SunsetSombra

Aww, Pinchy was adorable - Berry had watched the silly filly and her attempts to speak to the princess with a stifled giggle...perhaps it had been a little unfair to have gotten the young pony to do something so hard to vocalise in such short a notice, but it seemed like an idea to at least make sure she had something she could remember fondly when looking back on it! Of course, Berry realised, the fact that Pinchy was in this line at all meant that she'd have to consider more apple-based products for her bar for a little while...afterall, they were both buying the same amount of apples, most likely, and this clearly was going to wind up with more apples than she even knew what to do with...although, she thought, perhaps she should give Pinchy a few apples for her teacher - Ponies still did that, didn't they? Well, whatever - she at least would have an excuse to make some spiced apple tea for herself and Pinchy tonight as a small treat for them both, it was well deserved!

Well, this had turned out interesting - she pondered whether or not pinchy had any idea what the entire deal of this line was, but dismissed it quickly...Pinchy wasn't really into the whole romantic or even kissy scene yet, so it seemed doubtful that she'd be here for the same reasons most other ponies were. Of course, she could see that the filly was next to the princess in line - the initial shock of Celestia's presence had almost worn off somewhat on the mare, but she knew that this would possibly be a moment that the youngster would remember for a long time. She curses herself somewhat for not having brought a camera with her, but decided that perhaps that was for the best...clearly the princess was already far too busy in conversation to even remotely have time for a picture from a silly mother pony like her...but there WAS always Pinchy! " PINCHY - SAY HELLO TO THE PRINCESS! " Berry called out loudly, waving back at her young impressionable filly. " YOU MAY NOT GET THIS CHANCE AGAIN! " Well, she may not be right there beside her silly daughter, but Berry knew that. at the very least, Pinchy would listen to her and perhaps make the best of this before the moment passed!

Berry had heard something of a rather weird situation surrounding the princess and a few ponies...something about a rather off base remark had ticked off the royal presence and made those in the line up ahead a little anxious - the earth pony mare gave a small frown and shook her head...Royalty were there to be respected, not speculated or rumored about. She had every mind to go out there and give some ponies a real piece of her mind, but that would probably have come at the loss of her place in line, and that wasn't something she was prepared to put herself through, no matter how righteous or just it might have been to do so. Besides, it really wasn't any of her business and she'd only heard bits and pieces of what was going on...the last thing she wanted to do was charge ahead of herself, lose her place in line AND make herself look an utter idiot in the process...no, no she was safer and better off staying right where she was. She peered ahead a little and blinked - a familiar young filly was within looking distance...Ruby had made her way into the line, it seemed, and was also here for the offer....well, that was a little unexpected, but it was up to her what she did with her pocket bits. However, Berry instinctively knew that she still had to do what any good nosy parent would do in her position - and that was to completely alert Pinchy to her presence mere meters away in the line! " YOOOHOOO! " Berry calls out, raising a hoof for the young filly to see...not even taking note of who else would notice. " Piiiiinccchhhhhy! " She didn't give thought to whether or not Pinchy wanted to be seen with her mom like this whilst out...she was on full 'Mom' mode, and nothing was going to interfere!

Berry was finding herself in a confused collection of ponies - they were all still chattering and rumoring about the Princess Twilight news....although it seemed that, for the most part, the Apple Farmer mare and Celestia had doused the enthusiastic news somewhat with a firm hosing of reality. She rubs her head and gives a small utterance of frustration as she simply stands in line and shrugs her shoulders, deciding that clearly this was just going to wind up being a non-thing and not worth even giving any further thought about. Still, the rest of her surrounding ponies were sure interesting folks...romance, drama, a little intrigue - there was no shame in taking interest in those who were in the immediate area, and Berry was certainly trying to pay as much attention to those closest that she could. It wasn't like she really knew a great many of them, so it probably hardly mattered in the long run. Besides, she was a little bored, and clearly just looking for something to get her mind off of the fact she was stood in a line with a whole herd of ponies she didn't know all the names to! Berry rolls her eyes and stretches slightly - for such a still day, it was surprisingly hot...which was not helping her curently restless state at all!

Electrical systems are on the fritz - shall hopefully be back by weeks end if we're lucky - earlier if something fortunate comes up. So yeah, this is Robikku forced into going dark until roughly then! XD;

“YOU MEAN TWILIGHT IS PREGNANT???” Well, upon her stars...Berry Punch just about keeled over when the shriek came from somewhere further down the line - oh Celestia, Berry was overwhelmed with the bustling going on in this like...so much was going on, and that last little callout had stirred up a proverbial bees nest of absolute reactions that berry could hear resonating right through dozens of ponies cores, and rightfully so - the librarian princess was a mare of some fame in the area, whomever had apparently partaken in the role of 'stallion' or whatever for Miss Sparkles current situation was going to wind up in quite a situation indeed. Of course, the idea that the whole thing wasnt real or was something that had been created out of chinese whispers didn't really strike her whilst dealing with tantalising nuggets of neighbourly information - she was a simple mare who liked a little gossiping, she wasn't ashamed to admit that fact out loud to herself. The very idea that Twilight Sparkle, the most unexpected Princess Equestria had ever seen ascend, being given the most unexpected gift that a mare could have bestowed upon her...well, so long as the conditions were favourable...made Berry a little aflutter with a case of the D'awwwws! " Oh, I MUST find her and congratulate her on this newfound event! " Berry resolves with herself, deciding that it was ONLY the best neighbourly thing anypony could do. " She'll want lots of fresh fruits and juices! " she giggles into a hoof, positively glowing with the thought. " And lots of motherly advice from an experienced mare! " Her mind reeled with absolutely dozens of things that she could say, do and present the alicorn Princess upon finding her - some of Pinchys old clothes, getting the young filly or foal into a school and arranging playdates and Celestia FORBID that she wouldn't find someway of getting involved in a babyshower at Ponyville. Whilst Berry wasn't really the MOST experienced at the entire affair - that particular honor, as far as she knew, went right to the Cakes and their twins - but she WAS an eager young mother who simply wanted to HELP a fellow mare out in a time of unexpected things! Of course, all of this was clearly for absolutely nothing in reality, but the poor Oblivious mother that was Berry Punch was completely blind to the truth of the matter! ...She's such Silly mare!

Berry needed apples...yup, she had plum run outta the things a day ago, and she needed a few for some personal supplies as well as some for the juice bar...and having heard from somepony earlier in the day that there was a rather interesting offer going on at Seet apple acres,on a bushel of them, she could hardly turn it down...afterall, apples tasted so much sweeter when they were free! The wine colored mare had made her way alone to the farm, and found the back of the rather long extending line of ponies - there was excited chattering and conversation taking place, a real little community-in-a-community taking shape within the confines of this little queue for appletastic goods. She chuckles to herself as she parks behind the last pony in line and stretched gently, just glad to have found out at all that this was going on...a free bunch of apples in return for a simple kiss to one of Ponyvilles most well known farming faces - who could resist such a treat? An offer absolutely worth the price of admission - Berry flicked her tail in anticipation as she stood in line, ready to play her part...this was to prove a very interesting day!

Turnabout storm is a true achievement for fan content and a benchmark for this fandom...loved it, absolutely agree.

Berry was already trying her hardest to focus on NOT freaking out more...the circumstances of Pinchy's magical color change has clearly not affected the filly's bright demeanour and sparkling outlook on live - it was really something sometimes to watch Pinchy get into her zest for life over the smallest things, no matter how serious or not so they may be. Whilst Berry might still have been conjuring the worst possible thoughts together, Pinchy would always find some way to add just the right amount of silly that would give Berry pause for thought and a small chuckle, which would normally chill her out a little if things were stressful. Berry utters a soft sigh, a small smile creeping over her muzzle even if the motherly side of her was still worrying a storm...if Ruby was still very much her silly self, then mayhaps things would be okay - but that wasn't going to stop her from taking her to WHOEVER it was ponies went to when it came to curing an errant Unicorn spell like this. She pauses and rubbed her muzzle in thought - just who WAS she going to go to about this anyway...was there a Unicorn Doctor or some kind of antispell for this kind of situation? Welp, earth ponies just weren't very used to this kind of thing - she was gonna have to consult somepony about this!

Oh dear, Oh dear...the wine colored mare was finding herself terribly uncertain about all this - the youngster clearly wasn't going through any trauma, but Berry Punch most certainly was having herself a moment of unbridled motherly worry...was this what every non-unicorn mother to such a species felt? How was it possible to handle a magical filly with unmatchable cuteness and a tendency of getting into the most mischief she could in the smallest amount of time. She takes a sharp intake of breath, counts to three mentally and tried the best she could to get some composure before the filly coined onto the fact she was about a few inches short of having the biggest panic attack equestria had ever seen! " No, no you're not...you're not slimy! " she says with a small nod, secretly at least a little thankful Ruby wasn't some kind of slime monster by now. " But I'm...not sure what's happened - you're all...viridian...like an overripe grape. Oh I hope there's a reversal, you don't need to be green...you were fine before! " Berry was resisting the urge to pace again, her mind in a rush as she tried to regin herself - oh what would the neighbours say. " Oh my, your teacher! " she holds up a hoof to her muzzle and mutters softly to herself, shaking her head slightly. " What would cheerilee say....or QUICKLIME?! " A mental image of all of the ways this could escalate rushed to her as she found herself hyperventilating a little...she really wasn't very good with panicking, not at all!

Permission was granted for use of Robikku Pegasus a while ago - as a matter of routine, this is my additional written permission for clarification on the subject.

Indeed - prior discussion has led us to the conclusion that this application does not cross the boundries for Crossover territory.

Vinyl Scratch was a night mare - everypony knew this, she was one of Equestrias more noted fans of the nightlife and esteemed club DJ who wore many hats in the business...but the Vinyl Scratch strolling the night streets tonight was a mare in a more calm, contemplative mood...she had no shows for a couple nights, and this was a chance for the mare to get out and socialise a little with others, something that she rarely had the chance to do when it came to her most favourite time of the day, the evenings and beyond. Normally she'd have sauntered into another one of the clubs nearby to jam out with the ponies on the dance floor, or maybe even gotten a few drinks and chilled out with friends...but every once in a while, the mare had a hankering to just make her way through the streets of canterlot - the sounds and hubbub of the city were always like a soothing, fuelling influence on her. Of course, she wore her hair in a ponytail and was currently not wearing the shades that most ponies would know her with...and for good measure, she was wearing a saddlebag over her cutie mark just to avoid too much attention - but it was never to avoid it, it was merely to keep things quiet and generally natural whilst she took her walks amongst the ponies and other critters of the city at night. For the time being, of course, Vinyl had not really thought about where she was headed...and had no idea of just who or what may lay ahead in her encounters during tonights little wander!

Well, I think I can toss Vinyl in there - she's totes available for such a thing....

Yeah, this character seems to have an interesting 'twist' on the farmer idea - I don't see an issue there though, it may even lead to some interesting RP places! There you go, complimentary Lemonade for all!

Well, that was unexpected! Seriously...Berry hadn't really expected something quite as largescale to result from pinchy's magical testing...such as a complete garden upheavel or the skies raining berries - but as it turns out, the mare was also very much unprepared for the immediate situation which now presented itself. Berry's rather surprised glance at the filly became a close inspection - small squeaks of concern and worry laced her tones as she tried to get her bearings on the situation, before getting an actual breath to speak her uncertain feeling! " Pinchy? " she pokes the filly on the muzzle with a hoof lightly. " Do you feel okay? Do you need me to run you down to the doctors? - ...oh my, this magic stuff isn't something I'm sure I know how to deal with like this! " Berry was completely thrown for a loop - her pinchy having somehow turned herself green after the rather potent magical backfiring from her misadventure in trying to master the natural skills of her kind - She was baffled and bemused, but she wasn't about to let herself fall apart entirely at the seams if she could help it - it was only a color change, she reasoned, it didn't seem that anything else had gone particularly wrong. " Well, I suppose I can make you a sandwich and a juice... " she says, clearing her throat and starting towards home, only a few minutes away from the vineyard and fruit gardens. " And maybe a Cider for me - I need a little something to settle myself with....I don't think I was quite ready for all of this mystery magical malarkey! "

Spike found himself growing ever more baffled by the growing discourse between spin and pathfinder - the pair of them were clearly hardly what anypony would call friends, which was pretty self evident whenever pathfinder would say something that the 'good doctor' would either shoot down or dismiss with a rather distinctly uncaring manner...Spike wasn't particularly fond of the pair of them having a verbal spar in the library - if anything, it was just making him roll his eyes all the more at the situation...it was just silly! he wasn't overly invested in the tale behind the claw either - pathfinder rattled off something about artifacts and such, but truth be told...Spike wasn't sure there was any immediate reason for him to believe that knowing all of the details behind the ruby claw was gonna be of any benefit - however, he HAD been the one who'd asked about it, and thus he accepted the infoburst being dropped upon himself and twilight, hoping that something would eventually make a lick of sense when it was all over - which didn't seem to be anytime soon! Spike just settles himself down on a nearby stool and munches on a small sapphire he'd stored for a light snack - he had no idea when these ponies were gonna get to something even close to a relatable point, let alone one that he'd have anything worth commenting on...for the time being, better to let Twilight handle things, she seemed to have it all under control for the time being anyway!

Berry wasn't really sure if she was ever ready for her daughters attempts at self education - Pinchy was such a young filly, and as such berry had convinced herself a little that she'd grow into spells and that somehow everything would just eventually make sense...that she wouldn't have any cause at all to worry about the filly and her magicval appendage. Perhaps this apprehension was part of the reason that she had donned a safety helmet and padding whenever pinchy was out practicing her magical ability...something she'd taken to doing after finding herself inadvertantly pelted by prancing purpleberries, chased by chomping cherries, and almost stomped on by straying strawberries. " Careful dear... " she called out from the sidelines, nervously adjusting the helmet perched on her head as the filly starts up. " I don't want to end up having to clean up pulpy messes around town again like last time! " the cautious mother says as she regards her daughters focused expression. She really just looked so adorable when she was this focused, Berry noted - she'd have taken a photo or something of the filly there and then had she had the means to!. Anyhow, this wasn't the time to be interfering with her daughters activity...she clearly had to focus if she wanted to avoid blowing up anything or making stuff transform into oranges - Berry decided to back away and resume work on picking the days quota of berries and fruits, taking care to not get too in the way of Pinchy during this most delicate of times. to tell the truth, she needed a unicorn to help her l'il daughter out with this whole magic training thing...but good help was so hard to find sometimes, and Berry wasn't really sure that Twilight Sparkle, the towns librarian and general magical prodigy princess, was available to school a young filly unicorn like Ruby Pinch...which meant she was likely going to have to figure out a suitable alternative for her little pinchy and soon if Pinchy was going to learn how to make the best of her powers. For the time being, however, all she could do was cheer on her daughter and hope to luna that nothing else blew up - like her petunia patch had sadly doe some days ago.