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>>158791“Think of it this way. If we hear something, there is something wrong.”
A blue unicorn mare - dark blue, not authentic azure white - shows up before the two.
“Hello, welcome to the Golden Sun. What can I get you to drink!”
>>158793Roll die
>>158794"Oh Hello, how's your night going? Do you have Apple juice?"
He says hiding his nervousness very well
>>158796[1d3 = 2]>>158795[1d3 = 3]“Nice” she says, nodding. “Thank you for asking”
Blue Skies says,
“I’ll have a red wine. Can I see your list?”
>>158796Still no reply……
>>158795>>158797“I’m… not sure if we have apple juice” she answers, with a slight frown.
>>158797"That's Good to hear."
>>158798"Oh That's Fine. If you have orange juice I'll take that."
[1d20 = 11]>>158798Silver wonders to himself if anyone is actually working in this restaurant as he throws the can once again.
>>158799She nods
“Yes, I can get orange juice”
Blue Skies adds
“Actually, nevermind. Get me some orange juice as well. Two parts vodka. Mostly vodka.”
She nods, and starts to move off
>>158800Roll d20, add dexterity
[1d20+2 = (15+2) = 17] >>158802The door swings open
“Damn raccoons. Be gone!”
A pony carrying a rifle - yes, a rifle - swings the door open, and steps outside.
Silver is able to move out of the way, but only just barely
>>158803When he's clear of the door, Silver closes it behind him, and points the shotgun at the back of the pony's head.
"There is 12 gauge shotgun pointed at base of your skull. If you do not want them picking out buckshot from your brainstem, you will not call for help and you will not move without my say-so. Understood?"
>>158805The pony moves without prompt. It’s a black unicorn stallion, kind of small.
“Hey, woah, woah. Can we talk about it? Heh heh…”
He does at least drop the rifle, and moves back. He has a wide, awkward smile.
>>158806Silver allows this movement, at least, as it's to his advantage. He keeps the shotgun levelled steady, and meets the pony's awkward smile with a hardened, determined glare. Silver keeps an eye on the stallion's horn to make sure he doesn't pull any magic shenanigans.
"Bargain Strength, is he here?"
>>158807Silver can see if the horn lights up, but it’s difficult to see what he does with it.
Roll for intimidate
>>158808>>158809“Hey. Look. I don’t know what’s goin’ on, but I got nothin’ to do with it.”
>>158810"You either work here or work for Bargain Strength, so you have whole hell of lot to do with it. Now, answer."
>>158811“Hey now listen.” He pauses. “I got no problem with you, okay, so calm down, put the gun down, and we can talk about whatever it is.”
>>158813"Or I can blow your head off, take key off your body, and go through each pony in that building until I get to him. You want to save those ponies? Save yourself? Talk."
>>158812>>158801When she's out of ear shot
"Alcohol probably isn't a good idea right now."
>>158814"Okay, okay. We'll talk. Uh, what do you uh, what do you want to know." He says
>>158815She raises up a hoof, and makes a waving motion.
"Oh, you're no fun. Waitress would have thought something was wrong if at least one of us didn't order alcohol, anyways."
>>158817"Bargain Strength, is he here now?"
>>158817"Yea that's me, Mr. No Fun"
I Chuckle
"Maybe she would have. maybe i'm just a little on edge."
>>158819"Just remember. When gunshots go off, or someone flashes a gun in front of a civilian, that's when the
real countdown begins."
>>158818"Well I uh, I uh, I don't always keep up with everything that he does, but uh..."
>>158820"I'm Ready for that. it's the waiting that's killing me."
[1d20+3 = (18+3) = 21]>>158820Sense Motive: Silver judges whether the stallion is lying.
"Bullshit, you either work for him or work for this place, and considering you had rifle I assume latter. This is hangout for him and his underlings."
>>158822Shit, meant to say former rather than latter.
>>158822It's pretty clear that the stallion is trying to give Silver as little information as possible.
"it's uh, do uh, you want to meet up with him?" He asks
>>158821"I don't think they even know you're here. You'll have time to react" She says
>>158824"He sent teams to hunt down, capture, and kill two ponies who are very close to me. You are going to bring me to him, we will have little private chat, and these teams will be recalled."
>>158824"Good, They won't know what hit them."
>>158827"Uh, okay. I'll, I'll walk right back in there" he says
>>158826"You will bring me to Bargain Strength, we will have private chat, we will come to agreement, and I will leave peacefully. If you do not, or if anyone interferes, I will kill you and everyone in my way to get to him. Understood?"
>>158829"That's alright, i can go on my own." he says, backing inside of the doorframe.
>>158830Silver aims at the stallion, ready to shoot.
"Not one more step."
>>158831He stops, his eyes wide open
>>158832"I said,
you will take me to him."
Silver steps towards the stallion.
>>158833"Uh... Alright... follow me" He says, starting to walk inside.
Very carefully.
>>158824Dark Star Glances around the resteraunt for any ways further into it.
>>158835There is a door to the kitchen, a back hallway (presumably this leads to the restrooms), and the staircase going upstairs
[1d20+3 = (15+3) = 18]>>158834Spot: Silver keeps aware of his surroundings as he follows
very carefully. He keeps his gun trained on the stallion.
>>158837Any ponies going in or out of that direction?
The pony takes silver inside, looks around, and then opens a door. This leads to a stairwell
>>158839One white earth pony mare... But mostly no
>>158841Does she look suspicious?
>>158841Silver follows. If the pony looks back at Silver, he will be able to see that he still keeps the shotgun trained on him.
>>158843He does indeed look back at him.
When they get up to the upper level, they enter into a small hallway, past a closed door, and to a corner. When they turn the corner - it's to the right, they see a zebra. The zebra sees Silver, and
runs.
>>158842While her sexual morality cannot be spoken to, she does not look like she's currently in on a plot to kidnap or kill anyone.
>>158845So you're saying she's a whore.
Dark Star Glances around the rest of the visible restaurant
>>158845Silver quickly points the shotgun at the zebra and aims.
"
Stop."
>>158846No no. She looks like a normal unicorn mare.
Blue Skies would say that means she is a whoreThe one stallion is still there. A diamond dog comes in through the front wearing a heavy jacket, and the hostess talks to him
>>158847Silver can't simultaneously point the shotgun at the zebra and the black unicorn.
Roll intimidate
>>158849The zebra looks back at Silver with big, wide eyes. He looks more than a little familiar.
However, the unicorn's horn lights up, and Silver's gun is grabbed. Silver looses the aim of his shotgun
>>158848Would she be right though?Im gonna roll a spot check to see if anypony has any weapons
[1d20+5 = (4+5) = 9] >>158850Is it possible for Silver to draw and fire his revolver at the stallion, since he's got a grip on his shotgun?
>>158851Probably not? Who knows. Hard to tell without soliciting her.Nopony has weapons visible. Concealed... hard to tell.
>>158852Yes and no. Yes, he can draw it, but it means he'll have a much loser grip and lower concentration on his hold on the shotgun.
>>158853Hmm...what roll could Silver make to try to overpower the unicorn's hold?
>>158853I roll a listen to try and hear silver or if anypony is talking about anything sus
[1d20+5 = (13+5) = 18] >>158854Let’s go with a wisdom based roll. Silver could also just try to direct the gun down, or use his hoof, while using magic for the revolver.
[1d20+3 = (10+3) = 13]>>158856Let's see if the dice fail me.
>>158857Opposed
[1d20+1 = (15+1) = 16]>>158855Some mare's stallion just got a car, somepony else is leaving town for a few weeks, the diamond dogs are a couple and the male just got out of the hospital (the bitch is worried for him), and some stallion is arguing about a scene in a movie and whether they got a real changeling to play in that roll.
>>158857>>158858The stallion is able to mostly grab a hold of the gun.
>>158858Dark Star goes back to fidgeting
>>158859In that case: Silver hold the shotgun down with his hoof as he tries to pull out and shoot the stallion with his revolver.
>>158860The blue unicorn comes back with Dark Star's orange juice, and Blue Skies' mixed drink
"Ooh!" She takes a hold of the drink, happy to receive it.
>>158862Roll strength, and roll attack
The attack roll is going to have a negative modifier for the multi-tasking
>>158863"Thank you"
He says quickly taking his orange juice
>>158864He takes it, and the unicorn mare asks,
"Need anything else?"
>>158865"Uh"
I Glance over at blue
"do you have any hayburgers?"
[1d20+2 = (13+2) = 15][1d20+4 = (12+4) = 16]>>158863If this works, +2 is Strength, +4 is Attack with penalty.
>>158868"Okay." She walks off, or begins to
>>158869Silver raises his left leg, and places it over top of the shotgun, pressing it down, and towards the ground. With his magic, he drops hold of the shotgun, causing it to pull closer towards the unicorn, though still down and under his leg.
But he grabs the revolver from his side, picks it up, and quickly levels it towards the black unicorn stallion. In a moment, his ears go down, his eyes go wide, and he opens his mouth to speak. Because in that moment, the stallion comes to understand exactly how much he has fucked up.
BANGHit. Roll damage.
>>158868>>158870From upstairs, there is a very loud "BANG." The waitress looks up, and gasps. "What was that?" The grey stallion at the bar stands up quickly, while the brown mare panics. The diamond dog at the front looks over, and starts to run towards the stairs.
>>158871Dark Star Rushes towards the stairs
>>158873Where the diamond dog is running to. assumedly where the BANG came from
>>158875He runs up the stairs, and soon enough, Dark Star comes to the front of the restaurant. Blue Skies does not follow him, The Diamond Dog is actually rather slow in his assent of the stairs, and is followed by the female - perhaps Dark Star wishes to remain a little closer behind. As they go up, a couple ponies use the staircase to go down.
>>158874And he is hit
[1d20+2 = (15+2) = 17][1d3 = 3][1d3 = 1] >>158876>>158874The Zebra starts to run, while the black unicorn tries to move back.
>>158876>>158877Has the unicorn relinquished the shotgun?
>>158879Yes. It fell when he got shot
>>158878He watches them go up, while two others come down. Upstairs is an area with several more tables. There are only a few ponies up there, but they are all looking to leave, and come to the stairs. There is a hall in the center, on the opposite side of the room.
[1d20+10 = (15+10) = 25]>>158880I suppose it's an irrelevant question. Silver pulls the shotgun towards him and, no longer fighting the unicorn for control of it, is able to take more careful aim at the now unarmed unicorn with his revolver.
>>158881No. He is not visible anywhere. The diamond dog limps up, followed by the other. A stallion - actually, it looks like a donkey - looks over annoyed towards the back of the building, and then sits back down, picks up his burger, and takes another bite.
>>158883>>158882"Wait! No." He says, with what air he can force out of his lungs, and with big wide eyes. It's too late.
"BANG"He stumbles back, and then falls down
>>158881From the back, another
"BANG"
The donkey stallion says, "again?"
>>158884Dark Star watches to see if the others head towards the back, where the Shot came from
>>158884Stupid idiot...Silver leaves the stallion's body to follow where the zebra went, assuming he's going towards Bargain Strength.
>>158885The Diamond Dog moves towards the back, and the beige female follows. As he nears the back, the female pulls something out from under her clothing, and gives it to him. It's a silver colored automatic pistol, he takes it and grips it, and moves to the hallway.
>>158886"Yip!"
Well, he can hear the zebra. He's turned a corner, and opens a door to move inside of a room
>>158887Assuming the zebra closed the door, Silver kicks it open.
>>158888The hallway is small at first, going past the bathroom, and then to a door, which the diamond dog moves to open. There is an issue, however. The female stops, and looks behind her. She sees Dark Star up there, and also the donkey, who is utterly intent on finishing his burger.
>>158889Roll Strength.
>>158891The door cracks, and moves down, but...
BOOM[1d20+3 = (13+3) = 16] >>158890Dark Star looks at her.
"Let's Get This Bastard."
>>158891>>158893Silver feels a very sharp sting in his chest and the edge of his neck. He has been shot with a shotgun blast. Very fortunately, the pattern was such that most missed him.
>>158894She frowns, but says nothing. Dark Star simply passes her.
>>158896>>158894A BOOM
He opens the door, and goes into a hallway which has only a few doors, and a mundane mostly white paint job that has a hint of grey, along with a wooden floor that has not been varnished like the fine wood floors of the restaurant.
Dark Star sees a door open, and he sees - finally - Silver Sword, bleeding in front of the door. The Diamond Dog raises his automatic pistol towards Silver with one paw, and aims.
>>158895It may or may not have done more to anger Silver than to deter him. Silver tries to get a look of the room and his attacker before quickly making for the cover of the doorframe.
>>158898A desk, shelves, a double barreled shotgun, a scared zebra, another pony, and a pony behind the desk. At least three in total.
>>158898>>158896From elsewhere,
"Bang"[1d20+5 = (20+5) = 25] >>158897Where is the mare? behind me?
>>158900The bitch is behind Dark Star, albeit there is a door frame between them
>>158901Ok So who is where? is dark star the only one in the hallway?
>>158902No. The Diamond Dog is in front of him, and Silver is in front of the diamond dog
>>158903Dark Star Draws his revolver(Ride the lightning and shoots the Diamond dog in the back
[1d20+4 = (16+4) = 20] [1d20+10 = (12+10) = 22]>>158899Silver peaks and fires his shotgun towards whoever has the double-barrel, unaware of behind him.
Feel free to apply any penalty you feel is needed for the situation. >>158905-5 cover penalty. All the same, it hits
To Silver's left, he sees a diamond dog move its arms, and hears a "BANG"
>>158904Hit. There is a "yelp" and the diamond dog's arms spread apart.
Roll damage.
>>158905>>158903Inside, however, two guns fire
[1d20+2 = (11+2) = 13][1d20 = 9] >>158907"Ah!" There is a cry of pain from inside.
Shot, and a bullet wiz past Silver. The shot almost hits him, but for his pulling away behind cover
[1d20+10 = (9+10) = 19]>>158908Silver looks at the diamond dog, recognizes the threat, and attempts to pull out his revolver and shoot him.
>>158909>>158910"Gahk" The diamond dog is wounded, and stumbles, but he is not out. He makes a shot towards Silver
Roll initiative with the diamond dog
[1d20+2 = (19+2) = 21] >>158912>>158911>>158910The diamond dog gets the first shot
[1d20+2 = (1+2) = 3] >>158913But in his pain, he flinches, and the bullet goes wide.
Silver makes his shot, and hits
>>158914Dark Star may shoot again as well
>>158916>>158917A second shot grazes the diamond dog.
The diamond dog is still after being shot for a moment, and then collapses down. It's the same diamond dog from earlier.
"No!" The female diamond dog rushes in towards the fallen dog.
>>158918"That Bastard with the Shotgun! He Got Him!"
>>158918So long as the female doesn't take action against them, Silver is more focused on the remaining enemies. He knows of in the room.
"BARGAIN STRENGTH!"
>>158919>>158920From the other side of the hallway, another pony enters. It's Blue Skies, holding her revolver out. She first peers out into the hallway, and then moves her whole body.
[1d3 = 1]From inside the office,
"You can fuck off. More will come." He says
>>158921"You first, сволочь. You can end this. Surrender, or more will die."
>>158922>>158919>>158921The female moves to the diamond dog, crouches down, and sobs
>>158922The pony calls back to Silver
"I think you should quit while you can still get out. We have that entrance covered" He says
>>158923Dark Star looks behind him
Then creeps down the hallway towards silver
[1d20+5 = (12+5) = 17]>>158923Silver responds by peaking and firing at the shotgun pony.
>>158925He ducks below cover
>>158924Dark Star has a fleeting moment to cross the open door, if that is his intent.
>>158927>>158928"ДЕРЬМО!"
Silver flinches from the intense pain of being shot with what feels like a rifle, and looks to see his attacker.
>>158928>>158925Silver gets hit by a powerful bullet. Judging from the sound and from the sound of an action afterwards, its a bolt action rifle
>>158929Dark Star and Silver (and the female diamond dog) are in a hallway. There is an open door to a room on the side. Through the open door is a desk, behind which is a pony with a shotgun.
>>158930It's the zebra, who himself is scared and doesn't seem to really have been trained in the use of a rifle. Yes, it's
that zebra.
>>158931>>158928>>158930Blue Skies has shown up, and moves closer towards Silver, who is on her side of the hallway.
>>158931Can i see silver?
Also i re-holster my revolver and take out the rifle from under my coat
>>158933Yes, very clearly. He's about ten or 15 feet in front of Dark Star
>>158934ok i try to shoot the pony behind the desk with the rifle
[1d20+4 = (9+4) = 13] [1d20+5 = (15+5) = 20]>>158931The zebra has unfortunately made a poor choice. Silver turns the shotgun on him.
BOOM >>158935Dark Star leans in, and shoots. The rifle hits the top of the desk, and wood splinters. It does not seem to penetrate to hit him, however.
>>158936The zebra looks frightened as the shot comes towards him.
Hit.
>>158938"Yip!"He is hit
>>158939Now hold on. He has the chance to shoot
[1d20+]
>>158940Silver gets back into cover.
"LAST CHANCE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LIVE, SURRENDER!"
>>158941>>158939>>158940The pony behind the desk fails
Dark Star hits the desk. However, his rifle is a "fuck your cover" weapon, so it penetrates. Hit
[2d8 = 6]>>158939>>158938The zebra shoots blindly through the wall. The shot penetrates, but does not hit anypony
>>158943"Ziggers Have Terrible aim!"
I Shout to make him angry
>>158942"YOU MISERABLE BASTARD!" The diamond dog female scream, pulls out a knife, and runs towards Silver
[1d20+1 = (2+1) = 3]>>158944BANG
[1d20 = 2] >>158945>>158945>>158942The diamond dog female, crying at the side of her presumed lover - maybe brother, who knows - rises to strike down the shotgun wielding pony who allegedly killed him. As she runs to him, a blind shot from a rifle penetrates the wall, and hits her leg, causing her to stumble, and the knife goes into the floor.
>>158946Dark Star Points the rifle at the back of her head and pulls the trigger
[1d20+4 = (11+4) = 15] >>158947Dark Star has a good vantage from his angle.
BANG
The bullet enters through the back of her head, and blood spurts out. The bullet continues through the other side, causing Blue Skies to jump up and away. The corpse of the diamond dog falls down, until she lies strewn across the hall, on her belly.
>>158946Silver knows the anguish she feels. He hesitates where Dark Star shows no remorse, but he does peak to shoot at the zebra.
BOOM >>158948Dark Star Tries not to think about what he just did,by returning fire at the Zigger. His face as cold as a stone
[1d20+4 = (17+4) = 21] >>158951>>158950>>158952The Zebra's neck and muzzle flash red. His nose is blown off, and the skin on his neck is blown back. Then a hole opens just above his right eye, the back of his skull explodes back and onto the white wall, painting it red, and his right ear limps down as it no longer has enough skull to support it. The zebra slumps down over his rifle
>>158953Silver peaks to see who is left.
>>158953Dark Star feels vastly better about this kill than the last
>>158954>>158955Looking inside of the room is what remains of the zebra, who is most definitely dead. Behind the desk is the target of the whole operation - Bargain Strength. At least, it seems to be him. He wears a black jacket, and has his black mane gelled. He is still breathing, but there is not much life left. He has been shot by the shotgun, but perhaps more importantly, a bullet ripped through his thick, mahogany desk, and then through his lungs. His brown eyes are wide open.
The sound of sirens can be heard.
In the corner, the far right corner, behind a chair, is a brown earth pony. His chest and his neck are ripped up, and he shakes, cowering with his hooves over his head. He seems to think that if only he covers his eyes, it will all go away. Or maybe he just doesn't want to see it before it happens. All of his injuries have been treated, with thick layers of white bandages that cover his chest and neck. Perhaps its just the opium, inducing sleep and nightmares.
>>158956Silver calls to his companions.
"Bargain is down and bleeding out. One stallion alive, but he is not going to be threat."
>>158958"The Cops are coming, we need to move quickly!"
>>158958>>158959>>158957Blue Skies enters the room, her revolver drawn.
"What do you want to do?" She asks
>>158960Silver looks with pity at the Earth Pony in the corner.
"Leave him alone. There has been enough death in one day..."
He takes a look at the desk.
"Take quick look around, see if you can find anything about his boss in Gang or any potential valuables."
Silver loots whoever had the shotgun for ammo, and looks around quickly for documents and valuables before the police arrive.
>>158960>>158960Dark Star takes the Pistol off of the male diamond dog then he runs into the room and searches for anything important
spot
[1d20+5 = (15+5) = 20] >>158961>>158962Bargain Strength and the diamond dog each have golden wedding bands. Bargain Strength's even had a diamond in it. He also has a watch, although admittedly he could have been flashier with it. The automatic pistol is a model of 978, relatively useful for concealed carry.
Inside the desk is an envelope with bank notes, and two notebooks with writing in them. There is also two rolls of coins, fortunately high denomination coins of gold and silver. There is a box of shotgun shells, all 12 gauge, and a couple magazines for pistols. There is a large legal envelope, and a pair of handcuffs. There are also curios, like what looks like a meteorite, a jade dog, and a telescope. There are also a couple containers of potential potions (or maybe even changeling honey, hard to tell).
>>158962>>158963I imagine Dark Star would agree with "grab everything and get out, we can split it later".
>>158964Yes
>>158963Dark Star takes his ring and watch, as well as the notebooks and envelopes, ammo for pistols, handcuffs and just shoves the rest in(all of it) his bag.
>>158963>>158965Silver helps to grab everything, some of it ending up in his own bags no doubt.
"Come on, we can go out way I came in."
>>158965Blue Skies has found a pair of earrings and a locket, although these are covered in blood.
She says
"I'm sure there is much more, but we don't have much time
>>158967She nods, and is already on her way down around back
>>158967>>158966The ponies move out of the room, past the corpse of the diamond dog female with her head sprayed across the floor, past the body of the black unicorn stallion, and past a new corpse - the corpse of a grey Pegasus stallion, with a single small bullet wound in the back of the neck - and down the stairs
>>158965>>158966The brown earth pony mutters
"Did the hyena come back?" before the trio depart
>>158968Dark Star shoots his revolver into the head of the male diamond dog to make sure hes dead.
"No Survivors."
then he runs to catch up with his friends
>>158970Oh it's dead, and then some. Also the earth pony survived, so...
>>158969Silver offers the Earth Pony some advice before they leave.
"Get out of this line of work, my friend. It is not worth it."
>>158968Silver pauses only for a moment to close the eyes of the unicorn and offer a prayer and an apology. He also looks at the pegasus stallion on their way out.
>>158972Silver has never seen the Pegasus stallion before. It has a big leather jacket, and collapsed on his belly, evidently after having suffered a single bullet wound that didn't really create that much blood.
He has a revolver.
>>158973SwipeSilver takes the group out the back and returning to where he reparked the car.
>>158973>>158972The ponies proceed down the stairs, out the short hallway, and into the alleyway.
When the get outside, to the right is a yellowish griffin who seems to be wearing a white outfit. He calls "hey!" before evidently realizing that was unwise.
>>158976Does he look like he could be a member of the police or the Gang?
>>158971Dark Star Threatens him
"If you Tell the police ANYTHING, i'll be back for you tonight. you saw a pack of zebras shoot up the place, Got it?!?"
>>158978Before they go outside, he does this.
>>158977He looks most like he is restaurant staff. He could be a member if the gang, but he’s definitely not police, unless he’s deep undercover.
>>158978>>158979“okay….”
He doesn’t feel it advantageous to remove his hooves from over his eyes.
>>158980Silver gives him a warning as they pass.
"You saw nothing. Understood?"
>>158980Spot check to see if he is really staff
[1d20+5 = (5+5) = 10] >>158982Looks like a cook’s outfit? Hard to say, really.
>>158981He says “what?” Then stops himself
>>158983Silver simply nods, and continues to lead the group to their getaway vehicle.
>>158985>>158984The group get to the vehicle, open it, and get inside. It looks as if some police cars are already arriving on the scene.
>>158986Silver better just casually head off in the opposite direction of the sirens.
>>158988>>158987The car is parked very close to an alley immediately next to the restaurant. Ducking down may be beneficial.
Cars are starting to pull in around the restaraunt
>>158989Yeah, definitely duck down and casually/quickly leave.
>>158993>>158993The car pulls away, with a police car in the rear view mirror facing them, and is passed immediately by another police car, whose driver looks over toward Silver in the front passenger seat.
>>158996Is it possible to avoid suspicion and keep his wounds hidden?
>>158997Suspicion? Hard to say. But his vehicle is definitely seen.
>>158998How could he avoid his wounds being seen?