private Party in Eden RP

[Marathon 562]

@@Marathon,

 

"Don't even think about apologising again. And if you move, I will move you back there"

Taking a deep breath and swallowing a little, Dusk managed to somewhat regain his composure - after some...gentle, encouragement.

 

"Are you c- ... I mean, I didn't realise. I...thought I might have been making you uncomfy." he bit the inside of his lip, figuring that if he tried moving away again he'd only end up offended and maybe angering the mare - something he knew better than to actually do.

Instead, he sat there quietly for a moment, letting hop get herself comfy leaning against him. He wanted to move away - not because he didn't enjoy the interaction, but simply because he didn't know what to do. However, he would whether it out, so to speak.

"Look...Hop I..." he began, deciding to level with her before she got the wrong impression "I don't...see many ponies. Infact, I rarely leave Sugarcube Corner, and even then I rarely leave my room. I'm...not entirely sure how...how...how I should be acting, I guess."

He closed his eyes again as he would were he bracing for something to be thrown at him, unsure how the mare would react. She'd probably end up laughing at him - or at least he hoped that would be the worst case.

"Well..." Hop began to think. She hasn't really done stuff like this before so she wasn't entirely sure herself. She glance up at Dusk and he seemed worried that she was going to do something bad, which of course wasn't the case. "I don't usually come to parties. They're a rarity for me so I guess we're and even grounds." she said in a soothing voice to hopefully calm Dusk's nerves. "I'm kind of enjoying this right now actually. The night sky is really beautiful and it adds to the atmosphere." Hop let out a content sigh as she leaned more into Dusk.

[Agent505 661]

@@Marathon, 

 

He opened one eye and looked down at her as she spoke soothingly to him. "Really? I mean...I don't want to sound too excited but...really?" It was refreshing actually, to not be laughed at for being different, and to have somepony understand his problems. When she leaned into him again, he opened his other eye, and he couldn't stop a proud smile crossing his lips if he tried.

 

A few moments of silence passed as he simply enjoyed the feeling of her leaning comfily against him. It was as strange to him as it was relaxing, having a mare's warmth on his fur. 

"So...you...really don't mind that i'm...tall?" he tried casting the conversation back to something before all the previous predicament had started, in hopes that they could move completely away from downer topics. He didn't want come off as boring and depressing after all. 

[Windy Scamper 403]

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@@Ampharos

 

(Fire Sky won't respons, so I'm moving on with this. Also, not sure who all is in the area, so hear if you're near Remmy.)

 

Slide stared at Violet, and then turned around and walked away. "I thought that maybe you would appreciate an apology. It seems that's all I've done here; say sorry."

 

He gallopped away, knowing he still had one more pony to talk to.

 

He stopped in front of Remmy.

 

He noticed Draco was singing, so maybe he wouldn't hear it.

 

Not that I care. What's the worse that can happen, he hates me more? Is that possible?

 

He looked at Remmy, took a deep breath, and then began to speak.

 

"Remmy, I want to thank you for showing kindness and friendship to me tonight. Even if it was for five seconds. I truly am sorry for abandoning you, but then again, everypony here is right; I'm a selfish monster."

 

He took another deep breath in. Here comes the hard part.

 

"I noticed that someponies keep telling everypony about how horrible I am, how stupid, selfish, and arrogant I am. At first I wanted to call them out for lying, but who am I compared to them? They have dangerous jobs, and get hurt nearly everyday for it. They're heroes who actual benefit society. And then there's me. And what do I do? I play an instrument with a horrible reputation, and aren't even good enough to get a gig. I just feel the pain of rejection and messing up, no physical pain. I am no hero."

 

He looked down at the ground and signed. "Heroes bear the scars of their victories. And I don't have a single scar."

 

"I'm a full-fledged, evil, villain. And, well, Remmy, you're 5-second friendship with the pony I lied myself into thinking I was kept me from going completely insane. But you're friends with the heroes." He said, eyeing Draco, who was still singing. "And therefore, they see it I'm not friends with anypony. To save ponies like you from pain."

 

He looked down again, letting everything he just said sink into him. Draco was right all along. Who am I to rescue a mare or be a hero? I'm a bad guy, not a hero, and not even a citizen. I can't even love.

 

 

He didn't want to hear a response. He didn't want to hear her try and bring him back. Because there was nothing there that could be brought.

 

He sprinted for the lake, running through the trees and the hedges. He got there, and stared at his reflection. "Look at that; a perfect face. No scars, no sign of heroism. I'm just a wimp who thinks I'm great, but I can't even make it in the little league." He smacked his hoof through the water, destroying his reflection for a few seconds.

 

He looked down into the depths of the water. "I could end everything right now. Rid the world of me, because all I do is make others miserable." He stepped forward, and put a hoof in the water, and then sighed. "But what would that show? That I'm the wimpiest of all the wimps, and can't handle the truth, and can't handle rejection?" He sat down, and mud and water splashed around him, making his coat wet and dirty. "How did I even think I was a hero when I can't even handle something as simple as the truth?"

 

He pulled his forehooves up to his face, and began to cry there, alone.

 

 

(Lon monolauge post....)

[dragon4111 914]

Windy Scamper, @~Fire Sky~, @Ampharos

 Draco looked to the sobbing stallion. He said simply "Tell me do you know what Auld Lang Syne means Remmy?" Draco asked as he slowly poured his whiskey onto the ground. It was a sign of respect for the fallen and to lost friends. "Well do you know what it means?"

Edited July 20, 2013 by dragon4111

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

@@Windy Scamper,

@@Descant,

 

 

((Just because I don't respond Instantly doesn't mean I'm not going to respond at all.))

 

Violet looked up at Slide and shook her head. "Its okay...uh...still don't know your name...I was just trying to properly introduce myself because...well, we were never introdu-" She was cut off as he walked off away from the table.
She facehoofed...this was just getting so stupid. "You come and apologize...then give me no time to say anything...wow." She mumbled, looking back over at Eve. "So...how's your night been, Eve?" She asked, sounding a little moody.

Edited July 20, 2013 by ~Fire Sky~

[Windy Scamper 403]

@@dragon4111

 

Slide sighed. "I know, okay? I'm nothing special, I can't be a hero, I can't ever rescue ponies. I don't have any scars, nor stories of heroism, and my job is lame. I don't need you to keep telling me. I know, okay?"

 

He stared back.at his reflection, hating it more each time he stared at it. "I just thought that maybe, for one night, I could be somepony else. Somepony who's cool, and has friends and a great life. But I guess I can't run from my identity."

[dragon4111 914]

Draco slapped the stallion upside the head "Moron," he said "That is what I hate ponies who are fakes. They try to impress others with dashing tales which are lies. You acted like a spoiled little foal. I treated you with the same as I would an arrogant noble in Celestia's court. If toy had acted humble and had no other designs than to make friends act like yourself," Draco said. "The mark of a gentle stallion is be courteous and I have been quite courteous to you and every pony here. Have I not?" He asked as he looked into the pool of water. "Now what do you see when you look at your reflection in the morning?"

Windy Scamper, @~Fire Sky~, @Ampharos

Edited July 20, 2013 by dragon4111

[Windy Scamper 403]

@@dragon4111

 

Slide grew from depressed to angry in ten seconds flat. The slap stung. He was called a moron.

 

He turned and growled. "You don't need to rub salt in the wound, okay? If you came over here to make me feel worse, then I'm sick and tired of it. You have shown no kindness to me whatsoever, so you're no better at telling the truth than I am! All you've done is slapped me around, and told other ponies how rude I am behind my back! So don't pretend you're better than me just because your life may be better than mine! Sure, I was pretending my life didn't suck, but then again, what are parties for?"

 

He tried to breathe deeply and snap out of his enraged state, but he couldn't. He took a good long look in the lake, and finally gave an answer. "All I see is a pony I hate standing next to a pony I hate even more."

[Marathon 562]

@@Agent505,

Hop simply smiled at Dusk. "I think I can manage your hieght." she said giving a small flap of her wings. She allowed her wings to fold silently at her sides again. "So Dusk, tell me a little about yourself." Hop asked politely, wrapping her hooves around one of his and gave him the 'puppy eyes' look. Surely even he couldn't denny her that much.

(Back from the movies. I'll be here a while.)

[dragon4111 914]

"Have you shown me any kindness?" Draco asked. "Have I lied about anything? Alright then so you want me to tell you everything is going to be alright?" he asked with abit of sarcasm "It's not my job I'm not your parent. I don't sugar coat things. I'm harsh. My life better than yours ehg? Let's see then, Tell me fool do you have to deal with nobles who think your below them, get rare artifacts for collectors who think they can skip out on payment, Oh let's not forget I deal with many a terrain, I face wild animals, bandits, corrupt guard ponies, dragons, zebras, and finally the weather ponies. So tell me Slide who has the better life you or I?" he asked with an edge to his voice.

Windy Scamper

[Windy Scamper 403]

@@dragon4111

 

"No, but you don't have to spread lies about me either! So yes, you have lied! And what did I lie about? I didn't flat out say, hey guys, I'm broke, but I told no lie. I just wanted to have fun for once."

 

He listened to Draco's story of his life, expecting something miserable. Oh please? You work with annoying ponies, doesn't everypony?

 

"Yours. You get paid and have a steady job. You've never been booed off a stage by a crowd of hundreds, and then rejected by all your friends so they didn't get spotted with the worst musician in all of Equestria. You don't play an instrument everypony hates. You don't get rejected from gig after gig after gig. You don't have to lock yourself into your house for hours to practice to make sure you're good enough to blow your bad rep out of the water. Your life may be dangerous and may suck at some points, but I guarantee it has high points and with it, high pay. I'm lucky if I can get enough money to rent my small studio apartment and get just barely enough food. Did I mention nopony loves me except for my family, who have been asked multiple times how they can stand it that they gave birth to a disgrace."

 

He got up close to Draco, glaring his eyes down. "Now tell me Draco; does your life suck worse than mine? I'd say you're taking things for granted, hotshot"

 

"I'm sorry if I came here not wanting to be ridiculed, and therefore lying about my identity as the trombonist who screwed up big time. But for once, I just wanted somepony to give me a chance, and because of your stupid grudge, you took that away from me."

Edited July 20, 2013 by Windy Scamper

[Ampharos 1,009]

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Remmy got up and left without another word. She was done with all of this. Neither of them were coming to their senses. She had faith that Slide had been starting to understand, but now that Draco was pretty much rubbing it in, Slide had lost it again.  Okay let's see. I get why Draco's being a little rude to Slide, but it's a bit too much. Slide's being a whiny colt. Vesper is primitive and childish... Are there any normal stallions around here?! She continued to trot around looking for anyone she hadn't met yet. She finally saw a stallion near Eve and Vi and some others. "Why hello there! I don't think we've met. My name is Aroma Remedy, but most ponies call me Remmy." 

[Agent505 661]

@@Marathon, 

 

(If it makes any difference to you, Dusk is the one drawn in my profile pic - the pony creator image is probably better but still, it's there)

 

Looking into Hop's puppy eyes, Dusk almost melted right into them himself. The smile on his face went from one of pride, to one of genuine comfort - especially feeling her hooves on his. It was smaller than the smile before, but it was clear that he was about as happy as he could be. "A little about myself huh?" he let his eyes linger with hers for a second before looking off thoughtfully as he contemplated what to say. "Well, you already know about my personality. I'm shy but I would like to make friends etc..." he laughed slightly, as if dismissing the start of his statement. "But the things you wont know? We like to read, draw, occasionally write I suppose. I don't...really know what to say? I suppose...there's living alone, if that counts but...I don't really know?" he shrugged his shoulders, but not so it would move Hop too much or make her uncomfortable. "How about you?"

 

(OoC: Sorry that took me so long to post, kept getting distracted)

[dragon4111 914]

Draco smiled "As a former singer. I have a few connections. I can get you a job at the Coco Bucko," Draco said with a smile. "As long as you don't mind Armani suits," he chuckled. "They pay quite well," he said as he pulled out a job application. "Here I don't need it," he said. "Plus I'll put in a good word for you," he offered. Draco walked towards Violet and Amour "Heyo!"

Edited July 20, 2013 by dragon4111

[Windy Scamper 403]

Slide looked at the application. The Coco Bucko? Yeah, I would, if I actually lived close and hadn't already tried it.

 

Slide ripped up the application and threw it in the lake. He watched as Draco walked up to Vi and some mares from earlier.

 

From what I've seen, he's going to flirt with them. Because EVERYPONy just loooves him. He's sooooo nice.

 

He continued to walk around the lake, trying to distance himself from everypony. I could go get drunk or something, maybe ponies would like me if I literally went insane. I know I promised myself to never do that, what do I have left? A stupid promise? Of all things I've lost, that isn't the thing worth keeping.

 

He sat down on the shore again, and stared into the lake again. Not a lot is worth keeping about me. At least Draco helped me see that.

Edited July 20, 2013 by Windy Scamper

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

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@@Descant,

 

((I forgot Frost was there with them))

Violet sighed again and then only just noticed Frost was there as well. She smiled. "Hey...you're really good at playing music...and you've got a really good singing voice. That was also a really good song." She said, smiling.

Edited July 20, 2013 by ~Fire Sky~

[dragon4111 914]

Draco looked back and watched Slide rip up the application "Moron. I tried to help you get a steady job as they are currently in Ponyville. That was the last one I had," Draco said as he shook his head "But once again your selfish," Draco said. "Not taking a helping hoof when offered," "Oh well,"

Edited July 20, 2013 by dragon4111

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

@@DarligPegasi,

 

Vesper stayed with Amour, drinking his wine happily. "Vesper like Amour. She nice," he said to her with a smile. "What Amour like do? Say make bat cake for Vesper. Make cake?" he asked, wondering if baking was her talent, though he was unable to communicate this.

[DarligPegasi 315]

@,

 

Amour smiled, she was growing fond of the bat stallion although she was curious as to how he didn't know proper speech. She hmmed for a bit, she'd never actual baked cakes for reasons other than weddings, even though she knew she could. "Sure I'll make a cake for you, Vesper! Baking cakes is my talent after all, well wedding cakes, but I can make you a personal one layer cake if you want?" She paused for a second, gathering her thoughts as the affect of the wine began to fade away. "Say, Vesper where are you from?"

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

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Amour smiled, she was growing fond of the bat stallion although she was curious as to how he didn't know proper speech. She hmmed for a bit, she'd never actual baked cakes for reasons other than weddings, even though she knew she could. "Sure I'll make a cake for you, Vesper! Baking cakes is my talent after all, well wedding cakes, but I can make you a personal one layer cake if you want?" She paused for a second, gathering her thoughts as the affect of the wine began to fade away. "Say, Vesper where are you from?"

He nodded happily as Amour offered to make him a cake. "Thank Amour lots!" When she asked where he was from, he pointed out towards the Everfree Forest. "Live in forest. In cave. With family. No see ponies much. Eve come see Vesper. Be friend. Help teach about pony."

[dragon4111 914]

Draco saw the two conversing. He turned around as to not interrupt them. He walked away from them slowly humming a slight tune to himself. "Oh well," he said as he chuckled. "Match maker, match maker make me a match," Draco said jokingly aloud. He looked to the sky and laughed.

[Windy Scamper 403]

Slide sighed as he sat on his piece of the shore. I wish Turner was here. Both the trombone and the mare.

 

Slide sighed, as he remembered her; Miss Flora Turner, who's whole

family were gardners, but she sought out music. She was Slide's first teacher, and the one who got him passionate about the trombone.

 

Ugh, what would she say besides let my feelings out? I don't have my trombone here, I'm not going to go get it!

 

He stood up and looked at the stars in the night sky. "Ms. Turner? If you're up there, and I truly believe you are...please help me. Everything's gone wrong. I just need somepony to hear me out, somepony to be there for me."

 

"I need somepony like you right now."

 

Slide Grease, age 12, sat down in his usually chair, next to his private instructor, Ms. Turner.

"Now Slide," she began, her voice soft, as always. "What did I teach you last week?"

 

"You taught me how a true trombonist plays; with feelings."

 

"And how has your practice with that been going?"

 

He shrugged. "Okay, I guess. I just don't know that many songs. And I don't have a trombone when I need one the most!"

 

She looked him dead in the eye, and Slide knew this meant something serious, that he needed to remember until the day he died.

 

"Sing."

 

"What!? Ms. Turner, I play an instrument, I don't sing."

 

"Yes you do. Singing helps a lot when learning an instrument. It helps with tuning, figuring out rythms to songs everypony knows, and it also lets you let out emotions when there is no trombone."

 

"But I'm a bad singer, Ms..."

 

"You'd be surprised. Just pretend each note as it would sound on a trombone, and make your voice match that."

 

Slide nodded. "Okay."

 

Ms. Turner nodded back. "Okay. Now, just sing your feelings. Like you did last week, only sing; don't play."

 

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Slide looked back up at the stars. Sing; don't play.

 

Slide sighed, and smiled. "Thanks, Ms. Turner."

 

He sat back down, and began to sing out softly, so hopefully nopony would hear him. He made each note full, like it would sound on a trombone, relieving himself of all the welled up emotions inside.

 

Step one – you say, "We need to talk."

He walks, you say, "Sit down. It's just a talk."

He smiles politely back at you

You stare politely right on through

Some sort of window to your right

As he goes left and you stay right

Between the lines of fear and blame

And you begin to wonder why you came

 

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend

Somewhere along in the bitterness

And I would have stayed up with you all night

Had I known how to save a life

 

Let him know that you know best

'Cause after all you do know best

Try to slip past his defense

Without granting innocence

Lay down a list of what is wrong

The things you've told him all along

Pray to God, he hears you

And I pray to God, he hears you

 

And where did I go wrong? I lost a friend

Somewhere along in the bitterness

And I would have stayed up with you all night

Had I known how to save a life

 

As he begins to raise his voice

You lower yours and grant him one last choice

Drive until you lose the road

Or break with the ones you've followed

He will do one of two things

He will admit to everything

Or he'll say he's just not the same

And you'll begin to wonder why you came

 

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend

Somewhere along in the bitterness

And I would have stayed up with you all night

Had I known how to save a life

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF0zefuJ4Ys

Edited July 20, 2013 by Windy Scamper

[Marathon 562]

@@Agent505,

Hop seemed to beam as Dusk began to tell her stuff about himself, seeing that he was now more confident than before. She listened intently even though the list was small and didn't tell much. When he asked about her Hop's mind began to frantically gather information about herself as she was infrequently asked this. "Um, well let's see... I work at home, I like to read and sometimes I go a take walks around the park. I don't fly very offten. Matter of fact now that I think about it I don't get out much at all." she said giving the ground a quizical look as she continued to rack around her brain for things. "I love tea, especially green tea with a little honey in it. Umm... that's all I can really think of."

(it's alright, I got distracted by video editing)

[DarligPegasi 315]

@, @@dragon4111,

 

Amour frowned, "You live in a cave? Why don't you live in ponyville or if you're uncomfortable there, why not in a cottage like Zecora the Zebra?" She asked, a bit worried about the bat pony. She didn't think a cave was very sanitary. But then again he did seem to be part bat so maybe he liked it.

 

She frowned when Draco walked past them and then said something aloud. "Excuse me?" She asked, not sure she had heard him correctly. Maybe he's singing again, he seems to do that a lot.

[Agent505 661]

@@Marathon, 

 

"Oh? Perhaps we have more in common than we both thought then?" he placed a hoof on hers, lifting his head into the air again and relaxing into the position they where both in. He noticed his sandwiches out of the corner of his eye, still untouched, but he was suddenly not hungry anyway.

 

"Tea, not getting out much...I know that routine. I mainly stay indoors just because I don't feel...safe, outside. Pinkie is always throwing parties, even when nopony attends she still seems to have fun - I think she just throws them by herself sometimes." he laughed as he thought about the prospect of the pony dancing by herself with gummy. "We work in sugarcube corner, to help Mr. and Mrs. Cake for letting us stay there, I was up round back and help Pinkie bake from time to time, but she's far better at it than I am." 

He felt his hooves slightly sliding up her foreleg, stroking it gingerly. "S-sorry...I..." he quickly pulled it away, putting it back on the floor beside him. "So uh...you said you work from home?"