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>>84827"And its good of you to decline given the circumstances," he replies with a wink
>>84830He takes another sip
>>84829>>84828Looks like a meeting area down here. A bar, a table, and a pool table
Caleb can be used as a guide dog, although even he can't see where there isn't at least
some light from the flash light
>>84831"So what can you offer to me about Baltimare? I'm new to the city, and while parts of it could use some upkeep and TLC, there are plenty of places that are quite nice. I'd love to find a place to take the wife,..."
Continues to keep the guard talking, and especially drinking, as much as possible.
>>84831Sister Ash and Caleb spend several minutes searching the cellar for any sign of what they're looking for.
[1d20 = 12]>>84831Yet another search check for trap doors
[2d20 = 16]>>84834May as Well roll a couple for Sister and Caleb
>>84832"It's kind of a weird place. There are quite a few assholes like these two here" points to Onyx and Iron, and takes a drink "and the people who live around here can be sort of snooty, but that's true of anywhere in Equestria you find Unicorns"
>>84834>wonders if should require more light>>84835Ash causes a lamp to fall on her
>>84823Silver maneuvers around these traps as best as he can on three legs as he continues what he was going to do: search the room for any pictures or anything else that would establish a relation between this foal and Comte.
>>84836>Is covered in flammable liquidsSister Ash groans in annoyance.
>>84836Should I cast a Light spell, or is the flashlight enough?
>>84837Definitely a relationship. It seems to be that of a father and colt. There is a picture of a colt and some older unicorn stallion with pinkish coat, holding a participation trophy in what looks like a pinewood derby race
>>84839Oh no, this is an evil house. The lamps
do not use liquids for their light>>84840The flashlight will let you see what you point it at, although it will exclusively let you see what you point it at. A light spell attached to Ash herself could draw unwanted attention if taken out of the basement
>>84842Reeeeeeeeee Haram lamps!
I was thinking of casting it on one of the pebbles in her satchel.
[1d20-1 = -1]>>84842Silver stares confused at the sight of the picture.
"Who would be proud of having trophy just for participating?"Search: Silver searches for anything else that would be of interest.
>>84844She could do that, though she better hope that satchel is opaque for when they leave the room
>>84845THERE'S A FUCKING TARANTULA IN A TERRARIUM
>>84836"I've been frequenting a bar,... The Tavern I think, but I haven't had a chance to explore the area yet. What would you recommend?"
>>84848
Yeah, a light spell isn't as strong as Daylight.
Her fanny pack is opaque enough to store it away.
Sister Ash levitates a marble-sized pebble out of her fanny pack, and sets it aglow.
>>84850Silver rushes out of the room in a panic, flopping against the ground and breathing heavily as he exits.
"Why did it have to be spiders!? What is it with these ponies and spiders!?"It's now officially canon that Silver's afraid of spiders. >>84853The sorcerer tries to calm down Silver.
>>84852>>84849Now most of the room is visible, although the flashlight is still necessary for detail. One wall has a set of wine glasses on it. A table has a set of papers on it. There is a full bar with bar stools on it. Of course the aforementioned pool table
>>84853>>84854There are of course still about 4 more doors or so on that floor
>>84851*takes another sip*
"Well there's this club down on Arabian that is quite nice if you are in the mood for activity. And this bar on South Percheron..."
>>84854He points to the tarantula, still panicking, to the point everything he says is almost spoken too quickly for Spark to pick anything up from it. "Шесть! Шесть ног! Это самое главное! Не восемь! Посмотрите на размер этой вещи! Это неестественно! Пауки не должны быть такими большими!"
>>84855Should i make another check?
>>84857Not necessary, as his flashlight has shown what looks like a detached panel
>>84855"I'll have to check it out sometime. I've heard such great things about the city, I'm eager to spread my wings," he says with a chuckle, and a glance at his wings. "I'm not keeping you am I?"
Oh for fuck's sake, this is so plan D shit,... I wanted to stab him in the face >>84856"It will be ok. That thing is behind some glass. But the important thing is to make sure no foal is stuck here with that. Do you think you can push forward with the mission?"
>>84859"I am supposed to stay here to check vehicles and ponies who come in and out"
His wings are still those freaky webbed deformed pegasus wings
he could always go around the guards and go burglarize buildings like he did the first time >>84860Silver calms down a bit, nodding his head. "Fucking spiders..."
>>84855Silver tries the next door on the left.
>>84861I'm trying to make him 'not just' a burglar here,... Xp
>>84862The door immediately across from him, which would have been the furthest on the left when entering, opens into what looks like an office. Papers on the desk, a great leather office chair, a wooden sculpture of a Hippogrif, some book shelves, a pen and quill, and nice windows. Through the windows can be seen the pool house and pool
>>84864A couple books and documents
>>84865Well, that's sort of what most of this particular mission is
>>84858No signs of where a foal could be hidden?
>>84866Dark Star looks through them
>>84866Now THIS is the kind of room Silver has been looking for. Silver immediately looks through the papers on the desk.
>>84863"Spark, mind helping by searching around the room?"
>>84866Well atm, all Brie can do is get the guard more drunk,... so thats what he does
[1d20 = 13]>>84869"Of course."
Spark searches for things of interest, hopefully incriminating.
>>84867Hidden things, yes. Hidden foals... No
>>84868An address of a property in South Town. A building in north town. A contact named "Pransisco" A contract for a ship called "The Jungle Express"
>>84870He's definitely drinking at the moment. What kind of alcohol is it?
>>84869>>84871Some seem to be city related papers. Some concern police pensions, potholes, and roadways. And some are correspondences with two different ponies
>>84867If she doesn't find any trace of the foal, she pockets her glowing rock and leaves the room.
>>84872Sister Ash leaves, and gets ready to move to the next building.
>>84872Snap, into the evidence it goes
What about the books?
>>84872Silver takes a look at the correspondences.
>>84873There was a pool building, right?
Sister Ash heads in that direction.
>>84872I dunno, top shelf, whatever it is
>>84874"Socialism" by Freedrich Angels, and "In the Ricefields" by Fillip Redguard
>>84875Sample
"I know, my dear Cheese, that you are concerned about the effects of this 'gag order,' as you call it, in stifling our ability to speak against the injustices of the occupying regime. However, I tell you that it is
not a censorship of ourselves, so much as an essential step for our self-preservation. The fascists have shown that they will remove anyone who stands in the way of their power, and would effortlessly do the same to us were we to point out the injustices of their regime in foreign affairs. There would be no benefit in being martyrs for freedom of speech and the press, as there are plenty of martyrs already. There are enough martyrs to fill several volumes of books. We must bide our time, and have faith"
From 'Lichen Stone.' Most noteworthy repeated phrase is 'gag order.'
>>84876Indeed there was. But first, on her way out
>"Where do you think you are going, Dragon!">>84877Oh yeah, he definitely stole that
The guard is getting buzzed, clearly, but the other two will remain until the homosexuals are gone
>>84878She turns around to the doggo
>"It seems as though the pony I was looking for truly was not here. I'll be on my way now."She says with a polite bow
>>84879There seems to be some sort of light on outside. I assume she would have to walk through the open window, then outside towards the garden, then over past the pool
>>84880If that's what it takes, she does that.
>>84878He did not! He bartered it for services rendered at the bar!
>>84878Dark Star flips through them to see if they have any passages highlighted or any thing like that.
[1d20-1 = -10]>>84878Silver sighs. Whether this Lichen Stone is a coward or if the Black Hooves are afraid of the truth, he himself can't decide. Either way, he takes the correspondence.
Search: Hoping there are no spiders in this particular room, Silver looks around for anything of interest, starting with the desk.
>>84881The pool house is noteworthy for big glass windows, and already a bar is visible inside. There is a German Shephard barking and locked inside
>>84882Okay, you made me laugh
I wish I had Blue Skies there for this so I could have her make racist comments about bat ponies and how untrustworthy they are>>84883In the book on socialism, a concern about whether the working classes themselves would be ready for the final state, or whether a revolutionary vanguard is necessary. In "Ricefields" some remarks about fighting in the jungle
>>84884Another correspondence. This one with none other than Golden Delicious, and from Comte
"I disagree with your assertion that a free election would not bring about the liberation of the oppressed. They know where their interests lies, and they have been awoken by the events of the last twenty years, from the time of the Stalliongrad succession to the coronation of the third princess to the Great War. The only question of importance is
if the creatures have a free and fair election"
Many posters of "Cheese Burgher for representative"
>>84885She walks up to the glass
>"Hello?" >>84885Untrustworthy, yes. Surrepticious, maybe. Cute,... obviously. :3
[1d20+7 = 20]>>84885Snap
another search check to find anything else
>>84885He looks at the posters. "Cheese Burgher? Is this relative to Comte?"
He takes this correspondence as well.
>>84886>"GET THE FUCK AWAY DRAGON!">>84887You win this round...
At this point, another guard is asking if he should take the place of the buzzed guard
>>84889But don't you understand? "Cheese" is his pubic first name
>>84888Nothing else in
this room. Note there is one ore room upstairs not yet explored
>>84890Sister Ash is undeterred.
>"Are you by any chance a guard dog?" >>84890"Take his place? Join us you mean!" Brie says (obviously buzzed and not entirely faking being buzzed), offering the bottle to the new-guard
>>84893>"Yes! What else do you think I do? Go away dragon!">>84895A sort of den and study, with a cozy chair towards the end of the room, couches towards the entrance, and many books on shelves
>>84896He looks uncertain
The other guard on the other hand
"I guess it
is a special occasion"
He takes a drink
>>84897Sister Ash does not in fact go away.
She remains calm and composed, and addresses the hound directly
>"I came here looking for a lost foal. Are there any foals here?" >>84897Dark Star Walks over to the book case
>>84898"Oh fine fine, we're just having a laugh. I don't mean to intrude, its just nice to meet some proper fellows. (I'm moving here from Fillydelphia,... odd sorts there)" he whispers
>>84890Silver browses the bookshelves in the office.
>>84903>>84900A large collection of the works of Signalmound Friend, the Diamond Dog psychologist, including: "On the Proper Understanding of Dreams," "Pony and Taboo," "Harmony and its Discontents," and "Three Theories of Sexuality"
A book by Mare Singer, "Family Limitation,"
By Carrot Mead: "Coming of Age in Salmon Island"
>>84903"Psychology of Sex" by Havenlove Chalice, and "The Mare Rebel" by Mare Singer
>>84902"Oh really? I have a cousin in Fillidelphia"
>>84904"...What even are these books?" He grabs 'Three Theories of Sexuality' to flip through a couple pages.
>>84906“Nothing good with that kind of title.”
>>84904Dark Star flips through each to see if theres any markings
>>84910You know what? Fuck it. Silver gets a quickrundown of "Three theories of sexuality." The first section concerns sexual abberations: Where the sexual object deviates from the sexual aim. In the discussion of the sexual object, it concerns itself with sexual perversions. This is of course only a small portion of the book. Essentially, this is a psychology/philosophy book he is looking at
The Psychology of Sexuality, in a quick glance, claims among other things that it is false to believe that foals have no sexual desire to them. Rather, sexuality is expressed even from the earliest ages. It also talks about auto-eroticism in both foals and yearlings. Another section concerns same-sex appeal. Another Philosophy/psychology book, basically
>>84909Highlighted are some sections in "Harmony and Its Discontents" about repression having sever psychological effects on the repressed
>>84911Snap
Dark Star puts it back and walks over to the chair and removes the cushion
>>84911"Oh sweet Celestia..." He looks absolutely horrified at the contents of the books. He immediately puts them in his bags. He flips through 'Mare Rebel', worried what else he'll find.
>>84913he shakes the cushion around to see if there is anything inside
>>84914"Become without Superstition. No gods, no masters."
Fairly mundane, advocating for deregulation of birth control
>>84915Nothing in the cushion
[1d20-1 = -3]>>84916He's only slightly eased by the mundanity of this book, even if the concept of birth control seems odd to him. He puts the book back.
Search: Silver makes one final search of the room for anything else of interest. Hidden wall safes, secrets, whatever.
>>84907"Spark, do you mind helping me search?"
>>84916Dark Star checks the couches
>>84918A child's toy. Nothing else
>>84917The room keeps its secrets
>>84919With a sigh, Silver heads for one of the other second-story rooms that haven't yet been entered.
[1d20 = 10]>>84917The sorcerer double checks the room first.
>>84920Equestrian mint
>>84921A bathroom. A couple tooth brushes, a full bathtub and shower, toilet, medicine cabinet, pretty paintings of Breezies. That's the first room anyways
>>84923Silver checks the medicine cabinet before he moves to the next room.
[1d20+7 = 19]>>84923dark Star again searches for any hidden doors or compartments
>>84924Some pain killers. Sleeping pills
>>84922Documents, some pertaining to a series of soup kitchens for feeding the poor managed by a non-profit agency. Another concerning a non-profit that helps to integrate non-pony immigrants to Equestria
>>84925Underneath a false floor in the desk drawer: a balance sheet of payments and expenses for a non-profit organization
>>84928I read more of the documents about integrating non-ponies.
>>84929There seems to be an actual physical place that this occurs, or at least, is a center of outreach. It's a location in the Eastside called "New Horizons." The document mostly centers on donations to it, as well as a few arrivals. It appears there are ponish teachers and a few beds for the homeless, as well as headhunters for those seeking jobs. At least, that is what the document alleges