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>>161101She has a grin and a look that she must think is playful.
“Because fuck the Changelings” she answers
>>161102"I Shot it Dead, but not before it got a shot or two in on me."
>>161103She assumes a position laying down below Dark Night, with her muzzle and head looking up at him. She pulls her lips together in an expression of concern
“It shot you?”
>>161104"Yea, it got me pretty good."
He brushes back his fur exposing the scar(s)
>>161105She opens her mouth in horror.
“Oh no… you poor thing….”
She looks at the wound. She changes her position so that she is almost beneath Dark Star, looking up towards his chest and barrel.
>>161106"It wasn't that bad. Hurt a little."
>>161107“How did it get you?” She asks. “How did you get it?”
>>161108"It was impersonating Somepony. i saw through it's disguise, It didn't like that. so it shot me. it should have aimed for the head."
>>161109“You must be really strong to live through that.” She says.
Sorrel twists her body to move her her fore section onto her back, and then her hindquarters follows, until she is entirely laying on her back. She moves her fore to be as much physically underneath Dark Star as is possible, with her hind legs sticking up in the air. She moves her forelegs up onto his barrel, and hugs him. Her wings unfold across the floor.
>>161110"I Guess So. It was quite the experience."
>>161111Tricky comments:
“I think the bed would be more comfortable than the wooden floor.”
Sorrel tries to wrap herself on Dark Star, but gravity is against her. Still, Dark Star can feel her forelegs try to grip his back, and hold her onto him.
>>161113“Well then, let’s go.” Tricky takes the initiative of moving to the bed, standing up, and walking to the bed, getting on laying down against the wall. Her left side is against the wall, and she lays partly on the left so that her belly is exposed. She folds her left legs beneath her, her hind leg extends out behind her, and her foreleg is folded. She tilts her head down, and looks over towards Dark Star with her golden eyes.
Sorrel lets go, and falls onto the floor along with her duress open wings, entirely on her back.
>>161114Dark Star Stands up and offers to help sorrel up
>>161115She extends a hoof, and with some effort, can be pulled up off of her back, rolling onto her hindquarters in a sitting position, snd then to standing up. She looks at Dark Star, smiling, blushing, swaying slightly, with her wings half-extended.
>>161116He helps her over to the bed
>>161117She walks with him, onto the bed. She bends her fore knees as she starts to get on. Trick watches Dark Night as he approaches.
>>161118He Sits Down on the edge of the bed
>>161119Sorrel moves into the bed, snd lays down on her back. As on the floor, her wings unfold, with one falling off the edge of the bed, and one pressing up against Tricky and the wall. Her lower section snd hindquarters are pressed between Dark Star’s back and Tricky. She bends her left hind leg, and tries to rub Dark Star’s back.
>>161120He lets her rub his back, it's very tense.
>>161121She rubs with her hoof.
“Why don’t you join us?” She asks. Her forelegs are half-folded.
>>161122"I'm not tied."
He Enjoys the back massage
>>161123Sorrel isn't able to manage a proper massage with her hindleg at this angle, only a glancing rub.
Sorrel:
"I'm not tired..."
Tricky:
"Why don't you come snuggle?"
>>161124He turns his torso around to look tricky in the face
"Snuggle?"
>>161125“Yes, hehe” she smiles at him.
>>161126"Hmmmmm Snuggling. that does sound nice."
>>161128He Rubs his chin in thought
"I might."
>>161129Sorrel lowers her hind legs backwards, which is kind of necessary as they were poking into Dark Star’s back. She opens her forelegs, and waves then in the air. Tricky starts to turn her body more onto her side, exposing her belly.
>>161130He Scoots over towards them slightly
>>161131Now here is the question: where shall he lay, if he lay at all? Between them? Over Sorrel? Under her?
>>161133It’s a tight fit. Can Dark Star manage it?
Whatever happens, Dark Star will soon enough decide if he wants to sleep in this bed tonight, or somewhere else.
>>161135Well then….
Presumably Dark Star squeezes himself on the bed between Sorrel and Tricky. Tricky moves herself to roll partly on top of Dark Star’s belly, so that she makes contact with much of his body. Sorrel is less prepared, and is pushed aside, almost off the bed.
>>161136He Grabs sorrel so she does not fall off
>>161137“Hehe”
pony is grabbed He feels her chest floof and ribs, and again her wing unfolded over top of both him and Tricky.
>>161138He sits her down on the bed
>>161139Mare us set down on the bedShe turns towards Dark Star, and places a hind leg over him.
>>161140Dark Star thinks about a certain question Mr.Glass asked him earlier >"Are they Changelings?
>>161141If they are… they surely have Dark Star where they want him. Their lost sisters shall be avenged.
>>161142He mulls this over in his head for a few moments, getting a little concerned.
>>161143Sorrel places a foreleg over Dark Star. Tricky moves in even closer, and starts to nuzzle his muzzle.
>>161144Dark star Continues thinking and then thinks back to his training on changelings.
>>161145Dark Star has only very little formal training on Changelings to go by. He knows that there is some sort of tell in the eyes, although precisely what that tell is, he cannot articulate. He knows that the most famous mods of attack is for Changelings to disguise themselves as young maiden mares and prey upon single or adulterous stallions looking for a one night stand or a fling
or was that and old mares tale to scare stallions into behaving?. But he knows this is far from the only means they will use. Indeed, they will do anything and everything to steal pony love, from addiction and replacement, to targeting foals and the elderly.
Dark Star knows from his own experience that to be drained of love by a Changeling is an utterly miserable experience, with an emotional pain that becomes physical, and a draining of the love of life itself. He knows it can affect even memories, and can dull the very perception of reality itself. He knows that they have the ability to cocoon stallions and mares much bigger than themselves - he’s seen it - like a spider’s prey, and leave them in stasis as their love is drained. He knows that they can disguise themselves as a drained pony, and live their life. He’s seen it. He knows that the entire process is voluntary, that they can drain as much or as little love as they like, though their list will always incline them to take more. He’s heard of their powers of mind control, to put stallions in a trance, or to make them think nothing is wrong at all, and let them continue on with what they think is a happy relationship, while their insectoid lover eats away at their soul. They can overtake a much larger and stronger stallion, that much is certain.
These two find young mares look, feel, and sound very real. Surely, they must be. Just two young mares from near Cloudsdale who fled during or sometime after the Changeling occupation of the region, who are now homeless and single, and who have been wandering around for likely several months now. Surely they must actually like, or even maybe list after “Solar Night.” Right? It makes as much sense to accuse Glistenning Glass, or Lunar Nadir, or June Rising, or even Blue Skies of being a Changeling, right? They aren’t there to steal Dark Star’s love. Or to avenge their fallen sisters… even if they were Changelings they couldn’t know about that. There’s no way they could. And they couldn’t be here to spy on him…
White Star would tease him for his skittishness in the face of the two mares.
Right?
>>161146This Train of thought is almost to much to bare, For the first time in a long time, Dark Star feels Afraid. But swallows that fear. as his thoughts turns to his Friends and then his Brother.
He stands up, determined to get to the bottom of this.
>>161147This surprises the little ponies, and Tricky looks up towards him with a playful look. Sorrel takes a moment to focus on Dark Star, and watches him.
>>161148"Want to see a magic trick?"
He says with a Playful tone
>>161149“Sure” Tricky says, smiling
“You can do magic?” Sorrel says, surprised
>>161150"In a way."
He smiles at sorrel
He walks over to his bag and grabs the flashlight and walks back over with the flashlight out of sight
He says just as playfully
"Scoot together."
>>161151Tricky looks unnerved. Sorrel looks confused.
Tricky:
“What?”
>>161152"Trust me, this is an old party trick my brother taught me/"
>>161153Tricky is anxious. Sorrel is smiling, trying to focus on Dark Night, but not always succeeding.
>>161154How are they positioned on the bed?
>>161155Both are sitting upright on the bed, although Sorrel is a bit slouched
>>161156How close are they together?
>>161157Their eyes are a foot or foot and a half separate.
>>161158Hmmm is that close enough to get the light in both of their eyes?
>>161159Not at a close distance. Perhaps if he shone it between them
>>161160Dark Star isn't that close.
>>161161He can do it, but the light will be dimmer.
>>161162He thinks about how the process works again. about how close he needs to be.
>>161163Dark Star wasn't trained, so he can only really guess. When Blue Skies and that one bat pony performed it on Dark Star, however, the light was very close and generally aimed at the forehead just above the nose.
>>161164He grabs one of the empty whiskey bottles and then sits down on the bed
>>161165Tricky looks down at the whiskey bottle, followed by Sorrel, who tries to grab it.
>>161166>>161167He laughs
"Its empty."
he then takes the flash light and puts the bottom of the bottle and he then turns it on. lighting the bottle up like a lamp.
>>161168Sorrel gasps. Tricky just looks at it, clearly expecting more. The bottle casts a dim, brownish light on the bed, and on the two mares.
>>161169"Isn't it the Cat's Pajama's? it usually works better on clear bottles though."
He "Accidently" shines the light in sorrel's eyes as he takes the light away from the bottle
>>161170Both mares look down intensely at the bottle. More so Sorrel, who leans in. Tricky leans back, but does pay attention.
“Ah!” Her eyes actually widen for a moment, before her pupils dilate, and she closes them. Her eyes are glassy, bloodshot, and dark orange.
>>161172"Oh No! Sorry that was an accident. are you ok?"
He pats her on the back
And at the same time accidently shines it in trickey's eyes as he turns his torso to sorrel
is that a reaction that he has seen before?
>>161173The light goes into Tricky’s eyes
“Ah!”
She breathes in and closes her eyes. Her eyes are glassy though less obviously bloodshot. Her Golden eyes reflect back like a light shone at a dogs eyes in the night time, like two golden rings. Sorrel whimpers, and lets Dark Night pat her on the back.
>>161174He Looks back to see what happened the reflection worries Him
"Oh No! I Should just turn this thing off."
He Does so.
He Chuckles Nervously
"I Guess that Whiskey is starting to kick in."
>>161176Tricky scrunches.
“You’re drunk.” She says.
Sorrel scrunches and looks at Tricky.
“
You’re drunk.”
>>161177Dark Star Trys to remember what happened when he shined the light in the other changelings eyes.
>>161178>>161178Zwolf refused the test utterly, and was instead beaten unconscious by Silver.
The police officer disguised as a Changeling had yellow irises that glowed blue, and then greenish as the light was shined on them
>>161179He Breathes a sigh of relief
>>161180Sorrel leans in, and presses her head on Dark Night's chest.
Tricky is still scrunchy.
>>161182She scrunches. Then she smiles, and moves her muzzle in closer. Closer. And then she nuzzles her nose against Dark Night's nose, looking into his eyes with her own golden eyes.
So...what other options for carriage ride are there?
>>161194Assuming pulling the cart himself is not desirable for Silver, then he can find whoever normally does cart rides and pay them to do it, or find someone else who has a cart and pay them to do it.
>>161195Well, time to do just that. This date will not be ruined!
>>161198Silver finds a taxi cart pony
>>161199Silver asks the taxi cart pony if he can take him and his date for a ride through the park.
>>161200Pull back some of the cover on the cart for a more open air experience, ride around the parks a few times and maybe parts of Colton Hill…
It can be done. For a price.
>>161201The price is worth it. For Khoi.
>>161202The stallion unhinges the side wall and pulls back the roof.
The air is chilly, and the most from the fog blocks out much of the Star and moon light, while causing fur to become wet. Is this what Silver wants?
Khoi sits silently, seemingly patiently waiting.
>>161203Well, Silver wanted a carriage ride for himself and his mare. This is the only option available, so yes. He helps Khoi into the carriage if she hasn't gotten in already, and gets in himself. The big stallion sits next to his small kirin date.
>>161204She gets up, and into the carriage, taking Silver’s hoof. She sits down next to him inside the carriage, looking up at Silver with an expression that, while mostly neutral, contains hints of eager curiosity.
>>161205Silver smiles down at his kirin, waiting for the ride to start.
"You are going to love this."
>>161206Khoi does not have any words. The cart starts moving forward and there is a slight jolt, which seems to catch Khoi offguard. The cart goes along a side walk, and then through a largely unpaved road through the park, past grass and bushes, and barren trees, into a small patch of wilderness, with the lights of small shops and houses on each side lighting up the fog in the distance. The air is rather cold, and small amounts of mist come down to cover the fur of the two ponies. The stallion pulling the cart makes a rhythmic clopping sound as the pulls the two along.
>>161207Silver finds the scenario rather calming, riding along in the coolness of the night. He looks down at his date, to see how she is enjoying it so far in the early part of the trip.
>>161208She is slightly startled by the initial jolt.
But more importantly, she seems to be cold, or at least, unaccustomed to winter in Baltimare, even if it's a pleasant spring or autumn day for Silver.
The cart slowly goes past lamps, leafless oak trees, and starts around a large pond.
>>161209"You look little chilly, Khoi. Here, allow me..."
Silver takes his suit jacket off, as he's still somewhat comfortable with the temperature. He drapes it around Khoi's shoulders, giving her an extra, if minor, layer of protection from the cold.
>>161210She looks up at him, blinks, and then lets Silvers drape her in the jacket. Soon enough, Khoi is sitting upright with both her dress on, and Silver's jacket draped over her. She smiles. The jacket has the added effect of keeping water off of her dress.
>>161211The big unicorn smiles back. The two can now continue to enjoy the quiet night ride, with the pitter patter of the driver's hooves being one of the very few things to break it up. After a couple minutes of riding together in silence and looking at the lights of the city pass by, Silver decides to test the waters just a bit with Khoi. He scoots closer, putting him a bit closer to his date.