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When the door opened, Vinyl saw the familiar muzzle of the pony she'd come to visit - DJ Ivy, Aka Ivory...although she looked a little tired, almost frazzled from apparently whatever she'd been doing this entire morning. Vinyl assumed it was better to not ask any details at this stage, as she did not wish to intrude upon the other ponies privacy if she could help it, although upon entering the apartment it became somewhat obvious that Ivory had been tidying things up around her apartment - perhaps even had just moved in recently...the boxes and clutter having the sense of no organisation that gave away any sense that she had lived there long.

" Nice place! " Vinyl commented, looking back at her host a moment as she tried to assert just what level of curiosity she should actively be displaying...she didn't want to appear nosy, but at the same time she did not want to come across disinterested in her surroundings, 'lest the other mare take it the wrong way.

The DJ Mare hopped over a couple of boxes she was stepping next to - it reminded her of her own days of moving into her own place a few years ago, and solicited a small chuckle from her as a result...the organised chaos had never really left her place though, considering that there was still stuff packed in boxes, and her own equipment and instruments strewn all over her bedroom and living room...seemed like musician unicorns maintained something of a similar lifestyle that way.

" If you need a hoof, I'm always pretty willin' to help a pony out...looks like you could use a l'il assistance in here! " she offers, looking over at Ivory with a small smirk, eyebrow raised behind her shades and snerking slighly. " From one DJ to another, looks like ya could really use it, too! "

This is definitely one of the greatest videos this fandom has produced - imagine if the pony rock music video was like that?

would be pretty immense, not gonna lie!

For some reason...I would love to see P!NK do the voice of Vinyl Scratch.

It just works for me somehow. XD

There's a notable issue I've come to identify with this application currently, and I feel like it should be brought to your attention at this time.

" However, he is also capable of modifying his voice, whether it is by accent, tone, pitch, or volume, as he is singing at the same time. He is capable of also sounding differently when singing to different ponies, as he is able to manipulate the hearing abilities of other ponies to make him sound as if he has the most incredible voice in all of Equestria. "

This infers that there is some element of bodily control inflicted on the receiving pony, and this isn't something we can really say is immediately allow for - basically, any implied magic that alters or changes how a pony perceives the world or acts on a scale such as this is something we tend to be wary of for the most part, even if said ability tends to leave the pony drained. It simply has an element that relies too much on assuming other players are okay with being 'rendered incapable' of their senses, rather than allowing for a more open ended choice.

Personally I would probably just simply leave out the signature spells altogether, as they do seem to assert too much control over other players in an RP situation, which isn't something Mane RP in it's current state is typically geared towards. There may be an overall opportunity to rework this application when further options are available to players { if and when situations apply } but right now we aim to keep a more equal field so that nobody feels they are being 'forced' into an RP situation they may not have otherwise wished to partake in.

" Liiiime, it's so good to have you here, hun! "

Berry gives a small squee and gives Lime a soft peck on the cheek, returning the nuzzle lightly as they all settle on the blanket - Ruby seeming entirely jubilant that Reno had managed to make his way here also. Ruby had told of the youngster a few times, and she was pleased that her beloved l'il daughter was making more friends...if there was one thing Berry knew was a benefit to anypony, it was more friends.

" I'm glad you two could make it! " Berry says, chuckling softly to herself as she settles back into a more comfortable sitting position, leaning a little against quicklime and giving Reno a small glance. " Nice to see you, Reno - I hope everything has been going well for you lately....Pinchy has been all excitable and telling me about you at home - I hope you two ponies aren't gettin' into TOO much trouble! "

She smirked playfully - Berry wasn't a pony to talk much about not getting into trouble as a foal...she'd had her own fair share of moments of mischief, but it wasn't like she needed to say too much on that. Afterall, one thing any parent knows is that Youngsters and trouble were a natural match.

Berry then looks back at Quicklime with a small grin. " And how about yourself, sweets? Everything going well for you too? "

It was late in the evening, and Vinyl scratch was making her way through the crowded streets of canterlot - she wasn't one to worry about things like fame, since for the most part she just did what she did because she loved to share her style with other ponies without putting herself about others...she knew she was good, and she knew others would look up to her for what she did, but she was more of a social gal than anything, and could never resist putting herself out amongst the regular folk.

It was a little while away, her destination - a popular little nightclub hosted by a pretty decent Unicorn, although she'd never really met her all that much before. It was mostly by word of mouth that Vinyl had heard of the joint a couple of nights ago, and she was surprised that she hadn't gone to it sooner...DJ Pon-3 was usually invited to all of the major clubs in Canterlot, so it musta been a pretty new locale.

Regardless, she finds her way to this rather interesting destination - a grin on her features in anticipation as to what she might find...it didn't quite seem like any other club she'd been to before, but that suited her just fine, she liked to give new places a shot whenever she could. There was already one Pony currently knocking on the door to get in, it seemed, so Vinyl simply trots her way over and makes a conscious decision to wait and see what happened next from there.

Tonight, she thought to herself with a small chuckle, could prove to be pretty interesting!

Macintosh took a brief look around as everypony started to look as though they were in serious need of some time out - even Klondike, who had started today with a vigour that he couldn't fault {Even if he was a little bit of a pain here and there with other things} was beginning to give signs that he'd probably just about reached a physical limit hitherto unknown before today...and Mac's assessment of the situation was only compounded once Klondikes belly gave the most ungraceful growl, which caused him to break out into a light smirk - yup, seemed like time for them to hold up and take five.

The stallion trots over to his sister and clears his throat loudly, prodding her with a hoof for a moment before looking to the rest of the groups and speaks out loud, deciding that now was probably the best time to approach the topic that was beginning to be clearly in everyponies mind.

" Hmm - Well, ah think... " He speaks, drawling slightly as he raises an eyebrow, chuckling softly.

" Ah think it's high time we all took some time t'get somethin' to eat - ya'all look like you're 'bout to keel over from 'xhaustion. "

Looking around at the handful of ponies that all seemed as though they really hadn't eaten a good meal all day, Mac almost surprised himself when he too heard his own stomach give it's own audible growl of gentle protest, prompting Big mac to give a small sheepish grin as he realised his own hunger.

" Eeeeeyup - ah think that prob'ly goes for mahself, too! "

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The following day

Vinyl wasn't one to make a big deal out of going someplace new but there was always a sense of enjoyment when it came to visiting another in the musical field - she loved checking out how other musician ponies lived, worked, and played in their daily lives, and found herself giving quite the broad smile of anticipation at the idea of finding out just a little more about the one particular DJ Pony from the other day, Ivory...whom had presented quite the interesting instrument during her set from last night, which had left Vinyl interested to find out more.

She'd followed the address to the house as detailed on the letter - sure she'd nearly gotten lost a couple of times along the way, but that was part of the adventure for vinyl...getting lost was just another part of getting there, and so long as she got on the right track at the end, she was fine with it!

Having brought a few bits and pieces with her for Ivory to play around with, Vinyl approached the doo of the residence with reservedness - she was't 100% sure if this was the address or not, and she'd gotten things wrong like this before on a few occasions. Deciding not to chicken out of this now, however, she placed one hoof forward bravely and knocks on the door before her 3 times, a wide grin on her features in anticipation of the day ahead.

two DJ mares with two very different styles under one roof - This was going to be fun!

Well, this was a pleasant place for ponies to be picnicking...so full of life and so many things to watch and enjoy!

Berry Punch trotted casually into the spectator ring area, a picnic basket and such nestled onto a wheeled trailer wheeling behind her since she much preferred to keep her mouth free of items when she was out and about with other ponies - such as she was right now, her daughter close by as she looked around for some place to sit and relax amongst the other ponies, keeping an eye out for one in particular.

Berry had opted out of making a stall for the Iron pony celebrations, seeing as she didn't want to actively miss anything going on in the event itself...and seeing that she ran the juice bar pretty much every day of the year, she felt that there was definitely room to take a break.

She stopped, after finding a nice large enough place for her and pinchy to take settlement on, and places a rather large {and typical} red/white picnic blanket out over the ground, before casually laying out everything she'd prepared for the afternoons outdoor snacking - yes, there were tents of food and other delicious things, but Berry wasn't about to spend too many bits on food she could easily obtain from nearby her own home for cheap, along with some supplies of various drinks she'd made herself.

The spread itself was the usual fare - sandwiches, a few cake slices, fruits, portable cartons of both regular and fruit salads...along with various other little treats, tidbits and the like. She liked to be prepared for days like this, and had spent much of the morning making sure that everything she had was made well and then packed away neatly into the trailer for escorting to this little relaxing get-together on the park.

Now all Berry had to do was wait here for one pony to show up in particular, as they had arranged - and then the good times could truly roll today!

Mac gave a small visible grin when applebloom mentioned her thoughts about the love potion - clearly the events of Hearts and Hooves had been quite the learnt lesson for the youngster...not least of all because of the amount of chaos that had been wrought once her well intended idea had somewhat lead to a rather unexpected turn of events. Of course, everything had been straightened out in the end - Macintosh and Cheerilee had parted on mutual terms knowing that the day itself had been nothing more than the misunderstanding of a rather curious and impetuous filly with a penchant for mischief all in the name of acquiring her cutie mark.

Still, there was a look of interest in her story from one Carrot Fields, which brought about a small raised eyebrow from the red stallion - it wasn't often he saw visible awkwardness towards his sister, and he couldn't help but be partly amused by the fact that this one pony was clearly trying not to let them show despite doing something of a poor job of it - Mac chuckled mentally, deciding to simply observe this for the time being.

it was roughly a few moments later that Applejack brought out the Zap apple jam, which was from the stocks they'd made since the last Zap apple harvest - they'd worked particularly hard during that period of time, and had pulled in a pretty impressive overall haul. Mac agreed that if any event deserved to have a jar of that brought out for use, it'd be one like this - a cosy meal between the Carrots and the Apples!

" Ah wonder... " Mac says with a small curious smile on his muzzle as he pondered aloud. " How 'bout somepony try some Carrot sticks dipped in th' jam? "

of course, it wasn't really a proper suggestion as such - but hay...he'd try it himself if nopony else wanted to give it a shot!

Mac looks at AJ a moment with a slightly cocked expression with the apple still shoved in his muzzle, not really sure just how to answer her little query - it was true he wasn't always one for mingling with the larger crowds, family or not, so it had just become something he'd gotten far more used to than he should have.

Sure, deep down he knew it was a silly idea for him to remain aloof from everypony here when he wasn't doing anything - they were all family and all, and the one thing Mac loved was having family around...but for some inexplicable reason, he simply fell into his normally quiet background position if there wasn't any immediate need for him to get involved. He just wasn't one to put himself out there quite in the manner his sister did, and that was usually where the pair differed - whilst Mac was more laid back and rolled with things more, his sister forged her own way, blazed trails and made things happen.

" Ah'm jus' relaxin', AJ... " was about all he could do to justify himself as he managed to eat the apple whole...a rather impressive feat for any pony, but one that generally came to both him and his sister easily. " Ah know you're right...ah'm just more comfortable watchin' from back here, s'all. "

The red stallion nodded slightly at his sister for a moment - he had no problem really joining in, he just wasn't the type to throw himself out there if everypony else was already busy doing so. Perhaps it would be a good plan to follow through with that round of horseshoes once the current group were done!

Well, this character has gone through the wringer and has certainly seen it's fair share of rewrites and issues, but I think you finally have hit a sweet spot that allows for a variation of the idea you were going for WITHOUT crossing into undesirable territories - as such, I've read over the application and feel that there's really nothing left keeping it from an approval stamp at this juncture...and as such, here it is!

Brazil found himself feeling vaguely flustered at the situation - he hadn't accounted for his daughters wanderlust, nor her keen apparent ability to find him at the most awkward moments...she just seemed to have one heck of a talent for that, and this was one of those times he'd wished she didn't.

Still, no matter - she was here now and it seemed as though Martini was satisfied with his statement about her identity, and for now the focus was shifting back onto the task at hoof: Finding their way through this most curious maze and uncovering the secrets that lay within - the adventuring pony was almost certain that something of vast importance was down here, but he had no real idea what it was, nor what to expect up ahead generally.

Martini had gone on ahead - this wasn't a good thing, since if she got lost there was no telling what would happen to her - Brazil cleared his throat and quietly resolved to make sure they caught up to her before doing anything else - she was here because of him afterall, and he didn't want anyhing to happen to her as a result...so long as he was around, he wanted to make sure that Martini was safe, no matter what.

After that moment of internal reflection, Brazil then glances quickly back at his young assistant, who was catching up to them after momentarily searching apparently for things of importance himself...the young colt floating a book into the bag, prompting a raised a look from Brazil curiously - this wasn't a time to be taking a library loan.

" Survey - what were you doing with that book there anyway? " he asks, curious. " This isn't the time to be thinking about borrowing reference materials...you haven't forgotten why we're here have you? If you need something, I'm almost positive we can find it on another visit - right now, we MUST find Martini and the baron! "

he gestures for the green unicorn to hurry up and follow...not really knowing what it was Survey was even looking for right now, but not paying it any mind for the time being. He was certain that anything Survey might have needed would easily be locatable elsewhere, and with distinctly less trouble involved.

And so, deeper into the maze they went - following Brazil as he did his best to follow Martini - a sense of unbridled curiosity and uncertainty seeming to permeate the air around them as the mystery to the library only ever seemed to grow the deeper they got lost.

What WAS lying in wait for them up ahead, and why did the Baron want it so much? they'd soon find out in due time!