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FoE PNP Group Unlucky 13 Session 50

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  1. [12:18] <TenMihara|GM> *****PnP Group 13, Hoofington Sucks: Session 50*****
  2. [12:22] <TenMihara|GM> Ambition
  3. [12:23] <TenMihara|GM> Everyone wants something to strive towards.
  4. [12:23] <TenMihara|GM> Something to give their life some semblance of meaning.
  5. [12:25] <TenMihara|GM> Whether it's a desire for power, wealth, fame, or just to keep living that little bit longer
  6. [12:27] <TenMihara|GM> Those who have no ambition, often find themselves struggling just to meet their basic needs
  7. [12:27] <TenMihara|GM> While in other cases, ambition can become too much, and twist itself into something darker
  8. [12:29] <TenMihara|GM> A desire to protect can become a desire to harm
  9. [12:29] <TenMihara|GM> A desire to obtain can become a desire to hoard
  10. [12:30] <TenMihara|GM> Often, there is very little that stands between ambition and its darker side
  11. [12:31] <TenMihara|GM> What do our wastelanders desire? Will they regret what they wish for?
  12. [12:31] <TenMihara|GM> I guess we'll find out...
  13. [12:31] <TenMihara|GM> *****Session Begins*****
  14. [12:33] * Rime ditches the last little bit of her cigarette well before they rejoin the group, when Razor heads that way.
  15. [12:34] <TenMihara|GM> Razor dragged the party back to the arena to visit her mother, with a bit of stowing away done by Rime granting her access to a secret. The others simply wait
  16. [12:35] * Missile_Rush turns away from Green_Field and trots away, saying nothing, as he is wont to do. This really didn't merit a new response.
  17. [12:36] * Proverb sighs, fidgeting and leaning agaisnt Harmony.
  18. [12:36] * Razor says her goodbyes to her mother, and heads back out. With it is the promise to return once business at the Society is taken care of!
  19. [12:37] <TenMihara|GM> X redons her helmet and waits a while before heading out so as to not look suspicious
  20. [12:37] * Missile_Rush closes his own eyes in thought. Maybe it was time to call up some old contacts? He does wonder - perhaps Caprice knew something?
  21. [12:38] * Green_Field chuckles as Missile_Rush walks off, he's going to be fun to have around, if a bit too easy.
  22. [12:38] * Rime finds this to be the best time to ditch her smoke, discarding the but in the hall.
  23. [12:39] * Logic is still happily doing arcano-science with Green. He liked books. He had a small library once upon a time, but it got stolen.
  24. [12:39] * Missile_Rush has no intention of making this easy for anyone. If he knew Green_Field's thoughts, he'd retort that he knew nothing of him, and he certainly doesn't. As he can't read minds, though, he goes back to thinking.
  25. [12:42] * Green_Field would wonder why Missile_Rush can read minds while he can't, but instead turns back to reading with Logic.
  26. [12:42] * Missile_Rush can't!
  27. [12:43] * Proverb nuzzkes Harmony some, purring softly. She hasn't left her side since they departed the Colligate earlier that morning.
  28. [12:43] * Razor brings Rime back out to the rest of the group. She has a very determined look about her as she rejoins them!
  29. [12:43] <Proverb> nuzzles*]
  30. [12:44] * Harmony returns Proverb's nuzzle and waits...
  31. [12:46] * Missile_Rush opens his eyes and turns to Harmony and Proverb, as he asks. "Tell me. Do you reckon the Society would have any dealings with the powerholders in Flank?"
  32. [12:46] * Proverb blinks, looking to Harmony to answer that one.
  33. [12:47] * Missile_Rush opens his eyes and turns to Harmony and Proverb, as he asks. "Tell me. Do you reckon the Society would have any dealings with the main powerholder in Flank? Caprice?"
  34. [12:48] * Harmony frowns. "I doubt it... but, maybe? As I said, I was only a slave. I was not privy to whom they were dealing with."
  35. [12:51] * Missile_Rush stands up. "I'd like to know if she knows anything that may help us. I have business in Flank at any rate." He furrows his brow a bit deeper. "Seeing as we have little else to work with, it's a start."[12:52] * Harmony shakes her head. "I really doubt that it is a start... if we were to capture and interrogate a Society member we would be better off."
  36. [12:55] * Missile_Rush looks intently at Harmony from a ways away. "Fair point. But as I said, I must go to Flank anyway. Whether you accompany me or not is of no difference to me." He looks around. "That pony who brought us here. Where is he?"
  37. [12:56] * Razor joins everypony, and outright interrupts their conversation with, "Alright! We're done here! Time to get moving."
  38. [12:56] * Harmony nods to Razor, ready to go. She answers Missile quickly, "Logic is with Green_Field."
  39. [12:58] * Missile_Rush turns to Logic and Green_Field, nodding briefly at Harmony before trotting in their direction. He passes Razor and Rime, not looking once in their direction as he approaches Logic. "You're the one who brought us here, correct?"
  40. [13:00] * Logic flips the page. Ooh! The fundamentals of enchantment matrices! Fun! "Yep." He answered bluntly.
  41. [13:00] * Missile_Rush nods. "I'd like to go to Flank. If you help me, I can make it worth your effort."
  42. [13:02] * Razor is watching Missile_Rush from over by Harmony. "We don't have time for that!"
  43. [13:02] * Logic shrugs. "Alright. Why do you want to go out there?"
  44. [13:03] * Missile_Rush doesnt turn to Razor as he continues to speak to Logic. "I may know somepony who might be able to help us. I'd like to speak to her." He speaks loud enough for Razor to hear.
  45. [13:04] * Rime_ "Who, Sparky? If you just want to get your dick wet, we don't have the fucking time."
  46. [13:07] * Rime_ adamantly backs Razor!
  47. [13:08] * Razor glares at Missile_Rush. "Did you forget what they did? They need to pay, now!"
  48. [13:12] * Missile_Rush answers Rime_ and Razor curtly. "Do you want my help or not? And how do you expect to get anywhere if you don't even know where to start? In Flank, at least, I know somepony who might know something. Are you going to dilly-dally about the wasteland on a wild goose chase, chasing ghosts? Or are you going to actually start where we have a chance to /do/ something?" He scoffs at Razor. "And I'd thought you we
  49. [13:13] <Missile_Rush> "And I'd thought you were the type to actually step up and /do/ something, Razor. Clearly, I was wrong."
  50. [13:15] * Rime_ hackles raise as she stands on Razor's back. "How about a /fucking name/ before you get all high hoofed. Shit, Sparky, just asked for a Goddessed damned name. So who's you're source? And watch your fucking tone!"
  51. [13:15] * Razor glares even more. "We already /know/ where to go! All you're doing is running the fuck away! Again!"
  52. [13:17] * Green_Field watches on. This new comer sure makes for quality entertainment.
  53. [13:17] * Harmony sighs, watching the scene unfold.
  54. [13:20] * Missile_Rush curtly replies to Rime_. "Caprice." He doesn't bother answering Razor, as he turns back to Logic. "Is there a way for me to return to you once I've gone?"
  55. [13:22] * Logic shrugs. "I guess I can come pick you up in two hours. Be by the porn store. Don't be late." He seemed to be waiting for something. He had a feeling something needed to be wrapped up in that conversation before he did him any favors.
  56. [13:23] * Missile_Rush frowns. "And in return? What can I do for you?"
  57. [13:24] * Logic looks up from his textbook and closes it. "You can tell me why Caprice is so important, for starters. And then after that, we'll just call that a favor."
  58. [13:25] * Razor definitely doesn't buy it! "What the hell does Caprice have to do with anything!? We already made this plan! You agreed to it! Why the fuck are you backing out now, Sparky!?
  59. [13:25] * Rime_ "and what you have over her that would make her give you the time of day."
  60. [13:27] * Missile_Rush nods. "Fair enough." He addresses Logic, speaking loud enough for Rime_ and Razor to hear. "I've been doing favors on her behalf for a while now, putting rain checks on payment. She owes me. She might know something useful." He turns to Razor. "You don't have to wait for me."
  61. [13:28] * Logic just shrugs at that. Good enough for him. "Alright. Anything need being asked before he leaves?"
  62. [13:32] * Rime_ snorts. "Fine. Don't wear yourself out, Logic. You need your reserves to keep safe." A bit of worry slips into her eyes as she speaks to her colt friend.
  63. [13:33] * Razor just glares. She wants Missile_Rush to /know/ she's not happy with him.
  64. [13:34] * Missile_Rush glares back. It's obvious that he couldn't care less.
  65. [13:37] * Logic taps on the cover of the textbook. "Alright. Hold onto your lunch." Admittedly, he's getting adjusted to popping in and out of places, but he still feels queasy whenever he teleports into Flank. "Two hours. If you're late, I'm leaving you here." And then he was back at the Arena, opening and catching up with his textbook, giving Rime a little bit of a playful look to dispel the queasiness....
  66. [13:37] * Logic ..."I'm Logic Fucking Gates. You don't have to worry much about me."
  67. [13:38] * Rime_ sinks down on Razor's back. The boys will do what they will, she supposes. "If your gonna make him disappear, Logic, do it. We've hot shit to do."
  68. [13:38] * Missile_Rush nods. "Don't keep me waiting."
  69. [13:40] * Harmony looks about her companions, then nods. "Right... then shall we proceed?"
  70. [13:41] * Missile_Rush nods gratefully at Logic, then proceeds to make his way to Stable 69.
  71. [13:41] * Logic 's already way the fuck back at the arena!
  72. [13:41] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice is at Mixers
  73. [13:41] * Rime_ blinks as Logic is gone and back inside the time it takes her to tell him to get on with it. "Alright then."
  74. [13:42] * Missile_Rush approaches Caprice quietly, speaking from the doorway. "Guten Tag, Caprice."
  75. [13:43] * Logic closes his book. "Alright. Where are we headed first?" He puts away his book. He wanted to give Rime a nuzzle, but he didn't want to get that close to Razor. She smells funny.
  76. [13:44] * Rime_ wants a nuzzle... So sad.
  77. [13:44] <Harmony> "Towards the Society? If we are wanting more information, that would be the best area to capture one of their members... outside of Elysium, of course."
  78. [13:44] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice blinks and looks up from going over some papers. "Hey Missile. Long time no see. Copper doing alright?"
  79. [13:45] * Missile_Rush nods softly, his eyes softening. "She's been faring better. I'm doing my best to help her."
  80. [13:46] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice nods. "Nice of you, but she is her own mare don't forget. Now, what do you want?"
  81. [13:47] * Proverb nods, nuzzling Harmony. "Where would we find one?"
  82. [13:47] * Logic looks up at Harmony. He seems to be trying to dig up a piece of information that isn't there. "And where's the society?"
  83. [13:49] * Harmony nods, pointing her hoof. "Southwest from here."
  84. [13:49] * Razor isn't a happy pony. "Let's just... get moving!"
  85. [13:50] * Logic gets packed up and ready to go. "Hey, mark the time."
  86. [13:51] * Missile_Rush turns to Caprice, straightening. "I'm here to collect a favor from you. You know what I've been doing for you, and now it's only fair of me to ask something in return."
  87. [13:52] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice has her poker face on. "Technically, you've been doing favours for Copper, so I suppose it depends on what."
  88. [13:57] * Missile_Rush stares right back, repeating the same words he used with Logic. "If you can help me, I can make it worth your time, and my friends become your friends. Business is a two-way street, you taught me that yourself."
  89. [13:58] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice nods. "I did. Then again, I've gotten good business form your new friends already, although I suppose one of them is an old friend as well."
  90. [13:59] * Missile_Rush nods. "With much more to come."
  91. [13:59] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice smirks. "So, tell me what you want then, and we'll see."
  92. [14:00] * Missile_Rush refrains from smirking back, face sober. "What do you know of the Society?"
  93. [14:01] * Harmony waits until everyone else is ready... then begins to walk towards Elysium.
  94. [14:01] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice shrugs, "They're mostly a bunch of uptight pricks, but they've got a semblance of societal order that's rare in the wasteland."
  95. [14:01] * Green_Field follows Harmony. "Come on, Daisy."
  96. [14:02] * Missile_Rush nods. "So you admire them."
  97. [14:02] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy nods and begins trotting alongside Green_Field. She didn't really know anything about the Society other than having briefly met Gold Standard, who was kinda stuck up, but didn't seem evil or mean.
  98. [14:02] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice nods, "A little bit, although some of them remind me a bit too much of my eldest sister."
  99. [14:03] * Razor follows Harmony, still very grumpy and unhappy.
  100. [14:03] * Proverb lofts into the air, flying low above the group as they started off.
  101. [14:05] * Missile_Rush nods gently. "Some of them have rubbed me and my friends the wrong way too. It's a few of these individuals I'm looking for."
  102. [14:05] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice nods, "Got names?"
  103. [14:06] <TenMihara|GM> *They got names?"
  104. [14:06] * Missile_Rush shakes his head. "Initials. I was hoping you could identify them."
  105. [14:07] * Rime rides Razor awhile, sharing in the anger and grumpitude. Although maybe not for entirely the same reasons. After a while she decides to hop down and walk beside Logic a while, leaning into his side. She whispers. "You know... you don't /really/ have to be right on time to get him."
  106. [14:07] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice shakes her head, "Probably not; I get the occasional order from them, and they pay well, but most of the time all I get is initials too."
  107. [14:09] * Missile_Rush nods. "Perhaps they coincide, then." He looks to Caprice. "SL and GG. Do they sound familiar to you?"
  108. [14:09] * Logic sighs at that, and then gives Rime a little nuzzle. Yeah, he did need to be right on time to get him. "Yeah, I do. I said I would. If this bothers you, just think of him as a bullet sponge for the enemy."
  109. [14:09] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice shakes her head, "No, but if I could see the writing maybe."
  110. [14:10] * Rime huffs. She still keeps her voice low. "I didn't say /leave him/, just make his smug ass wait."
  111. [14:12] * Missile_Rush presents the bounty letter to Caprice. "For a mare named Harmony. Does that ring any bells?"
  112. [14:16] * Green_Field laughs at Logic's joke.
  113. [14:17] * Logic smirks. "I'm sorry. If it makes you feel any better, if he's at all late, I said I would leave his flank there."
  114. [14:19] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice points to the GG; "That's the writing of one Gilford Griffon. He's a talon merc who's claimed some local bounties before."
  115. [14:20] * Missile_Rush burns that name into his memory. "Is there anything else you can tell me from the letter?"
  116. [14:20] * Green_Field trots alongside Razor. "It's good to see you big again. What was it that made you small?"
  117. [14:21] * Rime smiles. She gives Logic a peck on the cheek. "That' what I like to hear."
  118. [14:22] * Razor gives Green_Field some of her angry glare. "Some stupid magic. What does it matter!?"
  119. [14:22] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice looks to Missile_Rush, "Waving it around might attract -more- unwanted attention for Harmony?"
  120. [14:23] <Green_Field> "Because if I know what it was, I might be able to fix it if it ever happends again."
  121. [14:23] * Missile_Rush takes the letter back. "You don't think I would leave my friends unprotected, do you? You of all ponies know how careful I am."
  122. [14:24] * Razor eyes Green_Field. "It's not a 'doctor' thing. He gave me the recipe for his dumb bath."
  123. [14:26] * Logic cracks open his book and starts to read it while walking, never really straying too far from Rime. "So, I think I wanna learn how to do enchantment magic
  124. [14:27] * Green_Field looks confused a moment then shrugs. "Fair enough, I suppose. If you've got it covered, that's fine then." He falls back to the rear with Daisy.
  125. [14:27] * Rime nods along. "Yeah? What ya wanting to do with it?" She doesn't know much about magic, obviously, but she can follow the broad concepts.
  126. [14:28] * Logic ponders how to say it best for a little while. "You remember the bug?"
  127. [14:28] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice shakes her head, "Yes, because flashing a bounty agreement with your friend's name and a huge sum of caps on it is so careful."
  128. [14:29] * Rime rolls her eyes, but smiles as she does. "Duh, kinda hard to forget. What about it?"
  129. [14:30] * Missile_Rush tenses slightly, furrowing his brow. "Don't get any ideas, Caprice."
  130. [14:30] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice rolls her eyes, "You are terrible at reading people."
  131. [14:30] * Proverb keeps an eye out for trouble as they move along the road, scanning her surroundings carefully.
  132. [14:31] * Missile_Rush remains sober-faced. "Another thing you taught me, Caprice. One can't be too careful. Even among friends."
  133. [14:33] <TenMihara|GM> Proverb and Rime spot trouble up ahead. Three griffons in the air, firing down at what looks like an entrenchement made from a derailed train, with a -lot- of fire coming from below. One particularly loud shot rings out, and one of the griffon's wings is torn clean off, sending him plummeting.
  134. [14:33] * Logic continues. "I wanna get it back to acting normal. It's stuck in a recursive logic loop and huge chunks of it's mental data has been corrupted in some way. So, I was thinking for a long time how to do this. And I think I figured it out." He flips over to a chapter a few pages back. A picture of a memory orb adorned it. "You familiar with what it means to fragment and defragment a terminal?"
  135. [14:33] <Proverb> "Heads up!"
  136. [14:33] * Rime shushes Logic, instinctively ducking low. "Firefight up ahead."
  137. [14:34] * Proverb snaps her Markspony Carbine up, zooming on on the griffons, trying to see what they were shooting at.
  138. [14:34] * Logic ducks down. Shit, didn't even see them.
  139. [14:34] * Harmony frowns, readying her energy rifle.
  140. [14:35] <TenMihara|GM> The two remaining griffons swoop down and catch their companion, trying to get low and find cover. Their enemies look like raiders entrenched in a hovel made from a few old box and cattle cars, giving them excellent cover. They also seem to be remarkably well armed, which can be explained by the fact that one of the train cars bears a pre-war military logo.
  141. [14:36] <Proverb> "Looks like some well-armed raiders." She calls down to the others. "Have some really good cover too."
  142. [14:36] * Rime pulls Logic off to the side of the road and then starts forward, stalking with her grenade rifle at the ready. She holds up when it looks like the Griffons are the good guys... she isn't sure she's supposed to help Griffons...
  143. [14:37] * Proverb works the charging handle on her carbine. "Showtime."
  144. [14:37] * Rime works forward stealthily. Raiders are always targets, if the griffons need to die later, they can do that too. She works her way closer for a real good look.
  145. [14:37] * Logic shakes his head and begins to hide. Shit, did they see him? Probably not. Okay. He drew the plasma rifle off of his back and began to follow Rime, sneaky as always.
  146. [14:38] * Green_Field pulls out his .44 and gets off the road, pulling Disy with him.
  147. [14:38] <TenMihara|GM> There are four turrets set up around the boxcar wall, with an overturned and half exploded engine boiler off to one side. The loud shot rings out again, but nothing seems to be hit this time. The griffons are forced to use some pitiful cover as they try to keep their companion from bleeding out through his severed wing stub
  148. [14:39] * Harmony keeps low to the ground, waiting to see how her companions respond.
  149. [14:40] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice shrugs, "True enough I guess. What are you going to do now?"
  150. [14:40] * Proverb seemingly melts against the cloud cover, taking aim at the raiders. She tries to identify the type of gun that was firing.
  151. [14:41] <TenMihara|GM> The loud firing seems to be coming from the back, but Proverb doesn't have direct line of sight to it. Whoever was taking potshots was probably hiding in one of the other cars. what Proverb can see is eight raiders, all well armed, and bolstered by the turrets. As well as the outmatched talons.
  152. [14:42] <Proverb> "8, 9 raiders and 4 turrets." She says, drawing beads on five of the raiders as she hovered.
  153. [14:43] * Missile_Rush looks to Caprice. "First things first. I think it's due time for me to pay this Gilford Griffon a visit. But do you know anything of SL?"
  154. [14:43] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice shakes her head, "You need to work on your timing. Gilford, his wife, and his brother are dead."
  155. [14:44] * Rime continues her circling, a ghost against the landscape. She tries to get a good feel for who is where and how they are bunched.
  156. [14:44] * Proverb fires off five shots, each aimed to the head of a raider.
  157. [14:44] <TenMihara|GM> There are two raiders to each turret
  158. [14:44] * Missile_Rush blinks. Now that was unexpected. "Excuse me?"
  159. [14:46] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice nods, "Killed by your new friends as it happens, while they were in pursuit of the bounty. Their Talon group worked with the Society, and then lost all three of its highest ranked members."
  160. [14:47] * Missile_Rush frowns. "Then from where are they based now?"
  161. [14:48] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice continues, "Gilford and Glinda bit it going after Harmony, then Gregory tried to get revenge for them, only to get vaped in return. Pretty sure those that are left stuck with the Society, but only because they wanted to recoup their leaders' losses with caps."
  162. [14:51] * Missile_Rush nods. "In other words, the best bet is to approach the Society itself to find them?"
  163. [14:53] <TenMihara|GM> Proverb manages to hit all of her targets, even crippling the heads of two mares in the process, but these raiders seem unusually tenacious and stagger for cover, looking to see where they were being attacked form now
  164. [14:57] <TenMihara|GM> ALl but one*
  165. [15:01] * Rime sees several of the raiders take bullets to the face, she lobs a pair of grenades at a turrent ponied by non-injured raiders
  166. [15:09] <TenMihara|GM> Rime manages to blow two raiders and one turret to tiny bits. Her first shot took a few limbs off, and the second blew a hole in the boxcar, causing the metal to warp, and the turret on the far corner to sag a bit.
  167. [15:10] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice nods, "More or less. You should really keep a better ear to the ground if you want to try playing an informant of any kind."
  168. [15:12] * Missile_Rush hms. He begins to ponder that. "In that case, Caprice, would you happen to have anything resembling a business suit that I could borrow?"
  169. [15:14] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice nods, "I can probably have one of my girls clean up some pre-war attire."
  170. [15:15] * Missile_Rush allows himself a smirk. "I'll return this to you the way I got it."
  171. [15:16] * Rime frowns. It's what she gets for lobbing it in time on target. Still, she almost got them to hit at the same time, and two enemies are gone.
  172. [15:16] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice shrugs. Then motions for one of her girls. "You're still gonna stand out like a sore hoof."
  173. [15:17] * Missile_Rush turns to Caprice. "What, then, do you suggest?"
  174. [15:20] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice shrugs, "Retroactivly be born there, or have a -lot- of money."
  175. [15:23] * Missile_Rush casts his duster and hat aside as he waits for the suit. "Unless you're willing to loan me half of Stable 69's monthly income, I don't think the latter is possible."
  176. [15:24] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice raises an eyebrow, "What makes you think I'd be willing to loan you anything other than the suit?"
  177. [15:25] * Missile_Rush snickers. "Who's the one that's bad at reading ponies now?"
  178. [15:26] * Razor is ready for this fight. She's mad, and there are griffons! She's a little confused why the others haven't attacked them yet, but that won't last long if she has anything to say about it!
  179. [15:28] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice rolls her eyes. "You're lucky you get the suit." A serving mare brings out a clean, if a touch ratty, pre-war suit for MIssile, complete with bowtie
  180. [15:31] * Missile_Rush looks rather admiringly at the bowtie, before donning it quietly. "Thank you. I'll return this to you soon."
  181. [15:36] * Rime loops around a bit more, keeping low while she reloads. She attempts to shift enough to lose the attention of any watchers, but lets off a shot at another pair of mostly uninjured raiders when she makes it to a good position
  182. [15:43] <TenMihara|GM> Caprice nods, "Good luck fly boy."
  183. [15:48] * Missile_Rush nods and steps outside. Before he heads back to meet with Logic, seeing as he likely won't be able to bring his battle saddle where he's going, he reckons it might do him well to attempt bringing a more concealable weapon with him. He heads off to the general store that he went to way back when.
  184. [15:49] <TenMihara|GM> Rime manages to take out one raider that had taken a headshot from Proverb, and badly maim another. The explosion also takes out another turret
  185. [15:54] * Proverb swings her rifle around, taking aim at the five remaining raiders' heads, sending hot lead their way.
  186. [15:56] <TenMihara|GM> Proverb manages to drop all five remaining raiders. with headshots.
  187. [15:56] * Missile_Rush looks for that general store, straightening his bowtie. He won't admit it to anyone, but he likes that bowtie. A lot.
  188. [15:57] * Proverb grins. "Well, that wasn't very hard."
  189. [15:59] * Logic proceeds to creep around to the griffons while still being sneaky and take a look at what they're doing. If they're going to react badly, he has a plasma payload for them.
  190. [16:04] <TenMihara|GM> The griffons are mainly concerned with bandaging up the severed wing griffon, who is presently trying not to bleed to death
  191. [16:04] <TenMihara|GM> Pops is sitting outside his store on a hammock
  192. [16:04] <TenMihara|GM> *rocking chair
  193. [16:06] * Missile_Rush regards Pops. he remembers the older stallion fondly. "Hello, again. It's been a long time."
  194. [16:08] <TenMihara|GM> Pops snorts awake, "Whuzzah?"
  195. [16:09] <TenMihara|GM> The griffons don't look to be in fighting shape, having taken a number of shots already
  196. [16:09] * Logic proceeds to creep up behind them and train a rifle to one of their heads. "You know, it probably would not at all be a good idea to turn around if you value your lives."
  197. [16:09] <TenMihara|GM> On the other side, there are still two functioning turrets, sweeping around for targets
  198. [16:09] <TenMihara|GM> The griffon bandaging the wing loser blinks at logic, "The fuck?"
  199. [16:11] * Razor draws her weapon and starts stalking closer to where the griffons are holed up. The others can shoot whoever they want, but the griffons are HERS.
  200. [16:11] * Logic then proceeds to point the barrel of the plasma rifle right in his face. "I warned you." He wasn't firing yet, but if this griffon so much as twitched, that gun would go off.
  201. [16:11] * Harmony approaches silently, gun still ready.
  202. [16:12] * Missile_Rush approaches Pops. "It's me, Pops."
  203. [16:12] <TenMihara|GM> The griffon frowns. "What do you want kid? We're kinda busy."
  204. [16:14] <TenMihara|GM> Pops shakes his head, "No, I'm Pops. You're that one kid."
  205. [16:15] * Missile_Rush fights the urge to roll his eyes. "Yes, that's me. I'm looking for something, I was hoping you'd be able to help me."
  206. [16:19] <TenMihara|GM> Pops nods, "What do you need sonny?"
  207. [16:20] * Green_Field continues to wait, covering Daisy, with his .44 out, watching and waiting for somepony to get hurt and need him.
  208. [16:20] * Missile_Rush sighs. "I'm going someplace where I have to lie low. I'm looking for a weapon I can easily hide. A pistol, perhaps, small enough to conceal easily but powerful enough to make a difference."
  209. [16:22] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy blinks. That was over a lot more quickly than she remembered fights taking
  210. [19:29] <TenMihara|GM> Daisy nuzzles Green_Field, glad that nopony they cared about was harmed
  211. [19:30] * Missile_Rush awaits Pops' answer!
  212. [19:31] * Green_Field love being nuzzled by Daisy, but doesn't let his gaurd down yet. He hasn't seen indication that this is for sure over.
  213. [19:35] <TenMihara|GM> The griffons hold their weapons down, but don't drop them. "If you're here to help, we could use it, but otherwise we're a little busy at the moment."
  214. [19:37] <TenMihara|GM> Pops nods, "Well... do you want a small gun, or a small blade?"
  215. [19:38] * Missile_Rush addresses Pops. "A small gun would be good. What do you have?"
  216. [19:40] <TenMihara|GM> Pops nods, "9mm is pretty standard, but it you're looking for something that's easy to conceal, a .22 would do ya. It's silenced without an attachment."
  217. [19:46] * Missile_Rush ponders that for a moment. "How much for the .22?"
  218. [19:49] <TenMihara|GM> Pops smirks. "I'll give it to your for eighty. Business has been good lately."
  219. [19:54] * Missile_Rush decides he's in a rush. He really doesn't have time to discuss how ludicrous that price is. He forks over 96 caps, for the pistol and three magazines' worth of ammunition.
  220. [19:56] <TenMihara|GM> Pops fishes out the clips and gun for him. "Take care.
  221. [19:57] <TenMihara|GM> "
  222. [19:58] * Missile_Rush slips the loaded weapon in a pocket, as he nods to Pops. "I'll be seeing you." With that, he steps outside, donning his hat and straightening his suit, as he decides that his business here is done. He debates visiting Copper, but he hasnt the time. He stands by where Logic said he'd be getting picked up and waits.
  223. [19:59] <TenMihara|GM> Copper is in Chapel anyways
  224. [19:59] * Logic is in the middle of a fire fight, thank you!
  225. [20:01] <TenMihara|GM> The turrets turn towards Harmony and Logic as they move forward, each firing a burst.
  226. [20:04] <TenMihara|GM> Logic takes a couple of grazing shots, but two bullets rip through arteries in Harmony's neck and shoulder, and another sinks itself into her left flank
  227. [20:04] * Proverb screams as Harmony gets hit. "HARMONY!"
  228. [20:06] * Harmony screams in pain as her vision fogs up, inadvertently dropping her gun. She drops to the group, trying to limit the vision of the turrets.
  229. [20:06] <TenMihara|GM> Harmony's yell attracts the attention of the raider sniper, who fires two shots in her direction. Hopefully his aim wasn't that good.
  230. [20:07] <TenMihara|GM> *Proverb's yell
  231. [20:09] <TenMihara|GM> Proverb feels the sting of that loud, nasty gun personally as one bullet sings deep into her flank, and another into her belly. Were it not for her armour, she might have tangerine sized exit wounds.
  232. [20:09] <TenMihara|GM> sinks
  233. [20:11] * Proverb screeches in pain and anger, looking down at Harmony's fallen form. "H-Harmy!"
  234. [20:17] * Harmony growls, wiping at her brow as she stands. She leans down, picking up her energy rifle, and aims. Her tongue clicks thrice, repaying the turrets with three shots.
  235. [20:20] <TenMihara|GM> Harmony melts right through the targeting lens of the first turrent and fries its internal components. ALl of them. And then it explodes. The second turret has part of its case melted, but remains operational
  236. [20:21] * Harmony stops her hoof in defiance before falling, once again, in pain.
  237. [20:21] <Harmony> stomps*
  238. [20:24] * Rime traces the shots of the sniper back to his hidey-hole. It's a shot she couldn't have ranged before, but with the new long-barrel, she can drop ordinance on his head. She lines up a shot and fires, she reloads as the projectile arcs away, observing the fall of shot before lining up another.
  239. [20:26] * Rime fires a second shot as the first looks to be falling wide.
  240. [20:28] <TenMihara|GM> The first shot impacts on nothing, blowing a crater in the dirst, but the second blasts the cattle car the sniper was using for cover wide open, spraying him with wooden shrapnel. The sniper looks to be using a very powerful and unusual rifle, but is now bruised, bleeding, and exposed
  241. [20:28] * Rime huffs, cheeky bugger is still alive. Fucker.
  242. [20:34] * Proverb zooms in on the sniper, growling and cracks off four shots at him, and then a fifth at the turret.
  243. [20:39] <TenMihara|GM> The sniper is pumped full of lead before he can regain his concealment, falling to the floor of the derailed train car. Proverb's final shot punches through the weakened case of the turret and takes it offline
  244. [20:41] * Proverb snorts, reloading her rifle. "Green! Help Harmony!"
  245. [20:45] * Green_Field was already on the way, running full speed to Harmony's side. He looks her over when he get's there.
  246. [20:45] * Proverb dives towards where the sniper was, landing in the smouldering hulk of the traincar. She kneels down, gasping at the sight of the rifle he had been using. "I-Is this a..."
  247. [20:46] * Harmony groans, hoof covering her neck wound.
  248. [20:46] <TenMihara|GM> It is! The explosion damaged it a little, but the rifle being used by the raider sniper is indeed an uncommon piece that Proverb would recognize
  249. [20:47] * Proverb lets out a brief squee, hugging the SVD close to her chest. "I thought I recognized the sound."
  250. [20:47] * Green_Field pulls out his tools and removes her hoof. "Let me see." He gets to work right away removing the bullets.
  251. [20:48] * Green_Field then lights his horn, casting a healing spell on her.
  252. [20:50] <TenMihara|GM> Proverb would have plenty of time to check over the rest of the derailed train once she stopped bleeding
  253. [20:51] * Proverb takes the time to look for ammo around the area the sniper had been.
  254. [20:52] <TenMihara|GM> a single ammo box sits near a filty, bug infested bedroll, as well as a burnt out cookfire and empty cans of food
  255. [20:52] * Razor continues sneaking up to the griffons, then when she gets within range, she strikes! These griffons don't deserve their help, pity, or care. Only punishment! She brings her blade around in an attempt to slice off one of the griffons' head.
  256. [20:52] <TenMihara|GM> The rifle only has one round left in its magazine at present
  257. [20:52] * Proverb picks up the box, tuking it away.
  258. [20:53] * Green_Field watches Harmony's wounds close. "You should be good enough to move now." He looks up. "Where did Proverb go? I saw her get hit too."
  259. [20:54] * Rime snorts. If Razor had been blasted by a sniper and was laying in a puddle of her own blood, she wouldn't be picking shit off corpses. Speaking of Razor... She looks for her.
  260. [20:55] * Harmony rubs her head. "Thank you, Green_Field." She looks around, eyes landing on Razor... about to kill the griffons. "Wait!" she calls out, "We do not even know if they are working for the Society!"
  261. [20:55] <Proverb> tucking*]
  262. [20:56] <TenMihara|GM> The griffons are in bad shape, and it's easy enough for Razor to slit the throat of the one who lost his wing because of previous bloodloos and injury severity
  263. [20:58] * Proverb flicks her ears at Harmony's yell, looking over to her, and then following her gaze to Razor and the griffons... "Razor!"
  264. [20:58] <TenMihara|GM> The othe griffons cry out and immediately pull their weapons on Razor and Logic in return
  265. [20:59] <TenMihara|GM> One of the griffons spots Harmony and squawks; "Hey! She's the bitch that fried Gregory! After Glinda and Gilford got iced!"
  266. [21:00] * Harmony blinks. "Or... not." She raises her rifle.
  267. [21:01] * Harmony yells to Razor, "Try to take one alive for questioning!"
  268. [21:01] <TenMihara|GM> The griffons are already beat up, and don't like the looks of their current situation. They launch themselves into the air, keeping their weapons trained on Harmony and Proverb, and getting out of Razor's range.
  269. [21:02] * Green_Field pulls out his plasma pistol and raises it.
  270. [21:03] * Razor gives a glare and growls. "You fucking birds, GET DOWN HERE!"
  271. [21:03] * Rime raises her grenade rifle, readying to fire.
  272. [21:04] <TenMihara|GM> One griffon mutters to the other, then they look down at the group, trying to see what the situation was and not liking their odds with an enemy flier present. "Put a leash on the bitch with the knife, and maybe we can talk about this," offers one of them.
  273. [21:06] * Harmony nods, looking to Razor. "Razor, can you stand down for the moment?" Harmony puts a very -slight- stress on moment.
  274. [21:07] * Missile_Rush , meanwhile, waits. He straightens that bowtie. He likes it. Bowties are...dare he say it? Cool.
  275. [21:07] * Rime uses this lull to sneak off and take a watch position somewhere unseen. She keeps her grenade rifle trained on the higher of the griffons.
  276. [21:07] * Proverb discretely swings her newly aquired SVD up into a firing position.
  277. [21:08] * Razor glances at Harmony with her glare. She gives a very angry snort. "Yeah, and what's in it for me!?" She looks up to the griffons with such hate that could make you think she could kill them on looks alone!
  278. [21:10] * Harmony frowns, trotting up to Razor's side and bapping the side of her head. She fakes a glare, leaning over to whisper, "I'll talk them down to your level, just be patient." She scowls, yelling as she leans away, "So quiet! The -help- does not negotiate."
  279. [21:11] * Harmony gives a very short, pleading glance at Razor before she looks back to the griffons.
  280. [21:11] <TenMihara|GM> The griffons stay aloft and keep their weapons up, but start talking. "Alright, so why did you come after us? We stopped chasing your bounty after it got our former leaders all killed."
  281. [21:13] * Razor /almost/ snaps at Harmony. It takes a few LONG moments before she drops her blade to the ground. But she doesn't stop her death glare.
  282. [21:13] * Harmony looks up at the Griffons with a small frown. "We were not looking for you, but information on my bounty. We wish to know who is paying for it and by what means they are funding it."
  283. [21:17] <TenMihara|GM> The griffons mutter amongst themselves, then nod. "The contract was originally endorsed by Silver Lining and Gregory Griffon. As for the funds, we assume the society mare was the one fronting them."
  284. [21:18] * Harmony blinks, eyebrows furrowing nervously. "S-silver Lining? Do... you know anything more about the mare?"
  285. [21:18] * Logic coughs, then looks at his watch. Alright. Time to pick up Missile_Rush. Pop. He looks for the larger stallion.
  286. [21:19] * Missile_Rush is there, waiting.
  287. [21:19] * Missile_Rush looks up to Logic. "Right on time."
  288. [21:19] * Logic nods. Pop. Back to where they were.
  289. [21:20] * Missile_Rush looks around, blinking confusedly at the goings-on around him. He says nothing, just listening for now.
  290. [21:22] <TenMihara> The griffons look down at Harmony, "Only Gregory met her in person, the rest of us just picked it up under Gilford's orders after Gregory and Glinda bit it."
  291. [21:22] * Missile_Rush furrows his brow as he hears that from the sides. So, they knew now, and all his efforts were pointless. What gives? He suppresses a soft sigh. This was a mistake.
  292. [21:23] * Harmony nods vacantly, then begins to fish around in her saddlebag. "Can you verify one thing for me? Before you go. I need you to look at the signatures... make sure they belong to Gilford and... S-silver Lining."
  293. [21:23] * Harmony beckons the Griffons down with her free hoof.
  294. [21:24] <TenMihara> The griffons shake their head, "We're not going anywhere near that psychopath. Send your flier up with it."
  295. [21:26] * Harmony shakes her head. "Our flier has her sniper rifle trained on you, currently. Either you come down, or she will make you." She shakes her head at Razor, hoof still searching through her saddlebag. "She will not harm you."
  296. [21:26] * Razor is barely restraining herself from shouting obscenities at the griffons!
  297. [21:29] <TenMihara> The griffons, not being stupid, keep their weapons towards Razor, but they do descend. What reason did they have to kill them anyways? They weren't going after that bounty in this shape.
  298. [21:30] * Proverb tracks them all the way to the ground. 'Good job Harmy!' She thinks.
  299. [21:31] * Missile_Rush watches from afar, as he ponders his options.
  300. [21:32] * Razor tenses, and scratches a hoof at the ground.
  301. [21:33] * Rime keeps her eyes trained on them, she can only fire if they manage to flee and put good distance between them and her friends and Missile_Rush. But if they make a break, they take the big bang outta life.
  302. [21:33] * Green_Field watches as well. These griffons are fucking stupid.
  303. [21:35] * Harmony glances at Razor... still searching through her saddlebags!
  304. [21:37] <TenMihara> The griffons have their weapons trained on razor, read to fire if the psychopath tries anything in spite of her 'employer's' orders
  305. [21:38] * Missile_Rush watches with a furrowed brow.
  306. [21:39] * Rime thinks they need a distraction, she lights a cherry bomb and chucks it away from her as far as she can, kinda behind the griffons.
  307. [21:42] <TenMihara> The cherry bomb's detonation causes both the griffons to immediately launch themselves into the air again, flying upright and back to back
  308. [21:42] * Rime would shrug if she wasn't training a grenade rifle on them and counting off the distance for a safe shot. Not the plan, but, whatever.
  309. [21:46] * Proverb tracks the griffons into the air, and lets off four shots, two to each of the first griffon's wings.
  310. [21:50] <TenMihara> Proverb's shots rip both of the already injured Griffon's wings clean apart, causing him to plummet. Rather than dive for him, the remaining griffon sets off a smoke bomb in the air
  311. [21:52] * Razor growls very loudly! She is not a happy pony! SHE IS NOT A HAPPY PONY! She grabs her dropped weapon in her telekinesis and /jumps/ for the griffon as it falls, to bring it to the ground hard! "YOU'LL PAY, YOU FUCKING BIRD!"
  312. [21:52] * Rime fires when the opportunity presents itself.
  313. [21:53] <TenMihara> The griffon hits the ground like a rock and breaks his neck
  314. [21:53] <TenMihara> Rime's sneaky follow shot blows the griffon up, with just the wings being left to spiral towards the ground.
  315. [21:55] <TenMihara> It also, funnily enough, disperses the cloud form the smoke bomb
  316. [21:55] <TenMihara> from
  317. [21:57] * Razor brings the griffon down too hard. When she realizes it's dead, she /screams/ in anger. "YOU DIDN'T SUFFER ENOUGH YET!" In her anguished rage, she proceeds to very gruesomely butcher the corpse.
  318. [21:58] * Harmony sighs, trotting over to Rime's side to cover her eyes. "You do not need to see this," she notes, voice even and without emotion.
  319. [21:59] * Rime snorts. She's not a filly... well... she is.. but she's not a pussy!
  320. [21:59] * Missile_Rush watches all this happen. He clearly isn't happy about any of this, as he approaches. "What happened?" he asks nobody in particular.
  321. [21:59] * Rime figures, however, that will make Harmony happy to stay put.
  322. [21:59] * Proverb watches from afar, lowering her rifle with a snort.
  323. [21:59] * Green_Field chuckles watching Razor's tirade with a grin. He puts his pistol away.
  324. [22:01] * Proverb starts trotting over to the others, specifically Green_Field.
  325. [22:01] * Green_Field keeps the grin as he turns to Proverb. "There you are. Let's get you patched up."
  326. [22:06] <TenMihara> Daisy nearly vomits from spying Razor's butchering, and focuses on being Green's nurse
  327. [22:07] * Green_Field gets the two bullets out of Proverb and casts a healing on her as well.
  328. [22:08] * Missile_Rush approaches Harmony. Out of all the nutjobs here, she seemed to be the most sane. "What happened?" he repeats.
  329. [22:09] * Proverb smiles to Green_Field, thanking him and giving Daisy a friendly nuzzle befor etrotting over to Harmony, the new rifle over her back.
  330. [22:09] <TenMihara> Daisy smiles at Proverb
  331. [22:10] * Harmony sighs. "These griffons work for the Society... or had previously. We questioned them then... that." She frowns. "Silver Lining is apparently my pursuer. I... w-would hope that is not true, for the only one of the Society with that name was my mother, and she was a slave as I was."
  332. [22:11] * Logic frowns. This... Felt really wrong.
  333. [22:12] * Proverb blinks at Harmony. "Y-Your mom?"
  334. [22:12] <Harmony> "Yes.
  335. [22:12] * Missile_Rush listens to Harmony, hanging on to every word. His frown deepens. "Your own mother? Why?"
  336. [22:12] <Harmony> "* Harmony stares at the ground. "I do not know."
  337. [22:12] * Rime "Shit. Probably just using her name as a front, if she didn't have the fucking pull to do this shit. Put a pony's name who used to be around on the bill so you don't get found the fuck out."
  338. [22:13] * Razor is not kind to the dead griffon. By the time she works the frustration out, the griffon is a barely recognizable pile of body parts and skinned flesh. She leaves it, stomping away with her eyes squeezed shut.
  339. [22:14] * Missile_Rush turns away, saying nothing for a few moments before turning back. "Your mother..." Memories of his own father surface, and of his own dealings with familial perfidy. "Where is she now?"
  340. [22:16] * Harmony shakes her head. "I do not know... again. At Elysium would be my only guess."
  341. [22:17] * Missile_Rush gives a small sigh, looking down at his hooves. "...Perhaps my usefulness has run its course. Is this something you'd rather deal with on your own?"
  342. [22:18] * Proverb puts a wing around Harmony, giving her a silent hug and a nuzzle.
  343. [22:19] * Green_Field sits to the side as usual, waiting to see what the group is going to do next to Daisy.
  344. [22:19] * Harmony shrugs. "I am at a loss... I am not sure what to make of this."
  345. [22:19] <TenMihara> Diasy sighs and nuzzles Green_Field
  346. [22:20] * Green_Field puts a hoof around her in a one hoofed hug.
  347. [22:20] * Razor keeps moving /away/. She starts to run, now.
  348. [22:20] * Missile_Rush turns away. He closes his eyes, his voice growing quiet. "Say what you will about me, but I know what this sort of betrayal feels like, believe me. If there's something I can do, please tell me."
  349. [22:21] * Rime sees Razor take off and gives chase. She might have short legs, but she's fast!
  350. [22:21] <Proverb> "Come with us then." She says to Missile_Rush.
  351. [22:21] * Rime breaks into a full on sprint, she has to make up distance
  352. [22:21] <Proverb> "If you want to help, come with us."
  353. [22:22] * Missile_Rush looks to Proverb. "To what point and purpose?"
  354. [22:23] * Harmony shuffles with a frown. "You... do not know it is a betrayal! It may... just be a lie!"
  355. [22:24] * Proverb looks to Missile_Rush. "That's up to you, now if you'll excuse me, I need to comfort my marefriend." She says, before trotting over to Harmony and nuzzling her. "It's alright Harmy." She says quietly.
  356. [22:25] * Razor just runs. She runs until she can't hurt anymore.
  357. [22:26] * Harmony sighs and leans into Proverb. It cannot possibly be her own mother... can it?
  358. [22:26] <TenMihara> *****End Session*****
  359. [22:26] <TenMihara> Rewards: 5500 Experience
  360. [22:27] <TenMihara> Harmony loses 2 Karma for deadly deciet, Razor loses 3 for cold blooded mutilation
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