open The Town That Friendship Forgot

[Thundy]

@Samurai Equine

"Alright, listen up, you have two sets of controls, your car controls and your plane controls. Your car controls include your gas pedal, brake, gear selector, parking brake and your turn signals. See this lever here in the middle of the console?" Thundy asked as he pointed to a lever in the middle of the console. "This lever unfolds your wings. This will also change the steering wheel into 6-point controller for planes, which includes pitch, tilt and turn. Once you switch to plane mode, you won't need the pedals anymore. Instead, to control the speed in plane mode, use this lever here." Thundy said pointing to a throttle lever beside the steering wheel. Got it so far? Would you like me to demonstrate?" Thundy asked. 

[Dynamo Pad 9,658]

@Ragland Tiger @Courageous Thunder Dash

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.

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@Samurai Equine

"Well from what you say...I don't know about that. A few years? Talk about a commitment to a town I literally just stepped foot into. I'm afraid its going to take more than words to convince me of any long time investments." she'd say to him with a slight musing manner to her words. She was a bit disappointed.

"The mayors sounds like an interesting situation. I would like to find them, and get answers. I don't understand the superstition about the mayors being brought back together. Things happen. It's life, and where I'm from there is no rainbow magic or fairy dust to save you from the world's events." she paused. She didn't seem to be too convinced by his words, or too interested in the events of this place and seemed to step back a bit. "I'll just have a look around, then. See for myself." she'd state and turn to leave. Sparkly Green didn't entirely trust this stallion.

"The truth is learned, never told." and with that, she'd start walking away from Samurai Equine. She wanted to take a look on her own. Whoever this mare was, it seemed she was more of a stand offish, or not as friendly type as Samurai Equine was.

 

Edited May 10, 2021 by Starforce Glimmer

[Pencil Pouch]

@Courageous Thunder Dash

While Pencil waited for Thundy to arrive, she took a moment to admire the work she had completed so far. She couldn’t help but blissfully smile up at the pieces she and Chelsea had hung up. The museum was filled with so much vibrance.

In one corner of the museum, bustling cities and pleasant towns gave the walls life, inviting visitors to journey through all parts of the world in just a couple of hours. Further down the hall, extremely detailed portraits depicted the fascinating yet simple lives of various civilians. It was as if those in the portraits were telling the stories of their lives just through a glance or a motion.

The last currently decorated section of the museum, not including Chelsea’s display, was a series of abstract pieces that were deviant enough to be considered interesting but not so deviant that they were confusing. Through this section of the museum, colors collided with one another in a chaotic dance. Shapes merged to build indescribable structures. Elements that would normally appear as flaws, such as paint splatters, combined with other ‘flaws’ to create flawless visions.

It was a lot to take in and a lot to be proud of. Pencil truly appreciated all the hard work the artists put into these pieces and she was grateful that they chose to display these in her museums. Part of her wished she could contribute something of her own, but she knew her art paled in comparison to the masterpieces she currently had on display. With a deep, meditative sigh, Pencil took one last glance at everything before she began examining her next set of artwork. 

[Windy Breeze 15,089]

@Samurai Equine @PawelS @Courageous Thunder Dash

Keen seems to be surprised by Trilby's display of generosity and extreme kindness which is rare to most ponies. She hasn't met other ponies who has that level of compassion other than Mirabelle. This was her own problem yet these strangers want to help her. What was confusing is they act as if they all have met her before which confuses her. Was this the reason why they're saying she lost her memory?

As the griffon named Thundy told them to follow him, she felt soft feathers wrap around her neck. She turned and saw the black-coated mare standing beside her “If you feel overwhelmed I will be beside you” she said with a soothing voice” Keen felt calmness wash over her.

“I'm okay!” her voice was surprisingly cheery and her smile was a bit big but this could be an attempt to assure Shadow that she's alright. They followed Thundy outside alongside Trilby.

As they were walking in the halls, a parchment was suddenly tossed to Thundy by a doctor in a haste. If he reads it, it says “We are sorry for the inconvenience. We have fired the doctor who should not be named” this may confuse him as hedn't known the confrontation between Chelsea and the rude doctor.

What Shadow and Keen saw when they went outside shocked them. Sitting outside the hospital was some kind of vehicle (they heard Trilby inquire to ride a fast-moving vehicle) “A-Am I dreaming?” euphoria filled Keen as she whimpered in anticipation “Ahhhhhh, this is so amazing!

[Samurai Equine 38,066]

@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?”

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@Samurai Equine

Art exhibit? Well, she might as well take a look at that. There was plenty of time to kill anyways. She simply would nod to Samurai Equine, without any further information on the mayors or the identities of those ponies she would have to ask around at some point. She didn't walk alongside him but discreetly followed him into the art exhibit. It's likely she might be spotted by the others however to her they were all just amongst the crowd and she looked over the art work here, silently impressed. It was a good way to kill time, and have interesting things to look at as well. 

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,785]

@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 3,233]

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 9,658]

@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 38,066]

@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 4,648]

@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.

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@PawelS @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

Sparkly noticed the other ponies there. Among them, was a strange Gryphon pony creature. She didn't entirely like the sighting of that and had just been looking at the art when Tree Song had called out to her, Sparkly walked up to her with a curious look. "Wandering the land, of course. I may have a residence, but I can de-construct it and stow away my valuables in an area only I know of. As I am not from this world it is pertinent that I see as much of this world as possible." her cloak shifted strangely. 

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,785]

@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 38,066]

@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 7,785]

@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

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@PawelS @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

She rose an eyebrow. "It went well enough, I was able to recover large amounts of energy via using it. I have it stored somewhere." she said quietly, ignoring the other ponies here. "I don't know what to do there though, honestly. This place is weird." Sparkly said with a dismissive look. 

[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."

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@ExplosionMare@PawelS @Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

Sparkly raises an eyebrow to this. "No laws? So this place is like slab city then? No laws, we just do whatever we want? Sounds...interesting. So this is an anarchist haven in Equestria then, right? "  

[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."

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@PawelS @ExplosionMare @Samurai Equine @Courageous Thunder Dash

Sparkly raised an eyebrow. "Well if there are no police we should get police then. I would like to volunteer. I want to help this town here enforce its rules or something. It'd be pretty interesting. I mean if nobody is in charge I'd like to get this place to be what it needs to be, organized, ordered, peaceful." 

[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..."