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>>155408Veneer and Mustard don't follow all of the way, Instead they wait for Dahlia, who tries to talk to someone at the front of the church
>>155409What does that pony at the front look like?
>>155410She sees the priestess - beige mare with an orange mane - and a white filly with red and black mane. There is an additional stallion, green with black mane. Dahlia is trying to talk to who she can
>>155411Then it's not a personal friend, but ponies at the church she would want to talk to anyway. She walks up without hesitation to stand next to Dahlia, smiling at the ponies present.
>>155412Amber hears enough of the conversation to understand what it's about. It's about asking for money.
>>155413It must be the church that's asking for money, then, which isn't surprising.
>>155414No. It's Dahlia, asking for help. She is politely declined, and backs off after not very long. The church staff do seem to know her, so it's not like she's approaching strangers. She walks forward to join her children.
>>155415This catches Amber by surprise and makes her concerned, but she'll have time to think about it later. She tries to make it less obvious she overheard them and moves back to Dahlia's children.
>>155416None of the three take any time to speak to other church goers, or at least, no more time than what was used by Dahlia to speak to the church staff.
Dahlia
"Alright, let's go." She says
>>155417It's a bit disappointing as Amber wanted to talk to either churchgoers or staff herself, but she doesn't raise any objections.
"Where are we headed?" she asks softly.
>>155418Daylight Dahlia turns to face Amber, forcing a smile. Unlike Veneer, she did not wear make up, nor make any special effort to look pretty. Just as well, as tears would have her make up run down her face. Though she looks tired and strained, she doesn’t look older than forty. Some of what remains of her natural beauty can be seen under her long black dress. Her black hat sits on her back, and her long brown mane flows down both sides of her neck.
She says to Amber,
“Normally, we would go back home for lunch.”
She makes a wider smile showing teeth.
“But as you are your guest, I suppose we can do something a bit different, if you like.”
>>155419Altogether, not unattractive for a mare who has raised at least two children to adulthood.
"Oh, uh, nothing would make me happier than having lunch with you at your place," she tentatively says. She couldn't with a right conscience ask to take her somewhere when they are financially strained. Though, she had planned to treat Mustard to a meal, which she'll need to plan for another time.
>>155420Now is probably the time if Amber wishes to quickly talk to ponies at the church.
She gives a warmer smile
“It would be lovely to have you.”
>>155421She quickly excuses herself and goes to talk to the head churchmare, if she is indeed still there.
>>155422The beige mare priestess, the white filly who sang, and a green unicorn stallion, are all available, at least if Amber asserts herself to speak.
>>155423Normally Amber would want to speak with the priestess, but it's music.
"Those are beautiful old melodies. Where did you learn them?" she asks the filly with a smile.
>>155424The filly has an auburn mane and a very light grey coat. She is sitting down, with her tail wrapped around her hindquarters. She looks over to Amber without evident emotion.
“I learned them when I was a filly.” She say. “From the church.”
>>155426Best guess? 14.
“Yes” she says, smiling though somewhat awkwardly
“They came down from generations before. I’m happy to sing them.”
>>155428She smiles, and her tail pulls around to behind her
“Thank you.”
Amber turns to talk with the priestess, if she's not too busy.
"Your sermon was wonderful," she remarks with heartfelt emotion.
>>155430This isn’t immediately possible, as she has a small group of ponies around her. But after maybe half a minute, Amber can force her way in.
She turns to Amber, and smiles warmly.
“Thank you.”
She looks somewhat young, though certainly no younger than 40, and older than Dahliah
>>155432“Yes. This cathedral was built to be the head of the South Baltimare Parish about a hundred abs ten years ago. It’s named for Saint Christopher, and is designed in the Neo-Classical style, which was very popular for government buildings at the time.”
>>155435“Well, no. I’m the priestess of this Cathedral. The Overseer is Tranquil Will. There are many other ponies who help as well in various ways.”
>>155436"That's good to hear. Although I just moved into Baltimare, I'm not part of this parish because I live in the East Side. But I'm a new friend of that very nice family there," she nods over to Dahlia and her children.
>>155437“Oh, that’s nice. It’s always good to establish yourself when moving to a new location; make new friends. That side doesn’t have a cathedral, but the overseer is Serene Soul.”
She looks over to the family.
“Yes. I know them and their situation. I am glad you are there to support them as a friend.”
>>155439>>155441She asks,
“Are you anticipating a betrothal?”
>>155443She smiles,
“Well then, may the blessings of love and friendship be upon you. Act with kindness, generosity, loyalty, in laughter and with friendship, and you will surely be rewarded in kind. Cadence would be pleased.”
>>155444"Thank you ma'am, I'll do so. Have a wonderful day." She takes her leave with a grin and rejoins her coltfriend's family.
>>155445Daylight Dahlia evidently spoke a few words to some other attendee, Veneer stands and waits, while Mustard Trim looks to her with a smile.
>>155446"Sorry to keep y'all waiting, I wanted to get a blessing for us. I'm ready to go now," she says to Mustard warmly.
>>155447Dahlia, who seems to hear this, smiles.
Mustard Trim smiles widely
“Okay. Let’s go.”
>>155448She follows them, probably back to their house.
>>155449The family leaves the cathedral, walking as before
Dahlia has questions about what Amber’s family is like and what Amber is doing in Baltimare.
Amber can also ask questions or intimate conversation, naturally.
>>155450"Well, I've got a sister a few years older than me and who's married, and a younger brother just entering his teens, so I'm right in between. My pa's the son of a lawyer, but he married my ma and they've lived on the farm ever since. As for what I'm doing here, the harvest last year wasn't too good so I went over here to help out. I've already got a couple of jobs, one as a helper in a clothing store and another as a hostess at the restaurant Mustard works at, that's how we met." She could go into greater detail if requested.
"What do you fer work, Mrs. Dahlia?" she asks.
>>155451She seems both impressed and surprised by Amber’s claim of family in the petite bourgeois. She states:
“You have
two jobs?! That’s great. It’s great that you are helping to support your family.”
She answers Amber:
“I work in the factory for the Milkwood typewriter company” she says.
>>155452Better than being a mere
peasant, at least, albeit a friendly one.
"It's hard work, but I'm settling in. I'm just surprised at how expensive so many things are in the city. You really need to watch your purse."'I haven't seen a typewriter in person, but I've heard of them. They're the machines that go clickety-clack and print words instead of needing to hoof- or mouth-write them, right?" >>155453“It’s gotten much worse since they switched the currency. Baltimare was always more expensive than the towns and country. It got worse during the War when you couldn’t buy anything. But it’s so much worse in the last few months. At least you can buy most things again.”
“Yes, that’s what they are. You can type things up on them, like an office setting. Veneer knows more about their use, I think. I put the interlaid of the machine into the frame, and screw them into place.”
>>155455“Yes. That’s why I’ve had my foals take jobs. So we can all do our part to make it together.”
She smiles and looks forward. She looks to be flattered.
“Well, a little. I’ve done jobs at various parts of the assembly. Setting the hammers and strike elements, screwing in the frames… I wouldn’t say I could make one, but I know a bit now. Much more than I knew two years ago, for sure.”
>>155456"I can only imagine how many ponies have to work on so many different parts for so many machines. It's quite dizzying." Other than that, she has nothing else to add.
>>155457Dahlia describes a little about the factory and about her work. But the bottom line is that she’s an assembly line shift worker, who seems to be pleased to be talking about it.
Veneer, with a little prodding from Dahlia, says a few things about her job as a telephone operator.
>>155458"So you're telling me you connect thousands of different telephones to each other? Are you able to listen in on all of them?" Amber asks, a little concerned about the privacy implications.
>>155459Veneer:
“…. No. Only for the building I work at. I work for Dominion Mining. I only hear the first part of the call, ask who they are looking for, then place the wire in the right part of the switch board.”
>>155461“We don’t mine anything there. It’s the Equestrian company headquarters. There are mines further south for bauxite, tin, and things. Companies contract for ore and we send it to them. It’s a lot of phone calls from mines in the south, mills in the city, mills in Manehattan and Fillydelphia, calls from across the ocean, and calls on things insurance, transportation, electricity use abs so forth.”
>>155462"Sounds really busy. You've got an important job then," she says with a chipper smile.
>>155463This gets a small smile from Veneer. This is actually an improvement, as at times she sounds almost defensive when describing her work. Dahlia, by contrast, is always happy to share.
The ponies arrive home
>>155464Amber is content to let Dahlia and Veneer enter first, as she'll enter just in front of Mustard. She wipes her hooves off before entering and waits in the entrance hallway.
>>155465Dahlia abs Veneer indeed enter first. Mustard looks back to Amber as he walks in. Mustard Trim has been mostly silent and non-talkative (certainly relative to Dahlia) during the entire excursion, though judging from facial expressions he’s been in better spirits than either his mother or sister.
>>155466It's easy to guess why he's in such high spirits today, and Amber gives him a brief nuzzle as they enter, provided the others aren't looking. She stands in the hallway, wondering where she should go next.
>>155467Mustard Trim closes his eyes, smiles, and rubs his snout to the end of hers.
The rowhouse has a stairway on the right when you enter, a living room on the left, a dining room in the back left, and a kitchen in the back right. Veneer goes upstairs, snd Dahlia goes left and around, evidently to the kitchen. Mustard Trim starts upstairs.
>>155468The upstairs has bedrooms which are probably off-limits, so instead she goes to the kitchen.
"Want some help?" she asks Dahlia.
>>155469“Yes.” Dahlia says. “Do you cook?”
As a rule, Dahlia’s tone is nicer when speaking to Amber than when speaking to either of her two foals. Sometimes the tone is forced other times its genuine. Now, it’s a genuine happiness.
>>155470"Um…I know a little." Although she's helped her mother at times, Amber has never really cooked anything on her own, not that her family has been able to prepare complex dishes. She hopes she isn't assigned anything too complicated, because being able to cook is an important criterion for marriageable mares.
>>155471“Well, can you help chop vegetables?” She asks.
The kitchen is around a sort of corner behind a first floor bathroom. It isn’t very big at all, with a small pantry, a stove that looks to be gas, and just enough counter space for a mare abs a filly to work.
>>155472That she can do.
"Sure!" As she carefully chops the vegetables, she remarks,
"What a delightful cozy house! When I start a family, I hope to have a place like this, too." >>155473Dahlia first looks through a set of items in the refrigerator, and the cabinets, trying to figure out what to cook.
“Maybe a salad. Would a soup take too long? How about corn?”
Amber is indeed hoofed one, two, three, four cobs of corn.
“It’s uh… it’s a nice house for a family, yes.” She looks up and over to Amber
“What would you want when you start a family? I mean houses, locations and such. Would you remain in the city?”
>>155474"Corn is nice.""Uh…" She never gave such matters much thought. She always assumed growing up that she would stay in the countryside and be introduced to some stallion with a farm.
"I'm flexible," she says with a nervous smile.
>>155475Look at this corn. It’s on the cob.
“Flexible is good” she says.
She places water in a pot, places it on the stove, and starts to boil it.
[1d3 = 3] >>155477“Yeah… yes you do.” She takes a moment, staring at the water, as if waiting for it to boil.
“Where are you living?” She asks
>>155479“East of center. My older daughter works there. Stays there. I’m not sure I like that area very much. It’s kind of shady abs dangerous. Do you feel safe there?”
>>155481“My daughter goes there at night.” She says, and a beat passes. “What about you?”
>>155482"So do I, when I get back from work." She purses her lips, unsure of what to say.
"But I know how to take care of myself." >>155483“What do you mean by that?” She asks inquisitively
>>155485She places the salt shaker she was holding down, moves a step back and away from the counter, and turns facing Amber. She raises an eyebrow.
"How, exactly?"
>>155397Frizzle waves as they move outside. Mala follows alongside, on the other side of Silver. A black car slows down, and allows them to cross the road
"Okay." White Orchid says. "Thanks. It's really helpful to have somepony take me out some times. Somepony big and strong and caring. Like you."
>>155486"With my hooves, you know." She also leans in, as if in confidence.
"I also have my pa's old army knife." >>155486Silver smiles at the colt.
"It is my pleasure. You really think I am all of those things?"
>>155489The two stop on the road, on the side opposite the diner. The little colt looks up towards Silver
“Well… yes. Like grandpa.”
>>155491In a "deleted scene" for Amber's paper chase questline, Dark Denizen talks to Amber about going home with stallions she meets at the club, and offers her a derringer pistol, for if or when she decides "no," and a roll of condoms for if or when decides "yes."She looks at Amber for several moments, and leans against the counter.
"Your father was in the army?"
>>155493HISS!
Solar Night was in the office of Varsity Blues, head of admissions, asking about Jim Haskins University’s commitment to diversity, and saying he had a question about a friend of his.
>>155494what was the last thing said?
>>155495This is the last post to Solar Night
>>154051 →Solar Night asked if they could expedite admissions after Varisty Blues assured them that they totally care about Bat Ponies and Zebras and have for five whole years now
>>155496Whats on the Coinage in Equestria?
>>155497Old bits? Princess Celestia, with a smaller number minted with Princess Twilight, or Princess Luna and Princess Celestia both.
Occupation notes I can't remember, but most likely two horseshoes that are opposed to each other
>>155498Yes. I really wanted to put it in, but Amber didn't seem to want to stick around after she came backShe just nods with a grave expression, saying nothing. She turns around, looks at the water, and says "Oh. It's boiling" and takes the hopefully husked corn cobs and places them in
>>155499Amber really didn't want to stick around, for various reasonsThey are indeed husked! Amber hoofs them to her.
>>155497I am proud to say that I found my description of Occuptation Paper Currency:
>>139264 →There's a number of patterns of intersecting lines along the back that could only be guessed to be some kind of anti-counterfeiting measure. That or they really didn't want the piece of paper to be plain. Everything is in red ink. Over these lines in the center, are two horseshoes opposed to each other, and to each side are big red "50"s. And in red text, at the top in the red band around the sides of the bill is:
"New Mareland Military Authority"
Below that:
"In
Circulation Set
In
East Equestria
Fifty Bits"
>>155500lol, very good reasons, but I missed that sceneShe takes them, and places them into the water
Mustard Trim walks into the kitchen
"Hey Amber"
>>155502Mustard can see the filly's ears perk up and point to him when she hears his voice, even before she turns to him with a grin.
"Hello Mustard!" >>155501>>155499>>155496Im Assuming i have some Celestia Coin"Could our good friend Princess celestia help in anyway?"
>>155490Silver smiles at him.
"D'awwwww. I would hug you, if not for your aversion to physical contact."
>>155503He slowly walks up to her, looking like he wants to rub against her, or at least hug her
"What are you up to?" he asks
>>155504He laughs
"Princess Celestia hasn't helped in years"
Probably, though Dark Star is most likely paid mostly in occupation notes>>155505"Oh" He says, and looks down. The black car backs up and moves next to the two of them
>>155506"Oh, here, let us not block this vehicle's path, son."
>>155506The close quarters of the kitchen aids in this, as she intentionally rubs shoulders with him while opening a cupboard, looking for something.
"Making lunch! We're having corn on the cob." >>155507White Orchid doesn't quite have time to register the "son" remark, as he pulls away
Just as well, as two creatures - a zebra stallion and a brown stallion, get out of doors on the front and back
>>155508"That's nice. I didn't know you cooked" he said
>>155509He did... I'm thinking if he should be considered to have spent it all. We can say for these purposes he has at least a few hundred bits on him >>155511Mustard Trim moves over, and with his hooves on the edge of the counter stands up
"Huh" He looks to her "Well that's pretty neat"
>>155512Sure, Dark Star has bits on him. Also multiple firearms for some reason >>155513Amber bows down low, looking to be cleaning something that had fallen off the ground, but in reality eyeing him between the legs.
"It sure is." >>155514All the same, he has maybe ~220 on him >>155515Mustard Trim has taken off his vest and is now completely naked. Amber sees his sheath and testes (barely), but nothing is excited or out of place. He smiles, and watches Amber as she dips low and back up
"Uh... want to see my room?" He asks
>>155516"Sure." She looks over to his mother.
"You don't need my help anymore, do you? When do you think lunch will be ready?" >>155517I'm tentatively going to say something along the lines of 4 times what a U.S. dollar in modern times is worth, but honestly it's extremely hard to estimate and hard be consistent. I've kind of gone all over the place with it>>155518"Not long after it's done boiling" Dahlia is preparing a few other items.
>>155519"Alright, we'll be down then." She turns and follows Mustard Trim.
>>155520"Keep the door open while you have a female over." Dahlia says to Mustard
Mustard says "Okay mom" and the two walk out of the kitchen, past the dining table, past the radio, the couch, and the portraits. They go over to the narrow wooden stairs and the railing, and to a small hallway at the top. There are two doors on that side of the hallway, and he opens one, going inside
The wall is blue and there is a window at the far side. There are two beds - small double beds - in the room, one of which is disrupted, and the other has his jacket and a couple other items of clothing on it. There are papers strewn on a dresser, and a text book open, while there are books sitting on a different dresser. There are multiple sets of toys on the floor, including a couple boxes and something like a Ferris wheel and a bridge? Or something. There is a lamp on one table, two photographs of colts, and a set of boxes against one wall. There is a poster of an "artistic depiction" of Princess Cadence beating back the Changelings in the First Battle of Canterlot on the wall.
>>155521Yes. Better make sure the door is closed >>155522Dark Star looks at him, and then over at the door.
"I Have Something of an Offer i would like to Discuss with you."
>>155522Amber snickers when they're out of earshot.
"She's smart.""Woah, this is your room? It has so many neat things in it!" she exclaims in apparently earnest excitement.
>>155523He tilts his head
"What kind of offer?"
The door is slightly open, and Dark Star knows there is a secretary further down the hall
>>155524"I know right?" He says to her
He smiles at her words
"Thank you..." He stands there next to her as she looks around the room.
>>155525She looks at the text book, what other books he has on the dresser, examines the poster, and finally stares at the photographs.
"Your brother?" she asks at the end, in a low voice as if afraid she might set something off.
>>155525"One Better Discussed in Private. May i Close the Door?"
>>155526The text book is a science text book. Specifically it is chemistry. Of the other books are a math text book, and several novels. Love stories and historical fiction. Probably required reading for school but it's kind of hard to tell.
For a moment, Mustard Trim looks at the open door. Instead, he moves closer to Amber and whispers into her ear
"Yes.">>155527He pauses for a moment
"Sure"
>>155528She nods knowingly. This may be an uncomfortable topic for him, so she'll let him open up about it at his own pace. For now, she fixates on something a bit more lighthearted.
"You read romance novels?" she asks with a mischievous smile.
>>155526>>155528The poster is Cadence in the fore (viewing from behind), standing in a room by a window with Shining Armor a little further away, and looking out at the Changeling Army which is in the middle of being repelled by a shock wave. There's a decent amount of violence and appreciation for the female form in the image.
There are two photographs. One, of a young skinny light colored colt. The other is an older reddish colored colt with a stronger build.
>>155529He smiles awkwardly, and his ears come down
"Only for school...."
>>155528Dark Star walks over to the door and closes it
Then he Walks Back
>>155531“What’s your offer?” He asks
>>155530Appreciation as in "anatomically correct"? Even if that's the case, it's not what Amber would have taken away from it, rather the married couple protecting their land bitterly. Romantic and noble, though ultimately tragic in history.
What are Hitch and Sprout doing from G5?Amber noticed with a sad gaze that this was Mustard's older brother who went off to war. She hopes he is not the POW in the family.
"School?" she responds skeptically. She picks up the one with the mushiest title and opens it mid-way to read a passage.
>>155532Solar Night reaches into his bags Pocket and Places 50 bits on the desk in front of the Stallion.
"My Friend Really wants to Get Into Jim Haykins,It Would Mean the World to Her."
He Smiles at Him
He Points to The Princesses Face on the Coin.
"Maybe our Good Friend Princess celestia can Help get Her into School Sooner"
50 would be worth 200 if its Worth 4 times Usd >>155533Well, the poster is not anatomically correct, nor would such details be much visible in the image even if present. This is, after all, a poster that Dahlia hasn’t torn down. But Princess Cadence’s shape is understood and appreciated by the artist. Shining armor is present in the lower left of the image, though he is a few feet separate from her. It should be noted that Cadence stares at the Changelings, and presumably specifically Chrysalis, while Shining Armor’s head is turned looking at Cadence.
The colt in the image looks to be about the age that Mustard Trim is now, maybe slightly younger.
Passage:
> They agreed that Mrs. Bonnet should only hear of the departure of the family, without being alarmed on the score of the gentlecolt’s conduct; but even this partial communication gave her a great deal of con- cern, and she bewailed it as exceedingly unlucky that the mares should happen to go away just as they were all getting so intimate together. After lamenting it, however, at some length, she had the consolation that Mr. Bringer would be soon down again and soon dining at Longbum, and the conclusion of all was the comfortable declaration, that though he had been invited only to a family dinner, she would take care to have two full courses.>>155534He looks at the coin, and is immediately offended
“Just what kind of institution do you think this is?!”
>>155535Is it an actual picture? If so, link plsAmber reads the passage, aloud, in a mock Canterlot accent, evidently enjoying the fact that Mustard is reading such stories, even if it's because he's forced to.
>>155536No, I made it up“Heh heh” he smiles awkwardly as she reads the passage, listening to her
>>155538“It’s alright” he says, clearly embarrassed
>>155539She nuzzles his neck lightly.
"Why don't you show me what books you like to read?" >>155535He Grins
"One That Wants 50 more bits?"
>>155541“You think we’d sell places in our school fir 100 bits? I’ll have you know that we are the highest ranked university in the entire Southeast, and our medical school is the highest ranked in all of Equestria.” His yells are
not loud enough to be heard clearly down the hall.
>>155540He nuzzled, and smiles
“I haven’t really had as much time to read. For fun at least. I would read short story collections back in Blackwater, but I haven’t had access to as many.”
>>155543“Well, there are libraries… just, I haven’t really read them… It’s not quite the same here. There was a certain store I could buy them from back in Blackwater, but not here.”
>>155542He Puts His Hoof to his Chin in thought.
"You Know maybe its worth 200."
>>155546He blinks
"Jim Haykins University is committed to diversity and to including historically excluded groups into Equestria's future. We do recognize that many creatures, particularly those from underprivileged backgrounds, have had their applications delayed because of the revolt last semester, and the siege of the city a year before that. We
are well behind of what would have been the State required quotas under the Twilight administration, and a dream deferred is a dream denied. I suppose there
may be room in the current class."
>>155545"Yeah. Like that place yesterday. I wish I bought that ship."
>>155547"A Zeebat Pony Would Look Very wel on you and Jim Haykinsl. She is one of the Most Oppressed Members of Our Society."
>>155551"Adventure? Uh... like what?"
>>155553"Couldn't you like, die, doing that?"
>>155550Rise Up"Her Name, Is Lunar Nadir."
>>155555Quids say we riseHe nods, and extends his hoof forward
>>155556He Extends his forward as well
Quints demand it >>155557He is silent for a minute, then he is silent for a minute longer. He finally says
"My mom thinks I am her last chance for grandchildren. Grandchildren that will have a father willing the sign the birth certificate, anyways."
>>155558He motions his hoof, as if expecting something specific.
>>155559"Oh were are my manners."
He Places the other 100 bits in his hoof
>>155561"That's why she added 'with a father who would sign the birth certificate.' She thinks that Veneer is on track to end up like her, but at a much younger age."
>>155560He meets his hoof to Dark Star's in a hoof-shake, grabbing the money in the process.
"We welcome Lunar Nadir to the class of 1017. Let me write it up."
>>155562He Keeps his cool exterior which he has had the entire time, but inside He feels a massive relief
He Shakes his Hoof
"Great News"
>>155563He calls his secretary, and says that a file for Lunar Nadir was found after being misplaced, and that her place for the 1013 Spring semester had come up on the waiting list
"She will prepare the letter. There's still the matter of tuition."
>>155564"My mother thinks that she will become a single mother, because she will get pregnant by a stallion who will not care to help raise the foal."
>>155565"Your ma was a single mother?" she asks, in a hushed tone.
>>155565"Tuition? How much would that cost?"
>>155570"Interesting. Would you take a down payment? and then i can bring the rest in later today?"
>>155571"I don't handle that, the financial office does. But there is a dead line in a few days to pay the full amount of tuition for the semester."
>>155572"Ok,Thanks For Everything,Sir. You've made a young Mare Very Happy"
>>155574He nods with a pleased smile, and places the coins in his pocket.
"You're welcome"
>>155577Note TakenHe Smiles then heads for the door
>>155578He leaves the office, and on the way out, the Secretary provides Solar night with an acceptance letter for Lunar Nadir.
>>155579"Thank You Ma'am"
He takes it and puts it in his bag
"Much Appreciated."
>>155580The unicorn mare does not smile. She seems a little crabby. But Dark Star has the letter, and a copy in the filing system.
>>155582Dark Star sees Nadir sitting the in the middle of the concrete walkway leading to the building, with her wings next to her, and looking somewhat sad. She sees Solar Night through the glass in the door, and she immediately runs towards him, stopping in front of him and looking up at him. "What happened?" she asks anxiously
>>155583"Oh.....Yea i have some bad news."
He looks down trying to to give away the jest
>>155584The tips of her wings touch the concrete, her mouth opens, and her purple eyes with their slit pupils become very wide
>>155585I Reach into my Bag and pull out the letter.
"You Got Accepted into Jim Haykins!"
>>155586Her eyes focus on the letter, pupils zooming in. Her mouth closes as she looks intently at it. She takes maybe two or three seconds, then her ears perk all the way up, her mouth opens up and lips are pulled back far, her pupils become so wide they are almost circular, and her wings spread out until they are extended all of the way.
In slow motion, Dark Star can see all of this happen, and she jumps up, pushing with her hind legs, abs pounces on Dark Star, very possibly knocking him down. She wraps her forelegs around him
very tightly.
She makes an unnatural “EEEEEEEEEEEEE” sound that’s kind of uncomfortable at that distance.
Then she kisses him. She misses his lips, but it does seem like that was her intent, however poorly executed.
>>155588She makes a few more loud EEEEEEEing sounds, and continues hugging Solar Night
very aggressively, pressing her small body against his as much as she can manage. At least she doesn't attempt to kiss him again.
"Thank you thank you thank you Solar! This means so much to me. I thought I could never get in!"
And now she's crying
>>155589"I Always Keep My Promises,Nadir."
He sees her start crying.
"Aww Hey,Hey Theres no need to cry,Nadir."
>>155590And now she's trying to bury her head in his fur.
"I thought I could never get in..." he hears muffled by his fur
>>155591"She
is married."
>>155592"Im Happy i could help you."
He Hugs Her again
>>155593A few ponies are looking at this scene funnily. Others do not care and literally just walk around the two. She's finally starting to loosen up on him, but she hasn't let go of him. Her fur is short and coarse, for what its worth.
"I can't believe it's real" She says, happy but also evidently crying
>>155594"Im Happy That you are Happy."
He smiles at her and Hugs her once more
>>155595"Thank you..." Okay, she's calming down. Sort of.
Dark Star discovers what it is like to be hugged by bat wings, which she wraps all the way around him, and attempts to close. The surface is soft and velvety.
>>155596He touches her wings with his hoof
"Its no problem nadir. although i am going to have to go treasure hunting to cover the tuition"
He Laughs
>>155597Her wings feel odd. It's a flap of skin with short hairs on it, feeling almost like velvet. At least it's soft.
These last words make her finally pull away, though just enough so that her face is in front of his, looking him in the eyes with a serious expression
"Treasure hunting?"
>>155598"Uh,Yeah."
He looks a little Apprehensive.
>>155600"I mean i dont Exactly have to, But it sounds Fun."
He smiles
>>155601"Like, like, like going into caves or shipwrecks?"
>>155602He Puts his Hoof to his Chin
"Yes."
>>155603She opens her mouth and widens her eyes in astonishment
"I would think you were messing with me but you brought the letter. Is the letter a real letter?"
>>155604"Of Course its Real."
I Laugh
"I Got it Straight From the Secretary. Your Name is in the system."
>>155605She looks at him, looks down, and then pulls away. (She's pretty thoroughly invaded Solar Night's personal space). She grabs the letter, and looks at it more carefully. Her wings slowly move down. After some seconds, she says
"It
is real!"
She stares at him in the eyes, looking at him in amazement
"What else can you do?"
>>155606He Smiles and gives a somewhat Mysterious answer
"Tons"
>>155607Her mouth is partly open, as she stares at this mysterious stallion.
"So..." She sits down in front of him, and touches her left leg on her right
"What about the cost?"