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#Post#: 3714--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weaver
By: Mana Burn Date: September 5, 2018, 4:16 pm
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“I’m still not sold on them having gotten into the prison,” Mana
states with a frown, “but I guess that doesn’t matter right now.
We do need to go there regardless.”
“Then we should get moving immediately,” Charybdis said, “the
sooner the better. If things are as bad as they could be we need
to have been there yesterday to start fixing it.”
“You keep saying ‘we’,” Mana pointed out, “I don’t think that
means what you think it means.”
“It means all of us,” she clarified with curt tone, “you, your
friend, myself and the rest. I don’t have the time or patience
to argue this with you, either we all go or I get there myself
and you stumble around in the forest trying to catch up.”
“You won’t get in without someone to authorize you.”
“Which is why it’s faster if ‘we’ go. This is an emergency. Use
your rights as a royal guard. Regardless, I’ll find a way
without you if I must. Those mages did.”
“They won’t let Nivalia in,” Thunder pointed out, “seeing
someone like that would lock the doors on us instantly.”
“It’s a changeling,” Charybdis reminded, “I’m sure it can work
around that.”
“Not once were inside. They can detect that kind of thing. It’s
a super max prison after all.”
“A fun surprise for them then. I’m sure they’d be interested to
know what helped subdue their escapee. Either way, if you can’t
see the value in something that can imitate a face and a voice
then you’re a fool. We bring it.”
“You’re face is a fool.”
“You sounds suspiciously like your giving orders,” Mana seemed
annoyed, “I’d like to remind that none of us are yours to
command. Half of us aren’t even obligated to be involved.” He
turned to the rest. “We can’t drag you further into this if you
don’t want us to. If you don’t want to go but would still like
to help then I’d ask you to go to Corona and speak to the mayor
there about what happened. He’s looking into things and would
probably like to be informed about this. With the train station
wrecked it would probably take around a week to get there on
foot. If you want to walk away that’s fine too, just please
don’t go shouting about this to everyone you meet. We’ve seen
the people responsible now so they’ll probably be moving to
disappear and a panic would just make it easier. Keeping those
investigating under as much cover as we can would be good as
well. If you want to come with to Tartarus, is well... I guess
warning you off hasn’t done much so far.”
“What about me?” Asked Arum asked with Charybdis answering.
“Keep an eye on Laurel. When things are settled here I want you
to have get him taken care of then go to Berylsburg and check on
things. After you’ve got a good grasp on the situation there
send a messenger out and I’ll decide on a place where we can
meet.”
Arum nodded then focused herself on the town and whatever needed
doing.
#Post#: 3715--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weaver
By: Foxtrot Date: September 6, 2018, 2:41 pm
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Foxtrot remains silent as he hears them plan out their next
move. His jaw locks hearing them address his sister as 'it'. He
glances over to her. Nivalia's expression is completely blank,
emotionless. There will be trouble heading into Tartarus with
her. After all that's happened though, he knows she won't just
walk away. Not after all this. When given the options on what to
do, Foxtrot steps forward, "I'll go with you guys to Tartarus.
Niv?" He looks over to her, not wanting to speak for her too.
Nivalia was quiet for a moment. Her jade green eyes glancing to
the remaining party members. She looked like she wanted to say
something. Actually, she looked like she wanted to say plenty.
But instead she simply nodded, "I'm in."
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Re: Weaver
By: Onyx Lotus Date: September 7, 2018, 5:22 pm
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Nyx listened as well, and stepped forward after Nivalia spoke.
"I'm coming as well. And I agree with Charybdis, a changeling
ally would only be asset. Though I imagine she's more likely to
help us if we could all treat each other with respect."
She glanced at Mana. "Tartarus is the highest security prison in
the nation, yes? The ponies who made the portal seem too smart
to strike the same target twice, but if there aren't any other
comparable places, they'll hit it again anyway. If there are
other threats, that particular attack could have been meant to
lead us all to Tartarus so they can portal out creatures from
anywhere else they please." Nyx knew a bit about Tartarus, and
with its size and notoriety, it seemed most likely the best
place to go to catch these guys, even if they had already tried
that trick once. Even so, they could leave no stone unturned
until the whole problem was solved.
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Re: Weaver
By: Mana Burn Date: September 12, 2018, 7:34 pm
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“Maybe,” Mana replied, “but it would have probably taken others
a lot longer to realize where the cyclops came from. We’re just
lucky that Thunder and I had been here to recognize him. There
are still a few loose ones stomping around out there after all.
The connection would have been made eventually, or at least
efforts to take him to Tartarus would have been launched, but
that could have taken weeks. In either case, I suppose we’ll
find out in a couple days.”
He addressed everyone that were still interested in coming.
“If you’re going to help then you should grab whatever you think
you’re going to need. There’s not much town left, but I’m sure
the people would be willing to help part with some supplies - if
it wasn’t all destroyed -since you helped them out. I’ll settle
things with the mares at the Green Lion and once we’re all ready
to go we can meet at the same spot everyone evacuated to outside
of town. If what Charybdis said is correct we’ll need to exit
town in that direction anyway.”
“Of course it’s right,” Charybdis assured, “don’t you worry,
guardsman, one of us at least knows what they’re doing.” She
took off then, to where she didn’t bother to explain. Mana and
Thunder would both depart with different destinations in mind,
Mana the Green Lion and Thunder in search of some decent food
before resigning himself to the simpler sustenance that awaited
him on the trip.
In exchange for Mana’s promise to both out in a good word for
them with the royal sisters and hopefully convince some bits to
come back and help cover the cost, the mares at the Green Lion
agreed to let things go for now as they had more important
things to focus on right now. While there Mana gathered his
things and made for the meeting spot with Thunders bag in tow.
Deciding there was no reason to hide it anymore, Mana would next
be seen wearing his suit of polished silver guard armor complete
with the large amethyst crystal set in the center of the helms
front. Thunder, arriving later, would also dress up, though his
armor was the more standard gold color and was lacking a helmet
entirely. They were arguing about his forgetfulness when
Charybdis arrived appearing much the same as before. There
they’d wait for everyone to arrive so they could head for
Tartarus.
#Post#: 3720--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weaver
By: Foxtrot Date: September 12, 2018, 8:52 pm
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Foxtrot and Nivalia would take inventory of their equipment a
short distance away from the meeting spot. They don't bother
asking for help. The looks they get confirm that they won't be
getting any. Nivalia's pack is full of medicine and emergency
aid. Foxtrot keeps his green jacket; special order from back in
his Frontier Guard time. His Royal Guard patch on one shoulder,
Equinox on the other; his lieutenant ranks are pinned on his
collar. His badge is tucked neatly in his pocket. Armor plates
lined inside his coat keep him safer. His machete holstered by
his side.
The stallion looks over to his sister. She was disguising
herself. He wasn't sure if it was to make it easier to get into
Tartarus or if it was more... personal. Her gaze is distant.
Distracted. Placing a hoof on her shoulder, his smile calms her
down. With everything set they return to the rendezvous point.
#Post#: 3721--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weaver
By: Faded Glory Date: September 14, 2018, 10:02 pm
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As the group breaks up to make preparations, Glory heads back
over to Harvestman and Day Lily. She'll have to get some things
from the inn still, but first priority is getting Harvestman
some medical help. She keeps a slow pace, keeping an eye on
Nivalia until she's sure Fox and her have left the area before
actually turning around the wall the other two Vigil members are
hiding behind. It's not so much that she doesn't trust the
changeling; although she doesn't; as it is that she sees no
reason to let the other two know that Nivalia is one. It would
only complicate things and worry them while she's gone. She'll
have to mention it when she gives her report on her return to
Canterlot though. Shortly, Lily is sent off to look for help, as
there are no doubt teams searching the town for injured now that
the threat has been contained. While she waits, she fills in
Harvestman on how the cyclops was defeated, and their plans for
heading out to Tartarus. He'll need to send word out about
what's been happening, if possible. Soon enough Lily returns
with a couple other ponies carrying a stretcher, and they get
Harvestman into it and head off. Glory, stowing the pistol she'd
lent earlier, turns and makes for the Green Lion.
There's not much for her to retrieve, really. Just another bag
of ammo for her weapons, a pack of supplies they'd prepared just
in case the group needed to rough it, and her long coat. She
dons it, attaches the brooch with her shield charm and holsters
her pistols. Then she takes out a bluish bead from one of her
pouches and pops it into a slot similar to the brooch, and sighs
as a wave of coolness washes over her. That done, she heads out
for the meeting point, as ready as she's going to be for the
task ahead.
#Post#: 3723--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weaver
By: Onyx Lotus Date: September 15, 2018, 5:59 pm
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Nyx goes her own way, legs still a little shaky from all the
energy she had expended. She would return to the rendezvous
group a couple of hours later, a bounce in her step. She looked
very energetic, almost hyper. It's amazing what a good meal, a
quick nap, and few energy donations could do.
Several civilians had seen the role Nyx had in taking down the
cyclops, and were more than happy to let her take a bit of their
magical energy. She took more than she usually did- about 10%,
but it had gone well and Nyx was confident here would be
absolutely no adverse effects. She asked the ponies to keep
quiet about it, still wanting to keep what she did and who she
was under wraps. Normally this would be enough, but Nyx knew
that if it came to another fight, she needed to fill up her
store completely. A bracing wind had swirled about for a short
time, and Nyz had harnessed the natural energy to make sure she
was well prepared.
She had also procured some plain saddlebags with some food and
water for herself, as well as a notebook and some pencils. There
was never a bad time to take notes! She bounced up and grinned
at the others. "This is going to be so exciting! Don't you guys
think so? I mean, something could go wrong and we could totally
die, but what a way to go, y'know?" She was speaking very
quickly. "If I die and any of you get out, I want you to make it
known that I want inscribed on my head stone: 'Here lies Onyx
Lotus'," she intoned dramatically. "'She died in Tartarus
because she was just that cool'." She was normally not quite
this flippant, but having so much energy had gone to her head a
bit. "I mean, we could-" she came to a dead stop, falling silent
as she suddenly became hyper-focused on a butterfly that
happened to be passing by, her head turning at odd angles as she
watched its path of flight.
#Post#: 3727--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weaver
By: Equilibrium Date: September 17, 2018, 3:49 pm
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Much to her dismay, the ground zero had already been manned with
guards, and they wouldn't let Equilibrium through. Even when she
claimed to be a "official professional of ancient evil most of
the time runed artifacts". Perhaps the made up title was too
long to not raise any eyebrows. Defeated, as she couldn't just
go against the guards, Equilibrium began to slowly trot away.
She turned her attention to her notes, when she overheard some
guards speak of the ponies who fought the cyclops, gathering
just outside the town, preparing to go into... Tartarus? At that
moment she knew, she needed to get in as well. They didn't let
just anypony get in there after all. This would be an
opportunity of a lifetime to document the place.
After looking around for a bit, Equilibrium spotted the
changeling and it's companion, and decided to follow them. They
seemed to be preparing, hopefully for the forementioned tartarus
gathering party. And sure thing, Equilibrium saw the ponies
group up one by one. The guards she had seen earlier were there
as well. Hopefully the blue one wouldn't recognize her from
before, from the roof top. Then again perhaps that could work
for her favor...
After a quick change of clothing, stashing away her cloak and
getting a light leather chest armor on, Equilibrium cleared her
throat a bit, taking some deep breaths as she prepared for
something stupid and probably something that could land her in
jail. She then trotted towards the group with a brisk hop in her
steps. Happily, she greeted the blue guard, flipping open her
book on a new page, and taking out a quill "Greetings! I
couldn't help but come here, when i heard that the heroes who
saved this town were gathering here for a dangerous mission, to
get an interview!" She then mentally facehooved, as she realized
she didn't introduce herself. Isn't that what all reporters do
first? Before Mana could reply, Equilibrium continued "I'm
Curious Quill... From... Equestria daily...! Yes, and i would
like to accompany you on your trip, to document these events for
the publication! Like, for the papers, yes!" She smiled widely,
hoping that she didn't stutter too much. She fought off the urge
to repeatedly write down the words "I'm doomed" on her book
#Post#: 3728--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weaver
By: Mana Burn Date: September 17, 2018, 5:23 pm
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Distracted by Onyx's erratic behavior, Thunder abandoned the
argument with Mana and smirked in her direction. "What did those
mares at the Green Lion give you?" he asked in reference to her
sudden shift in energy, "Your habits are tearing this family
apart, Onyx!"
Expecting it to be another towns person coming to give their
opinion on the cyclops matter or offer a poorly thought out
offer of assistance, Mana was left to only raise an eyebrow at
the mare claiming to be a reporter. "Even out here theres no
escaping the press..." Mana mumbled under his breath, Thunder's
ears perking at the mention.
"A reporter?" he trotted over with a beaming grin, "I love the
press! I can give you an interview! To start off, we can
describe my perfect sunday..."
"I'm not sure we have time for an interview, Miss Quill," Mana
spoke, denying Thunder from rambling, "We can simply summarize
instead that it was fortunate we all happened to be present and
capable of handling the dangers encountered. Anything further
I'm sure you can fill in given you were so close to what
happened," yes, he'd recognized her, "jot 'no comment' down as
our answers for your questions."
"I don't think I've ever heard of anything called Equestria
Daily," Thunder commented, earning a snort from Charybdis.
"Its a rag in the bigger cities," she claimed, "fades in with
everything else. Gossip and fluff pieces." Whether or not this
was true was up to those more familiar as Thunder only read his
choice sources and Mana - one to always avoid anything that
involved opinion over fact - didn't know any better. "Is no one
else bothered that people seem to know where we're going? Looks
like we need to get moving sooner than we thought if we want to
stay ahead of the info leak radiating from this place.
Especially if reporters are already writing their pieces on
you."
"We can't take you with us," Mana explained to her, "we can't
worry about a danger seeking reporter getting in the way in case
theres more trouble."
"Well, now, hold on," Thunder cut in, "we can make use of a
reporter. If anything it would help us keep track of everything
if shes jotting it all down and building my lege- uh- I mean...
Keeping an eye on the facts."
"Until it gets spun for the story and drama," Mana said,
skeptical and unconvinced.
"Well... If she comes we would at least keep her from publishing
any stories for a while." Thunder pointed out with a shrug.
#Post#: 3729--------------------------------------------------
Re: Weaver
By: Onyx Lotus Date: September 17, 2018, 8:39 pm
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Nyx tore her eyes away from the butterfly, giggling at Thunder's
comment. She went quiet as a mare approached the group. She
looks thoughtful for a moment, before going to stand by the
apparent reporter. "Let's let her come," she spoke up, still
speaking unnaturally quickly. "Reporters usually spin stories
when they don't have enough information and they have to come up
with some fluff for their paycheck." Nyx's gaze darkened for a
moment. She'd had her own fair share of trouble with reporters,
but she liked to give them the benefit of the doubt. "At least
this way she'll have the details so she doesn't make them up,"
she added. "Besides," she said, looking very wise for a moment.
"A single grain of rice can tip the scale. A single pony could
be the difference between victory and defeat." She paused,
looking pleased with herself. "Hey, that's not bad for just
coming up with it now. Put that on my tombstone as well."
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