Dark Star starts has embarked in a new venture - infiltrating cells of leftwing radicals at a local university.
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>>149712
Taking the opportunity to ease tensions by the tiniest bit, Iron quickly plants a swift, dry kiss on Cauldron's lips as she tried going around him. "I am sure we will pull through," he reassured her with a friendly smile.
Taking the opportunity to ease tensions by the tiniest bit, Iron quickly plants a swift, dry kiss on Cauldron's lips as she tried going around him. "I am sure we will pull through," he reassured her with a friendly smile.
>>149713
Iron has to act fast, but there’s the narrowest opportunity as she walks past. And…
Iron succeeds, getting a quick taste of soft, black lips. Cauldron is surprised, jumping slightly and seemingly barking with most of a “Yip!” She quickly recovers, stops moving, smiles, blushes, and looks at Iron
“Heheheh.”
She starts to move past him again, though the end of her tail moves a little to the left, and rubs against Iron’s coat.
Iron has to act fast, but there’s the narrowest opportunity as she walks past. And…
Iron succeeds, getting a quick taste of soft, black lips. Cauldron is surprised, jumping slightly and seemingly barking with most of a “Yip!” She quickly recovers, stops moving, smiles, blushes, and looks at Iron
“Heheheh.”
She starts to move past him again, though the end of her tail moves a little to the left, and rubs against Iron’s coat.
>>149712
"Not exactly anything to hide from this odd bunch. We don't exactly look like rule followers. Care to go more into it?"
"Not exactly anything to hide from this odd bunch. We don't exactly look like rule followers. Care to go more into it?"
>>149715
“I had some contact with ELF before that Changeling, and… I kind of thought that was why he was following me, for a while. Then I got more into it… I’m sure that’s why the other ones are following me now….”
“I had some contact with ELF before that Changeling, and… I kind of thought that was why he was following me, for a while. Then I got more into it… I’m sure that’s why the other ones are following me now….”
>>149716
"Alright. So you need us to drop you off at a spot for the ELF to pick you up or something?"
"Alright. So you need us to drop you off at a spot for the ELF to pick you up or something?"
>>149714
Satisfied with his efforts, Iron steps out of the way with a dumb smile by the smallest margin, allowing her to leave at the intense cost of slightly rubbing his coat against hers.
Satisfied with his efforts, Iron steps out of the way with a dumb smile by the smallest margin, allowing her to leave at the intense cost of slightly rubbing his coat against hers.
>>149719
Iron couldn't help but chuckle a little bit before turning towards the door as well and following her squarely behind Cauldron at a foreleg's length distance.
Iron couldn't help but chuckle a little bit before turning towards the door as well and following her squarely behind Cauldron at a foreleg's length distance.
>>149720
Cauldron’s first move is to open the closet door opposite the bedroom door in the short hallway. From behind a cost, she starts to pull out the guns that were stashed there a few nights before.
Cauldron’s first move is to open the closet door opposite the bedroom door in the short hallway. From behind a cost, she starts to pull out the guns that were stashed there a few nights before.
>>149721
Iron watches intently at the display, ready to swoop in and assist the moment he felt was right.
Iron watches intently at the display, ready to swoop in and assist the moment he felt was right.
>>149722
Probably, this is after the first one is taken out. Black Cauldron removes all three from the closet, and examines them more closely, taking them to the bed.
Probably, this is after the first one is taken out. Black Cauldron removes all three from the closet, and examines them more closely, taking them to the bed.
>>149723
Iron, of course, follows Cauldron's lead and peers more closely at the weapons in display, wondering what she was thinking right now.
Iron, of course, follows Cauldron's lead and peers more closely at the weapons in display, wondering what she was thinking right now.
>>149725
"We could go for two weapons," Iron proposed. "One for you and one for Sands if she agrees to come along."
"We could go for two weapons," Iron proposed. "One for you and one for Sands if she agrees to come along."
>>149726
She looks back to him
“And what about you? There could be real danger. Wildlife. Other ponies…”
She looks back to him
“And what about you? There could be real danger. Wildlife. Other ponies…”
>>149727
"I do not know how to use these things," Iron replied in turn as he pointed back at the firearms on the bed.
"I do not know how to use these things," Iron replied in turn as he pointed back at the firearms on the bed.
>>149728
“If could just be worth teaching you” she says.
“Unless you want to use a hammer, or a hatchet. Even a shovel might work if it doesn’t break. Your hooves are fine, probably, against most ponies. But we could be facing creatures far more threatening than ponies. Ones you don’t really want to get close to.”
“If could just be worth teaching you” she says.
“Unless you want to use a hammer, or a hatchet. Even a shovel might work if it doesn’t break. Your hooves are fine, probably, against most ponies. But we could be facing creatures far more threatening than ponies. Ones you don’t really want to get close to.”
>>149729
Iron couldn' help but grimace a little bit: His native pride was telling him that he shouldn't even consider using such technology in case he gets too used to its power, but the fact he was putting both of his mares in danger in this mission in the offchance he got knocked down again made him reconsider Cauldron's off this time around.
After a few seconds of silence, Iron sighed softly before nodding. "I can give the boomstick a try," he hesitantly offered in turn with a slight smile.
Iron couldn' help but grimace a little bit: His native pride was telling him that he shouldn't even consider using such technology in case he gets too used to its power, but the fact he was putting both of his mares in danger in this mission in the offchance he got knocked down again made him reconsider Cauldron's off this time around.
After a few seconds of silence, Iron sighed softly before nodding. "I can give the boomstick a try," he hesitantly offered in turn with a slight smile.
>>149731
"Oh. Uh. Right."
Silver finishes up with getting ready to go out, then meets back up with Mala in the living room.
"Ready to head out? We can trot until we can hail taxi."
"Oh. Uh. Right."
Silver finishes up with getting ready to go out, then meets back up with Mala in the living room.
"Ready to head out? We can trot until we can hail taxi."
>>149733
"Few places. First is getting drinks for Jubilosa and Clip, then finding job for us, then if we have time meeting some ponies."
"Few places. First is getting drinks for Jubilosa and Clip, then finding job for us, then if we have time meeting some ponies."
>>149730
She uses her hoof to move one of them forward. While each of the firearms is slightly different looking, they are all sort of just cylinders of grey and black metal attached to wood of various lengths, and no factor of appearance stands out to Iron as meaningful in one way or another. Black Cauldron says
"This one right here is a hunting rifle. Equestrian, I think. It'll fire a medium sized bullet a good range. Operate the action by moving the lever. There are seven shots in total, reload by placing a cartridge though the side. It's kind of a medium length, maybe a little easier to hide, but still very long.
To demonstrate this, she places the rifle on the end of the bed, and with her right hoof, cocks the lever. Notably, she has to rest the fore of the rifle on the bed, as it isn't really easily operated with a single leg. She moves another forward.
"This one here, I think is an older Equestrian military rifle. Or maybe it was Zebrican. I don't really know. It's also operated with a lever, but it's a single shot. You pull the lever down, and place a cartridge in there."
She physically does this, again needing to prop it against the bed.
"It fires a very large bullet, kind of slowly. Decent power. This one is also a carbine. It's shorter, easier to hide."
She picks up another with her foreleg, bringing it beside her.
"This is, I think, a Griffin military rifle from like fifty years ago. Turn the bolt handle up, then back, then forward, then down. Reload it by placing a clip... that may be harder to show you, actually. But it'll hold five rounds, and you can reload it with a clip. As you can see, it's the largest and longest of all of these guns, but it also shoots the furthest, and fires the fastest bullet. It'll be hard to conceal though. Oh. And for all of these, lift the rifle." She does this, as she did the same with the bolt "Look down the sights like so... and pull the trigger." click "To bring death to your enemy. Unless that enemy is something like a manticore. Then you probably just made it mad. Still though."
She places this last gun on the bed.
"As I think you've already gathered, none of these are really very easy to use for a quadruped who can't fly and doesn't have magic. You'd have to either have it on your side in a sling, use it prone, or prop it up on something. These are also extremely loud, and the Fascists really don't like ponies having these things... not that the old government or Baltimare allowed it either, but still it's the kind of thing not to be caught with. But I think at least one probably needs to come with us.
If you'd prefer, you can carry a hatchet, a shovel, or even a hammer. We'll probably need to carry most of those things anyways, just because of the work that needs to be done. Just be aware, there could be things stronger than you out there."
She uses her hoof to move one of them forward. While each of the firearms is slightly different looking, they are all sort of just cylinders of grey and black metal attached to wood of various lengths, and no factor of appearance stands out to Iron as meaningful in one way or another. Black Cauldron says
"This one right here is a hunting rifle. Equestrian, I think. It'll fire a medium sized bullet a good range. Operate the action by moving the lever. There are seven shots in total, reload by placing a cartridge though the side. It's kind of a medium length, maybe a little easier to hide, but still very long.
To demonstrate this, she places the rifle on the end of the bed, and with her right hoof, cocks the lever. Notably, she has to rest the fore of the rifle on the bed, as it isn't really easily operated with a single leg. She moves another forward.
"This one here, I think is an older Equestrian military rifle. Or maybe it was Zebrican. I don't really know. It's also operated with a lever, but it's a single shot. You pull the lever down, and place a cartridge in there."
She physically does this, again needing to prop it against the bed.
"It fires a very large bullet, kind of slowly. Decent power. This one is also a carbine. It's shorter, easier to hide."
She picks up another with her foreleg, bringing it beside her.
"This is, I think, a Griffin military rifle from like fifty years ago. Turn the bolt handle up, then back, then forward, then down. Reload it by placing a clip... that may be harder to show you, actually. But it'll hold five rounds, and you can reload it with a clip. As you can see, it's the largest and longest of all of these guns, but it also shoots the furthest, and fires the fastest bullet. It'll be hard to conceal though. Oh. And for all of these, lift the rifle." She does this, as she did the same with the bolt "Look down the sights like so... and pull the trigger." click "To bring death to your enemy. Unless that enemy is something like a manticore. Then you probably just made it mad. Still though."
She places this last gun on the bed.
"As I think you've already gathered, none of these are really very easy to use for a quadruped who can't fly and doesn't have magic. You'd have to either have it on your side in a sling, use it prone, or prop it up on something. These are also extremely loud, and the Fascists really don't like ponies having these things... not that the old government or Baltimare allowed it either, but still it's the kind of thing not to be caught with. But I think at least one probably needs to come with us.
If you'd prefer, you can carry a hatchet, a shovel, or even a hammer. We'll probably need to carry most of those things anyways, just because of the work that needs to be done. Just be aware, there could be things stronger than you out there."
>>149735
"Oh!" Mala seems to light up
"That sounds like fun. What are we going to do with... those things we pulled out of the mud?"
"Oh!" Mala seems to light up
"That sounds like fun. What are we going to do with... those things we pulled out of the mud?"
>>149738
"Nothing right now. Maybe we can find buyer for firearms, and in near future we can try to fix boat."
He scratches his chin.
"Hmm. Actually, how hard would it be to bring box of firearms with us? I have idea of who might want them."
"Nothing right now. Maybe we can find buyer for firearms, and in near future we can try to fix boat."
He scratches his chin.
"Hmm. Actually, how hard would it be to bring box of firearms with us? I have idea of who might want them."
>>149737
Iron looked down at the three rifles in question with a blank expression, taking his sweet time trying to visualize himself using all three of these big hunks of explodey shooty metal thingies. "...so we are only bringing one of these long booms?" he absentmindedly uttered, still embroiled with such a complex set of choices to make.
Iron looked down at the three rifles in question with a blank expression, taking his sweet time trying to visualize himself using all three of these big hunks of explodey shooty metal thingies. "...so we are only bringing one of these long booms?" he absentmindedly uttered, still embroiled with such a complex set of choices to make.
>>149740
“We can take all of them, two of them, or one of them. Maybe even none. I just think you should know that that little unicorn friend of yours is probably not winning a hoof fight with a manticore. Even if her magic does let her use a lever better than we can…”
tl;dr on bang sticks:
Equestrian:
Seven shots, lever action
Intermediate caliber
Medium sized
Zebrican
Single shot, lever-breach
Big slow bullet
Medium-small
Griffonian:
Five shots, bolt action
Fast bullet
Long
Tools:
Hatchet
Shovel
Hammer(?)
“We can bring another of your friends, if you think we need the power.”
>>149739
“Uh… I don’t know. I don’t think we can just put them in the back if a taxi without someone asking questions.”
“We can take all of them, two of them, or one of them. Maybe even none. I just think you should know that that little unicorn friend of yours is probably not winning a hoof fight with a manticore. Even if her magic does let her use a lever better than we can…”
tl;dr on bang sticks:
Equestrian:
Seven shots, lever action
Intermediate caliber
Medium sized
Zebrican
Single shot, lever-breach
Big slow bullet
Medium-small
Griffonian:
Five shots, bolt action
Fast bullet
Long
Tools:
Hatchet
Shovel
Hammer(?)
“We can bring another of your friends, if you think we need the power.”
>>149739
“Uh… I don’t know. I don’t think we can just put them in the back if a taxi without someone asking questions.”
>>149741
Iron nodded slightly as he carefully picked up the Griffonian rifle with a bit of thought. "...I think Sands should use this..." he muttered out loud, still piecing the puzzle pieces together.
Putting it back down soon after his decision, he walked over to the Equestrian rifle with a couple of pensive nods. "...this one would suit you best.." he continued as his gaze fell upon the Zebrican rifle "...and that one is best for me."
Having said that, however, he soon looked over at the tools in question, humming softly. "...stuff to cut is good," he agreed "and digging tools can help make makeshift shelter, traps or cover."
Iron nodded slightly as he carefully picked up the Griffonian rifle with a bit of thought. "...I think Sands should use this..." he muttered out loud, still piecing the puzzle pieces together.
Putting it back down soon after his decision, he walked over to the Equestrian rifle with a couple of pensive nods. "...this one would suit you best.." he continued as his gaze fell upon the Zebrican rifle "...and that one is best for me."
Having said that, however, he soon looked over at the tools in question, humming softly. "...stuff to cut is good," he agreed "and digging tools can help make makeshift shelter, traps or cover."
>>149742
"I think the Zebrican gun suits you. It takes probably the least knowledge to use, and it works best as a last resort, which is probably the only way you'd use a gun.
The Griffonian rifle, well, that little pretty unicorn has magic, so she'd be able to aim it. And I can't imagine she'd want to get close. But she's also..."
Black Cauldron seems to struggle to find the word for a moment. Sitting down, she brings one hoof over top of the other with a few inches between them, and places her hooves in front of her face, as if to show off the narrow space between her closing hooves
"small. That rifle is a bit big for her. And it's heavy on the fore end. As for the Equestrian gun"
She takes it off the bed and places it in her hooves
"It shoots fast, yes. Or at least it can. But it also has to be reloaded one bullet at a time. And this lever"
She opens the lever with a "clack," and notably the lever goes a decent portion of the distance to the ground
"It means that I can't shoot this gun while prone. That kind of limits my using it.
Oh. And I almost forgot. We should bring a machete."
"I think the Zebrican gun suits you. It takes probably the least knowledge to use, and it works best as a last resort, which is probably the only way you'd use a gun.
The Griffonian rifle, well, that little pretty unicorn has magic, so she'd be able to aim it. And I can't imagine she'd want to get close. But she's also..."
Black Cauldron seems to struggle to find the word for a moment. Sitting down, she brings one hoof over top of the other with a few inches between them, and places her hooves in front of her face, as if to show off the narrow space between her closing hooves
"small. That rifle is a bit big for her. And it's heavy on the fore end. As for the Equestrian gun"
She takes it off the bed and places it in her hooves
"It shoots fast, yes. Or at least it can. But it also has to be reloaded one bullet at a time. And this lever"
She opens the lever with a "clack," and notably the lever goes a decent portion of the distance to the ground
"It means that I can't shoot this gun while prone. That kind of limits my using it.
Oh. And I almost forgot. We should bring a machete."
>>149743
Iron simply nodded in turn, feeling Cauldron's judgement to ring true all around. "Then Sands get that boomstick," he replied while pointing at the rifle she had on her hooves "and you take the longer metal shooter."
After declaring the change, he soon nodded once. "I trust that melee weapon will help," he added.
Iron simply nodded in turn, feeling Cauldron's judgement to ring true all around. "Then Sands get that boomstick," he replied while pointing at the rifle she had on her hooves "and you take the longer metal shooter."
After declaring the change, he soon nodded once. "I trust that melee weapon will help," he added.
>>149744
"Well, really it's for harvesting bananas. Or in our case, clearing brush and plants. But yes, you can definitely use it as a weapon."
"Well, really it's for harvesting bananas. Or in our case, clearing brush and plants. But yes, you can definitely use it as a weapon."
>>149746
"Uh, sure" He says, moving forward towards Silver.
The radio cuts out again, with the following playing at a noticeably higher volume than the regular broadcast:
"We interrupt this program to bring you an update on the ongoing crisis in the Baltimare Governate. Shelter in place orders are in effect for Tenochtitlan, Saltmane, Saltlickingham, and surrounding jurisdictions. Rationing of diesel, gasoline, heating oil, kerosene, coal, and firewood is in effect through the district.
Civilians are advised to boil tap, river, and ground water before drinking it, or using it in the preparation of food. Use bottled water where possible. Be advised that power outages may occur. Non-essential government services have been suspended districtwide, including public education. Use of medical services is restricted to emergencies. Residents experiencing high fever, a severe headache, vertigo, black tongue, dark urine, or severe abdominal and chest pain, should seek medical help immediately.
The Governor has issued an order mandating the rationing of food and water throughout the district. Sunset has approved a request by the Governor suspending the exportation of any and all oil and refined fuels from the district.
Ponies, particularly those with military, law enforcement, or medical backgrounds, are asked to join in the District Militia.
Keep your radio on for more updates."
Jubilosa especially looks unnerved by this last broadcast
"Uh, sure" He says, moving forward towards Silver.
The radio cuts out again, with the following playing at a noticeably higher volume than the regular broadcast:
"We interrupt this program to bring you an update on the ongoing crisis in the Baltimare Governate. Shelter in place orders are in effect for Tenochtitlan, Saltmane, Saltlickingham, and surrounding jurisdictions. Rationing of diesel, gasoline, heating oil, kerosene, coal, and firewood is in effect through the district.
Civilians are advised to boil tap, river, and ground water before drinking it, or using it in the preparation of food. Use bottled water where possible. Be advised that power outages may occur. Non-essential government services have been suspended districtwide, including public education. Use of medical services is restricted to emergencies. Residents experiencing high fever, a severe headache, vertigo, black tongue, dark urine, or severe abdominal and chest pain, should seek medical help immediately.
The Governor has issued an order mandating the rationing of food and water throughout the district. Sunset has approved a request by the Governor suspending the exportation of any and all oil and refined fuels from the district.
Ponies, particularly those with military, law enforcement, or medical backgrounds, are asked to join in the District Militia.
Keep your radio on for more updates."
Jubilosa especially looks unnerved by this last broadcast
>>149745
"Right," Iron uttered, vaguely recalling how the blade's sharpness can help in cutting different kinds of stuff. "Anything else we might be missing?"
"Right," Iron uttered, vaguely recalling how the blade's sharpness can help in cutting different kinds of stuff. "Anything else we might be missing?"
>>149748
"Well, medical supplies. Probably some water, and definitely some rope and a few leather belts. But aside from that, the challenge will be getting the quicksilver back."
"Well, medical supplies. Probably some water, and definitely some rope and a few leather belts. But aside from that, the challenge will be getting the quicksilver back."
>>149750
“It’ll be in iron cylinders. Big ones. We’ll have to strap them to your sides or on your back. A cart would be better if possible.”
“It’ll be in iron cylinders. Big ones. We’ll have to strap them to your sides or on your back. A cart would be better if possible.”
>>149753
Iron stared blankly at Cauldron for a second before a small grin started to form on his face. "I believe I will need a hooves-on demonstration," he coyly suggested.
Iron stared blankly at Cauldron for a second before a small grin started to form on his face. "I believe I will need a hooves-on demonstration," he coyly suggested.
>>149754
Evidently not understanding Cauldron’s meaning, she says
“Well I don’t have one of those flasks here…”
Evidently not understanding Cauldron’s meaning, she says
“Well I don’t have one of those flasks here…”
>>149755
Iron's misguided attempt flopping so hard caused him to once again regain that puzzled look, feeling himself lost. "...maybe you can just show me how would you strap me without the flask?" he tentatively offered instead.
Iron's misguided attempt flopping so hard caused him to once again regain that puzzled look, feeling himself lost. "...maybe you can just show me how would you strap me without the flask?" he tentatively offered instead.
>>149756
“Well, yes.”
She goes over to the closet, and brings out leather straps, and behind to wrap these around Iron’s barrel.
“You add these.” She tightens it. “And where you’d have a saddlebag, you have a cylinder. A heavy cylinder.”
“Well, yes.”
She goes over to the closet, and brings out leather straps, and behind to wrap these around Iron’s barrel.
“You add these.” She tightens it. “And where you’d have a saddlebag, you have a cylinder. A heavy cylinder.”
>>149757
Iron looked back at the new addition to his body, carefully craning his neck about just in case he wasn't allowed to move without making a mess. "How do I look?" he uttered out loud with the faintest hint of the small grin he wore previously.
Iron looked back at the new addition to his body, carefully craning his neck about just in case he wasn't allowed to move without making a mess. "How do I look?" he uttered out loud with the faintest hint of the small grin he wore previously.
>>149759
"I do pack some heavy stuff," Iron coyly replied in turn, feeling in the swing of things once again with a sly grin as he gingerly shook his body a bit to show it off.
"I do pack some heavy stuff," Iron coyly replied in turn, feeling in the swing of things once again with a sly grin as he gingerly shook his body a bit to show it off.
>>149760
She closes her lips as she smiles, in a look at once disturbed and humored. Then she starts laughing again.
She closes her lips as she smiles, in a look at once disturbed and humored. Then she starts laughing again.
>>149761
Iron couldn't help himself but to laugh along with her after a while, glad to see his social chops were still working. Nevertheless, they could mingle further when they were ready.
"Should I ask Sands about the gig now or should we ready up first?" he soon presented with a satisified smile.
Iron couldn't help himself but to laugh along with her after a while, glad to see his social chops were still working. Nevertheless, they could mingle further when they were ready.
"Should I ask Sands about the gig now or should we ready up first?" he soon presented with a satisified smile.
>>149762
“You can talk to her now, if you want to bring her into this.” She says. “I need to ready a few more things.”
“You can talk to her now, if you want to bring her into this.” She says. “I need to ready a few more things.”
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