site event The Running of the Leaves (2024) Race Event!

[Starlight Glimmer 108]

11 hours ago, Trixie said:

Ever since entering the balloon with @Starlight Glimmer, the Great and Powerful Trixie had been stuffing her face with a bag full of cinnamon nuts as she watched everypony below participating in the event. Obnoxious crunching noises sounded out over the microphone as Starlight turned towards her for commentary.

“Hm?” Queried Trixie with a mouth full of her favourite snack, suddenly realising that she was supposed to have been helping Starlight with the commentary. "Oh!"

Swallowing with an audible gulp, Trixie levitated the bag of cinnamon nuts she had been holding in her field of magic out of the way as she cleared her throat. “It truly is a sight to behold, Starlight!” commented Trixie as she leaned over the edge of the balloon basket to gaze down at the ponies below. “Already we have started to see the leaves falling from the trees with the competitors spirits running high.”

“Trixie believes that we are in for a truly great and powerful race!” concluded Trixie before returning to her bag of cinnamon nuts.

As she turned back to check on her best friend, Starlight was met with the sound of crunching. She was momentarily confused until she noticed that Trixie had been enjoying a bag full of cinnamon nuts. Realizing that the sound of her crunching could be picked up on the audio, Starlight made an attempt to move the microphone away from the hot air balloon. It was all for naught as she any attempt was potentially futile. "Trixie? How did you get cinnamon nuts in the hot air balloon? Better yet, when did you get cinnamon nuts to begin with? I thought we were waiting together near the hot air balloon the entire time." Starlight pondered as she rose an eyebrow. She decided it was better to not question anything as she took notice of her best friend leaning over the edge of the balloon basket. Joining alongside her, she looked back at the racers and even the trees that began to lose their leaves. "You can say that again, Trix. It's always so magical getting to watch the leaves fall. Either as you walk, run or even taking part in the event." She smiled and marveled at the beauty beneath their balloon basket.

"I'm right there with you, but next time. Could you possibly keep the cinnamon nut crunching just a liiiiiiitle bit quieter? I'm hoping that the audio didn't pick up on the earlier crunching." Starlight responded, making sure to keep her last comment at a whisper. Smiling towards her best friend, Starlight turned back to the race to see what was happening with the rest of the group. "Crypty looks to be enjoying the race, while Shiny is making leaps and bounds to catch up with the rest of the pack. Samurai managed to catch back up and is looking to keep moving in pace with Chatterbox." Starlight commented, taking notice how closely the two were together. "Kramathia looks to be taking in the sights as she runs, while Silverspark and Brightspark finally caught up to Silky! Anarchylight is keeping pace to catch up with the rest of the racers, while it looks like Princess Lucky Fire is continuing her trot and enjoying the sights. It looks like Titanium is starting to lose some steam and looks to be slowing down slightly, but it looks like she's not giving up just yet. It looks like Vibrant gave Silky a wink, before he turned his running into a dance. What kind of trickery is this? Is this some sort of strategy in order for him to claim victory?" Starlight winced slightly as both Slipstream and Silver Slate had made some crash landings. "Ooooooh~! That didn't look pleasant. It looks like Slipstream managed to slam into a tree, while Silver Slate on the other hoof crashed into some leaves. I really hope that the two of them are okay." She recalled the time that Rainbow and Applejack tripped on some rocks, but she didn't expect so many slips, trips and falls to happen.

"It looks like Silky has momentarily stopped running. I hope that everything is okay." She leaned over more, but not too much to avoid falling out of the balloon basket. She squinted her eyes to get a better view, before blinking as she noticed the pink pegasus expression. One of wonder, calm, and even peaceful. Starlight chalked this up upon seeing the beauty all around them, even the racers who were giving it their all. Starlight could tell that everyone was truly enjoying themselves. Even when Silky and the other racers checked up on Silver Slate and Slipstream, Starlight smiled with a soft sigh. "It's these moments that make commentating so much fun. The action of the running, the view of the leaves falling and even the sportsmanship between the racers. This is the kind of competition I always love seeing." Starlight says, before seeing Silky rallying the other racers to catch up to Vibrant, Shiny and the rest of the pack. "Let's hear it for these racers everypony! If you can hear me, give them a big round of applause!" Starlight exclaimed, clapping her hooves to show her support. As Samurai was running, Starlight was in shock and awe as red armor began to form upon him. "Uh...Trixie? I'm not the only one that saw that, right? Samurai just used magic to summon armor!" Starlight exclaimed, wondering what kind of magic this unicorn had. "Even as he's running, he's making sure that all the animals and even the racer's that fell are safe. That's the making of a hero, fillies and gentlecolts! Even Roswell is staying strong and doing his best to keep up with the racers!" Starlight commentated, before turning back to @Trixie. Microphone extended over towards the azure unicorn. "So, what do you think of the racer's Trixie? Is there anyone that you have your eyes on that might take the win this year? Any wildcard that you think might make a surprise upset?"

[Anarchylight]

*Anarchylight increases running speed slightly.

Steps +12

Leaves +8

(Total steps completed: 41)
(Total leaves knocked down: 20)

Edited November 19 by ComanderZhabikKlavik

[Moonlight Wane]

Moonlight keeps running, frowning as he sees Titanium going way over the speed limit. For the first time in the run, he looks behind him to see how far-

On 2024-11-18 at 5:32 AM, Ice Princess Silky <3 said:

15 hours ago, Vibrant Grove said:

"What are they doing?" He starts laughing and can't stop for a good minute. "Hey, Titanium! Look at that!" @Wizard

(steps: 50)

[Slipstream]

*Slipstream quickly shook off the pain and ran back up to the others.*

Step roll (D12): 7

Leaf Roll (D8): 3

[Princess Moonlove 307]

*Princess moonlove running at hyperspeed*

Steps: 20

Leaves: 4

Edited November 19 by Princess Moonlove

[Shiny Silvermoon]

14 hours ago, Starlight Glimmer said:

As she turned back to check on her best friend, Starlight was met with the sound of crunching. She was momentarily confused until she noticed that Trixie had been enjoying a bag full of cinnamon nuts. Realizing that the sound of her crunching could be picked up on the audio, Starlight made an attempt to move the microphone away from the hot air balloon. It was all for naught as she any attempt was potentially futile. "Trixie? How did you get cinnamon nuts in the hot air balloon? Better yet, when did you get cinnamon nuts to begin with? I thought we were waiting together near the hot air balloon the entire time." Starlight pondered as she rose an eyebrow. She decided it was better to not question anything as she took notice of her best friend leaning over the edge of the balloon basket. Joining alongside her, she looked back at the racers and even the trees that began to lose their leaves. "You can say that again, Trix. It's always so magical getting to watch the leaves fall. Either as you walk, run or even taking part in the event." She smiled and marveled at the beauty beneath their balloon basket.

"I'm right there with you, but next time. Could you possibly keep the cinnamon nut crunching just a liiiiiiitle bit quieter? I'm hoping that the audio didn't pick up on the earlier crunching." Starlight responded, making sure to keep her last comment at a whisper. Smiling towards her best friend, Starlight turned back to the race to see what was happening with the rest of the group. "Crypty looks to be enjoying the race, while Shiny is making leaps and bounds to catch up with the rest of the pack. Samurai managed to catch back up and is looking to keep moving in pace with Chatterbox." Starlight commented, taking notice how closely the two were together. "Kramathia looks to be taking in the sights as she runs, while Silverspark and Brightspark finally caught up to Silky! Anarchylight is keeping pace to catch up with the rest of the racers, while it looks like Princess Lucky Fire is continuing her trot and enjoying the sights. It looks like Titanium is starting to lose some steam and looks to be slowing down slightly, but it looks like she's not giving up just yet. It looks like Vibrant gave Silky a wink, before he turned his running into a dance. What kind of trickery is this? Is this some sort of strategy in order for him to claim victory?" Starlight winced slightly as both Slipstream and Silver Slate had made some crash landings. "Ooooooh~! That didn't look pleasant. It looks like Slipstream managed to slam into a tree, while Silver Slate on the other hoof crashed into some leaves. I really hope that the two of them are okay." She recalled the time that Rainbow and Applejack tripped on some rocks, but she didn't expect so many slips, trips and falls to happen.

"It looks like Silky has momentarily stopped running. I hope that everything is okay." She leaned over more, but not too much to avoid falling out of the balloon basket. She squinted her eyes to get a better view, before blinking as she noticed the pink pegasus expression. One of wonder, calm, and even peaceful. Starlight chalked this up upon seeing the beauty all around them, even the racers who were giving it their all. Starlight could tell that everyone was truly enjoying themselves. Even when Silky and the other racers checked up on Silver Slate and Slipstream, Starlight smiled with a soft sigh. "It's these moments that make commentating so much fun. The action of the running, the view of the leaves falling and even the sportsmanship between the racers. This is the kind of competition I always love seeing." Starlight says, before seeing Silky rallying the other racers to catch up to Vibrant, Shiny and the rest of the pack. "Let's hear it for these racers everypony! If you can hear me, give them a big round of applause!" Starlight exclaimed, clapping her hooves to show her support. As Samurai was running, Starlight was in shock and awe as red armor began to form upon him. "Uh...Trixie? I'm not the only one that saw that, right? Samurai just used magic to summon armor!" Starlight exclaimed, wondering what kind of magic this unicorn had. "Even as he's running, he's making sure that all the animals and even the racer's that fell are safe. That's the making of a hero, fillies and gentlecolts! Even Roswell is staying strong and doing his best to keep up with the racers!" Starlight commentated, before turning back to @Trixie. Microphone extended over towards the azure unicorn. "So, what do you think of the racer's Trixie? Is there anyone that you have your eyes on that might take the win this year? Any wildcard that you think might make a surprise upset?"

*Hearing the comment of @Starlight Glimmer made Shiny realize that there were more participants who has been needing help but she didn't notice it because she was leaping too fast. She was glad that @Ice Princess Silky <3 was there to help them but she also felt bad for not being there to give an hoof. The unicorn decided to slow down her pace, in order to not miss another opportunity to help a friend. She didn't care that much about being the fastest but winning the race was still a nice thought.*

Steps roll : 13

Total steps : 49

Total leaves : 9

Edited November 19 by Shiny Silvermoon

[Rethajni 2,660]

Spoiler

 17 Steps CHATTERBOX

 8 Leaves

 

 

Spoiler

 14 steps KRAMATHIA

 5 Leaves

 

 Chatterbox: I came to be with you honeybun! You are the best part of the race! Are you going to wear some flowers and be my prize? *says in a playful tone and blushes*

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 *As Kramathia looked at @Sir Hugsalot dance and make some small 8bit tune so Vibrant can dance properly, she looked back and see @Ice Princess Silky <3 running toward them* I think I see a playful pink dancer in the distance! Turquoise eyes, bi colored mane *she zooms in her camera eyes and see Silky very competitive going towards them, she quickly turn around to Vibrant- RUN!!! RUN RUN!!!! 

 

Edited November 19 by Rethajni

[Princess Moonlove 307]

*princess moonlove's continue running* 

Steps: 10

 

Leaves: 6

[Wizard 1,364]

The echoing voices of the commentators saying she had slowed down, and everyone else catching up, pushes Titanium even harder. She doesn't know how long she can keep this up, but she can't slow down now! Not yet! It's about winning, it's about showing everypony what she's made of!

 

 

With another deep breath, she digs deep into her energy reserves and sprints forward. Her legs burn, her ribs ache, but that will pass. Her determination is strong, for now!

(72 steps so far)

[Wizard 1,364]

3 hours ago, Moonlight Wane said:

Moonlight keeps running, frowning as he sees Titanium going way over the speed limit. For the first time in the run, he looks behind him to see how far-

"What are they doing?" He starts laughing and can't stop for a good minute. "Hey, Titanium! Look at that!" @Wizard

(steps: 50)

Titanium hears Moonlight calling her name and looks behind her. She see's... Huh... How are they running like that?! "W-what?! How?!" In her dumbfounded confusion, she almost trips over a twig and has to regain her composure. "Uaaaaa!"

[Silverspark184 1,372]

Brightspark:Being picked up and held by Silky "no I am not Silverspark I am her twin sister Brightspark my twin is under you poking you with her horn gently"she told @Ice Princess Silky <3

 

Silverspark:letting out a small giggle "geez Silky she is a silver blue and I am a lighter shade of Silver  plus I am the one with the purple hoodie "she told her but noticed some ponies tripping and falling one fell into some leaves  

[Shiny Silvermoon]

*Suddenly, Shiny turned her head and saw that @Nitobit was running right next to her. She took this opportunity to have a lovely conversation with him, while he was desperately trying to catch up with Titanium.*

"It's a beautiful day, isn't it? I hope you're not too exhausted! I mean, you've been running like this for quite some times!" *Her tone of voice wasn't mocking at all and she even seemed concerned for the bat pony.*

[Moonlight Wane]

Moments ago, Shiny Silvermoon said:

*Suddenly, Shiny turned her head and saw that @Nitobit was running right next to her. She took this opportunity to have a lovely conversation with him, while he was desperately trying to catch up with Titanium.*

"It's a beautiful day, isn't it? I hope you're not too exhausted! I mean, you've been running like this for quite some times!" *Her tone of voice wasn't mocking at all and she even seemed concerned for the bat pony.*

Moonlight smiles as he sees his friend. "Shiny! Nice to see you! I had a fast start, trying to catch up to Titanium, but now I'm trying to save my energy for the obstacles. Just look at her! How can a pony run so fast?"

[Shiny Silvermoon]

1 minute ago, Moonlight Wane said:

Moonlight smiles as he sees his friend. "Shiny! Nice to see you! I had a fast start, trying to catch up to Titanium, but now I'm trying to save my energy for the obstacles. Just look at her! How can a pony run so fast?"

"I don't know! Kramathi @Rethajni is hardly keeping up with her and she's a machine! So she's running faster than a machine that's excessive! Hold on a minute! I have something to do!" *Shiny Silvermoon responded to Nito, before using her magic to bring Titanium @Wizard closer to them.* "Don't worry, Titanium, I'll set you back exactly where you were but, for now, I wanted to make sure that you were alright! Running is good for your health but not if you make a burn out!"

[Wizard 1,364]

9 minutes ago, Shiny Silvermoon said:

"I don't know! Kramathi @Rethajni is hardly keeping up with her and she's a machine! So she's running faster than a machine that's excessive! Hold on a minute! I have something to do!" *Shiny Silvermoon responded to Nito, before using her magic to bring Titanium @Wizard closer to them.* "Don't worry, Titanium, I'll set you back exactly where you were but, for now, I wanted to make sure that you were alright! Running is good for your health but not if you make a burn out!"

Titanium panics as she's magically pulled backwards in the race "WHAT?! WHY?! HOW?!" she stammers and yells until she is brought to @Shiny Silvermoon's side. "Cheater! Dragging me backwards! Somepony call the police!" Titanium flails and struggles in the magic spell, kicking and screaming as her feet are hovering above the ground.

[Moonlight Wane]

13 minutes ago, Wizard said:

Titanium panics as she's magically pulled backwards in the race "WHAT?! WHY?! HOW?!" she stammers and yells until she is brought to @Shiny Silvermoon's side. "Cheater! Dragging me backwards! Somepony call the police!" Titanium flails and struggles in the magic spell, kicking and screaming as her feet are hovering above the ground.

"Shhh. Don't scream. We're in the middle of the forest. We'll be finished with you long before the police arrives." Moonlight tries to calm Titanium down.

"Aren't you tired? The first obstacle must be close. You think you'll be alright?" He asks, concerned.

[Shiny Silvermoon]

18 minutes ago, Wizard said:

Titanium panics as she's magically pulled backwards in the race "WHAT?! WHY?! HOW?!" she stammers and yells until she is brought to @Shiny Silvermoon's side. "Cheater! Dragging me backwards! Somepony call the police!" Titanium flails and struggles in the magic spell, kicking and screaming as her feet are hovering above the ground.

"Calm down, my little pony! You've been running faster than the fasting thing in the Multiverse, according to Slipstream! I need to make sure that you're okay! Be honest with me and tell me what is going on! Then, I pinkie promise to put you back exactly where you were in the race!" *Shiny said to Titanium, worried about her.*

[Wizard 1,364]

5 minutes ago, Moonlight Wane said:

"Shhh. Don't scream. We're in the middle of the forest. We'll be finished with you long before the police arrives." Moonlight tries to calm Titanium down.

"Aren't you tired? The first obstacle must be close. You think you'll be alright?" He asks, concerned.

 

2 minutes ago, Shiny Silvermoon said:

"Calm down, my little pony! You've been running faster than the fasting thing in the Multiverse, according to Slipstream! I need to make sure that you're okay! Be honest with me and tell me what is going on! Then, I pinkie promise to put you back exactly where you were in the race!" *Shiny said to Titanium, worried about her.*

 

"I'm doomed."

Titanium sighs, looking at @Shiny Silvermoon "It's a RACE, dumb dumb! You're meant to try and win!" She kicks her legs again, trying to reach the ground, running on air. "I will be fine! I'm probably MORE tired now because of the panic!" She slumps, catching her breath. "I just want to prove I can do this!"

[Vibrant Grove]

Vibrant Grove would resume his steady trot. He noticed @Shiny Silvermoon doing spellcasting shenanigans, fortunately she already had another pony to catch in the spell - @Wizard. Using that opportunity he further picked up his pace, both to use the distraction Shiny Silvermoon caused and to avoid being the next pony targetted by her magic. He'd also look behind to see if @Ice Princess Silky <3 is still behind him and would notice @Rethajnikeeping quite close distance as well. 

Total score: 1+19+13+18 = 51

[Shiny Silvermoon]

15 minutes ago, Wizard said:

 

 

"I'm doomed."

Titanium sighs, looking at @Shiny Silvermoon "It's a RACE, dumb dumb! You're meant to try and win!" She kicks her legs again, trying to reach the ground, running on air. "I will be fine! I'm probably MORE tired now because of the panic!" She slumps, catching her breath. "I just want to prove I can do this!"

"Oh Titanium... Victory is THIS important to you? I didn't know that! I'm sorry that you're feeling so much pressure about winning the race..." *With a quiet sigh, Shiny levitated Titanium back exactly where she was previously, respecting her pinkie promise.*

Edited November 19 by Shiny Silvermoon

[Wizard 1,364]

2 minutes ago, Shiny Silvermoon said:

"Oh Titanium... Victory is THIS important to you? I didn't know that! I'm sorry that you're feeling so much pressure about winning the race..." *With a quiet sigh, Shiny levitated Titanium back exactly where she was previously, respecting her pinkie promise.

Titanium tries to match her old speed before her legs hit the ground, she stumbles and struggles to regain her composure, but manages to do so. She looks back at the others and feels a small pang of guilt, but this was a race! She tries to not let it get to her, focusing on the obstacles ahead.

[Slipstream]

53 minutes ago, Moonlight Wane said:

"Shhh. Don't scream. We're in the middle of the forest. We'll be finished with you long before the police arrives." Moonlight tries to calm Titanium down.

"Aren't you tired? The first obstacle must be close. You think you'll be alright?" He asks, concerned.

"Tired? What's that mean?"

*Asked Slipstream as he moved past them.*

[Lucky Fire]

My player rolled a 7.... how predictable.... so she decided to roll for steps after the miniscule amount of leaves she rolled and got 20... well, looks like I've put on a burst of speed. (OOC: the Pinkie Pie levels of 4th wall breaking )

[Felis Amafeles Catus]

On 2024-11-17 at 9:28 AM, Silverspark184 said:

Brightspark:"you and those plants I swear and it's just one poison joke what will you do with it ?"she asked 

'Use that on me...' Felis looked curiously at those 2 ponies, 
then spoke again on one side. 
'Use that on me...' 

'I'm actually running!' Felis states...

STEPS

 

'I don't know what to say at this moment...' Felis states

LEAVES

Edited November 19 by Felis Amafeles

[Shiny Silvermoon 3,798]

3 hours ago, Felis Amafeles Catus said:

'Use that on me...' Felis looked curiously at those 2 ponies, 
then spoke again on one side. 
'Use that on me...' 

'I'm actually running!' Felis states...

STEPS

 

'I don't know what to say at this moment...' Felis states

LEAVES

(You'll have to roll a few more dices if you want to be close enough for Shiny to interact with you! In fact, if you want anypony to interact with you! You're so far! But don't worry, I believe that you have two more rolls to do since the race started 4 days ago! I recommand that you put everything in the steps for those two rolls! )