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>>181192Or, maybe it wasn't hijacked at all. Maybe it's doing exactly what the favored god intended.
>>181192Posey rubs her cheek on the precious and gives it a gentle kiss, to calm the raging spirit within.
"There, there..."
>>181193He 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."
>>181195You're probably thinking of the bat pony black hooves agent who came by. The pony that summoned Amber was a pink unicorn>>181196Posey 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.
>>181191He 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!?"
>>181198Mala, glancing over from beside the yellow griffin, says to Posey:
"What about 'putting it all in the bag'?"
>>181197Dark 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."
>>181200With 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 >>181205I must be a masochist, because I keep making unsolicited bluff checks just so I can fail at them.
>>181203"What would you do differently?" He asks
>>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.
>>181205He tilts his head, and then takes out the pocket watch
"Would you like to trade?"
>>181204"Het is van mij!" He extends his claws, making grabby motions. "Je kunt het niet aan..."
>>181213"And that has nothing at all to do with the fact that the crown is very obviously more valuable than the pocket watch?"
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?
>>181213>>181215If Cavaliere would like to help translate what he said, and tell him what Silver says...
Silver: "
You can not handle it. It took over your mind and mind of your supporters. You stabbed me in shoulder with harpoon."
>>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?
>>181213You 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)
>>181216No. What we had to retcon was a curse. What we are doing now is fighting over loot to make sure
my DMPC gets more money Silver's cohort gets his fair share.
>>181218Yes. Mala is speaking
"Fair enough... You can call that your share."
>>181205>>181211Cavaliere 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.>>181217Cavaliere nods to Silver.
"I've said as much." >>181221Oh, I misinterpreted, I thought it was fighting over the tiara
>>181223Oh wait. We are. 3 seco ds
>>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
>>181222Mala:
"I can hold onto it for now."
The griffin looks around the cabin
No, it's always been Sørvik who spoke feathesian>>181225"What I did see what you falling asleep laying against that thing, drooling onto the floor until you fell over and dropped it, while I watched the prisoner."
>>181207"The Degeneracy here is awful, somepony should just wash it all away."
>>181228"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
>>181227UwU
"That's how I know it's dangerous..." Posey says
>>181228The 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.
>>181227No, youll turn Mala against
>>181231Okay, what is that "UwU" for? There is nothing in that post that justifies an "uwu"
>>181231Mala:
"Then I can handle the loot. I have experience with guarding that kind of thing."
>>181229"You're right, Sir. i am aware. of the threats the black hooves face from the griffons, they have my sympathies. But the situation here remains the same. with all due respect, Sir."
>>181231Thanks kek
>>181230The 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.">>181235Cavaliere 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 atrackNo, 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
>>181235>>181238>>181239Silver: "Could you both trust me to handle it well and not do anything stupid with it?"
Kira is content to watch from the sideline, not really having any part in this.
>>181236"What would you have us do?" He asks
>>181217Mala tugs on Silver's shoulder. He looks up towards Silver
"Silver, I - I noticed that these griffins here have their rings and I think their money... Can I take it? The unicorn, Posey, is taking the crown, so can I at least have the rings?"
Brie retracts the hammer
"Just as long as we're paying due consideration
>>181240That's why Posey wrapped it in multiple layers of cloth.
>>181243"We're pirates, remember? You can take what you wish." Posey replies, with a mischievous grin
>>181246
Sorry, I meant retracts from COCKED, ill stop now,. Was meant to deescalate
>>181243Silver 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."
>>181247Yeah, I figured that's what it meant but I was gonna ask for clarification.
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