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>>84015... I don't get it. Is that a reference to something?
>>84016TBH, I wasn't expecting it to turn into a knock-knock joke. It's a thing Marines say, "hoo-ah".
>>84017Oh, then what was the knocking for?
>>84019Okay. How about some hypothetical questions about our characters?
If a changeling would successfully woo Silver through a disguise and then reveal her true identity to Silver, what would he do?
>>84020After making sure she wasn't a member of Chrysalis's hive? He would naturally view it as a betrayal of his trust, and would need to build it back up again. He'd be able to understand why she had a disguise, though, and if she she revealed her true identity willingly, it would certainly be a good step towards softening the blow.
I get the feeling it wouldn't have that much of an effect on Iron, though.
>>84021>Effect on IronYou would be right. Let's just say it's a kink of his. A species that subsists on lust and care for mares is a juicy offer for him, but he would take it to the next level if he could procreate and have children with them. Thankfully I should last longer than most with the endurance feat.
I'm back. Now I am dying to see how Silver and Star are going to handle this. It is getting tense.
>>84022So, here's a hypothetical: if Iron is faced with the choice of either saving one of his allies, or completing a vital mission, and can't do both, which would he do?
>>84023Fingers crossed they work this out. It's hard to calm the edgehoers.
>>84024That'a a very tough one to answer. It depends if the employer is present during the mission or not, because he knows that if the employer dies, so does the mission. The mission would be thrown out of the window if someone dear to him is in danger though.
I think you know what I mean >>84024Blue Skies is not at all reassured by Dark Star's laconic responses
ironically >>84027Fuck off>>84022Ever heard the phrase 'eat your heart out'? There will be a whole new meaning to it
>>84033I kinda figured a wooden training weapon would already deal nonlethal damage.>>84028So question: when you said Silver had 16 skill points to spend, was that from his base 7 Int, or from his 9 Int after his racial bonus?
>>84001This is what the respond had been if I had stayed up"What would he worry about?"
She looks confused
>>84034It's the same at 9 or 7, since he can't get less than one skill point per level
>>84035Ah. Thanks for the clarification.Also, this likely would have been Silver's response to that."From what I have heard? It is likely Star is worried that he will lose you to somepony else, like me."
>>84036"Why would you think that? All I have seen from him is him acting cold and distant towards me"
>>84037"Those looks he was giving me earlier when you were looking for 'attention' during our earlier discussion about pegasi, what Iron said when he trotted in on us, and just how he has looked generally upset towards me. It could be he has taken what you said about Nimbusian mating habits to heart."
>>84038"I asked him if there was any issue and he said 'no'"
>>84039"Hmm..." Silver goes deep into thought.
Iron stands outside alongside Ash, feeling calmer about the whole thing, but not by much. His pebble kicking had stopped after a few seconds, since there were not that many pebbles to kick, and just looks for any threats on Ash or himself.
>>84041Pretty sure Ash has already left
"Are you okay?"
>>84044Iron raises an eyebrow. "Nothing physical, so it will not be a detriment." She may need to show a sign if he wants Iron to open up about his feelings.
>>84047"It seems like it, but it should wane while we travel." He turns to look at Skies. "Is there something you need?"
>>84048"I need any issues resolved before they become problems later. So if you are upset, that is best addressed rather than allowed to fester before it causes disharmony later"
>>84049"Then there is no issue for you to resolve. It will be addressed after the mission, not now." He remains stoic. "Since when did you like harmony?"
>>84050*you started to like harmony?"
>>84050"Harmony means only the well-being of the relationships between ponies. This is a team and so requires teamwork. I made no reference to any political ideology. If there is something to be addressed, it best be addressed
before it causes disruption during the mission. Not after"
>>84052"I already stated that it will not cause the mission to be compromised," he states plainly. "Besides, why should I trust you on my issues? We do not have the best track record."
>>84053"Do you think rudely refusing to answer is going to help the situation?"
>>84054"You can take it as a rude gesture if you want. I am not about to start trusting you without something to back it up." Iron thinks for a bit, then slightly grins. "I do have something that can soften me up, if you are up for it."
>>84056Iron shrugs. "Well, I tried." He then turns towards the road, looking out for any kind of trouble.
>>84058"Yes. I gave you an offer and you did not respond. Are you or are you not up for it? I cannot read ponies' heads, you know?"
>>84059"I assume you want what Silver was having?"
>>84060Iron cocks his head. "No, not really. I was thinking something else entirely, but it could show me that you will not try to stab me if you do a good job on it." He pokes his chin. "On second thought, scratch that. I do not want it." He glances at Star's sitting form from a window. "I think that is better on ponies you actually care about."
>>84062IDK"Unless you want to sharpen your guessing game, just agree to do it or refuse, then I will tell you the terms you must follow."
>>84063"Why would I agree to something before I know the terms?"
>>84064"I assure you that it is nothing sexual as a hint of what you will agree to do."
>>84067Iron chuckles, then puts his foreleg on his forehead in fake shock. "Oh, my! How rude of you to think that I only think sexy thoughts? How rude of you, Skies. So, so rude." He chuckles some more.
>>84068She seems a little amused by this as well
"Well then what is it?" She stresses, after a little laughter
>>84070"Alright. I want you to say something in particular. Just a simple sentence. Are you up for it?"
>>84071He eyes widen and her mouth opens slightly, in a sort of "oh no" expression
>>84072"Uh, are you okay? If you cannot handle the heat, you can always refuse. Our little chat has improved my mood quite a bit." Iron smiles.
>>84073>>84073"I can handle being in heat! Now, what is it you wanted me to say?"
>>84074Iron cocks his head. He scratches the back of his head. "I... did not mean your natural heat, Skies..."
He then composes himself "I need your explicit agreement to the deal before that."
>>84075"Natural heat? What are you talking about? Anyways, I can't agree to say something before saying it. It could be blasphemy"
>>84076"You know, your natural signal to have foals? That kind of heat?" Iron shakes his head. "Oh well, I guess you will have to settle with not knowing my deep, dark secret." Another overly dramatic foreleg on forehead pose.
>>84077"Huh? I wasn't talking abut foals. You must tell me this secret!"
>>84078Iron shakes his head even more dramatically. "No. You would never understand the troubles that haunt me. Only by agreeing to my terms will you ever reach the truth ever so slightly." He can't help but chuckle between sentences by how dramatic this scene is getting.
>tfw last 50 posts isn't enough
>>84079"Alright then, plantation pony. I shall play by your terms. If they please me. But beware, for I have my limits"
>>84080TL;DR: While we were waiting on Ash, Blue gave Silver a massage and talked some more about his wife, Dark Star is brooding about it, and Iron found issues with Silver's story about how he met his wife.
>>84081Iron smiles malevolently. "Muaha ha ha. You fell for my trap, Skies! Now you shall forever be embarrassed by what you will have to say!" He pauses to see what Skies says before actually saying it.
>>84081>>84083I walk over to this scene.
>>84083"You only
think I shall be so easily trapped, Earth Pony"
>>84085Iron disregards Skies' comment. "The following sentence that you have to say is... 'The earth pony is the best race of the three races.'" Iron eagerly awaits Skies' response, see if she goes with it.
>>84086"Huuuuuu" She very audibly breathes in. "
BLASPHEMY!. She stares at him with an intensity you would think she believes would light Iron on fire for a few seconds. "Very well then. Fine, Earth Pony. I shall say your phrase. For the purpose of a natural slave, the Earth Pony is the best of the three races."
>>84087"Ah ah ah." Iron moves his hoof in a sideways motion. "I did not say that. Say it again in the correct way, without any sentence adding before and after the sentence. Come on, do you not want to know my troubles?"
>>84090"Fine. The Earth Pony is not the best of the three races"
>>84091Iron chuckles at her inability to say that one simple sentence. "That does not work either. Say the phrase exactly as it was stated, do not add anything more to it. Or do you not care?" Iron wipes a 'tear' from his obviously dry eye dramatically.
>>84092“You know you are the greatest race when you have to trick others into saying it for you because you can’t convince them normally.”
I chuckle.
>>84092She holds her breath, and finally says
"The Earth Pony is of the three races"
Kirins are the best race.
>>84093Iron chuckles some more and leans in on Spark. "I actually do not care right now about race supremacy, this is just fun."
>>84094Iron is now rolling on the floor laughing. "Oh ho ho ho, can you not do my simple request? It will be faster and easier if you just say it as it should be, no changing the sentence. Unless you do not want to know..."
>>84095>Can't even live in wooden housing because they get moody>>84096"Then I shall say it as it should be!
Pegasi are the best of the three races!"
>>84097“If he treats the condition like a joke, the secret must be of equal importance.”
>>84097Iron points a hoof to Skies. "You changed the sentence! Now you have invalidated your own claim of pegasi being the best race by the terms of our agreement!" He keeps laughing, but then slowly stands up, with a fake sad face, ears drooped and all. "You do not really care about my problems, do you? I thought you cared..." Another overly dramatic tear wipes and an added sniff. A little chuckle after it.
>>84098"The natural order of the universe is no joke, Screwhead"
>>84099"Any agreement that has as its terms blasphemy is invalid the moment the terms are fixed, Plantation pony. Go back to your labor"
>>84101Dude, either do this in character or don't. If you want to fuck with Blue Skies on this the same way Iron and Silver do, then do it. If you don't, then don't. Just don't derail the thread with pointless out of character argument
>>84103The sorcerer sees he is not wanted at the moment and walks a little ways away.
>>84103Iron shrugs. "Oh well, I tried and failed again. Ah, such is the way of life. I guess you will never know the troubles on my back." He pretends that the wind is flowing through his mane, but kind of ruins it by chuckling some more.
>>84103I'm not doing this to fuck with Skies. That's just my opinion, concerning the 3 tribes' relationship.
Pegasi are really helpful with weather to an extent, but they're not really pivotal in the Equestrian nation.
Sister Ash has no opinion in this matter.
>>84102Ikr.
>>84106Earth Pony master race>>84105She extends her great wings
"It is indeed the lot of the Pegasus to not be troubled by the same trivial matters that trouble the plantation colt"
[1d20+10 = 22]>>84107Iron chuckles, then goes in for a hug. "Thank you, Skies. You really cheered me up." Rolling grapple just for funsies.
>>84108"Gah!"
Pony is hugged. She is soft and smells of lavender, although she's a little cold to the touch
>>84109He holds this position for about 5 to 10 seconds. "Silver was right, you do smell like flowers." Iron chuckles, then lets go.
>>84110Her facial expression is a mixture of a blush and a scowl
>>84111Iron stretches his body in a sun salutation, appearing more relaxed than before. "I feel better already. I am not brooding anymore, which is nice. Good job, Skies. You do know how to interact with ponies in a positive way." He looks around. "I shall wait for the others to get ready. Hopefully Ash does not run into trouble."
>>84112Her wings still somewhat outstretched she remains close to him, and with a last stare and her mouth open slightly, she succeeds in giving Iron an uneasy feeling and a chill through his body
[1d20 = 3]>>84113Typical rouge stuff.Iron tries to spot what is Skies doing with her wings.
>>84114>3Seems like Iron got a feather in his eyes. But she's trying to place them back down
>>84114>>84115Crikey. Well, good riddance."Ow." Iron rubs his eye with his hoof. "Well, do you need to get ready or are you going to stand there? I do not mind the view. It is just kind of awkward since you have a coltfriend and all."
I'll do a small rolecall to see which ones of us are waiting for this heist.
>>84120I'm here, although I'm pretty tired tonight..
>>84120I'm here, although I'm pretty tired tonight..
>>84123Where is Ash at the moment?
>>84125Idk, I thought she was on her way to the house.
>>84127Blue Skies asked Dark Star a question in
>>84009 just so you know.
>>84128"Are you all ready for this mission?"
>>84129Silver nods. "I am as ready as I will ever be."
>>84132The sorcerer eyes him suspiciously.
"You sure you aren't forgetting something?"
>>84133"I dont think so."
>>84009"No i dont just like you. i love you."
>>84134"There you go. I think you just remembered."
Well, I'll be going out for a bit. Maximum time out is about 30 minutes.
>>84126Roger.
Back. It seems the GM is still absent for the time being.
>>84138Dark Star Says flatly "yes."
>>84139She seems unsure, and walks up to him, hanging her head
>>84140Dark Star Gives her a hug and smiles at her
"You are perfect."
>>84141"Silver thought you were jealous?"
>>84142Dark Star rubs the back of his head
"yea i guess... i kinda was."
>>84144Dark Star mumbles something
>>84145"I just want to know what I could do that would make you not love me"
>>84147"What would you mean by that?"
>>84148"Getting with another stallion."
>>84149"I would not be good enough for you if I had sex with another stallion?"
>>84151"How long do you want us to be together?"
>>84152"Forever. and its not that you wouldn't be good enough for me, it would wound me deeply."
>>84153"Did you think I was going to try to have sex with Silver, or with any other stallion?"
>>84154"you said that its traditional in nimbusian culture for mares to..."
>>84155Dark Star looks at the ground
>>84155>>84156"To regard children as belonging to the state, and not to any private family. For stallions to allow noble stallions to impregnate their mares, or to share their wives with the young if they are rendered weaker, and on occasion, for a mare to take more than one stallion as a husband. All for the sake of producing the best foals possible"
She completes the statement
>>84157"yea,that."
Dark Star has a Forlorn look
>>84160"You are not sure of your place as a noble stallion, are you?"
>>84162"Dark Star, I want you to hear me and understand me. You have a commitment to the cause and to country. You have
loyalty. That is worth more than any strength of muscles. That is worth more than prowess with a sword, than honor, than magic, than intelligence, then kindness, then commitment to some idiosyncratic notion of 'justice,' or even than love. Because I tell you now that all of those other qualities are wasted or even harmful if not used for the right purpose"
>>84164"'oh'? Do you not believe me?"
>>84165"i do. it's just the love part."
>>84165>>84164Irom watches the scene happening right in front of him and he's not liking Star's insecuritiy right about now. How can a stallion show such a thing as honor to a mare? He scratches his chin, thinking of a plan to awaken that side of him.
>>84166"Oh Dark Star... Love is a very important quality"
>>84168"Yes it is."
Dark Star smiles warmly at Blue
>>84169"Dark Star, do you understand that just based upon what we have done together already, I could become pregnant?"
>>84171"How do you feel about that?"
>>84172"Like I don't want to be a single mother"
>>84173"That would never happen, if you get pregnant. im not a zigger."
>>84174She looks down, a little sad
"Is it because you feel like you might not be good enough that you get broody when I massage Silver?"
>>84175"yea. i mean look at you, you're beautiful,Smart,Clever. you could have any stallion you want. and im just...another stallion."
>>84176"Oh, don't be ridiculous Dark Star. Of course I want you"
>>84177Dark Star smiles cartoonishly wide
"I Want you too."
>>84178*coo*
She nuzzles him affectionately
"Oh Dark Star,
you are the noble stallion. I'll make any other stallion use a condom"
>>84179"I do not think you should say those kinds of things, Skies." Iron butts in the conversation, a bit weirded out by Skies' proposition.
>>84180"I can see you are jealous of Dark Star"
>>84179Dark Star is smiling up until the last statement
>>84181>>84182Iron shrugs. "Eh, a little. You are quite a beautiful mare to have." Then Iron points at Dark Star's current face. "But that is what I meant when I said you should not say those kinds of things. Do not play with feelings here."
>>84184She smiles warmly "I'll ask your permission first"
>>84185"I do not play with feelings"
>>84186"If you say so." Iron is surely not convinced by what Skies just said. "Do not act dumb now." He receeds to a spectator now.
>>84186Dark Star laughs
"as long as its not iron."
>>84188A hearty chuckle. "Like that would ever happen."
>>84188She laughs
"
That would absolutely never happen"
>>84190"You're laugh is like music to my ears."
>>84191"D'aww. If you have any more jokes at the plantation boy's expense you could make me sing"
>>84192"How many jobs do you have? First you are an intelligence gatherer, then you are a spa pony and after that, you are a singer? How come you are not busy all of the time?"
>>84193"Oh please, Earth Pony. The spa pony and singer things were jokes"
She takes her hoof and does a motion of her hoof in a direction over Iron's head with a 'woosh' sound added for effect"
>>84194Iron chuckles. "I know. You did not really make Silver pay up on that massage you did on him, now that I think about it." Iron pokes his chin in feign thinking.
>>84192"ill tell you some more later"
>>84194"you know my back and shoulders have been feeling a little tight."
>>84196"Now that is the spirit. Nothing like a happy ending to a massage to increase concentration." He chuckles again.
>>84196She starts to try to rub his shoulders with her fore hooves, each on a different side of his spine
>>84197Dark Star extends a hoof to iron
"I never congratulated on your victory. you fought well."
>>84199>>84200Iron nods and shakes Star's hoof. "Just do not stain the floor when Skies presses your 'soft spots', you hear me?"
>>84199>>84197With a definite tone of sarcasm, Blue Skies says "He deserves as much congratulations as I do"
>>84200She rubs in small, expanding circles as her hooves travel along his back
ou've used your hooves pretty effectively on me, I figured I should repay the favor
>>84201"Nah, it'll wash right off"
>>84202>as much congratulations"Now who is the jealous pony?" A small chuckle.
>wash right off"I suppose."
Iron looks around to find a place to avert his eyes from the incoming erotic scene.
>>84203"There is nothing to be jealous of. I am telling Dark Star not to praise dishonorable behavior"
>>84204"Eh, it is not like I went up behind him and knocked him out without him knowing I was there. He wanted a fight, I gave him one." He shrugs.
>>84201dark Star laughs fairly hard
"trust me the floor will never be the same."
>>84202Dark Star's lean muscles in his back are tied in a innumerable amount of knots
Dark Star Sighs a sigh of contentment
"That's Great, your hooves feel like magic."
>>84205“And there is nothing special or honorable in ‘having a fight.’ Especially not a fight where the rules are changed after it is agreed to”
>>84207"No rules were changed. What are you talking about?" He cocks his head. "I just did not hold back unlike Silver."
>>84206Iron laughs with him. "Be sure not to mess up Skies' coat."
>>84206She works her hooves to try to untangle these knots
“These hooves are bred to handle the soft mists of clouds, or to crush a griffin’s skull They are gentle enough, and hard enough, to handle a tense back”
>>84208“Hence changing the entire fight, besides your taking of the healing potion. Please. If you wanted an honorable fight, you’d have a fair fight. But of course that was never intended. So you can drop the bullshit about it being some sort of accomplishment”
>>84209Dark Star lets out a groan
"they do a wonderful job."
>>84210"Oh. So that is why you interjected." He nods. "Yeah, it was a rather... bad fight to receive praise for, but Star is trying to be a good sport here." Iron pokes his chin. "Fillipe will be a much fairer fight. Maybe I will even lose." He wiggles his eyebrows. "Hope you do not miss it. I would rather you see the outcome with your own two eyes."
>>84212“I guess maybe I could”
>>84211She continues rubbing his back with small circular motions
>>84213"Who knows? Maybe you will actually climax before we end the fight unlike last time." He chuckles. "That reminds me. Bring Star with you. It should be pretty romantic to see me getting beat up by someone my size." Some more chuckling. "Try to hide better next time when you tussle with Star while spectating."