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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Does anypony want to play today?
>>110916I 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>>110918I 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.
>>110919If by “buy,” you mean, “receive for free” then yes.
>>110920Any 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
>>110928REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>110927Hello. I think Iron is shilling his not-girlfriend’s potion making, or something
>>110929Ah yes
>>110895"I believe I'll be fine for noe, but if things go wrong this time I may buy some next time."
>>110919"Does She Have any Cat's Grace Potions?"
>>110926Darn, got caught up in things.Iron nods.
"Maybe I can get one for you, then. A practice run."
>>110932He nods to the batpony.
>>110932Iron shrugs.
"Maybe. How many would you like?"
>>110934Iron smiles.
"Very well. I will add your trying run order into the list."
(An extra 50 for Cauldron still. Maybe she will like it.)
>>110933"If she has any i would like 2."
>>110936>>110931Iron nods.
"Alright. Everything is settled."
(Extra 600 from Dark Star.)
He looks at the two buyers.
"Alright, the total payment required on your end is 3050 bits."
>>110937“
Three thousand bits?” Skies says with surprise and a hint of incredulity
>>110938Iron 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."
>>110937Silver lets out a whistle. "Well...I suppose I will not be able to afford house anytime soon..."
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
>>110945>>110943Iron blinks, then waves a hoof.
"I bet there will be a big treasure when we take out this underground slave camp. Illegal business always have a lot of bits passing hoofs."
Iron then extends a hoof out.
"Do you accept? If so, I would like to have it in a pouch, please."
>>110947Skies looks kind of awkward
>>110949Iron is confused about Skies' current feelings.
(Did she agree to pay for anything or my lack of bit pouch threw her off?)
>>110947Silver 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."
>>110951Iron is a bit surprised.
"It is not 3050 each, you know."
>>110947"Forget the 2 cats grace potions."
>>110952"I know. I am paying for it all."
>>110950"Sure.... there will totally be plenty of money in an abandoned church, a sweatshop and an old jail..."
>>110953He nods.
"Total is now reduced to 2450 bits."
>>110954Iron, hearing Dark Star's claim, takes off 600 bits and passes it back to Silver, incredulous, taking the rest.
"If you say so, Silver."
>>110956Iron 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?"
>>110957Silver pockets it. "I only hope these potions do not disappoint..."
>>110957"Lets meet up back here."
>>110957>>110959"Or we could go with you to meet this Cauldron."
>>110960Iron 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."
>>110961That's Mr. AnCap to you."If you'd like I can come with you, but I understand if you'd prefer me to stay."
>>110962"But Silver here makes a fair point."
>>110961>>110959>>110962>>110965"I still don't see why you want a
Zebra as a marefriend"
>>110962"I gotta run down to the weapon shop to pick up my bow. does anypony need anything while i'm headed that way?"
>>110962Iron 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?"
>>110963I think he did some posts ago.>>110965Forgive me Sir Ancapon for my rude behaviour.He nods.
"You can stay here."
>>110966Knowing 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."
>>110967He shakes his head.
>>110967"Hmm...well,
if you are headed that way, I could use dagger, or shortsword. Something concealable. I will pay you back after."
>>110968"If Star is going to split up anyways, then I suppose so." He shakes on it.
>>110967"I'm fine, thank you for offering."
>>110968"That is fine"
Midnight takes a seat at the table
this is a violation of my NAP >>110969"I'll get it taken care of. and don't worry about paying me back."
>>110969He 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.
>>110970Iron smiles, and says without a hint of irony.
"Good. You can compare wings with Skies while we are gone. She likes flying and wings."
>>110967Skies rubs herself against Dark Star
"You could get me something..."
>>110968Skies looks at Iron, still not quite understanding, but sort of backing off. She is hanging onto Dark Star, who entirely looks like a zebra
>>110972Skies 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"
>>110972And thus, Silver does so, putting his life in the hooves of the crazy-haired native.
>>110973Iron chuckles at her display.
"See you two later. I will be sure to get your potion, Skies."
(Sometimes, I have this feeling she is me in female form in a way.)
>>110974>>110973He then gestures Silver out and into The Watering Hole (TM)!
>>110975That is quite the distance to travel. Silver looks at the building they enter. "Hmm...I think I have been here, before."
>>110976Well 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."
>>110973He 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.)
>>110973Dark Star smiles
"And what would you like?"
>>110977"So, where is your potionmaster zebra marefriend, exactly?"
>>110979He 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."
>>110980Silver rubs the tip of his snootendootle, half believing that what he says is going to come true.
>>110973Midnight's snoot scrunches and she flaps her bat wings out.
>>110981He chuckles.
"No need to be scared. She is quite gentle."
>>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>>110977From 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
>>110982Skies 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
>>110975That would explain why the two can't stand each other...
>>110983>>110984Still, Silver looks around him for the mystery zeeb, as well as taking note of the various sights and sounds around him. "So, Jazz, huh? This kind of music they play here?"
>>110984"That i can do."
He hugs her
"i better get going now."
>>110984No, Skies does not scrunch her nose. She gives an innocuous look like in the pic
>>110985It's with the instruments of Jazz, to be sure. Almost like what you'd hear in a far away desert cantina
>>110986*poner is hugged*
>>110985>>110984He 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"Oh bite me..."
Midnight crosses her hooves and stares angrily at the pegasus.
>>110987He heads to the weapon shop via taxi
>>110987>>110988"Yes, I suppose 'exotic' is term for it..." He watches from the sidelines as Iron apparently chats with some friends of his...or co-workers, if his stoic expression is anything to go off of.
>>110988The 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
>>110989Skies 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?"
>>110990Uh.... which weapon shop does Dark Star shop at?
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>>110992Without 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.)
>>110992"I, what? NO"
She looks flustered, and confused.
>>110992the one he got his revolvers from
>>110995She laughs lightly, like a triumphant giggle, then switches subjects
"Tell me batty, what brought you along here?"
>>110996Uh.... yeah... I completely remember who he bought his revolvers from more than half a year ago
>>110997i remember it just as well as you then
>>110997"A job and a desire to help other ponies. What brought you here if I might be so bold?"
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