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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>>112956>>112958I suppose.
I hope he's not in turmoil as to how the quest is going.>>112959Ah ha! See guys? I knew something was off!
Of course, good luck.
>>113009If Midnight not here, then I must await my opportunity.
Sorry Sir Ancapon The First. >>113028>>113029Hey guys. How's it going?
>>113030Ready to play whenever Midnight arrives. We gonna make griffon be nice.
>>113032His Majesty Sir AnCap LXIX is here. I believe my last action was
>>112887 >>113031Is this y'all pony your new OC?
>>113033>>113032Alright....
Iron Midnight leave from the loading bay, going past the door to the right, the ramp down to the left, and the door in front and to the left, closing instead to go down a ramp that leads into a small tunnel going straight ahead. It has a flat concrete surface, brick walls, and an arched ceiling,l. It looks wide enough for a cart to just barely maneuver, and precedes straight from the loading bay has be hundred feet or more, illuminated by spaced incandescent electrical lights that just barely light the brick hallway. This goes past a door, and into a room that bulges out. The room has a drain on the floor, and a number of steel cylinders four or five feet in diameter that have knobs and seem to be done kind of machine. In the hallway is a metal cart with a big open rectangle that was found to contain articles of white clothing when Iron inspected it. The sounds of the machines can be hear long before the two arrive, and hides the sounds of a griffin who approaches from the left, from a different, smaller hall
>>113038That’s Harmony Star. She is one of two mascots for HarmonyCon, the replacement for Nightmare Nights after that convention closed. She’s adorable, the honorary Element of Texas, and has a surprisingly large amount of art, so I post her a lot
>>113038Don't think so. Probably.
If he did that, it would've been Skies >>113040She does indeed look adorable, you'll get no argument from me.
>>113033>>113032Anyways.... declare actions. I think Iron wants to hide behind the cart
>>113044Correct.
Midnight's action is in the one you linked
>>113044>>113045What he said, Midnight is just looking lost.
Which is easy, considering she is.
>>113045>>113033Alright... as Midnight has chosen to be found...
The griffin comes out slowly. She wears some kind of white cover on her front, but is otherwise unclothed, and has white feathers with black ends, and a soft but dull lion coat on her main body. She is fairly small, yet still as big as Midnight as Griffins tend to be. She is at first kind of lazy in her approach, but when she sees Midnight, she reacts with fear, throwing her wings over her beak and widening her eyes
“Qui es-tu? Qu'est ce que tu fais en bas?!”
>>113049"E-excuse me? I am sorry but I cannot understand you..."
>>113049I'm surprised I can even understand her without translation. Romantic Languages FTW.Iron, while behind the cart, swivels his ears.
(She is a guard, indeed.)
Can he see the griffin?
>>113050Roll for luckShe tacks a step back
“Comment êtes-vous entrés?”
>>113051He can if he looks around to the right. (I mean, he can do it from the left, she’s just more likely to see him). Her attention is focused on Midnight. He would see the description given in
>>113049 >>113052"I cannot understand you, do you speak ponish?"
Luck I guess
[1d20 = 14] >>113053“Small amount. Who... are you”
>>113052Iron decides to peek from the right, seeing her clothing.
(I think I should take off these clothes. It will look bad.)
Would that make noise?
>>113055It’s a simple worker’s garment. It looks like it protects from spills.
Roll die to remove silently
>>113054Midnight nods, as if she's used to speaking with creatures who don't speak much ponish.
"Am Midnight. Was chased, saw open door to run in."
>>113059"Sorry, could you help me leave? Scared of ponies who chase me"
Diplomacy check to see if the griffon will help.
[1d20+12 = 20] >>113059Nice.
Iron awaits in a pouncing maneuver in case things go awry.
(If Midnight calls me out, then I should be safe to come out without her being panicked over stolen clothes.)
>>113060She speaks in heavy accent and with words often delayed
“Where did you come from?”
>>113062"Am visiting for business. Stay out too late. Cannot find place to stay."
>>113063“You cannot be here... the closest exit is...”
She thinks for a moment, then points back the way she came
“That way”
>>113064"Can you escort me? Afraid bad ponies are waiting."
>>113065She still looks stunned that a random pony somehow wondered in
“It is... back this way”
She points with a claw back through the way she came
>>113066"No help?"
Midnight cocks her head, looking with big eyes.
>>113067“Is this way”
She points a claw, and angles her body that direction
>>113068Midnight flares her wings as if to signal Iron to wait, and begins to walk towards the area the griffon pointed to.
"Fine."
>>113070The griffin goes ahead in front of Midnight, but looks back to watch her occasionally
“This way”
She goes forward, and leads into a room with a couple other carts and folded clothing, then a ramp going up to the first level off to the right then turning right again. This goes out a big door into what must be the first floor. The hallway goes each way, and has a couple big doors branching off. The walls are painted white, the floor is a number of 1 foot by 1 foot square tiles that are a brownish black in color
“This way” she says again, taking a left
>>113071She continues to follow, praying to Luna that this will end well.
>>113072Just a little further, and there is a hallway off to their right. This one goes forward, past a couple more doors, and ends in an expanded area that seems like an entrance foyer or waiting area
“This is the exit” she says
She goes forward
“Not sure if locked...”
>>113073Midnight steps forward and tests the door.
>>113072>>113073Since they went away, Iron feels it's a good time to redress himself as a worker.
>>113074The griffin herself checks the door. It does not budge. Midnight checks if next, and sure enough, it is locked
“I... do not have key” the griffin says awkwardly
>>113075Thus Iron puts on a garment of his own
>>113077He steps out, wondering what he should do.
(Go to Midnight, or keep exploring?)
Some part of him points out they should not separate more than the group already is, so he retraces the griffin and Midnight's steps to the best of his ability.
>>113077"That is fine, I can just stay here."
Midnight simply sits next to the door, and decides to make small talk.
"What is this place?"
[1d20+12 = 17] diplomacy to hopefully make the griffon a bit more friendly.
>>113078Step forward, step forward, step forward... it’s a room with a few baskets of clothing and towels, and two carts. Two potential exits
>>113079“This is... our place that we live.... I will have to contact a guard to unlock the door”