FoE PNP G-Platypus Session 4

[18:06] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  *****G-Platypus: The City of Broad Withers - Session 4*****
[18:07] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Safety
[18:07] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  In the Wasteland, it’s an illusion.
[18:07] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Countless ponies through the years have bedded down in ‘safety’ only to wake up dead. For the ghouls anyway. The others just don’t wake up.
[18:07] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  True safety doesn’t exist, but there are fleeting moments of safety to be found, corners to hide in, allies to hide behind, barricade to cower within.
[18:07] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  But mostly there is only delusion, deception, and a knife waiting in the dark.
[18:07] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Perhaps our wastelanders will find safety?
[18:08] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  *****Session Start*****
[18:08] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Our Wastelanders find themselves caught up in a fight north of Trestle. In a partially intact two-story home a quartet of raiders were intent on cutting their enjoyment out of the small family that had taken up residence inside. Scrap and Thunderstrike are hovering outside while Snack_Cake cowers somewhat near the injured stallion. The rest of the group has worked their way to the top of the stairs, with
[18:08] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star having ducked into a sideroom to lay in wait.
[18:10] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The rest of the group has worked their way to the top of the stairs, with North_Star having ducked into a sideroom to lay in wait.
[18:17] * Thunder_Strike shivers a moment the composes herself. "Alright thunder, get ahold of yourself." She says to herself then looks up. She opens her wings and flys straight up to the window.
[18:18] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike can see four raiders inside the room, one noticable larger than the others. The smaller one nearest her has been injured. There are also a pair of young fillies tied in the corner and a battered mare sprawled out on the floor at the farthest raider's hooves.
[18:25] * Serenity is now known as Zenith
[18:29] * Thunder_Strike observes the raiders then aims 2 shots at the big one, then one shot at the smallest.
[18:43] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike sends three bolts of energy at the raiders, sweeping the fire across them. Her first shot strikes the biggest of the bunch square in the face, elliciting a pianed growl. The second falls between the two raiders she aimed at, striking the harmlessly, as the third strikes the smallest, injured raider in the chest.
[18:44] * Blackberry_Jam gives Nyota another good look over, and, seeing North_Star scurry into a room on the side, drags the injured Zebra into another room closeby. Opening the door carefully, wary of traps, she dumps the zebra inside and readies her weapon.
[18:46] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam stows the injured zebra in what was a bathroom.
[18:47] * Blackberry_Jam looks around for a medical box or medicine cabinet. Those things were usually kept in bathrooms, right?
[18:47] * Nyota groans as she is dragged. Still trying to shake the last of the fuzz out of her head. Damn it was ringing something feirce. "Uhhh.. " She scrapes at the shraptnel in her neck area and winces. Whimpering slightly she makes sure that her own pistol was at the ready.
[18:48] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry rumages through a medicine cabinet above the sink.
[18:49] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  She finds nothing, not surprising considering the home is occupied.
[18:53] * Scrap let's his anger get the better of him and flies in window and aims to hit the raider that shot him.
[18:56] * Scrap does keep his head enough to remember his defensive style.
[19:00] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap dives into the room, but he misjudges the distance crashing into the big raider, banging heads. He throws a pair of wild punches in his dazed state, one of them connecting.
[19:03] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The big raider recoils from the strikes, his nose dripping blood from the headbutt and the wild swing that connected with his jaw.
[19:07] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The ponies outside the closed door can hear a commotion inside as something crashes into the room. There is also cursing.
[19:13] * North_Star hears the ruckus and makes for the closed door. After admiring the raider's colorful vocabulary, he pushed the door open, taking aim at the largest raider in sight and firing once.
[19:15] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The two raiders who were covering the door are looking at the pegasus that just dove through the window, missing their chance to fire on the stallion opening the door.
[19:26] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The larger of the two stallions by the door takes a blast of buckshot across his frame. He staggers back a step, but keeps his hooves.
[19:28] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The leader, if size is any indication looks toward the source of the shotgun blast. Gauging the new arrival the bigger threat, he fires off two shots at North_Star
[19:30] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Unfortunately, for the raider, the shots to the head must have spoiled his aim and the rounds hit the doorway beside him.
[19:31] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  On the lawn the injured buck is still struggling, although he has noticed Snack_Cake nearby and is dragging himself toward her!
[19:33] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The bloodied and babbling stallion motions weakly. "Help... cellar..."
[19:34] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  He reaches feebly into a pocket and pulls out a key.
[19:37] * Snack_Cake is shaking, whimpering quietly. Still listening to the radio, trying her best to forget about what's going on, so close nearby... she's purposely trying to ignore all the sounds she hears, so she doesn't notice the buck crawling her way, nor hear him. He'll probably need to get closer before she notices.
[19:39] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The stallion is weakly trying to crawl, key jangling in his ourstretched hoof. "Please..." He collapses in a coughing fit.
[19:46] * Snack_Cake can't hear him over the sound of her radio, unfortunately. She continues to be obliviously distressed.
[19:48] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The raider with the knife starts taking frantic swings at Scrap!
[19:50] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap's dazed and drunken movements foil the knife-wielder's attempts to give him new orifices.
[19:51] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The two pistol packing ponies near the door take shots at North_Star
[19:53] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Each of the raiders manage to land a shot in North_Star's chest.
[20:03] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Hovering above, Thunder_Strike can hear the last 'please' the stallion coughs out, and can see him feebly waving a key
[20:10] * Thunder_Strike looks down toward the source of the please and sees the stallion waving a key.
[20:22] * Thunder_Strike looks down at the stallion but she also knows scrap is in trouble. "Sorry bud..." She says then takes aim at the big guy again shooting 3 times.
[20:31] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike's barrage strikes true. The first hit staggers him, the second shot cores him, his body turning to ash from the inside out. The heavy dust coats the floor.
[20:33] * Blackberry_Jam curses under her breath at the empty cabinet. She rushes back over to Nyota and looks her over. "Ooookay. Stripes... there's more wounded ponies out there for sure. You stay here and -don't- bleed to death." She says, adjusting her beret and galloping out the door, and into the fray.
[20:34] * Nyota blinks groggily at Blackberry_Jam. Flicking her ears.
[20:34] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Coming out of the bathroom, Blackberry_Jam can now see into the now opened door to the battle taking place. Three raiders are visible, as are Scrap and North_Star.
[20:35] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  She can also see a pair of fillies cowering and sobbing in the far corner and a mare hardly conscious sprawled out.
[20:36] * Blackberry_Jam heads on in, Caravan Shotgun raised. After quickly assessing the damage, she puts the barrel very close to the closest raider and fires just once.
[20:42] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam's shotgun is nearly touching the smallest raider when she pulls the trigger. The buckshot rips through him splattering blood and bits of unidentifiable (Blackberry recognizes entrails) innards on the far wall. The raider collpases, dead before he hits the floor.
[20:46] * Nyota groans and gets to her legs. She stumbles to the side and goes forward. Pulling her pistol from the holster on her leg she follows through. Blantly ignoring the good doctors advice of staying put. Entering the room she spots for any recognizable targets. Fireing twiceupon the closest one.
[20:48] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The living pistol-waving raider doesn't hear the shots that don't hit him.
[20:49] * Nyota slumps off to the side of the room as a last action, aiming to find something to shelter herself with.
[20:51] * Scrap 's aight slowly comes back after it went blurrier than usual. His eyes at least let him dodge knives easier than others. He aims a flurry at the knife wielder.
[20:52] <Scrap> Sight*
[20:52] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Nyota doesn't find much to hide behind. the broken window is to her left, the battered mare is laid out to her right, and the middle is filled with dead ponies and battle.
[20:53] * Nyota just tries to stick close to a wall, then.
[20:56] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The knife raider wilts under two concussive blows. The first blow strikes him in the chest, the damaging one takes him across the chin. Scrap can feel his jaw shatter and shift under the vicious strike.
[20:58] * North_Star simply blasts his remaining shotgun shell into the raider he shot earlier.
[21:04] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  At this range North_Star's shotgun easily passes through the flimsy raider armor. Another filthy raider slumps to the ground and another new-age mural is created on the far wall.
[21:07] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The stallion on the lawn is still hacking, coughing, and clawing his way toward the distracted Stable Pony.
[21:09] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The key jangles loudly as he scrabbles forward. "Please... Miss... cellar..."
[21:12] * Snack_Cake hears that coughing now though! She brings her head up in panicked surprise and turns toward the sound to see the stallion with his hoof outstretched. She gives a frightened shriek when she realizes how close he is, but soon notices that he's holding a key and /not/ something threatening. "Oh! Are... are you okay!?" She doesn't come nearer though, yet.
[21:13] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The stallion looks up with pleading eyes, foreleg outstreched. "Open... cellar." His eyes dart over to a heavy door at the corner of the house. A padlock and chain hold it closed.
[21:17] * Snack_Cake glances between the stallion and the cellar door. After a few moments of fearful hesitation, she steps slowly forward and snatches the key, before galloping over to the door to unlock it. Her head is ducked down the entire time, as if she's afraid that she might get shot otherwise.
[21:21] * Snack_Cake quickly turns the key in the lock once she gets there, and throws the door open as quickly as she can, taking a few steps back as she does.
[21:23] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  A furry mass bounds past Snack_Cake and bolts into the house.
[21:24] * Snack_Cake 's eyes widen and she shrieks MUCH louder this time.
[21:26] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Inside the room the occupants can hear a crashing sound bounding up the stairs. One of the fillies looks up through tear-filled eyes. Her breath catches in her chest before she hollars. "Mr. Wiggles!
[21:30] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  A massive, furry dog barrels into the room. The littlest filly is crying and pointing accusingly at the bad pony who tied her up and threw her in the corner. Mr. Wiggles lunges and sinks his teeth into the back of the raider's neck.
[21:31] * Blackberry_Jam 's cigarette, once again, falls from her open mouth. "You gotta be fucking kidding..."
[21:32] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  muscles go taught in the dog's neck as he bodily raises and snaps the smallish raider. There is a loud crunch.
[21:33] * North_Star watches the guard dog do its thing, smiling smuggly. "Good doggy."
[21:33] * Nyota blinks, surprised.. "A dog..?" She lowers her ear at the crunching sound.
[21:34] * Scrap is surprised by dog that almost knocked him over.
[21:34] <Scrap> The*
[21:35] * Thunder_Strike eeps seeing the huge dog. She is still floating outside the window.
[21:35] * Blackberry_Jam looks around at everypony. She'd have a talk with Nyota later. "Okay, everypony who isn't bleeding, take care of the ponies that are. There's a buck downstairs with a broken something, and I'm gonna go help him." She says, picking up her cigarette and heading downstairs a again. She'd let the others deal with the dog. Never liked those things...
[21:35] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Having crunched the raider, Mr Wiggles stalks protectively over to the foals.
[21:35] * Scrap Scrap immediatly picks up the raider's knife.
[21:36] * Scrap then stomps the raider's throat.
[21:37] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  That raider's neck can't really crunch much more.
[21:37] * Nyota takes a few deep breaths, she hadnt acctualy done much inthe fight, other then perhaps initiate it alltogether. Adrenalien quickly fading she hisses, feeling the burn of her wounds. She sits down where she are, looking around at the others for a moment, eyes landing on the mare. Whom she trots up to.
[21:37] * North_Star opens the breech for his shotgun, sliding two more shells into their respective barrels, while trotting over to the fillies, slowly.
[21:38] * Nyota sits down again next to the mare, giving her a light touch on the shoulder. "Hey.."
[21:39] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The dog growls, but the bigger filly bats his nose and he quiets. The smaller one is still struggling in her bonds.
[21:39] * North_Star gives the bigger filly a smile and a nod, drawing his knife and begining to cut the smaller filly's bonds
[21:39] * Scrap with his anger going down looks around and winces remembering the hole in his wing.
[21:39] * Snack_Cake has by now retreated back to her hiding spot. Curled up and cowering. She's turned the radio up twice as loud and is covering her head with her hooves.
[21:40] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The mare looks up, although it doesn't seem to do much good. Both of her eyes are swollen shut and her snout has shifted to the right.
[21:40] * Snack_Cake left the key in the lock when the dog came bounding out.
[21:40] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles haunches rise again as the knife gets pulled, but the bigger filly swats him again. "Be nice, Mista Whiggles!"
[21:41] * Scrap doesn't see Snack_Cake and looks out the window for her.
[21:42] * Blackberry_Jam trots back outside on the ground floor. "Kid? Snack Cake? You okay?" She asks, trotting over to her first patient.
[21:42] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam can see the stallion breathing shallowly on the lawn
[21:42] * North_Star slices through the ropes, patting the youngest on the head. "You two okay? They didn't rough you up none?" He asked, starting on the oldest filly's ropes.
[21:43] * Snack_Cake is in the hiding spot Blackberry_Jam had told her to hide in.
[21:43] * Nyota winces a little. "Oh.. I'm.. So, so sorry.. Don't you worry, you'll be okay now." She reaches into her saddlebags digs out and offers a bottle of water to the mare on the ground. She tries to smile as gently as she can. Pulling down her hoodie. "I'm Nyota, and these are my friends. We head the screams and.. " She frowns.
[21:43] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The bigger filly shakes her head, the younger gets a very serious expression. "He threw me! Stupidhead!" She puts a hoof to her face, pulls down her lower eyelid, and sticks her tongue out at the corpse.
[21:44] * Blackberry_Jam kneels down next to him and starts examining the buck more thoroughly. She tries her comforting smile as she looks to Snack_Cake. "We took care of the raiders, Snack. Come over here and help me with this guy."
[21:44] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The mare takes a quick drink. "My girls?"
[21:45] * Nyota points a hoof towardsthe fillies and their beast of a dog.
[21:45] <Nyota> "They're fine."
[21:45] * North_Star chuckles, cutting the oldest filly free. "There ya go. All set." He said, sliding his knife back into place.
[21:45] * Nyota winces inwardly. Was anything 'fine' in the wasteland?
[21:45] * Scrap looks back at the family wishing there was something he could do, but flies out the window to find Snack_Cake.
[21:46] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The stallion is cut over his body from being tossed through the window, some of the cuts are deep and still bleeding. He has a faraway look in his eyes. His face and neck are covered in small circular burns.
[21:47] * Thunder_Strike eeps having been looking through the window, when she sees scrap fly out.
[21:49] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The older filly moves over to the mare while the smaller is engulfed by Mr. Wiggles as he flops down and curls around her. Her head comes to rest on his hind leg.
[21:50] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Nyota can see the older filly approaching.
[21:50] * Scrap 's eyes have trouble adjusting to the light outside and can't spot her. He turns to Thunder_Srike, "Where is Snack_Cake?"
[21:50] * Blackberry_Jam frowns again. This guy was in pretty bad shape... She takes out a healing potion and tips the stallion's head. "Drink this." She says, starting to clean out some of the wounds with a wet piece of cloth. "Snack?" She asks, a little louder. She could hear the radio blaring...
[21:51] * Nyota looks up towards the older filly and stands up, taking a repecful step away from the mare who must be their mother. "I'm sorry this happened too you..."
[21:51] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The radio blares. "You are my sunshine~"
[21:51] * North_Star looks between the two fillies and two mares, then to the corpses which he proceded to 'clean up.'
[21:52] * Snack_Cake is shaking pretty bad. She's facing away from the buck, but turns and sees Blackberry_Jam when she hears somepony saying /something/. She can't understand what it is though.
[21:52] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The stallion swallows, the bleeding stops as the potion works its magic. He's stable and his eyes are less vacant.
[21:53] * Blackberry_Jam smiles. Progress! She waves Snack_Cake over with a hoof, still cleaning the buck up.
[21:53] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  "Momma? You're hurt!" She darts over to the foot of the bed in the corner and darts underneath, coming out with a butterfly covered box.
[21:54] * Thunder_Strike looks around and sees her near by the stallion and Blackberry_Jam, "she's over there."
[21:55] <Scrap> "Thanks" he flies down and lands next to Snack_Cake.
[21:56] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star collects 3 ears, 4 suits of raider armor (50%), a .357 Repeater (80%), two .32 revolvers (60%), and a total of 165 caps.
[21:56] * Snack_Cake is about to crawl her way over to Blackberry_Jam, but recoils when Scrap lands next to her. She covers her head again and whimpers.
[21:56] * Thunder_Strike flys into the window to see a Pyle of ash.
[21:56] * Scrap asks her, "are you hurt?"
[21:56] * Nyota opens her mouth to say something too the older fillies outburst, but closes her mouth again once she shows up with the butterfly box. She fidgets a little, not wanting to overstep her bounds. Keeping a weary eye on that dog at all times. "Ah.. Do you require assistance?"
[21:57] * North_Star slips the ears into his pouch and proceeds to inspect the .357 Repeater. Throughly.
[21:58] * Blackberry_Jam looks up at Scrap as he lands and facehoofs. Gently laying the buck's head down, she smiles at him. "All right, you're going to be fine. Time to check on... your girls." She says, leaving to go help the other ponies upstairs.
[21:59] * Snack_Cake knows the pony above her just said /something/, but her radio is still too loud for her to understand what was said. She keeps her head covered up until the point she realizes that she hasn't been kicked or shot or anything yet, at which point she uncovers her head and glances up.
[21:59] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The older filly flips the latches on the case and flips it open. She rummages in it and comes up in a head-mirror with a roll of bandages in her mouth. "'ll doct'r y' m'mma!" She starts trying to wrap the mare's head.
[22:00] <Scrap> "It's safe now, we killed them."
[22:00] * Blackberry_Jam blazes a trail back upstairs! Hurt ponies need healing! Unless there was already a cute little medic-filly up there!
[22:01] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike can see her handywork puffing up whenever a pony trots through it. The older filly is working on her mother... or trying... and the younger filly is cuddling Mr. Wiggles.
[22:01] * Nyota fidgets a little more, scratching a foreleg with a hoof. "Ah,, Im not sure thats how you do it." She glances around too the others in the room.
[22:01] * Snack_Cake still doesn't understand a word. She fiddles with her PipBuck for a moment, turning her radio down to a much quieter volume. "Wh...what?"
[22:01] * North_Star decides that the Repeater is to his liking and tucks his Caravan Shotgun into his satchel, placing the rilfe in it's usual spot. Then he starts counting out the caps.
[22:02] <Scrap> "It's safe now. Are you hurt?"
[22:02] * Thunder_Strike goes to clean up the ashes.
[22:02] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scattered around are 13 .357 rounds and 20 .32 rounds as well.
[22:03] * Snack_Cake shakes her head slowly. She's still shaking though.
[22:03] * Blackberry_Jam arrives on the scene, looking at Nyota, who she knows is hurt, and the mother being bandaged by the filly. Curious, she trots over to the filly and smiles. "Hi there, may I help?" She says, eyeing the medical kit with butterflies on it.
[22:04] <Scrap> "We should get you inside, we might be attacked out here." He tries to get her up.
[22:05] * Nyota smiles sheepishly at Blackberry. With a sigh she takes a few steps back and sits down. Terrible, terrible with kids.
[22:05] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The Mare's ears swivel back and forth as she puts a restraining hoof on her daughters foreleg. "I'm ok, Honey. Can you be my eyes? Where's your sister and father, are they ok?"
[22:05] * Snack_Cake 's eyes widen when he tells her that, and as soon as she gets to her hooves, she bolts to the door.
[22:06] * Scrap is surprised by her sudden movement. He then follows her inside.
[22:06] * North_Star picks up the ammo, adding eight .357 rounds for himself and keeping the rest seperate.
[22:07] * Nyota looks over all the dead corpses in the room. Sighing again. Glancing over too their doctor. "Blackberry_Jam, will you be okay?"
[22:08] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The older filly looks around. "Suga's over with Mista Whiggles. I don't see Daddy..."
[22:10] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The filly just now seems to notice Blackberry_Jam as she scans the room for her father. "Oh, hello."
[22:10] * Blackberry_Jam turns her head slightly to Nyota and nods. She gives the filly a smile and lowers her head slightly. She points to the butterflies on her beret flash. "Would you like some help?"
[22:12] * North_Star trots over to the window, checking on the father from there.
[22:12] * Nyota gets up. "Ill be outside.." She leaves the room, reholstering her pistol as she goes down the stairs. Shuddering she looks of the remains of the trap she had sprung. As she steps out the front doort she looks around for moment, to clear her head she takes a lap around the building theyd been fighting in before sitting down next to the front door.
[22:13] * Snack_Cake is glancing around nervously as she enters.
[22:13] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The filly looks between Blackberry_Jam and the box several times before she puts it together. "You'ra Docta! My momma got hurt! I fixed it... but maybe you could fix it betta?"
[22:14] * Blackberry_Jam nods, still smiling. "Of course, I'll do what I can. May I see your box?"
[22:14] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Nyota can see the stallion moving slowly on unsteady legs toward the door. She also passes the open cellar on her lap.
[22:14] * Scrap before going in the house, notices the stallion out front and goes over to him, "are you ok?"
[22:16] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The filly scoots the box over to Blackberry_Jam. There are 2 more rolls of bandages, 6 healing potions, some small adhesive bandages, and a box with a lock that takes up half the area. 'Adult Medicine' is written neatly on it.
[22:18] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The stallion tries to nod, but it isn't very believable. He's making slow goings trying to get in the house. He keeps moving but asks, "My girls, are they alright?"
[22:18] * Blackberry_Jam blinks. Holy balls. She opts for one of the potions, hoping that should take the swelling on the eyes down. Gently, she says, "Ma'am, drink this slowly." She curiously looks at the "Adult Medicine."
[22:19] * Scrap tries to help him walk, "they seemed alright to me, but I'm not the best at knowing that sort of thing."
[22:20] * North_Star watches Blackberry_Jam work he magic for a while before walking towards the door, "I'll just walk these bullets off 'till my number's called, I suppose." He said over his shoulder.
[22:21] * Blackberry_Jam would remind North_Star of triage, but she doesn't want to be rude in front of the fillies.
[22:21] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  As Blackberry_Jam looks back at the box she catches a glint from the top of the lid. There is a small key held in place by a small adhesive bandage.
[22:21] * Nyota . Happy with her find she stuffs the green herb in one of her pouches, she looks up at the approaching stallion but stays put and says nothing. Just as he passes through teh door she mumbles. "Your girls are safe."
[22:22] * Nyota tries to pull her hood over her head but stops halfway as the wounds in her neck burns as she tries to do so.
[22:22] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  It is slow goings for the stallion up the stairs but he makes it with Scrap's help
[22:23] * Blackberry_Jam hmmms. "So, what's your name, kid?" She asks the older filly as casually unlocks the "Adult Medicine" with that hidden key. This -was- an adult patient, after all.
[22:24] * North_Star lets the stallion pass him at the top of the stairs, not bothering to go down after him. Being a sentemental old sod, he kinda wanted to hear the couple see each other again after the ordial.
[22:25] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  the 'Adult Medicine' box contains 3 Med-X, 2 RadAway, and a dose of Hydra.
[22:27] * Blackberry_Jam closes the box. She's fairly certain that none of these ponies needed any of that anyway.
[22:27] * Snack_Cake follows Scrap and the stallion when they enter, since she's pretty nervous and somewhat fearful. She wants to stay as close to somepony familiar as possible.
[22:28] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The green mare looks up ant Blackberry, the potion reducing the swelling a bit so that she can probably see. "Arborvitae, but most just call me Arbor. And the little doctor here is Clover."
[22:30] * Thunder_Strike heads for the door to go see how Snack_Cake is feeling.
[22:30] * North_Star glances at Snack_Cake when she walks up, following alongside her. "So, I take it you're resposible for the pooch," He said, remembering that she was the only able-bodied pony downstairs.
[22:32] * Blackberry_Jam smiles again. "Clover, that's a cute name. You know, you remind me a lot of me, when I was a little filly. Say, Clover... My friends probably need some of this medicine too. How much for all of it?"
[22:32] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The stallion enters with Scraps help. The tiny filly wrapped up in dog perks up. "Daddy!" She sprints toward him, trampling poor Mr. Wiggles in the process.
[22:34] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles huffs the weary huff of a young pony's dog.
[22:35] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Clover looks over to her mom, not knowing. Arbor answers Blackberry_Jam. "Use what you need. We owe you."
[22:35] * Snack_Cake glances over to North_Star, her ears lying flat against her head. "Is... that what it was...?"
[22:37] * Blackberry_Jam waves North_Star over. "All right, Hot Shot. Get your flank over here." She says, preparing a bandage to wrap around wherever the hell his wound is.
[22:37] * North_Star nods. "Sure was. Saved us some trouble, and maybe a bullet or two." He said, patting her back. "Quick thinking like that, and you'll be back home in no time, Greenhorn."
[22:37] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The tiny filly/missile impacts the wobbly stallion sending him tumbling in a violent glomp.
[22:38] * Scrap just barely avoids being knocked over.
[22:39] * North_Star rolls his eyes, walking over to Blackberry_Jam, pointing a hoof towards the two bulet wounds in his chest.
[22:39] * Nyota crosses her rearlegs in a odd possition and tries to calm her mind. Meditation always calmed her no matter the location.
[22:40] * Blackberry_Jam bandages the wound quickly. "You could at least -pretend- to look grateful."
[22:40] * Scrap looks around to see if there is anything more he can do.
[22:41] * Thunder_Strike ([email protected]) Quit ( Quit: It's a Cactopus! )
[22:41] * Camo ([email protected]) has joined #FruityRumpusAssholeFactory
[22:41] * North_Star shrugs. "Eh. I've dealt with much worse. Thanks anyway."
[22:41] * Blackberry_Jam totally removes the bullets first. With tweezers.
[22:42] * Camo is now known as Thunder_Strike
[22:43] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry removes one bullet with ease, the second... not so much.
[22:43] * Snack_Cake feels a little better with North_Star's encouragement.
[22:43] * Scrap notices that Nyota didn't follow them up. He approaches Blackberry_Jam, "is there anything I can do to help?"
[22:44] * North_Star doesn't even notice, just stands there, dusting his hooves off.
[22:44] * Thunder_Strike walks over to Snack_Cake. "Hey, how ya holdin up?"
[22:45] * Blackberry_Jam winces slightly. Well... you can't be perfect all the time. She definitely needs to work on her tweezer work... She looks at Scrap, well... more his head wound. "You could sit still and let me take a look at you."
[22:45] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  She gets it the second time. Although bullet removal without anestetic isn't pleasant.
[22:46] <Scrap> "You don't need to worry about me", as he wipes a large amound of blood of his face with his leg.
[22:47] * North_Star stretches his neck, acting as though the pain doesn't even bother him. In reality, he could really go for some alchohol, both for pleasure and pain relief purposes.
[22:47] * Blackberry_Jam snorts. "Don't be a hero, Kamikaze. That wing needs something, at least." She says, using the other bandage on the wing, and puts a sticky bandaid on his forhead.
[22:55] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  "Daddy! I closed my eyes like you told me... most of the time... But that one threw me! Mr. Wiggles showed him though!" The tiny filly is bouncing on the stallion's chest, he takes it with the same grace as the dog.
[22:56] <Scrap> "Thank you. I'll try not to make your job hard."
[22:56] * North_Star ([email protected]) Quit ( Quit: See you ! )
[22:57] * Blackberry_Jam smiles a little at that. "I'm holding you to that." She sets her tools aside and looks back into the box. She's not entirely sure how to ask for these lovely items...
[22:57] * Snack_Cake watches the filly and her father, smiling warmly.
[22:58] * Scrap seeing an opening goes down the stairs to find Nyota.
[22:58] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The stallion eventually is allowed stand with the little filly staying close by. He walks over to Blackberry and Arbor. settling down beside them.
[22:58] * Nyota is still sitting outside, meditating. Her ears perks up as she hears somepony approaching. Opening her eyes she glances over. "Hello Scrap."
[22:59] * North_Star ([email protected]) has joined #FruityRumpusAssholeFactory
[22:59] <Scrap> "Were you hurt?"
[22:59] * Nyota raises an eyebrow and points towards her neck. Her coat torn by shrapnel.
[23:00] * Blackberry_Jam smiles at the husband. She's all smiles today! "So... I'd hate to impose... but may I take some of these supplies? Who knows how many more times Scrap will get shot..." she asks Arbor.
[23:01] <Scrap> "I have to ask because sometimes I have trouble seeing things."
[23:03] * Nyota "Ah, yes. The trap.. I have metal bits stuck in my neck and it hurts... A lot." She nods firmly. Wincing slightly. If she was in serious pain she wasnt showing it very much.
[23:04] <Scrap> "Blackberry can help you, she helped me."
[23:05] * North_Star looks around the room. Raiders shot, family safe, caravan not dead. A succesful day in his books.
[23:05] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam feels a weigh on her back. The smaller filly seems to think the best vantage point to see her mother is perched on top of her. The stallion looks to her sternly. "Fern! Don't climb on ponies!" He looks to Blackberry_Jam. "Name's Cedar Cask. Thank you all for helping my family. You can take what you need from that. I'll restock when I take the next delivery to Trestle."
[23:05] * Nyota closes her eyes again. "Yes.. Im sure she can, and will. But right now, she has to tend to the ponies upstairs."
[23:06] <Scrap> "What are you hiding from and why?"
[23:07] * Nyota 's ears flicks. At first she dosnt answer.. "... What do you mean?"
[23:07] * Blackberry_Jam blinks hard as the filly climbs on her. She almost freaks out, but quickly regains her composure. "That's all right... And thank you. But... what fo you mean delivery? Are you a courier?"
[23:08] <~Blackberry_Jam> do*
[23:08] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Without fillies to shepard, Mr. Wiggles crosses over to one of the corpses. He takes a sniff and grabs the stripped raider by the neck and starts effortlessly dragging him down the hall, down the stairs, and out the front door.
[23:08] * Scrap sit down next to her at a respectful distance, "you always keep to yourself and keep yourself covered like you don't want to be noticed."
[23:09] * North_Star watched the dog take care of one of the corpses and figured it'd be best to do the same, dragging one away with his tail.
[23:09] * Thunder_Strike turns around and head to peer out the window to keep an eye out for more baddies.
[23:10] * Snack_Cake is a little hesitant at first, but she walks over to the overly excited filly. "You should probably let her work without being distracted... That way she can work faster! If you like, I can let you listen to my radio for a while." She shows the filly her PipBuck.
[23:10] * Nyota opens her eyes yet again, narrowing them she eyes scrap up and down for a moment. Putting her rearlegs back into a normal sitting possition. "Where I am from, ponies do not take kindly to those like us."
[23:10] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  "No. Brewer." Cedar says. "Trade regular with Trestle. You come that way?"
[23:11] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Fern is mesmerized by the buttons, good thing that PipBuck is sturdy... shame it's attached. Snack_Cake is a bit dragged about.
[23:12] * Blackberry_Jam nods slowly. She contemplates lighting a fresh cigarette... but doesn't. Not in front of the kids. "We did, yes." She smiles, seeing Snack_Cake not totally freaking out anymore.
[23:13] * Scrap 's ears flatten and he looks down, "I can't blaim you. I hate those that discriminate, but I don't. To me everyone is person that deserves repect."
[23:13] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles drops the body on a soft patch of ground and dutifully trudges back toward the house for the other.
[23:13] * North_Star drops his body next to the first one, looking up at the two ponies conversing outside.
[23:13] * Snack_Cake is a bit surprised by the filly's enthusiasm. "Ah! At least let's sit down first! Alright...?"
[23:14] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Fern allows Snack_Cake to sit and then curls up on her lap to better fiddle with knobs and lights.
[23:15] * Nyota smiles a little at Scraps reaction. "I am grateful for that, I wish more ponies could be like you." Looking away towards the other side of the street she sighs. "Scrap... What are you hiding from?"
[23:16] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Cedar nods. "I trade with them. Don't have everything I need to make shine here, have to trade for materials, but there is a bit of profit left over. You have to head back that way?"
[23:17] * Blackberry_Jam scratches the back of her head. She was prepared for the possibility that she'd never go back to Railyard. "If all goes well? Probably." She says, now emptying the contents of the medicine box into her own pack.
[23:17] * Snack_Cake smiles and nudges the filly a little, explaining how to turn on the radio for her to hear.
[23:17] * Scrap chuckles, "I'm not hiding, I face my failings every day, I'm not good at it."
[23:17] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles comes up on the smallest raider corpse. He looks between it, the hall and the window. Grasping it by the scruff of the neck he spins and heaves the corpse out the window before snorting and heading down the stairs to the porch.
[23:19] * Thunder_Strike was sitting infront of the window when she is suddenly slammed from behind being knocked out it, she opens her wings quickly and catches herself before hit the ground.
[23:19] * North_Star watched the corpse fly out the window. "I'm liking that dog more every minute." He said to himself while he walked over to Scrap & Nyota
[23:19] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Cedar reaches over to a nearby abused endtable and pulls out a small metal disk. He hoofs it to Blackberry. "Pass. Won't charge you if you show it to them. They'll recognize me. Thanks again."
[23:20] * Nyota smiles a little too. "Atleast you are able to face them. This is good." She sighs, looking down for a moment. Ears perking up again as North Stars trots over. "It is surprisingly calm for such a beast."
[23:22] * Scrap notices North_Star approaching and says to Nyota, "I just wish I was better at it. Like at the diner, I though Snack_Cake would be happy, but I just ending up hurting her."
[23:23] * Blackberry_Jam blinks at the disk, but pockets it. "Thank you, again, too. I really appreciate it." She rises slowly, making for the stairs. "Thanks again... and... Clover, keep up the good work. Never stop practicing." She says with a smile.
[23:24] * North_Star looks between the two, "You mean the greenhorn?" He asked, he wasn't familiar with everyone's names quite yet.
[23:24] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The older filly salutes, "Yesh Ma'am, Docta Jam!"
[23:25] * Blackberry_Jam gives a salute back and heads downstairs. Where the hell was that Zebra?
[23:27] * Nyota blinks, confused looking at North_Star. Shaking her head she glances at Scrap. "You meant well, even if it was too early. You should try again before the stable pony leaves."
[23:27] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Outside Mr Wiggles is digging a hole in the soft dirt. Three raider bodies nearby.
[23:29] * Nyota looks over at Mr Wiggles. "Odd.."
[23:33] * Blackberry_Jam arrives outside, looking for Stripes, Kamikaze, and Hot Shot. Maybe Featherbrain, if she's out here too. Ah! There's the sneaky little zebra.
[23:33] * North_Star nods, knowing what she's looking at. "I know, right?"
[23:33] <Scrap> "Is he burying the bodies?"
[23:34] * Thunder_Strike flys down to mr. Wiggles and drops of the third body. Then shivers covered in raider blood. "This..feels...so.. Icky..." She says flying up to the window and back in it again.
[23:34] * Thunder_Strike when she realises everyone is headed out she turns right around and flys back down.
[23:35] * Nyota is a very sneaky zebra in sitting just outside the frotn door.
[23:35] * Snack_Cake glances up as Blackberry_Jam leaves. She gives the filly another nudge and says, "It's time for me to go."
[23:35] * Scrap notices Thunder_Strike land, "you're good with that gun."
[23:36] * Blackberry_Jam trots right up to the sneaky zebra and plops down on her haunches. "Okay. Last, and certainly not least, Stripes. Let's get that crap out of you." She gets to work!
[23:36] * Nyota mumbles. "I told you not to call me that.." She lets Blackberry_Jam do her thing. Tail flicking during the process.
[23:37] * Thunder_Strike shivers. "Uh. Thanks." She says wanting to get the blood of her, she's not really used to being covered in it.
[23:38] * Blackberry_Jam frowns slightly. "Sorry... it's... a coping mechanism." She says, putting another, different kind of coping mechanism in her mouth and lighting it.
[23:38] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles happily collects the body Thunder_Strike brought over, giving a happy... noise... not really a bark, not quite a howl. It sounds happy regardless. He pulls the body into the first hole.
[23:39] * Thunder_Strike looks over at scrap, "your not bad at making ponies groggy either." She says giggling. Tryin to get over her blood soaked coat, she also smiles at Mr. Wiggles and pets the dog.
[23:39] * Nyota scrunchies her nose at the smoke. a Cough making her wince as it tenses her neck.
[23:39] * Scrap to Blackberry_Jam, "I like my nickname."
[23:40] * Scrap blushs in embarrassment at Thunder_Strike's comment, "uh...thanks."
[23:40] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles seems to enjoy the attention, giving Thunder_Strike a long lick from chin to cheek to crown with a long, thick tongue.
[23:43] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Fern is getting tired of pressing buttons. She can only make the cakes move from one bag to the other so many times before the 'Organize ALL The Things" game becomes boring. She looks around. "Um... Miss... um..." She doesn't know her name. "Sweet-smelling-lady... Where did your friends go?"
[23:44] * Blackberry_Jam removes the shrapnel with ease, and bandages Nyota's neck to stop anything that might be bleeding. "All set, Stripes."
[23:44] * Thunder_Strike chuckles from being licked. "Good boy, mr. Wiggles." She says scratching him behind the ears then looks at scrap and smiles. "You're welcome.
[23:45] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles' presses his head against her hoof before rolling and plopping on the ground, belly exposed.
[23:45] * Scrap rubs his forehead remembering his flub.
[23:46] <Nyota> "Thank you.. " She stands up and shakes herself.
[23:46] * Snack_Cake smiles a little. "That's what I've been trying to tell you, dear... It's time for me to go. Did you have fun, though?"
[23:46] * Blackberry_Jam smiles at her, but frowns at Scrap. "Don't touch it!"
[23:47] * Scrap quickly removes his hoof, "sorry."
[23:47] * North_Star nudges Blackberry_Jam. "Hey, I never thanked you for coving my flank in there. Never know what could've happened if you didn't blast that dirtbag when you did."
[23:47] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Fern nods, "Uh-huh. Your the best sugar lady ever!" She gives Snack_Cake's nose a peck and scampers off. "Mr. Wiggles!"
[23:48] * Blackberry_Jam properly reloads her shotgun, now that she is actually reminded that she shot something with it. "You're welcome. Let's hope that one day, when it's my flank that needs covering, you'll do the same for me."
[23:49] * Snack_Cake smiles and stands up once the filly runs off. She waves goodbye, and heads downstairs to find the others.
[23:50] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles, hearing his name hollared, quickly rolls back over and drags the other bodies into the hole before kicking a little bit of dirt on them. Good enough. He heads toward the house.
[23:50] * Nyota sees Blackberry_Jam reload her weapon. She sits down and unholsters her pistol, doing the same. Flicking two more bullets into the magazine.
[23:51] * North_Star chuckles a little. "I'll make a note of that, Nur-" He stopped himself, smiling smuggly, "Medic. I don't think a nurse would be as gung-ho as you were."
[23:52] * Blackberry_Jam gets a very dour expression on her face. "Just... call me Blackberry... or Doctor. Please."
[23:52] * Thunder_Strike searches through her saddle bag seeing she's running alittle low on caps and things to trade. "Oh phooey." She says closing the bag. "I gotta go fortune finding if I'm gonna be able to get anything." She says then goes digging through again and pulls out one of her apples to eat.
[23:53] * Nyota takes a few steps away from teh group, so as too not be in the middle of it.
[23:53] * North_Star sighed, "Sorry, can't quite call ya Doc, yet. I'm sure Jam will do." He said, still trying to keep a warm-ish smile.
[23:54] * Blackberry_Jam stares past North_Star, vaguely in the direction of... well... "Thanks..."
[23:56] * North_Star takes out his cap pouch, "That reminds me, we've got a bit of a reward here." He said, taking the caps he nicked from the corpses and started dividing them up evenly.
[23:57] * Nyota takes her share. "Thank you.. Ah.. North_Star?"
[23:58] * Blackberry_Jam just sort of stares. Eventually, she stops spacing out and takes her share too. "Right... sorry... Anyway, Snack, how far from the Stable are we?"
[23:58] * Snack_Cake heads outside, and walks up to the group. Seeing Thunder_Strike eating an apple, she realizes that she feels a bit hungry too. She takes out one of her cakes (after being confused for a moment when she couldn't find them in the right place... that mischievous little filly!), and a sparkle-cola (cherry flavored!), and makes a meal of it.
[23:59] * Blackberry_Jam has an epiphany. She adds, "And where did that dog come from?"
[00:01] * Thunder_Strike noms the apple then pulls out one of her sparkle~colas to drink.
[00:03] * Snack_Cake looks to Blackberry_Jam, and says, "I think... I was the one who let him out. That stallion... had a key. He told me to open that." She points to the locked shed, where she'd let the dog out.
[00:03] * North_Star makes an aside glance to Snack_Cake, taking on of his snack cakes from his satchel.
[00:05] * Blackberry_Jam takes a cautious glance at the door and trots over. She draws her shotgun, not sure what to expect in there.
[00:06] * Scrap also eats an apple and drinks a cerry sparkle~cola.
[00:06] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The dog in question come back outside, a filly astride his back steering him by his ears, a carved stick  in her mouth. "Take us forward, Mr Wiggles. I wanna hit them with my sword!"
[00:07] * North_Star takes both of the .32 revolvers from the raiders out of his satchel, weighing each in his hooves.
[00:08] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  A quick glance into the cellar shows some kind of machine with multiple large vessels and coils of pipe. There is also a half full water bowl and a mattress.
[00:08] * Blackberry_Jam trots in to take a not-quick glance around. She pays cloes attention to the machine.
[00:09] * Scrap after finishing eating, notices Blackberry_Jam and goes over to join her looking.
[00:11] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry can guess this is probably Cedar Cask's still. There are jugs lining the wall, some filled, some empty. There is also a low growl coming from the stairs down.
[00:11] * Thunder_Strike looks at North_Star. "What ya doing North_Star?"
[00:11] * Blackberry_Jam nods. It's a nice set-up. She looks for the source of the growling. "Uh... hello?"
[00:12] * Scrap catches up to Blackberry_Jam, "did you find anything?"
[00:13] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Mr. Wiggles does not seem to like you being down here, although he isn't crunching on you, so that is a plus. Fern is still on him, though she has spit out the stick/sword. "Um... Daddy doesn't allow us down here..."
[00:14] * North_Star checks the cylinder of one of the revolvers, "Looking over these lil' things. Making sure they'll at least fire without blowing up in somepony's face.
[00:14] * Blackberry_Jam points at the still, but nods slowly as Fern explains. "Right, of course. Sorry for the intrusion." As she leaves, she whispers "Daddy's a Moonshiner."
[00:14] <~Blackberry_Jam> To Scrap.
[00:15] * Snack_Cake watches Blackberry_Jam a little curiously, a little concerned. She never actually looked inside, being more than a little preoccupied with being frightened for her life at the time.
[00:15] <Scrap> "Is that bad?"
[00:16] * Thunder_Strike taps North_Star. "Hello? Equestria to North_Star. Anypony there?"
[00:16] * North_Star looks up from the firearms, "Hmm? Sorry, I tend to get absorbed into my work, sometimes."
[00:17] * Blackberry_Jam shakes her head. "No, not at all." She says, stomach rumbling. She pulls out a pair of carrots and gobbles them up, washing it down with some water. Good stuff!
[00:18] * Thunder_Strike giggles, "yeah I noticed that." She smiles. "I was wondering what you were gonna do with that other revolver."
[00:20] * North_Star judged the revolver in his hoof. "Not sure. Might end up sellin' it. I ain't gonna use it." He said, pointing towards the .357 revolver in it's holster.
[00:22] * Scrap begins slowly walking back up the stairs.
[00:23] * Nyota trotts slowly towards the way they're suposed to go, after a few yards she sits down again, looking forward towards their destination she awaits teh others.
[00:24] * Blackberry_Jam stomps a hoof in the dirt and looks at all the ponies milling about. Her eyes wander to Nyota, and she follows the Zebra. "Stripes' got the idea. Let's move, ponies."
[00:25] * Snack_Cake is glad they're ready to get on the move again. Next stop, the stable!
[00:25] * Scrap flies over toward Nyota and Blackberry_Jam.
[00:25] * Snack_Cake follows right behind, more than ready to get home!
[00:26] * Thunder_Strike she nods. "Ah, I was wondering if you'd be so kinda as to let me have it." She smiles then starts getting nervous.
[00:26] * Scrap quickly lands next to them as the pain reminds him of his wound.
[00:27] * North_Star looks up, passing the revolver to Thunder_Strike, "Better you get use out of it now than somepony later." He said, starting to trot towards the group. "Now come on, they won't wait forever."
[00:29] * Blackberry_Jam probably should have told Scrap to say off that wing.
[00:29] * Nyota looks to her left and right, her companions grouping up again she stands up, shaking herself. "Well then, lets go.."
[00:29] * Thunder_Strike nods then takes the revolver and places it in her saddlebag. "Yeah, we should hurry." She says then proceeds to the group
[00:29] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  As North and Thunder move to catch up. Scrap and Blackberry_Jam find themselves looking around. They notice in the half finished grave are an awful lot of bones...
[00:29] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  *****Session End******
[00:30] <Mister_Clacky|GM> 2250 Experience. +1 Karma for all.