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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>>111221Yea i only have one enchantment on eachCould i take out a loan from the blackhooves would that be possible?
>>111223She is silent
>>111224That sounds like a Skies question
Well... maybe He should be refunded a bit[/i]
>>111223>>111225Seeing his would be marefriend, he decides to help Cauldron out.
"She might have simply made a mistake, like how I calculated the value of all these potions. Cut her some slack."
>>111226Marefriend in trouble, he
>>111225>>111226"...Eh...okay?" Silver waves it off as if it was nothing. "So, anything else about 33 Hoebuck, or those immigrant gangs? You know, besides that they are made up of griffons."
>>111225"I'll buy the mundane items now. and i'll be back in a hour or 2 to get them enchanted."
>>111228“They are more diverse than that. There are all kinds of creatures there”
>>111229Under the normal rules, that wouldn’t be possible because if the amount of time it takes to enchant something >>111230"I have heard of zebras and other Severyanan ponies like myself in that region, yes. Any others you know of?"
>>111231She is silent for a moment
“Well... you may be surprised by the kinds of creatures that are out there”
>>111233"I'll be back later."
He heads towards the door
>>111233Iron nods at Cauldron's info, knowing Silver may have soured the conversation by quite a bit due to his nosiness.
>>111228He looks at Silver, exaggeratedly moving his head to the entrance.
"I think it is time to go, Silver."
>>111233>>111235The look on his face is almost a challenge. But with Iron telling him to hurry, he leaves it at that. He instead offers a hoofshake to Cauldron with a smile. "It has been pleasure, Ms. Cauldron. It looks like what Iron said about you was no exaggeration. If this potion thing works out, do you know where I might find you later for more?"
>>111236She moves out her hoof, and is in stunned silence for a moment
“Well... I am usually here if I am available at all”
>>111234“Alright. I shall see you later”
>>111237Silver nods as he shakes her hoof. "Great! If this works out, I think I will be getting potions from you from now on."
>>111238“Hehe, Thank you”
The zebra has a smile on her face as Silver shakes her hoof
>>111238>>111237This exchange softens his small frown by a bit.
"Alright, let us go."
He walks off with Silver next to him to outside the tavern, taking this time to whisper to him.
"Next time, do not start interrogations with my partner as the target. Stick to buying potions."
>>111240Silver looks at him very oddly. "I would not exactly call it interrogation."
>>111241Iron deadpans at him, frown apparent on his face.
"I do not care for technicalities. Do
not do it again."
>>111242He lets out a sigh in response. "My friend, I have been in this world for 68 years, and in that time I have found that information, any information, is vital, especially if you are in area you barely know. I did not mean anything negative in my line of questioning, I simply discovered that she knew things which I did not which could not only make this job that much easier, but my own life in Baltimare easier.
"But, fine, if you do not want me asking Cauldron questions from now on, then so be it."
>>111243Iron simply shakes his head at this bad guilt trip attempt.
"You are a stranger to her, so do
not pry into things she does not want to share with you. If you really wanted to know, you could have asked me to ask her and waited for my response later."
As they both go outside, he points his head towards the general direction of the other bar the winged group is probably at.
"Now go back. I want to talk with Cauldron for a bit longer."
>>111246The horned pony sees a few faults in that logic, but it's not like he has much better to do than head back, so he does so.
>>111247Iron exhales through his nostrils strongly.
(Nosy pony. He could have blown my cover and tarnish her trust on me.)
>>111239With a hearty sigh, he reenters the tavern to begin a more open conversation with Cauldron.
>>111239Once Silver arrives back at the Tavern, he seeks out Skies. "You know, more time I spend with Iron, more I come to understand why you two come to blows all time."
>>111249She is already looking at Iron as he returns, with a morbid curiosity at the evident argument that took place some feet over, and her mouth still hangs partly open in strange wonder as to what is going on. She says nothing for the instant moment, and waits for Iron to speak
>>111250Her plain expression assumes a partially triumphant grin, and she watches Silver enter in silent revelry of the information Silver gave her. When he comes next to her, she asks
"Did you get your potions?"
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>>111251Iron sits back down again, rubbing his temples.
"Good grief. Sorry about that, he can be a bit nosy sometimes."
He looks a little concerned.
"Are you alright?"
>>111253She nods silently
"Who was he, and what did he want?"
>>111252"No, sadly. Due to difficulty of order they will be ready tomorrow. It will not with tonight, I know, but it is better than nothing." Silver sits down in a nearby chair. "It turns out Iron and Cauldron were almost mugged right in front of 33 Hoebuck last night, but I was unable to properly ask her questions about it before Iron got upset and forced us out early."
>>111255"It figures. Are we up for tonight or no?"
>>111256"Once Dark Star and Iron return? I do not see why not."
>>111254"Silver Sword. An old somewhat retired unicorn mercenary. He mainly wanted the potions for an upcoming mission at the place we got mugged. That is why he was being nosy when he realized this."
He inhales.
"Lives at the other tavern you showed me after the first one got searched by the cops. You can probably find him around there hanging out with another Earth Pony and a Pegasus named Dark Star and Blue Skies respectively. A lonely pony, follows harmonic values, uses a longsword and a rifle from what I can see."
>>111258“Oh... so he wouldn’t report us to the police, would he? Or would he?”
>>111257Fucking hell I need to force myself to complete part 5. I write a sentence, stated at the use of the passive voice in the sentence, then tried to rearrange the sentence for several minutes before giving up >>111259Iron shakes his head.
"No, he needs the potions. I was not expecting him to start pressing you for answers, though."
>>111260Oh whoops. Forgot it was a greatsword. Chalk it up to Iron being a native. >>111261“That’s alright.... I’ve never received an order like that before. I’ll see if I can manage it”
>>111263Iron nods and lightly hugs Cauldron to reassure her.
"I know you can manage."
>>111264"Well, I will try. I hope I am able to tomorrow"
>>111265Iron smiles, letting her go, but his coat remains next to hers, touching.
(Ah~ I needed that.)
He
is a bit interested in that fourth faction she didn't want to say, as well as the unknown species.
Can I ask Cauldron about it, or is it not defined yet? >>111266She moves away slightly to orient herself more so she faces Iron
"And let's hope the situation does not deteriorate"
>>111267His dreamy gaze is dispelled as he is reminded of the situation.
(Wait a minute. I should ask about this situation to see if it is linked with the mission.)
"Before I leave, what situation are we dealing with?"
>>111268*are we going to deal with?"
>>111268"Seems to be the penetration of new gangs, from Manehattan"
>>111270Iron turns grim.
"Oh, the remnants of them are coming here after that law they passed. I assume they are discussing what territories should be given between the gangs?"
>>111271"
Discussing giving up territories?"
She tilts her head, partly closes her right eye with a raised cheek, and generally looks at Iron with severe confusion
>>111272Iron shrugs.
"I was assuming they did not have power to try and take over, since they were practically expelled without much warning."
He wraps a foreleg around Cauldron, determined.
"In any case, I will come help whenever you need me. Simply say the word and I will come running."
He smiles confidently.
"We are the unbeatable duo, after all."
>>111273Cauldron seems a little less certain, as her tail twists back down, and a little around her left leg. She tilts her head upwards a little
"Well... we'll see how things go. I imagine you have something planned for tonight - an tomorrow - with your male... friends? there"
>>111274Iron nods, removing himself from her, a tiny blush on his face.
"Yes. When it is over, I will meet you up at your place. Sounds good?"
>>111276"Alright. Do you even have a place to stay?"
>>111277Iron smiles sheepishly.
"I can... always sleep on the ground?"