private Hearts and Hooves Day House Party RP

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"Well done Windy, not only have you turned your potential Special Somepony into a dessert platter, you've embarrassed yourself too! This is worse than that time you flubbed that Penalty Kick last week during the scrimmage! That's right, stop beating those wings of yours before you break something or somepony! Don't give Slide any more reason to hate you! That's it, close those wings up good and tight. Now say something you doofus! Apologize!"

 

Now with his wings folded tighter than ever back against his body, Windy shamefully hung his head, speechless. Between coating Shoots in cream and angering Slide to no end, Windy didn't know what to say or do. 

 

"Remember Windy, cowards live, heroes don't! Get out of here while the goings still good! Or at the very least, clear out and go dunk your head in the rain bucket or something!"

 

Not knowing exactly what he should do, Windy sputtered and babbled for a few seconds, muttered a shameful apology to Shoots, and a venomous one to Slide, then turned and ran away towards what he thought was the front of the house... but turned out to be the backyard... 

 

"Oh horseapples, great sense of direction you've got there Windy! Now you can't cut back through the house to leave, there's no way you can go back in there for a while! And there's no chance in Hades that I'm letting you use those accursed wings of yours again, so no flying either! Just stay out here for a while and think about what you did! There, just go sit by the hot tub. Just watch the stars or something, and learn to leave good enough alone!"

 

Windy laid down on the lounge chair and moaned slightly, then chocked out a bitter, "Happy Hearts and Hooves Day Shoots..." then leaned back and began staring at the stars, lost in deep, self-deprecating thought.

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Heather had been outside for a wile wondering if she should go home or go back to the party "Why am i out here? i should go home...or better yet i should go back, sure i'm being a loner but there is a pool, hot tub and snacks there, i would be a loner but i mean i would be a loner with good snacks in a hot tub!" Heather said to herself and giggled "Guess i'll go back in.." Heather walked in, of course nopony seemed to notice, seems like if a robber came in they wouldn't even notice! Heather got some snacks and went to the backyard she saw somepony on the chair and wondered if she should talk to him but decided not too. Heather jumped into the pool and looked at the pony in the chair, "Oh hey, sorry d-did i splash you?" Heather said shyly 

 

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Storming Star wasn't completely surprised someone saw through him. His smile faded and his wings tightened, folding at his sides again. He didn't have any more food. "I guess I can't even s-seem calm if I try..." His chin fell, but rose again soon after. "So what's going on? I thought I saw you by the pool talking with... somepony else." As stealthily as he could, Storm refilled his punch glass and chugged it down quickly, sighing at the empty satisfaction of the drink. "Not to be intrusive."

"No worries," Cascade said amicably. Her eyes scanned the table, and she plucked an apple out and took a mighty bite out of it. She swallowed, then said, "Eh, she's just a neigbour. I can talk to her any old time. And I was hungry." She seemed slightly evasive, but went on to ask about the punch, "Is that alcoholic?"

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"No worries," Cascade said amicably. Her eyes scanned the table, and she plucked an apple out and took a mighty bite out of it. She swallowed, then said, "Eh, she's just a neigbour. I can talk to her any old time. And I was hungry." She seemed slightly evasive, but went on to ask about the punch, "Is that alcoholic?"

  Storm spit the liquid back into his glass quickly. "I'm... not sure..." Having too much alcohol might be a bad idea, considering his torrent of emotions that evening. He wasn't fond of doing things against his own will, either. "Do you...want me to go ask the host?" He seemed to dig at the floor softly with a hoof again, pouring his drink into the trash and grimacing. "You said she was a n-neighbor...? I do recall seeing similar looking ponies on weather duty... do you live here too?" Although this was somewhat of a local event, some ponies looked to be from somewhere else in equestria. It may have been simply his unawareness of some of the townsfolk, being as he was not very eager to communicate.

[Windy Scamper 403]

Slide watched as Windy left, and he was slightly horrified. I just told him to stop....I even said please,.I think. Besides, I can't afford o replace broken things. I hope everypony's okay....

 

Slide turned to Shooting Star. "Shoots, are you oka...oh dear Celestia. Here, I'll get you over to the bathroom so you can wash up. Just follow me. Everything will be okay, it was an accident. He didn't mean any harm. I-I can wash your bow if you want. It'll take some time, but it'll be back within an hour."

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Ginger Snap put his hat on the rack and yet again fasten his bow tie. He went to go get a drink and on his way to the drink table he saw Fireball Rush and ran up and said @~Chaotic Fireball~ "Fireball! You're here! I'm so glad that you could attend!". Ginger Snap blushed and reached out his hooves for a hug while his big smile showed through.

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Windy, deep in thought had not even noticed the incoming wave of water until long after it hit him. However, he didn't really react to it besides shaking his head to get some excess water out of his mane. 

 

"Nah, I hardly noticed anyways. In fact, go ahead and do it again. My brain is telling me to go stick my head in a rain barrel right about now, and with no rain barrel in sight, this will work good enough."

 

Sniffing softly, Windy laid his head back down onto the chair. "At least now that I'm soaking wet, nopony will be able to tell the water from my tears. Nopony can know I cried. I, who broke his head open and tried to shake it off as 'nothing' crying over a little shame. Oh irony, thou art a cruel mistress..."

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Heather listened to the pony, wow he seemed sad, at least i know i'm not the only one sad at this party Heather thought to herself "A-are you okay?" Heather said 'Well, i talked to him, maybe i can talk to him some more...unless he doesn't want to talk to me...like the other pony' Heather thought to herself trying to start a conversation with the pony she just splashed  

[Dawn Stripes 301]

(OOC: Okay, okay, I'm a nice big sucker for Roleplaying. I SHOULD be asleep right now. This should be the last post. But after breaking my promises once, I have nothing to back that up with)

(TO DM: This is one player, requesting rain soon, if you can dig it. Somepony probably booked a nice romantic rain shower for HnH, right? Not my call, but, you know)

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Shooting star blinked a couple times. Licked away a dollop of cream before it slid past her eyelashes. Now...turn to Slide, every movement taut as a suspension-bridge cable

"Yeah, thanks, if you could just...show me where the bathroom is. I-I'll get the ribbons."

Once over a sink, Shoots telekinetically unlaced her ribbons and started to work on her mane. She could get all the cream out without any trouble, and--look from both angles, just check--she was presentable. But without the braiding--hmm, if she'd BEEN going to go with her mane down, she would have brought some clips. Her streaks were going to drift apart, and there was hair hanging off her sides.

 

She pulled of the last doughnut, using her teeth at somepoint durng the process. A percussive chuckle escaped her, a heavy nicker that she quickly supressed. This actually tasted pretty good.

Shoots quickly shook her head. But she was still supposed to be mad at him! She dumped the rest of the delicious treat in the trash. What had he been thinking, he had to have known he could make a mess...what had she been thinking, anyway? She normally kept a pretty good handle on things like that. But she hadn't been thinking about making sure the party went smoothly at the time. That warmth...

She splashed some cold water on her face, wanting to clear that memory too. That had definately been something new.

 

This was the problem with memories, wasn't it? She was going to go back out there and nothing in the party would the same anymore, all because a couple minutes had gone weird. Shoots almost shuddered at the thought of a whole lifetime of awkward moments and mistakes weighing her down. It would be better to get to start each day fresh, if this was how her luck went with special someponies.

Then why did that thought make her suddenly terrified that she would forget him?

 

She strained the last of the frosting of her final bows and held them together in a brace. As best she could, anyway, with a little quick water applied with significant prejudice. They weren't expensive, it didn't matter much anyway--shoots didn't really have fine taste in clothing--but it was the principle of the thing. Maybe she coudl fix them up properly at home or something. Regretting her lack of foresight in not thinking to bring saddlebags, she stuck the bundle in her mouth. Maybe she shouldn't stay. No, she had to stay, it would be silly to let one incident like this ruin the whole night....

(Aaaand...seeing if Slide is still with her at the moment before I go on.)

Edited April 10, 2013 by Dawn Stripes

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Windy looked up again, with tears shimmering in his eyes. Laughing hollowly, he nodded, "Yeah, my night is going just peachy-keen. I nearly trashed a house, wound up throwing a platter of delicious pastries onto a poor mare, acted like a terrible guest, and drove away somepony special. I thought we had a special connection, then I let my pride and cider do my thinking for me and drove her away from me, and probably right into the hooves of that darned greaser!" At this point, Windy's voice cracked and he fell silent for a moment, before chuckling and showing a wavering smile, "But besides that, my evening has been great! How about you? Why are you alone out here?"

Edited April 10, 2013 by Windy Runner

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Slide waited for Shoots to come out of the bathroom. He was taken aback by the way she had cleaned herself up, her mane down and everything. "Wow...you look....well, I daresay better than before. I mean, before doughnuts and pastries were in your air." He paused,.then thought about how ruined this party probably seemed. "Come on, Shoots. We shoudln't let one dumb incident get you doen. I could still tell you that story if you want."

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Heather listened to what the pony had said and felt sorry for him "I-i'm sorry..." Heather said shyly "I hope everything works out.." Heather said looking down "As for me...i-i''m just not a social pony, i came here hoping somepony would be friends with me, hoping somepony would like me but nopony has even talked to me...well not really, i had to talk to them...like you and somepony else who left cause i think he didn't like me then came back and talked to somepony else!" Heather said madly with tears in her eyes, its not that she wanted to talk to him that much but she was tired of ponies not liking her and never paying attention to her "So i'm out here, i was thinking of going home but hey...they have a pool and good snacks and i at least feel a little less alone..." Heather said "S-sorry i was sorta blabbing" Heather then said shyly 

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"Well, I'm not going anywhere for a while, that's for sure. I can't live down what I did back in there. so for the duration, I'll be out here by the pool, and if I had to pick between brooding/thinking about what a loser I am and talking to somepony who won't laugh at me or judge me, I think my choice is pretty clear. And don't worry about rambling, I ramble all the time, too. I call it my 'motor mouth'."

Pausing, Windy noticed the pony had begun crying, "Oh no, why are you crying? I didn't do something wrong again, did I? C'mon, don't be sad, I'll talk to you if you want. First of all, my mom didn't raise a rude boy. What's your name miss?"

Edited April 10, 2013 by Windy Runner

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Heather smiled and  giggled at what the pony had said "Oh..well i don't know i guess you know i'm just a bit sad...i'm fine, you didn't say anything...and thank you...i-i'm Heather..." Heather said wiping away her tears with her wet hoof "That didn't help" Heather giggled and got out of the pool "Whats your name...?" Milly asked wile drying off 

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"I'm Windy Runner, resident town doofus. You probably haven't ever talked to me or seen me around town before, but if you have ever seen anypony being an obnoxious, arrogant jerk in a public area, especially if there is alcohol served at said public place, then you probably have met me, or at least one or more of my friends... My buds and I are all pegasi of the same feather, if you catch my drift." 

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"H-hello Windy Runner Nice to meet you town doofus!" Heather said trying to be funny but probably just sounded stupid "...i have never seen you around but that's probably cause all i do all day is read books in my room, and paint every once in a wile..." Heather said thinking about what a boring life she has "I can tell you about me, if you want me too...no you probably don't want to hear all about me, what am i saying? i-i'm sorry" Heather shyly and said not knowing what to say 

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Windy frowned at Heather before replying, "Your life is only boring if you decide its boring. All I do is get drunk with friends, work a dead end job and endlessly train in soccer. That doesn't exactly scream interesting! And besides, you paint and read! You're a smart pony, while I probably couldn't tell you what 1+10 is without carrying the zero in my head! So don't apologize for something you're not, and don't be self-deprecating all the time, that's my job right now! Being down on yourself all the time isn't healthy! Its one thing to feel sad like I am right now, due to being the biggest royal fool of the century, but being sad for no reason robs you of the chance to feel happiness. View it this way: to be sad all the time, you had to have been really happy at some point, otherwise you wouldn't feel sad right now, you'd feel normal. So take the good with the bad, but don't ignore the good." Taking a breath and a quick pause, Windy finished his free self-help seminar, "My dad always said we have two wolves inside of us, fighting for control of our soul. One is happiness, one sadness. The one that wins your soul is the one you choose to feed."

Edited April 10, 2013 by Windy Runner

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Heather was surprised at what Windy said "Wow, you know you give good advice..." Heather said less shyly "You know i saw i bit of what you did in there, it wasn't that bad...i mean you were just trying to show off to impress a girl, if i was her i would be flattered. Doesn't every boy do something stupid for a girl at least once?" Heather said giggling "Sorry, i'm not as good at advice as you are but i bet if you told her you were sorry and didn't mean to be rude she would forgive you!" Heather said smiling at Windy and thinking how he was a vary sweet pony 

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@@PinkieShyFlutterPie,@@Dawn Stripes,

 

"You know something Heather? You're right. I shouldn't be giving up! We all make silly mistakes, some bigger than others admittedly, but  I guess this is just like soccer: when the other team scores an early goal, do you give up? Of course not! You double your efforts and be proactive, not reactive! I WILL go talk to Shoots again, and I won't just walk away from someone that incredible so easily. Just not yet, I should let her get cleaned up first. And you don't need to thank me for the advice, we all need a little help sometimes. Maybe sometime you could show me some of your paintings? I love art, even though I'm as good at it as a cavepony! I think we could be great friends, and you know what they say, you can never have too many friends!"

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Heather was happy to hear that what she said had helped Windy "Well, i'm happy we could both help each other out!" Heather said now feeling less shy "I hoe everything works out with you and your special somepony" Heather said smiling "I would love to show you my paintings!" Heather said thinking how she just made a new friend and was super happy about that  

[Dawn Stripes 301]

(OOC: Good mor-ning campers!)

 

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Shooting Star was starting to feel ridiculous. Little semantic memories had been coming back to her all night; her brain sparking and filling in a piece of vocabulary here, or connecting a little twitch in her muzzle with the way stallions and mares were expected to interact there. Hearts and Hooves day was quickly losing its mystery, if not its...something. Stronger words than handsome had been presenting themselves while she was cleaning up. Shooting Star understand quite too much to fail to realize how she felt about Windy Runner, and just enough to be disappointed in herself.

Honestly! She walked into the house and fell for the first stallion who talked to her? What in the wide world of Equestria did she even see in him? Soccer? She didn't even like soccer; she didn't even like sports! He was just some plain-colored motor-mouth...

Plain colored? Brownies, her mind muttered to itself in black, wry self-deprecation. Oh, for crying out loud.

 

She should have known better than to strike up a conversation with a pegasus at the bar, is what. Pegasus were all dangerously arrogent, self-centered---

Shoots blinked. She didn't know any pegasi who were self-centered, arrogant dangerous foals. Did she? She scrambled at a mental flash of illumination, but like a fae it fled the minute it sensed her attention on it. Nothing else came back to her.

 

Slide Grease was waiting for her when she was done washing up--had he been here the whole time? Now that was a real gentlestallion. Shoots gave him a second look-over. She still felt she ought to at least make a pass at finding a special somepony. Maybe him. After all, he'd been very nice to her. And an earth pony would be more dependable.

 

She smiled her most winning sylph grin, determined to show that one 'incident' had, in fact, NOT gotten her down. "I think that sounds nice,"  she said. Then she stretched, leaning back on her hooves until her back and fetlocks cracked, flexing her neck and leaning along Slide Grease's axis until the curve between her forelegs was just visible between the least tuft of hair she ever left on her coat. Subtle, but hopefully enticing. She was a big filly; time to do things right this go around. "You have my full attention this time."

Edited April 10, 2013 by Dawn Stripes

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@@Windy Scamper,

 

Flame stood up. *Okay...time to go start up a conversation.* He thought, looking around the room.

He noticed Slide standing just outside the bathroom and trotted over. "Slide...I wanted to catch up but you walked away before I got the chance...how have you been, bru ?" He asked.

 

 

Ocean was still sitting on the couch...looking around the room.

Unsure what else to do...she stood up, walked to a small chair in the corner pulling a book from her bag as she went.

She adjusted her dark blue dress before sitting down and beginning to read.

Edited April 10, 2013 by Jolteon

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Windy smiled at Heather, thanked her for her support, and began to put "Operation Apologize" into action. Windy walked over to the pool shed, ((I'm assuming Slide has a pool shed next to the pool where he keeps towels, supplies for the pool, etc. if that's ok)) and pulled out a large towel and a length of cord. Gritting his teeth and biting back tears, he wrapped the cord painfully tight around his wings so they were immobile, and plastered firmly to his sides. "I'm sure that will reassure Slide at least a little to see I won't use these again..." Windy thought, then he walked back towards the entrance to the house, turning around to give Heather one last unconvincing smile. "Heather thinks you're a nice, sincere pony. I know she's right, but Shoots needs to see how much I care, and how sorry I am. Heather, I hope you were a good judge of the situation."

 

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However, when Windy looked through the window into the dimly lit party, he saw something that made his heart quail and his resolve waver: Shoots was getting awfully close to Slide. Windy wanted to give up altogether with his plan upon seeing that, but after a quick mental argument with himself, decided this was something he had to do. Slipping quietly back into the party so as to not draw attention to himself, he grabbed two bowls of food. One, a hefty bowl of tapioca pudding. The other, a massive bowl of chips. Walking up to the two ponies with his head low to the ground, Windy  stopped in front of them. 

 

Without saying a word, Windy spread the towel on the floor to avoid getting the floor dirty with what he was about to do. He then looked Slide in the eye, and said shamefully, "I am so sorry for what I did. Please forgive me for being such a bad guest." He then turned his attention to Shoots, and said "Shoots, I am really sorry. I treated you like a possession of mine, and when you talked to Slide, I got so jealous. I didn't think, and let my pride get the better of me. Please find it in your heart to forgive me." Gesturing to the bowls in his hooves, he then said, "Well, an eye for an eye. I got you dirty, so I deserve this and more." So saying, he dumped the pudding all over his head and neck, then upended the chip bowl over his head. The chips stuck to the pudding and made him look like a ludicrous polka dot monstrosity. Blinking his eyes to clear them of pudding, Windy looked forlornly at the two dumbstruck ponies, and apologized one more time for good measure, before falling silent to let them respond.

Edited April 10, 2013 by Windy Runner

[Windy Scamper 403]

Slide nodded at Flame Dancer. "I'll find ya later. I'm....kinda in the middle of something here."

 

He began his story with Shoots, noticing that their fur was touching. "Well, I'll admit my story isn't physically impressive. It's more of a mental turnaround. I used to hate emotion....all emotion was hideous and horrible. That's what I thought. I became a big flirt in high school to hide any true emotion I had. Of course, this backfired, as all the popular stallions reminded the fillies of how I was 18 and cutie marjless. My parents were worried, seeing how I had shut down myself from them. They knew if I learned how to release emotion, I would fin my special talent. We tried everything, but nothing worked. Until, a friend of mine told me about music, and how it can be a language. I tried many instruments until something with my trombone...just felt right. I can..."

 

And then Windy came in and made a mess. But Slide was still amazed. He did that for her...maybe he isn't that bad.

[Undyne 1,483]

Of course you're always the late one... You just HAD to finish up that sculpture, didn't you?

 

Hush.

 

Rockshire had trotted up to the doorway, not really caring that I'd she was late or not, and simply walked in, seeing the crowd of ponies and hearing the blasting of music.

 

"Maybe it WAS a bad idea to finish that sculpture.."