The Baltimare group proceeds in their task of investigating a strange group of creatures, mostly Griffins, who seem to be involved in creature smuggling. Up on the Boulderfield,-Whinnysota line, the northern group settles in for a cold night along with their new friends and prisoners.
Soon to welcome our Swedish player and his character
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>>116379"But is Equestria. And the war is over, I heard they are doing something about the communists, and there is full employment now"
>>116381His mood darkens slightly upon hearing about the communists. "I certainly hope they are. I have lost one home to Reds already, I will not lose another."
To the rest he offers a sigh before his answer. "Story is bit different from truth, I am afraid. I do not know what things are like in Ngua Nam, and we will do our best to make sure you have opportunity in Equestria, but know this: it is not paradise here."
>>116381Dark Star smiles
"I've dealt with a few communists myself."
>>116382She looks at him, holding her muzzle upwards slightly, and seeming to squint her eyes... or maybe they are just like that normally. But to Silver's second comment, something in her resists
"Ngua Nam is majestic land... but Equestria is - was supposed to be - the Shining Castle upon a Hill. It is supposed to be better."
>>116383She looks to Dark Star, then smiles, and nods appreciatively
"We could use some Stallions like you back in Làng Chống Cháy"
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>>116384"Canterlot's splendor does not reach so far. I agree, it is supposed to be, could be, better. But it is not."
>>116385Now, she closes her eyes, looks down and shakes her head slowly
“I do not know... I could go back to my mother and father. They would be disappointed.”
>>116386He tilts his head at her. "Disappointed?"
>>116384He smiles back
"After i get Equestria back in order i might take you up on that offer."
>>116384He smiles back
"After i get Equestria back in order i might take you up on that offer."
>>116384He smiles back
"After i get Equestria back in order i might take you up on that offer."
>>116384He smiles back
"After i get Equestria back in order i might take you up on that offer."
>>116389She nods at him, still smiling
>>116387"Yes. Disappointed. I was supposed to go to Equestria and eventually bring them over. They were happy to see me go. They thought I would come back well off. Instead I would be going back to them not long after I left. With no money, no job, no stallion, no child, no visa, and no photographs of Canterlot Castle to show for it."
>>116393He nods, thinking that over. "Well, we see what we can do to help you here, if you do not want to go back."
>>116344“they extracted her. What else?”
The creature - Zwolf - stands up, and walks forward. She comes closer to the bars on the door of the cage, closer than she likely could have gone with the restraints she wore before, and she walks with her shoulders pushed to the side and her body kind of low to the ground, like a stalking cat. She has a big, malign grin on her face that shows off her fangs - not to imply those could be hidden.
“Tell me, pony, how many creatures have
you drained the life completely out of?”
>>116394"I am still in shock over all of
this. I cannot make big decisions yet."
>>116396"Only the ones that deserved it."
He matches her grin with one of his on.
>>116397She comes even closer, right up to the bars. Mala, who unlike Khoi Lua, has not shown any strong desire to keep his distance from the changeling, now backs a foot away.
"Then consider us the same" She says
>>116398"We aren't even in the same leauge,bug."
>>116399"If that is true, then what do you have to fear?"
>>116400"You misunderstand, i don't fear you are any other member of your kind. I hate you and them because of your actions."
>>116396"Understandable, given circumstances. We shall focus on here-and-now for now."
Silver watches the back and forth going on between Star and Zwolf.
>>116401"My actions? When I was free, I did nothing other than take love from those far too willing to give it out of wedlock.
They were looking for loose mares. If they had listened to their elders, they never would have been vulnerable. And here, well, I am a captive. If anything, I am more of a captive. I've done no more than the hyena has done, and they don't need to electro-shock him to make him do it."
>>116403"Your actions are subversive you,degenerate. You and your precious queen chrysalis are both terrible cretures."
>>116402Khoi Lua seems unsettled by the hole-ridden creature in the cage. She stays on the other side of Silver away from the cage. Mala seems more accustomed to the creature, and in any case less afraid. But he keeps a set distance between he and the creature, back up when she comes closer.
>>116404“I am subversive? Degenerate? Quite the opposite. I can only harm degenerates, and when they are degenerate. I help to enforce moral behavior. Not unlike how I imagine you are an enforcer.”
>>116405"You have quite the silver tongue huh? I can see how you were able to seduce the drunkards."
He frowns
>>116406She continues with a big grin, and cones up slightly placing a black leg through the bars
“If all I’ve done is convince you of my skill... are you
sure you have no use for me? If you’re after these drug manufactures it seems you could use some help.”
>>116407"Help? What could you help us with?"
>>116408She does her best equivalent of raising an eyebrow
“Your Griffin problem, of course.”
>>116409"Oh? And how would you go about doing that?"
>>116409>>116410"There is no other species as skilled at deception, stealth, and subterfuge, her ability to drain life energy would be very valuable utility in combat, and she has already demonstrated she is skilled orator. And, if she will forgive me for assuming, I imagine there are some Griffins she would
very much like to 're-introduce' herself to."
>>116410And now she does a full malign grin
“Just like you, I can hold a weapon. Unlike you, I can do magic. I can also act.”
>>116412"Oh i assure you i can act,bug."
He pulls back his jacket slightly to reval his shotgun
"Who's to say you wont just stab us in the back at your lesiure."
>>116411"Shes also an enemy silver, she would kill any of us as soon as those griffions."
>>116413"It would be suicide to try to attack us, and it is too dangers to try to go it alone. Besides all of that, she has not given me reason
not to trust her. I am willing to trust her if she is willing to trust us."
>>116414"You put your trust in the wrong species,silver."
>>116415"I would far sooner trust changeling like her than pony like Comte."
>>116412"How can we be sure you won't betray us?"
Mala's the female kirin, right?
>>116421Male, actually. I know it's a female ending in his name, but that's how it is.
>>116422Darn. Sounded too good to be true.
Oh well, guess the hunt is still on.
>>116423You'll make your waifu harem someday.
Hello everypony! I didn’t know you all were up so early
>>116419“Well, I’m not going anywhere without you, am I? And be assured that, however bad of an impression our brief acquaintance has left upon me tonight, my experiences with this dungeon’s owners have left an impression far deeper and stronger”
She turns to her side. On her emaciated barrel there is an area of black chitin stained a deep blue color.
>>116422>female name ending>implying Indo-European language>>116421Khoi Lua is the female Kirin. Mala is the male gnoll
>>116428Oh phew. For a second there I thought I got trapped on.
Glad I was wrong, tho. Can't wait to know her skills.
>>116428Silver takes interest in this apparent wound on Zwolf. "Do you mind if I have closer look at that? I have some experience as healer."