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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>>111151".... i uh,Don't have enough to cover all of it. would you take the coins. Could we set up a Tab. ..Perhaps i could work the rest off?"
>>111154“It is against office policy to sell large items on credit”
Well shit. I guess you could say he's becoming a shooting star.
Does anypony want to play tonight?
>>111168Heyo GMo.
I hope Silver is still here to blend his face with his eyes from all of that
Intense blush action >>111039>>111037The Zebra is exuberant, but also stressed
"That's... quite a lot of potions. I will see what I can do"
>>111173While Iron's face is covered in hooves and redness, he can't help but be supportive.
"I know you can do it. You are a natural at this."
Is Silver kill again?
>>111174"D'aww... Thanks"
She looks back over at the red pony
"Are you okay Iron? Are you coming down with a fever?"
>>111176Iron fumbles a bit, trying to peek his head out in an attempt of faux confidence.
"No, a little bit too hot in here."
>>111179The look Silver is giving Iron is a pretty indicator of how cute he must look right now.
>>111179"Did you eat something spicy?" She asks, still concerned
>>111180I can just see Silver's oversized eyes. I think even Skies would want to be here for this
>>111180>>111181Iron coughs, trying to regain his composure by peeking a bit further out from his hoof fort, starting the process of its dismantlement.
"Oh, no. Nothing like that. It is simply a bit more hot than usual by all the ponies around."
He coughs again.
(Aside from almost all of my thoughts being leaked by the old stallion.)
"I assume you will be back to your home soon?"
>>111183"Ah, to be young and in love again..."
>>111183"Maybe? I'm checking up on a situation"
>>111183>>111185Skies would be all over this. I wish I had made her come >>111185>>111186Iron cocks his head, breaking him from his trance of shyness to a more professional and serious demeanor.
"You mean a 'side-job' situation?"
>>111187"If that's-" her eyes dart over to Silver, standing wingding eyed off to the side, "-what you want to call it, then sure"
>>111188Iron nods.
"Alright."
He closes in on Cauldron's ear to whisper to her.
"If you need any help, I will wait outside and send off Silver."
>>111187>>111188>>111189Silver shakes off his starry-eyed appearance. "Hmm? Job?"
>>111189"Help with what? The situation?"
>>111192She has a grave look upon her face
"It's more of a... development. We may need you later"
>>111193He nods again.
"Got it."
With that, positions have been reversed back to normal, smiling.
"Alright, I will wait for you at your place when your situation checking is over."
>>111190He looks to Silver.
"We can go back now. The deal has been sealed and we will get those potions in about a day."
He proceeds to stand up.
"We should go back and tell the others."
>>111194"Not necessarily a day..."
>>111194"I suppose we will have to do with what potions we have for now."
>>111195Iron nods.
"I understand. It is quite the large order. Perfection takes some time, after all."
He smiles.
>>111197"it's not just that. The potions you are asking for are illegal, and require ingredients that are sometimes rare and in anycase hard to assemble"
>>111196He turns to Silver, a bit disheartened by Silver's gloomy mood.
"Seems like it. Do not worry, for your bits will be given back in gold. Metaphorically speaking, of course."
He pats Silver on the head, trying to cheer him up.
"Are you ready?"
>>111198Iron's brain skids to a halt, just after saying to Silver these things.
"Oh. I see the problem."
He frowns slightly.
"I think there will not be an issue. Of course, if you need help, I can assist."
>>111199Now the look on Silver's face suggests he
really hopes he'll be able to make back the Bits spent in this venture. "Yes. Oh, wait, one more thing."
>>111198Silver turns to Cauldron, keeping his voice low enough that it won't carry through the rest of the bar. "You would not happen to know anything about 33 Hoebuck, yes? Over in Redheart District?"
>>111202"We just went to Redheart last night. 33 Hoebuck... what is that near?"
>>111205On the one hand, I do want to simply go and let Cauldron have the money. On the other, I am indeed taking advantage of Silver.Darn you morality! Lemme have my satisfied Cauldron with money!Iron, feeling slightly guilty, turns around.
"Which ones would cause you the most trouble?"
>>111203"There is hostel there owned by griffon named Stormfeather Maakie, which used to be asylum and home for wayward mares before it was shut down. There is also old Northern Orthodox church nearby that has since been converted to Temple of Boreas."
>>111206"The healing potion is the simplest potion in terms of the number of ingredients and availability. You can use common household items like mint or rubbing alcohol, and boiling water is hot enough for it. Some of the ingredients can be switched out for other ingredients. And if you are found possessing it, you might get questioned for unlicensed practice of medicine, but possession and sale is not illegal per se. Invisibility is the worst. It requires ingredients like sulfur, body parts from magical beats, part of the process requires more heat than just boiling point, and getting caught with just one vial of it is a year in jail. It doesn't help that some of the sellers of the ingredients know what is going on, so you have to be discrete. Pass without a Trace I am less familiar with. I would have to consult my books"
>>111207"Oh, which church?"
>>111209Iron nods, a bit hearbroken about taking away 1800 bits out of the order to make sure the order is done at least today or tomorrow.
"What if those last ones were taken out? The Invisibility potions?"
He lands his hooves on the table softly, fighting the urge to simply wave his line of conversation off just to let her keep the money.
>>111210"Church of the Sacred Heart, I believe. Or at least that is what it used to be known." Silver tilts his head in Cauldron's direction. "You and Iron did not happen to get mugged near there, last night? Iron mentioned he almost died because of muggers."
>>111211Iron shrugs, then suddenly remembers the barred off church.
"Wait. You are actually right. We
did get mugged there."
Pass Without a Trace
>The subject or subjects can move through any type of terrain and leave neither footprints nor scent. Tracking the subjects is impossible by nonmagical means.Why would anyone use this potion except if they were trying to commit a crime and get away with it? I don't think it's necessary for hunting
>>111210"Well, the invisibility might be done tomorrow if I can find associates who already have the ingredients assembled or are selling them, or it may take longer. I can't tell you right now. As for the healing potions, I have some that are ready right now, and I could certainly produce all of them by tomorrow, provided I am not taken up by other things. The pass without a trace, as I said, I would have to consult my books for"
>>111211>>111212The Zebra's eyes go wide, and she is silent for a moment
"YES! That's it! We were mugged there last night, right next to the church! There were a pair of griffins! Iron beat them off with a stretch of rebar, and he got hurt in the process!"
>>111212>>111214This most certainly gets Silver's attention. "That sounds right. From what I know, it has substantial griffon population that is hostile to others, and has grown lawless in recent years. You would not happen to know anything about that area? Iron and I are helping friend with task to put end to trafficking of ponies, griffons, zebras, and others that is going on in that region." He looks over at Iron and pats him on the shoulder. "Look at you, protecting yourself and your marefriend, like big strong hero."
>>111214>Potion talk"Hm. Focus on producing the health potions, then the reduce person potions. After that, if you cannot find the ponies necessary for the last two sets by toworrow, simply give the appropriate money back along with the potions."
Good thing Pass without trace is cheaper than most.>MuggingHe nods, suddenly realizing those griffons would spread word of him around the neighborhood.
(Now
I may have to disguise myself. Great.)
>>111215"Yes, it's a bad neighborhood. Not even the Baltimare syndicates..." she kind of cuts herself off here
"It's very dangerous. I think there are immigrant gangs there. It was super foggy last night, but it seems pretty clear tonight, at least so far."
>Marefriend"Woah. 'hol up"
>>111216>An illegal potion being cheaper than a legal potionD'awww. It's cute that you think that
"Reduce person..." she says that slowly, then raises an eyebrow at Iron, wondering what bizarre intent he must have to want a literal half dozen of those
"I'll see what I can do"
>>111217Черт. Either lack of fog will work to our advantage, or our disadvantage... "Excuse me, I thought you two were already item from how Iron talked. I apologise if that is not case."
He catches that line she almost spoke. He gives her a questioning look. "Baltimare syndicates? So, now there are
four factions fighting for control over city?"
>>111217>>111215SILVER, YOU BIG OAF!I mean, it costs 50 GP in the SRD. Doesn't sound that hard to make at home if it costs so low tbh.
Iron nods.
"Alrigh-"
But then Silver
had to slip his tongue even further, making him frozen solid as the pats met tense muscles.
(Did he
really just say that? For Gods' sakes, I would have been better with Skies of all ponies... Actually, no. We would have had a three-way battle... Hell, even the bat was better than this.)
He slowly cranes his head, looking at Silver with disbelief, as if to say 'Are you trying to boycott me here?'
>>111217"Woah. 'hol up"
>F>>111155"If i Get the items unenchanted could i come bak later when i get the money and have them enchanted?"
>>111219In the SRD. This is not the SRD, this is my campaign. And it is only logical to think about the way in which legal restrictions on a good would affect its price
>>111218Her eyes widen, she moves back ever so slightly, and her ears fall down
"Uh... What? Something about factions?"
>>111220"Well, mostly likely, but the enchantment process itself could take some time"
Although I think I over charged Dark Star for his magical Colt revolvers.... >>111221I was kinda banking on the SRD for the money calculations. This means the potion would've cost even more, meaning Silver would have to fork up even more money. Trying to help a fellow PC out, mang. Nothing more than that.
>>111221Silver seems somewhat oblivious to her change in demeanor, or else doesn't care. "Well, you have Black Hooves, Communists, and Waterfront Gang. Unless they are just another name for one of those three, then Baltimare syndicates would make four."