11th Nightfall [Visual, Private to Dame Rarity, Iron Liz, and MayTwi]

[noxequus]

[When the scroll comes on - only to those who it is intended for, actually - it's late at night, and Luna looks... scared. No, concerned. She's well-rested, but something is obviously off.]

Elizabeth, Milady Rarity.

Twilight Sparkle of Mayfield.

We need to speak as soon as you are able, in channels that are as secured from spying as possible. If any of you are currently in the proximity of Ponyville, a conference face-to-face is preferred.

A matter has arisen.

Comments

[visual]

[iron_mare]

[When Liz comes on, she's in a dark room, her mane's disheveled and she generally looks like Luna's call woke her up. Not that she's too bothered, blinking sleep from her eyes and looking at the princess with concern.]

What is it?

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[noxequus]

It has been half a decade for me. Remind me of what signs Pollo exhibited prior to convincing you to...

[Luna trails off. She doesn't want to speak about this, but figures Liz should know. Hell, she should know more than Harvey should.]

[visual, private to Liz only]

[iron_mare]

[Okay that wakes her up. Liz sits up more properly and listens, ears going back a few notches.]

....to kill him?

[Oh no.]

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[noxequus]

[Luna nods, once, gravely.]

Do not speak to Mister Finevoice of this. There may still be time. It may in fact be in my imagination, or a side-effect of a hostile environment.

[YOU SAW HOW HE ACTED TO LINKSANO. EVERYPONY DID.]

His urge to stop the problem in a fatal manner would be just the catalyst that he would need to break through, however.

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[iron_mare]

[Liz's eyes turn downward, and she licks her lips, thinking in silence a moment.]

I only saw bits and pieces of his behavior when he turned back at Kon Ran...when I found him with the Doctor he was already gone, before that brief moment he took control back and asked me to kill him. But what I saw, he was afraid. Lost.

[She closes her eyes, suddenly going deeper than she'd ever really thought about it before]

...he still had some of Mechakara's temper when I told him the truth, too...he was furious. Maybe it was my own fear of him but it was threatening.

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[noxequus]

...That temper. It was visible before he reverted?

[Please tell her this is just her imagination, Liz... Tell her she's misremembering things because she was busy making friends with an undead karate bugman and telekinesising motorcycles through windows.]

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[iron_mare]

It...it could have been.

Yes, it must have been. That wasn't all that long before Gang Kwan called us -

[Yup, she's coming to that same conclusion.]

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[noxequus]

I do not suppose you are in Stalliongrad with him and Twilight.

[That comment should be a lot more clear-cut: As bad as it is, the only thing they can do now is be aware of the situation, and ready for the worst.]

[visual, private]

[iron_mare]

[Liz shakes her head]

I got dragged off to see the Equestrian games.

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[noxequus]

There is little we can do but be wary.

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[iron_mare]

Sounds familiar.

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[noxequus]

Even were we to try to get to Stalliongrad, it is two days by train, and three from your current location. We would need other means to get there. We can do little but pray that Twilight can keep the situation under control until they can return to Ponyville.