private An Unexpected Trip to the Human World (Closed!)

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

 

 

Star smiled and, with Liam's help, made her way down the hall. "This is really very nice of you. I am not used to being so...tall. Its almost impossible to fall over as a pony...you have four hooves. But as people you only have two hooves...which aren't really hooves at all. Just weird...things." She said, looking down at her toes as they walked down the hall.

 

Liam chuckled a bit at that. "I suppose so. They're called feet, as I think I mentioned earlier. Which reminds me, we're going to have to get you some shoes tomorrow." They reached the room and Liam guided her over to the bed, which was a surprisingly large one for a single person. "Well... here we are."

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

Liam chuckled a bit at that. "I suppose so. They're called feet, as I think I mentioned earlier. Which reminds me, we're going to have to get you some shoes tomorrow." They reached the room and Liam guided her over to the bed, which was a surprisingly large one for a single person. "Well... here we are."

 

Star stared at the bed...then down at her body...then up at Liam. "You're sure you don't mind me sleeping here ? I feel like I am bucking you out of your bed." She said, blushing as she went to pull off her towel toga but stopping herself. "Do humans sleep in clothes too ?" She asked, glancing down at her makeshift toga.

[Descant 1,898]

Emily laughed and helped Moonstruck back up to her feet. "No no, pleaze do. I am sure it will be good for you...it will get you uzed to your ands and fingars." She said, placing the bottom sheet over top the bed. "Come on. just tighten zat ovar ze side of ze mattrass." She said, tightening the lower sheet over the bed with a smile.

Moonstruck gazed at her fingers nervously, them, with a hasty "Oh, why not," murmured under her breath, she fumbled with the edge of the sheets, and pulled them towards her side of the mattress. She misjudged the way she held the sheets, and they slipped out between them. She grabbed them again, slightly pink, attempted to pull them towards her end of the mattress again. She pulled too hard, and almost fell backwards, pulling the sheets out from where Emily had nearly tucked them. "Oh, buck. I'm sorry," Moonstruck said, seeming slightly distressed. "I messed up your nice sheets."

Edited May 11, 2013 by Glaceon

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

 

 

Star stared at the bed...then down at her body...then up at Liam. "You're sure you don't mind me sleeping here ? I feel like I am bucking you out of your bed." She said, blushing as she went to pull off her towel toga but stopping herself. "Do humans sleep in clothes too ?" She asked, glancing down at her makeshift toga.

 

"Usually humans have different clothes for sleeping in, called pajamas, but I suppose you don't have any, so I guess it's up to you, really. And really, you don't have to worry about me sleeping on the couch. Unless of course you'd prefer me to sleep with you in here?" He meant it as a joke of course, although he quickly realized that he almost hoped she would say yes. There was something about her that he couldn't explain, but he just wanted to around her all the time.

[The-Master 1,176]

@@Pripyat Pony, 

 

Right...  I'm now taking a Changeling to my apartment to help her find the rest of her kind. Out of all the weird dreams I've had this tops it. In the end Murray just conceded to play along with it. "My car isn't too far from here. It isn't the...  best machine on the roads, but it's lasted me this long. Come on, let's get going." It was starting to get a bit darker as they went on, Murray keeping close to the girl/changeling next to him, keeping a grasp on her hand. "It should be just around this corner."

 

It was just an old Hilux Surf, the  years of punishment showing through across it's black paintwork. Murray fumbled with his keys a bit before opening the doors and letting Cicada get inside. The trip home was a short one with very little conversation, but that didn't stop him asking if she was okay every once and a while.

 

The apartment block was rather generic, a solid brickwork structure extending twenty floors up. The apartment itself was much the same, a basic living room with a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. It had plenty of space,but much of it was cluttered with random possessions and things from home. He always planned to get it all sorted out, but never did in the end. "Well...   here we are. Make yourself at home." He shut the door behind him, making sure the locks were all firmly in place. "I'll set up another bed here in a minute. Did you want...   something to eat? What exactly does your kind eat or...  feed on?" How does one ask this without sounding stupid?

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

"Usually humans have different clothes for sleeping in, called pajamas, but I suppose you don't have any, so I guess it's up to you, really. And really, you don't have to worry about me sleeping on the couch. Unless of course you'd prefer me to sleep with you in here?" He meant it as a joke of course, although he quickly realized that he almost hoped she would say yes. There was something about her that he couldn't explain, but he just wanted to around her all the time.

 

Star shrugged and...taking what Liam had said, she pulled off the towel. She had nothing else to wear so...eeyup. She climbed into the bed before looking back at Liam. "Its up to you. I feel bad taking your bed but I don't mind if you want to sleep here too...I wouldn't mind some company..." She said, climbing under the covers...her voice was...sad. This was the first time she had slept without Diamond being somewhere in the house...or apartment in this case. A couple tears rolled down her cheeks but she tried to hide them, not wanting to make Liam feel awkward...forgetting that she was naked and that was considered...abnormal ?

 

((Star is completely oblivious To Liam's moves...its kind of adorable))

 

 

Moonstruck gazed at her fingers nervously, them, with a hasty "Oh, why not," murmured under her breath, she fumbled with the edge of the sheets, and pulled them towards her side of the mattress. She misjudged the way she held the sheets, and they slipped out between them. She grabbed them again, slightly pink, attempted to pull them towards her end of the mattress again. She pulled too hard, and almost fell backwards, pulling the sheets out from where Emily had nearly tucked them. "Oh, buck. I'm sorry," Moonstruck said, seeming slightly distressed. "I messed up your nice sheets."

 

Emily quickly ran over to help Moonstruck back up to her feet. "Do not be sorry, Moonstruck. It is good practice. But we can try somesing else zat iz a little easiar latar. For now, I will make your bed." She helped Moonstruck back to the chair before she walked back over to the bed, tucking the sheets in and starting with the blankets. "I suppoze...if you want to get uzed to your fingars. You could try putting ze pillows into ze pilow casez. Ere." She said, giving Moonstruck two pillows and two pillow cases. "Only if you want too."

[Descant 1,898]

 

 

Emily quickly ran over to help Moonstruck back up to her feet. "Do not be sorry, Moonstruck. It is good practice. But we can try somesing else zat iz a little easiar latar. For now, I will make your bed." She helped Moonstruck back to the chair before she walked back over to the bed, tucking the sheets in and starting with the blankets. "I suppoze...if you want to get uzed to your fingars. You could try putting ze pillows into ze pilow casez. Ere." She said, giving Moonstruck two pillows and two pillow cases. "Only if you want too."

 

Moonstruck sighed, and took the pillows, fumbling with them. "This would be so much easier if I could still use my magic," she said sadly. "This'd all be taken care of like that." She snapped her fingers, then flinched in surprise at the noise. She stared at her fingers. "How did I do that?" 

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

 

 

Star shrugged and...taking what Liam had said, she pulled off the towel. She had nothing else to wear so...eeyup. She climbed into the bed before looking back at Liam. "Its up to you. I feel bad taking your bed but I don't mind if you want to sleep here too...I wouldn't mind some company..." She said, climbing under the covers...her voice was...sad. This was the first time she had slept without Diamond being somewhere in the house...or apartment in this case. A couple tears rolled down her cheeks but she tried to hide them, not wanting to make Liam feel awkward...forgetting that she was naked and that was considered...abnormal ?

 

Liam blushed as she took off the towel again. "Um... alright. I guess... I guess I will sleep in here then, if you don't mind." He debated in his mind whether to change into pajamas or just sleep naked like Star. Eventually he decided on the latter, figuring it might make her feel more comfortable, since she wasn't used to clothes in the first place. He undressed and as he was getting into bed next to her, he noticed she seemed to be sad about something, but wasn't sure if she really wanted to talk about it, so he decided not to say anything.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

Liam blushed as she took off the towel again. "Um... alright. I guess... I guess I will sleep in here then, if you don't mind." He debated in his mind whether to change into pajamas or just sleep naked like Star. Eventually he decided on the latter, figuring it might make her feel more comfortable, since she wasn't used to clothes in the first place. He undressed and as he was getting into bed next to her, he noticed she seemed to be sad about something, but wasn't sure if she really wanted to talk about it, so he decided not to say anything.

((YOU DIDN'T...))

 

Star did her best to stay quiet...but her breathing was rather shaky as she tried to push the thoughts of home away...but the more she tried to push them away, the more they returned to her...her mum...her dad...Diamond...Her friend's. Eve...Miss Arrow...she found herself crying...no point in trying to hide it. She just hugged her legs with her back to Liam, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep...but knew that it was going to be a long night...

 

 

Moonstruck sighed, and took the pillows, fumbling with them. "This would be so much easier if I could still use my magic," she said sadly. "This'd all be taken care of like that." She snapped her fingers, then flinched in surprise at the noise. She stared at her fingers. "How did I do that?" 

 

Emily finished putting on the last blanket before she turned around to face Moonstruck. "Do what ? Wait...did you just...snap your fingars ? 'Ow strange...I 'ave not done zat in front of you. I wondar if maybe you're mind 'as also changed...like ow to use fingars is locked away somewhere. Or am I just crazy ?" She chuckled. "But zat is good...you are getting moar control."

Edited May 11, 2013 by ~Flame Dancer~

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

 

 

Star did her best to stay quiet...but her breathing was rather shaky as she tried to push the thoughts of home away...but the more she tried to push them away, the more they returned to her...her mum...her dad...Diamond...Her friend's. Eve...Miss Arrow...she found herself crying...no point in trying to hide it. She just hugged her legs with her back to Liam, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep...but knew that it was going to be a long night...

 

Liam couldn't stand to watch her like this. He reached over and put a hand on her shoulder. "What's wrong? It's home isn't it? I know you miss equestria and everyone there, but just remember that they're still there, and you'll be able to go back and see them again someday. You haven't lost them forever. Just for a little while."

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

@@Mister G, 

 

(OOC: I understand, but I just wanted to make sure. And believe me, I'd love it if teleportation devices were a real thing)

 

@,  

 

"Understood. I mean no disrespect, but I feel it may be necessary for either you or SC* Cicada to check in on me yourselves. Unfortunately, I do not possess the ability to contact anyone aside from my soldiers, and none of them have fallen through with us." He chuckles physically at her confusion and explains, albeit with some amusement still in his voice, "I'm not sure what you're thinking, my Queen, but I was talking about those lovely little streams of emotion we Changelings can see. One of them is floating right before me, and is connecting to three individuals, though unfortunately they're all out of range for me to see the producers."

"Nevermind... i thought you caught some humans in the act. It would be nice to know where you are should we need to reach for you. Update me as soon as you figure that out. Cicanda appears to be close to me and maybe i could regroup with her soon. I need you out there as well Diliges... stay safe and don't be reckless."

[Dawn Stripes 301]

@,

 

Eager enough to keep the train of conversation going, Fluttershy pursued some questions, plenty of which popped up. "Oh, are cartoons like...picture books?" Her brain leapt to make connections between the screens she'd seen and the books which they seemed to replace in this world. "But I don't know what an ani...anniie...a what? What kind of person is that? They aren't dangerous, are they?" 

[Pariah164 83]

@@Glaceon

 

Reggie sighed briefly before standing herself. "Hold up there, lass." She looked right at Applejack, unwavering. "Yer in a new world, at least from yer perspective. It's not like where yer from. It's not all safe. Not to wander. If ye want ta find yer friends... Ye cannae do it alone." She moved till she was in front of the blonde. "Let me 'elp. I can even get ye a new 'at. Ya didn't show up with one." Reggie wasn't going to let AJ take this on by herself. This was big. This was... insane. But Reggie could deal with insane.

 

She was a waitress, after all.

[The Original 571]

@@Dawn Stripes,

 

Alex was glad he knew the answers to those questions.  "Cartoons are animations created to normally make a TV show or movie. An anime is just a different type of cartoon animation. Let me show you. The picture of that pony is a normal cartoon, whereas this..." he says and searches up 'puella magi madoka magica' on google images. Images of the characters of that specific anime showed up seconds later. The difference between cartoon and anime was clearly visible. "That is anime" he said and briefly pointed a finger at one of the characters. "And no, they aren't dangerous. They only exist virtually"

Edited May 11, 2013 by The Original PWD

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

Liam couldn't stand to watch her like this. He reached over and put a hand on her shoulder. "What's wrong? It's home isn't it? I know you miss equestria and everyone there, but just remember that they're still there, and you'll be able to go back and see them again someday. You haven't lost them forever. Just for a little while."

 

Star nodded and wiped the teers from her cheeks. "I...I know." She said. "But I'm scared...I want to g-go home b-but what if I c-cant ?" She sobbed at the end of the question before she just shook her head. "I just want to sleep." She said. She felt that talking about it was just going to make things worse...

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

Star nodded and wiped the teers from her cheeks. "I...I know." She said. "But I'm scared...I want to g-go home b-but what if I c-cant ?" She sobbed at the end of the question before she just shook her head. "I just want to sleep." She said. She felt that talking about it was just going to make things worse...

"You'll be able to go back, I promise. No matter what, I'll make sure you find a way back. But you're right, for now you should just sleep and try not to worry about it. Good night, Star." Having said all he could think of to comfort her, he turned his back to her and closed his eyes, slowly drifting off to sleep.

[Dawn Stripes 301]

@,

 

Fluttershy leaned in, nodding at the crisp lines of the art Alex showed her. Like a moving picture book these were, then. Fluttershy thought she might like that. "So...then what was the cartoon with the pony in it? I...just, all these pictures are about humans...and I guess that sense." She turned her big blue eyes on him. "Do ponies ever come to visit you here?" They must know about them somehow, but Fluttershy was confused as to how they could know about ponies without knowing about Equestria. She thought all the ponies lived in Equestria.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

"You'll be able to go back, I promise. No matter what, I'll make sure you find a way back. But you're right, for now you should just sleep and try not to worry about it. Good night, Star." Having said all he could think of to comfort her, he turned his back to her and closed his eyes, slowly drifting off to sleep.

 

Star didn't reply. She kept her eyes closed and tried to keep her crying quiet...which she did rather well but at the cost of a slightly damp pillow. Eventually...after some time she slowly fell asleep.

 

((Time skip to morning ? I feel like since everyone is so spread out we're fine to do it as long as the other people in Chicago are okay with it...putting this in bold so everyone reads it...from Chicago...because I don't want to just speed ahead without our fellow Chicagonians.))

[The Original 571]

@@Dawn Stripes, 

 

Alex was a bit confused by her question. "Uh... no, ponies don't visit me. I don't any reason as to why they would. As for what that pony was from, we will find out" he said as he walked over and navigated the browser to search up for 'Rarity' since he had seen the name from the picture of the pony Fluttershy found.

Multiple pictures of the white coated purple maned pony showed up on screen. Alex moused over one of them and read the website address. "Looks like the pony is from a popular TV show called 'My Little Pony'. Who in their right mind over the age of 12 would watch that?"

[Dawn Stripes 301]

@,

 

Fluttershy gasped. "That's RARITY!" How could that be? Fluttershy shrank into her chair; that didn't even make sense! Rarity never talked about any humans before, so why on earth would they have a talking children's book all about her? If they knew about ponies from Ponyville somehow, maybe it meant they were planning to...no, that couldn't be, Alex and Aly and Magneus were too nice.

 

Something occured to her. Rarity was kind of famous because she was a Bearer of Harmony. Maybe that could explain this. But if there were drawing of Rarity everywhere, than maybe...Fluttershy's hand trembled as she hit the 'backspace' button, as she'd watched Alex do, and pecking finger by finger, typed her own name into the search bar.

 

The results made her get up, run into the nearest bedroom, and shut the door to hide. 

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

Cicada agreed to what the Queen said. Once the conversation was finished, she felt able to tune back into the present.

@@Pripyat Pony, 

 

Right...  I'm now taking a Changeling to my apartment to help her find the rest of her kind. Out of all the weird dreams I've had this tops it. In the end Murray just conceded to play along with it. "My car isn't too far from here. It isn't the...  best machine on the roads, but it's lasted me this long. Come on, let's get going." It was starting to get a bit darker as they went on, Murray keeping close to the girl/changeling next to him, keeping a grasp on her hand. "It should be just around this corner."

 

It was just an old Hilux Surf, the  years of punishment showing through across it's black paintwork. Murray fumbled with his keys a bit before opening the doors and letting Cicada get inside. The trip home was a short one with very little conversation, but that didn't stop him asking if she was okay every once and a while.

 

The apartment block was rather generic, a solid brickwork structure extending twenty floors up. The apartment itself was much the same, a basic living room with a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. It had plenty of space,but much of it was cluttered with random possessions and things from home. He always planned to get it all sorted out, but never did in the end. "Well...   here we are. Make yourself at home." He shut the door behind him, making sure the locks were all firmly in place. "I'll set up another bed here in a minute. Did you want...   something to eat? What exactly does your kind eat or...  feed on?" How does one ask this without sounding stupid?

Cicada considered her reply before answering. She didn't want to go into the whole emotion feeding thing. Altho changelings could sustain themselves with regular food, they needed to feed on strong emotions for strength and power. But once she'd found her hooves, Cicada thought, she could quite easily go out among the humans and feed off their emotions. After all, humans seemed to produce very strong emotions, and a bit more power would be very welcome.

 

"We can sustain ourselves on normal food," she eventually said. "What do humans eat?"

[Meteorite 16]

@nioniosbbbb

He walk over to her she was she was staring at the city through the window “Well…um were we are staying in is the Caledonia its 450 west 17th street” he said looking at the city as well “*yawn* well I think we should hit the hay you’ll be taking my room tonight its down the hall to the left  and the bathroom is on the right” he said as he was walking away from the window he then  jump on the couch “And I’ll be taking couch” he said cheerfully, he turn over to her and stares at her  “good night” he said with a  smile  

Edited May 11, 2013 by Meteorite

[The Original 571]

@@Dawn Stripes,

 

Alex and Aly watched as Fluttershy ran into Alex's room. "Hm... I'm guessing she didn't like what she saw" he theorized. "Ya think?" she said and walked over to Alex's rooms door. She knocked once or twice and spoke through the door "Fluttershy? Are you alright? Whats wrong?

 

Back at the computer, Alex was looking over the images of the yellow pony. He came upon a humanized version tha-... "You have got to be joking..." he muttered. He walked over to Aly and tapped her on the shoulder. "I don't think she is who she looks to be"

Edited May 11, 2013 by The Original PWD

[IridscentNionios 1,420]

@@Meteorite, "Good night to you too David."  she says moving deeper into the house and finding his room. She didn't care that it wasn't luxurious or not, she always valued functionality instead of flashy-ness. At this moment when she layed down she realised that the dress she was wearing was a little impractical for sleeping. She definately needed to know more about the human wardrobe. She took the dress and remained with just the basics to make herself more comfortable. @@Pripyat Pony,"I have learned that this is Caledonia 450 west and 17th Street. I believe this is the adress, however David wishes to sleep and i do not wish to push him even further, as much as we don't like it Cicanda we need these humans. I am preparing myself to sleep too... find shelter and rest. We shall talk things over when we wake up."

 

 

Edited May 11, 2013 by nioniosbbbb

[Dawn Stripes 301]

@@Pripyat Pony, (OOC: Consider this mention...open-ended)

@,

 

Fluttershy squeaked in terror when Aly knocked on the door. She was terrified; it felt incredibly violating to have the feeling of having been watched her entire life, especially for a pony like Fluttershy who disliked attention and whose life had enough moments that she preferred to keep private. The idea that strangers knew who she was was worse than when Photo Finish had taken an interest in her, let alone any speculations on why this was happening this way.

"Oh, Rarity, what do I do?" she murmured, unable to raise her voice past a whisper. If only she had her friends to tell her how to handle this; with them, she'd have been able to face any fear or challenge. "I thought this place was so nice but it's...very scary here. I wish you were here."

Edited May 11, 2013 by Dawn Stripes