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

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Maddie broke out her phone and snapped a few photos as well, raising her phone up high so as to get a good angle. After the photo op, she led Harry back to Colette, who was easing her way toward her girlfriend. "Hey, Cole! Look who's here!"

 

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The boys stared on in silent shock as Pinkie Pie jumped into their line of sight, the music seeming to change as she danced around them, seemingly pulling a drum from nowhere and beating on of for a bit and blowing a horn before finally coming to a stop just before pulling an oven-looking contraption from out of nowhere, confetti shooting out of it once Pinkie was done.

 

Connor was the first to find his coice after a stunned pause. "…What the fuck??"

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Logan held his tongue until they were within range of Bowen, who subsequently uncrossed his arms and stood normally. Logan gave him a small nod before speaking, "Applejack, this is my cousin, Bowen Connery," and in turning his attention from her to his cousin, he nods, "Bowen, I imagine you already have a good idea of who she is."

 

The teenager gives a quiet chuckle, nodding and holding out a hand to Applejack, "I have a vague idea. I'm a fan of the show, you see." He explains. 

 

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Diliges had been going to respond to Colette's question, but was unable to find words at first. He shut his mouth and furrowed his brow for a second before nodding slowly, "I... Wouldn't have put it that way, personally. But yes, I suppose you could say that I work on the show."

 

There was not much time for explanations or anything of that sort, for not long after he had responded, the girl's attention was grabbed by something else. Rainbow Dash had brought in some fog from outside, molded into a shape to resemble the boy that so obviously felt strongly towards her. The exact meaning of the Pegasus' action was lost on the Changeling, but he didn't dwell on it too long. There was more to catch his attention. Pinkie Pie had given her customary little greeting to a trio of teenage males that had entered, and their reactions caused the captain a great deal of amusement, though he kept any laughter confined.

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The fan excitedly ran over to Jack Preybird, tugging at his sleeve.

"Jack! Jack!" he shouted, "You HAVE to take on Rainbow Dash in a race!"

Jack laughed and turned to the fan.

"I'm guessing you set me up?" Jack asked him with a slight smile. "I honestly wouldn't mind taking on Rainbow Dash in one of these here stock cars."

He motioned to the show cars behind him, stroking his finger across the front bumper. Sprinting back to his idol, the Rainbow Dash fan proclaimed the news.

"He accepted the challenge!!!!!" he shouted to Rainbow Dash, "This is GOING TO BE EPIC!"

 

(waiting on Fluttershy to respond to Twilight)

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Logan held his tongue until they were within range of Bowen, who subsequently uncrossed his arms and stood normally. Logan gave him a small nod before speaking, "Applejack, this is my cousin, Bowen Connery," and in turning his attention from her to his cousin, he nods, "Bowen, I imagine you already have a good idea of who she is." The teenager gives a quiet chuckle, nodding and holding out a hand to Applejack, "I have a vague idea. I'm a fan of the show, you see." He explains.

Applejack reached out her hand and shook Bowen's hand quite vigorously...almost too vigorously. "Nice to meetcha!" she exclaimed. "It's always nice to meet a new face, especially family of Logan here! So ya like the show, eh? Do they make me look good? I'm glad ya humans get to see ol' Sweet Apple Acres, even if it is on that funny box o' yours. It sure is a beaut!" she said quickly, followed by a hearty laugh.

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(OOC: Rightyo, sorry there)

Fluttershy laid a comforting arm across Twilight's shoulders. "I...I think it's just a plant--maybe it's kind of like radishes?" she suggested. In truth, she had never seen a horseradish, but had read somewhere while browsing a vegetarian cookbook that they were comparable to wasabi in flavor--whatever those are. "Either way, it...it's okay, Twilight. I--I tasted meat too." She tried guiding her friend to a seat, somewhere they could get off their feet. "It really bothered me too," she whispered. And shivered. "It's--horrible, isn't it? The thought that you're enjoying eating someone else." She buried her face in her hands--half from shame that what had been meant as consolation had suddenly turned into commiseration. "I make sure not to go anywhere near it. Y--you need to stay away from the snack table like me, where you can't smell it. The humans...they don't like it very much when we complain about it, so I try not to talk about it. If you try you can find excuses not to be around when they're serving meat to each other."

 

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Rainbow Dash sauntered over to Preybird's table, notably cutting to the side of the long line of fans waiting for autographs or paphernalia. "Apparently we're gonna' race, now," she chuckled, with a smirk at the young racer. "You might want to give me a rundown on those cars though. Colette hasn't let me touch one since the, ah....uh, the last one."
In truth, Colette had never brought it up. Rainbow Dash had never dared suggested she ever touch a steering wheel again. But, confidence being restored by visceral means tonight, she figured, as long as there were no bodies of water nearby, how much trouble could she get into?

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Twilight Sparkle took in a couple of breaths to calm herself. She listened to Fluttershy's explanation, and felt doubly calm upon hearing that it really was nothing more than a plant. She looked over at the puddle of mustard and smiled nervously, knowing that there would be some raised eyebrows at her antics.

"Well... I know just how shameful it is to eat someone," Twilight responded, "And to tell you the truth, I was wondering how you would have reacted to any of us eating meat."

 

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"Well..." Jack responded, "I'm just gonna say that these things aren't anything like the last car you drove. I'd assume it was just a regular street car, automatic transmission and all. These things are 750 horsepower beasts that breathe fire and shit napalm!"

Feeling as if he lost the pegasus in his explanation, he slowed down (a rarity to see him do) to elaborate on his points.

"Horsepower is how we humans determine how powerful a car is," Jack explained, "And that transmission thing I mentioned earlier, that is how the car can shift into different gears set for different speeds. Most cars do it automatically, but these cars you have to shift the gears manually. If you haven't driven a stick shift car yet, we can get ya in one of these beasts and have you try it out!"

He signed a couple more pieces of memorabilia that were shoved in his face, and turned back to Dash.

"Take your pick," Jack said, pointing towards the red and yellow Hardees Camaro, then to the blue, white, and silver Fastenal Camaro.

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Having approached Fluttershy from behind, Colette overheard everything she said. Smirking, Colette leaned in close to her ear and whispered, "So I should give you a heads up when either me or my dad wanna eat meat??" She leaned back a little and giggled as she caught her girlfriend's attention; her expression was just so adorable! "Don't worry, Flutters! I'll try not to cook any meat around you guys!"

 

((Quick post whilst I wait for the others!))

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Rainbow Dash grinned from ear to ear. A repressed--she pondered--yes, perhaps a repressed fascination with the speeding Pinkie-like contraptions reared its head and beat at the bars, knowing by smell that its cage was set to be unlocked. She was being offered a car, again, and one that breathed fire and shit napalm, no less!
She relished standing at the table to decide. Both were so seductively fast-looking. The red one did look a little faster, but the silver and blue on the other fed to her ego-centric sense of style just too much to resist. "I'll drive that one," she declared, pointing giddily. 

 

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"Yip!" Fluttershy popped a half-foot into the air, like a popcorn kernal, falling off the seat where she had settled Twilight as Colette appeared behind her.

She hid her face so that she wouldn't be sending a hurt look at her girlfriend, and, ignoring Colette as best she could, made herself say nothing until she thought Colette was about to leave.

She had interrupted on a personal matter between ponies--normally Fluttershy couldn't have been happier to forget, but when all the humans around her insisted on treating it like a joke no matter what, she would prefer to be left to speak with the other girls from home that understood what she had to go through when this had happened to her.

When she thought Colette was out of earshot, she took a deep breath and tried to resume her conversation with Twilight. "I..." She shuddered. "I don't think any of us would ever eat meat on purpose, Twilight. Even if the animals are--different here, and I still don't know that they are. I talked to a man once name Piscine, and he said... well, I'm just not sure, Twilight. But I wouldn't be able to do it." She hugged her friend, reliving a memory. "It was bacon the human who found me gave me. He didn't think about it, of course. But...I, I liked it before he told me. And then I thought of Applejack's farm pigs! I thought of the eyes!" She buried her head in Twilight's shoulder for a moment, then tried to recover--she had to be strong, she remembered, because she wasn't the only one with a problem for once. "Don't worry, Twilight, I know none of you would ever do something like that."

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@, Rainbow Dash grinned from ear to ear. A repressed--she pondered--yes, perhaps a repressed fascination with the speeding Pinkie-like contraptions reared its head and beat at the bars, knowing by smell that its cage was set to be unlocked. She was being offered a car, again, and one that breathed fire and shit napalm, no less!She relished standing at the table to decide. Both were so seductively fast-looking. The red one did look a little faster, but the silver and blue on the other fed to her ego-centric sense of style just too much to resist. "I'll drive that one," she declared, pointing giddily. -----------------------------------------@@Hypn0ticD, "Yip!" Fluttershy popped a half-foot into the air, like a popcorn kernal, falling off the seat where she had settled Twilight as Colette appeared behind her.She hid her face so that she wouldn't be sending a hurt look at her girlfriend, and, ignoring Colette as best she could, made herself say nothing until she thought Colette was about to leave.She had interrupted on a personal matter between ponies--normally Fluttershy couldn't have been happier to forget, but when all the humans around her insisted on treating it like a joke no matter what, she would prefer to be left to speak with the other girls from home that understood what she had to go through when this had happened to her.When she thought Colette was out of earshot, she took a deep breath and tried to resume her conversation with Twilight. "I..." She shuddered. "I don't think any of us would ever eat meat on purpose, Twilight. Even if the animals are--different here, and I still don't know that they are. I talked to a man once name Piscine, and he said... well, I'm just not sure, Twilight. But I wouldn't be able to do it." She hugged her friend, reliving a memory. "It was bacon the human who found me gave me. He didn't think about it, of course. But...I, I liked it before he told me. And then I thought of Applejack's farm pigs! I thought of the eyes!" She buried her head in Twilight's shoulder for a moment, then tried to recover--she had to be strong, she remembered, because she wasn't the only one with a problem for once. "Don't worry, Twilight, I know none of you would ever do something like that."

"Very well," Jack responded as she eyed the Fastenal car, then turning to a team member, "Get her a helmet and a firesuit, Tim."

Jack and a few others pushed the car out to the gigantic back parking lot. The sun was starting to set, with glorious god-rays raining down from a few of the clouds. The whole scene was washed by the sun's golden glow, a perfect setting for a 1 on 1 showdown. Tim was attending to Rainbow Dash, gathering race clothing for her. Returning from the trailer, he had the suit lumped over his shoulder and a helmet in hand.

"Throw 'em on over your regular clothes," he said to Rainbow Dash, "I think this might be slightly big, but that's no problem. Just roll it up if that's the case. Jack's in the parking lot over there, and I'm sure you don't wanna keep him waiting, eh?"

 

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Twilight Sparkle put a hand on Fluttershy's shoulder, rubbing back and forth slowly.

"I guess an important lesson we learned today is to not eat anything we've never seen before," Twilight responded to Fluttershy. "But why would humans eat other living things when there are plenty of other things nonliving to eat?"

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Fluttershy sighed slowly. "It's...unusual," she admitted, staring into the ground. "It's a little like griffons--after all, they were born to eat meat, just the same. But they can eat plants, too, and there are some humans who can get by without eating any animals, especially if they take medicine to help them do it." She bit her lip for a moment. "I'm...sometimes not sure what to think. If it's okay."

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Fluttershy sighed slowly. "It's...unusual," she admitted, staring into the ground. "It's a little like griffons--after all, they were born to eat meat, just the same. But they can eat plants, too, and there are some humans who can get by without eating any animals, especially if they take medicine to help them do it." She bit her lip for a moment. "I'm...sometimes not sure what to think. If it's okay."

(When are we bringing on the voice actors? :3)

 

"Well... I definitely won't be looking at pigs or cows the same way ever again," Twilight responded half jokingly, shaking her head, "This world confuses me. We have people driving these metal death machines in races against each other, people who eat meat, and they don't even fly with wings!"

 

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(waiting for Rainbow Dash; don't wanna godmod)

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(OOC: Oh yeah. Forgot. Anyway, might not be on again tonight. Lots of stuff to do)

 

Rainbow Dash wriggled the suit over her head, inhaling a sharp rubbery scent and rolling all the extremities up halfway to keep from sinking into it. It was a rather businesslike black number, and in a certain way it made Dash feel tough; certainly went a far way from Gala wear, that was to be certain. "Now?" she muttered into the folds before her head poked out. "Damn. Racers do things fast! I like."

 

(Er...and did we just ff?)

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(OOC: Oh yeah. Forgot. Anyway, might not be on again tonight. Lots of stuff to do)

 

Rainbow Dash wriggled the suit over her head, inhaling a sharp rubbery scent and rolling all the extremities up halfway to keep from sinking into it. It was a rather businesslike black number, and in a certain way it made Dash feel tough; certainly went a far way from Gala wear, that was to be certain. "Now?" she muttered into the folds before her head poked out. "Damn. Racers do things fast! I like."

 

(Er...and did we just ff?)

(Nah, it didn't fast forward. We're still at the party)

 

Jack chuckled at her comments about the firesuit.

"Fits you alright," Jack responded, "Heh heh."

He walked over the the racecar, lowered the window net, and removed the steering wheel.

"Now, these NASCAR cars don't have working doors," Jack said to her, "Rather, you have to climb into the driver's seat."

He demonstrated the proper ingress for the vehicle, placing his hand onto the roof, his butt on the side, and slid himself in.

"It's quite simple," he replied from inside the car, "Now for egress, it's pretty much the same, only done in reverse."

He clawed his way out of the cockpit, rotated on the side, and slid off.

"Pretty easy, right?" he said, "Now you try it! Once you're in, I'll show you how to operate the transmission!"

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Colette giggled as she watched Fluttershy jump, but stopped after the Pegasus didn't turn to face her... Colette lost her smile as she leaned in and whispered into hwe ear, but receiving no response, Colette quietly backed away just enough to be just out of earshot. Damn, she made Flutters mad already, didn't she?? She'll need to talk to her when she finished speaking to Twilight…

 

Colette turned to speak to Diliges again in the meantime, only to greeted by the sight of Rainbow Dash being handed one of Jack's racing suits. "Diliges, what's Rainbow doing??" She asked, albeit knowing full well that things weren't gonna end well... She watched as Dash put on the suit-- and raced over as she got in. "JUST WHAT IN THE HOLY HELL IS DASH DOING?!"

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"I know," Fluttershy said, returning the gesture of affection by briefly setting her head on Twilight's shoulder. "It's a very strange place. But I think any other world would seem strange after home. Humans would probably just as confused if they came to Equestria, and saw just how everything really was."
She took a moment to try and block out the sounds of the party. "But...I think I..." She glanced towards, then away from her friend. "I think I actually like it here, Twilight. Heh," she blushed, "I...rather like being able to fly without wings, mmm. And..." she looked towards Colette, who had, fortunately, been distracted by some new calamity involving Rainbow Dash and a racecar. "There are...other reasons, too." 
She looked towards the ceiling. "For a while in Scotland I worked at a hospital. I didn't tell anyone this yet, but...I really loved working there. For a while, I wanted to go back. There was this man..." She leaned in close, so as to whisper. "They managed to use their human magic to keep him alive after he'd been in a car crash. He couldn't eat or breathe on his own...all that kept him alive were tubes." A tear appeared at the corners of her eye@@Hypn0ticD, s, and she blinked hard, ashamed. "I'm--sorry!" she squeaked. "I...I cry so easy."
She breathed for a moment, interrupted by the beating of her own heart.

 

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"Hey, Cole!" Rainbow Dash jumped into the seat of the car, bumping her thigh on the cage and grimacing, then obviously touching out the pain with no nose to pretend she was fine. "Looks like fun, doesn't it? Er..." She froze for a second, as if struck by lightning--Colette was still on that list. And she knew perfectly well how the gal must feel about her being anywhere around a vehicle.

"Feathers," she muttered too low for any of her fans to here, and then made a show of practicing the motions for getting back out of the vehicle, which she survived without injury. Then, giving a raised hand to Jack, as if to say, hold on a sec, she approached Colette. 

"You, uh...you're havin' a good time, right? There's nothing I can do for ya?"

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@@Fireblaze, "I rather think I will," Rarity replied with a smile. "What do you think I should do?"

 

@@Hypn0ticD, Harry smiled at Colette. "Hi there!" she said. "Some party, right?"

 

Pinkie beamed at the boys. "It's my own special greeting to new people!" she chirped. "I do that for anypony who's new back home as well!"

 

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Louise had also seen Pinkie's welcome song; she sent a text to the agent explaining it as best as she could.

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@@Fireblaze, "I rather think I will," Rarity replied with a smile. "What do you think I should do?"

 

@@Hypn0ticD, Harry smiled at Colette. "Hi there!" she said. "Some party, right?"

 

Pinkie beamed at the boys. "It's my own special greeting to new people!" she chirped. "I do that for anypony who's new back home as well!"

 

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Louise had also seen Pinkie's welcome song; she sent a text to the agent explaining it as best as she could.

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“Well you can think of anything that you put your mind to it and show it magic style since you did learn how to use Magic on your sewing Machines. Even Make my Clothing while you using your magic too.” Charles saying. Then he looking at Jack going to Race Rainbow Dash while thinking that hope they don’t attract any attention to the Cops or he have to get out of this one too.

 

“It true she dose this and just be happy ok.” Nick saying as looking at the DJ.

 

Then the DJ put the next Music Video on as John Cena with Twilight Sparkal on it. My Time is now began to play while they beat to that music.

 

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"Don't get back in that car!" Colette said crossly as Dash extracted herself from Jack's vehicle. "What the hell, Dash?? Was drowning my car not enough??" Colette earned many a jeer from the gearheaded spectators, but she didn't care. None of them knew Dash like she did. "Jack, if you love your car, then don't let Dash race it!" She pleaded as she turned to the racer. "She already wrecked mine, and that was just an ordinary car! There's no telling what she'll do with yours!"

 

"Bitch! Let 'em race!" "Who the fuck're you, anyway? Piss off!" "The Dash don't need to listen to you!" The jeers from the crowd increased in pitch, but Colette didn't care. Rainbow Dash and cars were like gasoline and open flames. Mix the two, and it'll blow up in your face. "To hell with what they say, Dash. Just don't race Jack!"

 

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Colette was right. They'd have to see these "Ponies" in action in order to believe that they were from another world… This "Pinkie Pie" had executed the impossible right in front and around them... Dancing whilst pulling larger and larger objects from seemingly nowhere, culminating in the girl pulling out the strangest oven-looking contraption and setting it off.

 

After the obligatory three worded inquiry from Connor, the boys looked to Nick, who had told them just to be happy…

 

All three boys made their way back over to Harry, who was with Colette for a mere moment before she took off again, racing over to the cars for some reason, only to hear the sounds of a disappointed crowds moments after. "What's going on?" Nate asked, fruitlessly craning his neck in the vain hopes of spotting their friend through the crowd of bodies.

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"Don't get back in that car!" Colette said crossly as Dash extracted herself from Jack's vehicle. "What the hell, Dash?? Was drowning my car not enough??" Colette earned many a jeer from the gearheaded spectators, but she didn't care. None of them knew Dash like she did. "Jack, if you love your car, then don't let Dash race it!" She pleaded as she turned to the racer. "She already wrecked mine, and that was just an ordinary car! There's no telling what she'll do with yours!"

"Bitch! Let 'em race!" "Who the fuck're you, anyway? Piss off!" "The Dash don't need to listen to you!" The jeers from the crowd increased in pitch, but Colette didn't care. Rainbow Dash and cars were like gasoline and open flames. Mix the two, and it'll blow up in your face. "To hell with what they say, Dash. Just don't race Jack!"

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Colette was right. They'd have to see these "Ponies" in action in order to believe that they were from another world… This "Pinkie Pie" had executed the impossible right in front and around them... Dancing whilst pulling larger and larger objects from seemingly nowhere, culminating in the girl pulling out the strangest oven-looking contraption and setting it off.

After the obligatory three worded inquiry from Connor, the boys looked to Nick, who had told them just to be happy…

All three boys made their way back over to Harry, who was with Colette for a mere moment before she took off again, racing over to the cars for some reason, only to hear the sounds of a disappointed crowds moments after. "What's going on?" Nate asked, fruitlessly craning his neck in the vain hopes of spotting their friend through the crowd of bodies.

Jack looked at Colette, cocking his head.

"You mean to tell me she drowned your car?" He said to her. "What... kind of car was it, anyway? Going fast in a street car is a hell of a lot different than in a purpose built racecar, ya know."

He sat down on the hood of the Fastenal car, wiping away at some of the dirt beforehand.

"These kids and street racing..." he said, "Why they even try racing in cars clearly not meant for that... I don't have any clue. All these needless deaths because these kids decide to race Papa's station wagon. But... I digress... I guess what I'm saying is that if she was able to demonstrate her ability as a cloud sculptor in this world, there should be no reason why she can't demonstrate her inner speed demon now. Driving a non-purpose built car doesn't count; perhaps that's the issue?"

 

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Twilight gave Fluttershy a sympathetic look as she spoke. Still having very little knowledge of love, Twilight felt helpless in trying to console her friend.

"A man..." she responded, "What about this man makes you want to... stay here? Do you... love him?"

Twilight mentally chastised herself for even bothering trying to help. She knew that she was as useful as a brick when it came to love advice, so why even try?

"Sorry..." Twilight responded, "I just... don't know much about love... and I feel so useless with all our friends falling in love all of a sudden..."

@Dawn Stripes

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(OOC: Hohoho. I may be starting to like this Twilight)

 

Fluttershy smiled, giving Twilight a pat on the back. "...Sort of," she said. "I visited him every day and read to him from a book I found in his room. What was it called...Life of Pi, I think. He never opened his eyes but I knew he could hear me. And I'd help with the IV's that fed him whenever there was a real nurse around, and help take away his bedpan."
She squirmed a bit, lost for words to articulate her feelings. "I...it was important to me then," she said. "Like taking care of my animal friends at home. I was planning to get a degree in nursing when Rainbow Dash came to pick me up, and everypony started talking about going back home." She held her hands tight in her lap. "You know, we don't know that we can, still. Queen Chrysalis said she might have a way, but it might not work. If it doesn't...I'd like to go back and get my degree somewhere."
She held her breath through a loud, subwoofed blast from one of the songs. "Falling in love isn't too hard to understand," she said. "At least...I don't think it has to be." Fluttershy taped her chin. "Imagine what you feel like when you see Princess Celestia after a long time, combined with what you feel when you see your parents when you go home to visit, combined with how you feel when you open a new book, one that's really thick, and written by a brilliant pony, but fragile and old, so that you cut the pages with a letter opener one by one and open it slowly so as not to damage the spine. When you're in love with someone...seeing them is sort of like all of those things together."

 

She scanned the crowd for Colette--still trying to save Rainbow Dash or the car, or both. She sighed; maybe she ought to go find her again. She must have made her girlfriend feel awful; and suddenly it occurred to her that Colette probably didn't even understand what was wrong, not really. "Not always," she admitted.

 

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Dash peeled at the neck of the racing suit she'd been wrapped into--hung her head, stomped her feet around a little, shuffled, kicked her heel as if she were pawing the ground with a hoof, and exhaled. "O...kay," she squeaked, making to pull the fabric back over her head--and managed no more words.

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For real?? Was Jack for real?? "Well, for starters, my 'Papa's station wagon' was a Mazda 3 my dad got for me as an early birthday present. May not up to your standards, but I loved that car for what it was." Colette watched as Rainbow Dash removed the suit, softening her tone a little. "I'm sorry Dash, but--it's not a good idea for you to get behind the wheel of an even more complicated machine-- I-- I'll think of something, but for now, just don't drive!"

 

With that Colette made her exit from the audibly disappointed crowd of racing and Rainbow Dash fans, unphazed by their jeers. Let them, and Jack get mad at her! It's better than Jack losing a car and Dash possibly getting hurt!

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@@Dawn Stripes, @@Hypn0ticD, @, @@Pripyat Pony, Dennis had followed Dash who had run off to... race? Was she for real? Hadn't she learned from today that she could DIE from such things? He knew however that he had to speak calmly otherwise things might get rough... he didn't want her to be angry at him... he wanted to be the voice of reason, much as he believed that wouldn't work. He took a gentle expression of understanding.

"Rainbow... i... why are you doing this? What are you trying to prove? Is this... is this truly what you want? Rainbow you could get hurt... even killed. I already allowed this to happen once under my watch..." he said reminding her of what happenned during their travel across the world, and what happenned before. "But the last thing i want... is "cage" you. I don't want to drag you down... so if this is truly what you want i will respect your wishes, i never could do the opposite... not with you at least... not with the way i feel about you either. It is up to you to choose to listen to me or not... and i trust you will do the right choice in the end."

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

Rarity had decided to demonstrate her magic by offering to everyone around to alter their clothes by her magic to be fabulous. XD

 

One girl stepped forward, wearing a pink dress which she had bought in the sale. Rarity used her magic to transform it into a fabulous two piece top and mini skirt combo; the girl was thrilled with her new outfit and loudly proclaimed to everyone watching that they simply must take up this offer!

[Commander Bubbles 1,343]

@, @@Dawn Stripes,

 

For real?? Was Jack for real?? "Well, for starters, my 'Papa's station wagon' was a Mazda 3 my dad got for me as an early birthday present. May not up to your standards, but I loved that car for what it was." Colette watched as Rainbow Dash removed the suit, softening her tone a little. "I'm sorry Dash, but--it's not a good idea for you to get behind the wheel of an even more complicated machine-- I-- I'll think of something, but for now, just don't drive!"

 

With that Colette made her exit from the audibly disappointed crowd of racing and Rainbow Dash fans, unphazed by their jeers. Let them, and Jack get mad at her! It's better than Jack losing a car and Dash possibly getting hurt!

 

 

@@Dawn Stripes, @@Hypn0ticD, @, @@Pripyat Pony, Dennis had followed Dash who had run off to... race? Was she for real? Hadn't she learned from today that she could DIE from such things? He knew however that he had to speak calmly otherwise things might get rough... he didn't want her to be angry at him... he wanted to be the voice of reason, much as he believed that wouldn't work. He took a gentle expression of understanding.

 

"Rainbow... i... why are you doing this? What are you trying to prove? Is this... is this truly what you want? Rainbow you could get hurt... even killed. I already allowed this to happen once under my watch..." he said reminding her of what happenned during their travel across the world, and what happenned before. "But the last thing i want... is "cage" you. I don't want to drag you down... so if this is truly what you want i will respect your wishes, i never could do the opposite... not with you at least... not with the way i feel about you either. It is up to you to choose to listen to me or not... and i trust you will do the right choice in the end."

 

 

@, 

 

(OOC: Hohoho. I may be starting to like this Twilight)

 

Fluttershy smiled, giving Twilight a pat on the back. "...Sort of," she said. "I visited him every day and read to him from a book I found in his room. What was it called...Life of Pi, I think. He never opened his eyes but I knew he could hear me. And I'd help with the IV's that fed him whenever there was a real nurse around, and help take away his bedpan."

She squirmed a bit, lost for words to articulate her feelings. "I...it was important to me then," she said. "Like taking care of my animal friends at home. I was planning to get a degree in nursing when Rainbow Dash came to pick me up, and everypony started talking about going back home." She held her hands tight in her lap. "You know, we don't know that we can, still. Queen Chrysalis said she might have a way, but it might not work. If it doesn't...I'd like to go back and get my degree somewhere."

She held her breath through a loud, subwoofed blast from one of the songs. "Falling in love isn't too hard to understand," she said. "At least...I don't think it has to be." Fluttershy taped her chin. "Imagine what you feel like when you see Princess Celestia after a long time, combined with what you feel when you see your parents when you go home to visit, combined with how you feel when you open a new book, one that's really thick, and written by a brilliant pony, but fragile and old, so that you cut the pages with a letter opener one by one and open it slowly so as not to damage the spine. When you're in love with someone...seeing them is sort of like all of those things together."

 

She scanned the crowd for Colette--still trying to save Rainbow Dash or the car, or both. She sighed; maybe she ought to go find her again. She must have made her girlfriend feel awful; and suddenly it occurred to her that Colette probably didn't even understand what was wrong, not really. "Not always," she admitted.

 

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@@Hypn0ticD, 

 

Dash peeled at the neck of the racing suit she'd been wrapped into--hung her head, stomped her feet around a little, shuffled, kicked her heel as if she were pawing the ground with a hoof, and exhaled. "O...kay," she squeaked, making to pull the fabric back over her head--and managed no more words.

Twilight Sparkle sat back in her chair, listening carefully to Fluttershy's musings on love. Her mind wandered back to her days with Shining Armor. Yes, Twilight loved Shining Armor, but what did that have to do with falling in love with another pony? Fluttershy's explanation on such things brought about new enlightenment to Twilight's ignorance on the subject. She imagined all these things Fluttershy described, and not to mention was surprised at how she was able to come up with such an intricate analogy. She imagined the first time her brother bought her a copy of Marey Potter, and how she never left her bedroom until she was done reading it. Next, she thought of the times she visited her parents back in Canterlot, tasting the sweet potatoes and the freshly baked bread that sat on the dinner table. Her stream of consciousness was interrupted by the sound of commotion outside. She found herself a great deal annoyed by it, as the sounds of chatter and bickering split her daydream into two.

"What in the hay..." Twilight murmured, "...is going on out there?!"

She rose from her seat and walked out to the parking lot, where she caught sight of Jack reasoning with Colette while the latter was chastising Rainbow Dash, as well as a horde of the party-goers swarming the two racecars.

 

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Jack really didn't put up much more reasoning or arguing, however. He merely raised his hands up, shaking his head as if to say "Fine. Whatever." However, his fans were not so keen on Colette, and continued to egg on Rainbow Dash.

"Come on Dash!"

"Don't let that bitch tell you what to do!"

"She's not your mother!"

"Your not her mother!"

The crazy fan, however, slowly approached Colette.

"C'mon," he said to her, "Can't you just at least let her try? This opportunity will likely NEVER happen again! The best racer in our world vs. the best racer in Equestria! And if you're afraid of her dying, don't worry! There hasn't been a death in these cars since like 2001!"

His face was just a few millimeters from her face, realizing this, and backing away slowly.

"...sorry..." he said.

[Dawn Stripes 301]

@, @, 

 

Rainbow Dash spent a moment expressing no response beyond the twitching of what appeared to be a confluence of veins over her right eyebrow. There were a million last-things-she needed right now, including, she had to admit to herself, Dennis imagining that she was about to go racing to her death. Didn't any of them realize that she knew how to handle speed?...

 

Some others were easier to deal with. She poked the errant minion who had called Colette a bitch in the forehead, forcing their faces apart and glaring at him--at a fan--for the very first time. "Pipe down, you!" she commanded. "You do not know her."

 

For the moment, it was as bad as the Colosseum on Young Fliers day; all the faces watching her suddenly grated, turning from showers of awesome into grating spears that dug into her at all angles. She turned to Jack, who was trying to stay out of the mess; she opened her mouth, thought better of it for a moment, and how her last conversation with this guy had gone, and decided that, for once, it might be better to stay quiet.

 

Now all she had to do was avoid running into Colette for the rest of the night. --And you'd have thought the girl would at least appreciate her doing what she asked! Obviously amicability was drastically over-rated. Rainbow Dash ducked her head and bull-rushed her way out of the crowd, unable to implement any coherent strategy for several reasons, among them that she had no idea which way Colette had gone. She did cast one meaningful glance back at Dennis--she didn't want him to lose track of where she'd gone, and he of anyone hadn't managed to screw up her night yet.

She thrust her way out the same door as before, shivering in the suddenly dark, dark air. Grasping her arms just above the elbows, she stomped around the sidewalk, hoping to convert the heat inside her to something more tangible. Maybe running a lap around the thing would be a good idea--but it was very dark, and she was still alone.

 

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@@Hypn0ticD, 

 

(OOC: Maybe lemme' know where Cole is right now. After Talon's post and yours, I'm not sure if she's still inside, still near Jack...or what)

 

Fluttershy let Twilight go--she didn't have anything more to say, and there was no reason to keep her friend if she felt better now. Or at least, well enough to move onto the next calamity.

Fluttershy sat at her bench and sighed. She hummed a little tune to herself under the throbbing music, tapping her feet once or twice and looking about. No one approached her. Once or twice she experienced a tingling in her ears, and would turn enough to glimpse a partygoer giving her a queerly intense stare, as if asking a question that knew, but couldn't believe, the answer to. Flutterhsy always responded by ducking as inconspicuously as possible and refusing to look in that direction--until, inevitably, this pattern led whoever was looking at her to drift off again.
After this pattern repeated itself three times, she started to sicken for lack of company, and went to find Colette.

Edited November 17, 2013 by Dawn Stripes