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

[Luka]

Clinic is NPC run, for rest there's the Civic Center, which in this universe is more like a small commons house shared by other strays, wanderers, refugees who don't have the means of staying at the Hotel, let alone their own house. Oh yea, there's a Hotel, which is also NPC run.

Oh well, then he goes to the Civic Center, he can't afford for hotel since he doesn't even know what are bits , his home was isolated/hidden.

[Mystic Muse]

Zach
"I do believe it was me saying I'd be okay...she's a special sort of foal, isn't she?"
He rather liked Hullabaloo.

"Yes, she is." Soft says, not elaborating on what makes her special.

"Relationship? No pony would want one with me. Not unless they were after something. My wealth. My rank. My political clout. My martial talent? My nighttime prowess." Grills didn't flinch from the look. He understood why she asked. And this makes him sip his drink again and sigh heavily. "Romance is dead for me. And even friendship is limited as many are out for something."

"Then no, I have no mares to introduce you to." Soft says firmly.

[Orzel]

"Its not a party, anyway, you can't go if you don't know where to go," He chuckled lightly and then told her the directions to the house he was staying at.

"For the pictures.........it'll be a bit before they're developed...anyways......I can...ring you up for the uh....evening wear if you want to buy them," He was sheepish about that.

"Yes. I still need to buy this for my job. My money is in my pants" Juribean runs out to the main room. She digs into her pockets and pulls out a few bits. "Will this cover it?"

"Then no, I have no mares to introduce you to." Soft says firmly.

"Figures. A good filly like you doesn't know any bad girls. Can I have a colada?" Grills sips the last of his drink. His face turns in the direction of a nameless NPC mare far off in the bar. He then starts weakly singing in a soft sad falsetto. Too soft for any but him, Soft, and maybe Zach to hear. "No one loves me. and neither do I. It makes perfect sense, So I never asked why. I'll go tomorrow, 'cause life doesn't wait. You can keep your soul, I don't want a soul mate."

[Mystic Muse]

"Figures. A good filly like you doesn't know any bad girls. Can I have a colada?" Grills sips the last of his drink. His face turns in the direction of a nameless NPC mare far off in the bar. He then starts weakly singing in a soft sad falsetto. Too soft for any but him, Soft, and maybe Zach to hear. "No one loves me. and neither do I. It makes perfect sense, So I never asked why. I'll go tomorrow, 'cause life doesn't wait. You can keep your soul, I don't want a soul mate."

"...Well, I know a bad girl, but like I said, she's mine." Soft says. Nopony could refer to Gwyn as a good girl in this universe.

[Mindfreak]

Zach
Grills may feel Zach's hoof slapping him.
"Stop complaining. If you have time to complain, do something about it, you sorry sack of a pony."

[Mystic Muse]

Zach
Grills may feel Zach's hoof slapping him.
"Stop complaining. If you have time to complain, do something about it, you sorry sack of a pony."

"Zach, hitting my customers is a very good way to get banned from my bar. Only I'm allowed to do that." Soft says sternly.

[Benson]

Oh well, then he goes to the Civic Center, he can't afford for hotel since he doesn't even know what are bits , his home was isolated/hidden.

The 'Civic Center' as it were, was as said, a common house, with a few rooms, bathroom, kitchen, and a commons room. There were a few other NPC ponies there, some who's home were still in the process of being rebuilt after....the second invasion involving crazy fire noble ponies and Moose.

"Yes. I still need to buy this for my job. My money is in my pants" Juribean runs out to the main room. She digs into her pockets and pulls out a few bits. "Will this cover it?"

He frowned at the thought that they were for her...job. But not for long, he told himself.

He then realized, he didn't actually know how to use a a cash register. He gave her an awkward look. "I............will be right back..!" He zipped off to findpester Sweet Victory.

"Miss Victory...Miss Sweet Victory..." he called out. "I uh....can you show me how to use the cash register?...Sorry to bug."

[Orzel]

"...Well, I know a bad girl, but like I said, she's mine." Soft says. Nopony could refer to Gwyn as a good girl in this universe.

"But you are probably ruining her by trying to made her good." Grills put his hoof on his head and shook the latter. "Soft, which do you think is better? Having loveless one night stands for the rest of my life... or offer myself up and marry the mare with the highest bid or best genetic traits like my mother wants?"

[Orzel]

Zach
Grills may feel Zach's hoof slapping him.
"Stop complaining. If you have time to complain, do something about it, you sorry sack of a pony."

"Can't. Social Rules don't allow it. The only way out suck a lot worse."

He frowned at the thought that they were for her...job. But not for long, he told himself.

He then realized, he didn't actually know how to use a a cash register. He gave her an awkward look. "I............will be right back..!" He zipped off to findpester Sweet Victory.

"Miss Victory...Miss Sweet Victory..." he called out. "I uh....can you show me how to use the cash register?...Sorry to bug."

"No problem. It's not bugging." Sweet victory trots over to the register. She then explains the process. "Just press the Cash button and then the Enter Button. Then the drawer thingy opens. Then pull the lever thingy and the reciept.. comes out."

[Mindfreak]

"Zach, hitting my customers is a very good way to get banned from my bar. Only I'm allowed to do that." Soft says sternly.

Zach
"Yes well, would you have slapped him if I hadn't then? Ponies like him annoy me, especially since he's a player."

[Benson]

"No problem. It's not bugging." Sweet victory trots over to the register. She then explains the process. "Just press the Cash button and then the Enter Button. Then the drawer thingy opens. Then pull the lever thingy and the receipt.. comes out."

"Okay...thank you," With the whole calling it all a bunch of 'thingys' it seemed all silly. He startled to add up the prices and all that for the........'items' Juribean was in the process of buying. Benson has no idea how much its all going to be and if Juribean has enough to answer her question.

[Mystic Muse]

"But you are probably ruining her by trying to made her good." Grills put his hoof on his head and shook the latter. "Soft, which do you think is better? Having loveless one night stands for the rest of my life... or offer myself up and marry the mare with the highest bid or best genetic traits like my mother wants?"

"I think both are equally stupid." Soft says. "You know, when the only choices are bad and worse, you can always choose to not take either option."

Zach
"Yes well, would you have slapped him if I hadn't then? Ponies like him annoy me, especially since he's a player."

"No. Ponies tend to not listen when you hit them." Soft explains.

[Orzel]

Zach
"Yes well, would you have slapped him if I hadn't then? Ponies like him annoy me, especially since he's a player."

"You just don't understand."

"I think both are equally stupid." Soft says. "You know, when the only choices are bad and worse, you can always choose to not take either option."

"Celibacy. Ew. I don't think I could do it anyway." explained Grills.

"Okay...thank you," With the whole calling it all a bunch of 'thingys' it seemed all silly. He startled to add up the prices and all that for the........'items' Juribean was in the process of buying. Benson has no idea how much its all going to be and if Juribean has enough to answer her question.

Orzel just assumed Juribean has the money. Juribean places the bits on the counter. Sweet Victory just watches to help Ember if he needs more.

[Mystic Muse]

"Celibacy. Ew. I don't think I could do it anyway." explained Grills.

"You know, if you have sex with every hot mare you meet, it's only going to be so long before you meet one who's an assassin out for your head, decides you'd be fun to permanently genderbend, or who would like to turn you into a Gelding." Soft points out.

[Orzel]

"You know, if you have sex with every hot mare you meet, it's only going to be so long before you meet one who's an assassin out for your head, decides you'd be fun to permanently genderbend, or who would like to turn you into a Gelding." Soft points out.

Grills grimaced for little Grills. "But choice do I have, Soft?"

[Mystic Muse]

Grills grimaced for little Grills. "But choice do I have, Soft?"

"Well, you have a lot of choices. You just have to think outside the box. I can't promise you'll like any of it though."

[Orzel]

"Well, you have a lot of choices. You just have to think outside the box. I can't promise you'll like any of it though."

"Hmmm.. I could clone myself then genderbend it. No, clones tend to turn evil and try to replace the original." Grills tapped his hoof on the counter. He was heavy in thought. "Maybe I can build a mare. A construct like Gwyn. I have to check my finances." He thought his plans out loud.

[Benson]

Somewhere, somewhere a plum pony sneezed, she glared for a moment at nothing and then went back to being lazy and sleeping well into the evening.

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Orzel just assumed Juribean has the money. Juribean places the bits on the counter. Sweet Victory just watches to help Ember if he needs more.

He carefully adds up the totals, accepting her Bits, etc, and puts her items in a nice little discrete bag. He then looks to Sweet Victory. "How long do you think it'll take to uh develop the film?"

[Luka]

The 'Civic Center' as it were, was as said, a common house, with a few rooms, bathroom, kitchen, and a commons room. There were a few other NPC ponies there, some who's home were still in the process of being rebuilt after....the second invasion involving crazy fire noble ponies and Moose.

When he goes in he gets a bit suprised cuz of the amount of ponies around the place, then while searching for a place he tries to hear the others, but he's just too tired to understand them, then when he finds a place he pulls out a red blanket, then lays down and covers himself with it and after he does it he quickly falls asleep, like in less than 10 seconds.

[Orzel]

He carefully adds up the totals, accepting her Bits, etc, and puts her items in a nice little discrete bag. He then looks to Sweet Victory. "How long do you think it'll take to uh develop the film?"

"Twenty to thirty minutes if I do it. I'm pretty good in the dark room."
Victory answers.

[Benson]

"Twenty to thirty minutes if I do it. I'm pretty good in the dark room." Victory answers.

The Photography and Evening Wear Store

Frankly, Ember knew nothing about developing pictures, that was a whole different thing. The snapping up the pictures, that wasn't so hard, the whole technical stuff of developing, yea no. "Could you ya do it.....for me...at the moment, since this is my first day and all......I haven't gotten basic training on that stuff, frankly I've, been winging it this whole time." He awkwardly chuckled.

[Orzel]

The Photography and Evening Wear Store

Frankly, Ember knew nothing about developing pictures, that was a whole different thing. The snapping up the pictures, that wasn't so hard, the whole technical stuff of developing, yea no. "Could you ya do it.....for me...at the moment, since this is my first day and all......I haven't gotten basic training on that stuff, frankly I've, been winging it this whole time." He awkwardly chuckled.

"No Problem." She picks the camera up with her mouth and heads to the back.

At the same time, Bruce appears with the Flashes and escorts them to the door. "See you tomorrow, Mrs. Flash."

[Grif]

He just sighed, there was no point vocalizing against two mares, it was genetically programmed he'd lose. He started walking to his house, well the general direction from the Clinic here.

So soon, the trio reached Fox's house and what-not, where Icy would help Fox to his bed.

"That could have been because you were afraid to look," Staccata replies joking just a bit. Already in a cuddle-hug she gives the stallion a little squeeze.

"Could be," Tyrol said, smiling a little. "Then again, no mare has ever given me reason to look in the first place."

[Benson]

"No Problem." She picks the camera up with her mouth and heads to the back.

At the same time, Bruce appears with the Flashes and escorts them to the door. "See you tomorrow, Mrs. Flash."

Ember thanked Sweet Victory as she left and watched Big Bruce curiously for a moment before returning his attention to Juribean. "I..hope...that you will come by for dinner...I...do want to be friends."

So soon, the trio reached Fox's house and what-not, where Icy would help Fox to his bed.

He tiredly smiled as he laid on his back looking up at Icy. He then hooked his fore hooves over her shoulders and brought her down to him for a kiss. A minor spasm occurred, causing him to accidentally bite her lip.

"Gyah....well...that wasn't romantic, sorry babe," He chuckled placing a hoof up on her cheek smiling cheesily and apologetically.

[Orzel]

Ember thanked Sweet Victory as she left and watched Big Bruce curiously for a moment before returning his attention to Juribean. "I..hope...that you will come by for dinner...I...do want to be friends."

"What is with the pausing. I may be sexy but I don't bite... unless that is what friends do. Would you like that?" asks Juri.

[Benson]

"What is with the pausing. I may be sexy but I don't bite... unless that is what friends do. Would you like that?" asks Juri.

"Wha...no...I'm fine without the biting," He waved a hoof in front of him with an awkward chuckle.

[MCerberus]

"Could be," Tyrol said, smiling a little. "Then again, no mare has ever given me reason to look in the first place."

"Now you're just getting sappy," Staccata replies. This time it's a somewhat more obvious joke. "But as much as I'd like to sit here all day I've got to go pick up some information. Plus after a workout usually one needs to take a shower."

When he goes in he gets a bit suprised cuz of the amount of ponies around the place, then while searching for a place he tries to hear the others, but he's just too tired to understand them, then when he finds a place he pulls out a red blanket, then lays down and covers himself with it and after he does it he quickly falls asleep, like in less than 10 seconds.

Aside from the normal assortment of NPCs, there's a yellow pegasus with an unkept red mane, black goggles, and a toothed gear cutie mark. He seems to be arguing with somepony about a ruined power cell or some other nonsense.

It almost seems like he notices the newcomer as an oddity, picking up on the armor before going back to the argument.

[Kelvin360]

Arvadraa

"So sort of like the way pega... However ya pluralize it... Sort of like the way they handle clouds, but with earth? Or something else? Well, those 'Burrowers' sound like they'd be nice to meet sometime, anyway!"

"Well, just as long as you don't mind colossal worms and ridiculous amounts of earthquakes. They're really very nice, on the whole, but they just have no sense of what 'destruction' means. I've seen them level towns thinking it was just a game..."


(Also, I be confused briefly. Is the Ice Cream Shop with Pony Jim behind the counter the same as Soft Serve's place, or somewhere different?)

[PurityIcekiller]

"Well, just as long as you don't mind colossal worms and ridiculous amounts of earthquakes. They're really very nice, on the whole, but they just have no sense of what 'destruction' means. I've seen them level towns thinking it was just a game..."

(Also, I be confused briefly. Is the Ice Cream Shop with Pony Jim behind the counter the same as Soft Serve's place, or somewhere different?)

((I have no idea, but someone else likely knows.))

Even though neither may have realized it, the second part could apply to a lesser extent to Blades. "That doesn't really sound like our local volcano-'n-earthquake pony that much. Well, except for the smashin' towns part, but she only did that a little, 'n she had a plan behind it, 'n was generally calm... Anyway, they sound powerful, but not really practical unless ya get them goin' the way ya want 'em to, right?"

[Orzel]

"Wha...no...I'm fine without the biting," He waved a hoof in front of him with an awkward chuckle.

(@ Kelvin & PIK: Different place. Jim's is an ice cream shop. Soft's is a drink bar)

"Your loss, Tiger." Juri moves to a seat cushion and waits patiently for her pictures. She wonders if she should mail them or deliver them in pony.