Session #37

[17:42]	Rabtar	after dealing with the abnormally tough bunny our group has finally arrived at Harmony Heights! The sun is just going down but there is still light. A lone, rather board looking, guard sits by the gate to the small walled off settlement...
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[17:43]	Ragebrew	sighed as she looked up at the wall, turning to the others. "Looks like we're here class. Sisters that felt like two weeks of trotting..."
[17:44]	Merciful_Devotion	nods. "Mmhmm... Can't wait to have a good rest for my hooves."
[17:44]	Elektron	nods, taking a look around "Its... interesting?"
[17:44]	Spectre	seems to become more invigorated the lower the sun gets "I dont know. I feel like i could travel a good distance further once the sun sets"
[17:45]	Ragebrew	nodded "I bet I could even go for an actual bed for a change." She looked over at Spectre "Ya and Saddle woulda gotten along just fine..."
[17:46]	Spectre	gives Rage an inquisitive look "Who?"
[17:46]	Midnight_Hour	looks up from her books. "I would too. A bed and a shower, if possible."
[17:47]	Ragebrew	"One of my old friends. He cut off from the group when he heard his dad was still kicking. Maybe we'll link up with 'em if we ever get back to Busted Flats." She looked at Midnight_Hour, snorting with a chuckle. 'We don't got caps to burn on a full shower. Might be able to wrangle a bath though."
[17:47]	Merciful_Devotion	"I dunno, I might be able to pull some strings."
[17:48]	Ragebrew	trotted up to the guard, stomping on the ground once to get his attention. "Closed for the night, or can we slip inside to burn some caps on ale and whores?"
[17:48]	Mad_Modd	the guard yawns as the group approaches trotting out a little way to meet them "Right.... welcome to Harmony Heights. Keep your weapons holstered and if you start a fight ya got one min to finish or you get fined and thrown out." Then he goes and bangs on the door, it opening a few moments leter...
[17:48]	Ragebrew	nodded as she trotted inside "Simple enough." She waved to the others and trotted inside.
[17:49]	Spectre	"If Luna will it, and the weather turns in our favor, I could wrangle us a cloud for a quick shower" he says, giving the guard a nod before entering
[17:49]	Elektron	followed Ragebrews motion to enter
[17:50]	Midnight_Hour	sighs. "I hope so..."
[17:50]	Ragebrew	looked up "Oh, we got clouds... They just never wanna open up for us. Been too long since I got to travel in the rain..." She shrugged, entering the town and looking around slowly.
[17:51]	Spectre	"IVe never been one to mess with them, but like i said. If one gets low enough i can try to coax out some rain so we might get clean"
[17:51]	Merciful_Devotion	follows Ragebrew Inside
[17:51]	Elektron	"There isn't any chance they are charged, is there?"
[17:52]	Ragebrew	snorted at the concept of her, clean.
[17:52]	Midnight_Hour	"Thank you, Spectre. That would be much appreciated."
[17:53]	Mad_Modd	the place is deserted, the obligatory lone tumbleweed blows across the groups path as they enter. The settlement is made up of a number of tin shacks with a dock by the filthy green river... a lone table with a middle aged earth pony stallion is over by the dock, it seems he's getting ready to leave...
[17:54]	Spectre	shrugs "Cant say. Im not a weatherpony. ONly reason i know we can manipulate clouds are from tales within the tribe. This would be my first time trying it"
[17:55]	Merciful_Devotion	waves at the stallion. "Hey, sir? Can you help my friends and I real quick?"
[17:56]	Stronghoof	lifts his head, ”Well Hello there. The question isn't how I can help you, but how you can help me.”
[17:58]	Ragebrew	looked at the stallion for a moment as she examined the "Settlement" "The fuck happened here?"
[17:58]	Ragebrew	also made a beeline right for the river. Water, no matter how filthy, could be made clean. She filled all her canteens with gusto.
[17:59]	Elektron	tilts his head "What do you need help with?"
[17:59]	Merciful_Devotion	blinks at Stronghoof. "Help you?"
[18:00]	Stronghoof	smiles to them, ”Well, I have a... proposition for any intrepid individuals such as yourselves.”
[18:01]	Merciful_Devotion	"Wait, lemme guess... You need a group to go look at a Ministry Hub, right?"
[18:01]	Midnight_Hour	rolls her eyes. "Great. Are we going to have to fight a tribe of talking geckos? Or maybe a sandwich monster made of zombies?"
[18:03]	Stronghoof	nods, ”Actually, I'm ooking toget somepony upriver, to the power plant. you see, I need the power rerouted to the MAS hub, so i'm offering ten thousand caps to the pony who presses the metiphorical button.”
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[18:04]	Merciful_Devotion	holds a hoof up. "Why?"
[18:04]	Elektron	gulps "Have you sent any other groups?"
[18:04]	Spectre	stands behind the others, listening quietly
[18:05]	Ragebrew	looked at her canteen for a moment, sniffing the contents. She pulled her nose back and groaned. "Fucking.... Wait. This works." She looked at the TOXIC water, and smiled. "Yer gonna be useful." She marked the tainted canteen, and pulled out a six pack of bottles, CAREFULLY filling each of them before capping them off.
[18:05]	Midnight_Hour	sighs. "Probably a couple, all dead. Maybe zombified."
[18:05]	Stronghoof	nods, ”I have, in fact the last group left about two hours ago. honestly, there's one ship left, but the ponies before you thought he was a little... off.”
[18:08]	Ragebrew	trotted back to the party, a mix of a frown and a smile on her face. "Don't drink the water."
[18:09]	Spectre	"I would havethought the fact its /green/ would be enough indication that its unsafe...."
[18:09]	Ragebrew	looked at Spectre, and shrugged. "Drank worse colors before, came out fine."
[18:10]	Elektron	queries "Off how?"
[18:11]	Spectre	looks her over "Your definition of fine and my own must be really different then...."
[18:12]	Stronghoof	chuckles, lening against a post, ”Why don't oyu go see for yourself?” he points a hoof in the craft's general direction, ”He's over there.”
[18:12]	Ragebrew	just grinned with those stained, yellowed teeth. "I ain't dead, so I'm fine." She looked over to the boat for a moment before looking back to the pony "Ya mind explaining where everyone went? This place is a ghost town. Can't be telling me ALL the folks around here took ya up on yer offer."
[18:15]	Stronghoof	shrugs, wiping his black mane from his eyes with a brown forehoof as he looks Ragebrew in the eye, ”Well, young miss, If I'm anyone to talk, ten thousand caps can make anypony adventurous.”
[18:16]	Ragebrew	just looked back at the buck, her bloodshot eyes narrowed slightly for a moment before she looked back to the boat. "How fars the powerplant? If the oarpony isn't to be trusted, we might just trek it on hoof."
[18:18]	Stronghoof	sighs, ”Oh how many times I've answered that... it's two days by river, and five by hoof, though the lands round here are loaded with raiders, so I suggest you take the river.”
[18:18]	Elektron	gulps
[18:19]	Ragebrew	shrugged "I was busy getting toxic water when ya said that part. Five days would be a bitch and a half to supply..." She clicked her tongue in thought for a moment. "One sketchy pony, or gangs of gun toters. Looks like the choice is clear."
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[18:22]	Ragebrew	looked to the rest of the party. "Right then, lets go speak with our ferry captain. Sure this'l be fun." She tipped her hat to the stallion before trotting off towards the boat.
[18:22]	Elektron	follows Ragebrew
[18:23]	Spectre	gives a small nod "So long as he can be trusted i dont care how 'odd' he might be"
[18:24]	Ragebrew	waited until they were well out of ear shot "Odd ones don't worry me... It's the ones with more bits than braincells." She muttered in a low voice.
[18:24]	Stronghoof	nods to the party, ”Oh, and one last thing: watch yourselves around the security.”
[18:24]	Elektron	stops and turns around to face him "Why?"
[18:25]	Stronghoof	finishes his packing, hefting his stuff and leaving the town with a quiet jingle to his step, ”I'll leave that to you. just know it's definitely not off.”
[18:26]	Ragebrew	groaned. "Yay robots." She just kept trotting. "I see a lot of shacks, with no one in 'em. Wonder why none of 'em came back. Figure some would chicken out along the way."
[18:27]	Spectre	"Or we will find a pile of corpses when we get there..."
[18:27]	PAL-	tilts. "The security is not off? Does that mean more like me?"
[18:28]	Ragebrew	looked to Spectre "The little voice in my head tells me that'd be all too easy. Oh no. It's gonna be a right proper clusterfuck in there."
[18:29]	Ragebrew	looked at PAL- "Well, more mechanical beings, but I doubt any of them will be self aware like ya are. They'll act like they can think, but they are just programmed to do some things.'
[18:29]	Elektron	frowns "and maybe we can find something to figure out why you are acting this way..."
[18:29]	PAL-	tilts forward. "Understood." Somehow PAL- seems subdued.
[18:34]	Spectre	removes his sunglasses and gives a satisfying sigh as the darkness slowly descends
[18:34]	Ragebrew	patted PAL- on the back lightly "Aye, nothing wrong being weird. Maybe Elektron can figure out what made ya start asking 'Why" and reproduce it. He can build himself a family."
[18:35]	Elektron	ears droop "I'd rather find my family, not make a new one."
[18:36]	Rabtar	the last boat at the doc is a small single cabin, single stack, rusty, beat up ancient Equestrian Navy river boat of some kind, the thing has a twi MG gun turret on it's prow. A mustard yellow stallion with a slicked back, black mane lounges on deck by the gun turret...
[18:36]	Spectre	"Nothing stopping you from making a couple companions to ease the loneliness while you search though"
[18:36]	Ragebrew	looked at the boat and the weapons on it for a moment. She whistled at the twin machineguns, looking to Merci "We need to get ya some of those."
[18:38]	Merciful_Devotion	giggles softly. "Oh yes~"
[18:39]	PAL-	whirs. "Thank you."
[18:40]	Spectre	looks the boat over and gives a nod in agreement "I wonder where they found it... Or was it patched together from a wreck.."
[18:40]	Ragebrew	nodded, looking to Spectre. "Exactly." She turned to the boat, waving to the buck onboard "Oi. Yer the ferrier for the powerplant job?"
[18:40]	Rabtar	the yellow stallion looks up and sees the group, he excitedly jumps to his hooves and smiles from ear to ear as he waits.
[18:42]	Rabtar	he grins "Yes..... I'm Captain Maverick Renegade of the......... goodshipLolipop. How........ can....... I beofservice." gesturing wildly as he speaks
[18:43]	Spectre	taps a hoof to his chin "Rage... Do you happen to have any lockpicking tools?" he asks, quietly "While you and the others get ready to leave, i want to take a look at the settlement. Dont worry about leaving me behind, it shouldnt be too difficult for me to catch up by air..." he whispers to the fwuffy mare
[18:43]	Ragebrew	blinked at the buck for a moment. "Ya can start by telling me what chems ya've been dabbling in fer one..." She muttered under her breath before clearing her throat. "We're looking to head to the power plant for that fat sack of caps."
[18:44]	Ragebrew	reached into her fwuff and pulled out a pair of bobby pins. Her mane FWUFFED out fully, with a groan from the mare as she leaned back and tried to catch her soon to be descending hat.
[18:44]	Ragebrew	flicked them at the batpony. "'Ere. All I got."
[18:46]	Spectre	raises an eyebrow "I would ahve thought somepony in the group had lockpicking skills before I arrived... Is that all you got?"
[18:46]	Spectre	catches the bobbypins and looks at the others
[18:46]	Elektron	clears his throat "The robot did, thought its acting up at the moment."
[18:47]	Ragebrew	"Ask Elektron." She adjusted, repositioned, and ducked, catching the hat on her head with a triumphant little "yay~"
[18:48]	Spectre	gives a sigh. Can i borrow a screwdriver as well then?" he asks elecktron "With a flat edge."
[18:49]	Rabtar	the Captain looks insulted by the thought of him taking chems "I'm..... insultedgood..... sir? And as for going to the..... powerplant. I can get you there, the Good Ship Lolipop is....... thefastestship this side of the Mareissippi. But it will........ costyou."
[18:50]	Ragebrew	looked at the buck with a grin "Then I might have to proscribe ya some. And not those kind. Ah well. How much? And how many other groups have ya sent out?"
[18:50]	PAL-	looks about. "I can still open locks."
[18:52]	Merciful_Devotion	flicks her ears up at the mention of caps. "Hmm?"
[18:52]	Spectre	"Im sure you can. But are you able to stay hidden and cling to the darkness so nopony can see you? "
[18:52]	Elektron	pulls out the maintenance kit and ruffles through it before frowning and shaking his head "I don't have any with a flat point"
[18:53]	Spectre	"I suppose i can try with the knife..." he mutters with a sigh.
[18:53]	PAL-	tilts. "No, because I make light."
[18:53]	Mad_Modd	he ponders "If it's for...... thatjinglingstallion..... I want half. But..... you bring your....... ownsupplies and a jug of..... rumforme.
[18:53]	Mad_Modd	"
[18:54]	Spectre	"Anyway, i shall return in soon, dont wait up" and with that the stalion slinks away, heading twards the settlement again
[18:54]	Ragebrew	looked at the Buck for a long moment at half. "Merci... If ya'd kindly..." She pulled out a pair of rum bottles, idly toying with them as she motioned for the silver tongued mare to work her magic.
[18:58]	Merciful_Devotion	smiles sweetly up at the stallion, her horn flashing quickly. "Are you sure I can't pay you in something... Not caps? I could always show you a very good time~"
[19:03]	Mad_Modd	the Captain returns her grin "You're........ notmytype..... my only love.......... ismyship. My offer stands. Half....... andabottle of rum!"
[19:04]	Ragebrew	looked up "How bout an even split, and both my bottles of rum, right now? If we die, least ya get the rum now. And I'll feed ya along the way for free."
[19:04]	Ragebrew	"Ya like apples?"
[19:08]	Rabtar	he considers it then shakes his head "No...... but I'll take both bottles of......... RUM." still gesturing wildly.... what an odd pony
[19:09]	Ragebrew	shrugged as she twirled the bottles in her hooves. "Eh, fuck it. We'll make up for it in salvage on the way out." She trotted over to the pony and shoved both bottles into his hooves. "Enjoy. Don't get plastered and run us into a sandbar."
[19:12]	Ragebrew	looked back to the others. "Rest for the night, or head out now? Sooner we start, sooner we can get onto fun stuff."
[19:12]	Rabtar	he takes the rum and grins from ear to ear "Them welcome........ aboardtheGoodShipLolipop! Do mine Mr. Spork and Checkers....."
[19:13]	Elektron	looks at the boat "He said its a multiday trip right? Maybe we should head out now and sleep on the boat?"
[19:14]	Ragebrew	looked at Elektron with a deadpan expression, and flung her hooves out to display their batshit insane captain.
[19:15]	Elektron	"Well, we have to sleep at one point during the trip, don't we?"
[19:15]	Ragebrew	"Like hell I do."
[19:16]	Elektron	sighs "You probably know better. You decide then."
[19:16]	Merciful_Devotion	"I know I'm not."
[19:17]	Ragebrew	looked around "Plus bat brain went on the wing. Not leaving without him." She looked back to Cap'n Maverick "We'll be ready in the morning. Been a long day, and I don't think I'd sleep well on running water."
[19:19]	Mad_Modd	the Captain shrugs and trots into the cabin "Sutes you self...... then. We....... leaveatdawn!" and he's gone
[19:19]	Elektron	looks around "Do we just go anywhere then?"
[19:20]	Ragebrew	"My kingdom for a tub of coffee..." She groaned as she trotted towards one of the nicer looking buildings, setting up camp for the night.
[19:20]	PAL-	follows Ragebrew but then veers off, looking at every building.
[19:21]	Merciful_Devotion	snickers and follows Ragebrew
[19:21]	Elektron	follows Ragebrew as well, muttering something about not being given that command
[19:22]	Rabtar	Midnight sets up her tent and promptly goes to sleep
[19:24]	Ragebrew	0x01ACTION looked at PAL- "Don't go too far out. Place has been empty for a while, might be some critters setting up shop." She pulled out some taters, some edible grass, and a messy chunk of jackalope meat. She went about cubing the taters and throwing them into a pan to fry up along with the jackalope meat. A little salt, a little pepper, and she poured it onto plates with beds of edible grass, setting a plate out for everyone before d
[19:25]	Ragebrew	digging into her own with gusto. She began setting out her alchemical tools as she ate.
[19:26]	Elektron	sniffs the jackalope a few times before taking a few tentative bites
[19:27]	Merciful_Devotion	nibbles a bit at the meal.
[19:30]	Ragebrew	sat there with a cookbook balanced on her nose, carefully turning the pages with the occasional snort. She stopped at one page, hummming with a smile before the book fell forward and blinded her. She went to work aling those chems.
[19:32]	Ragebrew	"So, who else thinks this is a trap by money bags?"
[19:33]	Elektron	raises a hoof
[19:33]	Merciful_Devotion	shrugs. "Probably."
[19:35]	Ragebrew	looked to them both, nodding as she mixed herbs and a little water. "Good. Don't like this at all. Wanna see what happened to all those folks. My caps are on he's a slaver sort. Towns don't pull sake and head off to fuck no where for ten grand. Yeah, lotta caps, but not THAT much. And after some stopped coming back... Figure the other's smarten up."
[19:39]	Elektron	finishes off the last of the jackalope and tries once more to get off the "present" Latex had given him, this time finding an edge. He squees slightly, more than happy to get the... outfit off
[19:40]	Spectre	emerges from the darkness a bit later "Any food remaining?" he asks, looking a bit troubled
[19:40]	Merciful_Devotion	snickers at Elektron.
[19:40]	Ragebrew	pointed to a plate, still steaming on the ground. She was nose deep, literally, in her kettle, brewing away.
[19:42]	Elektron	tosses the clothes on the ground and gives a stretch "Finally! That thing is /not/ made for the midday heat... or anything really."
[19:42]	Ragebrew	"I think Merci would disagree with ya there, Elektron."
[19:43]	Spectre	looks around to see if the others are around to hear "IM not sure what to make about what i Heard... But we are being played by Stronghoof..."he finally says, beginning to eat
[19:43]	Elektron	blushes slightly
[19:43]	Merciful_Devotion	winks slyly at Elektron.
[19:44]	Elektron	blushes more, before turning to Spectre "Played how?"
[19:45]	Ragebrew	looked over at Spectre, pulling away from her kettle "Can't say I am surprised in the slightest. Whatcha learn?"
[19:45]	Spectre	"I followed him out into the wastes. and he was joined by a pair of ponies in powered armor. " he explains, pausing for a moment to chew on the jackalope
[19:46]	Elektron	shoots his head up "Powered armour? Were they with the Steel Rangers?"
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[19:48]	Ragebrew	started setting more things into the kettle... A lot of things... A heart, an eye... A ton of herbs... Some of her pink powder... And she started stirring, listening to Spectre. After a time, it started to BUBBLE AND ROIL. She smacked the kettle with her spoon "AYE! Knock it off." And it promptly started behaving again.
[19:50]	Spectre	"The original emblems on the armor were repainted. With the mark of a rams skull surrounded by bells. " he mutters "I got the feeling they were a group of zealots... Spoke of a true master returning to the world. How the MAS hub was key to helping their 'cult of the ram'"
[19:51]	Ragebrew	looked down at her stone leg for a moment. "Project Tarturus... Demon pony in a cave... Folks, we're looking at opening a portal to the nether world me thinks."
[19:51]	Elektron	breathes a slight sigh of relief "Not Rangers then... At least theres that."
[19:51]	Ragebrew	"Worse than Rangers. Cultists. Cultists are always bad news."
[19:51]	Spectre	"They certainly do not lack technology however. THey used stealth bucks"
[19:52]	Ragebrew	"Right then. Cultist Rangers in Power Armor, looking to open a portal to Tartarus, and they need the powerplant online to do it." She squee'd "This is gonna be fucking awesome!"
[19:53]	Merciful_Devotion	giggles softly. "Rage, you're nuts."
[19:53]	Elektron	droops slightly "Should we go there then?"
[19:54]	Spectre	"Judging by Rages reaction.. We will"
[19:54]	Spectre	rolls his eyes and focuses on the meal
[19:54]	Ragebrew	grinned at Merci "Ya just figuring that out?" She picked up the kettle, which had finally mellowed out and simmered away happily. "Cheers." She tilted back the kettle, guzzling down the contents. Only after she finished drinking it did steam start to roil out of her ears.
[19:55]	Elektron	looks in worry at Rage "What did you just drink?"
[19:56]	Ragebrew	wiped her mouth with her hoof "I have NO IDEA! But damn was it tasty!"
[19:59]	PAL-	returns. "Drinking unknown substances is not good for pony health."
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[20:02]	Elektron	"Are you feeling alright Rage?"
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[20:02]	Ragebrew	burped a plume of greenish smoke. "Never felt better."
[20:04]	Spectre	mutters something about madness "By the way. Theres a family in one of the nearby buildings. Two fillys and their caretaker."
[20:04]	Spectre	"They are asleep however"
[20:04]	Ragebrew	set aside her supplies "Need to find the bits for that again..." She looked over to Spectre and nodded. "Well then, lets go see if they aren't shell shocked to hell and back. Merci, I figure yer the best pony to go say hello."
[20:05]	Spectre	"If you wish to wake them up..."
[20:05]	Ragebrew	hummed. "They might bug out in the morning. Best we figure out what happened now, before we lose the chance.'
[20:06]	Spectre	"Go ahead. Ill go looking around for anything that might have been left behind"
[20:06]	Spectre	finishes the meal and trots off into some of the abandoned buildings
[20:07]	Ragebrew	looked over to Merciful_Devotion "Up to talking to some folks for a quick bit?'
[20:07]	Mad_Modd	some of the dozen or so buildings are actually locked...
[20:08]	Merciful_Devotion	"Sure, Rage."
[20:08]	Elektron	yawns and lays down for the night "Say hello if you want, I'm going to get some sleep."
[20:08]	Spectre	looks around for the robot. Might as well use it.... "PAL? Care to open some of these doors?"
[20:10]	PAL-	nods. "Yes, right away."
[20:10]	Ragebrew	stood up and started to trot over to the building before pausing. "No... Wait... I'm being TOO paranoid about this... If something bad happened here, there'd be more signs of trouble... We'll see in the morning. Guess we just showed up when the streets rolled up..."
[20:10]	PAL-	stops. "Why are we opening doors?"
[20:10]	Spectre	"To see if there is anything of value inside"
[20:11]	Ragebrew	looked back to Merci "Sorry... I'm thinking like the hunted pony I am..." She shook her head and sat down again.
[20:11]	PAL-	tilts forward. "Why will there be valuable things inside?"
[20:11]	Spectre	"Maybe. We wont know until we check"
[20:11]	PAL-	follows Spectre
[20:12]	Spectre	points to one of the locked doors
[20:12]	PAL-	goes and tries to open it
[20:13]	Ragebrew	curled up against the wall. "I really did fuck up that day..."
[20:16]	Merciful_Devotion	looks at Ragebrew. "What do you mean?"
[20:16]	Mad_Modd	the lock finally gives way
[20:17]	Spectre	motions the robot back
[20:17]	Ragebrew	puffed out. "Day I met ya, and killed that raider filly. Now I got a slaver boss breathing down my neck, and I'm seeing daggers under every cloak..."
[20:18]	PAL-	steps back.
[20:18]	Merciful_Devotion	blinks.
[20:19]	Spectre	nudges the door open, taking care to see if anything might be triggered by it opening up
[20:19]	Mad_Modd	the small shack only has a few boxes pushed into the corner..... and a pair of ponies, a mare and a stallion, curled up together, sleeping on a crude mat in the other corner
[20:21]	Spectre	makes sure to lock the door again and closes it
[20:22]	Ragebrew	curled up "Remember that day we saved ya? Well... Pony who was in charge was a filly. Maybe 10. Chemmed to hell and back, working as a wrangler for that Shadow prick. I feel bad... But that little voice is yelling at me "How many did she kill? How many did she enslave?" I wouldn't feel anything if she had been a bit older..."
[20:23]	Ragebrew	fwuffed herself out and curled up around the dull glow of her hot plate. "Mornings not too far off. Get to sleep. We got a cult to thwart now."
[20:23]	Merciful_Devotion	"Rage..." She scoots up against her.
[20:24]	Spectre	rejoins the others "Just found another family... I get the feeling this town isnt as empty as wed first thought "he explains,
[20:25]	Ragebrew	just looked at Merci through the fwuff, but doesn't say anything. She looked to Spectre and nodded. "Like I thought... Seeing daggers in every cloak..." She muttered to herself.
[20:26]	Spectre	shrugs "Cant be too safe. Anyway, Im going to enjoy the rest of this lovely night... I figure i should be able to get some sleep on the boat tommorow"
[20:27]	Ragebrew	just grunted as her duster got spat out of her fwuff ball form. "Yer getting night watch for the trip."
[20:27]	Spectre	"Gladly"
[20:30]	Ragebrew	shifted into a comfortable position to sleep in. After a bit of positioning, a little rearranging, she sighed, and just latched onto Merci before closing her eyes, drifting off in that pose.
[20:31]	Spectre	snorts at the sight and remains awake for the rest of the night
[20:38]	Rabtar	the next day come without incident
[20:39]	Spectre	gives a yawn and glares at the rising sun
[20:40]	Ragebrew	wakes up, pushing aside a few bottles scattered around her, before beginning the long process of rebraiding all her fwuff. She was humming a little tune as she laced the strands together.
[20:40]	Elektron	blinks awake with a stretch and puts on the Scientist Scrubs, glad to be out of the other clothes
[20:43]	Spectre	glances Rages and Mercy's way "You better throw those away..." he mutters, looking at the bottle with some disgust
[20:44]	Ragebrew	just looked up at Spectre. "Privacy. Look it up." She returned to braiding her fwuff with a chuckle.
[20:45]	Merciful_Devotion	yawns softly. "Mmm... Already morning?"
[20:45]	Elektron	finishes putting on the scrubs, feeling smarter already "Do we're still going to this place knowing its a trap?"
[20:46]	Ragebrew	looked down to Merci with a nod. "I'll get breakfast doing soon as I'm safe to work around hotplates. Rather not make the place smell like burnt hair."
[20:46]	Spectre	"We better... I stayed up all night in the hopes of sleeping on the boat ride
[20:47]	Ragebrew	"It's not a trap if ya know it's a trap. Then it's a surpise to the other side. Element of surprise works both ways."
[20:47]	Spectre	"ANd Rage... It was pretty hard to miss what you two were doing" he says, stifling another yawn
[20:48]	Ragebrew	flicked on the hotplate and went about making hot apple sauce for everyone. "Blessed ignorance was a short flight away." Mashmashmash, sprinkle of cinnamon.
[20:50]	Merciful_Devotion	giggles softly and proceeds to give her legs a stretch
[20:50]	Spectre	smirks "And give up my post? What if somepony tried to sneak in?"
[20:50]	Elektron	/me tilts his head "What were they doing?"
[20:51]	Ragebrew	poured the mashed mush into bowls serving them out to each pony, slipping one into Midnight's tent for when she woke up. "Stuff, Elektron. Do ya need more details?" She sat down, and began to eat.
[20:51]	Elektron	opens his mouth to reply, before quickly realized and clamming up
[20:51]	Spectre	"Im not even sure about what exactly was happening. BUt i dont really want to know either" he mutters, taking a bowl and eating
[20:53]	Ragebrew	pulled out one of her books. "Page 94, to be exact. Now eat yer mush and lets get on the crazy funboat to happy town."
[20:56]	Merciful_Devotion	licks her bowl clean. "Rage, if we're gonna be stuck on a boat all day, mind if I borrow that one?"
[20:56]	Ragebrew	offered it to Merci. "Go ahead, I got a kung-fu book to read."
[20:57]	Merciful_Devotion	grins and snatches up the book. "Awesome!"
[20:57]	Rabtar	the group set off towards the docks, a few ponies milling about getting ready for the day, a few can be heard talking about the rowdy bunch of ponies that just rolled threw and were glad to be rid of them...
[20:57]	Spectre	finishes up and stands "Shall we then?"
[20:58]	Spectre	will find himself a nice shady spot to sleep once they get on the boat "Wake me when the sun goes down... "
[20:59]	Ragebrew	looked to the gossipers. "Well, looks like a good number have been through here already. Lets get out of here before we wear out any welcome we might have." She clambered onto the boat, looking for their beloved batshit insane captain.
[20:59]	Elektron	follows Ragebrew onto the boat, looking for a good place to settle down
[21:00]	Merciful_Devotion	giggles. "I'm sure I could talk us out of most situations, Rage~"
[21:01]	Rabtar	the Captain is below deck but a tall, slim blue unicorn stallion with a blank, almost smug look on his face greets them. Speaking in a dull almost monotone voice "You must be our passengers. I am Spork, you may call me Mr. Spork."
[21:02]	Ragebrew	looked back to the mare with a smirk "May that silver tongue never fail ya." She looked to the stallion for a moment, tipping her hat to him "Ragebrew. That's Merciful_Devotion, Spectre in the corner napping, Elektron, and Midnight_Hour with her nose in the book. Not like ya care in the slightet, I'm sure."
[21:03]	PAL-	follows the group in. "Why did I not get introduced?" It asks Ragebrew
[21:04]	Elektron	nods to the Captain "Is there somewhere that we stay while we're here? Or just anywhere is fine?"
[21:04]	Ragebrew	looked to PAL- "Oh, sorry, still not used to ya as a part of the band. That's PAL-."
[21:05]	Mad_Modd	"Yes..... this is a small vessel so you will have to share a room my myself and Mr. Checkers. The Captain has his own quarters."
[21:06]	Merciful_Devotion	rolls her eyes. "No privacy for the mares? What kind of stallions are you?"
[21:07]	PAL-	tilts at the pony in greeting. "Hello."
[21:07]	Ragebrew	sat on the deck. "I'll sleep topside if it's safe enough. Figure it'll be hot as hell if I slept in there."
[21:08]	Spectre	cracks an ye open " Any chance you can have this discussion outside?" he grumbles
[21:08]	Mad_Modd	"Young mare, this is an old military vessel. Space is needed for arms and provisions, crew comfort was a secondary."
[21:08]	Mad_Modd	he pays PAL- no attention
[21:09]	Ragebrew	rips out a chunk of her fwuff and throws it at Spectre "Cram that in yer ears if ya want quiet."
[21:10]	Merciful_Devotion	pouts. "Chivalry /must/ be dead then." She giggles.
[21:10]	Spectre	grumbles but does so, putting on his sunglasses as well before curling into a ball of batpony
[21:12]	Ragebrew	patted PAL- on the shoulder "Not everyone's impressed by a self aware bot. 'Ere, come topside with me, I'll tell ya some stories about home." She tipped her hat to Mr. Spork before clambering onto the bow of the ship, wrapping herself to the boat with some rope for safety, and relaxed.
[21:12]	Mad_Modd	Mr. Spork sighs "If you insist on sleeping on the deck I will not stop you." and he turns to go below deck "If you will follow me I will show you to quarters."
[21:12]	Elektron	follows Mr. Spork
[21:12]	Merciful_Devotion	giggles even more and trots behind Elektron
[21:13]	Spectre	pauses "That might be better, and sluggishly follows
[21:17]	Mad_Modd	below deck is uncomfortably hot and cramped, the crew quarters is less hot but not by much, at least the ventilation still seems to mork... kinda. The room is small and has about a dozen hammocks and foot lockers strewn about "This is the crew quarters. The galley is next door and Captains quarters are at the bow. Below this is mainly storage and engineering. Please stay away from...
[21:17]	Mad_Modd	...engineering, Mrs. Checkers gets upset when others are near her engines."
[21:18]	Spectre	collapses onto a hammock and gets a sleepin
[21:19]	Elektron	nods, "Thanks, is the trip safe or do we hit rough waters along the way?"
[21:19]	Merciful_Devotion	blechs. "It's hot down here."
[21:22]	Mad_Modd	"There are indeed rough waters, but not for some time. The main obstacle will be pirates."
[21:23]	Elektron	blinks "Pirates?"
[21:25]	Mad_Modd	"A more appropriate would be water borne raiders."
[21:25]	Mad_Modd	appropriate term*
[21:25]	Elektron	's ears droop "Oh... great." he says, shuffling from the heat
[21:26]	Merciful_Devotion	"So... Basically pirates?"
[21:27]	Mad_Modd	"Indeed."
[21:27]	Merciful_Devotion	"Fun."
[21:28]	Elektron	shuffles a little more before asking "Is the ventilation working properly? Or is there a chance it could be fixed?"
[21:29]	Mad_Modd	Mr. Spork turns "Decidedly not. I will inform the Captain you have arrived and that we are reay for depature.
[21:29]	PAL-	follows Ragebrew
[21:29]	Mad_Modd	ready for departure*
[21:29]	Elektron	nods "Could I take a look at it? Might make the trip more comfortable" he offers
[21:30]	Ragebrew	pulled out a couple coils of rope. "Here, if yer gonna be up here with me, I need to give ya a rope harness, so ya don't go under."
[21:31]	Merciful_Devotion	rolls her eyes
[21:32]	Merciful_Devotion	"I'm gonna head up." She trots out to see what Rage was up to
[21:32]	Mad_Modd	"If the Captain allows."
[21:32]	PAL-	tilts forward, letting Ragebrew secure it
[21:33]	Ragebrew	tied up PAL- securely, anchoring them to the rails along the edge. "Ya don't have to be up here with me. Is a bit risky. I'm just in the mood for a thrill myself."
[21:34]	Elektron	nods "Can you lead me to him then?"
[21:35]	Ragebrew	was sitting on the bow of the ship, rope lashed around her chest several times and tied to the railing of the ship. She waved to Merci "Gonna enjoy me a bumpy ride!."
[21:36]	Mad_Modd	the Captain joins Ragebrew "What..... areyoudoing?"
[21:37]	Ragebrew	looked up to the captain. "Enjoying a bumpy ride. Plus, never been up this river, wanna see the land around it."
[21:38]	Mad_Modd	he raises an eyebrow at the comment "You will be...... uphear for quite some time."
[21:40]	Ragebrew	shrugged. "Eh. It'll be fun. Wind in my mane, rush of water underneath me... Sound like a good time. Plus if anyone causes us shit, I can be the first to start opening fire on 'em." She patted O'Neigh.
[21:40]	Ragebrew	"Ya got any 10mm I could buy off ya, by chance? This thing chews through ammo."
[21:42]	Ragebrew	"Figure I shoulda asked in town, but aye, leaving at dawn, don't wanna keep ya waiting."
[21:43]	Mad_Modd	"The...... onlyweaponswehave are the bow guns and my recharger pistol. You're on your own for the small stuff."
[21:44]	Merciful_Devotion	"Those bow guns hard to use?"
[21:44]	Ragebrew	nodded. "Gotcha. Ah well, worth a shot."
[21:46]	Mad_Modd	turning to Merciful_Devotion "No. Just........ pointandshoot."
[21:47]	Merciful_Devotion	grins. "Can I use one?"
[21:48]	Ragebrew	"She is the best heavy weapons mare I've ever seen. Right proper beast with that BS of her's."
[21:49]	Mad_Modd	"If we....... comeunderattack you can........ ponetheguns."
[21:50]	Merciful_Devotion	giggles excitedly. "Yes~!"
[21:52]	Mad_Modd	cops his hooves together "Alright then!" and scampers to the wheelhouse. Grabbing up the intercom "Prepare to cast off!"
[21:54]	Ragebrew	does a final double check of both her's and PAL-'s harness, then sits back, ready for a bumpy ride. "This is gonna be a fuuuun trip." She was grinning ear to ear as she popped a cigarette between her lips and lit the end.
[21:57]	Mad_Modd	the engine roars to life with a loud growl and a puff of thick.... pink smoke. The small vessel getting only a few feet before it jerks violently to the side, snapping the tie down ropes or just uprooting the tie downs themselves, the gangplank simply falls into the toxic river. The Captain calls over the intercom "Sorry! My bad."
[21:57]	PAL-	"Why is fun fun?" PAL asks Ragebrew
[21:58]	Merciful_Devotion	acks and tumbles to the floor
[21:59]	Elektron	stumbles against a well, clinging to it even after the intercom message
[21:59]	Elektron	wall*
[21:59]	Ragebrew	looked at the now damaged dock "Oh yeah... Fun ride indeed..." She looked to PAL-. "Fun is.... A state of mind. It's where yer happy, enjoying yerself, and can't think of a way ya'd rather be spending yer time. Me, I like the roar of wind. I find feeling it in my mane to be fun. Watching the world zip by... That's fun to me. What do ya think would be fun for yerself?"
[22:01]	Merciful_Devotion	"Hey Rage? Can you pass me some rope?"
[22:02]	Ragebrew	looked over at Merci, offering her the last of her rope. "'Ere ya go."
[22:04]	Ragebrew	"And if yer gonna be top side with me, no reading the boo... Oh, wait... Magic field..." She grumbled. "Cheater magic, I tell ya..."
[22:05]	Merciful_Devotion	giggles and snags the ropes, tying herself as best she could to the railing.
[22:05]	PAL-	tilts and whirs. "Understood."
[22:07]	Ragebrew	leaned against the ship, pointing a hoof upriver "Onward, to glory, insanity, and all sorts of good stuff!"
[22:07]	Elektron	shakes himself off before looking around the ship for the captain
[22:08]	Mad_Modd	the vessel lerches as they get underway, fighting the current to head North...
[22:10]	PAL-	"Insanity is bad for ponies." PAL says helpfully
[22:10]	Merciful_Devotion	grins and opens up the book to read
[22:12]	Ragebrew	relaxed, hooves behind her head. "Insanity is the only thing keeping me from curling into a little ball and crying till I died of dehydration. That and friends. Who are also insane, because they are following me around."
[22:13]	Elektron	trots above deck to find the others "Its really hot down there, what are you up to up here?"
[22:13]	Ragebrew	"Enjoying the scenery."
[22:15]	Merciful_Devotion	"Reading."
[22:15]	Mad_Modd	Ragebrew starts to feel /very/ ill
[22:15]	Elektron	tilts his head "What are you reading?"
[22:16]	Merciful_Devotion	giggles
[22:16]	Merciful_Devotion	"Do you /really/ wanna know?"
[22:17]	Elektron	"ummm... maybe?"
[22:18]	Ragebrew	was glad her face was still spray painted green. She scrambled as far as her rope would take her, and made a mess down the side of the ship.
[22:19]	Merciful_Devotion	"Well Elektron, let's just say it's giving me 'ideas~'"
[22:19]	Elektron	takes a few steps back "Feeling okay Rage?"
[22:20]	Ragebrew	just groaned something, followed by another mess. "Fuck you..." Hwarf "Ahm havin' fun!" She'd remain like that until her guts stopped kicking around
[22:21]	Mad_Modd	Midnight is also seasick, just not as bad as Ragebrew
[22:21]	Elektron	reddens, realizing what shes reading "Ummm... I'll go see if the captain is okay with me looking at the ventilation now..." he says, trotting off
[22:22]	Ragebrew	shook a hoof at Elektron "Ya can run, but ya can't hide!" HWARF
[22:23]	Merciful_Devotion	giggles and rubs Ragebrew's back with her magic
[22:25]	Rabtar	the Captain is behind the wheel humming a little song as he steers the ship
[22:27]	Elektron	trots up to him "Mr. Spork? Its awfully hot and sticky down below, do you mind if I take a look at the ventilation system?"
[22:29]	Rabtar	the Captain raises an eyebrow and looks a bit cross "Mr. Spork is below deck sleeping. I am........ *Captain* Maverick Renegade!"
[22:32]	Elektron	blinks and gives his head a firm shake "Sorry, I got the names mixed up. I was told I should speak to you about fixing the ventilation?"
[22:32]	Ragebrew	was slumped over the hull. "Ginger... My magnificent flank for a piece of ginger root." She had nothing left to purge.
[22:34]	Rabtar	"You can....... gohavealook. But you'll need to crawl into the ventilation shaft. Go see Checkers she........ willpoin you in the right direction."
[22:36]	Elektron	nods "Alright sir, thanks." he says, heading back below
[22:36]	Rabtar	"Captain or Skipper runt!"
[22:37]	Elektron	"Captain! Sorry si- Skipper!" he says quickly before running off
[22:37]	Elektron	to the engine room
[22:40]	Rabtar	the engine room is loud, hot and noisy. A large bipedal... think is adjusting one of the gauges, it's easily twice as tall as you average pony, it's arms end in large paws and wears ragged green coveralls. It pays Elektron no attention
[22:42]	Elektron	eyes widen upon seeing the... whatever it was "Excuse me, are you Mrs. Checkers?"
[22:43]	Rabtar	she turns and lifts up her goggles, her beady red eyes glaring out at the small stallion "Yeah! Wuts it to ya?"
[22:44]	Elektron	shrinks back and gulps "The Captain told me I should talk to you about helping fix the ventilation? Something about going into a ventilation shaft?"
[22:47]	Rabtar	"You wanna krawl in der? Go fer it. I ain't gunna drag ya out if ya git stukk tho." pointing at the opening on the wall behind him "Go thruw der."
[22:48]	Elektron	takes off his saddlebags and starts crawling inside
[22:50]	Rabtar	the ventilation shaft is just big enough for Elektron and what little gear he brings. After a short distance he comes to a fork, one left the other right...
[22:51]	Elektron	tries to feel for the source of the breeze
[22:52]	Rabtar	Elektron can feel a small breeze coming from the left
[22:52]	Elektron	goes to the left
[22:54]	Rabtar	comes to a small obstruction. It looks like a bird had made a nest in hear some time ago, possibly centuries, and it was blocking the airflow. But not enough to impede the flow of air enough to make it that hot inside...
[22:55]	Elektron	pushes the nest to the side, intending to bring it with him on the way out and continues down the shaft
[22:59]	Rabtar	after a little more crawling, he turns a corner and is nose to nose with a radroach!
[23:00]	Elektron	pulls out the Plasma Defender and shoots the roach
[23:01]	Rabtar	the bug just explodes, covering his face and neck in bug guts
[23:02]	Elektron	blinks, putting away the Defender and giving a slight blech before continuing forwards
[23:04]	Rabtar	past the first is a nasty glob of..... something..... it mite be a nest...
[23:06]	Elektron	thinks for a second, the Defender could put a hole through the hull, but he didn't have anything to deal with the nest just yet. He makes a mental note to ask for something to scrape it out later
[23:06]	Rabtar	the glob twitches....
[23:07]	Elektron	backs away from the mass
[23:07]	Rabtar	it twitches and starts to swell...
[23:08]	Elektron	backs away more and readies the Defender
[23:10]	Rabtar	it continues to swell, a hissing chittering growl emanating from it
[23:14]	Rabtar	the mass burst, a strange dog like thing about half the size of a pony covered in chitin with big teeth and a pair of large arm like things that end in spikes on it's back. It opens it's eyes and growls at Elektron and slowly stalks forward before lunging at him
[23:18]	Rabtar	it bites him in the head while jabbing him with those strange arm spike things, badly wounding Elektron
[23:18]	Elektron	screams in pain and fires three shots, hoping it dies quickly
[23:22]	Rabtar	Elektron's panicked shots strike the best, reducing it to a puddle of hissing green goo....
[23:23]	Elektron	groans in pain, and takes a look forwards, considering his options
[23:23]	Rabtar	the beast gone Elektron can see the problem, the main ventilation fan is gummed up by the... egg? from the monster.
[23:26]	Elektron	takes a look to see if the fan still has power before trying to clean away the gunk
[23:31]	Rabtar	unstops the fan, it hums to life moments later, sending 'fresh' air to the rest of the ship
[23:32]	Elektron	breathes a sigh of relief and begins crawling out, bringing the bird nest with him
[23:36]	Elektron	collapses in a heap upon exiting the shaft
[23:37]	Ragebrew	was still making all sorts of sick sounds on the edge of the boat.
[23:37]	Rabtar	Checkers turns and walks up to Elektron, kicking him in the side "Pone dead?"
[23:38]	Elektron	shakes his head "Pony alive, pony hurt. But the shaft should be clear now. You had... some weird egg with a vicious creature inside. Its dead now though."
[23:40]	Rabtar	she huffs and picks him up by the scruff of his neck "Then go bleed sumwere else." and unceremoniously drops him out of engineering and slams the door
[23:41]	Rabtar	then opens the door and throws the rest of his gear in his face
[23:42]	Elektron	shakily gets back to his hooves and puts on his saddle bags before trotting back to Ragebrew "Got... got a healing potion?" he asks, wobbling and his face showing the majority of the damage from the fight
[23:43]	Ragebrew	looked up from the deck. "Did ya just flirt with a hell hound or something?" She stood up with a wobble "Inside. Not patching yer face out here." She undid the rope and trotted inside the ship to somewhere less bumpy to bind his face with bandages.
[23:43]	Merciful_Devotion	Is too engrossed in her book to notice.
[23:44]	Elektron	follows Ragebrew, shaking his head "No, a radroach and... I don't know what it was. Something really angry though..."
[23:45]	Ragebrew	blinked "Got any parts of it?"
[23:46]	Elektron	shakes his head "There might be some left in the shaft, Mrs.Checkers wanted me out of there pretty fast."
[23:47]	Ragebrew	chuckled "Ya think I'd fit in one of those shafts? Ah well. Hold still, I'd rather not blind ya."
[23:47]	Elektron	sits down and lets her get to work
[23:52]	Ragebrew	tucked in the last roll "There. That'll do ya. Next time ya see something that makes ya think "This can't end well" Start shooting.
[23:54]	Elektron	nods "I'm gonna go lay down... tell me if anything else happens."
[23:54]	Ragebrew	"Be sure to tell Cap'n bugnut Mcrazyplot ya cleared it out."
[23:55]	Rabtar	and they are on there way to the power plant! What new dangers and fresh horror await them? I know ^^ and it's not nice. For not dieing and stuff 1000xp! Elektron gets an extra 200xp for killing the zergling all on his lonesome.