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2018-03-21, 04:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2008
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- Orlando, FL
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"Wait, the case is years old?"
Rose rubbed her forehead. She could feel her hairs turning gray.
"Where are you at? Maybe we should all just get together and talk to the sheriff."
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2018-03-21, 05:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"I'm not sure on the details. I'll ping my location." Love marks herself. "We should all gather up whether we're going back to camp or sticking around."
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2018-03-21, 05:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2008
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- Orlando, FL
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"I'll meet you where you're at and we can talk more about this." Rose will walk over to where Love is.
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2018-03-21, 06:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"Roger. Thanks for the assist."
Love unmutes her voice. "My friend Rose is on the way. She's going to have some questions for you."
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2018-03-21, 06:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2012
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- Behind the Computer
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
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2018-03-21, 08:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2016
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- Brinstar Depths
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Dawn fully enters his house. "I'm going to be packing. She can ask while I get stuff ready."
When Rose arrives, she finds him shoving his belongings into a small saddlebag. Mostly food.
Sniper receives a notice from Red Tape. "Alright. I am not entirely sure we should get involved in this one, unless it's on our way."
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2018-03-21, 09:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2012
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- Behind the Computer
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
You and me both, but since when does Love listen to me? The thought came unbidden but Sniper couldn't deny the truth within it.
He sent back a message. "Agreed. Although I doubt others see it that way."
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2018-03-21, 09:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2008
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- Orlando, FL
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"So Love told me there is... or was a murder? I'm a bit fuzzy on the details, but I'm willing to help if I can," Rose says.
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2018-03-21, 09:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2016
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- Brinstar Depths
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"Well, try to keep things on track and mission-oriented," Red Tape says, "We can't solve every problem in the Wasteland. We need to look at the big picture and start picking where we're going to go from here."
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Dawn sticks a pack of dried hay in his saddlebags. "My father was the old sheriff of this town. Then one day, a bandit came to town. Said he was going to start killing anypony he saw unless someone dueled him. My father did, but he was too slow. The town stood by and watched. Mayor paid off the bandit to make him leave and, the day after they buried my father, they handed me his star and named me sheriff since I'm the only one who knows how to work that radio in the basement."
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2018-03-21, 09:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Oh, phew, Rose is here.
Love is tempting to sneak away, but she'll stay for a bit.
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2018-03-21, 11:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2008
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- Orlando, FL
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"So why the quest to avenge your father now? Did you find the bandit?"
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2018-03-21, 11:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2016
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- Brinstar Depths
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"No," he growls, "I have an idea of where he lives, but I've known that for a while. I just got sick of putting up with the ponies that let him die. Having them blame me for all their troubles. So I decided that, if they think they know how to do my job, let them. Meanwhile, I'm going to go do what I should have done a year ago. That was why I stormed out. It was stupid, maybe, but I did it. Going back won't help. Not until...well, not until I've gone and done what needs doing."
He pulls out a revolver and spins the drum. "Of course...I can't do it alone. I'll die pretty quick to an experienced gunpony."
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2018-03-21, 11:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2008
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- Orlando, FL
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"I see. Well, whereabouts doe you believe this bandit to be hiding at?"
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2018-03-21, 11:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2016
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- Brinstar Depths
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Dawn brightens a little. "So you'll help?"
"He was dressed real nice and had a styled mane. After he shot my father, he used the gunbarrel to light a cigar. I kept the half he dropped." He digs in his pack and pulls out an old, half-smoked cigar. But despite its state, the label is still legible. "Down to the Wire casino and resort". The name of the hotel run by Wire on the edge of CPI territory.
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2018-03-22, 08:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2008
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- Orlando, FL
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
For once the plot that was thickening wasn't Rose's own butt.
"Yes, I'll help you avenge your father. Give me a bit to return to base camp for extra supplies, and to inform my commander of this excursion. CPI territory sounds a bit dangerous, so I'll need to be prepared."
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2018-03-22, 09:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2016
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- Brinstar Depths
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Dawn nods. “I won’t argue with you there. The CPI...well, they’re bad news all around. Less so now that their ship’s gone and exploded. But still very bad news.”
“I guess I’ll pack and head on back to the basement and wait for your call.”
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2018-03-22, 10:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2012
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- Behind the Computer
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"Affirmative, sir." Sniper replied.
And Red Tape was telling him this... why, exactly? This was almost the definition of preaching to the choir.
"I haven't reached the discussion yet. From the sounds of it, our hooves are tied and we have an obligation to help, but they have a lead on the situation that takes them to CPI territory. A destination might have been chosen for us."
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2018-03-22, 11:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2009
Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Brazen rubs a hoof to the side of his head. This was getting complicated and they still had to get back to base for the message. "If it's in CPI territory then it may bare lookin into but ah think the commander will have to sign off on anything beyond that."
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2018-03-22, 11:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"I'll be right back." Love starts running off toward the church.
Love mutes her voice and comms Brazen & Scope, "Does this pony really need revenge? Maybe, we should have a talk to some people at the pub or Brass Tacks about convincing Dawn to stay. He's upset and talking about abandoning his home to wonder the desert. I'm not sure we should help him with going through with his plan if there is another way."
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2018-03-22, 12:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2012
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- Behind the Computer
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Sniper sighed. Then he switched on his mic. to respond to Love's call and broadened the transmission to all of Harrier Squadron.
"Although we've already been committed to this, Brazen's right. We'll need the Commander's approval to go chasing bandits across the wasteland-- especially since base camp literally just reminded me to stay on mission and not to try and solve every problem we come across. If we can make the case that helping Red Dawn will further our mission, then we might have a chance at it.
"I don't like the idea of Red Dawn leaving town. That's not going to endear us to the locals and we're on thin ice as it is. I'd recommend that we try to talk him into staying put while we do the initial legwork. We can't go dragging him all over the Wasteland with us. But, as previously observed, it very well could be too late for that."Last edited by D.KnightSpider; 2018-03-22 at 12:04 PM.
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2018-03-22, 12:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2008
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- Orlando, FL
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Rose chimes on on the comm. "I'm not against that idea. We certainly can handle it. We can give him our radio frequency so he can monitor us. Now, here's where the meds can be sweetened with some honey-- Wire's town is right on the border of the CPI. We can catch the murderer and get some info on what the CPI is doing now. Good will and recon. Two birds. One stone."
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2018-03-22, 01:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2016
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- Brinstar Depths
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Love arrives back at the church and finds most of the crowd still there, talking in hushed, bewildered tones. “I don’t know. He’s normally so quiet and nice.”
“What could have caused him to snap like that?”
“Did a changeling get to him instead?”
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2018-03-22, 01:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Love trots up to the crowd and pokes into the edges to join the conversation. "He seemed really upset about something. What was everyone gathering to tell him?"
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2018-03-22, 02:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2012
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- Behind the Computer
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"I can see a way to make this work. Love, if you try to turn the tide of public opinion and, Rose, if you can try to convince
ChinaRed Dawn to stay put, I think I can sell this to Command.
"We can offer to find and bring this criminal back to Goodhope for trial. That might placate Red Dawn."
It wasn't nearly as crazy as some of their plans, so Sniper figured that it just might work. He stopped walking and request Rose's information on the surrounding towns.
Then, he put a call through to Red Tape.Last edited by D.KnightSpider; 2018-03-22 at 02:36 PM.
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2018-03-22, 02:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2016
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- Brinstar Depths
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Not everypony turns their attention towards Love. Some are still wrapped up in their own conversations. But three do. The first runs a hoof through her mane. “Well, we wanted to tell him about the Faithful.”
“I guess we could have done it more...politely,” the second says, looking a little abashed, “but he wasn’t opening the door and we got frustrated and then he did open the door and his badge hit me in the eye.”
“It’s his job to keep ponies like that out,” the third says, “And they not only got in, they were in the streets.”
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Red Tape picks up the call. “Hello? Not-Star-Chaser here. How can I help?”
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2018-03-22, 03:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Love looks embarrassed. "I was talking to him on the radio. That's probably why he didn't answer the door right away."
"I went to talk to him after he ran off, and he sure gave me an earful. If I could ask some questions to better understand the situation. How do these incidents normally work? Does he do things alone? Does he have anypony working with him? Anypony helping him out with the job? There was a group of Faithful. Was he going to go talk / fight them off alone?"
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2018-03-22, 03:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2008
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- Orlando, FL
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Rose goes back to Red. "Hey, I have a question and concern. The concern is Goodhope being without a sheriff if you go out to chase this bandit. The question is would you allow us to catch him while you remain here? We can hook you up to our comm so you can see and hear what we do."
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2018-03-22, 03:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2016
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- Brinstar Depths
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
"There are five deputies scattered around town," the third replies, "Patrolling the outskirts and streets. He calls them in and they should have faced them down together."
"Yeah. That's how it works," the second agrees.
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Dawn frowns. "Well...I...I need to be the one to do it. Otherwise, it won't be right."
SpoilerWant to make a roll, Digo?Last edited by Miltonian; 2018-03-22 at 03:47 PM.
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2018-03-22, 04:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2012
Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Love nods and relaxes somewhat. She thought he had some deputies, but it's best to check.
Love sighs and gives them an unapologetic honest, "He feels like the town is pinning all the problems on him. That the town acts like it's his fault that bad things happen. Everypony is telling him what to do. How to do his job. No pony is listening to him. He's stuck down in that dark cellar all day all by himself. That the town doesn't care about him and only cares about how he can protect them. He feels alone and unloved by everypony. A tool that knows how to use the radio in the tool shed."
"I don't know what parts of that is true, but he feels strongly enough about that stuff to want to leave town for good." Love looks to them with a worried expression.
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2018-03-22, 04:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2016
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- Brinstar Depths
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Re: Celestia's Finest: Sunshine for Days
Now Love has more attention. Half the crowd has their eyes on her. "He's the sheriff," one of them says weakly, "It's his job. That's just the job."
"I'd say Brass Tacks gets way more complaints than he does," another chimes in. The rest mutter in rueful agreement.