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Occupied Equestria - The Thread That Came Late
Anonymous
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No.133503
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In Changelingia (West Equestria), Brie gains the support of a Changeling queen for his endeavors. Spark is doing his best to help an ill Wolf spiritual leader.

In Free Equestria (East Equestria), Iron is trying to intimidate a group of criminal griffin interlopers. Fantasy Play is helping to shut down an Anarchist press. Silver is helping his new household. Amber Sunset is walking through the city, and Dark Star has just finished helping the orphans.
2365 replies and 51 files omitted.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138295
138296
>>138294
Silver decides to accept that this is the best he'll get from them, and gives them a smile.

"I wish you best of luck."
Anonymous
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No.138296
138297
>>138295
Sundown blinks, and looks at Silver a little longer

"Thank you." And then she turns, and moves away
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138297
138298
>>138296
Silver watches them go, presumably with Pear alongside.
Anonymous
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No.138298
138299
>>138297
Pear:
"Unless you have another way out than how we came, it would be best to follow them. So there are no surprises"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138299
138300
>>138298
"Hmm. You are probably right. Come on, let us go."
Anonymous
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No.138300
138301
>>138299
Silver and Pear follow Sundown and Askfalt, staying some paces back. Both of them look back, but there isn't anything they can do or even complain about, as both pairs are presumably going to the same location. It's down the stairs to the second floor, then down to the basement, and back through the tunnel, where it goes into the second tunnel, and then into the church basement, and back into the church. The two griffins look back when both enter the church basement, but make no contact as they go back up.

Of course this means that they remain within at least earshot for this whole period of time, lasting several minutes.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138301
138302
>>138300
Silver is content with remaining silent along the journey, unless Pear has something to say. He gives the griffons a smile every so often when they turn around.
Anonymous
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No.138302
138303
>>138301
The two turn around and face Silver and Pear. The ponies would need to walk past them to leave the church. Pear is cautious but moves forward, and then Sundown speaks to Silver, asking:
"What will happen from here?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138303
138304
>>138302
Silver tilts his head in confusion.

"Huh? What is it you mean?"
Anonymous
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No.138304
138305
>>138303
"There... won't be any police, will there?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138305
138306
>>138304
Silver shakes his head.

"I did not see any when we came in. If I can be honest, reason why I said we were Black Hooves is because I thought you were police when we came to this place."
Anonymous
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No.138306
138307
>>138305
This answer seems to please her. A smile slowly comes to cover her face, fully enveloping it as she tilts her head down, but looks back up towards Silver. There's a definitely mischievous, or even malign quality to it. "She has told me why she is here. Why don't you tell me why you are here?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138307
138308
>>138306
He points to Pear, or at least in her general direction.

"I was helping her. She mentioned she was not going to be in Baltimare long, and she wanted to learn about...well, you know. Thank you again for obliging her, I bet it meant world to her."
Anonymous
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No.138308
138309
>>138307
She opens her beak in part
"All the world and more"
Her stance has completely changed, from distrust to a smile and tiptoed posture that looks perhaps even seductive

"Why didn't you just lead with that?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138309
138310
>>138308
He knocks a forehoof against his own head lightly, smiling.

"Because I am not very smart pony."
Anonymous
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No.138310
138311
>>138309
"No matter. His followers come from many places and seek many very different ends. But they all follow the same way."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138311
138312
>>138310
He is somewhat worried by this statement, but the unicorn quickly shakes it off.

"So what do you think you will do now with your mate?"
Anonymous
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No.138312
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>>138311
"Go back to our apartment, or linger around here to see if any more intruders come by." She answers. She seems to want to add something to that, but awaits Silver's response
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138313
138314
>>138312
He smiles some more, evidently happy.

"That sounds quite relaxing. Or at least first portion of it does."
Anonymous
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No.138314
138315
>>138313
"Did you want to ask something?" She says, smiling
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138315
138316
>>138314
"Uh...hmm...I will be honest, I am not sure if there is something I am suppose to ask or not."
Anonymous
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No.138316
138317
>>138315
"I'll leave it at that." She says with her almost sensual look.
"Have a good night with your mare" she says
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138317
138318
>>138316
He seems a bit confused by her response, but he waves goodbye to her.

"Have good night with your mate!"
Anonymous
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No.138318
138319
>>138317
She waves back, and after a moment, Askfalt does as well. Pear waves to them, and gives a light smile. They start to leave the church, though they linger to see if Silver and Pear are leaving as well.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138319
138320
>>138318
Silver looks over to Pear.

"Shall we?"
Anonymous
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No.138320
138321
>>138319
Pear trots on through the door, down the short set of steps, and onto the pavement, and progresses down the sidewalk with Silver
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138321
138322
>>138320
Silver looks at her as they trot.

"So, ready to tell me how it went?"
Anonymous
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No.138322
138327
>>138321
She twitches her still tied up tail, and the book she carries almost sticks out of her pack.

"They were willing to open up after a while, after I convinced them I had no interest in the police or any persecution. You saw they weren't entirely sure with you. Neither of them was a priest and so didn't have intimate knowledge of how the rituals worked or of the precise details about many parts of the theology, but I got something out of them. I think they may have held back out of diffidence, but that is to be expected. I don't think I would have done any better with a more obviously captive pair of subjects like at the jail. I think the money you gave them really loosened them up." She says
Amber Sunset
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No.138323
138324
Sorry for being so late
Anonymous
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No.138324
>>138323
Hello
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138327
138336
>>138322
He smiles.

"I am glad to have been of some help, at least."
Shimmering Spark
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No.138328
Should be back tomorrow
Shimmering Spark
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No.138334
Am back
Anonymous
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No.138336
138337
>>138327
"Heh," She smiles and moves forward in a sudden spurt

"Yes... Thank you."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138337
138338
>>138336
"I bet you did not expect to be doing all of this tonight, huh? We had almost like miniature adventure."
Anonymous
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No.138338
138339
>>138337
“No.” After saying that, she turns her head back to smile at him. “Is every dat like this for you?”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138339
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>>138338
He smiles back and chuckles.

"Heh, it usually is. Sometimes it is nice to have days where you do 'normal' things too. Read book, talk with friends, shop for groceries, that kind of thing."
Anonymous
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No.138340
138341
>>138339
"I would bet. It's exciting, but it was more than a little nerve wracking seeing a griffin charge at us with a machete. I... Don't think I would like to do that every day. But I suppose you get paid well enough you don't need to.(?)"
That last part is inflected almost like a question
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138341
138342
>>138340
Silver nods.

"It is little nervewracking, but it does pay handsomely."
Anonymous
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No.138342
138343
>>138341
"I figured. Being an Associate Professor is better pay than most jobs, but less than you'd think, especially for eight years of school."
She looks away, then down, the up, then opens her mouth, then looks back approximately in the direction of Silver but not directly at him
"Uh... I suppose I owe you for this...?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138343
138344
>>138342
He uses a forehoof while trotting along to wave it off.

"There is no need to owe me. I am just glad I could help fulfill your wish."
Anonymous
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No.138344
138345
>>138343
"... Really?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138345
138346
>>138344
"Really."

He smiles and nods, before tilting his head at her.

"Does being associate professor really not pay so much?"
Anonymous
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No.138346
138347
>>138345
"Thank you so much"
She hops back over, and towards floof pone, jumping up, and hugging him. She moves over his shoulders, wrapping a leg around him. She is rather small, has a short coat, a long mane that is kept in a tie, and is generally dainty. It takes her a moment to reply, as she positions herself over him.

"Well, for the education level."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138347
138350
>>138346
Silver slows down to be able to enjoy the hug and this bit of pony interaction. He brings his opposite foreleg around to pat the petite unicorn who is so opposite to him in body size.

"Huh. I always figured college was how one got to have really high paying career. Either that or learning trade."
Anonymous
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No.138350
138351
>>138347
She closes her eyes at the large foreleg coming down on her. She isn't that much smaller in terms of dimensions, but her build is much less massive, and it is easy to see.

"I didn't go to make money. Unlike my father. People who take this path do so for love of knowledge... or the shorter working hours and air conditioning."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138351
138352
>>138350
"Money is not everything, but it is nice to have."

Silver resumes his trotting, half carrying Pear with him as long as she holds on.

"Air conditioning...is it that one machine that cools air in room? Now that is fancy. I can see why that would be perk."
Anonymous
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No.138352
138353
>>138351
She moves off him, but she seems elated still, with a louder voice and faster pace of walk.

"Yes. It's really nice to have in the University in August and late spring. There's no hard outside work when teaching in the semester. It's when you're doing research you have to go out in the humidity."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138353
138354
>>138352
Silver looks down at his fluffy figure.

"I have little idea how I am going to survive Summer down here. I might have to shave almost completely bald."
Anonymous
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No.138354
138355
>>138353
"Heh, maybe. It's a bit cooler here than in Stableside, but it can get pretty warm here. It's kind of chilly tonight though. I wish I brought my sweater."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138355
138356
>>138354
"You can stay close if you wish. I think I have enough fur to spare for us both. We might also get lucky and encounter taxi soon."
Anonymous
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No.138356
138357
>>138355
She smiles and moves next to him, leaning her body against his, as the two (presumably) await a taxi to hail. It seems to be at least 11PM by now. She looks down into her pack at the book she retrieved.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138357
138358
>>138356
Partly inside the layer of fluffy coat covering the Severyanan, Pear can feel the body heat trapped inside by his fur wash over her, providing a contrast to the chilly winter air. Silver leans slightly back against her in turn, though doing so lightly as to not overpower her. He looks down at the book in her possession.

"Did you learn anything from them that would go towards decoding that book?"
Anonymous
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No.138358
138359
>>138357
Pear turns her head to look back at Silver as he presses back. Presumably, one of the two hails a taxi. Horseman Avenue still has decent traffic at this time of night, and Pear would be afraid to stray far from Silver in such a neighborhood at this time of night. Both of her ears stand up.

"Maybe. Hopefully I will find out" she answers
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138359
138360
>>138358
Silver lets Pear into the taxi first before clambering in himself, and telling the driver the address for where Pear is staying.
Anonymous
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No.138360
138361
>>138359
She gets in, and sits next to him, carefully setting her pack down to her other side.

When Silver is in, she turns to him and says,
"Hey. I didn't get to say this earlier but... that was really impressive what you did back in there. Not only did you take not one, but two griffins who were charging at you and knock them out, but you used empathy to talk one of them down. It's... something very special."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138361
138362
>>138360
He gets a little meek; smiling, blushing, and rubbing the back of his neck.

"Thank you. I am not used to receiving compliments."
Anonymous
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No.138362
138363
>>138361
"I thought it was very nice. And you gave them quite a bit of money.".
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138363
138364
>>138362
"It feels nice to be kind to others, even those who might start out as being your enemies."

He smiles at her.

"Once I got to know her little bit, I thought Sundown was actually quite nice."
Anonymous
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No.138364
138365
>>138363
"Kindness to ones enemies is a real test of kindness generally."

She gives a sort of smile to Silver, although it's a bit strained
"She was... something. I have to wonder what she would be like in a different environment. Or around different creatures."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138365
138366
>>138364
Silver nods in agreement.

"As for you, I thought you handled yourself excellently back there. You showed off quite bit of charisma."
Anonymous
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No.138366
138367
>>138365
"Heheh, what? When?"
She moves back in her seat, ears flopping back
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138367
138368
>>138366
"When you performed your interview. I was not there to witness it, but fact that you managed to get on friendly enough terms to ask them questions shows you have quite bit of charisma."
Anonymous
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No.138368
138369
>>138367
She answers rather seriously:
"Oh no. That only required asking the right questions. I could have gotten further if I knew more, and if there were better circumstances and more time."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138369
138370
>>138368
"Heh. Still, I was impressed. You also stayed cool and collected when we were rushed, and you were great at helping to defuse situation."
Anonymous
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No.138370
138371
>>138369
"You didn't see me jump back and hide." She gives a small smile, and then looks down, and back up. "I tried."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138371
138372
>>138370
He smiles back.

"A for effort?"
Anonymous
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No.138372
138373
>>138371
This gets a wider smile.

"I suppose. But I am supposed to be the teacher now."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138373
138374
>>138372
He grins at Pear, and gives a small nicker.

"Are you saying I can not be teacher?"
Anonymous
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No.138374
138383
>>138373
She looks at him, almost looking into him for a moment.

"You seem to have chosen your path in life. Unless you want to change your path, and start again..."
Amber Sunset
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No.138377
138378
>>138221
Amber Sunset, though a bit tired from the previous shift and a lack of food, waits to prove herself.
Anonymous
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No.138378
138379
>>138377
Describing the details in the night of a hostess is a little uncomfortable because I have never been a hostess, a waiter, or indeed worked anywhere in the retail or service industry, but it's a common enough position that people reading may have and call me out on what I get wrong

Amber comes to learn the layout of the restaurant. They have an area fenced in next to the street, and area near the front, one in the back past a bar, and the bar
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Amber Sunset
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No.138379
138380
>>138378
Spacious! For the city, that is.
Anonymous
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No.138380
138381
>>138379
The restaurant takes up the left/southern half of a commercial office building on the rather large Chincoteague Avenue, a few blocks to the west of High Sewn's store. The office building, with brick and stone façade, is about five stories tall, and Amber hasn't figured out exactly what it's supposed to host, but it seems to have something to do with telecommunications. The restaurant is the only shop in it, facing the North/South running Chincoteague, but also bordering the northern side of fifteenth street. The door entering from the side walk from Chincoteague is brass lined, and opens to the stand where Amber must stand to greet guests. Behind her, is the front dining area, which hosts most larger tables, bathrooms on the right (but Amber's left) on the north side of the restaurant, the entrance to the kitchen (which occupies much of the north part of the establishment), and some combination booth/tables. The restaurant is basically cut in half by a U-shaped bar that sticks out from the wall and faces towards the south side, of course tended by Salt-Mixer. On the far side, the west side, is a slighter smaller section with a line of booths on two walls, and high tables that seat 2. On fifteenth street, there is a long and somewhat thin patio area enclosed with wrought iron fencing with several tables with an extendable awning. High Sewn explains that this area is not open tonight as it is a week night, but is often open during the days or on busier nights.

Most of the interior walls are are red brick, with the bar being composed of hardwood, and with stainless steel light fixtures. A photograph on the far side shows a city with a river and brick-walled factories, while another few show airships of multiple models, and notably one wall in the front side is basically covered in what is essentially a blue print or model of an early hot air balloon. The restaurant allegedly specializes in the cuisine of the Husaks, which seems to consist of goulash, a certain kind of sourdough sandwich, and... well, Amber hasn't memorized the menu yet. The Restaurant does not seem to cater to the same clientele as the clothing store - or rather, it caters to the same clientele, but the clothing store pretends to be higher class than it really is. Prices are slightly higher than what Amber thinks she saw in Eastside, but the mark up isn't that high.

There are three servers here tonight, one having all of the booths and most of the high tables in the back, one having the combinations booths and some of the large tables, and one having all of the remaining tables in the front and a small exclave of tables in the rear section - that marine colored stallion lodging a protest against this strangely gerrymandered arrangement of serving responsibilities. Theoretically, the owner is the manager, but because of some kind of development that Salt Mixer didn't fully explain, the owner is less active in the operation of the restaurant, and Salt Mixer is the de facto manager. She expects to become the full time manager soon.
Amber Sunset
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No.138381
138382
>>138380
Amber knows she is not expected to tarry in her introduction but her eyes revel in this new environment. The industrial style is entirely new to her as are the subjects of the black and white photos. It seems that this restaurant, if it successfully rides the waves of time, may be one of those that builds a rich and storied history. Perhaps this is presumption, however.

Amber struggles to remember who the Husaks were, as any of the medley of history books she read would have touched on them only briefly. Knowledge (history): [1d20+6 = 15]

Whatever the price point of the food here, it is well beyond her present ability to pay, and she hopes that her stomach will not growl at an inopportune time. I hope the ponies here are nice, I really wish they pay me tonight for the work I do, or even just give me some scraps of food. It smells so good…, she wonders to herself.

Despite the hunger pangs Amber is eager to stand at the entrance, framed by the shiny brass portal. Though she's clearly not the object being framed it's still something of an honor to be surrounded by an almost-gold border.
Anonymous
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No.138382
138403
>>138381
Exactly where this restaurant will end up upon the passage of time is anyone's guess. Time is a tenacious thing, with a nasty tendency of persisting long after you think it's come to a good stopping point.

Amber can remember that the Husaks where a nation of the greater Earth Pony Tribe from much further north, who, some time after the settling of Equestria, migrated further south to the areas around Sire's Hollow upon a dispute with their fellows, with a great wave later moving further east towards what is today Baltimare, an area already settled by the Amstels and the inhabitants of the Hayseed, and by indigenous ponies like the Chincoteague before that. While they were neither the first nor the last wave of migrants to the city, they are very possibly a plurality, and are by reputation if not necessarily fact responsible for Baltimare's Earth Pony majority... at least among the pony population.

To the right of the entrance, staring back at Amber, is a very old photograph of a stallion with no mane over the top of his head, but plenty of black facial hair and side burns, and a coat that was likely some shade of green (hard to tell in black and white). This pony, according the picture frame, was Beloved Black. Next to the photo is a painting of the same Beloved Black in front of an airship that is ready to take flight for the first time, one with a rigged keel and a basket.

Salt Mixer has agreed to a payment by the night, and in cash (as this is the way most customers pay anyways). Leftover food is often taken home by a group of diamond dogs one of the servers is friends with, but it's okay if Amber takes some.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138383
138384
>>138374
He chuckles.

"Perhaps not professionally. I just think most ponies have something that can be taught to others."
Anonymous
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No.138384
138385
>>138383
More curiously than in jest:

"And what do you teach?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138385
138386
>>138384
"I learned that there is much to learn from visiting other lands and talking to other peoples. This world is vast, and there is so much more to see and experience than in small bubble most ponies live in. I know most ponies can not do so, but I think teaching that to others is essential for mutual understanding."
Anonymous
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No.138386
138387
>>138385
She gives a smile that is half-mischievous
"You sound like Princess Twilight"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138387
138388
>>138386
The amused unicorn rolls his eyes.

"There is some wisdom in her teachings, though I disagree with some of her methods. 'Friendship School'?"
Anonymous
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No.138388
138389
>>138387
"What is it? Do you not like schools?" She asks, with a similar smile that is a little more amused.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138389
138390
>>138388
"Heh. Perhaps not schools for friendship. That being said, with my current lack of friends..."
Anonymous
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No.138390
138391
>>138389
"Well, that's the downside of leaving the bubble. You can't set roots when you move..." She starts this reply with a smile, but it entirely fades from her face by the end, becoming more like a frown.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138391
138392
>>138390
Silver looks concerned at her.

"Are you okay, Pear?"
Anonymous
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No.138392
138393
>>138391
"I'm fine"
She looks back up to Silver, as her gaze had turned away in the moment.

She starts to take the tie out of her hair, to let her mane down.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138393
138394
>>138392
"Are you sure? Your demeanor has changed rather suddenly."
Anonymous
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No.138394
138395
>>138393
"Uh...."
She stares downwards as she removes the tie. Then she changes her sitting position so that she may start to remove the tie from her tail. She continues looking down, focusing on the tied up set of hair.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138395
138396
>>138394
Silver continues to look at Pear with concern. He tilts his head at her silence.
Anonymous
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No.138396
138397
>>138395
"It can be kind of lonely at times...." She admits, briefly looking back up to Silver, then looking down
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138397
138398
>>138396
He smiles at her, and holds out his hoof towards her.

"I know how hard it is to have friends when you have no roots, but for what it is worth, I would be honored to call you friend...if you want my friendship."
Anonymous
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No.138398
138399
>>138397
She looks back up to him, and smiles, almost like she is going to cry
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138399
138400
>>138398
Deciding it is appropriate, Silver wraps his forelegs around the petite mare, and gives her a hug.
Anonymous
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No.138400
138401
>>138399
She leans in to hug him as well, as soon as he leans in
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.138401
138402
>>138400
He gives her a reassuring squeeze.

"We will have to keep in touch after you leave Baltimare. Perhaps we can write to each other?"
Anonymous
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No.138402
138404
>>138401
"We should try" She says, still in his embrace
Amber Sunset
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No.138403
138504
>>138382
Amber is most satisfied with this arrangement and mentally vows not to let these ponies down.
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>>138402
"We will have to share addresses then, so we can continue to communicate once you are successful in your expedition."
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>>138404
"Will you not see me before I leave?" She asks
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>>138405
"I do hope I do, I am just unsure when your party leaves Baltimare."