This week, in "Occupied Equestria":
Wondering through through the Changeling lands at night on the road between Bales and Whinnyapolis, Onyx, Brie, and Spark have stumbled upon a set of farm ponies trying to hide their cattle in the forest, away from their changeling occupiers. While rescuing a cow, Onyx and Brie have taken heavy damage, and so they followed them to the cabin of a local woodspony. But they found the woodspony and a farmer replaced by changelings, and after a skirmish are alone and wounded in the cabin in the woods.
Over in Baltimare, Dark Star has decided to give up his life as Dark Star, the Earth Pony farm colt, to become Tyrel Jackson, or "Gold Chains," a zebra and aspiring rap artist. Through the magic of Valmorification, it is possible. Iron is freaking out after possibly having received a message from God herself. That, and his usual social awkwardness. Silver is cashing out on a long standing set of projects, and is readying himself for the next phase
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>>110882
Iron shakes his head, smiling.
"It is important for all to be safe and equipped. A mission can fail for even the tiniest of mistakes. I suppose you do not want that to happen, do you? Keep in mind, the others are always eager to help a fellow companion out. No strings attached. No need to be repaid in any alloted amount of time at all."
>>110883
He nods.
"Excellent."
>>110884
He looks at Skies.
"Are you sure you do not want at least some health potions in case you get shot? They are merely 50 bits each, which should heal most of your health in your case as insurance. Simply one would be enough in your case, due to your dexterous nature."
Iron shakes his head, smiling.
"It is important for all to be safe and equipped. A mission can fail for even the tiniest of mistakes. I suppose you do not want that to happen, do you? Keep in mind, the others are always eager to help a fellow companion out. No strings attached. No need to be repaid in any alloted amount of time at all."
>>110883
He nods.
"Excellent."
>>110884
He looks at Skies.
"Are you sure you do not want at least some health potions in case you get shot? They are merely 50 bits each, which should heal most of your health in your case as insurance. Simply one would be enough in your case, due to your dexterous nature."
>>110887
Iron shakes his head.
"Not that I can think of, sadly. There is one that makes you temporarily have a tree coat for extra defense without weight penalty if you want it, but you should be fine with Silver's suggestion."
Iron shakes his head.
"Not that I can think of, sadly. There is one that makes you temporarily have a tree coat for extra defense without weight penalty if you want it, but you should be fine with Silver's suggestion."
>>110891
He chuckles.
"I suppose that can work, too."
Meanwhile, calculations are made.
(So 3 sets of 2 potions of Invisibility 600*3, 2 Pass without Trace [100*3 and 2 Shrink Person 600*3, as well as 2 sets of 3 Cure Moderate Wounds 900*2
and 3 Cure Light Wounds for Star 150. Deduct my buying and Cauldron would get... 2450 bits from the others. Decent numbers.)
He nods to himself.
(We'll see if the others maybe go for a little more.)
He chuckles.
"I suppose that can work, too."
Meanwhile, calculations are made.
(So 3 sets of 2 potions of Invisibility 600*3, 2 Pass without Trace [100*3 and 2 Shrink Person 600*3, as well as 2 sets of 3 Cure Moderate Wounds 900*2
and 3 Cure Light Wounds for Star 150. Deduct my buying and Cauldron would get... 2450 bits from the others. Decent numbers.)
He nods to himself.
(We'll see if the others maybe go for a little more.)
>>110894
After what I assume Iron confessed to her, this could help him a lot in actually getting his words out without fear of rejection.
>>110882
>>110884
He looks at the other two ponies who haven't decided on buying anything.
"Alright. I have most of the orders ready. Are you absolutely sure you do not want anything at all? Every potion count to increase our chances of a successful mission."
After what I assume Iron confessed to her, this could help him a lot in actually getting his words out without fear of rejection.
>>110882
>>110884
He looks at the other two ponies who haven't decided on buying anything.
"Alright. I have most of the orders ready. Are you absolutely sure you do not want anything at all? Every potion count to increase our chances of a successful mission."
>>110895
Disclaimer: You indeed can reject this offer. Iron is only making sure you are sure about not having any potions.
If, of course, the issue is related to accepting the potions.
Disclaimer: You indeed can reject this offer. Iron is only making sure you are sure about not having any potions.
If, of course, the issue is related to accepting the potions.
>>110897
I have no idea. Maybe talking in Discord to either accept or reject this thing?
Perhaps this batponer is simply a throwaway so maybe GM thinks I may be taking advantage to get even more money from giving the poner who'll never appear again some potions she'll never use.
I have no idea. Maybe talking in Discord to either accept or reject this thing?
Perhaps this batponer is simply a throwaway so maybe GM thinks I may be taking advantage to get even more money from giving the poner who'll never appear again some potions she'll never use.
>>110902
I am betting Skies will want Iron to have an escort in case they run off with the money, so you'll be a fallback. Don't be worried.
I am betting Skies will want Iron to have an escort in case they run off with the money, so you'll be a fallback. Don't be worried.
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>>110906
I saw you
I was going to comment something about where I was thinking of adding ghosts to the story... but nevermind
I saw you
I was going to comment something about where I was thinking of adding ghosts to the story... but nevermind
>>110907
Aw fuck. I left it up for 3 hours and only when I decided I would delete it to leave some posting space I get responded to,
God dangit.
Ghost exorcism mission when?
Aw fuck. I left it up for 3 hours and only when I decided I would delete it to leave some posting space I get responded to,
God dangit.
Ghost exorcism mission when?
Is it just me, or did they buff the hell out of the Jaki-Clan?
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Does anypony want to play today?
>>110916
I don’t know. I tried to play Yakyakistan once after the Brother’s Feud update. I found that fighting Jakistan required grinding with tiny infantry-only units as they had too many units to go around. I thought, “fuck that,” and never played it again
>>110916
I don’t know. I tried to play Yakyakistan once after the Brother’s Feud update. I found that fighting Jakistan required grinding with tiny infantry-only units as they had too many units to go around. I thought, “fuck that,” and never played it again
>>110918
I am.
Iron is currently asking Skies again if she at least wants to buy a small Cure Light Wounds potion as insurance, while awaiting the Batponer 2.0's response to his insistence of at least buying something for herself.
I am.
Iron is currently asking Skies again if she at least wants to buy a small Cure Light Wounds potion as insurance, while awaiting the Batponer 2.0's response to his insistence of at least buying something for herself.
>>110918
I'm always up for it.
Used to be I'd never see them win the Brothers' Feud. Now Yakyakistan can't win for crap.
I'm always up for it.
Used to be I'd never see them win the Brothers' Feud. Now Yakyakistan can't win for crap.
>>110919
If by “buy,” you mean, “receive for free” then yes.
>>110920
Any country that requires a war advancing little 6 width infantry only divisions with no hope of going around the enemy is hardly worth playing. It’s boring as hell placing the game on five speed and watching the green arrow stay the sane for half a minute, just to go back to red, all the while watching your infantry equipment deficit slowly grow.
The New Mareland MARESOC path is ruined for that reason, despite it being the funniest meme focus tree in the entire mod. There is no way to do it anymore without doing the civil war. And fuck that civil war. You can’t even get around it with console commands. Harmonic Changelings is kind of close to being on the same level, but at least their is room to maneuver. Most of the Equestrian Civil war states avoid this problem, but fighting Aztlan as the Disciples... it’s a pain in the ass
If by “buy,” you mean, “receive for free” then yes.
>>110920
Any country that requires a war advancing little 6 width infantry only divisions with no hope of going around the enemy is hardly worth playing. It’s boring as hell placing the game on five speed and watching the green arrow stay the sane for half a minute, just to go back to red, all the while watching your infantry equipment deficit slowly grow.
The New Mareland MARESOC path is ruined for that reason, despite it being the funniest meme focus tree in the entire mod. There is no way to do it anymore without doing the civil war. And fuck that civil war. You can’t even get around it with console commands. Harmonic Changelings is kind of close to being on the same level, but at least their is room to maneuver. Most of the Equestrian Civil war states avoid this problem, but fighting Aztlan as the Disciples... it’s a pain in the ass
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>>110934
Iron smiles.
"Very well. I will add your trying run order into the list."
(An extra 50 for Cauldron still. Maybe she will like it.)
Iron smiles.
"Very well. I will add your trying run order into the list."
(An extra 50 for Cauldron still. Maybe she will like it.)
>>110938
Iron nods.
"Yes. Magic in a bottle is not cheap. It seems to be the standard on the market, as far as I know."
He points at Silver's horn.
"Seeing how Silver does not have the capacity of do most of the potions on offer while having the tools to do so, I would say it is quite the time consuming and draining process for the average unicorn."
Iron nods.
"Yes. Magic in a bottle is not cheap. It seems to be the standard on the market, as far as I know."
He points at Silver's horn.
"Seeing how Silver does not have the capacity of do most of the potions on offer while having the tools to do so, I would say it is quite the time consuming and draining process for the average unicorn."
>>110937
Silver lets out a whistle. "Well...I suppose I will not be able to afford house anytime soon..."
Silver lets out a whistle. "Well...I suppose I will not be able to afford house anytime soon..."
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Where did everypony go? Anyways, I intend to get the final part of the dossier out tonight, and then once all preparations are done, the actual quest can begin
>>110949
Iron is confused about Skies' current feelings.
(Did she agree to pay for anything or my lack of bit pouch threw her off?)
Iron is confused about Skies' current feelings.
(Did she agree to pay for anything or my lack of bit pouch threw her off?)
>>110947
Silver sighs after a couple silent seconds, not entirely believing him, but placing a big roll of notes in Iron's hoof totalling 3,050 Bits anyways. "No pouch, sorry."
Silver sighs after a couple silent seconds, not entirely believing him, but placing a big roll of notes in Iron's hoof totalling 3,050 Bits anyways. "No pouch, sorry."
>>110950
"Sure.... there will totally be plenty of money in an abandoned church, a sweatshop and an old jail..."
"Sure.... there will totally be plenty of money in an abandoned church, a sweatshop and an old jail..."
>>110953
He nods.
"Total is now reduced to 2450 bits."
>>110954
Iron, hearing Dark Star's claim, takes off 600 bits and passes it back to Silver, incredulous, taking the rest.
"If you say so, Silver."
>>110956
Iron is a bit deflated, but nevertheless is confident about his claims.
"I have a feeling."
He extends his neck upwards.
"Well! I have the money, now I got to pass it to the potion maker."
He stands up.
"Should we meet up here again and start the mission from here or do I join up at the mission location?"
He nods.
"Total is now reduced to 2450 bits."
>>110954
Iron, hearing Dark Star's claim, takes off 600 bits and passes it back to Silver, incredulous, taking the rest.
"If you say so, Silver."
>>110956
Iron is a bit deflated, but nevertheless is confident about his claims.
"I have a feeling."
He extends his neck upwards.
"Well! I have the money, now I got to pass it to the potion maker."
He stands up.
"Should we meet up here again and start the mission from here or do I join up at the mission location?"
>>110960
Iron is a bit uneasy.
"The meet up point is going to be a bit crowded with everypony."
(Aside from letting Cauldron see Skies and possibly recognizing her, maybe.)
But he points a hoof.
"I can let one of you come with, if you want to."
Feel free to insist if it's what everyone wants to do, including Ancaper.
Iron is a bit uneasy.
"The meet up point is going to be a bit crowded with everypony."
(Aside from letting Cauldron see Skies and possibly recognizing her, maybe.)
But he points a hoof.
"I can let one of you come with, if you want to."
Feel free to insist if it's what everyone wants to do, including Ancaper.
>>110961
"It would be far faster, easier, and simpler to keep everypony together. And, since we are counting on these potions, it would be nice to meet zebra making them."
"It would be far faster, easier, and simpler to keep everypony together. And, since we are counting on these potions, it would be nice to meet zebra making them."
>>110962
"I gotta run down to the weapon shop to pick up my bow. does anypony need anything while i'm headed that way?"
"I gotta run down to the weapon shop to pick up my bow. does anypony need anything while i'm headed that way?"
>>110962
Iron hums in thought.
"I cannot. It would look too suspicious to get 6 ponies crowding a random zebra. You can come with, since your word is basically gospel, then we go back to this bar with the goods. Too many ponies at once could spook her into hiding."
He extends a hoof.
"What do you say, Silver?"
>>110963
I think he did some posts ago.
>>110965
Forgive me Sir Ancapon for my rude behaviour.
He nods.
"You can stay here."
>>110966
Knowing Skies isn't exactly a paragon of virtue, he simply looks at her knowingly.
"I do not blame you. None of them have wings as far as I know."
He chuckles.
"But she is worth it in my eyes."
>>110967
He shakes his head.
Iron hums in thought.
"I cannot. It would look too suspicious to get 6 ponies crowding a random zebra. You can come with, since your word is basically gospel, then we go back to this bar with the goods. Too many ponies at once could spook her into hiding."
He extends a hoof.
"What do you say, Silver?"
>>110963
I think he did some posts ago.
>>110965
Forgive me Sir Ancapon for my rude behaviour.
He nods.
"You can stay here."
>>110966
Knowing Skies isn't exactly a paragon of virtue, he simply looks at her knowingly.
"I do not blame you. None of them have wings as far as I know."
He chuckles.
"But she is worth it in my eyes."
>>110967
He shakes his head.
>>110969
He smiles.
"Excellent. You can carry your end of the money, then."
With that, the 2450 bits are passed back to Silver.
"Keep it safe."
He stands up, gesturing Silver to follow.
>>110970
Iron smiles, and says without a hint of irony.
"Good. You can compare wings with Skies while we are gone. She likes flying and wings."
He smiles.
"Excellent. You can carry your end of the money, then."
With that, the 2450 bits are passed back to Silver.
"Keep it safe."
He stands up, gesturing Silver to follow.
>>110970
Iron smiles, and says without a hint of irony.
"Good. You can compare wings with Skies while we are gone. She likes flying and wings."
>>110967
Skies rubs herself against Dark Star
"You could get me something..."
>>110968
Skies looks at Iron, still not quite understanding, but sort of backing off. She is hanging onto Dark Star, who entirely looks like a zebra
>>110972
Skies pulls out a single wing with her right foreleg, though her leg is not long enough to stretch it out all the way. As if to say "I win"
Skies rubs herself against Dark Star
"You could get me something..."
>>110968
Skies looks at Iron, still not quite understanding, but sort of backing off. She is hanging onto Dark Star, who entirely looks like a zebra
>>110972
Skies pulls out a single wing with her right foreleg, though her leg is not long enough to stretch it out all the way. As if to say "I win"
>>110975
That is quite the distance to travel. Silver looks at the building they enter. "Hmm...I think I have been here, before."
That is quite the distance to travel. Silver looks at the building they enter. "Hmm...I think I have been here, before."
>>110976
Well yeah.
Iron stares at the building.
"Oh it is. A good thing she told me how to get here from the tavern or I would have been lost."
>>110973
He enters the building without worry.
(I wonder if she will appear right behind me or I should ask the barkeep for an audience with her because of the horned fellow. We shall see.)
Well yeah.
Iron stares at the building.
"Oh it is. A good thing she told me how to get here from the tavern or I would have been lost."
>>110973
He enters the building without worry.
(I wonder if she will appear right behind me or I should ask the barkeep for an audience with her because of the horned fellow. We shall see.)
>>110979
He looks at Silver.
"She is quite the sneakster, so you will probably never see it coming. She might be about to poke your snout at this very second and you would not know it."
He looks at Silver.
"She is quite the sneakster, so you will probably never see it coming. She might be about to poke your snout at this very second and you would not know it."
>>110980
Silver rubs the tip of his snootendootle, half believing that what he says is going to come true.
Silver rubs the tip of his snootendootle, half believing that what he says is going to come true.
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>>110978
"Oh, maybe a light cross bow... and a long knife. Like a very long knife... or even a short short..."
She rubs against him like a cat
>>110976
>>110977
From the outside, the Watering Hole is a wooden two story building in the center of a block of buildings, with several windows on the upper level and at least one boarded up, and a wooden patio roof that extends out from between the second floor and the first covering the entrance and the area closest to the building, and is propped up by a few wooden timbers. The door is partly open, and from within the simple unpainted wooden structure, a loud noise of music exudes - is that that dreadful Jazz - and a bussel of creatures comes in, out, and hangs around in the bar, talking loudly. Mostly ponies, with some other creatures. Going inside it is even louder and livelier, with a live band playing somewhere over in the back. There is a large, burly Diamond Dog with a spiked collar on his neck, drinking a big mug of beer alongside some spotted grey and black earth pony with spiked hair
No Cauldron yet
>>110982
Skies scrunches her nose, and raises her wings in full from tip to tip. Glorious Azure White Feathers that have some kind of oil or conditioner placed on them very recently
>>110975
That would explain why the two can't stand each other...
"Oh, maybe a light cross bow... and a long knife. Like a very long knife... or even a short short..."
She rubs against him like a cat
>>110976
>>110977
From the outside, the Watering Hole is a wooden two story building in the center of a block of buildings, with several windows on the upper level and at least one boarded up, and a wooden patio roof that extends out from between the second floor and the first covering the entrance and the area closest to the building, and is propped up by a few wooden timbers. The door is partly open, and from within the simple unpainted wooden structure, a loud noise of music exudes - is that that dreadful Jazz - and a bussel of creatures comes in, out, and hangs around in the bar, talking loudly. Mostly ponies, with some other creatures. Going inside it is even louder and livelier, with a live band playing somewhere over in the back. There is a large, burly Diamond Dog with a spiked collar on his neck, drinking a big mug of beer alongside some spotted grey and black earth pony with spiked hair
No Cauldron yet
>>110982
Skies scrunches her nose, and raises her wings in full from tip to tip. Glorious Azure White Feathers that have some kind of oil or conditioner placed on them very recently
>>110975
That would explain why the two can't stand each other...
>>110985
>>110984
He gleefully takes in the admittedly more advanced music in store for him, slightly walking on the beat.
"Is this what it is called? Some exotic name."
He ponders for a bit.
(I think I have seen those two before.)
He approaches the Diamond and Pony duo, turning stoic.
"Have you seen Black Cauldron around?"
>>110984
He gleefully takes in the admittedly more advanced music in store for him, slightly walking on the beat.
"Is this what it is called? Some exotic name."
He ponders for a bit.
(I think I have seen those two before.)
He approaches the Diamond and Pony duo, turning stoic.
"Have you seen Black Cauldron around?"
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>>110988
The Pony and the Diamond Dog turn around, and look almost offended that Iron would come up to them
"Who are you, native?" asks the large, burly diamond dog in a voice that seems to belong to smaller creature
>>110989
Skies looks back at the web-winged pony with her wings still spread proudly, tilts her head down slightly, then gives a grin that seems a bit malign
"Is biting the beginning of Courtship for you night ponies?"
>>110990
Uh.... which weapon shop does Dark Star shop at?
\r
The Pony and the Diamond Dog turn around, and look almost offended that Iron would come up to them
"Who are you, native?" asks the large, burly diamond dog in a voice that seems to belong to smaller creature
>>110989
Skies looks back at the web-winged pony with her wings still spread proudly, tilts her head down slightly, then gives a grin that seems a bit malign
"Is biting the beginning of Courtship for you night ponies?"
>>110990
Uh.... which weapon shop does Dark Star shop at?
\r
>>110992
Without skipping a beat, he answers with a still face.
"Iron."
(Seems they do not know me. I may have inadvertendly entered into a fight, unless word spread around of my deeds as a criminal or they know a pony who saw me and all that.)
Without skipping a beat, he answers with a still face.
"Iron."
(Seems they do not know me. I may have inadvertendly entered into a fight, unless word spread around of my deeds as a criminal or they know a pony who saw me and all that.)
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