SilverThunder

Loq took a moment to read over the papers, then nodded with a sort of half smile. "Alright then, I trust you all have been briefed? Remain in your lord’s presence unless escorted by a palace servant or guard." He paused, then stepped aside for the servants to proceed, then turned around himself to the next visitor. Twelve earth pony servants eyed the skeletons nervously, and waited for them to part. Far fewer servants followed him to the next ship, it was a rather small one at that, and hardly fitting for an alicorn, at least the ones he was accustomed to. When he approached the dock, Loq saw a dainty looking princess, a tall one, but still fragile looking. The Prince had a thing for ‘helpless little mares’, he wouldn’t be surprised if the prince decided to try and go after this one. The donkey stepped forward, and gave a polite bow to the alicorn. “My lady,” While still in the bow, he looked around for her servants, and saw none. “Uhm… your retinue your highness?” Such lazy fools if they were still on the ship. He would have a stern talking to with them when the time came. For now though, he could show off the palace servants. -- The prince saw the flash, and approached the platform with his mob of nobles and hoof lickers flocking behind him. His eyes widened in satisfaction as he saw Luna standing there, in all her regal presence. He had hoped she would come, this would be the first time in at least a thousand years he had spoken with her, but it was all business. While he did think she was rather cute looking, Luna wasn’t his type, and it would be best to keep the one who controlled the rise and fall of his oceans outside of any… personal relationship. He had a habit of catering to more than one mare at a time. “Welcome, Princess Luna!” Abyssal practically shouted as he stepped towards her. Her expression didn’t really change. It was all seriousness, and no smile. “Please, come with me my lady. I will personally escort you through the garden, but I’m afraid I won’t be long, other guests, you see.” He explained.

The donkey stepped towards the two skeletons, tilting his head for a moment until coming to a silent and unnoticeable conclusion. There were a lot of guests to remember, but he knew of them all and their charges. "Good afternoon, do you have your invitation and manifests?" He asked timidly. As he did, a dozen servants lined up in a row behind him, ready to start unloading and bringing the ships luggage to its appropriate places. "Oh, sorry, I am page Fabula Loquitur. Please, just call me Loq" He said with a lazy smile. "I trust your lord had a good voyage?" Loq didn't really expect an answer in return, not from these gentleponies. The donkey held out his hoof to take whatever documents they might produce. ----- In the garden, the platform lit up for a moment, and a small group appeared out of thin air. It was a small retinue, surrounding a familiar Princess. Luna, in all her regal appearance, stepped forward, flanked on either side by a Night Watch pony in full guard uniform. Off to the side, a small group of nobles and importants, along with a few servants, stepped forward when Luna did. Among that group, a few more guards and elites walked with them.

25 Year Annual Congress of the Alicorns (OOC Link) The palace, was a solid white marble spire that jutted out of the ocean from nowhere. Its base, or at least the portion above the ocean, was a huge eight point star that served as the docks. The size of the star was big enough to fit a small city onto it, but instead, it was the Prince Abyssal’s own palace. Around the spire, were smaller towers with connecting bridges, and balconies, which served as guest quarters, and other palace services. The palace itself, was decadent. Gaudy to some, but certainly not drab. Tapestries of all colors and with images from griffons and pegasi fighting, to flowers in a field, hung in every hallway. Blue rugs were just about everywhere, and almost every door had some amount of gold worked into it. The windows were even stained glass, at least, those that didn’t let the light in at just the right way or gave a magnificent view of one of the palace gardens between the docks and the buildings. Prince Abyssal, however, was standing in one of the gardens close to the dock where some of the first visitors would enter from. He could see a few ships on the horizon now, airships and sail ships. Some would teleport or use a portal, hopefully not in the garden, and in the area he had designated at the edge of the garden; it was a solid raised marble platform wide enough to support at least twelve ponies. The prince was admiring a particular gold and marble statue of the fabled alicorn King Universus. The garden was perfectly green cut grass with many varieties of flowers and bushes, but very few trees. Statues were spread evenly throughout, and wide walkways snaked through. While ponies bustled about, like an ant hive gone mad, a group of six stood off to the side behind the prince, careful to stay on the pathway. They were a mix of races, and exchanged silent whispers between one another. When they thought the prince was looking, they snapped back to him with smiles and words of praise. They all wore some form of regal attire. “Your lordship,” A small bashful looking donkey barely old enough to be out of school, let alone be his ‘right hoof’ stepped up quietly to the prince’s side with his ears drawn down. He wore a saddle bag with various scrolls sticking out. “I’ve discovered the guests’ tastes, and the servants are just finishing up with their rooms. The banquet hall is ready as well, some of your guest are already enjoying it.” The donkey reported in a quiet almost whisper. “Wonderful!” The prince nearly shouted, “The servants can handle the decor from here, I see ships approaching. Be the first to greet them to the palace.” He ordered, and the donkey turned around and walked briskly to the docks.

Good luck on your studies, but i got to warn you, emergency medicine can be extremely disheartening. It's a good fit for people good under pressure, and able to tolerate inevitable... unfortunate events. As terrible luck would have it, I am not one of those people and made a poor decision in life. Luckily, I'm still young and plan on going back to school to become a teacher in a little over a year. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad for the experience, but there's just some stuff you don't want to do again after you do it the first time. I need a bit of a calmer career path!

Abyssal shot the other unicorn an annoyed glance, then straightened himself back up, and released Star’s hoof gently. “Certainly a pleasure to meet you Lady Star.” He said kindly, then diverted his attention to the other unicorn, without stepping back and remaining a little closer to Wishing Star. Once again, a pony was addressing him without first being addressed. This whole town was going to anger him, it seemed. But once again, it wasn’t his kingdom or his ponies to discipline. He would certainly discuss this lack of respect with Celestia. The prince took in a deep breath to try and stifle his anger, then with a slight glare as a sort of silent warning, addressed the other unicorn. “You are correct mare. I did not come to talk with ponies, I am here for far more important matters. Those of which, do not concern you.” He said in an annoyed tone. He looked back down at Wishing Star. “But there is much time before I must continue my own pursuits. You said you were from elsewhere, perhaps we could investigate this town together?” Abyssal gave her a warm smile. It was then that he noticed one of the peasants had disappeared, the pegasus. He wasn’t done with her, not after such behavior. But that was something for later, for now, he might as well absorb the local culture. It’s not like he didn’t have time to kill before his meeting with Celestia, and that was a good few days out. He could have just went straight to Canterlot, but he didn’t much like that city.

Prince Abyssal wasn’t upset. No, he never got upset. He was, however, absolutely furious. Being accused of such a thing, of being a fraud! Being called such only mere inches from his own face. He couldn’t recall a single time a pony had been so… so… impudent! Abyssal began to fume, snorting once like a mad pony, and dug one hoof into the ground. He didn’t need magic to beet someone into a pulp, he was well enough to use his bare hooves. Before he could jump up and do something regrettable, the lavender unicorn interjected with a rather simple minded question. He would be foolish to think it wasn’t a silly attempt to stall his attention, but it was excuse enough not to show that peasant of a Pegasus where she belonged in the world. Doing so would be extremely inappropriate given this was another’s kingdom. Even if this had happened in his own, it wasn’t exactly appropriate to strike a mare. That’s what dungeons were for anyways. Abyssal straitened himself out, then turned his attention to the three terrestrial ponies before him, making it a point to ignore the Pegasus. “The great Kingdom of Cetaceana, were my palaces and spires leap from the ocean itself... such a simple minded question. I am it’s prince after all.” Abyssal puffed himself up and out to appear more regal or… to some… a bit more arrogant, then extended his fore hoof to grasp the lavender unicorn’s. He craned his neck forward, and bent down a little to give a tender kiss to her forearm. He did enjoy playing these kinds of games, might as well have a little fun until business time. “And you are?”

Abyssal was outraged! Outraged! The ponies here showed absolutely no respect for his nobility, none at all! To make matters worse, he hadn’t seen a single lake or river for miles looking out that train window. Okay, maybe a few bodies of water here and there, but not nearly enough for his taste. That all wasn’t even the worst part… he had been relegated to sitting in the back of a train… a train full of peasants and no-ponies. True, he had his own train car entirely… but still. Abyssal stepped off the train with his usual attire, minus the crown, and onto the platform. Still, no pony showed the proper respect he was due. In somewhat of a huff, he stepped further out onto the platform, towering above many of the other ponies walking by, until he saw a gathering at one of the benches. He approached the group a little hesitantly. “Greetings local gentry,” He directed towards the two unicorns, “and… uh… serfs.” The last was aimed at the earth pony and Pegasus who found it appropriate to sit on a roof. Peasents… He maintained a certain… air… about him, and barely looked at the other ponies around him. "Might any of you be local, or have you all traveled from abroad?" He inquired.

More organization and division among the RPs would certainly make things more convenient. Out of all the RPs being started weekly, its hard to find the type your looking for.

What, no Empire At War here? I thought that was one of the best RTS's out there, certainly unique in gameplay and still the one game I consistently play. Or is it all about the clones wars these days 8P ?

Woot! Thanks! I look forward to RPing with you guys.

It's the constant dread of knowing that they're coming... knowing that eventually, you will have to face them... By themselves, I don't really think the robots themselves are all that scary, but when you know and see them there, and can do nothing about it other than shut a door -if your lucky- you feel powerless, and that's kind of scary in a game. I mean, at least in other horror games you can run. Don't know why, but you feel quite invested in living, even though you only make 4$ an hour... not sure why they need a security guard when they got robots killing any trespassers anyways... 0.o