Octavia's Bow

Pinkie passes you particularly pink pallets for the Pink Puff Powder Plateables. (Yes... I fabricated that on purpose) "Did you use the powdered sugar, or the granulated sugar? And the eggs and milk, are those ready?" She begins pointing her hoof all over the notebook, pointing to seemingly random areas and asking about steps all while mixing another bowl.

Fuffle gasps and brings both her front hooves up in a gesture of happy suprise, before tackling and snuggling you right there in the middle of the store. Milkshake forgotten, you can begin to see why Crysalis was keeping her around. You can feel the power of her love; it's soft, pink, and a little ticklish. ~Time skip to your date. Be sure to describe the location and your preparations.~ Applejack blushes and Big Mac tucks his head. Eventually, AJ finds her voice, "Th-that's mighty kinda you. Though, if y'all only have a week, we're gunna have ta do this datin' thing a bit more.... often." Big Mac swallows anxiously, but nods, "Eyep." "And would you have a shield to go with your sword, or is there another style you prefer?" Dusk stands, and stretches, before gesturing Steel to follow. Pushing a door open, Steelhide got to see their armory. It was much more practical, if much less regal, than the royal armory, and came attached to a courtyard for sparring and training. The orange one bounces up and down impatiently, "Yeah, just hurry up and throw the ball! School starts soon and we've gotta break the record!!!" "Scootaloo, we've been trying to beat the record for three days! Maybe we should do... something else?" the white one says with a hint of whine. "But what if it's our cutie mark?" The yellow one says wistfully. They all turn to look at you expectantly, seeing that you... a. do have a cutie mark, b. don't have a cutie mark. Zecora smiles kindly at you, though it has a sly, knowing undertone. "A date with me is what you seek/I'm free most every day this week. Potions are a private craft... One wrong move could leave you daft. I know a clearing around the bend, if stargazing or supper is the current trend. If just the sight is helps your spirit soar, allow me to let you look at me more." She does a slow turn, grinning at you the entire time. *As you look into the telescope, you see the ever-slowly rotation of the equestrian moon. Sure enough, you also see a structure, though it's impossible to tell if it's made of concrete or moon-rocks.* Twilight bites her lip and brushes some hair out of her eyes, "It's possible, but unlikely. And... the Equestria atmosphere is surrounded by a very dense electromagnetic field in a shield-like area just outside of a pegasus's normal flight aptitude test height range. It makes it very, very difficult to cast magic into and out of. It also disrupts magic going through. It's become quite the field of study... but...." "I will first introduce you to the chief, who will introduce you as a friend to the tribe. Here, we have created visitors guides. After the Great Pie Rush, many ponies became interested in visiting. One of them was nice enough to do this for us. Also, as a pony obviously not of the tribe, you will be given certain leeway, as well as the benefit of the doubt. It is this way, we have discovered, that helps ponies learn more."

"A chocolate shake, please Mr. Waiter." She looks up happily at the recently arrived gentleman. For her, this was really special. It was the first thing she'd had after the boat ride and escape from her family's estate. She brushed her hand against the hilt of her knife, strapped underneath her clothes and sat there thinking heavily about that.

Sayaa shrugs at the question, "Milkshake would be nice..." She sat next to Hikari and smiled innocently at Zeke. "And we already found the teleporting esper. Our only problem is that she's a teleporting esper with an army behind her." She draws magic symbols in the air for fun and sits back.

"Me to go home. For the one thousand, billionth time." A circle glowed on the ground, and Sayaa appeared, always there for the food. There was a tag on the floor where she'd been that quickly disintegrated. She hooked Hikari's arm with a smile, "Soooooooooo, you mentioned shakes?"

"Actually, yes. My parents are Xeveran, the lessons were... mandatory. My mom is... she has a bit of an unfortunate fate that places her in a position in which looks are important. One of the many reasons I ran away." She levitated the sword over and lightly ran her hands over it. "Very, very nice. Akira, examine." Her swordsman froze into being around her doll. He turned it over, and nodded, "A well made, if guady blade. Now, if you would consi-" He dispersed instantly, Sayaa catching the blade before it came down.

The two family members blush at your casual use of the word love. "That's mighty kind of you, Veil," Applejack says, "But all the same, our Hearts an' Hooves Days aren't all that spectacular. Not that it's a bad thing, just the honest truth." She takes a bite out of one of her apples and sits back. "Sure! I have all of the recipes in this handy notebook!" She hands you a notebook and continues to bake. As you look into the notebook, however, you find the light-pink pen they're written in hard to read, and the pages themselves a tad bit unorganized. It's going to be difficult to follow. "Ummm, sure. I'm afraid today's a bit out of the question; I'm pretty busy. Maybe tomorrow?" She smiles at you encouragingly, "That gives you time to plan out whatever it is you want to show me, and me time to... erm.... sort out the unhappy crowds behind you." The unfortunate truth behind being royal: duty. (You might find ten letters easier with complete sentences. That's what I've found anyway) Octavia looks at you quizzically, "Would this be at an establishment, or some sort of practice? I'm afraid that not many ponies begin their social relationships with me by asking to perform with me, so I'm rather unversed in this particular regard." You notice that, along with her normal bow tie, she seems to be wearing formal attire. She most probably just came from some sort of fancy performance where her tongue had to be guarded and clever. Vinyl seems a little tired, "Yeah," she yawns, "I'll, uhem, spread the... uh.... word. Cupcake party. Yep." She re-adjusts her glasses to make sure they're completely covering her eyes and continues walking. Judging by that reaction, you and Twilight might want to think about another option. She makes a light, happy affirmative sound. Continuing her milkshake, she goes on as if nothings wrong and you're still there. Which, I guess, is technically the truth. Your hoof feels a light sucking, and brushes over an... interesting anomaly. Unable to resist, you stick your hoof into the hole and discover... a pocket dimension hidden in her fur. And the pocket dimension...? It's full of signs. Lots, and lots, and lots of signs. "As in personal jobs, or our tribes effect on the land? My job personally is mostly ambassadorial. Because of my smaller size and lesser accent, ponies tend to trust me more. The tribe's 'job', I believe, is to tend the land. Every year, we stampede; an important tradition. The power of a buffalo stamped kicks up top-soil and helps break up the earth, making sure natural plants can grow. Chief Thunderhooves would be able to better explain that." Dusk looked at his expression and sighed, "Look, it's going to tell me what you know and what you don't know so that you don't get yourself hurt or worse in the night. We both know that, combat wise, your good to go. At least, you are in broad daylight. That's why this card isn't exactly a shocker." The card moves from his hoof and flips, floating in the air with a sliver glow. This is interesting because Dusk is in no manner a unicorn. It's a blazing sun. "The questioning reads are what bothers me." A new card levitates in front of you, a silvery moon, "Again, battle experience. You've fought at night. Not a big deal. It's the fact that I also pulled for you a heart-and-sword, which is love on the battle field and very powerful, and what has become know as Luna's symbol progression. Ehhh, we'll work with the usable information. Steel," he looks at you with all seriousness, "Watch yourself. These cards are pretty neutral, but... Well, remember that you will fight beside Luna and she is your commanding officer. Alright?" He lays a knife, a shortsword, and a crossbow down on the table as the cards snap back into a deck formation; "New choice to make."

Sayaa thanks hers and takes the bag. After taking the appropriate hygienically measures, she looked at her clothes options. She sighed at the lack of punkish choices, but shrugged. Considering her normal garb, this was much more normal and less likely to get her noticed. Which is a bonus for a pickpocket. She tossed on a purple shirt with a nice floral print, and some cargo pants. She also picked out a belt. (The pants were a bit big. Actually, she spent a good five minutes staring at herself after she put on the shirt, trying to make it look a bit tighter, as it could be mistaken for a dress.... she setled for tucking it in....) Stretching to untuck the shirt in compensation for readied movement, she left the bathroom and handed Hikari's bag back, thanking her. She had surprised herself in not stealing anything from the bag.

(Very interesting view point) Sayaa nods and adjusts the towel over her body a bit better. "I'll, umm... I'll be in here... You know... Until I can change." She closes the door and sits on her heels, a little cold from the exposure. While waiting, she played with a ball of magic, bouncing it between her hands.

"Hikari, I need a huge favor from you." She looks her dead in the eyes and asks, "May I borrow your hair brush and deodorant? I kinda don't have either.... but I really need it. And a change of clothes. Until mine get washed. I've been covering up the traveling dust with magic..." She flushed with embarrassment, but hoped Hikari, as another girl, would understand the gravity of the situation.

Sayaa's paper tag glowed and disintegrated into a paper mist. Sayaa leaned against the wall with a sigh, looking pretty tired. Her magic, both her lighting green and midnight purple were dripping off her body into her doll, swirling down into the wood work. And then, with a snap, what remained outside of her body rubber-banded back into her body. She yawned and stretched, waving at her companions. She headed to the shower and let all her illusions drop. She looked over her cloak and frowned, it being dirty. All of her things were covered in a thin layer of road dust. Sighing, she eyed her bared form in the mirror, going from sleep-strained eyes down to dirt-stained wrist. She sighed and got in the shower, watching the water change colors as it touches her. She begins to realize that this shower would be the first in a long while, and that she might be able to drop the smell illusion. Scrubbing herself down (And lamenting her under-average chest size) and washing her hair, she gets out and dries herself.She looks in the mirror and flushes a bit. That shower made her look almost exactly like her illusion normally did. Rifling through the cabinets, however, has a small amount of disappointment. Sticking her head out of the door, she asks, "Hikari, can you get over hear for a bit?"

"Hey, no fair! I was supposed to have the floor..." She sighs, "Never mind..." She pulls out a paper tag and places it on the wall, "If there's an emergency, just touch the paper. Please don't let it burn." With that, she touched the paper and seemed to pull into it. Her name in characters appeared on the tag, which glew faintly with a lightish green and purple lava-lamp like aura.

"Lots of things. Today, learning about you. Tomorrow, maybe poker." He spreads the cards out in front of him. "All I want you to do is pick a card and take it. But please, don't look at it. I mean this not to tempt you; nothing really spectacular happens. It just kinda disrupts the magic a bit." You notice some glowing, silvery runes on the cards. "It's drawing very small amounts of energy from both of us. If you stared at a card for maybe... an Eon, you might notice a bit of fatigue. Anywho, after you." He gestures to the cards. "Really? You didn't think it was too much sugar?" She gasps happily, "Then you'll be amazed to try the actual cupcakes!" She takes out the pink-looking cupcakes and begins to frost them with her own cutie mark, now very very proud of herself. "I wonder what I'll call them... Fizzy Surprise, or Party Pony Perfection Confections..." "Well, it's tradition for someone in the tribe to signify a challenge through a sort of tag-like motion. But it's slowly evolved into any contact without permission. And standard challenge practice is... well, we have thick skulls and horns for a purpose. I'm sure you can imagine." She looks slightly embarrassed, "Not to far now; a mile or two." Regardless of the distance, she carried her multiple bags with easy. Some of it's content shifted heavily inside the bags, yet she seemed to act like it was no big deal. She must be strong, although she is a buffalo. The narrator is realizing how redundant he sounds right now. Sorry. She sipped her shake and looked at you sadly. Suddenly, your surrounded by pink fluff, and you realize she tried to hug you and miss-judged the distance. Now the pink seemed to be moving in circle, and you hear quizzical noises. Interesting, they seem to reverberate around you. Either way, she's probably looking for you. Twilight frowned, having pulled out her book on Starswirled, "I'm actually a little disappointed. The made his outfit purple instead of blue, they focused really hard on his time magic when some of his greatest achievements were actually in physics, and he didn't have a love interest. At least, his diary never mentioned anything about it." Now the diary was rotating around him. "Twilight, they had to try to appeal to a large audience..." "I know, but I wish they'd done more research. Especially since it was sponsored by Celestia..." Pinkie shrugs at you, "Sorry Twi. Hey, there's going to be a cupcake eating party at Sugar Cube Corner in a couple hours. Spread the word." She gives you a knowing look and pats your shoulder, before disappearing. Literally. "Oh, ummm, sure." The other five thrones went back to what they were doing. They don't notice your swiped gun, probably because the guard did and took it back. "What can I do for you?" She smiles invitingly at you, even though the title threw her off a bit. Most dignitaries prefered Celestia. "Nope." He shakes his head. "We norm'lly don't have anypony. It typically ends up with us three and Rainbow hanging out around the farm." Big Mac shakes his head yes, then looks at you for a bit. "Maybe." He blushes and looks down, "A little..." Applejack pats his back and winks at you. She steps away from the telescope, "It is very possible Nightmare Moon built it. Lunar banishment at the time was only for magic users, specifically so that they could be sent to the moon. The magic required to teleport back would be too great while having to conjure their own oxygen. However, this building is about as big as an outhouse. Unless it's a doorway of some sort, or a portal stone, I doubt that Nightmare Moon would have use for it." (Use yer own creativity. Yer the 'ero here, not Dash.) Fluttershy nods, and closes her eyes, before jumping. She actually takes off at a nice pace. As long as she doesn't open her eyes, she can probably imagine she's some place else. Unfortunately, that's not very safe. And the balloons are moving out of her trajectory. Dash is already about half way there. This could go very, very badly.

crisahys, on 17 Aug 2014 - 2:52 PM, said: Veiled Spike replies with a grin as she lays out the blanket, makes sandwiches, and puts down the cupcakes, "I don't mind you sitting with us on our first date. That'll be great because I have about a set of 6 cupcakes, so we may get two cupcakes each after we finish our sandwiches. I have extra bread slices as well as daisies, carrots, lettuce, pickles, daffodil, potato slices, Swiss cheese, cucumber, tomato, bologna, olives, and onions. Since I came in prepared, any preference you have, Applejack?" She waves you off, “Nope. I brought some apples. This all’s fer you guys.” She smiles at you openly, nudging her brother. ChikoritaBrony, on 17 Aug 2014 - 2:57 PM, said: Beta blushes. He was glad to see Pinkie happy. He then starts eating some of the cupcakes. After a while he sees how hard Pinkie was working. He decided why not be a nice guy and give her one. He takes a pink cupcake and walks into the kitchen with the cupcake. Shesmiles and nods at you, currently busy. It doesn’t seem to occur to her that you’re in to help. “Did you wanna try the batter? I’ll let you, unlike soomeponies I could mention.” She glares at a portrait of the Cakes, and continues mixing. Ludicrous.Speed, on 17 Aug 2014 - 3:43 PM, said: Freeze shook his head. "No thank you, Twilight," he declined. It was still hard for him to say her name without adding some royal title. "That won't be necessary." He turned to Pinkie Pie. "What about you, Pinkie?" He made sure to stay formal to impress his crush. “No thanks. I brought my own.” She pulls out a string of rock candy and munches down. Surprisingly, it doesn’t crunch. “We gotta hurry, the movies starts in five minutes.” “But commercials…..” “No Pinkie, now!” She gives the guy behind the counter money and takes her concessions, rushing off to get a good seat. Scilight Paitanibu, on 17 Aug 2014 - 4:10 PM, said: @NightWing No, Im not bribing you. Im just giving you a tip for your excellent service. Im not the kind of pony whom bribes another, specifically royal guards. Also, if you try to kill me, *gets out a watch, opens it* im prepared. This watch allows me to feign death. Anyway... Can I please have passage? Scilight Paitanibu, on 17 Aug 2014 - 9:17 PM, said: @night Also, royal guard, the weapons I hoofed you are ones that the TechQUestrian police use. *pulls out a pistol, shoots holes in the stone wall* Sorry, I forgot this one. hoofs the pistol to you* I just thought you should know that TechQUestrian weapons are alot more powerful compared to yours. “You had passage ten minutes ago man. And I don’t think I’m allowed to accept tips……” He shifts awkwardly at the wide-open doorway, waiting to close it behind you. DJ Shy-3, on 17 Aug 2014 - 7:25 PM, said: DJ listened as close as possible to Fluttershy. He was paying as much attention as possible, when suddenly Fluttershy softly exclaimed about the butterflies. When Rainbow Dash jumped to her hooves, DJ tries to do the same. He falls on his face. When he gets back up, he says, "Okay gals, what's the plan?" Rainbow Dash says, “Run in, get the butterflies, kick some flank, get out.” She then jumps to execute. Fluttershy stands awkwardly at the edge, looking down, then looks up worriedly at the ballon. Count Paradox, on 17 Aug 2014 - 10:38 PM, said: He sees her forlorne look and was about to say something, but the food arrived just then, and she seemed to perk back up. As they finish, he sees her hold up the sign. 'Where in Equestria does she get all these signs?' He thinks to himself. "Yes, its vrey dangerous... Do you really want to know why I wear this patch?" He asked, a worried look crossing his face. She nods emphatically. She then shows the waiter a picture of a shake, which comes near-instantly. He seemed to already know it was coming. She probably comes here often. The Shadow Stallion, on 17 Aug 2014 - 11:01 PM, said: Steelhide was a bit nervous at the sudden teleportation. As soon as he saw the armory though the tension eased out of him. Here was something he knew a good deal about. He gave a quick lookover the different armor and he raised an eyebrow critically. He then shrugged and decided it wouldn't be his place to advise royalty on armor. He looked at Luna. "I shall not fail thee." He said earnestly. He then turned and looked at Dusk, nodding in salute to the fellow warrior. He respected others that knew how to fight and upheld the law. Generally speaking, Steelhide got along with just about any guard or warrior he came across. This was mainly due to the brothers-in-battle code generally respected among most warriors. Steelhide wasn't sure what to make of Dusk, but he wouldn't judge him and would follow any orders assigned to him by the princess. "Well met, Dusk. Let us save the night then, eh?" Steelhide said with a hint of humor in his tone. Dusk just nods and leaves the door open. It leads to a small, unassuming shack with a deck of cards. He sits in front of it and gestures you to sit across from him. Steel Accord, on 18 Aug 2014 - 11:36 AM, said: Steel quickly moved to apologize. "I beg your pardon Ms. Strongheart. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. I just didn't want you to take the plunge." ((OOC: FYI- Some Native American cultures hold that touching another that you don't know in most context, is a serious faux pas.)) “I know you did it out of kindness. Just…. try not to do it while you’re within tribal boundaries. It would not be a good end for you…” She takes a moment, and then leads on. Comet Tail, on 18 Aug 2014 - 11:59 PM, said: (Galaxy? Some outside? I'm just going assume you meant solar system ) My face lights up at her first words, my ears perk and eyebrows raise, and by the time she mouths her first question mark, I'm leaning in with my forelegs spread like a puppy ready to pounce. "I can?! You'll let me? The planets!? This will be fantastic!" I listen with my attention rapt to every word she says as my hooves carry me up the stairs after her. A magic-boost? Oooh, Magic has always been a funny thing for me. I'm in love with the concept and many of the ideas, but I just don't find it intuitive like the non-arcane sciences. It's always been something I've meant to delve into more but have never really been sure how to proceed. As for my own magic skills; its a lot like my physical health; I'm always meaning to exercise more but I never seem to get around to it. The thought flashes through my mind; I wonder how much she knows about magic. I wonder if she could help me with my own magical abilities! A quick twinge of excitement shoots through my hooves at the thought of learning to teleport or even self-levitate! Long time, but hard-to-reach dreams of mine, second only to the dream of being able to magically create parts and inventions! But her next words throw those thoughts to the side. "Recently?" I ask, "You mean there's something that's been going on on the moon recently!? That's insane!" I gasp as a twinge of urgency and a current of excitement take my voice, "Is it related to Nightmare - I mean - Luna's recent return, maybe, and the Mare in the Moon vanishing? Water ice deposits maybe exposed and evaporating by the vanishing craters? Something... Magical? Something else that was on the moon along with Night-Luna?!" “There’s a conspiracy theory that the rebellion was just a staged event to send Luna covertly to the moon. I don’t put much stock on it. Besides, the anomaly never moves. It stays in the same position on the moon no matter what. I think it’s a building of some sort.”

"It was okay. Why do you make paperwork have a negative alignment? Culturally it's not great, but I don't mind it all that much. It's like organizing research. Boring, but necassary. Also, it allows you to think." She smiles and eats her food in smallish bites.

"Why are you still here?" Sayaa says, teleporting into the elevator. She gives very little cares about the situation. "Honestly, everytime I see you you're holding a friend of mine at gun point. And this one offered you pizza. Jeez man." She presses all the buttons and closes the door. "Chances are, they already know you're here." She points to the now-disabled security camera. "Come on man."

"Okay. We need to get home. Preferably with misha's car. Hey Shane, get in the car." She gets in the driver side of the car and dispels her demonic dog. Levitating her wooden doll to her person, she remembers something else. Getting out of the car, she grabs the phone she'd taken off the weapon-specialist and slipped back into the drivers seat. She then looked expectantly at Shane. @@turndown4whut,

ChikoritaBrony, on 15 Aug 2014 - 12:28 PM, said: Beta shrugged it off and took it as just Pinkie being Pinkie. He then remembered the flowers she had picked especially for her. He cleared his throat and said, "By the way Pinkie, for this occasion I have brought you these lovely pink flowers picked out especially for you." He takes out the flowers and gives them to her. “Awww, how sweet!” She giggles and grabs a random flower pot seemingly from nowhere. “I’ll display them in the place of honor!” She places them on the table. “Go ahead and try them all. Each one is just a little different.” She hops happily back to the kitchen. crisahys, on 15 Aug 2014 - 1:58 PM, said: Veiled Spike pardons Applejack and walks over up the hill with the picnic supplies. When she made it up the hill, she drops her supplies gently and said, "Hey, Big Mac. Brought some sandwiches and cupcakes to eat. Just to let you know, I'm never here to set you up for failure, and I think that with all of those feelings built inside you, I do feel quite bad for ponies who are shy. I, myself, am afraid to take off my sunglasses because of what my eyes look like, and everypony I tried to ask out ran away from me because of my eyes, so I shied away from dating, so this is my first time in many years I really asked out, and it's quite an equivalent to a milestone for me. I really hope you understand. Anyway, I'll go ahead and set up the picnic area. Is there anything you want on your sandwich, Big Mac?" “Yeap.” Applejack comes next to him, blushing a bit, “Since this is the first date he’s had in a bit, he asked me to just sit in fer a bit. Is that okay with you? And, umm…. He likes daisies and carrots. He just thinks it’s too feminine.” She kinda covers her face while Big Mac glares at her. Steel Accord, on 15 Aug 2014 - 3:35 PM, said: "Careful!" Steel's wing snapped outwards, catching Little Strongheart before she was plunged into the puddle. "Somepony should really see to that. Wouldn't want the local's ambassador taking a mud bath. Are you okay, my lady?" Steel asked of his new friend. She blushes, couphs, and waves him off embarresedly, “Yep. Never better. That trail should take me home.” She bites her lip and looks away, not used to being saved. She usually didn’t need it. Scilight Paitanibu, on 15 Aug 2014 - 4:09 PM, said: @NightWing Scilight Grins, then turns around, and gets out a couple bits into his right hoof. "Ehh... Thank you, Royal guard member. And a little tip for you, too." Scilight hoofed the bits to the guard, and held up his teleporter into the air, and clicked a couple buttons, ready to teleport “Uhh, this isn’t a bribe, is it?” He shuffles nervously, not sure whether to take it or leave it. He was also confused by your devices, most of your weapons, and most of your behaviorisms... DJ Shy-3, on 15 Aug 2014 - 7:56 PM, said: As DJ starts to think about how long this could take, he then realizes that he hasn't been paying any attention to Fluttershy. Not wanting to hurt Fluttershy's feelings by saying he wasn't listening or paying any attention to the butterflies, DJ half-lies and says, "Sorry Fluttershy. I was so interested in the butterflies and how they look that I haven't heard a single word you said all this time. Could you please repeat that?" “Of course,” she smiles, “These butterflies are called Mountain Crystals. They hibernate to the forest on the lower slopes of mountains, and lay their eggs. When the caterpillars hatch, they eat pine needles. They have a special way of doing it, so they don’t hurt themselves. And when it’s time, they create beautiful cocoons,that look just like gemstones. It’s really unfortunate, because poacher’s- Oh no!” On the horizon, three balloons with what appeared to be nets full of butterflies were flying away. “The butterflies!” Dash is suddenly on her hooves, “Lets go get ‘em!” What do you do? Ludicrous.Speed, on 15 Aug 2014 - 8:47 PM, said: "Just being kind," Freeze chuckled. "Let's go!" They walked to the movie theater and saw the concessions stand. "Would you like some popcorn?" Freeze asked. He realized his mistake and quickly added "Princess." He gave a sharp smile to signify that it was okay to laugh at his forgetfulness. She waves her hoof at the formality, “Just Twilight please.” Pinkie leans in, “She’s to modest about her titles.” “And I would like some popcorn. But don’t worry about. You want anything?” She tosses a couple bits on the counter, which gets swiped and exchanged for a large popcorn and a drink. Comet Tail, on 15 Aug 2014 - 11:31 PM, said: "Oh, no problem." I reply to Spike as Twilight comes down the stairs. After the rest of her dialogue I perk an eyebrow and look at the window, sensing the motion. Adult... Books?... Well, I suppose a library has to be stocked on all kinds of books... But she doesn't know who ordered them? I guess it's not her fault. I shake off the thought and continue, wanting to avoid the awkwardness of bringing those books up; "Actually, I was wondering some things about string theory. Namely, if there's a limit to the maximum number of spatial dimensions if the higher ones were curled up even smaller. I've got an... Interesting idea to do with the interiors of black holes and the nature of the folded calabi-yau manifolds of string theory's higher dimensions, so maybe if there's something more on the internal structure of black holes, or the geometry of the calabi-yau manifolds in string theory?..." My semi-droning trails off as a thought hits me, perking my ears up as my voice pops up in energy; "Actually, how much do you know? I noticed a telescope on the balcony. Are you, you know, interested in astronomy? It looked pretty powerful." I'm now bubbling with excitement; "-Ooh, can you make out the planets through it!? I'll bet the moon is beautiful through it! And it's winter, too, lots of crisp, clear skies!" [edited] (Oh gods above, help me to understand string theory. I’m more of a chemist than an astronomer…) Twilight magics books to their appropriate place, though a few of them just seem to disappear. “I can make out all the planets in this galaxy, and sometimes one or two outside. Would you like to see?” She grins and practically bounces up the stairs, rambling facts about the telescope. “It has three modes; a color filter for view stars, it’s classical lense functions, which is pretty powerful, and then a little bit of magic to go past what the normal lenses would be able to see. Recently, I’ve been studying an anomaly on the surface of the moon. The Shadow Stallion, on 15 Aug 2014 - 11:34 PM, said: Steelhide broke into a great smile and said "Twould be a great honor Mi'lady." He went to bow and accidentally kicked his helmet, sending it rolling across the floor. He winced slightly at the clumsy action, he wasn't usually this clumsy and he wondered how badly his nervousness must be showing. He then decided to try and distract the princess from his court blunder by saying. "Nopony shall be harmed in the everfree as long as they are under my protection." Though he said this as more of a distraction, he meant every word of it. He stretched out a hoof and pulled his accidentally kicked helmet back to him as he had said this. “Then come, there is much to do.” In a flash, neither of you are in the courtroom (And your helmet is returned to your head.) Now you seem to be in an armory. Well, an alicorn armory. Four sets of armor and different specialty weapon-racks are neatly displayed in a doorless room. Luna quickly dons her armor in a practiced fashion and grabs a scythe, before teleporting to a crossroad barracks with you. She knocks on the door, which is answered by the male pony that you saw leaving the courtroom earlier. He salutes; “Princess. I had not expected to see you again tonight.” “Dusk, it’s always a pleasure.” She steps to the side, “This is Steelhide, a traveling knight. I ask that you show him a few necessary tricks, and then deploy him for the protection of travelers.” “Yes Princess.” He looks you up and down, then gestures for you to follow. Luna nods encouragingly. Count Paradox, on 16 Aug 2014 - 12:19 AM, said: As Puff jumps for my patch, I quickly lean back and try to hold her back. "N-no, Puff, that is not a good idea!" Suddenly, I feel her lifted off of me as Twi comes into view. "Heh... Thanks. Things could have gotten... bad... if you hadn't stopped her." He adjusts his patch and looks at Puff. "You really can't do that, Puff. Its... Dangerous..." He sighs. Puff looks down, disappointed. She quickly perks up, as her muffin is placed before her. Twilight goes off to find Pinkie. When Fluffle completes her muffin, she holds up a sign with a skull and crossbones, and a question mark.

She tilts her head at you, and suddenly lunges for your eye-patch, giggling. She wants to wear it now.... Things could get difficult for you fast. Except, you are saved by the magic of a particular purple unicorn who was collecting something she'd forgotten at Sugar Cube Corner before her movie. "She's quite the handful, huh?" Twilight asks. "He's... nervous. See, not many ponies work up the nerve to ask him on a date, anywhere. Not as friends, note as marefriends.... heck, not even as stallionfriends. They all think he's to work-driven fer a relationship an the like. Not a single one of em seems tuh think that maybe he's just shy... Here he comes now." Big Mac seems to drag his hooves up the hill. Other than not wearing his harness, he looks practically the same. As he grabs one Pinkie sets out another tray, "You made it!" She grins at you, "Great idea. Parties are always super duper fun, and this way I can show off the Cake's recipes!" Either she's forgotten the cupcake party was her idea, or she just doesn't care... He opens the doors the rest of the way to reveal a narrow staircase with ponies going almost all the way to the door. Suddenly, it becomes clear why he tripped. You have a feeling it could be a very long time until you see the princess. "As you step through the doorway, you might feel a slight tingle. That's the magic field. Good luck!" She whispers back, "Last year, I woke up at midnight and remarked about the clouds. Fluttershy corrected me by explaining a special kind of moth that migrates with the butterflies. This could go on all night." Fluttershy looks over at you to and starts to say something, but her eye catches on something and she gasps, then starts talking about a rare butterfly. Are you listening to her rant? She covers her mouth at your flustered gestures, only barely concealing her smile. "Interesting. A knight in shinning armor. Well, as it so happens, we seem to be having a tad bit of trouble guarding the paths of the Everfree at night. If your courage and sword hoof are as sharp as your court etiquette we could use you. How would you like to be the Night's knight?"

Sayaa smiled, '​A thief has her tricks.' At that moment, he recieved a text message from a five numbered caller ID. "You can now locate <Error>" Clicking the link would bring up a map with a flashing locator beacon. The beacon was obviously picked out of Lily's pocket or aircraft at somepoint, and was about the size of a bead. She'd planted it on Belinda when she through the gun at her. 'Have fun, I'll be there as soon as I figure out what books I want from this house.'

"You told me to take care of it. I took care of it. There should be five of you there, and you can leach some energy out of the trinket I gave you earlier. Check your pockets, it should look like the demon tags from oriental myth. It's a charge token. Not to much, but still worth making."

(G-Docs. Sorry it doesn't actually quote you guys. I left the highlighter on in case you wanted to see your posts.) Scilight Paitanibu, on 12 Aug 2014 - 12:20 PM, said: @Nightwing "Well, I was wanting to visit Twilight Sparkle. If you want to attack me, however..." Scilight trailed off. THen, he pulled out armor, and a weapon strictly for self defense though. He never experienced a royal guard's attention, since in his home, his guards are a million police and soldiers. "I am not hostile, of course. Even though Im a mayor of a technologi- Nevermind. But, anyway, do you and the alicorn mind if I visit her?" Scilight straightened his tie, and his pants a little bit. "Also, you ever seen a TechQuestrian soldier or policeman's duties? They are busy-busy! basically, my home's equivelant to you guys are the soldiers and policeman, who roam the streets, looking for criminals to bust. Ever heard of an electroshock baton? The police use those to detain criminals." Scilight then got one out, he turned on the baton. IT made a sort of shock sound, and it sparked, and started glowing white at the top a little bit He stares at you for a bit, “Sir, I’m going to have to ask you to leave your weapons or any other potential weapons with us while we prepare an audience. You’re lucky the Princess is so open, or I would have to demand an actual explanation for your presence. Furthermore, be notified that any and all magic is disabled inside the castle due to the security field you will be passing through upon entry. Please try to keep calm while waiting; the line can be substantially long. They, umm… They’re not all for her but we don’t really have space for multiple lines. Please wait paitently.” Count Paradox, on 12 Aug 2014 - 11:58 AM, said: Dox chuckled, seeing that she seemed to like quite a lot of things. "Well, seems that you like almost everything. Seeing as we'll have to wait a bit for our food, is there anything you wanna know about me? Go ahead and ask me anything." He smiled warmly at her. She just stares at you happily. You can’t tell if it’s because she’s mute or just blissfully content with her ignorance. It would seem that either way she loves you. Maybe you should just tell her things about yourself. Or think of another way to kill time. The DM really doesn’t care. <GLaDoS, you know you’re not supposed to do these!!! Umm… I care! I promise! I just can’t justify her keeping this many signs around her person…> ChikoritaBrony, on 12 Aug 2014 - 10:11 AM, said: Beta Ray shows up to the party. He decided to dress lightly by wearing a green tie. He also brought some pink flowers to give to Pinkie to show how much he cares for her. He takes a deep breath, and enters the party. He then starts to look for where Pinkie might be. Despite the fact that you didn’t invite anyone, there is still a large showing. While it doesn’t exactly fill the place, the underlying chatter is at a pleasantly dull mumble common in restaurants. Pinkie is in the kitchen, baking more cupcakes. (And a few muffins for Derpy, who did show up) She waves at you and smiles, but continues baking cupcakes. The cupcakes out right now or chocolate and white, marble, banana, and pumpkin. crisahys, on 12 Aug 2014 - 10:09 AM, said: Veiled Spike corrected her mistake and said, "Oh, I'm sorry. It's Sweet Apple Acres! You know how summertime can be quite confusing. Anyway, It's up on the hill near Sweet Apple Acres. By the way, I'm new to Ponyville, so tell my new friend, Applejack that I said, 'Hi!'" She trots to Sugarcube Corner to grab some sweets and then heads to Sweet Apple Acres to prepare for the date. Veiled Spike finally made it to Sweet Apple Acres to visit Big Mac. She sets down her supplies and made an attempt to call out for Big Mac, "Big Mac! It's Veiled Spike! I'm here with all the supplies ready for the date! I Hope you like some cupcakes and sandwiches!" Applejack crests the hill instead, “Hey, uhh, sugarcube. My brother’ll be here in a minute. He has a bit of a… well, he’s a little slow to new friends. The sunglasses are a nice touch though. Yer eyes can give a bit of a start to ponies who don’t know ya and all. How’s yer orientation gettin’ along?” She sits down politely of in front of you. DJ Shy-3, on 12 Aug 2014 - 12:31 PM, said: As DJ lands in front of Fluttershy, He thinks of how ironic it is how he is a pegasus who has never been to Cloudsdale. He was a pegasus born on land. He thinks of how the clouds that support Cloudsdale feels like a very very soft pillow that molds itself to fit his hooves, but not so much that it is noticeable. Soft and moldable, yet sturdy. Hoping that Fluttershy will lead the way, as he has no idea what is where, DJ asks, "So Fluttershy, where would you like to go?" “We’re going to go watch the annual butterfly migration. This year, they’ll be passing by Cloudsdale closer than they will be Ponyville. The wind was just a tad bit too strong for them to correct. But they should make it okay. Dash is here because she took a dare from Rarity.” “I’m going to sit through the whole thing this time! Just you watch, I’m not even going to THINK about sleep!” Fluttershy seems more excited than usual as she leads the two of you to a small Balcony cloud. From this cloud, you have a decent view of both Canterlot and Ponyville, as well as the mountainous horizon. You bet it would make for a pretty sunset in a few hours. To the east, a few butterflies pop out of the horizon. While Fluttershy stares intensely at the specks, Rainbow Dash has already begun yawning. The Shadow Stallion, on 12 Aug 2014 - 7:20 PM, said: Steelhide strode forward with his chin held high. As soon as he neared the throne he stopped and gracefully bowed low, holding position. "My apologies for disturbing thee at this late hour, princess." Steelhide said in a humble tone, keeping his head respectfully low. He would keep his head down until Luna said he could rise, as court protocol demanded of him. In truth princess Luna was only the second royal family member he had ever met, so he did not quite have that much practice at royal courts. He was mainly following protocols that were drilled into him when he himself was a guard. He berated himself mentally though as he realized that he was still wearing his helmet. He resolved that as soon as he was allowed to rise, if he was allowed, he would take it off. (Hmmm… How would you feel about a potential action flck?) “It is of no consequence. Such hours are my midday and such interruptions are my duty. You may rise. Rarely do I receive a guest with such manners.” She rewards you with a small smile, nodding at you to proceed with your introduction.

"Thank you Rune. It smells amazing." She puts a healthy mix on her plate and waits for him. "So, how was your day? Anything exciting happen, or just the usual?" She smiles at him and eats small bites so that she can continue her end of the conversation easily. Also because it would make her more full faster.

(It's still night somewhere, right? Ehh, I hate my brother right now) *Time skip* It's party time! Who will show up to Pinkie's party, I wonder... Big Mac brings his cart to a stop and looks at you, trying to figure out if he knows you. Slowly he nods, and gets back to work pulling his cart. Silently, he hopes she meant Sweet Apple Acres. He didn't know where Sunny Apple Acres was located. ( ) She holds up her 'Hugs?' sign. Then she pulls out her Chrysalis doll. And then a copy of the Taco book from earlier. A picture of a butterfly. A screenshot of a computer with a bunch of random pages. Now she looks like she's trying to think up more things. You find yourself in Cloudsdale, where Fluttershy is waiting. Rainbow lands next to her and makes her look away from the edge. It takes a bit, before a huffing royal guard opens the door. "So... many stairs.... Uhh, ehem." He straitens up his armor, "Now, what is the nature of your visit?" The doors open to reveal an armor-clad Princess Luna sending two darkly-clad warrior-types out. As they pass, you notice silvered weapons at their hips and a sense of purpose. Luna sighs and mumbles something to herself about the roads at night. The moon shines brightly as a guard leads you to the stares proceeding to the throne. Lune rests her helmet in her lap as she mounts the throne to assume her royal duties.