He didn't feel lonely... until he was actually alone. Now, Alabaster lay upon a small futon in a hotel room in Manehattan, staring at the drab, unattractive wall, desperately wanting- no, needing someone to talk to... He thought to himself, 'This is it. This is the pure, unadulterated form of boredom.' With a sigh, Alabaster glanced to his side. He felt his eyes narrowing as they rest upon the supportive boots that allowed him to walk, which happened to be... "Across the room." As Alabaster spoke the last part of his thoughts out loud, he smiled at the cruel irony if the situation. "Too tired to fly, too handicapped to walk, and too lazy to call room service... Great." Alabaster shakily brought himself to a stand, and slowly walked off the futon, before tumbling to the itchy rugged floor. He sat in silence for a solid 20 seconds, his face full of carpet, before letting out a muffled "ow." As the pegasus repeated his first attempt, now with the support of a wall, he deduced that today was going to be absolutely terrible.
Alabaster shuffled through the streets of Manehattan, his back hooves now protected by the metal footwear. The many ponies of Manehattan sweeped by him, all of them busy with something. 'Nopony seems to have any time in a place like this. Always late. Perhaps I should hand out alarm clocks.' Alabaster's thoughts were always... strange, to say the least. At any rate, he decided to get a coffee, as he was still drowsy and irritable. He found his way to a small cafe that he'd been to a few times since he began his stay in Manehattan. Alabaster's head met the glass door with a small *thunk* as he nudged the door open. The blackjack dealer trudged toward the counter. He stared at the stallion who worked the register, and muttered his order of a single black coffee.
As he payed his bits, he gulped down half of the cup in one large swig. As the pegasus felt his senses returning to their normal state, he smiled and spoke. "Did you make that hat yourself?" The stallion narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth as he forced out the words, "I bought it." Alabaster's eyes widened a bit, before shrugging and lightly limping away. As he opened the door, he began hovering above the ground, his body only a foot in the air. His sigh of relief as the caffeine coursed through him was interrupted by a light yelp to his left. Instinctively turning, he saw a pony falling through the crowd- presumably on top of somepony. His brow shot up as he flew toward them. The ponies of Manehattan didn't even shoot a glance in their direction. Apparently, this was a normal occurrence. Alabaster called out as he made it to the small group. "Is everypony okay?"