Dark Star starts has embarked in a new venture - infiltrating cells of leftwing radicals at a local university.
>>149085Mala gets up, and out of the bed, walking over towards Silver
"Yes, I can help." He answers
>>149087"Sure" He says, coming to Silver's side
>>149088He smiles again.
"Well, alright! Follow me!"
But first: do they happen to have any shovels?
>>149089At least one is known to have been used by Khoi during her "Improvements"
>>149090Silver grabs it, and goes with Mala down to the boat.
>>149091Silver and Mala go out onto the mud. The wind blows strong and cold, and further off Silver can see the bay is worked up into waves. The storm cell looks a little larger than it did before, or at least that's the appearance. But the boat and chest are right before them.
Mala's feet slowly start to sink into the mud, as do Silver's. But he lifts them up, and readjusts his position.
>>149092"Come on, friend, let us hurry. I am not sure how long we have."
Silver gets to work unburying the boat and chest.
>>149093Silver digs, and digs, and Mala likewise digs with his paws, trying to get underneath the boat and the chest
Silver should roll die with a strength modifier
[1d20+2 = 19]
>>149095>>149094Between the shovel and Mala's paws, the two are remarkably efficient in removing mud around the chest and the boat. This is rather fortunate, as the wind is beginning to shift directions and the water is already on its way back in. The boat was on the edge of the water when Silver found it, and it will soon again be under it.
>>149096Hopefully, the two can uncover both and get them out of danger.
>>149097At last, both objects are freed from the mud, or at least free enough that they may be dislodged.
>>149098"Alright, let us put chest in boat, and push it back to our lot."
>>149099Silver and Mala attempt to turn the boat right side up, and lift the chest onto the boat.
Roll strength
>>149101Success! The boat is flipped over by the pair, and the two lift up the heavy chest and place it in the boat. While the bottom of the boat wants to press into the mud, the rising water makes moving the boat increasingly easy.
>>149102"Thank you very much for your help, Mala. Maybe someday we can fix this boat up and go fishing together. We could have steady supply of meat for you and Jubee."
>>149103Mala wags his tail
"That sounds like fun. I've never been fishing before."
But the wind has changed direction again, and the water makes a loud, running sound, as it starts to come in in small waves.
>>149104"It is quite nice. But, eh...we should probably take care not to join fish before that happens."
>>149106Presumably, the two try to push the boat to the shoreline, and then onto the shore.
>>149032Spark checks his surroundings.
>>149120All of the ponies around him have moved further away; the stallion with the foal has crossed the street, the mare on the opposite side of the road to the left has turned the corner away from Spark, and the stallion further behind him has moved another block and out of sight. All have moved, save for the naked brown stallion who, previously walking parallel to Spark on the sidewalk, has turned right where the block turns, thus completing a half circle around the block going 180 degrees, and placing him behind Spark as he too, enters the sidewalk and turns right. A pink mare in a winter jacket walks along the same sidewalk, heading towards Spark.
>>149133>>149128Dark Star has asked Lunar Nadir "What is it like attending the university.
Nadir looks down, and mumbles something inaudible through her teeth.
>>149134Spark stands still for a moment.
>>149135The mare in front of Spark continues walking forward. When she reaches a certain distance from him, about twenty feet, she briefly looks to him, raises her left hoof in a wave, says “Hiya,” and then turns back, moving to pass Spark to his left. The brown stallion behind Spark, though he is harder to see, seems to momentarily stop, move forward, stop again, and then move forward at a slower pace.
>>149136Spark turns to face the stallion.
>>149137He looks up at Spark, then looks around, and walks forward, as if to pass Spark
>>149138Spark also walks forward and past him.
>>149139Spark passes him, moving to the side as he does so.
He seems to walk by, though at a low pace
>>149140Spark heads back into the park.
>>149141Spark walks in, and after a moment of the other pony loitering around, he follows Spark into the park, staying some ways behind
>>149143Spark turns back to the stallion.
"Can I help you, friend?"
>>149144"Oh"
He seems somewhat surprised
"Just uh, waiting. That's all." He says
>>149145"Me too. Want to share what are you waiting for?"
>>149146He moves past, and stops at a position where he's facing sort of perpendicular to Spark.
"A... A leasing office. My sister is moving in."
>>149147"That's good. So what brings you over here?"
>>149148“Well uh, just helping her out.”
Whinnysotan accent, toothy smile. Little eye contact.
>>149149"That's very kind of you. Is the office close by?"
>>149150wags tail>>149151"Oh it's.." He turns his head a little to his right, and then tilts his head to the right "Over there"
>>149152"Perfect. I need to go check it out later as well. When does it open?"
>>149153He has some hesitation
“It’s open, the pony is just out”
He answers
>>149154"Ah. Do you know when he will be back?"