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Occupied Equestria - Between Storms
Anonymous
3f5f16c
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No.129000
In the North, Spark has encountered a new tribe of creatures, who are eager to take him as an emissary between cultures. In the south, Iron sleeps off his wounds, with dreams of a new life for himself and a certain zebra. Silver tries to settle in those he saved from the cultists into their own lives. Fantasy play establishes herself in Baltimare, and she too, has encountered cultures unknown to her before. As they all search for normalcy, it remains to be seen just what dangers await beyond the horizon
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Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129110
129111
>>129109
Iron can't help but tilt his head even further, mouth pouting slightly as he watched the now pegasus mare.
Does it want me to seek it? he thinks before taking another cautious step.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129111
129112
>>129110
The wings open up, part way, staring back at Iron
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129112
129113
>>129111
Iron blinks softly as the pegasus partly opens her wings before taking a step back instead.
Does it want to play a game? was his thought.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129113
129114
>>129112
She shakes her head, and gives an expression of displeasure. Then she starts to simply walk away
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129114
129115
>>129113
Iron now gets the hint, trotting towards the pegasus, anticipating either a chase or something else.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129115
129116
>>129114
When Iron follows her, she turns and looks to him
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129116
129117
>>129115
Iron, by this point, figures it wants to be close to him, meaning he continues his trot in order to stand as closely to the pegasus as possible.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129117
129118
>>129116
She talks
"Oh now you want to be around me?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129118
129119
>>129117
Iron tilts his head. "If you are really the pony you are disguising as, then you would know why I am hesitant," he informs the pegasus "if you are not, then why would you stick around and risk getting overpowered by somepony stronger than you?"
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129119
129120
>>129118
"You have a point" She says, closing her eyes and rolling her head to the side. Then she spreads her wings, and takes flight
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129120
129121
>>129119
Iron pouts softly. "H-hey, I did not say you had to take off," he hurriedly adds in an attempt to keep it around.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129121
129122
>>129120
The wings collapse, ad she falls down to the ground, turning her head around
"Then what?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129122
129123
>>129121
Iron twiddles with the tips of his hooves, resting his body on his rump and hindlegs. "W-well, I do wish to know what it is like to... you know," he sheepishly suggests "be a changeling."
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129123
129124
>>129122
She blinks and opens her mouth
"They don't want you to know they are Changelings. Think about that. It will tell you a lot. But why do you come to me for this?"
She spreads her wings again, and jumps into the air
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129124
129125
>>129123
"W-wait!" Iron pleads "H-how would I ever find one like you? They would never simply reveal themselves to me without some sort of method to let them know they can without being threatened."
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129125
129126
>>129124
"You can start by being more respectful, nicer, and less threatening."
She says almost derisively as she flies away
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129126
129127
>>129125
Iron pouts, shaking his head and letting go of the changeling. "Like that would magically make me the equivalent of sweet fruit for flies," he mutters to himself disappointedly before waving the bug as she goes.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129127
129128
>>129126
"Feed on love" he thinks he hears her say, as she flies away
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129128
129129
>>129127
Iron's mind stops at the words he thought he had heard.
'Feed on love', huh? he thinks to himself. Does that mean... that vial.
He scratched his head in confusion but inhales deeply, knowing this may as well be the end.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129129
129130
>>129128
Clouds drift in over the horizon as the stars fade, one by one
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129130
129131
>>129129
In response, Iron closes his eyes, waiting for whatever will come for him.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129131
129132
>>129130
Iron opens his eyes to see the hotel room he went to sleep in. There is one lamp on, no other lights, and it's dark outside
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129132
129133
>>129131
"Huh?" Iron lets out, blinking softly as the scenery changed before him.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129133
129134
>>129132
A mostly dark room save for the lamp. Iron is alone in the bed
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129134
129135
>>129133
Iron sighs softly, rubbing one of his tired eyes.
(I should look for Sands,) he thinks to himself (see if she would want to go to a bar now that it is the appropriate hour.)
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129135
129136
>>129134
It's definitely night, and she isn't in the room
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129136
129137
>>129135
"Sands?" Iron tentatively asks out loud. "Are you in here?"
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129137
129138
>>129136
There's no reply
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129138
129139
>>129137
Iron sighs, having no idea where she could be. He groggily gets off from the bed and checks his bit pouch in case she took some money.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129139
129140
>>129138
It does indeed look as if some bits are missing
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129140
129141
>>129139
"I guess it is time to go exploring," Iron utters out loud, stretching softly "maybe she will spot me and beckon me over."
With that, the native basically drags her semi-limp body towards the exit door, opening it.
c5b111b
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No.129141
129142
[1d4 = 2]
>>129140
The hallway is somewhat lit, actually more so than the room. It is empty
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129142
129143
>>129141
"Where do I go from here..." Iron ponders aloud as he jaggedly walks out the room, closing the door behind him. "...probably a bar, but which one..."
Having said that, the native trudges on in a hazy mood.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129143
129144
>>129142
Roll a d20
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129144
129145
>>129143
[1d20 = 16]<I think that's how dice works.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129145
129146
>>129144
Iron manages his way down the several levels, to the lobby. As he moves to the door, he sees her. She stumbles over towards him
"Iron?" she says
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129146
129147
>>129145
"Yes, that is me," Iron replies in a mix between amusement and tiredness. "How is your day going?"
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129147
129148
>>129146
"Oh I went out to the club and had no luck" she says, slurring her words
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129148
129149
>>129147
Iron tilts his head, scratching his foreleg with his other hoof. "You... went to the club?" he asks, confused and tired "What is that?"
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129149
129150
>>129148
"Oh yeah. They play music and dance to it. Sell alcohol. Mostly they have that damn jazz music, but it is what they play so whatever"
She is unambiguously intoxicated
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129150
129151
>>129149
Iron had to wonder what sort of thing would be there for starters, potentially linking it back to Cauldron's boombox but louder as he slowly blinks.
"What made your trip have no luck going to the club?" he proceeds to ask.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129151
129152
>>129150
"Oh, I mean there was" She stops, and her eyes open, and stare right at Iron
"It wasn't a good night"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129152
129153
>>129151
Iron's ears droop, pouting softly. "What happened?" he asks once again, concerned tone quite apparent.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129153
129154
>>129152
"Oh, just... no groove, you know"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129154
129155
>>129153
Iron tilts his head once again. "You seem to have drunk a lot of alcohol," he comments aloud to Sands "yet you did not find the groove?" The stallion promptly nuzzles the mare's neck lazily, "I am sorry I did not come along to help you out," he adds, guilt apparent on his tone "I keep feeling extremely tired and I have no idea why."
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129155
129156
>>129154
She raises a hoof, and slowly lowers it
"Oh, it happens like that. You don't always get the groove. It's luck as much as skill"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129156
129157
>>129155
Iron sighs softly, shaking his head. "Do you not have another idea on how to make up for the bad groove?" he asks worriedly.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129157
129158
>>129156
Her face forms a grumpier expression, and she breaks ey contact to look away
"I'll get it next time"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129158
129159
>>129157
"I do not think they will play anything other than jazz anytime soon, Sands," Iron comments dejectedly, ears folding "but maybe there is something else we can do to cheer you up."
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129159
129160
>>129158
"That's what I'm here doing. Drinking" She says
"You can meet a lot of interesting ponies in hotels. Or ponies who think they are interesting."
She looks back to him
"What? You got something? She asks
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129160
129161
>>129159
Iron unfortunately shakes his head.
"I am basically as lost as you currently, with my sudden awakening after some perturbing dreams," he answers tiredly "I figured you had an idea on what to do to pass time."
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129161
129162
>>129160
"Oh yeah"
She waves with a hoof
"At night the picture shows stay open till maybe ten. Bars until 2, and clubs sometimes even later til 4. There can be private parties at houses and such that can last all night."
She sways a little more
"You also cuddle with the opposite sex, you know"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129162
129163
>>129161
Iron's mouth contorts into a tired smile at the last suggestion. "I suppose there is always that," he admits knowingly "but I am not much of a bed talker, as you know."
Iron exhales softly, looking up at the ceiling. "...what would you prefer out of the options you have said?"
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129163
129164
>>129162
She closes her eyes, and then opens them slowly
"The picture shows are closed now, the clubs play jazz, no one rich has invited me to their party here, so that leaves the bar, and cuddling"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129164
129165
>>129163
"Cuddling it is, then," Iron concludes with a tired smile, blinking slowly.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129165
129166
>>129164
She almost jumps on him
"Why don't you carry me?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129166
129167
>>129165
Iron chuckles as he lays down in order for the mare to hop on. "Let us go to our room, love," he proclaims.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129167
129168
>>129166
She essentially mounts him, finding an awkward position ontop of him that she nearly falls off of, holding onto him with her left foreleg

"So do you like, have a house?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129168
129169
>>129167
Iron chuckles softly as he stands up. "I am pretty sure we talked about this already," he responds amusedly "but no, I do not."
Having said that, the native starts walking a bit to see if Sands can actually stay perched or not.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129169
129170
>>129168
She is a bit wobbly on him, but she wraps her foreleg around him, and more of less keeps balance

"Oh... Cause I've got like, no house. And no job anymore"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129170
129171
>>129169
"Yes, I know," Iron replies as he rubs one of his eyes "but you will always have a roof and something to do with me."
Iron tentatively tries going up the stairs in a slow fashion to see if she can adapt.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129171
129172 129173
>>129170
She has to hold on tighter, and then wraps her hind legs around him
"And uh, do you have a job?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129172
129173 129174
>>129171
"I do have ponies I can talk to in order to do jobs for them," Iron offers as a response, breathing softly "mainly shady ones. There is also my side project to start a potion selling business."
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129173
129174
>>129171
>>129172
The native proceeds to start climbing the stairs in a careful fashion.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129174
129175
>>129173
>>129172
Up the stairs, up another flight, and another

"Oh I see. That's a living, hey?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129175
129176
>>129174
"Mhm," Iron agrees as his ascension continues before he blankly stares forwards, realizing he's drained his topics already and ensuring he doesn't fuck up in this delicate endeavor.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129176
129177
>>129175
A silent ride upstairs, and to the room. Inside, and to the bed
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129177
129178
>>129176
Iron couldn't help but stare at the bed for a few seconds before shaking his head and hopping on it with Sands in tow to ease her descent.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129178
129179
>>129177
She pushes herself off and rolls over onto the bed, on her back and with her hooves up in the air in a semi-curled position
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129179
129180
>>129178
Iron lets out a single chuckle at seeing her flop down to the bed, gently wrapping his hooves along her barrel as he rests his head near her shoulder.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129180
129181
>>129179
"Iron" she says, looking up
"Why won't you open your heart to me?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129181
129182
>>129180
Iron's ears perk up, eyes focusing on hers as he lays next to her. "What do you mean?" he asks, lightly surprised this question popped up.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129182
129184
>>129181
Her eyes seem to go up towards the ceiling
"What I said. Why won't you open up your heart to me?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129184
129185
>>129182
Iron looks at Sands with a small tilt of the head to the side. "I..." he utters "I do not know what you mean by 'opening my heart', Sands."
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129185
129186
>>129184
"You know. Love me like you love that zebra. Instead you get bored with me"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129186
129188 129189
>>129185
"Oh," Iron lets out, awkwardly looking at the bedsheets as his ears droop "I... I suppose we have not fully explored eachother."
Spirit of a Sardonic Economist
c7c1156
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No.129187
129189 129190
I thought that someone was messing with Iron again, I wasn't expecting a PSA on safe sex. Also I get the feeling Iron was supposed to be frightened by the changeling but he's lived in a jungle so big bugs don't scare him.
Worst part of it for him is the messed up sleep schedule. You just need one bad nap and that takes days to fix.
Spirit of a Sardonic Economist
c7c1156
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No.129188
129190
>>129186
He did a pretty good job in that dungeon, physically at least
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129189
129190
>>129186
"Fully explored each other?"
She tilts her head
"You mean like anal?"

>>129187
Now he'll be waking up at 1 AM every night
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129190
129191
>>129189
"No," Iron replies "I do not even know what anal is. It feels..." He pouts softly, trailing off in his sentence as his ears droop once again "It feels like I still don't even know you, even after all we have been through, you know?"
>>129188
Yeah, the whole physical thing, he got it covered.
>>129187
Oh crap. I hope this isn't going to affect things mechanically.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129191
129192
>>129190
She sighs
"It's been a long year. More than a year. In captivity...."
She turns over to him
"I'm like you in a lot of ways. I'm not from here. I'm far away from my family. I don't have a home right now, I don't have a traditional job, and most of what I do do is a bit on the, well, it's with the 'non-traditional economy.'"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129192
129193
>>129191
"Yes," Iron answers, tone steadily declining further into regret "you already told me all about you back at Hoebuck. Even with that huge amount of information, I am still a lost lamb." Iron's vision soon snaps into the wall facing him "Is sex really all that you want with me?"
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129193
129194
>>129192
She touches him. Or at least, she seems to try to
"I want you to love me" She says
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129194
129195
>>129193
Iron sighs, now back at looking at the bedsheets. "I cannot love from sex alone," he confesses, voice starting to quiver "and so far I cannot seem to connect to you through anything." He snaps his vision to Sands. "I know it has been a single day since we met and you may have something you have yet to reveal that may spark such a thing, but... we consumated already." He takes away his hooves from her to the sides of his head. "We should know eachother from fur to heart by now."
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129195
129196
>>129194
She blinks, with her mouth partly open in concern
"What do you want to know?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129196
129197
>>129195
"That is the thing," Iron replies dejectedly "I do not know what would even do it. I can only guess." He sighs, slumping his head into the pillow. "Foolish stallion that I am, making you go through my ramblings..."
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129197
129198
>>129196
"What do you want?" She asks him. "I don't mean from me. Out of life"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129198
129199
>>129197
"I..." Iron starts "I suppose it is a mix between discovery, companionship, wealth and..." The stallion stops, glancing at Sands for a few seconds, ears drooped and self-judging look apparent in his eyes. "...validation." he spills out, ears drooped and glancing away in shame.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129199
129200
>>129198
She nods her head
"Tell me. Who is it? Your mother?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129200
129201
>>129199
"...who is what?" Iron asks, a smidge of confusion inbetween his depressing mood.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129201
129202
>>129200
"Who is it you need to validate you?" She asks
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129202
129203
>>129201
"I want to feel like I help the ponies I care about," Iron continues to confess "ponies like you, or Cauldron."
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129203
129204
>>129202
"So what is it that makes you care about a pony?" She asks
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129204
129205
>>129203
"I..." Iron stammers as he closes his eyes "I do not know. Maybe all I need to care is to... feel like I could be the one to save them out of their troubles. Maybe it is something stupid like having a particular thing they do that endears me, or maybe it is because... I know I matter to them."
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129205
129206
>>129204
She nods
"And you need these ponies to validate yourself?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129206
129207
>>129205
Iron nods once, having opened his eyes to stare at the ceiling.
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129207
129208
>>129206
"Now tell me. What, to you, is 'companionship'?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129208
129209
>>129207
Iron inhales deeply, ears drooped and gaze firmly stuck to the ceiling.
"W-well, I cannot say I know for sure," Iron replies "but being with a companion just makes me feel all... fuzzy and happy by spending time with them."
Anonymous
c5b111b
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No.129209
129210
>>129208
"And that isn't me, is it?"
Anonymous
f9e8634
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No.129210
129211
>>129209
"...n-no," Iron replies, rubbing his foreleg with his other "I am not sure why that is."