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Occupied Equestria - Fall Chrysalis
Anonymous
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No.163000
163001 164814
In the distant future, Silver is partaking in a war to liberate West Equestria. In a far off land, Amber is running for freedom.
874 replies and 22 files omitted.
Anonymous
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No.163001
163002
>>163000
He holds up the rifle, and lets the bolt fly forward.

"Whatever lets me kill more of these bastards." He answers
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163002
163003
>>163001
"Well, you are leader. Wherever you think we would do the best at, that is where we will go."
Anonymous
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No.163003
163004
>>163002
He scrunches
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163004
163005
>>163003
Silver tilts his head in response to the scrunch.
Anonymous
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No.163005
163006
>>163004
"You've been in the game longer than I have. You decide."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163006
163007
>>163005
"Uh, okay. I guess oil plant then."
Anonymous
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No.163007
163008
>>163006
He nods
"Let's get to it.'

And he gets into his car, which has a shattered window and a few bullet holes
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163008
163098
>>163007
Silver gets in as well.

"I hope Homeguard pays for car damage received in line of duty."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163026
(You) are all cute ponies
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163042
(You) are still all cute ponies
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163045
163046
(You) all continue to be cute ponies
Anonymous
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No.163046
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>>163045
I hope the poners come back soon.
Shimmering Spark
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No.163047
Things haven’t work out too well for my schedule this month, but things might be better soon.
Anonymous
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No.163050
163054
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Anonymous
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No.163051
163061
>>162990 →
Amber goes into the barn to see that it is divided into essentially two segments, although there is a large door between the two segments. The front of the barn includes a table and some sort of wooden mechanism that appears to be designed to keep a cow in place. The existence of running water and sinks suggest that this area is intended for procedures on larger livestock. It is much cleaner than a standard barn by far, yet still Amber is probably glad that this isn't the location she was operated on. The second portion is a more traditional barn, with multiple stalls for cattle (presumably, judging by the size) to stay the night. There is a ladder to an upper loft that is actually more closed off than in a traditional barn - it's actually more like a home attic.
Shimmering Spark
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No.163052
163057
I won’t have much time this week, but maybe this weekend will pan out.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163054
163055
>>163050
That is excessively silly.
Anonymous
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No.163055
>>163054
It is indeed, but priceless.
Shimmering Spark
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No.163057
>>163052
This is going to be an interesting week for work, but I am looking forward to playing again.
Amber Sunset
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No.163061
163062
>>163051
Interesting for sure. Amber heads to the upper loft and looks for a secluded space to make a nest out of.
Anonymous
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No.163062
163063
>>163061
The upper level of the barn is enclosed rather than open, more like an attic than a standard barn loft. And like an attic, there are items around, including a crook and an odd device made of metal with wheels on either side of a pair of grates. The ceiling is triangular and low, and not all of the floor is covered, though where it is, it is with boards. There are multiple spots where Amber can see down through the floor to the barn/stable below, these gaps in the floor occurring by where the roof connects with the wall. There are many places where the floor is more or less clear, and Amber can make a nest there.
Amber Sunset
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No.163063
163064
>>163062
Arranging some loose hay to make a bed, Amber rests there, wary of any unfamiliar sounds.
Anonymous
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No.163064
163069
>>163063
The loft has less hay than a standard barn, evidently owing to the awkward means of entry into the loft. Nevertheless, there is indeed a quantity of bedding straw stored which Amber may make use of. There are small circular windows on each end. There are many sounds in this location. Outside were the sounds of chirping birds and distant baahing. Inside, a restless cow and a pair of sheep make regular noises. And yet, for all of that, it's much quieter than Amber's apartment at midnight.
Amber Sunset
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No.163069
163097
>>163064
It's perfect! The highfalutin griffons next door might not be able to understand it, but for Amber it's a serene and restful place that reminds her of home. Not to mention it's secluded and out of public eye. Before fully committing to relaxing, however, Amber looks for yet another hiding spot within the loft to keep her mind at ease.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163072
163097
You know who's a cute pony?

(You)
Shimmering Spark
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No.163073
163097
There might be Spark tomorrow.
Shimmering Spark
c3f40f0
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No.163083
163097
I'll try again tomorrow.
Anonymous
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No.163097
163099
>>163083
>>163073
wags tail

>>163072
N-no u!
blushes

>>163069
There's a spot in the hay that blocks line of sight with the entryway, and is out of sight of the gaps in the floor near the roofing. This place is cozy enough even to sleep.
Anonymous
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No.163098
163100
>>163008
"Heh, if I get anything out of it, I would get more than I expected." He proceeds down a line of row houses that seem rather new, and past stores that are much larger than SIlver recalls outside of department stores, often taking up whole blocks.
Amber Sunset
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No.163099
163101
>>163097
This is fine. Amber stays here and waits for the cover of darkness. She might even "doze off," however that may be possible in a dream.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163100
163101
>>163098
Silver "oooo"s and "ahhh"s at the sight of the stores.

"They must sell everything there is to sell in those places..."
Anonymous
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No.163101
163102 163103
>>163099
Amber settles in

Roll Die
Listen. Wisdom modifier.

>>163100
"Not everything, but you can get food and washing detergent."
Cowtown has never, to Silver's recollection, had proper zoning, with brick factories next to elementary schools next to taxidermy shops next to tenements. And it still doesn't. But there's a clear trend of fewer residential buildings and more factories the further south Spec drives, with factories existing in clear clusters. The grid pattern is often broken to allow for bigger blocks. There are fewer old tenement buildings, more rowhouses, and a few more factories than Silver can recall.

Music plays over the speakers. Familiar patriotic tunes played on familiar instruments, though the specific incarnation is not.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163102
163148
>>163101
"More industry. We must be getting closer."
Amber Sunset
8acd505
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No.163103
163108 163181
>>163101
[1d20 = 11]
Anonymous
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No.163108
163119
>>163103
Some chirping, a sound of a door closing, some light talking outside. Nothing especially loud or major.
Amber Sunset
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No.163119
163148
>>163108
It probably is her friends enjoying some fresh air. Even so, she dares not stir lest it be something more sinister.
Anonymous
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No.163148
163149 163474
>>163119
Perhaps its better that way, remaining undisturbed out of the way of the world. Amber doesn't hear much, until after a few minutes, the silence from outside becomes palpable.

>>163102
Over the radio, communications continue to come in

"Anypony have any more cars?"
"Silver Lake over here. We're just on the edge of the danger zone. We have police cars to spare. Three cars and two ambulances."
"Yeah, send a few our way over here in Ashborn. We've got major congestion and several wrecks."

"This is city center, we have buggers holed up in the regional administrative building."
"Clear 'em out. Whatever they are doing there, it isn't good."
"They are fortified. We cannot advance."
"Alright. Stay on the line. We might get support."

Silver and Spec move to a new area, and Silver knows they are getting close. The grid pattern is interrupted by larger blocks, with large tanks for liquid storage, and hundred plus foot tall distillation towers protruding out of labyrinths of pipes and valves.

Spec:
"This is it. Six Sisters Oil Conglomerates' Midtown Refinery."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163149
163150
>>163148
"Alright, where do we go from here? Just look around for signs of combat?"
Anonymous
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No.163150
163151
>>163149
He picks up the radio, and speaks into it
"Home Guard reinforcements approaching the Six Sisters Refinery. Where is the danger?"

Reply:
"We're pinned down near terminal two transfer station by Distallation Towers 1 and 2. Multiple hostiles, armed."

This facility seems to be a combination of older buildings and newer constructions. This complex must surely have been built before much of the neighborhood around it, and the dense network of pipes almost resembles a briar patch that stops abruptly at the road, with a simple chain linked fence around it. Spec drives around. In some areas, pipes move over the road and into a closed factory or set of tanks on the other side of the road. In a couple areas, an apartment building exists on the other side, although here too, the apartment buildings are taller and cleaner than Silver remembers being prevalent in this side of town. Along the side of the road are ponies. Half at least are earth pony stallions, occasionally walking with a mare and a small herd of foals, and sometimes alone in blue denim uniforms. But most of the remainder are bat ponies, and while Silver has surely seen these creatures before, he may never have seen a large bat pony stallion in blue uniform walk with a suitcase, a bat pony mare, and one, two, three, four foals, all but one seemingly under the age of ten.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163151
163152
>>163150
That is certainly unusual. Silver thinks its a good kind of unusual, though, there needs to be more bat ponies in society like that. He prepares his equipment for the upcoming battle during the trip.
Anonymous
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No.163152
163153
>>163151
Unfortunately, in this future, bat ponies do not fear walking about in the open in broad daylight.

Silver has expended multiple rounds from his Jenny, and has not mounted the bayonet. Also, he is bleeding.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163153
163154
>>163152
As Silver mounts his bayonet, he asks, "There does not happen to be medkit in car?"
Anonymous
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No.163154
163155
>>163153
"Yeah, there should be one there."
He looks over
"It's a frontline kit. Pretty decent."

Spec turns around through a road that takes him into the tangle of pipes.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163155
163156
>>163154
"Alright, thanks."

Silver looks for the kit, and works on bandaging himself up so he doesn't bleed to death.

Medical roll required?
Anonymous
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No.163156
163157
>>163155
I mean, he can
Silver finds the kit, and sees that it has the usual components - iodine, alcohol, cotton, an empty hypodermic needle, and bandages. But it also has new additions. "Atropine" and Penicillin are in the mix, as well as a couple new items - a gel in a container, and a vial that glows bright blue.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163157
163158
>>163156
Silver inspects the two new additions before applying the bandages.
Anonymous
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No.163158
163159
>>163157
Both are clearly magical in nature. The gel is alchemical and to be applied topically, and the vial can either be injected or ingested.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163159
163160
>>163158
"What are these?"
Anonymous
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No.163160
163161
>>163159
“Quick healing formula. For traumatic injuries.” He says
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163161
163162
>>163160
"Huh. Amazing."

Silver gets to wrapping up his wounds.
Anonymous
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No.163162
163163
>>163161
With the bandages only?

Roll die
fa0e80d
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No.163163
163164
[1d20 = 6]
>>163162
Anonymous
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No.163164
163165
>>163163
It’s… not his best work. Blood still seeps out.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163165
163169
>>163164
Silver lets out a groan of frustration.
Shimmering Spark
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No.163167
163169
It has been very hard to work around my schedule. But I am confident that things will clear up soon to allow me to play again.
Anonymous
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No.163169
163170
>>163167
hopes

>>163165
Spec drives around and into a gated entrance. A grey colored pony peaks its head and ear tufts over the edge of the window in the security booth.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163170
163171
>>163169
Silver, the armed and bloody pony, looks at the apparently cowering security pony.

"Excuse me, mind taking test to see if you are changeling?"
Anonymous
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No.163171
163172
>>163170
The creature raises its head further, and Silver can see slit, brown eyes.

"How do I know that you are not a changeling?" The frightened stallion says
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163172
163173
>>163171
"You have flashlight, yes?"
Anonymous
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No.163173
163174
>>163172
"Uh." He looks down

"I think there's one here..."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163174
163175
>>163173
If Spec has stopped, Silver gets out. If he hasn't, he asks him to stop, then he gets out. He approaches the security booth.

"Here, shine it in my eyes. If they shine back like they would normally, I am pony. If you see flat color underneath, I am changeling."
Anonymous
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No.163175
163178
>>163174
The pony looks up. Silver can see that the stallion is a bat pony, and he is in a uniform. The uniform's blue coloring implies a general worker's uniform, rather than a security guard.

He is tentative, but takes a light, and shines it towards Silver's eyes.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163178
>>163175
Silver shine and reflect as a pony's eyes should, even though the light makes him squint a little.
Anonymous
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No.163181
163182
>>163103
The light moves, and the stallion winces.
"Uh, what am I looking for?"
His lips are pulled back, showing teeth and fangs.
"I'll just... I think that's good..."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163182
163187
>>163181
Silver nods, and holds his hoof out for the flashlight.

"Alright, now you."
Shimmering Spark
c3f40f0
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No.163183
163187
Soon
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163184
163187
Everyone above and below this post are cute ponies
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163187
163188
>>163183
hopes

>>163184
no u

>>163182
He hoofs over the flashlight

He presses his lips together, and opens his eyes
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163188
163189
>>163187
Silver now procedes to shine the flashlight in the pony's eyes.
Anonymous
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No.163189
163190
>>163188
He flinches. The pupils close, narrowing to vertical slits, and the brown irises reflect back a somewhat yellowy gold.
fa0e80d
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No.163190
163191
[1d20+3 = (18+3) = 21]
>>163189
Sense Motive: It seems legit...but is it really?
Anonymous
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No.163191
163192
>>163190
He seems to generally have no idea what the hell is going on.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163192
163193
>>163191
Fair enough. Silver turns off the flashlight and gives it back to him.

"You are good. We are members of Homeguard coming to reinforce soldiers pinned down here at plant. Can you point us where they might be?"
Anonymous
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No.163193
163194
>>163192
He points a hoof behind him and to his right

"Over there. I think there's..... three of them? I'm not sure. They have guns though. They are where the pipes connect from the first collecting tank off of the terminal to the first distillation tower. I think their goal is to create a backlog of gas in the system to create a pressure build up and an explosion. That tank is connected to the port terminal, so it will definitely take the entire refinery offline. Maybe not for long, but if a fire spreads it could do a lot of damage."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163194
163195
>>163193
Silver's eyes widen. He thinks he made a good choice in coming here first.

"That would...not be good. Is there anypony left here who can operate system once we stop changelings, if they start process?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163195
163196
>>163194
"Uh, well, barely, but yes. Half of the operators have already left when the sirens started. We were keeping a crew to shut most of the systems off and flare off the excess gas, but they are intimidated by the gunshots. I think some may be hiding. And either the changelings have an operator or two hostage, or they were among the operators, because they have shut down the flares."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163196
163197
>>163195
"Alright. We will see if we can find or rescue some of them. Thank you for all your help."

Silver gets back in the car.

"Let us not dilly dally. Time to stomp some bugs."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163197
163198
>>163196
Silver returns to Spec, who is watching Silver as he approaches
"Don't have to tell me twice" He says, and starts driving forward into the plant at a high rate of speed. Some of the road is paved, but most is gravel, and much of the ground is covered in dirt or gravel, with more than a few patches stained with remnants of tar. Most of the ground, however, is covered in densely packed blocks of large industrial equipment. Shiny, silver steel, cylindrical towers ten feet thick and a hundred and fifty feet tall, ringed with walkways and ladders, large storage tanks, cooling towers on top of twenty foot tall condensation units, large white tanks, and myriad labyrinths of pipes going every which way, sometimes crossing over the roadways

Spec:
"So it's the terminal? Towards the harbor, I presume?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163198
163199
>>163197
"He said they were going cut off first collecting tank off of terminal to first distillation tower. If they do, pressure will build in tank until it explodes."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163199
163200
>>163198
"Seems like the hard way to do it if you ask me. Anyways, let's go find this thing. It's got to be near the harbor..."

And the two hear gunshots
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163200
163201
>>163199
"That is where they are. Follow that noise!"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163201
163202
>>163200
Silver and Spec continue down the road to where they see a large square probably at least fifty feet wide, and with at least two half-cylinders with hemispherical ends sticking out of it, with pipes coming off of the top. At the bottom is an enclosed set of grates ten feet tall that hiss with the sound of burning gas, and a narrow smoke stack extends high above this structure, with largely invisible fumes spewing out the top. Large round pipes come out of this structure, and move forward and up only just allowing a pony to walk underneath them. They go to a cylindrical tower, which is only just the first in a row of cylindrical towers that extends off several hundred feet to the left, perpendicular to the car. Off to the left, Silver can see a few pill-shaped tanks, and pipes leading to a very tall, very straight cylinder or smoke stack.

In front of Silver, above the square block, and to the left of the row of towers, Silver can see the end of a line of pipes that extends and disappears to blue skies with a few scattered clouds and the orange tint of the rising Sun, slightly distorted by the heat of rising gas fumes. Silver must surely be by the sea.

There are two sets of gun shots. One is a singular popping of what is probably a lower power civilian gun coming from outside of line of sight at the far end of the row of towers. But the other is the crackling sound of automatic gun fire, probably from a submachine gun. It comes from behind the left side of the square unit, and blocked from line of site by the pipes that connect the square to the row of towers.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163202
163203
>>163201
Silver looks at Spec.

"Think our ponies are ones using civilian weapons? Those changelings we fought earlier used submachine guns."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163203
163204
>>163202
"Our ponies are the ones who called for help. I'm pretty sure of that much."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163204
163205
>>163203
"Use radio, maybe they can tell us which ones they are."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163205
163206
>>163204
Spec calls on the radio
"This is Homeguard calling Celestial Oil Refinery. We are in the plant. We have two contacts. Gunshots. One automatic, one not."

A voice answers. And.... Silver can already tell it's that same bat pony from earlier.
"I don't know, I think they had pretty big guns. I'm not sure where they got them from."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163206
163207
>>163205
Silver looks to his son.

"Well...your call, Spec."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163207
163208
f21.png
>>163206
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163208
163209
>>163207
"I could try investigating one of groups, see which is which perhaps."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163209
163210
>>163208
"That seems pretty dangerous" Spec says

"You go up to them and ask 'hey, are you a changeling'. Sounds like that can go wrong quickly."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163210
163211
>>163209
"Maybe. Or we could just pick one and fire upon them. I think it is ones with submachine guns, from how they are positioned and that we know they are using such weapons. And who is more likely to be pinned down, group using submachine guns or basic rifles?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163211
163212
>>163210
"A submachine gun is a short ranged weapon. Best for getting up close and clearing an area. A rifle is longer range, and if it isn't semi-auto it's probably not great for short range."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
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No.163212
163213
>>163211
"So you think it is ones with rifles that are changelings?"
Anonymous
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No.163213
163214
>>163212
"No, just that if you're pinned down, a submachine gun isn't at its best use."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163214
163215
>>163213
"Well, we have to do something. What would you do? One of these groups is pony and other is changeling. Do we rush in and join battle against one of them hoping it is right choice? Do we hang back and scout them hoping that something will give away which is which?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163215
163216
>>163214
He blinks, and starts to breath heavily, and sweat.
"They did this before to us. They did this quite a lot. We tried to have special codes, special words or questions. Of course they tried to learn the answers... Here's the thing, neither of them know where we are, so if we go around them, they won't know where we are."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163216
163217
>>163215
"Let us scout them out from distance, then. If one of them are bleeding ichor, they are changelinga."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163217
163218
>>163216
Spec nods, and turns the car engine off. He holds up his Jenny.

The Jenny Battle Rifle, while not having quite the range or penetration of the old bolt action rifles, still has enough range and penetration as can be desired, and the optic gives the gun the feel of a battle rifle. Though the recoil may make it impractical for use as a full auto at range, it still holds value in the short range and for those who can control short bursts.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163218
163219
>>163217
Silver holds his own Jenny up, gently yet firmly caressing her sleak and sturdy frame. He peers through the rifle's scope to look in the direction of the machine gun wielding combatants.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163219
163220
>>163218
To do so, Silver must find line of sight. By going through the underpass under the pipes, Silver will be off to the side of the machine gun wielders, and the riflemare both. He might be visible, especially to the latter, but he will be in line of sight. Silver can alternatively go around the large, square block, trying to get behind the machine gun wielders.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163220
163221
>>163219
The Element of Surprise is the most important one to them now. Better to go around the square block first.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
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No.163221
163222
>>163220
As Silver starts to go around, Silver can see first, that there is another set of large pipes extending behind the square moving further out, evidently towards a pier in the harbor, and also that there seem to be several ponies (creatures?) behind the unit. The pipes are raised and provide partial cover, and there are structures further back towards the harbor.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
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No.163222
163223
>>163221
Silver gets behind one of these pipes, and peers at the creatures through his Jenny's scope. Specifically, he looks for signs of injury and what kinds of weapons they carry.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163223
163224
>>163222
Looking under the pipes, Silver can see that there is a pony near him on the other side of the pipes trying to move something, there is a pony(?) sitting down against a steel grate in the center, a pony standing up in a black uniform near the edge - he has a machine carbine - and a pony over the edge leaning over. He is wearing black, has a black cap, and has what Silver can identify as a New Mareland pattern submachine gun. If there are more creatures, they are not in line of sight.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163224
163225 163226
>>163223
Hmm...well, nothing ventured...

Silver whispers over to the nearby pony.

"Pssst...hey!"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163225
163226
>>163224
The pony(?) stops, and moves, starting to look around

[1d3 = 2]
[1d3 = 3]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163226
163227
>>163224
>>163225
The pony looks under the pipes. It's an off-white colored earth pony in a blue uniform. He looks kind of small for a stallion.
fa0e80d
?
No.163227
163228
[1d20+3 = (18+3) = 21]
>>163226
Sense Motive: "Are you changelings or were you ponies who asked for backup?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163228
163229
>>163227
He whispers, or tries to whisper,
"Behind me, and by the pump house, far away to my left."
He sounds fearful
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163229
163230
>>163228
"These are changelings holding you hostage?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163230
163231
>>163229
One, curt nod

From behind
"Stop slouching and turn the valve."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163231
163232
>>163230
"Delay them as long as you can, I will be back in just minute with help to deal with them. When fighting starts, stay down."

Making sure they aren't looking in his direction, Silver sneaks back the way he came to inform Spec on the situation.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163232
163233
>>163231
Hmmmm

Roll Die. Dexterity modifier
fa0e80d
?
No.163233
163234 163235
[1d20+4 = (6+4) = 10]
>>163232
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163234
>>163233
Hmmmm
[1d20 = 17]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163235
163236
>>163233
Silver walks out.... But it isn't clear that he isn't heard
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163236
>>163235
Could have been worse. Far worse. Silver returns to Spec to inform him on the situation.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163237
163238
Spec hears Silver

"About what I figured. Let's take them out."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163238
163239
>>163237
"We have range advantage with these Jennies. Let us find place where we can use scopes to our advantage."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163239
163240
>>163238
"Don't get too excited, it doesn't zoom." He stops for a moment to ponder. "But it would work, yes." He pauses. "Where would you want to go?"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163240
163241
>>163239
Hmm...presumably there are places with sightlines to the changelings? They would want someplace that minimizes the places the changelings have to hide and has places for the ponies to take cover.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163241
163242
>>163240
Towers, buildings, and pipelines do much to disrupt line of sight, at least from ground level. Silver may have a clear approach from the left.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163242
163243
>>163241
Then that is where they will go to start their attack.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163243
163244
>>163242
The pipes and buildings, especially the distillation towers, are also climbable.

Silver may go around the line of towers to the left, going to where the pony with the rifle is located, or even past him.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163244
163260
>>163243
Silver gives a signal to Spec to go to the top of a tower to get a view from above of the changelings. If Silver goes past him around the line of towers, can he still target the rifleling?
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163260
163261
>>163244
>the rifleling?
Come again?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163261
163262
>>163260
The changeling with the rifle. Rifleling.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163262
163264
>>163261
If you mean whoever has the rifle and was shooting at(?) the others, he(?) is at the end of the line of towers
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163264
163265
>>163262
Silver gets in position to ambush that changeling, since he's the greatest threat to Spec.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163265
163266
>>163264
Spec flies upwards, going towards a walkway-ring at the top of one of the distillation towers. Spec is almost directly overhead of the rifleling(?), though he is one tower over from the one that pony(?) is near. He is close to the tower, and seems to be taking cover.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163266
163267
>>163265
Does Silver see Spec? Can he give him a signal?
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163267
163268
>>163266
Silver sees Spec, but he goes pretty high up, and Silver and Spec have to each respectively carefully position themselves so that the mess of steel does not block line of sight. Spec is perhaps ten or more stories up when he gets near the top
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163268
163269
>>163267
Silver gives Spec a signal to attack at the same time as him, then aims at rifleling.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163269
163270
>>163268
So Silver is going up to the creature at the end of the line of towers, and shooting him while he’s not looking, and while Spec takes another target?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163270
163271
>>163269
Eeyup.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163271
163272
>>163270
For what it's worth, the creature at the end of the line of towers is a unicorn, or the appearance of a unicorn, with a peppered grey and black coat and a white mane. He wears a green uniform that most closely resembles the New Mareland pattern customs agent. He leans against a steel grate that is at the base of a tower, and holds onto a rifle that Silver has never personally handled, but he recalls as an older pattern of semi-automatic civilian rifle with an intermediate cartridge.

And Silver may act
fa0e80d
?
No.163272
163273 163274
[1d20+10 = (11+10) = 21]
[1d20+10 = (5+10) = 15]
>>163271
Silver centers the Jenny's sights on the imposter, and squeezes off a couple rounds.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163273
163274 163275 163276 163277
>>163272
Hit, and….. Hit. The Jenny is very easy to use for well aiming shots.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163274
163275 163278
>>163272
>>163273
Oh, and

Bang Bang
[1d20+7 = (18+7) = 25]
[1d20+7 = (11+7) = 18]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163275
>>163274
>>163273
[1d4 = 2]
fa0e80d
?
No.163276
163277
>>163273
fa0e80d
?
No.163277
163278
[2d8 = 11]
[2d8 = 13]
>>163276
>>163273
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163278
163279
>>163274
[4d8 = 18]

>>163277
The creature makes a "guh" sound, tries to clutch himself, sways, and then falls forward onto his belly, with large red spots appearing on his back and the uniform.

And then, further away

clack clack clack
clack clack

[1d20 = 12] [1d20 = 4] [1d20 = 7] [1d20 = 13] [1d20 = 19] [1d20 = 13] [1d20 = 4]
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163279
163280
>>163278
Silver looks at the creature to see if he changes.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163280
163281
>>163279
He does not change. He makes two rapid, shallow breathes, and then stops.

From above
Bang Bang Bang Bang
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163281
163282
>>163280
Silver's eyes widen, his heart skips a beat. He waits a moment more hoping to Celestia they didn't just make a big mistake.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163282
163283
>>163281
The shooting stops. Silver can hear the sound of what seems to be burning gas, and the whistling of escaping vapors coming from somewhere. Further away, Silver can hear car horns. The unicorn continues to lay on his belly.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163283
163284
>>163282
That's not good. Not good at all. Silver shouts out, hoping it's not too late.

"CEASE FIRE! THESE ARE PONIES!"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163284
163285
>>163283
From beyond,
clack clack clack
Silver can hear bullets whizzing by his position, and at lest one hits the ground next to the unicorn, and sends dust shooting up into the air.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163285
163286 163287
>>163284
Silver steps out waving a hoof to get them to stop.

"CEASE FIRE! CEASE FIRE!"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163286
163287
>>163285
And..
clack clack
[1d20+2 = (14+2) = 16] [1d20+2 = (11+2) = 13]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163287
163288
>>163285
>>163286
A bullet hits the steel at the base of the tower near Silver, while another whizzes' past
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163288
163289
>>163287
"FOR CELESTIA'S SAKE I AM PONY, CEASE FIRE!"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163289
163290
>>163288
Is Silver still exposed?

From above,
Bang Bang Bang
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163290
163291
>>163289
That he is, yes.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163291
163292
>>163290
Pat pat pat pat
More gun shots. This time, none go towards Silver

From behind, Silver can hear swooping on wings.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163292
163293
>>163291
Silver looks behind him.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163293
163294
>>163292
Silver sees Spectral Streak descending in a spiral. His right wing is somewhat curled in, and he descends in an unequal oval. He lands onto the gravel at an angle, folding his right foreleg, and then his right hindleg, causing him to fall to the ground and slide on his belly and chin. His eyes close and his rifle scrapes along the gravel along with his chin, but he slowly stands back up again.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163294
163295
>>163293
Silver rushes to him. As soon as he's next to him he checks his son for injuries.

"SPEC!"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163295
163296
>>163294
He appears to have been shot in the wing with pistol or carbine bullet, and he's a little roughed up by the landing.

"Get out of the line of fire." He says to Silver, although perhaps after Silver has already done so
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163296
163297
>>163295
Silver inspects the gunshot wound closer.

"That looks bad."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163297
163298
>>163296
He moves his wing away slightly.
“I’ve had worse. We need to clear out those bugs.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163298
163299
>>163297
"That is problem..."

Silver looks over at the nearby dead pony.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163299
163300
>>163298
He lies still in the gravel, eyes closed, and with his rifle and forelegs beneath him, not moving.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163300
163301
>>163299
"I do not know what is going on, unless this is group of Homeguard that managed to capture changeling..."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163301
163302
>>163300
"It's a group of changelings that managed to capture part of the plant." Spec says. "And we need to take it back."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163302
163303
>>163301
"Spec, do you not see corpse here? He was not changeling."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163303
163304
>>163302
He blinks.
“What?”

He blinks again
“He’s not the one shooting at us.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163304
163315
>>163303
"And if ones shooting at us are ponies, like him?"
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163315
163316
>>163304
He pauses, and looks around, and then down at the dead (or dying) unicorn laying in the gravel.

"What?"
He takes a moment to assess the situation
"No, those are definitely changelings over there. There are four or more of them. Or there were four. I saw one pop, I think. One on the far side."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163316
163317 163318
>>163315
>dying

It occurs to Silver that he should probably check the unicorn's pulse.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163317
>>163316
[1d20 = 1]
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163318
163319
>>163316
Silver can’t really tell if he felt a pulse or not
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163319
163320
>>163318
Hmm...does Silver have the medkit on him.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163320
163321
>>163319
If not, the car is on the other side of the row of towers
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163321
163322 163323
>>163320
Silver goes to get it so he can patch up the downed unicorn.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163322
163323 163324
>>163321
[1d20 = 19]
Silver obtains the medical packet
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163323
163324
>>163321
>>163322
And walks back to the unicorn
fa0e80d
?
No.163324
163325
[1d20+4 = (5+4) = 9]
>>163322
>>163323
Medical: Silver attempts to use the medkit to stabilize the unicorn...assuming he's still alive.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163325
163326
>>163324
Unfortunately, Silver does not see much progress. The lack of bleeding suggests he's already dead.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163326
163327
>>163325
Silver lowers his head, offers up a prayer for the pony, begging for his forgiveness. If his eyes are left open, Silver closes them.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163327
163330
>>163326
The stallion's eyes are closed, likely during those final breaths after he fell to the ground. A small trail of blood to his right is dense-if-thin, likely from a wound sustained prior to Silver's arrival on the scene, and now concealed under his prone form. He'd almost look like he were resting, if his legs and the gun weren't ingloriously crossed under him and extended behind him. In this state, he can offer neither forgiveness nor judgement.

He's old enough - mid 30s, probably - that he may be a veteran of the Great War. Given where Silver has seen that uniform before, he may even have fought on the side of the old Dominion, though there is no way to tell now. Perhaps he was one of those veterans who tried to make the only life he knew into a career. His cutie mark is of a lock, for whatever that means.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163330
163388
>>163327
Silver stands up, and grabs onto his Jenny. He looks at Spec, eyes hardened and full of determination.

"Let us finish this."
Shimmering Spark
c3f40f0
?
No.163345
163388
Looks like my schedule will finally clear up this weekend.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163352
163388
Everypony in this thread is a qt
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163359
163388
Everypony in this thread is still a qt
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163388
163389
>>163345
Yay!

>>163352
>>163359
No u

>>163330
Spec grabs onto his own Jenny, and says
"There are at least two of them by the processing facility on the right. But on the left, further away by the terminal, there is a little pumping station where there were at least two of them. Well, were. I shot one, and I swear I popped it, though they drug it inside the building. The two by the processor have submachine guns. They don't have a lot of range, and I suspect they are low on ammunition. I don't think they want to waste many more bullets without making it count. The ones by the other building don't have any cover at all and have shorter ranged weapons. I think they are trying to hide. They already know we can outshoot them from a distance, so they will let us come to them. Remember that that every single one of these little towers and that processor are designed to pump, boil, and move along flammable liquids. So if you stop the ability to let the gases go, the pressure will build up until these all explode. All they have to do is keep us from turning the release valves."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163389
163390
>>163388
"I saw where valve is to release pressure, it is where they were keeping worker prisoner to turn it off. All we need to do is push them away from it."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163390
163391
>>163389
"Oh, you did?" He tilts his head considering this for a moment, before turning it back. "Well I'd rather kill them all, but just getting them away from the equipment is enough. We will need at least one operator who knows which valves to turn and what way in order to keep this all from exploding. So keep him alive."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163391
163393 163394
>>163390
"First we turn valves, then we kill them all."

He readies his rifle. Can he see where the captive worker was turning the valve?
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163393
163394 163395
>>163391
First order of business... peaking around the base of the tower, so that Silver can see what is beyond

Looking there, Silver can see that he is near the edge of the plant, where the refinery meets the harbor. There is a set of pipes leading from what is presumably a barge terminal in the harbor, to the first set of towers where Silver is now. In the way is a small building next to the set of pipes (the presumed pumping station) maybe over two hundred yards away, and also the aforementioned and visited processor with its semi-hemispherical cylinder ends somewhere around 150 or 100 yards away.

The distances are such that submachine guns are slightly less powerful and much less accurate at that distance, though still dangerous, and the Jenny's are fully effective.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163394
163395
>>163391
>>163393
No creatures are actually visible as Silver peaks out
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163395
163396
>>163393
>>163394
"No one is visible. Let us go around and get different angle."
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163396
163397
>>163395
Spec nods
"You lead"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163397
163398
>>163396
Silver leads them around, hoping to get a better angle.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163398
163399
>>163397
Around which way? Into the open towards either of the two sites?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163399
163400
>>163398
Hmm...well, what kind of cover is there to the right or left of where they are now?
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163400
163401
>>163399
Silver is already pretty far off to the left of the refinery grounds. The processor is off to the right over open terrain, and the pumping house is more or less in the center, over open ground. There isn’t really any cover.

To the far right, Silver can go around the set of towers and use the pipes as cover. This is exactly what Silver has already done when he approached the captured operator.

If Silver wishes to go to the far left, there is a set of tanks and pipes to the left of this lot that also connects to the terminal. It seems to be storage tanks and pipes for finished products that are shipped back out on the harbor.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
fa0e80d
?
No.163401
163402
>>163400
Hmm...Silver decides to go right.
Anonymous
55dcf3a
?
No.163402
163403
>>163401
This allows Silver to go around the row of towers, and move along the pipes to near the processing facility