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THE LAST TIME on Hearth Warming Quest
Our fearless foal heroes had stumbled upon an unfortunate filly, one young Winter Weaves, with trouble in her heart.
Falling Leaves, her best friend, her lifelong companion, had broken up with her! And with her breakup, her heart had been broken asunder too. All over a lost friendship pendant…
Or so we think.
But thanks to our intrepid heroes, they have given her the courage to confront her best friend, try to make peace and try to repair their once amazing friendship!
Chain in hoof, we now find ourselves at the house of Miss Leaves, hot on the heels of confrontation.
Our fearless foal heroes had stumbled upon an unfortunate filly, one young Winter Weaves, with trouble in her heart.
Falling Leaves, her best friend, her lifelong companion, had broken up with her! And with her breakup, her heart had been broken asunder too. All over a lost friendship pendant…
Or so we think.
But thanks to our intrepid heroes, they have given her the courage to confront her best friend, try to make peace and try to repair their once amazing friendship!
Chain in hoof, we now find ourselves at the house of Miss Leaves, hot on the heels of confrontation.
Winter Weaves runs inside, immediately making a left and rushing up the stairs.
"Win-"
>>406946
You knock on the already open door. A cream colored mare answers.
"Yes? Who are you? What are you doing here?"
>>406949
The entire situation is too exciting for your lilpon mind!
You can't concentrate so you just sort of draw your hoof through the snow.
"Win-"
>>406946
You knock on the already open door. A cream colored mare answers.
"Yes? Who are you? What are you doing here?"
>>406949
The entire situation is too exciting for your lilpon mind!
You can't concentrate so you just sort of draw your hoof through the snow.
>>406957
>>406958
The mare looks at the two of you, confused.
"Wait, so… you two are friends of Winter Weaves? Do either of you know what's going on?"
>>406959
>>406960
>>406963
"I'm Cashew… what are you all doing here again? What did you do with Weaves? What's going on between her and our daughter? She isn't telling us anything…"
>>406962
Unfortunately your STRONK COLT BOD is too manly to be convincingly cute.
>>406958
The mare looks at the two of you, confused.
"Wait, so… you two are friends of Winter Weaves? Do either of you know what's going on?"
>>406959
>>406960
>>406963
"I'm Cashew… what are you all doing here again? What did you do with Weaves? What's going on between her and our daughter? She isn't telling us anything…"
>>406962
Unfortunately your STRONK COLT BOD is too manly to be convincingly cute.
>>406970
"Wait, but… wha…"
She scratches her head again, still very confused.
>>406971
>>406974
>>406975
"A friendship pendant?"
You see a brown stallion, definitely on the older side, step out into the hallway.
"I remember them talking about those a while ago. You said something about one of them being lost?"
He gestures for the lot of you to come inside.
"I'm Chestnut, by the way."
>>406972
They both give you a queer look.
"…Her… aura, was sad?"
>>406973
Nope.
You try to give them cute eyes but all you can do is GIVE THEM A GLARE.
A GLARE OF PURE ALPHA
THIS IS YOUR HOUSE NOW
You can hear some shouting coming from upstairs.
"Wait, but… wha…"
She scratches her head again, still very confused.
>>406971
>>406974
>>406975
"A friendship pendant?"
You see a brown stallion, definitely on the older side, step out into the hallway.
"I remember them talking about those a while ago. You said something about one of them being lost?"
He gestures for the lot of you to come inside.
"I'm Chestnut, by the way."
>>406972
They both give you a queer look.
"…Her… aura, was sad?"
>>406973
Nope.
You try to give them cute eyes but all you can do is GIVE THEM A GLARE.
A GLARE OF PURE ALPHA
THIS IS YOUR HOUSE NOW
You can hear some shouting coming from upstairs.
>>406980
You rush up the stairs and see Winter Weaves banging on the door of what you presume is Falling Leaves' room.
"Leafy please! Please let me in!"
>>406981
>>406987
You manage to hear a decent bit of the shouting.
"Leafy! Let me in! I- I found it!"
"You still lost it in the first place! Now get lost!"
>>406982
>>406986
Nope.
All you can hear is the sound of the radio downstairs.
"The pegasi have no explanation for the freak temperature drops that we have been experiencing… Unicorn and pegasi weather experts estimate that if the temperature continues to drop at such a rapid rate, in a week it will be far too cold to leave your households safely… They are recommending that all ponies stock up on food, water, and firewood."
>>406983
"Your mother sounds like a… erm… very special pony."
You rush up the stairs and see Winter Weaves banging on the door of what you presume is Falling Leaves' room.
"Leafy please! Please let me in!"
>>406981
>>406987
You manage to hear a decent bit of the shouting.
"Leafy! Let me in! I- I found it!"
"You still lost it in the first place! Now get lost!"
>>406982
>>406986
Nope.
All you can hear is the sound of the radio downstairs.
"The pegasi have no explanation for the freak temperature drops that we have been experiencing… Unicorn and pegasi weather experts estimate that if the temperature continues to drop at such a rapid rate, in a week it will be far too cold to leave your households safely… They are recommending that all ponies stock up on food, water, and firewood."
>>406983
"Your mother sounds like a… erm… very special pony."
>>406990
>>406999
>>407006
You move up the stairs, seeing Hopscotch and Winter Weaves standing outside a door.
>>406997
You hear a momentary pause, and see the door opening and a head poking out.
"What? Who are yo-"
Winter Weaves immediately barrels into Falling Leaves' room, knocking over and grabbing her into a tight hug.
"I'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'MSORRY!"
Leaves pushes Weaves off of her and stands back up.
>>407000
>>407003
>>407004
NOPE
YOU GOIN UP THERE
In the blink of an eye you find yourself at the entrance to Falling Leaves' room, hugging
>>407005
You hear the sounds of someone being slammed back down onto the floor upstairs.
Sounds like things are heating up.
>>406999
>>407006
You move up the stairs, seeing Hopscotch and Winter Weaves standing outside a door.
>>406997
You hear a momentary pause, and see the door opening and a head poking out.
"What? Who are yo-"
Winter Weaves immediately barrels into Falling Leaves' room, knocking over and grabbing her into a tight hug.
"I'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'msorryI'MSORRY!"
Leaves pushes Weaves off of her and stands back up.
>>407000
>>407003
>>407004
NOPE
YOU GOIN UP THERE
In the blink of an eye you find yourself at the entrance to Falling Leaves' room, hugging
>>407005
You hear the sounds of someone being slammed back down onto the floor upstairs.
Sounds like things are heating up.
>>407011
A veritable performance for the ages!
http://youtu.be/ZctJ3xhNFlw
Sadly, it is not something that will be appreciated for years to come.
>>407012
>>407013
>>407014
>>407015
CONVERSATION BEGINS
How This Works: Rather than rolling for success, this instead is going to work as a puzzle. There are definite solutions to be discovered through examination of the room and examination of the ponies involved.
Disclaimer: This may totally bomb so I apologize in advance.
As the lot of you enter the room, you all take a look around and examine your surroundings.
The room is furnished like any young foal's room would be. Posters line the wall, all dedicated to the usual things any foal would like, the Wonderbolts, Melody and the Vagrants, and other such groups. Scattered around the room is various sports gear, from basketballs to hoofballs to scooters. Up against the wall is a unkempt and unmade bed, sheets hastily strewn across it. Opposite the bed is a dresser with a mirror on top of it, with various photos taped to it. Next to it is a trashcan.
>>407022
THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM ON THE CHIPP EXPRESS
CHOO CHOO MOTHERFUCKER
A veritable performance for the ages!
http://youtu.be/ZctJ3xhNFlw
Sadly, it is not something that will be appreciated for years to come.
>>407012
>>407013
>>407014
>>407015
CONVERSATION BEGINS
How This Works: Rather than rolling for success, this instead is going to work as a puzzle. There are definite solutions to be discovered through examination of the room and examination of the ponies involved.
Disclaimer: This may totally bomb so I apologize in advance.
As the lot of you enter the room, you all take a look around and examine your surroundings.
The room is furnished like any young foal's room would be. Posters line the wall, all dedicated to the usual things any foal would like, the Wonderbolts, Melody and the Vagrants, and other such groups. Scattered around the room is various sports gear, from basketballs to hoofballs to scooters. Up against the wall is a unkempt and unmade bed, sheets hastily strewn across it. Opposite the bed is a dresser with a mirror on top of it, with various photos taped to it. Next to it is a trashcan.
>>407022
THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM ON THE CHIPP EXPRESS
CHOO CHOO MOTHERFUCKER
>>407033
>>407039
You examine [TRASH CAN]
Inside are various scraps of crumpled up paper, pieces of gum, old water bottles, and a box.
>>407034
>>407037
They're various photos of Leaves and Weaves hanging out and playing. There's photos of them in dresses, Weaves appearing quite pleased with herself while Leaves is looking rather disgusted and annoyed by the dresses, Leaves climbing trees and teasing Weaves, the pair of them playing at the playground and other such snapshots of childhood memories.
>>407036
It's a well used and well abused scooter, showing signs of extreme wear.
>>407035
"She… she lost that stupid friendship pendant! I didn't want it, but she was all insistent and she was the one who said we should get them! And then she went and lost it!"
>>407039
You examine [TRASH CAN]
Inside are various scraps of crumpled up paper, pieces of gum, old water bottles, and a box.
>>407034
>>407037
They're various photos of Leaves and Weaves hanging out and playing. There's photos of them in dresses, Weaves appearing quite pleased with herself while Leaves is looking rather disgusted and annoyed by the dresses, Leaves climbing trees and teasing Weaves, the pair of them playing at the playground and other such snapshots of childhood memories.
>>407036
It's a well used and well abused scooter, showing signs of extreme wear.
>>407035
"She… she lost that stupid friendship pendant! I didn't want it, but she was all insistent and she was the one who said we should get them! And then she went and lost it!"
>>407045
You dig the box out of the trash, and…
Wait a minute.
Is that the friendship pendant?
It's a silver half of a heart…
>>407046
>>407048
>>407051
"It's…it's not stupid! She's stupid! I hated the idea and I hate her because she lost it when she was all 'Oh but it means so muuuch~'! A- And she still lost it anyways!"
Weaves winces and takes a step back from Leaves' harsh words.
>>407047
"They were bracelets stupid! And… and I did! I just… I just agreed to it because I thought we were friends! But then she went and lost it!"
Weaves takes a few steps towards Leaves.
"W- We were- we are friends Leafy! Please… I- I'm sorry!"
>>407046
>>407052
"Shut up! You don't know anything!"
You search around the bed. All you find is more sports gear and junk.
>>407053
You dig out the papers from the trash and open them up.
Most of them are just trashed homework assignments and doodles, but among the paper you find notes that look like they were passed back and forth between the fillies in class. As you flip through the notes, you notice the conversation between the two the day of when they picked up the bracelets.
"Aren't they cute?"
"They're kinda girly…"
You dig the box out of the trash, and…
Wait a minute.
Is that the friendship pendant?
It's a silver half of a heart…
>>407046
>>407048
>>407051
"It's…it's not stupid! She's stupid! I hated the idea and I hate her because she lost it when she was all 'Oh but it means so muuuch~'! A- And she still lost it anyways!"
Weaves winces and takes a step back from Leaves' harsh words.
>>407047
"They were bracelets stupid! And… and I did! I just… I just agreed to it because I thought we were friends! But then she went and lost it!"
Weaves takes a few steps towards Leaves.
"W- We were- we are friends Leafy! Please… I- I'm sorry!"
>>407046
>>407052
"Shut up! You don't know anything!"
You search around the bed. All you find is more sports gear and junk.
>>407053
You dig out the papers from the trash and open them up.
Most of them are just trashed homework assignments and doodles, but among the paper you find notes that look like they were passed back and forth between the fillies in class. As you flip through the notes, you notice the conversation between the two the day of when they picked up the bracelets.
"Aren't they cute?"
"They're kinda girly…"
>>407063
Falling Leaves visibly starts panicking as she notices the box.
"H- Huh? N- N- No! I have no idea how that got here! Sh- she must've tossed it up there!"
She takes a few steps back, and Weaves takes a few steps forward with an apologetic and sorrowful look in her eyes.
"Please… I- I just wanna be friends again… I didn't mean to lose my bracelet!"
>>407065
>>407071
"W- We… we had fun… but she went and ruined… ruined everything! She doesn't care at all!"
>>407070
"…But colts are icky! And crushes are lame! And what she did was she went and lost her stupid girly bracelet!"
Falling Leaves visibly starts panicking as she notices the box.
"H- Huh? N- N- No! I have no idea how that got here! Sh- she must've tossed it up there!"
She takes a few steps back, and Weaves takes a few steps forward with an apologetic and sorrowful look in her eyes.
"Please… I- I just wanna be friends again… I didn't mean to lose my bracelet!"
>>407065
>>407071
"W- We… we had fun… but she went and ruined… ruined everything! She doesn't care at all!"
>>407070
"…But colts are icky! And crushes are lame! And what she did was she went and lost her stupid girly bracelet!"
>>407079
I'll frown at that, and adjust my glasses.
"You know, you really shouldn't lie. And what's wrong with a girly bracelet? You're fillies. I mean, yeah, some fillies are a bit rougher than others, but that doesn't mean you can't have girly things. I mean, just look at Aurelia or Melody. They act just like colts sometimes, but they still like girly things. And Chipp does too. It goes both ways."
I'll frown at that, and adjust my glasses.
"You know, you really shouldn't lie. And what's wrong with a girly bracelet? You're fillies. I mean, yeah, some fillies are a bit rougher than others, but that doesn't mean you can't have girly things. I mean, just look at Aurelia or Melody. They act just like colts sometimes, but they still like girly things. And Chipp does too. It goes both ways."
>>407081
>>407084
"It's stupid! I hate frou frou girly stuff! It's all… it's uncomfortable and looks stupid! Just like Winter and all her… stupid… stupid frou frou girly stuff!"
>>407083
>lightly
NOPE
YOU WHACK DAT ASS
So hard she now has a bright red bruise on her butt of your wing.
BAD COLT
BAD TOUCH
>>407085
You're in too much pain to be able to effectively whack him from where you are.
That really hurt…
>>407084
"It's stupid! I hate frou frou girly stuff! It's all… it's uncomfortable and looks stupid! Just like Winter and all her… stupid… stupid frou frou girly stuff!"
>>407083
>lightly
NOPE
YOU WHACK DAT ASS
So hard she now has a bright red bruise on her butt of your wing.
BAD COLT
BAD TOUCH
>>407085
You're in too much pain to be able to effectively whack him from where you are.
That really hurt…
>>407088
You're currently on his back, so all you do is sort of… ineffectively flail around and then fall off his back onto the floor.
>>407091
You hop on top of her and hug her.
>>407090
"I-… I-…"
Leaves plops down on the ground.
"…That was my chain in the tree. I don't know where Winter's is. A- And… I- I…"
She squints her eyes and tries to hide back tears.
"I just… Winter's all frou frou and girly, and… and… I hated it! It's just so.. embarrassing… And so were the friendship bracelets! I never cared about the bracelets… I don't care that you lost yours! I just… some ponies would make fun of me for it! The colts would always laugh that I had some stupid bracelet with a heart on it… and it just… I just got so mad…"
She breaks out into full on crying, and Weaves rushes over to her and grabs her into a hug.
"I- I'm sorry Winter! I didn't wanna yell at you… a- and I don't wanna stop being friends with you!"
"It's okay! I forgive you Leafy! I just wanna be friends with you too!"
The two remain there on the floor, hugging and crying out all their worries and troubles for a few moments.
Everyone roll 1d10
You're currently on his back, so all you do is sort of… ineffectively flail around and then fall off his back onto the floor.
>>407091
You hop on top of her and hug her.
>>407090
"I-… I-…"
Leaves plops down on the ground.
"…That was my chain in the tree. I don't know where Winter's is. A- And… I- I…"
She squints her eyes and tries to hide back tears.
"I just… Winter's all frou frou and girly, and… and… I hated it! It's just so.. embarrassing… And so were the friendship bracelets! I never cared about the bracelets… I don't care that you lost yours! I just… some ponies would make fun of me for it! The colts would always laugh that I had some stupid bracelet with a heart on it… and it just… I just got so mad…"
She breaks out into full on crying, and Weaves rushes over to her and grabs her into a hug.
"I- I'm sorry Winter! I didn't wanna yell at you… a- and I don't wanna stop being friends with you!"
"It's okay! I forgive you Leafy! I just wanna be friends with you too!"
The two remain there on the floor, hugging and crying out all their worries and troubles for a few moments.
Everyone roll 1d10
The lights suddenly turn off, and turn back on a few moments later.
>>407100
You barely notice something out of the corner of your eye.
Did… does Falling Leaves' shadow look different now? It looks less… sinister.
>>407103
Yeah. It definitely looks different.
>>407096
>>407097
Neither of you notice anything.
>>407099
You especially.
Maybe you should get glasses dweeb.
>>407098
You see everything
Like some freak monster from a horror story, as the lights go out you see Falling Leaves' shadow stand up like some sick imitation of a pony, by someone who'd only heard of a pony, and flee out her bedroom window into the light outside.
>>407100
You barely notice something out of the corner of your eye.
Did… does Falling Leaves' shadow look different now? It looks less… sinister.
>>407103
Yeah. It definitely looks different.
>>407096
>>407097
Neither of you notice anything.
>>407099
You especially.
Maybe you should get glasses dweeb.
>>407098
You see everything
Like some freak monster from a horror story, as the lights go out you see Falling Leaves' shadow stand up like some sick imitation of a pony, by someone who'd only heard of a pony, and flee out her bedroom window into the light outside.