private Welcome to Elderwheel College (SoLRP)

[Doctor-Whooves 288]

"I certainly wouldn't mind bunking with two humans. Oh, all the wondrous things I would learn about your species!" Pensez reared up and clapped his front hooves together gleefully. "I'll take the bed closest to the door." He tossed his meager possession onto the bed before immediately sprucing up the heap into a neat, organized pile. "So, George. If we're gonna be rooming together, we should know a bit more about each other. Why don't you tell me a bit about yourself?"

 

(OOC: Another question. I think I'm broken.)

George shrugged. "Not much to tell, really. Raised by a rich family, only child. Lots of maids and butlers to mess about with, though." he grinned, remembering. "I took my inheritance early and got my own place. Got a letter from here. Simple as that, really. How about you?"

 

(EDIT/OOC: Broken? How so?)

Edited December 31, 2012 by Doctor-Whooves

[Standard User 2,127]

George shrugged. "Not much to tell, really. Raised by a rich family, only child. Lots of maids and butlers to mess about with, though." he grinned, remembering. "I took my inheritance early and got my own place. Got a letter from here. Simple as that, really. How about you?"

 

(EDIT/OOC: Broken? How so?)

 

Pensez hopped up on the bed and let his hind legs dangle off the side. "Well, I've always wanted to see the world - experience it, really. But I grew up on a farm, with a line of farmers preceding me and my fate seemingly sealed. Well, as a way to cope I wrote about what I thought the world was like in my journals, and that's how I got my cutie mark here." Pensez paused just long enough to show his flank. "One day my dad and I had a final falling out - he wanted me to live on the farm for the rest of my life - so I just up and left. Traveled around a bit, saw some sights, and one day a courier trotted up with a letter from Elderwheel College. How could I say no to that?"

 

Pensez paused again, then looked quizzically at George. "What's your cutie mark, anyways?"

 

 

(OOC/Response time: Every. Single. Post. Ends in a question. I swear I don't mean to.   )

 

[Miss Light Diamond 2,803]

Diamond sat down at an empty table and took a few bites of her salad *This...Is definitely not grown in Equestria.* She thought, Picking up a piece of lettuce and giving it a suspicious look, Then she noticed Thalia and her Friend. She waved at them and gestured at the two empty chairs at her table.

[Doctor-Whooves 288]

Pensez hopped up on the bed and let his hind legs dangle off the side. "Well, I've always wanted to see the world - experience it, really. But I grew up on a farm, with a line of farmers preceding me and my fate seemingly sealed. Well, as a way to cope I wrote about what I thought the world was like in my journals, and that's how I got my cutie mark here." Pensez paused just long enough to show his flank. "One day my dad and I had a final falling out - he wanted me to live on the farm for the rest of my life - so I just up and left. Traveled around a bit, saw some sights, and one day a courier trotted up with a letter from Elderwheel College. How could I say no to that?"

 

Pensez paused again, then looked quizzically at George. "What's your cutie mark, anyways?"

 

 

(OOC/Response time: Every. Single. Post. Ends in a question. I swear I don't mean to.   )

 

 

George laughed. "Human's don't get cutie marks. Actually, I'm not even sure what a cutie mark is. Does it reflect what you're good at?" He shrugged and delved farther into the dorm. "This is a nice kitchen. Spacious, too. Can't complain about the bathroom, either."

[Mephala 2,635]

Thalia noticed Diamond waving and led Olivia over to the table, plunking her tray down and getting comfortable. Olivia was near staring at Diamond, and Thalia nudged her.

 

"Oh. Uhm, sorry, hi. I'm Olivia Bolton." She held out her hand for a shake and then remembered the hooves, quickly withdrawing it with a flustered noise.

 

Thalia snickered and Olivia kicked her under the table with a glare, quickly turning back to the purple pony.

 

"So, uh, what do you think? Of the school, obviously." Thalia laughed outright this time and Olivia rolled her eyes.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,803]

Diamond giggled. "You've never met a pony before have you." She said, Smiling at Olivia. "My name is Light Diamond. And I think its...Full of activity." She laughed and took a couple bites of her salad. "So...Whats earth like ? I have heard some interesting things about it. Is it true you have carriages that somepony else doesn't need to pull...And do you have big machines that fly ?" She asked.

[Standard User 2,127]

George laughed. "Human's don't get cutie marks. Actually, I'm not even sure what a cutie mark is. Does it reflect what you're good at?" He shrugged and delved farther into the dorm. "This is a nice kitchen. Spacious, too. Can't complain about the bathroom, either."

 

"No cutie marks? But how do you know what your talent is?" Pensez thought of all the years he had been teased for being a 'blank-flank', and he felt sorry for this poor human with no mark. He hopped off his bunkbed and followed George into the bowels of the room. "Wow...I'm pretty sure our dorm is just as big, if not bigger, than the house I grew up in."

[Mephala 2,635]

Thalia was gasping by that point, so Olivia gave up on trying to shut her up.

 

"Earth? Well..." Olivia sighed. "Maybe it was great before, but now? It's a shell of its former glory. Humans aren't the best at keeping their planet healthy and alive."

 

Thalia budged in at that point. "In short, we've pretty much killed our planet with the pollution of cars and planes. Humans aren't as good as ponies with that stuff."

 

There was a brief silence, and Olivia asked, "So what's Equestria like? I hear you have two beautiful princesses."

 

"Yeah. Liv's all about the BEAUTY," quipped Thalia, and Olivia turned a brilliant shade of scarlet.

[Doctor-Whooves 288]

"No cutie marks? But how do you know what your talent is?" Pensez thought of all the years he had been teased for being a 'blank-flank', and he felt sorry for this poor human with no mark. He hopped off his bunkbed and followed George into the bowels of the room. "Wow...I'm pretty sure our dorm is just as big, if not bigger, than the house I grew up in."

George eyed the small pony. "I guess it's made for humans too, so it's a bit bigger than you're accustomed to. Now, what say you we head to the cafeteria?" He was about to fantasize about a big juicy burger out loud, but quickly remembered that ponies were herbivores. Wondering how the ponies would accept that humans were omnivores, he opened the door and stepped out.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,803]

Thalia was gasping by that point, so Olivia gave up on trying to shut her up.

 

"Earth? Well..." Olivia sighed. "Maybe it was great before, but now? It's a shell of its former glory. Humans aren't the best at keeping their planet healthy and alive."

 

Thalia budged in at that point. "In short, we've pretty much killed our planet with the pollution of cars and planes. Humans aren't as good as ponies with that stuff."

 

There was a brief silence, and Olivia asked, "So what's Equestria like? I hear you have two beautiful princesses."

 

"Yeah. Liv's all about the BEAUTY," quipped Thalia, and Olivia turned a brilliant shade of scarlet.

Diamond nodded. "Princess Celestia and Princess Luna...Celestia Raises the sun and Luna Raises the moon...Luna was banished for one thousand years...She went all evil and got jealous of Celestia because everypony stayed awake during the day and slept at night. Then she came back and tried to make it eternal night again...But Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Rarity used the Elements of Harmony to stop her...And now she is just normal Princess Luna again." Diamond smiled and took a few more bites of her salad then remembered. "Oh, I have been meaning to ask this...What exactly is bacon ?" She asked.

[Standard User 2,127]

George eyed the small pony. "I guess it's made for humans too, so it's a bit bigger than you're accustomed to. Now, what say you we head to the cafeteria?" He was about to fantasize about a big juicy burger out loud, but quickly remembered that ponies were herbivores. Wondering how the ponies would accept that humans were omnivores, he opened the door and stepped out.

 

At the mention of food, Pensez suddenly realized how horribly hungry he was. "Yes, yes, cafeteria. It sounds like a lovely place to be right now. Let's hurry, yes?" With that he trotted out after George and followed him through the building until they arrived at the cafeteria. The horde of colorful ponies intermingled with the tall forms of humans, and the circus atmosphere caused Pensez's head to spin for a moment. Gaining his bearings, he approached the food bar and picked himself up a modest salad. He payed the cafeteria worker (who seemed exceptionally grumpy) and awaited George to finish his selection before finding a spot to sit.

[Doctor-Whooves 288]

George payed the grumpy lunch lady. Grabbing a side salad and compiling a large bacon cheeseburger, he proceeded sat down at one end of a almost empty table. Only a couple of human girls and a mare were sitting at the end. "So what did you get?" he asked, starting to eat his salad.

[Standard User 2,127]

"Just a salad. I basically was raised on salad...we didn't have much, y'know?" Pensez chewed a leaf thoughtfully. "What about you? I see a salad and a...a...I'm not quite sure what that is. It looks sort of like an alfalfa burger, but with more-" Pensez choked on his mouthful of food before painfully swallowing it and staring in shock at the offending food item. "Meat?! Oh, that poor, poor animal..." Pensez started sniffling and he shut his eyes to hold back tears. "S-sorry, it's just...we had a lot of good animals on the farm." He huffed, looked at George, and smiled. "I'm good now, really. Say, what about those mares- girls- mare and girls down the table?"

[Doctor-Whooves 288]

George shook his head, trying to eliminate the feeling of guilt. "I'm sorry, but I don't think the animals here are like the ones where you are. They're not as smart as us, and we kill them painlessly...." His voice trailed off when he realized he probably wasn't helping. "Those girls.." he glanced over at them. "Not bad. Well, not sure about you, but my motto is, 'You only live once.'" He braced himself against the table and slid across the lunch bench, stopping beside the mare. He grinned at them, and said, in what he hoped was a smooth voice, "Hello, ladies. How are you doing this fine afternoon?"

[Mephala 2,635]

"Oh, yeah, I read about that! In my history book they called it the Lunar Crisis. It was written in an odd script so I only got the summary, not the details."

 

Thalia stared openly at Olivia. "You had those books for ten minutes tops, and half of them weren't even in English."

 

Olivia shrugged modestly. "I read fast. So the Elements are Loyalty, Honesty, Kindness, Generosity, Laughter, and Magic, correct?" At an assenting noise from Diamond, she frowned a little. "So how are they connected? Is it something they're born with, like a genetic mutation?"

 

"Mutation. Lovely way of putting it," muttered Thalia.

 

"Well, some mutations are benign. If you even TRIED to learn you would know that," said Olivia loftily.

 

Ignoring Olivia's superior and oddly triumphant look, Thalia answered Diamond's question. "Most humans are omnivores, so they eat other animals." She wrinkled her nose. "I personally find it gross, so both Liv and I are vegenivores."

 

"Vegetarians," corrected Olivia, happy to prove Thalia wrong.

 

"It was a joke. If you even TRIED to listen you would know that," said Thalia in a high-pitched voice obviously meant to be Olivia's, who huffed indignantly.

 

She heard a voice and spun to see George. "It's a fine day with you around," she said in a joking flirtatious voice, and Olivia facepalmed.

 

"I'm sorry for the behaviour of my FRIEND," she said loudly, and Thalia crossed her eyes and mouthed "killjoy" to the others.

Edited December 31, 2012 by Nicolas Cage

[Standard User 2,127]

Pensez blinked, then slowly slid his way down the bench. He had heard a phrase from the begger pony that fit seemed to fit George...what was it again? Something with- ah, yes. Balls. This man had balls.
 

Pensez recognized the females as the ones who had been talking to George earlier; as such, he did not know their names. Steeling himself, Pensez spoke up. "Hello, ladies, my name is Pensez. I don't believe we've met?"

[The Original 571]

All the mares and girls left, but Magneus still remained in the lounge. The bartender came over and sat down next to him. "Thinkin' about something?" he asked. "Other than my hunger, no." he replied with a sigh. "Well you could go down to the cafeteria, the food isn't the most amazing thing in the world, but its darn sure to fill ya' up." he patted Magneus on the back and went back to the bar. Magneus smiled and stood up, heading for the cafeteria.

 

Once he arrived he noticed a couple of the people (and ponies) he met before, he quickly paid for a beef burrito and a side salad and sat on the opposite side of the table facing George. "I hear they are trying to find a way to teach humans magic. If they do, i'm partaking in that class" he said and took a small bite of his food.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,803]

"Poor animals...How could somepony...Er someone do tha-" She was cut off when George slid next to her. "Um...Hi...Im um, Im good." She said. "And um...My name is Light Diamond." She said to Pansez. "And...Are they really trying to teach humans magic ? That's interesting, I didn't know it was possible."

[Doctor-Whooves 288]

George sighed. "Thanks for ruining a perfect moment." He picked moodily at his salad, before realizing what Magneus had said, and looked up. "Really? What class is this? I haven't chosen my classes yet, but I'm sure going to try and pick the ones that you have," he said, turning towards Thalia and smiling.

[Mephala 2,635]

"Well aren't you two just the LADIES man?" said Thalia, a little mocking. "It just sounds weird to go swaggering around saying, 'HELLO MEN! HOW ARE YOU DOING ON THIS FINE DAY?' so I never understood why you boys to it to girls." She leaned her elbows on the table and rested her head in her hands. "The best part is the subliminal message about having a giant-"

 

"Thalia!" admonished Olivia sternly.

 

"-bank account. God, Liv, did you really think I was going to say di-mmph."

 

The rest of her sentence was cut off as Olivia thrust a carrot in the other girls mouth. She tried to ignore the disgusting innuendo that she did with it, instantly regretting her choice of food item, and tried to go with the more conventional topic.

 

"I'm Olivia, by the way, and the rude buffoon there is Thalia. Magic? How extraordinary. I didn't even know it was possible."

 

Thalia popped the carrot out of her mouth. "Sge doesn't know a lot of things. She's a few sandwiches short of a picnic, per se. Lucky the poor dear found me to be her mentor."

 

There was a loud thud as Olivia gave her a particularily hard kick.

 

"So this is how you repay me," said Thalia, looking wounded. "Maybe I'll take Mr. Ladies Man under my wing instead."

Edited December 31, 2012 by Nicolas Cage

[Doctor-Whooves 288]

George smiled. His ego had taken much more serious blows. "Well, actually, my bank account is quite full. Although it's all in the bank, of course. I've always been a bit paranoid, I suppose."  He turned to Olivia. "And of course, you seem to be the sensible one. Shy and smart. Good characteristics in a person, no?" He asked, turning to Pensez.

[Standard User 2,127]

Wait, was George trying to hit on these girls? Inwardly, Pensez applauded his bravery. Outwardly, he blushed. "Sh-shy? Yeah, I suppose so..." My, my, his salad had suddenly become extremely interesting. Pensez tried his hardest to compress himself into an invisible ball and be unseen.

[Mephala 2,635]

Olivia blushed stupidly, but Thalia threw her feet casually on the table and knocked her bottle of water off the table, allowing Liv to hide under the table momentarily to fetch it, a task she went to eagerly.

 

Thalia picked up a lollipop and stuck it provocatively in her mouth with a wink. "Excellent. I like...well-endowded men."

[Doctor-Whooves 288]

"Perhaps I could take you somewhere, sometime." George replied, winking back. "Of course, I choose to think that girls like me over my amazing personality, not the millions of dollars in my parents' bank account." Then, realizing that he had neglected his burger for a full two minutes, began to eat again.

[Mephala 2,635]

"I get the best of both worlds-actual money, and a nice package," said Thalia, emphasizing the last word heavily and licking her lollipop for effect.

 

Olivia had returned from her trek under the table and her face was now a violent beetroot as she tried to pick up the magic conversation.

 

"Magic! Uhm, wow!" she said desperately, looking around for support.

 

"Oh, I already know I'M magic in all the right ways," said Thalia, and enjoyed the look on Olivia's face. At this point she could care less about George-she just wanted a camera.

Edited December 31, 2012 by Nicolas Cage