Séance and Mane six play D&D: Thieves of Night

“And that’s where we’ll leave for now.”  Séance said, closing his book to add emphasis to their conclusion.  Pinkie quickly slammed her hooves on the table as she shot herself up, gasping “What?”  Twilight and Rainbow Dash moaned in unison as they complained, Twilight first with “I didn’t get to see how magic works in this.”  Rainbow Dash with a more annoyed “I didn’t beat any baddies down.”  Rarity also showed some of her displeasure as she said “And I was just getting into my character.”

The stallion nodded, noting everypony’s of their complaints as he sat up.  “I know, but I want to leave it there for two reasons; to give the adventure more of an intense feeling and because…”  His steel blue eyes glanced up to the clock, noting the time.  “We’ve been playing for almost two and a half hours.”  Fluttershy looked up at the clock, eyes going wide as she gasped “Oh no, poor Angel bunny is probably going to be really mad that I left him alone for so long.”  After Fluttershy, the entire gaming group began expressing their surprise, causing their Dungeon Master to begin laughing.

He quickly stood up, walking over to the door and opening it as he began waving the ponies out.  “Sorry about that, but gaming dose that sometimes.  Now go, don’t worry about the mess, I’ll clean it up.  I hope you’ll all come over next week.”  Taking his advice, most of the mares began walking out his door, expressing their enjoyment and confirming next week would be fine.  After a few moments of conversing, only one mare remained; Rarity.

Concerned, Séance closed the door lightly and walked up to her, asking “Everything alright, Rarity?”  The white mare glanced at him, realizing she had drifted off into dream land for a moment.  “Hm?  Oh, everything is quiet alright dear, it’s just…” her face began to turn pink as she looked over to his chair.  “Was that scene where I walked in on you changing really necessary?”

Blushing a little, the stallion chuckled as he walked around the table, first grabbing any trash left behind as he said “Well Rarity, that’s kind of what happens in a gaming session.  I didn’t expect I needed to explain his physical description like that, but when you decided to continue your pursuit I told you what you would have seen.”  The slightly embarrassed mare glanced to her companion and gave him a soft smile, regaining her proper composure.  “Alright darling, I understand you were just doing your job as our director.  I must say, I didn’t expect to have so much fun.”

“Yeah, sorry about acting as the main character, though my guy’s only a support.  I used him as the glue to bring everyone together, so don’t expect for him to solve all your social problems, should they arrive.”  Séance said with a small grin as he walked towards the trash can and discarded the scraps, moving to remove the dishes next.  Rarity smiled as she watched him clean up, standing up to prepare for her dismissal.  “I do like how you separated my charisma with Pinkies, her being more adorable and me being a bit more on the attractive side.”

Séance didn’t respond until he returned to living room, looking at her with a sly smile.  “Well, that was a bit of a more challenge.  I used your strength, constitution and charisma to determine what you two would look like.  Your charisma scores are the same, but you have higher strength than her character and a much higher constitution.  I thought of it, and were Pinkie’s character may have a bit of a belly and have a very cute, almost child-like, face, Your character I made look more mature, symbolizing your constitution and strength above her scores.”

With a raised eyebrow of interest, Rarity slowly moved towards her host and stood before him, giving her a rather seductive look.  “So, Séance, how do you think my score is compared to Pinkie’s?”  The unprepared stallion’s eyes shot open as he pulled his head back from the beautiful mare.  He felt as though she wanted to score her on her attractiveness, but wasn’t sure how to say it.  Panic struck his mind as he blushed brightly, staring into the mare’s beautiful blue eyes.

The mare giggled at Séance’s reaction, turning around and lightly swaying her hips to him as she began walking towards the front door.  “Don’t worry, dear.  I was only teasing.”  The stallion blinked, still blushing as he hurried to the front door, attempting to keep his manners.  He did make it to the door before her, opening it so she wouldn’t need to.  As she walked out, He spoke quickly grabbing a jacket form the hook of the door.  “L-let me walk you to your apartment.  It got pretty dark suddenly, so I don’t feel right letting you walk the streets by yourself.”

“Oh darling, you don’t need to.  I can handle myself pretty well, you know.”  Rarity giggled at her friend, though he locked the door behind them.  “I still am walking you home; my mother raised a gentlecolt, not a jerk.”  The mare’s eyes widened slightly at Séance’s words, watching as he quickly put the jacket on, the sound of keys sung from his pocket.  The stallion seemed pretty determined to follow his moral codes and it was pretty dark, he wasn’t bad at keeping a smile on her face, ether.

Not really wanting to argue with such a kind stallion, Rarity smiled at him and continued walking down the street; talking about whatever came to mind.  Eventually, the mare asked “If it’s alright of me asking, darling, how did you start gaming?”  Séance blinked for a moment, searching his mind for the distant memory.  Eventually, after a few moments of silence, he spoke.  “My mother’s friend introduced me to it about . . .  I want to say ten years ago?  I was still very shy back then; if anypony even looked at me I’d cower in a corner and think they hated me.”

Séance’s eyes looked up at the sky, unaware of Rarity’s expression.  “I didn’t have any friends, no interests in the world and lacked the ambition to even try and make something of myself.  One day, however, Cross Bow was over working on some notes, my mom and him having a blast as they joked and told stories.  I didn’t know what possessed me to look, but I saw he had one book closed and kept looking at it, the unique cover just continued to draw me in.  After seeing what I was looking at, he asked me if I wanted to try and make a character.”

The stallion’s shoulders shrugged as he looked down the poorly lit street, continuing his story.  “I didn’t see a point in it, but my mother insisted that I give it a try.  So, not wanting to argue with her, I walked up and listened to Cross’s explanation of the system.  That moment, my shell seemed to shatter as him and I conversed continuously over concepts and adventure ideas.  After a while, I made my first character and was hooked instantly after my first adventure with him.  Maverick Stupefy; the legendary Marauder.”

“Oh darling, I’m sorry you were so shy at such a young age.  Did you have your cutie mark back then?  I could only imagine how the other fillies and foals picked on you.”  Séance simply smiled over at Rarity as he neared her hotel.  “Actually, I didn’t get picked on at all, even though I didn’t get my cutie mark two years after being introduced to gaming.  I was a very big and bulky foal, even for my age.”  He emphasizes his words when he puffs up his chest and makes a very goofy face, looking like a very big brute.  Rarity couldn’t help but giggle at her friend’s silly faces.

The mare stopped before the door to the hotel, glancing at the entrance.  Her stallion friend stumbled a bit, but quickly found his footing and stopped, glancing at the entrance as well.  “This is where I’m staying; it has been such a nice evening with you, Séance.”  Rarity gave him a soft smile and nodded her head, the stallion doing the same.  “I’d have to say the same; it’s always fun to spend the evening with such fun friends.”

“I’ll be busy for the rest of the week with work and training to stay in shape, but next week, if you can get the others to come by earlier, we’ll be able to spend more time gaming.”  Rarity smiled at Séance as he explained his schedule, nodding lightly to him.  “I’m sure they would like that.  If I may ask, darling, what do you do for employment?”  The stallion smiled as he gave Rarity a teasing glance, putting his hoof to his lips as he answered “That’s a secret.  A gentlecolt never reveals all of his trades at once.”

Taking the momentary confusion the mare gave him, Séance quickly turned and ran, leaving Rarity more confused.  Before she could give chase, however, he had vanished into the veil of darkness, the sound of his hooves tapping against the stone quickly fading.  Left confused and bewildered, the mare couldn't help but look around to see if there was any explanation for the stallion’s sudden leave.  Not seeing any regular answers, she found herself smiling towards the direction of his departure.  What a unique earth pony…