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>>130231She marvels at these grand old buildings and takes note of them.
I don't think there are any apartments here… She continues on eastward.
>>130243He raises an eyebrow at her.
"Uh...alright? How do oats sound?"
>>130245She nods slowly
>>130245More brick buildings, some with shops on the first levels, and some row houses. But the further and further east she goes, the buildings become closer together. Smaller. In some instances, less well maintained. She passes the first large brick building she can assume is a factory, with massive smoke stacks, and past tenement buildings. She sees a zebra and a griffin, and then more of them. Diamond Dogs as well, and the ponies do not wear fancy clothing. The air has a smell in it, one that was not present in the west side.
>>130246Amber snorts at the additional irritants in the air and tries not to step in anything on the sidewalk. She hurries past diamond dogs in particular and tries to spot a general store.
Spot:
[1d20+2 = 16] >>130246Silver gets her a bowl of oats, and offers it to her.
"It is not much, but I think they are tasty."
>>130248She goes in and looks around at whoever's inside, not so much what's on sale.
>>130250One griffin at the counter, hard to tell if male or female, with noticeably white feathers and golden eyes
>>130249She is still kind of curled up. It takes her a moment, but she takes the bowl with magenta magic aura, and then in her split hooves. She places her muzzle directly in the bowl and slowly eats
nibble nibble nibble >>130251I've never met a griffin before! How exciting! Amber smiles and trots up.
"Hello, errr…" She seems perplexed for a moment but quickly recovers.
"I'm new to town and was wondering if you could point me where to go." >>130253It squints its eyes
"Bathrooms are for paying customers only"
Sounds more female
>>130252He can't help but smile at the sight. So cute!
He looks up at the stairs, wondering when Mala is getting up.
>>130255Silver can see him sprawled out on the bed, sleeping. The worn-out blanket covers only most of his body
>>130257"Do I look like a clock or a real estate agent? It's 10 AM"
>>130258Amber blinks and her smile fades a bit.
"Thank you for the time. I just want to find a place to stay around here. Do you know someone I could ask?" >>130256Once he goes to Mala's room, Silver gently tries to shake the gnoll awake.
>>130261"Wah" He opens an eye
"Huh?" Then he sees Silver, and stands up
"Silver!"
>>130259"Yeah. Guido in the tenements over there has rooms, if you're looking for rooms"
>>130262Amber flashes a friendly smile.
"Thank you, miss!" She trots out of the shop and toward the general direction of where the griffon was pointing.
>>130263It's a brown set of buildings, dirty and covered in soot from the air.
>>130264Despite the unattractiveness of the tenements Amber did not set out with high expectations for lodging.
As long as it's close enough to work, I'm happy, she reminds herself. With this mind she looks for an entrance of sorts.
Also to recap, how long did she have to trot from her new workplace to get here?
>>130262Silver smiles at him.
"Sorry to wake you, Mala, but I was wondering if you want to help me today."
>>13026520 minutes at least. he enters into a hallway with a door to the left, stairs going up, a hallway along the left, and a row of mailboxes
>>130266He sits up and smiles excitedly
"I can help!"
>>130267Is there anypony there? She looks down the hallways, and will knock on the door if she can't find anypony. Should I roll spot?
>>130268No one is immediately visible, but from the door on the side
"What is it? I am a reading my magazine"
It's another griffin. Large, mostly brown colors. Definitely male. He looks down at her, not saying anything yet
>>130267He chuckles, and pats Mala on the shoulder.
"I would be happy to have you. Go ahead and get ready for day, then."
>>130269"Hello, are you Mr. Guido? I'm looking for a place to stay." Amber curiously looks at the cover of the magazine to see what it is.
>>130271"Oh, yes. I am Guido" He has a strange accent
"I thought you may be a lost"
While there does appear to be a female pony in a seductive position on the front page of the magazine, no other detail, save the sliver of a blue sky is visible
"I have units available"
>>130270"Yes!"
He jumps off the bed
"Let me just wash up..."
>>130272Silver nods.
"Good idea. I still have yet to brush my teeth, so I will do that, too."
>>130273"Price for my cheapest room is 150 a month, studio apartment. You can fit as many beds in it as you want, and I will not report if you are sharing beds with not your husband"
>>130274He runs off, to the door and into the bathroom
>>130275Silver goes into the other to brush his teeth, meeting up with Mala in the living room when they're both done.
>>130275Amber tries not to scrunch as she thinks to herself.
That's thirty hours of work a month just to live here!
Then again, I can share the cost…I hope it's not too small, being so cramped that you have to share a bed would be annoying."Does it have a bathroom, kitchen, and a window? What about a fireplace for heating?" >>130276It takes Mala a little longer. A lot longer actually. But he can hear the almost crashing sound of the large creature running across hall upstairs, then down the stairs
Mala arrives in the living room, tongue partly out, and kind of still wet . He has his sword, and a (now partly wet) robe over him
>>130277"Yeah, sort of. Not the fireplace though"
>>130279"Yeah, sure. Follow me"
The griffin walks out, in front of Amber. He's like a large stallion almost, kind of fat though.
He goes up, takes out a key ring, takes a moment to find the key, and unlocks a room
>>130280The leonine form with all its strange qualities–compared with ponies–perplexes Amber. This one does not resemble the lean and fiercely efficient heroes and anti-heroes she's read about, nor even the plump kings and emperors resting amidst their domains.
Although she is eager enough to want to squeeze into the room, she knows better than to try to get in the landlord's way. She waits either for him to go in first or for him to usher her in.
>>130278In that time, Silver managed to get equipment ready. Mala can see him wearing his tattered armor, and his sword strapped to his side.
"Heheh, someone is ready to go!"
>>130281>heroes and anti-heroes she's read aboutWithout inquiring into what revisionist histories Amber has been reading, he's certainly something different
He opens the door, moves through it, and signals for Amber to come through. carpet floors, grated air vents, tan-ish colored walls, a single room and a kitchen that connects with it. Not very big at all. At least there is a stove in the kitchen, and a separate bathroom. The walls could really use a new coat of paint
>>130282"Yes! Do I just wear this robe over the sword?"
>>130283Amber grins. Compared to some of the unromantic stories from a century back this is practically luxury. It not quite like home but it will certainly do.
"I think I'll stay here." She goes to see what kind of view the room has.
Are there signs of any current occupants?
>>130284"Excellent! Just pay a deposit and we can get the paperwork done quickly"
No signs of a current occupant, though there are stains on the carpet
>>130283Silver takes a look at Mala's robe.
"Depends on what you want to prioritize. Wearing sword over makes it easier to access for battle, while wearing it under makes it concealed."
>>130288"I would rather hide it..."
>>130289Well, she knows what she has to do
>>130290Silver nods.
"Alright, wear it under."
>>130291He taps his side, to show that he indeed has the sword under the roe, although the robe looks strange on him
>>130292"I... I could go lower"