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[callmeyork]

Can anybody tell me where I can procure some cigarettes. I seem to have run out.

[That's a message sent, typed up of course, sometime in the afternoon. Anybody who may be roaming around Ponyville and the outskirts may find York walking around, looking a bit worse for the wear. Seems withdrawal may be setting in, and he's not happy.]

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[turnbuckle]

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Have you tried getting yourself some hard candies?

They're not cigarettes, but they can help hold you over until you get some.

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[callmeyork]

It's not exactly the same, but I suppose it's worth a shot. Where's the best place to go?

[turnbuckle]

Most of the stores should stock a few flavors, but I'm not really sure what you'd like.

I mean, I'm kind of partial to magost or occa flavor myself, but as far as I know Equestrians don't really know what those fruits even are.

[callmeyork]

... Sorry to say, neither do I. Though, I'm intrigued. Think you can describe them?

[turnbuckle]

They're berries. They're both kind of on the firm side, but you can use them for a lot of different recipes and stuff.

The magost berries are really bittersweet and have a nice balance of flavors, so they're good for more things. I don't really recommend occa berries if you don't like spicy food.]

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[twotonehoofbeast]

2ome what?

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[callmeyork]

Cigarettes. Rolls of paper filled with dried tobacco. A narcotic drug, essentially.

Unfortunately, it's a necessary addiction for me. And nobody in Equestria seems to have any for sale.

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[twotonehoofbeast]

then you're probably bucked.

diidn't that dungeon have thiing2 from other world2?

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[callmeyork]

Did it. That sounds important.

I should look there, then. Where is this dungeon located?

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[twotonehoofbeast]

canterlot. under the ca2tle or 2omethiing liike that. ii've been meaniing two check iit out.

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[callmeyork]

Looking for something specific, or just wanderlust?

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[twotonehoofbeast]

mo2tly the latter.

*"Clues" or "something interesting" doesn't really count as something specific.*

[noxequus]

Tobacco does not grow readily in Equestria, I am afraid, and lands abroad are neither eager nor encouraged to export it.

[Translation: good luck finding smokes in happy pony world.]

[callmeyork]

And here I didn't have the foresight to plant my own seeds upon arrival.

So my best bet would be to go traveling? [... no, that's... not the right conclusion to jump to...]

[noxequus]

I would not say that. How crucial is it that you poison your lungs with smoke?

[So, uh, York. Your new boss might be a little anti-smoking. Just so you know.]

[callmeyork]

It helps me relax. The concentration provided by nicotine help investigations greatly.

[Of course, not mentioning the whole "pseudo-psychic visions" provided thereof.]

[noxequus]

[A shame, York; Luna walks through dreams on a regular basis so she'd believe the pseudo-psychic visions more than the explanation you just gave.]

I am certain you can manage.

[callmeyork]

I'll have to. Either that, or go dungeon-delving. I hope you mind gum less than smoke.

[Yeah, well, it's not like he ever explains that to anybody else... ever... so it's not like he's going to be inclined to give that away right now.]

[noxequus]

At the very least, it is locally available.

[Just don't go prying pieces of ABC gum off of benches like some sort of Puzzle Agent.]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

Hmm. Tobacco has such a strong hype...
Would you be adverse to trying a pipe?

[callmeyork]

Not my usual style. But if you have tobacco and papers, I can make do.

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

I have some herbs that I could use
Not quite tobacco, but what have you got to lose?

[callmeyork]

I... suppose that's true. I just concentrate better with tobacco, specifically. The curses of addiction, as it were.

I hear you're opening up shop in the new Night Market. Would what you're suggesting be available there, or is this something more for a private meeting?

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

My stall will be some few days yet
Before what you want is a thing you can get.
If your matter is of greater urgency
Perhaps you should come see me.

[callmeyork]

Though it shouldn't come to that, let me know where I can find you just in case of emergency.

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

In my hut in the Everfree, of course.
Just follow the path to my doorstep, its source.

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[holyfight]

I'm sorry, Pony-san! I can't do that!

Smoking is bad for you!

[Someone took their health class too seriously]

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[callmeyork]

Not that I don't know that, but addictions are hard to beat. Besides, it's a bit more complicated than just getting a fix.

[holyfight]

Complicated?

What do you mean?

[callmeyork]

Tobacco helps me relax and concentrate. And since I usually work as a homicide investigator, relaxation and concentration are very, very important to me.

[holyfight]

Does Ponyville have a big problem with homicide?

[It didn't even occur to Orihime that a homicide investigator was something a pony could even be]

[callmeyork]

Fortunately not. This was before I came was transplanted here.

[holyfight]

Oh, I get it!

Maybe smoking wouldn't even affect your human body back home if you did it here? I mean, unless our real bodies were actually transformed into pny bodies.

This would be a good time to try and stop, though!

[iron_mare]

Your lungs will thank you later.

[Seriously she lives with a smoker and thinks it's gross.]