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| Stealing an Education; March 7th 5150 | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 26 2012, 09:38 PM (2,739 Views) | |
| Tinkertop | Oct 27 2012, 02:37 PM Post #166 |
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"Nice greeting, Iron. No 'hi, how's it going' or a 'hey, it's been a while!' No, I get the 'YOU AGAIN?! WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?!' Give me at least a little credit. As for how I've been, it's probably pretty obvious. Two kids and a house of our own. We're doing okay. You might as well get comfortable, though; I'm sure Fireflare's going to want to lecture you about Sibylla and dicking around with magic you don't understand." said Wishing Star, as soon as she got over the shock and spectacle that was Sibylla's transformation. Luckily, Moonshine hadn't drawn a conclusion between his telekinetic blast and the griffon's sudden and violent demise. "Mommy, did you see that? Magic is awesome!" giggled Moonshine, referring to his block tower's untimely demise and giggling giddily. "It sure is, Moonshine. Why don't you go tell madre about it?" said Star, shaking her head wonderingly at the colt's ability to totally gloss over somepony bursting into flames right in front of him. |
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| Masterweaver | Oct 27 2012, 07:08 PM Post #167 |
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"Okay mommy!" Moonshine trotted down the hall. "Madwe! I blwe up all da bocks! Also Birdy exploded." "Really? Well, that's..." Fireflare paused. "Um... Sybilla exploding didn't scare you when she exploded, did she?" "No. It was neat." "....out of curiosity, what would scare you?" "You and mommy deciding never to see each otha again," Moonshine replied honestly. Fore a moment, the only sound was Glory Star's flapping in the hallway. Then Fireflare wrapped Moonshine in a tight hug. "Oh my goddesses, you are the best son I could ask for! Don't you worry, Moonshine, Mommy and I will never break up, so you don't ever have to worry about that ever!" "Madwe.... air...." "Oh right, sorry." Fireflare released the unicorn, putting him down on the floor. "I didn't hurt you did I, everything's okay?" "Yeah, is okay." Moonshine smiled, coughing a little. "You have tight hugs." "I'm trying to control them." "Who's da pegasus in dat room?" "Oh, that's... that's Flapper Jack, he's not feeling too good." "He only has one wing!" "Yeah, um... he needs to go to sleep, so let's be quiet, okay?" |
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| Lorventus | Oct 27 2012, 09:20 PM Post #168 |
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iron Hoof scoffed, "I wasn't talkin' about you. I was talkin' about Zibuylah. She promised no more wake ups outside the wagon." He took a moment to stretch as he spoke, "Though, I suppose wakin' up here ain't so bad all things considered." He stopped a moment to adjust the harness around his barrel, the dyed white device which had been somewhat hidden under Sibylla's feathers was now quite obvious against Iron's orange hide. After a few moments of fiddling the pocket covered device expanded out to a more comfortable fit. He stretched again, "That's better." The orange unicorn cleared an area of blocks, not once activating any telekinisis to do so then sat down. He reached into on of the front pockets pulled out the watch that Sibylla had been checking earlier and then smirked, "So that's what happened, you get tired of her somethin'?" He aimed his smirk at Wishing Star, believing it was her that had dislodged him from the void. |
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| Tinkertop | Oct 27 2012, 09:55 PM Post #169 |
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"No, I think Moonshine got a little rambunctious with his magic and caused her spell to collapse. It was a real show, too; did you intentionally make the spell that dramatic, or was it an accident?" said Star, frowning slightly at Iron's smug manner. When did he get so cocksure? That was hardly the stammering farm boy that she and Fireflare had met in Fillydelphia. "Never mind. I guess I'm supposed to spout some kind of fortune cookie crap about being careful what you wish for, but I bet you know all about that already. I'd like to know more about what's going on between you and this alter ego, though. If you don't mind." she continued after a moment, raking all of the blocks into a heap in the corner with a telekinetic shove and watching Iron expectantly, awaiting an answer. |
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| Masterweaver | Oct 27 2012, 10:22 PM Post #170 |
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And then suddenly Masterweaver skipped his turn. |
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| Lorventus | Oct 27 2012, 11:21 PM Post #171 |
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He tipped his head to one side, "That'd be the little one, right?" He looked down the hall straining to hear what was going on with Fireflare and Moonshine, that is until he remembered how he had been conceived. The memory made him frown, he'd felt their hurt, but still felt outside of it all. "Well to start, the fire was never really part of the plan. I wanted a low key spell really, shift between the two forms at will sorta thing. The Professor was sure it'd work." He scowled as he took a moment to stare up at the ceiling. As he did he felt the faint background of magic rise as Wishing Star swept the room of the blocks, his head snapped to the source, "Please try not to hit me with any of that if ya can. I'd rather stay myself since I'm back." After a moment he shook his head, trying to remove the scowl, a task that he found a bit difficult, in spite of the pleasant company, "I don't really wanna talk about the Gryphon, I don't like what she does, she knows damn well I don't. 'Specially after that Freddy thing." He shuddered, "'nough to give a fella nightmares." He frowned deeper as something occured to him and he began scrounging through his pack for something; after a short time he found it, a book with a cover marked by two opposing arrows. He popped it open without a hint of magic and started flipping toward the end of it, stopping where one page was blank and the other had writing, two kinds. One was block letters the other was a rougher but more styled scrawl. The most recent entry seemed to be of the later. Iron stared intently at it, mouthing the words on the page, somepony with even a basic understanding of lip reading would have little trouble following along. Sibylla: How else am I supposed to get better if I cannot even get time to take a remedial course? I'm not asking for every day of the week, I just want Monday and Wednesday. More text came after But Iron stopped there, closing the book and putting it away without a second though to it. He let out an annoyed snort and looked about, "So you talked to her, what about?" His eyes fell on Wishing Star as he spoke, "None of that schoolin' nonsense I hope." |
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| Tinkertop | Oct 28 2012, 12:52 AM Post #172 |
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"Iron, if you had more of that 'schoolin nonsense' under your saddle, you wouldn't be in this mess to begin with. Don't sneer at education, it's foalish at best and egregiously ignorant at worst. I want you to do me a personal favor and think about something. Whose fault is the mess you're in? Sibylla's? The professor's?" said Wishing Star tiredly, rapidly wearying of Iron's derisive attitude. She walked over to a nearby chair and curled up in it, sighing as she did so. What had happened to the innocent, confused colt that Iron had been when she had last seen him? Sure, he'd had his share of mental issues, but Star herself had been a far cry from stable. It bothered her that the blacksmith had turned into some sort of sneering asshole in the years they had been estranged. "It's your fault, Iron. This is no different from some silly filly getting out and getting knocked up by accident. Now you have a significant other to care for and she wants your time and attention. I want to be very clear about this; it's your responsibility to give her at least something resembling a life. I understand that it's your body and you don't want to be inconvenienced, but remember; all Sibylla would have to do to take the time she wants from you by force is carry a few magic party favors around. You really don't want to piss off a female, especially if she's sharing your body. You have no idea how vindictive mares can be." Realizing that that sounded very like a threat, the maid waved a hoof in a placating gesture and continued her speech. "Okay, that sounded bad. On one hoof, she's a liability who could get you into trouble and rob a serious chunk of your life. On the other, though, she could be fairly useful. Sibylla could be an excellent way to get around quickly if you suddenly need to go somewhere. Promise her some time in return for flying to Manehattan or something. You're creative, you can figure out how she can be helpful. I'm just saying that it's not right to stuff her in the dark forever just because you're scared or selfish or whatever. It's not her fault that she exists, and you're just going to have to own up to the fact that you pretty much had a kid by accident, and now you need to provide for her." |
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| Lorventus | Oct 28 2012, 01:42 AM Post #173 |
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Iron did his best to keep up the facade, at least in his own mind he did; he was honestly glad to see Wishing Star and to know she and Fireflare were well was a relief, but that wasn't enough to cure the other hurts. In short order he felt the anger replaced by a different emotion, fear. It showed in his eyes even if his face otherwise resisted breaking. Wishing Star knew far more than the unicorn had thought she did. His eyes darted about as the frown softened from anger to concern. Would she actually help her do that? The thought went as he tried to fathom what sort of device could emit the amount of arcane energy necessary to induce. His eyes were drawn back to the other unicorn, her argument finished. He'd need to respond quickly to keep some semblance of control over himself if absolutely nothing else, "I ah... Uh..." Except she was right in so many weird ways, "Eh heh heh... That reminds me," He said at last, slowly, "When Fireflare warned me that I might have chicks or something. I guess she is, but..." I don't want her. He trailed off rather than finish the thought, "How much did she tell you about, this." He gestured toward his chest meaningfully, a frown still on his face but his eyes without their previous anger. Edited by Lorventus, Oct 28 2012, 05:33 AM.
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| Masterweaver | Oct 29 2012, 12:40 PM Post #174 |
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Fireflare walked in, having put the foals to bed after FJ finally started snoring. "She mentioned Freddy. How he hurt her. And she gave us a look at your notes. You, mister Iron Hoof, have put yourself in the lovely situation of being a single father, and a fairly bad one at that. You in essence lock her up for long periods of time, for your own purposes. And I know you don't want to do that. Because I know you're a good pony. Which is why, instead of ignoring the problem, you are going to accept responsibility and hammer out an agreement with Sybilla." |
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| Tinkertop | Oct 29 2012, 12:49 PM Post #175 |
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"You heard the mare. I was thinking that three days a week sounds like a fair deal. Give Sibylla Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and she'll probably be happy. You could also give her a list of chores to do so that the time isn't totally lost to you, and since it's your body, you get to set the rules on...recreational activities. What do you think?" said Star, scooting over so that Fireflare could come and sit with her in the armchair. It would be a bit snug, but they could both probably fit. |
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| Lorventus | Oct 29 2012, 05:05 PM Post #176 |
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Iron stared at them both, they'd talked to her, plotted with her, colluded. His face hardened, he couldn't let fear consume him, dictate how he reacted to the two mares. If he did then she won and he might as well give up all his time to her. He rubbed his horn for a few moments, the soreness in it was coming back, as it always did after he returned to his body. At the rate it was going he knew he'd have a migrain before he even figured out what part of the city he was in, leave alone dealing with Wishing Star and Fireflare. He kept rubbing his horn for a moment longer then stopped, muttering, "Gonna be a long day...." He took a breath in and did his best to remove the emotion from his face, "That ain't agreeable to me." He paused for effect before continuing, "The Freddy incident, did she tell you I woke up three times in that dirty motel? Or that the last time I had that fella Freddy looking at me like I was a piece of meat?" He knew the look, he'd felt it on his own face and seen a flash of it when he'd gone predatory on Nocturne and Sparks. His face twitched briefly into a frown, "How about did she tell you that I got some sorta arcane disease thanks to not bein' able to stay a Unicorn all the time? Did she tell you that? Nah of course not," he smiled briefly, "cause that'd make her look bad now wouldn't it. This, all this transformin' it hurts me. It started out it was just a bit of a problem, then I started havin' these magic bursts like I was goddesses damned foal!" He pointed at his horn, "Doc says I got a magic disorder, that I gotta do all these things and not do others so it'll go away. None-a which I can do thanks to Zibuylah. Every time I turn into her it sets me back to square-buckin' one!" He stomped, no longer able to hold back the frown, life had become so awkward and agitating since Sibylla had shown up and these two ponies, ponies that he felt had abandoned him, now wanted him to give up nearly half his life to that problem? No way, no how. |
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| Masterweaver | Oct 29 2012, 05:23 PM Post #177 |
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"You do know she's not aware of anything you remember past the transformation," Fireflare deadpanned. "So you have medical problems, fine. But you can't repress her. Not because it's morally wrong, but because you live in a world ehre magic is used regularly and can easilly charge her up again. So what you're going to have to do is learn how to live with her." She paused. "And one more thing... if you ever suggest that a person isn't acceptable... especially if that person is your own daughter... you will learn how unacceptable I can be. I was nice because you didn't know anything. I tried my best to make sure you got some good thinking skills under that horn of yours. And when we had to leave, I hoped you would remember them." |
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| Tinkertop | Oct 29 2012, 05:51 PM Post #178 |
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| Lorventus | Oct 31 2012, 03:24 PM Post #179 |
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"You do know I'm not aware of anything past the transformation." Iron deadpanned right back. He frowned and stared, "The hell I can't repress her, did it for a month once, I can do it again. I'll work with only hoof tools and coal if I have to, to do it." He sounded adamant about it too, clearly he was talking from experience. "I dunno what you're talkin' about, all you two taught me was how to buck and how to get in trouble with ponies for bein' a deviant." He scowled at the word, it had become a common word for him to hear after the mares in the room had left. Word had gotten out about the Iron Claw incident no matter how hard he had tried to keep it down and fought the rumors, in the end nopony wanted to be 'friends' with somepony who did that sort of thing. "And another thing, she ain't my 'daughter', she's a parasite. She takes my money, my time and squanders 'em both. Don't you go sayin' 'oh but Iron we spend time with our kids'. It ain't the same, you remember it, you can keep 'em outta trouble. Me? I gotta trust she ain't gonna pull another Freddy, of fly me out to a mountain and wake me up in place were i gotta give her back control or freeze to death or something," That one hadn't happened, but it was one of several bad ideas he'd thought up in the long winter night. |
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| Masterweaver | Nov 2 2012, 10:58 AM Post #180 |
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Fireflare slapped Iron Hoof. Hard. "Don't you remember anything we told you?! RESPECT! Respect other ponies, and respect yourself! I remember a cute colt stumbling to understand the world outside his forge, completely oblivious to things that ponies half his age knew about and stupidly easy to take advantage of! YOU KNEW NOTHING BUT YOUR NAILS! And I didn't ever turn you way when you had a problem, not even after you pulled your little prank and ruined my proposal to Starry. I thought I was giving you the tools to learn for yourself, ways to actually interact with ponies besides 'I sell nails.' Starry taught you to read and write, she even gave you a few magic lessons! Maybe we left you before we should have, but we never taught you to be a selfish, immature JERK! And yet here you are, waltzing back in and completely ignoring any responsibility for your own mistakes, asking us to fix them for you. IRON HOOF, YOU HAVE CREATED LIFE! A WHOLE NEW SOUL! THAT MEANS YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, AND THAT MEANS YOU ARE A PARENT! Get fucking used to it." |
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