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{{quote|''Last thing I remember, I was''
''Running for the door''
''I had to find the passage back''
''To the place I was before''
''’Relax,’ said the night man,''
''’We are programmed to receive.''
''You can checkout any time you like,''
''But you can never leave!’''
|''[[Eagles|The Eagles]]''|'''Hotel California'''}}

[[Spiritual Sequel]] to the famed ''[[Ruby Quest]]'', drawn/written by the same author, [[The Weaver (creator)|Weaver]] from 2009 to 2015. '''Nan Quest''' is the story of [[Punny Name|Nan]], a goat. 

Nan has the ability to hum showtunes. She is a repairwoman, and today she is doing some jobs. One in an arcade, and one in a [[Hell Hotel|hotel]].

In the arcade, she fixes a fusebox, gets a check for her services, and some free pizza from the owner.

She then bikes off to the hotel with her pizza, where she is to fix a broken outlet. In the hotel... [[Eldritch Location|Well…]]

Links to archived version of the original threads can be found [https://questden.org/wiki/NanQuest here]. Easily viewable HTML versions can be found in [http://mozai.com/quests/NanQuest/ mozai.com] and [https://mspfa.com/?s=23588&p=1 mspfa.com] 

Now has a [[Nan Quest/Characters|character sheet]] that [[Needs More Love]].

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* [[Above Good and Evil]]: Santiago embraces this so much that some readers suspect he is trying to assure himself of this.
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Nan is apparently the only one around with an animal-oriented name, while most everyone else has Spanish or English oriented ones. (depending on what time they entered the hotel)
*  {{spoiler|[[Alternate Universe]]: definitely.}}
**  {{spoiler|To elaborate, sometimes when Nan travels through time, she ends up seeing horrifying monsters that bear eerie resemblances to the main characters.}}
* [[Anyone Can Die]]
* [[Apocalyptic Log]]: The journal of Father Velaico.
{{quote|''for the love of god''}}
* [[Arc Number]]: 466
* [[The Atoner]]:  {{spoiler|Pablo}}'s done something ''terrible''. Anna seems to feel she has too, and thinks that maybe so has everyone else, they just don't remember.
{{quote|Some dance to remember, some dance to forget.}}
*  {{spoiler|[[Attempted Rape]]: Santiago attempts to rape Nan in the chapel, but he is stopped just in time by Henry.}}
*  {{spoiler|[[Bad Future]]: As an alternative to [[Alternate Universe]].}}
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Sort of:
{{quote|'''Nan''': Stop being such a downer.}}
* [[Character Title]]
* [[The Corruption]]: It appears that {{spoiler|Santiago}} is ''very'' infected with it, {{spoiler|[[Turn the Other Cheek|and Nan wants to help him even after he tried to rape her]]}}.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: "''God is not present here''"
* [[Creepy Cathedral]]:  {{spoiler|The hotel was built on a spanish mission, but it wasn't creepy when it was around.}}
{{quote|I heard the mission bell.}}
* [[Darkness Equals Death]]
* [[Dark Is Evil]]: And ''how''.
*  {{spoiler|[[Dead All Along]]: Kim suspects this.}} 
{{quote|[[spoiler:And I was thinking to myself,
this could be heaven, and this could be hell.]] }}
* {{spoiler|[[Death Song]]}}: {{spoiler|Santiago}} writes and performs a titular one for Anna.
* [[Door to Before]]:  {{spoiler|[[Time Travel|Literally.]] }}
* [[Eldritch Location]]
* [[Expy]]: Nan to [[Ruby Quest|Ruby]] and Santiago to Red, probably. 
* [[Eye Scream]]: There is something ''wrong'' with  {{spoiler|Santiago}}'s eyes.
* [[Five-Man Band]]
** Nan — [[The Hero]]
** Henry — [[The Lancer]]
** Anna — [[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]
** Anderson — [[The Big Guy]]
** Kim — [[The Chick]]
** Pablo — [[The Sixth Ranger]]
* [[Flash Back]]: First, to what looks like {{spoiler|Anna in an elevator shaft she worked on in the past}} and second, {{spoiler|to 1828, at the Spanish mission before the hotel existed}}.
* [[Freak-Out]]: '[[Running Gag|Nan freaks the fuck out.]]'
* [[Future Me Scares Me]]: {{spoiler|Averted. Nan's future self is exactly the same as her, only wearing a cloth around her mouth, and Lorenzo has not met The Pilgrim.}}
** {{spoiler|On the other hand, what's going on ''behind'' Nan's future self scare the piss out of past Nan.}}
* [[Epic Fail]] [[Gameplay Derailment]]: ''[http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questarch/src/127172538490.gif The return of "NotWeaver"!]''
* [[Groin Attack]]: By Nan to {{spoiler|Santiago}}. Ineffective, though.
* [[Gross Up Close-Up]]/ [[Squick]]/ {{spoiler|[[Eyes Do Not Belong There]]}}: 
{{quote|'''Nan''': [http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questarch/src/128452719318.gif How'd you manage to make your cigars last 2 weeks?]}}
* [[Hell Hotel]]
{{quote|''Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
[[Nothing Is Scarier|Plenty of room at the Hotel California]] 
Any time of year, you can find it here'' }}
* [[Infernal Retaliation]]: {{spoiler|The Padre, after being headbutted into a fire by Nan.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Jump Scare|Jump]] [http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questarch/src/132996020295.gif Scare]}}
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: {{spoiler|[[Sinister Minister|The Padre]] [[Averted Trope|doesn't]] [[Oh Crap|even mind]].}}
**  {{spoiler|Kim, during an illusion, gets trapped in the boiler and burned alive.}}
* [[Known Only By Their Nickname]]: Most of the "Uninvited Things".
* [[Let's Split Up, Gang!]]: The group splits into groups of two. {{spoiler|Anna and Pablo don't make it back.}}
* [[Light Is Not Good]]: According to Santiago;
{{quote|"''If you insist on bringing light to the darkness, realize you won't always like what you find
Some things are better left in the dark, Nan
Some things should never be brought to light''" }}
* [[Madness Mantra]]: 
** "''for the love of god''"
** "''into the fire into the fire into the fire into the fire into the fire ''"
* [[Mature Animal Story]]
* [[Meaningful Background Event]]: After Nan fixes the fuse box at the arcade, {{spoiler|Kim is there as one of the customers}}.
* [[Meaningful Echo]]: 
** "''You can't help anyone.''"
** "''Some things are better left in the dark.''"
* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: That cross pendant is important ''some''how.
* [[Mirror Monster]]: {{spoiler|Henry moved out of the way of the mirror, but the mirror behind him kept reflecting his head. [[Nightmare Fuel|Then the Henry in the mirror turned around. And smiled.]] }}
** {{spoiler|[[It Gets Worse]]. Now Nan has one too. Thankfully, the mirror Nan [[Mind Screw|hasn't done anything menacing.]]}}
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Early on, the adventure narration casually mentions that "It's another fine day here in the Glen." Fans of ''[[Ruby Quest]]'' freaked out just as Nan walked outside and revealed... that she lives in ''Cedar Glen Apartments''.
*  {{spoiler|[[Never the Selves Shall Meet]]: Subverted. Nan sees her future self about to be attacked by a monster, and slams the door on her. Later in the story, Nan gets the door slammed on her by her past self. Cue [[Oh Crap]] moment.}}
* [[Petting Zoo People]]: Of the [[Furry Denial]] variation.
* [[Psychological Horror]]
* [[Room Full of Crazy]]/ [[Mad Artist]]: There is a room full of stretched canvases covered in what looks like blood {{spoiler|with shapes similar to the main characters}}.
* [[Sinister Minister]]:  {{spoiler|The Padre; a nightmarish, [[Implacable Man]] Spanish priest. He might not t help anyone.''"
** "''Some things are better left in the dark.''"
* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: That cross pendant is important ''some''how.
* [[Mirror Monster]]: {{spoiler|Henry moved out of the way of the mirror, but the mirror behind him kept reflecting his head. [[Nightmare Fuel|Then the Henry in the mirror turned around. And smiled.]] }}
** {{spoiler|[[It Gets Worse]]. Now Nan has one too. Thankfully, the mirror Nan [[Mind Screw|hasn't done anything menacing.]]}}
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Early on, the adventure narration casually mentions that "It's another fine day here in the Glen." Fans of ''[[Ruby Quest]]'' freaked out just as Nan walked outside and revealed... that she lives in ''Cedar Glen Apartments''.
*  {{spoiler|[[Never the Selves Shall Meet]]: Subverted. Nan sees her future self about to be attacked by a monster, and slams the door on her. Later in the story, Nan gets the door slammed on her by her past self. Cue [[Oh Crap]] moment.}}
* [[Petting Zoo People]]: Of the [[Furry Denial]] variation.
* [[Psychological Horror]]
* [[Room Full of Crazy]]/ [[Mad Artist]]: There is a room full of stretched canvases covered in what looks like blood {{spoiler|with shapes similar to the main characters}}.
* [[Sinister Minister]]:  {{spoiler|The Padre; a nightmarish, [[Implacable Man]] Spanish priest. He might not have always been like that, though...}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: One of the monsters from early in the game looks an awful lot like [[Ruby Quest|Stitches]] mutated form.
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Santiago. Constantly.
** Also, Henry's "mirror face".
* [[Survival Horror]]
* [[Suspiciously Apropos Music]]:
** ''Hotel California'' serves ''Nan Quest'' as ''The Metal Glen'' served ''[[Ruby Quest]]''.
*** It bears mention that the author denies it, though claiming some inspiration.
** Also, a player suggesting that the song Santiago was probably "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlPYYH0ZClg Cohen's Masterpiece]"
* {{spoiler|[[Time Travel]]}}
{{quote|{{spoiler|''So I called up the captain,''
''’Please bring me my wine.’''
''He said, ’we haven’t had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine.’''}} }}
* {{spoiler|[[What Year Is This?]]}}: Alternatively 2009, 2016, 1912, 1936, 1946 1966, 1986 and 1828. [[Timey-Wimey Ball|All at once.]]
* [[You All Meet in An Inn]]

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