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@ Now that both Bubble and Pondah were working in unison, all the desks were quickly moved to one side. Pondah began carrying the chairsto the same spot. As they were even lighter than the tables, he was able to move several at a time. "I suppose I could buy a shower with the money I get from this job..." ​Pondah contemplated aloud. "Perhaps I could even buy ​you a birthday present!"

@ "You're not sure if the lake will be good enough?" ​Pondah enquired. "That sounds like a challenge to me. That being said, I haven't got a shower and unless we find one in here, I'm stuck with the lake." ​Pondah began to move the desks and chairs outside of the office. As they were made of a very light wood, even Pondah could move them by himself. A large dust cloud obscured Pondah's vision but he could see the cause. He walked towards Bubble and extended a hoof to help her up.

@ Following Bubble's advice, Pondah made his way into the office. He worked his way round the edge of the room, opening the dust smothered windows as he went. The windows opened one by one and the room was flooded with light. Silvery particles of dust floated in the light. "Much better!" ​Pondah exclaimed. "Now we can actually see what we're doing." ​The number of draws and cabinets in the room gave Pondah a sneaky idea and a devious grin spread across his face. "Hey Bubble," ​Pondah said. "Let's add an incentive. Anything interesting you find, you keep."

Glacier nudged past Vedana. "My name's Glacier," ​Glacier said. "I haven't been here long so not much has really happened. I did carry a nearly dead body through a packed city square. Other than that, it's been quite dull." ​Standing near some chairs, Glacier fidgeted with boredom. "Now, we could stand here all day and discuss what we've done today or we can get down to the real business of why I'm here."

@ Pondah coughed and covered his face as dust flooded the air. "Urgh!" ​he protested. "This is disgusting! You're so lucky have those goggles." ​Looking inside, Pondah saw that the office was just a regular office with desks, chairs and a hideous amount of dust. "Where do we even start in here? There's more dust than things of worth!"

@ and @Skycoaster "Where is this office?" ​Pondah asked. "I can probably do more to help on the admin side of things. I might struggle with the whole flying thing." ​Pondah looked skywards at the dark clouds drifting their way towards the three ponies. They were already beginning to leak rain onto the ground below. Suddenly, a flash followed by a deafening crack bombarded Pondah's senses. "So what needs doing?" Pondah queried with a quivering voice. "It doesn't look like we have very long before this storm arrives."

The sky had started to become dotted with clouds as Bubble and Pondah left the hotel lobby. He ran ahead and began leading Bubble to the point he'd met Sky. The day was still young and as a result, the streets were very quiet. With the local area drilled into his mind and the bare streets, the pair reached the meet-up point in a very short time. @@Skycoaster "Sky!" ​Pondah shouted. "We're here!"

@ and "We don't want to be late," Pondah said in a blunt but determined tone. "There's too much riding on this for us to be late." Taking a glance over his shoulder, he caught a full glimpse of the shadowy smudge blemishing Bubble's face. He almost pointed out to her but the thought of appearing late kept him hurrying. 'Must not be late, must not be late. I can't appear sloppy and set a bad first impression. This may be a one-time chance and I can't let it slip away.' After what seemed like eons, the trio finally reached the hotel lobby. It was almost completely desolate, spare the trio and a single, young stallion spinning on a swivel chair behind a desk.

@ and Pondah was the first to answer Thunder's question. "We're off to get signed up for a job!" ​ Pondah replied. ​The corridors and stairs out of the hotel seemed much longer after Pondah's high speed dash to give the employment news to Bubble. He turned back to face her and give another piece of information. "The arranged meet-up point is in a quiet and rather secluded park a few minutes from him here," ​Pondah told her. "We won't be going for too long."

@ The happiness drained from Pondah's face when Bubble turned down his offer to help. Before he replied, he shrugged. "Ok," ​he said quietly. "I understand. If that's her will, that's the way. But anyway, are you going to finish whatever it is you're doing and then I'll tell Sky that you're up for the job or are you coming now?" 'One moment... she said 'I'm not supposed to show anypony my sister's things' but previously said that it wasn't something she'd made or something her sister had made. I knew she wasn't giving the full story. I love being able to spot lies. It preserves the sanctity of truth.'

@ Bubble's positive reply made even happier. "Great!" ​Pondah replied. "We just have to go and tell Sky that we're both up for the job. Then we can start earning! I don't mind buying lunch but I will need to start hoarding my money." ​Pondah was about to leave before he took another look at the bits and bobs cluttering Bubble's floor. 'Say... whatever machine that Bubble's working on looks quite interesting. I wonder if I can have a look or even help?" "Do you mind if I help you do whatever it is you're doing with that machine? I'm hoping I can be of some assistance."

@ As Bubble gave a very sketchy and suspicious reply, a 'hmm..." escaped his lips and his brow furrowed. 'I can grill her on this later. She's definitely hiding something. For now, act natural.' Pondah quickly changed his face to one that more suited the eagerness of receiving his first job. "Yeah," he replied. "Both of us. Sky offered me a job and said that you can help me if you wanted to. If you feel up for it, he'll probably find a way to fit you in as well. There must be something else available that you can help with. Apparently, the weather team round here is really bad. Perhaps you can do something for team morale?"

(If you want to mention me, my username is "Sir. Loin") @@Vedana Purity Glacier looked around the penthouse before responding to Vedana's question. The room she could see was rather well decorated and had a great view of the city below. After her eyes had done a scan of the room, her gaze snapped back to the pony in front of her. "Yes," Glacier said in a blunt tone. "I've been sent here after checking in at a rehab centre not too far from here. The pathetic oaf behind the desk said you had some useful purpose that, apparently, will help."

@ and As the door to the room opened, a slightly sickening feeling washed over Pondah. The last time he'd been in Bubble's hotel, he'd almost been burnt an unknown amount. Pondah struggled to restrain his excitement as Bubble started talking to him. "Don't worry!" ​he said eagerly. "I've just come to say that we've been offered a job by Sky, the pegasus who took us to his hotel. Apparently, it's easy money and we have to do barely any work." ​Pondah's curiosity soon got the better of him. It had seemed odd that Bubble was wearing goggles whilst she was surrounded by various components of machines. He noticed Thunder was walking away from the room."Oh, hello Thunder," ​he said in a less eager voice. The excitement of a job opportunity had began to lessen after he told Bubble and he was finally able to in a more traditional, analysing way. He faced back towards Bubble and resumed speaking. "You're surrounded by pieces of what looks to be machinery, you've got goggles on and if I'm not mistaken, that's the notebook that attacked me earlier. I'm going to take a guess you're building one of the projects in there or fiddling with one that either you or your sister made earlier."

@@Mint Drop Whilst waiting, Glacier looked around the café with impatience. Everything seemed so manufactured and unnatural to her. As her disagreeing gaze scanned the room, one thing caused great alarm. "What!?" Glacier said with emphasis. "I need to go! Now! I'm going to be late for check-in at the local rehab centre. I've got to go. I'll see you around perhaps?" Glacier's powerful legs fired her from the café and towards the centre. Before the beginning of her rehabilitation, Glacier was shown and told several times where the centre was and Glacier's earlier tour had only helped drill its location into her head. Within moments of high-pace galloping, Glacier charged through the door. She slammed a hoof onto the check-in desk. "Don't worry! I'm here!" Glacier said whilst panting for breath. "Right on time," the yellow pegasus from behind the desk said. "I'm surprised you turned up. You are full of surprises." Glacier growled and bared her teeth. "I've killed a lot of things in my past. Don't make me make you the first pony on the list." "And there was me thinking you had changed. But that's for a less important time. I'd recommend you go to this address. There's a guest there I recommend you visit. She may be useful to you." With a scowl, Glacier looked at the address on a piece of parchment she'd been given. Charging back out of the centre, Glaicer hunted for the address and a new place and pony of assistance. In a few minutes of eagle-eyed searching, she reached the building that the "useful pony" was residing in. She trotted to the door, knocked and waited for a reply. @@Vedana Purity

A smile spread across Pondah's face as he nodded his head. "Yeah..." ​Pondah announced. "That's sounds easy enough. I'm not concerned about the pay; I'm just happy I've got a job. I would like to earn at least one bit a week though. I'll go ask Bubble now!" ​Turning back towards the hospital, Pondah began to gallop towards Bubble's hotel with the offer of a job. Strangers shot disapproving glances at him as he tore through the streets but Pondah had more important things on his mind. In record time, Pondah was in the lobby of the hotel. "Um... excuse me," ​Pondah asked at the reception. "Which room is Ms. Bubble in?" "Room 1022," the receptionist replied in a robotic, monotone voice. ​Like a missile, Pondah screamed through the corridors and up stairs with eager agility. Almost colliding with several room service trollies, he reached Bubble's room. He paused to gather his breath before knocking. @

@@Skycoaster ​As Skycoaster landed, Pondah shuffled away slightly and turned his head away. When Sky had actually finished speaking, Pondah's eyes bulged in surprise. "Seriously?" he said with disbelief. "You're willing to just offer a job to somepony who's never worked before. What if I fail and mess up? That'll put you out of a job and it'll be my fault. I don't want to make you lose your job." ​Now quaking both internally and externally, thoughts of failure, ineptitude and disappointment began to nag at Pondah's mind.

@@Skycoaster As a voice boomed from the skies, Pondah lept from his seat. Before he fled the scene, Pondah looked up and saw it was Skycoaster, drifting through the air leaving an orange gash in the sky. When he heard why he'd been addressed, his eyes widened in shock. "What?!" ​he said, with surprise. "What offer? I don't remember any contracts or sign-ups!" ​Pondah was now pacing back and forth with in anxiety as he continued. "Oh no. What have I gotten myself involved in? An unknown job involving weather! I might have to fly and I can't fly. I'll be letting everyone down! What of it's a job at the..." Pondah's voice became quiet. "Rainbow factory."

Despite it being fairly quiet when Thunder teleported, the 'poof' still managed to make Pondah jump. He turned his head to see some scatters of dust where Thunder once stood. 'Hmph. That was abrupt. He could've at least said bye.' With a stomach full of berries, Pondah began a slow canter back into the edge of the town center. After a few minutes, he spotted a bench in what appeared to be a rather tranquil area. Pondah took a seat on the isolated bench and noticed how dusty he had become in the night. Brushing off the dust, Pondah began to feel relaxed in the cool breeze of the quiet spot. ​

@ Pondah stared with awe at Thunder's electrickery. Even though he'd seen it before, the sight of the pegasus' powers still surprised him. Thunder's question snapped Pondah out of his trance and, in slightly muted tones, he replied. "I don't have anything planned today. Or the next day. Or the one after that. I don't have plans for the future. Even if I made them, I don't know enough about what's going on to make any. All I know is that there's a lot of music stuff going on right now and that isn't my sort of thing." ​After stopping to take a breath, Pondah resumed foraging for berries in a bush further away from Thunder. During this, he noticed his mane was dangling along side him, getting stuck in the bush. He rectified his hairy problem by wrapping his mane around his neck, recreating the mane-scarf-storage from tbe day before.

@ Pondah flinched as a voice called from beyond the shrubbery. He peeked out and noticed that it was Thunder from the day before. After a sigh of relief, Pondah replied. "Go for it," he said. "It's not like they're mine. I've been seeing them all over this town and thankfully, they taste nice. Quite a bit of juice though." ​Now that another pony was interested in taking some of the berries, Pondah took a few steps away from the foliage to leave more space.

@ ​After receiving a particularly tight hug from Bubble when she left, Pondah began to wonder towards his grassy verge. His map of the surrounding area was now of a fairly good standard meaning he could reach his night spot in a shorter time than ever. When he arrived, Pondah found the soft spot, lay down and drifted to sleep. ​PREPARE TO ENTER FAST-FORWARD TIME JUMP IN 3... 2... 1... ​The sun's rays coated the hills with fiery embrace as the light of the world returned. As its shine covered Pondah, his eyes flicked open. As he was pointing towards the sun, he moved a hoof in front of his eyes to shield them. After a few seconds awake, Pondah rose to his hooves and began to wonder towards some nearby bushes. They contained similar berries to the ones from the park that he had gorged on the day before. 'Day 3 in Baltimare. Let's see what today brings.'​ ​ Pondah thought as he plucked at the berries.

@ Pondah thought for a moment about other high places. "You're right," ​Pondah agreed. "We may not even be allowed in the hotel as we aren't paying customers." ​ He continued thinking before a perfect solution dawned on him. "I've got it!" ​Pondah exclaimed, hitting himself with a hoof. "On our race here, I climbed a rather large hill that gave me a great view. It's not far from here." ​Trotting ahead of Bubble, Pondah beckoned to Bubble for her to follow. "Come on, I know the way," ​Pondah shouted.

@ Pondah had to leap out of his seat to keep up with Bubble and her pace. He barely had time to give his goodbyes before Bubble left the hotel. After a small trot, Pondah caught up and responded. "I can guess the way back..." ​Pondah replied. "I guessed the way here and can sort of remember the way. We just need to get high up and go from there."

@, & @Skycoaster Unlike Skycoaster and Bubble, Pondah didn't have anywhere important to be that warranted turning in at the time. "If everypony else is turning in, I may as well," ​Pondah said. He addressed Bubble before continuing. "I'll go with you back to the hotel if it isn't too much of an inconvenience. I'll be sleeping near the hotel so, if we go together, you don't have to be as bored on the way back." 'Sleeping near the hotel? You're practically sleeping on the hotel!'