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[asdfmovienerd39 55]

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"Thank you, Null, I do truly thank you...Even if you don't have experience comforting people." Zen didn't have to read Null's mind to figure that out, the way she spoke was enough to show that. But Zen still appreciated the effort.

 

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​'Eh, none that I personally believe in. Unless you count the kinda bleak outlook of us just being puppets for some sick creatures' amusement." Deadpan shrugged, "But that's too heavy, even for me."

[Foxy Socks 2,599]

@@Blitz Boom, 

 "I see, don't worry. I travel a bit too with my job, which mostly deals with foxes and sometimes snakes and a few other animals. It can be tiresome but I enjoy it."

 

Foxy seemed to feel a bit more comfortable around the pair, they seemed nice enough, but was still slightly nervous, as she always is when meeting unfamiliar ponies.

 

"I don't mind Brittle. I actually am quite fond of changelings,"  Foxy shyly said, not wanting to make them uncomfortable.

 

"Honestly I don't know what to do. It will take a while for my place to be finished, and I have nowhere to go really. I hope I am not bothering you with my situation."

 

Foxy had now realized that she really had no place to go to anymore. Sure she had family, but her hometown was far from Ponyville, and she preferred to stay here. There was also Cloudsdale where a few other relatives were too, but again, she liked Ponyville. Foxy tried to hide the fact that she was terrified of what to do next. She had no idea.

 

 

(By the way I know it sounds silly, but is it okay I just read the posts you reply to me, or would it be better to read all of them? I find it hard to catch up that way).

Edited March 4, 2017 by Foxy Socks

[Changeling Neon 391]

@@Blitz Boom,

 

Neon's eyes went wide at the Bunny's story, such a small creature could do something like that? she shook herself and began to laugh it off.

 

 "Wow, really? awfully strong! There's no way I'd be able to take on a pony like that. Where do you even find the courage to be around them knowing they like fuzzy things like us?"

 

She doubted that this helped her case, but thought it was necessary, and it felt nice to joke around and relax, she hadn't done so in a long time.

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

*Cacora chuckles a bit. But then frowns.* "Something's not right. I always hear the others even after bed time. Be cautious with my room. It's set up how I have it because it's my organized Chaos. I will be right back. I am going to check the other rooms and safe rooms."

 

*The worry in her heart is definitely noticeable. Cacora begins silently checking rooms not just incase all are asleep, but also just incase of more trouble.* 'The caretaker should have responded to me by now. She also didn't tell me what happens if they had to relocate. I hope they are safe.' *Once she turned the corner, nopony heard a peep from her. Her steps are light and she makes sure to avoid any creaky boards she recalls from her youth.*

Edited March 4, 2017 by Midnight_Aurora

[FanOfManyShows 396]

@@Blitz Boom,

 

Misty's mind went to an odd place when he mentioned 'squeamish' She knew she lacked trates like that, especially after her tribe... She shook her head, shaking the thought away. She followed Chow around a bit, a new question coming around. "What got you into the pet food business?" The question vanished when her mind answered the question for her, but she stayed silent on that realization so Chow could give his answer, in case it had nothing to do with hers.

 

@@Seamore Sandwich,

 

Frannis wasn't so keen to tricks, so he knew what Penny tried to do, but allowed her to quickly pass the idea away. And placed his bits on the counter."Thanks for your service." He said instinctively. "I'll be sure to come again!" He looked down at the bag once he left the store, realizing sharing with his hive the candy was better for his health, and luckily- being that it was a small hive -he had enough for all of them. His wings extended, and he flew away to his hive, not too far from Canterlot.

Edited March 4, 2017 by Lloyd

[genessee 535]

@@Blitz Boom

 

Changelings also frightened Lance, but not as much as they scared Void. He had rarely seen anypony this afraid, and was about to do something about it before somepony else beat him to it.

 

"Changelings? Pssh, don't worry about them, if they try to eat your love or anything I'll punch their lights out."

 

Lance winked to show he was kidding about being able to punch their lights out.

 

Usually I would be skeptical, but the amount of damage that I saw tells me otherwise. And where I live?..."

 

Where Lance had been he wasn't that proud of. It's not like it was a infamous town (in fact, just the opposite), but it wasn't a very friendly one. He had been beaten up multiple times as colt, and he quickly learned what the world really was instead of dreaming about how he wanted to be the king of Equestria or something. This really messed around with his childhood. 

 

"So I come from a town called Noncannon. (#bestname) It, uh, wasn't the best town out there. One of the only benefits was that it had almost no changelings and that it was dirt cheap to live there. To be honest, one of the things it did to me was make me more social so I could be a little stronger around thugs. I'd probably still be in my cottage back in Noncannon if it hadn't done that. I remember one time where I was a young colt, and some bigger ones came up to me and told me to give me their bits. As this was the first time I'd ever seen them, I declined..."

 

Lance sighed.

 

"I'm lucky I was nearby my house. I crawled home with a broken leg and a black eye. Oh boy, that was bad."

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

@@Moonlit

 

And there she was again, bopping on the surface like a gold fish that had eaten too much.

 

Ziggy had been sure for a second there that her siren friend had actually woken up and taken a swim, but seeing this, it was more likely that she had just slipped down for a time and now had her slumber this way. Not something she recalled seeing before, but she didn't really watch Serenade sleep either. Both because it was a teensie bit creepy, and because she were still susceptible to the song, and her sleepy snoring hit the right tunes if she stood too close.

 

Personally she didn't really mind it, since she still hadn't seen any damage happening from the first time it happened, but Serenade had looked so guilty, like she had done something wrong, and Ziggy didn't want her friend to feel that way. She already had enough stuff to deal with without having to worry that she would hurt the zegasus, like now that her gem had shattered.

 

*sigh* Hopefully the letter would soon get to Luna and she'd be ab le to help. Though she hoped there were less destruction this time. It was not a good time right now for the door to get smashed and give everypony in town a peep into what rummaged around right under their noses.

Edited March 4, 2017 by Blitz Boom

[EQ_Theta 459]

@@Blitz Boom

 

"You hear that? Get out of here. You show your face again and I won't be so forgiving."

Solasan dusted himself and held his neck to catch his breath. He overestimated himself and Lin, the unexpected aspects of their arrival only made him reconsider his options. But the truth of his words still stand: he still has eyes and ears in the village. He still had his advantages and he isn't ready to call it quits just yet. Even his deteriorating age wouldn't so much as deter him from his objectives. He looked straight at Lin, then towards Omen, and gave his parting words.

"Trust me, there are no happy endings to situations like this. Showing my face to you both is an inevitability; it's only a matter of time before I return. If you really want to change things for the village, make things better for them, then you better be ready to give up something important. When the time comes to make the difficult choices, you better be ready to act or it will cost you." 

 

He picked up his empty pack and without looking back, Solasan scurried off into the dark forest. Lin noticed the clay bottle and examined it before returning to Omen. She was still unsure of it; maybe it will make things worse or it might not do anything at all. If Elder Ghilan notices it, him getting suspicions will be the least of their worries. 

"I really don't like this but I suppose we could find some answers from Sen while the elder still sleeps." Lin said to Omen as she opened a gate back to the elder's hut. "He seems to be a heavy sleeper since Sen's screaming didn't wake him up. I really hope this doesn't backfire. Solasan's words are ominous enough."
 

Edited March 4, 2017 by EQ_Theta

[Moonlit 593]

@@Blitz Boom, Serenade lets out a yawn, then rolls over onto her back. Using a foreleg, she scratches her belly before let it fall back into it's resting position. Her snores causing bubbles to ring her head like a watery crown, her tail catching the current and spinning her slowly around. 

[BloodDrops 762]

@@Blitz Boom,

 

Blood drops gave him a sniff, then Blitz. They smelled similar. Didn't look similar though. She frowned, then began thinking of what he said. She twitched her ear as the big dragon came in. The big dragon would know what to do. 

 

 

 

timeout in a block of granite

 

 

Blood decided she didn't want that. So she sat herself down and became silent. "I don't like granite, its too cold" she remarked. 

[Lil' Lovebug 1,041]

@@Blitz Boom

 

Satin laughed, a smile stretching across her face. "Holy water? Ha! As if you'd ever see a changeling carry something as silly as that. If ponies believe that works on anything, they're delusional."

 

Satin sighed, her face scrunching in thought. "I guess I was a bit off on my centuries remark. It sounds like you've had a rough time of it. I can't judge you for what you  I'm not sure I wouldn't have done the same thing. Power, immortality, youth, they all sound so delightful. But I guess everything has consequences. I can't imagine what it must feel like to be changed so much, and I'm a changeling. It's what we do. But matters of soul, while the concept is foreign to most of my kind, I can't imagine the very fiber of my being being changed like that...." Satin let out a shudder. 'To say I pity her is an understatement, but I know that pity wasn't what she needs, or probably even wants, right now. She probably just wanted the same thing I do, to be accepted for who she is now.

 

Satin gasped and started shuffling through her bags. "Where is it... AHA!" She turned around, her hooves outstretched. A scarf lay upon them, the color a deep purple with darker purple swirls embroidered upon it, the material a fine cashmere. "Here. I know it's not "made of the purest void", but I hope it'll help just a little. And, please, think of it as a thank you for helping me today and for telling your story to me, not some kind of pity gift. Maybe it can be the start of a friendship or something." Satin shrugged. 'It would be nice to make some friends abroad. It'd give me more reason to get out of that stuffy city every once in a while.' Satin smiled at the thought and nodded. 'Yes. I will make some friends.'

Edited March 4, 2017 by Lil' Lovebug

[dragon4111 914]

@@Blitz Boom,

Draco sighed to himself as he rubbed his head. Glass glass. He didn't know any glass blowers unless there was some in the courier's guild. But still he had a bad feeling from this. He hummed slightly to himself as he paced slightly. His nervous tick if there was any thing.

[Blitz Boom 4,627]

@@Moon Dancer.

"Very well then sir, this way please."

They had only just passed the hallway that would lead them down to the larger pool, so it wasn't many steps they had to backtrack before being on their way again.

It wouldn't be more than a few minutes before they'd arrive there, and Bubble would open the door to show that currently, there seemed to be three ponies in here. Two of them looked like they had arrived as a couple and stayed in one part of the pool, talking a bit until they saw the alicorn and had a small pause as they checked a few times more just to make sure they weren't seeing things, before going back to their small talk, though an eye were kept on Senvious now and again. Likely curiosity.

As for the last pony in this room, it was a mare that had not even seen he were there, nor that anypony had entered the room at all frankly. She just sat in the water with her back to the edges and her front hooves up on the floor to not fall in too long right now. Must've been one relaxing day for her, which were pretty amplified by the blissful smile on her face.



She was a rather big pegasi too. Not alicorn size, but it was pretty close, and the large wings could have fooled regular ponies into thinking otherwise, if she were seen from behind, where you couldn't see if she had a horn or not. Likely wouldn't have fooled Senvious, but who knew? Might be he could've been fooled under the right circumstances.

It was a bit strange though, that she seemed to have a skull in a leather strap around her neck. Not a pony one, as the form were far from fitting there, but some kind of animal were likely a safe bet. It had fangs, so perhaps a small wolf or something?

Bubbles didn't judge on what kind of head it was. He just looked at Senvious, and waited for him to either approach the pool, or asking for another place.

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@@Moon Dancer.
@@Shineling

Huh, the things you learned. Alonsus had been sure that love were the only thing that would get down for changelings, but he supposed he had been proven wrong. Interesting.

Wouldn't be too long until they reached the front of the line, with Alonsus as the first of them to stand face to face with Pinkie. A fine mare, but sadly one that were already with another, which were a pity in his eyes, but not something he would challenge. There were limits even to his self-absorbed view on things.

"Hello there. Could I ask for some garlic bread and a bowl of soup please?"

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@@Twilight-Shimmer
@@Widdershins

She really didn't want to, and you could see that on her fearful face, but she still moved slowly out of the way so that this Widdershine could get to Stardust.

It was a duty to protect the citizens of Equestria, and one Amazon took seriously, but she had been at the receiving end of a draconequus' bad mood before, and she didn't want that to happen again. Not when there was a chance, however small, that he was actually not going to cause trouble. And even if he were, what exactly could she do about it? His kind were more or less demigods, and she were unarmed. A snowflake would have a better chance of surviving on a blazing pyre than she would have of even causing any issues for this being, much less hurt him.

There wasn't any trust from her side though. The pancake seemed like a good gesture, but she just couldn't help fear the worst like it was poisoned, or would explore into glitter when you bit into it, or something in between the worst case and best case scenarios she had thought on.

"Please try and behave yourselves, o-okay?"

This was not just said to Widdershine, but also to Stardust, who were not only sounding like he liked the draconequus and his (thus far) simple antics, but also were adding things that started to add to the bowl of crazy that she felt like she were stewing in.

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@@asdfmovienerd39

"I've never tried to comfort somepony besides my sister before, and the two of you aren't exactly in the same field of problems. Her's I can understand since we both suffer under basically the same, but yours are a bit more out there."

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@@asdfmovienerd39

"Yeah, that's gotta be a bleak way to look at things in the long run. No good for anypony to go down that rabbit hole when there's more positive things to look at than imagining we're all a bunch of puppets for higher beings. I could see that making somepony all kinds of depressed."

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@@Foxy Socks

"I believe that I may be able to help you with that.

As you have noticed, there are good deal of homes currently damaged, which is why there have been set up tents in the north side of town to alleviate some of the pressure on the remaining housing. I've heard the workers say that the current schedule have them done in three days, so that could be a temporary solution to your problem until they either reach your house, or are done entirely, yes?"

Briar might not be able to see anything (yet) but he did listen well in what went on around him, which is why he knew things like the fact that a few had been found dead, along with a few bits and pieces about the ones from long ago and the tents in the north side of town. From what had been said, it sounded like there would be some vacant ones, as a few of those that had taken usage of them had made arrangements with their friends or family in this town, or had checked into the inn.

Granted, it would not hold forever. Words about several new beings that had entered town had passed by him too, and if they were staying in town for the foreseeable future, the tents might soon get taken if they weren't somewhat fast. Though of course, this hinged on whatever or not Foxy found it acceptable.

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@@Changeling Neon

"Easier to stand against ponies than dragons. If my dragon didn't keep them away, they'd try to eat me. Except for the small ones. I fight them myself. Only thing there is to do there."

Lotus had never been around the regular, carefree life that the bunnies here in Equestria had. Where her and Nerzhei came from, she had grown up with no bunnies, but lot's of dragons fighting. Especially the scholar, who were more than happy to beat up someone who got on her nerves, and as she grew up, Lotus saw that and figured that was normal to do. So she started to fight too. With puppets and stuff first, but eventually she were able to fight something living. like the little dragon the size of Blitz. She beat him up good, and often just straight out jumped him if she saw him to get it out of her system.

The fact that she had done the same thing the first time she had met another bunny were... Unlucky, to say the last. They weren't up for a fight, and they got all scared of her when she tried. She didn't know that this wasn't some sort of affection at the time, and now... Well, she had just gotten too used to it to stop. She'd likely jump decent-sized timerwolves in this area, given half the chance.

"Oh, my dragon is back, and she looks annoyed. Looks like the ponies talking crazy is getting to her. WOnder what's going on?"

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@@Midnight_Aurora

Jelly really wanted to follow Cacora and find out what were going on along with her, but... Well, perhaps it couldn't hurt? Long as she made sure to be within earshot of her of course.

She managed to take a few steps towards the door before she shook her head and stopped.

"No, bad. She wanted you to stay,"

Much as she wanted to respect things, her instinct tended to be to explore and find out things like any foal her age would, and it sometimes clouded her judgement for a time. This time it was thankfully not too much, but there had been other times when she really should have thought before she went through with following this instinct. Hopefully it wouldn't happen later here, in case Cacora didn't come back or something.

There was a bit of worry on her face as she turned and looked at the cocoon again. Not a nice thought to think she'd be left here all by herself.

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@@Lloyd

"It was pretty much the only market I could find I'd do well in. Well, that and guiding others 'round dangerous terrain, but that sort of business is spotty, and I need to save up, y'know?

Like the griffins, I grew up hunting and tracking animals, and though I couldn't eat 'em, I learned how to prep things afterwards if it came to that. Since it seemed a waste to just let it be, I started to think that I might as well try my hoof at using it for something, which is what brought me to pet food. Little more than a hobby back there, but after I had to leave for Equestria, it turned out to be a good business. At least here in Canterlot. Ponyville is a whole 'nother beast it turned out.

You see, much as nopony wants to think on it, their cats, dogs and other carnivorous pets like that, need meat to survive. Now some can get it by just hunting mice, or at worst, use some of the synthetic stuff that I know some feed the poor things, but that's either not stable or straight up cruel. So I figured that since nopony liked me anyway and found me a weirdo freak, I wouldn't care much for the scorn coming with hunting animals and making stuff like this. It got to me eventually, but for a good while, it was a-okay.

You wouldn't believe the hypocrisy though. For a while, everypony nearly spat after me when they saw me, but that sure didn't mean that they were any less likely to come around and buy stuff later on. Bloody nobles..."

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@@Lloyd
@@Seamore Sandwich

Now this was fascinating. An abundance of sweets and goodies for every taste, spread in out in their sections like a bountiful harvest. Why, even she, who were not much of a sweet tooth, couldn't help but feel a certain hunger rise in her from seeing this.

It was not all she saw, though the familiar face were not there long enough for her to really learn anything new from him. It was still just the same pony that had been at the stall earlier, and as he left, it seemed unimportant to put more weight to it than that.

"What a marvelous place. I must admit that I am surprised to have not heard of a place of this splendor before in Canterlot. Have you recently acquired this establishment?"

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@@genessee

"M-My sister and I got attacked a lot too. They thought we were f-freaks."

Images of random times when her or Null had been chased down the streets when they were small came to mind, and almost made her wince. She had thought on these moments in time for over twenty years now, and she still couldn't understand why they had been treated like that. They hadn't chosen to be what they were, they were just born that way, and tried to live their lives. Why was that such a bad thing for them?

"Especially N-Null suffered from this. Her feathers still retain our curse if she drops one, and none of them wanted t-to have that happen to them, even if she were careful n-never to let any of them fall, so they tried to..."

A shaking hoof went towards her back for a moment, as she remembered that day that would likely never stop haunting either Null or her. As for how it must look like... Perhaps Lance could understand what it were that they had done to remove the issue of never having a stray feather land on them, though hopefully he didn't. it wasn't a nice thing to think about.

"N-Nevermind. So why did you live in N-Noncannon if it was full of criminals? Doesn't sound like a g-good place to grow up.

And as for changelings... I-I don't mind the drones that much, but the royals are s-scary. At least the one w-we meet were."

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@@EQ_Theta

Giving up something important.

These words lingered in Omen's mind as Salosan took off and Lin brought them back to the current elder's hut. Words that she didn't know what would cover yet, though she were concerned that what it meant would be Sen.

What she knew of the siblings, they had no family left, their home was strange and generally unwelcome, and since Slosan had eyes everywhere, it likely wouldn't feel safe for them either. What she did know that they had were eachother and omen, and since Salosan likely didn't know about her, that made her think that perhaps, to make this town better, they'd have to do something to Sen. Or at least let something happen without trying to stop it, which wasn't good for this town, as she wasn't going to let that happen. Sen had been through enough as it were.

Or well... He wasn't actually, since they were going to give him this drink now.

Whatever this would exactly do she had no idea, but she doubted it would be pleasant for Sen, and frankly, she were not sure if she should let Lin give it to him. What if it were dangerous?

"Are you sure the potion isn't dangerous? Might be poison."

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@@Moonlit

Scratching Serenade's belly... So tempting...

Ziggy knew it was dangerous, and likely a very stupid thing for her to do in general, but as she saw the sleepy siren lazily drift around in a circle on her back, she couldn't help herself from going nearer as silently as she could, and prepare to scratch, then run for dear life.

Fortunately for her, Fah'lina were starting to get used to her poor impulse control and flew down to drill her claws into the mare's neck and yank her backwards. Powerwise, it wasn't effective, but it helped to get her out of it for now. If it happened again though, she'd go the whole way and bite her. Might be she'd scream, but it was still better than potentially poke a sleeping lion, metaphorically speaking.

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@@Lil' Lovebug

Vivid blinked a few times, seemingly baffled, then began to laugh for a hooful of seconds before it ended, and she refocused her gaze on Satin.

"You should be careful to offer friendship to a demon. Might end up with me taking that offer."

She wasn't mocking, nor talked down to. From the smile on her face, she were actually, genuinely happy about the situation, but at the same time, Vivid didn't fall fully into things, and distanced herself a little from it emotionally. She had been promised things before that had ended with her broken, and mistrustful of anypony else. To trust somepony right off the bat... It wouldn't happen, but she chose to attempt an optimistic view on it for now.

"And I do appreciate the gesture, but I can't accept the scarf. It is rather lovely, don't get me wrong, but to wear that I would have to remove what I have on now, and that will threaten to freeze me to death.

I should have explained better before really. The void that I drape myself in, is a malleable shape. Demons and those who are close enough, can tap into it and use it, but the more important part of it is that it delivers a scorching heat to our skin. It won't affect other beings, but for us, it delivers the several hundred degrees we need to stay warm, and without it, I could quite literally freeze to death.

Until I find some kind of spell-work that makes me either able to control my own temperature, or that can negate this part of my nature, I cannot remove what you see now without it being lethal. And while I might be able to return from death, it doesn't mean I particularly want to, especially as it pollutes my body further."

To prove what she meant with the void, she spent a small bit of magic to summon a deep purple orb of of thin air, and formed it around like it was nothing. A spot of purple wrapped around the tip of her horn as she did this, but this was just another color than changelings or unicorns in general. It was still just a glow from the magic flowing. At least until it stopped and the orb went *poof*.

"As for the first thing you said, I was never intrigued by the power. They added this to make the deal sweeter, but the youth and immortality already had me hooked.

You need to understand, I have been around death since I was born. I see the dead that have not moved on, hear their problems and do what I can to help them on, but without ever knowing what I sent them off too. Would they go to Tartarus? Some kind of paradise? Perhaps just an endless darkness to wail in for eternity?

I never knew, and it terrified me the closer I got to my own death, as well as the chance that I might become stuck in this world, and forced to wail in pain until another like me came around and did what had to be done. So i prayed day in and day out as my days became numbered, and as I could almost hear the end getting nearer, they arrived.

You see what drove me now? Not thirst for power or the want to live forever to learn everything there were. I was just an idiot that was desperate to stave of death, and had to live with the consequences.

Ah, but enough about these heavy subjects. I assume there is a limit to how much I can expose you too in one setting, so perhaps it is my turn to ask now? Do tell me Satin, how have your life formed to end you here, wandering in your true form int he open, and seemingly living the noble life? Usually the only changeling nobility I hear of is royals, and money is not a huge part of the hive kingdoms I have heard about."

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@@dragon4111

So then, awkward silence huh? Guess that mean that he didn't know anypony. Rats, and Clockwork had been hoping that this pony might have a few friends with varied skills that could come in handy.

"Well, I don't know anypoiny in Ponyville that can do this, so that's a bust too, though... There have been a lot of new faces the last few days. Might be that some of them have an idea or some skills?"

He started to think on it, and you could almost see the gears grind in his hear as the seconds ticked by.

Oh dear Celestia, too many watch puns. Might as well clock himself ou- Dang it!

"...Do you think you could spread the word a bit perhaps? A lot of ponies have gone to the food stall lately, so might be a good place to drop a few words, then see what happens? I doubt it'll be something found fast, but the watch is going to take me a while to put back together anyway. But of course, I'm not forcing to anything. You're free to say no if it is and I'll just... Figure something out. Where there's a will there's a way and all that, right?"

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@@Shineling

@@Missklang

@@BloodDrops

 

And now she were dealing with somepony who more or less actively encouraged the leash. How wonderful... Dang ponies.

 

"My head doesn't hurt in a way that any potion can fix pony. It hurts because I am trying to suppress my instinct to take the lot of you and put you in timeout for being unable to act like rational adults. I am a scholar, not a glorified psychiatrist.

 

I will take your request into consideration if it comes to that, but I would rather have answers right now."

 

"They we-"

 

"Not from you. I can practically smell the adrenaline rolling of you, so your brain is too muddled for me to think your words unbiased enough to answer my question. Storm here seems unfocused on the question too, and Blood... I don't know what you would say happened, but I am thankful at least that you've calmed down."

 

Nerzhei removed the claws from her forehead and looked at Blood with a look showing that she were somewhat impressed with her, as she hadn't figured the mare would have been able to keep herself in check from what experiences she had of the mare thus far. Showed her what she knew apparently.

 

That leaves me with you Missklang, and I would like an actual run down of what is going on here to make you all so hostile, not just a *he did she did* deal, understood?"

 

Her head hurt a good deal less now that things seemed more calm, but she were still looking for some answers to what had sparked this to begin with, so she could uproot the problem before it began to spread. It had likely something to do with the weird one in the door to Blitz's workshop, but she needed factual data before she could began to fix things.

Edited March 5, 2017 by Blitz Boom

[Foxy Socks 2,599]

@@Blitz Boom, 

 

"Really? Oh I was so upset I didn't even have a chance to look. That sounds good."

 

Foxy was glad that she had a temporary place to stay. Her house really didn't have much, but it still hurt seeing it in the broken state it is. Hopefully she wouldn't have to wait too long.

 

"By the way, where are you guys staying at right now? I know you travel quite often, so you wouldn't seem to have a permanent residence do you?" Foxy asked, hoping not to sound too nosy. She traveled a bit herself, but it was usually for her jobs or studying, which provided temporary places to stay.

[Twilight-Shimmer 151]

@Blitz Boom

@ Widdershins

 

Stardust looked to his new friend and nodded "Yes miss Lily" he replied politely before pausing and closing his eyes took a deep breath and placing a hoof on his stomach, then exhaled the breath and moving his hoof outward before opening his eyes, said eyes seeming slightly more focused then before "Sorry about that my mind slipped a bit, but I do have to admit this guy is pretty amusing" he then stated motioning to the draconequis

[genessee 535]

@@Blitz Boom

 

"Yeeaaah, that sucks. I mean, it wasn't really my choice to live in Noncannon, obviously, as I was a colt who didn't know any better. Back then, I thought Noncannon was awesome. Why did my parents live there, though? Well, back then we we're what you would call the luckiest family, and we didn't have a lot of money to spare. Rent Day was dreaded in the house I grew up in, and once we had so little money after a Rent Day that for two days I had to live on the food my school gave me. Now, after I moved out and realised how bad Noncannon was, and got another cottage somewhere else slightly better, my parents struck gold. So, my dad was kind of addicted to gambling. What was lucky was that he was good at it. Unfortunately, because we didn't enough money to spare for gambling when I lived there, Dad held off on the gambling. He still absolutely loved playing poker, though. He beat me every single time. Oh, I'm getting off topic. Uuuh.. right. So anyway, when I left my parents had enough money to do a little bit of gambling. About a month after I left, I got news that they owned a huuuge cottage and they still had extra money."

 

Lance realised this was the most he had talked since he had come to Ponyville. He figured he was getting annoying talking about himself, so he asked another question. He was hoping this wasn't a sensitive question to be asking. 

 

Only one way to find out...

 

"So what's the deal with royal changelings?"

 

He braced for the newfound friendship(?) to shatter at this question. He was pretty sure he shouldn't of asked that.

Edited March 5, 2017 by genessee

[Storm Shine 1,196]

@@Blitz Boom, 

 

"Okie dokie lokie! I'll have that out in a jiffy!" Pinkie disappeared in a pony shaped cloud of dust, before one of the dust hooves moved and waved away the rest of the dust to reveal her standing in the exact same spot and pose with the exception of the food tray she held (Somehow her, the food tray, and the items on the food tray were both sparkling clean, not a trace of dust); which she offered to Alonsus. "Here you go! I hope you enjoy it and have a totally superific funtastic day!" Pinkie exclaimed happily, giving her usual happy smile. "Also, I'll be sure to throw you a super awesomeriffic 'Welcome to Ponyville Party once the town's rebuilt! I'd do it now, and I hate to wait, buuuu~t even I know when it isn't a good time. Sometimes. Occasionally... Okay, only in extreme cases." She added, smiling sheepishly.

[Widdershins 9,959]

@@Twilight-Shimmer,   &  @@Blitz Boom,

 

   Smiling broader now that he's gained a participating audience, Widdershins begins gesturing wildly with his ears as he talks, still laying on his back & looking up at the ponies before him.

 

   Oh piffle, poppycock & Balderdash. Colt, filly, mare, stallion, sentient parasitic uvula that's piloting the body like a giant mech-suit, its all the same really!

 ...and honeycube, you don't need to tell me about looking unnatural! Think of it as being a trend-setter!

 

   Hmm...right, yes. Those pancakes I mentioned! The Interdimensional Symbol of Hospitality! A good way to make amends n' friends! And that's something I can't spit on! Think I'll get one too for your skittish protector here too.

   With this said, one of Widdershins's ears folds around & quickly covers the distance made by the retreating mare to pat her on the end of the muzzle again. While he may have meant this as a reassuring gesture, there is still the unnerving fact that it was difficult to tell whether that ear actually stretched or not.

   Because apparently horses are spooked easily or something! How unreal.

 

     Let's see now then, a good two or so, right? Well, then! Order Up!

 

   As Widdershins is talking two brown discs come flying in at whistling speeds over the nearby rooftops, aimed straight at the two ponies' faces. Mere steps before impact that would have surely caused moderate damage... Widdershins's fishlike, finned tail appears before them, catching them mid-air.

 

   -although... as a sign of goodwill, maybe its best I test them first to see what flavor they are.

 

As his tails retreat back to hover over his still prone head, the thinner & longer vine tail begins to unravel & scoop under the pancakes to hold each individual pancake up to the end of his long snout as his glowing eyes cross in concentration.

 

   Yup. Yup, that's bleach flavor alright.

  Think I'll keep that one for myself, seems bleach is fatal to some mortals.

         *snuffle*

   Blech. This one's likely raspberry syrup. Or blood flavor. My blood actually IS raspberry syrup, so you'll forgive me if I confuse the two.

     I'll bring up another one t-

   Another pancake, this one seemingly chocolate-gray purple, rams into the side of Widdershins face with enough force to scoot his head over a few feet. He continues on while one ear holds the approved pancakes out for the ponies as the other holds the offending pastry back.

   -to give to our compatriot here.

 

     The offhand ear slowly inserts the bleachcake into Widdershins's muzzle like a compact disc going into a player. He ponders outloud to himself.

    Nom. You know, feels like I'm forgetting another plot line.

 

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    Back in the town square, a discarded light-pink pancake suddenly stands bolt upright as it begins to quickly turn on end like a spun coin.

  Somewheres, off in the distance, a duck quacks. I don't know why I brought that up, just felt importantly dramatic to say.

[Lil' Lovebug 1,041]

Satin looked down at the ground, a sorrowful expression across her face. She kicked her hoof at the dirt. "I-I'm terribly sorry. I-I-I should have thought a bit more about what I was doing." She hurriedly shoved the scarf back into her back, trying to hide her embarrassment with it.

 

She perked up a bit when she registered the question of her past. "Oh, yes, I can imagine it's strange to see a changeling among the "Elite" of Canterlot. 'Tis quite a long story actually. I was once part of a hive, out towards the west of Canterlot. There wasn't much out there but some small woodland villages. I was sent from my hive for reasons I still don't fully understand. Overpopulation maybe. Anyways, I slowly made my way east, hiding around love-rich areas like schools or restaurants, being sure to not take enough to be noticed. Eventually, I made way to Canterlot, hiding among the alleys. You'd be surprised how easy it is to sneak in and around Canterlot when you decide to be near the "undesirables".

 

"I started getting adventurous... Or should I say desperate. Maybe a bit of both, to be honest. I was slowly running out of love, so I started sneaking into the more refined areas. One day, I came across a colt. Ink Quill. Little black quill for a cutie mark" Satin's face lit up as she started talking of her old friend, a bittersweet smile on her lips. "He'd been crying, so I went to ask him what was wrong. He took one look at me and ran, calling me a monster. That ruined me. I sat there crying through the night. I'm pretty sure I was still crying after I finally passed out.

 

"He comes back the next day and apologizes to me. Had the sweetest look upon his face too. We started talking, and soon we started meeting each other regularly. We just sat there talking, or he'd read me a poem he wrote recently. I found out that he was part of some rich family, his mother a musician, a composer and a violinist, and his father a writer. That's where his inspiration for poetry came about. Her melodies and his words together. Such sweet poems they were too. Oh, but look at me ramble.

 

After a while, Ink started coming less frequently. When I finally asked him about it he told me he was dying. He didn't have much time, so I offered to replace him so that his family wouldn't suffer. After a few days he came back to me and told me he would do it. We set up a plan involving a cabin not too far outside Canterlot that his family owned. We prepared a small sleeping area in the closet for me to stay, and every day I'd read his memories and practice his mannerisms, slowly learning to become him. We'd sneak out at night and sit under a cherry tree in the field outside. I was learning about my wings at the time, and it was the best time to practice.

 

"Eventually he became too ill for our charade to continue, so we swapped places. I'd keep checking on him, giving him my food and making sure he was as comfortable as possible. Then... Then one day he was gone...." Tears started streaming down Satin's face. She took a moment to compose herself before continuing. "I snuck him out that night and buried him under the cherry tree, marking it with his cutie mark. I cried for hours under the stars that night.... Eventually I went home to resume his life. Fast forward a few years, and I was ready to move out. I decided to tell his parents the truth. I expected scorn, misery, anger, but... instead, they thanked me. Ponies are weird like that. They told me they'd known for over a year, but let me keep going, both for their sake and for mine. Ink had apparently written a letter to them, without me knowing, with details of the plan. He had told them not to open it til he was 18, when I was supposed to leave, but they opened it early.

 

"We sat there for hours that day, discussing what to do. Told me that they'd say goodbye to Ink, but take me as their daughter if I went back to my normal form, silly ponies. So, I made a life for myself as a changeling became a musician, and here I am. My own cozy house in Canterlot, a family who cares about me, and a friend I visit every week." She levitated her black quill pendant around her neck and stared at it for a moment. "Oh dear," she said, looking back up at Vivid, "I'm sorry, I seem to have gone on for a while. I should have summarized better. I don't usually get to talk about Ink, so when I do, I tend to get carried away."

[dragon4111 914]

@@Blitz Boom,

"Well there's the courier guild that's coming," Draco stated with a slight chuckle. "They'll probably bring in a glass blower from one of the zebra tribes to help you," DRaco stated with a chuckle to himself. Oh boy this is just one of those days for him. Well what can you do when a spoiled brat spoiled your day.

[Twilight-Shimmer 151]

@Widdershins

 

Stardust grabs the offered pancakes, and his mind instantly shifting at the thought of food enters a more child like state and he quickly begins to shove the delicious foods into his mouth in a way that would make one Pinkie Pie proud. "Mm thih ih so goot" he said over bites of pancake before swallowing it.

 

 "Ah that's much better!" he chirped then tilted his head a bit "Why isn't there some kinda place that sells pancakes and breakfast stuffs all day? It would be so awesome, and yummy, and a total success!" he cheered then tilted his head again  "Huh but what would it be called? he mused tapping his muzzle with a hoof before stuffing another pancake into his mouth totally oblivious to Widdershins and Lily for a moment, before clopping his hooves together excitedly. "Oh I know they could call it an IHOP!"

 

(lol couldnt resist a reference)

[EQ_Theta 459]

@@Blitz Boom

Lin stepped through the gate and on the other side replied "It might not be poison, maybe he is telling the truth but withholding more information. He said him coming back is inevitable and with the way his messages sound like taunting, he doesn't want Sen dealt with immediately. Seems like he wants to see what we do."

Just how many agents did Solasan have watching them at that moment alone? Simply mentioning that made Lin paranoid and increasingly cautious about what she does from now on. Whether she knows it or not, Solasan may be ready to act and she doesn't know how to respond. Does she take a more proactive role now or should she wait? Each has its own pros and cons but one may outweigh the other. No one besides herself and Omen know they're being watched and they would certainly sound like lunatics for believing in the words of a former elder who is barely a memory to the rest of the villagers. The more she thought about it, the sound of her breathing slowed almost to the point of choking.

"And about the other thing he said, about no happy endings and giving up something important... It doesn't sound right to jump to conclusions but what if one of us isn't going to make it out of this mess? This... I don't want this to end with any of us taking the fall for each other. No one left behind, not you, me, or Sen."

Lin placed the concoction on the nearby table and walked to the hut's exit, leaning on the frame and looking out into the empty village. As much as she enjoyed the quiet, the uncomfortable thoughts stirred in her head. She found the thought of losing Sen or Omen harrowing, she wouldn't know what to do if the worst came to pass. 

Edited March 7, 2017 by EQ_Theta

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

@@Blitz Boom

 

*Cacora silently searched all of the upstairs rooms and safe/panic rooms. She hopes to just find them all asleep. However, if she didn't her worry would grow.*

 

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*The chrysalis rests still attached to the wall next to a normal bed. It looks like a normal chrysalis except for the color and its size. Instead of the normal green associated with the changelings that attacked Canterlot, this one was pink and black in color. It is also larger and bulkier than normal for what came out of it. On the other wall next to the bed, there are a large grouping of pictures depicting the Orphans, the Caretakers and Cacora of varying sizes and ages. In every picture some of the Orphans were always different. In a very small number of pictures Cacora looks slightly different then she does now. In those few Cacora's colorations can be also seen with a horn or without either horn or wings. The one thing that made Cacora stand out and is seen in all pics with her was her eyes. Those pink slited eyes were always the same. However, by the look and smile on her mussel in those pics, the others and her seem to not notice those slight changes in Cacora's appearance.*

Edited March 6, 2017 by Midnight_Aurora

[Handsome Changeling 1,851]

@@Blitz Boom,

Void took grip of Claytons hoof firmly and gave a tad part of a nod, mostly out of passive introductory purposes as it has been how Void always greeted somebuggy. His ears peeking and twitching at his and Belladonna's conversation, his attempts to read the two was almost identical to how Belladonna voiced it, she cares for him, with huge amount of pre-judgement due to long term knowing of him. His hoof finally let it's grasp go of Clayton as he wandered out of his mind and back into conversational mode.

"Well Sir Quartz glad to meet'cha too, I'm Void Crawler, and this-"

His tone turned slightly jokey as he spoke the next sentence, blatantly knowing Clayton and Belladonna already knew each other and it was past formals for them

"This is Belladonna, pretty sure you two have neeeever met before... Ahem sorry, seemed like a small jokey moment is needed considering the stress you say you have undergone today? I would pry but I feel like I am far to random to you Clayton sir to be asking about what in your day stressed you out"

Void just like when he first met Belladonna went into his almost formal attitude, his voice, as insectoid as it is had an air of polite please to it even with the rasp behind the vocals

[FanOfManyShows 396]

@@Blitz Boom,

 

Astral showed a curious expression, but then confusion. "Hang on, you thought it was bad for animals to eat synthetic food? So you went ahead and killed living creatures, to feed that to them instead?"

 

Misty turned to Astral. "Astral, Star, not what he meant."

 

Astral tilted her head. "Then what did he mean?" She glanced up at Chow.

 

"Animals don't exactly handle synthetic food very well, real food is better." Astral batted a hoof, with a raspberry. Misty reading her thoughts on that "Transmuted food doesn't count." She said with a rather serious expression.

 

She walked over to the back door, tempted quite a bit by what Chow had mentioned was behind it, she wouldn't need a key. Unsure if what was behind was something she could hand- "Astral." Misty knocked her out of that train, she was touching the door knob. "You're practically deaf at times." She lifted up a hoof, Astral's eyes widened as she was pulled away from the door, without any physical contact.

 

She looked at Misty with surprise. "How did you learn to do telekinesis that powerful?"

 

"I levitated a stuffed pony for half my life; it was practically practice for the real deal." Misty hid the fact that she had a very unused aura, resulting in a tone of magic energy. Mostly because she hadn't used magic for the entire journey.

 

Except for Astral, who nodded. "Good point, just, don't use it on me anymore, unless needed to... protect me." She glanced at the door. "Heh." She chuckled a bit when she realized her childish actions. "I act more like a filly at times than a full grown mare."

 

Misty stared blankly. "You have been living on your own for a while, not many others to learn from besides me, and Chow as of late." Astral nodded a bit. Misty thinking up a question. "How's your dad actually?"

 

Her eyes constricted to nearly pin holes with a realization; she didn't know, but she said; "He's fine..." Instead She turned her head to Chow. "He lives here, in Canterlot which I mentioned before, but I suspect you won't want to meet a Warl- I mean, sorcerer, like him." She said  referring to Chow. Astral's father used dark magic often, managing to balance it out with regular magic, constantly on the edge of going full dark magic wizard, not exactly the best parent. "Unless you do, but I think he'd be best saved until after the tour."

 

"Yeah..." Misty only had one interaction with him... 'Hey kid.' And that was it. "He's best saved until after, not exactly being the sociable type and everything."

 

"Well as long as the world doesn't end before then." Astral said rather sarcastically, unintentionally, and completely, jinxing the entire trip, and the world.