open Life in Canterlot Castle

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

1 hour ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"Like I said, I didn't say it's no help." Ruby repeated, not saying anything after that, still keeping her eyes in the distance. After a moment, Ruby laid down, or well, laid down as much as she could on top of a mountain.

"I gotta know something. Once a dragon tried to live in a cave on top of a mountain near where I think is Ponyville and they had to make him leave because his Snoring was creating smoke and posing a danger to everyone in the town."

"So what I'm wondering is do all dragons do that or is that some sort of medical condition? I've never heard of Spike snoring smoke and I know you sleep in the treasury and there is no smoke in the castle."

[Catpone Cerberus 23,599]

17 hours ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"I gotta know something. Once a dragon tried to live in a cave on top of a mountain near where I think is Ponyville and they had to make him leave because his Snoring was creating smoke and posing a danger to everyone in the town."

"So what I'm wondering is do all dragons do that or is that some sort of medical condition? I've never heard of Spike snoring smoke and I know you sleep in the treasury and there is no smoke in the castle."

"I don't know enough about the local kind to tell you if it's normal or not." Ruby replied "But for my kind it wouldn't be normal, so it would be either on purpose or due to some medical condition or something, i don't really know what could cause it, but I guess something could."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

26 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"I don't know enough about the local kind to tell you if it's normal or not." Ruby replied "But for my kind it wouldn't be normal, so it would be either on purpose or due to some medical condition or something, i don't really know what could cause it, but I guess something could."

"I hear Rainbow Dash tried to kick the dragon in the face, which doesn't sound like the best idea."

Somnus heard some laughing behind him. It was a random dragon. A wyvern to be specific.

"Wanna hear a joke?"

"Uh... sure?"

"You claiming to be a pony! HAHAHAHA! That's just priceless, Somnus!"

Somnus was visibly confused.

"What is that supposed to m-"

The dragon flew away before he could finish.

"Am I missing something? I did not understand his joke, since I am a pony. And how did he know my name?"

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9 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"I hear Rainbow Dash tried to kick the dragon in the face, which doesn't sound like the best idea."

Somnus heard some laughing behind him. It was a random dragon.

"Wanna hear a joke?"

Uh... sure?

"You claiming to be a pony! HAHAHAHA! That's just priceless, Somnus!"

Somnus was visibly confused.

"What is that supposed to m-"

The dragon flew away before he could finish.

"Am I missing something? I did not understand his joke. And how did he know my name?"

Ruby sent a spray of fire after the uninvited dragon, if any of them came to annoy her, she would send their head to Canterlot.
"You're a bat, immortal bat to be exact" "Rather awful joke in my opinion, but then again, I'm not the most humorous creature around here." "And who doesn't know your name?"

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

1 hour ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

Ruby sent a spray of fire after the uninvited dragon, if any of them came to annoy her, she would send their head to Canterlot.
"You're a bat, immortal bat to be exact" "Rather awful joke in my opinion, but then again, I'm not the most humorous creature around here." "And who doesn't know your name?"

Somnus looked down to see a note.

Wyvern, Changeling, Bat. Crazy stuff, really.

"No, it has nothing to do with you, I don't think any pony would find this joke either."

He showed Ruby the note.

"And this only makes the joke more confusing. And how did the Wyvern escape that wyvern kingdom? Wait... there's two of them, that happened recently. I always forget about that. Still pretty dumb that they call their war a revolution, unless it's a metaphor."

"Still, both are difficult to leave from the inside though."

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15 hours ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

Somnus looked down to see a note.

Wyvern, Changeling, Bat. Crazy stuff, really.

"No, it has nothing to do with you, I don't think any pony would find this joke either."

He showed Ruby the note.

"And this only makes the joke more confusing. And how did the Wyvern escape that wyvern kingdom? Wait... there's two of them, that happened recently. I always forget about that. Still pretty dumb that they call their war a revolution, unless it's a metaphor."

"Still, both are difficult to leave from the inside though."

Ruby didn't really care what the note said "You are putting way too much though in this." "It was just a stupid lizard thinking he's funny, nothing else." "One would think you'd be used to it since you ponies really seem to like bad jokes."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

4 hours ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

Ruby didn't really care what the note said "You are putting way too much though in this." "It was just a stupid lizard thinking he's funny, nothing else." "One would think you'd be used to it since you ponies really seem to like bad jokes."

"True. The joke isn't even funny. Even Phillip doesn't think it's funny."

Phillip was standing around like any chihuahua.

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52 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"True. The joke isn't even funny. Even Phillip doesn't think it's funny."

Phillip was standing around like any chihuahua.

Ruby just blinked, she would have pointed out that dogs..or cats, don't have the concept of humor, and thus can't find something funny or not funny, but she decided against it, because she had no interest in starting that conversation.

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

5 hours ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

Ruby just blinked, she would have pointed out that dogs..or cats, don't have the concept of humor, and thus can't find something funny or not funny, but she decided against it, because she had no interest in starting that conversation.

Phillip ran over to Ruby, probably demanding to be picked up. Somnus wouldn't be able to confirm this since he had no way of understanding Phillip like he did Fluffball.

"He doesn't seem very afraid of you."

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33 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

Phillip ran over to Ruby, probably demanding to be picked up. Somnus wouldn't be able to confirm this since he had no way of understanding Phillip like he did Fluffball.

"He doesn't seem very afraid of you."

"He doesn't have any reason to, I haven't shown to be a threat" Ruby said, ignoring the dog, if it wanted on, it could just jump, Ruby was so low on the ground that even a dog should be able to get on her.

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

1 minute ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"He doesn't have any reason to, I haven't shown to be a threat" Ruby said, ignoring the dog, if it wanted on, it could just jump, Ruby was so low on the ground that even a dog should be able to get on her.

The dog didn't feel like jumping, so he went back to Somnus.

"Do you think he eats nachos? I once saw a movie where a chihuahua was eating nachos."

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15 hours ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

The dog didn't feel like jumping, so he went back to Somnus.

"Do you think he eats nachos? I once saw a movie where a chihuahua was eating nachos."

"He won't survive eating only them if that's what you're asking, dogs too need meat." Ruby replied "Other than that, don't know nor do I really care, haven't bothered figuring our what unusual things different animals eat." "But considering you saw it in a movie, I suggest against it, since to this point things you have seen in movies have been stupid at best."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

47 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"He won't survive eating only them if that's what you're asking, dogs too need meat." Ruby replied "Other than that, don't know nor do I really care, haven't bothered figuring our what unusual things different animals eat." "But considering you saw it in a movie, I suggest against it, since to this point things you have seen in movies have been stupid at best."

"Why do they put things in movies if they don't work?"

Phillip tried again to get Ruby to pick pick him up, this time jumping onto her.

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1 hour ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Why do they put things in movies if they don't work?"

Phillip tried again to get Ruby to pick pick him up, this time jumping onto her.

"Because they are entertainment" Ruby stated rather coldly, again she didn't pay attention to the dog, but Calti seemed bit displeased about the dog jumping on her bed that was Ruby "Are you really that stupid?" this was a genuine question, and didn't sound like it was meant as an insult. 

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

6 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"Because they are entertainment" Ruby stated rather coldly, again she didn't pay attention to the dog, but Calti seemed bit displeased about the dog jumping on her bed that was Ruby "Are you really that stupid?" this was a genuine question, and didn't sound like it was meant as an insult. 

"Stupid? No, I just don't understand these new television things."

"One moment these moving pictures are in black and white, then next thing I know they are in full color! Before that, there was a weird box called a radio!"

Being over 1500 years old meant he lived during times when such things seemed unthinkable.

"What next? Small rectangles with long distance talking, calculators, videos, and games?"

[Catpone Cerberus 23,599]

15 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Stupid? No, I just don't understand these new television things."

"One moment these moving pictures are in black and white, then next thing I know they are in full color! Before that, there was a weird box called a radio!"

Being over 1500 years old meant he lived during times when such things seemed unthinkable.

"What next? Small rectangles with long distance talking, calculators, videos, and games?"

"I wouldn't call that a good reason for not understanding basic things like that entertainment is just that." Ruby stated "I came from a place with no technology at all, yet I understand it perfectly, sure I don't know how exactly it works, but it's not hard to understand what they are for. "

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

Just now, Catpone Cerberus said:

"I wouldn't call that a good reason for not understanding basic things like that entertainment is just that." Ruby stated "I came from a place with no technology at all, yet I understand it perfectly, sure I don't know how exactly it works, but it's not hard to understand what they are for. "

"In my defense, I never had the chance to learn many things. You were able to learn about Equestria. Me? Well, I never was able to. When I was young, I was too busy trying to survive. Later on, I got too busy needing to know how to fight."

[Catpone Cerberus 23,599]

16 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"In my defense, I never had the chance to learn many things. You were able to learn about Equestria. Me? Well, I never was able to. When I was young, I was too busy trying to survive. Later on, I got too busy needing to know how to fight."

"It doesn't take long to take a book and read it." Ruby said "And you're lying to yourself, it took me six years to learn everything not only about Equestria but ponies in general, that includes everything from the language itself to every piece of history from since your species first started writing down history, and yet, you say you didn't have time to learn some of the basics in over an millennium of living with your kind?"

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

31 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"It doesn't take long to take a book and read it." Ruby said "And you're lying to yourself, it took me six years to learn everything not only about Equestria but ponies in general, that includes everything from the language itself to every piece of history from since your species first started writing down history, and yet, you say you didn't have time to learn some of the basics in over an millennium of living with your kind?"

"Ponies learn basics from parents, which I did not have. The only thing I could learn was to survive, and I had to learn it myself. Do you not understand what it's like having to scavange for food and water? There were times I had to go weeks without eating. Many times just when I got just enough money for a single piece of bread, some thief would show up and steal it while threatening to kill me if I didn't give it to them."

"Living on the streets, you see the worst side of ponies."

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22 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Ponies learn basics from parents, which I did not have. The only thing I could learn was to survive, and I had to learn it myself. Do you not understand what it's like having to scavange for food and water? There were times I had to go weeks without eating. Many times just when I got just enough money for a single piece of bread, some thief would show up and steal it while threatening to kill me if I didn't give it to them."

"Living on the streets, you see the worst side of ponies."

"The basics were available in several places." Ruby said "If a creature that had never seen a pony in her life before could learn them, you should be able too." she turned serious and looked at Somnus "And don't you dare to come to talk to me about hardship before you have rotted in bottom of a hole unable to move for a week, eating only things smaller than your teeth, while constantly knowing that one of your own could just come and kill you for fun and you can't do anything about it....after losing everything you have ever had." "You know nothing about surviving."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

54 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"The basics were available in several places." Ruby said "If a creature that had never seen a pony in her life before could learn them, you should be able too." she turned serious and looked at Somnus "And don't you dare to come to talk to me about hardship before you have rotted in bottom of a hole unable to move for a week, eating only things smaller than your teeth, while constantly knowing that one of your own could just come and kill you for fun and you can't do anything about it....after losing everything you have ever had." "You know nothing about surviving."

"You think I don't know hardships? I know all about them and I know all about you! You know that mother of yours that kicked you out? Tried to kill after you accidently treaded upon her territory? My parents were exactly like that! Dragons killing anyone who get too close to their caves? No different than ponies who sell illegal things and kill anyone who steps hoof into their alley way! Dragons killing for treasure? Just like thieves killing for bits!"

Somnus looked at Ruby straight in the eye.

"I know myself, so I know you. Ruby, we are the same. We are not as different as you think we are. Different enviroment sure, but still the same problems."

He didn't say this out of anger, but out of empathy.

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50 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"You think I don't know hardships? I know all about them and I know all about you! You know that mother of yours that kicked you out? Tried to kill after you accidently treaded upon her territory? My parents were exactly like that! Dragons killing anyone who get too close to their caves? No different than ponies who sell illegal things and kill anyone who steps hoof into their alley way! Dragons killing for treasure? Just like thieves killing for bits!"

Somnus looked at Ruby straight in the eye.

"I know myself, so I know you. Ruby, we are the same. We are not as different as you think we are. Different enviroment sure, but still the same problems."

He didn't say this out of anger, but out of empathy.

"Oh no, we are not the same." Ruby said "What you call hardship, I call normal life" "And more importantly, I don't use that as excuse for the things I lack, no, I embrace it, made it part of me, became stronger, while you, you just surrendered yourself to stay in one place, not improving your life, not improving yourself." she narrowed her eyes "You can tell yourself that you didn't have time or ability to do things because your life wasn't like other ponies as much as you want, but it's all still your own fault, your own fault that you gave up, your fault that you submitted" "You have let fate to control you instead of controlling it, and the fault is yours, only yours."

Edited March 28, 2019 by Catpone Cerberus

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

6 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"Oh no, we are not the same." Ruby said "What you call hardship, I call normal life" "And more importantly, I don't use that as excuse for the things I lack, no, I embrace it, made it part of me, became stronger, while you, you just surrendered yourself to stay in one place, not improving your life, not improving yourself." she narrowed her eyes "You can tell yourself that you didn't have time or ability to do things because your life wasn't like other ponies as much as you want, but it's all still your own fault, your own fault that you gave up, your fault that you submitted" "You have let fate to control you instead of controlling it, and the fault is yours, only yours."

Somnus had nothing to say this time, no points to argue. He felt like a failure.

"1,500 years. And yet I've done nothing good with my life. All these things, I've let them happen. The only one who cared about me, dead and I simply watched it happen, thinking I was helpless and did nothing. Such a long life and yet I've been wasting it."

"Too afraid to face my problems. I'm supposed to be long dead, but I'm not because I was too much of a coward to face it."

And just like that, Somnus wasn't being the force to be reckoned with that he thought he was. He seemed broken, as if his entire world has been shattered into pieces.

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1 hour ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

Somnus had nothing to say this time, no points to argue. He felt like a failure.

"1,500 years. And yet I've done nothing good with my life. All these things, I've let them happen. The only one who cared about me, dead and I simply watched it happen, thinking I was helpless and did nothing. Such a long life and yet I've been wasting it."

"Too afraid to face my problems. I'm supposed to be long dead, but I'm not because I was too much of a coward to face it."

And just like that, Somnus wasn't being the force to be reckoned with that he thought he was. He seemed broken, as if his entire world has been shattered into pieces.

A pony in this situation would have felt bad...but Ruby was no pony, sure there was somewhere in her a pain caused by Somnus's unhappiness, but it was overpowered by her other feelings, in this case meaning that she didn't feel remorse on what she had said "Stop crying about it and do something about it." she stated coldly "You have wasted millennium and a half, but you can't do anything about it now, you can only make sure you don't waste the next millennium and half." "You have made yourself immortal, so do something with that immortality." "Make it so that you're something else than just an immortal bat." this time the word bat came with disgust and it was clearly meant as an insult "Make yourself something I can feel pride for."

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11 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

A pony in this situation would have felt bad...but Ruby was no pony, sure there was somewhere in her a pain caused by Somnus's unhappiness, but it was overpowered by her other feelings, in this case meaning that she didn't feel remorse on what she had said "Stop crying about it and do something about it." she stated coldly "You have wasted millennium and a half, but you can't do anything about it now, you can only make sure you don't waste the next millennium and half." "You have made yourself immortal, so do something with that immortality." "Make it so that you're something else than just an immortal bat." this time the word bat came with disgust and it was clearly meant as an insult "Make yourself something I can feel pride for."

Somnus was already broken, there was no way he was thinking rationally. The way Ruby seemed to be putting him down even further didn't help much.

"I... I just can't."

He looked over at the edge of the summit as if he was going to do something irrational.

"You told me to do something about it, right? Not to waste the next millennium and a half? What if... I didn't have a next one to waste?"