Sunny's Grand Entrance!

[Sunrise Song 14]

Fillies and gentlecoats, stallions and mares, foals of all ages:

 

Hi!

 

*insert slightly needed awkward silence here* Oh dear...apparently I need to work on my assertiveness a little more.

 

Anyway, it's great to be part of this forum, even though I am only getting my hooves wet. I've been part of the fandom since S1E1, although have really gotten into it right after "The Ticket Master". Let me tell you a little bit about myself.

 

I am a male pegasus, 27 years old and "born" on February 17th. My coat and wings are a Summery Yellow, likening to a lemon curd. My mane always looks messy, but it takes a while to get this look down--a golden autumn brown that gradiates down to dark brown and almost black as it gets close to my withers. My tail's the same way, sort of like AJ's--and if I didn't keep it wrapped up with manebands, I wouldn't be able to walk.

 

I've been told that my eyes remind ponies of a crystal clear sky right after sunrise, such a shining blue that it's almost hard to fully comprehend. What I'm the proudest of--well, as proud as I can be--is my Cutie Mark: a black quarter note with the center hollowed and a rising sun in the background.

 

Now I'm going to cheat a little bit and go verbatim from my OC from the Equestria Daily RP that I'm part of.

 

Abilities/Talents: Sunrise is a very talented musician, as well as a traveller during certain parts of the year. He wakes to sing as Celestia raises the sun one day, and the next offer sonnets as Luna raises the moon to finish the day. He avidly avoids baking of any sort after a nasty incident involving a teacup and a held note. Sunrise can play the violin that he was given as a gift from a friend of the family.

 

Personality: He wakes up every morning smiling. He expects the best from everypony he meets. His...walk, the pace he keeps...it makes others go "Wow. What's he got, and where do I get it?" He defines friendship. If he isn't your friend, something's wrong with either him or he hasn't taken the right amount of time with you. The sky is his friend. He is inspired by flight. Many pieces he's written reflect...how the sky changes, watching from high altitudes when Celestia and Luna change the Moon and the Sun.

 

Sometimes he considers himself a therapist of sorts, but he'd never claim that title as it's not truly reflective of what he does. He'll take the time to sit down and talk to you about what's going on in your life, and do the best he can to understand and empathize with you. He will sit and cry with you, but ultimately end up laughing with you.

 

He does have a spot of a temper, but it's kept in good check by his gentle ways. He doesn't care if other ponies look at him when he just breaks into song. Mares, stallions, colts, fillies...he's got a gift and he's sharing it. Whether or not they accept it, he's still putting it out there.

 

Family: Phoenix Spire, 54, father--pegasus, deep orange coat and white mane. Cotton Rose, 52, mother--pegasus, white coat and yellow mane. One sister and brother; Radiant Spire, 29, pegasus--red coat and white mane, Steadfast, 24, brother, pegasus--and the oddity in the family, blue coat and purple mane. Only known extended family is his aunt, Candy Wing, who disappeared in CLY 992, after performing in Fillydelphia. It was the needed inspiration and helped him to get his Cutie Mark.

 

Back story: Sunrise initially started out in a suburb of Fillydelphia, on one of the many apple farms dotted about the Equestrian landscape. During his early days as a colt, he helped out with farm chores but never felt a calling for that humble of a work. The best distraction that had come up with while he was bucking apples and pulling up weeds was to sing to himself--simple melodies that helped break up the monotony of the labor.

 

His parents purchased instruments for all three of their children, Sunrise receiving a violin from the instrument forger Silver Hoof from Canterlot. He practiced as best he could, but it was apparent that he would not be able to realize his dreams of being a musician on the farm.

 

After Candy Wing's disappearance and supposed death, and the reception of his Cutie Mark, Sunny decided it was time to take flight and follow his dreams. He left the family farm, and flew to Ponyville, to take roots and continue his studies of music. On the way there, he encountered a few adventures:

 

"It was a rainy evening in some town between Fillydelphia and Maresburgh. She had the prettiest eyes...they cut through the dark of the restaurant like a beacon from a lighthouse. I don't remember her name...but we spent the entire evening talking. Life, love, Equestria, Luna's return, but mostly...music. She carried a flute, which I hadn't seen ever since my sister had played one. There was temptation...but I knew that I wasn't going to get satisfaction from a one-night fling. We stayed in separate rooms in the same hotel...but at 3 in the morning, I heard this crazy knocking on my door. I opened it, and it was her. She looked as if she'd been crying. I brought her in, and for two hours we played music. I have never felt closer to anypony else in my entire life. I just...remember those eyes. Was like looking into the sun. I nicknamed her Light Beacon."

 

Having lived in Ponyville for 10 years, he has become good acquaintances with all of the Mane 6, moreso with Applejack because of his occasional work at Sweet Apple Acres when he is short on funds while working between recording sessions and releasing new music.

 

During four months out of the year, he travels all of Equestria, from Canterlot to Fillydelphia and back, sharing his talents of the violin to all he encounters. On his path, he picks up stories from ponies in farther lands, and gains an experience that helps him be a better friend to the friends he has in Ponyville. He has not yet re-encountered Light Beacon, but hopes one day he shall as he tours the lands yet again, sharing his music, his life and his heart with all he meets on the way back home.

 

His favorite song is one from a group outside of Manehattan, one he keeps in his mind as a way to recall why he travels and shares his life with others so freely. "Turn up the music! Turn it up loud. Take a few chances, let it all out. 'Cause you won't regret it, looking back from where you have been, 'cause it's not who you knew, it's not what you did, it's how you live."

 

Now, for a little bit about me: I'm 35, married with three children, currently in college for my Associate's in Accounting--which I will have in about four months if I do my computations right. I've lived in both Minnesota and Pennsylvania, having now resided in Pennsylvania for five years. I enjoy listening to music, singing, writing, playing billiards (when I have the time), and spending time with my children.

[Finesthour 7,287]

Oh... oh my.

 

You take your OC very seriously.

 

*Claps in respect.*

[Crispy 5,563]

I knew Rose would be the first on this one. He's our main RP guy around here.

 

Welcome to the forums, Sunrise Song! I can tell your going to have a good time here.

[DJ MUFF1N D3RP 322]

Welcome Sunny(can I can you Sunny?)! Anyway, you're going to love it here and make all kinds of new friends. We have all kinds of fun around here and you're going to fit right in!

[Sunrise Song 14]

Rose, Crispy, and Super Muffin Derpy506:

 

Wow! It's great to get such a warm--and sudden--welcome! I'll answer to comments in the order they were received:

 

Rose: yup, I takes my OC seriously. That's the result of...three, four hours of toiling and revising, which included changing him from a unicorn to a pegasus.

 

Crispy and Super Muffin Derpy506: Sunny works, but do remember--stallion, not mare. I can't tell you how many ponies have made that mistake and I need to correct them as they act slightly embarrassed and I giggle a little bit. It's just a thing...you learn, you love and tolerate, and you move on.

 

Well, awesomes! I am looking forward to jumping in hooves first and having a great time here.

 

-Sunny

[Radiance64 7,053]

Welcome to the forums!

[Zero000 435]

WOW, I'm not one for RP, but you are serious about OC. You will fit right in. Welcome to the forums!

[GrooveBroove 680]

I still need to make myself a pony.

But you OC is awesome

[The Milkman 186]

Now, for a little bit about me: I'm 35, married with three children, currently in college for my Associate's in Accounting--which I will have in about four months if I do my computations right. I've lived in both Minnesota and Pennsylvania, having now resided in Pennsylvania for five years. I enjoy listening to music, singing, writing, playing billiards (when I have the time), and spending time with my children.

 

Well it's the first father i have heard about in this forum! (I'm kinda newbie but well) Welcome to the forums

Tell to your family i said Hi!

 

Oops, forgot about something, really nice OC indeed!

Edited February 8, 2012 by The Milkman

[Java Jive 440]

Well hey there Sunny, loved reading your backstory, great to see somepony putting some work into that. Feel feel to display your musical talents on the stage in my local Ponyville and Manehattan café/lounge, you'll have plenty of listeners.

Edited February 8, 2012 by JavaJive