Results 241 to 270 of 1486
-
2017-12-09, 04:05 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
Love goes to find Green and chat with him in pony. Her helmet is transparent, at least for the initial conversation. "It'll be a pleasure working with you. Don't push yourself too hard to keep up with me. This suit is climate controlled. Help how and when you can, alright?" She looks serious about him maintaining his health.
-
2017-12-09, 06:35 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- Behind the Computer
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
If any pony could put the Thunderbird back together, it was Love. Sniper verbalized his agreement with the plan.
Brazen could move more stuff at a faster rate than he could. Sniper switched on TacNet, then opened his computer to draw up a plan of defense.
Spoiler: OoCTactics
(3d6)[1][5][1](7) VS 15 (13 Skill + 2 Software Bonus)
Once that was done, Sniper went to assist Brazen unpackage the explosives.
"I guess it's a good thing Love brings everything but the kitchen sink with her."Last edited by D.KnightSpider; 2017-12-09 at 06:36 PM.
-
2017-12-09, 06:54 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
Rose throws a kitchen sink onto the misc pile, gives Sniper a nonchalant glance, and goes back for more gear.
-
2017-12-09, 08:07 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2016
- Location
- Brinstar Depths
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
Green chuckles. "Trust me, Lt. If I start feelin' down, you'll be the first to know."
Soon, the gear is all piled out of the vehicles and the Thunderbird. A few tents are going up as well, sent with the Thunderbird to provide shade in the middle of the desert. Wildcat begins to organize the command center how he likes it. The Wonderbolts return with the downed car. Everything is going pretty well.
Then Love receives a report of ten ponies in combat gear leaving Goodhope.
SpoilerNeed a demo roll from Brazen, and then we'll continue.
-
2017-12-09, 08:51 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
Report received, Love will have one of the bugs on the town's outskirts switch over to tracking the 'negotiating' party from afar.
She comms Wildcat, "Commander, sir! My bots have spotted ten combat ready ponies leaving Goodhope." He was most likely more aware on the town's dealings than her since she has turned her attention to working.Last edited by Elbeyon; 2017-12-09 at 08:51 PM.
-
2017-12-09, 09:55 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- Behind the Computer
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
A report of Sniper's attack plans is quickly dispatched to Wildcat and Love. It's straightforward and to the point with minimal editorializing.
The kitchen sink is looked at and dismissed.
He toggled his own comm.: "Commander, Lt. Love, if you need a pony to intercept the Goodhope team and parley with them, I'm willing to volunteer."
-
2017-12-09, 10:17 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"I could go. They're probably just looking to loot the crash site," Rose says. "Instead we could barter for their good will."
-
2017-12-09, 10:22 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2016
- Location
- Brinstar Depths
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"According to our guide, they'll expect us to be dead," Wildcat says, "I'm not sending one pony off alone. Sniper, you take either Rose, Angel Wings, or Corby with you. Your choice. Love, keep us updated on their position."
-
2017-12-09, 10:26 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"Yes, sir."
Love will make sure that Star's relevant feeds are spread out to Scope and his tag along.
"Scope, I'd suggest you put up a decent haggle. You give too much, and we'll look like a juicy meal."
-
2017-12-10, 07:04 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- Behind the Computer
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
To Wildcat: "Understood, sir. I'll have Rose accompany me."
To Love: "Makes sense and duly noted. If you've any other insight I'm open to it."
Sniper secured a pair of canteens for the trip and a few other oddities for bartering. Then he turned back to Rose.
"Thanks for coming along. You ready to go?"
Once they had everything situated and decided upon, he'd head off to meet the welcoming committee.
-
2017-12-10, 08:43 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
Rose grabs some extra medical equipment for barter and her usual gear. "Yeah, ready to go. I got a couple spells on my mind in case they try and be hostile."
-
2017-12-10, 11:08 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2016
- Location
- Brinstar Depths
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"Don't get shot!" Powder Keg calls after them, "It really puts a damper on your day!"
Rose and Sniper set out across the blazing sands. It is a good walk to the place where they will meet up, so they have some time to discuss things, if they have anything they wish to discuss.
Meanwhile, the Thunderbird is now completely unloaded.
-
2017-12-10, 11:25 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Nov 2009
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
Initial contact. This would be interesting... But Brazen had another job to do to which he sets his mind to.
Demo (3d6)[15] vs 16
-
2017-12-10, 01:35 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"Don't get shot, she says," Rose comments to Sniper as they're moving along. "Ha! She apparently forgot what Rip did back on the station. Really only ruined the hour for me. Hmm, you think we should tell Powder about Rip? I mean, they were on the same time and maybe they're good friends. Or were."
"Anyway, that's later. How should we open negotiations with this group of armed salt of the earth simple folk?" Rose asks. "You know, morons."
-
2017-12-10, 03:15 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- Behind the Computer
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"Cautiously." Was Sniper's immediate answer.
He brought a few old memories to mind and pondered them.
"I've never led a negotiation party, but I witnessed a few on the frontier. The other party may be 'morons' but they're also dangerous and outnumber us five to one. It'll be a balancing act to find a level of cooperation where we don't establish ourselves as a threat or an easy target."
-
2017-12-10, 04:06 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"Hmm, well if they're a sucker for a pretty face maybe I can butter them up with a smile and some of the medical supplies in trade for not shooting us," Rose plans out. "Powder is probably correct that they'll be looking to loot. So giving them something to not bother us is at least consolation prizing."
-
2017-12-10, 05:09 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- Behind the Computer
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"Beauty standards might be a little different out here. If these ponies are as free as Love is, then be careful working the attraction." His mission focus was great enough that he overlooked any other immediate interpretation of those comments.
"Medical care would also be invaluable. We could work with that. I took some NV Contacts and a spare medkit. We'll hope that's enough between the two of us.
"The main objective would be for them to leave us alone. We'll want to make a good enough impression that they'll be willing to deal with Equestria later. Tall order for the two of us." Sniper finished his train of thought.Last edited by D.KnightSpider; 2017-12-10 at 05:21 PM.
-
2017-12-10, 05:09 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
Love goes about anchoring all the rope to the craft. She can't leave the front end job to anyone else since supplies are so limited. The Firebird is going to need a new paint job after this mess. She couldn't help but to keep thinking there must be a better way. It'd take forever to dig out the bird without any heavy duty construction equipment.
On break, she decides to go find Keg.
The approaching travelers take up a permanent residence in the back of her mind.
"Hey, Keg! Have you eaten yet?"
-
2017-12-10, 05:47 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
-
2017-12-10, 06:09 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- Behind the Computer
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"Possibly." Sniper hesitated. "I've considered that angle, but, as the metaphor goes, I'm not ready to bet the farm on that possibility. We don't know the extent of Lars' reach or how accurate our information is.
"Further, he shot us out of the sky. That's hardly apt to inspire confidence."
-
2017-12-10, 06:44 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2016
- Location
- Brinstar Depths
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
It's not Brazen's best work, but it will do. The charges are placed exactly where Sniper determined would be best. Not too well hidden, though.
Love finds Powder Keg working under Red Tape's exacting supervision. As Love steps in, they are having an argument about how she stacks the crates. "See," he says, tapping the slightly askew crate, "This is why your tech always breaks down. No respect for keeping it in good order. You just throw it around. How have you not blown yourself up yet with all the explosives you handle?"
Powder Keg bites back a comment. She's got enough wisdom to know that now is not the time to make enemies. When Love offers food, she bounds over, bright eyed and bushy tailed. "You said the magic words!" She throws a foreleg around Love's shoulders, "So, I don't believe anypony introduced your sister. How's she holding up?" She nods towards Flesh Love.
Rose and Sniper's proximity alert beeps. The ponies are just over the next ridge. Time to talk tactics.
-
2017-12-10, 07:14 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
A happy mare usually gets a rise out of Love. A smile spreads underneath her helmet as Keg took up her pardoning, distracting offer. Through Love does pat her foreleg then move over to assist Red Tape and properly straighten up his box before she is ready to leave. "That's not my sister." A nod goes out to the hard working Captain. "Here. I'll show you."
Love claps her hooves together and walks over to Keg. Opening them, she shows off one of the beetle robobugs in her hoof. "See? A perfectly normal bug except it's not a bug at all. It's a machine like the one you saw inside the Firebird." The bug crawls underneath the hoof in a circle to end up at the same spot again. "I control the bug in my hooves like I control this body here." Love offers the bug to her. "Here. You can have this one as a gift from me. You can smash it to see the truth with your own eyes or I can make it dance in your hoof."
-
2017-12-10, 07:22 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"Pfft, the dragon did that," Rose counters. "And we were being nice to him. Could of blown him up if we wanted to chum the wasteland for a hundred square miles."
She squints and zooms in with her telescopic vision, then returns her zoom to normal. "Alright, so... which one of us does the talking?"
-
2017-12-10, 09:13 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- Behind the Computer
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
Sniper consists the question for a moment.
"I've been training to read body language." Doing so was supposed to help with his empathy issues, supposedly. "I'll lead. You can back me up. And have a shield spell ready to go off just in case."
He took a swig from a canteen and doubled his pace. A thought occurred to him.
"I'd rather not lose the high ground. What do you say we announce our presence when we enter hearing range? Let them know we're coming so we're not giving the appearance of ambush."
-
2017-12-10, 09:18 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"Yeh, that seems like a prudent thing since they got five times as many guns as we do," Rose replies.
Last edited by DigoDragon; 2017-12-10 at 09:19 PM.
-
2017-12-10, 09:47 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- Behind the Computer
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"If it goes sour, get the shield up and concentrate on our defenses." Sniper said. "They shouldn't have that much high end tech. The shield should give me enough time to dissuade then."
As soon as their quarry came within range, Sniper would shout a simple 'Hello, we've come to talk.' at them.
-
2017-12-10, 10:03 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
"Right-o," Rose confirms.
She waves friendly like when they appear.
-
2017-12-10, 10:45 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2016
- Location
- Brinstar Depths
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
Powder Keg stares at the bug. "Huh." She turns it over in her hoof. With a shudder, she hands it back really quickly. "Nah, I'm good. You can keep it." She rubs her neck. "Not a big fan of bugs. So...what does this have to do with your, er, 'not sister'?"
--------------
The ten ponies pull up short and aim their weapons at Sniper and Rose. "Who are you?" the lead mare demands, "And what are you doing here?"
-
2017-12-10, 11:10 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
The bug goes back in her saddlebag. It can find the right container to deposit itself.
Love doesn't have high hopes for this conversation. "We look like sisters? She looks thin and scrawny. I" A hoof motions down the other foreleg and she turns to show off her muscular flank with a wave. "look strong and brawny. That bug and this body are very similar. This body is a robot that I'm remotely controlling from there." Love points to her other body. "I need a strong body to do my job, and I don't have one without controlling a robot. Now, I" She motions to her body "need to eat. We can share some magic together?" Love winks.
-
2017-12-10, 11:18 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- Behind the Computer
- Gender
Re: Celestia's Finest: The Wasteland Wailers
Sniper kept his posture loose and non-threatening.
"Lt. Sniper Scope, Sharpshooter, Equestrian Defense Force." He nodded toward Rose. "Lt. Rose Croix, Medic, also of the Equestrian Defense Force. We're from the crash site you're no doubt investigating. We're here to talk, not cause trouble."
His eyes roved over the ten ponies, cataloging their equipment and capabilities.