private Welcome to Sydneigh [SOL/Romance]

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"I don't know, after traveling all across Equestria, I met some really nice ponies. However, I just couldn't stand what was happening there. Every time I bring up my opinion of Celestia, i'm always ostracized and shamed. I mean, I get that there needs to be a position of authority, but it just- it just wasn't for me. So, I decided to leave. I met a captain who was in charge of a small fishing vessel. We negotiated a price and he would eventually take me here. Which actually took much longer than usual due to their fishing shipments, but I helped them out with it and then after a few weeks, he took me here. I just arrived today so, yeah I guess this is a fresh start for me," He explained to Cuppie Cake. In a way, it seemed like both we're trying to get away from something.

"Oh, what Celestia? She's well and all but ever so boring it's Luna who's really fun." Cuppie laughed remembering, "I catered at the Grand Galloping Gala once it was nice and all but most of the ponies there were too posh for my taste I never know what to say to fancy ponies."

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Windy blinked in surprise and confusion; mares weren't supposed to be this forward and obvious about ANYthing! They were supposed to be cryptic and impossible to understand! Already, Windy felt this was a mare he could get along with. Still at a loss for words, he finally found his tongue again, "Uh, yeah sure! For sure! But, this is kinda weird... Most mares I've met haven't been so... upfront. Oh well, I can deal with upfront! And although I got distracted, you're much cuter than the 'sights', but I'm sure you've been told that a million times over." Windy said slyly. Walking towards the nearest good looking bar, Windy held the door open for Vinyl. Sitting down at the bar, he turned to her and asked, "So, what do you think is the best thing they've got here? I mean, I am always up for a nice cider, but maybe they got something better... Something... stronger."

 

Vinyl smiled at him and said, "I just know a lot of guys struggle with all the encrypted messages and everything. Don't think that means I'll be completely... straightforward all the time though." She walked with him to the boozer and sat down. "I'm up for whatever you want, mate. So, do you live here? Or are you just on vacation or something? I can't really tell by your accent."

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"Well, first things first, yo bartender, can I get two Long Island Iced Teas? Thanks man!" Turning back to Vinyl, Windy shook his head, saying, "No, I'm no tourist, I'm here to stay. I just flew in this afternoon, I'm in an apartment overlooking the Harbor. I've actually been in a few places. I was raised in Cloudsdale, lived for a while in this little backwater called Ponyville, and I also spent a while in Spain. Maredrid, to be exact. I assume you're a local though, right?" The bartender slid two tall drinks towards Windy. "Hope you can hold your liquor Vinyl!" He said happily, taking a massive gulp from his, before passing the other drink to Vinyl.    

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Despite himself, Curious couldn't help but give Windy a mock salute in return when he had left. "He certainly is a nice fellow, perhaps he is starting to grow on me. After all, might as well get along with the pony you're going to be living in the company of for the foreseeable future."

 

"Now, onto the matter at hoof," Curious said to no one in particular. He started to pace back and forth about the balcony he was still on. He looked at the window, leading into Mystic's apartment. "I... I could just sneak in, find evidence to assuage or confirm my fears. I mean, it wouldn't be the first time I've broken into someplace while on a case."

 

Curious shook his head. "No, no I couldn't do that. I wouldn't forgive myself if I just started to invade a pony's privacy if it's nothing serious, no reasonable cause. And besides, what if she found out... Regardless, if I want to actually try to learn something about this Mystic Dawn, if I can trust her to not slit any throats, I should take the most direct route and talk to her."

 

Curious stopped his pacing and looked over the balcony's railing. "Right, of course, no big deal, just leap and fly off, no big deal." He stepped back wards a bit, and started to run towards the edge of the balcony. He leaped over the railing, and closed his eyes as his wings unfurled. "Just let your wings do their thing, glide gently down." 

 

Curious let out a sigh of relief as he felt his hooves touch upon the ground. "Now, I shouldn't let Mystic come talk on her own terms, not with Windy around to get involved. She looks fairly distinctive, shouldn't be too hard to track her down." Curious readjusted his scarf, and set out towards the streets.

 

He asked the occasional pony he passed by, noting that she'd probably be wearing a red dress. He eventually passed by an Italian restaurant and looked in the window to see that peculiar earth pony he saw on board the fishing ship, and he was with a mare, or was it a filly? "Odd, he didn't come here with anypony, at least not that I saw. He must be here visiting his little sister or cousin or something."

 

Curious eventually determined that Mystic Dawn was going to a new night club that had just opened up. He quickly made sure his mane and tail were nice and clean, that his feathers were properly preened, and that his scarf was on straight. He hadn't thought to get dressed for the occasion, but he figured he could slip in to the club if he had to.

 

((Okay, that came out a lot longer that I intended. nearing 2000 characters. I hope it wasn't tl;dr))

Mystic went into the club, she wasn't really used to the whole electronica/ dubstep scene, but she didn't mind it. ponies were dancing, drinking, and interacting with each other. she turned up to the bar and sat on a stool, the bartender looked at her and nodded as if to ask what she wanted

"oh, Vodka and blood orange, thank you"

he handed her the drink and she picked it up in an aura, before paying. she had a sip, she wasn't used to drinking alcoholic drinks so she gagged a little before swallowing. she turned around to face the crowd, there was one that stood out the most. it was Curious, one of the colts from before. she trotted up to him before speaking

"hello stranger, were you following me?"

she gave him a sly look as she could read guilt all over his face and then laughed

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"Oh, what Celestia? She's well and all but ever so boring it's Luna who's really fun." Cuppie laughed remembering, "I catered at the Grand Galloping Gala once it was nice and all but most of the ponies there were too posh for my taste I never know what to say to fancy ponies."

 

"I can think of a few words," He muttered to himself. Work horses and rich ponies didn't really jive and the stallion had experience with that.

 

"So, you met Luna? What was she like?" The stallion asked in a curious tone. Even though she was saved by the elements of harmony, not much is really known about her, at least to the earth pony's knowledge.

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"Oh she's a trip she once played a prank on the chef who was being rude to all of the cooks so when he was giving his introductary speach she turned his chef hat into a giant spider," she almost didn't finish her story from laughing so hard interupting some of the customers around them causing awkward glances to shoot their way but Cuppie either didn't notice or didn't care and she finished her meal smiling and asking, "are you ready for desert?"

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Dogboots could tell that they were being stared at due to to Cuppie Cake's laughter, but he didn't seem to care at all. The stallion soon laughed along with her just so she wouldn't be embarrassed.

 

"Uhhh yeah, sure," The stallion answered back. Dogboots grabbed a napkin and cleaned of any tomato sauce that was on his face, even though there was hardly any.

 

"Sounds like Luna, is vastly different than her sister," He thought to himself

 

"I'm not quite familiar with Italian desserts, so i'll have whatever you'll have," He said to the laughing mare.

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"Well, first things first, yo bartender, can I get two Long Island Iced Teas? Thanks man!" Turning back to Vinyl, Windy shook his head, saying, "No, I'm no tourist, I'm here to stay. I just flew in this afternoon, I'm in an apartment overlooking the Harbor. I've actually been in a few places. I was raised in Cloudsdale, lived for a while in this little backwater called Ponyville, and I also spent a while in Spain. Maredrid, to be exact. I assume you're a local though, right?" The bartender slid two tall drinks towards Windy. "Hope you can hold your liquor Vinyl!" He said happily, taking a massive gulp from his, before passing the other drink to Vinyl.

 

Vinyl took a gulp from her drink, then put it down and looked back to him. "Well, I'm a local in terms of Horstrailia, but not to Sydneigh. I was born and raised in Townsville – hot as balls up there – but I've wanted to live in Sydneigh since secondary school, so after I finished university and saved up enough money, I bought a place literally right across the bridge."

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"Well like I said before I am not leavibg here until I get some terimisu *gasp!* Oh no the warburos I completely forgot Cuppie Cake you feather brain!"she put a hoof to her forhead and scolded herself, "the shop will be closed by now I'll have to get them tomorrow oh well." The waiter came back to take away their plates and he tokk their order for desert and left. Bringing back a plate ten minutes later setting it down on the table and leaving.

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As Vinyl Blade talked, Windy's eyes glazed over a tiny bit, lost in thought. Well, that and staring at Vinyl. "Wow... She's so... blunt. I think I can count the number of mares I've ever met who would use the phrase 'hot as balls' with a straight face on one hoof... I guess that means I don't have to have a fake set of 'posh manners' around her, I can just be me! That alone is a plus! That, and, well, she's super cute!"

 

Shaking his head to snap out of his mental wandering, Windy drained half of his drink in one gulp, before continuing, "So, what did you study at school? Something to do with music, I presume?" He asked, glad he had an excuse to take an.. appreciative glance at the region where Vinyl Blade's cutie marks were located. 

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"Hey, i'm sure that we'll find one..." Dogboots soon picked up on what he just said and began to blush a little.

 

"Oh Dessert!" He exclaimed trying to switch the topic to something else

 

"Way to cover your tracks,"

 

The stallion picked up his fork and took a small piece of the Italian dessert, before putting it in his mouth. Dogboots was soon taken by surprise by the taste of the dessert.

 

"This is probably, one of the best things I've ever had in my life!" He said, soon taking another bite and another.

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Curious balked at how perceptive Mystic was, and attempted to keep his face a voice calm and at ease. "What? Now, why would I do that?" Curious shook his head. "How would I have even gone about doing that, I was stuck on that balcony of yours for a bit after you left. Couldn't quite bring myself to jump off for a while, don't have the nerves that Windy has." Curious chuckled a bit.

 

It was a technique that he had picked up over the years, that to believably tell a lie you had to inject as much of the truth as possible.

 

"No, after that fiasco I simply decided I would look around town. I saw that this place was just opening and figured it would be a good place to meet someponies." Again, more of a lie of omission, for he did decide to look around town(in search of Mystic), and did figure this place would be a good one to find somepony(specifically, Mystic).

 

Curious decided that it would be best if he shifted the topic away from how he got to where he was, he learned long ago that maintaining a lie is far harder than simply dropping the subject entirely. "Hmm, it's fortunate we are in a club. This mare clearly knows something about keeping her secrets guarded, it will be much easier in a casual, socially lubricated setting"

 

Curious maneuvered himself over towards the bar. "A glass of your cheapest wine, sir." Curious never liked alcohol, he preferred to keep his mind as clear as possible in all situations, but he knew he couldn't be in a social situation like this without at least the facade that he was as willing to drink as anypony else.

 

Curious turned to Mystic, and smiled a bit, "Sorry about that incident at your apartment, I was going to say something but was simply too embarrassed by the antics of my flatmate. I am glad that we did manage to run into each other again so soon, though." Curious mentally face hoofed himself "Remember, don't bring up the circumstances that brought you here. Idiot."

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As Vinyl Blade talked, Windy's eyes glazed over a tiny bit, lost in thought. Well, that and staring at Vinyl. "Wow... She's so... blunt. I think I can count the number of mares I've ever met who would use the phrase 'hot as balls' with a straight face on one hoof... I guess that means I don't have to have a fake set of 'posh manners' around her, I can just be me! That alone is a plus! That, and, well, she's super cute!"

 

Shaking his head to snap out of his mental wandering, Windy drained half of his drink in one gulp, before continuing, "So, what did you study at school? Something to do with music, I presume?" He asked, glad he had an excuse to take an.. appreciative glance at the region where Vinyl Blade's cutie marks were located.

 

Vinyl smiled slyly and then took another sip of her drink. "Yeah, I learned at school and I would always come home and practice with my sister. How'd you know? Were you staring at my arse?" She made a look like she was disgusted, then punched his arm playfully

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"Well, if I said no, I'd be a dirty liar, and my mom didn't raise no liar." Windy said, taking another large swig from his drink. "And can you really blame me? Colts will be colts... And besides, I'm willing to bet you a drink that you checked me out once or twice when I wasn't looking too." he said slyly, downing the last of his drink and signaling for another one. 

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Curious balked at how perceptive Mystic was, and attempted to keep his face a voice calm and at ease. "What? Now, why would I do that?" Curious shook his head. "How would I have even gone about doing that, I was stuck on that balcony of yours for a bit after you left. Couldn't quite bring myself to jump off for a while, don't have the nerves that Windy has." Curious chuckled a bit.

 

It was a technique that he had picked up over the years, that to believably tell a lie you had to inject as much of the truth as possible.

 

"No, after that fiasco I simply decided I would look around town. I saw that this place was just opening and figured it would be a good place to meet someponies." Again, more of a lie of omission, for he did decide to look around town(in search of Mystic), and did figure this place would be a good one to find somepony(specifically, Mystic).

 

Curious decided that it would be best if he shifted the topic away from how he got to where he was, he learned long ago that maintaining a lie is far harder than simply dropping the subject entirely. "Hmm, it's fortunate we are in a club. This mare clearly knows something about keeping her secrets guarded, it will be much easier in a casual, socially lubricated setting"

 

Curious maneuvered himself over towards the bar. "A glass of your cheapest wine, sir." Curious never liked alcohol, he preferred to keep his mind as clear as possible in all situations, but he knew he couldn't be in a social situation like this without at least the facade that he was as willing to drink as anypony else.

 

Curious turned to Mystic, and smiled a bit, "Sorry about that incident at your apartment, I was going to say something but was simply too embarrassed by the antics of my flatmate. I am glad that we did manage to run into each other again so soon, though." Curious mentally face hoofed himself "Remember, don't bring up the circumstances that brought you here. Idiot."

"Well, I am glad that somepony i know is here with me"

she took another drink from the glass she held in magic

"so what brings you here, you don't look like a nightclub person, much the same way as me, I have my purpose for being here"

a few more sips of her drink and the glass was empty, she started to feel the alcohol course through her body

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Curious took a small sip of his wine, he had to make sure he didn't drink too much, after all. "Oh, as I said, I am here to try and meet someponies, you know, informally introduce myself to the community at large, since I'll be here for a while. What about you, what purpose do you have being here?"

 

Without much thinking, Curious took another sip of his wine. "This might be easier than I first thought. Though, still, she probably won't explicitly state her ulterior motives. I got to admit, however, I rather kind of hope she doesn't really have any, that she did just move here for a nice time."

 

Without much thinking, Curious took yet another sip of his wine. "I mean, perhaps I miss-saw her mark. I mean really, would such a cute mare deal in wet works?"

 

Curious took another sip of his wine, or, rather, he would have. "Hey, when did thish get empty? Hey, barkeep, some more wine, kindly."

[ParsoOfEquestria 1,490]

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Curious took a small sip of his wine, he had to make sure he didn't drink too much, after all. "Oh, as I said, I am here to try and meet someponies, you know, informally introduce myself to the community at large, since I'll be here for a while. What about you, what purpose do you have being here?"

 

Without much thinking, Curious took another sip of his wine. "This might be easier than I first thought. Though, still, she probably won't explicitly state her ulterior motives. I got to admit, however, I rather kind of hope she doesn't really have any, that she did just move here for a nice time."

 

Without much thinking, Curious took yet another sip of his wine. "I mean, perhaps I miss-saw her mark. I mean really, would such a cute mare deal in wet works?"

 

Curious took another sip of his wine, or, rather, he would have. "Hey, when did thish get empty? Hey, barkeep, some more wine, kindly."

"well, it kinda sounds silly, I'm here to meet somepony too, find my significant other. I always wanted to find love like those fairy tales"

she asked for another drink and took a sip of it. she would never say something like that if she wasnt drinking, maybe its making her open up a little

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Curious had a genuine smile brought upon his face when he heard Mystic's confession. "Hey, dat's not silly at all. I mean, I too 'ave found inshpiration from fiction and fantasy, like my hero, the world's greatest detective, Sherclop Pones!" Curious raised his hoof a bit, to further accentuate his exclamation.

 

Curious took a sip of his wine. "And beshides. I haven't the shadow of a doubt dat a cute mare like you will find your very special somepony."

Edited June 6, 2013 by GaleFenrir

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Curious had a genuine smile brought upon his face when he heard Mystic's confession. "Hey, dat's not silly at all. I mean, I too 'ave found inshpiration from fiction and fantasy, like my hero, the world's greatest detective, Sherclop Pones!" Curious raised his hoof a bit, to further accentuate his exclamation.

 

Curious took a sip of his wine. "And beshides. I haven't the shadow of a doubt dat a cute mare like you will find your very special somepony."

Mystic stared to blush, nopony had ever called her cute before, yet again, she never really showed herself in public much before coming to Sydneigh, she was only known as 'The Image of the Invisible"

"nopony has ever called me cute before"

her blush was starting to burn her cheeks

"do you really mean it?"

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Cuppie nodded trying not to speak with her mouth full when she finished chewing and swallowed before replying, "oh yes every new place I go to I order a desert kinda like a tradition, and out of all the sweets I've every had this dish has to be my favorite. And yes warburos shall be bought tomorrow and if anyponies going to do get the job done it shall be us." When she had finished the waiter came back to take her plate away she stopped him, "I would like to give my compliments to the chef."

"I'll see if he is able to come out." A few minutes later the waiter came back looking shifty and nervous. "Um... madam the chef is too busy to come out."

Looking around at the almost empty restaurant she replyed, "it's the head chef right?"

"That made this dish? Yes madam."

"And what were his exact words?"

"What?"

"When he told you that he could not come out here what were his EXACT words." Cuppie's face was so stern she almost burned holes into his face with her eyes the waiter became very agitated not meeting her eyes. "Ummm..well he..

H-he said that he wouldn't waist his time with such a simpleton pony from Ponyville."

At this the mares face became bright red with rage and she stood up and marched straight to the kitchen and bursting through the doors and walking straight up to a pony with a large slender hat picking up a plate of meat balls in one hoof and dumping the whole plate sauce and all right on top of his stupid hat.

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Curious put his hoof to his chest in mock injury, "Pardon? Of courshe I do. I mean, I wouldn't ever not in my life not never lie about something like that."

 

Suddenly, lucidity hit Curious as he let that mess of incomprehensible babble slip off his tongue. "Oh horse-feathers, how much have I had to drink?" He looked at his half-empty glass of wine like it had just told the most awkwardly uncomfortable joke possible.

 

That moment of lucidity quickly passed, however, when he slightly shrugged and took another sip. "Look, look at me Mystic, if you's want tah find dat special somepony, you can't just wait fer it tah happen like shome fairy tale. Ya should just take a bold move! Now, that's a fairy tale I would like tah hear, a princess who knew exactly what she wanted and claimed it!"

Edited June 6, 2013 by GaleFenrir

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"Well, if I said no, I'd be a dirty liar, and my mom didn't raise no liar." Windy said, taking another large swig from his drink. "And can you really blame me? Colts will be colts... And besides, I'm willing to bet you a drink that you checked me out once or twice when I wasn't looking too." he said slyly, downing the last of his drink and signaling for another one.

 

Vinyl finished her drink and put it down. "Maybe if you'd let your eyes wander on to something other than me, I'd have a chance to." She looked around and bit her lower lip. "But I guess I have to admit, I did take a glance down once... or maybe twice. But that's it."

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Dogboots was at a loss of words when he saw Cuppie dump the plate of meatballs and sauce on top of the chef. The stallion quickly got up up from his seat, grabbed Cuppie by the hoof and led her outside. The earth pony didn't even have time to pay the fee, as he didn't want to stay behind and see what happened next.

 

"Wow, guess she didn't like the food? Not now!" He thought to himself.

 

The stallion quickly led the mare to an isolated alley. The sound of hooves galloping could be heard, it was already assumed that it was the restaurant's chef and waiters that had followed them.

 

"Shhhh!" He said, putting a hoof to her mouth trying to keep her quiet.

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Curious put his hoof to his chest in mock injury, "Pardon? Of courshe I do. I mean, I wouldn't ever not in my life not never lie about something like that."

 

Suddenly, lucidity hit Curious as he let that mess of incomprehensible babble slip off his tongue. "Oh horse-feathers, how much have I had to drink?" He looked at his half-empty glass of wine like it had just told the most awkwardly uncomfortable joke possible.

 

That moment of lucidity quickly passed, however, when he slightly shrugged and took another sip. "Look, look at me Mystic, if you's want tah find dat special somepony, you can't just wait fer it tah happen like shome fairy tale. Ya should just take a bold move! Now, that's a fairy tale I would like tah hear, a princess who knew exactly what she wanted and claimed it!"

"oh, I'm not so sure I could do that, I'm really shy when it comes to stuff like that"

she took another sip of her drink she's really starting to feel the effects of the alcohol now

"you know, I'm getting bored in here, I'm going for a trot on the beach, wanna come too?"

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"A trot on the beach? Why, that sounds lovely, my lady," Curious said, a bit too well enunciated considering his state. "This place has become quite the bore. All this music and these flashing lights gets rather repetitive after a while."

 

Curious placed his now empty glass of wine back on the bar. "Oh, and do have a tip, my good sir." He slid a few extra bits towards the bar keep.

 

Curious moved towards the door, readjusted his scarf, and turned back around to mystic, "Well, come along now."

Edited June 6, 2013 by GaleFenrir