open Ponyville 1924

[Stormbringer 346]

 OOC Thread: http://mlpforums.com/topic/81097-ponyville-1924/

 

  It was current day Ponyville. All the citizens of the town were out and about - it was a beautiful, bright, sunny day. Well, except for one pony. He was inside his home, sitting at a desk. He was mumbling to himself, writing down algebraic formulas on a piece of parchment next to a drawing which sort of looked like a big ring with steps leading up to it. There were tons of papers laying all around him. The waste can was overflowing with crumpled up pieces of parchment.

    This pony's name was Stormwing. He was a pegasus, light grey in color. He had a striking blue mane with a black streak through it. The same pattern was repeated in his tail. He was twenty. Storm was a big time scientist, as could easily be seen. He had the shades of his home drawn. There was a just-about-burned-out candle on the desk. He was scribbling away, mumbling around the quill to himself. "Velocity equals distance over time..." He kept scratching away at the parchment.

    This was when it hit him.

    He couldn't do it on his own. He'd need to find help. Engineers, whatnot. How would I advertise something like this? Everypony would think me crazy, he thought to himself. I guess I could just make a poster or something that says 'Come to <insert address here> if you're interested in building a machine for the furthering of scientific knowledge, he thought as he continued his thought train. He decided to do just that.

The posters where everywhere.

On random buildings in Ponyville, signposts, in the library, every shop and business in town. You name it, there was an ad posted there. There, Storm thought to himself. All he had to do was sit back and wait for the ponies who wished to share the idea of science with him to show up at his doorstep. He went right back to his home after he placed the last of the ads. He walked in, shut the door, locked it, and laid down in his bed. He hadn't slept the previous night. He was asleep in moments, off to dream of his experiment and his lifelong dream of time travel...

Edited December 15, 2013 by StormwingThePony

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

Golden Spike had finished a long day of inspection and was going back to his home. He didn't want to overwork himself (again) due to the number of back injuries he sustained while building the Friendship Express. He then spotted the tea house. "Ah, nothing like a good cup of tea to relax these old bones of mine." Golden stated as he trotted over to the tea house. 

 

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(OOC: Golden will be waiting in the tea house of your OC wants to chat with him.) 

[Stormbringer 346]

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(OOC: Will do.)

 

Stormwing didn't sleep very long; he woke, dying of thirst. "Some tea sounds really right just about now.. Oh, yeah, I forgot to take ads up there!" He grabbed a few of his posters, and putting them into his saddle bag, trotted out the door and off towards the shop. He arrived a short time later, as his home wasn't very far from the shop. He walked inside, then went over to the counter. "Hello there, miss," he said to the mare behind the counter. "I'd like a green tea, small." She nodded as she went off to prepare his order. He pulled a flyer out, and using a pin, pinned it up to the notice board of the tea shop. He returned to the counter to pay, noticing Golden Spike as he walked up to the counter. He decided to talk to him after he received his tea.

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Golden noticed the pony who had just walked into the tea house. "Why hello there sir. The name's Golden Spike: The Creator of The Friendship Express, at your service." Golden stated with a bow. Now that he had completed the Equestrian Railway, he looked forward to helping other ponies with such new innovations.  

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Storm nodded his head in return. "Hello there, Mr. Spike. Creator of the Friendship Express, you say? So you've got experience in building?" He blew the hair out of his face in order to seem more presentable. "Would you be interested in taking on a job?" He paid for his tea, took the end of the cup into his teeth, and sat down opposite Golden.

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"Why, it be splendid!" Golden stated with a jump as he accidently twisted the wrong way causing a loud crack from his back. "Ah! Oh...fingle-fangle!" Golden stated holding his back. "I hurt my back...twice...while constructing the railway." Golden stated as he struggled a bit to recover.  

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"Ah.. Do you need aspirin or anything? I've got some." He twisted round and began to dig in his pack. He brought out a small jar of tablets. "Here, take a few of these." He set the jar down, having taken off the lid. "It wouldn't be strenuous to you. Just a small bit of planning and some minor hammering here and there. It's a scientific experiment." He pushed one of his posters towards Golden Spike.

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"Oh...why thank you sir...oh...I didn't get your name." Golden stated as he took the jar and slipped a pill in his mouth along with a sip of tea. Golden also hoped to find a cure for his back injuries, for if he took anymore heavy duty jobs, he would certainly need a fully healed back. He then made sure his back brace was locked securely.  

[Stormbringer 346]

"The name's Stormwing. It's no problem." He left the jar there in case the other pony needed another aspirin for his obvious injuries. "Ever considered going to a doctor or something to get that checked out?" The flyer still laid upon the table. "This is a project that'll involve all members of the team. You and I are the only ones so far. We'll need more eventually..." 

 

(OOC: @, @@Doc. Volt, This is probably where you guys should start coming in.)

[Doc. Volt 2,561]

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Volt entered the Tea house.. it has been a looong day at the ponyville dam... first a generator failed to sustain the current and exploded, wounding his fellow, then a turbine decided to close herself causing an overpressure in the pipeline, a screw hitted the Doctor at the front hoof, thus he was forced to walk akwardly

 

"groan... i need some rest.... "

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Storm looked up towards the blue pony, after hearing him groan. "Hello there!" He waved and smiled cheerfully. After greeting the newcomer, Stormy turned back round to face Golden. "So, are you interested in the job, Mr. Spike?" He smiled. "There's payment involved if you accept."

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"Hello good sir... " Volt groaned tired "... i would like a cup of Earl gray mister" he said after sitting near the counter, he then started to extract the screw from his hoof with a little screwdriver, he putted on it some alcohool and then cicatrized it with a small burst of electricity "well.. i guess it is much better... what an ugly day i say"

[Stormbringer 346]

@@Doc. Volt, Storm turned to look at the blue pony once more. "Uhh.. Are you gonna be alright?" He seemed concerned that the pony was unscrewing a screw from his hoof. He cocked his head just a little. "That seems sort of painful..."

 

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Storm then turned back to Golden. "If you want, you could crash at my place tonight. I can show you the blueprints for my experiment."

[Doc. Volt 2,561]

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"it is indeed painfull dear Sir.. but i sincerelly got trough worst things... i work at the Ponyville dam, electric research sector, i am very pleased to have encountered such a kind stallion.. the name is Doctor Electron Volt, but ponies shall just call me the doctor or Volt... may i ask the name of your person?)

 

(ooc: you don't have electricty do you? If not i would like to explain it...it is in a development stage)

Edited December 15, 2013 by Doc. Volt

[Stormbringer 346]

( OOC: @@Doc. Volt, We'll need it for just the beginning of the RP.) 

 

"Electricity, you say? How'd you like to be an engineer for a scientific research project? We'd be the first in Equestria to conduct such an experiment. We'll need an electrical engineer." He cocked his head. "How does electricity work, anyway?"

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"how do you know electricty dear mister? Also i dind't get your name... nevermind... you may already know how unicorns can handle the particle of the matter and moce them so they can take new shapes and form.. well, when we force some small particles called 'electrons' to follow an actual flow, we have the way to transmitt a certain power to a specific utilizzator, wich can be something to light or to move gears... actually we found a way to produce this flow without needing the magic of unicorns, this flow is called electricty and can be carried on metal materials... for simplicty's sake we prefer metal wires covered with insulaing materials.... to produce the flow we use some machines called "generators" those must be powered by spinning the main crankshaft with some king of physicall force... we are trying to spin it with the force of the flowing water down at my dam... but there are still some handling problems as you can clearly see... what is that project you were talking about before my long interuption?

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"I'm a scientist. I know many things. The name's Stormwing, by the way. That's pretty interesting. Anyway, my project..." He beckoned for the blue pony to come nearer. "It cannot be discussed in public, where other ponies may hear and steal the idea. I don't want anypony to overhear and take credit for the thing I've been working on for years, now..."

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

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Golden Spike followed the two ponies. He then turned to the blue pegasus. "Oh, hello there, the name's Golden Spike." Golden stated to the blue pegasus. He then turned back to Stormwing. "And that would be most excellent. You see, after I built the Equestrian Railway and saw the train depart from the station, I noticed the speed of the train, which was quite slow if you ask me. With a pegasus who knows a lot about voltage, Mr. Volt, and a scientist like you, Stormwing, I could perhaps change all of that." Golden speculated. @@Doc. Volt,

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"i am glad to have met such Gentlecolts, i never thought i could find somepony so interesting in this town.. actually i am really impressed mister Golden Spike, that railway is a fine fine piece of work, i see lot of sweet and love in the job you have done, i am glad to have met you, you are right by the way.. it is kindla wasted with those steam trains... electricty can make everything faster, safer and cleaner... but theere is plenty of road ahed us mister... also " he then turned to Stormwing " you have lit my curiosity with that project.. i will be very happy if i could help in someways"

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

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Golden Spike then thought for a moment. "Bare with me on this one Mr.  Volt. This "electricity" you keep talking about...you say it has such power. I do know for a fact that it plays a role in magnetism. Does somepony in here have a paper and pencil I could borrow...or perhaps we should take it to Mr. Stormwing's lab I suppose." Golden stated. @,  

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"indeed my fellow... magnetism is actually the principe we apply on those generator to produce it... a similar device can turn it back to a meccanical movement... uhm... i see were you want to arrive... powering up trains with electricity am i right? I say it will be such an awesome thing...actually electricity isn't a power itself, it is a way to transmitt power from a form to another... mainly meccanical, but i am sure that we will find a way to produce it with other tecnique... say wouldn't it be awesome to turn the heat of the sun in electricity to power macchinaries? Oh nevermind... i was just dreaming with open eyes, sure i have a pencil" he then gave a block and a pencil to the gentlecolt "actually i think we should discuss those things in a safer place... some ponies thinks it is witchcraft.. something innatural... that only magic should exist.. foals.. they can't stop progress"

[Stormbringer 346]

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"That'd be nice," Storm said. "Like I said, anypony could be listening in..." He perked up his ears. "Might as well get going before it starts to get late." The sun was already getting a little low in the sky. "I don't live too far from here. You two could crash out at my place for the night if you want to."

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

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"Yes, I am with you. Partially before I started the project of the Equestrian Railway, I took several advanced engineering classes, and I do have to say, they were the most beneficial thing ever. Now, back to the magnetism thing. If we could...find a way to conduct your electricity through the track, which will retract the poles thus causing anything magnetic to levitate off the ground! Oh it gets better, with the levitation, we could have a train that reaches speeds fast enough to get from Detrot all the way to Saddle Arabia with in 20 minutes!" Golden stated as he jumped up and twisted again, causing a loud crack to sound from his back. "Ah! Darn it! Not again!" Golden stated as he stumbled to try to get up.  

Edited December 15, 2013 by Thunder-Dash

[Doc. Volt 2,561]

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"i am following you god sir" he said to the gentecolts "also... keep it up friend... dreaming is the first step to something glorius... maybe we are too ahed on our steps but the present is theyrs... the future is ours am i right? I litteraly love the idea of a floating train... no friction... it would be awesome.... well i am dreaming too now! thank you sir!" Volt joked before poking his shoulder in a friendly way... a way he didn't thought he could do again "ow! i am really really sorry!! Can i do something fro your back?" Volt asked frantically

Edited December 15, 2013 by Doc. Volt

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

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"No no. It wasn't you. When working on the railway, I hurt my back...twice...don't even wanna think about it. I could've died right then and there." Golden stated as he went for another pill. "But we must head over to the lab, for I've got a brilliant plan." Golden stated.