MyLittleCell

@@Psych Ward, Royal smiled and nodded. He lead, opening the door for her, giving a bow like last time. "Be sure not to spend too much time reading." He said, lifting his head up to meet her eyes. "I like you, and i don't want you going anywhere unless your number is out." He gave a sincere smile. "And i'm sure you wouldn't either."

@@PinkieShyFlutterPie,@@Jack Spades,@, @,@@Shame,@@Darkshift, Royal shook his head, ignoring the fact he spoke out loud, when he had tried to be quieter. "It's not quite that simple." He said, waving his hoof over the cards, like he expected them to know what it all meant. "It's not just about getting rid of them, it's about sending a message. Hopefully steel's death is a message to the cops, but we need one sent to the would-be gangs. We can't just eliminate them, we have to utterly crush them, and all they stand for." Royal looked out the window, staring out at the southern side of town. He then took a deep breath, putting his chest out defiantly. "The south." He said, slowly walking to the window. "This gang bases itself in the southern quarters. If we..." Royal paused. "If we burn their 'home', we prove that they can't stop us, and likely take out a base or two. But we can't act directly. It needs to be a message directly to THEM." He smiled, finally deciding a course of action. "Pelate, anarchy. I want you to make the southern side of town utterly broken. Raid shops, cause accidents, turn people against each other. I will expect darkshift to guide you on what to target next. It'll be a long job. I'll expect you to get along."

@@Psych Ward, Royal shrugged, wondering if he was even still in her sight anymore. "Just a guess. I have an eerie luck for things like that." He took a third book, putting them all in his bag, turning to see she was looking to him now. "Grab a few books, and we can head back for a bit. Maybe find some other group."

@@Psych Ward, Royal looked curiously at her from the corner of his eye. He decided not to pry into things, and began looking around the room. He eventually found a good magic book, as well as something on history, around the older eras. "So where are you from, exactly? Manehatten, i'm guessing?"

@@Psych Ward, "Of course." Royal said, following in behind her. He looked around at the books, noting the sections and the sheer number of them. Then he suddenly got quiet. "That's...strange." He said, lightly touching the books with his hoof. "You would think that he would do something about the books. If he's trying to have us make friends, wouldn't he want to eliminate any distractions?" Royal hummed.

@@00Pony, (it took me ten minutes trying to think of two ponies walking while holding hooves... Seriously, how does that work?) Royal smiled. "Yes we're about there. See that big post?" He said, pointing a hoof out in front of her. "It's the building next to that." He Yawned a bit. Perhaps he should've slept sooner. "I'm getting a bit hungry myself, too."

@@Psych Ward, Royal smiled. "Yes some stories are quite fun. Although i must admit i prefer history myself." He sighed. "A can only hope the poor thing got out, then. It seems whoever this pony is, they took every precaution." He reached the door of the library, turning to open it for psych. "Ladies first." He said, giving a little bow.

@@Psych Ward, Royal raised an eyebrow, giving her a curious look before he smiled. "I could've left school much earlier than i did, but i kept myself behind. Things get quite boring if you just blast through them. Though it seems more on the test givers side, in your case." He looked up to see the library not far off. "So what do you read, usually?"

Royal shrugged. "I'm not from here. I came here for something, and got trapped." He started heading for the north side. "Well we're supposed to get along, so where are you from? Are you here for a degree?" Royal inquired. He always liked talking, so he told himself that it'd be an easy task to get his number down

@@Psych Ward, Royal smiled. "I was thinking of exploring the radius a bit. Seeing if it includes a library, or something else interesting." He stretched his leg a bit, turning to a door nearby. "I'm Royal. You're psych, right? It's nice to meet you." Royal turned to extend a hoof.

@@00Pony, Royal nodded. "It's all quite amazing, in the grand scheme of things." Royal hummed. "Shame i don't have a real job myself, or i'd get you a position. As it stands i could help you look." He smiled, looking over to her. "Yes. I really enjoy good company, and great conversation. I'm lucky you can provide both of those."

@@PinkieShyFlutterPie,@@Jack Spades,@, @,@@Shame, Royal sighed, turning to the table where he rested his hooves. "So, the traitors are gone, i survived several murder attempts, and the gang is gaining more power than ever. So what's missing?" Royal said quietly, looking over the cards. He briefly looked over the 3 before tossing it of the table. He wouldn't be needing that anymore. Perhaps later he would have the police find it with his body, but for now it was just paper. "We need to eliminate this other gang soon. But how?" He thought out loud.

@,@@Snowy Storm,@@Psych Ward,@,@@PinkieShyFlutterPie, @,@, Royal shook up his hat, covering it with his hoof to keep it from coming out. (This was legitimately random, BTW. I don't care if who your with is who you romance.) He pulled two names out. "Forest, your partners with Shade." "Blaze, Scarlet is your partner." "Psych, you're with me." "Minty, stick with (Pacific/Sunset?)" (How did we end up with more mares than stallions?)

@@PinkieShyFlutterPie,@@RedStorm,@@Jack Spades,@, @,@@Shame, Royal chuckled, shaking his head at steel. "If you think you will live long enough to betray us again, you haven't been paying attention." He sighed. "I'm tired of hearing his voice. Slit his throat and let's be done with it. We can send the police their message tomorrow."

@, Royal gave her a smile as he took the pencil and paper. "I'm Royal. My name, that is. I'm not the least bit royalty." He chuckled, writing his and minty's name down on the paper. @,@@Snowy Storm, @@Psych Ward,@,@@PinkieShyFlutterPie, @, "Alright, everypony!" Royal yelled, trying to get everyones attention. "Write your name down, and we will have a random shuffle to see who goes where." As he spoke, he felt his phone vibrate, but he ignored it.

@, Royal nodded. "How about we get everyones name in a hat, so we don't know who we are paired with? We all get grouped up, and get- er, lose the points we need." He said, chuckling that this pony made them not want points. "I have a hat." He said, taking his fedora off. "Everypony right their name down. Anypony got paper?"

Royal hummed, looking around at everyone. "A giant group is hard to manage, right?" He said, trying to keep track of everyone. "Perhaps we should split off? Meet with one or two at a time?" He looked down at his phone. "I'm not sure, but i'd guess that knowing a few very well would be better than knowing everyone vaguely."

@@00Pony, ((Right with you, mate. My project is really slow thanks to this.)) Royal laughed. "Life is a mystery." He said. "Even the smartest people know nothing. Kind of makes you feel small, don't it?" Royal shrugged. "I was just wondering. You have some nice clothes, so i wondered if you bought them yourself. Also, i like conversation, if you can't tell." He chuckled the last part.

@, "Until we all leave or die, presumably." He said, joining up with the group. "You heard the pony. We have to make friends or die. Fortunately it's been one of my stronger suits." He chuckled. "The friends, that is, not the dieing." Royal looked around the group. "Is this everyone?"

Royal shook his head, rubbing his eyes. He looked out the window, and back at his phone. "Is this some cruel trick?" He looked around the outside, taking note of the area inside this force field. He didn't see anyone in his immediate area, so he took a walk outside. (How big is this area we can walk around?)

@@00Pony, Royal nodded as he began trotting along, but at a slower speed than usual. "I suppose you're right." He said with a smile. "I wonder what'll be playing. When i saw the place, i believe it was just performers." Royal paused for a moment, looking her over. "Are you currently working?"

@@PinkieShyFlutterPie,@@RedStorm,@@Jack Spades,@, @,@@Shame, Royal looked deeply at luscious. He turned away and rubbed his eyes. "I used to think i was the merciful one." He said silently. He looked up to see steel face to face. Royal stood quietly for a moment. Finally, he sighed. "You're lucky, steel. It seems my royal crew have a better decision for once." A sign, perhaps. "Would my court have any other suggestion?"

@@00Pony, Royal chuckled. "Nah, sometimes i like someone to keep up with me." Royal Smiled. "Thanks." At least someone does. "Alright." He said, jumping off the bench. He reached his hoof out in a gentlecoltly manner. "Let's go then. To the restaurant first, or do you want to get you that dress before?"