open Life in Canterlot Castle

[Catpone Cerberus 23,607]

1 minute ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"You heart is not in the wrong place, it is merely looking for the right one. I'm trying to guide it the place it is trying to find. The emotions that are already there prove it."

It was obvious that Somnus was nowhere close to being as coldhearted a Ruby seemed to have claimed herself to be.

"Who decides what the right place is?" Ruby challenged "You ponies?" "If yes, what gives you that power? And if no, how do you know if someone's is in the wrong place?" she wasn't necessary talking about herself, but as outsider she had noticed lot of things about the pony way of thinking, and she wanted to point out the flaws to them, "What makes our lifestyle wrong, but yours right?" she continued "I'm not necessary against trying to see if there is something our lifestyle is keeping from us, but the questions still remain."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

36 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"Who decides what the right place is?" Ruby challenged "You ponies?" "If yes, what gives you that power? And if no, how do you know if someone's is in the wrong place?" she wasn't necessary talking about herself, but as outsider she had noticed lot of things about the pony way of thinking, and she wanted to point out the flaws to them, "What makes our lifestyle wrong, but yours right?" she continued "I'm not necessary against trying to see if there is something our lifestyle is keeping from us, but the questions still remain."

"I was not referring to lifestyle, I was talking about emotion."

He looked at her, he seemed serious.

"If you think that I'm out to get you, then you are wrong. None of this is about changing your lifestyle, it is about unlocking your hidden emotions while also introducing you to things."

Edited October 26, 2018 by Lucid_Nightlight

[Catpone Cerberus 23,607]

11 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"I was not referring to lifestyle, I was talking about emotion."

He looked at her, he seemed serious.

"If you think that I'm out to get you, then you are wrong. None of this is about changing your lifestyle, it is about unlocking your hidden emotions while also introducing you to things."

"Our lifestyle is bound to our lack of emotion." Ruby pointed out "Only reason we can kill without mercy, is because we don't feel remorse." "We can steal, because we don't feel empathy." "We can be selfish, because we don't feel love."....."I don't blame you for what others of your kind try to do to me, but the matter of fact is that if you succeed, I will change." "But that doesn't matter to me, because I know that if you succeed, you have proven me wrong..." "...and I want always be right."

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

3 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"Our lifestyle is bound to our lack of emotion." Ruby pointed out "Only reason we can kill without mercy, is because we don't feel remorse." "We can steal, because we don't feel empathy." "We can be selfish, because we don't feel love."....."I don't blame you for what others of your kind try to do to me, but the matter of fact is that if you succeed, I will change." "But that doesn't matter to me, because I know that if you succeed, you have proven me wrong..." "...and I want always be right."

"If that's the case, then sometimes change is for the better."

"I know what you're gonna say. You are gonna ask what makes me think that I know what is right or wrong. The answer is simple, things that are right don't hurt or take away from innocents while things that are wrong do."

He thought for a moment for an example.

"When you were stuck in that hole, one of the reasons I helped you was because it was the right thing to do. Leaving you in there would've been wrong. Sure, there is also the fact I care about you, but I would've helped you either way."

They were approaching the amusement park.

"Besides, you'll be a lot happier, I promise."

[Catpone Cerberus 23,607]

8 hours ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"If that's the case, then sometimes change is for the better."

"I know what you're gonna say. You are gonna ask what makes me think that I know what is right or wrong. The answer is simple, things that are right don't hurt or take away from innocents while things that are wrong do."

He thought for a moment for an example.

"When you were stuck in that hole, one of the reasons I helped you was because it was the right thing to do. Leaving you in there would've been wrong. Sure, there is also the fact I care about you, but I would've helped you either way."

They were approaching the amusement park.

"Besides, you'll be a lot happier, I promise."

"Who is considered vanti, innocent?" Ruby challenged "Can one of my kind be innocent, or are we monsters because ponies don't like our lifestyle." "Are pony civilians automatically considered innocent, or can they be monsters even if they follow your rules." she smirked "It's easy to find the flaws of your thinking, but don't take it personally...." "...because if you haven't noticed, I challenge everything."

"We'll see."

[Emperor Azurailo 1,092]

11 hours ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

Arrow's horn glowed and he started to use his magic to spin the teacup. This made Arrow go flying out of his seat.

He then hit a nearby wall. It must've hurt a bit, but other than that, he was fine.

"You'd think they'd put seatbelts on these things."

Rose saw Arrow get ejected from his seat and gasped as she didn't expect that at all. She was starting to really get concerned about him.

"Sweet Celestia... Are you alright?"

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

5 hours ago, Emperor Blu Traincrown said:

Rose saw Arrow get ejected from his seat and gasped as she didn't expect that at all. She was starting to really get concerned about him.

"Sweet Celestia... Are you alright?"

"Yea, I'm fine."

Arrow was a pretty durable guy, he wasn't one to go down easily.

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5 hours ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"Who is considered vanti, innocent?" Ruby challenged "Can one of my kind be innocent, or are we monsters because ponies don't like our lifestyle." "Are pony civilians automatically considered innocent, or can they be monsters even if they follow your rules." she smirked "It's easy to find the flaws of your thinking, but don't take it personally...." "...because if you haven't noticed, I challenge everything."

"We'll see."

"One who is innocent is one who is doing nothing severly wrong. One who is not innocent is one who did something wrong. Keep in mind that someone who is not innocent is easily able to become innocent again by choosing not to hurt or take away from others."

Somnus was not bothered by her challange, it only gave him more room to make more points.

"Long ago before even I was born, we ponies fought amoungst ourselves. Earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns were divided and we were always at war. Our ancestors believed that fighting was simply in our nature. Eventually all three have united and founded Equestria."

 

[Catpone Cerberus 23,607]

26 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"One who is innocent is one who is doing nothing severly wrong. One who is not innocent is one who did something wrong. Keep in mind that someone who is not innocent is easily able to become innocent again by choosing not to hurt or take away from others."

Somnus was not bothered by her challange, it only gave him more room to make more points.

"Long ago before even I was born, we ponies fought amoungst ourselves. Earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns were divided and we were always at war. Our ancestors believed that fighting was simply in our nature. Eventually all three have united and founded Equestria."

"And that brings up back the question, who decides what's wrong and what right?" "Right is to not hurt innocent, and being innocent is doing right, but what is right and what is innocent?" "What if there's no real answer, and you just like to think you're right."

"But there was still civilization, laws and unity, you just learned to ignore your differences so you could go after other species." Ruby pointed out "But we, like many animals less intelligent than us have no such construct at all." "You and some other creatures are herd-animals, nature has made you to seek groups, while lone predators like us, nature has taught us to care for ourselves." she felt that the conversations started repeating itself, it always seemed that it came to the one mistake Somnus did, he either didn't remember or didn't accept the fact that being intelligent didn't mean you're a pony.

 

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

24 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"And that brings up back the question, who decides what's wrong and what right?" "Right is to not hurt innocent, and being innocent is doing right, but what is right and what is innocent?" "What if there's no real answer, and you just like to think you're right."

"But there was still civilization, laws and unity, you just learned to ignore your differences so you could go after other species." Ruby pointed out "But we, like many animals less intelligent than us have no such construct at all." "You and some other creatures are herd-animals, nature has made you to seek groups, while lone predators like us, nature has taught us to care for ourselves." she felt that the conversations started repeating itself, it always seemed that it came to the one mistake Somnus did, he either didn't remember or didn't accept the fact that being intelligent didn't mean you're a pony.

 

"You claim you are the way you are due to instinct, but has it ever occurred to you that it was actually more of a habit that has been nailed into your head due to 100 years of living the same life?"

"Playing the instinct card is a very poor excuse. One with intelligence has no need for instinct and even if you do have instinct, intelligence can easily overrule it."

Edited October 27, 2018 by Lucid_Nightlight

[Catpone Cerberus 23,607]

25 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"You claim you are the way you are due to instinct, but has it ever occurred to you that it was actually more of a habit that has been nailed into your head due to 100 years of living the same life?"

"Playing the instinct card is a very poor excuse. One with intelligence has no need for instinct and even if you has instinct, intelligence can easily overrule it."

"Like I have said, I don't say it has no effect." Ruby reminded "But trying to downplay my nature is just foolish." "You don't know the fire that burns inside me, you don't how my thought leaves me when I get pissed." "You don't know what it feels to want to leave this form and charge." "You can't overrule instinct, you can only choose how to use it, your every choice is decided by your instincts, and you may think you can control it, but in the end, nature always wins." When Ruby thought about it, she came to conclusion that life would be lot easier if she couldn't think.

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

1 minute ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"Like I have said, I don't say it has no effect." Ruby reminded "But trying to downplay my nature is just foolish." "You don't know the fire that burns inside me, you don't how my thought leaves me when I get pissed." "You don't know what it feels to want to leave this form and charge." "You can't overrule instinct, you can only choose how to use it, your every choice is decided by your instincts, and you may think you can control it, but in the end, nature always wins." When Ruby thought about it, she came to conclusion that life would be lot easier if she couldn't think.

"Thought leaves you because you let it leave you."

As they got closer to the amusement park, Somnus decided to drop the subject for now.

"Anyway, we're here."

[Catpone Cerberus 23,607]

9 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Thought leaves you because you let it leave you."

As they got closer to the amusement park, Somnus decided to drop the subject for now.

"Anyway, we're here."

"I wish." Ruby simply said to finish the conversation, it was getting pretty clear that neither of them would change their minds, so what was the point.

"Good, so what's there to do?" she had lived her pony time in Ponyville, so she had never been to a amusement park, and all she could tell it was filled with weird machines and annoyingly attractive lights and other shiny things that made her to feel like her greed wanted to turn into a separate creature and crawl out after them. 

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

21 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"I wish." Ruby simply said to finish the conversation, it was getting pretty clear that neither of them would change their minds, so what was the point.

"Good, so what's there to do?" she had lived her pony time in Ponyville, so she had never been to a amusement park, and all she could tell it was filled with weird machines and annoyingly attractive lights and other shiny things that made her to feel like her greed wanted to turn into a separate creature and crawl out after them. 

"Well, there are rollercoasters which are pretty thrilling, there's a haunted house that we won't go to due to how cheap it is, and there are other thrilling rides."

He decided to point something out.

"Typically the bigger rides are the most thrilling."

Edited October 27, 2018 by Lucid_Nightlight

[Catpone Cerberus 23,607]

23 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Well, there are rollercoasters which are pretty thrilling, there's a haunted house that we won't go to due to how cheap it is, and there are other thrilling rides."

He decided to point something out.

"Typically the bigger rides are the most thrilling."

Ruby wouldn't have been interested in haunted house regardless of Somnus's choice, she didn't believe in such things, and even if they were real, they could either be burned or they wouldn't be able to harm her. "Well, I guess we go for those then, there's no point in going to the less entertaining options after all."

[Emperor Azurailo 1,092]

3 hours ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Yea, I'm fine."

Arrow was a pretty durable guy, he wasn't one to go down easily.

A few moments following the teacup incident and Arrow with her, Rose thought about having a stroll into the amusement park. And she would be carrying her bucket of sweets with her in one of her saddlebags she had. Then she started to laugh all of a sudden!

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

1 minute ago, Emperor Blu Traincrown said:

A few moments following the teacup incident and Arrow with her, Rose thought about having a stroll into the amusement park. And she would be carrying her bucket of sweets with her in one of her saddlebags she had. Then she started to laugh all of a sudden!

"So, what do you wanna do now?"

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14 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

Ruby wouldn't have been interested in haunted house regardless of Somnus's choice, she didn't believe in such things, and even if they were real, they could either be burned or they wouldn't be able to harm her. "Well, I guess we go for those then, there's no point in going to the less entertaining options after all."

Somnus paid for both of them to get in and went into the park.

"We'll probably go for some sort of rollercoaster first, then maybe that weird thing that spins so fast that you stick to the wall."

[Emperor Azurailo 1,092]

1 minute ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"So, what do you wanna do now?"

Rose was in the middle of a laughter "Sweet Celestia! What happened back at the Tasty Treat was hilarious!" but calmed down when she was asked what to do. To that she smiled and replied with "Perhaps we could sit down on a bench nearby the rollercoaster to finish our candies, then we maybe could try that Western-like shooting stand? I'd love to give it a go"

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

2 minutes ago, Emperor Blu Traincrown said:

Rose was in the middle of a laughter "Sweet Celestia! What happened back at the Tasty Treat was hilarious!" but calmed down when she was asked what to do. To that she smiled and replied with "Perhaps we could sit down on a bench nearby the rollercoaster to finish our candies, then we maybe could try that Western-like shooting stand? I'd love to give it a go"

"Sounds like a good idea to me."

Arrow walked over to a nearby bench as sat down.

[Emperor Azurailo 1,092]

5 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"Sounds like a good idea to me."

Arrow walked over to a nearby bench as sat down.

And Rose followed Arrow, sitting down next to him and started digging into her bucket of sweets as she chewed on every mouthful she threw past her lips.

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

3 minutes ago, Emperor Blu Traincrown said:

And Rose followed Arrow, sitting down next to him and started digging into her bucket of sweets as she chewed on every mouthful she threw past her lips.

"So, does this mean we'll need another high rank to give me orders to avoid bias?"

Arrow wasn't quite sure how that worked.

[Catpone Cerberus 23,607]

30 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

Somnus paid for both of them to get in and went into the park.

"We'll probably go for some sort of rollercoaster first, then maybe that weird thing that spins so fast that you stick to the wall."

"Show the way." Ruby simply said "I have no idea how to navigate this place and I don't know what rollercoaster is." this probably wasn't a surprise to anyone, she did know in general what amusement parks were, but she had never really bothered to look into them more than that, because they didn't seem important enough to be knowledgeable about to live among ponies.

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

2 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"Show the way." Ruby simply said "I have no idea how to navigate this place and I don't know what rollercoaster is." this probably wasn't a surprise to anyone, she did know in general what amusement parks were, but she had never really bothered to look into them more than that, because they didn't seem important enough to be knowledgeable about to live among ponies.

Somnus led Ruby to the nearest rollercoaster, which was pretty big with massive hills and loops. He got in the line, which was surprisingly short.

"Try not to chicken out on me."

[Catpone Cerberus 23,607]

28 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

Somnus led Ruby to the nearest rollercoaster, which was pretty big with massive hills and loops. He got in the line, which was surprisingly short.

"Try not to chicken out on me."

"It's more likely that you will." Ruby noted, and because of her tone, it wasn't clear if it was an observation, an insult, or argument, not that it really mattered. "What about our saddlebags and animals?" "Do we take them with us or is there a place for them down here?"

[Emperor Azurailo 1,092]

51 minutes ago, Lucid_Nightlight said:

"So, does this mean we'll need another high rank to give me orders to avoid bias?"

Arrow wasn't quite sure how that worked.

"Actually, no. Being my colt won't change anything in duty. I think you already know how I want things to be fair. Of course I'll be your mare off-duty though. Just...try your best not to show affection on me and be sure that I'll struggle not to show you affection when on duty. Okay~?"

Edited October 27, 2018 by Emperor Blu Traincrown

[Lucid_Nightlight 923]

1 minute ago, Emperor Blu Traincrown said:

"Actually, no. Being my colt won't change anything in duty. I think you already know how I want things to be fair. Of course I'll be your mare off-duty though. Just...try your best not to show affection on me and be sure I'll struggle not to show you affection when on duty. Okay~?"

"Fair enough. Gotta act professional while doing our job."

Arrow thought about making another move, but he decided to wait for Rose to do so instead.

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6 minutes ago, Catpone Cerberus said:

"It's more likely that you will." Ruby noted, and because of her tone, it wasn't clear if it was an observation, an insult, or argument, not that it really mattered. "What about our saddlebags and animals?" "Do we take them with us or is there a place for them down here?"

"The attendant will put them somewhere until we are done with the ride."

It was soon their turn to get on the ride. Somnus led Ruby to the front cart, which was always the best one to him.