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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>>110676Somewhere in those eyes, is her pain, and the belief that if she can just strike back at those who gave her pain, she can be at peace
>>110677Silver and Skies are still doing their thing. Dark Star is back in there somewhere
Iron would rather not get into another fight by all of that borderline love confession vibes over there with the polyamorous pegasus and her tools making him slightly ill, so he proceeds to go sit back down with Dark Star and hope they don't start shagging in public.
>>110678Silver knows how futile that belief is firsthoof.
This path you trot, vengence: you will find no peace in it. I know."I could sit here for eternity, just you and I..." He sighs. "I do wish we did not have to part just yet."
>>110681Can Iron go commit sudoku now?
>>110682With this, a slight joe comes into her eyes. A malign hope. Her mouth opens ever so slightly
Many mares would ask “why me? What seems so good about me?” But not Skies. She sees no point in looking a gift horse in the mouth
>>110684Is she trying to go in for the kiss or something?Silver smiles from this (mostly) pleasant change in mood. With a forehoof, he wipes Skies' bangs out of the way of her face to get a good look at her.
>>110685A long snoot, with medium grey skin, azure white coat that has been shampooed into feeling like a teddy bear, a straight mane of medium length that has never really been styled, and two big, almost shiny turquoise eyes that can look jade under some lighting conditions. All with an unsettling smile
>>110683Yes
>>110686So little flair to your response, too.
Rather tempting.
I'll call your bluff.
Iron stands up from the seats, going for the exit yet again.
>>110686"Hmm...
could we head back to my room, just for minute? We have not had moment alone all day."
>>110688>>110689He obviously spot the duo again, knowing they're going for shagging and are still there.
(She will get what she deserves later.)
"Try to keep quiet, you two. I expect you do not want Star to know~"
He inmediately walks out, leaving them behind and actually go outside.
(As for me, I have to test my fate after all of this.)
>>110690Oddly enough, the lack of shagging on Silver's mind makes him confused about this statement. "Uh...thanks?"
>>110689"Right this way." Silver leads the way to his tavern room. It's quite apparent that Silver needs some new type of storage solution, considering how she sees the addition of the supplies he bought but didn't use today. "I apologize for mess. I do not have much space to store it all." At least the bed is clear for the ponies to sit on.
>>110691She looks around, and shrugs
“I’ve seen messy rooms before. What was it you wanted?”
>>110690“To know that we aren’t fighting any more?”
>>110693"I just wanted quiet moment together, little bit like what we were just doing. Except, now we are in more comfortable conditions." Silver sits down on the bed and pats next to him as an invitation to sit.
>>110693>>110691He does not care to answer, as he of course walks out on both of them to outside.
He decides to walk aimlessly around town.
(I need to find a tall spot to jump off of in order to see what my fate is.)
>>110694Skies has a.... skeptical look, but sits down next to him
“Okay”
>>110695Full moon, a cool breeze, and it’s a bit colder than it has been other nights
>>110696Iron feels the chills.
(They know it is time for judgement.)
Naturally, he scouts out a big building to jumpp off of. He must know if he is actually meant to keep going after all this self-inflicted pain he received.
>>110696"...okay,
slightly more comfortable conditions. It is certainly not as nice as your room at Grand Baltimare Hotel, at at least we are out of cold and yuck."
He turns to face her and opens his forelegs to her in an offer of a hug, similar to how they were before they arrived here.
>>110697That’s the thing about Baltimare. It doesn’t have the high rises of Manehattan or Bales, though there are some midriff buildings in the commercial area
>>110698Skies throws herself into hug
“It is warmer here...”
But skies herself is cold
[1d20-2 = -1]>>110699If that's the case, then I will roll to search for the tallest one out there!
Search check just to make it a bit harder on myself.
>>110700Good first sign. Dice are against it, it seems.
>>110701>>110700There’s a roof on top of a hotdog stand
>>110699And Silver is happy to warm her up with the excess of floof he has. He lays back into the bed until they're effectively in a cuddling position, with Blue as the little spoon. "As nice as living only few feet from bar is, I think having actual place to live with nice bedroom, excellent bathroom, and proper kitchen would be better." He gives the soft pegasus he's holding a squeeze. "Are you
sure you have no idea what housing costs in city?"
>>110702Sadly not enough.
He must go further.
Perhaps it can be done by doing some very risky stuff and if he survives, he solidifies his role as needed, but the job he's being offered is going nowhere.
He smiles madly.
(Maybe I could vandalize that rich neighborhood where Comte was again and see how far I can take it. That could be fun. Should be easy to follow since I traveled to it from that tavern.)
>>110703Blue backs into him. It’s like when you place a cold fluffy pillow, with a bit of resistance between your legs
“Oh, I don’t know what it costs. I’m hoping to get transferred out eventually”
>>110704Uh
>>110705The idea that she would leave makes him hold her against him tighter, like he doesn't want to let her go. "Oh? Where would you want to get transferred to?"
>>110705He has infinite time to do anything, so travelling times should not be a concern.
>>110706“Oh, I don’t know... I guess they will send me wherever the trouble is”
>>110708"Well, suppose they asked your preference: where would you want to be sent?"
>>110709“Back to Nimbusia... to reinstate minority rule”
>>110710"Your heart yearns for home, it seems...do Blackhooves have interest in Nimbusia, then?"
>>110711She sighs
“If they do... it’s not for the same reasons”
>>110712Silver plants a small kiss on Blue's ear while giving her a squeeze. "Mind sharing good memory of home?"
>>110713The ear twitches down, then back up in a little flop
"What is there to say? Tall, grass covered mountains. Playing with my old classmates in flower covered meadows. The hard faces on the citizen soldiers as they come back from maneuvers..."
>>110714"It sounds as lovely as always." He rests the bottom of his chin on the top of Blue's head. The quiet sound of his breathing is clear to the little spoon pegasus, who can feel his chest rise and fall like clockwork. "But you do not have any other stories to share?"
>>110715"I know what I did... I remember it well. How much of it I can really repeat... I don't know"
>>110716While he remains silent, she can feel him nod after a second. While she continues to be cuddled he begins to contemplate certain subjects that have been on his mind, the first that comes being that of Comte and what he was allowed to do.
>>110717Because that's exactly the kind of thing Silver wants to think about right now
>>110704Iron makes the horrifying discovery that everypony must make early in their lives: that they must suffer through existence a little while longer
>>110718Yes, very pleasant, I know. It doesn't take long for Silver to pose a question he's been meaning to ask her: "Blue, if you were giant, as in tallest giant that ever existed, and your legs began to rot out from under you, how long would it take your head to realize?"
>>110720"I think I'd take flight" she answers
>>110721That actually gets a laugh out of him. "Fair enough..." He takes it as a sign to change mental tracks, with him now appreciating the mare he's cuddling with now. "If you are anything to go off of, I think I might have to try this 'spa' thing, myself. Wow, you are soft..."
>>110723"Damn right I'm soft" she says, with her eyes closed, and she lightly stretches out her legs
"It's not a bad way to spend the afternoon"
>>110724Silver moves a round a little to give her the space needed for the stretching. "Well, perhaps on quiet day, we could go through spa together, partake in all of their services? You could show me first-hoof what it is all like." After a couple seconds, he adds: "I would buy, of course."
>>110725"Maybe. I'm not sure if Dark Star would like me going with another stallion"
>>110726"You think so?" Silver actually seems disappointed with that idea. "Would it be that different from, say, you and I going to see movie?"
>>110727"I don't know if he'd like that either"
>>110728"Aww..." He gives her a pleading look. "Come on, please? It sounds like it would be lot of fun, and we have not done anything like that together, yet."
>>110730"Well... I guess I can't resist those puppy dog eyes. Okay"