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PirateQuest: Chapter 5.0: Trifling Affairs Wf+6 No.440671[Last 50 Posts]
It is still night. The fleet has cleared Reptil, new ship in tow.
Felfire and Seekkill are at the necromancers' meeting.
Chip is moping about.
Light Heart is having her army of followers crash down around her, though it seems that barring anything tricky, she'll keep her unicorns until at least Dixie.
Felfire and Seekkill are at the necromancers' meeting.
Chip is moping about.
Light Heart is having her army of followers crash down around her, though it seems that barring anything tricky, she'll keep her unicorns until at least Dixie.
>>440685
Smitts facehoofs.
>>440691
Abilio remarks, "If this is going to be an issue, you could submit a brief later…"
>>440692
You're sort of nebulously supposed to be keeping menials in line and reporting to the mates of this ship. Your direct superior would be the third mate of the vessel.
>>440693
Not even a little. She's terrorizing them. They're more little rogues and thieves than fighters.
>>440688
Roll.
Smitts facehoofs.
>>440691
Abilio remarks, "If this is going to be an issue, you could submit a brief later…"
>>440692
You're sort of nebulously supposed to be keeping menials in line and reporting to the mates of this ship. Your direct superior would be the third mate of the vessel.
>>440693
Not even a little. She's terrorizing them. They're more little rogues and thieves than fighters.
>>440688
Roll.
>>440691
>>440696
Stay where I am.
"U-Uh… well the Crow's Head Society was f-founded way before the Trotantine E-Empire rose to power… before it w-was founded, even.
The Society w-was made up of all species w-who practiced different walks of necromancy, a-and hoped to share skill and k-knowledge to better their craft."
>>440696
Stay where I am.
"U-Uh… well the Crow's Head Society was f-founded way before the Trotantine E-Empire rose to power… before it w-was founded, even.
The Society w-was made up of all species w-who practiced different walks of necromancy, a-and hoped to share skill and k-knowledge to better their craft."
>>440697
You drop the little planter and it rolls off the edge of the ship.
>>440698
You open the door and Rosemary is reading a story to Grey, who is fast asleep on your bed.
>>440700
She's powerful for her size! When she sees you sticking your leg out, she tackles you instead, and keeps going.
Ouch!
>>440699
A pack of pones from the gun convention seem to have "liberated" a portion of the hold on the Seaworthy and have built a fortification out of crates. They have two posted guards, and a bunch of bedrolls in there. They even have a little furnace where they're cooking some eggs. And of course, guns and ammo are lying everywhere.
>>440703
Abilio remarks, "Yes, and now the Trotantine Empire has fallen to the Oddomanes. All that remains is the Island of Roads. Our destination."
You drop the little planter and it rolls off the edge of the ship.
>>440698
You open the door and Rosemary is reading a story to Grey, who is fast asleep on your bed.
>>440700
She's powerful for her size! When she sees you sticking your leg out, she tackles you instead, and keeps going.
Ouch!
>>440699
A pack of pones from the gun convention seem to have "liberated" a portion of the hold on the Seaworthy and have built a fortification out of crates. They have two posted guards, and a bunch of bedrolls in there. They even have a little furnace where they're cooking some eggs. And of course, guns and ammo are lying everywhere.
>>440703
Abilio remarks, "Yes, and now the Trotantine Empire has fallen to the Oddomanes. All that remains is the Island of Roads. Our destination."
>>440732
Dolly interrupts. "Blacktongue spies report that most of Crow's Head have been converted. They're largely Oddomane now. Only a small remnant sect remains Trotantine. That's the group we'll be seeing in Roads.
>>440734
One of the guards look sat you like you're crazy. "Yes."
>>440735
You don't see her anywhere, and you can't afford to waste time looking.
Dolly interrupts. "Blacktongue spies report that most of Crow's Head have been converted. They're largely Oddomane now. Only a small remnant sect remains Trotantine. That's the group we'll be seeing in Roads.
>>440734
One of the guards look sat you like you're crazy. "Yes."
>>440735
You don't see her anywhere, and you can't afford to waste time looking.
>>440749
"He's in the back, working on a cannon."
>>440751
"How is it?"
>>440754
You can't see it anywhere in the dark waves, and the ships seem to be getting further away…
>>440755
"That filly is crazy! She wants us to call her 'king' and worship her or somethin'."
>>440756
Most of them groan.
"Okay. New tact. What can you tell us, then? Perhaps some of this information that was destroyed?"
"He's in the back, working on a cannon."
>>440751
"How is it?"
>>440754
You can't see it anywhere in the dark waves, and the ships seem to be getting further away…
>>440755
"That filly is crazy! She wants us to call her 'king' and worship her or somethin'."
>>440756
Most of them groan.
"Okay. New tact. What can you tell us, then? Perhaps some of this information that was destroyed?"
>>440762
"She's actually pretty tough… we're mostly good at sneaking and running away."
>>440763
"What like?"
>>440765
You turn yourself into a lake monster, covered in seaweed, but you retrieve your plant. The ships are pretty far away now…
>>440766
"Mhm? What's up, little bit?"
What a great accent.
>>440768
Smitts sighs. "Well, it's been at least six hundred years. No doubt that's been found out. What do you know about the Island of Roads itself?"
"She's actually pretty tough… we're mostly good at sneaking and running away."
>>440763
"What like?"
>>440765
You turn yourself into a lake monster, covered in seaweed, but you retrieve your plant. The ships are pretty far away now…
>>440766
"Mhm? What's up, little bit?"
What a great accent.
>>440768
Smitts sighs. "Well, it's been at least six hundred years. No doubt that's been found out. What do you know about the Island of Roads itself?"
Light Heart [Warlord] No.440803
>>440794
"Come, we should not be disturbing her rest."
Lead her outside.
"You need not to worry yourself, miss Rosemary. They will not enslave just about anypony. There are successful non-earth ponies living there as well. I am a pegasus as well, after all. The citizens of Dixie are most polite too, they value civility very highly."
"Come, we should not be disturbing her rest."
Lead her outside.
"You need not to worry yourself, miss Rosemary. They will not enslave just about anypony. There are successful non-earth ponies living there as well. I am a pegasus as well, after all. The citizens of Dixie are most polite too, they value civility very highly."
>>440797
"Can you teach us?"
>>440798
He points to a flag that one of the convention ponies has put up on a wall that reads:
>>440799
>>440801
"Well, report if you find out anything useful. It's getting late, let's adjourn."
>>440803
"If you say so…"
>>440811
…How?
Also all that seaweed is weighing you down.
"Can you teach us?"
>>440798
He points to a flag that one of the convention ponies has put up on a wall that reads:
COME AND TAKE IT.>>440799
>>440801
"Well, report if you find out anything useful. It's getting late, let's adjourn."
>>440803
"If you say so…"
>>440811
…How?
Also all that seaweed is weighing you down.
>>440820
"Look here, girl. It's our design, our metal, and our labor, and you want the best of crop for free? That's anti-capitalist. What's our incentive to make good weapons if you take all the good weapons?"
>>440821
>>440823
Abilio replies: "Tactical information about the Island is certainly out of date. If you can learn about lost knowledge or more cultural information, that could be useful."
>>440826
"It was alright. You were gone a long time. Where were you?"
"Look here, girl. It's our design, our metal, and our labor, and you want the best of crop for free? That's anti-capitalist. What's our incentive to make good weapons if you take all the good weapons?"
>>440821
>>440823
Abilio replies: "Tactical information about the Island is certainly out of date. If you can learn about lost knowledge or more cultural information, that could be useful."
>>440826
"It was alright. You were gone a long time. Where were you?"
>>440872
"It's good ta hear ya studied are progressin. I knew ya had it in ya."
>>440871
'1d10'
>>440873
Probably on the Darklantern. There are a lot of new workers here and on the other ship following the recruiting done in Reptil, though most of them are just sailors and bilgers. The bilge is not a pleasant place to be, though the sails are quite nice. You envy the Sirocco, which is not dark and foreboding as the Darklantern is. It is made of a light wood and has many beautiful, fanciful sails in stately order. Light Heart is an officer on that ship.
Still, this ship seems less threatening since Smitts left. The captain's cabin at the aftcastle now belongs to Blue Topaz.
>>440877
She sighs. "I get worked up over your injuries…"
Roll #1 8 = 8
"It's good ta hear ya studied are progressin. I knew ya had it in ya."
>>440871
'1d10'
>>440873
Probably on the Darklantern. There are a lot of new workers here and on the other ship following the recruiting done in Reptil, though most of them are just sailors and bilgers. The bilge is not a pleasant place to be, though the sails are quite nice. You envy the Sirocco, which is not dark and foreboding as the Darklantern is. It is made of a light wood and has many beautiful, fanciful sails in stately order. Light Heart is an officer on that ship.
Still, this ship seems less threatening since Smitts left. The captain's cabin at the aftcastle now belongs to Blue Topaz.
>>440877
She sighs. "I get worked up over your injuries…"
Roll #1 8 = 8
Seekkilll [Dark Hunter] No.440927
>>440923
"Yes."
I lead you down to the cargo hold, but stay at the front where my nest/den is hidden from sight.
"We not have hunt in-no-scent. Find crimin-al to hunt. Island Ponies sometimes tie visiting ponies they not like and leave for Seekkill."
I frown.
"They not taste as good."
"Yes."
I lead you down to the cargo hold, but stay at the front where my nest/den is hidden from sight.
"We not have hunt in-no-scent. Find crimin-al to hunt. Island Ponies sometimes tie visiting ponies they not like and leave for Seekkill."
I frown.
"They not taste as good."
>>440916
I'll just stand up then. "To teach."
"Even when you're down ye shouldn't give up."
I blink, they're just kids I am probably being to hard on them "there are a few other stances, but we should probably take a break, head back to the deck and see what needs to be done."
I'll just stand up then. "To teach."
"Even when you're down ye shouldn't give up."
I blink, they're just kids I am probably being to hard on them "there are a few other stances, but we should probably take a break, head back to the deck and see what needs to be done."
Light Heart [Warlord] No.440958
>>440953
Damn! I'm not going to disturb a meeting! I have time though… Let's fine Red instead then.
Roll #1 2 = 2
Damn! I'm not going to disturb a meeting! I have time though… Let's fine Red instead then.
Roll #1 2 = 2
Felfire [Necromancer] No.440986
>>440977
Sigh slowly and smile.
"I won't tell anyone. Promise. But you might want to be more careful, even the walls have ears."
As we leave, I will answer the second part.
"Yes, I think he would. He talks about… Mercy, and forgivness and… And those aren't thing he'd do, you know?"
Sigh slowly and smile.
"I won't tell anyone. Promise. But you might want to be more careful, even the walls have ears."
As we leave, I will answer the second part.
"Yes, I think he would. He talks about… Mercy, and forgivness and… And those aren't thing he'd do, you know?"
Light Heart [Warlord] No.441002
>>440996
"But it is the fastest ship in existence. I would say it is the superior choice between the two."
I wave a hoof
"In any case, this will not stop us from working together as partners. I have certain plans where you may come in very useful, so be certain to keep in touch regularly."
"But it is the fastest ship in existence. I would say it is the superior choice between the two."
I wave a hoof
"In any case, this will not stop us from working together as partners. I have certain plans where you may come in very useful, so be certain to keep in touch regularly."
>>441006
"Sparring? You mean fist fighting? Well I could help you with that. Dont worry." I smile.
I scratch my head.
"Hmmmm… I am not sure but I will try. Let me go around and ask some of the crew. Any more description of the red filly that I might need? Also what did she do?"
"Sparring? You mean fist fighting? Well I could help you with that. Dont worry." I smile.
I scratch my head.
"Hmmmm… I am not sure but I will try. Let me go around and ask some of the crew. Any more description of the red filly that I might need? Also what did she do?"
>>441021
"Alright, I'll come find you later after this."
Stiffle my laugh.
"Queen?! Alright I'll ask around. I'll come back if I find anything new."
Stand up and look at the urchins Sateo is teaching.
"Listen to him or the sea will eat you. Be good colts alright." I grin to them.
Now…….. go find Albilio. Perhaps he knows about this red filly.
'1d10'
Roll #1 2 = 2
"Alright, I'll come find you later after this."
Stiffle my laugh.
"Queen?! Alright I'll ask around. I'll come back if I find anything new."
Stand up and look at the urchins Sateo is teaching.
"Listen to him or the sea will eat you. Be good colts alright." I grin to them.
Now…….. go find Albilio. Perhaps he knows about this red filly.
'1d10'
Roll #1 2 = 2
>>441048
The door opens when you knock on it, it seems it wasn't even closed the whole way, or locked.
There are kegs of booze everywhere. Lockermaster Jones, Thirsty Umlock, Face, and Lieutenant Sunnyskies are apparently having a party and playing some dice game while some mares dances for them without any clothing.
>>441051
She's trouncing about on the Eagle's Roost.
The door opens when you knock on it, it seems it wasn't even closed the whole way, or locked.
There are kegs of booze everywhere. Lockermaster Jones, Thirsty Umlock, Face, and Lieutenant Sunnyskies are apparently having a party and playing some dice game while some mares dances for them without any clothing.
>>441051
She's trouncing about on the Eagle's Roost.
>>441057
There's a round of laughter all around. Umlock and Sunnyskies go back and forth in that odd language.
Face greets you, slightly slurring, "Ah! Light Heart, great to see you. Care to have a seat? Come on, Umlock knows his wines better than anyone save maybe Doc Peg."
>>441060
She stomps your paw.
"I reckon that ain't no way to talk to your new king!"
There's a round of laughter all around. Umlock and Sunnyskies go back and forth in that odd language.
Face greets you, slightly slurring, "Ah! Light Heart, great to see you. Care to have a seat? Come on, Umlock knows his wines better than anyone save maybe Doc Peg."
>>441060
She stomps your paw.
"I reckon that ain't no way to talk to your new king!"
>>441067
>>441070
It smells dirty. She probably hasn't had a bath in years.
She is plump and large for her age, and she has big hooves. She is dark red with a tan mane. Her cutie mark is a trumpet, and she's an earth pony.
>>441069
They don't seem very into it, which kinda kills it for you. Notably, you don't recognize any of them in the slightest.
He gives you a jagged grin. "Doesn't mean you can't join us. You can be 'one of the boys' tonight."
The other two keep going back in their foreign tongue and laughing.
>>441068
Very much so. It's 9 PM.
"It's pretty dark t'be swabbin'. What's if we fall off?"
>>441073
"Sure. I have it in that big metal chest full of ice. Careful, it's cold on the claws 'n' paws."
She indicates a big ice chest. She seems okay with you taking it, which is pleasant of her.
>>441070
It smells dirty. She probably hasn't had a bath in years.
She is plump and large for her age, and she has big hooves. She is dark red with a tan mane. Her cutie mark is a trumpet, and she's an earth pony.
>>441069
They don't seem very into it, which kinda kills it for you. Notably, you don't recognize any of them in the slightest.
He gives you a jagged grin. "Doesn't mean you can't join us. You can be 'one of the boys' tonight."
The other two keep going back in their foreign tongue and laughing.
>>441068
Very much so. It's 9 PM.
"It's pretty dark t'be swabbin'. What's if we fall off?"
>>441073
"Sure. I have it in that big metal chest full of ice. Careful, it's cold on the claws 'n' paws."
She indicates a big ice chest. She seems okay with you taking it, which is pleasant of her.
>>441093
She struggles, but you get the better of her and lift her up.
>>441094
He stumbles off toward a little room in the Seaworthy's lower levels. "Most of the non-mates don't get rooms, but I get an exception for my work. Y'know how I got us into Strongbriar, o'course, heh heh, not that I'd tell that one to the kids."
Whew. That must've been some drink.
>>441097
It's a wide assortment of salads, cheeses, and mushrooms. Pretty damn good selection. There's even a little jar of honey, which is your secret weakness that you've never told anyone about. Good guess, Doldrums.
She struggles, but you get the better of her and lift her up.
>>441094
He stumbles off toward a little room in the Seaworthy's lower levels. "Most of the non-mates don't get rooms, but I get an exception for my work. Y'know how I got us into Strongbriar, o'course, heh heh, not that I'd tell that one to the kids."
Whew. That must've been some drink.
>>441097
It's a wide assortment of salads, cheeses, and mushrooms. Pretty damn good selection. There's even a little jar of honey, which is your secret weakness that you've never told anyone about. Good guess, Doldrums.
>>441114
"Right, well, Umlock doesn't mess around. Have you seem him drink? He downs kegs at a time."
He opens a door and welcomes you in. It's actually quite cozy, and the smell is pleasant (unlike most things in the year 1680). There is a big bed that takes up most of the room, and it looks comfy.
>>441115
You don't have a cabin, but you do have a bunk in the bunkhouse, which you return to.
>>441117
>>441119
She squirms in your arms '1d10'
Roll #1 1 = 1
"Right, well, Umlock doesn't mess around. Have you seem him drink? He downs kegs at a time."
He opens a door and welcomes you in. It's actually quite cozy, and the smell is pleasant (unlike most things in the year 1680). There is a big bed that takes up most of the room, and it looks comfy.
>>441115
You don't have a cabin, but you do have a bunk in the bunkhouse, which you return to.
>>441117
>>441119
She squirms in your arms '1d10'
Roll #1 1 = 1
Emrille [Gunslinger] No.441134
>>441131
Take out my revolver, and press it between your eyes.
"And little filly can fucking set you on fire and roast you like the dumb fucking bird you are. Now do you want me to pull the trigger, do you have anything actual to fucking say, or do you just want to fuck off?"
Take out my revolver, and press it between your eyes.
"And little filly can fucking set you on fire and roast you like the dumb fucking bird you are. Now do you want me to pull the trigger, do you have anything actual to fucking say, or do you just want to fuck off?"
>>441130
>>441133
"I reckon I was brought here by Light whom Ima make a duke."
She still attempts to squirm away. '1d10'
>>441128
"You should get that heart looked at. Long term solution, y'know. Will say that this fleet is breathing life into you. You look greener already, heh heh…"
>>441127
Mmm… nice and quiet here. Still, nothing really happened today to meditate on that you haven't already meditated on.
Roll #1 1 = 1
>>441133
"I reckon I was brought here by Light whom Ima make a duke."
She still attempts to squirm away. '1d10'
>>441128
"You should get that heart looked at. Long term solution, y'know. Will say that this fleet is breathing life into you. You look greener already, heh heh…"
>>441127
Mmm… nice and quiet here. Still, nothing really happened today to meditate on that you haven't already meditated on.
Roll #1 1 = 1
>>441140
>>441135
>>441145
>>441149
After a substantial amount of traumatization later, you carry Red to Sateo.
>>441141
He hops onto the bed and tosses his clothes aside. "And they say chivalry is dead."
To his credit, he's the best-endowed stallion you've ever seen. Which is saying something for you. You weren't even sure they GOT that big.
>>441135
>>441145
>>441149
After a substantial amount of traumatization later, you carry Red to Sateo.
>>441141
He hops onto the bed and tosses his clothes aside. "And they say chivalry is dead."
To his credit, he's the best-endowed stallion you've ever seen. Which is saying something for you. You weren't even sure they GOT that big.
>>441161
He pulls you in close and slides on top, touching your lower lips with his heroic adamatine great-sword +4 (crusader enchantment), just slightly pressing against the entrance, sending chills through your body and wetting the sheets.
"No doubt."
>>441163
But you can't meditate more than once per day and gain stuff.
"I reckon it's my birthright. Now let me down."
>>441171
>>441173
And with your attention drawn to Seekkill, Red hightails it out.
He pulls you in close and slides on top, touching your lower lips with his heroic adamatine great-sword +4 (crusader enchantment), just slightly pressing against the entrance, sending chills through your body and wetting the sheets.
"No doubt."
>>441163
But you can't meditate more than once per day and gain stuff.
"I reckon it's my birthright. Now let me down."
>>441171
>>441173
And with your attention drawn to Seekkill, Red hightails it out.
>>441274
"Oh, quite. Do you practice, Miss Heart?"
>>441276
In front of the entrance… but she's banging on the door. How do you get in between her and the door? She's up against it.
"I reckon I ain't gotta give you any answers."
The door opens and Rosemary sticks her head out. "What's going on?"
"They're beating me up! Get my Duke Heart!"
"Oh, quite. Do you practice, Miss Heart?"
>>441276
In front of the entrance… but she's banging on the door. How do you get in between her and the door? She's up against it.
"I reckon I ain't gotta give you any answers."
The door opens and Rosemary sticks her head out. "What's going on?"
"They're beating me up! Get my Duke Heart!"
>>441287
He lays quietly next to you for a time, introspectively.
"I think most of the fleet assumed I went into the city to go visit the whorehouses. I didn't, in fact. I went to pay my respects at the shrine. Reptil borders a very important religious site for my faith."
>>441290
Red flees inside the room and Rosemary comes out and closes it. "Chat about what?"
He lays quietly next to you for a time, introspectively.
"I think most of the fleet assumed I went into the city to go visit the whorehouses. I didn't, in fact. I went to pay my respects at the shrine. Reptil borders a very important religious site for my faith."
>>441290
Red flees inside the room and Rosemary comes out and closes it. "Chat about what?"
>>441296
"Magical study is not a requirement of adherence, just as many followers of Celestia do not practice divine magic. In fact, the tenets of observance of Nature tend to be the most lax. It's hard to interpret exactly what She wants if she won't talk to but a few mortals."
>>441297
"That sounds dreadful."
"Magical study is not a requirement of adherence, just as many followers of Celestia do not practice divine magic. In fact, the tenets of observance of Nature tend to be the most lax. It's hard to interpret exactly what She wants if she won't talk to but a few mortals."
>>441297
"That sounds dreadful."
>>441307
"There are differences in theology, but most agree that the important part is respect for the natural world. There are not strict tenants. No restrictions on sex, killing, magic, or anything like that. Meditation seems popular in lieu of prayer, given that there's pretty much no chance at all you'll get a response."
>>441308
"I'll watch her until we get to Dixie, and we can make sure she leaves there."
"There are differences in theology, but most agree that the important part is respect for the natural world. There are not strict tenants. No restrictions on sex, killing, magic, or anything like that. Meditation seems popular in lieu of prayer, given that there's pretty much no chance at all you'll get a response."
>>441308
"I'll watch her until we get to Dixie, and we can make sure she leaves there."
>>441395
She returns it and closes the door.
"Well?"
>>441400
While everyone else is off having sex, celebrating a successful trip to Reptil, partying, drinking, etc – even to the degree that Felfire is joining the festivities, you sequester yourself in a dark corner of the hold and examine the gem.
It's quite small, but it feels weighty. You don't recognize the material, but it is quite transparent and hard, and fairly dense. It has an unnatural luster, and it has a faint scent that you can't quite place.
She returns it and closes the door.
"Well?"
>>441400
While everyone else is off having sex, celebrating a successful trip to Reptil, partying, drinking, etc – even to the degree that Felfire is joining the festivities, you sequester yourself in a dark corner of the hold and examine the gem.
It's quite small, but it feels weighty. You don't recognize the material, but it is quite transparent and hard, and fairly dense. It has an unnatural luster, and it has a faint scent that you can't quite place.
Curry [Male Unicorn Landkeeper] No.441444
>>440816
>>441435
Speaking of being slow.
Well, if the plantlife isn't moving on its own, I might need to call upon the sealife to help me catch up. So I'm going to try that. Because I know my teacher could do it. Maybe necessity will give my voice enough power to reach the fish.
"Say, I don't suppose there happen to be any fish passing by that would be willing to help me catch up with those boats?" '1d10'
Roll #1 6 = 6
>>441435
Speaking of being slow.
Well, if the plantlife isn't moving on its own, I might need to call upon the sealife to help me catch up. So I'm going to try that. Because I know my teacher could do it. Maybe necessity will give my voice enough power to reach the fish.
"Say, I don't suppose there happen to be any fish passing by that would be willing to help me catch up with those boats?" '1d10'
Roll #1 6 = 6
Curry [Male Unicorn Landkeeper] No.441475
>>441470
And talking to them's out of the question. Wonderful.
"Plant, if I were more suspicious, I'd think you did this on purpose."
Well, suppose I'd best start swimming. Maybe I'll get lucky and find some driftwood, then I can use magic to propel it, and myself along with it. '1d10'
Roll #1 9 = 9
And talking to them's out of the question. Wonderful.
"Plant, if I were more suspicious, I'd think you did this on purpose."
Well, suppose I'd best start swimming. Maybe I'll get lucky and find some driftwood, then I can use magic to propel it, and myself along with it. '1d10'
Roll #1 9 = 9
Curry [Male Unicorn Landkeeper] No.441483
>>441479
Unfortunately, I don't have anything better. Or even any rope to tie onto something. Soggy seaweed makes a terrible sailcloth. I thought that monstrosity with all the cannons was supposed to be slow!
Where's Bounder when you need the lad…
Lessee, there's got to be something I can use…
I'll look at the flower.
"Don't suppose Smitts can hear you from here, can he?"
And there's no helping it, but I'll try and push myself, and the raft, along with telekinesis. '1d10'
Roll #1 6 = 6
Unfortunately, I don't have anything better. Or even any rope to tie onto something. Soggy seaweed makes a terrible sailcloth. I thought that monstrosity with all the cannons was supposed to be slow!
Where's Bounder when you need the lad…
Lessee, there's got to be something I can use…
I'll look at the flower.
"Don't suppose Smitts can hear you from here, can he?"
And there's no helping it, but I'll try and push myself, and the raft, along with telekinesis. '1d10'
Roll #1 6 = 6
>>441483
Look buddy, I like you, so I'm gonna give you some advice. It can always get worse. I'm on the inside, so I can give you some real insight here. Keep your head down, put in your time, and you can get places. You try to rock the boat? You end up drowning. I know from experience.
>>441440
You wake up the next day in your room. The sounds of breakfast ring from the first floor.
Look buddy, I like you, so I'm gonna give you some advice. It can always get worse. I'm on the inside, so I can give you some real insight here. Keep your head down, put in your time, and you can get places. You try to rock the boat? You end up drowning. I know from experience.
>>441440
You wake up the next day in your room. The sounds of breakfast ring from the first floor.
>>443651
Oh he can. And that's not what I meant.
>>443652
It's early morning. The birds are chirping. The menials are at work like powder monkeys meandering about a cannon. Tending the helm of the vessel you're on – the Eagle's Roost – is General Movp.
>>443653
She gently nuzzles you in her morning haze of sleepiness.
"Mmmm?"
>>443655
It's morning, and you've got a splitting headache from all that drinking. It looks like you collapsed on top of Chip. He's stirring.
>>443656
It's morning, and you've got a splitting headache from all that drinking. It looks like Sateo collapsed on top of you. He's stirring.
Oh he can. And that's not what I meant.
>>443652
It's early morning. The birds are chirping. The menials are at work like powder monkeys meandering about a cannon. Tending the helm of the vessel you're on – the Eagle's Roost – is General Movp.
>>443653
She gently nuzzles you in her morning haze of sleepiness.
"Mmmm?"
>>443655
It's morning, and you've got a splitting headache from all that drinking. It looks like you collapsed on top of Chip. He's stirring.
>>443656
It's morning, and you've got a splitting headache from all that drinking. It looks like Sateo collapsed on top of you. He's stirring.
>>443660
Unbelievable headache. At least it's dark wherever you are.
>>443659
Listen, sapling, you gotta think big picture. Smitts is a busy meatsack. Just keep out of his way and you can slip away. Do you think he even knows you're here right now?
>>443661
He surveys the waves and chuckles. "Perhaps I had one too many celebratory rounds last night. Still, we're making good time. The wind is with us. You know, I'm actually on my way to breakfast, just waiting to be relieved by the first mate. Walk with me when he arrives."
>>443662
"As long as I don't embarrass you by being quiet… but…"
She pauses and looks wistfully. "That food is really good."
Unbelievable headache. At least it's dark wherever you are.
>>443659
Listen, sapling, you gotta think big picture. Smitts is a busy meatsack. Just keep out of his way and you can slip away. Do you think he even knows you're here right now?
>>443661
He surveys the waves and chuckles. "Perhaps I had one too many celebratory rounds last night. Still, we're making good time. The wind is with us. You know, I'm actually on my way to breakfast, just waiting to be relieved by the first mate. Walk with me when he arrives."
>>443662
"As long as I don't embarrass you by being quiet… but…"
She pauses and looks wistfully. "That food is really good."
Light Heart [Warlord] No.443667
>>443664
I smile.
"Indeed it is. Please, clean yourself up a little. I need to find somepony first."
Give her a kiss and leave the room. I need to find Vivid Eclipse. Hopefully his moon worshiping hasn't caused him to stay awake all night or something. See if I can find him somewhere.
Roll #1 7 = 7
I smile.
"Indeed it is. Please, clean yourself up a little. I need to find somepony first."
Give her a kiss and leave the room. I need to find Vivid Eclipse. Hopefully his moon worshiping hasn't caused him to stay awake all night or something. See if I can find him somewhere.
Roll #1 7 = 7
>>443665
You're awake sooner than I thought.
He's near you, hovering.
Zivur is sulking around in the shadows too, you sense.
>>443666
Down in the hold where you were drinking.
>>443667
You head out the front door of the mansion, passing the breakfast club. You find him keeping a stalwart vigil at the bow of the Darklantern.
>>443668
Flux arrives and takes the helm.
"Good, good. I was getting worried I'd miss my rations. What'd they have you eating back in the Eastern Campaign, soldier?"
>>443669
Good boy. Now row.
You're awake sooner than I thought.
He's near you, hovering.
Zivur is sulking around in the shadows too, you sense.
>>443666
Down in the hold where you were drinking.
>>443667
You head out the front door of the mansion, passing the breakfast club. You find him keeping a stalwart vigil at the bow of the Darklantern.
>>443668
Flux arrives and takes the helm.
"Good, good. I was getting worried I'd miss my rations. What'd they have you eating back in the Eastern Campaign, soldier?"
>>443669
Good boy. Now row.
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.443676
>>443670
"Except for whatever small candies they could get us for our rations to keep up spirits, mostly bread with what greens they could find for herbivores, while the meateaters were usually issued a rodent. A fish if they had done particularly well."
"Being out in the field so often, I tried to bring back what I could after a mission. Even learned how to plant some to make sure no one went hungry if the worst happened. It won't do me any good if I open the gates to an enemy castle if the soldiers are too hungry to take it."
"Except for whatever small candies they could get us for our rations to keep up spirits, mostly bread with what greens they could find for herbivores, while the meateaters were usually issued a rodent. A fish if they had done particularly well."
"Being out in the field so often, I tried to bring back what I could after a mission. Even learned how to plant some to make sure no one went hungry if the worst happened. It won't do me any good if I open the gates to an enemy castle if the soldiers are too hungry to take it."
>>443671
You're in the hold of the ship.
>>443672
You're in Terrebonne's cabin.
You went and had a party with your friends. I brought you back here after you passed out drinking.
>>443673
You need to go faster. I thought you meatsacks were supposed to be good at propulsion.
>>443674
"I already ate, but I'll accompany you, if you like."
>>443676
"Ah, yes. You would have had it rough. In the officers' corps they had shamans that could grow a potato in the blink of an eye. No doubt there weren't enough to go around, or they would have spread the rations to everyone. I turned them down, though. I think the hunger kept me sharp. And I brought my own."
He chuckles. "Don't tell, but I have a weakness for peanuts."
You've arrived at a door to a cabin on the ship known as the Darklantern. It's a large, more traditional ship-of-the-line made out of some very dark color of wood, and plated with a lead-iron alloy to deflect cannon fire.
The door itself has a golden handle. The wood inside is dark, so it seems almost pitch black in this hallway.
You're in the hold of the ship.
>>443672
You're in Terrebonne's cabin.
You went and had a party with your friends. I brought you back here after you passed out drinking.
>>443673
You need to go faster. I thought you meatsacks were supposed to be good at propulsion.
>>443674
"I already ate, but I'll accompany you, if you like."
>>443676
"Ah, yes. You would have had it rough. In the officers' corps they had shamans that could grow a potato in the blink of an eye. No doubt there weren't enough to go around, or they would have spread the rations to everyone. I turned them down, though. I think the hunger kept me sharp. And I brought my own."
He chuckles. "Don't tell, but I have a weakness for peanuts."
You've arrived at a door to a cabin on the ship known as the Darklantern. It's a large, more traditional ship-of-the-line made out of some very dark color of wood, and plated with a lead-iron alloy to deflect cannon fire.
The door itself has a golden handle. The wood inside is dark, so it seems almost pitch black in this hallway.
>>443679
You return and find General Movp and some other soldier pone at the door. The soldier pone is wearing a crossbow on his back and a kepi on his head.
>>443680
How far can you throw with that horn of yours?
>>443688
She's out and about.
It was good you spent time with friends.
>>443689
"Hopefully. I think he was with the 73rd Sappers."
>>443687
Yes indeed.
You return and find General Movp and some other soldier pone at the door. The soldier pone is wearing a crossbow on his back and a kepi on his head.
>>443680
How far can you throw with that horn of yours?
>>443688
She's out and about.
It was good you spent time with friends.
>>443689
"Hopefully. I think he was with the 73rd Sappers."
>>443687
Yes indeed.
Curry [Male Unicorn Landkeeper] No.443700
>>443694
"Depends on if it's behaving. If it isn't, you go backwards. If it is, well, it was enough to hurl a gun a fair ways into the ocean and beneath some sand."
I'll raise an eyebrow at the plant.
"Do you really want to risk another dunking?"
And keep trying to catch up with the boats. '1d10'
Roll #1 7 = 7
"Depends on if it's behaving. If it isn't, you go backwards. If it is, well, it was enough to hurl a gun a fair ways into the ocean and beneath some sand."
I'll raise an eyebrow at the plant.
"Do you really want to risk another dunking?"
And keep trying to catch up with the boats. '1d10'
Roll #1 7 = 7
>>443701
No, though being sappers, you can infer they would have sapped enemy defenses by digging out trenches, destroying bridges, cutting supply lines, and generally conducting sieges.
>>443698
Ten or eleven. Hard to tell without some kind of clock.
>>443705
It is lustrous and refractive, but it reveals to you no new secrets in the light alone.
>>443696
"Morning, miss."
No, though being sappers, you can infer they would have sapped enemy defenses by digging out trenches, destroying bridges, cutting supply lines, and generally conducting sieges.
>>443698
Ten or eleven. Hard to tell without some kind of clock.
>>443705
It is lustrous and refractive, but it reveals to you no new secrets in the light alone.
>>443696
"Morning, miss."
>>443716
That is the plan. Look, I'm a trained agent. I risk my stem on a day to day basis. I'm not worried about a little solo op. Try to land me right-side up.
>>443715
"Pleasure."
Breakfast is already well underway inside, but you're greeted.
"Ah, there you are General. And Miss Heart, welcome."
>>443719
"Perhaps. Useful skill to have for an army cook, though. They also did poisons, ladders, lampweed, that kind of thing."
>>443720
You will not be able to find him until his fate has been determined miss existing in a different time zone.
That is the plan. Look, I'm a trained agent. I risk my stem on a day to day basis. I'm not worried about a little solo op. Try to land me right-side up.
>>443715
"Pleasure."
Breakfast is already well underway inside, but you're greeted.
"Ah, there you are General. And Miss Heart, welcome."
>>443719
"Perhaps. Useful skill to have for an army cook, though. They also did poisons, ladders, lampweed, that kind of thing."
>>443720
You will not be able to find him until his fate has been determined miss existing in a different time zone.
>>443726
She's not. You do retrieve your bag, though.
>>443727
You send it in a wide, telekinetic arc, and you see it roll onto the deck of the Eagle's Roost. A few seconds later the ship comes to a jolting stop. It seems to resist the fact that it has full sails, and the rest of the fleet pulls away.
>>443732
They're over on the Eagle's Roost, which seems to have stopped and is separating from the fleet…
>>443733
You follow him into the door. Inside it is not a cabin that could possibly fit on the ship. It's a full-blown mansion interior. Tile floors. Three stories. Grand staircase. Ballroom. The works. Light Heart has gone ahead to the master dining-room, where some nobleponies are eating, and the General leads you on.
"I see you've brought a guest, General."
"An old soldier like myself. Won't be a problem, will it?"
"Of course not."
>>443731
There's a general murmur of welcome, but they continue chowing down.
Rosemary is lingering near the stairs, but approaches as you enter the room.
She's not. You do retrieve your bag, though.
>>443727
You send it in a wide, telekinetic arc, and you see it roll onto the deck of the Eagle's Roost. A few seconds later the ship comes to a jolting stop. It seems to resist the fact that it has full sails, and the rest of the fleet pulls away.
>>443732
They're over on the Eagle's Roost, which seems to have stopped and is separating from the fleet…
>>443733
You follow him into the door. Inside it is not a cabin that could possibly fit on the ship. It's a full-blown mansion interior. Tile floors. Three stories. Grand staircase. Ballroom. The works. Light Heart has gone ahead to the master dining-room, where some nobleponies are eating, and the General leads you on.
"I see you've brought a guest, General."
"An old soldier like myself. Won't be a problem, will it?"
"Of course not."
>>443731
There's a general murmur of welcome, but they continue chowing down.
Rosemary is lingering near the stairs, but approaches as you enter the room.
>>443740
If my "smith workshop", you mean Topaz's office on the Darklantern, you arrive there. Blue Topaz actually looks up for once when you come in.
"Heard you brought on those new shipwrights. They're good. Not bad work."
>>443741
see >>443738
>>443742
She is. And he accepts.
>>443743
"Not at all. Sit."
He claps his hooves, and a servant pone brings out more dishes of food from some room in the back.
If my "smith workshop", you mean Topaz's office on the Darklantern, you arrive there. Blue Topaz actually looks up for once when you come in.
"Heard you brought on those new shipwrights. They're good. Not bad work."
>>443741
see >>443738
>>443742
She is. And he accepts.
>>443743
"Not at all. Sit."
He claps his hooves, and a servant pone brings out more dishes of food from some room in the back.
>>443755
Looks to be a Neighponese themed breakfast. There is gyudon that is lightly grilled and garnished with leek, pleasantly fried tempura with a side of soy ginger dipping sauce, and for the herbivores, a chazuke dish with dashi and cow milk, topped with parsnip.
>>443760
"Yes, we made contact. That was good work, I'm quite pleased. Having an asset in Reptil will be useful to us. And now we're on our way to the Island of Roads, with only a short detour."
>>443763
"They've been pulling their weight, anyway. I had them look at the Eagle's Roost after it had a weird slowdown last night."
She nods. "Go ahead… I have some metals stocked next to it. Just don't waste too much experimenting. Get familiar with them, though. If you want my training, I want an apprentice who knows the difference between Pig Silver and Iris's Blood."
>>443766
You drool a little into the pot of your plant.
>>443768
>>443770
But you are finally shaken awake.
>>443774
>>443728
Sorry, missed that.
You shoot it with a little more power than you'd like and it gets blasted across the room, then vibrantly explodes in a show of colored light, before projecting something on the wall…
>>443776
They nod eagerly.
"Watcha gonna show us today?"
Looks to be a Neighponese themed breakfast. There is gyudon that is lightly grilled and garnished with leek, pleasantly fried tempura with a side of soy ginger dipping sauce, and for the herbivores, a chazuke dish with dashi and cow milk, topped with parsnip.
>>443760
"Yes, we made contact. That was good work, I'm quite pleased. Having an asset in Reptil will be useful to us. And now we're on our way to the Island of Roads, with only a short detour."
>>443763
"They've been pulling their weight, anyway. I had them look at the Eagle's Roost after it had a weird slowdown last night."
She nods. "Go ahead… I have some metals stocked next to it. Just don't waste too much experimenting. Get familiar with them, though. If you want my training, I want an apprentice who knows the difference between Pig Silver and Iris's Blood."
>>443766
You drool a little into the pot of your plant.
>>443768
>>443770
But you are finally shaken awake.
>>443774
>>443728
Sorry, missed that.
You shoot it with a little more power than you'd like and it gets blasted across the room, then vibrantly explodes in a show of colored light, before projecting something on the wall…
>>443776
They nod eagerly.
"Watcha gonna show us today?"
>>443780
"We'll be meeting some of our associates in the local government, and also the ambassador of Novdogod. The intent is to turn all factions against the One."
Vivid Eclipse perks up a little.
>>443782
"Master Chef Ramses is an Oddomane. He is quite cosmopolitan, he cooks us meals from all the world."
>>443784
She puts a hoof to her head. "Oh boy. Maybe I oughtta take a look with you. Help me up, boy."
>>443788
It's some sort of… symbol. Staring at it makes your eyes slowly cross, and a rhythmic thrumming fills your head…
You pull your face off like a mask, then scream, and everything goes blue.
"We'll be meeting some of our associates in the local government, and also the ambassador of Novdogod. The intent is to turn all factions against the One."
Vivid Eclipse perks up a little.
>>443782
"Master Chef Ramses is an Oddomane. He is quite cosmopolitan, he cooks us meals from all the world."
>>443784
She puts a hoof to her head. "Oh boy. Maybe I oughtta take a look with you. Help me up, boy."
>>443788
It's some sort of… symbol. Staring at it makes your eyes slowly cross, and a rhythmic thrumming fills your head…
You pull your face off like a mask, then scream, and everything goes blue.
Curry [Male Unicorn Landkeeper] No.443837
>>443825
>>443832
I'll nod.
"Sarcastic piece of work too. But it managed to stop the Eagle's Roost after I tossed it back up here, so it's not all bad."
And to Summer about Emrille:
"That doesn't mean we can say it to her face. Growing up involves keeping hurtful opinions of others to ourselves. Though sometimes you do have to call somepony out on being ridiculous."
>>443832
I'll nod.
"Sarcastic piece of work too. But it managed to stop the Eagle's Roost after I tossed it back up here, so it's not all bad."
And to Summer about Emrille:
"That doesn't mean we can say it to her face. Growing up involves keeping hurtful opinions of others to ourselves. Though sometimes you do have to call somepony out on being ridiculous."
>>443844
The parsnip is succulent and tender as it is savory, and is the dominant flavor in the dish. You like it so much that you burn your mouth a little bit trying to shovel it in. Then you realize how undignified you must look.
>>443848
"No, just highly impure. The 'pig' refers to impurity, not the transitive state."
>>443845
"Okay… sounds a little boring, but if you think so."
>>443850
"I noticed the armor. A paladin?"
He nods in confirmation.
The parsnip is succulent and tender as it is savory, and is the dominant flavor in the dish. You like it so much that you burn your mouth a little bit trying to shovel it in. Then you realize how undignified you must look.
>>443848
"No, just highly impure. The 'pig' refers to impurity, not the transitive state."
>>443845
"Okay… sounds a little boring, but if you think so."
>>443850
"I noticed the armor. A paladin?"
He nods in confirmation.
>>443855
You're looking at yourself, as though you're astral-projecting. How odd.
>>443857
Looks like they all had their noses so high up, that they didn't notice. Except Movp, who gives you a good-natured wink.
>>443858
"Yes, I think so, darling. Speaking of which, you've hardly touched your plate. Is the food not satisfactory?"
Rosemary has been eating it all.
>>443862
They sit down next to you for a while. Ohm. Ohm. Resistance capacity 25 Ohms.
You're looking at yourself, as though you're astral-projecting. How odd.
>>443857
Looks like they all had their noses so high up, that they didn't notice. Except Movp, who gives you a good-natured wink.
>>443858
"Yes, I think so, darling. Speaking of which, you've hardly touched your plate. Is the food not satisfactory?"
Rosemary has been eating it all.
>>443862
They sit down next to you for a while. Ohm. Ohm. Resistance capacity 25 Ohms.
>>443884
Just curious, you meat-eater you.
>>443887
It is hard and very compact, and has a chalky texture. She holds up an orb of it that has been filed and polished to a shiny, pearly luster.
>>443888
He shakes himself, and the others keep laughing.
"Uh, sorry."
>>443889
They're actually discussing the appetizer – which you missed – which was a matsutake dobin mushi. It included fresh kombu, butterfish, ginko nuts, and carrots. Goldenblood insists he detected a hint of lime. Supposedly the katsuobushi was masterfully fermented.
>>443892
Wait… no. You're not sure where you are. You're… somewhere dark? You see yourself in the room, but… there should be a wall where you're observing yourself. You're kind of staring off into space – that is, the you that you're looking at is. In fact… based on your location in the ship, the place that YOU YOU should be based on your angle of orientation is… outside the ship, floating above the water, and since it's morning, that doesn't make any sense for it to be dark. What's going on?
Just curious, you meat-eater you.
>>443887
It is hard and very compact, and has a chalky texture. She holds up an orb of it that has been filed and polished to a shiny, pearly luster.
>>443888
He shakes himself, and the others keep laughing.
"Uh, sorry."
>>443889
They're actually discussing the appetizer – which you missed – which was a matsutake dobin mushi. It included fresh kombu, butterfish, ginko nuts, and carrots. Goldenblood insists he detected a hint of lime. Supposedly the katsuobushi was masterfully fermented.
>>443892
Wait… no. You're not sure where you are. You're… somewhere dark? You see yourself in the room, but… there should be a wall where you're observing yourself. You're kind of staring off into space – that is, the you that you're looking at is. In fact… based on your location in the ship, the place that YOU YOU should be based on your angle of orientation is… outside the ship, floating above the water, and since it's morning, that doesn't make any sense for it to be dark. What's going on?
Light Heart [Warlord] No.443908
>>443905
Whoa there sugarcube. I normally don't eat meat. This was only some small-time sampling. Question is, did I like it?
Roll #1 3 = 3
Whoa there sugarcube. I normally don't eat meat. This was only some small-time sampling. Question is, did I like it?
Roll #1 3 = 3
>>443926
"I see, that makes sense. Okay, let's try it."
Swish! You score.
>>443920
In any case, they get off on a tangent about fermenting wine.
>>443924
You finish breakfast and excuse yourself. Good night.
>>443930
You're… not sure. Your eyes aren't focused on the dark, but you're seated in some kind of… padded chair. And there's some kind of weird border skewing your view of the edges of the room. You're clearly away from it. It's dark. You think you hear some voices from up above you…
"I see, that makes sense. Okay, let's try it."
Swish! You score.
>>443920
In any case, they get off on a tangent about fermenting wine.
>>443924
You finish breakfast and excuse yourself. Good night.
>>443930
You're… not sure. Your eyes aren't focused on the dark, but you're seated in some kind of… padded chair. And there's some kind of weird border skewing your view of the edges of the room. You're clearly away from it. It's dark. You think you hear some voices from up above you…
>>443945
They finally finish and split up, returning to their respective rooms on the various floors, except for Light Heart and Rosemary, who leave, and Landgrave, who retires to the sitting room with Lord-Mayor Goldenblood, and General Movp, who reclines at the table.
Servants come and clean up the plates and dishes.
>>443947
They're just about to start serving lunch. Looks like fish and kelp on the menu.
They finally finish and split up, returning to their respective rooms on the various floors, except for Light Heart and Rosemary, who leave, and Landgrave, who retires to the sitting room with Lord-Mayor Goldenblood, and General Movp, who reclines at the table.
Servants come and clean up the plates and dishes.
>>443947
They're just about to start serving lunch. Looks like fish and kelp on the menu.
>>443951
Dark Iron. You wouldn't keep iron in the transitive state of Pig Iron.
This Dark Iron becomes rapidly heated and searing hot in the flame, turning white in no time. You pull it out carefully and lay it tenderly on the anvil.
>>443953
"A couple days ago there was a mean caramelized pork tenderloin with peanuts and cilantro, sergeant. There is a pleasant sampling of food from all four corners of the map."
>>443958
You reach the front of the. A bedraggled earth pone with a green mane slaps a chunk of diced fish and a nest of kelp onto a plate and passes it to you.
Dark Iron. You wouldn't keep iron in the transitive state of Pig Iron.
This Dark Iron becomes rapidly heated and searing hot in the flame, turning white in no time. You pull it out carefully and lay it tenderly on the anvil.
>>443953
"A couple days ago there was a mean caramelized pork tenderloin with peanuts and cilantro, sergeant. There is a pleasant sampling of food from all four corners of the map."
>>443958
You reach the front of the. A bedraggled earth pone with a green mane slaps a chunk of diced fish and a nest of kelp onto a plate and passes it to you.
>>443964
You suddenly realize they're talking to YOU. Two ponies are looking down at you from a box up above. They're… cheering for you.
"That was wonderful!"
"Bravo!"
"I loved it!"
"Ah, it was great!"
"Well, it was pretty good."
"Well, it wasn't bad…"
"Uh, there were parts of it that weren't very good though."
"It could have been a lot better."
"I didn't really like it."
"It was pretty terrible."
"It was bad."
"It was awful!"
"It was terrible!"
"Take 'em away!"
"Bah, boo!"
"Boo!"
Wait, no, they're heckling you now.
>>443968
You pound the white iron repeatedly until you get a satisfactory shape, then douse it in the water bin nearby, and hilt it. Not bad work.
You suddenly realize they're talking to YOU. Two ponies are looking down at you from a box up above. They're… cheering for you.
"That was wonderful!"
"Bravo!"
"I loved it!"
"Ah, it was great!"
"Well, it was pretty good."
"Well, it wasn't bad…"
"Uh, there were parts of it that weren't very good though."
"It could have been a lot better."
"I didn't really like it."
"It was pretty terrible."
"It was bad."
"It was awful!"
"It was terrible!"
"Take 'em away!"
"Bah, boo!"
"Boo!"
Wait, no, they're heckling you now.
>>443968
You pound the white iron repeatedly until you get a satisfactory shape, then douse it in the water bin nearby, and hilt it. Not bad work.
>>443974
I scratch my head. Perhaps cool this one down before I get back to it for sharpening.
"How many new workers in Reptil did I am able to come aboard the ships?" I call back to Topaz.
Get another Dark iron bar, heat it in the charcoal and hammer it into shape.
'1d10'
Roll #1 7 = 7
I scratch my head. Perhaps cool this one down before I get back to it for sharpening.
"How many new workers in Reptil did I am able to come aboard the ships?" I call back to Topaz.
Get another Dark iron bar, heat it in the charcoal and hammer it into shape.
'1d10'
Roll #1 7 = 7
>>443973
"They have a well-stocked kitchen. Beyond me, how."
>>443979
"Hey, Gildedrose, I think he's lost."
"Oh yeah, well he should probably use his brain, shouldn't he, Crantzenstern?"
"Well he should but he can't."
"Why's that?"
"Well, it's way over there!"
He points over at the you that's staring vacantly at the wall – what you can now make out as on a stage.
"DOHOHOHOHOHO"
"BAHAHAHAHAHA"
>>443980
"We only took on four hundred, I think."
Nicely done, another piece of sharp metal to stick in eyes.
"They have a well-stocked kitchen. Beyond me, how."
>>443979
"Hey, Gildedrose, I think he's lost."
"Oh yeah, well he should probably use his brain, shouldn't he, Crantzenstern?"
"Well he should but he can't."
"Why's that?"
"Well, it's way over there!"
He points over at the you that's staring vacantly at the wall – what you can now make out as on a stage.
"DOHOHOHOHOHO"
"BAHAHAHAHAHA"
>>443980
"We only took on four hundred, I think."
Nicely done, another piece of sharp metal to stick in eyes.
>>443990
"Sounds like he's getting desperate."
"Desperation is a good sign."
"Why's that?"
"Soon he may panic and run away."
"DOHOHOHOHOHO"
"BAHAHAHAHAHA"
>>443986
"Oh, not as much as I'd like, I think. I had a bit of a reputation both outside the country and in it. Not a lot of friends in the countries that Equestria had beaten into submission."
"Sounds like he's getting desperate."
"Desperation is a good sign."
"Why's that?"
"Soon he may panic and run away."
"DOHOHOHOHOHO"
"BAHAHAHAHAHA"
>>443986
"Oh, not as much as I'd like, I think. I had a bit of a reputation both outside the country and in it. Not a lot of friends in the countries that Equestria had beaten into submission."
>>443996
"That's true. I was just another soldier passing by, so they didn't bat an eye at me. It's the reason I found myself in Reptil. Instead of talking where we want to go, how about where we came from. Where did you grow up Sir? I only got a few pieces here and there from the Gryphons I fought with about how they were raised."
"That's true. I was just another soldier passing by, so they didn't bat an eye at me. It's the reason I found myself in Reptil. Instead of talking where we want to go, how about where we came from. Where did you grow up Sir? I only got a few pieces here and there from the Gryphons I fought with about how they were raised."
>>444006
"Sure, you can go as far as you like!"
"Go ahead, exercise your legs a little bit!"
"And keep going, 'til we can't see you!"
"DOHOHOHOHOHOHO"
"BAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
Now that your… "eyes" have adjusted, you realize you're in a theater. The lights are dimmed, though, so you can see the stage.
>>444007
>>444008
"Oh, I'm from the Peaks in modern-day Novdogod. I left for Equestria when I was quite young, with my family. From there, I was raised in Canterlot and attended the Gosu academy, then joined the 354th 'Stars', and later was granted special permission to form my own company with handpicked troops, the 14th 'Miracle'."
"Sure, you can go as far as you like!"
"Go ahead, exercise your legs a little bit!"
"And keep going, 'til we can't see you!"
"DOHOHOHOHOHOHO"
"BAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
Now that your… "eyes" have adjusted, you realize you're in a theater. The lights are dimmed, though, so you can see the stage.
>>444007
>>444008
"Oh, I'm from the Peaks in modern-day Novdogod. I left for Equestria when I was quite young, with my family. From there, I was raised in Canterlot and attended the Gosu academy, then joined the 354th 'Stars', and later was granted special permission to form my own company with handpicked troops, the 14th 'Miracle'."
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444021
>>444011
"That is quite the childhood. As for me, I'm from a middle-class family near Prance. They probably hoped I would have become a lawyer or a doctor, something safe and close. Instead, a bit of the idiocy of youth came over me and I decided to join a mercenary company that was hiring. After a few boat rides and missions throughout the East, I found myself working for Equestria."
"That is quite the childhood. As for me, I'm from a middle-class family near Prance. They probably hoped I would have become a lawyer or a doctor, something safe and close. Instead, a bit of the idiocy of youth came over me and I decided to join a mercenary company that was hiring. After a few boat rides and missions throughout the East, I found myself working for Equestria."
>>444017
There are a collection of very generic-looking ponies vacantly staring at the stage.
>>444015
You work for hours in the heat, overseen by Blue Topaz, and she corrects you at time, but mostly lets you work. You burn yourself repeatedly, and blood pours freely into the alloy, along with your sweat, and your tears. You pound. You pound. You pound. You fold the metal again and again, and it resists you at every turn, until the green-silver alloy has turned a redish hue from all of the precious blood you've spilled over it.
You stick it back into the fire, searing it with jet, and when you finally pull it out, it is white as snow. It has perfect balance, and seems to be an extension of your arm…
>>444023
"You should name it. What will you call it?"
>>444021
"There's a Prench mare in the fleet, you know."
There are a collection of very generic-looking ponies vacantly staring at the stage.
>>444015
You work for hours in the heat, overseen by Blue Topaz, and she corrects you at time, but mostly lets you work. You burn yourself repeatedly, and blood pours freely into the alloy, along with your sweat, and your tears. You pound. You pound. You pound. You fold the metal again and again, and it resists you at every turn, until the green-silver alloy has turned a redish hue from all of the precious blood you've spilled over it.
You stick it back into the fire, searing it with jet, and when you finally pull it out, it is white as snow. It has perfect balance, and seems to be an extension of your arm…
>>444023
"You should name it. What will you call it?"
>>444021
"There's a Prench mare in the fleet, you know."
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444035
>>444027
"Really, who would that be? Though, to be fair, what little Prench I remember must be outdated by now. I spent most of my life with the mercenaries and speaking their language."
"Really, who would that be? Though, to be fair, what little Prench I remember must be outdated by now. I spent most of my life with the mercenaries and speaking their language."
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444042
>>444039
"Ah, I was meaning to look for that one. When I ran into Miss Light Heart and her entourage in Reptil, she described some of the ponies I might have to work with and her name came up. She mentioned that Miss Felfire was rather difficult to coax out of her room and even harder to trick into a conversation."
"Ah, I was meaning to look for that one. When I ran into Miss Light Heart and her entourage in Reptil, she described some of the ponies I might have to work with and her name came up. She mentioned that Miss Felfire was rather difficult to coax out of her room and even harder to trick into a conversation."
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444050
>>444047
"Thank you for reminding me about her. I need to make sure I talk with her when the opportunity arises."
"Still, you must have some great stories about being with the Stars and Miracle."
"Thank you for reminding me about her. I need to make sure I talk with her when the opportunity arises."
"Still, you must have some great stories about being with the Stars and Miracle."
>>444060
"Right, right. Take care."
He heads off back to the helm.
>>444061
They don't repond at all. They don't seem to have noticed your conversation with Gildedrose and Crantzenstern, either.
You stick a hoof through one and it sort of just fades out.
"Hey, dummy, those are just figments."
"You know, like a bad dream."
"Like watching you!"
"DOHOHOHOHOHOHO!"
"BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
>>444062
Yes, you grab a leather sheathe off the wall.
"Right, right. Take care."
He heads off back to the helm.
>>444061
They don't repond at all. They don't seem to have noticed your conversation with Gildedrose and Crantzenstern, either.
You stick a hoof through one and it sort of just fades out.
"Hey, dummy, those are just figments."
"You know, like a bad dream."
"Like watching you!"
"DOHOHOHOHOHOHO!"
"BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
>>444062
Yes, you grab a leather sheathe off the wall.
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444095
>>444093
"Me, I just had a chance to dine with the officers and talk about old times with the General. However, I just found out they have a great chef preparing their food. I'm just afraid I might not have enough years left to get as good as he was."
>>444091
"You seem to enjoy fish Mr. Chip. As a aspiring imitation-chef, mind if I ask how you like it prepared?"
"Me, I just had a chance to dine with the officers and talk about old times with the General. However, I just found out they have a great chef preparing their food. I'm just afraid I might not have enough years left to get as good as he was."
>>444091
"You seem to enjoy fish Mr. Chip. As a aspiring imitation-chef, mind if I ask how you like it prepared?"
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444098
>>444097
"Grab a fish from there, but make sure it's a small one. I want to try my hoof at imitating that chef. They told me I should be able to meet him, but for the moment, I'll settle for trying to copy."
Let's see.
First we'll try it how Mr. Chip said, then I'll try another one with broth.
[2d10]
Roll #1 4, 2 = 6
"Grab a fish from there, but make sure it's a small one. I want to try my hoof at imitating that chef. They told me I should be able to meet him, but for the moment, I'll settle for trying to copy."
Let's see.
First we'll try it how Mr. Chip said, then I'll try another one with broth.
[2d10]
Roll #1 4, 2 = 6
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444102
>>444099
>>444098
"Alright Mr. Chip, let me see what you think."
>>444101
"You know, I never really tried meat. I learned to make it by sight because I was always around Carnivores, but there was always plenty of Herbivores that I had to make food for and just ate that."
"Try the fish I made and then I'll try it too."
>>444098
"Alright Mr. Chip, let me see what you think."
>>444101
"You know, I never really tried meat. I learned to make it by sight because I was always around Carnivores, but there was always plenty of Herbivores that I had to make food for and just ate that."
"Try the fish I made and then I'll try it too."
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444116
>>444114
"Maybe, but I'll have to get used to it if I really want to be a cook here."
Stare at the broth with dead eyes.
"I have to know what tastes good for everyone so I can become a great chef. Maybe I should start with the broth."
Take a few breaths and then levitate the spoon and sip.
[1d10]
Roll #1 9 = 9
"Maybe, but I'll have to get used to it if I really want to be a cook here."
Stare at the broth with dead eyes.
"I have to know what tastes good for everyone so I can become a great chef. Maybe I should start with the broth."
Take a few breaths and then levitate the spoon and sip.
[1d10]
Roll #1 9 = 9
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444126
>>444121
"I don't know how to really feel about taking in meat. Feels like I'm breaking a taboo, you know? But I want to be a really good chef who takes care of his crew, and this looks like something I'll have to do."
"What about you, Mr. Chip? Any goal you are working towards?"
"I don't know how to really feel about taking in meat. Feels like I'm breaking a taboo, you know? But I want to be a really good chef who takes care of his crew, and this looks like something I'll have to do."
"What about you, Mr. Chip? Any goal you are working towards?"
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444141
>>444136
"Guess I might as well be from Mars judging by how our lives went. I'm a Lethuanian that grew up near Prance to a good family. Joined mercenaries of my own free will and wound up here with an old leader of mine. So, do you have any family waiting for you somewhere, or are sea vessels your homeland?"
"Guess I might as well be from Mars judging by how our lives went. I'm a Lethuanian that grew up near Prance to a good family. Joined mercenaries of my own free will and wound up here with an old leader of mine. So, do you have any family waiting for you somewhere, or are sea vessels your homeland?"
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444181
>>444175
"Countless times, huh? That's a hopeful assessment of her, but I'll let you know I was taught to use some healing magic and tonics while in the military. Might be of some use to keep you on the side of the living more often. Of course, I tended to spin more towards finding ways to make alcohol with it."
"Countless times, huh? That's a hopeful assessment of her, but I'll let you know I was taught to use some healing magic and tonics while in the military. Might be of some use to keep you on the side of the living more often. Of course, I tended to spin more towards finding ways to make alcohol with it."
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444186
>>444185
"Let's hope it ends up as a skill that goes to waste and no one gets hurt enough to need it."
"It seems I have my own duties to get back to, but let me know if you need any help when fixing the ship. I'd prefer no to have to do my patrols underwater."
"Let's hope it ends up as a skill that goes to waste and no one gets hurt enough to need it."
"It seems I have my own duties to get back to, but let me know if you need any help when fixing the ship. I'd prefer no to have to do my patrols underwater."
>>444200
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN_x1rpGbY8
2
>>444201
He levitates you back onto his desk.
"Research isn't nominal. Have you figured out how your cutie mark differs from the old one yet?"
>>444202
"Impressive."
>>444203
He makes some air gestures, and points to a cabinet full of booze.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN_x1rpGbY8
2
>>444201
He levitates you back onto his desk.
"Research isn't nominal. Have you figured out how your cutie mark differs from the old one yet?"
>>444202
"Impressive."
>>444203
He makes some air gestures, and points to a cabinet full of booze.
Light Heart [Warlord] No.444223
>>444214
"Viscountess Nihil is looking for a paladin to add to her retinue. More specifically, a paladin whom is morally flexible. I'd like to think you would fit the bill quite nicely, although that is for you to decide. If you wish, we could go meet with her before you make your final decision. That's not to say I will force anything upon you. If you are not interested, no tears will be shed and I will simply continue looking."
"Viscountess Nihil is looking for a paladin to add to her retinue. More specifically, a paladin whom is morally flexible. I'd like to think you would fit the bill quite nicely, although that is for you to decide. If you wish, we could go meet with her before you make your final decision. That's not to say I will force anything upon you. If you are not interested, no tears will be shed and I will simply continue looking."
>>444221
You head down to the dark, shadowy hold of the ship-of-the-line known as the Darklantern. As always, its ebon wood seems to devour all light. Here, in the bowels of the ship, you see large cages which house riches in gold, precious gems, art, texts, rare wines and foods, and of course, at the back, the office of Blue Topaz.
>>444222
It was picked up in Reptil.
This smaller vessel is running on a ghost crew. There is no apparent chain of command or captain, aside from "Tough Guy" Salty Slugs supervising the menials. It shouldn't take long to search a small ship like this.
>>444223
He looks a little offended. "Morally flexible? My devotion to the Lady of the Night is absolute."
>>444224
He nods.
You head down to the dark, shadowy hold of the ship-of-the-line known as the Darklantern. As always, its ebon wood seems to devour all light. Here, in the bowels of the ship, you see large cages which house riches in gold, precious gems, art, texts, rare wines and foods, and of course, at the back, the office of Blue Topaz.
>>444222
It was picked up in Reptil.
This smaller vessel is running on a ghost crew. There is no apparent chain of command or captain, aside from "Tough Guy" Salty Slugs supervising the menials. It shouldn't take long to search a small ship like this.
>>444223
He looks a little offended. "Morally flexible? My devotion to the Lady of the Night is absolute."
>>444224
He nods.
>>444234
"As I understand it, there has been a recent innovation in the realm of communication. They're called words, and you can express ideas with them."
>>444233
"Do you have a requisition for release form?"
>>444232
You find him belowdecks in the hold of the ship, surveying some barrels.
>>444235
"I'll see what she wants, then. Is that all?"
>>444236
"I know that already."
"As I understand it, there has been a recent innovation in the realm of communication. They're called words, and you can express ideas with them."
>>444233
"Do you have a requisition for release form?"
>>444232
You find him belowdecks in the hold of the ship, surveying some barrels.
>>444235
"I'll see what she wants, then. Is that all?"
>>444236
"I know that already."
>>444238
"Okay."
He goes back to looking at the art.
>>444239
They are normal barrels as far as you can tell.
"I AM EXAMINING CAUSALITY RIFTS WITHIN THE VESSEL."
>>444240
The unicorns, Summer and Spring, are there.
>>444241
She hands you a lengthy paper with a front and back side without looking up.
>>444242
"I called her foal, not that."
>>444243
Emrille, Summer, and Spring are here.
"Okay."
He goes back to looking at the art.
>>444239
They are normal barrels as far as you can tell.
"I AM EXAMINING CAUSALITY RIFTS WITHIN THE VESSEL."
>>444240
The unicorns, Summer and Spring, are there.
>>444241
She hands you a lengthy paper with a front and back side without looking up.
>>444242
"I called her foal, not that."
>>444243
Emrille, Summer, and Spring are here.
>>444259
>>444262
It starts out really simple, like asking for your name and purpose for withdrawal.
Then it starts to get complicated. Like asking for the net value and weight of the objects you want, as well as detailed descriptions of each.
>>444258
The sea is serene, and the ship kicks up mist. The wind is strong and at your back.
>>444261
"This wouldn't take so long if you stopped interrupting." She continues to not look up from her paperwork.
>>444263
"THAT IS CORRECT."
>>444262
It starts out really simple, like asking for your name and purpose for withdrawal.
Then it starts to get complicated. Like asking for the net value and weight of the objects you want, as well as detailed descriptions of each.
>>444258
The sea is serene, and the ship kicks up mist. The wind is strong and at your back.
>>444261
"This wouldn't take so long if you stopped interrupting." She continues to not look up from her paperwork.
>>444263
"THAT IS CORRECT."
>>444266
"Yes, the accommodations are nice. Not quite as nice as my mansion, of course. You'd hardly think we were on a pirate ship."
>>444267
"NOW IS FINE I HAVE ALL WEEK."
>>444268
"It is yours, isn't it?"
>>444270
You draw moons and stars all over it, hopeful that the pretty pictures will make her approve it.
She stamps it
>>444269
She's in her room.
>>444271
You return to the fort.
"Yes, the accommodations are nice. Not quite as nice as my mansion, of course. You'd hardly think we were on a pirate ship."
>>444267
"NOW IS FINE I HAVE ALL WEEK."
>>444268
"It is yours, isn't it?"
>>444270
You draw moons and stars all over it, hopeful that the pretty pictures will make her approve it.
She stamps it
DENIED.>>444269
She's in her room.
>>444271
You return to the fort.
>>444283
"I thought those items goes straight to Light Heart? She has taste and will hoard items of quality and value if needed." I scratch my head.
"Bah, no matter. If you two have plans to head over to Commodore Smitts perhaps I can tag along and keep company. He is a good friend of mine." I grin.
"I thought those items goes straight to Light Heart? She has taste and will hoard items of quality and value if needed." I scratch my head.
"Bah, no matter. If you two have plans to head over to Commodore Smitts perhaps I can tag along and keep company. He is a good friend of mine." I grin.
Spring Water [Doctor] No.444293
>>444291
It has been a long time since Autumnsreach… I doubt I can recall everything. Can I recall anything at all?
Roll #1 1 = 1
It has been a long time since Autumnsreach… I doubt I can recall everything. Can I recall anything at all?
Roll #1 1 = 1
>>444292
"Ah, you're talking about Happy."
The catsuit pony waves.
"Well, as you can see, she's already serving here."
Roll Diplomacy for Speech options, or write something of your own.
>>444293
Um… didn't Luna paint and write all of that herself…?
>>444294
"Have, actually. It's been slow goings, but due to the purple partible elective inheritance scheme now omits Culled Cline, that leaves the natural elector apparent to be Razafras of Lignite. So now we just take a new council vote and consult the ghost council. All very straight-forward."
>>444295
"SIMILAR BUT NOT EXACT MY EXACT WORDING WAS UNABLE TO BE STOPPED BY PAIN BRACE YOURSELf."
He touches his paw to yours and you feel lightning blast through your veins. You collapse, vomiting, as your world inverts and does backflips. Finally, your reality distorts, and everts entirely, before fading back into focus.
Skill Acquired: Living Paradox
>>444296
You track them to a large hole in the wall. It's too small for you, but probably big enough for the chick.
"Ah, you're talking about Happy."
The catsuit pony waves.
"Well, as you can see, she's already serving here."
Roll Diplomacy for Speech options, or write something of your own.
>>444293
Um… didn't Luna paint and write all of that herself…?
>>444294
"Have, actually. It's been slow goings, but due to the purple partible elective inheritance scheme now omits Culled Cline, that leaves the natural elector apparent to be Razafras of Lignite. So now we just take a new council vote and consult the ghost council. All very straight-forward."
>>444295
"SIMILAR BUT NOT EXACT MY EXACT WORDING WAS UNABLE TO BE STOPPED BY PAIN BRACE YOURSELf."
He touches his paw to yours and you feel lightning blast through your veins. You collapse, vomiting, as your world inverts and does backflips. Finally, your reality distorts, and everts entirely, before fading back into focus.
Skill Acquired: Living Paradox
>>444296
You track them to a large hole in the wall. It's too small for you, but probably big enough for the chick.
>>444299
[Diplomatic]: If it's just a matter of find good service, I'm sure I could find you a suitable replacement. I need a doctor, though.
[Cold]: What do you need a healer for?
[Aggressive]: Whatever salary you're offering her, I'll double it.
[Flatter]: Surely one of such high class won't miss a single servant.
[Dismissive]: I don't need your permission.
>>444298
"It seems like I offered you something so long ago… Did I pay you yet?"
>>444301
The chick isn't that small! You stick your head in. It's dusty and dark, and the ship groans. You sense movement, but it's pitch black, so you can't see. A name really would be useful about now.
>>444302
You don't… LOOK different. You feel different, though.
[Diplomatic]: If it's just a matter of find good service, I'm sure I could find you a suitable replacement. I need a doctor, though.
[Cold]: What do you need a healer for?
[Aggressive]: Whatever salary you're offering her, I'll double it.
[Flatter]: Surely one of such high class won't miss a single servant.
[Dismissive]: I don't need your permission.
>>444298
"It seems like I offered you something so long ago… Did I pay you yet?"
>>444301
The chick isn't that small! You stick your head in. It's dusty and dark, and the ship groans. You sense movement, but it's pitch black, so you can't see. A name really would be useful about now.
>>444302
You don't… LOOK different. You feel different, though.
Light Heart [Warlord] No.444305
>>444303
Most of those are very rude! My word!
[Flatter] seems like the best choice here though.
"After all, if we are to succeed, we will need skills like hers on the field more than anything."
Roll #1 10 = 10
Most of those are very rude! My word!
[Flatter] seems like the best choice here though.
"After all, if we are to succeed, we will need skills like hers on the field more than anything."
Roll #1 10 = 10
Light Heart [Warlord] No.444311
>>444307
I turn to look at her with a smile
"Miss Happy, what do you say? Will you take my offer to join me on this grand adventure?"
Command.
RNG pls
Roll #1 5 = 5
I turn to look at her with a smile
"Miss Happy, what do you say? Will you take my offer to join me on this grand adventure?"
Command.
RNG pls
Roll #1 5 = 5
>>444308
"IMPLAUSIBLE PARADOX HAPPENS ONCE ONLY."
>>444312
You mean Strom? He's in the back fusing two cannons together.
"What guy?"
>>444311
"Nope. I think I've had enough adventure for now."
Goldenblood adds, "Her surname is Puzzle."
>>444310
You return to the deck.
>>444309
You get bonked on the beak with something.
"Mew."
"IMPLAUSIBLE PARADOX HAPPENS ONCE ONLY."
>>444312
You mean Strom? He's in the back fusing two cannons together.
"What guy?"
>>444311
"Nope. I think I've had enough adventure for now."
Goldenblood adds, "Her surname is Puzzle."
>>444310
You return to the deck.
>>444309
You get bonked on the beak with something.
"Mew."
Light Heart [Warlord] No.444323
>>444313
Happy Puzzle… what an odd name.
"Come come now, no need to be so hasty. I sense that together we would be a force to be reckoned with. It would benefit you as well, of course. I am quite well-known for my generosity."
Roll #1 8 = 8
Happy Puzzle… what an odd name.
"Come come now, no need to be so hasty. I sense that together we would be a force to be reckoned with. It would benefit you as well, of course. I am quite well-known for my generosity."
Roll #1 8 = 8
>>444322
Another fountain spurts. Hm.
>>444321
"GOOD THAT IS THE NATURAL STATE OF THINGS."
>>444323
"You gotta respect my boundaries! Get outta here!"
>>444324
There's some mewing from within.
Suddenly, the ship shudders, and something… strange seems to happen. The house… is getting smaller!
>>444325
Wark answers.
"Whatddya wan'?"
Another fountain spurts. Hm.
>>444321
"GOOD THAT IS THE NATURAL STATE OF THINGS."
>>444323
"You gotta respect my boundaries! Get outta here!"
>>444324
There's some mewing from within.
Suddenly, the ship shudders, and something… strange seems to happen. The house… is getting smaller!
>>444325
Wark answers.
"Whatddya wan'?"
>>444329
Okay. I will protect you.
>>444330
It slowly crawls out of the hole as it shrinks. Merely watching the wood seemingly expand and fuse hurts and boggles your head. The chick gets its hind talon caught and chirps in distress.
>>444331
"Go, go!"
Goldenblood shrugs. "I think you should go."
>>444332
"Aiight, lemme take a look here. Yep… yep… hmm.. See, Ima lookin' at this'ee here guest list and I cannae see any 'eye' listed here."
>>444333
You only remember to check for repeating digits, and that's not helpful here.
Okay. I will protect you.
>>444330
It slowly crawls out of the hole as it shrinks. Merely watching the wood seemingly expand and fuse hurts and boggles your head. The chick gets its hind talon caught and chirps in distress.
>>444331
"Go, go!"
Goldenblood shrugs. "I think you should go."
>>444332
"Aiight, lemme take a look here. Yep… yep… hmm.. See, Ima lookin' at this'ee here guest list and I cannae see any 'eye' listed here."
>>444333
You only remember to check for repeating digits, and that's not helpful here.
>>444335
You speculate that maybe one was written by Alicorn Al, but Topaz informs you that no books are by that author.
>>444336
Your heart is racing, and your knees are weak as you walk to the edge. You know there is no turning back once your hooves have left the ledge. In the rush, you hear a voice:
It's time to take the leap of faith.
You dive in, you go deep. You fall far in over your head, and you feel the rush and the flow. Your world churns around you, and there is a supernatural power around you that can bring the very dead back to life. The currents warp and flex under the strain of pressure and forces far beyond what your muscles could ever aspire to, and you feel yourself overtaken by a wave below the surface.
Sputtering, you gather your senses. You've washed up on the other side of the baleen inside the Big Fish.
>>444337
You shut the door and make for the stairs.
"What was?" asks Happy Puzzle.
[size15]Minion Acquired
Name: Happy Puzzle
Gender: Female
Race: Unicorn
Class: Doctor Who Happens To Be a Ninja
Skills: Heal, Snake Oil, Substitute
Special Talent: +2 Snake Oil
Hits/Wounds: 3/5
Character Traits: She's a puzzle. And a cheerful one at that.
>>444339
It snaps free and the chick wriggles out.
>>444338
"I cannae say he's not."
You speculate that maybe one was written by Alicorn Al, but Topaz informs you that no books are by that author.
>>444336
Your heart is racing, and your knees are weak as you walk to the edge. You know there is no turning back once your hooves have left the ledge. In the rush, you hear a voice:
It's time to take the leap of faith.
You dive in, you go deep. You fall far in over your head, and you feel the rush and the flow. Your world churns around you, and there is a supernatural power around you that can bring the very dead back to life. The currents warp and flex under the strain of pressure and forces far beyond what your muscles could ever aspire to, and you feel yourself overtaken by a wave below the surface.
Sputtering, you gather your senses. You've washed up on the other side of the baleen inside the Big Fish.
>>444337
You shut the door and make for the stairs.
"What was?" asks Happy Puzzle.
[size15]Minion Acquired
Name: Happy Puzzle
Gender: Female
Race: Unicorn
Class: Doctor Who Happens To Be a Ninja
Skills: Heal, Snake Oil, Substitute
Special Talent: +2 Snake Oil
Hits/Wounds: 3/5
Character Traits: She's a puzzle. And a cheerful one at that.
>>444339
It snaps free and the chick wriggles out.
>>444338
"I cannae say he's not."
>>444344
Yep. Rosemary looks as confused as you are.
"Right behind you."
>>444345
That you are. Yarr. A pirate's life for you. Last time you left off, you were eating kelp 'n' fish.
>>444346
So you are.
>>444347
Just a little scuffed. Mostly dusty. She sneezes in your face.
>>444348
"Wha's the password?"
>>444349
"You're going to need administrative permission for that. Do you have a request for administrative clearance form?"
Yep. Rosemary looks as confused as you are.
"Right behind you."
>>444345
That you are. Yarr. A pirate's life for you. Last time you left off, you were eating kelp 'n' fish.
>>444346
So you are.
>>444347
Just a little scuffed. Mostly dusty. She sneezes in your face.
>>444348
"Wha's the password?"
>>444349
"You're going to need administrative permission for that. Do you have a request for administrative clearance form?"
>>444353
Emrille is heading inside.
>>444354
He's against the left wall, tinkering with a bike. Onik is there, watching.
>>444355
"Yes."
She passes you a new piece of paper that doesn't look quite as hard.
>>444356
Most all the action today is probably going on belowdecks, you reckon. Just menials here.
>>444357
She stares at you.
Hm. She is just a hatchling.
>>444358
"That was before it was frozen. Paperwork needs to be filed."
>>444359
I am aware of that. She asked me questions at length last night. It was most troublesome, but I am glad to have it out of my mane.
Emrille is heading inside.
>>444354
He's against the left wall, tinkering with a bike. Onik is there, watching.
>>444355
"Yes."
She passes you a new piece of paper that doesn't look quite as hard.
>>444356
Most all the action today is probably going on belowdecks, you reckon. Just menials here.
>>444357
She stares at you.
Hm. She is just a hatchling.
>>444358
"That was before it was frozen. Paperwork needs to be filed."
>>444359
I am aware of that. She asked me questions at length last night. It was most troublesome, but I am glad to have it out of my mane.
We drink and we pillage and we do what we please
We get all that we want for free
We’ll kick your ass
And rape your lass
Equestrian pirates we
So with a yo ho ho
And with a yee hee hee
We take to the Manesian sea
We’ll brave the squalls
And bust your balls
Equestrian pirates we
We left our homes and we left our mothers
To go on a pillaging spree
We’ll cut off your ears
And break your toes
And make you drink our pee
And if you sail into our waters
You best hear this decree
We’ll take your boat
Set your ass afloat
Equestrian pirates we
With a yo ho ho
And a tricky lah-tee do
We’ll shoot you in the face with glee
Then we’ll cut off your cock
And feed it to a croc
Equestrian pirates we
We get all that we want for free
We’ll kick your ass
And rape your lass
Equestrian pirates we
So with a yo ho ho
And with a yee hee hee
We take to the Manesian sea
We’ll brave the squalls
And bust your balls
Equestrian pirates we
We left our homes and we left our mothers
To go on a pillaging spree
We’ll cut off your ears
And break your toes
And make you drink our pee
And if you sail into our waters
You best hear this decree
We’ll take your boat
Set your ass afloat
Equestrian pirates we
With a yo ho ho
And a tricky lah-tee do
We’ll shoot you in the face with glee
Then we’ll cut off your cock
And feed it to a croc
Equestrian pirates we
>>444361
"You said when I get a minute. Which I didn't. I've been workink with zee motorcycle since then without stop!"
>>444362
Just Wark, Onik, and Stein. Sitar must be elsewhere. Notably, Grey Worm isn't here.
>>444363
Most of it. It's pretty simple until you get the last three lines.
Signature of Requester x__________
Signature of Quartermaster x__________
Signature of Commodore x__________
>>444364
You see Light Heart and Emrille slip into her room. Lotta voices in there.
>>444367
She continues to watch you.
"You said when I get a minute. Which I didn't. I've been workink with zee motorcycle since then without stop!"
>>444362
Just Wark, Onik, and Stein. Sitar must be elsewhere. Notably, Grey Worm isn't here.
>>444363
Most of it. It's pretty simple until you get the last three lines.
Signature of Requester x__________
Signature of Quartermaster x__________
THIS SECTION TO BE COMPLETED BY FLEET ADMIRALTY ONLY:Signature of Commodore x__________
>>444364
You see Light Heart and Emrille slip into her room. Lotta voices in there.
>>444367
She continues to watch you.
>>444371
You dare ask me for my aid? Have I not done enough by sparring you at all? Have I not already just saved your life again minutes ago, pulling you from the water?
>>444373
You hear a knock at the door.
>>444373
"I am busy! Shoo!"
>>444374
She watches you back. Starring contest, roll.
'1d10'
>>444375
She blinks. "Okay."
Wark remarks, "She left with her friend."
Roll #1 3 = 3
You dare ask me for my aid? Have I not done enough by sparring you at all? Have I not already just saved your life again minutes ago, pulling you from the water?
>>444373
You hear a knock at the door.
>>444373
"I am busy! Shoo!"
>>444374
She watches you back. Starring contest, roll.
'1d10'
>>444375
She blinks. "Okay."
Wark remarks, "She left with her friend."
Roll #1 3 = 3
>>444380
You assert your dominance with a staring contest. The chick loses and blinks like a novice. Well, she is pretty young yet.
She chirps and stretches her wings wide.
>>444379
"The red filly."
>>444378
>>444381
"You're already bothering the quartermaster."
>>444382
Tinkering in the back. A donkey reclining against the bed. Emrille and Light Heart bantering. Rosemary leaving.
>>444383
She's in LH's cabin!
>>444385
Mmm. I expected you to be bolder. Do not falter in your convictions or you will be destroyed. Now say it.
You assert your dominance with a staring contest. The chick loses and blinks like a novice. Well, she is pretty young yet.
She chirps and stretches her wings wide.
>>444379
"The red filly."
>>444378
>>444381
"You're already bothering the quartermaster."
>>444382
Tinkering in the back. A donkey reclining against the bed. Emrille and Light Heart bantering. Rosemary leaving.
>>444383
She's in LH's cabin!
>>444385
Mmm. I expected you to be bolder. Do not falter in your convictions or you will be destroyed. Now say it.
>>444391
It cocks its head at you and continues to flutter its wings gently.
>>444392
She boredly signs it without looking up.
Blue Topaz
>>444393
If it ever came to it, I would have destroyed them. My reluctance was based in pity. A weakness I have since purged.
>>444395
Last I recall you had lunch with Friesian, then headed down to see Blue Topaz. She's still helping the unicorns with paperwork, but Emrille left.
>>444398
"THAT WILL BE ALL FOR NOW SPEAK WITH ME WHEN WE ARRIVE IN DIXIE."
It cocks its head at you and continues to flutter its wings gently.
>>444392
She boredly signs it without looking up.
Blue Topaz
>>444393
If it ever came to it, I would have destroyed them. My reluctance was based in pity. A weakness I have since purged.
>>444395
Last I recall you had lunch with Friesian, then headed down to see Blue Topaz. She's still helping the unicorns with paperwork, but Emrille left.
>>444398
"THAT WILL BE ALL FOR NOW SPEAK WITH ME WHEN WE ARRIVE IN DIXIE."
Light Heart [Warlord] No.444405
>>444397
"In a hurry? Very well."
>>444401
"Mister Stein, could you please listen to miss Emrille and join her? There will be plenty of time to examine Onik's contraption further."
Command '1d10'
>>444399
"Yes, actually, if you have nothing else to do. Could you find our prisoners and inform them they are being transferred to my cabin here? I informed mister Curry already, but he has not shown himself."
Roll #1 8 = 8
"In a hurry? Very well."
>>444401
"Mister Stein, could you please listen to miss Emrille and join her? There will be plenty of time to examine Onik's contraption further."
Command '1d10'
>>444399
"Yes, actually, if you have nothing else to do. Could you find our prisoners and inform them they are being transferred to my cabin here? I informed mister Curry already, but he has not shown himself."
Roll #1 8 = 8
Felfire [Necromancer] No.444411
>>444401
Keep staring flatly at him.
"How very strong you are.
How powerful. And all you do is brag about it.
Oh don't get me wrong, I know. I remember. You could have had me killed a dozen times over.
But to what end, if all you know how to do is kill."
Take a few steps towards him.
"You remind me of myself, just a few days ago."
Keep staring flatly at him.
"How very strong you are.
How powerful. And all you do is brag about it.
Oh don't get me wrong, I know. I remember. You could have had me killed a dozen times over.
But to what end, if all you know how to do is kill."
Take a few steps towards him.
"You remind me of myself, just a few days ago."
>>444414
You have been muddled by the weak thoughts of peace. I can tell by the scars that mar your form that you have experienced violence. Violence has made you strong.
>>444416
And so you go. The labyrinthine ship is full of twisting passages and jutting cannons, not to mention dead-end alcoves, but you finally find his office.
>>444417
"I've done an appraizal or two."
>>444418
Zzzzz
>>444419
You spot them crossing onto the Eagle's Roost.
>>444408
"Go familiarize yourself with the metals I've set aside by the forge. When you have studied them to your fullest extent, come back and tell me what you have learned."
You have been muddled by the weak thoughts of peace. I can tell by the scars that mar your form that you have experienced violence. Violence has made you strong.
>>444416
And so you go. The labyrinthine ship is full of twisting passages and jutting cannons, not to mention dead-end alcoves, but you finally find his office.
>>444417
"I've done an appraizal or two."
>>444418
Zzzzz
>>444419
You spot them crossing onto the Eagle's Roost.
>>444408
"Go familiarize yourself with the metals I've set aside by the forge. When you have studied them to your fullest extent, come back and tell me what you have learned."
>>444422
"You may as well wait for Mister Curry."
Sateo comes calling for you.
>>444424
"Zat is preposterous."
>>444425
That lucky old sun.
Curry is out here. Sateo is crossing down into the Eagle's Roost.
>>444426
Nope. Wonder what's keeping her.
>>444427
Your spirit is strong if misguided. I do not care enough to correct you. I will train you if you prove your tolerance for pain.
>>444428
The dark iron is very impure, but firm.
The pig iron is slightly less impure, but it's like a wet noodle and won't stay together.
"You may as well wait for Mister Curry."
Sateo comes calling for you.
>>444424
"Zat is preposterous."
>>444425
That lucky old sun.
Curry is out here. Sateo is crossing down into the Eagle's Roost.
>>444426
Nope. Wonder what's keeping her.
>>444427
Your spirit is strong if misguided. I do not care enough to correct you. I will train you if you prove your tolerance for pain.
>>444428
The dark iron is very impure, but firm.
The pig iron is slightly less impure, but it's like a wet noodle and won't stay together.
Light Heart [Warlord] No.444437
>>444432
Guess I'll go find out myself! Adventure calls!
"Miss Puzzle, mister Wark, please follow me. It appears miss Rosemary has lost herself."
Head out and search for her.
Roll #1 6 = 6
Guess I'll go find out myself! Adventure calls!
"Miss Puzzle, mister Wark, please follow me. It appears miss Rosemary has lost herself."
Head out and search for her.
Roll #1 6 = 6
>>444432
Leave the Dark iron alone, I focus myself on the pig iron then look at Ms. Topaz.
"You mentioned last time that Pig iron becomes steel if hammered further. Anything I need to do to make pig iron into steel fully?"
Hammer away at the pig iron and wash away any impurities in it.
'1d10'
Roll #1 8 = 8
Leave the Dark iron alone, I focus myself on the pig iron then look at Ms. Topaz.
"You mentioned last time that Pig iron becomes steel if hammered further. Anything I need to do to make pig iron into steel fully?"
Hammer away at the pig iron and wash away any impurities in it.
'1d10'
Roll #1 8 = 8
>>444433
'1d10'
>>444434
ntd
>>444435
>>444438
>>444440
Curry groups up with you.
"Very well, come in."
>>444436
This will be easy for you, then.
He gestures toward a table nearby. There's a knife buried in it.
Your wings are dead weight and holding you back.
>>444437
She's on deck supervising Grey Worm and Red.
>>444443
She's not in the room. She wanted you to learn what you could on your own.
You need to cook out the impurities of pig iron with coal.
Roll #1 6 = 6
'1d10'
>>444434
ntd
>>444435
>>444438
>>444440
Curry groups up with you.
"Very well, come in."
>>444436
This will be easy for you, then.
He gestures toward a table nearby. There's a knife buried in it.
Your wings are dead weight and holding you back.
>>444437
She's on deck supervising Grey Worm and Red.
>>444443
She's not in the room. She wanted you to learn what you could on your own.
You need to cook out the impurities of pig iron with coal.
Roll #1 6 = 6
>>444463
He's not here right now. Hmmm..
>>444464
Your blade is having trouble getting through the bone, so you rip it with brute force! Most of the ligaments and muscle come free, but the bone remains, pulling into your back. Ouch!
>>444465
"Incorrect."
>>444462
"Right."
>>444466
"I'm not."
>>444467
It slowly cools down, sitting on the anvil.
>>444468
"Two things."
He's not here right now. Hmmm..
>>444464
Your blade is having trouble getting through the bone, so you rip it with brute force! Most of the ligaments and muscle come free, but the bone remains, pulling into your back. Ouch!
>>444465
"Incorrect."
>>444462
"Right."
>>444466
"I'm not."
>>444467
It slowly cools down, sitting on the anvil.
>>444468
"Two things."
Felfire [Necromancer] No.444474
>>444470
Fine. Be it your way.
Lie the wing on the table and break the bone with a strong hammering hit from the knife.
Roll #1 9 = 9
Fine. Be it your way.
Lie the wing on the table and break the bone with a strong hammering hit from the knife.
Roll #1 9 = 9
Light Heart [Warlord] No.444477
>>444473
I chuckle. Cheeky mare…
"That is true, yes. Very well, I will figure it out myself."
Observe the two foals further. What are they doing?
Roll #1 2 = 2
I chuckle. Cheeky mare…
"That is true, yes. Very well, I will figure it out myself."
Observe the two foals further. What are they doing?
Roll #1 2 = 2
Felfire [Necromancer] No.444487
>>444478
Right. I can do this.
I'm no kid anymore.
Wipe those tears off my face and limp on the other side of the table.
Take a long, quivering breath before closing my eyes once more and bringing the blade back with full force on the joint that binds the other wing to my back.
Roll #1 8 = 8
Right. I can do this.
I'm no kid anymore.
Wipe those tears off my face and limp on the other side of the table.
Take a long, quivering breath before closing my eyes once more and bringing the blade back with full force on the joint that binds the other wing to my back.
Roll #1 8 = 8
>>444484
>>444488
You head back to the room.
>>444486
"No, it still has one meaning."
>>444485
Red continues down the edge of the ship but Grey has disappeared. From your vantage you see she hid behind a barrel.
>>444487
Your are breathless from pain, and blood is seeping slowly down your back, but he nods in approval.
Well done. Very well, I will instruct you how to use a phylactery forge. I will allow you one hour each morning at five AM until we arrive at Dixie. Do not be late.
>>444488
You head back to the room.
>>444486
"No, it still has one meaning."
>>444485
Red continues down the edge of the ship but Grey has disappeared. From your vantage you see she hid behind a barrel.
>>444487
Your are breathless from pain, and blood is seeping slowly down your back, but he nods in approval.
Well done. Very well, I will instruct you how to use a phylactery forge. I will allow you one hour each morning at five AM until we arrive at Dixie. Do not be late.
>>444491
She starts sleuthing around, knowing that Gray couldn't have made it to the end of the ship, and starts climbing the aftcastle.
>>444492
She looks it over for a long while, then stamps it. [green]
>>444494
"The bullseye remains. Do you know what these symbols here mean? The square inside the diamond."
>>444495
With a splash, you quiet the crackle of the flame.
>>444496
He cannot enter the Big Fish. This is a precaution I have taken against other necromancers. I acquired this technology from the very place we are about to make port.
She starts sleuthing around, knowing that Gray couldn't have made it to the end of the ship, and starts climbing the aftcastle.
>>444492
She looks it over for a long while, then stamps it. [green]
Approved[/green].>>444494
"The bullseye remains. Do you know what these symbols here mean? The square inside the diamond."
>>444495
With a splash, you quiet the crackle of the flame.
>>444496
He cannot enter the Big Fish. This is a precaution I have taken against other necromancers. I acquired this technology from the very place we are about to make port.
Light Heart [Warlord] No.444503
>>444497
Does Grey move at all?
In any case, swoop down and grab Grey, then fly back up into the air.
Roll #1 6 = 6
Does Grey move at all?
In any case, swoop down and grab Grey, then fly back up into the air.
Roll #1 6 = 6
>>444503
She's being a stealthy pone.
You slip down and grab her and she giggles at you. "That's cheating!"
>>444502
She passes you a Requisition for Release form.
>>444504
You smash your paw with a hammer – into the metal – searing it, breaking the weapon, and causing yourself immense pain.
>>444499
Dixie.
>>444498
"Zat is correct. Ze classical elements."
She's being a stealthy pone.
You slip down and grab her and she giggles at you. "That's cheating!"
>>444502
She passes you a Requisition for Release form.
>>444504
You smash your paw with a hammer – into the metal – searing it, breaking the weapon, and causing yourself immense pain.
>>444499
Dixie.
>>444498
"Zat is correct. Ze classical elements."
>>444506
He let you in with the others. They left with their form.
"Yes?"
>>444507
Sateo, Light Heart, Rosemary.
>>444508
To the contrary. The magic used to keep minions out is an antimagic field created by Witch Hunters. Specialists that deal in eliminating necromancers. That meeting about the Crow's Head was a farce. They haven't been relevant in six hundred years. We should have discussed the Witch Hunters.
He let you in with the others. They left with their form.
"Yes?"
>>444507
Sateo, Light Heart, Rosemary.
>>444508
To the contrary. The magic used to keep minions out is an antimagic field created by Witch Hunters. Specialists that deal in eliminating necromancers. That meeting about the Crow's Head was a farce. They haven't been relevant in six hundred years. We should have discussed the Witch Hunters.
Curry [Male Unicorn Landkeeper] No.444515
>>444512
"I'm afraid it was either that or be left overboard, Commodore. Though I realize it was my failure to catch the plant as it rolled off of the ship that brought the whole farce into being. I couldn't risk my disappearance being used as an excuse to do away with the doctors and Mera. And if I had left your plant to the sea, I assumed any further lessons, and potentially my life, could have been forfeit."
"I'm afraid it was either that or be left overboard, Commodore. Though I realize it was my failure to catch the plant as it rolled off of the ship that brought the whole farce into being. I couldn't risk my disappearance being used as an excuse to do away with the doctors and Mera. And if I had left your plant to the sea, I assumed any further lessons, and potentially my life, could have been forfeit."
Curry [Male Unicorn Landkeeper] No.444519
>>444516
"Stopping the ship was its idea. Left to me, I probably would have exhausted myself catching up, even though the Roost is the slowest in the fleet."
I'll shrug.
"But, I believe you mentioned further lessons would be available after I spoke with the plant successfully?"
"Stopping the ship was its idea. Left to me, I probably would have exhausted myself catching up, even though the Roost is the slowest in the fleet."
I'll shrug.
"But, I believe you mentioned further lessons would be available after I spoke with the plant successfully?"
>>444517
They aren't dangerous to me. I will not reveal my presence.
>>444518
"Yes, she just flew off."
There's another pony here in a catsuit, too.
>>444519
"Yes, I did. I'm reassigning you. I thought that I would just be rid of the two of you at once, but it seems together you're even more of a disaster. What do you want training in, Mister Curry? To talk to animals?"
They aren't dangerous to me. I will not reveal my presence.
>>444518
"Yes, she just flew off."
There's another pony here in a catsuit, too.
>>444519
"Yes, I did. I'm reassigning you. I thought that I would just be rid of the two of you at once, but it seems together you're even more of a disaster. What do you want training in, Mister Curry? To talk to animals?"
Curry [Male Unicorn Landkeeper] No.444525
>>444520
"That would be interesting, but there was something my teacher never thought I was ready for that I might find useful now. It seemed as if she had really become a part of nature, to the point that she seemed more a mix of plant and pony than just a pony. I had always wondered how I would go about tapping into that. Perhaps how she did it is locked away in those writings… that you froze an hour before I requested them from miss Topaz before you meeting."
I'll think a moment.
"What would I have to do to get those assets, the books, paintings, and money, unfrozen?"
"That would be interesting, but there was something my teacher never thought I was ready for that I might find useful now. It seemed as if she had really become a part of nature, to the point that she seemed more a mix of plant and pony than just a pony. I had always wondered how I would go about tapping into that. Perhaps how she did it is locked away in those writings… that you froze an hour before I requested them from miss Topaz before you meeting."
I'll think a moment.
"What would I have to do to get those assets, the books, paintings, and money, unfrozen?"
>>444521
"She's–"
"Happy Puzzle. Wha'cha make of it?"
>>444522
There is nothing to gain from destroying them. The colloquialism is 'know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em'. It is a dangerous and unnecessary expense of power.
>>444524
They already went back to Topaz's office, except Curry, who is lingering inside. Smitts calls from inside, "You can come in, Sateo. This isn't private."
>>444525
"I'll be frank, Mister Curry. I couldn't care in the slightest if you disappeared tomorrow and were out of my fur forever. Take a lifeboat. Get lost in Dixie. But my subordinate requires those unicorns of yours. And I made a calculated move to slow your decision-making process just enough to keep you on the fleet until we left port. I already signed for Summer to have viewing privileges inside the vault."
"She's–"
"Happy Puzzle. Wha'cha make of it?"
>>444522
There is nothing to gain from destroying them. The colloquialism is 'know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em'. It is a dangerous and unnecessary expense of power.
>>444524
They already went back to Topaz's office, except Curry, who is lingering inside. Smitts calls from inside, "You can come in, Sateo. This isn't private."
>>444525
"I'll be frank, Mister Curry. I couldn't care in the slightest if you disappeared tomorrow and were out of my fur forever. Take a lifeboat. Get lost in Dixie. But my subordinate requires those unicorns of yours. And I made a calculated move to slow your decision-making process just enough to keep you on the fleet until we left port. I already signed for Summer to have viewing privileges inside the vault."
Curry [Male Unicorn Landkeeper] No.444532
>>444526
"So long as those two unicorns are on this fleet, commodore, I'm afraid I am stuck to this fleet like a very stubborn sea urchin. As such, is there any way that I could have them released at least into Light Heart's keeping? Filling out a viewing form every time she would need to go into the Darklantern to see them would waste much of both your, and miss Seas', time."
"So long as those two unicorns are on this fleet, commodore, I'm afraid I am stuck to this fleet like a very stubborn sea urchin. As such, is there any way that I could have them released at least into Light Heart's keeping? Filling out a viewing form every time she would need to go into the Darklantern to see them would waste much of both your, and miss Seas', time."
>>444529
"You can't even see the strings?"
"See, that's funny."
"Why's it funny, Crantzenstern?"
"Because I wanna see him strung up!"
"DOHOHOHOHO!"
"BAHAHAHAHA!"
>>444528
[i]They have mind readers. Inquisitors. Antimages. Spellhounds. Nullifiers. Bindings. And they travel in mobs.
>>444530
Nurse Heart is alone, but she comes over and heals up your hand. "Looks pretty bad! I gots it!"
>>444531
She gives you a flat look. "Who you callin' little? I ate a breakfast bigger than you, grandpa! But I like plantains."
>>444532
"The texts, perhaps."
"You can't even see the strings?"
"See, that's funny."
"Why's it funny, Crantzenstern?"
"Because I wanna see him strung up!"
"DOHOHOHOHO!"
"BAHAHAHAHA!"
>>444528
[i]They have mind readers. Inquisitors. Antimages. Spellhounds. Nullifiers. Bindings. And they travel in mobs.
>>444530
Nurse Heart is alone, but she comes over and heals up your hand. "Looks pretty bad! I gots it!"
>>444531
She gives you a flat look. "Who you callin' little? I ate a breakfast bigger than you, grandpa! But I like plantains."
>>444532
"The texts, perhaps."
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444543
>>444538
"Interesting. I tend to volunteer my time as a cook, si remind me about that and I might be able to prepare something for you. Heading a bit more towards business, how did you get to know Miss Light Heart? I don't recall her mentioning you when I met her in Reptil."
"Interesting. I tend to volunteer my time as a cook, si remind me about that and I might be able to prepare something for you. Heading a bit more towards business, how did you get to know Miss Light Heart? I don't recall her mentioning you when I met her in Reptil."
>>444539
"You will require a Requisition for Release form."
>>444540
It is a cultural necessity. Dixie capitalizes on the slavery of unicorns, which are used to pick their cotton and tobacco crops. In order to keep them in line, specialists are required.
>>444543
"Just met her! I'm hanging around for a bit. She needs a doctor, I need a banana, so it all works out."
>>444546
She pouts. "Slow. And the other day some mare with metal wings came and pestered me with a bunch of questions about my past that hurt my head."
"You will require a Requisition for Release form."
>>444540
It is a cultural necessity. Dixie capitalizes on the slavery of unicorns, which are used to pick their cotton and tobacco crops. In order to keep them in line, specialists are required.
>>444543
"Just met her! I'm hanging around for a bit. She needs a doctor, I need a banana, so it all works out."
>>444546
She pouts. "Slow. And the other day some mare with metal wings came and pestered me with a bunch of questions about my past that hurt my head."
Friesian Cross [Unicorn Soothsayer] No.444557
>>444549
"That is a rather interesting bit of logic there. Miss Rosemary is here, so I'm certain she'll make you feel comfortable amongst all the interesting characters here."
"Sorry if I have forgotten about you Miss Rosemary. Is there anything I can help you with today? I presume you were originally looking for Miss Puzzle."
"That is a rather interesting bit of logic there. Miss Rosemary is here, so I'm certain she'll make you feel comfortable amongst all the interesting characters here."
"Sorry if I have forgotten about you Miss Rosemary. Is there anything I can help you with today? I presume you were originally looking for Miss Puzzle."
>>444554
Going undetected may be possible depending on the size of their network of mind readers. If we have recent intelligence concerning the city, I do not know of it. Hence the reason it should have been the subject of our meeting.
>>444555
Nope.
She scratches her head against your paw.
>>444556
"You will require my signature. Come back when you are ready for it."
Going undetected may be possible depending on the size of their network of mind readers. If we have recent intelligence concerning the city, I do not know of it. Hence the reason it should have been the subject of our meeting.
>>444555
Nope.
She scratches her head against your paw.
>>444556
"You will require my signature. Come back when you are ready for it."
Curry [Male Unicorn Landkeeper] No.444576
>>444573
"Just don't forget to teach them the proper ways to deal with the ladyfolk. There's nothing wrong with being a rogue so long as you're an honorable one. Well, not that I should be endorsing the lifestyle, but as long as they know when and why to fight as well as how, they should be fine."
"Just don't forget to teach them the proper ways to deal with the ladyfolk. There's nothing wrong with being a rogue so long as you're an honorable one. Well, not that I should be endorsing the lifestyle, but as long as they know when and why to fight as well as how, they should be fine."
>>444608
He nods.
>>444609
"What'd you expect?"
>>444610
Yes, she is.
Though her sleek tapered form seems completely uninhibited by water.
She is a pleasant light blue color, with a slightly lighter underbelly, like a dolphin. Her hair is a sky-blue.
>>444611
"It's not really a big deal."
>>444613
Strings seem to tie you to something up in the distance, as do they Gildedrose and Crantzenstern, though not the figments which lack any real animation.
On stage, you can see Sateo, Curry, and Friesian Cross talking to Mera. They have strings, too
He nods.
>>444609
"What'd you expect?"
>>444610
Yes, she is.
Though her sleek tapered form seems completely uninhibited by water.
She is a pleasant light blue color, with a slightly lighter underbelly, like a dolphin. Her hair is a sky-blue.
>>444611
"It's not really a big deal."
>>444613
Strings seem to tie you to something up in the distance, as do they Gildedrose and Crantzenstern, though not the figments which lack any real animation.
On stage, you can see Sateo, Curry, and Friesian Cross talking to Mera. They have strings, too
>>444619
You go slack-jawed staring.
She giggles at you.
>>444620
She frowns. "You've met other sea ponies, haven't you?"
>>444621
>>444623
Ack!
Your back muscles!
>>444624
You use your youthful spirit to push it along through the hold.
>>444622
"Sure you can touch yourself!"
"You do it every night!"
"DOHOHOHO!"
"BAHAHAHA!"
>>444625
"What? No, I didn't say that. That would be totally inaccurate."
>>444626
Not much, apparently.
You go slack-jawed staring.
She giggles at you.
>>444620
She frowns. "You've met other sea ponies, haven't you?"
>>444621
>>444623
Ack!
Your back muscles!
>>444624
You use your youthful spirit to push it along through the hold.
>>444622
"Sure you can touch yourself!"
"You do it every night!"
"DOHOHOHO!"
"BAHAHAHA!"
>>444625
"What? No, I didn't say that. That would be totally inaccurate."
>>444626
Not much, apparently.
>>444629
It's not working! Argh!
>>444628
"It is possible to cause the same cutie mark to manifest twice."
>>444630
>>444632
"Yeah, I'm Luna's if anypony's."
>>444631
You get stopped at the stairs.
>>444633
No. They are all mindless and feral beasts. Your statement is akin to asking if there exist sharks that enjoy cooking as much as you do. It strains belief that there is an intelligent one.
It's not working! Argh!
>>444628
"It is possible to cause the same cutie mark to manifest twice."
>>444630
>>444632
"Yeah, I'm Luna's if anypony's."
>>444631
You get stopped at the stairs.
>>444633
No. They are all mindless and feral beasts. Your statement is akin to asking if there exist sharks that enjoy cooking as much as you do. It strains belief that there is an intelligent one.
>>444659
She does so.
>>444660
"Summer already picked up the form."
>>444662
You don't recognize most of them here, but they lay limp in a heap…
There's a mare in golden armor with a big gun.
A griffon with a huge, squirming sack and a club. A donkey that reeks of alcohol. A little filly with a slave collar around her neck – wait, on closer inspection, it's actually a midget stallion.
"Their strings were cut."
"Yours came close, once."
She does so.
>>444660
"Summer already picked up the form."
>>444662
You don't recognize most of them here, but they lay limp in a heap…
There's a mare in golden armor with a big gun.
A griffon with a huge, squirming sack and a club. A donkey that reeks of alcohol. A little filly with a slave collar around her neck – wait, on closer inspection, it's actually a midget stallion.
"Their strings were cut."
"Yours came close, once."