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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>>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”
>>109757Iron nods.
"If it really is as important as you say, we may not have a lot of time to squander."
>>109759>>109758Iron 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.”
>>109761Iron 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."
>>109762She 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.”
>>109763Iron 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?"
>>109764Iron 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."
>>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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>>109767Iron 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>>109750She 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."
>>109770Were you there the whole time?
>>109772it’s been like two hoursAnd thus Silver and Iron both learn the magic of the Choleric personality type
>>109769Iron 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.
>>109770Iron grimaces, knowing he still needs to deal with Cauldron.
"I guess so."
>>109773Iron is indeed stubborn. >>109774>>109775>>109776Skies just keeps her hooves on the table, with an edited soon partly of annoyance, but also with that vindictive smile of hers
>>109777 (checked)
Iron simply looks at her, not really bothered by it.
"Hi."
>>109778I 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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>>109782I 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."
>>109783And 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
>>109785*poner is pet*
She is not as willing to cuddle as before, nor does she move into him, nor close her eyes
>>109784He 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”
>>109790Iron raises his head up, and nods again.
"I understand."
>>109794“Yes,” she answers through gritted teeth and evidently taking some offense at the question
>>109791“Alright. Let’s proceed.”
>>109794>>109795>>109798Silver is at least glad that things are...somewhat...back to normal.
>>109798>>109794He nods at Skies, later looking at Dark Star for what the plan is.
>>109799He 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?"
>>109799Dark Star makes eye contact with silver, he raises his eyebrows at the scene that was just made in the bar.
>>109802Silver's eyes close as he enjoys the nice pat.
>>109803Silver can only shrug after that whole debacle.
>>109803Iron 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"
>>109811Iron 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."
>>109816She 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"
>>109822Iron 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”
>>109824Resists temptation to deny Dark Star proficiency in bows >>109826He nods.
"Now, is there any places where I can find these things at this hour or are allowed to borrow some from your faction?"