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They had gone into the office, but Betterbones was distracted with thinking about what Arnica was saying, and so didn't actually go and get the cookies when they entered. From what she said, it sounded like Arnica was similar to him when it came to values. It would be impossible to tell how proficient she was when it actually came to applying medical care until the situation arose where she was needed. However, he valued heart over skill any day, and since Arnica had the will to help others unconditionally, it appeared to Betterbones that she was fine doctor material already. "All sounds good to me!" He told her, "Welcome to the practice!" It might have sounded like he had made his decision rather quickly, and more than a little blindly, but he had thought it through. Besides, looking back, some of the best decisions he had made in his life were split-second ones. Even if it was usually too slow around here to need multiple doctors, there were days like today when he definitely could have used the help of another. Not to mention, it was often very lonely here, away from the place he had grown up and from his family. It made him miss his daughter, and having another pony around would probably help take his mind off that. He would be the first to admit that that wasn't a very professional thing to hire somepony based on, but it was a factor he considered nonetheless. "There are plenty of empty rooms around..." He added, and began looking around his office distractedly, as if he had lost something, "Feel free to set up office in any of them. Since I've been the only doctor in town up 'til now, and there always needs to be a doctor here in case of emergencies, I've been living in the building, and will probably continue to do so. If you've got nowhere to stay, feel free to do the same - there's plenty of space - or if you have somewhere else in mind, I've got no problem with you coming into work in the morning and leaving in the afternoon... do you ever do that thing where you walk into a room and forget why you went there?" He tapped a hoof thoughtfully on his chin. [OOC: We'll get back to you ASAP, Haserman. I seem to have unintentionally abandoned you over there ]

If we keep up this run, we'll have one of each! O.O

Well, definitely not 'average'

Mine were No - The team have realised we like Big Macintosh's eyyups, so they'll probably eliminate everything else about him -_- Yes - Don't see why not. Yes - Probably in the finale?

Betterbones listened carefully and attentively to what Arnica said by way of explanation of her purpose. She seemed a little nervous. Perhaps that was why she had forgotten to actually mention what she did. Although she had said she worked in a hospital in Canterlot and was looking to start a practice, she could have been anything from a psychologist to a general practitioner to a financer. He hoped she wasn't a financer. That would be the least interesting thing. "Here you are." He agreed when she finished. He was about to put forth that he was indeed looking for help, ask what the role that she was looking for was, and perhaps enquire as to who pointed her in his direction - since if they worked in Canterlot, he might know them. He was distracted, however, by the sight of Orange swaying gently in the corner of his eye - a sight that had become quickly familiar but no less concerning. "Uh," He murmured, thinking about what Arnica said while moving across to Orange, "Saddlebags, yes, just... stick them..." He looked around the room. It wasn't a particularly densely furnished room. There was a wardrobe, a bed, the washroom, and a bookcase that was in here because he had nowhere else to put it. "Anywhere?" He shrugged, and turned his much-needed attention to Orange. "Speaking as your doctor, I think you've had enough for now." He told him, looking a little uncomfortable, perhaps embarrassed by Orange's obvious intoxication while under his care, "Why don't you lie down for a bit, take the pressure off that sprain of yours?" Although clearly tipsy, Orange still appeared docile, so he wasn't worried about the repercussions of taking away his alcohol. "And I'll..." He realised something, smacked a hoof to his forehead, "Cookies! I'll go get the cookies I promised. You - wait here. You -" He turned his pointing hoof to Arnica, "Let's walk and talk." He didn't wait for a response from either pony, but was quickly out the doorway. He was suddenly feeling an urge to separate his two visitors for the sake of his credibility. He headed toward his office, which wasn't far down the hallway, and trusted that Arnica was following and keeping up with him as he spoke. "Well, before we say anything," He said, "You should know that living and working in Solstice Heights is a completely different ball game than doing so in Canterlot. Not that it isn't as good or rewarding..." He came to a stop outside his door. "I don't want it to sound like I'm trying to put you off," He assured her, "I just want you to understand that things are different down here, and there's a chance that you won't find it to your liking, but if you're willing to try..." He left the sentence unfinished for her response.

Betterbones had been waiting by the door, watching Orange with a mixture of amusement at his wariness and sympathy for his pains, when he heard a voice beside him and looked to see another new pony stood outside the door. It was odd that he was seeing so many ponies he'd never met before today, when, being a doctor in a small town, he knew almost everypony who lived here. It was strange, but it seemed that this was just that kind of day. "A bad time?" He pondered aloud in response to her introduction, "Well, that depends. It's a bad time for the world to end... or the building to burn down... or to discover I was adopted... but is it a bad time to welcome a new pony to Solstice Heights?" He grinned cheerily, "Never." He extended his own hoof to meet hers in a warm greeting. Even as he had been speaking, his mind had already been assessing the new pony who stood in front of him. She was female, a unicorn, younger than him, with a white coat, blue eyes and a turquoise mane and tail that was fairly well brushed though unstyled, and he didn't see any signs of physical injuries. That meant that the problem was a mental one, or that there was no problem, and that Arnica was here for another purpose entirely. She had been quite formal in her approach and introduction, which made him think that she was here on business. He hoped that she wasn't from the department of health, since, although he wasn't having a hoof in the vodka that was being downed, it still didn't say great things about his practice to have a patient doing it. In truth, he hadn't been expecting a third visitor that day at all. He had been shocked to have two in a row. Arnica was wearing saddlebags, and this combined with the way she was stood in the doorway prevented Betterbones from seeing her cutie mark, which was always the best clue about who anypony was when meeting them for the first time. He was sure that Arnica would explain her purpose shortly, but there was no fun in that. "I am Doctor Betterbones," He confirmed, motioning to himself with a hoof, and then pointing to Orange, "And that over there is my new friend, Mister Dimitri Orangiko Tundra." He said the name with a curiously perfect Staliongradish accent, and then turned his attention back to Arnica, "I observe that you're here on business. If you'd like to talk in private, it's thattaway to my office, and I'll be with you after I make sure Orange is happy with the room. If not, then feel free to talk here, because I'm sure Orange won't tell any secrets." He winked. His 'observation' was more of an educated guess, but one he was willing to bet the conversation on. Standing between the orange pony with the singed wings and glass of vodka and this newcomer with the look of importance and uncertainty about her, Betterbones couldn't help but reflect that this had been an odd sort of day, but he was enjoying it after the spell of silence that had settled over his practice.

The ones I remember loving the most were Pokemon, Digimon, Beyblade, X-Men Evolution and Teen Titans. I also watched TAS of Batman, Spider-Man and X-Men, along with Jackie Chan Adventures, Sonic X, Danny Phantom, The Batman, and I'm sure a whole bunch of others I don't remember any more. More recently I've been watching The Spectacular Spider-Man (which is spectacular), Sym-Bionic Titan (also incredible), Teen Titans (for nostalgia), MLP:FiM (obviously), Young Justice (fantastic new series - revives my faith in modern cartoons), and some Danny Phantom too