The Trotting Dead - s2e016 - Famine Marches On

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[19:21]<EchoesOfDeath>	The Trotting Dead - Season 2 - #016 Famine Gallops On
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[19:29]<EchoesOfDeath>	"The sun shines. Leaves rustle under the gentle breeze. A smile, a laugh, a mother, a foal. A path of trees, threaded by ponies blessed by a beautiful day. Celestia's sun shines and the clear lake shines back."
[19:29]<EchoesOfDeath>	Rosebee finishes and stares at the others not knowing what to think. "Raven wrote that."
[19:30]<EchoesOfDeath>	The little that can be seen through the window is a obscured by dense haze. It's been two weeks. Your supplies dwindle. There is barely any baking supplies left for on the coffee shop. It would last them 4 more days.
[19:31]?	Junette does wingups on two tables "Cute, think she can write us up some food?"
[19:32]<Cambiance>	"Junette, there's no need to be snarky."
[19:33]?	Swift_Hurddle grunts in a corner using his improvized work out gear, a emptied heavy wood shelf tiped on its side. Laying on his back Swift pushes the shelf up and down again in repetitive motion as he for weeks. over time his exercises have become more and more creative.
[19:33]<EchoesOfDeath>	You find themselves among the bookshelves of the first floor
[19:33]?	Star_Spotter sighs as she trots out and lightly swat's Junette on the head.
[19:33]<Star_Spotter>	"You hush. There is no need to be so rude."
[19:34]?	Junette bows her head quickly "Yes m.... Star" she blushes and keeps her beak closed
[19:34]?	Backlash smiles softly at Rosebee. "It was nice."
[19:34]?	Cambiance trots over to Swift in the corner and sits near him.  "Having fun?"
[19:35]<EchoesOfDeath>	"Yeah... but It's not like her. She writes about doom and gloom and moon and, well, you know, right?" Rosebee shrugs.
[19:35]?	Swift_Hurddle huffs and pushes the shelf fully upright before climbing up, leaving his school jacket on the groupd where he was using it as a pillow for his neck. "Well I liked it, it was bright"
[19:36]?	Swift_Hurddle looks to Cambiance and tries for a smile and fails, "Umm... I guess, Im just... tired"
[19:36]?	Star_Spotter nods to her and looks outside. "We have enough food for 4 days, we should get going soon to retrive more." She says to the others.
[19:38]?	Swift_Hurddle sits on his haunches and looks towards the door, "I dont know how she plans on doing that", he says to Cambiance. "With the sewers blocked going out the front would just attract attention to us..."
[19:38]?	Backlash shrugs. "Eh. Ain't gonna complain about the change-a tone." She overhears the others talking and clears her throat. "Uhh, I could give it a shot..."
[19:39]<Cambiance>	"That's a good point Swift."
[19:41]?	Swift_Hurddle looks down and raises a hoof and looks at his overgrown fetlocks. "I guess... but she got us this far, I mean nothing has happened to us over the past few weeks at least... nothing at all"
[19:44]<EchoesOfDeath>	"I wish it was safe to go outside..." Rosebee frowns.
[19:45]?	Junette sits down "If they are not looking after themselves it will only be a matter of time before the flyers become more then sluggish in the air, at that point flying will be safe... at least I hope so"
[19:45]?	Backlash sighs dejectedly, her suggestion ignored, and trots over to discuss poetry and happiness with Rosebee. "We'll figure somethin' out. Things always work out for the best, anyway."
[19:46]?	Star_Spotter frowns looking to them. "It isn't good to be dejected. Look we need food to survive. there should still be supplies in the surronding area. If we want this place to work as a safehouse we need to work together."
[19:47]<Cambiance>	"Fair enough.  Should we start thinking of scouting then?"
[19:48]<EchoesOfDeath>	You hear descending the stairs. Sugar Drop and her improvised peg leg.
[19:48]?	Star_Spotter nods to Cambiance. "Yes we should." She looks up and smiles. "Oh hello Sugar."
[19:51]?	Swift_Hurddle looks up, "Scouting, like outside?". Staring at miss star he almost pleads, "Can we miss star? im desperate to get outside"
[19:51]<EchoesOfDeath>	"Hey friends." She waves her hoof, wobbling on her peg leg. "...whoa."
[19:52]?	Cambiance smiles.  "Hi Sugar.  How are you doing?"
[19:54]?	Backlash huffs, seeing Sugar's discomfort, and storms over to Star_Spotter. "Hey. I'm gonna go outside."
[19:55]?	Star_Spotter nods to Swift and Backlash. "Okay we should make a team and have a plan first."
[19:55]<EchoesOfDeath>	Sugar balances herself. "I'm still getting used to this, but I'm gonna get the hang of it."
[19:55]?	Junette waves a talon at sugar "sup"
[19:56]?	Swift_Hurddle points to backlash and follows the mare, "She seems to have a plan"
[19:57]?	Cambiance gets up.  "Sounds good."
[19:57]<EchoesOfDeath>	Sugar makes her way down to better standing ground. "A plan, what for?"
[19:58]?	Backlash glances at Swift. "What? Sorry, but no, no plan. I can get around out there better than anypony else, an' I'm sick of bein' reined me in by plans. We need food, we need medical... stuff. So I'm gonna go get it."
[19:58]<Cambiance>	"We're thinking of scouting the surrounding area for supplies."
[19:59]?	Star_Spotter looks to Backlash. "No." She says to her sternly. "We need a plan or its going to be extra dangerous."
[20:00]?	Backlash glares back. "Yes. Dangerous for who? I can guarantee it'll be less dangerous than wastin' away in here."
[20:00]<EchoesOfDeath>	"How can I help?" Sugar asks.
[20:00]?	Swift_Hurddle looks back to miss Star, still standing by Backlash
[20:01]?	Junette raps her talons on the table "nopony is getting out of here without Star's say-so, Not if you are going to put the rest of us at risk"
[20:01]<Cambiance>	"Miss Star, maybe Backlash is right.  She is very capable by herself.  She's sneaky enough to not alert many of the sick ponies.  The rest of us could group up while she goes alone."
[20:03]?	Swift_Hurddle looks to Sugar, and waves a hoof, "Even Sugar wants to help out", He is all smiles.
[20:05]<EchoesOfDeath>	Sugar smiles back.
[20:14]?	Star_Spotter sighs and nods. "Fine then." She says with a frown. "Do what you like in that case, just try and get some food for the good of everypony."
[20:16]?	Backlash backs off slightly, having subconsciously taken a somewhat aggressive stance. "Yep." She sighs cathartically, feeling some of her stress go out with the exhale.
[20:16]?	Cambiance smiles nervously.  "Just keep safe, alright?  We don't want to lose anypony out there."
[20:19]?	Backlash nods. "Uh-huh. I, uh, don't mean to be rude, but it's also prob'ly best if I go alone. Harder to spot a lone pony, y'know?"
[20:19]?	Star_Spotter nods. "So which area are you going to go? We can lead a group elsewhere."
[20:20]?	Swift_Hurddle frowns, "Alone?"
[20:25]<Backlash>	"Yeap, alone. You guys work better as a group, that's obvious. I'm gonna be lookin' around for a hospital, or maybe another pharmacy. Too bad the closest one ended up bein' kinda bare, but there's gotta be somethin' out there for Sugar."
[20:25]?	Swift_Hurddle frown deepends
[20:27]<EchoesOfDeath>	"Didn't you have a friend...?" Sugar asks Star_Spotter
[20:27]?	Star_Spotter nods to Sugar. "Yes but last I heard he was working in a hospital across town. We could try to work our way there in a group or something."
[20:31]?	Swift_Hurddle grumbles, "Hospitals havent really been working out for us lately
[20:31]<Swift_Hurddle>	"
[20:39]?	Junette taps her beak "why not fly around and find a small clinic, or a medical shop?"
[20:41]<Backlash>	"I'm gonna try to be back here by night. I got a pretty good idea of the landscape -" she grumbles something about sewers being innavigable - "so it shouldn't be that bad. I'm just gonna roam a bit and see what I can see."
[20:44]?	Junette lays back and glances over at Star before turning back to Backlash "I will keep the axe close incase you get bit..." she winces as soon as the words leave her mouth.
[20:44]?	Backlash shrugs and smiles wanly, reacting to Junette's own reaction. "Good."
[20:48]<Cambiance>	"So do we just want to travel in two groups?  Backlash and the rest of us?  Or do we want to split up more?"
[20:49]<Star_Spotter>	"We should have two people remain here to protect the base."
[20:53]?	Junette blinks "uh, well s-star, we could stay here..."
[20:54]<Cambiance>	"I'd be fine to go out."
[20:55]<Star_Spotter>	"I know Swift did want to leave as well, so I suppose that it would be better for us to stay here Junette." She says.
[20:56]?	Junette smiles and then tries to act cool "Good! um well, we better plan your route... I have a few cashes in places with tools that might help if you want to get into places.... not sure if they are still there but they can be helpfull"
[20:56]?	Swift_Hurddle looks more excited now
[20:57]?	Star_Spotter looks to Swift_Hurddle. "No funny buisness with Cambiance."
[20:58]<EchoesOfDeath>	Rosebee giggles
[20:58]?	Cambiance looks slightly incredulous.
[20:58]?	Swift_Hurddle grones and rolls his eyes
[20:58]?	Backlash looks away in secondhoof embarrassment.
[20:59]<Cambiance>	"I've seen enough horror flicks to know what happens with that.  Two ponies start to get busy, and then... Bam!  Eaten.  Or killed.  Whatever."
[21:00]?	Junette marks the places on the map and hands it to Swift "In one of them there is a few... special magazines... they are mine" she glares at him
[21:00]?	Backlash perks up. "Which one, again?"
[21:00]?	Star_Spotter smirks at Cambiance and giggles. "So then, your telling me you'd do it if you were safe?"
[21:01]?	Junette taps on the one at the west
[21:01]?	Swift_Hurddle blauches a bit and nods, "Seen it a hundred times at the theater"
[21:01]<Cambiance>	.me blushes.  "I-i never said anything of the sort!"
[21:01]?	Junette snikers
[21:01]?	Swift_Hurddle blushes at stars words, "Miss star stop picking on us"
[21:01]?	Backlash winks at Junette. "Kay. I'll make extra sure to avoid that one."
[21:01]<EchoesOfDeath>	"Why are these monsters like to spol the fun so much anyway?" Sugar comments
[21:02]<EchoesOfDeath>	*do
[21:02]?	Star_Spotter giggles a bit and smiles. "I don't know I think they have a sex radar."
[21:03]?	Cambiance groans.
[21:03]?	Junette rolls her eyes "I saw a few equstrian films back home, it all seems so odd, why do the teens not carry there swords... hang on why dont you have swords?" she blinks suddenly culture shocked.
[21:04]<EchoesOfDeath>	"I want one of those" Sugar says to star, grinning.
[21:04]?	Cambiance looks down at her hooves.  "Well, there is the anatomical difference, to start with.  Can't really hold a sword with hooves."
[21:04]<EchoesOfDeath>	"Sugar! Some moderation, please." Mint shouts, trotting downstairs
[21:05]?	Star_Spotter smirks and winks at Sugar. "Don't need a sex radar to see whats going on here."
[21:06]?	Cambiance blinks.  "So... when should we head out?"
[21:06]?	Swift_Hurddle talks over the adults as he trots off to drown them out, "OK OK well im going to go get my jacket and axe thank you VERY MUCH!"
[21:06]?	Backlash shakes her head in amazement and runs upstairs to grab her trowel.
[21:07]?	Junette blinks "Oh right yeah, hooves..." she turns around and mumbles to herself "How do they use spears... How do they drink from cups?"
[21:07]?	Cambiance sighs.  "I'm going to get my machete..."
[21:07]?	Junette hands Swift his axe and nods to him
[21:07]<EchoesOfDeath>	"Before teacher jumps on that pony, please." Rosebee turns to the door, getting embarassed. "How do we leave."
[21:08]<EchoesOfDeath>	Sugar smiles to Star_Spotter, but her smiles melts down a bit. "It's easier with hooves." She says to Junette.
[21:08]<Star_Spotter>	"Don't tell me you don't talk sex with your friends." She says with a roll of her own eyes.
[21:09]?	Junette blinks at Sugar and sits down with a small smile at least TRYING to make friends "oh how so?"
[21:09]?	Swift_Hurddle whispers to Cambiance as they walk of to prepare, "they are soooo weird"
[21:09]?	Cambiance sighs.  "My friends aren't my teachers though..." she mutters to herself.
[21:09]?	Cambiance whispers back.  "Yep."
[21:32]<Cambiance>	"So how do you think we should get out of here, Swift?"
[21:35]?	Swift_Hurddle looks up as he climbs into his school jacket and tucking his mane under his cap, "Well I figure we go up and try and cross over to the office building next door, if we cant make it ourselves miss backlash can help. Figure there will be less chance of running into company there on the way down".
[21:36]<Cambiance>	"That sounds good.  Let's try that."
[21:37]<EchoesOfDeath>	Rosebee nods. "That is clever"
[21:38]?	Swift_Hurddle smiles at Rosebee, "thanks"
[21:39]<EchoesOfDeath>	Rosebee smiles.
[21:40]?	Junette goes to the bedroom with Star
[21:43]?	Swift_Hurddle leads Cambiance upstairs towards the roof to get a good look at the situation.
[21:43]<Cambiance>	"I really hope I don't fall..."
[21:44]?	Swift_Hurddle looks around as he exits to the roof, "me to, last time I checked flying isnt part of my reporte"
[21:45]<EchoesOfDeath>	Sugar follows along with Junette
[21:45]<EchoesOfDeath>	After removing the plants, the roof is close enough to the office building to jump
[21:46]?	Swift_Hurddle looks to Cmbiance, "Feeling brave?"
[21:46]?	Cambiance frowns.  "Well... Not really, but I'm sure it'll be fine.  Doesn't look... that far.  Hehe."
[21:49]?	Junette talks to Sugar in the bedroom a little while later after Star takes a nap "so how have you been ajusting?"
[21:51]<Cambiance>	"So... one at a time, or together?"
[21:52]<EchoesOfDeath>	"It's still not the same, but hey, maybe we can find Star's friend and get myself a better fake leg." Sugar smiles, though not very confidently
[21:53]?	Swift_Hurddle turns and backs up to give himself room, "Me first, then you... so long as I make it"
[21:54]?	Junette smils softly and pulls the mare close with a wing "Its going to be okay" she leans back a bit "Its a big change but you can push though it"