"Ah, that's very sweet of you, Static," said Amber, with a smile she quickly reconsidered. "And ... sad, and also I'm very sorry of course," she said. "But very sweet of you as well." She nudged the Study door open with her magic as they approached. "Honestly, I don't know why I was so worried about having to confront Rhapsody. You know, some things just can never be quite as terrifying as you've built them up to be in your mind! I do admit I didn't expect quite so much running for my life, of course."
Kitchen:
Harmony collapses in a huddled mass on the floor and she seems close to hyperventilation, luckily for her and her two tagalongs the room was free of anything supernatural. Just a broken mare on the verge on a mental breakdown as whatever strength she has has collapsed after losing total faith in not only Rhapsody's friends but the only one she thought she'd liked. She was all alone, and it was clear from the harlot's words they really didn't care about anyone but themselves.
Study:
Maybe it was all the positivity, maybe it was Amber opening her mouth... but... tonight was just not Team Good Vibes' night. As Amber's aura wrapped around the handle of the study, the door flung open and suddenly Ghosts... and lots of them. Looking like they were having some kind of private personal celebration in the study all turn to look to the trio in unison. The spirits of many of the party-goes that didn't take it all rush towards the heroes, all with a look of utter hatred and jealous at the fact that you're alive and they aren't! Seems like Amber and the others are in for even more running...
Ballroom:
Swift Tart chuckles faintly. "There's not much digging to be had in Shadow Mane, just a large seemingly abandon castle that everypony is afraid to go in for rumors that its' master is pure evil who has sworn vendetta again the great creator Faust herself." They says with a shake of their head, still seeming to have some disbelief in such stories. "It is part of why I left. All those stories, and then my father's own... eccentricities... There was simply no living with him after mother died. So it was best that I distanced myself from him and that town all together. Though tonight has me thinking, maybe it might be time..."
Spoiler
Amber was emphatically not a superstitious pony. She also did not draw an immediate causal connection between her words and the flood of departed ponies bounding toward them. But it's possible that this latter sign of prudence was more a result of her immediate tactical dec
- FOOP -
With a crackling flash, Scarlet heard Amber behind him screaming as she bolted down the hallway at full clip.
Spoiler
Maple disengaged her stealth mode and put a tentative hoof on Harmony's foreleg.
"It's okay Harmony. take all the time you need." Maple's voice was soft... as she looked around the room for ghosts or anything else.
Her eyes finally landing on one of the large Prep counters, and a sink that would be easy enough for her to get into.
"And you would go digging, even after the events you've seen here tonight, Mr. Hero?" Swifty asks with a slight smile and then shakes their head. "The problem with Running away is that no one can run forever and eventually what is chasing them will catch up. That's a simple fact of life. Its then just a matter of do you fight, or let it consume you when you can no longer run? That is the crossroad that is nearing us all it seems. Your friends and Rasophae, and myself and Shadow Mane. Choices will need to be made, Mr. Hero, choices that those involved with will have to live with and there will be no running from them this time." The piebald states as he walks over to the map. "Time is closing in, Dawn will be on us before we realize it. And we still don't seem any closer to our goals. It would be a pity if we lost, just because you weren't up to the challenge."
Harmony lets out a high-pitched shriek as Maple reveals herself and places a hoof on her. She shoves the diminutive pony away. "Get away from me bug! I won't let you take me like you did our mother!"
Kitchen:
Harmony collapses in a huddled mass on the floor and she seems close to hyperventilation, luckily for her and her two tagalongs the room was free of anything supernatural. Just a broken mare on the verge on a mental breakdown as whatever strength she has has collapsed after losing total faith in not only Rhapsody's friends but the only one she thought she'd liked. She was all alone, and it was clear from the harlot's words they really didn't care about anyone but themselves.
Study:
Maybe it was all the positivity, maybe it was Amber opening her mouth... but... tonight was just not Team Good Vibes' night. As Amber's aura wrapped around the handle of the study, the door flung open and suddenly Ghosts... and lots of them. Looking like they were having some kind of private personal celebration in the study all turn to look to the trio in unison. The spirits of many of the party-goes that didn't take it all rush towards the heroes, all with a look of utter hatred and jealous at the fact that you're alive and they aren't! Seems like Amber and the others are in for even more running...
Ballroom:
Swift Tart chuckles faintly. "There's not much digging to be had in Shadow Mane, just a large seemingly abandon castle that everypony is afraid to go in for rumors that its' master is pure evil who has sworn vendetta again the great creator Faust herself." They says with a shake of their head, still seeming to have some disbelief in such stories. "It is part of why I left. All those stories, and then my father's own... eccentricities... There was simply no living with him after mother died. So it was best that I distanced myself from him and that town all together. Though tonight has me thinking, maybe it might be time..."
Spoiler
Amber was emphatically not a superstitious pony. She also did not draw an immediate causal connection between her words and the flood of departed ponies bounding toward them. But it's possible that this latter sign of prudence was more a result of her immediate tactical dec
- FOOP -
With a crackling flash, Scarlet heard Amber behind him screaming as she bolted down the hallway at full clip.
Spoiler
Maple disengaged her stealth mode and put a tentative hoof on Harmony's foreleg.
"It's okay Harmony. take all the time you need." Maple's voice was soft... as she looked around the room for ghosts or anything else.
Her eyes finally landing on one of the large Prep counters, and a sink that would be easy enough for her to get into.
"And you would go digging, even after the events you've seen here tonight, Mr. Hero?" Swifty asks with a slight smile and then shakes their head. "The problem with Running away is that no one can run forever and eventually what is chasing them will catch up. That's a simple fact of life. Its then just a matter of do you fight, or let it consume you when you can no longer run? That is the crossroad that is nearing us all it seems. Your friends and Rasophae, and myself and Shadow Mane. Choices will need to be made, Mr. Hero, choices that those involved with will have to live with and there will be no running from them this time." The piebald states as he walks over to the map. "Time is closing in, Dawn will be on us before we realize it. And we still don't seem any closer to our goals. It would be a pity if we lost, just because you weren't up to the challenge."
Harmony lets out a high-pitched shriek as Maple reveals herself and places a hoof on her. She shoves the diminutive pony away. "Get away from me bug! I won't let you take me like you did our mother!"