Friendship is Dragons
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Page 970 - You're Elusive?!
Author Notes:
And unlike some
Speaking of thieves, we finally recorded another episode of that campaign podcast involving thieves!
Dusk City Outlaws Session 6 - The Seven Seas Job, Part 2: Libsyn YouTube
The players in this don't have that luxury, so it is more a surprise to them than us. :3
I did hold out that Elusive wasn't going to be Blueblood. Hoped there'd be one more twist we didn't catch. It's fine though. This works just as well (plus, so worth it for Rarity's reaction in that last panel. Hee hee).
Unless she already knows.
But Rarity ain't never getting back in the Guild. Which means all the monsters from here on will be assassination attempts by the guild against the party.
Unless Pinkie is about to interrupt them both with her cake, which may be required given Rarity's appearance for the rest of the ep and that it's visible during her upcoming rant. Next strip has gotta be the DM or Pinkie breaking in to announce the "diversion.".
Which means that either this is where Blueblood gets outed, or where Rarity humiliates his public persona so much that Celestia can isolate him from his contacts, leaving the Thieves' Guild temporarily leaderless.
I do look forward to seeing how Rarity and the other players/characters handle this! I suspect there shall be some major bluff and insight checks rolled, as well as some attacks, a strength check or three, and a Nature/Handle Animal check. ;)
Just occurred to me the may still be behind the door, in which case Rarity might stalk angrily into the ballroom before the rest of the party launches... whatever it is they're about to do.
Dang I hate typing w/ one hand. Busted the other and got two weeks more wait before I get it back.
Chrysalis: "Perhaps I'll wait a few weeks before I try anything, as it sounds a bit hot around there right now!"
Tirek: "*Grumbles and keeps working on his bouncing rock ball to distract Cerberus again.*"
Luna: "Well, she's got spirit! If she designs her dresses with half the passion she chews people out with, she's hired!"
Wreck-Gar: "The ponies are angry again!"
Solid Snake: "Why do I keep dreaming that I'm a purple pony?!"
Deadpool: "Oh this is going to be wonderful! Let me get some popcorn and my movie watching slippers! I want to see if Pinkie's friend will shed some blood!"
Cyborg: "Whoever that was, I'm going to be grateful next time I need to trash talk some thieves!"
Raven: "I sense a great disturbance in the cute. I'm going to go brood."
Starfire: "What is this brooding? Is it fun? And can I join you?"
Beast Boy: "Let her go, Starfire. This is something she needs to do alone!"
Robin: *Lands with a thud as he's tossed out of the Brooding Room.* Yeesh! She could have at least asked, I don't HAVE to be in that room to brood!
Everyone else: "WE KNOW!"
Pinkie Pie: *Giggles uncontrollably as she watches all of this finish.*
Rainbow Dash: "Is our bard okay? I think we're going to need her for a distraction really quick!"
Applejack: "I think you mean a bigger distraction than the one she's already making."
Fluttershy: "Focus! This "Blueblood" jerk has hurt Rarity AND Princess Celestia, and we're going to take him down hard! Garden Critter Army CHARGE!"
The DM: *Stares in amazement as all his plans fall apart, again. Sighs. Burns his current notebook, and pulls out a new one labeled "In case of campaign plan destruction, scenario 3 of 5, sub disaster C." and says, with a twitch in an eye:* "I honestly didn't think you'd trap Elusive with a combination of cake and tanglefoot bags. I also need to pay out the pool on how you broke the campaign. Again."
The Players: *Stare in stunned confusion.*
Rainbow Dash's player: "Wait a minute, you mean you're running a pool on how we'll break this campaign... and you're NOT giving us a cut?"
DM: "I use my earnings it to buy dinner for game nights, new minis, and contingency plans from other DMs online! Why do you think we've been eating steak and lobster the last few weeks"
RD: "...Okay, but we better get some gourmet pizza next week!"
DM: "...Fine."
Pinkie: "And we need to get back to wrecking his campaign without trying again!"
And thus, the Mane Six also unmasked the Changeling invasion, by shocking the changelings with such a disaster that none could hold their shape, including Pinkie Pie.
Or she might be angry enough to just burn both Elusive and the Thieves' Guild worse than they burned her, leaving her clear to be the element of generosity with a clear conscience.
Her expression leads more towards the latter angle there.
Celestia: "Full pardon."
"And that's when the murders begain."
I also don't think he understood just how powerful a connection he burned when he gave Rarity her severance.
The DM, on the other hand... was probably thinking much, MUCH farther in advance.
I expect he also figured Rarity would fall into line and immediately start kissing his butt to try and get back in the.
Say it with me, children, Hypocrisy. The word for today is Hypocrisy.
Hence, Blueblood isn't under direct scrutiny by Celestia, and can get away with being Elusive.
If he's lucky, that's ALL that ends tonight!
Pure, unadulterated murderous, glee.
That also comes out to 8 arcs, and 8 intermissions (so 8 guest comic sets and a couple minor side story arcs), for us to keep worrying, guessing, and suspecting on who 'Elusive' was.