Dark Star starts has embarked in a new venture - infiltrating cells of leftwing radicals at a local university.
>>150791Mala smiles, and seems to try to fluff himself up. He gets up, and they go outside.
There is a crack of thunder, and it appears the clouds are denser now. Snow flies in the wind, making its way through the open door, and then around the two standing creatures on the sidewalk. There is ice forming on the sidewalk and roadways.
>>150792It's a bit late, and dark, save for lights in shops and street lights. Dark Star faces a special danger in that those who could be watching outside of the headquarters could see him. He is, at least, wearing a trench coat, hat, and glasses.
A bat pony takes guard, and choses to stand inside.
>>150793"Wow, it is really getting intense out here."
>>150794An automobile - a cheaper one, boxy in appearance, black in color - makes a left turn on the intersection. What it did not take into account, is the ice on the road.
The vehicle turns, slips, and jumps the curb right onto Silver and Mala. There is a bark, and a crack of thunder.
>>150794>>150795And Silver wakes up, back in his room, with a loud crack of thunder. Not much light comes through the window, and Jubilosa sleeps next to him, with her beak open. Silver feels groggy, as if it's too early.
>>150795>>150796Silver lets out a sudden, loud gasp, heart racing and panicked. He doesn't even recognize his surroundings at first.
>>150797It's his room. 6 AM? Too early. Earlier than he recalls. There are storm clouds over the bay, however, which makes he day darker than normal. Jubilosa is passed out on her side, her tongue hanging out.
>>150798Silver takes a moment to calm down before going to the window to look outside in the dark winter night.
>>150799Mundane rain clouds hang over the bay and partly cover the sun. There is some lightning hitting the water.
>>150800"What in fuck..."
Silver leaves his room to go check in on Mala.
>>150801Silver gets out of bed, opens the door, goes down the dark hallway to the closed door of Mala’s room. Silver can see the hyena laying on his side roll over, point his muzzle and ears at Silver, and quickly jump up to stand on his bed baring his teeth threateningly and growling at Silver, before quieting himself and returning his mouth to a neutral expression. All of this happens in about a second and a half from Silver’s opening the door.
>>150802Silver is a little taken a back, and needs a second after this display to respond.
"...uh...hello. Are you doing okay?"
>>150803Mala’s ears come down, then he hangs his head down, and then crouches on the bed, still standing.
“Yes…” he says
>>150804"Okay. I just wanted to make sure."
He smiles at Mala.
"Want me to leave you alone for now?"
>>150805Mala lays down on the bed, his big brown eyes looking up at Silver
“It’s okay.” He says
>>150806Silver continues to look at Mala.
"Or would you want to get out of bed? What is it that you want to do, my friend?"
>>150807He blinks
“… sleep?” He says, looking at Mala
“Unless… is there something else?”
>>150808"No, there is nothing that needs done. Sleep well, Mala."
>>150809He seems to smile, then covers his face with a leg, and turns, burying himself in the covers
>>150810Silver leaves Mala's room, closes the door, and goes down into the living room.
>>150811On the couch, lying on his back, and lightly snoring, is the small ecru stallion with red mane, still sleeping under the knitted blanket.
There is a light on, and sound in the kitchen
>>150812Silver goes to investigate the kitchen.
>>150813In the kitchen, Silver sees Khoi Lua poor hot water from a tea kettle into a cup. The honey-gold mare looks up towards Silver,
“Good morning.”
>>150814"Morning. How long have you been up for?"
>>150815"Maybe 15 minutes, if that. I am making tea." She says
>>150816"Will there be enough for two? I...really need something right now."
>>150817"Well..." She looks at the kettle
"Yes. Let me get another tea bag."
She opens a cabinet, and takes out another cup, and another tea bag. She pours a cup, and then another one.
>>150818Silver smiles brightly at Khoi.
"You are wonderful treasure, Khoi. Thank you."
He takes his cup when offered, and heads to the kitchen table.
>>150819She smiles
"Thank you."
Silver sits at the table, and has a view of the bay through the window. Lightning strikes the water.
Khoi comes, and sits down at the table near Silver, looking out at the water.
>>150820Silver stays there for a minute in silence, blowing on and sipping his tea as he watches the storm. Even when he first breaks the silence, he keeps looking at the lightning hit the water.
"I had dream, and in dream it was storming like this, but...worse. Ocean rolled back, revealing treasures that had sunken to bottom. It was bitterly cold and snowing, like it would back in Motherland during winter. I could watch and see ice actually forming and expanding over roads in city. It was like something you would hear about in ancient tales of when Windigoes hunted ponies."
>>150793Hmmmm are there any side doors?
>>150822Yes. It’s a whole hotel.
>>150821She looks over to him, snd blinks
“What? That’s sounds terrible!”
>>150823Silver nods.
"You can see why I needed something to drink. If it was not for you and this tea, I would be looking for bottles of alcohol."
>>150823He tries one of the side doors
>>150825There is a door there. It is locked, but he can call a guard to it.
>>150824She shakes her head
"Tea clears the mind. Alcohol clouds it. Try this. It'll make you feel calmer, and more stable."
>>150826He knocks on it. im assuming this door is on like the side of the building?
>>150828Yes. End of the hallway.
A stallion walks up, and peers through the door.
>>150829He holds his badge up to the door
>>150830The stallion looks at the badge, then unlocks and opens the door, then takes the badge, looks at it,, and draws a revolver on Solar Night
"This is for a brown pony, not a yellow one." He says
>>150827He chuckles.
"Sometimes it can smooth out rough edges, like whetstone to blade, but I see your point."
He takes a sip of his tea.
"It will be lot easier to try with good brewer like you."
>>150831"im undercover,friend. you can ask sea breeze. i can't be seen walking in the main door. just cool it with that revolver."
>>150833He puts it down, and then pats Dark Star, perhaps more than the latter would have preferred. He looks through Dark Star's bag, and finding the revolvers (but no bomb), he carries the bag as he walks with Dark Star inside the building.
"Alright, I'll take you in."
>>150832She smiles, almost laughing
"It's just boiling water and a tea bag. You can add things though. Like sugar, or saccharine, or honey. Or even milk."
>>150834"You would be surprised what little things I can fuck-up given enough time."
He lets out a chuckle to go alongside hers.
>>150834"I understand why you had to do it. no hard feelings,brother. lets go."
He follows the guard
>>150836The guard takes him through half-lit halways to an area of offices Dark Star has been to before. The stallion is a steel grey, and judging from the eyes and fangs, seems to be another one of the bat winged ponies, though his accent is Equestrian-Celestial seaboard.
"Who are you going to see? Seabreeze?"
>>150835She has a strained smile
"That's... that's alright." she lifts up the tea and takes a sip
>>150837Silver in return gives her a concerned look.
"What is wrong?"
>>150838"Why the self-doubt?" She asks
>>150837"yea i was stopping by to see him before i am going to retire for the night."
>>150840"Uh, okay. Are you housed here? You sound like a local" He says
>>150839"Because I tend to make mistakes, or screw things up. It is something I have been through most of my life, despite my successes: screw-up."