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>>172151
No..?
"Yep. She's from Chiropterra."
She's kind of bright for a bat though. Bright in color, I mean.
"Well, either way, we need to get her out of here. Call Customs and they'll set her up with one our jobs or whatever they do."
"Alright kid, move out of here. We have cargo to move. And you can't eat it."
No..?
"Yep. She's from Chiropterra."
She's kind of bright for a bat though. Bright in color, I mean.
"Well, either way, we need to get her out of here. Call Customs and they'll set her up with one our jobs or whatever they do."
"Alright kid, move out of here. We have cargo to move. And you can't eat it."
>>172152
"Thank you! That's actually what I'm here about, I need to talk with someone about something important."
She puts her forehooves on the edge of the crate to push herself out of it, but before she can the two dock workers notice something moving and dangling off of the side of the crate. Something odd. Something living.
"Thank you! That's actually what I'm here about, I need to talk with someone about something important."
She puts her forehooves on the edge of the crate to push herself out of it, but before she can the two dock workers notice something moving and dangling off of the side of the crate. Something odd. Something living.
>>172154
"A SNAKE! There's a snake in the bananas!"
"Filly, get out of there! There's a snake"
They both take a step back
"Is it poisonous?"
"I think that might be a constrictor... I don't know! It was big! Filly get out of there!"
"A SNAKE! There's a snake in the bananas!"
"Filly, get out of there! There's a snake"
They both take a step back
"Is it poisonous?"
"I think that might be a constrictor... I don't know! It was big! Filly get out of there!"
>>172155
>>172156
"Well, it's about Customs..." She's stopped from her explanation at the dock workers freaking out. She turns her head to try to see what they're pointing out but can't see anything. "Snake? Where?" In contrast to the reaction of the two fully grown stallions, the young mare seems not bothered in the slightest. In fact, she sounds a bit intrigued as to how a snake ended up in her crate. The two stallions may not however pick up on this, as two more things become far more immediately apparent as the mare begins to fully turn around in the crate to try to spot this snake.
First, as the two get a first good view at her back, they realize that not only does she not have bat wings or any wings to speak of, there isn't even any sign that she had wings in the first place. No nubs, no scars, nothing.
Second, and far, far more obvious, occurs immediately afterwards. A great commotion of activity within the crate begins to disturb large quantities of the bananas held within. Some fall out over the edge of the crate, others simple swirl around the mare. But with all of the disturbance, more of the mare's body is exposed, past her upper torso, which is when the two stallions notice where her torso with all of its fur ends...and where the scale begin. Yellow scales.
>>172156
"Well, it's about Customs..." She's stopped from her explanation at the dock workers freaking out. She turns her head to try to see what they're pointing out but can't see anything. "Snake? Where?" In contrast to the reaction of the two fully grown stallions, the young mare seems not bothered in the slightest. In fact, she sounds a bit intrigued as to how a snake ended up in her crate. The two stallions may not however pick up on this, as two more things become far more immediately apparent as the mare begins to fully turn around in the crate to try to spot this snake.
First, as the two get a first good view at her back, they realize that not only does she not have bat wings or any wings to speak of, there isn't even any sign that she had wings in the first place. No nubs, no scars, nothing.
Second, and far, far more obvious, occurs immediately afterwards. A great commotion of activity within the crate begins to disturb large quantities of the bananas held within. Some fall out over the edge of the crate, others simple swirl around the mare. But with all of the disturbance, more of the mare's body is exposed, past her upper torso, which is when the two stallions notice where her torso with all of its fur ends...and where the scale begin. Yellow scales.
>>172158
She looks back at the two stallions, equally confused but for far different reasons. "What's wrong?"
As she says this, the mare begins rising out of the crate, towering over the two ponies likely entirely by accident. The dock workers see more of her, more scales, both the yellow on her back and sides, and her smooth white underbelly. It's now that the reality of her size begins to dawn on the two poor hapless ponies.
As a final cherry on top, as she looks now down upon the two stallions, her tongue flicks out at them. A forked tongue.
She looks back at the two stallions, equally confused but for far different reasons. "What's wrong?"
As she says this, the mare begins rising out of the crate, towering over the two ponies likely entirely by accident. The dock workers see more of her, more scales, both the yellow on her back and sides, and her smooth white underbelly. It's now that the reality of her size begins to dawn on the two poor hapless ponies.
As a final cherry on top, as she looks now down upon the two stallions, her tongue flicks out at them. A forked tongue.
>>172159
Back a step, then back another as their jaws hang open. Then a turn, and each gallops out of there at full speed
"AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Back a step, then back another as their jaws hang open. Then a turn, and each gallops out of there at full speed
"AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
>>172160
"W-WAIT!" She leans forward in her crate full of fruit, causing the entire thing to fall forward and the bananas to spread out across the ground. She lets out an "oof" as she falls to the ground with all of the surely bruised yellow and green fruit and gets up to reveal her full, true form.
From the waist up, she appears to be a normal, if larger than average, golden blonde bat pony, with the red slit eyes, big floofy ears, and little fangs to match. Her red mane is fairly short, and off to the side of her head a couple braids of hair hang down held together with beads. She lacks wings, which may tip onlookers off that something isn't right with her if they for some reason refuse to look below her waist. Below her waist, her fur transitions to scales that make up part of a large, long snake tail. It's hard to judge the full length of her tail just by eyeballing it, as it winds back and forth behind her, but it is easily anywhere from 15 to perhaps even 20 ft. in length,1.5 ft. wide around what must be the stomach portion of her body, and 1 ft. wide elsewhere. In the crate her scales appeared yellow, but it was just because of the bananas reflecting off of them: in reality -- now that she is no longer contained by the fruit -- they are an almost metallic gold color, with red diamond patterns with black outlines running down her back all the way to the end of her tail. Her underside is smooth, flat, looks to be very different from the scales on the sides and back of her tail, and appears to be either white or something very close to it.
Amidst the scattered bananas, several non-fruit items lie on the floor: a backpack and saddlebags that appear to contain several more items hidden within, a bedroll and tent, a set of what appears to be leather armor studded with metal scales, a long sharp spear, a bow of unusual foreign make, and two bags of arrows. She stops to gather her possessions back up before she chases frantically after the two ponies, slithering along the docks with her tail trailing behind her.
"W-wait! Don't go! Come back!"
"W-WAIT!" She leans forward in her crate full of fruit, causing the entire thing to fall forward and the bananas to spread out across the ground. She lets out an "oof" as she falls to the ground with all of the surely bruised yellow and green fruit and gets up to reveal her full, true form.
From the waist up, she appears to be a normal, if larger than average, golden blonde bat pony, with the red slit eyes, big floofy ears, and little fangs to match. Her red mane is fairly short, and off to the side of her head a couple braids of hair hang down held together with beads. She lacks wings, which may tip onlookers off that something isn't right with her if they for some reason refuse to look below her waist. Below her waist, her fur transitions to scales that make up part of a large, long snake tail. It's hard to judge the full length of her tail just by eyeballing it, as it winds back and forth behind her, but it is easily anywhere from 15 to perhaps even 20 ft. in length,1.5 ft. wide around what must be the stomach portion of her body, and 1 ft. wide elsewhere. In the crate her scales appeared yellow, but it was just because of the bananas reflecting off of them: in reality -- now that she is no longer contained by the fruit -- they are an almost metallic gold color, with red diamond patterns with black outlines running down her back all the way to the end of her tail. Her underside is smooth, flat, looks to be very different from the scales on the sides and back of her tail, and appears to be either white or something very close to it.
Amidst the scattered bananas, several non-fruit items lie on the floor: a backpack and saddlebags that appear to contain several more items hidden within, a bedroll and tent, a set of what appears to be leather armor studded with metal scales, a long sharp spear, a bow of unusual foreign make, and two bags of arrows. She stops to gather her possessions back up before she chases frantically after the two ponies, slithering along the docks with her tail trailing behind her.
"W-wait! Don't go! Come back!"
>>172161
Of course, the exact dimensions of this being are imprecise and likely subject to change as she is properly measured out.
Of course, the exact dimensions of this being are imprecise and likely subject to change as she is properly measured out.
>>172164
Outrun her they do indeed. In the time it took to gather her belongings, the two ponies got a significant headstart on this large, interloping noodle, and her large snake body can only slither so fast over a long period of time. She still calls out to them as she chases after them along the docks.
"Wait, I'm friendly! Can you at two at least tell me where Customs is? Please!?"
Outrun her they do indeed. In the time it took to gather her belongings, the two ponies got a significant headstart on this large, interloping noodle, and her large snake body can only slither so fast over a long period of time. She still calls out to them as she chases after them along the docks.
"Wait, I'm friendly! Can you at two at least tell me where Customs is? Please!?"
Me, calculating how many more paladins Posey has to kill to get to level 8 so she can finally cast Animate Dead (NPC/PC classed humanoids are a remarkably good source of XP).
>>172168
Well, yeah, but if she wipes them all out completely, then there won't be any more to grind out for experience.
Well, yeah, but if she wipes them all out completely, then there won't be any more to grind out for experience.
>>171254
>a dual action shock absorber from a New Mareland 25 pounder
Is this like a section of a tank?
>a dual action shock absorber from a New Mareland 25 pounder
Is this like a section of a tank?
>>172169
Also, I don't think this game is even using XP (which made my starting strategy of reducing my ECL to 3 to level up faster quite counterproductive...)
Also, I don't think this game is even using XP (which made my starting strategy of reducing my ECL to 3 to level up faster quite counterproductive...)
>>172165
The interloping nope noodle remains on the pier, now alone. However, at least a couple ponies in black clothing are arriving.
And they appear to have rifles... lovely.
The interloping nope noodle remains on the pier, now alone. However, at least a couple ponies in black clothing are arriving.
And they appear to have rifles... lovely.
>>172174
Well, the rifles are a bit concerning, but the noodle pony is just happy that there's somepony she can talk to. She waves to the approaching black clothed ponies.
"Hello! Are you two from Customs?"
Well, the rifles are a bit concerning, but the noodle pony is just happy that there's somepony she can talk to. She waves to the approaching black clothed ponies.
"Hello! Are you two from Customs?"
>>172177
I kind of understood the league to be relatively low tech in terms of warfare, based on the game mechanics.
Posey is certainly more interested in magic than anything else, but she'll retrieve whatever she's told to.
I kind of understood the league to be relatively low tech in terms of warfare, based on the game mechanics.
Posey is certainly more interested in magic than anything else, but she'll retrieve whatever she's told to.
>>172178
The two ponies have what the Interloping Nope Noodle can recognize as carbine rifles. They run towards the edge of the pier and then, well, they act as if they ran into an invisible barrier. Which... This is Equestria. They have magic and stuff. Is there an invisible barrier there? I mean those two ponies from earlier ran right past this point, but did they turn on a barrier? Did it let them through?
One is a grey unicorn, and the other is a frightened looking aquamarine pegasus. Both look terrified. Interloping Nope Noodle better check behind her to make sure nothing jumped onto the pier. I mean, she's pretty sure there was nothing on that ship... but how can she be sure? She didn't see every hold.
"Celestia! It talks?!" the grey one says
>>172181
Yes. That's why stealing a car part makes sense. Because they don't have those back at home.
>>172179
"uh-okay... then... I think I am fine with Sicameon. Well, no. But with how it was. The tranquility. I didn't really want... all this. Over here... I mean... I like excitement... but this is a bit much..."
The two ponies have what the Interloping Nope Noodle can recognize as carbine rifles. They run towards the edge of the pier and then, well, they act as if they ran into an invisible barrier. Which... This is Equestria. They have magic and stuff. Is there an invisible barrier there? I mean those two ponies from earlier ran right past this point, but did they turn on a barrier? Did it let them through?
One is a grey unicorn, and the other is a frightened looking aquamarine pegasus. Both look terrified. Interloping Nope Noodle better check behind her to make sure nothing jumped onto the pier. I mean, she's pretty sure there was nothing on that ship... but how can she be sure? She didn't see every hold.
"Celestia! It talks?!" the grey one says
>>172181
Yes. That's why stealing a car part makes sense. Because they don't have those back at home.
>>172179
"uh-okay... then... I think I am fine with Sicameon. Well, no. But with how it was. The tranquility. I didn't really want... all this. Over here... I mean... I like excitement... but this is a bit much..."
>>172182
Silver chuckles, and cuddles his griffon.
"It is not like that everywhere here in Equestria. There are plenty of calm, tranquil spots. Just stay away from Ponyville if you want to avoid all of that." Silver sighs. "Ah, Ponyville..."
Silver chuckles, and cuddles his griffon.
"It is not like that everywhere here in Equestria. There are plenty of calm, tranquil spots. Just stay away from Ponyville if you want to avoid all of that." Silver sighs. "Ah, Ponyville..."
>>172182
The noodle indeed looks behind, just to make sure it's her they're talking about. When she verifies that she's the only other being in the area, she turns back to face the unicorn and pegasus, looking confused as she points to her.
"...are you talking about me? Are you two from Customs? I need to speak with someone who can help me and my tribe."
The noodle indeed looks behind, just to make sure it's her they're talking about. When she verifies that she's the only other being in the area, she turns back to face the unicorn and pegasus, looking confused as she points to her.
"...are you talking about me? Are you two from Customs? I need to speak with someone who can help me and my tribe."
>>172183
Cuddling a griffin sounds easy, but it's not, as they are rather large and have 6 appendages. She's not that much smaller than him, after all.
She tilts her head, as much as she can in the limited space of the bed, and looks towards Silver.
"You lived in Ponyville? Isn't that where the pink one and... the others were from?"
>>172184
Looking behidnd her, there are more crates, a crane off to the side, quite a few bananas, but nothing dangerous. Unless the Bananas are dangerous. Actually... Is she sure they aren't? I mean, she's been around the bananas for like, a week, but... No, it can't be the bananas.
Both ponies tremble
"C-customs has been called. They are on their way."
Cuddling a griffin sounds easy, but it's not, as they are rather large and have 6 appendages. She's not that much smaller than him, after all.
She tilts her head, as much as she can in the limited space of the bed, and looks towards Silver.
"You lived in Ponyville? Isn't that where the pink one and... the others were from?"
>>172184
Looking behidnd her, there are more crates, a crane off to the side, quite a few bananas, but nothing dangerous. Unless the Bananas are dangerous. Actually... Is she sure they aren't? I mean, she's been around the bananas for like, a week, but... No, it can't be the bananas.
Both ponies tremble
"C-customs has been called. They are on their way."
>>172186
Some of the most worthwhile things in the world are difficult, and cuddling his griffon is very much worthwhile.
"No, but I visited it couple times on one job long ago. It is indeed home to Elements of Harmony. Or, at least, it used to be."
Some of the most worthwhile things in the world are difficult, and cuddling his griffon is very much worthwhile.
"No, but I visited it couple times on one job long ago. It is indeed home to Elements of Harmony. Or, at least, it used to be."
>>172186
The interloping nope noodle lets out a sigh of relief, and smiles gratefully to the two ponies from a distance.
"Great! Thank you!" After a couple seconds of awkward silence, she coils around herself. She hums a tune from a foreign land while she waits for Customs to come over.
The interloping nope noodle lets out a sigh of relief, and smiles gratefully to the two ponies from a distance.
"Great! Thank you!" After a couple seconds of awkward silence, she coils around herself. She hums a tune from a foreign land while she waits for Customs to come over.
>>172188
Some time passes, though surely only a few minutes. The grey pony, then the aquamarine pony, inch slightly closer to the interloper.
"Is it safe?" One asks the other
But after a couple minutes, a machine pulls up, and a trio of ponies get off. The one in the lead is a copper-brown earth pony with a green uniform and a large, wide brimmed hat. Behind him is a charcoal... Is that a bat winged pony? You know, she hasn't actually seen one of those. I mean, of course they exist but this is the first time to see one in pony. Anyways, the third pony is a golden colored pegasus. Both he and the bat pony are wearing the same, green uniforms and wide brimmed hats. Two have long rifles with long blades on the top, and the third has a rather angry-looking set of pipes.
All three move right through the invisible barrier. The copper pony, whose rifle hangs loosely on his side, pointing up, comes about 10 feet away from Kira
Copper: "Is this what you're afraid of? Ah, it's just a snake."
Despite having approached dangerously close to the Interloper, within strike-range of a hug, he has the confidence to look back to his companions.
Bat: "Looks like a pony"
Peg: "Some kinda snake pony"
Some time passes, though surely only a few minutes. The grey pony, then the aquamarine pony, inch slightly closer to the interloper.
"Is it safe?" One asks the other
But after a couple minutes, a machine pulls up, and a trio of ponies get off. The one in the lead is a copper-brown earth pony with a green uniform and a large, wide brimmed hat. Behind him is a charcoal... Is that a bat winged pony? You know, she hasn't actually seen one of those. I mean, of course they exist but this is the first time to see one in pony. Anyways, the third pony is a golden colored pegasus. Both he and the bat pony are wearing the same, green uniforms and wide brimmed hats. Two have long rifles with long blades on the top, and the third has a rather angry-looking set of pipes.
All three move right through the invisible barrier. The copper pony, whose rifle hangs loosely on his side, pointing up, comes about 10 feet away from Kira
Copper: "Is this what you're afraid of? Ah, it's just a snake."
Despite having approached dangerously close to the Interloper, within strike-range of a hug, he has the confidence to look back to his companions.
Bat: "Looks like a pony"
Peg: "Some kinda snake pony"
>>172187
She's soft in areas, and a bit more coarse in others, with great, big ribs on her chest.
"Oh. Heh, sounds like a lot has happened. And you've done a lot. Were you fighting like, bug bears, or whatever over there?
She's soft in areas, and a bit more coarse in others, with great, big ribs on her chest.
"Oh. Heh, sounds like a lot has happened. And you've done a lot. Were you fighting like, bug bears, or whatever over there?
>>172190
While the copper pony does look huggable, the noodle gets the feeling that a hug would probably be ill advisable at the moment. Instead, she just meekly raises a foreleg.
"Um, 'lamia', actually. I need to speak with someone from Customs. My tribe needs help."
While the copper pony does look huggable, the noodle gets the feeling that a hug would probably be ill advisable at the moment. Instead, she just meekly raises a foreleg.
"Um, 'lamia', actually. I need to speak with someone from Customs. My tribe needs help."
>>172191
"It is...long story. Let us just say for now I was asked to deal with group of bandits."
He looks off in the distance at something Jubilosa can't see for a couple seconds in silence, before he comes back to reality with a, "I forgot that bugbears exist."
"It is...long story. Let us just say for now I was asked to deal with group of bandits."
He looks off in the distance at something Jubilosa can't see for a couple seconds in silence, before he comes back to reality with a, "I forgot that bugbears exist."
>>172193
She however, smiles, and pets his mane
"Alright then. Keep your secrets."
"Wait. Those are real? I was just making up things."
>>172192
Today is very possibly the interloper's first occasion to see a pony up close and not just in a book. They are medium sized, friend-shaped creatures that look quite a bit like lamias, but with hindquarters that are more equine in shape. All in all they are rather similar looking to zebras, but more vibrantly colored.
The copper colored one says
"Look at it. It's what, 6 meters? It's a small one. We got ones bigger than that on the r- holy shit the sounds it makes!"
He takes a step back, but moves a little closer
"This is Free Rover of Revenue of Migration. We are from Customs. Now who is asking?"
She however, smiles, and pets his mane
"Alright then. Keep your secrets."
"Wait. Those are real? I was just making up things."
>>172192
Today is very possibly the interloper's first occasion to see a pony up close and not just in a book. They are medium sized, friend-shaped creatures that look quite a bit like lamias, but with hindquarters that are more equine in shape. All in all they are rather similar looking to zebras, but more vibrantly colored.
The copper colored one says
"Look at it. It's what, 6 meters? It's a small one. We got ones bigger than that on the r- holy shit the sounds it makes!"
He takes a step back, but moves a little closer
"This is Free Rover of Revenue of Migration. We are from Customs. Now who is asking?"
>>172194
He makes more happy Silver noises as his mane is pet. He looks up at his Jubee and smiles.
"I forgot about them for bit, but yes they are indeed real."
He makes more happy Silver noises as his mane is pet. He looks up at his Jubee and smiles.
"I forgot about them for bit, but yes they are indeed real."
>>172194
The friend alarms in her head are going off like crazy, but she has to silence them for the sake of her mission! As for the noises, whether it's her voice or the gurgle from her empty hungry stomach, they are very much clear. She tries to straighten her posture and makes herself look as presentable and respectable as possible for the friend-shaped creature in front of her.
"I am Kubana Kirafiki, of the city of Dhamaji in Southeastern Zebrica. My tribe, the Kuwinda Kwa Maua, is suffering under a campaign of genocide. The reputation of Equestria as a legendary country of friendship and harmony has reached even our distant ears, and I've been sent as a representative of my people to humbly beg for your aid in saving my tribe from extinction."
The friend alarms in her head are going off like crazy, but she has to silence them for the sake of her mission! As for the noises, whether it's her voice or the gurgle from her empty hungry stomach, they are very much clear. She tries to straighten her posture and makes herself look as presentable and respectable as possible for the friend-shaped creature in front of her.
"I am Kubana Kirafiki, of the city of Dhamaji in Southeastern Zebrica. My tribe, the Kuwinda Kwa Maua, is suffering under a campaign of genocide. The reputation of Equestria as a legendary country of friendship and harmony has reached even our distant ears, and I've been sent as a representative of my people to humbly beg for your aid in saving my tribe from extinction."
>>172196
The pony holds up a hoof, and looks ever so slightly unsettled by the Interloper's new height.
"Woah woah woah woah. Slow down. Now first, are you telling me that you intentionally tried to bring a potentially dangerous exotic magical monster into the Baltimare Governate, and this snake-thing here did not simply get lost in a crate of bananas?"
>>172195
concern
"I'll just... let you handle those... I don't think I'll be going to Ponyville anytime soon..."
The pony holds up a hoof, and looks ever so slightly unsettled by the Interloper's new height.
"Woah woah woah woah. Slow down. Now first, are you telling me that you intentionally tried to bring a potentially dangerous exotic magical monster into the Baltimare Governate, and this snake-thing here did not simply get lost in a crate of bananas?"
>>172195
concern
"I'll just... let you handle those... I don't think I'll be going to Ponyville anytime soon..."
>>172197
Kubana Kirafiki, who personally goes by 'Kira', tilts her head at the pony.
"Dangerous Exotic Magical Monster? Wait...Baltimare Governate? I thought those first two ponies said I was in Equestria."
Kubana Kirafiki, who personally goes by 'Kira', tilts her head at the pony.
"Dangerous Exotic Magical Monster? Wait...Baltimare Governate? I thought those first two ponies said I was in Equestria."
>>172197
Silver holds his griffon tight to try to reassure her.
"I would like to go see Ponyville someday, even if War changed it."
Silver holds his griffon tight to try to reassure her.
"I would like to go see Ponyville someday, even if War changed it."
>>172198
"Nah, Equestria ended nine months ago. This is the Baltimare-Tenochtitlan Governate. It covers the Equestrian South-East, running from Maredian up past Moonlight Shore. And for dangerous exotic animals, well, you seem to have brought a... what'cha call it? A 'lamia' here. Thing's big enough to eat your sheep. You can't just bring one in without filling out the right forms, you know."
>>172199
Still looking at him, she asks
"Now why is that?"
"Nah, Equestria ended nine months ago. This is the Baltimare-Tenochtitlan Governate. It covers the Equestrian South-East, running from Maredian up past Moonlight Shore. And for dangerous exotic animals, well, you seem to have brought a... what'cha call it? A 'lamia' here. Thing's big enough to eat your sheep. You can't just bring one in without filling out the right forms, you know."
>>172199
Still looking at him, she asks
"Now why is that?"
>>172200
"Because of history, and importance that little town had on Equestria and Harmony. I am not sure what place would be like that in Sicameon."
"Because of history, and importance that little town had on Equestria and Harmony. I am not sure what place would be like that in Sicameon."
>>172200
Kira is sufficiently confused by what appears to be the pony assuming she is two different creatures, but says nothing other than flicking her tongue in the air.
"Um...I didn't know I needed forms...I don't suppose you could help me with that, so we can start saving my people?"
Kira is sufficiently confused by what appears to be the pony assuming she is two different creatures, but says nothing other than flicking her tongue in the air.
"Um...I didn't know I needed forms...I don't suppose you could help me with that, so we can start saving my people?"
>>172202
"Yes you need forms. You need forms to import even bananas. There are a lot of dangers involved in bringing in exotic monsters." He pauses for a moment, and looks at Kira
"Now we can help you fill out some forms, but you're going to have to bring your monster to the Customs House. This is much too complex to do here on the harbor."
He looks back to the other ponies
"Hey! Help me get this snake! And get a truck, too. It's pretty big!"
Bat pony
"You're not going to be able to carry that."
Free Rover
"Sure I can, now come help me pick this up. Cauy, come over here and help me."
Free Rover comes closer to Kira. Very close. In fact,
"Alright"
He tries to grab her and pick her up.
Pegasus:
"You really shouldn't be doing that"
Rover
"Nah, it'll be fine. These constrictors are only really dangerous when they are hungry or scared."
Bat Pony
"I'm pretty sure she's both right now, Rover"
Kira is under attack by this pony. Roll opposed grapple to avoid his grasp, or initiative to move away
"Yes you need forms. You need forms to import even bananas. There are a lot of dangers involved in bringing in exotic monsters." He pauses for a moment, and looks at Kira
"Now we can help you fill out some forms, but you're going to have to bring your monster to the Customs House. This is much too complex to do here on the harbor."
He looks back to the other ponies
"Hey! Help me get this snake! And get a truck, too. It's pretty big!"
Bat pony
"You're not going to be able to carry that."
Free Rover
"Sure I can, now come help me pick this up. Cauy, come over here and help me."
Free Rover comes closer to Kira. Very close. In fact,
"Alright"
He tries to grab her and pick her up.
Pegasus:
"You really shouldn't be doing that"
Rover
"Nah, it'll be fine. These constrictors are only really dangerous when they are hungry or scared."
Bat Pony
"I'm pretty sure she's both right now, Rover"
Kira is under attack by this pony. Roll opposed grapple to avoid his grasp, or initiative to move away
>>172203
"Eep!"
Kira is very much surprised to be handled like that without warning, and gets a little wriggly to try to escape.
[1d20+8 = (14+8) = 22]
"Eep!"
Kira is very much surprised to be handled like that without warning, and gets a little wriggly to try to escape.
[1d20+8 = (14+8) = 22]
>>172204
Bat:
"I told you it wouldn't work"
Free Rover attempts to grab onto Kira
[1d20+3 = (17+3) = 20]
Bat:
"I told you it wouldn't work"
Free Rover attempts to grab onto Kira
[1d20+3 = (17+3) = 20]
>>172204
>>172205
He's got a good grasp, but Kira just manages to slither through.
Free Rover:
"Ah bugger, cheeky little cunt slithered out of my grasp. Cauy, get over her and help me move that snake."
Pegasus:
"That thing's as big as the three of us together, you're not going to pick it up."
Rover:
"Sure we can. It's just a snake."
Bat:
"I wouldn't pick up a small snake. And besides, you knew she was going to slither out once you grabbed her anyways."
Rover:
"Don't be such a pussy. These constrictors can't move as fast and are friendlier anyways."
Pegasus:
"You've spooked her"
Bat:
"You clearly can't stop her."
Rover:
"Because you aren't helping. Now get over here. She'll be fine."
>>172205
He's got a good grasp, but Kira just manages to slither through.
Free Rover:
"Ah bugger, cheeky little cunt slithered out of my grasp. Cauy, get over her and help me move that snake."
Pegasus:
"That thing's as big as the three of us together, you're not going to pick it up."
Rover:
"Sure we can. It's just a snake."
Bat:
"I wouldn't pick up a small snake. And besides, you knew she was going to slither out once you grabbed her anyways."
Rover:
"Don't be such a pussy. These constrictors can't move as fast and are friendlier anyways."
Pegasus:
"You've spooked her"
Bat:
"You clearly can't stop her."
Rover:
"Because you aren't helping. Now get over here. She'll be fine."
>>172206
Kira scrunches her snoot mega hard as she blushes in indignation, partly from being handled suddenly but more so from these ponies seemingly ignoring the fact that she is a fully sapient creature.
"I'm still here and can still hear you, you know? You don't have to carry me to this 'truck', I want to go willingly."
Kira scrunches her snoot mega hard as she blushes in indignation, partly from being handled suddenly but more so from these ponies seemingly ignoring the fact that she is a fully sapient creature.
"I'm still here and can still hear you, you know? You don't have to carry me to this 'truck', I want to go willingly."
>>172207
Free Rover shows Kira that he can scrunch too, and looks at Kira
"Alright, tell you what. If you can move your... lamia, you called it? To the truck, we won't touch her. Just come this way, Ma'am."
Free Rover shows Kira that he can scrunch too, and looks at Kira
"Alright, tell you what. If you can move your... lamia, you called it? To the truck, we won't touch her. Just come this way, Ma'am."
>>172206
>>172208
>>172207
Bat:
"I told you she didn't want to be handled."
Free Rover:
"Oh come on, snakes don't mind being handled"
Bat:
"Well obviously that one does."
They walk back, past the two ponies in black, and towards a truck with a green tarp in the back. Kira probably can't recognize it as such, but it's a light truck in the style of a military supply vehicle
>>172208
>>172207
Bat:
"I told you she didn't want to be handled."
Free Rover:
"Oh come on, snakes don't mind being handled"
Bat:
"Well obviously that one does."
They walk back, past the two ponies in black, and towards a truck with a green tarp in the back. Kira probably can't recognize it as such, but it's a light truck in the style of a military supply vehicle
>>172208
>>172209
Kira's snoot relaxes back into a smile, and probably not for the last time today she lets out a sigh. "Thank you!"
Following the ponies from Customs, she slithers past the two black clothed pony towards the green machine. Recognizing that there's room in the back for her, she climbs in, pulling her long tail inside with her and wrapping it around so she can fit. The rear suspension of the truck creaks as the additional weight of the lamia is put onto them.
>>172209
Kira's snoot relaxes back into a smile, and probably not for the last time today she lets out a sigh. "Thank you!"
Following the ponies from Customs, she slithers past the two black clothed pony towards the green machine. Recognizing that there's room in the back for her, she climbs in, pulling her long tail inside with her and wrapping it around so she can fit. The rear suspension of the truck creaks as the additional weight of the lamia is put onto them.
>>172210
All three ponies follow, and get in the back with her. Free Rover gets very close to the cab, taps on it and says
"Alright, to the customs house."
The Pegasus sits by the end of the car, and closes the tailgate. The bat pony sits nearer the middle. All three are basically forced to sit near Kira. Each side of the back of teh truck has a bench style seat, and Kira may sit on it, the floor, or... well, probably even on the ponies. If Kira fails to get in quickly, the ponies will pick her up to put her in. She must necessarily curl up, as it is shorter in length than her.
All three ponies follow, and get in the back with her. Free Rover gets very close to the cab, taps on it and says
"Alright, to the customs house."
The Pegasus sits by the end of the car, and closes the tailgate. The bat pony sits nearer the middle. All three are basically forced to sit near Kira. Each side of the back of teh truck has a bench style seat, and Kira may sit on it, the floor, or... well, probably even on the ponies. If Kira fails to get in quickly, the ponies will pick her up to put her in. She must necessarily curl up, as it is shorter in length than her.
>>172211
Internally, Kira is starting to question if her tribe made the right call sending her here, as these ponies in Not-Equestria have certainly not been living up to the stories she had heard about this place. Still, she must not give up hope! She's on an important mission, and her tribe is counting on her!
She gets up rather quickly into the back of the truck, so there is no need to marehandle her. She attempts to "sit" on the bench, with her tail spread out along the bench and the floor with the very end of it coming back around to be in her 'lap'.
>>172212
While she does feel awkward, causing her to take the end of her tail in her hooves and rub it between them, she doesn't sit in silence for the entire trip.
"So...why are you three acting like I'm a pony with a snake?"
Internally, Kira is starting to question if her tribe made the right call sending her here, as these ponies in Not-Equestria have certainly not been living up to the stories she had heard about this place. Still, she must not give up hope! She's on an important mission, and her tribe is counting on her!
She gets up rather quickly into the back of the truck, so there is no need to marehandle her. She attempts to "sit" on the bench, with her tail spread out along the bench and the floor with the very end of it coming back around to be in her 'lap'.
>>172212
While she does feel awkward, causing her to take the end of her tail in her hooves and rub it between them, she doesn't sit in silence for the entire trip.
"So...why are you three acting like I'm a pony with a snake?"
>>172213
Her layout is doable, with all three ponies on the opposite side of the bench
The pegasus asks,
"What are you then? How can you talk?"
Her layout is doable, with all three ponies on the opposite side of the bench
The pegasus asks,
"What are you then? How can you talk?"
>>172214
"I'm a lamia, like I said. We can all talk, like just like you ponies or zebras, griffons, and kirins."
"I'm a lamia, like I said. We can all talk, like just like you ponies or zebras, griffons, and kirins."
>>172216
"A lamia! I guess there aren't any in Equestria...er, Baltimare-Tenochtitlan Governate?"
She looks at the bat pony, who shares so many similarities to her in how their pony parts look.
"My people are being genocided. Our home got invaded and taken over by hostile forces. I was sent to see if Equestr...Baltimare-Tenochtitlan Governate would take us in, let us resettle somewhere as loyal citizens."
"A lamia! I guess there aren't any in Equestria...er, Baltimare-Tenochtitlan Governate?"
She looks at the bat pony, who shares so many similarities to her in how their pony parts look.
"My people are being genocided. Our home got invaded and taken over by hostile forces. I was sent to see if Equestr...Baltimare-Tenochtitlan Governate would take us in, let us resettle somewhere as loyal citizens."
>>172217
The pegasus answers,
"No?"
The bat pony's ear twitches, and then flops
But Free Rover leans over, and attempts to place a hoof on Kira's pastern. He looks Kira right in the eyes, or tries to.
"Opening up Equestria to the world was the policy of the last princess, the Purple One. She is not in charge now. Now, the policy is Equestria for Equestrians. The State has an idea of citizenship that involves a shared cultural, historical, and even ethnic heritage of its citizens. What this really means is, Equestria for Ponies. Whether you like it or not, disagree with it or not, Equestria is not open to refugees or asylum seekers. There are millions of griffins, zebras, and... I can't even guess the races at this point. I swear, every week there is some new race of something that can talk. But all of those millions... if they came here, well... Even the Socialists know that more creatures means fewer open jobs, lower wages, higher rent, and higher prices, and they don't want that.
So, only ponies get instant visas, and even they usually have to sign up for military service or certain jobs. There are a few Kirin, Deer, and Horse visas, and work visas for griffins and zebras... But for the odd races the politicians didn't think about, like Lamias? Well, there just aren't any options. So for a sapient creature that enters onto our shores by illegally stowing away in a boat, well, there is nothing we can do, but send her back to Macawia."
He moves back
"But for an exotic animal, even a magical monster? Well, that's different. It's not as strictly regulated. So long as certain paperwork is done, even a very large, dangerous, carnivorous magical creature like, say, a giant snake could be brought in."
The pegasus answers,
"No?"
The bat pony's ear twitches, and then flops
But Free Rover leans over, and attempts to place a hoof on Kira's pastern. He looks Kira right in the eyes, or tries to.
"Opening up Equestria to the world was the policy of the last princess, the Purple One. She is not in charge now. Now, the policy is Equestria for Equestrians. The State has an idea of citizenship that involves a shared cultural, historical, and even ethnic heritage of its citizens. What this really means is, Equestria for Ponies. Whether you like it or not, disagree with it or not, Equestria is not open to refugees or asylum seekers. There are millions of griffins, zebras, and... I can't even guess the races at this point. I swear, every week there is some new race of something that can talk. But all of those millions... if they came here, well... Even the Socialists know that more creatures means fewer open jobs, lower wages, higher rent, and higher prices, and they don't want that.
So, only ponies get instant visas, and even they usually have to sign up for military service or certain jobs. There are a few Kirin, Deer, and Horse visas, and work visas for griffins and zebras... But for the odd races the politicians didn't think about, like Lamias? Well, there just aren't any options. So for a sapient creature that enters onto our shores by illegally stowing away in a boat, well, there is nothing we can do, but send her back to Macawia."
He moves back
"But for an exotic animal, even a magical monster? Well, that's different. It's not as strictly regulated. So long as certain paperwork is done, even a very large, dangerous, carnivorous magical creature like, say, a giant snake could be brought in."
>>172218
Kira's ears droop down, and she looks very saddened by what Rover has to say. The rubbing of her tail between her forehooves only intensifies.
"Equestria is a lot different from what the legends told me..."
Kira's ears droop down, and she looks very saddened by what Rover has to say. The rubbing of her tail between her forehooves only intensifies.
"Equestria is a lot different from what the legends told me..."
>>172221
Kira thinks for a moment, before she releases her tail, and steels herself back up.
"...no. No! I can't give up! I won't! My people sent me here for a reason, and I won't let them down! I'm staying!"
She settles back down before she looks at the bat pony.
"That Equestria was a land of friendship and harmony, where all beings got along and all were welcomed as long as you were friendly as well. A distant paradise."
Kira thinks for a moment, before she releases her tail, and steels herself back up.
"...no. No! I can't give up! I won't! My people sent me here for a reason, and I won't let them down! I'm staying!"
She settles back down before she looks at the bat pony.
"That Equestria was a land of friendship and harmony, where all beings got along and all were welcomed as long as you were friendly as well. A distant paradise."
>>172222
Bat Pony
"Hahaha! Well, we're working on making it into one, ma'am. A homeland for all ponykind to prosper. It's slow work, to be sure, but much progress has been made."
Free Rover:
"That's what I thought. Now let's go get the paperwork for the exotic monster."
Bat Pony
"Hahaha! Well, we're working on making it into one, ma'am. A homeland for all ponykind to prosper. It's slow work, to be sure, but much progress has been made."
Free Rover:
"That's what I thought. Now let's go get the paperwork for the exotic monster."
>>172223
She scrunches at the last part of Rover's line.
"I know that's what we're doing so that I can be here, and I do appreciate that you're doing this for me, but...can you just call me 'Kira' please?"
She scrunches at the last part of Rover's line.
"I know that's what we're doing so that I can be here, and I do appreciate that you're doing this for me, but...can you just call me 'Kira' please?"
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The bone naga is an excellent creature because it's one of those few undead that's bound to the creature that creates them, so you don't need to independently control it.
It also has innate Sorcerer casting, which is nifty.
It also has innate Sorcerer casting, which is nifty.
>>172224
He sighs
"Alright, 'Kira'" And the vehicle stops.
"We're here."
The ponies get out, and they are within the fence of a fairly large building with a number of windows. There is a door which the pegasus goes through first. Going inside, Kira sees an area that is perhaps best likened to a police station. There are several desks with seats in front of them, cabinets with paperwork, rooms off to the side with single seats in them, and then through an open door, what look like jail cells.
In the far side of the room, two Ponies are dealing with what appears to be a doe in a blue dress. The deer is smaller than the pony stallions Kira has seen, although just a little smaller than the ponies near her. She has white spots in a line across brown fur, a short brown mane, those more or less rectangular shaped ears and from her body just looks... delictible. Kira avoids invasive thoughts of eating the ponies around her, despite them being the size of her regular prey, but the deer... is a bit different...
"That is my name!" The deer yells at a pony in a foreign accent.
Next to her is a white unicorn mare in a blue outfit and a black unicorn stallion in green, and looking at their expressions, Kira may suddenly feel like she's not being treated so bad by the ponies.
The black stallion says
"Then why has Lushi not found any records of you ever living there?"
The white Unicorn says
"Then why did you give us a different name until we found your expired work visa?"
The Deer angrily replies, moving closer
"Because the paperwork was lost in the war, and because I go by different names, and the pony who sat at that desk before made me use my old name." She says with venom.
Kira can see that the bat pony was directing Kira to a seat near a desk, but when the argument heats up, the bat pony has to peal away to deal with that, as does Free Rover. Kira is left with the pegasus pony, who takes Kira into a room. The room looks unpleasant, with a microphone a desk, two chairs on either side, and a chair in the corner. It looks like an interrogation room.
"Let me get the papers" the Pony says, leaving her in the room. The room does have a door and some sound insulation. She is left alone for a minute, if only a minute.
>>172225
In the boorus, "Naga" is aliased into "Lamia," Thus they are the same thing, and Lamia is the more official term. I've thought about encounters with Lamias before but now the official lore is that they are not believed to be extant in the Equestrian continent. Of course, if they were, it'd be near where posey is.
I'm still unsure, but just for the record, Silver defeated 4 times as many enemies in the last week as Posey has in her career. Granted most of those were allied kills, but still
>>172227
The lore thus far has them in Zebrica
>>172229
Neat
He sighs
"Alright, 'Kira'" And the vehicle stops.
"We're here."
The ponies get out, and they are within the fence of a fairly large building with a number of windows. There is a door which the pegasus goes through first. Going inside, Kira sees an area that is perhaps best likened to a police station. There are several desks with seats in front of them, cabinets with paperwork, rooms off to the side with single seats in them, and then through an open door, what look like jail cells.
In the far side of the room, two Ponies are dealing with what appears to be a doe in a blue dress. The deer is smaller than the pony stallions Kira has seen, although just a little smaller than the ponies near her. She has white spots in a line across brown fur, a short brown mane, those more or less rectangular shaped ears and from her body just looks... delictible. Kira avoids invasive thoughts of eating the ponies around her, despite them being the size of her regular prey, but the deer... is a bit different...
"That is my name!" The deer yells at a pony in a foreign accent.
Next to her is a white unicorn mare in a blue outfit and a black unicorn stallion in green, and looking at their expressions, Kira may suddenly feel like she's not being treated so bad by the ponies.
The black stallion says
"Then why has Lushi not found any records of you ever living there?"
The white Unicorn says
"Then why did you give us a different name until we found your expired work visa?"
The Deer angrily replies, moving closer
"Because the paperwork was lost in the war, and because I go by different names, and the pony who sat at that desk before made me use my old name." She says with venom.
Kira can see that the bat pony was directing Kira to a seat near a desk, but when the argument heats up, the bat pony has to peal away to deal with that, as does Free Rover. Kira is left with the pegasus pony, who takes Kira into a room. The room looks unpleasant, with a microphone a desk, two chairs on either side, and a chair in the corner. It looks like an interrogation room.
"Let me get the papers" the Pony says, leaving her in the room. The room does have a door and some sound insulation. She is left alone for a minute, if only a minute.
>>172225
In the boorus, "Naga" is aliased into "Lamia," Thus they are the same thing, and Lamia is the more official term. I've thought about encounters with Lamias before but now the official lore is that they are not believed to be extant in the Equestrian continent. Of course, if they were, it'd be near where posey is.
I'm still unsure, but just for the record, Silver defeated 4 times as many enemies in the last week as Posey has in her career. Granted most of those were allied kills, but still
>>172227
The lore thus far has them in Zebrica
>>172229
Neat
>>172230
Certainly, these fairly unwanted feelings are not helped by the fact that she ran out of rations a while ago while on the boat and bananas are not a sustainable food source on their own for a lamia. She has to actively shake her head and force the thoughts of tasty deer out of her mind as she passes by. While left in the room by herself with nothing but her thoughts, she hopes the deer in the other room will be okay, as it seemed like things were not going well for her.
Certainly, these fairly unwanted feelings are not helped by the fact that she ran out of rations a while ago while on the boat and bananas are not a sustainable food source on their own for a lamia. She has to actively shake her head and force the thoughts of tasty deer out of her mind as she passes by. While left in the room by herself with nothing but her thoughts, she hopes the deer in the other room will be okay, as it seemed like things were not going well for her.
>>172230
>Silver defeated 4 times as many enemies in the last week as Posey has in her career. Granted most of those were allied kills, but still
Give me enemies to kill. Random monsters will do. Let me grind.
>Silver defeated 4 times as many enemies in the last week as Posey has in her career. Granted most of those were allied kills, but still
Give me enemies to kill. Random monsters will do. Let me grind.
>>172231
For what it's worth, Customs left Kira alone, yet thought that two officers for one petite deer were too few.
The pony comes in with a set of papers, and mostly stares down at them
"Okay, so you want to import an exotic monster. I'm going to have to ask you a set of questions.
What type of monster is it?
What is the origin of this monster?
The age?
The sex?
Color?
Size?
Distinguishing features?
Is it a carnivore/Herbivore?
Does it have a history of attacking creatures?
And then a series of questions about illnesses, such as has it ever had
Wasting disease
Distemper
Parasitic infections
Immunodeficiency
Tuberculosis
Purple Please
Lime disease
And of course,
If female, is your monster pregnant/carrying fertilized eggs?
>>172232
The Monkey's Paw Curls
For what it's worth, Customs left Kira alone, yet thought that two officers for one petite deer were too few.
The pony comes in with a set of papers, and mostly stares down at them
"Okay, so you want to import an exotic monster. I'm going to have to ask you a set of questions.
What type of monster is it?
What is the origin of this monster?
The age?
The sex?
Color?
Size?
Distinguishing features?
Is it a carnivore/Herbivore?
Does it have a history of attacking creatures?
And then a series of questions about illnesses, such as has it ever had
Wasting disease
Distemper
Parasitic infections
Immunodeficiency
Tuberculosis
Purple Please
Lime disease
And of course,
If female, is your monster pregnant/carrying fertilized eggs?
>>172232
The Monkey's Paw Curls
>>172233
She answers, to the best of her abilities:
Lamia
Southeastern Zebrica
23 years old
Female
Golden blonde fur, gold scales
[insert exact dimensions here]
Red diamonds with black outlines going down the back and tail
Carnivore (answered very sheepishly)
No history of attacking creatures
No illnesses mentioned
Not pregnant/carrying eggs
She answers, to the best of her abilities:
Lamia
Southeastern Zebrica
23 years old
Female
Golden blonde fur, gold scales
[insert exact dimensions here]
Red diamonds with black outlines going down the back and tail
Carnivore (answered very sheepishly)
No history of attacking creatures
No illnesses mentioned
Not pregnant/carrying eggs
>>172234
"Oh, and you must declare all items that you are importing with you beyond a value of 100 bits" He adds
"Oh, and you must declare all items that you are importing with you beyond a value of 100 bits" He adds
>>172235
"Okay." As she is about to look through her items, she has to ask the pony, "Uh, how much is a Bit?"
"Okay." As she is about to look through her items, she has to ask the pony, "Uh, how much is a Bit?"
>>172236
The pony looks stupefied, taking a moment to attempt to begin to approach answering her question, before saying.
"Just list everything."
The pony looks stupefied, taking a moment to attempt to begin to approach answering her question, before saying.
"Just list everything."
>>172237
Kira nods in response, and starts with the biggest items in her possession: namely, her leather armor studded with metal scales, her spear, her bow, and the two bags of arrows. Next she gets the tent and bedroll on her backpack and saddlebags, then the items contained in said bags: a flint & steel, some hemp rope, a waterskin, a whetstone, a lantern and some lantern oil, a set of wool clothes that seems like it would fit the lamia, a set of fine artisan's tools, and a pouch containing various items used for spellcasting. Finally, she pulls out a sack that jingles and jangles as she sets it down, and opening it reveals it contains coins of various foreign makes, a few pieces of fine crafted gold jewelery, and even a (small) gold bar or two. It's from this sack that she pulls out a pair of gold bangles with jade insets that depicts what seems to be a lamia eating its own tail, and puts them on.
Kira nods in response, and starts with the biggest items in her possession: namely, her leather armor studded with metal scales, her spear, her bow, and the two bags of arrows. Next she gets the tent and bedroll on her backpack and saddlebags, then the items contained in said bags: a flint & steel, some hemp rope, a waterskin, a whetstone, a lantern and some lantern oil, a set of wool clothes that seems like it would fit the lamia, a set of fine artisan's tools, and a pouch containing various items used for spellcasting. Finally, she pulls out a sack that jingles and jangles as she sets it down, and opening it reveals it contains coins of various foreign makes, a few pieces of fine crafted gold jewelery, and even a (small) gold bar or two. It's from this sack that she pulls out a pair of gold bangles with jade insets that depicts what seems to be a lamia eating its own tail, and puts them on.
>>172238
"Holy..." The pony pulls back his head, and his right leg up in the air, clearly very surprised by the bow, and especially, by all of the gold.
"Okay... lots of gold... Better write that down..."
After a couple minutes, he stands up and says
"Okay, we can't just take your word on illness and infection. You have to be examined. I think there's a vet here."
He goes outside and
White Unicorn:
"And your roommates all involved in criminal activity?"
Deer:
"They were roommates you imbecile. And I know you don't have evidence against me because if you did, you wouldn't have released me from jail after five days to here!"
The pony moves them past fast, until they go through another door into a room with a steel table and a pink unicorn mare with glasses, a white lab coat, and a tied back brown mane. She frowns, and seems a little uncomfortable with the large Lamia in the room.
"Alright." She says "Time for a quick exam to make sure you aren't carrying some sort of horrible disease that could harm our livestock population."
She checks Kira's ears, her eyes, under her mane, and of course,
"Now, open your mouth..."
And looks into her mouth.
"So, how long has it been since your been in contact with a farm? Either for plants or livestock?"
She looks up and down Kira's scales, evidently looking for external parasites.
"Now let me just"
She presses down against Kira's body itself on her stomach and lower in her body (her womb), trying to feel if there is anything there.
"So, have you eaten anything recently? Like sheep, or goats, or... whatever wildlife they have there.
She smiles very widely, showing off her rather nice, white teeth "Any... zebras? We need to know to make sure you're not carrying over any parasites or diseases by accident."
"Holy..." The pony pulls back his head, and his right leg up in the air, clearly very surprised by the bow, and especially, by all of the gold.
"Okay... lots of gold... Better write that down..."
After a couple minutes, he stands up and says
"Okay, we can't just take your word on illness and infection. You have to be examined. I think there's a vet here."
He goes outside and
White Unicorn:
"And your roommates all involved in criminal activity?"
Deer:
"They were roommates you imbecile. And I know you don't have evidence against me because if you did, you wouldn't have released me from jail after five days to here!"
The pony moves them past fast, until they go through another door into a room with a steel table and a pink unicorn mare with glasses, a white lab coat, and a tied back brown mane. She frowns, and seems a little uncomfortable with the large Lamia in the room.
"Alright." She says "Time for a quick exam to make sure you aren't carrying some sort of horrible disease that could harm our livestock population."
She checks Kira's ears, her eyes, under her mane, and of course,
"Now, open your mouth..."
And looks into her mouth.
"So, how long has it been since your been in contact with a farm? Either for plants or livestock?"
She looks up and down Kira's scales, evidently looking for external parasites.
"Now let me just"
She presses down against Kira's body itself on her stomach and lower in her body (her womb), trying to feel if there is anything there.
"So, have you eaten anything recently? Like sheep, or goats, or... whatever wildlife they have there.
She smiles very widely, showing off her rather nice, white teeth "Any... zebras? We need to know to make sure you're not carrying over any parasites or diseases by accident."
>>172239
>>172238
The veterinarian says, "Circular Cauy, could you step out? Actually, could you go back to the room and get her paperwork?"
The pegasus looks uncertain, but says "Sure thing, ma'am" and leaves. Kira is alone with the unicorn
"Okay, now that he's gone. Have you ever eaten a zebra or other equine? And especially, have you eaten one in the last two weeks? I won't tell them, I just need to know if you might have tapeworms that could infect ponies, or if you could be carrying one of their diseases, or prions." She continues that extremely toothy smile
"Also, I need to check your fangs."
>>172238
The veterinarian says, "Circular Cauy, could you step out? Actually, could you go back to the room and get her paperwork?"
The pegasus looks uncertain, but says "Sure thing, ma'am" and leaves. Kira is alone with the unicorn
"Okay, now that he's gone. Have you ever eaten a zebra or other equine? And especially, have you eaten one in the last two weeks? I won't tell them, I just need to know if you might have tapeworms that could infect ponies, or if you could be carrying one of their diseases, or prions." She continues that extremely toothy smile
"Also, I need to check your fangs."
>>172239
>>172240
Kira really hopes the deer will be okay. She's pretty worried now.
Her first reaction upon seeing the vet is pretty predictable: a gasp, followed by the excited exclamation "A pink pony!"
She complies with the vet's requests and examinations. Examination of her mouth reveals that she appears to have a sort of 'false jaw' that allows her to either look and talk like a normal pony or allow her to fully open her mouth to swallow prey, but she doesn't get a demonstration of what it looks like fully open at the moment.
She finds no sign of parasites in or on her scales. In fact, they are absolutely pristine for having been in a crate full of bananas for a period of time. She answers that the last time she had contact with a farm was in Macawia prior to boarding the boat, when she managed to negotiate with a farmer to purchase a pair of goats. She does not explain what happened to the goats, but it isn't too hard to guess.
She blushes in surprise as the vet begins her examination of her stomach and womb, but remains still and doesn't fidget. The pink pony finds nothing of note in her examination of Kira's body to make her believe she is either pregnant or has something in her stomach.
As she asks about what she has eaten, that's when the goats are mentioned again: "Well, there were the goats before the trip...then during the trip I had to rely on some dried meat rations. Not ideal, but it staved off hunger. When I ran out of them I had to rely on the bananas, but it isn't good for a lamia to eat only fruit for an extended period of time like that." Her stomach growls to cap off her sentence.
She looks a bit mortified as she is asked the question about eating zebras or equines. "No nonononono! I haven't eaten a zebra or any sapient creature ever, honestly. I'm not like that."
With the final request, Kira opens her mouth, fully. It's honestly a bit disturbing, how her face contorts as the 'true jaw' opens up to reveal a cavernous but smooth maw that leads down directly to her throat. She can also see her tongue looks a bit like a hybrid between that of a pony's and a snake's, like a long thin pony tongue but with a split down the middle like a snake's. As for the fangs, in addition to having a 'false jaw', Kira seems to have 'false fangs': when her mouth was closed, they looked like bat pony fangs, but now with her mouth fully opened they appear to be longer and intended to hold prey in place as she swallows them whole.
>>172240
Kira really hopes the deer will be okay. She's pretty worried now.
Her first reaction upon seeing the vet is pretty predictable: a gasp, followed by the excited exclamation "A pink pony!"
She complies with the vet's requests and examinations. Examination of her mouth reveals that she appears to have a sort of 'false jaw' that allows her to either look and talk like a normal pony or allow her to fully open her mouth to swallow prey, but she doesn't get a demonstration of what it looks like fully open at the moment.
She finds no sign of parasites in or on her scales. In fact, they are absolutely pristine for having been in a crate full of bananas for a period of time. She answers that the last time she had contact with a farm was in Macawia prior to boarding the boat, when she managed to negotiate with a farmer to purchase a pair of goats. She does not explain what happened to the goats, but it isn't too hard to guess.
She blushes in surprise as the vet begins her examination of her stomach and womb, but remains still and doesn't fidget. The pink pony finds nothing of note in her examination of Kira's body to make her believe she is either pregnant or has something in her stomach.
As she asks about what she has eaten, that's when the goats are mentioned again: "Well, there were the goats before the trip...then during the trip I had to rely on some dried meat rations. Not ideal, but it staved off hunger. When I ran out of them I had to rely on the bananas, but it isn't good for a lamia to eat only fruit for an extended period of time like that." Her stomach growls to cap off her sentence.
She looks a bit mortified as she is asked the question about eating zebras or equines. "No nonononono! I haven't eaten a zebra or any sapient creature ever, honestly. I'm not like that."
With the final request, Kira opens her mouth, fully. It's honestly a bit disturbing, how her face contorts as the 'true jaw' opens up to reveal a cavernous but smooth maw that leads down directly to her throat. She can also see her tongue looks a bit like a hybrid between that of a pony's and a snake's, like a long thin pony tongue but with a split down the middle like a snake's. As for the fangs, in addition to having a 'false jaw', Kira seems to have 'false fangs': when her mouth was closed, they looked like bat pony fangs, but now with her mouth fully opened they appear to be longer and intended to hold prey in place as she swallows them whole.
>>172241
She is indeed a pretty pink pony. She even smells like roses, unlike the zebras Kira is more familiar with, which smell... not as good. She smiles awkwardly when Kira says this.
She's methodical and thorough, and shines a light into Kira's throat and looks carefully.
When Kira's stomach growls, her ears go down, and she takes a step back. But she looks fascinated examining Kira's mouth. She uses the edge of a forcep to try to extend Kira's fangs out, and Kira probably gets the impression that she was attempting to draw venom if any existed.
She smiles to Kira.
"Well, there you are. Healthy as a horse-snake and ready for release."
Kira may have a small amount of time with the pink vet pony if so desired
She goes over to to the door and opens it and...
Black stallion: "There are no documents ever placing you in Lushi[/b]"
Deer: "Because my clan aren't citizens! They are Itinerate residents!"
Bat Pony: "We called the governor in Talvona. There are no Sangee tenants in that area!"
The deer moves forward: "Are you dense! I just said we are itenerate! They likely moved! Especially after you ponies invaded!"
The pink pony says to Circular Cauy,
"Kira passed! No diseases or anything!" and rapidly leaves the room
Cauy taps Free Rover's shoulder, who looks like he's about to physically tackle the deer. "Come on!" he says. Cauy grabs some paper, and he, Rover, and Kira all go back to the original room.
The door is closed shut, and rover whinnies angrily and flips his tail. He sits down next to Cauy, who takes the lead
"Okay, so, as a magical monster, you are going to need an owner. Someone who is responsible for any trouble you could cause and basically keeps you out of it."
She is indeed a pretty pink pony. She even smells like roses, unlike the zebras Kira is more familiar with, which smell... not as good. She smiles awkwardly when Kira says this.
She's methodical and thorough, and shines a light into Kira's throat and looks carefully.
When Kira's stomach growls, her ears go down, and she takes a step back. But she looks fascinated examining Kira's mouth. She uses the edge of a forcep to try to extend Kira's fangs out, and Kira probably gets the impression that she was attempting to draw venom if any existed.
She smiles to Kira.
"Well, there you are. Healthy as a horse-snake and ready for release."
Kira may have a small amount of time with the pink vet pony if so desired
She goes over to to the door and opens it and...
Black stallion: "There are no documents ever placing you in Lushi[/b]"
Deer: "Because my clan aren't citizens! They are Itinerate residents!"
Bat Pony: "We called the governor in Talvona. There are no Sangee tenants in that area!"
The deer moves forward: "Are you dense! I just said we are itenerate! They likely moved! Especially after you ponies invaded!"
The pink pony says to Circular Cauy,
"Kira passed! No diseases or anything!" and rapidly leaves the room
Cauy taps Free Rover's shoulder, who looks like he's about to physically tackle the deer. "Come on!" he says. Cauy grabs some paper, and he, Rover, and Kira all go back to the original room.
The door is closed shut, and rover whinnies angrily and flips his tail. He sits down next to Cauy, who takes the lead
"Okay, so, as a magical monster, you are going to need an owner. Someone who is responsible for any trouble you could cause and basically keeps you out of it."
>>172242
No venom from the horse-snake. Unlike the hypodermic needle-like fangs of a venomous snake, these appear solid and, like mentioned earlier, are meant to hold prey in place. She would at the very least ask the pretty pink pony's name before she leaves, and thank her for the examination.
Kira looks to Rover as the door is shut. Even when angry, ponies are adorable.
"Well...has a magical monster ever claimed ownership of itself?"
No venom from the horse-snake. Unlike the hypodermic needle-like fangs of a venomous snake, these appear solid and, like mentioned earlier, are meant to hold prey in place. She would at the very least ask the pretty pink pony's name before she leaves, and thank her for the examination.
Kira looks to Rover as the door is shut. Even when angry, ponies are adorable.
"Well...has a magical monster ever claimed ownership of itself?"
>>172243
The pink pegasus pony answers,
"Helping Heart" she answers, smiling, though still a bit awkwardly.
I sort of want to add that she stretches Kira's mouth open wider than was likely necessary out of curiosity but... That's unecessary and also we're past that
Rover crosses one leg on the table, pulls his ear back, and frowns as he sits.
Cauy replies,
"Well... No. Well let me explain what ownership is. You see... Uh, do you have laws and law and order and... morality over whereever you came from? Because it's basically that. The thing is, someone needs to be legally liable for the things that the lamia, this 'Kira' does. You see, a magical monster, well, first off something like that could just flat out eat ponies. It could eat foals. And even if it didn't or couldn't, a large snake could strange a pony. Or break their ribs or legs. And then of course a large monster could eat other pony's pets, or livestock. Now, in all of these cases the solution is pretty simple: kill the monster. But that's not good enough, because there is also the question of financial compensation. And then there is all sorts of trouble a monster could cause that doesn't really warrant killing it. Like for example, if it causes a car accident by crossing the street. Someone needs to be able to pay money for that. Uh, do you understand?"
The pink pegasus pony answers,
"Helping Heart" she answers, smiling, though still a bit awkwardly.
I sort of want to add that she stretches Kira's mouth open wider than was likely necessary out of curiosity but... That's unecessary and also we're past that
Rover crosses one leg on the table, pulls his ear back, and frowns as he sits.
Cauy replies,
"Well... No. Well let me explain what ownership is. You see... Uh, do you have laws and law and order and... morality over whereever you came from? Because it's basically that. The thing is, someone needs to be legally liable for the things that the lamia, this 'Kira' does. You see, a magical monster, well, first off something like that could just flat out eat ponies. It could eat foals. And even if it didn't or couldn't, a large snake could strange a pony. Or break their ribs or legs. And then of course a large monster could eat other pony's pets, or livestock. Now, in all of these cases the solution is pretty simple: kill the monster. But that's not good enough, because there is also the question of financial compensation. And then there is all sorts of trouble a monster could cause that doesn't really warrant killing it. Like for example, if it causes a car accident by crossing the street. Someone needs to be able to pay money for that. Uh, do you understand?"
>>172244
Kira slowly nods, generally understanding but also wondering why anyone would think she would do these things.
"Okay then. If you don't mind me asking, you have been so helpful to me already...do you have a solution?"
Kira slowly nods, generally understanding but also wondering why anyone would think she would do these things.
"Okay then. If you don't mind me asking, you have been so helpful to me already...do you have a solution?"
>>172245
He blinks
"Who is your owner?" He asks
"Who is to blame if you do anything wrong? Because the State is not going to take the burden."
He blinks
"Who is your owner?" He asks
"Who is to blame if you do anything wrong? Because the State is not going to take the burden."
>>172246
Now this question causes her to tilt her head slightly.
"I figured I would take the blame if I did anything wrong."
Now this question causes her to tilt her head slightly.
"I figured I would take the blame if I did anything wrong."
>>172247
"And who are you?" He asks. Even though Kira has told a pony standing near him her weird, foreign language name an hour ago, this sounds like a question he actually wants an answer to.
"And who are you?" He asks. Even though Kira has told a pony standing near him her weird, foreign language name an hour ago, this sounds like a question he actually wants an answer to.
>>172249
"Okay, so, we can make Kubana Kirafiki the owner of 'Kira the lamia' here... Make Mr. Kirafiki responsible for any and all damage caused by Kira, and once we have the letter ready, you carry that around as a form of ID.
So basically any resident of Baltimare has to carry an identification card. If they don't, they can be arrested and detained indefinitely as suspected spies or rebels. Animals of course don't need these, but expect for a couple protected species, animals can be shot and hunted, especially in urban areas. So if instead you have a certificate of ownership, no one can harm Kira without causing harm to Kira Kirafiki, whose property is protected by the State. And this means the police can't take you out of public property without cause. That makes sense, right?" He looks at her, but he has no expectation that she's following.
"So, basically, the rules are these
One, don't eat ponies. They are protected by the State. And not just ponies, also non-pony subjects
Two, don't harm ponies. Even accidentally like by breaking a leg while squeezing. And if a pony attacks you - well, if you do more harm to that pony than they do to you, you're probably going to be in trouble.
Three, don't eat other pony's animals. They can't attack you so long as you are owned, but you can't eat or kill pets or livestock.
Four, if ponies don't want you in their stores or whatever, you have to leave.
Five, look before crossing the street. You see, if you cross the street when there is no crossing, and you cause a car accident, Kubana Kirafiki is at fault."
He goes on a little while explaining things like street crossing, knocking over ponies on the street, and knocking over items in shops, and how Kira could have to pay money even if it's an accident.
Once Kira is done receiving the quick rundown of the laws of Equestria, she must sign a document.
"Okay, so, we can make Kubana Kirafiki the owner of 'Kira the lamia' here... Make Mr. Kirafiki responsible for any and all damage caused by Kira, and once we have the letter ready, you carry that around as a form of ID.
So basically any resident of Baltimare has to carry an identification card. If they don't, they can be arrested and detained indefinitely as suspected spies or rebels. Animals of course don't need these, but expect for a couple protected species, animals can be shot and hunted, especially in urban areas. So if instead you have a certificate of ownership, no one can harm Kira without causing harm to Kira Kirafiki, whose property is protected by the State. And this means the police can't take you out of public property without cause. That makes sense, right?" He looks at her, but he has no expectation that she's following.
"So, basically, the rules are these
One, don't eat ponies. They are protected by the State. And not just ponies, also non-pony subjects
Two, don't harm ponies. Even accidentally like by breaking a leg while squeezing. And if a pony attacks you - well, if you do more harm to that pony than they do to you, you're probably going to be in trouble.
Three, don't eat other pony's animals. They can't attack you so long as you are owned, but you can't eat or kill pets or livestock.
Four, if ponies don't want you in their stores or whatever, you have to leave.
Five, look before crossing the street. You see, if you cross the street when there is no crossing, and you cause a car accident, Kubana Kirafiki is at fault."
He goes on a little while explaining things like street crossing, knocking over ponies on the street, and knocking over items in shops, and how Kira could have to pay money even if it's an accident.
Once Kira is done receiving the quick rundown of the laws of Equestria, she must sign a document.
>>172250
"Uh...alright then, I think I get the idea. May I read the document real quick first? I don't want to accidentally sign away my soul, you know."
"Uh...alright then, I think I get the idea. May I read the document real quick first? I don't want to accidentally sign away my soul, you know."
>>172251
"Heh heh" Rover chuckles
"O-kay..." Cauy moves the document across with his hoof to Kira.
Accepting liability for Kira and agreeing to abide by the laws of the Baltimare Governate and the New Mareland State.
There's a lot of legal language, but nothing that really stands out.
"Heh heh" Rover chuckles
"O-kay..." Cauy moves the document across with his hoof to Kira.
Accepting liability for Kira and agreeing to abide by the laws of the Baltimare Governate and the New Mareland State.
There's a lot of legal language, but nothing that really stands out.
>>172252
"Okay, everything seems alright."
Unlike a unicorn who uses his magic or other ponies who use their mouth, Kira uses the end of her tail to grasp onto a provided writing implement and sign her name on the document, showcasing a high level of control and dexterity.
"Okay, everything seems alright."
Unlike a unicorn who uses his magic or other ponies who use their mouth, Kira uses the end of her tail to grasp onto a provided writing implement and sign her name on the document, showcasing a high level of control and dexterity.
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