Samurai Equine

*Ahem* And for good measure, in case you can't access Twitter for some reason... I realize I'm posting this a little late and I have a lot of posts to catch up on. But I hope this helps. Unless otherwise stated, Samurai usually goes au naturale.

@Ragland Tiger Samurai was happy to see her again. "Hello, Bluebell! I came by here to see you. Have you all ready been discharged from the hospital? We're about to see a young colt that was also admitted here about the same time as you. Would you like to come with us?" @Windy Breeze 🥧, @Buck Testa Samurai looks confused at Shadow's question. "What do you mean? The nurse just told us his name a second ago." Samurai says. He then looks at Keen and Sundae. "Oh my... Was all that teleporting too much? I'm sorry about that. Sometimes I get a little compulsive." Samurai bows in apology. Samurai never noticed the letter Keen dropped. @CameoShadowness, @Astral Vision Trilby finds the book and reads through it as quickly, but as carefully, as he can. "Hmm... So maybe that glowing was from a lack of magic pollen? Or maybe something else? If only Beryl was awake..." Trilby says to himself. And shortly after, he gets his wish. "Beryl!" Gently, he gives her a hug, which is really more like Trilby lightly pressing her against his cheek. Not enough to hurt, just enough to show he cares. "You really scared me there for a second, my friend. I thought I lost you..." Trilby then hears her questions. "Breeze pony? Not sure what you mean. You wondered off and fainted, and someone named Kronos found you. I brought you here to the library because I was trying to figure out the best way to help." Trilby holds up the book. "So far, all I've found is an entry about magic pollen. Is that why your antenna were glowing last night?" Trilby asks.

Sure, if you think that would be best. As long as you remind us when any updates have been made.

@Dynamo Pad, @Pastel Heart, @ExplosionMare, @C. Thunder Dash I find it funny that all of your OCs are in Samurai's house, and just outside of that house, @Kronos the Revenant and @GeneralDirection's OCs are having a conversation. A second ago, a bunch of others were there too. They just missed seeing Samurai, Trilby, Shadow, Keen, and Sundae.

@Windy Breeze 🥧, @Buck Testa, @Emerald Heart Samurai took the hooves of those going with him and teleports. However, when they get there, Fable is all ready gone. They can knock on her door and look in the window all they want, but she is nowhere to be found. "Aww... Well that's disappointing. Where could she have gone? I really..." Samurai is interrupted when his and Shadow's call rings activate. "Oh! The hospital! No time to think about it. We'll meet Fable some other time. Here we go!" Taking all three hooves again, Samurai teleports once more and brings his friends along. Shadow, Keen, Sundae, and Samurai all arrive at the hospital. As they enter, guess who else should be there? Fable, of course! "Fable! We just came by to your house. Sorry I was in a hurry earlier. I didn't mean to blow you off. I just have a REALLY busy schedule today. But we're all here and... Are you seeing the mystery colt too?" Samurai asks. About that time, the nurse comes by, takes Shadow's and Samurai's call rings. "Thank you for coming. The mystery colt you all found has awakened, and his name is Boulder Dash. You may see him now." The nurse says, escorting all of them to the room. Together, all 5 of them enter his room and pay him a visit. "Ohayo. You must be Boulder Dash, the one I've been hearing about."

You know what's even funnier? I didn't realize I was making a dad joke until after I posted it. I was just trying to fit the theme of MLP. Samurai will. I was at a wake (funeral), so I realize I missed a LOT of posts. That is a LOT of work, and I love it! But if I could suggest one edit? Samurai's house is too close to the front gate. I'd bring it down about a block or two (literally, since you are using graph paper). Go for it, if you want!

@Kronos the Revenant, @Astral Vision, @CameoShadowness Trilby does his best to properly greet everyone and wave happily at Shadow. "Ah! Thank goodness to you, kind sir!" Trilby relieves Beryl from Kronos' shoulder, gently holding her in his hoof. "Oh mini horse, you had me so worried... Which reminds me... No time to talk! I've got so much to do! Mr... Uh... What was the name again? Kronk? Chronology? Kosmo?" Trilby struggles; he hasn't known him long enough to learn his name properly. Samurai leans over and whispers the correct name. "Kronos." Samurai tells him. "Ah! Yes! Mr. Kronos. I am in your debt. If you ever need a hat or a piece of clothing, come by my shop. Your first purchase is on the house." Trilby explains to Kronos. Without a second to waste, he kicks opens Samurai's door and yells inside, holding Beryl away so she won't be disturbed. "ASTRAL VISION!! You in here?! Meet me in the library, stat! No time to explain, it's an EMERGENCY!!!" Trilby walks away from the door. "Forgive me, Beryl. I know you don't like this, but this is the fastest way to the library. Even if that doesn't make you feel better, I can at least find that book about Breezies and find out how to help you properly." Trilby explains before teleporting away. Trilby arrives in front of the library. They are open today. He carefully goes inside, finds a desk he can put Beryl on safely, then searches the book shelves. "I think it was in the Foreign Studies section..." @Windy Breeze 🥧, @GeneralDirection Samurai was listening to the conversations being had, but Silver reminded him of something. "Oh! Right. Of course. I am in a little bit of a hurry... Sorry for the sudden rush, Silver. But if you need anything, you'll find that navigating the town is quite easy. I've never heard of anypony getting lost here. And just in case, try going to the town square. There should be some general directions posted. I even have some friends inside my house here that might be willing to help you out." Samurai leans in closer to Silver to whisper to him. "Oh, and I don't know if this is true or not... I've only heard about this in literature, but... If it's true that Kirins have fire powers, don't let that scare you from being here. Because I'm a fire elemental too, and you'll fit in just fine here." Samurai says with a knowing wink. He steps back and looks at Keen, Shadow, and Sundae. "All right, everypony. Sorry to be in a hurry like this, but we're about to go pick up Fable, and then we'll wait for the hospital to tell us about Bluebell and the mystery colt. So, anypony that's coming along, take my hoof and I'll get us there." Samurai offers his hoof to them. @Buck Testa The doctor shakes his head. "Oh no. Nopony knew who you were until you woke up and told us your name just a moment ago. We've been calling you John Buck this whole time." The doctor explains. Must be this world's version of the placeholder name John Doe/Jane Doe. "I'm going to finish some paper work and then let the visitors know you're available. Remember, if you need anything at all, the nurses will be glad to help. You should be discharged before the day is half over." The doctor says and leaves his room for now.

The town center can be anything at any time. It can be a water fountain if you want, a stage, an open field, etc. So far, it's been a concert hall and a central racing hub.

Right! Sorry. Wasn't sure if it was a building or something mobile, like a cart or something.

The town is surrounded by stone walls in a large square shape with openings on either 4 sides. The front opening has a booth for a gate keeper (not much bigger than a ticket booth) The town's square is the center of attraction and the biggest feature Despite being called a town, it's actually big enough to rival a large city. Lots of places to go and do There is an arcade, a town hall, a library, a school house, a news station, a hospital, two rival furniture shops, ice cream parlor, and a ritzy hotel many stories tall There is lots of houses and places for ponies to live. Houses, apartments, business buildings, etc. Trilby Hatter owns a clothing store, and his house is right next door to it. Across the street and in the next block behind Trilby's house is a series of apartment complexes. Samurai Equine lives in an area close to the town's front entrance. His house is the only asian-style house in the entire town. Besides Samurai's house, all other houses and buildings are what you'd normally expect to see in western pony culture (anything from the quaint houses you might find in Ponyville all the way to the fancy city building you might find in Canterlot or Manehattan). Recreating this town might be a big job. I never really made a map for two reasons: 1) I don't have that level artistic ability. 2) Since this RP is open for anyone to join at any time, I always want there to be room to grow or add features that I didn't think about before. For example, if someone joined and wanted a cloud city above Friendshire, I'd be okay with that. It'd still be part of Friendshire, but you see what I mean.

No, there isn't. There's plenty of room to make something original, but I can also give you some all ready established details about the town's geography.

@Buck Testa The doctors take their time. They make sure Boulder has plenty of food and water, and is feeling well. If he can muster up the kind of strength he had earlier, he definitely doesn't need machines or anything to help keep him healthy. They seemed to be glad to finally have a name that they could address him by. Still, as they gave follow up questions, the doctor does mention one specific thing. "Oh, and you do have a visitor or two waiting to see you. They've been concerned about you since you came into town. But you don't have to see anypony until you're good and ready, or not at all if you wish." @Windy Breeze 🥧, @GeneralDirection, @Kronos the Revenant, @CameoShadowness "Well in that case, shall we travel the fastest way possible?" Samurai offers his hoof, and as soon as she takes it, they teleport away! They reappear in front of his house, where they see a few familiar faces, and a few not so familiar faces. "Ah! Ohayo Keen-chan, Sundae-chan, and..." Samurai sees the new visitor. It's a kirin! Samurai's eyes go wide and he has the biggest smile on his face! He walks in a little closer. "A kirin! Are you new to this town?! I've always wanted to meet a kirin! I've heard so much about them~!!" Meanwhile, Trilby has stopped making breakfast, gotten dressed, and is searching the streets. "Beryl?! ... Beryl!! ... Mini Horse, where are you?!" His wondering leads him to the front of Samurai's house. "Oh, good morning Samurai, Shadow, Keen, and... Others I don't know just yet. Sorry to intrude, but has anyone seen Beryl? She was at my house a moment ago, and now she's gone. Could she have come back this way?" Trilby asks. Samurai looks at Trilby and shakes his head side to side. "Sorry, but I haven't seen her since you left with her last night." Having traveled this far, Kronos should be able to hear Trilby calling out for Beryl much more easily.

@CypherHoof 🐎 stole my grape popsicle and let it melt in the rain. I was gonna eat that, thank you very much.

@Windy Breeze 🥧, @Ragland Tiger, @Buck Testa Samurai smiles. "Well, that puts me at ease. I just wanted to be the first one the colt sees, that and I really wanted to talk to him as soon as he is ready to leave." Samurai nods. "As for Keen... If my friends aren't still at my place, I am sure the kurokos will be there to greet and help her." Samurai explains. A nurse walks up. "Excuse me, you two. You don't have to wait around here anymore. Now that we have a full staff, we have a much easier way of contacting anyone that is waiting to see a patient." The nurse gives each of them a plastic ring with lights and stuff inside them. "These magic call rings will light up and buzz as soon as the patients you want to see are ready for you. They cover a wide range of distance, so you can go practically anywhere in Friendshire and do other things while you wait. Mr. Samurai, yours is set for both Bluebell and the mystery colt. Shadow, yours is set for just the mystery colt. We know waiting around here isn't fun for a lot of healthy visitors." The nurse explains. Samurai puts his ring on his horn for now. "Ah. How convenient!" Samurai says with a smile. "What do you say, Shadow? While we are waiting on our patients, I can teleport us to my place and rendezvous with Keen. And if there is still time, would you mind if the three of us go visit Fable? I ran off before properly saying goodbye to her."

@Emerald Heart I didn't even think of it as Texan, I was just being silly with an accent. I didn't even know what kind of accent I was going for!

@Emerald Heart S'a good picture righ dere, I tell u wat.

@Windy Breeze 🥧 "...Shadow?" Just as Shadow Trail asked that question to the front desk worker, a voice comes over. It's Samurai Equine! He's been waiting in the lobby this whole time. "You're here rather early for a visit. If you're asking for either Bluebell or the mystery colt, I've been informed it might be a minute. The colt is awake, but still getting settled and use to this place. The doctors also want to make sure they are both physically capable of being independent before letting either of them go." Samurai explains.

Not necessarily. Maybe if he were in any other town/city in Equestria. But here, you can go anywhere and do pretty much anything you want. @Pastel Heart's main OC is a young filly, and she doesn't live like a normal child. She goes where she wants and does whatever she wants. A very spunky character, and I love it! Though, mostly, she is living with @Dynamo Pad's OC right now. Still, she could be completely independent if she wants to be. In my RP, the normal citizens (NPCs) are mostly directionless ponies. They just go about the motions in life. No real passion for anything, no direction, nothing. They just take life as it is. Some might feel sad or feel like their town has lost its purpose. It's only our OCs that have come in, settled there, and have shaken up daily life with our own brands of excitement. That, and the major town-wide activities that occasionally happen thanks to the Laronde Box. But that's an every other day thing.

@Astral Vision, @Pastel Heart, @Dynamo Pad, @ExplosionMare, @C. Thunder Dash The kurokos are doing a pretty good job of tending to everyone that stayed at Samurai's place. However, when Thundy asked for meat, they panic. They make no noise, which is part of their custom. Silent as ninja, and always cloaked. But their body language expresses panic as they look amongst each other and quake in fear. Eventually, one shakes their head no and waves their hoof back and fourth before pulling out a miniature dry-erase board and writing a message on it. The message says: Sorry, but that would be very troublesome for us. Ponies don't usually eat meat. If you wish to eat sausage, you'll have to go somewhere else for that. The only thing we can provide is fake, imitation products. @Emerald Heart If Fable looks at the letter attached to the gift basket, she'll notice it has a lot to say. Somewhere in it, Samurai writes that he regrets he hasn't spent much time with Fable, but he truly wants to. Also, he wanted to invite her to the after-party, but he couldn't find her when the race is over. But he promises he will do his best to make sure no one goes forgotten. @Kronos the Revenant, @CameoShadowness "Then I leave it all to you, and I expect quite the entertaining report by the end of the day. Also, don't be afraid to cause some minor collateral damage here and there. I'll pay that off myself." The mayor ends the call. If Kronos listens carefully, even with enhanced hearing, he might be able to faintly hear Trilby calling out for Beryl. They aren't exactly next door or anything, but then again, his house isn't extremely far away either.

Same to you, my friend. And if you want to be alone or if you want to heal with friends by your side, I'll respect and support your decision. It'll come back around to your character. Just try to be active in the RP. Do something in the the town. Whatever you choose to do, there will be NPCs to help play it out, and one of the RP's might join you eventually.

@Kronos the Revenant, @CameoShadowness The mayor continues the call. "I am thinking of causing some less-than-organized chaos for the town, today. I am thinking stink bombs, bee canons, glitter showers... Nothing lethal, just something to shake the citizens up and keep them on edge. What do you say? Got anything in your arsenal that can do anything like that?" Meanwhile, Trilby was too lost in his own world having just woken up and all. He went straight to the kitchen and began making food. "Maybe I should ask about that glowing stuff... Would it be rude?" Trilby asks himself. However, after a while, he notices it is taking Beryl to come down for breakfast. "...Beryl? Mini Horse? You okay? ...Need any help?" When he gets no reply, he leaves the kitchen and starts walking down the hall again. "...Beryl?" He checks the cabinet. Gone. He checks some other rooms in his house. Gone. He checks up and down and all over. Still gone. "BERYL?!?!" Trilby runs outside his house, still in his jammies, and looks around. "BERYL?! WHERE ARE YOU?!?!" He checks shrubs and hedges, looking around desperately. "...Please, be okay. Maybe she just went back to the library or something? Oh, but I remember reading that breezies can't even handle the slightest breeze. She could be halfway to Canterlot by now!" Trilby knows he should try leaving his home and checking all around town, but Friendshire is still a big place. If Beryl isn't somewhere on his property, and she's not at the library, then he has no idea where to begin looking. @Emerald Heart But Samurai was in a hurry, and halfway gone by the time she opened the door. "Sorry! Can't talk! Places to be! But I think you're awesome, and I swear I'm gonna find a way to make you smile! Okay, BYE!!!" Samurai says rather quickly as he dashes off to complete all the things he wanted to do today, including visiting the hospital. @Buck Testa The staff work with the doctor, doing their best to calm him down. Once they have him back in his room, they let him know that he is in a hospital, that he was found in desperate need of medical care, etc. They ask him for his name, if he remembers how he got in such a bad condition, and so on. All the normal questions any medical staff would ask. And also, they mention that he has a visitor in the lobby, when he is feeling up to it that is.

Just to reiterate what I said in the status update, the one I linked in my previous reply, I want to thank all the people that have given me caring reactions and comments. It is really appreciated. After having a good moment with my family yesterday, I am feeling better. I'm still adjusting to the loss, but I don't want to be away forever. So if you see me acting a little reserved in the next few days, if my RP game is not as strong as usual, then just know it's because my family and I are still grieving and adjusting to the loss. Still, right now, I'd rather be with my friends and the ones that care about me than be away.

Goodbye, memaw. We love you. Heaven's got a warm spot picked out just for you.