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PirateQuest: Chapter 2.4: Heads Will Roll Wf+6 No.288953
Summer.
In a flurry of hooves, you are shoved into the ramshackle church and the door is slammed behind you. You've never seen a building like it. The walls are warped and completely mismatched, made of woods from shockingly different colors, from mahogany, to birch, to oak. The aisles are lined with stained glass windows, mostly made from discarded bottles and other wasteglass. There are rows of chairs from every locale imaginable: seats torn from carriages, stools from bars, and rocking chairs from porches. You think you even see a toilet.
At the end of the aisle, turned away from you, there is a pony turned away from you, reading some book - probably scripture - at a podium. It is wearing a large cloak-like cape of white, but ends at the neck, and you can see a mild gray mane. Beneath it, a coat of light blue.
It is quiet inside, despite the ruckus going on outside. For a salvaged structure, this place is solidly built.
In a flurry of hooves, you are shoved into the ramshackle church and the door is slammed behind you. You've never seen a building like it. The walls are warped and completely mismatched, made of woods from shockingly different colors, from mahogany, to birch, to oak. The aisles are lined with stained glass windows, mostly made from discarded bottles and other wasteglass. There are rows of chairs from every locale imaginable: seats torn from carriages, stools from bars, and rocking chairs from porches. You think you even see a toilet.
At the end of the aisle, turned away from you, there is a pony turned away from you, reading some book - probably scripture - at a podium. It is wearing a large cloak-like cape of white, but ends at the neck, and you can see a mild gray mane. Beneath it, a coat of light blue.
It is quiet inside, despite the ruckus going on outside. For a salvaged structure, this place is solidly built.
>>288996
She remains at her altar.
"We are not bound by blood. We are bound by something far greater. Our service to the Divine. I know that She has visited you and given you an incredible gift to heal the sick. She did this in Her plan to help us retake the city. I brought you here that you might lead the charge and bask in the glory you rightly deserve."
She remains at her altar.
"We are not bound by blood. We are bound by something far greater. Our service to the Divine. I know that She has visited you and given you an incredible gift to heal the sick. She did this in Her plan to help us retake the city. I brought you here that you might lead the charge and bask in the glory you rightly deserve."
>>289036
When you arrive at the raised ground of the stage, she turns and approaches the side of the pulpit. She's an imposing mare, with a fierce air about her. One of her forelegs is artificial, replaced with wood.
"I am Provost Seed Sower. In this House, you will only find peace, love, and acceptance, for you are the chosen of Celestia."
When you arrive at the raised ground of the stage, she turns and approaches the side of the pulpit. She's an imposing mare, with a fierce air about her. One of her forelegs is artificial, replaced with wood.
"I am Provost Seed Sower. In this House, you will only find peace, love, and acceptance, for you are the chosen of Celestia."
>>289077
She smiles at you. "Celestia blesses us all with unique gifts, Summer Seas. You have no doubt met my followers, who have a talent for fighting. But you will hold no sword. A sword is nothing to your potential. You have a power not unlike my own, and neither of us is meant to spill blood. I wish to offer you the opportunity to save this city, and become an immortalized as a hero of Her name."
She smiles at you. "Celestia blesses us all with unique gifts, Summer Seas. You have no doubt met my followers, who have a talent for fighting. But you will hold no sword. A sword is nothing to your potential. You have a power not unlike my own, and neither of us is meant to spill blood. I wish to offer you the opportunity to save this city, and become an immortalized as a hero of Her name."
>>289153
"Because they profit off of their subjugation, Summer Seas. But we can change that today. Today, all of the most important ponies will be gathering in their own district to celebrate the coming of age of yet another heiress. One that claims to love Celestia, but does nothing to help those suffering. If we could show them what the ponies here are suffering, I believe it would cause them to realize how wrongly they have treated these poor ponies."
"Because they profit off of their subjugation, Summer Seas. But we can change that today. Today, all of the most important ponies will be gathering in their own district to celebrate the coming of age of yet another heiress. One that claims to love Celestia, but does nothing to help those suffering. If we could show them what the ponies here are suffering, I believe it would cause them to realize how wrongly they have treated these poor ponies."
>>289175
"The disease you cured today was what we call the Heretical Plague. The rich have made no effort to find a cure for it, and our best scholars have been lost trying to find a way to liberate ourselves from it. The Plague takes days to finally claim its victims, of course. All I want is your support. You see, the so-called-Holy Guard expect me to use their ceremony to make a statement today. They think I plan to send assassins or an army. Instead I have asked my follower to drop the corpses of the afflicted into their wells. When they draw up the water for the party, it will be used to wash all of their dishes, be served as drinks, and even be mixed into their alcohol as a cost-cutting effort. The entire party will be infected. With your abilities, we will offer them the cure… if they agree to create a better environment for the poor in this city, and share their wealth with their suffering fellow ponies. Then all you have to do is repeat today's miracle. Make good on our side of the deal."
"The disease you cured today was what we call the Heretical Plague. The rich have made no effort to find a cure for it, and our best scholars have been lost trying to find a way to liberate ourselves from it. The Plague takes days to finally claim its victims, of course. All I want is your support. You see, the so-called-Holy Guard expect me to use their ceremony to make a statement today. They think I plan to send assassins or an army. Instead I have asked my follower to drop the corpses of the afflicted into their wells. When they draw up the water for the party, it will be used to wash all of their dishes, be served as drinks, and even be mixed into their alcohol as a cost-cutting effort. The entire party will be infected. With your abilities, we will offer them the cure… if they agree to create a better environment for the poor in this city, and share their wealth with their suffering fellow ponies. Then all you have to do is repeat today's miracle. Make good on our side of the deal."
>>289210
"It is a small sacrifice for the good it could do, Summer. And as long as your skills hold true, which, blessed of Celestia, they will, there is no risk. They can afford to turn a blind eye because they don't have to see how these ponies suffer daily. We have to show them in a way they can't ignore."
"It is a small sacrifice for the good it could do, Summer. And as long as your skills hold true, which, blessed of Celestia, they will, there is no risk. They can afford to turn a blind eye because they don't have to see how these ponies suffer daily. We have to show them in a way they can't ignore."
>>289240
She puts her non-wooden hoof on your shoulder.
"And you won't, Summer. I just need you to heal ponies. There was not a truly right or wrong answer to that question. In truth, I do not think I am much of a pony on my own. To think too highly of one's self is hubris. Prideful. Sinful. The truth is that I spread the rumors that I would attack the ceremony myself. I did this because I knew they would erect a magic bubble. It is a very common type of defensive shield that prevents intruders and attacks. It also prevents things like airborne diseases from leaving, which makes it useful for quarantines. They have already shielded the party grounds. The disease is and will be contained."
She puts her non-wooden hoof on your shoulder.
"And you won't, Summer. I just need you to heal ponies. There was not a truly right or wrong answer to that question. In truth, I do not think I am much of a pony on my own. To think too highly of one's self is hubris. Prideful. Sinful. The truth is that I spread the rumors that I would attack the ceremony myself. I did this because I knew they would erect a magic bubble. It is a very common type of defensive shield that prevents intruders and attacks. It also prevents things like airborne diseases from leaving, which makes it useful for quarantines. They have already shielded the party grounds. The disease is and will be contained."
>>289250
"Not as long as you are successful. No one has ever died before two days after contracting the disease. I am sure their faint hearts will relent within the day. As long as they are not so stubborn that they refuse our aid, they will be fine."
She pauses.
"It was not necessary to tell you all of this. I could have just told you they got sick of their own accord and we needed to help them… but that would be deceitful. I wanted to be totally honest with you, Summer Seas, because I sincerely believe in you with all of my heart. Do you understand? This is what makes you my sister in faith."
"Not as long as you are successful. No one has ever died before two days after contracting the disease. I am sure their faint hearts will relent within the day. As long as they are not so stubborn that they refuse our aid, they will be fine."
She pauses.
"It was not necessary to tell you all of this. I could have just told you they got sick of their own accord and we needed to help them… but that would be deceitful. I wanted to be totally honest with you, Summer Seas, because I sincerely believe in you with all of my heart. Do you understand? This is what makes you my sister in faith."
>>289253
"The party begins this afternoon at the fifth hour. You are by no means restricted here, so you are free to go as long as you remain safe. My followers will watch from the shadows to make sure no one hurts you. It is not a vote of no confidence: as you are the only one who can cure them, it is critical we make sure you are not lost. We do wish to honor side of the deal: we are not liars."
"The party begins this afternoon at the fifth hour. You are by no means restricted here, so you are free to go as long as you remain safe. My followers will watch from the shadows to make sure no one hurts you. It is not a vote of no confidence: as you are the only one who can cure them, it is critical we make sure you are not lost. We do wish to honor side of the deal: we are not liars."
>>289263
Given that she doesn't even know who is supposed to be with you, she doesn't seem to be bothered by your statement.
She struggles with the hug a little bit, having difficulty due to her leg, but then nods.
"Yes, you are free to go see your mother and sister. You may come and go from this place as you choose."
Given that she doesn't even know who is supposed to be with you, she doesn't seem to be bothered by your statement.
She struggles with the hug a little bit, having difficulty due to her leg, but then nods.
"Yes, you are free to go see your mother and sister. You may come and go from this place as you choose."
>>289267
>>289270
>>289282
>she
>calling him a she again
As you head through the district looking for a friendly face, you notice the upper (physically on an incline, being elevated) slums are swarming with ponies in suits. Something exciting must have happened. You decide not to get trampled and head the other way.
You pass the slum bar as you walk past a major intersection. This thing has seen better days! You see a broken second floor window, and military-coated ponies are filtering out, with a pair posted at the door. As you're distracted, watching them investigate, you hear a kind voice behind you.
"I never got a chance to repay you for your efforts."
You turn, and at first you think it's the nurse you were with before, but then you realize it's a real mare, not just an effeminate stallion. She's wearing a nurse outfit, and you almost think you remember seeing her before, though most of the triage was a blur of emotion.
"My friend got you ice cream, but I feel like you deserve a little more. Will you join me for some shopping?"
Your intuition tells you that the nurse you were with before is in that tavern for some reason, but those military ponies don't seem to want any interruptions…
>>289270
>>289282
>she
>calling him a she again
As you head through the district looking for a friendly face, you notice the upper (physically on an incline, being elevated) slums are swarming with ponies in suits. Something exciting must have happened. You decide not to get trampled and head the other way.
You pass the slum bar as you walk past a major intersection. This thing has seen better days! You see a broken second floor window, and military-coated ponies are filtering out, with a pair posted at the door. As you're distracted, watching them investigate, you hear a kind voice behind you.
"I never got a chance to repay you for your efforts."
You turn, and at first you think it's the nurse you were with before, but then you realize it's a real mare, not just an effeminate stallion. She's wearing a nurse outfit, and you almost think you remember seeing her before, though most of the triage was a blur of emotion.
"My friend got you ice cream, but I feel like you deserve a little more. Will you join me for some shopping?"
Your intuition tells you that the nurse you were with before is in that tavern for some reason, but those military ponies don't seem to want any interruptions…
PirateQuest Interlude Wf+6 No.289903
Pirate's Story
After the run-in with Ranger Jane at the tavern, you've returned to Humble's house. You opened the door just in time to see Ruxiang flick a knife into the board where he is playing Lieutenant Sunnyskies in high-stakes Candyland (given that it is the only game Humble has).
Abilio is there, as is Mellow Marsh, keeping a watchful eye over the recovering Face.
Felfire's Story
You've arrived back at Humble's house to find Face was gravely wounded. He needs attention from a real healer, and given that Chip wasted the time he should have been capturing the unicorns by fucking a stallion, the only option appears to be Doc Peg. Well, at least you'll get another trip through Tartarus out of it.
Chip's Story
Abilio verbally abuses you for a while about letting Summer slip away. The standard villain lines. "You have failed me for the last time!" and "How could a little girl outsmart a highly-trained pirate?" He doesn't seem too concerned about Spring being missing, though. You should probably get back on that job.
Sandor's Story
With everyone breaking up, you're left recalling you have unfinished business.
After the run-in with Ranger Jane at the tavern, you've returned to Humble's house. You opened the door just in time to see Ruxiang flick a knife into the board where he is playing Lieutenant Sunnyskies in high-stakes Candyland (given that it is the only game Humble has).
Abilio is there, as is Mellow Marsh, keeping a watchful eye over the recovering Face.
Felfire's Story
You've arrived back at Humble's house to find Face was gravely wounded. He needs attention from a real healer, and given that Chip wasted the time he should have been capturing the unicorns by fucking a stallion, the only option appears to be Doc Peg. Well, at least you'll get another trip through Tartarus out of it.
Chip's Story
Abilio verbally abuses you for a while about letting Summer slip away. The standard villain lines. "You have failed me for the last time!" and "How could a little girl outsmart a highly-trained pirate?" He doesn't seem too concerned about Spring being missing, though. You should probably get back on that job.
Sandor's Story
With everyone breaking up, you're left recalling you have unfinished business.
Unicorn's Story
The nurse leads Summer Seas back into the Mercantile District and you make a bee line for the toy shop. From the outside alone, it looks amazing with all of its decorations, but it's breath-taking inside. Teddy ursas aren't like teddy bears: they're dolls that appear to be stuffed full of stars rather than cloth. The building is also filled with toys, magical and mundane, like train sets and pipes that blow smoke in rings.
Spring Water is still following the pair in stealth.
The nurse leads Summer Seas back into the Mercantile District and you make a bee line for the toy shop. From the outside alone, it looks amazing with all of its decorations, but it's breath-taking inside. Teddy ursas aren't like teddy bears: they're dolls that appear to be stuffed full of stars rather than cloth. The building is also filled with toys, magical and mundane, like train sets and pipes that blow smoke in rings.
Spring Water is still following the pair in stealth.
>>289912
Abilio opens another portal and escorts the two of you through to Terrebonne's room. She seems a little surprised to see Felfire.
"Ah taut she stayed behind last time? Huh… coulda sworn I just saw her. Jast as well. I have someting ta show yah when yah take him ta see da Doctah."
>>289911
By the time you make it back to the square, the church is already being erected once again. One of the priests seems to be singing and playing on his fiddle the most boring gospel/country song you've ever heard. You think you make out some of the lyrics to be, "Raise this church, raise this church, one two three four."
Abilio opens another portal and escorts the two of you through to Terrebonne's room. She seems a little surprised to see Felfire.
"Ah taut she stayed behind last time? Huh… coulda sworn I just saw her. Jast as well. I have someting ta show yah when yah take him ta see da Doctah."
>>289911
By the time you make it back to the square, the church is already being erected once again. One of the priests seems to be singing and playing on his fiddle the most boring gospel/country song you've ever heard. You think you make out some of the lyrics to be, "Raise this church, raise this church, one two three four."
>>289924
There are two churches in the merchant district. One is the official Church of Celestia, and it's far from in disrepair: it's hulking and even has water features.
The other church is a minor Church of Celestia made out of wood that is in the process of being repaired.
The only other thing resembling a church in town is the sanctuary of the Order of the Virtuous in the lower class district.
>>289928
The nurse chuckles. "Everypony wants to be older when they're your age, dear. You'll be a full grown mare before you know it, I'm sure."
>>289926
He's not there. He's probably off buying supplies.
>>289924
That daycare class from before seems to be at recess. You lose track of time watching them play from outside the school yard.
>>289923
The Doctor's clinic is locked, but after you beat the door a few times with your hoof, a pony opens the door. You think your eyes are playing tricks on you, because it's almost as if someone was holding a mirror to the crack of the door: you only see yourself for a moment, then the door slams shut and reopens less than a second later. Doc Peg is there, and all smiles. Must have been a trick of the eye. Is something affecting ponies on the ship?
He tries to work out something to say, and finally chokes out, "Patient?"
There are two churches in the merchant district. One is the official Church of Celestia, and it's far from in disrepair: it's hulking and even has water features.
The other church is a minor Church of Celestia made out of wood that is in the process of being repaired.
The only other thing resembling a church in town is the sanctuary of the Order of the Virtuous in the lower class district.
>>289928
The nurse chuckles. "Everypony wants to be older when they're your age, dear. You'll be a full grown mare before you know it, I'm sure."
>>289926
He's not there. He's probably off buying supplies.
>>289924
That daycare class from before seems to be at recess. You lose track of time watching them play from outside the school yard.
>>289923
The Doctor's clinic is locked, but after you beat the door a few times with your hoof, a pony opens the door. You think your eyes are playing tricks on you, because it's almost as if someone was holding a mirror to the crack of the door: you only see yourself for a moment, then the door slams shut and reopens less than a second later. Doc Peg is there, and all smiles. Must have been a trick of the eye. Is something affecting ponies on the ship?
He tries to work out something to say, and finally chokes out, "Patient?"
>>289929
In the board games section, you find all the classics, like dominos, chess, checkers, backgammon, and the like. There are also strange magic games, some of which actually have purchase restrictions. You see an item labeled a "necromancer's board" that actually has an age limit and requires a license.
In the board games section, you find all the classics, like dominos, chess, checkers, backgammon, and the like. There are also strange magic games, some of which actually have purchase restrictions. You see an item labeled a "necromancer's board" that actually has an age limit and requires a license.
>>289936
Fuck this. High risk high reward.
Walk to the priest.
"Hey. You. I saw who did this. I can show you to her, but it's in a pretty dangerous part of town, so only you can come. I don't want to bother saving the ass of some stupid fucks who want to follow me around. But you deserve to know who did this."
Fuck this. High risk high reward.
Walk to the priest.
"Hey. You. I saw who did this. I can show you to her, but it's in a pretty dangerous part of town, so only you can come. I don't want to bother saving the ass of some stupid fucks who want to follow me around. But you deserve to know who did this."
>>289943
He shakes his head. "Friend, whoever did this, I forgive them. That's what Celestia wants from you: not your money, not your blade. Your love. And look how it has brought our community together! I dare say it was about time we had a church project. Thank you for your concern, though. If you want to really help me, why not visit my next sermon? I don't recognize your face."
>>289944
He nods his head rapidly. "We got Face. Go." After you deposit him on the table, he gestures a dismissal at you and sets to work with his horn, healing the bullet wound.
He shakes his head. "Friend, whoever did this, I forgive them. That's what Celestia wants from you: not your money, not your blade. Your love. And look how it has brought our community together! I dare say it was about time we had a church project. Thank you for your concern, though. If you want to really help me, why not visit my next sermon? I don't recognize your face."
>>289944
He nods his head rapidly. "We got Face. Go." After you deposit him on the table, he gestures a dismissal at you and sets to work with his horn, healing the bullet wound.
>>289954
You see everything from three dimensional chess, with floating boards, to some game that apparently has invisible pieces and it is forbidden to tell someone the rules (literally magically so: the enchantment prevents any discussion nearby).
You also see a few others, one labeled Jumanji, which seems to be about safaris or something, and some sort of gravity puzzle game. You think you notice a game that involves some sort of time travel, but your head begins to hurt when you remember you haven't visited that side of the shop yet. You walk over and see it, but promptly forget about it. There's also some sort of game that involves controlling the included goldfish with basic mind control.
>>289964
"Down." He indicates the operating table: there's a cabinet door on your side, but not his. You open it up and his bottle of vodka is sitting there.
>>289967
He shrugs. "Celestia has been called much worse, and yet in her divine wisdom and power, chooses to forgive. What right do I have to overrule her? Besides, I think I already know who it is. I imagine I shall have to send a fruit basket and invite the clergy at the other Church in this city to visit. I think they may have lost their way along the path. Would you care to make some money? I would pay you to make the delivery: I'm a bit tied up at the moment with the reconstruction."
You see everything from three dimensional chess, with floating boards, to some game that apparently has invisible pieces and it is forbidden to tell someone the rules (literally magically so: the enchantment prevents any discussion nearby).
You also see a few others, one labeled Jumanji, which seems to be about safaris or something, and some sort of gravity puzzle game. You think you notice a game that involves some sort of time travel, but your head begins to hurt when you remember you haven't visited that side of the shop yet. You walk over and see it, but promptly forget about it. There's also some sort of game that involves controlling the included goldfish with basic mind control.
>>289964
"Down." He indicates the operating table: there's a cabinet door on your side, but not his. You open it up and his bottle of vodka is sitting there.
>>289967
He shrugs. "Celestia has been called much worse, and yet in her divine wisdom and power, chooses to forgive. What right do I have to overrule her? Besides, I think I already know who it is. I imagine I shall have to send a fruit basket and invite the clergy at the other Church in this city to visit. I think they may have lost their way along the path. Would you care to make some money? I would pay you to make the delivery: I'm a bit tied up at the moment with the reconstruction."
>>289980
"I believe that this misguided mare who tried to knock down our church was either hired by or is a member of a competing church here. Even if she isn't, I know they're skeptical of our beliefs, and it doesn't hurt to be neighborly. The main temple of the city is hard to miss. I trust you've seen it?"
"I believe that this misguided mare who tried to knock down our church was either hired by or is a member of a competing church here. Even if she isn't, I know they're skeptical of our beliefs, and it doesn't hurt to be neighborly. The main temple of the city is hard to miss. I trust you've seen it?"
>>289984
It seems to be more of a sandbox game than anything else. There are little pellets that stick in the air where you leave them, unaffected by gravity. Then there are cubes that are only affected by gravity fields generated by the pellets, allowing you to send the cubes orbiting, or fling them around with a gravity slingshot. Rearranging the pellets and number/orientation of the cubes gives essentially infinite combinations.
It seems to be more of a sandbox game than anything else. There are little pellets that stick in the air where you leave them, unaffected by gravity. Then there are cubes that are only affected by gravity fields generated by the pellets, allowing you to send the cubes orbiting, or fling them around with a gravity slingshot. Rearranging the pellets and number/orientation of the cubes gives essentially infinite combinations.
>>289977
It takes a few minutes of intense work to remove the huge chunk of rifled metal in Face's back. Simply healing over it would leave him to die of lead poisoning. He starts by applying local anesthetic and levitating out the bolt, then he extracts the shrapnel, mends the damaged ribs, and even extracts excess residue and treats the area for infection. He finally closes the wound with general healing.
Soon, he's good as new, but fatigued.
He looks up and seems to struggle with an answer, but then Face pipes up: "Thanks for savin' me, Doc. I think I've got it from here. You want met to clear out?"
He grins. "I hear you, clear out!"
After he's gone, he turns to you: "Out-thinking me?"
>>289994
He rifles around a bit in his tools and extracts a fruit basket. What kind of toolkit is that?
He hands you fifteen bits and the basket. "Please take this to them as a gesture of good will."
>>289992
She smiles. "Cauterized Cut. And yours?"
>>289997
She nods. "It doesn't look very expensive. Just be careful: it says those pieces can stick to the insides of your intestines and cause internal bleeding if you eat them. That sounds like a nightmare to fix…"
It takes a few minutes of intense work to remove the huge chunk of rifled metal in Face's back. Simply healing over it would leave him to die of lead poisoning. He starts by applying local anesthetic and levitating out the bolt, then he extracts the shrapnel, mends the damaged ribs, and even extracts excess residue and treats the area for infection. He finally closes the wound with general healing.
Soon, he's good as new, but fatigued.
He looks up and seems to struggle with an answer, but then Face pipes up: "Thanks for savin' me, Doc. I think I've got it from here. You want met to clear out?"
He grins. "I hear you, clear out!"
After he's gone, he turns to you: "Out-thinking me?"
>>289994
He rifles around a bit in his tools and extracts a fruit basket. What kind of toolkit is that?
He hands you fifteen bits and the basket. "Please take this to them as a gesture of good will."
>>289992
She smiles. "Cauterized Cut. And yours?"
>>289997
She nods. "It doesn't look very expensive. Just be careful: it says those pieces can stick to the insides of your intestines and cause internal bleeding if you eat them. That sounds like a nightmare to fix…"
>>290008
>whisky
He takes a gulp of it and waits a moment for it to take effect. It gives him a solid pause to think out his answer.
"Nothing so deviant, and yet… worse still. I do not think you want to know."
>>290012
He nods. "Unless you want to help finish the church. If not, have a blessed day nonetheless."
>>290009
She melts. "Awww, but you're such a little cutie! Who couldn't love you?"
>whisky
He takes a gulp of it and waits a moment for it to take effect. It gives him a solid pause to think out his answer.
"Nothing so deviant, and yet… worse still. I do not think you want to know."
>>290012
He nods. "Unless you want to help finish the church. If not, have a blessed day nonetheless."
>>290009
She melts. "Awww, but you're such a little cutie! Who couldn't love you?"
>>290017
He raises a brow. "Are you sure? You can't unring a bell. It may warp your perception of me, and potentially endanger you in the future. Maybe it's best you think I'm a pervert and I happen to have an inflatable Felfire that I managed to buy or make in the brief period you've been on the ship."
He raises a brow. "Are you sure? You can't unring a bell. It may warp your perception of me, and potentially endanger you in the future. Maybe it's best you think I'm a pervert and I happen to have an inflatable Felfire that I managed to buy or make in the brief period you've been on the ship."
Felfire [Necromancer] No.290023
>>290019
"Look doc you already have this thing of copying words, if you told me you can copy bodies I wouldn't mind.
After all, you is you, better know the truth. I don't hide the fact I fuck pile of bones, eck, I did it in front of everyone back in the city!
So just stallion up and tell me!"
"Look doc you already have this thing of copying words, if you told me you can copy bodies I wouldn't mind.
After all, you is you, better know the truth. I don't hide the fact I fuck pile of bones, eck, I did it in front of everyone back in the city!
So just stallion up and tell me!"
>>290020
>>290021
She sighs. "I know it seems like that sometimes, but not everyone is that bad. I think most people are just afraid of getting infected by that plague, or think the poor are in league with that villainous Order of the Virtuous."
>>290023
He drops his unicorn disguise entirely.
"The truth is that I am a severed Changeling. My speech impediment is a result of being broken off from my colony. My kind are designed to mimic: I call it Echo Syndrome. I was abusing my power recently to see what Terrebonne thought of you without asking directly in person."
>>290021
She sighs. "I know it seems like that sometimes, but not everyone is that bad. I think most people are just afraid of getting infected by that plague, or think the poor are in league with that villainous Order of the Virtuous."
>>290023
He drops his unicorn disguise entirely.
"The truth is that I am a severed Changeling. My speech impediment is a result of being broken off from my colony. My kind are designed to mimic: I call it Echo Syndrome. I was abusing my power recently to see what Terrebonne thought of you without asking directly in person."
>>290022
He considers it for a moment, then nods. "Of course, my brother. I understand that confessions may be embarrassing, but they do relieve the strain of your soul. We don't have a formal confessional booth, but there is a library near here with study rooms, if that would suit you…"
>>290030
She nods. "As a matter of fact, I can. No trouble at all."
>>290028
He shakes his wings a little, causing the gossamer threads to sparkle in the light. "I do not remember much about my life before I was severed. It was mostly a blur of following the Hive's commands. I believe the purpose of my severance was for some sort of research, but through my natural talent for mimicry, I picked up the ability to heal others from the doctors I observed. Eventually the program was to be shut down, and I was forced to escape before they returned me to the Hive. I do not particularly care to stop being an individual."
He considers it for a moment, then nods. "Of course, my brother. I understand that confessions may be embarrassing, but they do relieve the strain of your soul. We don't have a formal confessional booth, but there is a library near here with study rooms, if that would suit you…"
>>290030
She nods. "As a matter of fact, I can. No trouble at all."
>>290028
He shakes his wings a little, causing the gossamer threads to sparkle in the light. "I do not remember much about my life before I was severed. It was mostly a blur of following the Hive's commands. I believe the purpose of my severance was for some sort of research, but through my natural talent for mimicry, I picked up the ability to heal others from the doctors I observed. Eventually the program was to be shut down, and I was forced to escape before they returned me to the Hive. I do not particularly care to stop being an individual."
>>290052
He dies pretty easily. You're one cold killer.
>>290053
He shakes his head. "She knows. In fact, most of the officers know. I just rarely abuse my power. I think she's used to seeing me stuttering to find combinations of the words of others. You see, my other means of speaking normally is to mimic another pony. I can pass undetected, mimicking tone and phrasing. She may have already pieced it together by now. A pity, but she'll forgive me. She always does."
>>290054
She gives you the first non-kind look you've seen from her yet. "It's very important, and it's a conversation for big ponies. I won't be able to help you leave if you don't let me talk to her, alright? So go find a toy you like."
>>290064
You played your part of getting distracted by a class of fillies perfectly with your absence.
He dies pretty easily. You're one cold killer.
>>290053
He shakes his head. "She knows. In fact, most of the officers know. I just rarely abuse my power. I think she's used to seeing me stuttering to find combinations of the words of others. You see, my other means of speaking normally is to mimic another pony. I can pass undetected, mimicking tone and phrasing. She may have already pieced it together by now. A pity, but she'll forgive me. She always does."
>>290054
She gives you the first non-kind look you've seen from her yet. "It's very important, and it's a conversation for big ponies. I won't be able to help you leave if you don't let me talk to her, alright? So go find a toy you like."
>>290064
You played your part of getting distracted by a class of fillies perfectly with your absence.
>>290073
He pauses. "Exactly what I told you before. I asked her, as you, what she thought of me. Now that I consider her answer… maybe she knew it was me, and was just playing along? She does enjoy toying with me as much as I do with her…"
>>290079
"The Provost has turned her loose to do as she sees fit. She bears the protection of the Provost: if you attempt to harm her, you will be cut down as a heretic."
>>290077
You head back and find the temple. The pony that hired you, the Bishop, seems busy collecting his "tithe" tax. There's a guard with him, just in case anyone tries to steal his money box.
He pauses. "Exactly what I told you before. I asked her, as you, what she thought of me. Now that I consider her answer… maybe she knew it was me, and was just playing along? She does enjoy toying with me as much as I do with her…"
>>290079
"The Provost has turned her loose to do as she sees fit. She bears the protection of the Provost: if you attempt to harm her, you will be cut down as a heretic."
>>290077
You head back and find the temple. The pony that hired you, the Bishop, seems busy collecting his "tithe" tax. There's a guard with him, just in case anyone tries to steal his money box.
>>290084
Great
"I am her 'legal' protector too you know until you lunatics 'illegally' kidnapped her in front of me and held her in place. Just tell me where she is now so that I can resume my duty that is assigned by her mother." I cross my arms together in disdain at the member of the order that I am talking.
Great
"I am her 'legal' protector too you know until you lunatics 'illegally' kidnapped her in front of me and held her in place. Just tell me where she is now so that I can resume my duty that is assigned by her mother." I cross my arms together in disdain at the member of the order that I am talking.
>>290093
"She said that I seemed like a foal, but then laughed when I didn't understand. Does that make any sense to you? Maybe I blew my cover."
>>290090
He nods, and accepts the basket. "Of course, do not assume this will be deducted from your weekly tithe, but thank you for your consideration. Celestia will bless you with equal proportion to your gifts."
"She said that I seemed like a foal, but then laughed when I didn't understand. Does that make any sense to you? Maybe I blew my cover."
>>290090
He nods, and accepts the basket. "Of course, do not assume this will be deducted from your weekly tithe, but thank you for your consideration. Celestia will bless you with equal proportion to your gifts."
Felfire [Necromancer] No.290102
>>290098
"Yep. Next time you want to spy on someone, gather info!
I looked into the mirror and all I saw was a foal version of me, strange but true."
Smile at him.
"Terre wanted to talk to me. Will come back to check on my partner later. Thanks for the chat."
Make my way back to Terrebonne's chamber.
"Yep. Next time you want to spy on someone, gather info!
I looked into the mirror and all I saw was a foal version of me, strange but true."
Smile at him.
"Terre wanted to talk to me. Will come back to check on my partner later. Thanks for the chat."
Make my way back to Terrebonne's chamber.
>>290097
The mare gives you a Costanza face. "How would I know where she went? I've been posted here for the whole day."
>>290100
He gives you a smirk. "Then where is he? I haven't heard anything."
>>290102
When you make your way back to Terrebonne's chamber, she greets you warmly. "Dat certainly took a while. Is da Doctah losing his tauch?"
The mare gives you a Costanza face. "How would I know where she went? I've been posted here for the whole day."
>>290100
He gives you a smirk. "Then where is he? I haven't heard anything."
>>290102
When you make your way back to Terrebonne's chamber, she greets you warmly. "Dat certainly took a while. Is da Doctah losing his tauch?"
Spring Water [Charlatan] No.290118
>>290114
"Summer. We wont go to see Humble. It's too dangerous. We can't take risks like this."
Roll #0 4 = 4
"Summer. We wont go to see Humble. It's too dangerous. We can't take risks like this."
Roll #0 4 = 4
>>290110
She nods, knowingly. "Yah will need dat good mood. I wish ta teach yah a very essential spell for our kind, but first yah need context. Yah need ta talk ta Instructor Thatch. He is very difficult, and harsh, but he is a master, and a lost treasure ta our crew."
>>290112
He nods, then whispers something to the guard, who summons a second and dispatches him. "Of course, I need to have the claims verified. I am sure you know many rogues come through here hoping to bluff with a silver tongue."
>>290117
They shrug. "She probably went back to that triage center, or sought out her nurse friend. The one who were sharing bedroom eyes with."
She nods, knowingly. "Yah will need dat good mood. I wish ta teach yah a very essential spell for our kind, but first yah need context. Yah need ta talk ta Instructor Thatch. He is very difficult, and harsh, but he is a master, and a lost treasure ta our crew."
>>290112
He nods, then whispers something to the guard, who summons a second and dispatches him. "Of course, I need to have the claims verified. I am sure you know many rogues come through here hoping to bluff with a silver tongue."
>>290117
They shrug. "She probably went back to that triage center, or sought out her nurse friend. The one who were sharing bedroom eyes with."
>>290122
My face brightens up, I might see those two plus met that lady boy. Good vibes.
But first see if there is deciet present in his voice.
'1d10'
"Thank you, I will check the triage center right now."
Then seek for the triage center or for that pony boy.
'r2 1d10'
Roll #1 6 = 6 / Roll #2 3 = 3
My face brightens up, I might see those two plus met that lady boy. Good vibes.
But first see if there is deciet present in his voice.
'1d10'
"Thank you, I will check the triage center right now."
Then seek for the triage center or for that pony boy.
'r2 1d10'
Roll #1 6 = 6 / Roll #2 3 = 3
>>290127
"In the mean time, come inside. We can share the fruit basket. It's not poisoned, right?"
>>290126
You think you make out a grumble of, "He doesn't 'ave a good side."
"His brain is in da left jar."
>>290129
Zealots know no lies. They are a brutal, but honest people.
You find the triage center completely abandoned. Looks like everyone has left. It's kind of ransacked, anyway.
"In the mean time, come inside. We can share the fruit basket. It's not poisoned, right?"
>>290126
You think you make out a grumble of, "He doesn't 'ave a good side."
"His brain is in da left jar."
>>290129
Zealots know no lies. They are a brutal, but honest people.
You find the triage center completely abandoned. Looks like everyone has left. It's kind of ransacked, anyway.
Felfire [Necromancer] No.290148
>>290143
"Insults are words. They bounce off."
Move towards the left jar, take 8 minutes and use commune.
Roll #0 5 + 4 = 9
"Insults are words. They bounce off."
Move towards the left jar, take 8 minutes and use commune.
Roll #0 5 + 4 = 9
>>290144
They locals admit to you that the Order tore through looking for Summer originally, but left when they found her. Everyone was too afraid to come back for the day. You also hear rumors that Summer the sanctuary on her own, and headed toward the lower slums bar, avoiding the alternate route through the upper slums.
>>290147
He shakes his head. "Verifications take time. I'm sure in the next couple of minutes he will be back."
>>290146
She takes you aside where Spring can't hear, and whispers,
"I can't exactly help you myself, but I know someone who can. If you went and spoke with him, I'm sure he'd get you a passport out of the city."
>>290148
Immediately your consciousness is assaulted by a barrage of words.
"And now what? Another incessant whelp wakens me from my slumber yet again. I was under the impression that when I died for the last time, I'd actually get some peace. Tell me, have you even been taught the Living Rites yet? And don't make any assumptions about this, I've dealt with idiots before, trying to show off, and casting a similar-sounding spell. Tell, do not demonstrate."
They locals admit to you that the Order tore through looking for Summer originally, but left when they found her. Everyone was too afraid to come back for the day. You also hear rumors that Summer the sanctuary on her own, and headed toward the lower slums bar, avoiding the alternate route through the upper slums.
>>290147
He shakes his head. "Verifications take time. I'm sure in the next couple of minutes he will be back."
>>290146
She takes you aside where Spring can't hear, and whispers,
"I can't exactly help you myself, but I know someone who can. If you went and spoke with him, I'm sure he'd get you a passport out of the city."
>>290148
Immediately your consciousness is assaulted by a barrage of words.
"And now what? Another incessant whelp wakens me from my slumber yet again. I was under the impression that when I died for the last time, I'd actually get some peace. Tell me, have you even been taught the Living Rites yet? And don't make any assumptions about this, I've dealt with idiots before, trying to show off, and casting a similar-sounding spell. Tell, do not demonstrate."
>>290170
"I was actually in the Lower Class District as a volunteer. I'm actually from a rich family, and I know the Lord-Mayor. He's a very nice pony, and he would be happy to help someone in need, I think."
>>290168
He shrugs.
Finally, a guard returns and nods at the Bishop. "Ah, good. It would seem your words were true. Well done."
>>290171
His contempt is palpable. "Where do they find you mindless acolytes? They send you to ME before you have even mastered the third most basic spell for communicating with the Immortal Plane? The Living Rites are an enhanced form of the Last Rites, invented — I hope you're taking note, you WILL be tested later — by Baleful Bray at the third necrotic council in the Enlightened Period. Without the Living Rites, you can't learn anything from me. Do not waken me until you've learned them."
"I was actually in the Lower Class District as a volunteer. I'm actually from a rich family, and I know the Lord-Mayor. He's a very nice pony, and he would be happy to help someone in need, I think."
>>290168
He shrugs.
Finally, a guard returns and nods at the Bishop. "Ah, good. It would seem your words were true. Well done."
>>290171
His contempt is palpable. "Where do they find you mindless acolytes? They send you to ME before you have even mastered the third most basic spell for communicating with the Immortal Plane? The Living Rites are an enhanced form of the Last Rites, invented — I hope you're taking note, you WILL be tested later — by Baleful Bray at the third necrotic council in the Enlightened Period. Without the Living Rites, you can't learn anything from me. Do not waken me until you've learned them."
>>290179
You follow up on those rumors that take you to the bar where you bedded Nurturing Heart, but see it swarming with ponies in military getups. You think it wouldn't be wise to go inside there. Fortunately, you manage to blend in with the crowd and keep moving. Where could she have gone from here? People would have seen her if she doubled back or was captured by the military… that just leaves the Middle Class District, which you came from, and the Mercantile District…
You follow up on those rumors that take you to the bar where you bedded Nurturing Heart, but see it swarming with ponies in military getups. You think it wouldn't be wise to go inside there. Fortunately, you manage to blend in with the crowd and keep moving. Where could she have gone from here? People would have seen her if she doubled back or was captured by the military… that just leaves the Middle Class District, which you came from, and the Mercantile District…
>>290181
You find yourself shouting at nothing, and realize you've stopped subvocalizing. Did he cut off the communion from the other side? Is that even possible?
>>290184
"She seems a little skiddish. I just don't want her to get scared if we talk about the Lord-Mayor. She seems to not like most ponies in this city."
>>290182
He nods. "Yes, your tithe for this week has been considered paid in full. Your credit is good here. Thank you for your time, you may leave."
You find yourself shouting at nothing, and realize you've stopped subvocalizing. Did he cut off the communion from the other side? Is that even possible?
>>290184
"She seems a little skiddish. I just don't want her to get scared if we talk about the Lord-Mayor. She seems to not like most ponies in this city."
>>290182
He nods. "Yes, your tithe for this week has been considered paid in full. Your credit is good here. Thank you for your time, you may leave."
>>290190
While you don't run into any bounty hunters, you don't detect any trace of the two, either. The guards are reasonably accommodating, but they have no information for you. None of them have seen her."
>>290192
"Do yah imagine it would be easier ta learn from a voice in ya head? Easier than seeing it for yaself in person? Probably, having had yah first discussion with Thatch, da answer is no. I can teach yah to project into the memories of the dead, by shifting yah position on da immortal plane. Dis causes some risk ta yah, because yah are not an ethereal observer like in the Last Rites ritual. Yah are planted into da world of da memory, as though yah were there. Yah can be killed. Yah can also use the chance to learn, and even interact with projections of da past. Cast on normal ponies, it will invariably send yah ta their death memory, but on a fellow necromancer, they may invite yah as a guest into a more suitable memory for your benefit. I want yah ta experience life at da Black Cloister, da ancient necromancy monastery dat Thatch taught at."
>>290199
She nods. "Once your sister has picked out her toy, of course!"
>>290198
He smirks. "What did you want more than to serve Celestia's will? It is better this way."
While you don't run into any bounty hunters, you don't detect any trace of the two, either. The guards are reasonably accommodating, but they have no information for you. None of them have seen her."
>>290192
"Do yah imagine it would be easier ta learn from a voice in ya head? Easier than seeing it for yaself in person? Probably, having had yah first discussion with Thatch, da answer is no. I can teach yah to project into the memories of the dead, by shifting yah position on da immortal plane. Dis causes some risk ta yah, because yah are not an ethereal observer like in the Last Rites ritual. Yah are planted into da world of da memory, as though yah were there. Yah can be killed. Yah can also use the chance to learn, and even interact with projections of da past. Cast on normal ponies, it will invariably send yah ta their death memory, but on a fellow necromancer, they may invite yah as a guest into a more suitable memory for your benefit. I want yah ta experience life at da Black Cloister, da ancient necromancy monastery dat Thatch taught at."
>>290199
She nods. "Once your sister has picked out her toy, of course!"
>>290198
He smirks. "What did you want more than to serve Celestia's will? It is better this way."
>>290208
She shakes her head. "If da pony dies, da memory ends, yah are fine. You simply need not be killed yaself inside da memory. As for who made it… Thatch probably knows."
>>290210
Your drink sparks no inspiration. Not a single clue since you got here!
>>290207
"Suit yourself. But I saw a very huggable teddy ursa for a filly your age when I walked in…"
>>290211
He considers it. "So be it."
He pushes a paltry fifteen bits across the table to you. You have thirty now, aside from all those you left at the Humble house.
She shakes her head. "If da pony dies, da memory ends, yah are fine. You simply need not be killed yaself inside da memory. As for who made it… Thatch probably knows."
>>290210
Your drink sparks no inspiration. Not a single clue since you got here!
>>290207
"Suit yourself. But I saw a very huggable teddy ursa for a filly your age when I walked in…"
>>290211
He considers it. "So be it."
He pushes a paltry fifteen bits across the table to you. You have thirty now, aside from all those you left at the Humble house.
>>290220
Your luck holds! You ask around a little bit, and a rich looking couple says that think they saw a lot of fillies heading into the toy shop today, and it's worth a look.
>>290227
Your assessment is reasonable. At your current size, it is literally big enough to be used as a big, cushy bed.
"I'll carry it for you, sweetie."
>>290226
You can't find a damn thing worth your time in the town except the casinos, and you don't think it would be wise to show your face around there for a while. There is that poker game, or the hunter for those unicorns, though.
>>290221
She nods slowly. "With practice, building a memory is possible, but ta shift someone else's immortal form inta it without their intent? It would be hard… Maybe if ya combined it with a higher class spell, like a soul transfer…"
Your luck holds! You ask around a little bit, and a rich looking couple says that think they saw a lot of fillies heading into the toy shop today, and it's worth a look.
>>290227
Your assessment is reasonable. At your current size, it is literally big enough to be used as a big, cushy bed.
"I'll carry it for you, sweetie."
>>290226
You can't find a damn thing worth your time in the town except the casinos, and you don't think it would be wise to show your face around there for a while. There is that poker game, or the hunter for those unicorns, though.
>>290221
She nods slowly. "With practice, building a memory is possible, but ta shift someone else's immortal form inta it without their intent? It would be hard… Maybe if ya combined it with a higher class spell, like a soul transfer…"
>>290240
>>290241
Your luck is incredible. Just as you relent and the nurse happily levitates the teddy ursa for you, it gets in the way of Chip and blocks his view, preventing him from noticing you, inches away.
>>290242
Your intuition is telling you "toy shop". Maybe you just know the little one too well.
>>290239
"Yah already know da Last Rites, which makes it easier. Dis is just a modified form. I will hold yah, and guide yah through yah first cast. Use it on Thatch again, and remembah, you can only use this once a day."
She positions herself behind you and feels about your side for a while, as if looking for pressure points, and eventually settles for resting her hoof on your wing, at the joint with your torso.
[b]Guided by her magic, you feel as though you don't even need to focus. This roll is automatic.[/s]
When you open your eyes next, you are no longer in Terrebonne's chamber. You're sitting at the back of a large teaching theater, empty, save for a stallion at the bottom, near a chalkboard covered in symbols and notes.
>>290241
Your luck is incredible. Just as you relent and the nurse happily levitates the teddy ursa for you, it gets in the way of Chip and blocks his view, preventing him from noticing you, inches away.
>>290242
Your intuition is telling you "toy shop". Maybe you just know the little one too well.
>>290239
"Yah already know da Last Rites, which makes it easier. Dis is just a modified form. I will hold yah, and guide yah through yah first cast. Use it on Thatch again, and remembah, you can only use this once a day."
She positions herself behind you and feels about your side for a while, as if looking for pressure points, and eventually settles for resting her hoof on your wing, at the joint with your torso.
[b]Guided by her magic, you feel as though you don't even need to focus. This roll is automatic.[/s]
When you open your eyes next, you are no longer in Terrebonne's chamber. You're sitting at the back of a large teaching theater, empty, save for a stallion at the bottom, near a chalkboard covered in symbols and notes.
>>290260
She's pretty cute. You almost think she's not quite as pretty a mare as that stallion, but he was a pretty unique case. Then again, you may have post-coitus bias.
>>290259
He turns and gives you the most condescending look. "Where do you think we are, you numbskull? This is my classroom in the Black Cloister. You may as well wander about now so you don't get distracted by a butterfly later. Come back when you're suitably explored out. I don't have time for you to distract yourself mid-lesson. And don't damage the projections."
>>290256
Many fillies walk in and out, but you can tell none are Summer Seas.
She's pretty cute. You almost think she's not quite as pretty a mare as that stallion, but he was a pretty unique case. Then again, you may have post-coitus bias.
>>290259
He turns and gives you the most condescending look. "Where do you think we are, you numbskull? This is my classroom in the Black Cloister. You may as well wander about now so you don't get distracted by a butterfly later. Come back when you're suitably explored out. I don't have time for you to distract yourself mid-lesson. And don't damage the projections."
>>290256
Many fillies walk in and out, but you can tell none are Summer Seas.
>>290275
You pay for your items and the nurse tries to usher you out.
'1d10'
>>290278
You look exactly like you did before, but you're wearing some sort of robe-uniform. Also you're wearing a dunce cap, which you shake off. Looks like his impressions of you affect your projection on this memory plane.
"If you are ready now, we can begin now. But I don't want you whining about wanting to see the Ideal Servant or Dusking Pool later in the middle of the lesson when I reference them. You may as well go tour the campus now so I don't have to hear it. I'm finishing writing my final lesson plans for the two hundred six thousand five hundred forty third time."
>>290280
You are the swaggiest, but she's a cold fish. Looks like she's too preoccupied for you, though several nearby mares ooh and ahh, crowding around you and asking what it's like to be such a big, strong dog.
Unfortunately, the ladies get in the way and make it hard to identify anyone.
>>290281
Yep.
Roll #1 5 = 5
You pay for your items and the nurse tries to usher you out.
'1d10'
>>290278
You look exactly like you did before, but you're wearing some sort of robe-uniform. Also you're wearing a dunce cap, which you shake off. Looks like his impressions of you affect your projection on this memory plane.
"If you are ready now, we can begin now. But I don't want you whining about wanting to see the Ideal Servant or Dusking Pool later in the middle of the lesson when I reference them. You may as well go tour the campus now so I don't have to hear it. I'm finishing writing my final lesson plans for the two hundred six thousand five hundred forty third time."
>>290280
You are the swaggiest, but she's a cold fish. Looks like she's too preoccupied for you, though several nearby mares ooh and ahh, crowding around you and asking what it's like to be such a big, strong dog.
Unfortunately, the ladies get in the way and make it hard to identify anyone.
>>290281
Yep.
Roll #1 5 = 5
>>290291
You totally recognize Summer Seas. You're a little confused about the filly with her, though: she looks like Spring Water but smaller and without the cutie mark. Maybe a long lost sister.
>>290297
The kiss… is pretty awkward. You're losing them Chip, you're losing them!
Spring, make an opposed roll to be 2discreet4him. DC8 passes.
You totally recognize Summer Seas. You're a little confused about the filly with her, though: she looks like Spring Water but smaller and without the cutie mark. Maybe a long lost sister.
>>290297
The kiss… is pretty awkward. You're losing them Chip, you're losing them!
Spring, make an opposed roll to be 2discreet4him. DC8 passes.
>>290293
You find yourself in a stone hallway, and there are ponies in robes like yours all up and down it. They're chatting passively, but you feel as though they're really there. As a test, you walk toward one coming down the hall, and he adjusts course to walk around you.
You wander down the hallway a bit and come upon a large, circular room with a hulking, kneeling pony in the middle. The other students are walking by in passing, offering up energy to it as they go, while others are actively pulling meat and muscle out of buckets and applying it to the beast with some necromantic magic.
>>290305
At least you got one. She's not very attractive, but at least you got one.
Her husband doesn't seem very pleased, though.
You find yourself in a stone hallway, and there are ponies in robes like yours all up and down it. They're chatting passively, but you feel as though they're really there. As a test, you walk toward one coming down the hall, and he adjusts course to walk around you.
You wander down the hallway a bit and come upon a large, circular room with a hulking, kneeling pony in the middle. The other students are walking by in passing, offering up energy to it as they go, while others are actively pulling meat and muscle out of buckets and applying it to the beast with some necromantic magic.
>>290305
At least you got one. She's not very attractive, but at least you got one.
Her husband doesn't seem very pleased, though.
>>290318
That nurse is totally busy talking to Sandor. Is he poaching your job?
>>290320
You decide "to hell with formalities", and flat out ask someone standing by what's going on.
They explain that the beast is known as The Ideal Servant. It's a composite effort made by the entire student body each year. A strong class creates a powerful flesh golem, whereas a weak class has theirs fall apart.
It would seem that everyone here is a necromancer. You are finally in a necromancer-only society
That nurse is totally busy talking to Sandor. Is he poaching your job?
>>290320
You decide "to hell with formalities", and flat out ask someone standing by what's going on.
They explain that the beast is known as The Ideal Servant. It's a composite effort made by the entire student body each year. A strong class creates a powerful flesh golem, whereas a weak class has theirs fall apart.
It would seem that everyone here is a necromancer. You are finally in a necromancer-only society
Felfire [Necromancer] No.290334
>>290325
I… I must pay respect!
Use some of my necromantic energy on it! Make a strong golem!
Roll #0 5 = 5
I… I must pay respect!
Use some of my necromantic energy on it! Make a strong golem!
Roll #0 5 = 5
Felfire [Necromancer] No.290342
>>290339
Wish I could build this on the Pillanger's… Will have to ask Abilio.
Imagine the sex with i- No, don't imagine it. Damn that's a distracting thought.
So, to hell with formalities again, ask sompony about cool places here.
Roll #0 1 = 1
Wish I could build this on the Pillanger's… Will have to ask Abilio.
Imagine the sex with i- No, don't imagine it. Damn that's a distracting thought.
So, to hell with formalities again, ask sompony about cool places here.
Roll #0 1 = 1
>>290342
Getting distracted by the thought of having sex with this bloated blob of muscle and bone, your hoof slowly moves to your region. You very nearly start to exercise it, but then realize ponies are staring. Right. Not ethereal. They can see you.
>>290349
You know it's Summer. Sandor made that clear. Spring is there, too, in filly form. Not sure if I should make him roll stealth…
Getting distracted by the thought of having sex with this bloated blob of muscle and bone, your hoof slowly moves to your region. You very nearly start to exercise it, but then realize ponies are staring. Right. Not ethereal. They can see you.
>>290349
You know it's Summer. Sandor made that clear. Spring is there, too, in filly form. Not sure if I should make him roll stealth…
Felfire [Necromancer] No.290358
>>290352
I should probably move somewhere else.
Like the placesthat mad professor told me about.
The Dusking Pool! Find it!
Roll #0 6 = 6
I should probably move somewhere else.
Like the placesthat mad professor told me about.
The Dusking Pool! Find it!
Roll #0 6 = 6
>>290378
You sit through a boring lecture filled with facts and figures. You almost think the whole thing was a waste of time, until he performs a demonstration at the end.
Dragging three corpses into the room, he spaces them evenly, then gestures at only the first. It explodes, and the second body, caught in the blast, also explodes, then triggering the third.
"Thusly, that is called a Chain Corpse Explosion. Any questions?"
Roll for lesson comprehension.
You sit through a boring lecture filled with facts and figures. You almost think the whole thing was a waste of time, until he performs a demonstration at the end.
Dragging three corpses into the room, he spaces them evenly, then gestures at only the first. It explodes, and the second body, caught in the blast, also explodes, then triggering the third.
"Thusly, that is called a Chain Corpse Explosion. Any questions?"
Roll for lesson comprehension.
>>290391
Given that you can't leave via the gates without a passport, you take her toward Humble's house instead.
As you reach the entrance to the district, four ponies in Order uniforms stop you. "Summer, do you want to go with this stallion, or is he forcing you?"
>>290393
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That said, you hope Abilio forgets to break the hex or something.
>>290394
Nothing here. Cobbler could have taught you Deadeye, or Doc Peg could have taught you Touch of Decay.
Given that you can't leave via the gates without a passport, you take her toward Humble's house instead.
As you reach the entrance to the district, four ponies in Order uniforms stop you. "Summer, do you want to go with this stallion, or is he forcing you?"
>>290393
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That said, you hope Abilio forgets to break the hex or something.
>>290394
Nothing here. Cobbler could have taught you Deadeye, or Doc Peg could have taught you Touch of Decay.
Felfire [Necromancer] No.290426
>>290422
"Maybe it's just because I love that spell so much! But it was a lot to get in one go, I'll give him that.
It's all stuff I never heard about, incredible!"
Fall on my bed and stare with a gleedul smile at the ceiling.
"This boat is the best thing that ever happened to me…"
"Maybe it's just because I love that spell so much! But it was a lot to get in one go, I'll give him that.
It's all stuff I never heard about, incredible!"
Fall on my bed and stare with a gleedul smile at the ceiling.
"This boat is the best thing that ever happened to me…"
With help from Sandor, a competent minion, Chip was able to find the two unicorns. Spring Water is still in filly form.
Now they head to Humble's house to reconvene with the pirates. Given that no one has told CC that the pirates are dangerous, she's obliviously tagging along, carrying your gravity game and teddy ursa.
Now they head to Humble's house to reconvene with the pirates. Given that no one has told CC that the pirates are dangerous, she's obliviously tagging along, carrying your gravity game and teddy ursa.
>>290803
You lose track of where you are in the city. Ah, well, knowing where you are isn't really important when you're with a responsible adult like Chip! I'm sure he'd make sure no creepy strangers ever took advantage of you or your filly mother.
You arrive at Humble's abode and when you open the door, Abilio seems pleased to see you. He remarks, "You know for a minute there, I thought you might go off and start bedding nurses again instead of bringing back those Unicorns. Looks like you were willing to compromise and brought the nurse here."
CC blushes. "I'm not here to sleep with this dog! I'm just looking after these fillies. I bought them some toys."
You lose track of where you are in the city. Ah, well, knowing where you are isn't really important when you're with a responsible adult like Chip! I'm sure he'd make sure no creepy strangers ever took advantage of you or your filly mother.
You arrive at Humble's abode and when you open the door, Abilio seems pleased to see you. He remarks, "You know for a minute there, I thought you might go off and start bedding nurses again instead of bringing back those Unicorns. Looks like you were willing to compromise and brought the nurse here."
CC blushes. "I'm not here to sleep with this dog! I'm just looking after these fillies. I bought them some toys."
>>290812
The Lieutenant gives you a grave look. "This is WAR soldier! Idle minds are Celestia's playthings. I've got to edge out this Oriental!"
>>290813
Ruxiang nods. "Classic set. Real candy. Careful, sticky board."
He flicks his hand knife through one of the "trees" in the candy cane forest at the base, then pulls it free and hands it to her.
The Lieutenant gives you a grave look. "This is WAR soldier! Idle minds are Celestia's playthings. I've got to edge out this Oriental!"
>>290813
Ruxiang nods. "Classic set. Real candy. Careful, sticky board."
He flicks his hand knife through one of the "trees" in the candy cane forest at the base, then pulls it free and hands it to her.
>>290815
It's definitely sweet, but it's not the best you've had by far. This set might be a little bit old…
>>290816
Cauterized Cut, the female nurse that is with the two fillies. She obliviously followed you and no one stopped her.
>>290815
Ruxiang nods. "Next game. This game is high stakes. Buy in 2.3 thousand bits. We play free next round."
It's definitely sweet, but it's not the best you've had by far. This set might be a little bit old…
>>290816
Cauterized Cut, the female nurse that is with the two fillies. She obliviously followed you and no one stopped her.
>>290815
Ruxiang nods. "Next game. This game is high stakes. Buy in 2.3 thousand bits. We play free next round."
>>290820
He considers the statement. "All is well now that Summer Seas is back. Terrebonne's apprentice is back on the ship, still finishing some lesson. Alys is in the bedroom, taking a nap. I'm a little surprised the mother didn't disappear. Maybe it wasn't worth it to have to grow up again. I may as well break the hex on her as well, don't you think?"
He considers the statement. "All is well now that Summer Seas is back. Terrebonne's apprentice is back on the ship, still finishing some lesson. Alys is in the bedroom, taking a nap. I'm a little surprised the mother didn't disappear. Maybe it wasn't worth it to have to grow up again. I may as well break the hex on her as well, don't you think?"
>>290824
They both laugh a little bit. "Do you have any money at all, filly?"
>>290825
He raises a brow. "Weren't you at the meeting last night? We planned to sneak into the city by disguising an infiltration team as orphans. This involved me casting an age spell on everyone involved. I've already broken the hex on everyone but Spring Water, as she ran off before. So it's not just an illusion, you see: left untreated she would just grow up again normally."
He pauses. "But yes, that sounds right. Felfire is a female pegasus. Seems reasonable. Has a strange fondness for the undead in the bedroom sort of way. I suppose we all have our vices. Speaking of which, I have a new letter for you to take when we get back on the ships."
They both laugh a little bit. "Do you have any money at all, filly?"
>>290825
He raises a brow. "Weren't you at the meeting last night? We planned to sneak into the city by disguising an infiltration team as orphans. This involved me casting an age spell on everyone involved. I've already broken the hex on everyone but Spring Water, as she ran off before. So it's not just an illusion, you see: left untreated she would just grow up again normally."
He pauses. "But yes, that sounds right. Felfire is a female pegasus. Seems reasonable. Has a strange fondness for the undead in the bedroom sort of way. I suppose we all have our vices. Speaking of which, I have a new letter for you to take when we get back on the ships."
>>290827
"Oh I see, where should I take this letter? The same old?" I sit on a chair.
"Hmmm… I am… hesitant on the mother if you ask me. I mean she has bold ideas, well that is expected after all she is a captive." I add as a sidenote.
"Will that make her incurable if we let the spell run its course?" I ask in curiosity.
"Oh I see, where should I take this letter? The same old?" I sit on a chair.
"Hmmm… I am… hesitant on the mother if you ask me. I mean she has bold ideas, well that is expected after all she is a captive." I add as a sidenote.
"Will that make her incurable if we let the spell run its course?" I ask in curiosity.
>>290832
He nods. "Yes to the destination. I think you don't have much of a head for magic, though. The spell has already run its course. She's physically a filly, cutie mark gone and all. I'm not so much breaking an enchantment as I am reversing the effects. Honestly, I was worried at first, given that it is a very difficult school of magic, but now I feel quite confident with the spells. I should have known my talent would carry over."
He nods. "Yes to the destination. I think you don't have much of a head for magic, though. The spell has already run its course. She's physically a filly, cutie mark gone and all. I'm not so much breaking an enchantment as I am reversing the effects. Honestly, I was worried at first, given that it is a very difficult school of magic, but now I feel quite confident with the spells. I should have known my talent would carry over."
>>290835
"I see, well I dont know much about magic but if you are going to ask me, it will be better to let the mother stay as a filly since it will make handling her much easier. Well unless some of the higher ups disagree's with me." I take a sip of water before standing up.
I then close my eyes and take in mind Spring and Summer together. I then take a deep breath and open my eyes.
"I will take the letter as we get to the ship, just… consider my advice."
"I see, well I dont know much about magic but if you are going to ask me, it will be better to let the mother stay as a filly since it will make handling her much easier. Well unless some of the higher ups disagree's with me." I take a sip of water before standing up.
I then close my eyes and take in mind Spring and Summer together. I then take a deep breath and open my eyes.
"I will take the letter as we get to the ship, just… consider my advice."
>>290837
Abilio shrugs. "I have no preference either way. Now that I've mastered the spell, applying it is trivial. I don't know that the Commodore has a preference either.. In truth, I've found Spring Water to be a bit of trouble for us. Summer seems easy to control and work with… between you and I, I wish she had just run away. Maybe I should ask Keymaster to sleep in the brig with them so I know they're not plotting alone at night."
>>290831
Ruxiang laughs. "If I want a massage, I think I will get one with a happy ending from the District. How about this, we play with money no one will miss. You win? Fifty bits. Pocket change. You lose, we come up with something. You sing or something. Maybe go help Felfire with gravedig."
Abilio shrugs. "I have no preference either way. Now that I've mastered the spell, applying it is trivial. I don't know that the Commodore has a preference either.. In truth, I've found Spring Water to be a bit of trouble for us. Summer seems easy to control and work with… between you and I, I wish she had just run away. Maybe I should ask Keymaster to sleep in the brig with them so I know they're not plotting alone at night."
>>290831
Ruxiang laughs. "If I want a massage, I think I will get one with a happy ending from the District. How about this, we play with money no one will miss. You win? Fifty bits. Pocket change. You lose, we come up with something. You sing or something. Maybe go help Felfire with gravedig."
>>290840
Before long, Ruxiang has won. Sunnyskies is fuming. "You only won because of the Queen Frostine card! It was unfair. I'll get you next time you Yellow Threat!"
He signs a card and hands it to Ruxiang. You can only imagine that it's easier to exchange IOUs when dealing with thousands of bits.
Pretty soon you're at the beginning of the board, outside the Gingerbread Plum Tree region drawing cards and slowly making your way down the board. You sample candy everywhere you visit.
Roll for luck.
Before long, Ruxiang has won. Sunnyskies is fuming. "You only won because of the Queen Frostine card! It was unfair. I'll get you next time you Yellow Threat!"
He signs a card and hands it to Ruxiang. You can only imagine that it's easier to exchange IOUs when dealing with thousands of bits.
Pretty soon you're at the beginning of the board, outside the Gingerbread Plum Tree region drawing cards and slowly making your way down the board. You sample candy everywhere you visit.
Roll for luck.
>>290838
Wow, I was alarmed by his suggestion. Not that I mind but Summer losing her parent just reminds me a bit of old days when I was young. I then compose myself.
"Just on my side, I think it will be best on Summer if she has her mother. Not that I mind Spring gone but I just feel a bit bad for her daughter growing up alone. Even if her mother is a filly at least she will be on her side."
I then look at him.
"If I might ask, I want to volunteer to be the one to guard those two in the brig."
Wow, I was alarmed by his suggestion. Not that I mind but Summer losing her parent just reminds me a bit of old days when I was young. I then compose myself.
"Just on my side, I think it will be best on Summer if she has her mother. Not that I mind Spring gone but I just feel a bit bad for her daughter growing up alone. Even if her mother is a filly at least she will be on her side."
I then look at him.
"If I might ask, I want to volunteer to be the one to guard those two in the brig."
>>290845
Sunnyskies luck: '1d10'
Ruxiang luck: 'r2 1d10'
>>290844
"You may feel altruistic now, but how will you sleep with TWO fillies yammering on at night? Plus, you'll probably end up tripping over some chains or a gag or something. You have any idea how many completely unattended restraining devices we have in there? We might still have a rack and a set of stocks, it's been a while since I've visited. Not to mention that it's essentially sound-proof to keep prisoners from yelling for help. How are you going to wake up early enough for raids?"
Roll #1 1 = 1 / Roll #2 3 = 3
Sunnyskies luck: '1d10'
Ruxiang luck: 'r2 1d10'
>>290844
"You may feel altruistic now, but how will you sleep with TWO fillies yammering on at night? Plus, you'll probably end up tripping over some chains or a gag or something. You have any idea how many completely unattended restraining devices we have in there? We might still have a rack and a set of stocks, it's been a while since I've visited. Not to mention that it's essentially sound-proof to keep prisoners from yelling for help. How are you going to wake up early enough for raids?"
Roll #1 1 = 1 / Roll #2 3 = 3
>>290846
>1,3
Sunnyskies has awful luck and ends up drawing Plumpy over and over the whole game, never getting past the beginning. Ruxiang puts up a good fight, but then spends a long time held up by the Molasses.
You finish first, and you're pretty stuffed with candy. You think if your mother wasn't so busy not drawing the attention of pirates, she'd probably disapprove. As it is, she's sort of quietly glaring, perched atop her teddy ursa. It's pretty adorable.
>1,3
Sunnyskies has awful luck and ends up drawing Plumpy over and over the whole game, never getting past the beginning. Ruxiang puts up a good fight, but then spends a long time held up by the Molasses.
You finish first, and you're pretty stuffed with candy. You think if your mother wasn't so busy not drawing the attention of pirates, she'd probably disapprove. As it is, she's sort of quietly glaring, perched atop her teddy ursa. It's pretty adorable.
>>290846
Racks, restraining devices, sound proof, oh my. The possibilities.
Well unless those are used against me, that will suck.
"I dont know but Summer seems to trust me. She will feel safer, perhaps willing to stay on the ship if I am to guard her unlike the Keymaster. She is afraid of that guys face."
"As fir Spring, she is not a bad healer herself so she is an asset but she is.. difficult to work with.
As we know where Summer stays, Spring will stay. She is essentially a slave to her daughter if you ask me. "
Racks, restraining devices, sound proof, oh my. The possibilities.
Well unless those are used against me, that will suck.
"I dont know but Summer seems to trust me. She will feel safer, perhaps willing to stay on the ship if I am to guard her unlike the Keymaster. She is afraid of that guys face."
"As fir Spring, she is not a bad healer herself so she is an asset but she is.. difficult to work with.
As we know where Summer stays, Spring will stay. She is essentially a slave to her daughter if you ask me. "
>>290853
You're both neck and neck at the end. It all comes down to the last cards! Draw! '1d10'
>>290854
Abilio sighs. "Well, if you really want to, I'm sure Keymaster prefers his bed. You'll have to run it past Landgrave, of course, since this would constitute a transfer onto the Darklantern. I doubt he will care, though. Just have someone come by at reveille to make sure you're up in the morning."
Roll #1 2 = 2
You're both neck and neck at the end. It all comes down to the last cards! Draw! '1d10'
>>290854
Abilio sighs. "Well, if you really want to, I'm sure Keymaster prefers his bed. You'll have to run it past Landgrave, of course, since this would constitute a transfer onto the Darklantern. I doubt he will care, though. Just have someone come by at reveille to make sure you're up in the morning."
Roll #1 2 = 2
>>290856
You both get stuck in the molasses swamp. This is heart-wrenching. The most intense game of Candyland you've ever played. The only way it could be more intense is if you were betting 2.3 thousand bits. '1d10' for more rolls.
>>290857
"Ah, of course." He levitates out a new letter and floats it over to Chip. "I am sure she'll reveal herself soon. She's just so shy. Perhaps my incredible magical power is making her nervous?"
Roll #1 8 = 8
You both get stuck in the molasses swamp. This is heart-wrenching. The most intense game of Candyland you've ever played. The only way it could be more intense is if you were betting 2.3 thousand bits. '1d10' for more rolls.
>>290857
"Ah, of course." He levitates out a new letter and floats it over to Chip. "I am sure she'll reveal herself soon. She's just so shy. Perhaps my incredible magical power is making her nervous?"
Roll #1 8 = 8
>>290867
>>290870
"She too scared to visit graveyard with Felfire. I guess that work. Not much need for healer for most but you seem like clumsy guy. To be honest, Tartarus probably scarier than graveyard. Hold her tight."
To get back to the ship you have to go through a portal created by Abilio.
Abilio rips open a Tartarian gate for you to return to the ships through, though it necessitates a brief walk through the infernal world of Tartarus.
>>290870
"She too scared to visit graveyard with Felfire. I guess that work. Not much need for healer for most but you seem like clumsy guy. To be honest, Tartarus probably scarier than graveyard. Hold her tight."
To get back to the ship you have to go through a portal created by Abilio.
Abilio rips open a Tartarian gate for you to return to the ships through, though it necessitates a brief walk through the infernal world of Tartarus.
>>290896
>>290898
There's no real ignoring Tartarus. Entering the portal is a blast of heat, and fire crackles all around. The air smells strongly of sulfur.
Abilio leads the way, seemingly walking on nothing but the void itself, to what appears to be an arbitrary point ahead, where he rips open a new portal and enters. You follow him, and before you know it, you're back on solid ground.
>>290898
There's no real ignoring Tartarus. Entering the portal is a blast of heat, and fire crackles all around. The air smells strongly of sulfur.
Abilio leads the way, seemingly walking on nothing but the void itself, to what appears to be an arbitrary point ahead, where he rips open a new portal and enters. You follow him, and before you know it, you're back on solid ground.
>>290910
Abilio considers the statement. "When it is time to return. You are to be on hand when the assault begins. We'll need a talented healer like yourself. Speaking of your talents, I've noticed you've earned your cutie mark. Very good. Perhaps it's time you started formal training in medicine. Doc Peg could use an apprentice in the field of healing, and he's a master."
Abilio considers the statement. "When it is time to return. You are to be on hand when the assault begins. We'll need a talented healer like yourself. Speaking of your talents, I've noticed you've earned your cutie mark. Very good. Perhaps it's time you started formal training in medicine. Doc Peg could use an apprentice in the field of healing, and he's a master."
>>290959
"Dear Admirer,
How I long to be united with you at last. To know your soft touch and caress your body in kind. For too long we have been separate, sharing letters back and forth. Let us tarry no longer, for life in our line of work is short and so often unsweet. Tonight, as we celebrate certain victory after razing Stonebriar, I invite you to a candlelit dinner in my quarters aboard the Pillager's Fancy. Let me prove the depths of my love to you, and we will spend the rest of our lives together."
Cloudy scrunches and blushes a bit. "A dinner? Tonight? But I'm totally unprepared! I don't have anything to wear, and my mane is a mess… I didn't plan for this! But I can't turn him down after all this time… It's our chance to be together…"
"Dear Admirer,
How I long to be united with you at last. To know your soft touch and caress your body in kind. For too long we have been separate, sharing letters back and forth. Let us tarry no longer, for life in our line of work is short and so often unsweet. Tonight, as we celebrate certain victory after razing Stonebriar, I invite you to a candlelit dinner in my quarters aboard the Pillager's Fancy. Let me prove the depths of my love to you, and we will spend the rest of our lives together."
Cloudy scrunches and blushes a bit. "A dinner? Tonight? But I'm totally unprepared! I don't have anything to wear, and my mane is a mess… I didn't plan for this! But I can't turn him down after all this time… It's our chance to be together…"
>>290974
>>290975
She relaxes a little. "Alright, but my chambers probably aren't the place for it. For one, I don't have any lights in here. It's totally dark. That doesn't bother me, but I'm betting it would give you trouble. I know Doc Peg has a freshwater pump sink in his clinic, or there's clean water in the hold. I think there's soap there, too, but I've never used it. Also, I don't own any clothes."
Her isolation from other ponies in the dark of that room must really be getting to her. You can tell she definitely has a lot of natural looks… which are pretty much the only thing keeping her from looking horrifying. Her mane is a total wreck, she reeks of ink, and her coat is covered in splotches of color from her work.
>>290975
She relaxes a little. "Alright, but my chambers probably aren't the place for it. For one, I don't have any lights in here. It's totally dark. That doesn't bother me, but I'm betting it would give you trouble. I know Doc Peg has a freshwater pump sink in his clinic, or there's clean water in the hold. I think there's soap there, too, but I've never used it. Also, I don't own any clothes."
Her isolation from other ponies in the dark of that room must really be getting to her. You can tell she definitely has a lot of natural looks… which are pretty much the only thing keeping her from looking horrifying. Her mane is a total wreck, she reeks of ink, and her coat is covered in splotches of color from her work.
>>290986
If Summers is not here, I may have the time cupping a couple of feels on her flank.
"I could help with bringing water to you, the little filly could help with washing and scrubbing you with soap. I mean you have ink all over you."
I then hold her mane and remove some chunks of dried up ink, disintegrating it in the process.
"This mane wont do."
If Summers is not here, I may have the time cupping a couple of feels on her flank.
"I could help with bringing water to you, the little filly could help with washing and scrubbing you with soap. I mean you have ink all over you."
I then hold her mane and remove some chunks of dried up ink, disintegrating it in the process.
"This mane wont do."
>>291018
It is surprisingly similar. You're doing a very good job. You really like her mane.
>>291020
The Lieutenant lazily pitches his hip flask at you.
"Careful. That stuff is strong. I asked Doc to make something that would make me see stars in his still, and he damn well delivered. That doctor deserves a medal."
It is surprisingly similar. You're doing a very good job. You really like her mane.
>>291020
The Lieutenant lazily pitches his hip flask at you.
"Careful. That stuff is strong. I asked Doc to make something that would make me see stars in his still, and he damn well delivered. That doctor deserves a medal."
>>291029
You were wise to take just a sip. The effects hit you almost instantly: your vision darkens and begins to sway a little. Is this stuff enchanted?
>>291027
You splash soapy water in Cloudy's eyes, but she doesn't seem to notice.
>>291030
On the other hand, you get so worked up with defending her honor in your splash battle that you end up turning her mane into a rat's nest.
You were wise to take just a sip. The effects hit you almost instantly: your vision darkens and begins to sway a little. Is this stuff enchanted?
>>291027
You splash soapy water in Cloudy's eyes, but she doesn't seem to notice.
>>291030
On the other hand, you get so worked up with defending her honor in your splash battle that you end up turning her mane into a rat's nest.
>>291040
>>291043
You get her totally clean as she relaxes into the water. You even scrub down to her region. She hesitates at first, but concludes a filly isn't going to try anything, nor probably even understands the significance. Obviously Chip wouldn't be permitted to help out there.
Now you just need to get her dried off, brushed, do her hair, hooves, and makeup. Getting ready for a date is hard work!
>>291046
"Drunk on the battlefield ain't no way to be, son. Gotta take it in your private hours. Keep that canteen filled with refreshing hydration libation!"
>>291043
You get her totally clean as she relaxes into the water. You even scrub down to her region. She hesitates at first, but concludes a filly isn't going to try anything, nor probably even understands the significance. Obviously Chip wouldn't be permitted to help out there.
Now you just need to get her dried off, brushed, do her hair, hooves, and makeup. Getting ready for a date is hard work!
>>291046
"Drunk on the battlefield ain't no way to be, son. Gotta take it in your private hours. Keep that canteen filled with refreshing hydration libation!"
>>291054
>>291055
You both set to work, and in no time, it's done. You did a particularly good job on the makeup. Cloudy looks like an entirely different mare, she's absolutely gorgeous.
"Now we just need to find a dress in this mess. I'm sure we've looted a few at some point."
>>291053
"The killing is the best part! Why do you want to miss out an those memories of glory?"
>>291055
You both set to work, and in no time, it's done. You did a particularly good job on the makeup. Cloudy looks like an entirely different mare, she's absolutely gorgeous.
"Now we just need to find a dress in this mess. I'm sure we've looted a few at some point."
>>291053
"The killing is the best part! Why do you want to miss out an those memories of glory?"
>>291082
"So says you. I remember the faces of every pony I've slain in battle. Their last expressions of terror fuel me."
>>291098
You wander about a bit and find a variety of dresses and outfits. They range from noble attire to lingerie to baby sleepers. Now you just need to pick one that's appropriate.
"So says you. I remember the faces of every pony I've slain in battle. Their last expressions of terror fuel me."
>>291098
You wander about a bit and find a variety of dresses and outfits. They range from noble attire to lingerie to baby sleepers. Now you just need to pick one that's appropriate.