Strike stopped before the orange mare. "Straight to the point I like that, I'm here because I think we can both be profitable." Strike observed the black eye. Perfect... "I see you're having quite hard time with whatever lowly scum supplies you. Here's my proposal you will start selling Dragon produced drugs. I guarantee you they pay much more'' Strike points at the black eye "And are much more considering when receiving their share"
Urban Dystopia (Forum RP)
#101
Posted 04 December 2013 - 12:04 AM
#102
Posted 04 December 2013 - 01:18 AM
Cascade rubbed his neck with his hoof and looked a bit discouraged but continued on anyway. "Well, some things did happen. But I wouldn't say it was good." He set his glass down, reached into his hoodie pocket, and pulled out both butterfly knifes with one hoof. Flipping them both open in the same exact way he did previously before, Cascade finished what he had to say. "A couple weeks ago I had gotten jumped by a group of random ponies. I think they were in a gang but i'm not entirely sure. They took everything I had and beat me to the point of death." Cascade pointed with one knife to the scar of his left cheek. "It wasn't long before I was found in the alleyway the group left me in by some random pony. They brought me to the hospital then vanished. I never did ask for their name." He looked back down at the blades. "When I got checked out of the hospital, I went and bought these bad boys off Ebay. Now, I carry these around with me where ever I go."
Cascade hadn't known Tinker for a long time. Hell he hadn't even known him for a while. But what he did know, what that he was trustworthy enough to talk about the dark, personal things. Considering it had looked like he had a few of his own. Along with Eclipse.
#103
Posted 04 December 2013 - 02:07 AM
Tinker's head nodded slowly, "Not a whole lot of good's been happening lately, for anypony really. Just be careful, you're more likely to get noticed and singled out if you go around with a weapon flashing, and that'll be a whole lot more of nothing good." He licked his lips, lost quietly in thought as he rubbed his chin with his hoof. He looked down at Eclipse's hooves and up to her face. Something was on her mind, as was Cascade's, judging by his expression. Ah, just stay out of it, Tink, you can talk to her later. You can talk to him only if he talks to you.
Eclipse looked over to Tinker expectantly, catching him mid-look. She wasn't really sure what to say to him, or to the group at the moment for the matter. She reached up to fiddle with her ear absentmindedly, looking around the garage curiously. So much had changed since she had last been in here, apart from the neatness of the tools arranged on the walls and the messiness of his notes.
Tinker broke the short silence again, leaning forward on the toolbox nonchalantly, "So wha'd'we wanna do? We can stay here and talk, of if you two wanna tag along while I take this load of scrap out to be sold, we can talk on the way, maybe get paid a bit, see some of the city? Or any other ideas?"
((Heh, running out of stuff to talk about that Eclipse hasn't already asked. Any other ideas of stuff to do to keep it interesting, Cas? Squint, do we have an overall goal that we're going for?))
#104
Posted 04 December 2013 - 02:36 AM
((I have no idea Running. To be honest, i'm just responding to whatever you reply with. Did you have this thing planned out or are you making it up as you go?))
#105
Posted 04 December 2013 - 02:57 AM
((I had it planned up until Tinker woke up and yelled at Eclipse. From there I changed my plans of how he was going to deal with the situation, since I figured all the other gangs were going to hate all of us not in their gang anyways, adding another source was kinda annoying. I had a long analogy in case anybody said Tinker's response wasn't realistic, but I'll spare it until somebody says otherwise. Right now I'm just playing it by ear, but I don't know of any future goals that we're supposed to work towards, so I'm running out of stuff until I know what we're supposed to be doing.))
#106
Posted 04 December 2013 - 03:18 AM
((We would try to interact with other people. That's an idea.))
#107
Posted 04 December 2013 - 03:27 AM
((Alright, post a reply to Tinker's question and we'll go a'searchin'. I can probably get one more post in tonight.))
#108
Posted 04 December 2013 - 03:38 AM
Cascade shifted foward a bit. "Well, i'm up for just about anything if you guys are. My controller can wait." He sat up and put his balisongs away. "Uh, one quick question though, what's up with the flashy garage door remote Tinker?" Cascade pointed to the floor where it was located. "Seems kinda pointless dont you think?"
#109
Posted 04 December 2013 - 04:07 AM
Tinker squinted at the thing before scrambling from his seat to snatch it up in his mouth. He spoke rather hurriedly, the object making speech difficult as he trotted over to the workbench with it held gently between his teeth, "Nrrh, rrt'th jrrth a thrrng rr wath wrrkin' on, almoth perfec" he said, spitting it out onto the table before continuing, "Not pointless, I've been working on it for a while now and I've almost got it. It's supposed to be my new multitool, if I could ever get the frequency right... and the power supply... and the... well it doesn't always do what you want it to yet, but I'm getting close, I think. If I could just take the power cell and..." He reached up and pulled one of the papers from the wall, laying it next to the device and studying both intently. "The thing drains it so quick, if I could backfeed the power consumption around to the cell, I could... Mmm... No, I couldn't... Fusion maybe? No, no no. Fusion is dangerous... But effective, I'd just have to limit the-" He stopped as a bolt hit him square in the back of the head.
Eclipse coughed softly, "Tinker, you're going into one of your little fits, and we can't understand you." She smiled, At least that much hasn't changed. I'm not sure it ever will. She turned to Cascade, "Careful what you say, he'll go off on a tangent, and you'll never catch up with him."
Tinker stood looking at the 'remote' for a moment before agreeing, "Yeah... Sorry, it happens. I can't stop it. If I do it again, just hit me." He turned around to see Eclipse smiling slyly, "Gladly." He grinned back at her and left the table, heading for the cart on the opposite side of the shop. He stepped over the shaft and into the yoke, tightening it as best as he could with his mouth. "Alright, let's head out then. Walk or ride, doesn't matter to me, but somepony get the door for me, would ya'?"
Eclipse nodded, hopping up from her seat. "A field trip, how fun!" She bounded over to the door and put her head against it, pushing it up to the roof and beckoning to Tinker. Tinker put his weight into the cart and lurched forward without much trouble. He was used to pulling a full cart, but it was only half full today. Not a bad haul though, most of it's steel alloy. Should fetch a nice price either way, he thought as the cart creaked out of the garage.
The mare waited until Cascade had stepped out of the garage before pulling the rope to close the door with a Clang! A moment later she had jumped up onto the back of the cart and nimbly parked her rear end at the front of the cart. "Just like old times, Tinkie, you carting me around and all. Such a gentlecolt," she mused.
"Yeah, a real dream come true," Tinker replied, glancing back to make sure she was settled in. Satisfied, he turned to Cascade and decided to make small talk. "Ever been out to the market? It's a real sight, but watch yourself, we gotta cross both of the major gang territories. They shouldn't give us trouble, I sell and do work for all the gangs, but you never know. With three of us, though, we should be good. Most of 'em I've dealt with in the past'll recognize me, but there's always that chance..."
"Keepin' an eye out, Captain," Eclipse said gruffly from atop her perch. "Won't nopony be givin' us trouble today. Not if I've got something to say about it."
#110
Posted 04 December 2013 - 04:14 AM
Cascade just shook his head and laughed. Following a few inches behind Tinker, he answered his question. "I've been to the market sometimes. Certainly not long enough to stick around and see gang activity. But, just long enough get what I needed and leave." Cascade had begun flipping both of the balisongs at the same time. A mixture of pro and created tricks played out in the 2 metal butterfly knifes in perfect sync. It was like an orchestra to Cascade.
#111
Posted 04 December 2013 - 04:45 AM
Tinker watched out of the corner of his eye as Cascade flipped the butterfly knives around, remembering his word of caution to him earlier, but deciding not to mention it again since they hadn't even crossed into the main square yet.
"I usually try and make whatever runs I need to make quick and simple, but it's ended badly once or twice before. Hoping it'll be quick and easy, but I also need to stop and restock on power cells and food while I'm out." Tinker kept his eyes ahead while he spoke, Eclipse sat silently, watching as they passed building after building, some wrecked and dilapidated, some still as good-looking as they were ten years ago.
They walked for a good ten minutes before Tinker spoke again, "We're pulling into Ursa territory in a minute. We should be fine, just be careful flippin' those things around if ponies start appearing. I'd rather not get in a scuffle if we could avoid it."
#112
Posted 04 December 2013 - 07:18 AM
She was in her early years, 16 to be exact. She was on her way to do a deal, for the dragons. She was walking up an alleyway where a door to the back of a shop stood. She entered it, having the key. An assortment of what Stride called bad stuff and guns where in the back. "Hello?" She had called out, waiting for a sign of life. The answer had been a muffled coming. She instantly made her way to a box, where her prize lay. It was a small shotgun, not really very durable, but it'd have to do. After a while, the shop keeper came from the front of the shop. He greeted her, and asked what she'd like in a greedy tone. She answered he knew what she wanted, and then out of her saddlebag she brought what he wanted. She told him that he'd supply her with her first gun, otherwise the trade would be off. All the shopkeeper could do was agree. He quickly got his trade, and pointed to the box she had been looking in, so she smiled at the gun. It was to give her for years of service, until it became a thing of the past.
Edited by Purple Shadows, 04 December 2013 - 07:29 AM.
#113
Posted 04 December 2013 - 08:01 AM
I don't have time to make a response though, I gotta go to school))
#114
Posted 04 December 2013 - 09:44 AM
((Yeah, will be out for a while. I'm kinda confused with the story ATM, and making paragraphs on this is too time consuming for me, since I have tons of school work right now and very limited time online. So yeah, I'll be out and return when time is on my side now. Also, will edit previous posts in the future. Just ignore for now.))
#115
Posted 05 December 2013 - 12:44 AM
"Right, got it." Cascade finished the trick he was doing and closed both of the balisongs. Shoving them into his hoodie pocket, he continued speaking. "So, how much money do you usually make from this scrap?"
((Sorry for the short response. Just couldn't think of a long one. Um, who will be interacting with us?))
#116
Posted 05 December 2013 - 06:46 PM
Onyx sighed. She lifted her hooves and crossed them in front of her chest. "So what you're trying to say is that I should take my part of the trade and make it gang-related even though A, I'm not a part of your gang, and B, the main reason I'm involved in this is that it isn't gang-related. I'm not going to take your offer, but I'd be glad to supply you." As she spoke, she had an eyebrow raised and looked Strike straight in the eye. "I don't care about the positives. Anyway, hoof-fights are fun." She shrugged her army-green backpack onto her back once again. This guy seemed the manipulative type, not the kind she wanted to be mingling with. Checking the time, she realised it was nearing 12:00 and she ought to be heading on down to the bar soon.
"Tell me quick if you're buying anything. I've got better things to do than hanging around talking to some Dragons member business-stallion kinda guy."
#117
Posted 05 December 2013 - 08:04 PM
The car quickly sped up and drove off, down the trash filled streets. Light glinted off the screen and ponies took angry glares at Joseph as he drove. Some terrible reception along with terrible music turned on, and he quickly turned it off.
"So, what kind of gun you looking for?" Joseph asked as the car stopped in front of a building with a sign saying "private property"
#118
Posted 05 December 2013 - 08:07 PM
((Would it be alright if we had no guns in this RP? Guns are immensely boring in RP.))
#119
Posted 05 December 2013 - 08:09 PM
((uhhhhhh i already had some kind of thing going on with guns in my oc post but still it just means unicorns are the only guys with ranged combat which is just shit but okay.))
#120
Posted 05 December 2013 - 08:37 PM
"You would do this kind of deal because you are an intelligent that could easily see profit on your part. And for your second point, it's not gang related per say, the suppliers just happened to be a gang you would still sell to anypony who want it, it's just a little profit on the side. How should we say it some extra income " Strike shifted to the side throwing a piece of paper on her way "If you ever decide to change your mind contact me on this phone" With this Strike walked out of the alley and into the streets of Ponyville.
#121
Posted 05 December 2013 - 09:10 PM
((The thing I don't like about guns is that they give your OC almost no time to react unless they're some kinda ninja pony. There's other types of ranged combat.))
Onyx watched him leave then ripped up the paper and threw it on the ground. Looking down at it, she read 'Mr. Black' then spat on it. "Pretentious little.. Urgh." Before having a tantrum, she recalled that she needed to get down to the bar. Hopefully a drink would cool her nerves... Maybe she could smoke hay to calm down. She put her hoof to her forehead. When anypony had crossed her path today, she had been aggressive. It was probably just because of her dream, but it was still ridiculous, petty behaviour. She pulled her backpack up on to both shoulders, then reared down from her standing position.
On her way to the bar, all that was on her mind was her dream. It had been a surreal experience, and so vivid. Everything was in place, yet it wasn't a lucid dream. She had had no control of her actions... If she had, it was likely she would've run. Run as far as she could from that messy scene. But there she had stood, looking down on it. Looking down on those above her: what was left of them. If she were a smarter pony, perhaps from Canterlot, she would have assumed it was some sort of metaphor.
Edited by Squint, 05 December 2013 - 09:19 PM.
#122
Posted 05 December 2013 - 09:18 PM
((Squint it's Mr Black, Strike doesn't use his real name never!!!))
#123
Posted 05 December 2013 - 09:20 PM
((Sweet, that's even more pretentious!))
#124
Posted 05 December 2013 - 09:30 PM
((It's not like they can just appear in someone's hand or hoof in this case. I mean a bow is pretty much impossible to react to as well, and a crossbow is even worse.
Really it's more of a pick your poison. Magic is still more powerful than guns though, unfortunatly))
#125
Posted 05 December 2013 - 09:35 PM
((I dunno, I'll think about it. It's probably just cos I generally don't like guns: but hey, who am I. Have your damn firearms.
))
#126
Posted 05 December 2013 - 10:03 PM
((horses are a lot more resilient than humans, so y'know))
#127
Posted 05 December 2013 - 10:04 PM
((Blazer, these are still pastelly ponies we're talking about.))
#128
Posted 05 December 2013 - 10:05 PM
((yeah, They're probably even tougher, you've seen how often rainbow crashes))
#129
Posted 06 December 2013 - 12:07 AM
((horses are a lot more resilient than humans, so y'know))
((A horse can die from a single gunshot, as can a human. There's not much difference between the two in that sense. And of course real physics aren't taken into account in the show. Besides, what do you need a gun for? The main characters can't kill each other and they're not going to be impressed by your murders.))
((Squint it's Mr Black, Strike doesn't use his real name never!!!))
((Why not just name him Mr Black then, and not Strike?))
#130
Posted 06 December 2013 - 12:10 AM
((dystopias are generally good locations to have guns))
#131
Posted 06 December 2013 - 12:25 AM
((A horse can die from a single gunshot, as can a human. There's not much difference between the two in that sense. And of course real physics aren't taken into account in the show. Besides, what do you need a gun for? The main characters can't kill each other and they're not going to be impressed by your murders.))
((Why not just name him Mr Black then, and not Strike?))
Because it says on the aplication you could put some sort of alias so I did that, besides very paranoid character))
#132
Posted 07 December 2013 - 01:59 AM
((Guys can you let Alain interact with someone?))
#133
Posted 07 December 2013 - 02:53 AM
((you can interact with me))
#134
Posted 10 December 2013 - 02:09 AM
((Bump.
Hax is looking for interaction, Tink, Eclipse, and Cascade are looking for interaction.))
Edited by RunningWolf251, 10 December 2013 - 02:10 AM.
#135
Posted 10 December 2013 - 09:54 PM
In a short while, Onyx reached the bar. She opened the door until it was ajar, glancing inside to see what was going on. It was quiet (as it tended to be in the morning), one of the bartenders was sat behind the counter, fixated on shining a glass. Cleaning a final spot, he upturned the cup then placed it, rim-down, on the counter. He looked at his achievement proudly, leaning back and crossing his beige hooves over his chest. Looking up, he noticed Onyx.
"Morning, love." He said keenly, standing from his stool and brushing his apron off. "Meeting's in the back, you're the first here." The red-maned stallion informed her, making a gesture to a door with no windows, no sign and no texture upon it.
Onyx nodded, "Thanks, Bailey. I'll set up, you come in once you're sure there aren't any unwanted visitors around." She made her way into the back room, walking in a way that made it clear she was familiar with the place. She knew that there were other Hydras already in the bar, but she didn't want to have to usher them in. They ought to know where they were needed.
#136
Posted 12 December 2013 - 03:41 AM
((Bump. Bump. I am beginning to see a pattern.))
#137
Posted 12 December 2013 - 04:18 PM
((Any member of the Hydras needs to get into the back of the bar as soon as possible. The Dragons and Ursas should also arrange a meeting-place to discuss their roles for the celebration.))
#138
Posted 13 December 2013 - 11:20 PM
((If you lot let this die so soon, I swear to god I will make a school RP and thus end my life.))
#139
Posted 14 December 2013 - 04:36 AM
((I don't have much content to post about as I was kinda planning on somebody wanting to interact with us, but I can post tomorrow now, I suppose, to keep life flowing, if it helps.))
Edited by RunningWolf251, 14 December 2013 - 04:43 AM.
#140
Posted 14 December 2013 - 04:40 AM
((I wanna keep going but no one is posting anything. I really hope this doesn't die so soon))
#141
Posted 14 December 2013 - 05:51 AM
The cart rattled over the broken brick and cobble streets. They had walked far enough to reach the square, meaning the market wasn't too far away now. "Hmm... Depends. Sometimes there's high demand, sometimes there's not. High demand can bring in quite a lot of bits, though most of it'll go right back into the power cells, so I won't get to keep much of it. Those power cells are about the only kind around here that'll power my generators without having to go into the uh... less well-lit market rooms, if ya' know what I mean. Besides, they're pretty efficient for their build. I opened one up once and whoever made that thing stacked their fuel cell like a cube in the center. That thing was pulling direct current through a PEM in less than a second and-"
"Tink," Eclipse reminded him with a light kick to the rear.
"Sorry," he grumbled, "Anyways, it's a nice cell, if not a little bit heavy for the size." Tinker pulled the cart left around a corner and the trio was immediately greeted by the boisterous ruckus of the marketplace. Open-faced stores lined the streets with some constructed stalls dotting the sidewalks and covering the entrances to some of the stores. "It's a little ways down the main road here, we'll have to back it into the place to unload.
#142
Posted 14 December 2013 - 07:26 AM
"Uh, Tinker, I know that they sell fruit here but...what exactly IS sold here?" Cascade said as he rubbed the back of his head in a curious way.
((Couldn't think of a long post. Popped that sucker out. I think i'm getting more lazy.))
#143
Posted 28 December 2013 - 11:23 PM
((Well, I didn't realize I needed to post, but where did Tud, Hax, and the rest of the people go? It's pretty much just been us so far. Are they going to post, or are we going to have to draw this market run out forever? Are they still alive? It's been a couple weeks.))
#144
Posted 29 December 2013 - 09:25 AM
((I would say this RP is pretty much dead. Considering no one has continued their story-arcs and fails to post. Unless I see people come back and start posting, I am basicly done Running.))
#145
Posted 29 December 2013 - 09:31 PM
((The story's barely begun, I've already stated that everyone needs to have a meeting place for their specific gang. The Hydras are meeting in the back of a bar (Onyx is already there). If required, I can give places where the other gangs should meet as well, but I'm sure it won't be hard for you to decide that for yourselves. I'll be controlling a gang leader at each of these spots and each gang will host a short meeting about the Summer Sun Celebration, etc. I would have posted, but I just need everyone in position, unless anyone wants their character to miss out on important information.))
#146
Posted 30 December 2013 - 10:34 PM
Living had avoided returning to his bosses as he wanted to postpone him having to return empty handed to them, he figured he'd see them at meetup anyway so wasted a few spare minutes before heading off. He arrived at the meeting place, a dingy looking bar and entered without problem after a dirty look from the rough-looking pony outside, he walked up to the bar and after asking the bartender was told to go to the back room. Upon inserting himself into the dim room, he noticed quite a few Hydras had already arrived and Living stuck to the shadows, avoiding ponies looking for a fight or even worse his superiors who thankfully seemed to be currently absent. Living's glare locked onto a familiar face, Onyx, and wondered if he might be able to get the drugs off her with the likelihood of a swift arrival from Living's superiors.
#147
Posted 01 January 2014 - 01:57 AM
Onyx was currently in the back of the bar, sat at a computer on a wheeled desk chair. She scrolled through her e-scroll account, found the appropriate scroll then began to print it off. The thin paper rolled up as it was printed, and the tattooed mare watched it, then set her eyes back upon the screen of the computer so to get some idea of what this meeting was to be about. The mare pushed the seat she was on backwards with her hind legs, then stretched and gazed at the ceiling for a moment. The boss had trusted her to get on with this, and so she would.
I wish these guys would get their shite together, she thought with a quick glance at the table they were soon supposed to be sat around. Its surface was cluttered by boxes, mostly empty, that had once contained supplies for the bar. There was also a layer of dust and a dead moth. Letting out a sigh, she spread her wings and fluttered them, sending most of the dust off of the table in a flurry.
Dancing about the room, she began cleaning and shifting boxes to the corner of the room, unassembling some. She dusted the table with her feathers, humming to herself softly as the dust was brushed off in little grey clouds. On her way to the window she did a quick spin, then - with some complication - opened the window and brushed outside the last of the dust. She wound a starspider cobweb at the corner of the room around her hoof, then slipped it off with the other and pushed it out of the window with the rest of the dirt. While clapping her hooves together to remove the dust off of them, she noticed Living, then proceeded to brush the grey powder off of her orange and navy-blue wings.
"I'm glad you're here, it seems everypony else is taking their time in showing up."
Even the boss, she thought with disappointment as she continued cleaning her outspread wings. The Hydras were by far the most organised of the gangs, yet the boss continually failed to live up to that status. Brushing the last of the dust from her wings, she spread them and gave them a few light flaps to ruffle her feathers a little, then again curled them at her sides.
"There's no way that the Celebration will go well if we can't even hold a decent meeting."
She let out a short huff, then considered the odds. The Ursas would never be able to hold any assembly for longer than a few minutes without one of those short-fused stallions rushing off to attack some poor bystander. As for the Dragons, they had their heads too high on their own shoulders to communicate with one another on level.
A small smile jumped onto Onyx's face as she realised that they had the upper hand on the other gangs this round. She grabbed the newly-printed stack of scrolls from the desk, then began to bind them individually with a blue ribbon - the colour of the hydras. The mare continued binding the scrolls, increasing in speed with each one.
"However, there is no way that I'll let them win, the bastards."
#148
Posted 07 January 2014 - 05:00 AM
#149
Posted 07 January 2014 - 10:49 PM
((I've explained above.))
#150
Posted 07 January 2014 - 10:55 PM
((I dunno what to do now that Cascade is gone, he was pretty much the only thing keeping me posting since everybody else seems to be ignoring it. So we've lost two people so far? Cascade and tud? I've nobody nearby to post to unless these others get around to posting more.))
Edited by RunningWolf251, 07 January 2014 - 10:55 PM.
#151
Posted 07 January 2014 - 11:08 PM
((The story's barely begun, I've already stated that everyone needs to have a meeting place for their specific gang. The Hydras are meeting in the back of a bar (Onyx is already there). If required, I can give places where the other gangs should meet as well, but I'm sure it won't be hard for you to decide that for yourselves. I'll be controlling a gang leader at each of these spots and each gang will host a short meeting about the Summer Sun Celebration, etc. I would have posted, but I just need everyone in position, unless anyone wants their character to miss out on important information.))
#152
Posted 07 January 2014 - 11:29 PM
((I'm aware of that part, but if there's only three of us posting then we need to bring the others back or take stock of who is left and figure what we've got to work with.))
#153
Posted 14 January 2014 - 01:00 PM
Edited by Someguy500, 15 January 2014 - 11:21 PM.
#154
Posted 14 January 2014 - 04:01 PM
((Aye, apply in the app thread yeah?))
#155
Posted 14 January 2014 - 11:08 PM
#156
Posted 15 January 2014 - 11:35 PM
Edited by Someguy500, 22 January 2014 - 09:56 AM.
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