Coltquest Thread 47

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>>28823614

Emerald asks about Marjani's origins.

"There isn't much known about the three god's early life, other than they were all powerful zebras. They weren't gods originally, but grew to power until the ascended into being deities. The three walked the lands some one thousand or so years ago, acting as teachers to the scattered zebra tribes, eventually uniting most of them much like your Celestia did." Bunsen says with a nod.

Emerald listens, realizing how unfortunately close they are getting to his office door.

"Marjani in particular spent her whole life as a teacher. Like the other two gods, she lost her life in the great war and from her bravery was raised to the height of a god. As a follower one must be passionate about pursuing knowledge of any form, though Marjani herself was much interested in alchemy it doesn't necessarily have to be for that. Lore, secrets, and other types of magic please her just as much."

Bunsen has one hoof on the handle of his office door. Maybe time for one more question.

What does Emerald do?

>>28823693
Ask if he knows any goat or pony magic.

>>28823693
Ask for some fuk

>>28823693
What does he know about goat magic / weapons and if he can direct us to the right place.

>>28823693
What does Ruby want to do?

>>28823693
Thank him for his time, then ask Ruby if she has an opinion on where we go next.

>>28823693
Ask Ruby about her vision. Does she want to be a pretty filly or is she into mares? Hue Hue Hue hue.

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>>28823719
>>28823828
>>28823832
>>28823982
>>28824043

Emerald asks if Bunsen knows any good places to get Goat items, or any goat or pony magic.

"Hmm? Unfortunately no on both of those. Goat items can get kind of expensive since they have to be shipped from so far away, and I was never one for magic from other races."

Bunsen gives Emerald and Ruby a warm goodbye, which they return. Emerald thanks him for his time, and Bunsen smiles then enters his office.

After a brief moment of silence Emerald asks what Ruby wants to do.

"Let's go find a marketplace or something, or just wander around the streets. I want to get to know this city a bit better!" Ruby says, a bit antsy.

As they walk out the door of the temple he thinks of which one of those sounds good to him. It's getting on to mid-day, and the colt's stomach is rumbling slightly. Maybe some food at the marketplace would be nice? He supposes they might find food just wandering the streets as well...

To pass the time as they walk, Emerald asks what Ruby thinks her visions meant.

"I dunno. Maybe I'll run into a bunch of mares in a field of butterflies, and we'll all go to a big city in the sky?" Ruby says with a shrug.

Emerald says that visions aren't usually that clear cut, and that they probably represent something.

"I'm not much for that kind of thing. What do you think it means?"

What does Emerald do?

>>28824118
Maybe the butterfly is change? She could seek out the mares she wants to grow up to be like when we return to the city?

>>28824118
>Do you want to be prettier? I can help you with that Ruby.

>>28824213
Well if it was a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis then maybe. A butterfly could also represent something beautiful and / or delicate.

>>28824118
Let's go dress shopping! *squeeeee*

>>28824118
The city is her home.

We should go to market, we might find an alchemy or weapon shop while we grab some food.

>>28824118
Let's go to the market place and get food. Afterwards let's go to the Hiwat temple.

>>28824118
>big city in the sky?"

Aren't there a few Pegasus cities in the sky?

>>28824472
>Ruby gets a haram of pegasi in Clousdale

Confirmed

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>>28824213
>>28824255
>>28824308
>>28824319
>>28824326

Emerald says that maybe the butterflies represent her want to change, and to be a prettier, beautiful, more delicate mare. Maybe they should go shopping! Get her some pretty filly clothes!

"Uh... M-maybe?" Ruby says, clearly weirded out by Emerald's excited and sudden reaction, "Anyway, what does the city in the sky mean then?"

Emerald ponders this for a moment. There are some pegasus cities in the sky. Plus Emerald has read about how non-pegasi can fly up to those cities using something like Butterfly wings, so maybe that's what that means? No, that can't be right... Ruby has never made any indication that she'd want, or even know, about any sort of floating city. Just in case Emerald asks if she maybe wants to visit one.

"I guess that sounds kinda cool." Ruby says with a shrug.

Well she doesn't sound that interested in it. Maybe the city was supposed to be Whiterwater? Does she want to go back? Emerald asks.

"Maybe eventually. As many problems as I have had with it, and it with me, it's still my home. Traveling with you guys is way more fun than what I was doing there. Maybe if I'm lucky we'll find some pirate treasure or something, and I can return rich and set for life. You know, like those people in the nice houses surrounding the castle!" Ruby says with a smile.

What does Emerald do?

>>28824555
Go shopping. Get some food and dresses.

>>28824555
Didn't we want to buy her a new weapon?

>>28824555
Get food and either buy a knife or reforge hers.

>>28824555
>You know, like those people in the nice houses surrounding the castle!" Ruby says with a smile.

Offer that maybe someday she could live in our nice house once our Step-parents are gone.

>>28824631
>>28824646
This
Hell, maybe some smoke bombs too

>>28824817
We can cast smoke screen, what do we need smoke bombs for?

>>28824945
Not for emerald, for ruby

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>>28824607
>>28824631
>>28824646
>>28824659
>>28824817

(Might be last for the night. Either this one or the next one.)

Emerald says that when they take his step-parent's house she can come live with him.

Ruby gives a big grin, and then says, "I'll hold you too that! Come on, I'm hungry."

Emerald and Ruby find a guard patrolling, and ask him where the market is, and then also ask him about possible sellers of goat items and the like. He comments that a goat item will pop up every now and then in various stores, but they are pretty rare and usually pretty expensive. He says that the market may be a good place to find things like that as well. He tells them that the market is near the Hiwot temple, and points them in the direction of it.

The day is in full swing now, and zebras and the occasional pony or griffon go about their day. The pair know they are getting close when they spot the temple of Hiwot, and then a road so full of people nearby that it's difficult to even walk around.

Emerald's stomach rumbles again, and looking around he sees a stall for food. With two bits he purchases a half-dozen triangular pastries the Zebra called "Samosas". They are pretty good. Almost like a hand-held pie filled with mashed potatoes, onions, lentils, peas, and spices.

"My god, I think I've gone colorblind." Ruby says as she stares at the sea of zebras before them.

Emerald chuckles at this, and then wonders what they should do first. Emerald certainly wants to try to find a place that might have goat gear, and also a new knife for Ruby. Some smoke bombs might be good as well. Emerald still does want to find her that dress too.

What does Emerald do?

>>28825036
Le'ts look for a nice dress for our self too!

>>28825036
Knife, then clothes.

>>28825036
Knife and other weapons first.

>>28825036
Clothes and then maybe the goat gear stuff.

>>28825036
>I'll hold you too that!
>That face
I'm feeling something.
I don't know what it is.
But I'm feeling it.

>>28825036
http://m.quickmeme.com/img/97/971c29a946e8b832e44d92df9e2e319a808b7502735f2035f3ecfb950c9686af.jpg

I wonder if we can find anything that is zebra inspired, one would presume their outfits practical for the area.

>>28825565
Anon what the fuck is this supposed to be
Go think about what you just did

>>28824118
>we'll all go to a big city in the sky
Ruby confirmed going to die

>>28825036
I'd like to find some Goat seller so we could get ourselves a gun and some reagents, but honestly I think maybe we're better off waiting til we're in Whitherwater; shit will be very expensive here. Let's give Ruby a makeover and then get her a knife for being a sport. We'll get her the frilliest, girliest dress we can find so that we can bask in the warming rays of all the pure hatred she's going to glare into us.

>>28825036
Let's purchase ruby's stuff and try and find someone that might help us make our alchemy more of an offense item maybe a caster of some sort that can launch canisters full of potions.

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Bump!

>>28826899
I like this idea

>>28827152
We need to get a mask that feeds us potion concoctions. We must become a big guy.

>>28829155
Non-venom Bane is the better Bane. We are too clever to throw that away.

>>28825036
We wander of course, go find some stores. But we should be a bit careful about spending anymore money. As fun as it is to spend it.

>>28825360
Empathy laden happiness?

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>>28825130
>>28825286
>>28826899
>>28827152

Emerald decides to go look for a new knife for Ruby first. He doesn't have to go too far in when he spots a stall with some knives on display.

Emerald says that they should go look, and Ruby says,

"That might be fun! Once I save up the money I'm going to get myself a proper one!" Ruby then takes her badly worn out of it's sheath for a second. After looking it over she puts it back in and they continue to the stall.

"Hey there kiddos. Those disappearances got you worried? Looking for a little protection? I got plenty of stabby bits to keep ya safe!" The shopkeeper says smirking, "If'n you have the Rand I can make you something custom, though it'd be a bit more expensive."

Emerald asks if maybe he can do repairs. After all, maybe Ruby will just want her knife repaired.

"Of course. What kind of knife-maker would I be if I didn't?" He says with a laugh.

What does Emerald do?

>>28830183
Ask if he accepts our currancy. Also see if we can narrow done which one Ruby likes.

>>28830183
Lets show him Ruby's knife. Also ask what he meant by custom.

>>28830183
Ask Ruby if she would like to see if he could repair her current knife. And while he's reforging it we can go and see what clothes is available and come back when he's done.

>>28830183
I'm not sure if we are getting a new knife or not, but 4 gives me the ruby vibes for some reason

>>28830183
I doubt ruby will go with the machete, kukri, or sai. The first two are good at chopping, but can't stab or slice well and probably require more strength then a child can muster to have full potential, and the sai can stab well, but can't cut. The balisong is probably a bit complicated for her, though she might be enticed if she learns of the tricks you can do with it. So I personally, see her going with the kunai (which interestingly only have sharp tips, not edges irl) or whatever the heck 6 is, or more likely reforging her existing one since she has experience handling it.
But this is all speculation, and the final decision falls to Ruby.
(Also if she tries to reject us paying for it, argue that she can just pay us back later.)

>>28830183
fuck the shop keeper for a discount

>>28830443
No.

>>28830406
Yeah, she's definetly the dagger type
>>28830183
Ask what he means by custom

>>28830183
>Willing to sell knifes to children.
I like this guy already.

>>28830183
Ask what kind of repair work he does on knives.

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>>28830268
>>28830280
>>28830387
>>28830391
>>28830406
>>28830470
>>28830503

Emerald asks if the shopkeep will take bits. Also, he asks if he is really okay with selling knives to children

"Mmm I have a use for bits, yes." The shopkeeper says unconcerned, "And I was much younger than you when I got my first knife. Heck, my ma said I was born with one in me hoof!"

He then laughs again, and Emerald asks what he meant by custom knives.

"Give me an idea of what you want and I can tell you how much it would be to make it. Might take a bit though so I would suggest leaving me a place you want it mailed too. Custom stuff is always a bit costly too. Sure your allowance can handle it, lil' cutie?" He says, giving Emerald a grin.

Emerald asks Ruby which one she thinks is the best.

"You are NOT buying me a new knife." Ruby says, puffing out her cheeks and staring at Emerald.

"Oh, what's this then? A lover's spat?" The shopkeeper says looking from one to the other.

Emerald ignores the shopkeeper and says that she needs a new knife, and that she will need to pay him back when she has the chance.

Ruby teeters back and forth on her hooves, looking at the knives. It's clear she wants them, but that her pride is keeping her from agreeing.

"I don't care. It's not like I know much about knives anyway." Ruby says, looking away from the stall.

What does Emerald do?

>>28830604
"Well if can't buy you a new knife, I'll pay for reforging the one you have."

>>28830604
See if she want's to simply reforge the one she has.

>>28830604
You can always have a holdout knife. do we still do rolls?

>>28830604
Get the old one fixed. We have a way she can repay us. Cue evil grin, makeover time.

>>28830183
>>28830604
Really digging the fuck out of #4 desu. It's nice and thin so not too heavy for a filly, plus it's got a bit of length to it too, so Woobs can have a bit of extra distance from what she'd be poking. Ideal weapon for her methinks.

>>28830604
See if we can repair hers instead. Tell her that she can pay it off later and that it's not charity.

Or if she does want a knife here see which one she wants and she can pay us back later.

>>28830604
>"I don't care. It's not like I know much about knives anyway." Ruby says, looking away from the stall.

What do we know about knives anyway? Int check?

Thing about getting it repaired is shed be without anything to protect her in the meantime

>>28830604
It's an early birthday gift ruby
Relax

>>28830857
I guess emerald may have read a book about sharp weapons
Let's see

>>28830858
She has us.

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>>28830659
>>28830685
>>28830715
>>28830842
>>28830858

Emerald says that he'll pay for the repair on her current knife then, and that he won't take no for an answer.

Ruby sheepishly pulls out her knife and hands it to the shopkeep.

"What is this, a kitchen knife or something?" He says, scrunching his nose at Ruby's weapon, "What's he been doin' with this thing? Smacking it into a rock? You sure you don't want something better?"

"What did he say?" Ruby says angrily. Even though she can't understand Zebra she could probably read his tone of voice and body language.

Emerald gives a worried laugh towards Ruby, and tells the shopkeep that he just wants the knife fixed.

"Fine, fine... That'll be three bits then. Feh..." He says, disappointed.

Emerald pays, and then turns back towards Ruby.

"T-thanks..." She says, looking anywhere else but at him, "Anyway, what now?"

What does Emerald do?

>>28831385
Kitchen knife? How bad is her blade? Would it even be battle ready after it's repaired?

>>28831437
If anything we can enchant it
>>28831385
We could go eat something, i remember emerald starting to get hungry

>>28831385
Ask when its gonna be completed

>>28831487
>We could go eat something, i remember emerald starting to get hungry

I think we already ate.

>>28831385
Ask how long for it to be repaired and if we have time we go clothes shopping.

>>28831437
>How bad is her blade?
The thing has enough chips out of it that in real life it would probably be beyond hope of repair and have to be smelted down and reforged.

>>28831487
>We could go eat something, i remember emerald starting to get hungry
Emerald grabbed some food back up in this >>28825036 post.

>>28831385
Only three bits? Seems damn cheap. Also ask when we should come back to pick it up. Also, tsundere Ruby a cute.

>>28831385
Ask Ruby how she even acquired that knife in the first place.

>>28831385
>"T-thanks..." She says, looking anywhere else but at him, "Anyway, what now?"

We can go shopping for clothes or visit the Hiwat temple.

>>28831580
I thought we already had the story and that she had salvaged it from someone trash in the city.

>>28831385
MAKEOVER

>>28831385
Oh Ruby, you don't have to be embarrassed. You're my friend, and money's best use is making your friends happy

>>28831385
We could always buy her a second knife just in case we do have the bits.

>>28831385
Ask the knife guy what his thought's on the disappearances .

>>28831900
A backup knife is always good, we might have a hard time getting her to accept it though.

>>28831917
Could've even asked to let her test drive em see which one fits the bill

>>28831900
She has said no already, let's not push it on her.

>>28831972
Actually, I think as her friend it's important to sometimes ignore her pride; especially when she fighting with shitty gear.

She'll be happy about it later, when she not dead.

>>28831385
Ask her if she wants to try out one of the knives

>>28831385
Before we leave can we get the smith to add some teeth to the knife? And maybe we should ask Ruby if she's alright with one or two adjustments to her weapon.

>>28832521
>>28832778
I don't like this business zebra so I don't want to give him any more business than the repair, also Ruby really only knows her own childish technique (which I believe we've observed to be a silly technique or stage technique full of flash but not as much substance) so it seems a bit premature to seek out a styled or custom blade even if she wanted one.

>>28832778
I'm neither /k/ nor /out/ enough to know the pros and cons of straight vs serrated blades, and I doubt Emerald or Ruby are either.

>>28832867
But I WOULD look cool if we even if Emerald doesn't understand the pro's and con's of a serrated side. They're foals, that's a good enough reason.

*it

>>28831385
Ask how long it will take to repair, then fuck off to an alchemy shop.

>>28831385
It's not like we like you or anything. B-baka.

>>28832834
The zebra is fine. He just knows a shit knife that's been misused and ill cared for when he sees one.

>>28832355
I'll concede that we would probably be better off ignoring her pride if she said she didn't want a tunic or vest with a bit better combat usage than her current outfit.
>>28833568
I'm torn over this still, he isn't terribly tactful even if he is right. He might be able to match Ruby with a good knife but I think it more likely he would mock her style and we would have to translate even if he had nothing constructive to say.
I would ask him about the various knives but I'm not sure we want to be translating all that for Ruby.

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>>28831488
>>28831563
>>28831826
>>28831832
>>28831883
>>28833353

Emerald asks when the knife will be ready.

"Thing is in pretty sour shape." The zebra says, giving it a very professional looking once over, "Gimme an hour or two."

Emerald and Ruby then wander around the market place a little more, looking at the various stalls. There are plenty of produce dealers here. Stalls full of multi-colored fruits and vegetables that Emerald couldn't even guess the name of.

They run into many artists as well. Statue makers, painters, and a memorable time spent among a mask maker where they tried on plenty of his funny looking wears.

There is music as well. Emerald knows that drums are the traditional instrument of the Zebras, but there are very few of them here. Most of them are string instruments, or small bands of people. This is in fact the only time where Emerald sees a heterogeneous group. There are bands with mixes of pony, zebra, griffin... The colt even swears he spotted a deer playing some sort of harp-like instrument!

Emerald then passes by a stall with tons of clothes. They are hanging all along the ceiling of the stall, folded on the stall's table, and some are even on display on mannequins just outside it. They appear to be all dresses as well. Maybe this is a good time to help Ruby find her more feminine side.

What does Emerald do?

>>28835168
let's try the clothes. Encourage Ruby to find one she likes.

>>28835168
Use Int what's some girly clothes that could explore Ruby's feminine side that she would be willing to wear?

>>28835168
Find something cute for us to ware too. Lets try to find a nice mantle like Joy's but in a diffrent color.
We can get it enchanted later.

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>>28835295
>>28835306
>>28835436

Emerald drags Ruby over to the dress shop, and tries to convince her to try something on. For her part she actually seems to want to do it, but as she goes through the dresses she finds excuses not to wear them.

"It's too small!"

"That color won't look good on me!"

"That's a dress? It's so short! Are you sure it's not a shirt?"

Emerald finally convinces her to try on a simple black dress by telling her he'll try it on too. That way she'll feel less ridiculous.

Emerald has to admit she looks quite good in it, though it's obvious she doesn't think so.

"Hmph... It looks better on you." She says, not looking at the colt.

What does Emerald do?

>>28835673
Thank her for the complemnt, then try to get her to tell us how pretty she thinks we are.

Take the black dresses with us, but look for more outfits before buying, I still want to try and find a neat mantle.

>>28835673
Ask Ruby why she seems so skittish about wearing something pretty.
It looks like she wants to try, but shes on the fince about it.

>>28835673
Buy the dresses then go back to the sculptor and have hime make a 9 inch zebra dildo for ruby

>>28835673
Tell ruby that maybe buy her a dress was too big of a leap. How about we just redo her hair instead.

If she doesn't like being mistaken for a colt perhaps she could tie her mane up in pigtails or a ponytail. That might help.

Keep the black dress for ourselves.

>>28835917
>Pigtails
Nigger ruby is definetly not for pigtails

>>28835673
Is she worried that if we are friends with rough and tumble Ruby that we won't want to be her friend if she acts softer?

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>>28835726
>>28835710
>>28835917
>>28836070

Emerald has to admit that he kinda likes the dress. Maybe he'll buy it? He looked around for a mantle here, but he didn't spot one. Perhaps another stall will have something like that. He turns to see an uncomfortable Ruby, and asks why she is so afraid of trying any of these clothes on.

"Come on... I know what I look like. Always being mistaken for a boy and all. I just feel like everyone is starin', ya know?" Ruby says, looking away again.

Emerald is quick to reassure her that she is very pretty.

"I mean, doesn't it bug you? Getting confused for a girl all the time? Doesn't it feel weird at all wearing that dress?"

What does Emerald do?

>>28836197
At one point it did.
But honestly I really like wearing pretty dresses and being cute and felt that letting other ponies get to me about what I enjoy wearing is dumb.

As long as you know who you are and are happy with how you look thats all that matters.

>>28836197
We looked like a girly colt before but we chose to exaggerate it even further to try and hide.

Also we aren't all that socialized, should we feel weird instead of feeling pretty?

hows emeralds frustration doing? gotta be up there a bit with all the zebras around plus the lack of release the night before, either way, doubt being mistaken for a girl bothers emmy too much

>>28836197
Do what feels best for you Ruby. There's no point in worrying about what others think.
If you like dressing like a colt do it and if someone mistakes you for one why not take it for a complement cause that's how you choose to look. If you don't want that then just change.
If other ponies have a problem just tell them to suck a big dick.

>>28836197
>"I mean, doesn't it bug you? Getting confused for a girl all the time? Doesn't it feel weird at all wearing that dress?"

It does sometimes though I've gotten used to it. Besides it keeps others from finding me. But isn't that why we are trying to find a dress for you so ponies will know your a filly?

>>28836197
Yeah let's go look for a mantle. We should still have an hour or so left until the shop keep is finished with the dagger.

>>28836197
>Doesn't it feel weird at all wearing that dress?"
No, because we're beautiful and like it. Plus it's great for hiding. It's fun being the prettiest pony in the room.

>>28836394
This

>>28836197
It used to a lot more, but I've gotten used to it. Besides it helps with hiding. But don't you want some nice clothes? If not a pretty dress then something else?

>>28836197
Ask What kind of clothes does she want to get?

>>28836197
From here let's visit the temple of Hiwat.

>>28836197

Kinda gotten used to looking like a girl and wearing something like a dress. Besides we're pulling it off pretty well so why should it bother us?

>>28837081
This. And it's kinda fun, don't forget that. In a perverse way, but what's more fun than throwing ponies for a loop by not being a girl like they think you are?

>>28837319
Plus we get to smell nice all the time, and our fur is really pretty and soft.

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>>28836232
>>28836247
>>28836372
>>28836373
>>28836394
>>28836402
>>28836427
>>28836442
>>28836501
>>28837081
>>28837319
>>28837361

Emerald says that at first he didn't really like it, but he came to terms with it. It was especially useful when he wanted to hide, since when he was being hunted everyone was looking for a colt.

Emerald says that she shouldn't worry about what everyone else thinks. If she wants to wear dresses she should.

"Hmph, well I still think that's weird. And that you are weird." Ruby says, smirking and rolling her eyes. She then looks at herself in a full-length mirror attached to the stall and continues, "Still, maybe I'll get some girly clothes. For now though I'm okay with my shirt."

Emerald decides to buy the dress for himself, and pays 30 bits for it. Ruby wants to look around more, but Emerald looks up at the sky. It's getting later in the day. He wanted to visit the Hiwot temple too, but they'll have to do it tomorrow.

"Ah come on, just a bit longer?" Ruby says, looking at all the stalls they still haven't passed by.

Well, maybe just a little longer wouldn't hurt...

What does Emerald do?

>>28838250
Sure let's see a few more stalls and keep the dress on.

>>28838250
I smell adventure incoming.

Tease her a bit about the "weird" comment by saying a "weird" pony would only want to go home right now, and we aren't "weird" are we? She admits we aren't weird and we'll stay out a bit longer,(not too long though, cause it's getting dark afterall).

Dat confident and cute Emerald in a dress, I love it.

>>28838250
I guess we can go get ruby's knife
But let's not tempt faith too much

>>28838297
Let's get the knife and decide from there. Equip the spell book focus just in case we get robbed. Who's going to suspect that an earth pony would know any magic?

>>28838250
Alright, a few more stalls, but keep close. Don't wanna get kidnapped.

>>28838250
Tell Ruby that we can visit a few more stalls but We'll also need to pick up her knife as well.

>>28838250
Some extra time couldn't hurt.
We do need the matching shoes for this outfit after all.

Also, we have to pick up her knife.

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>>28838279
>>28838281
>>28838297
>>28838310
>>28838319
>>28838376
>>28838413

(Last for the night.)

Emerald decides to look at a few more stalls. There is a zebra selling blank, bound books, and Emerald briefly plays with the idea of buying another one for a focus, but he's already got two so he probably doesn't need another. They then pass by a few more produce stalls and one selling wine before Emerald decides it's time to turn in.

"Yeah... Sounds good." Ruby says, looking up at the darkening sky, "I don't really feel like getting kidnapped tonight."

The two then return to the knife stall and pick up Ruby's knife.

"Hey! This isn't my knife!" Ruby says, looking at the weapon.

Emerald looks at it as well. The handle is the same, but the blade is slightly different. For one it's sharper and less chipped, but it's much more pointed and thinner. Emerald asks what happened to her blade.

"It was beyond repair, so I took one of my old, dull, kitchen knives that I can't sell and put that dinky handle on it. Even sharpened it up for ya. You should be happy. I only charged you 3 bits for it."

Emerald explains this to Ruby, and she says, "Yeah whatever... It's fine. it's at least better than it was right?"

The pair then make their way back towards the Inn near the northern side of town. On the way Emerald hears a sound from an alleyway near him.

"Hey... Hey kid. I lost my dog, have you seen him? Maybe you could help me look for him?" A robed zebra says from the alley.

What does Emerald do?

>>28838886

Your dog? What did it look like? Short? Tall?

>>28838886
How gullible does he think we are. How about we go track down a guard to help us search?

>>28838886
>"Hey... Hey kid. I lost my dog, have you seen him? Maybe you could help me look for him?" A robed zebra says from the alley.

Motion for Ruby to be ready to fight if needed. Slowly and calmly get ourselves ready as well.

Ask the Zebra about there lost dog. What did it look like and where did he last see it?

>>28838886
Ignore the obvious criminal and head to the inn and keep our focus ready.

>>28838886
Stranger danger

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>>28838886
You know I'm half tempted to go with him just for the chance to shoot him point blank with magic missile when he tries something.

>>28838886
Vigilante justice now. Let's fuck em up!

>>28838886
Pull out the focus and cast magic missle on this fuk boi. He might have some good loot on him.

Guys, we should just scream as loud as we can.

Nobody likes it when you make a scene.

>>28838886
Just walk away.

>>28839047
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>>28838886

We should wait to attack the Zebra until he does something himself as then it would self-defense. Play along but get ourselves ready for a fight.

>>28839032
>>28839047
We don't have proabale cause to attack him. So in the small chance this creeper isn't a bad guy i'd rather not harm him yet. It could spark a race fight or something. He obviously wants to trap us in the alleyway.

Its better to just walk away. and be prepared for something bad to happen.

>>28838886
Eat me pervert

>>28838886
This seems like too obvious a trap, is there someone sneaking up to ambush us or force us into the alley?

In general I would want to indicate a desire to ask the guards for help with finding the dog.

>>28838886
Suggest asking the guards for help and get ready to RUN

>>28838886
Eat pony shit, zigger

>>28838886
Play along and get ready to fight if needed. Ask the Zebra when did he lose the dog and what did it look like.

>>28838886
Perception check this zebra. Is this a trick? Are there others in hiding?

>>28838886
Roll your eyes at the obvious trap that this is and double back to find another way home. Go find a guard and sheepishly ask them if they'll walk home with you, if you have to.

If this was an rpg, i'd be more willing to get into a fight, but it's not.

>>28838886
I do not trust this in the slightest.
Do it.

>>28838886
Roll perception to see if it's a trap. If it is, grab your focus and be ready to protect your bits. And Ruby too.

>>28838886
Say no and roll for perception to check if he's alone.

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>Perception Check
>Rolled 8.

Emerald doesn't notice anyone else nearby hiding, but is sure to keep an eye out. The colt slowly starts to back away, asking what sort of dog it is.

"Oh... Not to big. Fluffy, and white." The robed Zebra says, approaching the pair as fast as they walk away.

Emerald says that maybe he can find some guards to help him search.

"Guards? There aren't any guards around here right now... It's quite important that i find him soon. After all, it can be kind of dangerous around here at night..." The zebra says, not ceasing his walk forward.

Emerald looks around, and indeed there are very few people on the streets at the moment.

"Tell him to go away!" Ruby says, reaching for her knife and baring her teeth at the zebra.

Emerald is about to say something, but then the zebra lunges at him. He quickly throws up a shield just in time to stop some wild slashes from the hooded person.

Ruby dashes low between Emerald and the zebra and swings her knife. She hits him in the upper leg, and though the robe takes most of the swing the zebra winces in pain. Emerald takes the opportunity to drop the shield and throw a magic missile straight into his face.

The spell knocks him clean backwards, and the pair of foals start to run away, screaming at the top of their lungs. Emerald looks back and sees the enraged zebra still chasing after him, his nose bloodied by the spell to his snout.

What does Emerald do?

>>28841602
Look for somewhere small enough for us to duck into. And lob another magic missle at him if we need to stall for time.

>>28841612
I'd like to add to that and say that we should smash a slippery potion on the ground behind us,(assuming we aren't in an alley with a dead end).

>>28841602
Fuckin knew it.
Cast a smoke screen and lop another missile at the guy while he's distracted.

If he's on the ground again then we lob a sticky poison at him to keep him in place.

>>28841602
I think this would be a boost moment, wouldn't it?

BOOST!

>>28841678
I do also think this would a be a boost moment.

>>28841602
Pull a road runner smoke trick with your smoke spell

>>28841602
hit the zebra back hard! Another magic missile followed by a sticky potion.

>>28841602
Drop a slippery potion and try to find a guard.

>>28841678
I don't know what's a boost, but do it! BOOOOST!

>>28841678
We need to figure out what we're going to boos more specifically. Like a boosted dex roll for throwing the potion, or boosted perception roll for finding an escape route.

>>28842232
I was just voting to pull off this stunt of casting spells and flinging potions at the guy.
I'm not really sure if it counted for our encounter in general or one action in the chain.

So unless the spells aren't an automatic success, then I would boost for aiming the sticky potion.
If were using dnd logic, spells always hit, they just do less damage sometimes. Unless this Zigger has improved evasion or something.

>>28842284
Yeah. Boost dex for throwing potion at him. And follow that up with a borage magick missiles.

>>28841602
Smokescreen and perception for a good hiding place before he can spot us through the fog. Boost that shit whatever we do.

>>28842284
I'd assume we would have to use multiple boosts if we wanted a couple of actions in a row, boosted. I think that using one action, flinging the potion at the guy, for example would be a roll. And if we wanted our spellcasting boosted, that would cost another boost. But we'll see how Fic handles it, I suppose. Or maybe it's a boost per story prompt, I don't know if he said specifically.

>>28842355
I know he said for sure we had 3 boosts, but I'm not sure if it was per thread or promp.

>>28842366
Per thread. I'm just not sure if we can use more than one in a prompt or not.

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(As far as boosting goes. Let's say that you can do some swift actions all at once and boost them, or boost them one at a time. However if you choose to boost them all at once then the roll is much more difficult.)

>Dexterity Check, 16
>BOOSTED
>Rolled 3,1,1 (+2)
>7, failed

Emerald drops a smoke cloud behind him, and in the zebras confusion attempts to drop a vial of the sticky potion at his hooves. However Emerald miscalculated how far away the zebra was, resulting in the zebra slashing at the vial and smashing it, covering them both.

Luckily Emerald is stuck with just his back hooves on the ground. The zebra's back and one of his front hooves, as well as his cloak stick clumsily to the floor.

He still has his hoof with the knife in it out though, so Emerald lobs another magic missile into his face.

The zebra is knocked out by the blow, and lands body first into the glue. Surprisingly Emerald feels a bit of empathy for the zebra and wonders if he can still breath, but luckily the zebra didn't land face first into the goo.

Emerald pulls experimentally at his hooves, but they are stuck tight.

"Uh..." Ruby says, walking around the mess trying to figure out what to do. She gives Emerald a few fruitless pulls, and then sits back on her haunches.

"So... What now?"

Emerald looks down at the passed out zebra. Who knows when he'll wake up. He notices the knife sitting atop the robes, and wonders if the zebra may be able to dislodge himself from the sticky potion by simply pulling himself out of the cloak. Emerald asks if Ruby can reach the knife, but she is unable to do so without stepping into it.

What does Emerald do?

>>28842521
Ask Ruby to loot the zebra. Fair's fair right?

>>28842534
No. There's too much good anon.

>>28842521
Use the knife of subtlety to cut loose?

>>28842521
Cast magic missle at the good covering the zebra. If it works then cast it at the good on your rear hooves.

>>28842521
Halp Joy, come get us please.

No but for real, I imagine she'd know how to get out of the stickyness, send her a letter and ask her what counteracts the sticky potion. Or ask her to come get us, that'd be good too.

Damnit, well at least we managed to take care of the bandit ourself. Even if we didn't do it as smoothly as one would of hoped.

>>28842550
Could try it, but it might just gunk up the knife instead.

>>28842521
Apply a bit of a potion of slippery on the zeeb. Like a half dose.

>>28842521
Use the push spell on his knive, then try >>28842550

>>28842560
Nah man. We gots this. Remember us screaming earlier? Thats gotta attract some attention.

>>28842521
Use the push spell to fling the knife away from the goo.

>>28842561
Why are you helping the guy who attacked us rather than freeing ourself.

>>28842554
It only targets living creatures, not clothes.
>>28842560
Why hasn't she responded to the last message we sent her?

>>28842521
Use push on the knife to get it out of his hooves.
Then use our knife of subtly to cut ourself out.

We can keep applying goo on him while we let Ruby goes get some help and we send Joy a letter. It's just a formality but I'd still like to let her know we're ok and where we're at.

>>28842521
There are probably many better options as I hate to do it but my cut the knot logic says if the layout of the sticky mess permits it then give Ruby the dress for a bridge, if she could get to the zebra's knife or at least to a position where she has a striking advantage if the zebra finds his second wind I would feel more comfortable.

>>28842521
Use a slippery potion to unstick yourself

I'm pretty sure that's how those work.

>>28842571
And surprisingly, it hasn't brought anyone over yet. Maybe they ignored it cause they didn't want to get caught up in a possible crime.

>>28842616
>Why hasn't she responded to the last message we sent her?
I dunno, now that you mention it. Maybe she didn't respond to it cause she didn't feel it was important enough. I imagine all she would of said is something along the lines of: Kay.

>>28842662
She could've gotten drugged and abducted.

>>28842682
If we don't see her at the Inn or something then I'd worry. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure she's ok and just doesn't think anything too worrying is going on.

>>28842682
Possibly, but not probably. I think it's just Joy being Joy.

>>28842696
>>28842703
Just trying to say that we need to rely on ourself rather than hoping Joy will always be able to come to our rescue. Besides, we aren't actually in danger, just a bit stuck.

>>28842716
Well she could at least give us some advice, it's not like we know everything there is to know about alchemy yet. Yes it's good to figure out things for yourself, but it doesn't hurt to ask for help. And we can save asking her as a last resort if we can't get ourselves out.

>>28842725
It's a novice potion that is essentially glue, it shouldn't be that hard to figure our way out of it. Could just be something as simple as pouring a lot of water on it. Also we're supposed to be a smart colt.

>>28842521
I wonder if our vile of sand could dry up some of the sticky on us and let us loose.
Try that.

>>28842731
Glue on crack yes. We could try water though, that might actually break up the potions composition enough for us to get out. And just being smart doesn't help if you don't have things to be resourceful with, nor does it mean you'll just figure out something just cause you have little tidbits of info relevant to the overall subject.

>>28842735
Drying up sticky stuff tends to solidify it, usually making it harder to remove.

>>28842753
We're the one that made the potion so I believe we have a bit more than "little tidbits of info" to go on. Also, calling somebody to give us the answer rather than actually trying to figure something out isn't being resourceful either.

>>28842753
Do we have water handy? Otherwise we might have to ask Ruby to 'pass water'.

>>28842778
Do you know what every one of those ingredients does? How to counteract the effects of the ingredients? Just because you put something together doesn't mean you know everything there is about it. I never said that calling her would be "resourceful" either so I don't know why you even brought that up. Sometimes you just have to ask for help. But like I JUST got done saying, we can save that for if we can't figure it out ourselves.

>>28842800
I think she can go find some water, I don't think we need her pissing on us. If that's what you're implying.

>>28842800
Every standard adventuring pack has a tin of water so if we haven't drank it all, we likely still have some.
Otherwise we can just have Ruby pick some up.

>>28842809
>Sticky stuff+sticky stuff+sticky stuff+sticky stuff=Sticky potion
>Water is a universal solvent
This is basic alchemy. If Emerald can't understand it, despite all the research he's done so far, than we should abandon the discipline.

>>28842881
But who's to say that will work that way in this world? What makes you think that water wouldn't make the potion stronger? There is water in it already, it could work like adding kerosine to a fire, for all we know. Alchemy as they know it isn't exactly a real thing in the first place, so saying that it will work in a certain way is foolishly assumptious. There is probably overlapping traits with real alchemy/chemistry but that doesn't mean they work the same as it does in real life.

With that said though, I do think it's worth a try to add water to it to mess up the composition, but the fact that you think he should know intimately how it works just cause he can put it together is what I find absurd. That and we don't know how much he actually knows about certain subjects cause Fic doesn't tell us exactly what he learned when he learns stuff cause he'd be writing paragraphs every update that has Emerald learning things about alchemy/anything else.

>>28842948
>water+flour=paste
>paste+water=diluted paste
>diluted paste=/=sticky
If the the physical properties of stuff isn't the same as what we understand than we wouldn't have any frame of reference for anything. Also, an educated guess is A LOT better than an assumption. Lastly this potion is supposed to be extremely basic which means it's probably the alchemic equivalent of "2+2" and if Emerald can't wrap his head around BASIC alchemy, we should probably rethink what discipline of magic we're actually focusing on.

>>28842521
Have Ruby go get help. Like a guard or Joyride.

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Emerald uses his focus to shoot a push spell at the knife. It flies away and clinks harmlessly onto the sidewalk near the alleyway. He asks Ruby to keep a look out and start calling for guards.

"Uh... What's the zebra word for guard?" She asks, scratching the back of her head.

Emerald tells her, and then pulls his knife out and attempts to cut himself loose. All the while Ruby is running around them screaming the zebra word for guard.

Unfortunately the knife gets stuck when he attempts this. He tries to think on what he could do. Enough water will dissolve most things, but he is quite sure it would take a lot of water.

Maybe the slippery potion will do something?

Carefully putting his focus away, he pulls out one of his slippery potions and pours it onto his knife first. Like water, the sticky potions flows off the knife, and Emerald shakes the weapon clean and puts it back in his holster.

He then carefully pours some onto his hooves, making sure not to put too much. He remembers last time he got covered in this stuff.

After he frees himself he sees a guard come from around the corner towards the noise. He attempts to speak with Ruby, but Emerald cuts in and informs him what happened.

He nods, and then pulls out a mini-vial from his belt and carefully uncorks, pointing the open end into the air. A small, red flare shoots out of it, and a few moments later guards start appearing one by one. It appears they have some slippery potion of their own, or something like it, as they begin to pull the attacker out of the sticky potion.

"You were very brave tonight, children. But why are you walking around during the night by yourselves? Where are your parents?" The first guard says, gesturing them to follow, "Come, let's walk back towards the station."

What does Emerald do?

>>28843251
sheeeit
unga bunga me no talk to popo
unga no snitch bunga

>>28843251
Any reason why we shouldn't just explain that we are tourists from the inn and we got carried away shopping and doing tourist things?

We hardly expected to get involved in trouble out in the open.

>>28843251
Explain that we are apprentices to a traveling teacher and on our way back to our hotel after leaving the school.

Ask if that Zebra was the one making ponies disappear.

>>28843251
Tell him we were on our way back the inn we were staying at with our guardian after staying a bit later than we should have.
If he could walk us back to the inn that would be appreciated and let us send our guardian a letter about what happened that should be enough.

>>28843251
Say that our guardian is at the inn and that we can take it from here just fine. We did manage to stop that guy after all.

>>28843251
We were doing some late shopping and we just want to go back to the inn where our mentor is, are we just gonna answer some questions and then can we go?

>>28843304
I can't think of a reason why that wouldn't work for an explanation. I feel like we should fib about our name if they ask, but maybe it wouldn't hurt to just say it. But knowledge is power is it not? And power has potential for being turned against you.

>>28843311
Yeah, we were just on our way back to the inn when this guy rushed us.

>>28843251
Can we ask the guard if it's possible to sue the mugger? we had to waste our potions on him. You know, to spite our would be kidnapper. that'll teach em not to mess with us.

>>28843251
AM I BEING DETAINED

>>28843251
Ask if that Zebra is the one making ponies vanish.

>>28843368
yes

>>28843378
IDONOTCONSENTTOANYSEARCHES

>>28843389
(Zebra guard)
u wan so fuk boi?

>>28843404
I WOULD LIKE AN ATTORNEY

>>28843410
U gon learn sum manners boi!

>>28843251
If he asks our name we can just say its Sapphire that's the alias we've been using so far.

>>28843251
Hide the amulet underneath our dress and ask where the station is at?

>>28843744
We probably shouldn't be wearing that so openly, you just reminded me of that fact. At least not in cities, where it is likely to catch a would be thiefs eye.

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Emerald asks if that was the zebra that was making all the ponies disappear.

"Unlikely. I don't mean to scare you, children, but we believe it may be a group of zebras. All the more reason for you to not be out during the night." The zebra says as the walk back towards the Inn.

Emerald explains that they are just traveling through the area with their guardian, and that they went out for some shopping that took them a bit longer than the meant it too.

"Ah, understandable. I'll get you back to your Inn and then we can chat with your guardian about the dangers present in the city at the moment. Plus I'll need to get a statement from you both if you don't mind." The zebra says with a nod, "Especially if you wish to press charges."

The walk back is mostly silent, and when they enter the Inn the guard strides right for the barkeep and asks him to fetch Joyride from their room. They then take a seat at one of the tables, and the guard is nice enough to order them some dinner.

Ruby and Emerald begin to explain what happened when the Innkeeper returns, stating that she isn't in their room, and that he isn't sure that he's seen Joyride since last night.

"Since last night...?" The zebra says, turning towards the Innkeeper. He then looks at him for a few seconds before turning back towards the foals and saying, "When was the last time you saw your guardian?"

Emerald explains everything he remembers from yesterday night.

"Hmm..." The zebra says, leaning back in his chair.

What does Emerald do?

>>28843769
It's kind of hard to tell when we have it out.
Fic is pretty inconsistent when drawing it, but I'm not sure if that's just his mistake or on purposes. As if the amulet is willing itself out.

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>>28843785
Well shit

>>28843785
>"Hmm..." The zebra says, leaning back in his chair.

You don't think she has gone missing as well?

Is that the same innkeep as last night? Maybe the pony will know what happen to her after we left.

>>28843785
Scavenge trough joy's shit, if we are lucky we might find a spellbook or some sort of accs to her library
Emmy needs to learn the finding spell fast

>>28843785
yeah! Let's press some charges! We're smart enough to be our own lawyer right? Let's charge for the cost of the potions, the distress he has caused us, attempted kidnapping, etc.

>>28843785
>They then take a seat at one of the tables, and the guard is nice enough to order them some dinner.
D'aaawww, how sweet. we should hug him [and see if he's single]

>>28843837
And boop him

Do this.>>28843819

>>28843829
>We're smart enough to be our own lawyer right?
I think us knowing about zebra law is a bit of a stretch.

>>28843785
Oh... you're worried she got kidnapped? She likes to disappear sometimes, but now you've got us a bit worried. If she doesn't show up tonight and we don't see her sometime tommorow, then we'll worry more about that being a possibility,Oh god, sempai didn't somehow get kidnapped did she guys? She's too spunky and quick witted to let that happen. Maybe she's just doing some weirdly kinky too realistic roleplay of getting kidnapped and used by her captors?

That would explain why she hasn't answered the previous letter, but I won't say for sure that is an absolute reason for silence from her.

I say we don't worry about pressing charges, that'd be more stuff to worry about. Even though he shouldn't just get away with trying to kidnap us, we might have to try and find Joy somehow. Man, that compass to find her like Hope has would be handy right now,(didn't even get to ask her to make one for us before she disappeared).

>>28843797
I'd be willing to bet it's a mistake, and not really a massive one by any means. And it's not like we told him to hide it right now, so i'm assuming that's why sometimes it's hidden and other times it's not.

>>28843819
But wouldn't she have all her stuff on her, in her mantle?

>>28843853
Maybe she left something in her room for emergencies
Joy ain't dumb

>>28843785
is the zebra guard cute?

>>28843859
We can of course look, but I get a feeling we won't find anything. Like I said, I doubt she has any of her possessions anywhere but her mantle, at least the items she would take with her on a trip.

>>28843872
No, I'm pretty sure she had a backpack on her filled with stuff, but it's likely she kept more sensitive stuff in her mantle.

It still wouldn't hurt to look.

>>28843785
We need to find Aunty Joy, we have no time to press charges.

>>28843785
Fucking knew it.
Fucking Joy is fucking missing.
We're fucked.

>>28843837
>>28843844
If we get his name we can send him love letters later. Right now we should focus.

>>28843862
Seems kind of average to me. We could try to sneak a pink under that skirt.

>>28843938
They're focused that fat zebra dick that's hiding under the, man skirt or whatever it is. Can't say I blame them, but we need to focus on possibly needing to find Joy at the moment. We even might get the chance to a be the pretty hero! And Ruby is our trusty sidekick.

>>28843965
>fat zebra dick
Well,it won't take up too much time to take a peek under that man skirt and pinch of flirting.

Just a quick peek....to make sure he'd be worth the time.

>>28843987
I wasn't seriously suggesting we do that,(even if it does sound fun and i'm sure Emerald would like to get laid from being bluballed last night). Not to mention there is a 90% he would be startled to the point of being a bit angry if we got caught bein a 'lil perv.

>>28844000
I think you're a bit late to the party there.

>>28843785
Well, time to sell our body to pay for safe passage back to Witherwater

>>28844010
Well, he's taller than us.
It's not our fault if we catch a glim of his dick and balls hanging if he stands in front of us and we get the right angle. Or if we slip and end up between his legs...accidently.

>>28843785

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>>28844041
Actually this gets me thinking
What happens after joy gets her cum drug?
Does she bang her head against a wall until something comes up?
She doesn't really strike me as the type of gal that would come up with projects to keep herself entertained

>>28844049
There'll be time to indulge thirst later, now is not the time.

>>28844053
>did it again
Back to the shame corner with you

>>28844068
Are you asking what we'll do after we get her orgasm enabling potion made? Man, how much would that suck if it turns out it doesn't even work.

>>28844086
Well, probably the revenge thing
I was asking mostly for joy

>>28843785

Check to see if it's the same barkeep or innkeeper from last night. See if they know where she went.

>>28843785
Was the room paid for in advance?

Joy has a lot of her own entertainment that little foals shouldn't spy on but it does seem a little odd that she hasn't replied yet.

>>28844090
We could always ask her sometime in idle chatter what she plans on doing, after she gets that orgasm potion made.

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Emerald asks if Joyride has gone missing. It is kind of in her personality to just disappear after all. As Emerald thinks on it she hasn't done it yet without telling him where she was going or if she'd be gone for long.

"I don't mean to scare you little one, but it is possible." The zebra says, sitting back in his chair.

Emerald explains what the guard said to Ruby, and they exchange worried glances.

The zebra looks at each one of them in turn. He then walks over and puts a tender hoof on both of their shoulders and says, "Grab your things. We'll keep you up at the station for now until we can locate Joyride. I'm sure she is fine."

"Y-yeah. I'm sure she is just playing a trick on us." Ruby says as Emerald does his best to act as translator between the two, "Thanks Mr...?"

"Detective Dejen." He says with a smile.

As the two make their way to the staircase they pass by the innkeeper. It's the same one as last night. Emerald asks if she left with some zebras last night, and where they went.

"Yes, a smart question." Dejen says, approaching Emerald from the side.

"Yeah, she left with the group of them. Five or six stallions, I think. All big and burly. They didn't say where they were going that I can remember. I think it was another bar they knew about or something." The innkeeper replies.

"Thank you. I'm going to need you to remember anything and everything about these stallions you can." He says, pulling a notepad from a pocket and handing it to the innkeeper, "Also the contact information for any of the staff that was here that night."

Emerald wants to stick around to listen to more, but he is shooed upstairs by the detective. Ruby is waiting for him with all three of their bags... And then Emerald gets an idea. Maybe he should look through Joyride's things before the cops do. There might be something useful there.

What does Emerald do?

>>28844282
Yes do that. Search all the things!

>>28844282
Oh my god he's big band

>>28844300
Who or what?

>>28844282
We Phoenix Wright now fuckers

search as much as we can

Go through her things? Go through her things.

>>28844282
Yup, check her stuff. There will likely be some useful stuff we can take with us or use to find her.
Plus we wouldn't want any black market items she has to be confiscated.

>>28844282
Quickly look through her stuff(if she even has anything for us to look through), cause we have no clue where she would of went. Besides a bar that is, and obviously that's not much to go on.

When Dejen gets to us, we should insist on coming with him in his investigation,(if he won't let us, then we'll have to do it ourselves. We shall do our sempai proud).

>>28844282
Do an Int check on on serching Joyride's stuff. We need to know what she has and make sure to hide the stuff that could get her into trouble.

Could someone boost it?

>>28844282
We should send off another dragonfire message to Joyride asking if everything is okay since she isn't in the Inn.

>>28844537
>>28844282
Sign it Sapphire just in case she is in legitimate distress and her captors are the ones writing back.

>>28844282
Send Joyride a letter.

Ay gurl, where you at?

Something short, don't wanna give out too much info.

>>28844641
If she doesn't use our nickname at least once something is probably up.

>>28844282
Go with the nice guard. Joy probably doesn't keep anything overly illegal lying around.

ayy

>>28844282
I don't want to do more than a quick search, between the mantle and other spacetime folding nonsense I don't imagine Joy would have much out in the open that isn't mundane.
We don't want to get caught interfering.

>>28844282
Let's look at her stuff first and hide any illegal stuff.

>>28836197
>>28838250
That is one sexually confused little colt.

>>28823614
bamp

>>28847628
We made it ours, no one can beat you with your own shtick.

>>28848913
Emerald Jewel is prettiest colt, and no one can denied that.

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Before going through the bag Emerald grabs his Dragonfire Lamp and sends Joyride a short letter asking where she is, and if she's okay. With that done the colt looks through his mentor's bag, hoping to find something that might be useful for him.

The bag is mostly full of mundane things. Emerald wonders if this satchel is some sort of decoy of some sort. A lot of these items don't look like they've been touched for a while... Twine, a tinderbox, a small knife, a few bits, a threadbare blanket, candles, some dried fruit and some bread... And then Emerald finds some interesting items.

"Toys", as well as various lubricants and condoms. He also finds a few unlabeled potions. He also finds a blindfold, though he isn't actually sure if it's supposed to be a sleeping mask or something a it kinkier.

What does Emerald do?

>>28849724
The potions might be useful, it's quite hard to fight with a boner

>>28849724
Leave everything, we don't know what those potions will do. With our luck we'll throw a quicksilver potion at a pursuer and speed them up.

>>28849724
>though he isn't actually sure if it's supposed to be a sleeping mask or something a it kinkier.
Emerald, babe, I think you're smart enough to figure out it's intended for kinkier uses than that,(though it could totally double as a sleep mask, but this is Joy we are talking about here. With her, it's got kinky uses before innocent uses). Just think about how she likes to bind her playmates and it would make sense she'd blind them on top of it,(unf). Remember how she made Sensoria "blind" by making it so she couldn't "see" anyone using her magic? Same principal, but using a blindfold instead of magic suppression.

Anyways, enough patronizing ponderings, take those potions. While we aren't sure what they are, we could always test them out on somepony if we have to,(hopefully they effects won't be anything more than a severe boner or leaking of temporary endless lubricant).

If Ruby wants to look through the bag, we're gonna have to say; No, it's just boring alchemy stuff,(she totally won't buy that, will she?).

>>28849751
Wouldn't it make sense that the potions are sexual in nature, considering they were with sex toys? Does it mean that they absolutely are? Nah, considering that there was other miscellaneous things in the bag with them,(but they did sound like they were purposely put together in the bag like that to me). I still say we take them either way, and try them out on someone if we have to.

>>28849724
Is there any other bags of Joyride's?

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>>28849733
>>28849751
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>>28849823

http://www.strawpoll.me/11621926

>>28849724
Take some of those condoms and lube.
It's important to practice safe sex.

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>>28849973
>>28850045

Emerald decides to take the potions.

>Acquired Puce Potion
>Acquired Murky Potion

Emerald then takes up his and Joyride's bag and they walk back downstairs. Dejen is still questioning the Innkeeper when the return.

"Yes, they all knew each other from what i could tell." The Innkeeper says tapping his chin, "Come to think of it they all came in at once as well."

"Thanks. That'll be all for now." The detective says, spotting Ruby and Emerald, "Alright. Ready to go?"

What does Emerald do?

>>28850120
Agree, but ask if we could help in finding her in some way.

>>28850120
Maybe we should send a message to Nishan when we have the chance. Tell her that something up and see if she can help us.

>>28850120
Ready as we'll ever be. But first ask the innkeeper how long Joy rented our room for, unless she's just been paying every day cause she wasn't sure how long she wanted to be here. I'm mostly curious is all.

Do potions go bad? Cause if they do, we might be looking at some old duds.

>>28850184
That might be an idea, but who's to say she's in any position to help right now. Unless I just missed something, we still don't know if she's even ok or not.

>>28850120
Ask where would we be staying in the station?

>>28850120
INT the potions to determine their common usage.

>>28849724
Wait a second, condoms. That implies that we can in fact knock up mares. We should have grabbed some. Lord knows we will be needing them in the future.

>>28850184
Dose she even have a lamp to message us back?

>>28850245
No she doesn't but she could always meet us at the station.

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Emerald thinks on what the potions could be.

>INT Check, 8
>Rolled 4,1 (+4)
>9, passed

He figures that since he found them among objects related to sexual relations, that they probably have some sort of use with those. Perhaps an aphrodisiac? Or maybe potions to make her bedfellow appear certain ways?

Emerald nods and asks Dejen if they can help find Joyride.

"Now don't worry about that. We'll find her, alright?" The detective says. He has a feeling that he was avoiding his gaze while he said that though.

The colt then asks how long Joyride rented the room for. Before he can answer Dejen comments that the guards will pay for the two days they stayed there.

They then make their way out the door and over to the Northern Guardpost, near the north entrance to the city. Since it's so late, there are very few guards doing actual office work here, and very few people other than the guard receptionist currently on duty.

"Could you pull aside one of the interrogation rooms? These foals need a place to stay for a little while."

A few minutes later Ruby and Emerald are lead into a rather sparse room containing nothing more than cots with pillows and blankets.

Ruby seats herself at one of these and says, "Well, what now?"

Taking out his dragonfire lamp, Emerald sends a letter to Nishan telling them what happened, and asks what they should do, writing down where they are currently staying.

What does Emerald do?

>>28850572
Hitting the hay might not be a bad idea, you can decide what to do in the morning. Unless we are gonna stay up to see if Nishan will come answer the letter by showing up, or not.

>>28850572
Well looks like we've got some down time. Look at the recipes we got in the junior alchemy kit and see if they match the ones in out spell book. Also write down the charm potion recipe while we're at it.

>>28850572
Just in case, it wouldn't be a bad idea to plan out wht to do and where to go if joy is dead

I say we stay in zebra town and have a nice and peaceful life
Also secretly track down the fuckers responsible for this

>>28850572
Try the door. Are we locked in?

>>28850572
I wonder if the arrows did this, i don't think joy of all people would lose to a couple of old zebras

>>28850755
I doubt it. They would've went after us as well. I think these zebra's probably drugged her with something or outright tricked her.

>>28850572
Take off that dress.

>>28850572
What time is it? Maybe we should think of what would Joyride do?

>>28850572
Well fic keeps telling us to experiment with the amulet.
Maybe now would be a good time to do that now that we have a better idea of what it is.

I say we try to meditate with it and look inside.

>>28850834
As fun as it was, yes. I think it's time for the dress to come off now, for now.

>>28850973
Never

>>28850983
It's ok anon, we can always put it on later,(and possibly have it take off later by some other ponies hooves).

>>28851036
Meh, I was just joking, we can change.
Though I do like the dress.

...Also it's probably our only set of washed clothing.

>>28851062
We don't really need clothes though, so that's fine. And speaking of dresses, I wish Joy would of gave us that blue dress that he wore for the zebra threesome. I thought it was a nice dress.

I'm sure he'd like to take it off by now anyways, it was fun for a while.

>>28850572
Start unpacking our bags.

>>28850572
If only we had some big, strong, zebra guard to take care of us~

>>28850572
Should we move the cots closer together?
I want to believe we are safe but it still seems prudent to me to make it a little harder to sneak up on the pair as we probably both need to sleep.

Do we have any books to read with Ruby?

>>28850572
If we're sleeping here, tie a few feet of string between Ruby and ourselves, cover it with our sheets.

>>28851715
Move the cots closer together so we can tie ourselves together. Let's go back to the inn in the morning and check for Joyride again. If she's still not back, then there's def something wrong.

>>28850572
I thought we were trying to find info on Nishan and Loupe?

I guess go to bed, it'll be easier to look for Joyride during the daylight hours. Maybe propose to act as bait for the baddies.

>>28851957
Speaking of, it's possible Joyride went to meet Nishan and Loupe. Not telling us is strange, and if she IS fine, kinda dickish, but well, Joy is entirely capable of being a dick as we all know.

>>28851969
I don't think it would take two days for her to meet them.
Besides, if she did she would have sent us a letter or took us with her cause she wasn't planning on staying in town long. She wanted to warp back to witherwater.

>>28852005
>two days
Has it really been that long? If you're right, then we better start looking in earnest come morning

>>28850572
We gotta save Big Momma Joyride! Let's go find the kidnapping zebra and tell him off!

god I hope we're not walking into a coordinated trap orchestrated by the order

>>28852367
That would suck. We've already used a boost, so we'd be doubly fucked.

>>28852367
I have my doubts at least regarding a plan to capture emerald, the pony-napping attempt was too sloppy as we could have gotten hurt pretty badly if the timing was just a little different.

The order might have Joy but again it seems sloppy or at least half-done, considering we have or had her bag of 'mundane' stuff and honestly I imagine the sextoys are all enchanted tools (assuming Joy wouldn't leave weapons), considering Joy has no use for them on herself and we are probably among the select few who would scrutinize them.

Ayy

>>28854318

>>28850572
See if the door is locked and think through what might've happen to Joyride.

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(Sorry about the late start and probably early finish today. I felt really awful and slept about three hours once I got home from work.)

Emerald takes off his dress and puts it in his bag. He then looks around at Ruby, and seeing the cots decides to push his closer to the foal. No way he is chancing losing two people he cherishes in one night.

Ruby just looks at him the whole time with a slight frown on her face. She is fidgeting a bit and when he finishes she repeats, "So what now?"

Emerald thinks Ruby probably feels the same way he does. He doesn't think he could sleep at the moment. Besides the fact it's still a little to early, he has too many thoughts of what could be happening to Joyride at the moment.

Emerald walks over to the door and tries the knob. It's unlocked, and he peaks outside. He sees Dejen working at a nearby desk, and when the guard catches the foals eye he says,

"Don't go wandering around the police station alright? The bathroom is down the hall if you need it, and there is a small kitchenette there as well. I would suggest using either of them soon. Once I leave I'll probably have to lock you in the room. No offense, just the rules. I'll be back early in the morning so don't worry about it too much."

The colt looks down the hall towards the kitchenette. He can't see into it from here, but he definitely hears voices. Emerald looks to the guard with a smile and a nod and then closes the door. As he walks back towards the center of the room Ruby is still staring at him, and he ponders what to do next.

He could try out that new potion set he got... Or maybe he could go down the hall there and see if he can listen into anything going on. He isn't exactly hungry, but he might be able to grab some food as well.

What does Emerald do?

>>28856443
We could go and look for joy but with no search spells or any type of lead we can't really do much, maybe just maybe ask the detective if we could help in any way

>>28856443
'S ok Fic, get rested up, you certainly deserve it.

I think we should sleep somewhere else, I really don't like the idea of being locked in that room. If this isn't some ruse to kidnap us,(and I doubt it is) he shouldn't have much of an issue with us going elsewhere and just booking another inn for ourself. At least for tonight. I doubt those cots are comfy. He can always go with us while we book a room at a new inn if he wants to know where we are.

>>28856443
Ask Ruby if she want us to get anything from the kitchen.

>>28856443
Convince the guard not to lock the door, or at least let us stay in an inn instead. Roll?

>>28856443
Let's read that Zebra gods book and share the details with Ruby.

>>28856443
Seduce him! Subtlety ask if he's married. What did he think about our dress. Does he know we'really a colt?

>>28856536
I don't think now is the time anon. You're taking a pretty big gamble with something like that.

>>28856443
Easedrop on the guards in the kitchen.

>>28856443
Explain to Ruby what the guard outside told us.

Time to unpack.

>>28856443
Let's invite Ruby to head to the kitchenette as a decoy for Mr. Guard, and then find a way to get the fuck outa this place and go look for Joy

>>28856693
Well hopefully it doesn't come to that...

>>28856729
Ruby wants to go look, and in a rare show of RPG meta-ness, Emerald has overridden our own will with his. Couple people said for him to sleep, and he responded with

>He doesn't think he could sleep at the moment

So, I think we better go look for Joyride

>>28856771
I was one who suggested he slept, but that was merely cause I was under the impression it was getting late and would be close to the time he'd want to sleep. But i'm not bothered by the fact that he showed autonomy, I like it when he thinks for himself.

I was more referring to the idea that we would have to sneak out like that. Assuming we aren't prisoners, we should be free to leave. With him being a responsible adult that he is, he'd object to that. But I think we can talk him into letting us leave.

I'm surprised Ruby seems so bothered, maybe she's starting to like Joy a bit, that's kinda sweet.

I wanna find Joy too, but at this point we have pretty much nothing to go on and we'd just be wandering around town. And having a detective/police officer,(whatever the fuck he is exactly) helping us would be good. If only we had that compass to find her, like Hope has. We gotta get one of those made asap.

>>28856815
I really can't imagine what is essentially a "police officer" will let us leave when it's not safe out there for little shits like we and Ruby. I feel there'll be a lot less drama if we just slip out unnoticed.

>>28856443
Could we search the bags for some kind of Joy compass?

>>28856832
We totally could, but a large part of the problem with just leaving is we still don't have much to go off right now and all we'd be doing is wandering around town. And at night on top of it.