doesn't seem to be operational currently. A logo of a happy cow seems to be painted onto the bottom of the ship. What a cute little guy.

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>>5721369
I HATE COWS THEY KILLED MY FRIEND
Anyways there doesn't seem to be anything too interesting, but let's see if we can't break something real quick to permanently deactivate those thrusters

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>>5721375
You don't really have any idea how to do this! Thinking for a moment, you come to the conclusion that perhaps you could use that inactive machine to deactivate the thrusters. You take a look at the machine. It's attached to a power bank with a cable and another cable connects it to a laptop.

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>>5721399
smashing time?

>>5721399
Hmm... Well if we're smart enough to use (sort of) a vehicle, surely we can use the compute- Hang on what's that dark shadowy figure doing

>>5721399
Approach the dark, shadowy figure. Then be ready to fight if they're not a friendly.

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>>5721407
>>5721416
>>5721417
You ponder whether to smash or control the machine for a bit, until— HOLY SHIT WHO IS THAT?! You look up to see a figure creepily standing at the railing, the red alarm light not quite illuminating it from where you are. It doesn't seem to be moving... you decide to cautiously go up the stairs, keeping your eye on it. You get closer and closer...

It appears to be a BUST OF ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTOR EMMA STONE. You stand in awe of its odd beauty.

YOU'VE UNLOCKED AN ACHIEVEMENT!
You have gained ONE (1) HORSE POINT.

Suddenly, you hear a clattering noise. You look to your right, and you see a door. More of that black stuff trails from it.

"Horseman..." A shiver goes down your spine. The voice is gurgly and raspy. "This way... horseman..."

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>>5721669
Follow the dude's voice. Nothing bad ever happens from listening to weird voices in the dark.

>>5721669
Horseman? We're 100% horse, 0% man thank you very much. We must find the voice's owner to make this correction clear.

>>5721669
>>5721676
>>5721686
+1

>>5721669
Follow the voice. If he tries any shit he's gonna get snorted at

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>>5721676
>>5721686
>>5721687
>>5721801
Horse... man? Who does this guy think he is? You are certified 100% FUCKING MAJESTIC HORSE, thank you very much. You turn to the door. It's locked, but it has a keycard scanner by it. Looks to be an older model than the one on the ship: the one where you place the card at the top and it scans the whole thing, dropping it into a tray at the bottom.

"Horseman... take..." The voice fades out as quickly as it faded in. You look down to see a wiggling mass of black goop carry a STANFARMS LEAD TECHNICIAN LEVEL IDENTIFICATION CARD before becoming stiff and lifeless. You pick up the card, putting it in your mouth, since you STILL do not have any INVENTORY SPACE.

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>>5721850
Can we swipe it in front of the door to unlock it or make it open?

>>5721859
Which one?

>>5721850
Start with the keycard we found first... this voice is getting kinda uppity

>>5721860
Either is fine.

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>>5721859
>>5721861
>>5721891
You decide to follow your own instincts and drop the STANFARMS TECHNICIAN LEVEL IDENTIFICATION CARD that you found in that electricity room into the scanner.
...

Success! The door slides open. It's extremely dark inside. You quickly catch a glimpse of the black goop entering a vent, leaving a skeleton in its trail. Ew.

What now?

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>>5722208

See if there’s anything of value by the skeleton and then push all of the console buttons with our tongue

>>5722208
>>5722211
+1 this. At the very least we can wear the skull as a hat

>>5722208
>>5722211
+1

>>5722208
Let's at least INSPECT the console before we swarm ourselves with dairy bots. Speaking of which, if this is the place where the dairy bots are launched from, maybe they can be deactivated from here as well?

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No update today, gotta finish all the schoolwork I was supposed to do these past couple weeks, expect plenty of updates tomorrow

>>5722947
>these past couple weeks
Bane... Good luck with your schoolwork at least!

>>5722947
Best of luck, man... no rush!

>>5722947
Relatable

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>>5722947
how do you do fellow procrastinator?
t. anon who just had to write most of their master's thesis within a week because I don't learn

>>5722208
+1

>>5722947
Good luck, man!

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>>5722954
>>5722970
>>5723050
>>5723059
>>5723064
Thank you all!

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>>5722211
>>5722216
>>5722231
You examine the skeleton. From the broken clipboard, strewn technician's papers, and the stray HARD HAT, you assume this is a STANFARMS TECHNICIAN. Or was, anyway. There doesn't appear to be anything of note on the body. The papers are diagrams of some... familiar contraption. You decide to grab the poor deceased man's skull, honoring him by wearing it on your marvelous temple. You're such a kind soul.

>>5722211
>>5722256
You take a look at the console on the left side of the room. This seems to be a CONTROL BOOTH for this sector. The lever is unmarked and is resting at the top, the buttons are marked BAY DOOR 01-09, and there is a digital touchscreen interface with a single window open.

>>5722947
Wish you the best bro.

>>5723793
Pull the lever, horseman!

>>5723793
PULL THE LEVER!

>>5723803
>>5723804

Definitely pull the lever

>>5723793
>PULL THE LEVER, KRONK!

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>>5723803
>>5723804
>>5723824
>>5723827
You pull the lever. It does nothing. There's still no power, neightard!

>>5723853
The time for the LEVER will come.
For now, inspect the SCREEN.

>>5723853
>>5723862
+1

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>>5723862
>>5723930
There appears to be an error message on the screen.

>>5723953
Click the HELP button. Hope it's in Horseish!

>>5723953
This >>5723985

And if that doesn't work, start smashing.

>>5723953
>>5724095
>>5723985
+1

>>5723953
>32 bit system
loosers. LARRYCORP is doomed

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>>5723985
>>5724095
>>5724111
>>5724538
You clumsily tap on the screen and manage to click the HELP buttom.

The screen opens a command prompt to what appears to be an ASCII map of the surrounding area. It's not really clear what things are labeled, but one of the rooms surely go to the generator.

The ASCII Map:
https://file.garden/W8aG58wzE0BjIqtB/BOOTEMERMAP.txt

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>>5724884
Son of a bitch... run the SOFTWARE UPDATE and get us a dang map with GRAPHICS! We didn't come here to play NETHACK, damn it!

>>5724945
+1
programmer horse.

Stay tuned for a Video Update bitches

Update tomorrow...

>>5730525
Tomorrow...

>>5732869
Tomorrow...

No worries, man. Take your time!

>>5732995
Tomorrow...

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But tomorrow never came.

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Tomorrow doesn't exist.

Update from the Horse Man: Bane's currently moving so he hasn't had much time to finish the next update. He'll have more of an update when he gets home! Thanks for your patience!

does having a black follower entitle me to an n-word pass?

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>>5735503
Thank you for posting this, Horsequest update has been heavily slowed down because I'm moving back to college town, but also because I was not happy with how it looked and sounded (it was in a state of near completion at around this post (>>5732995). I'll post it hopefully soon. Sorry for the wait, but real life got in the way HARD.

>>5735607
No?

>>5735694
DO NOT ALLOW THE QM FEATURE CREEP INTO YOUR SWEET, INNOCENT LIFE, BANE!!!!!

YOU ARE NOT PAID TO DO THIS AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT BUT YOUUUUU

>>5735694
What >>5735708 said. Take all the time you need-so far everything you've churned out has been well worth the wait. The most important thing is that you're still having a good time! If you need some time to breathe and settle in then take that damn time!

Thanks for running as usual, let us know if you need the thread archived!

>>5735708
>>5735727
Thank you guys so much! And if you're offering I won't refuse :) I appreciate all of you, everyone who reads this silly little horse story. I really do plan to finish this, so please stay tuned!

>>5735788
Looking forward to it mate, have a good one.

>>5703665
Obsessed with this

>>5735788
The deed is done, man:
https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2023/5703665/
Thanks for running and hope stuff gets settled for ya soon!