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Occupied Equestria: B&E
Anonymous
ash6l
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No.85095
85098 85100
Six years after season 6, Occupied Equestria presents an alternative history where Chrysalis chose a different approach to her second attack on Equestria. The Changelings have conquered half of Equestria, while a former Equestrian colony - soured to Princess Twilight's notion of harmony with all creatures thank to their dealing with griffins - Invaded and took the other half. In Baltimare and the Equestrian Southeast, the magic of friendship has weakened, as Communists, Changeling infiltrators, Fascists, gangs, and corrupt creepy politicians threaten the city. This role play is based in large part upon the Equestria at War mod for Hearts of Iron 4, and uses D&d 3.5e mechanics.

The party now takes on the task of breaking, entering, and investigating the house of Social Democrat politician Comte "Cheese" Burgher, who is alleged to have 'purchased' two young foals. They have already distracted the guards around the gated community and explored most of the property. Now, Ash tries out her role as a 'dog whisperer,' Dark Star contemplates the evidence he has already collected, Silver shifts between stealing jewelry from innocent third parties and talking about the joyful smell of wingpit sweat, Iron harasses guards by talking to them about queer theory while Onyx acts as his his homosexual partner, Brie tries to get the guards drinking on the job, and Spark follows around the group in the attic.
1765 replies and 18 files omitted.
Iron OOC
hY7VQ
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No.86127
Going for smol nap. Should be aawake 1 hour later.
Anonymous
Iu3vc
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No.86128
86129 86132 86154
>>86125
Ash is neither wounded nor eated

>>86124
Whether Silver can actually find a satisfactory array of toys in a general store, or has to go to a specialty toy store I don’t care to specify, but among toys, he can find:

Children’s books
Little steel Army soldiers, these of both pre-war royal guards and wonderbolts, as well as Great War era Equestrian soldiers, which remain on the shelves despite their “politically incorrect” status
Stackable bricks, that may be combined into many combinations like houses or railways
Steel toy cars that are painted. Firetrucks and dumptrucks
Steel warplanes, also of Great War models
Blankets
Toy weapons
Pony dolls
Anonymous
Iu3vc
?
No.86129
86132
>>86128
>>86124
For good measure, add in
Marbles
Chutes and ladders or equivalent board game
Jacks
Anonymous
Iu3vc
?
No.86130
86131
>>86126
This slightly startles Kerr, but he is able Ron find all things as he left them. Although that booze bottle is still in an awkward location
Brie
BbQWT
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No.86131
86134
>>86130
The booze was going to be so I could implicate the guards for the fire, its irrelevant now. I'm most interested in the code book.
Silver
osbIl
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No.86132
86133 86134
>>86128
>>86129
It's been a while since Silver's bought toys, but he wants the changelings to at least have something to do or play with. He grabs a little of everything: a selection of various toy soldiers, a set of stackable bricks, a couple toy cars, a firetruck, and a warplane, a pair of blankets, a game of Chutes and Ladders, a game of Checkers, some marbles, some jacks, a toy gun and toy sword, and a couple pony dolls. He also grabs a couple more chocolate bars of the milk chocolate variety. He's not sure if changelings like chocolate, or if they can even eat chocolate, but he figures even if they don't/can't, there are others who will. With all of this gathered, he brings everything to the cashier to be rung up.
Silver (OOC)
osbIl
?
No.86133
>>86132
Forgot to add children's books to the list, so if it's possible, add some to that as well.
Anonymous
Iu3vc
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No.86134
86135 86136
>>86132
>All of that
Like a lot more. 40 bits

>>86131
Yep, right there in the stash. Red cover, it seems like it mostly consists of translations for an encryption, as well as a few numbers at the beginning
Silver
osbIl
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No.86135
86137
>>86134
He was expecting it to be a little pricy, but he gladly puts down the required Bits on the counter, before leaving the store with his newly acquired items in his saddlebags. He's suddenly thankful that he nearly emptied them out back at his room.

Silver begins the trek home.
Brie
BbQWT
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No.86136
86139
>>86134
He takes the book and returns to the Tavern, hoping that there's useful information contained inside.
Anonymous
Iu3vc
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No.86137
86138
>>86135
And that probably is a good thing, because damned is it a lot of items. Onyx should be manning the bar
Silver (OOC)
osbIl
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No.86138
86139 86140
>>86137
Is Onyx even here, still?
Anonymous
Iu3vc
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No.86139
86141 86143 86145
>>86136
And this should be so. Hopefully Spark hasn’t been killed by the changelings. Onyx would be manning the bar

>>86138
Probably not
Anonymous
9Hl5h
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No.86140
86141
>>86138
I'm only partially dead
Silver
osbIl
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No.86141
86142
>>86140
Yey?
Silver nods to Onyx as he enters the tavern. "It is good to see you, Onyx. I see you are working at the moment."

>>86139
Preemptive F for Spark
Anonymous
9Hl5h
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No.86142
86143
>>86141
"Gotta make a living somehow"
Silver
osbIl
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No.86143
86144 86147
>>86142
Silver nods. "I understand that. I will not bother you much more. Mission was success, among other things. I will fill you in later, after you are done working." He turns and heads for the rooms. "I will see you later, Onyx."
You know, I think I still haven't figured out what race Onyx is.

>>86139
Silver calls "Es ist nur ich." through the door to his room before opening it and stepping into the room. He smiles when he sees both Kerr and Wesley are there, with Wesley apparently petting Spark. "Hallo Kerr, Wesley. Ich bin aus dem Krankenhaus zurück." He looks around the room a little bit, notice a distinct lack of Iron. "Ich nehme an, das große Pony ist weg?"
Anonymous
9Hl5h
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No.86144
86146
>>86143
Crystal Earth Pony
Anonymous
fpzmT
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No.86145
86147
>>86075
To Be Fair Dark Star is always an edgy boy. and i hope we are entertaining.
>>86019
>>86139

Silver (OOC)
osbIl
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No.86146
>>86144
And now I know.
And knowing is half the battle!
>>86075
Well, as long as Atlas keeps rigging the dice as he has been, I imagine we'll continue to be entertaining for some time to come.
Anonymous
Iu3vc
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No.86147
86148 86150
2A2C4944-79B9-4361-BDDC-99CDF5D92EF0.png
>>86143
Crystal pony. Functionally an Earth Pony

Wesley moves from his position by Spark, and moves to i front of Silver, sitting down, and looking up at Silver and smiling
“Hallo. Warum musstest du ins Krankenhaus gehen?”

Kerr keeps his distance towards the end of the room, but looks st the scene, and answers the inquiry about Iron
“Er ging weg. Ich habe ihn nicht getötet“

>>86145
*coo*
Poner is hugged
Anonymous
fpzmT
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No.86148
86149
>>86147
"i need to go buy some chocolate. Doctors orders."
Anonymous
Iu3vc
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No.86149
86153
>>86148
“Well, I guess you should do that. Where are your companions? What is this new development?”
Silver
osbIl
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No.86150
86156
>>86147
Silver smiles back at Wesley, and gives him a quick hug. "Du und dein Bruder haben mich sehr hart gebissen. Ich musste dafür sorgen, dass an mir nichts falsch war."

Once he leaves the embrace, he smiles at and chuckles at Kerr's answer. "Ich bin sehr froh, dass du ihn nicht getötet hast!"

With both changelings answered, he looks at both of them. He's a little nervous about how the toys he bought the two will be received, but he knows he'll deal with it either way. "Ich habe dir zwei Sachen besorgt, während ich draußen war. Würdest du gerne sehen?"
Anonymous
Iu3vc
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No.86151
86152
I’m on designated driver’s duty for the next 40ish minutes
Silver (OOC)
osbIl
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No.86152
>>86151
Got it. We'll wait.
Anonymous
fpzmT
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No.86153
86156
>>86149
"i think they are at the east-side tavern Which new development? and has Comte been captured yet?"
Iron
hY7VQ
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No.86154
86155 86156
>>86128
Back from small nap.
After Iron sees Ash's sleeping form does he breathe a sigh of relief. For a bit, he did not understand why but remembers it after some time. He decides to ask the sisters for a room to sleep in so that he can stash his stuff and go back to the bar.
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86155
>>86154
GM will be back shortly
Anonymous
ash6l
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No.86156
86157 86158 86231
>>86150
>hugging the pegasus
Pegasus is hugged with a "squeek," and Silver doesn't have to see the drooping ears on the little colt's face

Wesley is already right by Silver, and Kerr comes closer

>>86153
"Of course he hasn't been 'captured.' What would he be captured for? It's not like foals were found chained in a sex dungeon when the firefighters and police got there. No, when he heard that there was a fire reported at his house, he tried to go on scene, then was rushed away to a hotel. With a police escort to 'protect he and his family from possible arsonists and assassins' of course. When we have all of the evidence in, then we will nab him. As for the new development, I heard about that in a message"

>>86154
"Sure, the same room you used last night is still unoccupied"
Silver
osbIl
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No.86157
86164
>>86156
Silver can still guess that Wesley is worried about what he said. "Keine Sorge. Der Arzt sagte, es würde mir gut gehen." He pulls out the various toys, games, and blankets he bought from the store, and sets them on the floor of his room. "Ich habe diese für dich und deinen Bruder gekauft. Ich dachte, du würdest gerne etwas zu tun haben. Ich hoffe sie gefallen dir."
Anonymous
fpzmT
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No.86158
86164
>>86156
"im confused as to what new development you are talking about."
Anonymous
BbQWT
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No.86159
86162 86164
A soft knock at the door immediately precedes Brie slipping quietly into the room, carrying a red book. He scans the room quickly, and seeing no one dead he takes a seat near the door.
"Eeeeeee." he Eeeeee's.
Shimmering Spark
j8D17
?
No.86160
86161 86162
The sorcerer starts to feel inadequate with all of these different languages being tossed around as of late.
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86161
86162
>>86160
>tfw only picked ponish so far
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86162
86163
>>86159
Silver looks at him, confused about the bat pony noises. "Eeeeeee?" His confusion is replaced by intrigue as he sees the red book Brie is carrying. "You did not have that earlier. What is that?"

>>86160
>>86161
F
>t.trilingual fighter horse
Anonymous
BbQWT
?
No.86163
86169
>>86162
Brie's face brightens. "Eeeee! I was thinking about Comte and the network of accomplices and contacts he would have to have in order to maintain,... practices such as he does, and then I remembered this book I found in his hidden bedroom safe. I'm not sure what it means exactly, I'm only just getting back to it now, but I'm hoping it might give a name, or an address, or something that can be used to find out more about their operation."
Anonymous
ash6l
?
No.86164
86165 86167 86169
>>86158
"I received a message talking about 'a new development.' It must have been from one of your compatriots. I should probably meet with them for the quick rundown on what they found"

>>86157
Wesley starts looking through the items, and Kerr approaches to do the same. "Yay! says Wesley, "Die anderen Ponys gaben uns nie etwas zum Spielen"

Wesley picks up a book, and starts looking through its pages, with a big smile on his face. "Ich kann diese nicht lesen," he says, smile still on his face.

Kerr looks at the toy soldiers modeled after the Equestrian soldiers of the Great War. The soldiers that killed more than one half million Changeling Drones. Kerr looks at Silver, changes form into the black and red insectoid, and says "Ernst?"

>>86159
It's Christmas morning for the little drones, Kerr returning to his drone form, and Wesley remaining a grey pegasus
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86165
86166
>>86164
"oh yea i just remembered Silver has a film reel we found in comtes house. want to come shopping with me? we can swing by the tavern afterwards and you can get a quick rundown."
Anonymous
ash6l
?
No.86166
86168
>>86165
"Uh... Sure?"
Anonymous
BbQWT
?
No.86167
86170
>>86164
Brie's attention is momentarily diverted to the Lings. "Ahhh, spielen sie." He says with a smile. Looking back to the book, he starts flipping through it to see if there's anything that jumps out at him.
Is that an appraise check?
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86168
86170
>>86166
"oh and can i get my saddlebag while im here?"
Silver
osbIl
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No.86169
86170 86172
>>86164
Silver looks fairly awkward at this moment. He rubs the back of his neck in embarrassment. He sounds genuinely sorry. "Es tut mir Leid. Im Nachhinein war es nicht die beste Wahl. Ich habe gerade alles gekauft, was verfügbar war." He levitates one of the books over to himself to look at the title. "Ich weiß, dass du diese nicht lesen kannst. Aber wenn Sie möchten, könnte ich sie Ihnen vorlesen."

>>86163
This clicks with what he found during his own investigation of the Burgher residence. He looks fairly amused. "So, I will assume it was you who cut painting out of its frame."
Anonymous
ash6l
?
No.86170
86171 86173 86180
>>86168
She looks at him with a look that best translates as "-_-". "Sure."

>>86167
If he had to guess, it looks to him like the book is intended to be a cipher for some sort of encryption. There are a few numbers at the beginning that could have any sort of various meanings.
he could look deeper into it, yes

>>86169
Wesley seems excited by this proposition
"Yay! Das ist nett!"
Wesley has also begun playing with a toy firetruck. He starts to bat it around with his hoof, to push it forward, almost like a cat.

Kerr has wrapped himself in a blanket, where only his big blue eyes and black muzzle are visible through. He has grabbed one of the little pony dolls and has placed in his mouth, biting down on the squeeking little thing, held behind his fangs. He has picked up the toy gun, and pretends to shoot it at the toy soldiers
BbQWT
?
No.86171
86175
[1d20+10 = 13]
>>86170
Should I ask what numbers?
BbQWT
?
No.86172
86174
[1d20+7 = 11]
>>86169
"Painting?"
Bluff
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86173
86175
>>86170
Silver is happy that he at least got something for them to play with, even with his own screw ups. He sits down on his bed to watch them.
osbIl
?
No.86174
86176
[1d20+3 = 11]
>>86172
Opposed
Anonymous
ash6l
?
No.86175
86178
>>86173
Wesley starts pushing around the dumptruck. Kerr lays down wrapped in the blanket, still biting on the pony doll, and bats at the toy soldiers with the sword

>>86171
>rolled a 3
Hmmm
Anonymous
BbQWT
?
No.86176
86178
>>86174
"There might have been a painting," he says guiltily beforem is brow furrows for a moment "... but its only fair because I missed out on my share of whatever was at the docks!" but his expression becomes passive again. "Hey, since you can speak the Ling language, would you mind translating for me? Not this instant of course, when they're done playing for a while."
Anonymous
BbQWT
?
No.86177
*before his
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86178
86179 86182
>>86175
Silver silently cheers Kerr on from the sidelines. He pays attention to how he swings the sword, looking for ways he could potentially improve in his effectiveness.
>>86176
He seems amused by the bat's antics. "It is fine, I will not judge you. I was just confused at house when I saw painting was cut out, instead of just removed." He looks at the changelings playing. "Of course I would be willing to translate. I can not guarantee I will get it completely right, but I will try."
Anonymous
BbQWT
?
No.86179
86181
>>86178
"Ever tried sneaking around with a full-on, framed painting?" ^_~
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86180
86182
>>86170
Dark Star goes and gets his bag and then returns to blue. "lets go."
Dark Star heads towards the door
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86181
86183
>>86179
Silver lets out a laugh. "No, but I can imagine it is most difficult." He takes a look at the bat's frame and build. "I take it you are sneaky type? It seems like I only ever know you are around when you actively make your presence known."
Anonymous
ash6l
?
No.86182
86183 86184 86186
>>86178
Kerr's swinging is fairly simple, a right-to-left downward swipe to knock the painted tin soldiers over onto their side. He seems to be trying to make aggressive sounds like a 'rah!,' while doing so, but the doll in his mouth stifles that. The doll is far enough into the back of his mouth that his fangs do not risk breaking it.

Wesley places a bag of marbles in the back of the dump truck, and pushes it about

>>86180
"Alright let's go"
And thus they go
Anonymous
BbQWT
?
No.86183
86185 86186
>>86181
"I prefer discretion, yes. Its hard to develop a reputation when most don't notice you."
>>86182
How old are these Lings? like CMC age? Older? Don't say younger
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86184
86185
>>86182
to a general store or a candy store which ever is open and closest to the tavern.
"what kind of candy do you like?"
Anonymous
ash6l
?
No.86185
86187
>>86183
Uh, maybe?

>>86184
"Get me something sweet to suck on," she says, smiling
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86186
86188 86191
>>86182
"Kerr, benutze den Schwung jedes Schwungs, um den nächsten zu starten." He demonstrates by swinging a foreleg down from right-to-left, then bringing it up around to swing downward from left-to-right.

>>86183
He lets out another, smaller laugh. "Sometimes, it is difficult to develop reputation even when everypony notices you." He takes a dark chocolate candy bar out of his bags, and takes a bite out of it, enjoying the bitter taste combined with the sweetness.
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86187
86190
>>86185
"you'll get that later tonight."
Dark Star winks and smiles back at her
Anonymous
BbQWT
?
No.86188
86189
>>86186
"Perhaps, but in my line of work the question of "What did he look like" is one I'd rather people not be able to answer."
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86189
>>86188
"I suppose that is why I prefer fighting. I am not very sneaky pony." Silver motions to his own fairly husky and heavy build.
Anonymous
ash6l
?
No.86190
86192
>>86187
*Purr*
"If you just need to spend a half hour licking on something, you don't need to pay for candy"
She gives him her smile
Anonymous
ash6l
?
No.86191
86194
>>86186
He looks up at Silver, definitely surprised by this bit of advice. But he seems to start implementing the technique into his swing, allowing him to better knock over rows of Imperial Guards
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86192
86193
>>86190
Dark Star tries to keep it in his sheath
Dark Star laughs trying to focus on something other than...
"i can do both."
Anonymous
ash6l
?
No.86193
86195
>>86192
She wags her tail
"Then let's get to it"
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86194
86196
>>86191
Silver smiles at this, a lets out a small cheer for him. "Mach weiter, Kerr, du kannst sie besiegen!"

Silver looks back at what Wesley is doing now with his dump truck full of marbles.
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86195
86196
>>86193
Dark Star goes in to the store
Anonymous
ash6l
?
No.86196
86197 86198 86199
>>86194
Little Wesley had been content at first simply to move it about. Then, placing objects in the back like a bag of marbles, or bricks. Now, he takes them from location to another neatly sorting brick into piles, transporting them, and dumping them

>>86195
It is so. What does he want to buy?
Shimmering Spark
j8D17
?
No.86197
86200
>>86196
Spark watches the cuteness.
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86198
86200
>>86196
Silver is content to just watch him play like this.
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86199
86200
>>86196
He buys 4 white chocolate bars, some gummy wormsor what ever the equivalent is, and a bag of suckers.
Anonymous
ash6l
?
No.86200
86201 86202 86203
>>86197
>>86198
He takes all of the bricks and dumps them into one pile. Then, he pulls out bricks of one type, places them into the back of the dump truck, and dumps them. he forms a few separate piles this way. After doing this, he starts to build a wall with the bricks

>>86199
It is so, only a few bits
Brie OOC
BbQWT
?
No.86201
86203
>>86200
He'll yeah he's building a wall
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86202
86204
>>86200
and Dark star buys 100 bits worth of toys and blankets and books and candy to donate to the orphanage tomorrow.
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86203
86204
>>86200
Silver takes another bite of his chocolate bar as he watches.

>>86201
And the ponies are gonna pay for it.
Anonymous
Iu3vc
?
No.86204
86205 86206
>>86202
Wow, damn, alright. That will be hard to fit all in his bag though

>>86203
He can feel a little bit of joy returning to him. Kerr seems to be acting out some sort of swashbuckling adventure in his own little corner, still wearing the blanket as a sort of cloak. Wesley picks up a pony doll with his mouth, and places it on one side of the wall, while continuing to lay down bricks, building his wall
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86205
86207
>>86204
Silver lays down on his bed, and levitates over one of the children's stories he bought to read the title of it.

Wesley really is building a wall to keep the ponies out.
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86206
86207
>>86204
And a Satchel to hold what my saddlebag cant.
Anonymous
Iu3vc
?
No.86207
86208 86209
>>86205
>out

>>86205
“The Runaway Bunny,” a bit simpler, seems to be a recent publication

>>86206
Well, looks like he can do it
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86208
86210
>>86207
He decides to read it, not really expecting all that much from it, but it's at least something for him to do.
Anonymous
fpzmT
?
No.86209
86210
>>86207
Dark Star pays, thanks the employee working the counter and leaves.
>1000 bits
Anonymous
Iu3vc
?
No.86210
86211 86213
>>86208
A little rabbit lives with his mother, but wants to runaway. He says that he will transform to get away, but his mother always promises that she will find him. “I will runaway and become a trout.” He says, and his mother replies, “If you runaway and become a trout, I will become a fisherman and I will catch you.” And this repeats, the little rabbit saying he will become a rock on a tall mountain, and his mother says she will become a mountaineer to find him, he will become a flower and she shall become a gardener, and so forth. At the end of all of that, the little rabbit decides he will stay by his mother’s side, content in knowing that his mother loves him, and will always come to find him

>>86209
Okay, that’s a hell of a lot of toys
Anonymous
fpzmT
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No.86211
86212
>>86210
thats the amount of bits i have left
Anonymous
Iu3vc
?
No.86212
86214
>>86211
Well, he has his candy and toys, as well as a bigger bag
Silver
osbIl
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No.86213
86215
>>86210
Silver smiles from the nice story.
Anonymous
fpzmT
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No.86214
86215
>>86212
Dark Star opens the bag of suckers and gets blue out a strawberry flavored one
Anonymous
Iu3vc
?
No.86215
86216 86217 86218
EF6EE7B5-4EED-48F6-84A0-411072B978EC.png
>>86213
>>86213
Little Wesley lays down, and looks at Silver, having completed the wall. The little grey and darker grey foal looks quite a bit like pic related, looking up at Silver on his bed

>>86214
Blue Skies takes the sucker with her wing, and starts rubbing it against her tongue, in and out of her mouth
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86216
86218 86220
>>86215
Silver looks at the cute colt. "Oh, was hast du da gebaut?"
Anonymous
fpzmT
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No.86217
86220
>>86215
"lewd."
Anonymous
fpzmT
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No.86218
86219
>>86216
>>86215
>every time i close out Jewgle translate more German pops up
Silver
osbIl
?
No.86219
>>86218
I just keep it open whenever Wesley or Kerr are in the scene.
Anonymous
Iu3vc
?
No.86220
86221 86222
>>86216
“Ich habe eine Mauer gebaut,” replies Wesley, smiling

>>86217
She looks at him and smiles
“Have you met me? Anyways, we need to get to the others”
Silver
osbIl
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No.86221
86223
>>86220
"Aha! Es sieht aus wie eine sehr stabile Wand."
Anonymous
fpzmT
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No.86222
86224
>>86220
Dark Star Smiles at blue mischievously at her
"yea."
Dark Star Heils a taxi and tells them to drive to the tavern
Anonymous
Iu3vc
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No.86223
86225
BEA329AD-AFB3-4664-9201-D19F758569C1.png
>>86221
“Tatsächlich. Es muss stabil sein, damit die leckeren Ponys drinnen bleiben”
He bites down on the little pony doll, smiling and tail wagging
Anonymous
Iu3vc
?
No.86224
86226
>>86222
One is hailed quickly, and they are on their way
Silver
osbIl
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No.86225
86227
>>86223
Internally, it slightly worries him. But he remembers this changeling is still a child, and it's what he's been taught all his life. So, he smiles, and pats the bed next to him to invite Wesley to sit next to Silver. "Möchten Sie dieses leckere Pony hierher bringen und sich eine Geschichte anhören?"
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>>86224
He eats a few squares of his chocolate bar while riding in the taxi