/vx/ - Videogames and Paranormal

>>159940
Clip scrunches, but then smiles as his mane is ruffled, lowering his head.

White Orchid:
"Food?!"

Mint Marine appears from another room, poking his head in.

>>159941
"Tell me do you have any deeper ambition?"

>>159943
Silver nods, and points to where he set it down. Hopefully wisely, the first thing he brought in was the fast food.

"I got hayburgers for you colts."

>>159944
Silver is quickly swarmed by a trio of colts with wagging tails, who come to the table

Clip:
"I suppose I'll take one."
Paper Clipping is still the first one to the table, reaching for a burger.

>>159945
Silver resumes taking stuff in the house while the three get their hayburgers. Hopefully he can keep the candy hidden from view until they are eating.

>>159946
The colts are rather fortunately distracted as Silver brings in the alcohol and candy.

Mala comes to the door as Silver enters the second time.

>>159947
Silver smiles at his companion.

"It is so good to see you, my friend. I got you mashed potatoes over on table, but if you want I can also cook some more of that alligator meat for you."

>>159948
Mala raises his head and ears. He says,

“No one came by. It was quiet, at least on the outside.”

>>159949
"That is good to hear. Colts should be safe now. Thank you my friend, I knew I could count on you."

>>159943
"Look at me. What I was born to achieve, I have achieved. Perhaps if I had been brighter and more creative, I might have been known as a composer rather than a court musician, but my heyday has come and gone. My only disappointment is that I hoped to ride out the height of my career, but going back into obscurity isn't a choice." The old griffon looks wistful, almost disappointed.

>>159950
He smiles. Then he resumes a more serious expression.
“What happened?”

>>159951
He has a bigger smile.

“Remember what I said earlier. About the theory of the physicists? That matter itself is nothing more than the sum of so many waves?”

>>159952
"Yes?"

>>159953
“There is much more you can do with music, if only you look deeper.” He says

>>159954
"What do you suggest?"

>>159952
Silver speaks in a quiet tone to avoid being overheard.

"We tried to do it without violence, but they attacked us first."

>>159955
“Well, let’s start with this. Tell me, what can music do for animals?”

>>159956
Mala keeps his ears raised.
“So you did find them?”

>>159957
Silver nods.

"That we did. I will not go into too much detail, but...Bargain Strength is no more."

>>159959
Mala nods.
“I see.”

>>159960
He smiles at his friend.

"So, how was it being stallion of house?"

>>159961
"I didn't try to control the colts. The griffin went upstairs after a while to get away from them. The kirin came home and tried to clean up and control things, but eventually went upstairs as well."

>>159963
"Hmm, I see. I will see how they are doing once I bring this inside."

Silver goes to do so.

>>159964
Silver sees Jubilosa peer her head out from upstairs.

>>159966
Silver smiles when he sees his griffon. He holds up a wine bottle to her.

"Hello Jubee! Look what I brought back?"

>>159967
Her wings extend and slightly unfold at the side of the wine. She runs down the stairs to be closer to her love.

>>159968
Assuming "love" refers to the alcohol.

Silver goes to meet her, hugging her in the living room.

"I also got you some food. It is on table."

>>159969
It was supposed to be ambiguous

"Hello Silver!"

griffu is hugged
She hugs him back, both with her forelegs, and her wings.

>>159970
horsebando is hugged back

"I hope colts have not been terrorizing you too much."

>>159971
"No, they are..." She looks away, but then looks back

"Lively. Very lively."

>>159972
Silver chuckles, and hugs her a bit more tightly.

"Well, I am glad. I cannot have my Jubee going crazy."

>>159973
Jubilosa makes a soft cooing sound, and pulls herself into his embrace.

"It's better now, now that you're back."

>>159974
For Jubilosa, the full extent of his floof is available for such a purpose.

"I am also happy to see you again."

>>159975
She buries her legs in his floof.
"Oh Silver... I was wondering when you would get back."

>>159976
"Oh, you know I would come back sooner or later. I have to have my soft, feathery griffon to hug."

He nuzzles into the feathers on her neck. Even with all that has happened tonight, he is still soft and warm.

>>159957
"If it's the right sort of music, it can calm them, make them more amenable to their owners."

>>159978
“So you can tell it has power to manipulate many living things, of both higher and lower forms of life.”

>>159977
She coos, closes her eyes, extends her neck, and raises the folds of her wings up.

“And I’m glad to have my big, strong, unicorn stallion.”

>>159979
He stays like that for a minute more before he pulls back slightly to look at her.

"Hey, your food is getting cold. I got you some pasta on my way home."

>>159980
“Pasta!”
Her face lights up, and her wings go up.
“I’d like pasta.”

>>159979
"Not manipulate…elevate. Music brings creatures together because there is a beauty in everything."

>>159981
"Well, it is on table."

He gives his griffu a quick kiss on the beak.

>>159982
He nods,
“But… you know… there is more beauty in some things, than in others…”

>>159983
She takes the kiss, giggles, and runs off to the dining room.

>>159984
Silver smiles, and goes upstairs to check up on Khoi.

>>159984
"How can you judge so, though? Even a manticore has beauty inherent to it. So what is your standard?"

>>159985
Silver doesn't need to go far at all. He sees her up at the railing, looking down at him. She must have been doing that for at least a few seconds. She is wearing a long dress of light red with a few golden stripes that only covers part of her body, and leaves much of her own gold fur exposed. Her mane is long and wavy, but is now curled at the end, and her face is covered in make up, perhaps too much, making her look almost white. Her expression is perfectly blank.

>>159986
"You will know. You will know when you experience it. What is my standard? What is more beautiful... admittedly perhaps most creatures would not see it this way - my standard is that the most beautiful things are those that are most hidden, closest to the source of reality, and closest to the eternal. That is beautiful. Or at least... worthy."

>>159988
"Oh! Khoi...wow...that dress is beautiful!"

Silver wonders at her new clothing.

>>159989
There is something of a small smile from her face.

The dress is thin, it looks like silk but could be something synthetic, and it runs primarily down her back side, exposing a portion of her belly and front. The color is best described as scarlet, though there are golden bands several inches wide on each side near the end. The dress is almost translucent. It isn't terribly high end, however, and is fairly simple in over all design.

She walks down the stairs slowly towards Silver.

>>159990
"Well...not as beautiful as you, but...wow, I feel underdressed right now. You look amazing!"

He smiles at her.

"I got reservation at fancy restaurant all ready for us, just let me get quick shower in and dress up and we will be ready to go."

>>159991
She produces what seems to be a genuine smile, which lowers

"I was starting to wonder if you were coming. Where have you been?"

Then again, maybe Silver doesn't have time to talk.

>>159988
"So what is most esoteric is most beautiful? Music can indeed reveal that, but I wouldn't say it is the most 'beautiful.' There is much to be said about the simple and pastoral."

>>159992
"I am sorry I am late, I had some work business to attend to. I can tell you later if you want."

He takes a hold of one of her forehooves, and gives it a kiss.

"I will be ready in just couple of minutes."

>>159993
"Then perhaps 'beautiful' is the wrong term. Shall I say, 'worth my time'."

>>159994
Silver sees how her fur is freshly washed and combed, and how her hooves are trimmed and shiny. Silver takes the hoof, and succeeds in kissing it. She looks down at this process.
"Eh heh... alright."

When it is done, she looks back up to him with a wide smile that shows her teeth.

>>159995
If there was ever a time for Silver to feel inadequate, it's now, with how well-groomed and perfect Khoi has made herself. As Silver goes upstairs to shower and gussy himself up for the date, he hopes he can do at least something half as decent as she did.