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| Hex Mark | Aug 8 2012, 01:11 PM Post #1 |
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It was a cold monday morning as Swift Research was reading one of the plethora of books in his little home, far from the sight of others. He was wearing a night-robe, although he wasn't tired or anything. He seemed to be absorbed in his studies As the candle on his desk flickered, the unicorn blinked, looking at it and watched as the small flame burned out. Almost immediately after, the sun began to shine through his window, causing the grey unicorn to sigh softly. I really lost track of time, haven't I? he wondered, closing the book and standing up, stretching and cracking his neck softly before he looked out the window. There was plenty of snow on the ground, not that it was a problem- the ground looked beautiful in his eyes, the untouched white blanket coating it. However, the unicorn let out a soft sigh, realizing what today was. He was running low on supplies, and had to restock on them soon. "I suppose...even hermits need to get out once in a while.." he said to himself before nodding, his horn glowing as he began to switch outfits from his night-gown to his favorite set of robes. He got his bits ready, intent on making this an in-and-out trip before putting them in a pouch on his left side. His right side held his signature trinket- his crane-feather fan. Exiting his house, the sound of snow crunching underneath his hooves, Swift Research took a moment to adjust to the sunlight before locking the door with a wave of his fan, a very small smirk on his face before he put the fan back in the holster on his robes. Let's get this over with.. he thought and began to walk down the path that he mapped out. Sure, it was a bit out of the way, but at least it gave him a few more moments of peaceful seclusion before he'd reach Ponyville. Admittingly, he had never been there before, but heard it was a small town compared to where he used to live with his brothers- which gave him a bit of security in knowing he wouldn't draw too much attention to himself. It took about an hour, but the unicorn finally made it to Ponyville, and judging from the time of day, not many ponies would be out and about, allowing Swift to sigh in relief as he began to walk around, looking for places to buy what he needed. However, being unfamiliar with Ponyville, Swift had a bit of trouble navigating the town, but this did not bother him too much, it could have been alot worse, right? |
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| Soulwithlife | Aug 8 2012, 04:11 PM Post #2 |
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Emily bounced along in her usual fashion, finally recovered from that big adventure. She had been to sleep very early the night before, and as she always slept for ten hours, she happened to wake up pretty early too. While there was no snow on the ground way back then, the day reminded her so much of her first day in Ponyville...wait, who was that? Coming in her vague direction was a unicorn pony, possibly the oddest one the young writer had ever seen. His clothing was mostly white, with strange black designs on it, reminiscent of ink blots. He had long, dark brown hair, though that itself wasn't terribly uncommon in Ponyville. It was beard moustache combination that clung to the unicorn's face that really intrigued her...Emily had never seen anything quite like it. Emily hopped over to the unicorn, eager to say hi to this strange looking pony. "Hiya! I'm Emily, young writer and occasional adventurer! You look a little lost, are you new in town or something?" |
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| Queshire | Aug 8 2012, 04:31 PM Post #3 |
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“Nah~~~ He’s just a bloody hermit.” A voice yawned from nearby, turning in the voice’s direction they would see a pumpkin colored earth pony sprawled out on a nearby park bench. He was lolling about, looking so laid back that he seemed to be melting. Actually, not just seemed to be melting, but actually melting! He form flowed into a puddle of pumpkin colored- goo. The goo flows over to the pair then snaps back into the shape of a pony as he gives a streeeeeetch, “You’re late, you know that bub? The boss had me waiting out here all night for you to get supplies so I could seem SpOoOoKy and all knowing. I told him that you could do that without me having to freeze my plot off in the snow, but no~~~~~ have ta do it HIS way. Bah, he’s forgetting who taught HIM all those tricks,” “Ah, my name’s Lantern Jack, I’ve been sent to spy on ya. Yo~~~” |
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Character slots 8/4 1. Rook || Mountain Goat || Billy 2. Siggy || Unicorn || Male 3. Typhoon Mary || Pegasi || Mare 4. Captain Noblesse Oblige, Duke of Sleipnirheim || Earth Pony || Stallion 5. Vii || Flutterpony || Androgynous 6. 7. Echidna || Unicorn || Female 8. Lantern Jack || Changeling | |
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| Hex Mark | Aug 8 2012, 10:06 PM Post #4 |
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As the unicorn walked, he stopped suddenly as the young earth mare bounced up to him, as if she was excited to see him. As he stared, a hint of astonishment on his face as Emily introduced herself. He couldn't imagine why she was so interested in him, was she just the type to go to new ponies or was there something to this. Before he could introduce himself or explain why he was here, another voice had called to them, not hesitating to explain that Swift Research was a 'bloody hermit'. Turning to face the orange 'pony', he saw as it morphed into a pile of goo and moved over to reform itself. His surprised expression from the earth mare's sudden approach changed to a calm look as he found Jack Lantern to be nothing more than a joke- what kind of spy outright tells the pony they are spying on that they are spying on them? He could, however, quickly ascertain that Jack Lantern was a changeling due to shapeshifting, and gather he was a fearling due to the desire to be all 'spooky'. "Well, that about sums it up, Emily..." he started calmly before sighing. "Though it seems this fearling lacks the understanding of being a spy if he was so willing to tell us what he was up to." he replied with the same calm tone, albeit a bit condescending. |
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| Soulwithlife | Aug 9 2012, 04:15 PM Post #5 |
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Another new person! Emily was certainly happy to meet another interesting...pony? Well, she thought he was a pony, anyway, before he did that melty thing. As he stood, he was the very image of a pumpkin, with an orange coat complimented by a dark green mane. The unicorn had said that the orange-spy-pony was a fearling so that meant...oh! He was a changeling! "Oh, hello there! You're a changeling right? And a fearling...well, I don't feel fear all that often, but when I'm feeling especially frightened maybe I can give you a meal!" |
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| Queshire | Aug 10 2012, 01:47 AM Post #6 |
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“Nah~~~ Thanks for the offer missy, but I just ate,” Jack said waving off Emily’s offer, before turning back to Swift with a smile that literally stretched his face a good two feet wider, “And as for you~~~ you can think of me as one of two ways, either A) I, a fearling who’s spent more than ten of your lifetimes going from disguise to disguise where the slightest slip up means my death, am so woefully pathetic at subterfuge that I honestly think that the best way to go about spying on someone is to go up to them and flat out tell them I’m spying on them, or~~~~ I am so awesome at subterfuge that it really doesn’t matter if you know I’m spying on you or not, I’m gonna get the information I want regardless. Really, it’s your choice. Ah~~~ but your two brothers certainly seemed impressed with my skills. Oh, wait~~~ Did I say impressed? More like frightened for their lives. It tested like blueberries. Quite delicious.”
Edited by Queshire, Aug 10 2012, 01:56 AM.
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Character slots 8/4 1. Rook || Mountain Goat || Billy 2. Siggy || Unicorn || Male 3. Typhoon Mary || Pegasi || Mare 4. Captain Noblesse Oblige, Duke of Sleipnirheim || Earth Pony || Stallion 5. Vii || Flutterpony || Androgynous 6. 7. Echidna || Unicorn || Female 8. Lantern Jack || Changeling | |
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| Hex Mark | Aug 10 2012, 08:20 AM Post #7 |
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As Emily didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that this...thing was a fearling, Swift began to wonder whether he was really a credible threat. By Jack Lantern's words, it seemed he had some sort of plan, relying on sowing the seeds of uncertainty to get what he wants. However, once the fearling mentioned his brothers, Swift was now intrigued. He made it no secret that he was a hermit and was new to Ponyville, but the fact that this changeling knew about his family gave him provided some clarity to this. "In the long run, it doesn't matter to me which of the two options are the case." the unicorn started, the same calm tone leaving his throat before he stretched a little. "What matters to me is what you made clear: you have gone to some lengths up to this point, which leaves the question of what information you are looking for." he replied before sighing softly, realizing he had spent more time than he wanted before he decided to change the subject. Looking at Emily, he figured he could get some info himself. "Would you happen to know anywhere I could purchase provisions in this town?" he asked, not wishing to forget the reason he was here. He wasn't here to waste time with a changeling, that was for sure. |
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| Soulwithlife | Aug 10 2012, 08:34 AM Post #8 |
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Emily scratched her chin, trying to think what he could mean. "Provisions? Weeeelll, there's Sugar Cube Corner nearby if you want a quick bite of something sugary to eat, but if you're looking for some nice juicy vegetables there's also a small market. You've got to be quick though, there's sometimes less supply than people want so it can get snapped up pretty quickly! Let's see...if you're looking for clothing, the Carousel Boutique has been here around, though I think it came under new management recently. Honestly, it's pretty rare for me to wear clothes at all, so I'm not the best person to ask." Emily turned to the changeling, cocking her head to one side. "Are you coming too, uh...Lantern Jack was it? I'm not really sure what you're looking for, but you can find all sorts of information around Ponyville if you know where to listen!" |
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| Queshire | Aug 11 2012, 12:53 PM Post #9 |
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“Ah~~~ but where’s the fun in just telling you what I was after? Don’t worry, you’ll find out, heheheh, soon enough.” Jack said stretching his back, and stretching, and stretching until his body ended up doing a loop-de-loop, “Anywho~~~There’s a lot of shops down mane street, but their selection is a bit, heh, let’s just say eclectic. All the shop owners just specialize their store in what their cutie marks are, not caring about anything like supply and demand. You have to travel half way to Canterlot if you want to get a decent saddle bag, well unless you want one of those stupidly overpriced frou-frou things from Carousel Boutique. ‘Course I don’t have to worry about that, I carry all my stuff inside me.” To demonstrate, he RAMS a hoof into his chest, digs around a bit, then pulls out a muffin from INSIDE him, which he promptly starts nomming on. Yum~~~ Edited by Queshire, Aug 11 2012, 12:54 PM.
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Character slots 8/4 1. Rook || Mountain Goat || Billy 2. Siggy || Unicorn || Male 3. Typhoon Mary || Pegasi || Mare 4. Captain Noblesse Oblige, Duke of Sleipnirheim || Earth Pony || Stallion 5. Vii || Flutterpony || Androgynous 6. 7. Echidna || Unicorn || Female 8. Lantern Jack || Changeling | |
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| Hex Mark | Aug 12 2012, 01:44 AM Post #10 |
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Listening to Emily's response, Swift sighed in his mind as he could not figure out alot of use from the answers. It was easier to get things that'd last longer, rather than fresh things that could perish within a day or two. However, when Lantern Jack answered him, it made sense for once. "...It seems that being cryptic is not a constant." Swift replied, only for his face to have a somewhat disturbed look on it as the changeling rammed his hoof into his chest, pulling out a muffin and eating it. It wasn't necessarily scary, but it was disgusting to watch. But Canterlot sounded like it had promise, considering Jack's words had at least mentioned that half-way to it would give something decent. Besides, it was the capital city, so it should have something he could use. "Alright...so Canterlot would be the best chance I have then. Thank you." he replied, bowing his head for a brief moment before trotting off slowly, deciding to leave Ponyville in favor for Canterlot. ((OOC: I saw this thread was kinda going nowhere, so I had Swift leave, you two can fool around if you want.)) |
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