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Don’t stop Applejack. Interrogate Apple Bloom for what she knows before moving forward 38% “You shouldn’t do that!” Fluttershy called, from the other side of Apple Bloom’s bed. Much too far away to make a difference. Twilight reached out with her magic, but hesitated. Does Pinkie’s Insight warn her to stop Applejack? No. About 38% of her will was paralyzed with indecision.Just long enough for Applejack to embrace her sister on the cot, brushing away metal fibers as she went. “I’m so glad to…-
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Let the infection take its course 72%There was no doubt in Twilight’s mind that this was the right course—as she watched Fluttershy’s scanners, more and more she realized that they were completely out of their league. Trying to teleport the infection out might have made for a daring last-second-save, but more likely it would’ve just made Apple Bloom bleed to death on the operating table. Twilight had not studied medical magic, she couldn’t close thousands of little capillaries and veins at the…
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Unfortunately for Twilight, she wouldn’t be waking in the medical bay with every problem in her world already resolved.Twilight takes five points of lethal psychic damage. Her whole body felt like it was on fire, her head most of all. But there were shouting voices in her ear, the voices of her crew. “Ugh… what?” she sat up, shaking her head once and trying to make her eyes focus on them.Has Twilight received the gift of INSIפH┴? Critical yes. She’s burning her fur is melted oh Celestia what…
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Twilight uses the Perseverance of Insight 57% “Anything I should know before I try this thing, Node?” Twilight said, hesitating on the edge of the chair. But after considering her options, there was really no way around it. Node’s loyalties were still questionable, and Rainbow Dash just didn’t have the mental fortitude to withstand the effects of an alien device. That left her.Node shrugged one plastic shoulder. It was a convincing imitation of something Twilight might’ve done. “You will have…
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Perseverance and sleeping ponies 37% Twilight had a bad feeling about what she was about to do.There was no arguing with the hunger for information in her gut, the quiet flame that had stayed burning since her first expedition into the Memorial. Twilight had been leading this expedition in ignorance for long enough—it was time to rectify the situation.She started with a trip to visit Node, in the workshop they’d given the machine more to placate it than because they thought they would get anything…
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Have a crew meeting 65%“So that’s where we stand,” Twilight said, as soon as she had finished summarizing all of the relevant facts. They were all gathered together in the workshop, the largest enclosed space in the camp. Well, everypony except Node. The construct hadn’t ever really acted like a member of her crew, and less so lately. It had its own workshop, and refused to leave for days at a time.But the others were all here, gathered around the table. Rainbow Dash with her weather jumpsuit and…
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Six Months. 51% Twilight Sparkle adjusted her woven plastic hat under the harsh Proximus sun. Sweat brimmed on her brow, and the smell of dirt filled the air around her like earth pony perfume. She could feel the soreness in her muscles, roughly proportional to how full the wheelbarrow was in front of her. Fresh carrots were piled inside, each one half as big around as her hoof and glittering with moisture.“We ain’t done,” Applejack called from beside her, eyes narrowing slightly. “We rest when the…
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No, it’s time to be a leader. Twilight could see the desperation in Applejack’s eyes, the pain and despair. This was a pony on the end of her rope, who had already given so much of herself to save the life of a pony she didn’t even know, who was frayed from sickness and worry over her own death. A pony who had been unexpectedly been returned a member of her own family, only to come so close to having them snatched away again.“No,” Twilight said, voice flat.“What do ya mean, no?” Applejack…
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Call Applejack immediately 43%Twilight had an awful feeling about this. As she removed the radio from her pack and switched it back on, she could feel the beginnings of nausea in her chest, and the tension in her limbs. It was the feeling she always got when she knew there was going to be conflict. But there was nothing for it. The Equinox’s chief engineer relied on trust more than anypony else aboard. There could be no softening the truth for her, no beautiful lies. If Twilight kept this secret and…
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Give Node the Countermeasure, investigate perpetuity 65%Twilight wanted to leave the mysterious object behind. But not quite so much as she needed to know what it was. It was located on the ground floor, along a straight path directly from the entrance. If the Signalers thought about design even remotely like ponies did, it was probably the main purpose for ‘the Memorial.’ I need to figure out a way to let Applejack study it without exposing her to it like I was.She had a bad feeling that other ponies…
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