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[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

Symphony blinked a few times, just to ensure the refraction of the sun wasn't interfering with her vision.

 

'Griffins? Three of them? Now thats something you don't see every day.' She mused from across the street: there wasn't really anything valuable on display but she was intrigued all the same - it might be useful to know about them, just in case. 

 

Glancing about to ensure that her most recent target had full left the area, she folded away her wings into a more comfortable position, taking care to conceal the charred feathers on her left-hoof side, and wandered a little closer, hoping to get into earshot and eavesdrop a while.

[Umbreon 569]

@, 

 

Sabel shrugged, digging around absently in her bag.  "Really?  Three years and ya haven't taken the time to explore?  Slow pace, dude.  Slow pace."  She chuckled under her breath, pulling out a number of silver bracelets as she started carefully putting them on over her talons.  "I suppose I could slow down a little...  So you can keep up."  Sabel took a moment to glance at Percy and wink at him, hoping that he knew she was just giving him a hard time.  "Where's this fancy scenic tour gonna take us, if you don't know that much of the city?"

[Fender 1,283]

@, 

 

Sabel shrugged, digging around absently in her bag.  "Really?  Three years and ya haven't taken the time to explore?  Slow pace, dude.  Slow pace."  She chuckled under her breath, pulling out a number of silver bracelets as she started carefully putting them on over her talons.  "I suppose I could slow down a little...  So you can keep up."  Sabel took a moment to glance at Percy and wink at him, hoping that he knew she was just giving him a hard time.  "Where's this fancy scenic tour gonna take us, if you don't know that much of the city?"

 

He rolled his eyes at her teasing, "Well, that's the point. That's exactly why it'll be the 'scenic tour.' I guess we've got some exploring to do, huh? And it's not my fault I never had time to see the city! I had to make a living here, y'know?" He grinned, "Life in Equestria for a long time is much different than you might think." He finished his food a moment later and got up, leaving bits from a pouch he wore, on the table. "C'mon, miss too-quick-to-live." He chuckled.

[TheLineTrotter 100]

Vincent was enjoying his meal, noticeing the two Girffon`s enjoying themselves and smiling lightly, glad he hadn`t decided to bother them. Although he couldn`t hear a word they were saying, he assumed they were on some sort of date. So, he simply returned to his meal, still trying to decide what to do with his day. As much as he wanted to go flying, he didn`t want to risk damageing his wing further... he was flying on it more than he should have been as it was, and his doctor had warned him that too much flying could make the damage permenant... possibly making him lose the ability to fly.

 

He shivered at the idea. Flying was everything... flying was his life! He`d spent most of his young life flying, the idea of losing it forever was terrifying. "Maybe I should quit the delivery service..." he mumbled to himself. He supposed that wouldn`t be a great idea though... although they wouldn`t admit it, and maybe it was just Vincent`s imagination, but he thought most businesses as hesitant to hire a Griffin. Vincent sighed, oppening his satchel and pulling out a small sack from one of the pouches, pulling out some bits from what appeared to be a significant amount, before placing it back in his satchel, closing it, and paying for his meal. He left the cafe and looked around, wondering what to do next. He could just go home, but it was way too early for that...

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

'Jackpot.'

 

Casually slipping between the tables, the bits vanished from sight as Symphony trailed the last griffin to leave: the first two had been talking about flying - it would be useless to try and follow them. 

 

Flexing her wings with a frown and watching as the light refracted through them, she folded them away again turned her attention back to the task at hand. Was it really worth stealing from him, or would just learning more about the race be more beneficial? He looked pretty formidable, next to a pony anyway...

 

She grinned to herself. 'Lets find out how perceptive they are first...' She thought. '... challenge accepted.'

 

...

 

@@TheLineTrotter,

 

Trotting hastily across the street, glancing around nervously, Symphony was the very image of barely contained fear. As she stepped in front of the griffin while looking the other way, mane out of place and head down, she let herself be knocked to the ground with a gasp of surprise.

 

"Oof...! Oh, I am so sorry!" She exclaimed in a terrified voice. "So sorry... Oh my!" raising her view to the griffins face, she jumped in shock. "Please don't hurt me!" She whimpered from the ground.

[TheLineTrotter 100]

@, 

 

Vincent had finally made the decision to head down to the local library. Although most wouldn`t think it from looking at him, Vincent was a big fan of reading, mostly on history...military history mostly, from long ago when wars had been common place, but he also dabbled in information on the Crystal Empire, it`s disappearance, Discord`s reign, and of course the history of the Griffon Kingdom... which was long and bloody. It was a quirk of his, one that he`d always been embarrassed to admit. 

 

Vincent blinked in surprise as he suddenly ran into somepony, watching the mare all with a wince. It appeared to be a Crystal Pegasus, best he could tell. "Sorry." he said simply, prepared to move on, bumping into somepony being commenplace in such crowded streets with his bulk,  when he noticed the mare`s terrified face, blinking in surprise. "Huh? Hey, i`m not going to hurt you. Sheesh, it was an accident." he mumbled the last part. Seeing how much he was scaring her, he backed away abit, figuring getting up in her face when she was apparantly terrified of the Griffin wouldn`t really help anyone. He should have kept walking, but decided to atleast make sure he hadn`t hurt the mare when he`d knocked her over, least he could do. 

Edited August 29, 2013 by TheLineTrotter

[Umbreon 569]

 

 

He rolled his eyes at her teasing, "Well, that's the point. That's exactly why it'll be the 'scenic tour.' I guess we've got some exploring to do, huh? And it's not my fault I never had time to see the city! I had to make a living here, y'know?" He grinned, "Life in Equestria for a long time is much different than you might think." He finished his food a moment later and got up, leaving bits from a pouch he wore, on the table. "C'mon, miss too-quick-to-live." He chuckled.

 

 

Sabel laughed as she followed him out, her tail flicking as she walked.  "Alright, mister tour guide.  Let's go see what kinda trouble we can get into, hmm?"  She made sure to keep an eye out as they walked, curious about what all she could find.  She thought she saw a third griffon through the crowds, but wasn't too sure.  It was too brief of a glance to really concern her though.  "If you want a tip for this tour, ya better make sure it's a fun one!"  She snickered and elbowed Percy with a wink.

[Fender 1,283]

 

 

Sabel laughed as she followed him out, her tail flicking as she walked.  "Alright, mister tour guide.  Let's go see what kinda trouble we can get into, hmm?"  She made sure to keep an eye out as they walked, curious about what all she could find.  She thought she saw a third griffon through the crowds, but wasn't too sure.  It was too brief of a glance to really concern her though.  "If you want a tip for this tour, ya better make sure it's a fun one!"  She snickered and elbowed Percy with a wink.

 

 

"Let me see what I can do, then." He grinned, taking flight, and leading the two slowly around the busy streets. They came upon a small theater, "Hm...what's this? An acting theater...well that's pretty lame...but it's the first source of quote entertainment unquote that we've come across."

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

@@TheLineTrotter,

 

"S... s... sorry!" Symphony stammered, climbing to her hooves and glancing back around behind her nervously. "You just took me by surprise... and you're a... a..." She motioned towards his curved beak.

 

'Quieter than I expected. Probably more perceptive too. Too risky to snatch anything: he looks fast and well, dangerous.'

 

It dawned on Symphony that she knew little to nothing of these creatures. Also, stealing from one would be a very risky affair. Of course, that was exactly why she wanted to in the first place. First though, she would need to learn more.

 

"I mean, uh, I've never seen a Griffon before. Not up close anyway. I didn't hurt you did I?" She smiled weakly. "... Of course I didn't..."

[Umbreon 569]

 

 

"Let me see what I can do, then." He grinned, taking flight, and leading the two slowly around the busy streets. They came upon a small theater, "Hm...what's this? An acting theater...well that's pretty lame...but it's the first source of quote entertainment unquote that we've come across."

 

 

Sabel smiled widely, obviously more impressed than Percy at the theater.  "An acting theatre?  What's that?  I've never seen anything like it before!"  She darted forward, then turned around and looked at Percy as she hovered in midair.  "Let's go, I want to see what it is!"  Without waiting for him to reply, or even waiting to see if he was following her, she quickly turned to fly down towards the small theater.

 

Ponies have so many different buildings...  I've never even heard of a 'theater' before.  What could they possibly want something like this for?

[TheLineTrotter 100]

@, 

 

As the mane apologized, and gestured to his beak, he smirked at her "A griffon, yes. Not many around here..." he said, though he had just seen two others... " sorry if I freaked you out." He noticed the mare`s eyes looking him over, but couldn`t quite tell if she was doing it out of fear, or simply looking at the 'exotic' creature. At her question, he smiled lightly "Me? Nah, i`m fine." Might`ve hurt if she`d hit my wing, but... "What about you?" he said, looking her over. He noticed she had her left wing tucked slightly, raising a brow.  "Seriously should have been watching where I was going..." he mumbled. He adjuested his satchel, which had gotten knocked slightly during the collision. He supposed he could stay and chat with the mare, he wasn`t exactly busy, but he doubted that she`d want to spend time with the towering Griffin that had just knoecked her to the ground. Still... he wasn`t really the only 'rare' sight. Crystal Ponies were still a rarity, although many were now visiting or immigrating from the Crystal empire, eager to see the world now that they`d returned. 

[Fender 1,283]

 

 

Sabel smiled widely, obviously more impressed than Percy at the theater.  "An acting theatre?  What's that?  I've never seen anything like it before!"  She darted forward, then turned around and looked at Percy as she hovered in midair.  "Let's go, I want to see what it is!"  Without waiting for him to reply, or even waiting to see if he was following her, she quickly turned to fly down towards the small theater.

 

 

Percy jumped in front of her as fast as he could, and slowed them to a halt. "Hold up! Hold up." He sighed, "Believe me, it's pretty weird. We can still go in if you want, but it's pretty much...ponies go on a stage...and they tell a story by acting it out. It can get waaaay boring though. We have to sit and be quiet through the whole thing." He rolled his eyes once more. "If you really want to, we can, but if we go in, we're sitting through the whole thing." He smiled and cocked an eyebrow.

[Umbreon 569]

 

 

Percy jumped in front of her as fast as he could, and slowed them to a halt. "Hold up! Hold up." He sighed, "Believe me, it's pretty weird. We can still go in if you want, but it's pretty much...ponies go on a stage...and they tell a story by acting it out. It can get waaaay boring though. We have to sit and be quiet through the whole thing." He rolled his eyes once more. "If you really want to, we can, but if we go in, we're sitting through the whole thing." He smiled and cocked an eyebrow.

 

 

Sabel frowned while she considered the choices.  It sounds way out there...  I've never seen ponies tell a story like that before.  But if it DOES end up boring, and we have to sit still and be quiet...  Percy doesn't seem to have a high opinion of it...  Eventually she rolled her eyes and waved her talon dismissively.  "Bah, if it's that boring, I don't care...  If I wanted to have to sit down and be bored I wouldn't have left the nest."  I can always sneak back here later and check it out, without having to make him sit through it.  

 

She turned away from the theater, looking up and down the street while crossing her talons across her chest.  She was being extra careful, since she had put her bracelets back on.  It wouldn't do to drop one of them in the crowded streets below, after all.  "Surely a city this big has to have something that isn't boring though, right?  You lived here for three years, what did you do for fun!?"

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

@@TheLineTrotter,
 

"I'm okay, just a little shook up... It's not you're fault, I wasn't looking where I was going." She mumbled, turning slightly so that her body obscured his view of her crippled wing - no sense in letting him know what he didn't need to, that way if he caught on to her game he might think that she could fly away. "I should have been paying more attention..."

 

The satchel at his side: anything worth taking would be in there. Of course it didn't need to be valuable but it was always more fun if it was.

 

'Take it slow Symphony, that beak could tear you in half if you make a mistake...'

 

She flicked her mane out of her face. "Uhm... My name's Wind Sonnet." She introduced herself under he sisters name, unsure whether to hold out a hoof to shake: the talons looked pretty sharp too. She settled for a short curtsy instead: a little formal, but it seemed like the best compromise.

[Fender 1,283]

 

 

"Surely a city this big has to have something that isn't boring though, right?  You lived here for three years, what did you do for fun!?"

 

 

He chuckled, "Honestly, the height of excitement for me was just spending my days in the sky, relaxing. Otherwise I was working in some restaurant, or chilling in my apartment." His face flattened, "Maybe we could try the theater...that or-" He stopped himself, "Nevermind."

[TheLineTrotter 100]

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 "Yeah, well, I guess we were both at fault." he said with a shrug, wondering if he should get going... for all he knew, he was being a major bother to the mare... might be better just to leave now, let her go along, now that they`d had their awkward encounter.It was then that the mare introduced herself, and Vincent began to reach out with one of his talons. Most ponies he`d met would shake their hoof shake with him, or if it was informal, they`d 'hoof-bump' or 'bro hoof' as they called it. He watched her curtsy, blinking a moment as he`d never been greeted so formally, and gave a light bow of his head in return with a smirk. "Vincent Stormwalker. Nice to meet you, I guess. Wish it had been under better circumstances, but..." he gave another shrug. "So, you live  here? Or are you just visiting?" he asked curiously, tilting his head slightly.

[Umbreon 569]

 

 

"Maybe we could try the theater...that or-" He stopped himself, "Nevermind."

 

 

Sabellah raised an eyebrow as she started to fly around him in a circle.  "Or what?  Come on Percy, don't hold out on me now.  You were about to say something!"  She flew in closer to flick his beak with the tip of her tail, trying to goad him into saying what was on his mind.

 

Is this what happens when a griffon lives this long around ponies?  Three years of boring?  Nah, it can't be that.  I don't want to just have that to look forward to!

[dedacct6 2,591]

 

@October Days

I Trusted this mare for some reason, without letting her respond, I write down my address "If you need a place to stay just stop on by." I hand it to her and, i slowly fly away.

I land on the 8th story apartment balcony (mine) I adjust my broken wing and sat on a chair and looked at the skyscrapers. I began thinking about the recent conversation I had *i feel odd just flying away like that* I clear my mind *don't worry you gave her your address, she is able to come here any time now, it's only her choice if she doesnt* I leave my worries behind.

[UJn92kwC 108]

Acid Hazmat suddenly appeared into Manehatten. "What? This isn't where I meant to go." He looked around. "Manehatten by the looks at it." He realized he was talking out loud and people were starting to look at him. He heard snickers from the crowds of other ponies trotting around him. He stopped talking to himself and quietly walked around until he found somewhere he could sleep for the night. He went out and started to explore.

[October Days 4]

"You'd... Wha?" That's uh... Kinda sudden. Don't even know his name yet. October gave the stallion an odd look as he flew away and looked at the paper she now had floating in infront of her, then turned to the unicorn (Rhyme, i believe?) who'd seemingly come from nowhere. "Ah! Oh, uh. Hi." October smiled awkwardly and stashed the note in one of her pockets. "Hello there... You need something?

@DarkEmeraldRarity

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

@@TheLineTrotter,

 

'Good question... how do I play this?'

 

She made a snap decision. 

 

"Visiting, kind of. Long stay: I've been here to visit family for a few months. I ran into some trouble and then... ran into you." She returned his smirk - deciding that now would be a good time to act a little more confident = maybe dig a little more information out about him.

 

"What about you? Are you from here? I've not seen you before... I think I'd remember." She giggled nervously. "Oh, I'm not bothering you am I? Sorry I'm just curious."

 

She actually was... more so than she had expected.

[TheLineTrotter 100]

@,

 

 

 "Some trouble, huh?" he said curiously, deciding not to pry. Wasn`t any of his business. He noticed her smirking and was relieved to see that she was no longer freaking out like before, glad she`d calmed down and he wasn`t scaring her anymore. "Oh, me? Yeah, i`ve lived here the better part of 5 years. It`s... a nice place... very different from The Griffin Kingdom, but I like it. Not sure why I decided to settle in Manehatten, but..." he gave a shrug. It was no surprise that they`d never seen eachother before: it was a big city after all. Two people could have lived there thier whole lives and never run into one another.

 

"No, no bother. I was just...." he hesitated a moment, still a little self concious about being the 'big strong Griffin' with an interest for reading. "Heading home." he lied. His apartment was the other way. "I didn`t have anything planned, so you aren`t bothering me."

 

"Erm... what about you? I mean, obviously my bumping into you must have been bothersome, but i`m not keeping you from anything, am I?"

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

@@TheLineTrotter,

 

'A stammer? You're hiding something Mr. Stormwalker...'

 

She squinted ever so slightly: wondering what other quirks he might have when he lied. It was something about where he was going...

 

"No, not at all! I, uh, I was just a little clumsy, thats all. My family's busy today so I was just on my way to do a little shopping, nothing important." She blushed: something that had taken a lot of practice to be able to do on commend, without having anything to blush about. "You live up there? I thought it was just industrial stuff?"

 

Honestly, she had not idea. She only knew about what she had seen when getting into position but it was worth the bluff. To Symphony, a secret was just as fun to lift as a gemstone or pouch of gold... well, almost.

Edited August 30, 2013 by Cinderscribe

[TheLineTrotter 100]

@,

 

"Oh, I see. Well, as long as i`m not keeping you from something..." He noticed she was blushing, which was... an interesting sight on a crystal pony, and wondered what exactly she was blushing about. As the mare got suspicious of his little lie, he mentally cursed and thought quickly, his tail giving a twitch as he thought of something "Oh, well, yeah. Kinda sucks with the factories and everything... my apartments actually abit...  more east than that. I`m just enjoying the scenic route, and stopped for an early dinner along the way." He said, giving a mental sigh of relief that he`d come up with something. Really, he had to head to the left a few blocks away, to get to the library. It was kind of inconvenient how close the library was to the industrial district, now that he thought about it. Although, now that he thought about it, the shopping district was to the east of where they were... why had the mare been walking this way if she`d been out for shopping? She`d lived there months, from what she`d said, surely she would have remembered a route like that...

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

@@TheLineTrotter,

'Was that a twitch or... huh, I could tell if he were a pony but...'
 
She thought fast.
 
"Uh... If you're going that way, could I walk with you? Like I said, I got into some trouble and I'd feel better if I wasn't on my own going back on my own. Shopping can wait for another day."
 
She gave him a winning smile.
 
"It sounds like you're heading back near where I'm staying anyway. Please?"