19:17:48: <uSeaGM> 12**FoE PnP Group 4 session 38**
19:18:10: <uSeaGM> 12Last time on Group 4: Tea Parties are Magic... with their bellies full of fresh cookies several of our heroes decided to try out the late Sweetie Belle's own private en suite bathing facilities. Some more vigorously than others. Meanwhile Watch_Tower has asked their robotic host on a date and the idea was raised to head to the surface and locate a sprite bot so they could contact Watcher.
19:21:15: cerberus should be in the elevator, going all her way up to adventure, so she puts on her best adventuring face
19:27:33: WatchTower joins Cereberus in the elevator a little bit giddy.
19:28:33: cerberus since the other ponies seem to be moving slowly, decides to see if the elevator buttons have a flavor -lick-
19:28:43: <uSeaGM> 12Meanwhile RarityBot is working on Milia's raggedy cloak.
19:29:43: Watch_Tower looks to Milia and Artifica. He had questions to ask, but was totally going to wait until they were up on the surface.
19:30:06: Milia is in the elevator with Cerberus. She stares down at the filly as she licks the buttons, shrugs, and decides to see what all the fuss is about.
19:30:14: Milia leans down and...licks the buttons too.
19:31:46: cerberus turns towards Artifica "so, getting in the elevator or what?"
19:32:02: Milia scruches her face. "Blech..."
19:32:09: Watch_Tower is too preoccupied with excitment to ponder the flavor of button.
19:32:57: Artifica sticks out her tongue playfully. And gets in the elevator.
19:33:40: Watch_Tower gives in finally and asks as the doors close. "So...umm,...I've never been on a date..."
19:33:47: Artifica curtsies to RarityBot. "Thank you so very much. We will be back shortly."
19:34:07: Watch_Tower places his hooves togeather and lowers his head. "I need advice."
19:35:09: <uSeaGM> 12With the press of a button the doors close and the elevator rises. The two robotic sisters wave them goodbye and hope that they'll be back soon.
19:35:31: Artifica offers, "Compliment her. And don't be asking about her anatomical correctness."
19:35:50: Watch_Tower says that stuff after the doors and he waves goodbye.
19:36:13: cerberus takes a look at milia and smiles "so, i heard yoi like pony saliva..."
19:36:17: Watch_Tower flushes. "Hey I have some class...I'd never ask that to a lady's face."
19:36:23: Milia decides that buttons are much more suitable to be pressed. Which she does. The surface one, specifically. As the doors close, the zebra waves and offers her own farewell. "Goin' to get a thing, back in a bit!"
19:36:33: <Watch_Tower> "Can't help wondering..." He mumbles.
19:36:42: Milia glares down at Cerberus, huffing. "Wh-what!"
19:36:58: <Watch_Tower> "anyway, right...compliments...I can do that. Plenty to compliment her on."
19:37:20: cerberus "well, if you wanted a kiss you'd just asked, the indirect thing seems pretty... you know, pathetic"
19:38:30: Milia facehooves. "This elevator is cursed...cursed to make me look like an idiot every time we ride it..."
19:38:31: Watch_Tower had missed their seperate conversation. "A kiss?"
19:39:02: cerberus "oh, don't worry, barcode pony... it's not the elevator" the filly giggles
19:40:01: Milia blushes furiously, looking away from the filly in embarassment. "Don't ask." she comments to Watch Tower.
19:40:41: cerberus "so... why are we looking for a spritebot?"
19:40:41: <uSeaGM> 12It doesn't take too long before they reach the surface and the doors open, letting them out into the StableTec main lobby.
19:41:11: Watch_Tower wonders if he should try and find flowers in the wasteland.
19:43:14: cerberus or we were looking for an excuse to flee?
19:43:17: Milia could help with that. First, though, she musters up the nerve to break her self imposed silence. "*Ahem* Because, Berry, it's a way for Raribot to talk to her friend."
19:43:43: <Milia> "Her friend that she never knew existed! Maybe, probably..."
19:43:53: cerberus oooohs "so we are really looking for one of those singing balls?"
19:44:09: <Watch_Tower> "ooh music...that's probably a good idea!"
19:44:22: Milia steps out of the carriage. "That's the idea!" A sudden jolt of realization finally hits her.
19:44:23: Watch_Tower has forgotten about the reason for the sprite bot himself now :D
19:44:29: <Milia> "Wait...Vapony here got a DATE?"
19:44:33: <Milia> ((vampony*))
19:45:03: cerberus frowns "can we avoid calling him a vampony? for no reason at all, just... let's call him something else, okay?"
19:45:09: cerberus "like, nerd?"
19:46:20: Milia nods to Cerberus, as if this is a completely reasonable course of action that doesn't need to be questioned. "NERD got a date?"
19:46:22: cerberus in the meantime, decides to climb on Artifica's back, since, you know, why trot when you can be a passenger?
19:47:05: Watch_Tower laughs. "Hey I'm not a nerd...or really a vampony..."
19:47:10: cerberus "yeah, unbelievable, isn't it? nerd getting a mare showing her tail... this world is spinning anti-clockwise"
19:47:14: <Watch_Tower> "oh right I'll...probably need to take off this armor."
19:47:25: Watch_Tower is lightly panicking.
19:48:30: Milia shifts her eyes back and forth. "Uhm...well...she might actually go for the...dragon-bat-thing look..."
19:48:39: <Milia> "...call it a hunch."
19:49:11: cerberus "really? you'd present to a guy like that? he's scary!... i'd say he can have cubs if he is into raping, at best"
19:49:34: <Watch_Tower> "Still...I should...probably clean up if she wants me to take off the he...Hey"
19:50:15: Artifica trots about, giving LazyBerry a ride.
19:51:35: cerberus "but hey, you can change! so.... nerd, show us what you've got!"
19:51:52: cerberus "if milia falls in love, you have a chance"
19:52:36: Artifica pauses to look over Watch_Tower appraisingly. "Well, you're out in the daylight. And so you can't be a vampony because you're not bursting into fire. Or sparkling." She looks around. "Somepony told me they do that."
19:52:37: <Watch_Tower> "uhh...crap..." He faulters a bit placed on the spot. "Maybe I could sing?"
19:52:45: Milia stares at Cerberus, mouth hanging slightly open. "Why do you say these words..."
19:52:59: <Watch_Tower> "only pixies sparkle."
19:53:25: Watch_Tower shakes his head before he takes that as an escape.
19:53:27: Milia looks to Watch Tower. "Uhm...are you any good?"
19:53:51: cerberus "very well, casanova, sing!"
19:54:23: <Milia> "At...singing, I mean. Not...the other thing Cerberus said."
19:54:52: cerberus whistles "wow, milia... that looked like a full fledged invite!"
19:55:24: <Watch_Tower> "uhh...songs songs..." He mumbles trying to think."
19:56:33: Artifica trots forward, head high. "Meanwhile," she says loudly, "I'll be over here looking for spritebots.
19:56:56: Milia scowls at Cerberus. "What, to smack you upside your muzzle?"
19:57:03: cerberus /me since she is on arti's back, the filly goes wherever she goes
19:57:30: Watch_Tower starts singing the pony equilient of Danny boy. The voice doesn't quite sound right.
19:57:58: cerberus smiles at milia "aw, you are really no fun! oh well, let's go back to the robot hunt, and see if nerd can sing better than that thing"
19:58:28: <uSeaGM> 12The world-weary BigBrother bot, Acolyte, greets you by the main door. �Welcome back. HUE is back to its old self. I thank thee for restoring balance.�
19:58:43: Milia trails her attention, tracking after the slowly leaving Cerberus. "Don't make me hide your squeaky toy, missy! I swear I'll friggin' do it!"
19:58:56: Watch_Tower breaks from Song long enough to say "Red!" enthusiastically
20:00:22: cerberus at the performance, the filly sighs and shakes her head but is distracted by the big brother, waves a hoof and goes back to Watch_Tower "listen this one: i've got a lovely bunch of coconuts---"
20:00:33: Milia shifts her attention back to Watch Tower. She winces a bit at the singing. "Well...it's the thought that cou-"
20:00:34: <uSeaGM> 12"Indeed." Acolyte turns toward Watch_Tower. �I recognise thy vestments, guardian of night, yet who does't thou serve whilst thy Princess slumbers?�
20:00:46: <Milia> 4"RED!"
20:00:57: Milia couldn't resist.
20:01:31: Watch_Tower giggles a bit. "sorry, Never really tried singing with my helmet on. It messes with my voice a little."
20:01:32: cerberus takes her poys and hides them better, mostly hugging them so that milia can't toss them away
20:01:38: <cerberus> *toys
20:01:51: cerberus "you don't scare me evil zebra!"
20:02:29: <Watch_Tower> "She can't be evil. Judging from her dancing. She clearly lacks the evil dances part."
20:03:10: Milia shoots a look back at Cerberus. "OooOOoooOO, I doooooon't?! What if I CUUUuuUUuuuRsE you, CerbErUUuuUUuus?!"
20:03:14: Milia waggles her arms spookily
20:03:21: <Milia> front legs*
20:04:21: cerberus flattens her ears on her head and closes her eyes "i'm not afraid of your pony mumbo jumbo!"
20:04:57: Watch_Tower turns back to acolyte looking at him it taking a moment to realize a question had been asked.
20:05:08: cerberus in panic, takes the first thing she finds in her bags and tosses it at milia
20:05:25: <Watch_Tower> "I don't really serve anypony I suppose."
20:06:05: <cerberus> like an explosion of confetti and streamers, 5 rolls of bandages fly all over the zebra
20:06:29: Milia continues waving her forelegs. "BuuUUuuUt mY MumBo JUuuuMbo is TotEs BaaAAdaAAss, mY LiiIIttle po-OW!"
20:07:16: Milia is smacked in the face by a roll of bandages. "What the...hey, cool! I need these!"
20:07:52: cerberus hides her muzzle in Artifica's mane not caring at all about the bandages destiny
20:08:14: Milia greedily shoves them in her saddlebag.
20:08:26: <uSeaGM> 12The robot nods his head slowly with a metalic creaking sound.
20:08:54: Watch_Tower salutes the guard and trots to catch up with the others. "Nice guard."
20:09:23: cerberus keeps her muzzle hidden in the bigger mare's mane and doesn't want to talk to anyone nevermoar!
20:10:40: Milia trots up next to BackBerry, her head held high, practically oozing a completely undeserved aura of smugness. "Who would have known threatening a small child would be so profitable?"
20:10:57: Milia shits a look to Watch Tower. "Yeah. Bit weird, though..."
20:11:08: <Watch_Tower> (hahahaha I read that one exactly right :V)
20:11:53: <Watch_Tower> "Pretty polite though."
20:12:04: Watch_Tower considers taking his helmet off.
20:13:34: <Watch_Tower> "I wonder...if I can find flowers while we're up here..."
20:16:30: cerberus pulls her head out from Artifica's mane and frowns "ah.... now that i think of it... we could need to walk for a bit to find a spritebot, you kow..."
20:17:10: Artifica nods.
20:17:17: Milia shoots a quizzical look at Cerberus. "Say what now? Aren't those things all over?"
20:17:40: cerberus "i don't think there is a single spritebot in the whole town..."
20:18:13: <Watch_Tower> "I haven't seen any either...and I've been up there a while."
20:19:50: Artifica waves to Acolyte as they head off. "Good to see you again. Hopefully, we'll be back soon."
20:20:40: Milia pouts. "All of my plans that don't involve hitting things always crumble around me..."
20:20:44: cerberus and since there seems to be a while to walk, the filly curls in a donut becoming her own pillow and napping
20:20:59: <Watch_Tower> "I think..."
20:21:01: <Milia> "Why the hay is that? It seems...weird."
20:21:30: <Watch_Tower> "I've seen a few ghouls chewing on them...perhaps they might be worth a shot?"
20:21:34: Artifica pauses, then turns back the way they came. "I have an idea."
20:22:04: <Watch_Tower> "Or the bots...they've got eyes everywhere by now..."
20:22:17: <Watch_Tower> "Probably wandered pretty far too.."
20:23:00: Milia looks slightly taken aback at Watch Tower's suggestion. She then glances at Artifica: "Uhh...does it involve what I think Watch Tower here is suggesting?"
20:23:22: cerberus follows arti even this time, mostly because she is still riding her
20:24:45: Watch_Tower considers a moment and starts to follow Artifica. "Hey Mil...you think when we go looking for the sprite bot you can help me keep a look out for flowers?"
20:25:36: Milia shoots a sly grin at Watch Tower. "Sure, no prob."
20:26:20: <Watch_Tower> "Thanks" He grins. "I can't believe I've got a date." He lets out a surprisingly deep sound squeel of excitement.
20:26:45: cerberus asks arti "what's the plan? we build our own spritebot?"
20:27:26: <Watch_Tower> "Yup gonna make us our own singing bot for musical excellence."
20:28:57: Artifica nods. "Watch_Tower, you have the same idea I do." She adds for clarity, "About using the bots to find a spritebot." Then over-clarifies, "I wasn't thinking I can't believe you got a date."
20:29:35: Watch_Tower laughs. "thank you!"
20:29:45: <Milia> "...I still sorta was..." she admits.
20:29:59: <Watch_Tower> "I was gonna get all miffed if at least one pony didn't think I was at least potentially datable." He grins.
20:30:03: cerberus yawns "milia wanted to go out with erd... i bet"
20:30:06: <cerberus> *nerd
20:31:11: Milia shrugs. "It's not that I don't think you're dateable! It's more like...disbelief at WHO you got it with!"
20:31:36: <Watch_Tower> "I won't lie. Definitely wasn't expecting a yes from such a prett...beautiful pony."
20:32:10: Milia furrows her brow at Cerberus. "And for your information, missy...I happen to not swing that way! I prefer mares, thank you very much!"
20:32:15: Watch_Tower gently tweaks Cerberus's tail with his TK. "and I'm not a Nerd. Now quit calling me it before I use my nerdly powers."
20:32:31: Artifica looks between Milia and Watch_Tower. Finds herself wondering about Watch_Tower's armor, and "what would it look like on a zebra?" She stops, realizing she might have wondered that out loud.
20:33:04: cerberus sighs and zips her mouth.... coalition ws always hard to fight back
20:33:07: Milia nudges Watch Tower. "Do it. Use math powers on her. Blast her with your math blaster spell."
20:33:53: <Watch_Tower> "You know I wondered the same thing."
20:34:06: Artifica blushes.
20:34:17: <Watch_Tower> "When she mentioned wanting a set...fun fact that was literally how I wound up with it."
20:34:32: Watch_Tower waves his hooves at Cerberus mock menacingly.
20:35:08: Artifica quickly redirects, "If we are going to enlist the aid of the bug bots, we may need HUE. Although I would suggest taking our query through Rarity rather than trying our hooves at programming. It did not go so well last time.
20:35:49: <Watch_Tower> "Sounds good to me. You know more about him then I do."
20:36:14: cerberus decides to give them the silence torture! she won't reply to the provocations, ah!
20:36:21: Watch_Tower looks to Milia. "Hey, Mil want to try my armor on? My curiousity is going to drive me crazy at this rate."
20:36:48: Milia can't help but suppress a grin at Artifica's armor comment...oh who am I kidding she isn't suppressing shit. "YESYESYESYESYESYES!"
20:36:50: <Watch_Tower> "Probably before I head to clean up for the date?"
20:36:57: Milia starts bouncing around Watch Tower.
20:37:02: Watch_Tower laughs. "For Science!"
20:37:06: <Milia> ((errr, watch tower's*))
20:37:32: cerberus mutters "and then tell me she's not falling for him..."
20:37:49: Artifica watches watchfully and with interest.
20:39:15: <Watch_Tower> "The main piece is kinda glued on..,but I can do this for now." He grins taking the helmet off and hoofing it over to Milia. "Try listening to your voice it sounds really silly wearing it." His voice is a tiny bit deeper, but much softer then it sounds wearing the helmet.
20:40:01: Milia trips and falls onto her face in the midst of her foalish outburst of glee. She quickly scrapes herself off the ground and brushes herself off, blushing slightly.
20:40:22: Artifica blinks. "Glued on?"
20:40:24: Milia takes the helmet into her hooves. "It's...so...cool..."
20:41:33: <Watch_Tower> "Yeah...it's a long story, but basically this exact conversation with a prankster pegasus."
20:41:41: <Watch_Tower> "and a lot more alcohol."
20:44:01: Milia slowly lifts it up, and wriggles her head into it. "Woah...WOAH. MY VOICE IS DEEP!"
20:44:56: Watch_Tower chuckles. "Yeah it is."
20:45:28: cerberus giggles and opens her mouth to say something "..." apparently, changes her mind before getting in biiiig trouble
20:45:30: <Watch_Tower> "ooh try saying Halt Criminal Scum. Or Red!"
20:46:15: Milia booms out in a bassy baritone:
20:46:35: <Milia> 4"STOP RIGHT THERE, CRIMINAL SCUM. I'VE CAUGHT YOU RED HOOFED!"
20:46:47: Milia glances at Watch Tower. "How was that?"
20:47:01: Watch_Tower giggles. "It's fun isn't it?"
20:47:59: cerberus taps her chin "try singing 'nopony knows the pain i feel' now..."
20:48:49: Milia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EJSkJlh_fg
20:49:17: Watch_Tower sings along quite nicely.
20:49:48: cerberus sighs and smiles in nostalgy "exactly like my good old mum...."
20:50:25: cerberus is lulled all the way to Zzz
20:50:42: cerberus and for once, doesn't cry while sleeping
20:50:59: Watch_Tower finishes singing the tune happily.
20:51:35: Milia blinks a few times as the sudden sing along ends. "...Damn!"
20:52:24: <Watch_Tower> "You got used to singing wearing it a lot sooner then I did...I still can't quite manage it."
20:52:34: Watch_Tower flicks his ears a little sheepishly.
20:53:31: Watch_Tower heads toward their destination. "Mind...if I stay up here?...I'd feel kinda embarrassed going to see Rarity before our date."
20:53:37: Milia laughs. "Singing's something I always do whenever I'm cooking up herbs or something...I'm no stranger to carrying a tune."
20:54:00: Milia pats a hoof on Watch Tower's armored back. "No worries, hoss. We got your back."
20:54:16: <Watch_Tower> "I only sing along with the radio when it's a song I can carry well."
20:55:42: Artifica_ trots around Milia, admiring
20:56:21: Watch_Tower grins. "Wait till she wears the full armor."
20:56:32: <Watch_Tower> "gotta wear the chest if you want to look like a vampony."
20:56:40: Artifica_ noddles
20:57:30: Milia stands rigid as Artifica looks her over. She startes to giggle, nervously, her tail twitching a few times anxiously.
20:57:53: Artifica_ turns to the intercom and activates it. "Rarity?"
20:57:58: Milia has basically been blushing constantly for one reason or another since they reached the surface. And now is no exception.
20:58:54: Artifica_ releases the button and, as she waits for a response, notes idly "Bat-zebras are cool."
20:59:04: Watch_Tower stays quiet. He's still a bit shy about speaking to her without her Helmet.
20:59:10: cerberus keeps sleeping, also, noms her own tail because little fillies nmust do something cute while sleeping or they die
20:59:18: <Watch_Tower> "Just wait until she actually looks like one."
20:59:28: <uSeaGM> 12A few moments later a familiar friendly voice answers. "Yes darling? Are you back from your trip?"
21:00:47: Artifica_ chuckles. "Not yet. We had an idea that might speed this process along nicely. Could the little painter bots see if they can't spot a spritebot? Let us know where the nearest one is?"
21:01:30: Watch_Tower stays absolute silent and still as they talk.
21:03:48: Milia whispers over to the seemingly nervous Watch Tower. "Get hyped. You can do this, dude."
21:03:55: cerberus mutters in her sleep "nerd loves raribot..."
21:04:45: Watch_Tower nods slowly. "Thanks." he whispers flushing at Cerberus's comment.
21:05:29: <Artifica_> (Artifica_ said that over the intercom, notibly.)
21:06:31: <uSeaGM> 12"Of course dear. I'll just ask." The intercom goes quiet for a minute before speaking up again. "They tell me they saw one a little west from here. I'm not sure why you're looking for one but we both hope you return soon."
21:07:56: Artifica_ smiles brightly. "Thank you, Rarity!" She turns to the others. "West it is."
21:09:08: Watch_Tower nods. "Thank you, Rarity." He manages a tad bit late.
21:09:58: Milia looks at the sky, and the position of the sun, trying to get her cardinal bearings. She stares off into the distance, in that very direction. "Sounds good, then! West is best!" she exclaims in her lowered voice.
21:11:53: Watch_Tower tries out the music player that he got in HUE's room curious of what was on it now that he'd turned it down enough to hear.
21:13:50: <uSeaGM> 12Unfortunately, patented Solaris tech pumps up the volume again immediately. Louder is stonger and therefore better.
21:14:45: Watch_Tower takes the earbuds out and listens to them outside of his ears.
21:15:35: <Milia> ((OONTZ OONTZ OONTZ OONTZ))
21:20:38: Watch_Tower moves his head to the tune. "let's get going."
21:20:48: <uSeaGM> 12The party heads west for a time and the streets seems empty and quiet, but as you pass a row of old houses you suddenly notice a small figure sitting silently in front of one of the doors. It's a ghoul. A foal to be exact, wearing a grubby green satchel that looks almost as patchy as its owner.
21:20:49: Watch_Tower heads west regretful it's not playing westerns
21:21:10: Milia has been trotting west.
21:22:14: Artifica_ grins. "Yes. Let's. The sooner we get done, the sooner we get back. The sooner Watch_Tower has his date, the sooner Rarity and I can gossip about it the next day."
21:22:26: Watch_Tower flushes bright Red at that.
21:22:34: <Watch_Tower> "uhh...hey look a ghoul."
21:22:39: Watch_Tower points to it.
21:23:15: Milia pleads with Artifica. "You HAVE to let me in on that."
21:23:27: Milia puppydog-eyes.
21:23:34: <uSeaGM> 12You can barely make out a faded design on its satchel of a dull-yellow pegasus with a grey mane. You get the feeling it probably contains books and a very old lunch box.
21:23:38: Artifica_ laughs
21:24:15: <uSeaGM> 12The foal takes no notice of you and instead stares up at the closed front door. There's a key in the lock tied to a loop of green ribbon. The loop looks long enough to hang round a pony's neck so the latchkey wouldn't get lost. Despite the key the door remains closed. The ghoul doesn't seem to know what to do so it just sits there. Waiting.
21:24:51: <Watch_Tower> "Where...will I go while you're gossiping?" He looks to the building expecting it to be like a school.
21:24:55: Artifica_ stops laughing at the sobering sight of the child. Oh... oh dear.
21:25:58: cerberus yawns and wakes up, groggily "what... what's going on?"
21:26:11: <uSeaGM> 12The building looks like a regular old house just like the ones around it.
21:26:22: Artifica_ whimpers. Then approaches slowly. "Hello?"
21:27:41: <uSeaGM> 12The foal sits quietly looking up at the door.
21:27:44: Milia 's ears droop. The ghoul was barely a child... "Damn..."
21:28:11: Milia prays silently it isn't feral.
21:28:35: Artifica_ prays silently that it is.
21:28:41: Watch_Tower approaches slowly taking his helmet from Milia. He might need it.
21:29:04: Milia gladly returns it.
21:29:08: Watch_Tower isn't sure. On one hoof...he hated killing foals...on the other...a foal ghoul...forever...
21:29:34: Artifica_ sits, letting Cerberus slide off her back. The gets up and approaches again, moving closer. "Hello? What's your name?"
21:31:20: cerberus takes a look at the ghouls filly and frowns, whispering "even kids... ponies have no moral at all..."
21:31:58: Watch_Tower whispers. "Bombs have no morals. They kill everyone good and bad. Innocent and guilty."
21:32:00: Milia whispers back. "Megaspells don't really discriminate..."
21:33:29: <uSeaGM> 12The ghoul doesn't react but it does reach up and try the door handle. It doesn't work. Something seems to keeping the door closed.
21:34:23: <Watch_Tower> "Think...we should let it in?"
21:35:42: cerberus "why not... maybe we could first try to get in and see what's inside"
21:36:00: cerberus "do you see any reacheable window?"
21:36:35: Milia watches the pitiful sight. "Yeah..." She glances over to Cerberus. "Something tells me it's not interested in looting. Let's just...try to get this open."
21:37:04: Milia looks around for a window.
21:37:29: cerberus "ah..." hesitates, stil lstaring at the poor thing, then follows milia
21:37:30: Watch_Tower trots up to the door closing his eyes and attempting sculpt an opening around the door latch.
21:38:30: Artifica_ can't bear it. She focuses with her magic, telekinetically trying to turn the key and open the door.
21:39:48: <uSeaGM> 12The key is already turned. Presumably by the foal itself.
21:43:13: <uSeaGM> 12Watch_Tower sculpts around the door lock, causing the lock itself (and a bit of wall) to drop onto the floor.
21:44:05: Watch_Tower floats the door so it doesn't fall onto the foal. "I...guess the door lock fused..."
21:44:40: <uSeaGM> 12the door, however, still won't open
21:45:17: <Watch_Tower> (misread that whoops)
21:46:01: cerberus sighs and goees back to Watch_Tower "there's a bolt keeping the door closed... it's more or less up there" points a hoofie
21:46:54: Watch_Tower continues his sculpting making the hole larger so that it took all the material he could sculpt with it. (7 feet or so)
21:48:07: Milia watches the sculpting take place. "Unicorn magic is weiiiiird..."
21:48:17: <uSeaGM> 12What was once the door flows into reinforcing the doorway... which was kinda pointless now.
21:49:02: Watch_Tower shaped the words sorry about the door, WT. into the newly reinforced doorway.
21:49:06: <uSeaGM> 12With the door now gone the ghoulish foal carefully picks up the key that had dropped on the floor and hangs it round its neck. The ghoul walks inside and heads upstairs, ignoring the scene around it. Even in the hallway you can see drawers tipped out of cupboards, cabinets left wide open and boxes overturned and emptied. Clear signs that this house has been scavenged.
21:49:40: cerberus follows the foal closely
21:50:47: <uSeaGM> 12Upstairs the story is the same. Every room has been picked clean of anything useful. Except for one. A door covered in peeling green paint creaks slightly from the ghoul's passage a moment before. Through the doorway you can see a bed, the resting place of two adult skeletons. A careful observer would notice a gap in between them.
21:52:16: Watch_Tower looks away. He didn't need to see a foal visiting his dead parents. He trots back down the stairs slowly.
21:52:52: <uSeaGM> 12Looking round the room you can also see faded posters on the walls. Several display the same pegasus as the ghoul's satchel but their better condition show the pegasus to be a mare wearing a pith helmet in various scenes of adventure.
21:53:16: Artifica_ follows reverently behind Cerberus
21:53:55: Milia remains watching the ghoul in silence. She was taking in the moment, a bit lost in her head.
21:54:28: <uSeaGM> 12On another wall is a shelf of books. Mostly tales of Daring Do. Hanging up is a calendar forever telling anyone interested that today is the 29th of August. Nearby is a pin board with family photos, child's drawings, and a signed photo of a unicorn and an earth pony hugging an orange pegasus (who is trying to look too cool for hugs). The trio look familiar. The foal sits in the middle of all this with a Daring Do book open in front o
21:54:28: <uSeaGM> f it.
21:54:34: cerberus bites her lips, drinking tears
21:55:33: Artifica_ cries silently.
21:55:45: Watch_Tower was also crying away from the others.
21:56:26: cerberus turns her head towards the other ponies, with a "look at what you did!" stare; it's more feral and predatory than a pony stare should be
21:57:14: cerberus then turns back watching at that shard of lost better days, trying to see more, wanting to see more of a long lost past, a happy time
21:57:45: Watch_Tower didn't want to see more. He Pitied that poor foal...
21:59:33: <uSeaGM> 12Now back in its own element, the foal looks up at the sound of Cerberus' voice. It turns the book towards Cerberus, inviting the other foal to read.
21:59:56: Milia casts a look to the side, taking notice of Cerberus' angry look that seemed to be directed toward the rest of the group. "...Wasn't us, you know."
22:00:15: cerberus moves towards the foal and sits beside her, strill, berry can't read very well...
22:05:04: <uSeaGM> 12The foal doesn't seem to mind and the pictures tell the story pretty well themselves. It waits for Cerberus to finish looking over everything before turning the page. This book has been read many many times before.
22:05:51: cerberus sits there and looks at the book, doesnt' seem to care about the others
22:09:29: Watch_Tower slowly trots outside and looks into the wastes.
22:09:47: <uSeaGM> 12Pages turn and pages turn until they reach the end. The ghoulish foal looks over at Cerberus as if waiting for a reaction.
22:11:00: cerberus sighs and smiles weakly "yopu... how long have you been waiting for a friend?"
22:13:39: cerberus aligns next to the ghoul and leans herself to her
22:14:42: Artifica_ sits and weeps quietly
22:15:39: cerberus gets out her plushie seep and puts it in front of the ghoul
22:16:32: Milia takes a deep breath. Even if she knows it's a hollow gesture in all likelyhood, the zebra slowly trots over and sits beside Cerberus and the ghoul. "...Whatcha readin'?" she asks softly.
22:17:08: <uSeaGM> 12The ghoul gives no reaction to either question but it tilts its head and prods the fluffy sheep toy.
22:18:06: cerberus moves the plushie a bit, as if it is reacting to the prodding, like... well, like playing
22:19:07: Milia was directing the question at Cerberus as much as she was at the ghoul.
22:20:24: cerberus "yes thanks..."
22:20:43: cerberus keeps moving slowly the sheep and goes "baaah, baaah"
22:22:34: <uSeaGM> 12The ghoul follows Cerberus' movements and tries to do the same, as if slowly remembering something long forgotten.
22:23:23: cerberus tries playing with the ghoul, and not just in front of her, to getting her involved in the sheep thing
22:26:41: <uSeaGM> 12It seems to help. Slowly but surely the ghoul plays as well.
22:27:08: Milia starts reading the book, taking notice of how well worn it is, while Cerberus plays with the ghoul off to the side. She's actually smiling and chuckling a bit at the story as she reads through it in earnest.
22:30:37: cerberus mutters "i'm berry... this is shaun... ah...." hesitates "shaun says that he wants to be your friend too, andstay here and play with you, if you are okay with it..."
22:34:20: <uSeaGM> 12It opens its mouth and gives a noiseless reply then looks between Cerberus and shaun and tilts its head.
22:34:45: cerberus tries offering the plushie as a gift
22:35:57: cerberus "here, see? i give it to you so we are friends..."
22:38:27: <uSeaGM> 12It takes the plushie in a forehoof and gives it a squeeze. Then it stands up and trots to the book shelf. Rearing up on a box for height, it takes a book down off the shelf and heads back to Cerberus.
22:40:07: cerberus mutters "we... we could take her to the farm... she... she could make friends, she doesn't deserve to be alone"
22:40:44: cerberus mutters "nopony deserves to be alone"
22:40:47: <uSeaGM> 12It drops the book and nudges it towards Cerberus. This book has the same picture on the cover as the one they just read but looks like it has hardly been read at all. It must be an extra copy.
22:41:40: cerberus looks at the ghoul "for me? really? i..." the filly starts crying
22:42:02: cerberus then hugs the book and mutters "thank you"
22:44:30: cerberus then smiles, trying to wipe the tears "hey, i have other friends, want to meet them? they don't live that far from here..."
22:46:24: Milia looks up from her reading material, respectfully stepping away from the worn tome as she sees the ghoul hoof over the gift to Cerberus.
22:46:59: Milia heads back to the doorway, a mixture of profound sadness and melancholy happiness clashing inside her.
22:48:29: cerberus "so, want to meet new friends?" the filly starts believing that she can actually pull this, an enthusiast smile replaces her previous sadness
22:49:38: <uSeaGM> 12The ghoul squeezes her sheep but otherwise doesn't react.
22:51:00: cerberus tries moving outside from the room and sees how the ghoul reacts
22:53:17: <uSeaGM> 12She remains where she is, playing with the sheep kinda like Cerberus was doing before.
22:54:30: cerberus sighs and reaches the others in the corridor "i'm afraid we can't help her...." her smile dies again "we can't save erveryone, i gues, but... but..."
22:55:50: <uSeaGM> 12Outside, Watch_Tower spots a sprite bot hovering nearby. It seems like it was watching them.
22:56:19: Watch_Tower watches the bot for a little before approaching curious.
22:59:20: cerberus trots outside with th others, gently closing the door and leavingthe little filly playing on her own for... well, forever
22:59:37: <Watch_Tower> "umm hello?" He says to the sprite bot that was watching him.
23:00:42: Milia watches Cerberus leave. As she passes, the zebra pipes up:
23:00:52: <Milia> "You don't want her to come with us?"
23:01:21: cerberus "i dont' want to force her... it's... it could make things worse."
23:01:40: cerberus "what if her becomes violent, what if we have to kill her?"
23:01:49: <uSeaGM> 12"Hi! I was looking for ponies and you're ponies who stopped to help out a foal even though she couldn't say thank you. So that makes you extra qualified."
23:02:34: cerberus lets tower and arti do the talky stuff, hugging milia tight and whispering to her
23:02:38: Watch_Tower backs up a bit surprised. His only experience with a sprite bot was a mad science filly's pet. He recovers after a bit. "Looking for ponies to do what?"
23:02:50: cerberus "if i ever end like that, please, shoot me"
23:03:42: Milia hugs Cerberus close, returning the embrace. "...Yeah...I will..." she says, her composure rapidly breaking down.
23:04:17: <Milia> "...It...it w-won't come to that though, o...okay?...
23:04:29: <Watch_Tower> "qualified for what actually?"
23:04:37: cerberus nodnods, sobs a little more
23:05:42: <uSeaGM> 12"Let's just say a friend of mine who has a very good view saw a bright light in the sky around here a few nights ago. And the last time she saw something like that it was a megaspell able to take out a Thunderhead so... that kinda makes her worried."
23:05:55: Artifica_ trots up to the Sprite-bot, wiping tears from her eyes. "Hello? We... need to contact Watcher."
23:07:10: <Watch_Tower> "Pretty sure, we didn't drop a megaspell...oh right. Yeah we need to contact watcher...something about a friend of his he'd like to meet."
23:07:13: Milia closes her eyes and reaches down to nuzzle Berry, the filly still wrapped in her forelegs. Her choked back tears are finally beginning to flow.
23:07:17: Watch_Tower hopes he got that right.
23:09:18: <uSeaGM> 12"And she wanted me to ask the locals if they knew anything about it- wait," the sprite bot bobs in front of Artifica, "what's this about a friend of mine?"
23:10:18: <Watch_Tower> "It's kind of a prewar pony named Rarity, and her little sister." He still wasn't sold on believing Watcher knew her.
23:10:19: cerberus listen to the conversation, trying to understand what is going on
23:11:00: cerberus "well, not really a pony, more of a robot..."
23:12:25: <uSeaGM> 12The sprite bot rockets forward, getting right up to Watch_Tower's muzzle. "Did you just say RARITY?!"
23:12:49: <uSeaGM> 12**Group 4 Session ends**
23:13:04: Watch_Tower meeps. "personal space" D: