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>>140570"I mean in this little hideyhole of a town," Iron clarified.
>>140571"For now, that
is the headquarters, if you can call it that, so far as this fishing village goes. There, and this place. But more shall come. Think of it as a scouting party."
>>140572"Then you understand why I have come here to greet you," Iron answered with a stoic look before glancing to Sands to see if he was missing anything that she could think about before ending the conversation.
>>140573Sands seems unsure, biting her lips and looking back at Iron with wide eyes
>>140574After a few seconds of thinking, Iron started to approach the griffon accountant in question, placing a hoof on his shoulder. "Now what should I do with you?" he asked.
>>140575He turns his head slight, though still looking at Iron
"I am only a pencil pusher."
>>140576"What will you do if I simply walk away?" he instead asked the griffon.
>>140577"I can't fight you... You know that. And I cannot go to the police."
>>140578"What about your employers?"
>>140579"They will come for me regardless."
>>140580"But will you go seek them?"
>>140581"I will remain right here" He claims
>>140582Iron wasn't too sure to believe him, glancing off to Sands to see if he should contest his claim.
>>140583"Either way, they will know we were here." Sands says to Iron
>>140584"Of course," he answered before looking back at the griffon accountant in question "you're free to stay here while your employers come back."
With that said, he removed his foreleg from him and turned around, starting to walk towards the exit of the room, hoping to go straight to the Royale and see what's this minotaur's like.
>>140585Iron walks away, starting to exit the room
[1d2 = 2][1d2 = 1][1d2 = 1] >>140585>>140586Iron leaves easily enough from the building. As promised, the building is only a few streets away. It's a free standing building, unlike so many packed into small lots or as part of larger structures in the city. Seems to be one floor, with a high, gradually sloping red tile roof. Outside are several carts, and two automobiles. None especially stand out.
[1d2 = 1] >>140587>>140586"More likely than not," Iron figured as he pivoted towards the target building's front door, particularly the front door "the minotaur will know we are coming."
>>140588The restaurant has a vestibule, which Iron can go through, and see that it has a long counter on the right towards the back, a couple doors in the back, a counter in the front off to the left of where they enter, and some number of tables, with a couple booths recessed in by the walls. Tables are a lighter wood color, while booths have a red tint on their leather seats. There is no hostess, at least not at this time of day, and there a low - but definitely present - number of customers. They are all ponies, and sit around at one booth and a few tables. Two servers are seen, who move quickly and look uneasy
>>140589Iron raised an eyebrow at the servers' uneasy look, feeling Koptis has already been dispatched.
(No minotaur yet,) he noted as he decided to simply take a seat on one of the tables alongside Sands. (The queasy ponies should probably know about him.)
>>140590A server comes up, a slim unicorn mare with a long fine pink mane, asking for drinks.
Iron has hopefully covered over his wounds with clothing >>140591>>140590>forAsking what Iron and Sands want for their drinks
>>140591>>140592Prolly"Water," Iron answered with a nod before turning to the mare and promptly putting on a little smile for her sake. "How are things today?"
>>140593"Good." She tosses her mane. "Good.
Gooood."
>>140594Iron tilted his head a little at the slightly eccentric reply. "How are the regulars?" he continued, hoping to nail the minotaur's last whereabouts.
>>140595"Oh, they are...
regular."
Iron doesn't see any minotaur or griffin.
>>140596The stallion would probably find this exchange a bit amusing if he wasn't currently trying to see if the minotaur is still lurking around here. "I have heard that some of your regulars are... irregular, in a sense," he suggested.
>>140597She turns her head to look a little more closely at Iron
"What... do you mean?"
>>140598"A unique regular, I mean," Iron suggested "a rarity to see in this place."
>>140600waves back>>140599“Oh. Like... what do you mean?” She asks again
>>140601Amber's ready to be a hostess again.
>>140601"You know," Iron mutttered a little impatiently "a rare species for the region living here and
also be a regular."
>>140361>>140362I'm just replying to these so we know where we are when we resume next.
>>140604Approaching the telephone office from whinny to , there is a crafts store, then the post office, and then after another 60 feet, the telephone office. Staying close on the side walk close up puts the ponies out of the line of fire of the machine gun, but it’s perfectly visible to anyling looking down from the roof, and there are several creatures on the roof with rifles. It’s one thing to approach without being shot at by the machine gun, and another to not be noticed or shot at at all. There are perhaps 5 or six helpers on the roof. The roof is approximately 11 or 12 feet above the ground. Just getting to the Whinnyton side without being shot may be an issue, if it requires crossing Old Mecc - which the machine gun is set up to shoot down
>>140606Can Silver and the ponies with him make it to the craft store without getting shot at?
>>140607Entering from the old mecc side is completely visible. There would be an attempt to shoot at them. Entering from the locked wooden door in the back may be just a little easier
>>140608Hmm...if they can get behind the craft store without getting shot at, then it's not a problem.
There's a two-story building between Old Mecc and Main, right? Can the group get inside it?
>>140609Yes. It looks like shops and living
>>140610Silver tries going up to the building's second floor.
>>140611Silver finds himself at a small building that has a liquor store underneath, and a residence above. He is across Old Mecc Road from where he wants to be - a barber shop, with a residence above. Does he have the rifle section get in place, cover fire, and run across, or does his group move further away so they can go around the long way to get into the building from Main street?
>>140612They go the long way around.
>>140613Silver goes around the long way, finding that on this side, there is a different shop on that side. There is a dentist's office on the other side, but a small door in the middle that presumably goes to the above residences.
Silver may or may not be watched by a rifleling on that side looking down main. Roll
>>140615[1d20 = 4][1d20 = 15]When Silver gets there, he finds that the lock on the door has been broken, and the door simply opens.
>>140615>>140616On the other side, Silver hears gun fire breaking out. A bang and a bang, then a bang, and machine gun fire
>>140616>>140617Silver quickly rushes upstairs to get a view of what's going on.
>>140618It's a short flight of stairs up to an enclosed hallway. There is a door to the left. Silver finds that this door likewise is broken, simply opening. Silver enters into a living room with a couch and a radio, as well as a potted plant and a painting of a mare lying on a couch.. On the right side is a small kitchen. On the right side away from him is a little area with a dining table, and two windows, one of which faces old mech and another faces towards the telegraph office. Silver's group may or may not be visible from that window just standing near the kitchen. On the side opposite Silver is a wall, with a door and a room there, and then on the left side, a couple doors and a wall
>>140619Hello!
Amber's hostess thing is kind of hard so probably not anything tonight as I have to work tomorrow...>>140618>>140620The blinds on the window facing the post office are half down, as are the windows facing Old Mecc