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@@Firehearted, "Urgent, as in it said that your life depended on coming here?" He exhales and flexes his claws. "I have a bad feeling about this. My advice; try and befriend the other 'guests' while you still can." After giving away that pearl of advice, he outstretches his claw to shake. "Roac Dustfeather. Pleased to meet you... Nice hat, by the way."

OH MAH GAWD, IT'S KING SOMBRA!! Wait... Lord Sauron? Ohhhh, that guy... Wasn't he stealing jewelry from midgets, the last time I saw him? Anyhoo, welcome to the Forums! Don't mind me, I'm just one of the forum IDIOTS.

Roac, as Bliss hugged him and left, turned from the town to walk home. There was a sort of solemnity as he left the ending party, returning to the train station to go back home to his Clocktower. He was silent almost the whole time. Driving by the lights of the town at night, and the floating dots that the fireflies appeared as in the night, he calmly watched the passing scenery the whole way to Canterlot.

Roac grinned and laughed as he was pulled into what may be the largest group hug in Equestria's history. After being set down, he went out to the edge of the crowd and rested against the town square's fountain. (OOC: Why didn't you guys tell me about the party being outside when I started assuming that it was inside?! )

Roac pops the cap off of his bottle and takes a swig, feeling rather proud of himself for delivering such a speech, watching as the entire room turned into a sea of raised glasses, with the partygoers raising a cry that could be heard all the way to Canterlot; "Long live the Princess!" The griffon steps off the stage as Vinyl started off a new track, quieter this time.

@EVERYPONY, Roac, before getting any cake, comes up to the stage where Vinyl is player her music, with a fresh bottle of sasparilla in his claw. "Alright, everypony! I'd like... To make a toast! *turns to Bliss briefly* But first, I suppose I oughta introduce myself. My name is Roac Dustfeather, and only about 5 percent of you have any reason to know or care about who I am! Now, onto more important matters... *pauses as ponies laugh a little* ... Bliss was the very first social interaction I have had since sailing here, and I have to say that she is the best. Now... I think we can guess that she, out of everypony here, DESERVES A PARTY OF THIS CALIBER... And that, my little ponies, you have given her!... *pause* ... Now... A toast... To our princess, Lightning Bliss! May she live a long and happy life, with her husband! *raises his bottle toward the crowd, raising his voice* ... LONG LIVE THE PRINCESS!"

Well, seeing as there are so many ponies who have replied to this, I'll post a bonus OC whom I neglected to include in the first post (and also test my ability to code quotes)

@@DragonKing235, Roac paused at the oddly-speaking pony, slowly putting on the eye patch. "Ooookay... Thank you?" Roac inches away from the pony. ~What the heck is "loll" supposed to mean? Is that some sort of Equestrian term for something? ~ Roac then bumps into @Lightning Bliss, jumping in surprise. ~It's way too crowded here. I'm bumping into almost everypony in Ponyville!~

@@DragonKing235, Just then, a wingless griffon in a beige trenchcoat (my avatar) bumps into you, dancing a little clumsily. "Oh, hi! Excuse me, but you haven't seen an eye patch lying around anywhere, have you? I, uh... Seem to have lost mine." He happens to be standing on that eye patch that you just noticed. He doesn't seem to notice.

Roac closes the door and walks inside the building. ~Act happy, act happy... Oh, where is my eye patch?~ Roac dances through the crowd, his "modern" dance coming off as a little awkward. At the same time, he is scanning the floor for his eye patch, keeping his right eye shut tight.

Roac quietly enters the door, and the first thought that enters his mind is, "OH GOD MY EARHOLES!!!" Arriving in to Vinyl's eardrum-rupturing take on music took him by surprise, nearly tossing him back out the door, due to the sheer force of the bass, causing him to cling to the door like a sock being hung out to dry on a windy day. (OOC: Guys, it's a cartoon. Following the laws of physics is optional.)

The word rang in his ear-openings. Spectra. ~No... No no no no...~ Roac threw off the eye patch and disappeared into thin air. Nopony noticed him, as he was simply one in a crowd of dozens. Roac ran through the landscape, not caring to examine it. All he could hear were the voices of history, chaotically repeating words. Pegasus Device. Rainbows. Spectra. Wings. When Roac finally closed his eyes, he reappeared outside. "... Wha... Why..."

@@Doc. Volt, Roac pulls you closer. "I have a friend who does a lot of magical science... He said that the reason that pegasi and griffons can fly is because they have some sort of extra organ, one that contains pure magic... What if you combined a pair of metal wings with an amulet of cloudwalking?" Despite the fact that he is not a scientist himself, what he is saying is quite true, and you can tell.

@, @@Doc. Volt, Roac snaps at the newcomer in a sort of calm anger, reacting to perceived rudeness. "And who exactly are you? This is a private matter, it's none of your business if I happen to be interested in a couple of prosthetic limbs." He fluffs his coat and turns to Volt. "Where do we start?"

Roac turns to you. "I, uh... Alright... Don't worry about me... I'll... I'll be fine..." He readjusts his eye patch nervously, and you catch the dim glow of some pale blue light, coming from his right eye (the one with the eye patch). As he catches you examining his eye, he pulls a blu-ish white flower petal out of a pouch and chews on it.

(OOC: Dude, look at the edit. I was still writing my reply to when you were talking about growing them, and you guys jetpack'd off without me. I take a little longer to reply, so please pay attention to what I'm saying, so that you can figure out when exactly I replied.)

(OOC: Oh, Lord, I missed a lot.) @@Doc. Volt, @@Lightning Bliss, As Volt placed a hoof on his shoulder, Roac suddenly had a vision. ... The Pegasus Device uses this energy to create rainbows... Another overlapping voice, that of a mare's, began to speak near the end of the message. ... You don't DESERVE your wings... Roac snapped out of it as Volt asked him how much he was ready to sacrifice. "No! I'm not willing to sacrifice anything, no thank you! This wasn't even my idea..." He pushes away, as if he'd seen something. Volt can feel that he knows something, as if Volt might have revealed the secret of the Pegasus Device. Roac is about to run away, but then Bliss cuts in with her own corrections.

@@Lightning Bliss, Roac snatches a cupcake from a table and inhales it. "Who's Pinkie Pie? Should I know this person?" "... Well, whoever Pinkie is, they make some good food. Lots of hay, though; I'll have to get used to vegetarian food..." He swallows a bit and takes a swig from his sasparilla bottle.

@, Roac dodges several ponies in the crowd as @Lightning Bliss tugs him through. He notes that several ponies seem to have taken an interest in him. ~... Curious. Very... curious.~ While Bliss pulled him along on her quest to find @Doc. Volt and @Polaris, Roac managed to grab a bottle of sasparilla from the refreshments table, also walking by @C. Thunder Dash and Riley. Roac has, as a matter of fact, begun to pick up a bit of an English accent. "Gentlecolts."

@@Lightning Bliss, He smiles as you hug him, hiding the fact that it felt uncomfortably close to a fuzzy noose. Roac picks up his eye patch as the two of you run off into the crowd, seeing as you have completely ignored the glowing blue orb of magic in his right eye socket. He had already had a friend of his (the same one that made Bliss's gift), but he was interested in the prospect of cheaper competition. @@C. Thunder Dash, (OOC: Roac's a griffon, in case you haven't noticed.)

@@Lightning Bliss, The small blast that results from the spell also knocks off Roac's eye patch, causing it to fly to the ground behind him. He ignores this, and rushes to Bliss, catching her by the hoof in an unnatural blur of motion. He asks if you're okay and pulls you up onto your hooves. After you say your piece, he replies calmly; "Bliss, don't worry about it. Magic is an odd thing, and it does as it pleases. The most powerful mages have gotten to their level by developing a... A friendship, with the energies of magic... Look, I appreciate the gesture, but... My wings are long gone, and my only real way to take to the skies again would be to buy a set of artificial wings, and... Those are expensive." The griffon holds your hoof in his claws. "I don't need to fly. Sure, my instincts say otherwise... But even though I might feel that urge every now and then, I've grown to be alright with my body the way it is... And I wouldn't change anything about my life, because I know fully well that if I did, I might not be where I am right now..." "... And where I am is too good of a spot to give up."

@@Lightning Bliss, As you cast the spell, you hear an echoing, disembodied voice. ...One of the things that we must never do as mages... Is bring back the dead. Because, as you all know... All magic comes with a price. As you come back to reality, you notice that nothing has changed-- or at least you can't tell through Roac's waistcoat.