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>>151955He grins
"Not too much. i did like that one book about the outsiders though."
>>151956She blinks, and shakes her head
"Outsiders?"
>>151957"Yea, that one about the unicorns that tried to communicate with the beings not from here. i think i turned it in"
>>151958"Oh, the one where the unicorns did stupid things and killed themselves? I didn't hear most of that, but I did hear little bits of it"
>>151953Amber is able to make it home. She overshoots her street by one block, but she makes it home without being mugged or raped or kidnapped.
>>151959"Yea that has really stayed with me. Do you think those things exist?"
>>151961"Uh..." he wings relax and creep down
"I don't... know? Probably not."
>>151962"i wonder about that sometimes."
>>151963"Oh, don't worry about it. There's probably nothing out there but vast emptiness."
>>151960Honestly disappointed. A seven is not "gang-raped by Maarist cultists" territory, but would probably earn a mugging or at least a stalking.This city isn't as dangerous as I thought it would be, she thinks to herself, yawning. She drags herself up the stairs of her apartment building, unlocks her door, enters, and locks it behind her.
>>151965Fortunately, the door seems to work. Hopefully the lights do as well. Amber has made it home, after a
very long night.
>>151964"i'm not sure which thought is worse."
With sluggish movements Amber pulls off her cloak and undoes her dress and throws them haphazardly to the side. She places the bundle of bills into her empty money pouch and collapses on her mattress. Although she feels like she could really use a shower, she is too tired to clean up or brush her teeth. She is even too tired to pray, offering quick thanks to Luna for the night before closing her eyes. She is quickly whisked off to sleep.
>>151967She pauses for a moment, tries to imitate a smile, albeit one with many teeth showing. She moves her head back, the smile fades, her eyes go wide, and her ears fall down as the realization hits her.
"Let's... not think about it"
>>151968As so, the little pony releases herself to the night, and to what dreams may come.
>>151969Dark Star Hugs her
"Yea. go back to reading your book"
>>151969Dreams are nice. Except when they're not.
>>151974Amber cannot quite remember her dreams, something about running in a field though. She snorts, gets up and stretches with a yawn. Clearly it's extremely late to arise by her standards.
>>151975Stop impersonating me >>151977Uh, well I assumed Dark Star still had something left to do. But if he doesn't, Dark Star can definitely skip to the morning>>151978The sun is well out, annoyingly now shining through the window onto her eyes
>>151980Okay then not-Amber, Dark Star has just spooped Blue Skies, and is free to move
>>151979Amber groans and wakes up the rest of the way. She thanks Celestia for a beautiful day and brushes her teeth, takes a shower and brushes her hair. Tut-tutting at herself for treating her clothes so poorly, she puts on her dress and headscarf, though not her cloak, and grabs her money pouch and canteen. She heads out, locking the door behind her, and leaves the apartment complex.
>>151981he strokes her mane with his hoof
"im sure theres nothing spooky out there. want to tell me more about that cool book?"
>>151983She smiles, and looks back. Her mane is fairly well kept, and silky smooth.
"Well... It's about a mare and a stallion who are in love. You see, the stallion was of lower class, and was adopted by a family. And the mare can't really marry him, she has to marry a different pony instead..." She continues like this
>>151982The good and bad both of living on your own is that there is no one there to tell you what to do. Amber gets up much later than she is normally accustomed to, but gets out of the house all the same.
She is out on the road on a Saturday morning. Plenty of creatures abound. It's a bit cooler this day, with rain clouds lingering.
>>151985Amber tries to determine whether or not it will rain again today. Should I roll survival or knowledge (nature)?
>>151984Dark Star isnt all that interested in the story but hes Glad it makes her happy
"Hmm Very Compelling stuff. Do all mare read this kind of stuff?"
>>151987"Well... not all mares read. But I like to."
She blinks
"Well I can't be the only one, or else this book wouldn't have gone so far."
>>151986Yes. Wisdom modifier
>>151988"Do the two ponies ever get together or are they kept apart?"
>>151990She smiles, and pulls the book away
"Well I haven't gotten that far."
>>151992"Im Glad reading that makes you happy."
He Rubs her wings
>>151991Amber rushes in and grabs her dark burlap cloak! Once she's outside again, she sets out west and along the way she looks for a cheap place to grab some breakfast.
>>151993She extends a wing. There is just a little bit of fur above the bone and muscle, and feathers over most of the surface.
"But I've been told she dies in foaling, giving birth to somepony else's child. So no, I don't think they get together."
>>151994>CheapIn luck. A diner is just down the street
>>151995The smell of food entices her hungry belly and she canters over to have a look inside.
>>151995"Hmmm like one of those Sad Movers mom used to like."
>>151996If Amber can ignore the fact that a griffin seems to be in charge, the location offers hash browns, potatoes, and pancakes with 200% of her daily requirement dose of grease
>>151997"Sad movers?"
>>151998"Yea the moving pictures, it was a sad one."
>>151998She tries not to show any lack of trust in that a griffon is preparing her food. She orders pancakes, a good heaping of hash browns, grits if they have any, and a glass of milk.
>>151999"Oh, yeah. Well, yes. It's very enjoyable, whether sad or triumphant, to try to feel what they feel."
>>152000Checked
Sadly, grits are not offered in the location. One more strike against griffinkind.
Pancakes and hashbrowns, however, are available. Milk is available, even if it seems a little suspect. Amber takes her seat in a wooden bench seat, and it doesn't take that long for the food to arrive.
>>152001"Yea you're right. i personally like the Scary ones myself though."
>>152001It truly feels good not having to wonder where your next meal is coming from. She thanks the goddesses for helping her through the most difficult time and has high hopes for the rest of her stay in Baltimare. When the glass arrives she smells it to make sure it hasn't "blinked."
>>152002She blinks
"
Oh really?>>152003It's good enough, probably.
>>152004"Yea. its pretty fun she hated them though. would always say "Starry, you gonna Scare yourself to death with those."
He smiles reliving the memory