open A Stone in Ripple's Heart (1x1 with Califorum)

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@Califorum

The request seemed a little odd to Ripple, she had only heard of rock soup in old tales, but she didn't question it, She just looked up a recipe, which she was surprised was quite easy to find and begun to make the soup.

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@Califorum

Lilac smiled "Ooh that's a pretty stone" she'd say to Maud "I like to draw animals" she'd say "I love kitties, puppies, bunnies, otters, foxes.." she went on an on about her favorite animals.

Ripple poked her head out from the kitchen "Sweetie, please give Maud a break"

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@Califorum

Lilac looked up "Aaw, okay mama" she'd say, going back to her drawings. cuddling up to Maud a little. Ripple would smile "good girl" she'd say as she went back to cooking "soup's nearly done, dear"

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@Califorum

Lilac would cuddle up close to Maud, continuing to draw, until Ripple would come out, "Some rock stew for you Maud, dear ,and some vegetable stew for Ripple and myself" she'd say. placing the bowls down in front of them.

"Thank you mama" Lilac would say before she begun to eat.

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@Califorum

Ripple smiled as she would eat her soup "So, the party is in a couple of days" she'd say to Maud, "I hope that will be enough time for you to settle in, dear" she would say to her "and Lilac and I will do our best to help"

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@Califorum

"Oh it's only going to be a small one, Lilac here doesn't do well in huge crowds" Ripple would say "Just some friends and family" she hugs Lilac close "and of course your sister and the Cakes will be making the cake for the party."

Lilac smiles "It's going to be a moon, like miss Luna's Cutie Mark" 

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@Califorum

Lilac would smile, gently nuzzling into Maud's fur, enjoying the softness. Ripple smiles "Maud, could I speak to you for a moment?" she would ask, as she was curious about something but didn't want Lilac to hear it yet.

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4 minutes ago, Maud Pie said:

@Silicon Chimera

Maud rose an eyebrow and gently pulled away. She took a step back and then quietly nodded while looking over to Lilac and then walked into the other room out of where Lilac could hear. She stood there silently, blinking her eyes curiously.

After she lead Maud away, she'd smile "I-I really do hope that you will stay for a long time, not just for my own happiness, but for Lilac's as well. I don't think I've ever seen her this happy since her father passed, and not to mention, she's so calm" she'd say to her

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@Califorum

Ripple would nuzzle her a little "I do hope they will allow it" she'd say "I can tell, even though you are as emotionless as a rock" she'd giggle "That you do enjoy our company, and I know Lilac has really warmed up to you"

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27 minutes ago, Maud Pie said:

@Silicon Chimera

"That is interesting how you see it that way. Many do not bond with my demeanor. I've always been...different." she made a certain gesture with her eyes as if slightly shamed by that, but seemed to understand what Ripple was saying.

"O-oh I uhm..I didn't mean it like that" she would say, looking down "I'm sorry, all I meant was, that you're.. you know..forget about it" she'd say then smile "I bet you've got a killer poker face though" she giggles a little awkwardly, "all I was meaning to say is that, you two seem to be really good with each other"

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@Califorum

Ripple would rest easy a bit "You are right, my late husband would want me and Lilac to be happy" she'd nuzzle her gently "I know it may be a little soon but..I really like you Maud, like a lot" she'd say with a slight blush.

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@Califorum

Ripple smiles and hugs her "Thank you, now we probably should get back to the dining room, Lilac has hopefully just continued to draw" she'd say as she would then sigh a little "I just hope that I can do for you what you are doing for Lilac and I"

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@Califorum

Ripple smiled as she would gaze into Maud's blue eyes before they went back to the dining area. Lilac had indeed just resumed drawing, she was drawing the big boulder in the backyard, but was also drawing the three of them in front of it.

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@Califorum

Ripple would smile and watch them, before getting up and going to do some housework. Lilac would then begin to draw the landscape. "I probably shoulda done the landscape first" she muses to herself.

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@Califorum

Lilac would nod "You're right, it shouldn't be too difficult" she smiles as she then begins to draw the grass, making it look like the grass was bending where they were standing, being sure to add shadows and the such.

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@Califorum

Lilac would then put her crayon down and yawn, "Mommy, I'm sleepy" she would say, and Ripple would smile "Well then, I think it's time for a certain little filly to go to bed" she'd say, smiling to Lilac then to Maud before she would take Lilac's hoof and leading her to the bed.

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@Califorum

Ripple would smile as she saw Maud put a stone on Lilac's desk. She'd make her way out of the room and smile a little "come, I'll show you to your room, unless you'd like to share the bed with me in mine" she'd suggest to her

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@Califorum

Ripple would nod at that, thinking that was a great idea. She'd lead her to the spare room "I can probably put the bed and furniture in storage or something, so you'll have more space" she smiles, showing the modest room to Maud.

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@Califorum

Ripple would nod "It would indeed be a sight" she'd say, looking about "if the room isn't big enough, I'm sure we can either expand on this one or find another room that would be big enough" she would smile and gently nuzzle her

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@Califorum

Ripple would smile, wagging her tail like a happy puppy "Well extending won't hurt too much, we'd have to get the appropriate permits, but I think that won't be too hard to obtain, as for a rock circle in the garden, that just reminded me of the landmark in the Emerald Isles, Stonehenge, did you see it while you were there?"

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@Califorum

Ripple was glad that Maud had gotten a chance to check out Stonehenge, she'd be sad if her rock loving mare hadn't seen it yet when they were there. She'd nod and smile "Many believe that it had something to do with either the paranormal or supernatural. Given it was allegedly around the same time of the druids that it appeared, and was also allegedly where the druids would have their gatherings" she'd say and chuckles with a slight blush "Hehe, sorry, here I am going on about history when I was supposed to be showing you around"

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@Califorum

Ripple would nod "Staring us right in the eyes yet we're always so blind by our ignorance to see it" she would say, continuing to show Maud around "But yes, the levitation theory sounds a lot more plausible" she'd smile to her.

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@Califorum

Ripple would nod "They say that ignorance is bliss, but I say that knowledge is power" she'd say and looks to her "It's one of the reasons why I'm a historian and write the books I do. To dispel the myths and untruths about certain eras or people of those eras" she would say "for example, there's a myth about the druids, that each Halloween they would go house to house and take away the children, and they'd skip the ones with jack-o-lanterns..." she'd say and shake her head "Where in fact, it was completely wrong, how-ever, despite being a comic series, the Asterix and Obelix comics actually had it right, where the druids were healers and there was at least one in every village"

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@Califorum

Ripple would nod "Well the earth is made of lots of things, from molten lava to rocks and other minerals" she'd say "At least, that is what I believe" she looks to her and smile a little "Rocks certainly as boring as others would have ponies believe"

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@Califorum

Ripple would smile "I'd love to see what your theory is" she'd say to her, nuzzling her and watches as she would draw, just swaying her tail and humming a little. she would smile, just thinking about their future together.