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Your Destiny is in the making.
Cloud Skimmer
You had a friend over, Corvette, to your house. She only shrugs at your question.
"Work is never easy, but who doesn't like a challenge?"
Curry and Felfire
The two of you just went back to the others. The Doc is speaking with Scurvy in private, Angler is making… something, Splinterproof is on watch, and it seems Netsy is regaining consciousness.
Cloud Skimmer
You had a friend over, Corvette, to your house. She only shrugs at your question.
"Work is never easy, but who doesn't like a challenge?"
Curry and Felfire
The two of you just went back to the others. The Doc is speaking with Scurvy in private, Angler is making… something, Splinterproof is on watch, and it seems Netsy is regaining consciousness.
>>502212
She plays around with her beer.
"I don't know, remember when I told you that for them, flying is magic?
For us, magic is magic, isn't it?"
>>502214
You managed to wake up real early this morning, your food tastes great, and Rocky is as happy to see you as ever.
The two of you eat your breakfast on the porch. You see nothing out of the ordinary.
She plays around with her beer.
"I don't know, remember when I told you that for them, flying is magic?
For us, magic is magic, isn't it?"
>>502214
You managed to wake up real early this morning, your food tastes great, and Rocky is as happy to see you as ever.
The two of you eat your breakfast on the porch. You see nothing out of the ordinary.
>>502231
She rests her cheek on a hoof.
"Like what?"
>>502229
The bartender of your favourite bar is called Jaron.
Mildly oversized bartender, always wears that filthy apron of his.
He greets you with a big smile and pours you a shot of whiskey.
"Heeey, goooood morning Number Seven. You know there are always things happening here!"
You don't need to look at anyone to know they must be staring as you entered.
>>502232
She groans, and opens her eyes.
No.
Just eye.
"…Goddesses I'm fucked up, aren't I?"
She rests her cheek on a hoof.
"Like what?"
>>502229
The bartender of your favourite bar is called Jaron.
Mildly oversized bartender, always wears that filthy apron of his.
He greets you with a big smile and pours you a shot of whiskey.
"Heeey, goooood morning Number Seven. You know there are always things happening here!"
You don't need to look at anyone to know they must be staring as you entered.
>>502232
She groans, and opens her eyes.
No.
Just eye.
"…Goddesses I'm fucked up, aren't I?"
>>502239
"See, exactly! Don't tell me you wouldn't try it!"
>>502237
It's like the very nectar of gods.
This isn't your favourite saloon for no reason.
He leans closer, scratching his chin as he speaks in his deep, rumbling voice.
"I did hear some rumors about a young feller causing some troubles, but I don't know much of the details myself."
"See, exactly! Don't tell me you wouldn't try it!"
>>502237
It's like the very nectar of gods.
This isn't your favourite saloon for no reason.
He leans closer, scratching his chin as he speaks in his deep, rumbling voice.
"I did hear some rumors about a young feller causing some troubles, but I don't know much of the details myself."
>>502250
She flares them to her full wingspan, slightly nudging your side in the process.
"Of course they are."
>>502249
"Heard he uses a small cave due south. If you're allot upon cathing him, you might want to speak with the folks owning the farms down there, see if they know something more."
>>502251
Roll not to be spooked by the memory.
>>502252
She sits up, then hisses, before glancing at her wings.
She doesn't say anything, just stare.
Looks like the doc had some old bandages he found in the town's clinic, but even through those you can see the base of her wing is a mess.
She flares them to her full wingspan, slightly nudging your side in the process.
"Of course they are."
>>502249
"Heard he uses a small cave due south. If you're allot upon cathing him, you might want to speak with the folks owning the farms down there, see if they know something more."
>>502251
Roll not to be spooked by the memory.
>>502252
She sits up, then hisses, before glancing at her wings.
She doesn't say anything, just stare.
Looks like the doc had some old bandages he found in the town's clinic, but even through those you can see the base of her wing is a mess.
>>502254
Scared, but safe! The unicorn is right beside you!
>>502255
She eyes them up.
"They're not bad. One night I'll sneak into your room, pluck some of those feathers and put them in my wings. I bet I'll be faster than you then!"
>>502257
She looks back at you, then hangs her head.
"I'm sorry…"
>>502256
You hear the sound of wooden shutters closing at the first two farm you get near to.
Nopony in sight.
Scared, but safe! The unicorn is right beside you!
>>502255
She eyes them up.
"They're not bad. One night I'll sneak into your room, pluck some of those feathers and put them in my wings. I bet I'll be faster than you then!"
>>502257
She looks back at you, then hangs her head.
"I'm sorry…"
>>502256
You hear the sound of wooden shutters closing at the first two farm you get near to.
Nopony in sight.
>>502260
That she has a blind spot - she never looks above herself.
She thinks she is the top aerial predator of the island.
>>502261
"No… It was just a thought."
>>502263
"She was just… so fast! By the time I realized what was happening… Some lookout I am, huh?"
She lets out a tired, bitter chuckle.
"A half blind one."
>>502264
You hear some murmurs from inside for a minute or so, before an old donkey in a rugged hat and dirty beard opens the door just enough so that you can see the faces of each other.
"What is it?"
That she has a blind spot - she never looks above herself.
She thinks she is the top aerial predator of the island.
>>502261
"No… It was just a thought."
>>502263
"She was just… so fast! By the time I realized what was happening… Some lookout I am, huh?"
She lets out a tired, bitter chuckle.
"A half blind one."
>>502264
You hear some murmurs from inside for a minute or so, before an old donkey in a rugged hat and dirty beard opens the door just enough so that you can see the faces of each other.
"What is it?"
>>502276
"Like how Orange did today?"
>>502277
"Thanks… I thi-"
"Something's approaching!"
That's Splinterproof!
>>502278
"Bangtail was mentioned. He ain't alone, has a gun to accompany him. That's why we didn't want to try and stop him, our lives are worth more than some crops. Heard him shout he'd burn our houses if we told the Sherrif though."
"Like how Orange did today?"
>>502277
"Thanks… I thi-"
"Something's approaching!"
That's Splinterproof!
>>502278
"Bangtail was mentioned. He ain't alone, has a gun to accompany him. That's why we didn't want to try and stop him, our lives are worth more than some crops. Heard him shout he'd burn our houses if we told the Sherrif though."
>>502283
"I know, I know… but seriously! I don't remember the last time any of us did so poorly."
>>502284
All of the crew is looking towards the jungle, the captain with her crossbow raised.
You can see a green shape, it's almost like a ghost, something ethereal… something with antlers, and it's coming your way in a slow, confident pace.
>>502285
He quickly shuts the door as soon as you say those words.
Sadly, you are out in the open, with nowhere much to hide but walking beside the fences. Head south, or keep asking about?
"I know, I know… but seriously! I don't remember the last time any of us did so poorly."
>>502284
All of the crew is looking towards the jungle, the captain with her crossbow raised.
You can see a green shape, it's almost like a ghost, something ethereal… something with antlers, and it's coming your way in a slow, confident pace.
>>502285
He quickly shuts the door as soon as you say those words.
Sadly, you are out in the open, with nowhere much to hide but walking beside the fences. Head south, or keep asking about?
>>502287
You see a mare washing some clothes in front of a porch and hanging them to dry.
She hasn't seen you yet.
>>502290
"I didn't mock him, I was expressing my concern! It's not healthy, what he is doing!"
>>502289
>>502294
As the green apparation gets closer, Splinterproof fires his crossbow, but the bolt passes right through it.
"What the…"
You see a mare washing some clothes in front of a porch and hanging them to dry.
She hasn't seen you yet.
>>502290
"I didn't mock him, I was expressing my concern! It's not healthy, what he is doing!"
>>502289
>>502294
As the green apparation gets closer, Splinterproof fires his crossbow, but the bolt passes right through it.
"What the…"
>>502294
I'll nod.
"I see. I'll keep that in mind."
Matter of fact…
I'll head over to the Doc, Angler, and the others.
"Heads up, that nutty pegasus with the wing knives doesn't look up. That's how we'll get her."
Then, to Felfire:
"Little one, I need you to stay in here where it's safe, okay? You've still got my pendant, so you know I'll come back."
I'll nod.
"I see. I'll keep that in mind."
Matter of fact…
I'll head over to the Doc, Angler, and the others.
"Heads up, that nutty pegasus with the wing knives doesn't look up. That's how we'll get her."
Then, to Felfire:
"Little one, I need you to stay in here where it's safe, okay? You've still got my pendant, so you know I'll come back."
>>502299
She puts down the shirt she was holding back in the basket and nods.
"I-I've heard of him, supposedly a mean one, a real bad egg. Showed his face here earlier, but I think my husband managed to send him running last time. H-He's out in the fields now, working."
>>502301
"We probably should.
Soda intervention?"
She let's out a long laugh.
>>502305
The voice of Buck.
Slightly distorted, like when he is doing that out-of-body thing he does…
You are drawn to his voice like a moth to light.
>>502304
>>502306
It is closer now, giving a cheeky nod as it passes Splinterproof, who just grows more annoyed as another bolt harmlessly passes through it.
Then it looks at you.
"I don't want to talk to you. Don't waste my time."
She puts down the shirt she was holding back in the basket and nods.
"I-I've heard of him, supposedly a mean one, a real bad egg. Showed his face here earlier, but I think my husband managed to send him running last time. H-He's out in the fields now, working."
>>502301
"We probably should.
Soda intervention?"
She let's out a long laugh.
>>502305
The voice of Buck.
Slightly distorted, like when he is doing that out-of-body thing he does…
You are drawn to his voice like a moth to light.
>>502304
>>502306
It is closer now, giving a cheeky nod as it passes Splinterproof, who just grows more annoyed as another bolt harmlessly passes through it.
Then it looks at you.
"I don't want to talk to you. Don't waste my time."
>>502312
She gulps.
"H-He told me to do my chores… he must be out in the fields, I'm sure a Ranger like you can find him no problem!"
>>502309
Your way is blocked.
You could try to squirm past the leg…
>>502311
"I'm going to talk to her now, or I won't go as easy on you and your mates as I did so far.
Sounds like a real deal, eh?"
She gulps.
"H-He told me to do my chores… he must be out in the fields, I'm sure a Ranger like you can find him no problem!"
>>502309
Your way is blocked.
You could try to squirm past the leg…
>>502311
"I'm going to talk to her now, or I won't go as easy on you and your mates as I did so far.
Sounds like a real deal, eh?"
>>502315
"Sure does. I've a better one, though. You leave us, and the child, alone. In return, I don't make you suffer. That's a kindness you haven't shown your victims."
I'll glare at the projection.
"Besides, you will be talking to me, and no other."
>>502319
My eyes will dart to Felfire for a short moment.
"Sure does. I've a better one, though. You leave us, and the child, alone. In return, I don't make you suffer. That's a kindness you haven't shown your victims."
I'll glare at the projection.
"Besides, you will be talking to me, and no other."
>>502319
My eyes will dart to Felfire for a short moment.
>>502319
>>502321
"See? He missed me so much he is just overjoyed that I'm here again!"
He then looks at you and chuckles.
"Ooooh, temper little unicorn. You don't know what suffering is until I've shown you."
>>502320
"I didn't say yes yet… only if I'll have the time."
>>502322
Her lips quiver a bit as she nod, and she points a shaky hoof towards an apple orchard.
She half whispers.
"M-My husband was already gone when he c-came and he told me he was hungry so I either pretend I know nothing or he'd… he'd…"
>>502321
"See? He missed me so much he is just overjoyed that I'm here again!"
He then looks at you and chuckles.
"Ooooh, temper little unicorn. You don't know what suffering is until I've shown you."
>>502320
"I didn't say yes yet… only if I'll have the time."
>>502322
Her lips quiver a bit as she nod, and she points a shaky hoof towards an apple orchard.
She half whispers.
"M-My husband was already gone when he c-came and he told me he was hungry so I either pretend I know nothing or he'd… he'd…"
>>502324
She nods at you again and goes back to her basket of clothes.
>>502325
She snorts.
"…Fine. We can do it.
You better work your attitude while we'll be at it though! We already know you fly better than us, so if you'll rub it in, we'll sure as heck will rub your face in rainclouds!"
>>502326
The apparation lets out a laugh.
"There is only one God here, and that's me. You better learn that fast."
His tone gets more grave.
"Now, Felfire. Show yourself before you make me angry."
She nods at you again and goes back to her basket of clothes.
>>502325
She snorts.
"…Fine. We can do it.
You better work your attitude while we'll be at it though! We already know you fly better than us, so if you'll rub it in, we'll sure as heck will rub your face in rainclouds!"
>>502326
The apparation lets out a laugh.
"There is only one God here, and that's me. You better learn that fast."
His tone gets more grave.
"Now, Felfire. Show yourself before you make me angry."
>>502333
>>502330
You can't make out much of the facial features, but he leans his antlered head down to be closer to you.
"Felfire, my dear one. Why would you leave me?
Didn't I give you everything?"
>>502329
"We're going to regret this, won't we…"
Despite her tone, you can see she is smiling.
>>502334
You manage to hide yourself from most angles you could be caught from.
Where to?
>>502330
You can't make out much of the facial features, but he leans his antlered head down to be closer to you.
"Felfire, my dear one. Why would you leave me?
Didn't I give you everything?"
>>502329
"We're going to regret this, won't we…"
Despite her tone, you can see she is smiling.
>>502334
You manage to hide yourself from most angles you could be caught from.
Where to?
>>502339
There is an open window, possibly opposite of the kitchen.
Perfect.
>>502341
"Pscht, like I'd ever fall.
Or fly into cloud pillars."
She gives you a smug look.
There was this one time you were checking some fine butt out while flying beside her and flew into one…
>>502338
He looks at you for a moment, but doesn't say anything.
>>502340
"I trust the pegasus served as a friendly reminder of the damage you do when you disobey me."
There is an open window, possibly opposite of the kitchen.
Perfect.
>>502341
"Pscht, like I'd ever fall.
Or fly into cloud pillars."
She gives you a smug look.
There was this one time you were checking some fine butt out while flying beside her and flew into one…
>>502338
He looks at you for a moment, but doesn't say anything.
>>502340
"I trust the pegasus served as a friendly reminder of the damage you do when you disobey me."
>>502343
"The sun was behind us, Skim."
She seems like she is trying to hold back a giggle.
>>502345
>>502344
>>502348
You manage to get free of him, and don't stop until you are right in front of the green ghost.
He sounds annoyed now.
"You better. And teach your mate what happens to ponies who speak when not asked. You do remember, don't you?"
>>502346
You climb in the window.
Looks like a guest room the bed is made but hasn't been used for a while. The floor is dusty and there are a lot of furniture and boxes here that don't belong… seems like they use this room for storage more than anything. The door of the room is closed.
"The sun was behind us, Skim."
She seems like she is trying to hold back a giggle.
>>502345
>>502344
>>502348
You manage to get free of him, and don't stop until you are right in front of the green ghost.
He sounds annoyed now.
"You better. And teach your mate what happens to ponies who speak when not asked. You do remember, don't you?"
>>502346
You climb in the window.
Looks like a guest room the bed is made but hasn't been used for a while. The floor is dusty and there are a lot of furniture and boxes here that don't belong… seems like they use this room for storage more than anything. The door of the room is closed.
>>502350
"Oh I bet. With all the glass Cloudsdale has, we rival Manehatten!"
>>502352
"As if you could forget."
>>502354
You hear a laugh.
"Where are your manners, you know my name but didn't even say your's yet?"
>>502353
>>502351
You hear the sound of a spoon scraping against a metal plate.
Coming from a few meters down, most likely the kitchen. If you had to guess, there is a corridor between the rooms, the stairs facing the main door, and the kitchen to the right as you enter. Most farms really look the same.
"Oh I bet. With all the glass Cloudsdale has, we rival Manehatten!"
>>502352
"As if you could forget."
>>502354
You hear a laugh.
"Where are your manners, you know my name but didn't even say your's yet?"
>>502353
>>502351
You hear the sound of a spoon scraping against a metal plate.
Coming from a few meters down, most likely the kitchen. If you had to guess, there is a corridor between the rooms, the stairs facing the main door, and the kitchen to the right as you enter. Most farms really look the same.
>>502356
"You really have some gryphon eyes on you then. Are you sure you are not half that half pegasus? Would explain a lot of things."
>>502357
"We're not all savages here, are we?
Out of the two of you, I know who knows when to behave when an authority says so.
Isn't that right, Felfire?"
>>502358
The door opens with a horrible creak.
Looks like it hasn't been tended for a while, much like the room itself.
You hear the spoon hit the ground and the sound of a wooden chair scraping against the floor, as well as the voice of a young buck.
"Ah heard that! Whoever that is, stay put! Ah have a gun!"
You are no longer in stealth.
"You really have some gryphon eyes on you then. Are you sure you are not half that half pegasus? Would explain a lot of things."
>>502357
"We're not all savages here, are we?
Out of the two of you, I know who knows when to behave when an authority says so.
Isn't that right, Felfire?"
>>502358
The door opens with a horrible creak.
Looks like it hasn't been tended for a while, much like the room itself.
You hear the spoon hit the ground and the sound of a wooden chair scraping against the floor, as well as the voice of a young buck.
"Ah heard that! Whoever that is, stay put! Ah have a gun!"
You are no longer in stealth.
>>502361
She sticks out her tongue at you.
"Am I?~"
>>502360
You try to circle around and get to the kitchen from the back room, but you find the buck with a rifle aimed right at you there. How did he know?
You don't have any of your weapons out, so be careful what you do now.
Roll for perception.
"Ah told you to stay put!"
>>502363
"Good girl. I'll have much more to teach you once you come back, especially after this vacation you took."
She sticks out her tongue at you.
"Am I?~"
>>502360
You try to circle around and get to the kitchen from the back room, but you find the buck with a rifle aimed right at you there. How did he know?
You don't have any of your weapons out, so be careful what you do now.
Roll for perception.
"Ah told you to stay put!"
>>502363
"Good girl. I'll have much more to teach you once you come back, especially after this vacation you took."
>>502371
She looks shocked.
"You wouldn't!"
>>502372
He tries to sound confident.
"You're not arrestin' me! I'm dangerous, ya' know! You can't take on me!"
>>502373
>>502370
It takes a step back, and looks at Curry.
"Let me just tell you this then… for every twelve hours Felfire isn't back where she belongs, I will kill a tribal. That should be a good incentive, right? I hope to see you soon."
You hear laughter again, then the etheral apparation slowly disperses into air.
Most of the others are silent.
Netsy is shaking.
Scurvy is crying.
She looks shocked.
"You wouldn't!"
>>502372
He tries to sound confident.
"You're not arrestin' me! I'm dangerous, ya' know! You can't take on me!"
>>502373
>>502370
It takes a step back, and looks at Curry.
"Let me just tell you this then… for every twelve hours Felfire isn't back where she belongs, I will kill a tribal. That should be a good incentive, right? I hope to see you soon."
You hear laughter again, then the etheral apparation slowly disperses into air.
Most of the others are silent.
Netsy is shaking.
Scurvy is crying.
>>502383
>>502379
Curry manages to stop Felfire before she can get farther away this time.
>>502381
"Well then I will tell on you too! That you have been rude to your friends as well! And harassed me!"
>>502380
He holds it closer to himself.
"Ah did! Ah, Ah killed ponies before, five o' them! Ah could kill you!"
>>502379
Curry manages to stop Felfire before she can get farther away this time.
>>502381
"Well then I will tell on you too! That you have been rude to your friends as well! And harassed me!"
>>502380
He holds it closer to himself.
"Ah did! Ah, Ah killed ponies before, five o' them! Ah could kill you!"
>>502386
"Little one, we are going to make him regret everything he has done, for he has made a grave error. He gave me time."
My expression will soften a little.
"Little one, we aren't going to let anyone die. And we're not going to just hoof you back to Buck. You will remain free, I swear to the Moon herself. But for now, I need you to stay with the crew until I come back. Can you do that for me? I will only be gone for a few hours at most, and then we can get started on making Buck sorry he was ever born."
"Little one, we are going to make him regret everything he has done, for he has made a grave error. He gave me time."
My expression will soften a little.
"Little one, we aren't going to let anyone die. And we're not going to just hoof you back to Buck. You will remain free, I swear to the Moon herself. But for now, I need you to stay with the crew until I come back. Can you do that for me? I will only be gone for a few hours at most, and then we can get started on making Buck sorry he was ever born."
>>502403
There is, just a few steps away.
The one you brought with you.
>>502404
He gulps and cocks the gun.
"Ah'm not kiddin…."
>>502405
She stretches her legs and wings, then flops down on the couch.
"Can I crash here for the night? It's sort of late and I'm too lazy to go home now. If you leave before I wake up I'll close the door and everything!"
>>502401
It takes you quite some time, but you are getting near you think.
Hey, you can even see that older pegasus tribal that asked you about his daughter!
He has a spear on him, and it seems like he has spotted you too.
There is, just a few steps away.
The one you brought with you.
>>502404
He gulps and cocks the gun.
"Ah'm not kiddin…."
>>502405
She stretches her legs and wings, then flops down on the couch.
"Can I crash here for the night? It's sort of late and I'm too lazy to go home now. If you leave before I wake up I'll close the door and everything!"
>>502401
It takes you quite some time, but you are getting near you think.
Hey, you can even see that older pegasus tribal that asked you about his daughter!
He has a spear on him, and it seems like he has spotted you too.
>>502411
It's good to let it out finally…
You cuddle up with it for some comfort.
>>502412
His eyes are red and puffy…
Without a word, he lunges at you, stabbing with the spear.
Roll to dodge.
>>502413
"Oh, so you'll take the couch? Even better!"
>>502414
With a quick motion, you step to the side and knock it out of his hooves. It's not hard to do so.
He falls on his ass and tries to crawl backwards.
"Please don't kill me!"
It's good to let it out finally…
You cuddle up with it for some comfort.
>>502412
His eyes are red and puffy…
Without a word, he lunges at you, stabbing with the spear.
Roll to dodge.
>>502413
"Oh, so you'll take the couch? Even better!"
>>502414
With a quick motion, you step to the side and knock it out of his hooves. It's not hard to do so.
He falls on his ass and tries to crawl backwards.
"Please don't kill me!"
>>502418
It's odd, but… you feel better just from saying that to yourself.
A bit calmer.
>>502419
"I'm sure an upstanding gentlestallion would let a damsel in distress use his bed, right?"
>>502420
Well, the spear is sharper than it looks allright, as you get to know it personally when it says hello to your chest.
He says something angrily in a tongue you do not understand.
Curry 1/5
>>502421
He is still shaking, looking around franatically.
It's odd, but… you feel better just from saying that to yourself.
A bit calmer.
>>502419
"I'm sure an upstanding gentlestallion would let a damsel in distress use his bed, right?"
>>502420
Well, the spear is sharper than it looks allright, as you get to know it personally when it says hello to your chest.
He says something angrily in a tongue you do not understand.
Curry 1/5
>>502421
He is still shaking, looking around franatically.
>>502435
"The folks here are all beef-headed, just like you are! They ain't hard to scare!"
>>502433
You are still in the same place where you were when you got in the blanket. It seems like it possesses some magical properties…
>>502434
You are pretty tired at this point, and manage to fall asleep pretty quick.
#Pause
"The folks here are all beef-headed, just like you are! They ain't hard to scare!"
>>502433
You are still in the same place where you were when you got in the blanket. It seems like it possesses some magical properties…
>>502434
You are pretty tired at this point, and manage to fall asleep pretty quick.
#Pause
>>502685
You quickly grab some rope that was in his saddlebags and tie his hooves together.
"Y'all going to regret this!"
>>502688
He is.
At least you can't see him.
>>502693
"They took somepony today! Say it was because filly!"
This time you manage to step to the side before he can land the hit.
Turns out he is not that great with weapons. He attacks again nevertheless.
>>502684
Once you made all your food, you stumble and drop the plate from a cramp in your wings. You spill your food, have no time to make breakfast again, make a terrible mess and ruckus, from what you hear her groaning in the living room.
Before you can say anything you are distracted by the fact that your favourite mug fell through the clouds of your house. That's gone for good. How did the cloud enchantment even broke on it?
You quickly grab some rope that was in his saddlebags and tie his hooves together.
"Y'all going to regret this!"
>>502688
He is.
At least you can't see him.
>>502693
"They took somepony today! Say it was because filly!"
This time you manage to step to the side before he can land the hit.
Turns out he is not that great with weapons. He attacks again nevertheless.
>>502684
Once you made all your food, you stumble and drop the plate from a cramp in your wings. You spill your food, have no time to make breakfast again, make a terrible mess and ruckus, from what you hear her groaning in the living room.
Before you can say anything you are distracted by the fact that your favourite mug fell through the clouds of your house. That's gone for good. How did the cloud enchantment even broke on it?
>>502712
You give him a pretty darn powerful smack with the butt of the rifle.
He spits blood at your hooves.
>>502713
She waves you off annoyedly with a hoof and grumbles something you can't understand.
>>502714
He would have missed, but you politely guide the weapon towards your direction.
It hits your chest with such force that part of it lodges into you and the handle snaps in two.
He snarls at you, then flies off deeper into the jungle.
>>502715
She is changing the filthy bandages on her wings.
After a bit, she notices you staring.
"Oh, hey there."
You give him a pretty darn powerful smack with the butt of the rifle.
He spits blood at your hooves.
>>502713
She waves you off annoyedly with a hoof and grumbles something you can't understand.
>>502714
He would have missed, but you politely guide the weapon towards your direction.
It hits your chest with such force that part of it lodges into you and the handle snaps in two.
He snarls at you, then flies off deeper into the jungle.
>>502715
She is changing the filthy bandages on her wings.
After a bit, she notices you staring.
"Oh, hey there."
>>502722
Ah. Shit. Okay, don't panic. Since it's wedged in there, I'm going to have to leave it in until I can get some form of medication. Need to find some medicinal herbs. Won't make it back to the Doc in time, so it's first aid I need here… Natural Remedy to make myself a poultice to put on this wound. '1d10'
Roll #1 1 = 1
Ah. Shit. Okay, don't panic. Since it's wedged in there, I'm going to have to leave it in until I can get some form of medication. Need to find some medicinal herbs. Won't make it back to the Doc in time, so it's first aid I need here… Natural Remedy to make myself a poultice to put on this wound. '1d10'
Roll #1 1 = 1
>>502730
This time he expects it and manages to pull up his hoof just enough that it doesn't hurt him.
>>502731
You only see a coffee machine.
>>502733
She looks at you confusedly at first, but when you reach the doorway and take a peek, you see she is smiling.
You go inside the dry dock, where the half-ruined ship is. You are alone here.
>>502736
On top of not finding any useful flora at all you trip on the root of a tree nudge the spear-shard deeper inside your chest, drawing blood.
Breathing sort of hurts now.
This time he expects it and manages to pull up his hoof just enough that it doesn't hurt him.
>>502731
You only see a coffee machine.
>>502733
She looks at you confusedly at first, but when you reach the doorway and take a peek, you see she is smiling.
You go inside the dry dock, where the half-ruined ship is. You are alone here.
>>502736
On top of not finding any useful flora at all you trip on the root of a tree nudge the spear-shard deeper inside your chest, drawing blood.
Breathing sort of hurts now.
>>502744
You shed a few tears, but they dry up as you start looking around. This is a really big boat, that's for sure! It's bigger than the shacks that's for sure, and it has some wooden pillars with cloth on it! You'd have to walk across a plank to get on it!.. well, if it didn't have those holes, you can crawl through those.
>>502740
She doesn't dare come closer.
"Ju-Just take him away from here! We don't want him here!"
>>502742
You get ready. Looks like you'll be supervising that it will rain steadily and without lightining for most of the day.
Want to timeskip until lunch break?
>>502745
Ah, there it is! Something to stop the bleeding, something against infection, you even get something against the pain! You feel pretty good now, but that thing is still inside you.
You shed a few tears, but they dry up as you start looking around. This is a really big boat, that's for sure! It's bigger than the shacks that's for sure, and it has some wooden pillars with cloth on it! You'd have to walk across a plank to get on it!.. well, if it didn't have those holes, you can crawl through those.
>>502740
She doesn't dare come closer.
"Ju-Just take him away from here! We don't want him here!"
>>502742
You get ready. Looks like you'll be supervising that it will rain steadily and without lightining for most of the day.
Want to timeskip until lunch break?
>>502745
Ah, there it is! Something to stop the bleeding, something against infection, you even get something against the pain! You feel pretty good now, but that thing is still inside you.
>>502752
Roll
>>502751
Roll
>>502753
He is cussing at you but can't do much as you take him to the Sheriff's office. You enter, and Deputy Wildstar, a stallion in his twenties, the son of the retired Sheriff as you know, springs up from behind a desk.
"Ah, Ranger Seven!" He glances at the pony on your back.
"Who did you bring it today?"
>>502756
The ship is slightly tilted, so the first crack you see will require you to climb a bit up to it, or at least pull yourself up with your hooves. You can also try to flap your busted wings to give you a boost.
Roll however you try it.
Roll
>>502751
Roll
>>502753
He is cussing at you but can't do much as you take him to the Sheriff's office. You enter, and Deputy Wildstar, a stallion in his twenties, the son of the retired Sheriff as you know, springs up from behind a desk.
"Ah, Ranger Seven!" He glances at the pony on your back.
"Who did you bring it today?"
>>502756
The ship is slightly tilted, so the first crack you see will require you to climb a bit up to it, or at least pull yourself up with your hooves. You can also try to flap your busted wings to give you a boost.
Roll however you try it.
>>504243
Your mane gets wet throughout the morning, but the job isn't that terribly hard.
You had to jump on some of the clouds that stopped to rain, or kick the electricity out of another before it could build up into a lighting bolt that could reach the ground.
You could dry your mane in the locker room or just go to lunch break like that straight away.
>>504244
You climb a bit and pull yourself up… but the rotten wood snaps and you whack yourself painfully in the face with the plank.
On the bright side, you created a hole you can go through without climbing now… but this will be a real mess to fix for any carpenter.
Your mane gets wet throughout the morning, but the job isn't that terribly hard.
You had to jump on some of the clouds that stopped to rain, or kick the electricity out of another before it could build up into a lighting bolt that could reach the ground.
You could dry your mane in the locker room or just go to lunch break like that straight away.
>>504244
You climb a bit and pull yourself up… but the rotten wood snaps and you whack yourself painfully in the face with the plank.
On the bright side, you created a hole you can go through without climbing now… but this will be a real mess to fix for any carpenter.
>>504246
Your hoof gets a bit red as your rub your nose… and as soon as you move inside you trip in the same plank and faceplant to the wooden floor….
Well, at least you are inside! Your muzzle really really hurts though.
>>504247
Venturer is sitting there, eating lunch from a lunchbox. He waves at you when you come in.
"Oh, hey there!"
You find a clean towel for just such an occasion. Looks like your father runs this facility really well, to think of small details such as this.
>>504248
"Sheriff Brass is out of town today, so we'll have to deal with him."
He picks up the keys from the desk and opens one of the empty cells.
"Chuck him in."
"Y'all regret this! Ah'll get out and burn your houses to the ground!"
Your hoof gets a bit red as your rub your nose… and as soon as you move inside you trip in the same plank and faceplant to the wooden floor….
Well, at least you are inside! Your muzzle really really hurts though.
>>504247
Venturer is sitting there, eating lunch from a lunchbox. He waves at you when you come in.
"Oh, hey there!"
You find a clean towel for just such an occasion. Looks like your father runs this facility really well, to think of small details such as this.
>>504248
"Sheriff Brass is out of town today, so we'll have to deal with him."
He picks up the keys from the desk and opens one of the empty cells.
"Chuck him in."
"Y'all regret this! Ah'll get out and burn your houses to the ground!"
>>504250
You spring up on your hooves! You have a ship to explore, you can't just lie around now!
You seem to be in a small room. You wouldn't know what the purpose was, but you see a doorway to what seems like a corridor.
>>504251
He shakes his head.
"Heard none o' him. Is he fresh out of Dodge or somethin'?"
>>504252
"Rainy days can be tiring, with making sure the clouds cover everything and all, but hey, ups and downs of the job!"
He chuckles and grabs another bite.
You spring up on your hooves! You have a ship to explore, you can't just lie around now!
You seem to be in a small room. You wouldn't know what the purpose was, but you see a doorway to what seems like a corridor.
>>504251
He shakes his head.
"Heard none o' him. Is he fresh out of Dodge or somethin'?"
>>504252
"Rainy days can be tiring, with making sure the clouds cover everything and all, but hey, ups and downs of the job!"
He chuckles and grabs another bite.
>>504254
Yup, it is a corridor. You see deeper into the ship, but it gets pretty dark that way fast. The light seeping through the cracks illuminates only so much.
>>504255
He shrugs.
"When I know that the day will take a lot out of me I like to cook for myself. Just so, you know, I get enough nutrition and everything."
He flaps his wings.
"If I make my food I can make sure that I can stay healthy and fit."
>>504256
He closes his jaws and glances away like he was in deep thought, then turns to you.
"Since Brass is out, I can turn a blind eye if you want to interrogate him yourself."
Yup, it is a corridor. You see deeper into the ship, but it gets pretty dark that way fast. The light seeping through the cracks illuminates only so much.
>>504255
He shrugs.
"When I know that the day will take a lot out of me I like to cook for myself. Just so, you know, I get enough nutrition and everything."
He flaps his wings.
"If I make my food I can make sure that I can stay healthy and fit."
>>504256
He closes his jaws and glances away like he was in deep thought, then turns to you.
"Since Brass is out, I can turn a blind eye if you want to interrogate him yourself."
>>504258
"Thymed rice with broccoli. It's really good and easy to make!"
>>504259
You move slowly by the way, but you can hardly see a thing!
AND THEN SUDDENLY THE WALL IS GONE UNDER YOUR HOO- wait, that's just another open doorway.
>>504260
He puts on his coat and hat.
"I think I can hear Old Mrs. Henderson wailing again. It's probably nothing, but better safe than sorry."
He lowers his voice.
"Don't rough him up too much."
He leaves you with the suspect. There is, however, another pony in a different cell.
"Thymed rice with broccoli. It's really good and easy to make!"
>>504259
You move slowly by the way, but you can hardly see a thing!
AND THEN SUDDENLY THE WALL IS GONE UNDER YOUR HOO- wait, that's just another open doorway.
>>504260
He puts on his coat and hat.
"I think I can hear Old Mrs. Henderson wailing again. It's probably nothing, but better safe than sorry."
He lowers his voice.
"Don't rough him up too much."
He leaves you with the suspect. There is, however, another pony in a different cell.
>>504266
He raises an eyebrow, and gives you a suspicious look.
"…yeah?"
>>504267
You stumble forward again, then trip and roll into one of the small rooms along the corridor!
Just as you try to stand up your hoof bumps into something metal… you can see it's outlines, a small lantern!
>>504268
"Just find me whenever! And of course, see you around too, Cloud!"
You head to the cafeteria. You see some familiar faces like Skyheart and Lancer, eating at different tables. Looks like Airheart probably already finished and ran back to her desk already.
Roll for the quality of food.
He raises an eyebrow, and gives you a suspicious look.
"…yeah?"
>>504267
You stumble forward again, then trip and roll into one of the small rooms along the corridor!
Just as you try to stand up your hoof bumps into something metal… you can see it's outlines, a small lantern!
>>504268
"Just find me whenever! And of course, see you around too, Cloud!"
You head to the cafeteria. You see some familiar faces like Skyheart and Lancer, eating at different tables. Looks like Airheart probably already finished and ran back to her desk already.
Roll for the quality of food.
>>504270
That thing that isn't a torch but makes light! It's a light captured in a metal and glass little thingy! One of the pegasi sentries had one before she broke it! You can remember her yelling about 'Breaking the assfucked lantern'!
>>504271
They do look strikingly similar.
The food is not only filling, but seems genuinly appetizing, and that's not just the hunger talking from you.
She smiles as you settle down nearby.
"Hello."
>>504272
"That's because ah'm not from around town, genius!"
That thing that isn't a torch but makes light! It's a light captured in a metal and glass little thingy! One of the pegasi sentries had one before she broke it! You can remember her yelling about 'Breaking the assfucked lantern'!
>>504271
They do look strikingly similar.
The food is not only filling, but seems genuinly appetizing, and that's not just the hunger talking from you.
She smiles as you settle down nearby.
"Hello."
>>504272
"That's because ah'm not from around town, genius!"
>>504292
She leans forward and rests her head on a hoof.
"They are?
I always wanted to go to a show of their's, but the ticket prices are not something I could ever afford."
She frowns.
"Keeping a house with Airheart around is…not easy you know."
>>504294
"Let me go now and ah'll think about not killing y'all."
>>504293
You poke at it and notice there is some sort of tiny wheel on the side that you can turn.
She leans forward and rests her head on a hoof.
"They are?
I always wanted to go to a show of their's, but the ticket prices are not something I could ever afford."
She frowns.
"Keeping a house with Airheart around is…not easy you know."
>>504294
"Let me go now and ah'll think about not killing y'all."
>>504293
You poke at it and notice there is some sort of tiny wheel on the side that you can turn.
>>504296
She chuckles and shakes her head.
"She tends to drop and bump into things a lot. I try to keep as few fragile things home as I can."
>>504297
"Ah told you, ah need none!"
He spits out the cigarette at your hooves.
>>504298
The indide of the glass seems to be… weird now. But there is still no light. Something is missing.
She chuckles and shakes her head.
"She tends to drop and bump into things a lot. I try to keep as few fragile things home as I can."
>>504297
"Ah told you, ah need none!"
He spits out the cigarette at your hooves.
>>504298
The indide of the glass seems to be… weird now. But there is still no light. Something is missing.
>>504300
You head back where you came from.
The lantern sits quietly and lonely where you left it.
You see more here, but there's not much to look at, just some more small rooms.
If there is a way up, it must be through the darkness.
>>504301
A middle aged stallion. You recognize him, he sometimes gets drunk and picks a fight at saloons, so they bring him in to cool off for a day or two. He's got a hot temper, but isn't really that big of a criminal.
"Ah do what ah want and ah take what ah want!"
You head back where you came from.
The lantern sits quietly and lonely where you left it.
You see more here, but there's not much to look at, just some more small rooms.
If there is a way up, it must be through the darkness.
>>504301
A middle aged stallion. You recognize him, he sometimes gets drunk and picks a fight at saloons, so they bring him in to cool off for a day or two. He's got a hot temper, but isn't really that big of a criminal.
"Ah do what ah want and ah take what ah want!"
>>504304
You put it down before!
Not like it is going anywhere.
You can go back for it.
>>504302
"Apart from everything, I still love her very much. Since you cared to actually talk with her, I think you know that beyond her ditzy surface she is real sweet on the inside."
>>504305
"The mare let me in! Ah did no crime! You can't prove anything on me!"
He seems smug now.
You put it down before!
Not like it is going anywhere.
You can go back for it.
>>504302
"Apart from everything, I still love her very much. Since you cared to actually talk with her, I think you know that beyond her ditzy surface she is real sweet on the inside."
>>504305
"The mare let me in! Ah did no crime! You can't prove anything on me!"
He seems smug now.
>>504308
He bands on the bars.
"Ah know ponies! Ponies with influence! They'll get me out and y'all be in big trouble!"
>>504307
The glass is a bit fogged up now, and the little valve is still turned.
You see there is a removable little spot at the top.
>>504309
She smiles gratefully.
"And I'm really thankful for that for you. She doesn't have many friends, you know.
You are a really nice stallion, Cloud."
Roll to see if you can spot her.
He bands on the bars.
"Ah know ponies! Ponies with influence! They'll get me out and y'all be in big trouble!"
>>504307
The glass is a bit fogged up now, and the little valve is still turned.
You see there is a removable little spot at the top.
>>504309
She smiles gratefully.
"And I'm really thankful for that for you. She doesn't have many friends, you know.
You are a really nice stallion, Cloud."
Roll to see if you can spot her.
>>504315
You turn away just in time for some fresh air, and only cough lightly.
>>504314
He narrows his eyes.
"Y'all see."
>>504313
"I know you don't, and that is why you are such a nice guy…"
She trails off a bit, then quietly eats more of her food.
You can't seem to spot her.
She's either not here or she left already.
You turn away just in time for some fresh air, and only cough lightly.
>>504314
He narrows his eyes.
"Y'all see."
>>504313
"I know you don't, and that is why you are such a nice guy…"
She trails off a bit, then quietly eats more of her food.
You can't seem to spot her.
She's either not here or she left already.
>>504320
You twist it back… nothing seems to happen right away.
>>504321
There is a fairly recent one, one you haven't seen before.
WANTED
DEAD OR ALIVE
There is a drawn picture of a stallion, about thirty years old, with a shaved head and a winnfield beard, as well as both tips of his mustaches curled up to be standing a bit apart from his muzzle.
The criminal only known as 'The Manticore' is still at large.
Wanted for murder, arson and robbery.
1000 Bits reward
All officers attempting arrest are warned to use precautions.
You twist it back… nothing seems to happen right away.
>>504321
There is a fairly recent one, one you haven't seen before.
WANTED
DEAD OR ALIVE
There is a drawn picture of a stallion, about thirty years old, with a shaved head and a winnfield beard, as well as both tips of his mustaches curled up to be standing a bit apart from his muzzle.
The criminal only known as 'The Manticore' is still at large.
Wanted for murder, arson and robbery.
1000 Bits reward
All officers attempting arrest are warned to use precautions.
>>504328
As you get near the village it seems quiet…
Too quiet. Something is not right. You should proceed with caution.
>>504327
You touch something… icky.
You have no idea what it is.
>>504329
You hear him all right, telling him what he will do to your mother and any and all female relatives in the most obscene of manners. If a lady heard this she probably would have fainted after the first sentence, and he just goes on and on…
As you get near the village it seems quiet…
Too quiet. Something is not right. You should proceed with caution.
>>504327
You touch something… icky.
You have no idea what it is.
>>504329
You hear him all right, telling him what he will do to your mother and any and all female relatives in the most obscene of manners. If a lady heard this she probably would have fainted after the first sentence, and he just goes on and on…
>>504339
You back away, but you see a strange, small form rise on the floor!
It's too dark to make out what it is!
>>504340
He looks at it, then nods.
"Ah, they sent that poster just yesterday. Heard he's been causin' trouble somewhere between here and the San Palomino desert."
He walks to a cabinet and takes a bottle out of it.
"Whiskey?"
You back away, but you see a strange, small form rise on the floor!
It's too dark to make out what it is!
>>504340
He looks at it, then nods.
"Ah, they sent that poster just yesterday. Heard he's been causin' trouble somewhere between here and the San Palomino desert."
He walks to a cabinet and takes a bottle out of it.
"Whiskey?"
>>504347
You have no idea!
It lurches forward again, until it is fully in the light, then stops.
It looks like it's been dead for a while… you can see some of it's bones, and it's wings are really messed up. Yet it's sittin there, looking at you, occasionally moving a twitching leg or wing.
>>504348
She raises an eyebrow.
"Oh? Don't they?"
>>504349
He lives off of temporary works and jobs, and has no family
You have no idea!
It lurches forward again, until it is fully in the light, then stops.
It looks like it's been dead for a while… you can see some of it's bones, and it's wings are really messed up. Yet it's sittin there, looking at you, occasionally moving a twitching leg or wing.
>>504348
She raises an eyebrow.
"Oh? Don't they?"
>>504349
He lives off of temporary works and jobs, and has no family
>>504351
It tilts it's head, which let's out a pretty gross sound as it does.
It's not coming any closer at least.
>>504352
Ahh, whiskey, you can never get tired of that taste.
He finishes his glass too.
"Would you hire a drunkard?"
>>504353
She chuckles as well.
"You haven't show too much of your ego to me so far, so I'm blissfully unaware."
It tilts it's head, which let's out a pretty gross sound as it does.
It's not coming any closer at least.
>>504352
Ahh, whiskey, you can never get tired of that taste.
He finishes his glass too.
"Would you hire a drunkard?"
>>504353
She chuckles as well.
"You haven't show too much of your ego to me so far, so I'm blissfully unaware."
>>504364
The leg of the gull cracks and it sort of falls down, but it stands up again with the help of it's wings.
It's almost as if like it is waiting for something.
>>504363
"I'm not sure, I wouldn't want to be rude or anything… are you sure it's okay?"
>>504365
He shrugs.
"I think every time he gets the opportunity to do this or that for somepony he does it, then sends the money down the hatch soon as he gets it."
The leg of the gull cracks and it sort of falls down, but it stands up again with the help of it's wings.
It's almost as if like it is waiting for something.
>>504363
"I'm not sure, I wouldn't want to be rude or anything… are you sure it's okay?"
>>504365
He shrugs.
"I think every time he gets the opportunity to do this or that for somepony he does it, then sends the money down the hatch soon as he gets it."
>>504395
It seems to be a decent model, for a nobody like him. Probably wasn't cheap to get it.
There is something however that you failed to notice so far - the gun isn't loaded. It never has. There is absolutely no ammo for it.
>>504396
It sure got messier by afternoon!
This time you are drenched by the time you manage to finish work, and a bit tired too, from all that jumping on clouds.
It seems to be a decent model, for a nobody like him. Probably wasn't cheap to get it.
There is something however that you failed to notice so far - the gun isn't loaded. It never has. There is absolutely no ammo for it.
>>504396
It sure got messier by afternoon!
This time you are drenched by the time you manage to finish work, and a bit tired too, from all that jumping on clouds.
>>504414
She's at the lockers, changing her clothes. You remember that she works at the factory, but seems that she took a shower nevertheless. She is drying her legs with a towel.
>>504413
He whimpers.
"A-Ah never had any bullets! Ah never killed anypony! A-Ah just ran away from home and stole the gun! Please don't hurt me!"
She's at the lockers, changing her clothes. You remember that she works at the factory, but seems that she took a shower nevertheless. She is drying her legs with a towel.
>>504413
He whimpers.
"A-Ah never had any bullets! Ah never killed anypony! A-Ah just ran away from home and stole the gun! Please don't hurt me!"
>>504435
He crawls over to the sleeping mat and curls up on it.
Wildstar walks back to the office with you, laughing.
"Oh, darn, that was pretty amusing, Seven!"
>>504433
The two of you arrive.
She takes a look at your house.
"Hmm, it would definitely look good! It's a pretty house without it too, nevertheless. Did you build it?"
He crawls over to the sleeping mat and curls up on it.
Wildstar walks back to the office with you, laughing.
"Oh, darn, that was pretty amusing, Seven!"
>>504433
The two of you arrive.
She takes a look at your house.
"Hmm, it would definitely look good! It's a pretty house without it too, nevertheless. Did you build it?"
>>504437
"Heck, I'd shit my pants if a Ranger was out to arrest me!"
>>504438
You hear no answer.
You do see a small note on the kitchen table though.
Heya Skim,
Thanks for letting me stay at you! I explored your fridge when I woke up, but don't worry, I prettied up your place a bit as a thanks! You really should clean your house more often!
Thank me later!
xoxo
Corvette
"Heck, I'd shit my pants if a Ranger was out to arrest me!"
>>504438
You hear no answer.
You do see a small note on the kitchen table though.
Heya Skim,
Thanks for letting me stay at you! I explored your fridge when I woke up, but don't worry, I prettied up your place a bit as a thanks! You really should clean your house more often!
Thank me later!
xoxo
Corvette
>>504474
Not many ponies out on the streets now.
At least the cigarette tastes good.
It's hot as hell though.
>>504473
"You got it right though! When I fixed my bed I had hard lumps in it for weeks!"
>>504475
You sneakily take peek from the bush, without being noticed.
The village almost seems deserted. The corpse of a villager is nailed to one of the huts, probably as a warning. On the top of the hut, the bald pegasus you saw sitting on top of a pillar earlier is looking around. Looks like they have a sentry, as well as a slender earth pony mare standing in the middle of the village.
Not many ponies out on the streets now.
At least the cigarette tastes good.
It's hot as hell though.
>>504473
"You got it right though! When I fixed my bed I had hard lumps in it for weeks!"
>>504475
You sneakily take peek from the bush, without being noticed.
The village almost seems deserted. The corpse of a villager is nailed to one of the huts, probably as a warning. On the top of the hut, the bald pegasus you saw sitting on top of a pillar earlier is looking around. Looks like they have a sentry, as well as a slender earth pony mare standing in the middle of the village.
>>504476
Well, shit. Looks like my plan to make the jungle grow into a barrier to protect the village came too little too late.
But the jungle has other ways of taking revenge.
Miracle Grow everything in sight. Just have it all explosively grow up to take revenge on these raiders who dare taint the island. '1d10'
Roll #1 8 = 8
Well, shit. Looks like my plan to make the jungle grow into a barrier to protect the village came too little too late.
But the jungle has other ways of taking revenge.
Miracle Grow everything in sight. Just have it all explosively grow up to take revenge on these raiders who dare taint the island. '1d10'
Roll #1 8 = 8
>>504477
She jumps a bit up and down to test how comfy it is.
"I can see that!"
>>504479
The other saloon.
Or one of the dances, but they don't start until the afternoon.
>>504478
The fauna suddenly starts to boom, and vines quickly snake up on the legs of the mare to snare her in place.
The pegasus on the roof swears and jumps up, but just as she is about to fly off a branch grows in front of her and hits her in the face, making her fall to the ground.
She jumps a bit up and down to test how comfy it is.
"I can see that!"
>>504479
The other saloon.
Or one of the dances, but they don't start until the afternoon.
>>504478
The fauna suddenly starts to boom, and vines quickly snake up on the legs of the mare to snare her in place.
The pegasus on the roof swears and jumps up, but just as she is about to fly off a branch grows in front of her and hits her in the face, making her fall to the ground.
>>504480
Step from the shrubbery.
"You DARE come to this place? Harm these ponies?"
I'll glare at both of them.
"And what's worse is that you dare lay the blame for what you've done at the hooves of an innocent. On behalf of both this island, and the moon, I've come to punish you, and all who call you kin, for all the evil and suffering you have wrought."
Step from the shrubbery.
"You DARE come to this place? Harm these ponies?"
I'll glare at both of them.
"And what's worse is that you dare lay the blame for what you've done at the hooves of an innocent. On behalf of both this island, and the moon, I've come to punish you, and all who call you kin, for all the evil and suffering you have wrought."
>>504481
This one's called the Salt Block. It's a bit more expensive, but it is both more bright and clean. The owner is a well dressed, tall earth pony.
Here most ponies have the common courtesy of not stare you down.
The bartender is cleaning a glass.
"What can I get for you, Ranger?"
>>504482
"I've been there before her, actually. I knew how good she was with numbers when she wanted to, so I pitched the idea to Mr. Trimmer."
This one's called the Salt Block. It's a bit more expensive, but it is both more bright and clean. The owner is a well dressed, tall earth pony.
Here most ponies have the common courtesy of not stare you down.
The bartender is cleaning a glass.
"What can I get for you, Ranger?"
>>504482
"I've been there before her, actually. I knew how good she was with numbers when she wanted to, so I pitched the idea to Mr. Trimmer."
>>504486
"I've got to say, he runs the place real thight!
He is a demanding boss, but a good one nevertheless… if a bit grumpy sometimes."
>>504487
He puts the glass in front of you and fills it.
"It's on the house. What do you need?"
It always puts you off that he doesn't have the usual Appleloosan accent.
>>504488
The earth pony mare cuts herself out of the vines with ease. Seems like she has a hoof-grip kukri on her right and a spiked hoofguard on the other.
It just takes you a second to pay attention to that for the pegasus to fly up and disappear into the thick foilage. You can't see any trace of her now.
"I've got to say, he runs the place real thight!
He is a demanding boss, but a good one nevertheless… if a bit grumpy sometimes."
>>504487
He puts the glass in front of you and fills it.
"It's on the house. What do you need?"
It always puts you off that he doesn't have the usual Appleloosan accent.
>>504488
The earth pony mare cuts herself out of the vines with ease. Seems like she has a hoof-grip kukri on her right and a spiked hoofguard on the other.
It just takes you a second to pay attention to that for the pegasus to fly up and disappear into the thick foilage. You can't see any trace of her now.
>>504491
"One of my customers, an apple farmer comes in every day exactly at nine to take a shot then go about his day. Haven't seen him all day today. Last time he missed a day was when his daughter got down with the fever and he was home treating her."
>>504490
"…and I think his glasses are a bit old timey too. I mean, those were in fashion twenty years ago!"
"One of my customers, an apple farmer comes in every day exactly at nine to take a shot then go about his day. Haven't seen him all day today. Last time he missed a day was when his daughter got down with the fever and he was home treating her."
>>504490
"…and I think his glasses are a bit old timey too. I mean, those were in fashion twenty years ago!"
>>504493
"Adanac Apple. Lives due north."
>>504494
She blinks.
"What? What do you mean?"
>>504497
You launch the knive at her with your telekinesis, and hit her in her chest. It lodges in there, drawing blood. She looks down at it… then pulls it out with a hoof and throws it away.
"Tee-hee, that felt funny!"
Giggly ??/??
Curry 5/4
"Adanac Apple. Lives due north."
>>504494
She blinks.
"What? What do you mean?"
>>504497
You launch the knive at her with your telekinesis, and hit her in her chest. It lodges in there, drawing blood. She looks down at it… then pulls it out with a hoof and throws it away.
"Tee-hee, that felt funny!"
Giggly ??/??
Curry 5/4
>>504499
He takes another glass to clean.
"The Big Apple. Manehatten."
>>504500
She mouths the words at first then her eyes go wide.
"Wait, you don't mean you-"
>>504501
Just as she chucks it away, you float it back for another round. This time, leave a long scar all along her cheek.
For the first time she raises her head and you can see that her pupils are nothing more than pinpoints.
"You're funny."
She wobbles closer to you.
Giggly ??/??
Curry 5/4
He takes another glass to clean.
"The Big Apple. Manehatten."
>>504500
She mouths the words at first then her eyes go wide.
"Wait, you don't mean you-"
>>504501
Just as she chucks it away, you float it back for another round. This time, leave a long scar all along her cheek.
For the first time she raises her head and you can see that her pupils are nothing more than pinpoints.
"You're funny."
She wobbles closer to you.
Giggly ??/??
Curry 5/4
>>504503
"Business. If there is any place where a small fortune can be turned into a big fortune, it's these parts."
>>504504
"I didn't know!"
She puts a hoof to her mouth.
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to, I mean-"
>>504505
You stab her chest again while stepping back. She gasps for air… then let's out another long cackle.
"Come back here! Tee-hee, you can be my boyfriend~"
She's bleeding pretty badly now.
Giggly ??/??
Curry 5/4
"Business. If there is any place where a small fortune can be turned into a big fortune, it's these parts."
>>504504
"I didn't know!"
She puts a hoof to her mouth.
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to, I mean-"
>>504505
You stab her chest again while stepping back. She gasps for air… then let's out another long cackle.
"Come back here! Tee-hee, you can be my boyfriend~"
She's bleeding pretty badly now.
Giggly ??/??
Curry 5/4
>>504507
You line the blade up a few meters from her, then launch, intending to finish her off… but with surprising speed and accuracy, she knocks it out of the air with her spiked hoofguard. It flies into a bush, out of sight.
Before you know it she closes the distance between the two of you with two hops, and draws her kukri along your side and over your back, eventually pulling you into a hug.
Her muzzle is right against yours, but you are too busy being in immense pain to do anything about it.
"That's too bad, I like you!"
Giggly ??/??
Curry HELPLESS/3
>>504508
She calms down a little bit, but quickly finishes her glass of water.
"Why? What's the matter? You don't like each other or?… sorry, you don't have to answer if you think I'm being too personal, I'd just like to know!"
You line the blade up a few meters from her, then launch, intending to finish her off… but with surprising speed and accuracy, she knocks it out of the air with her spiked hoofguard. It flies into a bush, out of sight.
Before you know it she closes the distance between the two of you with two hops, and draws her kukri along your side and over your back, eventually pulling you into a hug.
Her muzzle is right against yours, but you are too busy being in immense pain to do anything about it.
"That's too bad, I like you!"
Giggly ??/??
Curry HELPLESS/3
>>504508
She calms down a little bit, but quickly finishes her glass of water.
"Why? What's the matter? You don't like each other or?… sorry, you don't have to answer if you think I'm being too personal, I'd just like to know!"
>>504516
She shakes her head, still looking at you with wide eyes.
"No, no, please tell me! You don't stress me out! When I was a filly I always wanted to be a scientist, just because of the lab coats, and now I work with the factory… but I get to wear lab coats!"
She giggles.
"You can tell me!"
>>504517
You quickly float over some herbs and apply it to your fresh wound, stopping the bleeding and soothing the pain.
The mare doesn't waste time however, and swings her sharp blade in a wide arch, going for the neck.
Roll to dodge!
Giggly ??/??
Curry 5/4
She shakes her head, still looking at you with wide eyes.
"No, no, please tell me! You don't stress me out! When I was a filly I always wanted to be a scientist, just because of the lab coats, and now I work with the factory… but I get to wear lab coats!"
She giggles.
"You can tell me!"
>>504517
You quickly float over some herbs and apply it to your fresh wound, stopping the bleeding and soothing the pain.
The mare doesn't waste time however, and swings her sharp blade in a wide arch, going for the neck.
Roll to dodge!
Giggly ??/??
Curry 5/4
>>504519
You try to yank the weapon off of her, but notice that apart from the hoofgrip, it also has some leather straps, fastening it to her hoof.
That's pretty ingenous for an earthie… yu don't have enough time to pull back though and are awarded with another painful gash. At least it's on your chest, not your neck, that would have been nasty.
"Stop playing and come here~ Hehehhhehehehe~"
Curry 2/4
Giggly ??/??
>>504521
He shakes his head.
"The amount of money I had wouldn't even be enough to rent a place back there. Here, it made me rich."
>>504520
She is staring at you with an open mouth.
"…wow… really? I mean, that's no small task but… wow!"
You try to yank the weapon off of her, but notice that apart from the hoofgrip, it also has some leather straps, fastening it to her hoof.
That's pretty ingenous for an earthie… yu don't have enough time to pull back though and are awarded with another painful gash. At least it's on your chest, not your neck, that would have been nasty.
"Stop playing and come here~ Hehehhhehehehe~"
Curry 2/4
Giggly ??/??
>>504521
He shakes his head.
"The amount of money I had wouldn't even be enough to rent a place back there. Here, it made me rich."
>>504520
She is staring at you with an open mouth.
"…wow… really? I mean, that's no small task but… wow!"
>>504524
He motions about you.
"The Salt Block is the best bar in town, isn't it?
I know I have my prices, but it comes with standards. It's been three weeks since the last brawl that happened here, and I serve no scum. It works."
>>504529
You pull your weapon out with nimble speed and swing it right at her.
You take her right in the head, her skull making a large CRACK noise as the weapon connects. She wobbles on her legs and stumbles to the side… then looks at you. there is a giant black eye and her right cheek seems to be fractured, blood is pouring from her eyes… and she just keeps laughing.
"I really… tee-hee, like you~"
Giggly ??/??
Curry 2/4
>>504530
Her wings open up and flutter a bit.
"This sounds so… so… great! I'm rooting for you, Cloud! Oh you got me so excited just thinking about knowing a Wonderbolt before he became a Wonderbolt!"
He motions about you.
"The Salt Block is the best bar in town, isn't it?
I know I have my prices, but it comes with standards. It's been three weeks since the last brawl that happened here, and I serve no scum. It works."
>>504529
You pull your weapon out with nimble speed and swing it right at her.
You take her right in the head, her skull making a large CRACK noise as the weapon connects. She wobbles on her legs and stumbles to the side… then looks at you. there is a giant black eye and her right cheek seems to be fractured, blood is pouring from her eyes… and she just keeps laughing.
"I really… tee-hee, like you~"
Giggly ??/??
Curry 2/4
>>504530
Her wings open up and flutter a bit.
"This sounds so… so… great! I'm rooting for you, Cloud! Oh you got me so excited just thinking about knowing a Wonderbolt before he became a Wonderbolt!"
>>504534
You whap her on the head again, and some of her blood splatters on you.
She laughs it off, even though you saw one of the nails poking straight into her eye. She dives at you again, roll to dodge!
Giggly ??/??
Curry 2/4
>>504533
You head over to where his farm is.
Roll for spot check.
>>504535
She jumps in her seat.
"So, do you have like, a training schedule and everything? Have you been training how to sign autographs too? How do you look in a flightsuit? How much do you fly a day? Do you know any cool tricks?"
She seems super stoked. This excited attitued and her looks reminds you a bit of her sister.
She couldn't deny the connection.
You whap her on the head again, and some of her blood splatters on you.
She laughs it off, even though you saw one of the nails poking straight into her eye. She dives at you again, roll to dodge!
Giggly ??/??
Curry 2/4
>>504533
You head over to where his farm is.
Roll for spot check.
>>504535
She jumps in her seat.
"So, do you have like, a training schedule and everything? Have you been training how to sign autographs too? How do you look in a flightsuit? How much do you fly a day? Do you know any cool tricks?"
She seems super stoked. This excited attitued and her looks reminds you a bit of her sister.
She couldn't deny the connection.
>>504536
"I make sure to work out whenever I can, but I haven't started actually drilling yet. I need some extra info first and I know exactly which pony can provide it. I haven't trained autographs and have yet to purchase a flightsuit."
I smile.
"I know a few tricks. Mostly involving sheer speed and force. Very brutal and raw stuff."
"I make sure to work out whenever I can, but I haven't started actually drilling yet. I need some extra info first and I know exactly which pony can provide it. I haven't trained autographs and have yet to purchase a flightsuit."
I smile.
"I know a few tricks. Mostly involving sheer speed and force. Very brutal and raw stuff."
>>504537
You see an abandoned basket of apples… and it has blood on it's side. This seems like a case allright.
>>504538
You duck out of the way of her attack, surprising her so much that she completely looses her footing, letting you easily smack her spine-first into a nearby tree.
She falls to the ground, lying on her side… still cackling.
Giggly ??/??
Curry 2/4
>>504539
She nods as she listens, giving you a look like a filly on Hearth's Warming Eve.
"Do Wonderbolts only get that trick where they can pull those lightining clouds after them after initiation? What's your most flashy move? I'm not asking too much questions, am I?"
You see an abandoned basket of apples… and it has blood on it's side. This seems like a case allright.
>>504538
You duck out of the way of her attack, surprising her so much that she completely looses her footing, letting you easily smack her spine-first into a nearby tree.
She falls to the ground, lying on her side… still cackling.
Giggly ??/??
Curry 2/4
>>504539
She nods as she listens, giving you a look like a filly on Hearth's Warming Eve.
"Do Wonderbolts only get that trick where they can pull those lightining clouds after them after initiation? What's your most flashy move? I'm not asking too much questions, am I?"
>>504540
I chuckle.
"I can't make those lightning clouds appear, no. As for my moves… they're not actually flashy. I like the long arced loopings. The longer and faster you go, the more G-forces start hitting you. It's… interesting and scary to see how much your body can handle before the blood starts rushing down too fast and you start graying out."
I chuckle.
"I can't make those lightning clouds appear, no. As for my moves… they're not actually flashy. I like the long arced loopings. The longer and faster you go, the more G-forces start hitting you. It's… interesting and scary to see how much your body can handle before the blood starts rushing down too fast and you start graying out."
>>504543
Whatever's she's on must be dulling her sense of pain, even to the point of death. What kind of monster does this to a mare? Or anyone?
Using TK, I'll have her hit herself in the face with the spiked hoofguard, since it's up there at the moment and I don't have to get closer. '1d10'
Roll #1 3 = 3
Whatever's she's on must be dulling her sense of pain, even to the point of death. What kind of monster does this to a mare? Or anyone?
Using TK, I'll have her hit herself in the face with the spiked hoofguard, since it's up there at the moment and I don't have to get closer. '1d10'
Roll #1 3 = 3
>>504544
They lead you through the orchard for a while… then you hear snarling, from up ahead.
There is a small toolshed there, surrounded by two coyotes. They seem to be circling around it.
>>504545
She gasps.
"That sounds so dangerous! I'd never dare to do that! Sometimes I get anxious when I fly too fast!"
>>504546
As your magic's glow surrounds it, she grins at you, looking beside her hoof, and closes the distance in a blink of an eye with a tumble, bitchslapping you with the spikes.
She's got quite the strenght in her, aside from her slender appearence, and you realize she is hugging you again, muzzle to muzzle, her kukri uncomfortably close to your neck.
"You are a real, hehehhehe, keeper you know that?~"
They lead you through the orchard for a while… then you hear snarling, from up ahead.
There is a small toolshed there, surrounded by two coyotes. They seem to be circling around it.
>>504545
She gasps.
"That sounds so dangerous! I'd never dare to do that! Sometimes I get anxious when I fly too fast!"
>>504546
As your magic's glow surrounds it, she grins at you, looking beside her hoof, and closes the distance in a blink of an eye with a tumble, bitchslapping you with the spikes.
She's got quite the strenght in her, aside from her slender appearence, and you realize she is hugging you again, muzzle to muzzle, her kukri uncomfortably close to your neck.
"You are a real, hehehhehe, keeper you know that?~"
>>504551
Exactly.
There is also a third, dead coyote nearby. Seems like it was whacked in the head with something heavy.
>>504554
"But aren't you afraid that you'll pass out and crash into the ground? That could be deadly!"
>>504556
Staring at a dead seagull.
Or was it dead?
>>504552
Oh right, you are helpless, in case it wasn't obvious.
She guffaws.
"Normal is no fun."
She pulls you closer and tries to give you a smooch, with tongue and everything.
Exactly.
There is also a third, dead coyote nearby. Seems like it was whacked in the head with something heavy.
>>504554
"But aren't you afraid that you'll pass out and crash into the ground? That could be deadly!"
>>504556
Staring at a dead seagull.
Or was it dead?
>>504552
Oh right, you are helpless, in case it wasn't obvious.
She guffaws.
"Normal is no fun."
She pulls you closer and tries to give you a smooch, with tongue and everything.
>>504563
No, but both of them have blood on their muzzles.
They keep circling the shed, snarling at it.
>>504562
"I'm not talking about gravity, I'm talking about the ground! You know how a pegasus only has to lose control for a second for disaster to strike…"
>>504560
You try to fight it but a painful reminder that she has her blade against your neck makes you open your mouth… She doesn't hurt you more, but she's playing tonsil tennis with you pretty intensly, and you cannot do anything to stop it. She even moans into your mouth.
At least she doesn't smell like shit. She does have a coppery taste, with all the blood she has over her face and in her mouth.
No, but both of them have blood on their muzzles.
They keep circling the shed, snarling at it.
>>504562
"I'm not talking about gravity, I'm talking about the ground! You know how a pegasus only has to lose control for a second for disaster to strike…"
>>504560
You try to fight it but a painful reminder that she has her blade against your neck makes you open your mouth… She doesn't hurt you more, but she's playing tonsil tennis with you pretty intensly, and you cannot do anything to stop it. She even moans into your mouth.
At least she doesn't smell like shit. She does have a coppery taste, with all the blood she has over her face and in her mouth.
>>504566
"Without gravity, I wouldn't need to worry about hitting the ground now would I?"
I snicker.
"But yeah, I know about the risks involved. All I can do is make damn sure I don't lose control."
I wave a hoof dismissively.
"We've been talking about me all this time now, but what about you? What's your dream? Your current goal?"
"Without gravity, I wouldn't need to worry about hitting the ground now would I?"
I snicker.
"But yeah, I know about the risks involved. All I can do is make damn sure I don't lose control."
I wave a hoof dismissively.
"We've been talking about me all this time now, but what about you? What's your dream? Your current goal?"
>>504569
She loses herself into it, giving you a moment of opening to slip out of her grasp without her slicing your neck open.
She pouts.
"Aww, I was eheheh, getting into it~"
Giggly ??/??
Curry 5/3
>>504571
It turns around, and let's out that sound again.
Then it starts to stumble back into the darkness.
>>504572
She looks at you, mesmerized, before shaking her head.
"Oh, I don't have much… I keep things simple. I'm just an average pony, you know? I want to be happy, I want my sister to be happy, but I never really had something to fight for."
>>504573
>>504576
You shoot one of them, which collapses with a whine, but the other lowers it's head to snarl just before you take a shot at it.
It starts to sniff into the air to try and find you.
'1d10'
Coyote1 Helpless/2
Coyote2 3/3
Roll #1 1 = 1
She loses herself into it, giving you a moment of opening to slip out of her grasp without her slicing your neck open.
She pouts.
"Aww, I was eheheh, getting into it~"
Giggly ??/??
Curry 5/3
>>504571
It turns around, and let's out that sound again.
Then it starts to stumble back into the darkness.
>>504572
She looks at you, mesmerized, before shaking her head.
"Oh, I don't have much… I keep things simple. I'm just an average pony, you know? I want to be happy, I want my sister to be happy, but I never really had something to fight for."
>>504573
>>504576
You shoot one of them, which collapses with a whine, but the other lowers it's head to snarl just before you take a shot at it.
It starts to sniff into the air to try and find you.
'1d10'
Coyote1 Helpless/2
Coyote2 3/3
Roll #1 1 = 1
>>504577
The coyote loses it's interest in you, and instead goes for the neck of the injured one.
Coyote1- DEAD
Coyote2- 3/3
>>504580
You follow it and soon can't see a thing, but it keeps squaking to let you know where it is.
Just when you think this might be a bad idea, you see something… light! A staircase leading up!
The coyote loses it's interest in you, and instead goes for the neck of the injured one.
Coyote1- DEAD
Coyote2- 3/3
>>504580
You follow it and soon can't see a thing, but it keeps squaking to let you know where it is.
Just when you think this might be a bad idea, you see something… light! A staircase leading up!
>>504579
"Chemistry. I sort of got my wish. I do have to use it in the factory, and I sometimes help out in the lab too. But it's nowhere near as interesting as… you know."
>>504587
You hit him, but this was a breeze compared to what hell you gave her earlier.
She giggles and swings her kukri in the air blindly again.
"Come on, hurt me some more! heheheh, I know you can do better than that!"
>>504590
You run up, and see that this is some kind of hold! There are boxes and barrels and another stair, leading up to the top of the ship!
"Chemistry. I sort of got my wish. I do have to use it in the factory, and I sometimes help out in the lab too. But it's nowhere near as interesting as… you know."
>>504587
You hit him, but this was a breeze compared to what hell you gave her earlier.
She giggles and swings her kukri in the air blindly again.
"Come on, hurt me some more! heheheh, I know you can do better than that!"
>>504590
You run up, and see that this is some kind of hold! There are boxes and barrels and another stair, leading up to the top of the ship!
>>504592
You go up and up!
Whoa!
You don't mind the dust at all!
This is really a big ship! Continue running to the nose of the ship? Or run back to the helm where the wheel is?
>>504597
"Don't ever let the opinion of others weight you down, Cloud! I believe in you!
If you doubt yourself you're just going to make silly mistakes that will take you farther away from your dream!"
You go up and up!
Whoa!
You don't mind the dust at all!
This is really a big ship! Continue running to the nose of the ship? Or run back to the helm where the wheel is?
>>504597
"Don't ever let the opinion of others weight you down, Cloud! I believe in you!
If you doubt yourself you're just going to make silly mistakes that will take you farther away from your dream!"
>>504602
You run to the helm, but realize the cloth isn't there, it's up at the top of the large wooden cross!
It's a huuuuuuuuge cloth!
>>504604
You take aim, but again, the lucky son of a bitch moves it's head just in time for you to miss.
It hears the gunshot loud and clear now, and runs at you! Before you can pull your knives it bites deep into one of your legs.
You are helpless, and have a coyote gnawing on your leg.
>>504605
"Your father is running it, I'm sure you can count on him, can't you?"
>>504608
She proves to be too fast again, and slices your flanks with a quick dash before dancing back.
She starts wobbling around you, singing.
"Ring-a-ring o' roses, tee-hee~
pocket full of posies
Heheheh, we all fall down~"
You run to the helm, but realize the cloth isn't there, it's up at the top of the large wooden cross!
It's a huuuuuuuuge cloth!
>>504604
You take aim, but again, the lucky son of a bitch moves it's head just in time for you to miss.
It hears the gunshot loud and clear now, and runs at you! Before you can pull your knives it bites deep into one of your legs.
You are helpless, and have a coyote gnawing on your leg.
>>504605
"Your father is running it, I'm sure you can count on him, can't you?"
>>504608
She proves to be too fast again, and slices your flanks with a quick dash before dancing back.
She starts wobbling around you, singing.
"Ring-a-ring o' roses, tee-hee~
pocket full of posies
Heheheh, we all fall down~"
>>504619
"Oh… wait, is this about the family business you were talking about? That's why the differences?"
>>504621
Sweet mother of mercy this really fucking hurts!
Lone Mesa: Helpless/3
>>504622
Yes, yes this seems to be work-oh wait no she chops them down before they do anything useful, the last swing breaking off the top of your nailbat. It's a broken stick now.
"Tsk tsk, heheheh, no cheating!"
Giggly ?????/??
Curry 3/3
"Oh… wait, is this about the family business you were talking about? That's why the differences?"
>>504621
Sweet mother of mercy this really fucking hurts!
Lone Mesa: Helpless/3
>>504622
Yes, yes this seems to be work-oh wait no she chops them down before they do anything useful, the last swing breaking off the top of your nailbat. It's a broken stick now.
"Tsk tsk, heheheh, no cheating!"
Giggly ?????/??
Curry 3/3
>>504631
"Oh… what do you think he'd say if you told him?"
>>504632
Yes, that indeed hurts, but you get it out, poking the hole in her chest you made before.
She stops a pounce just to laugh.
"You already did that, silly~"
>>504633
Fucking Heavens, if he keeps that up he is going to rip your entire leg off!
>>504636
You don't get too far before plopping down onto the deck, on your rump.
At least you don't hurt yourself.
How do they get up there?
Maybe the ropes…
"Oh… what do you think he'd say if you told him?"
>>504632
Yes, that indeed hurts, but you get it out, poking the hole in her chest you made before.
She stops a pounce just to laugh.
"You already did that, silly~"
>>504633
Fucking Heavens, if he keeps that up he is going to rip your entire leg off!
>>504636
You don't get too far before plopping down onto the deck, on your rump.
At least you don't hurt yourself.
How do they get up there?
Maybe the ropes…
>>504645
OH FUCKING HELL YOU JUST HEARD THE FLESH RIP YOU CAN'T EVEN LOOK JUST SHOOT THAT THING POINT BLANK OR SOMETHING
>>504647
You push it down forcefully, and she actually tenses up as blood trickles from the wound.
Her legs start to waver more than her usual wobbling, and her giggles start to be accompanied by ragged breaths. She is still standing though…
>>504648
Yeah, that's a totally…. yeah, no that looks scary!
>>504649
She shakes her head again.
"Oh, no, I'm sure she's fine… I don't want to leave just yet."
OH FUCKING HELL YOU JUST HEARD THE FLESH RIP YOU CAN'T EVEN LOOK JUST SHOOT THAT THING POINT BLANK OR SOMETHING
>>504647
You push it down forcefully, and she actually tenses up as blood trickles from the wound.
Her legs start to waver more than her usual wobbling, and her giggles start to be accompanied by ragged breaths. She is still standing though…
>>504648
Yeah, that's a totally…. yeah, no that looks scary!
>>504649
She shakes her head again.
"Oh, no, I'm sure she's fine… I don't want to leave just yet."
>>504656
You fire your gun, not even bothering to aim…
Your vision grows darker around the edges before the pain proves too much, and you pass out.
Maybe you'll see your Ma' and your Pa' now….
>>504657
She smiles, scooting a little closer to you.
"I could use a bite."
>>504660
You backpedal from it, standing at the middle of the helm again.
It just finished to crawl onto the deck. It seemed it had a hard time taking the stairs!
>>504658
You push and twist, letting you hear un uncomfortable, squishing sound.
She wobbles towards you one last time, dropping her weapon on the way, putting a hoof around your neck and collapsing against your chest, staining you with her blood.
"It's all just…. hehe, so funny, you know…"
You hear her giggle with her last breath, then slump against you, lifeless.
#PAUSE
You fire your gun, not even bothering to aim…
Your vision grows darker around the edges before the pain proves too much, and you pass out.
Maybe you'll see your Ma' and your Pa' now….
>>504657
She smiles, scooting a little closer to you.
"I could use a bite."
>>504660
You backpedal from it, standing at the middle of the helm again.
It just finished to crawl onto the deck. It seemed it had a hard time taking the stairs!
>>504658
You push and twist, letting you hear un uncomfortable, squishing sound.
She wobbles towards you one last time, dropping her weapon on the way, putting a hoof around your neck and collapsing against your chest, staining you with her blood.
"It's all just…. hehe, so funny, you know…"
You hear her giggle with her last breath, then slump against you, lifeless.
#PAUSE
Lone Mesa
You wait for Death to take holt of you, but salvation never comes.
You are aware that you are alive, but not of where you are. Of what's happening to you. How much time passed since you passed out? Or maybe you did die? Maybe the afterlife is nothing but a void, this terrible, dark, silent nothingness where you are alone with your thoughts for all eternity? If time is passing, you do not realize it.
After what feels like a thousand lifespans, you finally feel something.
Pain. In your leg. In your chest. Pain everywhere. And for the first time, you see light. It is blinding. You think… maybe it's your eyes opening…. you are no longer falling into a bottomless pit, you are on your back.
You wait for Death to take holt of you, but salvation never comes.
You are aware that you are alive, but not of where you are. Of what's happening to you. How much time passed since you passed out? Or maybe you did die? Maybe the afterlife is nothing but a void, this terrible, dark, silent nothingness where you are alone with your thoughts for all eternity? If time is passing, you do not realize it.
After what feels like a thousand lifespans, you finally feel something.
Pain. In your leg. In your chest. Pain everywhere. And for the first time, you see light. It is blinding. You think… maybe it's your eyes opening…. you are no longer falling into a bottomless pit, you are on your back.
>>504891
All kinds of fresh vegetables, especially lots of lettuce.
You even have some of those tasty tiny tomatoes.
Two types of dressings too!
You can definitely make something good out of these.
>>504892
It retches some… bile on the deck…
It doesn't seem like it's in a very good condition, even for a dead bird.
It keeps looking at you.
>>504893
Looks like your earlier magic has already receded, and the plants shrunk back… strange, that does not usually happen. If you had to guess it's just one of the Island's properties. You can't find anything useful.
All kinds of fresh vegetables, especially lots of lettuce.
You even have some of those tasty tiny tomatoes.
Two types of dressings too!
You can definitely make something good out of these.
>>504892
It retches some… bile on the deck…
It doesn't seem like it's in a very good condition, even for a dead bird.
It keeps looking at you.
>>504893
Looks like your earlier magic has already receded, and the plants shrunk back… strange, that does not usually happen. If you had to guess it's just one of the Island's properties. You can't find anything useful.
>>504895
You have!
You cook it nice and ready while you prepare the rest of the salad.
You notice that Skyheart followed you out in the kitchen.
"Can I help with anything?"
>>504896
You take the spiked hoofguard and the khukri.
You fumble inside, and find him sitting where you first saw him sitting.
He says nothing as you enter.
>>504897
It just stares.
Stares at you with those dead bird eyes.
You have!
You cook it nice and ready while you prepare the rest of the salad.
You notice that Skyheart followed you out in the kitchen.
"Can I help with anything?"
>>504896
You take the spiked hoofguard and the khukri.
You fumble inside, and find him sitting where you first saw him sitting.
He says nothing as you enter.
>>504897
It just stares.
Stares at you with those dead bird eyes.
>>504899
She trots a bit closer.
"Are you sure? And I… hmm, I do make the food for Airheart and me, and I like doing it, so yes. I do!"
It's coming along quite nicely! Even looking at it makes your mouth water. You just need to serve it now.
>>504900
"Direct your apologies to those who died."
His voice is raspy and monotone as ever.
She trots a bit closer.
"Are you sure? And I… hmm, I do make the food for Airheart and me, and I like doing it, so yes. I do!"
It's coming along quite nicely! Even looking at it makes your mouth water. You just need to serve it now.
>>504900
"Direct your apologies to those who died."
His voice is raspy and monotone as ever.
>>504902
You close your eyes.
It's sure is dark here behind your eyelids.
You hear a squawk.
>>504903
She sits down and waits patiently.
"We all make food because we are hungry, but it can be fun to do so, can't it? It's better to think about it like recreational time than like it's just a chore, I think!"
You close your eyes.
It's sure is dark here behind your eyelids.
You hear a squawk.
>>504903
She sits down and waits patiently.
"We all make food because we are hungry, but it can be fun to do so, can't it? It's better to think about it like recreational time than like it's just a chore, I think!"
>>504901
"I have. As well as to the one whose daughter was taken. I did not tell him when I was first here, for fear that it would be true, but it seems when I first visited the raider camp, it was his daughter that they had killed. I wanted… to leave him with some hope for a while longer."
I'll grimace a little.
"The pegasus who was standing guard escaped me. We need to move the villagers before he comes back with more raiders."
"I have. As well as to the one whose daughter was taken. I did not tell him when I was first here, for fear that it would be true, but it seems when I first visited the raider camp, it was his daughter that they had killed. I wanted… to leave him with some hope for a while longer."
I'll grimace a little.
"The pegasus who was standing guard escaped me. We need to move the villagers before he comes back with more raiders."
>>504905
It looks just as confused as you at the question, if anything.
It falls almost comically to it's side again because of the broken leg before standing upright.
>>504906
She smiles.
"Thanks! You too!"
She takes a small bite, then another, and another, before digging in. She only stops to praise it.
"You little cheat, you said you're not good at this, but this tastes heavenly!"
>>504907
"Move them where? They are scared and helpless. If it is death you have brought to them, they will want to die in their homes."
It looks just as confused as you at the question, if anything.
It falls almost comically to it's side again because of the broken leg before standing upright.
>>504906
She smiles.
"Thanks! You too!"
She takes a small bite, then another, and another, before digging in. She only stops to praise it.
"You little cheat, you said you're not good at this, but this tastes heavenly!"
>>504907
"Move them where? They are scared and helpless. If it is death you have brought to them, they will want to die in their homes."
>>504908
"I did not… intend to bring death here. And they are hardly helpless. Even a mouse, when backed into a corner, will bear its fangs."
I'll think a moment.
"But, there may be a place where they can be safe. Or at least where the mares and foals can hide while the battle takes place. A small cave, a little ways out. There is a stream of fresh water, and I've marked it. That was where I first took rest after leaving the raider village."
"I did not… intend to bring death here. And they are hardly helpless. Even a mouse, when backed into a corner, will bear its fangs."
I'll think a moment.
"But, there may be a place where they can be safe. Or at least where the mares and foals can hide while the battle takes place. A small cave, a little ways out. There is a stream of fresh water, and I've marked it. That was where I first took rest after leaving the raider village."
>>504909
She giggles and smiles, a bit of dressing still on her lips, before continuing to eat.
She didn't praise you for nothing, tasting your own creation you did do a very good job. You probably should make food for yourself more, it's leauges better than the foods you only have to heat before eating.
>>504910
There are small sticks around, yes, and you even find a little piece of cloth. Looks like it's an old linen tissue.
>>504912
"You said they are on their way here, and yet you want to take the most vulnerable into the jungle."
She giggles and smiles, a bit of dressing still on her lips, before continuing to eat.
She didn't praise you for nothing, tasting your own creation you did do a very good job. You probably should make food for yourself more, it's leauges better than the foods you only have to heat before eating.
>>504910
There are small sticks around, yes, and you even find a little piece of cloth. Looks like it's an old linen tissue.
>>504912
"You said they are on their way here, and yet you want to take the most vulnerable into the jungle."
>>504915
You fix up the wings to be looking more presentable, and put a stick to sturdy that leg…
It's still a rotting corpse, but at least the wings are not a mess now, and it can stand without falling over every other second.
>>504917
Skyheart is sitting patiently in her seat, she finished up really fast!
"Thank you for this Cloud!"
>>504920
"We cannot fight and win. We can fight and die.
That is why we endure. The two raiders killed some when they got here… now more of them will come here, and kill more of us, out of spite and revenge."
You fix up the wings to be looking more presentable, and put a stick to sturdy that leg…
It's still a rotting corpse, but at least the wings are not a mess now, and it can stand without falling over every other second.
>>504917
Skyheart is sitting patiently in her seat, she finished up really fast!
"Thank you for this Cloud!"
>>504920
"We cannot fight and win. We can fight and die.
That is why we endure. The two raiders killed some when they got here… now more of them will come here, and kill more of us, out of spite and revenge."
>>504921
I'll just shake my head.
"Very well. You've consigned yourselves to the end, I can see that. But I'm not ready to go quietly into that darkness. I will attempt to intercept them before they reach here, but your people need to be ready to fight any who ignore me, or get away. They must overcome their fear."
I'll cough slightly.
"It is better to die on one's hooves than live the false life of chattel."
Nodding to the elder, I turn to leave.
"I had hoped for some form of medicinal compress for my wounds, but I've taken more from your people than I can repay."
I'll just shake my head.
"Very well. You've consigned yourselves to the end, I can see that. But I'm not ready to go quietly into that darkness. I will attempt to intercept them before they reach here, but your people need to be ready to fight any who ignore me, or get away. They must overcome their fear."
I'll cough slightly.
"It is better to die on one's hooves than live the false life of chattel."
Nodding to the elder, I turn to leave.
"I had hoped for some form of medicinal compress for my wounds, but I've taken more from your people than I can repay."
>>504922
It keeps staring.
Then nods.
You guess.
Maybe it's head just bobbed down.
>>504923
DC4 to notice her blush.
"It is… but still, I didn't expect this! I mean, in a good sense! I mean I didn't know you can be so good at so many things!"
>>504925
He rolls over a jar to you.
"Take it.
When they'll come, they will not wound anyway."
It keeps staring.
Then nods.
You guess.
Maybe it's head just bobbed down.
>>504923
DC4 to notice her blush.
"It is… but still, I didn't expect this! I mean, in a good sense! I mean I didn't know you can be so good at so many things!"
>>504925
He rolls over a jar to you.
"Take it.
When they'll come, they will not wound anyway."
>>504941
You hear a wet plop.
Looks like it followed your lead.
"Hey? H-Hey, kid?"
That sound isn't near you, but it echoes through the drydock.
>>504943
She relaxes in her seat.
"Oh, it must be nice to have friends like that! I had a lot of friendships where we… sort of forget about each other until it would be too awkward to start talking again."
>>504942
The herbs work wonders. There seems to be some powder on them too, making them more potent.
You are now at full wounds.
Your horn glows with light, and so does everything around you start to slowly get bigger and bigger, until the clearing is out of sight. The surrounding trees stretch into the sky, bend and arch to touch each other.
By the time the village is concealed by nature, you are panting with exhaustion.
You hear a wet plop.
Looks like it followed your lead.
"Hey? H-Hey, kid?"
That sound isn't near you, but it echoes through the drydock.
>>504943
She relaxes in her seat.
"Oh, it must be nice to have friends like that! I had a lot of friendships where we… sort of forget about each other until it would be too awkward to start talking again."
>>504942
The herbs work wonders. There seems to be some powder on them too, making them more potent.
You are now at full wounds.
Your horn glows with light, and so does everything around you start to slowly get bigger and bigger, until the clearing is out of sight. The surrounding trees stretch into the sky, bend and arch to touch each other.
By the time the village is concealed by nature, you are panting with exhaustion.
>>504950
"Right… uh, so, could I get another glass of water?"
>>504951
She is walking around.
"Hey, kid? Filly? Are you here somewhere?"
>>504949
You see no sentries at the usual places.
You sneak inside.
Things are mostly abandoned. You do hear the sounds of two ponies further down. As you head there, you also notice something very similar.
The handle buried half into the ground, it's your trident! It looks like it's in the same condition how it was before…. except you don't remember the ornament at top.
A head, missing it's eyes, with the tongue hanging out. Okay, the handle might be a bit bloody too, but at least it's here.
"Right… uh, so, could I get another glass of water?"
>>504951
She is walking around.
"Hey, kid? Filly? Are you here somewhere?"
>>504949
You see no sentries at the usual places.
You sneak inside.
Things are mostly abandoned. You do hear the sounds of two ponies further down. As you head there, you also notice something very similar.
The handle buried half into the ground, it's your trident! It looks like it's in the same condition how it was before…. except you don't remember the ornament at top.
A head, missing it's eyes, with the tongue hanging out. Okay, the handle might be a bit bloody too, but at least it's here.
>>504953
You backpedal from the railing of the ship.
You still hear her voice.
"Come on, filly, please… don't be doing this to me…"
>>504954
You reclaim your weapon, ans sneak towards the voices.
It's the two raiders you overheard talking the last time you were here.
"-ot fucking fair! How come we don't get any of the fun?"
"Buck said we need to stay and make sure the place is safe?"
"Guard what, you dumb fuck?"
The mare kicks at the dirt.
"Not fucking fair, I hope they at least bring one or two back here alive!"
>>504955
Her wings unfurl a bit.
"I'm free!"
She closes them and drinks of the water quick.
"Hehe, I mean, I'm probably going to play some games with Airheart on Sunday as usual, but Saturday is totally free!"
You backpedal from the railing of the ship.
You still hear her voice.
"Come on, filly, please… don't be doing this to me…"
>>504954
You reclaim your weapon, ans sneak towards the voices.
It's the two raiders you overheard talking the last time you were here.
"-ot fucking fair! How come we don't get any of the fun?"
"Buck said we need to stay and make sure the place is safe?"
"Guard what, you dumb fuck?"
The mare kicks at the dirt.
"Not fucking fair, I hope they at least bring one or two back here alive!"
>>504955
Her wings unfurl a bit.
"I'm free!"
She closes them and drinks of the water quick.
"Hehe, I mean, I'm probably going to play some games with Airheart on Sunday as usual, but Saturday is totally free!"
>>504962
You see a filly near a pillar.
She has her back to you, with her head looking down.
Looks like if you go around in a circle, you can reach to her without being seen by the two raiders.
>>504963
She.
The gull squawks as it sees you moving.
You hear the hoofsteps stop.
>>504964
She nods.
"Okay! Be sure to keep me informed!"
You see a filly near a pillar.
She has her back to you, with her head looking down.
Looks like if you go around in a circle, you can reach to her without being seen by the two raiders.
>>504963
She.
The gull squawks as it sees you moving.
You hear the hoofsteps stop.
>>504964
She nods.
"Okay! Be sure to keep me informed!"
>>504967
She is a light purple.
She seems bigger than Felfire.
>>504966
The gull yeows again and you can't help but let out a loud squeak.
You hear the hoofsteps again.
"Come on, kid, come on!"
>>504968
Late afternoon.
She shakes her head.
"Las Pegasus. I came here to study and work. My sister followed me because she missed me too much."
She is a light purple.
She seems bigger than Felfire.
>>504966
The gull yeows again and you can't help but let out a loud squeak.
You hear the hoofsteps again.
"Come on, kid, come on!"
>>504968
Late afternoon.
She shakes her head.
"Las Pegasus. I came here to study and work. My sister followed me because she missed me too much."
>>504973
"I like this place much more, let's just go with that… I don't like saying bad things about anything, not even a city."
>>504974
You circle around to reach her.
She looks up at you, terribly confused.
She is a unicorn, her hair is a mess.
She opens her mouth in surprise. She looks like she is trying to piece some information together.
"I like this place much more, let's just go with that… I don't like saying bad things about anything, not even a city."
>>504974
You circle around to reach her.
She looks up at you, terribly confused.
She is a unicorn, her hair is a mess.
She opens her mouth in surprise. She looks like she is trying to piece some information together.
>>504980
You easily overpower her magic, but the shackle doesn't give. You can't force it open.
She stumbles to her hooves and starts backing away from you.
"I got you! I can't believe it! It was me who got you! He'll be so pleased he'll reward me I bet! Heh…hahah, hahhah!"
>>504979
"You don't seem to be a downer either."
You easily overpower her magic, but the shackle doesn't give. You can't force it open.
She stumbles to her hooves and starts backing away from you.
"I got you! I can't believe it! It was me who got you! He'll be so pleased he'll reward me I bet! Heh…hahah, hahhah!"
>>504979
"You don't seem to be a downer either."
>>505013
You hear a squish thud, an "Eww!" and then see mister bird falling down near you.
It opens it's wings somewhat, and with a bit of a glide it flies into the side of the ship, right beside you.
>>505012
You're starting to feel the strain already… but she is looking at you with those curious eyes.
Come on, don't you give up now just yet!
You hear a squish thud, an "Eww!" and then see mister bird falling down near you.
It opens it's wings somewhat, and with a bit of a glide it flies into the side of the ship, right beside you.
>>505012
You're starting to feel the strain already… but she is looking at you with those curious eyes.
Come on, don't you give up now just yet!
>>505015
You jump out, just in time when she leans over the railing to see what happened to the bird.
"There you are! Stop, please!"
>>505016
You start doing more, but you distract yourself by looking up, making one of your wings collapse with a bit of an ache after one of the pushups.
She sits up on the sofa.
"Are you okay?!"
It's nothing serious, but it does hurt a bit.
You jump out, just in time when she leans over the railing to see what happened to the bird.
"There you are! Stop, please!"
>>505016
You start doing more, but you distract yourself by looking up, making one of your wings collapse with a bit of an ache after one of the pushups.
She sits up on the sofa.
"Are you okay?!"
It's nothing serious, but it does hurt a bit.
>>505036
"Thankfully you don't remind me of your dad… uh, no offense!"
>>505035
You don't act fast enough, and the blade scratches you. It's too dull to stab you, but it does leave a painful little gash.
The mare and the stallion arrive, wielding a short spear and a slab of stone sledgehammer respectively.
"Well fuck me, he is!"
Curry 3/5
>>505037
"C'mon, kid… I can take you to the unicorn! Don't you want that?"
"Thankfully you don't remind me of your dad… uh, no offense!"
>>505035
You don't act fast enough, and the blade scratches you. It's too dull to stab you, but it does leave a painful little gash.
The mare and the stallion arrive, wielding a short spear and a slab of stone sledgehammer respectively.
"Well fuck me, he is!"
Curry 3/5
>>505037
"C'mon, kid… I can take you to the unicorn! Don't you want that?"
>>505041
"I only met him at work though!"
>>505039
The bird stumbles between the two of you, but she kicks it away with an expression of disgust.
"Come on, you are coming with me!"
>>505040
You fail to lif the entire ancient stone pillar out of the ground, but the top breaks off, which you toss at them.
"Oh sh-"
They have no time to react and both get a faceful or rock. The filly, however is short enough that she can duck under, and scratches you with her little blade again.
Curry 2/5
Bluntstone 2/5 - recovering
Raider 2/5 - recovering
"I only met him at work though!"
>>505039
The bird stumbles between the two of you, but she kicks it away with an expression of disgust.
"Come on, you are coming with me!"
>>505040
You fail to lif the entire ancient stone pillar out of the ground, but the top breaks off, which you toss at them.
"Oh sh-"
They have no time to react and both get a faceful or rock. The filly, however is short enough that she can duck under, and scratches you with her little blade again.
Curry 2/5
Bluntstone 2/5 - recovering
Raider 2/5 - recovering
>>505045
You grab it, and smash the chain once, twice, three times… it weakens considerably, just a bit more…
The filly however, sensing what you are doing, smacks a treebranch against your horn, making you lose focus, and giving enough time for her friends to get up.
"Kill him! Kill him!!!"
Curry 1/5
Bluntstone 2/5
Raider 2/5
>>505047
You can't….
You freeze up.
Your body simply locks up.
You can't move a muscle.
She walks over to you.
"Good girl. Now you are coming with me, without making any trouble, got it?"
>>505048
She fakes a pout.
"Whatever do you mean?!"
You grab it, and smash the chain once, twice, three times… it weakens considerably, just a bit more…
The filly however, sensing what you are doing, smacks a treebranch against your horn, making you lose focus, and giving enough time for her friends to get up.
"Kill him! Kill him!!!"
Curry 1/5
Bluntstone 2/5
Raider 2/5
>>505047
You can't….
You freeze up.
Your body simply locks up.
You can't move a muscle.
She walks over to you.
"Good girl. Now you are coming with me, without making any trouble, got it?"
>>505048
She fakes a pout.
"Whatever do you mean?!"
>>505050
She nods at the back door of the drydocks.
"Move."
>>505052
"No I'm not!
I'm an angel!"
She smiles inncoently, tilts her head, and even opens her wings a bit.
>>505051
Almost… but not quite.
As you struggle with it, you get slashed by the little raider again, and collapse from the pain.
The mare laughs.
"Would you fucking look at that, Shriek already knows how to work the knife like a champ!"
Curry - Helpless/4
Bluntstone 2/5
Raider 2/5
Shriek 3/3
#Pause
She nods at the back door of the drydocks.
"Move."
>>505052
"No I'm not!
I'm an angel!"
She smiles inncoently, tilts her head, and even opens her wings a bit.
>>505051
Almost… but not quite.
As you struggle with it, you get slashed by the little raider again, and collapse from the pain.
The mare laughs.
"Would you fucking look at that, Shriek already knows how to work the knife like a champ!"
Curry - Helpless/4
Bluntstone 2/5
Raider 2/5
Shriek 3/3
#Pause
>>505056
As soon as you try, you are forced back down.
As an added insult, by the filly.
"Can I kill him? Can I?"
The stallion smacks the filly on the back of her head.
"No. Buck's orders. Not yet, anyway, hehe."
>>505054
It leads to the other side, facing the shore.
The view of this side is entirely blocked by the building.
"Move it, along the shore. Go."
She is following right behind you.
>>505288
BEEP BEEP BEEP
"Gooooooooood morning, Cloudsdale! You are listening to the Morning Feather Rustler with your favourite host, Cloudy Curls!"
"Made even better by me, Sweet Keys! So, from what I heard, one of our reporters, Quick Scribble just returned from a trip to the Island of Freedom yesterday."
"I'm sure he's got a story or two to tell."
"Nothing about illegal substances though. Nope, not a thing."
The sound of Curls trying to stiffle a laugh and fail can be heard.
"In the meantime, have this piece of music from one of the Island's talented artists!"
You wake up with a smile on your face.
Today's Friday too, which makes things even better!
As soon as you try, you are forced back down.
As an added insult, by the filly.
"Can I kill him? Can I?"
The stallion smacks the filly on the back of her head.
"No. Buck's orders. Not yet, anyway, hehe."
>>505054
It leads to the other side, facing the shore.
The view of this side is entirely blocked by the building.
"Move it, along the shore. Go."
She is following right behind you.
>>505288
BEEP BEEP BEEP
"Gooooooooood morning, Cloudsdale! You are listening to the Morning Feather Rustler with your favourite host, Cloudy Curls!"
"Made even better by me, Sweet Keys! So, from what I heard, one of our reporters, Quick Scribble just returned from a trip to the Island of Freedom yesterday."
"I'm sure he's got a story or two to tell."
"Nothing about illegal substances though. Nope, not a thing."
The sound of Curls trying to stiffle a laugh and fail can be heard.
"In the meantime, have this piece of music from one of the Island's talented artists!"
You wake up with a smile on your face.
Today's Friday too, which makes things even better!
>>506495
You have no idea.
You try to open your eyes, but everything is blurry and fuzzy.
You are in some sort of room… a bed… it's all very confusing.
>>506496
In a montage of awesome you do your morning routine, refreshing you to start the day with a certainly positive attitude!
"-as warned about the length of the concerts she gives, but… hehe, I did not expect that!"
"Come on, tell us and the listeners, how long was it?"
"Eight. Hours."
There is a round of chuckles.
"Hahah, what, seriously?"
"Yes, she just went on and on and on without breaking a sweat!"
>>506499
The two grown-ups look at each other, then laugh.
"There was no order about that guy. So we got creative."
You have no idea.
You try to open your eyes, but everything is blurry and fuzzy.
You are in some sort of room… a bed… it's all very confusing.
>>506496
In a montage of awesome you do your morning routine, refreshing you to start the day with a certainly positive attitude!
"-as warned about the length of the concerts she gives, but… hehe, I did not expect that!"
"Come on, tell us and the listeners, how long was it?"
"Eight. Hours."
There is a round of chuckles.
"Hahah, what, seriously?"
"Yes, she just went on and on and on without breaking a sweat!"
>>506499
The two grown-ups look at each other, then laugh.
"There was no order about that guy. So we got creative."
>>506505
You manage to utter "Damn."
You notice somepony sitting by the right side of the bed, the retired sheriff, Rickety Crimes. That grey beard is unmistakeable, so is the single feather stuck into his mane.
"Calm down, son. You've lost a lot of blood."
>>506507
The mare bitchslaps you, the filly still excitedly jumping around you.
"You shut your whore mouth."
>>506506
"That's… wow. I guess she does deserve the title 'Queen of Music' then."
"She never liked the queen part, from what I heard. She says it makes her sound too old."
"She has a really unique sense of humor, doesn't she?"
"Oh, you don't know half of it!"
"I've heard that you've met her in person."
"Yes, I did, but unfortunately I didn't have my recording equipment on me. I do have the transcript though, but really, it's just not the same."
"I think our listeners are interested nevertheless. You can hear the interview with Buttermilk Sky here on the Morning Feather Rustler, right after these commericals!"
You manage to utter "Damn."
You notice somepony sitting by the right side of the bed, the retired sheriff, Rickety Crimes. That grey beard is unmistakeable, so is the single feather stuck into his mane.
"Calm down, son. You've lost a lot of blood."
>>506507
The mare bitchslaps you, the filly still excitedly jumping around you.
"You shut your whore mouth."
>>506506
"That's… wow. I guess she does deserve the title 'Queen of Music' then."
"She never liked the queen part, from what I heard. She says it makes her sound too old."
"She has a really unique sense of humor, doesn't she?"
"Oh, you don't know half of it!"
"I've heard that you've met her in person."
"Yes, I did, but unfortunately I didn't have my recording equipment on me. I do have the transcript though, but really, it's just not the same."
"I think our listeners are interested nevertheless. You can hear the interview with Buttermilk Sky here on the Morning Feather Rustler, right after these commericals!"
>>506517
"He was just a fucking, run-down villager! He'll excuse us for having a bit of fun for ourselves."
"Worst case, he'll fuck her anyway."
The mare shoots a glare at Bluntstone.
>>506518
He puts a hoof on your shoulder.
"Don't get too worked up, Mesa. It won't do you any good."
>>506519
You can catch the first few minutes of it.
"You are behind the creation of this Island, making it what it is today. What made you do it? What were your ambitions and inspirations?
A very mean minotaur once told me-"
"Wait, a minotaur?"
"Don't interrupt me! A very mean minotaur once told me, 'Imagine, if you will, a perfect city.' And so I did! I just had entirely different ideas than he! He was a real bad guy, let me tell you that! After I managed to travel back from another dimension-"
There is a snorting chuckle.
"Shh! Dimension, I had a chat with a really good Pink friend of mine and she said it was a great idea! A place where everypony is free to do whatever brings joy to them, to play music, rejoice, and have fun fun fun! No meanies allowed in!"
"He was just a fucking, run-down villager! He'll excuse us for having a bit of fun for ourselves."
"Worst case, he'll fuck her anyway."
The mare shoots a glare at Bluntstone.
>>506518
He puts a hoof on your shoulder.
"Don't get too worked up, Mesa. It won't do you any good."
>>506519
You can catch the first few minutes of it.
"You are behind the creation of this Island, making it what it is today. What made you do it? What were your ambitions and inspirations?
A very mean minotaur once told me-"
"Wait, a minotaur?"
"Don't interrupt me! A very mean minotaur once told me, 'Imagine, if you will, a perfect city.' And so I did! I just had entirely different ideas than he! He was a real bad guy, let me tell you that! After I managed to travel back from another dimension-"
There is a snorting chuckle.
"Shh! Dimension, I had a chat with a really good Pink friend of mine and she said it was a great idea! A place where everypony is free to do whatever brings joy to them, to play music, rejoice, and have fun fun fun! No meanies allowed in!"
>>506531
"At the doc's place. You got roughed up mighty bad."
>>506536
You only have a few minutes to change when you arrive.
As you enter, however, Airheart almost jumps out of her seat she waves so hard at you.
"Hey! Hey! Cloud! Come here!"
>>506537
The mare notices what you are trying to do and steps on your trident, and within a moment's notice the stone-slab-hammer of Bluntstone smacks your face, hard.
You taste blood and spit out a tooth…fuck you got dizzy.
The filly cheers.
"At the doc's place. You got roughed up mighty bad."
>>506536
You only have a few minutes to change when you arrive.
As you enter, however, Airheart almost jumps out of her seat she waves so hard at you.
"Hey! Hey! Cloud! Come here!"
>>506537
The mare notices what you are trying to do and steps on your trident, and within a moment's notice the stone-slab-hammer of Bluntstone smacks your face, hard.
You taste blood and spit out a tooth…fuck you got dizzy.
The filly cheers.
>>506545
"Look! LOOK!"
She holds up a flier… holds it up so close you can't make a word out of it.
She's a bit overexcited.
>>506546
You see a frown form under his facial hair.
"I'm sorry, son."
You are slowly staring to regain your senses, but something is not quite right…
>>506547
You manage to finally snap it, using it as a whip against the raider. He drops his weapon and collapses on the ground with a yell, raising both hooves to his bloodied face.
The mare is startled and gets her weapon ready, but the filly behind you already scrapes your flank with her knife.
Curry 4/3
Bluntstone Helpless/5
Raider 2/5
Shriek 3/3
"Look! LOOK!"
She holds up a flier… holds it up so close you can't make a word out of it.
She's a bit overexcited.
>>506546
You see a frown form under his facial hair.
"I'm sorry, son."
You are slowly staring to regain your senses, but something is not quite right…
>>506547
You manage to finally snap it, using it as a whip against the raider. He drops his weapon and collapses on the ground with a yell, raising both hooves to his bloodied face.
The mare is startled and gets her weapon ready, but the filly behind you already scrapes your flank with her knife.
Curry 4/3
Bluntstone Helpless/5
Raider 2/5
Shriek 3/3
>>506555
You move them but… your left foreleg.
It's… more than half of it is missing. It abruptly ends in a bandage covered stub.
>>506556
"Sorry!"
The front page says Canterlot Cat Convention.
The date says it starts tomorrow at ten.
>>506558
You pick your weapon up and give her a rightful slap in the face, sending her sprawling with a bloody nose.
Bluntstone clears the blood out of his eyes, preparing to stand back up.
The mare snarls and slashes at you.
Curry 3/3
Bluntstone Helpless/5
Raider 2/5
Shriek Helpless/2
You move them but… your left foreleg.
It's… more than half of it is missing. It abruptly ends in a bandage covered stub.
>>506556
"Sorry!"
The front page says Canterlot Cat Convention.
The date says it starts tomorrow at ten.
>>506558
You pick your weapon up and give her a rightful slap in the face, sending her sprawling with a bloody nose.
Bluntstone clears the blood out of his eyes, preparing to stand back up.
The mare snarls and slashes at you.
Curry 3/3
Bluntstone Helpless/5
Raider 2/5
Shriek Helpless/2
>>506563
She pulls her head to the side then bites down on the handle, overpowering your magic and stabbing it right back…into your chest.
Ow.
Oww.
To the same spot where it hurt too!
You collapse against the pillar again.
Curry Helpless/2
Bluntstone Helpless/5
Raider 2/5
Shriek Helpless/2
>>506564
She nods.
"Uh-huh! There will be so many cats there! And I can meet them in person! Or catson! And I can pet them and everything!"
>>506565
You almost feel like it is still there, but your eyes confirm that it is gone.
Rickety speaks in a somber tone.
"I'm sorry, son."
She pulls her head to the side then bites down on the handle, overpowering your magic and stabbing it right back…into your chest.
Ow.
Oww.
To the same spot where it hurt too!
You collapse against the pillar again.
Curry Helpless/2
Bluntstone Helpless/5
Raider 2/5
Shriek Helpless/2
>>506564
She nods.
"Uh-huh! There will be so many cats there! And I can meet them in person! Or catson! And I can pet them and everything!"
>>506565
You almost feel like it is still there, but your eyes confirm that it is gone.
Rickety speaks in a somber tone.
"I'm sorry, son."
>>506572
She nods.
"I know I'll simply love it!"
Tick tock, almost time for work!
>>506571
You pull it out of you, but in the meantime, the mare helps up Bluntstone.
You are on your hooves, but you can't keep losing blood like this forever.
>>506570
You had your fair share of licks with terrible things in life. You never had much money, you never knew love, your parents were murdered without you being to stop it. No matter how long you have lived in Appleloosa, ponies always looked at you as if you were a stranger. Your best friend in this miserable life has always been whiskey, to ease the pain, even if just for a while.
Into each heart some rain must fall, but too much has fallen in your's… making your tears fall alike.
She nods.
"I know I'll simply love it!"
Tick tock, almost time for work!
>>506571
You pull it out of you, but in the meantime, the mare helps up Bluntstone.
You are on your hooves, but you can't keep losing blood like this forever.
>>506570
You had your fair share of licks with terrible things in life. You never had much money, you never knew love, your parents were murdered without you being to stop it. No matter how long you have lived in Appleloosa, ponies always looked at you as if you were a stranger. Your best friend in this miserable life has always been whiskey, to ease the pain, even if just for a while.
Into each heart some rain must fall, but too much has fallen in your's… making your tears fall alike.
>>506575
"Shhh, Mesa. It's allright, I understand."
Rickety slowly gets up and pulls you into a hug, the closest thing to a fatherly embrace you could hope for.
>>506576
She nods.
"Okay, bye!"
You enter his office, he is at his desk, as usual.
"Ah, Skimmer, it's you. What brings you here?"
>>506577
Roll for the escape.
"Shhh, Mesa. It's allright, I understand."
Rickety slowly gets up and pulls you into a hug, the closest thing to a fatherly embrace you could hope for.
>>506576
She nods.
"Okay, bye!"
You enter his office, he is at his desk, as usual.
"Ah, Skimmer, it's you. What brings you here?"
>>506577
Roll for the escape.
>>506581
You don't even reach the jungle before feeling pain across your side, the mare landing before you, her weapon coated with your fresh blood.
"Where do you think you're going, big guy?"
Curry 2/2
Mare 2/5
>>506582
"That is good to know. Thank you for telling me. I would thank you for visiting him, but that is not a favor but an obligation as a grandson of her's."
>>506584
"Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you, Mesa. There's no stopping these things."
You don't even reach the jungle before feeling pain across your side, the mare landing before you, her weapon coated with your fresh blood.
"Where do you think you're going, big guy?"
Curry 2/2
Mare 2/5
>>506582
"That is good to know. Thank you for telling me. I would thank you for visiting him, but that is not a favor but an obligation as a grandson of her's."
>>506584
"Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you, Mesa. There's no stopping these things."
>>506600
"It was shot, by the farmer who heard the ruckus and went to check. Said' it took half a dozen bullets before keeling over."
>>506599
Of course you can!
You can also get absolutely drenched while doing your work! Your wet mane, tail and clothes stick to you in an uncomfortable way, not to mention the cold.
>>506601
You find all kinds of useful plants on your way, as if you were following some divine path. You cure all the more serious injuries and most of the minor cuts too.
Curry 5/4
"It was shot, by the farmer who heard the ruckus and went to check. Said' it took half a dozen bullets before keeling over."
>>506599
Of course you can!
You can also get absolutely drenched while doing your work! Your wet mane, tail and clothes stick to you in an uncomfortable way, not to mention the cold.
>>506601
You find all kinds of useful plants on your way, as if you were following some divine path. You cure all the more serious injuries and most of the minor cuts too.
Curry 5/4
>>506857
I shake my head and write down a short poem in my normal manner of writing.
I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers,
From the seas and the streams;
I bear light shade for the leaves when laid
In their noonday dreams.
From my wings are shaken the dews that waken
I wield the flail of the lashing hail,
And whiten the green plains under,
And then again I dissolve it in rain,
And laugh as I pass in thunder.
I shake my head and write down a short poem in my normal manner of writing.
I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers,
From the seas and the streams;
I bear light shade for the leaves when laid
In their noonday dreams.
From my wings are shaken the dews that waken
I wield the flail of the lashing hail,
And whiten the green plains under,
And then again I dissolve it in rain,
And laugh as I pass in thunder.
>>506884
You see that tall, blue pony for a split second…
It helps you realize something…
Whatever she is saying, the way she said 'he' definitely didn't refer to the unicorn.
>>506885
She thinks and tips the pen at her lips a few times before speaking.
"What exactly do you want to achieve with it? That's important, there are more than one set of muscles you can favor over others."
You see that tall, blue pony for a split second…
It helps you realize something…
Whatever she is saying, the way she said 'he' definitely didn't refer to the unicorn.
>>506885
She thinks and tips the pen at her lips a few times before speaking.
"What exactly do you want to achieve with it? That's important, there are more than one set of muscles you can favor over others."
>>506902
It starts out terrible, but ends awesome.
You manage to dry yourself on the go, and even get to help out with the Weather Control group when they pass by. Being part of their cheerful banter definitely lifted your mood!
>>506903
The earth pony is too strong! You can do nothing against her with your struggling.
Bluntstone and Shivers run over after hearing it.
"Well, well well, look what we have here."
>>506905
Yes.
You see Splinterproof raise her crossbow as you exit the jungle, but lower it immediately afterwards.
When you get near her, she lets out a relieved sigh.
"Thank the Goddesses you are back. I was starting to get worried."
It starts out terrible, but ends awesome.
You manage to dry yourself on the go, and even get to help out with the Weather Control group when they pass by. Being part of their cheerful banter definitely lifted your mood!
>>506903
The earth pony is too strong! You can do nothing against her with your struggling.
Bluntstone and Shivers run over after hearing it.
"Well, well well, look what we have here."
>>506905
Yes.
You see Splinterproof raise her crossbow as you exit the jungle, but lower it immediately afterwards.
When you get near her, she lets out a relieved sigh.
"Thank the Goddesses you are back. I was starting to get worried."
>>506907
You hold your breath to try and seem as small as you possibly can.
The mare gets off of you and picks up the sword again.
"Y-You can have her but I demand safety in exchange!"
The raider mare laughs, while Bluntstone walks over to you.
"Buck will decide about that. You are staying with us until he gets back."
>>506908
"You were at their camp?!"
He nods towards the warehouse.
"I think she went inside. I was keeping an eye on possible threats."
>>506909
You try to go fast, but there's at a queue at the shower this time. It has a limited capacity, after all, and today was a long day for every worker.
You hold your breath to try and seem as small as you possibly can.
The mare gets off of you and picks up the sword again.
"Y-You can have her but I demand safety in exchange!"
The raider mare laughs, while Bluntstone walks over to you.
"Buck will decide about that. You are staying with us until he gets back."
>>506908
"You were at their camp?!"
He nods towards the warehouse.
"I think she went inside. I was keeping an eye on possible threats."
>>506909
You try to go fast, but there's at a queue at the shower this time. It has a limited capacity, after all, and today was a long day for every worker.
>>506911
No response, just the ship, sitting there.
>>506912
Your effort is valiant, but your stubborn body makes you gasp for air at the last second.
Blunststone scoops you up with a hoof and holds you to his chest.
"You've been a baaaaaaaaaad filly, Felfire."
>>506913
There doesn't seem to be any hot water.
Milky Way lives the closest from here.
No response, just the ship, sitting there.
>>506912
Your effort is valiant, but your stubborn body makes you gasp for air at the last second.
Blunststone scoops you up with a hoof and holds you to his chest.
"You've been a baaaaaaaaaad filly, Felfire."
>>506913
There doesn't seem to be any hot water.
Milky Way lives the closest from here.
>>506915
Empty.
Silence.
Roll for spot check.
>>506916
He opens the door with messy hair, and it seems his coat is half-dried.
"Cloud? I thought I'd have a bit more time before you arrived!"
>>506917
Shivers flies and lands behind Scurvy, motioning her forward, inside the temple.
You start crying and punching his chest as he walks back with you, making him wince.
"Stop with that fucking crying, it's all you ever fucking do!"
Empty.
Silence.
Roll for spot check.
>>506916
He opens the door with messy hair, and it seems his coat is half-dried.
"Cloud? I thought I'd have a bit more time before you arrived!"
>>506917
Shivers flies and lands behind Scurvy, motioning her forward, inside the temple.
You start crying and punching his chest as he walks back with you, making him wince.
"Stop with that fucking crying, it's all you ever fucking do!"
>>506943
"Hold ooooooooooooooooooon!"
You hear her closer to the door.
>>506942
She blinks and sneezes some blood onto the ground near her.
That sort of breaks your smile.
>>506946
You see that the valve of it has been turned, but it hasn't been lighted.
The Doc is changing the bandages of Netsy while Angler is crafting planks to be used to patch the ship up. He speaks.
"I saw him playing on the deck of the ship for the brief moment I looked inside. I've been busy working ever since."
"Hold ooooooooooooooooooon!"
You hear her closer to the door.
>>506942
She blinks and sneezes some blood onto the ground near her.
That sort of breaks your smile.
>>506946
You see that the valve of it has been turned, but it hasn't been lighted.
The Doc is changing the bandages of Netsy while Angler is crafting planks to be used to patch the ship up. He speaks.
"I saw him playing on the deck of the ship for the brief moment I looked inside. I've been busy working ever since."
>>507131
He is just chuckling.
A pegasus raider mare, Shivers is doing the speaking, doing little circles around the softly sobbing mare.
"Is it the stones? Too much? Or we just didn't use enough entrails as streamers for your taste? Heheheh, we could always change that with your help, you know~"
He is just chuckling.
A pegasus raider mare, Shivers is doing the speaking, doing little circles around the softly sobbing mare.
"Is it the stones? Too much? Or we just didn't use enough entrails as streamers for your taste? Heheheh, we could always change that with your help, you know~"
>>507192
No, you find the time to shake in fear as well.
He takes a few steps around you.
"Felfire, Felfire, I am very disappointed in you.
Look at all the troubles you caused, the ponies you killed, the ponies you made me lose."
Buck stops in front of you and lowers his head.
"Giggly is dead, you know. Because of you. You will never hear her laughter again… neither will anyone. All because you went ahead and ran away. Do you feel proud of yourself?"
No, you find the time to shake in fear as well.
He takes a few steps around you.
"Felfire, Felfire, I am very disappointed in you.
Look at all the troubles you caused, the ponies you killed, the ponies you made me lose."
Buck stops in front of you and lowers his head.
"Giggly is dead, you know. Because of you. You will never hear her laughter again… neither will anyone. All because you went ahead and ran away. Do you feel proud of yourself?"
>>507202
You soon arrive back at the Temple.
Most other raiders seem to be here now as well, instead of just those two.
As soon as you enter, Buck cuts in front of, walks over to Shivers and gives her a backhoofed slap of such power that her head bounces off of a nearby stone pillar.
Next he rears up, and kicks Bluntstone's face until it runs red with blood.
"The next fucking time either of you useless shits allow for something like a kid managing to run away from you, I'm not going to be so forgetful, understood?"
You soon arrive back at the Temple.
Most other raiders seem to be here now as well, instead of just those two.
As soon as you enter, Buck cuts in front of, walks over to Shivers and gives her a backhoofed slap of such power that her head bounces off of a nearby stone pillar.
Next he rears up, and kicks Bluntstone's face until it runs red with blood.
"The next fucking time either of you useless shits allow for something like a kid managing to run away from you, I'm not going to be so forgetful, understood?"
>>507204
You shrink and curl up into a ball.
You are safe, you are safe, this is your private little circe, the raiders can't hurt you now…
If only you had a blanket…
You see the yellow mare who brought you in, kneeling down before Buck…. she kisses his hoof, disregarding the fresh blood still on it.
You shrink and curl up into a ball.
You are safe, you are safe, this is your private little circe, the raiders can't hurt you now…
If only you had a blanket…
You see the yellow mare who brought you in, kneeling down before Buck…. she kisses his hoof, disregarding the fresh blood still on it.