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@@FortyTwo42,@@The Ponyville Critic, Drawn shrugs casually at Aero's suggestion. "I'm not sure that this is the best time for that. I was planning on holding onto it until we see what kind of entertainment starts up on that stage over there. I've found that it's impolite to make your own entertainment, fun and games superseding or preceding those of your hosts." Directed at Missy he nods and says, "I know how that is, it can be hard to be comfortable around others. I try to give it a shot by just remembering that, barring truly unforseen and unique circumstances, it is a relatively harmless procedure that only rarely leads to personal injury," After a brief pause he notes, "However, that fact often seems insufficient to draw up the measure to speak. You just seemed very kind and particularly unlikely to insult or attack me in some way if I made a mistake. I followed the guidelines anyway so it all seemed to go well."

@The Ponyville Critic, @FortyTwo42, Drawn nods in agreement with Aero's words. "I honestly didn't plan to come. I more, well, found myself nearby and remembered the invitation. It seems like there are many others arriving as well but, I am not terribly confident of the application of my social skills to a larger gathering of strange ponies. I admit, seeing you here is comforting and Missy has proven to be quite adept at providing comfortable and steady dialogue to raise my confidence. But, your comment on cloud reactions is intriguing and we will need to discuss this more, I thought that clouds, when struck by pegasi, puffed into harmless vapor?"

So...as a side note because I'm not totally sure where anypony is starting or who is doing what but my post in char does include a stop through Ponyville if anypony wants to meet up for the trip to Canterlot. If not then I slip right through and end there anyway to either way.

The Everfree Forest. A mysterious place. A dangerous place, An interesting place. And, with the night stretching on and on, a currently unapproachable subject of fascination. Drawn Masquerade waited patiently for several days, well, nights, well, maybe one really long night he supposed. What WAS Luna up to? Or Celestia. Either seemed as though they might remedy this situation and yet, *sigh.* Drawn sighs wearily as he collects his materials and packs his saddlebags with the journals, ink, and other tools that he /should/ be recording his time in the forest at the moment. Instead he turns himself back down the road to Ponyville. It several nights walk...no...still the same night...through the smaller town and towards the capital to see what all the fuss was about.

"Writing? Oh! I am not really a writer. I take notes. A researcher. These are my findings and other things that I don't want to forget. And tend to..." Drawn's head snaps over to the approaching Aero. "Hi! How have you been? I saw you a few moments ago but you seemed in the middle of a conversation near the tables. How have you been? What have you been up to? Are you..." A reminder surfaces in his head from his writing:"Rambling....not a good thing. Keep it Brief." Taking a quick breath, Drawn inclines a head to Missy. "Aero, have you met Missy?" Better.

@FortyTwo42 Squee! D'aww! Love you too 42! I've gotta get a bit more back into our game. I keep getting super distracted by dumb stuff like tests and job interviews. I look forward to meeting up with you at the beach! Also...Adding into this forum as some of my other favs are @SugarPie91 who is my supa talking bestie (who I hope will RP with me soooooon!) and @Felix who I always get a massive kick out of creeping on his 2-4 status updates/day.

I wanted to ask a question for both of you. Did you know that THIS post is the 42nd post reply on this topic? If so, what prize do I win for being the best numbered post reply? Edited: The post counter does it two ways. One counts the posts after the initial and the other counts the initial as well. So...I looked at the one that counts REPLIES to your topic...so I replaced "posts" above with "replies." Just discovered this...

His inward thoughts nodding at the continuation of his script, Drawn replies perfunctorily, "I am a travelling researcher so I really don't have a solid home. I go where the evidence and interesting things are happening." His eyes waver for a moment, and he tentatively asks, "Do you like Ponyville? I've been through there many times. It is a very nice crossroads for travel and news. What brought you to live there?" "There!" He crows internally, "Greeting, Establishment of Self and Request for Same. Attentive Listening to Response. Answer to Expected Mirror Question and Follow Up Query on Other's Last Answer! Success! I knew my checklist was going to be important."

(OOC: I actually was speaking to Missy in my post above. Sorry for not being more clear. Missy is the uni with the light blue coat. ) (OOC: quoted for clarity and content for you critic If you ignore me that is fine but let me know so I can react appropriately)

When will this start? I am also interested with my OC Drawn Masquerade (link below). Link to character profile:http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/drawn-masquerade-r6732 Fighting type: Support (Illusory magic mostly if allowed) Temperament: Lone wolf to loyal friend (makes friends slowly but loyal once there) Starting point: Edge of the Everfree Forest Starting Weapon: Spellbook Let me know if I need to alter anything or if Drawn is ok for the game I can do a different OC if I need to.

Drawn ambles slowly along the long wooden walkway over the upper dunes of the beach. "What am I doing here?" He wonders idly as his attention wanders to the sway of the tall, dry grasses to the buzzing of small insects to the distant horizon, wavering from the heat and rippling water. "Something important I think...Maybe? There were others I think. What kind of others?" As the walkway crests the edge of the breakwall, he peers down along the strip of sand to a small gathering of ponies beginning to drift together from both sky and land. "Hmmm. Others, the beach,...This must be why I'm here!" His movements do not increase in speed. Rather, he seems to slow even further as he, now more certain of his final destination, takes his time to stop and smell the roses. Or...crabs. They don't smell particularly good. It must be the lack of petals. As he nears the gathering though, his attention is pulled to the familiar face of Aero at the larger group forming around the tables on the sand but, just as quickly, drifts to a lone unicorn with a light-blue coat on the fringe of the gathering. Hmm...The reunion with a friend or the promise of a novel encounter. Well...decisions decisions. Recalling that introspection is often the bane of opportunity, Drawn's curiosity gets the better of him and he moves to intercept the wanderings of the new unicorn. As he nears her, he has a brief moment of uncertainty and halts. His horn glows a slight purple color as he lifts a sizable book from his saddlebag and flips it open to a marked page. Ah. Of course. Sliding it back into the bag, he finishes making his way to the new pony and, with the cadence and tone of somepony reading from a script, he addresses her, "Hello. My name is Drawn Masquerade. How are you and where are you from?" There. That seems like it went well. (OOC: I did not get a link to the OOC chat page. Is there also a link somewhere back to the pitch page (also are they one and the same?) Also, does anypony have a problem with me using first person present tense rather than the more common past tense?)