Continuing, and hopefully introducing new characters.
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>>177628Cavaliere slips him a twenty-bit note.
"I will be out for a few hours. Tomorrow morning, I would like a wake-up call at eight. And do give me advance warning if any creature is here to see me." >>177628Kira smiles brightly at the mare. "Thank you so much! You're so kind!"
Unless the mare has anything else to add or has anything else she would like to mention to them, with their business concluded Kira returns to their humble abode with Neela.
"So we just need to wait for maintenance, now. Would you like us both to wait here together for the pony to come over, then we go out to get the last few things we need for the home? Or would you like some,
ahem...alone time with the maintenance pony, while I go and do the shopping on my own?"
>>177630"I can watch the apartment" Neela answers as the two creatures return home. "Don't worry. I can be polite" She smiles
>>177631"Hehe, I know you can. Alright, I'll be back with kitchenware and utensils, and if I'm lucky I'll find some nice alcohol for you. Have fun!"
Alright, with a wave, Kira slithers out the door. Now, on her travels yesterday with Neela, did they pass by any stores that would sell kitchenware and eating utensils?
[1d20+2 = (13+2) = 15]>>177632Yes. Near that furniture store from before is one with kitchen supplies
>>177633Oooo, great! This is the one Kira goes to. She desires to purchase all of the things which a kitchen needs: pots, pans, cooking utensils, eating utensils, bowls and plates, all of those things to have a fully stocked kitchen.
>>177634Just pick one of these, one of these, one of these... Whatr do ponies normally stock their kitchens with? Shouldn't she have more than one? How would she know?
A grey stallion who has been cautiously observing Kira asks
"H-how can I help... you?"
>>177635Kira looks over at the grey stallion, and smiles warmly. "Oh, hello! My friend and I just moved into a new place, and I'm wanting to buy new stuff for our kitchen. The build quality of these pots and pans is fantastic! Could you help with recommendations for what to get?"
>>177637"Uh, sure... For cooking..." He blinks twice. "Do you have any special needs?"
>>177638"Well, nothing special as far as I can tell. Unless there's something special you would recommend. But besides that, just whatever you would normally have in a kitchen. You know, cookware, eating utensils, plates and bowls. All of that good stuff!"
tongue flicks [1d20+2 = (9+2) = 11]>>177639"Oh, well uh, you'll want this deeper pot for boiling, this one for sautéing, and... Do you need a tea pot? Then we have bowls... A kitchen utensil set. A knife set..."
>>177640"Oh, and a tea set! Yes, we also absolutely need one of those!"
Kira follows along, grabbing what the kind stallion points out off of the shelves to purchase for the apartment/townhouse/place.
>>177641It turns into more. And then more. And then more... Until she has what is likely multiple kitchenware sets and certainly a massive amount to carry in several boxes.
"Seventy six bits" is the total
>>177642Kira nods, seemingly satisfied with her acquisition. Perhaps the kind stallion managed to fleece the lamia without her even knowing, as she doesn't know if she really does need all of this...but at the same time, she also probably doesn't care all that much. The benefits of being raised in a high trust society, no doubt.
"I've got that!" She gets into her bags, counting out the needed Bits and putting them on the checkout counter. "Oh, do you know of a good place to purchase alcohol as well? Like, maybe a place with some nice wines for sale?
>>177643Kira doesn't know why she'd ever need to boil a whole rabbit. But if she did, she has the right pot for it now.
"Uh... There's a wine and cheese, down the road."
>>177644Rabbit can make for a lovely snack for a lamia, especially if the right spices are used.
"Thank you so much, you've been such an amazing help!
Have a wonderful day!" Kira smiles and waves to the helpful stallion, and using her size and strength takes the kitchenware in her possession. Next, she follows the stallion's directions towards the wine and cheese store.
>>177645If Kira wants to cook one, she could cook like two now. And have tea with several guests!
The pots and such are physically bulky, and probably need to be placed in a box and tied to Kira's back(s). The stallion smiles back with that trademark tooth showing smile
Kira sees the store, goes in, and
"Hello!"
Three, two, one,
"Celestia!" He runs away. Kira has difficulty not getting stuck in the door, between her carrying around the goat and also a couple boxes. Once she's inside, however, she does see a decent selection of wines and cheeses. Well, decent enough. They are lacking imports for the most part. It's overwhelmingly domestics.
>>177629The Kirin nods, takes the money, and says,
"It will be so." He moves out to leave.
>>177409"Yeah, heh" She looks down
"You uh, you really want to do it? Do this? Go out looking for something like this lost tree? Are you serious?"
>>177647"Hello!...wait, I'm a paying customer! Grr...gyah...come on..."
Kira scrunches and struggles to maneuver through the doorway, but she manages to slip through with all of the stuff she's carrying. She looks around at the store, wide eyed with amazement.
"Wow...there's so much wine and cheese! Oh, glass bottles too!"
>>177648Silver nods affirmatively. "Absolutely. And I am serious as well about wanting you to come with me on that adventure."
>>177650The little pony sits there, mouth partly open, eyes sparkling. Unsure of what to say.
>>177649The stallion peaks over a shelf. He has some kind of item with a wooden handle, probably a broom, maybe a mop.
There are rows of wines and rows of cheese. And yes. There are glass bottles.
>>177651"How about yourself? Does it still sound like something you would want to do? Go on grand adventure with me to distant lands, looking for mythical life-giving tree?"
>>177651Ponies continue to be pretty silly, with how they think a shelving unit, counter, or a broom would be enough to deter a large determined predator. Thankfully for ponies like this stallion, Kira is very friendly, and she smiles at the peaking pony.
"Oh, there you are! Hello! I'm here to buy some wine. Maybe also some cheese, the air in here tastes simply
divine!"
tongue flicks "I'm curious what all you have in this selection."
[1d20+12 = (7+12) = 19]>>177651From inside the customs office, a 'ding' sound breaks the silence
>>177652"Well, yes, but uh... I can't really just do that..."
>>177653For unknown reasons, he choses to duck down after describing the taste of the air
Now Kira does not know what the cheeses or the wines are...
>>177654ding"Hello?" A small, blue, pegasus mare asks as she turns around
>>177655The pegasus mare turns to find a dark-pelted bat pony with piercing yellow eyes. His short-chopped mane curles up and forward giving an almost zebra-like aesthetic.
He is awfully close, she hadn't heard him enter.
"Good day to you miss. I hope I'm in the correct building, they can be so very easy to confuse. Maybe you can help me?" he asks pleasantly and disarmingly
>>177656"Ah!" She's slightly startled, and does not seem entire comfortable with him.
"Yes? This is the headquarters of the Revenue and Migration Service in Baltimare" she answers. She tilts her head. "Is this about a tax issue?"
>>177657He chuckles and tilts his head slightly at the notion.
"Heavens no, why would I concern myself with taxes?" his expression illustrates he finds he notion ridiculous.
"No, I am responding to an inquiry with my agency about a cleanig job."
As she looks at him, she noices he is wearing a sleek leather trenchcoat, buttoned across the chest, draping over his hind legs and sleeving his forelegs, but oherwise obscuring his clothing.
>>177658>>177659"Uh huh..." She says, still tilted.
"I can... go find a supervisor and ask him" She says. It's pretty clear from her demeanor that she thinks it is more likely he's here to spy or rob than to work an honest job. Honestly, this is how many birdwings respond. But she seems to be sincere about getting a supervisor.
>>177660He sits down to the side of the counter and begins pulls a box from his coat, from which he produces a few small objects, and begins using them in some capacity
>>177660He pokes his head back over the counter.
"Splendid, don't mind me".
If she looks, he has a small portable tea set and has just lit a steno can.
>>177655"...hello? Are you still there?" Kira looms over the shelves to peak at the stallion.
>>177655"Well, why not? Again, something tells me that your expedition leader might give you approval for going on this adventure if you asked."
>>177662"H-what?! You can't light a fire in here. How did you get that past security?" She nags
>>177664Kira can hear rustling. He is hiding. But he alone holds the secret of the cheeses.
>>177665"Heh heh, why is that?"
>>177666"Well, it sounds as if you do not see eye to eye or get along very well together. He might agree to it in order to get you out of his mane."
>>177666Well, she's already able to taste the smell of the cheese on the air. Perhaps she's also able to use scent to track where the stallion has gone off to, as she flicks her tongue in the air.
"Hello? I have Bits, and I'd like to make a purchase..."
>>177667"Oh, he doesn't mind" An ear flops down. "One of them I think even tried flirting with me... Well, that, or it was a tease. I mean... I'm supposed to be on sabbatical to study something to write about for my position at the university. And I
do like that area of study..."
>>177668Kira sees a snout slowly peak out from low on a shelf behind her, and then a pair of frightened green eyes follow. Kira can smell him. He smells like...
friendship >>177669Friendship smells nice! Kira pretends she doesn't know the pony is there in an attempt to hopefully not freak him out more.
"I'm friendly...I promise..."
>>177669"It is not as if you will never again have opportunity to come back here and study this later. Tree of Life is also very interesting, it is basically mythical. Professionally, it would look very, very good for your academic career. And we do not know if that fruit we ate is only temporary effect, if it will wear off in few days or so. It was separated from Tree for very long time, after all."
>>177670The colt - the pony appears to be a red young adult earth pony stallion - slowly moves out, and looks at Kira's tail, which is still moving past him. He does not speak back, however
>>177671Pear looks down, and sees that her tail is under her right forehoof. She picks it up, and starts to stare at it, and play with it.
"Maybe... maybe I can talk to them? Do some research on what this fruit is? See if anypony else looked for it or uh... found anything? If there's like a curse or something."
>>177672D'awwwwwww. What a cute mare.
"That is good idea, we might be able to find some more breadcrumbs leading us to Tree's location. I seriously doubt it is cursed, I really just think Rosey was trying to scare you."
>>177672Her tail looks very pretty, with how its golden yellow scales shimmer in the light and with the red black diamonds running down the back of it. Kira's ears fold down, and she frowns and starts to sound rather saddened.
"...please..."
>>177666"Oh nonsense, this is just to warm some water. Nothing more than your average catering supply tool. By the time you've returned with your supervisor, I'll have everything pt away. i have extra cups if you'd like some, miss?"
Bluff check
[1d20+7 = (2+7) = 9] >>177675that should read "miss..." trailin off as though to prompt her to offer her name.
>>177674The stallion walks out into the open. He does not, however, speak back
>>177673"Well..." She looks up and smiles at him "I can look things up. "Tilting her head, still smiling. "You mean like, you and me?"
>>177675>>177676"Uh huh... It's Cloudy." She says, and watches him as she moves away.
>>177677Kira looks around, "spotting" the stallion and giving him a friendly smile.
"Hi. Please don't run away and hide, I really am friendly. I'd just like to buy some wine and maybe cheese."