[FwM] As Equestria Turns:MLP Without the Kiddy Thread 9

[KerfuffleMach2]

Taylor



"Oh, definitely not. Intimately disturbing and horrifying at times, most often exciting in a 'I'm gonna die' kinda way, but never, ever boring. I suppose most of the reason I'm here is that I thought that would change but...privately? I hope it doesn't. I have no clue what I'd do if I was bored at the time." He takes another bite of ice cream and thinks on it briefly. "Wither, probably."

Astra chuckles again. So you want a quieter life. But not too quiet. Right?

[Orzel]

The Photo Shop

"Well I guess so. It is just that being a paragon of ponydom is not easy. You should ask her for her information: her pimp, how much she is worth, etc. Then formulate a plan." answered Sweet Victory.

[Grif]

Long. That way Grif can just shorten it and paraphrase it.

"What?"

Nothing. Continue.

Fox Trot said nothing, he only thought about that 'Grif' was a weird pony name/

Icy patently ignored the fourth wall weeping and started her tale, though she obviously glossed over all and any sleeping together.

"... so yes. Esmeralda is a part of her, and I of her. Leave it at that."

[HalfTangible]

Icy patently ignored the fourth wall weeping and started her tale, though she obviously glossed over all and any sleeping together.

"... so yes. Esmeralda is a part of her, and I of her. Leave it at that."

Hay Bale stared at her for a few moments.

Her eye twitched as a slow grin spread across her face.

Then she burst out laughing so hard she couldn't stand up.

[Benson]

The Photo Shop

"Well I guess so. It is just that being a paragon of ponydom is not easy. You should ask her for her information: her pimp, how much she is worth, etc. Then formulate a plan." answered Sweet Victory.

"Right..." He nodded slightly with his brows ever still so furrowed. "Well...thank you for hearing me..out."
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Icy patently ignored the fourth wall weeping and started her tale, though she obviously glossed over all and any sleeping together.

"... so yes. Esmeralda is a part of her, and I of her. Leave it at that."

Hay Bale stared at her for a few moments.

Her eye twitched as a slow grin spread across her face.

Then she burst out laughing so hard she couldn't stand up.

Fox grimaced, of course. "There's nothing funny about this." He harumped.

[MCerberus]

Tyrol blinked as Staccata went over to the table. "Different way? What do you mean?"

"I don't think it takes TOO much imagination," Staccata calmly replies. She sort of wonders what Tyrol's expression will be when he figures it out.

[Orzel]

"Right..." He nodded slightly with his brows ever still so furrowed. "Well...thank you for hearing me..out."
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Sweet Victory bowed slightly. "Nothing. Anything else you need, sir?" asked the curvaceous mare.

[HalfTangible]

Fox grimaced, of course. "There's nothing funny about this." He harumped.

Gyahahahahaha!! Ok, so... Hehehe... You think there is nothing funny... About... Hahaha! she laughed and slapped the ground with her hoof. Ok... So for the first time in his life, Lone Star meets a girl who doesn't treat him like a doormat... And gets in a love triangle?! A-and then the girls mind gets split in half, and not only do th two halves fall in love with different parts of the triangle, but she gets knocked up BY BOTH OF THEM?! Bwahahahahahaha!! "I'll never write soap operas, Hay, stop asking!" he said. Guess he was right, he's starring in one!! she had rolled onto her back and was flailing about with mirth.

[Kelvin360]

Arvadraa

As Arvadraa told the story, Blades listened as carefully as she could. Then, when it was over, she grabbed the Flutter Pony in a tight embrace.

"Don't worry. I'll help ya. I'll keep ya safe. I won't let anything hurt ya. I don't know about magic, but I'll do all I can. I'll help ya get over it, 'n I'll never let it happen to ya again. 'N if he comes for ya, I'll cut his head off 'n make his skull into a drinkin' mug for ya!"

She looks honestly surprised that Blades didn't run or something. "I...thank you, Blades. That means a lot to me. Except for the mug thing. I think I'd feel better about just dumping him in a river. His skull is probably cursed or something." She thinks. "That'd be just like him. Post-mortem revenge."

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Taylor

Astra chuckles again. So you want a quieter life. But not too quiet. Right?

"Yeah, I think so. I mean, settling down would be great. But I don't want to become complacent, either. Help and hearth in equal measure. I think." He chuckles. "What about you? Got any big plans for the future?"

[PurityIcekiller]

She looks honestly surprised that Blades didn't run or something. "I...thank you, Blades. That means a lot to me. Except for the mug thing. I think I'd feel better about just dumping him in a river. His skull is probably cursed or something." She thinks. "That'd be just like him. Post-mortem revenge."

Blades finally released her grip. She didn't understand why Arvadraa looked surprised, but didn't think it was worth bringing up. "Kind of a shame to waste some good bones, but ya've got a point. Magic can get annoyin' like that. Of course, a volcano would be more thorough than a river, 'n we've got a volcano conveniently nearby! But we can save throwin' him into a volcano for when we have him to throw into it."

At that moment, a waiter arrived to serve some free tea and take orders.

[Kelvin360]

Blades finally released her grip. She didn't understand why Arvadraa looked surprised, but didn't think it was worth bringing up. "Kind of a shame to waste some good bones, but ya've got a point. Magic can get annoyin' like that. Of course, a volcano would be more thorough than a river, 'n we've got a volcano conveniently nearby! But we can save throwin' him into a volcano for when we have him to throw into it."

At that moment, a waiter arrived to serve some free tea and take orders.

"You can throw ponies into volcanoes? I thought that was just jewelery." She looks uncertain, then the waiter shows up. "Oh...um..." She looks at the menu desperately, but doesn't actually seem to read it for some reason. I um...I'll have what Blades is having." She then quickly took a sip of tea, finding apparent solace in muttering the ingredients within it to a tee under her breath.

[PurityIcekiller]

"You can throw ponies into volcanoes? I thought that was just jewelery." She looks uncertain, then the waiter shows up. "Oh...um..." She looks at the menu desperately, but doesn't actually seem to read it for some reason. I um...I'll have what Blades is having." She then quickly took a sip of tea, finding apparent solace in muttering the ingredients within it to a tee under her breath.

Blades smiled. "Not very decisive, are ya?" She decided to get a small amount of a variety of dishes, some with rice, some with vegetables, and some soups, with both spicy and non-spicy kinds.

"As for volcanoes, ya generally throw things ya want completely destroyed into 'em, but that does include evil rings 'n such. Of course, volcanoes have their uses aside from burnin' things. I've heard of ponies usin' the dirt left from volcanic eruptions for farmin', 'n even without eruptions, volcanic rock's useful, 'n some of my ancestors 'n relatives have used magma for forgin'!"

[Benson]

Sweet Victory bowed slightly. "Nothing. Anything else you need, sir?" asked the curvaceous mare.

"I...uh....I don't think so...but...thank you again, anyway," After departing with Sweet Victory, he would return to the photo room to Juribean.

Gyahahahahaha!! Ok, so... Hehehe... You think there is nothing funny... About... Hahaha! she laughed and slapped the ground with her hoof. Ok... So for the first time in his life, Lone Star meets a girl who doesn't treat him like a doormat... And gets in a love triangle?! A-and then the girls mind gets split in half, and not only do th two halves fall in love with different parts of the triangle, but she gets knocked up BY BOTH OF THEM?! Bwahahahahahaha!! "I'll never write soap operas, Hay, stop asking!" he said. Guess he was right, he's starring in one!! she had rolled onto her back and was flailing about with mirth.

He had no words, all Fox Trot could do was lamely grimace and make general gestures of annoyance, frustrations, and silly faces of such emotions.

[Orzel]

"I...uh....I don't think so...but...thank you again, anyway," After departing with Sweet Victory, he would return to the photo room to Juribean.

By the time Ember returned, Juribean had recovered from the hug. She was back to her whorish self in a provocative pose. The assassin just rationalized the hug as a trick. A trick, since nopony genuinely cared about her.
"You have my pictures, tiger?"

[Benson]

By the time Ember returned, Juribean had recovered from the hug. She was back to her whorish self in a provocative pose. The assassin just rationalized the hug as a trick. A trick, since nopony genuinely cared about her.
"You have my pictures, tiger?"

He blinked for a moment, seeing her in that provocative pose, instead of the aching pain in his wings, all he reacted with was a frown. "No ma'am, I'm afraid not, probably not the best customer service here, heh."

"Could you tell me, the name of your....'employer', please?"

[Grif]

"I don't think it takes TOO much imagination," Staccata calmly replies. She sort of wonders what Tyrol's expression will be when he figures it out.

Tyrol blinked, wondering briefly what possibly could— Then the ball dropped. He felt his cheeks heating up rapidly. "Bwuh... right... right now? Uh... ah..." he dropped off into an incoherent stammer.

Gyahahahahaha!! Ok, so... Hehehe... You think there is nothing funny... About... Hahaha! she laughed and slapped the ground with her hoof. Ok... So for the first time in his life, Lone Star meets a girl who doesn't treat him like a doormat... And gets in a love triangle?! A-and then the girls mind gets split in half, and not only do th two halves fall in love with different parts of the triangle, but she gets knocked up BY BOTH OF THEM?! Bwahahahahahaha!! "I'll never write soap operas, Hay, stop asking!" he said. Guess he was right, he's starring in one!! she had rolled onto her back and was flailing about with mirth.

He had no words, all Fox Trot could do was lamely grimace and make general gestures of annoyance, frustrations, and silly faces of such emotions.

Icy just buried her face in her hoof. "I truly wish I found this as funny as you did. Truly," she said acidly.

[Orzel]

He blinked for a moment, seeing her in that provocative pose, instead of the aching pain in his wings, all he reacted with was a frown. "No ma'am, I'm afraid not, probably not the best customer service here, heh."

"Could you tell me, the name of your....'employer', please?"

"What? But I need those pictures. You can have one if you make me them." says Juribean.

"No harm in telling you about the structure. Like it matters, Rainbow J runs the house but Regal is the boss." By the why she explains things, Rainbow Jimmies is the bottom filly in the whorehouse instead of the head of an assassin guildhouse. And Regal sounds like a common pimp and not a leader of an arms ring.

[MCerberus]

Tyrol blinked, wondering briefly what possibly could— Then the ball dropped. He felt his cheeks heating up rapidly. "Bwuh... right... right now? Uh... ah..." he dropped off into an incoherent stammer.

"Well you really need to relax according to everypony around here. I'm just providing options," Staccata's voice became a little more sultry there. "if you didn't want to go out and get a message like I suggested earlier."

"Or when you get back."

[Grif]

"Well you really need to relax according to everypony around here. I'm just providing options," Staccata's voice became a little more sultry there. "if you didn't want to go out and get a message like I suggested earlier."

"Or when you get back."

Tyrol was crimson by now. "I... ah... um... like, now now?" He glanced at the door suspiciously, almost as if he was expecting somepony to barge through at any moment.

[Benson]

Icy just buried her face in her hoof. "I truly wish I found this as funny as you did. Truly," she said acidly.

Fox stood there for a moment as he was hit with a mild spasm. "Gyah...that's getting annoying." He looked at Icy and briefly glanced at Hay Bale. 'I think...I'm going to lie down, not here of course."
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"What? But I need those pictures. You can have one if you make me them." says Juribean.

"No harm in telling you about the structure. Like it matters, Rainbow J runs the house but Regal is the boss." By the why she explains things, Rainbow Jimmies is the bottom filly in the whorehouse instead of the head of an assassin guildhouse. And Regal sounds like a common pimp and not a leader of an arms ring.

"Regal eh?" He said with a look of thought glancing to the side. "How much do you think it would cost for me to buy you from him? And....where could i find him?"

[KerfuffleMach2]

Taylor

"Yeah, I think so. I mean, settling down would be great. But I don't want to become complacent, either. Help and hearth in equal measure. I think." He chuckles. "What about you? Got any big plans for the future?"

Astra shrugs a little. Eh, not really. Just kinda living in the moment for now.

[MCerberus]

Tyrol was crimson by now. "I... ah... um... like, now now?" He glanced at the door suspiciously, almost as if he was expecting somepony to barge through at any moment.

"Whatever you want to do," Staccata replies intending to calm Tyrol down a bit. Of course the tone of voice didn't exactly have this effect, must have been a subconscious slip.

[Orzel]

"Regal eh?" He said with a look of thought glancing to the side. "How much do you think it would cost for me to buy you from him? And....where could i find him?"

Juri thought for a while. Grills was her finally contract and it was not a guaranteed one. So the cost was low as ritual suicide was not part of a failure. Regal only paid 5,000 for Grills' head. Thowaway money but she oversell. "15,000 bits but I don't think you should meet him."

[Grif]

Fox stood there for a moment as he was hit with a mild spasm. "Gyah...that's getting annoying." He looked at Icy and briefly glanced at Hay Bale. 'I think...I'm going to lie down, not here of course."

Icy trotted over and nuzzled Fox in the neck. "C'mon, Fox, let's get you home. Or my place, if you prefer."

"Whatever you want to do," Staccata replies intending to calm Tyrol down a bit. Of course the tone of voice didn't exactly have this effect, must have been a subconscious slip.

Of course that kind of voice wouldn't calm a stallion down, and inflamed Tyrol's imagination instead. "... if you insist..." he finally managed to articulate, getting to his feet and walking over to nuzzle Staccata. Even then, he was still hesitant, uncertain.

[MCerberus]

Of course that kind of voice wouldn't calm a stallion down, and inflamed Tyrol's imagination instead. "... if you insist..." he finally managed to articulate, getting to his feet and walking over to nuzzle Staccata.

This would, naturally, have a very high chance of black screen shenanigans and snuggling afterwards. Hopefully that was more relaxing that shopping during a hat riot for them.

[Benson]

Juri thought for a while. Grills was her final contract and it was not a guaranteed one. So the cost was low as ritual suicide was not part of a failure. Regal only paid 5,000 for Grills' head. Thowaway money but she oversell. "15,000 bits but I don't think you should meet him."

"Hmmm, that's a lot...but...kinda doable...." He curiously furrowed his brows at Juribean. "And why not?"

Icy trotted over and nuzzled Fox in the neck. "C'mon, Fox, let's get you home. Or my place, if you prefer."

"I think I might have over stayed my welcome at your place,' He lopsidedly smiled and tiredly wink.

[Kelvin360]

Arvadraa

Blades smiled. "Not very decisive, are ya?" She decided to get a small amount of a variety of dishes, some with rice, some with vegetables, and some soups, with both spicy and non-spicy kinds.

"As for volcanoes, ya generally throw things ya want completely destroyed into 'em, but that does include evil rings 'n such. Of course, volcanoes have their uses aside from burnin' things. I've heard of ponies usin' the dirt left from volcanic eruptions for farmin', 'n even without eruptions, volcanic rock's useful, 'n some of my ancestors 'n relatives have used magma for forgin'!"

"Cooled magma for the crafted items, or hot magma as heaters?"

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Taylor

Astra shrugs a little. Eh, not really. Just kinda living in the moment for now.

"Ahh, I remember those days! And ah, now I'm sounding rather old. Though I suppose I am, really. Scars don't come from being struck by lightning, they say." He takes another ice cream bite. "I'd know, too. Nasty business, that. I'm just glad I wasn't the only healer on my old team."

[PurityIcekiller]

"Cooled magma for the crafted items, or hot magma as heaters?"

"Both, to some extent! Obsidian can get a really good edge, 'n magma's one of the hottest things ya can get! Of course, most magma forges either need a good pumpin' system or to be underground, 'cause ya can't keep a good source of lava above ground for long without it coolin', 'n if ya're keepin' it hot all the time, ya might as well just use yar heat source for keepin' it hot for what ya were usin' lava for in the first place! Now, not a lot of ponies like to live underground, but there's one around here with powers over earth..."

[HalfTangible]

Tyrol blinked, wondering briefly what possibly could— Then the ball dropped. He felt his cheeks heating up rapidly. "Bwuh... right... right now? Uh... ah..." he dropped off into an incoherent stammer.





Icy just buried her face in her hoof. "I truly wish I found this as funny as you did. Truly," she said acidly.

S-sorry... I get that it's serious, but... She giggled. It's like it was ripped right out of a soap opera synopsis... Come ooooooon...

[Grif]

"I think I might have over stayed my welcome at your place,' He lopsidedly smiled and tiredly wink.

"You know that to be not true," Icy said, smiling wanly. "Anyhow, let's get you home then..." She nudged the stallion along, ready to support him if he wobbled.

S-sorry... I get that it's serious, but... She giggled. It's like it was ripped right out of a soap opera synopsis... Come ooooooon...

"Story of my life, I know," she quipped dryly.

This would, naturally, have a very high chance of black screen shenanigans and snuggling afterwards. Hopefully that was more relaxing that shopping during a hat riot for them.

Tyrol would dispute that, but then, busy.

Afterwards, he cuddled Staccata gently. "You were quite... something there..." he commented, nuzzling her.