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The crew explored the town of Saddlesore. They investigated the town hall and clinic, healed Pera after a great deal of difficulty, and found Honeybee, a young filly and the sole remaining denizen of the town, hiding in one of the houses.
Gibson decided to go repair the solar power station on the far side of the lake. After fixing the power conduit, he was startled to find one of the larger and more violent examples of Galtor IV's fauna! He now stands before the giant beast, while the rest of the landing party remains in the town, several minutes away, at least.
Gibson decided to go repair the solar power station on the far side of the lake. After fixing the power conduit, he was startled to find one of the larger and more violent examples of Galtor IV's fauna! He now stands before the giant beast, while the rest of the landing party remains in the town, several minutes away, at least.
>>231426
Remembering the boat, you decide that discretion truly is the better part of valor. You turn tail and start to run back to the boat, only to be felled as you hear the beast screaming in your mind.
It's an odd sensation, to be sure, and if you weren't about to be mauled by a giant dinoboar, you might be more inclined to dissect it. Even with any introspective pause, however, you note that boars, even psychic ones, don't really articulate words. You feel its presence in your head as an unspoken obsession — of the desire to gorge himself on your supple pony flesh.
You stumble as you run towards the dock. The boar overtakes you and heads off your approach to the lake.
>>231424
>>231425
Neither of you hear anything but Honeybee humming a little tune.
>>231427
Gibson's voice echoes over the two miles of lake in between you and him. It's obvious something is wrong over there — he's in trouble.
Lucky and Sunshine hear this, too.
"That sounds like the nerdling," says Lucky. "Who's gonna go find out what spooked him?"
Remembering the boat, you decide that discretion truly is the better part of valor. You turn tail and start to run back to the boat, only to be felled as you hear the beast screaming in your mind.
It's an odd sensation, to be sure, and if you weren't about to be mauled by a giant dinoboar, you might be more inclined to dissect it. Even with any introspective pause, however, you note that boars, even psychic ones, don't really articulate words. You feel its presence in your head as an unspoken obsession — of the desire to gorge himself on your supple pony flesh.
You stumble as you run towards the dock. The boar overtakes you and heads off your approach to the lake.
>>231424
>>231425
Neither of you hear anything but Honeybee humming a little tune.
>>231427
Gibson's voice echoes over the two miles of lake in between you and him. It's obvious something is wrong over there — he's in trouble.
Lucky and Sunshine hear this, too.
"That sounds like the nerdling," says Lucky. "Who's gonna go find out what spooked him?"
>>231453
She doesn't have much. Some ratty and soiled jackets, the bee toy, and a picture of her family. She puts them in a sack. "I'm ready!"
>>231452
Sunshine and Lucky are outside. "It sounds like Gibson is in trouble. I think he took the only boat, though. The only way to get over there is to walk along the lakeshore. Gotta be almost 4 miles that way, though."
>>231456
You run back towards the power station's control area and find the tools shed. You leap up into the air and grab the roof with your legs in a surprising display of strength and agility. You drag yourself up to the top of the shed.
You can see the boar prowling below. It sees you, but it seems content at the moment to wait for you to slip up somehow.
>>231454
You run outside. The screams are coming from across the lake. You start running to the southwest, but it will be a while before you get there.
She doesn't have much. Some ratty and soiled jackets, the bee toy, and a picture of her family. She puts them in a sack. "I'm ready!"
>>231452
Sunshine and Lucky are outside. "It sounds like Gibson is in trouble. I think he took the only boat, though. The only way to get over there is to walk along the lakeshore. Gotta be almost 4 miles that way, though."
>>231456
You run back towards the power station's control area and find the tools shed. You leap up into the air and grab the roof with your legs in a surprising display of strength and agility. You drag yourself up to the top of the shed.
You can see the boar prowling below. It sees you, but it seems content at the moment to wait for you to slip up somehow.
>>231454
You run outside. The screams are coming from across the lake. You start running to the southwest, but it will be a while before you get there.
>>231465
I'll sigh.
"Any particular reason he decided to wander off, or did he just skulk away like some- no, nevermind. We'll get to him in a second."
Turning to Clinic, I'll ask if he could stow the bodies somewhere out of sight, since we'll have a kid traveling with us for a little bit.
>>231472
"Would it have killed you to wait for the rest of us before taking the only boat, Gibson? We're not going to be able to get over there for a good while."
I'll sigh.
"Any particular reason he decided to wander off, or did he just skulk away like some- no, nevermind. We'll get to him in a second."
Turning to Clinic, I'll ask if he could stow the bodies somewhere out of sight, since we'll have a kid traveling with us for a little bit.
>>231472
"Would it have killed you to wait for the rest of us before taking the only boat, Gibson? We're not going to be able to get over there for a good while."
>>231472
The boar is right below you and is watching your every move. You could get there in a single sprint, but getting past him….
>>231475
I guess you could roll to try to speed it up. As it is, we'll say it takes about 15 rounds for you to get there. Tedious, I know, but hey that's what it is.
>>231469
She follows you.
The boar is right below you and is watching your every move. You could get there in a single sprint, but getting past him….
>>231475
I guess you could roll to try to speed it up. As it is, we'll say it takes about 15 rounds for you to get there. Tedious, I know, but hey that's what it is.
>>231469
She follows you.
>>231501
The truck is upright. It's just a little bent up front and stuck on an outcropping of rocks, that's all.
At least to your, admittedly non-engineering, eyes.
>>231503
You climb in the driver's seat and try to back up. The wheels whir and turn before…
>>231506
Hotshot's efforts put the truck right. It is now ready to drive.
>>231504
Run run goat goat, you think. 6 more turns.
>>231510
The boar gets tired of waiting. It charges the shed. Roll to stay on top.
'1d10'
Roll #1 8 = 8
The truck is upright. It's just a little bent up front and stuck on an outcropping of rocks, that's all.
At least to your, admittedly non-engineering, eyes.
>>231503
You climb in the driver's seat and try to back up. The wheels whir and turn before…
>>231506
Hotshot's efforts put the truck right. It is now ready to drive.
>>231504
Run run goat goat, you think. 6 more turns.
>>231510
The boar gets tired of waiting. It charges the shed. Roll to stay on top.
'1d10'
Roll #1 8 = 8
>>231513
You reach the solar power station, glistening in the alien summer sun. You see it — a huge boar, several ponies tall, on two legs. Its two front arms are small, atrophied almost, but this is more than made up for by a set of enormous tusks and jaws.
The boar has not noticed you yet, far more concerned with charging the shed.
>>231520
You try to copy that move from Super Pony Bros., but just as you prepare to leap onto the boar's back, he hits the shed with a tremendous roar, sending you falling to the ground. You scramble to your hooves, but you are now on the ground.
>>231521
You tighten a few bolts on the wheels. It's good to go.
You reach the solar power station, glistening in the alien summer sun. You see it — a huge boar, several ponies tall, on two legs. Its two front arms are small, atrophied almost, but this is more than made up for by a set of enormous tusks and jaws.
The boar has not noticed you yet, far more concerned with charging the shed.
>>231520
You try to copy that move from Super Pony Bros., but just as you prepare to leap onto the boar's back, he hits the shed with a tremendous roar, sending you falling to the ground. You scramble to your hooves, but you are now on the ground.
>>231521
You tighten a few bolts on the wheels. It's good to go.
>>231525
You try to run in between the boar's legs. An ill-advised plan, perhaps. He bites your back as you run, and he takes a good chunk of flesh out. You scream but keep running. You're almost to the boat now.
>>231528
You breath deeply and take aim at his arms. Your ray pistol shoots a bolt of hot plasma at the dinoboar, hitting it squarely on the right arm. It grunts, but doesn't appear to be slowed in any way. Instead, it turns towards you and screams. Roll to resist its psychic attack, in addition to your other action.
>>231529
>>231532
You peel out from the riverbed and slam into the town hall. You hear a computer inside crash to the ground. You try to start up the truck again, but something's wrong.
"Mare drivers, amiright?" Shouts Lucky. He and Sunshine climb into the truck.
You try to run in between the boar's legs. An ill-advised plan, perhaps. He bites your back as you run, and he takes a good chunk of flesh out. You scream but keep running. You're almost to the boat now.
>>231528
You breath deeply and take aim at his arms. Your ray pistol shoots a bolt of hot plasma at the dinoboar, hitting it squarely on the right arm. It grunts, but doesn't appear to be slowed in any way. Instead, it turns towards you and screams. Roll to resist its psychic attack, in addition to your other action.
>>231529
>>231532
You peel out from the riverbed and slam into the town hall. You hear a computer inside crash to the ground. You try to start up the truck again, but something's wrong.
"Mare drivers, amiright?" Shouts Lucky. He and Sunshine climb into the truck.
>>231535
The fuel cell lines got jostled. You reconnect them easily. It's ready to go.
>>231536
>1
You feel the boar in your brain, screaming. It's like a great headache combined with a few hammer blows to the forehead. You crumple over and fall to the ground, helpless.
>3
The boar rushes you and kicks you in the side with its powerful hind legs. A long gash opens up on your left side.
>>231538
You make it to the boat easily and push it from the dock. You reach out with your mind and grab Pera, and in yet another surprising feat of strength, you lift her and place her in the boat.
The boar looks a little confused at that. He roars and stamps his hooves.
>>231549
You peel out once more, this time with greater control.
Spying the lakeshore, you notice that there's a shallow sandbank along the eastern shore. It's risky, but it will save you maybe a mile in time.
You gun the engine and glide along the sandbank. You arrive outside the power station in a few minutes. The dinoboar is in the process of stomping its hooves and roaring at Gibson and Pera, now located in the boat.
The fuel cell lines got jostled. You reconnect them easily. It's ready to go.
>>231536
>1
You feel the boar in your brain, screaming. It's like a great headache combined with a few hammer blows to the forehead. You crumple over and fall to the ground, helpless.
>3
The boar rushes you and kicks you in the side with its powerful hind legs. A long gash opens up on your left side.
>>231538
You make it to the boat easily and push it from the dock. You reach out with your mind and grab Pera, and in yet another surprising feat of strength, you lift her and place her in the boat.
The boar looks a little confused at that. He roars and stamps his hooves.
>>231549
You peel out once more, this time with greater control.
Spying the lakeshore, you notice that there's a shallow sandbank along the eastern shore. It's risky, but it will save you maybe a mile in time.
You gun the engine and glide along the sandbank. You arrive outside the power station in a few minutes. The dinoboar is in the process of stomping its hooves and roaring at Gibson and Pera, now located in the boat.
>>231554
You rise to your hooves and stand on the boat's deck. You're badly wounded, but you'll be okay for the moment.
>>231553
The boat stalls for a moment. You only float a bit further from the shore.
>>231559
You can see them from here. The boat is a few meters from the shore. Gibson looks a little weary but not wounded. Pera is bleeding but standing.
The boar considers diving in to the lake, but spies the truck. Faced with easier prey, it turns to charge the truck.
Everyone in the truck should roll to withstand psychic attack. Roll in addition to your normal action.
'3d10'
Roll #1 4, 3, 4 = 11
You rise to your hooves and stand on the boat's deck. You're badly wounded, but you'll be okay for the moment.
>>231553
The boat stalls for a moment. You only float a bit further from the shore.
>>231559
You can see them from here. The boat is a few meters from the shore. Gibson looks a little weary but not wounded. Pera is bleeding but standing.
The boar considers diving in to the lake, but spies the truck. Faced with easier prey, it turns to charge the truck.
Everyone in the truck should roll to withstand psychic attack. Roll in addition to your normal action.
'3d10'
Roll #1 4, 3, 4 = 11
>>231564
>4
Sunshine grits his teeth and shakes his head.
>3
Lucky lets out a yelp. Tears well up in his eyes.
>4
"Dinoboar!" Honeybee yells. She holds her head in her hooves and screams.
>>231568
You line up the shot as the truck glides towards the power station, taking careful aim before and scorching the beast along its back. It grunts in pain.
You feel the boar in your brain. Its hunger for your flesh is sickening, and you try to shake it off to no avail. In a few moments, he leaves your mind, but you feel exhausted.
>>231576
You feel the boar probing at your mind, but you force it out before he can do any harm. You shift into reverse and back up the truck a few meters.
>>231578
You beat your hooves against the outboard motor. It doesn't look like that's how you turn on the motor at all.
>>231573
You put aside whatever antipathy you feel towards the rest of the crew and blast the boar with your ray gun. Not much damage is done, but the hair on his back is singed.
>4
Sunshine grits his teeth and shakes his head.
>3
Lucky lets out a yelp. Tears well up in his eyes.
>4
"Dinoboar!" Honeybee yells. She holds her head in her hooves and screams.
>>231568
You line up the shot as the truck glides towards the power station, taking careful aim before and scorching the beast along its back. It grunts in pain.
You feel the boar in your brain. Its hunger for your flesh is sickening, and you try to shake it off to no avail. In a few moments, he leaves your mind, but you feel exhausted.
>>231576
You feel the boar probing at your mind, but you force it out before he can do any harm. You shift into reverse and back up the truck a few meters.
>>231578
You beat your hooves against the outboard motor. It doesn't look like that's how you turn on the motor at all.
>>231573
You put aside whatever antipathy you feel towards the rest of the crew and blast the boar with your ray gun. Not much damage is done, but the hair on his back is singed.
>>231584
You steady yourself against the truck's roof and shoot the boar in the head. He roars, but doesn't appear to be wounded.
>>231590
You aim at what appear to be genitals — the dangly bits. You hit them dead on and the boar moans in pain before roaring even louder than before.
>>231585
You turn on the floodlights on the top of the truck. In the middle of the day, the net affect isn't much.
The boar charges the truck. '1d10'
>>231593
You hit a button on the motor. A green light starts flashing. You hit the button again and the light turns off. Neat!
Roll #1 5 = 5
You steady yourself against the truck's roof and shoot the boar in the head. He roars, but doesn't appear to be wounded.
>>231590
You aim at what appear to be genitals — the dangly bits. You hit them dead on and the boar moans in pain before roaring even louder than before.
>>231585
You turn on the floodlights on the top of the truck. In the middle of the day, the net affect isn't much.
The boar charges the truck. '1d10'
>>231593
You hit a button on the motor. A green light starts flashing. You hit the button again and the light turns off. Neat!
Roll #1 5 = 5
>>231600
You slice open his right kneecap as he prepares to bite the truck again. He falls to the ground with a loud thud. His back legs kick against the grass in an attempt to get back up, but he just digs into the ground.
>>231603
With the boar down, you shoot it in the face with your pistol. A gash appears down his snout.
>>231606
You hit him square in the snout, and he screams in pain.
>>231607
You lean on the horn and let the beast know that the left lane is for passing, ya dumb pig. He doesn't seem to notice. What a pig!
he tries to get back up
'1d10'
Roll #1 6 = 6
You slice open his right kneecap as he prepares to bite the truck again. He falls to the ground with a loud thud. His back legs kick against the grass in an attempt to get back up, but he just digs into the ground.
>>231603
With the boar down, you shoot it in the face with your pistol. A gash appears down his snout.
>>231606
You hit him square in the snout, and he screams in pain.
>>231607
You lean on the horn and let the beast know that the left lane is for passing, ya dumb pig. He doesn't seem to notice. What a pig!
he tries to get back up
'1d10'
Roll #1 6 = 6
>>231611
He rolls onto his back and rocks onto his rear legs. He turns around and roars at the truck again.
>>231615
You feel him in your brain again. Meat, carnage, blood. You try with all your might to push him out. You're exhausted, close to collapse.
>>231617
Your boat floats a little further down the lake shore and take aim at the dangly bits. With the boat rocking subtly, you miss wide left and strike him in the back leg again.
>>231621
You pound on the engine. You press a button and a speaker turns on.
"WELCOME TO THE UMARU E-Z START ELECTRIC MOTOR! TO BEGIN, PRESS THE GREEN BUTTON!"
Even from this distance, you can feel the boar's psychic assault. You push it out of your head after a few seconds, but the damage is done.
>>231630
Your message comes through like the voice of an angel.
The boar attacks the truck.
'1d10'
Roll #1 5 = 5
He rolls onto his back and rocks onto his rear legs. He turns around and roars at the truck again.
>>231615
You feel him in your brain again. Meat, carnage, blood. You try with all your might to push him out. You're exhausted, close to collapse.
>>231617
Your boat floats a little further down the lake shore and take aim at the dangly bits. With the boat rocking subtly, you miss wide left and strike him in the back leg again.
>>231621
You pound on the engine. You press a button and a speaker turns on.
"WELCOME TO THE UMARU E-Z START ELECTRIC MOTOR! TO BEGIN, PRESS THE GREEN BUTTON!"
Even from this distance, you can feel the boar's psychic assault. You push it out of your head after a few seconds, but the damage is done.
>>231630
Your message comes through like the voice of an angel.
The boar attacks the truck.
'1d10'
Roll #1 5 = 5
>>231641
You plug in the plasma pack and let loose with your laser rifle. A superheated bolt of plasma arcs out, and you burn the pig on his calloused back.
>>231645
Your guard relaxed, his psychic assault begins again. You feel like someone just punched you in the eyeball.
>>231648
You wheel around and take off in the truck as he tries to bite the top of it off. He gets nothing, and you are several meters north now, though well within range of a charge from him.
>>231649
The outboard motor comes to life. You can move now.
>>231651
Fascinated by the biological specimen, you let the pig into your mind. You quickly regret the experiment, as you feel him rampage through your cerebellum for a few seconds before you push him out again.
He charges the truck again.
'1d10'
Roll #1 9 = 9
You plug in the plasma pack and let loose with your laser rifle. A superheated bolt of plasma arcs out, and you burn the pig on his calloused back.
>>231645
Your guard relaxed, his psychic assault begins again. You feel like someone just punched you in the eyeball.
>>231648
You wheel around and take off in the truck as he tries to bite the top of it off. He gets nothing, and you are several meters north now, though well within range of a charge from him.
>>231649
The outboard motor comes to life. You can move now.
>>231651
Fascinated by the biological specimen, you let the pig into your mind. You quickly regret the experiment, as you feel him rampage through your cerebellum for a few seconds before you push him out again.
He charges the truck again.
'1d10'
Roll #1 9 = 9
>>231671
The motor digs into the sandbank a little. You move about a meter closer to the boar.
>>231674
You roast him again, and he screams as…
>>231676
Belle attempts to swerve the Boar's charge. The evasive maneuvers fail, and he bites the roof of the truck off and mauls the engine with his tusks. +1 to driving rolls with it from now on.
>>231684
You weakly push, but it's well-beached and won't budge. Good job, kamiponies!
>>231673
Your thrall hops out of the back of the truck and lurches towards the boar. The plan partially works, as the boar kicks it a few meters away. The ghoul gets back on its hooves and starts moving back towards the truck.
The burning from Hotshot's laser rifle causes the boar to fall again. He kicks weakly against the ground in an attempt to rise back up
The motor digs into the sandbank a little. You move about a meter closer to the boar.
>>231674
You roast him again, and he screams as…
>>231676
Belle attempts to swerve the Boar's charge. The evasive maneuvers fail, and he bites the roof of the truck off and mauls the engine with his tusks. +1 to driving rolls with it from now on.
>>231684
You weakly push, but it's well-beached and won't budge. Good job, kamiponies!
>>231673
Your thrall hops out of the back of the truck and lurches towards the boar. The plan partially works, as the boar kicks it a few meters away. The ghoul gets back on its hooves and starts moving back towards the truck.
The burning from Hotshot's laser rifle causes the boar to fall again. He kicks weakly against the ground in an attempt to rise back up
>>231706
You pull out your ray pistol and shoot, but you merely catch one of the armored callouses on his back.
>>231709
You shoot him in the stomach, and he roars in response. He's a bit more resilient than you might expect, though, and keeps moving around until….
>>231710
Pera stretches out with her pistol and ends the boar's suffering with a well-placed shot that opens up the animal's bowels.
>>231713
You swing around and drive up to the solar power station.
You all feel the boar's final assaults on your minds, desperate as he slips into oblivion. The boar dies a moment later.
You pull out your ray pistol and shoot, but you merely catch one of the armored callouses on his back.
>>231709
You shoot him in the stomach, and he roars in response. He's a bit more resilient than you might expect, though, and keeps moving around until….
>>231710
Pera stretches out with her pistol and ends the boar's suffering with a well-placed shot that opens up the animal's bowels.
>>231713
You swing around and drive up to the solar power station.
You all feel the boar's final assaults on your minds, desperate as he slips into oblivion. The boar dies a moment later.
>>231732
He's, miraculously, unwounded. You, however, are still bleeding from the boar's first assault upon you.
>>231733
It's pretty bad, but fixable. The truck's roof is about thirty meters to the north now, but you can probably weld it back on. A tusk went through the front of the truck, but didn't hit anything very important. It did deflate one of the tires, however. You'll need to patch that.
All considered, the truck's in good condition.
>>231734
You're a bit winded, but no wounds are visible.
>>231735
You scan the boar and find that, while it's exceptionally well-armored on its back, its underside is mostly soft and vulnerable.
Psychic qualities are less well-understood by pony science, but it seems like its psychic blasts could be blocked by a bit of aluminum. The truck and its plastic and steel weren't up to the task, though.
Your knowledge of its anatomy will give you a +1 to attacking it from now on.
He's, miraculously, unwounded. You, however, are still bleeding from the boar's first assault upon you.
>>231733
It's pretty bad, but fixable. The truck's roof is about thirty meters to the north now, but you can probably weld it back on. A tusk went through the front of the truck, but didn't hit anything very important. It did deflate one of the tires, however. You'll need to patch that.
All considered, the truck's in good condition.
>>231734
You're a bit winded, but no wounds are visible.
>>231735
You scan the boar and find that, while it's exceptionally well-armored on its back, its underside is mostly soft and vulnerable.
Psychic qualities are less well-understood by pony science, but it seems like its psychic blasts could be blocked by a bit of aluminum. The truck and its plastic and steel weren't up to the task, though.
Your knowledge of its anatomy will give you a +1 to attacking it from now on.
>>231770
Okay fine you have a wound. I guess I forgot to jot that down.
>>231769
You quickly patch up the tire. It inflates on its own.
You drag over the truck's roof and weld it to the roof with your omni-tool.
Everything looks good. The truck is a bit crumpled now, and there's a big hole up front, and much of the bumper is gone, but it will run fine.
>>231775
Sunshine speaks up. "Yes, if anyone needs healing, I can provide it."
Okay fine you have a wound. I guess I forgot to jot that down.
>>231769
You quickly patch up the tire. It inflates on its own.
You drag over the truck's roof and weld it to the roof with your omni-tool.
Everything looks good. The truck is a bit crumpled now, and there's a big hole up front, and much of the bumper is gone, but it will run fine.
>>231775
Sunshine speaks up. "Yes, if anyone needs healing, I can provide it."
>>231786
Oh, right, sorry
You cut the magical energy flowing to your minion. He falls to the ground, dead again.
You plug in the reanimator to the boar. He twitches and jerks as he is birthed into unlife. He rises to his feet.
You hear Honeybee scream and cry inside the truck.
It's difficult to manage the giant boar. His attacks will be made at -1. He may be able to manage a psychic blast, but that will be made at -2.
>>231788
Sunshine nods and musters a healing spell.
'1d10+2'
>>231791
"Pera looks worse off. I'll get to you in a moment, Gibson."
Roll #1 10 + 2 = 12
Oh, right, sorry
You cut the magical energy flowing to your minion. He falls to the ground, dead again.
You plug in the reanimator to the boar. He twitches and jerks as he is birthed into unlife. He rises to his feet.
You hear Honeybee scream and cry inside the truck.
It's difficult to manage the giant boar. His attacks will be made at -1. He may be able to manage a psychic blast, but that will be made at -2.
>>231788
Sunshine nods and musters a healing spell.
'1d10+2'
>>231791
"Pera looks worse off. I'll get to you in a moment, Gibson."
Roll #1 10 + 2 = 12
>>231809
Honeybee shakes her head and keeps her eyes hidden behind her hooves.
>>231798
>12
The bleeding gash on your belly magically sews itself up. You feel invigorated. Even your brain feels fine again.
>>231810
You rub a salve into Gibson's back. It numbs the pain and disinfects the wound. You bandage the wound, and he's as good as new.
Honeybee shakes her head and keeps her eyes hidden behind her hooves.
>>231798
>12
The bleeding gash on your belly magically sews itself up. You feel invigorated. Even your brain feels fine again.
>>231810
You rub a salve into Gibson's back. It numbs the pain and disinfects the wound. You bandage the wound, and he's as good as new.
>>231814
She opens her eyes and looks at the boar. Its dead-eyed stare and the entrails hanging out of its eviscerated abdomen cause her to scream again. She covers her eyes and hides under the console.
>>231816
If you had pockets, there'd be some pasta falling out right now. But now, naked to everyone, and with a pretty mare massaging your back, you feel the blood rush towards your meager party parts.
>>231818
She shivers and shakes but doesn't respond.
She opens her eyes and looks at the boar. Its dead-eyed stare and the entrails hanging out of its eviscerated abdomen cause her to scream again. She covers her eyes and hides under the console.
>>231816
If you had pockets, there'd be some pasta falling out right now. But now, naked to everyone, and with a pretty mare massaging your back, you feel the blood rush towards your meager party parts.
>>231818
She shivers and shakes but doesn't respond.
>>231903
"Alright, let's go then! And let me ju-"
>>231908
NOPE
Overriding that shit and playing some better music.
http://youtu.be/Cw9ZIVmDddw
Roll #0 9 + 2 = 11
"Alright, let's go then! And let me ju-"
>>231908
NOPE
Overriding that shit and playing some better music.
http://youtu.be/Cw9ZIVmDddw
Roll #0 9 + 2 = 11
>>231908
You turn on the radio. There aren't any radio signals. But if there were, the local griffon affiliate would likely be playing something like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiT9WXOSAr8
>>231910
She bobs her head up and down and smiles and claps.
You turn on the radio. There aren't any radio signals. But if there were, the local griffon affiliate would likely be playing something like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiT9WXOSAr8
>>231910
She bobs her head up and down and smiles and claps.
>>231923
"Roger, come on home."
"S-survivor?" Honeybee says timidly.
You drive back to the Drifter and park the truck in the main cargo bay. Rosewater is waiting for you with a few of the crewmembers.
"First of all, leave the experiment off the ship, Clinic."
"Second, what do you have to report? Where is everypony in the colony?"
"Roger, come on home."
"S-survivor?" Honeybee says timidly.
You drive back to the Drifter and park the truck in the main cargo bay. Rosewater is waiting for you with a few of the crewmembers.
"First of all, leave the experiment off the ship, Clinic."
"Second, what do you have to report? Where is everypony in the colony?"
>>231928
"She'll stay with me for right now."
Rosewater points at Guillaume, the griffon steward. He leads Honeybee towards the exit. She waves at you before running back to give Gibson, Pera, Belle, and Hotshot a hug.
>>231929
"Fine. Put it in the cryo bay. But I don't want it wandering around my ship."
The cryo bay is further down the cargo section. You could easily drop it off there, if you want.
>>231931
"Guillaume will handle it. Debriefing is now. Tell me what the hell happened out there."
"She'll stay with me for right now."
Rosewater points at Guillaume, the griffon steward. He leads Honeybee towards the exit. She waves at you before running back to give Gibson, Pera, Belle, and Hotshot a hug.
>>231929
"Fine. Put it in the cryo bay. But I don't want it wandering around my ship."
The cryo bay is further down the cargo section. You could easily drop it off there, if you want.
>>231931
"Guillaume will handle it. Debriefing is now. Tell me what the hell happened out there."
>>231935
"Well, you know about the ambush on the outskirts of town, and that the… cultists, I guess, committed suicide during interrogation.
"We did get a little information out of Honeybee, though. Apparently, the rest of the settlement vanished, or were attacked, some time ago. She's been living in the ruins of her house ever since. Also, we aren't the only ones here today, as she saw another ship touchdown before she locked herself inside her home."
"Well, you know about the ambush on the outskirts of town, and that the… cultists, I guess, committed suicide during interrogation.
"We did get a little information out of Honeybee, though. Apparently, the rest of the settlement vanished, or were attacked, some time ago. She's been living in the ruins of her house ever since. Also, we aren't the only ones here today, as she saw another ship touchdown before she locked herself inside her home."
>>231942
You don't have anything big. You only managed to take a few alien birds, worms, rodent-like creatures, etc. from the various worlds the Drifter visited so far on the voyage.
>>231944
"There's plenty of stuff to fix the truck. Get to it when you can, Belle."
"So, the settlement is gone, the ponies who attacked you all killed themselves, and the only remaining colonist doesn't have much to say about it other than that another ship came here sometime today."
"I find that last bit a little difficult to believe, spacers. If there were another ship here, we probably would have detected it when we came into the system. Hard to hide a power signature that big."
"Still, do you have any idea where the rest of the colonists are?"
You don't have anything big. You only managed to take a few alien birds, worms, rodent-like creatures, etc. from the various worlds the Drifter visited so far on the voyage.
>>231944
"There's plenty of stuff to fix the truck. Get to it when you can, Belle."
"So, the settlement is gone, the ponies who attacked you all killed themselves, and the only remaining colonist doesn't have much to say about it other than that another ship came here sometime today."
"I find that last bit a little difficult to believe, spacers. If there were another ship here, we probably would have detected it when we came into the system. Hard to hide a power signature that big."
"Still, do you have any idea where the rest of the colonists are?"
>>231945
I walk back to the cargo bay and wait for the others.
"I'm not sure if the others told you or not, mam, but I tried interrogating the ponies that attacked us after we died and wasn't able to get anything that made sense. With your permission I can return to the colony and perform autopsies on the corpses to try and determine the cause of their odd behavior."
I walk back to the cargo bay and wait for the others.
"I'm not sure if the others told you or not, mam, but I tried interrogating the ponies that attacked us after we died and wasn't able to get anything that made sense. With your permission I can return to the colony and perform autopsies on the corpses to try and determine the cause of their odd behavior."
>>231950
There's some work overalls in a closet nearby.
>>231947
>>231948
"Well, I can try asking her some questions, maybe."
>>231954
"Now that is real evidence, Pera. I'm glad somepony, er somegoat, was paying attention out there."
>>231953
"Do it. We need all the intelligence we can get. I'm not leaving here until we find out what happened."
There's some work overalls in a closet nearby.
>>231947
>>231948
"Well, I can try asking her some questions, maybe."
>>231954
"Now that is real evidence, Pera. I'm glad somepony, er somegoat, was paying attention out there."
>>231953
"Do it. We need all the intelligence we can get. I'm not leaving here until we find out what happened."
>>231957
"Yes mam."
I go to my lab and start packing the various tools and bits of technology I will need to perform an autopsy. I also stop by the mess and grab enough aluminum foil for myself, the others, and a couple ponies extra in case we find more survivors. Once I have everything I return to the cargo bay.
"Ready to go when everyone else is."
"Yes mam."
I go to my lab and start packing the various tools and bits of technology I will need to perform an autopsy. I also stop by the mess and grab enough aluminum foil for myself, the others, and a couple ponies extra in case we find more survivors. Once I have everything I return to the cargo bay.
"Ready to go when everyone else is."
>>231958
"This is a merchant ship, Belle. We don't have any heavy weapons onboard. If you can find something, go ahead, but we're not equipped with anything like that."
>>231964
>>231965
>>231960
"Okay, there's roughly another 12 hours of daylight out there. I want you all to go get refitted and you'll go out again in a few hours."
PAUSED
Probably until Wednesday or Friday, depending.
"This is a merchant ship, Belle. We don't have any heavy weapons onboard. If you can find something, go ahead, but we're not equipped with anything like that."
>>231964
>>231965
>>231960
"Okay, there's roughly another 12 hours of daylight out there. I want you all to go get refitted and you'll go out again in a few hours."
PAUSED
Probably until Wednesday or Friday, depending.