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Occupied Equestria - Into the Unknown
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.101000
101004 101008
Set six years after season 6, Occupied Equestria presents an alternative history where the Changelings have conquered half of Equestria, while a former Equestrian colony - soured to Princess Twilight's notion of harmony with all creatures because of their encounters with griffins - Invaded and took the other half. In Baltimare and the Equestrian Southeast, the magic of friendship has weakened, as Communists, Changeling infiltrators, Fascists, gangs, and corrupt creepy politicians threaten the city. This role play is based in large part upon the Equestria at War mod for Hearts of Iron 4, and uses D&d 3.5e mechanics.

The long train ride to Bales is over, with Brie, Onyx, and Spark reaching their destination a little bruised but not dead or arrested. Before them lies a new and unfamiliar city and world, at the crossroads of Equestria's past and present, and also the Changeling Occupied Zone and East Equestria. In Baltimare, Dark Star prepares to set out on a mission to track down and arrest unfaithful and unreliable local law enforcement that have been leaking information to rebel forces. Silver may finally have a new toy he can use to clear the Catacombs of their undead presence. Iron, meanwhile, has drifted further into an temple in his search for a treasure sough by an archaeological expedition that was ambushed by bandits.
1717 replies and 154 files omitted.
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102037
102039
>>102036
I'm always ready.
Anonymous
U9F//
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No.102038
>>102036
Yeet. i got some food to eat first though.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102039
102040
>>102037
Let me summon the motivation to write... like a lot. Or we could put a pin in that
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102040
102042
>>102039
Up to you. You're the one writing it, after all.
Shimmering Spark
Zoyr0
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No.102041
102042
>>102036
I don't have too long tonight, but I might be able to play a little.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102042
102043
>>102041
Well then. Declare an action

>>102040
Uh...
Shimmering Spark
Zoyr0
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No.102043
102044
>>102042
Well, with no money and nothing to my name other than Tipsy, I suppose I will take a stroll around the block and see what we are dealing with here.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102044
102045
>>102043
I’m pretty sure shimmer received money. Anyways, the area is fairly urban, with most buildings being 3 or so stories. Brick buildings with shops on the lower level and apartments above are the norm
Shimmering Spark
Zoyr0
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No.102045
102046
>>102044
Do any of the shops stand out from the rest?
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102046
102047
>>102045
In what regard?
Shimmering Spark
Zoyr0
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No.102047
102048
>>102046
Well, I would suppose a smith or something. Something that an adventurer would find more appealing than a simple grocery.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102048
>>102047
Uh... sure? If you go far enough
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102049
102050 102052
Is anypony still there?
Anonymous
U9F//
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No.102050
102051
>>102049
Yeet
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102051
102053
>>102050
Well... Dark Star now is in the abandoned house behind the two officers, who are ahead of him, do not see him, and have not yet heard him
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102052
102054
>>102049
I am.
Anonymous
U9F//
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No.102053
102054
>>102051
Dark Star steps out into the area behind them and points his shotgun at them
"Freeze. Drop your batons."

Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102054
102055 102062
The Best Rarity (2).jpg
>>102052
Ruffles the fur of the ancient pony

>>102053
They look back at Dark Star, not quite yet in a fully defensive posture against him, with a look of puzzlement upon their faces
Anonymous
U9F//
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No.102055
102056
>>102054
"Put Down The Batons."
He levels it at them
"We Are Gonna Have A Little Chat."
BqQuh
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No.102056
102057
>>102055
They eye Dark Star, and turn to him directly, taking now defensive postures

"And who are you?"

Skies is visible now behind them (from the direction they were formerly approaching)
\r
Anonymous
U9F//
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No.102057
102058
>>102056
"It Doesn't matter who i am."
He Grins
"I Know What you did."
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102058
102059
>>102057
They eye him, but remain silent
Anonymous
U9F//
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No.102059
102060
>>102058
Can i sense motive their body language?
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102060
102061
>>102059
Yes
U9F//
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No.102061
102063
[1d20 = 2]
>>102060
Sense motive
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102062
102063
>>102054
The ancient pony approves
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102063
102064 102066
>>102061
They just want to talk

>>102062
Since I finally have a weekend I do not have to go to work
I swear I will do something to advance Silver
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102064
102065
>>102063
Finally, the ancient pony will be able to move his old bones.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102065
102069
>>102064
What was that about Rosa Maledicta...?
U9F//
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No.102066
102067
[1d20+5 = 13]
>>102063

Anonymous
U9F//
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No.102067
102068
>>102066
Oops Boomeed
Diplomacy
"I Know that you are a Dirty Rat. Just Come Clean"
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102068
102186
>>102067
They are not in much of a talking mood
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102069
102070
>>102065
Talking about what I typed a while ago?
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102070
102071
Part of filling out this world has been figuring out the role Zebrica plays in it... especially since the current world really feels like it's missing some essential wars, like a World War 1 or a Boer War
I found a map of Zebrica as planned. I wouldn't really want to use all of it, but suffice it to say it's big, and gives plenty of room

>>102069
Yes
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102071
>>102070
A job Silver did in his youth. Client wanted some rare books retrieved, no questions asked, pretty standard stuff. As he started thinking back on the jobs he did when he was younger, he thought he recognized what looked like a filly Rosa in the client's household, and that the books felt rather suspicious. Just one of the things he's come to regret, even if he couldn't have had any idea at the time.

Also, it's neat that you found a map of Zebrica. I'm curious about what it will look like once they add the continent to the game.
Anonymous
U9F//
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No.102072
102073
So... i may have fallen a sleep last night.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102073
102074
>>102072
May have
Anonymous
U9F//
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No.102074
>>102073
Potentially
First Look at Zebrica
BqQuh
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No.102086
102087 102088
A1635005-DAD2-4E4B-AD51-E86AE1FF9C07.jpeg
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Alright, so I’m going to give my analysis of the Zebrica leaks, since I found it last night

The first thing you should notice is that the continent is fucking huge. Just the big island of Macawia is bigger than Minotauria. Colthage must be bigger than Wingbardy, and Saddle Arabia seems to be as big as the entire Equestrian South East. I’ve heard it’s bigger than Equus and Griffonia combined. I don’t really like this. I understand the desire to expand the world to include non-western cultures, but Jesus, you can split it across two continents, and you can shrink this one at least 30%. As imagined now, I think it will kill computers.

In the North, we have the islands of Macawia, which is the land of the parrots we see in the MLP movie. We know from the Zebra colony focus tree that this country represents Brazilian culture, this far the mod’s one and only acknowledgement of the existence of South America or any Spanish or Portuguese culture

In the Far East, we have 4 Kirin nations - the Kirin Empire, Ngua Nam (Vietnam), Khamre (Probably Khmer (Cambodia)), and Kir Zang (Laos).

Further south are two nations that are probably Zebra, Zongo (Congo), and Idowu (seems to be an Igbo Nigerian name).

In the north we have what is my favorite part of Zebrica: Hindia, Chital, Sambar, and Stagpal, 4 evidently deer nations with very good puns for their names, that seem to represent South Asian culture. 10/10 for deer puns.

To the south and west of that we have a number of nations with Equine names that represent North African and central Asian cultures - Colthage (Carthage), Trotbet (Tibet), Marekand (Samarkand(Uzbekistan)), and Coltagatai (Probably Chagatai Khanate, a central Asian Turkic empire). I have no idea if these are pony, Kirin, Zebra, or hippogriff.

For a period of time I seriously contemplated sending the dev team a request to include a parallel to Rhodesia or South Africa in Zebrica to show independent nations under Pony minority rule. And they have it... kind of. They have Griffin colonies in the South. Griffin Free State (Orange Free State boer Republic), Talonsvaal (Transvaal Free State boer Republic), and the “Feathesian South Zebrides” (probably Dutch East Indies?) which suggests two independent Feathesian Griffin colonies, and one continuing colony in the south. Fucking Griffins... I want ponies, damn it!

There are more than a few nations that seem to be minor nations with races that exist no where else - Oryxia of the Oryx, Gazellia of the Gazelles, Giraffia, Camelia, and Hyenia. Oryxia and Gaxelia may just be deer states, but the rest really take up a lot of space and don’t need to exist, especially since camelia and Hyenia are each as big as Wingbardy.

Two neat big additions are the Centaur Kingdom and the Gargoyle kingdom, I guess to give Tirek and Scorpan homelands.

Then there are what we have actually been waiting for: the big Zebra nations. Near the center, we have Warzena, Zaramanetia, Zair (Zaire/DRC), Central Zebrican Empire (Central African Republic), Mazwi (Zimbabwe?), and what looks like a Rwanda-styled country in the middle of a civil war

The map further includes two nations from the show and comics - hippogriffia, which is located to the southeast of Equestria here rather than to the southwest as in the show map. It looks plausibly expanded. The second is the Kingdom of Abyssinia, which is the homeland of the anthro-cats from the movie. In the comics, Abyssinia is located on a continent called “Panthera” south of the Griffins. There are two nations nearby - stirry and maresopotamia - that have since been renamed Astyria and Sumeria. I suspect the former will be an anthro-cat nation by the name.

To the south we have the Stormleucid Empire (Seleucid Greek-Persia), the Gyzwindid Empire (one of those weird ancient central Asian countries), and the Thundarian Empire. Presumably these are countries of the race the Storm King is from. I think it’s kind of weird that it’s three distinct “Empires,” since presumably the storm king would have unified them.

A very large portion of the west is taken up by countries that seem to have Southwest Asian, Persian, and North African themes. All of them seem to be pony nations. These include Maregypt Not even close to as good as the Indian deer puns which may be the Sonambula of the show, and Timbucktu - a Pegasus cloud city sacked by Changelings in the comics. Its position in central Zebrica does not work well for that. We also see Saddle Arabia from the show.

There are two nations that seem to be based on mythical names for unicorns. “Re’em” is the Hebrew word for unicorn, implying a unicorn pony Israel. Mazel Tov! “Karkadann” of Karkadannistan is the Persian unicorn. So Persian Aryan Unicorns.

In the South are two nations, Omane and Maretonia (from the show), which have since been renamed to Kurzemenid and Aestlonia respectively. “Kurzeme” is a region in Latvia, and while I can’t find anything on “Aestlon” I recall from my research for the Hellquill area that “Aesti” is the Roman name for modern Eesti/Estonia, suggesting these two nations are Latvia and Estonia parallels. Why they would be located on Zebrica next to Unicorn Persia, rather than next to the Lithuanian themed Longsword.

One race feels conspicuously absent: Changelings. Why are there no Changeling nations on Zebrica? One set of cultures that feels conspicuously absent are Hispanic cultures. I understand that they don’t exist in that part of the world, but then why include Brazilian Macaws?

There are many nations I Raif her couldn’t read the names of or figure out. “Tanaigha” in the south east could be from the Irish word for “thin,” a Changeling nation, from a Zulu phrase meaning “we did it,” a Zebra nation that kicked out Griffin settlers, or a Japanese phrase, a Kirin nation.
\r
Anonymous
dUSEK
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No.102087
102089
Today has been fucking cursed. First the fire alarms go off at 7 in the morning, then the power goes out at 4 in the evening. What the fuck, universe?

>>102086
Neat. At least we'll finally have some proper desert locations to fight in now, besides just the Appleloosan region.
Shimmering Spark
Zoyr0
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No.102088
102089
>>102086
I need this content though. The wait is killing me. I have been following Equestria at war since it only had the one continent. It is super impressive what they have done with it.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102089
102090
>>102087
Pets the old pony again.
You should have seen how bizarrely that trial ended

>>102088
Pets the Unicorn
Shimmering Spark
Zoyr0
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No.102090
102091
>>102089
The ever absent unicorn is pet. Hopefully I won't disappear after 3 posts this time.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102091
102092
>>102090
Any action to declare?
Shimmering Spark
Zoyr0
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No.102092
102093
>>102091
I guess I will check out a smith to window shop their daggers.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102093
102094
>>102092
A pawn shop has a set of daggers on display. They appear purpose made as weapons
Shimmering Spark
Zoyr0
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No.102094
102095
>>102093
Do they have price tags on them, or would I have to talk to the pony inside?
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102095
102096
>>102094
~40 bits
Shimmering Spark
Zoyr0
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No.102096
102097
>>102095
I'll keep that in mind and come back with the bat. He might find some more throwing knives too. I continue wandering around a bit, taking note of ponies as I go. Do they look poor, on edge, or perhaps shady, or did I trot into a decent part of town?
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102097
102098
>>102096
Hmmm... Yes
Shimmering Spark
Zoyr0
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No.102098
102099
>>102097
Well... I better get back to the room soon then. But not before I head by a bakery. I think Spark could use something to eat once in a while.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102099
>>102098
There are certainly bakeries
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102100
102101 102105
387310__dead source_safe_artist-colon-suikuzu_rarity_cute_derp_drool_female_floppy ears_funny face_majestic as fuck_mare_onomatopoeia_-co.png
I'm being silly, and you can't stop me!
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102101
102102 102105
1517519370393.png
>>102100
NO FUN ALLOWED REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102102
102103
7479__artist needed_safe_pinkie pie_bipedal_bipedal leaning_earth pony_female_fun_hammer_leaning_mare_meme_mouth hold_no fun allowed_pony.png
>>102101

Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102103
102104
1520148551450-0.png
>>102102
You better take off that sign there, sir.
Because if not you'll feel the pain
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102104
102106
743094__safe_artist-colon-mcsadat_color edit_edit_bon bon_lyra heartstrings_sweetie drops_animated_ayn rand_bon bon is not amused_cute_du.gif
>>102103

Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102105
102107 102108
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>>102100
Sir, this is a Zero silliness zone

>>102101
You're back!
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102106
1659133.gif
>>102104
Don't make me come down there, mister!
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102107
1380797__safe_artist-colon-ravenpuff_blossomforth_adoraforth_behaving like a bird_birb_bird_bird feeder_bird seed_colored pupils_cute_eat.png
>>102105
You're asking a lot of me, here.
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102108
102109
>>102105
Hi. Had some things to deal with in real life. Probably will be absent for longer periods of time and after about 10 PM ART, I won't be able to play, so weekdays are off or extremely shortened.
Felt very bad when I failed so hard at my uni exams so far, so I have to give more time to it. A lot more
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102109
102110
>>102108
What is Argentina time?
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102110
102111
>>102109
UTC offset is -3
Not sure about your particular time.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102111
102112
1519191420708.png
>>102110
Uh... What time is it now?
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102112
102113
>>102111
14:49 hs or 2:49 PM
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102113
102114
>>102112
Okay, you are two hours ahead of me then. I can deal with that on weekdays if I start immediately after work Or during the last, boring hour of work
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102114
>>102113
I see. I'd rather you not risk your real life work just for me, but if you're confident that it'll work and not make a toll on your sanity, sure.
If you want to start now, last post of mine was >>102000
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102115
102116 102117
Just booked airfare and hotels for the final BronyCon

>>102000
"I wish I had a rifle... I could try"

Note that Iron can toss a rock out of line of sight, but that any kind of precise aiming, or adding any real force to the rock by means of bucking, requires standing in a more vulnerable position, at least when targeting the ponies
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102116
102118
>>102115
Iron looks at Cauldron, letting go of the rock on his cover.
"We still have the coat piercers rifles in your saddlebags, unless you have thrown them away somewhere."

Nice. Have fun there. Hopefully it's a good time.
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102117
>>102115
Hope ya find some cool stuff there.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102118
102122
>>102116
She nods, understanding
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102119
102121 102125
So, here's an unrelated question while we wait for something else to happen: what horse/pony-related name would you use to name a class of frigate?
DS
oMe17
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No.102121
102123 102128
>>102119
E.S.S Silver Skies...
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102122
102126 102128
>>102118
Damnit, it didn't update properly.
Iron nods.
"Now that your weaponis optimal for the job, let us start a small distraction."
He extends his head ever so slowly to show off his big, poofy, wild hair while covering his head, pushing the aimed rock away without any clear target with the maximum strength possible from under cover to try and lure some fire to him while Cauldron prepares her shot.
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102123
102124
>>102121
Eh...thanks? I was thinking more along the lines of naming the entire class of ship.
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102124
>>102123
Floater!
A very fast scouting ship but isn't as small as a U-Boat.
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102125
102130
Silver.jpg
>>102119
Well, first, look to what you are modelling your Navy on. In World War 2, the Frigates of the Royal Canadian Navy were named after small islands, suburbs, rivers, and lakes. I can't exactly tell what the British Royal Navy used as its naming convention but it appearsa to be pretty much the same as the Canadian, with Frigates given the names of minor locations in England. The U.S. Navy did not have frigates per se, but did have destroyer escorts, which are basically the same thing. Their destroyer escorts tended to be named after minor naval officers, Medal of Honor/Navy Cross winners, and navy personnel killed in action including at the beginning of WW2 (they built ships fast). I personally like the U.S. naming convention the most, so let's go with that.

I would take the name of a navy-associated Medal of Honor recipient from before WW2 and ponify it. Consider Daniel Daly, a man who, in my opinion, is an ideal model of what an American Soldier should be. He served in China in the Boxer rebellion, when a large number of Boxer rebels attacked and nearly overwhelmed his position. He held on with a machine gun and fought off the attacking Boxers, possibly inflicting as many as 200 enemy casualties, an act for which he won the Medal of Honor. Some years later, he was serving on a U.S. mission in Haiti as his unit was trying to cross a river. His unit was attacked, scattered, and its one and only machine gun was lost in the river. He went back on his own, dived into the river, retrieved the machine gun, and I believe fought off a number of rebel soldiers before going back to his platoon, an act for which he earned the Medal of Honor. But it was Daniel Daly's actions in World War 1 that earned him immortally. He is most known for the Battle of Belleau Wood, where his unit was holed up in a trench under heavy enemy machine gun fire, refusing to advance. Then Daly stood up out of his trench, and yelled to his men, "Come on you sons a bitches! You want to live forever?" With Daly leading the charge, the unit went forth, and ultimately captured or destroyed multiple German machine gun positions. Daly insisted that he did not use the term "sons a bitches" but rather "men." The U.S. military considered giving Daly a Medal of Honor for acts of heroism in World War 1, but believed that no man should have three Medals of Honor.

So I would name the ship after Daniel Daly. As a ponified name... probably Daniel Hayleaf? Daniel Daisy? I don't know. There's something about the Daly story, and how naming a ship after it would honor it, strikes me as only really making sense in the American cultural context. If I wanted a more, British cultural attitude, I would name a ship something like Hayseeds.

Fun fact, the ship in Starship Troopers is a Transport-Frigate named Roger Young, after an American WW2 Medal of Honor winner in the Pacific. Starship Troopers also uses a variation of Daly's famous line, "Come on you dumb apes, you want to live forever?"
BqQuh
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No.102126
102127
[2d20 = 18]
>>102122
Success!
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102127
102128
>>102126
How much AC do I get from being in cover again?
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102128
102129 102131
>>102121
Oh come on

>>102122
Two shots aim at Iron, both miss.

He can see looking down that the black maned pony in a Panama Hat is aiming a pistol over towards him, while one porter aims a rifle. The other porter is still unarmed, as is the white pony in the Pith helmet.

>>102127
+4 from full cover
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102129
102132
>>102128
Iron feels one of the bullets close to his poofy hair.
"Shoot the coat piercerer!" porter with rifle
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102130
102132
>>102125
Huh. Didn't expect to learn that today. Neat.
DS
oMe17
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No.102131
102132
Sad Blue.png
>>102128

BqQuh
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No.102132
102133 102136 102137
[10d20 = 121]
>>102131
Aww

Pets the edgy pony

>>102130
The more you know

>>102129
With her last few rounds, she complies
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102133
102134
>>102132
Nice shots all around!
Are you rerolling to confirm the crit?
BqQuh
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No.102134
102135 102141
[1d20 = 15]
>>102133
Not necessary
Several shots hit the Porter, and he falls to the ground

The Stallion with the Panama Hat shoots back
BqQuh
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No.102135
102141
[2d6 = 7]
>>102134
Cauldron is hit, and falls back
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102136
102138
>>102132
So, you still wanting to write that news article, or have you given up?
DS
oMe17
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No.102137
102138
>>102132
The Edgy Horse is petted
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102138
102139 102143
>>102136
Uh... it may be best to continue, and then if one is written later, it can be presented later

>>102137
D'aww, there you go Dark Star. Maybe later we'll find a good mare for him. Shouldn't be too hard, as Equestria should have a favorable male to female ratio
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102139
>>102138
Alright then, it will be implied he read a newspaper. How long do you think that would have taken him?
2uft9
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No.102141
102142 102144
[1d20 = 5]
>>102134
>>102135
Aw man. I wanted Cauldron to get off scot-free.
Iron, seeing how his partner got wounded by the stallion with the small gun, starts to fume up inside.
"That does it."
He drops all pretense of staying in cover, puts a rock in bucking range aimed at one of the special ponies, turns around and gives it a powerful kick right to that offender with the Panama hat. Yes, power hit +5
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102142
102144
>>102141
Aw man. Hopefully Cauldron can follow it up with a better roll and jinx the Panama hat wearing pony.
DS
oMe17
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No.102143
102144
>>102138
FeelsBadMan
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102144
102145
>>102143
It’s okay Dark Star, there are plenty of mares in the herd

>>102141
>>102142
Iron misses. Caudron is still shot, and more importantly, seems to have used the last of her ammunition.

After this, Panama hat decides to fall back, and the other two needed no persuasion to follow
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102145
102146
>>102144
Darn.
Cursing under his breath, he looks over Cauldron to ensure her overall wellbeing.
"Are you alright?"
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102146
102147
>>102145
For a moment, Cauldron looks as if she wants to yell "No I'm not alright!"

Instead, cauldron places a hoof near the area between the two shoulders under her neck
"I've been shot"
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102147
102148
>>102146
Woah. That sounds quite bad.
Iron quickly moves beside her, trying to see the wound for himself.
"Do you have those potions and if so, would they treat you of your piece of metal inside?"
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102148
102149 102150
>>102147
"I think I have one container and some herbs, but no... The bullet remains until it is removed"
Cauldron looks a little pained, and turns herself over onto her back, with the bullet wound above her chest, but entering down into her barrel.
"I think that was their main attacking force..."
Something moves behind Iron
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102149
102151
>>102148
Hoping it's Pear.
As he was about to try to dislodge the bullet with some stubborness and resilience, the presence puts him on edge. He lightly turns his head to face the newcomer.

Silver
dUSEK
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No.102150
>>102148
So, ready to continue as if he had read the newpaper?
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102151
102152 102153
>>102149
Sure?

>>102149
At the last moment, he can hear clopping on stone. The presence moves back slightly as Iron faces it. In the darkness, a yellow and orange colored pony can be made out, and when she speaks, her identity is confirmed

Pear: "Are they still there?"
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102152
102154
>>102151
Iron shakes his head.
"They fell back for now."
He motions Pear over as he rummages through Cauldron's saddlebags for the potion.
"Do you have any experience with taking out metal bits from ponies?"
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102153
102154
>>102151
As Silver looks down into the quarry, having read his newspaper and returned to the lot, he wonders how much longer this is going to take. It is not like I am going to life forever, here...
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102154
102155 102156
2019-06-15 (2).png
>>102152
Pear looks relieved at first, and then confused
"Come again?"

>>102153
Poor Silver

The water line has receded somewhat
Anonymous
2uft9
?
No.102155
102157
>>102154
Iron motions her again, urging her to come closer and see the wound.
"She has been wounded by metal. Come closer."
With that, he keeps trying to find that potion.
If there is one.
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102156
102157
>>102154
He sighs. At least the risk to life and limb is currently very slim. Hmm...well, I suppose I could go see those colts our group rescued, while I wait. I wonder if they are doing alright...everything considered. With that decided, he puts into his cart any of his supplies that might scare the foals, before trotting his way to the orphanage.
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102157
102158 102159 102173
Where is Dark Star

>>102155
"Oh..." She moves closer to Cauldron, and mumbles to herself
"I thought you asked if I accepted bits from stallions..."

Cauldron has already pulled put some herbs, and struggles with a lighter to try to light them. In her bag, there are a few class containers, though it's hard to say which one is a potion

>>102156
So you want to put off the final assault on the catacombs?
I have been wanting to show those other characters again though, I just though Dark Star would get to them first
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102158
102160
>>102157
For just a bit, while the pump does its work. By the time he returns, I imagine he'll be prepared to finish this job once and for all.

Just how it happens, I suppose.
Anonymous
2uft9
?
No.102159
102160
>>102157
Let's try to follow the healer's footsteps then
Slightly confused at Pear's mumbling, he shrugs it off as he tries to assist Cauldron in her current action by trying to light the lighter himself.
"Pear, order the containers in a neat, easy to reach row. We are doing some healing."
(Hopefully the process is not too complicated)
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102160
102161 102163
>>102158
He walks thusly, arriving at the orphanage
"I don't believe I've seen you here before"

>>102159
For a brief moment, Pear seems indignat. It fades fast, and Pear complies without comment, ordering the containers

Cauldron seems more than a little uneasy
"Hoof me an empty one"
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102161
102162
>>102160
Iron nods, picking an empty container and hoofing it to Cauldron.
(What would cause Pear to be indignant about this? Does she know any special attributes to heal her up and take the metal off of her?)
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102162
102164
>>102161
Cauldron lights an herb on fire, and places it inside the container, then tries to inhale the smoke
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102163
102166
>>102160
He nods at the pony (presumably a nun) who speaks to him. "You likely have not. I have only been here once before.

"Listen...there are couple of foals here who were rescued from...unspeakably horrific conditions. I was part of group that rescued them. I was hoping I could check up on them, see how they are doing."
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102164
102165 102166
>>102162
Ah, an analgesic of sorts.
Iron does his part by softly securing the container within her nostrils.
He glances back at Pear to see what she's doing meanwhile.
Anonymous
2uft9
?
No.102165
>>102164
*her nostrils and mouth.
BqQuh
?
No.102166
102167 102168
[1d20+2 = 9]
>>102163
She turns her head
"Part of the group who rescued them...?"
Then she turns her head back up
"Well, perhaps. They are out of class now. The police came by, and spoke with them earlier. They are in the back"

Also, sense motive

>>102164
No, it's to help prevent Cauldron from drowning in her own blood
Lining the beakers up neatly. What do you expect?
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102167
102169
>>102166
Oh. I guess that's that then.
Iron, unsure of what to do next, decides to check Cauldron's bags for anything that could extract metal from the insides of ponies.
(She must have been shot before.)
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102168
102169
>>102166
You can certainly tell that most of the ponies in this setting expect ulterior motives in everything.

He's concerned about the little ones after what they had to go through. "Спасибо. They are not too tired, yes? I can not imagine having to relive that horrible experience, even for police, can be easy on them."
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102169
102170 102171
>>102167
Because getting shot is hardly unforeseeable, a pair of Magill forceps can be found deep in Cauldron's bag

>>102168
Well, I figured that if Silver had been a hired gun sent from the Mafia or whoever to kill or kidnap the two little ponies so they couldn't testify at trial, then the nun would be thought of stupid for not at least investigating this possibility
But now that you mention it, I guess it does make the setting seem darker

She looks down
"Well... no. They are awake. It's getting them to go and stay asleep that is the hard part"
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102170
102174
>>102169
He nods again, more somberly this time. "I could not blame them..." With that, he trots towards the back, where she indicated the foals were.
2uft9
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No.102171
102172 102174
[1d20 = 3]
>>102169
Nice looking forceps, actually.
Iron returns with the forceps equipped, looking down in the wound, aiming the medical tool.
"Here it comes. Try not to move when I extract the metal off of you."
With that, he starts the probably hurtful process of getting a bullet removed from her body.
Rolling heal which is a d20 without modifiers.
2uft9
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No.102172
102174
[1d20 = 12]
>>102171
I'll just reroll that. You can keep the part where Cauldron gets hurt by this roll.
Iron, sweating nervously after moving the forceps way too slugish, focuses on the tool and tries again.
DS
oMe17
?
No.102173
102175 102180
>>102157
Sad.
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102174
102176 102178
>>102170
I don't remember if Silver knows their names or not

The larger white earth pony is closer towards the center of the room, trying to make a toy train on a circular track go forward, pushing it along. The aqua marine unicorn colt is in a chair in the left corner, kind of just sitting there

>>102171
>>102172
"YIP YIP!"
Cauldron barks

"Do you want me to do it?" Pear asks
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102175
102184
>>102173
Why sad? You want pony to cheer you up?
2uft9
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No.102176
102179
[1d20 = 17]
>>102174
Aw... Well, I'll try one more time.
"Let me try once more."
He takes a deep breath to steady his hoof and tries to take out the bullet from his partner and currently platonical friend, Cauldron.
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102178
102179
>>102174
He definitely does not, that much I know.

Silver stands by the entrance to the room for a couple seconds to watch them before knocking on a nearby wall. "May I enter?"
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102179
102181 102183
>>102176
And.. grab

Cauldron bites down on a piece of rope, then asks Iron
"Pull it out"

>>102178
They both look over to Silver and are left silent. They do not say anything
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102180
102184
>>102173
How does Dark Star feel about Bat Ponies?
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102181
102182
>>102179
Not exactly best omen... Silver clears his throat, still sounding a bit strained from the damage it took yesterday. "My name is Silver Sword. I was part of group that rescued you two." He looks from one of the colts to the other. "Could you perhaps tell me your names?"
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102182
102185
>>102181
Adults don't ask them permission, adults just do
The white one speaks
"I think I remember you. My name is White Orchid"

It takes the aqua unicorn a moment to respond
"I am Mint Marine..." he says, looking away at the end
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102183
102186
>>102179
Iron nods, pulling out the bullet as carefully and swift as possible.

DS
oMe17
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No.102184
102186
>>102175
Yea.
>>102180
Mostly Neutral.
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102185
102186
>>102182
Uh...okay...?

Tentatively, Silver steps inside the room. "I wanted to see how you two were holding up, maybe spend some time with you, if you wanted." After a second of thinking, he pulls out the last two milk chocolate candy bars from his saddlebags. "Oh, and I suppose these are for you."
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102186
102187 102189 102190
>>102184
The last two posts for Dark Star are >>102068 >>102067

Skies is there with Dark Star
And if you want a new marefriend for him... I may be able to insert a batpony character

>>102183
The bullet is pulled out. Pear responds by touching a handkerchief with some sort of green paste on it over the wound
"What about your wounds?" Pear asks

>>102185
This gets eyes focused on the bars. For a moment, a brief moment, there is silence. Like the silence awaiting the town clock to strike noon in an Old West duel. Then, the aqua pony jumps up, as well as the white one. Each comes and takes a milk chocolate bar
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102187
102188
>>102186
Silver smiles at the sight. At least that has not changed. He sits down where he is and pulls out a chocolate bar with almonds for himself, enjoying a bite of it with a satisfying crunch.
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102188
102191
>>102187
It is indeed crunchy and almondy

The aqua pony now lies down on his belly as he tries to much the chocolate, as the white pony remains standing
DS
oMe17
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No.102189
102192
>>102186
"You Have 10 seconds."
He Scowls at them while pointing his shotgun at them
Anonymous
2uft9
?
No.102190
102192
>>102186
Iron shrugs.
"I will be fine for the time being."
He casually sets down the metal piece taken out of Cauldron.
"I will need some tending after we get out of here, but for now we should advance if possible."
He kneels over to Cauldron, presenting his crest for her to support her hypothetical standing up.
"Can you stand up?"
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102191
102192
>>102188
Silver looks at the two foals after swallowing down the tasty bite. "Could you maybe tell me little bit about yourselves?"
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102192
102193 102194 102195 102196
>>102189
He replies
"I never ratted on the Gang"

>>102190
She stands up
"Yes"

>>102191
The white pony blinks, before looking up
"What do you want to know?"
Anonymous
2uft9
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No.102193
102197
>>102192
He nods.
"Good. We need to move out before they set an ambush for us. We shall leave the pots back there until we deal with the bandits. Any objections?"
Alright, time is up. Good night GM.
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102194
102197
>>102192
"Well...what kind of things do you like to do, for instance?"
oMe17
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No.102195
102196 102197
[1d20 = 4]
>>102192
Sense motive
DS
oMe17
?
No.102196
102197
>>102195
>>102192
"I've Heard Otherwise."
He Frowns
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102197
102198 102201 102271
>>102196
“Who sent you! I’ve not gone back on our agreement!”
The mare looks surprised

>>102195
Uh... not a great roll, but he is indignant

>>102193
Both shake their heads

>>102194
White Orchid: “Well... the nuns have me help around as they need me. They also teach me the writings of the Saints, and about harmony. I got this train yesterday”
He points to the train
“It’s pretty nice”
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102198
102199
>>102197
The rear of the train takes on a blue glow at the same time as Silver's horn, as it's pushed slowly around the track. "It looks very nice indeed." He releases his telekinetic grip on the train, letting it roll a few more inches underneath its own power. "So, is that what you like doing? Helping nuns out and learning about Harmony?"
Anonymous
BqQuh
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No.102199
102200
>>102198
“Well, and playing with other colts. We play games around the woods sometimes”
He looks down at the train
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102200
102202
>>102199
"Sounds little bit like me when I was colt." He looks over to Mint Marine. "What about you? What do you like to do?"
DS
oMe17
?
No.102201
102203
>>102197
"Don't Act Like you Don't Know, you Fink."
He Growls
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102202
102204
>>102200
Mint Marine looks up at Silver from his position on the floor
“I don’t know... I haven’t been here as long. I guess collect bottle caps from milk bottles, walk around outside... I go by the pond and look at the insects. Sometimes try to fold up newspapers and float them as boats. Sometimes I read fairy tales, or old poems when I’m stuck inside”
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102203
102205
>>102201
“It’s Pransisco isn’t it? Tell him I haven’t ratted on shit”
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102204
102206
>>102202
He smiles. "It sounds like you enjoy being around water."
DS
oMe17
?
No.102205
102207
>>102203
He Smiles as he tells him a name.
"How Did You Guess? If It Wasn't you,then who was it? The boss isn't Very Happy."
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102206
102208
>>102204
“Sometimes. When I lived with my grandmother on the Moonlight Shores I’d watch the smaller yachts and fishing boats go by”
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102207
102210
>>102205
“I don’t know who did what, but I haven’t talked for shit!”
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102208
102209
>>102206
"When I was your age in St. Petershoof, I would sometimes see boats out on water when I made delivery out to docks. Who knows, perhaps when you grow up, you will become great sailor, like your name suggests."
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102209
102211
>>102208
He nods, still looking up at the old pony
DS
oMe17
?
No.102210
102212
>>102207
Dark Star Squints
"I Might believe you. What was the last thing you did for the Gang?"
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102211
102212
>>102209
He certainly looks old, if a little younger than his actual age. The bandages still wrapped around his neck look like they either need to be removed or changed. Bits of his super floof poke out of his olive drab fatigues and make him look a bit like a teddy bear wearing an outfit. Despite all this, he still looks big and strong, very fit for a pony of his age.

As for what he is doing now, he speaks once again to the two foals. "Would you two like to do something? Play game, hear story? Maybe take trot around town?"
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102212
102213 102215
>>102210
“Are you that short sighted? I kept customs away for not one, but two ships.”

>>102211
White Orchid wags his tail
“Yes.”
Mint Marine nods approvingly

Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102213
102214
>>102212
Silver smiles and stands up. "Well, what would you like to do?"
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102214
102216
4FD1C035-6D6A-4346-8FC1-F644FA35A280.jpeg
>>102213
“Um.... Ice Cream?”
DS
oMe17
?
No.102215
102217
>>102212
"Just 2? thats not that many."
He Cocks an eyebrow
"That's Nice and all, But what have you done for us lately?"
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102216
102217
>>102214
"Excellent choice. Ice cream it is, then! Let us go let one of nuns know that we are going for ice cream."
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102217
102218 102223
>>102215
“Lately? That’s in the past couple weeks. You know I foiled that investigation the city was trying to do on Caporetto. After all he did for us I figured he earned it”

>>102216
He is silent, then tilts his head
“Do we have to tell them?”
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102218
102219
>>102217
"I am certain they would appreciate it, so they do not worry about where you are." Silver tilts his head in the opposite direction. "Unless there is reason you do not want to tell them?"
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102219
102220
>>102218
“They normally don’t want us eating too many sweets”
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102220
102221
>>102219
"Ohhhhh." He scratches his muzzle. "Well...we will just leave that part out."
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102221
102222
>>102220
White Orchid nods
Mint Marine comments
“I think they would let us under the circumstances”
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102222
102224
>>102221
"Follow me, then." Silver leads the way out of the room, stopping by the nun who let him in on the way.

"Little ones want some air, so I am taking them out for walk around town. Just letting you know so you do not get worried."
DS
oMe17
?
No.102223
102224
>>102217
"You Know, You're a Great Asset to our Gang. i Might Talk to the Boss, and see if you can get moved up."

Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102224
102225 102226
>>102223
He nods, but uncertainly

>>102222
“Oh. Alright.”
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102225
102227
>>102224
Silver nods, and further leads the way out of the orphanage for the two foals. Once they're safely out of earshot of the orphanage, he speaks to them again. "Anything else you want to do after we get our ice cream? Go to park, trot around store? This might as well be your treat day, you should be able to do what you want."
DS
oMe17
?
No.102226
102227
>>102224
Dark Star looks at the mare next to him
"What About Her?"
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102227
102228 102230
>>102225
“I don’t know... I have t been out in a while...”

>>102226
“She’s done nothing wrong”
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102228
102229
>>102227
"Hmm, might be you two actually did need some air. It is not good for ponies to be cooped up inside building all time. How about we go get our ice cream, eat it at park, then take proper trot around town so you can get reacquainted with locations around here? We can get to know each other along way."
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102229
102231
>>102228
“Okay”

Though Mint Marine has been silent, he keeps his attention on Silver, and seems to like the plan
DS ooc
oMe17
?
No.102230
102232
>>102227
ok just to clarify. She was also in the file?
Silver
dUSEK
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No.102231
102234
>>102229
Silver turns for the sort of light residential or commercial areas of towns where ice cream parlors and ice cream stands are common. "If I am being honest, it would do me some good as well to get more familiar with this city. I only just arrived short few days ago."
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102232
102233
>>102230
Yes, one of the possible leakers. She had the information
DS
oMe17
?
No.102233
102234
>>102232
"You Can Leave."
he motions at the stallion.
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102234
102235 102236
>>102233
He back out. Slowly
“And her?”

>>102231
It takes a while of walking, but there is indeed an ice cream parlor, about 8 blocks down past residences

Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102235
102237
>>102234
Silver opens the door to the parlor for them. "Go on in and choose your favorite. It is my treat."
DS
oMe17
?
No.102236
102237
>>102234
"Don't Worry About it. She'll be fine"
He Grins
BqQuh
?
No.102237
102238 102240
>>102235
Mint Marine chooses a large bowl of strawberry ice cream. After a half minute, he realizes that he can add gummy bears and sprinkles. White Orchid immediately goes all out with a large sundae, adding whipped cream, banana, and chocolate cookie

>>102236
“Okay...” he backs off
\r
oMe17
?
No.102238
102239
[1d20+5 = 8]
>>102237
He listens to see if he walks away
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102239
102241
>>102238
He walks out, and Skies silently follows him
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102240
102242
>>102237
To be young like that again... Silver chuckles at this display. "I am not sure we will be able to go out to park to eat our ice cream, with so much of it ordered." Silver just orders a simple chocolate ice cream cone.
DS
oMe17
?
No.102241
102242
>>102239
"i Know something about you too,miss."
He Grins
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102242
102243 102245
>>102241
She stands there expressionless, defiantly

>>102240
“Oh we need this to go? Let me ask for waffle cones...”

Even now, Zebrican chocolate makes it way to Baltimare, if at a higher price
DS
oMe17
?
No.102243
102244
>>102242
"So Who Are you really working for?"
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102244
102246
>>102243
“What do you mean?”
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102245
102251
>>102242
Silver just shakes his head and laughs to himself. "That was part of plan. Yes, waffle cones would most certainly help."
DS
oMe17
?
No.102246
102251
>>102244
"Oh Don't Play Coy."
He gives her a Deadpan stare
Anonymous
oMe17
?
No.102248
102251 102252 102271
https://www.bbc .com/news/world-latin-america-48652686
We might not be hearing from iron for awhile.
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102251
102252 102330
50A173E5-50BF-4595-AA80-C62513D66F6A.gif
I slept 12 hours last night, and it was amazing

>>102245
The confused worker places the ice cream into waffle cones and bowls
“That will be 8 bits”

>>102246
“What are you talking about?”

>>102248
Well....
Silver
dUSEK
?
No.102252
102253
>>102251
That's great to hear! Glad you're rested up.

Silver takes 8 Bits worth of coins out of his bags and sets them on the counter. "There you go."

>>102248
And I thought we were having power troubles. Jesus. Hope things get sorted out for him soon.
Anonymous
BqQuh
?
No.102253
102254
>>102252
Silver pays the pony, and he now has two little colts with towering ice cream cones to deal with