The main part of the party in Mended Horn is wrapping up a matter at an Abandoned Whaling/Sealing station... somewhat. Virgin Flame has made her return and is celebrating with exercise and tea after recovering an important marble statue head and vanquishing several amoebas in the process.
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>>181192
Or, maybe it wasn't hijacked at all. Maybe it's doing exactly what the favored god intended.
Or, maybe it wasn't hijacked at all. Maybe it's doing exactly what the favored god intended.
>>181192
I distinctly remember a bat pony coming in on a limousine and giving Amber a summons.
Should I just go look it up?
I distinctly remember a bat pony coming in on a limousine and giving Amber a summons.
Should I just go look it up?
>>181192
Posey rubs her cheek on the precious and gives it a gentle kiss, to calm the raging spirit within.
"There, there..."
Posey rubs her cheek on the precious and gives it a gentle kiss, to calm the raging spirit within.
"There, there..."
>>181193
He nods
"Exactly as I understand it. Or have understood it. The purpose of the State Security Administration is to enact the will of the Blackhooves Political Party. In the Baltimare Governate, that has meant one thing specifically - stability. Stability, and providing a steady flow of refined chemicals, dyes, tin, oil, jute, bananas, and sugar to the larger Customs Union. And that is what we have done. After the revolt last year, we were declared "Pacific." Do you understand how great of an acheviement that is? To be pacified? Dark Star, it's incredible.
Do you know what the reward was for this achievement? You know exactly what the reward was. Our money and especially, our ponies, have been and are being siphoned off to elsewhere. Manehattan starts a civil war. And because of it, they have more than twice the number of operatives as before, as if they weren't already the largest branch." He sighs
"I know, it's how it should work. But High Command seems to be more impressed by Revolution than by stability. Or at least, that's who gets the reinforcements."
>>181195
You're probably thinking of the bat pony black hooves agent who came by. The pony that summoned Amber was a pink unicorn
>>181196
Posey feels herself go dizzy. She feels as if she is outside of herself, being pulled into the crown. Some one is talking, and it isn't any of the griffins. The sensation ends when the tiara starts to slip away, out of her hooves.
He nods
"Exactly as I understand it. Or have understood it. The purpose of the State Security Administration is to enact the will of the Blackhooves Political Party. In the Baltimare Governate, that has meant one thing specifically - stability. Stability, and providing a steady flow of refined chemicals, dyes, tin, oil, jute, bananas, and sugar to the larger Customs Union. And that is what we have done. After the revolt last year, we were declared "Pacific." Do you understand how great of an acheviement that is? To be pacified? Dark Star, it's incredible.
Do you know what the reward was for this achievement? You know exactly what the reward was. Our money and especially, our ponies, have been and are being siphoned off to elsewhere. Manehattan starts a civil war. And because of it, they have more than twice the number of operatives as before, as if they weren't already the largest branch." He sighs
"I know, it's how it should work. But High Command seems to be more impressed by Revolution than by stability. Or at least, that's who gets the reinforcements."
>>181195
You're probably thinking of the bat pony black hooves agent who came by. The pony that summoned Amber was a pink unicorn
>>181196
Posey feels herself go dizzy. She feels as if she is outside of herself, being pulled into the crown. Some one is talking, and it isn't any of the griffins. The sensation ends when the tiara starts to slip away, out of her hooves.
>>181197
>Posey feels herself go dizzy. She feels as if she is outside of herself, being pulled into the crown. Some one is talking, and it isn't any of the griffins. The sensation ends when the tiara starts to slip away, out of her hooves.
Posey gives a bit of a tipsy giggle beneath her cloak, before stowing the tiara in her purse and resuming her compared, professional face.
>Posey feels herself go dizzy. She feels as if she is outside of herself, being pulled into the crown. Some one is talking, and it isn't any of the griffins. The sensation ends when the tiara starts to slip away, out of her hooves.
Posey gives a bit of a tipsy giggle beneath her cloak, before stowing the tiara in her purse and resuming her compared, professional face.
>>181191
He moves his head around and mutters something, then says a few more words in some other language. But then he responds.
"Wat. Wie ben je? Ik ben... Ik denk dat mijn naam Olaf is. Hoe zit het met pony's en boten en... Heeft ze mijn kroon afgepakt!?"
He moves his head around and mutters something, then says a few more words in some other language. But then he responds.
"Wat. Wie ben je? Ik ben... Ik denk dat mijn naam Olaf is. Hoe zit het met pony's en boten en... Heeft ze mijn kroon afgepakt!?"
>>181198
Mala, glancing over from beside the yellow griffin, says to Posey:
"What about 'putting it all in the bag'?"
Mala, glancing over from beside the yellow griffin, says to Posey:
"What about 'putting it all in the bag'?"
>>181197
Oh, that explains it. Thank you. I would like to see more of that batpony agent, I had forgotten about her. Should we just retcon that line? Instead let Amber's question be this:
"Why do you think that pink unicorn mare decided to pull up here in that fancy car? You seemed familiar with her and kept mum…".
Oh, that explains it. Thank you. I would like to see more of that batpony agent, I had forgotten about her. Should we just retcon that line? Instead let Amber's question be this:
"Why do you think that pink unicorn mare decided to pull up here in that fancy car? You seemed familiar with her and kept mum…".
>>181197
Dark Star Nods, almost wishing he would have stayed in the country side. he grimaces
"I can understand and even sympathize with their positions, but this....if baltimare, the baltimare from the past is to survive, things can't go on as they currently are. it's a shit situation all around, sir."
Dark Star Nods, almost wishing he would have stayed in the country side. he grimaces
"I can understand and even sympathize with their positions, but this....if baltimare, the baltimare from the past is to survive, things can't go on as they currently are. it's a shit situation all around, sir."
>>181200
With a talon Cavaliere motions to 'Olaf' to keep calm.
"Je hoeft je geen zorgen te maken. Die kroon is buitengewoon gevaarlijk en heeft ervoor gezorgd dat je je gevoel van eigenwaarde bent kwijtgeraakt. Ik snap het zelf ook niet, maar we moeten hem naar een veilige plek brengen."
With a talon Cavaliere motions to 'Olaf' to keep calm.
"Je hoeft je geen zorgen te maken. Die kroon is buitengewoon gevaarlijk en heeft ervoor gezorgd dat je je gevoel van eigenwaarde bent kwijtgeraakt. Ik snap het zelf ook niet, maar we moeten hem naar een veilige plek brengen."
>>181201
"This item is dangerous, and seems to be cursed, it needs to be handled with professional care, lest somepony end up like that griffon." Posey replies, as she wraps the precious in cloth before stowing it.
"Besides..." she says, cocking an brow
"You have your pocket watch. Kira has her necklace. I will hold onto this the Tiara."
Bluff to conceal the following emotion
[1d20+14 = (2+14) = 16]
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/rW4I7jVtfE0
"This item is dangerous, and seems to be cursed, it needs to be handled with professional care, lest somepony end up like that griffon." Posey replies, as she wraps the precious in cloth before stowing it.
"Besides..." she says, cocking an brow
"You have your pocket watch. Kira has her necklace. I will hold onto this the Tiara."
Bluff to conceal the following emotion
[1d20+14 = (2+14) = 16]
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/rW4I7jVtfE0
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>>181205
I must be a masochist, because I keep making unsolicited bluff checks just so I can fail at them.
I must be a masochist, because I keep making unsolicited bluff checks just so I can fail at them.
>>181204
"Tell him if he tries to take it back, I'll feed him to the sharks!"Possy says, putting on her Pirate scowl
OOC: Don't actually tell him this.
"Tell him if he tries to take it back, I'll feed him to the sharks!"Possy says, putting on her Pirate scowl
OOC: Don't actually tell him this.
Am I taking crazy pills? Are we still niggling abiut the thing that we had to retcon cuz of bad behavior. Thats being entertained? How many times?
>>181215
>"And that has nothing at all to do with the fact that the crown is very obviously more valuable than the pocket watch?"
"It's only valuable to a pony who would be able to handle it. An item so cursed it can't be worn or used is hardly worth anything at all on the market. It might have some value for research though... And it's very pretty."
Is this Mala speaking?
>>181213
You sense that Posey has ulterior motives, but she's not lying about the crown being dangerous.
"Anyways, we can decide what to do with it once we get home."
>"And that has nothing at all to do with the fact that the crown is very obviously more valuable than the pocket watch?"
"It's only valuable to a pony who would be able to handle it. An item so cursed it can't be worn or used is hardly worth anything at all on the market. It might have some value for research though... And it's very pretty."
Is this Mala speaking?
>>181213
You sense that Posey has ulterior motives, but she's not lying about the crown being dangerous.
"Anyways, we can decide what to do with it once we get home."
Brie is 1 round of emptying a cylinder into this tiara, no.matter who is playing William Tell
(6second, choose wisely, no meta)
>>181205
>>181211
Cavaliere scowls with disapproval.
"I don't think either of you can be trusted with it. I shouldn't need to remind you that we are still on a mission and the last thing we need is an ancient artifact driving us mad."
He leans over to Mala and speaks quietly. "Put the tiara in a bag and don't let any creature take it. And for all our sakes, don't put it on. Throw it away if you feel tempted."
He turns back to the other griffon. "En jij kunt dat blijkbaar ook niet. Kijk naar jezelf. Je ziet er erger uit dan een ruiende kerkuil. Je bemanning is bang en gewond. Geef het op."
I thought we established that the red griffon, Sørvik, speaks only his Norwegian-like language while the yellow griffon, Nils, speaks Feathesian and is acting as an interpreter.
>>181217
Cavaliere nods to Silver. "I've said as much."
>>181211
Cavaliere scowls with disapproval.
"I don't think either of you can be trusted with it. I shouldn't need to remind you that we are still on a mission and the last thing we need is an ancient artifact driving us mad."
He leans over to Mala and speaks quietly. "Put the tiara in a bag and don't let any creature take it. And for all our sakes, don't put it on. Throw it away if you feel tempted."
He turns back to the other griffon. "En jij kunt dat blijkbaar ook niet. Kijk naar jezelf. Je ziet er erger uit dan een ruiende kerkuil. Je bemanning is bang en gewond. Geef het op."
I thought we established that the red griffon, Sørvik, speaks only his Norwegian-like language while the yellow griffon, Nils, speaks Feathesian and is acting as an interpreter.
>>181217
Cavaliere nods to Silver. "I've said as much."
>>181217
>>181215
"That's right! Who knows how long you would have lasted before this thing turned your brain to jelly, or sucked your soul out, threw you into a portal to Tartarus, or... *huffs* sh-hriveled you into a lifeless husk..! Y-you wouldn't want that!"
She shimmies her hips a bit and prances in place as she goes on about the horrible things it could do to him
>>181215
"That's right! Who knows how long you would have lasted before this thing turned your brain to jelly, or sucked your soul out, threw you into a portal to Tartarus, or... *huffs* sh-hriveled you into a lifeless husk..! Y-you wouldn't want that!"
She shimmies her hips a bit and prances in place as she goes on about the horrible things it could do to him
>>181228
"Heh heh, Dark Star, you know we can't risk a rebellion when there are griffin nations threatening us back home."
"Heh heh, Dark Star, you know we can't risk a rebellion when there are griffin nations threatening us back home."
Assuming the gayniggerjew isnt going to do something stupid (and ready to kill if he is) Brie draws his .38 special, aimed at the tiara (or Posey. If shes hidden it amongst the many posts). "I think we've all has enough with that there."
>>181221
"That's fine by me. Anyways, I'm trained to handle these sorts of things, so I will carry it. If anypony else wants to claim it, we'll discuss that after we locate the Marines."
>>181222
"Ask him if he's seen the Marines." Posey says
>>181227
UwU
"That's how I know it's dangerous..." Posey says
>>181228
The more I hear from Dark Star, the more based and redpilled he sounds.
I want Dark Star to be the Red Horse of war. He will make a good Death Knight.
"That's fine by me. Anyways, I'm trained to handle these sorts of things, so I will carry it. If anypony else wants to claim it, we'll discuss that after we locate the Marines."
>>181222
"Ask him if he's seen the Marines." Posey says
>>181227
UwU
"That's how I know it's dangerous..." Posey says
>>181228
The more I hear from Dark Star, the more based and redpilled he sounds.
I want Dark Star to be the Red Horse of war. He will make a good Death Knight.
>>181233
""I'll hold it." Brie says, as though obvious.
"I have no magical skill. And no one would flinch if I turned,.. batty."
""I'll hold it." Brie says, as though obvious.
"I have no magical skill. And no one would flinch if I turned,.. batty."
>>181230
The Tiara is in Posey's purse.
Also, are you really about to attack Posey? Are you sure you want to do that?
I'm not hoarding the crown to myself (yet), I'm just holding onto it until we split the loot later.
>>181234
>Okay, what is that "UwU" for? There is nothing in that post that justifies an "uwu"
Posey is a masochist, and that experience would be quite exciting for her.
>>181234
"I can handle it without touching it." Posey says, gesturing to her horn
"Trust me, I'm a professional."
>>181235
"No." She replies
"Quite frankly, I'd trust Mala more."
The Tiara is in Posey's purse.
Also, are you really about to attack Posey? Are you sure you want to do that?
I'm not hoarding the crown to myself (yet), I'm just holding onto it until we split the loot later.
>>181234
>Okay, what is that "UwU" for? There is nothing in that post that justifies an "uwu"
Posey is a masochist, and that experience would be quite exciting for her.
>>181234
"I can handle it without touching it." Posey says, gesturing to her horn
"Trust me, I'm a professional."
>>181235
"No." She replies
"Quite frankly, I'd trust Mala more."
>>181231
"It's precisely because you think that you are qualified to handle it that you shouldn't handle it. You don't need the distraction which it clearly is. Mala the gnoll is dependable enough to carry it, and if he isn't, we'll choose another."
>>181235
Cavaliere sighs. "Put your gun down, Brie. We don't need any 'battiness' at this time. Silver, Kira, Dust, what is your stance on this?" he asks the other party members.
He then asks Sørvik, "Herinnert u zich dat u hier ooit pony's bent tegengekomen?"
Brb, gotta find the name of the pony you wanted me to ask him about
"It's precisely because you think that you are qualified to handle it that you shouldn't handle it. You don't need the distraction which it clearly is. Mala the gnoll is dependable enough to carry it, and if he isn't, we'll choose another."
>>181235
Cavaliere sighs. "Put your gun down, Brie. We don't need any 'battiness' at this time. Silver, Kira, Dust, what is your stance on this?" he asks the other party members.
He then asks Sørvik, "Herinnert u zich dat u hier ooit pony's bent tegengekomen?"
Brb, gotta find the name of the pony you wanted me to ask him about
>>181238
>are you about to atrack
No, but the vibe is awfully casual about the thing. Like lets pretend it could kill us all.if we looked at it funny. And not pretend its a "quest item" or wtfe
>are you about to atrack
No, but the vibe is awfully casual about the thing. Like lets pretend it could kill us all.if we looked at it funny. And not pretend its a "quest item" or wtfe
Brie retracts the hammer
"Just as long as we're paying due consideration
"Just as long as we're paying due consideration
>>181246
Sorry, I meant retracts from COCKED, ill stop now,. Was meant to deescalate
Sorry, I meant retracts from COCKED, ill stop now,. Was meant to deescalate
>>181243
Silver gives Mala some more pets.
Silver: "These griffons have been through enough, having their minds controlled and being forced to turn against their fellows. I do not think they need us robbing them."
>>181247
Yeah, I figured that's what it meant but I was gonna ask for clarification.
pet pet pet
Silver gives Mala some more pets.
Silver: "These griffons have been through enough, having their minds controlled and being forced to turn against their fellows. I do not think they need us robbing them."
>>181247
Yeah, I figured that's what it meant but I was gonna ask for clarification.
pet pet pet
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>>181248
"She took the crown, and why shouldn't we rob them? They should be thankful we robbed them because we didn't kill them."
Mala looks up at Silver
"Please?"
"She took the crown, and why shouldn't we rob them? They should be thankful we robbed them because we didn't kill them."
Mala looks up at Silver
"Please?"
>>181243
"at a systematic level, im not sure if there is anything that could currently be done, which is rather frustrating for me."
"at a systematic level, im not sure if there is anything that could currently be done, which is rather frustrating for me."
>>181241
A masochist and a sadist.
>>181248
>adventurer
>against robbing
What are you a paladin or something?
>>181249
The dark mage nods in agreement.
"Yes, yes. They even skewered Silver with that harpoon, and they knifed me. They should be glad they got away with their lives." she says
"Besides, they did want a way off the island, didn't they? We could offer them a ride on our Swan Boat, for a price..."
A masochist and a sadist.
>>181248
>adventurer
>against robbing
What are you a paladin or something?
>>181249
The dark mage nods in agreement.
"Yes, yes. They even skewered Silver with that harpoon, and they knifed me. They should be glad they got away with their lives." she says
"Besides, they did want a way off the island, didn't they? We could offer them a ride on our Swan Boat, for a price..."
>>181249
D'awwwwwwww. It'd be hard to say no to that face, but Mala is running into an issue with Silver: his morals. The problem of being the cohort to a good-aligned character.
Silver: "You want to do yourself proud, yes? If not, maybe do me proud? Following ways of Harmony?"
D'awwwwwwww. It'd be hard to say no to that face, but Mala is running into an issue with Silver: his morals. The problem of being the cohort to a good-aligned character.
Silver: "You want to do yourself proud, yes? If not, maybe do me proud? Following ways of Harmony?"
>>181256
The dark griffon looks disgusted at even the mention.
"I told them their property would be respected by us and I intend to keep to that statement. What we earn from this mission far outweighs petty gains from thievery."
The dark griffon looks disgusted at even the mention.
"I told them their property would be respected by us and I intend to keep to that statement. What we earn from this mission far outweighs petty gains from thievery."
>>181259
Posey's ears droop a bit
"Oh, fine... I can't wear rings anyway." she says
"You should probably tell them about the boat offer though. This ship isn't going anywhere soon."
Posey's ears droop a bit
"Oh, fine... I can't wear rings anyway." she says
"You should probably tell them about the boat offer though. This ship isn't going anywhere soon."
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>>181257
"Yes! Yes! I do! And I have. Normally when we had prisoners like these that still had rings on them, we'd run up to them, bite off their fingers with the rings still on them, and swallow it. Well, I'd get beaten to it, sometimes literally beaten. But I mean, look at them. They have all of their fingers. We're letting them keep them. Can I have the rings? The white one got the crown..."
>>181261
"They are for me! You got the crown!"
"Yes! Yes! I do! And I have. Normally when we had prisoners like these that still had rings on them, we'd run up to them, bite off their fingers with the rings still on them, and swallow it. Well, I'd get beaten to it, sometimes literally beaten. But I mean, look at them. They have all of their fingers. We're letting them keep them. Can I have the rings? The white one got the crown..."
>>181261
"They are for me! You got the crown!"
>>181262
Silver gives Mala a hug. Kira is still a bit disturbed hearing about Mala's past.
Silver: "That is not so much in line with Harmony, either. Let us leave them be. Do not worry, we will find you far better loot later, something far more valuable than some rings and that you can feel good about acquiring."
Silver gives Mala a hug. Kira is still a bit disturbed hearing about Mala's past.
Silver: "That is not so much in line with Harmony, either. Let us leave them be. Do not worry, we will find you far better loot later, something far more valuable than some rings and that you can feel good about acquiring."
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>>181262
"~Wow! You are such a fearsome warrior. What a fine specimen of a Gnoll." Posey says, patting Mala behind the ear with her magic, and offering him another bone
"So heavy and strong too. Did either of your parents have Flind in them? You are built like a Flind."
Posey is a bad influence.
"~Wow! You are such a fearsome warrior. What a fine specimen of a Gnoll." Posey says, patting Mala behind the ear with her magic, and offering him another bone
"So heavy and strong too. Did either of your parents have Flind in them? You are built like a Flind."
Posey is a bad influence.
Okay, I don't speak Gungan, so do these birds have many info on the marines, or not?
Do they want a ride, or not?
Will they help us on our quest, or not?
Do they want a ride, or not?
Will they help us on our quest, or not?
>>181273
"Anypone understand?" Brie says first in... Kiirinisn, then South Zebrican (memes) and then Changeling German
"Anypone understand?" Brie says first in... Kiirinisn, then South Zebrican (memes) and then Changeling German
>>181280
>we
Its only Brie whos asking, and it might be a little unresolved/awkward, but Brie seems to know a bit more than hes letting on
>we
Its only Brie whos asking, and it might be a little unresolved/awkward, but Brie seems to know a bit more than hes letting on
>>181280
"Then we vill need to keep looking. Ask the birds if they know of any logical place on the island that the Marines might shelter."
I don't express it well through text, but Posey speaks with a really hot eastern European accent. I wonder if there's a way to make that clearer.
"Then we vill need to keep looking. Ask the birds if they know of any logical place on the island that the Marines might shelter."
I don't express it well through text, but Posey speaks with a really hot eastern European accent. I wonder if there's a way to make that clearer.
>>181286
[1d20+3 = (9+3) = 12] bluff
"Oh him? A distant cousin of an associate of mine, he was most excited to get on board with this festive crew." he says.
[1d20+3 = (9+3) = 12] bluff
"Oh him? A distant cousin of an associate of mine, he was most excited to get on board with this festive crew." he says.
>>181170
Vir's both ears flops down around her head, making a sound like akin to the beat of a stereo. She jerks slightly at Heather's outburst.
Then she's calms again or more like deflates again. She sighs.
"I know. I know. I still don't get it." Vir massages her temples with a hoof.
Vir's both ears flops down around her head, making a sound like akin to the beat of a stereo. She jerks slightly at Heather's outburst.
Then she's calms again or more like deflates again. She sighs.
"I know. I know. I still don't get it." Vir massages her temples with a hoof.
>>181294
"But why? Why would she do that? Why would she do any of that?"
Heather looks at Vir with concern and confussion
>>181250
"I think you are aware of the reforms implemented back in Metropolitain New Mareland, and are being implemented now in Manehattan.
A reform of the education system such that the curriculum teaches a love of the family, the village, and the nation. An elimination of anything resembling the teaching of immorality in schools. The promotion of tested, classical literature with morality plays in education. The establishment of a blacklist for educators in the university system, where professors are not outright required to be members of the Blackhooves party. National oversight of Education.
In the arts, the promotion of the already existing "Hay Code" to the level of law for films, and the banning of degenerate art elsewhere. The banning of certain specific new fields of architecture... You'd know it if you saw it. The promotion of local and national holidays with Government funded festivities and restrictions on labor. The promotion of national and local names and flags. National oversight of the arts and culture more generally.
Tax incentives for families, free housing and guaranteed work for pony migrants to Griffonia. Criminal penalties for public intoxication, adultery, and extra marital births. Not severe penalties, mind you, but consequences all the same. Abortion by need of the State, and not the whim of the individual. New taxes on tobacco and alcohol. Severe penalties for the smuggling of drugs and contraband. Very severe - and very public - penalties for corruption of government officials, with a section of the SSA dedicated to anti-corruption. Reinstatement of the Death Penalty. Zero tolerance policy for any kind of organized crime.
Mass deportation of those migrants for whom integration is hopeless, the establishment of pony colonies in specific portions of Scarlet Island, Gryphus, and once we take it, Talouse. The redistribution of lands in certain griffin areas away from Griffin owned corporations, foreign owned churches, and corrupt local nobles, and towards the griffin flock more generally, our settlers, and our nationally owned corporations.
The establishment of a national labor union to represent the interests of workers, an oversight board for corporations, and the requirement of partial ownership of every large corporation by the State.
I think you're familiar with the jewel in the crown of our social programs, Universal National Service. As it is now, it is the requirement of every stallion over the age of 17 and below 45 and every unmarried mare, with some important exceptions, to serve the State as required. Of course it... hasn't worked out perfectly, by any means.."
At this point, Sea breeze tilts his body to show his left side to Dark Star, a reminder that his left foreleg and left hindleg have been completely removed, that much of his fur is missing, showing naked pink skin underneath, and his horn is cracked.
"But uh, for future generations, it will be mostly non-military, for a much shorter term, and with much more leeway to families. A chance to participate in sacrifice for the nation. May their sacrifices be lesser...
And then, there is the crown of New Mareland itself - our great Customs Union. We do not call it an empire, for an empire is simple dominion. This Customs Union is our protection from the whims of international trade and relations, to ensure our factories always have a steady market, and to protect the sacred right that every pony has to work in a respectable, decently paying job. It means we have our own currency and our own, fixed exchange rates, no longer at the whims of foreign banks or foreign ministers and their tariffs. It means that we need not fear the griffin next door, as we have a buffer against foreign invasion, or will, rather, once the struggle with Wingbardy has concluded in our victory. It means that we will assume the mantle of teacher of the non-pony races, to civilize the griffins to the extent that is possible, to teach them a lesson on the value of harmony, and to revitalize the nations of the Evi River Valley which have for so long suffered under the yoke of Imperial rule, and under the enforced ignorance of the old Imperial Church and the Sicameonese corporations.
And most of all, most importantly of all, it means that no Purple Pony Princess overseas will allow us to be flooded with griffin migrants until we are a minority, and strangers on our own soil, until this new majority votes by referendum to join Wingbardy and Aquelia, destroy our nation once and for all, and place us permanently under the griffin claw.
Dark Star, this is our grand vision for this generation. More will come in generations to follow, and much of this great plan has already come here to Baltimare. If we can hold the line abroad and keep things stable here, soon enough, Baltimare will shine as the Metropol does now.
>>181248
>>181256
>>181252
Mala:
"If she's taking the crown then I think that I, uh, we, should get a larger share of the rest."
"But why? Why would she do that? Why would she do any of that?"
Heather looks at Vir with concern and confussion
>>181250
"I think you are aware of the reforms implemented back in Metropolitain New Mareland, and are being implemented now in Manehattan.
A reform of the education system such that the curriculum teaches a love of the family, the village, and the nation. An elimination of anything resembling the teaching of immorality in schools. The promotion of tested, classical literature with morality plays in education. The establishment of a blacklist for educators in the university system, where professors are not outright required to be members of the Blackhooves party. National oversight of Education.
In the arts, the promotion of the already existing "Hay Code" to the level of law for films, and the banning of degenerate art elsewhere. The banning of certain specific new fields of architecture... You'd know it if you saw it. The promotion of local and national holidays with Government funded festivities and restrictions on labor. The promotion of national and local names and flags. National oversight of the arts and culture more generally.
Tax incentives for families, free housing and guaranteed work for pony migrants to Griffonia. Criminal penalties for public intoxication, adultery, and extra marital births. Not severe penalties, mind you, but consequences all the same. Abortion by need of the State, and not the whim of the individual. New taxes on tobacco and alcohol. Severe penalties for the smuggling of drugs and contraband. Very severe - and very public - penalties for corruption of government officials, with a section of the SSA dedicated to anti-corruption. Reinstatement of the Death Penalty. Zero tolerance policy for any kind of organized crime.
Mass deportation of those migrants for whom integration is hopeless, the establishment of pony colonies in specific portions of Scarlet Island, Gryphus, and once we take it, Talouse. The redistribution of lands in certain griffin areas away from Griffin owned corporations, foreign owned churches, and corrupt local nobles, and towards the griffin flock more generally, our settlers, and our nationally owned corporations.
The establishment of a national labor union to represent the interests of workers, an oversight board for corporations, and the requirement of partial ownership of every large corporation by the State.
I think you're familiar with the jewel in the crown of our social programs, Universal National Service. As it is now, it is the requirement of every stallion over the age of 17 and below 45 and every unmarried mare, with some important exceptions, to serve the State as required. Of course it... hasn't worked out perfectly, by any means.."
At this point, Sea breeze tilts his body to show his left side to Dark Star, a reminder that his left foreleg and left hindleg have been completely removed, that much of his fur is missing, showing naked pink skin underneath, and his horn is cracked.
"But uh, for future generations, it will be mostly non-military, for a much shorter term, and with much more leeway to families. A chance to participate in sacrifice for the nation. May their sacrifices be lesser...
And then, there is the crown of New Mareland itself - our great Customs Union. We do not call it an empire, for an empire is simple dominion. This Customs Union is our protection from the whims of international trade and relations, to ensure our factories always have a steady market, and to protect the sacred right that every pony has to work in a respectable, decently paying job. It means we have our own currency and our own, fixed exchange rates, no longer at the whims of foreign banks or foreign ministers and their tariffs. It means that we need not fear the griffin next door, as we have a buffer against foreign invasion, or will, rather, once the struggle with Wingbardy has concluded in our victory. It means that we will assume the mantle of teacher of the non-pony races, to civilize the griffins to the extent that is possible, to teach them a lesson on the value of harmony, and to revitalize the nations of the Evi River Valley which have for so long suffered under the yoke of Imperial rule, and under the enforced ignorance of the old Imperial Church and the Sicameonese corporations.
And most of all, most importantly of all, it means that no Purple Pony Princess overseas will allow us to be flooded with griffin migrants until we are a minority, and strangers on our own soil, until this new majority votes by referendum to join Wingbardy and Aquelia, destroy our nation once and for all, and place us permanently under the griffin claw.
Dark Star, this is our grand vision for this generation. More will come in generations to follow, and much of this great plan has already come here to Baltimare. If we can hold the line abroad and keep things stable here, soon enough, Baltimare will shine as the Metropol does now.
>>181248
>>181256
>>181252
Mala:
"If she's taking the crown then I think that I, uh, we, should get a larger share of the rest."
>>181287
"Ben je op de rest van het eiland geweest? Waar zouden gecrashte luchtpony's een schuilplaats kunnen zoeken?"
It should be noted that Cavaliere does not speak with any sort of accent that fellow griffons would pick up as coming from "the old country," whether that be the Herzland, Feathesia or Wingbardy. If anything, his accent would resemble the Nova Griffonian way of speaking which bears similarities to how cosmopolitan ponies speak.
You could describe it like that, or like ", she speaks in her oddly enticing accent." There are a lot of tricks to writing to add flavor.
>>181299
Cavaliere responds to the gnoll, "It is better that we abandon the idea of treating the tiara like 'loot.' It is extremely dangerous to the holder and will have to be given to an institution that can keep it out of the wrong claws. We can decide on the particulars of that later. Let us sweep this ship for anything valuable and then be off."
He asks Sørvik, "Is het goed als wij het schip doorzoeken terwijl we u behandelen, voordat we u evacueren?"
I won't be available for the next several hours, hopefully this is enough of a response that you won't need me to carry on the game.
"Ben je op de rest van het eiland geweest? Waar zouden gecrashte luchtpony's een schuilplaats kunnen zoeken?"
It should be noted that Cavaliere does not speak with any sort of accent that fellow griffons would pick up as coming from "the old country," whether that be the Herzland, Feathesia or Wingbardy. If anything, his accent would resemble the Nova Griffonian way of speaking which bears similarities to how cosmopolitan ponies speak.
You could describe it like that, or like ", she speaks in her oddly enticing accent." There are a lot of tricks to writing to add flavor.
>>181299
Cavaliere responds to the gnoll, "It is better that we abandon the idea of treating the tiara like 'loot.' It is extremely dangerous to the holder and will have to be given to an institution that can keep it out of the wrong claws. We can decide on the particulars of that later. Let us sweep this ship for anything valuable and then be off."
He asks Sørvik, "Is het goed als wij het schip doorzoeken terwijl we u behandelen, voordat we u evacueren?"
I won't be available for the next several hours, hopefully this is enough of a response that you won't need me to carry on the game.
>>181299
Heh, I like the juxtaposition where the response to me is somepony asking why a pony would join the Blackhooves and the response below is a character explaining why somepony would. ^^
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Vir pulls back slightly and holds up a hoof in a self-defensive gesture. Before she looks up at the sky in exasperation. She has an out of place smile on her features for a moment, stemming from having someone else agree with her on this, before she gains a neutral expression if with tinge of negativity.
"I know. I'm just as confused as you are," Vir says before she brings her hoof together before pulling them apart towards the sides in a quick motion. "The things she said didn't make sense to me." She shakes her head and exhales. "She's always been the smarter of the two of us. But... I don't get it. She called the princesses frauds and that the Black Hooves actually cared about ponies, unlike the princesses."
Heh, I like the juxtaposition where the response to me is somepony asking why a pony would join the Blackhooves and the response below is a character explaining why somepony would. ^^
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Vir pulls back slightly and holds up a hoof in a self-defensive gesture. Before she looks up at the sky in exasperation. She has an out of place smile on her features for a moment, stemming from having someone else agree with her on this, before she gains a neutral expression if with tinge of negativity.
"I know. I'm just as confused as you are," Vir says before she brings her hoof together before pulling them apart towards the sides in a quick motion. "The things she said didn't make sense to me." She shakes her head and exhales. "She's always been the smarter of the two of us. But... I don't get it. She called the princesses frauds and that the Black Hooves actually cared about ponies, unlike the princesses."
>>181305
>She called the princesses frauds and that the Black Hooves
*She called the princesses frauds and said that the Black*
>She called the princesses frauds and that the Black Hooves
*She called the princesses frauds and said that the Black*
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Brie steps over to Silver and mutters softly, his voice usually bright and chipper is instead low, gravelly so that only Silver could hear (DC 20), with an air of sinister intrnt (not directed at him)
"You and I both know she can't be trusted with the crown. You saw the way she looked at it. She has a tell that Ive detected several times, in her casual dismissals; she's lying, most noticeably to to with that crown. As though she's terrified of even the idea of letting it go.
I'm not familiar with the practice of hiring wizards that can summon vile beasts to run their freighter ships, so one has to assume the crown was in some way related. I would advise throwing it in the lake and forget about it, but who knows what havoc that would be unleashed by our hooves.
Regardless, we can't trust her with it, I don't trust her with it. Not to mention, you saw how badly she was stabbed, and look at her now; not a scratch on her. I'll leave it to you to address - for now - but this entire thing stinks to literal hell it seems, and here I'm dressed for winter."
"You and I both know she can't be trusted with the crown. You saw the way she looked at it. She has a tell that Ive detected several times, in her casual dismissals; she's lying, most noticeably to to with that crown. As though she's terrified of even the idea of letting it go.
I'm not familiar with the practice of hiring wizards that can summon vile beasts to run their freighter ships, so one has to assume the crown was in some way related. I would advise throwing it in the lake and forget about it, but who knows what havoc that would be unleashed by our hooves.
Regardless, we can't trust her with it, I don't trust her with it. Not to mention, you saw how badly she was stabbed, and look at her now; not a scratch on her. I'll leave it to you to address - for now - but this entire thing stinks to literal hell it seems, and here I'm dressed for winter."
Concluding his little spiel to Silver, Brie pulls out his revolver, loads it (yes, kek) and then pulls out the oil filter looking thing and carefully screws it to the barrel of his
.38.
He stops midway and looks at anyone glancing at him. "What? I didn't think I was actually going to have to use it," he then looks at Rosey, tips his head in acknowledgement that the gun wasnt even loaded, and then tightens the filter a few more turns.
.38.
He stops midway and looks at anyone glancing at him. "What? I didn't think I was actually going to have to use it," he then looks at Rosey, tips his head in acknowledgement that the gun wasnt even loaded, and then tightens the filter a few more turns.
>>181314
Reeeeee
Brie secures the firearm in a wire frame that swings out from a amall seam along the side of his rear right leg, specifically designed to holster a revolver with a suppressor.
Reeeeee
Brie secures the firearm in a wire frame that swings out from a amall seam along the side of his rear right leg, specifically designed to holster a revolver with a suppressor.
>>181304
"Surely the Captain can offer us some form of very legally binding reward for coming to the aid of him and his crew, on behalf of the shipping company of course, we wouldnt want to dip into the pockets of hardworking blue-collar ponies would we?"
"Surely the Captain can offer us some form of very legally binding reward for coming to the aid of him and his crew, on behalf of the shipping company of course, we wouldnt want to dip into the pockets of hardworking blue-collar ponies would we?"
[1d20 = 5]
"Defiant, my good Zebro, would you be offended if I were to inquire the nature of faith you prescribe to?"
Brie wants to know Dust's alignment/God
Brie wants to know Dust's alignment/God
>>181330
Dust scrunches slightly at "Zebro"
"The earth's laws are mine to follow
To keep the dust we come from hallow
From the dust is where we begin
And to the dust we shall return again
Those who attempt to escape death's shadow
Mess with the order of all life's ways
To return to the earth is our greatest honor
In the cycle, our part we will all play
This is the way we all must prosper."
Lawful neutral, no god just a general reverence for the earth, life, and the natural process of death.
Dust scrunches slightly at "Zebro"
"The earth's laws are mine to follow
To keep the dust we come from hallow
From the dust is where we begin
And to the dust we shall return again
Those who attempt to escape death's shadow
Mess with the order of all life's ways
To return to the earth is our greatest honor
In the cycle, our part we will all play
This is the way we all must prosper."
Lawful neutral, no god just a general reverence for the earth, life, and the natural process of death.
>>181311
On this point, its meta for me to have Brie do this so soon after. I have had the benefit of sleep and contemplation, whereas Brie has not. He has reasons to be suspicious of Rosey and the crown, but it wouldn't be until later that he would come to a conclusion, and longer still to mention it to Silver. If no o e objects, I would nix this part
On this point, its meta for me to have Brie do this so soon after. I have had the benefit of sleep and contemplation, whereas Brie has not. He has reasons to be suspicious of Rosey and the crown, but it wouldn't be until later that he would come to a conclusion, and longer still to mention it to Silver. If no o e objects, I would nix this part
>>181299
"I See." He looks down at his hoof, lost in thought.
"This is what i want too, time is not on our side though, and with the changelings in the west...The future seems more Uncertain than ever before. I do not wish for our ponies to be under the hooves or claws of any sub-pony filth. We are aligned on this. Sir."
"I See." He looks down at his hoof, lost in thought.
"This is what i want too, time is not on our side though, and with the changelings in the west...The future seems more Uncertain than ever before. I do not wish for our ponies to be under the hooves or claws of any sub-pony filth. We are aligned on this. Sir."
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