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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
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Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
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No.124015
124028
SOON
Shimmering Spark
3CXiY
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No.124028
>>124015
Perhaps
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124029
124030
Poner
Anonymous
oA9vs
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No.124030
124031
8381C5EA-6233-46C6-9BBE-376592899E6B.jpeg
>>124029
Hi pony
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
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No.124031
124032
>>124030
Hi GM!
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.124032
124033
>>124031
So um... you wanna pick up where Silver left off?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124033
124034
>>124032
Yeah, lemme think on a plan going forward.

In the meantime, is Mala around?
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.124034
124035
>>124033
Yes.

In fact, he slinks out of the printing room, which still bears once-hidden label designating it as a "maternity ward," and comes over towards Silver. His paws make his movements fairly quiet.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124035
124036
>>124034
The unicorn smiles at him as he approaches, and motions for Mala to sit down next to him.
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.124036
124037
>>124035
Mala sits, and his right ear twitches
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124037
124038
>>124036
Silver pets his new doggo friend.

"And what do you think about coming battle?"
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.124038
124039
>>124037
"I am still... unsure. If my old master thinks we are weak and few in number, and just tricked the Heartlanders into submitting, then he will try to find us and kill us... or worse. If his Suzerain thinks there is a large police raid, he will make him stop and hold up upstairs. My old master would not want to stay still. It makes him feel like an animal being hunted."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124039
124040
>>124038
"Could you tell me more about this old master of yours?"
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.124040
124041
>>124039
"Well... I didn't see him that often. But I saw him regularly. I think he had a place in town. He would visit here to see what was going on. He thought of himself as a businessgriff. He thought of what was going on here as a sort of business. He looked down on the Waterfront gang in the city as being unrefined. He wanted to be respected. He could be arrogant. He could be ruthless... very, very ruthless. He wasn't really nice to me, when he acknowledged me at all. But I am lower caste, so I understand that. But he respected Mohlokomeli and how she ran things, so I know he could be nice to subordinates who pleased him. He did complement me twice though, I remember that.

He could be pretty resourceful, and pretty efficient. He found ways to get past setbacks like the War cutting off shipping routes. But he got frustrated as well, like when the harbor was closed off in the siege. He is clever, and it showed the most with his ability to work with shipping and with companies in the city. I don't know that much about his history. I know he was in the Navy, he talked about a place called Nova Griffonia where he worked. He preferred Zebras and especially gnolls as his guards and workers. He thought we had more spirit than griffins, and especially ponies.

He was never a part of the society, but he was always sort of a part of it. I think he shared some of their beliefs and practices. It just wasn't what he was here for. He respected his Suzerain, the landlord, very much. To him, the Suzerain had much of want he wanted. Respect within the city as a business pony, and wealth. But that was not what the Suzerain was after..."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
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No.124041
124042
>>124040
"Suzerain...Maakie's Suzerain was unicorn, right? Named Sweet Boek? What did he want?"
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.124042
124043
>>124041
"I... I think so. That names sounds right, or it was something that sounds like "book" anyways. I don't quite know what he was after. It was something about the divine, I think. Something above creatures, or maybe knowledge. I could never really get into it... or appreciate it. Rêwîtiyek, the Kafkar who died, even joined the society, saying there were great things out there. I thought about it......

The Suzerain could be friendly, in the way that ponies often are. He would even be nice to me, sometimes. Very few ponies were ever as nice to me as he was. But he was less so when my place in my master's guard was established, though he still wanted me to join the society. Still, it always seemed like he didn't care for creatures too much. He had a slight respect for my master. But it's like if you think a sword is good or whip is useful. Like a tool. If he doesn't trust you well he will be guarded, and even those he does he always has a kind of indifference towards. When almost half the heartlanders died in the battle he was just angry that ships to bring in more were blocked. I imagine most rich ponies and other creatures are like that. They are at the top. They don't have to work for or please any other creature. They don't really need to care about much else.... except for what is above them, and it isn't a pony or griffin."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124043
124044
>>124042
"Hmm...he did seem little...off, when we saw him earlier. Is there chance they are both together at this moment?"
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.124044
124045
>>124043
"They might be. Book... 'Boek' will be upstairs now. That, I am sure. Master... I shouldn't call him that, 'Stormfeather,' Probably wanted to be part of the ritual, but might be looking for us with guards and the Heartlanders not showing up."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
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No.124045
124046
>>124044
"Those two...I hope we catch them both. I have admittedly lost all sense of mercy for those two. They deserve none."
vWLK1
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No.124046
124047
>>124045
He blinks, and is silent for a moment, as he breathes in and out. Then he looks down, away from Silver, and starts to speak to him

"The creatures here weren't always nice to me... But they were sometimes. Mohlabani especially would talk to me sometimes. I was around other creatures, I had a job, a place to stay, and food to eat. I was a part of something..."

He peaks his eyes up towards Silver:
"I never particularly liked Stormfeather. He's just like any other authority figure to me. Bo- ... Sweet? Him I like a little more because it seemed like he actually wanted me to be a part of his group. But I don't think he actually cared about me or anyone, really. I don't hate any of them... But if you want to hurt them, I will help you."
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Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124047
124048
>>124046
Silver hugs the gnoll.

"Thank you, Mala, but you do not have to if you do not want to. I will still be your friend either way."
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.124048
124049
>>124047
The gnoll is hugged

Silver can feel muscle, fat, and course, fluffy fur. There’s a kind of smell to him. He wags his tail
“... Really?” He says with a bit of joy
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
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No.124049
124050
>>124048
"Yes, really."
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.124050
124051
>>124049
He wags his tail, and places a paw over Silver's shoulder, with an attached bony leg. The padded paw feels rather soft, surprisingly

There is a tap on his shoulder
"Uh, Silver? Can we talk?"
The voice is Undertoe's
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124051
124052
>>124050
Silver looks over to her, and gives her a nod. He looks back to Mala.

"If you would not mind, Mala."
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.124052
124053
>>124051
He sits down, and nods. Undertoe pulls Silver a little past, and Meadows walks over with her. Khoi takes interest as well

Undertoe tries to whisper into his ear. Her voice is a little angry, but certainly forceful
"Why are you hugging one of their guards? Don't you know he was with them?!"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124053
124054
>>124052
He nods.

"I know what he was, yes. We found him leashed up in one of rooms downstairs. He has switched sides. He is with us now."
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.124054
124055
>>124053
Undertoe is silent for a moment
"Are you going to let him just get away with it?"

Meadows, who came over as if together with Undertoe, interjects her own thoughts
"Like the other gnolls he would patrol the factory floor and look for those not working. He would bark at us. I believe I have seen him bite as well."

Then she adds
"Those Kafkar were willing soldiers and Dervishes of the Storm king. Brutish. And what they would do at the Towers of Silence when they came upon them..."
She visibly shudders
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124055
124056
>>124054
He gives them both understanding looks. If they let him, he'd also put a reassuring hoof on their shoulders.

"I understand your concerns, trust me. He did not just tell us...he has shown us what they have had him do in their employ. He has expressed remorse for his part in this, and has done nothing to hinder our efforts thus far."

He lowers his voice, so that only they can hear.

"I ask you to give him chance. From personal experience he is not like other gnolls we have already met. But...if he does turn out to be lying and turns against us, do not worry. I will deal with it."

His eyes glance at the sword strapped to his back for a brief second before returning to look at Undertoe and Meadows.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.124056
124057
>>124055
Undertoe and Meadows ease up a little, more so Meadows, whose mouth eases up at the plea for forgiveness. Undertoe maintains a stern look, but does not press. She nods slightly and slowly at the reassurance that Silver will deal with traitors.

Khoi - who was not one of the two to come up, but seems to have followed in notice of the activity, interjects her own concerns:
"Did you hear him talk about the monsters? All sorts of concern for who was 'mean' to him. Not a single word about the many who were tricked, exploited, murdered. Eaten. Shows his concerns."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124057
124058
>>124056
He smiles awkwardly at Khoi.

"Well, he did just go from serving these griffons, to fighting against them. Please, give him chance and some time. He did show remorse at what he did after showing us garbage chute...speaking of, I do not see what would be purpose of showing it to us if he was just going to turn."
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.124058
124061
>>124057
She breathes and looks sharply at him
"... He did fight against those griffins back there. I am not sure I quite like him. he has terrible bloodlust, when he gets into it"

Undertoe to Khoi
"That's true of many males"
Spirit of a Sardonic Economist
Anonymous
Uz8Zy
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No.124059
124060
Are gnolls Italian?
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.124060
>>124059
I'm trying to make the ones based on Spotted Hyenas approximately Bantu South African/Zulu, and the ones based on Striped Hyenas Kurdish
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124061
124062
>>124058
He gives them a sheepish look.

"It is little unsettling, yes, but it is part of being gnoll, good or bad, sort of like your, err..." Silver struggles for a couple seconds, not knowing the particular name for a kirin's nirik form, "...flamey transformation, Khoi. It is not as if he can not control it, though. He did not attack any allies, only enemies."
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.124062
124063
>>124061
Khoi continues her skeptical look. Until Silver mentions the Nirik form. She almost literally backs off at that, moving a hoof back, and instantly softening her lips and eyes.

Khoi:
"Alright then... So long as his teeth and sword are against the monsters here, and not against us, I can accept it."

Meadows gives her own statement
"Kaftar don't have a good reputation, especially where I come from, and for good reason. But I can... I can understand working with evil for self preservation. I can forgive. And I can give him a chance."

Undertoe is not quite as disarmed as the other two, but she has her own words:
"So long as he gets what is coming to him if he turns against us, I can make myself okay with it"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124063
124064 124065
>>124062
He smiles at them.

"Thank you all."
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.124064
124065 124066
>>124063
Meadows is the first to move, pulling back, and going towards the other side. Khoi pulls back, and goes closer towards Jubilosa. Undertoe keeps up her guarded stance, and seems to wait for Silver to pull back himself
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.124065
124066
>>124064
>>124063
Meadows smiles and nods, Khoi nods, and Undertoe says nothing
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124066
124067
>>124064
>>124065
Silver trots over to Khoi and Jubilosa.

"Are you two doing alright?"
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.124067
124068
>>124066
Khoi:
"I am ready to be done with the fighting. It's more of a struggle than I thought it would be, coming here. And still there is so much left to do..."

Jubilosa is visibly shaking, with shrunken pupils
"Fine. Everything's fine"
aZTOK
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No.124068
124069
[1d20+3 = 4]
>>124067
Sense Motive: Khoi's reaction is to be expected, but Jubilosa's just seems...weird. He asks again.

"Are you sure? You know you can come to me if something is wrong."
Anonymous
vWLK1
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No.124069
124070
e55.gif
>>124068
"It's all fine." Her eyes almost go in opposite directions

Seems legit
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124070
124071
>>124069
Silver raises an eyebrow, and looks to Khoi for input.
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.124071
124072
>>124070
"Nerves got to her. She was courageous, very much so, earlier. She wanted to prove Griffins could fight against evil too. She took a blade fairly well. But the battle against the criminals in the room got to her."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124072
124073
>>124071
Silver looks back to Jubilosa sympatheticly.

"Ah...yes, Khoi is right. You were very couragous earlier, Jubilosa."

He smiles at her.

"I understand how hard this is. If you need to take step back, away from upcoming fight, please do so. Your wellbeing is important."
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.124073
124074
>>124072
She pulls her cheeks back behind her beak in what is evidently the griffin equivalent of a smile
"uh hehe" she giggles nervously, and looks back to him with small pupils

"No... I can... hold our own"

Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124074
124075
>>124073
He looks at her sternly.

"Are you certain you can handle it? We are like chain: if one of us breaks, we will all suffer for it."

His gaze softens, and he smiles at her.

"But I am mostly concerned for you, Jubilosa. I do not want something bad happening to you."
Anonymous
vWLK1
?
No.124075
124076 124080
>>124074
She is silent. Then she looks back to him. Silently. She opens her beak, as if to speak. But she closes it. And she is left silently there, looking back to Silver
Silver "The Floof" Sword
aZTOK
?
No.124076
124077
>>124075
One of Silver's ears fall to the side of his head, and he tilts it in confusion.