/vx/ - Videogames and Paranormal
Dark Star fights against CRT in the school system continues along his path to ensure a future for his and his race's children. Iron conducts a salvage operation finds and recovers hidden treasure. Amber is learning how to exploit simps establishes relationships in her new town. Spark harbors multiple terrorist continues helping Wellspring and the wolf tribe. Silver acts as a step father for unwanted foals gives back to the community at the orphanage. All of this and more
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>>154233
"I will admit, I have had many, many years to learn how to handle things like this. Having friends and loved ones helps."
"I will admit, I have had many, many years to learn how to handle things like this. Having friends and loved ones helps."
>>154236
“It’s not been that stable… Not every one came back. Many have moved, especially after the revolt last fall. And those who never went, don’t understand…”
“It’s not been that stable… Not every one came back. Many have moved, especially after the revolt last fall. And those who never went, don’t understand…”
>>154239
"Well, it is never too late to start."
Silver extends a forehoof across the table in an offer of a hoofshake.
"Well, it is never too late to start."
Silver extends a forehoof across the table in an offer of a hoofshake.
>>154241
He looks at the hoof, and smiles. He shakes his hoof.
Frizzle’s shake is at once encompassing yet weak, and he moves his foreleg rather far up and down. He doesn’t last long in the shake before breaking it to put his hoof down, and shift weight to that leg.
He looks at the hoof, and smiles. He shakes his hoof.
Frizzle’s shake is at once encompassing yet weak, and he moves his foreleg rather far up and down. He doesn’t last long in the shake before breaking it to put his hoof down, and shift weight to that leg.
>>154246
Silver turns to White Orchid.
"Well, that was nice. Not every day I get to meet another veteran, much less one I knew during War."
Silver turns to White Orchid.
"Well, that was nice. Not every day I get to meet another veteran, much less one I knew during War."
>>154251
He brightens up, and his blue eyes widen. He sits there looking at silver for several moments, before saying
“My father was in the army. He was a, uh… I don’t think he was a sergeant.”
He brightens up, and his blue eyes widen. He sits there looking at silver for several moments, before saying
“My father was in the army. He was a, uh… I don’t think he was a sergeant.”
>>154255
"There are many things you do not know about me yet, little one."
He takes another bite of his burger.
"Maybe as we spend more time together you will learn, yes?"
"There are many things you do not know about me yet, little one."
He takes another bite of his burger.
"Maybe as we spend more time together you will learn, yes?"
>>154256
“Yeah!” He says enthusiastically. His burger, half eaten, is now neglected as he continues to watch Silver.
“Uh, what else will you tell me?”
“Yeah!” He says enthusiastically. His burger, half eaten, is now neglected as he continues to watch Silver.
“Uh, what else will you tell me?”
>>154257
"Well, I have been across much of Equestria, from Redheart to Ponyville, Vale to Manehattan. This is first time I have been in Baltimare, however."
"Well, I have been across much of Equestria, from Redheart to Ponyville, Vale to Manehattan. This is first time I have been in Baltimare, however."
I can play a bit if you want; if you want to schedule a different time for my part, that's fine too.
>>154259
wave wave wave
Amber was last seen staring into, well, the sunset, from a seaside restaurant on the peninsula.
wave wave wave
Amber was last seen staring into, well, the sunset, from a seaside restaurant on the peninsula.
>>154260
>pic related, some time ago at least
"Gee, ain't the view grand? Is it a spot everypony from around here knows about?"
>pic related, some time ago at least
"Gee, ain't the view grand? Is it a spot everypony from around here knows about?"
>>154261
Kek
He replies
“Don’t know. Haven’t asked everypony.” He smiles for a moment as if that were funny,
“I went here on a family visit once, six years ago. I remembered it.”
Kek
He replies
“Don’t know. Haven’t asked everypony.” He smiles for a moment as if that were funny,
“I went here on a family visit once, six years ago. I remembered it.”
>>154262
Something seems to click. "It must be significant to you then. I hadn't realized that, but thank you." Amber smiles gently at him.
Something seems to click. "It must be significant to you then. I hadn't realized that, but thank you." Amber smiles gently at him.
>>154263
He smiles back, albeit a little labored.
“It was. We came down here as a little trip while my dad was doing something in the city. I think it had something to do with the Union. And we had a picnic. My father joined later. I remember the wind was kind of cold and my little sister wanted a candy, but we didn’t have any and that annoyed my mom. My dad mentioned the thing about the Pirates while he was talking to my my brother. I thought it was neat.”
He smiles back, albeit a little labored.
“It was. We came down here as a little trip while my dad was doing something in the city. I think it had something to do with the Union. And we had a picnic. My father joined later. I remember the wind was kind of cold and my little sister wanted a candy, but we didn’t have any and that annoyed my mom. My dad mentioned the thing about the Pirates while he was talking to my my brother. I thought it was neat.”
>>154264
"Quite a leisurely trip then, and a good place for it." She reaches across the table to touch his foreleg. "Thank you for taking me here."
"Quite a leisurely trip then, and a good place for it." She reaches across the table to touch his foreleg. "Thank you for taking me here."
>>154265
He blushes, and his ears go down. He doesn’t move his forelegs, but sits there with a smile that seems almost embarrassed, but at least is genuine.
“Thank you… I… wanted to create new memories.”
The waitress comes with the drinks. Hot chocolate for Amber
He blushes, and his ears go down. He doesn’t move his forelegs, but sits there with a smile that seems almost embarrassed, but at least is genuine.
“Thank you… I… wanted to create new memories.”
The waitress comes with the drinks. Hot chocolate for Amber
>>154266
"I can tell you, the first memories I'll have of Baltimare will be very nice. A bit of a rocky start, but I feel almost at home now." She thanks the waitress and takes a sip of the delicious hot beverage.
"I can tell you, the first memories I'll have of Baltimare will be very nice. A bit of a rocky start, but I feel almost at home now." She thanks the waitress and takes a sip of the delicious hot beverage.
>>154267
“Oh I’ll remember your first two nights as a hostess” he says. “I’ll remember them for a very long time.”
He pauses for a moment.
“But the only thing rocky about today is the cliffs.”
“Oh I’ll remember your first two nights as a hostess” he says. “I’ll remember them for a very long time.”
He pauses for a moment.
“But the only thing rocky about today is the cliffs.”
>>154268
"I suppose they're memorable…" though she thinks to herself, What did he mean by this?
"Clam chowder sounds appealin'."
"I suppose they're memorable…" though she thinks to herself, What did he mean by this?
"Clam chowder sounds appealin'."
>>154275
"We got peach cobblers for special occasions. We didn't grow peaches ourselves but there were a couple of farms a few miles down the road which we could buy from. So juicy and delicious!"
"We got peach cobblers for special occasions. We didn't grow peaches ourselves but there were a couple of farms a few miles down the road which we could buy from. So juicy and delicious!"
Also, I can't recommend enough reading Mine Were of Trouble by Peter Kemp. Not only is it a detailed and engaging account of the Spanish Civil War from the Nationalist side, but it shows a window of life in that tumultuous time and is well-written.
>>154276
“Your mom would make peach cobbler?!” He sounds kind of surprised.
“The best we got was apple pie. There was a friend though who had tangerine trees. I loved to pick those, and eat them.”
>>154277
Neat! I’ve read the fictional “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” and Orwell’s “Homage to Catalonia,” but nothing on the Nationalist side.
“Your mom would make peach cobbler?!” He sounds kind of surprised.
“The best we got was apple pie. There was a friend though who had tangerine trees. I loved to pick those, and eat them.”
>>154277
Neat! I’ve read the fictional “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” and Orwell’s “Homage to Catalonia,” but nothing on the Nationalist side.
>>154279
It also explains how the Republicans had the advantage in propaganda which sadly affects public perception of the war even up to now.
"It's about what you have around. I remember we used to have a lot more fruits and vegetables brought in by rail.
Sadly that stopped with the war...
It also explains how the Republicans had the advantage in propaganda which sadly affects public perception of the war even up to now.
"It's about what you have around. I remember we used to have a lot more fruits and vegetables brought in by rail.
Sadly that stopped with the war...
>>154280
Sadly yes, most sources are from the “”””””Republican”””””” side
“Yeah….” He pauses for more than a moment
“I miss strawberries”
Sadly yes, most sources are from the “”””””Republican”””””” side
“Yeah….” He pauses for more than a moment
“I miss strawberries”
>>154281
Was babysitting, am back
"When the season was right we would go out and pick wild strawberries. They are very tasty but I haven't seen any around here." She sips more of the hot chocolate.
Was babysitting, am back
"When the season was right we would go out and pick wild strawberries. They are very tasty but I haven't seen any around here." She sips more of the hot chocolate.
>>154283
"Mhm, you bet they do! They grow just about anywhere that's sunny. Not as big as the strawberries you might find grown, but still luscious and delicious."
"Mhm, you bet they do! They grow just about anywhere that's sunny. Not as big as the strawberries you might find grown, but still luscious and delicious."
>>154284
“I’d love strawberries. You can buy them I know, but they are so expensive. Now you tell me they are free and everywhere?”
He shakes his head.
The waitress comes, and takes their orders.
“I’d love strawberries. You can buy them I know, but they are so expensive. Now you tell me they are free and everywhere?”
He shakes his head.
The waitress comes, and takes their orders.
>>154285
"Technically, ehhhh, no."
When the waitress comes, Amber states, "Two clam chowders, please!"
"Technically, ehhhh, no."
When the waitress comes, Amber states, "Two clam chowders, please!"
>>154286
She smiles.
“Two clam chowders.” She looks to Mustard. “And what will you be having?”
Mustard:
“Uh, one of those clam chowders.”
The waitress does not write down the orders, but takes metal note
She smiles.
“Two clam chowders.” She looks to Mustard. “And what will you be having?”
Mustard:
“Uh, one of those clam chowders.”
The waitress does not write down the orders, but takes metal note
>>154287
"That's two for both of us. One each." She smiles awkwardly at the waitress.
She turns back to Mustard once the waitress is gone. "It gets pretty dark during the night in the cities. What neighborhoods are good to keep away from then?"
"That's two for both of us. One each." She smiles awkwardly at the waitress.
She turns back to Mustard once the waitress is gone. "It gets pretty dark during the night in the cities. What neighborhoods are good to keep away from then?"
>>154288
“The closer you are to water, the worse it is. By the bay is worst. It’s also not great to be by the river. There are parts of Red Heart the police pass by, and the New Marelanders won’t go to. Cowtown isn’t all that much better. East side is marginally better than that. Then the riverside, and the city center. Colton Hill and the north aren't that bad.”
“The closer you are to water, the worse it is. By the bay is worst. It’s also not great to be by the river. There are parts of Red Heart the police pass by, and the New Marelanders won’t go to. Cowtown isn’t all that much better. East side is marginally better than that. Then the riverside, and the city center. Colton Hill and the north aren't that bad.”
>>154289
She thinks back to when she toured the coast on her first day, and is thankful all that was during the day. She scowls with concern.
"Thank you, I'll be careful to stay clear of the waterside."
She thinks back to when she toured the coast on her first day, and is thankful all that was during the day. She scowls with concern.
"Thank you, I'll be careful to stay clear of the waterside."
>>154291
Nodding, she answers, "I thought it was pretty clear…. Yes, it's just me, myself and I here, having gotten off the train a few days ago and haven found a drafty little apartment.
But it still ain't all that bad." She smiles reassuringly.
Nodding, she answers, "I thought it was pretty clear…. Yes, it's just me, myself and I here, having gotten off the train a few days ago and haven found a drafty little apartment.
But it still ain't all that bad." She smiles reassuringly.
>>154293
Grimacing, she replies, "Barely. I took out a heavy loan just to not sleep in the streets, which I repaid only just today."
Grimacing, she replies, "Barely. I took out a heavy loan just to not sleep in the streets, which I repaid only just today."
>>154295
"I got some income which paid it off in full," she says, stiffly-lipped, shifting in her seat a bit uncomfortably.
"I got some income which paid it off in full," she says, stiffly-lipped, shifting in her seat a bit uncomfortably.
>>154297
"Nuthin', it's not worth mentioning…." she says hurriedly. "Ever had eggnog before? Maybe some has been kept around since Hearth's Warming…or maybe it'll be served again at Winter Wrap Up."
"Nuthin', it's not worth mentioning…." she says hurriedly. "Ever had eggnog before? Maybe some has been kept around since Hearth's Warming…or maybe it'll be served again at Winter Wrap Up."
>>154298
Mustard Trim's eyes are wide, his forelegs limp on the table, and his smile fades to a frown as he relaxes backwards in his seat, his brain working overtime to speculate as to precisely how a 17 year old female with no evident extraordinary skills or special schooling, could earn an "income" sufficiently large so as to pay off a "heavy loan" "just a few days after getting off the train," and has done all of this away from father and mother, in an economy teetering on hyperinflation. He speculates as to whether what means such a girl has to such an income, is compatible with his image of Amber as idealized in his mind.
He doesn't seem interested in much else
Mustard Trim's eyes are wide, his forelegs limp on the table, and his smile fades to a frown as he relaxes backwards in his seat, his brain working overtime to speculate as to precisely how a 17 year old female with no evident extraordinary skills or special schooling, could earn an "income" sufficiently large so as to pay off a "heavy loan" "just a few days after getting off the train," and has done all of this away from father and mother, in an economy teetering on hyperinflation. He speculates as to whether what means such a girl has to such an income, is compatible with his image of Amber as idealized in his mind.
He doesn't seem interested in much else
>>154299
Clearly, she won one of those scratch-off ticket games.
"…I ain't ever had it, but I heard it's thick, creamy, and sweet. No wonder it's considered good for holidays…" she rambles on. Clearly she's worried about whether his speculation might touch on what she actually did. However, she is also oblivious to his own worry.
Clearly, she won one of those scratch-off ticket games.
"…I ain't ever had it, but I heard it's thick, creamy, and sweet. No wonder it's considered good for holidays…" she rambles on. Clearly she's worried about whether his speculation might touch on what she actually did. However, she is also oblivious to his own worry.
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>>154300
Thick, creamy, and sweet sources of income
If his mane caught on fire, it would not be any more apparent than his worry right now.
Thick, creamy, and sweet sources of income
If his mane caught on fire, it would not be any more apparent than his worry right now.
>>154301
Oh darn, he clearly knows what I did for Dark Denizen… she thinks to herself.
After a pregnant silence she finally leans forward and asks in a whisper, "Have you ever had to do something for somepony you really needed to get by, but while going through it you just can't back out despite second thoughts?"
Oh darn, he clearly knows what I did for Dark Denizen… she thinks to herself.
After a pregnant silence she finally leans forward and asks in a whisper, "Have you ever had to do something for somepony you really needed to get by, but while going through it you just can't back out despite second thoughts?"
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>>154303
She folds her ears down, looking a little ashamed. "Well, last night I had to do that, after meeting you at the club. I can't tell you exactly what I did because I was sworn to secrecy, but I promise I didn't hurt anypony." She looks around awkwardly, her neck bowed. "I hope you don't think the worse of me for it…."
She folds her ears down, looking a little ashamed. "Well, last night I had to do that, after meeting you at the club. I can't tell you exactly what I did because I was sworn to secrecy, but I promise I didn't hurt anypony." She looks around awkwardly, her neck bowed. "I hope you don't think the worse of me for it…."
>>154304
His ears fold down
"You went there to=" He licks his lips, as his mouth seems incredibly dry
"You were there to have sex for money"
His ears fold down
"You went there to=" He licks his lips, as his mouth seems incredibly dry
"You were there to have sex for money"
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>>154309
"I had to be, otherwise I wouldn't likely be able to get away," she answers in a hushed tone. "I was hardly ever in such danger like I was through that night."
"I had to be, otherwise I wouldn't likely be able to get away," she answers in a hushed tone. "I was hardly ever in such danger like I was through that night."
>>154311
Her ears fold down, as she looks unhappily off to the side slightly. "I had to do something for ponies I didn't at all like. I didn't think it was so bad at first, but as it went on, if I refused not only would I be threatened, but I could have been imprisoned as well."
Her ears fold down, as she looks unhappily off to the side slightly. "I had to do something for ponies I didn't at all like. I didn't think it was so bad at first, but as it went on, if I refused not only would I be threatened, but I could have been imprisoned as well."
>>154313
"I had to go to a place with lots of ponies who would have captured me, and retrieve a piece of paper without them noticing," she says flatly.
"I had to go to a place with lots of ponies who would have captured me, and retrieve a piece of paper without them noticing," she says flatly.
>>154314
“What” he says flatly. Whatever answer he was expecting, it didn’t involve a combination of a game of tag and a scavenger hunt.
“But like… what did they do to you?”
“What” he says flatly. Whatever answer he was expecting, it didn’t involve a combination of a game of tag and a scavenger hunt.
“But like… what did they do to you?”
>>154315
"Well, I'm uninjured, except for my pride…" she leans forward, and talks in a low voice. "I had to kiss a stallion…actually, the stallion kissed me…to not be too suspicious. I feel disgusted by that."
"Well, I'm uninjured, except for my pride…" she leans forward, and talks in a low voice. "I had to kiss a stallion…actually, the stallion kissed me…to not be too suspicious. I feel disgusted by that."
>>154316
Goddamn it Amber. Just lie and accuse your boyfriend of flirting with the waitress like a normal filly]
Whereas in the past 30 seconds he was close to the table, almost hunched over it, he now slumps back in his seat
“Paper…….?” He trails off
“What else?”
Goddamn it Amber. Just lie and accuse your boyfriend of flirting with the waitress like a normal filly]
Whereas in the past 30 seconds he was close to the table, almost hunched over it, he now slumps back in his seat
“Paper…….?” He trails off
“What else?”
>>154317
kek
"That's all, honest! It was really that one little thing, which they wanted a lot and in short order. Why are you questioning me like this? You really got your britches in a twist," she answers, the corners of her eyes glistening with tears.
kek
"That's all, honest! It was really that one little thing, which they wanted a lot and in short order. Why are you questioning me like this? You really got your britches in a twist," she answers, the corners of her eyes glistening with tears.
>>154318
Amber reclaims strategic initiative with her counter attack
“Uh…. Well I just, I was just concerned if maybe…”
Amber reclaims strategic initiative with her counter attack
“Uh…. Well I just, I was just concerned if maybe…”
>>154319
"You really thought I was a horrible pony? You were so nice to me, but now it seems like you actually hate me." She looks about to cry.
"You really thought I was a horrible pony? You were so nice to me, but now it seems like you actually hate me." She looks about to cry.
>>154321
spam reee
"You said I was a low-down criminal, a mare who would do anything for money…. She covers her right eye and her lips curl as she starts to sob.
spam reee
"You said I was a low-down criminal, a mare who would do anything for money…. She covers her right eye and her lips curl as she starts to sob.
>>154325
“No no. I didn’t say anything hurtful. I just. I don’t see how you could pay that much money with just a hostess job.”
“No no. I didn’t say anything hurtful. I just. I don’t see how you could pay that much money with just a hostess job.”
>>154326
"I didn't," she says, sniffling. "But I didn't do anything immoral either. It was just a retrieval errand."
"I didn't," she says, sniffling. "But I didn't do anything immoral either. It was just a retrieval errand."
>>154327
“You didn’t…” his eyes dart away, and he says in a low tone of voice,
”Do, uh, sexual things for money?”
“You didn’t…” his eyes dart away, and he says in a low tone of voice,
”Do, uh, sexual things for money?”
>>154329
He sits there, himself nigh teary eyed
“You didn’t, uh…” he leans over the table, and for an extended period of time, seems entirely unable to think of the word he was looking for. He remains in that state, desperately searching through his mind’s dictionary, looking for that specific word. After the passage of some time, he leans even closer, evidently to speak to Amber in confidence
”Have to handle a stallion’s… you know”
He makes some kind of gesture that is hard to interpret, though it isn’t clear Amber wants to understand it
He sits there, himself nigh teary eyed
“You didn’t, uh…” he leans over the table, and for an extended period of time, seems entirely unable to think of the word he was looking for. He remains in that state, desperately searching through his mind’s dictionary, looking for that specific word. After the passage of some time, he leans even closer, evidently to speak to Amber in confidence
”Have to handle a stallion’s… you know”
He makes some kind of gesture that is hard to interpret, though it isn’t clear Amber wants to understand it
>>154330
Amber is still bewildered and doesn't quite know what to make out from what he's saying, wondering if he means a wallet–implying she's a pickpocket–or some other possession. However, even someone so in the dark can understand the concept of jealousy.
"I didn't touch any stallion," she says, frowning.
Amber is still bewildered and doesn't quite know what to make out from what he's saying, wondering if he means a wallet–implying she's a pickpocket–or some other possession. However, even someone so in the dark can understand the concept of jealousy.
"I didn't touch any stallion," she says, frowning.
>>154331
From Amber’s periphery, a new form enters. It’s the pink mare. She moves in in smooth, deliberate, relatively slow movements, and places a bowl of chowder before Amber. Amber can see her fairly well. Her coat is a lemonade pink, and her mane is blonde, carefully tied into two braided pony tails with small red ribbons. Her tail is much the same, nearly long enough to touch the floor. She tilts her head into Amber’s direction, and makes contact with her fuchsia eyes. She suppresses a facial expression. In a wordless movement, she leans back, and then rotates her body in a seedless motion to lean in and place another bowl of chowder before Mustard Trim. By the movement of Mustard’s eyes, she must make eye contact with him, and by the movement of her cheeks, she must have made some facial expression towards him. She then moves back, and momentarily stands besides the couple, making quick glancing looks to each of the two.
She smiles in the way a car bird surely must when it sees an animal falling and dying in the desert, or how a lioness looks at a wounded gazelle that has fallen behind the herd. She turns, and carefully trots off.
From Amber’s periphery, a new form enters. It’s the pink mare. She moves in in smooth, deliberate, relatively slow movements, and places a bowl of chowder before Amber. Amber can see her fairly well. Her coat is a lemonade pink, and her mane is blonde, carefully tied into two braided pony tails with small red ribbons. Her tail is much the same, nearly long enough to touch the floor. She tilts her head into Amber’s direction, and makes contact with her fuchsia eyes. She suppresses a facial expression. In a wordless movement, she leans back, and then rotates her body in a seedless motion to lean in and place another bowl of chowder before Mustard Trim. By the movement of Mustard’s eyes, she must make eye contact with him, and by the movement of her cheeks, she must have made some facial expression towards him. She then moves back, and momentarily stands besides the couple, making quick glancing looks to each of the two.
She smiles in the way a car bird surely must when it sees an animal falling and dying in the desert, or how a lioness looks at a wounded gazelle that has fallen behind the herd. She turns, and carefully trots off.
>>154332
Amber neglects to thank this mare, preoccupied with thoughts regarding this uncomfortable conversation, but her eyes follow even as the waitress leaves. Whereas before she got the sense of polite, if not kind, hospitality, now there is a vague feeling of hostility.
"What kind of face did she make at you?" she asks Mustard suspiciously.
Amber neglects to thank this mare, preoccupied with thoughts regarding this uncomfortable conversation, but her eyes follow even as the waitress leaves. Whereas before she got the sense of polite, if not kind, hospitality, now there is a vague feeling of hostility.
"What kind of face did she make at you?" she asks Mustard suspiciously.
>>154334
The young mare sitting across from him is at a loss for words, but her eyes soften in response. The chowder in front of her offers an enticing escape, so she tentatively tries it. Even as she does so, though, she continues to glance at Mustard with pleading indigo eyes.
The young mare sitting across from him is at a loss for words, but her eyes soften in response. The chowder in front of her offers an enticing escape, so she tentatively tries it. Even as she does so, though, she continues to glance at Mustard with pleading indigo eyes.
>>154335
“I mean that’s what she looked like she would say. Sympathy.”
He blinks, abs looks Amber in the eyes.
He looks down at his empty glass.
“She didn’t get more more tea. I should have asked her for more tea.”
“I mean that’s what she looked like she would say. Sympathy.”
He blinks, abs looks Amber in the eyes.
He looks down at his empty glass.
“She didn’t get more more tea. I should have asked her for more tea.”
>>154336
"I suppose…."
She slouches down and rests her head on the table, trying to discern what he really thinks.
"You still don't believe I'm a bad pony, do you? I wouldn't do anything to make you feel betrayed or hurt."
"I suppose…."
She slouches down and rests her head on the table, trying to discern what he really thinks.
"You still don't believe I'm a bad pony, do you? I wouldn't do anything to make you feel betrayed or hurt."
>>154338
"…And I got connected with unsavory ponies who got me to do something for them, so I seem like a scoundrel because of that." She continues, "But it wasn't anything major, I don't plan to go back to them, and I certainly didn't touch anypony. I hope I didn't taint your view of me forever because of it."
"…And I got connected with unsavory ponies who got me to do something for them, so I seem like a scoundrel because of that." She continues, "But it wasn't anything major, I don't plan to go back to them, and I certainly didn't touch anypony. I hope I didn't taint your view of me forever because of it."
>>154343
“Are you a virgin?” He asks in as direct a manner as it is possible to answer that question.
“Are you a virgin?” He asks in as direct a manner as it is possible to answer that question.
>>154344
Looking at him quizzically, but oddly enough not embarrassed, she answers, "I am, I think…except I got kissed out of nowhere last night. I didn't ask for it at all, but it was that or gettin' in serious trouble." She makes a disgusted expression.
Looking at him quizzically, but oddly enough not embarrassed, she answers, "I am, I think…except I got kissed out of nowhere last night. I didn't ask for it at all, but it was that or gettin' in serious trouble." She makes a disgusted expression.
>>154345
He leans in.
Alright, +0 modifier here we go!
Sense motive [1d20+0 = 14] (for the last answer). Roll bluff if necessary
“You think?”
He leans in.
Alright, +0 modifier here we go!
Sense motive [1d20+0 = 14] (for the last answer). Roll bluff if necessary
“You think?”
>>154346
Though some amount of doubt can always exist, and obviously many details about that mysterious night are being left out, it doesn't seem likely she's lying or would be able to lie that convincingly.
"Well it was a romantic kind of kiss–but there were no romantic feelings at all!–and you ain't supposed to have that sort of kiss unless you intend to marry. So that might mean I ain't a virgin, I'm not sure how exactly it's counted."
Though some amount of doubt can always exist, and obviously many details about that mysterious night are being left out, it doesn't seem likely she's lying or would be able to lie that convincingly.
"Well it was a romantic kind of kiss–but there were no romantic feelings at all!–and you ain't supposed to have that sort of kiss unless you intend to marry. So that might mean I ain't a virgin, I'm not sure how exactly it's counted."
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>>154347
He looks at her wordlessly, and eventually gives an awkward smile.
He looks down at the chowder, picks up a spoon, and places if in the chowder. His smile stops
“That would have bothered me all night. For as long as I knew you.”
He looks at her wordlessly, and eventually gives an awkward smile.
He looks down at the chowder, picks up a spoon, and places if in the chowder. His smile stops
“That would have bothered me all night. For as long as I knew you.”
>>154348
She doesn't quite know how to respond. "Oh…I guess I hadn't thought about it that much." She stares at her own bowl of slimy soup. "Um, are you one too? A virgin. Maybe the word doesn't apply to colts…" she trails off, unsure if she's probing too much. No, if he asks me a question I can ask the same in turn, she reasons and reassures herself.
She doesn't quite know how to respond. "Oh…I guess I hadn't thought about it that much." She stares at her own bowl of slimy soup. "Um, are you one too? A virgin. Maybe the word doesn't apply to colts…" she trails off, unsure if she's probing too much. No, if he asks me a question I can ask the same in turn, she reasons and reassures herself.
>>154349
There is something resembling a smile, though he does not make eye contact
“I’m flattered that you think the question needs to be asked.”
There is something resembling a smile, though he does not make eye contact
“I’m flattered that you think the question needs to be asked.”
>>154352
"I'm guessin' yes, but why are you flattered? Didn't seem very flattering when you asked me that."
"I'm guessin' yes, but why are you flattered? Didn't seem very flattering when you asked me that."
>>154355
“Well… I mean… yeah, we’re a little young, but, it’s really hard for a colt, but it’s no effort at all for a filly.”
“Well… I mean… yeah, we’re a little young, but, it’s really hard for a colt, but it’s no effort at all for a filly.”
>>154356
"How is it harder for a colt than for a filly to get a kiss? There are more fillies in the city than colts."
"How is it harder for a colt than for a filly to get a kiss? There are more fillies in the city than colts."
>>154357
“I mean, well, you have to get a filly to notice you, you have to get them to like you, you have to take them to nice places and all of that stuff, and then after all of that, you still may not get a kiss.”
“I mean, well, you have to get a filly to notice you, you have to get them to like you, you have to take them to nice places and all of that stuff, and then after all of that, you still may not get a kiss.”
>>154358
She mulls this over in her head. "I suppose so…but how will a colt want a filly to notice and like him so he'll take her to nice places? What if she wants to go to those nice places but nopony will take her there, even if she notices colts?"
She mulls this over in her head. "I suppose so…but how will a colt want a filly to notice and like him so he'll take her to nice places? What if she wants to go to those nice places but nopony will take her there, even if she notices colts?"
>>154360
"Does that really work? I haven't dated much–or at all–really and I don't know many ponies who have."
"Does that really work? I haven't dated much–or at all–really and I don't know many ponies who have."
>>154362
At first she pulls her head back with an expression amounting to "are you kidding me?" Then she bursts out laughing. "What a ridiculous topic this all is! I never talked about this stuff with folks back home."
At first she pulls her head back with an expression amounting to "are you kidding me?" Then she bursts out laughing. "What a ridiculous topic this all is! I never talked about this stuff with folks back home."
>>154363
He gives a smile, and it’s one of the more authentic smiles he’s given in a while
“How does it feel?”
He gives a smile, and it’s one of the more authentic smiles he’s given in a while
“How does it feel?”
>>154364
Her own smile is a little more strained. "If you're not putting me on the spot…it's alright."
Her own smile is a little more strained. "If you're not putting me on the spot…it's alright."
>>154366
She becomes more relaxed. "I miss a warmer home, and here there are lots of strange creatures that put me on edge. But I'm able to go to many places I only read about in books, whenever and wherever I want. It's not easy looking after myself, but if life was easy it wouldn't be the same, would it?"
She becomes more relaxed. "I miss a warmer home, and here there are lots of strange creatures that put me on edge. But I'm able to go to many places I only read about in books, whenever and wherever I want. It's not easy looking after myself, but if life was easy it wouldn't be the same, would it?"
>>154367
Did Amber just answer "it's alright" to "how does it feel to date a colt?"
"No... no it's not." He pauses for a moment
"I don't really think my mom is going to like me being out late, or spending money. But what is she going to do?" Another pause
"I am free"
Did Amber just answer "it's alright" to "how does it feel to date a colt?"
"No... no it's not." He pauses for a moment
"I don't really think my mom is going to like me being out late, or spending money. But what is she going to do?" Another pause
"I am free"
>>154368
The conversation they've been having, in particular
"Your ma doesn't approve of you dating fillies?" she asks, smirking.
The conversation they've been having, in particular
"Your ma doesn't approve of you dating fillies?" she asks, smirking.
>>154369
He blushes, and the question halts him for a moment. Only a moment
"More the money thing. And the being out thing. "
He blushes, and the question halts him for a moment. Only a moment
"More the money thing. And the being out thing. "
>>154370
She giggles. "Well, you needn't worry. I've read of what 'fast mares' are like and I'm not the type to buy a new shawl every fortnight. And I can keep you safe from bandits," she says with a playful wink.
She giggles. "Well, you needn't worry. I've read of what 'fast mares' are like and I'm not the type to buy a new shawl every fortnight. And I can keep you safe from bandits," she says with a playful wink.
>>154371
Something in his expression implies that he was not expecting her to say these things.
"Say what now?"
Something in his expression implies that he was not expecting her to say these things.
"Say what now?"
>>154372
"Like in the stories. A colt becomes rich and too big for his britches, dates mares who spend too much money, and goes broke, but he learns humility and becomes a better pony. And I imagine your ma is concerned about safety at night, but it's safer to be together in the dark."
"Like in the stories. A colt becomes rich and too big for his britches, dates mares who spend too much money, and goes broke, but he learns humility and becomes a better pony. And I imagine your ma is concerned about safety at night, but it's safer to be together in the dark."
>>154374
"Mhm," she nods with a small smile. "You're a good colt at heart, even if you…jump to conclusions. I like being around you, I feel you deserve more of a chance."
"Mhm," she nods with a small smile. "You're a good colt at heart, even if you…jump to conclusions. I like being around you, I feel you deserve more of a chance."
>>154375
His ears go down, and he pulls his lips back in a very toothy smile. His eyes are wide open, and he makes eye contact for several seconds. He does not say anything, breaks eye contact, and quickly takes one, then two more spoonful's of the soup.
His ears go down, and he pulls his lips back in a very toothy smile. His eyes are wide open, and he makes eye contact for several seconds. He does not say anything, breaks eye contact, and quickly takes one, then two more spoonful's of the soup.
>>154377
Amber has allowed it to cool a bit. The chowder has a relatively large amount of cream, and fairly large potato chunks.
Yes, there are crackers, albeit only a few.
The waitress returns, and there is a brief interaction where Mustard Trim asks for more tea.
Amber has allowed it to cool a bit. The chowder has a relatively large amount of cream, and fairly large potato chunks.
Yes, there are crackers, albeit only a few.
The waitress returns, and there is a brief interaction where Mustard Trim asks for more tea.
>>154378
Did they both order tea, or was it tea for Mustard, hot chocolate for Amber? I thought both got hot coco, but if both have tea in addition then Amber will ask for more too.
"This 'chowder' is pretty good," she says in between bites. "I wasn't sure what to expect, but it's good and hearty, though very different from the soups I had back home."
Did they both order tea, or was it tea for Mustard, hot chocolate for Amber? I thought both got hot coco, but if both have tea in addition then Amber will ask for more too.
"This 'chowder' is pretty good," she says in between bites. "I wasn't sure what to expect, but it's good and hearty, though very different from the soups I had back home."
>>154379
So maybe I'm mistaken, but it's been my understanding this entire time that Mustard orderedsweat sweet tea, and Amber ordered Hot Chocolate
"Thi- ith not bahd" Mustard Trim does not wait to swallow before replying.
But then he swallows, and asks
"What did you have back home?"
So maybe I'm mistaken, but it's been my understanding this entire time that Mustard ordered
"Thi- ith not bahd" Mustard Trim does not wait to swallow before replying.
But then he swallows, and asks
"What did you have back home?"
>>154380
You're probably right. It's a minor detail not worth jotting a note down or searching back for
"We had more basic vegetable soups like carrot & parsnip soup, which was certainly delicious, but we had no seafood and needed to be sparing with milk, so something like this clam chowder just wasn't possible." She takes another spoonful and relishes the taste and texture of what must be a delicacy to her.
You're probably right. It's a minor detail not worth jotting a note down or searching back for
"We had more basic vegetable soups like carrot & parsnip soup, which was certainly delicious, but we had no seafood and needed to be sparing with milk, so something like this clam chowder just wasn't possible." She takes another spoonful and relishes the taste and texture of what must be a delicacy to her.
>>154381
He uses a spoon to cut the potato. For Amber, the soup is a bit more on the liquid side. The potatoes are soft, however.
"We had carrot. Onion too. I guess we had a little more cheese and cream. Store bought."
He uses a spoon to cut the potato. For Amber, the soup is a bit more on the liquid side. The potatoes are soft, however.
"We had carrot. Onion too. I guess we had a little more cheese and cream. Store bought."
>>154382
The soup is quite delightful. "I can hardly imagine getting everything you eat and live by from a store. I'm guessin' it actually is an easier life."
The soup is quite delightful. "I can hardly imagine getting everything you eat and live by from a store. I'm guessin' it actually is an easier life."
>>154383
"I don't really know. It's the only life I've ever lived. My dad worked at the paper mill. My mom did try to grow a few things in a garden though."
"I don't really know. It's the only life I've ever lived. My dad worked at the paper mill. My mom did try to grow a few things in a garden though."
>>154384
"Farming's tough. You've got to work your keister off for months to make sure you don't starve the next year. Then it's only a couple of things that can be grown–in our case wheat–so we need to take it to market and trade for other goods we need. And that's if nothing bad happens, like blight or hail or just a bad harvest," she says solemnly.
"Farming's tough. You've got to work your keister off for months to make sure you don't starve the next year. Then it's only a couple of things that can be grown–in our case wheat–so we need to take it to market and trade for other goods we need. And that's if nothing bad happens, like blight or hail or just a bad harvest," she says solemnly.
>>154386
She looks tight-lipped off into the air. "We tighten our belts, try to have enough to live by, and send somepony off to contribute from elsewhere."
She looks tight-lipped off into the air. "We tighten our belts, try to have enough to live by, and send somepony off to contribute from elsewhere."
>>154387
"That's how it is now" he nearly mumbles, looking away
"It could be like that sometimes when there were labor disputes. When there was a long strike, or some other problem."
"That's how it is now" he nearly mumbles, looking away
"It could be like that sometimes when there were labor disputes. When there was a long strike, or some other problem."
>>154388
"Oh…I can't say I know much about those affairs, except from the occasional newspaper brought home."
"Oh…I can't say I know much about those affairs, except from the occasional newspaper brought home."
>>154390
She shrugs and is looking back at her soup. "It ain't many miles away compared to someplace like Whinnyapolis, but the closest train station was far enough that we'd go there only on special trips. And it ain't exactly a proper town either, more of a hamlet or just a cluster of farms."
She shrugs and is looking back at her soup. "It ain't many miles away compared to someplace like Whinnyapolis, but the closest train station was far enough that we'd go there only on special trips. And it ain't exactly a proper town either, more of a hamlet or just a cluster of farms."
>>154392
"I guess that's sort of like Blackwater. Well, we wouldn't really leave it, I mean. We had a grocer, about two restaurants, a Reform and a Celestialist church. You could call it a small town. There were two mills and a couple fishing docks that employed everypony."
"I guess that's sort of like Blackwater. Well, we wouldn't really leave it, I mean. We had a grocer, about two restaurants, a Reform and a Celestialist church. You could call it a small town. There were two mills and a couple fishing docks that employed everypony."
>>154393
She brightens up hearing about it, eating some more chowder. "Mmh–that sounds like a cozy town. Everypony knows each other, but you also have a bunch of comforts. Were you also able to get new horseshoes and clothes there too?"
She brightens up hearing about it, eating some more chowder. "Mmh–that sounds like a cozy town. Everypony knows each other, but you also have a bunch of comforts. Were you also able to get new horseshoes and clothes there too?"
>>154394
“Yeah. It was pretty nice. There was a small clothing store we could buy at least the colt’s clothing at. If you wanted anything special, you had to further away. We had a town farrier, so horseshoes we could get.”
“Yeah. It was pretty nice. There was a small clothing store we could buy at least the colt’s clothing at. If you wanted anything special, you had to further away. We had a town farrier, so horseshoes we could get.”
>>154395
"Shucks, now I'm wishing my family lived there," she says with a smile. "Why'd you ever move anyhow?"
"Shucks, now I'm wishing my family lived there," she says with a smile. "Why'd you ever move anyhow?"
>>154397
She nods, taking another spoonful. "Such is life, but you seem to be making the best of it. I like your jacket by the way, it makes you look more bold," she says with a warm smile.
She nods, taking another spoonful. "Such is life, but you seem to be making the best of it. I like your jacket by the way, it makes you look more bold," she says with a warm smile.
>>154398
"Hehe" He smiles, clearly flattered
"I like your outfit too. It really fits you, even if it is a little warm for the weather."
"Hehe" He smiles, clearly flattered
"I like your outfit too. It really fits you, even if it is a little warm for the weather."
>>154399
What Amber is wearing is a wool dress, colored midnight blue with tiny, light blue stars scattered about and frills on the shoulders, neckline and skirt. The sleeve comes down to her knee while the hem of the dress reaches her fetlocks. It's a good couple of decades out of date and looks anachronistic on such a young mare. "Gee, thanks. It's originally my ma's dress and she gave it to me to wear here. I prefer my summer dress but it ain't summer." She smiles playfully.
"You know during the day I work at a clothing store? It's Miss High Sewn's shoppe, west of Union Station. It ain't much, but we get a load of interesting customers coming in. The other day there was this really big ol' unicorn with a fluffy coat of hair, looked like he had been through a lot. He bought a skimpy red dress and weird expensive underwear, but not for a pony he knew–for a griffon! He was swinging around old bits like they were nuthin', buying a real fur coat too." She giggles, blushing slightly. "Said he was some sort of adventurer and invited me to come join him sometime if I didn't mind danger."
What Amber is wearing is a wool dress, colored midnight blue with tiny, light blue stars scattered about and frills on the shoulders, neckline and skirt. The sleeve comes down to her knee while the hem of the dress reaches her fetlocks. It's a good couple of decades out of date and looks anachronistic on such a young mare. "Gee, thanks. It's originally my ma's dress and she gave it to me to wear here. I prefer my summer dress but it ain't summer." She smiles playfully.
"You know during the day I work at a clothing store? It's Miss High Sewn's shoppe, west of Union Station. It ain't much, but we get a load of interesting customers coming in. The other day there was this really big ol' unicorn with a fluffy coat of hair, looked like he had been through a lot. He bought a skimpy red dress and weird expensive underwear, but not for a pony he knew–for a griffon! He was swinging around old bits like they were nuthin', buying a real fur coat too." She giggles, blushing slightly. "Said he was some sort of adventurer and invited me to come join him sometime if I didn't mind danger."
>>154400
He smiles at the dress
"Yep. Perfectly you."
The clothing store
"You mentioned it earlier."
He smiles at the talk of the unicorn buying fancy mare's clothing
Until she mentions the griffin. He pulls his lips back in disgust.
And then he lightly frowns at the last part
"Is that what you want?"
He smiles at the dress
"Yep. Perfectly you."
The clothing store
"You mentioned it earlier."
He smiles at the talk of the unicorn buying fancy mare's clothing
Until she mentions the griffin. He pulls his lips back in disgust.
And then he lightly frowns at the last part
"Is that what you want?"
>>154401
She appears to give it a bit of thought. "Nuh-uh. Not because I'm afraid of danger, but because any old coot who's romancing griffons must've been bonked on the head one too many times," she says with a light laugh.
She appears to give it a bit of thought. "Nuh-uh. Not because I'm afraid of danger, but because any old coot who's romancing griffons must've been bonked on the head one too many times," she says with a light laugh.
>>154403
She's just about finished with the clam chowder now. It's mostly likely night as well. "Thank you for takin' me here, even if there were some…accusations…."
She's just about finished with the clam chowder now. It's mostly likely night as well. "Thank you for takin' me here, even if there were some…accusations…."
>>154406
He is left silent for a moment. He sets the spoon down in his bowl, making a clanking sound.
As if summoned, the pink filly appears, and asks
"Anything else I can get for you?"
He is left silent for a moment. He sets the spoon down in his bowl, making a clanking sound.
As if summoned, the pink filly appears, and asks
"Anything else I can get for you?"
>>154407
Amber beams happily at the waitress, not just as an expression of her own feelings but almost in defiance of the humiliating pity this filly was communicating earlier. "No, all's swell and right." She takes a refreshing gulp of the sweet hot chocolate, inadvertently leaving some on her white muzzle.
Amber beams happily at the waitress, not just as an expression of her own feelings but almost in defiance of the humiliating pity this filly was communicating earlier. "No, all's swell and right." She takes a refreshing gulp of the sweet hot chocolate, inadvertently leaving some on her white muzzle.
>>154409
"Aw, thank you, Mustard."
Initially bemused by his giggling, she notices the hot chocolate and tries reaching up with her tongue.
"Aw, thank you, Mustard."
Initially bemused by his giggling, she notices the hot chocolate and tries reaching up with her tongue.
>>154410
He looks over at the frankly adorable display, and has a smirk on his face. He leans over and...
lick
He licks her face in a very quick lick and run.
He looks over at the frankly adorable display, and has a smirk on his face. He leans over and...
lick
He licks her face in a very quick lick and run.
>>154411
The yellow-orange mare blushes, initially surprised at the intimate action, but then giggles. "Thank you~."
Settling down a bit, she asks, "Are you ready to go, or would you like to stay a few more minutes?"
The yellow-orange mare blushes, initially surprised at the intimate action, but then giggles. "Thank you~."
Settling down a bit, she asks, "Are you ready to go, or would you like to stay a few more minutes?"
>>154413
"Oh, of course," she says, embarrassed at not knowing how restaurants work. She doesn't say anything further, hoping he'll be the one to break the awkward silence.
"Oh, of course," she says, embarrassed at not knowing how restaurants work. She doesn't say anything further, hoping he'll be the one to break the awkward silence.
>>154416
The waitress arrives with the bill, and places it before Mustard Trim. She turns and smiles to him, and moves one of her ponytail braids. He looks up to her, and tilts his head before mouthing a word, it looks like "what?" He looks down the bill, and she moves off. He takes a moment to do math, and places several paper notes and a few coins on the table.
He turns to Amber and says "Okay"
The waitress arrives with the bill, and places it before Mustard Trim. She turns and smiles to him, and moves one of her ponytail braids. He looks up to her, and tilts his head before mouthing a word, it looks like "what?" He looks down the bill, and she moves off. He takes a moment to do math, and places several paper notes and a few coins on the table.
He turns to Amber and says "Okay"
>>154417
Amber's happy mood is spoiled by the entrance of the blonde pink mare. Something roils within her as she sees this intruder subtly flirt with her date. Something about this contender, perhaps her more lithe form, or her greater emphasis on grooming as displayed by her braids, makes her concerned yet thankful that Mustard hasn't shown any interest. Nonetheless, doubts have already been sown. Perhaps I should do my mane differently to look less plain? she thinks to herself. Or I could make it up in a different ability.…
She makes sure she leaves nothing behind before getting out of the booth and walking with Mustard to the door of the little diner. It doesn't occur to her to wait for him to open it for her, instead taking the initiative and exiting into the chilly dark night.
Amber's happy mood is spoiled by the entrance of the blonde pink mare. Something roils within her as she sees this intruder subtly flirt with her date. Something about this contender, perhaps her more lithe form, or her greater emphasis on grooming as displayed by her braids, makes her concerned yet thankful that Mustard hasn't shown any interest. Nonetheless, doubts have already been sown. Perhaps I should do my mane differently to look less plain? she thinks to herself. Or I could make it up in a different ability.…
She makes sure she leaves nothing behind before getting out of the booth and walking with Mustard to the door of the little diner. It doesn't occur to her to wait for him to open it for her, instead taking the initiative and exiting into the chilly dark night.
>>154418
Mustard attempts the race to the door, but fails. As they leave, the pink mare rushes up to the couple with an "Oh!" She approaches Mustard - whether that was her intent, or merely a happenstance because Amber was further ahead, and asks him "Would you like me to call a taxi?"
Mustard turns back, and stands in silent contemplation for a few seconds. Perhaps these are the decisive few seconds that place him behind Amber.
"Uh, not now. But thank you" He says, and walks out the door.
He rejoins Amber, cantering up to her, trying to regain the lead.
"She seemed really nice" He says
Mustard attempts the race to the door, but fails. As they leave, the pink mare rushes up to the couple with an "Oh!" She approaches Mustard - whether that was her intent, or merely a happenstance because Amber was further ahead, and asks him "Would you like me to call a taxi?"
Mustard turns back, and stands in silent contemplation for a few seconds. Perhaps these are the decisive few seconds that place him behind Amber.
"Uh, not now. But thank you" He says, and walks out the door.
He rejoins Amber, cantering up to her, trying to regain the lead.
"She seemed really nice" He says
>>154419
"Mmm, well I don't think they get many customers this time of year, so she's probably happy to see anypony. Also, I think she liked you."
"Mmm, well I don't think they get many customers this time of year, so she's probably happy to see anypony. Also, I think she liked you."
>>154421
"I saw her making eyes at you, and the way she interposed herself when we were having trouble…she definitely thought she could make off with you and leave me sittin' there."
"I saw her making eyes at you, and the way she interposed herself when we were having trouble…she definitely thought she could make off with you and leave me sittin' there."
>>154422
He looks right at Amber, and is silent for a few seconds. The he moves a foreleg up and goes "pfft!" with a waving motion.
"She's just being friendly" He starts to walk along the road.
"It's not like she was trying to make out with me or anything"
He looks down, and his ears go down
He looks right at Amber, and is silent for a few seconds. The he moves a foreleg up and goes "pfft!" with a waving motion.
"She's just being friendly" He starts to walk along the road.
"It's not like she was trying to make out with me or anything"
He looks down, and his ears go down
>>154424
"I went and saw you last night at club Maurice after our shift. You left, and so I left and went home. It happened then, didn't it? With that stallion."
"I went and saw you last night at club Maurice after our shift. You left, and so I left and went home. It happened then, didn't it? With that stallion."
>>154425
Despite the soup and hot chocolate, her mouth suddenly feels a bit dry. "Um, yes…it wasn't anywhere near the club, but somewhere else. That stallion was helping me get the paper, but I had to pretend to be his marefriend." She scrunches her snout remembering that encounter.
Despite the soup and hot chocolate, her mouth suddenly feels a bit dry. "Um, yes…it wasn't anywhere near the club, but somewhere else. That stallion was helping me get the paper, but I had to pretend to be his marefriend." She scrunches her snout remembering that encounter.
>>154426
Should have gotten another drink, like a sweat tea, Amber
But you can't really undo the past
"What" He turns to her
"Is that what that was about? He wanted a girlfriend for the night or something? Like to show his parents?"
Should have gotten another drink, like a sweat tea, Amber
But you can't really undo the past
"What" He turns to her
"Is that what that was about? He wanted a girlfriend for the night or something? Like to show his parents?"
>>154427
"Something like that. His colleagues, actually. I suppose it was smart, 'cuz I would have been looked at funny otherwise, but it was still gross."
"Something like that. His colleagues, actually. I suppose it was smart, 'cuz I would have been looked at funny otherwise, but it was still gross."
>>154428
"I can't say it doesn't hurt"
Mustard Trim wears his jacket with the collar high on his neck. There is a fairly strong wind blowing in from the sea, and while wind is warmer than the still, inland air, the wind chill makes the night cold.
The sun has set completely, and Amber can see out into the ocean and the night sky. Clouds move along the horizon, but the gibbous moon gives a dim light along the grassy asphalt road and the grey and black rock cliffs. There are more stars in the night sky than can be seen in Baltimare with its street lights, automobile headlights, and chemical plant flares. Almost as many as can be seen back home. A couple lights of what must be ships can be seen moving in the distance.
"I don't want to go back" Mustard says. "I would rather walk along the road. Along these cliffs for a while."
A cloud moves in front of the moon and dims the light for a minute.
"I can't say it doesn't hurt"
Mustard Trim wears his jacket with the collar high on his neck. There is a fairly strong wind blowing in from the sea, and while wind is warmer than the still, inland air, the wind chill makes the night cold.
The sun has set completely, and Amber can see out into the ocean and the night sky. Clouds move along the horizon, but the gibbous moon gives a dim light along the grassy asphalt road and the grey and black rock cliffs. There are more stars in the night sky than can be seen in Baltimare with its street lights, automobile headlights, and chemical plant flares. Almost as many as can be seen back home. A couple lights of what must be ships can be seen moving in the distance.
"I don't want to go back" Mustard says. "I would rather walk along the road. Along these cliffs for a while."
A cloud moves in front of the moon and dims the light for a minute.
>>154429
"I'm sorry…" she says slowly.
Although her dress and winter fur serve to warm her, she leans up against him as they walk along, her woolen skirt rubbing against his bare flank. They are side by side, though she is slightly shorter than him, and she takes in the sights, sounds and smells of the tranquil cliffside.
"Me too…it's about as good as the sunset was, and I can't imagine anypony I'd rather be with here."
"I'm sorry…" she says slowly.
Although her dress and winter fur serve to warm her, she leans up against him as they walk along, her woolen skirt rubbing against his bare flank. They are side by side, though she is slightly shorter than him, and she takes in the sights, sounds and smells of the tranquil cliffside.
"Me too…it's about as good as the sunset was, and I can't imagine anypony I'd rather be with here."
>>154430
He moves to press against her in kind, and rubs his jacket against her shoulders. The cloud moves, and the area is illuminated by the moonlight once again. He moves a little further away from the roadway, and up the hillside to walk along the grass towards brush and trees, looking over the cliffs and the sea. The air smells of saltwater, a refreshing change from the diesel fumes, chemical plant smells, and coal soot of Baltimare.
He leans his head in, and tries to rub it against the top of her head
He moves to press against her in kind, and rubs his jacket against her shoulders. The cloud moves, and the area is illuminated by the moonlight once again. He moves a little further away from the roadway, and up the hillside to walk along the grass towards brush and trees, looking over the cliffs and the sea. The air smells of saltwater, a refreshing change from the diesel fumes, chemical plant smells, and coal soot of Baltimare.
He leans his head in, and tries to rub it against the top of her head
>>154431
Amber imbibes the cool, refreshing air, breathing in with her nose and exhaling audibly with her mouth. Meanwhile, she lowers her head to comfortably let his chin rest on top, with the ends of her auburn hairs dragging through the grass.
"Where are we headed?" she asks. There's no concern in her voice–this is practically paradise and her spirits are uplifted, almost giddily, by being so close to her special somepony.
Amber imbibes the cool, refreshing air, breathing in with her nose and exhaling audibly with her mouth. Meanwhile, she lowers her head to comfortably let his chin rest on top, with the ends of her auburn hairs dragging through the grass.
"Where are we headed?" she asks. There's no concern in her voice–this is practically paradise and her spirits are uplifted, almost giddily, by being so close to her special somepony.
>>154432
He attempts to rub the bottom of his chin and neck against her mane and ears, though this is nigh impossible while still walking. He settles for a few cheek rubs.
"Headed? We're not headed anywhere at all."
He attempts to rub the bottom of his chin and neck against her mane and ears, though this is nigh impossible while still walking. He settles for a few cheek rubs.
"Headed? We're not headed anywhere at all."
>>154435
Smirking back, she answers, "I'm up for it."
"Wait," she quickly adds, fiddling with the buttons on her dress. "Don't want to get this dirty." Though it takes an annoyingly long time with hooves and in partial darkness, she finally doffs it and puts it in a reasonably dry place, perhaps a tree branch. Mustard can get a better view of her tail and of her stocky frame, accentuated by slightly longer fur length. "Now you're on!" she yells excitedly.
Smirking back, she answers, "I'm up for it."
"Wait," she quickly adds, fiddling with the buttons on her dress. "Don't want to get this dirty." Though it takes an annoyingly long time with hooves and in partial darkness, she finally doffs it and puts it in a reasonably dry place, perhaps a tree branch. Mustard can get a better view of her tail and of her stocky frame, accentuated by slightly longer fur length. "Now you're on!" she yells excitedly.
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