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Occupied Equestria
Anonymous
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No.157616
Continuing
791 replies and 14 files omitted.
Amber Sunset
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No.157723
157725
>>157722
"I mean, it was wonderful having you there," she says with an awkward smile. "But I was asked to go there to do some work, so I wasn't expectin' pleasure…"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157724
157725
>>157722
"You think his underlings can be more easily convinced to ignore his orders?"
Anonymous
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No.157725
157726 157727
>>157724
"He could be in this because he is personally involved with the kidnapping. He could be in this because someone else is ordering him. But maybe. Maybe not."

>>157723
He nuzzles her yet again
"I'm glad you were okay" he says

The two little ponies arrive at Mustard Trim's house
Amber Sunset
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No.157726
157728
>>157725
"Well, we're here," she says with a smile. "There were so many other things I wanted to talk about with you, but they can wait until tomorrow night."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157727
157728
>>157725
"Hmm, I see what you are saying. It is difficult to say. Is he really pony who gave loan to Orphanage, or is he just lieutenant of pony higher up who ordered him to carry it out?"
Anonymous
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No.157728
157729 157731
>>157726
"Okay" He says

"I can stay out here until your taxi arrives" He says

>>157727
"A kidnapping is bad enough, but it is more than that now."
Amber Sunset
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No.157729
157730
>>157728
"No no no," she says gently. "It's late, you need to be inside. I'll be home soon enough."

She leans in and kisses him on the lips.
Anonymous
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No.157730
157733
>>157729
He takes the kiss, and smiles

"I just need to make sure you get back safe. Actually, let me give you the money for the cab" He says
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157731
157732
>>157728
"So, what would you do? Negotiate or eliminate?"
Anonymous
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No.157732
157734
>>157731
"That sounds like a decent idea" She says
Amber Sunset
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No.157733
157735
>>157730
She reaches a difficult decision. She doesn't have money of her own for a cab, yet it would be unfair for her to take Mustard's money for that purpose. It may be preferable even to brave the dangers of the night on hoof.

"No, it's okay, I don't want to burden you like this."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157734
157735
>>157732
Silver tilts his head at her.

"...which one does?"
Anonymous
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No.157735
157736 157758
>>157733
"Well you're not a burden, Amber."
He places his hoof on her whither, and rubs her in a petting motion.

"If you need to... you might even be able to sleep over."

>>157734
From a pocket of her jacket, Blue Skies pulls out her own .38 Detective Special, points it forward and down, and opens the cylinder, turns it, and closes it again.

"Let them decide."
Amber Sunset
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No.157736
157737
>>157735
Amber looks at him with a loving smile as he pets her withers.

"I'd love to sleep over…but, I really can't. Maybe some other time. I can get back on my own, it's fine."
Anonymous
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No.157737
157738
>>157736
"Uh, let me just give you a few bits... I wouldn't want your blood sucked out by a bat." He says
Amber Sunset
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No.157738
157739
>>157737
"No, I'm really fine. Please, don't worry about me," she says awkwardly.
Anonymous
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No.157739
157740
>>157738
"Uh... okay. Goodnight Amber." He says, disappearing into the house
Amber Sunset
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No.157740
157741
>>157739
"Goodnight, and I love you," she says as she watches him go in the house. She sets off on hoof back to her apartment.
Anonymous
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No.157741
157742 157743
>>157740
He smiles, and closes the door. And thus Amber begins the long trek back

[1d20 = 13]

[1d20 = 11]

[1d20 = 18]
Anonymous
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No.157742
157743
>>157741
[1d20 = 5]

Alright, I have to sleep now
Amber Sunset
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No.157743
157756
>>157741
>>157742
Goodnight!

And so Amber treks the treacherous streets at night….
Anonymous
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No.157756
157757
>>157743
The little filly begins her walk down dark, bat-infested streets, past shops that are locked away for the night, aging tenement buildings, abandoned half-collapsed buildings never rebuilt, and a temple of Boreas. Figures walk past, carts and self propelled cars both pass by, but thus far, the little filly is unmolested.
Amber Sunset
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No.157757
157759
>>157756
Such odd surroundings make her feel alien and insecure. She knows who 'Boreas' is but what is he doing all the way over here? Why aren't these buildings rebuilt if ponies need homes? Something about this feels eerie.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157758
157759
>>157735
"Hmm. Fair enough."

Silver would do the same, if he had his revolver with him.

"What is mission Dark Star is on, anyways? I heard something about him being undercover, but I do not know if it is something that will take short time or long time."
Anonymous
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No.157759
157760 158142
>>157757
In the first few blocks or so, there is a familiarity to Amber's surroundings. Tightly packed rowhouses and redbrick elementary schools, and eventually clubs and open bars with lights and ponies in merriment. But these give way to factories indifferently placed next to multifamily residences, overflowing garbage, and unlit corners where the street lamps do not work.

Amber hears a voice calling
"Halt!"

>>157758
"He is infiltrating. These sorts of efforts take time, often quite a bit of time. He'll check in every now and then, however."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157760
157761
>>157759
"Infiltrating? Where?"
Anonymous
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No.157761
157762
>>157760
“It’s better not to say much, lest he be found out.” She answers
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157762
157763
>>157761
Silver nods in understanding.
Anonymous
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No.157763
157764
>>157762
"I would be nice to have him around for this, however. I know my superiors do not want these witnesses made unavailable."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157764
157765
>>157763
Silver seems a little uncomfortable with the chosen wording of "unavailable".

"So, wait, or...?"
Anonymous
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No.157765
157766
>>157764
“I think we’ll get better results if we go to him.” She says
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157766
157768
>>157765
Silver nods.

"Alright. Oh, I may or may not have, uh...'borrowed' car used by gangsters who attacked myself and White Orchid. If you do not mind minor blood stains from before I got to hospital, we can take it to where he is."
Anonymous
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No.157768
157769
>>157766
She looks directly at him, swiveling her ears towards him with a plain expression. Slowly, over the course of seconds, her lips pull back, finally revealing teeth in a malign grin.

"Of course you have." she answers
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157769
157770
>>157768
Silver returns a sheepish grin.

"Sorry..."
Anonymous
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No.157770
157771
>>157769
“To whom are you apologizing?” She asks
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157771
157772
>>157770
"Ah, you just seemed rather upset, like I made work for you or created social faux-paus. You know, besides 'borrowing' gangster's car."
Anonymous
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No.157772
157773
>>157771
"A 'faux-paus'? Do I seem to care much for the strictures of polite society? 'Work for me'? Don't worry, all of the good and evil of your action will fall on you. And those street-corner barons."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157773
157774
>>157772
Silver is supremely confused as to whether or not she actually is upset.
Anonymous
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No.157774
157775
>>157773
She smiles, and shakes her head
"Oh Silver..."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157775
157776
>>157774
The poor unicorn still looks confused.

"So..."
Anonymous
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No.157776
157778
>>157775
Alright, I'll go with you. Can you drive?"
Anonymous
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No.157777
157778 157779
Spoilered
Still Best Pony
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157778
157780
>>157776
Silver does nod firmly to that.

"It is how I got here, after all. I just need you to direct me."

>>157777
Checked.
Anonymous
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No.157779
check' em - quads.png
>>157777
Anonymous
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No.157780
157781
>>157778
"Alright. Let's go then."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157781
157782
>>157780
Silver nods, leads her out of the building, and to the car where he gets in the driver's seat.
Anonymous
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No.157782
157783
>>157781
She opens the door herself to get into the passenger seat. She looks around.

"Not bad. Just needs to be tidied up a bit..."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157783
157784
>>157782
Silver nods in agreement, and sets off.

"I kind of bled out all over place, but I got better."
Anonymous
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No.157784
157785
>>157783
"How many times have you been shot in the past week?" She asks, concerned and with the tips of her wings unfolded
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157785
157786
>>157784
"Uh...I will be honest I lost count. I had dream of when I was in War where I was shot many times helping clear town Vale of Changeling Infiltrators."
Anonymous
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No.157786
157787
>>157785
She tilts her head.
“Changeling Infiltrators? You cleared an *entire town* of Changeling infiltrators?”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157787
157788 157789
>>157786
"Well I was part of platoon, but yes. They replaced nearly entire town's garrison and cut telegraph lines ahead of assault, but did not expect reinforcements to come through town right before their assault, and after we found cut telegraph line and discovered they had tried to replace ponies in our, we set trap for them and over course of day and through several firefights managed to eliminate entire force of Infiltrators with minimal casualties to our platoon."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157788
>>157787
*our platoon
Anonymous
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No.157789
157790
>>157787
"... How How'd you trap them?" She looks perplexed
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157790
157791
>>157789
"Once we found out, we silently set our platoon up around town hall where they had their command center set up, and I went in and delivered orders from Command to garrison's Colonel who got angry enough to come out into open along with his personal guard. They did not know we had them figured out so they were taken by surprise when I ordered platoon to open fire and they dropped dead, their corpses revealed as Infiltrators. It was not all of them, but with their commander taken out rest of Changeling Garrison began to fall quickly, their last holdout being dairy processing plant on town's outskirts we cleared out just as night had come."
Anonymous
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No.157791
157792
>>157790
Her mouth opens, and she nods, staring at Silver
“A shame, I would have thought they’d perform better. Well, with a record like that, I’d imagine Halcyon Shores would *love* to have you in counter-partisans.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157792
157794
>>157791
Silver smiles.

"Everyone forgets about Seventh Element until it is staring them right in face: Element of Surprise. It is everything sometimes. Thanks to that, they were caught in poor defensive positions spread out in various points of town, they lost their leadership immediately and were unable to effectively communicate, and they lost one of their key pieces of weaponry that we were able to utilize ourselves, Changeling HMG they had in second story town hall window."
Anonymous
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No.157794
157795
>>157792
She smiles, evidently impressed
“These Western Changelings don’t trust what Nature gave them to prevail, so they make machines. They go by large groups rather than as individuals. I can sort of see how you beat them at their own game.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157795
157796
>>157794
"I am glad to see that you agree. Anyways, where is it we are heading?"
Anonymous
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No.157796
157797
>>157795
She stops smiling.
“Oh. Sure. Just go… left on that street. No, the other street. You know what? Just turn here, then make a right. Now a right. Okay go straight. Now left…”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157797
157798
>>157796
Silver follows her directions, wondering just what kind of seedy place Dark Star has gotten himself in the middle of. A Partisan hideout? A Waterfront Gang hangout?
Anonymous
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No.157798
157799
>>157797
“No, this way. This way. That way, I mean.”
Blue Skies’ directions take Silver in a convoluted set of directions that includes probably at least two complete circles. She must be carefully ensuring the vehicle is not followed. Either that or she doesn’t know how to get there and is just asserting random directions confidently.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157799
157801
>>157798
If she's trying to lose any potential pursuers, assuming they aren't following because of his altercation earlier, must mean this is a really dangerous location he has found himself in.
Anonymous
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No.157801
157802
>>157799
“Okay. Here. That’s good enough.”
Silver is asked to stop by the five story tan-stone facade medical school of Jim Haykins University.

“Okay, close enough. I’ll find him.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157802
157803
>>157801
Silver stops where she indicates, looks at the school for a second, and looks to Blue Skies.

"...Here?"
Anonymous
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No.157803
157804
>>157802
“Yes.” She looks around, at other buildings across the street and in the area.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157804
157861
>>157803
"...Huh. I would have thought someplace more...suspect."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157806
157861
(You) are all cute ponies
Shimmering Spark
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No.157807
157861
I should be back tomorrow.
Anonymous
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No.157861
157862
>>157806
gasp
No u!

>>157804
"What is more suspect?" She asks, lowering herself in her seat, while still staring out the window

>>157807
Yay!
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157862
157863
>>157861
"Sketchy bar, back alley warehouse, so on and so forth. What is going on here?"
Anonymous
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No.157863
157864
>>157862
She speaks without breaking her watch

"What is going on here? The slow degradation of civilization into something less. The bars and the warehouses at least keep to themselves."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157864
157865
>>157863
"...at school?"
Anonymous
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No.157865
157866
>>157864
"Yes." She says
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157866
157867
>>157865
"...What is going on here exactly?"
Anonymous
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No.157867
157868
>>157866
"Okay. So. I guess I have to explain this to you. In a good, functioning, productive society, the State organizes its ponies so that they may all work towards their natural ends, usually a Timocracy. The Pegasi, who are courageous, virtuous, loyal, and willing to sacrifice for the sake of others, are warriors and civil servants who serve the State most directly. The unicorns, who are, for all of their faults, at least crafty and conscientious, serve as the most skilled workers. And the earth ponies, who are... hardworking when properly motivated, serve to grow food, mine, are auxiliaries in battle, and build buildings. And so in the State where ponies are ordered to follow their natural ends, they may follow their highest ends. The Pegasi have time for philosophy and culture. That of course is in the best of societies.

Equestria hasn't been so lucky in its history as other pony nations. Instead, it functions as an oligarchy. Sure, there's that fat white whore and a bunch of squabbling tribes to deal with, but realistically it's the same as most mixed race pony nations - everything is ruled and controlled by a select few unicorns, and the purpose of the State is to bring pride and wealth to these unicorns. This kind of society is of course less virtuous and less productive of culture than a Timocracy, but at the same time, it could be worse. I'd call it second rate. The earth ponies still have to work, the unicorns still have to craft, and the Pegasi still have to keep the wolves at bay, even if less efficiently. Diligence, hard work, and moderation are some of the more valued mores. You can call it a merchant republic, you can call it Capitalism, all the same.

But then... sometimes, the spoiled runts of unicorn race manage to weasel their way into positions of influence. Using persuasion, they manage to fool the inexperienced and unworldly. They subvert loyalty, moderation, and hard work. They undermine their fathers, because they know they could never equal their fathers. They cannibalize society so that it may serve themselves, and sacrifice a part of it to feed the rest. Liberalism, Democracy, Socialism. These are licentiousness, the enshrining of mediocrity, and the condemnation of creativity and work. And it is in places like these that their sedition takes place.

That is why we are here."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.157868
157869
>>157867
Unfortunately she may have short-circuited the poor unicorn's small brain, as he seems a bit lost by her tangent.
Anonymous
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No.157869
157870
>>157868
During her... whatever she way saying, she broke her gaze a couple times to look over at Silver. Now, she keeps her eyes locked on an area in between the main building of the medical school, and some other large building presumably also belonging to the medical school. Her ears are perked up, and these would be most visible through the window looking in at the passenger side door.

"Anyways..."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157870
157871
>>157869
"So there are unicorns doing...something...here in school?"
Anonymous
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No.157871
157872
>>157870
"Yes. Abetting all manner of perfidy, debauchery, and malformed egoism." She says, still looking
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157872
157873
>>157871
"Any specifics from Dark Star's reports?"
Anonymous
9d56aac
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No.157873
157874
>>157872
"I believe he alleges to have identified participants in the September Revolt. It's fresh information, so we can't disclose much."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157874
157875
>>157873
"September Revolt? It sounds like name communists would use."

It takes Silver a moment.

"Oh, it is infiltrated by communists? Like from Stalliongrad?"
Anonymous
9d56aac
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No.157875
157876
>>157874
"I suppose you were in Manehattan for this. The September revolt is, well, after the Princesses came to an agreement for a cease fire, and a tentative split of East and West Equestria had gone into effect, there were some dissidents who lashed out against the military occupation and reorganization. After some local unions, that were really just fronts leftist activist parties anyways were dismantled... Well, armed protesters attacked government buildings, seized the barracks, and claimed the city for their own. This is not the first time in Baltimare, nor the first time in recent history. This was organized primarily by members of a pair of anarchist and syndicalist groups, one of which was the de facto primary target of the ban on unions.

Anyways... The city was under their rule under military forces were able to put the city under siege, and shelling it with artillery. The city was finally liberated with substantial concessions to the Left, but of course most of the agitators simply melted back into the city."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157876
157877
>>157875
"And they have taken roles as staff in university?"
Anonymous
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No.157877
157878
>>157876
“Or students. I’d bet some of them were on staff long before the revolt.” She answers
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157878
157879
>>157877
"Have they been in contact with Stalliongrad recently?"
Anonymous
9d56aac
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No.157879
157880
>>157878
“That’s part of the question. A week ago we came across an alleged specialist officer sent from Stalliongrad to aid in organizing insurgent activities in the South. The specialist was killed, and discovered to be a Changeling. The exact implications are unknown, but unsettling any way you look at it.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157880
157881
>>157879
"Hmm. Unsettling indeed. Think Hegemony is trying to stir trouble in Baltimare using Stalliongrad as proxy?"
Anonymous
9d56aac
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No.157881
157882
>>157880
“It would make sense. Were it not for a few stubborn holdouts and ancient internecine conflicts in the South East, the Baltimare-Tenochtitlan District would be a net economic contributor to the Silver Crescent. Even as it is, the northern sector is considered ‘pacific’, both the southern and northern sectors contribute rubber, tungsten, crude oil, chemical dyes, paper, bananas and fruits, and various other finished and unfinished goods. This allows war to be waged elsewhere. If this were disrupted, this would happen both the war effort and any return to normalcy.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157882
157883
>>157881
"Hmmmm...this is part of reason he is undercover then?"
Anonymous
9d56aac
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No.157883
157884
>>157882
She smiles, and then giggles

"I think he just wanted to go to college" She answers
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157884
157885
>>157883
He smiles back.

"It does look good on political resume. Makes him look more qualified to voters, if he still wants to run for office."
Anonymous
9d56aac
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No.157885
157886
>>157884
"Oh is that what you think this is all about? That whole mayor thing?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157886
157887
>>157885
Silver tilts his head at Skies.

"What do you think reason is?"
Anonymous
9d56aac
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No.157887
157888
>>157886
"He wants to read forgotten stories from forgotten cultures. It's more interesting than work. And paradoxically, more prestigious. Less work. Most creatures would do this if they could."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157888
157889
>>157887
"Huh...I sometimes did field work like that before War, exploring ancient ruins. He managed to get into college for that?"
Anonymous
9d56aac
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No.157889
157890
>>157888
"'Get in,' is a bit of a strong term. We bypassed the normal procedures of admission, of course. But that is what he is supposed yo be studying. Or something like that, anyways."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
e25e739
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No.157890
157895
>>157889
"Is it still like how it was when I was younger? Place for upper class and upper middle class ponies from wealthier families to advance education in specialized fields? I know it took lot of my savings to get White Light into college."
Anonymous
9d56aac
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No.157895
157896
>>157890
“Like what my father wanted me to do?” She pauses. “I’m sure that still goes on. But besides useful skills and fruitful arts are malign sciences posing as useful skills and fruitful arts. They will call it ‘history’ or ‘economics’ or ‘psychology’. But no. This is not like it was when you were young. Or maybe it’s just like when you were young. Either way, it is no good.”