Skylight Scintillate

@Illiad Easle Speckle looked a little saddened by this. "What happened to your clan?" she asked, glancing at Indigo. "Uum, what's the flower experiment?" Speckle asked. She tried to recall if she had done any experiments with Nova involving flowers. "Hmm, I haven't really thought about that before. However, I haven't really been outside of Canterlot until now, so I'm not really sure," Speckle replied. She tried to recall if she knew of any ponies from outside of Canterlot that looked different. "Oh wow, that's cool. I wonder if dyes like this are how they make those pastries so colourful in Canterlot?" Speckle pondered. When Indigo pulled out the mortar and pestle, she glanced at it curiously. "Ooh, I'd be interested in trying," she replied. She would take the pestle in her hooves and try grinding the flower petals in the mortar, getting some of the powder on her hooves in the process. Speckle would glance up at the zebra customers when they approached the stand. Since most of them spoke a language Speckle didn't understand, she would quickly turn her attention back to the dyes she was attempting to make. However, when she overheard one of the customers speaking Equish, she would pause for longer, setting down the pestle to focus on the zebra. "Uum, hello, I'm Speckle," she introduced herself.

@Illiad Easle While Speckle tried to maintain a positive attitude, it faltered when the other two brought up Turing. “Yeah he felt kind of… mean at first… at least until I caught something,” Speckle sighed. “And apparently, he’s kind of mean to Nova as well!” Speckle exclaimed, stomping a hoof on the ground in frustration. Speckle would glance curiously at the ponies passing by. While she could tell that they were ponies, Speckle was surprised to see that they didn’t have the same bright pastel colors as the ponies seen where she lived. “Huh, the ponies here look kind of different,” Speckle whispered to Nova. “Does that mean you found is surprising when you arrived in Canterlot and found bright pastel colored ponies everywhere?” Speckle seemed to remember a bit about what Nova and Indigo said about the ponies that lived nearby, but it was still a little surprising to actually see them. When it came to setting up, Speckle would mostly copy what Nova did. However, she would glance curiously at the various wares and compare the various colors to each other. “How do you make these colors?” Speckle would ask out loud while she helped the other two set up.

@Illiad Easle After thinking it through for a moment, it made sense why there wouldn't be any animals up in the canopy of the trees. It probably didn't make much sense for animals to live in the trees that would be cut down for wood. However, Speckle did find it surprising how well-trimmed the trees were. Speckle thought that they almost looked like the decorative trees seen frequently throughout Canterlot. "I see," Speckle replied. "Well, maybe that's a mystery we can solve, together!" Speckle exclaimed. "What do thestrals use shimmerwood for?" "Hello! No, we didn't change our minds. We just wanted to take a look at the shimmerwood trees," Speckle replied. Initially, Speckle wasn't sure if she wanted to volunteer to carry a bag. However, after seeing Nova volunteer, she would ask if she could carry a bag. At the mention of the smell of blood, Speckle sniffed the air, trying to pick up on what Indigo noticed. When she failed to notice any scent, she tried licking her fangs. Her eyebrows shot up in surprise as she noticed a faint taste. After getting over her surprise, she realized Indigo had asked her a question. "Oh, um, it was ok. I think that Nova and I work well together. Like, there was no way I could have caught anything on my own, but Nova was a lot of help!" Speckle exclaimed.

Hello Reagan0523 and welcome to the forums. I hope you like it here. I quite like your character. Maybe his name could be Cosmic?

@Illiad Easle "Oh wow, that's so cool!" Speckle remarked as she admired the trees curiously. It was pretty cool to line up with the rows and see trees of all the same height all in a row. She would make sure to avoid getting too close to the younger saplings. However, She would be interested in flying up to the canopy of one of the oldest trees to see if there was anything interesting in there. "Oh wow, so like the trees go from like super soft to like super strong? Does that mean they can use the trees for different things depending on their strength?" Speckle asked. "What interesting things have you seen the clan use this wood for do you think?" After glancing around for a few moments, feeling satisfied with having explored the place, she would return to Nova. Unless Nova had anything else to add, she would say, "Ok, I'm ready to go."

Hello FocusedGleam, and welcome to the forums. I hope you like it here. Oh my gosh, cool! I love roleplaying as well! What do you like to roleplay? There's a roleplaying section here on the forums. Feel free to start a topic there and discuss ideas.

@Illiad Easle "Well maybe we work better as a pair, because there was no way I would have caught anything without you. I probably would have kept trying to use my hooves or something..." Speckle said, trying to reassure Nova. "Ah, that's cool. Yeah, I would like to see where you grow things. I'll remember to make it quick," Speckle replied. She was quite curious about what the clan's fields looked like. Speckle hadn't ever thought about glowing wood before. Maybe they grew other unusual things as well.

I love talking about traveling, and I'm quite familiar with the US cities in the Northeast. Feel free to ask me to elaborate on things or specify exactly what you want. Destinations I recommend: New York City: This city is the one I am most familiar with and have the most things to recommend. I find this video is quite informative on all the most interesting attractions in New York City. Here is a list of the locations mentioned for your convience. Statue of Liberty, Charging Bull, NYSE, Financial District, Seaport, World Trade Center Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Bridge, Chinatown, Little Italy Washington Sq Park, Greenwich, East Village, Soho, NoHo, Union Sq, Madison Sq, Flatiron District Chelsea Market, Whitney, Little Island, High Line, Hudson Yards, The Edge Koreatown, Empire State, Macy’s , Bryant Park, The Summit, Times Square Rockefeller Center, Top of the Rock, 5th Avenue, MoMA, Central Park Natural History Museum,The Met Museum, Guggenheim, Central Park The video above seems more for someone who is dedicating a whole week to visiting New York City, but you can pick and choose what you're most interested in to build your own itinery. Also, the channel in general has a lot of tips for visiting New York City, and there are many other channels dedicated to talking about attractions in NYC as well. Philadelphia: Independence Hall and Liberty Bell Elfreth's Alley Reading Terminal Market Philadelphia Museum of Art Fairmount Park Philadelphia City Hall Penn's Landing Grab a Philly Cheesesteak Washington DC: Georgetown Washington Monument Lincoln Memorial & Other Memorials United States Botanic Garden Smithsonian Museums The National Mall Arlington National Cemetery Smithsonian's National ZOO Library of Congress United States Capitol New Orleans: Swamp tours Jackson square City park Louis Armstrong park Jazz Clubs Canal street French quarter Grab some Cajun food San Francisco: Palace of Fine Arts Chinatown Alamo Square Lombard Street Golden Gate Park Ferry Building and Market Cable Cars Alcatraz Golden Gate Bridge Fisherman's Warff & Pier 39 Los Angeles: Hollywood Walk of Fame Griffith Observatory The Grove & The Original Farmers Market Hollywood Sign Universal Studios Beverly Hills: Rodeo Drive The Broad, The Getty, and LACMA museums Venice Beach, Venice Canals Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica 3rd St Promonade General tips: The locations I recommend are the most visited attractions of each major city, so expect large crowds For cities you are spending multiple days in, sort the destinations by location to minimize travel time, freeing up more time at each location Consider using public transit in New York City, Washington DC, and San Francisco. These three cities have frequent public transit and would be less expensive than using a rideshare to go between destinations Unless you have already booked the bus tickets between New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington DC, consider looking into train options as well. Trains are run by Amtrak and they have a lot of trains between the three cities mentioned and they could potentially be a nicer experience Be prepared to make changes if it rains. While the three western cities are less likely to rain in the summer, the five other cities mentioned can get rain Depending on if you use public transit and how many attractions you do per day, be prepared to walk a lot. Remember to bring comfortable shoes If you want to go to local businesses in New York City and San Francisco (maybe New Orleans) bring cash Be aware of tourist scams at many major tourist attractions Tipping waiters at restaurants is required

@Illiad Easle Speckle would prefer to carry it now. She would carry it on her back if it could stay there without falling off, and on her hoof otherwise. "...Never acted like what?" Speckle asked. She found the way Turing had suddenly changed his demeanour a little strange, and Nova's most recent comment amplified this. "W-what? Why would he do that?" Speckle stammered, confused, before Nova's comments about how the rest of the clan viewed him came to mind. She glanced around to make sure no thestral was nearby before whispering, "Is this what you mean by you feel like the rest of the clan doesn't like you?" "It was... Well, there were parts I found interesting, but there were also parts I didn't like. I didn't like the pressure Turing put on me. I liked the excitement of finding the animal after tracking it down. I appreciate the help you gave me on what to do. It was interesting to learn about things I didn't know before. I think you're an excellent guide," Speckle expressed her thoughts out loud. "Also, this reminds me of how I track down the raccoons after they do stuff like digging through the garbage. Those raccoons can do the strangest things, I'm telling you. It's almost as though they have unicorn magic or something. That's why they are nicknamed raccoonicorns in Canterlot," speckle rambled a random tangent. As the pair entered the food prep area, Speckle wanted to take a little look around. However, she was a little squirmish about seeing the hare being broken down, so she would be interested in seeing what else was going on there. "So what kinds of foods do you prep here?" Speckle would ask as she glanced around curiously. "Anything interesting to note?"

"O-oh?" Tinker sniffled, drying out his tears and straightening up. Like just about everything else he found out today, this seemed to answer and raise so many questions simultaneously. "O-ok, I will help," Tinker replied meekly. While Luna's more friendly expression calmed Tinker down somewhat, the sudden transition did feel strangely abrupt. He had no idea what to make of this situation. Sure, while he probably could use his changeling abilities, he got the impression that Luna would have expected him to do so and thus would be prepared to do anything to keep him under her control. The only thing Tinker could do was go along with what Luna wanted to do and hope that it all works out. Surely Luna wouldn't hurt her subjects, right?

@Illiad Easle Speckle thought for a moment. She desperately wanted to earn Turing's approval, but her mouth was feeling quite tired. She wasn't used to holding a large live animal like this in her mouth for so long, and she wasn't confident that she would be able to carry it all the way back. After a few moments, Speckle would shake her head. Once Speckle's mouth was free, she would nod towards Turing before rubbing the side of her face with a hoof. "Woah, that was tiring. It's strange holding things in your mouth like that..." Speckle said. At first, she was a little nervous over Turing's reaction, but she felt relieved that Turing maintained his softer attitude towards her. Speckle would observe silently, making notes in her mind as Turing explained what he was doing. "That... makes more sense now." Speckle would quietly say out loud to herself once Turing was done explaining. "Oh, uum, thanks," Speckle replied with a slight blush. She wasn't really sure what else to say, so she would contentedly accept the praise while glancing back and forth between Nova and Turing.

"But I told you everything I know!" Tinker cried. "I only met her earlier today, so why are you asking me? I don't know that much about her!" Tinker trembled as he cowered. He wished that Luna would be kinder and more direct about what she wanted from him. "Why are you so mean?" Tinker quietly mumbled between his cries, mostly to himself.

I know. Tinker knows in character as well. However, the following information, Luna does not know: I don't know. Maybe if Luna is kinder and more direct with what she wants from Tinker, things would go better for everybody? But what do I know? :shrug:

"Well, uuuuummm, I know that Saphire Systrine is an alicorn but not really an alicorn I don't really get it and it's I know that she has fangs and eats meat and her eyes for some reason have no pupils and there is just so much about her that I don't get and find kind of confusing she speaks in multiple pitches at the same time somehow and it seems she isn't really from here and that she knows Celestia for a really long time and and its her cutie mark looks metallic for some reason and the she was investigating these magic taxes ley lines in Ponyville which is somehow related to buildings cracking and then but at first I thought she was a changeling but then the freckles and everything about her is super pointy and then something she said about using portal technology for some reason and apparently she knows stuff about other ponies before they even introduce themselves with is kind of strange but not the strangest thing that has happened today and she uses this technology that I haven't seen before and it does stuff measure magic taxes ley lines and stuff and such and and then she referred to the places in Equestria as though she is not from Equestria and but she also said that she is from Equestria so that stuff doesn't make any sense she mentioned a bunch of stuff that didn't sound ponish somehow and she's from a place where the grass is red and there are lots of creatures made of rock and crystal and then she called Princess Celestia Solara and apparently they have known each other for a really long time and then it turns out that Saphire is a mare but at the same time not really a mare and there is something going on and she has saddlebags that drop things sometimes and I don't think I have seen her use her horn magic for levitation and I don't think I have seen her fly either which is kind of strange but I don't really know what she is and then and she wears clothing some of the time most of the time but she calls the technology she makes herself and the eyes they don't look any pony or changelin's eyes and actually I don't think I know of any species whos eyes look that at least not in Equestria but then she said that something about magic ley lines decreasing in the past few days and she thinks it's really strange and she was investigating this and she said that all creatures have ley lines and apparently they are ambient and that she can measure them so she said that Ponyville is the worst in this magic problem she must think it's a really big problem for her to bring this up to Princess Celestia and then she wears this ring on her horn when she is really fancy and she seems surprised about the developments of Equestria at the same time she is super aware of some problems in Equestria which is really strange and the but she refers to unicorns and and such as high level magic users for some reason it's something but maybe she's not from here and she said some stuff about metux and collective and communion and species and katari and katalili and she said one of the species means pain so she has the ability to cut through crowds and then she was interested in high speed electric trains but I don't know. Please don't hurt me." Tinker cowered, hoping Princess Luna wouldn't hurt him or force anything upon him.

Even though Ramfin wasn't able to answer all of Tinker's questions, Tinker still gained a better idea of what was going on here. He did not like it. "Oh, um, Saphire Systrine? I only met her earlier today. I don't know that much about her. She didn't tell me much about herself," Tinker replied. He shivered nervously under Luna's gaze.