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Another Clash of Creeds; Arpi/Quick
Topic Started: Mar 28 2013, 10:10 PM (545 Views)
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"That's horrible... War is a terrible place to be, especially for a colt. I myself grew up in a peaceful nomadic desert tribe.... " he began but his voice trailed off after a few seconds and he lowered head. Over twenty years ago his entire tribe and family were wiped out in the desert with him and his sister being the only survivors.

"... But war found us. We didn't last long once it did. " he told Arpeggio.

"... I have my reasons for doing what I do Mr Arpeggio. "
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"I'm sure... that doesn't really change how I feel. I hate the idea of others suffering... dying... over what? This war here seems to have no point... so many have died and so many more will as well. Why must everyone be so willing to go to war?" He sighed, lowering his head as well.
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Quick raised his head again, noting that Arpeggio seemed very upset about the war. He also thought it improper that he was lowering his head for something other than a family problem, and that oddly bothered him.

"Raise your head, it's not right... Not here... " he told Arpeggio.

"look into, I know you're a bit stressed. Hey... How about we go try an old family remedy for stress that's been passed down for generations. Let's talk over a bite to eat. Father always did think it was the best way to relieve stress, my treat.
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Arpeggio sighed a bit, raising his head. "That's a bit of an understatement. If you're offering, thank you, but I don't see why it's 'not right' to your eyes; I feel rather sorrowful so I do that."

His hazel eyes glanced into Quick's, the pegasus seeming a little irritated still.
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"It's not why everyone wants to go to war, it's the reason for said war that's the problem. Ponies are fighting for all the wrong reasons, that's what's awful. War, though horrible, is unfortunately necessary. Some things out there just can't seem to learn peace, so they go to war. For me it's a shame that they're so willingly throwing their lives away for all the wrong reasons. 'For the princesses! ' or 'For Equestria! ' no no... Everything here is just, wrong... " he told the still irritated pegasus.

"If you're gonna be angry and confused at something, then be be angry and confused about why ponies are fighting, not the fighting itseld. War will never end, so long as there is life someone will try to take it. "
Edited by Quick Colt, Mar 29 2013, 03:30 PM.
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"I don't even see the purpose in fighting at all!" Arpeggio gritted his teeth slightly. "What you described makes it even worse but fighting, killing... that's bad enough by itself! Life is a sacred thing and I can't fathom why so many others would be so willing to destroy it."
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Quick almost seemed to dismiss the question for now. He tapped arpeggio on his shoulder and led him to a nearby café. Once there he ordered two hay sandwiches and two milkshakes. It was only once they had began eating that he addressed the question.

"Life is precious, that much we can agree on, though most ponies don't understand that. War is what happens when one side wants to control another. The ensuing fighting is the masses blindly throwing themselves to their deaths... "
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Arpeggio didn't touch his food, his mental state having soured his appetite. Were it not for the fact that the other pony had pretty much dragged him to the café, he'd have declined to go. He merely listened as Quick talked, his mood only souring further. "Yet those who would speak a message of peace and logic get cast aside and scorned."
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"Which is the problem, nopony cares for peace anymore..." Quick spoke inbetween bites.

"...Besides, since when did logic and reason preside brutal slaughtering and war? It never has. If the races talked to each other rather than shoot arrows and swing swords I bet they'd find an agreement." he continued. Quick then noticed that Arpeggio wasnt eating his food, qhich was a problem. Ponies usually got into a more relaxed food when they ate, and he could already tell that the pony he was dealing with didnt like Quick due to his association to war. All he had to do was hopefully get him to start eatingor at minimum try and keep him from getting any mor eirritated.

"...I've noticed you havent touched your food, try eating some and watch what happens. Ponies tend to relax a bit when they eat."
Edited by Quick Colt, Mar 29 2013, 04:39 PM.
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"I hope you'll forgive me, but I don't seem to have much appetite." Arpeggio snarled a bit, closing his eyes. "Even if I tried to eat something, I'd likely feel ill. That has an annoying tendency to happen when I eat while I feel irritated."
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"Hey hey.. calm down a bit. Neither of us wants to get into a fight, so lets try and act like civilized ponies alright?" he suggested to the very irritated pegasus.
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Even this mercenary's voice was starting to grate on the musician's nerves. He gritted his teeth, his whole body tense. "Maybe not a fight but I'm getting an urge to pummel something something fierce..."
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Quick's hoof almost instinctively reached for his crossbow, though he relaxed it before he actually grabbed it. He sighed and looked back at Arpeggio.

"... Sorry, I've seen more than my fair share of threats. I just got nervous. "
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Arpeggio tensed visibly as he saw the mercenary reach for his crossbow, and while the earth pony relaxed, the pegasus did not.

"......"
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Quick could practically feel the tensions in the air as he stared at the pegasus. He wasn't worried yet, only concerned. This pegasus had clearly taken his reaction as hostile andd was tense about it. If quick didn't make a nove soon he feared that a fight was inevitable. The earth pony sighed and took off his crossbow before placing it on the table and sliding it to the pegasus.

"...Tell me whatv you think this is."
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