Silver and Dark Star just killed several creatures and need to get the Tartarus away as the police arrive
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>>160450
Helm replies,
"Yes, it's certainly unlike anything else. That's precisely why it's so valuable. Why it must be preserved.
Mason has not spoken to Amber even once, and has only said a few words like "Yes," "Over there" and a few small words exchanged with Helm while the bookshelf was moved. Now, he moves forward, closer to Amber with a wide grin.
"What are you so afraid of?" He asks
Helm replies,
"Yes, it's certainly unlike anything else. That's precisely why it's so valuable. Why it must be preserved.
Mason has not spoken to Amber even once, and has only said a few words like "Yes," "Over there" and a few small words exchanged with Helm while the bookshelf was moved. Now, he moves forward, closer to Amber with a wide grin.
"What are you so afraid of?" He asks
>>160519
Silver looks over at her, his usual smile replaced with a worried frown.
"...I really did make you that uncomfortable, did I?"
Silver looks over at her, his usual smile replaced with a worried frown.
"...I really did make you that uncomfortable, did I?"
>>160518
Amber responds, "I am not a superstitious creature, but that," she points to the statue, "has all the markings of something holding sinister energy in itself. Whoever you have pawned this off to will be bringing something terrible on himself."
Amber responds, "I am not a superstitious creature, but that," she points to the statue, "has all the markings of something holding sinister energy in itself. Whoever you have pawned this off to will be bringing something terrible on himself."
>>160522
If Amber cared to take a closer look at the statue, she’d see that the worms comprising the griffin-form are not maggots - they are much too long, and lack the ridged texture. Nor are they earthworms. With their smooth texture, long bodies, and detailed sucker-heads, they more closely resemble parasitic intestinal roundworms, or deep-sea detritivorous eels, or something else entirely; something more alien. Whether this incongruity with the creatures if common experience represents a failure on the part of the artist to accurately represent what he intended, or whether the artist had other sources of inspiration, Amber cannot tell.
Mason:
“Heh heh. No no, the new owner has been selected lovingly and carefully. Just as you wouldn’t give a beloved pet to an uncaring home when you must part, neither do we give the history of griffinkind away to those who do not understand and appreciate it. The new owner is an avid historian and collector of antiquities. And importantly, this statue will find its home among ponies, who though they may be ignorant of much, do not carry the superstitions so prevalent here.”
If Amber cared to take a closer look at the statue, she’d see that the worms comprising the griffin-form are not maggots - they are much too long, and lack the ridged texture. Nor are they earthworms. With their smooth texture, long bodies, and detailed sucker-heads, they more closely resemble parasitic intestinal roundworms, or deep-sea detritivorous eels, or something else entirely; something more alien. Whether this incongruity with the creatures if common experience represents a failure on the part of the artist to accurately represent what he intended, or whether the artist had other sources of inspiration, Amber cannot tell.
Mason:
“Heh heh. No no, the new owner has been selected lovingly and carefully. Just as you wouldn’t give a beloved pet to an uncaring home when you must part, neither do we give the history of griffinkind away to those who do not understand and appreciate it. The new owner is an avid historian and collector of antiquities. And importantly, this statue will find its home among ponies, who though they may be ignorant of much, do not carry the superstitions so prevalent here.”
>>160523
"Don't they?" Amber questions. "The ponies have a healthy fear of dark magic, and untold numbers of artifacts considered too dangerous for the public are secreted away in Canterlot behind guards and the strongest magical protection. Just because they don't know about this, doesn't mean they wouldn't also hide it if given the opportunity."
"Don't they?" Amber questions. "The ponies have a healthy fear of dark magic, and untold numbers of artifacts considered too dangerous for the public are secreted away in Canterlot behind guards and the strongest magical protection. Just because they don't know about this, doesn't mean they wouldn't also hide it if given the opportunity."
>>160524
He closes his eyes and makes a single shake of his head.
“Every society has its atavisms, and to be sure, the Western ponies are not an exception. But the general air of the social environment, and more importantly, the trajectory of society, are very different.”
He closes his eyes and makes a single shake of his head.
“Every society has its atavisms, and to be sure, the Western ponies are not an exception. But the general air of the social environment, and more importantly, the trajectory of society, are very different.”
>>160527
"Why did you choose me? There are stronger griffons among your guests, not to mention your servants."
"Why did you choose me? There are stronger griffons among your guests, not to mention your servants."
>>160528
Helm:
“Oh, I don’t tell the servants.”
Mason:
“They don’t need to know when or where it is going. Lest they be jealous. You don’t know much about it. You won’t have a whole story to tell the police if they find you. Unlike them, if they knew.”
Helm:
“Oh, I don’t tell the servants.”
Mason:
“They don’t need to know when or where it is going. Lest they be jealous. You don’t know much about it. You won’t have a whole story to tell the police if they find you. Unlike them, if they knew.”
>>160530
The two by fours serve as handles. The first task is the raise the statue up to allow a piece of plywood to be placed underneath it.
Just what, precisely, is so off about this statue is difficult to articulate. Surely it’s something beyond its appearance, and beyond the eire context and room. But there is no doubt that some indescribable, perhaps instinctive revulsion against this artifice is present, and difficult to ignore.
The two by fours serve as handles. The first task is the raise the statue up to allow a piece of plywood to be placed underneath it.
Just what, precisely, is so off about this statue is difficult to articulate. Surely it’s something beyond its appearance, and beyond the eire context and room. But there is no doubt that some indescribable, perhaps instinctive revulsion against this artifice is present, and difficult to ignore.
>>160531
Amber grimaces while grabbing one of the handles. It's too late to back out of it now, a promise is a promise no matter how disagreeable it is.
Amber grimaces while grabbing one of the handles. It's too late to back out of it now, a promise is a promise no matter how disagreeable it is.
>>160532
For a moment, Amber feels almost dazed and confused, with her view slowly distorting, and sounds that surely come from only feet in front of her sounding like distant echoes. It is as if she is leaving her? body and pulling away. There may be a concern that the room is poisoned with carbon monoxide, or that some unusual fungal spore is having a hallucinogenic effect. Fortunately, there is no issue with balance, a quality absolutely critical to carrying the heavy piece out of its special room, and into the primary of the two secret rooms upstairs.
The stairs present a special problem, as the statue is unstable as it is, perched atop a sheet of plywood and two by fours. Tilting the statue too far back could risk it falling backwards. So it must be held high from the back and low from the front as it is taken up the stairs. Helm helps Amber carry it in the back, while Mason leads the front. Finally, it is taken into the other room.
For a moment, Amber feels almost dazed and confused, with her view slowly distorting, and sounds that surely come from only feet in front of her sounding like distant echoes. It is as if she is leaving her? body and pulling away. There may be a concern that the room is poisoned with carbon monoxide, or that some unusual fungal spore is having a hallucinogenic effect. Fortunately, there is no issue with balance, a quality absolutely critical to carrying the heavy piece out of its special room, and into the primary of the two secret rooms upstairs.
The stairs present a special problem, as the statue is unstable as it is, perched atop a sheet of plywood and two by fours. Tilting the statue too far back could risk it falling backwards. So it must be held high from the back and low from the front as it is taken up the stairs. Helm helps Amber carry it in the back, while Mason leads the front. Finally, it is taken into the other room.
>>160533
At last the deed is done, and it was easier albeit more unpleasant than expected. What next?
At last the deed is done, and it was easier albeit more unpleasant than expected. What next?
>>160521
Silver kneels and lowers his head to her (while being careful not to poke her with his horn). His voice carries a serious tone.
"I am sorry, Khoi, it was stupid and silly thing of me to do, and I did not want to make you uncomfotable like this. I want us to have great date, and do not want it to be ruined by things such as that. It will not happen again without your consent."
He looks up again at her with pleading eyes.
"Can you forgive me?"
Silver kneels and lowers his head to her (while being careful not to poke her with his horn). His voice carries a serious tone.
"I am sorry, Khoi, it was stupid and silly thing of me to do, and I did not want to make you uncomfotable like this. I want us to have great date, and do not want it to be ruined by things such as that. It will not happen again without your consent."
He looks up again at her with pleading eyes.
"Can you forgive me?"
>>160535
She moves away within her seat, so that she is only half sitting on it, and tail curled away.
"Okay..." She replies, her body contorting in strange angles
She moves away within her seat, so that she is only half sitting on it, and tail curled away.
"Okay..." She replies, her body contorting in strange angles
>>160536
Silver seems a bit saddened and confused by the contradictions in her reply and her body language.
Silver seems a bit saddened and confused by the contradictions in her reply and her body language.
>>160542
Silver is Khoi’s ride, so she isn’t going anywhere, at least for now. The two are across from each other, and food still needs to be ordered.
Silver is Khoi’s ride, so she isn’t going anywhere, at least for now. The two are across from each other, and food still needs to be ordered.
>>160544
If necessary, the waitress may be summoned. The drinks gave already come. The unicorn waitress arrives and asks the two what they want to order
If necessary, the waitress may be summoned. The drinks gave already come. The unicorn waitress arrives and asks the two what they want to order
>>160547
Once the waitress takes their order and leaves, Silver asks Khoi, "How similar are these dishes to those in Ngua Nam?"
Once the waitress takes their order and leaves, Silver asks Khoi, "How similar are these dishes to those in Ngua Nam?"
>>160548
After a pause, and an examination of her menu, she says.
“I cannot tell. I do not understand all of these words.”
After a pause, and an examination of her menu, she says.
“I cannot tell. I do not understand all of these words.”
>>160552
“Yes, I can see.” She says. She looks around the room.
“That” she says, holding her hoof low but pointing. “Has a plant we don’t really use. And in general these dishes are more complex than what we eat every day. These are more for special occasions.”
“Yes, I can see.” She says. She looks around the room.
“That” she says, holding her hoof low but pointing. “Has a plant we don’t really use. And in general these dishes are more complex than what we eat every day. These are more for special occasions.”
>>160553
"Well, it is rather upscale restaurant. It makes sense for them to be fancy and complex."
Silver's curiosity has been piqued, however, from what she has said.
"This may be stupid question, but...do you read Ponish?"
"Well, it is rather upscale restaurant. It makes sense for them to be fancy and complex."
Silver's curiosity has been piqued, however, from what she has said.
"This may be stupid question, but...do you read Ponish?"
>>160564
“Not really…” she has a smile that is awkward, but seems to convey that she understands that what was stated was intended as a joke.
“Not really…” she has a smile that is awkward, but seems to convey that she understands that what was stated was intended as a joke.
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