Lux

My problem with that is three things...

1) Their formals [ie Canterlot Wedding] look strikingly similar to military formal dress uniforms.

2) Their training camp is very similar to a boot camp [or so I would assume] in how it is run.

3) They were called for defense when Spike went on his rampage.

Hmm... you're. Perhaps not full military but paramilitary.

The Blue Angels are an aerial stunt team using their signature blue planes with yellow lightning bolts to perform amazing stunts.

The Wonderbolts are a stunt team but not militarily sanctioned, created to perform in front of large audiences. They do have uniforms that looks similar to the paint and markings of the Blue Angel's planes and the creators were most likely inspired by them to make a pony version.

At first the psychologist believed that Cinnabar would reach her own conclusions about her thoughts on romance and living at home. But instead it looked like that the mare was in need of another pony's opinion. This was something Heart Healer saw that was consistent in the patient's life, a need to have others help her. She needed her parents, her friends and now even Heart's opinion on matters with her life.

[colour=#800080]"Well Miss Star, I can tell that you are a very intelligent mare who desires great things in her life. I cannot give you my opinion on what you should do with moving out of your parents' house and in finding a special somepony. If you were living in someplace with ponies who treated you negatively, the that would be something entirely different, but your parents and sister appear to be very loving and supportive. What I can advise you is to be the one who ultimately decides. I see that your friends are a driving factor in persuading you to move out and to find a special somepony, but rather than give in to what others are doing, who have to ask yourself what you want in your life. Because when all said and done, it is you who must live your life. does this make sense?" [/colour]

Watermelon Gush gave the strange mare a sideways glance after what she said about not being who she says she is.

[colour=#006400]"Well of course that's my actual name silly! My parents named me that because I look like a watermelon! As for a disguise, well I'm not wearing one now. This is how I look. Although I do dress up for Nightmare Night. I'm just wondering since well I live here."[/colour]

The filly waited as the mare before her seemed to even question herself what the word dictator meant. After all, she wrote for the newspaper. Surely she knew what she meant, right? Finally she explained that it indeed meant the same as ruler. Watermelon Gush decided that she'd need to ask her parents before going around calling Princess Celestia a dictator.

The conversation changed to that of Honeydew leaving with the melon she brought.

[colour=#006400]"Wait, before you go, do you know of anything strange happening in Solstice Heights? I haven't seen or heard anything myself, but maybe you know."[/colour]

Of course Sweet Surprise knew who he was! He was Donut Joe, the pony that ran the delectable donut shop in Canterlot. Many ponies knew of him and his store. But really the chocolate mare was flirting with the stallion, which so far yielded no responses.

[colour=#8b4513]"That's right, how silly of me," [/colour]Sweet said in her sweet tone that sounded as rich as dark chocolate,[colour=#8b4513] "You're the one that makes those mouthwatering donuts I just love! Oh the chocolate? That's probably me since I worked with it. Don't I smell like the sweetest chocolate pony? Oh, but you want some red hots. Well, I'm sure I can help out a sweet pony like you find some. Follow me."[/colour]

With that the mare sauntered over again like a dancer to a slanted table with a grid structure. Each grid contained a type of lose candy where ponies could fill a bag.

[colour=#8b4513]"So how many do you need?" [/colour]

At first Watermelon noticed that things in the paper were exaggerated to fit, but there was a quick rebuttal by explaining the lumber prices.

[colour=#006400]"Oh well that makes sense kind of ... what what?"[/colour]

Watermelon paused when she recalled something that Honeydew said, something about Princess Celestia. The mare called her a dictator! Well, Watermelon didn't really know what that meant but she guessed that was a bad thing to call a pony, especially the ruler of Equestria. But maybe she heard it wrong.

[colour=#006400]"Did you call Princess Celestia a dictator? Is that something like another name for a ruler?" [/colour]

Besides MLP, what are your other favorite television shows?

Satisfied that Cinnabar knew her limits with her training, the psychologist focused on what the mare said about her family and her desire to move out. The fact that she mentioned her friends living in their own houses with a possible special somepony made her wonder why the mare truly wanted to move out.

[colour=#800080]"Ok Miss Star. I want to ask you two questions, but I want you to think carefully before answering it as it's really important. I heard you say that you desire to move out, but you mention that your friends have their own places and even a special somepony. Therefore my two questions are as follows. First, are you more interested to move out because of your independence or because your friends are doing so? Also, is there anything in your life that makes you hesitant to move out and if so what would that be?" [/colour]

Indeed. After all, MLP is an upbeat show. There are times when we see Twilight and company get tested or sad or angry but these are brief.

Ok then. Just let me know when it's ready for me to check on it.

Sweet Surprise looked up at the sound of a pony entering the shop and things seemed to slow down. Everything that the dounut pony said was sweet like music and the way that he brushed his mane made butterflies appear in her stomach. Then her heart began to pound as she looked on the pony with a doe eyes fancy. There was no doubt about it, she was in love with the pony at first sight!

[colour=#8b4513]"Hi there," [/colour]she said not in her usual hyperactive tone but in something deeper, more marely as she sauntered out from behind the counter, [colour=#8b4513]"I'm Sweet Surprise. What's you name?" [/colour]

I don't know why mine are tempting. I try to make them simple, upbeat and a little funny and easy for anyone to drop in. Some of my threads were not successful, but the majority of them are.

And really I don't mind at all someone visiting several of my posts.

Watermelon looked at the mare then back at the newspaper, then back to the mare again. The filly knew about stories of monsters and creepy things in the Everfree Forest, but then again so did many living nearby the place. But there were some strange articles in this paper that even a filly with an active imagination could question.

[colour=#006400]"Sweet Apple Acres grows living fruit? Princess Celestia's power is fueled by cake? [/colour][colour=#006400]Canterlot is controlled by talking trees? Is this for real?" [/colour]

Hello all, Lux here!

Seeing as we have several Ask threads here I think it's time to post mine.

So feel free to ask about anything (within reason of course).

"Eureka," Sweet Surprise said bursting from the kitchen dressed in a lab coat stained with different types of chocolates and candies, a surgeon's mask, and a pair of safety goggles, "After months of melting, mixing, and or course tasting, I made the perfect chocolate! According to my sweet research, chocolate is known as a... what the name... afar... affable... affordable... oh I remember an aphrodisiac! Yes it was that word which was something that could make a pony love another. I think I found that essence, what makes chocolate a great thing for love, and this is it!"

She held in her hand a small test tube filled with a brown liquid, like diluted chocolate syrup.

"Now all I need is a test subject. Guess that means me. Oh, I hope that this stuff will make me more loveable towards a special somepony stallion!"

She opened the bottle, a scent of rich chocolate filling her nostrils. She then drank the entire test tube and waited.

"No changes yet. Oh well, I guess I need to open up the store!"

Throwing off her Mad Scientist costume, she flipped the sign to Open and waited for the first customer.

It didn't take a psychologist to see that Cinnabar Star was hinging something from Heart Healer. Crystal ponies were known to have strong empathy, meaning there were few secrets in a pony's true feelings. Heart Healer could guess that it wasn't something that the mare was doing at night that was a concern but something she was thinking. After all, at night when all the day's activities and tasks were done it was just a pony alone with their thoughts in bed, wondering about what they did or didn't do or should have done. But Heart decided to redirect things away from that part of the pony's life, filing it away in her mind for later.

[colour=#800080]"Well, I can see that you have a very healthy relationship with your sister and your parents. Even though you like dancing and she likes reading maybe you two can share with each other those interests to strengthen your bond. But as I recall you said you wish to leave the home you were raised in and live in your own house. Are you interested in doing so for yourself because you desire space or is it that you are worried how other ponies might think. I only mention this as you brought up how a special somepony would view you if you were at home." [/colour]

When Hayseed mentioned that he would like for her to model for him her cream coloured face immediately went red. No pony had ever asked her to model for anything, let alone a handsome stallion that seemed absolutely falling head over hooves with her.

[colour=#ff8c00]"Aww shucks Hayseed, thanks for saying such a nice thing. And yes, I'll be happy to be your model for your pony sculpture. After that maybe we can go out to dinner or something. Would you like that?" [/colour]

Before Carrot could get an answer she heard the booming voice of Filthy Rich announcing the limited supply of zap apple jam.

[colour=#ff8c00]"Um... Hayseed, I think we need to get a move on or we'll lose out on the free jam. Let's pick up those things from the sharpener area and we'll quickly get anything else we need." [/colour]

Watermelon began to cower at the tale of watermelons becoming monsters. Part of her knew that it wasn't the truth that melons were melons and could never be monsters. But there was that still small voice that asked her "What if," and that side made her worry. Thankfully the mare ended by saying that the melons were in no danger of becoming monsters next to her.

[colour=#006400]"Um s..sure. Seven bits is fine for the melon. Are you, like a monster hunter or something?" [/colour]

(OOC: That's ok. I don't mind waiting for fun RPs).

Fire Heart listened to her friend speak about the clothing dilemma. For a pony who didn't seem to have many possessions she sure knew about clothing! Of all the knowledge that the red unicorn learned in school and what she read on her own, clothing was something that the older filly that was out of her area of expertise.

[colour=#ff0000]"Hmmm... wool. Well, I really haven't seen a wool dress, but maybe I wasn't looking hard enough. Wow, you really know your stuff about clothing Spirit! Ever think about becoming a dressmaker? I'm sure ponies would love your help."[/colour]

Fire Heart's attention was directed towards a sneezing sound coming from the hallway. She turned to see Moondancer there asking if the two unicorns were ready to go to the university.

[colour=#ff0000]"Are you ok Moon? I don't know what it is but ponies have been sneezing a lot here."[/colour]

Suddenly she felt a sneeze coming on, and a big one at that.

[colour=#ff0000]"Aah..""[/colour]

She desperately tried to hold it back, but found she was losing the battle with her body.

[colour=#ff0000]"Aah..."[/colour]

Fire quickly trotted to the open window in her dorm room and stuck her head outside.

[colour=#ff0000]"AAAACHOOO!"[/colour]

The sneeze was powerful enough to catch a pony by surprise, but as she sneezed a blast of fire erupted from her horn before disappearing.

[colour=#ff0000]"Heh... sorry about that. I'm better now. So yeah, let's go to Canterlot University!" [/colour]

Hello.

Just checking on the progress of your character application.

[colour=#800080]"A half a day," [/colour]Heart Healer said while thinking about what the mare said, [colour=#800080]"Well, while I do say that you are putting much of your effort into your training you should be careful not to overexert yourself as that could lead to lasting injuries or sickness. You should also take time to do other things perhaps a little more so you can be balanced in life." [/colour]

The pony became distracted it seemed by things around Heart Healer's office. The psychologist had to admit that the place was not a good area to focus with all the books and trinkets on shelves. Maybe she could have somepony build her a wall that separated her office from where she held her sessions. Well as long as the mare still focused on her advice, Heart couldn't fault the pony.

What directed her attention was the fact that Cinnabar mentioned going "stuff" at night. She heard that vague explanation times before with patients mentioning they were doing something or stuff. Typically it was something embarrassing, and in this case Heart wanted to delve deeper into it without of course losing the mare's trust.

[colour=#800080]"Well thank you for your comment about my mane. I will give you the name of my stylist when we are finished. Right now though I'd like to talk more about you. So tell me about this stuff. Is is something like reading at night or dancing, or even making things?" [/colour]

Watermelon Gush smiled at the challenge that Honeydew made to eat a watermelon that size in three days. In the filly's mind maybe if the mare ate the fruit quickly she could come back for another. At first the green earth pony thought that her first sale would be a bust with charging too high of a price, but the yellow mare seemed to actually accept the price due to how good the melon looked.

[colour=#006400]"Oh, well I'm glad you like the melon..."[/colour]

Before she could continue, the mare suddenly slammed her hooves on the table with enough force that Watermelon was afraid her melon Stand would fall apart and then towered over the poor filly. She felt like she was being scolded by a teacher in school as the mare peppered her with strange questions.

[colour=#006400]"N..no. My parents and I just farm watermelons and other fruit n...normally. y...you know, like we plant seeds in the spring and wait for them to grow in the summer. We use sunlight not moonlight although maybe watermelons grow with moonlight too. I'm not awake to see though. B... but we don't do anything with those nasty timber wolves or rolling fruit into a cave. We just harvest them when their ready."[/colour]

The filly paused, waiting to see what the mare would do next.

Yeah, IE used to do strange things to me, like sometimes not accepting a post. I'd have to copy, hit refresh, and then paste it. Firefox seems to be better with little if any errors. Glad to see your log is up and running though.

Good luck. Hope your results are successful.