/vx/ - Videogames and Paranormal

>>109706
>>109707
The scene in front of Iron only serve as a grim reminder of what he may have given up because of prior actions.
(I hope I can get that feeling, too.)

>>109707
He pets her with a look of joy and contentment on his face.

>>109709
*coo*
She coos like a dove, and her ears flop down as she closes her eyes and accepts the pets

>>109707
"Hmm...may I get proper look at your cutie mark, then?"

>>109711
She smiles and slightly laughs with a "heh," and says explicitly
"Do you really think I'm going to just let you get a look at my ass"
She says that almost pointlessly, as she immediately pulls herself a little aways from Dark Star, leans down, and thrusts her right flank up into the air where her rump is almost in Dark Star's face, and her flank is visible to Silver. She moves her tail far off to the side so her cutie mark can be seen. It's what looks like a combat knife or sword without a hilt, with a brown leather handle, a straight double blade, and golden wings going off to either side
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>>109713
Iron can't help but be slightly disturbed and disgusted by Skies' actions, blaring alarms in his head.
(Why did she need to do that? She is mental!)
"Try not to show your hindquarters to the rest of the bar, please."

>>109713
Even with the surprise this action brings, Silver nods, appreciating the design of the sword upon her posterior. Pony magic has a knack for designing rather aesthetic weapons. "It looks like it would perfectly fit for daughter of Nimbusia like yourself. I can do that."

>>109714
“Oh fuck off, you’re the only one who interprets it as sexual. He asked to see my cutie mark, and I am showing it to him. Now turn your head away you pervert”

>>109715
“Indeed it does.”
She lowers her behind, and sits down in the booth with her back now against Dark Star

>>109713
Dark Star has a large grin on his face
"Nice View."
>>109714
"It's fine. nopony is making a scene but you."

>>109717
She turns her head back to him, and gives him that malign grin. “I’m glad you like it. I was very proud of that cutie mark”

>>109717
>>109716
Iron looks knowingly at the both of them, shaking his head.
(Poor colt. Cuckoldry is his future with that mare.)
He decides not to cause anymore ruckus about it, since it's really none of his business to intervene.

>>109714
>>109716
>>109717
Silver smiles as ideas of these new future designs go through his head. "I do hope this goes well. I want to give something back to you all who I would consider my friends."

>>109719
>>109720
She leans back towards Dark Star, and places a hoof and foreleg around him, giving malevolent look at Iron

Then she looks over to Silver, more warmly
“Thank you”

>>109720
Iron shrugs.
"I will await your result."

>>109718
"How did you get it?"
>>109719
"Something wrong? you look like you have something to say."

>>109723
“It was during a test at my school. We were divided into teams for capture the flag in a wooded area. The other side took up a strong defensive position in a little building, and no pony in my group could get past them. I went off on my own, and I slipped past them. When I planted the flag down in our fort, it appeared on me. No pony knew how I had done it. You know, I was one of the last ponies in my class to get my cutie mark...”

>>109721
>>109722
>>109723
"And who knows? Perhaps in future, when we face greatest evils of this world together, and prepare to deliver final blow, it will be with my steel that evil shall be slain."

>>109721
Iron simply looks at her for a bit, unimpressed, then back at nothing in particular.
(I bet he will simply rut her harder later to compensate.)
>>109723
He looks at Star, feeling the possible anger over his callout.
"I will withhold any comments. You two have fun with eachother and all that."
(Not my problem to deal with. If it works for him, it works to them.)

Iron looks at Silver doubtfully.
"Sure?"

>>109726
“Sounds like somepony is jealous he hasn’t gotten a rump in face”

>>109728
Iron squints at Skies, seeing through her taunt.
"I can wait for that. There are better things to do than looking under tails."
(I cannot fight now. I must deal with my actual problem, not create a new one along with it.)

>>109729
“Then why were you staring at my ass?”

>>109728
>>109729
>>109730
As much as Silver dislikes the idea of these ponies fighting right now, he does let out a *snnrk* from biting back a bit of laughter.

>>109730
Iron does not get the typical blush from that kind of callout like he usually does.
"Because you lifted it up so everypony can see? What kind of question is that?"

>>109732
“Well what the hell kind of reaction is this you’re having to me showing another pony my cutie mark? Are you afraid of cutie marks? Did a cutie mark kill your family? Or are you expressing a deeper fear of the female body?”

>>109724
"that"s an amazing story. i bet you had the best one in class."
He smiles
>>109725
"that sounds Like a great time."
>>109726
"i Don't want any hard feelings between us, if we are going to work as a team i need to know how everypony feels."

>>109733
Iron deadpans at Skies.
"Yes, because showing your cutie mark involves burying your coltfriend in mare bits so that others can gawk at."

>>109733
>>109734
>>109735
Silver looks between the three of them. "I do not know about you, Iron, but I believe Dark Star got best deal of anypony else in tavern, there."

>>109734
She pulls on him a little more, and bats her eyes towards him
“You can bet I did”

>>109735
“Mare bits? Colt, where is you mind? I was showing my cutie mark to Silver. Colt, keep up your perviness and I’ll report you to your mother. And yes. It’s a lovely cutie mark. Glad you think it is ‘gawk’ worthy”

>>109736
"I Would have to agree."
>>109737
He Squeezes her tight with his foreleg
"what did the other team think when you captured it?"

>>109738
*poner is squeezed*
At least she feels smooth on the outside
“What did they think? Hehe, they didn’t even know it was missing until they saw the flag flying from our fort and heard the cheering”

>>109737
Iron can't help but be frustrated at Skies' impish innocence.
"Stop acting innocent. I know what you did."
>>109736
>>109738
He turns to Silver, his nostrils flaring a bit.
"I would rather not, Silver," he grits his teeth lightly. "It can come later. I would rather talk about the mission."
(Hopefully never)

>>109739
He Laughs
"that's what i would expect from you."
>>109740
"What Would you like to know about it?"

>>109740
She bends over and laughs
“Haha, I showed my cutie mark to Silver and a bit more than that to my special somepony. Did you think I am impersonating somepony, or sold state secrets? Hehe, to hear you tell it...”

>>109741
Iron blinks at Star.
"What kind of mission is it? Sabotage, scouting, annihilation. Kill, knockout, capture. Those kind of thin-."
>>109742
He exhales loudly at her excuses for exhibitionism.
>>109741
"-gs."

>>109743
She is still smiling over at Iron
“Me thinks somepony wants a rump shoves in his face by a special somepony. That, or he wishes he had a cutie mark like mine”

>>109743
"well, its going to be broken into 2 parts, scouting of the Area. and then tomorrow morning, we stop their operations by what ever means possible. it's not going to be easy as they are working out of an old fort."

>>109744
Iron looks at Skies with disdain.
(To be playing with her body like that. It sickens me. I bet she simply wants me to be part of her rutbuddies she has.)
Iron snickers to himself.
(It is way better to thrust inside the mare than simply look at nethers like some wimp.)
>>109745
Iron halts his thought process.
"Wait. You mean we are doing part of the job today?"

>>109746
"I suppose it could be put off for a day or two. if you need time to get ready. but yes that was the plan."

>>109747
Iron shakes his head.
"What estimation do you have in terms of time spent doing the scouting?"

>>109746
>>109747
Skies places her hooves on the table, and looks more condemningly at Iron
“No no, tell us all what you have running through your mind, colt. Let us all in on how that little, sex-driven pea sized brain of your works”

>>109747
Silver nods. "That might help. We can get our affairs in order, prepare supplies for mission. And it means we can plan everything else around mission, rather than trying to fit mission in middle of everything."

>>109746
>>109749
Silver grumbles at how the light ribbing of before has gone into full-blown insults.

>>109747
>>109746
i don't think the train bois are going to be back soon.
>>109748
"Well i was hoping brie would show up pretty soon."
>>109749

>>109749
>>109750
Iron's nostrils flare some more, but one glance at Silver warns him not to say anything to risk the mission.
"No."
>>109751
Honestly, I still have to deal with Cauldron, and I'm not sure if breaking his word now will cause damage I can't repair later.
Iron nods, still with a grimace
"It depends on how critical the mission is to your faction."

>>109753
“Colt. You got a problem with me? You can say it out in the open. Because clearly, you have a problem with me. So stallion up, and talk.”

>>109753
His tone turns serious.
"It's important for the entire city. pony's lives are on the line, those Griffons and ziggers are violent criminals."

>>109754
Iron shakes his head, mood shifting to calm and neutral for her outburst.
"I would rather not."
>>109755
Iron shrugs.
"If it must be done now, I will go with it."
(Scouting should not take too long.)

>>109756
“Well why in the hell not? This problem has been going on every other time we’ve been together, and if I’m going to have to suffer your presence a little longer, it’s not going away then. So what is it, colt? Is it that your mother never taught you to respect ladies? Or is it just your own personal choice to be an insufferable jackass?”

>>109756
"We can pit off scouting untill the morning, if you need to. better to have everypony in top shape."
>>109757
"Blue please, calm down."

>>109758
“No. This scumbag has been disrespecting me - and you, for that matter - every time we’ve met. I will not be treated this way by some hired help, and I absolutely am not going to suffer more of it in the future”

>>109757
Iron nods.
"If it really is as important as you say, we may not have a lot of time to squander."
>>109759
>>109758
Iron looks at Skies strangely
"Wait a moment, how am I disrespecting your coltfriend for your actions? I made very clear what was wrong with your actions. Public exhibitionism is not a good thing. Keep that stuff inside the bedroom or at least in private where nopony can see you and we will not get on eachothers' manes."

>>109760
“It’s not exhibitionism, Faust damn it, it was showing Silver my cutie mark. You are the one who wants to interpret it as ‘exhibitionism,’ which it patently was not. Trust me, if I wanted to be an exhbitionist, I can be an exhibitionist that is not what I was doing, you stupid, blind fuck. And unless you’re death too, I’ll repeat myself a seventh time - I was just showing my cutie mark to Silver and maybe a little bit of rump to Dark Star and nothing more. You are literally the only pony here who thinks it was anything more, and you are the only pony here with some phobia of mates that causes you to dislike it. And for the record, the ‘being disrespectful to Dark Star’ refers to your arrogant demand for a large payment before anything occurred on the docks. Not for anything that happened this night.”

>>109761
Iron shrugs.
"Dark Star did not seem offended. He even was glad to do so. You are planting your emotions on your coltfriend."
He coughs a little.
"That is the problem, Skies. You did show your rump in front of Star and any bystanders who may have witnessed your lewd act, giving them a show. It is not equal to kisses and cuddles. You are intentionally arousing your coltfriend, presenting yourself to him to do any sort of actions to your rump, most of them lewd-oriented, I bet."
He stretches his forelegs out.
"If you feel like that is fine, I urge you to do it in front of a group of colts, or perhaps in front of any of your relatives. I bet they will not get the absurd ideas that I am getting from this."

>>109762
She sighs, and looks up into the air
“You insufferable... I was not presenting, I was not trying to arouse Dark Star, neither was he aroused, I was doing it in front of colts - you and Silver, even though obviously I didn’t intend for you to see it, I just didn’t know you’d never seen a mare before - and Yes. I have shown my cutie mark to relatives. Because they ask.”

>>109762
“There’s nothing lewd about cutie marks. We’re fucking ponies. We’re naked, we have symbols on our butts that other ponies take interest in because it helps determine the division of labor in society, and they look at them. Presenting is something else entirely, and refers to the display of genitals before a sexual act. Go back to sex ed, because you clearly failed it.”

>>109763
Iron deadpans at Skies.
"By aiming your rump directly at your coltfriend's face? Would you do show your cutie mark to one relative while putting your rump on another's face? Would you do the same with foals?"
>>109764
Iron raises a hoof.
"One thing is simply showing your cutie mark. Another is actually aiming your hindquarters to another pony while doing it, planting it right on his face. It is one thing to be naked, it is another to explicitly move your tail aside for another pony to see your intimate parts. Do not try to hide your lewd nature with excuses of being naked. The tail is exactly under your privates to cover the parts that should not be shown to anypony and you moved them aside to let your coltfriend see what is under them. Stop trying to excuse your actions and stop doing them."

>>109762
>>109761
>>109760
>>109759
>>109765
>>109764
>>109763
OOF

>>109765
“No, the tail is moved out of the way of the cutie mark. Not out of the way of the genitalia. The cutie mark. Get it right. Second, I’m in a booth. A booth. There is a table in front of me, a wall behind me, Dark Star to my right, and open space to my left. To show my flank to Silver, across from me, I necessarily have to move either to the left, or to the right. If I move to the left, then any other pony in the bar could see my rump. If I move to the right, then it’s contained to Dark Star. So yes, there is literally no other good way to do it except to point my rear towards Dark Star. And Dark Star didn’t see shit because I moved my tail off my cutie mark, not my genitalia. You fucking pervert.

And further more, if I had shown my genitals - I didn’t, but bare with me here, this is a hypothetical - so what? Why should you care? Are you a homosexual? Why are you making out as if it is murder of a child?

Dark Star did not care, Silver did not care, and I moved my rear towards Dark Star specifically so no pony else in the bar could see anything should anything be exposed. You and you alone have some sort of perverse moral indignation towards this imaginary slight.

Now please, cease your insufferable bickering over some bullshit misinterpretation of perfectly innocent actions.”
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>>109767
Iron squints his eyes at her.
"I might be wrong about the tail, and the booth you are in did not let you show your cutie mark without compromise, but we both know you did it with lewd intentions in mind. You could have shown the cutie mark later out of the booth, not presenting yourself 'innocently' to anypony and not get into this situation at all, but you did not. I know you had the thoughts before I spoiled your mood. I did try to let it go but instead you pushed me for it simply to justify your acts to me, which should not be necessary if you really believe what you say. After all, you could have simply let it go and let it rest since we are not more than a mare and a stallion working together. Why is my opinion on acts you do not share with me matter to you? You would not have done it in the mission at all. Now the table is silent because of our spat that led us nowhere, intimidated by our talk."
Iron leans back, looking grim and slightly sense of both disbelief and regret.
(Great. Add another one to the list.)

>>109768
“First off, there is a difference between ‘suggestive’ acts and poses, which really is what I was doing, and ‘explicit’ acts and poses, which is what you have been accusing me of. Neither is perfectly innocent, and both are kind of lewd, but only one is... whatever the hell you think is such a big deal.”

>>109768
>>109766
>>109750
She moves back
“I fight for my own honor, and against any slight against me, because my honor and my dignity are worth fighting for. Because no pony else will fight for it except for me. And most importantly of all, because if you make it damned clear that any pony who fights you will have to get bloody and suffer themselves, and that you are willing to fight and bleed. They’ll think twice before provoking you the next time. So no, I was not going to let it go, nor will I the next time.”
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>>109768
>>109769
"...Well...at least that is partially out of way, now. Less to worry about for more tense situations in future."

>>109770
Were you there the whole time?

>>109771
Eeyup.

>>109772
it’s been like two hours
And thus Silver and Iron both learn the magic of the Choleric personality type

>>109769
Iron is dumbfounded.
(What kind of honor needs to be protected from assumed 'lowlives'? She is definitely compensating here.)
He decides to drop it, not wanting to keep this train of dialogue further.
>>109770
Iron grimaces, knowing he still needs to deal with Cauldron.
"I guess so."
>>109773
Iron is indeed stubborn.

>>109774
>>109775
>>109776
Skies just keeps her hooves on the table, with an edited soon partly of annoyance, but also with that vindictive smile of hers

Goddamn, I'm tired.

>>109777 (checked)
Iron simply looks at her, not really bothered by it.
"Hi."
>>109778
I don't blame you. Arguments of any kind are mentally draining.

>>109777
>>109777(Checked)
i think im gonna head to bed i woke up pretty early this morning. Goodnight Frens

Actually no, it’s not enough

>>109775
“I didn’t go thorough all I have gone through, just to be casually disrespected by some day laborer the deputy working under me has hired. I am your boss here. If you do not like that, then kindly fuck off to whatever dirt mound you crawled out of. But I will not be spoken to that way, nor will you speak to me in such a way with out consequence”
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>>109782
I don't blame you.
Iron nods, looking her straight in the eyes with a neutral expression
"I am your humble servant to serve the Black Hooves by any means necessary. I am at your mercy."

>>109783
And now, it is Skies turn to be dumbfounded
She just gives a single nod, with an expression about as if she were walking along a plank to enter a boat, then the boat pulls out at the end of the plant and her feet fall to the water

>>109784
Dark Star pets her.

>>109785
*poner is pet*
She is not as willing to cuddle as before, nor does she move into him, nor close her eyes

>>109784
He plants his head on the table, chin on its wooden texture, closing his eyes, awaiting any punishment she has in store.
"You are in command of my fate. Do what you must."

>>109787
“So... so long as you understand”

>>109790
Iron raises his head up, and nods again.
"I understand."

>>109790
>>109791
"Are we good now?"

>>109794
He nods at Dark Star.

>>109794
“Yes,” she answers through gritted teeth and evidently taking some offense at the question

>>109791
“Alright. Let’s proceed.”

>>109794
>>109795
>>109798
Silver is at least glad that things are...somewhat...back to normal.

>>109798
>>109794
He nods at Skies, later looking at Dark Star for what the plan is.
>>109799
He does send a pat on Silver's head as a sort of apology.

>>109798
"Fantastic,Mr.Glass! Another Round!"
>>109795
"Good. Did you have prior business? or did you want to head down to the docks?"
>>109799
Dark Star makes eye contact with silver, he raises his eyebrows at the scene that was just made in the bar.

>>109802
Silver's eyes close as he enjoys the nice pat.

>>109803
Silver can only shrug after that whole debacle.

>>109803
Iron ponders it for a bit.
"I have something later, but I think it can wait until later into the night. I am ready to start."

"Well... if you figure you need any kind of weapons, armor, equipment, or really anything, now is the time to get it"

>>109811
Iron cocks his head.
"How much armor, weapons and equipment can we even carry?"

>>109811
"Yea i actually needed to pick up some special shotgun shells."

>>109816
She nods
"Do you have anything quieter?"

>>109813
"I... guess that is our answer"

>>109817
"No, i was thinking about getting a bow. it would be a better option for this time."

>>109817
"I do not think I can take anything without blowing our cover, so it is back to hooves and coat only."

>>109819
"Now that's not a bad idea" she says, placing a hoof to her chin"

>>109820
"Well, maybe not thick armor. But thinner and lighter levels of armor might be hidden underneath a robe or trench coat"

>>109822
Iron hums.
"I suppose I can ask for some of this thin armor, as well as this 'trench coat' you are advising."

>>109822
"I've never used one before. im sure its not that difficult."

>>109823
“Yes, it may be worth looking into”

>>109824
Resists temptation to deny Dark Star proficiency in bows

>>109826
He nods.
"Now, is there any places where I can find these things at this hour or are allowed to borrow some from your faction?"

>>109805
>>109826
>>109827
"Anypony ever used a bow before?"

>>109828
Iron shakes his head.
"My tribe does not use them. At most they use slings or simply buck rocks against anything that is too fast."

>>109828
"Once. I could not get hang of it. Though there might be hoofbook for archers in some local bookstore."

>>109830
"I'll probably check, i needed to go to a book store anyway."

I swear, it's coming SoonTM

>>109827
"There may be, yes"

>>109828
"I trained with one when I was a filly"

>>109834
I think I'm free to play today.

>>109834
Iron nods, but as he pats his body for the bit pouch, he remembers it being left at Cauldron's house.
(Should I go back now or do this part of the mission first?)
He hopes the Gods give out the answer to him.

>>109834
"Wow, what other weapons can you use?"
He puts his foreleg around her.

>>109836
Uh

>>109837
"Well.... they trained us for use in the bow, mostly shorter bows, swords, short swords, various knives, javelins, and most of all in the spear. I later learned how to work lighter crossbows, breach action rifles, and even the submachine gun. And of course my favorite, the pistol"

>>109838
With the gods' silence, he has to choose himself.
"A scouting mission does not need a lot of armor. I think I will be fine with my current inventory."

>>109839
"The question is, can you get away with just a scouting mission?"

>>109840
"that's why i've been hoping brie would show up."

>>109840
Iron nods.
"I suppose I can, but it will be a long time of healing afterwards if it goes sour and we have to either retreat or fight."
>>109841
Iron is a bit confused, since he has a rogue marefriend in front of him.
How much is Skies' sneak attack damage again?

>>109842
"The danger is always that they will not be there when we return"

As a level 5 rogue? 2d6. As a level 5 rogue, level 1 assassin? 3d6

>>109843
Iron nods again.
"I am afraid I do not have any sort of currency on me, and fetching it could take a long time."
As a fifth level rouge, Skies already has 3d6 Sneak Attack Damage, so the extra assassin level if it's there adds it up to 4d6. Just something worth mentioning.
https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Rogue

>>109844
"How much would it cost?"

>>109845
Iron shrugs.
"I have no idea. Never used these thin armors. Perhaps from 5 to 200 bits?"

>>109845
>>109846
"Whatever it costs, I will pay for it."

>>109847
Iron is a bit uneasy over Silver's charitable hoof.
"Are you sure? I know it is a small price, but I could be wrong, costing a lot more than expected."

>>109847
>>109848
"i'll cover half."

>>109849
This does not ease Iron's unease.

>>109848
Silver waves it off. "I am absolutely sure. Do not worry about it."

>>109849
"I will not stop you if that is what you want, but it will not be necessary. I still need to pay you back for helping me purchase this armor...actually..." Silver reaches in his bags, pulling out a small roll of notes which total 300 Bits. "Here, take this before I forget. It should be enough to pay you back in full, as well as something for you to treat Skies with later."

>>109851
"Thanks. i had forgotten about that. i'll still be covering half though."
He slides the notes into his bag.

>>109852
Silver nods. "I do not like leaving debts behind, be it in money or blood. It is small weight off my chest."

>>109851
Iron scratches his hoof.
(What are these two planning?)

>>109838
"What do you like about pistols?"
>>109853
"that's quite honorable."

>>109857
He smiles. "Thank you."

>>109859
Oh shit, the bat!

While Brie has been resting in the cabin, Onyx and Spark have returned. Onyx looks a bit like pinkie pie in Yakkity Sax, drained of what little color he has. He carries not one, or two, but three separate ponies who look petrified and themselves drained. Spark follows behind with two changelings wearing military uniforms that are tattered, and at least one of them is burned. Both are wounded. Spark leads them off to a bedroom and locks the door.

There is a sticky note on Brie’s head that says “translator needed”

>>109863
"Oh dear, what have you gotten yourselves into this time?"

>>109864
I'm here if you go into the bedroom. Not sure if the bartender is though.

>>109864
This is what happens when you leave the Spark Rock to it’s own devices

Onyx is pretty seriously wounded but bandaged, and greedily hogging the only supply of alcohol in the cabin, there is a fourth pony - a small bright red colt whose coat has thoroughly dulled - who is still about, and thankfully was kept away from the prisoners. There are two stallions and a mare laying on the ground on their backs, looking stiff and forelegs crosses over their chests, two of them with their eyes wide open. They are laid next to the fire. Spark has brought at least one bed into this room, evidently intending for every pony to sleep in there together. Meanwhile, the bedroom has been entirely surrendered to the prisoners, who speak only Wechselbalg

>>109865
Barely
>>109864
"Tartarus in a hoofbag"

>>109867
Brie stands there for a moment with his mouth agape. "Whatever do we do with them? What has happened?"

>>109868
"Those bucking bugs that you insisted we help"

>>109869
"I expressly did not agree to anything that might get us killed in the manner that is apparent. The venture I am enacting would have resulted in far more grievous injuries, and out of sight."

>>109857
“Small enough to conceal or fly with. They pack quite a lunch, and also have a great intimidation factor”

>>109870
It’s probably worth mentioning that the two little nymphs are not present

>>109870
Spark is evidently in the other room with the prisoners

>>109875
Either they were left in the back of the wagon, have wondered off, or were taken by a bear

>>109875
"Who?"

>>109877
>>109876
"The lings, where are THEY?"

>>109879
"Probably in the wagon"

>>109880
Brie storms off toward the wagon muttering something

>>109875
>>109877
>>109879
This is golden

>>109881
Outside, the full moon glows down, there is a slight, cold breeze, the ground is covered in snow and it’s not too far below freezing. The night is mostly quite besides some insect noises. Speaking of insect noises....

The car is parked unglamorously a bit diagonally, carelessly left to itself. There is a loud cicada like sound coming from it until Brie comes much closer. When Brie opens the door, there is nothing visible at first. Then from a shadow further in the cart, first Wesley in his Pegasus form, then Kerr in his bat pony form, come towards Brie at the open door of the cart, each abreast of the other. Both are shivering, and look cold and miserable

>>109882
"Was machst du Jungetiere hier? GET INSIDE SIE Schwuchteln!!"

>>109884
They look more than s little startled, and are shivering. They hop into the ground, and their hooves sink a couple inches into what they have to assume is volcanic ash from a nearby active volcano. They are worried for a moment, but try hooping through it towards the cabin, with Wesley tripping and face planting into the snow, before getting up and walking back to the cabin

>>109885
"Was hast du dir dabei gedacht???" Brie chides, ushering the lings into the cabin. "Und wo sind deine Mäntel? Sie hätten dich wärmer gehalten als du jetzt bist!"

>>109887
His snout covered in snow, Wesley retorts
“Die Ponys haben uns dort eingesperrt”
Kerr rushes forward past Wesley, towards the heated building. He gives a retort if his own
“Das hilft nicht kaltblütig zu sein”

The little Pegasus and bat pony colt enter through the door of the cabin, and meet the dulled-grey Earth pony colt inside, who sees two new colts of around his age entering
“Hello. Who are you? Where did you come from?”
He looks past them and outside
“Is that your dog outside?”

The two little colts cannot respond, but Wesley smiles mutely and timidly, while Kerr has an expression midway between shock and annoyance

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>>109890
Dog what?

>>109892
The little colt looks past the colts outside, towards the car. A large black dog.... a lab, maybe - sniffs around the cart

>>109893
"Wenn dies jemandes Hund ist, sagen Sie es jetzt"

>>109895
Wesley:
”Dieser Hund ist schon eine Weile draußen und herum”

Kerr:
“Ich glaube, ich habe ihn in der Stadt gesehen. Ich weiß nicht, ob er uns gefolgt ist.”

The little colt is startled by this alien language
“What is going on? Why are you speaking like that?”

>>109896
"Entspann dich, wir bringen ihn bald um"
"What are you talking about? Surely I don't need to remind you where you are?"

>>109898
The little colt looks up, afraid and confused, and bites his lip. He either does not understand Brie, or understands him too well
“Uh. Uh. Okay....”

>>109899
"Don't worry, you will overwhemingly not be harmed or maligned." Brie announces with an unconvincing smile

>>109902
The colt gives Brie a scared look that implies that he is not wholly convinced of Brie’s claim. The other three ponies are still unconscious if they are alive, and Kerr and Wesley are already scurrying over to the fire, walking over the petrified bodies to place themselves closer.

Spark is missing from the room

>>109904
Oh gawd
"Where's Sparks?"

>>109904
>>109902
"Hey! Be nicer to the kid"
>>109905
"No clue"

>>109905
Spark was seen removing himself from the room by placing himself in the room with the prisoner changelings. So Spark is either watching over them, is lying on the ground next to broken windows, or is being wrapped in silk

>>109907
The colt looks over to Onyx, who he quickly runs towards, and sits himself beside the couch where onyx is laying

>>109907
"What? I told them they wouldn't be harmed, what else should I say?"
>>109909
Brie face-hoofs
"This really isn't the time to wander off on 'things',...."

>>109909
Onyx looks at the colt and slowly blinks-
>>109910
before looking at brie with a blank expression

>>109910
What isn't trustworthy about Brie's smile?

Anyways, Spark is off in the bedroom. With the Changelings. In the bedroom with the bugs

>>109911
The colt is staying next to Onyx in a way almost like a dog startled by New Years Eve fireworks. He looks up to Onyx

>>109912
Brie is distracted. The bugs can have their way.
>Brie's Smile
Indeed, there should be a RULE goddammit
>colt
Fine, he can be a scaredy pants

>>109912
Onyx pats the colt's head before adrssing brie
>>109913
"So, now what is you master plan?"

>>109915
"We open an orphanage."

>>109918
"Oh yeah we're just gonna.... WE'RE GOING TO WHAT?"

[3d20 = 38]
>>109913
Well, brie leaves Spark to the bedroom while Kerr and Wesley sit by the fire, trying to regain heat.

>>109915
Poner's head is pat
He doesn't feel too cold, but his ears go down a little, as he is relieved

>>109919
"Did I stutter? Its perfect. On the one hand we draw resources to us, on the other hand we bolster the resources we have. What's the problem?"

>>109923
"For one, I am NOT staying here that long"

>>109924
"Neither am I, this is a venture for when we're back in Baltimare"

>>109925
"I guess that's a relief. But seriously? an orphanage?"

>>109926
"Yes, an orphanage." Brie gives slight emphasis as though it should be obvious.

>>109921
>>109913
>the bugs can have their way
Well, since Spark is a lost cause, he will try to fix this alone for now.

Spark searches the room for means to secure the bugs, in case they decide to escape or overtake the lone pony.

>>109930
I mean.... bedsheets? There might be rope in the other room

>>109933
Dark Star drinks his whiskey

>>109933
Darn it.
Spark thinks for a moment.

>>109926
Spark opens the door for a moment, just enough to communicate.
"Hey Onyx! Do you see any rope there? Also, has the bat woken up yet?"

>>109938
"What the hell did you ponies do?!?"

>>109938
"Negative, but the bat is up"

>>109936
Silver looks like he doesn't know anymore if he should order another drink for himself or hold out for the mission. The whiskey Dark Star is enjoying looks damn good right now to the unicorn.

>>109942
"Want another? im buying."

>>109942
>>109936
Skies takes another sip of her hopefully new drink

Then she asks
“What will you do if they only congregate tonight?”

>>109940
"Just because you are a bat doesn't mean you can exclude yourself from pony kind when it is convenient. We had a bit of an issue from ARMED CHANGELING SOLDIERS. Perhaps you heard the gunfire?"

>>109941
"Good to hear. Get him in here. I got some questions for these two."

>>109948
"Capture one of theier lackys and get the information out of him."
He Grins

>>109949
Sighs observably "No, I did NOT hear the gunfire,...."

>>109949
>>109940
"Hey bats for brains, Spark-plug wants to see you. In there"
he points with a hoof

>>109952
"Well, we got changelings in here that surrendered from our shootout. Can you help me talk to them? They could help us get through this place one way or another."

>>109947
"...yes please."

>>109948
"It is only as likely as them not congregating tonight. But, if that is case, then we will observe, and wait. This is obviously ongoing operation by them. They will be back, if not tomorrow, then some day very soon."

>>109956
"Lead the way,...." He sounds less than enthusiastic

>>109958
Spark hooves the bat into the bedroom.
"I don't know why you are in a bad mood. We might just have our ticket through the changeling patrols here. If they can provide maps of patrol patterns or maybe areas we can better slip through, we might just make it out of this place alive."

>>109957
>>109948
>>109951
"My hooves are perfectly capable of taking prisoners without medical aid, so we are good on that front."

>>109962
"We already HAVE a ticket through all the changeling patrols HERE." Brie brandishes the authorization to move with weapons.

>>109966
"You really think that thing is going to work the whole way? There is bound to be a limit a pony can freely move before they halt us for possible terroristic plots or just decide it is our turn to be fed upon. We need a plan B."

>>109948
yeah its new dark star ordered a new round a few turns ago
>>109964
"Fantastic!"
>>109957
"get what ever you would like."

>>109970
Silver orders himself a whiskey. "So, you look like zebra. Can you act like zebra?"

>>109969
e_e
"We are the terroristic plot, except we're on the changeling's side."