Something's Odd Here

11 May 2014

04:32 < Fiery_Cider> "Oh well, to the north!" she says in an excited voice using her EFS to point the way!

22:42 Fiery_Cider continues trotting for the house of one Strait Jacket, a good spring in her step as she does

22:43 Shadelow followed along with Cider, curious about what she was getting at for what she was looking for.

22:46 Wicked lays down in the foyer of the bath house and humms a melody, waiting for his turn. He keeps a distance to others, but smiles warmly, enjoying the promise of at least some cold water.

22:51 < EdenGM> The bathhouse manager giggles softly. "One bath for two it is." She passes Ruzeth a key. "Third one on the right."

22:52 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket's place was a bit more run-down than most of the other houses nearby, Fiery_Cider notices.

22:52 Fiery_Cider knocks on the door carefully, doesn't wanna accidently break it

22:52 Ruzeth smiles back at the manager bashfully, picking up the key and heading towards the indicated door.

22:54 Smoldering_Ember smiles and trots along with Ruze, the soap still balanced on a wing.

22:55 Wicked stands up and nears the counter again. "Umm... Miss? I was here for a bath, actually, must have missed to ask... Is there, by any chance, a room free?"

22:56 < EdenGM> The door creaks open with an almost ominous echoing sound beneath Fiery_Cider's hoof

22:57 < Fiery_Cider> "Uh....hello?" she calls out into the home "Is this where I can find a merchant named Strait Jacket?"

22:57 < EdenGM> The mare giggles softly. "Sure, there's one free bath available."

22:58 Wicked nods with a thankful smile. "Very thanks. I shall keep to myself." He turns to the doors then back to the counter. "Errm... which would it be?"

23:00 Ruzeth sees the recessed pool of steaming water and lets out an excited squee before jumping into it excitedly, throwing water everywhere.

23:01 < EdenGM> "Fourth on the left."

23:02 < EdenGM> Fiery_Cider is greeted with silence at first, before a mare pops out of one of the many boxes littering the room. "Oh hello! Customers, I take it?"

23:02 Smoldering_Ember laughs and tossing the soap up into the air, she gives a single down beat of her wings while leaping, catches the soap she threw, then spikes it down into the water before following...and at the last second flaps her wings hard to come to a stop less than an inch over the water before slowly sliding in.

23:03 < Wicked> "Thank you very much!" the red stallion smiles thankfully and picks the key with his tail, then trots happily to his room, opening it exited. When he sees the water, steaming warm, he nearly yaps in joy. "This will be great..." He steps in and closes the door, then prepares a long bath.

23:05 Ruzeth gives a relaxed sigh as the water begins to ease his muscles, and the zebra slides up next to Ember, a grin plastered on his face. "I forgot /just/ how nice hot baths feel."

23:06 Fiery_Cider springs a good three feet strait up as the mare pops out like that, before stopping for a moment "Yes....please don't do that"

23:07 Wicked takes off his coat and garment and puts down his saddle, opens his bag and takes out soap and a manedresser set. He slowly glides into the water and relaxes, before he soaps in tail and mane, then recalls a name. "...Ouranios? Are you there...?"

23:07 < Shadelow> Shady poked her head in, looking around, "Uh.. Hiya."

23:09 < EdenGM> the mare laughs and clambers out of the box, her coat a bright yellow and her mane short-cut and silver. "Can't make any promises~ Anyways, what can I get ya? Coffee? Tea? Bottle of the strongest aphrodisiac this side of equestria?"

23:11 Wicked keeps on soaping and begins to mend the many little scratches he has, mumbling about his stupor to think the guardian could hear him. He looks at his tail again, puzzled, and leaves it be as it is. Then he leans back and relaxes, not fully but much more then in a long time.

23:12 Smoldering_Ember grins back at Ruzeth, brushing his side with a wing answering, "I hadn't forgotten, and that was one of the things I was really starting to miss about living in a town." As she talks, she scoops up the floating chunk of soap and begins lathering her fur.

23:14 Fiery_Cider giggles some at the last one "Well uh, more along the lines of the last one, just more something to help when it's two mares" she says before pulling up the hood on her armored mesh cloak to hide her blush "Also, can I come in, this isn't the kind of...shopping I'd think foals should see and or hear"

23:15 < EdenGM> She giggles softly. "Go ahead~ Just mind the puddles, they're a bit sticky."

23:16 Shadelow blinked at what she offered, not sure about the last thing, "I could go for tea." She stepped a hoof in, wincing a little at what she said after, carefully trying to step where it might not be.. Sticky?

23:16 Ruzeth looks down at the water, "I've never lived in a town, we just visited them on occasion. The tribe just kind of roams." He notices her pick up the soap and holds out a hoof, "Here, let me get that for you instead, its easier as a pair."

23:19 < Fiery_Cider> "Uh....sticky puddles....why sticky puddles?" she asks keeping well clear of any such puddles "But um, yeah, heh, um....what all do you have for sale....as you can see....we're both mares and...well some complications there"

23:19 Smoldering_Ember smiles and tosses the soap to Ruzeth. "Okay, I suppose I can trust having your hooves running all over my bare body," she replies with a mischievous grin.

23:21 < EdenGM> "Oh I think I could help with that~"

23:25 Ruzeth blushes profusly at the implication, lathering up the soap in his hooves before gently working the lather into her back, letting his hooves slowly suds up her feathers as they travled up the mares sensitive wings. As he did so, he tried to apply some of the massage techniques that Wicked taught him with moderate success.

23:25 Fiery_Cider smiles and nods pulling the hood back as she carefully closes the door

23:28 < EdenGM> Ouranios doesn't respond to Wicked, though she did pulse warmly in the back of his mind.

23:31 Smoldering_Ember turns her back to Ruze when she sees him getting a good lather going, and despite her flirting, she gives a little twitch when he first touches her. She whickers softly and forces herself to relax as the zebra's hooves work over her back. When the hooves reach her wings, they flutter briefly before she can still them. "Mmmm...not bad for a first time."

23:31 Wicked relaxes a bit more and starts mending his mane, trying to remember his talk with the forest spirit. Was he supposed to think to her? He had no clue, and as an earth pony never assumed to need to have. Then he tries the thinkink, lightly humming a tune. >can?t you answer?<

23:32 < EdenGM> The mare, presumably Straight Jacket, grins as Fiery_Cider and Shadelow enter her home. "So anything particular you want?"

23:34 < Fiery_Cider> "Well is there anything to help fill.....certain needs while say....one of us is ontop of the other" she asks, giggling nervously some "And do you also maybe have some other things for sale other than more....adult items?"

23:36 < EdenGM> "Mmm... What Wicked?" the spirit mumbles.

23:37 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket giggles almost maniacally. "Depends on the needs~ And the way you mean 'on top'~"

23:38 Shadelow blinkablinked, her cheeks turning to more of a shade like her eyes, "Uh.. I could use just some tea or cofffe."

23:39 < Wicked> >sorry to wake you... I promised to call if we could talk. It... was a long trip< the stallion lays his tools aside and enjoys the smell and feeling of the soap and his mended fur, hoping to send Ouranios some of his emotion. >I am now in a situation with time... call me back, okay?<

23:40 Ruzeth beams brightly at the pegasus comments on his massaging. "I'm just glad you're enjoying yourself." He soon moves on to the other wing, giving it a good rub down and lather as well.

23:42 < Fiery_Cider> "Well uh....Shade I need some help with how to describe what you like dear" she says looking at the other mare with a soft smile

23:43 Shadelow blushed even deeper, "W-Well.. I-I uh.. Like.. Climb on top first.."

23:43 Smoldering_Ember closes her eyes and twitches her wing happily as Ruzeth works the soft frog of his hoof across her wings. "Oooh...yeah, I am. You have good instincts on how to use your hooves."

23:47 Ruzeth blushes even further and shakes his head, "No its not that, I just had a great teacher is all." Finishing up with her wing, he works on the last part he can get to with her back turned, her neck and mane. He plays with and tugs on the hair, spending much longer than actually nessesary in getting it all clean.

23:53 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket grins. "I bet I might have /something/ worth your time~"

23:53 < EdenGM> Ouranios sends out a soft, warm pulse for Wicked before going dormant again

23:56 Fiery_Cider smiles "What is it?"

23:56 Smoldering_Ember keep her eyes closed, whickering with pleasure at his gentle touch. "No, really, you may have had a good teacher, but how much practice could you have had? A lot of this is muscle memory, you know. Mmmm...and your muscles act like they already know me. Are you saying its all lucky guesses?" He can feel her tail swishing against his belly beneath the water. "I'd like to think I'm not that predictable."

23:58 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket giggles madly. "You'll see~"

23:58 < EdenGM> She then jumps into a different crate than the one she'd come out of

23:58 < Fiery_Cider> "Oooookay then" the unicorn mare says "Oh, also do you know where I could get chalk and acid also?

00:00 < EdenGM> The mare pops out of yet another crate. "So you can make bicarbonate of soda?"

00:02 Ruzeth withdraws his hooves as he finishes, leaning forward over Smoldering_Ember's shoulder and giving her a tender nuzzle on the cheek. "Oh, you flatter me. There's no way I'm that good after just watching..." He remains there for a couple seconds just resting his head on her shoulder, snout against her cheek. He's finsihed sudsing all of her back thats currently above the water.

00:03 Fiery_Cider dead pans "Yeah, how'd you know?"

00:05 < EdenGM> She simply giggles. "I have my ways~"

00:05 < Fiery_Cider> "That's getting a bit creepy"

00:06 Smoldering_Ember just rests there, a smile on her face, feeling warm and relaxed. "Mmmm...good enough. Won't lie and say you're perfect, but you don't give yourself enough credit. You've got the right basic technique. Just work on it and you'll be reducing mares - or stallions if you ever decide to experiment - to gooey puddles on the floor in seconds."

00:06 Shadelow nodded, "Uh.. Tea?"

00:07 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket smirks. "Then I'm doing my job right!" She ducks back into the crate, before popping up near Shadelowwith a cup of tea. "Here ya go! It's iced tea, hope you don't mind."

00:09 Shadelow smiled and sipped it, "Thank you miss."

00:11 Shadelow bit her lip and gagged a bit, setting the cup down with a shiver.

00:14 Fiery_Cider nuzzles the other mare gently "You okay hun?"

00:14 < EdenGM> "Whoops! I forgot, the box those leaves were in kinda... rotted away." She ducks into the box once more

00:15 Ruzeth Smoldering_Ember an tenative peck on the cheek before pulling away. "Now...I need you to turn around for me...or um...or...or you need to stand up out of the water so I can get those parts of you."

00:15 Shadelow nodded, "T-Thank you for the offer though."

00:18 Smoldering_Ember giggles softly, "Oooh...you want to get at more of my body? Well, I suppose when you put it so nicely..." She stands up on all fours and wiggles her rump a little, tail flicking water to either side as it swishes.

00:18 Fiery_Cider smiles and keeps nuzzling the other mare gently

00:21 Wicked , finished with his bath comes out of his room and trots along the hallway. He looks renewed, really good even as he knows how to mend a mane and put his fur to shine. He smiles wickedly to the counter mare and passes the key back. "I tidies behind, no worries. Tell me Miss..."

00:22 < EdenGM> The mare behind the counter giggles and takes the key back. "Call me Lily."

00:23 Ruzeth smiles timidly as she shakes her rump at him before leaning forward and putting his hooves on her butt, working them up and down those toned thighs and in between them, though his touch seems to avoid her feminine parts.

00:23 < Shadelow> "Alright.. Now about our.. THing.."

00:24 < Ruzeth> "Am I just as good down here?" He asks in a hopeful voice.

00:25 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket pops out of another box, grinning. "Found it!"

00:25 < Fiery_Cider> "Found what?" she asks curiously "And....would we be able to take it on a test run to make sure it's what we need?"

00:25 < Wicked> "Thanks again Lily... if you want a drink after your shift, I would love to repay the favor. Do you know by any chance where a bar can be found?" he waves with his flufftalontail and passes her the key with the same.

00:28 < EdenGM> Lily shakes her head. "I don't think we have a bar in town, sir... And really, it's fine. No need to get me anything."

00:30 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket grins. "Sure, but if you break it you buy it~" She pulls out what looks like a roll of tape, though it was an eerie glowing green. "My own invention, I call it ridgeback tape!"

00:30 Smoldering_Ember murmurs with pleasure as Ruzeth goes to work soaping her flanks, her tail twitching skyward a bit from the rather suggestive position. "Heh...well, you aren't doing anything wrong yet, I can tell you that."

00:30 < Fiery_Cider> "What now, and.....how would tape really do much for two mares?"

00:32 Wicked tilts his head, well aware of the falling of his mane. "I intend. This is the single nicest thing that happened to me in months." He shrugs and smiles at her. "I also had a long march and would be happy about some company, if you like."

00:34 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket grins. "Its a surprise~"

00:34 < Fiery_Cider> "How does it work, and which one of us would use it, and how would they use it?"

00:35 Ruzeth strokes her tail, trying to avoid staring at Ember's marehood, feeling quite bashful about the whole thing. He rubs over the hair quickly, working the soap deep into the fluffy appendage.

00:38 < EdenGM> Lily giggles. "You're too kind, but I have work to do here."

00:39 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket grins. "Bottom uses it, just a strip down the middle of the back and then let the magic happen~"

00:40 Smoldering_Ember is careful not to tease the poor young stallion too much, though her tail does twitch a bit on its own. "Mmmm...if we weren't trying to get clean, this could be even more fun," she jokes with a wink back at him.

00:41 Fiery_Cider nods "Well.....till it make it so....she can....erm...spread me out while up there?"

00:43 < EdenGM> "Oh I have something better for /that/!"

00:45 Ruzeth giggles back at her with nervous timidness. "M-more fun? Ummm I..." The stallion freezes up staring back at her with a stunned look on his face, his hooves kind of hanging in the air from embarrasment. Those sorts of thoughs had crossed his mind too but they made him feel strange and so he'd pushed them out of his mind."

00:46 < Fiery_Cider> "Could we try both, see if that's any better and more....fulfilling for us both?"

00:48 < EdenGM> "Alright, but be careful with my harness okay? I only have a couple of those..."

00:48 Fiery_Cider nods "We will be" she promises, trotting in place both excitedly, and anxiously

00:49 < Wicked> "How sad. But I can come back if your shift ends, how about that? It will be worth your time..." he then looks around and trots off slowly, but turns once more. "Until then, Miss Lily." and goes to town, looking for somewhere to eat.

00:49 Shadelow gulped, having sat back and just listened, enough sick as is without talking about this stuff.

00:50 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket pulls out a simple looking black bridle harness. "Here it is."

00:50 < EdenGM> Lily waves at Wicked "Okay then!"

00:52 Wicked looks around with grumbeling tummy but confidence. He had quite some caps at him and looks for somewhere to eat and have a talk maybe.

00:52 < Fiery_Cider> "So....how does that work?" she asks and nuzzles Shadelow gently

00:54 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket grins. "You'll see~"

00:55 Fiery_Cider nods "So....uh....is there a place we can go to try them out here right quick?"

00:56 < EdenGM> "Does it need to be clean?"

00:59 < EdenGM> Wicked spots what looks like an entire feast laid out on a table, with nopony else around

01:00 Smoldering_Ember snickers at Ruzeth and nods. "Could be. Not that I'm gonna press you into it. Mmmm...or more precisely make you press into it. Heh heh...I'll be good...ish." With that she dunks her whole body underwater to rinse off, suds quickly coating the surface of the water.

01:00 Wicked raises an eyebrow and walks over to the table, looking for somepony to ask what this was about.

01:01 < Fiery_Cider> "To....some extent, I don't want to be standing in...what I assume is the pleasure of others"

01:02 < EdenGM> "Well then... Nope!"

01:05 < EdenGM> Wicked spots nopony who even notices the table...

01:06 Fiery_Cider sighs and looks at Shadelow for her oppinion

01:06 Shadelow kicked a hoof, "I-I'd rather stay clean hun.."

01:07 Ruzeth shakes his head quickly back and forth to clear his frozen thoughts before admitting meakly, "I'm...ummm kind of curious..." He admits, quickly turning away in shame, looking down at the bubles that floated on top of the bath.

01:08 Wicked looks around still for anypony. There must be anypony, it?s a town! And he can scan from wll to wall since the town is surrounded by one.

01:09 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket passes the items to Shadelow and Fiery_Cider. "Here you go then! And instead of paying me, just find me some new items for my collection alright?"

01:10 < Fiery_Cider> "Oh what kinds of items?"

01:10 < EdenGM> "The absolute kinkiest, dirtiest, most lewd items you can possibly find!"

01:11 < EdenGM> Wicked somehow spots only a single filly watching him from a bit away

01:13 Wicked trots quickly to the filly and smiles welcoming. "Hi there, say, is there anypony around I could ask some questions? I am new here and it is very serious I guess.. and what is with all the food over there?"

01:14 Fiery_Cider nods "Sounds fair to me"

01:15 Wicked looks back to the table just to check if it?s still there.

01:15 < EdenGM> The filly blinks up at Wicked. "I dunno what you're talking about." The table had seemingly disappeared

01:16 Smoldering_Ember waits beneath the wwater, holding her breath as the suds spread out masking her presence. She then swims around behind Ruzeth, muzzle just barely poking above the water. "Ping! Ping!" she chimes then raises just her head out of the water. "Blub blub, I'm a sub," she giggles. "Fire torpedoes one and two!" Her hooves shoot out to plop against Ruzeth's rump. "Direct hit!"

01:16 < Fiery_Cider> "Thanks, also, uh, do you know where I could pick up that chalk and acid?" she asks as she nuzzles Shadelow excitedly

01:16 < EdenGM> Straight Jacket giggles, "Okay! Come see me if you find anything! And, uh... Nope!" She dives into her box

01:16 < Wicked> "Then somepony to talk to? Your parents, any adults?"

01:17 < Fiery_Cider> "Okay, thanks" she says giggling and opening the door "Wanna try these out just before we wash love?"

01:17 < EdenGM> "Um... There's miss Resurgence... But she may be asleep..."

01:18 Shadelow gulped, "m-Maybe."

01:19 Wicked looks around again, and checks the sky. "Say... what time is it?"

01:20 Fiery_Cider smiles and nuzzles the other mare "Don't worry, I'll make sure we're alone"

01:22 Shadelow smiled a little and licked her cheek

01:23 < EdenGM> The filly shrugs. "I dunno."

01:24 Wicked shakes his head and looks at the filly, then smiles and brushes her mane. "Alright, just point me to the next awake adult you know. There must be a clinic here, at least."

01:26 Ruzeth looks up again and notices that the mare was now completly underwater and giggles, letting out a sigh of relief. He watches her curiously as she swims about shaking his head in amusement. As the mares hooves hit his butt he makes a "Eep" before faceplanting into the water.

01:26 < Ruzeth> "You sunk my battleship," he cries out his voice full of mirht.

01:27 Fiery_Cider giggles "Off to the bath house!" she squeals happily and dashes off toward the bath house, the naughty items in her saddle bag

01:28 < Shadelow> Shady meeped and trotted on after her on stubby hooves

01:30 Smoldering_Ember laughs as he comes up out of the water with a toy commercial comment that still hadn't died out a century after the bombs. "Good one! Okay, come 'ere and let me get you clean." She reaches out and drags the stripey equine close and fetches the chunk of soap to begin returning the favor starting from the top down.

01:31 Fiery_Cider pushes into the bath hous, in quite the triumphant pose "Hello again nice bathhouse owner Miss, do you have any open bathing rooms for two?"

01:36 Ruzeth stands up againas she pulls him over, leaning against the mare as she began to scrub down his fur. As she rubbed at it she could tell that the little stallion hadn't had a propper bath in ages and several spots would probably need as second go over after rincing. The zebra purrs loudly and melts in her hooves, enjoying her tender touch.

01:40 Smoldering_Ember smiles at the cute sound coming from him as she gets out weeks, months, or even years of grime from his mane, neck, shoulders, and back. Every inch of him that isn't too personal to be touching gets to feel her hooves working over it, digging in a bit where the grime is the worst, but never pressing too hard. "How's that, hmm? Give it a rinse and let's see?"

01:40 < EdenGM> The filly points to a building down the road. "Maybe that one?"

01:42 Wicked nods happily and pats the filly. "Thank you! And have a nice day!" He starts trotting to the bathhouse, Lily will be easier to ask for directions.

01:43 < EdenGM> The little filly makes a Cheshire smile as Wicked walks away, then vanishes

01:45 < EdenGM> Lily giggles. "I have one open right now."

01:46 Ruzeth stands there for a couple seconds after she stops, his brain working slow at processing the question. "Huh? What?...Oh...Sure" He responds and dunks himself in the water as well, shaking back and forth to loosen the suds as lays under the water, which is now significantly darker than when they'd come in initially. He stands up again, scratching at some of the cleaner spots that where itching him due to being used to the grime.

01:48 Shadelow smiled, "W-We'll take it ma'am."

01:50 Wicked trots into the bath house and smiles as he sees Shadelow and Fiery_Cider. "Hello my friends, nice to see you. You are heading for a bath? Want some soap?"

01:50 < EdenGM> Lily tosses them a key. "Here you go. And welcome back sir."

01:52 < Wicked> "Hello again Miss Lily. I came back to ask for some directions, every adult seems to be asleep... And some direct question."

01:53 Smoldering_Ember watches the dirt spread away from Ruzeth and once he stands up fully she chuckles, "Are you a pig or a pony? Er, I mean zebra? Sorry, just something my mom used to say when I was a filly and came in caked in mud." She looks him over a buit then nods. "Looks like you need a second coat of clean." She works up another hoofful of suds and plops it onto his scalp teasing, "Settle in, mister. This could be a long ride."

01:54 Fiery_Cider smiles and practically drags Shadelow into the bathroom, giggling excitedly the entire time, and giving her special somepony a good smell of what she's thinking about

02:00 Shadelow was about to wave at Wicked before being ponynapped into the bathroom before she could meep.

02:02 Ruzeth shakes himself, flinging the ater everwhere, before looking quite embarrassed at Ember, biting his lip. "Well umm we only have ample water when we come accross a stream...which can sometimes be 2 weeks or so out in the jungles, and I didn't get a propper bath before I set out," he admits. He closes his eyes and relaxes as he awaits the next wave of cleaning. "I could even go for a third or a fourth if your the one doing it."

02:03 Fiery_Cider giggles excitedly after she and Shade are in that bath room, closing the door and pulling out their goods "So....you wear the harnes, and I wear the tape, mind helping me get it on love?"

02:06 Smoldering_Ember blushes faintly and smiles. "Flatterer. Still..." She puts on an air of offended fabulosity. "...more than two weeks without proper care? Well we simply can't have that, now can we? You just sit right there. You're in good hooves!" And indeed she does aim to make this second time even more relaxing, lingering unnecessarily over clean but tense areas, and in general turning the gentle cleaning into a proper massage.

02:09 Shadelow shook her head, floating the stuff in her magic

02:09 Fiery_Cider tilts her head some and nuzzles Shadelow gently giggling, but sadly what's soon to happen is behind closed doors!

02:12 Ruzeth giggles at her fiegned offense and responds, "Well if I'd had one sooner I'd of not had nearly as long alone with you." He rumbles contentedly as she massages him, leaning in and pressing himself up against her hooves as she rubs over the trouble spots.

02:18 Smoldering_Ember smiles warmly at that leaning forwards to give Ruzeth's cheek a nuzzle. "Oh, you say the sweetest things. Well, let's just see if we can't make this time well spent, hmm?" She goes back to work, focusing on Ruzeth, taking note when she feels the little motions that signal pleasure and repeating them, using them to figure out what else to do to make him happy.

02:19 < EdenGM> Lily blinks. "Everypony's asleep? What do you mean?"

02:23 < Wicked> "Nothing much, but I need directions. May you be so nice to lead me to someone I can talk to? We are still new here and ned a place to sleep, and food of course."

02:24 Ruzeth goes rose once again and smiles brightly. As her hooves return he sighs and murrs in in enjoyment, his tail beginning to swish back and forth as she continues to work on him. "You must of been paying good attention during my massage then, you're doing this so well," he comments

02:25 < EdenGM> "Well I can't leave to show you around right now sir... But perhaps try the clinic? Or the inn?"

02:26 < Wicked> "Hm, there is an inn? And where could I find this? If it is not too much to ask..."

02:27 < EdenGM> "Down the road on the right, can't miss it, it's next to the clinic."

02:28 Smoldering_Ember is just working her way down the middle of Ruzeth's back as she chuckles softly, "Well, I'm no expert, but it's not exactly my first time having my hooves on another pony."

02:29 < Wicked> "Very well, thank you again Miss Lily. I will repay the favor surely." After waving her he leaves for the clinic. Or the inn.

02:33 Ruzeth closes his eyes and breathes deeply, his body beginning to feel almost no tension due to both the warm water and the massage. A smile shows brightly on the young zebra's face until she mentions other ponies. For just a brief instant a tinge of jealousy flashed accross his face and she could feel his body tense up and then relax again.

02:37 Smoldering_Ember chuckles again noticing the brief tension but decides not to comment. "Okay, looks like we're about done here. Give it another dunk and let's see."

02:40 Ruzeth dunks again and comes out looking much cleaner. His white stripes are back to pretty close to a pure white. He scratches at his coat a couple of times and smiles at the mare. "Yep, I think I'm good to go. Feels like awhile since I've been this clean." He glances down at the dirty water and makes a face, hopping out of the tub.

02:42 < EdenGM> Wicked wanders the town, the buildings a mixed bag of solid stone buildings, run down pre-war resort buildings, and recently built wooden homes. The inn was very easy to spot, being much bigger than most of the buildings near it, except the sprawling complex that was currently being used as a clinic for the town

02:42 Smoldering_Ember likewise climbs out of the tub with a rueful chuckle. "Yeah, I think we need a bath to clean off our bath. Ah well, that would probably be wasted effort. We'd be dirty again way too soon. So what next? Food maybe?"

02:43 Wicked walks to the inn and looks inside, if there is anypony to talk to this time.

02:44 Ruzeth gives a quick nod, "Well, we're good enough anyway. I guess perhaps we ought to see what the others are doing, I bet they got off to food without us."

02:44 < EdenGM> There was an older stallion behind the desk, who looks up at Wicked as he looks inside

02:48 Smoldering_Ember nods and trots out of the bathhouse giving Lily a friendly wave on the way out.

02:48 < Wicked> "Oh hello there. I was wondering if there might be rooms and a meal to be purchased here? I would need three rooms, and one meal.."

02:49 < EdenGM> "Mmmn... Three rooms? I think I got some..."

02:51 Ruzeth follows along quickly, looking around the down as they walk outside. "I thought whey were going to be out and about after we got cleansed and all?" The zebra notices with confusion in his voice.

02:53 < Wicked> "This is wonderful. How much may that be?"

02:53 Smoldering_Ember stops dead in the street and nods. "Yeah, you're right. Let's go back and ask Lily what's going on." She turns around to trot back to the bathhouse.

02:59 Ruzeth bites his lip and follows behind close. "This whole experience is kinda weird...we havn't met very many ponies at all around here. We even got in first at the bathhouse."

03:02 < EdenGM> The elderly stallion slowly taps his chin. "It'll be... 400 caps a night..."

03:02 Smoldering_Ember nods back at Ruzeth as she re-enters the bathhouse looking for Lily.

03:03 < EdenGM> Lily was sitting behind the desk, looking bored and idly tracing shapes into the wood grain with her hoof

03:04 Ruzeth aproaches the table and grins at Lily. "Hey, have you seen two unicorns, one with a broken horn or that stallion that came in with us anywhre? Know where they are?

03:05 < EdenGM> Lily blinks a little and lifts her head. "Hmm? You mean that couple and the stallion who tried to get me to go have a drink with him? I think two of them are in a bath, and the stallion just left after asking about the inn and clinic."

03:06 Smoldering_Ember pipes up, "Okay, so where are the inn and clinic?"

03:07 < Ruzeth> "But, we should let the other two know where we're going at least."

03:08 < EdenGM> Lily points out the door. "Can't miss the inn, it's a big pre war building. And the clinic is nearby, it's a big sprawling complex of stone buildings. *"

03:11 < Shadelow> Shady stepped along out of one of the doors, heading back to the entrance of the bathhouse

03:13 Ruzeth grins over at Shady as she walks out of the door that Lily had indicated. "Oh, we were just looking for you! We're going over to the in. Would you kindly let Cider know?"

03:14 < Wicked> "Four hundred each? Err... that is, uhm, much too expensive. I cant pay that much, is there an option?"

03:15 Shadelow nodded, "I'll let her know." She quickly stepped back and called out, "We're heading to the inn after if we're not here!"

03:15 Smoldering_Ember smiles at Shady asking, "Where did you two go anyway?"

03:15 Fiery_Cider calls back "Okay...I'll be there sooner or later"

03:17 < EdenGM> The old stallion mutters beneath his breath. "Eh fine, maybe you can help out ol' miss Resurgence in the clinic... She's been griping to me so much about her problems, and by Celestia I'd give you free rooms just to have her shut up..."

03:18 Shadelow walked along to Ruzeth and Ember, letting out a breath she was holding, "Alright."

03:26 Smoldering_Ember smiles at the other mare then turns to lead the way out and towards the inn. "Let's get Wicked!"

03:28 Ruzeth gives a nod at Shady's acknoledgement and turns to follow after her, heading towards the inn.

03:34 Fiery_Cider trots into the tavern/inn after a while, dripping some still

03:38 < EdenGM> Ruzeth, Shadelow, and Smoldering_Ember spot Wicked talking with an elderly stallion behind a desk

03:38 Ruzeth raises a hoof to the otheres to tell them to be quiet and sneaks up behind wicked before pouncing on him.

03:39 Wicked turns in that moment and grins a bit perplex as he sees the three. "Oh good, I wanted to find you... but I have to help out in the clinic, as long as you are not all rich and didn?t tell me."

03:40 Smoldering_Ember grins as she gets an idea what Ruzeth intends and goes quiet...but the effort is wasted thanks to a creaky board giving the zebra away. She covers for him saying, "Hey, Wicked! We're done with our baths and thought we'd grab a bite to eat. Got any suggestions?"

03:42 < Wicked> "Hmm... there is a promised meal for us. But I will have to work, sadly. The rooms would be too much to afford else. So, you could accompany me to the mare we were tlking to before..." For anypony who knows the timid stallion, by his loud voice they can see soething is not right.

03:43 Shadelow nodded, "Uh.. Work where Wicked?"

03:44 < Wicked> "At the clinic. But I can manage, really. You al have a partner, I am sure after such a bath you intend to share some time." He smiles with tilted head and makes and attempt to wal by, leaving the inn.

03:46 Ruzeth moves to intercept him. "Why are you working at the clinic? Just come have dinner with us and relax, you look uneased."

03:47 Smoldering_Ember follows Ruzeth with a small frown. "Hey now, you have to know we wouldn't feel right having fun and relaxing while you worked."

03:47 < Shadelow> Shady stepped his way, "I have some time to be there, I can help you out Wicked."

03:48 < Wicked> "Oh, the rooms are four hundred caps a night, can you afford this amout?" The stallion looks worried. "No, you all have your partners and resposibility. It is fine, really. Also nice to work for once." He tries a smile, to calm them down.

03:53 < Shadelow> "Well.. I'm not with her tonight.. I want to help."

03:53 < EdenGM> The group eventually makes their way to the entrance to the main clinic building

03:54 Wicked sighs and rolls his eyes. "If you insist, Doctor Shadelow... but you can spend your time better, really, then helping a worried stallion to help others..."

03:56 Ruzeth grumbles at those words, "Really more like being forced to do slave labor. No really other choise except let Ember sleep on the ground, and we can't have that."

03:57 < Wicked> "Yes, Ruzzeth. Bear in mind wh you are talking to, though."

03:57 < Wicked> *Ruzeth

03:57 Smoldering_Ember chuckles, "I appreciate the sentiment, but I've slept on the ground before. The wasteland isn't always a kind place after all."

03:57 Fiery_Cider catches upto the group as they head for the medical place "Oh, hey, what's up?"

03:58 Shadelow frowned, walking to Wicked, "You know what you're doing Wicked.. You've done it for a long time."

03:58 Wicked waves his tail at Fiery_Cider still smiling a bit of standart. "Oh hello Miss Cider. Please, could you talk that nonsense out of your dearest? I insist to work alone, but she wont let me..."

04:00 < Fiery_Cider> "If she wants to help you I think she should" she replies "After the whole cleansing thinggummy I think doin' what we all know best would help out alot.....that said I need to get some chalk and acid still"

04:02 Smoldering_Ember flashes a grin and chuckles, "Hey, maybe I could help out too. I may not be trained, but I can follow instructions, and I think I'd make a great naughty nurse!" She winks at Ruzeth and Wicked as she strikes a coy pose.

04:03 Fiery_Cider groans at that and rolls her eyes sitting down with a thump

04:04 Wicked rolls his eyes in an attempt to look beaten. After a deep sigh he smiles a bit. "Okay okay, if you all insist. Remember me to do the work next time you sleep..." he chuckles, then raises an eyebrow at Smoldering_Ember. "Hm? You can do better, I am sure."

04:07 Ruzeth stares blankly at Smoldering_Ember's wink, this particular joke joing over his head. He does give a nod at wicked though. "I'm sure we all can help out at some. Should make this whole thing go by faster and be less miserable.

04:08 < Wicked> "Hmpf,well then. The clinic is over there."

04:12 Shadelow nodded, trotting along out with him, "Alright."

04:13 Wicked trots over to the clinic and looks around to his friends. "Anypony mentioned the immense lack of ponykind till now? I find it rather unsetlling."

04:14 < EdenGM> The clinic entrance was blocked by a pair of large double doors, which were rather bland in all other ways.

04:14 Ruzeth nods at wicked, "Ya, me and Ember noticed it too. I thought they were going to come out after what machine bit..."

04:14 Fiery_Cider shrugs "Better than the squishies, I mean, yeah, ya get used to the smell after a few years, but honestly, it sucks being around them all time"

04:14 Smoldering_Ember chuckled softly and leaped into the air, flying ahead to open the double doors for the others. "Hey, need any help in here?" she asks as she flies through.

04:17 < Wicked> "Um, hello?" the red stallion enters with unsure expression. Some othr would think he?s scared.

04:18 Fiery_Cider walks in slowly

04:18 < Ruzeth> "Umm guys...do you think the clinic might be where they keep the quarunteen?"

04:20 Wicked takes a step back. "Possible, but wouldnt there be guards?"

04:21 < Ruzeth> "Look how locked up this place is...Why would they even need guards?"

04:21 < Fiery_Cider> "Eh, I don't think so, I mean, wouldn't you keep them away from the place where people stay?"

04:22 < EdenGM> As soon as Smoldering_Ember opens the door, Ruzeth, Fiery_Cider, Smoldering_Ember, and Shadelow all hear a loud hiss and a mare cursing loud, with vulgarities strong enough to make a sailor-pony blush

04:23 Fiery_Cider reflexively throws up a sheild in the door way "BOOMY SENSE TINGLING!"

04:24 Shadelow frowned and blinked at the situation, letting out a quiet, "E-Excuse me?"

04:24 Wicked looks a bit dazzled but keeps himself together to attempt to close the door RAPIDLY.

04:25 Ruzeth winces at the shouts and pulls back. "Umm wonder what's going on in there..."

04:27 < EdenGM> After a bit, a lone mare whose silvery blue mane was blown back in a wild, windblown look comes storming down the hallway. "Who the hell is yelling while I'm working on something important!?"

04:28 < Shadelow> Shady frowned, "We're sorry ma'am. Me and my friend here" She motioned to Wicked, "Were just coming to help out."

04:28 < Wicked> "Yes indeed, we were told you needed assistance."

04:29 Fiery_Cider still has that scrolling yellow and black diagonally striped sheild in the doorway "So...that hissing wasn't something about to blow up?"

04:30 Smoldering_Ember blinked at the ponies who had shut the door behind after she went through it. She remained fluttering near the ceiling, a perplexed look on her face as the unfamiliar mare trots up. "Obviously not."

04:31 < EdenGM> The mare snorts. "Maybe! I dunno, I'm not down there any more! And who told you I needed help? Was it FIg Newton at the Inn? He's always in my business."

04:32 Fiery_Cider dropps the sheild and snickers some "Fig Newton.....like...the cookie things....pffff"

04:32 Smoldering_Ember licks her lips. "Mmmm...sounds tasty."

04:33 < Wicked> "If he bothers you, maybe you should not bother hi? Because, you see, this was his intention to send me. How can I help?"

04:34 < Ruzeth> "Or at least we could agree to leave you alone if you leave the inkeeper alone."

04:37 < EdenGM> She grumbles. "That old coot is the only one who ever asks me if I'm doing okay with what I'm doing, and now he wants me to leave him alone? the nerve..."

04:38 Shadelow frowned, stepping ahead, "How about we just help.. Alright?"

04:39 < Fiery_Cider> "What are you doing anyway?"

04:39 < EdenGM> "I guess I could use your help with this... Considering I've been trying to keep this mare alive for all of three days and can barely manage it."

04:40 < Fiery_Cider> "Oh....keeping some one alive....and here I am, all out of magic berries, to bad my pip buck doesn't have a scanner function like the medical models normally do"

04:41 Shadelow blinked "Pipboys have scanners on them?"

04:41 < Wicked> "I saw... collueges... in really bad condition. Just tell me what to do."

04:42 < EdenGM> "Hey, I know what's wrong at least!" She says as she turns back down the hallway. "But making a cybernetic heart and performing dangerous surgery? Yeah, that's harder than anything I'm trained for."

04:42 < Fiery_Cider> "Only the medical worker ones, like a peripheral thingummy. Like if I get the parts I can set up a wireless signaller on mine, but mines a demolitionist's pipbuck so....kinda yeah"

04:43 Smoldering_Ember perks up a bit. "A cybernetic heart did you say? Do you have any parts?"

04:43 < Wicked> "Cybertech? Oh my, that IS something.." Worried he nudges Shadelow and nods to the doctor.

04:44 Ruzeth makes a face at the mention of a cybernetic heart. "Probably stop beating after a couple days as well."

04:44 Ruzeth rolls his eyes.

04:45 < EdenGM> "I've got parts galore! But hell if I know what the fuck they do. All I know is that unless I do this, she's gonna be on that old heart-lung machine until it gives up the ghost."

04:45 < Fiery_Cider> "Nah, they recharge from the blood flowing through them, which causes them to pump the blood, they're pretty nice, like most of those cybernetic, infinate sustainability"

04:46 < Wicked> "Then maybe we can maintain the heart-lung stabilisator and put on the surgery preperations while Miss Shady or Miss Ember here looks over your parts issue."

04:48 < EdenGM> "I guess so, but you'll all need to sterilize yourselves and get in some hazard suits. Check the room on the left for some, there should be a sanitizing station there too. Then hurry up to my lab down the hall."

04:49 Ruzeth stands there looking utterly confused at all the technobabble. "Do what now?"

04:49 Smoldering_Ember grins and gives a nod. "Yeah, I mean, I'm no expert, but I have read a few articles about them, so I know the theory, and I do know a bit about plumbing and electronics."

04:50 < Fiery_Cider> "Well, I know chemestry stuff some so if you need some stuff mixed up I could give it a go"

04:50 Shadelow nodded, looking to Ember with a smile, "Well.. Me and you pretty much have what we need. Everypony else might wanna stick back.. Unless you're set on coming."

04:51 Smoldering_Ember trots over to begin sanitizing and getting suited up. "Sure, we'll be right with you soon enough."

04:52 Wicked sanitizes too, and suits up aswell. "I?ll be preparing the surgery, did so before. She will need somepony passing down tools."

04:53 Ruzeth follows along and does the same thing because the others are doing it, still not quite understanding what's going on.

04:54 < Fiery_Cider> "I'm uh....not so good in that kinda place, just let me know if you need me to do anything please?"

04:55 Shadelow nodded and smiled happily, sanitizing and quickly trying to move from her robes to hazard suit. "Ruzeth, Cider, you might want to stay back." She rubbed back of her head "We've got this."

04:56 Wicked smiles at Fiery_Cider. "It?s okay, I will show you. You have a strong stomache, at least. Maybe we even have some time to talk?" then nods to Ruzeth. "Until somepony calls you, try not to block the way, that was my first mistake"

04:56 < Fiery_Cider> "Uh....well.....you know how things get around me, a surgury room is a bad idea....."

04:57 Ruzeth folds his ears flat against his head and frowns, "Well...alright I guess..."

04:59 < Wicked> "You do not have to, I wouldn?t have asked you in the first place. Feel free to go and enjoy some free time." He sets for the labroratory.

04:59 Shadelow nodded and smiled to them both before heading off.

05:00 Fiery_Cider just sits around in the lobby

05:00 Ruzeth takes a seat next to cider