Up in the North, the ponies have successfully found who, or rather, what was damaging the mine. But their quest is not over, as they go to look for the source of the trouble. In Baltimare, Iron, Silver, and Dark Star enjoy the fruits of defeating the cultists, while Midnight herds the remaining rescues.
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>>128179Iron simply listens with interest, actually hearing something informative on both this supposed danger and her potential past. "How cowardly," the native comments at this seemingly absurd background Sands is painting "but how can you be so sure?"
>>128181"You could also come to me. I have no problem buying you firmer mattress if this does not work out."
>>128183"All you have just said, obviously."
>>128185"Because I know what I have heard and what I have seen, and who I have not seen or heard from since."
>>128184Keskoo prances around the quicksand mattress, and says
"Then I will take this one!"
>>128186Iron hums softly as he made himself comfortable. "I will think about it," he offers Sands "Anything else before I close my eyes for the rest of the day, most likely?"
>>128187She blinks
"Already? Did you sell the guns and the other items?"
>>128186"Alright, great! Let us find associate who can ring up purchase."
>>128189"What about night stands? Or a table? Or...." She moves her twists her head
"A sewing machine?"
>>128188"As I said, the guns are probably going to be necessary in the long run, so I did not," Iron replies "not that it would have given much profit, considering its specifics from what I have been told. The gems have been sold off, I trust Cauldron can exchange the bonds without issue and the fluids I would rather not think too hard about, unless you have something in mind for them."
>>128191She blinks
"So do you have the money?"
>>128192"On me? No." Iron replies "I have done my investment. Now it is only a matter of time before it pays back tenfold."
>>128190Silver has an...uneasy look on his face. He contemplates things for a few seconds, then looks at Keskoo.
"Alright. If you can stay here, look at various furnishings and pick out what you want to buy, I will go out to nearest cart dealership and buy cart for us to transport everything back to apartment."
>>128193She blinks again
"Where's the money?"
>>128194But Silver already has a cart"Oh, alright"
As she walks over to a dresser, she sees a mirror, and looks into it. She stares into it, and, with magic aura, starts to pull at her tangled mane
>>128195Yeah, but he left it at the beach house, and it won't be able to handle all of the weight of the furniture we're gonna buy."I will be back soon."
Silver leaves her to browse the store's selection while he goes to a cart dealership for something that can carry everything.
>>128195"In a safe place," Iron promptly answers.
>>128196Down the road, Silver goes through dense sets of buildings as if he would never find anything, until he encounters a store that does indeed have carts for sale inside, through a giant set of doors
Silver sees his options now. Larger wooden carts, often hooking up two ponies or more, made for industrial and agricultural purposes. Low to the ground, they would make it easier to load and unload
>>128197She scrunches, then looks away
"Oh, alright. If you say so..."
>>128198"Did you want it for something in particular?"
>>128199"Money is freedom, or at least it's hard to be free without money. And it's better to keep it on you than locked away in some distant place"
>>128198This is definitely something that fits Silver's needs, assuming it has a large enough weight capacity.
>>128200"It frankly is not, honestly," Iron replies as he makes himself comfortable for the third time "more along the lines of power and agency underneath this society than freedom."
>>128201The axles and bed certainly can take the weight. Whether the pony pulling it can is another matter
>>128202She pulls her hooves back, and narrows her eyes at him, but she does not say anything
>>128203I guess we'll see. Silver will buy it.
>>128205I know, right?>>128206Silver finds a salespony. It takes a little convincing for the salespony to understand that Silver will be buying it outright with cash, but for about 200 bits, it's Silver's
>>128207True to Silver's word, he pays the 200 Bits then and there. Once it's payed, he hitches himself to it with the goal of taking it back to the furniture store.
>>128208Hitched up, Silver can feel that the thing is fortunately (mostly) balanced out by having four wheels, and so it doesn't weigh him down or pull him up. It's a little heavy in its own right, kind of difficult to get moving. But Silver gets it there, finding he has to park it essentially on the curb in front of the store
>>128209Once he unhitches himself, he goes inside to look for Keskoo.
>>128210Keskoo is looking at tables, having found one with a darker color (that does
not match the bed). Loputu is with her, and seems to be, or was, talking to her
>>128205Low charisma usually does that.>>128204Iron glances at Sands before lightly petting her head. "I would not worry about it, love," he utters calmly, grinning softly ",you will be able to do whatever you want soon. For now it is all about building up the skeleton for your definition of freedom."
>>128212She flinches back, closes her eyes, and her ears fall flat to her neck as Iron pets her head. She opens her eyes to look back at Iron thereafter. The ears return to a normal position after another few seconds. She blinks, but not not say anything in response
>>128213Figuring it'd be best to end this little conversation at a reasonably happy note, Iron retracts her hoof and slowly closes his eyes, losing himself in the comfort of both bed and
completely normal unicorn. "Feel free to do whatever for now," his last words were "take some money if you want to, but not more than 500 bits, or else we will find it difficult to have a roof over our heads, alright?"
>>128214Her eyes go wide, and her ears rotate towards him
“Alright...
>>128215With a nod, Iron proceeds to kiss Sands' snoot before fully closing his eyes, letting sleep overtake him and finally getting some actual rest.
>>128216This action seems to surprise her, as she finches and widens her eyes yet again.
>>128217Iron couldn't help but smile softly at the last action's reaction, sticking on his face for a while as the resting hours began.
>>128211Silver trots up to the pair.
"Alright, I got cart. Have you found anything you like?"
>>128225Are we going to continue with the wolves tonight?
>>128228Sure. A dayish late
>>128011Grey Wolf:
"Why would you help them, and why would they send a pony?"
The white wolf tilts her head in intrigue
"Did they send you as an emissary to us?"
The grey wolf, as if in response to her says
"In all this time they have yet to send one"
>>128227She turns back to look at him
"Well... there is this nice one here"
She walks over towards a night stand that is a little darker than the bed, but also is not coated in varnish. It has a few wheat ears as decoration
"And then there is a table here..."
She walks still further again to another table that is also somewhat dark, and has a corn ear underneath as decoration. It's not hard to imagine at least the table fitting into her room
>>128229"I help because both changelings and the ponies they have under forced labor need protection. Changelings seem to fear the woods, so I was a good choice. Unfortunately, they don't seem to be interested in diplomacy. However, I suppose I may represent ponies as they were and now are under new rulership."
>>128230The white wolf answers first
"As they should fear the woods. If they stay away, it is better for us. I am not so sure about the old ponies, but where is this 'new rulership'?"
The grey wolf then asks,
"What are they interested in, if not diplomacy?"
>>128231"Well, out of the woods is now Changeling land, where ponies are slave workers at best. Beyond the Changeling borders to the East is the occupation zone governed by New Mareland. Ponies are a bit more free there, but still under rule of our former colony."
>>128232The grey wolf:
"A bit funny how things have turned out for the ponies. They tried to be on top, now they are on the bottom again, Underneath even themselves, it seems"
The white wolfess listens intently
"So that is what has happened. We must be fortunate it has not spilled out more than it has."
>>128233"Well, if you haven't seen any strange creatures, I will be moving on. I don't mean to trespass."
>>128234Grey wolf:
"Very well"
He can be seen now to have of all things, a rifle slung on his back
The white wolfess looks almost confused by the remark
>>128235"I really have to find if there are more monsters out here somewhere, otherwise more ponies might be hurt."
>>128236Grey wolf:
"I don't think that helping-"
He is interrupted by the White wolf, whose ears pop up and who stares at Spark
"Monsters?!"
The lighter wolf wonders around
>>128237"Well, that's how I would describe the thing. It appeared as a changeling before becoming a very large monster that attacked everypony. Three attacked us in total. If it wasn't for my friends, lots of ponies could have been killed. We figure the reason the changelings avoid the forests are because more are out here. But it is just an assumption."
>>128238She pulls up a paw to cover her mouth, as she looks at him with concern
The grey wolf answers,
“The duplicates can change their shape. This is not a surprise”
>>128239"Perhaps not surprising, but regardless, I must learn where they are and stop their attacks. I hope to achieve it through diplomacy, but I have no idea if they are civil. I am prepared to fight if need be."
>>128240The grey wolf nods, with the faintest hint of a toothless smile
The white wolf asks
“Who are ‘they,?”
Another wolf peels off to the side
"Well, that is what I have to find out. I don't have a name for them. I just know that I need to make sure everypony is safe."
>>128242“What did they look like?” She asks
>>128229Silver nods to her at her choices.
"Nice, very nice. Anything else?"
>>128244Looking up at him,
“A sewing machine, maybe? If we get to such a store”
>>128243I don't recall the description off hand... can we assume Spark could relay it though?
>>128245"Absolutely! I certainly have cart for us to carry one. I wonder if you can buy one in sewing shop..."
>>128246The white wolf’s mouth comes partly open, showing a toothy mouth of large white and yellow canines. The grey wolf comments,
“Sounds like their tricks
Then from over off to the side, from where Spark found the bed of pine needles, the light grey wolf points down with a paw
“Ganawaabandamaw! Mikigaade!”
>>128247She smiles, with a fairly toothy smile, and seems to wag her tail for a moment
“Yes! Let us get these”
>>128248Spark turns to face the pointing one.
"What is he saying?"
>>128248Silver smiles at the display, and looks for a store associate that can help them purchase her selected bedframe, mattress and boxspring, nightstand, and table. He also look back to Keskoo as he trots.
"If you also need other items like kitchenware, things for bathroom, or what have you, let me know."
>>128249The light wolf - looks like a young adult male - stops pointing, and looks back to the others
“Gonige aawan Sa’be?”
The white wolf looks over. But she seems to answer Spark
“He says he’s found something...”
>>128250Silver is able to find a sales associate quickly enough - a grey earth pony who seems rather young - and he helps to get another earth pony in to carry out the furniture once it is formally purchased
Keskoo answers,
“Yes. I suppose I need those all things....”
Then she bends her neck to look right up to him
“But what is it I have to do for you?”
>>128252Silver gives her a confused, startled look.
"Nothing at all. Why do you ask?"
>>128253It’s nothing Spark hasn’t seen before. The bed of needles, some disrupted plants, and the slight remnants of tracks
Wolves move around, some walking over, looking down and careful not to step on or disturb tracks.
The white wolf comes down and says
“Could it be...?”
>>128254“This is not...” she looks away “if it’s a loan... I am afraid of what happens if I cannot pay back...”
>>128255Silver lets out a small, sad sigh as he puts a forehoof on her shoulder.
"Do not worry about paying any of this back. It is gift."
>>128256She looks at him with uncertainty
"If it all is... thank you"
Her eeyes water
The sales associate rings it up. It's at least 250 bits
>>128257"It's... it looks to be... the bed of a Sa'be"
>>128259"The Sa'be" she says
"A giant of the forest. Creatures closer to the divine than we. In the seven teachings they are said to represent Honesty"
>>128260"Is that a good thing or bad?"
>>128258Silver smiles brightly at Keskoo, and pays the associate the Bits without hesitation.
"You are welcome, Keskoo."
>>128261She moves back, and her ears go back for a moment, before saying to him
“They are rarely seen. For you to show up next to the bed of one must be a sign from the Spirit.”
>>128262She smiles back to him, though she still seems sort of weak
The ponies at the store lift the bed and other furniture, with Silver’s help if he demands it. Loputu joins in, helping with the table and placing it in the cart. They have ease enough carrying it, and loading it.
>>128266>>128267wouldd like to join but I can't yet. I have to read the player's hand book. Haven't gotten to it yet but it will happen.
Are you gonna play tonight?
>>128268Yes. Shimmering Spark, in the north, has gone in search of monsters, and has found a group of sapient wolves. Silver Sword, in the south, is helping a refugee establish her new life.
I don’t think you need to read
all the handbook, just the parts that immediately concern your character like her class, spells, and maybe a weapon. But here is a pdf of the handbook
http://choisey.free.fr/3.5/Core/Indexed%20Player%20Handbook%20v3.5.pdf >>128263Hello!
>>128265Of course he'd help, he doesn't want them to take
all the burden.
Once that's done he hitches himself to the cart, motioning for Keskoo and Loputu to do the same.
"Next stop: sewing shop."
>>128270Silver's magic turns out to be valuable when loading the cart, keeping the items stable. Everything fits, albeit at odd angles. The cart is heavy and somewhat difficult to get moving. While actually pulling the cart doesn't require much effort, slowing it down, turning, or getting it up to speed takes considerable ponypower. One of the sales ponies recommends the location of a sewing shop, a little closer to Eastside.
It's a smaller shop than the furniture store they left, but when they enter, they see it has a nice supply of thread and yarn, buttons, but for the Cubrian pony, the most fascinating element is in the back
Keskoo walks slowly towards a set of sewing machines, keeping her distance, but always looking towards them with awe and reverence. She stops, looks at them, and then comes closer to one. With a glow of magic, she takes a thread cylinder, places it on the end of the machine pulls the string out, down, around the tension disk, through the recess on the side of the machine, and then back up around the lever.
>>128271Silver looks over to the Cubrian mare.
"Is it like sewing machines you had in Cubria?"
>>128272She looks over to him briefly, before looking back at the sewing machine
"In the village and in my apartment? No. I never had a sewing machine. Everything was by hoof. But in the factory... we had sewing machines. They were bigger though. Not as shinny or white. I always wanted one for myself."
>>128273Silver uses a forehoof to showcase the selection of sewing machines they have.
"And now you have pick of litter."
>>128274She looks down the set of sewing machines, at one point sitting at a table as if to try one out, and looking over several.
Finally, she picks one out
"150 bits..." she says
"It is good for embroidery as well. I suppose I can pay for that with what you gave me last night"
>>128275"If that is what you want, but I will not force you to pay for it if you do not want to. You will also need other sewing supplies, yes?
>>128276She looks up at him, and blinks
"What do you mean? And yes... I will need supplies..."
>>128277"Well, I have already bought rest of your furniture. I could buy this for you, too."
>>128278Now, she definitely smiles at him, and wags her tail
>>128279Silver smiles back, feeling great about helping her.
"If this is machine you want, then we should look at other supplies, now."