Kneazle

Bad Science by Ben Goldacre

It would be amazing if they had teeny tiny little bunny's as riders.

Well there's apparently a breed of horse called Austurian, which is pretty close.

Came way late to this! Ah well, looking forward to the next one! Something for thanksgiving maybe

Poor Scootaloo

Howdy hey! Welcome! What are your upcoming fanfic plans?

April Showers waddled through the entrance to the house of mirrors, silently cursing her bulky thundercloud costume as one of the cardboard lightning bolts snagged in a gap between two of the mirrors. Grabbing the offending piece of board in her teeth she tugged hard, unable to suppress a squeak of surprise when it suddenly came free, sending her sprawling backwards into a heap. Scowling she struggled back to her feet, exhaling loudly through her nostrils in frustration as she glared at the spiraling reflections of herself in the mirrors. She was tired, slightly nauseous from too much candy and her costume was beginning to itch.

It was time to call it a night. Huffing again she turned back the way she'd came, the clop of her hooves echoing as she headed towards the exit.

THUD!

"What the hay?" she sneezed as she frowned at the large, dust covered mirror blocking the hallway she'd entered through. Rubbing her nose with a hoof she turned around, letting out a yelp of surprise as she spotted a sudden flash of orange streak through a patchwork of mirrors in front of her. Spinning around she felt the hairs on the back up her neck stand up as she was met with a dark, empty hallway.

"H... hello?"

Oh hay guise!

Oh dear god! You win, I'm outta here

Playing with fire eh? are we talking literally or metaphorically?

/thread

Aw thanks! I'm going to leave her as WIP for the rest of the day then do a final proof read before marking her as final. Excited to get started.

Edit: Final Tag - ACTIVATE! Woo!

Do you plan on your next pony being "May Flowers"?

lol! . I really wanted to call her raindrop. but god damn it there's already a MLP called raindrop!

Okay completed a massive update, thanks to the amazing feedback from Haserman and Pony_Sage.

Changes:

- Changed residence to Manehatten

- Completely rewritten character summary

Bleh sorry it's so long.

Kneazle uses post! It's super effective!

Okay! I'm hoping to revise it today - sorry it's been dormant for so long.

I like your... mane?

Hahah no kidding. Seriously though your av is spiffay as is your username.

Thanks so much for the tips guys! So helpful! And so much to think about and add to the app. Just so the powers that be know I'm working on it - lousy full time job is getting in the way eugh.

Yeah Pipsqueak was cute. I'd only be annoyed if we saw him in every ep from now on.

Hmm haven't been here for a while! Victory is mine I see.

Ookaaay - April Showers 1.1!

Name: April Showers

Sex: Female

Age: Mare

Species: Earth Pony

Pelt Colour: A blue tinged grey

Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Navy blue streaked with dark cyan. Mane and tail are long straight but always a bit windswept and unkempt.

Eye Colour: Dark cyan with a slight green tinge

Cutie Mark: Storm cloud with raindrops coming out – reminiscent of a weather forecast symbol

Physique: Average, although maybe a bit fitter than the average pony due to her work

Origin: Manehatten

Roleplay Type: Mane

Occupation: Junior meteorologist for the Manehatten branch of the Equestria Weather Service

Motivation: Despite being an earth pony, April Showers loves the sky and the weather just as much as any Pegasus pony, and yearns to learn and experience as much about it as she can.

Likes: Hot air ballooning, rainy days, watching the weather pegasi in action, travelling and reading

Dislikes: Spending too much time indoors, gravity (ugh, being stuck on the ground!), crowds and enclosed spaces

Character Summary:

April Showers was born during a gentle spring storm in Manehatten. Her parents, down to earth hard working owners of a small fruit store and descendants of a long line of farmer ponies couldn’t have imagined just how fitting the name they’d given their first and only foal would be...

April can’t remember when she hasn’t been fascinated by the sky and weather, but one of her earliest and fondest memories is her first flight in a hot air balloon as a filly. Half way through the journey a storm had set in; buffeting the balloon until several weather ponies arrived, effortlessly clearing a path in the storm that allowed them to land safely. Completely awe-struck by the storm and the ponies, the young filly realised exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up. A Pegasus weather pony.

Following the balloon adventure, April devoted every spare minute to learning about the sky and the weather, much to her parent’s kind hearted amusement and gentle teasing. Parental amusement turned to concern after their daughter announced her intentions to go to her schools careers day dressed as a weather Pegasus. After several arguments April’s father put his hoof down, insisting that she go as a farmer pony – something she could actually grow up to be. Determined not to back down, April started working on a weather Pegasus costume (complete with unfurling wings) in secret, smuggling it to school with her on careers day. Her career presentation to her classmates was met with jeers and mocking laughter, which continued through the rest of the day. By the afternoon it had become too much for the small filly. Filled with anger and hurt she decided to prove everyone wrong. She would become a Pegasus pony! Climbing to the top of the school house she unfurled her carefully made wings, and jumped.

After her recovery April withdrew, the reality of her shattered dreams dragging her into a seemingly unbreakable depression. This lasted for months, until one day her father brought home one of the regulars from their store, a striking old Pegasus mare who took a reluctant April out for a stroll. As they walked, the mare discussed her career in the Equestria Weather Service, and how she’d climbed through the ranks to become one of the top ponies in the organization. A final suggestion that April could be like her when she group up pushed the filly over the edge, her depression turning to rage as she challenged the statement – the mare could fly, April couldn’t. With a smile, Pegasus had then explained that she’d never flown in her life – a birth defect leaving her without crucial flight feathers in her wings. That little talk reignited April’s enthusiasm for the weather, and it wasn’t long till her cutie mark appeared while using homemade tools to observe a rather violent storm from the roof of her apartment block.

Her obsession has always set her apart from other ponies of all kinds, making it difficult for her to make friends with her peers. The head injury sustained during her attempt to fly as a filly has also made her clumsier than the average pony. As a result she’s a solitary pony, who is happiest when out in the open studying the weather. The barriers and teasing she’s faced throughout her life have made her very determined and stubborn, being unwilling to let any pony get in the way of her dreams and aspirations ever again. Despite this, she gets quite anxious about social situations, especially with ponies she doesn’t know. Her shyness is immediately forgotten if the topic of the weather comes up. Her ability to turn passing small talk into long lectures about the possible effects of pony manipulation of weather flows and the science of cloud formations often causes her to be avoided at social gatherings. If another pony does take the time to get to know her, they find she’s bright, enthusiastic, funny and exuberant, and is most importantly a supportive friend.

April is currently a junior at the Equestria Weather Service, and is currently the only earth pony on staff. She spends most of her time processing the work of other ponies, putting together weather pegasus rosters and (a rare treat) doing some field work of her own. She is slowly becoming discouraged with her job as despite being one of the hardest working ponies in her department, she is constantly overlooked and ignored by her superiors.

In her spare time she pursues her own studies of weather phenomena, hiring out hot air balloons for the thrill of being in the air, and storm chasing around Equestria when bits and time permit.

After repeatedly encountering ponies on the net I think it was something along the lines of "okay, i'll bite.."

Wooo pinkie pie! welcome to the herd etc. etc.

Welcome welcome! love your av!

Ah the bottom of the thread. Where else would ya find me.