Welcome back to the Latest Thread of Occupied Equestria
Onyx, Spark and Brie settle down for the night in a cabin in the woods along with a set of recently rescued ponies, saved from Changeling cocoons, as well as the changelings who sought to take them captive, who are themselves locked away as captives.
In Baltimare, Silver, Dark Star, Iron, and now Midnight Lily do their last preparations before seeking to take on a creature smuggling operation in a port-side neighborhood
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>>113808And more valves are turned off
>>113809Finally he decides to hover over the previously hot pipe he burned his hoof on to see his valve turning results.
>>113810He still shouldn’t touch it
>>113811Iron is a bit miffed at this result
(Perhaps it takes some time. I guess I can go turn the remaining valves off to ensure somepony is going to come down here to investigate.)
And he does so.
>>113812The light in the room slowly dies
>>113813>>113803Iron realizes his mistake.
(Whoops. I sure hope we did not need that light.)
He turns on his flashlight, looking at Midnight.
"This should catch their attention. Now, I assume they have to come around the same place we did, but let us not get our hopes up."
He looks around the room for flexible places to hide.
[1d20 = 18]<Too bad we're daylight creatures >>113814I can’t say I understand the play, but okay.
Anyways, I have to go to sleep now
>>113816*Ruffles the floofy pony’s fur*
>>113819Am I any closer to getting Seb to like me?
>>113827What exactly is Spark doing?
>>113829Well, they have to get closer for that.
>>113828Spark is trying to calm them down after Onyx yelled at them.
>>113831For now, calming tone of voice asking him to sit down.
>>113832All in good time
>>113833They... might be calmed? Onyx leaves the room, and fun steps forward. Seb does too, about one step
>>113835Seb looks at the ground. It’s wooden planks that are suspended up in the air somewhere above the cold ground. It makes a “cloomp cloomp cloomp” sound when stomped on
>>113837"It's ok Seb."
Spark continues to gently pat the floor.
>>113838Seb does the same, tapping the floor. His beats sound a little... different, with different biology in his legs
>>113839Spark chuckles and joins the game, patting the ground in different rhythms.
>>113841The creature tilts its head, then blinks from sideways block lids that cover it’s almost glowing solid blue eyes
It repeats after Spark
*thump*, *thump*, *beat* *thump* *thump*
>>113842"So Seb, do you trust me any more?"
Spark slowly moves a bit closer with his hoof ready to pet.
"I won't hurt you."
>>113843The Changeling looks up at the approaching hoof - at least, the brightest parts of its solid blue orb-like eyeballs look up at the intruding foreleg. His head goes down a little (and tilts up slightly) as the tubular, tattered ears move back a little
>>113846The creature lowers its head further as the foreleg approaches. His ears lower until they are level with the back of his head. His eyes go wide, staring at the looming hoof, until contact is imminent, and he closes his eyes.
*creature is pet*
There’s a little horn in the way, and a ragged black ray running down his neck, but between the two is a bald spot that is open for touching. The top of the head is fairly hard, feeling kind of like the surface of a fingernail, or a beetle’s carapace, but harder and inflexible
>>113848The creature is still bracing
>>113849Spark pets for a little bit longer before letting the changeling relax.
"That wasn't so bad was it Seb?"
>>113850Roll charisma, maybe diplomacy
[1d20+3 = 16]>>113851I think they are both the same stat wise for me.
>>113852The creature presses up into the hoof
>>113853D'awwww.
Spark continues the pets for Seb.
"You are starting to like it, huh?"
>>113854He’s not very soft, but he reopens his eyes, and lets his ears back up partly
>>113855What does Fun think of this?
>>113856He sticks his neck out further, his ears go straight up, and he looks intently at the spectacle before him
>>113857I motion Fun over to join the fun.
>>113859*One black colander-foreleg steps forward*
>>113860I continue to pet Seb.
"Come on Fun, you want some right?"
>>113861Now, the burned insectoid walks up towards Spark, looking at him intently
>>113862Spark holds his other hoof out towards Fun.
"Do you want pets too?"
>>113863He tilts his head, then tilts it back again
>>113864"Come on Fun. You can't let Seb have all the pets can you?"
>>113865He forces his muzzle under Spark’s leg, then his forehead, then lowers his horn to let that go under it
>>113867And thus Spark pets Fun too.
>>113869Fun has basically stolen Spark’s hoof from Seb. Seb’s black spine fares up, and Seb gives a “
HISS!” and his snake-like tongue comes out
>>113870Spark uses his other hoof to pet Seb.
"It's ok Seb. You can have pets too."
>>113871But... Spark is quadruped. How does he pet with both forehooves at once?
>>113872>>113871By using the power to sit!
>>113873This.
>>113872Spark sits down and uses both forehooves for petting.
>>113875The two changelings move closer to him, almost nuzzling him, both lowering their heads to place them under Spark’s forelegs
>>113875>>113874Now
THAT is peak sorcerer efficiency!
Be wary, for they could glomp you into the succ. >>113876Changelings sure love their pets.
>>113877Umm....
>>113883They still feel kind of hard. Fun whimpers at a point when Spark’s hoof contacts a burned area
>>113884"Sorry Fun."
Spark pets Fun more carefully.
>>113885*creature is pet more carefully*
Seb sits down, and looks up, while Fun stands and turns his head away
>>113886Awwwwww. Did Fun not have fun?
"Did you two enjoy that?"
>>113887They stare at him with giant, opaque glass eyes
>>113890They seem to want something
>>113892I’m not sure he’ll like that
>>113894Can Spark tell what they want? More pets?
>>113899Exactly what these, or any other changelings want, is a mystery. What would a Changeling want that any pony would have to give?
>>113901They tilt their heads in kind
>>113902Spark wonders what they need. Perhaps a hug? He holds his hooves out.
>>113903Seb stands up, and both press forward onto Spark
Okay, so I don’t think anyone else wants to play tonight
>>113905They are hugged, and feel... kind of weird, but both creatures, especially Fun, pull back when hooves touches the wounded parts of their bodies
>>113906I'm just waiting on Midnight/the maintenance pony.
>>113906>>113907And I'm waiting on the zeeb.
>>113906Darn. It is hard to hug hurt changelings.
"Awwww. What else can I do for you so you aren't hurting so bad?"
Uh... is no creature available?
>>113912I'm waiting on the maintenance pony to arrive.
I also want a good hiding spot to nab him/her.
He should know basic info on guard locations.
>>113912Just waiting on the zeeb.
Also, wish me luck, going to fight the Ur-Dragon.