The City That Lives (IC, Steampunk/Pony/Anthro/Human)

[Morlodania]

(Signal is reeeaaally bad here might not be able to reply as much)
Subreaker
Clock clicked to acknowledge Jorgen's acknowledgment. Sunbreaker felt completely infatuated by the machine, in a purely platonic way of course . . . For now. She looked at Clock curiously and placed a gentle hoof on his face. "Can you feel my touch?" She asked. Two taps. "But you like hugs?" One tap. "You're weird." She said, Clock replied with a loud screech. "OKAY, OKAY! Not weird!" She said at which he stopped the screeching and whirred a little. "Jeez, touchy much." She muttered.

Jorgen laughed softly, patting the automaton again. "Such an interesting creature... I hope I can get to learn more about just how you work..."

Trit, however, looked over and noticed Pell we missing. She gave a suspicious look to where he had been, and thought for a moment.

Pell, on the other hand, was in his room, thinking.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Sunbreaker/Clock
Clock looked at Jorgen and made a short ticking noise which was louder than it's usual ticking. Sunbreaker looked at it curiously and shrugged, "So, what do we do with you now?" No reply. "Would you like to come with us?" One tap. She looked at Jorgen and Trit, "So, where are we going now? Shall. we head back to Silver and Mac? Let them know about Clock?" She said, wondering where Pell had gone. "Say, where's Pell?"

Angel
Angel took another sip of her coffee and continued reading. "Suit yourself. And just so we have an understanding, I am taking you to a doctor after this." She said, asserting the point that he would get medical treatment whether he liked it or not. "You don't have to tell them anything and I doubt they'll ask anything. But right now you are a walking health hazard, to yourself and others." She said and continued reading. "What you are talking about is appearance versus reality by the way, a key them in Shakespeare's Hamlet to name one play. Or to quote Lady Macbeth, "Look like th' innocent flower but be the snake beneath it." So yes, perhaps you are right on that account but what I alluded to was the presence of bruisers everywhere, terrible name by the way, but they would crush anyone caught mugging in this district." She said while still reading her book and taking the occasional sip of coffee. "Please, let me know when you're finished so we may move swiftly to the surgeon." She said bluntly.

Snow(Read this one New Babylonia)
Snow had been working deep in the bowels of the Core for the past few hours, ever since that other odd fox had left. She wiped sweat off her brow as it mixed with the thick steam in the air and filled the spot she had wiped dry with moisture once more. She worked tirelessly on the crank shafts which acted as the Machine's heart beat which pumped steam. Unfortunately, she couldn't stop the mechanism so she had to work on it while the massive building sized cranks span at alarming speeds. Meanwhile, on the surface, a bruiser approached Aurora, "You are required hGrto assist the Personal Mechanic in tthe crank system." It's message said.

Rouge
Rouge smiled and turned so she was facing upwards. She pulled Pitch on top of her while he massaged her shoulders and began massaging his. "You mean besides being used, betrayed and almost murdered?" She said and tenderly kissed Pitch's lips. "As for track records, there are people at the Cabaret with worse rap sheets, trust me." She said and began massaging his sides with her soft paws. She released a long, happy sigh and kissed his lips again before pulling him closer, halting the massages, and wrapping her paws around his neck. She kissed the side of his neck softly and smiled. "Besides, I happen to like your blood soaked hooves just as they are, not too little, not too much." She said and resumed kissing him.

Mac
Mac quickly placed the parchment where his door had once been. He hurried back to Concerto and ran his hoof along Concerto side as he came up next to him. "Well, we did pay fer the hotel room fer the night and we only have ta check out at 12 o'clock. . . Could head back there fer a while." He said and kissed Concerto's lips. "Then I'll see exactly how talented ye are I'm guessin'." He said with a wink and began the walk to the hotel.

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink looked at Grace with an angry pouting face and lifted her hooves. She grabbed Grace's hoof and placed it against her chest. "That's n-not me Gracey!" She said in a miserable voice. She lifted Grace's hoof to her face, kissed it and placed it on her forehead, "This is me." She said and looked to Grace as she was pulled in for another hug. She sat still as Grace's hooves wrapped around her neck and waited for herself to be pulled close before she rubbed her head against Grace's neck affectionately. She looked up at Grace's face and quickly kissed her lips briefly. She hid under Grace's chin and mane afterwards and sighed. "I guess I still have kisses though." She said softly and sobbed a little as she enjoyed the hug, seeming to burrow into Grace's hug as if it were a blanket on a freezing winter's night.

Sighing weakly, Grace nodded as she pulled Blink in further into the hug and quietly hummed a melody from her lips, her hooves slowly moving up and down Blink's neck as she buried her muzzle into the filly's mane, her eyes having now gone back to normal as she began to cry into her mane once again. It would only last briefly, the tears swiftly being thrown aside as Grace pulled away to eventually nuzzle Blink's muzzle with a slight frown. "Y-y-y-you do..." She whispered. "A-a-and o-one day, no matter what you look like, s-somepony's gonna come and sweep you off your hooves, you hear me?!" She choked out loudly and hung her head, rubbing a foreleg with her other hoof as she stared to the floor, slowly loosening the grip on her own foreleg to hastily pull Blink into another embrace, cooing Blink softly before pulling away a little to kiss her on the forehead. "G-g-get some rest, Blinkey...." She whispered. "Y-y-you must be tired..." She sighed weakly once again before letting out a quick yawn.

[The Flutterlands]

Rouge
Rouge smiled and turned so she was facing upwards. She pulled Pitch on top of her while he massaged her shoulders and began massaging his. "You mean besides being used, betrayed and almost murdered?" She said and tenderly kissed Pitch's lips. "As for track records, there are people at the Cabaret with worse rap sheets, trust me." She said and began massaging his sides with her soft paws. She released a long, happy sigh and kissed his lips again before pulling him closer, halting the massages, and wrapping her paws around his neck. She kissed the side of his neck softly and smiled. "Besides, I happen to like your blood soaked hooves just as they are, not too little, not too much." She said and resumed kissing him.

Pitch giggled, and pulled his face away. "You mean you like my murderous ways?" he asked, sounding a bit surprised, "Well, I'm glad those days are over." Pitch then, went back to kissing Roo, passionately. "My days were very dark, before I meet you." he added, "I had almost no point in living, until that time."

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Sighing weakly, Grace nodded as she pulled Blink in further into the hug and quietly hummed a melody from her lips, her hooves slowly moving up and down Blink's neck as she buried her muzzle into the filly's mane, her eyes having now gone back to normal as she began to cry into her mane once again. It would only last briefly, the tears swiftly being thrown aside as Grace pulled away to eventually nuzzle Blink's muzzle with a slight frown. "Y-y-y-you do..." She whispered. "A-a-and o-one day, no matter what you look like, s-somepony's gonna come and sweep you off your hooves, you hear me?!" She choked out loudly and hung her head, rubbing a foreleg with her other hoof as she stared to the floor, slowly loosening the grip on her own foreleg to hastily pull Blink into another embrace, cooing Blink softly before pulling away a little to kiss her on the forehead. "G-g-get some rest, Blinkey...." She whispered. "Y-y-you must be tired..." She sighed weakly once again before letting out a quick yawn.

Blink shook her head, "No, I'm not tired." She said and smiled a little, weak smile. She nuzzled Grace and sighed, "Thank you Gracey, you're the best sister ever. . . Don't tell Shimmer I said that mkay?" She said and giggled a little, unsure of where her newfound cheer had come from. She smiled and shakily raised her hooves and wrapped them as gently as she could around Grace, fearing the possibility of hurting Grace. "Thank you Gracey, I'll wait for that pony, until then I guess I don't need a nut cracker for walnuts." She said with a giggle.

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink shook her head, "No, I'm not tired." She said and smiled a little, weak smile. She nuzzled Grace and sighed, "Thank you Gracey, you're the best sister ever. . . Don't tell Shimmer I said that mkay?" She said and giggled a little, unsure of where her newfound cheer had come from. She smiled and shakily raised her hooves and wrapped them as gently as she could around Grace, fearing the possibility of hurting Grace. "Thank you Gracey, I'll wait for that pony, until then I guess I don't need a nut cracker for walnuts." She said with a giggle.

Grace sighed as well and nuzzled Blink back. "D-d-don't worry, sister I never had..." She giggled softly and smiled weakly at her with a hint of worry in her glowing yellow eyes. "I-I won't tell Shimmer that... a-a-and... yeah." She chuckled weakly and wrapped her hooves around Blink's neck just as gently. "I-I guess you don't know..." She whispered wistfully as she held gently onto the hug. "M-maybe you'll be stronger than ol' Gracey here." She let a laugh escape her lips as she grinned a little at her own jab. 'I'm probably too young to say that... but I'm feeling that...' She bemoaned this mentally as she looked down to the floor almost blankly, having felt like every emotion appropriate for the situation had been exhausted at this point.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Pitch giggled, and pulled his face away. "You mean you like my murderous ways?" he asked, sounding a bit surprised, "Well, I'm glad those days are over." Pitch then, went back to kissing Roo, passionately. "My days were very dark, before I meet you." he added, "I had almost no point in living, until that time."

Rouge giggled and shook her head as she massaged his back with her paws wrapped around him. "Not quite, I don't like your murderous ways, they mean you might get hurt by bruisers. No, I like a stallion who's at least got a bit of a back bone, something you have a lot of." She said and kissed his lips again. She reached behind her body and her dress slackened. She smirked and slid her arms out of the sleeves. "Now, seeing as I almost got you killed, how's about I make it up to you?"
*timeskip*

Grace sighed as well and nuzzled Blink back. "D-d-don't worry, sister I never had..." She giggled softly and smiled weakly at her with a hint of worry in her glowing yellow eyes. "I-I won't tell Shimmer that... a-a-and... yeah." She chuckled weakly and wrapped her hooves around Blink's neck just as gently. "I-I guess you don't know..." She whispered wistfully as she held gently onto the hug. "M-maybe you'll be stronger than ol' Gracey here." She let a laugh escape her lips as she grinned a little at her own jab. 'I'm probably too young to say that... but I'm feeling that...' She bemoaned this mentally as she looked down to the floor almost blankly, having felt like every emotion appropriate for the situation had been exhausted at this point.

Blink giggled and tightened her grip ever so gently and effortlessly lifted Grace above her while her hooves hissed a little. She looked up at Grace and giggled just as she had when Grace showed her bubbles. She found it very entertaining that she, who was the size of an eight-year old filly, was lifting Grace so easily. "Hahaha, wow, may . . . Maybe that doctor isn't so bad, I just need to be careful." She said softly. Her rear legs slipped and she tumbled landing in a heap, both herself and Grace's falls being cushioned by the cell padding. She sat and looked at her doll with a faint smile which faded as she picked the doll up as gently as she could. "Why couldn't he have just left my hooves? I want my old hooves back." She said softly. Then she turned to Grace and smiled, "Can we go get that frozen cream stuff? I always wanted that. Shimmer buys it sometimes when she can." She said and looked down.

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink giggled and tightened her grip ever so gently and effortlessly lifted Grace above her while her hooves hissed a little. She looked up at Grace and giggled just as she had when Grace showed her bubbles. She found it very entertaining that she, who was the size of an eight-year old filly, was lifting Grace so easily. "Hahaha, wow, may . . . Maybe that doctor isn't so bad, I just need to be careful." She said softly. Her rear legs slipped and she tumbled landing in a heap, both herself and Grace's falls being cushioned by the cell padding. She sat and looked at her doll with a faint smile which faded as she picked the doll up as gently as she could. "Why couldn't he have just left my hooves? I want my old hooves back." She said softly. Then she turned to Grace and smiled, "Can we go get that frozen cream stuff? I always wanted that. Shimmer buys it sometimes when she can." She said and looked down.

Grace gasped as she was carried upwards and giggled softly. "You do. And I know you can do it because you're... well, you're a special pony!" She laughed bubbly as she fell onto the padding of the cell. Her face looked a little crestfallen as she looked at her face. "W-well..." She sighed. "I-I think it was something about your hooves also having been damaged..." Her smile returned as she saw Blink smiling and she laughed weakly, tilting Blink's chin up. "Of course, silly filly!"

[Morlodania]

Sunbreaker/Clock
Clock looked at Jorgen and made a short ticking noise which was louder than it's usual ticking. Sunbreaker looked at it curiously and shrugged, "So, what do we do with you now?" No reply. "Would you like to come with us?" One tap. She looked at Jorgen and Trit, "So, where are we going now? Shall we head back to Silver and Mac? Let them know about Clock?" She said, wondering where Pell had gone. "Say, where's Pell?"

"We could do that, if you wish." Jorgen looked back. "Yes, where is Pell?"

"I don't know, he up and vanished! He was here one minute, the next, he was gone." Trit shrugged, standing up slowly.

"That's... Odd. He's not normally one to just up and leave like that..." Jorgen thought for a moment.

Pell was still in his room, trying to figure out what the hell just happened.

[New Babylonia]

Sunbreaker/Clock
Clock looked at Jorgen and made a short ticking noise which was louder than it's usual ticking. Sunbreaker looked at it curiously and shrugged, "So, what do we do with you now?" No reply. "Would you like to come with us?" One tap. She looked at Jorgen and Trit, "So, where are we going now? Shall. we head back to Silver and Mac? Let them know about Clock?" She said, wondering where Pell had gone. "Say, where's Pell?"

Angel
Angel took another sip of her coffee and continued reading. "Suit yourself. And just so we have an understanding, I am taking you to a doctor after this." She said, asserting the point that he would get medical treatment whether he liked it or not. "You don't have to tell them anything and I doubt they'll ask anything. But right now you are a walking health hazard, to yourself and others." She said and continued reading. "What you are talking about is appearance versus reality by the way, a key them in Shakespeare's Hamlet to name one play. Or to quote Lady Macbeth, "Look like th' innocent flower but be the snake beneath it." So yes, perhaps you are right on that account but what I alluded to was the presence of bruisers everywhere, terrible name by the way, but they would crush anyone caught mugging in this district." She said while still reading her book and taking the occasional sip of coffee. "Please, let me know when you're finished so we may move swiftly to the surgeon." She said bluntly.

Snow(Read this one New Babylonia)
Snow had been working deep in the bowels of the Core for the past few hours, ever since that other odd fox had left. She wiped sweat off her brow as it mixed with the thick steam in the air and filled the spot she had wiped dry with moisture once more. She worked tirelessly on the crank shafts which acted as the Machine's heart beat which pumped steam. Unfortunately, she couldn't stop the mechanism so she had to work on it while the massive building sized cranks span at alarming speeds. Meanwhile, on the surface, a bruiser approached Aurora, "You are required hGrto assist the Personal Mechanic in tthe crank system." It's message said.

Rouge
Rouge smiled and turned so she was facing upwards. She pulled Pitch on top of her while he massaged her shoulders and began massaging his. "You mean besides being used, betrayed and almost murdered?" She said and tenderly kissed Pitch's lips. "As for track records, there are people at the Cabaret with worse rap sheets, trust me." She said and began massaging his sides with her soft paws. She released a long, happy sigh and kissed his lips again before pulling him closer, halting the massages, and wrapping her paws around his neck. She kissed the side of his neck softly and smiled. "Besides, I happen to like your blood soaked hooves just as they are, not too little, not too much." She said and resumed kissing him.

Mac
Mac quickly placed the parchment where his door had once been. He hurried back to Concerto and ran his hoof along Concerto side as he came up next to him. "Well, we did pay fer the hotel room fer the night and we only have ta check out at 12 o'clock. . . Could head back there fer a while." He said and kissed Concerto's lips. "Then I'll see exactly how talented ye are I'm guessin'." He said with a wink and began the walk to the hotel.

Aurora comically stood on her back hooves and saluted the bruiser. "Yes sir mister boss err...mechanical parts thingy!" As she ran off towards the crank system, she noted now inconvenient it was bruisers to be nothing but mechanical parts. She couldn't witty things to amuse yourself herself as effectively. Coming up on the crank system, Aurora noticed the mechanic working on it already, and her eyes beamed as the wires connected her mind. "Snow!?"

[Crumlark]

Angel
Angel took another sip of her coffee and continued reading. "Suit yourself. And just so we have an understanding, I am taking you to a doctor after this." She said, asserting the point that he would get medical treatment whether he liked it or not. "You don't have to tell them anything and I doubt they'll ask anything. But right now you are a walking health hazard, to yourself and others." She said and continued reading. "What you are talking about is appearance versus reality by the way, a key them in Shakespeare's Hamlet to name one play. Or to quote Lady Macbeth, "Look like th' innocent flower but be the snake beneath it." So yes, perhaps you are right on that account but what I alluded to was the presence of bruisers everywhere, terrible name by the way, but they would crush anyone caught mugging in this district." She said while still reading her book and taking the occasional sip of coffee. "Please, let me know when you're finished so we may move swiftly to the surgeon." She said bluntly.

"Take me to a doctor? Says the one who threatened to leave me with the bill if I admitted she were pretty. I can appreciate you are a literate woman, but your titles confuse me... you speak of them as if they are as known as 'The Aristocrats', when in fact I have never heard of them before. Nor of this author, Shakespeare." Suddenly in a change of topic, he withheld a laugh, albeit poorly, because it wormed out of him in a wide grin. "Why get a doctor when a chef would do just fine? Take brewing rod out of a hot cauldron and use those to burn away infection, get a few cleansed napkins and tie them over my marks... I'm almost certain we won't even have to leave this tavern to address my weakness of the body."

[The Flutterlands]

Pitch giggled, and pulled his face away. "You mean you like my murderous ways?" he asked, sounding a bit surprised, "Well, I'm glad those days are over." Pitch then, went back to kissing Roo, passionately. "My days were very dark, before I meet you." he added, "I had almost no point in living, until that time."

Rouge giggled and shook her head as she massaged his back with her paws wrapped around him. "Not quite, I don't like your murderous ways, they mean you might get hurt by bruisers. No, I like a stallion who's at least got a bit of a back bone, something you have a lot of." She said and kissed his lips again. She reached behind her body and her dress slackened. She smirked and slid her arms out of the sleeves. "Now, seeing as I almost got you killed, how's about I make it up to you?"
*timeskip*.

(One Timeskip later)
Pitch peeled his eyes open, and gazed at Roo, lying next to him in bed. His heart was throbbing again, after that ever fantastic experience. He kissed Roo on the nose, and giggled a bit. "You are one amazing vixen, Roo." he said, "You truly are, absolutely, amazing." Then, an idea got into his head. It was an odd idea, considering that they were two completely different species, but, what does he know about biology. "You think that we could have a kid, one day?" asked Pitch.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Blink
Blink's eyes widened along with her smile, "YAY! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" She said teleporting around Grace again and again. She hugged Grace gently and the pair teleported outside again. "I-I don't know where you can get that stuff." She said and looked down at her metal hooves. She kicked them against each other crestfallenly and sighed. "I guess no frozen cream for me." She said softly and sighed. "I wish Shimmer were her, she knows where the ice cream places are." She said softly.
she turned to Grace and reared up, placing her hooves gently on Grace's side as she tugged at Grace's mane with her mouth. "Gracey, Gracey, Gracey, do you know any frozen cream place thingies?" She asked curiously, much like a nagging filly.

Sunbreaker/Clock
Sunbreaker looked around curiously and turned to Clock who had been standing still the entire time. "Clock, did you see where Pell went?" No reply. Sunbreaker sighed, "The other stallion that was standing here." One tap. "Oh great! Where'd he go?" Clock simply pointed to the door they had come in from. Sunbreaker sighed and hugged Clock, "Good steam pony." She said as Clock whirred a little. She turned to Trit, "Where would he be besides here?" She asked curiously as she began to leave.

Snow
Snow turned around and ducked quickly as a crank swung low. "GIVE ME A MOMENT!" She shouted, not because she was angry but so Aurora could hear her over the sound of the crank. She stepped out from the danger zone of the machine and wiped her greasy paws off. "Oh, hi Aurora, you are Aurora right? I've heard of you from some of the others." She said recalling tales of insanity. "You here to help me?" She asked curiously.

Angel
Angel grimaced at his description of the procedure. After he spoke she stayed quiet for a while then placed her bookmark on the next page and closed the book. She looked at him seriously and sighed. "Look, mister . . . What's your name?" She said before continuing. "I am a professor of literature, I was out for a stroll to purchase a new novel when I happened across you. Now I can hardly call myself proper if I just walk past a man who is probably going to die. I am not particularly fond of males for personal reasons, hence why I dislike flattery. I brought you here because I was hoping you would see some sense after getting some hydration. As for dealing with your injuries here . . . I have nothing more to say on that matter." She said and sighed. "Now, you know my motives and my explanations, do I get to know yours or am I staying in the dark?" She asked curiously.

[New Babylonia]

Blink
Blink's eyes widened along with her smile, "YAY! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" She said teleporting around Grace again and again. She hugged Grace gently and the pair teleported outside again. "I-I don't know where you can get that stuff." She said and looked down at her metal hooves. She kicked them against each other crestfallenly and sighed. "I guess no frozen cream for me." She said softly and sighed. "I wish Shimmer were her, she knows where the ice cream places are." She said softly.
she turned to Grace and reared up, placing her hooves gently on Grace's side as she tugged at Grace's mane with her mouth. "Gracey, Gracey, Gracey, do you know any frozen cream place thingies?" She asked curiously, much like a nagging filly.

Sunbreaker/Clock
Sunbreaker looked around curiously and turned to Clock who had been standing still the entire time. "Clock, did you see where Pell went?" No reply. Sunbreaker sighed, "The other stallion that was standing here." One tap. "Oh great! Where'd he go?" Clock simply pointed to the door they had come in from. Sunbreaker sighed and hugged Clock, "Good steam pony." She said as Clock whirred a little. She turned to Trit, "Where would he be besides here?" She asked curiously as she began to leave.

Snow
Snow turned around and ducked quickly as a crank swung low. "GIVE ME A MOMENT!" She shouted, not because she was angry but so Aurora could hear her over the sound of the crank. She stepped out from the danger zone of the machine and wiped her greasy paws off. "Oh, hi Aurora, you are Aurora right? I've heard of you from some of the others." She said recalling tales of insanity. "You here to help me?" She asked curiously.

Angel
Angel grimaced at his description of the procedure. After he spoke she stayed quiet for a while then placed her bookmark on the next page and closed the book. She looked at him seriously and sighed. "Look, mister . . . What's your name?" She said before continuing. "I am a professor of literature, I was out for a stroll to purchase a new novel when I happened across you. Now I can hardly call myself proper if I just walk past a man who is probably going to die. I am not particularly fond of males for personal reasons, hence why I dislike flattery. I brought you here because I was hoping you would see some sense after getting some hydration. As for dealing with your injuries here . . . I have nothing more to say on that matter." She said and sighed. "Now, you know my motives and my explanations, do I get to know yours or am I staying in the dark?" She asked curiously.

"Yes, i am Aurora. B-but i'm actually here for bad news... you might wanna take this sitting down." Aurora walked calmly towards Snow, and sat on the ground herself wondering how to break the news to her.

[Morlodania]

Sunbreaker/Clock
Sunbreaker looked around curiously and turned to Clock who had been standing still the entire time. "Clock, did you see where Pell went?" No reply. Sunbreaker sighed, "The other stallion that was standing here." One tap. "Oh great! Where'd he go?" Clock simply pointed to the door they had come in from. Sunbreaker sighed and hugged Clock, "Good steam pony." She said as Clock whirred a little. She turned to Trit, "Where would he be besides here?" She asked curiously as she began to leave.

"If he's not here, he'll be in his room most likely. I'll take you there." Trit went to the door, opening it for Sunbreaker to go through.

"I'll... Stay here with Clock. She needs company, don't you, you majestic machine?" Jorgen looked at Clock, smiling a little.

"Alright dad, whatever you say." Trit waited for Sunbreaker to pass through the door so she could lead her.

Pell had laid down on his bed and was fiddling with a small machine.

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink
Blink's eyes widened along with her smile, "YAY! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" She said teleporting around Grace again and again. She hugged Grace gently and the pair teleported outside again. "I-I don't know where you can get that stuff." She said and looked down at her metal hooves. She kicked them against each other crestfallenly and sighed. "I guess no frozen cream for me." She said softly and sighed. "I wish Shimmer were her, she knows where the ice cream places are." She said softly.
she turned to Grace and reared up, placing her hooves gently on Grace's side as she tugged at Grace's mane with her mouth. "Gracey, Gracey, Gracey, do you know any frozen cream place thingies?" She asked curiously, much like a nagging filly.

Grace giggled as she noticed Blink's enthusiasm, blinking as she found herself standing outside of Blink's house. Her mouth kept opening and closing repeatedly as she saw the filly's string of words fly about from her mouth, assured of herself that her jaw was going to pop out one day form all this. She simply laughed and ruffled Blink's mane slightly. "Well, I know where we can get ice cream, but I don't know if they're gonna track us..." She sighed. "...i-it's because... well, we're part of the rebellion... so I fear we'd be tracked by the Core or something..." Crestfallen, she hung her head low as she stared with a slight pout at the floor.

[Crumlark]

Angel
Angel grimaced at his description of the procedure. After he spoke she stayed quiet for a while then placed her bookmark on the next page and closed the book. She looked at him seriously and sighed. "Look, mister . . . What's your name?" She said before continuing. "I am a professor of literature, I was out for a stroll to purchase a new novel when I happened across you. Now I can hardly call myself proper if I just walk past a man who is probably going to die. I am not particularly fond of males for personal reasons, hence why I dislike flattery. I brought you here because I was hoping you would see some sense after getting some hydration. As for dealing with your injuries here . . . I have nothing more to say on that matter." She said and sighed. "Now, you know my motives and my explanations, do I get to know yours or am I staying in the dark?" She asked curiously.

"My name is Athachatelme Beaufort. However... I am certain this place does not appreciate such grand names like my family had, so I may be referred to as 'Atha', or 'Beofort', since 'Beau' isn't such a common syllable here either..." Deciding it was the least he could offer since she has proven herself honest and open so far, he decided to give her what little what he knew. "I was lost in the swamps, my memory wiped by injury and sleeplessness. I was panicked, fleeing something..." His voice trailed off. "And then I was here, and began walking. Such is how you found me. And then I met a concerned bystander."
The concealed bottle of whiskey sloshed around gently in his coat pocket.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Snow
Snow looked at Aurora with a worried expression. Usually bad news meant something really bad. She nodded in confusion and sat down on a pipe. "Okay, I'm sitting, what's up Aura?" She said, nicknaming Aurora.

Sunbreaker
Sunbreaker followed Trit to Pell's room cheerfully, convinced nothing was wrong. She turned to Trit as they walked and smiled, "Your brother's right, you are very beautiful." She said and chuckled. "I'm still curious as to why your father keeps you two cooped up in here." She said and followed Trit further to Pell's room.

Clock
Clocked whirred a little in response to Jorgen's praise. It walked up to Jorgen with movements that were clunky and unpracticed. It's hooves slipped on the floor as it tried to compensate for its shifting balanced. It stopped in front of him and placed a metal hoof on his mechanical faceplate and emitted a strange sound, a whir followed by two ticks and a gentle, metallic scraping sound. The sounds were in quick succession and sounded almost like a word.

Blink
Blink smiled and giggled, "No they won't silly, they can't see colours, I already tried showing one my rainbow but it ignored it like it was just another wall." She said with a hint of disappointment on her voice. She perked up and rubbed against Grace's side in a cat like manner. "Let's go! Nownownownownownownownownownow!" She said excitedly and began dragging Grace out the gate. She stopped after a few blocks of dragging. "Wait . . . Where were we going?" She asked curiously, seeming to be lost. She looked around and turned to Grace with a smile. "Where's the isscream place?" She asked, never having said ice cream before.

Angel
Angel smiled a little, "Athachatelme? A bit long for common use but still a wonderful name. I'll settle for Beau." She said, pronouncing both perfectly. Her expression changed to one of concern and she sighed, "But of course, I stumble upon the amnesiac from the swamps." She said with resignation. She sat and thought while she waited for him to finish his glass of water. "Well, thank you for the explanation Beau. I appreciate it." She said with a hint of a smile, only the slightest upturning of the ends of her mouth. "The doctor can fix your injuries, your memory however is something I don't think he can repair . . . Apart from prescribing a dosage of castor oil." She said with a wry chuckle. "Until it comes back though you may stay with me until you get on your feet. New Anachro doesn't need another impernicious vagrant." She said with a sigh. "Of course if you feel comfortable with that, I don't know how your odd mentality might see it." She said with a shrug.

[Morlodania]

Sunbreaker
Sunbreaker followed Trit to Pell's room cheerfully, convinced nothing was wrong. She turned to Trit as they walked and smiled, "Your brother's right, you are very beautiful." She said and chuckled. "I'm still curious as to why your father keeps you two cooped up in here." She said and followed Trit further to Pell's room.

Clock
Clocked whirred a little in response to Jorgen's praise. It walked up to Jorgen with movements that were clunky and unpracticed. It's hooves slipped on the floor as it tried to compensate for its shifting balanced. It stopped in front of him and placed a metal hoof on his mechanical faceplate and emitted a strange sound, a whir followed by two ticks and a gentle, metallic scraping sound. The sounds were in quick succession and sounded almost like a word.

"I'd tell you, but you wouldn't like my answer, so I'll just keep it to myself." Trit soone arrived at Pell's room, knocking slowly.

Pell sits up in his bed, and stays silent for a moment. "Who's there?"

Jorgen smiled to the Automaton. "Sadly I don't understand your language quite yet. Give me a wee bit longer, and I'll have it down pat." He patted Clock's shoulder again. "You don't mind if I refer to you as a 'she', do you? You look more like a mare than like a stallion."

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink
Blink smiled and giggled, "No they won't silly, they can't see colours, I already tried showing one my rainbow but it ignored it like it was just another wall." She said with a hint of disappointment on her voice. She perked up and rubbed against Grace's side in a cat like manner. "Let's go! Nownownownownownownownownownow!" She said excitedly and began dragging Grace out the gate. She stopped after a few blocks of dragging. "Wait . . . Where were we going?" She asked curiously, seeming to be lost. She looked around and turned to Grace with a smile. "Where's the isscream place?" She asked, never having said ice cream before.

Grace pouted a little before giggling. "Okay then!" She soon swooped Blink onto her back as she oofed slightly under the crushing weight of Blink and her mechanical parts, grinning broadly to her as she reared up her own legs. "Vroom, vroom! We're off to the marketeers' district!" She laughed softly and began galloping towards the edge of the district, where upon she noticed an almost isolated food store amongst all the mechanical stuff that was being sold. She smiled broadly as she laid Blink onto the pavement and beamed at the door. "Here we are, Blinkey! They sell ice cream here, along with other things." She giggled softly and opened the door, the familiar chime of a tiny bell ringing in her ears as the smell of a fizzing soft drink wafted in her nose. She turned to see the mare who was preparing a concoction, placing a light brown coloured soda in a cup before dumping a scoop's worth of vanilla ice cream. The room itself almost felt simplistic in form, rivalling Blink's room in terms of lack of aesthetics: The only ones present were the plethora of sketches all over the walls, all of varying degrees of quality as they filled where there should've been colour.

Nonetheless, the mare behind the counter filled in quite a bit of the bland surroundings. "Mooooorning, everypony! What is it the two of you want?" She smiled at both Blink and Grace. Grace chuckled. "Blinkey's never tried ice cream before: I was hoping you could give her some to try." The mare nodded and happily directed Blink to a nearby table. Grace grinned and accompanied Blink, watching the mare take out a large scoop of strawberry flavoured ice cream into a cup before serving it with her hooves over to Blink. "Bon appetit, young one!" She laughed heartily as she returned to watching over the counter with a pleasant demeanour.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Sunbreaker
Sunbreaker shrugged, "I doubt it's that bad but if you insist." She said and looked to the door. "The two mares you randomly ditched, who else?" She asked through the door and chuckled. "We just came to check what's up, you left quite quickly back there." She said with concern.

Clock
Clock stood still for a moment and then tapped twice indicating that it didn't mind. It stood for a moment seeming to look curiously at Jorgen. It placed a hoof on his metal faceplate again and repeated the same 'word' again. It moved its hoof to the flesh half of his face and spoke a new 'word' a short, sharp scratch and a click. Then it placed its hoof on his chest and made another 'word', a short whir with three clicks mixed in.

Blink
Blink giggled and laughed happily as she was whisked off to the isscream place. She sat down and looked around at the ponies in the building who avoided her eye contact and her smiling wave which made her seem a little disappointed. She looked at the strawberry ice cream in amazement and smelled it. Her nose accidentally touched it and she recoiled from it. Her head reared back and she sneezed adorably and giggled, "That's cold!" She said and ate a spoonful. She squealed in delight and chewed it happily, savouring it. "Iffs wife swawewwies!" She said with a mouth full of pink ice cream. One of the other foals in the store, a brown colt looked at her and jeered, "The freak doesn't know what ice cream is!" He said and laughed. Blink looked at him in shock as some pink ice cream trickled down her lip. She looked down at her bowl with her ears drooping and sniffled a little.

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink
Blink giggled and laughed happily as she was whisked off to the isscream place. She sat down and looked around at the ponies in the building who avoided her eye contact and her smiling wave which made her seem a little disappointed. She looked at the strawberry ice cream in amazement and smelled it. Her nose accidentally touched it and she recoiled from it. Her head reared back and she sneezed adorably and giggled, "That's cold!" She said and ate a spoonful. She squealed in delight and chewed it happily, savouring it. "Iffs wife swawewwies!" She said with a mouth full of pink ice cream. One of the other foals in the store, a brown colt looked at her and jeered, "The freak doesn't know what ice cream is!" He said and laughed. Blink looked at him in shock as some pink ice cream trickled down her lip. She looked down at her bowl with her ears drooping and sniffled a little.

The mare scowled deeply at the foal who jeered and galloped towards him, towering over him with a cold stare to match. "You listen here, you ungrateful little furball! You do NOT get the right to mock some poor filly's lack of experiences and you better damn well not have your parents be here, or they'd be sorely disappointed that they even brought you here, you understand?!" She glared at him with a sharp, piercing glare as her eyes redshifted slightly, her hooves slowly pushing the colt towards the door.

Grace sighed at this and stroke Blink's mane gently. "D-d-don't care about him." She whispered and sighed once again. "It's okay for you to not have tried something before: Here..." She offered the spoon of pink ice cream to Blink's lips with a reassuring smile as her other hoof attempted to straighten Blink's ears. "Have another bite. It's good, see?" She took a bite herself and giggled, grinning slightly with a satisfied look on her face. "Now, you try!"

[Morlodania]

Sunbreaker
Sunbreaker shrugged, "I doubt it's that bad but if you insist." She said and looked to the door. "The two mares you randomly ditched, who else?" She asked through the door and chuckled. "We just came to check what's up, you left quite quickly back there." She said with concern.

Clock
Clock stood still for a moment and then tapped twice indicating that it didn't mind. It stood for a moment seeming to look curiously at Jorgen. It placed a hoof on his metal faceplate again and repeated the same 'word' again. It moved its hoof to the flesh half of his face and spoke a new 'word' a short, sharp scratch and a click. Then it placed its hoof on his chest and made another 'word', a short whir with three clicks mixed in.

Pell sighed. He had hoped for a little more time alone than he had gotten. "Come in, then... No point in keeping you out there, is there?" Pell lay back down, again fiddling with the small device in his hands.
Trit opened the door and stepped in slowly, looking at Pell in wonder. "Any reason you left like that?"
"I wanted to think. That's been interrupted." He placed the small cube on his nightstand and stare at the ceiling.

Jorgen smiled. "I wish I knew what you meant, but I assume that those mean something similar to 'flesh' and 'machine'. You would be right there." He patted Clock's head. "You're quite intelligent for something new to life, aren't you?"

[New Babylonia]

Snow
Snow looked at Aurora with a worried expression. Usually bad news meant something really bad. She nodded in confusion and sat down on a pipe. "Okay, I'm sitting, what's up Aura?" She said, nicknaming Aurora.

Aurora took a deep breath, and looked at Snow. "S-silver's dead..." She gave a few moments to let the fact sink in, knowing it would be hard for her to believe. "B-bruisers raided the hideout, Grace's house, and Concerto's...t-this Patchwork colt was leading them. A-and Roo said they knew where to go b-because she was mole...and n-now he's dead..."

[Crumlark]

Angel
Angel smiled a little, "Athachatelme? A bit long for common use but still a wonderful name. I'll settle for Beau." She said, pronouncing both perfectly. Her expression changed to one of concern and she sighed, "But of course, I stumble upon the amnesiac from the swamps." She said with resignation. She sat and thought while she waited for him to finish his glass of water. "Well, thank you for the explanation Beau. I appreciate it." She said with a hint of a smile, only the slightest upturning of the ends of her mouth. "The doctor can fix your injuries, your memory however is something I don't think he can repair . . . Apart from prescribing a dosage of castor oil." She said with a wry chuckle. "Until it comes back though you may stay with me until you get on your feet. New Anachro doesn't need another impernicious vagrant." She said with a sigh. "Of course if you feel comfortable with that, I don't know how your odd mentality might see it." She said with a shrug.

"A wonderful name indeed... I was named after my father." Atha instantly felt a pang of regret for the lie, but it was something he just thought was RIGHT. Having a father meany you were real. Being real meant you were more than a shell without memories. Suddenly, a library of false pasts sprang into his head, constructed of a desire to be worthy of attention. A born into a village fire and living as a hermit, growing up under the watchful eye of a mourning grandmother, a lonesome life of a forester, and the adventures of a daring thief of a lost treasure. Down to the last inch of his glass, Atha tilted his head back and poured the cool drink over his face, seeping into his cut and wetting his hair. "Much... much better." He admitted, feeling the relief flood his senses. "Ms. Angel, if you were serious for getting me to a physician, now is the time."