private Slice of life: Crossing paths (a learning RP)

[Love*Potion 575]

Kismet watched as the yellow stallion galloped away with his wagon trailing behind him. 

 

"He sure is an interesting character now, isn't he?" she thought. The puppet show was bound to be entertaining, but Kismet did volunteer to help, and it would be rude to ignore her duties. So, she trotted down the path into the main bustle of the fairgrounds. As she was admiring the sights and sounds of the fair, she bumped into a large, brown stallion with a watch and various coins on his cutie mark. 

 

"What are you doing here?" he snorted, "And why aren't you doing your job? Come, come now - time is money!" The stallion turned and walked away, and soon began yelling at a group of foals testing extreme bumper-carting as their cutie marks.

 

"Sheesh, what a charmer," Kismet thought to herself, "And he's the one who owns and operates a fair?"

 

She was assigned to help with the decorations for the fair, so she leaped into the air and pumped her wings to reach the flag waving above. It was crooked, and slightly torn, so she figured it would be an excuse to chill up high and enjoy the warm breeze, in case any pony asked what she was doing.

 

She gazed among the fairgrounds when her eye fell onto a large group of ponies gathered around a cart. She smiled. 

 

"Pinoak is quite popular around here" 

 

She began watching the show more intently, and soon she was engulfed in the story. She could feel the cold, hard stone under her hoofs and the howling of the night. She could feel the bitter cold and listen to each and every hunting dog growl. At the end, when the beast had overtaken the griffin, her head started to pound. The heat was more intense and her vision became spotted. 

 

She... she had to sit down... this was... too... much.

 

The last thing she remembered was falling toward the earth.

[LeJAKoJAK 49]

 

She began watching the show more intently, and soon she was engulfed in the story. She could feel the cold, hard stone under her hoofs and the howling of the night. She could feel the bitter cold and listen to each and every hunting dog growl. At the end, when the beast had overtaken the griffin, her head started to pound. The heat was more intense and her vision became spotted.    She... she had to sit down... this was... too... much.   The last thing she remembered was falling toward the earth.

 

The showpony pops up, "Thank you! Thank you! I hope you enjoy the show! I'll be performing several more times during the fair, with a new story every time!" 

 

Pinoak disappears again, and leaves his wagon. "So what did you think of the show Kismet?" He looks over to her fallen form. "Kismet?" He trots over to her. "I know that the show was kind of scary, but it's a tale from the Brother Griff. You do realize that the ground isn't a comforting bed?" Pause. "Kismet?" He kneels down beside her, and gives her a couple of light face pats. "Kismet, come on, wake up now, wake uuuuUUUUp." He looks around frantically, "Can somepony help? I think she may need some medical attention."

[Brain Drain 93]

He stopped following the strange pony to find himself near a large crowd around a stage watching some sort of storyteller. He didn't care to hear the story the pony was telling, so he decided to sit in the shadows and waited for the storyteller to finish his story. As he was waiting he pulled out the last bit of memory of his family, it was a golden watch with a silver moon on the back of it. He checked the time, "Seems I still have a few hours before my shift." as he finished mumbling he dropped his family heirloom as he was about to pick it up a pony kicked the watch and he lost sight of it. He started to panic thinking he would never find it.

[Senor Citizen 516]

A watch skidded into Standoff's hoof. He picked it up and examined it. Nice craftsponyship, sounded like it was in working order, and pretty shiny to boot. If it's getting kicked around like this, I doubt anypony's going to need it. Score. Pocketing the watch, Standoff took a sausage out of one of his other pockets and started chewing.

(Yeah, that's a meat sausage. He ain't from around here.)

Edited April 1, 2013 by baman

[glacialchill 17]

Gale sits in the audience, listening curiously as Pinoak introduces himself. Well, not quite what I was expecting, but I'll give it a chance, she thought. I've never seen a puppet show before.

 

She sits happily listening as Pinoak sets the background of the story, until he mentions the carnivorous Griffons. As a wave of dissaproval travels through the audience, Gale shrinks into her seat and fights the urge to leave right then and there. 

 

The rest of the show didn't go well for her either. At the first show of the creature, she crossed her hooves over her chest and sits unmoving until the final scene, where all the creatures are revealed to be wearing the fur of their victims. At this, she stands up slowly, claps her hooves together once, because it was a very skilled performance, and drags her hooves as she walks away from the stand. 

 

She mutters to herself as she leaves the audience,

"Ponmacho, hm? I wonder what inspired those monsters..." 

 

Before she could go any further, she heard a call for help, and something about needing medical attention. She shook herself out of her mood to rush toward the call, finding Pinoak and a pegasus laying prone next to a building. She rushes up next to them, "What happened? I might be able to help."

[Brain Drain 93]

Dusk started to look for his watch the thoughts of losing the last piece of his family gone within a few seconds started ti drive him mad. After a few minutes of looking he started to think about how the pony kicked it and what direction it could of gone, so he tracked the spot and the angle of the hoof and pin pointed the direction it could of gone. He had a feeling he was getting close when something caught his eye, something golden in a ponie's pocket. He tried to get a closer look at the object, but at the same time not letting his panic out.

Edited April 1, 2013 by Witch Doctor

[Love*Potion 575]

 

"Kismet?" He kneels down beside her, and gives her a couple of light face pats. "Kismet, come on, wake up now, wake uuuuUUUUp." He looks around frantically, "Can somepony help? I think she may need some medical attention."

 

"Kismet" ... "Kismet wake up!" The voices seemed distant and far away, almost supernatural. Kismet felt wide awake, dispite the fact that she was knocked out cold. She was awake in her mind, where secrets were revealed and the untold future begins to make sense.

 

She looked in front of her and saw herself and Pinoak, along with another turquoise mare she had never seen before. The trio were walking down a dark path when glowing eyes appeared all around them. It appeared as though they were in danger, and these beasts were bound to cause trouble.

 

She had no idea what this vision could mean, but she had a sense that it was possible that it could happen sometime in the future. Slowly the murky blackness gave way to light, and she slowly regained consciousness. The vision was over.

 

Kismet opened her eyes to see Pinoak looked down at her face. She asked,

 

"How long was I asleep?"

 

Her eyes drifted to the left where she saw a familiar turquoise mare watching with concern. Kismet's eyes widened.

 

"I... I know you!"

[glacialchill 17]

Gale's eyes grow wide and a cold shot of adrenaline runs through her body. How did this pony know who she was? How much does she know? Gale wrestles down her rising panic and manages to keep a mostly straight face.

"You... know me? How? I don't think I've ever seen you before."

Edited April 2, 2013 by glacialchill

[Love*Potion 575]

"Well," Kismet began, and winced at the sharp pain in her head, "I don't know you as a pony, but I... I've seen you before. I know that you don't have your cutie mark, and I know that you are very intelligent but don't like to admit it. In fact, you are a pretty secretive pony in general..."

 

Kismet gave a weak smile.

 

"The funny thing is that I don't even know your name"

 

She turned to Pinoak:

 

"Sorry about the fall, I just sort of... got dizzy. Yes. Like a sort of dizzy spell. But more hard to explain."

 

Kismet looked between the two ponies. She managed to squeak out a laugh.

 

"So, anypony up for something to drink?"

Edited April 2, 2013 by Love*Potion

[LeJAKoJAK 49]

"Well, I'm glad to see that you're ok. And you know, drinks sound good." Pinoak helps Kismet up. "I'll treat, and maybe you can tells us more about how you know her so well when you two apparently don't know each other." 

 

He looks towards Gale. "If you didn't see the show, my name is Pinoak Stringhoof. And if you did, now we're formally introduced. And what did you guys think of the show? Was it to much? Was it to little? What did you think?"

[glacialchill 17]

Gale breathes an inward sigh of relief. Bullet dodged. Mostly.
"I felt the show was... very well done. Very professional... even if I'm not a fan of the story you performed..."

She breaks eye contact for a second, before bringing herself back and smiling.
"I'll join you two for that drink, as long as you don't expect me to actually drink anything."

Edited April 2, 2013 by glacialchill

[TBB Symphonia 39]

Judith makes mental notes while the nutjob was performing.

 

1. Name seems to be Pinoak Stringhoof. Could be an alias, just to make it harder to find out his real name.

2.Could he be foreshadowing something to come, when mentioning about the griffons and their eating habits(Carnivores).

3.A pony picked up a shiny object during the performance. Could he be a plant in cahoots with Pinoak and the mysterious mare.

 

A scream for medical attention was heard, noticing a mare with bluish hair galloping to the scene, she decides to tail behind her from a distance. She hides her self near a bench and can vaguely see the mysterious mare on the ground. Pinoak was there and so was the bluish haired mare.

 

It appear that they are going to meet somewhere, but this doesn't explain about the Pickpocket pony from the audience. I think  will follow them to et a better idea of their plans.

 

(Love to have Judith play detective over simple stuff that isn't of any harm. Yet.)

[Love*Potion 575]

"Alright then!" Kismet tried to act as if nothing was wrong, "Let us go then, shall we?"

 

Kismet led the way, fluttering her wings to shake off the soreness. 

 

"Now where is a good place to get some refreshments around here?" She blinked. "Duh, we are at a fair aren't we?"

 

She continued along, and found a cute little stand selling snacks and cider.

 

"This place look good to you?" She asked.

[Senor Citizen 516]

@

Standoff walked quickly into an alleyway. He looked behind him to make sure no one was following him, and then used the two walls to jump up to roof level. (No, he has nothing to do with Assassin's Creed. He just likes freerunning.) Once to the roof, he got a better look at the watch he'd found. It was quite a specimen.

[Brain Drain 93]

@,

 

(OOC: That assassin creed free running. )

 

Dusk stuck to the shadows as he followed the pony with the golden object. "What is that object that pony has!?" He mumbled, when the strange pony jump onto a roof he tried to find a spot that he could hide as he tried to get a closer look. He started to think, "Who is this pony." he whispered to himself.

[glacialchill 17]

((OOC: @ I notice that as you type, you tend to repeat words a lot. Technically, that isn't bad, but it makes it weird to read.))

 

 

 

Gale looks at the stand, then back to Kismet before giving a slight shrug.

"Good as any, in my opinion. I'm not exactly picky." She glances at Pinoak "Look good you you?" 

Edited April 3, 2013 by glacialchill

[LeJAKoJAK 49]

"As long as they have some apple-lemonade, I'm fine with anything." Pinoak walks up to the mare behind the counter. "Excuse me miss I-"

 

"Well hello there! What can I get for you?"

 

"I'd like so-"

 

"Apple pie? Candied oranges? Frito pie?"

 

"I'm fine, but I'd really like some apple-lemona-"

 

"Barrel of pickles? Cupcake? Cherry Chimichonga?"

 

"Apple-lemonade for me an-"

 

"Churro?" The mare holds a churro in his face.

 

"Yes actually. As well as an apple-lemonade for me." Pinoak looks back towards the girls, "And y'all will be having? It's on me."

[Love*Potion 575]

There were so many choices - the eccentric mare running the stand made sure that they were aware of every one - but Kismet settled on a strawberry-bannana hay smoothie. Something sweet, yet light and delicious. 

 

As Pinoak was paying the mare running the food stand, Kismet turned to the strange cyan mare. 

 

"So, my name is Kismet, if you haven't figured it out already," she smiled, "Heh, I still don't know your name."

 

Kismet made her way over to a cafe table and sat down.

 

"Wanna talk?"

[glacialchill 17]

Gale sits down on the opposite side of the table, relieved that she wasn't asked to order anything. It was always awkward to turn down an offer.

"I suppose it wouldn't hurt to talk a bit, hm?  My name is Gale." She smiles lightly before adding: "Is there anything else you don't know about me? You seem to have a pretty good idea who I am already."

Edited April 3, 2013 by glacialchill

[LeJAKoJAK 49]

"That'll be five bits."

 

"Alrighty, here you go," Five bits float out of Pinoak's pocket onto the counter. "5 bits. Thank you very much!" Pinoak grasps the milkshake, churro, and apple-lemonade with his magic and joins Gale and Kismet. 

 

"I suppose it wouldn't hurt to talk a bit, hm?  My name is Gale. Is there anything else you don't know about me? You seem to have a pretty good idea who I am already."

 

"That is a good question. How did you know her so well? That's something -" The unicorn sets the milkshake in front of Kismet. "I'd like to know. Does it have to do with your short little nap?"

[Love*Potion 575]

Kismet was started to get a little uncomfortable. She was not used to this much attention... To make things worse, she barely knew what was going on herself. 

 

"This is going to be hard to explain," she thought. Finally, she cleared her throat:

 

"Well, I guess I'll start from the beginning..."

 

Kismet began to explain how she earned her cutie mark, and that it was very recent. She had only had it for a few days. In fact, it wasn't until she had her first 'dizzy spell' about the Arbor Day Fair a week earlier that it appeared on her flank. She still had yet to discover what it truly meant, but she did her best to explain her talent:

 

"I'm very observant. I always have been ever since I was a little filly. My mum would always play games with me, asking me to guess what would happen next. Almost every time, I was able to predict what was going to happen in the near future. I never thought much of it, in fact I only considered it a game, until I earned my cutie mark after one of my dizzy spells-"

 

Kismet noticed the confused looks.

 

"Oh! I'm sorry, sometimes I get an overwhelming 'feeling' that is usually hard to control. My head pounds, my vision becomes blurry, and the only thing I can concentrate on is the vision that comes along with it (Weird for a pony who concentrates on everything at a time). When it ends, I'm very dizzy, so I call it a 'dizzy spell'".

 

She took a breath-

 

"So to make a long story short, that's what happened up on the rooftop this morning." She turned to Pinoak: "Watching your puppet show must have triggered a spell."

 

She gazed over to Gale.

 

"The odd thing was that I saw you there as well. That's how I was able to predict so much about you, but, I never see ponys I have never met before..."

Edited April 4, 2013 by Love*Potion

[glacialchill 17]

Gale hums thoughtfully and taps her chin.
"I guess that makes me a bit of an oddity then. How strange."

I certainly haven't spoken to her before, she thought, but maybe she's seen me without realizing it.

"Have you always lived in Ponyville? Perhaps you have seen me somewhere else and just didn't think about it."

Edited April 4, 2013 by glacialchill

[LeJAKoJAK 49]

"That's pretty interesting. I haven't heard of a soothsayer cutie mark in a long time." Pinoak takes a sip of his drink. "I know you saw Gale in the vision, but what else did you see? If the vision does give a general outline of the future, we should be prepared for what's coming."

 

(OOC: Sorry about my lack of posting, once again, Skyrim and school projects have taken up my time. And I won't really post much more for the rest of the weekend. I'm going to a gaming con!)

[Love*Potion 575]

"Hmmm...."

 

Kismet tapped a hoof to her chin.

 

"I used to live in Cloudsdale as a filly, in fact I only recently moved to Ponyville, but that would be odd considering you're not a Pegasus... You don't happen to own a balloon or zeppelin do you?"

 

Kismet turned back towards Pinoak and pointed in his general direction.

 

"As for the vision- I honestly don't know what it means, but I can tell you what I saw. All three of us were galloping through a forest with these.... beasts... following behind and all around us." Kismet shuttered, "I have a feeling that it may have to do with you, Pinoak, and your intricate tradition."

 

She raised an eyebrow.

 

"And then there's Gale. Care to share your story? It may help us piece together what's going on here."

[TBB Symphonia 39]

(Sorry for the late post, I'm still sick.)

 

Judith stayed near the three ponies that she was following. She moved adjacent to the table in which they were sitting, and didn't eat any of the food offered out of fear of being poisoned.

 

Interesting, it appears that these ponies have just met recently, and the mysterious mare a.k.a. Kismet was receiving premonitions of the blue haired pony. Hmm being followed in a forest and surrounded by beasts. Could be foreshadowing? She questioned to herself. But she also mentioned Pinoak and his traditions.

 

Judith wasn't sure what all this meant but she was going to piece the puzzle together until she did.