open Summer Roleplay

[Illiad Easle 3,130]

@flurry @Califorum @abrony-mouse

Dell chuckled at Fuchsia's awe, puffing out his chest and tossing his head back before addressing the adult mare, "We haven't been in this area long, but some ponies wanting to cut down our trees have been trying to force us out. Hence why Vale is cautious around adult ponies. You seem the right enough sort though, I'll let Vale know it's okay, but you make sure no other adults try to walk off with her alright?"

He would wait for some sort of confirmation from Suri before whistling over his whither and motioning forward, Vale would crawl out of the tree dome she had been hiding in and bound over to the group, standing next to Dell, who would lean down to her level, "Don't worry, they seem safe enough. You have fun, but don't be afraid to run at the first sign of trouble alright?"

Vale nodded, a smile returning to her face. 

 

[Stardust 641]

@Illiad Easle @Califorum @abrony-mouse

Bright Wing saw Vale and was excited "Ahh yay, Vale you're back! I guess we can go and play again?" 

Then she remembered that she did say she would head back to parents and tell them what happened in case they were worried. 

Maybe if Suri would agree to being there then it hopefully wouldn't be any problem to continue playing outside. 

 

 

 

[Fuchsia]

Fuchsia tunes out the older pony talk and gives an encouraging smile to Vale. "Yes! Is it ok if I join in?" she asks hopefully - it was a while before she had to return to the farm to do her chores and she wanted to have some fun in the snow before then.

[Illiad Easle 3,130]

@Califorum @flurry @abrony-mouse

Dell nodded with a smile, "Good!" He would turn to go back the way he came before looking back over at Vale, "You have fun now, and be back before dark or your mother will worry."

Vale nodded, "I will, don't worry!"

As Dell bounded off into the forest, Vale looked back at the assembled ponies, "So, you need me to lead you back out?"

[Stardust 641]

@Illiad Easle @Califorum @abrony-mouse

"Ooh lets go back and play then" she skipped along.

And with Fuchsia there they could have even more fun together maybe.

She looked to Suri to reply to Dell as while she did not know the way back maybe she did, she didn't mind either way who led them out as long as they could get back quickly. 

 

 

[Fuchsia]

Fuchsia grins at Bright and stops to respond to Vale. "How about we play in the forest?" her friends and her lil brother were all a bit scared of the forest so she hadn't played in it much, but with  Vale and Suri here she felt more confident.

[Illiad Easle 3,130]

@abrony-mouse @Califorum @flurry

At Fuchsia's suggestion of playing in the forest Vale shook her head, "The forest isn't a very safe place, especially for ponies."

Vale would lead the way back to the plains they were in previously, bounding ahead a ways then waiting for the others to catch up before bounding up a few more paces until they reached the edge of the forest and entered the plains.

"So, what do we do now?"

[Stardust 641]

@Illiad Easle @Califorum @abrony-mouse

Bright Wing was relieved to be back and excited too.

"Let's go play some moree. We still have the sled. Or we could play something else in the snow" she said excitedly.

 

 

[Fuchsia]

@Califorum @flurry @Illiad Easle

Fuchsia nods at the warning and sticks her tongue out at any bears or wolves that might be lurking - bounding off before any can respond :p She prances along after Vale, except more clumsy and throwing up more snow. She turns round every so often to check the others are following.

Fuchsia's eyes look critically at the gentle slope of the plain and she gets an idea, "If we sledge then maybe they could push us!" she suggests, gesturing to the older buck and Suri   

 

 

 

[Illiad Easle 3,130]

@abrony-mouse @Califorum @flurry

(Dell left, sorry if that wasn't clear)

Vale nodded, "I really liked sledding! It might be better if we had a few more sleds though, then we could go more than one at a time." She giggled at Suri's suggestion, "I don't know, you might be too big for the sled."

[Stardust 641]

@Illiad Easle @Califorum @abrony-mouse

Bright Wing giggled at Suri.

Bright Wing thought about the sled "I might have at least another sled in the shed back towards home, since I think my older brother had one I could borrow which is slightly bigger though I dunno how big. Then maybe we could have a race or something" 

"Unless one of you had one too perhaps?"

"I did need to head back briefly anyway to check how things were anyways, or maybe there is something else we could use instead?"she stated. She hoped that she could pop back. Although with Suri around she might not like that. Either way another sled or few sleds was a good idea. 

[Fuchsia]

@Califorum@flurry@Illiad Easle

"Yay! Thanks Miss." Fuchsia grins and gives a little prance of excitement as Suri agrees to join in, her excitement increasing at the prospect of the snow-play. Silly Blackie - if he'd stayed around he could have joined all of the ponies + fawn on the hill. 

When Vale suggests the other sled and Bright mentions his brother Fuchsia agrees eagerly. "Want a hoof bringing it back?" she offers, eager to have more sleds so they could race. Fuchsia didn't have a sled, every winter she kept meaning to as for one for her next birthday, but every autumn when her birthday came round she forgot.

[Illiad Easle 3,130]

@abrony-mouse @Califorum @flurry

Vale looked conflicted, sure having more sleds would be fun, but she didn't want to wander too far from the forest, nor stay along with Suri, she hadn't missed the discomfort/disgust that Suri's face had sent her way.

"I, um, I guess I'll wait here then. Be quick though! Don't want to run out of daylight."

[Stardust 641]

@abrony-mouse @Califorum @Illiad Easle

Bright Wing replied to Fuchsia "Help would be appreciated, thanks, this sled is a bit bigger than the other so it would be good". 

And to Vale "You can look after the sled we have here if you like, don't worry we won't be too long". It wasn't too far away after all. 

"I guess that means we can go and head to the shed to bring back another sled then?" 

The walk there was not too long.

[Fuchsia]

@Illiad Easle@flurry@Califorum

Fuchsia was surprised that the older mare was offering a sled - maybe she was more fun than she thought  "Really! Thanks Miss." she says happily. 

Noticing the diffidence of Vale she gets a thought, rather than trot off separately maybe they could push the sled there together? "Hay, want us to push you there on the sled? I bet we can push you all the way there." she says, and adds teasingly to Bright Wing, "Bet'cha can't push as fast as me." 

[Illiad Easle 3,130]

@abrony-mouse @Califorum @flurry

Vale was surprised at the invitation to be pushed on the sled, "Oh! Um, I think that would be fun. Don't you usually pull sleds though?"

Nonetheless Vale would climb atop the sled, idly swaying from side to side as she waited for the sled to start moving.

[Stardust 641]

@Illiad Easle @Califorum @abrony-mouse

Bright Wing smiled at Suri "Oh you have a sled? Ah that's great. Did you used to use this?" It was good they didnt need to go too far to get a sled.

Looking towards Fuschia "Oh I'm pretty good at this sort of thing." Then she pushed on the sled with some force but not too much to destabilise it. 

In reply to Vale's question "I guess pulling sleds is a different sort of thing haha." 

 

[Fuchsia]

Fuchsia pushes along the sled with Bright Wing, digging her hind hooves into the snow, which crunches and siwshes underhoof, adding to the sounds of the runs slithering through their snow trails towards Suri's house. Fuchsia grins under her country hat as she and Bright push together , keeping the sled stable and managing to slide it at a decent pace. 

 

Fuchsia stamps her hooves impatiently, waiting for the sled and once Suri pulls it out immediately wants to get in but is prevented by Suri's furry pony body. "Ok! Um if you take one sled." she points to Vale, "We'll push this one." she says and motions to Bright to try to push the adult pony along in the sled. This would be harder than pushing a lil fawn but she was 11 and was therefore unstoppable  

[Illiad Easle 3,130]

@abrony-mouse @Califorum @flurry

Vale stabilized herself like a pro as Bright started pushing, almost like she knew how the sled would move before it did. She giggled at Fuschia's enthusiasm to push the much larger mare, leaning forward to make it easier for Bright to push, "I bet mine goes faster! Let's go back to the hill so we can ride down it!"

[Stardust 641]

@Illiad Easle @abrony-mouse @Califorum

Bright Wing wings fluttered a little while pushing the sled, "You'll be faster for sure, and yeah we can see how fast that is at the hill hah". Bright Wing was impressed how well Vale had taken to the sled given she had only started riding today.

[Fuchsia]

@flurry @Illiad Easle @Califorum

As soon as Suri got out of the sled Fuchsia leapt in to be dragged along by Suri  oblivious to the glistening eyes of the older pony. She gazes jealously at Vale and Bright pushing along faster and tries to give her and Suri's sled a boost by pushing along the sled with her boot... which promptly comes off in the snow, displaying a hoof with white frilly socks  .

She makes a shocked face and leaps off the sled to collect her boot, gingerly keeping her socked hoof out of the snow. "Sorry Miss - just... getting... sock!" she calls out to Suri. She hops over, picks the boot up in her mouth to right it and then shoves it back onto her hoof. With the boot safely back on she gallops after the sled and will jump into it, trying to slide it along.

[Illiad Easle 3,130]

@abrony-mouse @Califorum @flurry

It occured to Vale that they could get there faster if she helped pull the sled as well, so she hopped off and started pushing alongside Bright, before calling back at the other two, "Last one there's rotten fruit!"

She would then do her best to push as quick as she could, determined to not fall prey to her own verbal jab.

[Stardust 641]

@Illiad Easle @Califorum @abrony-mouse

 

Bright Wing glanced quickly at Vale "Ahh you are pushing too now?"

Bright pushed a bit more so to make sure they were fast enough to get there before the others.

[Fuchsia]

Fuchsia smiles as she's helped back in the sled. As it picks up speed she doesn't try to kick it along, to protect her boots, but rather goes to the edge of the sled - her red and white striped scarf is blown back as they pick up speed, the sled slithering along in the fresh powder as the adult pony's bigger hoofsies dig in and do what they're made for - propelling them along significantly faster than a human could.

"Woo!" she exclaims as they catch up with and overtake Bright and Vale, she teasingly pokes her tongue out at Bright as they overtake. "Yeah It is really fun!" she responds enthusiastically to Suri.

[Illiad Easle 3,130]

@abrony-mouse @Califorum @flurry

Being overtaken drove Vale to push with all her might, but it wouldn't help her too much. While there was no doubt she could outpace all of them in a race through the snow, she wasn't very strong nor fast when pushing through the snow rather than bounding over it. That was an idea though, would her guiding magic be enough to dodge all three of them throwing snowballs like she had with Bright earlier?

They would arrive at the top soon after the other two, "Wow, pony does sure are strong, though you do have much thicker legs than any doe or buck I've seen."