[15:54] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Session 3 of group 5 Begins:
[15:56] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 We last left our band of explores after they had managed to defend themselves from a group of now dead raiders.
[15:57] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Which is a little oddbecause they were promissed that path leading out of NCR tarritory would be safe.
06[15:58] * @Passepartout when the fight ends, the mare should poke the head out from the cart, but actually she doesn't moves and starts snoring
06[15:58] * +Thick-of-Skull looks around for the injured wingypony, worried about the harm that befell him. "Wingypony! You okey, wingypony?"
06[16:00] * +Heatseeker takes stock of the situation, and as the adrenalin subsides, he becomes increasingly aware that THERES A FUCKING SPEAR IN HIS HOOF. "....Ow."
06[16:00] * +Talvus rumages through the armor of the two unicorn raiders hoping to find some extra healing potions to use. He only finds one, but he does find plenty of caps as well as some Dash and 9mm ammo. He grabs that, as well as their weapons, and heads back towards the carts.
06[16:01] * +Talvus "If you need fixed, I've got the potions," he calls out to the rest of the party.
06[16:02] * +Thick-of-Skull stares at it for a bit, then shouts with a chilling volume. "Beakysmartypony! Wingypony hurt by pointystick!"
06[16:02] * @Sparkster continues to grin with glee. "Did you see that?! A full-scale resonance cascade, leading to partial sublimation and residual... err... residue!"
06[16:02] * @Passepartout "zZZzZZzzZZ"
06[16:03] * %Sunrise_Smiles crawls out of hiding, puts the mine away, and growls, "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!"
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06[16:04] * +Talvus looks at Sparkster, his look not nearly as excited as hers. "Yeah, I saw it. Melted right in front of me," he deadpans. Then he looks over at Thick. "What?"
03[16:05] * Sparkster sets mode: +v Lever_Action
06[16:07] * +Thick-of-Skull points at Heatseeker with a bit of a worried look plastered on his face, similar to a child worrying about a lost cat. "YOU HELP WINGY PONY, OKEY?" Between him, Sparkster, and Sunrise, Thick simply figured it was time to shout.
06[16:07] * %Sunrise_Smiles trots about, "Did we lose anypony?"  He looks to the doctor.  "How bad is it?"  Then to Lever_Action, "How much of our ammo are we down?"
06[16:09] * +Lever_Action grits her teeth through the pain of the spea embedded in her leg; "Not so bad on my end. Unfortunately it looks like some of the rounds were defective, so I'm going to have to examine them before I do any more shooting."
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[16:10] <+Lever_Action> (spear)
06[16:10] * @Passepartout doesn't seem to notice the fuss and keeps sleeping soundly with the belly in the mud
06[16:10] * %Sunrise_Smiles gallops up to the top of the ridge that the unicorns were hurling spears over.  He spends a few moments getting his bearings, then points.  "I can see the NCR base from here!" he calls down in disgust.  "The one we just left."
06[16:11] * +Talvus looks between Sunrise and Thick. "Oh would everyone just calm down? They're all dead." He looks at Thick. "If he wants help, he'll come over here."
06[16:13] * %Sunrise_Smiles stomps a hoof.  "We were told that the roads were mostly clear and safe through weeks of NCR territory, and we get ambushed on their front door?"  He stops, something else occuring to him.  "I don't know about you, but I don't live on that base.  I came here for a job.  I walked *this* road to get here.  From a lot further away than we are now..."
06[16:13] * @Sparkster sticks her head under the cart, attempting to rouse her friend. "Passe! Paaaaasse! Come on, I've got notes for you to take!"
06[16:13] * %Sunrise_Smiles stares downward.  "Two days ago, this road was safe.  Otherwise, most of us wouldn't have made it here to *get* this job."
06[16:14] * +Talvus rolls his eyes at Sunrise's ranting. "Here's a question. Why did you believe the NCR when they said it was safe? Or, you know, they might not have -been- here two days ago."
06[16:15] * +Lever_Action grumbles; "Wish I knew. I heard no reports of Raider activity in the area. Of course, I haven't left New Canterlot in years, so... where is that fucking griffon?! This is a lot more painful than I'm making it look!"
06[16:17] * +Talvus looks at the back of Lever_Action's head. "Turn around."
06[16:17] * +Lever_Action grimaces; "Can't even move my left hindleg anymore. It's numb."
06[16:18] * +Heatseeker hovers towards the doctor griffon, a trickle of blood dripping from the shaft piercing his foreleg. A glint catching his eye, he looks to the <insert direction here>, examining an odd cave in the distance.
04[16:18] * %Sunrise_Smiles slides down the hill and trots up to Talvus.  "These were raiders... or, at least, they were supposed to look like raiders.  But have you ever fought raiders?  Real ones?  They're the filthy dregs of ponykind using home-made armor and badly-degraded weapons... and they go down *easy* against a skilled force.  And they're *not* nomadic."
04[16:19] * +Thick-of-Skull looks back and forth between Talvus and Sunrise, looking more and more like a lost puppy. Then he looks at Lever-Action's injury, Heatseeker's new hole, and slumps down.
06[16:19] * @Passepartout yawns widely and slowly moves out from under the cart "es... notes... i'm on it... i..." yawns again "what was that?"
06[16:19] * +Talvus mutters, "Crybaby." He pulls out a bag from the cart and moves up to Lever_Action's side. He starts digging around in it and replies to Sunrise without looking up. "Fought raiders? Well no. Enclave, slavers, some bandits. Not actual raiders."
[16:20] <+Thick-of-Skull> "Thick not thick quick 'nuff. Thick need be thick quicker!" He mumbles to himself, looking rather disappointed.
06[16:20] * %Sunrise_Smiles raises an eyebrow and nods.  "Okay.  And how long have you lived in the area?"
06[16:22] * @Sparkster begins to trot towards the rest of the group, firing off barely comprehensable notes as she does so.
06[16:22] * %Sunrise_Smiles turns and looks at Thick-of-Skull.  He pauses, then trots up to the pony.  "Hey, are you all right?"
06[16:22] * +Talvus sits up and looks at Sunrise. "Ten... twelve years? Never much left the city for anything but guided hospital business, though."
06[16:23] * +Lever_Action distracts herself from the impending pain of the spear's removal by calling to Heatseeker; "Do you see anything sir?"
06[16:24] * @Passepartout trots slowly, trying to keep sparkster's pace and mostly repeating what she says, just messing every single word she uses
04[16:25] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks back to Talvus.  "You've been here for at least ten years and you've never fought a raider.  There's a reason for that.  Same reason I walked this road alone when I came here to apply for this job: there aren't any raiders in this area.  Raiders are *rare* in the heart of NCR."
06[16:25] * +Thick-of-Skull shakes his head and gets back up upon realizing Sunrise_Smiles was talking to him. "Thick... Thick okey. Thick just wish he could help injured ponies." He said with the same kind of intonation a child lying to his mother would make.
06[16:25] * +Heatseeker patiently awaits medical attention, a small pool forming beneath him. "Looks like there's some cave o're there. Might be good to check it out when we're done here..."
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06[16:27] * +Lever_Action nods to her fellow officer, then turns to glare at the griffon. "Less gabbing, more yanking. I want to know what the hell happened here, and I can't do anything with three legs!"
06[16:27] * +Talvus taps spear to see how solidly it's stuck in Lever's leg. He grabs ahold of it. "This may hurt." With a strong pull, he yanks it out of her leg. He looks back up at Sunrise, spear in claw. "So how do you explain these raiders?"
06[16:27] * %Sunrise_Smiles explains, "You can expect to find raider camps on the fringes, the back-territories.. places the NCR's eyes don't linger much.  In the civilized parts of Equestria, they've pretty much been wiped out."  He turns to Heatseeker, "Did you spot any raider graffiti?  Real raiders mark their territory."
06[16:28] * @Sparkster looks Heatseeker up and down. "Do you need some... help?"
06[16:28] * +Lever_Action can't hold back a yelp of pain, but bites down on her battle saddle's bit (safety on) to suppress the sound.
06[16:28] * %Sunrise_Smiles sits down next to Thick-of-Skull.  "That's okay.  You'll get another chance.  You just had an off day.   It happens to all the best warrior ponies."
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03[16:29] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Strobe
06[16:29] * +Talvus gets to work on setting the bone and properly bandaging the wound.
03[16:29] * Lionheart is now known as dashite
06[16:30] * +Lever_Action lets go of her battle saddle bit and glances at Sunrise as the griffon patches up her leg. "You seem to know a lot about raider territorialness. You sure you're just a broker?"
06[16:32] * @Passepartout bumps into Sparkster's rump when she stops, then sits down and falls asleep again
04[16:33] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks to Talvus.  "I can't explain them.  But I sure have my suspicions."  He enumerates, "A caravan hauling 3000 caps worth of good and ammo are ambushed within a couple hours of leaving the supply depot by extremely skilled and deadly attackers dressed up like common raiders?  On a normally safe road?"
06[16:33] * +Lever_Action floats a healing potion out of her saddlebags, guzzling it and letting the potion mend her now set leg.
06[16:34] * %Sunrise_Smiles raises an eyebrow.  "And one of their soldiers, they're primary gunner, has been given bum rounds?  By the same supply depot?"  He grimaces.  "No, not suspicious at all."
06[16:34] * +Thick-of-Skull sighs a bit and looks away from Sunrise when she decided to sit down with him. He gave him an appreciative nuzzle, then lays down in a ready position. "Thick know. Thick just angry other ponies get hurt." He grumbles simply. "Thick think we need find hideyplace. That okey?"
06[16:35] * +Talvus finishes the work and gets up. "Here's another potion to replace the one you just drank. Don't do anything stupid and the leg'll be fine."
06[16:35] * +Heatseeker continues to quietly bleed
06[16:35] * %Sunrise_Smiles smiles to Lever_Action.  "I'm a broker, good sir.  Meaning I facilitate deals between distant parties.  Sometimes very distant."  He chuckles.  "This won't be my first foray beyond Equestria's borders."
06[16:36] * +Lever_Action takes the additional healing potion and floats it away, keeping her intention on Sunrise; "So you think Coinpurse was in on it? I wouldn't put it past the bastard."
06[16:36] * +Talvus looks around at the other ponies, finding only one that is still badly hurt. And figured... it had to be the pegasus. He walks over towards him, bristling. "And does the hotshot want medical attention?"
06[16:38] * +Heatseeker squints eyes a bit. "Would appreciate it."
06[16:40] * %Sunrise_Smiles nods to Lever_Action.  "It's just a theory.  But it fits all the facts before us.  And 'random attack by raiders' certainly doesn't.  If he's not in on it, then someone else who knows your calibre and had access to the ammo supplies."
06[16:42] * +Lever_Action nods to Sunshine; "Then we need to get to the bottom of this before anything else goes wrong. As an agent of the NCR, I'm the one who's responsible for keeping this area safe. At least, moreso that anyone other than Heatseeker."
06[16:42] * +Talvus looks at the pegasus and grunts. He leans down and takes ahold of the spear, pulling it out not nearly as quickly as he did for Lever. Making it hurt, but also making sure not to cause any further damage.
06[16:43] * +Heatseeker barely flinches, staring down the griffon. The fuck was his problem?
06[16:43] * +Talvus stands back up and holds a potion out for the pegasus. "Drink and you'll be good as new."
06[16:43] * %Sunrise_Smiles notes, "It's a terribly tempting target, 3000 caps worth of supplies.  And hitting us soon out of the gate would ensure we didn't have the chance to expend any of it, lowering the stash value."  He frowns.  "If I was paraniod, I would worry about politics -- that somepony in the NCR doesn't want this expedition to succeed.  But this seems opportunistic."
06[16:43] * @Sparkster enters the conversation a bit late. "Wait, so someone who knew about the mission wants us dead?"
06[16:44] * +Heatseeker takes the potion in his maw and tosses it back, letting its magic mend the wounded leg.
06[16:45] * +Thick-of-Skull is, well, Thick to the matter. "Why dandyponies want Thick dead? Thick not do no wrong."
06[16:45] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks to Sparkster, "Or merely wants the supplies, and we are inconveniently in the way of their taking possession of it."
06[16:46] * +Heatseeker lands, testing his healed leg. "In any case, we should get to investigatin' that cave."
06[16:47] * +Talvus walks back over to the cart and drops his bag back in. He'd have to remember to put those wing blade things on later. He wanders back over to the ongoing conversation and listens in.
06[16:47] * @Passepartout yawns "yeah, sure, first they...." yawns again "hire you, then they... kill you... meh... it was just bad luck"
06[16:47] * +Lever_Action glowers at nopony in particular; "Littlepip's threefold orgams, if it turns out Coinpurse actually put somepony up to this, I'm gonna shove those defective round down his throat."
06[16:49] * @Sparkster rubs her chin. "Someone who didn't care what we bought with the caps, just that the items were valuable..."
06[16:49] * +Thick-of-Skull thinks for a moment, absentmindedly looking at Passepartout. "Thick think we need find hideyplace. We talk and rest there."
06[16:50] * %Sunrise_Smiles nods to Heatseeker.  "How are you doing?"
06[16:51] * +Talvus looks over at Thick. "And where exactly are we going to hide? A cave?" He thinks for a second then looks to Sunrise. "How long would it take to set up a camp with the stuff you bought?"
06[16:52] * @Sparkster looks over at Thick-of-Skull. "Good plan Mr Skull. If this was set up there could be more of them. Didn't Heatseeker mention a cave?"
06[16:53] * +Heatseeker nods back towards Sunrise_Smiles. "Flyin' steady here. You?"
06[16:54] * %Sunrise_Smiles counters, "Actually, the cave seems a likely staging point for this attack.  We might find evidence of who was behind this.  Or, at least, the goods and supplies of the ponies involved.  Either way, it definitely warrants a look."
06[16:55] * @Passepartout "or" yawns "the pony that fled was headed there... if we are lucky..."
06[16:55] * +Lever_Action nods; "Any clues to their identity would be a good start. I want to get this area cleared as soon as possible. Can't let this happen to those who wouldn't be prepared for it. We got lucky."
06[16:55] * %Sunrise_Smiles smiles to Heatseaker.  "Good to hear.  I'm ready when you are."  He fishes some mines from the cart and adds them to the grenades in his saddlebags.
06[16:55] * +Talvus perks up at the mention of the raider that fled. "Right, cave it is."
06[16:56] * +Thick-of-Skull smiles hopefully. "This am best plan! Thick will be frontpony!" He says, seemingly immediately cheering up from his brief funk.
06[16:56] * +Heatseeker takes to the air, scouting a bit ahead of the group.
06[16:57] * %Sunrise_Smiles nods, allowing Thick-of-Skull to proceed him.
03[16:58] * Strobe is now known as Strobe_Food
[16:58] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 After taking a bit to steady itself the party sets off for the mysterious cave. Signs of a battle are visible from a distance as the party approaches. The cave itself is set in to the side of a hill facing towards the road. A make sift wooden door at the entrance to the cave.
06[16:58] * +Lever_Action runs after Heatseeker, following on the ground to provide support
[16:59] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The ground around the cave is scorched and pony caracasses are littered around the entrance.
03[17:00] * SilentBrony is now known as Povahkiin
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06[17:02] * +Thick-of-Skull looks at this door. Recalling things back at Dream Valley, he instinctively scratches the earth twice about to charge before deciding it might be a bad idea, with all the dead ponies around. "Want Thick try door?" He says, looking around the gore in mild horror.
06[17:03] * +Heatseeker puts down on the ground, surveying the battlefied. "Might be a good idea to wait for everypony else."
03[17:03] * Shadow77777778 is now known as Shadow77777778_dishes
06[17:04] * +Lever_Action trots up to the cave entrance next to Heatseeker; "I wonder if these poor bastards were the 'real' raiders."
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06[17:05] * +Talvus hovers several feet in the air, following at the back of the group headed towards the cave.
03[17:07] * utente_ is now known as Passepartout
03[17:07] * Passepartout is now known as Mimezinga
03[17:07] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Mimezinga
03[17:08] * Mimezinga is now known as Passepartout
06[17:09] * @Passepartout sits besides a charred pony muttering "mh, this is warm..." lays down and goes back sleeping
06[17:09] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks over the door and the cave entrance.  "Oh my."  He turns to the others.  "Definitely not raiders.  If they were raiders, there would be graffiti marking their territory.  And the bodies... well, let's just say that raiders prefer to use bodies like they use their graffiti.  Decoratively."
06[17:11] * +Lever_Action looks at Passe quizzically, then turns back to Sunrise; "If they had any gear, they were stripped of it." She then begins checking the corpses over for any signs of... anything.
03[17:11] * Povahkiin is now known as SilentBrony
06[17:12] * +Thick-of-Skull grimaces a bit at a charred disembodied pony skull before nudging it away with his hoof. "Thick think not ruling last part out."
03[17:12] * Waak is now known as DoWaakiin
06[17:13] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks to Passepartout, then to Sparkster with a worried expression.  This goes beyond tired.  "She was with Coinpurse last night, correct?"
06[17:13] * @Sparkster looks at the scene of devastation before them. "Err... this wasn't me, ok?"
06[17:15] * @Sparkster turns to Sunrise_Smiles. "I think so. She doesn't usually turn up this tired."
06[17:15] * +Lever_Action stops at one of the corpses, magically pulling a chain with a set of NCR dogtags on it. "One of ours," she claims, floating the tags in front of Heatseeker. She grimaces; "I think somepony's got it in for us."
06[17:15] * +Talvus flies up to the top of the cave and lands to take a look around.
03[17:15] * DoWaakiin is now known as Waak
06[17:16] * %Sunrise_Smiles grimaces and looks to Lever_Action.  "I'm beginning to have more suspicions about Coinpurse."
06[17:17] * +Heatseeker growls softly as he examines the tags. "So something came along and wiped a patrol just to get at us? We should check inside..."
06[17:17] * +Lever_Action nods; "He's a quartermaster within the NCR military; so he'd definitely have some knowledge of our activities. Still, I need something more definite."
06[17:18] * @Passepartout yawns "he didn't ask me anything, we just had" yawns "some good old fashioned fun..."
06[17:19] * %Sunrise_Smiles nods.  "I'm just thinking... have you ever had to work after an exhausting day and only a couple hours sleep?" he asks.  "How did you fare.  And would the adrenaline of a combat have counteracted most of your weariness?"
03[17:19] * Shadow77777778_dishes is now known as Shadow77777778_getting_paid
06[17:20] * +Thick-of-Skull wonders what kind of fun she had. She was probably playing hoofball. Mares love hoofball.
06[17:20] * +Lever_Action turns her gaze towards the entrance to the cave, activating her EFS with a kick of her hoof. She wasn't about to let anypony else jump them.
03[17:20] * Strobe_Food is now known as Strobe
04[17:21] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks to Talvus, "Good chap, in your estimation, would you say Passepartout is really tired?"  He pauses, lowering his voice, "Or does she seem more out-of-it than that.  Like perhaps she's been... slipped something?"
03[17:21] * SilentBrony is now known as Knight_Chili_Bowl
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06[17:25] * @Sparkster lift's Passepartout 's chin and looks into her bleary eyes. "You okay hun? You've been out of it for a while. Did that Coinpurse guy give you anything to drink?.. or bring a friend?"
06[17:26] * @Passepartout yawns and looks at her friend "besides stallion milk.... don't think..."
06[17:27] * +Talvus snorts. "I'd sure like to see what could possibly cause exhaustion like that if drugs aren't involved."
06[17:28] * +Thick-of-Skull now is extremely confused by artistpony! "You can't milk stallion..." Thick lets through his brain to mouth filter.
06[17:28] * +Lever_Action waves the others closer; "There's nothing, at least not immediately inside."
06[17:29] * @Passepartout looks at the griffon and tries to smile in a sexy way, but she's more exhausted than sexy at the moment "i'll show you"
02[17:32] * Knight_Chili_Bowl ([email protected]) Quit (Quit: See you !)
06[17:33] * +Talvus scratches his head and continues. "But she isn't slurring her words, she isn't forgetful, and she isn't sick. It probably isn't a drug crash."
06[17:34] * %Sunrise_Smiles nods, looking relieved.  "Good to hear.  Thank you, doctor."
[17:35] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The cave is eerily silent.
06[17:35] * +Thick-of-Skull scratches his mane an realizes a bit too late that he had red on his hoof. He wipes it on his barding, then grunts. "Door needs down now?"
06[17:35] * @Sparkster telekinetically squeezes Passepartout 's cheeks into a scrunchy-face. "Sleep first. Chicken later."
06[17:35] * +Heatseeker nods to Thick-of-Skull, readying his weapons for whatever may be inside. "Drop it."
06[17:35] * +Lever_Action stpes back from the door and opens it telekinetically. When nothing happens immediately, she steps inside to examine the entrance
06[17:36] * @Passepartout whines "but i like chicken! ir's... uh... scientific curiosity! i need to know if he's more lion or eagle"
03[17:36] * Arcane_Eating[A] is now known as Arcane_Scroll
06[17:38] * +Thick-of-Skull steps on through, pushing Lever-Action back a bit. "Thick go first. You throw ouchcandy."
[17:39] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The door swings open revealing a light lit passage way. Soft glowing lights guide a set of stairs down into the darkness.
[17:39] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 ((lightly))
06[17:40] * +Lever_Action rolls her eyes at the dense Earth Pony; "You can go first if you want, but my EFS can see further ahead than your eyes."
06[17:40] * +Lever_Action activates her Pipbuck's lamp spell regardless
06[17:41] * +Talvus looks down from above the cave. "Have fun. I'll be waiting out here."
06[17:43] * +Thick-of-Skull puts on a long face, then lets Lever through. He stays towards her a bit more than is probably strictly necessary, innocently taking in everything around him.
06[17:43] * +Heatseeker kicks on his battle saddle's searchlight, cautiously following behind Lever.
06[17:43] * @Sparkster leaves Passe to sway by the entrance, and trots after Skull and Lever_Action, activating EFS and PipLight as she does so.
06[17:44] * @Sparkster hoped this tunnel led to an underground lab. They were always the best.
06[17:45] * +Talvus flies back to the carts and carries them to just outside of the cave entrance. Then he starts figuring out how to put the wing blades he looted onto his own wings.
06[17:46] * @Passepartout finally exploit the situation to sleep just outside of the cave, well guarded by the corpses of the dead ponies
06[17:47] * +Lever_Action proceeds straight down the stairs, calling back softly to Thick; "Just keep your eyes forward, tribal."
06[17:49] * +Thick-of-Skull snaps to attention after being addressed, giving a soft 'unga' of acknowledgement.
06[17:51] * +Lever_Action floats the dog tags up while walking, poilshing the ash off on her barding. The name revealed is one Sgt. Sliepnir. She floats the cleaned tag over to Heatseeker; "This was Sliepnir's patrol. He was on caravan protection duty."
[17:51] <+Lever_Action> (Sleipnir)
06[17:53] * +Heatseeker examines the tags in his saddle-light. "So you think we weren't the first caravan hit outa there?"
06[17:54] * +Lever_Action glowers; "It would seem not. However, I'm aiming to make damn sure we're the last."
06[17:55] * +Thick-of-Skull proudly sticks out his chest and almost bellows out something angrily, but restrains himself. Dead dandyponies always make him angry. It means Thick wasn't doing his job.
06[17:56] * +Heatseeker grunts softly and nods, turning his attention back to the surroundings. And occasionally the mare in the lead.
[17:56] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The stairs decend for about 20 feet before opening into a dimly lit central room. Lining the left wall are several lockers, the right wall lined with different arcanotech monitering devices. In the center of the room is table with papers strewn across it along with a terminal. On the far wall there is a door.
03[17:57] * dashite is now known as nomad
06[17:57] * +Lever_Action immediately gallops over to the terminal. "Somepony was serious about this. Let's find out who."
06[17:58] * +Heatseeker checks the lockers, testing if they're locked
06[17:58] * +Thick-of-Skull looks towards the lockers. They had those on the road leading out of Dream Valley! The dandyponies said they sometimes had goodies in them. Let's see if they were any exception.
06[18:00] * @Sparkster jack-knives over to the arcanotech devices, almost trying to absorb them with her big green eyes.
06[18:01] * +Lever_Action eyes the terminal warily. "This looks tricky, and I don't want to risk a lockout. Somepony see if they can find a password."
06[18:04] * +Lever_Action considers that; based on the level of sophistication, it would be unlikely that whoever set this up is dumb enough to just leave a password lying around.
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06[18:05] * +Talvus has finishing putting on the wing blades and is now keeping himself busy with preening.
06[18:05] * %Sunrise_Smiles takes up a guarding position by the other door.
06[18:06] * @Sparkster yells over her shoulder. "This stuff is military-grade, from old equestria. Looks like it sends and receives encrypted messages."
06[18:06] * +Thick-of-Skull grins as he opens up a set of lockers. "Thick am find shinythings!" He says, lifting out nine caps and a bobbypin. "Thick not know what thingy for, but Thick like shinies!"
06[18:08] * +Heatseeker opens a locker, finding some seven caps and a copy of Guns and Bullets. Score!
06[18:09] * +Lever_Action takes what Sparkster says into account, then proceeds to link her Pipbuck to the Terminal, attempting to bypass its security.
06[18:12] * %Sunrise_Smiles peeks at the book.  "Interesting.  Do any of you remember any of our opponents using firearms?  If not, it is possible there is somepony else still in here who does."
06[18:13] * +Lever_Action takes a couple attempts, but manages to trick the computer into revealing its secrets. The fact that the password is 'redeye' strikes an odd sense of discomfort.
06[18:16] * +Lever_Action calls to Heatseeker; "We got trouble. Whoever is behind this is organized. There are plans for raids on a bunch of other caravans; we were only the second. They've also got locations tagged. I would guess they've got other dens." Me downloads the locatiosn tags into her Pipbuck's map. "There's a contact inside the NCR called 'Lowkey'. Sounds like an alias."
06[18:18] * +Heatseeker trots over to Lever_Action, quickly scanning the monitor over her shoulder. "Damn..."
06[18:22] * @Sparkster cocks her head."This is the kind of thing the NCR would really like to know about isn't it? Perhaps we should go back..."
06[18:22] * +Lever_Action grits her teeth; "According to their back and forth notes, these guys are, or were involved with Red Eye's operations back before the Lightbringer put an end to him." She places a contemplative hoof on her chin; "They were kicked out of Fillydelphia years ago. What are they doing showing up now?"
06[18:23] * +Lever_Action lets out a yelp as her Pipbuck flashes a warning, then crashes. "Fuck; I missed something in the security."
06[18:24] * +Lever_Action 's Pipbuck smokes, and the terminal goes blank.
06[18:25] * +Heatseeker growls softly. Red eye... even the dirty, lying Enclave brass knew he was bad news. And his legacy still kicking around?
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06[18:27] * +Thick-of-Skull looks at the box that made the almostangrypony's pretty bracelet hurt. He then proceeds to raise his hoof in anger, about to smash the terminal.
[18:27] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The dim lights in the room flicker before brightening. The sound of the elcetricity turning on makes the parties hair stand on end.
06[18:28] * +Thick-of-Skull suddenly stops mid swing. "Angrybox controls light! Angrybox controls light!"
06[18:28] * +Lever_Action growls; "Celestia peep on me while I sleep, I think we're in trouble."
06[18:29] * +Heatseeker shuts down his torch, searching around for possible sources of threat.
[18:29] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The door at far end of the room slides open revealing another corridor.
06[18:31] * +Thick-of-Skull blinkblinks. Clearly the angrybox is the spirit of this place! "We step lightly" Thick whispers, mane sticking up on end.
06[18:31] * +Heatseeker brings his guns to bear on the corridor. "So who's taking point?"
06[18:32] * +Lever_Action facehoofs at the words of the ignortant tribal; "You there," she calls to the only other pony with a Pipbuck, "Is there anythign coming?!"
06[18:32] * %Sunrise_Smiles is next to the door, jumping back as it slides open.
06[18:33] * @Sparkster shakes her head. "Nothing's showing up."
06[18:33] * +Talvus perks his head up as he hears metal scraping sounds coming from inside the cave.
06[18:34] * +Lever_Action isn't sure she trusts that verdict, considering everythign else in this place. She floats out her revolvers and kicks her battle saddle, the loading clicks echoing in the small room
06[18:34] * +Talvus slowly rises and looks around him for any sign of life before considering whether or not to enter the cave himself.
06[18:36] * +Thick-of-Skull draws and raises his spear towards the opened door, pointing it out towards the opening before looking inside.
[18:36] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The sound of rusted metal sliding together can be heard from the top of the stairs.
06[18:37] * @Sparkster smiles. "Ah, we're like rats being let into a maze. Perhaps we should locate the cheese."
06[18:39] * +Lever_Action glowers at Sparkster, though not for his choice of metaphor; "My EFS is down; you should scout ahead. Make yourself useful."
06[18:39] * +Talvus can't leave the sleeping Passepartout out here by herself, not to mention leaving the carts outside unguarded. Instead he walks over to Passe, picks her up, and puts her in one of the carts. He then positions the carts next to each other on one side of the cave's entrance and keeps his ears and eyes open.
06[18:40] * %Sunrise_Smiles pulls out a mine and begins moving cautiously forward, slinking down the hallway.
[18:40] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The sound finally stops with a loud a deffening clang.
06[18:40] * +Heatseeker grumbles softly. "Ten caps we're locked down here."
06[18:42] * +Thick-of-Skull shakes his head on that. Thick only has nine caps! Thick slowly makes his down the corridor, steps slow, heavy, and methodical.
06[18:42] * @Sparkster trots up to Sunrise_Smiles and walks beside him.
06[18:42] * +Lever_Action follows slowly behind the broker with a penchant for explosives. She keeps her revolvers poised and aimed at the area in front of Sunrise, ready fire the instant anythign that isn't them shows up. She casts a glare back at Sparkster, motioning for him to follow with his EFS up
[18:43] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Metal doors line the corridor each labeled A-1 through A-20. They are spaced out roughly 10 feet apart.
06[18:45] * +Heatseeker examines a door closely
06[18:46] * +Lever_Action stops in front of the first door(s). She tests the gandle telekinetically for a lock
[18:46] <+Lever_Action> ((handle))
06[18:46] * +Thick-of-Skull looks at the first door to the right, prodding at A-1 with the flat of his spear.
[18:46] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 When tested the doors slide open revealing what could only be a bed room.
06[18:47] * +Lever_Action mutters; "Barracks."
[18:47] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 A locker rests at the foot of each bed.
06[18:48] * %Sunrise_Smiles nods.  And trots into the room, looking over the door for any hint of a locking mechanism, then moving the footlocker.
06[18:48] * +Heatseeker covers the door as others check the room
[18:49] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Lockers open realivily easily. Most are empty, but two of them have raider armor, and spiked horse shoes.
06[18:50] * @Sparkster glances at Lever_Action and Heatseeker. "So neither of you knew anything about this place? You spotted it pretty easily from the air."
[18:50] <@Sparkster> "Wait, there was a red blip."
06[18:52] * +Thick-of-Skull takes the spiked horse shoes happily and attempts to put them on. Score!
[18:52] <+Heatseeker> "No, I just got reassigned from...what? where?"
[18:53] <+Lever_Action> "I've been inside the city for-" She rounds to face down the hall, revolvers cocked.
06[18:55] * @Sparkster turns around a few times, simply confusing herself. "It vanished immediately, I... can't remember which way, it was too quick!"
[18:55] <@Sparkster> "There! It's moving! Further down the hall!"
06[18:58] * @Sparkster stomps a hoof. "Gone again!"
06[18:59] * %Sunrise_Smiles stops, ears swiveling.  "I think we may have radroaches."
06[18:59] * +Lever_Action , despite lack of her EFS, charges down the hallway in search of the skittering noise she assumes is one of the remnants fleeing from them.
06[18:59] * +Heatseeker relaxes some. "Yeah...keep careful though."
06[18:59] * +Thick-of-Skull lets out an inattentive 'hmng', too busy trying to put spikeynails on his hooves. This'll show those angryponies!
06[19:00] * +Heatseeker blinks as Lever_Action charges out. "Wait, we...ugh..." He gallops after her.
[19:00] <@Sparkster> "Here gone, here gone. Somewhere down the corrid- hey! Wait up!"
06[19:01] * +Thick-of-Skull looks at them going off. "Wait for Thick!" He shouts, trying to put his shoes on mid-trot.
06[19:02] * %Sunrise_Smiles watches the others charge in a mass of excitement over what is likely an oversized bug.
[19:02] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The noise can be heard coming from the room nearest the end of the hole. Opposite it a flight a stairs leading further down.
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06[19:03] * %Sunrise_Smiles continues methodically checking lockers and let the others mob the Vile Skitterer.
06[19:03] * @Sparkster hurries to catch up. "I'm seeing more red as we're getting closer, watch out!"
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06[19:04] * +Talvus 's head snaps around as he sees... something... walking down the road towards him.
06[19:05] * +Lever_Action levels her revolvers at the door behind which the noise is coming from; She opens the door telekinetically and aims for whatever's inside, triggers at the ready.
[19:07] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The room apears to be a bathroom the earth pony raider lies dead against the back wall several radroches are feasting on his fallen corpse.
06[19:08] * +Talvus can see it's a pony, but nothing more. He reaches into the cart to pull one of the tarps over Passepartout. He lets the pony come a bit closer.
[19:08] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 There is allso a hole in celling probably where the roaches came from.
06[19:08] * +Thick-of-Skull holds his mouth agape for a little while. "Am find angrypony." He mentions off-hoovedly.
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06[19:09] * +Heatseeker stays ready, not quite prepared to waste ammo on some bugs, but there were quite a few there...
06[19:09] * +Lever_Action slips her revolvers away , not wanting to waste ammunition on roaches
04[19:09] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 As the pony nears Talvus can make out the destinct shinyness of power armor.
[19:10] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The bugs continue to feast on the corpse ignoring the party.
06[19:10] * +Thick-of-Skull pauses a bit in awkward silence. "Am want Thick squish notponies?"
06[19:11] * @Sparkster nods at Thick-of-Skull. "Yes please Mr Skull."
06[19:12] * +Talvus squits his eyes as he realizes it's power armor. But... what kind of power armor? After the armored pony gets a bit closer, he starts walking in it's direction, hoping to meet with it before it gets too close to the carts or the cave entrance.
01[19:12] <+Talvus> squints*
06[19:12] * +Thick-of-Skull gives a cocky smirk, proudly trots in and then starts raising hell for these poor roaches.
[19:13] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The roaches try to scatter and or flee.
06[19:15] * @Sparkster attempts to climb Heatseeker to get away from the multi-legged beasties.
[19:16] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Something brown drops down and lands on Sparkesters back.
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06[19:17] * %Sunrise_Smiles calls out, "Need any help?" as he trots back into the hallway from a different room.
06[19:17] * +Thick-of-Skull walks in, and when they all scatter, gets a hurt expression on his face. "Am Thick not lookgood enough?"
06[19:17] * +Heatseeker acks in surprise as the unicorn mare climbs upon his back, his wings spreading. To ballance. Yeah. Thats it.
06[19:18] * @Sparkster shrieks and jumps off the pegasus before galloping back down the corridor. "They're coming out of the Celestia-cursed walls!"
06[19:19] * +Thick-of-Skull looks around for any new way out. He notes that for a cave system, this is pretty filled with dandypony tribe markings.
[19:20] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Looking up the group notices that the mat board ceiling is starting to sag, and the sound of skittering has increase.
[19:20] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 ((increased))
06[19:20] * %Sunrise_Smiles starts closing all the doors to the bedrooms, leaving only two directions for the radroaches to travel if they start leaving the room.
06[19:21] * +Thick-of-Skull steps back a bit. "Thick not like sound of that." He says, grabbing the raider before shoving the others back.
06[19:21] * +Heatseeker looks up at the sagging ceiling. "Uh...maybe we should find somewhere not about to be flooded with bugs?"
06[19:21] * +Lever_Action glowers; Why are we wasting our time worrying about a bunch of insignificant bugs? We've got more important shit to do."
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06[19:22] * @Sparkster almost collides with Sunrise_Smiles in the midst of her panicked flight.
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06[19:23] * %Sunrise_Smiles hurriedly closes the rest of the doors, save the one to the room of radroaches and party members.  "Might I suggest you exit the room quickly?" he offers as he pulls a mine out of his pack.
[19:23] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Meanwhile outside, The pony in shining armor approaches the Carrage. Marching like a grand old timey soldier. The armor is very fancy and intricately detailed inlaid with gold and with blue armored plates. Thee apples are painted on the pony flank.
06[19:24] * +Heatseeker takes the advice quickly, heading after the panicked Sparkster.
[19:24] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The bath room's ceiling begins to crack as a couple more radroaches drop from the hole in the ceiling.
[19:25] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 ((Three*))
06[19:25] * %Sunrise_Smiles make a muffled "Now!" suggestion.
06[19:26] * @Sparkster runs inside one the bedrooms before reclosing the door behind her. She hides under the covers.
[19:26] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Several roaches begin to poor from the ceilings hole as it gives way.
06[19:27] * +Talvus breathes a large sigh of relief when he sees it is an Applejack's Ranger and not something else that's come along to ruin his day. On the down side... it was not normal for a Ranger to be travelling alone...
06[19:27] * %Sunrise_Smiles arms the mine, tosses it into the room and closes the door.  "They may only be radroaches, but that many radroaches can still be a fatal thret.
[19:27] <%Sunrise_Smiles> (s/thret/threat)
[19:29] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The mine goes off nearly as soon as the door closes. Sparks fly from its sides as it begins to smoke.
[19:29] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 ((The door that is))
06[19:29] * +Lever_Action gives an amused smirk; "Nice thinking. Saves us the trouble."
06[19:30] * +Talvus continues to think. On the up side, the pony might know something about these burned bodies. He decides to call out to the Ranger. "Hello! How are you today?"
06[19:30] * +Thick-of-Skull listens to the booming sound before looking at Sunrise. "What am boomydisc?"
06[19:31] * %Sunrise_Smiles smiles.  "Those not pasted have probably been scared back into whatever holes they can find.  Still, what say, chaps?  Unless someone really wants to eat radroach tonight, let's not open this door again?"
06[19:32] * +Heatseeker opens the door that Sparkster dove into. "Uh, miss? I think we got 'em..."
06[19:32] * +Lever_Action nods in agreement, then turns to face the downward leading stairs. She floats out her revolvers again and primes them. "Shall we?"
04[19:33] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 ((Outside)) The ranger approaches Talvus. "Good evening citizen. I am doing good. You wouldn't happen to have seen any suspicious activity in the area? I'm on my patrol you see , and it's my job to make sure these roads are safe for travelers."
[19:33] <@Sparkster> "You promise?" asks the bulge under the covers.
[19:34] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 ((inside)) With most of the bugs boomed, and rooms searched the party gathers back in the hallway.
06[19:34] * +Thick-of-Skull nods, then starts to lead the way downstairs. "Orangeypony used boomydisc. Was super effective."
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06[19:35] * +Heatseeker nods. "That's a roger. Now come on, we're ready to move on..."
06[19:36] * @Sparkster slowly follows behind, still wrapped in the bedsheet.
06[19:36] * %Sunrise_Smiles listens, smiling wanely.  "Yeah, that's me," he mutters under his breath.  "Useless against an ambush, awesome against radroaches."
06[19:36] * +Talvus nods and chuckles. "That is... quite the coincedence. You see..." He motions with a wing for the Ranger to follow him as he walks back towards the cave entrance. "First I was attacked by a group of... well I'm not sure what they were. But one lived and ran this way. After fixing myself up, I came over here and found this," he says, pointing to the charred bodies on the ground.
[19:39] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 ((Outside)) the ranger looks over the corpses. "Well this isn't good. I'll have to call in back up to check out this cave. Was it just you in this caravan or are there others. If there are others I would like to question them too."
[19:42] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 ((Inside)) The party decends down the stair case is very steep, and goes down quite a distance. Eventually the party reaches a plat form with a large powered metal door, a gaint cog emblazend on it.
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06[19:46] * +Talvus shakes his head. "Just me. And there's probably no need to call in backup. Whatever did this is probably long gone by now."
[19:48] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 ((Outside)) The rangers shugs. "I'll still need to note this on my report. Thank you for pointing this out to me citizen."
[19:49] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The Ranger heads back out to the road shouting back "Be safe traveler."
06[19:49] * +Thick-of-Skull looks up in shock at this. "Celestia-of-Earth... Is Celestia-of-Earth?"
06[19:49] * +Talvus nods and smiles. "Ah... you too!" Then he goes back to his former post outside the cave door.
06[19:50] * +Heatseeker sizes up the door. "A steel ranger bunker?...see any way to get it open?"
06[19:51] * +Lever_Action gulps audibly, says nothing
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06[19:54] * @Sparkster settles down, green eyes looking out from a cacoon of sheets. "So long as there's no more bugs."
06[19:57] * +Thick-of-Skull tries surely in vain to move the door with manual hoof power. After failing, he takes a seat. "Big door heavy!"
[19:58] <+DiceArt|GM> The lights on the door glow breifly before the door sinks back, and slides open.
06[20:00] * +Lever_Action lets out a held breath; surprised that there wasn't any kind of trap or locking mechanism
06[20:00] * +Heatseeker steps back, guns at the ready. That was...awfly easy.
06[20:01] * +Thick-of-Skull sits there in incredulity. "THICK AM BEST DOOR OPENER OF TWISTED MANES."
[20:02] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The room behind the door is huge. Easily as big as a prewar hoofball feild. The walls are lined with alsorts of blinking prewar arcano tech. In the center of the room a central terminal tower stands with largest screen A stair case wraps around the tower going up into the inky black as far as the eye can see. The floor is covered in a thick layer of dust.
[20:03] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 ((the largest))
06[20:04] * +Lever_Action takes a cautious step forwards, awed by the sophistication of the technology.
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[20:05] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 A blue beam of light shines down on Lever.
06[20:05] * +Heatseeker 's eyes grow wide, taking in the hugeness of the room.
06[20:06] * +Thick-of-Skull slowly walks in, extremely proud of himself to the point of singing. "Thick am be-est door opener. Thick am be-est door opener~"
06[20:06] * +Lever_Action tenses, raising her revolvers
[20:06] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Another blue beam shines down on Thick.
06[20:06] * %Sunrise_Smiles feels like applauding Thick.  "You sure are!"
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06[20:08] * %Sunrise_Smiles pauses.  He begins looking at the dust on the floor, careful not to enter the room.
06[20:08] * +Thick-of-Skull stares into the blue light, looking for the source. Thick is on a roll, and he isn't stopping now!
06[20:08] * +Heatseeker beats his wings, taking advantage of the space to hover as he searches for threats
[20:08] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Thick looks up into the soft light but it seems to go on forever.
06[20:09] * @Sparkster trots behind the master locksmith, cleaning a trail in the dust behind herself.
06[20:09] * %Sunrise_Smiles suggests, "Hold up."
[20:10] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 As Heat Seeker enters the room the main lights flicker on.
06[20:10] * +Thick-of-Skull looks at orangeypony, smiling quite happily. And then the lights flickered on and he didn't feel a lot like smiling anymore.
06[20:10] * +Lever_Action holds still, not sure what to expect from the blue light. It looks suspiciously like a targeting laser
06[20:12] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks at the others.  "Is anypony else noticing that the NCR's enemies, which should have had access to this room, don't seem to have left prints in the dust?"
[20:12] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Now that the ceiling is visible the party can see just how huge the room is.
06[20:13] * %Sunrise_Smiles adds, "They used the front room with the terminal.  They used the barracks.  But they avoided this room?"
[20:13] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 A few clouds float lazily about the ceiling.
06[20:13] * +Heatseeker climbs towards the clouds to investigate
[20:14] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The cloud is infact a terminal.
06[20:14] * +Lever_Action cautiously holsters her revolvers, still not moving from the spot while the light is on her
[20:14] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Both the blue lights fade from Thick, and Lever.
06[20:15] * +Lever_Action walks forward slowly, following beneath her fellow NCR operative. "Commander, what have you found?" she calls.
06[20:16] * +Thick-of-Skull smiles and looks back at Sunrise_Smiles. "Am shinyroom! If it wanted kill tribe, it already would!"
06[20:17] * @Sparkster begins to back peddle to the doorway. Sunrise was right, this was strange and the long day had left her exhausted.
06[20:17] * +Heatseeker quirks a brow. "It's a cloud terminal, that's Enclave tech...what in tarnation's it doing here?"
06[20:17] * %Sunrise_Smiles nods to Thick-of-Skull then looks to Lever_Action.  "I hate to ask, but if you were these bandits... wouldn't you at least walk into this room to check it for potential hostiles before making bunk upstairs?"
06[20:18] * +Thick-of-Skull shrugs while keeping up with his vacant grin. "Angryponies must not be as good door openers as Thick!"
06[20:19] * +Heatseeker pokes at the terminal, checking if it's locked down.
06[20:19] * +Lever_Action nods; "I know I would, and these culprits aren't foalish. Perhaps they couldn't get in?" Lever glowers at the tribal earth pony. If anything, the door had probably opened for Heatseeker, considering the clouds.
06[20:19] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks at Thick-of-Skull and assesses that suggestion.  "Possibly.  I can think of a few other possibilities too."
06[20:20] * +Thick-of-Skull looks around, trying to find something shiny while the smart ponies do smart pony things.
06[20:21] * %Sunrise_Smiles nods to Lever_Action.  "Perhaps the security mechanism that sealed us in also dropped a barrier that previously prevented the bandits from finding this room?  The other possibility that jumps to mind is that they already knew what was in this room... knew about it and avoided it purposefully."
06[20:22] * +Lever_Action places a contemplative hoof on her chin; "How would they know what was inside?"
[20:22] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 An automated message plays from the Cloud a cool boyish female voice talks. "Well you finally tracted me down, you enclave bastards. Took you long enough to figure it out, by now you'll have noticed acouple of atoumated traps I left for you on the Terminal upstairs. Well now your trapped down here with me. I ain't letting you selfish pig headed traitors use me to control SPP. So there!"
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06[20:23] * +Thick-of-Skull blinks a few times in thought and follows suit after Lever. "Maybe room want-" Blinkblink. "Whuh."
06[20:23] * %Sunrise_Smiles considers.  "The terminal suggested they had other bases, right?  Perhaps one of the terminals in one of those bases held information about..." He is interrupted by the automated message, shutting up with a "...whoa!"
06[20:24] * @Sparkster slumps over next to Sunrise_Smiles. Things were getting complicated. Time for a nap.
06[20:24] * +Heatseeker blinks and facehoofs. "Great. A MAw instalation. Trapping us in 200-year-old paranoia..."
06[20:24] * +Lever_Action looks up at the cloud terminal and shock; "That voice... Saint Rainbow Dash!"
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06[20:25] * %Sunrise_Smiles blinks, coming to a similar conclusion.  "Well, this just got very interesting.  And a lot more dangerous."
06[20:25] * +Thick-of-Skull looks around, his eyes narrowed as he looks up, then towards all of his ponies, then back up. "THICK IS SO CONFUSE." He shouted, almost pathetically.
[20:26] <+Heatseeker> "Rainbow Dash! You magnificent bitch! I WORE YOUR ARMOR!"
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06[20:26] * +Lever_Action yells up to Heatseeker; "What is going on!?"
06[20:28] * +Heatseeker examines the terminal closer. "As best I can tell, this place's security thinks I'm old-Enclave...what, just because I'm a pegasus?" He grumbles.
06[20:28] * +Lever_Action calls back again; "And what of Saint Dash's words?"
06[20:29] * +Thick-of-Skull sits and waits for the smart ponies to say things. Maybe they'll make the mean voice make sense.
06[20:31] * %Sunrise_Smiles smirks, "Well, this should be easy.  Just call Fluttershy and have her talk the instillation into letting us go."  He looks around.  "Anypony have a broadcaster powerful enough to make a call out of this place?"
06[20:32] * +Lever_Action looks at Sunrise in surprise; "Do you really think Saint Fluttershy is in any condition to visit a facility like this?"
06[20:34] * %Sunrise_Smiles considers.  "She's old, but last I heard, she wasn't so old she couldn't still fly."
06[20:36] * +Lever_Action harumphs; asking the Saint Fluttershy for something this... Lever did not doubt that she would endeavour to help, but does not feel that they have a right to risk her failing health over something while they can still try to get out on their own. She trots over to the massive central terminal and pecks at it.
06[20:37] * %Sunrise_Smiles cocks his head, "And I would think she might like to hear her old friend's voice again?  Or do you think it would be unpleasant?"
[20:38] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The large screen lightens up an Image of a rainbow maned Cyan Pegasus is seen snoozing floating in a cloud near the center of the screen.
06[20:38] * +Lever_Action stops short; once again, the broker had an unexpectedly good point. Looking at the Terminal; "Screen saver?"
[20:39] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Snorring can be heard of the terminals speakers.
[20:40] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 ((coming from not of))
06[20:40] * +Heatseeker finds the clouds useless for data, thus decides to see if they make good couches, and flops upon one, watching the others get to work while keeping an eye out for anything that might need to be shot.
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06[20:40] * +Lever_Action attempts to interface with the terminal; "Sadly, I don't have a broadcaster. Maybe this thing can communicate though."
[20:40] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Heatseeker finds the cloud especailly fluffy and comfy.
06[20:41] * +Lever_Action grumbles; "Even if I did, my Pipbuck is fried."
06[20:43] * %Sunrise_Smiles stares.  "All right, am I the only one who finds that screen saver adorable?"
06[20:44] * +Thick-of-Skull recalls a time when his elders told him of the spirits that followed him. Some ponies had evil spirits that followed them. Some ponies had good spirits that helped them. Thick had stupid spirits that couldn't decide what they wanted. And apparently, this place had adorable spirits.
06[20:45] * +Thick-of-Skull smiles. "Cute spirit is cute." He pauses. "This spirit related to up above spirit?"
06[20:45] * +Lever_Action blushes; "Saint Dash was always an avid napper. But as much as I would like to avoid disturbing her slumber, we need to see if we can get otu of here."
[20:46] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The miniture Rainbow Dash stirs a little bit on the screen.
06[20:47] * +Thick-of-Skull smiles. "HEY SPIRIT. YOU BAD, GOOD, STUPID, OR CUTE?" He yells, trying to reach the spirit of the computer via the power of being loud at it.
06[20:47] * +Lever_Action pecks at the keyboard, trying the usual back-door security interface method. It's a bit trickier without her Pipbuck
06[20:48] * +Lever_Action is surprised to find there is no password, and attempts to pull up the terminal's menu.
[20:49] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The little Dashy bats a hoof seemingly towards the group.
06[20:50] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks behind and around.
06[20:51] * +Thick-of-Skull gets fed up with this spirit. This was no bad spirit, but it was definitely an annoying one. He takes the sides of the computer monitor and rocks it back and forth. "Spirit! Spiiirit!"
06[20:51] * +Lever_Action is thoroughly confused; "Doe thing require voice recognition perhaps?"
[20:51] <+Lever_Action> does
[20:51] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 A stairway raps around the central tower going towards the ceiling.
06[20:53] * +Lever_Action watches the staircase extend around the pillar. "Um... thank you?"
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[20:53] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "I'm up geeze I'm up already." Boyish voice sounds out over unseen speakers. The little dash sits up on her cloud and looks annoyingly out at the group. "What do ya want can't you see I'm sleepen here?"
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06[20:54] * +Lever_Action backs away form the terminal suddenly, mouth agape; "Bwah?" Is about as articulate as she can manage
06[20:54] * +Thick-of-Skull smiles. "Thick is also best shaman! Twisted Manes be so proud of Thick!"
[20:55] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 She frowns and appears to fly closer to the screen. "You guys don't look like enclave. How did you get in here?"
06[20:55] * +Lever_Action stammers incoherently
06[20:56] * +Thick-of-Skull decides now would be the best time to do his happy dance. "Thick am best door opener of Twisted Manes, spirit of place!" He chirps, doing a dance in the middle of the room that would make Twilight proud.
06[20:56] * +Heatseeker helpfully points to the door. "We came in the door."
[20:58] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 The cayn pegasus laughs. "Yeah right that doors only programed to open if theres an enclave pegasi nearby. This is my trap for them. Why are you here?"
[20:58] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Are you a SPY?!"
06[20:59] * +Lever_Action manages to string a few words together; "By the Goddesses... is that really... it can't be..."
06[20:59] * +Thick-of-Skull stops doing his happy dance, then realizes that dandyponies have rules. "Thick not Spy! Thick is Thick! Who you, spirit?"
[20:59] <+Heatseeker> "Define 'Enclave pegasus'..."
[21:02] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 Somepony who is or was affliated with  the enclave and has a file stored in the main server."
[21:04] <+Heatseeker> "Well, apparently your server could stand a few updates. The Enclave is all but dead, the skys are clear, and the SPP is active."
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[21:05] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Huh Bwah? Really? Really, really? No lies?"
06[21:05] * %Sunrise_Smiles sighs and takes the plunge, stepping forward into the room.  "Greetings, Milady.  I'm Sunrise Smiles, hailed from Trottingham."
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[21:06] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "I thought trotting ham got nuked bad? It's still there?
[21:06] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "
06[21:07] * %Sunrise_Smiles smiles.  "We're recovering.  It's been a long, hard road."
06[21:07] * %Sunrise_Smiles considers, and adds, "Applejack's Rangers have helped an awful lot."
06[21:07] * +Thick-of-Skull decides to introduce himself again. Let the spirit have a good look at him. "Thick is Thick-of-Skull. Thick from Twisted Manes tribe of Dream Valley. Who you?"
[21:08] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "I am the Minstry Mare of all things cool, rad, and Awesome Rainbow Dash."
06[21:09] * +Lever_Action 's jaw hits the floor. "Saint Rainbow Dash... here?" She falls to her knees, looking reverent
06[21:10] * %Sunrise_Smiles suspected as much.  He doesn't think this is the real Rainbow Dash, but fully suspects that is who the computer believes itself to be.
[21:10] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Woah they made me a saint!? I mean of course they made ME a saint."
[21:10] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Who wouldn't?"
06[21:11] * +Thick-of-Skull blinkblinks, then gets a big, almost childlike smile on his face. "Rainydash, you see Celestia-of-Earth? Which way she come?"
[21:12] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Who of what now?
[21:12] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "
06[21:12] * +Lever_Action manages to speak up, though still not looking up; "Saint Dash, if I may, how are you... here?"
06[21:13] * +Thick-of-Skull suddenly gets very graven. "Celestia-of-Earth. Spirits say that when the sun shines, Celestia-of-Earth come again. You see which way she come?"
[21:13] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Well I'm not here, here in the sceen, but at the top of this terminal thing there is a VR pod I plugged myself into."
06[21:15] * +Heatseeker blinkblinks, taking off from his cloud-perch to examine the top of the tower.
06[21:15] * %Sunrise_Smiles pauses, then asks tentatively, "Is your... body still alive?"
[21:16] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Dunno maybe. I can't tell untill the pods opened."
[21:16] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "I don't know if I'll live outside of the tank. I was pretty bangedup when I got in here."
06[21:17] * %Sunrise_Smiles thinks.  "I don't think we should do that.  If Rainbow Dash is alive, and on life support, opening the pod could kill her."  He looks to Lever_Action meaningfully.  "I can only think of one pony qualified to even consider the attempt."
06[21:17] * +Lever_Action glances up, seeing Heatseeker approach the tower; "Be careful! Don't touch anything until I get there." She then gets up and starts climbing the stairs at a nearly reckless gallop
06[21:18] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks to the screen.  "We don't want a Saint to come to harm just after waking up."
06[21:18] * +Lever_Action calls back down; "I don't know about trying to open it, but I should at lteast be able to check her status. Could you imagine though? Another of the old saints alive! It's... I don't even know what to say."
[21:18] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Anyway you guys aren't enclave. So you shouldn't stay trapped here."
06[21:19] * +Heatseeker hovers back and waits on the more science-qualified pony.
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06[21:20] * %Sunrise_Smiles smiles.  "Thank you.  We would very much appreciate being set free."
06[21:20] * +Thick-of-Skull looks rather confused. "Rainydash, what is Enclave?"
06[21:21] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks at Thick-of-Skull.  "They were some very bad pegasus ponies.  They're all but gone now though."
[21:22] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 At the top of the tower sits a lone VR pod. A sleeping cayn pegasus. Several old wounds cover her body.
06[21:23] * +Lever_Action quickly moves to observe the display readout for the pod.
06[21:24] * %Sunrise_Smiles calls up, "What have you found?"
06[21:25] * +Lever_Action calls back with unparalleled glee; "She's here! I'm checking her status. I don't eblieve it, she's actually here!"
06[21:26] * +Thick-of-Skull gets so lost in thought, that he drooled a little bit onto the floor. Then an idea finally struck him. "You Rainydash! Yellowquiet tell Thick about Rainydash!"
06[21:26] * %Sunrise_Smiles finds himself filling with a sense of unparallelled hope and glee.
06[21:26] * %Sunrise_Smiles just as quickly feels a blackness cross the sun.  "Then we have a major problem."
06[21:28] * %Sunrise_Smiles calls up, "Lever_Action!  Heatseeker!  Conference!  Quick!"
06[21:28] * +Lever_Action calls back warily; "Indeed. Her vitals are terribly low. The pod is the only thing keeping her alive it would seem." She proceeds back down the stairs much more slowly than she ascended them.
06[21:29] * +Heatseeker 's attention snaps to the colt near the bottom, diving downward.
06[21:29] * +Thick-of-Skull seems as if Sunrise kicked his puppy. "Fine! Thick will hangy with Rainydash! And we have healypowder! And happydance!"
[21:31] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Fluttershy is still around!" The rainbow maned pony practically squeeled. I thought for sure she got caught in that pink nastyness in canterlot! How did she make it out? Is she okay?"
06[21:31] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks to the two military ponies.  "Rain... *Saint* Rainbow Dash is here.  Alive.  Immobilized and pretty much helpless.  In a base whose location is known to a group of skilled and ponycidally ruthless bandits.  Who may try to return at any time.  And who have compromised the nearby NCR base."
[21:33] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "I gotta get out here. I gotta see her!"
06[21:33] * +Lever_Action grimaces, but turns to address the monitor; "Saint Dash, Saint Fluttershy is alive. She and Saint Remedy are the best healers one could hope for. If we bring them here, maybe they can help you get out."
06[21:34] * +Heatseeker frowns. Indeed, Sunrise had a point. "This place seems quite the fortress...I'm sure Dash could lock it down better..."
06[21:35] * +Thick-of-Skull returns the favor. "Yellowquiet teach Thick some! But she not good at teaching Thick. Thick think she good with littleones in Enceear. She said she was tree! Is funny."
[21:35] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Yeah sure, You guys'll get Fluttershy, and this remedy person for me? I'll see if I can open the door."
06[21:35] * %Sunrise_Smiles looks up at Monitor Dash.  "Wait!"
[21:35] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Huh?"
06[21:37] * %Sunrise_Smiles smiles, "Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy indeed still lives.  And not only would she be incredibly happy to see you, but she is one of the only ponies who might be able to safely free you from the pod.  I know she wouldn't want anypony to take any risks with your safety until she can get here..."
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06[21:38] * +Lever_Action has a flash of inspiration; "Saint Dash, can this facility communicate with the Single Pegasus Project?"
[21:38] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Yeah why?"
[21:38] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "I can't do anything with it from here just send messages."
06[21:39] * %Sunrise_Smiles continues, "Unfortunately, the area outside of this place has been used as a base for hostiles who, given the chance, might kill you or try to hold this place ransom.  We have to be very careful.  We need to protect this place until you can be revived."
06[21:39] * +Lever_Action smiles broadly; "There's somepony I think you should speak with. She might be the best pony to talk to about your security.`
[21:40] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 "Really. Who would I know that's in the SPP?"
06[21:41] * %Sunrise_Smiles turns to Lever_Action.  "IF you can establish contact with your base, you should only speak to Regina.  We know we can trust her.  We don't know we can trust anyone else there."
[21:42] <+DiceArt|GM> 12 ::END GROUP 5 SESSION 3::
06[21:42] * %Sunrise_Smiles lets Lever_Action inform Rainbow Dash about the SPP's occupants.
06[21:42] * +Lever_Action considers that; "You may not know her, but Littlepip the Lightbringer would certainly know you. As well, Princess Celestia's spirit is also anchored there." She turns to Sunrise; "We need to establish communications first."
[21:44] <+Lever_Action> ((Goddess Celestia))