Snowshoe

Near the stage, Dapper Dan was able to watch the little hushed argument between the members of the band, as one of the younger colts seemed to rile up his big sister who rushed off when the first number was done. He finished off his drink and slowly set it down on the table behind him, his horn glowing a soft red ochre colour as he set the glass down. Once that was over he adjusted his hat and glasses, once again using his magic and looked around. He felt something rush past him and looked over. The white mare was back on stage once again, this time dressed a little more traditionally like some of the other mares around the dancefloor. He smiled a little, hearing a shout from the white mare. She seemed irritated for some reason, and it was clear to him her brother was enjoying the rise he was getting out of her. A little mean now, considering they both had to pay attention to the music they were playing for the other ponies. Dapper Dan let out a soft chuckle, looking around again. The Sherrif was dancing with someone, Braeburn was talking to a pair of mares (the lucky stallion), and he saw, a little ways away, Maximillian talking to a pair of large stallions he'd never seen around town before, ever. Feeling a little awkward, he hung around near the stage and refreshment table, sitting down on a bench near a table after a moment later. Dan's eyes were drawn to the stage, specifically to the band. He recognized the youngest filly's instrument, and the mare's, but the colt's washtub bass was something he had never seen before. He was fascinated, in a word, and watched the band as they played.

[sorry I've taken so long to say anything but I was wondering if I should wait for Sky or not.]

I know the doll was a complete reference to us (an in show way of saying "Hi Bronies, we know you're out there, thanks for watching"). Here's the comic I was talking about, if you feel like wanting an explanation as to why Big Mac would want the doll. (Edit: In addition, that is one of the few fan comics I've read that actually made me smile/feel warm inside/etc. It's very d'aw worthy.)

The arrival of the new ponies, and the start of the hoedown had everyone busy. Without much going on, Dapper Dan walked about, past Willow Wisp and Caramel Bistro, heading to the refreshment table. He would meet some new ponies in a bit...for now, he was rather thirsty. At the table, he levitated up a glass of apple juice and took a sip, looking back at the assembled ponies. He wasn't sure who to go talk to for now, so he'd stay off to the side until people started to mingle a little more. He always had a chance to meet new people, living in the town. The music was interesting. He actually found himself liking the music of this hoedown. The dancing, however, would take getting used to...he had never danced in his entire life, to be honest. Dan smiled. Nonetheless, he was loving this town. [Hellish writer's block, but felt I needed to drop something in.]

Grim as it is, there is a precedent to it. When I was growing up (lol90schild), there was a TV show called Arthur that dealt with grim subjects like that, such as death of a pet, cancer, disabilities, religious differences, etc. And it did it in a great way, too, being one of the best cartoons from the 90s (that I can remember). It would take some creative writing, but I can guarantee Team Faust can pull it off. Personally, I wouldn't put it as a specific pet of Fluttershy's but more maybe a bird or something. Something like A Bird In the Hoof, but instead of wacky misunderstandings, Fluttershy finds an injured bird, attempts to nurse it back to health, but finds it dead later. The episode could revolve around her friends trying to help her cope about it. It's depressing to a degree, but a valuable lesson could be taught. These two are nice ideas. The first one is being done already (http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/01/season-2-episode-16-read-it-and-weep.html#more), probably, as for the second part, I'd love to see a call back to the doll Big Mac took during Lesson Zero (I recall seeing a comic once that had Twilight talking to Big Mac about the doll, and letting him keep it after she heard the story, I just can't find it), just for the hell of it. Also because he needs MOAR LINES. Personally? I would want to see lessons on loss in general. One of the Mane Six loses an important item to them (like maybe Rarity's ruby necklace she made from the gem Spike gave her), they go on a hunt for it, and then when all seems hopeless, the item shows up again. A kind of "Don't know what you have until it's gone" kind of thing. I can't think of anything else at the moment for good lessons, though.

Let Steve Carrel answer your question for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CPwOOK4nEM

I can see Rarity doing either golf, archery, or tennis, to be honest. The more rich people sports.

I don't think it's only 3 cities. Note that not every map has every city in the world on it. Not only is it an old map, it's likely an old map of Ponyville + surroundings. I like our current map because we came up with things, but you're not going to see that much in an episode based around morals, and not adventures.

Before I get to my thoughts, I just want to say that Granny Smith apples are a type of apple, so are Macintosh apples. It's possible that given Granny Smith's age, being part of the first founders of Ponyville, Granny Smith is just her name, and she's not literally AJ and AB's grandmother, but more likely their great-grandmother perhaps. That's what I see it as being, and the voice actress for DT just misspoke (or in character didn't know the Apple family dynamic...assuming their parents are dead, perhaps the family just doesn't talk much about the family make up to avoid bringing up the subject?). In any case, for the episode: floor, meet jaw. Jaw, meet floor. That history lesson was /amazing/, and this rates highly as one of my favourite episodes for the entire series. I'm LOVING the trend toward world building episodes...they're not required at all, really, given the style of the show (separate, self contained episodes), and it seems these are more geared both toward having good lessons for kids (work together and don't fight [Hearth Warming's Eve], never underestimate or be ashamed of your family members [Family Appreciation Day]), and toward the fandom: why else would they put in that much detail (like a map) and bother with writing a backstory to the world? I can't wait to see if they continue the trend: I would love to see an episode about the princesses and how they got to power (and more Luna, hell yeah), and maybe where Discord came into the picture.

Ssssh. There's a reason it's the dream episode xD

Having just had my first taste of Skyrim I understand how awesome it is. But I'm just curious as to how the Skyrim logo fits into the Mane RP...it's a dragon yeah, and dragons exist in the mane RP, but how did she get it? Why did she get a dragon-like cutie mark representing what it does? There are also other symbols that represent nobility, calmness, and time, so why this symbol combining all three? And also, if she studied to be a silversmith, why the Skyrim logo instead of something involving silversmithing or jewellery making? It's not a bad choice, just one that I'm curious about ^^

[Ah, alright.] Ollie still felt a little bad for ignoring the zebra there. He looked her over, for he now knew, from her voice, that it was a her. He smiled a little as she spoke, her words seeming to rhyme at times, or at least flow like a song. It was interesting, the way she spoke. Like some high class chump from the fancy areas of Canterlot, Ollie mused. Except she clearly wasn't from around here. "Nice to meet you, Zecora. I'm Ollie McTwist." he introduced himself as. "Best skater in Canterlot, hooves down." he added, not very modestly. While it was likely true, he could still learn a lesson in modesty every now and again. He smiled. "I don't think I've ever seen a real Zebra before. Do all Zebras talk like you? All fancy and kinda rhyme-y?" he asked, not trying to be rude, just intensely curious. At being shown the list, he looked it over and shook his head. "Never heard of any of it." Ollie said, shrugging. "Sorry, Zecora."

Curious as ever, Ollie McTwist decided to follow. Who knew what the Zebra was up to? He didn't mean it in a mean sense, though...he had just never seen a zebra and was curious as to what one would be doing up here in Canterlot. He set his skateboard back down and kicked off, rolling along the sidewalk at a leisurely pace. He saw the Zebra go into a flower shop, and he sighed. Well, that was boring. What could anyone want with flowers? Maybe it was for their husband...or wife. He couldn't quite tell at a distance what gender the zebra was. He skated over to a nearby cafe and sat down with his board to relax for a bit. He'd just got his drink, some water, when there was another interested gaze from the crowd, this time straight up. Ollie looked up and his eyes widened in amazement as a light blue pegasus streaked toward the ground with a fiery trail and sparks. Ollie didn't even notice the zebra come out nor the filly talk to it. He was interested as to how a pegasus could even do that...he'd seen pegasi fly before, but never trailing fire! He quickly put a few bits for his water, downed it, and got on his skateboard, rolling over to the zebra and the filly. "That was awesome! How'd you do those spark things?" he asked excitedly, a wide smile on his face. "I wish I could have a trail of fire like that, it was rad!" he said. Shortly after he realized there was a figure next to him, the zebra. He looked up and smiled sheepishly. "Oh, hey. Sorry for interrupting." he apologized. [Edit: Sorry, I didn't see a PM for invite thing when I first made my post. Should I delete and back out?]

I have read, individually, the three LoTR books, and the Hobbit. Time and time again, I find myself loving the Hobbit more.

Ollie McTwist was alone for today, his two friends off doing their own things. Still, he was going to practice his boarding, he always did. He didn't want to get out of practice, after all. Today he was spending the day in Canterlot, and would spend the night at his friend's house so he could get the most out of a few days of boarding around. The red coated colt sped through down, holding expert balance on his skateboard. The rattle of the wheels occasionally were punctuated by a clop from his foot coming down to give him a push. Ollie came up in a jump, kickflipping over a low fence-like barrier from the sidewalk to the main road where a few rickshaw-style taxis ran past. He got up behind one and caught hold of the bumper, keeping out of sight of the couple inside and the driver who trotted along the road. After gaining momentum he let go of the carriage and veered down a street, one of the bigger shopping streets in Canterlot. He rolled down the hill for a while, enjoying the breeze that whipped through his bright mane. After a few moments of skateboarding, something caught Ollie's attention...usually all eyes were on him, some of the looks awed at his tricks, others disproving of him disrupting the peace. He didn't care...he loved skateboarding, and they could deal with it. He never hurt anyone, or caused too much mayhem after all. No, today all eyes were on something else...ponies were whispering, staring, moving out of the way. He quickly turned his skateboard sideways to stop, seeing a zebra walking down the street. That was incredible for Ollie...he'd never seen a real Zebra before! He smiled and wondered if he should go talk to her...he was curious after all, being as young as he was, especially about things he didn't know.

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This is a very simple forum game that I've played before, and find it kinda funny. Just follow the steps, and come up with your very best CD cover! 1 – Go to “wikipedia.” Hit “random” or click http://en.wikipedia..../Special:Random The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band. 2 – Go to “Random quotations” or click http://www.quotation...com/random.php3 The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album. 3 – Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days” or click http://www.flickr.co...teresting/7days Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover. 4 – Use photoshop or similar to put it all together. Here's an example of mine. Used: Measure not the work until the day's out and the labor done. - Elizabeth B. Browning http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T2 http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/ I'm not a good artist xD

I don't have a Rainbow Dash one, but I was wishing my current one: Was Rainbow Dash. Nothing against Octavia, just prefer RD ^^

Background is subjective, IMO. I'm a fan of holding back except for the most important bits (basic information, cutie mark story, where he's from, who his parents are and if they're still alive, what he does, etc) to give my character an air of real life mystery...you don't always know everything about someone, after all. I keep it to something that would be "general knowledge", and let secrets and other little things come about as time goes on and ponies get to know my characters. Others find it best to write down everything they can think of so as to not forget anything. It's totally up to you, so long as it contains enough information to get to know the character.

That's okay, just was curious that's all. Also, what's the Latin term for lawyer, out of curiosity?

I'm currently watching a Star Wars marathon on Spike, just finishing up Return of the Jedi. Before that I watched Eight Crazy Nights.

Exactly. I loved Treasure Planet as a kid for the movie itself. Now I look at it and wish it had some expanded lore, because it's a very unique and interesting setting, the whole spacepunk/steampunk/skypunk stuff.

As Frain said, Each field needs it's own line, like so: RP Type Name Age Etc. Keeps it nice and clean. Other points of interest for the application: 1. The name. Fidget is fine as a pony name, but Cassidy LaRouche seems a bit too un-ponified of a name to work. 2. I love the character's story, but I'm just curious if Banhammer gave the Okay to an existing relationship with Rockefilly.

Technically all of us. Remember what this forum is dedicated to? As for me, I still love Legos and old Disney movies. Treasure Planet and Oliver and Company still entertain me to this day.