FoE RPG G0 - #035 Nnoto Village: Yawn

[20:32]<SpiritOfFate>	Group 0: *Epitaph* - Session #35 starts now
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[20:39]<SpiritOfFate>	The festivities calm down as the night falls. The Nnoto were hopeful, but not quite used to a partying life. This is the thrid night since Firefly's mother left her plead through the radio.The Nnoto gave their word they wouldn't sell the group anymore. With Avaritia subdued, their talismans wouldn't be worn down and crack anymore.
[20:41]<SpiritOfFate>	Hawkeye sees a Royal Lace by the side of a lump of pony known as Knick Knack.
[20:42]<SpiritOfFate>	Across the clearing, a zebra looks under a table and around a cauldron, searching for something.
[20:43]?	Hawkeye wanders over and immediately senses that something is wrong. "Hey," she says quietly.
[20:43]?	Royal_Lace pets Nick Nacks mane as the mare crys, her own eyes orbs of barely contained tears.
[20:43]?	Royal_Lace glances up to Hawkeye, "oh, hello Hawkeye"
[20:44]<SpiritOfFate>	Buck was wandered to spar with a bearer of flame.
[20:44]?	Sotho had gone to rest, after his walk, sleeping soundly
[20:49]?	Hawkeye looks away. "Guess that was a no, huh," she says. "Sorry, Knack." The charcoal sniper sits down next to the two mares. "Ah honestly thought..."
[20:52]?	Royal_Lace frown as she looks between Hawkeye and Nick Nack
[20:52]?	Firefly yawns sleepily before flying over to the zebra. "Can I help you, mister?"
[20:54]?	SpiritOfFate gives Hawkeye a brief sad glance and looks down at the grass again.
[20:54]?	Hawkeye puts a hoof on Knack's head. "Ah'm sorry, sugarcube. Guess it weren't meant to be." She looks up to Royal_Lace. "And Ah'm sorry to you too. Ah put her up to this b'cause Ah couldn't stand ta see her pinin' away over y'all without havin' the courage t'ask. And, uh..." She scratches the back of her head, dislodging her hat. "Given how much time y'all spent alone together, Ah kinda thought..."
[20:56]?	Royal_Lace lowers her head, eyes closing, "... I see, well you were mistaken then. Nick Nack is a fine mare and I count her as a friend, a close friend... but that is all"
[20:57]?	Hawkeye sighs. "So y'all are still gonna be friends, then?" she says quietly. "Ah'd hate t'be the idjit that spoiled a perfectly good friendship because she was a nosy meddler..."
[20:58]?	Firefly waves a hoof at the zebra, not sure what he is looking for. "Mister Zebra, what are you lookin' for?"
[21:00]?	Royal_Lace rubs Nick Nacks head, "I hope so"
[21:00]<SpiritOfFate>	The zebra looks down at Firefly. "My alchemical mixer, I know I left it here."
[21:01]<SpiritOfFate>	Knick Knack's face contots in anguish. She pulls away and trots away.
[21:03]?	Royal_Lace eyes spill over with tears as she watches her go, "I-I... Im sorry"
[21:05]<Hawkeye>	"Wait!" Hawkeye shoots an apologetic glance at Royal_Lace. "Nick Nack, hold yer motor a moment." She trots to catch up with the heavier mare after they get a short distance away. "Ah'm so sorry, sugarcube. Ain't nothin' Ah can say t'make it better, and it's muh own stupid fault. Ah really thought she'd go for ya. Y'all are a ray o' sunshine, and she's half nuts fer not seein' that."
[21:05]?	Firefly cocks her head at the zebra. "Your alchemical mixer? What's it look like?"
[21:07]?	Royal_Lace teleports back to the groups room and curls up in a ball of tears and saddness.
[21:07]<SpiritOfFate>	"It is small and metallic, with two pearls embedded." The zebra says
[21:08]?	Firefly nods to the zebra. "Oh, ok. I'll look around!" And with that, the pegafilly takes off, happy to try and help.
[21:11]<SpiritOfFate>	"...you are just saying that..." Knick Knack mutters weakly, still trotting  away.
[21:14]<Hawkeye>	"Ah ain't," Hawkeye says, keeping pace. "Ah just ain't any good at makin' speeches or convincin' ponyfolk to see my way of lookin' at things." She grimaces. "Most times muh idea of diplomacy involves a shotgun. So cut me some slack." The sniper pushes her hat back and sighs. "Y'all are sweet, an' nice, and y'all are willin' to stand up and try new things t'make yer life better instead of...
[21:14]<Hawkeye>	...complainin' about all the horseapples y'all have had to deal with. That says a lot about y'all in my book."
[21:17]<SpiritOfFate>	Knick Knack turns around, looking at Hawkeye. "...what good was that anyway..." Hawkeye can see Avaritia's talisman lighting up very subtly.
[21:19]?	Hawkeye holds up the talisman and looks at it. "Avaritia. Y'all know what it's like to want and not get. Or not be satisfied with what y'all have. How's that make y'all feel?" She looks at Knack. "Awful lonely, Ah bet."
[21:19]<SpiritOfFate>	Firefly sees some glints of swords, but no sign of said mixer. She does find a hut were the zebra leave their unworked clay, masks, fur  and leather from beasts, as well as a number os strange black branches
[21:20]<SpiritOfFate>	"Yeah..." Knick Knack says.
[21:21]<SpiritOfFate>	"Well, it means there is something to be done." Avaritia voices from her necklace.
[21:23]<SpiritOfFate>	Firefly realizes there are taken from timberwolves, but they seem mutated.
[21:23]<Hawkeye>	"Ain't that the truth," Hawkeye says. "And mopin' ain't that thing. Neither is fightin' fer the same thing y'cain't have. No matter how bad it hurts." She puts a hoof on Knack's shoulder, and holds up the amulet with her other hoof. "Remember, Av, that it was friendship an' courage that beat y'all. An' hope for a better future. Ah think the same thing will help both you an' Knack grow t'be...
[21:23]<Hawkeye>	...more than y'all are now."
[21:25]?	Firefly pokes one of the branches. "Dogwood!" She giggles at the pun, and keeps looking around.
[21:28]<SpiritOfFate>	"Well, I should say you look rather tired. Maybe some sleep would do good?" Avaritia says to Hawkeye and Knick Knack
[21:30]?	Hawkeye shakes her head. "Nice try, Av. Ah know y'all got into Sotho's dreams, and Ah don't want y'all preying on this poor mare just 'cuz she's all heartbroke." She scowls at the gem. "Ah'll talk to y'all if yer feelin' like a chat though.
[21:30]<Hawkeye>	"
[21:31]<SpiritOfFate>	Firefly trips on a small vase and hits the wall, bringing down a number of masks on to her head, including one that resembles a fruit bat.
[21:34]?	Firefly rubs her nose after landing on the wall, and her head after the number of goose eggs. "Oops..." She looks around at the masks, and picks up the one with the fruit bat. "Oh! I can play dress up!" The filly puts on the mask, and looks for a mirror.
[21:34]<SpiritOfFate>	"Why, I just have her interests in mind." Avaritia says.
[21:35]<SpiritOfFate>	"... I don't want to talk right now..." Knick Knack says.
[21:36]<Hawkeye>	"Not yet y'all don't," Hawkeye says with a half-smile. "Ah ain't gonna believe that y'all became altruistic after one defeat. This ain't TV, this is real life." She frowns a moment as if something bothers her, then turns to Knick Knack. "Alright, sugarcube. Just promise me y'all won't go runnin' off. It'd break muh heart, and that jungle ain't safe yet."
[21:38]<SpiritOfFate>	"...I promise." Knick Knack says, just trotting to rest by a bonfire
[21:43]?	Hawkeye leaves Knack to her grief. She can't help anyway. Instead she retreats to the mats near the central building and sits down, putting the little amulet down in front of her. "Now, spirit. Let's have a chat, you an' me. We may have beat y'all but that don't mean we can't be friends. Ah got muh share of wants and desires too. And y'all need power. Let's make a deal."
[21:44]<SpiritOfFate>	"A deal, you say? How interesting." Avaritia's head pops out of the talisman. "What is your wish?"
[21:45]?	Firefly finds a nearby pool of water and looks down into it. She flips the hood of her cloak above her head, obscuring her mane. "'I'm the hero Equestria deserves, but not the one she needs right now' " Firefly quotes into the pool with a growl, and giggles. She flies back into the shack and puts the stuff back as neatly as she can figure, but keeps the mask on her person. She flies over to the...
[21:45]?	Firefly ...zebra still searching. "I'm sorry Mister Zebra, I can't find it. I found a really cool mask though, can I keep it?" Firefly takes the mask out and holds it up, smiling hopefully at the zebra.
[21:46]?	Royal_Lace cries herself to sleep
[21:48]<SpiritOfFate>	"I am grateful for your attempt. You may, little one." The zebra says
[21:49]?	Firefly leaps up and hugs the zebra. "Thank you Mister Zebra! I'm gonna go to sleep. Have good dreams!" The filly flies off, cradling her new treasure. She lands next to Wintergreen, snuggles up with the foalsitter, and falls quickly asleep.
[21:50]<Hawkeye>	"Ah got one deep dark pit in muh heart that's been burnin' fer a decade," she says into the gem. "There's one stallion out there, in a tradin' caravan, name of Stopwatch. Ain't nothin' Ah want more in this world than to track that pile o' refuse, watch him beg, and then put a shogun slug between his eyes." She takes a deep breath, then snorts. "Y'all help me do that, and Ah'll help y'all...
[21:50]<Hawkeye>	...find a newer an' better source of power than just keepin' folks terrified of ya. Deal?"
[21:53]<SpiritOfFate>	"I vow you shall have the life of this stallion."  Avaritia grins.
[21:55]<Hawkeye>	"Now, Ah'm expectin' y'all to play this every way but straight," Hawkeye says. "So let me tell you. You do one thing to hurt or lead muh friends astray? Ah let y'all wither to nothin, or get a shaman to banish you as permanent as Ah can." She taps the gem. "You do right by me and mine, Ah'll do right by y'all. Unnerstand?"
[21:57]<SpiritOfFate>	"Ugh. Fine. I shall abide for this rule. But I you must to sleep on the burial grounds on the eastern edge of this village tonight." She demands
[21:59]?	Hawkeye rolls her eye. "Ah'll sleep as near 'em as the zebra say is safe," she says. "Ah don't trust you. Got no reason to. But Ah figure we help each other, we both win. It's what havin' friends an' allies is all about." The sniper dons the necklace again and looks around for a member of the Council.
[22:00]<SpiritOfFate>	Hawkeye finds the Council on the metal hall, as usual.
[22:01]?	Hawkeye walks in and knocks softly on the door. "Excuse me," she says. "Ah'm tryin' ta find someone t'talk to about rehabilitatin' Avaritia..."
[22:04]<SpiritOfFate>	"Impossible, but you proven to have powers we aware of." The braided one says
[22:06]?	Hawkeye nods. "Ain't powers, exactly. Just a willin' spirit and friendly hearts," she says. "Avaritia gets a second chance, but Ah ain't trustin' her 'till she gives me a reason to. She's askin' that to earn her trust, Ah sleep on the burial ground east of town. How safe is that, or how close can Ah safely get?"
[22:08]<SpiritOfFate>	"The terrain is safe, but we believe it's unwise to trust the Devourer."
[22:11]<Hawkeye>	"Cain't build trust without showin' y'all are willin' to do the same," Hawkeye says. "Strikes me as Ah said that not too long ago. Right before we saved y'all from her in the first place," she adds pointedly. "Thanks fer your help. If Ah cain't handle nor help her, Ah trust y'all will be able to put her to rest?"
[22:15]<SpiritOfFate>	"Weakened as she is, we could manage to banish her. And we have a good spirit to help us now." The bearded zebra says and smiles to Liberty, recently arrived
[22:16]<SpiritOfFate>	Liberty waves with a smile
[22:17]?	Hawkeye nods. "Then if it comes to that, Ah trust muh friends to bring her back here, even if Ah cain't. Y'hear?" She directs the last comment at her amulet. "Now, if y'all will excuse me, Ah gotta go sleep in a creepy graveyard." She rolls her eye and trots toward the grave site to sleep for the night. Bringing along one of the mats to sleep on of course.
[22:19]<SpiritOfFate>	Avaritia would shrug if she had shoulders. She just bounces a bit
[22:20]<SpiritOfFate>	Hawkeye's dreams are dotted by the sights of zebra ghosts and a ragged Avaritia.
[22:20]<SpiritOfFate>	----
[22:21]<SpiritOfFate>	The morning rises, the group wakes up at the sound of gunshots.
[22:22]?	Hawkeye immediately starts up, pushes her hat on, and runs toward her friends' hut. Nothing like the smell of gunpowder in the morning!
[22:22]?	Royal_Lace eyes jerk open as she sits up, looking about frantically. Her mane is a mess and large bags under her eyes speak of an uneasy night.
[22:23]?	Sotho wakes up, his mane is a mess, at least as much as it can be. He had a terrible nightmare along with his dreams as he gets up and rushes towards the sounds.
[22:23]?	Ignis mumbles some half-baked sentences as he spring awake from his rest, mentally cursing the wasteland's daytime alarm
[22:24]?	Royal_Lace pokes her head out of the hut, searching for the source of the gunshots.
[22:25]<SpiritOfFate>	Knick Knack is holding a rifle. A  line of bottles stand over a bench, only one of them broken
[22:26]?	Ignis goes outside, scratching his scaley butt as he revs up his gun...somepony was going to be terribly sorry.
[22:26]?	Hawkeye skids to a stop and just watches. "Take a deep breath, then let it out before y'all start aimin'" she advises. "That way yer breath won't move yer aim."
[22:27]?	Firefly wakes up to the sound of gunshots. She dives for the ceiling and peeks outside the door. Seeing Knick Knack and the bottles, Firefly shakes her head and relaxes... going and putting on her armor. She'll leave the weapons off for now... this is a nice place!
[22:28]?	Sotho sighs as he sees it's just knick knack. He moves towards his tent again, thinking on the dream.
[22:28]?	Royal_Lace groans as she continues to look around a bit, just to be sure.
[22:29]?	Ignis is strapped armored and gun-weaving dragon hunchback, and is sure ready to put more than a few holes on the offenders' body...he scours around for the source of the commotion
[22:30]?	Royal_Lace sighs and steps back into the hut to pull herself together to face the day
[22:30]<SpiritOfFate>	Knick Knack nods to Hawkeye. Her gaze seems firmer than it was in the last few days.
[22:33]?	Hawkeye just sits back and watches Knack practice. Shooting is good for stress relief, and a balm for grief. For her, at least. Maybe Knack is the same way.
[22:33]<SpiritOfFate>	She takes a shot right through the center of the bottle, which explodes into shards. "That's more like it."
[22:34]?	Royal_Lace expends a bit of magic to clean herself up before packing her things away, they were bound to be heading out one way or another soon.
[22:34]<SpiritOfFate>	"We are leaving today, isn't it?" She calls back to Hawkeye, without turning.
[22:36]?	Hawkeye nods approvingly. "Yep. That's the idea. And nice shot. Y'all will be pickin' the wings off bloatflies from a hunnert' yards in no time." She takes a few steps forward.
[22:36]?	Ignis pipes down and just leans by the wall, observing the practice and grunting his disamusement at being awaken...but was overall alright.
[22:36]?	Firefly comes out of the shack armored and ready to go.... though she still isn't armed. She looks up to the sky, seeing what the weather will be like, and what clouds she might snag for making cannons and other things.
[22:37]<SpiritOfFate>	The sky is as cloudy as Equestria today. A storm is coming soon.
[22:38]?	Firefly whistles as she looks to the sky. "Miss Lace, Miss Green... I'm not sure we should be flying today..."
[22:41]<SpiritOfFate>	The mare with the burning amulet waves at you from atop a hut. She looks serious.
[22:42]?	Firefly waves back to the mare and flies up to her. "Hi!"
[22:43]?	Hawkeye sits down next to Knick Knack. "You gonna be good to go?"
[22:45]?	Ignis notices that and idle as he was, he is sure to comply, heading over there...
[22:48]<SpiritOfFate>	"Foal, tell your friends they should move if they want to evade the slavers. The scouts say we will be visited by their hired guns before the sun is at its highest."
[22:48]<SpiritOfFate>	Knick Knack nods. "Yeah..."
[22:49]?	Sotho moves from a tent and toward where the Counsol is."
[22:49]<SpiritOfFate>	She straps the rifle to her back.
[22:50]?	Firefly nods to the mare. "Ok. Uh... which way do they come from?"
[22:50]?	Hawkeye nods back. "Then pack up and let's get going." Nothing more to say. Hawkeye leads the way back to the rest of the group.
[22:50]?	Ignis nods to that. "Sure thing, after we destroyed their spritebots, it was eventually going to lead them here, one way or another..."
[22:51]<SpiritOfFate>	"West. " The flame bearer says
[22:52]?	Royal_Lace trots out of the groups hut with a sullen look shortly after Sotho, her saddle bags on her back
[22:52]?	Firefly nods to the zebra and zips back to the hut. "Guys! The slavers are coming! And they'll be here before... uh... noon! Yeah, noon!"
[22:52]<SpiritOfFate>	The council is at the metal hall. They greet Sotho with a bow
[22:54]?	Sotho bows back. "I have grave news." He says. "It is nothing to worry your village with, just myself." He starts to speak with them. "Last night, I had a dream that may not fully be one. I dremt of my daughter, hungry and dirty outside a ruined hut, more than likely my own. She was wishing I was with her. I phased through her like a ghost. I then met a spirit, who started to critisize my choices, as it has done in the past."
[22:54]?	Hawkeye arrives in time to hear Firefly's announcement. "Well, that don't leave us a pile of time," she says. "An' there's a storm comin' so we ain't flying. What's the best way out?"
[22:54]<Sotho>	"I would like some assistancei f you cna provide any. To help me return to my village."
[22:54]?	Royal_Lace stand near the group but offers no input
[22:55]?	Firefly looks up toward the sky. "Well... we could fly. And I could take us over the river... but it would be risky..." Firefly finishes her statement and chews on her lip.
[22:55]?	Ignis hmmms. "Through the dene forest would be harder to carry on, but they wouldn't dare keep up to us with a storm raging..."
[22:55]<Ignis>	dense
[22:57]?	Royal_Lace mutters, "Might as well walk"
[22:58]<Hawkeye>	"An' Ah don't want to be in the jungle in a storm any more than they would," Hawkeye says. "We can walk. Lace...?" She looks at the unicorn and winces.
[22:59]<SpiritOfFate>	"The path of return has been forbidden to us for generations." The council says. "But we can provide you tools to assist your journey."
[22:59]?	Firefly nods. "We should keep to the river... I don't want to be eaten by the jungle." Firefly shudders at the thought.
[23:00]?	Sotho nods. "That would be useful. I fear for my daughters life."
[23:00]?	Royal_Lace looks up at hawkeye, she appears to be hurting more than before.
[23:02]?	Hawkeye nods. "Much appreciated. What's this about your daughter, Sotho?" she asks, standing closer to Lace and reassuringly patting her shoulder.
[23:03]<Ignis>	"Seems fine to me whenever way...the rain should wash over most tracks, as long as we don't  put any fires on...those would stand out easily in torrential rain, the column of smoke would be a dead giveaway." He says.
[23:04]?	Hawkeye looks at Firefly. "Y'all know how to cover tracks, half-pint? Ah'm fine for bein' stealthy, but trackless ain't the same thing."
[23:04]<SpiritOfFate>	Knick Knack looks at Royal_Lace, then down to her hooves.
[23:04]?	Royal_Lace says nothing and accepts the pats, her eyes moving to the dirt.
[23:05]?	Firefly flies above the ground. "Well... I can fly! Or I can use a tree branch to cover tracks." Firefly nods. "Maybe we can use some of that dogwood?"
[23:05]?	Ignis coughs a bit. "So, if they do follow us...we should lose them or ambush the slavers?"
[23:05]?	Firefly looks over at Ignis. "If we ambush them, won't they want to hurt the zebras?"
[23:06]?	Royal_Lace "We should make a decision before Sotho comes back and be ready to go, no matter what he... "
[23:06]?	Royal_Lace chokes up a bit
[23:06]?	Ignis shakes his head. "Not if we do so outta their turf, runt..."
[23:08]?	Firefly nods to Ignis. "I suppose." Firefly starts strapping weapons on.
[23:08]<SpiritOfFate>	The council zebras look at each other and nod. One of them leaving and returning with an ornated horeshoe. "This myrmex will help you conquer your foes..." They give you a bottle too. "And this potion will hasten your steps."
[23:09]?	Hawkeye hugs Royal_Lace. But this isn't the time. "No matter what he finds. If he gets help from the zebra, great. If not, we still gotta go. We don't want hunted, and these zebra can handle themselves." She nods to buck. "They got shamans an' alchemists an great fighters. They'll be find. We won't though, not in hostile territory."
[23:10]?	Sotho nods as he takes both. "Thank you. I will... if my village is still standing, tell them of you and my adventures." He smiles softly.
[23:10]<SpiritOfFate>	They bow to Sotho again
[23:11]?	Royal_Lace head jerks up as she twists her head around with a half startled look.
[23:11]?	Sotho bows back and exits the counsols company, moving towards his friends
[23:14]?	Hawkeye adjusts her barding. "Welp. Ah'm ready to go when y'all are. Better to get as big a head start on them slavers as we can."
[23:15]?	Royal_Lace whispers as her eyes narrow as she looks for something, "Wait...hold on"
[23:15]?	Firefly nods. "The nice zebra said that they were coming from the West."
[23:16]<SpiritOfFate>	Royal Lace notices two strange things. Looking down she sees her shadow distort ever so slightly. And she sees Liberty Dream, sleeping on a corner. She isn't sure whether spirits sleep, but something about it bothers her.
[23:17]?	Royal_Lace blinks, "Did anypony ells hear laughter? Also why is Liberty dream still here, shouldnt she have gone home by now? did she oversleep?". Lace seems to be at full attention and more than a little startled as she points at the form of liberty dream.
[23:18]?	Firefly finishes putting on her brass shoes. She walks over to the form of Liberty Dream. "Liberty? You stay up too late?" Firefly tries to nudge the spirit and wake her up.
[23:19]?	Royal_Lace narrows her eyes at her own shadow.
[23:19]?	Hawkeye shakes her head. "Didn't hear laughter, sugarcube, but Ah ain't rulin' it out. This whole jungle is chock full o' crazy." The sniper grits her teeth and whispers. "Av, if this is you..."
[23:19]<Royal_Lace>	"I swear... for a moment there"
[23:19]?	Sotho looks to his shadow, examining it closer
[23:21]<SpiritOfFate>	Liberty's eyes flutter a bit, she stares at Firefly half asleep. "But I don't wanna go to school..." She falls back asleep
[23:21]?	Ignis scowls, shaking his head.... "figures that either Sotho or Hawkeye would be better to discern spiritual affairs than me."
[23:22]?	Firefly looks back to Sotho. "Mr. Sotho, do spirits go to school?"
[23:22]<SpiritOfFate>	Looking down Sotho notices not only his shadow looks off, but the strange stripe has grown further.
[23:22]<Sotho>	"They shouldn't." He notices his strip. He looks to the others. "It's it." He says. "The spirit we fought before Avarairta."
[23:23]<Hawkeye>	"Uh, Ignis, just 'cuz Ah can see 'em don't mean Ah understand 'em," she says, then looks back to Sotho. "The one in the dreams?"
[23:23]<Ignis>	"Does "it" have a name?"
[23:23]?	Royal_Lace lifts a foot and prods awkwardly at her shadow as she scrutinizes it, eyes unblinking.
[23:23]?	Firefly looks back at Liberty Dream. "Uh... Liberty? Are you ok? That scary spirit is messing with stuff..."
[23:24]?	Sotho nods. "Yes, that one. And Liberty might be being sedated so we can't draw on her power this time."
[23:24]?	Hawkeye frowns. "How do y'all sedate a spirit? Ain't they all icorporal and ghostly an' immune to poison?"
[23:25]<SpiritOfFate>	Royal_Lace notices her shadow is thinner than her, shriveled.
[23:25]<Sotho>	"I do not know, but usually, spirits don't sleep like Liberty is."
[23:26]?	Ignis decides to spare a glance to his own shade as well, whenever good it may do...
[23:26]<SpiritOfFate>	Liberty Dream's eyes snap open as she fights to stay awake. "Tired... too many... too much..." She dozes off once more.
[23:26]?	Wintergreen blinks, standing next to Ignis and half-asleep. She lets out a yawn, only now perking her ears as she listens to the conversation.
[23:26]?	Hawkeye growls. "Either that or she's worn out from helpin' all them zebra last night," she says. "Ah still say we get out of here before somethin' WORSE happens."
[23:27]?	Royal_Lace eyes widen further, "w-wh-what is... why is my shadow like that?"
[23:27]?	Firefly kneels down next to Liberty, nose almost touching the spirit. "Can I help ya feel better? Maybe get you some soup?"
[23:28]<Sotho>	"I refuse Hawkeye." He says sternly. "If that thing is here, we cannot abandon them."
[23:28]<SpiritOfFate>	You hear Avaritia snerk. "Did you think she could sustain all the blessings of these zebras with no cost? I'd be amazed."
[23:28]?	Wintergreen nods in agreement to Hawkeye, casting a slight worried frown over her friends.. "I don't have a large supply of medicines... if we don't leave to avoid the slavers, it could end poorly..."
[23:29]?	Royal_Lace eyes dart around, "Who was that?"
[23:29]?	Hawkeye taps the gem. "Shush, you." She turns to Wintergreen. "Yep. That, and if that spirit thing is after US, then staying here is only gonna put the zebras in MORE danger."
[23:31]?	Wintergreen nods. "There's no evidence to support the spirit is after -them-, Sotho. It's after us. We should leave."
[23:31]<SpiritOfFate>	Avaritia's head float out of the talisman. "I wish you would consider a couple sacrifices, but you are very naive. Very well, I won't tell you anything."
[23:32]?	Sotho nods. "Yes We must part ways." He says, sighing slightly.
[23:32]?	Firefly shakes her head. "No. I'm not leaving. I'm gonna help Liberty Dream."
[23:33]?	Royal_Lace bites her lip and shifts her weight around on her hooves as she trys to think of what to do.
[23:34]?	Hawkeye quirks a brow at Avaritia. "What kind of sacrifices? If it's anythin' creepy, we ain't doing it."
[23:39]<SpiritOfFate>	"Ugh, you are so picky." She sighs. "It's just the beginning you know? Without a strong spirit to power their blood ritual, the whole tribe is going to die too. After all the trouble I went to make them you should have more consideration. There's just not enough power in a small village's goodwill to keep that many favored souls hopping about all day."
[23:40]?	Royal_Lace frowns, brow creasing. "One villiage? Its not one villiage, there is a whole army of slaves out there that we are going to free that will give her more power than you could dream of!"
[23:40]?	Hawkeye scratches her head. "Ah have no idea what yer talkin' about," she says. "Favored souls? Make what now? Ah know Ah ain't the smartest of ponies, but can y'all dumb it down just a little?"
[23:41]?	Firefly looks up at the others. "I'm gonna go get M'tat. She can help!" Firefly dashes out the door, flying over to the charcoal mare. "Where's M'tat live Miss Zebra?"
[23:45]<SpiritOfFate>	Avaritia pops out of the amulet just to roll her eyes. "Clearly it's not enough. Spirit feeds, spirit makes favours. It wasn't just because I'm greedy that I took their lives and souls. It costs a lot too. I had to put back a good chunk of power just to keep them alive. I took it back later, but do you really expect me just to give them everything for free?"
[23:45]<SpiritOfFate>	The charcoal mare points to a hut close to the metal hall
[23:46]?	Sotho nods. "We need gems to feed her."
[23:46]?	Firefly smiles to the charcoal mare. "Thank you!" She dashes over to the hut and knocks on the door.
[23:48]<SpiritOfFate>	"Gems, blood, souls, followers, vows, each to their own, but I like vows the most. I wouldn't mind a gem though?  Can I have one?"
[23:48]<SpiritOfFate>	M'tat pops out with a smile. "Hi Firefly!" She looks a bit tired though.
[23:49]?	Sotho sighs as he returns to the council. "I am sorry, but Liberty dream has little power right now. We require gems to help her."
[23:50]?	Firefly smiles at M'tat. "Hi M'tat!" Firefly looks back at the hut they were staying in. "M'tat, Liberty is sleeping and she isn't supposed to be doing that. Can you help her?"
[23:54]<SpiritOfFate>	M'tat blinks. "Sleeping? Is odd. Council has pearls but little."
[23:54]?	Firefly nods to M'tat. "And she eats pearls! Do you think the council would be willing to help?"
[23:55]?	Royal_Lace reaches into her bags, "I have pearls"
[23:56]<SpiritOfFate>	"They do, but then we need pearls again" M'tat says.
[23:56]?	Firefly frowns. "Well... how do you get pearls? Maybe I can get you some!"
[23:56]<SpiritOfFate>	"As I was very helpful, I think I deserve one." Says Avaritia.
[23:57]<Hawkeye>	"As y'all still have a lot of harm to make up for doing," Hawkeye says, "Y'all are in NEGATIVE pearls still. Keep at bein' helpful and we'll see."
[23:58]?	Royal_Lace looks around, "ok... so who do I give them to? do i just pop one of for... that one, and give the rest to liberty?"
[23:59]?	Royal_Lace waves the pearls in front of liberty dream
[23:59]?	Royal_Lace pockets one for later, just in case
[23:59]<SpiritOfFate>	Avaritia hmpfs.
[23:59]?	Sotho realizes about Ties. "Ties! I need your help."
[00:00]<SpiritOfFate>	The pearl glows and disappears, and Liberty Dream wakes up.
[00:00]<SpiritOfFate>	"Yes?" Ties says.
[00:01]<Hawkeye>	"Now if only we could find more hopeful spirits to help," Hawkeye says with a sigh. "Keep the strain off our little dream here. Again Ah ain't smart. But that there is math Ah can do."
[00:02]<Hawkeye>	"Or have fewer dangerous ones lurkin' out there," she adds darkly. "Still think Ah could solve half that problem if Ah had a flame thrower."
[00:02]<SpiritOfFate>	Liberty Dream stretches. "Thanks! Sorry for that. I'm going to manage it from here." She smiles
[00:03]<Sotho>	"We need help. Liberty dream doesn't have enough power to saciate all these zebras. can you help her?"
[00:03]?	Ignis rolls his eyes. "I doubt that...setting things on fire is easy, now setting things on fire and avoiding doing such on the adjacent ones, including oneself...not so much."
[00:03]<SpiritOfFate>	"No, you wont." says Avaritia
[00:05]<SpiritOfFate>	"They are many, but together we get further. Leave me with the little shaman." Ties says.
[00:05]<Hawkeye>	"Av is right," Hawkeye says. "We need to either boost Liberty or get her help. She cain't take Av's place protecting these folks without more power." She looks at Ties. "Can you help the zebra here? There's lots of them... is that better fer y'all or worse?"
[00:06]?	Firefly flies back to the group. "M'tat says the zebra have a few pearls, but I think she says that they can't get them really easy." Firefly spots the awakened Liberty Dream. "Liberty, you're better!" Firefly darts over and gives the spirit a hug.
[00:06]?	Sotho nods. "I will." He takes off Ties's Vest. "You wish to be left with M'tat?"
[00:06]<SpiritOfFate>	"It is." Ties says
[00:07]<SpiritOfFate>	Liberty hugs Firefly. "I'm glad you all wanted to help me."
[00:08]?	Royal_Lace smiles, "of course"
[00:08]?	Firefly nods to Liberty. "Yeah... I wouldn't be your friend if I didn't!" Firefly looks at the others. "Is she all better now? Or do we need to do something else?"