Well, let's... refocus a bit.
Where are we again?
We're in Seyda Neen, in Morrowind, in what is apparently a Pony MMO. That may or may not be forged out of our mind by Luna, or something. We know we're less but not exclusively less NPClike than most other NPCs where "PCs" are concerned; enough to arouse Twilight Sparkle's suspicions, but not so much that, for instance, NPCs can't also be clever about combat.
Otherwise, we're pretty lost as to who or what we are, and thus what we should be doing.
What do we want?
Weeeeell... figuring out who or what we are, how the world works, and so on would all be pretty nice. Unfortunately we're too weak and poor to do that effectively, and most PCs seem to think we're just another NPC, and therefore... well, the topic of help help we're trapped in the game is kind of an oddly sensitive one.
What are our options?
It's likely that diplomacy is our best bet; it's likely that we have a lot more information than we realize, but that doesn't help us much if we're unable to piece it together. Which leaves asking a friend... most of whom likely won't know either. Assuming we can find them, which we often can't.
Trying to get stronger is another possibility, but we've repeatedly been shown to be slow and bad at it.
Finally, we could go off the rails and attempt to do something else. Stop Dagoth Ur even though he might not matter? Help Dagoth Ur even though he might try to eat the world? Become a humble saltrice farmer for the rest of our days?
We could also, unrelated to game actions, just go back through and try to puzzle out what we've forgotten or missed... but of course, that's work, so it's hardly something we can rely on.
How do we make this happen?
If we want to get stronger, we need to find a place we can grind skills. Our partnership with that mook healer was probably our best bet at that.
If we want to go off the rails, we need to figure out what and why to puzzle out how.
If we want to find a PC and tell them everything and beg them for help, we've got a number of options and no good ways to find any of them:
Clover (Twilight Sparkle): The most scholarly of the Mane Six, and thus a good bet for helping us figure this out... if she doesn't get sidetracked or begin console-resetting us or something. Known Mages Guild affiliations.
Adorabella (Rarity): A vain self-obsessed mage, and thus unlikely to be our first choice for assistance. Still, supposedly very generous, so maybe...? Known Mages Guild affiliations, I believe Hlaalu connections and stronghold ownership?
Awesomeicus (Rainbow Dash): Arguably the second most stereotypically PC of the PCs, and eager to do things herself to set her above Twilight's usual save-the-day shenanigans. Which makes it all the more unfortunate that we alienated her by telling her that only with Twlight Sparkle's help could she hey wait where are you going. Will to play likely low, known Fighters Guild affiliations. And Redoran affiliations and stronghold ownership? I forget.
Bjorn Deathdealer (Fluttershy): A kind-hearted barbarian who wants to help animals. Supposedly got discouraged and stopped playing early on; last heard owed 1400 to the Fighters Guild and had a corresponding 700 gold bounty on his head.
Imare (Pinkie Pie): A loony werewolf with ample fourth wall knowledge. No doubt benevolent and willing to help, but also loony and unlikely to be especially coherent. Suspected secret stronghold owner.
? ? ? (Applejack): Purely theoretical. No known affiliations or qualities; very existence unconfirmed.
SexyWithers (Princess Luna): Strangely blunt and mechanical player with impressive martial prowess. Goals and motivations unknown. Known Telvanni Councilor.
? ? ? (Discord): Possibly also or related to Sheogorath, Eris, and pretty much any/every chaos god/entity across the multiverse. No doubt reasonably powerful or at least capable, but... well, saying she might be Sheogorath should explain her levels of focus and desire to do coherent things pretty well. May have joined as a consequence of us dying or being revived; connotations of this uncertain. No known affiliations, currently standing right in front of us bound for Fort Moonmoth prison for assault with a fork.
So what do we do right now?
If we want to grind, we should return to whatshisface's house to see if he's home and ready for more healing-us-while-we-stab-things mushroom runs.
If we want to do something different, we should head to the abandoned lighthouse where we stole that lady's last memento of her husband from, stare dramatically into the sunset, and monologue about what we're going to try to do and why.
If we're going to run screaming to a PC for assistance, we should presumably seek out their buddies:
Clover: Mages Guild
Adorabella: Mages Guild, House Hlaalu (I think)
Awesomeicus: Any of her friends who can convince her to come play again; Fighters Guild, House Redoran (I think)
Bjorn: Any of her friends (Discord included) who can convince her to come play again. And ideally pay off her bounty.
Imare: ...does she have any affiliations? Hlaalu, maybe? Arguably anyone who can get us to her boatman safely, at which point we can try the password of "Party" and be completely back to square one if that doesn't work or she's not at home. Alternatively, begin doing interpretive dances to lure her to us via ESP.
(Applejack): Unknown. Only surefire method would be contacting one of her friends.
SexyWithers: House Telvanni, or possibly someone who can get us to her tower alive.
(Discord): Begin speaking. Well, the guard appears to be out of patience, so maybe follow along to Moonmoth, pay off her bounty, or something of that nature.
So again: What do we want to do? I'm leaning towards finding a not-Discord PC, telling them the truth or some of the truth, and hoping they can escort us to SexyWithers/Luna to unravel what's going on. I'm also leaning a little towards either ignoring Discord or inviting him to meet us elsewhere or something, but if we think he's worth the trouble we've probably got options for getting him off the hook or following him around.
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