Samurai Equine

...I forgot what I was going to say. I got distracted by flying. What exactly is the airspeed velocity of a metal puppy anyways?

I thought your reply was just fine. Hope you're feeling better, but if not, no need to rush things on our account.

@Kronos the Revenant Samurai closes his eyes and nods. "That's the kind of response I expected to be honest." He looks at him again. "I'm not going to pretend I understand what's going on here, but I will say, please don't spend all day doing this. Because if somepony ends up in hospital because of what you're doing, I'll be sure to send the medical bills your way." Samurai starts to turn around, but then stops himself. "Oh! One more thing, Kronos. Later this evening, when the sun is beginning to set, would you mind meeting me at the town's front entrance? I have something important to give you. Not right now, but later. Thanks!" Samurai says then turns away. He has to really concentrate and hype himself up now, working a sweat. But it pays off, and he teleports away. @Emerald Heart, @Pastel Heart, @GeneralDirection Samurai reappears at the mall where his three friends are. "Back! Sorry about that. Got a little distracted. Just had to do some damage control is all, and I wasted the last of today's teleportation spells doing it... Did I miss anything?" Samurai asks, chipper as can be, though he does wipe a bit of sweat off his brow. EDIT: @Astral Vision (Sorry, completely forgot about your reply!) Like a zombie, Trilby turns to him and gives a creepy smile. The dark aura around him growing stronger. He puts his hooves on Astral's shoulders. "You should go see him, Astral... Dr. Milenko wants us all to be happy... Don't you want to be happy too? Give in to the happiness, Astral..." He says. This looks bad. Whatever this is, it's not Trilby. Astral will need to think fast, if he is going to save Trilby and/or himself. But how come this corrupt feeling didn't take over him before? Seems so random. Last time this happened, he seemed possessed, but then the presence of Shadow Trail and his other friends snapped him out of it.

@Kronos the Revenant BTW, no need to have Kronos run off or anything just because Samurai has approached him. He just wants to have a simple conversation with him, then Samurai will be on his way.

@Emerald Heart (It's fine! You are loved. ) @Pastel Heart (If you ever need some additional help or support, don't be afraid to reach out to me!) @GeneralDirection Samurai's ear twitches again. He can't help but sense something, and he won't ignore it like he has before. He looks over at Pastel and Silver. Looks like they are getting along well, and picking out a few items after all. Silver seems to have chosen something for himself. Good! All according to plan. Samurai looks over at Fable. "Frightening, huh? I've heard that before about myself... She sounds like a great friend, though. I hope I get the chance to meet her some day. You have to tell me more about yourself and your friends, but first, I need to check on something important. I'll be back in 5 seconds. Be sure to keep an eye on Pastel and Silver for me, would you? Thanks." Samurai bows and teleports away. @Kronos the Revenant Oof... Samurai was feeling it. He's all ready used a few of his teleportations today, and he is running into his limit. This might be the last few times he can do it for today. Examining where he has appeared, he sees a path of destruction, bees, and panicked ponies. With a less than amused look, Samurai walks forward. First, he pays for some bee-repellent, and uses them to keep the bees off the citizens. They ooh and awe at how well it woks and start buying their own. Next, he uses magic to put statues back into place, to clean up roadsides, and other easy-fixes. Some of the local unicorns figure out they can do it too, and take over for Samurai. Finally, Samurai uses his flame magic to absorb and redirect some firework explosions into the sky. He does the same for fireworks that had just been launched. Looking around, Samurai figures it out, and teleports one more time. Appearing behind Kronos, he taps him on the shoulder. "Is that you, Kronos? You might be invisible, but I have experience fighting shinobi, so I'm pretty good at finding camouflaged and cloaked assailants." Samurai says, a little cross right now. @Ragland Tiger, @CameoShadowness The library mare notices how mad Beryl looks. "Umm... I can explain? Legend says, the late founder of this library opened the butterfly garden next door. While she was out collecting butterflies in her net, she accidentally caught a breezie in her net. She didn't realize her mistake until she brought the breezie to the garden. She apologized and let the Breezie go. Out of gratitude and mutual respect, the breezie gave her a magic artifact from the breezie homeland. I wasn't sure if the legend was real since breezies don't usually migrate this way. But... Well, this artifact has been a regular tool here for years. And when I saw you, I was afraid the legend was coming true."

Understood. Thanks for the heads up!

Should I be concerned? I think I made it pretty clear, I cannot see what @Kujamih is saying because I have him blocked and he's not currently welcome here, but he's still posting in here. I hope he isn't upsetting anyone. If he is, I humbly apologize and will do something if necessary. I do know a few admins here. If Kujamih wants to settle this, he probably should find a way to contact me in private instead of posting here, preferably in a way that doesn't include getting a third party (person) involved. But other then that, I'll trust everyone else to keep me updated if there's any problems. I'm glad you're still here, but don't force yourself if you still need time to heal or get better. We can be patient. Your health comes first.

That's a lot of pondering...

Metal puppies that can fly! Come on Hasbro, give it a try!

No rush. Take all the time you need. The RP will always be here for you, my friend.

I may have to create or bring back some known NPCs for the tournament, just in case I need to fill out a full roster of participants. Depends on who will be participating when the time comes. But yes, I also look forward to it. Samurai will be ready most of all to strut his stuff. And, unless @Windy Breeze 🥧's OC Shadow Trail sweet talks Trilby into participating, he'll probably just sell clothes and merch on the sidelines like he did in the kart race. Take your time. I never want to rush when I can avoid it. And I've considered that, but what I have planned needs to be done on dry land.

If you want Dynamo to talk about them in the RP before they make their grand appearance, that's fine by me! Lots of people are setting up/teasing future stories that will come to life down the line. Right now, I'm kind of stuck. @Pastel Heart and @GeneralDirection's OCs are bonding and taking their time shopping, so I can't move on until that point. (No rush or anything, I just don't have much for Samurai to do. Might have him go see what @Kronos the Revenant's OC is up to. That'll be an interesting discovery~!) And also, I'm patiently waiting for the moment when @C. Thunder Dash's OC Thundy stops driving around in his vehicle, because I have something cool planned for when that happens. Again, no rush, just me being excited to do all these things.

There's no need right now. When we get closer to that moment, I'll let you know. And when it comes up, you can either tell me here or give them a good introduction in the RP, whatever you feel like doing.

I have no problem with that. The tournament has not been announced in the RP because the Laronde Box has not pointed that activity out yet. But when it happens, you can always play more characters. All I need to know is if they'll be regulars, one-time cameos, NPCs, or anything like that. If they will be regular roles for you, I'd like to see character sheets for them so I can properly add them to the front page.

@Emerald Heart, @Pastel Heart, @GeneralDirection Samurai notices Fable isn't answering his questions right away. "I hope I didn't cross a line by asking about your friend." He knows Fable likes to keep to herself, so he'd understand if she doesn't like making too much idle chitchat. While Pastel and Silver are looking at various things, he notices Silver isn't really picking anything for himself. He's also hoping they won't take too much time picking stuff out, but that's up to them. For now, Samurai looks over and sees that some of the shops are closed and available for any new businesses that want to rent space in the mall. "How sad... This mall could really use more business. I guess some ponies left because they felt like there wasn't enough opportunity here. Maybe Trilby would consider opening up a second location in here?" Samurai thinks outloud. @Ragland Tiger, @CameoShadowness Seeing the artifact effect Beryl so wildly, the library mare squees in fear, panics, and quickly snatches the artifact before Beryl can turn into a giant or something. Afterwards, Beryl's questions confuse her. "Y-you mean... You mean you DIDN'T come from the butterfly garden next door?"

Unfortunately, I cannot see whatever @Kujamih has said in here because I blocked him a long time ago due to personal reasons that I won't share here. But I am assuming Kujamih can still see my messages, so... Sorry if you are applying to be in this RP, but we will not be needing you. I don't normally turn people down, but you are the one exception I'll be making. Have a nice day, hope you continue to get along with others, and hopefully there is a different RP out there for you.

THRICE! Three times in a row! What are the odds?! *Dies of laughter*

Everybody talks on the internet. But no one listens. Can you listen to text with digital ears? I'm suppose to clean my desktop, but I don't have a digital duster. Can you download cleaning solution for your software? We're all just collecting bits and bytes in the corners of our OS, but we'll never completely clean it away... Oh no, people are quoting me! What supernatural hex have I activated this time?! Pandora, I swear, I never touched your box!!

@CameoShadowness, @Ragland Tiger The library mare waves her hooves at Beryl. "Eh...~! Please don't strain yourself like that. Breezies are super fragile, right? If you want, I can always take you back to the butterfly garden, unless you prefer freedom instead? All this time, I just thought it was a legend..." The library mare says, not realizing she just said something weird.

It's fine, and thank you for editing. I've changed the first page of this planning thread. I've put your story under the Events section as "Book demon". We'll plan it out together and make it part of the RP when the time is right.

@Astral Vision Upon Astral's request, one of the desk workers promptly gets up, find the correct file in the filing cabinet, and gives it to Astral. It's not enough to complete the book, but it does contain 10 information-packed pages! Trilby walks with Astral as they leave the mayor's office. He blushes lightly and waves his hoof. "Oh, go on. Compliments will get you everywhere, my friend. But since this means so much to you, I'll keep talking to Mayor White. Maybe I can convince him to give you a pair of keys to this place. He's very selective about the regulars in his office." Trilby explains. But soon, Trilby is taken back by the sudden gift. "A ruby?!" He thinks about it, but pushes it back. "No, Astral... I can't. Really. If I take that, it'll feel like you're paying me for this, and I all ready get plenty of payments. In fact, I'm juggling 3 different jobs. I've got my clothing store, I'm the mayor's aid, and I'm Dr. Milenko's assistant." Trilby gives a soft, but thankful smile. "But if you really, really want to do something for me... You could always be sure to visit Dr. Milenko more often, and be sure to tell everypony you know about him and his services. He's been wanting me to advertise for him lately." As Trilby explains this, a dark aura surrounds him and fills his eyes suddenly. "He really wants to give everyone a sense of happiness and peace. He works so hard to make everyone happy..." Trilby says, as if deeply fixated. It's happening again; Astral has seen this before. It's like he's not even the same pony when this happens. And it's almost like there's a hint of magic there; a magic that isn't Trilby's. @Ragland Tiger, @CameoShadowness The library mare wasn't sure how to answer Beryl. It was a good thing Bluebell came back to distract her. She gives a sigh of relief. "The founder is going to be upset for sure..." She says to herself. Still, it look like Bluebell may have found something important. Quietly, she walks out from behind her desk to see what she and Beryl are talking about, completely curious.

Yeah, I'm with @CameoShadowness on this. Having a long reply is one thing, but you've basically god modded the story and characters that aren't yours. A little creative freedom is fine, but your reply is all over the place and includes characters that aren't even at the library nor the town square right now. I'm going to have to ask you to change it, please. EDIT: Just to be clear, I have nothing against what you're doing with this book demon thing. But this feels like a major event thing, and you need to clear that with me first. The current day in the RP is more of a laid back, slice-of-life day right now. We can save your demon story for a later time, give it the proper set up, and get everyone involved in the correct way. There's no need to surprise anyone with big stories like this. Events are usually planned out before hand.

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I didn't always have a 360. I had a DVD Player many times before that. I have heard about how the 360 and many other players are smart enough to remember your place without having to find it manually, but in my experience, only have of the players out there are smart enough to do that. My uncle once gave my mother a hand-me-down Bluray player. Seems like half of the time, it remembered your place. The other half, it completely forgot. No rhyme or reason. And by the later years of its life, it stopped doing that completely.