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.
Ash and Iron seem to want to head out from the abbey. Dark Star was having a conversation with the rescued foals after doing community service. Silver is having a surprisingly friendly conversation with Blue Skies about politics. Spark is babysitting and Brie is supposed to be doing the same. Onyx is sleeping.
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>>90443You're just salty the Russian boi isn't taking you to a diner.>>90442He turns back to her to respond. "It is diner I saw on way here. Looks like good place. It will be nice to see what food there is like. It smelled good as I passed."
As Blue and Silver turn the next corner, the place comes into view. 'Rita's Diner', a relatively small establishment with lots of windows offering a view outside to the street or inside to the restaurant's patrons. From the looks of both the vehicles parked outside and the ponies inside who are eating, it looks like it's still moderately full from being near the end of the lunch rush. The smell coming off the place suggests mouthwatering food that is
maaaaaaaaaaybe just a little bit unhealthy for you.
>>90444She takes a look at the establishment, and ultimately gives a sort of "okay" shrug to it, as she follows Silver
"It looks nicer than the lunch room. Is this the sort of place you like?"
>>90445Fair enough.>>90446"I...do not think I have certain kind of place I like. Back when I lived near Manehattan I just cooked my own meals, and during War I mostly just ate canned food or military rations."
>>90447Presumably they enter the establishment, and find they are to seat themselves
She looks at him inquisitively
"So you lived near Manehattan?"
>>90448"I did, yes, from time when I settled down with Storm to when Great War ended. Though it was still about two hour trot to get to Manehattan from where we lived."
>>90449I guess presumably they seat themselves now?
A purple maned Unicorn Zony takes their orders for drinks, thus taking the prize for most-garish looking creature any one in the party has thus far encountered.
"So that's where you lived all those years. Tell me, what was that like?"
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>>90450I think I've seen that OC before.Indeed they do. After startling Silver a little and making him privately wonder why genetics works in such confusing ways, he just orders a water.
"I suppose it was like living in most places. Or near to, in this case. It was just cabin out by itself in rural country, with enough living space for all of our family. We would only travel into city itself if we needed food or supplies, or if there was odd job or contract that needed completed. Rain and Spec would fly and carry White to school in city every weekday. I think we visited Statue of Friendship maybe once during our time there? We mostly stuck to outskirts of city, as it already had everything we needed."
>>90452>Statue of FriendshipSo that's what that thing is called. Good thing to know, in case Manehattan has to be featuredBlue Skies orders... Tea, again. It's not
that unsual when you think of it. Maybe just breed a pony with purple maned unicorn grandparents with a zebra, and you get that creature. Blue Skies don't seem to notice the waiter much, and does not make eye contact when ordering her tea
She asks
"How old are your children, again?"
>>90453I'm fairly certain that's what it's named.Silver lets out a low whistle as has leans back in his seat. "By now? Rain is 39, while Spec and White are both 33."
>>90454She takes a mental note. She
had to have asked because of the obvious age difference between herself and Silver. She's substantially younger than his youngest child. She doesn't seem to mind, and she maintains that smile in speaking to Silver
"Are they fraternal twins?" she asks
>>9045568 and still going strong, that's Silver.>>90458"That they were. White come out only few minutes before Spec, so one could say she has distinction of being born first. They got along quite well, even if they shared only little bit of their personalities." A memory of the two siblings together as little foals crosses his mind. It's just a simple memory of the pair playing charades, but it's still a nice memory for him.
He looks over at Blue, curious a little, himself. "I do not think I ever heard, how old are you, exactly?"
>>90459>>90459"If only I had gotten along so well with my siblings..." She says. The memonry 'blinks.' He hasn't fully healed from the bite last night, at least not yet.
The zony comes by, and delivers the tea in a purple haze of glowing telekeniss magic. Blue Skies takes a small sip, and continues her smile at Silver
"I am twenty five... Twenty four." Whatever her exact age, she's been alive for a slightly shorter period of time that Storm Warning has been dead
>>90462Presumably, he also comes by with Silver's water, which he himself takes a drink of with a satisfied "Ahhh".
He seems only a little surprised at her response, as she's hinted at such before now. "Huh. You are quite young. Almost young enough to be my granddaughter...Селестия, what kind of family we would make for, huh?"
>>90465"Come again?" She asks, evidently not having understood Silver's question
>>90466I'm gonna have to view that later.>>90467"Ah, well...nevermind, it is not topic for such public discussion. I am just saying we would make for very 'odd' family, if we were."
>>90468She looks at him oddly. Blue Skies would make a disapointing daughter, if Silver had sought to take her as a sort of surrogate daughter. She seems kind of promiscuous, and she speaks with disrespect towards the princesses. Probably not the sort that Silver would want to have raised
"What do you want to order?" She asks
>>90469Silver doesn't look like he wants her to be anything like a daughter or granddaughter, at least to her. He certainly seems fine with keeping her as a friend/romantic interest. Either way, he takes a look at the menu in front of him, looking through its contents. "Hmm. I think I will go with hayburger. You?"
>>90470She looks down at the menu, and sort of frowns.
"I don't know, maybe a sandwich"
She looks out in the restaurant, perhaps to flag down the waiter
>>90472"If you do not mind my asking this, why is it you and your siblings did not get along?"
>>90474>>90474Her eyes wonder around
"My older brother never quite respected or trusted me. My younger siblings were a big nicer, but they didn't quite bond either. They thought I tried to hard to get my parent's attention"
>>90476"Well, that is odd." He leans forward, resting his forehooves on the table in front of him as he looks at Blue with a searching gaze. "You make it almost sound like you and your older brother were competing within your family."
>>90477“Well, I don’t I know if I would say it was ‘competing.’ If it was a competition for parental affection, I usually managed to take more, at least earlier. If it was a competition to take the family legacy, he definitely won”
>>90478"Just how many siblings did you have?"
>>90480"Hmm..." He takes another drink of his water. "So, why exactly was it, you think, your brother did not trust you? Did he just want this family legacy that he thought could not be shared?"
>>90482>>90482“I still say it was that head injury he suffered in a jousting accident. It left him not quite right. Anyways, he seemed to believe I had a different father, or something. He didn’t think I was quite suited to be a part of the family”
>>90484"It could be. I do not imagine one's brain could get damaged like that without something going wrong. But surely, you were not so different from rest of your family that anypony would think that, right?"
>>90485“Of course not. Maybe a bit less social, and not interested in weather control. Perhaps he was jealous. In any case, I do not trust using fighting as an instrument of play”
>>90486"I suppose I can not blame you."
>>90487“You did not have any half-siblings, did you?”
>>90488He shakes his head. "I was only child, for both of my parents."
>>90490The Zony returns to take their orders. Blue Skies wavers, and asks for a sandwich
>>90491Silver gives the zony his order for a hayburger, still slightly confused about the zony's genetics. He wonders if zebras make fun of zonies like this because of their garish color schemes.
>>90492Probably. The horn on its head is probably more embarrassing, and it simultaneously has zebra stripes and a pickle head
>>90492She starts the next part of the conversation
“So... you’re the child of an Earth Pony and a unicorn, you previously married a Pegasus, and had two Pegasus children, and you’re a unicorn?” She says kind of awkwardly
>>90495"Well, yes, I do believe you have story straight." He chuckles, not entirely sure where she is leading this, if anywhere. "Welcome to genetics."