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Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.145000
145002
Iron got his ass beat and has pissed off a whole criminal syndicate, Amber is doing some shady shit at the police station, Silver is making friends, and Spark is enjoying Whinnysotan hospitality.
1647 replies and 15 files omitted.
Anonymous
15f9e52
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No.146718
146720
>>146717
"Then we shall drink!" Iron optimistically declared, leaving Cauldron to think a little bit more for a suitable answer as he eagerly trots towards Sands. "I require the stingy stuff."
Shimmering Spark
f42c77c
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No.146719
146720
>>146717
“Retreat is best sorted out when the enemies’ strategy is known. I am hoping they are still looking for one mare and will not employ a surrounding tactic. Once the angle of approach is known, we can choose our method of retreat. If we defeat into their ranks, it won’t do us much good.”
Anonymous
6cf7bcf
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No.146720
146721 146723
535FBF95-C2F9-4B33-AF0C-D63D920524AF.png
>>146718
White Sands pulls the bottle away
No.

>>146719
“Then I will handle it.” He says
Shimmering Spark
f42c77c
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No.146721
146722
>>146720
“Let me know what you spot.”
Anonymous
6cf7bcf
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No.146722
146730
>>146721
“It will be done. They will not know I am here.”
Anonymous
15f9e52
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No.146723
146724 146729
>>146720
That instant shut down did briefly shake him out of his high, only for him to scrunch his snout in indignation. "Oh come on," he lowly whined, stomping softly against the floor "do not tease me after putting the activity on the tree trunk."
His foreleg already started to slowly but surely try to reach for the pulled bottle like a cat approaching a somewhat unsuspecing mouse.
Anonymous
6cf7bcf
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No.146724
146725 146729
>>146723
Black Cauldron:
“What.”

In a glow of magic, the bottle moves through the air, snd comes down next to Iron in a “clank.”
Anonymous
15f9e52
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No.146725
146729
>>146724
I go slep after post.
Iron triumphantly takes the bottle that was set down next to her after a quick little hug to the unicorn mare in appreciation. His legs soon set themselves into a brisk trot as he aimed to pour two more shots for both him and Cauldron to drink from just to fulfill the activity.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
15a31a4
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No.146726
146729
>>146681
"I think that will be all, good Sir."
Anonymous
3f16e42
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No.146727
146728 146729
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Shimmering Spark
1f9642c
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No.146728
>>146727
That's a cute best pony.
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146729
146731 146735 146753
>>146727
(You) are silly

>>146725
>>146723
I misread >>146723. Strike >>146724 and replace it with this:

Back Cauldron
"What? Hehe"

White Sands, with her big, observant eyes, slowly drags the whiskey bottle further and further away from Iron, until it is on the other side of her.

>>146726
He does a small bow, and leaves.

Silver is now alone with Jubilosa and the wine
Shimmering Spark
1f9642c
?
No.146730
146732
>>146722
Spark goes back over to the new guest.
Anonymous
29bff06
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No.146731
146732 146734
>>146729
I do try to be. So whats the scoop?
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146732
146733
>>146730
She is laying down on the couch, trying to force the blanket and part of the cloak over her.

Makade:
"If you really expect someone to come looking for her, you should hide her."

>>146731
Uh....
Shimmering Spark
1f9642c
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No.146733
146734
>>146732
"Where would you hide a pony?"
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146734
146736 146737
>>146731
Midnight Lily awoke after uneasy dreams to find herself transformed into an enormous insect alone in a thankfully hyena-free room

>>146733
"I... don't really know"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
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No.146735
146738
>>146729
Silver sips his wine, and smiles at Jubilosa.

"How are you liking this so far?"
Shimmering Spark
1f9642c
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No.146736
>>146734
"Bathroom perhaps? But I figure that once they get inside, it will be not much use hiding, it will become a fight, especially since you are armed. They probably don't allow that."
Anonymous
29bff06
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No.146737
146738
>>146734
She gets up, says her prayers to Luna, and decides a nice walk out and about would do her good.
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146738
146739 146742 146754
>>146737
"No one who seeks to dominate does. And neither will I tolerate being unarmed. But if they get inside, we don't have much that will be effective against them regardless, save knife, tooth, and claw. It's best by far there be no fighting inside."

>>146737
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpl6ncyxLGw

Taking a walk around Baltimare to ease her troubled mind, Midnight gets up, gets out of her room, down the stairs, and outside onto the street. It's windy, and kind of chilly and cloudy. Off far in the distance, a whistle sounds. Closer to her a few ponies walk past, mostly quickly, and a few carts and automobiles on the street.

>>146735
"This is nice." She says

"A little of the other continent's culture."
Anonymous
29bff06
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No.146739
146740
>>146738
She walks towards the whistle sound, absorbing the sights.
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146740
146741
>>146739
Off in the distance, it seems to be the sound of a factory starting a new shift. The direction it comes from is in front of her, a little off to the left. Along the street are a few apartment buildings with doors at street level, a deli, and a coffee shop. The traffic of pedestrians and vehicles is perhaps lower than it could be. Ponies mostly, in their hats and cats, with a couple griffins, zebras, and even a hippogriff passing by. Over top of the buildings, Midnight can see a few larger apartment buildings nearby, several high rises north and especially west, a church steeple, a bell tower on what must be a school, a narrow rectangular tower down south that sticks up into the sky, and a few smoke stacks east.

That annoying pony from the soup kitchen isn't there at least.
Anonymous
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No.146741
146743
>>146740
The church catches her eye, so she decides to stop in there for a minute.
Shimmering Spark
1f9642c
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No.146742
146743
>>146738
"Then we need to make sure they don't enter. I'll be thinking of something to distract them."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146743
146744 146746
>>146741
Down the road a few blocks, one block over, and up a set of stone steps off the main road. It's a stone building of rectangular shape. Honestly kind of hard to tell if it's Celestialist or Reformed just from the architecture. It looks like it was built some time back in the last century, and it lacks the grandeur of any cathedral.

Entering inside, Midnight sees no pony immediately, but there is a stained glass depiction of the two sisters, as seen on the flag of Equestria.

>>146742
He nods
"Do so. I will keep watch."
Shimmering Spark
1f9642c
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No.146744
146745
>>146743
Spark has a plan for a distraction. He studies the appearance of the new guest.
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146745
146748
>>146744
She has the appearance of being asleep. She is completely silent, but shivers strongly at moments. Her mane is tied into two locks, her tail is tied at the end, and her mauve coat shimmers in a strange way.
Anonymous
29bff06
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No.146746
146747
>>146743
The purple mare pauses, then walks up to the back row of pews and sits for a few minutes, enjoying the silence.
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146747
146749
>>146746
And there it is. Silnce. Peaceful. Relaxing. Si... wait. There's a car coming by. Okay good. It's gone. Ah... Silence.

And then a mare walks up and ruins it. Celestia, what does she want.
Shimmering Spark
1f9642c
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No.146748
146750
>>146745
Spark takes note of how she looks.
Anonymous
29bff06
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No.146749
146750
>>146747
Midnight turns and blinks, surprised to see somepony else
"Good morning"
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146750
146751 146752
>>146749
The mare is a bit older, and kind of a light greyish blue color in a black robe, with her brown mane tied up in a bun and her blue eyes squarely on Midnight

"Do you need any help, young mare?" She asks Midnight with a smile that's... well, she's trying to be friendly.

>>146748
Auburn mane, probably in her early twenties, but it's hard to tell.
Shimmering Spark
1f9642c
?
No.146751
146755
>>146750
Spark sits down and listens for Madake.
Anonymous
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No.146752
146755
>>146750
"I do not, but I thank you for your kindness. I have just come to stop and think for a moment."
She smiles, but then looks concerned for a moment
"I hope I'm not disturbing anything"
Anonymous
15f9e52
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No.146753
146755
>>146729
Predictably, Iron kept his foreleg 'sneaking' around to the other side, somewhat unintentionally wrapping it around Sands' crest while his face was trying its hardest to remain inconspicuous all the way. "Pretty please?" he insisted with a tiny increase in his pitch.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
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No.146754
146756
>>146738
"It is very nice restaurant. Nicer than anywhere else I have been, maybe."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146755
146757 146758 146765
>>146751
Roll die, little pony

>>146752
"No. No. You're not disturbing anything." The same cannot be said of her wide, toothy smile

"Just interested to hear what brings you here."

>>146753
"But... this is the last bottle."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146756
146760
>>146754
She twists her head
"Is this not usual for you?"
Anonymous
15f9e52
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No.146757
146759
>>146755
Iron pouted slightly as his lower lip quivered lightly, almost begging the unicorn mare for the bottle. "Please?" he asked once again as his foreleg still weakly tried to reach for the bottle in question. "I promise it will go to a good cause."
Anonymous
29bff06
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No.146758
146759
>>146755
Midnight smiles back
"I'm glad to hear"
Sense motive check? Mayhaps?
[1d20+2 = 15]
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146759
146762 146764
>>146757
Roll diplomacy

>>146758
She seems genuinely happy, and kind of surprised, to have a pony in the church at this time. And yet, there is a layer of anxiety, like Midnight might ask for something difficult or annoying.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
?
No.146760
146761
>>146756
He shakes his head no.
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146761
146767
>>146760
She twists her lips
"Why not? I'd come all the time if I could."
Anonymous
15f9e52
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No.146762
146763
>>146759
Ripperonis
[1d20+1 = 7]<Diplomacy Check
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146763
146766
>>146762
She scrunches, and moves the bottle a little further away
Anonymous
29bff06
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No.146764
146768
>>146759
Midnight thinks for a second.
"When was this church built? It doesn't seem to be too old, but it has seen a number of years."
Shimmering Spark
1f9642c
?
No.146765
146768
>>146755
[1d20 = 16]
Anonymous
15f9e52
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No.146766
146768
>>146763
"Aw..." Iron lets out, utterly defeated by the smallest of scrunches before plopping his butt down against the floor and his posture sagged considerably "but I want both of you to have fun."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
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No.146767
146768
>>146761
He smiles at her.

"Heh. Admittedly, it can get expensive eating at places like here all time. I am not yet millionaire."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146768
146769 146770 146771 146776
>>146764
"Oh. This? This was built seventy three years ago as an expansion of the Zizka Reformed Church on Andausian. It's in a fairly austere style of the time, but still built of stone and built to last."

She smiles

>>146765
It's clear thus far, and Spark is undisturbed

>>146766
"But this is fun" She says, and takes a drink directly from the bottle

>>146767
"Hmmm..." She twists her beak
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
?
No.146769
146772
>>146768
"But, maybe few more jobs, I will get there. We can live in lap of luxury."
Anonymous
15f9e52
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No.146770
146772
>>146768
Such a response caused Iron's eyes to widen before quickly turning his head back towards Cauldron to see if it was indeed true or not.
Anonymous
29bff06
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No.146771
146772
>>146768
Ah reformed
"I see... Are you the one in charge here, or is there another?"
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146772
146773 146775 146788
>>146769
"More... jobs?"

>>146770
She looks almost confused by this scene

>>146771
"Yes, I am the main shepherd of this branch" she says
Anonymous
15f9e52
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No.146773
146774
>>146772
Seeing the contradiction present, Iron soon turns back towards Sands with a bigger snout scrunch and, with renewed efforts, started to gently take the bottle away from her hooves/magic, to the point of pressing his body against hers in his quest for the magic sleepover liquor.
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146774
146777
>>146773
White Sands scrunches, trying to keep hold of the bottle
Anonymous
29bff06
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No.146775
146778
>>146772
"It is nice to meet you."
Midnight gestures to the seat beside her
"My name is Midnight"
Shimmering Spark
1f9642c
?
No.146776
146778
>>146768
Spark tries to keep from nodding off.
Anonymous
15f9e52
?
No.146777
146778
>>146774
Iron grunts softly as he attempted to both take hold of it while also being extremely careful so as to not damage any furniture or, even worse, Sands herself in his quest. Hurting mares needlessly is wrong! his currently sugar-filled mind firmly asserted.
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146778
146779 146780 146781
>>146775
"My name is Chipper Chalice" she says

"What brings you here?"

>>146776
If Spark is super eager for someone to come...

>>146777
But if it's necessary to hurt a mare in the pursuit of alcohol, that's another thing.

Iron slowly grasps the bottle, and pulls it away
Anonymous
29bff06
?
No.146779
146782
>>146778
"I was wandering the town and the church caught my eye. I thought I might come in for a while.
How about you, how is the church doing?"
Anonymous
15f9e52
?
No.146780
146782
>>146778
Finally obtaining the bottle in question, Iron soon lifted it up with a foreleg while proudly posing at nopony in particular akin to a heroic figure celebrating his most recent accomplishments. "I have done it!" he cheered in an admittedly foalish manner before glancing over to Cauldron to see if she wanted some more liquor.
Shimmering Spark
1f9642c
?
No.146781
146782
>>146778
Well, I don't know. Maybe there is a couple of other things I can do first? I am just having trouble thinking of them.
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146782
146783 146784 146785
>>146779
"Well... This church was built for the Earth pony inhabitants of this city. There are now migrants from Severyana, from further south, and from across the sea. The make up of the neighborhood has changed a bit, and the younger generations... well, they aren't as enthusiastic. But we are doing okay here, given how things are."

>>146780
White Sands scrunches, and crosses her hooves.

Black Cauldron is somewhat entertained by this spectacle, it seems, trying not to laugh.

>>146781
Roll die
Shimmering Spark
1f9642c
?
No.146783
146789
>>146782
[1d20 = 18]
Anonymous
15f9e52
?
No.146784
146786
>>146782
With that in mind, Iron quickly and (hopefully) gracefully scurries over to Cauldron, sliding softly into a kneeling position while presenting the liquor bottle with a foreleg. "I have obtained the sleepover activity," he proudly yet respectfully offered with an overly royal tone.
Anonymous
29bff06
?
No.146785
146802
>>146782
"I am glad to hear things are going well at least, but I am sorry to hear about the younger generation."
Midnight sits in silence for a little bit
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146786
146787
>>146784
She smiles

"So you have."
Anonymous
15f9e52
?
No.146787
146789
>>146786
Iron quickly lowers his head while softly jiggling the bottle in question, almost as if he had just brought back the most beautiful flowers from the pits of Tartarus itself for a fair maiden. "Please," he continued on with his royalty accent "do not privy yourself."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
?
No.146788
146789
>>146772
"Like when I was hired to go into Hoebuck. Jobs such as that."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146789
146790 146792
>>146788
"But that was.... You'd want to do that again?"

>>146783
Spark is met by more quiet in the night

>>146787
"That's okay, Iron." She says
Anonymous
15f9e52
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No.146790
146791
>>146789
Feeling the bottle still on his grasp, Iron soon creaked a confused eye open looking up at Cauldron. "Wait," he uttered in astonishment "really?"
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146791
146794
>>146790
"Well, I don't need too much to drink." She says, with a sly expression
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
?
No.146792
146793
>>146789
"Perhaps not want, but it helps others and makes us plenty of Bits."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146793
146796
>>146792
"But it's.. dangerous" She says
Anonymous
15f9e52
?
No.146794
146795
>>146791
Iron's vines started to swing at the playful reply, slowly turning his head towards the shot glass before a fire of realization set his mind ablaze.Of course! he exclaimed in his head.
The native stallion acting like a knightly colt soon trotted over to the glasses to serve it before bringing it back to the striped princess with the same flair as the last time.
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146795
146798
>>146794
She takes a glass with her hoof, and swirls it around,

"Hmmm..."

Then she takes a drink from it
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
?
No.146796
146797
>>146793
Silver nods.

"I know. It is what I have been doing for much of my life."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146797
146799
>>146796
"Uh.... how many fights have you been in?" She asks
Anonymous
15f9e52
?
No.146798
146800
>>146795
Iron eagerly awaits Cauldron's response, still kneeling down in respect for the fair maiden
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
?
No.146799
146800
>>146797
"More than I can count. Many of them have been forever marked on my hide, underneath my winter coat."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146800
146801 146804
>>146798
She lets it linger for a moment, before swallowing. Then she looks down to Iron.

"It'll do." She says

>>146799
"That explains the scars..." she says

"Aren't you scared though?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
?
No.146801
146803
>>146800
"Always."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146802
146814
>>146785
"Well, fortunately the return of the elements gave a bit of a revival some years back. It is that revival that sustains us."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146803
146806
>>146801
"But then... why do you do it?"
Anonymous
15f9e52
?
No.146804
146805
>>146800
Iron's chest puffed out in further pride at the rather lukewarm remark, all too happy to please in such a foalish, noble sugar-rushed state. "I am most elated," he dramatically offered Cauldron with his pompous accent while steel kneeling over. "Would there be anything else to satisfy our sleepover?"
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146805
146811
>>146804
"Well" She looks up, and bats her eyes

"I'm curious as to what you would like."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
?
No.146806
146807
>>146803
"Because it is what I am good at, and because if I do not, no pony else will."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146807
146808
>>146806
"You mean... fighting things?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
?
No.146808
146809
>>146807
"Fighting things, saving people..."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146809
146810
>>146808
"I suppose.. I appreciate it." She says, kind of smiling
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
?
No.146810
146812
>>146809
"You are worried for me?"
Anonymous
15f9e52
?
No.146811
146812
>>146805
Such question caused Iron's ears to swivel softly as his eyes looked up to meet her own. "You mean my sleepover activities?" he asked, a little dumbfounded, yet still kept his pompous accent regardless.
Anonymous
10ca8cc
?
No.146812
146813 146815
>>146810
"Well.... Yeah." She answers

>>146811
"Sure." She says
Anonymous
15f9e52
?
No.146813
146816
>>146812
"That was mostly roughhousing and sparring," Iron replied with a hint of hesitation as he lost a tiny bit of his steam "and I doubt we should do such things at the present time."
Soon enough, he decided to rise himself up and looked at Cauldron properly. "I do not think it is a common thing here, right?" he continued.
Anonymous
e79f057
?
No.146814
146816
>>146802
Midnight nods knowingly.
"Has the church had any trouble from unrest?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
302a3a4
?
No.146815
146816
>>146812
He smiles at her.

"D'awww. I appreciate that concern, but...I can promise you, I will come back to you, after job."
Anonymous
10ca8cc
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No.146816
146817 146818
>>146814
"You mean like the Anarchists? Well... they've passed by this church. Mostly... We had fire damage in the uprising of 990 though, and some shrapnel from the most recent one. There's been some misfortune for some of our members, though."

>>146813
"Depends on the roughhousing and sparring" She answers

>>146815
She places a claw on his hoof
"Please..."
Anonymous
15f9e52
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No.146817
146819
>>146816
That caused Iron's hope to rise just a smidge if his growing grin was any indication. "You got any kind that we can do?" he proceeded to ask, eager to see his fighting tendencies satiated into a nice sleep.