open Exploring and Settling New Lands (RP) -Open World RP-

[AspenSwift 153]

@@ForthEorl, @@That pony,

Aspen nudged Travel Hooves.

"You might want to pull out the map."  He turned back to Sylvia.

"So, we're sorry for the unplanned intrusion, but we just got back fr-"

He was interrupted by what seemed to be a small scuffle and then somepony shouting 

"Get out of my way, damn your eyes! I've waited long enough."

Aspen turned to see a pony bursting into the room.  He looked familiar...what was his name?  It was-

"Ever Sharp!" exclaimed Aspen with a smile.

The pony bounded into the room, but skidded to a halt once he saw Aspen.

"Oh, err, my apologies, and please continue, sir."  Said the gruff stallion.

Aspen raised his eyebrows.  "What happened?  It seems pretty urgent-"

[Little Red 1,529]

@@Ochre_Dust,

"Yeah, let's go," Blitz agreed, beginning to head towards the biggest building that every pony knew was Sylvia Lace's house and work-place. "She'll probably redirect us to see some-pony else-- she'll most likely be busy with something or other."

 

She reached the door and knocked. It was opened by a slim stallion she didn't recognize. "More ponies?" He sighed, shaking his head. "Mrs. Lace is seeing other ponies right now. If you could wait here, I will get you when they are done."

 

"Alright, thank you," Blitz said, smiling, and she had barely gotten the last word out of her mouth when he shut the door promptly. She rolled her eyes at Peregrine and sat down. "Looks like we got time to kill," she said.

[Reaver 350]

@@Jellal Fernandes,

 

Glider, who had been profusely blushing at Guy-Man's laughter, now gave a rather weak chuckle at his last words. Her wing punched his shoulder in a friendly manner. "Well, you're pretty adorable yourself, just so you know," she told him, smiling, then stood up, carefully holding the sapphire with one wing. "Now then. I don't know about you, but I haven't eaten at all today. I haven't even said hello to Blitz this morning--I haven't really talked to her these past few days, I've just been so--distracted. Want to see if we can find something they cooked up back at the town?" She smiled as she asked, and added, "We still have plenty of getting-to-know-each-other to do. Like, how did you get the name 'Guy-Man'?"

[Ochre_Dust 329]

@@Ochre_Dust,

"Yeah, let's go," Blitz agreed, beginning to head towards the biggest building that every pony knew was Sylvia Lace's house and work-place. "She'll probably redirect us to see some-pony else-- she'll most likely be busy with something or other."

 

She reached the door and knocked. It was opened by a slim stallion she didn't recognize. "More ponies?" He sighed, shaking his head. "Mrs. Lace is seeing other ponies right now. If you could wait here, I will get you when they are done."

 

"Alright, thank you," Blitz said, smiling, and she had barely gotten the last word out of her mouth when he shut the door promptly. She rolled her eyes at Peregrine and sat down. "Looks like we got time to kill," she said.

 

"Well..." Peregrine took a seat next to Blitz. "Do you mind my asking how you got your cutie mark? I got mine when a class mate chipped one of her hooves the day before a school dance--Yes, I'm a late bloomer--She was crying that she'd look awful. I managed to smooth things out and make it unnoticeable though, managed to convince her to go to the dance. Next thing I look at my flank to see my cutie mark. Of course when the dance came it was still the same awkward four hours of all the colts standing around on one side of the gym and all the fillies doing the same on the exact opposite side. Gosh that was boring."

[Little Red 1,529]

@@Ochre_Dust,

Blitz chuckled at the story. She hid the tension at the idea of telling her cutie-mark story.

 

Well, why not? What would she lose from being honest?

 

"Well, at one point in my youth, Glider and I were alone in the streets. A pony came and attacked us. I set his mane on fire." Blitz shrugged.

[Ochre_Dust 329]

@ @Little Red

With Blitz's explanation of her own cutie mark, Peregrine flinched back, wide-eyed in confused horror. Not only had Blitz been attacked, but she defended herself by lighting another pony on fire? Peregrine broke eye contact with Blitz, staring straight ahead as her mind tried to piece things together. Random synapses fired in her brain as she blinked a few times. "That's... nice?"

Edited July 9, 2015 by Ochre_Dust

[Little Red 1,529]

@@Ochre_Dust,

Well, maybe it had been a little too soon to be honest with Peregrine. Oh well, Peregrine wasn't the most important pony to be friends with, anyway. It would be a shame to lose her friendship, though-- she was just a good pony, like Glider was.

 

She laughed at Peregrine's response. "It's not nice, but thank you, anyway. Times were harder. Glider and I got found by an orphanage shortly afterwards and were taken in. My... wilder ways got a bit fixed."

 

After a short pause, Blitz changed the subject. "So, what do you think of this place so far? I know I was very worried we'd get on this cramped desert island."

Edited July 12, 2015 by Little Red

[That pony 32]

Aspen: "You might want to pull that map out." he said while nudging Travel hooves. "Oh yes, sorry, here is the map of the whole island! I wonder what we should name it." He said handing Sylvia a rolled up map, then a strange stallion rushes in. ???: "Get out of my way! Damn your eyes! I've waited long enough!"

He then halted, Aspen: "Ever Sharp!"  Ever Sharp: "Oh, err, my apologies, and please continue sir." 

Aspen: "What happened? It seemed pretty urgent-"

Edited July 9, 2015 by That pony

[Bill_theBrohny 31]

Red hated lines he went to see lace about the prison plans he sat on the floor waiting for Sylvia to be done takeing a nap and telling somepony to wake him up when it was his turn (decideing to be truthful due to they would prefer to be on his good side)when he awoke it was still not his turn he banged his head into the wall

Edited July 9, 2015 by Bill_theBrohny

[nolongerabout 403]

(I am posting this via mobile, and because this website is nearly impossible to navigate, the post may be of lower quality than usual. Also, I can't tag anyone. Apologies in advance.)

"What happened? It seemed pretty urgent-"
Sharp nodded to Aspen, and approached Sylvia.
"It's a bloody shambles, ma'am. Complete lack of cohesion between the deforesters and the builders. We're not told where to take the wood, and they're not told where to get it from! And as far as I know, there's not been any allocation of housing to anypony. Damned disgrace, if you ask me. Without adequate shelter, some of these ponies are going to get sick."
Sharp stepped back, to allow Aspen to speak.
"That's all, ma'am."

 

(EDIT: Probably should have done this sooner. Sorry for not tagging you, @@AspenSwift)

Edited July 14, 2015 by ForthEorl

[Kira Dogeikage 230]

@@Reaver,

 

(OOC: As you can tell, I'm not paying too much attention to the forums on my trip.)

 

Guy-Man looked at Glider and said "Some real food sounds really good, I'm tired of eating roots and berries." He then heard her question and was unsure how to respond. "I don't really know how I got my name... Do you know how you got yours?"

Edited July 9, 2015 by Jellal Fernandes

[Reaver 350]

@@Jellal Fernandes,

 

Glider shrugged. "Well, my dad was hoping I would be a good flier, and my mom just wanted me to be easygoing. So, they kind of combined those two ideas." She smiled. "I've just never heard a name like 'Guy-Man' before, is all. So, do you want to fly over back to town?" She hadn't seen him fly yet, she realized, and abruptly wondered if he could. Worried about this possibility, she added quickly, "We can walk, too."

 

(OOC: Lol, we can be travel buddies. Don't worry about being too active--just enjoy your trip. )

[The Pixelated Pony 883]

Sparkle woke up confused and read the note "nah i don't think i wanna go home yet... i still need to find some sheep... " Sparkle looks out through the door and spots a sheep walking past and dashes outside with a "FOUND ONE!!!" minutes later she returned with it tied up on her back 

[Kira Dogeikage 230]

@@Reaver,

 

"You know, I used to be the best flyer in school, but I never got much better. I can fly decently, but I'm not outstanding. I tend to use my wings to play instruments. I have a double-neck bass and guitar, and I'm the only pony I know who can play both at once," Guy-Man said, flapping his wings and getting himself into the air.

[Reaver 350]

@@Jellal Fernandes,

 

"Wow, that's really impressive!" Glider said honestly, flying into the air herself. She flicked her wings expertly, spinning gently midair. The breeze behind them increased, moving them forward gently. "I've always loved flying," Glider sighed, "It's so peaceful. Wings are really useful, too." They were getting closer to the town already, and Glider began eying the area for potential food.

 

She smelled one pony cooking in the open and dived down gracefully to him. He sold her some soup made of the roots in the forest, and she turned to Guy-Man, offering a bowl to him rather precariously with one wing.

Edited July 13, 2015 by Reaver

[Kira Dogeikage 230]

@@Reaver,

 

Guy-Man took the soup and starting eating voraciously, not even thanking Glider for the food. Within a matter of seconds, he looked up from the bowl with soup all over his face. The bowl was empty. He then looked to Glider and said "Thank you."

 

(Just need a few more characters...)

[That pony 32]

Travel handed the map over to Sylvia for her to read "We discovered a water fall and a river, even a tiny island!" He then starts to drone on about landmarks and how it was a challenge to add the latitudes and longitudes, especially when he had to add it to the new map of equestria. "-And that's all we've found of the island, we still need biologists to identify the new plants. I wonder who should name the new island..."

Edited July 14, 2015 by That pony

[Reaver 350]

@@Jellal Fernandes,

 

"No problem." Glider said, smiling at Guy-Man's gratitude as she finished her own soup as well. "It's probably wonderful to eat normal food after being in that forest so long. Now, I need to find Blitz and apologize to her--I haven't treated her well these past couple weeks. Do you want to come?" A thought struck her, and she added playfully, "Also, you still need to give me that quality music time you promised me."

[Kira Dogeikage 230]

@@Reaver,

 

"Sure," Guy-Man said, oblivious to the fact that his face was still covered in soup, "I'll go with you. Which one is Blitz again? The only pony I really thought about while I was lost was you. It kept me going. I had to let you know how I felt, and I had to give you your gift." 

[Reaver 350]

@@Jellal Fernandes, @@Little Red,

 

Glider couldn't help but chuckle at the soup dripping from Guy-Man's features, reaching up with her wing to brush it off. She immediately regretted the rather forward gesture, and blushed at it. She said quickly, "Blitz is my sister. She introduced you to me, actually, if I remember correctly. She'll be happy to see you too, I'm sure. Let's go find her." She began trotting off to do just that, and called out after some time when she was unable to find her sister in the tent, "Blitz! Blitz, where are you?"

[Ochre_Dust 329]

@ @Little Red

Eventually Peregrine shook her head, trying to push the--quite frankly abjectly horrifying--story from her mind and continuing back to the tent, before realizing Blitz had asked her a question. "Oh! The island? I don't know... The weather is nice, but I imagine the island has a rainy season we haven't seen yet. I think it'll be a good place for a lot of tree-based crops. The soil is quite wet and moist, ponies are going to be wanting regular cleanings for their hooves."

 

Peregrine allowed one more moment to be thankful for the offered change of subject before launching into her own. "So, the construction teams. Any cute stallions?"

[Little Red 1,529]

@@Ochre_Dust,

Blitz could tell Peregrine's silence was due to her shock and felt a stab of annoyance. This pony was way too gentle. It wasn't like she'd killed the pony-- he had threatened Glider! Heck, he had nearly killed her! Well, no he hadn't, he just nearly cut out her eye.

 

She nodded agreeably, though her eyes were slightly glazed, at Peregrine's words. "I'm not looking forward to whatever the winter here has to offer," she said, chuckling.

 

She rolled her eyes at Peregrine's next question, though her grin widened. "There's a lot of younger stallions that... well, they have quite a build. Sharp is probably more my type, though," she said, thoughtfully. "He knows how to take command. Not the nicest looking out there, of course, but he's got quite the personality." She tried to think of some ponies that might interest Peregrine. "Well, there's a white unicorn though that is just the most gallant guy. He's the exact stereotype of a white unicorn. He's a bit forgettable, though. I can't recall his name at the moment."

[That pony 32]

Sylvia notices something odd on the map. "Whats that brown thing?" Travel hesitated, not knowing how to put this. "Thats a fence that we didn't build don't know who put it there, but we aren't the first to be here." Travel was dead silent for the rest of the visit.

[The Pixelated Pony 883]

@@That pony,

 "NOT ALONE!!!!????"Sparkle yelled supprised

"BAA BAAAAA!!!!????"the sheep said

"will you shut up thomas?" Sparkle said glareing at him

"baaaa (sorry)" he said again

"does anypony know how to translate sheep to anything?" Sparkle looked at like everyone in the room 

"baaaa baaaa baa (i don't know)"

" SHUT UP THOMAS!!!! " Sparkle yelled getting in his face 

[AspenSwift 153]

Sylvia looked up "We need to be doing something about this."  She stood up from the chair and paced around the room, coming to a stop in front of the lifeless fireplace.  "Did you hear anything?  If something lived over there, there must have been some kind of noise coming from behind it."

Aspen shrugged and looked at Ocean.

"Well, we did hear some kind of...commotion," said Ocean Moon, "but we didn't waste much time listening.  We really can't say what it was..."

"Well," replied Sylvia, "we need to send out a group to investigate.  But they might be in danger..." she rubbed her forehead.  "How about some guards?  Oh...but that might seem too warlike."

Aspen spoke up.  "Hey, Sylvia?  I might have an idea."

She looked at him expectantly.  "Yes?"

"See, we could have a mixed group...some warriors, and some diplomats, and...you know, ponies like that."

She thought about it.

"I think that sounds pretty good," said Ocean.

Sylvia thought about it.  "I...guess we could try it."  She said.  "But who would come?"

Aspen shrugged.  "I guess whoever wants to."  He looked around the room.  "Would any of y'all want to?"