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[1d20+5 = 15]>>84624Dark star helps search the fire place.
>>84630I expressly broke 2 windows last night, deliberately and with diabolical intent
>>84631oh i thought you were talking about the one we went through.
>>84632Oh, so the party has made its way inside? That's unfortunate
>>84634Okay. Are there any police by themselves, and not in view of one another?
>>84633He could still see the open window,probably.
>>84636Yes, but that's a checkers-level move ^_~
So, uh, in light of me not being dead... Where is Onyx?
>>84639Thank you for your contribution.
I am out at a restaurant with parents, so my responses are hampered
>>84625Would you rather he just be referred to as a “homosexual”? The guards are blue collar working class in a conservative is changing society. They don’t care for the distinctions and subtleties of different queer identies, they just see a pony who to them is unnatural. The guard’s reaction was based in part on the Airforve captain in
Dr. Strangelove who out of nowhere accuses Colonel Mandrake of being a “pre-vert.” He obviously does not want to take time out of doing his job, which he is on the clock for, to start to think about various sexual and gender identities. To him, you are all fucking weirdos
>>84635No formal police. Three guards, altogether, all on the entranve and by a major road, illuminated by lights, and far away from the target house
>>84628Well, it’s dark, but sure. If he is looking for them
>>84627Ponies. Damn, does he smell ponies. It’s almost as if the structure was the long term residence of several ponies, and regularly visited by dozens
>>84641oh and just to clarify i left my badge back at the tavern
in case something goes wrong >>84641Does he smell any ponies in the building?
>>84629>>84624Dark Star finds s lose brick. Behind it, a set of papers concerning the “Golden Pones” society
>>84647>>84629"Is there anything of use in these?" Silver looks at the papers as Star holds them.
>>84645Yes, a minimum of three at this moment, and even more present within the past hour
>>84644Seabreeze would appreciate it
>>84640You can have onyx doing pretty much anything you want
>>84649Caleb takes a move action to discern the source of each scent.
>>84649Anything?
Onyx is now a rich business-stallion who is gamb-
JK, Onyx is with Iron
>>84648>>84650Three documents actually
A members list, a deed to a property, and a receipt for a hired musician
>>84651Can dogs tell the difference between “is here now” and “was here a minute ago” because smells linger and the distinction matters
>>84652Over the last 10 minutes Iron has made an ass of himself by talking about being a mare trapped in a Stallion’s body, making homosexual advances towards a guard, breaking through the window of a guard’s booth, and having a shotgun pulled on him. He’s done now
>>84654>>84653Yeah, Onyx joins him for the humor factor
>>84653Silver takes a look at the deed.
[1d20+14 = 22]>>84653Irl, dogs can sense every detail ranging from the age, health or termperment of various mammals by scent alone, as well as how recently they were around.
But if you want me to roll Survival, I'll do that.
>>84656>>84653"what? why would they hide these here?"
Dark Star looks at the member list
>>84656Purchase of a building on the south side of the city. Looks like a meeting house
>>84655Hmmm, the dialogue could go on
And two high homosexuals is less suspicious than one>>84657sighAt least two ponies by the fireplace
>>84658At least twenty, recognizable names include wealthier ponies
>>84659Wait, did we all come in the same way?
Caleb creeps closer towards the fireplace slowly to check who's there.
>>84659>>84658"I don't know why they would hide this. But it would suggest he has something to hide. Something he really does not want others to find out about." Silver takes a look at the receipt.
>>84659Dark Star photographs it Then he checks the recipt
>>84659Dark Star photographs the deed
>>84660Yeah, that’s destruction of property which they could have him arrested for
>>84661Dark Star and Silver. Oh, and one more very important detail: there is a dog in the house
>>84663>>84663December 12, a jazz musician named Blue Brass. Maybe Dark Star can try a local knowledge check
>>84664Noted
>>84665>There is a dog in the houseI guess I outta take care of that.
Caleb takes a move action to discern the direction of the dog, and sister Ash slowly moves in that direction.
>>84664"If we can not find anything else here, we will have to head to this place, try to see what we can and can not find."
[1d2 = 2]>>84666He’s a Zebra from Baltimare, and that is all Dark Star knows
>>84641So no guards are by themselves?
>>84668In front and to the right, towards the entrance foyer
>>84671No, not now at least. Also they are a thousand feet away from the action
[1d20+7 = 20]>>84670Snap
"thats going in my evidence compilation"
>>84669"alright"
>>84670Dark star searches the book case
>>84672Silver heads for the nearest doorway to search another room.
>>84672Sister Ash approaches the dog, and reaches out towards it empathetically.
>"Hello?" >>84672"So,... what brings you fellows out here?" Brie asks as nonchalantly as he can manage
[1d2 = 2]>>84673The book case contains many books
>>84675She finds the dog. It is a terrier, medium size, white in color with a giant brown spot on top
>”What the actual fuck are you doing in my house dragon? I will rip your throat out!”>>84676Wait, who is he talking to?
>>84677Any books that stick out from the others?
>>84673Dark Star finds something hidden behind the books: a film roll. Titled “My Film Project”
>>84678Be advised, Iron and Onyx are on scene. One of the guard’s seems traumatized and has a shotgun he is putting down. Two more are standing by the automobile. One of the later responds: “hello sir. We work here. We’ve been dealing with a pair of pre-verts who seem to have taken something stronger than simple alcohol
>>84655>>84680A Bat pony approaches and speaks to the guard’s. He seems trustworthy
>>84682"Ah I see. Are they the ones who vandalized the house there?" he says, pointing to the broken windows.
>>84682He holds up the film to a light
Okay, so two OOC questions:
>>84683What the hell are you doing?>>84686And what the HELL are you doing?>>84683Iron waves at the bat pony, not really minding his presence.
>>84683“No... we... haven’t heard of a house being vandalized tonight”
This puts them on edge
>>84686Individual frames suggest an attempt at a homemade film
>>84677I forgot my spells for today, so let me make smalltalk while I find where I put them.
Sister Ash leans down and in towards the dog, as to address him directly.
>"I'm looking for somepony. Are you all alone here?" >>84687>tfw zommers dont know you can see the pictures by holding it up to a light.>>84689Dark Star hads it over to silver to put it in his bag
>>84689"Well, I'd have to take a closer look to be sure, if you fellows don't mind of course, but from here it looks like there's a broken window on the top floor"
>>84692He barely manages to catch Silver before he goes off into another room. He gently takes the roll and places it into his bag. "Just how much does he have hidden around here?"
>>84691>”Yes. Wait. No. No! I have a tiger and a manticore and the National Guard behind me!”>>84693“Well... us two can take the automobile to go check it out if you believe there is a danger”
>>84701Sister Ash chuckles quietly
>"Would you mind if I pet you?"She asks, reaching out a hoof
>>84701"I really don't know. I was just passing by and saw you fellas, wasn't sure if you noticed anything, but I can see you're pretty busy with what you have here. One thing at a time, of course." ^_^ He smiles
[1d2 = 2][1d2 = 1]>>84703The guards look at each other
[1d20+7 = 23]>>84700"hopefully enough to bust him"
>>84701Search check:to find any hidden compartments in the floor or walls
[1d20-1 = -17]>>84705Search: Silver tries his best to help Star.
>>84704"Might be my eyes playing tricks on me anyway. Sorry to bother you, you ponies have a good evening." he smiles and continues his 'innocent and totally not artificial' walk around the neighborhoof.
>>84702>”ruff ruff! I am ferocious! You shall not harm me!”>>84705No secret compartments detected in the room
>>84703The guard in the booth says to the others “No you are not leaving me alone with these two freaks of nature” the hoof that is not touching his shotgun points at Onyx and Iron. “If there are vandals, they can’t get out except through the gate anyways”
>>84706Did you send silver to try to explore other rooms earlier?
>>84708Wait, Onyx and Iron are the freaks?
[1d2 = 1]>>84710Yes. That’s them. Iron waved at Brie
>>84708dark Star goes to the next room with silver
>>84713>>84711Entrances to two areas. One looks like an entrance foyer with a staircase, and another to what looks like a dining room
>>84715Silver heads into the dining room first.
[1d20+7 = 9]>>84708Brie stops. "Are you worried about being left alone? I'm not really involved, but I must admit the situation has me curious. Would you be okay if I stayed around here, to get help if something goes awry?"
rolling bluff >>84715Dark Star also goes into the dining room
>>84722Well... this is going to get interesting...
>>84722That's like when Atlas gave me two natural 1s in a row.
>>84726What makes you think it was Atlas?
[1d2 = 2]I AM BACK!
>>84719"Who are you, and what is your purpose, exactly?" One asks
>>84718>>84720There is a very long and large table, black coated wood, with at least 12 chairs at it. On the walls are portraits of great mares and stallions. There are two plants in pots in the room. An entry way goes to a kitchen, and another into the foyer
>>84732"I live around the corner, my name is Squee. What's your name?"
>>84732Silver tests the portraits to see if they can be swung around.
[1d20+8 = 23]>>84732Dark Star moves silently in to the kitchen
>>84737"Hmm..." Silver peaks into the foyer after seeing Star head into the kitchen.
>>84738Big Black marble counters, and an island in the center. A very nice kitchen, with windows out to the pool. There are wine bottles handing up, a refrigerator, a knife set, and a few items like mixing bowls and a toaster
>>84739Ash and a Terrier. There is a staircase that wraps around, a short hall with an open entrance and two more closed doors
>>84735"Oh come now, surely its William? Good to meet you William, my wife and I just purchased a property a few blocks away. And let me tell you, its a relief to se proper fellows such as yourself keeping an eyeon things." He looks again toward the house. "Though, I do hope my eyes are playing tricks on me."
>>84733Sister Ash looks very disappointed, and takes a small step back to give the dog his space.
>"I'm sorry to disturb you.. but I had a very important mission.. I was looking for a foal who may have been brought here around a week ago.." [1d20+7 = 25]>>84740Search for any compartments or trap doors
>>84740Silver tries to go to the staircase while Ash has the Terrier distracted.
>>84742>"Foal? Foals live here. Foals come and go through here">>84743Well, compartments to be sure, containing pots, pans, silverware, plates, cups, food, and so forth. Nothing truly out of place for a kitchen
>>84741"Oh, well thank you. We can call in police to help if you are concerned. They will be better able to deal with any burglary in progress anyways"
>>84744Well, he can go up it if he wants. It leads to a second floor
>>84745"You're right. I'll go get help, you gentlemen stay right here!"
gallops off in the direction - hopefully - of the police >>84747Silver tries the first door he comes across.
>>84746>"Yes, two of them are">>84748Wait, what exactly is he trying to do? Is he trying to summon police?
>>84749Well, there is a hallway. To the left are two doors, to the right are three doors
>>84751He tries the first door on his left.
>>84750No of course not, he's trying to get the guards to think there will be reinforcements if they just hang tight.
>>84752I'm going to assume that you mean the door on his left after turning to his left.
This opens to what appears to be a foal's room. Blue. Toys on the ground like a firetruck. A chest in the back. A bed with with white and gold bed sheets, and a stuffed Ursa Major on the pillows
>>84753>"They pass through, come and go">>84754Successful, as the road is only so well lit, except for one little hang up:
"We have a phone if you need to call them"
>>84745"everything seems to be in place here."
Dark Star opens a bottle of wine and pours a glass
>>84755This is what I get for trying to extract useful information from a dog...
>>84755"That's MUCH easier! Lead the way!" he beams
>>84755Silver looks around the room for any sort of photos or anything else that could establish who this foal is.
>>84756KekIt is so. Should he taste the wine, he will find that is of a finer brand than he is used to
>>84757Not every dog is fully savvy
>>84759>entering a room without first searching for trapshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGp9P6QvMjYRoll a reflex save
>>84758The guard in the booth shows him that there is a phone, right there in the booth
>>84760"Oh, that's wonderful. I'm coming up then." he slowly and exaggeratingly flies up to the booth.
>>84761"Are you sure we shouldn't call them instead?"
>>84763I'm beginning to think Atlas hates us.
>>84760No point in giving up while I'm ahead.
>"Could there be any foals here right now?" >>84763Whatever it was, you fucked up.
>>84763>three fucking natural 1s in a mission>>84764No, I'm fairly certain he just hates me.
>>84760Dark Star take the bottle he was drinking out of with he as he goes to the foyer
>>84762"I suppose that would make more sense. Forgive me, I'm eager to play a part in my new environment. I've never experienced an exciting situation like this before."
>>84765>"I don't... think so. The foals left with master when he left the house">>84763For over a thousand years, the Caltrop has been a weapon of choice. Simply litter a battlefield with these spikes, and you can disable any horse that happens to step on one. Around 1000, a sadist by the name of Old Kirk Celestinesen from Denmare invented something even
more painful if steped on. And one such of these evil devices has ended up squarely under the frog of Silver's hoof
>>84768When he goes, he sees an open entrance to a room on his right, a staircase going up, and two doors down a short hallway. One on the left, and one on the right
>>84770"Are you sure we need to call the police?"
>>84771Legos are not to be fucked with
>>84771have we searched the room on the right? >>84771RIP Silver's hoof.
Sister Ash steps closer slowly
>"Are you sure? It's really important to know if any were left behind..." >>84771"No, I'm totally out of my element at the moment. I've never even been cited for reckless flying, this is the most excitement I've seen in years!"
>>84771After a couple seconds of him doing absolutely nothing, he brings the afflicted foreleg up to his mouth, and bites down.
Hard. And he lets out possibly the most guttural cry of agony ever produced by a pony, thankfully muffled by the limb now in his teeth.
>>84775He looks at hims strangely
"We normally just wait around for our shifts to end"
>>84772None of the three have been searched
>>84776If he is trying to make a bite more painful than stepping on the object of doom...
He fails>>84773>"None are in the house that I know of. They have all left" >>84777"Oh, well then might you join me for a drink? The wife doesn't care for it so I have to be discreet, but I have a bit left of one of my finer bottles. I felt like celebrating with all that has developed with our household."
He brandishes the really fine bottle of alcohol from several days(?) ago.
>>84777He backs up out of the room just so he doesn't step on any more of the devil's playthings before falling to his side and continuing his cries of pure, unadulterated pain and agony.
>>84777>Tfw no skills to search house with so don't know if foal is here or notSister Ash seems confused and nervous.
>"... Oh.. sorry to bother you.." [1d20 = 15]>>84779I guess I roll to see if I hear these muffled screams.
>>84780No, he spent his day's wage working at the bar buying a really nice bottle, to make arrangements and negotiations for the dock mission overWho is Brie handing the bottle to?
>>84781Dark Star has just walked through with a bottle of wine in his hoof, sand Silver went upstairs, He is squeeling in agony and seems to be crying. She has multiple rooms she may enter into from here, including stairs going up
>>84779It's a lingering pain. Rolling damage
>>84783I believe this would be the pegasus in the gate-booth
>>84782Oh, you hear them
>>84784This room is a bathroom. It has a large painting with a number of naked mares, modern plumbing, a box of tissues, soap, hand towels, and a small plant that is probably fake
>>84785So the one closest to the phone? :3
>>84785He lifts his shaking hoof up to his teary eyes to see what the damage is.
>>84785I rush over to the source.
"Silver? What happened?"
>>84785How old do the mares look?
>>84785>"I appreciate your help in this matter. I will leave this place as soon as I can."Sister Ash bows politely to the doggo, and turns around to checking another room.
>>84791open entrance, closed door, door Dark Star just went through, and the kitchen Dark Star just came from, besides the stairs
>>84792I mean, I was looking more for a description of the damage done to his hoof from stepping on the Lego, but whatever.>>84789Silver shows his hoof to Spark, Lego still stuck in the frog. "W-w-what is this evil!?"
>>84792"Here you are my good stallion," he says, proffering the bottle.
As soon as the pony takes the bottle, Brie is going to pull a pair of knives and stick him with them, sneak attack if possible >>84793She checks the room with the closed door.
>>84794"Yikes. Was the room trapped?"
Can I safely remove the Lego?
[1d20+7 = 17]>>84792Fuck it search check for anything sus
Ok, Dark Star not thinking any thing is worth his time in here goes to the hallway and opens the room on the right
>>84796And I'll note that Sister Ash has been very keen to not touch anything in the house. She uses telekinesis to open doors.
If one were to look very, very close to her hooves, they'd notice that they don't disturb dust or carpet in the slightest bit.
>Trackless Step >>84797"What kind of monster puts traps in foal's rooms!?"
>>84801"The kind that wants to keep foals in and rescuers out."
Also, where did Blue go?
I missed when they broke up, and my phone crashes when I try to backread.
>>84803Yeah, last I checked Dark Blue was a thing
[1d20+3 = 17]>>84802Heal: Silver takes the Lego in his teeth, and tries to pull it out.
>>84794The frog is very red
>>84795Be advised that the other two guards are watching as they never left (because Onyx and iron never left), Capital murder is taken seriously by the police unlike more basic crimes, this will result in a kind of 'mission failed' for at least a few player characters by causing the news of the night to be about a murder, there really is no reason to attack the guards lethally or not because they are extremely distracted from the actual burglaries, and this could only attract unwanted attention by police. So basically there is absolutely no set of facts under which this results in a good outcome for anyone, as even if all three guards are stopped before they can alert police their uniforms will be bloody, and the bodies and blood will be in a public area where people normally drive through and out, likely discovered within 15 minutes
"Oh, thanks"
He takes the bottle
>>84798There is nothing interesting in that room. The next door is locked
>>84801Pic
>>84805Thats what I mean. Last I checked, Dark Blue was a thing, and I missed any/the split. I wouldn't guess she's gone too far cuz muh prediction.
>>84807What's in the room that Sister Ash entered?
>>84808She means "When did she split off from the group?"
Also please, please, PLEASE, do not kill the guards. >>84807Thank you for that useful bit of information. Please ignore my previous statement of sticking the guard (for now).
What the fuck kind of mission is it?! I get its a hostage extraction, but who cares what the forensics find as long as there's no witnesses? >>84811It'snot a hostage extraction, it's a rescue.
And murder is wrong.
[1d20 = 13]>>84807Dark Star tries to break the door knob
>>84812Sister Ash us trying to find a kidnapped foal that she believes may be here.
>>84806Mostly successful. The demon toy is removed
>>84811Sorry, there are two distinct factions who have given two distinct missions:
The order of Saint Prancis Orphanage wants missing foals back. Rescue the lost foalsThe Blackhooves of Baltimare want a scandal exposed. Specifically, they want evidence that will justify a search warrant and catch some asshole politician in a crime, which they hope will weaken the politician's party. So collect evidence of scandalous shitMurdering a guard will be unhelpful to the Blackhooves mission, because they won't be willing to go public with the information if it is obvious an innocent bystander was killed in order to get it. it would make the Blackhooves look badObviously, Brie can steal shit from rich people in the process. This is actually kind of useful to both missions because it makes it look like the break-in was just a normal burglaryIron almost assaulted one of the guards. This is the reason they stay together rather than separating. He spooked them before Brie showed up. This is actually kind of helpful to the break-in, because it prevents the guards from spreading out and patrolling, which of course keeps them from discovering evidence of any break-in>>84813Uh, success?
>>84817Did Sister Ash find anything in the room?
[1d20-1 = -8]>>84817Silver spits it out into the room, keeping his hoof off the ground to avoid putting any pressure on it.
Search: Silver then looks for any more of the bastard toys in the room.
>>84819I see. That is a door with a door that is locked, and Dark Star is trying to break the door knob of
>>84820It is a stairway going down into a basement
>>84821One more of Satan's playthings, as well as a toy car that could also be extremely dangerous if stepped on
>>84818Okay fine, Brie doesn't try and stick another face with blades,... Xp
And not cuz it was his plan, just cuz it would fuck shit.
Fug. Okay, how is the guard doing. "Please, don't hold back. Its a celebration, at least for me."
>>84823Dark Star goes down the stairs
>>84823Sister Ash presses her hoof to the doorknob and melts the handle.
>>84824I don't want to say that the other two guards move from this position until it is confirmed that Onyx and Iron move"Well, I'm not supposed to be drinking on the job..." He takes a sip anyways
>>84825Too dark to see without artificial lights. It's a very big room
>>84826Well, that handle is fucking gone. Dark Star proceeds as well. It opens to a stairwell. The area the stairwell leads into is very dark, too dark to see without additional light
>>84827Dark Star turns his flash light on
>>84827Sister Ash follows Dark Star down into the room.
Caleb has low-light vision. Can he guide her?