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>>83611Sister Ash walks with Iron all the way to the tavern.
>>83596>>83609Dark Star excuses himself to the room to open the file
>>83614As Comte is not the subject of an active investigation, the file contains only the barest information. A description of comte’s role in the community: presently as a city council member and s philanthropist, a description of some of his activities, most importantly that he will be out for a meeting tonight for two hours, and a map of the location of his house, which should be the only area of interest
>>83615is this the same politician from my dream?
>>83616Probably not, but certainly of the same type and stock
>>83617I retrieve my saddlebag from the chest and put the file inside it then return to blue "Whats with the camera?"
Sister Ash arrives at the tavern after whatever time it takes to walk there, with Iron right beside her.
>>83618>SaddlebagBlue Skies stole that evidently
>Camera“It’s for documentation purposes”
>>83619Don't forget Caleb the good boi
Hoping no one forgets to let Silver know that Ash has arrived.
>>83620"Do you have my bag? documentation of the house or
Anything suspicious?"
>>83623“The objective is to document either anything ‘scandalous’ which could damage the reputation of the Social Democrats as a whole, or any information that could relate to involvement in subversive activities”
>>83625"thats doable. ill take pictures of everything."
>>83627“Good, should I come along, or do you believe you all have everything handled?”
>>83626No. Just talk to the other characters
>>83628"didn't you say you could get in trouble if you don't get back to work?"
>>83631“I’ve already cleared it with Seabreeze, but if that’s a ‘no,’ I’ll take a ‘no.’”
>>83632"its not a no, i just didnt want to get you in trouble."
Sister Ash looks for the rest of the party
>>83634The sorcerer waves to her.
>>83634There should be just Spark at the tavern himself. Sliver is in a room and the loverboys should be in another room.>>83635Iron just goes to Spark. "Well, here we are. Where are the others?"
>>83634She sees Dark Star at the bar with blue Skies
>>83638>>83635Iron notices the dynamic nympho duo but does not see Silver. "Silver did come here, right?"
>>83640"Yes. Let me go get him."
I go to Silver's room and knock on the door.
>>83641Silver says something mumbled through the door before opening it to answer. He looks a lot less equipped than he did earlier: he's got his fatigues and his boots on, his saddlebags look much less weighed down, and he's got his rifle, but he doesn't have his greatsword, hammer, or armor. "I take it Ash is here, then?"
>>83642"Present." Ash replies formally, with a bow
>>83642"Yep. And about earlier with our bit of a debate, you aren't upset are you?"
>>83644He waves it off. "Nah. That was why I went to room, to get away from it before I did. I am fine."
>>83643He chuckles as he sees Ash bow. "You do not need to bow down to me, Sister Ash. I am no more deserving of such respect than anypony else here."
>>83632"hey blue have you seen my saddle bag?"
>>83646“Oh, right. I left that at the headquarters after using it to carry books”
>>83645"Well I am certainly not complaining." Iron chuckles and whispers to Silver. "She is very cute when she does that."
>>83647"oh, Did you take my holsters off?"
>>83649“Are those not on your belt?”
>>83648Silver chuckles a bit more as he hears Iron speak this. He whispers back to Iron. "I take it you have thing for Sister Ash?"
>>83651>>83648Blue Skies places herself beside and between the two listening in on the discussion
>>83645"There's no such thing as too much respect." Sister Ash replies
>>83650"i didnt see my belt in my room."
>>83652"..." Silver looks awkwardly at Blue as she gets into eavesdropping position. "...This thing you do, is this normal for you?"
>>83655>>83652"I do have to agree. You can always ask upfront if you want juicy gossip, although it is going to cost you." Iron smirks.
>>83654“Aren’t you wearing it?”
>>83655“Yes, though normally I go for more subtlety. Carry on. You were talking about how the large earth pony follows around the lizard like a love sick puppy”
>>83657She looks sour at the suggestion of paying for something
>>83658"..." Silver just shrugs. There's not much he can do about it either way.
>>83653"I do not feel I am quite so worthy of this. Either way, you are lead on this mission. I believe Dark Star and Blue Skies has some information on Comte that would be of use to you."
>>83661"I was just getting ready to go." Sister Ash say, with a bow
>>83658"We might continue if you pay up with some gossip of your own." He chuckles some more.
>>83660Iron whispers to Silver once again. "She is such a cute mare, I tell you." He then breaks the whispering routine.
>>83659"Hello Star, hope you were not busy with Skies while Ash and I were away." Iron smiles. "So, what have you concoted?"
If I don't reply for a while, just know that Silver's going to follow Ash's lead on the mission.>>83661"I believe you still have yet to tell Ash what you and Skies have found out about Comte."
>>83662good thats easier, forget i said anything about it.>>83664>>83665>>83663Dark Star leans in and whispers to the team
"Comte, should be on his way to a meeting right now, we are gonna go check out his house. and see if there is anything
Out Of Place.
>>83666I can only imagine that 'out of place' being yelled out instead of whispered, but that is probably not how that was intended.
"Understood. Where is it at?"
>>83666Iron nods. "Alright. When we are ready to move out, just do so. I will follow." He positions himself close to Ash.
>>83663"Be careful not to explode like back at the mines," Iron whispers to Ash "It seems like a subtle mission and frankly you will probably get angry at his injustices. Stay calm for the team, I beg of you."
>>83666Sister Ash looks somewhat unsure, but convicted
"... Alright then. Shall we head off."
>>83668"I'll try to keep my cool this time."
no promises
>>83667nah he just said it in a different cadence."It's at [inset address here]"
>>83668>>83669"im ready when you all are."
>>83669Iron strokes her mane. "Whatever happens, I will protect you and we will save those foals like I promised. I am not one to break promises." He whispers again to Ash.
>>83670"That makes four of us ready. What about you three?" Iron talks to Spark and Skies.
Let's pretend Silver is already ready >>83673"I can't think of anything to prepare myself any further for this. Let's so, and not get caught this time."
>>83673>>83672Blue Skies, who is in very close physical proximity to the two, says “Of course I am ready”
>>83676Silver looks a little concerned about how he said 'not get caught this time'.
>>83679Iron follows her, not wanting to deal with a peeping Skies.
"Lets go"
Dark Star heads for the door
>>83683Iron follows, wolf head fullplate equipped and police-like tower shield on his armored off-hoof.
>>83686“Do you normally carry those when burglarizing houses?”
>>83687"Who said anything about burglary?" Sister Ash says, a bit taken aback
>>83688“What do you think you are doing tonight, going to the house of somepony is not even there?”
>>83683Spark stays close behind.
>>83687Iron deadpans at Skies. "I thought I already told you my lack of sneaking skills. I will wait outside and warn if trouble comes, if you want to. Maybe Caleb can stay with me or something."
>>83689"I'm looking for information concerning a lost child. I never meant to cause any damage." She replies, although her face betrays a sense of nervousness
>>83692"Let us just say Skies is foreshadowing her own actions." Iron whispers to Ash again. "Let us hope she does not cripple herself with all the stuff she will try to carry."
>>83693Sister Ash is silent for the rest of the trip
>>83689Silver falls back in the group to trot alongside Blue, keeping his voice low so only she can hear. "So, earlier, when we were discussing pegasi, I noticed you seem to enjoy, eh...hmm..." He takes a second to try to find the right word. "...attention."
>>83691“I would recommend just leaving those behind unless you have an excellent cover story. Subtlety is more valuable than armor, and running is better than being weighed down”
>>83692“You has the chance to walk up to this guy’s house hours ago and speak to him in person, or maybe even walk inside under disguise and see if you could catch him saying something he would regret. You instead chose to wait around 5 hours until he was gone so his house would be empty and he would be gone. The logical conclusion is that you intend to break into and enter a pony’s house. You are doing something that is illegal. You need to be subtle. Remember that”
>>83695“Perhaps”
>>83696Silver nods, not really knowing what else to add onto that. He continues travelling with the group.
>>83696Iron is unsure. "I guess I can take it off when we get to the target location."
>>83698“And leave it lying in the grass, hoping you don’t have to leave suddenly when the house starts to burn down and police find it later?”
>>83696>You instead chose to wait around 5 hours until he was gone so his house would be empty and he would be gone. The logical conclusion is that you intend to break into and enter a pony’s house.This was Dark Star's idea. Sister Ash wanted to wait until the morning, and ask about it then.
Even now, she had no actual intention of just sneaking in, but it seems she's along for the ride now.
As stated in
>>83694 she does not respond. She has a rather gloomy expression for the rest of the trip.
>>83699Iron understands what she's implying. "Fine, I cannot take my armor off while walking so I will need about 5 minutes to take it off. Any place I can leave it? I can always carry it on my back."
>>83700"Ash, I need your help removing my armor on the move if possible, if not we can wait somewhere."
>>83701Sister Ash nods, but says nothing.
*Checks alignment charts*
>>83697“I take it you mean you are looking for attention yourself?”
>>83705He raises an eyebrow at her. "Hmm?"
>>83709“Just wondering why you asked”
>>83701"you could leave it with glimmering glass maybe, hes a goodpony."