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[Dynamo Pad 11,382]

@Ragland Tiger

As she took careful aim and tossed the ball, Dynamo watched as the ball had landed in a blue bucket. "Awesome! Nice toss, Bluebell!" He grinned, wrapping an arm around her as he pulled her into a side hug. Just because they were in a bet, didn't mean he couldn't cheer for his date. As he pulled back from the hug, he made sure to take careful aim of his ball. "Okay. Now it's my turn to follow through." After looking at his target, he tossed it towards a blue bucket. However, it hit the side of the rim as it landed in a white cup. "Aww, man." He sighed, shaking his head as he didn't want to let that miss get to him. "Oh, well. Can't win them all, but there's still many more tries." He would say, smiling as he knew the main point was to stay optimistic and to have fun.

[Ragland Tiger 3,412]

 

7 minutes ago, Dynamo Pad said:

After looking at his target, he tossed it towards a blue bucket. However, it hit the side of the rim as it landed in a white cup. "Aww, man." He sighed, shaking his head as he didn't want to let that miss get to him. "Oh, well. Can't win them all, but there's still many more tries." He would say, smiling as he knew the main point was to stay optimistic and to have fun.

@Dynamo Pad

Bluebell tossed the next ball.  It bounced off the rim of the blue bucket and went in the white one next to it.  "Oh, b-b-bother!"

[Dynamo Pad 11,382]

@Ragland Tiger

Once round two started, it looked like Bluebell was going towards another blue bucket. However, it bounced off the rim and went into the white bucket. He frowned as he understood her frustration. "I'm sorry that happened, but I know you'll get it next time. I guess this game is not as easy as it looks." He says, placing a hoof on her shoulder, while giving her a smile for reassurance. Taking his second ball from the bucket, Dynamo was ready to take aim and toss. As he threw the ball, it looked like it was going to land in the white bucket. It bounced from the rim and into a red colored bucket. He gave a sigh of relief as he let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. "That was really close. I was going to aim for another blue bucket, but I guess I can't complain.

[Ragland Tiger 3,412]

@Dynamo Pad

Bluebell tossed another ball that went into a red bucket,  "Y-yes!"   The game continued until they were down to the last toss.  They were dead even.  "Are you-you r-r-ready to see h-h-who wins th-this one?", she said, winking at Dynamo.

[Windy Breeze 15,190]

@Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash @PawelS @ExplosionMare

Finally, a small sign she's no longer in a coma showed up. Relief washed over Shadow as she now know Keen is no longer in a dead-like state “I'll stay as well. I want to be in her side when she wakes up” she told Trilby and the others. Her eyes suddenly widen and suddenly yelled “Keen!”

Keen'a eyelids part open, her golden yellow eyes staring at them... With confusion “H-Huh? Where- who are you ponies?”

[Dynamo Pad 11,382]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

Dynamo grinned as he tossed a hoof into the air. "There ya go!" He cheered for Bluebell, while the two of them went back and forth. Eventually reaching to the end as each unicorn had one ball left. All the while, the score was just about tied for them both. He blushed at her wink, but nodded as he gave the bespectacled mare a smile. "Eeyup I am and I was born ready. Good games and no hard feeling, no matter what." He took his last ball and took a deep breath. Neither one of them had attempted the gold bucket, but it was now or never. "If this is the last ball, then I'm going out with style. Ya YEET!" He added some emphasis to his last bit of words as he gave the ball a toss. The ball bounced around the rims of some cups. Almost as if the ball was going through a pinball machine. As said ball was tilting between cups, his jaw dropped as it managed to land in one of the gold cups. "Sweet Celestia...there's no way I made that!" He almost didn't want to believe he actually made it. In the multiple attempts, he had managed to miss and land in some of the other colored buckets. Never did he think that he would make it into one of the two golden cups. He wanted to cheer, to freak out, to celebrate. However, he decided to wait as he didn't want to act like a sore winner or anything along those lines. Plus, he wanted to see how Bluebell would do.

[Ragland Tiger 3,412]

@Dynamo Pad @Courageous Thunder Dash

 

"Ch-check  th-th-this out," said Bluebell.  She tossed the ball straight up in the air, turned, and kicked it with her rear hoof.  To even her surprise, the ball bounced high off the rim of white bucket at the back, and dropped straight into the other gold bucket.  "S-s-sweet apple saaaauuuce!", she excaimed.

[Dynamo Pad 11,382]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

Nodding as she had told him to watch, Dynamo continued to witness Bluebell, who had tossed the ball into the air. He raised a curious eyebrow as he watched the elevated ball. Looking back down, he noticed that the bespectacled mare had turned in her stop. Rearing back a leg, before kicking the ball with her rear hoof. He turned his neck so quickly, it was as if you could hear the whip and crack in his neck. Once the ball bounced off of the rim of white buckets in the back, it soared as it landed right into the gold bucket. Hearing her exclamation, Dynamo grinned as he nearly jumped and kick the air with his back hooves. "Alright!" He exclaimed, grinning and wrapping his arms around Bluebell. Effectively holding her close in a hug, while hopping around with her in his embrace. Realizing what he was doing, he quickly pulled away from the hug to giver her some space. A blush and sheepish smile forming upon his face. "S-Sorry about that, but I'm glad we were both able to make it. I-I guess that means it's a tie, but that kick was awesome! I guess that's probably due to the events from the Appleloosa rodeo you had mentioned before. Also, I know I said that this makes it a tie, but how do you think we should call it? Do we do a sudden-death tie breaker, or did you want to call it as a draw?" He didn't mind either way as he honestly had fun playing this game together alongside Bluebell.

Edited April 25, 2021 by Dynamo Pad

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger

The carnie turned around and saw as Bluebelle tossed the first ball and it landed into the gold bucket. "Sweet Celestia! What a shot! Just like that folks! You can be a winner just like this here mare! Which guitar would you like?" The carnie asked. There were guitars of various finishes. Some resembled that of the country and others had a slightly more modern appearance. 

The carnie turned and saw Dynamo make his shot. "Well look at that! Double jumbo prizes!" The carnie announced. "I see you two are having a competition there. Would you like if I wait to give out the prizes at the end?" He asked. 

[Samurai Equine 52,012]

@PawelS, @Windy Breeze, @Courageous Thunder Dash, @ExplosionMare

Samurai waves as soon as Keen wakes up. "Good morning, Keen Fan. I'm sure you know me; Samurai Equine, guardian of the town?" Samurai asks. Trilby walks up. "Hi Keen! Umm... I'm Trilby. Trilby Hatter. I make hats. And clothes. And, uhh... Long story short, we all came here to save you. It's kind of a weird, long story. You might want to sit down for this. ...Oh, wait, you all ready are sitting down." Trilby says.

Looks like Samurai got what he wanted. Keen is fine. He looks over at Chelsea. "I'll let all of you take care of the rest. Wait up, Tree-chan!" Samurai follows Tree song, wanting to accompany her in getting supplies.

[Dynamo Pad 11,382]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

Dynamo smiled as the carnie pony had announced that both he and Bluebell had won the jumbo prizes. While they both ended in a tie, he was happy that they both did really well. That, and he was having a lot of fun. He also hoped that Bluebell was having just as much fun as he was. “I would say to wait to give out the prizes at the end. Although, I think we ran out of balls to toss into the buckets.” He would say, levitating the bucket to prove that he was telling the truth.

[Pencil Pouch]

@Courageous Thunder Dash @Samurai Equine @Windy Breeze

Pencil smiled at Keen as she began to wake up. When Keen started to speak, Pencil waved and responded,

“Hi there, I’m Pencil Pouch! Nice to meet you!”

Now that she knew Keen was okay and had a friend looking out for her, she felt that now was a good time to head to the museum. She didn’t want to make Chelsea wait too long since she was probably pretty excited about reopening her exhibit. Admittedly, Pencil was pretty excited about it, too.

“You ready to head the museum, Chelsea?” she asked.

Edited April 25, 2021 by ExplosionMare

[Chelsea]

@Samurai Equine @ExplosionMare @Windy Breeze

"Yep, sure am Pencil." Chelsea said as she got ready to head out the door. "I gotta make sure that my exhibit is all set and ready to go. I wonder if we could have Elusive again for a media day for my exhibit..." Chelsea mused. 

[Pencil Pouch]

@Courageous Thunder Dash

“Ooh, that would be fun!” Pencil beamed.

She opened the door and allowed Chelsea to go out first. She waved at everypony else before she headed out. As she trotted out the building, she grasped her notes from her saddlebag and began formulating some plans. Although she didn’t have the art with her at the moment, she did have the artists’ names in her contacts.

I should probably contact the artists before I do anything else. They might wanna add some things or come in at different times she thought as she began writing in her journal.

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare 

Chelsea led Pencil back to her modified 370z. She opened the door for Pencil and then went to the driver's side. She got in and started up her car. The heavily modified V6 engine roared to life loudly. "Well, here we go." Chelsea said as she turned on her music. 

"Ooh! This is one of Thundy's faves." Chelsea said smiling as she started to sing along. 

[Pencil Pouch]

@Courageous Thunder Dash

Pencil hopped into Chelsea’s car and stashed her journal away for the time being. She didn’t want it to fly away while Chelsea was driving. When the radio was turned on, she bobbed her head lightly, absorbing the beat. She didn’t know the lyrics, so unfortunately she wasn’t able to sing along.

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare

The song went off. "Hey Pencil, can you keep a secret? Thundy may have not told you this but...he taught me to sing and...well...there's a song I'd like you to hear me sing. I wonder if you'll know it..." Chelsea said as she stopped at a crosswalk, waiting for ponies to cross the road. 

[Pencil Pouch]

@Courageous Thunder Dash

The radio turned off suddenly. The air was quiet. Pencil looked to Chelsea with concern. Her concern was alleviated, however, when she realized what Chelsea was saying.

“You can sing, really? That’s cool! I’d love to hear your voice!” she exclaimed.

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare

Chelsea smiled as she went through her tracks. She found a version of "Zombie" by the Cranberries and turned it on. She gathered some water energy and was briefly surrounded by a mist. When the mist cleared, Chelsea was dawned in a punk style outfit complete with fingerless gloves. The song came on, and Chelsea sang hard with all she had. 

 

When the song finished, Chelsea was panting lightly. 

[Pencil Pouch]

@Courageous Thunder Dash

Pencil swayed to Chelsea’s melody. The song was very unique to her, which made the singing all the more interesting. The mist the griffon used as “stage effects” made Pencil feel a sense of tranquility. The experience overall was quite enchanting. She began to clap once the singing ended, but stopped as she noticed that Chelsea was short of breath.

“Hey, are you alright?” she asked.

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare

"Yea...I'm fine. I just haven't sang that hard in a while..." Chelsea said as she gathered some water energy and made her punk outfit dissipate. "So I see that you're quite the rock fan. Thundy got me into it. There's this one song that whenever he plays it, we both just start headbanging like crazy." Chelsea added. 

[Ragland Tiger 3,412]

On 2021-04-24 at 8:38 PM, Dynamo Pad said:

"Alright!" He exclaimed, grinning and wrapping his arms around Bluebell. Effectively holding her close in a hug, while hopping around with her in his embrace. Realizing what he was doing, he quickly pulled away from the hug to giver her some space. A blush and sheepish smile forming upon his face. "S-Sorry about that, but I'm glad we were both able to make it. I-I guess that means it's a tie, but that kick was awesome! I guess that's probably due to the events from the Appleloosa rodeo you had mentioned before. Also, I know I said that this makes it a tie, but how do you think we should call it? Do we do a sudden-death tie breaker, or did you want to call it as a draw?" He didn't mind either way as he honestly had fun playing this game together alongside Bluebell.

@Dynamo Pad @Courageous Thunder Dash

"L-l-let's just call-call it a d-draw.  Now get-get over h-here and hug me some-some more," she said, grabbing him and kissing his cheek.

[Dynamo Pad 11,382]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

"Okay and a draw it is, then. I also can't deny the request of a hug as I'm the kind of pony who loves hugs." Dynamo chuckled, before being grabbed as he felt Bluebell kiss his cheek. His eyes widened slightly in surprise, while a blush appeared on his cheek. However, he still returned the hug and nuzzled the bespectacled mare. All the while, holding her close as a soft smile was present upon his face.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Ragland Tiger @Dynamo Pad

"Then it is settled. Both of you win the same amount of prizes...double winners!" The carnie announced as he waited for Dynamo and Bluebell to choose the prizes that they wanted, smiling at how Bluebell pulled Dynamo in for a hug. 

[Dynamo Pad 11,382]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

Glancing over towards the carnie pony, Dynamo smiled as he heard that both he and Bluebell had won the same amount of prizes. "Awesome! What kind of prizes are available and how many do we get of each? I kind of lost track as I know we were focusing on getting the gold bucket." He says, looking at the different prizes ranging from hats, plushies and guitars. He wasn't worried on how many prizes he won. He was just glad to be enjoying his time together with Bluebell. That, and he didn't want to let go of the hug at the moment. Feeling as if hugging and holding the bespectacled mare in his arms felt right to him, in a way.