open The Town That Friendship Forgot

[Samurai Equine 52,012]

@Starforce Glimmer, @ExplosionMare, @Courageous Thunder Dash

It seemed like Sparkly's sudden interest in being the new mayor was waning. Still, before she leaves, Samurai can give her a hint. "Oh! If you want to see them, I know of at least two citizens that can help you! Trilby Hatter might know where to find Mayor White, and Kronos might know where to find Mayor Black. They've both worked for either of the mayors at some point. Enjoy your stay!" Samurai waves.

Seems Sparkly insists on being autonomous. Nothing else to be done about it. Samurai thinks for a moment. "Well, if I have nothing better to do, then I guess I'll go visit that art museum I've been heading about. Hope I'm not too late, and I hope it's not too much trouble for Pencil-chan..." Samurai says to himself before making the journey to the art museum.

@Windy Breeze, @Courageous Thunder Dash

Trilby manages to follow what Thundy is saying.
...For the most part...
But then he gets completely lost around the mention of a 6-point controller.
"Uhh... Yes, please. I think I need a demonstration. Also, are there any automatic pilot controls on this thing?" Trilby asks.

It's a little much all at once for the simple hat and clothing maker. However, his desire to help a friend is giving him the determination to learn this!

[Pencil Pouch]

@Samurai Equine

As Pencil finishes up scheduling exhibit times for a couple more donors, she notices a familiar tan unicorn trot in. Jumping up excitedly, she galloped over to him and exclaimed,

“Hi, Samurai! Good to see you! Did you, uh, wanna look around?”

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine

Chelsea's ears twitched. She heard a familiar voice. "Oh hey Samurai! Glad to see you finally made it to the art museum. I actually have an exhibit here myself. Would you like to come and see it?" She asked. 

@Samurai Equine

Meanwhile, Thundy had started up the aerocar. The twin turbo 800hp V6 engine roared to life loudly. "Okay, here goes. Pull this lever to shift into drive. Make sure your foot is on the brake pedal or else you won't be able to shift." Thundy warned. He then accelerated slowly up to 30mph. "To switch to airplane mode, you'll have to be going at least 50mph." Thundy said as he took the car up to 50mph, then switched to airplane mode. The airplane light lit up. Thundy pulled the lever to engage airplane mode. The wings folded out and the 6 point steering was enabled. Thundy pulled back on the steering component. The now airplane slowly ascended into the sky. 

[Ragland Tiger 3,412]

On 2021-05-09 at 8:00 PM, Dynamo Pad said:

The ride continued to stay at full speed from the couple's combined rotation. "Exactly what Bluebell had said! No surrender! Never give up! Trust your instincts!" He exclaimed, chuckling as he made a quote from an old game he used to play. Once the song ended, however, the ride had begun to slow down. As the ride came to a complete stop, Dynamo's head was spinning from feeling dizzy. He managed to hear the operator, while he tried to exit the ride. He made sure to wait for Bluebell, so she wouldn't fall behind or fall over. Not that he would blame her as he was having trouble keeping his balance. He stumbled a bit as he exited the ride alongside the bespectacled mare, but he managed to make it without falling into anything or anyone. "Oh, wow. Now that's what I call an awesome ride." He grinned, his eyes still spinning from the ride. "Whew! Look at the time. Gotta go, ta-ta~!" Taking one more step, he tripped over his own hooves as his body slammed into the ground. He stayed there for a moment, before turning over onto his back. "Oh, look at all the pretty colors." He chuckled once more, before his eyes slowly glanced over towards Bluebell. "A-Am I dreaming? I think I must be in heaven because I see a beautiful angel before me." He would say, knowing full well that his dizzy state was his own fault. He had made the right spin fast before, but never to that kind of speed. His mind hadn't caught up to him from his dizzy experience, but he felt it was worth it as it was a lot of fun. Taking a few deep breaths, Dynamo slowly sat up as he tried to get air back into his lungs, while shaking any cobwebs off of him. At the same time, trying to gather his bearings of what had happened. "I think I might need a minute, but that was what I call a ride! I hope the ride was fun for you, Bluebell. Now that's what I call going into hyper drive." He smiles with a sheepish chuckle, while slowly looking around at what other rides or games they could partake in.

@Dynamo Pad @Courageous Thunder Dash

Bluebell was a bit unstaedy herself. "Are-are you o-o-- whoa!"  Her feet seemed to slip out from under her as she fell over.  She felt herself hit something kind of soft.  She shook her head, and saw Dynamo's face looking at hers.  The second she realized that she was on top of him, her cheeks turned bright red, and she jumped off of him. "Oh-oh m-m-my g-g-g-g-gosh!", she said.  "S-s-s-sorry about th-th-th-that!"

Edited May 11, 2021 by Ragland Tiger

[Dynamo Pad 11,382]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

As Dynamo continued to gather his bearings, hadn't realized that he had fallen over. It was the feeling of hitting the ground did he soon realize that someone must have fallen into him. Taking a moment to recover from his fall, Dynamo was now looking face to face at who had fallen into him. The pony in question being Bluebell, who was above him as he broke her fall. Seeing that they were inches away from each other had caused his cheeks to turn red. He had wondered if this had meant anything or if he should do something. However, she had suddenly jumped off of him. He had felt sad as he enjoyed having her close to him. He had to admit that she was soft, before shaking her had with a soft smile at her remark. "I-It's okay and no need to apologize. I'm just glad to break your fall. Also, I'm okay. Just a little dizzy from the ride, but I think that's my fault as I helped in making the ride go fast." He chuckled, shaking his head, before a look of concern was present in his eyes. "How about you? Are you okay, Bluebell? I hope you weren't hurt from the ride or fall." He says, wanting to check on the mare's wellbeing, before the couple would continue on their date.

Edited May 11, 2021 by Dynamo Pad

[Samurai Equine 52,012]

@Starforce Glimmer, @ExplosionMare, @Courageous Thunder Dash

Samurai's expression softens to delight when he meets up with Pencil and Chelsea. "Hello again, my good friends~ I'd absolutely love to look around. I've been curious ever since I heard about it. Oh, and Chelsea, your exhibit sounds like fun too! This is quite the large building to be curating. Hope it isn't too much work."

@Windy Breeze, @Courageous Thunder Dash

Trilby hopes they don't accidentally hit anyone as they leave. Trilby wanted to invite Shadow and/or Keen to join them in the demonstration, but it should be fine; they'll loop back around. Still, it's a lot of stimuli to watch the path ahead and take in Thundy's directions. As they ascend to the sky in airplane mode, Trilby straps in and bumps the radio, stopping on some vintage rock.

 

"...It just felt right..." Trilby explains his music choice.

Edited May 11, 2021 by Samurai Equine

[Silly Druid 7,078]

@no one in particular

Nopony decides not to go to Manehattan with Keen. He also doesn't want to visit Sundae, due to the things he saw in the letter to her. So he simply goes back to the inn to eat something. He likes the food there.

@Starforce Glimmer

Meanwhile, Tree Song is walking through the town, checking various stores and merchant stalls, and making notes about things that can be bought there, in case something unusual happens in the town again, and they need some kind of supplies to deal with it. Finally she enters the art museum, and, to her surprise, sees a familiar face there.

"Sparkly? What are you doing here?" She asks with a surprised look on her face.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Samurai Equine

Thundy gently banked the plane. "Oh that is a classic." He said as he heard the song. Thundy made a long u-turn, facing the way they came. "Now to land, you gotta be gentle with it. Be gradual with it. Slowly let off the throttle and push the steering device just a little forward." He explained. 

@ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @PawelS @Starforce Glimmer

Chelsea nodded. "You're really gonna like my art exhibit Samurai. Ready to go see it now?" She asked as she saw an unfamiliar pony. 
 

[Samurai Equine 52,012]

@ExplosionMare, @Courageous Thunder Dash

Samurai nods. "Mmm. Sounds good to me. As long as I'll get to see a little of everything."

@Windy Breeze, @Courageous Thunder Dash

Trilby watches as they come back down to the ground. "Cool! It's a little complicated, but I think I get the gist of it." Just to make sure, Trilby reaches into his hat, pulls out a pen and pad, and takes some notes.

[Pencil Pouch]

@Courageous Thunder Dash @Samurai Equine @PawelS @Starforce Glimmer

Pencil waved at everypony who entered the museum. She wanted to stop and chat but she could see that everypony was eager to see the artwork. She decided to return to her office for any last-minute exhibit times.

Before she turned around, she noticed Tree Song talking to a pony she had never seen before. Granted, she hadn’t seen everypony in this town, but she would have known if she had seen this particular pony. Shrugging, figuring she might meet the mare later, she turned back around and continued her work.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Samurai Equine @ExplosionMare

Chelsea led Samurai to her exhibit. The smell of the ocean filled the air as the scene came to life. The room was teeming with sea life, from crabs, lobsters, other crustaceans crawling along the floor, to many different species of fish swimming along the walls. There were anemone that if one reached out, they could feel the soft and watery texture of them as they moved in a gentle flow.

@Samurai Equine

Thundy gently landed the aerocar and came to a gentle and graceful stop. "There...how's that for a driving lesson?" He asked.  

[Tree Song]

@Starforce Glimmer @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

"Nice to see you here, I hope we have some fun adventures together! My teacher is in this town too. We're here because... you know, magic anomalies. There's a lot of this stuff here. So, how your experiments with lightning went?" I ask casually.

Edited May 11, 2021 by PawelS

[Tree Song]

@Starforce Glimmer @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

"It sure is, but I hope you find your place. The life here consists of dealing with weird things that happen every other day, and other than that, you just do what you want to do."

[Tree Song]

@Starforce Glimmer @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

I'm a little surprised by Sparkly's interpretation of my words. "That's not what I mean, there are some laws, I think... But I'm not sure how it works, with the mayors not doing their duties properly. I haven't seen any police here, but maybe they exist. I think you should ask Samurai about that, he seems to be in charge of the town to some degree."

[Tree Song]

@Starforce Glimmer @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

I tilt my head in confusion. "But a moment ago you were talking about anarchy, and you seemed to like it. Anyway, I'm not the one you should talk to about such things, you should get Samurai, or maybe even the mayors..."

[Samurai Equine 52,012]

@ExplosionMare, @Courageous Thunder Dash

Samurai suddenly seems very confused, and perhaps a little scared? He walks a little closer to Chelsea. "I... It's incredible, but is this an art exhibit or the town's aquarium? Should I be scared? Fire powers and water don't mix. It's my biggest weakness." Samurai whispers that last sentence.

@Windy Breeze, @Courageous Thunder Dash

"A driving or flying demonstration? Either way, it was out of this world!" Trilby says. He gets out of the vehicle and rejoins Keen and Windy. "All right then. Who's ready to go to Manehattan? I feel like I'm ready!" Trilby says.

For a second though, Trilby pulls Thundy aside to ask him a question in private. "Thundy, I really don't know how long I'll be gone with Keen and Shadow. But just in case this takes more than a day, can I count on you to look after my clothing store while I'm gone? I know this is kind of last-minute, but I need a friend I can trust, and you're the only one here right now. I'm going to loop over there and see what condition it's in, but I'll give you a spare set of keys."

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Samurai Equine

"It's okay Samurai, it's not really real water. It's images made with my own magic." Chelsea explained as she touched the wall with the moving fish images. Nothing happened. "See? You don't have to worry about your fire abilities." Chelsea stated. 

"I could do that..although I'll be having to multi-task. There is one thing I could do however to mitigate that." Thundy stated as he gathered some electricity. He made a security camera appear from the blue and showed it to Trilby. 

[Ragland Tiger 3,412]

On 2021-05-10 at 7:03 PM, Dynamo Pad said:

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

As Dynamo continued to gather his bearings, hadn't realized that he had fallen over. It was the feeling of hitting the ground did he soon realize that someone must have fallen into him. Taking a moment to recover from his fall, Dynamo was now looking face to face at who had fallen into him. The pony in question being Bluebell, who was above him as he broke her fall. Seeing that they were inches away from each other had caused his cheeks to turn red. He had wondered if this had meant anything or if he should do something. However, she had suddenly jumped off of him. He had felt sad as he enjoyed having her close to him. He had to admit that she was soft, before shaking her had with a soft smile at her remark. "I-It's okay and no need to apologize. I'm just glad to break your fall. Also, I'm okay. Just a little dizzy from the ride, but I think that's my fault as I helped in making the ride go fast." He chuckled, shaking his head, before a look of concern was present in his eyes. "How about you? Are you okay, Bluebell? I hope you weren't hurt from the ride or fall." He says, wanting to check on the mare's wellbeing, before they could continue on their date.

@Dynamo Pad @Courageous Thunder Dash

"I-I-I-I'm okay," said Bluebell nuzzling him.

 

Edited May 12, 2021 by Ragland Tiger

[Dynamo Pad 11,382]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

“T-That’s a relief.” He he was hesitant at first as she nuzzled him, before slowly returning the affection. He knew she was capable of taking care of herself, but he always had a tendency to worry about others. Slowly getting to his hooves, he offered her his forehoof to help her stand. “So what do you say? After a ride like that, did you want to try another game? I think I have the kind of game in mind.” He says, remembering a certain stand he had seen before he and Bluebell had fallen over. He had pointed over towards a particular balloon dart game stand to further add to his remark.

Edited May 12, 2021 by Dynamo Pad

[Windy Breeze 15,190]

@Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

Shadow and Keen had been watching in awe as the aeroplane moved “That is so sick...!” Keen gasped and turning to Shadow, “I've seen nor ain'toduced to this kind of technology before. Where did he got abilities again?”

“From a live real-time videogame” Shadow answered, not expected to be shaken by Keen.

“Live real-time? Does that mean you guys influence the game surrounded by a coliseum filled with SPECTATORS!?” Keen spat out the last word in her sentence, shaking Shadow violently with her hooves. Shadow pushed her off, annoyed.

“That's not what I meant, Keen. What I'm trying to say a whole town got stuck inside a game in its virtual world” she solemnly told her. Keen stopped, her expression stuck into a daze as if Shadow whacked her face with a mallet. Then, she spoke.

“How many times did you died and how did magical-virtual food taste like?”

What was the result? Well, it's facepalm “Please don't bring death and food into this topic”

[Tree Song]

@Starforce Glimmer @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

Lacking ideas how to continue the conversation, I look around to see what's going on in the museum.

"Look, there are Samurai, Chelsea and Pencil here. They are my friends, do you want to talk to them?"

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger

The balloon dart stand was very close to the teacups. some ponies could be seen aiming darts at the balloons. There was a smaller balloon in the middle that was a gold color. It looked easy to get, but it turns out it was a double layered balloon in disguise. One would have to aim at the perfect spot and launch the dart hard enough to pop it. However, if one succeeded at popping this balloon, the prize would be quite substantial. 

@Windy Breeze @Samurai Equine

Thundy approached Shadow and Keen. "Actually, I've had these abilities all my life. There's so much more I can do with them. Watch this." Thundy said as he gathered some electricity and made a ball of energy appear. He then quick converted it into a fireball and stretched it out. He was forging something. The fireball was shaped into a sword. Once the fire disappeared, Link's sword from the Zelda games was revealed in Thundy's talons. "Here. Touch it." Thundy said. 

[Tree Song]

@Starforce Glimmer @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

We walk together towards Samurai, Chelsea and Pencil. "Hey, nice to see you all again. Here's my friend Sparkly Green." I introduce her with a motion of the hoof. "Whatcha doin'?"

[Chelsea]

@PawelS @Samurai Equine @Starforce Glimmer

Chelsea turned around and saw Tree Song. She gasped. "Tree Song! I'm so glad you can make it! Well? What do you think of my exhibit? Pretty cool huh?" Chelsea asked. She turned and saw another unicorn. "It's nice to meet you Sparkly Green. How long have you and Tree Song known each other?" Chelsea asked. 

[Ragland Tiger 3,412]

12 hours ago, Dynamo Pad said:

“T-That’s a relief.” He he was hesitant at first as she nuzzled him, before slowly returning the affection. He knew she was capable of taking care of herself, but he always had a tendency to worry about others. Slowly getting to his hooves, he offered her his forehoof to help her stand. “So what do you say? After a ride like that, did you want to try another game? I think I have the kind of game in mind.” He says, remembering a certain stand he had seen before he and Bluebell had fallen over. He had pointed over towards a particular balloon dart game stand to further add to his remark.

 

7 hours ago, Courageous Thunder Dash said:

The balloon dart stand was very close to the teacups. some ponies could be seen aiming darts at the balloons. There was a smaller balloon in the middle that was a gold color. It looked easy to get, but it turns out it was a double layered balloon in disguise. One would have to aim at the perfect spot and launch the dart hard enough to pop it. However, if one succeeded at popping this balloon, the prize would be quite substantial. 

@Dynamo Pad @Courageous Thunder Dash

"L-l-let's g-go, then," Bluebell said, taking his hoof.