Group 4 Session 18

<uSea_a_GM> **Start of session 18 for Group 4**

<uSea_a_GM> The elevator doors open, returning the party to a scene that looks identical to the one they left. Sweetie Belle sleeps in her pod at the back of the boutique. The pod beside hers is empty, its occupant instead sitting slumped over the table. The Big Brother stands nearby like a silent guard dog.

* Cerberus as soon as the door opens, tthe foal checks if her rifle is still where she left it

<uSea_a_GM> The rifle sits exactly where Cerberus left it. If Sweetie were awake she might have put a bow on it.

* Cerberus turns towards Artifica, relaxing "okay, now what? you put the working heart in sweetie then the core that was in sweetie inside the other rovbot?"

* Price_Signal sighed,

<Price_Signal> "I can't believe I actually joined into that...charade."

* Cerberus looks confused

* Artifica handles her very precious cargo.

* Cerberus smiles at Price_Signal "ah dont' worry we won't go around telling that you like playing with dolls"

<Wishing_Star> Short Fuse smirks at Price; "You were a damn decent actor if it's any consolation."

* Cerberus yeah i almost wanted to be your little lover, really... then, you know, i remembered i hate ponies

* Artifica teases, "Wait, you were acting?"

* Price_Signal shrugged. "Meh. I've had experience."

* Artifica ohs, "So method acting."

* Cerberus "oh, so i'm not the first pony cub you try to seduce?" giggles "in a lot of places you would be shot on the place"

<Cerberus> *on the spot

* Artifica consoles Cerberus, "He only likes little girls who used to be boys."

* Price_Signal snorted. "Hah. Unfortunately, my life experience has been skewed in the other direction. Wait, did I just say unfortunately?"

<Wishing_Star> Short Fuse snickers

* Cerberus "he has a good taste, it's totally evident, now we better stop saying stufff that could make the big brother go mad, yes?"

* Cerberus "and speakng of that.. are you sure it wont' tear you open when you try to open that pod, Artifica?"

* Artifica nods.  "I have the best distractors in the world."

* Artifica really hopes it doesn't come to that as she starts back towards the boutique.

<Wishing_Star> Short Fuse looks to Artifica; "Those things are fiercely loyal. So long as you're trying to save the sisters, I don't think it'll mind."

* Cerberus "alright, then you try your mumbo jumbo and we will be ready to try something if somethng goes wroong..."

<Wishing_Star> Short prefers the kind of mumbo jumbo that goes boom, but he didn't want to have to use it in this case

* Price_Signal gave Cerberus a frown and shook his head, before moving on. "I'm not sure how rational these...things will be."

* Artifica smiles a little.  "Don't worry.  It's not like they were built by Solaris."

* Cerberus "i dont' know either, this is why i have a a plan, but i really hope that we don't go that far"

* Cerberus starts sniffing the air while waiting

<Wishing_Star> Short fuse wonders if he ever managed to actually get that room painted puce

* Price_Signal nodded. Plans were good.

* Artifica smiles.  The cute little filly has a plan.  What could go wrong?

* Artifica hums a little song as they the group travels.

* Artifica slowly approaches the pods.  "Hello, big brother.  Can you understand me?"

<uSea_a_GM> The robot looks at Artifica silently, then between the core she was carrying and Sweetie Belle. It nods and steps away.

* Artifica moves closer, holding the core visibly.  "I'm here to perform critical maintenance," she explains helpfully as she approaches Sweetie Belle's pod and opens it.  Her horn glows gently.

* Cerberus mutters "keep everthing that should resemble a weapon away, guys... this seems to be working... let's try being nice looking too"

<uSea_a_GM> The pod's attached terminal flashes up a message: "Replacement Core detected: Install?_"

* Artifica casts Spirit of Machines on Sweetie Belle.  This is advanced Imbuing... a much more complex spell than she has ever tried before.  But somehow, during this whole adventure, the arcane mechanics of the spell became clear to her.  And she can think of no better use than to help these mechanical sisters.

* Artifica then tells the machine to install the replacement core, making sure there is no miscommunication..

<Wishing_Star> Short Fuse watches the fancy magic lights; "Ooh, pretty."

<uSea_a_GM> Robotic arms descend from the pod, removing the previous battery from a panel that pops open on the foal's back.

<uSea_a_GM> They work quickly, no doubt aided my Artifica's spell. The new core is soon installed, and the previous core (Mare-Type) is left on the pod's cushioned surface beside Sweetie Belle. She yawns widely and begins to wake up. The console readout now shows everything as green.

* Cerberus "okay, now we have to fix her sister too, right?"

<uSea_a_GM> Sweetie Belle rubs her eyes, turning to you all sleepily. "Hello everypony, sorry but I sometimes get tired all of a sudden... I don't feel tired anymore though."

<Wishing_Star> Short Fuse smiles; "Somethign tells me you're all better now."

* Artifica gently wraps the Mare-Type core in her telekinesis and draws it to her.  She smiles to Sweetie Belle.  "That's because we found medicine for you.  Hopefully, for your big sister too."

<uSea_a_GM> She slips off her bed, talks excitedly. "Wait you can? Really?!"

* Cerberus nodnods smiling and bragging as if it was all her merit "yeah with the skills of my friends here we can try help her too."

* Artifica moves to Rarity's pod and once again casts her spell.  It is unlikely to be necessary, but she wants to just in case.  And, frankly, because she cares about these two robots.

* Cerberus approaches the fillybot and smiles to her "so, maybe we can prepare a tea party to greet your sister's healing?"

<uSea_a_GM> Sweetie Belle nods. "That's a great idea! My sister loves it when  I make her tea."

* Price_Signal tapped his hooves in the background.

<uSea_a_GM> The process for Rarity is much the same, but you can see that the faulty removed core has discoloured connectors. Once again it is carried out swiftly under Artifica's watchful gaze.

<uSea_a_GM> The white mare stirs. Her mane falls across her face as she looks up at the assembled ponies in confusion. This does not last long as Sweetie Belle (abandoning teapot) immediately jumps up and gives her a hug.

* Cerberus smiles and keeps the foal occupied while the others work "hey, does someone wants to help with the tea?"

* Cerberus "neverminf"

<uSea_a_GM> “Rarity you're back! I missed you so much, Big Sister.”

<uSea_a_GM> She returns the embrace, smiling widely. “I missed you too, Darling.”

* Cerberus mutters to Price_Signal "see? and you didn't think it was important!"

* Wishing_Star-SHower is now known as Wishing_Star

<uSea_a_GM> A long minute passes before Rarity looks at the party again, this time with more comprehension. “I have you ponies to thank, don't I?”

<uSea_a_GM> “Oh, and zebra,” she adds, spotting Milia.

* Cerberus gets back her rifle strapping it on her back "so, i guesswe're done for real this time..." turns towards the bigsisterbot "ah, don't worry, we did what everyone in our place would do..."

* Price_Signal snorted. "Everyone. Heh."

* Cerberus kicks price in an ankle and whispers "just play along okay? we're getting out of here without shooting a single bullet, don't kill the mood..."

* Artifica smiles.  "We couldn't bare to see your sister ill or the two of you separated."

<uSea_a_GM> “Yeah! These are my friends, they made you all better--Don't get up! I was going to make you breakfast in bed.”

* Cerberus whispers "and this is when we get the fuck out, reach the town and get paid...."

<uSea_a_GM> Rarity gets up anyway, which doesn't seem to faze Sweetie Belle at all. “I don't know how I can ever repay you all–oh! There's a safe in the office, you can have everything inside. I'm sure that's what Sweetie would have wanted.”

* Cerberus hten realizes something "ah.. do you have the idea of hat time it is outside now?"

<Cerberus> *what

* Artifica smiles to Cerberus.  "I know what time it is.  It's tea time."

* Cerberus looks ar atrrti and frowns "yeah if it diesn't mean we will have to walk duringg night time..."

<Wishing_Star> Short Fuse snickers; breakfast in bed sounded nice

* Cerberus then whispers to the repair pony "and please remember that we already got the content of the safe, she could not take that very well..."

<Artifica> me waves a hoof dismissively.  "There's always time for tea."

* Price_Signal winced as a pain shot through his leg but he shoved it aside.

<uSea_a_GM> Rarity looks distant for a moment. "The time is... ten minutes past midnight, I believe."

* Artifica waves a hoof dismissively.  "There's always time for tea."

* Artifica whispers into Cerberus' ear, "If it's dark out after tea, that just means it's time for naps."

* Cerberus shrugs "sure, if you can keep mister gotta go pee really hard in this place for a whhole night" points vaguely at price signal

* Cerberus "and speaking of that, /I/ gotta go pee really hard... is there a place?"

<uSea_a_GM> Rarity nods. "Sweetie had a private bathroom attached to her office. There's a button under her desk."

* Artifica thinks they should let Rarity answer that.

* Cerberus disappears in the office for a while

* Artifica looks to Rarity.  "We all owe Sweetie a lot.  It was our privilege to help."

<uSea_a_GM> Now she knows where to look, Cerberus quickly finds a button to press.

* Cerberus coming back from the office, the foal takes a look at the other,s especially the ghould and the pegasus "so... do we sleep here and go back in the morning as planned?"

* Artifica nods.

* Artifica amends, "But first, you have a mission, Cerberus."

* Price_Signal nodded. Sleep would be good.

<Wishing_Star> Short Fuse smiles. All was well. Except for the two-hundred year old bubble gum still stuck to his hoof

* Cerberus "a what?" tilts her head, confused

* Artifica smiles.  "A quest."

* Artifica lowers her head and whispers encouragingly, "Go play with Sweetie Belle."

<uSea_a_GM> Rarity smiles. "I'll just go and open that safe for you, it really is the least I can do."

* Cerberus "ah... okay..." the foal approaches sweetie belle and mutters "ah... would you like to play something?"

<uSea_a_GM> "Sure! What would you like to play?"

* Artifica looks to Rarity.  "And what do you usually do after a long nap?"

* Cerberus 's eyes grow wide "ah, don't worry miss big sister, we will help ourselves! yeah sure! no need to go and open the safe youtrself!"

* Artifica trots closer to Rarity and whispers, "I hate to admit it, but we have already opened the safe.  It was the first place we looked for a replacement core."

* Cerberus turns again towards sweetie belle "ah... i don't know what ponies cub play... do you like playing fetch?"

* Cerberus "it's quite easy, you take a toy, like this rubber duck and toss it yelling 'fetch!' then i run and take it and bring it back to you, then we switch places, i guess... or if you like you could toss and i fetch..."

* Cerberus even before letting the thing settle in the other's heads she turns to the rest of the group and points out "don't judge me! itr's a fun game!"

<uSea_a_GM> Rarity pauses, then turns back and smiles. "You did? Oh well that saves me remembering the password," she says tactfully. "I don't know what else I could offer you... except perhaps that cup of tea."

* Cerberus waves a hoof "i could use a big brother! i like large bodyguards!"

<uSea_a_GM> Sweetie Belle considers for a moment. "Err, ok I guess. That sounds like how we used to play with Winona."

* Cerberus "i dont' know who this winona would be, but i already likee her" the foal gives sweetie her duckie "now toss it!"

<uSea_a_GM> She throws it across the room, where it bounces off Price_Signal before hitting the floor.

<uSea_a_GM> "Sorry!" she calls out.

* Artifica smiles pleasantly.  "Tea and your company is more than enough reward."

* Cerberus the foal runs behind the duckie yapping merrily and jumping all around; she stops tor a moment to sniff at price's hoof and lick it before retrievign the duck and trotting back all proud and with her tail wagging like a happy puppy

<Price_Signal> The duckie managed to bounce off Price's nose with a squeak. He shot the two a nasty frown before he realized Cerberus was upon him. He shivered as she went after his hoof and sighed again as she walked away.

* Cerberus and just to be safe,she puts her rifle away again

<uSea_a_GM> Sweetie Belle chuckles. "Oh, I get it! That does look fun."

* Artifica teases, "I think Price likes playing with you."

* Cerberus "yeah! this is fines fun among the tribe nursery! want me to toss or want to toss again?"

<uSea_a_GM> "You can throw, I want to try catching!"

* Cerberus "alright, but beware because i'm a pro!" the foal scoops the duck in her tail and tosses it away, aiming for the silly ghoul

<uSea_a_GM> Rarity smiles. "I believe I can have some refreshments sent up to us. Although I'm not sure if it all still works, and fresh cakes may be hard to come by."

<uSea_a_GM> Sweetie runs after the rubber duckie, barking as she goes. She bumps into Short_Fuse, briefly stops barking to say sorry, then returns to Cerberus with the duckie in her mouth.

<Wishing_Star> Short Fuse just chuckles. "Cute kids."

* Cerberus patpats the robot foal on the head "my turn now!"

<uSea_a_GM> A pair of bugbots enter the boutique via a sliding panel, carrying a pot of tea and some Pre-War snack cakes. Rarity looks at them disapprovingly. "Well I suppose that will have to do. Please help yourselves everypony."

<Wishing_Star> Short Fuse helps himself

* Price_Signal snatches away a few snack cakes and before quickly retreating.

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<uSea_a_GM> Food and drink is served, stories are shared and the foals play together until they are tired. Makeshift beds are made up of rolls of fabric and piles of cushions.

* Cerberus the foal keeps playing dog games with the robot until she is exhausted; at that point she starts yawning and getting all sleepy

* Cerberus but before going to sleeep, the little filly still wants to do one thing! she takes a shower! yay for soap cleaned pony!

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<uSea_a_GM> Rarity leads Sweetie Belle back to her pod, the foal claiming not to be sleepy in between yawns. Rarity climbs in afterwards, there being just enough space for the two of them to share one pod.

* Artifica smiles to Rarity.  "Thank you."  She shares time with Rarity, having the sort of conversations that more urbane city ponies are rumored to have.

* Cerberus comes back all poofy and cleaned, then curls on herself, using the floor as a bed and starts napping

* Cerberus as usual the foal cries in her sleep, nothing new

* Price_Signal finds a nice corner where he looks over a few papers before going to sleep.

<uSea_a_GM> The Big Brother, largely forgotten, covers Cerberus with a blanket before sitting down beside her.

* Cerberus has now a mantle, so she must be a super hero. her superpower is being sleepy

<uSea_a_GM> The party sleeps soundly, in one of the safest places in Equestria. Morning comes, which down below the ground just means that the Rarity bot is up and about, leaving the lights dimmed to avoid waking her guests.

<uSea_a_GM> Early risers and those who do not sleep would, of course, notice.

<Wishing_Star> Short Fuse, beign a ghoul, didn't need to sleep, but he likes taking naps anyways

* Artifica curls up next to Cerberus, wrapping her tail around the whimpering filly, and drifts to sleep.

* Artifica is not an early riser unless there is coffee present.

* Cerberus is sleeping on her face, with the butt pointing in the air

* Cerberus since arti sleeps next to her, she cries a lot less; botthat the foal notices it anyway, but in the sleeps she mutters 'mom'

* Price_Signal went to sleep relatively late and as a result, was still out cold.

<Cerberus> *not that

* Cerberus wakes up as soon as there is some real noise in the place, her ears twitching and still yawning, she takes a look around and asking "is it day outside? we have to go back to the town... maybe geld is back..."

<uSea_a_GM> The smell of coffee announces the return of those little BugBots. Rarity lays out breakfast on the table, more Pre-War sealed food... which is better than if it hadn't been sealed at least.

* Price_Signal did not stir.

* Artifica stirs almost as if by magic.

* Cerberus drinks something that doesn't contain caffeine and noms the thing with the most sugar on the table and since nopony is gettign up, she decides that she can go on nomming, if she asks politely, so she whispers "hey can i have your breakfast too, pricey?"

* Price_Signal still didn't stir.

* Cerberus takes that as a yes and proveeds nomming moar sweet stuff but lets the coffee for the pegasus, coffe is not that great

<uSea_a_GM> Sweetie Belle joins the breakfast table, completely oblivious to the fact that she and her sister are sipping from empty cups.

* Cerberus "so... i wish you luck, sweetie... it's been fun" the foal thinks about it "maybe one day i'll come to play again..."

<uSea_a_GM> "Can my friends come round again?" Sweetie asks her sister.

* Wishing_Star joins them at the table. He lets the ponies who need the food eat while he helps himself to a bottle of Aqua Cura from hsi own supply

<uSea_a_GM> "Of course," Rarity says, smiling. "They're welcome any time."

* Cerberus noms also the ghoul's sweets, i can see a tummy ache incoming here...

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* Artifica gives Rarity a courteous bow.

* Artifica smiles.  "I'm sure we will visit as often as we can.  Everyone benefits from having friends.

* Cerberus "oh! oh i know!" the foal unties her bow and gives it to sweetie belle "here! have a present so you wil lremember me!"

<Wishing_Star> Short Fuse d'awss at Cerberus' gesture

<uSea_a_GM> Sweetie's eyes grow wide. "Oh wow! For me? Thanks!"

<uSea_a_GM> Her horn glowing, Rarity ties the bow in Sweetie's mane. "Thank you. You really are wonderful ponies."

* Cerberus "sure! i... wel li know it's pretty lame with all the fabric oin this place but this is mine so it's like a present... i guess?"

* Cerberus finally satisfied, the foal retrieves her rifle and looks at the other "we still have a job to do, so we better wake up that slacker of the pegasus and move."

<uSea_a_GM> "It's great, I love it!"

* Artifica smiles warmly, her heart melting.

* Price_Signal has yet to stir.

* Artifica wraps Price_Signal in a bubble of telekinesis to take him with them as the go.

* Cerberus "wasn't he suppose to make us go faster, that guy? no pelase dont' reply, i'd rather not know, let's go..." the foal waves goodbye to the robots "bai bai we will miss you!"

<uSea_a_GM> Sweetie Belle waves enthusiastically. "Goodbye! Come again soon!"

<Wishing_Star> Short Fuse waves goodbye; "Ciao Rarity, see ya Sweetie."

* Cerberus follow th others since she's not supposed to be in front of the line

<uSea_a_GM> Rarity smiles, waving with her sister. "Farewell everypony. You're welcome to visit any time."

<uSea_a_GM> With sleepy pegasus in-tow, our heroes step back into the elevator and head for the surface.

<Wishing_Star> Short fuse wonders if robot ponies dream of electric sheep

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* Artifica hopes they have pleasant dreams.

* Cerberus takes a look at the still sleeping pegasus "are we going to carry him all the way? i was hoping that he carried me!" the foal starets poking at Price_Signal "hey, wake up, wake up, wake up wake up wakeupwakeupwakeup!"

* Artifica smiles, "Go ahead and ride on him."

* Price_Signal mumbles and eventually rolls over, giving Berry a stare. "Oh. It's you. I see." Surprisingly calm despite having been woken up in such a manner, he gave a mild groan before regaining a hoofhold.

<uSea_a_GM> The elevator door opens, and as you look down the corridor, a BugBot rushes out from a slot near the floor. This one is coloured puce but is spattered with red. It scampers along and disappears into another of the wall-slots.

<uSea_a_GM> A small pack of red bots appear moments later, in hot pursuit of their puce prey. They follow it into the slot, and the corridor grows silent once again.

* Artifica begins to snicker.

* Cerberus licks price on the muzzle as soon as he is close enough

<Price_Signal> "ayaggaghhagh" Price snapped his head backwards to evade Cerberus but was still too groggy to move his body properly.

* Cerberus waves a hoof "go puce, go puce, go pu-" realizes something "we better get out before they come for me"

* Artifica smiles, "You don't want to be painted?"

* Cerberus "i just had a bath! with soap! i dot' want to get painted, n"

* Cerberus "not at all"

* Artifica nods.  "True."

* Artifica adds, "And you look very pretty."

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* Cerberus nodnods "yeah i know but dont' forget i'm a deadly warrior all the same"

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* Price_Signal gave Cerberus a questioning look, "Uh. Sure."

<Wishing_Star> SHort Fuse blinks; "Um... I think I did that."

* Cerberus sighs "well then don't forget it again!"

<Wishing_Star> Fuse chuckles; "I think I only got half of them though

<uSea_a_GM> Outside the sun is shining, probably around 9 or 10 in the morning.

* Artifica nods sagely.  "Deadly warriors can be pretty.  The best ones are."

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* Cerberus there's totally time to check some more mailboxes, so the foal does that too

* Cerberus and since everypony here is as slow as a day wothout a drink, she checks also some ruins

* Price_Signal winced at the shining sun. "Urggh....that was not neccesary."

* Artifica helps with the ruins-checking.

* Cerberus since the morning is quiet, the foal decides to sing while trotting, because you know, wher ferals can be 10 meters away, yu HAVE to sing

<uSea_a_GM> Our heroes back their way back to town, some enjoying the sun more than others, and soon reach the outer walls.

* Price_Signal despised the walk every bit of it and that detestably shining sun made it even more miserable.

* Cerberus "one trick pony's only got one song/ and one trick pony plays it all night long/ one trick pony never tries something new/ one trick pony could be me/ or it could be you!"

* Cerberus is singing and having a good time, she doesn't feel like she's the one that has to do the talking. after all her work is being cute and nom breakfasts

<uSea_a_GM> Cerberus proves very good at both being cute and nomming breakfasts. A pair of guards on the town walls wave you in.

* Cerberus okay, so who is doing the talk with the big boss? umbra is gone, silent isgone, everyone that took the damn work is gone... ah.. maybe you could try, price

* Artifica noms breakfast too.

<Price_Signal> haha

* Cerberus "if you do a good talk i'll give you a lick"

* Price_Signal 's laughter immediately turned into a frown. "I'll pass on that."

* Cerberus "you don't like licks? you're weird"

<Price_Signal> "If licks were really in demand, there would be professional lickers. Have you met any yet??"

* Cerberus "so, i think he's at the town hall or something similar... that building" the foal points the building where they met the pony the last time

* Cerberus "you and your fancy talk have no powers on me, i know hwat is good and hat not. it's old dog wisdom... so, are we going to ask for our caps or what?"

* Price_Signal shook his head at Cerberus. "I suppose caps are good..."

* Cerberus "so let's go get some"

* Price_Signal nodded, walking towards the building.

* Wishing_Star is now known as Short_Fuse

* Cerberus enters the place and immediately starts looking for the pony with the candies

* Short_Fuse chuckles; "I'll take the licks he doesn't want, but I suspect you don't want to lick me."

* Cerberus goes sitting under te table and activates her pleading eyes, nao with 18% more charm

* Cerberus is nao fully dedicated in getting a candy

<uSea_a_GM> Much like last time, Jeeves nearly spits out his drink in surprise. "Where did you come from?!"


* Artifica notes that she has met a professional licker or two.

* Cerberus keeps staring at him with large pleading eyes full of hope and love to give

<uSea_a_GM> "Hm, what?" he notices Cerberus' expression. "Oh, yes. Quite." He pulls out a toffee and balances it on the filly's nose.

* Cerberus the foal tries to nom it with some agility

* Cerberus first keeping the candy on her nose for a few seconds, then launching it on the air and nommingit whilee it falls

<Price_Signal> The toffee flies into the air and into Price Signal's mouth. "Mmm. Juicy."

* Cerberus the foal doesn't even have words to say something, her eyes start filling with tears

* Price_Signal shrugged. That was good enough of a breakfast.

<Price_Signal> but he still had no clue where it flew from.

* Cerberus okay she nommed his brakfast but she was a foal! this was just... just... no

* Cerberus okay berry, play it cool, don't show you are humiliated, be cool, be unweavering, be... be... "sob"

* Cerberus curls on the floor trying to hide the sobbing

* Short_Fuse pats Berry on the head, then looks to the fancy buck. "I think she missed."

<uSea_a_GM> Jeeves looks at the assembled ponies. "Good morning to you all! Did you manage to get inside the lab?"

* Price_Signal finally arrived on the scene and gave a friendly greeting to Jeeves. He gave a strange look at Berry, but then returned to Jeeves.

<Price_Signal> "Oh, there were complications. Had to face down horrifying robots and all. But we did it. No problem there."

* Cerberus decides to steam the stress gnawing the leg of a table, so is now hugging it and going all rodent on the poor wood "rrrawrrrawwr.."

<uSea_a_GM> He notices Cerberus on the floor. "Oh dear. Missed you say? Well I think I have another one somewhere..." From his bag he produces an almost empty packet.

*Cerberus notices the fact that the pack is almost empty! oh noe!

* Short_Fuse nods and pulls out the Apple Bloom Statuette; "This is what you were looking for, right?"

* Artifica watches Jeeves with interest.

<uSea_a_GM> "Horrifying robots? Good heavens!"

* Price_Signal pulled out his Sweetie Belle Statuette. "And I assume this?"

<uSea_a_GM> Spotting the statues, his eyes light up. "Splendid! That's just the ticket."

* Cerberus scoot to the bar and buys a new pack of toffles, going back to the group and putting the pack on the table

<uSea_a_GM> He points to Apple Bloom, "Yes, that was Apple... Apple something... Apple Bloom!"

*Price_Signal gave a sigh. "Now, I really do like keeping to established contracts, but I don't believe we were ever informed about these robots. Now, we were lucky to have a robot specialist aboard, but we could very well have not had one."

* Cerberus "and one of ours died..."

* Price_Signal raised his hooves, "Now, I wouldn't say you would be contractually obligated to give us a little extra hazard pay, but considering the extraordinary circumstances of - WHAT?"

* Artifica nods.

* Cerberus looks at Price_Signal from under the table, she seems quite sad "gnash... you didn't know him... he was a mercenary friffon.... at least he died as he lived... like an idiot..." looks dowm, sniffing a moment "he had guts.. we had to gather them all..."

<uSea_a_GM> Jeeves' face falls. "Oh dear, was it those griffons? I did worry when Geldnir and his friend weren't with you."

* Cerberus "but he was a really cool guy... i miss him"

* Short_Fuse is a bit clueless

* Cerberus "geldnir went back to the talons to report gnash's demise... anyhow, thisstatue cost us a friend, make it worth it please"

<uSea_a_GM> Jeeves ponders. "Hmm, the price I offered was for a single statue... so it only stands to reason that you would get a bonus for bringing two."

<uSea_a_GM> "But unfortunately I don't have any more on me... but that does give me an idea."

* Short_Fuse look around; "Didn't we have the third one too?"

* Short_Fuse shrugs; "Then again, my memory isn't the sharpest."

<uSea_a_GM> "If you would be willing to travel to Earl Grey's mansion with me, then we could sort out a bonus for you."

* Short_Fuse nods; Earl sounds delicious."

* Cerberus shrugs "shure why not"

* Price_Signal nodded.

<uSea_a_GM> "Capital! I can give you the original sum now to spend in town if you leave a statue in my care."

* Cerberus looks at the others "i cant' see why not"

* Short_Fuse nods; "Sounds good."

<uSea_a_GM> "It's just a pity you didn't find the orange one. I never could remember her name."

<uSea_a_GM> **Memories are important. Some we keep safe with a picture, and others are so precious that they need something more.**