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Occupied Equestria - Confrontation
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.123038
123091
Along the shores of Baltimare Harbor, in the halls of old 33 Hoebuck, our heroes have discovered a dark secret. What started as a mundane mission to stop illegal immigrant smuggling has uncovered something far more horrific - a cult from Griffonia. The party has successfully challenged and defeated many of the cultists and hired criminals, but in the process, has nearly died themselves. Now, low on health, they must both recover and put an end to the evils in 33 Hoebuck once and for all - before it puts an end to them first.

Way up north, in the Iron Range of Whinnysota, the ponies their inquire into exact who or what is damaging so many machines. Investigating and following leads, they may unveil the faults and problems of the Haysabi Iron Mine, and gain favor with Changeling authorities.

Damn it, I missed 123,000
1710 replies and 23 files omitted.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123373
123374 123375
>>123371
>>123368
The off-white mare with the orange mane looks outside

"Would you two lovebirds care for a hayburger? How about a drink?"
Sunny Rays
3CXiY
?
No.123374
123377
>>123372
"Good enough? But Adrian, there is nothing that you have to do to prove yourself. You have always been perfect in my eyes."
>>123373
Sunny blushes.
Adrian Cloudburster
pCy/G
?
No.123375
123376
>>123373
*looks back*
"Gimmie a minute?"
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123376
>>123375
"Sure thing"
She goes back in
Adrian Cloudburster
pCy/G
?
No.123377
123378 123379
>>123374
*he gulps nervously and then goes in for a kiss*
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123378
3c6e3702457041c33f7236619510a699f2fe8120a8ebe5db7371ea3e87cb88ef.jpg
>>123377

Sunny Rays
3CXiY
?
No.123379
123380
>>123377
She leans into the kiss.
Adrian Cloudburster
pCy/G
?
No.123380
123381 123383
>>123379
*kisses her deeply, relishing every moment that he's waited for for so long*
Sunny Rays
3CXiY
?
No.123381
123382 123383
>>123380
She wraps her forelegs around his neck as she slightly moans into the kiss.
Adrian Cloudburster
pCy/G
?
No.123382
123383 123384
>>123381
*He wraps his wings around them both as he enjoys the sound of her moan*
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123383
>>123380
>>123382
>>123381
A mare walks by with her foal. Her foal starts looking at the sight, before the mare covers her foal's eyes with her wing, and pulls him away
Sunny Rays
3CXiY
?
No.123384
123385
>>123382
She runs the frog of her hoof along his face, breaking the kiss for just a moment.
"Oh, Adrian. I love you."
Adrian Cloudburster
pCy/G
?
No.123385
123386
>>123384
"I love you too Sunny, we should probably continue on though I think we're causing a scene..."
Sunny Rays
3CXiY
?
No.123386
123387 123388
>>123385
"R-right."
She steps back.
"Wish me luck."
She heads to the door.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123387
123389
>>123386
She again meets the off-white mare, now smiling
Adrian Cloudburster
pCy/G
?
No.123388
>>123386
"good luck"
*he trots after her*
Sunny Rays
3CXiY
?
No.123389
123390
>>123387
Sunny smiles a bit awkwardly.
"Can you help me? I am looking for somepony that I hear might be here."
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123390
123391
>>123389
"Well I'm just the server. Who are you looking for?"
She smiles
Sunny Rays
3CXiY
?
No.123391
123392
>>123390
"Nickle and Dime."
She wonders the kind of reaction she will get for this inquiry.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123392
123393
>>123391
The smile immediately leaves her face, to something harder

"What do you need them for?"
Sunny Rays
3CXiY
?
No.123393
123394
>>123392
"It is business of the church to try to get somepony out of crushing debt the best we can."
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.123394
123395
>>123393
"The church....?"
She raises eyebrows at Sunny Rays
Sunny Rays
3CXiY
?
No.123395
123396
>>123394
"The pony effected attended the church of Celestia. It is my duty to try and set this pony on the right path, which means wiping the slate clean of his debt, lest he be tempted to return for more."
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123396
123397 123398
>>123395
"Uh huh."
Her head is lowered towards her

"And how will you be 'wiping the slate clean'?"
Adrian Cloudburster
pCy/G
?
No.123397
123402
>>123396
*takes a defensive position next to her*
Sunny Rays
3CXiY
?
No.123398
123399
>>123396
"Paying what I can and asking the rest be forgiven."
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123399
123400
>>123398
Hmmm.... roll a diplomacy check
3CXiY
?
No.123400
123401 123402
[1d20+2 = 7]
>>123399

Sunny Rays
3CXiY
?
No.123401
123406
>>123400
Yikes.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123402
123403 123405
>>123400
Not.... stellar

>>123397
Do you want to attempt intimidation?
pCy/G
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No.123403
123404 123405
>>123402
*I step forward and Puff my chest out*
"IT WOULD BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO CONSIDER IT"
pCy/G
?
No.123404
123405 123406
[1d20+1 = 12]
>>123403

Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123405
123406
>>123404
>>123403
>>123402
She is not impressed with Sunny Ray's words, or rather, is concerned. But with Adrian's words...

"I'll... see what I can do"

She goes off, out of view
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123406
>>123405
>>123404
>>123401
A midnight blue Unicorn Stallion wearing a black jacket comes storming out

He removes glasses with purple magic
"What the hell are you doing here?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123408
123409 123422
mlems all the cute ponies
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123409
>>123408
Is mlemmed
Shimmering Spark
3CXiY
?
No.123422
123423
>>123408
mlems back
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123423
>>123422
is mlemmed back
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123429
123430
Anypony here?
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123430
123431
7D5BB675-F968-49E0-BAFC-613565C6AADE.gif
>>123429
Hi floof pone!
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123431
123433
>>123430
Hi GM pone!
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123433
123434
>>123431
You wanna continue?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123434
123435
>>123433
Yeah. Silver's gonna look through all the drawers and cabinets in the room he's in.
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.123435
123436
>>123434
The room has at least six cabinets and drawers. Opening them, Silver can find several batches of medical supplies and equipment. Iodine, Aspirin tablets, IV bags, Saline solution, empty hyopdermic needles, a metal drawer filled with a number of tools such as scalpels and forceps, surgical masks, latex gloves, rubbing alcohol, cold packs, bandages, needles and threads for surgical sutures, splints, rubber and cloth tourniquets, cotton balls and cotton swabs, penicillin and a few other anti-biotics, tongue depressers, and a number of other items not necessarily recognizable. There is a small array of vaccines for typhus, typhoid, diptheria, and even tuberculosis. Little glass bottles labeled as antidotes for two species of snake, some venomous creature that lives in the bay, and even manticore, can be found in another drawer. There are boxes claiming to have color coded tests for the presence of certain bacteria and viruses, or certain drugs collected by various methods. A drawer has orthopedic slings, ostomic pouches, diapers and douches. A corner has a couple walkers. Ontop of the counter, between drawers and cabinets, is an oven that seems to be for sterilization, and there are two sinks, as well as a tube rack with two test tubes. One cabinet is locked, and full of what appear to be medicines
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123436
123437
>>123435
Can Silver see what kinds of medicine are in the locked cabinet?
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123437
123438
>>123436
Yes and no. The medicines are in white bottles, transparent glass bottles, visible through a glass or plastic upper part of the door and above what looks like a stainless steal bar across the bottom. There are two levels of medicines. Some has readable labels, some do not. Among those legible are painkillers like morphine, oxycodone, and even diamorphine. There are a couple labeled as tranquilizers. And perhaps most interesting of all, there are bottles that appear to contain magical potions - though these are not identifiable from visible labels, but rather from mint green and pink-purple color
aZTOK
?
No.123438
123439
[1d20+2 = 4]
>>123437
Strength: Considering this to be better than nothing, Silver attempts to bust the lock to the cabinet open with the pommel of his sword.
vWLK1
?
No.123439
123440
>>123438
Silver's pommel simply bounces against the plastic-glass.

It seems that the door is made out of that composite of plastic and glass that high ranking mafia members use to armor their cars for its alleged ability to withstand even bullets. Whether or not it is actually that tough, it's tougher than normal glass
\r
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123440
123441
>>123439
"...Fuck." Silver stares degectedly at the cabinet, having been foiled and thinking himself unable to open it.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123441
123442
>>123440
It's also worth noting that Silver's last attempt missed the lock off to the side, and instead landed closer to the center
aZTOK
?
No.123442
123443
[1d20+2 = 15]
>>123441
Strength: "RAAAAH!" Silver tries smashing the lock again.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123443
123444
>>123442
The lock is recessed into the side of the door (it's covered in stainless steel). Silver hits it this time, and does real damage. The lock itself seems to break and bend in, and the steel siding is bent. Some of the contents inside have shaken, and glass containers clink against glass containers. Nothing inside seems to have shattered or tipped over though.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123444
123445
>>123443
Silver sees if he can open it, now.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123445
123446
>>123444
Silver tore something loose, but just a little more force is necessary to pull it free
aZTOK
?
No.123446
123447
[1d20+2 = 3]
>>123445
Strength: Silver grabs on, and pulls.
"NNNGGGH!"
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123447
123448
>>123446
Silver pulls on the door....

But whether through faulty legs, or something on the floor, Silver slips and falls to the ground, his right two legs both sliding forward and hitting a cabinet as he falls onto his hind. There is a light "clang" sound though no sound of glass breaking. Jubilosa pokes her head through the door, rather dexterously from an extended neck.

"What happened?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123448
>>123447
"Owww..."
Silver must look rather pathetic, on the ground like that. He slowly gets up.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123449
123451
She keeps her head poking through, moving occasionally in sudden, birdlike movement. The door slowly opens more as Mala slowly walks his way through, behind Silver


aZTOK
?
No.123451
123452
[1d20+2 = 9]
>>123449
Strength: Once up again, Silver tries once more to open the cabinet.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123452
123453
>>123451
Now, Silver rips something loose, and the door is forced open. There is another sound of glass clanking, but nothing seems to have been damaged in the process of breaking the door open
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123453
123454
>>123452
Silver now has a closer look at the potions.
vWLK1
?
No.123454
123455
>>123453
It's a decent array of potions. Multiple healing potions - it looks like a couple vials of cure moderate wounds, maybe four of cure light wounds, two of delay poison, and one each of neutralize poison, magic fang, lesser restoration, and remove paralysis - give or take a vial or two. This is besides containers of more than one variety of opiate anesthetic, tranquilizers, and a single container of chloroform. There is also a cylinder of nitrous oxide
\r
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123455
123456
>>123454
Silver takes it all, as well as the painkillers like the morphine.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123456
123457
>>123455
As most of the containers are small there is not much concern for weight, though the dozens of vials constantly "clang" in his bag as Silver moves
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123457
123458
>>123456 (Nice get.)
Silver gathers all of the wounded party members together.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123458
123459
>>123457
These are Iron, Silver himself, and midnight. Dark Star has a light wound, though nothing serious. None of the rescues nor Blue Skies have any injuries, though Jubilosa and Zwolf were injured before and given potions
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123459
123460
>>123458
Silver knows how badly wounded he's been, and how badly wounded Iron's been. What about Midnight?
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123460
>>123459
Midnight suffered the worst of anypony in the big fight, but was healed in part, and also did not take part in the later fight against the two interlopers. She is wounded, but better off than both Silver and especially Iron

(~20 hp of damage, maybe 24 or so remaining. This is an imprecise estimate)
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123461
123462
Let's put off distributing the potions for the moment. Is there anything else of interest in the room?
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123462
123463
>>123461
This particular room only has the aforementioned medical supplied and equipment across drawers and cabinets, mostly along a single wall, though with some on the opposite side
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123463
123464
>>123462
Silver sees what's in the other rooms in this area.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123464
123465
>>123463
In another room on this side is what appears to be a very small office, with a desk, a chair, and a type writer. Papers show nothing interesting. On the opposite side is a closed room with a bed. The most interesting things in this room is an oxygen canister and a surgical drill
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123465
123466
>>123464
Is the surgical drill the only bit of surgical equipment in the room?
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123466
123467
>>123465
It is the only powered piece of equipment. There are, however, scalpels, lancets, retractors, pipettes, forceps, and clamps in a cabinet
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123467
123468
>>123466
Ah. The sight is slightly less gruesome than I had imagined. What's inside the desk in the other room?
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123468
123469
>>123467
(And a few separate types of drill bits)

Note that the great majority of the equipment seems to be more recent that the building's last function as a poorhouse, with most of the drugs having dates within the last three years - though some has expired anyways. Some equipment, especially crutches, is much older though, either inherited or purchased second hand.

The desk is mostly empty, with only a few papers inside, such as requisition papers, medical and surgical records, notes, and a few birth and death certificates.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123469
123470 123471
>>123468
What kind of notes?
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123470
123471 123472
>>123469
Hand written, and all of a medical nature. Some notes about triage on a number of wounded. A question of whether an unsuccessful attempt to treat a bullet wound should be transferred to a public hospital (answered in the negative) and the same question about treatment for cancer (answered in the affirmative). A question of whether excessive sleep deprivation may be resolved by means of stimulates - no written answer. A series of questions about what body parts may be disposed in the landfill, the bay, or even sewage. Answered with immediate skepticism towards the placement of any parts of corpses in trash or the harbor bay, though with some suggestion that cremated bone fragments may be spread in either trash or the harbor bay. Suggestion that blood and digested bone fragments may be disposed in sewage. Discussion and notes about what seems to have been a typhus outbreak in miniature, with suggestions to burn clothing, vaccinate, and treat for lice.

Discussion about harm to legs and claws/hooves by restraints and equipment, and treatment. Some actual notes on how to prevent death by blood loss on a claw that is caught in stamping machine, as well as notes on cheap, reusable prosthetics. A single note asking questions about the removal of skins - but this appears to be only the first page of a larger set of notes that has been cut off or is unavailable. An actually fairly long series of questions about Changeling draining and its effects - no quick description can be given because of the complexity of the subject, but the document doesn't seem to offer much in the way of answers.

Finally, there are notes on some specific way of cutting open the chest cavities of several kinds of creature while still leaving the creature alive, with particular detail taken to how to avoid death by blood loss. This one is several pages long and includes some drawings, as well as ways to make cuts or stabbings. It's almost like cuts of steak

Most of these discussions are disorganized scribbling on paper, mostly are one or two pages in length, some include drawings but most don't, and some visibly have multiple colors of pen with orange written next to and over-top of blue ink. Some are written solely in blue ink
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123471
>>123470
>>123469
The notes are mostly in blue ink, and seem to have primarily two handwriting styles. Responses, comments and answers are usually off to the side, underneath, or after sections of writting, and written in orange. Some of these are in one of the aforementioned two styles. But some are written in a very fine, careful calligraphy. And one set of notes, the very last set about vivisection, is written entirely in black ink with the careful calligraphy
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123472
123473
>>123470
"...why would these griffons need to open living being's chest cavity?"
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123473
123474
>>123472
Only Mala and Jubilosa are around to hear this remark. Jubilosa slowly pulls her head out of the room
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123474
123475
>>123473
Silver puts the notes back.

Are there any other rooms?
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123475
123476
>>123474
Not as a part of the infirmary. But there is at least one more room on the other side of the hall on the second floor
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123476
123477
>>123475
Silver decides to check it out.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123477
123478
>>123476
On the opposite side is a door with the plate over it falling off in part. It opens up to a small room less than 20 feet across that has some seats off to the left. To the right is a long glass window covered over on the opposite side with something like a curtain, and a door.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123478
123479
>>123477
"Curious...what is room meant for?"
Silver tries the door in this room on the right.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123479
123480
>>123478
The room Silver was in is a bit... faded. There were a couple chairs. Older, though the wall could have held more, and the walls were a faded white wash. The glass is cracked. Going through the door (unlocked), he enters a very new room. Tile floors, and tile half way up the wall until white wash, and some marks in the wall where something was removed. But it is what is there now that is most interesting. Two large machines, each with rolls of paper and presses. And a table with several books.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123480
123481
>>123479
"Is this book press? Here?"
Silver inspects the books.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123481
123482 123483
>>123480
A book press does indeed seem to be exactly what it is. Looking at the books, they are all the same. Bound and covered in leather - or at least, it looks like leather. No markings of any kind on the outside
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123482
123484
>>123481
Is there anything inside them?
Spirit of a Sardonic Economist
cYl7Y
?
No.123483
123484
>>123481
>leather
I'm guessing that's probably illegal in pony nations.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123484
123485
>>123482
Oh yes. Yes there is. Here now, there is variance. Some have portions in Ponish, some are largely in a foreign language that is probably Herlandish, and some have both. But all have some third language. A language not identifiable, and not sounding much like any speech of griffin, nor kirin or zebra. There are many creatures out there, and who can say what they speak or don't speak? But the harsh consonants and bizarre grammar of this alien tongue seem... wrong.

>>123483
This leather, you can bet is
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123485
123486
>>123484
What do the Ponish portions say?
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123486
123487
>>123485
It's difficult to grasp the entire contents of a book in only a few minutes, flipping through. Yet a scanning read, and a few pages flipped here and there, gives a glimpse....

A wise griffin, a sorcerer or druid, named Vortigan, consults with spirits under moonlight. Using the mind as contact to something deeper... broader. Broad as the vastness of space. A tribe called the Maarverni, who found these secrets. Here is an illustration. It's like a giant statue of a griffin, made of sticks, wicker and twine. More than one griffin is inside, and another outside carries a torch. Another illustration of the location of stars, though these are not stars visible in the sky. Descriptions of shadows dancing across mist filled craters on the moons far side, whispering their wisdom to those hidden things that pass in black ether of space
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123487
123488
>>123486
"Maarverni...were these original worshipers of Maar, then? These must be books of worship, then."

Silver investigates the book presses.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123488
123489
>>123487
A number of plates with lettering on them that rotate and press into ink, then onto paper. They are smaller than the printing presses of formal publishing companies and newspapers, yet still fairly large. Only black ink seems to be used, and there are plates off to the side that are not in immediate use but must rather be switched out. The press seems to be powered a black
coated electric cable that comes down directly from the ceiling and no through normal electrical outlets. It isn't entirely clear how the leather cover is added, but one of the machines has many pages in it
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123489
123490
>>123488
"Hmm...seems normal, I suppose, though I have never seen printing presses before. But why is window looking into this room...?"
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123490
123491
>>123489
From this side, it's completely covered up. They must not have wanted what is in this room to be visible into the other any longer. Over to the right is another door.

At this point, a couple of Silver's followers make their way in. Johann almost seemed to have smelled it, walking in and taking a look. Blue Skies, likewise looks around, becoming less interested when she sees the room is clear. And Mala walks in after the griffins, keeping his head low
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.123491
123492
>>123490
He nods to the new arrivals to the room.
"Looks like they have been printing Maarist 'holy' books."
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.123492
123493
>>123491
Johann is already staring down the presses. The room is dark and Johann is only barely visible in the light Silver uses to illuminate the presses. But his eyes gleam, and Silver can see the death stare he gives the presses, as he slowly walks closer, and looks down to the books on the table. He does not bother to pick them up. After a pause, he responds to Silver

"So they have"

Then he reaches out a claw towards a book, and four inches away, pulls his claw back
"All of this... must be burned. Kill it before it spreads. Metastasizes..."

Skies walks around, looking at other parts of the room, and is somewhat confused. She actually speaks before Johann starts
"Like a damned cancer spreading"