Give and Take (A Changeling CYOA)

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>>29432152
>wanting to cum inside worst pony

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>>29432146

>Last time, you met Dippin Dot, the little pony.
>Then, Soft Serve brought you into his cave to fix your booboos and give you a treat.
>Now you know what ice cream is!
>And Dippin Dot taught you other stuff, too.
>Like how to say some pony words.
>And what a 'dad' is.
>And that bean soup is yucky.
>You spat it all over the floor.
>Ant Silver didn't like that.
>You decided to leave Ant Silver alone and play with DIppin Dot a bit.
>But Dippin Dot wasn't in its room.
>So you went back out into the tunnels to find it.
>Instead, you found a squeak flier!
>It was noisy and hurt your ears.
>But after it gave you a sweet treat, you became buddies with it as well.
>It told you it hasn't seen Dippin Dot.


Your inventory: 1 Eggy Shell (equipped)
HP: 15/15
Bits: 3
LV: 3
Spells: Feature Shift (Moderate), Telekinesis (Light)
Mood: Curious; a bit tight beneath the tummy


>What now?

>>29432197
Go back inside the vault and ask Soft Serve where Dippin Dot is. It's too dangerous to go alone if she's gone missing.

>>29432210
This. Is the little filly just hiding inside the bunker?

>>29432197
I wanna show Soft the almost kind of, but also not entirely food bat.

>>29432197
go right

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>>29432210
>>29432277
>>29432322

You leave the squeak-flier and go back to Soft Serve's cave to talk to him.
>"...Uh..."

>>29432424
Top right?

>>29432424
try the first door on the right.

>>29432424
The first right. Remember to close the door.

>>29432424
We weren't out there for that long I think. Check the room where we threw up. He might be still there.

>>29432470
Good call. If not then we could check the bathroom, or the room across from the kitchen, or even the next room over.

>>29432424
>>29432469
Lets close the door behind us as we go in.
Top right door!

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>>29432470
>>29432536

You try the food cave.
...Nope. Nobuddy's here.

>>29432619
Top right door

>>29432619
The door across from the food room. It's the closest.

>>29432747
This

Knock first

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>>29432467
>>29432469
>>29432747
>>29432770
>>29432919

You try the closest path that you haven't seen inside of, thumping your hoof against it.
"...Yes?" Soft Serve's muffled voice says.
Success! You open the door.
https://guywithamp.bandcamp.com/track/respite-2
There's Soft Serve and Dippin Dot! Boy, you're a lucky bug!
"Hey, Buddy!" Soft Serve says with a smile and a wave. "Where'd you go?"

>>29433274
indicate that we were looking for Dippin Dot.

>>29433274
Try to tell him about our new friend.
Maybe point outside, make some screeching noises, and flap our wings like a bat.

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>>29433307
>>29433340
You squeak and point at Dippin Dot, then you do your best squeak-flier impression. You show off your training fangs and make screechy sounds. You try flapping your wings too.
"Did you see a pied bat?" Soft Serve asks. You taste fear again, but you nod anyway.
>"Pah-bab buddy!"
Soft Serve looks confused. Then, he slowly starts to taste happy again.
"Oh, Buddy..." he says softly, "you're too good for your own good..." Then, he gets a little more serious. "You have to be careful, though. It's good that you're a good bug, but not everypony else is. You shouldn't just try and go be friends with everypony you see. It can be dangerous." You taste sadness. "And I don't want you to get hurt... Do you understand?"

>>29433644
Give hug.

>>29433644
Nod and give the sad pony a hug to cheer him up

>>29433644
Uppies?

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>>29433660
>>29433682
>>29433721
>"Uh."
You hug Soft Serve and raise your little forehooves.
>"Up...?"
Soft Serve chuckles. "Sure, Buddy..." he says, leaning down and scooping you up in his hooves. You chitter excitedly and flap your wings like you're flying. Because you kind of are!

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Okay, I'm stopping here for the night. As you probably noticed, I've removed the dialogue boxes since they were kind of pointless and they covered up parts of the background, which could be detrimental. It also seemed like they (and some other factors) made this CYOA a bit too similar to Undertale for some folks, so I'm trying to fix that. Please leave any criticisms, etc. that you have about that, or whatever else you feel like mentioning, and thanks for playing.

Sorry again about the three-week absence.

>>29433830
>made this CYOA a bit too similar to Undertale for some folks, so I'm trying to fix that
I think its fine the way it is, keep doing what you're doing

>>29433830
I never minded the text boxes.

>>29433830
I am completely fine with Undertale.

>>29433830
I kind of missed the text boxes and the facial expressions that came with it, but it's too late to change it now thanks to a few salty anons.

>>29433830
>Sorry
You were missed.

>>29433784
Ya see. This would be called hoverin if lil Buddy here wus flahyin.

>>29433979
>>29433987
>>29433991
>>29434608
>Seeing how people enjoyed the original way the CYOA was being done fills Bugaboop with determination.

>>29435660
I mean, at this point the QM shouldn't have to change the design because some anon's didn't choose to speak up when some anon's, or a samefag got triggered from the undertale similarities.

I miss the faces and texts though. Mostly the faces. Those were great visual aids to understanding the moods of characters.

>>29436183
It's always the loudest person whose voice is heard the clearest, although their opinion most of the time rarely reflects the overall consensus of the majority.

I really liked the emotions expressed with the faces as well. It adds quite a bit to each scene.

>>29436592
Scrunchy Dipping Dot, various disgusted faces of Silver, worried Soft.

>>29433784
go over to dipping dot and see what it is she's working on.

>>29433784
Check out those lights that dot is staring at

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>>29433979
>>29433987
>>29433991
>>29434608
>>29436183
>>29436592
>>29436749
So should I bring back the dialogue boxes? Or maybe just the faces in a kind of Sims-y way?

>>29437639
>>29437894
>"Oo-eeeeee!"
You chitter and buzz your little wings for a few awesome seconds, but sadly all good things must come to an end. Soft Serve puts you down and gives you a pat on the back, pushing you forward a bit.
"Okay, I gotta get back to work, Buddy." Soft Serve says, trotting back to his flat tree. You look at it curiously, but something else in that direction quickly steals your attention away: Dippin Dot is playing with some kind of square with lights in it.
That looks fun! You trot over and chirp to get its attention.
>"Daht."
The little pony turns to you. "Hey, Buddy." it says with a smile.
You put your hoof on the light square and chirp, tilting your head.
"...You want to know what this is?" Dot asks.
You nod eagerly.
"This is a computer! It's..." Dot pauses. "How can I explain this... it's a machine full of little machines that follow a code to do specific jobs that... when you add them up, lets the computer do things like writing, calculations, making graphs and spreadsheets... boring stuff like that."
Dot smiles and points at the lit-up part. "But you can also use it to play games! They're a bit slow, but they keep you busy when there's nothing better to do. And this new EX-3 model has a 16-bit batch processor so you can even draw with it! Neat, huh?"
>"...Ah..."
"Yeah, I know, it's a bit complicated at first..." Dot says with a bit of a chuckle. "But it's pretty easy to learn if you take it one step at a time. All that's really important is that you have some grasp of the hardware and the software, and you're good to go."

>>29438779
She's the expert.
Hold on to the big box.

>>29438779
What? It's so complicated. Point to the box again.

>>29438779
Press buttons.

>>29438779
See if she can show us a few simple functions.

>>29438779
>So should I bring back the dialogue boxes? Or maybe just the faces in a kind of Sims-y way?
Yes that's a good compromise, that way you do not block any of the scene with text

>>29438779
Ask about games

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>>29438815
>>29438850
>>29438859
>>29438902

All those words made your head hurt. You point at the box again. Maybe Dippin Dot will explain it all in little words this time.
"...You didn't understand a lot of that, huh?" Dippin Dot responds, like she already knows the answer.
You shake your head and hold onto the big box.
"Well... that thing you're holding right now is called a monitor." DIppin Dot slowly explains. "The screen there shows you things depending on what keys you press. The keys are the buttons on this thing, which is called the keyboard."
Your ears perk up. Buttons!?!
Buttons are for pressing! You smack your hooves on them. To your delight, things happen on the screen!
"Hey, stop that!" Dippin Dot shouts. You taste anger. "No! You're ruining my game!"
You squeak, not sure what's wrong. Didn't Dippin Dot tell you to press the keez? Why does she look mad all of a sudden?
"Bad Buddy!" Dippin Dot says, frowning at you.

>>29439144
If computers make others mad, then we should stay away from them from now on.

>>29439144
apologize to dot. Obviously she did not want us to push keez.

>>29439144
Boop her on the nose. That's a button you can always press.

>>29439144
We should stop pressing her buttons the wrong way

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>>29439216
>>29439240
>>29439287
You poke Dippin Dot's snootle.
>"Sah-ee."
Dippin Dot looks at her snootle, then at you. She still looks kind of mad.
"Dot, he doesn't know any better." Soft Serve says in a serious voice. "I know you take your video games seriously, but he's just a baby."
Dippin Dot frowns.
Then, it sighs.
"...It's okay." the little pony grumbles. One of its ears twitches as it thinks. "...Do you... want to play, too?"

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I'm stopping here for the night. Please leave any criticisms, etc. that you have, and thanks for playing!

>>29439596
>"...Do you... want to play, too
>Excited buzzing noises.
Yeah! Computer games should be fun!

>>29439596
Yiiizzz!

>>29439596
She said that we can draw on this computer, so I say we draw a picture of Dot and Soft giving us hugs.

bump for teaching dippin to not be so salty

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>>29439596
How do play dap? Buttons angry?

No update tonight because of the same IRL shit that usually impedes my schedule. Sorry.

>>29448035
>No update tonight because of the same IRL shit that usually impedes my schedule. Sorry.


Masturbation and crying into a pillow?

>>29448886
>Masturbation and crying into a pillow?
Sounds like just a regular night to me.

bap

Bun

bip

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>>29454315

>>29454315

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>>29439596
We should play Doom... Or at least Chex Quest.

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>>29448886
You're at least half right.

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>>29456742
Playing games?
That sounds like lots of fun! You chirp and buzz with excitement.
>"Eeee-iz! Ee-oodz cutz! Oo-ip am dea-oo!"
"I don't know what you're saying, but it sounds like you want to play." Dippin Dot answers. It uses its magic to pick up more not-leaves from a square eggshell on the ground next to the kom-pyoo-turr.
"These are punch cards." Dippin Dot says. "The little holes in them tell the computer what game to play. The one on the left is a sports game called Ping, the middle one is a space-shooter called Spacebrawl!, and the right one is an adventure game called Deadly Dungeon Adventure."

I know one update is bullshit, but I really didn't want to miss two days in a row. At least it's AN update, right? ...R-right?

>>29458488
Frankly, I'd rather we not get distracted with video games and get on with the quest already.

>>29458488
let's try ping. ping sounds fun.

>>29458488
I really don't want this thread to just be playing a game that doesn't advance the quest in any way, shape, or form.
Ping sounds like it could be pong and would be the quickest of the three games. If we can't do something that doesn't involve playing a monotonous game, then I say one game of Ping

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>>29458488
>Oo-ip am dea-oo!
DIIIIOOOOOO!!!

>>29458631
WWWRRRRYYYYYYYYY

>>29458605
This.

>>29458605
>>29458511

comeon have some fun guys.

>>29458674
My biggest complaint so far in this quest is that the house has basically been full stop, story-wise. Some time to meet the cast is fine, but it's really about time to move on.

Playing some monotonous thread minigame isn't fun, it's just making it take longer to get to actual story.

>>29458688
Says you. Every moment is a story!

>>29458488
What ho inept! Play the Deadly Dungeon Adventure!

>>29458674
>spending the entire thread to play a game and make no progress in the story is "fun"

>>29458772
What "story" are we going to get out of playing a game? Will we reach lv5 if we play? Will big us challenge us to Spacebrawl?

We got telekinesis and you guys want to play a game that will take the rest of the thread to finish.
.

>>29458831
There is no rush to finish the cyoa.

bed bump

>>29461118

>>29458488
Deadly Dungeon Adventure is obviously the correct choice here

>>29459579
There's a theory in storytelling called Chekhov's gun. 'If you show a gun on stage in the first act, it must be fired by the end of the second act.'

You don't put anything in a story unless it's necessary to further the story. There's nothing necessary about playing a video game.

>>29462504
You say that now, but the games might teach us elements that could show up later, during boss battles or something.

>>29462313

>>29462634
Tell me what elements came from playing Pokémon or Minesweeper that showed up later in FiT or Threshold? What makes you think that this will be different from those two quests?

>>29464160
What's wrong with a little Slice of Life? It's a cyoa, a game, not only a story. We're here to have fun, the story is just a bonus.

>>29464413
It's not slice of life. It's playing a video game.

>>29458488
let's play space brawl.

>>29464413
The "a" in cyoa stands for "adventure" and stopping the adventure to play a game that accomplishes nothing over the course of the entire thread, and maybe onto the next thread, does not sound fun. That does not sound like the adventure I signed up for. This isn't slice of life. Slice of life implies character interaction and playing a game is not character interaction.

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>>29458511
>>29458605
>>29458659
>>29458772
>>29462484
You don't know what a lot of those words mean, but they all sound like they could be fun! It's hard to pick just one.
...But...
As fun as a game sounds, you feel something tingly in the back of your head. It's like a little voice telling you that you don't have time for this.
You have something more important to do.
"Buddy?" Dippin Dot says, putting the punch cards down. "Is something the matter? You're kinda spacing out..."

>>29466198
shrug and pick ping.

I can't think of any current tasks that we are needing to do. So let's have fun.

>>29466198
Go see what Soft Serve is doing. It looks important.

>>29466198
I say pick space brawl.

>>29466198
>>29466214
This. It's tradition to play mini games in most inept quests. I think.

>>29466214
This, but lets go for Deadly Dungeon Adventure.

>>29466198
We don't have time? Not even just a few minutes of deadly dungeon adventure?

>>29466224
This.

No stupid minigames.

>>29466198
Ping!

>>29466198
I change my mind. I vote for the Dungeon instead of ping. A quest within a quest yo.

>>29466198
deadly dungeon.

>>29466198
We need more Buddy x Dipping Dot puppy love. Buddy needs to impress Dip!

>>29466198
Why don't we just pick a game and die until Dot takes over, then we check what Soft is doing.
It makes more sense and wont take the entire thread.

>>29466503
That's what I was going to suggest when we get to the game.

>>29466503
I don't mind a game taking an entire thread

>>29466524
I do.

>>29466536
I don't.

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>>29466260
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>>29466326
The little voice in your head has stopped. You shrug and look at the game card thingies again.
Deadly Dungeon Adventure sounds scary...
But...
Maybe if you beat the scary game, Dot'll be impressed!
>"Ded-dee... Dom-mem...... Ahhhh-feemmtah."
Dippin Dot looks at the card you picked, then at you. "...Are you sure?"
>"Ee-iss!"
"Okay." Shrugging, the little pony sticks the punch card into the computer. Little lights pop up on the monna-tur, and one of them is blinking.
"In this game, you have to type one or two words in order to tell the game what you want to do." Dippin Dot explains. "Typing means pushing the keys to spell out words, like this. If the game asks you where you want to go, you can say something like... 'go right.'"
Dippin Dot starts pushing keez. "G-O-R-I-G-H-T. Then, when you're done, you push Enter to tell the computer you're done, and it'll use what you said to tell more of the story. If you find the treasures and get out of th dungeon, you win the game! Easy, right?"
>"Ah! Ah!"
You nod.
"Okay, let's try it!" Dippin Dot scooches over a little, inviting you to sit next to it. You plop down beside the little pony. It's warm, and smells kind of nice. It types something, and the screen changes again. More little lights fill it, and the blinking one moves further down.
As you inspect the screen, you start wishing you knew how to read...

>>29466612
Commit suicide
Quit game
See what Soft Serve is doing.

>>29466616
This

>>29466612
Go West

>>29466612
Realize you don't know what the little symbols on the screen are and pout. Then, go to Soft Serve.
As much as I love doing minigames, we really don't know how to read and Soft Serve does appear to be doing something important.

>>29466612
cross bridge

>>29466612
Tell her we cant read.

>>29466616
Words too big.

>>29466693
We her to read to us!

>>29466717
Die
Quit
Daddy

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>>29466616
>>29466622
>>29466636
>>29466648

Pouting, you try typing something at random and hitting Enter.

https://youtu.be/CODmvzK25dI

"Heehee, that happens a lot in this game." Dot says gently. "Don't be discouraged."
...You chirp and get up, pointing at Soft Serve. Maybe you can help him with... whatever he's doing. He's standing over some kind of metal square: another computer, maybe? It's small and doesn't have a screen, though. Instead, there's a metal stick poking up from the top. And it looks like it's been broken open.
"Hey, Buddy!" he says. "You and Dot having fun?"

>>29466740
Shake your head and ask what Soft Serve is making.

>>29466759
>>29466788
Lets at least try a few more times before giving up. We should be bad, not pathetic.

>>29466740
shrug and ask what it is. And then get back to the game to try again.

>>29466740
Retry!
Ask dot for help typing and reading

>>29466740
Ask Soft Serve what he's doing and ask if there's anything we can do to help.

>>29466740
type help.

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>>29466759
>>29466788
>>29466830
>>29466883
You shrug.
>"Ehhhh..."
Soft Serve chuckles. "Don't get discouraged, little guy." he says. "Everypony loses sometimes. All you need to do is practice a bit, and I'm sure you'll do better next time."
You chitter a little in response, but you're distracted by the metal thing Soft Serve is working on. It's got thin vines poking out of it, and little shiny rocks and bits of metal spilling out of it, scattered around the flat tree. You lean forward and sniff it. The stink of metal makes your snootle scrunch up, and you back off.
>"Ooo-uht. Oowut."
"What's this?" Soft Serve replies.
>"Uh."
"This is a radio, Buddy. It lets us talk to ponies that are far away from here, so we know what's going on outside." Soft Serve explains. "Or, at least it would, if it wasn't broken... That's why I'm trying to fix it! I don't really know how to, but it's already broken, so how much worse could I make it, right?"

>>29467287
Gee, maybe we could give it a shot. Maybe it's a simple minigame!

>>29467287
try to fix it or go back to the computer.

>>29467287
This is way easier than trying to read. the hard part is convincing soft to let us try fixing it.

>>29467287
maybe we could play bip instead.

>>29467287
We have to choose between doing something productive and playing video games...
Lets listen to Soft Serve and retry the game.

>>29467287
Bab

>>29467287
I'd play a mini game to fix a radio.

>Anons complain about playing mini game
>want to play another mini game

>>29467287
Let's go out and salvage! We can find parts for the raaad-oww!

>>29467329
It's not.

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>>29467293
>>29467307
>>29467329
>>29467522
>>29467564
You take a closer look at the ray-dee-oh.
It has a little baby radio stuck to it on a squiggly vine. There's lots of little shiny pieces sticking out of it in every direction, and plenty of thin vines running in loops through it. But it looks like something with big claws tore through the middle of it...
"It's seen better days, huh?" Soft Serve asks. "I've fixed other stuff before, but never something this old..."
You taste fear. You chirp softly and put your hoof on Soft Serve's leg.
"But, uh, don't worry...!" Soft Serve quickly says. "I'll get it working sooner or later! And when I do, we'll know when we can get out of here and where it's safe to go to...!"
A mix of fear and sadness comes from Soft Serve for a second, before he turns back to the ray-di-oh.

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I'm stopping here for the night. Please leave any criticisms, etc. that you have. Thanks for all the feedback so far, and thanks for playing!

>>29468163
Sufficiently old radios (and all old electronics) contained their interconnect schematics inside somewhere by law so you could fix them, before evil enveloped the globe. Maybe this does? Are changeling babies naturally gifted at electronics?

>>29468528
Bump

lord toilet

>>29468163
If something with big claws tore through the middle of it, they must have cut through those vines. Good thing they are color coated so we can match them up with each other. Maybe ask soft if he can connect the vines?

>>29469698
He has clumsy earth pony hooves. Buddy can use telekinesis while Soft guides him on how to repair.

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>>29468163
The green, pink, and brown wires on the knob look like they go with the green, pink, and brown wires on the top left of the radio.
The three circle things with the prongs look like they are supposed to be plugged into the three circles with holes in them on the top right of the radio.
Not sure if has anything to do with fixing the radio, but the black wire above the ruler thing looks like it was originally attached to the other side.
These are the only things that stick out to me with little knowledge of radios.

>>29470633
The wires in the middle need to be reconnected with each other as well.

>>29468163
Oh wow! I saw a lot of this in the Tinepone quest, but I never had the chance to participate. This will be fun!

Ok. Things I can point out on the top of my hat at the moment:
-the antenna is bent and needs to be straightened. If it can't be bent back into shape without the chance of snapping it, then leave it as it is.
-the small blue cylinder is a battery component.
-those four small little things in the bottom left corner of the pic are resistors.
-the string that was attached to the frequency knob is cut. It needs to be replaced with a new string, or need to find some was to reconnect the two pieces. Maybe with some tape or magic. Or get a new string.
-inside the radio casing there are four grey pieces of thing metal sheets. The one to the far left looks bent. Is it a heatsink?
-that single orange component is an ceramic disk capacitor.
-I'm not sure, but I think those are more capacitors in the upper right of the radio casing.
-I don't see a power cable. That might mean that the cable is missing, or this radio is powered via battery. Didn't that one merchant guy (What was his name?) sell a battery? Or did we find one?

>>29468163
As much as I like to play this fix-it mini game, I question how Buddy would even manage to repair this, or how he would communicate with Soft while his attempted repair job.
Eh fuck it. It's a game!
Do we have any solder iron and some electrical tape?

>>29471794
>how can a shapeshifting bug horse that feeds on the emotion of love and has the ability to move objects using only its mind possibly be able to fix a radio

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This would have been up like two hours sooner but schematics are a bitch to make.

>>29468528
>>29469698
>>29470633
>>29470955
>>29471794

You try to look inside the raydioh for anything useful. Maybe it'll just tell you how to fix it itself!
In the back of the radio is a little picture. You're not sure what it means, but it could be helpful, right?
You pull on Soft Serve's leg, pointing to the little picture with a hoof.
>"Uh! Uh!"
Soft Serve looks. "Hm? Oh, that's a diagram." he says. "Those little numbers and symbols are the kind of parts that the radio needs to work."
You already guessed that much! You tug more insistently.
>"Fffffime! Cah-uhd fime."
Soft Serve tilts his head. "Come again?"
This is so frustrating...! You use your magic to try and put two vines of the same color together.
...Wait, didn't that not-leaf earlier say something about changelings being colorblind?
>KzZZT!!
You and Soft Serve jump back as the vines hiss and spit tiny little lights out! A tiny, bad smelling cloud comes out of the radio.
Soft Serve gives you a serious look. You faintly taste the burn of mad and the chill of scared.
"...Buddy, this is grown-up work." Soft Serve says to you. "I know you want to help, but electronics can be dangerous. And the radio is very important, so we can't risk breaking it. Well, breaking it MORE, that is. Why don't you go play with Dot?"

>>29474131
> that purple and red in the corner
> that specific purple and red in the corner
Oh, you.

>>29474131
We almost broken the radio, let go play with dot on the computer.

>>29474131
let's play bip now.

>>29474131
Maybe before attaching wires together, we make sure everything that works is in the right place and it looks like one of the 4 rectangles under the green square is busted.

>>29474131
Does the green thing in the center represent an integrated circuit? pcb7 being the possible type? I didn't see one in the picture before hand, maybe its missing? I saw the crescent/capacitor laying on the table. That's going to need to go back in.

Pout to soft, signify that we want to help. Keep pointing to the diagram, maybe we can help him follow it.

>>29474383
>before attaching wires together,
We should remove the battery before doing anything else

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>>29474383
>>29474394
>>29474426
You bite your lip. Soft Serve sounds serious, but you REALLY want to help! You tap your hoof on the floor and squeak timidly at the pony.
Soft Serve tries to ignore you.
>"Eeee... Eeehhhhh..."
Soft Serve looks away from you... and from the radio.
>"Eeeee-eeeEEEEE...!"
"Okay, okay!" Soft Serve relents. "You can help..."
You chirp happily and bounce on your hoofsies.
>"Eeeyaiiy!"
Soft Serve smiles, but just a little bit. "So, what do you think we should do first?" he asks.
You point at the bent piece of metal in the radio.
>"Eehk."
"Right, that's a heatsink." Soft Serve replies. "It needs to be replaced, but I haven't found another one yet. Or a piece of metal that's the right size and shape to stick there in its place... I scrounge around for stuff like that during the day! That's actually what I was doing when that other changeling attacked me."
Your ears flop over sadly. You might not be able to fix the heat sink.
But you CAN at least make sure the radio is safe to work on by taking out the thing that makes it hiss and spit glowy things at you. You grab it with your magic and give it a pull and a wiggle, and it pops out. That wasn't too hard!
You show it to Soft Serve, but he's busy looking in his metal toy box for something.

>>29474631
Hover it in front of him.

>>29474631
>You might not be able to fix the heat sink.
What if we try to bend it so that it is flat again?
After we take it out maybe we can flatten it using the hammer? Or is it worth trying out our telekinesis?

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>>29474691
>>29474762
Wait!
You've got it! You CAN fix the heat sink; you just need to use your magic!
You stare at the bent piece of metal and think really hard about fixing it. You want it to look like the other pieces of metal again. You tell it to bend the other way and be straight again!
...
...
...
It doesn't work. The metal is too hard.
You growl and try Plan B. If you can take the heat sink out, maybe you can hit it with the rock on a stick!
But the heat sink is stuck to the radio. You can't get it out.
The noise gets Soft Serve's attention. "Hey, what are you doing?" he asks.
You chirp and show him the piece you pulled out of the radio.
"Buddy, no!" he says in the serious voice again. He grabs the piece you took out of the radio. "You can't just pull random parts out like that!"
He sighs and shakes his head, a mix of anger and sadness coming from him. "What am I going to do with you...?" he mumbles.

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I'm stopping here for the night. Please leave any criticisms, etc. that you have, and thanks for playing!

>>29475031
Heat sink bwoken. Not wike overs

>>29475031
Hug his leg. We just wanted to help.

>>29475031
Roll onto your back and exspose your belly.

>>29475031
Point to the bent heat sink and then point to the hammer. Turn to Soft and try to say

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvKY8FJY0Qk

>>29475042
Well so much for the fixing mini game. What. Buddy couldn't have tried bending the single part of the hear sink?

>>29475264
He's a baby. Could you bend metal when you were 3? Probably not.

Point to the bent heat sink and then point to the hammer. Turn to Soft and try to say


taaaddaaaaa

Also I cant bend metal with my bare hands NOW

>>29475279
A baby couldn't lift a pony and a ladder at the same time. Buddy's a baby. You saying Buddy, can't?

>>29475484
Anon, no. It's bend inwards, not outwards. Using a hammer will make it worse.

>>29474131
What? I thought the color blind thing was a joke. How the hell was Chrysalis able to disguise herself as Chrysalis if she's color blind?

>>29475031
What did Buddy pull out Soft?

>>29475160
That won't help.

>>29475545
https://www.anonpone.com/gat/29045098#navbar
https://www.anonpone.com/gat/29045306#navbar
https://www.anonpone.com/gat/29050294#navbar
What was your point again?

>>29475598
Anon you might be retarded.

gimme

>>29475546
Not if we remove it first and then flatten it.

>>29476613
Soft seems pretty adamant to remove whatever the bugger just took out the radio or let Buddy help.

>>29474131
The pieces showed in this post is a resister and has a ohms color color code on it, so you can tell how many ohms it has. As far as I can tell, it does not connect to similar colored wires, but it has to connect to certain places on the radio to resist volts and allow the radio to work again.

Finally, school pays off!

>>29475031
What if we go outside and do some scavanging of our own, or fight monster?
Bump

>>29475031
Can we hide under the couch cushions bump?

>>29478019

>>29478019
Those cushions do look pretty comfy... maybe later though we might find some bits in there!

>>29480275
Holy cow you're right!
>>29475031
Couch. Bits. NOW!

>>29480492
So just stop trying to fix the radio so we can go couch diving? Soft and Dot are going to think we are wacko.

>>29480584
He's a baby. Babies do can't pay attention. Plus we're just fibbing around with the machine instead of helping.
The difference between this and Tinelone is that Feather has prior knowledge of electronics and machinery from years of having to make custome devices to make life easier for her. Buddy on the other hand is only a few days old from the day he hatched, with no knowledge what-so-ever on how to repair radios.

Instead of blaming Buddy, maybe it's just the playerbase this time around that doesn't know what to do.

bleb

>>29475031
I'd leave a bent heatsink alone, they're usually aluminum and snap if bent too much. Plus being bent shouldn't affect it's function much, as heat sinking is mainly a function of physical size (surface area) than shape.

As for repairing this while color blind, we need the pone to interpret the colors for us or we're pissing in the wind.

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>>29475081
>>29475136
>>29475144
>>29475160
>>29475264
>>29475484
>>29475546
>>29475581
>>29476613
>>29476786
>>29478019
>>29480275
>>29480492

A sad little chirp leaves your mouth. You hug Soft Serve's leg tightly.
>"Sah-ee... Omee oowahn 'ep..."
Soft Serve sighs.
"...It's okay, Buddy." he mumbles. "I know you're probably just trying to help."
You nod and point at the bent piece of metal.
>"'Ammah. 'Ammah fics meddah."
The pony looks at the heat sink, an eyebrow raised. "'Ammuh?'"
You use your magic on the rock on a stick. It's too heavy to pick up, but you can make it glow. That gets Soft Serve to look at it. His eyes open a bit more. "Oh, hammer!" he says. He looks back at the radio. "You think that I can fix the heatsink by flattening it with the hammer?"
>"Ah! Ah!"
Soft Serve snickers and shakes his head. "That's good thinking, Buddy." he says. "But the heatsink doesn't come apart that way. I could cut it off, but then I'd need Sil to weld it back on, and I don't think she has anything precise enough... to..."
He slows down. It looks like he's thinking.
"...I need to go ask Sil something." he finishes. "I'll be right back."
He trots out of the room. You decide to wait for him.
...
Nah, that's boring. You go look through the squishy rocks by the wall.
You find more bits! And also a small not-leaf. It's stiffer than the other ones you've seen so far... it must be dried out.

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I swear one update a day isn't becoming a new thing; between it being a holiday (i.e., a drama magnet around here) and the fucking endless snow kicking my ass, my days recently are becoming both longer AND later. I'll be back to regular updates within a couple of days, when the temperature rises and the dust settles. Thanks for your continued patience, and thanks for playing.

>>29481995
Join Dot's game and get completely rekt because we don't know how to vidya gud yet.

>>29481995
Snow's not that bad compared to inches of soft, gooshy mud. I keep hoping it freezes again. I guess we should check under/behind the sofa until he comes back, now.

>>29481995
MAKE A COUCH FORT OUT OF CUSHIONS

>>29481995
Ask Dipping if she know what the paper says.

>>29482975
This

>>29483175
Bump

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>>29481995
Lets go play with Dot. Time for another round of deadly dungeon adventure Playing video games can help us learn to read and write.

>>29484256
Bump

>>29482975
YES! BUILD A WALL OF CUSHIONS AND CLAIM THE TERRITORY INSIDE THE WALL AS OUR OWN!

We should begin dancing.

>>29481995
Go play with Dot again, I kinda wanna continue that adventure game. If it has story that's as hilarious as that first death then it's worth a play.

>>29484848

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>>29482894
>>29482975
>>29483175
>>29485205

You look over at Dot, your little face scrunching up. Stupid computer game... You bet you could beat it with a few more tries! You just need to type a bit better and think as hard as you can about what to do... and where to... go...
...Those squishy rocks look like they'd be fun to stack up. Then you'd have your own little cave without having to go out and fight big yous and pie-bats for your own!
Chittering excitedly, you get to work setting up walls with your magic. The squishy rocks are heavy, but with a little HRRRRRRNGH!ing, you get them into place, leaving a tiny gap that only you can fit in.
...Wait, Dot can fit in your fort too.

>>29487710
DAHT
FOHHT
NOW

>>29487710
DAHT!
GHET OVAH ERE!

>>29487710
FOOOOT!

>>29487710
Check behind the couch for stuff! Lift the couch then put it down gently.

>>29487710
We need more props! Quickly! Go forth buddy and claim the Artifacts of Imagination!

>>29487710
Why play an adventure on a box when adventure is all around you Dip? What if Dip helps us fight monsters?

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>>29487713
>>29487730
>>29487747
>>29487784
>>29487829

What a good little bug you are, sharing your new home with a fellow hatchling.
>"Daht!"
Dippin Dot doesn't look up. "Just a sec..." it mumbles.
>"Daaaaht...!"
The little pony groans and looks over. "What is it, Bu-whoa."
>"Mehd foot! Cahm see!"
The little pony gets down from its seat and comes over to look at your work. "That's not bad." Dot admits, poking its lower lip out and nodding. "Not bad at all... could use a flag, though."
>"Fac?"
"It's like a piece of cloth on a stick. You put a picture on it and stick it on top of something, so other ponies know it's yours."
You have to admit, that sounds like a good idea. But Dot can come in the fort too, so you tell it it should help. You reach out and tug on its hoof.
>"Daht cahm. Mehc foot poo-edd-ee."
Dippin Dot giggles. "You want my help, huh?" it asks, an eyebrow going up. "This isn't one of those 'No fillies allowed' forts?"
You're not sure what that means, but you nod anyway. Dippin Dot smiles. "Does that mean Pussy Galore is welcome, too?"

>>29488017
Are they nice? If so then yes.

>>29488017
Pussy Galore? I guess... but only if Bambi and Thumper are going to come too.

>>29488017
gibe da pusi b0ss

>>29488017
Cock head "puussay?"

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>>29488027
>>29488061
>>29488088
>>29488308
>"Poo-see?"
Hmm...
You don't know who Pussy Galore is, but if Dippin Dot likes them, then they have to be nice, right?
>"Cib dah poo-see boss?"
Dippin Dot holds up a hoof. "One sec." it says. Then the little pony leaves the room.
A bit later, Soft Serve comes back. You taste happy!
"Hey Buddy." he says, stopping short when he sees the squishy rock fort. "...Did you turn the couch into a pillow fort while I was gone?"
>"Uh!"
"Good work, little guy!" Soft Serve gives you a hoof's-up, then goes back to working the radio. "Just don't get too worked up: it's going to be bedtime soon."
>"Bed... tah-eem?"
Then, Dippin Dot comes back. Its carrying something with its magic. Some kind of little animal? No... It's not alive. But you can taste years of happiness coming from it, and little bits of fear and sadness too.
"THIS is Pussy Galore." Dippin Dot says, smiling. "She's a magical cat that fights crime, cleaning up the mean streets of Dynamo City every time there's a full moon! She also tries to help her bumbling owner get noticed by her senpai before the Oni curse traps her in the Black Zone forever." Dippin Dot hugs the Pussy. "She's been my partner in crime since I was a little foal. Where I go, she goes."
"He's not even a day old and you're trying to get him into your Japonese cartoons?" Soft Serve asks with a snicker.
"They're not cartoons, Dad." Dot says flatly. "They're called 'ANIME.' And I'm not trying to get him into anything. He asked!"
"I'm sure he did..." Soft Serve mumbles, snickering and shaking his head.
"Urgggh..."

>>29488326
Time to go into the fort.

>>29488326
What a nerd.

>>29488326

Oh yeah, Dippin Dot can move things with her mind too.

You think if both of us tried bending the heat sink together, we might be strong enough to make it flat again?

>>29488326
Dot's a weeb, we may need to be careful of her motives.

>>29488326
Daht Ssampaa!

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>>29488351
>>29488368
>>29488402
>>29488462

You snicker and poke Dot with your hoof.
>"Daht sempah-ee!"
Dot snorts at you. "You're supposed to be on my side..." it mumbles.
Chittering, you invite Dippin Dot and Pussy Galore into your fort. It's warm, cozy, and not too bright... perfect for a bug like you!
But Dot isn't a bug. The little pony puts Pussy down and gets herself comfortable.
"So what sort of important stuff is there to do in this fort?" Dot asks. "Telling scary stories? Planning a secret adventure we'd never get permission for? Do we have a secret snack stash? Come on, Buddy, I need deets!"

>>29488563
Halp Da-dud loot. Foo-ee-t big me-eh. Not food *squeak squeak squeak* gib food.

>>29488563
Hugging and cuddling. Coming up with plans. And telling each other the freshest news.

>>29488563
Try shape-shifting into Dippim. They say practice makes perfect.

>>29488563
Telling scary stories! Ask if she knows any, because we only hatched a few hours ago and don't really much.

>>29488630
Oh! Then we can mess with Soft's head.

>>29488563
We show Dipping Buddy is best changeling and that he can protect her from baddiesandshe'sreallyprettyandBuddyreallylikesher!

>>29488667
He can finally be Buddy's daddu!

>>29487710
What's that little slip of paper next to our fort?

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https://guywithamp.bandcamp.com/track/no-stronger-fortresses

Because the fort needed it's own theme.

I threw this together in literally an hour or so, so disregard shittiness.

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>>29488588
>>29488600
>>29488630
>>29488641
>>29488667
You try to explain your plans, but... oh yeah. Explaining is hard to do when you only know about a third of the alphabet.
>"Scah-ee stoo-ee...?"
You tap your chin with your hoof. That sounds fun, even though you don't know many stories.
Or much else. All you know are the things you've learned from Eggy and Soft Serve, and also your magic-
...Your magic...
Hey, that gives you an idea...!
Gesturing for Dot to be quiet, you concentrate on trying to use your magic one more time. You stare hard at Dot, that pulsing feeling coming back to your horn. Bright light fills your eyes, and a flash fills the fort.
>FWOOP!
Dippin Dot squeaks and scooches back, her eyes popping open as she looks your new shape over.
"Holy cow..." it mumbles. "That... that's pretty good."
Dot looks out of the fort.
"Dad, check this-... oh. Well, he can see it when he comes back. Which reminds me, how long can you stay like that anyway?"

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Finally, a more proper session! Anyway, I'm stopping here for the night. Please leave any criticisms, etc. that you have, and thanks for playing!

>>29488807
Shittiness? I think it's pretty good. I like how it's all mysterious and grandiose.

Maybe I should decorate the inside of the fort now... And here I thought I could get away with being lazy on this scene.

>>29488834
Nah, don't worry about it. I just wrote it because it's silly and I might be able to reuse the theme in the future. Also, it's been like a month or two since I've written anything and I've been itching to do at least SOMETHING.

>>29488811
Shrug. We've been getting better insanely quickly, I wouldn't be surprised if we could stay like this for several hours by now.

>>29489140
Changelings are just naturally better then ponies at everything. It's not all that surprising.

>>29488811
>how long can you stay like that anyway?
I'unno. Eeen ee-eee sleeep.

give and tard bump

>>29488811
>"How do I look?"

>>29488811
"hOI!!!! i'm dAHT!!!!!"

>>29488811
I did not know changelings were actually colorblind. I thought that was some inaccurate textbook.
Buddy should check him, or should I say 'her'self, out and see if he got the transformation right. If changelings are color blind, Buddy should look like a Dipping with a different color pallete.

>>29488811
Meet the twin sisters, Dipping Dot and Buddy Bop.

>>29491333
Buddy Boop*

>>29491360
But Bop sounds like Dot. Well, more so the Boop.

>>29488811
Shoobedoboboop.

>>29488811
>inb4 r63 Dippin Dot.

>>29488811
This isn't even my final form!

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>>29489140
>>29489778
>>29490685
>>29490980
>>29491330
>>29491333
>>29491360
>>29491377
>>29492590
>>29493197
That's a good question. You feel okay like this. A bit sleepy, still tight under the tummy, but you don't feel dizzy at all yet.
>"Ah-uhmo."
You squint down at your new hooves. It's a bit dark in your fort... that might need fixing. For now, you'll have to step outside to see how you look.
...
...
You know what? This isn't perfect, but you can roll with it.
>"Ah-ee Daht!"
Dippin Dot giggles. "You can't be Dot, I'M Dot."
...A good point. You need a new name. Buddy Bop? Buddy Boop? You'll figure it out later.
Now, though, you hear hoofsteps coming back.
"Alright, that problem's taken care of..." Soft Serve mumbles, trotting back in and going back to work on the radio. He hasn't noticed you yet.

>>29494105
Jump in front of Soft Serve and say "Ettz animu dahd"

>>29494176
This. So much this!

>>29494176
this!

>>29494176
All I can say is this.

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>>29494176
>>29494210
>>29494292
>>29494513
Dippin Dot starts to say something, but you shush her.
You have a funny idea.
As Soft Serve gets back to work, you trot up beside him and give him your best unhappy Dot face.
>"Dad."
He glances aside at you. "Yeah Dottie?" he mumbles, picking up a metal stick. You sound enough like Dot to trick him.
>"Ess ammuh-moo, Dad."
Soft Serve chuckles. "Yeah, yeah, I know..."
You hear Dippin Dot take a deep breath behind you. "Buddy you little jerk I swear to Luna..." it grumbles. You don't taste much anger, though, so it's okay.
"Huh?" Soft Serve mumbles.
"Dad, turn around." Dot says.
He does so. His eyes widen in surprise when he sees two Dippin Dots. "Oh..." He glances back and forth between you and Dot. A smile appears on his face. "Which one is the real Dot?"
Dippin Dot's brow wrinkles up. "Oh my Luna...!!"

>>29494590
Darn. Still needs practice. Give it a few dozen more times an Buddy will be able to shapeshifter into a living rock

>>29494590
Lets try turning into soft.
We need to try mimicking him, dot will get a kick out of that

>>29494590
Do. Cute widdle dance. We need that taste good feel.

>>29494715
This. More practice equals better shapeshifting!

>>29494590
Buddy is Twin sister! Buddy Bop!

>>29494590
What if buddy tries one more time?

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>>29494657
>>29494715
>>29494888
>>29495012
It sounds like Dot doesn't think Soft Serve can figure out which of you is Dot and which of you is you. Which is you, of course. But he doesn't know that.
So, you help him by using your magic one more time.
>FWOOP!
>"Ed's mee!"
Soft Serve looks at you with wide eyes. "...Well, that answers that!" he says with a smile. "Heh heh. Look at you... You're like a tiny version of me! Except not as fat. Heh heh."
"I didn't think a changeling could transform this soon after hatching." Dippin Dot says. "Baby unicorns usually need months or YEARS before they get good at magic."
You smile proudly and stand up as tell as you can, puffing out your chest. Nothing could ruin your good mood now!
>Fssssssssss...

>>29495147
What was that thing that Dot told us about that weird porcelain bowl thing that we weren't supposed to drink from?

>>29495147
Wow! We feel so relieved all of the sudden.
>smile happily
Why is everybody looking at us like that?

>>29495147
.......what just happened?

>>29495147
Eeeewww. Did Buddy just pee and or poo himself?
Bath! Buddy needs a bath!

>>29495147
Oh shit it's Youngdays all over again!
Panic!

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>>29495167
>>29495346
>>29495367
>>29495378
>>29495604
Yep, nothing is going to ruin this moment. You're feeling so happy, even that annoying tight feeling under your belly is gone. Relief at last!
Your hooves are a bit wet though, now.
...And Dot and Soft Serve are staring at you...
>"Oo-uh?"
"Buddy, do you know what a diaper is?" Dot asks in a low voice.
>"Dah-ee-puh?"
"Buddy, look down."
You do so.
There's warm water on the ground now.
...It smells a little funny, though.
Wait.
You know this smell.
...Uh oh.
Did you do that?
>"...Ehhh...! Eh! Eh! Eeeehhhhhh...!"
Soft Serve is quick to trot up and hug you. "Aw, don't cry, Buddy. You just had a little accident, is all... We can clean it up."
"We?" Dot says, frowning.
"In fact, why don't we clean you up, too?" Soft Serve says, suddenly tasting like happy. "We can give you a bath! Those are lots of fun! Do you want a bath, Buddy?"
You wipe your eyes.
>"Baff?"
"Come on, I'll show you." Soft Serve picks you up by your crest with his teeth. "It'll be fun!"
You let the pony carry you back to the booboo room. He puts you down and plays with a metal mushroom growing on the big eggshell, and with a loud whoosh, water starts pouring out!
You hide behind Soft Serve and squeak. Loud water is scary.
"It's okay, Buddy. It'll stop in a bit." Soft Serve pats your head, then trots to the doorway. "Dottie, could you come here?!"
You taste a little dash of mad, and Dippin Dot slowly trots in. "Yeah...?"
"Fill up the tub for me, okay? I'll go clean up the pee."
Dot sighs, the anger taste going away. "Sure."
"Thanks. Be right back, kids!"
Soft Serve trots out, and Dippin Dot steps up to the big eggshell to watch it fill with water.
You stay back, though. You still don't trust the noisy water.

=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+

I'm stopping here for the night. Please leave any criticisms, etc. that you have, and thanks for playing!

Lets replenish the water we expelled!
Go paw at the water to check for danger, then take a drink!

Ask Dot to teach us what the fiddly bits on the tub are called!

>>29495719
Well, at least now we know what it means when it feels tight under our belly.

We should try to stay firm and not let the loud noises scare us. Maybe try talking to Dot about something non-water related.

>>29495719
Don't drown.

>>29432146

>>29497549

>>29495719
Get in the water

>>29495719
Drop disguise.

>>29501248

>>29495719
If changelings can turn into objects like in the show, can Buddy shapeshifter into water?

>>29502335
I would assume changelings can only turn into solid objects, gasses and liquids are probably out of the question

buggabump

>>29503162

>>29504010

>>29506075

>>29506368

>>29502335
>changelings can turn into objects like in the show
That's bullshit. Fuck the show.

>>29502362
Living beings are partially liquid.

>>29509523
in theory its possible, however probably out of our skill level given that we cant change anything but our external colors.

though it would be cool to try, so please go ahead.

>>29507184

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>>29502335
Changelings can turn into objects now? I thought it was just ponies.

>>29496215
>>29496942
>>29499906
>>29501404
>>29502335
>>29509523
>>29511005

You gulp and take a smol step forward.
The water is big and noisy, but Dot is standing right next to it, so it can't be that scary, right?
It's not like a tiny bug like you will slip and fall in...
...And hit the water upside down...
...And then try to flip over by kicking your little legs and chirping for help from Mommy with all your might until you can't kick or chirp anymore...
...Ever again...
The noisy water stops being noisy.
"Come on, Buddy!" Dot says.
>FWOOP!
Dippin Dot's voice snaps you out of your thoughts, both the scary ones and the ones you're holding on to to keep your disguise up. You turn back to how you usually look, a pout on your face. You don't like this...
"It's okay, Buddy, the water feels good." Dippin Dot says. It dips a hoof into the water and swishes it around.
That's when you get an idea. Water can't hurt itself, right? It just kind of..... gets bigger. So if you turn into water, it can't hurt you!
You smile and step forward. You're ready to use your plan. You climb the stepping rock and carefully poke your hoof in the water. It's warmer than you thought it'd be.
Okay. Here goes. Time to use your magic.
>...
...
It doesn't work. You can't turn into water.
You freeze in place, stuck on a little ledge with one hoof in the not-noisy-but-still-kind-of-scary water.
"Go on, Buddy." Dot says. "It's okay."
It's not okay. Nothing about this is okay. You know you should listen, but your legs don't want to move.
What's a baby bug to do?
>"...Ehhhhhhhh...! Ehhhh-hhEEEEHHH......!!"

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>>29511973
Not sure about objects but they can turn into dragons and stuff.

>>29511973
Change into Dot and try and convince Soft serve that Dot is you so you don't have to get in that wet shit.

>>29512133
He turns into a rock in that same episode.

>>29511973
Be a brave little bug, brave bugs might get uppies or icecream later

>>29511973
It's too bad we don't know what a sea-pony is, we could turn into one of those and shoo be doo our way through this problem. It's too bad Dot hasn't taught us about them.

>>29511973
Yeah they can. It's in one of the new changeling episodes with Steve the changeling or whatever his name was. The one changeling that made the other changeling race.

>>29511973
Commit seppuku and make a female clone with your blood.

>>29511973
Fucking roll in. Kick your fear in the pee pee! DON'T LET FEAR CONTROL YOU!

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>>29512239
>>29512609

>>29511973
Don't struggle when you get in the water. That's just what it wants you to do. If you fall us your BRAIN to pick yourself up. Or try rolling over, again.

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>>29512239
>>29512609
>>29512664
>>29512688

"It's okay, Buddy, the water isn't deep." Dot tells you. "You can just stand up in it."
Your crying gets a bit quieter. The water isn't going to hurt you...?
You sniffle and look down at it.
It just kind of sits there. Or lays there, more like. You can still see the bottom of the big eggshell in it.
Whimpering, you step in.
...
...
...Nothing scary happens.
You're confused. You give the water a little kick. It makes a noise and it moves in a funny way.
...This isn't so bad, you guess.
"How's the bath, guys?" Soft Serve's voice asks, making you jump a bit. He's back! You immediately feel better.
>"Sahff sooof!"
"We're good Dad." Dot says. "Had a bit of a hiccup, but everything's okay now."
"A hiccup?" Soft Serve asks, trotting over. "I know how to fix that. Buddy, look what I brought you!" He holds up a squishy little ball with a happy face and a bunch of floppy hooves... more than a pony usually has! "A little friend to keep you company!" Soft Serve squeezes the squishy ball, and it squeaks.

>>29512942
Holy shit. One two three. Uh. Seven thirteen one eight.
Lots of let's = lots of uppies.

>>29512942
Take the purple thing and throw it around in the water.

>>29512942
I'll call you Raquel.

>>29512942
Name his squiggles and play with him in the bath

be sure not to turn on your back by accident

>>29513099
Nah, it's gotta be Monsieur Squidito. He has a top hat, gotta name him like a gentlesquid.

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>>29512977
>>29513055
>>29513099
>>29513351
>>29513483
You tilt your head and chirp. That's a lot of hoofsies. This little ball thing could give lots of uppies at one time!
...But it's too small to give you uppies.
Your judgment is swift and harsh, and you throw the ball around the bath. It squeaks more when it bounces off the walls. You giggle and keep throwing the ball while Soft Serve rubs you with a new kind of not-leaf that has bubbles on it and smells nice. This new little buddy has made you a happy bug, so you decide to give it a name.
A name you can't pronounce.
>"Oo-Sfffebbah."
"You like your new toy, Buddy?" Soft Serve asks. You chitter and nod.
"You could have asked first." Dot mumbles to Soft Serve. "I'd have said yes..."
"You and Mr. Tentacles' donation is appreciated nonetheless. "Soft Serve murmurs back."
"Whatever. I'm going back to my game."
"Not too much longer!" Soft Serve calls as Dot leaves. "It's almost bedtime!"
You're not really listening. You're too busy having fun with your new friend. After a little while in the bath, the water starts to go away. You see a little hole behind you that it's falling through and hope the water doesn't take you with it, but Soft Serve picks you up and takes you out of the bath before anything scary can happen again.
"There you go..." he says quietly, rubbing a really big not leaf on your head. "Who's a nice clean changeling?"
>"...Bud-ee?"
"That's right!" Soft Serve says with a laugh. You're a little cold, but the big not-leaf acts like a cocoon and keeps you warm. Once you're all wrapped up, Soft Serve wipes his head with a hoof and yawns.
"I think it's time for little ponies and changelings to go to sleep." he says. "Since you're a boy like me, that means you'll be sleeping in the same room as me, alright? Dot and Silver sleep in her room, and I sleep out in the living room. That's where we'll set up a bed for you, too."

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>>29513581
Buddy's a bugroll again! Eeeeeeeeee!

>>29513581
I don't think Buddy has had any sleep since leaving his cocoon. Some sleep will do bebe some good.

>>29513581
sleep sounds good, maybe Aunt Silver will be less tense tomorrow.

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>>29513581
Can we scavenge tomorrow? I want to steal EVERYTHING.

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>>29513623
>>29513738
Seeing Soft Serve yawn makes you yawn too.
You know... Sleep does sound good right now.
"Yeah, look at you. You're tired." Soft Serve says, rubbing your head. "Come on, you can sleep in your little pillow fort and I'll guard it for you, okay Buddy?"
>"Eee-eh."
You follow Soft Serve back to your pillow fort. Ant Silver and Dippin Dot are talking about something, but when you and Soft Serve show up, Ant Silver turns to you. She's still not happy.
"Soft, why is that thing still here?" she asks. "It's getting late."
"No kidding." Soft Serve answers. "Buddy's tired, so I'm putting him to bed."
Ant Silver narrows her eyes. "Where?"
"In his little fort there."
"Wrong answer."
"Are we STILL doing this?" Soft Serve sighs.
"YOU quite clearly are!" Ant Silver growls, trotting up to Soft Serve and pointing at the door. "I've put up with your stupid game all day; we have much to do tomorrow now that the bugs know we're down here. That means we need sleep."
"I know that!"
"Then put that ticking time bomb outside and let it sleep in the sandbox!" Ant Silver snaps, before turning her attention to you. "And you! Don't act like you don't understand me!"
She towers over you. Her nostrils open and shut and her lips are peeled back. "I know you're just trying to pit us against each other by acting all cute and innocent! If you're such a good Celestia-damn bug, then do the most good you could possibly do here and GET OUT!!"

=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+

I'm stopping here for the night. I know it's a bit early, but I'm trying to stop getting to bed at the ungodly hours I usually do, so I'm rolling everything back a bit. Please leave any criticisms, etc. that you have, and thanks for playing!

>>29513973
Damn, she scary. Run behind Soft, hug him tight, and close our eyes.

>>29513973
Here's an idea guys. What if we just leave and go in the direction were found the pie bat? That direction must be safe enough where we can find something to appease Ant Silver.

>>29514358
Sounds like a plan.

>>29514815
It is a plan. Problem is I don't know if it's a very good one. Weather we stay or leave, that choice will affect everyone (Soft, Silver, and Dipping) in different ways. I'm just not sure what's the best.

>>29514844
I think it's better that we get Silver on our side, at least a little. Soft and Dot will stay our friends if we choose to sleep outside, but Silver will get more mad. At least if we sleep outside, we keep Silver from getting MORE mad at us.

>>29513973
>>29514358
I don't think going outside is a good idea. There is changeling out there that we bit in the pee pee. He is going to do bad things to us if he finds us.

Stay beside soft, try to tell ant silver we are good. Try to tell her we only want to help.

>>29515237
I think we could make a nice burrow in the sandbox, might conceal us enough from any possible threats for the night.

>>29515308
Maybe we can get the squeak flier to watch our back while we sleep too

>>29517124

>Page 10
Foolish

>>29519065

>>29520242

>>29520808

>>29513973
Can we make a sand fort outside and sleep there?

>>29522060

Bun

>>29524759

>>29525125

Are changedlings allowed?

Time skip to where Buddy is ten years older with secret feeling for Dipping.

>>29528037
I'd be surprised if we survive ten days, let alone ten years. Most ponies hate us and the other changelings probably hate us too.

I have some bad news, guys. I can't update again tonight: we got an upsetting piece of mail today that pertains to our living situation. Or, more accurately, our impending lack of one by year's end. Emotions are running a bit high and funds a bit low right now, so I have to focus on that for the time being.

I'll try and be back within a couple of days.