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.
>>146451Silver also admires it, and her. He looks absolutely stunned.
"Wow..."
>>146452He smiles back to her, though he does not maintain that smile when he sees what has changed.
This is not a small intrusion, but a whole set of new officers. It looks like two new ponies and a griffin in black jackets, and two soldiers in green. The detectives start to break apart and move, and it looks like the situation is in flux once again.
Sunnyside Meadows immediately goes forward and tries to talk to the new officers in the room.
>>146453She bats her eyes, and opens her mouth in a smile too wide for a closed beak to contain
"He he he"
>>146454Amber stays within earshot but doesn't move forward with him, preferring not to get entangled in whatever problem this may be. She hopes that whatever it is, it might be just long enough for Red Scabbard to finish whatever he's doing so she can leave.
>>146454He goes over to her, and grabs one of her talons with a forehoof.
"No duchess, no baroness, no queen in all of Griffonia can compare to your beauty right now, Jubee."
>>146455They come to him with fairly angry words, and he tries to calm them down. For all of their certainty that what they want is there, they don't seem to know
precisely what it is and where it is. Still, they suggest a few specific offices that may be the location of certain files, which seems to be at least part of what they are after. The new black jackets include a green earth pony, a light blue pegasus, and a white feathered griffin, as well as two green uniformed soldiers: a yellow pegasus and a mahogany earth pony. These later two soldier both carry carbine rifles with fixed bayonets, and the presence of these firearms seems to fundamentally change the tone of the detectives in the room.
A greyish griffin in Baltimare PD blue has also joined the fray, though she is silent thus far.
>>146456"D'awwww"
She lets him take the forehoof... but then closes in for a gripping hug as best she can, almost jumping on him.
>>146457Her pupils narrow, even in the low light, at the weapons with
bayonets. The wicked gleam of those blades sends a shiver through her, and she forces herself to look away.
Different offices? I hope those don't include the one Red Scabbard is in. I hope he hurries...>>146456Lies! Gabriela Eagleclaw is best griffon.
>>146457"Wah!"
Silver stays firm against this assault, if barely. He hugs back, taking the opportunity to get a feel of the dress as it's being worn.
>>146458The long bayonets, presumably designed to be used against flying griffins and changelings, or even charging buffalo and yaks, are almost short swords. Only the short length of the soldier's carbines and their pointing them upwards make these weapons viable in closed quarters of the detectives' offices. At least one of the black jacketed officers has a revolver, though he does not brandish it, but rather keeps it holstered
Roll Die>>146459Thick and furry in places, yet soft, thin, and velvety in others
>>146461Now, the set as a whole starts to move for the offices
>>146460Worth every Bit.
"I would love to spend forever like this, but unfortunately we have date starting soon."
>>146462The offices where Red Scabbard is at?
>>146464They start from the hallway near the evidence room. Red Scabbard is presumably on the opposite side past two turns in the hallway, with the central hallway being one more way of getting to where Scabbard is
>>146463"Yes. Let's go." She says
>>146465Phew, looks like Red Scabbard should have time after all. She trudges alongside the group wordlessly.
>>146468They advance quickly. When they get to the central hallway, Scabbard may be cut off from retreat.
>>146465Silver leads the pair as to go to exit the house. He holds the front door open for her as they depart. Once outside, the two head in the direction of the restaurant, looking for a taxi along the way.
>>146469Before that can happen:
"Oh, oh, what's that office over there? Does it have what you want?"She points to a random nearby door, positioning herself perpendicularly to their path so they would have scoot past her at least to continue.
>>146470Yet again, this means walking in the direction of the mainland and hailing a taxi. A taxi is hailed, and the two are picked up.
>>146471At least one officer looks over at the door, and asks a question about it to another. After some time, another officer says "No. That is not it" and physically pushes Amber aside.
>>146472Silver gives the driver the name and address of the restaurant they're going to.
>>146472Amber has no choice but to walk with them a little bit farther. She moves out a little in front and does the same thing again.
"This door looks like it has something very important behind it, is it the one?"
>>146473The griffin driver takes note, nods, and steps on the gas
>>146474Roll Diplomacy
>>146476Swift Soul
"That's the assistant. He should have the lead file."
They try to enter this office, getting Trakyr to unlock it, who himself takes his sweet time
>>146477Amber breathes a quiet sigh of relief.
"Glad to help."
Unfortunately, I have to sleep now
>>146475Silver smiles at Jubilosa.
"Are you excited for date? I know I am."
>>146396Iron kept up his dance with Cauldron's tongue for a bit longer before breaking the kiss with a satisfied smile, his snout still almost pressing against hers. "...that was far sweeter than mine," he casually joked before exhaling lovingly.
>>146480“Yes. I don’t think I’ve been to a fancy restaurant in a city before, except for one time. And I’ve never been to a spa. And I’ve never been in such a fancy dress!”
>>146483"You could have fooled me. You look so natural wearing this dress."
>>146484She moves her head down, and bats her eyes.
“D’aww. Thanks”
>>146485He holds onto his lovely griffon date for the rest of the ride.
"And soon, you and I will do all of those things."
>>146486The ride is perhaps shorter than Silver may have expected, the taxi driving along the same road all the way through Cherry Hill past beach houses, an elementary school, and smaller shops, then off the peninsula and into cowtown, past large warehouses and a brewery, then past brick apartment buildings. Turning left off of Friesien Road and onto 11th street Silver can see in front of him the large shapes of the Celestial Gult Insurance Building, Tall Sails Tower, and the Bank of the South East off to the right, and the Dominion Mining Building off to the left, reflecting the light of the setting sun and leaving long shadows. The buildings closer to the road still tend to be three or four floors and made of brick, but the color shifts from a tan-brown to bright red, and well lit cafes delis occupy the street levels, along with sidewalks relatively crowded, mostly with ponies but to a lesser degree an assortment of other creatures, notably hippogriffs. The Taxi slows down in front of a building that could easily be confused for a plantation manor house, with it's two floors, white walls and wooden overhang. Perhaps centuries ago, it was exactly that. Now Silver can recognize it as his destination: The Orgueil.
>>146488>>146478Swift Soul ceases his forward progress and stops at the room. But another pegasus with the new arrivals asks "And what of the other offices?" She is answered by the bat
"We should secure them as well."
>>146490Silver pays his driver, gets out of the taxi, and holds the door open for his date.
"It appears we have arrived, my love."
>>146491She extends a claw, and if Silver accepts, exits the taxi with a gleaming expression. Perhaps she consciously emulates the appearance of movie star exiting a vehicle for the premiere of their latest movie. She certainly looks the part.
>>146493Silver even plants a kiss on her talon before leading her towards the fine establishment. He can appreciate the gorgeous archetecture of this classical plantation house as they approach and then enter the white walled building.
>>146494Roll Diplomacy, little pony
>>146495Entering through the two decoration lined front doors, Silver enters into something like a foyer with hardwoord floors and staircase that wraps around on the left. There are doors off to either side and wooden railings along a second level, as well as a chandelier above. A brown unicorn stallion in a suit attends a wooden stand.
>>146496Silver approaches the dapper stallion, his griffon date beside her.
"Hello, I have reservation for two. Name is 'Silver Sword'."
>>146497Opposed
[1d20+4 = 15]>>146498He looks down briefly, and then back up.
“Indeed. Follow me.”
The stallion takes them up the stairs to the left, and then across a red carpet floor into a room on the opposite side, to the right from the entrance. It’s almost like a large parlor room, sort of, with portraits and landscape scenes on the far left wall, many of griffins, and tables with vases and red cloth across them. Silver and Jubilosa are guided to a table nearer the far wall, and near one of the relatively small square windows.
>>146499>>146497She twists her lips.
“Better to be sure.”
She walks along past Amber, along with the white griffin. Swift Soul and the green earth pony go inside the office. The bat stands in the hallway, near Amber.
>>146499Silver looks out of the window as they sit down, to get a look of outside.
>>146500Amber bites her lip before meekly saying,
"I'd better help in that case." She follows them.
>>146502Roll luck, little pony
>>146501Through the window silver can see the edges of shutters, the tile on the overhang below, the lit street lamps, the street below and those who walk on it. Silver sees a pony couple passing, and a lone mare on the opposite side of the street. The glass window of a smoke shop flares in reflecting the setting sun. Above the line of one, two, and three story buildings, a couple taller buildings of brick further away are visible. But besides two or three smoke stacks, no structures besides these break the orange and blue sky above what must be the Horseshoe Bay, studded with so many grey clouds.
>>146504They continue forward, near the second turn in the hallway towards where Scabbard is