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>>192060
Does he survive?
"Are you going to make it?" Posey inquires with a look of worry on her face, still galloping
Does he survive?
"Are you going to make it?" Posey inquires with a look of worry on her face, still galloping
"Hang in there!" Cavaliere encourages as he runs alongside the group.
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>>192062
>>192064
Silver helps support the bat as they're galloping away if he needs to. With his rifle levitating in his magical grasp, Silver looks back and fires it on the run at the Spetsnaz soldiers shooting at them, though he's not really expecting it to hit and it's more to try to keep them pinned down.
[1d20+7 = (19+7) = 26]
[2d8 = 10]
>>192062
>>192064
Silver helps support the bat as they're galloping away if he needs to. With his rifle levitating in his magical grasp, Silver looks back and fires it on the run at the Spetsnaz soldiers shooting at them, though he's not really expecting it to hit and it's more to try to keep them pinned down.
[1d20+7 = (19+7) = 26]
[2d8 = 10]
I guess if we're not taking full round run action, I may as well lop off a shot. ..
[1d20+5 = (3+5) = 8]
[1d8+3 = (2+3) = 5]
[1d20+5 = (3+5) = 8]
[1d8+3 = (2+3) = 5]
We spend the next full round running, right?
Do we make it to safety?
Posey falls back partly and places herself in the rear of the group, to provide herd-style soft cover to the wounded airpony, and also to intimidate him if he feels like slowing down.
Do we make it to safety?
Posey falls back partly and places herself in the rear of the group, to provide herd-style soft cover to the wounded airpony, and also to intimidate him if he feels like slowing down.
>>192065
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>>192064
Silver's shot is well aimed and hits, or seems to. With the advancing seconds, the smoke coming from the grenade increases, and though more shots are heard, none seem to come close to the group. The group is given more time to move away, but the soldiers seem to know where they are.
Ahead, Mala and the other ponies see the party running towards them.
>>192066
>>192067
>>192064
Silver's shot is well aimed and hits, or seems to. With the advancing seconds, the smoke coming from the grenade increases, and though more shots are heard, none seem to come close to the group. The group is given more time to move away, but the soldiers seem to know where they are.
Ahead, Mala and the other ponies see the party running towards them.
>>192068
Silver calls out both to the retreating group and Mala's group, "Zig zag! Squad, we need covering fire until we make it to safety!"
Silver adjusts the course of the group to bob and weave back and forth, ensuring that they are just that much harder to hit, even if it lengthens their path by just a bit.
Silver calls out both to the retreating group and Mala's group, "Zig zag! Squad, we need covering fire until we make it to safety!"
Silver adjusts the course of the group to bob and weave back and forth, ensuring that they are just that much harder to hit, even if it lengthens their path by just a bit.
Cavaliere maintains evasive movement and looks to make sure everypony is staying together.
>>192069
>zig zag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpNU3WumPFQ&pp=ygUXemlnIHphZyBnZW5lcmF0aW9uIGtpbGw%3D
>>192069
>>192071
>>192072
>>192073
More shots come out from on the hill and below it. But the soldiers seem uninterested in advancing towards the party, and their aim is not well - they don't seem to want to leave cover, nor the smoke. The party makes it to hill, where Mala is ready to move.
>zig zag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpNU3WumPFQ&pp=ygUXemlnIHphZyBnZW5lcmF0aW9uIGtpbGw%3D
>>192069
>>192071
>>192072
>>192073
More shots come out from on the hill and below it. But the soldiers seem uninterested in advancing towards the party, and their aim is not well - they don't seem to want to leave cover, nor the smoke. The party makes it to hill, where Mala is ready to move.
>>192074
Great.
Posey explains what happened to Maka and the rest, and indicates the next destination.
Great.
Posey explains what happened to Maka and the rest, and indicates the next destination.
>>192074
Silver, meanwhile, asks Mala, "How were things over here?" as he checks on Day Chaser's fresh wound.
And Kira, who is now rejoined with the party again, sticks her tongue out at the Spetsnaz soldiers they just escaped.
Silver, meanwhile, asks Mala, "How were things over here?" as he checks on Day Chaser's fresh wound.
And Kira, who is now rejoined with the party again, sticks her tongue out at the Spetsnaz soldiers they just escaped.
Gun fire continues on the ridge line. Then on the downward slope by where the party was only seconds ago, an explosion kicks up dirt and leaves a plume of grey smoke.
>>192076
And where, my little pony, is the next destination?
>>192077
Mala replies,
"They are rowdy. The gun fire spooked them. Move them. They can't stay hidden. No way."
>>192076
And where, my little pony, is the next destination?
>>192077
Mala replies,
"They are rowdy. The gun fire spooked them. Move them. They can't stay hidden. No way."
>>192078
Silver nods, and continues to help Day Chaser stand and move. "We need to keep moving, to whaling station. That is where last airpony is, since these идиоты decided to do a double split up."
Kira waves hello to the airponies they rescued.
Silver nods, and continues to help Day Chaser stand and move. "We need to keep moving, to whaling station. That is where last airpony is, since these идиоты decided to do a double split up."
Kira waves hello to the airponies they rescued.
>>192080
Silver: "Our extraction plan has not changed. Once we get this last airpony, we go to village over near where Kostroma is stuck. One last group of Black Heel's soldiers is held up there, assuming Traveler or GRU has not gotten to them first. We join up with them, then board Kostroma."
Silver: "Our extraction plan has not changed. Once we get this last airpony, we go to village over near where Kostroma is stuck. One last group of Black Heel's soldiers is held up there, assuming Traveler or GRU has not gotten to them first. We join up with them, then board Kostroma."
>>192079
The white airpony jumps back, startled.
"Ah!"
The green unicorn tilts his head,
"Oh, a lamia. That's what the griffin was talking about."
>>192079
>>192080
>>192081
Mala picks up his Auto 8 and yells,
"Get moving! Now!"
The small herd makes its way along the coast towards the whaling station.
Across the water, the dark grey horizon shows no sun, but only a dark grey that makes no distinction between the water and the sky. It foretells of a coming fog bank.
The white airpony jumps back, startled.
"Ah!"
The green unicorn tilts his head,
"Oh, a lamia. That's what the griffin was talking about."
>>192079
>>192080
>>192081
Mala picks up his Auto 8 and yells,
"Get moving! Now!"
The small herd makes its way along the coast towards the whaling station.
Across the water, the dark grey horizon shows no sun, but only a dark grey that makes no distinction between the water and the sky. It foretells of a coming fog bank.
>>192082
Posey trots ahead of the herd, employing her superior nightvision to spot any potential threats.
"Lovely weather we have here." Posey says, taking in the gloomy atmosphere
How far do we travel to get yo the whaling station?
Posey trots ahead of the herd, employing her superior nightvision to spot any potential threats.
"Lovely weather we have here." Posey says, taking in the gloomy atmosphere
How far do we travel to get yo the whaling station?
>>192082
Kira blinks, then smiles widely and warmly. She starts bouncing as she slithers along with the group traveling to the whaling station. "You know about us? Who are you?"
Silver, meanwhile, maneuvers through the group to get closer to the communist pony Star Fire. "Как вы держитесь?"
Kira blinks, then smiles widely and warmly. She starts bouncing as she slithers along with the group traveling to the whaling station. "You know about us? Who are you?"
Silver, meanwhile, maneuvers through the group to get closer to the communist pony Star Fire. "Как вы держитесь?"
Cavaliere explains to Black Heel, "Once all together we'll be strong enough to push through to the last objective. Under cover of darkness, if the GRU have set up a perimeter we should be able to take them."
>>192084
Star Fire looks up towards Silver with his bespectacled, green eyes. He swallows, then answers,
"Всё это... Это довольно много. Но надежда заключается в том, что мы сможем выбраться отсюда. Я с нетерпением жду этого."
The green unicorn's eyes open wider, he takes a step back, and
"Uh... My name is Next Tour. Uh, I've read some books when I was younger."
He pulls his lips back, showing teeth in a smile.
>>192086
>>192084
>>192087
Posey presumably gallops ahead of the group, which cannot gallop as there are many, many ponies who cannot move under their own power and must be pulled by the other ponies.
There is no clear danger ahead, or at least, none that gives off noise. Fog trickles along the water but has not made it to land. Behind the group, there are the sounds of explosions. A great one, then another great one. The top of the big lighthouse slides off and falls onto the slope, coming apart with many concrete bricks and spreading across the hillside. Something, probably a piece of broken glass, falls from the sky near the party, hundreds of yards from the lighthouse.
Star Fire looks up towards Silver with his bespectacled, green eyes. He swallows, then answers,
"Всё это... Это довольно много. Но надежда заключается в том, что мы сможем выбраться отсюда. Я с нетерпением жду этого."
The green unicorn's eyes open wider, he takes a step back, and
"Uh... My name is Next Tour. Uh, I've read some books when I was younger."
He pulls his lips back, showing teeth in a smile.
>>192086
>>192084
>>192087
Posey presumably gallops ahead of the group, which cannot gallop as there are many, many ponies who cannot move under their own power and must be pulled by the other ponies.
There is no clear danger ahead, or at least, none that gives off noise. Fog trickles along the water but has not made it to land. Behind the group, there are the sounds of explosions. A great one, then another great one. The top of the big lighthouse slides off and falls onto the slope, coming apart with many concrete bricks and spreading across the hillside. Something, probably a piece of broken glass, falls from the sky near the party, hundreds of yards from the lighthouse.
>>192089
Silver lets out a hearty chuckle, and drapes a foreleg around the shoulders of Star Fire to bring him in closer as they trot along. "И ты, и я. Мне бы очень не помешал душ после всего этого, смыть с себя вонь от всей этой каши. На «Костроме» есть душ?" He then gives the smaller stallion a big, friendly smile.
Kira claps her hooves together excitedly. "Yay, there are books about us here! What did they say about us?"
Silver lets out a hearty chuckle, and drapes a foreleg around the shoulders of Star Fire to bring him in closer as they trot along. "И ты, и я. Мне бы очень не помешал душ после всего этого, смыть с себя вонь от всей этой каши. На «Костроме» есть душ?" He then gives the smaller stallion a big, friendly smile.
Kira claps her hooves together excitedly. "Yay, there are books about us here! What did they say about us?"
>>192089
>no clear danger ahead
Alright. Good start.
Posey dutifully trots ahead of the herd, scanning the darkness for predators on the way to the whaling station.
>no clear danger ahead
Alright. Good start.
Posey dutifully trots ahead of the herd, scanning the darkness for predators on the way to the whaling station.
>>192090
Next Tour's ears go back, then come back up
"Well, uh... That they are a set of mysterious pony like monster hybrid creatures that live in Southeastern Zebrica and menace or lord over the Zebra and the Kirin there. And sometimes the camels..."
Star Fire moves his head a little away, and briefly smiles showing teeth. He moves his eyes down towards the ground and his right ear (away from Silver) moves down and to the side before coming back up.
"Я, эм, предпочел бы держаться подальше от этого корабля, если уж говорить по правде. Душ был бы неплох, но мне хочется поспать."
>>192092
Between the rocky shore and the base of the hill, Posey sees the trash heap of bones and the northern most wooden structure of the derelict sealing station.
In the leeward of the structure, Posey thinks she sees a figure standing in the long shadow. A quadraped a little smaller than a pony, facing her. Or she thinks she sees that, anyways. Hard to tell.
Next Tour's ears go back, then come back up
"Well, uh... That they are a set of mysterious pony like monster hybrid creatures that live in Southeastern Zebrica and menace or lord over the Zebra and the Kirin there. And sometimes the camels..."
Star Fire moves his head a little away, and briefly smiles showing teeth. He moves his eyes down towards the ground and his right ear (away from Silver) moves down and to the side before coming back up.
"Я, эм, предпочел бы держаться подальше от этого корабля, если уж говорить по правде. Душ был бы неплох, но мне хочется поспать."
>>192092
Between the rocky shore and the base of the hill, Posey sees the trash heap of bones and the northern most wooden structure of the derelict sealing station.
In the leeward of the structure, Posey thinks she sees a figure standing in the long shadow. A quadraped a little smaller than a pony, facing her. Or she thinks she sees that, anyways. Hard to tell.
>>192094
>Posey sees the trash heap of bones
"~Nice!"
>Posey thinks she sees a figure standing in the long shadow. A quadraped a little smaller than a pony, facing her. Or she thinks she sees that, anyways. Hard to tell.
Only one way to find out: get closer
Posey stops galloping and stalks forward furtively, using the fog as cover to hide her presence, like a ghost, carefully gliding over the sands on gentle hooves.
Move Silently:
[1d20+7 = (4+7) = 11]
>Posey sees the trash heap of bones
"~Nice!"
>Posey thinks she sees a figure standing in the long shadow. A quadraped a little smaller than a pony, facing her. Or she thinks she sees that, anyways. Hard to tell.
Only one way to find out: get closer
Posey stops galloping and stalks forward furtively, using the fog as cover to hide her presence, like a ghost, carefully gliding over the sands on gentle hooves.
Move Silently:
[1d20+7 = (4+7) = 11]
>>192094
Kira tilts her head, and seems to consider this information from Next Tour. "Well, that's kinda true, I suppose. A long time ago, the zebra chiefs from the surrounding tribes would hire lamias to their warbands in exchange for money, land, property, and titles, but that all gradually came to an end as the Zeblu basically wiped out all of the zebra tribes in the region outside of the Roamans and the Zongo. Us savannah lamias don't have much interaction with kirins outside of the occasional traveler or merchant wanting to trade for our goods, and camels are just a bit too distant for us to have interactions with either. I know that fire lamias live down in Zaikiria, and the desert lamias nomadic routes cross into camel lands at times."
Silver gives Star Fire a gentle squeeze/hug and a pat on the shoulder. "Что ж, мы не можем позволить Путешественнику сбежать с острова, иначе это безумие распространится на материк. А «Кострома» — достаточно большой корабль, чтобы доставить нас всех в безопасное место под покровом ночи и тумана." Half-lidding his eyes at Star Fire, Silver's tone of voice changes ever so subtly to be just a bit quieter and more intimate. "Кроме того, после того как мы добьемся успеха, нам предстоит совершить еще несколько интересных «действий», прежде чем мы ляжем спать." With this new tone of voice, it's hard to tell if Silver is speaking straight or if he's trying to imply something.
>>192094
Spot: Can Kira see the figure more clearly with her keen snek eyes than a normal pony with their pony eyes could?
[1d20+8 = (5+8) = 13]
Kira tilts her head, and seems to consider this information from Next Tour. "Well, that's kinda true, I suppose. A long time ago, the zebra chiefs from the surrounding tribes would hire lamias to their warbands in exchange for money, land, property, and titles, but that all gradually came to an end as the Zeblu basically wiped out all of the zebra tribes in the region outside of the Roamans and the Zongo. Us savannah lamias don't have much interaction with kirins outside of the occasional traveler or merchant wanting to trade for our goods, and camels are just a bit too distant for us to have interactions with either. I know that fire lamias live down in Zaikiria, and the desert lamias nomadic routes cross into camel lands at times."
Silver gives Star Fire a gentle squeeze/hug and a pat on the shoulder. "Что ж, мы не можем позволить Путешественнику сбежать с острова, иначе это безумие распространится на материк. А «Кострома» — достаточно большой корабль, чтобы доставить нас всех в безопасное место под покровом ночи и тумана." Half-lidding his eyes at Star Fire, Silver's tone of voice changes ever so subtly to be just a bit quieter and more intimate. "Кроме того, после того как мы добьемся успеха, нам предстоит совершить еще несколько интересных «действий», прежде чем мы ляжем спать." With this new tone of voice, it's hard to tell if Silver is speaking straight or if he's trying to imply something.
>>192094
Spot: Can Kira see the figure more clearly with her keen snek eyes than a normal pony with their pony eyes could?
[1d20+8 = (5+8) = 13]
>>192096
>>192095
Posey moves along the waterline. She mostly succeeds in trotting along the grassy mud which is comparatively quiet, but her mass of various items carried jingles slightly. strangely she hasn't heard her coins cling very much.
The shadow is no longer visible. This may be because an illusion is no longer visible as she comes closer, but she's pretty sure she saw it move away.
>>192097
Kira thinks she sees a smaller creature. Quadraped. Prey animal. Possibly a small friend.
>>192097
The unicorn looks down at Kira's trunk, observing her body. It takes a moment for him to actually respond to Kira.
"Oh. Yeah. That makes sense."
>>192097
Star Fire's mane is kind of thin for how long it is.
"Да. Ха. Разве это не так? Пытаясь управлять кораблем так - если Чернобог не смог этого сделать, нам будет сложно. Не думаю, что мы действительно сможем это сделать, если честно."
Then his lips go down, and he looks concerned. He moves his eyes up towards Silver's
"Но если бы мы могли.... Что насчет разрушителя? Военные вмешаются, чтобы остановить нас."
>>192095
Posey moves along the waterline. She mostly succeeds in trotting along the grassy mud which is comparatively quiet, but her mass of various items carried jingles slightly. strangely she hasn't heard her coins cling very much.
The shadow is no longer visible. This may be because an illusion is no longer visible as she comes closer, but she's pretty sure she saw it move away.
>>192097
Kira thinks she sees a smaller creature. Quadraped. Prey animal. Possibly a small friend.
>>192097
The unicorn looks down at Kira's trunk, observing her body. It takes a moment for him to actually respond to Kira.
"Oh. Yeah. That makes sense."
>>192097
Star Fire's mane is kind of thin for how long it is.
"Да. Ха. Разве это не так? Пытаясь управлять кораблем так - если Чернобог не смог этого сделать, нам будет сложно. Не думаю, что мы действительно сможем это сделать, если честно."
Then his lips go down, and he looks concerned. He moves his eyes up towards Silver's
"Но если бы мы могли.... Что насчет разрушителя? Военные вмешаются, чтобы остановить нас."
>>192098
Survival: It'll be hard for Kira to pick out the scent of this unfamiliar creature and possible new friend from the scents of all of the friend-shaped creatures around her, but Kira flicks her tongue into the air and does her best.
[1d20+11 = (4+11) = 15]
Silver's hoof reaches for Star Fire's mane of seemingly its own volition, to see how it feels as he continues his conversation. "Созданию Поузи можно приказать протаранить их корабль, посадив его на мель на острове, не причинив вреда экипажу и не помешав им преследовать нас. Тем временем мы дожидаемся прилива и, используя влияние Луны, уплываем на свободу."
Survival: It'll be hard for Kira to pick out the scent of this unfamiliar creature and possible new friend from the scents of all of the friend-shaped creatures around her, but Kira flicks her tongue into the air and does her best.
[1d20+11 = (4+11) = 15]
Silver's hoof reaches for Star Fire's mane of seemingly its own volition, to see how it feels as he continues his conversation. "Созданию Поузи можно приказать протаранить их корабль, посадив его на мель на острове, не причинив вреда экипажу и не помешав им преследовать нас. Тем временем мы дожидаемся прилива и, используя влияние Луны, уплываем на свободу."
>>192099
flick flick
Diesel Fuel
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Rendered fat... just beginning to rot
flick flick
Hmmm... Is that sewage? Yes. Yes it is.
flick flick
Wait. Kira knows that smell! It's... Friendship!
Wait. No. That's just all of the ponies around her.
>Star Fire's mane
Kind of wirery, a little thin, and covered with tin foil over the head.
"Что. Эм... Конечно?"
His ear twitches one, two, three times
"Но я не думаю, что мы сможем управлять кораблем... А эта штука на нем."
flick flick
Diesel Fuel
flick flick
Rendered fat... just beginning to rot
flick flick
Hmmm... Is that sewage? Yes. Yes it is.
flick flick
Wait. Kira knows that smell! It's... Friendship!
Wait. No. That's just all of the ponies around her.
>Star Fire's mane
Kind of wirery, a little thin, and covered with tin foil over the head.
"Что. Эм... Конечно?"
His ear twitches one, two, three times
"Но я не думаю, что мы сможем управлять кораблем... А эта штука на нем."
>>192100
Silver chuckles, and goes in to scritch Star Fire's ear a matching number of times. "Затем мы избавляемся от «этой штуки на нем»."
Move Silently: Hmm, maybe the fog is interfering with her senses. Kira decides to use one of her special snek abilities, and sneak closer super sneakily to the figure/where it went to get a better idea of what it is.
[1d20+14 = (14+14) = 28]
Silver chuckles, and goes in to scritch Star Fire's ear a matching number of times. "Затем мы избавляемся от «этой штуки на нем»."
Move Silently: Hmm, maybe the fog is interfering with her senses. Kira decides to use one of her special snek abilities, and sneak closer super sneakily to the figure/where it went to get a better idea of what it is.
[1d20+14 = (14+14) = 28]
>>192101
Trying to scritch the ears is awkward with the tin foil, but achievable.
Star Fires stops moving, closes his eyes, and smiles at the scritches. Then he replies
"Да... Удачи с этим. Я останусь сзади."
Kira moves along silently on the inward side of the line of buildings.
Trying to scritch the ears is awkward with the tin foil, but achievable.
Star Fires stops moving, closes his eyes, and smiles at the scritches. Then he replies
"Да... Удачи с этим. Я останусь сзади."
Kira moves along silently on the inward side of the line of buildings.
>>192102
D'awwwww. Even as tired and disheveled as he is at the moment, Star Fire still looks adorable making that face, which makes Silver wonder what other kinds of adorable faces he could get him to make as the ear scritches move down into cheek and chin scritches. "Ну, не оставайся слишком далеко. Я бы хотел, чтобы ты был рядом, когда мы отпразднуем победу."
Kira sings a stealthy tune inside her own head, something along the lines of "duh, duh, duh duh; duh duh, duh duh; do do doooo, do do doooo, do do doooo, do do". Where she heard this tune if anywhere she doesn't know, but what she does know is that she's entered sneaky snek mode as she follows the path the figure took or even possibly left behind.
D'awwwww. Even as tired and disheveled as he is at the moment, Star Fire still looks adorable making that face, which makes Silver wonder what other kinds of adorable faces he could get him to make as the ear scritches move down into cheek and chin scritches. "Ну, не оставайся слишком далеко. Я бы хотел, чтобы ты был рядом, когда мы отпразднуем победу."
Kira sings a stealthy tune inside her own head, something along the lines of "duh, duh, duh duh; duh duh, duh duh; do do doooo, do do doooo, do do doooo, do do". Where she heard this tune if anywhere she doesn't know, but what she does know is that she's entered sneaky snek mode as she follows the path the figure took or even possibly left behind.
I'm assuming no sheep responds
Posey hunches down
>>192103
She addresses Kira
"Did you detect any airponies?"
Posey hunches down
>>192103
She addresses Kira
"Did you detect any airponies?"
>>192105
If Posey has sight of Kira, Kira looks over at Posey with the narrowed eyes of a super sneaky secret special ops snek, and puts a hood on her own lips to let her know it's hard to move silently will talking.
Survival: She will, however, stick her tongue out into the air to get another whiff. Maybe she's close enough to detect something through the fog?
flicks tongue
[1d20+11 = (13+11) = 24]
If Posey has sight of Kira, Kira looks over at Posey with the narrowed eyes of a super sneaky secret special ops snek, and puts a hood on her own lips to let her know it's hard to move silently will talking.
Survival: She will, however, stick her tongue out into the air to get another whiff. Maybe she's close enough to detect something through the fog?
flicks tongue
[1d20+11 = (13+11) = 24]
>>192089
Cavaliere strides past Silver and Star Fire, giving the former a hard look. "Gentlecolts. Let's stay focused on the mission. Any distraction out here could be deadly."
He will approach Posey and Kira. "Have you found any sign of him?" He can assist with any further rolls, but it looks like we have a track already.
Cavaliere strides past Silver and Star Fire, giving the former a hard look. "Gentlecolts. Let's stay focused on the mission. Any distraction out here could be deadly."
He will approach Posey and Kira. "Have you found any sign of him?" He can assist with any further rolls, but it looks like we have a track already.
Is Kira's survival check enough to find the creature?
>>192104
>>192105
If there is a sheep there, it doesn't want to reply to Posey's phrase.
>>192106
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Wait
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That's the stuff
flick flick
Those last two weren't necessary. Those were just to be cute. No, Kira has the scent. She knows what she is dealing with. She has tasted the scent of... Prey. And by "Prey" she doesn't mean friends. No. She means creatures you can eat, as distinct from creatures you make friends with. I mean... Technically speaking you can eat the creatures you befriend. They are after all, just the right size. The right shape. They would go down, I think. And tasty, evidently. But like, you shouldn't eat them. At least... You probably shouldn't? I don't know. Mom said not to. But grandma had different opinions. But that's besides the point. It isn't one of them. It's one of those things that doesn't talk. Well, at least they don't talk like the other prey does. But they do make sounds. Like "bahs" and what have you. And maybe that's their own secret prey language? Who knows? Now, both groups of creatures are prey in the sense that they are... well, they are ungulates. You know, hooved mammals of about a medium to larger size and plenty of fur. Actually, come to think of it, why don’t we refer to these creatures as “ungulates” if we mean “ungulates”? The ponies wouldn’t get spooked and think we might eat them. But.. ungulate has three syllables. Un-gu-late. Its long Say it three times. Ungulate ungulate ungulate. And… well I hate to say it but… it’s kind of an ugly sounding word. But “prey.” It’s short and sweet. But then… isn’t “prey” a more inclusive word? Like rodents. You can eat them. But who would eat a rodent? They are too small and kind of… ick. Well, I guess if you’re a snakelet, you’d eat rodents. And then capybaras are rodents… Also, you can befriend rodents, like Heather. Same as with ponies. Yeah, “prey” is a better word. The ponies will understand the meaning, surely. They know they can trust in me. But what is smelled is actual "prey" in the sense that you can eat them. I mean, in the sense that it's more normal and socially accepted to eat them. They are not friends. But... They could be, couldn't they? Like, you can befriend a smaller, non-talking prey, surely. Watch them run around. Listen to them scream. Knit little socks for them. D’awww! They can be so cute! They could definitely be friends. Actually, come to think of it, couldn't non-prey entities be friends? Like, a bird could. It definitely could. Except birds are scary... Okay, maybe not a bird, but like... Uh, a rock! Yeah, add little googly eyes to a rock, take it out to a tea party and you have a friend. Wouldn't it be so cute! But uh, yeah. That's a sheep. Kira has detected a sheep. There's a faint pony taste, but it isn't super strong and may be left over from a previous visitor. Now... To see if she can befriend the sheep...
>>192105
If there is a sheep there, it doesn't want to reply to Posey's phrase.
>>192106
flick flick
flick flick
Wait
flick flick
That's the stuff
flick flick
Those last two weren't necessary. Those were just to be cute. No, Kira has the scent. She knows what she is dealing with. She has tasted the scent of... Prey. And by "Prey" she doesn't mean friends. No. She means creatures you can eat, as distinct from creatures you make friends with. I mean... Technically speaking you can eat the creatures you befriend. They are after all, just the right size. The right shape. They would go down, I think. And tasty, evidently. But like, you shouldn't eat them. At least... You probably shouldn't? I don't know. Mom said not to. But grandma had different opinions. But that's besides the point. It isn't one of them. It's one of those things that doesn't talk. Well, at least they don't talk like the other prey does. But they do make sounds. Like "bahs" and what have you. And maybe that's their own secret prey language? Who knows? Now, both groups of creatures are prey in the sense that they are... well, they are ungulates. You know, hooved mammals of about a medium to larger size and plenty of fur. Actually, come to think of it, why don’t we refer to these creatures as “ungulates” if we mean “ungulates”? The ponies wouldn’t get spooked and think we might eat them. But.. ungulate has three syllables. Un-gu-late. Its long Say it three times. Ungulate ungulate ungulate. And… well I hate to say it but… it’s kind of an ugly sounding word. But “prey.” It’s short and sweet. But then… isn’t “prey” a more inclusive word? Like rodents. You can eat them. But who would eat a rodent? They are too small and kind of… ick. Well, I guess if you’re a snakelet, you’d eat rodents. And then capybaras are rodents… Also, you can befriend rodents, like Heather. Same as with ponies. Yeah, “prey” is a better word. The ponies will understand the meaning, surely. They know they can trust in me. But what is smelled is actual "prey" in the sense that you can eat them. I mean, in the sense that it's more normal and socially accepted to eat them. They are not friends. But... They could be, couldn't they? Like, you can befriend a smaller, non-talking prey, surely. Watch them run around. Listen to them scream. Knit little socks for them. D’awww! They can be so cute! They could definitely be friends. Actually, come to think of it, couldn't non-prey entities be friends? Like, a bird could. It definitely could. Except birds are scary... Okay, maybe not a bird, but like... Uh, a rock! Yeah, add little googly eyes to a rock, take it out to a tea party and you have a friend. Wouldn't it be so cute! But uh, yeah. That's a sheep. Kira has detected a sheep. There's a faint pony taste, but it isn't super strong and may be left over from a previous visitor. Now... To see if she can befriend the sheep...
>>192113
>>192109
A sheep! Perhaps they exist in this weird limbo between the two states of being for prey creatures, two states of being which Kira herself likes to classify as "friend-shaped" and "food-shaped". With each word being just one syllable and quite descriptive, it avoids both the inelegance of using just awkward and long terms like unguligate and the potential confusion from friend-shaped creatures like the term prey may cause. Of course, to some prey creatures of both the friend- and food-shaped variety, the subtleties of these terms may still end up be confusing. Being friend-shaped doesn't necessarily preclude that a creature is unfit for consumption, just as being food-shaped doesn't meant a creature is unable to be befriended, it simply means to describe the primary purpose a creature fulfills in the balance of nature. This is where the oddities that are sheep come from: they are delicious, but they produce a valuable resource in the form of wool should you not eat them that you can freely take without harming the creature. Thus, are they friend-shaped or food-shaped? Which purpose in their existence is the greater one? Some might say that being food is the greater purpose, as all creatures in nature are meant to eat or be eaten, but for advanced creatures like lamias or even ponies for that matter, making use of the resources sheep provide by befriending them is crucial for the existence of civilization. And as an aside, though related to her internal discussion of the subtleties of friend- and food-shaped creatures, the one next to her, Posey, is certainly an odd one. She is a pony, a clear friend-shaped prey creature, but the way she carries herself feels more akin to predator than even prey. It isn't even the same as Silver, which Kira considers to be the closest analogue. Silver is more akin to a friend-shaped prey that is too risky to attempt to make into food. Too tough, too able to defend himself, too...fluffy. But Posey, despite also being fluffy, very clearly belongs closer to the catagory of a straight predator (as opposed to a gay predator but Kira realizes that now is neither the time nor place to ponder the mysteries of the gay spheres). She walks with a confidence that mirrors the apex predators, and in her gaze Kira almost feels like Posey uses almost every opportunity to size up those around her for what they can provide her, like they're her prey. Would she understand the difference, between friend-shaped and food-shaped, Kira wonders? And of course there are other oddities, such as her smell. Just now, as Kira picked up the scent of sheep, she picked up something again off of Posey, something...odd...beneath the perfume that she quite obviously put on this morning. Perfumes are often used to hide something, just as disguising the smell of rotten meat or making otherwise dirty clothes or persons smell acceptable. What could that mean? Is Posey hiding something? Or is it just that Posey has a weird natural smell and she prefers the smell of her perfume?
Oh, wait, Posey is looking at her. She expects and answer about what she smelled. Uh...let's not keep her waiting. Kira replies to her quietly as to not be shouting out loud and spooking the sheep.
"It's your sheep! I'm gonna go see if I can make a friend out of it."
>>192109
A sheep! Perhaps they exist in this weird limbo between the two states of being for prey creatures, two states of being which Kira herself likes to classify as "friend-shaped" and "food-shaped". With each word being just one syllable and quite descriptive, it avoids both the inelegance of using just awkward and long terms like unguligate and the potential confusion from friend-shaped creatures like the term prey may cause. Of course, to some prey creatures of both the friend- and food-shaped variety, the subtleties of these terms may still end up be confusing. Being friend-shaped doesn't necessarily preclude that a creature is unfit for consumption, just as being food-shaped doesn't meant a creature is unable to be befriended, it simply means to describe the primary purpose a creature fulfills in the balance of nature. This is where the oddities that are sheep come from: they are delicious, but they produce a valuable resource in the form of wool should you not eat them that you can freely take without harming the creature. Thus, are they friend-shaped or food-shaped? Which purpose in their existence is the greater one? Some might say that being food is the greater purpose, as all creatures in nature are meant to eat or be eaten, but for advanced creatures like lamias or even ponies for that matter, making use of the resources sheep provide by befriending them is crucial for the existence of civilization. And as an aside, though related to her internal discussion of the subtleties of friend- and food-shaped creatures, the one next to her, Posey, is certainly an odd one. She is a pony, a clear friend-shaped prey creature, but the way she carries herself feels more akin to predator than even prey. It isn't even the same as Silver, which Kira considers to be the closest analogue. Silver is more akin to a friend-shaped prey that is too risky to attempt to make into food. Too tough, too able to defend himself, too...fluffy. But Posey, despite also being fluffy, very clearly belongs closer to the catagory of a straight predator (as opposed to a gay predator but Kira realizes that now is neither the time nor place to ponder the mysteries of the gay spheres). She walks with a confidence that mirrors the apex predators, and in her gaze Kira almost feels like Posey uses almost every opportunity to size up those around her for what they can provide her, like they're her prey. Would she understand the difference, between friend-shaped and food-shaped, Kira wonders? And of course there are other oddities, such as her smell. Just now, as Kira picked up the scent of sheep, she picked up something again off of Posey, something...odd...beneath the perfume that she quite obviously put on this morning. Perfumes are often used to hide something, just as disguising the smell of rotten meat or making otherwise dirty clothes or persons smell acceptable. What could that mean? Is Posey hiding something? Or is it just that Posey has a weird natural smell and she prefers the smell of her perfume?
Oh, wait, Posey is looking at her. She expects and answer about what she smelled. Uh...let's not keep her waiting. Kira replies to her quietly as to not be shouting out loud and spooking the sheep.
"It's your sheep! I'm gonna go see if I can make a friend out of it."
>>192113
Is this Mary, the same ewe we shorn earlier? I want to take her with us. I have some interesting plans for her.
>>192115
>"It's your sheep! I'm gonna go see if I can make a friend out of it."
"Not what we are looking for, but good job anyway, Kira. We can tie a lead to her and take her with us, but remember to not get distracted from the trail of the last airpony." Posey replies
>internal monologue
Interesting take. Not far from the truth.
Is this Mary, the same ewe we shorn earlier? I want to take her with us. I have some interesting plans for her.
>>192115
>"It's your sheep! I'm gonna go see if I can make a friend out of it."
"Not what we are looking for, but good job anyway, Kira. We can tie a lead to her and take her with us, but remember to not get distracted from the trail of the last airpony." Posey replies
>internal monologue
Interesting take. Not far from the truth.
>>192115
>>192116
The sheep has already disappeared from view. The whaling station appears still, save for the creaking sound of a door. It makes its sound more than once, presumably the result of wind moving it. But it is out of line of sight, and hard to tell.
>>192116
>Is this Mary, the same ewe we shorn earlier?
Posey hasn’t had a good view, and even if she did, it isn’t clear the sheep would be easy to tell apart. Maybe it’s the same sheep. Maybe there are several on the island. The whaling station isn’t very far from where the sheep was found earlier, however.
>>192116
The sheep has already disappeared from view. The whaling station appears still, save for the creaking sound of a door. It makes its sound more than once, presumably the result of wind moving it. But it is out of line of sight, and hard to tell.
>>192116
>Is this Mary, the same ewe we shorn earlier?
Posey hasn’t had a good view, and even if she did, it isn’t clear the sheep would be easy to tell apart. Maybe it’s the same sheep. Maybe there are several on the island. The whaling station isn’t very far from where the sheep was found earlier, however.
>>192118
>it isn’t clear the sheep would be easy to tell apart
Mary was shorn just a couple hours ago. Unless someone else is shearing sheep here, she should be easily identifiable.
Posey trots along in the direction the sheep was spotted, looking around for any signs or recent pony or sheep habitation.
>it isn’t clear the sheep would be easy to tell apart
Mary was shorn just a couple hours ago. Unless someone else is shearing sheep here, she should be easily identifiable.
Posey trots along in the direction the sheep was spotted, looking around for any signs or recent pony or sheep habitation.
>>192107
>>192118
Silver pouts his lips at Garv as he trots away. Looking over at Star Fire with a sigh, he decides to pop the question. "Полагаю, игра окончена. Правда, нам ещё многое предстоит сделать. Но, если позволите, я заметил, что вы, кажется, проявляете ко мне... «интерес». Когда всё это закончится и мы победим, не хотели бы вы...?" He trails off, looking to the side while perhaps even blushing slightly, hoping Star Fire understand what Silver is trying to imply.
>>192116
Kira gives Posey a super serious nod, flicks her tongue, and continues slithering super sneakily into the fog to look for their missing airpony and/or ewe, all the while continuing to sing her stealthy song in her head.
>>192118
Silver pouts his lips at Garv as he trots away. Looking over at Star Fire with a sigh, he decides to pop the question. "Полагаю, игра окончена. Правда, нам ещё многое предстоит сделать. Но, если позволите, я заметил, что вы, кажется, проявляете ко мне... «интерес». Когда всё это закончится и мы победим, не хотели бы вы...?" He trails off, looking to the side while perhaps even blushing slightly, hoping Star Fire understand what Silver is trying to imply.
>>192116
Kira gives Posey a super serious nod, flicks her tongue, and continues slithering super sneakily into the fog to look for their missing airpony and/or ewe, all the while continuing to sing her stealthy song in her head.
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