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Warforged in Equestria : Chapter Nineteen - Good advice

Apr 20th, 2012
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  1. > Son of a bi-
  2. > Is all you have time for before slamming into the ground face first for the second time in under forty eight hours.
  3. > Okay that would bruise if it could.
  4. > Which one of the Gods is getting the biggest laugh out of this?
  5. > Is this going to just keep happening until every one of them has taken a shot at you?
  6. > For that matter, why in Kyber does this keep happening.
  7. > It's not like you've never been teleported before.
  8. > You also wonder if it really will happen every time you teleport.
  9. > Then you wonder why your are still laying face down in the dirt.
  10. > Up you get!
  11.  
  12. > Once more on your feet you take in the scene.
  13. > You're outside of Sugercube corner again, this time there are several p0nies, both inside and around the building.
  14. > However none of them are moving, and the area is totally silent.
  15. > Save Twilight who looked concerned, every p0ny looks like they are scared.
  16. > You wonder how Twilight didn't see that coming.
  17. > Twilight breaks the silence.
  18. > "Sorry about that, are you alright"
  19. > You nod.
  20. > "You sure, that was a pretty nasty fall?"
  21. "Yesterdays fall was much worse."
  22.  
  23. > As soon as you speak half the p0nies take off like The Devourer has just descended on the town.
  24. > The half that remain are all whispering amongst themselves.
  25. > It doesn't bother you though, soon enough they won't care.
  26. > That's how it went when people had a real reason to fear you, now they don't.
  27. > You where an oddity here, not a reminder.
  28. > Something strange and fearsome.
  29. > You where okay with strange, after all, you are.
  30. > Fearsome, thats an appearance you would like to change.
  31. > Ah but how?
  32. > You are confident the guardsmen were a step in the right direction.
  33. > What else could you really do to influence the opinion directly?
  34. > Wait and see for now.
  35. > Time is always on your side anyway.
  36.  
  37. > You attempt you knock the dirt off but fail.
  38. > Stone hands, great for holding things in a death grip.
  39. > Fantastic for punching things.
  40. > They could even channel magic well, provided you knew how too perform said feat..
  41. > You don't, but you know that you could with a few years of training.
  42. > Fine manipulation was difficult but possible.
  43. > However it was only possible with tools or modifications to the hands for whatever purpose you needed.
  44. > Cleaning, even wiping dirt away, is still a fine manipulation, and you have sweet nothing to assist you.
  45. > Okay start forming a list of things you need to acquire.
  46. > Start with a bag, work your way up from there.
  47.  
  48. > Meeting first, bag later.
  49. > You gesture towards the door of Sugercube corner.
  50. "Shall we?"
  51. > She starts walking towards the door and you follow.
  52. > The door is open and you can see a few p0nies indoors.
  53. > You recognize Pinkie Pie, but none of the others.
  54. > You wonder how long it will be before the place clears out.
  55. > You'll need to find a way to make up for Pinkie Pie's lost business on your account.
  56. > You doubt anyone would actually blame you, but it wouldn't sit right with you regardless.
  57. > The bakery is far from packed, but there is a rather large crows inside.
  58. > As soon as you enter what little conversation was occurring ceases instantly.
  59.  
  60. > Twilight walks up to the counter and begins speaking with a pink haired, blue earth p0ny.
  61. > A blue earth p0ny who's eyes are locked on you.
  62. > "Heya Miss Cake, is Pinkie around?"
  63. > Shes so intent on staring at you that she misses the question entirely.
  64. > "Miss Cake?"
  65. > Still nothing.
  66. > Twilight waves a hoof in front of her face.
  67. > "Yoohoo, Misses Cake?"
  68. > The blue p0ny, evidently Miss Cake, shakes her head and blinks a few times before speaking.
  69. > "Oh I'm terribly sorry dear, your friend here just looks so... um... interesting."
  70. > You chuckle at her attempt to be polite.
  71. > Well at least she tried.
  72.  
  73. "Interesting is not among the usual terms I hear. Thank you."
  74. > You chuckle as you remember having been called a 'walking piece of furniture with eyes' as well as many other less pleasant names.
  75. > Twilight is look at you side ways with her head cocked.
  76. > Her eyes slide back over to Miss Cake and she once again speaks.
  77. > "Riiiiight, anyway. Is Pinkie Pie in today Miss Cake?
  78. > She brightens up immediately.
  79. > "Oh of course deary, shes just baking in the back right now."
  80. > Twilight looks at you and then back to Miss Cake.
  81. > "Is it alright if I go back and talk to her for a while?"
  82. > You really want to ask why but then you remember, you're tracking dirt everywhere.
  83. > You may be immune to disease, but p0nies probably aren't.
  84. > Probably.
  85.  
  86. > Twilight takes her leave of you, heading into the kitchen to find Pinkie Pie.
  87. > This leaves you with a blue earth p0ny, and several patrons.
  88. > It strikes you as odd that they haven't fled.
  89. > They are all staring at you however.
  90. > You wonder if you should...
  91. > You could...
  92. > But do you really want to?
  93. > Yes, yes you do.
  94. > Without any warning you immediately burst into dance.
  95.  
  96. > Now they have a reason to stare.
  97. > There is a Warforged standing in the middle of a bakery, dancing.
  98. > Odd wouldn't describe this sight in your homeland.
  99. > Here?
  100. > The Gods chuckled when you slammed into the ground.
  101. > Now they're laughing themselves to tears.
  102. > So are most of the p0nies in the establishment.
  103. > You really don't care.
  104. > An old friend had told you 'People are always gonna stare at ya, might as well give em something worth watching.'
  105. > So you dance like a dunce in the middle of the bakery.
  106.  
  107. > And you know what?
  108. > It's fun.
  109. > You're dancing like an idiot.
  110. > Your movements are jerky and erratic.
  111. > You could barely consider it dancing.
  112. > There's no rhythm or beat, no rhyme or reason to what you're doing.
  113. > Yet you step to one anyway.
  114. > The laughing is quickly replaced by what sounds like stomping.
  115. > You see them in a circle around you, most are smiling, some are laughing, all are stomping.
  116. > It's either applauding or an insult.
  117. > Doesn't matter to you though.
  118. > You do however notice that both Pinkie Pie and Twilight have come back in to see what the spectacle is.
  119.  
  120. > So it's time to wrap this up.
  121. > How though?
  122. > Theres no music, you're just dancing around like a moron.
  123. > Eh no choice, a simple ending is all you can manage for this.
  124. > A simple spin and tap and you're out.
  125. > A quick bow and a salute.
  126. > A round of thunderous stomping and cheering.
  127. > Well not thunderous, but for the maybe twenty p0nies watching it's pretty loud.
  128. > The p0nies in the circle eventually dissipate now that the show is over.
  129. > All save three that is.
  130. > Miss Cake is still at the counter, Twilight and Pinkie are both laughing over what they just saw.
  131. > After a few minutes they manage to calm themselves down.
  132.  
  133. > Sort of.
  134. > Pinkie manages to say through fits of laughter.
  135. > "An... Anon... You looked... Hilarious doing that! You oughta go dance in town square... I won't even need to introduce you to everyp0ny!
  136. > You laugh as well.
  137. > Funny, that stunt would have been frowned upon back home.
  138. > Here, it seems that having a screw or two loose is a good way to make friends.
  139. > That may have been more accurate than you would have liked, but oh well.
  140. > Nothing you can do but ride it out.
  141. > And you have a feeling...
  142.  
  143. > This is gonna be a pretty wild ride.
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