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.
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>>86430Iron nods. "You are probably right. I just want to see them off at the border, if that is okay with you. A parting gift, if you will."
>>86427Onyx shrugs
"I don't know if I'm gonna continue if I don't start getting paid more"
He sits down the glass he was cleaning and lays his head on the bar.
"I mean, the gold bars have me set for a while, but I need a more stable income to pay rent and food bills. And I can't keep missing work."
>>86431I gently move Tipsy away from Kerr.
"That isn't for young changelings to have."
I chuckle.
>>86432"Assuming they are being deported, perhaps. They will probably go by train or airship. Maybe by ship to Los Pegasus"
>>86434So where is tipsy now?
>>86430"Well, you have seen how Star reacted. Initially, he was willing to help, when he saw them captured. Though it seems his attitude towards them has soured significantly since.
"As for me: I am looking after them and protecting them as best as I can."
>>86435Iron is a bit bummed out. "Is that a no on that, then?"
>>86435Tipsy is on the opposite side of me in relation to the changelings.
>>86436"Is that why he came running out of that room angry? I knew something was happening there, but I didn't know what. Why are you protecting Changelings?"
>>86438You are surrounded on two sides by changelings, and on another side by a wall
>>86437"Uh, maybe?"
>>86433"Well, i've seen you butcher a lot of enemies have you ever thought of joining up with the military here?"
>>86440Oh no. Perhaps I hold it over my head with magic?
>>86441"Er, I'm not exactly on the best terms with the government"
>>86439"Because they needed it, and because nopony else was going to."
>>86440Iron ponders. "I suppose you will have to ask your superiors about this, I am sure. Keep in mind my request to see them one last time. Please." He bows slightly.
>>86443"I can vouch for you the quality of character i've seen from you."
REEEEEE get in the fucking room or I'll meta my ass out there!
>>86446"Can you get me citizenship?"
>>86448"Probably, its not that difficult. i can see what Sea Breeze says about it."
>>86442Maybe. But he would need to do this continuously
>>86445"Alright. But we still don't know what will happen to these"
>>86444She is made silent by this
"In the Eastlands we had heard of an event known as "the First Sharing," where ponies willingly let starving Changelings feed off of them. And the Changelings of Greneclyff, it is said, continued to benefit from the kindness and the barter with the ponies of Farbrook for hundreds of years. Not all of them did. Some of them still lay prey to stallions in taverns, or swapped foals and the elderly, though they never dared bite the hoof that fed them in Farbrook. Eventually, the nice ones became associated with the bad. I heard the same happened in the Crystal Empire, with a rogue Changeling named "Thorax." But Chrysalis stopped any opposition in her own empire before anything could come of that"
>>86449Onyx suddenly turns very shimmery
"It's that easy?!"
>>86450Is it a problem that it would need to be continuous?
>>86453"When you are an agent it is."
Dark Star Shows oynx his badge
>>86454Shrugs,i'd like to >>86451"Thank you for accepting my request. You seem like a mare of your word." He remembers how Skies could not for the life of her say that Earth Ponies are superior to Pegasi. "I should go in the room now, see how they are coping with Star's shouting. Excuse me." He opens the door to the room, enters it and closes the door.
>>86452Brie sticks his head out the door.
"Are you lot going to carry on all day out there?" he looks at Blue. "Greetings, Brie Achtzig-Sechs. Don't make me stab you, but FFS if you carry on outside someone you
don't want might hear you."
>>86458Blue Skies looks startled, and backs away an inch
"Have we met?"
>>86457She nods at him
>>86451Silver reflects on this for a small bit. "It is there as it is everywhere: few bad apples spoil bunch. Not all changelings are good. But not all are bad, either. It is same for ponies. Key is to not let those perceptions taint entirety of our view. Just as we take ponies on their own merits, on their own character, it would do us well to do same with others. Not every changeling is Chrysalis, just as not every pony is Comte. We strive for good, route out evil wherever it may be found, whoever might be causing it, and we do not let it consume us." Silver looks at Brie sticking his head out of the door. "Come in or stay out here, do whatever you think is best. Either way, I will get you your evidence for you."
>>86458"Fine, fine..." Silver makes for the door.
>>86455Iron looks over to Spark, trying his hardest to shake off the two foals going for his bottle. "Need any help with that, Spark?"
>>86462"Nah. I just need somepony to help me calm them down and help them know they aren't in danger."
>>86460"What are
you doing here?"
>>86461"So where is the evidence?"
>>86456Onyx is full crystal at this point
"T-thank you, it means a lot"
Onyx returns to his job, quite a bit happier.
>>86463Iron pokes his chin. "So a love feeding, then?"
>>86464"Good question. I take it you're the mare that Iron spoke of?"
>>86466“I’m not sure that is necessary. Just need to be there to reassure the place is safe.”
>>86467"So you've met him. What has he said of me?"
>>86464"In my room, here." He stops just before he enters, half to wait on Blue, half to wait on Brie. "Are you coming in, or should I just bring it all out to you?"
>>86468Iron is at a loss. "I do not know how I would do that. Any ideas?"
>>86470"Normally I am the one telling stallions to come inside, but yes, I am coming"
>>86471I laugh.
“Sounds like we are in the same boat. I figure just sit by them, not too close, and maybe play with them with those toys.”
>>86465Dark Star Slams back his scotch
"Get me another one."
>>86468Brie pokes his head back in the room for a minute. "Kinder, wir haben freunds. Ihr ist gut."
>>86469Brie's head pops back out into the hallway. "Something about a mare with a whole organization behind her. I assume you're the source of the mission?"
>>86473>>86469Iron is not too eager. He decides to lightly knock over one of the pony soldier toys, see if Kerr reacts to it.
>>86475She looks a little suspiciously
"I might be"
>>86472He gets a chuckle out of that one. He squeezes by Brie, and addresses the changelings in the room. "Hallo Kerr, Wesley. Es tut mir leid, wenn das wütende Pferd Sie erschreckt hat. Ich bin sehr enttäuscht von ihm. Geht es dir gut?"
>>86474"Gotcha"
Onyx pours a lil more this time
>>86479"Do you have any experience with changelings?"
>>86478Kerr: "Wir sind in Ordnung"
Wesley: "Ich bin okay"
>>86476Kerr looks over. He doesn't say anything