PnP Group 4 Session 37

<uSeaGM> **PnP Group 4 session 47**
* RainbowYoshi is now known as Steve
<uSeaGM> (look out for bald men with barcodes)
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* All-Weather is now known as AtomBell
<uSeaGM> Last time our party met two strange fillies, Yellowquiet and Blueflash, who seemed to know the way to a 'cookie tree'. Naturally they agreed to follow immediately.
<uSeaGM> One or two of the group have noticed something every strange about the Rainbow Squirt, Yellowquiet, as she leads them down the hill and deeper into the woods. The other Squirt sits on Spectre's back, urging the 'captured spy', Yellowquiet and everypony else to go faster. “Come on we should be there already!”
<uSeaGM> “If we're bringing guests we have to take the long way, Blueflash,” Yellowquiet replies, her hooves not disturbing the leaf-covered forest floor as she walks. Blueflash pouts and crosses her forehooves. It seems you'll have a few minutes before you get there.
* Milia watches Yellowquiet's movements carefully as their group travels. Occasionally, her gaze will wander over to the blue filly laying on Spectre. <...can you actually feel her up there on your back, Spec?>
<Spectre> <Yus! She's all fluffy!>
* Spectre keeps on trotting along happily
<Watch_Tower> <Maybe...it's only that one that is kind of sliding into the ground?">
* Watch_Tower bites the bullet and trots up. "umm...excuse me...I've got to ask..."
* Milia hums out an acknowledging response. <Maybe...> She calls out ahead of them, addressing the yellow filly. "So, uh, hey there, squirt. You said you have to take the long way when you have guests....why is that?"
<uSeaGM> Yellowquiet stops in the middle of a tune she was humming to herself and turns around. "Um, yes?"
* Artifica follows, enjoying the company of the Rainbow Squirts.
* Artifica wonders aloud what the Squirts position is on brushies.
<Watch_Tower> "Well...you see one of you seems to be kinda...clipping into the ground...and I wanted to know what was up with that."
* Spectre tilts her head up, looking back at at Blueflash. She then reaches back and boops the filly's nose "Are you real?"
<uSeaGM> The filly shuffles her hooves. "Err, I'm not sure really. We just get there faster if we don't bring others. Actually I'm having trouble finding the way today so I was trying to use the rhyme."
<uSeaGM> To Watch_Tower, she just looks confused. "I... don't know what you mean."
<Spectre> "Means your hoovies are digging into the ground but not leaving tracks sweetie."
* Spectre is still looking back at Blue with a goofy grin on her face.
<uSeaGM> Blueflash boops back. "Well duh! What kind of question is that? And you never brush me alive, never!"
<Spectre> "Kay. What about your buddy?"
* Artifica nods first to Yellowquiet.  "That's okay.  I don't know what he means either."  Then to Blueflash.  "You're missing out."
* Watch_Tower chuckles a bit at blueflash. "and not quite what I mean...I mean it...well kind of just like I said your hooves clip into the hillside."
<Milia> <Maybe they really don't know...>
<Watch_Tower> <...I swear if this is like that one book...I read and they don't know they're ghosts...>
<Spectre> <Does it really matter? Blueflash feels real and I like her! She's like a mini me!...Now I want a foal...Damn it.>
<Milia> <Or maybe Yellow's just REALLY good at not leaving a trail.  Filly scouts are pretty hardcore at survival skills, after all.>
<Artifica> <Indeed.>
* Artifica thinks at Spectre.  <Maybe the group can adopt?>
<uSeaGM> Yellowquiet looks down at her hooves and stomps experimentally a few times. On the third time you hear the sound of crackling dried leaves and she looks up triumphantly. "Oh, I did it that time!"
* Artifica watches with amusement.  "Congratulations!"
<Watch_Tower> <Well...if you want to adopt foals...Should follow me back home sometime. There are so many of them running around the ol roads it's silly.">
* Milia stomps her hooves in applause, adding her own celebratory gesture. "Wooo! Go, Yellowquiet!"
* Artifica looks to Yellowquiet.  "What was the rhyme?  I'd love to hear it."
* Watch_Tower claps as well. "So...uhh...how do you do that?"
* Artifica offers, "Maybe it's her Special Talent?"
<Watch_Tower> "Maybe..."
<Milia> "I wonder if there's a merit badge for attaining a corporeal form..."
<uSeaGM> "How do you make noise when you put your hoof down?"
<Watch_Tower> <I was asking more how she managed to stomp the leaves...see if yeah>
<Spectre> "Like this!"
* Spectre stops a hoof
<Watch_Tower> "Well you this heavy armor I am wearing. Besides making me look like a vampony."
<Watch_Tower> "It's also good for making noise."
* Watch_Tower shakes a bit.
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<uSeaGM> Blueflash claps at Spectre's stomping prowess.
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* mimezinga is now known as Cerberus
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* Spectre grins and starts trotting in circles trying to nuzzle Blueflash
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<Watch_Tower> <You know...we are getting a little bit away from the whole inscrutables thing...>
<Spectre> <Who cares>
<Watch_Tower> <Didn't you see how Milia's eyes lost their little zebra sparkle when they said they were out.>
* AtomBell ponders stealing foals for Spec
<uSeaGM> Yellowquiet smiles at Artifica and starts to move again. "I'll tell you the rhyme as we go. It should help us find the way."
* Cerberus there are other fillies... check... they are playful... check.... okay, let's make friends! the former hellhound goes sniffing all the ither fillies
<Milia> <WHY DO YOU THINK I AGREED TO COME WITH THEM?  I mean...aside from...you know, trying to figure out what their deal is.>
* Artifica smiles brightly.   "Thank you.  I'd enjoy that."
<Artifica> <Cookies are a good reason to do anything.>
<Artifica> <well, almost anything>
* Milia nods at her marefriend. <Thank you, sweetie. Baked goods are VERY serious business.>
* Cerberus "where do you find soap? can i have some? i can barter it with... ah.... stuff, like... pinecones"
* Cerberus looks around for some good pinecones
* Spectre is still trying to nuzzle Blueflash, probably
<uSeaGM> Blueflash is trying to avoid affectionate nuzzlings. "Eww gross!"
<uSeaGM> Yellowquiet clears her throat:
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<Spectre> "You get your fluffy back here and take this nuzzle, missy."
<uSeaGM> But even though I'd gone astray,
<Spectre> fluffy butt back*
<uSeaGM> something held my tears at bay,
<uSeaGM> as I scented the sweet bouquet,
<uSeaGM> of a field of forget-me-nots.
* AtomBell boops Silent
* Artifica listens, memorizing the little rhyme.
<uSeaGM> As Yellowquiet finishes, our party begin to notice a sweet, flowery fragrance from ahead of them. "Oh, I think we're here!" she exclaims.
* Spectre is booped and settles for nuzzling Atom
* Artifica sniffs, eyes widening in delight.
<Spectre> "Oooohhhh, this place smells amazing"
* Cerberus forgets about pinecones, following her leader: mister belly
* AtomBell nuzzles, "Very, floral."
* AtomBell winks at the filly on Spectre's back.
<uSeaGM> “Yes, we're here everypony... Oh, and zebra,” says Yellowquiet. You've been led to a clearing and at its centre is an enormous tree, so large that it's upper boughs have spread to fill in the space left by other trees, forming a green, leafy dome over the clearing. The tree trunk is so thick that it would take a dozen ponies holding hooves to go round it. At that size you're surprised you couldn't see it from the hilltop.
* Watch_Tower looks about at the likely very pretty local.
<uSeaGM> The forest glade is carpeted in bright grass and little blue flowers. The same blue flowers cover the tree, growing in bunches near small round brown objects... The small brown objects (some with chocolate chips) are clustered on the lower branches and weigh them down so much that a filly could reach up and pick them. The air is noticeably warmer than the rest of the forest and smells like freshly baked cookies.
* Milia can't help but smile at the rhyme. As her nostrils pick up the hint of a floral scent, she perks up. "I wish the entire wasteland smelled like this place...goddess."
<Watch_Tower> "Th...that is a big....tree."
<uSeaGM> Even the dappled light that filters through the giant treetop seems strangely bright, as if it was the middle of a sunny day... yet when you entered the forest the sky was chocked by dark clouds. There are a dozen Rainbow Squirts all together including the two that came with you. The Squirts already in the glade are sitting amongst the tree's enormous roots or skipping around a patch of the blue flowers.
* Spectre whistles "This place is amazing."
* Cerberus "this.... this is more similar to a dream than something real... are dead?"
* Spectre looks at the cute little filly on her back "Can you pinch me?"
* Watch_Tower pinches Spec.
* Cerberus notices the flowers and backs "are... is that killing joke?"
* Spectre punches Watch_Tower "Ow! I asked Blue!"
* Watch_Tower grins.
* Milia leans down to take a good smell of the forget-me-nots. "Ahhhh...don't think so, Cerberus. If it is, it's the tamest killing joke I've ever seen."
<uSeaGM> Blue nods and pinches as asked. Usually she would have to wait until Yellow wasn't looking
* AtomBell pinches Spectre :I
* Cerberus is still not sur about the flowers "i... maybe i'll just sit here..."
* AtomBell stays back from the blue flowers
* Watch_Tower trots up to the blue flowers.
<AtomBell> "What Berry said..."
* Spectre whines "Everypony's pinching meeeeee"
* Watch_Tower looks closely at it. "I dunno...I don't think a place this nice would have any of that."
* Artifica doesn't pinch.  Isn't even sure how the others are managing it.
* Cerberus decides to play brave and approaches one of the flowers, sniffing it and trying to determine if they are from the same family as KJ
* Artifica instead stares at the cookie tree and the flowers in childlike awe.
* Artifica mouths, "Best.  Place.   Ever."
* AtomBell can't handle so many wonders
<AtomBell> "This is some kind of wonderland..."
* Artifica smiles down to the Rainbow Squirts.   "Thank you for letting us come here."  At the same time, she thinks to the others, <Nopony must find this place.  We can't let such a wonderful thing get despoiled.>
* Cerberus is still not trusting the silly flo-NOM ohnoe! she nommed one! stoopid nomming istinct!
* AtomBell expects there to be fountains and columns everywhere
* Watch_Tower shrugs. <Adding it to list of pretty places...also I am so taking some flowers back for Rarity>
* AtomBell stays at the edge of the woods, waiting for any pony or zebra to start transforming into something horrifying.
* Watch_Tower goes ahead and disregards zecora ancient wisdom regarding leaves of blue.
* Artifica nods to Watch_Tower, then adds cautiously, <Better ask permission first.  Just in case.>
* Spectre trots forward to investigate because fuck it why not
* Milia closes her eyes as the overwhelming smell of flowery goodness invades her senses. She picks a particularly big one and places its stem gently in Artifica's mane, right behind the mare's ear. "Yup. The only danger these flowers pose is clashing with your coat color."
* Watch_Tower sniffs the flowers.
<Watch_Tower> <Yeah...definitely.>
* Milia coos at Artifica. "Not that /you/ need to worry about that, sweetie..."
<uSeaGM> Yellowquiet raises a hoof towards the other Squirts and quietly says, "Um, excuse me girls... we brought guests."
* Cerberus spaces out for a moment, her eyes becomes wider and wider, then the little filly falls back on her rump and looks around scared
* AtomBell fidgets, grateful to not have to fly thousands of miles in search of a zebra with the knowledge of a cure.
* AtomBell gets up to follow everypony else but pauses next to Berry.  "Cerberus?" she asks, "Something the matter?"
* Cerberus "what.... i... the wolves... and the... i...."
* Cerberus "there's something wrong..." the filly gets up and reaches the three, touching it with caution
* Spectre is mostly moving around the edge, just looking around
<Watch_Tower> "Would anypony mind if I gathered some of these flowers to give to a pretty mare?"
<uSeaGM> Yellowquiet gets no reaction, so Blueflash yells, "HEY SLOWPOKES!" The other Squirts take notice and come running to say hello.
* AtomBell frowns and mumbles to hr, "Of course there is.  Don't be so loud about it or they might spring their trap early."
<AtomBell> *her
* Cerberus as soon as her hoof makes contact with th large tree, the filly sniffs and licks the bark
<uSeaGM> The bark tastes barky, but maybe a bite would be worse.
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<uSeaGM> Blueflash hops off Spectre's back and turns to Watch_Tower. "Yeah, you can pick some I guess. It's a free country, right?"
* AtomBell pulls back from onrushing fillies
* Watch_Tower smiles thank you.  He trots through the blue flowers to pick a rather pretty bouquet.
* Cerberus turns on her tail, watching the group from the centre of the clearing, and asks in a low voice "where is that grown up mare i saw?"
<AtomBell> "Hm?"
* Milia whispers back to Cerberus. "You saw a grown mare?...Where? When?"
<uSeaGM> The Rainbow Squirts approach and enthusiastically say hello.
* Cerberus "i... there wa a grown mare, dressed like these fillies... and she was hurt and the tree wasn't here and... and the fillies were chased by timber wolves but they didn't follow them in the clearing"
* Cerberus "i saw... something, after eating one of those flowers.... i think it was a vision, maybe..."
* Cerberus is muttering by herself, not really speaking to anyone
<uSeaGM> The Squirts are all dressed in the same uniform, mostly earth ponies and unicorns but there is one small pale blue pegasus hovering slightly of the ground.
* AtomBell purses her lips, "Berry..." But her heart isn't particularly into chiding her for eating strange things.  She looks for their two filly guides.
* Artifica smiles fetchingly at Milia, reveling in her flower.
<Watch_Tower> <oh Milia don't forget the cookies...make sure we get some good ones to plant...>
* Artifica begins greeting each of the Rainbow Squirts in turn and learning their names.  "Hello there.  I'm Artifica.  I'm so happy to meet you."
* Cerberus looks at atombell "they were fleeing from timber wolves, trying to save a adult pony dressed like them... the pony was hurt and the timber wolves were chasing them, but they didn't follow in here.... and then there was this deafening thunder..."
<uSeaGM> The other Squirts are a whole rainbow of colours. Infact two of them (they look like sisters) have stripes like some of the local ponies our party had met while they were freeing the slaves.
<AtomBell> "Everypony was somewhere when the bombs fell," Atom states.  She's still trying to find a filly staying still enough to ask a question
* Cerberus "then the wolves started attacking each ither while a voice asked why this was happening again... and... and the fillies started eating cookies andtried reviving the wounded pony, but they fell asleep quite soon
* Cerberus "and then the vision ended... i... i dont' think i understand it"
<uSeaGM> The little blue pegasus bobs up and down in front of AtomBell. "Hey, I'm Navi! What's your name?"
* Artifica pauses at Cerberus' description.  Then gently eats one of the same flowers.
<Watch_Tower> <also somepony tell me if they spot the RED Fillyscout.>
<AtomBell> "Dr. Bell," she replies with a smile, "Hello Navi."
<AtomBell> <Artifica!>
* Artifica falters.  <whoooooa...>
* AtomBell uses their head talky thing for the first time.
<AtomBell> <Why does /no one/ have any good sense!?/
<AtomBell> *>
* Spectre is probably with AtomBell <Because good sense is silly apparently."
<Spectre> *>
* Cerberus looks at atom "i nom everything... it's stronger than me..."
<Watch_Tower> <What is going on?>
<AtomBell> <People continue to eat things and then eat things again that cause strange hallucinations>
* AtomBell chuckles, "You're a pretty good flyer, eh?"
<Watch_Tower> <...right I'll make sure not to eat one of those...>
<uSeaGM> Navi shakes her head. "No no, I don't like to go high... I wanted to ask about your... um..." she falters, glancing at Atom's batwings nervously.
* Artifica collapses for a moment, then pushes herself back to her hooves, shaking her head.
* Cerberus watches navi and sighs "atom is a silly pony and can't even grow the right wings..."
* Spectre grins and nuzzles Atom's wings "Awesome, aren't they?"
* AtomBell forgot about those.  She pulls them closer, "You don't have to fly high to be good."
<Spectre> "They're so soooooft~"
<AtomBell> "Yes, well, it was a laboratory accident," she explains hastily to Navi, "They're just normal wings that look funny."
<uSeaGM> "Ooooh..." says the hover-filly. "Cool!"
* Spectre grins "Seriously, feel them!"
* Cerberus is still trying to find something about the weird tree, and in the end she asks "hey, why this tree has a face?" then, points at a point of the trunk
* Artifica looks up to AtomBell.  "I don't think we're looking at random hallucinations."
* Watch_Tower trots up the others. "So what's going on?"
<AtomBell> <I never said they were random, I said they were strange>
<AtomBell> <I'm trying to figure that /out/>
<Watch_Tower> "also pretty sure that those blue flowers aren't killing joke."
<AtomBell> "I suppose...." she smiles again at the filly's enthusiasm <Why is this the one time you don't want to use your freaky mind talking?> "Are you girls out here on a camping trip?"
* Cerberus pokes at the face in the tree, a little worried
<Watch_Tower> <Well...no one else was using it...so I was curious if it was working...>
<AtomBell> <I'm trying /not/ to panic the possibly powerfully magically imbued fillies until we can figure out what their deal is>
<Watch_Tower> <That...seems like a good idea actaully...I don't think I could repeat my teleport away thing...>
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<uSeaGM> The purple Squirt nods. "We're staying here a few more days until Miss Bottle is feeling better."
<uSeaGM> Blueflash nudges purple. "Hey, call her the Milk Mare, it's cooler!"
<AtomBell> "Oh?  Your scoutmistress?" she asks, "Is that what they call them in the Rainbow Squirts?"
* AtomBell can't help but bop the little filly on the head like she does 'berry from time to time, "That's not cool young lady, that's rude."
<uSeaGM> "Nu-uh!" insists Blue. " 'cause she is the Milk Mare and she tells the best stories."
* Cerberus since the face is not moving, the foal tries her lick/sniff routine
* AtomBell glances towards Cerberus briefly, a face in the tree doesn't sound good, "Is she not feeling well?  I am a doctor..."
<AtomBell> "Miss Bottle that is... well stories /are/ an important part of camping trips," she winks
* Cerberus digs with a hoof next to the roots, among some old colored plastic stuff
* Watch_Tower looks at the tree face himself.
* Artifica noddles, still feeling woozy.
* Cerberus finds a wallet and a book, starts studying them with caution
<uSeaGM> Now Cerberus has pointed it out, you approach and see what looks like a mare's sleeping face carved into the trunk of the tree. The mare's peaceful expression is captured perfectly, and the little blue flowers grow around her in abundance, making it seem like she has a beautiful flowing mane of forget-me-nots.
<Spectre> "What, is it Fluttertree's long lost tree cousin?
* Cerberus digs a little deeper after tossing a roll of magical bandages at AtomBell
* Artifica stares.
* AtomBell deftly catches them with a wing that also blocks the foal's digging, "Would you like me to help, girls?"
* Cerberus passes the wallet to the nearest group member too "there are some writings on this thing... can you check them?"
* Watch_Tower looks at the wallet.
* Watch_Tower take it up and looks closely at it
* AtomBell has a feeling she could chime in on that.
<uSeaGM> This wallet belonged to a mare called Milk Bottle. She was a licensed Dairy Operative (1st class) and was the Squirt Leader for Rainbow Squirt troop number 626. Inside has a picture of her, and another picture of her together with the Squirts.
* Watch_Tower thinks for a moment and compares the pictured squirts with the ones here currently.
* AtomBell isn't feeling reassured by the lack of answer from the filly scouts.
<Watch_Tower> <...this...is kind of creepy...the fillies are the same as in this picture...>
<Spectre> <Damn it, why does it have to be ghosts?>
<Spectre> <Every time there's a nice filly I like? Nope, not real.>
<Spectre> <This is a terrible running record of one.>
* Spectre grins a little despite herself
<Watch_Tower> <I...don't know...wait does that mean you don't like Berry?>
<Artifica> <Creepy?  I find it sad.  Melancholy.>
* Cerberus frowns and mutters "oh no..." quickly closes the little hole she was digging
<Spectre> <No, I love berry, but BErry is berry! She's too awesome to be counted.>
<Watch_Tower> <anyway...I think some of them are a little older...maybe the tree slows down aging or something?>
<Artifica> <I'm beginning to think that these Scouts are made up of Milk Bottle's memories. >
* Watch_Tower looks to Berry. <Beryy...what's wrong?>
* Cerberus whispers to the nearest pony (probably, Watch_Tower) it's full of bones under the tree...
<uSeaGM> Yellowquiet shakes her head at AtomBell's question. "Thank you for offering but she's just tired. She's sleeping right now but she promised to wake up if we needed her."
<Cerberus> ""
<Spectre> "How long ago was that?"
* Watch_Tower 's eyes widen. <...scratch that...ghosts...>
<Spectre> <Fuckin' told ya.>
* Watch_Tower sighs. <...I really wish we'd stopp finidng such sad things in the waste...>
<uSeaGM> The Squirts look at each other and shrug. Blueflash pipes up, "I dunno, a week or two? It's fun here."
<Watch_Tower> "Can...we go talk to her? Let her know what a good job she's done?"
* Spectre smiles "It's good that you're having fun."
<AtomBell> "Now now, if she's resting we better let her be," Atom tells Watch_Tower firmly
<uSeaGM> "Sure you can talk. It's a free country. Son't think she'll answer though." Blueflash points towards the face in the tree.
<uSeaGM> Don't think she'll answer*
<Watch_Tower> "oh..."
<Watch_Tower> <...I think I'd like to go now...>
* Cerberus has some leaking problem, the foal sits in front of the closed hole and starts sighing; a little tear runs down her muzzle
<uSeaGM> Cerberus's hoof bumps against the book she recovered from the old backpack. The book is titled 'Forget-me-not' and the picture on the cover is of a filly surrounded by little blue flowers. Beneath the picture is written: 'A collection of short stories for children.' On the back is the full version of a poem you have heard recently.
<AtomBell> <Agreed>
<AtomBell> <They're not harming anypony...>
* Cerberus nodnods and puts the book back in the plastic bag, closes it very well and leaves it next to the tree
<Watch_Tower> <They...were helping put the fire out...I definitely...think we should leave...>
* Cerberus is still crying, not a dramatic cry with baws and stuff, just the sad tears of a filly that can't change things even if she wants it the most
* Watch_Tower would cry alongside Berry if he could...
<AtomBell> <Thank you for putting everything back, Cerberus>
* Artifica wraps a hoof around Watch_Tower.  <In a way, this is extremely beautiful.  Sad to the point of breaking... but beautiful.>
* Cerberus seems to remember something and takes her daring doo book from the bags "maybe..." the foal sobs and can't continue talking
* AtomBell shakes her head, "No, no sense in waking her up when she's got you rowdy bunch to look after."
<AtomBell> "She needs all the rest she can get I bet."
<uSeaGM> Yellowquiet approaches Cerberus, seeing that the other foal was upset. "Oh, please don't cry. You don't have to be sad. We'll be your friends, won't we girls?" The other Squirts nod.
<Watch_Tower> <yeah...yeah it is...>
* Watch_Tower looks to the bouquet he had gathered and lays it at the base of the tree as well.
* Cerberus the foal offers the book to the filly in front of her "please... this is a fun book... keep it, it talks about adventures..."
* AtomBell is keeping quiet with the mind talking.
<Spectre> <I think it's time to leave. even if they're stuck here, you heard them, they're having fun. This is a happy thing as well as a sad one.>
<AtomBell> <Quite>
<Watch_Tower> <Yeah...it is...>
<AtomBell> <We're only spoiling their good time>
<uSeaGM> Blueflash squeezes through to the front. "Oh is that a Daring Doo book?! I love those!"
* Cerberus nods and offers the book to blue
* Cerberus tries not to talk because she would sob again
* Watch_Tower trots over and hugs Berry softly. "Lets...get going Berry."
* Cerberus nods and follows the others
* Cerberus leaving the book in the flower patch
<uSeaGM> Blueflash grabs the book and then thinks for a moment. "If we get a book, you should get a book too. Take this one with you. We must have heard it a hundred times." Blue holds the 'Forget-me-not' book up for Cerberus.
* Artifica lifts up Cerberus and puts the filly on her back.
* AtomBell takes the book and wings it over to Cerberus
* Artifica gives Milia a sad nuzzle and proceeds.  She turns to the Rainbow Squirts.  "Thank you for letting us come here.  This is a wonderful place.  And we're really happy that you are our friends.  And we are yours."
* Watch_Tower nods. "And...thank you again for showing us this place."
* Cerberus looks at the book and frowns "are you sure?"
* AtomBell just steps back and lets the other ponies handle goodbyes
* Cerberus "okay... thanks.... have fun, okay?" the foal tries to smile, then waves at the ghost fillies until they are gone behind the trees
<uSeaGM> Blue nods. "Yeah. We read that book loads." The other Squirts cheer and start to play again. One promises to write you when she gets home.
* Artifica chokes up a little.  "I'll...  I'll look forward to that."
<AtomBell> "I'll be checking my mail, girls."
<uSeaGM> On the back of the book is a poem from one of the stories:
<uSeaGM>
<uSeaGM> In my dreams the sky turned grey,
<uSeaGM> so fearing this I ran away,
<uSeaGM> and I found, to my dismay,
<uSeaGM> the loneliness I'd sought.
<uSeaGM>
<uSeaGM> But even though I'd gone astray,
<uSeaGM> something held my tears at bay,
<uSeaGM> as I scented the sweet bouquet,
<uSeaGM> of a field of forget-me-nots.
<uSeaGM>
<uSeaGM> And in this field I laugh and play,
<uSeaGM> So in this field I choose to stay,
<uSeaGM> and even till the end of days,
<uSeaGM> I will never be forgot.
* Cerberus hugs the book for a long while before tugging it into the bags and muttering "when... when this story is over, i want to bring this to that lonely undead foal in the house..."
* Artifica whispers, "I think I could cry forever."
* AtomBell doesn't look at the book, she just keeps walking, "Where are we supposed to be going now?"
<Watch_Tower> "...something about...the junk yard..."
* Watch_Tower moves to hug the others...they needed it...he needed it...
<AtomBell> "The junkyard?  Which one?"
* Cerberus shakes her head, is still too sad to think of what is coming next. so she keeps hugging the book until the feeling will go away
* Artifica stops and wraps everypony and zebra into a hug.
<uSeaGM> Our party sets off towards their next adventure, but from deep within the forest, far out of earshot, something monsterous growls as it rediscovered their scent.