Winter

I thought you were already my friend T_T Okay, I'll send them to you. You've seen them before, right? I should become the group photographer!

Sure... Maybe. Later. If you ask really nicely

I still have that picture of you and Rok, Cathalos. I show it to people when I want to make them laugh. It is a really, really funny picture The one with you, Rok, and McLovin is my favorite, though.

... I forgot that you did defeat him already. My bad, Cathalos. There is nothing that can save you from Cathalos' snuggles.

Nothing can save you from Cathalos' snuggles. Well... There is one... But he isn't here right now.

"Ha, tougher... Definitely in how much strength it requires. It can get really tiring very quickly. I'm sure writing takes just as much if not more thought and effort, though." She paused, trying to think of the best way to describe smithing. "Well... for one thing... It is hot. Very, very hot. It can also be a little dangerous. The metal you are working with gets very hot, so it is easy to burn yourself. I've had too many feathers singed by the fire. It also gets very tiring very quickly. The bellows need to be pumped to keep the fire hot enough, which requires a bit of precision and instinct. You don't want the fire to be too hot or too cold." Storm decided to move more to the actual metalworking of the art. "One of the parts I have the hardest time with is when the piece is outside of the fire. You have to work it then and there with precision. I need to have every bit of the metal mapped; I need to know all the impurities, weak points, and other formations that could augment how the final item turns out. Once I get started, I can't stop until I finish the section of work I plan on doing then. I need to work quickly so it doesn't cool down and set wrong. If it does, it may be at a point where it would be easiest to start over... That is never a good thing. Sometimes I get lucky, though, and I can just reheat and continue working that section. And that... that is the basics of how I feel when I forge. I really enjoy it... What is it like writing?"

Oh, he changed it? Well that is no good... The picture you used of me was horribly unflattering >.< It is alright, though, you didn't do it on purpose. Besides, I doubt I have any good pictures anyways.

Cathalos, you got full points. That means your presentation couldn't be *that* bad. I'm sure it was awesome. Except the picture of me you had in it. That was not awesome >.>

O_O I've given you indigestion before? Oh noez! How did I do that? I am so sorry! T_T

Er... Cathalos..................... Don't be mean and say yours was the best. Ours were both awesome, enough said. Also... if you make cupcakes out of me, I *will* give you indigestion. But I'd love to make cupcakes with you!

Are you sure the guy you don't know the name of saw our presentation, though? Aha! There was also almost no one in the room for ours....... BUT ANYWAYS! Don't be mean >.>

The picture before wasn't Derpy! T_T And my "uber long school presentation" was awesome! Even Mr. Corcoran said so! Plus, we got full points ^_^

Maybe................. I will reveal nothing.

Yeah, a certain someone was complaining about the picture I had up before, so I had to change it.

I am flour. I am going to do flour-y things now I am also organic, yay!

Storm Feather watched the little ball of light bounce up and down in the air. She was sure it would look more spectacular if it was darker, but here in broad daylight it lost a lot of its grandeur. "Well, that is very nice... Maybe you could find somepony to teach you more about this magic. Illusions and colors would be cool. Who knows, you might be able to put on whole shows of illusions all by yourself! You'd have your own audience: your own roaring crowd. That sure would be something."

Winter turned his head back and forth between his companions as they each said their own plans and how to best achieve the thing they all wanted most, freedom. Trying to go back out the way they had come in sounded extremely difficult. That hole he had made with his... body... was certainly difficult to reach, especially with most of them not being able to fly. Trying to find a new way out also sounded hard to him. The tunnels were sure to be an labyrinth of interconnecting navigational nightmares. However, Dusty might be able to navigate it... He decided to keep quiet in the matter, not wanting to mess up their chances of escape.

"No, there isn't really anyone to help me. I've thought about hiring someone to help, but... I don't think I can really afford it. An apprentice could be nice... maybe." Storm approached the desk slowly, staring down at all the papers on it. There were so many. "No, no writer's block, I don't think... Although... sometimes I'll sit there, forging the same thing over and over, but somehow messing up every time. I just lose the ideas I have to make it work:a fold here, a meld there, a soft strike in the middle, and strong ones on the edges... I'll mess one up or forget another... But I can't give up, I have a duty to the ponies I work for and to myself. So, I pick up my work and try again."

"Yeah, flying sure is great..." Storm looked at Light confused. "But... I'd think being able to do magic would be amazing... and so useful. What special ability do you have?"

"Oh, flying is amazing. The wind feels so cool against your skin, the clouds flash by, and the ground below almost always looks so beautiful... It really gives you a sense of freedom." Storm looked around at the ponies around them, glad to be in Ponyville around so many of them. A lot seemed to be interested in what they were doing, which was nice too. "Of course, my favorite part is flying just above water. The way it sparkles... dragging my claws in it... going through the mist it causes... Just wonderful."

"Oh... I don't really know why I was saying that... I just see so many other mares do it around here, and it makes the little ones so happy... Where I come from, no one really ever says that." Storm sighed and thought back to her childhood. The Soggalong Swamp was not a great place to be raised, especially as a hippogriff. "Walking home from school... Do you mind if I walk with you? I'm in no hurry. I was just out to get buy some supplies."

Heh, 3:40am over here! Speaking of fainting... I had better go do that now! Have fun

IT IS A KITTY!!! I want to huggle it! But... er, where are my manners? Welcome to Canterlot, have a great time here ^_^

Ooooh, Arizona. It is really hot there, isn't it? Well, welcome to Canterlot! Have fun here