>>22530 "Oh, I see..." >Cloudy accepts the apple and examines it closely. "Cloudy." >She answers a bit quieter and crosses her eyes to look at Boulder's snout. After a moment she returns the snoof. >>22559 >Cyan mare puts the suspicious apple away in the saddle bag and takes a step back from Boulder when Prickly addresses her. She looks surprised when she sees the money but doesn't protest and takes it with a grateful smile nonetheless. "You're welcome. I was in the little town nearby — she waves her hoof in a approximate direction — when somepony mentioned that there're some really tasty mushrooms growing in here, so I decided to take a look myself but I didn't expect this place to be so awful..." >Cloudy's ears flick down a little. "I guess staying in a group for now would be a safer option, if you don't mind?"

>>23960 >>24126 Sorry for vanishing everyone. Life got away from me a bit, and I'm still figuring out how to make my new job work with work/life balance. Being on call 24/7 sucks, wouldn't recommend! >Quill snaps out of her 'the voices they wont stop' introspection >she blinks, and smiles at the newcomer, trotting over and offering her a hoof to shake. "Once again, thank you for your assistance, miss! It's a pleasant surprise to meet a friendly face. I am Quill Conspiracy." >she gives her a pat on the shoulder. "If you fight as valiantly as that, we would be lucky to have you by our sides!"

>>24247 Welcome back! /)

>>24126 >>24247 welcome back, Quill! >Cross nods to Quill, then turns to Cloudy. "Stickin' with us is a good bet. Good to meet ya, Cloudy. I'm Cross. There are plenty o' shrooms around to share, if'n you're down to find some fillies. We've been after 'em a long minute, all the way from Ponyville." >He pauses. "Hopin' they're still together, too." >>23960 >Cross cocks his head and glances around. "Another branch in the path. O'course. Wonderin' if it'll ever end." >He stares at the red thing, then trots over. "Ugliest tohmahto I've ever seen..."

>>25102 >You see picrel

>>24247 Quill! Glad you're here! >>24126 >>25102 >Responding to Cloudy and Cross "Cross is right! Stick around with us a while! Good company, if nothin' else! As for mushrooms, the blue one's are good eat'in. They'll knock you out for a bit, but you'll wake up right as rain. >Turning to Cross. "Whatch'a got there? Gonna end soon. We'll wrap up the forest and move on. I think we've had enough of it anyway.

>>25842 >Cross calls back. "Yup. Company and shrooms." >He sighs. "Not sure what feathers is doin' back there, but here's to hopin' he comes along, soon." >>25852 "Uh..." >He pokes the odd tomahto. "Ain't this one of those seamstress thingies? S'pose that might be proof we're on the right track." >He takes the pin cushion. it's been 15,000 posts since the cutie mark crusaders went adventuring, by the way >10667

>>24247 >Cloudy bumps Quill's hoof with her own. "Nice to meet you, Quill. I'm Cloudy, Cloudy Mind." >She blushes a little. "I wasn't quite sure it'll even work, I've never used weather magic this way before." >>25102 "Fillies? Somewhere in this forest? Oh, that's not good." >>25852 "Blue then... Noted, thanks." >>22530 >>24247 "So..." >She glances between the two ramaining ponies. "So, are you, like, a group of crusaders on a mission to purge this heretical forest from evil in the name of Her Majesty Princess Celestia? And what about fillies?"

>>25842 >>26501 >>26652 >Quill examines it, too. "A pin cushion. We seem to be onto something, indeed." >she looks at Cloudy, and chuckles into her hoof. "Goodness, no. I'm here because I wished to get out of Canterlot. A... we'll call it an issue with crime problems. I joined with these lovable misfits several towns over."