MagicalStarRain

@@Windbreaker,@@Tricksters Pride, Kanon noticed the look in his eyes and struggled to remain calm and composed. "Hai, arigato gozaimasu," she said without correcting herself. "Please acquaint yourself with the other volunteers, as well as North Shine," she said warmly and flatly. She decided to sit herself down next to Myopia. @@Nomadic, While waiting for an answer, North's eyes had been flickering over to Kanon and the volunteers. She began to take Star's warning to heart and made a mental note on who to trust and who to keep an eye on. Just like Kanon, she felt the watchful gaze of the mare who had arrived with the one who claimed to be a lord. Her shivering was visible to all.

@@Windbreaker,@@Tricksters Pride, "What would a lord such as yourself be doing here?" Kanon wondered out loud. "And it is a generous offer, but we never asked for funding of any kind." And I was the one who provided it. It was best, North Shine said, to keep her wealth a secret. According to her, she met many ponies who showed their wealth to the public in all its glory. It never ended well for them, she said.

@@AnonBrony, "Such as myself"… hai, Star-chan's guess was right. Star Rain told her and North Shine to expect ponies out for nothing fame and fortune, but they suspected that it was just her cynicism speaking. I should play my cards carefully. "The letter was sent out by chain mail, so any pony could've come. If you want to get to know my other companion, North-chan is over there," she said, pointing to her friend who was chatting up the lone stallion. "Just a warning, she's a little feisty and she can cut. Just saying, Dorado-san," she said with a wink and a grin. I'd hate to get North-chan involved with him, but I've got to deal with every pony else. She may be a little lacking in social skills, but she has street-smarts. @@Windbreaker,@@Tricksters Pride, At that moment, Kanon heard the arrogant voice of the stallion who had entered and felt the watchful eye of the mare who came with him. What a duo. I'd better get them settled down before North-chan decides to try anything. She trotted over to them and gave the mare a nervous smile. "You may be looking for me and the light blue pegasus. I'm Kanon and she is North Shine. Star-chan is running a little late for the meeting," she said. Her accent-riddled tone was usually prim and proper and wasn't much different now, but there was a drop of poison in her voice.

@@AnonBrony,@@Nomadic, As North Shine was about to reply, she was startled by the grand entrance the next volunteer made and her bladed wings almost flared open. She saw the hoof-kissing scene and thought Great, now we have two Kanons. And one of them is male! Esponish it seems like. She had met many Esponish folk on her travels and none of them were this flashy and flirty. She turned her attention back to the stallion and asked,"So yeah… uh, how come you aren't sitting with us? My friends aren't the most observant of ponies and they might leave you behind!" When the hoof-kissing happened, Kanon was utterly shocked. It took a minute to compose herself and go about with her usual greeting. "My name is Kanon, anata Ariwara no Narihira," she said, bowing and flirting back at him. (OOC: Kanon's last line translates into "you Casanova", Ariwara being Japan's equivalent of Casanova. Also, anata may translate into "you", but it's not a polite thing to say to a Japanese person(or to a person who understands the language to some extent.)

@,@@Nomadic, North Shine overheard Myopia call her friend "The lovely Lady Kanon" and snickered, which quickly turned into outright laughter. "Geez Kanon! Worked your magic already?!" she laughed, hovering in the air for a moment, which revealed the blades on her wings for a moment. Kanon naturally didn't take too kindly to that. "Well it is not like I did it on purpose, North-chan!" she yelled. Che' her and her fruit bat hearing! She then remembered the fruit juice she had bought for her. "Oh by the way North-chan, I got you some fruit juice!" If this were anime though, there would be a large sweat drop at her head, because North Shine had gone back to pestering the stallion who was sitting alone. To Thunder, the coffee mare said,"I don't know about those three. The unicorn seemed a little cold and aloof when I saw her and the earth pony looked a little strange. She even had this weird accent like she had never learned to speak properly!"

@@Windbreaker, "I'm Kanon, thanks for coming," she greeted the stallion with a smile, along with her bow. "My two friends will be arriving shortly, but please take a seat. I won't be starting without them." She moved her supplies and long stick away from the table, but she pushed her friends' drinks together so that they don't get mixed up with somepony else's. @,@@Windbreaker, The coffee mare nodded and began to make Thunder's coffee. While doing so, she casually asked,"Are you one of the 'volunteers' that unicorn and earth pony mare mentioned when they came over a couple days ago?" Kanon turned to Myopia and Kinetic and in an encouraging voice, said,"You should start at least getting to know each other and the others when they arrive, along with my two friends. Just a warning though, Star Rain is going to be a biiiit tougher to get to know. Just saying!" She gave a laugh at that last statement. @, Kanon turned to the next arrival and a brief look of surprise flickered on her face for a split second. Except for photos from North Shine's travels to the Crystal Empire, she had never seen a Crystal Pony before. However, her surprise was replaced by unseen fear. She felt somewhat threatened by her and way she carried herself. Nonetheless, she put her smile on and introduced herself. "My name is Kanon, pleased to meet you," she said with the same friendly tone. @@Windbreaker,@@, Everypony seems to be ignoring the other part of the letter. And why are there ponies like Myopia here? Didn't Star say that there would be traveling and possibly even combat along the way in our letter? At that moment, the light blue pegasus she knew all too well came in. "Ah! It looks like North Shine is here!", she said to everypony. North took a few flying leaps forward and bowed to Kanon, who bowed back. "Konnichiwa, Kanon!" she teased in greeting, setting a large bag of supplies down along with a small pull string bag that made a metallic sound. Her wings also had a strange, steel edge to them that seemed very sharp. @@Nomadic, "Is Star Rain alright?" Kanon asked North. "Yeah, just being slow as usual," North said impatiently. Her sharp eye then picked out the lone stallion. She immediately trotted over to him and was careful not to open her wings up next to him. "Hey, are you here for the mission?"

@, "They will be joining us, but they still have things to prepare. Knowing those two, North-chan will be here before Star-chan," Kanon said with a laugh, forgetting to drop the honorifics. Her ears twitched at the sound of the door opening again and she tightened her scarf, which revealed a little bit of her family's crest for a split second. "Oh, here comes some more," she exclaimed cheerfully. @@Windbreaker, "You may be looking for me," she said, raising her voice to make herself heard. She didn't notice the third stallion who had also walked in. @@Windbreaker, @@Tricksters Pride, A light blue pegasus flew by the carriage, almost as if in a hurry. That Star, being slow 'n all! How come she just can't teleport?!

@, Kanon was in the process of opening her bottle when she heard the door open. She was surprised to see such a well-dressed gentle colt here for the expedition. Having been around nobles and rich business ponies for a good part of her life, it was always a surprise to see one willing to get their hooves dirty. Then again, she was the former heir to the vast majority of her family's fortune and she's on this trip as well. "Why yes I am," she said with a smile. She bowed(as was the tradition when greeting some pony in her country) as she introduced herself. "My name is Kanon. Pleased to meet you." There was a pause before she said that last line, because she almost said,"Yoroshiku onegai shimasu."

Link to the OOC Thread It was a cold, dark evening in Ponyville. There were a few tired, shivering ponies out on the street who had some last-minute business to finish. They were eager to complete their remaining tasks, return to their families, and retreat to the warm shelter that was their home. For one mare though, she didn't have a home to go to or a family waiting for her. They're much too far away for that. And she had very important business to do and many ponies to meet. At a coffee shop of all places. Star-chan, North-chan, I hope you two won't be late. Her two friends still had some preparations to make, so the mare, Kanon, was going to be the first arrival. With that thought in mind, she scanned the shops until she found the coffee shop that her friends, the volunteers, and she were to meet at. "Ah, here we go," Kanon said to herself in her Neighponese accent before coming in. The shop was empty except for one exhausted worker. It wasn't the most popular place to go at this time and that was why they chose this location. A lot of the chairs have already been stacked up except for one big table with many chairs. They had let the shop owner know ahead of time that she and many others would be here. It took many well-chosen words and her own charm to convince him to let them come. Well, my friends will be thirsty and we won't get luxuries like this for a while, so I'd better get them something. She ordered fruit juice for North Shine, mocha for Star Rain, and bottled tea for herself and sat down herself, her bags of supplies, and what appeared to be a long, harmless stick at the reserved table. She adjusted her scarf(which concealed her family crest) and prepared to meet them.

Again: "I will always remember the depths of the darkness." Golden Time Lover: "'It's make it or break it' I persuaded that way." I can name many other songs with great significance to me, but I think these two are enough.

That's some pretty good art!

I have read "The Lorax" before. "I speak for the trees!"

My first language is English and my second language is Japanese. I also speak a little Latin, but that's a written language.

Magia - Kalafina (8/10) Let It Go - Devi Lovato (8/10) Angelus - Hitomi Shimatani (8/10) Sanctuary(Remix) - Utada Hikaru (8/10) Safe and Sound - Taylor Swift I have a pretty sweet list here. ^^

I don't sleep with them, but I do keep a wolf and a Meow Wow on my bedside tables. I also still have a cat plushie named Meow Meow from when I was much younger.

We all started out as Blank Flanks, so don't worry! Be polite and you'll fit right in!

You do not have my trust and memes cannot be forced.

@@AnonBrony, House Moon and Star - Canterlot Castle (OOC: Oh my dear Anon, I have plenty of things to type in this post!) Star Rain continued to trail Eternity, eying her surroundings and the prisoners wearily as she went along. She knew it was wiser to just stay confident and look straight ahead, but she couldn't help it. She had seen earth ponies and pegasi whenever some pony decided to make an example out of them or when slave auctions were going on. Those events were simple once a week things that she had no interest in, but not these. She couldn't help but feel sorry for these prisoners, even thinking at one point that her House's ways were… what was the word? "Inhumane"? (Brought to you by Lyra's Human Dictionary!) Her sympathy vanished when she got grabbed by a unicorn prisoner. He cursed to her about "that Celestia-cursed excuse of a medic heretic" and how she's a heretic because she has his blood. In her panic, he was met with an art technique-powered spell that sliced his horn and a very small portion of his scalp off and she took off toward Eternity. It happened so fast that all any pony could've seen was the blood and the brief flash of indigo light. (OOC: I don't expect Eternity to know that it was my character who did it. And I might've overdid it.)

@@AnonBrony, House Moon and Star - Canterlot Castle By the time they got down to the basement floor, Star Rain was panting and her hooves were getting sore. She had built up some stamina over the course of her stay at Canterlot Castle, but she was still a terrible athlete. Stupid place. Why the frick did the princesses need a home as big as this? It's not like they had loads of children or husbands or anything... Still, she ignored her pain and continued to follow Eternity down the hall, which in her opinion needed reinforcers of some kind. Star stayed quiet, partly because she had little to say and partly because she figured that the place would collapse if she said anything loud anything. She made an exception to one question though. Well, two or more actually. "Is there any reason you brought me down here for, how many prisoners are down here, and are these war prisoners?" she asked. She took a shot at the second question herself. Probably more than he and I can count, considering how long this war has been going on for. Star made a grim face at the thought.

Well then, what are these inhabitants like? What is the place's main profession or resource? What are their stories?

Loved the characters, loved the plot. And for once, the idea of marrying someone when you've seen each other for a DAY is finally questioned!

Envy all the way. I often sit alone in school and it's more often than not very noisy. When it's noisy, it's because everyone has friends to talk to. Meanwhile, there's so much noise that I can't even talk to myself. I also have a struggle with pride, since I have a strong desire for praise but I'm also afraid of looking like a show-off.

There's the appealing art style for one thing. It can make characters look cute or cool, though that's in the eye of the beholder. What the characters look like are made to cater to a target audience. Me, I love how attractive and sometimes exotic some of them tend to look, especially the male characters with the long-hair and the huge katanas and the magical girls. There's also the story-telling. Loads of the anime I have seen has some major plot attached to them. The characters in them more often than not have their own goals to pursue alongside one common goal and the anime ends when they're accomplished. Some of the western animation shows I have seen sort of just keep going and die over time. Not to mention the visual effects.

@@AnonBrony, House Moon and Star - Canterlot Castle "Well I definitely won't call you 'sensei' as she says it!" Star Rain laughed, recalling a mare her father mentioned, going by the name of Kanon. When her question was answered, she tilted her head and said,"…died?" and looked to the side. It may or may not have came off as insensitive but it was a common symptom of autism. (OOC: Btw, Kanon is a Japanese OC of mine. Canonically, she's not here because she fled back to her home country when things began to get ugly(if she were in this one, she would have been a Whitegold member held back by blackmail). In real life, I made her a long time after this role-play began. She specializes in languages and translation. And being a flirty, diplomatic seductress.) @, House Whitegold - Manehatten - Artisan District - Ten steps away from the hospital - Surrounded by unwanted attention The praetorpony's voice dropped to a whisper as she finished his sentence with,"Berry. Golden Berry." She then pushed the witness' attention with an authoritative glare. "We're getting pretty close now. Leave it to me to do the explainin'."