open The Town That Friendship Forgot

[Ragland Tiger 3,415]

@Dynamo Pad @Courageous Thunder Dash

19 minutes ago, Courageous Thunder Dash said:

"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. 

Bluebell then pointed to a guitar that caught her eye:

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Ragland Tiger @Dynamo Pad

"You my lady...have excellent taste. This here's one of the finest guitars we got. It's a Gibson and even the most seasoned guitar players yearn for something this exquisite." The carnie explained. Turns out that he was a retired player himself. "You know, I used to tour around Equestria playing guitar for some of the finest of folk..." He said softly so that only Dynamo and Bluebell could hear.

[Silly Druid 7,099]

@Windy Breeze @Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

"You can call me Nopony" the druid says to Keen. He looks at those who are still in the room. He is going to have a request for them, but first they should explain to Keen what happened.

Meanwhile, Tree Song is a little surprised that Samurai wants to join her. "Why do you want to go with me, do you have something to buy at the market too?"

[Dynamo Pad 11,384]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

Dynamo looked towards Bluebell's hoof, before his eyes trailed up to where she was pointing towards. As his gaze met the guitar she was going to choose, Dynamo whistled in awe at the design. "Now that's what I call a guitar. I even like the design that's added onto the guitar." He says, while the carnie pony explained about the guitar. "I was going to say that you know a lot about guitars. I guess it makes sense when you said that you used to tour around Equestria. That sounds pretty cool and it sounds like you've must have gone on quite a tour." He would say, looking around at some of the guitars to take as a prize. Looking around, his eyes suddenly stopped upon one of the guitars. His jaw dropped as he couldn't believe what he was seeing. "There's no way. T-That guitar H-How did you get that...?" He uttered out, pointing to the guitar that had caught his eye.

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[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Dynamo Pad

"Now that guitar my friend...that's one of the most finest guitars that I ever had. It normally costs well over 5,000 bits, a guitarist's dream to own one of those. I heard it was featured in a game...The Last of Us 2 was it?" The carnie asked scratching his chin. 

[Samurai Equine]

@PawelS

Samurai shakes his head. "For the most part, no. But it is my job to help the citizens of this town. I've done my part for Keen. The rest is up to Trilby, Shadow, and anyone else that wants to be there for Keen. After I help you out, I'll probably go and see if there is any others in this town that could use my help. Besides, we haven't had that much time to bond, you and I." Samurai clarifies. "How much supplies are we getting?"

[Dynamo Pad 11,384]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

The gaming unicorn's jaw dropped at how much a guitar like that was worth so much. "I remember hearing about that game. I never played that game before. Not because of the whole controversy, but more along the lines of I never had the opportunity to play that or the prequel. I did recall that guitar being in the game. I'll be honest in saying that I don't know how to play the guitar, but I've always wanted to learn." He explained, nodding as he knew which guitar he wanted to choose. Looking around to see the plush he wanted, he noticed that it ranged from multiple different animals. From cats, to dogs, it was multitude of plushies galore. He did, however, know which plush had caught his eye. "Since we both made it in the blue buckets, then I think I'll take this plush." He says, pointing to the plush in question.

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[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Ragland Tiger @Dynamo Pad

"Foxes are perhaps one of the most misunderstood creatures. I sure do wish that ponies around here would treat them much better than they do these days." The carnie stated as he handed the fox plush over to Dynamo. 

[Dynamo Pad 11,384]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

As he was handed both the guitar and fox plush, Dynamo smiled as he held both prizes in a levitation spell. “Thank you and I’m glad it’s not just me. I haven’t seen any foxes around where I lived in Fillydelphia, or this town for that matter. They seem like such kind, cute and fluffy creatures. All the while seemingly misunderstood by others.” He says, glad to know that he wasn’t the only one who shared that same sentiment.

[Pencil Pouch]

@Courageous Thunder Dash

“My dad introduced me to rock when I was pretty young, so I practically lived on it!” Pencil exclaimed. “I also recently got into heavy metal thanks to one of my friends back home. I thought the genre was weird at first, but once I started really listening to the lyrics, I thought it was awesome!”

Pencil was really enjoying this music session. It was rare that somepony shared similar music tastes to hers. By the way she fidgeted in her seat just now, her excitement was quite apparent.

[Chelsea]

@ExplosionMare

"Heavy metal is a really fun genre to jump around to..." Chelsea said as she turned on one of her absolute faves, just as she parked the 370z in front of the museum. The song came on loud and suddenly, but Chelsea was used to it. She stated to headbang. Her locks of hair thrashing and flying everywhere. 

 

[Windy Breeze 15,190]

@Samurai Equine @PawelS

Keen watched as the others left while a few stayed behind but questions still remained: who are they and how do they know her.

“Who are you and how did you all know my name?” this actually made Shadow frown, realizing there is something wrong with her friend, “Why am I laying on a hospital bed?”

If one of them decided to check on Keen, it turns out she isn't suffering from a coma not from a spell used to erase her memory. No, it just looks as if her memory ends in another place in another time. What has happened to Keen can be easily understand yet the aftermath is hard to dealt with.

[Ragland Tiger 3,415]

13 hours ago, Dynamo Pad said:

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

As he was handed both the guitar and fox plush, Dynamo smiled as he held both prizes in a levitation spell. “Thank you and I’m glad it’s not just me. I haven’t seen any foxes around where I lived in Fillydelphia, or this town for that matter. They seem like such kind, cute and fluffy creatures. All the while seemingly misunderstood by others.” He says, glad to know that he wasn’t the only one who shared that same sentiment.

@Dynamo Pad  @Courageous Thunder Dash

Bluebell looked at the plushes.  It was a hard choice, they all looked so cute.  She finally settled on a cute little Ponyta.

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Edited April 27, 2021 by Ragland Tiger

[Dynamo Pad 11,384]

@Ragland Tiger 

Dynamo over towards the plush that Bluebell had chosen and smiled. "That's a cute plush. You can't go wrong with Ponyta. I think there's a regional version in the later series that gives it a different appearance. The same for Vulpix who is an ice type in one of the other games." He explained with a slight chuckle. "Sometimes I have a difficult time in deciding which version I like better. Oh, should we get some bags for our guitars and plush? I wasn't sure if we should keep them in a safe place in case we go on more rides." 

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger

The carnie provided Dynamo and Bluebell some bags. "There you go. Congratulations you two." The carnie said with a smile, as others waited to start their plays on the game. "Hope you enjoy the rest of your day!" The carnie added. 

[Dynamo Pad 11,384]

@Ragland Tiger

Dynamo blinked in surprise as the carnie pony had provided both him and Bluebell with some bags for their prizes. "Thank you so much and we really appreciate this, sir." He says, taking notice of other ponies and creatures who wanted to take their turns. Seeing as this was their time to go, Dynamo nodded as he smiled once more at the carnie pony's remark. "Thank you and we will, sir!" He waved as he started to make his exit with Bluebell. "Did you want to ride another ride? I guess that means it would be my turn to take a pick." He started to scan the area of a potential ride for them to ride. All before seeing a ride that had caught his eye. That ride being the spinning cups. "How about that one? I know it's not the same as a roller coaster, but I think we can make it go just as fast when it comes to spinning." He playfully smirked as he pointed towards the ride.

[Ragland Tiger 3,415]

23 minutes ago, Dynamo Pad said:

@Ragland Tiger

Dynamo blinked in surprise as the carnie pony had provided both him and Bluebell with some bags for their prizes. "Thank you so much and we really appreciate this, sir." He says, taking notice of other ponies and creatures who wanted to take their turns. Seeing as this was their time to go, Dynamo nodded as he smiled once more at the carnie pony's remark. "Thank you and we will, sir!" He waved as he started to make his exit with Bluebell. "Did you want to ride another ride? I guess that means it would be my turn to take a pick." He started to scan the area of a potential ride for them to ride. All before seeing a ride that had caught his eye. That ride being the spinning cups. "How about that one? I know it's not the same as a roller coaster, but I think we can make it go just as fast when it comes to spinning." He playfully smirked as he pointed towards the ride.

@Dynamo Pad

"Alright, y-you! I'll t-t-take the d-dare!", Bluebell joked.

[Dynamo Pad 11,384]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

Dynamo grinned as Bluebell had accepted the dare. "Alright! Let's just find a place to put our things and we'll go on the ride." He says, finding a nearby locker to place their belongings in. Once the locker was locked up, he started making their way towards the ride. All the while, staying close to Bluebell so the two of them wouldn't be separated. Once they made it towards the ride, he noticed that the previous ride had come to an end. Each of the cups that were once spinning had come to a complete stop. "Talk about perfect timing. I always loved going on these rides when I was younger." He felt giddy as he was ready to spin as fast as he could. Just then, a sudden thought had occurred to Dynamo as he looked towards the bespectacled mare. "Also, I was just wondering one important thing before we go on. How fast do you want to go? Normal, fast or hyper speed?" As they were let on the ride, Dynamo knew that the last option was a bit of an exaggeration. He wanted to gauge Bluebell's thoughts as he would then know how fast they would go on the ride.

[Ragland Tiger 3,415]

26 minutes ago, Dynamo Pad said:

Just then, a sudden thought had occurred to Dynamo as he looked towards the bespectacled mare. "Also, I was just wondering one important thing before we go on. How fast do you want to go? Normal, fast or hyper speed?" As they were let on the ride, Dynamo knew that the last option was a bit of an exaggeration. He wanted to gauge Bluebell's thoughts as he would then know how fast they would go on the ride.

@Dynamo Pad

"Why, sh-shucks," Bluebell said, turning up her Appleloosa accent.  "Sure enough j-j-just as fa-fa-fast as a pony could g-go!"

[Dynamo Pad 11,384]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

Dynamo nodded in understanding, while still finding her Appleloosan accent to sound adorable. "Okay, then! If you're sure, then it's hyper speed it is!" He exclaimed, making his way up towards one of the empty cups. As the door was open for them to enter, he stood out of the way for Bluebell to enter first. Once she entered, he followed her into the cup as he took a seat. Looking around, it was just like when he was a young colt at the carnival. A seat that stretched around them for multiple ponies or creatures, as well as a disk that was wide enough to fit multiple hooves on. "I just hope they don't get mad at how fast this ride will be. I tend to have a bit of a need for speed. At least in terms of being in a spinning cup." He chuckled as he waited patiently for the ride to begin. Hopping slightly up and down in his seat in pure anticipation. 

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

@Dynamo Pad @Ragland Tiger

The operator made sure that everything was clear. "Alright everypony! Hang on tight, 'cause it's time to go for a spin!" The operator stated. In fact, the operator was a DJ as well, so he cranked up the music for the extra fun. 

 

[Dynamo Pad 11,384]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

As the operator made sure that all was clear, Dynamo placed his hooves on the disk as the ride was about to begin. It also helped that music was being played. He wasn't sure if he had heard the song before or not, but it did seem familiar to the gaming unicorn. His eyes widened as the pieces were coming together. "Oh! I think this is a different version that I heard before. I believe the one I heard was from both Neon Lights, Vinyl Scratch and Pinkie Pie! Oh, then that makes this ride all the more epic!" He grinned, as the ride had gotten underway. Getting the green light, Dynamo threw his hooves on the side of the disk, before pulling at the disc with all of his strength. All the while, trying to make the spinning cup he and Bluebell were in to go as fast as they could go. "Let's work together to make this an awesome and spinning ride, Bluebell!" He exclaimed with a grin.

[Samurai Equine 52,087]

@PawelS, @Windy Breeze, @Courageous Thunder Dash

Trilby doesn't think of it as something serious at first. He smiles and waves at Thundy, Shadow, and Nopony. "It's all right. Remember what happened to me when I was freed from the curse? There was a little bit of memory loss, but give it a moment, the memories will come back soon." Trilby explains before turning back to Keen. "For now, try to remember, but don't force it. Your name is Keen Fan. We're your friends. You use to be under a curse, just like me, but we set you free. And the reason you are in a hospital is because you were hurt in a war, but the war is over, and you're all healed up now." Trilby explains.

At least, he hopes this is temporary. How would he know if it's something worse?

[Pencil Pouch]

@Courageous Thunder Dash

“Yyyyeaaahhhh let’s go!” Pencil shrieked as the headbanger came on the radio.

She took full advantage of her poofy mane and let it swing side-to-side as if she were in a hair band. She tapped her hooves lightly on the side of the car to the beat. A huge grin was painted on her face the more the song went on. She was in full concert mode and was having the time of her life.

[Windy Breeze 15,190]

@Samurai Equine @PawelS

Keen watched as the others left the room bedore turning to the remaining ones and asking them a similar question “I know I'm Keen but who are you guys? I remember I was at Manehatten joining a convention with Mirabelle but how I got here?”

“We are your friends, Keen” Shadow approached her, “Don't you remember anything when you entered Friendshire?”

“Friendshire? Is that the name of the place where I'm in?” This was bad. Keen didn't seem to remember anything.