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>>192953
"Silver, get the Talisman ready. Once we identify the strike points we can immediately board the vessel."
"Silver, get the Talisman ready. Once we identify the strike points we can immediately board the vessel."
>>192966
Silver: "Oh, that thing. Hang on it is..." Taking a couple seconds to search through his bags, Silver pulls out the requested item. "...here. I am still unclear on what this does and how this is meant to help us."
Silver: "Oh, that thing. Hang on it is..." Taking a couple seconds to search through his bags, Silver pulls out the requested item. "...here. I am still unclear on what this does and how this is meant to help us."
>>192967
"It is a portable boat. That is why I made sure we had it..." Posey says
"The Swan boat is a self propelled magical vessel with exceptional speed, easily capable of overtaking most ships. It is capable of carrying thirty two ponies, and is similar in structure to a large keelboat or small barge. Although only barely seaworthy, its speed and portable nature make it an exceptional item for emergencies at sea. Being rather cheap to produce and easily stowed, it is a coveted item among pirates, and naval combatants in general, be it as a ship or as any other reason one might like to conjure a collosal object out of thin air." Posey explains
"The swan boat will last for twenty four hours once activated. We could use it now to board the Kostroma with ease, as its speed means that we should be able to avoid being fired upon as we approach, while also leaving all of us free to return fire if we do so. The neckband wings of the swan may even serve as a platform we may climb to board the ship."
"Combatants should board the swan boat, while Monstrosity tows the injured an unconscious in rowboats behind it. Once combatants board the Kostroma, the noncombatants may board the swan boat themselves and move it to a safe distance as the battle carries on aboard the Kostroma." Posey continues
"Flyers, including Monstro, may fly behind crew, using the Swan boat as cover should a firefight commence."
"It is a portable boat. That is why I made sure we had it..." Posey says
"The Swan boat is a self propelled magical vessel with exceptional speed, easily capable of overtaking most ships. It is capable of carrying thirty two ponies, and is similar in structure to a large keelboat or small barge. Although only barely seaworthy, its speed and portable nature make it an exceptional item for emergencies at sea. Being rather cheap to produce and easily stowed, it is a coveted item among pirates, and naval combatants in general, be it as a ship or as any other reason one might like to conjure a collosal object out of thin air." Posey explains
"The swan boat will last for twenty four hours once activated. We could use it now to board the Kostroma with ease, as its speed means that we should be able to avoid being fired upon as we approach, while also leaving all of us free to return fire if we do so. The neckband wings of the swan may even serve as a platform we may climb to board the ship."
"Combatants should board the swan boat, while Monstrosity tows the injured an unconscious in rowboats behind it. Once combatants board the Kostroma, the noncombatants may board the swan boat themselves and move it to a safe distance as the battle carries on aboard the Kostroma." Posey continues
"Flyers, including Monstro, may fly behind crew, using the Swan boat as cover should a firefight commence."
>>192961
The captain scrunches and crosses his hooves
>>192965
The captain is still displeased with Kira, standing up, taking one, two steps further away from her, facing her, scrunching, and also lowering his tail to tuck between his legs. Some aspect of his eyes still makes him look dazed and confused, like he can't focus on anything in particular.
Yet he takes Kira's question seriously
"I..." His eyes go up towards the right, his mouth opens slightly, his ears tend slightly back, and he tilts his head ever so slightly upwards. "Don't know." Drawing out that last word, and eventually settling his eyes on that shape looming over the dark, green waters in the distance, the SSRS Kostroma.
"But I did hear from him. He craves friendship, as surely as we do. For so long he was alone... Now, it's like a drug. He can't help it, you know. As he dreams, his dreams intermingle with our thoughts. Not much more than we can help being overheard talking to ourselves walking through the garden. Not that much more, anyways. It was a mistake, he thinks, trying to reach out on the ship. This next time he will play dead longer. Feign a defeat by those who do not understand. You know he sleeps, right? Though his dreams are powerful, maybe too powerful for the good of his friends, he wishes to awake. When he awakes, he will bring Elysium. He will bring Father to me."
He stares at the Kostroma
"It's just..." His ears twitch and move forward "I don't know, you know? When I was small my father took me to the Zoo in Sunset, and they had a Manticore. It was a big, ferocious beast. I could see it beyond the steel fence, and I knew I didn't want to meet it without those steel bars between me and him. And yet... somehow... I could imagine meeting that Manticore in the forest and... coming to an understanding. You know? Like what we want, deep down, isn't all that different. Like maybe he's not so scary afterall....."
He stares at the silhouette of the Kostroma
>>192980
Mala moves forward from his position on the edge of the beach, closer towards Posey. He reaches into his saddlebag, and produces a ring of keys that he hangs from his paw
"These?"
The captain scrunches and crosses his hooves
>>192965
The captain is still displeased with Kira, standing up, taking one, two steps further away from her, facing her, scrunching, and also lowering his tail to tuck between his legs. Some aspect of his eyes still makes him look dazed and confused, like he can't focus on anything in particular.
Yet he takes Kira's question seriously
"I..." His eyes go up towards the right, his mouth opens slightly, his ears tend slightly back, and he tilts his head ever so slightly upwards. "Don't know." Drawing out that last word, and eventually settling his eyes on that shape looming over the dark, green waters in the distance, the SSRS Kostroma.
"But I did hear from him. He craves friendship, as surely as we do. For so long he was alone... Now, it's like a drug. He can't help it, you know. As he dreams, his dreams intermingle with our thoughts. Not much more than we can help being overheard talking to ourselves walking through the garden. Not that much more, anyways. It was a mistake, he thinks, trying to reach out on the ship. This next time he will play dead longer. Feign a defeat by those who do not understand. You know he sleeps, right? Though his dreams are powerful, maybe too powerful for the good of his friends, he wishes to awake. When he awakes, he will bring Elysium. He will bring Father to me."
He stares at the Kostroma
"It's just..." His ears twitch and move forward "I don't know, you know? When I was small my father took me to the Zoo in Sunset, and they had a Manticore. It was a big, ferocious beast. I could see it beyond the steel fence, and I knew I didn't want to meet it without those steel bars between me and him. And yet... somehow... I could imagine meeting that Manticore in the forest and... coming to an understanding. You know? Like what we want, deep down, isn't all that different. Like maybe he's not so scary afterall....."
He stares at the silhouette of the Kostroma
>>192980
Mala moves forward from his position on the edge of the beach, closer towards Posey. He reaches into his saddlebag, and produces a ring of keys that he hangs from his paw
"These?"
>>192986
Cavaliere looks toward the captain as he speaks. Finally he replies, "That is good information to have. It's as good as we're going to get. What we're facing is far more dangerous than a Manticore, and we need to be prepared. If we hadn't moved from place to place so fast, I would have found guns for those trustworthy enough to be wielding one. Nevertheless, spending one minute too long could have been the death of any of us.
Cavaliere looks toward the captain as he speaks. Finally he replies, "That is good information to have. It's as good as we're going to get. What we're facing is far more dangerous than a Manticore, and we need to be prepared. If we hadn't moved from place to place so fast, I would have found guns for those trustworthy enough to be wielding one. Nevertheless, spending one minute too long could have been the death of any of us.
>>192986
Kira blinks, taking in the absolutely valuable information about the Traveler that the captain willingly gives. She has a feeling she wouldn't want to see the Traveler when he awakes. Placing a hoof on the captain's shoulder, she speaks to him, "You'd...you'd know if you met Him. We're all children of Ouroboros, we all came from Him when he made this iteration of the World-Cycle. He loves and cares for all of us. He's nothing like the Traveler. His friendship doesn't control the minds of innocent creatures, His dreams don't create horrors beyond mortal comprehension. He is light, He is life, He is creation, and when He awakes it won't be to create some twisted form of 'Elysium' representing some dark pit from whence He came, it will be to save all of us from a doomed existence and bring about the dawning of a new age." She lets out a sigh before she continues, "We all want to be understood. Ouroboros knows I want to be understood by ponies, to be known that I'm not some monster but another creature, another child of Ouroboros just like all of you are. But what's the point when we're all one? You wouldn't understand me because I wouldn't understand me anymore. I wouldn't be me, you wouldn't be you, we would be something else entirely...it would be horror. Complete and absolute horror that is truly beyond all mortal comprehension, to lose one's sense of self."
>>192990
Silver gives Posey the feather. "I do not see how this small feather can turn into something so large it can carry 32 ponies, but here. Do your magic, magic mare."
Kira blinks, taking in the absolutely valuable information about the Traveler that the captain willingly gives. She has a feeling she wouldn't want to see the Traveler when he awakes. Placing a hoof on the captain's shoulder, she speaks to him, "You'd...you'd know if you met Him. We're all children of Ouroboros, we all came from Him when he made this iteration of the World-Cycle. He loves and cares for all of us. He's nothing like the Traveler. His friendship doesn't control the minds of innocent creatures, His dreams don't create horrors beyond mortal comprehension. He is light, He is life, He is creation, and when He awakes it won't be to create some twisted form of 'Elysium' representing some dark pit from whence He came, it will be to save all of us from a doomed existence and bring about the dawning of a new age." She lets out a sigh before she continues, "We all want to be understood. Ouroboros knows I want to be understood by ponies, to be known that I'm not some monster but another creature, another child of Ouroboros just like all of you are. But what's the point when we're all one? You wouldn't understand me because I wouldn't understand me anymore. I wouldn't be me, you wouldn't be you, we would be something else entirely...it would be horror. Complete and absolute horror that is truly beyond all mortal comprehension, to lose one's sense of self."
>>192990
Silver gives Posey the feather. "I do not see how this small feather can turn into something so large it can carry 32 ponies, but here. Do your magic, magic mare."
>>192991
"Very well. Ready the lifeboats for towing." she says
She claps her hooves together, and orders Monstro forward, so ropes can be attached to it.
Posey steps towards the shore, brandishing the feather token.
"The first feather tokens were created by a mighty unicorn conjurer eons ago, in service of a brave an noble pegasus ranger known as "Quail" who wore dozens of them as a cloak. Each talisman contains powerful creation magic, and becomes a useful item once activated, albeit only temporary. Although they are tricky to make, their material cost is fairly limited, requiring only basic infusion reagents and feathers sometimes sourced from magical birds or even ponies, which makes each talisman special." Posey muses
She turns to show off the elegant and noble pale pearlescent off-white feather, which glistens off-pink in the last gasp of the fading light on the horizon
"Who knows, perhaps this one could even be from somepony famous?"
Posey then mutters an indiscernible arcane word and tosses the talisman into the sea. There it floats before growing at an exponential rate until in the span of less than six seconds it transforms into a grand and beautiful swan-like boat, with a long craning nech and comfy feathered interior. The vessel stretches 50 feet long and twenty feet wide, and floats gracefully on the water.
"I present to you, Her Majesty's Ship." she says, with a bow
"All aboard!"
"Very well. Ready the lifeboats for towing." she says
She claps her hooves together, and orders Monstro forward, so ropes can be attached to it.
Posey steps towards the shore, brandishing the feather token.
"The first feather tokens were created by a mighty unicorn conjurer eons ago, in service of a brave an noble pegasus ranger known as "Quail" who wore dozens of them as a cloak. Each talisman contains powerful creation magic, and becomes a useful item once activated, albeit only temporary. Although they are tricky to make, their material cost is fairly limited, requiring only basic infusion reagents and feathers sometimes sourced from magical birds or even ponies, which makes each talisman special." Posey muses
She turns to show off the elegant and noble pale pearlescent off-white feather, which glistens off-pink in the last gasp of the fading light on the horizon
"Who knows, perhaps this one could even be from somepony famous?"
Posey then mutters an indiscernible arcane word and tosses the talisman into the sea. There it floats before growing at an exponential rate until in the span of less than six seconds it transforms into a grand and beautiful swan-like boat, with a long craning nech and comfy feathered interior. The vessel stretches 50 feet long and twenty feet wide, and floats gracefully on the water.
"I present to you, Her Majesty's Ship." she says, with a bow
"All aboard!"
Posey boards the swan boat.
>>192992
Nice description!
Cavaliere stands back as the magical feather transforms into a seaworthy craft. He wastes no time to hook up the rowboats in a chain behind its stern, taking 10 in his rope tying abilities.
Nice description!
Cavaliere stands back as the magical feather transforms into a seaworthy craft. He wastes no time to hook up the rowboats in a chain behind its stern, taking 10 in his rope tying abilities.
>>192992
>>192986
>>192994
Kira is startled at the rapid transformation and appearance of the unusual watercraft. She slowly slithers up to it and flicks her tongue, trying to catch any unusual scents coming off of it. Even Silver takes a step back, clearly not expecting such a thing to happen. He quickly recomposes himself, however. Standing in front of the boat, he draws his greatsword and holds in aloft in the air above him, the silver-clad blade reflecting what little light is left from the sky or the dark sea as well as the light blue glow from Silver's magic grip.
"COMRADES! We may have once been adversaries, but on this fateful night and this forsaken isle, we now fight together as brothers and sisters, joined together in defense of this world and all who inhabit it! Though dark may be this night, filled with horrors from other realms of existence, our souls shall burn brightly through it!"
As if reacting to his words, his sword seems to shine brighter, a light blue glow forming around it like a beacon. His voice seems to carry an even greater conviction as it does so.
"The Traveler may attempt to control our minds, wield our bodies, but our hearts may never be tamed! Our fiery spirits like swords shall cut through this darkness, banish this Aberration back into depths from whence it came, and free this land and its inhabitants of this madness! And when we behold dawn once again, we will behold it victoriously leg-in-leg as brothers- and sisters-in-arms, and it will be brighter than any we have witnessed before!"
He thrusts his sword into the air, the glow intensifying to light up the faces of the creatures gathered before him. His voice swells to a crescendo as he rallies the creatures he now calls his comrades.
"WITH ME NOW, MY FRIENDS, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, MY COMRADES! URA! URA! URA! URA! UUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
>>192986
>>192994
Kira is startled at the rapid transformation and appearance of the unusual watercraft. She slowly slithers up to it and flicks her tongue, trying to catch any unusual scents coming off of it. Even Silver takes a step back, clearly not expecting such a thing to happen. He quickly recomposes himself, however. Standing in front of the boat, he draws his greatsword and holds in aloft in the air above him, the silver-clad blade reflecting what little light is left from the sky or the dark sea as well as the light blue glow from Silver's magic grip.
"COMRADES! We may have once been adversaries, but on this fateful night and this forsaken isle, we now fight together as brothers and sisters, joined together in defense of this world and all who inhabit it! Though dark may be this night, filled with horrors from other realms of existence, our souls shall burn brightly through it!"
As if reacting to his words, his sword seems to shine brighter, a light blue glow forming around it like a beacon. His voice seems to carry an even greater conviction as it does so.
"The Traveler may attempt to control our minds, wield our bodies, but our hearts may never be tamed! Our fiery spirits like swords shall cut through this darkness, banish this Aberration back into depths from whence it came, and free this land and its inhabitants of this madness! And when we behold dawn once again, we will behold it victoriously leg-in-leg as brothers- and sisters-in-arms, and it will be brighter than any we have witnessed before!"
He thrusts his sword into the air, the glow intensifying to light up the faces of the creatures gathered before him. His voice swells to a crescendo as he rallies the creatures he now calls his comrades.
"WITH ME NOW, MY FRIENDS, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, MY COMRADES! URA! URA! URA! URA! UUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Do the Stalliongraders ever reveal the location of where the Traveller is laired? I want to know where we are going before we storm the ship.
>>192988
Mala smiles and moves his head side to side
>>192989
"Then let's move" The captain says
>>192991
The Captain has a sort of flinch, as if surprised when Kira touches him, and his eyes go wide.
"Uh... I'm a bit confused by what is going on but... yes, I'd rather not be assimilated by... whatever it is..."
>>192992
For some reason Blackheel, Starfire and Weary Weeks don't seem to like "Her Majesty's," but the ponies, at first startled by the boat, take interest in it. Starfire is the first pony to step onto the boat, and a few more follow.
>>192995
Kira sees and now smells the massive, somewhat bird-shaped boat-thing in front of her. Birds are scary... But not all of them. Some of them are edible. Like swans. And this is like a swan, right? But it's too big to be edible. Kira couldn't swallow that. Probably no lamia could. At least Kira hopes that there's no lamia that could. But since it's so big, doesn't that make it scary? Come on Kira... It's an inanimate object, not a bird. It's nothing to be afraid of. But then again, an inanimate object can harm you. Like rocks when they fall. But wait. Isn't it able to move under its own propulsion? Doesn't that make it dangerous? Okay, it's back to being scary again, maybe a little.
>>192995
At first the ponies look on in hesistation, but a few ponies step forward soon enough. These are Pinup Locker, Primed Well, the white pegasus airpony, and the green unicorn. Steppe Eagle and Rustling Pine join thereafter. Patient Pipette in particular comes close to Silver, almost uncomfortably so. A number of ponies join in the final "URA!" whinnying and rearing on their hindlegs.
>>192994
Cavaliere works dilligently, with three rowboats in total.
Mala smiles and moves his head side to side
>>192989
"Then let's move" The captain says
>>192991
The Captain has a sort of flinch, as if surprised when Kira touches him, and his eyes go wide.
"Uh... I'm a bit confused by what is going on but... yes, I'd rather not be assimilated by... whatever it is..."
>>192992
For some reason Blackheel, Starfire and Weary Weeks don't seem to like "Her Majesty's," but the ponies, at first startled by the boat, take interest in it. Starfire is the first pony to step onto the boat, and a few more follow.
>>192995
Kira sees and now smells the massive, somewhat bird-shaped boat-thing in front of her. Birds are scary... But not all of them. Some of them are edible. Like swans. And this is like a swan, right? But it's too big to be edible. Kira couldn't swallow that. Probably no lamia could. At least Kira hopes that there's no lamia that could. But since it's so big, doesn't that make it scary? Come on Kira... It's an inanimate object, not a bird. It's nothing to be afraid of. But then again, an inanimate object can harm you. Like rocks when they fall. But wait. Isn't it able to move under its own propulsion? Doesn't that make it dangerous? Okay, it's back to being scary again, maybe a little.
>>192995
At first the ponies look on in hesistation, but a few ponies step forward soon enough. These are Pinup Locker, Primed Well, the white pegasus airpony, and the green unicorn. Steppe Eagle and Rustling Pine join thereafter. Patient Pipette in particular comes close to Silver, almost uncomfortably so. A number of ponies join in the final "URA!" whinnying and rearing on their hindlegs.
>>192994
Cavaliere works dilligently, with three rowboats in total.
>>193009
Kira shrinks down into the ground, looking like she'd bury herself then and there if she could. Raising a hoof, she asks out loud. "Um...do you think I could...maybe..." Her voice growing tiny, she finishes, "...float...behind...please?"
Silver levels his sword in the direction of the Kostroma, repeating what Cavaliere said just a few moments ago. "All aboard, to victory!"
Kira shrinks down into the ground, looking like she'd bury herself then and there if she could. Raising a hoof, she asks out loud. "Um...do you think I could...maybe..." Her voice growing tiny, she finishes, "...float...behind...please?"
Silver levels his sword in the direction of the Kostroma, repeating what Cavaliere said just a few moments ago. "All aboard, to victory!"
>>193009
Cavaliere turns to Blackheel, Starfire, and Partial View. "You have valuable skills and are familiar with the layout of the Kostroma. Would you also like to come aboard and help us fight?"
>>193010
In response to Kira, Cavaliere replies, [color #111]"If you want. We cannot and should not bring all these ponies aboard. Do you want to watch over them at their camp?"
Cavaliere turns to Blackheel, Starfire, and Partial View. "You have valuable skills and are familiar with the layout of the Kostroma. Would you also like to come aboard and help us fight?"
>>193010
In response to Kira, Cavaliere replies, [color #111]"If you want. We cannot and should not bring all these ponies aboard. Do you want to watch over them at their camp?"
>>193010
Well... There's water. Also smaller boats
A few ponies go to get on the swan boat, though not everyone is as enthusiastic
Day Chaser
"This is silly"
>>193011
Partial View either doesn't understand, doesn't hear, or just doesn't noticably react. Blackheel says, "And shoot that Hippogriff? Of course." He nods
Starfire on the other hoof, looks away, then raises his right hoof to rub his left leg
"Well... I'm not much of a fighter..."
Well... There's water. Also smaller boats
A few ponies go to get on the swan boat, though not everyone is as enthusiastic
Day Chaser
"This is silly"
>>193011
Partial View either doesn't understand, doesn't hear, or just doesn't noticably react. Blackheel says, "And shoot that Hippogriff? Of course." He nods
Starfire on the other hoof, looks away, then raises his right hoof to rub his left leg
"Well... I'm not much of a fighter..."
>>193009
I like how you describe things from Kira's sensory perspective.
Posey turns to Blackheel
"Blackheel, with your permission, I would like to give you my mark so that I may attempt to contact you should we be separated later." Posey offers in a completely non-sinister way.
Bluff
[1d20+16 = (9+16) = 25]
>>193012
"You know what is also silly? Freezing to death on a desert island. Get on the boat."
I like how you describe things from Kira's sensory perspective.
Posey turns to Blackheel
"Blackheel, with your permission, I would like to give you my mark so that I may attempt to contact you should we be separated later." Posey offers in a completely non-sinister way.
Bluff
[1d20+16 = (9+16) = 25]
>>193012
"You know what is also silly? Freezing to death on a desert island. Get on the boat."
>>193016
"Like a spell." Posey replies
"Just a little boop, for good luck...." she continues, reaching out her hoof out towards him, waiting for permission to touch.
"Like a spell." Posey replies
"Just a little boop, for good luck...." she continues, reaching out her hoof out towards him, waiting for permission to touch.
>>193012
Silver looks over at Day Chaser, his sword continuing to glow. He narrows his eyes at the pony. "Silly? There is nothing silly about this situation. What is it about this that is silly?"
>>193011
Kira taps her hooves together in front of her, and looks from Cavaliere to off to the side and back again. "But...won't the 'gee are you' and the monsters attack whoever is left behind?"
Silver looks over at Day Chaser, his sword continuing to glow. He narrows his eyes at the pony. "Silly? There is nothing silly about this situation. What is it about this that is silly?"
>>193011
Kira taps her hooves together in front of her, and looks from Cavaliere to off to the side and back again. "But...won't the 'gee are you' and the monsters attack whoever is left behind?"
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>>193018
"Very well. Boop."
Posey versatile casts two lvl 1 slots to cast Necrotic Cyst (saving my lvl 2 slots for later), giving Blackheel a gentle boop on the nose.
>The internal cyst is noticeable as a slight bulge on the subject's arm, abdomen, or face (wherever you chose to touch the target) or it is buried deeply enough in the flesh of your target that it is not immediately obvious—the subject may not realize what was implanted within her.
In this case, Posey does the latter, burying the cyst deep inside Blackheel's snoot, so far that it is not visible, although he might feel a slight scrunchy sensation as the spell manifests, although it should go away after a few seconds.
"Splendid. Now, on to the ship we go."
Once everypony is aboard the ship and/or lifeboats, Posey commands the swan boat to move towards the Kostroma.
"Very well. Boop."
Posey versatile casts two lvl 1 slots to cast Necrotic Cyst (saving my lvl 2 slots for later), giving Blackheel a gentle boop on the nose.
>The internal cyst is noticeable as a slight bulge on the subject's arm, abdomen, or face (wherever you chose to touch the target) or it is buried deeply enough in the flesh of your target that it is not immediately obvious—the subject may not realize what was implanted within her.
In this case, Posey does the latter, burying the cyst deep inside Blackheel's snoot, so far that it is not visible, although he might feel a slight scrunchy sensation as the spell manifests, although it should go away after a few seconds.
"Splendid. Now, on to the ship we go."
Once everypony is aboard the ship and/or lifeboats, Posey commands the swan boat to move towards the Kostroma.
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