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WU,AH: Game 1 (DM: HT) Session 5 (14 Nov)

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  1. «Globebutt» how about ht's is story one
  2. «Globebutt» and mine's story ein
  3. «Mr.Jared» it stared 1st...
  4. «Puck» lol, seems appropriate
  5. «Mr.Jared» as far as i know anyways
  6. «Puck» since we are in stuttgart or wherever.
  7. «Egg_Discord» I'd say that my character in globe's story is a lot more chill and adventurous than the one is HT's story is. At least initially.
  8. «Globebutt» hard to be less chill than egg is at the start
  9. «Mr.Jared» Globebutt, if i give a good show, can i make my char O.D and make a new?
  10. «HTBK» Your character in Globe's story has been mollified by twin vaginas.
  11. «Globebutt» i'd say my character in globe's is a lot more of an ass than the one in ht's
  12. «Globebutt» anyway. we starting?
  13. «Globebutt» maybe, j. maybe.
  14. «HTBK» ROLL CALL!
  15. «Mr.Jared» Well, i have no classes marro so i have the night, for the most part
  16. «Egg_Discord» If we make another one, I'm making a character who is completely unconcerned about his changes. Like they don't even bother him.
  17. «Globebutt» Jitters and Globebutt, reporting!
  18. «HTBK» Good girls.
  19. «Puck» Presenet!
  20. «Mr.Jared» Mr.Jared, posibly here, i dont fucking know
  21. «Ewo» Heartfire here.
  22. «Egg_Discord» Egg Nega Wisp reporting for duty!
  23. «HTBK» GOOD!
  24. «HTBK» RECAP!
  25. «Puck» (I think I'm becoming conditioned to the phrase Good Girl)
  26. «Mr.Jared» I mean venusaur!
  27. «HTBK» (Just. As. Planned.)
  28. «Puck» (Gdammit jared)
  29. «Puck» (>dat keikaku)
  30. «Globebutt» We threw Mr. Squeaky into Mt Doom, broke the coffee machine, turned Ewo into Heartfire, and figured out how very bad blowing up the vat was?
  31. «Globebutt» Or. Switch the first two, properly.
  32. «Puck» More or less.
  33. «Egg_Discord» HT, give us a more indepth recap
  34. «HTBK» *The midmorning sun shines over Noisy Valley, lending the entire city a strange green cast. Following your arrival in Lower Earth, the call was sent out for a specialized handler to reverse your condition. However, on the very tail of Squeakonomicon's defeat, one of your guards stumbled into the house, speaking of toxicity in the air and sporting such strange purple eyes...*
  35. «Puck» (The vat belonged to Goldman, who may be able to help us, but we might have pissed him off._)
  36. «HTBK» *CHAPTER WHATEVER: A SHADOW OVER NOISY VALLEY.*
  37. «Mr.Jared» (or something)
  38. «Globebutt» (Five.)
  39. «Puck» (ohhhh, nice)
  40. «Puck» (I take it this was a human guard, right?)
  41. «Globebutt» (I wanna play back through the Sierra Madre expansion, now.)
  42. «Egg_Discord» "Shit! The vat! It's gotten loose in the city!"
  43. «HTBK» (Human guard, Puck.)
  44. «Mr.Jared» *is meditating*
  45. «Puck» "That was the vat full of what again?"
  46. «HTBK» (It's better than you remember it, Globe, but not as good as you think it is.)
  47. «HTBK» (There, just saved you some time.)
  48. «Globebutt» "Jitters said this'd happen..."
  49. «Egg_Discord» "It was a vat that could change people into ponies"
  50. «Ewo» "Erm... what's going on?"
  51. «HTBK» *The guard coughs into his hand and straightens himself up.*
  52. «Puck» "I was hoping you'd say exactly not that."
  53. «HTBK» "Do y'all know somethin?"
  54. «Globebutt» "I'm not sure I want to. What?"
  55. «Egg_Discord» "Allow me to explain, Globe."
  56. «Writefag4» Write just stares at the book vacantly.
  57. «Globebutt» (Now I think I've gone and confused myself.)
  58. «Egg_Discord» "A couple nights ago, Globe and I snuck into the Dark Horse Brewery, hoping to find some answers about what happened to us. In our haste to find an answer, we wound up being duped into blowing up the brewery in a misguided attempt to save anyone else from suffering our fates."
  59. «Puck» (He was asking if we had information, not if we wanted it)
  60. «Globebutt» (May I take back my previous message until I get a clarification as to whether he seemed to be offering infor... Yeah. I took that as an offering of information.)
  61. «HTBK» *Handling: Theoretical. Handling is accomplished through magical means though forays have been made with machinery in the advent of the changing times the times have changed the world has changed Write the town is turning you have to get out of here*
  62. «Globebutt» "And it looks like it outright backfired."
  63. «HTBK» (Yes, he was asking.)
  64. «HTBK» "..."
  65. «Puck» "Ironic that it did just the opposite."
  66. «HTBK» *The guard raises an eyebrow.*
  67. «HTBK» "And...?"
  68. «Globebutt» "Have you checked a mirror lately, sir? You might want to get on that, quick."
  69. «HTBK» "Al..."
  70. «HTBK» *He scratches his arm with a grimace.*
  71. «Puck» *points down the hall* "Bathrooms that way."
  72. «HTBK» "Is it just me, or is everything really...itchy?"
  73. «Egg_Discord» "I was hasty in my decision, and I deeply regret the option I went with. The basement was filled with vats that appeared to be able to change people into ponies, or at least speed up the process."
  74. «Globebutt» I go check on the other guard. They're outside, I assume?
  75. «HTBK» *The first guard stumbles towards the bathroom, while the other remains outside. No doubt he's wondering what his partner is panicking over.*
  76. «Mr.Jared» *from the bathroom*
  77. «Mr.Jared» "Who the hell are you?"
  78. «Egg_Discord» "We have to find a way to quarantine the area, or else I will have only doomed everyone in the city."
  79. «Mr.Jared» "..."
  80. «Mr.Jared» "fine"
  81. «Globebutt» (Jared, I thought you were meditating in the bedroom?)
  82. «Mr.Jared» (bathroom was quieter)
  83. «Writefag4» Write just keeps staring. The shock is slowly working through him.
  84. «Puck» (hah)
  85. «Mr.Jared» *trots in*
  86. «Mr.Jared» "Jesus, what was that guys problem?"
  87. «Mr.Jared» Umm, whats going on here?
  88. «Egg_Discord» "Jared, remember that vat that I blew up at the brewery?"
  89. «Mr.Jared» "vaguly"
  90. «Puck» "We think it affected the whole city."
  91. «Globebutt» How's the second guard look?
  92. «Mr.Jared» "poison gas?"
  93. «Egg_Discord» "Well, now it's back with a vengeance!"
  94. «Ewo» "... I wonder if everyone's been getting postcards..."
  95. «Egg_Discord» "No. A chemical that could turn people into ponies."
  96. «Globebutt» (Pony Gunk 2: Electric Boogaloo)
  97. «HTBK» *The guard checks himself in the mirror and cocks his head. Looks...normal enough...With a sigh, he stumbles back towards the living room. He trips, and he falls on his shoulder. To his surprise, he doesn't mind that much. With a yawn, he picks himself back up and stumbles into the main room: anyone watching would notice that he has since lost about two feet of height, and two feet as in the body part. His coat is a bright pink.*
  98. «Puck» (globe)
  99. «HTBK» "I dunno what you all are on about."
  100. «HTBK» "...You know what I could go for? Belly rub."
  101. «Mr.Jared» "*Sigh* PONYgas?"
  102. «Puck» (  )
  103. «Egg_Discord» "Yes."
  104. «Writefag4» I change the subject of my staring into space.
  105. «Mr.Jared» "Egg?"
  106. «Globebutt» (I don't think Jared needed a response there.)
  107. «Egg_Discord» "I know, Jared."
  108. «HTBK» *The second guard, Globe, has rapidly acquried a forest-green quote, and barely even notices as he acquires a yellow mane. This is acting...quickly.*
  109. «Egg_Discord» "I fucked up big time."
  110. «Puck» "Welp."
  111. «Mr.Jared» "no egg, you said yes to belly rubs..."
  112. «Globebutt» "Fuck."
  113. «Mr.Jared» *lifts up hoove*
  114. «Mr.Jared» Remember the oath...
  115. «Mr.Jared» (wait)
  116. «Egg_Discord» "No, I said yes to Pony Gas."
  117. «Mr.Jared» (void that)
  118. «HTBK» *The first guard flops over onto his back.*
  119. «HTBK» "Anyone wanna show a girl a good time?"
  120. «Mr.Jared» "!!!"
  121. «Puck» *goes over to him*
  122. «Mr.Jared» Puck...
  123. «Puck» *smack*
  124. «Globebutt» "Sir?" I address the second guard.
  125. «Egg_Discord» Looking at this only reminds me of what a slutty mare I almost turned into, causing me to facepalm hard.
  126. «Egg_Discord» Er, face hoof
  127. «Writefag4» I turn back to the book. Anything on time travel?
  128. «Globebutt» (I try to face palm, but find only hoof.)
  129. «Puck» (im on this shit. For now.)
  130. «Mr.Jared» "*sigh* Il be back..."
  131. «HTBK» *The first guard looks dazed. The second turns to you, Globe, and raises an eyebrow.*
  132. «Mr.Jared» *wanders into kitchen*
  133. «Egg_Discord» "It looks like the gas has a quicker effect than whatever was used on us!"
  134. «HTBK» *There is nothing in this introductory text on time travel, Write. Not good.*
  135. «Globebutt» "I think we... You're looking a little green. You should go home."
  136. «Puck» "Soldier! On your Feet!"
  137. «Ewo» "I'm not too sure these guards are quite as... effective as they used to be"
  138. «Mr.Jared» Globe! Mere i need your wings
  139. «Writefag4» I just gaze around the room vacantly.
  140. «Globebutt» "Not now, Jared!" I shout back over my shoulder.
  141. «HTBK» "Whatchu talkin bout, lady?"
  142. «Puck» (god I hope this guy went though some sort of basic training)
  143. «HTBK» *The guard looks confused.*
  144. «Globebutt» "You're green."
  145. «Puck» (welp)
  146. «HTBK» *It's crashing down, Write!*
  147. «Puck» *sigh* "Just stand up."
  148. «HTBK» *The second guard looks at himself and blinks. He leaps from his perch with a shout.*
  149. «HTBK» "Oh shit!"
  150. «Writefag4» Yes, yes I would say that.
  151. «HTBK» *The guard stumbles and falls flat over on his back, and...*
  152. «HTBK» "Wait, what's wrong?"
  153. «Mr.Jared» *pokes head in*
  154. «HTBK» *The first guard stands up with a grumble.
  155. «HTBK» "Buzzkill."
  156. «Mr.Jared» "whats all the ruckus?"
  157. «Mr.Jared» "Oh yea, that reminds me"
  158. «Puck» I call back over my shoulder, "Guys, I think it being airborne kinda ups its effectiveness."
  159. «Globebutt» I stomp on his crotch, making sure not to... stick my hoof in any holes that might be opening.
  160. «Mr.Jared» "Globe. You want to save these guys? then mere"
  161. «Mr.Jared» *goes back in kitchen*
  162. «HTBK» *The guard doubles over in pain and swears into his--and it is definitely his--hoof.*
  163. «HTBK» "Oooooooh fuck."
  164. «Globebutt» "Get a grip, man!"
  165. «Puck» "Hey, buzzkill nothing, pay attention. You're breathing an airborne chemical that's turning you into a pony. Focus on memories of home, you got a wife?:
  166. «Mr.Jared» "Globe, Guess whos pissing in your coffee?"
  167. «Globebutt» Jitters, ignore him That coffee was already piss-water anyway.
  168. «HTBK» "Duly...noted. Oooow."
  169. «Writefag4» I keep staring. All I can see are Ron Paul macros.
  170. «HTBK» *The second guard gets up shakily.*
  171. «HTBK» *The first guard shakes her head and grunts.*
  172. «HTBK» "Yeah, yeah. Uh...Julie, I think. Shit shit shit."
  173. «Mr.Jared» God damn it can at leist one god damn person in this house help me get the damn coffee filters?
  174. «Puck» "Focus on her face, focus." I try to support him with minimal contact
  175. «HTBK» "Focusing...focusing..."
  176. «Puck» "I'm a little busy here Jared, you can cope!"
  177. «HTBK» *The first guard slams her face into the wall.*
  178. «Globebutt» Globe has no idea what Jared's doing, so he continues to grill Guard #2. "We need to get you home. Where do you live?"
  179. «HTBK» "Focused. Not for long. Have to get underground, get out word."
  180. «Ewo» "This is so... violence." I have no idea what to do.
  181. «Writefag4» "Do you think?"
  182. «Egg_Discord» "I couldn't agree more. Do we have a way to get there safely?"
  183. «Puck» "Just try to keep remembering your life, stay with it. We've got a van, but I can't drive it any more."
  184. «Writefag4» I murmer out the words. "Do you think?"
  185. «HTBK» *Guard number two bites his hoof, hard enough to draw a small amount of blood.*
  186. «HTBK» "Across town. Near city...city hall.*
  187. «Egg_Discord» "Ewo, are you gonna be alright?"
  188. «Writefag4» "What if thats what they want?"
  189. «Mr.Jared» "..."
  190. «Globebutt» Puck, how far do you live from City Hall?
  191. «Egg_Discord» "..."
  192. «HTBK» *Somewhere down the street, Globe, the screeching of tires and the *CRUNCH* of a large metal object spinning through a house heralds the chaos to come.*
  193. «Ewo» "Oh. Yeah, I'm fine. Just don't really have ideas on what to do about any of this."
  194. «Puck» (Kinda far, it wasn't a great apartment)
  195. «Globebutt» "Guys!" I shout inside. "Things are getting bad out here!"
  196. «Mr.Jared» *comes troting back in with a mouthfull of coffee filters*
  197. «Writefag4» (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q9TYUr-Teo)
  198. «HTBK» *A few blocks away, Globe, right near main street, the screaming starts.*
  199. «Egg_Discord» "Don't tell me..."
  200. «HTBK» *Things are going to go Raccoon City in about 30 seconds.*
  201. «Ewo» (but with belly rubs{
  202. «HTBK» *Or...Pony City?*
  203. «Globebutt» "I think we need to move. Now."
  204. «Puck» "Okay mister, what's your name? Do we have a faster way to get back below then the entrance under City Hall?"
  205. «HTBK» *The guard swears audibly and shakes her head no.*
  206. «Egg_Discord» "How do we get outside without succumbing to the gas?"
  207. «HTBK» "Name. Can't...can't remember."
  208. «Ewo» "Puck, just wanted to say, you're doing great."
  209. «HTBK» "It's inside my head..."
  210. «Writefag4» I finally stand up. "No. They don't need. We need to run?"
  211. «HTBK» *Strangely enough, Globe, Jitters doesn't seem to be excited by this.*
  212. «Writefag4» (No question mark.)
  213. «HTBK» *Maybe your current condition served as a...vaccination?*
  214. «Writefag4» "We need to run there. Being seen doesn't matter any more."
  215. «Puck» "Thanks, can you give me a hand with this guy? Globes right about needing to be mobile stat!"
  216. «Globebutt» (Was that #2 talking about his name?)
  217. «Ewo» I try to help Puck with the guard.
  218. «HTBK» *Several blocks away, the thrum of an inexpertly-handled shotgun marks the first murder or the first suicide,*
  219. «HTBK» (That was #1.)
  220. «Egg_Discord» "But we'll risk the effects of the gas. We have to find a way to prevent ourselves from breathing it in!
  221. «Globebutt» "Officer?" I check back on #2.
  222. «Writefag4» "Houses aren't aretight. The door's been opened."
  223. «Writefag4» "We've already been breathing it all day."
  224. «Ewo» "...is that why Jared's been getting the coffee filters?"
  225. «HTBK» *#2 is muttering to himself, trying frantically to hold onto his identity. He's got a few minutes at most.*
  226. «Puck» "I dont know how much we can do about it Write"
  227. «Globebutt» "It's fine out here, guys."
  228. «Egg_Discord» "So that means we're somehow immune to it?"
  229. «Puck» "Best bet may just pray it's done it's worst to us."
  230. «Writefag4» "Or it entered our system the first time slowly enough we can fight it better."
  231. «Globebutt» I shove the guard, hard. "Speak up!"
  232. «Egg_Discord» "In that case, we really have no choice. We have to run for City Hall. We can use the panic as a cover."
  233. «HTBK» "Can't...I can't...who am I?!"
  234. «Globebutt» I turn back to the house. "It's only getting worse out here!"
  235. «Writefag4» "We need to move NOW!"
  236. «Puck» "Right. Never mind, just run with us okay?"
  237. «HTBK» *Several houses down, the panicked cries of a frightened infant slowly change into the whinnies of a terrified foal.*
  238. «Egg_Discord» "Everyone! Get ready! We're making a break for City Hall!"
  239. «Globebutt» I punch the guard's face. "You already know!"
  240. «Globebutt» Was he wearing a dog tag, or a badge or something?
  241. «HTBK» *The guard gives a pained nicker, Globe. HIs badge has fallen off with the rest of his clothes, now.*
  242. «HTBK» "Just...go!"
  243. «HTBK» *Guard #1 nods to you, Puck."
  244. «Puck» >god I hate to do this, but...< *grabs guard ones face* "Run with the herd, follow us!"
  245. «Writefag4» "You should come with us. Don't focus on anything but running."
  246. «Puck» *takes off after Write*
  247. «HTBK» "I can't follow until you've lead."
  248. «Globebutt» I dig out the badge.
  249. «Egg_Discord» "Let's move!" I say as I lead us outside and witness the utter chaos before us.
  250. «HTBK» *The first guard gallops after you full-tilt. Globe, the badge reads "Brian Whitman."*
  251. «Globebutt» "Brian, get your shit together. Follow me. We're taking you home."
  252. «Ewo» I come out, yelling as loud as I can for people to evacuate.
  253. «Puck» (that was good thinking globe)
  254. «Globebutt» "It won't help, Heartfire! They've got nowhere to run to!"
  255. «Mr.Jared» (!)
  256. «Writefag4» (This is the way the world ends: Not with a bang but a whinny.)
  257. «Egg_Discord» "We have to keep moving,Ewo! Let's just focus on there two!"
  258. «Ewo» "The gas has to stop somewhere!"
  259. «Puck» "Actually, Globe, Heart, can you two give us some overwatch?"
  260. «Ewo» I am moving, not really yelling at anyone specifically.
  261. «HTBK» *Egg, in the streets, things are going the way of Electric Avenue. In the houses around you, there is utter chaos: a few terrified survivors tumble out of open windows and stumble out of doors, knocking over plates and televisions and dressers. As a van slowly rounds the corner, the driver shoots a terrified look at the scene around him before speeding off down the street. Of course, it appears that he had air intake on--moments later, the vehicle flips over as he takes a turn far too tightly, and tumbles off of the road. Globe: Brian shakes his head and bites his lip.*
  262. «HTBK» "Just start moving!"
  263. «Egg_Discord» I lead the charge for City Hall. Do we make it there unharmed?
  264. «Globebutt» I give Brian his badge before flying up and following the herd.
  265. «Ewo» I try to start flying, headed with everyone else.
  266. «Puck» I'm galloping down the street after egg, trying to make sure we have everyone
  267. «Globebutt» That damn stallion better be following.
  268. «Writefag4» I'm running. As fast as I can.
  269. «Writefag4» Possibly ahead of you. Or do you mean one of the officers?
  270. «Globebutt» I thought Ewo didn't know how to fly? I guess Heartfire does, or something.
  271. «Mister Jared»  joined the chat.
  272. «Puck» She said trying
  273. «Mister Jared» (guies)
  274. «Puck» (oh hey)
  275. «Mister Jared» (other char crashed and froze on me)
  276. «Puck» (Very formal mr. connection problems)
  277. «Mister Jared» (and yes)
  278. «Egg_Discord» (Yo)
  279. «Mister Jared» (the coffee filters are for masks)
  280. «Mister Jared» (although its kinda late for dat now)
  281. «Writefag4» (Its too late. Its happening.)
  282. «Puck» (ohhh, well we decided we'd risk it and make a run for city hall)
  283. «Mister Jared» (so wtf is going on?/ happening)
  284. «Globebutt» (Umbrellas in a hurricane, Jared.)
  285. «Puck» (we're durrently outside, running down a -very- ponifing street)
  286. «Mister Jared» *running with the group*
  287. «Mister Jared» What the hell is going on?!
  288. «Globebutt» (I think Mr.Jared would have already heard.)
  289. «Writefag4» "It's Airborne." I pant as I run on.
  290. «Mr.Jared»  left the chat.
  291. «Mister Jared» (i exited out of that chat 4 mins ago...)
  292. «Mister Jared» tyhere we go
  293. «Puck» (great delay isnt it)
  294. «Mister Jared»  left the chat.
  295. «Egg_Discord» Do we get to City Hall?
  296. «Globebutt» (He's typing something long.)
  297. «Ewo» (Well, it wouldn't have registered the exiting with connection problems, just the timeout.)
  298. «Mr.Jared»  joined the chat.
  299. «Mr.Jared» (anyways)
  300. «Mr.Jared» Air?!
  301. «HTBK» *Ewo, roll talent. Brian and his partner both follow, cowed into line both by herd instinct and their training. As you round the corner that marks the avenue to city hall, it seems as if the whole of the world has fallen apart: a fire rages in the curio store, and will soon spread. They who have fully transformed are all but dying of panic: those without the presence of mind to book it are simply collapsing in the street and on the sidewalk. Cars have crashed, windows have been broken--and the few humans who had gas masks are realizing all too soon that the sickness seems to be absorbed through the skin. Something in the back of your head tells you to run, scream, cry, drop over and cry for master--but that something can go fuck itself, after what you've seen. Write, roll Ath.*
  302. «Ewo» (5)
  303. «Writefag4» (9)
  304. «HTBK» (...)
  305. «HTBK» (Heheheh.)
  306. «HTBK» (Ha ha ha.)
  307. «Mr.Jared» (...)
  308. «Egg_Discord» (...)
  309. «Mr.Jared» (:'()
  310. «Globebutt» May Jitters/Globe give Heartfire an assist?
  311. «HTBK» *Dramatic moment incoming!*
  312. «Ewo» (teehee)
  313. «Globebutt» Like, shout tips down from above.
  314. «Puck» (Oh. My.)
  315. «HTBK» *Heartfire, the wind beneath your wings is...well, the wind beneath your wings. You take flight.*
  316. «Mr.Jared» !
  317. «Ewo» ^^
  318. «Puck» (quite poetic there HT, but good job Hearthfire!)
  319. «Globebutt» (You say it as if poetry's a bad thing!)
  320. «Puck» http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzGwKwLmgM
  321. «Egg_Discord» How are things at City Hall?
  322. «Puck» (there you are Ewo)
  323. «Mr.Jared» Shit! shit,shit shit!
  324. «Ewo» (You're never going to get that right, are you Puck?)
  325. «HTBK» *Write, you do a brilliant job of heading up the herd. Your hoofbeats thunder over the tumult of the city in chaos, and your companions fall in step behind you. AS you come within a block of city hall, you round the corner--just in time to meet a sedan. With a titanic scream, the rear bumper of the metal goliath slams against your flank, tossing you across the street and off of the road. You land with a *thump* in the grass by the roadside; and a moment later, the sedan embeds itself in a storefront.*
  326. «Puck» (*Heartfire. Or did you mean my choice of music?)
  327. «Globebutt» (Was it a /nice/ sedan?)
  328. «HTBK» (It was a Volvo.)
  329. «Mr.Jared» (do i see this?)
  330. «HTBK» (You are all behind him.)
  331. «Globebutt» (Pre- or post-Ford?)
  332. «Puck» (NooooO!)
  333. «Mr.Jared» (so yes?)
  334. «HTBK» (yes.)
  335. «Ewo» (I meant the misspelling. But I like Hearthfire kinda!)
  336. «Mr.Jared» "WRITE!!!!!!!!!!!"
  337. «Mr.Jared» OH FUCK!
  338. «Mr.Jared» *bolt*
  339. «Mr.Jared» *to write*
  340. «Puck» *takes off towards Write!*
  341. «Egg_Discord» "WRITE! NO!" I race towards him, praying that he's fine.
  342. «Mr.Jared» "Write, oh shit, oh shit shit, shit"
  343. «Writefag4» I land hard in the grass barely conscious.
  344. «Globebutt» Hearing my friends screaming, I make a wide U-turn and glide down. I'm not sure I even saw what happened.'
  345. «Mr.Jared» "DAMN IT WRITE!"
  346. «Egg_Discord» "Write! Stay with us! We'll get you help in the City!"
  347. «HTBK» *write, roll Ath one more time.*
  348. «Mr.Jared» *examine write*
  349. «Globebutt» http://youtu.be/xehpm1vLrDQ
  350. «Writefag4» (3)
  351. «Puck» "Quick, Write, what hurts?! Can you feel your hooves?!"
  352. «Ewo» "Does anyone think any of us can carry him?"
  353. «HTBK» *Ribs. That was ribs. And hind legs. Definitely at least one leg broken. Maybe your spine.*
  354. «Mr.Jared» (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy4wSW7SNLo)
  355. «HTBK» *Write, the world is spinning. Being a tiny pony sucks at times like this.*
  356. «Writefag4» "No you can't. Don't even try. Just go."
  357. «Egg_Discord» "I'll carry him! I won't let you die, Write!"
  358. «Egg_Discord» "I'm not giving up on you again!"
  359. «Writefag4» "You're not." I say as I wince.
  360. «Globebutt» I look around at the nearby stores. Surely they've all got a car or two in 'em by now. And most of their windows are broken.
  361. «Egg_Discord» Against his wishes, I manage to get him onto my back. He's heavy, but he's not staying here.
  362. «Writefag4» "Just keep going."
  363. «Globebutt» But there's been minimal looting. Can I get any medical supplies? Bandages?
  364. «Writefag4» "No what are you doing? Stop wasting time."
  365. «HTBK» *Roll ath, Egg.*
  366. «Puck» *prance back and forth in panic*
  367. «Writefag4» (This is probably making my condition worse!)
  368. «Mr.Jared» *is shaking*
  369. «Egg_Discord» (9)
  370. «Writefag4» "Don't you know not to move an injured person!"
  371. «Puck» "I'll get help, be safe!"
  372. «HTBK» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpMDrey8jFQ
  373. «HTBK» (I prefer this for my "dying pony" music.)
  374. «Egg_Discord» (Don't you dare pull a Kamina on us, Write!)
  375. «Puck» I Bolt towards city hall
  376. «Puck» Fast as me little pony legs will go
  377. «Writefag4» "I'm not going to die. I'm just going to lie here."
  378. «Globebutt» (Puck! You caught an Irish accent!)
  379. «Mr.Jared» Writefag.......
  380. «Puck» (Its all the stress!)
  381. «Egg_Discord» "We can save you and we will! Jared! Help me here!"
  382. «Puck» (I canna 'elp meself!)
  383. «Writefag4» "Just go. I should be. DON'T MOVE ME JUST GO!"
  384. «Writefag4» (Iwanteggtoleave.jpg)
  385. «Globebutt» (That's Scotch, Puck.)
  386. «Puck» (pah!)
  387. «Mr.Jared» Write...
  388. «HTBK» *Egg, for once, being Wispy helps. Four legs and whatever strength you can pack into that tiny marshmallow body lets you carry your fallen comrade with ease. Of course, basic medical science tells you that moving a man who may have just lost his spine is tantamount to crippling him.*
  389. «Globebutt»  has uploaded a new photo.
  390. «HTBK» *Can't a guy get some sleep around here?*
  391. «Puck» (That picture....)
  392. «Globebutt» (Waiting for store survey results before I say... Fukkit.) "Leaving you lie in the street would get you hit again."
  393. «Egg_Discord» "Jared, Globe! Help me carry him! Write, stay awake! Don't fall asleep!"
  394. «Writefag4» (I landed in the grass)
  395. «Mr.Jared» ...
  396. «Mr.Jared» "Right on it egg!"
  397. «Globebutt» (And a car landed in a store. I fail to see your point.)
  398. «Writefag4» "Look I'll be fine for a few hours. Just go fix the problem or more people are going to die."
  399. «Mr.Jared» *assists carry egg*
  400. «Globebutt» I take the other flank-- strategically speaking.
  401. «Puck» Have I gotten to town hall?
  402. «HTBK» *Blegh. Write, roll Ath and Fort.*
  403. «Writefag4» Screw that I bite any pony that comes near me.
  404. «Mr.Jared» Write...*smile*you know we cant let you do that
  405. «Writefag4» Or you know try.
  406. «Egg_Discord» "Help me carry him to the clinic in the city! They'll know how to help him!" I then signal for us to move.
  407. «HTBK» *Puck, the scene at city hall is chaos. The guard-that-was-a-mare has followed you thus far: but there is chaos within and without.*
  408. «HTBK» *Write, roll react.*
  409. «Globebutt» Where's Brian?
  410. «HTBK» *Or talent, if you get all magical on it.*
  411. «Writefag4» (1)
  412. «Writefag4» (Never used magic yet so I'd assume no.)
  413. «Mr.Jared» (bosslike)
  414. «HTBK» *Brian is working very very hard to not lose his shit, Globe. He's by your side.*
  415. «HTBK» *was that 1 for React?*
  416. «Puck» Step one is getting inside, how are the doors?
  417. «Writefag4» (Yes.)
  418. «HTBK» *snapsnapsnap*
  419. «HTBK» *egg, Jared, and Globe all get a nice chomp from you.*
  420. «Mr.Jared» (what?)
  421. «HTBK» *It should be noted that despite the flat teeth, being bitten by a horse really hurts.*
  422. «Writefag4» "That was foul. Don't make me do it again. GO!"
  423. «Globebutt» I wince. "Ow! We're going!"
  424. «Puck» (Fly you fools!)
  425. «Mr.Jared» EHEWWEHSDFWEFSFD
  426. «HTBK» *Of course, if it needed to be said, the would-be-rescuers can't quite pick you up.*
  427. «Mr.Jared» FUCK!
  428. «Globebutt» "We're just taking you with us," I say under my breath.
  429. «Egg_Discord» "...If you die here, Write, I will come to heaven myself and kick your ass. Got it?!"
  430. «HTBK» *The doors are wide open, Puck. That would explain the fighting inside...*
  431. «Mr.Jared» ...
  432. «Mr.Jared» "Il stay behind"
  433. «Writefag4» "Got it!"
  434. «Egg_Discord» "Are you sure, Jared?"
  435. «Writefag4» "And what will that do Jared?"
  436. «Mr.Jared» "You sure you wont get raped out here alone?"
  437. «Puck» I mentally brace as me and the guard charge the doors "Okay, whatever happens we need to get down to the City, got it?!"
  438. «Egg_Discord» "If you're not moving, Write, someone needs to stay here to make sure you come out of this alive."
  439. «Globebutt» "And as Write."
  440. «HTBK» "Wh-what city..."
  441. «HTBK» *She winces.*
  442. «HTBK» "GOD IT!"
  443. «HTBK» Got*
  444. «Egg_Discord» "I'm coming back for you afterwards, Write! And Jared, take care of him." I say as I race off for City Hall.
  445. «Writefag4» "Look. I'll keep it together. I've managed it so far right. They're going to need all the help they can get down there."
  446. «Mr.Jared» *takes a long look at Writefag*
  447. «Puck» "Good, stay with me!" We sprint inside, and make a beeline for the basement
  448. «Writefag4» "GO!"
  449. «Mr.Jared» "you know, you are unstoppable"
  450. «Mr.Jared» "Stay strong write"
  451. «Egg_Discord» What's it look like in City Hall?
  452. «Mr.Jared» *runs off*
  453. «Writefag4» "Will do. I'll probably have to save your asses anyway."
  454. «Puck» (city hall is chaos, doors open, fighting within)
  455. «Globebutt» I look Writefag in the eye. "If you lose it, I'll never forgive you."
  456. «Mr.Jared» "Damn it..."
  457. «HTBK» *Inside city hall, the virus is spreading. The secretary, the mayor, their assistants--every single one of them is rapidly losing any sanity they had left. It may very well be your imagination, but it seems like bitching and kicking has spread throughout the throngs. The basement, however, is quiet.*
  458. «Mr.Jared» -What use am i? a fucking ice cream pony/-
  459. «Writefag4» "I know I know."
  460. «Puck» Down we go then, "Centaur!!"
  461. «Egg_Discord» I rush towards the basement, where I shout, "Centaur!" as I bolt for the wall
  462. «Ewo» I follow everyone into the basement of City Hall
  463. «Globebutt» Ice cream's cool and soothing.
  464. «Puck» ^
  465. «Globebutt» I'm with them, too. And Brian best be with me.
  466. «Mr.Jared» *hesitates, but then goes with the crew*
  467. «Globebutt» Physically and mentally.
  468. «Mr.Jared» (-- signifys a internal thought)
  469. «HTBK» *The door opens to reveal Lower Earth, which is eerily quiet to contrast the utter chaos above...*
  470. «HTBK» *Welp, Write. Guess this is it. Don't think you can walk, like this.*
  471. «Mr.Jared» *stop, then do the sneaky sneaky*
  472. «Writefag4» I try to lie absolutely still while going over the events of the past few days.
  473. «Egg_Discord» "C'mon! We have to get to the station! They'll know what to do, right?"
  474. «Puck» *Burst through, glancing all around, running for doctors*
  475. «Globebutt» I guess we all head to the plaza.
  476. «HTBK» *He hit you hard. Gotta be something going on inside you. Bleeding, hemorrhaging, gradual failure, maybe even hydrostatic shock? I dunno, I'm just the narrator. But I gotta wonder...did you see this coming?*
  477. «Puck» "Hey- *pant* Remember your wife?"
  478. «HTBK» *The streets are all but empty. The buildings are crowded, though. The pegasus and the blacksmith are waiting, of course.*
  479. «HTBK» "No! I don't! What's her name?!"
  480. «Puck» "Her name was- *pant* Julie!"
  481. «Egg_Discord» I run as fast as my hooves will allow, straight for the station. "You guys, get him to the clinic! I'll get the other officers!"
  482. «Puck» "Go to the station!"
  483. «HTBK» "Thank you!"
  484. «Mr.Jared» "Egg, im not leaving you behind again! im going with you!"
  485. «Egg_Discord» "Fine with me, Jared!" I say as I burst into the station
  486. «Globebutt» I go behind Puck, escorting Brian.
  487. «HTBK» *The guards make off for the station. Inside precinct 30, things are quiet. The receptionist is there, of course, but her attention is focused on something behind her desk.*
  488. «Mr.Jared» *stop in doorway, sneak*
  489. «Writefag4» 'Yeah, if back at the motel I hadn't been so willing to just stay behind I could have maybe stopped this. Now its not just our problem but the whole towns. Maybe even further.'
  490. «Puck» I'm going straight for the doctor.
  491. «Egg_Discord» "We've got a crisis Topside, officers! Everyone's turning into ponies and there's panic and chaos everywhere!" I shout while catching my breath.
  492. «Ewo» I escort Brian as well.
  493. «Ewo» I'm not much of a leader.
  494. «Globebutt» (You'd be better off following Egg, though.)
  495. «HTBK» *When you woke up, Write, you were losing control of your mind and body. What did you think would happen? You thought the worst-case scenario was you winding up as some creepy mailman's housepet, didn't you.*
  496. «HTBK» "..."
  497. «HTBK» *The clerk looks up and blinks.*
  498. «HTBK» "...What."
  499. «Puck» "we've- *pant* got a pony hit by a car, Help!"
  500. «Egg_Discord» "You heard me. Literally everyone Topside is turning into a pony! An airborne chemical is transforming everyone and it's causing mass hysteria and panic!"
  501. «HTBK» *The pegasus had been staring fixatedly at a small square of glass build into the wall. It seems to be a television display. "...Where is he, then?"*
  502. «HTBK» *Blink blink*
  503. «Mr.Jared» *is on standby*
  504. «Writefag4» 'Heck I thought we'd pull through it. We're a team. Yeah I made a big fuss all the time but I didn't actually hate the guys.'
  505. «Globebutt» I follow Puck in short order. "And we need a psychiatrist. A handler. Someone."
  506. «HTBK» *The clerk stares. "...Well, shit."*
  507. «Puck» "He can't be moved, grab your gear!"
  508. «Writefag4» "The worst part about this though. I had thought I'd be able to hang onto at least my name.'
  509. «HTBK» *She averts her eyes and begins tapping out instructions on something behind the desk, that is presumably a keyboard of some kind.*
  510. «HTBK» "Shitshitshit."
  511. «Globebutt» "Brian, are you still with me?"
  512. «HTBK» *Yeah. You thought you'd get your name, didn't you. Looks like now you don't even get your life.*
  513. «HTBK» *Brian shakes his head.*
  514. «Writefag4» 'But now I'm not even sure about that anymore. At least I can remember the rest of them.'
  515. «HTBK» "Why are you calling me that..."
  516. «Globebutt» I punch him.
  517. «HTBK» *The doctor takes no shit, Punch, and snatches up a saddlebag.*
  518. «HTBK» "Where?"
  519. «Mr.Jared» (wut)
  520. «HTBK» *They're all there, Write.*
  521. «HTBK» *If you could do it all again...if you could stop the cloud, take the collar, and just give in...would you?*
  522. «Globebutt» "It's your fucking name!"/
  523. «Puck» "Follow me!" I Take off at a gallop again.
  524. «HTBK» "Nnnngh..." *Brian clutches his head.* "I know! I know!"
  525. «Mr.Jared» (damn it HTBK, you be strumming the heart strings)
  526. «HTBK» *The doctor swears and gallops after you, Puck. After a few steps he spreads his wings and takes flight at full-tilt.*
  527. «Writefag4» 'Depends. If taking a carrot juice shower and causing us to never reach the Dark Horse brewery. I don't know. I don't even have that choice anymore. I like to think I would.'
  528. «Puck» (Mt Feels is erupting)
  529. «Ewo» I go off with Puck, pretty worried about Write.
  530. «Egg_Discord» "Officers, I'm going to help you out Topside!'
  531. «Globebutt» "Don't just know. Remember!" Isn't anyone in the clinic gonna lend me a hoof?
  532. «Globebutt» (Or hand. Either way.)
  533. «HTBK» *We all want things, Write. But here you are, halfway dead and fading fast. Globe, the doctor is already flying for Write--did I miss something you wanted?*
  534. «Puck» *pant* "Heartfire, I dunno- *pant* If I can keep up!"
  535. «HTBK» "You should stay here, ma'am..."
  536. «Puck» "lead him to Write!"
  537. «HTBK» *The clerk bites her lip.*
  538. «HTBK» *The doctor stops short at the door to the city, Puck.* "I, uh...oh boy."
  539. «Ewo» "...What's the matter?"
  540. «Writefag4» 'I wanted to see a new world. Something wholy new that I never imagined. This world below was that place and I only got to see the tip of it. If I regret anything its that.'
  541. «Puck» I'm trying to keep pace with the airbore duo
  542. «Globebutt» Anyone who knows how to work those electro-shock things they were talking about the other day.
  543. «HTBK» *You got your wish, Write. But now you're here. The grass is soft.*
  544. «Puck» If he's in front of the doorway he's going through it one way or another.
  545. «HTBK» *So soft. You think it's time to sleep?*
  546. «Egg_Discord» "I want to help! My friend is dying, the whole city's on fire, everyone's turning into ponies, and for reasons I'll explain later, it's all in part my fault!"
  547. «HTBK» *The doctor reflexively bucks you, Puck. "I--I can't go up there!"*
  548. «Mr.Jared» Egg, it was never your fault...
  549. «Mr.Jared» *comes out behind egg*
  550. «Egg_Discord» "No, Jared. It's not like it was last time."
  551. «Writefag4» 'Yeah. Maybe.'
  552. «Mr.Jared» "How so?"
  553. «Writefag4» 'It hurts you know.'
  554. «HTBK» *The blacksmith is hurridly making a call on what appears to be some kind of microphone, Globe. "Doctor Jivvar, there is an absolute *emergency* over here--"*
  555. «Puck» >Ow!< "Yes you can dammit! You're a doctor, and we've got a dying friend!"
  556. «HTBK» "It's the topside, dammit, I can't--!*
  557. «Ewo» "Everyone up there is already a pony right now!"
  558. «Egg_Discord» "This time, I'm taking responsibility for what I did. I can't go back and stop myself, so I'm going to do whatever I can to make up for it."
  559. «HTBK» *Yeah. Guess it does hurt, Write. Doesn't hurt once it's over, you know. It's nice and warm.*
  560. «Puck» "Yes! You! Can!"
  561. «HTBK» *Egg, The clerk holds up a finger, and nods after a moment. "Alright. We have people moving."*
  562. «Writefag4» 'Hey. That's my name isn't it? Write?'
  563. «Mr.Jared» Egg...
  564. «Mr.Jared» "Do you feel it?"
  565. «Puck» "Heart is right; It's already absolute chaos, and we need to move!"
  566. «HTBK» *Yeah. That's your name. It was slushie, for a minute there. But you can't keep a good man down till he's ready to go.*
  567. «Egg_Discord» "It's time for me to start acting like a man, Jared, even if I have to suffer the consequences."
  568. «HTBK» *The question is, are you ready?*
  569. «Writefag4» 'At least I remembered that. I hope the others can fix this mess.'
  570. «HTBK» *The pegasus doctor swears. "Oh, damn it all!" And with that, he gallops through the hole and upstairs. As he hits the main floor landing, he is slammed into the wall by a charging earth pony, who is even now frothing at the mouth.*
  571. «Mr.Jared» Egg, A man, he knows the truth, the whole truth, and even if he does not. he fights for the next best thing
  572. «HTBK» *Yeah. I imagine they will, Write.*
  573. «HTBK» *It's kinda cold out, ain't it.*
  574. «Writefag4» 'Yeah. Makes you wish for summer.'
  575. «Puck» *Tackle earth pony away, get doctor airborne again!*
  576. «Egg_Discord» "Thank you, Ma'am! Tell me where to go!"
  577. «Globebutt» Can I, in good conscience, tell the blacksmith Brian's name and all that I know about him (he's an office, and if his bits are bruised, that's my fault) and first check the police station, then wherever they might direct me, to my friends to see what I might do?
  578. «Puck» "Heart, get the doc there safe!"
  579. «Mr.Jared» "Egg, what do you believe?"
  580. «HTBK» *It's always Summer on the far side. 'Cept when it's Spring or Autumn or Winter. Puck, roll react.*
  581. «Egg_Discord» "What?"
  582. «Egg_Discord» "What do you mean, Jared?"
  583. «Mr.Jared» "What do you think the truth is?"
  584. «HTBK» *The clerk nods, Egg. "Follow captain Greer, he's moving now."*
  585. «Puck» (5)
  586. «HTBK» *I reckon, Globe.*
  587. «Globebutt» Tell me where I wind up, then.
  588. «Writefag4» 'Sounds nice.'
  589. «HTBK» *The earth pony stumbles and the pegasus crawls away, swearing quite heavily. Globe, you find your place beside Write and Jared before long.*
  590. «HTBK» *So, Write. You think you'll still be like...this...when you get there?*
  591. «Globebutt» (You mean Egg and Jared?)
  592. «Egg_Discord» I stop for a moment to respond to Jared. "I believe that someone was using us from the very beginning and using us as tools. No matter what the circumstances were, though, I still am responsible for what's going on Topside, and I WILL do whatever it takes to fix my mistake!" I then take off with Captain Greer.
  593. «HTBK» (I meant Egg and Jared.)
  594. «Writefag4» 'Who knows. Might not be so bad when I get used to it. I remember everything now.'
  595. «Mr.Jared» Egg... I cant leave you...
  596. «Ewo» I lead the doctor to Write as fast as I can, making sure he's following every so often
  597. «Mr.Jared» *runs after egg*
  598. «HTBK» *Yeah. I wonder if you woulda had a good master.*
  599. «Puck» I'm trying to make my way there by ground as fast as I can
  600. «Egg_Discord» "Alright, Captain. Tell me what you need me to do!"
  601. «Globebutt» And I fly.
  602. «Writefag4» 'No way to know now is there.'
  603. «HTBK» *Egg, the Doctor follows on hoof--his wing is dinged from the impact, and he has to skirt around the crowd frequently. There's no denying it now: what had been terror is now violence, and the ponies are biting and kicking and flapping and screaming. Bolts of magic fly every way, and before long the entire town will be in flames.*
  604. «HTBK» *Spose not, Egg. 'Sawful cold, even for Winter. Kinda wish it would stop.*
  605. «Globebutt» (Why does no one use WATER magic?)
  606. «Puck» I run interference for the doc, taking out anyone who gets too close (or trying too)
  607. «Mr.Jared» Egg... This is much my fault as yours...
  608. «Writefag4» 'Internal bleeding will do that to you.'
  609. «HTBK» *Captain Greer, as it turns out, is a large black-skinned human. He's done up in a variation on the standard uniform, that seems several inches thicker and makes use of a gas mask. His men--some twenty in all--are much the same. He nods to you as you approach.*
  610. «Ewo» "P-Puck, do you think you can lead the doctor by yourself? I want to check on Write!"
  611. «HTBK» "You boys, follow me. We're holding the place down till our Handlers get up top!*
  612. «Puck» (I'm actually tearing up over here ;_; )
  613. «HTBK» *Yeah it does, Write.*
  614. «Mr.Jared» (^)
  615. «HTBK» *Yeah it does.*
  616. «Puck» "I'll try Hearfire!"
  617. «Egg_Discord» "Got it!" I then look over to Jared and say "What makes you think this is your as well? You weren't there at the brewery."
  618. «Globebutt» (shit i don't know where i am and i'm too busy getting angry to get feels stupid coping mechanisms are gonna be the death of me)
  619. «HTBK» (You're with Egg and Greer, Globe.)
  620. «Mr.Jared» "... It's complex"
  621. «Ewo» I rush towards Write as fast as I can.
  622. «HTBK» *Down in the streets, the doctor is waylaid as a tire, propelled by magic, hurls him off the road and pins him in a ditch by the roadside. "Help, I can't get free!"*
  623. «Globebutt» (Fucking escort missions.)
  624. «Puck» >Fuck!< Rush to free him!
  625. «Writefag4» 'Well thats about it huh? I can't keep putting it off forever.'
  626. «HTBK» *Nope. You had a good run.*
  627. «HTBK» *Oh, hey. Heartfire.*
  628. «HTBK» *Do you remember her name? Her old name, I mean.*
  629. «HTBK» *Puck, roll Ath.*
  630. «Egg_Discord» What's out there waiting for Globe, Jared, Greer and myself?
  631. «Puck» (4)
  632. «Puck» I Shove myslef under the tire and life
  633. «Writefag4» 'Huh. Ewo right? One of the new people.'
  634. «Puck» *lift!
  635. «HTBK» *The tire comes free, and the doctor takes off at a dead sprint once more.*
  636. «HTBK» *Yeah, Ewo. That's right.*
  637. «Puck» *Try to get free and follow!*
  638. «Writefag4» 'They shouldn't have come back. They should be getting help.'
  639. «Writefag4» 'The town's in a lot worse shape than I am.'
  640. «HTBK» *When the captain reaches the top of the stairs, he swiftly knocks away a rabid-looking earth pony with a strike from a Billy club. "Hooooly shit..." Around you, the crowd is tearing itself and anything that comes within reach apart. Papers fly, fires start, and people scream: all because of these tiny technicolor equines.*
  641. «Ewo» "W-write... I don't know how much you're with me, but it's me, Hear-... fuck that, it's Ewo, that's who you knew me as. None of us are ready for you to leave us..."
  642. «Mr.Jared» "Egg..."
  643. «Globebutt» (Sounds like we could use a couple Elements of Harmony about now.)
  644. «HTBK» *God damn, Write. It's hard to talk.*
  645. «Writefag4» 'Is she saying something?'
  646. «Puck» (Write, get angry! Stay Angry!)
  647. «Mr.Jared» "If anything happens..."
  648. «HTBK» *I dunno. I think she is.*
  649. «Egg_Discord» "...I did this." I say with utter despair. I shake it out of my head, though. Now is not the time for a guilt trip. "Lead the way officer!"
  650. «HTBK» *Guess that's her problem now, ain't it. Things are gettin' dark, right about now. Dark and cold, like a Winter's night. Another pony sits beside you--the silver one, from below.*
  651. «Egg_Discord» "I'm listening, Jared!"
  652. «Writefag4» "Help..." I take a long breath. "them."
  653. «Mr.Jared» "Just remember I would follow you to the ends of the earth, treat you as a master, die for you..."
  654. «HTBK» *And there's a third one there, two. White coat, Gold mane. Can't tell if she's got wings, a horn, both, or none. And she's watching you. But she's not really there, I guess.*
  655. «HTBK» *too*
  656. «Puck» *Gallop at full tilt after the doc* >Must get to Write!<
  657. «Ewo» "They trust me to see that you're taken care of. You deserve it. You don't deserve to die like this."
  658. «Egg_Discord» "No, Jared!"
  659. «Egg_Discord» "Not as a master!"
  660. «Mr.Jared» "Egg, not like that"
  661. «Writefag4» I smile a little.
  662. «Egg_Discord» "?"
  663. «Puck» "Write!!"
  664. «HTBK» *The city hall is an orchestra of thumps and screams, as club meets flesh and flesh meets everything else.*
  665. «Mr.Jared» "You see..."
  666. «Globebutt» (The clubs can't even handle us right now.)
  667. «HTBK» *The doctor is checking your chest, now. You should feel it more than you do. And you should probably be alarmed when he digs open his bag, and doesn't seem to know just what he needs.*
  668. «Egg_Discord» I stare at Jared as we continue running.
  669. «Mr.Jared» "Lets just finish what we started, shall we?"
  670. «Writefag4» 'So is it time?'
  671. «Globebutt» I'm behind them both. "Don't leave me out of the picture!" Jitters and I need to run faster.
  672. «Mr.Jared» "Globe, you too."
  673. «Egg_Discord» "...You can tell me later. Let's help these people now! You too, Globe!"
  674. «HTBK» *I dunno. Looks like. She's got her hoof out now, and it's down to you to take it. But I don't think she'll mind if you don't. After all, you gotta look after these jackasses.*
  675. «Mr.Jared» "Just remember..."
  676. «HTBK» *The doctor pulls out some kinda...mask. Like a breathing mask.*
  677. «Mr.Jared» "The oath..."
  678. «HTBK» *If you're going, I guess you best go now.*
  679. «HTBK» *Else he might just pull you back.*
  680. «Writefag4» I take the hoof.
  681. «Egg_Discord» "...No matter what happens, we stick together and fight for each other until it's all over." I then turn to Greer. "Captain, tell me what you want me to do."
  682. «Writefag4» 'Its up to them now.'
  683. «Ewo» "Now Write, stay with me goddamn it. You may have not known Ewo well, but it's time I didn't run away from things when they didn't look good. You can't die on me like this."
  684. «HTBK» *It's warm, and firm. The touch sends shivers all through you. You know your legs ain't moving, now; but you touching her all the same.*
  685. «HTBK» *She smiles, and gently pulls. The doctor slams the mask over your nose, but he can't stop you now.*
  686. «HTBK» *Summertime, Write.*
  687. «Writefag4» Theres a note. Probably shoved in the pocket of my pants now. I wrote it back at the hotel.
  688. «Writefag4» I want Egg to read it when he gets back.
  689. «Puck» (B'awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!)
  690. «Egg_Discord» (;_; Don't you give up on me, write.)
  691. «HTBK» *She pulls. You can feel your head now, all nice and heavy. Not light, like it was. You got your legs, too. Can't tell if they're yours or Slushie's, but...what does it matter?*
  692. «Mr.Jared» (Come back for fucks sake!)
  693. «Egg_Discord» (You can't go Kamina on us, Write!)
  694. «Mr.Jared» (because i'm about to lose my mine)
  695. «Writefag4» 'Suppose this is a whole new adventure isn't it?'
  696. «Mr.Jared» mind*
  697. «HTBK» *Captain Greer nods to you, Egg, and stands triumphantly in the front door. Looks like you've won the hall, if nothing else.*
  698. «Writefag4» 'Not the whole underworld but something more, right?'
  699. «HTBK» *New, and strange, and wonderful.*
  700. «HTBK» *I'd share, for everyone else. But...that would be telling.*
  701. «Writefag4» 'See you later then.'
  702. «HTBK» *Later, buddy.*
  703. «Ewo» I start singing, "Que sera, sera... Whatever will be, will be...."
  704. «HTBK» *Down on the ground, the Doctor bites his lip. He closes Write's eyes.*
  705. «Mr.Jared» "ACH!" *stumbles*
  706. «Ewo» "...I suppose Heartfire won't even remember him..."
  707. «HTBK» *He pounds the ground with his forehoof, and shakes his head.*
  708. «Globebutt» "...What now, Captain?"
  709. «Mr.Jared» "Guys..."
  710. «HTBK» "Hold the place, our man's coming up!"
  711. «Egg_Discord» "Jared?"
  712. «Globebutt» "Jared."
  713. «Mr.Jared» "... It's... Nevermind"
  714. «HTBK» *In the basement, a falcon calls out. A moment later, a pheonix--a glorious bird, wreathed in unnatural flame, flies up the stairs. It lands on your head, and a moment later it speaks.*
  715. «HTBK» "My, my, my. What have we here."
  716. «Mr.Jared» (whose?)
  717. «Globebutt» (I felt a great disturbance in the force. As if a thousand feels cried out at once.)
  718. «HTBK» *egg.*
  719. «Egg_Discord» "...Who are you?"
  720. «Ewo» "...Doctor, you've got to get that wing fixed."
  721. «HTBK» *The pheonix preens its wing. "I'm Dr. Benedict Jivvar, and I'll be your handler today."*
  722. «HTBK» *The doctor swears and rises to his hooves. "Find me more injured. Now."*
  723. «Mr.Jared» *awestruck*
  724. «Egg_Discord» "My handler... You mean a phoenix is capable of reversing this?"
  725. «Globebutt» I'd say I elbow Egg, but it probably looks more like a kick.
  726. «Ewo» I look around... "I don't think there's going to be much of a problem... Are you going to follow me, or should I try to bring them to you?"
  727. «Puck» I run up the street, nearly at the point of collapse, towards the doctor and company
  728. «Mr.Jared» *bumbs egg* "well, guess we better get to it, bro..."
  729. «HTBK» *The bird seems irked by that, and he swats your ear. "Do not presume to confine me with titles, friend." It walks forward onto your nose. "My. This is one for the history books..."*
  730. «Egg_Discord» "Is it really that bad, Doctor Jivvar?"
  731. «HTBK» *The doctor nods, most likely for his own benefit. "Lead the way, ma'am."*
  732. «Puck» *stands panting, looking to the Doc and Ewo*
  733. «Globebutt» "Where are we going?"
  734. «Egg_Discord» "You guys go on, I'll talk with the doctor here for a bit."
  735. «Globebutt» (Oh, wait. Ignore that.)
  736. «HTBK» "Oh, yes. If this isn't the worst I've ever seen..."
  737. «Globebutt» (Too many doctors.)
  738. «Mr.Jared» "Alright..."
  739. «HTBK» *JIvvar's feathers are literally ruffled.*
  740. «Globebutt» "You looking at us or the city?"
  741. «Mr.Jared» *runs off*
  742. «Ewo» "P-puck... I've got to go." I start leading the doctor around to the easily found injured.
  743. «HTBK» "Why pick one? Captain, fetch more men. Cordon the city, have one of yours shroud it for a few hours. I need space to work."
  744. «Puck» *stares pleadingly at ewo as she moves off, still breathing heavily*
  745. «Mr.Jared» *begin to search for victims*
  746. «Puck» I look around, to find write
  747. «Egg_Discord» "Wait, you're not going to fix my problem now, are you?"
  748. «HTBK» *The doctor follows after you, and applies bandages and braces as if hell itself were after him. He's out of supplies after a meager fifteen minutes. "Dammit..."*
  749. «HTBK» *Jivvar deadpans as best a bird can. "Sit, boy."*
  750. «Ewo» "Should I try to get more supplies?"
  751. «Puck» I walk over slowly, and nudge his head with my muzzle...
  752. «Egg_Discord» I comply with him, feeling some doubt.
  753. «HTBK» *He's already cold, Puck...*
  754. «HTBK» *The pegasus nods. "All of it."*
  755. «Ewo» I fly off to the nearest place I can find any.
  756. «HTBK» *Jivvar pats you on the head, Egg. "Good. Now wait here." He takes wing, and flies forth from city hall. Meanwhile, more and more of the constabulary storm up the stairs, and rapidly begin pouring out of city hall.*
  757. «HTBK» *It's going to be a looooong night...*
  758. «Puck» I collapse heavily to the grass, and lay my chin gently over his legs, weeping silently.
  759. «Mr.Jared» * returning with victims*
  760. «Egg_Discord» What am I doing? Is it right for me to be turned back to human right now when there are so many others who need it first?
  761. «Mr.Jared» (do i notice egg?)
  762. «HTBK» *When the GM says "It's going to be a long night", that's how he says "roleplaying disaster aftermath gets old, and it might be good to skip a few hours."*
  763. «Egg_Discord» Do I even deserve to be human again after essentially being the catalyst for all of this?
  764. «Egg_Discord» (Sure, let's skip past, if that's what you want. Where are we now?)
  765. «Puck» you know where you can find me after those few hours are up.
  766. «Globebutt» (Vote in favor. ...But I'll be right back; business to attend to.)
  767. «Mr.Jared» *I go to meet with egg*
  768. «HTBK» *Everyone take a few to have a good cry. We resume shortly.*
  769. «Mr.Jared» *intermission* (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIuotFZnBtk&feature=channel&list=UL)
  770. «Ewo» (damn it now I have to do this)
  771. «Ewo» ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHOBw6XwqRo )
  772. «Mr.Jared» (lets just geter done)
  773. «Mr.Jared» (ur sick you know that?)
  774. «Ewo» (Yes.)
  775. «HTBK» http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAlTOfl9F2w
  776. «Mr.Jared» (= your dick)
  777. «Mr.Jared» (ok had to get that out)
  778. «Mr.Jared» (tiem for feelz)
  779. «Globebutt» (i thought that's what my bathroom break was officially meant for!)
  780. «Mr.Jared» (come on...)
  781. «Egg_Discord» (...You truly are a monster, HT)
  782. «HTBK» (O rly.)
  783. «Egg_Discord» (That was just horrible. I can't deal with these feelings)
  784. «HTBK» (I guess that means everyone is ready to go!)
  785. «Mr.Jared» ^^
  786. «Egg_Discord» (... take it away)
  787. «Puck» (im here)
  788. «Globebutt» (c'mon! i had legit ooc anger to channel toward write for dying there! can't keep it up forever! schnell! raus, raus!)
  789. «Egg_Discord» (If only Spitfire and Sun had stayed awake for this)
  790. «Mr.Jared» (Thats why logs)
  791. «Globebutt» (He might have made it!)
  792. «Mr.Jared» ...
  793. «Puck» (don't tell them that)
  794. «Globebutt» (too late; it's in the logs)
  795. «Egg_Discord» ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvh-rN3wnCU )
  796. «HTBK» *As they had two nights before, the fires burned well into the evening. Now, however, there was no fire brigade to quell it: only a far-too-small number of constables. The cordon was swiftly established--the town was "Shrouded" from the outside world by some trick of illusion. It was five-sharp, just on the closing end of sundown, when Jivvar returned from his work. There was still rioting, and the smoke still billowed: but little by little, the chaos is thinning. The pegasus doctor brought only one body back that night, and he laid it out in the mayor's office: he couldn't bring himself to look at any of you, and he vanished into the streets once more with his supplies in tow. Jivvar waited in the central hall, where he leaned against the wall with his head in his hand.*
  797. «Egg_Discord» "..."
  798. «Puck» I followed that doc there.
  799. «Globebutt» (I'm going with this. http://youtu.be/KH4vY2kyQDw )
  800. «Ewo» "...I don't want anyone blaming themselves for this."
  801. «Mr.Jared» ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvsMn05WtaI )
  802. «Puck» You find me curled up near the lone body.
  803. «Globebutt» "Too late for that," I growl through gritted teeth.
  804. «Egg_Discord» "DAMMIT, WRITE!" I kick the hall as hard as I can, leaving a mark in the nearby wall
  805. «Mr.Jared» "I could of saved you..."
  806. «Mr.Jared» "..."
  807. «Puck» "This isn't right! He did all that to watch after us, and this is what he got?! Done in by an act of fate?!! It- it isn't right...." I collapse back to the ground, eyes hollow, and long since emptied of tears.
  808. «Egg_Discord» As tears stream down my face, I yell. "I told you to hold on! I told to stay alive! I told..."
  809. «Egg_Discord» "I told..."
  810. «Egg_Discord» I collapse onto the ground in a heap, unable to finish my sentence, mourning the loss of someone who was like a big brother to me.
  811. «Mr.Jared» "You know, this is why people do drugs... to escape, sort of like how the pony chemical makes you forget"
  812. «Puck» I look at Jared blankly
  813. «Ewo» "If he was brought here, he would have been dead or might as well have been. We got someone to him as fast as we could."
  814. «Mr.Jared» *Looks at puck* "What?"
  815. «Egg_Discord» "You weren't supposed to go like this! WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO BACK TO BEING HUMAN TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  816. «Puck» Then to Ewo, then the floor again. "nothing..."
  817. «Globebutt» I'm biting my lip now, and probably drawn blood.
  818. «HTBK» *That night, we lost something that could never be replaced.*
  819. «Mr.Jared» ...
  820. «Globebutt» (s/and/and I've/)
  821. «Egg_Discord» "WHY COULD YOU HOLD ON?!" I scream to the heavens, my voice echoing throughout the town.
  822. «Egg_Discord» *Couldn't
  823. «Mr.Jared» "It was his choice Egg..."
  824. «Globebutt» "Egg," I demand.
  825. «Mr.Jared» "This i know"
  826. «Puck» I run the whole scene back and forth in my mind... "..if only I had been faster, or..."
  827. «Mr.Jared» "He left on his own accords"
  828. «Globebutt» I walk toward him and stand next to him wordlessly.
  829. «Egg_Discord» "What about the oath?! We were supposed to stick together until the end!!"
  830. «Mr.Jared» "Egg... He upheld his side of the oath, he wished us inwards, he has been with us this whole time, in spirit"
  831. «Globebutt» I grab Egg by the neck sharply, and pull him into an embrace. "Just shut up."
  832. «Mr.Jared» *Sigh* "I just wonder who the lady was..."
  833. «Globebutt» I close my eyes and try hard not to cry.
  834. «Egg_Discord» No more words come out. All I can do is cry into Globe's shoulder.
  835. «Mr.Jared» *I go up to Write's body...*
  836. «Egg_Discord» "I just wish.... I could've said good bye..." I continue bawling.
  837. «Puck» I walk glumly to sit by ewo "Hey..."
  838. «Ewo» "Hey, buddy..."
  839. «Ewo» "Are you holding up okay?"
  840. «Egg_Discord» He's gone.
  841. «Mr.Jared» *walks away to the side of a nearby building and sits down*
  842. «Egg_Discord» He was like a brother to me and he's gone.
  843. «Puck» "Was it- did he go peacefully?"
  844. «Mr.Jared» "Yes..."
  845. «Ewo» I nod.
  846. «Globebutt» I half-hiccup, "Don't fucking say that. I don't want to think about it."
  847. «Egg_Discord» He was supposed to die as a man. Not like this.
  848. «Puck» *sniff* I lean in, resting my head on her shoulder.
  849. «Mr.Jared» "Egg, he died free... that's what he wanted"
  850. «Ewo» "...He said something about a note..."
  851. «Mr.Jared» *trots back*
  852. «Ewo» "...Egg, check his pockets"
  853. «Puck» I raise my head again, looking at her
  854. «Mr.Jared» "hmm?"
  855. «Egg_Discord» "...Do it for me, Ewo."
  856. «Mr.Jared» *Sits next to Write*
  857. «Ewo» "The note's for you, Egg."
  858. «HTBK» *He's a horse, you nitwits. He doesn't even have pockets.*
  859. «Mr.Jared» "Egg, you must do this, its what Write wanted"
  860. «Egg_Discord» "I don't want to take it off his body!"
  861. «Egg_Discord» "Just..."
  862. «Egg_Discord» "Read it to me."
  863. «Globebutt» I look up from our crying hug. "...His pants aren't here."
  864. «Ewo» "H-he said..."
  865. «Egg_Discord» I look at Ewo, tears streaming from my eyes.
  866. «Egg_Discord» (Who's gonna write the note? Write, or HT?)
  867. «Ewo» "He said he had a note for you, Egg."
  868. «Writefag4» (I will.)
  869. «Egg_Discord» "...Where is it?"
  870. «Puck» (Knowing write he has it in a notepad already)
  871. «Globebutt» (Fucker.)
  872. «HTBK» (Write is, obviously.)
  873. «Mr.Jared» "Egg look to the other side for your awnsers"
  874. «Egg_Discord» "Huh?"
  875. «Ewo» "He said it was probably in the pocket of his pants."
  876. «Mr.Jared» "Which pair?"
  877. «Egg_Discord» "...Search them for me."
  878. «Globebutt» "His pants aren't here, though." I drop the embrace.
  879. «Mr.Jared» "Egg, are you sure?"
  880. «Egg_Discord» "We can't just leave him here right now."
  881. «Ewo» "Egg, if you ask someone else to do it for you, it's going to stick in the back of your mind for the rest of your life."
  882. «Globebutt» "What do you want us to do, then?"
  883. «Mr.Jared» "How about you sleep here while we find the pants Egg?"
  884. «Mr.Jared» "Be by him fro longer"
  885. «Egg_Discord» "...Yeah. Thanks, Jared."
  886. «Mr.Jared» "Come on, lets give egg his time..."
  887. «Puck» I file out solemnly.
  888. «Mr.Jared» *trots off*
  889. «Ewo» I go out as well
  890. «Globebutt» How's Jitters taking this? I'm thinking I might have to stay here just for Egg, but.
  891. «Egg_Discord» As they leave, I just look up above.
  892. «Ewo» "...Remember that no one reads the note before Egg does."
  893. «Egg_Discord» (Let me be alone with him for a bit, Globe)
  894. «Puck» I nod
  895. «Mr.Jared» "Don't worry, He will be the 1st to read it"
  896. «Globebutt» I walk out slowly, then.
  897. «HTBK» *Jitters is bawling her adorable little eyes out.*
  898. «Egg_Discord» "...You've always been there for me Write. Even back when we first met, you were always looking out for me.
  899. «HTBK» *You really fucking need some coffee.*
  900. «Egg_Discord» "You always made our burden yours, even when you got in trouble for it."
  901. «Globebutt» I miss him too, Jitters. I miss that fucking bastard, too.
  902. «Ewo» "...I suppose we should get to wherever it was he last wore pants"
  903. «HTBK» *Just one cup? A little one?*
  904. «Mr.Jared» Oh, we are not looking for pants...
  905. «Egg_Discord» "You were like our big brother. Always ready to save your bros when they needed you."
  906. «Puck» (I think the only time I ever saw him with hands was at the motel right?)
  907. «Globebutt» We don't have any now, Jitters. I'll get us some later, though. But first, I think we may need to have a talk.
  908. «Egg_Discord» "Even when I gave up on myself, you never gave up on me. You always believed in me even when I couldn't see any good in myself."
  909. «Ewo» "Oh, yes we are."
  910. «HTBK» *I'm listening.*
  911. «Egg_Discord» "You saw something in me that I couldn't see."
  912. «Mr.Jared» "The note in the pants is a ruse on Writes part"
  913. «Egg_Discord» "But what do we do now? Where do we go from here?"
  914. «Mr.Jared» "We wait"
  915. «Egg_Discord» "We didn't even get to say goodbye."
  916. «Ewo» "Fuck you. You go and stay behind, but who else is going to help me out here?"
  917. «Egg_Discord» "If I could just see you one last time..."
  918. «Puck» "don't you think it'd be awfully cruel to do something like that from- from your deathbed?"
  919. «Puck» "I'll go."
  920. «Mr.Jared» "It will make sense when he sleeps"
  921. «Globebutt» Write was my friend-- though I think he was your master. He watched out a lot for both of us. He can't do that now, though.
  922. «Globebutt» I think we're gonna have to do that for ourselves.
  923. «HTBK» *I don't wanna talk about it...*
  924. «Egg_Discord» I can't even finish as I cry myself to sleep.
  925. «Ewo» "...Globe?"
  926. «Globebutt» Jitters, I'd like to be your master. And your friend.
  927. «Globebutt» (Shh, I'm having an internal dialogue!)
  928. «Writefag4» (Ewo remembers Writefag rushing first to get in the motel when eveyone was picking up their stuff. He immediately rushed into the bathroom then drug out a pair of pants. He asked for someone to fold and take them to Puck's house along with the rest of his clothing. At that time he thought he would just be a pony for 24 more hours.)
  929. «Puck» "Let him be, lets go after that note..."
  930. «Ewo» "Okay..."
  931. «HTBK» *...What? How can...we need a master, you can't...*
  932. «Ewo» I walk away, waiting for Puck to follow
  933. «Globebutt» I can be your master, Jitter. What does Master do? I can do it.
  934. «Puck» After a moment looking back towards the mayors office I follow.
  935. «HTBK» *Master guides and protects and keeps us warm and loved, and...we can't do that. We're each other. We're Jitterbean, together. You don't have fingers, or apples, or coffee...*
  936. «Mr.Jared» (god, im debating...)
  937. «Puck» (you too?)
  938. «Ewo» I start walking
  939. «Mr.Jared» (no something diffrent)
  940. «Puck» (mm)
  941. «Ewo» "I really regret not knowing him better."
  942. «Puck» "... yeah."
  943. «Mr.Jared» (if ur wondering what im babling about, lets just say that beign a pony does things...)
  944. «Puck» "he seemed so nice..."
  945. «Ewo» "and... I guess I can't really regret this, but I really feel bad that I'm probably going to forget about him..."
  946. «Puck» "and he really seemed to take care of everyone....."
  947. «HTBK» *No scratches this time, Egg. No collars, no flowers, no rutting stallions. Just Write, growing ever more distant as he races towards the horizon.*
  948. «Puck» "You know... about that...."
  949. «Globebutt» Why do you think I can't love you, Jitters? You're a good girl. I can't hug you. I can't hold you. I really can't scratch you behind the ears. But there's more to love than that!
  950. «Mr.Jared» *silently watching egg for a distance*
  951. «Puck» "...I've been thinking....."
  952. «Globebutt» I can get us apples. I can get us coffee. I... I can try to get us fingers, too. We might have to talk about that later.
  953. «Mr.Jared» from*
  954. «HTBK» *I...I want coffee. Master's never coming back, is he.*
  955. «Puck» I hang my head low as I walk, talking quietly into the ground.
  956. «Ewo» I open the passage to the topside, holding it open "Yes?"
  957. «Egg_Discord» "Write! Come back! Wait! PLEASE!"
  958. «Egg_Discord» "...I love you, man."
  959. «HTBK» *He's got no ears for you now, Egg. And soon enough, the darkness takes you both.*
  960. «Puck» my voice quivers slightly "I- I'm not sure I want to remember all this..."
  961. «HTBK» *it's enough to make a guy wish for the mailman dream.*
  962. «Egg_Discord» I continue to cry, even in my sleep
  963. «Egg_Discord» He was supposed to be the best man when we got married!
  964. «Mr.Jared» (O-o)
  965. «Egg_Discord» Globe, Jared... We was supposed to be there for when we all got hitched with some lucky woman
  966. «Egg_Discord» *He
  967. «Egg_Discord» (Not like that, Jared)
  968. «Globebutt» I'm so sorry, Jitter Bean. I've told you; I miss him too.
  969. «Mr.Jared» (-_-)
  970. «Ewo» "I hate to compare this to something so petty, but... there's a film about something like that, if you really think that."
  971. «Ewo» I motion for Puck to come through the passage
  972. «Egg_Discord» I wake up, still crying by Write's body.
  973. «Ewo» "It might help you..."
  974. «HTBK» *As you sleep, Egg, Jivvar approaches. This time he wears the skin of a tall, pale man with a jet-black goatee. He begins softly rubbing your back.*
  975. «Puck» I go, looking up through my forelock "Which one..?"
  976. «HTBK» *Jitters gives a little shudder. Can we just have our coffee now? It's so cold...*
  977. «Egg_Discord» "What? Who's there?"
  978. «Globebutt» I'm really not sure coffee can help now. Later, though, if you'll let me be Master? As soon as we find someone to give us a hug. Not a hug from Master-- but from our friends.
  979. «Ewo» "It's called 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'" I keep walking, out of the town hall.
  980. «HTBK» *He apologetically removes his hand from you, Egg. When he speaks, his voice rumbles, but he is not loud.*
  981. «HTBK» "I am."
  982. «Egg_Discord» I recognize his voice. "Oh. It's you."
  983. «HTBK» *I...I don't want to talk about it. I need a mug...please...*
  984. «Ewo» "It's not really... about... losing something this much... but it's about why you shouldn't wish to forget stuff."
  985. «HTBK» "Yes. It's me."
  986. «HTBK» *He furrows his brow as he looks at Write's body.*
  987. «HTBK» "Should I leave you?"
  988. «Egg_Discord» "I'd appreciate that, Doctor." I say, not even looking at him
  989. «Puck» "I've- I don't think I've seen it. But I think I can see why people would want that..."
  990. «Globebutt» We need to work it out, Jitterbean. You don't want to talk, but we have to. I'm stuck with you, and you're stuck with me; we both need to work out our issues.
  991. «HTBK» "I understand. I'll be around the hall if you need to...talk to someone. Or anything."
  992. «HTBK» *He rises and acquiesces, Egg.*
  993. «Egg_Discord» "...Could you stay and listen for a bit, actually?"
  994. «HTBK» "...Oh?"
  995. «HTBK» *He stops with one foot out the door.*
  996. «HTBK» "Alright."
  997. «Puck» "What happened in the end? Why shouldn't we forget?"
  998. «HTBK» *I can't think without coffee, okay? I can't...*
  999. «Egg_Discord» "...He was like a brother to me... To all of us. We were supposed to change back together. Jared, Globe, him and me..."
  1000. «Ewo» "If I could put it into words, I wouldn't have talked about the film..."
  1001. «Globebutt» Jitters...
  1002. «Egg_Discord» "He was supposed to go on and do great things before all of this happened..."
  1003. «Puck» "mhmm... well I'll look into it sometime maybe."
  1004. «Ewo» "I-I'm sorry, it's just films, and music and all that always seem to be able to articulate what I'm thinking more than my words can"
  1005. «HTBK» *Jivvar turns and takes a step towards you. As he does, he drops down to all fours--and a moment later, he is an ashen-gray unicorn. He holds his silence.*
  1006. «Globebutt» (At this point, we're just sitting by a wall near the bottom of the stairs, I imagine. Somewhere alone.)
  1007. «Puck» I nod slowly "yeah, I get that feeling too."
  1008. «HTBK» *I...I can't, okay? I can't!"
  1009. «Globebutt» (Is he marshmellowy?)
  1010. «Mr.Jared» *im still watching egg*
  1011. «Egg_Discord» "We always joked about how when he was rich and in charge of some big company, he's let us stay in his mansion so that we didn't freeze to death on the streets."
  1012. «Puck» "Like trying to describe a sunrise to a blind man right?"
  1013. «Globebutt» Jitters! Listen, girl.
  1014. «Egg_Discord» "We made an oath before the outbreak began..."
  1015. «HTBK» *No, *you* listen! This is all I am, you understand that? Our master is gone!*
  1016. «HTBK» *And you don't even have the decency to get me a cup of coffee!*
  1017. «Ewo» "...I think we might need a phonebook or something"
  1018. «Egg_Discord» "That no matter what happened, we'd be there to stop each other from losing our minds no matter what."
  1019. «Ewo» "And... Yeah. I guess it's like that."
  1020. «HTBK» *Jivvar sits, on his haunches.*
  1021. «Puck» I look up, pulled from my reverie, "A phone book, why?"
  1022. «HTBK» "And do you mean to lose it now?"
  1023. «Ewo» "I... I don't know where Write lived."
  1024. «Egg_Discord» "It wasn't supposed to end this way for him... What are we gonna tell his family? How can we go on without him."
  1025. «HTBK» *His last pair of pants was at the motel, Heartfire.*
  1026. «Egg_Discord» "...No. I don't want to forget him."
  1027. «HTBK» "Tell them the truth. That he gave his life for that of others."
  1028. «Ewo» I start walking towards the motel.
  1029. «Writefag4» (They were taken to Puck's place where they were staying. Why leave your pants behind when soon you'd be human.)
  1030. «HTBK» (Ah.)
  1031. «HTBK» "Remember him by the content and color of his character. Not by the color of his fur."
  1032. «Puck» (lets assume then that our conversation was had on our way there)
  1033. «Globebutt» I'm Globebutt, Jitterbean, and *I* am your master. And Write would want us to remember. You're not doing that if you drown your tears in coffee.
  1034. «Mr.Jared» -Beauty in words...-
  1035. «Egg_Discord» "...We didn't even get to say goodbye to him... I wish I could've seen him just one last time..."
  1036. «Puck» (Well put there HT)
  1037. «Ewo» I open the door to the motel
  1038. «HTBK» *Master would take care of us! He wouldn't...leave us, all in the cold!*
  1039. «Puck» (no silly, we're at my apartment, but I suppose once we get the note it doesn't matter)
  1040. «Globebutt» Master left me. He said to stay strong. And you're whining like a bitch. You're being a very bad girl.
  1041. «Ewo» (I'm all confused :c )
  1042. «Puck» (we took his clothes with us to my place)
  1043. «HTBK» "Were it that I had the strength to return the dead to this earth, there would ne'er be shed a tear; but were it that we played coy with death, none of us would have cause to remember. We keep our friends close when they are here, and closer when they go: and I believe, as is my way, that those closest to us listen after the final parting."
  1044. «Puck» (regardless) We search the room for his pants
  1045. «HTBK» "Do you understand?"
  1046. «Ewo» "...I just realized I don't know how we're going to carry this thing."
  1047. «Mr.Jared» -but what of parting that makes bonds so strong? Is it the regret? fear? what is its...-
  1048. «Egg_Discord» "..Yeah. Thanks, doctor."
  1049. «Puck» "... I've got a box of paper bags around here somewhere."
  1050. «Writefag4» Its crumpled up and tucked in the pant leg. Looks like he may have hidden it hastily after getting back to the motel.
  1051. «HTBK» *You don't know! You...you're me. You *love* being me. Stop trying to forget him!*
  1052. «Puck» I fetch a bag to put the note in
  1053. «HTBK» *Jivvar sagely nods his head.*
  1054. «Ewo» "...Is it weird... to look at me like this? And call me Heartfire?"
  1055. «HTBK» "You were among the first to go?"
  1056. «Globebutt» You're in denial, Jitters. You're me, and you've forgotten.
  1057. «Globebutt» (Read that in such a way, Jared, that I have the urge to listen to What Is Love. It sounds like it wouldn't fit, but at the same time, I think musically...)
  1058. «Puck» I hold the bag in my mouth, regarding her, then set it down "You know, not really..."
  1059. «Egg_Discord» "...The last. I woke up completely human."
  1060. «HTBK» *If we're each other, tell me why you can't even take this.*
  1061. «HTBK» "You've come a long way, sir. What's your name?"
  1062. «Egg_Discord» "Jared was the first. He started calling me 'Master' almost instantly. "
  1063. «Egg_Discord» "...Egg. Egg Discord."
  1064. «HTBK» "Hm."
  1065. «Puck» "You turned out one pretty pegaus, you'll do fine."
  1066. «Ewo» I find the pants and set them down next to the bag
  1067. «HTBK» *Jivvar nods once more.*
  1068. «HTBK» "You've come a long way, Mr. Egg."
  1069. «Puck» (*pegasus)
  1070. «Ewo» "Well... I wasn't worrying about that."
  1071. «Mr.Jared» -the 1st encounter with... them...-
  1072. «HTBK» "I've come to take you back."
  1073. «Egg_Discord» "...Take me back? What do you mean?"
  1074. «HTBK» "We were going to glaze over your memory of this, but..." *He points out the window, and lets his gaze linger on Write. "This complicates things."
  1075. «Puck» "I guess it should be a little odd right? But after all this, who's to say what's normal?"
  1076. «HTBK» "I've come to cure you."
  1077. «Mr.Jared» -...-
  1078. «Egg_Discord» "...I know."
  1079. «Egg_Discord» "Can you do me a favor, though?"
  1080. «Globebutt» You're talking out your ass, Jitter. You're the one who thinks she needs coffee.
  1081. «Ewo» I rummage through the pockets "It's still me, Ewo, but I didn't really want it to be..."
  1082. «HTBK» *Look at us. Look. At. Us. Coffee is who we *are*.*
  1083. «HTBK» "Yes?"
  1084. «Globebutt» That's not what Write would have said.
  1085. «Egg_Discord» "My friends said that he left me a note before he died. I'd like to wait until after they get back with it before we start."
  1086. «Globebutt» And you know it as well as I.
  1087. «HTBK» *What do you want from me?!*
  1088. «HTBK» "...Why? If I may ask."
  1089. «Mr.Jared» -so he chooses the clear road... indeed-
  1090. «Globebutt» A pet. A friend. An agreement. Peace.
  1091. «Puck» "When you first mentioned it to me I thought you sounded a little crazy, but I can see why you'd want to get away from it all."
  1092. «HTBK» *And I. Want. My. Coffee.*
  1093. «Puck» "Are you still so certain?"
  1094. «Egg_Discord» "...I don't feel like it's right to start the process without knowing what that note said. This will basically be the last time I hear from him..."
  1095. «Globebutt» Then do we have a deal, Ms. Jitter Bean?
  1096. «Writefag4» Its crumpled up and tucked in the pant leg. Looks like he may have hidden it hastily after getting back to the motel.
  1097. «HTBK» *Get me a cup. We'll talk.*
  1098. «HTBK» "...Hm."
  1099. «Globebutt» We've been talking, Jitter. Let's keep it up.
  1100. «Ewo» "I don't know... I feel.. better now kind of" I put the note in the bag
  1101. «Ewo» "And yet I haven't changed inside at all."
  1102. «Egg_Discord» "I think I can hold off the changes for now."
  1103. «Globebutt» (Where is everyone, relative to me?)
  1104. «HTBK» *I. Need. This. And I need it now.*
  1105. «Globebutt» (I'm not sure who (if anyone) I'd tell before we flew off to find coffee.)
  1106. «Ewo» I hold the bag with my mouth and walk outside, holding the door
  1107. «Mr.Jared» (you might bump into me)
  1108. «Mr.Jared» (im simply watching egg)
  1109. «HTBK» "May I ask you about your...condition, Mr. Egg?"
  1110. «Puck» I follow her out, "Maybe you never needed too."
  1111. «Egg_Discord» "What about it?"
  1112. «HTBK» "Many things."
  1113. «HTBK» "Do you have any idea who...or what...inflicted it upon you?"
  1114. «Globebutt» "Jared. I'm leaving with Jitterbean. We're going for coffee. We should be back."
  1115. «Ewo» I hold the bag with my hooves and start flying low to the ground. "But... I feel different inside."
  1116. «Mr.Jared» "You are still talking to your mind like its a person?"
  1117. «Mr.Jared» "..."
  1118. «Mr.Jared» "dont be long"
  1119. «Mr.Jared» "i have a feeling..."
  1120. «Globebutt» "We won't."
  1121. «Mr.Jared» "stay safe"
  1122. «Puck» "Different how?"
  1123. «Mr.Jared» "..."
  1124. «Egg_Discord» "...The night before this whole thing happened... There was this stripper that everyone thought had been hired by someone else. None of us know where she really came from or who she really was. She looks just like that painting of the Seer in the Library."
  1125. «HTBK» "...Interesting."
  1126. «HTBK» *His expression noticeably darkens.*
  1127. «Ewo» "I feel like I've gotten a fresh start or something. And I'm starting to wonder if Heartfire is as far from Ewo as I thought."
  1128. «Egg_Discord» "..What is it?"
  1129. «HTBK» "The first reports say that the changes are brought about by...mental collapse. Is this true?"
  1130. «Globebutt» So we fly to the coffee shop. The one from before. Back when we had fingers. Before I really met Jitterbean.
  1131. «Egg_Discord» "That's right. By looking at anything like carrots or leashes, or getting scratched behind the ears or belly rubs, it causes the changes to speed up."
  1132. «HTBK» *The trough remains, Globe. The couple that operated the place have since been reduced to a pair of mares, who snooze obliviously behind the counter.*
  1133. «HTBK» "...Hm. Interesting again..."
  1134. «Mr.Jared» -stimuli for the brain, we presume anyways...-
  1135. «Globebutt» I grab us a mug and pull up a stool.
  1136. «HTBK» *No mug. We take it straight.*
  1137. «Puck» We wind our way through the broken streets "Huh... you may be onto something... who's to say that you haven't already gotten exactly what you needed?" ... "You know, the people down in that city probably wouldn't bat an eye at us now."
  1138. «Globebutt» (Fort, rolled 9.) What the fuck, Jitterbean? You said you wanted a mug. Now I get you some and you want it straight.
  1139. «Globebutt» You're a damn fucking bitch.
  1140. «HTBK» *You lean in and take a long, slow slurp. I can't help myself.*
  1141. «Globebutt» You're a bad girl.
  1142. «HTBK» *Okay. Sorry. Let's talk...don't call me that.*
  1143. «HTBK» *Let's talk turkey.*
  1144. «Ewo» "I'm really glad I've gotten these wings though. I think they saved a lot of people...
  1145. «Egg_Discord» "What's going on, doctor?"
  1146. «HTBK» "These are...curious symptoms."
  1147. «Egg_Discord» "Explain."
  1148. «Globebutt» We talked turkey. Then I went to get you what you want, and you take what we never agreed on!
  1149. «Mr.Jared» -yes, please do...-
  1150. «Globebutt» You ARE a bad girl, Jitterbean.
  1151. «HTBK» *I'm...I'm sorry. Don't...DON'T...call me that.*
  1152. «Globebutt» It's all there is to it. A good girl wouldn't do that.
  1153. «Egg_Discord» I'd forgotten that Jared was there. I slightly jump at him speaking up.
  1154. «HTBK» *I said stop!*
  1155. «Globebutt» No.
  1156. «Mr.Jared» (--implied a thought)
  1157. «Globebutt» Bad girl. Bad girl. Bad girl!
  1158. «Puck» I look up at her "yeah, they do seem nice... You know what? I'm not as jealous as I thought I'd be," *looking over my bare back*
  1159. «Mr.Jared» (i was a silent)
  1160. «HTBK» "Well...handling is usually a...brief...affair."
  1161. «HTBK» *Stop stop stop stop it! Only master gets to tell us we've been bad!*
  1162. «Puck» "I don't know why, but I just feel... content?"
  1163. «Globebutt» And I am the master. You can't control yourself. I obviously have to.
  1164. «HTBK» *You're a bad girl! *That's* who you are! Denying master, denying coffee, pretending you're...more than this!*
  1165. «Globebutt» I'm a boy, you twat.
  1166. «Ewo» "...content with what?"
  1167. «HTBK» *Shut up, I don't need you!*
  1168. «Ewo» We go down through the town hall
  1169. «Globebutt» And I don't need you.
  1170. «Egg_Discord» "Brief? You mean it doesn't take hold over a few agonizing days?"
  1171. «HTBK» "No. It usually takes...fifteen minutes, tops."
  1172. «Globebutt» But we're stuck with each other for now. So just cool it.
  1173. «Egg_Discord» "So how come it took so long for this to happen to us?"
  1174. «Puck» "I don't know... I still feel terrible about how everything went to hell, but I feel... stable, like I have more of a say in my life then I have in ages."
  1175. «Globebutt» I can be Master. You can be my pet. And everything will work out fine.
  1176. «HTBK» *Bad news, pal. You think I'm some...parasite. But the fact is, you're freebooting in *my* body. That stamp on our flank isn't a globe, it's a coffee cup!*
  1177. «Mr.Jared» -What?! Now this is news, not even the the others could tell me-
  1178. «HTBK» *You...are not...master!*
  1179. «Puck» I follow her down to the basement
  1180. «Globebutt» Well you sure ain't, bitch.
  1181. «HTBK» "That's the...interesting part, Mr. Egg."
  1182. «HTBK» *Ewo, Puck, Egg is still topside.*
  1183. «HTBK» *I know. You don't. Now stop....stop trying to control us!*
  1184. «Globebutt» Write's dead, and someone has to. He would want this.
  1185. «Puck» (about-face. I think we were thinking of the mayor of Underland)
  1186. «Ewo» (I was too.)
  1187. «Mr.Jared» (you guys are the reason why i cant sleep, stop being interesting )
  1188. «HTBK» *Master would want what's best for us, and that isn't you! Just...leave!*
  1189. «HTBK» *A few beads of sweat trickle down your cheek, Globe.*
  1190. «Ewo» "Well... I don't know. You still want to be human, right?"
  1191. «Egg_Discord» "Go on..."
  1192. «Puck» I walk in silence for a while before answering "I'm not really sure."
  1193. «Globebutt» I can't. I've got family who'd miss me. I've got friends. And I've got nowhere to go.
  1194. «HTBK» "Someone took the time to craft a series of complex triggers and keys that are...unheard of."
  1195. «HTBK» *Then at least shut up!*
  1196. «Ewo» "Well... you're better than me with this kind of thing then. I was silent for a whole lot longer."
  1197. «Egg_Discord» "What exactly are you saying? Tell me in Layman's terms."
  1198. «HTBK» "I'm...not sure I can."
  1199. «Mr.Jared» -egg, how can you not see? its-
  1200. «Mr.Jared» -What is it then?-
  1201. «Globebutt» I can't, Jitterbean. There's just too much at stake, here.
  1202. «Puck» "mm... " I ponder my hooves as we walk over the floor of the city hall
  1203. «Mr.Jared» -another person was involved...-
  1204. «Egg_Discord» "...Someone else? Who?"
  1205. «Egg_Discord» "...You don't mean-"
  1206. «HTBK» *You are in my body, using my name, and my cutie mark, and now you're trying to be my Master!*
  1207. «Ewo» "I look at this heart on my flank... and I actually think I want to deserve having it."
  1208. «HTBK» *...I just want my ears scratched every now and again. Is that so wrong?*
  1209. «Globebutt» I'm not using your name, Jitterbean. I'm Globebutt.
  1210. «Ewo» "But... we're here."
  1211. «HTBK» "Well...let me try. It's, like...hm. Seems your friends are back, Mr. Egg."
  1212. «Globebutt» And /your/ body's using /mine/. It's all fucked up.
  1213. «Puck» I look up at the doorway to the Mayors office
  1214. «Mr.Jared» Comes from out of hiding
  1215. «Mr.Jared» **
  1216. «Egg_Discord» "Alright. We can finish talking later, Doctor." I walk off towards Ewo and Puck. "Did you find it?"
  1217. «Mr.Jared» "Oh... hey"
  1218. «HTBK» *Your body wanted to be us. You want to be us. Don't pretend you don't want this.*
  1219. «Ewo» I give him the bag.
  1220. «Puck» "Hey, yeah, we did."
  1221. «Mr.Jared» "took ya long nuff"
  1222. «Globebutt» I never asked for this, Jitters.
  1223. «Egg_Discord» Where's the note in here?
  1224. «Mr.Jared» (^dat refrence)
  1225. «HTBK» *But you got it anyways. And you *love* it.*
  1226. «Ewo» "It's just in there"
  1227. «Globebutt» I don't know why we're in here together, but we are. So stop fighting it.
  1228. «Mr.Jared» -Do it-
  1229. «Egg_Discord» I reach in and dig for it. Once I find it, I pull it out and uncrumple it. I sit and read.
  1230. «HTBK» *You* stop fighting it.*
  1231. «HTBK» *Jitters watches the coffee trough.*
  1232. «HTBK» *Drink.*
  1233. «Mr.Jared» -This is it... the message...-
  1234. «Globebutt» (Another nine? This shit's loaded.)
  1235. «Puck» I sit on the floor, staring at Egg.
  1236. «Globebutt» Bad girl, Jitterbean. Bad girl!
  1237. «Mr.Jared» -What did write not tell me, leaving with such paper?
  1238. «Writefag4» The handwriting is practically illegible. This was likely written after he had hooves. There are only four words.
  1239. «Writefag4» Egg, I forgive you
  1240. «Mr.Jared» "..."
  1241. «Puck» (fuck man..... and I thought I ran out of tears....)
  1242. «Egg_Discord» "..."
  1243. «Mr.Jared» "Egg, whats-"
  1244. «HTBK» *Jitters places your hooves on the countertop, and lowers your muzzle into the trough. She takes a long, sweet drink, and for a moment you can feel it all. You want the coffee and the collar and you want mastertoholdyuocloseeverynightandscratchyourhearsandtellyouwhatagoodgirlyouareandgetyourmanestyledandyouwanttobeagoodgirl--*
  1245. «Egg_Discord» I start to cry again.
  1246. «Globebutt» (Shame Jitters and Globe are missing all this.)
  1247. «HTBK» *Say your name.*
  1248. «Egg_Discord» This time, though, these are tears of joy.
  1249. «Globebutt» I'm Globebutt, Jitterbean.
  1250. «Puck» I slowly walk over behind egg
  1251. «HTBK» *Roll fort.*
  1252. «Mr.Jared» "Egg, You see?"
  1253. «Globebutt» (I rolled a nine again. I call shenanigans.)
  1254. «Egg_Discord» I manage to gasp out, "...Thank you, Write..."
  1255. «HTBK» *Your lips move. "J-jitter..." It takes you a long, horrifying moment, but you realize: little by little, you can feel the two becoming one.*
  1256. «Mr.Jared» "We were different, that is why we made it so far"
  1257. «Egg_Discord» "He... He never blamed me for any of this?"
  1258. «Globebutt» Stop that, Jitterbean. We're leaving. No more coffee.
  1259. «Egg_Discord» "even when I blew up the brewery?"
  1260. «Mr.Jared» "I guess not egg, i guess he saw the truth"
  1261. «Egg_Discord» "..."
  1262. «HTBK» *No, you listen. You will be quiet. You will stop trying to be Master. And In return, we won't pick another human. We won't push you out. Drink.*
  1263. «Egg_Discord» I turn around wordlessly and hug Jared.
  1264. «Globebutt» You've had enough.
  1265. «HTBK» *Roll fort*
  1266. «HTBK» *I said drink.*
  1267. «Puck» "I know I haven't known you for very long egg, but..." *hug the two of them*
  1268. «Globebutt» (Ten. These die are fucking loaded.)
  1269. «Egg_Discord» I keep crying into his should, whispering "I'm so lucky to have you guys..."
  1270. «Mr.Jared» "Its going to be ok Egg, We did it..."
  1271. «Mr.Jared» "But keyword, We"
  1272. «HTBK» *You take another long drink, and after a moment Jitters climbs up onto the counter and dips one hoof in the brew.*
  1273. «HTBK» *Play by my rules. Or we're going swimming.*
  1274. «Ewo» I hug Egg too
  1275. «Mr.Jared» "Plus lets not forget these nut jobs!"
  1276. «Globebutt» I could make us a squeaky mug.
  1277. «Egg_Discord» "...I just wish he could've been here to tell me that himself."
  1278. «HTBK» *You are not master. Understand?!*
  1279. «Mr.Jared» "Im sure he watches us as we speak"
  1280. «HTBK» *...You could?*
  1281. «Ewo» "Well... it looks like he knew something was going to happen..."
  1282. «Globebutt» It'd take some time to work out how, but I'm sure I could do it eventually.
  1283. «Mr.Jared» -!what!-
  1284. «Globebutt» I know the secret of the squeaky carrots, too.
  1285. «Mr.Jared» "Do you mean?"
  1286. «HTBK» *...You're lying. Trying to let me let you be...no. No no no. nobody knows that.*
  1287. «HTBK» *You're trying to be master!*
  1288. «Globebutt» Even if I weren't Master already, you know you'd hate yourself forever if you didn't at least let me try.
  1289. «Mr.Jared» "What do you think we would of wanted?"
  1290. «HTBK» *You're...not...master. Say it.*
  1291. «Mr.Jared» he*
  1292. «Globebutt» If I'm not Master, then we have none at all.
  1293. «Mr.Jared» "Buried? Cremated?"
  1294. «Globebutt» If we agree on those terms, then I'm not Master.
  1295. «Puck» "I think he would have wanted you- us, to be happy."
  1296. «HTBK» *Say it.*
  1297. «Ewo» "Especially you, Egg"
  1298. «Egg_Discord» "...Cremated. With a giant statue in the middle of the town..."
  1299. «Mr.Jared» "..."
  1300. «Globebutt» "We have no master."
  1301. «Mr.Jared» "Sounds good"
  1302. «HTBK» *That's...not...what you're supposed to say.*
  1303. «Mr.Jared» Except, we may have a issue
  1304. «Puck» I nod
  1305. «Globebutt» But it's what we meant.
  1306. «Globebutt» Doesn't it feel better now?
  1307. «Mr.Jared» "Notice who is not here?"
  1308. «HTBK» *It's...better.*
  1309. «HTBK» *You're not master?*
  1310. «Puck» *looks around*.
  1311. «Egg_Discord» "...Where's Globe?"
  1312. «Globebutt» I'm not Master. We're just friends.
  1313. «Mr.Jared» "Bingo"
  1314. «HTBK» *Then I'm taking another drink.*
  1315. «Globebutt» From a mug.
  1316. «Mr.Jared» "he left for coffee a while ago"
  1317. «HTBK» *If you ask nicely.*
  1318. «Puck» "oh."
  1319. «Mr.Jared» "he should of been back by now"
  1320. «Puck» "wasn't he all....?"
  1321. «Ewo» "...Where did he go?"
  1322. «Egg_Discord» "Oh no. We have to go find him!"
  1323. «Globebutt» Please act like a civil pony and use a mug this time, Jitterbean.
  1324. «HTBK» *...Okay.*
  1325. «Egg_Discord» "...The coffee joint!"
  1326. «Mr.Jared» -dur-
  1327. «Globebutt» Good.
  1328. «HTBK» *Jitters relaxes her icy grip on your legs.*
  1329. «Ewo» "...Oh, dear."
  1330. «Egg_Discord» "Come on, Everyone! I know which one he went to!" I lead everyone there.
  1331. «Mr.Jared» *follows suit*
  1332. «Puck» I follow
  1333. «Globebutt» We grab a mug (the one from before) and drink.
  1334. «Mr.Jared» (here we come globe, to ruin your spotlight)
  1335. «Ewo» I follow while flying.
  1336. «HTBK» *...Yep. It tastes awesome.*
  1337. «Puck» I dunno, I think we're timing it pretty well
  1338. «Puck» ()
  1339. «Egg_Discord» We arrive at the shop.
  1340. «HTBK» *You know, if the coffee tastes like this, I think I may just be able to stand you.*
  1341. «Globebutt» I'm glad we got things worked out, then.
  1342. «Mr.Jared» "there he is..."
  1343. «Egg_Discord» "GLOBE! Are you alright?!" I say as I burst through the door, scared of losing another friend.
  1344. «HTBK» *Good girl.*
  1345. «Mr.Jared» "Egg! Stop!"
  1346. «Globebutt» I nod. "Jitters is, too."
  1347. «HTBK» *Globe is sitting at the counter, sipping coffee from a mug.*
  1348. «HTBK» *If Andy Samberg were here, he'd describe the entire thing as being done "Like a boss".*
  1349. «Globebutt» "Though I think she still thinks I'm a girl."
  1350. «Puck» I rush in after them, sliding to a sitting stop.
  1351. «Mr.Jared» "Jeeze you have been gone long enough, how much have you been drinking?"
  1352. «Globebutt» "We'll talk about that some other time, though."
  1353. «HTBK» *Look between your legs, lady.*
  1354. «Globebutt» Check your privilege, sister.
  1355. «Egg_Discord» "...You managed to talk some sense into her? How are you gonna handle that little voice in your head?"
  1356. «HTBK» *You'll be singing a different story when you hit cycle.*
  1357. «Globebutt» "Civilly."
  1358. «Puck» "So, you're all settled then?"
  1359. «Mr.Jared» "Well, just wanted to make sure you were ok, and you should come home soon, its getting late"
  1360. «Globebutt» "I think so. But, you're right. It is late."
  1361. «Globebutt» "...Is the water back to normal at home?"
  1362. «Egg_Discord» "Alright, then. Let's go back to the doctor. I think he was trying to tell me something before Ewo and Puck returned."
  1363. «Mr.Jared» "already on it"
  1364. «Mr.Jared» *dashes ahead*
  1365. «Globebutt» So we head out.
  1366. «Mr.Jared» (insert sonic yourtooslow)
  1367. «Ewo» "Hey... Egg, would you rather call me Ewo?"
  1368. «Puck» "I- buh- wait up!" *Runs after him*
  1369. «Globebutt» Shit, Jitters. We forgot to buy a fresh bag of beans. We'll have to go back some other time. Though I'm sure we would, anyway.
  1370. «HTBK» *It can wait.*
  1371. «Egg_Discord» "You're not gonna turn into Heartfire? I thought that's what you wanted."
  1372. «Globebutt» Okay.
  1373. «Mr.Jared» *OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH IN THE NAVY aka town hall*
  1374. «Ewo» "I'm not asking that. I'm asking what you'd like to call me."
  1375. «Egg_Discord» "...What I want to call you isn't important. What most important is what you want. What I think shouldn't matter to you."
  1376. «Ewo» "It isn't important. I'm just kinda interested."
  1377. «Mr.Jared» (you two hurry the fak up, we got a story to finish)
  1378. «Globebutt» (And it's half past four!)
  1379. «Mr.Jared» (said some other guy)
  1380. «Egg_Discord» "Well, I've given you my two cents, then. Let's start over, why don't we?" I stop for a moment and hold my hoof out. "Hi. I'm Egg. What's your name?"
  1381. «Ewo» I shake her hoof "I'm...I'm Heartfire."
  1382. «Egg_Discord» "It's a pleasure to meet you, Heartfire. I hope we can be good friends." I then hurry back with Heartfire to the others.
  1383. «HTBK» *Heartfire? This looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.*
  1384. «Mr.Jared» *at the place*
  1385. «Mr.Jared» -god, i was running circles round them...-
  1386. «Mr.Jared» -hope they are not too far behind...-
  1387. «Egg_Discord» "Alright, Doctor. Now tell us. Who did this to us?"
  1388. «Mr.Jared» (void what i said)
  1389. «HTBK» *When you return, Jivvar has grown by about six inches. Guess he doesn't like being tiny.*
  1390. «HTBK» "That's the hard part. I don't...know."
  1391. «HTBK» "But I trust it can be found out. For now, I'd just like to focus on curing you."
  1392. «Egg_Discord» "..."
  1393. «Egg_Discord» "Can you just make the mental changes go away?"
  1394. «Globebutt» "Or." I bite my lip. "What would that mean for Jitters and me?"
  1395. «Puck» I pause then nod slowly
  1396. «HTBK» "...Come again?"
  1397. «Mr.Jared» -who thought like that...-
  1398. «Mr.Jared» -write did...-
  1399. «Egg_Discord» "I've given it a lot of thought. I didn't have much of a future going for me back home. Sure I have friends, but these past few days have been some of the best days of my life..." I say, ready to go on.
  1400. «HTBK» *Jivvar simply raises his ears.*
  1401. «Mr.Jared» (mr screamed 70% of the story)
  1402. «Globebutt» But what about me? If Egg leaves...
  1403. «Puck» "And what Heartfire said earlier- about earning her mark... I think I'
  1404. «Mr.Jared» "What are you saying egg?"
  1405. «Puck» "-I'd like to know I made the world a brighter place too"
  1406. «Puck» (you all can throw that fruit now)
  1407. «Egg_Discord» "I've made so many new friends. I've finally stopped blaming myself for everything. And for once, I'm actually happy. I don't want to forget anything that happened these past few days, and there's still so much in the city I haven't seen. I owe it to Write to see it all for him."
  1408. «Globebutt» "Egg..."
  1409. «Egg_Discord» "I'll be fine, Globe. I'll still find a way to see you again, even if I have to break the law!" I say with a grin on my face.
  1410. «HTBK» "...Egg? I...understand your motivations. But...a curse. Are you sure you want to stay like...this?"
  1411. «Mr.Jared» "Memory, this reminds me of a story, one where a man finds something, and it gave meaning to him, but then one day he lost "it" and he wanted to die, but he persevered because he had been shown the world by "it" "
  1412. «Egg_Discord» I take a quick look at myself. "What, and give up not just magic, but this sexy body as well? I'd be out of my mind to give this up."
  1413. «HTBK» "..."
  1414. «Mr.Jared» "..."
  1415. «Globebutt» I sigh.
  1416. «HTBK» *Jivvar gives the rest of you a look that clearly asks "Is dis nigga in his right mind?"*
  1417. «Egg_Discord» "What? Can't you guys take a joke?"
  1418. «Mr.Jared» *hes sexy and he knows it!*
  1419. «Puck» I squirm uncomfortably.
  1420. «Globebutt» He's sexy and Puck knows it?
  1421. «Mr.Jared» "I i were thinking liek you egg, id choose wings... something about, this..."
  1422. «Mr.Jared» But thats me
  1423. «Egg_Discord» "What about you guys? Are you gonna go back to being human?"
  1424. «Puck» I- I never said anything like that...
  1425. «Mr.Jared» Im not sure anymore...
  1426. «Ewo» "All I want is to not forget anything..."
  1427. «Mr.Jared» "You are aware i nearly went full pone 3 times, right?"
  1428. «Egg_Discord» "You can make it so that we stop shifting into a different mindset, can't you, Doctor?"
  1429. «HTBK» "It'll be complex. But it can be done."
  1430. «Puck» "I think- I think I meant what I said, despite it all, if I can help people, er- ponies, er- Whoever, and still be happy, then this will have been the best thing that ever happened to me."
  1431. «Globebutt» "I won't be 'getting cured' yet, Egg. I think Jitters and I need to talk on it, at least. More importantly, I'm quite glad you'd come to visit, but..."
  1432. «Egg_Discord» "You can't stand being a pony, can you, Globe?"
  1433. «Globebutt» Jitterbean? "I think I speak for both of us-- Jitters and myself-- when I say I'd like to have a word with whoever stuck us in one body before anything else."
  1434. «HTBK» *Jivvar's form twists, and he has one hand to go with his forehoof. He places the thumb and the pinkie at the base of Egg's ears.*
  1435. «HTBK» "May I?"
  1436. «Egg_Discord» "Go ahead, doc."
  1437. «HTBK» "Thank you."
  1438. «Mr.Jared» "..."
  1439. «Mr.Jared» -good luck bro-
  1440. «Mr.Jared» -...-
  1441. «Puck» I sit watching nervously.
  1442. «HTBK» *If feels like nothing more complex than a slow, gentle scratch. No pleasure is to be found, and his fingertips are warm against your skin.*
  1443. «Globebutt» We watch.
  1444. «HTBK» *The GM has one last card to play. And it's not over yet.*
  1445. «HTBK» "I want you to think on your parents for me, please?"
  1446. «Mr.Jared» (god damn it)
  1447. «Mr.Jared» -whats this?-
  1448. «Egg_Discord» "..."
  1449. «Ewo» (Wake up, Am Human)
  1450. «HTBK» "Hm."
  1451. «Egg_Discord» "I guess this is as good a time as any to bring is up."
  1452. «Globebutt» (Sounds legit.)
  1453. «HTBK» *He places a hoof under one chin.*
  1454. «Puck» (how horrifying)
  1455. «HTBK» *Your chin*
  1456. «Egg_Discord» "I estranged myself from my parents."
  1457. «HTBK» "Go ahead."
  1458. «HTBK» "I see."
  1459. «HTBK» "Your childhood home, if you would?"
  1460. «Mr.Jared» -I have a bad feeling about this...-
  1461. «Egg_Discord» "I can always go back and visit it in my heart."
  1462. «HTBK» "Wonderful thing, memories..."
  1463. «Puck» (every GM card feels like that)
  1464. «HTBK» "Say your name, please. And spell it backwards."
  1465. «Globebutt» ("T-I" or "I-T-B-A-C-K-W-A-R-D-S", you mean?)
  1466. «Egg_Discord» "Heh. It's Egg Discord. D-r-o-c-s-i-D g-g-E."
  1467. «HTBK» "Very good."
  1468. «Mr.Jared» -wait...-
  1469. «HTBK» "Now I want you to count back from ten. and when you wake up, you'll be clean."
  1470. «Mr.Jared» -oh jesus-
  1471. «Egg_Discord» "What is it, Jared?"
  1472. «Mr.Jared» (-- imply thoughts)
  1473. «Mr.Jared» (derp)
  1474. «Globebutt» (He still might see your face.)
  1475. «Mr.Jared» "..."
  1476. «Mr.Jared» "Go on..."
  1477. «Egg_Discord» "Before I go on, I won't forget anything, will I?"
  1478. «HTBK» "No. No you won't."
  1479. «Egg_Discord» "..."
  1480. «HTBK» "Ten...nine..."
  1481. «Mr.Jared» -a million fears-
  1482. «Globebutt» We watch in silence.
  1483. «Egg_Discord» "Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two..."
  1484. «Mr.Jared» -A plot from the start-
  1485. «HTBK» *BZZT*
  1486. «Puck» I'm trembling slightly
  1487. «Mr.Jared» -Goodby Egg-
  1488. «Egg_Discord» I close my eyes and smile. "one"
  1489. «Mr.Jared» -...-
  1490. «HTBK» *A small bolt of static crackles between his fingers and your ears. It does nothing more than sting your skin.*
  1491. «HTBK» "..."
  1492. «HTBK» "Well, that's not supposed to happen."
  1493. «Egg_Discord» (You ass! WHAT DID YOU DO?)
  1494. «Puck» (my table is upside down)
  1495. «HTBK» http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eteyo0nhi_w
  1496. «Mr.Jared» "..."
  1497. «HTBK» "sorry, I...I think I just moved my fingers the wrong way, let me try--"
  1498. «HTBK» *BZZT*
  1499. «HTBK» "Nope. Definitely not my fault."
  1500. «Egg_Discord» "What happened?"
  1501. «Mr.Jared» (god damn ir HTBK)
  1502. «Mr.Jared» (i hate you u know that?)
  1503. «HTBK» "Um, err..."
  1504. «Egg_Discord» (Give us the god damn happy ending, you fucker.)
  1505. «Globebutt» (¿O se tiene que contar en un idioma particular?)
  1506. «HTBK» *He pulls his hand away, once more making it a hoof.*
  1507. «Mr.Jared» "Whats going on?"
  1508. «HTBK» (It wouldn't make any sense if I stopped now!*
  1509. «Egg_Discord» (Or I will personally rape you in your sleep tonight)
  1510. «Mr.Jared» (hot)
  1511. «Egg_Discord» "What's wrong?"
  1512. «HTBK» "There's...no easy way to put this, but...someone seems to be...countering it."
  1513. «Globebutt» (>implying it's still night >implying sleep)
  1514. «HTBK» "Working against it. As it were."
  1515. «Mr.Jared» *DUN DUN DUN*
  1516. «Egg_Discord» "Huh?"
  1517. «HTBK» "Something...inside you. Or far away, I don't know which...is personally making sure...I cannot handle you."
  1518. «Puck» I edge towards Heartfire and whisper "Do you remember that old guy in the tavern with the postman?"
  1519. «HTBK» "Your body is...fighting me."
  1520. «Mr.Jared» (his body was ready)
  1521. «Globebutt» "...Is it his body?"
  1522. «HTBK» "I don't know. But I ask that you all don't panic."
  1523. «Egg_Discord» "That's impossible. I'm willing to embrace this whole process. How could my body be rejecting you?"
  1524. «HTBK» "I'll have this figured out soon."
  1525. «Egg_Discord» "What do we do until then?"
  1526. «HTBK» "I...don't know, Mr. Egg. I've never seen anything quite like it, but it seems like...whatever did this to you...is actively rejecting any attempt at being Handled. So let me try this another way..."
  1527. «HTBK» *He places his hoof on your tailbone. BZZT.*
  1528. «HTBK» "...and it seems to know what I'm going to do before even I do."
  1529. «Mr.Jared» "well, you know... we could always..."
  1530. «HTBK» "I suggest going to bed in one of the safe districts and enjoying yourself."
  1531. «HTBK» "Or barring that, try some of the Lower Earth cuisine, it's wonderful stuff."
  1532. «HTBK» (If Write was paying attention when he read the list of notable seers, he's shitting himself inside-out now.)
  1533. «Globebutt» Safe district, upper or lower city?
  1534. «Mr.Jared» Wait, is it only him its effecting?
  1535. «Mr.Jared» ""
  1536. «Globebutt» I look over to Jared. "Why would it be?"
  1537. «HTBK» "I...don't know. Could one of you come up here?"
  1538. «Globebutt» "You know we all got handled together, somehow."
  1539. «Mr.Jared» umm, sure
  1540. «Mr.Jared» *steps forwards*
  1541. «HTBK» *Jivvar leans down and pokes your nose. *BZZT.*
  1542. «Mr.Jared» -wait, why the hell am i doing this, abort abort abort!-
  1543. «HTBK» "Well, that answers that."
  1544. «Mr.Jared» "oh good..."
  1545. «Globebutt» I lay down. "Called it."
  1546. «Globebutt» (Also, "safe district"; is that upper or lower city?)
  1547. «Mr.Jared» "So..."
  1548. «HTBK» (Upper.)
  1549. «Egg_Discord» "So whoever did this to us made it so that no one could help us?"
  1550. «Globebutt» (Is our old home in one such?)'
  1551. «HTBK» (It's right on the edge. Inadvisable, but feasible.)
  1552. «Mr.Jared» "We got some spare time on our ha- hooves, Who thinks we should use is?"
  1553. «Mr.Jared» it*
  1554. «HTBK» *It...seems like. But there's no sign of life.*
  1555. «Egg_Discord» "oh... Oh no."
  1556. «HTBK» "It seems as if..."
  1557. «Egg_Discord» "I remember someone with the postman yesterday!"
  1558. «Puck» "The man in black?"
  1559. «HTBK» "The Handler simply programmed your body's defenses to change themselves at certain times..."
  1560. «HTBK» "...Go on?"
  1561. «Globebutt» "That's all we know, isn't it?" I cock my head for emphasis.
  1562. «Puck» (oh.)
  1563. «Globebutt» "Barman wouldn't even say his name."
  1564. «Egg_Discord» "Yeah. He was sitting with someone dark looking. When Puck and I asked the Bartender about him in the tavern, he wouldn't say anything about him."
  1565. «Puck» "He had a crooked nose..."
  1566. «HTBK» "...Hm. Can...ah, crooked nose. And he wore black? Go on."
  1567. «Puck» "and.... a hat? also black I think."
  1568. «Puck» *crumple pony face in concentration*
  1569. «HTBK» *His eyes widen by just a fraction of an inch.*
  1570. «Globebutt» (pffwpfpwf)
  1571. «HTBK» "Curiouser and...curiouser."
  1572. «Puck» "Do you know him?"
  1573. «Egg_Discord» "...He's really bad news, isn't he?"
  1574. «HTBK» "Maybe. I don't know. I know of him, I must check. But...this particular...affliction...is interesting."
  1575. «Egg_Discord» So you're saying that there's no way to currently stop the changes?"
  1576. «HTBK» "It knows what I'm going to do before I've even tried it. Whoever built this strain is nothing short of a Handling genius...not to detract from the gravity of the situation.*
  1577. «Globebutt» (Have we gotten our plumbing looked at yet?)
  1578. «Mr.Jared» "But can we reverse what has happened so far anyways?"
  1579. «Globebutt» (Bit out of left field, but.)
  1580. «HTBK» "No. Every time I touch you, it counters me..."
  1581. «HTBK» (Nope.)
  1582. «Puck» ( I'm not sure I'm ready for that globe)
  1583. «HTBK» "There's no way to undo it, Egg. But you seem to be able to stonewall it well enough."
  1584. «Egg_Discord» "...Wait a minute. You said it had to be a Handling genius?"
  1585. «Globebutt» (What, not ready for a working shower?)
  1586. «Egg_Discord» "Who knows more about handling than anyone else?"
  1587. «Puck» (For someone to take a look at my plumbing)
  1588. «Globebutt» (get out; you were seducing ewo the other day!)
  1589. «HTBK» "Yes. Nothing short of a master could do this...And I suspect that whoever did it was, or consulted, a seer. To be able to craft something so delicate, and know what to do days ahead of time..."
  1590. «HTBK» "Well, I'd say...Lord Goldman?"
  1591. «Puck» (I- that- She was a she!)
  1592. «Mr.Jared» -!!!-
  1593. «HTBK» "And possibly Ms. Sykes, his second..."
  1594. «Puck» (And I was drunk.)
  1595. «Egg_Discord» "Wait, sykes? What's her first name?"
  1596. «Globebutt» (Bright Idea's body was ready.)
  1597. «HTBK» "She doesn't like it to get around, but...I suppose given your circumstances..."
  1598. «HTBK» "Helena."
  1599. «Egg_Discord» "OF COURSE!"
  1600. «Puck» (I am but a lesbian trapped in a man- mares body!)
  1601. «Globebutt» "...We've met before."
  1602. «HTBK» (get out of here, Applejinx.)
  1603. «Egg_Discord» "Don't you guys get it?! Helena Sykes! HS!"
  1604. «Egg_Discord» "She's the one who tricked me into blowing up the vat that caused all of this!"
  1605. «Globebutt» I nod. "Jitters and I see the writing on the wall."
  1606. «Mr.Jared» "EUREKA!"
  1607. «Puck» "Didn't she send you roses?"
  1608. «HTBK» *At this point, Jivvar looks perfectly bewildered.*
  1609. «Egg_Discord» "Under the guise of a secret admirer too!"
  1610. «Ewo» "Erm... doctor?"
  1611. «HTBK» "Could one of you...catch me up?"
  1612. «Globebutt» "It's a bit of a long story."
  1613. «Globebutt» "...Maybe over coffee?"
  1614. «Globebutt» (You brew, Jitterbean.)
  1615. «Mr.Jared» "Umm sure, then some meditation?"
  1616. «HTBK» "...Perhaps."
  1617. «Puck» "Jitters, it can wait can't it?"
  1618. «Egg_Discord» "Is the map from the Brewery still in your van, Puck?
  1619. «Puck» "I think so?"
  1620. «Ewo» "...Doctor?"
  1621. «Globebutt» Jitters and I make a face a Puck.
  1622. «HTBK» "I don't know what you're implying, but Ms. Sykes is a very gifted seer. She's Lord Goldman's second, you know; if anything ever happens to him, she'd control the company."
  1623. «HTBK» "Yes, ma'am?"
  1624. «Puck» (heh)
  1625. «Ewo» "Am I a good girl?"
  1626. «Ewo» c:
  1627. «HTBK» *He narrows his eyes.*
  1628. «HTBK» "Can I scratch your ears?"
  1629. «Ewo» "Go ahead."
  1630. «Puck» *bites lip*
  1631. «HTBK» *He reaches over and gently pats your head. It'd feel better if he had fingers, but...puuurrr. Roll PON.*
  1632. «Egg_Discord» "That's the thing, though! She sabotaged the Brewery! Her initials were on the back of the map!"
  1633. «Mr.Jared» "i would love to smack you heartfire, but you are not under oath"
  1634. «Ewo» (9)
  1635. «HTBK» "Good girl."
  1636. «HTBK» *He cocks his head at Egg's accusation.
  1637. «Puck» *bit lip trembles*
  1638. «HTBK» "But why would she sabotage it?"
  1639. «Egg_Discord» "... The chemicals!"
  1640. «HTBK» "The brewery explosion was a terrible accident, you know. What you're implying here is..."
  1641. «HTBK» "Go on..."
  1642. «Globebutt» I shake my head. "It wasn't an accident."
  1643. «Egg_Discord» "The brewery wasn't an accident."
  1644. «Egg_Discord» "I know because I was the one who set off the bomb."'
  1645. «HTBK» "It...wasn't? It's been quite the news, Lord Goldman's getting into all kinds of--"
  1646. «HTBK» "..."
  1647. «HTBK» "Come again?"
  1648. «Globebutt» "He set off a bomb. I watched him do it."
  1649. «Puck» *edges closer to heartfire* under my breath, "hey... is that as good as it looks?"
  1650. «HTBK» "You mean to tell me that Ms. Sykes orchestrated the bombing, and you carried it out at her behest?"
  1651. «Ewo» I nod, smiling.
  1652. «Egg_Discord» "Globe and I snuck into the brewery shortly after we'd begun to transform. When we got there, there was a couple of C-4 and a map signed by an H S, telling us to blow it up."
  1653. «Puck» *bite lip again, harder*
  1654. «Egg_Discord» "We didn't know who she was or why she was helping us at the time."
  1655. «Egg_Discord» "Now I think I understand why."
  1656. «Globebutt» I shake my head. "Jitters got in.It seemed fishy, though."
  1657. «HTBK» *His eyes widen considerably at that.*
  1658. «HTBK» *But...how could you do all that with a simple explosive? We were all told it was an accident with a handling ritual!*
  1659. «Ewo» I hug Puck.
  1660. «Globebutt» "The map and bombs we both just there in the break room."
  1661. «Egg_Discord» "The instructions said to take the pills next to the vats, and blow up all the vats."
  1662. «HTBK» "There's no way you could do something that powerful without...a barrel of gas..."
  1663. «Puck» "I- pwah- fwaahhhh...." I relax for the first time all day.
  1664. «HTBK» "...What vats?"
  1665. «Mr.Jared» "wait, so that means those pills were..."
  1666. «Globebutt» "We... can we get a sketch artist here or...?"
  1667. «HTBK» "No, no. Tell me more. What vats?!"
  1668. «Globebutt» Jitters, I really do wish we had some coffee now.
  1669. «HTBK» *yeah. It'd be nice.*
  1670. «HTBK» *You ever notice how all the douchebags drink at Starbucks?*
  1671. «HTBK» *They really harsh my mellow.*
  1672. «Egg_Discord» "They were filled with some sort of strange liquid. It smelled like sugared salmon. It also seemed to make us more compliant with the changes."
  1673. «Globebutt» "Nasty vat fulla goo. Felt weird just to be around."
  1674. «Globebutt» Yeah, I know, Jitter. That's part of why we don't go there, though!
  1675. «Globebutt» That, and it's overpriced.
  1676. «Puck» "Um... Mr. Jivvar? Could I- could I get a scratch too?"
  1677. «HTBK» "...That sounds almost like Equinox. But...Lord Goldman never uses liquids in handling. I thought this cloud was the result of a ritual, but if you exploded a vat of...*
  1678. «HTBK» "Yes, sure."
  1679. «Globebutt» "...Puck?"
  1680. «Puck» "I- it!"
  1681. «Egg_Discord» "But I think I know why she wanted the chemicals to go airborne!"
  1682. «Mr.Jared» "what about the pills? are they ok to use?"
  1683. «HTBK» *Jivvar leans over to you, Puck. This time, he grows fingers first. Oooooooh wow. It feels like a little piece of Heaven. Roll PON.*
  1684. «HTBK» "Why, Egg? And I don't know, ma'am."
  1685. «Puck» "It just looked soooooo~~...."
  1686. «Mr.Jared» (fucking end it soon)
  1687. «HTBK» *And not the A7X song, either.*
  1688. «Puck» (9) >hrjbbbfsM<
  1689. «Egg_Discord» "When the chemicals when airborne, they wound up turning more people into ponies what would want masters. With that many ponies to sell as pets, they'd make a fortune off of the profits."
  1690. «HTBK» "Good Heavens...!"
  1691. «HTBK» *His eyes are wide as dinner plates. But not literally, because that would be weird.*
  1692. «Egg_Discord» "And the best part about it is that there wouldn't be anyone who could say otherwise because they wouldn't remember that they were ever human."
  1693. «HTBK» "But surely they had to know they would be found out..."
  1694. «Puck» I hug Heart absently as I enjoy the sweet weakness of my mind.
  1695. «HTBK» "Egad, I think you may be right..."
  1696. «Globebutt» (Not if he were a giant squid!)
  1697. «HTBK» *Just be a good girl, Puck. It'll all be over soon.*
  1698. «HTBK» "But if there was a vat of Equinox...you understand, Mr. Goldman doesn't make the stuff. It's a carefully guarded secret. It's Handling, but in liquid form. Which means that Mr. Goldman has to have stolen it, and Ms. Sykes..."
  1699. «HTBK» "Oh, I don't understand this at all."
  1700. «Puck» >Does it have to be ...? It feels so nice....<
  1701. «HTBK» "What do you think?"
  1702. «Mr.Jared» (just fucking end teh game, i got to go in 30)
  1703. «HTBK» *Hmph. Be a good girl, and the scratchies go on forever.*
  1704. «Mr.Jared» (or whatever)
  1705. «HTBK» (I'm calling it in 4. I think we have one more session left.)
  1706. «Mr.Jared» "alright"
  1707. «Mr.Jared» *trots off for meditation*
  1708. «Egg_Discord» "I think we need to look more into this. It's like we thought from the start. There's a whole conspiracy going on here!"
  1709. «HTBK» "Oh dear Lord..."
  1710. «Ewo» I kiss Puck's cheek
  1711. «HTBK» "I will walk you to Lower Earth, then. I will be busy here, but *you* must uncover the truth!"
  1712. «Mr.Jared» (more of a whole new campaign )
  1713. «Puck» I nuzzle back appreciatively
  1714. «Egg_Discord» "Don't worry. I'll make sure that they see justice. For Write's sake, and for ours."
  1715. «Globebutt» (Not a new campaign. Just disc two.)
  1716. «Mr.Jared» (what i meant)
  1717. «Puck» (I am so ready for disc two)
  1718. «HTBK» *Heartfire, Bright...I'm not one to judge, but having your mare next to you is just the most comforting thing ever.*
  1719. «Mr.Jared» <and so ...>
  1720. «Egg_Discord» "Let's go to Lower Earth. We need to have a word with Captain Greer."
  1721. «HTBK» "Understood1'
  1722. «Ewo» (Putting disc two in gives me too many Riven memories)
  1723. «Puck» (Hah! I loved that game!)
  1724. «HTBK» *And with that, Jivvar rises! Tune in next time, for disc 2?*
  1725. «Mr.Jared» <after many challenges, loss and gain, our heros rest >
  1726. «Mr.Jared» <but is the adventure over?>
  1727. «Mr.Jared» <fuck no>
  1728. «Puck» Nop.
  1729. «Mr.Jared» <fin>
  1730. «Globebutt» For tonight, it best well be over.
  1731. «Egg_Discord» (Alright. VERY good session. You are amazing, HT)
  1732. «Puck» (Truly!)
  1733. «Mr.Jared» (fuek yea)
  1734. «Globebutt» (This is why I feel like a lackluster GM!)
  1735. «Globebutt» (...That and the sloppyclop.)
  1736. «Puck» (aww, there there globe)
  1737. «HTBK» That's all, then!
  1738. «Egg_Discord» (I'd love to say more, but I need sleep, so I will lather you with more praise in the morning.)
  1739. «HTBK» *Tomorrow*, the adventure will be over.
  1740. «HTBK» Probably.
  1741. «Mr.Jared» >implying you dont like it
  1742. «HTBK» Sleepy time now buh-bye.
  1743. «Globebutt» (Actually. Maybe in two days?)
  1744. «Mr.Jared» Anyways
  1745. «Mr.Jared» ima go offline
  1746. «Puck» Sleep well, sweet prince!
  1747. «HTBK» Maybe in two days.
  1748. «Globebutt» (Not particularly, Jared! But yes.)
  1749. «Mr.Jared» im taking my tower into my class
  1750. «HTBK» Because Thursday sucks.
  1751. «Globebutt» Night y'all.
  1752. «HTBK» Later.
  1753. «HTBK» *thud*
  1754. «Mr.Jared» mess with all the jelly kids
  1755. «Mr.Jared» alright
  1756. «Mr.Jared» il see you bros later
  1757. «Puck» I wonder if he does kids parties....
  1758. «Mr.Jared» thanks for the god damn insomnia
  1759. «Puck» night Jared!
  1760. «Egg_Discord» (Good night, guys. Time to avenge our fallen comrade's death!)
  1761. «Mr.Jared» and btw
  1762. «Mr.Jared» this rp
  1763. «Mr.Jared» Fanfiction
  1764. «Mr.Jared» do it right naow
  1765. «Mr.Jared» it is worthy of it
  1766. «Mr.Jared» or something
  1767. «Puck» ^this
  1768. «Puck» but dont look at me.
  1769. «Mr.Jared» We have all the sesions saved correct?
  1770. «Puck» All the recent ones globe has
  1771. «Writefag4» (By the way just so you know WF wrote that note after he just turned full pony and told egg to leave him at the Motel. I didn't actually intend for him to say anything out loud. It was more a thought but it worked alright.)
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