open Butch's Big fancy Ball (Social/Romance RP)

[Silverwisp the Bard 2,353]

 

 

he just sank Joan's hat onto her head,

Joan smiled as she felt Asnee's hoof on her cheek and rubbed against it. For quite some time she did nothing but listen to Asnee's heartbeat. When she felt her wings threatening  to cramp up, she reluctantly loosedned her hug and lifted her head, looking down on Asnee's face.

"Soo, you still wanna dance?"

 

 

 

"No...No...my...blueprints, my ship..."

Butch scratched his head.

"Ehm, Box, hate to tell you, but a ship that fits in a bag is probably not gonna be much good."

 

 

 

"You haven't happened to see a young blue mare with a short mane around here, have you sir?"

"Hmmm, whats she wearing?"

[MyLittleCell 106]

Gearbox laid on the ground, having a slight panic attack. He jumped up, looking around for anything that could give an indication of location.

He ran around, not even sure where to go.

@@Shymantic,

Without even trying, he ended up literally running into Mulberry.

"I'm sorry im busy..." Seeing who it was, gearbox immediately froze, all the color wiping from his face, except from an obvious red.

[Sky Warden 2,243]

Joan smiled as she felt Asnee's hoof on her cheek and rubbed against it. For quite some time she did nothing but listen to Asnee's heartbeat. When she felt her wings threatening to cramp up, she reluctantly loosedned her hug and lifted her head, looking down on Asnee's face. "Soo, you still wanna dance?"

 

Asnee giggled with no sound, "But you aren't drunk yet." He stood up and elbowed Joan playfully. He stroked her mane, revealing her face under the wide hat and strengthened himself to stare straight at her. Still feeling sorry to her, he planted a kiss on her forehead before grabbing her hoof and escorted her inside the ball.

 

He narrowed his eyes to the intense brightness and golden scenery inside. Cutting their way through the crowd, he guided Joan into a corner of the area where ponies gathered to dance. Not sure about how to start, he turned his head to his couple, "Anytime you're ready."

Edited June 12, 2013 by Sky Warden

[Shymantic 48]

 

 

Without even trying, he ended up literally running into Mulberry. "I'm sorry I'm busy..." Seeing who it was, Gearbox immediately froze, all the color wiping from his face, except from an obvious red.

 

Mulberry got back onto her hooves and shook herself, flicking her ears back and giving Gearbox a puzzled look. "Gearbox? What's going on? Is there something wrong?" she asked, eyes narrowing. She was trying not to be suspicious, but Gearbox's skittish attitude was making it rather hard.

[MyLittleCell 106]

Mulberry got back onto her hooves and shook herself, flicking her ears back and giving Gearbox a puzzled look. "Gearbox? What's going on? Is there something wrong?" she asked, eyes narrowing. She was trying not to be suspicious, but Gearbox's skittish attitude was making it rather hard.

 

Gearbox didn't get up from the floor, he barely managed to speak.

"My..my plans...are gone, burned for all i know!" He stammered. He realized she was completely lost.

"I...i...Made these ships, and they can fly and do stuff, and i...i...came to talk to butch, because...i need money and...my blueprints are gone, and..." He sighed, pouting. "I don't know what to do..."

[Shymantic 48]

 

 

Gearbox didn't get up from the floor, he barely managed to speak. "My..my plans...are gone, burned for all i know!" He stammered. He realized she was completely lost. "I...i...Made these ships, and they can fly and do stuff, and i...i...came to talk to butch, because...i need money and...my blueprints are gone, and..." He sighed, pouting. "I don't know what to do..."

 

Mulberry dropped to his level and gave him a hug, not caring about who was watching. "Did you make any copies? Could you make new ones?" she asked. "Maybe you could find Butch again when you find them and ask him for help then?" she suggested. She felt ashamed of herself for assuming the worst about him..

[MyLittleCell 106]

Mulberry dropped to his level and gave him a hug, not caring about who was watching. "Did you make any copies? Could you make new ones?" she asked. "Maybe you could find Butch again when you find them and ask him for help then?" she suggested. She felt ashamed of herself for assuming the worst about him..

 

Gearbox returned the embrace, happy for somepony being here that he could comfortably talk to.

"I don't have them memorized, and i have copies but they're all back home." He said, shaking his head. "It's almost impossible to get a meeting with butch, that's why i came here." He said, leaning back to look in her eyes.

[Shymantic 48]

 

 

Gearbox returned the embrace, happy for somepony being here that he could comfortably talk to. "I don't have them memorized, and i have copies but they're all back home." He said, shaking his head. "It's almost impossible to get a meeting with butch, that's why i came here." He said, leaning back to look in her eyes.

 

Mulberry's eyes widened as she got an idea. "Maybe I could go and fly to your place and snatch a few copies?" she suggested hopefully, giving Gearbox her best hopeful look. Maybe this could work..maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe...

[MyLittleCell 106]

Mulberry's eyes widened as she got an idea. "Maybe I could go and fly to your place and snatch a few copies?" she suggested hopefully, giving Gearbox her best hopeful look. Maybe this could work..maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe maybe...

 

Gearbox frowned. "No offense but somehow i don't think flying to las pegasus and back would be all that fast." He shook his head, reeling from this situation. Without realizing it, he had been speaking with his canterlot accent,

"I don't care right now." He decided. "I'll worry about that later, but right now i think i just want to relax..." It had been a while, he realized, since he last had time to just forget his troubles.

[slimmyjimjim 35]

Addem sighed, trotting through the crowd towards the refreshments table. As he neared it, his hoof slipped on a pile of papers and he tumbled to the ground. He groaned, getting up and peering at the papers underhoof. "Hmmm..." He picked up one of the large blue papers, examining it. "Blueprints? What are these doing here?"

 

Cuppie whipped around around to a pony on the ground in a pile of scrolls and forced herself not to laugh instead she set down her punch cup trotting up to him and offered a hoof to help him up smiling and saying, "oh my Celestia are you ok? I hope your papers are ok."

[Shymantic 48]

 

 

Gearbox frowned. "No offense but somehow i don't think flying to las pegasus and back would be all that fast." He shook his head, reeling from this situation. Without realizing it, he had been speaking with his canterlot accent, "I don't care right now." He decided. "I'll worry about that later, but right now i think i just want to relax..." It had been a while, he realized, since he last had time to just forget his troubles.

 

Mulberry nodded. She noticed that there was a table full of delicious looking appetizers and drinks. She pointed a hoof at it and said, "Maybe we could go get something to eat from over there? I'm starved," she admitted. The cherry pie had done little to stave off her hunger.

[MyLittleCell 106]

Mulberry nodded. She noticed that there was a table full of delicious looking appetizers and drinks. She pointed a hoof at it and said, "Maybe we could go get something to eat from over there? I'm starved," she admitted. The cherry pie had done little to stave off her hunger.

 

 

Gearbox nodded,

"Yeah me too, i don't think I've had much of anything." He started slowly walking to the table, his mood putting a bit of sluggishness on him.

"So, how have you been enjoying the ball?" He asked, trying to get a conversation going, realizing that beside the dance they had earlier, they hadn't really talked all that much.

[Toxic Widow 62]

@, Novella smiled a little. "Just a bit...." She was going to say something about being forced to take dance classes because of her parents, but thought better of it. Her mother was probably here now, showing off her newest young stallionfriend to the rest of Canterlot High Society.

[Shymantic 48]

 

 

Gearbox nodded, "Yeah me too, i don't think I've had much of anything." He started slowly walking to the table, his mood putting a bit of sluggishness on him. "So, how have you been enjoying the ball?" He asked, trying to get a conversation going, realizing that beside the dance they had earlier, they hadn't really talked all that much.

 

Mulberry began to walk alongside him. "It's been fine... I'm just here to try and ask for a loan from Butch to start my crystal berry farm in Cloudsdale -- it takes a long time to ship them from the Crystal Empire to the Ponyville area, and the berries need to be preserved for long periods of time. I don't really know anypony here, though -- you're the first pony I've actually spoken to tonight."

[Mephisto 56]

"Hehe, one of the greatest lessons I learned was that I don't have to care how others see me. All that matters is how I see me." He looked in the mirror again. "All I see is a young stallion with a slightly neurotic personality with his whole life ahead of him. The difference between vanity and confidence, knowing when to stop admiring yourself. You should still appreciate the good things about yourself." He said laughing. "Heh, I sound like my father."

[MyLittleCell 106]

Mulberry began to walk alongside him. "It's been fine... I'm just here to try and ask for a loan from Butch to start my crystal berry farm in Cloudsdale -- it takes a long time to ship them from the Crystal Empire to the Ponyville area, and the berries need to be preserved for long periods of time. I don't really know anypony here, though -- you're the first pony I've actually spoken to tonight."

 

Gearbox smiled as they reached the buffet table.

"Yeah, your were the first pony i had a full conversation with, too." He looked around, and some apple tarts caught his eye. As he took some, he continued.

"I suppose ii could join you when you do ask him, i know i was really nervous. It would've been eaiser if you were there."

[Shymantic 48]

 

 

Gearbox smiled as they reached the buffet table. "Yeah, your were the first pony i had a full conversation with, too." He looked around, and some apple tarts caught his eye. As he took some, he continued. "I suppose ii could join you when you do ask him, i know i was really nervous. It would've been eaiser if you were there."

 

Mulberry nodded. "Yeah, having somepony with me would be fantastic." She lowered her voice and added, "Butch kinda makes me nervous... he seems so imposing, y'know?" She snagged a slice of an slice of apple pie, drizzled with caramel and lined with curls of shaved apple. "Wow... these chefs really know their stuff! These are divine!" she exclaimed brightly.

[MyLittleCell 106]

Mulberry nodded. "Yeah, having somepony with me would be fantastic." She lowered her voice and added, "Butch kinda makes me nervous... he seems so imposing, y'know?" She snagged a slice of an slice of apple pie, drizzled with caramel and lined with curls of shaved apple. "Wow... these chefs really know their stuff! These are divine!" she exclaimed brightly.

 

Gearbox nodded, tasting some himself. "Wow! these are nothing like how they taste back home." He took another.

"Yea, butch almost broke my hoof when i shook his hand. I'm sure he could throw me back home if he wanted." He chuckled, trying not to make him sound too scary.

[Shymantic 48]

 

 

Gearbox nodded, tasting some himself. "Wow! these are nothing like how they taste back home." He took another. "Yea, butch almost broke my hoof when i shook his hand. I'm sure he could throw me back home if he wanted." He chuckled, trying not to make him sound too scary.

 

Mulberry nodded bobbed her head in agreement. "Yeah... so, do you know any other ponies here, or did you come alone?" she asked curiously, taking a swig of the punch from the bowl nearby. "I wonder what all these other ponies are here for..." she wondered aloud, glancing around the ballroom.

[MyLittleCell 106]

Mulberry nodded bobbed her head in agreement. "Yeah... so, do you know any other ponies here, or did you come alone?" she asked curiously, taking a swig of the punch from the bowl nearby. "I wonder what all these other ponies are here for..." she wondered aloud, glancing around the ballroom.

 

Gearbox shook his head. "No, i came alone. To be honest, i don't have many friends." He looked around the ballroom.

"Probably to have a good time." I know i am. He wanted to say, but decided against it. He wasn't sure how she'd react, and he never really knew what to say in response.

[Shymantic 48]

 

 

Gearbox shook his head. "No, i came alone. To be honest, i don't have many friends." He looked around the ballroom. "Probably to have a good time." I know i am. He wanted to say, but decided against it. He wasn't sure how she'd react, and he never really knew what to say in response.

 

Mulberry flicked her ears in puzzlement. "Hmmm. That's probably the case for most of them -- just ponies with a lot of connections here, I suppose," she commented dryly. She smiled shyly and added, "I know that I'm enjoying my time here, anyways -- it's been a lot of fun.."

[Silverwisp the Bard 2,353]

he planted a kiss on her forehead before grabbing her hoof

Despite herself, Joan had to giggle.

"Just a second."

She trotted back to the clothebag, opened it and and struggled into the dress. It was a simple dress cut from the some blue cloth as her hat. Not quite Galloping Gala material, but far easier to transport.

Then she swiped up the bottle with the mysterious content, which seemed lighter than before, and skipped back to Asnee.

"I am ready, Master Hoof. Lead the way."

 

 

 

"Anytime you're ready."

Joan took a last sip in preparation for dancing in front of an audience and held the bottle up against the light.

"Two questions: Did you eat my worm and second: Do you know how to ballroomdance?"

Edited June 13, 2013 by Silverwisp the Bard

[MyLittleCell 106]

Mulberry flicked her ears in puzzlement. "Hmmm. That's probably the case for most of them -- just ponies with a lot of connections here, I suppose," she commented dryly. She smiled shyly and added, "I know that I'm enjoying my time here, anyways -- it's been a lot of fun.."

 

Gearbox smiled, trying to turn his face away so she couldn't see him blushing.

"Yea, it's been great." He chuckled. "Minus the blueprints thing, but let's forget that."

He looked at her for a second, realizing he didn't know much about her.

"So you work as a berry farmer, right? How's that work going?" He asked, hesitantly.

[slimmyjimjim 35]

 

 

Gearbox nodded, tasting some himself. "Wow! these are nothing like how they taste back home."

Cuppies ears twitched as she smiled knowingly over hearing the compliments looks like Gustav Le Grand really knows his stuff, he always seemed like such a snob who knew.

@@Addem Up,

She helped the pony up and looked down at the papers he was holding her brows furrowing in confussion, "blue prints? what do you need blue prints for?"

[Shymantic 48]

 

 

Gearbox smiled, trying to turn his face away so she couldn't see him blushing. "Yea, it's been great." He chuckled. "Minus the blueprints thing, but let's forget that." He looked at her for a second, realizing he didn't know much about her. "So you work as a berry farmer, right? How's that work going?" He asked, hesitantly.

 

Mulberry bit her lip uncertainly. "It's been going well -- the berries are really delicate, so it takes a really light touch to harvest them. Apples and other fruits are a lot more popular because they're so easy to harvest, but I think that if we introduce these ponies to crystal berries, they'll realize how amazing they are," she declared. "Someday I'm gonna start my own business -- I just need the money to begin," she added. "So, what do you do?"