private A vacation in Paris!

[Jack Spades 162]

"It varies from mare to mare, some only have to deal with it for a few days while others have a few weeks of it." Charcoal said. "Though a lot of mares try and deal with it by just finding a stallion to... use for a while. For me personally, mine usually lasts for about ten days, sometimes a few more."

"I never thought I'd be having this conversation with anyone ever." Jack blushed "It's sorta weird. Maybe even awkward. You don't have a problem openly talking about this with me? Since I'm a stallian? You feel that it's okay to talk about a subject which is socially closed off to stallions and only acceptable for mares?"

[Charcoal Embers 169]

"I never thought I'd be having this conversation with anyone ever." Jack blushed "It's sorta weird. Maybe even awkward. You don't have a problem openly talking about this with me? Since I'm a stallian? You feel that it's okay to talk about a subject which is socially closed off to stallions and only acceptable for mares?"

"Personally, no I don't have a problem with it." Charcoal said. "Besides you did ask, and I believe you deserve an explanation. Plus I don't think before a speak a lot of the time so I find myself doing it a lot. Not with this specific subject but it does happen quite often."

[Jack Spades 162]

"Personally, no I don't have a problem with it." Charcoal said. "Besides you did ask, and I believe you deserve an explanation. Plus I don't think before a speak a lot of the time so I find myself doing it a lot. Not with this specific subject but it does happen quite often."

"I understand." Jack was quiet for a while "You know that moment when you run outta things to talk about? It's not fun. Do you have anything to bring up or ask or anything else to help us past the time? Or until the plane lands or something interesting happens."

[Charcoal Embers 169]

"I understand." Jack was quiet for a while "You know that moment when you run outta things to talk about? It's not fun. Do you have anything to bring up or ask or anything else to help us past the time? Or until the plane lands or something interesting happens."

"Two come to mind but they are very personal and saddening and I would prefer not to talk about them." Charcoal said. She begins thinking for a moment to find something else to talk about. "Hmm, how about your foalho-" Charcoal cuts herself off. "Never mind that goes into the personal don't want to talk about category for me."

[Jack Spades 162]

"Two come to mind but they are very personal and saddening and I would prefer not to talk about them." Charcoal said. She begins thinking for a moment to find something else to talk about. "Hmm, how about your foalho-" Charcoal cuts herself off. "Never mind that goes into the personal don't want to talk about category for me."

"Foalhood? If you don't want to talk about yours, I'll talk about mine. It was great. I had many friends. My parents were around. I was loved. I really do miss those times. Those great times stopped when I tripped and hit my head on the track of a train." Jack sighed "The past is the past."

[Charcoal Embers 169]

"Foalhood? If you don't want to talk about yours, I'll talk about mine. It was great. I had many friends. My parents were around. I was loved. I really do miss those times. Those great times stopped when I tripped and hit my head on the track of a train." Jack sighed "The past is the past."

Hearing about Jacks great foalhood made Charcoal tear up a little bit. "Well.. um.. that's great that you had such a good life back then." Charcoal said. "But I still need to think of something to talk about, um... I got nothing. What about your parent, what were they like?"

[Jack Spades 162]

Hearing about Jacks great foalhood made Charcoal tear up a little bit. "Well.. um.. that's great that you had such a good life back then." Charcoal said. "But I still need to think of something to talk about, um... I got nothing. What about your parent, what were they like?"

"Ah... parents." Jack repeated "they were nice while they were around. They're not around anymore. I don't know why. I just woke up one morning, they were gone. No one in town knew where they went. For years I've blamed it on myself, but I don't know anymore. After the years of blaming myself, I started drinking. Surprisingly, things didn't started going downhill then."

[Charcoal Embers 169]

"Ah... parents." Jack repeated "they were nice while they were around. They're not around anymore. I don't know why. I just woke up one morning, they were gone. No one in town knew where they went. For years I've blamed it on myself, but I don't know anymore. After the years of blaming myself, I started drinking. Surprisingly, things didn't started going downhill then."

Loving parent, why didn't I get those? Charcoal was on the verge of bursting into tears at the moment, but she wanted to go further. "At least your parents did love you. Mine are still around, but I..." Charcoal couldn't go further, she wanted to but she just couldn't bring herself to do it.

[Jack Spades 162]

Loving parent, why didn't I get those? Charcoal was on the verge of bursting into tears at the moment, but she wanted to go further. "At least your parents did love you. Mine are still around, but I..." Charcoal couldn't go further, she wanted to but she just couldn't bring herself to do it.

"At least your parents are still around. Mine left me alone at when I was 13." Jacks voice started to raise "I don't even know if they loved me! For all I know! They could've hated me!" Jack started to tear up "I was left alone to fend for myself! All alone! Not a hug in years!" Jacks voice cracked. "Can you imagine being alone for years at a time? Being hated?"

[Charcoal Embers 169]

"At least your parents are still around. Mine left me alone at when I was 13." Jacks voice started to raise "I don't even know if they loved me! For all I know! They could've hated me!" Jack started to tear up "I was left alone to fend for myself! All alone! Not a hug in years!" Jacks voice cracked. "Can you imagine being alone for years at a time? Being hated?"

"Actually I can. Pretty easily actually." Charcoal had started tearing up like Jack had. "Growing up my parents got into a lot of fights and most of the time they would take out their anger for eachother on me. Beaten almost every night, it was a wonder I was able to get sleep."

[Jack Spades 162]

"Actually I can. Pretty easily actually." Charcoal had started tearing up like Jack had. "Growing up my parents got into a lot of fights and most of the time they would take out their anger for eachother on me. Beaten almost every night, it was a wonder I was able to get sleep."

Jack stared into Charcoal's eyes. His eyes fully started to pour with tears "I'm so sorry!" Jack through his arms around Charcoal "I misjudged you." Jack started crying "We're both the same." Jack was sobbing all over the place, trying to bring himself together, but he couldn't.

[Charcoal Embers 169]

Jack stared into Charcoal's eyes. His eyes fully started to pour with tears "I'm so sorry!" Jack through his arms around Charcoal "I misjudged you." Jack started crying "We're both the same." Jack was sobbing all over the place, trying to bring himself together, but he couldn't.

Charcoal, able to pull herself together a little easier, wrapped her hooves around Jack to try and comfort him. "Shh, it's alright. You didn't know that's all, there's no need to cry." Charcoal said in the calmest voice she could muster.

((OOC: I can only imagine what other people would think if they were watching this in real life.))

[Jack Spades 162]

Charcoal, able to pull herself together a little easier, wrapped her hooves around Jack to try and comfort him. "Shh, it's alright. You didn't know that's all, there's no need to cry." Charcoal said in the calmest voice she could muster.

((OOC: I can only imagine what other people would think if they were watching this in real life.))

((OOC: It'd sure be weird. For sure.)) Jack was starting to calm down "Thanks. You're very caring." Jack squeezed Charcoal even harder. She was so soft and warm. Jack finally stopped tearing up. Jack was getting quiet. He was feeling tired. Everything was starting to fade "Geez. I'm feeling sleepy."

[Charcoal Embers 169]

((OOC: It'd sure be weird. For sure.)) Jack was starting to calm down "Thanks. You're very caring." Jack squeezed Charcoal even harder. She was so soft and warm. Jack finally stopped tearing up. Jack was getting quiet. He was feeling tired. Everything was starting to fade "Geez. I'm feeling sleepy."

"Well I wonder what could fix that?" Charcoal asked sarcastically. "Maybe getting some sleep would help you feel less tired, I know I would feel less tired if I took a nap." Charcoal said while rubbing his back. "Just take a nap for a little bit, I'm sure you'll feel better after getting some sleep."

[Jack Spades 162]

"Well I wonder what could fix that?" Charcoal asked sarcastically. "Maybe getting some sleep would help you feel less tired, I know I would feel less tired if I took a nap." Charcoal said while rubbing his back. "Just take a nap for a little bit, I'm sure you'll feel better after getting some sleep."

"Yeah. Me too." Jack said as everything got darker for him "I don't wanna sleep." Jack said with a woozy voice. "I want to get to know you. You're so nice." Jack fell asleep. He was in a dream where he was in a bar. It was all musty and dark. He was all alone. "That's more like it."

[Charcoal Embers 169]

"Yeah. Me too." Jack said as everything got darker for him "I don't wanna sleep." Jack said with a woozy voice. "I want to get to know you. You're so nice." Jack fell asleep. He was in a dream where he was in a bar. It was all musty and dark. He was all alone. "That's more like it."

 

 

After waiting a few seconds to make sure that Jack was really asleep she slid him off her and put him in a more comfortable position on his pillow. After getting him in a good position she just stared out the window at the openness that is the sky above the clouds.

[Sunbro 4 Lyfe 939]

"Well, it was just a guess on my reaction. I'm not really good at guessing," said Quill. "And, no thanks, I'm not thirsty. Ate and drank at home just before leaving for the airport." He'd eaten a light meal, really, as he'd never been on a plane before and didn't know whether he'd have travel sickness.

(Eh. Can't think of what to write. Or find the effort to post)

"Alright then." Quill put the flask of tea (teeeeeeeeeeeee) down and poured herself a cup. "Well I say we have about five hours before the plane lands and now we have nothing to talk about. So how about we begin to think of things shall we?

[Charcoal Embers 169]

@@Jack Spades,

 

Charcoal. while staring out into the clouds, was having a fight with herself. Come on, I should tell him. He is not tht different from me besides race. Charcoal thought. But what if he thinks I'm some sort of freak because of it, I'm not like normal pegasi. Sigh, I was going to spend this trip alone I guess. Turning away from the window she looks at Jack's sleeping form. nudging his shoulder she tries to wake him up. "Jack, could you please wake up, I need to tell you something."

[Jack Spades 162]

@@Charcoal Embers, 

Jack was in his dream. He was still in the bar. Except he was on a table with a microphone. He was singing karaoke. He was having so much fun. "DiSCORD! I'M HOWLING AT THE MOON!" suddenly, everything started shaking. Tables were toppling over. Glasses exploded where they stood. Jack woke up.

[Charcoal Embers 169]

@@Charcoal Embers,

Jack was in his dream. He was still in the bar. Except he was on a table with a microphone. He was singing karaoke. He was having so much fun. "DiSCORD! I'M HOWLING AT THE MOON!" suddenly, everything started shaking. Tables were toppling over. Glasses exploded where they stood. Jack woke up.

((OOC: Great song choice.))

"Hey Jack, sorry for waking you up. It's just, there is something I need to talk to you about." Charcoal said, a sad look on her face. "I normally wouldn't talk about this to anypony but I trust you. Plus you did say before you fell asleep you wanted to know more about me."

[Jack Spades 162]

@@Charcoal Embers, 

((OOC: Thanks. It's my fav brony song.))

Jack suddenly woke up to the sound of trust. "You trust me?" he said with a squeaky voice. "Aww. That's so nice. So, what did you want to tell me?" Jack gasped "Are you working in the Rainbow Factory?" Jack chuckled "Sorry, I'm just joking. Continue."

[The Blades Shadow 444]

Blazing woke up, still on the plane. "This sucks..." He said to himself. He thought he could have slept throughout the entire plane ride, but apparently that wasn't going to happen. He started pacing back and forth, just waiting for the plane to land already. "This sucks, this sucks, this sucks..." He quietly repeated to himself. It wasn't how he normally acted, but he was getting incredibly annoyed. The last time he had been on a plane it didn't take anywhere near as long as it did now.

[Charcoal Embers 169]

@@Charcoal Embers,

((OOC: Thanks. It's my fav brony song.))

Jack suddenly woke up to the sound of trust. "You trust me?" he said with a squeaky voice. "Aww. That's so nice. So, what did you want to tell me?" Jack gasped "Are you working in the Rainbow Factory?" Jack chuckled "Sorry, I'm just joking. Continue."

((OOC: Not my all time favorite but definitely up there.))

"Well you see I-" Come on just tell him. "You remember when I told you that my parents would beat me as a foal? Well after many years of that I couldn't take it anymore I ran away. Though because of my wing condition I wasn't able to fly out of Cloudsdale so I took a balloon." Charcoal had begun to cry again at this. "I didn't know it at the time hut the balloon was going to Ponyville. But part way there the bottom of the basket collapsed and I fell, and well that is why I'm afraid of riding in balloons. After waking up I limped through the forest close to town. I don't know how but I eventually made it out and was found by some filly who brought me to the nearby hospital. After I had been let out I just wandered around for a few days until I decided to make shelter. It is actually how I got my cutie mark, by building a house for me to live in. After about a year my parents had tracked me down again so I was forced back to live with them." Charcoal finished.

[Jack Spades 162]

((OOC: Not my all time favorite but definitely up there.))

"Well you see I-" Come on just tell him. "You remember when I told you that my parents would beat me as a foal? Well after many years of that I couldn't take it anymore I ran away. Though because of my wing condition I wasn't able to fly out of Cloudsdale so I took a balloon." Charcoal had begun to cry again at this. "I didn't know it at the time hut the balloon was going to Ponyville. But part way there the bottom of the basket collapsed and I fell, and well that is why I'm afraid of riding in balloons. After waking up I limped through the forest close to town. I don't know how but I eventually made it out and was found by some filly who brought me to the nearby hospital. After I had been let out I just wandered around for a few days until I decided to make shelter. It is actually how I got my cutie mark, by building a house for me to live in. After about a year my parents had tracked me down again so I was forced back to live with them." Charcoal finished.

"Well." Jack said while trying to understand everything. "You have globophobia, you ran away from home, you're an architect, and you have forcing parents." Not that bad, but I don't exactly know how she feels. "That's not good is it?" Jack patted Charcoal on her back "Don't worry. Your parents took you back to Cloudsdale probably because they care about you and worried about you. It may not seem like it, but they most likely love you."

[Charcoal Embers 169]

"Well." Jack said while trying to understand everything. "You have globophobia, you ran away from home, you're an architect, and you have forcing parents." Not that bad, but I don't exactly know how she feels. "That's not good is it?" Jack patted Charcoal on her back "Don't worry. Your parents took you back to Cloudsdale probably because they care about you and worried about you. It may not seem like it, but they most likely love you."

Charcoal just looks at Jack. "Well I might be able to believe that if they had treated me any differently afterword. They changed nothing after they forced me back. Oh and by the way, I have no idea what globophobia means so I can't really respond to that."