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>>26784010
Last time, Holiday Special showed Gutter Pup her workshop and began to teach him the ways of haggling and standing up for both himself and his employer. After some... moderate success, it was time for bed. But while Gutter Pup slept quite soundly, Holiday Special was plagued by a mysterious voice. When Holiday asked Gutter Pup about it the next morning, the colt claimed to not know what Holiday was talking about. Oh well, it probably didn't mean anything of any importance. With that mystery taken care of, Holiday put together a list of tasks for herself and Gutter Pup to get done; now the unlikely duo is off to start their day. But where...?
>Day 3
>10:00am
HP: 100%
MP: 100%
Bits: 54
Inventory: 1 apple, 1 toy boat
Status: As perky as she gets
This is where your quest continues...
>>26784063
Let's return the boat
then we can buy some paint.
and then make birdhouses. TIME MANAGEMENT.
>>26784084
This is good
>>26784084
sounds good to me
>>26784084
>>26784092
>>26784124
Holiday Special leads Gutter Pup to the playground behind the schoolhouse.
At 10 in the morning.
While school is in session.
Aren't you glad you waited an hour for this?!
"Um, so, what sort of work are we going to do here?" Gutter Pup asks, his optimism like a cheese grater on Holiday's nerves.
>>26784727
I'm not glad at all. In fact I'm quite upset.
knock on the door and tell the teacher you would like to see a student so you can return a boat to him. you're a busy mare. You can also just give it to the teacher and she'll hand it to him. let's get this crap over with.
>>26784727
Lets just go buy paint and start working on the birdhouses. We can come back later.
>>26784727
This was a waste of time lets just go get our supplies and start building bird houses so we can start Pup's training. Pup needs to learn about the stuff we use if he's going to be our apprentice.
We got to keep productive.
>>26784727
We are already here. Just go in, make the exchange and get out.
>>26784727
It's ok Holi. He's young, full of hope and life. Just like all the nice colts and fillies inside. Just go see if we can't go in real quick and let him know we have his boat and put it on the teacher's desk or something.
>>26784768
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>>26784840
>"...We're utilizing the barter system. Come on, I'm going to talk to the teacher."
Gutter Pup nods and follows Holiday around the schoolhouse like a scraggly duckling trailing behind its vindictive drunken mother. The sound of the school foals talking to one another about some kind of group project can be heard through the open window. It soothes Holiday Special's irritation ever so slightly. She rounds the second corner of the schoolhouse and knocks on the door. Through it, Holiday can hear a few surprised voices, and then hoofsteps approaching the door. It opens to reveal a purplish Earth pony mare. It's Cheerilee, the teacher, in case you needed that clarified.
"Yes?" she asks. "Can I...?"
She stops when she realizes who she's speaking to. Her expression darkens so much it's like her face is devouring every photon on the schoolgrounds.
"Get off my property." she growls in a voice so low and furious it actually makes Holiday flinch.
>"But I just-"
"I don't care WHY you're here." Cheerilee interrupts. "Get out of here now or I'll call the police. YOU'RE not welcome here after what you did at the Nightmare Night play."
>>26785442
rude
>>26785442
YOU listen to ME. I am here to deliver a colt's toy sailboat.
>>26785442
Then you get to explain to the poor colt why he isn't going to get his toy boat back.
>>26785442
>those were screams of terror and you know it cheers! that play was boring till i got there
>>26785670
i put terror instead of joy, fuck me
>>26785479
>>26785590
>>26785601
>"YOU listen to ME. I-"
SLAM!
This was the incorrect response.
>>26785834
Screw politeness
Throw the boat through the window.
>>26785846
This
>>26785846
It's an efficient delivery system.
>>26785834
>SLAM!
This, for Cheerilee, was the incorrect response. She'll get hers. Do we know where she is?
>>26785888
>Do we know where she is?
Inside the schoolhouse.
>>26785899
Excuse me, meant to say "where she lives?"
>>26785846
>>26785857
>>26785865
Holiday Special peels her face off the door of the schoolhouse. The veins in her forehead bulge.
>'Bitch just made a POWERFUL enemy!'
"Miss Holiday, are you alright?" Gutter Pup asks.
Holiday Special ignores the question, instead trotting back around the side of the schoolhouse. Once again, she can hear the foals inside talking to each other about various school-related things.
>'I can deal with the flower child later. Right now that kid needs his toy boat back. And if I can't hoof it off to him myself, I'll have to deliver it via air mail.'
Her horn glows, and Holiday Special sends the toy boat flying into the open window. Somepony in the schoolhouse cries out, and many surprised and confused voices can be heard.
Including Cheerilee's.
Stopping for the night. I really need to start drawing faster, I know. Thanks for playing, and for bearing with me.
>>26786345
I hope we aimed it to land on his desk and not shot it randomly at a foal.
>>26786048
I say we set her house on fire at the last minute before we live this hick town.
>>26786359
Night Inept
>>26786345
Yell through the window 'I FOUND YOUR BOAT KID BUT YOUR TEACHER DOESN'T WANT YOU TO HAVE IT'
and hope the owner of the boat actually is in the classroom and we didn't just assault a school foal with a toy boat for no reason
>>26786558
>hope we didn't just assault a school foal with a toy boat for no reason
Inept wouldn't be that cruel with us, anon.right?
>>26786599
>the owner of the toy boat is not in the school house, and now we've just thrown it into Cheerilee's den, possibly injuring one of her students with it
He would be. It's too typical of how everything's gone not to be the case here. We just dun fucked up big time.
Ya'know now that I'm not focused on playing a character that's a huge asshole, I can think of many potential ways we could have got him the boat.
>>26786656
>He
>>26786686
>Ya'know now that I'm not focused on playing a character that's a huge asshole
don't go down that path friend, that way lies friendship and Princess Twatlight Spergle being right and gloating about it
we don't want either of those things
>>26786686
Nobody asked.
>>26786707
>implying not >He
>>26785834
Nice place you got here.
>>26786345
i found your boat but I'm not allowed to give it to you normally because your teacher is mean. See ya!
vabm
Ep
Okz
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>>26786558
>>26786656
>>26788398
>"HERE, KID! YOUR TEACHER WOULDN'T LET ME GIVE IT BACK TO YOU BECAUSE SHE'S A BI-... I MEAN, BECAUSE SHE'S MEAN!"
The door around the side of the schoolhouse flies open, and Cheerilee can be heard screaming: "GUARDS!!! POLICE!!! GUARDS!! WE HAVE TROUBLE AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE!!!"
>'Uh-oh.'
"Are we going to jail...?" Gutter Pup asks, putting a hoof to his chin. "They have beds there, and they serve three meals a day...!"
>"Tempting, but we've got work to do. Let's go- oh, shit."
Cheerilee rounds the corner, and she's on the warpath. When she sees Holiday, she makes a beeline for the unicorn.
"Going somewhere?" she growls. "Too late for that. The only place you're going is a dungeon!!"
>>26793355
I didn't do it, it was some other red mare with green hair.
why don't you go back and help the kids instead of dealing with me.
>>26793355
Hey! Being a huge bitch is MY thing!
>>26793355
Admit your love for her, and that you only act the way you do because you don't know how to show love properly, and thenpunch her lights out.
>>26793355
Damn, and I thought I was a bitch. Congratulations, you've topped me.
Anyway I'm leaving and you can't stop me.
>>26793355
>Enter Pokemon Battle
>Pic related
https://youtu.be/hTNgiLmjuZo
>>26793355
So returning a foals lost toy is a crime now?
>>26793355
HOLD UP GUTTERPUP AS A SHIELD
>>26793355
Grab her. Bear hug the fuck out of her and do not release. While she struggles, tell her what she's doing is stupid and that she needs toTHINK OF THE CHILDREN
And that Pup wants to go to school.
>>26793425
Holy shit this.
Maybe a bit of this also while in the battle.>>26793444
>>26793355
How about we TK lift her up into the nearest tree and be on our merry way, yell into the classroom that recess has started. They're gonna play a game of "get your teacher out of the tree!". Or go in there and tell em like a civilized pony, but what fun would that be?
>>26793452
>>26793425
More battles sound great.
Pmub
>>26793355
Ignore, keep walking.
>>26793397
>>26793406
>>26793425
>>26793428
>>26793444
>>26793452
>>26793575
>>26793608
Holiday Special shoves her snootle right back into Cheerilee's.
>"Hey! Being a huge bitch is MY thing!"
"I know!" Cheerilee growls. "That's why you should be put away where you can't hurt anypony else!"
>"Hurt? So returning a lost foal's toy is a crime now?"
"Everything YOU do is a crime in some capacity."
>"Damn, and I thought I was a bitch. Congratulations, you've topped me."
"You 'only' came to the Nightmare Night play to hoof out candy, remember? How did THAT turn out?!"
>"That was not my fault! That barrel of cider fell into my mouth wholly of its own volition! Anyway, I'm leaving and you can't stop me."
"Oh yes I can!" Cheerilee snaps back, hopping into Holiday's path. "You're not going anywhere until the Guard-hey, what are you doing?! Put me down!!"
>"You're being stupid. You need to think of the children."
"That's exactly what I'm doing!" the thrashing Cheerilee screeches in response. "I won't let you rampage through my school and hurt my foals!"
>"Hurt them?! I wouldn't dream of hurting kids! In fact, I'm going to give them an early recess!"
And then, Holiday Special tosses Cheerilee into the nearest tree, much to her chagrin.
>"HEY, KIDS! RECESS HAS STARTED!"
Several foals that had already crowded around the window to watch the spectacle begin to talk amongst themselves, apparently unsure of whether to listen or not.
"NO!!" Cheerilee yells from the tree. "STAY INSIDE, CHILDREN! IT'S NOT SAFE!"
>"You're a responsible teacher. I might just start sending this little guy here. You want to go to school, right, Pup?"
"Uh, sure...!" the uncertain colt replies with a toothy smile. "They serve tater tots at school!"
>"They sure do. Come on, let's get going before she gets out of that tr-
SMASH!
And then, Holiday Special's vision fills with stars.
>HP: 86%
>>26794065
Oh shit.
Yell out "TWAS A PRANK BRO"
Then proceed to run away
Or you know,USE A FULL RESTORE LIKE A CHEAP BITCH
>>26794065
Why is Cheerilee curbstomping us? Come on Holi! Fucking beat her ass!
>>26794065
Claim to be the victim
Put those foals to our side
>>26794102
>TWAS A PRANK BRO
>Not TWAS A PLAYFUL JEST, BROTHER!
>>26794148
This works
But in this case it is
>TWAS A PLAYFUL JEST,SISTER!
>>26794065
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
>>26794065
Ya know for once we did absolutely nothing wrong here.
If the guards did come by despite our rep we do have a good case against her and could file for aggravated assault at the least.
Also, we're a unicorn why don't we just magic her into the air, get her stuck some place and leave.
>>26794382
Self defense?
>>26794382
I tried that, and she leaped out the tree and kicked us in the neck. And I thought I was being kinda clever too. Shows what I know.
C'mon Inept, we promise to actually follow the Pokemon battle rules.
>>26794483
>we
I ain't promising nuthin, fuck you, and fuck your rules.
I am a rebel, and I can't be contained, baby.
>>26794425
Hmm well, guess we could always just send her flying like a booger this time and hope we get a good head start.
If I knew we could figure a way out of it I'd be super fine with lighting this bitch on fire.
>>26794556
I suggested that as a way mostly to avoid getting in a fight with her and exacerbate her issues with us. While flinging her away would probably be efficient in removing her from our presence, it might not be the most tactful way of doing so.
>>26794102
>>26794117
>>26794148
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>>26794176
"Miss Holiday!" Gutter Pup gasps, glancing back and forth between Cheerilee and his fallen employer. He doesn't seem sure of what he should do.
"Don't get too close to her!" Cheerilee warns him. "I don't know what she told you, but she's NOT somepony you can trust."
Gutter Pup gives a look of disbelief. "Are you sure you have the right pony?" he asks. "Miss Holiday's been so nice to me."
Cheerilee glares down at Holiday Special as she sits up, groaning and rubbing the back of her neck. "I truly doubt that." she says icily.
>"Urrngh... It's true: Me being a bitch... 'TWAS A PLAYFUL JEST, SISTER!"
Cheerilee jumps back at Holiday's sudden outburst. And then, she falls over as Holiday Special sucker punches her in the muzzle, drawing blood and making her cry out.
>"BOOK IT!!!"
Holiday Special and Gutter Pup quickly flee the area, vanishing into the trees of Sweet Apple Acres just as the Royal Guard that Cheerilee screamed for arrive.
>>26794742
I'm sorry you had to see that gutter pup.
>>26794742
Keep going.
>>26794771
Yes. That, Gutter, is what is known as "self defense."
Anywho, to the paint shop.
>>26794742
Gonna report this shit to Twilight when she comes to check on us, then she can go fuck herself.
>>26794837
She'll just throw it back on us and say it's our fault.
We should keep trying to make friends with gutterpup and teach him trade skills.
>>26794742
The only thing to do is carry on like that never happened. To the paint store.
>>26794742
Sucks that we didn't actually get paid by the colt yet, we will have to find him later
>>26794771
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>>26794796
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>>26794967
As quietly as she can, Holiday Special slinks away from the schoolyard, beckoning to Gutter Pup to follow her. Once the unfriendly unicorn feels there's a sufficient number of trees between her and the Guards, she finally speaks:
>"Sorry you had to see that, kiddo."
"It's alright." he answers, giving a small smile. "But... Um, I don't know if I should ask this, but how come that mare said that I shouldn't trust you...?"
Stopping for the night. Thanks for playing!
>>26795172
Night inept
>>26795164
"I don't like most other ponies, and I've left bad impressions on them. Like really bad. Most ponies in this town hate me. And Cheerilee's a bitch on top of that."
Honesty is good here. If we come across as if we're lying, he won't trust us either. So let's just be upfront with this.
>>26795172
sweet dreams friend
>>26795164
Dont worry kid. It's not like we're in the mob or anything, but maybe we do get into trouble a bit, but its not like we go out of our way to ruin ponies lives.
Mainly just normal mischif but somethings just kinda fall on us.
>>26795164
I don't like most ponies, and I've never hid that, so they don't like me either.
>>26795164
Most ponies are assholes, so I'm an asshole back.
It's bit me in my ass more times than one, including now.
>>26795164
"They don't like me, I don't like them, but they assume I don't like everything in existence which is partially true, and I just assume'd if they don't like me they'd leave me alone but that's not the case. You understand the situation, right? Not like you can blame me for being Rage-Red. It's racism, I tell you, you get born the wrong color and nobody trusts you do do good things."
Erryone else is a bitch.
>>26795577
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>>26800233
Holiday Special grumbles under her breath.
>"'Cuz erryone else is a bitch."
"What?"
>"I said... I don't like most other ponies, and I've left bad impressions on them. Like, really bad. Most ponies in this town are assh-.. um, most ponies hate me, so I'm an as-... so, I don't like most ponies. They assume I don't like everything, actually. Just because I'm rage-red. It's racism, I tell you! You get born the wrong color and nopony trusts you to do good things!"
Gutter Pup flinches a bit at Holiday's sudden outburst. The unicorn sighs.
>"..Don't worry, kid. It's not like I'm in the mob or anything. I just... get in trouble a bit. I don't go out of my way to ruin lives."
Holiday Special thinks back to her karaoke session a couple of nights earlier.
>"...Usually."
"Oh..." Gutter Pup looks down at the ground as he walks. Holiday Special can almost hear the gears in his head turning. "So... You don't like most ponies?"
>"Nope."
"Why not?"
Holiday Special pauses.
>"Huh?"
"You just got done telling me that you don't like most ponies and you get in trouble with them, so they don't like you either. So, why don't you like ponies?"
>>26801638
Because they're all too happy to be controlled by fate. None of them think for themselves or even have an ounce of ambition. But that's not the worst part. The worst part is that they want to pass that apathy on to the next generation.
>>26801638because that's the whole point of theus cyoa! mwahahaah
Because they always expect something in return
Like, you're the friend of somepony, and if they've got problem, you've got to be there, you can't be rude to them, etc, etc, etc
And before you relize it, you're more about being what other what you to be that being you!
Really, most people are friendly not because they like like people, but because they don't want people to be mean to them
See that teacher earlier? People say she's nice, but she's not because she like people, no, look at how she was with me!
That's because when you've got friends, uou can pretend to be super nice and virtuous because they all agree with you, because they're friends, and they're super awesome and kind too!
But that goodness, it's actually about as deep as a puddle
>>26801638
It's just such a bother to deal with them. always wanting to be your friend because they think they can get free shit from you, or reduced prices, or wanting to talk about the weather, or for you to listen to some dumb boring bullshit that happened to them once years ago for the thousandth fucking time because they're too retarded to remember they've already told you this fucking boring ass story multiple times before.
And sometimes I just want to get shit over with and go home, but they decide to make it take longer than it needs to by starting some pointless conversation that neither of us care about and aren't even going to remember once it's over.
Even if you do make friends with someone, they'll just up and stop talking to you one day and won't say why, or move away and say they'll keep in touch, and then never talk to you again, or make new friends they think are better and then leave you by yourself.
It's all just so pointless, nothing good ever comes from it, and I don't care about any of it, but they do it anyway.
It's easier to just not bother and stay alone.
Sometimes they're persistent and won't fuck off even though you tell them nicely to fuck off, so the only way to get them to stop is to be mean.
>>26801638
it's just easier not to deal with them often.
>>26801638
They fucking sing. A lot.
Plus, I'm already busy as it is with the toys, I don't need to be distracted with other things.
The whole reason I got temporarily-bested was over a toy!
beb
Some of you speak from experience, huh?
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>>26802358
>"Because they're such a hassle to deal with. They're always so blindly happy, even when they don't have a damn reason to be. They're all glad to be controlled by fate, they have no ambition, they sing - A LOT - it's just easier to not deal with them very often."
"Oh..." Gutter Pup is quiet for a moment. "Well, maybe you just haven't met a real good friend yet...! I'm sure that there'll be somepony out there that you'll like to be with."
Holiday Special glares down at Gutter Pup; he flinches and shuts up.
>"Please. Really, most ponies are friendly not because they like ponies, but because they don't want ponies to be mean to them. Plus, they always expect something in return. Like, you're the friend of some pony, and if they've got a problem, you've got to be there, you can't be rude to them, etc., etc., etc.. And before you realize it, you're more about being what others want you to be than being you! Or, they want to be your friend because they think they can get free shit from you, or reduced prices, or wanting to talk about the weather, or for you to listen to some dumb boring bullshit that happened to them once years ago for the THOUSANDTH fucking time because they're too retarded to remember they've already told you this fucking boring ass story multiple times before. But sometimes I just want to get shit OVER WITH and go home, but they decide to make it take longer than it needs to by starting some pointless conversation that neither of us care about and aren't even going to remember once it's over! Even if you do make friends with someone, they'll just up and stop talking to you one day and won't say why, or move away and say they'll keep in touch, and then NEVER TALK TO YOU AGAIN, OR MAKE NEW FRIENDS THEY THINK ARE BETTER AND THEN LEAVE YOU BY YOURSELF!!!"
1/2
>>26803136
Holiday Special finally pauses her rant when she remembers that it's Gutter Pup that she's yelling in the face of at the moment; she quietly turns away from him and keeps walking.
>"...It's all just so pointless, nothing good ever comes from it, and I don't care about any of it, but they do it anyway..."
She sighs as she pushes open the door to the hardware store.
>"It's easier to just not bother and stay alone."
Not daring to set her off again, Gutter Pup follows her in in silence. She walks up to the counter where a bored-looking young stallion in a cap is reading a magazine. When he sees who his customer is, he mumbles to himself unhappily before addressing her: "Yes...?"
>"I need some paint."
"Aisle 2, on the right."
Not bothering to thank him, Holiday Special follows his directions, which lead her and Gutter Pup to a cornucopia of paint cans.
>>26803532
>10 bits a can
How many do we have again?
>>26803532
get the second green.
>>26803532
So what all colours do we need?
We need paint for birdhouses.
Didn't we want to paint flames on some toy too? I can't remember if we've done anything with that or not.
We need red and yellow paint for the toy, and then whatever for the birdhouses.
>>26803584
our stats, including bits, are in the first post after the OP.
>>26803532
Do they have smaller cans?
>>26803532
We should apologise to gutter pup on the way back home.
>>26803638
>"Guard the paint, kid."
"Okay...?"
Holiday Special returns to the counter.
>"Hey, do you have smaller paint cans?"
"No." the clerk replies, not bothering to look up.
>'Big fucking shock.'
>>26803617
>>26803622
Holiday Special levitates a few cans off the shelf and inspects them.
>"These might be good."
Beckoning for Gutter Pup to follow her, Holiday brings her paint cans to the front counter. The clerk glances up at them, then at her.
"Anything else?" he asks curtly.
>>26804200
Hey, rude clerk dude, just do your job and cut the sass. I'd take a princess' name in vain, but judging by that hat I doubt you'd know who I was cursing.
>>26804200
No.
>>26804396
Don't you need to have like 8 colors to paint with?
How is that thing called that painters hold where they put dabs of paint on? I know there's many more colors on that than just 3. At the very least you need white.
>>26804200
>That hat
>>26804200
Go back and replace the green for blue, and get white and black paint too.
>>26804586
It's a palette.
>>26804586
A paint brush.
There are actually 52 colours. Black and white, and the rest are just variations of gray.
>>26804586
What I mean is a paint palette.
>>26804683
Hijiggles pls
>>26804694
He isn't completely colour blind is he? I thought he could see certain colours.
>>26804247
>>26804284
>"No."
"Thirty bits." he says, bagging the cans and then hoofing them over with a glower as Holiday sets a small pile of bits on the counter.
>"Hey, rude clerk dude, just do your job and cut the sass next time."
"I tried being nice to you." he answers icily as he tosses the bits into his register. "Up until you punched me in the mouth for it."
Holiday blushes a bit. She'd been a bit drunker than usual that day. Gutter Pup gives Holiday a shocked look, which just makes her blush harder.
"Maybe you'd get less 'sass' if you practiced what you preached." the clerk says flatly, returning his attention to his magazine. "Now, if you don't need anything else, I'd appreciate if you leaved my store."
>>26804722
No wait! Fuck green, get blue!
>>26804722
How is making fun of a drunk mare nice?
That was a backhoof compliment and you know it!
>>26804722
Let's just go, if we're gonna argue with everyone who hates us we'll never get our work done.
>>26804722
Just leave. We won't have to deal with any of these bastards after we leave.
>>26804726
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>>26805094
>"How is making fun of a drunk mare nice? That was a backhoof compliment and you know it!"
"Asking if you wanted me to call you a taxi isn't the same thing as literally calling you a taxi." the clerk answers. "Now please-"
>"No, WAIT!"
Holiday Special removes the green paint can from her bag and quickly returns it to the shelf, swapping it for a bright, vibrant blue instead. She bags the last can herself and gives Gutter Pup a forced smile.
>"Forgot my primary colors for a minute. Come on, kiddo."
"Alright..." Gutter Pup answers in a small voice, following Holiday out of the store.
>'That's two things done. What else is on the... list...? Aw, fuck me, I left the damn thing at home. Now what do I do?'
>>26805169
Fix your life.
>>26805169
we need to get a big piece of paper so we can write "yard sale" on it. and build bird houses.
>>26805169
Go home and start working on the birdhouses, because that's all I can remember we had to do today that we haven't already done.
>>26805204
We still have to give the CMC a couch or tell them that we need to hold on it for a bit longer.
>>26805229
They're probably still in school right now.
Didn't they say they'd come to our house to pick it up?
>>26805169
Dang it, this kid's sad looks and shocked expressions are making me feel bad.
Despite being completely one-hundred percent right all the time. I still feel like we owe gutter pup an apologies for yelling at him earlier.
>>26805263
No, we told them we'd take it to them.
>>26805195
>>26805204
>'Oh, yeah. Crittersky's birdhouses. Well, I can't think of anything better to do until school gets out, so... Guess I'm building birdhouses for the next few hours.'
With no way to solve her couch quandary just yet, Holiday Special decides to return home and practice her carpentry skills. Quick as a whip, she completes her first 2 birdhouses and is hard at work on her third when Gutter Pup (who'd been following by her side and watching her the whole time) finally pipes in:
"So, um, what kind of work should *I* be doing, Miss Holiday?"
Stopping for the night. Thanks for playing!
>>26805677
K bye.
>>26805661
How good are you at painting?
>>26805661
Have him paint the houses. As long as he doesn't waste/ruin the paint or do anything offensive it'll be ok. He might even have fun.
>>26805661
You can help paint, But no singing!
>>26805661
Attempt not to think of how shitty you've been to the colt and give him the privilege of doing the painting himself.
>>26805661
he looks scared, ask if hes okay.
bumping at 10
>>26805661
Let's see if he can harness his inner Bob Ross, let him paint.
Oh my...
I leave @ 105, I need to catch up.
Here, take some bump !
Will this thread ends badly!?
>>26812550
Yes, pony police will take us and Gutter won't do anything butlook disappointed.
Look into gutter pups eyes and realize that hes not scared or upset. but hes disappointed in us.
Leave the paint job to the kid.
And apologies for being rude with him.
We will probably need to teach him how to use a brush though...
Oh, and we should be prepared to be visited by guards too...
>>26814162
>visited by the guards
I-It was self defense!
>>26814230
>Yes, like that time you hit this poor waiter with an half full bottle of dandelion spirit because he was "way too kind with a drunken mare to offer an other drink".
Alcohol is very good to disinfect wounds...
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>>26814162
Biting her tongue over being interrupted, Holiday instead obliges her eager yet timid helper:
>"Can you paint?"
"Well..." He glances off to the side. "I've never really tried-"
>"Then there's no better time to start! Pop those paint cans open, grab a brush and a birdhouse, and let out your inner Balk Ross."
"Really...?" Gutter Pup noses through the bag of paint cans with cautious intrigue. "Wha... What color should I paint them?"
>"Anything you want, kid. Be creative. Just don't spill too much paint, or put too much of it on the brush at once. And get a cup of water to rinse the brush with so you don't mix up the colors. That's really all there is to it."
A small smile spreads across Gutter Pup's face. "Okay, I'll do the best job I can...!" he promises, gathering up the tools he needs around an old table with a gimpy leg.
>'Kind of fitting for him.'
Once he's all set up, Holiday floats the first birdhouse over to him.
>"By the way, I'm ssss..."
Holiday's face contorts as she struggles to get THAT word out.
>"I'm... sssor-ry, about yelling at you before. I didn't mean to scare you. I just..."
She sighs, trying to dismiss those unpleasant thoughts of her past from her mind.
>"Never mind. Just... I want you to know that I don't like being mean to kids."
"It's alright, Miss Holiday." he answers, picking his chin up a bit. "You've still been a lot nicer to me than most other ponies. Not that I blame them... Everypony has to vent their frustrations now and then. It's better that they aim them at me instead of each other. That's part of my job...!"
>"Well, your job now is painting. So, have fun, kiddo."
Gutter Pup grins and takes the brush in his mouth, and the two of them set to work. With two ponies working in tandem, it doesn't feel like long at all before Holiday Special has finished her eighth birdhouse. Wiping her brow, she turns and glances over Gutter Pup's shoulder.
>>26814980
That kid's got talent, dayumn. I dig it
>>26814980
Let's see how it manage to...
>mess o'color
Oh well, Flutter Spy never said a word about colors...
We probably need to wait paint dry before deliver, but how much time did it takes?
We still need to tell Cruel Marc Crunchers that their sofa will not be theirs until some days...
>>26814980
>The happy face
Das qt mang.
>>26815096
Know what we could do? We could make them a pretty neat swing set until we can get their couch.
>>26814980
This kid is just too damn sweet, I think we might have found the one true saintor masochistin all of Equestria.
Holiday must protect this child.
>>26815162
Obviously.
Until we leave, that's it.
Then, he can go back to his lovely dumpster again.
Please, don't tell me we are gonna adopt this colt...
>>26815152
So we get ripped off a first time by selling it cheap and a second time by working for free?
>remembers the set of wiggly eye
Ripped off two time, sounds good to me.
>>26814980
That's not half bad.
>>26814980
He is dripping paint all over the table though. We should have laid out paper first
>>26815224
>Please, don't tell me we are gonna adopt this colt...
I kinda want to anon.
I think Gutterpup would make Holiday want to try and be a better pony...or well one who doesn't drink as much.
>>26815284
But it's destiny is to be a punchbag, anon.
We can't defy destiny.
>>26815284
Like on being a better being?
Just as Toilet Sprinkle want us to be?
Err... I don't now Anon.
Holiday Special's talent is to...
Wait, what is her special talent anyway ?
>>26815563
No, I meant like just less punching ponies outunless were drunkand less drinking maybeunless were drunk.
For gutterpup's sake, I don't like seeing him disappointed or sad.
I said nothing about taking on shitlight's bullshit friendship propaganda.
That's not real friendship it's government forced ideology.
>>26815259
It's a workshop table, a little spilled paint gives it character.
>>26815511
>We can't defy destiny.
NOT WITH THAT ATTITUDE
For real though, fuck destiny. We're Holiday Fucking Special, destiny ain't got shit on us.just like how that harpy didn't:^(
>>26815563
I think our talent is toymaking.
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>>26815259
>"Dayumn, kiddo! You've got damn sweet talent there!"
Gutter Pup tilts his head back up, smiling a big dopey smile around the paintbrush in his mouth.
"Y' rllry thnk sho?" he says through gritted teeth.
Holiday Special's stony resolve wavers and very nearly melts at that smile.
>'Oh Celestia that's cute. And he put a little smiley face on one of the houses... hnnnnngh...!!!
>No, stupid, focus! He got paint all over your table! ...Your shitty old table with a broken leg...
>W-well, he painted the birdhouses a whole mess of colors! ...Even though Fluster Scry never said anything about colors...'
Holiday Special coughs and tries to play it casual:
>"Y-yeah, I mean, that's not half-bad, for a newbie. Keep it up."
Gutter Pup blushes and nods, resuming work on his sixth birdhouse. As Holiday's facade begins to break behind his back, she suddenly hears a loud banging sound upstairs.
>'Fuck. I've got visitors. Loud and angry-sounding ones, no less.'
>>26815637
Okay, I understand.
But still, rising a colt with our drinking habit can't lead to something good.
Because, with Christmas Special, "Unless we are drunk" rhythm with "Till we are still alive".
But I still believe that skipping friendship to mothership is not a clever choice.On the other hand, if we don't do anything, it's dumpster party for him...
>>26815781
Toymaking?
Could have been woodcrafting as we seems to be good at birdhouse too.
Either looks promising to me.
>>26815929
Ah good, our preferred kind of visitor.
Pup can stay here while we go deal with it.
>>26815929
Peek from the window before answering to see who it is.
>>26815929
Sneak a peek from the blinds or something in case we need to jump out the back window and lay low until heat dies down. Again.
>>26815929
>inb4 Cheerilee charged us with foal-endangerment, and foal-enslavement, get taken to court and get Pup taken away
Do. Not. Want.
>>26815929
Go to the door, open it, politely tell whoever's there that Holiday Special isn't home, and then slam the door shut and go back to the birdhouses.
>>26816007
Pretend to be the donkey maid cleaning up the house as a cover.
>>26815929
>Hey Kiddo, now a little game named "hide and seek"? Wana play?
>Hope I still have some magic left...
Sneak peek to catch our visitor's identity.
>>26816041
>Donkey Maid
>"Noooo...noooo senora Holiday Special is not here..."
>>26816004
It's over, anon.
Say bye to pup.
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>>26816004
Images flash in Holiday Special's mind of that smug cunt teacher watching her being dragged away kicking and swearing like a sailor by the Royal Guard. Again.
And yet, something's different this time. Normally that notion just fills Holiday with annoyance, since it means a day of forced sobriety (or, Celestia forbid, a weekend). But this time, it makes her stomach turn to ice.
>"You keep painting those birdhouses, kiddo. I'll... go see who's at the door."
"Okay, Miss Holiday."
The festive-colored mare creeps upstairs and quietly opens the basement door, just in time to hear another salvo of irate pounding on her front door. As quickly and quietly as she can (a skill Holiday has had much practice with), she slinks through the living room and takes a peek out the window, just as her unwanted guests beat on the door for a third time.
"HOLIDAY SPECIAL!" one of the guards calls through the door. "THIS IS THE ROYAL GUARD! OPEN UP! WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU!"
>'ShitshitshiTSHITSHITSHIT.'
>>26816673
Open up the door
If they ask about the cunt,deny everything
>>26816673
Tell them you paid for your paint.
>>26816673
tell them you're not there
>>26816673
I think self defense might be somewhat a valid case. She did kick us in the neck from a tree.
>>26816673
Aight, I don't know if Anons want to go loud or something else, so I'll suggest two things.
1. Answer, but FUCK opening that door just to get tackled and arrested. spout whatever legal bullshit you may know, with hope that youdindunuffin
2. If we ARE going to open up that door, could we at least have a minute tostack buffs, replenish mana, and get ready to tank it encase they decide to try and get Pup
>>26816698
No openning door, with our reputation they'll strike first and ask questions later.
>>26816673
Ask them if you're under arrest.
If so, go quietly. If not then they can fuck off.
>>26816673
I guess we could just tell them the truth.
Honestly, besides punching that stupid bitch in the nose we didn't do anything wrong.
Also, she hit us first.
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>>26816729
>"I'M NOT HERE!!"
"..."
>"..."
"...I don't think she's here."
"Shut up, Fritter. HOLIDAY, OPEN THE DOOR OR WE'LL GET A WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST."
>'Brain I fucking hate you you stupid useless sack of grey slime!'
Holiday Special opens the door, putting on her sweetest smile.
>"Officers, what brings you to my-"
"Save the sweet-talk, Holiday." the lead guard snaps. "You're in big trouble this time."
Most mares would have started to sweat by this point, but Holiday Special keeps her cool.
>"What for? I paid for the paint I bought. Ask the redneck salespony yourselves!"
"We're not here about stolen paint, Holiday." the lead guard answers.
>"It WASN'T stolen!!"
"We're here because Cheerilee claims you trespassed on her school grounds, magically assaulted her, and then physically assaulted her and ran off when she tried to defend herself and the schoolchildren you were endangering. What do you have to say about that?"
>"Lies! Lies and slander! I did no such thing! I was returning a young foal's toy boat and then she restrained and assaulted me when I was trying to leave! I dindu nuffin!"
"Yes, yes, I'm sure you 'dindu nuffin.'" the guard replies, exchanging a smug smile with his partner. "Except, of course, trespassing on school property, violating a restraining order, and then getting into a physical altercation with the pony that filed the order. All of which you just confessed."
>'Ohhhhh, fuck. EVERYTHING.'
"Does that sound about right to you, Fritter?" the guard asks his partner.
"Sounds about right to me, Cruller." Fritter responds.
Cruller nods, then turns back to Holiday. "Sound right to you, Holly? 'Cuz if we're all on the same page here, then I'm gonna just go ahead and ask you to come into town with us."
Stopping for the night. Thanks for playing!
>>26817325
typical grill
>>26817325
k bye.
>>26817311
Tell them we'd love to go on a date with them, but we have a guest over and would hate to have to kick them out, so maybe another time.
If that doesn't get them to leave, claim they can't arrest us because they never told us our rights.
Kinda mean not telling us that we'd be violating a restraining order by going to the school, inept. That's something that would have altered our plans for the day.
>>26817325
night night
>>26817311
We never new about any restraining order.
>>26817311
>"Sound right to you, Holly? 'Cuz if we're all on the same page here, then I'm gonna just go ahead and ask you to come into town with us."
Oh no.
>>26817325
Thanks for the run, gg, good-night Inept!
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>>26817424
It's inept, of course there was a restraining order that we didn't know about.
miniboss time?
>>26817311
Geez, here we are working on establishing a friendship just like the princess, long may she reign, ordered us to do, and these guys want to lock us up because we tried to do something nice and expand our social circle.
For shame.
bum
>>26817311
>this will end badly
>it ends badly
I don't know why I expected otherwise.
damn, we should have baked some cookies.
>>26817423
>Kinda mean not telling us that we'd be violating a restraining order by going to the school, inept.Holiday Special can only respond to things she knows about.
>>26817423
>>26817424
>>26817446
>"Restraining order? No pony told me about a restraining order!"
"Don't play stupid with me, Holly." Cruller says sharply, his emerald eyes boring into Holiday's. "Ever since you 'spiced up' the Nightmare Night play, you've been forbidden from coming within 100 feet of Cheerilee and her schoolhouse. She told us that she tried to shoo you off and you just ignored her, then proceeded to assault one of her students from a window until she intervened and got punched in the snootle for her heroism."
>"WHAT?! THAT IS A LOAD OF BULLSHIT! I-"
"Save it for the judge, Holiday." Cruller interrupts. "Now are you going to come along quietly, or are you going to make me a VERY happy guard and do this the hard way?"
>>26824795
Punch them.
>>26824795
grab his helmet and use it as a weapon.
>>26824795
Lull them into a false sense of security and the knock one of their lights out.
>>26824795
'I can't go with you, because I'm foalsitting, and can't in good conscious leave such a fragile and young pony all on their lonesome. Abandoning a foal would be beneath such a virtuous and upstanding citizen as I am.'
>>26824843
No
>>26824871
No
>>26824887
No
Do you want to give Twilight more leverage? As soon as she hears we got jailed she'll be all up in our business.
>>26824898
We're already getting jailed. Also they wouldn't believe the foalsitting thing in a million years.
>>26824795
Go along but first ask if you can grab something from the kitchen to take along as a snack first.
Use this as a chance to leave a note for gutter pup so he knows what happened to us. He'll more than likely end up being our witness.sadly.
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>>26824887
Normally I'd be all for this but we're outnumbered and I don't want to add assault of a guard to our bullshit list of offences. We're in the right this time so we should try to keep our small advantages.
>>26824898
Shut up, common sense.
>>26824795
Battle time.
>>26824795
Attacking is just going to get us in worse trouble, and we're a little busy trying to get our shit together so we can leave town. We don't really have time to go to jail.
Tell them you have to alert a guest that you're leaving.
We could probably get some of the schoolkids to tell the truth about what happend, they were there. The CMC kinda like us at least and that kid whose boat we tried to return will probably vouch for us.
>>26824898
Screw that. Say that you have to pick up the keys and lock the door, take a can of paint and throw it at their faces. While they are blind, beat them sensless.
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>>26824932
This sounds better than getting another game over.
>>26824898
>No
Oh yeah? Well "No" to you too, fucker.
>>26824940
That paint was kinda expensive though.
NO
WE ARE NOT BEATING UP THE GUARDS
WE'LL BE IN THE DUNGEON SO FAST WE WON'T HAVE TIME TO GET MAD
TWILIGHT'S ALREADY RIDING OUR ASS, LET'S NOT GIVE HER THE EXCUSE TO SHE WANTS TO FUCK US OVER
>>26824795
Come back with a warrant, assholes.
*Door slam*
>>26824898
This.
If they try to take away Gutterpup, say you'll come along quietly, but only if you are allowed your right to face your accuser.
When they bring us to Cherokee, then is the time we mustsincerely apologize, and be forgiven.Because it seems to be the only way out of this shit. Do it for GutterPup holiday. Do it so that you can finish making the toys, and see all the children happy. Don't give her the satisfaction of seeing you mad and behind bars. Give her the dissapointment of seeing you honest and free.
>>26824977
Sounds good to me.
>>26824795
Finally try to do something good for somepony and this is what we get... Fuck Twilight. Fuck Celestia. Fuck Luna. Fuck Cheerilee. Fuck having "friends." Fuck Equestria.
Incidental encounters are not punishable by law
The restraining order merely prevents us from engaging cherilee
We went down to the school to deliver a toy to a kid
Cherilee just happened to be there.
We are not in trouble, the guards are just stirring shit up.
>>26824795
Did she tell them that there is a restraining order or did they know it exists? If there was a restraining order than Cheerilee should've told us about it from the get-go.
>>26825007
>Incidental encounter
>Going to her place of work
m8...
I say we make them get the fucking warrant, Tell him we're going to make him the opposite of happy and make him work for once instead of sitting around eating donuts like a fatfuck.
>>26825007
They're trying to get us to attack them or give them a reason to throw us behind bars. Let's not give it to them.
>>26825021
I'm fairly sure a restraining order has no power unless both parties are aware of it. So we did no wrong.
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>>26825032
How can we be expected to follow a restraining order that we didn't know about?
This is bull shit.
>>26825007
Honestly, it probably won't work as a defense because >>26825032
>>26825046
Alright. Changing my vote from attacking to asking for a warrant, if they try to use force then smack them thou'.
>>26825050
yeah, inept really should have said "you have a restraining order" when we first encoutered cheerilee.
>>26825046
This, and tell them to ask the children
>>26825050
>>26825102
>b-but she didn't knew either!
>>26825046
This.
>>26825102
Yeah, that's a little weird you'd think we'd remember that.But let me guess inept is going to say we don't remember because we were drunk when it happened like with the cashier..
>>26825148
you would think cheerilee would mention it too like "YOU VIOLATING YOUR RESTRAINING ORDER!"
>>26825148
That would be lame.
>>26825051
>>26825032
fari enough
but we still didn't know about the restraining order, nor did cheery provide the document for verification so for all we know she could be talking out of her ass and the guards could just be acting like giant assholes
we are still not at fault
>>26824795
What ever happened to the pony equivalent of our Miranda Rights?
>>26825294
the Mareanda Rights, you mean?
Dear gard, I'm very sorry but I must disapoint you.
I can't remember any paper saying that I can't do my job and deliver the toys I create for kids to thooses said kids. I don't even make him pay. As for this teacher, and even if we surely had bad experiences in the past, I'm not the one beeing angry today. As a proof, I was attaked and tried to reply with defensive atitude. But she rush again toward me, leaving me no other choices than using the fort. As you are aware, I wasn't always nice. That's why I par fered to leave instead of making thing worst. If I need to follow you to explain this again to our ruler, then, let it be. Just, please, let me a second or two to take my key and leave some food to the cat.
>>26825335
C'mon anon, we both know that Inept is already drawing Holyday trying to beat up the guards and failing miserably.
>>26825409
I'm hoping he rolls with the one telling the guard to get bent and go get a warrant, him and his buttpumper buddy.
>>26825409
Do you think she's crying? What do you think death's tears taste like?
>>26825502
She'll start crying when they threaten to take gutter pup away.I know that's when I'll start crying.
>>26825409
I want to believe.
>>26825523
Why would Inept cry about them taking gutter pup?
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>>26825134
Holiday Special bows her head and sighs.
>"Alright, you guys win... I'll come along quietly."
"Pity." Cruller responds, exchanging a look with his partner. "I was hoping to give that tangled mane of yours some walnut shampoo before we brought you in. Oh well. Cuff her, Fritter."
Holiday Special glances up at the guards.
>"You didn't let me finish. I'll be glad to come along quietly... once I see a warrant for my arrest."
Fritter stops in his tracks. Cruller's smile vanishes.
"...Uh..."
>"You DO have a warrant, right? Or did you just come over here straight from the donut shop like usual?"
"For your information, we stopped back at Town Hall first!" Fritter says matter-of-factly.
"SHUT UP!" Cruller barks, making his partner flinch. Cruller turns his attention back to Holiday, snorting with annoyance.
"We don't... have a warrant..." he grudgingly admits.
>"Ah. Well, in that case, here's what I'd suggest. Why don't you assholes get your fatfuck posteriors off of my property - which that stoop is a part of for another three days yet - go back to Town Hall, get a warrant for my arrest, and then roll it up into a nice tight little tube, and shove it RIGHT UP YOUR ASSES!!"
SLAM!
"WE'LL BE BACK, HOLIDAY!" Cruller yells through the door. "DON'T GO ANYWHERE, YOU HEAR ME?!"
Holiday Special doesn't respond. She hears the guards grumble and bicker amongst themselves, their voices and hoofsteps gradually trailing off until they're no longer audible. Finally, she breathes a heavy sigh of relief.
>"Pheeeew...!"
However, even though the danger is gone (for the moment), something is still nagging at the back of Holiday's mind...
1/2
>>26825617
I think today might be time to bail. we were planning on leaving soon, but it might be best to move that upto nowish.
>>26825545My threshold for pain is high, but it exists. Expressive characters are harder to hurt than one- or two-dimensional little blobs of pixels.
>>26825617
>'Something's fucky around here. I might be a sour bitch, but I'm not stupid. That clerk... Okay, fine, maybe - MAYBE I misinterpreted his semi-coherent slurring in my inebriated state. And MAYBE I overreacted a tiny bit to it. And MAYBE that incident slipped my mind because of said inebriation, which I proceeded to remedy in the back of his wagon a half hour later.
>But restraining orders take HOURS. You gotta go to Town Hall, wait for that donkey bitch at the counter to call you up and take down your information in broken Equestrian, wait AGAIN to get into the court, and then listen to the plaintiff bitch and moan about trauma and emotional scarring and property damage and all that shit, and then the dishonorable Judge Stickupherass yells at you like a schoolfilly and bangs the hangover hammer, and then you finally get the paperwork and get to go home and eat a half a block of cheese and have a nap.
>I would NOT have forgotten all that. I've never forgotten a court order before. So why was this one different...?'
