FoE: The Wetlands 1X1 with crispy fries Rp

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A little civilization was by all means welcome to Redwood after the events of today.

 

"How about we rest a spell at th' bar and have ourselves a couple drinks?" she said as she walked through the the gates. Redwood hadn't eaten since breakfast, and she was both hungry and thirsty.

"Yeah I could do with a drink..." Riley said as she stumbled into the small town, inside the bar was just as empty as outside only the bartender stood behind the counter. "Riley! How's my favourite little egghead doing?!" he said rubbing her mane affectionately   

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"Gimme a bottle of tequila," said Redwood as she put a few caps on the counter.

 

After all of that, she could use a drink. It had been a while since Redwood had been in a real fight like that, plus she had to carry Riley after she had taken that bullet in her hoof.

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"Gimme a bottle of tequila," said Redwood as she put a few caps on the counter.

 

After all of that, she could use a drink. It had been a while since Redwood had been in a real fight like that, plus she had to carry Riley after she had taken that bullet in her hoof.

"No I'm paying..." Riley swept Red's caps back into her hooves and put her own caps on the counter "a Tequila and a larger Johnie!" she said handing them over

John reached below the counter and picked up two relatively cold bottles one of Tequila and the other of larger  

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Redwood took the larger bottle of tequila and took a large swig from it, wiping her mouth off with her sleeve afterwards.

 

"Y'know, buyin' somepony a drink is a usually a pretty good way to buy a little trust," she said. "Thanks fer buyin' me a drink by th' way, Riley."

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Redwood took the larger bottle of tequila and took a large swig from it, wiping her mouth off with her sleeve afterwards.

 

"Y'know, buyin' somepony a drink is a usually a pretty good way to buy a little trust," she said. "Thanks fer buyin' me a drink by th' way, Riley."

"well y'know you did save my life and... *mumbles a word in shame* back there so it's the least I can do. " Riley circled her hoof on the table. "hey strange question but have you ever... ever... nevermind..." Riley looked down embarrassed "It's not important..." she rubbed the back of her neck with her none injured hoof

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"C'mon, speak up," said Redwood before she took another drink from her bottle. "What's on yer mind?"

 

Riley was hiding something. She had mumbled her words and backed out of a question she thought was strange, so that likely meant there was something she wasn't admitting.

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"C'mon, speak up," said Redwood before she took another drink from her bottle. "What's on yer mind?"

 

Riley was hiding something. She had mumbled her words and backed out of a question she thought was strange, so that likely meant there was something she wasn't admitting.

Riley began whispering. " have you ever... y'know... hooked up with anypony?" She felt so dirty saying that. "fuck I'm so glad my dad's not around to hear that..." she said looking around for anypony who might have heard them. she gritted her teeth in anticipation for a hopefully non violent response 

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"Of course ah have," said Redwood nonchalantly. "Hell, it would probably be odd if ah hadn't at mah age." Was this what Riley had been so ashamed of? It didn't seem like too much to fuss over to Redwood. "Hey, what was that y'all were mumblin' about just a second ago?"

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"Of course ah have," said Redwood nonchalantly. "Hell, it would probably be odd if ah hadn't at mah age." Was this what Riley had been so ashamed of? It didn't seem like too much to fuss over to Redwood. "Hey, what was that y'all were mumblin' about just a second ago?"

"I'm st-still a Virgin... Please don't tell anypony!" Riley said nervously. "I just haven't had the... opportunity yet to... do it..." The turrets span around and unleashed a hail of bullets on an attacking slaver who seemed determined to get in but died before he reached the off ramp 

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"Well, why does that have anythin' to do with me savin' yer hide back there?" asked Redwood as she took another sip, ignoring the gunfire

 

Now she understood a bit more why Riley was making a fuss over it, but it still seemed a bit unrelated to Redwood saving her. 

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"Well, why does that have anythin' to do with me savin' yer hide back there?" asked Redwood as she took another sip, ignoring the gunfire

 

Now she understood a bit more why Riley was making a fuss over it, but it still seemed a bit unrelated to Redwood saving her. 

"Y'know... because they were slavers and slavers around these parts often sell mares as..." Riley paused for a moment. "sex slaves..." Riley said being as quiet as possible, the bartender looked up. "Everything alright girls?" he said noticing the amount of whispering

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"It's nothin'," said Redwood to the bartender. "Alright, ah can perfectly understand how y'all would be afraid of gettin' caught and sold like that, but ah still don't totally get why that's got a whole lot to do with th' fact that y'all ain't never done it before."

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"It's nothin'," said Redwood to the bartender. "Alright, ah can perfectly understand how y'all would be afraid of gettin' caught and sold like that, but ah still don't totally get why that's got a whole lot to do with th' fact that y'all ain't never done it before."

"it doesn't feel right... before the war I had a coltfriend... a lot of stuff had happened between us and then the day before the bombs fell he walked me home and asked, 'hey tomorrow night come to my place... maybe we could... I don't know have a bit of fun?' I obviously said yes and then the next day the bombs did fall... I watched him whilst my brother and I were going into the vault... he was scared, terrified even then without getting to say goodbye he... he..." Riley began crying

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"It's alright," said Redwood as she put her arm around Riley.

 

Now Riley's shyness about the matter made a bit more sense. Tragedy was by no means uncommon in the wasteland, and Redwood had heard a lot of stories like hers. While she had never cared too much about the sob story of some passing drifter, this was a bit different.

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"It's alright," said Redwood as she put her arm around Riley.

 

Now Riley's shyness about the matter made a bit more sense. Tragedy was by no means uncommon in the wasteland, and Redwood had heard a lot of stories like hers. While she had never cared too much about the sob story of some passing drifter, this was a bit different.

"I miss him so much!" Riley began crying into her drink "We-we just wanted to do it and they ruined it! those communist Bastards!" Riley was doing as her name suggested getting pretty riled up, she flipped the table over and the chairs and swept the entire contents of the bar onto the floor before throwing a table off the side of the bridge and onto a car making it explode in a mushroom cloud.

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"Riley, calm down," said Redwood sternly as she put her hoof on her shoulder. "Ah get it, yer real torn up over this, but it's all in th' past. Even if this guy was important to y'all, he's gone now, and havin' a fit ain't gonna bring him back. It's better to just keep yer eye on th' horizon."

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"Riley, calm down," said Redwood sternly as she put her hoof on her shoulder. "Ah get it, yer real torn up over this, but it's all in th' past. Even if this guy was important to y'all, he's gone now, and havin' a fit ain't gonna bring him back. It's better to just keep yer eye on th' horizon."

Riley took several deep breaths, punched a hole in a chair, left some caps on the counter to pay for damages as well as a room and walked upstairs flopping on the bed completely exhausted from her massive rampage. "And that is why I keep the drinks under the counter... now can I get you anything?" the bartender looked at Red  

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"Ah'm fine," said Redwood as she followed Riley up the stairs. She walked into the room and without a word, sat down on the bed next to her. Redwood then reached into her coat and pulled out a set of dog tags that had NCR markings and dropped them next to Riley's head. 

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"Ah'm fine," said Redwood as she followed Riley up the stairs. She walked into the room and without a word, sat down on the bed next to her. Redwood then reached into her coat and pulled out a set of dog tags that had NCR markings and dropped them next to Riley's head. 

Riley flicked her tail "what do you want exactly?" she asked gritting her teeth "I don't exactly want to talk to anypony right now..." Riley looked away burying her face in the dirty pre-war pillow sitting on the bed, she lay face down eyes closed with her wings coveing her

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"Those belonged to Private Lightfeather, he died from a gunshot wound to the chest," said Redwood before she took out another pair of dog tags and threw them next to the first set, "Corporal Northstar, multiple stab wounds." Then Redwood took another pair and put it with the rest, "Lieutenant Brick Trace, three nine millimeters in his head." She repeated this process until there were several sets of dog tags on the bed.

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"Those belonged to Private Lightfeather, he died from a gunshot wound to the chest," said Redwood before she took out another pair of dog tags and threw them next to the first set, "Corporal Northstar, multiple stab wounds." Then Redwood took another pair and put it with the rest, "Lieutenant Brick Trace, three nine millimeters in his head." She repeated this process until there were several sets of dog tags on the bed.

"woop de fuckin' do!" Riley said sarcastically " I don't know these ponies why the fuck should I care about who they were or how they died? I don't know if you've learned this yet but, everyday out here ponies die. Mares, Stallions, foals, and what happens to them? not buried, not cared for, no cannibals come along and eat the corpses, why? because i don't care what West coast luxuries you had where you only care about these three deaths over here shit is different... I've lost my brother, my mom, my dad, my coltfriend, my partner in restoring the bus all to this fucking hell hole! now if you don't mind I've got self pity to wallow in..."   

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"Riley, y'all don't get it. These were ponies who fought by mah side and died by mah side, and ah watched it happen every time. They might be corpses rottin' in a hole to y'all, but they were family to me. Listen, ah coulda just laid down and given up, but ah didn't. It's stupid to think that yer th' only one who's lost somethin'."

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"Riley, y'all don't get it. These were ponies who fought by mah side and died by mah side, and ah watched it happen every time. They might be corpses rottin' in a hole to y'all, but they were family to me. Listen, ah coulda just laid down and given up, but ah didn't. It's stupid to think that yer th' only one who's lost somethin'."

"I'm not the only one whose lost something... Johnnie the bartender? lost his wife and children to slavers two months ago. The Doc? Lost his entire town twice to The Militia I know I'm not the only one but what I care about right now are the ponies here... in the wetlands... in my home"

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"Yer still missin' th' point. Ah've gone through what y'all went through, but ah didn't just give up and cry into a pillow. Ah had just watched th' ponies who ah cared about killed right in front of me, but ah didn't let mahself break. Y'know what ah did? Ah hiked six miles across th' desert with two bullets in mah leg and killed every last one who was responsible."

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"Yer still missin' th' point. Ah've gone through what y'all went through, but ah didn't just give up and cry into a pillow. Ah had just watched th' ponies who ah cared about killed right in front of me, but ah didn't let mahself break. Y'know what ah did? Ah hiked six miles across th' desert with two bullets in mah leg and killed every last one who was responsible."

"Well guess what Red? We chose to do just that! Do you think we could stand up to ponies as well armed as the militia or as driven and large as the slavers? Seriously the only thing we can do is cry into a pillow... now it's getting late and we have a long hike tomorrow so are you sleeping or not ?"