FoE PNP G-Platypus Session 9

[18:07] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  *****G-Platypus: The City of Broad Withers - Session 9*****
[18:07] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Destiny.
[18:07] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Before the war, fillies and clots would wait for the joyous day that they would discover their special talent, what made them unique. Back then you could expect rainbows or puppies or pretty flowers
[18:07] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  But the Wasteland corrupts. Now fillies and colts find themselves marked with things like blades. A unique talent for ending the lives of other ponies.
[18:08] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  When fate and the stars align against you and light a path to pain, do you dare fight? When so many destinies are for suffering, can you abide by the cards you are dealt.
[18:08] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Perhaps.
[18:08] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Or perhaps you battle against yourself and your destiny.
[18:08] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Will our wastelanders play thier hands, or will they throw in for new cards? Or, perhaps, they’ll just fold.
[18:08] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  *****Session Start*****
[18:09] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Our wastelanders find themselves huddled in a hallway behind a door. On the other side are a pair of striped corpses.
[18:11] * Nyota stares wideeyed out the tiny hole in the door. She's holding her breath, not even blinking, its like her entire body suddenly froze at the words the zebra moments before exploding the mine, taking his own life with it.
[18:12] * Blackberry_Jam is the first to take a peek at... whatever the hell just happened.  "Is... everyone alive?" She asks, pushing the door open slightly, with her weapon at the ready.
[18:13] * Thunder_Strike "yale ya kuzimu umwagaji damu tu kilichotokea?" She shouts caught of guard.
[18:14] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The apartment complex is draped in silence. Looking at the carnage it can be seen the mine must have been tilted when it exploded. The blast blowing back into the far wall.
[18:15] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Half embracing the further charred body double is the decapitated corpse of Itakaseni.
[18:16] * Nyota sits there still, mumbling to herself. "Why.. Why would he.." She's visbly shaking, standing up she too peaks around the corner letting out a gasp as she does so.
[18:16] * Scrap slowly flies into the room looking around.
[18:16] * Blackberry_Jam grimaces. "Oh... shit..." She says, looking over the scene and lighting a cigarette. She trots over to Itakaseni's body and starts dragging it away. "Kamikaze, Hot Shot, help me hide this body." She says, trying not to look at Nyota.
[18:17] * Scrap helps her.
[18:17] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The stairwell doesn't give many options: up, down, or in the hall past Nyota.
[18:17] * North_Star assists in the body hiding, deciding it best not to speak up for a bit.
[18:18] * Blackberry_Jam tugs the body down the stairs and stows it in the closest room, making sure to close and lock the door, if she can.
[18:19] <Scrap> "What about a burial?"
[18:20] * Nyota makes a noice as she tries to speak but the words get stuck in her throat. She looks down, to the bloodstained floor, closing her eyes. "Why.. Why would you..." Tears starts to drip down her cheeks as she jerks her head up and screams towards the ceiling."I do not understand!"
[18:20] * Snack_Cake is still baking her delicious cake.
[18:21] * Blackberry_Jam shakes her head. "No." she says simply, dumping the corpse off and cleaning herself off with a "Make Berry Feel Good" rag.
[18:21] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  His armor and gear is light, so it isn't horribly hard to move him, although his cape gets caught on occassion.
[18:22] * Scrap quietly to Blackberry_Jam looking toward Nyota, "it might bring closure."
[18:22] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The room BJ stows him in was unlocked, but there isn't a way to lock it from the outside. The lock being busted the only reason it opened for her in the first place.
[18:24] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Beep!
[18:24] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The oven is preheated. Snack_Cake can put it in now.
[18:25] * Blackberry_Jam shakes her head and stows the corpse under a desk, where it can't be immediately seen from the door. "That's a pretty big 'might'. I'd rather not take any chances."
[18:25] * Nyota shivers where she stands, clenching her teeth together, lookign down at the pistol at her side, then up towards the stairs. With a scream she pulls the pistol free and charges down the stairs, pushing her way past Blackberry, and hte others. Into the room where Itakaseni was stored. "Why, didnt, you, say, anything?!" With each word she fires a round into her old zebra friend.
[18:26] * Blackberry_Jam backs the fuck off. "Holy shit, Stripes! Watch your fire!"
[18:26] * Scrap hovers out of the line of fire.
[18:27] * Nyota does not hear, or chooses not to listen to her companions, she fires untill the clip is empty, then, drops the pistol and flops down with a scream into a crying heap.
[18:28] <Nyota> "Wewe mjinga..."
[18:28] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The .22 rounds don't do much to the body, but one pierces his bag. A red/purple liquid darkening its fabric.
[18:28] * Snack_Cake hums quietly and puts the first layer in, then starts work on the second.
[18:29] * Blackberry_Jam hurries to Nyota's side and slides the pistol away. She gives a nod to Scrap to go make sure Thunder_Strike didn't step on a mine or something. "Nyota. Nyota, I need you to listen to me, okay?"
[18:31] * Scrap , happy to leave the room so he doesn't say the wrong thing to Nyota, leaves.
[18:31] * Nyota is crying hystericaly, shivering as she stares at the body. Her eyes slowly glancing away from the dead zebra and up to Blackberry_Jam. Eyes filled with desperation, confusion and pain.
[18:34] * Blackberry_Jam has cried those tears before... she's seen those eyes before, too. She doesn't dare smile, and adopts the most serious expression she can. "Nyota, we need to get out of her now, okay? We don't know if more of your family is coming back, or what. We need to get back to Railyard. No words of mine could even come close to describing how you must feel, but we -have- to leave."
[18:36] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The room responds with tomblike stillness.
[18:37] <~Blackberry_Jam> here*
[18:38] * Nyota nods slightly, rubbing her muzzle with a hoof, still crying as she looks back towardsthe corpse.. "I.. Why would he. Just, give me a minute please."
[18:39] * Blackberry_Jam slips Nyota's pistol into her bag and nods. "A minute." She says, getting up and trotting to the door and leaning in the frame. Smoke trails from her cigarette as she just lets it burn.
[18:39] * North_Star nods, Take all the time ya'll need." He said, joining Blackberry_Jam at the door frame.
[18:40] * Thunder_Strike is still in shock and shivers. She shakes her head snapping out if it and looks at the others. "S...so what now?"
[18:40] * Blackberry_Jam gives North_Star a slight glance as he trots over. "..."
[18:42] * North_Star takes a bottle of whiskey. "We take a breather. Greif is bad for caravan morale." He explained, taking a drink. "Let 'er mourn. We'll be moving again before we lose daylight."
[18:42] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Dr. Splotches leans over Snack_Cake. "Smells good already." He gives her a kindly smile.
[18:44] * Blackberry_Jam eyes the whiskey and nods a little. "Well, I think this 'caravan's' got plenty of grief it needs to get rid of... You got enough to share?" she asks, nodding to the firewater.
[18:44] * Nyota only gives the pistol a glance. She shudders standing up and moves up closer too the body. Closing her eyes and between gritted teeth she murmurs. "Lenye mwanzo lina mwisho. Wakati huu, mimi tu hawezi kuelewa." She leans closer and whispers something.. Then, turning back towards Blackberry_Jam at the door. Trotting forward and past her and the others with a cold hard stare, going down the stairs.
[18:45] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  A bit of pink catches her eye in a breast pocked as she starts to turn away.
[18:46] * Nyota made sure to check that first, then. Because of obvious reasons.
[18:47] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Nyota examines the breast pocket. There is a small book and a pouch.
[18:47] * Nyota takes that, then does her exit the room and down the stairs walk.
[18:47] * North_Star passes a bottle to Blackberry_Jam. "Don't drink my entire supply in one sitting."
[18:47] * Snack_Cake jumps slightly in surprise, turning quickly to look at Dr. Splotches. "Oh! You surprised me... Thank you! This is something I just love to do!"
[18:47] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The small pink book has "My Little Diary" written across it. An old foal's diary.
[18:48] * Blackberry_Jam takes a swing, giving Nyota a somber look as she passes.
[18:50] <~Blackberry_Jam> a swig, even*
[18:52] * Nyota moves down the stairs to the lobby of the building, jumping up on the lobby desk she lays down, glancing back at the stairs with a tailflick. Then at the front door. Laying there for a moment before fishing out the diary again, with careful consideration she opens it.
[18:54] * Scrap follows her to make sure she stays safe, but keeps his distance.
[18:54] * North_Star watches Nyota. "You think she'll be a'ight?"
[18:55] * Nyota closes the diary with a thud, and a tailflick, looking back at Scrap. "What do you want, reckless one?"
[18:56] * Blackberry_Jam takes another pull from the bottle and shakes her head. "Never entirely, no..."
[18:56] <Scrap> "You safe. I can't make you feel better, but at least I can keep you from harm."
[18:58] * Nyota glares at Scrap, allthough the pain in her eyes betraying her, she jumps off the desk. "I will be fine, I do not need your protection."
[18:59] * Snack_Cake hums quietly as she continues preparing the second layer.
[19:01] * North_Star enjoys his firewater in silence before speaking up again. "You weren't kidding about the whole grief thing..."
[19:02] * Scrap with tears in his own eyes, "that's not what you implied when you wanted me to join this group. I'm tired of people getting hurt when I promise to protect them. Or do you want me to leave?"
[19:03] * Blackberry_Jam nods slowly and hoof the bottle back. After a long moment of silence, she gets ready to leave, making towards where she saw her sneaky compatriot go. "All right, let's get this show on the road."
[19:06] * Nyota moves up closer to Scrap, tail flicking with each step. She glares at him for a moment, then, off too the side as she makes it for the front door and out the building.
[19:08] * Blackberry_Jam hollars up to Thunder_Strike and then moves swiftly past Scrap. "Give the mare her space, kid."
[19:09] * Scrap with a slightly confused look on his face before following, "I did."
[19:10] * Nyota starts to make her way back towards Railyard, she's not going directly for the town though, taking a detour she wanders off to... Think.
[19:11] * North_Star follows the group, watching Nyota and her tracks.
[19:13] * Blackberry_Jam sighs a little and heads to Slash and Slag's to return the disguise kit. "Next time... give her a little -more- space."
[19:15] * Scrap having had enough if trying to figure out interpersonal relations, flies off to find the sheriff.
[19:16] * Nyota finds some place to hole up in before taking a second glance at the diary. Again opening as it she had a deep respect for the book.
[19:18] * Blackberry_Jam pushes open the door and hollars, "Slash? Slag? Anypony home?"
[19:21] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  She opens to a random page. It's written in zebra. "The wastes out here are so desolate. I miss my bushes, the flowers should be about in bloom. But I left them in capable hooves. I'm still a gardener. Pruning and tending so our clan can grow strong."
[19:21] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Slash and Slag are both in the shop. Slash is organizaing the explosives while Slag reclines behind the counter.
[19:22] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The sherrif is easy to find. Scrap sees him in the gatehouse with his deputies.
[19:23] * Blackberry_Jam trots up to Slash and sets the case on the floor. "You saved a life today, Slash. I owe you."
[19:23] * Scrap enters the gatehouse, "we dealt with the raiders in the building."
[19:24] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The date on the journal entry puts it around the time of his first outing, before Nyota was made to leave.
[19:24] * Snack_Cake is humming a nice, happy tune. She watches the oven carefully, and once the first layer is ready, she swaps it for the second.
[19:25] * North_Star joins Scrap in the gatehouse, mostly to avoid buying more firewater. He started looking around the place.
[19:25] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The Sheriff looks up. "Yeah? Thought I heard a commotion up there. Good to hear. Who all were in your posse?"
[19:26] <Scrap> "Five of us."
[19:26] * North_Star looks up at the Sheriff. "Myself included."
[19:27] * Nyota slams the book shut with more force then needed. She grits her teeths, looking up at the cloud cover. She, did not need this right now. Reminded of home, so many things that could have been different.. Storing the book into one of her pouces she sighs. Then, she starts to make her way back to Railyard proper. On her way though, she gives a halfhearted track to first check for herbs.
[19:27] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Sheriff Caboose  nods. "I'll need names so they can claim their share. I can't just hand their shares to you, ya understand." He prepares five bags with 400 caps each. Quite the ransom for one job. They really pissed him off.
[19:28] * Scrap gives him the names of the others.
[19:29] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Caboose pays Scrap and North_Star
[19:30] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Slash takes the kit. "Good to hear?" he looks around nervously.
[19:30] <Scrap> "Thank you. Any other jobs?"
[19:30] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Slag's ears perk up. "What ya got there?" Slash cringes. "Nothin'"
[19:31] * Blackberry_Jam makes it as discrete as possible. "I'll be back in a minute." She goes off in search of the fat lootz she was promised. It's the least the sheriff could do. That should cover a new molar.
[19:32] * North_Star stows his share of the bounty where it belongs.
[19:32] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The Sheriff shakes his head. "Nothing pressing. Maybe have some work when the pull team makes another run. But the only thing right now is taking care of some radroaches in the Switch House. We keep spare cars there in case we need to expand or replace anything."
[19:33] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  "But it doesn't pay well. Stepping on radroaches is hardly a difficult task."
[19:33] * North_Star thinks about huntin' radraoches. "Those roaches do have some pretty decent meat. If you could cook it."
[19:34] <Scrap> "I have nothing better to do."
[19:34] * Blackberry_Jam approaches the silly stallions and claps a hoof on both their shoudlers. "Sure he does! These two need to help me out with a -very- pressing issue, right away! Right, boys?"
[19:35] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The Sheriff looks up. "Hey, Doc. Two at once?"
[19:37] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The deputies chuckle behind him as he smirks.
[19:37] * Blackberry_Jam gives the Sheriff and his deputies the death stare only usually reserved for Kaching. "Give me my caps, Sheriff." She says, adding a "or I'll break your neck" silently.
[19:37] * Scrap scratches his nose to hide him smiling at the joke.
[19:38] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Caboose laughs and tosses her a pouch of caps. "Oh, it's all in good fun. Just a little ribbing." The deputies nod in unison behind him.
[19:39] * Blackberry_Jam stows it away in her bags and tugs the stallions away by their collars. Once out of earshot of Caboose and his deputies, she mutters, "I think we need a plan."
[19:39] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Dr. Splotches decides to put a pot of water on the burner.
[19:40] * Thunder_Strike had been following the others, she seemed to be a little out of it from horrible flashbacks. She walks into town and the sounds of the settlement and she looks around. "What? Oh.." She says then walks towards the sherries office.
[19:40] * North_Star coughs quietly. "What kind of plan, and for what? Dare I ask."
[19:40] * Scrap irritated at being dragged out, "For what?"
[19:40] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Blackberry and the boys are walking out as Thunder_Strike makes her way to the gatehouse to get paid.
[19:41] * Snack_Cake prepares the fruit to be used for the cake. She can't help herself but to eat one. She loves strawberries.
[19:42] * Blackberry_Jam stops them outside Slash and Slag's. "About Snack and Stripes."
[19:42] * Thunder_Strike walks past them and enters the gatehouse.
[19:44] * North_Star nods. "Oh yeah. One's an exile, the other one's supposed to be dead." He rubbed his neck, Blackberry sure can pull. "I can't say I've seen stranger situations.
[19:44] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The Sheriff is joking with his deputies and notices Thunder enter. "Yes?"
[19:45] * Thunder_Strike "I'm the other that ignis he'd of the raiders.
[19:45] * Blackberry_Jam frowns a little at "exile" but nods. "I think it may be worth letting Stripes cool off for a while, gather herself, you know."
[19:45] <Thunder_Strike> Finished off*
[19:45] * Scrap to Blackberry_Jam, "why would you ask me? You know I'm terrible at that sort of thing."
[19:46] * Blackberry_Jam looks to Scrap out of the corner of her eye. "If I didn't let you in on the plan, then you'd probably find a way to mess it up. No offense." She says, lighting a new cigarette.
[19:47] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Caboose looks her over. "Yeah, Thunder_Strike right?" He fishes a bag of caps out of his desk and hoofs it to her.
[19:47] * Scrap looking at the ground defeated, "that's true."
[19:49] * North_Star nods again. "My thoughts exactly, Jam. I take you you have a plan for the Greenhorn, too?
[19:49] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Dr. Splotches grins as he turns to grinding herbs. Something with a bit of bitterness as a counter-point to the sweet, perhaps?
[19:50] * Thunder_Strike "yup, good ol' featherduster, as Blackberry_Jam calls me." She says then takes the caps, "thanks." She says then stashes them in her bag.
[19:50] * Nyota still has not entered town, she's wandered around to the opposite enterance and is now looking over the old graveyard.
[19:51] * Blackberry_Jam crosses her hooves. "That's the tricky bit... I haven't the slightest idea... She seems to like Splotches... but... everypony likes Splotches."
[19:51] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  There is some movement deep inside the graveyard, but nothing nearby.
[19:51] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  A sea of old monuments stretch out before her.
[19:53] * North_Star kicks a pebble around in thought. "Well. I can't say caravan life is best for her. At least until she gets used to gunfire and such."
[19:54] * Snack_Cake doesn't even notice. She's completely absorbed in her creation! She takes the first layer, and starts covering the top with strawberry slices. Once she's satisfied, she heads over to check on the second layer.
[19:55] * Blackberry_Jam sighs, smoke coming out her nose. "I don't think I could, on good conscience, let her near another firefight again."
[19:55] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The oven is up to the task! It has baked the second cake evenly to a nice golden brown.
[19:56] * Thunder_Strike heads out of the gatehouse and heads towards where ever the others went.
[19:58] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  BJ and the boys moved out of earshot of the gatehouse but aren't trying to hide. They are near Jack.
[20:02] * Thunder_Strike heads in there general direction that she saw them walking in when she walked past earlier.
[20:04] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  A whistle eminated through and out of the doctor's office. His water is on the boil.
[20:05] * Blackberry_Jam isn't hiding or anything, she's just standing in a huddle.
[20:06] * Nyota looks down at the ground, digging a hole witha hoof. Her tail flicks back and forth, witha deep sigh she turns around fully and starts to trott back towards the now empty apartment building complex, back too Itakaseni.
[20:08] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Nyota has the choice of the long path around or cutting through town. Either route will get her there, the variables being time and chance of being spotted in down.
[20:08] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  town*
[20:09] * Nyota takes the path through town.
[20:10] * Snack_Cake smiles and retrieves the second layer, letting it cool for a bit before placing it on top! Almost done now!
[20:12] * Nyota dosnt really make a effort to stay hidden, she makes  her way to the complex. Giving her companions a passing glance as she trotts by.
[20:12] * Thunder_Strike flys around til she sees the group, then lands close by. "So what's up?"
[20:12] * Blackberry_Jam watches Nyota walk by and paused before answering Thunder_Strike. "Just... talking."
[20:13] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The path back is the same as they left it. Stillness echoes through the building as she retraces their steps
[20:15] * Thunder_Strike "oh alright." She says then stretches out.
[20:15] * Blackberry_Jam waits till Nyota has departed. "About Stripes and Snack."
[20:17] * Thunder_Strike "what about them?" She says tilting her head.
[20:17] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Slash trots angrily out of Slash and Slags. He is covered in a ruckus explosion of varied colors. Stripes and swirls and polkadots in all the colors of the rainbow. He is crossing the open area heading toward the bar.
[20:17] * Nyota slowly makes her way up the stairs, shivering slightly as she trots, she tries to be quiet.. As if she was respecful for the dead. Once she's at the level where they left Itakaseni, she sits down in the doorway. Looking a the body. Softly she begins to speak in zebra. "I'm sorry it came to this.. "
[20:18] * Blackberry_Jam takes a puff of her cigarette and looks away from Slash. "Well... what we're going to do now. None of us know. Stripes will come to her senses eventually... but Snack... I just don't know."
[20:19] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The cape ruffles a bit in a faint breeze through the rickity old complex.
[20:19] <Scrap> "Well, can't she get a job in town?"
[20:19] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  rustles*
[20:20] * Thunder_Strike "oh... Yeah her. I don't know about Snacky either." She says then sees slash. "Heh, what happened to him."
[20:22] <Nyota> "You.. You knew all along. You didnt have to die for it.. You could have just returned back to the tribe.. Why.. Why didnt you!" Her screams in zebra fills the building. She stands up, trotting up to the corpse and looks down at it. "You where my best friend! And now you're dead, because of me!" She gives the corpse a light kick.
[20:22] * Snack_Cake waits a bit longer for the cake to cool, then starts with the frosting! It's going to be super delicious.
[20:22] * Blackberry_Jam frowns. "If for some reason we left, there's no way in hell I'd ask her to come with us."
[20:24] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  the corpse shifts, the cape falling away. On his back where his armor doesn't cover can be seen several old, long burn scars from spine to stomach.
[20:24] <Scrap> "Why would she need to come with anyway?"
[20:25] * Blackberry_Jam shrugs. "I dunno... it's hard to explain. But... I guess we'll cross that bridge when we come to it."
[20:27] * Thunder_Strike "yeah I know how your feeling.
[20:28] * Nyota retratcs the kicking hoof and stares at the scars. Mind racing
[20:28] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Off by the bar Slash is talking to Stiff Drink. The barstallion gives him a towel and quite a few bottles of water. He goes about turning himself the right color again.
[20:30] * Nyota blinks a  few times, checking what side of the body the scars where on. "What did you do.."
[20:32] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The scars visible on his lower back are old and dissapear under the armor. There is a scar on each side.
[20:33] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Slash doesn't seem to be having much luck with water, and moves on to alcohol to try and get the riotous colors off his hide. Stiff smirks, he's making good caps today.
[20:33] * Snack_Cake is almost done. She tops off the cake with more strawberries, cut into halves, and sprinkles on chocolate chips! And with that, the cake is done. A delicious chocolate-strawberry cake.
[20:34] * Blackberry_Jam yawns. "So... I'm gonna go take a nap. Ciao." She says, meandering away from the awkward silence.
[20:35] * Nyota shudders and puts the cloak back over the zebras body.. She sniffs again, slumping down next too the corpse of her old friend. Curling up she starts to cry softly, over things she does not understand over choices that could have happened.. Over regrets.. And fate.
[20:36] * North_Star had been trotting back to the apartment and was looking around the staircase for something. Something dead, and in three.
[20:37] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The three mares and the stallion are still there at the base of the stairwell. The other three are several floors up where they were gunned down.
[20:37] * Blackberry_Jam trots into Splotche's and tosses her beret on the counter. "Splotches, where's my good liquor?"
[20:38] * Nyota can probebly be heard somewhere above, crying.
[20:38] * Scrap looks at Thunder_Strike, "so, what now?"
[20:38] * Thunder_Strike yawns aswell then heads to a place to sleep.
[20:38] * Thunder_Strike "think I'll take me a nap too." She says walking away.
[20:38] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Blackberry_Jam is assaulted by the delicious aroma of freshly baked cake. The doctor looks up from where his water is being kept just off the boil.
[20:39] * North_Star lops off the ears of each, dropping them into his pouch. He glanced upstairs and trotted up towards the zebra crying.
[20:39] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Dr. Splotches smirks. "In the alcohol cabinet."
[20:39] * Scrap stands there for a minute, not sure what to do with himself. He flies off to find Nyota.
[20:40] * Blackberry_Jam sniffs a little. Cake? "Thanks..." She says groggily, trotting to the cabinet and fetching something alcoholic. "Lost a tooth today and- You baking something?"
[20:41] * Snack_Cake is still humming. She looks for a refrigerator so she can chill the cake so it's ready to eat!
[20:41] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Splotches shakes his head. "Not me." He motions back to his "hidden" kitchen.
[20:41] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  there is a very small icechest, but there is enough room for the cake.
[20:42] * Blackberry_Jam peeks back there, the bottle of Vermouth in her hoof, and smiles. "Well I'll be damned, Snack. That's smells delicious."
[20:42] * Nyota is crying softly, next to the corpse of Itakasenis, reading through the diary between tear filled eyes. She's not sure what too feel anymore.. Regret? Hatred?
[20:45] * Snack_Cake carefully puts the cake in the icechest, making sure there no way anything can fall on it or crush it in any way! She's very protective of her cakes. "Oh!" She turns to Blackberry_Jam. "You're back!" She smiles. "Thank you, I always try my best. It's not quite ready yet, but it shouldn't be long! How is everypony...? Are you all okay?" She gives a worried look.
[20:45] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The 'gardener' theme is used heavily in his writing. There are snippits of poetry here and there. One melancholy poem reads of a gardeners regrets when he has to prune away the most beautiful flower.
[20:46] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The last few pages recount the last few days.
[20:46] * North_Star knocks on the door softly.
[20:47] * Blackberry_Jam returns Snack_Cake's smile. "Well... we're fine. I think we've decided that we need a break." She says, taking a pull of Vermouth.
[20:49] * Nyota jumps slightly, surprised at the knocking, she has been so distracted by her reading that she hadnt heard North_Star aproach. As she reads the lemancholy poem she gets trouble breathing, closing her eyes and another crying fit leaves her. Glancing at North_Star with teary eyes, she says nothing.
[20:49] * Snack_Cake breathes a sigh of relief. "That's good... I was worried about everypony... doing that kind of thing is dangerous."
[20:50] * Blackberry_Jam mutters a quiet "tell me about it" and slumps down into her chair. "Put a hole in my hat, though... gonna have to fix that."
[20:50] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  "I shot her. Twice. I thought if it was me, I could save her suffering. The first was rushed. The second... I should have taken her in the heart... but I flinched. I've put rods on the fire. One for shooting my friend. One for missing. One for being so happy I missed. I should just crawl in the fire." The last letter trails off down the page.
[20:52] * North_Star looks back. "You look like somepony who'd appreciate some company."
[20:54] * Scrap not finding her in town or just outside, thinks back to what he did when his world was shattered. He then starts flying to the apartment building.
[20:56] <Nyota> "P-please, I.." She shakes her head.. "He loved me.." She curls up further, breaking into another crying fit.
[20:57] * Snack_Cake frowns. "Oh no... that's not good. Do you know how to fix it? Or is there somepony who can do it for you?"
[20:59] * Blackberry_Jam shrugs. "I'm good enough with a needle... and I think stitching up ponies can't be too different from stitching up clothes..."
[21:01] * North_Star takes a seat next to her, patting her back gently. "Ah... Wish I knew what to say. Ah've always been shit at comforting..."
[21:02] * Snack_Cake nods slightly. "I... suppose that's true. Well... I'm glad you'll be able to fix it." She smiles warmly.
[21:02] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Dr. Splotches comes over and firmly grabs Blackberry_Jam's chin. "Losing a tooth, getting a hole in your beret, this you make a deal out of. The bullet through the face, you gloss over." He prods the exit wond firmly but gently. "Let me get you an herbal treatment so it won't scar." He releases her and goes off to grind herbs.
[21:03] * Blackberry_Jam smiles and leans back, almost toppling over as Splotches grabs her. "Hey, hey! Cut it out! It's fine!"
[21:03] * Nyota flinches from the patting. "Do not touch me.." She hisses.
[21:04] * North_Star places his hoof back in front of him. "Fine. Fine..."
[21:05] * Thunder_Strike is headed toward a place to rest.
[21:06] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Thunder_Strike has options, potentially. The Inn, Dr. Splotches, maybe share a bed...
[21:08] * Nyota sighs, sitting up she flattens out the cloak of her zebra friend, then, opening his saddlebags and checks the content. No matter the situation, the survival instict was still atleast that deeply rooted..
[21:10] * North_Star leans back, uncorking his whiskey and finising the bottle.
[21:10] * Thunder_Strike doesn't really feel like sharing, so she is headed towards splotches, her wing does need to be looked at again from when she first landed in town.
[21:10] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The saddlebag has three days ration of mutt fruit and pure water. In a holster on his near shoulder is his Zebra Infiltrator Pistol. The armor itself, should it be removed, is a blacked out reinforced security armor. The cloak is armor mesh.
[21:11] * Snack_Cake gives Blackberry_Jam a horrified look. "You... a bullet through... where!? Oh dear Celestia... what happened!?"
[21:12] * Scrap lands in front of the apartment building's door and walks in.
[21:12] * Blackberry_Jam glares at Splotches, as if to say "that was kind of the point!" She shakes her head at Snack_Cake and smiles. "Snack, it's fine, really."
[21:15] * Nyota sighs, glancing at North_Star before she begins to carefully undress the corpse. Taking everything.
[21:15] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Dr. Splotches gives an apologetic look, then smears a strong smelling paste on the side of her face. It hardens almost immediately and is slightly elastic, not cracking but rather flexing as she moves her jaw.
[21:16] * Blackberry_Jam frowns as the paste is applied. Wasn't the first, nor the last time this was going to happen.
[21:16] * Scrap after a short time finds Nyota and North_Star and walks into the room.
[21:17] * Snack_Cake frowns. "It's not fine! You got shot... And... in the face at that... That's horrible!"
[21:17] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Removing the armor reveals more old burn scars. And three fresh ones. One on the right, two on the left.
[21:17] * Thunder_Strike walks up to dr. Splotches then knocks.
[21:17] * North_Star casually looks away, giving Nyota and the corpse a little privacy.
[21:17] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Dr. Splotches calls over his shoulder. "It's open."
[21:19] * Blackberry_Jam shakes her head and puts a hoof on Snack_Cake's shoulder. "Well, it hurt a lot at the time. But they say what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger."
[21:20] * Thunder_Strike enters. "Hey doc. Here for my wing check up." She says then walks over.
[21:20] * Nyota stores everything away, she sighs again, eyes glancing over the three fresh burns.. Again she murmurs. "You never wanted this life.. It was choosen for you, your only choice was how you wanted to end it..." She looks up as Scrap enters the room. Again, sighing.
[21:22] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Dr. Splotches turns from Blackberry and goes to Thunder_Strike. He runs his hoof over her wing and examines the joint. After several tests of flexibility, he gives a satisfied nod. "You seem to have healed well. Full range of motion and no pain. No pain, right?"
[21:23] * Thunder_Strike shakes head. "None what so ever." She says then smiles.
[21:24] * Snack_Cake frowns. She's not so sure about that.
[21:25] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Splotches gives Thunder a few quick pats on the cheek. "You are a model of health."
[21:25] * Nyota turns around fully, looking at both North_Star and Scrap. "You two.. Please, return to Railyard. Ther eare things I must do, I.. I know you mean well but, I cannot.. Do this when you are present." Frowning slightly she looks down towards the floor.
[21:27] * North_Star looks at Scrap as well, then back to Nyota. "I'd rather not leave you alone in here, in case of staggling raiders."
[21:28] * Scrap ears flattening again and turning to leave, "Sorry, I just though you might want someone to be here for you, I know I did when I lost everything. I'll ne downstairs if you want me."
[21:28] <Scrap> Be*
[21:29] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  A shrill whistle blows long and loud across Railyard. Splotches looks immediately toward the door. A frown creasing his usually jovial face.
[21:29] * Thunder_Strike "thanks doc, mind if I take a nap?
[21:29] <Thunder_Strike> "Nevermind." She says hearing the whistle.
[21:30] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The doctor goes and locks the door.
[21:30] * North_Star nods, "Same with me. I would be more than happy..." He stopped talking, hearing the whistle in the distance.
[21:31] <Scrap> "What's with the whistle?"
[21:31] * Nyota nods at Scrap.. Glancing a North_Star. "Perhaps you shoul-" Her ears perks up when she hears the whistle too.
[21:31] * Thunder_Strike "what's going on doc?" She says looking around out the window.
[21:32] * North_Star trotted up to a window. "Beats me." he said. Trying to get a good look at the town.
[21:33] * Blackberry_Jam grumbles and resumes leaning back in her chair. "Oh boy..." She says, grabbing her weapon and peeling the stupid ointment off of her face. "That's the alarm... something's not right..."
[21:33] * Nyota returns her attention to the corpse..
[21:34] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  North_Star can see down into the town from the broken window. It looks like the sheriff is galloping to the gate. There is a pony coming down the road.
[21:35] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Dr. Splotches looks back at Berry and sighs. "You aren't going to abide by "lock the door and stay inside' are you."
[21:35] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  ?
[21:35] * Blackberry_Jam lights a cigarette. "Depends."
[21:35] * Scrap joins North_Star at the window, "see anything?"
[21:35] * Thunder_Strike looks around out the window but can't really see much.
[21:36] * Snack_Cake frowns and looks to Blackberry_Jam. "What is it? What... kind of 'not right' do you mean?"
[21:36] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Thunder_Strike can see the Sheriff gallop to the gate. He has his railway rifle out.
[21:38] * Blackberry_Jam loads her shotgun and stands near the window.
[21:40] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Splotches unlocks the door and gets his meditation staff. Outside Blackberry can see Caboose and his deputies at the gate, their rifles are drawn but they aren't firing. A few moments pass and they stop pointing their weapons out. Just holding them at the ready.
[21:40] * Blackberry_Jam trots outside carefully, whispering to Snack_Cake. "Stay. Inside." She joins Caboose at the gate shortly. "
[21:41] * Snack_Cake frowns more. She calls out, "Please! Be careful!"
[21:42] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Blackberry_Jam arrives just as Kablewy whispered something to the Sheriff. "No, we can't just shoot him. He's got a courier scarf. If we want to be able to keep trading, we can't shoot a courier."
[21:42] * Thunder_Strike watches the Sherrif. "What kinda weapon is that? I want one!"
[21:43] * Blackberry_Jam taps caboose on the back. "What's this about a courier?"
[21:44] * North_Star keeps trying to get a better look at what's going on. If only he had pestered a party member about a certain scoped rifle.
[21:44] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The sheriff is too involved in tracking the stallion swaggering toward the gate to hear the question. Thunder_Strike can see the stallion in question though. He is wearing a courier scarf, and slaver garb.
[21:45] * Scrap before flying out of the window, "I'll take a look."
[21:46] * Thunder_Strike seems to get alittle nervous upon seeing the stallion. She starts backing away from the window.
[21:46] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Caboose looks back. "Couriers are off limits, so even representatives from... unscrupulous... places can be heard. Shoot a courier and no faction in Buckago will deal with you."
[21:47] * Blackberry_Jam frowns. "So... why are we pointing our guns at him?" she hisses.
[21:48] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  "Cause he's a fucking slaver. Those are Butcher colors. They usually stay downtown." He spits off to the side.
[21:49] * Thunder_Strike slowly backs away and hides behind one of dr splotches tables.
[21:50] * Scrap flies toward the gate trying to get some idea of what's going on.
[21:50] * Blackberry_Jam blinks. Butcher. "He's with Butcher, huh?" She looks around for a moment. "Somepony want to... ask him what he wants?"
[21:52] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The stallion in question calls out as he nears. "I have a package to deliver! A package for a pink pony from a stable!"
[21:53] * Nyota keeps too the corpse of Itakaseni for now, she looks around in the office for something to cover him up with. She's stopped crying now, her expression blank.
[21:53] * Blackberry_Jam speaks up at the stallion. "Really? Who's it from?"
[21:53] * North_Star keeps his head poking out the window. At least it doesn't take Griffon eyes to spot trouble from up there.
[21:54] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The stallion keeps walking through the gate, not paying attention to the guards as he looks from car to car. He looks at Blackberry_Jam. "You aren't privvy to that information. The package is for one pony only."
[21:54] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  There is an old blanket draped over a small couch in the office.
[21:56] * Blackberry_Jam watches him pass, blinking a little. "Oh really? What is it? Chemical agent? IED?"
[21:56] * Nyota takes the blanket in her mouth and drags it over the dead zebra. It wasnt much.. But it was something. She closes her eyes and shudders, slowly turning away from the body and trots up too teh window where North_Star was standing. "What is happening.?"
[21:56] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  There is a commotion behind Blackberry, the stallion seems to notice it too. He looks behind her with a smirk.
[21:57] * Scrap stops some ways from the gate not hearing gunfire.
[21:57] * North_Star shifts the brim of his hat. "Can't say. Judging by the locals, trouble might get to startin'."
[21:58] * Blackberry_Jam turns to look at the commotion, undoubtably falling right into his trap!
[21:58] * Thunder_Strike is shaking and whispering in zebra. "Je, si basi kupata mimi."
[21:59] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Those with the right angle can see Slash stomping across the clearing. Slag has both forelegs wrapped around his neck and her rear hooves digging furrows in the ground. He doesn't seem to notice.
[21:59] <Nyota> "We should get closer, I do not think we can aasist much standing up here, can we?"
[22:00] * Snack_Cake goes to find a window to watch. She's nervous, but curious. She wants to know her friends are safe.
[22:00] * Blackberry_Jam grumbles a little and turns to follow the slaver. She was just looking for an excuse...
[22:01] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The stallion spits as he walks to meet Slash. "I'm not here for you, traitor. Or for your stolen merchandise."
[22:03] * North_Star nods, turning for the stairs. "Good thinkin'. You've gotten everything settled?" He asked Nyota.
[22:04] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Slash seems about to hit him. "Ah-ah-ahhh. I'm a courier." He flicks his scarf with a hoof. "Hit me and the town will never trade again." Slash scowls but does nothing.
[22:05] * Nyota flicks her tail, glancing back at the blanket.. Then leaves for the door and starts to make her way back to railyard.
[22:05] * Blackberry_Jam watches, her cigarette smouldering. She was slowly putting the pieces together. This was an ass backwards system of trade, that's for sure.
[22:05] * North_Star follows Nyota. "I suppose so."
[22:06] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The stallion walks past him. "Nice having this little reunion though." He trots to the center of town and bellows. "Stable Pony! You have a package of import! Come out and claim it!"
[22:11] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The stallion snorts. "Are you here 'Sugar Lady'!"
[22:17] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  stallion is getting impatient. "We know you are here! It's the only settlement left close enough. Come out!"
[22:17] * Snack_Cake is definitely wary. She already knows that... pretty much everypony she knows is gone forever. Who would send her a package? She's not ready to reveal herself. She's staying inside.
[22:19] * Thunder_Strike comes out of hiding then walks to snack, she still evidently shaking. "Are you a.alright snack?"
[22:20] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The stallion takes out a letter. "Dear Stable Pony and Cunts! Are there any Cunts here to claim this package?"
[22:21] * Snack_Cake also thinks the courier is very intimidating.
[22:21] * Blackberry_Jam tosses her cigarette at the stallion. "I'm a cunt. I'll take that package."
[22:22] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The stallion looks at her. He places a box on the ground, putting his hoof over it, he hoofs her the letter.
[22:23] * Blackberry_Jam reads it, then.
[22:23] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Dear Stable Pony and Cunts,
[22:24] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  You don't have any idea who you are fucking with.
[22:24] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Sticking your nose where it don't belong.
[22:24] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Killing my men.
[22:24] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  stallions*
[22:24] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  But, that's alright. You have something I want.
[22:25] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  A Stable full of marketable goods.
[22:25] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Turn over to me the location of your Stable, or you cunts can turn over the stable pony.
[22:25] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  And I will return something to you.
[22:26] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Signed,
[22:26] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  Miss Sever
[22:27] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The stallion removes his hoof from the box and steps back.
[22:27] * Scrap seeing the grouping, flies over to were the others are.
[22:27] * Blackberry_Jam rolls her eyes. Well, I guess she -does- know who she's fucking with. However, she thought this buck was with Butcher... "Who the hell is Miss-"
[22:30] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  "Miss Sever? She's in charge of the northern expansion." He pushes the box forward.
[22:30] * North_Star trots over to the group, going past the courier, giving the buck a look over.
[22:31] * Blackberry_Jam steps away from the box, then. "So... what's in the box?"
[22:33] * Snack_Cake is watching out the window, intently.
[22:34] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The stallion opens the lid. Inside are four tails. Two long, two short. The shortest in a tight braid. In the center of the box is a paw from a very large dog. "I suggested a hoof, but a tail doesn't make them lame. And it shows off the merchandise. We'll take payment in one week at Slaugherhouse."
[22:35] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The stallion turns and walks away. Laughing.
[22:37] * Blackberry_Jam grits her teeth. Slaughterhouse. Miserable fucking degenerates. "Tell Butcher that he's gonna pay... In blood."
[22:38] * North_Star didn't even need to look at the box. "I take it we're gonna raise some hell?"
[22:39] * Nyota who arrived together with North_Star takes a step back from the box, this was too much.. All of this, she coulnt take  more.. She sits down, hard.
[22:39] * Scrap stayed back and didn't see in the box.
[22:41] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  The guards part and let him pass.
[22:41] <Mister_Clacky|gm>  *****Session End*****
[22:42] <Mister_Clacky|gm> 1000 xp. +1 Karma for Scrap and North_Star for attempting to comfort Nyota.