@Dynamo Pad @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine
"Oohh, I've never played that game before! Buuut if Sami would rather play then I have a date with the lovely miss Pencil~"
She stuck out her tongue and winked at Pencil. She probably felt as smooth as the main character in a spy movie.
She looked around for a bit before pushing a stool over to the Mortal Kombat II machine and hopping on it triumphantly. Since the games were all in test mode they wouldn't need bits, probably.
...The game looked pretty intimidating from the outside. Bold fonts, powerful looking characters... Definitely doesn't seem like something Pastel would play, but she was pretty in the zone. She looked to Pencil with a huge smile.
"You ready?~"
@Astral Vision
The dragon raised a brow at Astral upon his mention of dark magic. He sat down on the couch opposite of Astrals and gave an amused chuckle.
"Dark magic? Last I checked, Tirek wasn't the mayor around here."
He sipped his coffee and put it down on the table with a wave of his hand.
"I kid, I kid. I wouldn't blame you for thinking that. This town is rather odd to outsiders, is it not? Truth be told, I was jarred myself when I first came here... This is just the way things are here. Rumors spread, they come, and go away, that's what happens in humble communities such as this. Most of us have been through a lot after all..."
He smiled and looked past Astral into the distance as if he was reminiscing something, before shaking his head and looking back towards him.
"The beauty of this town, Astral, is that we are a special kind of community. If anypony is lost, has lost their way in life or has simply nowhere to go, chances are they will end up here. That's why Friendshire isn't on any maps, why the princesses never knew we existed... and for us, the disenfranchised, we prefer it that way. You must have something lodged in your heart as well. You're here, after all... As the town counselor, no, as a general practitioner, I want to ensure that the citizens of Friendshire both new and old are cared for. The general community takes care of the physical, and I the mental. As such, I can tell you while rumors may come and go, it's best not to get wound up over such things and relax here... If you wish, I can listen to your worries and distress and help you overcome them. I may look scary, but I've been through a lot in my homelands. There's nothing you can tell me that wouldn't surprise me."
Dr. Milenko kindly smiled at Astral as he gave his side of the story, even offering him a session. At the least, it doesn't seem like he has any information regarding the rumors. Or perhaps he did, but had patient confidentiality to keep.