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  1. [12:42] <TenMihara|GM> *****PnP Group 13, Hoofington Sucks: Session 40*****
  2. [12:43] <TenMihara|GM> Grief
  3. [12:43] <TenMihara|GM> As common as death and all the other horrors of the wasteland
  4. [12:44] <TenMihara|GM> perhaps individually moreso considering it comes from many sources
  5. [12:45] <TenMihara|GM> Grief is the natural reaction to tragedy
  6. [12:45] <TenMihara|GM> and yet all too often, something that wastelanders simply aren't given time for
  7. [12:47] <TenMihara|GM> In the wake of tragedy, most wastelanders must simply move on, lest they end up as part of further tragedy themselves
  8. [12:49] <TenMihara|GM> This never ending cycle of tragedy and grief continues daily in the wasteland
  9. [12:49] <TenMihara|GM> Will our wastelanders be struck by tragedy? Or the cause of grief?
  10. [12:49] <TenMihara|GM> I guess we'll find out...
  11. [12:49] <TenMihara|GM> *****Session Begins*****
  12. [12:52] <TenMihara|GM> The party continues to make their way around the Hoofington core, needing to nearly circumnavigate it in order to reach the location that Feelers told them was where he had been observing his tainted kin.
  13. [12:58] * Green_Field walks along, pondering possibilities.
  14. [12:59] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy sticks close to Green_Field, as per usual
  15. [13:00] * Razor doesn't really care much about bugs, but at least they can be squashed like anything else. Unlike those oozes. She /hates/ those. What she doesn't like though is being bored, and walking is boring. For the moment, she's looking around her, hoping to find anything worthy of interest.
  16. [13:01] * Logic ponders ahead a little. He swats Rime playfully a few times while he does so, to prevent himself from getting too focused on thinking to not notice that we may or may not be here. So, what should the bait be?
  17. [13:02] * Harmony keeps a careful watch ahead of them; her energy rifle at the ready.
  18. [13:02] <TenMihara|GM> Razor is painfully aware that there is nothing within their immediate proximity that will fit her definition of boredom relief
  19. [13:03] * Razor definitely not pleased with that! She doesn't cope well with boredom!
  20. [13:06] <TenMihara|GM> Walking around the Hoofington core is a long, tedious, and boring affair. Yet, the uneventfulness may be as much a blessing as a curse.
  21. [13:10] <TenMihara|GM> However, that uneventfulness comes to an end as the party reaches a stretch of road that's more intact than most, leading south. Night is about to fall.
  22. [13:11] * Razor wishes the core wasn't so big! Or that everypony would just stick to one side of it.
  23. [13:11] <TenMihara|GM> Almost everypony does, it's just these few outliers that are the exception
  24. [13:12] * Logic checks around for a building to hole up in for the night. You know, one day, they need to find an abandoned library while doing this. With terminals. And hookers.
  25. [13:13] * Proverb keeps a careful eye out for trouble as she flies above the group
  26. [13:14] * Harmony frowns, disliking the idea of traveling at night. "Perhaps we should find a place to rest. It is not wise to travel at night."
  27. [13:16] * Razor taps a hoof at the ground. "How far did you say we were going?"
  28. [13:19] * Rime_ reclines on Razor's withers. She weighs either chew or smoke...
  29. [13:20] * Green_Field waits for the decision to know whether or not to get his bedroll out.
  30. [13:20] * Logic huffs and tries to find any shelter that's not glowing green out here.
  31. [13:20] * Rime_ decides on a cigarette.
  32. [13:24] * Razor keeps tapping. "Hellooo!? How far. Did you say. We were going?"
  33. [13:24] * Harmony nudges Logic, pointing to Razor.
  34. [13:26] <TenMihara|GM> Rime spots an overturned wagon that, while not exactly shelter, would be a good place to be near if they needed cover from something. Plus, wagons meant supplies maybe.
  35. [13:27] <TenMihara|GM> Everyone else is looking at their hooves, the sky, or each other's plots
  36. [13:28] * Harmony nods. Proverb has a nice plot.
  37. [13:28] * Proverb agrees.
  38. [13:35] <TenMihara|GM> Rime spots an overturned wagon that, while not exactly shelter, would be a good place to be near if they needed cover from something. Plus, wagons meant supplies maybe. (repost)
  39. [13:37] * Razor is too busy trying to interrogate Logic and/or Harmony about how far they were supposed to be walking to pay attention to random wagons.
  40. [13:37] * Harmony doesn't know! This is Logic's mission.
  41. [13:38] * Rime_ taps Razor's neck. She points. "Wagon."
  42. [13:40] * Razor scrunches her nose at Rime_. "I don't think we're going as far as 'wagon'."
  43. [13:42] * Rime_ "that wagon! Right there! It's getting dark and there might be stuff! Lets check it out." Bounces on her back.
  44. [13:45] * Razor glances over. Oh. THAT wagon.
  45. [13:46] * Harmony quirks her head to where the filly directed. She smiles, glad for the possible resting area.
  46. [13:47] * Green_Field looks over as well. He walks over to check it out, mindful of traps.
  47. [13:48] <TenMihara|GM> The wagon is not trapped.
  48. [13:48] * Harmony approaches next to Green_Field, looking over the wagon.
  49. [13:48] <Green_Field> "See anything good?"
  50. [13:48] * Proverb hovers above them, remaining alert.
  51. [13:50] * Rime_ rears up and rests her forelegs on Razor's head, trying to get a better view.
  52. [13:50] * Razor gives a little sigh. Well, one extra night won't hurt. She heads over toward the wagon, drawing her weapon just in case something pops up out of nowhere.
  53. [13:51] * Logic gets done getting through his calculations. "Four hours to the north-north east. More if we run into company."
  54. [13:53] * Green_Field gets in the wagon. "It's off the ground at least, but it's also an easy target."
  55. [13:55] * Logic looks around. Metaphorical tumbleweed. "It's what we got." He mentioned, stacking up on an opening.
  56. [13:56] * Green_Field seeing no loot inside, get's out his bedroll for Daisy and himself. "True enough. Who's on watches?"
  57. [13:57] * Proverb rasies a hoof.
  58. [13:57] * Rime_ wonders if they can all fit in the wagon.
  59. [14:00] * Razor shrugs. "I'll take half."
  60. [14:01] * Rime_ waves her hoof. "I'll watch with Razor!"
  61. [14:01] * Harmony sets out her bedroll beside the wagon, assuming there wouldn't be enough room within. She shakes her head at Rime. "No, you need your sleep. It would not make sense to have both of you up."
  62. [14:01] * Harmony nods. "Fillies need their sleep."
  63. [14:02] * Proverb nods, looking down to Razor. "You wanna take first or second watch...?"
  64. [14:02] <Green_Field> "I'll take the first half, go ahead and get some rest."
  65. [14:03] <Rime_> *grumps at Harmony. "I'm not some weak little filly! I can take a watch with Razor!"
  66. [14:04] * Razor glances back at Rime. "You sure you can handle it, filly?"
  67. [14:04] * Harmony rolls her eyes. "It is not about being weak. There is no point to both of you being awake. All that will accomplish is more of us lacking sleep."
  68. [14:04] * Rime_ "fuck yeah!"
  69. [14:05] <Green_Field> "Two sets of eyes is better then one. It's also easier to stay awake and focused with somepony to talk too."
  70. [14:06] * Rime_ yawns.
  71. [14:06] * Proverb giggles. "Well, one and a half sets in my case."
  72. [14:06] * Razor just gives a shrug and looks to Harmony. "Then YOU can be the one to hold her down all night. If she wants to stay awake, we can't make her sleep."
  73. [14:06] * Logic shuffles into the wagon. He's thin and small enough to fit, probably.
  74. [14:07] * Harmony concedes, waving a hoof. "Fine, fine. I will take watch with Proverb."
  75. [14:07] <Rime_> *points a hoof.
  76. [14:07] <Green_Field> "So Proverb and I'll take first, Razor and Rime_ second. Sound good?"
  77. [14:07] * Rime_ "yeah! You can't *yawn* make me!"
  78. [14:07] * Harmony raises an eyebrow. "...Unless Green_Field wishes to."
  79. [14:09] * Razor shakes her head at Harmony. "You two are split. I've seen how you two act. I don't want somepony sneaking up on us while you have your face under her tail!"
  80. [14:09] <Green_Field> "I certainly don't mind getting a full night's sleep, if the two of you will have all three eyes open your entire watch."
  81. [14:09] * Rime_ has sunken down, light snores escaping her.
  82. [14:10] * Proverb blushes. "H-Hey!"
  83. [14:10] * Harmony blinks. "No, Razor. That is done in privacy. We will not act in that manner." She nods to Green. "Of course. Rest, if you wish."
  84. [14:11] * Razor rolls her eyes. "It's not like I don't trust you... but I don't take chances. Split."
  85. [14:11] * Green_Field lies down with Daisy for sleep. A full 8 hour will be nice. "Thank you, Harmony."
  86. [14:11] * Proverb grumbles.
  87. [14:12] * Green_Field sighs and keeps his eyes open to see how the argument turns out.
  88. [14:12] * Harmony grumbles. "Fine. Then Proverb or I will take watch with Rime. Which of us would you prefer to take watch with?"
  89. [14:13] * Razor shrugs. "You seem to like the filly."
  90. [14:15] * Razor cements the deal by lifting Rime with her telekinesis and setting her down on Harmony's back.
  91. [14:17] * Harmony nods. "Very well." She lays down in her bedroll, keeping Rime protectively close, and smiling as she cuddles with the filly and drifts off into sleep.
  92. [14:17] * Rime_ latches on to Harmony's neck on her sleep. She'll totally be ready for second watch.
  93. [14:18] * Logic is quite happy just plopping down into the wagon and waiting for sleep to come. He missed having the warm glow of a screensaver to keep the monsters away.
  94. [14:18] * Razor sets herself up for the watch. She makes sure she knows where Proverb is during the watch, and keeps her weapon drawn and ready.
  95. [14:19] * Green_Field lays his head down and finally closes his eyes. Yay full sleep!
  96. [14:19] * Proverb hovers quite a ways up, almost out of sight.
  97. [14:21] * Rime_ tosses a bit, she ends up snuggles up between Harmony's forelegs, her chin on her neck. "...soft..."
  98. [14:23] * Harmony keeps Rime close, and safe...
  99. *****Intermission*****
  100. [18:54] <TenMihara|GM> Logic is struck by the odd feeling of deja vu. He is almost certain he's seen this very wagon somewhere before.
  101. [18:58] * Rime snuggles against Harmony already deep in sleep. She mumbles agaisnt her warmth.
  102. [18:58] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy nestles in next to Green_Field
  103. [18:58] * Logic can't sleep. When he tries, he just kind of closes his eyes for a little, and just about when he drifts off, he twitches and gets back into awareness again. He joins the others on watch, looking none too happy, and begins digging around in the wagon.
  104. [19:00] * Logic looks like hell. If anyone asks, he thinks, he'll just be honest. He swore he knew this wagon. It's just that for the life of him, he can't quite remember how.
  105. [19:01] <TenMihara|GM> Logic finds an equally familiar lockbox on the wagon
  106. [19:03] * Razor is one of those ponies keeping watch. She gives Logic a look when she hears him start moving around, and heads over next to him for an interrogation. "The hell are you doing up?"
  107. [19:03] * Auburn_Proverb remains hovering above.
  108. [19:05] * Logic traces his hoof on the lockbox. He combed his brain for any answers, but for the life of him, couldn't think of any. So, he tried to open it, expecting it to be locked. "Can't sleep. This wagon's giving me the twitches. I swear I've seen it before, I just don't believe I should be able to say that." He had very good memory. Almost photographic, sometimes short term loss is a thing he has to...
  109. [19:05] * Logic ...worry about. So he should remember this if it is familiar. But it's not.
  110. [19:07] <TenMihara|GM> The box is indeed locked.
  111. [19:08] <TenMihara|GM> Proverb flying overhead can see Logic fiddlign with a box.
  112. [19:09] * Razor gives Logic a strange look. This isn't a thing she'd really understand. "So... you've seen it before? Are you sure you didn't just see one like it? Wagons all look the same to me, anyway."
  113. [19:10] * Auburn_Proverb flies down, landing near Logic
  114. [19:10] * Logic looks around. "I remember everything. I don't remember this. This is worrying."
  115. [19:10] * Logic hoofs off his box to Proverb. "Open it." There's maybe a small twinge of desperation.
  116. [19:11] * Razor is a little confused. "So... you haven't seen it? Which one is it!?"
  117. [19:11] * Auburn_Proverb nods, pulling out her Bobby pins and getting to work on the box.
  118. [19:13] * Logic grits his teeth. "I don't fucking know alright?" His voice cracked. He was panicking.
  119. [19:16] <TenMihara|GM> Proverb feels a bit tense as she nearly jams the lock, but then manages to pop it open. Inside is a scrap of paper, three bobby pins, and a few hundred loose bottlecaps.
  120. [19:16] * Auburn_Proverb takes those pins.
  121. [19:17] * Logic , however, takes the scrap of paper and proceeds to give it a look over.
  122. [19:17] * Auburn_Proverb then hoofs the box to Logic.
  123. [19:17] * Razor starts counting out the caps. Because caps.
  124. [19:19] <TenMihara|GM> The paper contains a hastily scrawled note in what looks like a young pony's mouthwriting. "They don't like caps, so maybe they won't find this here. If anyone reads this, the guard was a bug thing and he killed the other guard. He took mommy and daddy, and-" it trails off messily.
  125. [19:22] * Logic thinks this over. And then he realized what happened. "Son. Of. A. Bitch." His tone was deadpan, with a hint of anger. This was their wagon. The ponies that they took from Stable 86.
  126. [19:23] <TenMihara|GM> The box contains three-hundred and eighteen caps.
  127. [19:26] * Razor splits the caps between the awake-ponies. No need to wake the others for such a small reason, after all!
  128. [19:27] * Auburn_Proverb frowns. "Oh no..." She looks at Logic. "We should get going, now."
  129. [19:28] * Razor rolls her eyes. "By the time we get there, we'll need to stop and rest anyway. Better to be at our best.
  130. [19:28] * Logic 's body goes a little limp as he hangs his head and fixes the placement of his black cap. "No, we need the cover of nightfall for this now."
  131. [19:31] * Rime shudders a bit in her sleep, a spector of something haunting her dreams. She whines softly.
  132. [19:31] * Harmony brushes Rime's mane in her sleep.
  133. [19:32] * Auburn_Proverb nods. "Should I wake the others?"
  134. [19:33] * Razor eyes Logic. "Since when did you decide these things? It's not even going to be night by the time we get there!"
  135. [19:34] * Logic rubs the back of his mane and starts getting ready to walk. "Please do. I'm not about to be upstaged by some damn bugs." He looks up. "It's around nightfall now. By the time we get there, which is in four hours, it will likely be midnight."
  136. [19:35] * Auburn_Proverb nods, nudging Harmony and Rime awake first, and then Green and Daisy
  137. [19:36] * Razor scratches her hoof at the ground. "This is not a good idea."
  138. [19:37] * Harmony blinks, waking. She raises an eyebrow. "Is it time for my watch?"
  139. [19:37] * Green_Field notices that it's still dark out and says sleepily. "I though that I wasn't taking a watch."
  140. [19:38] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy blinks awake, looking confused
  141. [19:39] * Rime is roused from her unpleasant dream. She looks around. "Wha?"
  142. [19:42] * Rime rolls to her hooves, rubbing sleep from her eyes, and a bit of moisture.
  143. [19:43] * Razor is off grumbling. She looks very agitated.
  144. [19:43] * Proverb looks concerned. "We're leaving..."
  145. [19:44] * Logic exhales deeply. "Yeah, I know. But our reputations are on the line, and I am not allowing anyone to tell anyone that we let something outsmart us."
  146. [19:44] * Green_Field gets up. "What are you talking about?"
  147. [19:45] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy would note that outsmarting her is not too terribly difficult, but is a bit out of it
  148. [19:45] <TenMihara|GM> Plus the whole not talking thing
  149. [19:46] * Logic "Do you know who's wagon this is?"
  150. [19:46] * Logic "Here's a hint. We just let them go."
  151. [19:47] * Proverb nuzzles Harmony.
  152. [19:47] * Harmony blinks. "Oh..." She looks to the wagon sadly. "I see..."
  153. [19:47] <Proverb> "Y-Yeah..."
  154. [19:49] * Green_Field looks around and thinks a moment. "You mean the ones in the stable? They were clearly attacked, I'm not surprised. What does this have to do with being outsmarted?"
  155. [19:49] * Logic "Do you remember that guard that was with them?"
  156. [19:50] <Green_Field> "I remember 2."
  157. [19:50] * Rime has no idea what is going on. She instead focuses on waking up. She takes this moment to work on a seam in Beartrice, so she can slip her new block of C4 inside.
  158. [19:54] * Rime stuffs Beartrice with a block of C4 then tightens the seam back up so she looks none-the-worse-for-wear.
  159. [19:55] * Logic "There was only one."
  160. [19:55] * Harmony sighs. "Very well, but if we're going go be leaving, let us go quickly. We have wasted enough time already."
  161. [19:56] <Green_Field> "Why do we need to go now? We should go when we're rested."
  162. [19:57] * Logic rolls his eyes. Lightweight. It's like he's not used to pulling all-nighters on a coding binge. "We do it now, because the longer we wait, the more likely a little foal is to die."
  163. [20:00] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy still has no idea what it is they're doing. She prods Green_Field, looking confused.
  164. [20:01] * Logic just passes Green the note.
  165. [20:01] * Rime stows Beartrice and scrabbles up Razor.
  166. [20:04] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy glances at the note, then gasps. She looks frightened
  167. [20:04] * Razor gives a little sigh. "I still say this is the worst idea any of us has had in a long time."
  168. [20:05] * Logic starts walking up to Rime. "Hey."
  169. [20:06] * Green_Field takes the notes and reads it. "Hmm, figures. So, you're mad and you're making the choice to attack now based on that anger. Lately I wonder just how hard it is to outsmart you. Do you have a plan?"
  170. [20:06] * Rime looks up to Logic. Or down rather, as she's up on Razor's back.
  171. [20:10] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy looks between Logic and Green_Field. She didn't really want to have anything to do with these monsters, but she had no intention of being a part of abandoning those whose situation she had shared.
  172. [20:10] * Logic huffs. "First off, I'm doing it to save a family in danger as well as get a bit of revenge, so stow your sanctimonious garbage. Second off, yes. It involves setting a rather big fire with the wagon to get them out of the fort they're in, sneaking back while they're distracted to phase in through an unaffected area, cutting the hostages free, and then blowing them all the fuck up when they go...
  173. [20:10] * Logic ...back to investigate the gunshots and noise we're likely to make while we're there." He points at Rime. "Bring your big explosives."
  174. [20:13] * Green_Field looks at Razor. "Well, at least I'm not the only one that thinks this is dumb." He turns back to Logic. "How many taintlings are there?"
  175. [20:15] * Logic continues. "Judging by the fact that one fell back to that place when it was discovered, it leads me to believe that they have a small base there. Judging just by what I know of their numbers, there can't be too many. Educated guess is three to five grown Taintlings. We do not want to fight them fairly."
  176. [20:17] * Razor gives a bit of an 'ick'. "Did you forget the part where we don't do complicated plans?"
  177. [20:17] * Green_Field stares at the ground a moment. "It might work if there are that few, but if there are more, we're fucked." He looks back up smiling ironically. "Fuck it, I've participated in dumber plans. Let's do it."
  178. [20:18] * Logic pats him on the shoulder. "Good. Because you're dragging the wagon once we get it back upright."
  179. [20:19] * Proverb looks down at Logic. "Uhm, should I stay outside and pick off the ones that come out to investigate?"
  180. [20:19] <Green_Field> "You're paying me back for the medical supplies that I'm going be using on you." He gives a look that says he feels her pain before checking his supplies.
  181. [20:19] <Green_Field> To Razor-
  182. [20:20] <Green_Field> *
  183. [20:20] * Logic considers this. "Do you have experience staying out of sight and preferably a suppressor for that rifle?"
  184. [20:21] * Proverb nods. "I can sneak, but, no suppresor, sorry...
  185. [20:21] <Proverb> "I can stay far enough away though that they won't find me."
  186. [20:23] * Rime "I'll sneak inside."
  187. [20:23] * Harmony nods to Logic. "Is there anything specific you need of me for this plan?"
  188. [20:24] * Green_Field throws out sarcastically. "I'll be waiting for all of you to be dying."
  189. [20:24] * Logic nods back. "Then your objective is to fire off shots once they become disinterested in the fire, then hide after the first volley. Do not let them find you, even if you miss. If you think you've even been remotely spotted, bail, we'll meet up with you later. We are not dealing with a hostage situation."
  190. [20:25] * Logic "Shoot to cripple, not to kill, start with the horns if you think you can hack it, legs if it's a more likely shot."
  191. [20:26] <Proverb> "Why not to kill?"
  192. [20:26] <Logic> "Because we're hoping to get them to leave that one behind so we can do stuff in a lab to it."
  193. [20:27] * Rime cracks the breach on her grenade rifle. "I don't really do 'Non-lethal legshots'."
  194. [20:27] * Proverb blinks. "I'll try... but no gaurentees."
  195. [20:29] * Logic smiles. "That's why you're coming with me. After we save the hostages, you get to blow shit up to your heart's content for a little while. Harmony, Razor, Green, if anything goes wrong, start killing.
  196. [20:29] * Harmony nods, taking out her rifle.
  197. [20:30] <Green_Field> "I wonder the odds of that happening."
  198. [20:33] * Razor can do that. She's good at killing things.
  199. [20:34] * Rime "So, sneak in, save the hostages, blow shit up? That the jist?"
  200. [20:35] <Logic> "Yup."
  201. [20:37] * Razor scratches a hoof at the ground. "We ready to move, ponies?"
  202. [20:37] * Logic tries to get the wagon upright and movable again.
  203. [20:38] * Rime rears up and puts a foreleg across Razor's head, the other pointing forward "Onward!"
  204. [20:41] * Harmony assists Logic in trying to get the wagon movable.
  205. [20:41] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy gulps, but takes a few deep breaths and stands next to Green_Field
  206. [20:44] * Green_Field puts a hoof on Daisy's withers. "We've made other plans work out, after all it was going headlong into a stable that we knew nothing about that allowed us to save you." He smiles reassuringly, not necessarily feeling what he was saying.
  207. [20:45] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy nods. She then points a hoof at herself, wondering what she was to do in this plan.
  208. [20:48] * Green_Field thinks a moment. "Harmony, can you keep watch over Daisy during this? I may have to run in to give aid, if they start taking hits."
  209. [20:49] * Harmony nods, giving Daisy a reassuring smile. "I can." She gestures a hoof to her side. "Stick close to my side. If we see battle, hide behind me."
  210. [20:50] * Rime considers her weapon, she loads a honeycomb round in. It will probably be close work. She looks over to Harmony, "Hey, Harmony? Can I have the Baron back?"
  211. [20:51] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy nods and sticks close to Harmony. She then pulls out her pencil and scrawls for Harmony, "Green taught me some medicine, I can be backup if he's busy helping them."
  212. [20:51] * Razor gives Logic an odd look. "...Why are we lugging the heavy wagon again? You know it will only make us take longer, and be more tired, right?"
  213. [20:51] * Harmony nods. "Right." She takes The Baron out of her saddle bag, hoofing it over to the filly. "Thank you, by the way, Rime."
  214. [20:51] * Logic is more than happy to say "We need something to set on fire to get their attention."
  215. [20:52] <Green_Field> "Unfortunately, he doesn't give a damn about fatigue, Razor"
  216. [20:53] * Razor frowns. "No. We don't. We have plenty of ways to get their attention without it."
  217. [20:53] * Rime "You're welcome." She holds up the Baron, swinging her braid to her mouth. She listens to the Baron as she fiddles with the tip of her braid, there is a faint, confirming beep. Satisfied, she fiddles a bit more and the beeping stops. She slips him in her bag with her other bears.
  218. [20:53] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy turns the paper over and scrawls for Green_Field, "May I borrow a couple potions for Harmony and I?"
  219. [20:54] * Logic leans back. "Go on?"
  220. [20:56] <Green_Field> "Speaking of which, I don't want to make that mistake twice." He gives 2 potions to Daisy and another to each of the others except Rime. "I have the spell so we're better off with all of you having them. Rime, do you still have at least one?"
  221. [20:57] * Razor rolls her eyes. She grabs Rime off her back with her telekinesis and drops her in front of Logic. "Why don't you ask your fillyfriend if she has anything big and loud and distracting?"
  222. [20:58] * Rime starts to nod to Green_Field but is grabbed by magic! She eeps and lands on the ground by Logic.
  223. [20:58] * Logic crooks an eye. "Got any of that that we can do without reducing the amount of boom used when we send their fort to hell?"
  224. [20:59] <Logic> eyebrow*
  225. [21:00] * Rime brings her hoof to her chin. "3 blocks of C4, 4 sticks of dynamite, 7 frag grenades, 3 frag mines, 4 incendiary mines... some cherrybombs..."
  226. [21:01] * Rime "And everything I can shoot." She pats her grenade rifle.
  227. [21:01] <Green_Field> "The small one's should get their attention without wasting the big booms."
  228. [21:07] * Rime "Yeah, I can make something to get their attention. Definately rig something up once we get there and know right what we're dealing with."
  229. [21:08] * Rime gives a satisfied nod and returns to Razor. Lifting her forelegs up. She tossed her off, she can provide upsies.
  230. [21:10] * Rime looks back over her shoulder as she waits expectantly to be placed back on her perch. "So let's get a move on so we can see what needs to be done."
  231. [21:10] * Razor rolls her eyes at Rime, but lifts her back up.
  232. [21:10] * Proverb giggles a bit, giving Harmony a nuzzle. "We all ready then?"
  233. [21:11] * Harmony nods, nuzzling back. "I am ready.
  234. [21:11] <Harmony> "*
  235. [21:12] * Logic tilts his head and nods appreciative while his lower lip jutted out peculiarly. "That'll work."
  236. [21:13] * Razor starts walking. "Good! So let's GO!"
  237. [21:13] * Green_Field follows her.
  238. [21:14] * Rime keeps an eye out from her elevated watch position on Razor's back. She is best observation platform.
  239. [21:21] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy sticks close to Harmony
  240. [21:24] * Proverb keeps to the air above the group.
  241. [21:26] <TenMihara|GM> The trip to the Taintling's hideout remains as uneventful; this part of the Hoofington wasteland seems to be largely empty, with most of the settlements, and thereby people, being back on the other side. It becomes plain to see why. Small craters dot the landscape, almost nothing remains standing, and even the road is half-melted in several places. Logic can hear a ticking from his saddlebags
  242. [21:27] * Logic quirks an eyebrow and investigates, getting ready to ditch it.
  243. [21:27] * Logic actually does ditch it, come to think.
  244. [21:28] <TenMihara|GM> The ticking is coming from the radiation detector on the Pipbuck he took from the society stallion
  245. [21:29] * Logic blinks. Oh. It wasn't that kind of ticking. "... Might need a radaway after we get back, fillies and gentlecolts."
  246. [21:30] <TenMihara|GM> *Twilight Society
  247. [21:30] <Green_Field> "Wonderful. We should be careful about potentially finding taint too."
  248. [21:32] * Harmony continues nervously, her rifle raised.
  249. [21:32] * Logic gets his saddleback onto his body again.
  250. [21:34] * Rime keeps her eyes peeled.
  251. [21:34] * Razor glances at Logic when he practically throws his bags. She grins and mutters, "Look out, it's a bomb!"
  252. [21:35] * Logic just takes the mocking. One day, it might actually be a bomb from an invisible enemy.
  253. [21:36] * Rime could make that happen if he ever cheats on her.
  254. [21:38] <TenMihara|GM> The lifelessness of the Hoof's far side continues to be evident as they party continues. Another couple hours pass with nothing but half-melted tarmac and peppered craters catching their eyes. However, as they begin to approach the area Feelers directed to, Rime and Proverb catch subtle but peculiar scents on the wind
  255. [21:39] * Rime pulls on Razor's ear to get her to hold up. "Smell that? Something on the wind..."
  256. [21:39] * Proverb sniffs the air, frowning. "I smell something..."
  257. [21:42] * Rime pops the breach and reloads explosive, scanning around the horizon. "Something's off... something in the air..." She tries to scent it, get a direction.
  258. [21:43] * Razor gives Rime and Proverb a confused look. "Uhhh... I don't smell it."
  259. [21:44] * Rime "Trust me, something's near..."
  260. [21:44] <TenMihara|GM> The breeze is carrying the scent from the direcrtion the party is supposed to be heading towards
  261. [21:44] * Rime points, "We're downwind of it... It's that way."
  262. [21:46] * Proverb goes on high alert, keeping her Carbine at the ready.
  263. [21:46] * Rime tilts her glasses down a bit, her sensitive eyes easily adjusting to the dark.
  264. [21:46] * Green_Field finally pulls his plasma pistol out.
  265. [21:47] * Harmony sniffs. Nope, nothing.
  266. [21:48] * Logic pulls out his rifle. "Rime. Get those explosives ready. Proverb and the rest of you, look around for someplace to get hidden.
  267. [21:50] * Razor shrugs and sets Rime down, then trots off to find someplace to lie low.
  268. [21:53] <TenMihara|GM> Rime can make out, just barely, a building in the direction the smell came from. A good ten minute gallop away. She can just barely see its outline, but it's a touch more obvious because of the general lack of anything in the surrounding area
  269. [21:54] * Rime whispers "Building up ahead, I think that's where they are... it's still a good distance away..."
  270. [21:54] * Harmony strains her eyes to see the building,.
  271. [21:56] * Green_Field follows Razor. A spot to lay low is a good idea.
  272. [21:57] * Proverb snaps up her carbine, peering down the scope towards the building.
  273. [21:57] * Rime hides a bit. "It's at least ten minutes at a gallop... Long way away sneaking..."
  274. [21:59] * Rime slinks forward, it's going to be a while, but she might as well get to going.
  275. [22:00] * Harmony lowers herself to the ground, hoping to avoid being seen.
  276. [22:00] * Proverb uses her black coat to just sort of melt into the sky, and out of sight.
  277. [22:01] * Logic gets low and proceeds to silently creep with the darkness around him.
  278. [22:02] * Razor is being sneaky a good distance away. She draws her weapon and prepares for bad things to happen.
  279. [22:04] * Rime continues to move forward, alert and scanning the area for signs of trouble as she approaches.
  280. [22:06] * Green_Field finds a crater to wait in, but kicks some dirt sliding down into it, kicking himself mentally when he gets in.
  281. [22:06] * Rime hopes they aren't going to stay a ten minute gallop behind her as she sneaks into the baddies base...
  282. [22:08] * Logic is following her.
  283. [22:08] * Proverb stares down her scope towards the building, lying in wait.
  284. [22:09] * Green_Field waits for the others to move up a bit before following, keeping his distance.
  285. [22:10] * Rime keeps moving forward, regardless, eyes alert and scanning the building and surrounding. She wants to get a good feel for the entrances, maybe leave some surpises before she sets off the distraction and heads inside.
  286. [22:12] <TenMihara|GM> As Rime closes in on the building, she begins to feel a dull throbbing in the back of her head.
  287. [22:12] <TenMihara|GM> Proverb and Logic do as well when they get a bit closer
  288. [22:13] * Logic covers his mouth to see if it's any better.
  289. [22:14] <TenMihara|GM> It doesn't. There's no taste or smell associated with it, just a dull, persistent ache
  290. [22:14] * Rime doesn't like that one bit, but headaches happen. She's not really familiar with the enemy here, as she's never encountered them. She continues on.
  291. [22:14] * Proverb grits her teeth and fights through it.
  292. [22:15] * Logic grumbles. "You might want to set up your explosives."
  293. [22:15] * Harmony follows from a distance, making sure Daisy stays close.
  294. [22:18] * Razor is still a fair distance back, waiting for things to turn bad.
  295. [22:19] * Green_Field is as well, especially for the sounds of hurt ponies.
  296. [22:20] * Rime sets up an incendiary mine on remote detonation, sticking a stick of dynamite on top to increase the sound of the detonation.
  297. [22:21] * Rime once complete she continues getting closer to the building, planning to hide nearby with Logic for the second phase.
  298. [22:22] <TenMihara|GM> The party moves to take their positions for the plan, but as they draw closer to the building, the headaches only get worse.
  299. [22:23] * Harmony groans quietly, continuing through the discomfort.
  300. [22:23] * Rime switches to Honeycomb rouds, since we will be inside. She's not that great with the headache, but she'll have to manage. Logic's plan needs her. Logic needs her.
  301. [22:24] * Razor grits her teeth. She's felt worse before. A lot worse.
  302. [22:25] * Logic is feeling pretty headachy.
  303. [22:26] * Rime spies a good place to hide near the building.
  304. [22:26] * Proverb flares her wings, stopping as soon as she was within about 150 yards of the building, right at the edge, but still within her range. The headache was pretty bad
  305. [22:29] * Rime slips into the hiding spot nearby, waiting on Logic to arrive and give the word to blow the distraction.
  306. [22:30] * Green_Field stays back, still waiting.
  307. [22:30] <Green_Field> Behind cover, if he can find it.
  308. [22:30] * Logic looks off in the distance to see if everyone is in position. Looks like. "Hit it."
  309. [22:31] * Logic whispered.
  310. [22:31] * Rime bites on the detonator, sending the incendiary mine up in flames and the stick of dynamite firing as a secondary explosive.
  311. [22:33] * Logic waits for something to exit out so that he knew the place to phase in from. Which would be the opposite part of the building.
  312. [22:35] * Razor waits for Logic to finish scoping out the building.
  313. [22:37] <TenMihara|GM> A few moments after the explosion, three taintlings emerge from the building. The party would know them to be taintlings without even having seen their natural form. Almost 50% larger than the average pony, they are black and orange monstrocities that are even more gruesome looking that Feelers.
  314. [22:37] * Proverb very carefully starts to take aim, holding her fire as instructed.
  315. [22:37] <TenMihara|GM> Two of them stay on the ground while the third unfurls a pair of dragonfly like wings and buzzes into the air, looking at the cart with great compound eyes.
  316. [22:40] * Logic decides now would be a wonderful time to sneak in through the back. If there isn't a door there, hell, if there is a door there, he casts "Phase" on the wall. He poked his head in silently to make sure that nopony-thing was there.
  317. [22:41] <TenMihara|GM> The wall yields to Logic's spell, and he finds his head poking into what looks like the walk-in cooler of an old, small grocery store.
  318. [22:41] * Logic looks around for hostages. Hell, if he had to pick a spot to keep a snack in...
  319. [22:42] * Rime follows behind, Honeycomb loaded grenade rifle at the ready.
  320. [22:42] * Razor watches the bugs buzzing around. Keeping an eye on them so she knows where they are in case bad things happen.
  321. [22:43] <TenMihara|GM> The cold storage is not filled with anything other than a few boxes of pre-war food.
  322. [22:44] * Proverb carefully watches the one in the air, drawing a bead on their head. Like hell she was going to try to keep more than one of these alive.
  323. [22:44] * Rime steals some food silently, food is food.
  324. [22:46] * Logic sneaks in and looks around, eventually looking around for the entrance to... Somewhere else, hopefully where the caravanners are. Stealthfully, of course.
  325. [22:46] <TenMihara|GM> The cooler isn't all that large, and a few strides is enough for Rime and Logic to cross to the door.
  326. [22:49] * Rime saddles up next to Logic. Her voice is a faint whisper. "We phasing again?"
  327. [22:49] * Logic nods, then phases the wall to the freezer.
  328. [22:50] * Rime was considering trapping the door, but they might not come back this way. She continues to follow.
  329. [22:56] * Rime stays closely behind Logic while he peaks through.
  330. [22:56] <TenMihara|GM> Peeking through the door, Logic gets a drop of resin on his muzzle for his efforts. Beyond the cooler, the walls and ceiling are covered with the stuff.
  331. [22:59] * Logic jumps back. Oh god oh god it's the powder i'm gonna be mind controlled and... He brushed it off. Oh. Right. He motioned to her an up-and-down nod followed by his hooves going up and away from each other sharply.
  332. [23:00] * Logic thought to himself, all it would take for this place to go up like a light would be one damn match.
  333. [23:02] * Rime isn't sure what he means... but nods anyway.
  334. [23:02] <TenMihara|GM> In the lightless building, the orange resin has a very faint luminescence
  335. [23:03] * Logic goes through and keeps going, silently and trying very hard not to get stuck or to make any sounds.
  336. [23:05] * Rime follows behind, sweeping her grenade rifle around. alert and looking for enemies of hostages.
  337. [23:06] <TenMihara|GM> Outside, the trio of changelings are avoiding the flaming wagon, waiting for it to burn out on its own, but not wanting to let it alone in case someone else, presumably those who put it there, try to move it closer
  338. [23:07] <TenMihara|GM> Insider, three more taintlings move amongst at least a dozen cocoons. The air is heavy with the same smells Rime picked up in the air outside.
  339. [23:10] <TenMihara|GM> The taintlings seem to be communicating in their own language of trills, clicks, buzzes and pheremones
  340. [23:11] * Rime silently tugs on Logic's tail, they need a new plan. Fall back and scheme.
  341. [23:12] * Logic would be taking notes, if his head weren't pounding so hard. He backed up into the freezer. "Okay. We need a plan to... I dunno. I didn't think there'd be more than four or five, and more than four ponies that need rescuing."
  342. [23:12] * Harmony waits, ready to fire if they act.
  343. [23:13] <TenMihara|GM> Rime is able to notice, with her superior perception, that even though the thick, almost opaque resin, those inside remain at least whole, if probably not healthy.
  344. [23:13] * Rime "Alright, we mine the corridor where the splash won't hit those coccoons. We crack this door and trap it. I fire off a shot on one, we run through the walls. They follow through the door. That should soften them up plenty... whaddaya think?"
  345. [23:14] * Logic nods and gives her a kiss on the cheek. "You're /awesome/. That would work really well!"
  346. [23:15] * Rime "If those walls don't need phased, I need you to phase the freezer as soon as I shoot, then the wall to outside right after. I don't wanna get stuck in here."
  347. [23:15] * Proverb keeps her aim settled firmly on the flying taintling's head, waiting.
  348. [23:17] * Rime starts setting her three fragmines where they should run over them, but where she can get from her firing position to the fridge without setting any off.
  349. [23:17] <TenMihara|GM> The wagon eventually burns down to coals and the fire begins to smoulder. The flying taintling looks around. "This One does not see a source, but there can be no fire without ignition." One of the others on the ground nods, "Petty pony vandals perhaps? Pointlessly destroying?" The third doesn't say anything, looking around as the two others talk.
  350. [23:19] * Rime opens some cans of prewar food and empties it out of the way. She wonderglues them to the wall, open end out. She ties tripwire around the stem of four grenades, one for each can. She ties the wire to the door of the walkin.
  351. [23:20] * Rime pulls the pins on the grenades and slips them into the cans, the can holding the lever down. When they open the door, it will pull the grenades from the cans, the levers will fly, and the grenades will detonate.
  352. [23:22] * Proverb steadies her aim, and fires a pair of shots at the flying one's head, another shot at one of the grounded one's head, and a final shot to the remaining one's chest.
  353. [23:23] * Rime traps set, she moves to line up a shot on the nearest baddie, trusting Logic to phase the wallon the shot.
  354. [23:23] * Logic looks primed and ready to start doing some magic.
  355. [23:26] * Razor almost immediately starts moving forward once she hears the shots fired. The time is now!
  356. [23:27] * Logic starts doing dat phasin' thang.
  357. [23:27] * Green_Field remains where he is, still waiting for somepony to get hurt.
  358. [23:28] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy gulps loudly
  359. [23:29] * Harmony aims her rifle up, waiting to see which remain in the air after Proverb fires.
  360. [23:29] * Rime immediately runs for the phased wall as soon as she fires, and then moves with Logic toward the exterior wall.
  361. [23:36] <TenMihara|GM> The twin headshots pulverize Proverb's first two targets, but the chest shot is not as effective, the black carapace providing natural armour. The changeling lets out an ear-splitting trill. The honeycomb splatters one of the inside changelings through the wall. However, instead of going through the door, the one taintling steps through the phased section of wall, while the other heads to investigate the trilling from out
  362. [23:37] <TenMihara|GM> The one that stepped through the phased wall looks to Logic and Rime. It focuses on Logic. "This One remembers seeing things pass through walls before. This One knows you." It glares at him. "This One remembers. It stands back a few paces however. "This One wishes to know how your Queen's words overpowered Ours."
  363. [23:38] <TenMihara|GM> *remembers."
  364. [23:46] * Rime reaches into her pack, "Logic, is the back door still open?"
  365. [23:46] * Logic looks back. Still glowy. "Yup."
  366. [23:48] * Rime pulls our Butler Beary. "Well, /THIS ONE/ thinks you need a hug!" She tosses Butler Beary at the thing's legs and pulls Logic through the phased wall to the back. She swings her braid into her mouth.
  367. [23:48] <TenMihara|GM> This One just looks at the bear in confusion
  368. [23:51] * Rime bites on the detonator as her and Logic get a safe distance away.
  369. [23:52] * Logic guesses this would be behind a damn strong wall.
  370. [23:52] <TenMihara|GM> This One is blown to bits by the precision explosive
  371. [23:52] * Rime turns back to the wall. "BEARBOMB! MOTHERFUCKER!!!"
  372. [23:52] * Logic is just plain awestruck.
  373. [23:52] <TenMihara|GM> Meanwhile, That One Proverb Shot in the chest and This Other One are still alive.
  374. [23:56] <TenMihara|GM> the C4 bear throws the cooler door off its hinges, and the grenades glued to it detonate, the force of the blast throwing the door through the ceiling
  375. [23:57] <Proverb> "Holy shit!"
  376. [23:59] * Rime gives Logic a huge smile. "Let's free those ponies." She carefully starts picking her way back in, grenade rifle at the ready and eyes open to pick up unexploded ordinance.
  377. [23:59] * Logic is rather awestruck. "Rime?"
  378. [00:00] * Rime gives an "Mmhmm?" As she is heading inside.
  379. [00:00] * Logic "Remember when we were talking about things that make things me more attracted to ponies?"
  380. [00:02] * Rime gives another sly "Mmhmm."
  381. [00:03] * Logic "Turns out, that thing you just did is one of them."
  382. [00:05] * Green_Field is going to let Razor mop up the last one. He moves up to hide a few feet from the door, he wanta to be between the two possible fights in case he's needed.
  383. [00:06] * Rime smiles as she secures any surviving mines. "I /told/ you all, I'm /badass/!"
  384. [00:14] * Razor is heading in toward the surviving changeling. She's been ready for this since they got here, and now, it's time to squash some bugs! Or at least, cut its head clean off.
  385. [00:23] <TenMihara|GM> The chest wounded Taintling now finds itself without a head
  386. [00:24] * Proverb giggles a bit at that.
  387. [00:24] * Razor starts heading back toward the building once the Taintling is headless, keeping an eye out for more.
  388. [00:25] <TenMihara|GM> The last Taintling is inside the Minimart, looking out. It does not leave the store, looking around at the dozen cocoons it alone is left to guard.
  389. [00:31] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling strides amongst the cocoons, looking towards the back. "This One is alone... This One is outmatched. This One must know why the harvest is interrupted."
  390. [00:36] * Proverb lowers her rifle, smirking as she reloaded. "That'll show them."
  391. [00:39] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling begins to pace around the cocoons, looking for the intruders. It knew nothing more than what the one who had encountered the strange ones who command over the Queen's orders before had told it, and needed to know more. The Queen needed to know. It simply waited near the cocoons.
  392. [00:40] * Harmony waits for the moment, not wanting to proceed into the building alone. She holds a hoof in front of Daisy, motioning for her to stay, then waits for the others to move.
  393. [00:42] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy nods, having no intention of seeing one of these again by herself
  394. [00:44] * Logic gets a nifty little idea and proceeds to cast a spell. What the taintling would hear from right above her would be, "Depends. Why are you stealing ponies?"
  395. [00:44] * Rime has been scrounging her mines, but is keeping an eye out for more trouble.
  396. [00:45] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling looks up, wings spread, turning on the spot in search of the voice. "This One will not attack. This One must have answers."
  397. [00:46] <Logic> "There were six of you. Where's the last one?"
  398. [00:46] * Rime has her mines. Her weapon is at the ready. She hides and makes her way forward to keep an eye on the taintling while Logic talks.
  399. [00:46] * Logic made it say from below her. Illusions /were/ fun.
  400. [00:48] <TenMihara|GM> "This One is with the harvest. This One does as the Queen bids."
  401. [00:50] * Logic would seem to disappear with the woft of dusted clay brick and drywall. Rime would be proud. "That doesn't answer my question." Said the voice to it's side. "I don't talk until I see all of you."
  402. [00:51] <TenMihara|GM> "This One will stay with the Harvest. This One will allow you to approach."
  403. [00:54] * Logic rolls his eyes. "No, because I'm now certain you are not the last one left."
  404. [00:56] <TenMihara|GM> The Taintling frowns, "You killed the others. All are dead. This One is now the only one who can bring answers. This One must have them."
  405. [00:56] * Logic smirks. Alright. "Ask." Said the muffled voice above.
  406. [00:57] <TenMihara|GM> The Taintling looks contemplative a moment, "Why do you interrupt the harvest?"
  407. [00:57] * Logic "Because those ponies are underneath our protection. What is the harvest even supposed to do?"
  408. [01:01] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling is still trying to find out who it's speaking to. "The harvest was ordered by our Queen. We must harvest to prepare a great feast."
  409. [01:02] * Harmony motions to both Proverb and Razor, then continues forward. She still has her rifle drawn as she looks for the entrance to the building.
  410. [01:03] * Logic "Why?"
  411. [01:03] * Razor keeps heading in toward the building. So far, looks like nothing else is coming out. If that's the case, she has no problems taking the fight inside.
  412. [01:03] <Green_Field> Harmony and the ohers can see Green by the door.
  413. [01:04] * Razor is gonna take the most direct route inside, right through the front.
  414. [01:04] * Harmony trots to Green's side, weapon aimed at the door. She follows behind Razor.
  415. [01:05] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling replies, "Our Queen has ordered us to prepare the feast, so we must. It is essential that she feed, grow strong. Strong enough."
  416. [01:05] * Logic wheels back. Shitshitshitshit. He cancelled the ventriloquism spell and proceeded to throw up a color shift around the ponies now coming in.
  417. [01:05] * Green_Field says to them in a whisper. "Be careful to not hit Logic or Rime."
  418. [01:06] * Rime maintains her hiding spot, ready to blast the taintling with 40mm shot.
  419. [01:16] * Razor looks inside the building, and seeing the taintling, she goes right for it. She kicks the door in, and rushes straight for it to tackle it to the ground.
  420. [01:17] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling jerks around in a hurry, its wings buzzing loudly and a sheet of orange powder being blown at Razor.
  421. [01:19] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling's powder doesn't really stop Razor's momentum as she tackles it to the floor, but she still inhales a faceful
  422. [01:20] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling looks to Razor. "Get off. This One was trying to get answers."
  423. [01:20] <TenMihara|GM> Razor feels compelled to comply
  424. [01:21] * Rime has a shot lined up, she can't shoot until Razor disentangles herself from it! Soon as she has a clear shot though...
  425. [01:21] * Logic stays Rime's hoof.
  426. [01:22] * Razor almost feels like retching from inhaling that powder. She can't help but pull back, and take a few steps away.
  427. [01:22] * Harmony frowns, knowing the correlation between the powder and the changeling's abilities. She also remembers that she herself was able to control those under the effect... Harmony yells at Razor, "Razor, keep him down! The Razor I know would not let him make you his bitch. Do not listen to him."
  428. [01:23] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling then looks to the other newcomers. "This One said it would not attack. This One is still trying to get answers."
  429. [01:23] * Green_Field sees the powder go into Razor's face. "Harmony! You need to give Razor orders or else the taintling will have control of her."
  430. [01:23] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling blinks as Harmony orders Razor, "You are the one This One was told about. The one who's orders are as strong as the Queen's."
  431. [01:27] * Rime is using all of her willpower not to splatter the bug, it has Razor in its thrall!
  432. [01:28] * Razor is very confused and disoriented. She feels very strange. She takes a hesitant step back toward the taintling at first, but the next comes faster as she becomes much more sure of what she's supposed to do. She goes back in to bring the bug right back to the ground.
  433. [01:30] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling urks as it is once again pinned
  434. [01:32] * Razor gives the taintling a harsh glare. Her zebra sword is probably dripping bloody ichor close to the bug's head, and the claws of her tramplers are digging in.
  435. [01:32] * Harmony nods. "Thank you Razor." She frowns at the taintling. "You are trying to get answers? We are as well. If you answer our questions, we will answer yours."
  436. [01:34] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling frowns, "This One has been answering, but has gotten no answers in return. This One needs to know why the harvest is interrupted."
  437. [01:34] * Green_Field walks partway into the room.
  438. [01:35] <Harmony> "Because the ones that you've been 'harvesting' were previously saved by us. If you wish to harvest, harvest raiders, not those simply trying to get by in the wasteland."
  439. [01:35] * Harmony adds, "Razor, keep him down-- do not harm him."
  440. [01:37] * Green_Field takes the opportunity to check out the cacoons for signs of life and what stats that life is in.
  441. [01:37] * Razor eases up a little on the force of her Tramplers, but keeps holding the bug down.
  442. [01:37] * Rime sees Razor has things well in hoof now. She slings her grenade rifle and pulls out her knife.
  443. [01:37] * Rime slips behind the nearest caccoon and starts cutting.
  444. [01:38] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling frowns, "The harvest must continue, and as many must be harvested as can be. Those who are easier to harvest are no less nourishing."
  445. [01:39] * Harmony frowns in turn, "Now that I have answered a question of yours, you will answer one of mine. Why must you harvest?"
  446. [01:40] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling looks around them, "Because the Queen has ordered us to prepare a great feast."
  447. [01:40] * Harmony quirks her head. "And why?"
  448. [01:42] * Green_Field helps Rime cut the caccoons open.
  449. [01:43] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling shakes its head, "This One will have its answer now. How do you give orders that defy those of Us and Our Queen?"
  450. [01:44] * Logic proceeds to creep around the edge of the room, attempting to get behind This One.
  451. [01:46] * Harmony shrugs. "I cannot answer that." She shakes her head. "I only found out that I could while within the stable. Why I can, I am not sure."
  452. [01:46] * Harmony taps her hoof. "Now your answer."
  453. [01:48] * Rime is working through freeing the captives with Green_Field while the questioning commences
  454. [01:52] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling looks around, "One must do as One's Queen orders. No less can be tolerated."
  455. [01:53] * Harmony frowns. "But as I asked, /why/ does she want a feast."
  456. [01:54] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling tilts its head, "The Queen demands a feast because she must become more powerful." It then asks, "Why do you concern yourself with what Our Queen needs?"
  457. [01:55] <Harmony> "Because you are harming those that do not deserve it." She frowns. "Why must your queen become more powerful?"
  458. [01:57] <Green_Field> "Harmony, he's not going to understand. We should get these ponies out of these pods and get out so we don't take anymore radiation."
  459. [01:57] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling raises a brow, "Because she must, and we were ordered to make it so. One does not question orders."
  460. [01:57] * Harmony nods. "Very well. And... where is your queen?"
  461. [01:59] <Green_Field> "We can tie him up and take him with us. The collegiate would love to have him and might give us a reward."
  462. [02:00] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling frowns, "This one did not even ask another question yet. What makes you think some should be harvested when some should not?"
  463. [02:05] * Harmony scowls. "Because we know of some that you have harvested. There are some in the wasteland that live by harming others, and others that do not. Those that do not, I would think, should not be harvested. I do not think they deserve such a fate."
  464. [02:06] * Harmony continues, "Now, where is your queen?"
  465. [02:07] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling asks, "Why do you need to know?"
  466. [02:08] * Harmony shakes her head. "It is not your turn to ask."
  467. [02:09] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling frowns, "This One must known your intentions before it can allow an audience with the Queen."
  468. [02:10] * Green_Field continues cutting ponies out of the pods with Rime, hoping that they're not dead from radiation poisoning.
  469. [02:11] * Razor keeps holding the taintling down.
  470. [02:13] <TenMihara|GM> The ponies in the pods are all unconscious, but surprisingly well preserved. At least as far as Green can tell without a thorough examination, which would be ill-advised in here.
  471. [02:14] * Green_Field just wants to get everypony out of the area.
  472. [02:14] * Logic takes the staggering silence as a sign to do his thing. With a sharp green glow and poke of a horn to a forehead, he projected himself into the psyche of this strange thing.
  473. [02:15] <TenMihara|GM> There are a dozen of them in all, including the two merchants and their son.
  474. [02:16] * Rime wonders if there is anything to load them in... maybe another cart nearby. She thinks on if she saw anything like that when they were sneaking up.
  475. [02:17] * Green_Field looks over at Logic doing the spell and really wishes that the kid were brighter. He goes back to work, knowing that stopping him would waste even more time.
  476. [02:18] <TenMihara|GM> Logic is suddenly blasted in the brainpan with an overwhelmingly commanding voice. The memories of the taintling are alien in nature, its mind as tainted as its body. All of its memories are filled with the everpresent booming of an impossibly regal voice
  477. [02:18] * Razor doesn't stop holding the taintling down. Even after Logic does his magic thing.
  478. [02:18] <TenMihara|GM> Logic can parse bits and pieces, but the way its sees the world makes looking into its mind very disconcerting.
  479. [02:19] * Logic blinks. /Ow/. Where is the volume control on that damn voice? It sounds like Priest during a theological argument.
  480. [02:22] <TenMihara|GM> Logic can glean a few bits of importance. The taintlings' 'harvest' is a gathering of massive numbers of ponies, indescriminately, in order for their emotional energy to be fed upon by the Queen. The Queen herself feeds a portion of that energy to the taintlings, but keeps the majority of it for herself. An image of the Queen herself is impossible to comprehend, filtered as it is by the perceptions of the one recieving orders
  481. [02:25] * Green_Field gently lays each pony out on the ground when he cuts them out and tries to revive them, last time he was able to.
  482. [02:26] <TenMihara|GM> Green_Field finds it more difficult to wake them in this place, that pounding headache making it difficult to concentrate
  483. [02:26] * Rime stows her knife. She leaves Green_Field to the medic-ing. She starts looking around for anything of value.
  484. [02:27] * Logic wonders if there's any way to mute or just cut off that voice.
  485. [02:27] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy offers to help Green_Field get them outside
  486. [02:27] <TenMihara|GM> The voice is ever present and impossible to filter
  487. [02:27] * Green_Field with her help, start getting each of them out of the enervation zone.
  488. [02:27] <Green_Field> Starts*
  489. [02:29] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy hoists the colt onto her back first, since he's easier to carry solo
  490. [02:30] * Rime focuses on looting, cause she isn't going to be able to carry anypony, unless there's another colt or filly among the group.
  491. [02:30] * Logic 's astral projection blinks. Well, shit. What here /does/ have any sort of individuality?
  492. [02:31] <TenMihara|GM> The changelings are able to think for themselves, but they are always recieving orders from the Queen, even if that order is simply 'continue doing what you were already doing'
  493. [02:35] * Logic tilts his head. Well, alright. He proceeds to try to find the location of the Queen.
  494. [02:36] <TenMihara|GM> Once outside the building, the colt groans loudly. He looks around, then blinks when he spots Green_Field, "Mister Doctor?"
  495. [02:38] * Green_Field actually smiles as he wakes. "Sorry that we had to meet again like this. I'm going to go back and get your parents so we can get out of here. I'll give you all a look over when I have you all out here."
  496. [02:39] <TenMihara|GM> Out behind the Grocery, Rime can spot what looks like a Ministry of Peace goods and clothes donation bin
  497. [02:40] * Rime figures looting is looting. She dives in and stows whatever goodies she finds.
  498. [02:40] <TenMihara|GM> The colt smiles, "I'm glad you found my note."
  499. [02:40] <TenMihara|GM> Rime finds some old rusty horseshoes, a few jackets, a scrapped umbrella, and, surprisingly, a pristine set of socks
  500. [02:42] * Rime smiles to herself. These will come in handy indeed.
  501. [02:42] * Razor holds the taintling to the ground without a care in the world. Glaring all the while at the disgusting little bug.
  502. [02:42] <Green_Field> "Of course. Wait here." He pats his shoulder once before heading back in. "Harmony, can we tie him up so Razor can help me get these ponies outside?"
  503. [02:43] <TenMihara|GM> The Queen, so far as Logic can tell, is located 'Where the whispers scream the loudest'.
  504. [02:43] <Green_Field> Refering of course to the taintling.
  505. [02:44] * Harmony looks around. "Anypony have rope?"
  506. [02:44] * Rime comes back in, smiling.
  507. [02:46] * Razor humms around the grip of her zebra sword. "Noooo, no rope."
  508. [02:46] * Green_Field starts getting another out while Harmony looks for rope. "We can always have her knock him out, it just has to be long enough to them a ways outside."
  509. [02:47] * Logic would be putting this down in notes, if anything. He looked for anything that would, well, speak back. Even if that was the big booming voice.
  510. [02:48] * Rime looks around. "I've got plenty of tripwire, it's strong test... prolly cut him up a bit."
  511. [02:49] * Green_Field walking out with a pony on his back. "Cutting him is ok, if we need to heal him later, I can."
  512. [02:50] * Rime gets out several 10' lengths of the sturdy wire. She gets to work binding the critter, getting Razor to help pull the knots plenty tight.
  513. [02:51] <TenMihara|GM> Logic gets a brainful of being ordered to bring in the current harvest. Apparently while the orders came in telepathically, the taintlings could not respond in kind.
  514. [02:53] * Harmony helps by directing Razor to do the work!
  515. [02:53] <TenMihara|GM> Notably, amongst the dozen, Gold Standard is not, implying that she was taken back to the Society before the taintling revealed itself again.
  516. [02:54] * Green_Field coming back in for another. "Rime, did you check all over, in case we missed some pods?"
  517. [02:56] * Logic rolls his eyes and attempts to make a push-button pen click. "Hey, um. Anyone, I'm with the Equestrian Bureau of Educational Surveys, is there anyone here?" He asks politely.
  518. [02:56] * Rime looked all over, for loot and coccoons and things. She nods. "I think that's everything."
  519. [02:57] * Razor blinks a bit, and looks back at Harmony. "Should I... leave him?" She sounds confused.
  520. [02:58] * Green_Field putting another on his back. If the taintling is tied, I could use some help."
  521. [02:58] <Green_Field> "If*
  522. [02:59] * Harmony nods once he's sufficiently tied up. "Yes, thank you." She grins after a moment, knowing that Razor must obey her. She thinks she'll have some harmless fun. "So Razor, tell me, what kind of stallion, or mare, /are/ you into."
  523. [02:59] * Rime , having tied the taintling with Razor's help, moves over to the unconsious ponies. She isn't a medical pony, but splashing water on their faces seems like a good way to wake a pony.
  524. [03:00] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling's odd voice resonates inside its own mind. "What is going on?"
  525. [03:01] * Logic smiles and reclines slightly. "Oh! Hello. I'm with the Equestrian Bureau of Educational Surveys, could you please answer a few questions in the name of science?"
  526. [03:01] * Green_Field taking another out. "Harmony! Have your fun later, let's go!"
  527. [03:03] * Rime ears swivel. "She won't be drugged later! She /obviously/ has to ask now!" Splashy Splashy on the nearest pony face.
  528. [03:03] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling sounds confused, "This One already answered many questions."
  529. [03:04] * Harmony nods affirmatively at Rime. "Exactly! Rime, any other questions?" She then waits for Razor's answer.
  530. [03:04] <Green_Field> "Whatever! Just have her be helping me while she answers!"
  531. [03:04] * Logic folds one hind leg over the other. "Oh, sure. But I was wondering more about you, not the people that you represent. Could you do that?"
  532. [03:04] * Rime "Oooo! Ask her who she would most wanna kiss! Or bang!"
  533. [03:05] * Green_Field he adds loudly as he walks out the door. "Why is Razor suddenly the smartest among you?"
  534. [03:05] <TenMihara|GM> The ponies, once outside the strongest point of the enervation, begin to stir. Green_Field can deduce, largely from the fact that they aren't dead, that the changelings cocooning protected them from most external hazards, including radiation and enervation.
  535. [03:05] <TenMihara|GM> This One would blink if he were speaking in the flesh, "This One is a servant to the Queen, nothing more, nothing less."
  536. [03:05] * Rime isn't getting anywhere with the splashing, so she starts trying to drag the smallest remaining outside.
  537. [03:05] * Razor gives Harmony a questioning look. She has a look of concentration on her face as she thinks for a moment. After a little while, she responds to Harmony's question. "I thiiiiink..." She frowns a little, confused. "I don't think I have a kind I really like! I've only done it when I really needed it. And I just wanted anypony that I could get."
  538. [03:07] * Logic smiles politely. He's... Actually surprisingly cordial when it comes to mental communication. "Well, of course, but you're still an individual. Now, may I ask your name for the record?"
  539. [03:08] * Rime "That's no fun..." Drag. Drag. Drag. "Ask her if she's ever been in love!"
  540. [03:08] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling seems confused by the concept. "This One is This One."
  541. [03:09] * Harmony frowns, the answer not quite as exciting as she was thinking.She adds, "Also Razor, can you help move ponies with Green_Field? While talking, of course." She follows alongside Razor. "Then... of all of the ponies you've met, who would you like to kiss, and who would you like to bang?"
  542. [03:09] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy keeps the colt company, as well as two other younger ponies recovered from the cocoons. The rest are adults. As soon as they wake, the two merchantsthe party met before rush over to their son.
  543. [03:10] * Harmony piles on the questions! "Another, have you ever been in love?~"
  544. [03:10] * Logic sighs. "I've got to put something on the record. Oh, what is it? What is your name as an individual? How do you differentiate between your kind?"
  545. [03:12] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling agains sounds confused. "This One is This One, the others are themselves."
  546. [03:13] * Logic rolls his eyes. "I'm sorry, I have to have a verbal, different name. Every one of your kind I've met seems to be called 'This One'."
  547. [03:14] * Razor nods, and trots over to help Green_Field. The first question is a little harder, because she has to compare all the ponies she remembers. She answers the easy one first. "I don't think I've been in love with anypony before. I don't normally think of ponies that way." The other question she has to think about for longer.
  548. [03:14] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling has no response
  549. [03:16] * Logic ponders. "Would you like a name?"
  550. [03:18] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling answers, "What I want does not matter. This One lives to serve the Queen."
  551. [03:21] * Logic responds. "Simply because you have wants doesn't mean that those wants go against what the 'Queen' serves. I think having a name would make socializing with ponies a lot easier."
  552. [03:22] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling replies, "This One does not socialize. This One serves the Queen and harvests ponies for feeding. This One only surrendered because it must bring answers to the Queen for why its harvest was stopped."
  553. [03:23] * Logic taps his imaginary pen to the top of his imaginary clipboard.
  554. [03:23] * Logic "Well, having a name would make this conversation go a lot more swiftly, correct? And that would make it easier to go back to work, correct?"
  555. [03:26] * Green_Field once Razor and Green get them all outside, he looks them over more closely.
  556. [03:26] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling just boggles at that. "This One does not understand the significance or importance of nomenclature, nor does it wish to. It only wishes to return to the Queen with the answers provided. This One still does not comprehend what sets apart ponies deemed harvestable or not by other ponies."
  557. [03:26] <TenMihara|GM> The ponies are all alive, if not in great health.
  558. [03:27] * Razor humms as she helps Green_Field. "I think I'd like to kiss... Missile. He was kinda cute... but tooo self-absorbed. And I'd like to bang... Hmm..." After a few moments she finishes, "I think you'd be the best at it, Harmony, so, I'd pick you!"
  559. [03:27] * Logic ponders on this. "Alright. You're familiar with an orderly society, correct?"
  560. [03:29] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling blinks, "No. There is only the Queens orders. Following them is This One's life, and reason for being."
  561. [03:30] * Harmony frowns. She decided not to take offense from the remark. After all, she asked..She shrugs. "I guess those are the only questions I have. For now."
  562. [03:31] * Razor nods back at Harmony. She's all too happy to answer!
  563. [03:31] * Green_Field unfortunatly doesn't have food and water for them all. "I know you're all weak, but we need to get out of this area as soon as possible, for your health."
  564. [03:33] * Rime "Oooo! There's a magic island, and it's safe and has everything you could ever need. But you can only take two... no three... ponies! Who do you take?" She actually does have quite a bit of food on her, she'll offer it when they are out of the nasty place.
  565. [03:34] * Green_Field looks back at the building, by now he has his horn on for light. He looks at Harmony. "Why isn't Logic done?"
  566. [03:35] * Logic plays with his pen a little. "Well, pony society works differently, based on the fact that one pony, upon being born, has no queen to report to. There are no queens or princesses anymore. So, everypony has a responsibility to others upon being born to benefit other ponies, or simply to live their lives as they see fit with what they see with their own individual property to themselves. The...
  567. [03:35] * Logic ...ponies that do not break this social contract benefit us all by their presence. Those that break the social contract by infringing on these are to be punished."
  568. [03:35] <TenMihara|GM> The ponies are a bit dazed, but don't seem to object to getting moving, especially considering they were just rescued from giant bug monsters.
  569. [03:36] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy gives a ride to one of the foals, while the colt form before is carried by his father.
  570. [03:36] * Harmony shrugs. "I do not know, check."
  571. [03:37] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling simply boggles that statement. "This One does not understand. This One only does as ordered, and was ordered to harvest ponies."
  572. [03:38] * Green_Field heads back in and gently nudges Logic, unsure if it's safe for his mind be interupted, but needing the get the others out. "Hey Logic, we need to get moving. You can finish later."
  573. [03:39] * Razor answers Rime's question immediately. There's no hesitation with the first two choices. "Mom. Kay. And..." The last one she thinks about. "I think... the last would would be you, Rime." After she says it, she nods.
  574. [03:40] * Logic taps his pen. "Well, that's the problem. In doing so, you've infringed on a social contract by robbing them of their agency. So you're in a sticky situation." He hears a thumping sound. "I apologize. We must talk later."
  575. [03:40] <TenMihara|GM> THe taintling shakes its mental head, "This One does not belong to your society, and has no obligation to it. Only to the Queen, who gives life, and leads us. She does what she must, and knows what is best."
  576. [03:41] * Rime gives Razor the biggest hug /ever/!
  577. [03:42] * Green_Field nudges again. "The pods proteted them from the radiation, but we need to get them out. The taintling needs to come with us because of what he might know."
  578. [03:42] * Razor is a little confused, but feels nice. She lets Rime hug her.
  579. [03:43] * Rime kinda dangles off her neck like a foal necklace, not letting go.
  580. [03:44] * Logic tips his imaginary cap. "I apologize, but since you have broken one of our laws, we will have to take you back somewhere before letting you go about your business. Perhaps we can talk there later on the matter. Goodbye. Oh, and do clean up your mind, it's rather disorderly." With that, Logic's eyes flutter open as he rejoins the land of reality. "That was fucking weird." He muttered.
  581. [03:45] * Green_Field goes to the door. "You can tell me on the way. I am quite curious." He calls outside. "I need Razor to come het the taintling."
  582. [03:46] <Green_Field> Get*
  583. [03:46] * Green_Field suddenly stops himself. "Wait, nevermind." He goes and picks up the taintling himself to carry.
  584. [03:49] * Razor trots behind Green_Field and helps hold the taintling up with her telekinesis. She's helping carry ponies!
  585. [03:49] <TenMihara|GM> The taintling is one and a half times a normal pony. Razor would likely be the only one in the party who could carry him.
  586. [03:49] <TenMihara|GM> *times the size of
  587. [03:51] * Green_Field feeling the weight of it, he swallows his pride. "Razor, carry him. Let's get moving." He helps her get him on her back before troting out.
  588. [03:52] * Razor lets Green_Field put the bug on her back. Carrying ponies. Are bugs ponies? She gives a blink and turns to Harmony. "Are... these bugs ponies?" She sounds a little confused.
  589. [03:53] * Rime finally has to drop of Razor's neck, she can only hang on so long. She trots along beside.
  590. [03:53] * Green_Field pulls out his Wild Pegasus and looks at before taking a swig as he does.
  591. [03:53] * Harmony shakes her head. "No, but go ahead and carry it as well."
  592. [03:53] <Green_Field> It*
  593. [03:53] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy sticks close to Green_Field once again. The colt smiles over at him from atop his father and waves weakly.
  594. [03:54] * Green_Field finds it hard to look Daisy in the eye, he smiles and pats her withers instead, not looking at her.
  595. [03:55] * Razor nods and keeps trotting. Carry the bug, carry the bug, carry the bug.
  596. [03:55] * Green_Field waves at the colt.
  597. [03:57] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy looks at Green, not sure what was eating him this time.
  598. [03:58] <TenMihara|GM> *****End Session*****
  599. [03:58] <TenMihara|GM> Rewards: 5000 Experience.
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