FiM Cast Bon Bon [FINAL]

[SteelEagle]

(The following application is written so as to fit into board canon as has been RPed by the previous player in terms of the relationship with Lyra. If Diego Havoc has any objections, I'd love to hear them.)

Roleplay Type: Mane RP

Name: Bon Bon

Sex: Female

Age: Young Mare

Species: Earth Pony

Pelt Color: Pale, light yellow.

Mane/Tal/Markings, Colors and Style: A well-styled curled blue mane with a single heavy pink streak.

Cutie Mark: A trio of candies in blue and yellow wrappers.

Physique: Distinctly average despite all of her hard work, her sweet tooth undermining her exercises expertly.

Origin: Born in Canterlot, though not of high society birth. Resides in Ponyville with her fillyfriend Lyra.

Occupation: Runs a Sweets Stand haphazardly.

Motivation: To maintain the status quo, seeing as her simple dreams have been fulfilled.

Likes: Relaxing in the moonlight, money not being wasted, celebrities, Lyra, exercise, being a wee bit silly, ponies liking her tasty treats, dancing, and general fun times.

Dislikes: Those who emulate high society in all of its fakeness, hard-liners, liars, the discourteous.

Character Summary:

Life is a box of Bon Bons, or something similar.

Truly, Bon Bon considers her life a success and at such a young age has little ambition for much else. She has her own small measure of success, has found love, and lives in a town that suits her personality. Most ponies have some great inner conflict or some motivating factor that pushes them. Bon Bon doesn't have that. Bon Bon doesn't need that. When you're the mare who has everything, who needs anything?

It wasn't always this way. She was born into the upper-middle class in Canterlot, high up enough in society to be distant from the lower class who made the city run and too far below the high society types to be important enough to notice. Her early life was thus spent trying to find a niche that suited her and constantly being rebuffed, time after time until eventually she grew a healthy distaste for the whole way things were done. The lower classes were just as judgmental as the high society types and ridiculed her, and the high society types didn't care enough about her to even grant her that honor. For many, this would have bred discontent and even anger.

In Bon Bon, it did something different. It bred a general indifference to it all, even to the vast promises of Canterlot. This created something wholly unique in a city so evenly divided; a pony content to be herself and be happy with the simple things in life. Being happy in the moment was perhaps the greatest blow she could strike against the deceit that was Canterlot society through this happiness came success. High society and low class alike came to her, for nopony can resist the urge to smile, laugh, and enjoy life. During a gathering of many disparate friends, Bon Bon made an assortment of delicious snacks that appealed to all who came. Her flank was swiftly adorned with her cutie mark, but to her it represents something more than just her ability to make delicious treats: It represents how she desires nothing more than to bring those she cares about together, regardless of difference, in the interest of a shared passion. Some say that's a stretch and it might be. To them, Bon Bon has no response; her answer to her question regarding her cutie mark on her flank!

Eventually, she grew to enjoy life so well that she never grew that deep-seated ambition that pushes others forward. Her wants and needs were relatively simple emotional requirements: To love, be loved, and live happy. This fit Bon Bon just fine and among her friends she was fulfilled, but Canterlot is a vast machine of unicorn mind, pegasi power, and earth pony grit that changes for nopony. The city and its environment didn't just conflict with her more laissez faire mindset, it actively fought against it. The friction between Bon Bon and her parents, who wanted naught but the best for their daughter and sought to push her to do more, only grew as her emotional contentment with a simpler life expanded to encompass her 'motivation'. Eventually, she saw that the city could no longer support her way of life and decided a change of scenery was in order. At the same time, she felt no need to utterly isolate herself from her parents whom she loved and her circle of friends whom she adored and decided to find a place nearby.

The announcement of her move was met with mixed reception initially, her parents shocked and saddened as befit worried parents when their daughter, who was just now a mare, makes such a bold move. Bon Bon would not be detered, however, and eventually her parents had to bow to her wishes and they offered to help her. A few months of searching followed and ended when Ponyville was chosen. The question posed was why Ponyville, and the answers were simple. It was close enough to Canterlot for frequent tips. It was a small, laid back town with a close community. It was growing but lacked an upper crust which distanced itself, or a lower class which felt isolated and spurned. It had wide open spaces for her to run in and was a beautiful area. The complaints lodged about its lack of opportunity or size or importance or economy fell on deaf ears. She didn't care about of that.

She moved and used the money her parents had started to set aside for her to open up a full blown sweets shop in Canterlot for her first place and her stand. Ponyville already had one fantastic sweet shop and in a town this size, opening up a second was a bad idea. Bon Bon instead used the mobility offered by the cart and her high quality items to hammer out a small, but successfull, business that saw her living well. She could perhaps have lived better if she didn't eat a rather substantial amount of her own product, but it was too good. Besides, she argued witha a degree of success, it saved her money on food. This slight candy overload proved to be no real shock to her business though it did increase her need to exercise, as she was welcomed to a giant welcoming party for a new pony in town named Lyra.

Bon Bon would point to her cutie mark later and say that she was right all along; she was supposed to bring ponies together despite differences, and indeed she is different from Lyra. The unicorn was shy and awkward while Bon Bon was wonderfully extroverted and confident in herself. They hit it off tremendously well and the duo soon rented a house together. What was strange was that between the party and after the Running of the Leaves when they made their feelings more powerful through acknowledgement, Bon Bon had no great revelations about how she loved Lyra. Maybe she knew when she first saw her or maybe she knew she loved Lyra since before Bon Bon could even speak, or maybe Bon Bon's interest in enjoying the moment blinded her. All she knew was that the day they admitted their feelings didn't feel any different from the day or week or month before- or after: She loves Lyra and always had, always will.

Now, Bon Bon has love and is loved and enjoys a successful business. Anything good that happens now is a bonus, an addition to a life well-lived. She supports Lyra in all of her dreams but she herself would be content to know that thirty years from now, she would be in the same situation. This should not be taken as to mean she is lazy or has no interest in work, as maintaining the status quo requires just that. While she is boundlessly forgiving, she would rather not have a mistake happen in the first place. She will not pay for things she does not want and when she does pay for something she wants what was advertised. When she has a plan, she is fine with it being changed- as long as it is done politely and with her in mind. She is a very easy pony to get along with, but not a pushover.

She can a bit silly at times, having developed a huge range of voices during her youth in an effort to fit in. She will often try one out in a random situation or slip into another depending on the situation. Some chide her for doing it out of choice at random times, but Bon Bon doesn't really listen to the ramblings of those without a sense of humor. She likes to exercise, and not just because it slows down the gradual decay brought on by her over-indulgence in sweets. Being active and feeling the body come alive makes the relaxation that follows even better, and nothing in Ponyville is better than relaxation under the moonlight with Lyra Heartstrings providing the soft music as you appreciate the night and reflect. A life well lived, happy and without conflict. A simple mare had simple dreams and simple successes.

And Bon Bon is proud to be a simple mare.

[Nightfall]

I was GOING to app for Bon-Bon, but seeing this post changed my mind.

Bravo. Just bravo.

[hinata2000100]

You have a really good app here, Steel!

If you got Bon Bon, I personally wouldn't be surprised.

[SonicRainboomGirl]

0.0 EXCELLENT application!! Good luck, Steel!

[RCTwilightSparkle]