PnP Group [DATA REDACTED] Session 16

[16:02] <~Headlong>   GDRL-2: Addendum 16
[16:10] <~Headlong>  The Dullahans, all six of them, step off their humble, quad-prop airplane and out into the sunny Burrmuda afternoon. Or... what they expected to be a sunny Burrmuda afternoon. Instead, they're greeted by a heavy downpour and gusting winds. With how clean the landing was, it's as if the rain just appeared as they landed. Fortunately, it's not a long trot from the plane stairs to the van waiting for them nearby.
[16:16] * Kopesh quickly makes his way to the van, helping anyone in that wants/needs it.
[16:17] * Redshift nonchalantly trots from the plane to the van, a look of extreme boredom etched on his face.
[16:19] * Bonnet frowns out at the sudden onset of storm and slides the strap for her hat undeneath her chin, cinching it up so it wouldn't blow away, "What a greeting."
[16:20] <~Headlong>  Waiting for them in the van is a buck in a ball cap and sunglasses. "You guys with the Foundation?" he asks, his southern heritage showing.
[16:20] * Kyrria is now known as Casablanca_Lily_afk
[16:21] * Scribbles_ quickly throws her coat on over her back and rushed for the van, keeping beside Kopesh as she shakes teh water from her uncovered mane and tail.
[16:21] * Giddy nods. "Yup." He pulls on his jacket.
[16:22] * Wishing_Well neatly hops down the plane stairs, being the usual little ray of sunshine he always is, in spite of the gloomy weather. He adjusts his newsy cap at the sight of the buck in the van. "You here to pick us up?" he asks.
[16:22] * Giddy looks up. "What the hell is with the pegasus ponies here? They going on strike or some shit?"
[16:22] <~Headlong>  The buck chuckles as he turns on the van. Giving a nod to Wishing_Well, he says with a grin. "What, y'mean y'all didn't bring the bad weather with you?"
[16:22] * Redshift just glances up at the rainy clouds and rolls his eyes, adjusting his baseball cap.
[16:23] * Bonnet gives Giddy an overly fake smile, "Perhaps there's a foreign dignitary in town that wanted to build snowponies..."
[16:26] <~Headlong>  Once everypony has piled into the van, the driver pulls out on to the slick tarmac, /and/ activates the heated seats.
[16:29] <~Headlong>  "So, what's the Foundation doing out here now? More Burrmuda Triangle shit?" he asks casually.
[16:30] <Kopesh> "More?"
[16:32] * Scribbles_ smiled, giving Kopesh a nudge. "Well, first item of the job is finding out why we're here."
[16:32] <~Headlong>  The driver waves a hoof lazily. "Couple years back they were diving off the coast, lookin' for... Hell if I know. Dunno if they found it, either."
[16:33] * Bonnet peels off her shirt and wrings it out onto the floor
[16:34] <Kopesh> "What caused them to show up?"
[16:35] * Redshift just leans back in his seat, looking up at the ceiling, though he's clinging on to every word. He sure may look like a slacker, but that could only help him, right?
[16:36] * Giddy just stares at Bonnet, then paws at her face gently, but firmly with his hoof. "Stoppat." He looks at the driver. He didn't like not driving, but he hated when people don't let you drive your own damn car. Morality won out and he headed to the navigator seat. "Kid, get inside the van and make with the folder."
[16:37] <~Headlong>  He shrugs. "Some ship or something... Look, they don't tell me much, and they didn't talk nearly as much as y'all did."
[16:39] * Kopesh hmms internally, but keeps a straight face and falls silent. So much for nothing having happend before.
[16:40] * Bonnet actually manages to giggle just a little and stops, throwing the slightly less sodden shirt back on
[16:42] <~Headlong>  Eventually, the van comes to a halt at a set of lights leaving the airport. "All right, where're they sending y'all too now?"
[16:44] * Giddy sighs. "Shady Lagoon Crime Lab first, apparently.
[16:44] <Kopesh> "We're supposed to meet up with some buck."
[16:51] <~Headlong>  The van takes a hard left. "Crime Lab, eh? Sounds serious." He muses.
[16:52] * Redshift just sits quietly.
[16:59] <~Headlong>  Despite the rain, Burrmuda still shows it's beauty. Palm trees sway in the breeze, waves crash over the beaches, just yards from the road. Restaraunts and surf shops line a massive boardwalk to their left. Past the boardwalk, through a few more sets of lights, is the Shady Lagoon Crime Lab. Appropriately named, the building is right on the water.
[17:02] * Kopesh looks at the building, remaining quiet as they approach it.
[17:03] <~Headlong>  "Here's the place." He says, pulling over and opening the doors remotely. It's a fairly modern design, and looks like it was built very recently. "Best of luck to y'all."
[17:03] * Bonnet crosses her hooves as she waits for everyone else to leave the car, "Well if I'd known we were coming to a crime lab, I would have brought a lab coat..."
[17:04] * Kopesh gets right out, once again helping any that want it out. "Thank you."
[17:04] * Scribbles_ throws her coat back on, "Thanks, careful in this weather." She says as she steps out of the van.
[17:05] * Redshift nods at their driver as he steps out with the others. "Seeya. Thanks for the drive."
[17:05] <~Headlong>  He gives a nod to Scribbles_. "You too, ma'am." He gives each of them a nod before pulling away. There they stand, in the rain. The Crime Lab looks warm and inviting...
[17:06] * Kopesh heads for it.
[17:08] <~Headlong>  The doors open automatically, and a receptionist looks up from a magazine at the group. "You folks need something?" He asks.
[17:10] * Scribbles_ slips into the lab, more than happy to escape from the weather.
[17:10] * Kopesh pulls their informant's picture out of the folder and shows the receptionist. "Yes, we're here to see him."
[17:11] * Redshift just stands about in the receptionist's lounge.
[17:11] <~Headlong>  The interior matches the exterior, it seems. Most of the walls are glass, allowing the group to see into most of the rooms where work is being done. A few magazines lay strewn about on a glass table near Redshift. "All righty... just let me page him." He clicks a few keys.
[17:12] * Giddy gets out of the car, grunting. That's as much of a thank you as it gets.
[17:13] * Bonnet splashes in some puddles on the sidewalk as she trails along behind the group, finally following them into the building.
[17:13] * Redshift glances at the magazine titles.
[17:14] <~Headlong>  "Oh... well... it says he's out on assignment right now. He should be back any minute..." A filly walking with her mother smiles at Bonnet's splashing and jumps in a puddle too!
[17:14] * Kopesh puts the picture back. "Alright. You don't mind if we wait, do you?"
[17:15] * Bonnet smiles back at the mother and filly, giving a little drippy wave.
[17:16] <~Headlong>  Redshift finds two copies of "Police Detectve Stories", as well as "Gear Shift", Trottingham's finest automotive magazine. The receptionist shakes his head. "Not at all. Have a seat over there."
[17:17] * Kopesh nods to him, "thank you", and sits down where directed.
[17:17] <~Headlong>  The mother gives a bit of a wave back to Bonnet, but frowns at her child. "You'll catch a cold, dear."
[17:18] * Redshift shrugs, and decides to read through "Gear Shift" as he waits.
[17:18] * Scribbles_ joins Redshift over with the magazines, finding a seat in a chair.
[17:19] * Wishing_Well stands outside by the building's front door watching Bonnet, and the mother and child as well.
[17:20] * Giddy looks and then does a double-take at the magazine rack. Oh, holy shit. That's the new Gear Shift magazine where they try to make a boat out of an old truck.
[17:22] * Redshift shrugs and puts down the magazine. Yay, how informative. He decides to pick up one of those detective stories next.
[17:23] <~Headlong>  Police Detective Stories regales Redshift with the exploits of Burrmuda's best criminalist, Sugar Cane, and his exploits to discover the identity of the "Dollhouse Killer."
[17:24] * Bonnet gives a little sigh as she turns away from the family, splashing a hoof in the water with a little less enthusiasm.
[17:27] <~Headlong>  As they pass, the mother gives a little sigh and hops in a puddle as well, hugging her foal.
[17:29] <~Headlong>  Not long after the hug, two large SUVs screech to a halt near the curb, and eight or so ponies in fancy suits fan out. The last one dons a pair of sunglasses despite the overcast and strides into the Crime Lab.
[17:30] * Wishing_Well 's smile widens a bit as the mother hops into the puddle with her foal.  He trots over and nudges Bonnet. "You alright there?" he asks, taking note of the ponies in suits.
[17:31] * Kopesh stands up as the buck enters.
[17:31] * Scribbles_ flinches at the sudden sound of tires screeching and looks over at the door.
[17:32] <~Headlong>  The one with the sunglasses stops in the center of the lobby and removes his sunglasses. "Well... talk about raining on the parade." He mutters to no one. The seven others immediately vanish into deeper parts of the building.
[17:32] * Kopesh approaches him. "Hello, sir. We were told to meet you."
[17:33] * Bonnet is standing to the side, out of the way of the important ponies.  She looks back to Wishing Well, "Yeah...  Just... a bit tired from the flight."
[17:34] <~Headlong>  Sugar Cane slips his sunglasses back on and hunches over a little. "You must be the ponies from the Equestrian Gazette, then" Kopesh detects a wink behind those killer shades.
[17:34] * Casablanca_Lily_afk is now known as Casablanca_Lily
[17:35] * Kopesh gives a knowing smile. "Someone needs to get out and gather the news."
[17:38] * Scribbles_ gets up from her seat, walking over to Kopesh's side.
[17:39] <~Headlong>  From behind the sunglasses, he assess the rest of the group. "Lot of press coverage for this case... But let's get going. Just the four of you?"
[17:39] * Redshift blinks at what he reads. 'Sugar Cane'? But wasn't that...? He turns his head to look at the newcomer, trying to compare the face in front of him to the face in the magazine - if there are pictures, that is.
[17:40] * Wishing_Well nods. "Perfectly reasonable." he says, chuckling. "Might want to head inside, though. I know how much fun being out in the rain is sometimes, but..." he says, trailing off a bit before patting Bonnet on the back. "Something tells me we should go meet up with the rest of the team."
[17:40] * Kopesh looks around for a head count. "Should be six."
[17:41] <~Headlong>  There is a picture on the cover, of the very stallion that stands before him putting on sunglasses.
[17:42] * Redshift blinks. Still grasping the magazine, he sits up as he trots over with the others.
[17:44] * Bonnet looks from Wishing Well to the entrance to the building and nods a little, waiting to follow him in.
[17:45] <~Headlong>  Inside, Bonnet and Wishing_Well find the rest of the team and a single ginger-colored stallion standing in the lobby. Slowly, the stallion turns and makes for his office, one of the only rooms with proper walls.
[17:46] * Giddy glances around and takes the newest Gear Shift. It's honestly been a while before he was on the water. It felt nice that he was better at doing it than a bunch of Trottingham showponies.
[17:46] <Kopesh> me follows Sugar Cane, looking back at the others. "He's here."
[17:47] * Redshift just regards Sugar Cane quietly from behind, following the others.
[17:47] * Scribbles_ follows Kopesh and Sugar Cane, looking around the office.
[17:47] * Wishing_Well walks to the door, and opens the door to let Bonnet in.
[17:48] * Bonnet shakes some of the water from her hooves before entering the building and following after the rest of the group.
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[17:52] <~Headlong>  Unlike most offices Scribbles_ has been in lately, Sugar Cane's is rather simple. He has a few knick-knacks on his shelves, and a few books on criminal psychology. He closes the door once everypony is inside.
[17:55] <~Headlong>  "So..." he says, slowly trotting to a vacant corner to lean against. "Where do we begin..."
[17:57] * Kopesh waits for him to start.
[17:59] <~Headlong>  He looks at each of them and takes off his shades. "So, Headlong sends another team to latch on to my investigations... Well, that's to be expected, I suppose. Any of you buy the myths about spontaneous equine combustion?"
[18:00] * Scribbles_ looks over to Sugar Cane. "You mean like what they say happened to a drummer on stage?"
[18:02] * Giddy had followed the rest of them. He just looked really tired after he said that. "I've given up trying to expect things to be a myth."
[18:02] <Kopesh> "I don't really have a view on them."
[18:02] * Bonnet responds to the question with a quiet shrug.
[18:04] <~Headlong>  He waves a hoof dismissively at Scribbles_. "No, no. He actually snorted phoenix ashes the night before. It was pretty obvious, once the Phoenix rose from his corpse... We're talking about a seemingly healthy mare bursting into flames in the middle of an island party."
[18:04] <~Headlong>  He points to Giddy and nods. "The BPD suspects murder."
[18:04] <Kopesh> "And, do you?"
[18:07] <~Headlong>  Sugar Cane adjusts his posture, slumping a little more. "I agree with their analysis... however... they don't know what you and I do. They can't."
[18:08] * Kopesh nods. "Any information that might lead us to the SCP?"
[18:10] <~Headlong>  He shakes his head. "Access to the scene has been... complicated with the recent weather. CSI's haven't gotten to it yet, and neither have I, so we're getting you all on the island tonight, to start an investigation. They weren't even able to get the body off the island, so if any of you have any sort of knowledge of autopsy..."
[18:11] * Scribbles_ broke out her notepad and pencil, prepared to jot down anything noteworthy.
[18:17] * Headlong ([email protected]) Quit ( Ping timeout: 121 seconds )
[18:25] * Giddy sighs. "I used to apprentice at a hospital. That count?"
[18:48] * SpencerDespenser|GM ([email protected]) has joined #FruityRumpusAssholeFactory
[18:48] * ChanServ sets mode +qo SpencerDespenser|GM SpencerDespenser|GM for #FruityRumpusAssholeFactory
[18:49] * SpencerDespenser|GM is now known as Headlong
[18:50] * Redshift is just sitting there, listening, the odd-one-out as the colt just regards everything with what appears to be typical teenage boredom.
[18:51] <Kopesh> "Not enough to be useful."
[18:51] * Scribbles_ shakes her head. "I... I can tell if a pony isn't living, that's about it."
[18:54] * Giddy frowns. "I used to intern at a hospital."
[18:59] <~Headlong>  Sugar Cane smiles slightly. "That's good, you'll need that kind of skill for an on-site autopsy."
[19:00] * Giddy doesn't mention that he was doing there. Nor does he want to tell why. That would be embarrassing.
[19:00] * Redshift mutters quietly to himself, reciting things he (thinks) he remembers from school at the mention of autopsies. "Endosymbiotic theory states that key eukaryote organelles began as symbiotic relationships between bacterial cells and archaea. The engulfing of chloroplasts yielded the organelles now called cyanobacteria." He's just mumbling to himself, almost whispering. Whether anypony hears him is up to th
[19:01] <Redshift> he GM. Notably, he's mistaken about the organelles. It was /cyanobacteria/ that lead to /chloroplasts/, not the other way around.
[19:05] <~Headlong>  Sugar Cane casts an odd look at Redshift, but says nothing. "Well then, I'll give you all I can on our vic." He says, reaching into his coat and pulling out a small notebook.
[19:06] * Redshift just gives an odd look of his own right back at Sugar Cane.
[19:07] * Bonnet has been glancing over at Giddy while listening to the detective.
[19:07] * Giddy frowns, then starts plodding along towards the stiff. "So. We know who you are. Did they tell you who we were?"
[19:08] <~Headlong>  He looks up at Giddy and shakes his head. "Other than names, not much. Said one of you had a mission phone?"
[19:09] * Giddy nods, then tilts his head. "... But you know, anyway."
[19:09] * Scribbles_ looks over at Kopesh at the mention of mission phones.
[19:12] <~Headlong>  "Yes. What of it?" he asks, looking back down to his notepad. He looks to Scribbles. "So you're Scribbles McPrint?"
[19:13] * Scribbles_ looks back at Sugar Cane. "That's me."
[19:15] <~Headlong>  "I've read some of your books..." he says, offering his notepad to her. "In fact, your 'Shadows of Folly' has proved particularly insightful."
[19:16] * Scribbles_ felt like her jaw would fall clean off as her hoof took the notepad. "I... I... I'm flattered, Mister Cane. Thank you."
[19:19] * Kopesh smiles at Scribbles_'s work being recognized.
[19:21] <~Headlong>  He flashes her a smile. "It's customary of contemporaries to read each other's work, no? If this case works out for you, maybe you could help me in the future." He starts for the door. "That notebook has all the info I can get you on Mrs. Butterball. Hope it helps." On the first page, in perfect block print, is Sugar Cane's mission phone number.
[19:25] * Giddy grimaces with distaste. And once again, the people he meets have a higher clearance than he does and he's the one running around blind. No wonder they named them the Dullahans. "So you know we're not exactly CSI. Most of us are just some regular people in really weird circumstances," He glances at Bonnet and Redshift. "So if you can take it easy and don't let us run into a fucking tentacle...
[19:25] * Giddy ...horror face-first, it would be a nice change of pace."
[19:26] * Redshift is just lying back, lips circled in a silent whistle as he stares at the ceiling.
[19:27] <~Headlong>  "Tentacles that cause spontaneous combustion..." Sugar Cane muses as he departs. "Interesting..."
[19:28] * Scribbles_ blinks twice as she looks at the notepad before tucking it into her coat pocket. "So, I take it the next place on our list is the pony taking us to the scene."
[19:29] * Giddy follows. "You saying that's impossible?"
[19:32] <~Headlong>  Sugar Cane turns. "Hmm? Weren't you the one who believed anything was possible? Not in those words, but the point remains the same."
[19:36] * Giddy doesn't say anything to that. Because fuck if it wasn't right.
[19:38] <~Headlong>  Sugar Cane steps into an important looking meeting room and takes a seat with the seven other ponies from earlier. It seems that their business was concluded.
[19:44] * Giddy looks around. "And who are you guys?"
[19:45] <~Headlong>  Sugar Cane shoots him a "please leave" glance. "My CSI's... this is a staff meeting. No place for a reporter." Somepony magics the door closed.
[19:46] * Scribbles_ nudges Giddy towards the door. "Come on. We have a boat to catch."
[19:47] * Kopesh heads for the door.
[19:47] * Giddy frowns. So we have a famous CSI investigator on our side. Fun. He left with Scribbles. Alright, let's do this.
[19:51] <~Headlong>  Outside, the rain has let up a little. The familiar sound of tires screeching fills the air as a black Suburban, not unlike the one Sugar Can drove, pulls up by the curb. A single, elder buck in a tailored suit emerges and waves to the ponies outside, whoever they are. "You lot must be the Dullahans."
[19:53] * Kopesh nods. "We are."
[19:53] <~Headlong>  He nods to Kopesh and Giddy, tossing the latter the keys to the car. "Ms. Speed Bump sends her regards."
[19:54] * Kopesh opens the door fore the others to get in before getting into the passenger seat.
[19:55] * Giddy sighs in relief, nearly sprinting to the car when the keys hit his hoof. Oh yes. Cars. Cars were comfortable. "Get in."
[19:56] * Scribbles_ climbs into the back of the van, taking the middle seat.
[19:56] * Redshift just follows the others.
[19:57] <~Headlong>  "And a good day to all of you." the buck says before trotting down the street in the rain.
[19:58] * Bonnet gives a polite nod to the driver pony before climbing up into the car as well, working her way to the back seat.
[20:00] * Giddy just sat there for about an awkward minute while his blood settled and he worked up courage. After the moment, he turned the key and drove toward the pier indicated. "You know, I actually raced over water before."
[20:01] * Redshift nods at the driver. "Heya."
[20:02] * Kopesh listens to Giddy. He should at least try to be nice. "Yeah? Bet that's fun."
[20:05] * Giddy smiles. He figured the same. "Yeah. I actually spent a year in Alpacapulco racing jet ski's with my dad. He actually got me into racing. Mom was pissed."
[20:07] * Kopesh nods. "He must be proud when of you having turned it into a career."
[20:09] * Giddy turned a corner. He seemed calmer talking to him. "More like he was proud when I became his second chance. He'd gone half-blind and half-deaf after he went end over end at Cracklepeak Raceway."
[20:12] <Kopesh> "Oh, that's unfortunate. At least you could be his second chance in a way. Maybe make him feel a little better about things."
[20:12] * Redshift sits back, looking bored!
[20:12] <~Headlong>  Giddy takes the Suburban through the damp streets of Burrmuda. He notices that it handles very well. Eventually, he starts to see signs for the Castaway Harbor and Marina.
[20:15] * Giddy smiles. Friggin' Speed Bump is a tuner goddess. Not that he'd ever admit it to her. "I'm sure it did." He said, curving around and pulling in. "We're here."
[20:17] * Kopesh doesn't respond to that and leaves it. He just gets out, opening the door for the others again.
[20:18] * Redshift decides to take a light nap.
[20:20] <~Headlong>  Rough waves pound the docks, tossing the boats around on their moors. A few ponies wait in the gatehouse, letting the car further into the Marina.
[20:23] * Giddy pulls up along there and finds dock 14 and looks for "The Tide Hauler".
[20:25] <~Headlong>  Further up Giddy spots Dock 14, and severla parking spots. It's the only dock with a car parked in front of it. Four ponies stand beside a large boat, looking generally unhappy.
[20:26] * Redshift sleeps quietly in the back seat.
[20:26] * Giddy pulls up a little way off of the car. "Hey. Wake up. We're at the dock."
[20:28] <~Headlong>  All four of the ponies look up in unison. Three of them look immediately happy as the car pulls up. The fourth points to the boat and shouts something.
[20:30] * Giddy looks slightly distressed and rolled down his window and listened in on the arguement.
[20:32] <~Headlong>  "All right, they're here! Let's go, let's go!" The fourth pony, who looks a lot like the mare in the photograph they have, calls after the other three.
[20:33] * Redshift shakes himself awake with a rather rude yawn, scratching behind his head.
[20:35] * Giddy gets out of the car. "Fillies, Gentlecolts, what are we doing?"
[20:36] <Kopesh> Ok, -now- Kopesh gets out and opens the door for the others.
[20:36] * Scribbles_ slips out of the car, looking around the docks.
[20:36] <~Headlong>  The mare turns her head to look at Giddy. He can see that her eyes are the same stormy-green as the ocean... And that she's looking right /through/ him. "Giddy Up... Welcome."
[20:37] * Bonnet waits her turn to carefully climb out of the car, adjusting her hat as she looks around too.
[20:38] * Redshift looks out among the waves. For some reason, the dreary weather really was to his liking. And how could anypony not like the sea?
[20:40] <~Headlong>  The mare then turns to Redshift, but still keeps talking to Giddy. "Anchor Steam... The boat's almost ready for you, so you can board now..."
[20:41] * Wishing_Well ([email protected]) Quit ( Quit: ChatZilla 0.9.90.1 [Firefox 26.0/20131205075310] )
[20:41] * Redshift is looking out at the waves! He has no idea who's looking at him right now.
[20:41] * Giddy found the thousand yard stare mighty creepy. "Thanks." He mentioned, getting on board. "So what are we doing?"
[20:43] <~Headlong>  "We're taking you out to Malakara Island, and taking you back. That's all we've been told to do."
[20:44] * Kopesh stands next to Giddy and looks at the mare. That sight is rather unsettling...
[20:44] * Redshift continues to look at upon the sea.
[20:45] * Giddy opens his mouth and closes it. He didn't quite remember that. Then again, this was his first time to Burrmuda.
[20:46] * Scribbles_ takes a look at the vessal about to take them across the sea.
[20:47] * Kopesh joins Scribbles_.
[20:48] <~Headlong>  The Tide Hauler is a fine vessel, outfitted with several fancy-looking radar dishes, winches, antennae, and other impressive technologies. It's spotless, and looks very, very seaworthy.
[20:48] * Giddy frowns. Wait.
[20:49] * Giddy looks down at the boat. Shit. This thing's the SCP, isn't it?
[20:49] * Redshift watches the sea.
[20:49] * Bonnet ponders if she should have brought one of her other costumes instead...
[20:49] <~Headlong>  The sea watches Redshift back. Well, it would if it could. It can't, but he can tell it would.
[20:50] * Redshift just watches the salty waves roll. There was something oddly calming about the ocean. At last he turns around and turns his attention to the Tide Hauler. Huh. He trots closer. They did say to be alert, right? Was there anything out of place here?
[20:52] <~Headlong>  The mare, Anchor Steam, approaches Redshift and stands at his side. "Hey, kid."
[20:53] * Redshift looks to Anchor Steam and nods. "Heya." He looks over at the Tide Hauler. "Cool ship."
[20:55] <~Headlong>  She smiles. "You aren't looking at the ship... No. You're looking at the waves. The sea. You look at it the same way I do..." She pauses for a moment. "You an orphan?"
[20:56] * Redshift blinks once, before turning to Anchor Steam to face her directly. "And what if I am?" It's not a cynical question. It's a genuine one, and the tone of his voice reflects that.
[20:57] <~Headlong>  A smirk plays at her lips. "I can tell by the way you look out at the ocean... It's one of those things that'll always be there... no matter what. It's never going away... Never going out on a trip and not coming back... Am I right?"
[20:58] * Redshift furrows his brow slightly. She got most of that right. "...I guess."
[21:00] <~Headlong>  She keeps smirking. "Come on, kid. Let's get on board..."
[21:03] <~Headlong>  Three other ponies mull about the deck, making sure everything is prepped for sailing. Wishing_Well slides a hoof on the spotless side panelling.
[21:04] * Scribbles_ starts to trot aboard the ship, looking up and down the deck.
[21:07] * Kopesh joins her.
[21:07] <~Headlong>  It's a ship well-equipped for fishing, leisure, or just cruising around. Benches line the main deck, each with a storage compartments. A rack with eight life preserves stands by the upper bridge, where Anchor Steam is currently climbing.
[21:07] <~Headlong>  "Grab a life vest..." She says to them all, before closing the door behind her.
[21:07] * Redshift quietly boards the ship, grabbing a life vest.
[21:07] * Bonnet looks down to the front of the ship to see if it has a figurehead or not.
[21:08] <~Headlong>  Unfortunately, Bonnet finds that there's no figurehead at the front. It's more like a cutter, less like a galleon.
[21:08] * Kopesh grabs a vest and puts it on.
[21:09] * Bonnet tsks softly, every ship needs a figurehead.  She figured a super secret supernatural organization would know that.  With a little huff she trots onto the ship lazily.
[21:09] * Giddy puts on his vest with the proficiency of an adult riding his kid's bike. You never really forget, but you do get rusty.
[21:10] * Scribbles_ takes a life vest and fits it onto her.
[21:13] <~Headlong>  Wishing, still wearing his smile, slips a vest on too. Seeing that everypony is prepared, Anchor Steam instructs two other ponies to toss off the mooring lines, and, soon enough, they set sail.
[21:16] <~Headlong>  The waters are just as rough as they look, swelling and sinking as the Tide Hauler moves out of the harbor. "Y'all might wanna head down 'low! Seas might get a little rough! I'm sure Chowder'll mix you all up something soothing!" A moorspony calls over the wind.
[21:18] * Scribbles_ is more than happy to retreat below deck.
[21:21] * Bonnet follows the advice and carefully makes her way below, looking for a nice place to settle down.
[21:21] * Giddy gladly heads under deck. A boat this big wasn't going to get to a different island too quick.
[21:24] <~Headlong>  Below deck, the Dullahans are greated by an amazingly lush interior. Carpet, stained wood, shining stainless steel... this was a proper galley. A unicorn mare spins about, mixing a bunch of ingridents in a massive pot. The entire galley is warmed by a magical fireplace.
[21:25] * Kopesh can do either one, but joins Scribbles_ below.
[21:29] <~Headlong>  "Take a seeeeeat!" The mare sings, gesturing to a large booth and table in the corner with her wooden spoon. "The food will be ready sooooon~"
[21:35] * Kopesh figures he may as well and takes a seat there.
[21:36] * Redshift just mills about the room.
[21:38] * Bonnet smiles to the mare, taking her hat off and giving it a little spin before settling down into the booth
[21:41] * Scribbles_ takes a seat next to Kopesh, fishing the notepad from her coat pocket to flip through it.
[21:50] <~Headlong>  Scribbles_ finds a lot of information about the victim, Mrs. Butterball Padworth. She finds that she's a wealthy aristocrat, not outside of the kind of circles Bonnet would hang out with, and that she was running for Mayor of Ponyville, that was, until she died.
[21:52] * Kopesh reads it, sitting next to Scribbles_.
[21:55] <~Headlong>  Sugar Cane noted a list of eye-witnesses, and the hotel that they're staying at. Among them are the Party's DJ, Butterball's assistant, two caterers, and two of the EMTs that responded to the first call.
[21:57] <~Headlong>  He's drawn a few other pictures of the crime scene, should the rain disturb it, as well.
[21:58] * Scribbles_ flips through the crime scene sketches several times, trying to picture it in her head.
[22:00] * Giddy sits down and sighs. He looks antsy. On edge. He convinced himself it was healthy. He wasn't exactly sure.
[22:00] <~Headlong>  The unicorn floats over her pot of thick, white chowder. "Soup's on! Enjoooooooy~" She sings, spinning away and back into the kitchen.
[22:03] <~Headlong>  With steaming bowls of soup in front of them, and an uneasy boatride ahead of them, the Dullahans press onward, eyes on the prize, or so one would hope...
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