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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 23, 2014 15:35:23 GMT -5
ooc: I think I've given Lyra and Bon Bon plenty of clues for now, but they're going to have to start doing their own thing so I can know how to continue with the story.
"Hey!" The clerk shouted. "I see you there pretending to be unconscious!" He rushed over to the guard and the guard gave a big sigh.
Berry walked back into her room. "I stink." She told the kitten. "Why do they always use the sewers? I never use the sewers!" The cat gave a loud meow. "Don't worry! I'll go back as soon as I get cleaned up and get some rest. We'll find your owner."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 23, 2014 17:38:10 GMT -5
OOC: Yep, Lyra is headed somewhere to do some thinking, since she's taken in a lot of info and Bon Bon usually does the thinking for her at this point. I'll switch to Bon Bon and Secretary now.
BIC: At the university, Bon Bon went up to the science division while Secretary stayed in the shade of the large building. She knocked on a window where a young colt in a lab coat was mixing chemicals.
OOC: Can you take this guy for now since I'm going to ask him to identify the substance from the house? Even if it's not in his skill to identify.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 23, 2014 17:41:10 GMT -5
"Yeeees?" The colt asked, looking somewhat annoyed at being disturbed.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 23, 2014 17:43:45 GMT -5
Bon Bon again knocked on the window and pointed a hoof at the door. It was locked from the inside and she couldn't speak to him through the window.
OOC: He's in a lab. Generally, they're pretty soundproof, at least I would think so.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 23, 2014 17:49:52 GMT -5
ooc: I'd think it would depend on the lab. ??? But okay.
He rolled his eyes and opened the door. "Yeeees?" He asked again.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 23, 2014 17:53:09 GMT -5
"I need you to analyze this sample I've recently acquired please. Part of a missing persons case." Bon Bon said plainly as she reached into her bag and pulled out the vial containing some of the goo.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 23, 2014 17:55:10 GMT -5
The colt took the vial. "Please wait here." He said and left.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 23, 2014 17:57:56 GMT -5
"Such a good boy." Bon Bon said quietly with a smile and sat down outside the lab.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 23, 2014 18:11:30 GMT -5
After a while the colt returned with a piece of paper. "It's synthetically made." He said. "We'll need time to analyze what it was made from. Is there anything else you specifically need to know about it?"
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 23, 2014 18:13:25 GMT -5
"Do you know what it might have been used for? It was stuck to a wall, so I don't think it's an acid or something damaging and other then that it's sticky. There was a bunch stuck to the wall in the house of the missing." Bon Bon said taking the paper.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 23, 2014 18:32:38 GMT -5
"No, it's not acid or poisonous." The colt said. "And not a glue either. After a while it will probably break down into its base components. It was probably stronger before you found it. It kinda reminds me of a spider's web, but I'm not sure what you'd use something like that for. You say it was in a missing person's house? Maybe they tied them up with this, but I'm not sure how that would be possible."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 23, 2014 18:39:55 GMT -5
"In the line of work I've been in, I've learned nothing is impossible." Bon Bon said and put the paper away, "Will that sample be enough, or do I need to get my secretary to fetch you some more?"
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 23, 2014 18:50:57 GMT -5
"The sample is enough." The colt said. "If you could retrieve a fresher sample however it would help determining the exact use for it."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 23, 2014 18:53:45 GMT -5
"Hopefully I'll find the source of the gunk and then I'll bring you a nice fresh sample to play with." Bon Bon said and tapped on his head like a little colt. "Thanks for the help, I guess I'll be going now." Bon Bon said and started walking away.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 23, 2014 18:57:09 GMT -5
The colt only narrowed his eyes out of annoyance and went back to doing his work.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 23, 2014 19:06:02 GMT -5
"Well, we have a mysterious substance and a suspicious, and suspiciously empty, house." Bon Bon said as she approached Secretary, "Let's head back to the office to coordinate with Lyra. Hopefully she's in a better mood." She said and continued walking just there. Secretary nodded and followed behind her. OOC: This seems like quite the quick segment Now I need to figure out what to do next. I have the clues, but until Lyra and Bon Bon get back together they're both dead ends. And them truly working together is the real goal of this arc. They need to understand the need for teamwork and friendship. Any ideas?
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 23, 2014 19:08:26 GMT -5
ooc: Not really. What do you expect to happen? What are the goal marks that need to be reached before the two can get together to compare evidence?
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 23, 2014 19:36:19 GMT -5
OOC: Well, If I bring them together, I'll only initiate a conflict to separate them again. Do you think you can work the story around pulling them together at the key points in the story? Right now, they have conflicting ideas and ideals, a fact I'll make more apparent in the next encounter, Lyra was going to try and mull things over at the bar and Bon Bon and secretary will go look for her after they find the note she left at the office. I'll post that after your next post, no matter how small, so you do that and then I'll work on the long post for my characters. I'll warn you that my post will take a long time in roleplay terms and it'll be evening or even night before my post finishes (but more then likely evening)
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 24, 2014 6:47:59 GMT -5
ooc: When I do a story my goals are to draw them to points where the story would have certain impact on the characters that would flesh out, entertain or build. For instance, I had to get Berry on the same case as Bon Bon and Lyra, which I plenty of ideas for, but when you dropped the cat in the picture I worked with that so that so their was a connection that i could use throughout the story (the missing kitten and the family). Same with Lyra's investigation, didn't have the puppet figured out until you put her there. So it's difficult to have those goals when it's your goals to fulfill. So I need to know what would be a good trigger that could make Lyra and Bon Bon react to a path that leads them towards each other (if you know what I mean ??? ). Then I can work the story around that to get the ball rolling.
BIC: "How're we suppose we suppose to find this bugger if Natasha can't pick up the sent?" Wiz asked his two companions. The minotaur only shrugged. "Well, no use on searching on empty stomachs. Let's have us something to eat before continuing this wild goose hunt."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 25, 2014 22:11:39 GMT -5
Lyra sat at the local pub and downed a small beer while mulling over the days events. She thought about the robot thing and the womens voice over the microphone. The missing artifact. And the robbers from yesterday. All the while she stared at the picture she was given, trying to piece everything together.
Bon Bon and Secretary had made it back to the office and walked in to find the furniture they'd ordered in boxes in a corner. The chair Lyra had brought the day before was now gone and in it's place a small letter in a little envelope. It actually took Bon Bon a while to notice it and start reading:
After reading the letter, Bon Bon was absolutely livid. It took a solid half an hour just to calm her down enough to talk to her and figure out what went wrong. After some discussion, Secretary told Bon Bon that they would need to find Lyra and talk things out. They left and went in search of Lyra. Bon Bon knew Lyra and after checking a few other places, happened upon the pub where Lyra was still sitting.
OOC: I'lll stop here and post the second half tomorrow. I'm out of time right now and need to be up at 4am to get my flight at 6 am to denver. It'll probably be a while before I get the chance to update, possibly as long as tomorrow night.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 26, 2014 2:32:47 GMT -5
In the meantime Berry and the kitten was out again. Berry had a map of the cities sewers, that was conveniently lying around the mayors office inside a locked room, and was going around the city looking for clues. The kitten yawned. "Now, now Fuzzball, nopony said this was going to be easy." She told him.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 30, 2014 0:12:21 GMT -5
Lyra didn't notice Bon Bon as she made her way quickly across the room. She was still contemplating the picture when Lyra took the seat to her immediate left. Itwas only when she started talking that Lyra was snapped from her concentration, "Lyra, what are you doing here?" Bon Bon asked in a calm voice that belied how upset she really was. Lyra, snapped from her focus, looked over at Bon Bon and narrowed her eyes. She looked away, content to ignore her, and swigged the last bit of her beer. Bon Bon writhed inside at being treated like some wicked stepmother, "Excuse me. I asked you what you're doing here." Bon Bon asked again, sounding much more serious this time. Lyra just closed her eyes, "Didn't you get my letter. Don't ask stupid questions." She said and ordered another bottle. "Cancel that. Lyra's had enough for this time of day." Bon Bon interceded and despite how good (or in this case intentionally bad) her intentions were, this was the straw that broke the camels back, as 'twere. "You know what! I've had it with you!" Lyra got up in Bon Bon's face as she yelled at her, "Who do you think you are ordering me around like you own me!" She continued and took a step forward, pushing Bon Bon back. Bon Bon couldn't hold her ground against Lyra's strength but stayed standing none the less, "And who do you think you are. Quitting? That's the most selfish thing I've ever seen you do, and I've seen you be very, very selfish at times." Bon Bon said back with an eerie calm. "SELFISH! It's my life and I can do what I want with it. At least I'm being useful. While you're out looking for some girls lost kitty, I'm trying to solve a bank robbery that's as mysterious as our old job!" Lyra said and looked away. Bon Bon sat down, "A stupid Robbery? Ha! I'm working a missing persons case. Stolen things can be replaced, but ponies cant. I figured you'd understand that more then anyone here." Bon Bon said rather calmly. Lyra shot her a look of both surprise and bitterness. For a second it seemed Lyra was going to full on attack Bon Bon when she turned around and started to leave, "I'm done with you and this partnership. Find yourself someone else to baby." Lyra said and left out the back. Bon Bon didn't even try and stop her, instead, leaving out the front of the bar and leaving a secretary to clean up the mess of their friendship, or at least what little remained of it. Secretary, having spent the day trying to help Bon Bon, went after Lyra. It didn't take her long to catch up. While Secretary and Lyra ran off to some place for Lyra to cool off, Bon Bon started in the direction of the office. She passed the Broken into jewelry shop on the way, but passed on through instead of inquiring further.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 30, 2014 6:53:12 GMT -5
As Bon Bon walked out the bar a pure white unicorn almost bumped into her. Everything about him was white, his coat, his mane, his tail, even his cutie mark was filled with so much white that it was hard to make it out. "Sorry Love." The unicorn said giving way to Bon Bon. "Didn't mean to get in your way." "She looked mad." His minotaur companion said as she walked away. "This isn't the most classiest joint around, you're bound to run into one nasty bugger or other." Wizz said and walked in followed by the minotaur and a strange small dragon.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 30, 2014 8:45:40 GMT -5
OOC: Sorry, totally missread your post. Probaby because Lyra would look mad and Bon Bon would look more sad then anything else. Maybe solemn. I guess I just assumed in my head that it was Lyra since it made the most sense to me. I'll repost with an appropriate response.
BIC: Bon Bon apologized as she walked past the unicorn, but continued on her way. She looked back to see the three enter the bar, "That's an odd trio..." She then dropped her head and kept walking, "But who am I to judge. My groups even stranger." she said and started doing some thinking as she walked aimlessly through the streets. While it was true that she was a bit bossy, she thought that even doing the little things like finding a lost kitten was something good and worthwhile. She didn't want to play God and determine whose cases were worth fighting for. She would simply take on every case that came to their desk. To help as many ponies as possible and keep herself from falling to the darkness again were her only goals.
Secretary caught up with Lyra who was sitting beside the dumpster out back hitting the ground. There was a crack in the stone from where she repeatedly hit the ground. Secretary sat down beside her, knowing to give her time to calm down before trying to talk things over.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 30, 2014 9:01:46 GMT -5
"Let's take the table near the back door." Wiz told them. "I don't want to attract any attention." The three went to sit at a small table at the corner. A waitress came to take their order. "We'll have this." The minotaur said pointing to the menu. "And this and this and this. Three of each." The waitress took their order and walked off, but Wiz called after her. "Oi! And fill those coffees up to the brim, none of that bloody half foam nonsense! K' Love?"
ooc: Should be close enough now for Lyra to hear them.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 30, 2014 13:54:34 GMT -5
OOC: Lyra would be able to hear them then. And Secretary more so with her super vampire senses BIC: Bon Bon sat down at a cafe and ordered an espresso. She didn't understand why Lyra was acting the way she was, but knew something was wrong. She also accepted that if they were going to solve their cases they would need to work together. Bon Bon lacked the manpower to do anything on her own and hoped Lyra would get her act together soon. Lyra was still sitting outside, though she had stopped hitting the ground by now. She heard the three from inside and continued listening because of how familiar the voices sounded, though she couldn't put her hoof on it.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 30, 2014 17:04:06 GMT -5
The group didn't say much until after their meals arrived and they started eating. "I feel really bad about that pony getting killed." The minotaur said. "It's no skin off of my nose." Wiz said. "As long as it's not us doing the dirty work. Besides Miss Craft gave her fair warning, you can't blame her if that girl was blooming barmy." "I suppose you're right." The minotaur continued. "I wish I was as tough as you Wiz."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 30, 2014 21:43:09 GMT -5
Lyra, needless to say, found the groups conversation to be... disturbing. There was something familiar about the three and then they go around talking about killing somepony. Lyra scooted silently to the back door to get a better listen on the three, using all the stealth, little as it was, she had to not be noticed. OOC: Not sure what to do so I'm trying to wing it without messing up. Sorry if I'm not being forward enough
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 1, 2014 6:43:40 GMT -5
ooc: Yeah, I'm waiting to see what you do before I do something. "Don't worry. We did our job last night, we got paid and we'll get our upgrades soon. Everything is going ace, Guv." Wiz said as he ate his food without a care in the world. "Um, when... when is she going to add us to her collection?" The minotaur asked. "She said she'll tell us before she does and it's going to take some time, prob'ly after this job. You can still say no if you want out." "No... no. I'm in. It just sounds a bit scary. What do you think Natasha?" There was a flap of wings and swoosh of the little dragon's tail. "I see." The minotaur said.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Oct 1, 2014 12:46:04 GMT -5
OOC: It's like two people slow dancing too slowly/carefuly because their each afraid of stepping on their partners toes BIC: "Do you hear this? You have to admit that this isn't your average conversation." Lyra whispered to Secretary, "And I don't know why, but their voices sound so familiar, but I can't remember where I've heard them. I'd go inside and look for myself, but they might recognize me too, and with them talking about killing somepony, I don't want to endanger the bar..." Lyra started thinking to herself and before she could even ask, Secretary started into the bar. Lyra waited outside while Secretary walked in from the back and looked around, particularly at the source of the voices, as she made her way to the seat and ordered a glass of water. She made sure to looked at most of the patrons of the bar so the group wouldn't feel singled out in the crowd.
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