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The sky's the limit... unless you can't fly; Tag: Arpeggio
Topic Started: Mar 12 2013, 08:42 PM (718 Views)
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Starry nodded in reply at first. She wasn't entirely used to talking about herself, even for a little bit... And she could tell where this was going.

"I... Guess that's one way you can put it. " she told him before resting her head on the couch. It wasn't that she had an amazing drive to complete something, it's just that her ultimate fear was what others would think of her if she failed. She thought that they would reject her, as she had always been an outcast. Starry hated failing... And often became frustrated if she couldn't complete something, often pushing herself farther that she should go to complete a task.
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The pegasus sighed lightly. "Take a breather. You'll not get better if you hurt yourself any more. You're doing well for being a newbie to it. I honestly don't know how much more I can teach you as of now until you get good enough to stay airborne."
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"B..but i...i go...i gotta make it to the roof... " she told him, stuttering on her own words. Starry then tried to snuggle a bit into the couch again, trying to warm up her extremely achy wings.

"I.. i gota b...be great..."
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"Stop. Stop. No. I cannot allow you to try again until you're fully recovered. You've already done something great and I'm impressed. Now I want you to rest and recover, do you hear me?" His tone was kind but firm. He didn't seem like he was willing to argue it.
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Starry wanted nothing more than to oppose Arpeggio, to show him how determined she was to fly, but something held her back. She opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. Instead she just sighed and placed her head on the couch.

"B... But how? I... I didn't make it... I failed.... I don't get why... Mister... I don't get why you won't let me try. "
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Her response was the brown pegasus smacking himself in the forehead with his wing. "...As I already said, you're being far too negative and holding yourself to too high a standard. You did not 'fail'; you've already done leaps and bounds better than most beginning fliers do. I don't care if you 'failed' in that you didn't accomplish a high goal like that this early. I'm not letting you try because if you continue as you're doing, you're going to damage your wing muscles; maybe even to a degree where they'd never heal; then you'd never be able to fly again. There's a reason I'm telling you to take it slowly."
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"... Oh... I guess that's why. " starry replied. Starry was exhausted, physically due to her training, but also mentally from the strain of her 'master's' comments. It wasn't that she was a spoiled brat, quite the opposite she believed that if she didn't get something done the first time she'd never be able to accomplish it and that others would look down upon her more than they already did... The thought scared her, and even though Arpeggio had warned her that she could potentially damage herself permanently, a part of her still wanted to try.

"... I... Guess that's it then... "
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"What is 'it' then?" He tilted his head slightly. "I'm not saying that you have to stop trying to do what you were doing, but I am saying that you can't do everything all at once; that's just asking for trouble. You've already done quite well."
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"I failed once... That's all I got... I couldn't reach my goal and now it's gone... " she told him.
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"Hmm... interesting indeed. I must ask what happened that made that happen, because more often than not, you do tend to get a second chance with most things..."
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"... No I'm pretty sure that you only get one shot.... One shot at a goal and one shot at completing it. If you fail you... F-fail. " she told him.
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"Who told you that? Where'd you learn that? That couldn't be further from the truth. Let me put it this way; when I was a little younger, I was struggling when I started out; many times, I wasn't accepted into a performing group. I didn't give up, though; while I 'failed' to get into those, I did not stop; I got more chances because I sought them out and now I'm a fairly well-renowned musician."
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"...That doesnt make any sense. Wont ponies think you're a bad pony if you mess up? Doesnt that first chance, when everypony is watching, count? ....This makes no sense! Wouldnt they laugh at your failure? Jeer at your inability to accomplish something?"

Starry then though to herself, not able to completre the thought, as something else was bothering her.

"...and..whats a musician?"
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"You make it sound like the time 'in front of everyone' is your first time doing something like that. There's a reason you practice; it's so you get better."

He smiled a bit. "And even if you don't fully succeed, usually just trying and doing your best is enough to encourage cheer. As far as a musician... I'm one. Someone who performs music."
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"Prac.... Tice? " she inquired as she tilted her head in confusion. Starry had, oddly, never heard that word before. It was entirety new to her.

"What's practice... And what's this music you speak of? "
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