FoE PNP Destiny Group Session 1

[17:27] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> *** PnP Destiny Group: Session 1 Start ***
[17:28] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Just one day ago, the five of you had gone to sleep, dreaming what have you, with no cares in the world. Then everything changed this morning when a pony in an Equestrian Space Command uniform showed up at your house, holding out a data card for your pip-buck. A summons that each of you had been waiting and hoping for, your invitation to HMLV Destiny.
[17:29] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Given only a few minutes to pack your most essential belongings, you were hurried into a car where the very basics of your duties were explained and then you were dumped off at Canterlot Castle.
[17:29] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The five of you are guided along to a large hall, where 25 other ponies stand before a large vertical ring set into the floor, the inside of which is surging with blue magical light. You're directed inside, and after what seems like a minute of wintery cold, you emerge from an identical ring inside a dull-gray hall. On a walkway above you, you can see 8 ponies, all of which you recognize as the highest ranking members
[17:30] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> One particular stallion, his captain's insignia glistening on his uniform looks down at you and smiles wide, "Welcome, fillies and gentlecolts, to Destiny. Each and every one of you has been hoofpicked to be here, and I couldn't be more proud to have you aboard."
[17:33] * Swoop beams proudly.
[17:34] * High_Hopes fidgets uncomfortably.
[17:34] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The Captain trots a little in place, "We've been given the greatesht honor of exploring the galaxy. To reach out and grasp at knowledge that our ancestors could only dream of, and all of you will help make that possible. Please take some time to get adjusted, and then report to your duty stations. We shall be departing immediately. Welcome aboard, and dismissed!"
[17:35] * Swoop salutes, then grabs her bag and trots towards the crew quarters.
[17:35] * Swept_Wing also snaps off a sharp salute, trotting after Swoop.
[17:36] * High_Hopes sees the other ponies saluting and jumps a little, giving a hurried salute and scurrying off to her room. Her cheeks had never been so red.
[17:37] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> One of the ranking officers, a lilac colored pegasus flies down off the upper level, trotting after the two pilots, "Hey there, Swept Wing, is it? You can pick out your room later, come with me."
[17:37] * Clara stays a moment and admires her surroundings before she follows the rest to the crew quarters.
[17:37] * Swept_Wing tuns, nodding. "Yes sir."
[17:37] * Astera sighs, she floats up her dufflebag up on her back, with a final glance at the portal they game through she moves further into the ship.
[17:38] * High_Hopes adjust her bag a dozen times as she walks. They never felt so heavy.
[17:38] * Swoop smirks at Swept. "Have fun, big bro."
[17:40] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The Captain looks around, smiling at the other senior officers and talking quietly with them as you depart. The pegasus nods and takes off down the cooridor, then forgets you're carrying your packs and lands so you can actually follow her, "It's nice to meet you by the way, I'm Captain Apollo, and I wanted to pick one of the cadets to send the ship on its way. Lucky you won the drawing." She smiles at you wide.
[17:41] * Swoop trots down the hall, bobbing her head to the music coming from her headphones.
[17:41] * Swept_Wing nods, grinning. "It's an honor Captain."
[17:41] * Astera moves without hurry through the ship, stopping at a window to look outside. (If such a thing exist.)
[17:42] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> There are tons of rooms to choose from, much more than the ship actually needs, and plenty of windows. If you look out the port side of the ship, you can even look down at Equestria.
[17:42] * Swoop stops in front of a room labeled with a 9. "This'll do."
[17:43] * High_Hopes stops at a window and freezes. She's in space! Space! That's absolutely unreal! She's transfixed on Equestria. It looked so beautiful. She heads for the room closest to the medical bay, where she'd no doubt be working.
[17:43] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Apollo leads Swept through the hallways until they reach a small rectangular room. At the center is a large crystalline cage, which you can recognize as being like the Shuttle control spheres you trained in, but much more ornate, "Here we are! Why don't you go ahead and climb in, see how it feels."
[17:44] * Swoop leaves her door open and starts unpacking her duffel, singing to herself. "...knock on the sky..."
[17:45] * Astera stays at the window for a while, looking down at Equestria, her home. After a minute she looks down and sighs, making her way towards a empty room, picking one close to observation.
[17:47] * Swept_Wing nods, dropping his bags and climbing into the cage. "This's a lot more roomy than the Verts I'm used to flyin'" He says with a chuckle, getting settled in the cage.
[17:47] <Swoop> "...dun wanna get your teddy bear mad at me girl..."
[17:48] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> There are a few crew-ponies and civilians in the hallway, any you pass by give each of you a smile and nod their heads. And space, of course, looks very sparkly and space-y.
[17:49] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Apollo nods, "You'll just be in it for a few minutes right now, but it's designed to be comfortable for long-term assignments, just in case a single pegasus needs to be in control for an extended period of time." She lifts her pipbuck and turns on her broadcaster, "Flight is ready, Captain."
[17:50] * High_Hopes finds room number 50 and heads inside, her gaze immediately shifts out her viewport, to the depths of space. It was so beautiful, Hopes didn't have the words to describe. She floats out her belongings; her cards, her collapsable beanbag chair, and a few other posters, and flopped on her bed. It didn' matter if it was uncomfortable, it was nice.
[17:50] * Clara likes beautiful scenery. She looks for a room with a nice view.
[17:51] * Swoop sets up her mini-stereo system (an iPod dock with speakers) on the shelf above her bed, plugs in her mp3 and sets it to play a random song. The music suddenly come out, sad and slow. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcZhyH-ODd4&feature=bf_next&list=PL5803FF9AC29EE49B&shuffle=768517 )
[17:52] * Astera enters her room, looks around and out the window for a while. "Well.. It is something atleast." She starts to unpack the few belongings she took with her. A gown, socks, a hoodie. A toolkit which she floats in under her bed, laying down on her bed she sighs again. "Should have brought a book.."
[17:54] * Clara finds the garden during her wandering, and decides to find a room nearby. She knows she'll be spending a lot of time here.
[17:54] * High_Hopes fills her tiny bookshelf with as much as she can and hangs her Beethooven poster delicately, taking time to make sure it was perfect. She fills a tiny drawer with her spare clothes, mostly sweaters from EMU. She hangs her pennant proudly above her bed and floats out her cards. Maybe... maybe she'd keep these on her.
[17:55] * Swept_Wing nods, looking at all the information displayed on the screens.  "Whenever you're ready Captain." He says.
[17:58] * Clara makes herself at home in one of the rooms off the side of the garden. She does a little unpacking, though she doesn't have all that much in terms of personal belongings. It doesn't take her long to get herself set up. When she finishes, she decides to take her first wander around the garden.
[17:58] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The captain's voice comes in loud, from ship-board speakers and also from your pipbucks, "This is Captain Ticonderoga, every journey begins with a first step, and a massive journey like this one deserves a send-off more grand than even the very first Summer Sun Celebration. I know you're all ready to see what's out there, so let's get to it." Astera, you can hear a click from your pipbuck as the broadcaster turns to s
[17:58] * Swoop continues to unpack as the song changes to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbip5oZVL94&feature=share&list=PL5803FF9AC29EE49B
[17:59] * Astera finishes her unpacking by floating out 2 packets of cigaretts and a lighter. Both which she puts in the drawer next to her bed. Gently folding and stuffing away the rest of her clothes she decides to put on the EMU uniform. She looks it over once and smirks. "Why does it have to me so... tan." With a sigh she wiggles inside, taking a final look at the room when the message from the speakers sounds.
[17:59] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Astera, you can hear a click from your pipbuck as thebroadcaster turns to standby mode on its own, "Countess Astera, would you please grace us with the word to get underway?"
[18:02] * Swoop turns down the volume on her stereo to listen.
[18:03] * High_Hopes worms her way into her ugly, starch-white medical uniform and adjusts her stethoscopea little. She pins her nametag on just as the captain speaks and waits patiently.
[18:04] * Astera nods. "Greetings, my name is Astera and for now. Im going to make it short as possible, as I know everyone is eager to leave." She sighs."  As the captian said, every journey begins with a first step. This step is taken now, together we shall explore and see the wonders of the universe. Please, take it away Captian. Lets take that first step."
[18:06] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The grin is audible in Tichonderoga's voice, "Flight, set Course One, and engage the FTL drive." Next to Swept_Wing, Apollo is also smiling and nods to you, "Punch it."
[18:06] <Swept_Wing> "Yes ma'am."
[18:09] * Swept_Wing spreads his wings and begins to fly, concentrating on getting the huge ship moving.
[18:12] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Each of you can feel as the ship begins to move, just a fraction of a second before the inertial dampeners kick in, those with keen ears can hear the deep thrum of the engines as they come to life. Apollo points a hoof to one of the displays, "Very smooth start, well done. This is where you focus to activate the FTL, just concentrate there and think about taking us along the course."
[18:13] * High_Hopes shudders. So this was it. They were moving. Goodbye Equestria...
[18:14] * Swoop cheers and immediately turns the music back up, the speakers belting out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs3pYBQhtkM&feature=bf_prev&list=PL5803FF9AC29EE49B&shuffle=768517
[18:15] * Astera moves over to the window in her room, looking out to take a last glimps at Equestria as Destiny started moving.
[18:15] * Swept_Wing concentrates on activating the FTL drive along the course, eyes narrowing as he did.
[18:16] * High_Hopes isn't going anywhere near that window. Space might be pretty, but rocketing away from her home wasn't... she remains in bed with her cards, waiting for somepony to need her.
[18:16] * Clara sways a little as the ship starts moving, but not for long. She smiles a little. This is it. It's... happening. We're moving.
[18:18] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The ship shudders a little, a droning hum filling the air as a wave of magic pours through the ship, tingling as it passes through each of you. Anypony looking out to space can see as the stars streak by, waves of pastel blue, green, and purple magic pouring off the ship as it travels along faster than light.
[18:19] * Swoop leaves her music playing as she trots out of her room looking for the mess.
[18:19] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Apollo grins wide and bumps a hoof on the outside of the control sphere, "Very well done for your first time, Cadet Wing."
[18:21] * Swept_Wing smiles. "Thanks Captain." He sets the autopilot [or something] and steps out. "It was an honor ma'am."
[18:21] * High_Hopes trots outside too, a little wobbly on her hoove because they're in freaking space! She still can't get over it as she looks around for somepony important.
[18:22] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The pegasus grins and steps into the sphere as you vacate it, flexing her wings and taking back over, "I'm glad you enjoyed it. Go find yourself a nice room now, and I'll see you later."
[18:23] * Swoop trots along, humming a song to herself, and spots High_Hopes. "Hey, pony!"
[18:24] * High_Hopes turns her head quickly and eeps slightly. "Oh! H-hello..." She says fidgeting a little.
[18:24] * Swoop notices the nervousness. "Woah, chill. I didn't come off too hard with that did I?"
[18:24] * Swept_Wing nods. "Yes ma'am." He grabs his bags and trots out, heading for the crew quarters.
[18:25] * Clara goes back to touring the garden
[18:25] * Astera leaves the window,  reaching into her bags they gray alicorn finds what she was looking for, a golden necklace with a amethyst gemstone hanging from it, she quickly fastens it around her neck before leaving the room. Deciding to take a look around the ship.
[18:25] * High_Hopes lowers her head slightly. "N-no, I'm sorry... You didn't, I'm just a little n-nervous... that's all."
[18:26] * Swoop smiles again. "Well, that's natural. We're in space, after all. Where no pony has gone before!"
[18:26] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> At the middle of the garden is a large statue of the Mane 6. The base of it inscribed with their inspirational messages.
[18:26] * High_Hopes nods. Freaking space! "Right... right..." She mumbles, working up the courage to trot a little closer. "I'm... H-High Hopes... It's nice to meet you."
[18:27] * Swoop puts her hoof out. "Swoop. Good to meet you too."
[18:28] * Clara smiles a little and looks at the statue, and reads the messages
[18:29] * High_Hopes reaches out a trembling hoof and shakes it as confidently as she can, which isn't much. "Thanks..."
[18:29] * Swept_Wing chooses the room that's closest to one of the shuttle airlocks, Room 79. He throws his bags on the bed and begins to unpack.
[18:29] * High_Hopes ([email protected]) Quit ( Connection closed )
[18:31] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The inscriptions on the statue read in a circle around the base, "Be Smart", "Be Prepared!", "Be Strong", "Be Kind", "Be Awesome!", and "Be Unwavering".
[18:31] * SpencerDespenser|GM ([email protected]) has joined #FruityRumpusAssholeFactory
[18:31] * ChanServ sets mode +qo SpencerDespenser|GM SpencerDespenser|GM for #FruityRumpusAssholeFactory
[18:31] * SpencerDespenser|GM is now known as High_Hopes
[18:32] * Swoop shakes it firmly. "So, what'd they bring you aboard for?"
[18:33] * High_Hopes is sort of dressed like a doctor. She points to the caduceus on her uniform (and on her flank). "I'm working in Medical. H-how about you?"
[18:34] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> A quiet female voice sounds over the ship intercom, "Arrival at destination in approximately three hours." Several displays around the ship light up with an exact number, counting down.
[18:34] * Swept_Wing pulls out his trusty .357 Magnum, twirling it around before dropping it into his leg holster. He hangs his prescription Aviators on the front of his uniform, giving his mustache a quick comb before heading to find the mess hall.
[18:34] <Swoop> "Medic huh? Nice. I'm a pilot."
[18:36] * High_Hopes nods slightly. "Very interesting. This ship is really big, though. Aren't you nervous?" She winces at the countdown. It made her anxious.
[18:36] * Clara takes another trip around the garden. She's surprised nopony else is hanging out here.
[18:36] <Swept_Wing> "Just enough time to get some grub an' check out the shuttles." He mutters, spotting his sister speaking with another pony. "Heya sis!"
[18:37] * Swoop chuckles. "Oh, I'm not gonna fly this tub. I'm gonna fly one of the shuttles." She turns and spots Swept_Wing. "HE'S the one who wanted to pilot Destiny."
[18:37] * Swept_Wing chuckles. "Did a pretty good job getting us out of here, didn't I?"
[18:38] * High_Hopes lowers her head back down and tenses a little. "Oh... That sounds very hard. You must be a very good Pilot..."
[18:38] * Astera looks up at one of the displays. Three hours. With a sigh she decides to make her way to the garden.
[18:38] <Swoop> "Yeah right. I FELT that shake when we started. Loosing your touch, Swept?"
[18:39] <Swept_Wing> "Heh, you try flyin' somethin' that has 18 engines next time then."
[18:40] <Swoop> "No thanks. I'm good with four." She turns to High_Hopes. "This is my brother, Swept Wing. Swept, this is High Hopes, our medic."
[18:40] * High_Hopes looks between the two bickering ponies and starts to back up a little. "Well, I'll leave you two- Oh, well... Hello sir." She bows slightly.
[18:42] * Astera enters the garden, taking a look around she slowly trots up to the statue of the ministry mares.
[18:42] * Swept_Wing nods to her. "Pleasure to meet yah Doc." He says.
[18:43] * High_Hopes fidgets again. She'd never been called 'Doc' before. "P-pleasure..."
[18:46] * Clara is still taking a walk around the edge of the garden. She's taking her time, admiring all the plants.
[18:47] * Astera sits down at one of the benches in the garden.
[18:48] <Swept_Wing> "I'm gonna go grab some grub, and then go and check out the shuttles. You two are welcome to tag along if yah want."
[18:48] <Swoop> "Totally! I was headed there anyway."
[18:48] * High_Hopes would like to eat, but she feels a little sick. Maybe she'd just go for the company. "Okay."
[18:49] <Swoop> "So where IS the mess, bro?"
[18:50] * High_Hopes points to a direction she thinks it's in, but isn't entirely sure.
[18:51] * Swept_Wing shrugs. "Dunno." He checks his map. "And now I do."
[18:51] <Swoop> "Smart flank."
[18:51] * Clara eventually makes her way back toward the statue, noticing the new pony sitting on the bench. She stops. She's smiling. "It is very beautiful, is it not?"
[18:51] * Swept_Wing flicks Swoop with his tail. "Come on, I'm starvin'" He trots off towards the mess hall.
[18:51] * High_Hopes lowers her head. "Right..." she frowns a little at her PipBuck. Stupid thing.
[18:52] * Swoop trots along after, humming another tune.
[18:53] * Astera turns her head to look at the pegasus (I assume) aproaching her. She smiles and nods before looking at the statue again. "Yes, very.. It carries a very strong message."
[18:53] * High_Hopes doesn't recognize the song, but is too nervous to ask what it is. She just follows in silence.
[18:55] * Swept_Wing reaches the mess hall, trotting inside. "Mmm, wonder if what they got here's any better than EAF grub." He says, trotting up to the counter to see what there was to eat.
[18:55] * Swoop stops beside him. "Seriously. They can't cook for crap."
[18:56] * High_Hopes follows. She'd miss Rose Petal's cooking. "Air Force? "
[18:57] * Swoop grins. "You're lookin at the two top pilots."
[18:57] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Standing at the small counter in front of the kitchen door in the Mess Hall is a deep red earth pony, she smiles at you as you approach, "Good afternoon, o-oh, the new crew?"
[18:57] * Clara nods. "I much enjoy a relaxing atmosphere. All of these plants just make me feel comfortable."
[18:57] * Swept_Wing nods. "Yep! Been flyin' Verts fer 15 years."
[18:58] * High_Hopes nods to the cook. "Y-yes..."
[18:58] * Swept_Wing turns to the earth pony. "What's on th' menu miss?"
[18:59] * Swoop leans next to High Hopes and whispers, "Really, I'm better, he's just been doing it longer."
[19:00] * Astera smirks a little. "As relaxed a pony is allowed to be on a giant spaceship in space I assume." She says, glancing over at Clara.
[19:00] * High_Hopes nods and smiles a little.
[19:00] * Swept_Wing flicks Swoop with his tail. "I heard that missy."
[19:00] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The cook-pony smiles a little wider, "Allow me to welcome you aboard then. It's so nice to finally have the crew filled out and underway." She looks over at Swept and then looks down at the counter she's behind, "Well, on the menu today is a simple salad with hay-bacon pieces, or um... military rations... somepony insisted we carry them at all times... no matter how they taste..."
[19:01] * Swoop has a mischevous grin. "Didn't hear you deny it, sir."
[19:01] * High_Hopes visibly brightens. "Hay-bacon? That sounds great!" She smiles, happily heading to wherever she can get some of that!
[19:02] * Swoop opts for the hay bacon as well. Military rations... bleh!
[19:02] * Clara continues to smile. "I do not mind it. It is an exciting thing, to go someplace one has never been!"
[19:02] * Swept_Wing chuckles. "I've been' eating military rations for too long, I'll go with the hay-bacon salad."
[19:03] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The cook-pony smiles wide, "Just a moment then please." As she turns to trot back into the kitchen, you can see that her cutie mark is in fact, three strips of hay-bacon.
[19:05] * Swoop taps a hoof humming the same song from earlier as she waits for the order.
[19:05] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> She returns just a moment later, three bowls balanced on a tray on her back, which she sets onto the counter. Each bowl has a generous amount of greenery, and 6 strips of bacon stuck in along one side, "Here you are, please enjoy!"
[19:06] * Astera nods, still looking at the statue. "Of course, our first stop will be interesting and Im sure we will see many wonderful things." She sighs and shakes her head. Sliding of the Bench and turning to face the pegasus, "My name is Astera, pleased to meet you." She bows her head slightly.
[19:06] * Swoop grabs her bown and mumbles "Fanksh!" before heading for a table.
[19:06] * Swept_Wing grins, grabbing a bowl. "Thanks miss!" He says, trotting after Swoop to a table.
[19:06] * High_Hopes wipes a litte drool from the corner of her mouth as she watches the salads. It looked amazing. "Oh, I will ma'am! Thank you very much!" She takes the bowl in her magic and follows Swoop, nibbling at he bacon as she trots.
[19:09] * Swoop sits down at a table. "Just like mom used to make, eh?"
[19:09] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The cook-pony bows and waves a hoof as the three of you trot off with your meals.
[19:09] * Swept_Wing nods. "Yep." He digs into his salad.
[19:09] * High_Hopes nibbles at the salad delicately, the bacon crispy, just the way she liked it. There's a big smile on her face.
[19:09] * Swoop does as well.
[19:10] * Clara returns the bow. "I am Clara. It is a pleasure to meet you!"
[19:11] * High_Hopes swallows the last strip of bacon. She /really/ killed that salad. "Ms. Swoop, ma'am, what was that song you were humming earlier. I can't say I recognize it..."
[19:12] * Swoop finishes shewing. "It's called Knock A Little Harder by a group called the Seatbelts."
[19:12] * High_Hopes tilts her head slightly. "The Seatbelts? I don't think I've ever heard of them... what kind of music is it?"
[19:13] * Astera smiles at Clara. "So, Clara. If you don't mind may I enquire what you will be doing aboard this ship during our journey?"
[19:13] <Swoop> "Varied. They do jazz, rock, alternative..."
[19:14] * High_Hopes nods. "Oooooh, I like jazz." She sips the water that was almost invariably served with her food.
[19:15] <Swoop> "Me too. Alot of my playlist is centered around it."
[19:15] * Swept_Wing finishes his salad. "Mmm, that was a damn good salad." He says.
[19:15] * Clara returns the smile, too. "I am here to make sure everyone feels nice and happy! I am, by trade, a psychologist."
[19:17] * High_Hopes tilts her head yet again. "Playlist?"
[19:17] * Swoop finishes her salad. "Yeah. The list of music I listen to."
[19:18] * High_Hopes is a little confused. "Is that like... a record?"
[19:19] <Swoop> "Not exactly. It's more like a song list in electronic form."
[19:19] <Astera> "I see, yes I can understand the need of a psychologist on this vessel, everypony cannot handle the stress of going into a enviorment such as space. Interessting.." She smiles wider. "Clara, would you like to accompany me for dinner? The journey here was long and I can't acctually remember the last time I ate." She looks up at the statue again, sighing softly.
[19:20] * High_Hopes raises her hooves and shrugs. "Maybe you should... show me sometimes. I've never heard of music played electronically before... And, that was very good salad." She says, wiping her mouth with a napkin.
[19:20] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> A pair of very pale yellow ponies trot into the Mess Hall, getting their own food and quietly sitting down to eat at a different bench.
[19:23] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> A third pony trots in, pink coat with a yellow mane, she trots up shyly to the cook-pony, who smiles wide, "Oh, you're going to be working here? Sure come on back, I'll show you around!" She opens a door in the counter and lets the pink pony back, the two of them disappearing into the kitchen.
[19:23] * Clara nods slightly. "Yes, it is an important job, though not one you might think of at first. I can join you if you would like, though I think I will settle for some coffee."
[19:23] <Swoop> "Sure I'll show you my music sometime."
[19:24] <Swept_Wing> "You and your music Swoop."
[19:24] * Swept_Wing grins.
[19:24] * High_Hopes smiles. "Thanks." She looks over at the two ponies who sat down and quickly looks away.
[19:25] * Swoop shrugs. "Helps me concentrate. Can't help it."
[19:26] * Astera nods aswell. "Indeed it is, now.. Lets see if I can find where the mess hall is." She holds up her pipbuck and presses a few buttons with her magic, letting the ship do its work, she slowly starts to follow the markers that would take them to the mess hall. She smiles at Clara, motioning with her head. "This way, aparantly."
[19:26] <Swept_Wing> "Well, you wanna come check out the shuttles with me? We'll be arriving in about..." He checks the countdown.
[19:27] <Swoop> "Hell yes! Lets go!"
[19:27] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The countdown clock is currently at 2 and a half hours. And 45 seco- 44 sec-
[19:27] * High_Hopes slams her hooves on the table and leaps up. "Right! See you guys later! I'm going to be in so much trouble!" She bolts out the door, fumbling with her PipBuck to show her the way.
[19:28] * Swoop watches the medic mare leave. "Well... that was random."
[19:28] <Swept_Wing> "...'bout 2.5 hours." He waves to Hopes. "Let's go then. My room's right across from one o' 'em."
[19:28] <Swoop> "Nice. Lead on then."
[19:29] * Swept_Wing gets up, leaving his bowl at the wash station before heading back towards his room.
[19:30] * Swoop does the same, following Swept Wing out. "So what'd it feel like to get the ship moving?"
[19:30] * Clara follows with a smile. She admires her surroundings along the way.
[19:31] <Swept_Wing> "It felt great. The cage they got up there is 'bout twice as big as the ones in a Vert, and's gotta hell of a lot more controls too."
[19:31] * High_Hopes gallops at full speed down the hall, passing a few ponies on the way. "Excuse me!"s and "Sorry!"s flying as she weaved her way to the medical bay.
[19:32] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> One of the ponies Hopes nearly runs into calls back in a soothing voice, "Oh, careful dearie! Don't hurt yourself!"
[19:32] <Swoop> "Well I'd hope so. She IS about fifty times the size of your bird back home."
[19:32] * Astera moves slowly, alongside Clara to the mess hall casting the glances out any windows they might pass by on their journey there. She dosn't say anything and enters the mess, trotting up to the counter to see what they might offer.
[19:32] * High_Hopes turns her head slightly. "Thank you ma'am!"
[19:33] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The counter at the Mess Hall is currently empty, but you can hear one very enthusiastic pony beyond it in the kitchen, and a very timid sounding pony replying occasionally.
[19:34] * Swept_Wing chuckles. "That it is. Hope the bucks at the base take good care o' her while I'm doing this." He says, stopping in front of the shuttle airlock, right across the hall from his room. "Here we are."
[19:34] * Swoop peeks into the shuttle's airlock. "Man, that's a nice setup in there."
[19:35] * Clara is standing next to Astera while we wait for somepony to come out to the counter
[19:35] * Astera calls out. "Hello..?"
[19:37] * Swept_Wing nods. "Indeed." He trots up into the shuttle, examining the interior. "Nice, very nice." He says.
[19:37] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The enthusiastic voice cries out "Oh!" and then you hear a bit of whispering, before the deep-red pony pushes the pink pony, now decked out in a frilly apron over her uniform, up to the counter. The pink pony blushes, and looks down as she talks to you, "O-oh um... I'm sorry for the wait... ah... how can I h-help you?"
[19:38] * Swoop trots into the pilot's area and sets herself onto the control pad. "Ooh... very snug fit."
[19:39] * High_Hopes skids to a halt in front of the medical bay and takes a few deep breaths. Adjusting her uniform and pack on her side, she trots inside.
[19:40] * Astera fidgets a little, blushing stuttering ponies always made her feel uncomfortable, she smiles gently at the pink pony. "Well, ah. I heard this was the place you could get some food, if you don't mind I would like to see what you have to offer. And I think Clara here wanted Coffee, if that is possible." She says with a nod.
[19:41] * Clara nods. "Yes, please."
[19:42] * Swept_Wing nods, looking over the controls and weapon readouts. "Hmm, looks like it's packing two large scale RCWs. Wonder if there's room for a missile pod or something."
[19:42] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Inside Medical, you see an olive-green pony standing over another lying on one of the checkup beds, he looks up slowly at Hopes, "Oh, how quaint, you finally decided to show up, did you, Newbie?"
[19:42] <Swoop> "Big enough to be an assault craft... maybe an AP Gatling gun somewhere?"
[19:43] * Swept_Wing nods. "Pro'lly could stick a .50 on here too fer ground support."
[19:44] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The pink pony tries her best to smile... at the counter, you recognize her as one of the cadets that came through the gate with you all, "We-well we um... we've got s-salad... and uh..." She looks back at the darker cook-pony who points to her flank, "S-salad and hay-bacon!"
[19:44] <Swoop> "Sounds good to me. Who do we talk to about that?"
[19:45] * High_Hopes looks around for a moment. "I'm sorry sir, it's just that it took me a while to get... acclimated. I'm sorry sir..." Her ears flatten agains her head as she trots into the room a little more.
[19:46] * Swept_Wing shrugs. "No idea. Pro'lly the quartermaster."
[19:46] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The doctor pony tosses his clipboard down onto the patient, who twitches sharply as it hits, "Oh, you're sorry. That's great, I'm sure that sorry will keep this pony from dieing. Looks like you won't lose your first one after all."
[19:47] * Astera glances over at the cook-pony, shooting her a smile too before noding at the blushing pink pony. "Id like some salad, that would be lovely. Thank you."
[19:48] * High_Hopes flinches as he hits the patient. "I...I... I'm not going to let anypony die..." she says quietly.
[19:49] * Swoop nods thoughtfully as she disengages from the pilot's seat. "Well I'm gonna go finish unpacking. Catch you later bro."
[19:49] * Clara gives the shy pony a reassuring smile. "I would like some coffee, if you have it, please.
[19:50] * Swept_Wing nods. "See yah."
[19:50] * Swoop trots off back to her room.
[19:50] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The doctor scoffs and swishes his tail, turning his back on Hopes, "Yes you will. And don't let anypony tell you differently. All doctors will lose a patient once, there's nothing you can do but delay it. But you, were out 'settling in' while there was a patient! What if she'd had something serious, instead of just having some boxes fall on her?"
[19:52] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The pink pony bows down, "Y-yes, Countess, ma'am, sir." She hurries back past the other pony, who just smiles and shrugs a little, before going back to help, and make sure the salad got in the bowls.
[19:52] * High_Hopes shakes her head. If there was one thing she was confident in, it was her skill in medicine. She could do this. "Nopony will die under my watch... Nopony..." she lowers her head and trots to the Doctor's side.
[19:52] * Swept_Wing looks on his map for the armory, pretty sure that's where the quartermaster would be.
[19:53] * Astera sighs, rolling her eyes.
[19:55] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> There is an armory on the map, but it looks fairly small.
[19:55] * Swoop ([email protected]) Quit ( Quit: Beware of programmers who carry screwdrivers. )
[19:56] * Clara gives a slight frown and looks to her companion. "What was that about?"
[19:56] * Swept_Wing heads off towards it.
[19:56] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The doctor turns back around, a wry smile on his lips, "So, you're not going to just stand there wetting yourself, and you're going to actually put some effort into the job, Newbie?"
[19:57] * High_Hopes fidgets a little. "Y-yes sir!" She snaps to attention.
[19:58] * Astera looks over at Clara, shaking her head. "Nothing.. Nothing."
[19:58] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The deep red pony trots back after a minute, carrying the bowls of salad a two mugs on a try, and holding a decanter in her mouth, setting them on the counter, "Sorry about that, guess I pushed her a little hard. Here you go, enjoy the salad and coffee both of you."
[19:59] * Swept_Wing arrives outside the armory a minute or two later.
[20:00] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The doctor eyes Hopes critically for a few minutes before nodding, "Alright then... You can start by getting intimately familiar with the sanitization system. Take all the instruments and run them through it. I want them clean enough they could be used on Celestia herself."
[20:00] * Clara smiles and takes her coffee. "Thank you very much."
[20:01] * Astera nods at the pony. Takeing the salad and a mug of Coffee in her telekinesis. "Thank you, ma'am." She turns trotting up to a table, sitting down at it.
[20:02] * Swept_Wing heads on into the armory, looking around for the quartermaster.
[20:02] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The cook-pony bows a little, "My pleasure, ma'am. Enjoy your meal."
[20:02] * High_Hopes nods confidently, still a little uneasy that he was staring at her all this time. She heads for whatever the heck the sanitation system is and gets to work. "Yes sir!"
[20:04] * Clara takes her coffee to the table and sits with Astera. She takes a very small sip.
[20:08] * Swoop|MassEffect2 ([email protected]) has joined #FruityRumpusAssholeFactory
[20:08] * Swoop|MassEffect2 is now known as Swoop
[20:09] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The doctor lifts the clipboard back up and floats it over to look at as Hopes starts the sanitizer, "And please, 'sir' is for ponies that didn't put thirty years of their life to learning how to save other ponies that really don't deserve it. Call me 'Dr.' or 'Dr. Vial.'"
[20:10] * Astera nibbles at her salad, glancing at the clock to see how much was left untill their destination. "So, have you heard anything about what we might see at our first destination?"
[20:11] * High_Hopes nods again. This pony was quite the character. "Of course, Doctor."
[20:12] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Inside the armory seems to be a small cargo room, with a see-through partition, and racks of various guns and boxes of amunition. There are also two protectaponies, one of which turns to look at you as you enter, "Please present identification."
[20:12] * Swoop trots into her room, the music still coming thru the open door, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1vB1x_gFpo&feature=share&list=PL5803FF9AC29EE49B
[20:12] * Swept_Wing flashes his ID card. "Cadet Swept Wing."
[20:14] <Swoop> "...anything goes in this cosmic dare..."
[20:14] * Clara shakes her head. "I am not sure. I am... not as well informed as I should be. Do you have an idea?"
[20:14] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> "ID valid, what do you require, Cadet Swept Wing?"
[20:15] <Swept_Wing> "Is the quartermaster around?"
[20:18] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Dr. Vial shakes his head, "Of all the cadets I could have been stuck with, it had to be my niece... Well at least your father will rest easier knowing, not that it helps me any"
[20:19] * Astera takes a slow sip of her own coffee. Salad and Coffee, it works. Trust me. "I can't be completely sure, of course. But I have heard that every ship that's left Equestria have had their first stop on the first world Equestria found when ponies first ventured into space. They even say it might be populated." She says with a smirk, raising an eyebrow at Clara.
[20:19] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The protectapony blinks, "All personel in charge of weapon allocation are currently engaged in base pony recreational activity, please return with any mortal queries at a later time."
[20:20] * High_Hopes blinks. She's reminded of the first family reunion she'd ever been to, the one where she- nevermind. "Oh... I didn't even recognice you... I'm sorry..."
[20:20] * Swept_Wing nods. "Alright."
[20:22] * Swept_Wing exits the armory, and heads back towards his room, checking the ETA countdown on his way.
[20:23] * Clara gives a curious look. "Oh? You will have to tell me the story. I am afraid... I am not really that knowledgeable of Equestrian affairs. I do not know the details firsthand."
[20:24] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Countdown clock currently reads a little less than 2 hours.
[20:26] * High_Hopes starts the sanitizer and begins feeding the instruments into it, studying it carefully.
[20:27] <Swept_Wing> "Time to get ready I suppose." He heads into his room to prepare.
[20:27] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Dr. Vial swishes his tail, "It sounds so good when you say 'sorry', Newbie, just don't make it too much of a habbit." He trots off to his office and closes the door.
[20:29] * High_Hopes is alone at last. She never remembered Vial being such a jerk at the reunion... Something must have happened to him. Poor buck... Hopes continues to clean stuff, ever vigilant of the other patients in the room. Nopony was going to die under her watch. Nopony.
[20:32] * Astera nods. "Ah, well. I can't tell you much.. But, from what I have heard from my father is that this planet has a goddess of its own, blessing travelers who visit the planet. But, I supose everything will be reveled to us once we reach our destination." The alicorn glances at the timer again while finising her salad.
[20:35] * Clara is curious now. "That is interesting... I will have to find out more." She takes another sip of her coffee.
[20:37] <Swept_Wing> Harmonica music can be heard drifting down the halls from Swept's room. [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnMcv-13-C8 ]
[20:37] * Astera nods smiling. "Im sure we will as soon as we reach the planet." She takes a final sip of her coffee and leaves her seat. "Now.. if you excuse me I have some things to attend to in my quarters. A pleasure talking with you Clara, we will have to do it again sometime." She bows her head slightly and trotts off to her room.
[20:39] * Clara smiles and watches her go. When she does, she stands with her coffee and returns to the counter to see if there's somepony to talk to.
[20:42] * Astera lays down on her back in her bed, floating up a cigarett and lighting it. She takes a long drag, closing her eyes and just relaxes.
[20:44] * Swoop finishes with her room as the stereo plays out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGUGXOxs6p0&feature=related
[20:45] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Time passes without any great incident, and soon the countdown clock hits zero and a mere second later the ship drops out of FLT, the same wave of tingling magic washing down the length of the ship. The same quiet voice comes on over the intercom, "Advance Team 1, please report to the gate room. Advance Team 1, please report to the gate room." An active tag for the gate room pops up on all of your pipbucks.
[20:45] * Swoop looks at her pipbuck and grabs her gear and mp3 player.
[20:46] * Swept_Wing slips his harmonica into a chest pocket, making sure his Magnum is secure in its holster before trotting out of his room and towards the gate room.
[20:47] * High_Hopes eeps a little. She was so focused on her work that she barely heard it. She collects her belongings and says goodbye to Dr. Vial, leaving before he has the chance to berate her any more.
[20:47] * Clara glances at her PipBuck when the tag shows up. "Oh, I must go. It has been nice talking to you!" She waves goodbye to the cook ponies, and finishes off her coffee before following the marker.
[20:48] * Astera rolls out of bed, looks around the room.. She packs her cigarettes, lighter and toolkit and hoodie in her bag before leaving for the gate room.
[20:48] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Dr. Vial grins to himself as he watches Hopes run off. The deep-red cook pony waves happily, the other is still hiding in the kitchen.
[20:49] * High_Hopes fidgets with her uniform and reattaches her medical box to her her saddle mount. She feels a little better than she had when they left, but still apologizes to everypony she bumps into on her way to te gate.
[20:50] * Clara changes into her unicorn form along the way. She's on the job now, so she has to look professional.
[20:51] * Swoop trots into the gate room, geared up and ready for action, headphones around her neck but music still coming out, fainly http://youtu.be/FAgYC89I73Y
[20:52] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Waiting for the five of you in front of the active gate is one of the commanders, a unicorn mare with yellow coat and green mane, she smiles at you all as you enter, "Ready for your first assignment, team?"
[20:53] <Swoop> "Sir, yes sir!"
[20:53] <Swept_Wing> "Yes ma'am."
[20:53] * High_Hopes looks to the other ponies next to her. Hey! It was those two from the mess hall. Another unicorn and a- "Oh my..." she says quietly before clumsily saluting. "Yes ma'am!"
[20:54] * Astera stands off to the side in the gateroom. Absentmindly scratching with her right forehoof at her left leg. Quickly trotting up as they are spoken too "What is the first assignment, exactly?"
[20:56] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> She grins, "Well, ever since we found it, it's been a tradition for all Equestrian space vessels to come to the planet where we first discovered life other than our own. They have this nice little ceremony of handing over an idol from their Goddess, and it blesses us for the journey ahead."
[20:57] * Swoop sighs. Gonna be a boring assignment.
[20:57] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> "Your mission, is simply to get their blessing. That's all. Head out as soon as you're ready."
[20:57] <Swept_Wing> "We takin' a shuttle down?"
[20:58] * High_Hopes is interested. Blessings sounded nice. She wonders what kind of life to expect down there.
[20:58] * Astera bows her head slighty as she lines up with the rest of the ponies in the room. "Very well." Looking over at Clara she smirks and nods.
[20:59] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The commander laughs for a few minutes, "Oh no... they have a gate. Actually they can transmit all the way to Equestria with it. But sending the ship is much more personal."
[21:00] * Swept_Wing nods. "I see."
[21:00] <Swoop> "Sir, wouldn't it be more prudent to send someone with more diplomatic pull than a military team?"
[21:00] * High_Hopes looks around. As far as she could tell, they didn't look very military.
[21:01] * Clara clears her throat slightly. "Most of us... seem quite civilian to me."
[21:01] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> "Oh not at all, they have no problem with the ESC, and we're sending her the Countess down anyways, it'll be perfectly fine."
[21:02] * Astera nods at the commander. "Shall we then?"
[21:02] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> She grins and starts trotting up the stairway to the second level, "So, have fun!"
[21:03] <Swoop> "Alright then, who gets to go thru the pool first?
[21:03] <Swept_Wing> "I'll do it."
[21:03] * High_Hopes shifts a little on her hooves, backing away from the gate. She really didn't want to be the first pony to go down there...
[21:03] <Swoop> "Guess I'll go last then."
[21:04] * Astera "Go ahead, we will be right behind you." She says with a nod at Swept_Wing.
[21:04] * Swept_Wing steps into the gate. "See ya'll groundside."
[21:05] * Astera closes her eyes and sighs just as she enters the portal a few seconds after Swept_Wing.
[21:05] * High_Hopes looks at the others and steps out of the way to let somepony else go in before her.
[21:05] * Clara steps forward as well. "It is an exciting day, to meet a species we have never seen. We should not be afraid."
[21:06] * Swoop waits till everyone is thru. "Hopes, you'll be fine."
[21:06] * High_Hopes thinks that that is a perfectly legitimate reason to be afraid. "You two go first, please."
[21:07] * Swoop shakes her head. "Nope. I'm last."
[21:08] * High_Hopes shakes her head. "I insist... please..."
[21:09] * Swoop sighs and starts pushing High Hopes into the portal.
[21:10] * High_Hopes tries to hold her gound and ultimately fails, tripping into the gate. "Hey! S-stop-"
[21:10] * Swoop looks at Clara. "You need a push too?"
[21:11] * Clara has already gone through by this point.
[21:12] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Going through the gate is another few seconds of wintery cold before you emerge on the other side. The planet's sun is shining through a very light forest canopy and you can hear birds calling in the distance. Everypony but Clara also notice some gold hoofprints set in the ground a short distance in front of the gate.
[21:12] * Swoop steps thru and gets the tunnel vision
[21:13] * High_Hopes goes wide-eyed as she takes in the surrounding. "Whoa..."
[21:13] <Swept_Wing> "We all through?"
[21:13] * Swoop pops out of the portal. "Eeyup."
[21:14] * Clara is kinda too busy admiring the beautiful greenery to notice the hoofprints. She's quite captivated.
[21:14] <~High_Hopes> "This is awesome..."
[21:14] * Astera looks all around her. Taking it in. "It.. Feels almost like equestria, and yet. It is not." She takes a few steps forward to have a closer look at the golden hoofprints.
[21:14] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> As the gate spell deactivates in a loud woosh, you can also hear a cry that is decidedly /not/ a bird.
[21:15] * Swoop notices the hoofprints. "So where are our greeters?"
[21:15] * High_Hopes spins around to get a good picture of this place, but eeps when the /not/ bird call cries out. "W-what was that?"
[21:15] * Swept_Wing nods, looking around for the source of said cry. "Dunno."
[21:15] * Swoop draws her pistol, ready for trouble.
[21:16] * Astera turns around as the gate deactivates. Looking worried. "Did anypony tell us how to get back?"
[21:16] * Swept_Wing unclips the strap on his holster. "We better get moving, and just mark this location in your PipBuck."
[21:17] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> A pony that isn't quite a pony comes rushing out of the underbrush, he's a mottled green and gray, with no mane on his head but instead wrapped in a near-circle around his neck, "Oh you have arrived! Just as the voices from the great ring said you would!"
[21:17] * Swoop marks her pipbuck, eying the newcomer warrily.
[21:18] * High_Hopes blinks.  This was a little overwhelming. Strange planet, strange birdcalls, and strange ponies. "Um... hello?"
[21:18] * Swept_Wing steps forward. "Greetings sir."
[21:19] * Astera steps forward and bows her head slightly. "Yes, we have arrived to recive the blessing."
[21:19] * Clara looks toward the strange new pony with an odd smile.
[21:20] * Swoop holsters the pistol.
[21:21] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> He keeps grinning as he bows before the lot of you, "Oh we are so honored we are, to have you travelers pay us call, surely the Goddess will bless your journey!"
[21:21] * High_Hopes bows back out of instinct.
[21:23] * Astera nods. "As are we, for being blessed by the goddess. Shall we?" She smirks slightly.
[21:24] * High_Hopes frowns just a little. Something wasn't quite right about this guy. "Is something the matter, sir?" she asks.
[21:25] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> "Why nothing is the matter at all! In fact, everything is wonderful, we have the voices of the sky who have come to seek us out through the great ring, it is such a momentous day to be celebrated!"
[21:26] * Clara is still somewhat distracted by the sights. She gives the pony-thing a smile and asks, "What may we call you?"
[21:26] * Swoop grins widely. "Well, lets get to celebratin then!"
[21:27] * High_Hopes still thinks he's acting kind of weird. Something about his voice... Anyway, she smiles politely and lets the others do stuff.
[21:27] * Swept_Wing raises an eyebrow. "Yeah..."
[21:28] * Astera smirks, raising an eyebrow. "Indeed, let us see what the goddess has in store for us. Im sure she must be tired of waiting."
[21:29] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The pony is still grinning, "Oh my given name is not pronouncable, but do not let that worry you my dear wonderful guests, let us celebrate instead! Come, we must celebrate!" He trots along at a weird gait that's half between trotting, ambling and bouncing, all at the same time.
[21:31] * Swoop steps up next to Swept Wing. "Is it just me or is this guy a bit derpy?"
[21:31] * Swept_Wing just kind of blinks. "He's /way/ to fucking happy."
[21:31] * Astera looks back at her companions. A eyebrow still rised. "We dont really know how to get back anyway, so. I can only suggest that we follow him." she shakes her head and follows the weird ponycreature.
[21:32] * High_Hopes doesn't say anything, but coming from a lifetime of ponies screwing with her, she feels oddly nostalgic.
[21:33] <Swoop> "I got a slightly bad feeling about this."
[21:34] * Swept_Wing nods. "Eeeeeyup." He trots after the rest of them anyway.
[21:34] * Clara is excited about meeting these ponies. Even if something was a little strange, she still thinks this is an opportunity of a lifetime.
[21:34] * Swoop follows
[21:34] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The alien pony turns around, still hopping, but backwards now, "Oh, do you not know how to return to the sky? Oh what grave misfortune! We must celebrate! Surely if the Goddess hears your calls she shall not only bless you but certainly allow you poor travelers to continue on your journey!"
[21:36] * High_Hopes frowns. "Poor travelers? Something isn't right..." she says quietly.
[21:37] <Astera> "You, want us to celebrate because we cannot get back to our ship. I.. Hope that you do realise how absurd that sounds, it is nothing to celebrate. But, yes.. Take us to your goddess, take us to your goddess and Im sure she will tell us everything we need to know."
[21:38] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Finally he can't hold it any more and trips, falling over backward, laughing hysterically, "Oh... oh... I'm... I'm so sorry, it's just so easy."
[21:39] * Clara gives him a strange look. "What... is going on?"
[21:39] <Swoop> "What is?"
[21:39] * High_Hopes keeps her head low, but is still taking in the beautiful- Knew it. She stops and sits on her haunches.
[21:39] * Swept_Wing is not amused.
[21:40] * Astera walks closer to the pony and lowers her head slightly, her wings flaring out.. "Sir, what. Is going on here." She deadpans.
[21:40] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> He doesn't roll over, but instead spins around so he can look at you all upside down as he keeps laughing, "We get so many tourists from Equestria and they all think everything is soooo different, so we play right to them. And it's just soooo easy to do!"
[21:40] * Swept_Wing looks pretty pissed actually. "Yeah, not funny bucko."
[21:41] * Swoop shakes her head and puts her headphones on. Other world ponies-that-aren't-quite-ponies are silly.
[21:41] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> "But you're not laughing... well... doesn't that put a spelkor down my backside..."
[21:42] * High_Hopes frowns even more. Somepony had pulled this joke first day of orientation. At least she  wasn't sobbing in the bathroom this time.
[21:42] * Clara is still giving him an odd look. "This is... a big joke?" She looks very disappointed. "I was looking forward to learning about the history of this place..."
[21:42] <Swept_Wing> "We have more important things to do than be toyed with. I'd appreciate it if you'd cut the crap an' let us do them."
[21:43] * Astera takes yet another step closer, waving a hoof at her companions. "Well, it isnt funny. For anypony." She sighs and folds her wings again. "Look, please we just want to talk with the goddess and get the blessing, if such a thing now exists."
[21:45] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> He gets to his hooves and sighs, the dirt making him look even more mottled, "Oh we do have a Goddess, and we can send you back easily... We have our own means of activating the gate, of course." He sighs deeply, "Well I suppose you won't be interested in the ritual then... But I'm afraid there's not much I can do about it, that part is out of my hooves."
[21:47] * Clara frowns. "I... would like to see the ritual." She pauses, looking at the others of her group. "I am... very interested in these kinds of things..."
[21:47] <Swept_Wing> "Le's get it over with then."
[21:48] * High_Hopes nods to the unicorn. "I'd like to see it too..."
[21:49] * Astera looks up at the sky. "No, I would still be interested in the ritual, I would like to learn more about your culture, and of course meet the goddess. We just dont appriciate being made into fools." Looking down at the pony like creature again. "Before we go though, I have to enquire. Do you have a name?"
[21:49] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> He sighs again, the bounce gone from his step, though he raises a hoof easily while walking on the other three, "The ritual is you finding the Idol blessed by the Goddess. Travelers are supposed to search all over the town, look for hints and clues..."
[21:49] <Swoop> "How big is the town?"
[21:51] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> "The staged town not very large... we have maybe twenty living there, and the odd tourist who stays to watch... But it's all about misdirection, and having a good time... Which you aren't..."
[21:51] * Clara frowns at Swoop. "Command expects us to participate. We should do so, and maybe we will learn important things."
[21:52] * Swoop looks at the others. "Might as well. Not like we have anything more important to do."
[21:53] * High_Hopes nods. "I'd love to participate." She shifts a little, not entirely sure why she was here at all.
[21:53] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> He looks back at Astera, "Oh my given name is Yslrakrascerm. But I've taken to 'Grasspony'. It sounds so much simply, dont you think?"
[21:53] * Swept_Wing nods. "Orders are orders, no matter what they entail. Let's do it."
[21:54] * Astera smirks. "Lead the way to the town, oh Yslrk- Eh.. Grasspony."
[21:54] <Swoop> "Grasspony it is."
[21:54] * High_Hopes stays in the back, trying not to look anypony in the eyes.
[21:55] * Swept_Wing nods. "Lead on."
[21:56] * Clara smiles. "I am very excited. Please show us the way, Yslrakrascerm."
[21:57] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Grasspony keeps walking backwards, "Oh but I do not wish to cause you further trouble... I do know the secret to getting through... if you wish it..."
[21:57] <Swoop> "Oh no no no! We're in for the full run, pally!"
[21:59] * Astera blinks. Glancing over at the unicorn. She shakes her head, following Grasspony. "My pegasus friend here is right, we wish to see this ritual as it is meant to be."
[21:59] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> He tips his head, "Oh, what a talented tongue you have, Miss, I've never heard my name said quite so well since my mother gave it to me..."
[22:03] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> After a few more minutes of walking through the forest, you reach a small cluster of deceptively primitive looking huts, as you walk into the village proper, Swept notices another set of gold hoofprints set into the ground.
[22:03] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> * hoofprints you pass over as you enter.
[22:04] <Swept_Wing> "Excuse me Mister Grasspony, but what are these gold hoofprints for?"
[22:06] * Astera stops and looks at them as Swept_Wing mention the hoofprints. "I do believe there where hoofprints just like these over by the gate aswell. Are they part of your culture, perhaps?"
[22:07] * Clara didn't notice them. Though she thanks the pony. "I am... used to making such sounds."
[22:07] * High_Hopes uses this time to look past the huts into the jungle. She hopes that that isn't a facade too, it was very pretty.
[22:07] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Grasspony smiles gently, "Those are the 'steps of the Goddess'. They're meant to guide those seeking the Goddess' blessing."
[22:08] <Swoop> "So basically, we keep an eye out for them as we go?"
[22:09] * Clara agrees with Hopes. She loves all kinds of beautiful scenery.
[22:11] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> "Yes, they're meant to assist in telling truth from lie..."
[22:11] <Swoop> "What does that mean?"
[22:11] * High_Hopes can't help but smile. Grasspony's stroy was funny.
[22:13] <~High_Hopes> story* Bugger
[22:13] * Clara listens closely. "Do you think... you could tell us a little about how this world was discovered? I am very interested to hear the tale."
[22:13] * Astera smiles. " That is fascinating, I'll make sure to ask the Goddess about them."
[22:14] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Grasspony lifts his hoof again, waggling it in a way that doesn't strike you as natural, "It means in seeking out the Goddess there will be lies and truth. If I were to tell you, the blessing was at the ring, that would be a lie, would it not? Do the hoofprints point you in that direction?"
[22:16] * Swoop looks at the prints. "No, they don't."
[22:16] * High_Hopes thinks the Goddess could have always walked backwards, like Grasspony does.
[22:16] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> He looks to Clara and smiles, "When we first discovered it, we were but already here. Those of your kind who discovered us returned the second time and brought the ring, but that was quite a long time ago, before I was around to know."
[22:18] * Clara is listening with fascination. She loves history.
[22:21] * Astera nods. "Are there more of these hoofprints?"
[22:22] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> He smiles at Swoop, "They aren't really made by her hooves... it's just a nice story... but none-the-less, they will point the way. And yes... though I am just in charge of bringing the travelers here... I know not how many the others used to mark the way, or where they have placed them."
[22:26] * Astera "So, Im sorry, but if I have gathered this correctly. We are suposed to follow these clues, these hoofprints to find the idor. Which we will bring to the goddess. Yes?" She says, raising a eyebrow at Grasspony.
[22:29] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Grasspony nods a little, but shakes his head too, "Yes, you can either merely search for the hoofprints, or ask the villagers for help, though as I said, they may attempt to mislead you... And if you follow the hoofprints, you will find the idol though... I am not sure if you bring it to the goddess or not... she works in her own ways..."
[22:30] * Swept_Wing nods. "We'll figure it out once we find it."
[22:31] * Swoop smiles. "Shouldn't be too hard."
[22:31] * High_Hopes agrees with the others. If tourists could find it easily enough, then they could too!
[22:31] * Clara hmmms. "We will be careful, and keep an open mind. Thank you for your help!"
[22:31] * Astera smiles, bowing her head. "Thank you, Grasspony."
[22:32] * High_Hopes bows too, silently.
[22:33] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Grasspony bows deeply, his mane-ruffle touching the ground, "I am sorry for the trouble I caused you. I shall wait by the ring, to send you back to your ship once you are ready."
[22:34] * Astera turns to face the others. "What do you suggest we do first?"
[22:34] <Swoop> "Well we should follow the hoofprints for a while at least."
[22:35] * High_Hopes thinks introductions are in order, probably. "I think... maybe we should relax a little, get to k-know each- or... we could follow the hoofprints..."
[22:36] * Clara smiles. "We can do both! I am Clara! I think you will all be seeing a lot of me throughout your time here."
[22:36] * Swept_Wing raises an eyebrow. "Why do yah say that?"
[22:36] <Swoop> "Swoop, pilot. Good to meed you all."
[22:37] <Swept_Wing> "I'm Swept Wing, by the way. Also a pilot, and this one's older brother." He flicks Swoop with his tail.
[22:37] * High_Hopes nods slightly. "I'm High Hopes... and if everything goes well... you won't be seein very much at all..."
[22:38] <~High_Hopes> seeing*
[22:38] * Astera gives Clara a curious look but says nothing. Instead, bowing down again. "My name is Astera, pleased to meet you all."
[22:38] <~High_Hopes> seeing me* Bugger
[22:38] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Grasspony trots off quietly while you all talk.
[22:38] * Clara smiles. "I am here to make sure you all are very happy ponies. If you are having problems adjusting, you will be coming to see me!"
[22:40] <Swept_Wing> "...I'll be fine, thank you."
[22:40] * Astera "That's funny.. I've already met a pony named Clara today, who said the exact same thing. The only differenace, is that she. Was a pegasus." She says with slight smirk, looking at Clara.
[22:41] * Swoop bumps Swept Wing. "Introduce yourself, dummy."
[22:41] * Clara smiles slightly. "Life is very full of surprises."
[22:41] * Swept_Wing already did.
[22:41] <Swept_Wing> "I just did, you dummy."
[22:41] <Swoop> [redact]
[22:42] * High_Hopes smiles at Clara. She seemed nice enough. She was still a little in awe of the alicorn before her. "Well, it's nice to meet you all too.''
[22:44] * Astera nods at Clara. "That it is. Well, Swept_Wing, Swoop, High_Hopes, Clara. A pleasure to meet you all, Im sure that if we work together we will be able to solve this hunt for the  Goddess' idol pretty quickly."
[22:44] <Swoop> "Lets get on it then."
[22:44] * High_Hopes nods and starts trotting off, keeping her eyes on the golden hoofprints.
[22:45] * Swept_Wing nods. "Yeah, le's get this show on the road." He lofts into the air.
[22:45] * Swoop lifts as well, hovering a bit above the group
[22:45] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The hoofprints point to the center of town, where there's a small well, around it in an irregular circle are eight of the odd thatch buildings.
[22:46] * Astera smiles at the others ethusiasm. "Indeed."
[22:47] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Outside of one, you can see another of the alien ponies sweeping the ground with her tail, and another is visible just inside a different building.
[22:48] * High_Hopes takes a peek in the well.
[22:49] * Swoop watches the alien ponies for a minute
[22:49] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Inside of the well is darkness.
[22:50] * Clara can't help but look at the scenery instead of the hoofprints. She smiles and walks up to the sweeping pony-thing. "Hello! Your planet is beautiful. What is your name?"
[22:50] * Swept_Wing flies around the town a couple of times.
[22:50] * High_Hopes frowns. Maybe she should have brought a- Wait a minute. She casts Light in the well, trying to see what's at the bottom.
[22:52] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The alienpony smiles up at Clara, "Why thank you very much, we do quite love it, and you can just call me 'Sweepy' if you like, dear."
[22:53] * Clara keeps smiling. "If that is what you would like. What do you do around here?"
[22:53] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The bottom of the well is too deep to see, but Hopes can see the well's bucket fairly far down, whatever's inside it is shining back.
[22:55] * High_Hopes smiles, pleased with that results. She goes over and starts to bring the bucket up with the winch.
[22:56] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Sweepy smiles as she keeps brushing her tail back and forth, "Oh, I run a small shop here. It's just such a beautiful day though, I thought I'd tidy up outside."
[22:57] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> When Hopes gets the basket up, she finds three pairs of the golden hoof-prints lying inside it.
[22:57] * Astera moves in amongst the buildings, watching High_Hopes work the winch.
[22:58] * High_Hopes blinks. She waves Ms. Astera over. "M-Ms. A-Aster... c-come look at this..."
[22:58] * Swoop looks in the bucket. "Now I know the goddess didn't walk around with a bucket on her hoof... did she?"
[22:59] * Swept_Wing comes to a hover above the well. "Dunno."
[22:59] * Astera trotts over and takes a look  at the hoofprints. "Only three?"
[22:59] * High_Hopes shakes her head. "This is probably one of the deceptions... or something..."
[23:00] <Swoop> "Maybe... we should take them anyway, ya think?"
[23:00] * Clara keeps smiling. "You run a shop? What kinds of things do you sell?"
[23:01] <Astera> "Unless the Goddess wants us to dive down the well, then, I assume they are deceptions, yes. Perhaps we should ask one of the inhabitants about it."
[23:01] * Swoop nods.
[23:01] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Sweepy turns herself in a circle, still smiling back, "Oh, just little trinkets, potions, things that travelers might be interested in. I just love seeing what currency travelers use, it's all so interesting."
[23:02] * High_Hopes places the bucket back in the well and makes a note of it for later. "Sure."
[23:02] * Astera smiles at the unicorn. "Well done High_Hopes. Now, lets see if we can find some more."
[23:04] * High_Hopes smiles back, still a little uneasy.
[23:04] * Clara nods excitedly. "I love seeing new things. It is all so interesting to see what other species have made for themselves!"
[23:05] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Sweepy grins wide and nods, "Oh please, won't you come see my shop then? We can both see new things that way!" She holds her hoof out towards the building she was in front of.
[23:07] * Clara nods and walks toward the building.
[23:08] * Astera nods at Swoop, High_Hopes and Swept_Wing "If you three search the town for more clues, I'll try to talk with somepony, eh.. Someone, around here to see if they know anything."
[23:08] * Swoop grins. "On it!" Takes off dramatically.
[23:08] * Swept_Wing nods. "Already on it." He shoots off, scanning the ground below him.
[23:10] * Astera gives High_Hopes a gentle smile before trotting off towards a building at the far end of the village. Knocking on the door.
[23:10] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> While flying around dramatically, Swoop happens to notice that there is a path through the town that has seen far more traffic than other areas.
[23:11] * High_Hopes trots off in some random direction. She has no idea what she's doing and she's okay with it. Even if this village was a sham, it was pretty nice to look at.
[23:11] * Swoop headtilts. "Seems that's a popular path..."
[23:13] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> It is quite a beautiful village to look at, even if it's all for show.
[23:14] * Swoop flies around a bit longer.
[23:15] * Astera knocks on the door again. "Excuse me."
[23:15] * Swept_Wing keeps circling, looking for anything that seemed out of place, or stuck out.
[23:15] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Other than the highly traveled path, there isn't much else you can see from the air, the trees though sparce, do still block your vision a bit.
[23:17] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> From inside the house, Astera can hear something wooden snap, and then a loud string of alien language that doesn't sound happy.
[23:19] <Astera> "Oh.. Oh my." She takes a step back from the door. "Sir, are you alright?"
[23:19] * Swoop flies over to Swept Wing. "Notice the path?"
[23:19] * Swept_Wing nods. "Yep, an' that's about it
[23:19] <Swept_Wing> "*
[23:19] <Swoop> "Yeah. For a tourist town theres nothin much about it."
[23:20] * Swept_Wing nods.
[23:20] * Clara looks around Sweepy's shop.
[23:21] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The upper half of the door in front of Astera opens... because the alien pony inside tears it in half, "No! I'm not alright!"
[23:21] <Swept_Wing> "Well I'm gonna check it out."
[23:21] * Swoop nods. "I'll watch from here. Not that I don
[23:22] <Swoop> t trust the place but I don't trust the place."
[23:22] * Swept_Wing flies down to the path, landing on it, looking down it both ways.
[23:22] * High_Hopes perks up and turns to see Astera. ''is everything alright, Ms. Astera?"
[23:24] * Astera takes yet another step back, looking worried at the alien pony and his door"Sir, I didn't mean to anger you In any way. If you want me to leave, just say so. And I shall. All Im wondering is about these hoofprints  we found in the well and where we should go next." She glances at High_Hopes. "I.. I dont know." She says in a lower tone.
[23:25] * High_Hopes trots over, looking very concerned. She recoils from the door and backs up slowly. "M-maybe... we chould leave him alone..."
[23:26] * Swoop ([email protected]) Quit ( Quit: Ragequit!!! )
[23:27] * Astera nods slowly, still keeping eyecontact with the angry alien pony. "That sounds like a excelent suggestion, yes."
[23:27] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The alien pony grins with oddly sharp looking teeth, "Oh, hoofprints you say? I CAN SHOW YOU HOOFPRINTS! HEY LET GO OF ME! Quit it!" He babbles inarticulately and waves his hooves at the two of you over the door.
[23:29] * Astera glances at High_Hopes. "Okay, we leave him alone." She gives the angry alien pony a worried smile. "Sorry to have disturbed you sir, we didn't mean any harm." She takes another 3 step going backwards before quickly turning around trotting away from the house.
[23:30] * High_Hopes is still backing up slowly, and follows Astera when she leaves. "I don't think he likes tourists..."
[23:31] * Astera nods. "I think you are right High_Hopes." She sighs, "Any luck with the hoofprints?"
[23:31] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> A little ways down the path, Swept can see another set of hoofprints, pointing away from the town. Inside the item shop, there are, as Sweepy had claimed, many different kinds of small wood and woven idols, drafts in many colors, and a few metallic trinkets.
[23:31] <Astera> finding more hoofprints*
[23:32] * Clara inspects each and every one! She thinks this is very exciting.
[23:32] * High_Hopes points to the pegasi as they descend. "I think they found a path."
[23:33] <Swept_Wing> "Bingo."
[23:34] * Astera peers at where the pegasi where while moving up towards another bulding. "Oh, well that's something atleast. Let's go there if we can't get a answer for the pony, eh.. Alien inside." She knocks on the door, taking two steps back this time.
[23:35] * High_Hopes nods and lets the royalty do her diplomacy thing. "Of course."
[23:36] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> A cheerful sounding mare calls out as you knock on the door, "Oh do please come in."
[23:36] * High_Hopes tilts her head a little. "Okay..."
[23:38] * Astera looks back at High_Hopes, looking slightly surprised. She smiles turning towrds the door, opening and enters. "Thank you."
[23:38] * High_Hopes follows slowly. After seeing what that last pony was like, she was as wary as ever.
[23:39] <Astera> "I was wondering if you could help us, ma'am. We found these hoofprints in the well, and we are wondering if you could tell us more about them. Maybe where we are suposed to go next?"
[23:40] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Inside of the building is not a house, but rather the walls and ceiling are cakes with mud, and hanging from them were little green plants, ending in a small, bulbous fruit covered in spikes. One marelien is standing and tending to a plant in bloom, while another is on the floor, nibbling daintilly at a cracked open fruit.
[23:41] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The standing alien tilts her head, "Hoofprints in the well? How odd, no I have no idea why there'd be anything like that there... the well is only good for these little beauties after all."
[23:42] * High_Hopes looks at the flowers she's tending. "Those are lovely plants... What kind of fruit is it?"
[23:43] * Astera stops talking as she notices the condition of the house, looking around for a while.
[23:44] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> "Why these little lovelies are spelkors. They may be a bit difficult to manage, but they taste wonderful." The sitting alien nods in agreement, "Very wonderful!"
[23:45] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The standing alien pauses and taps a hoof to her chin, "Wait, did you say hoofprints?"
[23:45] * High_Hopes nods. "Yes..." They're kind of everywhere.
[23:46] * Astera nods. "Yes, High_Hopes here found them in the well."
[23:47] * Clara turns to Sweepy and asks, "What are all of these things? They are all so pretty!"
[23:48] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> She shakes her head, "Oh no no, that doesn't sound right... But I have seen some down that way." She turns and points her hoof towards the angry pony's house, "On the way to the shore, that's where these grow naturally you know? We pick only the best to bring back here and take seed. Yes, you should definitely head to the shore first."
[23:49] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Sweepy smiles and spins in a circle again, "Oh they're all things we've made here! I'm glad you like them so much, it takes a lot of time for some of them to turn out right!"
[23:49] * High_Hopes looks at the pony dubiously. Right, and she can find the chemistry department in the Stallion's locker room. "Okay, thank you very much. Ms. Astera, we should be leaving soon... We don't want the others getting too far ahead."
[23:51] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The pony sitting and nibbling on the fruit shakes her head, "Oh no, you shouldn't go to the shore first, you should do it after you have some of this delicious spelkor!"
[23:51] * Astera bows her head at the mareliens. "Thank you. Yes, you are right High_Hopes, let's find the others and leave for the shore."
[23:52] * Astera shakes her head, "You have done enough for us already. But thank you."
[23:52] * High_Hopes smiles to both of them. "I couldn't... I don't have any money to pay... have a nice day..." She heads for the door.
[23:54] * Clara smiles wide. "They are all very nice! I wish I could maybe buy one from you, but I used up all my savings in preparation for our journey. I am very happy to have seen them though!"
[23:55] * Astera looks curiously at both the aliens, remembering what Grasspony said about the lies and truths. "Acctually, I think we both would like to have some of that Spelkor, if you don't mind."
[23:56] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The standing pony smiles wide and both of them wave, "Yes, you should see the shore, it's lovely!" In the item shop, Sweepy's face falls a little, "O-oh, you don't have any money?" She starts tearing up.
[23:57] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Both of the aliens smile at that and grab a small woven basket, tossing a hoofful of pieces of the fruit carefully inside, "We don't mind at all, please, take it and enjoy!"
[23:58] * Clara frowns. "No, I do not... but maybe my friends do! I shall bring them to see you! Maybe one of them will want to buy one of your lovely things!"
[23:58] * High_Hopes blinks at Astera. She'd seen her fair share of food poisoning cases... but... she doesn't think that they'd try to poison tourists. She takes a nibble.
[23:58] * Astera smirks slightly. "Im sure we can visit the shore, after we have had some of your delicious Spelkor." The alicorn takes a bite of the Spelkor.
[23:59] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Sweepy perks right back up, "Oh, one of your friends might? That would be great! You know, some of these things take special herbs only found in the mountains. It's a long dangerous path, definitely the last place you'd want to go."
[00:00] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The spelkor is indeed quite delicious, once you get past the spines.
[00:02] * Astera takes another bite, chews and swallows. "Thank you, it is lovely." She smiles, floating the basket next to her. "Now we can go to the shore." Nodding at both the aliens she leaves the building.
[00:02] * High_Hopes takes another bite and smiles. "It's very good, thank you." She bows politely and heads for the door.
[00:03] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The two aliens keep smiling and wave bye again as you exit their building.
[00:05] * Swept_Wing is has been investigating that path this whole time.
[00:05] * Clara smiles and waves goodbye to Sweepy as she goes to find the others.
[00:05] * Astera gently floats the basket down on the ground next to her. "There, now we need just need to find the others and we can go  to the shore."
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[00:06] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> There doesn't appear to be anything significant about the path itself, other than leading to the gold hoofprints, after that, the wear just seems to stop, though the hoofprints seem to be pointing in the direction the path was heading.
[00:07] * High_Hopes waves Clara over. "Hello. Did you find anything?"
[00:07] <Swept_Wing> "Hmmm..."
[00:08] * Swoop lands next to Swept Wing. "Anything?"
[00:08] <Swept_Wing> "Dunno. It seems to just end at the hoofprints."
[00:09] * Swoop decides to investigate further, heading past the hoofprints.
[00:09] * Astera smiles at Clara, trotting up to meet her halfway.
[00:09] * Clara smiles. "I found a nice pony who sells pretty things! You should come take a look, and maybe buy one!"
[00:11] * Astera leans her head to the side, raising a eyebrow "So, nothing that has anything to do with the hoofprints, then?"
[00:13] * Swept_Wing trots after her.
[00:14] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Swoop tries to look ahead, but the undergrowth is particularly thick, she's lucky to not lose her way.
[00:14] * Clara gives her an odd look. "Well, I didn't ask. Maybe you can ask! I was busy talking and looking at her pretty trinkets."
[00:15] * High_Hopes rubs her neck a little. "Ha ha... well, I don't have any caps to spend..."
[00:15] * Swoop continues down the path despite not finding anything.
[00:15] <~High_Hopes> credit/rupees/simolians/yen*
[00:16] * Astera "Uhm, well.. " She sighs, "Alright, lets have a word with the shopkeeper then. Lead the way." She forces a smile.
[00:16] * Swept_Wing follows after his sister.
[00:16] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> As Swoop continues through the forest, he eventually comes out into a clearing where she sees... the village.
[00:17] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Or it would be the village, if there was anypony or any alien there.
[00:17] * Clara smiles and trots back over to Sweepy's shop.
[00:17] <Swoop> "Well... aint this weird..."
[00:18] * Astera follows Clara into the shop.
[00:18] * High_Hopes follows, unsure if this is going to help, or if this ponalien thing was just going to lie to her.
[00:18] <Swept_Wing> "No, not at all..."
[00:19] <Swept_Wing> "Come on, let's check it out."
[00:19] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Sweepy looks up at the three of you as you enter the shop, smiling happily.
[00:21] * Astera smiles at Sweepy, looking around in her shop. "Do you, make these yourself?"
[00:22] * Clara smiles and points at all the pretty trinkets. "You should take a look! They are all very pretty."
[00:24] * Swoop ([email protected]) Quit ( Ping timeout: 121 seconds )
[00:24] * High_Hopes takes a look at the trinkets. They wee very pretty, but she's not sure what she would do with them if she actually bought one.
[00:25] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Sweepy keeps smiling but shakes her head, "Oh no, lots of us help to make these! I just do the little stone and wood carvings myself." She points to some on the shelf that look the spitting image of regular ponies and the aliens.
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[00:26] * Astera nods at one of the stone carvings. "Those are lovely, how much do you want for one?"
[00:27] * Swoop nods and follows Swept Wing
[00:27] * Swept_Wing heads into the village, listening and looking for anything suspicious.
[00:28] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The item-ponalien holds up a hoof, "I um, I'd take three. Of whatever you use."
[00:28] * Swoop ([email protected]) Quit ( Connection closed )
[00:29] * High_Hopes looks closer at the wodden models. She'd probably just put it on her desk back at the ship... but collecting something from each planet she visited could be something! She waits to hear the price before- Bingo. She finds one that looks like a unicorn and floats it to the alien. "I'd like this one, please." She floats out 3 credits with it.
[00:29] * Astera smiles at the ponalien, using her telekinesis to float 3 credits to her. "Here you go, ma'am."
[00:30] * Clara is smiling wide and watching Astera and Hopes buy things. She frowns though. It was no fun not being able to buy things.
[00:30] * Astera had the exact same idea as High_Hopes, acctually.
[00:30] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Swept_Wing finds the "village" completely deserted, indeed, upon closer examination, the well at the center isn't even an actual hole.
[00:31] * Swoop ([email protected]) has joined #FruityRumpusAssholeFactory
[00:31] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Sweep looks down at the credits and drools a little, grabbing them up in her hooves and rocking them back and forth, "Oh thank you! Thank you so much!"
[00:31] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> * Sweepy
[00:32] * Clara frowns a little and looks longingly at some of the trinkets.
[00:32] <Astera> "You are quite welcome. Now, if you don't mind.. We have golden hoofprints to search for." She turns and heads for the door.
[00:32] <Swept_Wing> "This isn't right." He opens one of the doors of the houses.
[00:33] * Swoop flies above looking for signs of ife. "There's no one here bro."
[00:33] * High_Hopes floats her trinket closer. She's a little put off by Sweepy's reaction to her money, but trots out of the store. She looks to Clara as she leaves. "Ms... Clara... would you like mine?"
[00:34] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Sweepy nods and carefully sets the credits down, "Well, if you ever want to go to the mountains, where I get the rocks, you should check it out, they're over that way!" She points behind her, "Oh, but they are rather dangerous... You might not want to go there..."
[00:35] * Clara frowns. "Oh, I couldn't. You bought it with your own money! I should not have been so irresponsible to have spent all of mine so quickly."
[00:36] * Astera smirks, turning at the shopkeeper again. "Are there hoofprints in the mountains?"
[00:36] <Swoop> "Think we should call the others over?
[00:36] <Swoop> "
[00:36] * High_Hopes floats out her only remaining credit. "Oh... Well, I feel like I can't appreciate it as much as you could..."
[00:37] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The alien pony taps a hoof to her chin, "Huh... come to think of it, I might have seen some there..."
[00:38] * Swept_Wing shrugs. "I dunno, there really isn't anything here."
[00:38] * Astera smiles at the two unicorns. "Here, have some of mine... I, can always get more.." She floats 5 credits to each of them.
[00:38] <Swoop> "So what do we do then? Just go back?"
[00:40] * High_Hopes blinks. "Ms. Astera, please... I don't need these." she pushes them back and into Astera's pockets.
[00:40] * Clara smiles. "Oh, thank you Astera. I will pay you back, I promise!" She goes to pick out a pegasus-shaped trinket from Sweepy's shop.
[00:41] * Swept_Wing lofts back into the air. "Yeah, sounds reasonable."
[00:41] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> Sweepy is once again, overjoyed to sell you the trinket.
[00:41] * Swoop takes one last look at the clone village, then flies back to the real one.
[00:42] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The real village is right where it was before, and you can easily spot the others as you approach.
[00:42] * High_Hopes blinks and pockets her unicorn figurine then. Onto the desk with you!
[00:42] * Astera smiles. "Very well, it is your choice afterall." She turns to the shopkeeper again. "Thank you, for telling us but I think me and my companions will firstly check the shore before going to the mountains." She bows her head. "and thank you for the trinkets." She takes a step back before turning around exiting the shop.
[00:44] * Clara follows Astera and Hopes, her new trinket stored safely away.
[00:45] * Swept_Wing follows Swoop back to the real village, wondering what the hell the other one was for.
[00:45] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> "You're most welcome, and thank you all as well! I hope you enjoy the shore, and the mountains!"
[00:45] * Swoop ([email protected]) Quit ( Ping timeout: 121 seconds )
[00:46] * Clara smiles. She's having a wonderful time.
[00:47] * High_Hopes smiles slightly. She's having a good time too, even if there's this looming sense of dread about her.
[00:48] * Astera nods towards the angry pony aliens house. "The shore is suposed to be somewhere in that direction. Uhm, but  we should wait for the otehrs to come back before we go."
[00:49] * Clara gives a confused look. "Why do we want to go to the shore?"
[00:49] * Swept_Wing waves to the rest of their group below, coming to a hover a few feet above them. "Hey."
[00:50] * Astera "Ah, me and High_Hopes spoke to one of the aliens and they said we would find more hoofprints there." She says with a smile. Turning she bows her head at Swept_Wing. "Welcome back, how did it go?"
[00:50] * High_Hopes waves. "One of the ali- locals told us to go there. She was probably lying... but..."
[00:51] <Swept_Wing> "We found an abandoned copy of this village,"
[00:51] * Clara gives a confused look. "That is a strange thing to find..."
[00:53] * High_Hopes looks confused too. "Well... maybe we should go to the mountains first... I bet we could get a good view of our surroundings from up there..."
[00:54] * Astera blinks. "A abandoned village.. Strange." She glances at High_Hopes. "The shopkeep also said there would be dangers there."
[00:55] * High_Hopes lowers her head slightly. "Well... I think she... might... have b-been... umm... lying."
[00:57] <Astera> "Are you sure, High_Hopes, do you think the mountains would be a better idea?"
[01:00] * High_Hopes can't be certain, but she's going with her guns on this one. They wouldn't design a tourist attraction that could potentially kill the tourists. "Yes. Yes I do!"
[01:00] * Clara frowns a little. "Have we seen any hoofmarks, at all? Maybe we should look from safety first!"
[01:00] <Swept_Wing> "Huh?"
[01:01] * Astera "Well, the way I see it we have three options, we could either inspect the abandoned village. But I assume Swoop and Swept_Wing already did that. We could go to the beach and search there, which could potentioally be a lie, or go to the mountains where there might be dangers."
[01:03] <Astera> "What do you think Swept_Wing, mountains, or the shore?"
[01:05] <Swept_Wing> "Hm, let's head up into the mountains. I'm curious to see what's up there."
[01:05] * High_Hopes nods to Swept Wing. Success! Somepony agreed with her!
[01:06] * Astera smile and nods. "And you Clara, what do you think?"
[01:06] * Clara thinks for a moment. "I think we should still be careful... But I do not know where we should look first."
[01:08] * Astera assumes Swoop agrees with her brother and nods. "It would seem that we are going to the mountains then, lets be carefull though."
[01:09] * Swept_Wing nods. "Le's go!"
[01:10] * Astera starts trotting in the direction of the mountains.
[01:11] * High_Hopes is always careful anyway, so this wouldn't be that big of a change for her. She felt safer knowing this was just a tourist trap.
[01:13] * High_Hopes is totally distracted by the nice things to look at on the path it was very pretty.
[01:14] * Swept_Wing flies above the group.
[01:15] * Clara is also looking at the pretty scenery.
[01:15] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> As the group continues past the item shop, Astera and Swept both notice a strange indentation in the ground, as they examine it more closely, they notice that they are hollowed out grooves in the shape of hoofprints.
[01:17] * Astera trotts up to the hoofprints. "I think.. I found something."
[01:19] * Clara glances to Astera. "Oh? What is it?"
[01:19] * High_Hopes looks them curiously. "Huh..."
[01:21] * Astera "Hoofprints.. Two of them." She says, looking closer. "But no gold."
[01:22] * Clara inspects as well.
[01:22] * High_Hopes is thoroughly confused. Her player is too, but that's because it's getting around the time when his brain shuts off. "So... what does this mean? Somepony was here before us, right?"
[01:26] * Astera "I.. Am not sure, it could just mean that we are going the wrong way too. According to Grasspony we where suposed to follow the gold, right?"
[01:27] <Swept_Wing> "Dunno, but we need to keep moving. I don't know if you've notices, but it's going to start getting dark here soon."
[01:27] * High_Hopes hmmms. "Well... the most gold we've seen is... Down the well?"
[01:27] <Swept_Wing> noticed*]]
[01:29] * Astera nods. "You are right Swept_Wing.. Did you, per chance, find any golden hoofprints when you where out looking? Because I would assume that going down the well would be the last thing we want to do."
[01:29] <Swept_Wing> "Well there were some on the path out to that abandoned village."
[01:30] * Astera nods. "Okay, lets go there if that is the case, Grasspony said that the we should follow the golden hoofprints. Perhaps, the rest of us might find something you missed." She gives you all a reassuring smile.
[01:31] * Clara frowns. "Yes, we should follow the golen hoofprints, I think."
[01:32] * Swept_Wing nods. "That village was pretty damn empty though. Hell, the well wasn't even a hole, just some stone and a bucket."
[01:32] * High_Hopes nods slowly. "I think the other village is important... or else it wouldn't exist, right?"
[01:33] * Astera nods giving a slight sigh. "Swept_Wing, sir, could oyu please show us the way to these hoofprints? Id rather not be out when darkness falls, and we are loosing time."
[01:34] * Swept_Wing nods. "This way." He leads the group to the path that the hoofprints were on, leading to the abandoned village.
[01:35] * Clara follows happily. Let's go!
[01:35] * High_Hopes smiles softly and follows, eager to get this show on the road.
[01:35] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The abandoned village is still there, as abandoned and villagey as ever.
[01:36] * Astera follows Swept_Wing to the most abandonedest village ever.
[01:36] <Swept_Wing> "Here it is, most abandoned village ever."
[01:38] * High_Hopes looks around. "Very abandoned."
[01:38] * Astera looks around. "Yes, it is fairly empty indeed. Im going to have a look around to see if I find anything, unusual..."
[01:38] * Astera takes a stroll around downtown.
[01:39] * High_Hopes goes straight for the well.
[01:39] * Clara agrees. "I will have a look around as well." She heads toward the middle of the village. Good a place as any to start.
[01:40] * Swept_Wing simply circles above the village, keeping an eye on everypony.
[01:43] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> The ponies examining the well find a very sturdy mock-well, with absolutely no hole, it's very nice crafts-alienship. While she's looking around, Astera finds a pair of gold hoofprints between the "angry pony's house" and another nearby it, pointing away from the village.
[01:45] * Astera "I.. I found them, over here!" She calls out to her companions
[01:45] * High_Hopes heads over after admiring the fake well. It looks like somepony put a lot of time and effort into putting it there.
[01:46] * Swept_Wing flies over. "Huh, didn't see these earlier."
[01:47] * Clara heads over toward Astera's voice
[01:47] * Astera "They where fairly well hidden, no matter. That way, I assume." She nods her head at the direction the hoofprints where going.
[01:50] * Clara nods, and starts walking in that direction, keeping an eye out
[01:51] * High_Hopes follows silently. She was confused. She wanted to be back home, or at least the ship.
[01:52] * Astera moves after the two Unicorns.
[01:52] * Swept_Wing follows the group from the air.
[01:54] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> After another short journey through the underbrush, the group makes their way into a clearing and...
[01:54] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> ...another copy of the village.
[01:55] <Swept_Wing> "What the fuuuuuuuuuck?!"
[01:55] * Astera raises an eyebrow, looking behind herself then forward again. "I.. What."
[01:55] * High_Hopes deadpans. "This... doesn't make any sense..." She heads for this village's well.
[01:56] * Swept_Wing groans. "It's fucking villageception up in here."
[01:56] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> In this copy the well is once again a well-crafted specimen with no hole inside.
[01:57] * High_Hopes groans slightly, frustrated with this stupid ritual. She knocks on the door of the closest door.
[01:57] <~High_Hopes> house*
[01:57] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> There's no answer to the knock.
[01:58] * Astera moves into the middle of the village, looking down the hole that is not there. "Uhm... same procedure?"
[01:58] * Clara is confused now. Not quite annoyed yet, but definitely confused. She looks around some more.
[02:00] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> This village seems just as abandoned as the last, but a few of the group can hear a faint howling in the air.
[02:01] * Swept_Wing places a hoof on his Magnum. "Now that, I don't like the sound of."
[02:01] * Astera moves closer to Swept_Wing and his magnum.
[02:02] * High_Hopes moves closer too, shaking a little.
[02:03] <Astera> "Anypony found anything?" She says, keeping her voice low.
[02:07] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> While checking over near where Sweepy's shop would be, Clara notices the same type of travelled path that led to the empty hoofprints in the first village.
[02:08] * Clara doesn't really know that's what happened because she wasn't there. She finds it interesting though that ponies were walking around here.
[02:09] * Swept_Wing shrugs "Wee needa keep moving. It's starting to get dark, and stay together, nopony go wandering off on their own."
[02:10] * Astera nods and swallows. "Of course, you are right."
[02:11] * High_Hopes wouldn't even think about going anywhere alone. Never. She was sticking to the armed pony like glue.
[02:11] * Clara was there I guess. She calls out, "Come look at this, it might be something important!"
[02:11] <Swept_Wing> "Le's move."
[02:11] * Swept_Wing heads off to where Clara is.
[02:12] * Astera keeps close to Swept_Wing and High_Hopes.
[02:13] * High_Hopes does so as they move. She was getting scared.
[02:20] * Astera aproaches Clara. "You found something?"
[02:20] * Clara points to the path she found. "It looks like ponies have been through here.
[02:21] * Swept_Wing nods and now draws his Magnum. "Up th' path e'rypony."
[02:21] * Astera looks over towards the setting sun, shaking her head and sighs. "Alright, let's follow them." She starts walking up the path, still keeping close to Swept_Wing
[02:21] * Swept_Wing goes first, being the one with gun.
[02:22] * High_Hopes stays in the middle, being the one with the magics.
[02:23] * Clara follows along.
[02:24] * Astera trots alongside High_Hopes. Being the one with ze magics!
[02:25] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> As the party travels through the woods, they can clearly see up ahead two golden hoofprints set into the ground. Looking past them, Astera is the only one that sees the dark shadow with yellow slit eyes staring at them through the dense underbrush.
[02:25] <%GM||WavemasterRyx> *** PnP Destiny Group: Session 1 End ***