Fallout Equestria: The Kingdom

"But you did clean up. You tried. That's what matters. Goodness, if people went to hell for accidents there'd be no one left! You're not going to hell. If the Gods try to send you there, then... I'll march right up and tell the Gods what's what!" He glares at the ceiling, defiantly. "And then, I'll escort you to the afterlife myself, and we'll find your Daughter's spirit, and you two will be together for the rest of eternity!" He eyes burn with a mix of tears and emotion, as he grabs her by the shoulders and turns her to look in his eyes, "And she won't blame you! No one will! And if they try, I'll personally kick their heavenly ass! You. Are. Not. A Bad. Pony."

"I know. That will never go away. You just have to cover it over and give it time." He hugs her, "If I ever do see my kids again, I want them to meet you. They'd like you."

"Right." He moves back, to give her a bit more space, "So, let's drop that subject for now."

"How'd you meet Viktor?"

"How does that work?"

"Then how did you end up friends?"

"Makes sense, I suppose. Friendships have started for weirder reasons." He leans back against the wall, "You're good to talk to, Clock. I enjoy spending time with you."

He laughs, "Yeah, sorry about that. Why don't you try a topic now?"

"Whelp, it's certainly very different from here. It's up in the mountains, east of Canterlot. Friedrichshorfen was the only place in Fried that was hit, but the strong winds and valleys pushed the radiation all over the place. Outside the city the land is owned by various tribes - nothing special, none of the tribes exceed a hundred ponies. Then there's Friedrichshorfen itself, which is a big city before the war which was dedicated to making weapons for the war effort. The place is littered with weapon factories of all types. There's even prototype weapons you can't find anywhere else there."

"Of course, now they've all been stripped - the owners turning the old buildings into Casino's with the best-armed security around. Fried doesn't have a singular leadership, it's owned by five Mafia families, each owning a casino. The Shockers, The Alchemists, The Meats, The Foals and The Rippers."

"Fried is pretty isolated though because you have to have a permission from a Family to be able to leave - since they own all the entrances and exits. They let in traders to trade, but that's about it - other than mercenaries to help fight the skirmishes. Because all of the families want to steal the other family's casinos."

He blinks, "Whoops, got on a bit of a rant there..."

"The Shockers. Their casino had the most Tech build into it - fascinating stuff - and my wife really loved flashy technology." He smiles.

"Yeah, she is." He smiled, wistfully, "A bit of an addictive personality, sadly, but she's truly a wonderful pony. So creative and kind. Known her since I was a foal - Mom was too busy... er... 'working' so I had to scavenge the streets." He laughs in nostalgia, "First time a met her she had been trying to get half a box of sugar bombs out of the trash. She got stuck with her rump in the air. Took me hours to get her out. We were friends ever since."

After around half-hour Novae with tousled mane. She carefully approached Quiver.
I hope THAT worked.

Quiver looks up from his Pipbuck maps.
"Hey Novae. Enjoy your book?"
He says with a slight smile.

"Oh yes, I've quite enjoyed..reading." She said with awkward smile.
Okay, no desire to pounce him right away....
"After I've finished book I've meet Clock and we talked about...stuff."

Quiver looks slightly worried.
"What about?"
He says a little nervously.

"Oh well...heh..." She looked away with small grin.
"She consulted me on few interesting topics and gave some tips on how to preform series of experiments in well know field of modern science."

...What the hell are you talking about?!

Quiver looks at her quizzically.
"You're skirting around something, aren't you?"
He wipes his brow.
"Is it a secret?"

"Well...um...yes and no. I can tell you, that experimenting was quite enjoyable and results..well..it was a BLAST in my point of view on some things." Novae said with a grin.

Okay, Novae...you ARE crazy!...You even have voice in your head to tell you that!

"Okay, so in the last 45 minutes you managed to read your book, talk to Clock about something scientific, and then performed experiments that you found enjoyable..."
He chuckles a little.
"No dangerous chemicals this time, I hope?"