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@Catpone Cerberus Even despite Sombra's failure to damage her in any way - Sombra smirked wickedly. Flint had ran her mouth and spoken of something that could be used against her. She spoke of curses and her being protected from permanent injury. Now he knew something about her that he didn't before. Flint had been cursed. Knowing curses, there would be a way to break them. Not that Sombra would know right off the bat, but he had a way to move forward with this - to defeat Flint, he needed to nullify her curses somehow. Pain didn't really matter if there wasn't a way to perform permanent injury. While he was enraged that he wasn't able to defeat her here and now, he had the wisdom of seeing the value in learning what he learned. Once Flint was gone, he would dispel the magic he used in the area. The water, ice, and the dark magic would fade from the area as he stared at Una. "What did she do to you?" he asked with a frustrated grunt, walking over to her - the stare in his eyes indicating he wanted answers.

I'll be able to line my telescope up with the solar filter and aim it directly at the sun (which is something I do for daytime astronomy) and take a photo of it through the telescope For now, I found this photo of Snowdrop!

@Ice Princess Silky Thank you, if you see it, be sure to show me what you capture! I hope you have been well and I wish you all but the best.

@Ice Princess Silky Back in the day when I had those larger telescopes it fit better on them but when I got my new one which is of a different design I thought I had no use for it - it looked like this. I wish I still had it! It belongs to someone in Pennsylvania now. I hope you are able to make time for the Solar Eclipse, please make plans for it if you can because it's a once in a lifetime chance for most people!

@Ice Princess Silky I had this big 6 inch solar filter that you could hold in your hands and see the sun perfectly during the day without a telescope and just sit there and stare at it but I sold it! I wish I kept it.

Nope, the glasses were all sold out and my family was unwilling to buy em' for $20 each, but, I do have a new solar filter. All ready to go.

I hope I can see this solar eclipse. My area is in prime viewing. I hope there are no clouds, please no clouds!

Welcome to the forums, hope you like it here!

I relate - I personally honestly, do not see the point of playing video games for the vast majority of things, so I can relate.

@Skylight Scintillate @Samurai Equine @Victoria Everglade Collapse follows into the room and notices how comfortable it looks here. She takes a seat on one of the chairs. “Pretty nice room you got here.” Collapse complimented and looked towards Evelyn for answers about how they were going to start here. The cute yellow mare sat there with an innocent smile on her face.

I am doing good. Just waiting on someone to post before I do.

@Blitz Boom (Spectra) Spectra nodded to that assessment. "My concern with that would be the ones you worked with having word that you and I showed up, then word getting out about that we would be in Troy. Would potentially risk word getting out about the place, allowing others to find us. My identity and my connections need to be hidden." Spectra said, and eventually they would see something that would be of concern to them. The structure that had been built over the river had been something that was out of place. Looking closely, much to Spectra's surprise - was the construct. It were clearly unmistakeable. Spectra would slow down the raft and stop right next to it. It would be unlikely that the Construct would be able to tell that this was her - given the different body and all. "I am not sure you recognize me, but I recognize you. I was the one who brought you into my lair. There was an incident that occurred there - leading to its destruction. By chance, we meet again. I am your owner." Spectra would say to it - hoping that it would recognize her authority here. This could go multiple ways. Either, Spectra could stand to benefit from the Construct - or it could hinder her. It remains to be seen. ============================================================================== (Spoiled Rich) Spoiled Rich was satisfied with Legal Jargon's statement about the two individuals here. Of the two, Clayton Quartz would be preferred. Her Estate had been constructed by Clayton Quartz, no doubt something that Clayton had not expected the result of. Probably wasn't his fault though in the end - as it was due to the actions of the villain that her Estate had met its unfortunate end. "Very well. Of the requirements I would need - I will say this. Would want a taller fence around the premise to keep out unwanted intruders. The Estate that I previously had, as you no doubt remember - I took many painstaking hours to decide where I wanted the rooms. Now that it has been many years since it was constructed, there were a few things that I would modify. A large skylight in the living room. Master bedroom to be larger and more ornate - with the finest wood trim and a luxurious bathroom. The outdoor pool would need to be re-added as well. From what you say, the whole Estate itself was destroyed and left vacant. It will need to be rebuilt. Exactly as it was, but with a few minor modifications." Spoiled Rich stated to him and was satisfied with that explanation. Legal Jargon had access to those blueprints and the resources he needed to contact that, it were something that Spoiled Rich made sure to keep archived for rare situations. As rare of a situation as this was, at least Spoiled Rich had enough foresight to see the potential of something of this sort occurring. Spoiled Rich would narrow her eyes more upon Filthy Rich being spoken of. So the two of them were alive and well, in the same place they lived. Spoiled Rich could work with that. There was a matter she needed to address. "So I've known that Goldie was killed by a barbarian Changeling around a year before this situation occured, and from the sound of it, Filthy Rich was rumored to have wanted to speak to the Changeling? I know that Goldie was to put it one way, an egregious sort, but a Changeling being put into the equation is another matter entirely. Lest you forget that they invaded Equestria, destroyed many homes, some of my...Golf Courses if I remember correctly, that I had to sell off because of the damage they did. Changelings are to not be welcome in my sights, especially not around my family." she said, her eyes starting to burn with fury, though not directed at Legal Jargon - but the mere thought of Changelings potentially being involved made her blood boil. "The new one should have one of its own. In Ponyville, I would like a bomb shelter to be built within the basement of the one in Ponyville. I don't care if you have to send in the workers to tear that mansion apart as a welcome home surprise from me, I need it done. A Bomb Shelter, meaning, the best that Clayton can muster. I want my family to be able to survive a direct assault on the Estate without a single hair off of my back." Spoiled Rich stated, it was more of a demand if anything. Likely would be something be able to be covered by her investment funds - she had deep pockets. This was no brainer. The rebuilding of her Estate in Canterlot could likely be mostly covered by the sheer criminal nature of it - and her insurance. "For now though, a trip to the usual spa will do some to ease my senses. New outfit would be nice. You know the details for that. Same style, slight refinement. I don't want a word getting out that I was walking among Canterlot looking like this, so we'll take the quick route there - I'll relax a bit, you handle what I said to you here and we'll meet back after the hour has passed, then you will make arrangements to find my family and inform them of my return." Spoiled Rich raised her snout in the air, ready to head off to Gold Needle Boutique. ====================================================================== (Treasure) There wasn't much else to the painting. It seemed that it was simply a painting and nothing more. The coins however, proved to be most interesting. A lot of them had markings on them that indicated non-equestrian origins. Some of them had draconic markings to them, others Griffon, and there were others that were not readily discernible. It was enough proof that Spectra had either traveled that far to steal them, or stole them from others who did. There was also a large, golden book sitting on the table next to this - with a rather large lock on it. It was one of Starswirl the Bearded's books. From the looks of it, it was very well preserved but seemed to have been unopened for quite sometime. At least this were among the scores of precious materials such as tables and chairs entirely made out of platinum, crowns of various Griffon Monarchs that were stolen in the past, as well as a unique sword that belonged to one of the high ranking Equestrian families - the Silvers, as indicated by the style of the sword itself.

@Skylight Scintillate @CocoCody Magnolia would introduce herself to Lemon Hearts as she came into the room - evidently Lemon Hearts was another friend of Twilight's and Magnolia would Minuette explain what was going on here and that she is related to Twilight. Magnolia shook her head at both of their questions. "Neither. Pure shadow. I can transform my body itself into shadow and move around within shadows, like, swim within them. It's hard to explain, but it's something I found a natural affinity to, for some reason." Magnolia stated, as she looked over to Starlight - currently unsure of what to think of her story and what she wanted to do.

It is likely that what I write here will have a very small viewership. An even smaller number of those interested enough to comment. What I read tonight was enough to make me cry, because it's something so unbelievably wholesome yet very deep. https://www.fimfiction.net/story/122674/snowy-night For as short as this story was, it's a lot to unpack. Snowdrop created the first winter, every snowflake she touched with her hooves and had a hand in making. The winter was her way of immortalizing her existence, so that she would always be with her friend Luna - who became Nightmare Moon. Luna believed she would never see Snowdrop again, because Snowdrop passed away over 1000 years ago. Her family line continues on into Fluttershy and Derpy. Snowdrop is blind, yes, but has a sense of hearing far beyond every other pony. The pony who loved Luna's night the most, couldn't see the stars, but hear them. Luna wished upon the snow to see her friend one last time, and in her dreams, it happens. Snowdrop's blindness is gone in the dream, but it's actually her. Snowdrop then tells Luna that all the snow in the world is recycled and re-used for the next snow season. At the end of it all, they see each other one last time. Despite this, Snowdrop is inferred upon to have access to some deeper level of magic that neither Celestia or Luna know about. After all, Snowdrop changed the face of the world so drastically in her actions, she can do the impossible. Despite that, the Impossible has it's limits. Snowdrop is alive in every snow that comes. Snowdrop as a character takes me to a time where I was fully innocent, and also something deeper within myself I can't quite explain. Snowdrop has always meant a lot to me, and will forever be in my heart as my favorite fan created OC in the fandom. It is something so sacred I can't quite put into words.