Black Gold: Ascending (NSFW, Semi-Grimdark, Literate)

@Toffee  
So she does have a heart. Thanks gemini.  
And i want my birdhorse before sleeping hours.
 
she walks off

@Jinx  
(Your birdhoers? Didn’t know y’all were a thing in this.)

@Toffee  
(why?)

@Jinx  
“keep dreaming.”

@Cerebrate19  

 
(Nvm)

@Toffee  
(Im not sure if they are or not. As far as i know they are good freinds ATM. He however has the say on what they are.)

@Cerebrate19  
I will.

@Cerebrate19  
“Now, Keen, I need you to swear to me that you will never repeat what I am about to tell you.”

@Jinx  
(K)

@Toffee  
“i know to keep secrets.”

@Cerebrate19  
“Good, it’ll do you well…” she takes another sip of her coffee “We have some zebra sympathizers on board attempting to steal data.. that outage today was a plot to steal plans from the control room.”

@Toffee  
“a little reminder what got their stripes stripped?”

@Cerebrate19  
“Oil… equestria is; was; the zebras main source of oil. After our embassy in the zebra lands was attacked by Zebra nationalists we withdrew, enforcing all sorts of embargoes on them. Their country is in a huge depression now, and the only way to fuel their machinery is our oil… understand?”

@Toffee  
“i do, but what of that deserves sympathy?”

@Cerebrate19  
“Think of it, without their machines their own kind aren’t able to produce what they need… food, clothing… they have men, women, kids dying everyday from the cold and hunger…”

@Toffee  
“that seems like something ponies sympathize with… but surely other suppliers popped up in the meantime.”

@Cerebrate19  
“Well… nobody else is willing to risk themselves to help the country.”

@Toffee  
“what did we ban other countries from selling oil there too?”

@Cerebrate19  
“Not exactly… but we may or may not have made threats to countries attempting to help…”

@Toffee  
“wow… we’re a mobster nation… anyways, expect my trap to remain shut about the matter.”

@Cerebrate19  
“Good… and… please don’t get hurt doing this…” she had let the facade of hardness down for a second, maybe Keen could use this to get her to lighten up

@Toffee  
“we won’t, neither me or skye are made of glass. she’ll ease up too, i can tell.”

@Cerebrate19  
“Good…” she stared at him for a second before shaking her head, going back to her original demeanor “Now, go to the canteen, dinner is starting in ’10”

@Toffee  
skye was waiting in the mess, eating a nice slab of meat

@Toffee
 
@Jinx  
“gotcha, boss, see you later.”
 
with that he leaves and soon joins Skye at her table.
 
“we sshould find the tossers that messed that lightning rod up, don’t wanna imagine what else they might have screwed up.”