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Occupied Equestria - Plane Crash
GM Pony
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No.187063
187075
Next
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Anonymous
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No.188619
>>188618
>>188610
Seems plausible
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.188626
188627 188628 188631 188653
>>188610
Let Kira try something:

Kira gathers her coils together in a pile, and sits her pony half on top. She looks at Black Heel, making her eyes really big, dilated, and sparkly. She puts her forehooves together in front of her in a pleading position as she lets out a long "Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssse!" in as cutesy and innocent a voice she can muster. She tops it all off with a pouty lip for extra cuteness, hoping it pushes her attempt over the top to convince the commie ponies to come along with them.

I dunno if it needs a roll or if the cuteness alone would be enough
Anonymous
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No.188627
>>188626
Brie is grateful that his mask conceals his incredulous expression e,_,e as he continues to contemplate firing a warning shot
Posey
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No.188628
188630 188634
>>188626
I'm going to count this as an Aid Another for +2 to my own diplomacy check to clarify that we are not after their ship.
[1d20+12 = (14+12) = 26]
Posey
c3f1d23
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No.188630
188631
>>188628
26 should be enough after the previous successful checks, right? That's enough to shift attitude from unfriendly to friendly.
Brie
c64da64
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No.188631
>>188626
>>188630
Of course that requires a check, under ordinary circumstances; and yes of course a 26 would give Kira a +2 to her skill check.
Whether that results in a successful negotiation (assuming such a thing is even POSSIBLE) remains to be seen.
Posey
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No.188634
188635
>>188628
I'm going to follow this up with an opposed charisma check to influence any of the commies that I already have charmed to go along with our plan.
[1d20+6 = (19+6) = 25]
Posey
47598c8
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No.188635
188637
>>188634
30 Bluff
26 Diplomacy
25 to give a charmed creature orders

This is as well as I can realistically deliver in a social encounter. If these checks don't succeed in convincing the commissar, I think we should just go find the marines.
Unless there was some sort of hidden key dialogue phrase we should have mentioned that would have automatically earned allegiance, in which case a hint would be appreciated.
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188637
188654
>>188635
Brie is waiting on a response from GM to add his "reckless discharge of firearm, and intimidation" bonus to the negotiations
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188640
188654
Brie has entertained all of this jovially, but it seems that the Commissar 8allisn't taking thing sufficiently seriously.
And so Brie will casually and overly gregariously say to the Commissar (who is woefully uncircumspect, given the circumstances) "While you contemplate our good Captain's offer," he teases playfully, making his way toward the gray pony "Consider how surprised he will be when I place a gun to his head and without question, splatter his brains about the floor; and technically I could have already, assuming my ducks are in a row. They are by the way, I could have this one dead with a surprise round, and that one doesnt even have his gun out," he says gesturing toward the other guard. "Pathetic. Now then. Do you want to play along, or do I get out my 'paint' brushes?" They arent for paint, but they are literally in his inventory.
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188641
188654
Ready action, anyone twitches, its a free action to draw and its stabby stab on grey pony with the gun
Anonymous
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No.188642
188654
And technically speaking, since Brie isn't betraying hostile body language, this would all count as a surprise round, excepting the Commissar and the nerd, they would get standard initiative.
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188643
188654
"For the record, I,... we don't WANT to kill them, but there have been many we haven't WANTED to kill," even beneath the mask, his eyebrows widen at 'wanted', "but business is business isn't it now? And so to business, on the table is your cooperation and the lives of YOURSELF and your comrades? You lot do like the term Comrades don't you? But yes, your life is being threatened, be quick about it." I THINK he's done?
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188644
188654
[1d20 = 10]
Not sure what skill check this might apply to so unmodified, but I sense there might need to be a skill check in there
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188651
188654
Apparently, he ISN'T finished. He continues placatingly, "Oh yes, I know you're all gruff and hearty ponyfolk, forged in the crucible of hard work and determination, but killing is our business, and here uncharacteristically, we are offering to keep you not only alive but in possession of all your goods and resources. Believe me when I say," he chuckles "This is HIGHLY unanticipated AND unprecedented. By the way, I lied about using the gun, I just wanted you to visualize it. No, I will use the blade. It will be a pity."
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188652
188654
>>188610
And just for artistic effect, he removes his mask, so there's no ambiguity to his face. "You may have ascertained that I'm the quarter-master, and you are keeping our (cuz you're either hostages or temporary allies, he interjects mutteringly, to be heard but to imply that this is the salient point) Captain waiting."
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188653
188654
>>188626
"Oh, let's dispense with the funny-business. Silver, would you be a dear and inform these two ponies that I have just promised to end their lives if their Commissar has the foolish notion of NOT complying with our,... well let's not kid ourselves that this is a negotiation as much as it's a demand. Even still, we can fight it out here or we can fight it out where appears to matter most and at whom. Believe me, I never imagined myself doing 'business' with communists - thats one of the rules - but this," he trails off, still intent on stabbing the one with the rifle if he flinches, still in a ready action. I suppose a bluff check would be required to not spook him since I'm detailing how he might die.
[1d20+4 = (2+4) = 6]
"Tell them we ordinarily leave corpses and silent voices in our wake, but they are being offered to live to speak of us."
Posey
19b0c41
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No.188654
188655
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>>188637
>>188640
>>188641
>>188642
>>188643
>>188644
>>188651
>>188652
>>188653
>9 consecutive posts
The GM is obviously not ready to run yet. Spamming and/or announcing additional antagonistic actions only delays GM's readiness and willingness to continue.

Can you please just freaking wait until the results of my charisma check are resolved BEFORE you decide to go around attacking or threatening NPCs? We already agreed on a plan for negotiation.
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188655
188656
>>188654
>antagonism
You insist on reframing my actions as malevolent.
>can you wait
I'm trying to assist your convoluted charisma check, in such as I can. There was no discussion, there was just you asserting out-of-character that you had it sorted; and then you phoned it in cuz (no bully) health concerns. And yes, I DO think I know better than ALL of you, and will assert so since no one is fucking posting.
*clears throat*
Any other questions?
The Floof and The Noodle
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No.188656
188657
>>188655
No one is posting because we're waiting for a response from GM pone, who has been busy and is a bit disheartened about the current state of the game.
Anonymous
c26fd70
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No.188657
>>188656
Why would he be disheartened? If anything, there's been a multifold interest in it, and thats just amongst the players. And reminder, he can shut me down with the quickness. IDK what you're on about. I think you as players need to trust more in GM, if I'm being honest
GM Pony
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No.188667
188674 188675 188684
The green stallion looks over towards Kira and speaks
Что это? Это одно из творений черного бога?

Orange:
Нет, это то, что называется «ламия». Это существо из зебрики.

Green:
Но голова и грудь у него как у кобылы, как у своеобразной химеры.

Orange:
Вот только так они выглядят.

Green:
Почему это мило?

But Blackheel looks over towards the party members as they make their various approaches.

He moves back and tries to shield himself from Kira's power's of Hypnosis with a guarded expression.

To Posey, he nods along, and smiles, sometimes showing his pristine white teeth, and generally looking as if he wished to gain her affection.

To Brie, he gives a partly open mouthed, partly squinted eye expression that is most comparable to the look Tucker Carlson gives to most of his guests.

To Cavaliere, he nods but maintains a serious expression.

To Silver, he closes his mouth and gives a concerned, if somewhat warm expression

And when they are done, he answers

"Very well... I can see your point... Your goal here. I will go along with you, if you can help me try to save my crew, and salvage what I can of this- this mission. Everything has clearly gone awry... It must be resolved. And that... That evil creature, that rat bastard must be stopped. And the Entity too, if we can."
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
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No.188674
188675 188676
>>188667
To the orange and green pony, Kira simply tilts her head and bleps out her tongue with a confused expression on her face. Silver responds to them, "Знаешь, ты можешь спросить ее сам. Она, честно говоря, самое доброе, самое милое, самое невинное существо, которое ты, вероятно, когда-либо встречал. И да, она также очаровательна. Она не говорит на нашем языке, так что тебе придется говорить с ней на эквестрийском."

To Black Heel, Silver lets out a sigh of relief, and returns his warm smile back to him. "Good, I am glad to have you. I know you do not trust us fully as of yet, but we will show you that we can be. We will end this horror, save your crew, and get off this goddesses-forsaken island."
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
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No.188675
188676 188678
>>188674
>>188667
To further prove her friendliness to the commies, Kira takes the end of her tail in her hooves, and bends it into a heart shape as an "offering".
GM Pony
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No.188676
188677 188678 188684
>>188674
>>188675
The green stallion's eyes go wide, and his mouth hangs partly open. He takes a quick breath. Green pony:
"Что он делает? Почему он это делает?"

The grey stallion speaks,
"Посмотрите на эту гигантскую шишку в его животе. Он что-то съел. Съел ли он пони?"

The green stallion makes an "ep" and falls over onto his side. The orange, grey, and green stallions all look over at him. Blackheel, however, looks over towards Posey, to whom he is smiling.

The orange stallion looks over to the grey stallion and says,
"Ну а если она съела, то и сейчас не вредна"

Then the orange stallion looks over towards Kira and tries to smile
"Hi."

Blackheel turns to Silver and speaks
"That is better. So what is this plan? Kill it with explosives?"
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
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No.188677
188682
>>188676
Kira smiles brightly back at the orange stallion, and waves at him. "Hello! What's your name? Mine's Kira."

Silver nods at Black Heel. "That is basic gist of plan. Our resident bat is our explosives expert, he converted explosive warhead of torpedo into improvised explosive device, and turned crashed plane's radio into remote detonator. We will use magic to weaken Traveler, then force explosive inside him and detonate it remotely. For dealing with monsters he summons, we took machine gun from crashed plane's turret. It fires too fast to be used while standing or moving, but when prone and crew-served it will prove very effective in tearing any monsters or demons to little bits."
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188678
188680 188684
>>188675
Don't get shot
>>188676
They aren't outside of getting shot yet, and this little 'gesture' only confirms that they're coming with, Brie will remain ready to kill them until they're bound like the chain gang, or unarmed.
The Floof and The Noodle
f93b5ea
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No.188680
>>188678
>Don't get shot
???
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
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No.188682
188683 188684 188685
>>188677
Blackheel places his hoof to his chin
"Well, it sounds like you have some idea. I am skeptical if that will be enough, and more to the point, if it will let us get close enough. If this thing wakes up..." He shudders and shakes his head. "We must try."

The orange stallion's ears go back briefly, and he pulls his lips back to show his teeth.
"Uh, my name is Starfire"
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
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No.188683
188686
>>188682
Silver: "Exactly. We must try."

Kira claps her hooves together excitedly. "Ooooo! I love that name! Do your friends speak Ponish, too, or is it just you and Black Heel?"
Posey
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No.188684
188685 188686 188687
>>188667
>>188676
> I will go along with you, if you can help me try to save my crew, and salvage what I can of this- this mission. Everything has clearly gone awry... It must be resolved.
>Blackheel, however, looks over towards Posey, to whom he is smiling.
"Good choice. With your help, we should be able to minimize casualties when we board the ship. Let us make haste; we want to board it before the GRU does. You can fill us in on the layout of the ship and the crew's forces as we travel." Posey says
>>188678
>Don't get shot
Don't be stupid.
>>188682
"Getting close is one thing, getting close without killing off the enthralled sailors is another. I suspect that the Traveller will be spurred out of torpor once we get close though: it will not simply surrender to being destroyed once it begins to be damaged by magic."
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
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No.188685
188686 188687
>>188684
>>188682
Silver: "But first, there are still some potential allies to be recruited. Pipette mentioned another group of soldiers holed up in some ruins towards Kostroma. There are also airponies at crashed airship that could provide extra ponypower."

Also we need to get down to the whale skeleton, still
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
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No.188686
188687 188691
>>188683
Starfire:
"No, uh, I am with the University of Lemongrad, and the uh, the science team here. On the expedition. I learned Ponish in school. Blackhoof learned it at the Harmony school. Rustling Pine over here is in the Merchant Marine. He does not know Equestrian Common, nor does Steppe Eagle, who is a marine."

>>188684
"Yes" Blackheel says with a nod.
"It will not want us to get close, and that is sure."

>>188685
Blackheel
"Yes, my sailors had to make a run for it. Rescuing them should be a top priority."
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188687
188698
>>188684
>Don't be stupid
NOh (you), Captain
>>188685
"Indeed, none of us are about to carry this," Brie says, gesturing toward the torpedo.
>>188686
"Anything it 'doesn't' want is probably in line with what we're going to do. So, if you have any other suggestions about what it doesn't want, they might be useful to divulge."
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
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No.188691
188698
>>188686
Kira: "Woooooow! Wait, is the Harmony school the same one that Princess Twilight founded? The one that taught creatures from around the world all about the magic of friendship and Harmony?"

Silver: "Rescue them we will, but there are couple of stops we will make along away between us and them."
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
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No.188698
188699 188701 188709
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Starfire:

"Well, we've seen it go through a state of torpor more than once. It was inactive after hitting the ground, became more active, and was in torpor, or it seemed to be anyways. Something caused it to go dormant again... I think it had something to do with what happened with the village."

Then Blackheel speaks,
"Those things peasants call 'gods,' they always want faith, belief, sacrifices. Have you ever wondered what an alleged god needs with a chicken? Or why it would care if anyone had 'faith' in it or not? The usual explaination is that this is peasants rationalizing the payments and fealty they must give to their feudal lords and the like, but I've heard another reason given. These 'gods' are emotional-magical parasites, like a changeling, or a siren, or a windigo. They feed off of your fealty.

I don't know what in Tartarus this thing is. I had thought it was a beached carcass. But this 'Fellow Traveller,' 'Seraph,' 'Chernobog'... I think it may work in that way. Feed off of the belief or minds of those who follow it. In any case, I have no desire for it to have any followers at all."

>>188687
"It did not like me rejecting it. Telling it 'no,' that it was wrong. That, it certainly didn't like."

>>188691
To Kira:
"No. That 'school' was part of an attempt to conspire with other autocracies in a global effort to permanently freeze-out and stop any revolution. It makes sense in a sort of way, as a revolution anywhere inspires more elsewhere."

To Silver:
"Like where? We are limited on time."
Anonymous
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No.188699
188717
>>188698
>It 'doesn't like being told "No" has been added to Brie's endless list of ways to piss off the (ahem) audience
"Thank you, I unironically appreciate that tidbit, and will likely expend effort to see to it that you don't die for having provided it." His mask is off, his smile is unambiguous
The Floof and The Noodle
ce52a95
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No.188701
188705 188717
>>188698
Silver: "As I said, it is all on way to your soldiers. No detours, just brief stops. We are not yet in position to take on eldritch deity, but after these stops we will be. Or, at least as close to be as we could hope for."

Kira: "Awwww. I kinda wish she sought out some lamias to join it, though. Hardly anyone over on his continent knows who we are, and the majority who meet me at first just think I'm some kind of mindless monster..." Hearing Black Heel's apparent view on the peasant beliefs about gods, Kira tilts her head at him. "Um...well, to be honest we don't even know if gods are real. Well, this one seems to be real, or maybe he's just some kind of demon or something. Demons are real, right? Anyways, all of the stories say they're real, and I'd like to think they're real. But maybe even if they aren't, there's still good in believing in them? Like, this world can be pretty sad sometimes, and it can drag you down, and it can even be pretty lonely at times too, but maybe believing in something greater than yourself, and following the teachings related to them...maybe it helps people feel like they belong to a community? And it helps keep their spirits up even during bad times?" Kira finishes up her shpeal by tapping her hooves together and looking bashfully towards the ground. "...or something like that, maybe...I don't know..."
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188705
188718
>>188701
In that his mask is off, Brie's disdain for the idea that "we're not ready to take on an Eldritch deity" is apparent by his very obviously raised eyebrow, suggesting only that he has contempt for the idea that anypone could operate from a position of inability.
No, this goes back to his training and experience, pertaining to the Row family and lineage. Would you like to hear it? I could spaghetti-dump it now like a pile of angel-hair pasta You don't know, but thats gonna be a thing, even tho I'll fucking do it even though it hurts my soul
As I was saying, Oddly enough, the Row family - which the present heiress "picked" Brie to be "hers" (with complications) - has lineage history with "a" monstrocity (whether it "was" the traveler or not, I leave that to GM, but it pertains to Brie's interest in having a Brief! conversation with the aforementioned) but AN monstrocity (one assumes you'll foregive/forego the use of "an" before monstrocity, it was just to provide emphasis).
Anyhoo, the whole point of this diatribe is to indicate that Brie ISN'T just being impatient (though there is that) when he swiftly pulls his revolver from it's sling/frame, points it in the air (yes, regrettably away from anyone) and fires off a shot.
"Splendid! Can we go now? I trust any necessary discussion can occur in transit."
Posey
c108e5b
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No.188709
188712 188717
>>188698
Posey speaks up
"The topic of religion and extraplanar contact is a motif in my former field. Time and time again unicorns have contacted nameless horrors from beyond the void, for glory, pleasure or power, and through it brought rot and ruin. Exorcising unwelcome guests and cleaning up the messes that follow was my line of work... It was a bit of a thankless job."
She continues
"That being said, the kind of predatory entity that arrives with intent feed on the minds of the living may be the easiest to deal with, and perhaps the most predictable since its base intentions are already clear. It can give us confidence that its powers are limited, which means that it can be destroyed."
>Have you ever wondered what an alleged god needs with a chicken?
"The sacrifice of a chicken is generally symbolic: proof of the devotion of the celebrant. It is not the value of the sacrifice that draws the attention of the entity, but the advent that the sacrifice was made. Perhaps the entity is being called up on to fulfill an age-old pact, or perhaps they are inspired by the faith of the celebrant, or perhaps even... most dreadfully, they might be curious..." she lingers at the last one
"The most dreadful entities that interact with mortals are not the ones who come to feed on our souls or bring us ruin, but the ones with nothing to gain. In the vastness of the cosmos, there lurk entities who are so vast and incalculable that they are simply curious that a being as small as a pony is able to successfully contact them at all. To put it in perspective, you would not normally pay any mind to troup of ants as you were walking by, but surely it would catch your attention if the mindless ants were able to successfully spell out your name? To the most powerful beings, the feat of mortals simply being able to comprehend them enough to make an offering once in a millennium is sometimes all it takes to draw their attention, to the doom of the celebrants who would foolishly contact such a being."
Cavaliere
f248dc9
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No.188712
188713 188714 188715 188717
>>188709
"Incapacitating enough of its followers might physically weaken it to the point it'll be vulnerable," the griffon responds.

"Even large creatures are easy prey for the legendary bullet ants, if there's enough of them that is. If we're right on its vulnerability, our relative insignificance might even be an advantage."
Anonymous
c64da64
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No.188713
>>188712
"Hold the phone, didn't somepony mention magical bullets?"
Posey
863aaf5
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No.188714
188715 188717
>>188712
>Incapacitating enough of its followers might physically weaken it to the point it'll be vulnerable,"
That was my original plan, BUT I do not believe Commissar Blackheel would appreciate it, and I would rather keep our working relationship for the time being."
>Even large creatures are easy prey for the legendary bullet ants
Posey chuckles
"Perhaps ants my feel confident in attacking being far beyond their comprehension, but the its easier not to draw their attention at all, lest the owner of the crawlspace come back with a can of DEET."
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
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No.188715
>>188712
>>188714
Silver: "It must be said, 'incapacitate', does not necessarily mean 'kill'."
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
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No.188717
188718 188719 188720 188751
>>188699
"O... kay"

>>188701
Blackheel raises an eyebrow to Silver. Then he shakes his head to Kira, and answers

"Belief in the immaterial distracts from the very real, very material demons that hurt us and lord over us here, and from the very real community and paradise we may build here on Earth."

>>188709
Blackheel smiles

"They have quite the fairy tales over in... Where are you from again? Anyways, I don't know what it wants or what, if anything at all it feeds on. What I do know is that it has quite the impact on the minds of ponies, and I'm not going to let it spread."

>>188712
>>188714

"I do think that being out of sight and out of mind is the better move now, but... It knows me."
>>188712
Anonymous
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No.188718
188736
>>188717
Apologies for directing >>188705 at the floof, yes, I'm serious this time.
Cavaliere
f248dc9
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No.188719
188723
>>188717
"If that's the case, then prior to our assault, fanning out might misdirect it and help some of get onto the ship before it knows we're there."
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
?
No.188720
188723 188751
>>188717
This causes Kira to tilt her head the other way. "There are demons that lord over ponies?"
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
?
No.188723
188724 188751 188761
>>188719
He nods
"Distracting may be beneficial, yes. It does not notice everything, and it cares for some facts... some ponies, more than others."

>>188720
"Not literally, no. The danger is of an altogether worse kind. There are creatures who would seek to enjoy the fruits of another's labor, and to that end, they will deceive and instill fear."
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
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No.188724
188734
>>188723
Kira: "But not actual demons...I'm not sure I know why that's worse than real demons like the ones we've fought." She smiles at Black Heel. "Is this one of those communism things? I'm sorry if I don't get many of those, we don't really have communism back home. Or really any ideologies or political parties, to be honest."
GM Pony
d4d3245
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No.188734
188735 188736 188751
>>188724
He simply stares at her, and blinks.
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
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No.188735
188736
>>188734
Kira: "...um...Mr. Heel? Are you okay?"
Brie
c64da64
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No.188736
188737
>>188734
>>188718
Can I PLEASE recklessly discharge the firearm now? They already said they would fight with us. We can be friendly after getting some good will through combat.
>>188735
"If you're missing his meaning, he's referring to Capitalists as being the 'demons' that would seek to enjoy the fruits, and deceive and instill fear, dear."
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
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No.188737
188738
>>188736
Kira continues to look confused. "Capitalists? What are those?"
Brie
c64da64
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No.188738
188739
>>188737
Brie unironically facehoofs at that
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
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No.188739
188740
>>188738
Kira scrunches. "What? Did I say something wrong?"
Brie
c64da64
?
No.188740
188741 188760 188761
>>188739
He raises his hoof in a placating gesture. "It's far too difficult to adequately discuss here. The short version is that we - as pirates he emphasizes that as though to remind Kira,... wait does Kira even know what a pirate is? are a form of "Capitalist". We acquire goods through less scrupulous - but inherently more honest - methods than conventional capitalists. But to simply answer your question, WE are capitalists."
The Floof and The Noodle
51b94b8
?
No.188741
188742 188752 188760
>>188740
Kira nods along, then makes a face as to suggest she understands. "Ohhhhhhhhhhh. So, capitalists are scrupulous, dishonest pirates." She closes one eye, and adopts a very stereotypical pirate accent. "Aye gotcha capt'n! Yarhar!"
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188742
188760
>>188741
"UNscrupulous, dishonest pirates," he sighs, "Capitalists are pirates who use the law and economic advantage to fleece the goods from anypony who plays the game. WE however are very up front that we're here to take things," he turns to Blackheel, "Not you folk, this is a different arrangement," and then turns back to Kira, witb a dry expression. Gesturing to Rosie, "SHE's the captain,..."

Brie doesnt actually believe this, but is deliberately speaking to placate the Commissar, since he isnt being allowed to shoot the gun to force hooves.
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188746
188760
But what Brie DOES believe in:
"The ideal scenario of course is an operant authority entity, designed to increase the opportunities to it's participants. It resembles the Changeling philosophy, but without the compromise of personal autonomy. Let those who would establish themselves as 'primary movers' pave the way for the mass to enjoy the full fruit of the endeavor. It's a form of Socialism, but it's Nationalistic in it's focus," he says with a slightly knowing twitch
Posey
e3b7b17
?
No.188751
images (2).jpeg
>>188717
>Where are you from again?
"I came from Farbrook, and I speak from experience. Anyways, you are right that this problem needs to be dealt with quickly. I've made contact with its mind before, and managed to resist it for now thanks to the results of my training, but given the reach if its ability it is only a matter of time before it enthralls every mind on the island."
>>188720
"Yes." Posey replies
"There are many such cases, but all of them are rather obscure."
>>188723
>There are creatures who would seek to enjoy the fruits of another's labor, and to that end, they will deceive and instill fear
Pic related
>>188734
"She is from an uncontacted tribe, but she is still helpful. Please be patient with her."
Posey
e3b7b17
?
No.188752
188755
>>188741
"Yes, yes, yes... Dishonest pirates, unlike us..." Posey says, rolling her eyes a little
"Kira, be a dear and help Pipette pack up whatever she needs to move out." Posey says, changing the the subject
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188755
>>188752
""Captain", a word," Brie asserts.
Anonymous
a6a6257
?
No.188756
188757
Assuming a degree of privacy and whisper -adviseabke cuz lets not think that NPCs were meant for this exchange.
"There has been an extra-ordinary effort to keep these alive. Delightful, but can we stop leading with the Disney channel?" He says gesturing to the far too-nice Kira. Bless her heart (in the southern sense) shes being friendly. Isn't it adorable? Meanwhile we have god-things to kill."
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188757
Sorry, it was me >>188756
I dont olan tbat my ID will shift frequently
Brie
c64da64
?
No.188758
And yes, I apologize for my spelling mistakes and for having neglected to orange-text the spoken bits. But seriously - and I'm taking a stance now - we are past the time to be adding to our facebook friends list. We are far PAST time to get a move on on the ABONINABLE THREAT - which yes, we can be said to be insulated by GM suggestion, nothing is blowing up at the moment - but we're SUPPOSED to be pretending to be characters who are pretending to have a sense of urgency/mortality.

Meaning, beyond personal plans, I wouldn't be bothered if Brie died.

BUT HE SURE AS FUCK WOULD BE
And that's how the characters should feel, just saying. This probably could have gone in OOC, but the OOC thread is just an excuse to disregard posts.
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188759
188761
Yes, this is a sperging. And its out of character.

Kira, yoy're adorable, but stfu.
Garv, you havent said anything
Dusty hasn't said fucking ANYTHING, ostensibly cuz rhyming is a chore.
And then theres the 3 of us.
Silver doesnt want to get to the bottom of anything. One assumes this is delightful for Silver, but its not. For everyone. Get a fucking move on.
Rosey is actually in my 'exalted' list, in that he seems to want the game to proceed. Hopefully it will.
Thats all, for now
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
?
No.188760
188761 188762 188763
>>188740
>>188741
>>188742
Blackheel:
"That's a bit... imprecise... 'capitalist' refers to a specific role in a specific system, but uh," He looks down, and then back up "the lesson is this: every creature, every one of them, has a kind of primitive side to them. A reptilian, vestigial part that looks out for their own self interest. Greed. Hunger. Hate. Fear. And this side comes out especially when resources are scarce. When you need to compete to survive. But every creature also has better angels in their nature. A capacity to work together, to place the good of the other above their own. Now, it doesn't always have the chance to come out. But with the right education, and the right environment, we can make better creatures, and we can make a better world. And it's a virtuous cycle, because the better things are the better they can become.

Understand that in every society, most aspects of that society, from religion to the economic system and especially the political system, are all designed to benefit the few at the expense of the many. And where someone ends up in life usually depends on where they begin. But if we are willing to change things, we can make a better world. And slowly bring about a better life - this, our only life - for all. And that is what we strive for."

>>188746
"I see..."
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188761
188765 188767 188791
>>188723
>>188740
>>188759
>>188760
Finally Cavaliere answers, "Your respective economic statements, which are–forgive me for saying this–steeped in paranoia, help to shed some light on your personalities. Still, we should put off this conversation for the sake of this 'better world,' which we can help along at this moment. The time is now for a plan of action."

He gestures to the direction the crashed airship is thought to be, and starts scratching out a crude map of the island with a talon. "We need to look for survivors at that vessel. I, our reptilian friend, our batpony, and our zebra will head directly there. The unicorns, the griffons, and the Stalliongrad ponies should grab the munitions from this plane and haul them to just outside the Kostroma. You have experience with earthworks and machine guns, so you should set up a defense there, expecting the entity to attack. You implied that it knows your location at all times, Commissar." He draws a line close to a circle and draws an X at the end, and then draws another line from a different direction approaching that circle. "With fighting-capable survivors in tow, we will attack the ship from another angle, finding a breach through the hull.
Then, we converge and sweep the lower decks to the cargo bay."


Leaning back, Cavaliere queries, "I'd welcome your feedback on this plan."

Is Dust kill?
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
?
No.188762
188778
>>188760
Kira nods along to Black Heel's explanation. She raises an eyebrow and looks back at her snake tail as he mentions how every creature has a 'reptilian, vestigial part'. She does the same again, this time looking down at her own pony half at his mention of 'better angels in their nature'.

Silver pipes in. "We can likely continue these conversations along our route. We really should get moving, however. No telling how long until Traveler decides to turn his attention towards you again, Black Heel."
Posey
1da5e6a
?
No.188763
188778
>>188760
Posey nods along, smiling and raising the occasional eyebrow; feigning interest in and receptiveness to Blackheel's moral and political philosophy. She does this deliberately, so as to make herself a more appealing as a potential comrade and to gain the Commissar's trust, not unlike a pretty white girl getting a commie to splurge incriminating secrets for Project Veritas.
"Fascinating. You can tell us more about it on the way to the Kostroma."
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
?
No.188765
188767
>>188761
Blackheel raises an eyebrow at Cavaliere, and takes a moment before replying

"You wish to split up your forces. I suppose we did the same... not exactly by choice, and it hasn't worked out very well... But yes, I suppose it would try to attack me, specifically."
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188767
188775 188778
>>188765
>>188761
"With respect, I disagree to the idea that we should split our forces. The only reason I entertained it to begin with is because I didn't realize that the lot of you would spend so much time in dialogue that the torpedo SIMPLY needs moved now. I thought that would take me some time, but it seems you all are FAR more lon-winded than I anticipated, so splitting the party is - IMO - OFF the table.
Posey
53c9af5
?
No.188771
I'm a bit confused. Are we currently travelling while walking, or are we in one location and staying there?
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188775
188777 188778
>>188767
Cavaliere takes Brie aside momentarily. "It's a difficult decision for us to make. We were hired to make sure no foreign eyes would see the contents of that crash site and I intend on following that contract through. This includes keeping the griffons away, and especially the Commissar. They will be a risk if they don't leave with us, and if they do you can bet the fascists will not be fond of them being privy to their secrets. We can't leave them unescorted either, but I have faith in our team members to be able to protect them."
Posey
6191efe
?
No.188776
188778
"I intend to visit the site of the Leviathan skeleton to draw on the arcane powers of my old mentor in preparation for battle. I will go alone if I have to. In fact, I would appreciate some privacy, for my mentor's practices are not public information."
Posey announces
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188777
188778
>>188775
"Yes, I rather hope they decide to reneg on the deal so that we can properly dispose of them. What was it Simo Hayha said about Communists not being ponies?"
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
?
No.188778
188782 188787 188788 188792
>>188762
>>188763
Blackheel:
"Yes, let's go."

>>188767
Blackheel:
"You haven't extracted the explosives yet?! Then what in Tartarus are you doing here yapping?! Get going!"

>>188775
ears swivel

>>188776
Blackheel:
"Oh, so now you want to split off too? Who else is splitting off?"

>>188777
Blackheel:
"Literally who?"
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188782
>>188778
Oh no you don't. I can link you all the posts where I was attempting to get a skill check, or something associated with disassembling the torpedo, culminating with this post. If we missed out on the opportunity to take photos and such,....
>>188334
"Clearly someone ought to have taken advantage of the ample opportunities to subject me to skill checks over the past few months."
Anonymous
8ae2074
?
No.188787
>>188778
Brie adopts a more polite demeanor. "The explosives involved, while safe and stable in their deployment chassis, are soft and a bit volatile to impact when in their pure form, which it will be with just a few turns of a few bolts. However, it will need to go directly into the... hooves?... of whatever will be carrying it. This is not a load we can just pull out like it's an engine and put on blocks."
Posey
7db16df
?
No.188788
188792 188801 188806
>>188778
>Blackheel:
>"Oh, so now you want to split off too? Who else is splitting off?"
"That was my intent, yes. The powers of my master take time to culminate." She replies
"My ritual will certainly be helpful in the boarding of the Kostroma. You will thank me later."

Unless somebody wants to propose a reason for others to follow Posey to the skeleton, I would like Posey to depart and make her preparations.
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
?
No.188791
188792 188801 188806
>>188761
Silver: "Hmm...well, pro of this plan is that we can complete all of our objectives all together, saving on time. Con is that we will not be able to help other groups if one of us gets attacked. If Traveler is smart, he would use opportunity to divide and conquer. We already almost lost you and Brie to creatures disguising themselves as terrain, when you chased after that one fleeing pony. I would say only go with this plan if everyone was completely confident with their ability to survive battle."
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188792
188801
>>188788
"You should at LEAST bring Mala, Captain."
>>188791
"Yes well, as the adage goes, fool me once. I know it's supposed to continue but I don't get fooled a second time."
>>188778
"What do you say Mala? You seem stalwart - such a great word - enough to keep the Captain safe AND discrete enough to not speak of whatever unpleasantries that she is trying to absolve us of seeing."
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
?
No.188801
188803 188805 188806
>>188792
Mala moves his head sharply, looking up and over towards Brie. He clearly wasn't expecting his name to be called.

"Uh... Uh, do you want me to guard the prisoners? Or uh, your, your uh, new friends?"
He makes an awkward smile that shows off his sharp, jagged, yellowed teeth.

>>188791
Blackheel:
"Don't assume the spetsnaz will just sit idly."

>>188788
Blackheel moves closer, tilts his head, and smiles
"Isn't that dangerous? If it isn't, shouldn't you take along some of our less combat ready ponies, so that they may stay out of the fire? And if it is, wouldn't our time be better spent elsewhere?"
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188803
188804
>>188801
"Well, the IDEA was for you to accompany 'Captain' Rosey on her merry little jaunt but if you aren't receptive to the idea, then let it slip from your mind."
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
?
No.188804
188807 188809
>>188803
Mala closes his lips and tilts his head down as he looks to the ground

"Okay....."
Posey
7eab288
?
No.188805
Mala is Silver's cohort. Shouldn't he be with him?
>>188801
Posey tosses her mane and kicks the soil a a bit with her hoof
"The specifics of the arrangement do not matter to me, so long as I get to those whale bones."
She looks towards the group
"If any intend to follow, say so now."
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188806
>>188788
>>188791
>>188801
I had forgotten about Mala. Sorry.

Cavaliere looks troubled after Posey makes her announcement.
"Each group, roughly equally split in two, can defend against the threats we've seen if we're cautious. Being split into three makes things much more dangerous. The commissar is correct, the special forces are also looking for us and we have to avoid detection as well. I have faith in our veteran here," he says as he nods to Silver, "but having him safeguard the griffons, the prisoners and the escaped crew all on his own against these threats is a risky move. One of us, probably myself, would have to be split from the airship search party. Would three be enough to help, protect, and escort them?"
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188807
188808
>>188804
"What is with this sheepishness? It was an idea that sees to it that the Captain - who all this is riding on - isn't riding off alone to do who knows what. Should I go?"
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188808
188810
>>188807
"With respect, I think it better if I accompany the lady, if Mala wishes to stay by his master's side."
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
?
No.188809
188811
>>188804
Silver gives Mala some much needed headpats
Anonymous
d7bd1e6
?
No.188810
>>188808
Brie REALLY wishes we weren't having this conversation in front of the commies.
"Well here is what ISN'T going to happen. Our one provided method of getting off this island is NOT going off on a solo mission," he's referring to the feather token, which he assumes to be in Rosey's posession since she's the one who keeps mentioning it.
"So whether one of us accompanies Captain Ring, or she hands off the expandable boat."
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
?
No.188811
188819
>>188809
Mala smiles and moves his head upwards, into the headpats
Posey
722d97e
?
No.188813
188814
Okay, so who if any is actually following Posey to the leviathan skeleton? You don't need to come, but others expressed intent to come for reasons I am not quite sure of. Whatever the situation is, I would like to move the story forward now.
I am adamant about following through with this part of my plan; I compromised on other parts, but this is the thing I want to do: my contribution to the adventure as a necromancer.

Posey gallops off into the mist unless otherwise obstructed.
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188814
188827
>>188813
It would take only a couple of sentences from the each of us to figure that part out. There is no need to be so reckless.

Since there is nopony chomping at the bit, Cavaliere would pinch his beak in frustration and then hurry to follow her. That might be something she decidedly does not want, depending on the magic she intends to use.
The Floof and The Noodle
5119da8
?
No.188819
>>188811
D'awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Silver also scritches around Mala's ears.

scritch scritch scritch
Posey
722d97e
?
No.188827
188828 188844 188848
>>188814
If you would like to tag along you could go ahead and roll Survival to help us get there more smoothly. You are a Ranger afterall. We've been there before, and you have a bird's eye view, so it shouldn't be too hard.

Posey takes a few rounds to get up to full speed. She eventually gets to full gallop, and maintains that speed with uncanny stamina...
Wow, that mare can run.

Posey notices Cavalier following her
"Oh, you are coming with me? While you are here be a dear and make yourself useful by making sure we head in the right direction." Posey says, looking back, still running
You know who this is
c64da64
?
No.188828
188829 188844
>>188827
If you're gonna meta-critic him, I'll meta-critic you. Lets not go there
Posey
722d97e
?
No.188829
188831 188844
>>188828
It's not criticism. It's a request. I'm asking him in-character to use his skills to help me with my task.
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188830
188844
Maybe instead of "If you would like to (ahem) tag along" (kinda a douche way to put it) then consider "It would be helpful to me if you did this"
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188831
188844
>>188829
No, you're being a pretentious asshole
Posey
722d97e
?
No.188842
188844 188848
clippity clopping sounds

"You know, the frigid night fog on this island reminds me of home. I wish this visit could have been under less urgent circumstances. The weather is so delightful it makes me want to dance." Posey says, skipping and prancing through the fog with grace, the cold weather making her undead sinews limber
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188843
>>188832
I trust you're done with that
GM Pony
7bd5986
?
No.188844
188846 188847 188848
>>188842
>>188827
Your character’s not getting off this fucking island without an agreed meeting point or means of communication, and I am 100% enforcing that. >but we’re meeting on the ship. You wouldn’t even try to meet a friend at a bar without a cell phone or at least a semi-specific time, nevermind assault a fortified position filled with an unknown hostile force. That would be like if Eisenhower told the Canadians and the British “hey, let’s group up at Normandy” without a plan, a more specific location, or even a date

>>188831
>>188828
>>188829
>>188830
>>188831
Shut the hell up
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188846
>>188844
Yessir
Posey
d9348f3
?
No.188847
188848
>>188844
Okay.
I would like to go back to the leviathan skeleton though. I guess we should figure out a way to communicate first.

Posey makes an abrupt about face mid-gallop as she realizes this.
"On second thought... We should establish where we are going to meet, and how we will stay in contact."
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188848
188849
>>188827
>>188842
>>188844
>>188847
Cavaliere stares in exasperation, and wonders if he should use the rest of his rope to physically tie down every party member until a plan is agreed upon.
GM Pony
7bd5986
?
No.188849
188850
>>188848
Mala looks over to Cavaliere, takes his shotgun which thus far has been resting on the sling, moves it to a ready position, and nods.
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188850
188851
>>188849
Cavaliere glares sternly at Posey, then at the rest of the party. "Captain, we almost mistook your eagerness for desertion. None of us leaves until we figure out how we handle this situation and when and where we will regroup. Running off not only risks your own life but that of every other creature here."

On top of all his other concerns, now he has to worry about loss of confidence on the part of the griffons and the Kostroma crew, who were already reluctant to tag along….
Posey
8db9b11
?
No.188851
188854 188876
I don't recall asserting myself as Captain of the (fake) crew, but I guess you're free to go with that.
>>188850
Posey turns around
"Alright then, where shall we meet again?"

I have to sleep. I am not picky about the plan so long as I get to visit the whale bones. If you guys decide on something I will just go along with that.
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188852
>>188541
It was this one
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
?
No.188854
188858 188862
>>188851
Starfire moves forward, tilts to the left towards Posey, and with a stamping motion, moves his two forelegs slightly apart and whips his tail

"You know Chernobog can summon monsters from the air? And the Spetsnaz, I have not met them, but I cannot imagine they will be so trusting of foreigners. Are you certain whatever you're doing is worth it?"
He tilts his head and moves his lips apart in an awkward smile that shows off mostly white teeth with one silver tooth. A closer look reveals he is shaking.
Posey
1fdc8f1
?
No.188858
188862 188876 188891
>>188854
>Are you certain whatever you're doing is worth it?
"Yes, I am certain."
She brandishes her scroll: an ornate black manuscript sealed with ivory stoppers.
"This scroll is a memento from my old master. It is a testament to his powers, and represents heights I have not yet reached. It is important to me, I would not be expending it if I did not believe that it would be pivotal to this upcoming battle."
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188862
188891
large (68).png
>>188854
>>188858
Brie taps his throat a few times before saying "Is this thing on?" He then very loudly clears his throat before saying, unnecessarily loudly, "Fillies and gentlecolts! Sorry, I always wanted to say that. Starfire was it? How do we convey that your disapproval is not going to dissuade our course of action? Are you going to ask to audit our books next? This is happening whether you're onboard or not," he finishes, muttering something about 'overboard'.
"Captain, I think we are set," Brie nods to Rosie. Oh just go with it, it'll be fun.
Posey
0e20965
?
No.188867
188868 188876
"So, where do we meet up?"
Anonymous
5b0879b
?
No.188868
>>188867
"Whatever you magic up, it will be needed here to move the torpedo, so the airplane seems the best bet. After we've ascertained the situation with the airship and the marines, we will have a better idea of what our options are. Hopefully the Marines aren't WITH the Traveler."
Brie
4d0c27b
?
No.188874
188876
"Is that acceptable? We rendesvous at the airplane once we've accomplished out respective agendas?"
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188876
188877
>>188851
>>188867
>>188874
"The plane is as good a place as any other."

>>188858
"What does it do, exactly?"
Posey
cb3f498
?
No.188877
188887 188889
>>188876
"It is an esoteric matter, but the principle is simple enough to be explained. The Leviathan was a primal sentinel tasked with the sacred duty of devouring the servants of Dagon: attacking aberrant and demonic forces is its nature. That duty is imbued into its very bones. With the powers of my master, its powers can be drawn on once more, to conjure a spiritual warrior that is an ally and natural weapon against the farspawn." She says
"In other words, it is calling a favor from a friend."
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188887
188889
>>188877
Cavaliere looks cautiously intrigued. "You are an occultist? Who is your master that you have brought up time and time again?"

Also, arcane knowledge check to gain extra insight into her description: [1d20+7 = (8+7) = 15]
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
?
No.188889
188893 188901
>>188877
Blackheel:
"I don't really know what in Tartarus you're talking about, but it sounds like you're talking about bringing in more foreign hostile elements to fight the foreign hostile elements that we brought in to fight foreign hostile elements that we hoped would fight each other but instead turned and attacked us. I know exactly where this will end, and I want no part of it."

>>188887
It sounds as if she's suggesting introducing some kind of natural predator of the invasive species from it's home realm. Or something like that.
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
?
No.188891
>>188862
Starfire isn't quite the stallion that Blackheel is, or even the other two sailors for that matter. He lowers his back, lowers his tail, and moves a step back away from Brie

>>188858
Blackheel:
"Riiiigggghhhhttt"
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188893
188897
>>188889
"The Commissar raises a good point. How can we be sure this creature won't be another danger for us or others to contend with?"
Anonymous
4d0c27b
?
No.188896
And then?
Anonymous
4d0c27b
?
No.188897
188909
>>188893
"Good of you, to assume the oppositional standpoint.
[o}"I may shoot him
Anonymous
4d0c27b
?
No.188898
IF WE DONT GERT A FUCKING MOVE ON I'LL START SHOOTING AT PLAYERS
Posey
ca34007
?
No.188901
188902 188904 188909 188910
He's still resisting? Fuck it.
>>188889
>I want no part of it
"You want no part of it, you say?"
Rosey Ring takes a step towards Blackheel, swaying her hips gracefully. She bats her eyelashes slowly and gives a calm, subtle, smile. Her voice smooth and diplomatic, concealing her sinister nature.
"Commissar Blackheel, while I would understand it if you wanted to sit out this battle, understand where we are coming from. We took a risk reaching out to you because we believed that your participation would increase our chances of successfully destroying the beast and escaping this island safely. Although we do appreciate your involvement, it comes at a cost on our part, tactically speaking." she says, shrugging slightly
"Normally, it would not be of our concern to care for the well-being of sailors in battle when nopony is around to pay random. Our safety comes first, afterall. Our swordstallion here though-" she gestures over to Silver "- sought to find a means to avoiding having to hack and slash through comrades of his old country, and so suggested finding you, so that your leadership and insight could help us avoid further bloodshed. I, however, am not so charitable. I will use whatever means I have at my disposal to conquer that ship, and this scroll is perhaps the least terrible thing I have up my sleeve. I want to WIN." she concludes, her voice calm, but with that last word a frigid aura of pure terror emanates from her and her mane rises with an unholy aura, her eyes glass over momentarily before before being immuninated with a frightful glow.

Intimidate (to coerce)
[1d20+16 = (2+16) = 18]
She also activates her frightful presence, save DC 19 vs the Shaken condition. The Frightful Presence should be resolved before the opposed coersion check is rolled.

"We are going to raid the Kostroma. So tell me, Blackheel, do you want to participate?"

With my 30 Bluff and my 26 diplomacy, and negotiations still ongoing, I have a feeling that charisma checks rules aren't being so strictly abided (can't blame GM, diplomacy is massively broken if taken at face value). Since my other skills have proven impotent in face of a paranoid NPC, I will now follow Brie's advice and use my highest skill: intimidate. If it fails, Blackheel will turn hostile and we can just roll initiative. I know I resisted coersion, but I really just want to get past this encounter already. Anything to get the ball rolling to finish this adventure.
Posey
ca34007
?
No.188902
188904
>>188901
Of all times to roll a 2...
The Floof and The Noodle
1bf0754
?
No.188904
188906
>>188901
>>188902
Just give me a bit to work out a plan before y'all go about doing anything drastic.
Anonymous
4d0c27b
?
No.188906
>>188904
With respect, what do you mean "so I can work out a plan" now? What have you been busy with previously?
GM Pony
de906e3
?
No.188909
188914
>>188897
>>188901
I can work with this
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188910
188912 188914
>>188901
Cavaliere reiterates his point. "Is this 'Leviathan' that whale on the beach? How can we be sure it will not turn on us?"
Posey
3e5e76e
?
No.188912
188914 188929
>>188910
"...Because it is dead." Posey says
Anonymous
4d0c27b
?
No.188914
188929
>>188909
>>188910
>>188912
"I'll venture to wager that without a mind or agency of it's own, an animated carcass in whatever state can't be "hijacked" any more than one can hijack the magic of another. Meaning, the Traveler would be unable to dominate the leviathan, excpting to destroy the cadaver or in some way cancel the animating magic. What? I read."
Posey
4a1e610
?
No.188927
188929
"Are we ready to leave?"
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188929
188933
>>188912
>>188914
"Animating a dead creature is very different from 'calling on a spiritual warrior.'" He sighs. "We are out of options. What does it involve?"

>>188927
I hope Silver works out a plan now. It's been a long time waiting.
Posey
ad3266e
?
No.188933
188934 188937 188938
>>188929
I thought we already had a plan. What are we waiting for?

"It involves the power that my mentor invested in me. I cannot divulge the details of his studies per the contract in my apprenticeship."
GM Pony
10da5df
?
No.188934
188935 188940
>>188933
Blackheel
“So it’s contracting with yet another demon, or whatever you want to call it.”
Anonymous
6dd4658
?
No.188935
188936 188937
>>188934
"If you want to die sooner, that can be arranged. You seem to assume that if we fail that you get to live."
GM Pony
10da5df
?
No.188936
188937 188938 188941
>>188935
Blackheel, firmly, and facing towards Brie

“I will die standing up and facing my enemy. Not stabbed in the back by yet another false friend.”
The Floof and The Noodle
1bf0754
?
No.188937
188939 188943
>>188936
>>188935
>>188933
Silver steps in between Black Heel and the other members of the party. "There will be no stabbing anything that is not summoned by Traveler. We are not enemies. We need to stop treating each other as if we are. Allies do not threaten each other."
Anonymous
6dd4658
?
No.188938
large (5).png
>>188936
"If we have an accord to assist one another, that's true. If not, then we will see how the die is cast," Brie responds with a shrug before putting his mask back on.
He turns deliberately toward Captain Ring before saying:
>>188933
"I second the Captain's motion."
Anonymous
6dd4658
?
No.188939
>>188937
This will be said to be the post that precipitated the side conversation
Posey
ad3266e
?
No.188940
>>188934
"Call it whatever you like. Ponies of our profession care not about labels. I have said my part. I will now leave to invoke the wisdom of my old mentor, and I will then board the ship and see too it that the farspawn is destroyed. I will do it with or without you." Posey says, coldly, as she whirls her cape and sets off

.

She refers to the party, putting on a face of false nostalgia
"I know I have always been evasive of the arts of my mentor. The hauntings of my past are not something I share freely: I never asked your about what rough past led you to this choice in career, and you have been gracious enough to not pry into my own. Given the circumstances though, I feel you all finally deserve to sate the morbid curiosity you have built up after all these years sailing. Come and personally witness the results of the powers of my master, and get a taste of how dreadful it truly was."

Posey begins walking towards the whale bones, and if no pony else wants to follow her she eventually returns in about ~25 minutes.
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188941
188942
>>188936
Cavaliere turns to the commissar. "Blackheel. We are not here to start trouble. We found trouble coming from your ship and we are going to put a stop to it. Now you can help us with that or you can save what little you can. It hurts us more than any other creature to turn on each other."

Like was said before, if nopony else goes to accompany Posey then Cavaliere will.
Posey
ad3266e
?
No.188942
>>188941
"Enough talk. We have already said all we need to. He will follow if he wishes to board the ship with us. If not... well, he can certainly keep trying his luck to phone the GRU." she says, a touch of smug sarcasm audible in the last part
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188943
>>188937
"Allies also don't sit there clutching pearls about economic policy when there's a world-ending threat. If the commissar wants to play 'spectator' for whatever is to come, well I'm not the best at coercing ponies, except to remain still by way of blades or bullets. Since this seems to go against certain sensibilities, then there's nothing to be done but to allow them to be good for what commies are in fact good for; nothing." He says, his gaze and his phrasing ending directed contemptuously at the commissar.
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188949
188950
Cavaliere interrupts. "Before any of us move, we need to know precisely when and where we will meet up. Otherwise we are throwing ourselves into danger needlessly."
Anonymous
51f3196
?
No.188950
188951
>>188949
"My good griffon, I believe we are past splitting up. I think we're going to go as the whole class!"
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188951
188953
>>188950
"We don't have enough time! We have no choice but to split."
Anonymous
51f3196
?
No.188953
>>188951
Brie sighs, and then lifts his mask enough to expose his mouth before placing a cigarette in it, lighting it, and taking a long drag. a 10 or higher on an insight check will reveal he is losing patience
"Fine then, then the two of you be on your way. We rendesvous back at the airplane when we finish our respective tasks. Satisfactory?"
The Floof and The Noodle
1bf0754
?
No.188955
188956 188972
Silver lets out a sigh. "Look, there is impetus for us to split up into different teams and complete our objectives at same time before converging on Kostroma. But there is much danger on this island, and now not just from Traveler. After meeting resistance, GRU is going to be traveling in large, singular group, sweeping this island slowly yet methodically for threats. They will outnumber us, they will outgun us, but together we at least have chance of escaping if they notice us. If we split up, and they discover one of our groups, they are dead, and that group will be sorely missed when it comes time to fight Traveler. They are also dead if they do not have means of communication with rest of party." Silver clears his throat to emphasize that particular point to certain members of the party. "We travel together, for most part. As long as we do not dilly dally, we will be able to get to all of our objectives before GRU does. We go to Posey's leviathan bones first, do that, then Posey, Garv, and griffons will take that creature to crashed plane and load explosive and guns onto it while rest of us head towards airship. You will also take one of our radios so you can stay in touch. You will rejoin us along our route, as you will likely be traveling faster than us. Make sure to stay along south side of central hill. GRU will be coming from north side, and they will shoot you if they see you."
Anonymous
51f3196
?
No.188956
188957
>>188955
Brie let's Silver finish, uninterrupted. "You have a fascinating admiration for what the GRU is capable of, I wonder where this confidence stems from," Brie knocks the cherry off his now-smoked cigarette and stashes the butt in a back pocket, "No, the GRU are likely to treat this as a 'By the book' mission and run standard tactics, walking head-first into a meat-grinder. You heard the success that the Commissar had in trying to communicate, far better than I do because you speak the bloody language. Failure ISN'T an option. Having said, that's an inefficient plan; if we are to split up, it should be now, not later. Once this leviathan thingy is operational, that's when we should be converging, not separating. Sorry Silver, but while I'm amenable to either splitting up or sticking together, I can't agree with your proposed plan.

IMO, our two options are to stick it out as a group for the duration, or split up NOW and meet back at the airplane when we're 'done'; Ms. Ring and Mr. Cavaliere upon acquiring the... and us having investigated the airship, and having operated on it as we shall ascertain."
The Floof and The Noodle
1bf0754
?
No.188957
188959 188961
>>188956
Silver raises an eyebrow at Brie apparently saving a lit cigarette for later. "GRU goes by another name that might be more familiar to you: Spetsnaz. These are not your average grunts, these are special forces. What training I went through as soldier and what training I gave to other ponies to turn them into soldiers cannot compare to what these commandos have gone through. If we are having this debate about whether to split up or stick together, then you can be certain they have already come up with answer of their own, and are executing it as we speak." He furrows his eyebrows at Brie. "This is not proposed plan. This is our plan. I am using executive decision here, there will be no more debates on what we will do."
Posey
f777707
?
No.188958
188959 188967
Posey does not engage further because she is already walking.
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188959
188966
>>188957
>>188958
"The good captain seems to have a better understanding than even you do. What makes you think that you are so worldy that you alone know what Spetznaz is? Ive killed spetznaz on several occasions. Theyre good at one thing and one thing only, killing quickly. But their tactics are designed against flesh and blood ponies who die quickly to sustained firepower. They don't HAVE a playbook or a 'plan B' "In case of eldritch abominations" tactics manual; like commies their strategy will be to keep trying what they know until it works. Now then are WE going to go find the airship and the wayward marines, or do you want to try and assert authority over Ms. Ring who like me who seems to also think that your "the plan" is not even worth considering?"
Posey
f777707
?
No.188960
188961 188962 188966 188967
Posey is walking because she already decided that she is going to the whale bones and is not interested in discussing it further.
It is recommended that the party follows.
If no pony follows her, she will return in about ~20 minutes, and I will describe the results of her magic then.
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188961
188966
>>188960
>>188957
Brie looks at Rosie, then to Kubana. "Our ability to track the marines is based on your nose, so really it's your call where we go next, unless we're simply to follow Ms. Ring," he turns back to Silver. "You are correct that this isn't a discussion; there would be nothing to gain by splitting up later UNLESS we plan to strike from different fronts, but that will be a strategic decision we decide on AFTER we have a better idea what resources we have and a closer look at the line of scrimmage. So unless Ms. Kirafiki wishes to lead in a different direction, I will assume to follow the 'Dread Pirate Rosey Ring'," he raises his voice for the benefit of the Commissar and crew, but his tone of voice suggests he is very much going to enjoy 'playing pirates'.
GM Pony
51e8a4f
?
No.188962
188963 188966
>>188960
>Going off to do her own thing without confirming if the party intends to be there in 25 minutes, and still not taking any form of communication
[YouTube] Picard's Epic Double Facepalm [Embed]
Posey
f777707
?
No.188963
188964 188965 188967
>>188962
I know it's rude, but are we going to spend a seventh week in a row debating what direction to walk in? We need to make a decision and advance the plot.
I would prefer it if the party follows me, but I'm going to move on regardless.
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188964
188965
>>188963
I don't think its rude, I think its the sort of decisiveness and that we've been desperately needing. If there was a way Brie could push the party forward he'd have done so weeks ago, but without a giant skeleton to move the bomb/guns, the best he can hope for is to aid in whoever wants to A. find the marines/airship, or B. make a giant skeleton. Since Rosey is already headed for the giant skeleton - the one that directly aids Brie's part of this equation - then it stands to reason that he would follow Rosey, unless Kira wants to lead toward the marines.
GM Pony
51e8a4f
?
No.188965
188968 188970
IMG_0966.jpeg
>>188963
>>188964
O asked for one thing before going out on your own…
The Floof and The Noodle
1bf0754
?
No.188966
188971 188972
>>188959
>>188960
>>188961
>>188962
Kira looks at Brie like a deer caught in headlights, not expecting to be called upon for decision making. "Um...I guess we follow Posey?" She slithers off to try to catch up to the impatient mare. "Hey, wait up!"

Silver's furrowed brow, meanwhile, turns to a frown. "I highly doubt your claim. No matter. Consider it as much or as little as you want, it is what we are doing. Join us or leave to do your own thing, it is your call." He looks over to the rest of the party and motions for them to follow him before also heading off after Posey. "Come on, people, let us not lose sight of Posey."
GM Pony
51e8a4f
?
No.188967
188973
>>188963
>>188960
>>188958
Is it so difficult to type “ I’m taking one of the three radios, I’ll be on channel 4 if you need me”? Is there some particular reason not to? Why is it that I ask this twice, it’s the only thing I ask, and I’m ignored twice?
Posey
f777707
?
No.188968
>>188965
Okay, GM.

Posey takes one of the two-way radios with her, in the event that the party does not follow her (I would prefer it if we all went).

"We shall reconvene at this airship. Blackheel can take the time to reconsider if he wants to join us in boarding."

She draws her sword and points it off into the mist
"Onward!"
Anonymous
51f3196
?
No.188970
>>188965
And I've reasonably asked for a number of things that have been neglected. Xp
Posey
f777707
?
No.188971
188973
>>188966
"I really thought that would go better..." Posey says, under her breath, as Silver catches up
"I guess it is the nature of sailors to be distrusting of 'pirstes'." She continues

"Oh well, we tried our best."
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188972
188973 188974
>>188955
Cavaliere glowers at Posey flippantly prancing off.
>>188966
He turns to Silver quickly. "Give me one of the radios. I'll find the downed airship, alone if I have to. We may not have twenty minutes."
Anonymous
51f3196
?
No.188973
1742129422356946.png
>>188967
>>188971
>>188972
Brie, responding to a subliminal cue takes to a 60'elevation and shadows Rosey from overhead and a little behind.
"Unless an ACTUAL plan comes together!" he calls out from up high.
Posey
6f5bf5b
?
No.188974
188975
>>188972
Wait, now I'm confused. Was it not our plan to destroy the Traveller first?

Months ago, our initial plan was to find the Marines before anything else, but then we received hooks to imply that we needed to fight The Traveller first.
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.188975
188977 188979 189007
>>188974
Now you're willing to discuss a plan? We could have talked about this before impromptu splitting the party.

My priority has always been to find the "marines" (they're not marines, they're aviation sea-ponies) because they are very likely injured and certainly in distress. The Fellow Traveler and the GRU only intensify this urgency, because now they are under serious threat of attack as well. If we put off the rescue, the only thing we'll be able to rescue is corpses if that (not that Posey would object). As for OOC hooks, I recall GM Pony explicitly saying that if we take on the objectives one at a time we will not be able to get all of them.
Posey
6f5bf5b
?
No.188977
>>188975
>If we put off the rescue, the only thing we'll be able to rescue is corpses if that
That is a compelling point.

Worth noting, if we're looking for the Marines first, I would not need to do this skeleton thing.
Anonymous
51f3196
?
No.188979
188980
>>188975
No, there was willingness to discuss a plan weeks ago when players were touching their feelings about making nice with the commies. The willingness to discuss has since vacated. What you're seeing now is a bunch of players who were willing to play nice/along deciding: "Nah fuck that".
Oddly, it will work out better this way.
Anonymous
51f3196
?
No.188980
188981
>>188979
Let me show you what I mean.

Brie draws his silenced revolver and places it at the side of the head of the Dusty Zebra.
Small wonder if this action will be accepted by GM.
The Floof and The Noodle
1bf0754
?
No.188981
188983 188989
For fuck's sake, guess I gotta deal with this now before anything else...

>>188980
Kira, looking back at the rest of the party to make sure they're following, notices this and immediately stops in her tracks. Reacting before anyone else can, she draws her bow and aims two arrows at Brie before the others can blink. "Step. Away. From the zebra."

It should be noted, this is the first time anyone has heard Kira actually sound angry so far.
Anonymous
457eeff
?
No.188982
188983
Vir snaps awake in this universe again, but is it a good time?
GM Pony
c0a4d0a
?
No.188983
188985 188986
574ab5085ee589b5c4702f0427a23b14[1].png
18 posts remain

>>188981
Pic very much related

>>188982
Yes except that it's after midnight

There's a response for Vir somewhere above that isn't entirely complete...
Anonymous
457eeff
?
No.188985
>>188983
^^
We can take it when it fits better then. Sleep is important.

Actually, I had the last response:
>>187040 →
Anonymous
457eeff
?
No.188986
>>188983
>There's a response for Vir somewhere above that isn't entirely complete...
Ah, sorry. I didn't understand.
Anonymous
c64da64
?
No.188989
188991 189007
>>188981
Oh hush. Just like the 'warning shot' and OVER a half-dozen things I have TRIED to do and been simmarily IGNORED, holding a gun to Dusty's head "isnt gonna be accepted". Dusty would have to be present to be held at gunpoint. Is he even still here?
The Floof and The Noodle
1bf0754
?
No.188991
188992 189007
>>188989
Until we get confirmation that it isn't, Kira is going to continue to act as if it is. She is dead serious about shooting Brie if he doesn't put the gun away right that second and step away from Dust.
Anonymous
51f3196
?
No.188992
>>188991
And Brie was DEAD-SET on firing a warning shot, and that didn't happen. So we wait, and you can sit and spin.
Posey
6f5bf5b
?
No.188994
Am I going to have to paralyze Brie? Is this what we are doing?
Anonymous
51f3196
?
No.189004
189007
Silver "I'm gonna talk this nigger's ear off" Sword is picking a BAD time to try and assert the 'dadd-pants', which were only agreed on to appease Shoal Waters (the captain who tasked us with this mission, if you forgot).
Silver has as much authority as he is granted, which atm appears to be NONE
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.189005
189006
It's a comedy of errors. Everypony has been impatient for a while (understandably) and wanted to get the quest moving again. At our one best opportunity to formulate a plan, some players jump the gun before we can collectively agree on anything. Now that we are moving, we are back to the question of "What should we do?"
Posey
6f5bf5b
?
No.189006
>>189005
See >>188998 →
I say we leave it to the spell. The spell can tell us what to do, where to go, and in what order to do it, in a way that it most favorable to us (which means, if there is a 100% win condition, we can seize it). This is the simplest and quickest way to decide on the plan.
Posey
6f5bf5b
?
No.189007
189009
>>189004
If you shoot our Cleric, I will cut your head off.
You can't kill him in one shot, so your threat to kill him is dubious, but I can kill you with one touch. Your fortitude and Will saves are bad. Think about it carefully.

Posey looks towards the two of them, a sanguine energy crackling around her hoof.
>>188991
I am with you. I could delete him with a spell if need be (ghoul touch + coup de grace); it would be more effective than an arrow. He's grappling, so his touch AC is nil.

Posey nods to Kira and steps towards the two, charging her hood with destructive energies.
>>188989
If you attack us, we can attack you. I will not hesitate state to remove you from this plane if you attack a party member. I thought we were past this.
>>188975
I replied to this in the ooc thread, btw.
Anonymous
51f3196
?
No.189009
189011
>>189007
>if you
You'll suck these nuts, and you'll like it
>I could delete him
[i]try it or stfu you goddamn hyper-fixated "I could kill this whole party if I was bored" so why is this the character you decided top play?
FAGGOT
Or, quit yer damn posturing.
Posey
6f5bf5b
?
No.189011
189023
>>189009
>try it or stfu
Is that permission?
Anonymous
51f3196
?
No.189023
189040
>>189011
Par for the course, it's all about (you) isn't it? All these 'other players' are just NPCs in YOUR game aren't they?
Anonymous
3fef76b
?
No.189040
189042
>>189023
I wouldn't be asking permission from NPCs.
Anonymous
4271ed5
?
No.189041
189073 189093 189112
you're all faggots and im glad this is a deadchan
Anonymous
51f3196
?
No.189042
>>189040
You should be asking permission of GM. In the meantime, focus on the task at hand.
Cavaliere
f248dc9
?
No.189071
Rolling survival to find the airship crash location:
[1d20+3 = (1+3) = 4]
Anonymous
76c6347
?
No.189073
189107 189112
>>189041
>You're all faggots
Oh, you noticed? Good of you to drop by. You didn't capitalize 'you're' so you're presumably a nigger. Anything else?
Anonymous
bed63bf
?
No.189093
3d.jpg
>>189041
Hello fren.
Anonymous
4271ed5
?
No.189107
189111 189112
>>189073
fuck off you redditor faggot, casual communication and not using capitalization has been a mainstay of chan culture for decades, and specifically /pol/ for the past 14 years. you're clearly one of the knuckle-dragging apes that flocked here without ever having been active on /pol/ before april 1st, 2017. kill yourself you fucking overweight, midwit, libtertarian faggot. fucking nigger
Anonymous
7d991b4
?
No.189111
189112
>>189107
Lol, meme war veteran, son.
>redditor
You have to go back
Anonymous
0118be6
?
No.189112
189114
>>189041
>>189073
>>189107
>>189111
The roleplay threads are not your shitting street.
Anonymous
7d991b4
?
No.189114
>>189112
Lol. Don't worry. If you hadn't noticed, Brie heading to the Kostromo is my way of extracting him from the game. I imagine it will be 2026 before you chucklefucks manage to arrive.

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