private Another Cultural Exchange (1x1 with Skylight Scintillate)

[Skylight Scintillate 2,136]

@Illiad Easle 

"Oh, right," Speckle replied when Indigo reminded her of her previous clan. "Yeah maybe we could ask my parents," Speckle shrugged.

On 2025-06-23 at 4:10 PM, Illiad Easle said:

The old zebra mare looked concerned, "Do you believe that they would judge you for that? Or perhaps for the piece of pony that comes with the bat?"

"U-um, maybe? He didn't say that, but maybe it's because of that? I'm not really sure..." Speckle stammered. "Though maybe it's just the instructor. I hadn't really had a chance to talk to the other thestrals much..." Speckle thought out loud.

On 2025-06-23 at 4:10 PM, Illiad Easle said:

Indigo looked surprised, "Other traders from the central colony? And you say that they act differently?"

She nodded again, "Some visit here, with foals of their own. Bats of pony and zebra to there call home."

Now Nova also looked confused to match Indigo's surprise at the revelation.

"Wait, what? I'm confused. What's going on? The central colony is different?" Speckle asked, her confusion matching that of Nova's. "What's going on in the central colony?"

[Illiad Easle 3,215]

@Skylight Scintillate

The zebra mare's expression shifted a bit towards worry, "Ah, I see this revelation has troubled you. I think it best if I bid adieu."

Indigo simply nodded, looking deep in thought.

It wasn't until the next potential customer approached that she was shaken from her thoughts, and once they had purchased their small bottle of ink Speckle turned towards the younger two. "I..." she sighed, shaking her head. "How would you two like to go see the central colony tomorrow? I think there we'll be able to find out all the answers we've been missing."

Nova looked a bit excited at the prospect, "We usually only go during the founding anniversary, can we just go there when there's not an occasion?"

Indigo nodded, "There's no rule against it, but I've also only been there for the anniversary, I don't think your father's been there outside of that either, or, a good number of the thestrals from our colony, outside of the Elder, and those who handle moving the wood and crops."

She seemed to be gaining conviction in her plan, "I'll make the plans. It will be a bit of a walk there, but I think you'll enjoy it."

 

Unless Speckle had something important to add, Indigo turned back to her stall to help more customers, with Nova returning his attention to Speckle. "I'm confused, but a bit excited! The central colony is so cool! They have even bigger trees and houses than at home, and this big white building that they call the mas-o-leem or something, where the founder was buried when he died. They say he built it himself with a magic staff!"

[Skylight Scintillate 2,136]

@Illiad Easle 

On 2025-07-09 at 4:34 PM, Illiad Easle said:

"Ah, I see this revelation has troubled you. I think it best if I bid adieu."

"Oh, uh, bye," Speckle replied. This zebra seemed to give her a lot to think about. Just what did she think of her experiences here? Did the other thestrals also judge her the same way the instructor did? And what was with the instructor changing his tune after she caught an animal? All of this felt quite confusing to her.

On 2025-07-09 at 4:34 PM, Illiad Easle said:

"I..." she sighed, shaking her head. "How would you two like to go see the central colony tomorrow? I think there we'll be able to find out all the answers we've been missing."

Nova looked a bit excited at the prospect, "We usually only go during the founding anniversary, can we just go there when there's not an occasion?"

"Oh my gosh, we can go to the central colony!? Tomorrow?! We should totally do that!" Speckle exclaimed, jumping up and down in excitement. Nova's excitement only further compounded her own excitement. "What is it like there? What do you do there? Are the thestrals there nice? Why do you only visit during the founding anniversary?"

On 2025-07-09 at 4:34 PM, Illiad Easle said:

"I'm confused, but a bit excited! The central colony is so cool! They have even bigger trees and houses than at home, and this big white building that they call the mas-o-leem or something, where the founder was buried when he died. They say he built it himself with a magic staff!"

"Wow, that's so cool! They have a magic staff there? What does it do? Can we visit? Do you have friends there? In what ways is it different from home? In what ways is it similar? Do you like it there?" Speckle asked, flooding Nova with a barrage of questions. 

"Oh, sorry," She later added once she realized. 

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[Illiad Easle 3,215]

@Skylight Scintillate

On 2025-07-10 at 10:21 PM, Skylight Scintillate said:

"What is it like there? What do you do there? Are the thestrals there nice? Why do you only visit during the founding anniversary?"

Nova shrugged, "I guess we only went for the anniversary as it was the only time it was necessary? I mean, do you often leave Canterlot to go to other cities without an important reason?" He posed that as a rhetorical, but his tone betrayed that he wasn't entirely sure as to the answer. Maybe Speckle's family had a history of spontaneous excursions?

Nonetheless, he moved on to the other questions he hadn't answered yet, "I think the thestrals there are nice enough, they acted a bit friendlier than the thestrals from my colony, but I thought it was just because of the occasion. There'd be a lot of food there, like the feast we had the other night, and we would hear stories of the clan's history from the Chronicler, which is this really old thestral who I guess is in charge of knowing all the stories."

On 2025-07-10 at 10:21 PM, Skylight Scintillate said:

"Wow, that's so cool! They have a magic staff there? What does it do? Can we visit? Do you have friends there? In what ways is it different from home? In what ways is it similar? Do you like it there?" Speckle asked, flooding Nova with a barrage of questions. 

"Oh, sorry," She later added once she realized. 

Indigo stepped in to give Nova a bit of a break, "I don't know if the staff is still there, it was a long time ago, like two hundred years, when the clan was founded. But they do have a special amulet of protection that has been passed down by the leaders." (I think her other questions were already answered, but if not she'll get more answers once they get there.)

 

It would be a bit longer before Indigo would get their help in closing up her booth, a bit later than she usually did, and soon they were heading back towards the colony. On their way through the forest they were passed by another group of thestrals similarly burdened as the old zebra mare had described. Passing with a simple nod and a wave.

Nova asked, "Were those the others that the zebra talked about? I didn't recognize them."

Indigo simply continued forward, "I would imagine so, but we'll know for sure tomorrow."

 

Once they were back in the colony, she sent the pair up to the treehouse, "Get on ready for bed you two, we'll be getting an early start tomorrow, and I have to arrange for someone to care for Lilac while we're gone."