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| Shadow From the Circus; 21 December 5150 (Twisted) | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 14 2012, 02:19 AM (385 Views) | |
| Solrac | Aug 14 2012, 02:19 AM Post #1 |
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A gray unicorn walked down the Canterlot streets. He was dressed quite eccentrically, wearing a bright blue topcoat and a matching top hat.Both of which wee covered in sparkling constellations and swirling runes He held a walking stick with his magic which he twirled about as he whistled rather merrily, despite the darkness. It was rare he got an opportunity to see this city, and even if it was covered in unending night it was still quite marvelous. Still he wasn't there for sightseeing, he had quite a bit of business to attend to, but first he wanted to check up on somepony. Somepony he hadn't seen for years. "Ah this must be the residence of I'm looking for. Let's start the show!" He said rapping his walking stick on the door. Chronius groaned as he got up to answer the door. Who could be at the door at this hour... whatever hour it was. It could be the middle of the day for all he knew, he still felt tired. He hadn't been sleeping well lately, However when he opened it he felt every bit of fatigue leave him. In fact he actually sprung back a bit when he saw the visitor. His old Ringmaster. |
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| Twisted Visions | Aug 14 2012, 02:36 AM Post #2 |
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Twisted heard the door knock and Chronius move away from her. She groaned in protest, but a quick look at a clock said she had to get up anyway. "Dear... Who's at the door?" She said putting on her armor and rapier. She walked down the steps with a large yawn before she saw the weird standoff. "Chronius dear... Who is that?" She asked curiously. |
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| Solrac | Aug 14 2012, 03:10 AM Post #3 |
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Chronius heard his wife's question, but his answer was decidedly....less than eloquent. "I... he... circus... A-buh, why?" He said as he backed away from the door. He was always in terrible form when he woke up, but seeing the Ringmaster had only made things worse.He needed to find his mask, he needed to calm down and get ahold of himself. He turned suddenly and ran back up to the bedroom to retrieve it. However the gray unicorn at the door seemed to be completely unfazed by this and simply entered of his own accord. Why Horo, I'm shocked! Not even going to invite me in to meet your lovely wife? Twisted Visions, if I am correct?", he said tipping his hat to her as he entered the house. "I'd count myself as one of your husbands old friends and mentors. You can call me whatever you wish, but most address me as Ringmaster. How do you do?" The way he moved and spoke were quite similar to Chronius' own mannerisms, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that it was the other way around. Oh and speaking of the kirin, Chronius had recently reappeared at the top of the steps, wearing his mask and seeming much calmer. "My name isn't Horo, it's Chronius." |
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| Twisted Visions | Aug 14 2012, 03:33 AM Post #4 |
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Twisted Vision just looked at everything in confusion "Horo?" She whispered to herself as Chronius ran up the stairs. "Ringmaster? Chronius!" She said with obvious confusion "What is going on and why does this stallion keep you Horo?! On second thought... I'm going to go make us some tea... And get my mind back in order... Feel free to sit down" She said running into the kitchen. After about two minutes she came out of the Kitchen with a tray holding a large tea pot and a few cups, with several other things for tea and setting it down on the coffee table. "I do not mean to be rude, but please don't touch anything except the common place furniture... I spent a great deal of my life collecting many of the items in here and I can't exactly replace any of them as they are all VERY old and one of a kind" She said, seeming much calmer now. "Now if someone could tell me what is going on that would be amazing" She said sounding a bit exasperated. |
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| Solrac | Aug 14 2012, 04:24 AM Post #5 |
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The Ringmaster gave a small laugh as Twisted reentered the room. He was seated quite comfortably at that point, he looked so at ease that if some random pony had been looking in, they'd have assumed he had been the houses owner. "No need worry, madame. If there's anything I have quite a deal of respect for, its the ancient and unique. I've quite the collection myself, you really must come and see it sometime. I think I may in fact have the other half to that torn tapestry." he said before sipping his tea. "If memory serves, it was your husband here who couldn't keep his hooves off of anything that caught his eyes. He looked like a colt in a candy store! Ah, but you wanted an explanation, to which I'll simply say I was in town on bushiness, and came to see an old freind. Although one who apparently didn't even see fit to invite me to his own marriage!", he said laughing. "Imagine, you married! Last time I saw you, you'd barely so much as touched a mare, and now your married! As for why I''m calling our good kirin Horo; well that's something that he should explain himself. Although I would have assumed a pony in your line of work would have discovered the answer for yourself long ago. Chronius in the mean time had taken to acquainting his head to the closest wall, repeatedly. He eventually turned and sighed. He would have asked how in Equestria the Ringmaster knew so much about what he had been up too, but knew it was useless to ask. He had always had ways of knowing things he should have no way of knowing, and any question would just be answered with a riddle, or something similar. Instead he should probably correct the mistake of NEVER HAVING TOLD HIS WIFE HIS ORIGINAL NAME! How stupid could he be? True, he had made it clear that he never wanted to hear that name again, but he still should have said SOMETHING! "Horo-sha no hikari WAS my name. I ended up changing it after... certain events." he said beginning to pace. "A fact the Ringmaster knows, since he was there." |
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| Twisted Visions | Aug 14 2012, 04:42 AM Post #6 |
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Twisted was completely lost as the two stallions spoke but she did feel it reasonable to interject. "If you two would be a little more quiet, I would rather wake the...." "Mommy... Daddy... Who is that?" Came a small voice from the stairs. Twisted Vision sighed "Too late" She groaned. "Honey, if you would please go to bed" She said, but Neapolitan just stared at them. "Why is the man calling dad Horo? Whats going on?" She asked with a look that only a lost and confused child could make. |
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| Solrac | Aug 14 2012, 05:11 AM Post #7 |
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The Ringmaster looked up at Neapolitan and flashed a wide grin. "Me oh my, A child! Little Horo, not only in a relationship, but having plowed the field, sewn the seed, and harvested his own little bundle of joy? Why I never thought I would see the day! You, my dear mare must truly be something!" He said nodding in Twisted's direction. "I'm a freind of your fathers, little one," he said looking back to little Neapolitan. "and I'm calling him by name. Speaking of which, what is yours?" Chronius gritted his teeth when he saw Neapolitan was up. Any appreciation he may have had for seeing the Ringmaster had quickly dissipated. His name was not Horo, it was Chronius. That old name, and the past connected to it, he had wished to cast away like a bad ream, but here the Ringmaster was, completely out of nowhere. stirring all of it up again. At the very least he could appreciate that Brimstone was such a heavy sleeper. Having both of them there would have made things much harder to deal with(not to mention give his role player three characters to control at the same time) "Sweetie, go back to sleep. We can talk about this later, okay?" |
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| Twisted Visions | Aug 14 2012, 05:21 AM Post #8 |
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Twisted looked mildly shocked at the man. "Excuse me but please have a bit of respect around my daughter!" She said glaring at Ringmaster. Neapolitan however, hid behind the banister. "Daddys name is Chronius..." She said confused "And I am Neapolitan" She said trying to hide herself. "Why are you saying Daddys name isn't his name" She asked. |
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| Solrac | Aug 14 2012, 12:35 PM Post #9 |
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Chronius was actually the one to act first. After all how could he help but to do so? His child was up there frightened, and he had to do something about it . He walked up the stairs had rubbed Neapolitan's mane. "Dont worry, everything is fine. You know how daddy used to work at the circus? This was my boss from back then, and back then my name was different. He just likes calling me that because he knows I dont like it." He said shooting a quick glare back down the stairs. "He can be a little kooky, but there's nothing for you be afraid of, trust me.If you want you can even come meet him" That was the last thing he wanted to happen, but if it helped Neapolitan through this, he would just have to deal with it. The Ringmaster shot Twisted a sideways glance as Chronius left for the stairs. He took another sip of tea and cleared his throat. "This really is rather delicious," he said setting his cup down. "The tea of course, not the fact that Chronius is over there playing at being a parent, that is a different sort of delicious all together. When I last knew him he was always terrible with children, to think he acquired one himself so quickly." he laughed for a bit before dropping his tone to a low whisper. "I must ask though, how has he been lately? He was supposed to have left the circus so he could find some measure of peace, yet I'd say looking in his eyes he seems more distraught then he did in those days. Surely, you must see it as well." |
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| Twisted Visions | Aug 14 2012, 01:17 PM Post #10 |
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"Two" Twisted corrected the Stallion when counting the number of children they had. "And yes I see it, and there will be much talking done later as to the fact I just now learned his name" She said in a mild growl "But may I ask, a man like you does not seem the type to just 'drop by' in all honesty." She said casually. ------------------------------------ "But... Your name is Chronius? Your not allowed to change your name! I won't let you" She said in a confused anger. She however shrunk at the thought of going to see him. "He makes you scared and uncomfortable... I don't like it" She said quietly. |
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| Solrac | Aug 14 2012, 01:52 PM Post #11 |
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The Ringmaster narrowed his eyes as she spoke, sipping his tea calmly. "Is that really so hard to believe? After all I'm just a simple circus pony, what else could I possibly be up to?" he put on a sly smile and said in a hushed tone, "However, my dear, that I could say the same about you. That you're more than a simple Canterlot therapist is clear as day to myself, or perhaps I should say night? Either way, I shall make you a deal, you don't pry into my secrets, I won't pry into yours. Chronius took a deep breath. It was always difficult for anypony to hide their emotions from little Neapolitan. Having the Ringmaster here did give him a bit of fear, but what she had thankfully missed was his overwhelming shame. It wasn't the pony himself he was scared to face, rather it was what he represented. But this was no time for him to dwell on such things. He needed to make sure his daughter knew everything was okay. He gave a false laugh and ruffled her mane once more. "Don't tell me I'm in trouble!" he said jovially. "I never would have changed my name if I knew you would be mad at me for it! And dont worry about the Ringmaster, he's really nice! It's just that I'm tired. You know how I get in the mornings, dont you?" He gave her a small kiss on the cheek. "Now, how about you head to your room, and let daddy catch up with his old freind?" |
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| Twisted Visions | Aug 14 2012, 02:44 PM Post #12 |
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"Ok Daddy" She said before turning around and stumbling along to bed in a tired gate. -------------- Twisted Vision grinned "Yes, well it is my job to learn things about people" She snickered "But if you wish I shall leave you be" She said, pouring herself some more tea. |
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| Solrac | Aug 14 2012, 03:52 PM Post #13 |
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Chronius trotted back down to where the two of them sat, letting his shoulders droop as he did so. He was beginning to feel a rather annoyed at the Ringmaster for stirring up trouble. Things had been fine before he had arrived, and now the unicorn was getting his family worried over what seemed like nothing. "Alright, let's just cut to the chase, not that your visit hasn't been oh so pleasant, what do you want from me?" The Ringmaster put on a face of shock. "What do I want from you? What do I want from you? In this case I believe the proper question would be what I can do for you." He took his top hat from his head and retrieved an odd looking crystal from within it. It swirled with odd magics not seen for quite some time. The Ringmaster placed it before them. "This is an artifact that has recently come into my possession. It's said to be able to show anypony what they most need to see. A window to their true self. When I found it I could think only of you." Chronius rolled his eyes, "Oh you so thoughtful, and I suppose this artifact of yours is completely and utterly safe. Right?" "I'll admit it is said to have risk, but I think you wan't to try it just as much as I.I can see it in your eyes, something has been weighing on you for far too long. Wouldn't you like to finally be rid of it? Wouldn't you like to sleep soundly at night?" Chronius stepped back at that. For better or worse this unicorn had always been able to read him like a book. Truth is he was curious as to what the item could do, and if it could get rid of his nightmares that was just a bonus. He was silent for a while then said, "What do I have to do?" |
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| Twisted Visions | Aug 14 2012, 04:14 PM Post #14 |
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Twisted looked closely at the artifact. "You were not lying when you said you were an avid collector... That is a very rare find" She said staring at it. She knew what it was and she knew what it could do... For good and for bad. "Chronius... If you go in there I'm going with you" She said sternly. "Things can happen in there, and if they happen you will need all the help you can get" She said softly |
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| Solrac | Aug 14 2012, 04:45 PM Post #15 |
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Chronius was about to protest, but the Ringmaster intervened, "I know what you want to say, but she is right. .Having somepony there with you can help to, well let's say, tether you. It's easy to get lost in there, you can begin to forget who you are, why you were even in there to begin with. And if that should happen you won't be able to return." he said in an oddly matter-of-fact way. "So I recommend that you try not to stay in there too long. Now if your ready I'll start the process." Chronius still didn't like the idea, but he was outgunned when it came to this. He sighed and gave a nod as the Ringmaster began chanting incantations beneath his breath. Chronius turned to Twisted, "Are you really sure you want to do this? I'm sure I'll be fine on my own." |
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