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~~~Ice Storm~~~ Ice listened as she mentioned that most of the naval records should be fine. The only ones that would be sensitive information would be the ones that have the current patrol paths. Ice immediately shook her head. "Na, we shouldn't need anything that recent. The only thing that would draw attention to anything recent would be a downed ship out anything that can't really be explained through non magical means. But if that were the case I image something like that would have one, been brought up a long time ago, and secondly security would be even tighter. Just like more with a possible threat against my homeland I have security drastically increased on the borders and in the air," she said before Shiroi mentioned that artifacts were on the table as well though none of them could be taken home and some of the instruments they used would have to be blacked out. "I believe just making sure that your artifacts are in fact accounted for is good enough. Unless you have one that can track the use of age magic or ones that can manipulate minds like the Rememberance Stone. The less we have to handle them the less the chances of anything happening to them," she said as Shiroi then commented and commended her methods. To be compared to the Shogun in how he recruited have her a sense of pride. She talked about how Myth was a prodigy and that the loyalty she's gained from those that are the hardest to get it from is a stroke of brilliance in itself. "Indeed. By making a pony feel welcome and giving them enough space to be themselves, they become more willing to work with you and will be there when you need them the most. Plus that helps us in the long run because we're trying to advance magical medicine ourselves. We're curly trying to tackle working prosthetics for unicorns and Pegasi. That way one mistake doesn't turn into a death sentence," she commented. She then listened as Nira spoke. While she seemed happy for the most part it appeared that there was a layer of dissatisfaction in her position. She wasn't going to press it right now, but she did make a note of it. She nodded in agreement with Shiroi's comments on the matter though. "Don't be afraid to do things that might benefit your fellow ponies. I did not ask permission myself when I first created STAR. In fact I did so in secret for the original intention was to intervene with desecration so that Equestria could use plausible deniability in case we had to do something off the radar. Luna was the only pony outside of the organization to know about it, be until she retired. When Twilight found out, she endorsed the idea," she added in response. ~~~Niradaña~~~ Nira remained quiet for the most part while Shiroi and Commander Storm were talking. While she might have been part of the Imperial Legion, The Imperial Navy was a different set of rules. She actually had very little knowledge of the branch itself despite being on a vessel a few things for transport purposes. Escorting cargo or wounded that she couldn't properly care for where they were at. This was usually because the nature of the injury involved a broken bone of sorts. As it was though, artifacts and routes were definitely not something that she knew about very much. When the topic switch back to her and her unhappiness, something that she wasn't too surprised that Shiroi picked up on, she sighed. "I understand initiative, but the very thing I want to do goes directly against the shogunate. So I can't say that I would really be benefiting it. I want to open a clinic to treat everypony, not just the ones that the shogunate feel worthy of being treated," she started. Unfortunately the flood gates were open now. "But apparently that's frowned upon because while the shogunate is supposed to be the governing body, actually serving the ponies we govern seems to be frowned upon. I could contact a disease and jeapordize the entire shogunate. The stars forbid that I would get stuck working with another pony or creature and the Shogun get sick or hurt. That's what I mean when I say I feel my talents are being wasted. Focusing everything on one single pony, regardless of how important they might be... Just feels wrong," she commented. "I don't want to sound ungrateful... I just... Maybe I should just stop talking before I did a bigger hole," she said before hoofing at the ground.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~ Wind Dancer shook her heard when Cloudy asked her if she's had to go back in after getting her wing stuck. "It did require some stitches but it didn't aggravate anything or cause the injury that they had just repaired to relapse. I'm not sure I would have been able to handle that news again. To finally get the chance to live my dreams only to be told that everything that has been fixed had been undone. At the he very least I knew it was no where near that bad once the adrenaline left and everything calmed down," she said as she watched Cloudy test her claim. She heard her yelp as the door took off a feather. She then said she understood why she was scared of them. "I wouldn't say scared, just wary and extra careful around them," she smile. "And I one hundred percent agree. Most of the creatures that get the fish dishes anymore are griffons anyway. I just tried it once because I wanted a bit of the authentic culture. Not something I plan on doing again. The Hurricane Salad isn't even the best thing that they have on the menu though. It's their strawberry silk pie! That thing is an explosion of delicious," she giggled as they made their way towards the restaurant, following the smells.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~Morning Dew~~~Water Wing~~~ Water Wing would not with Nor'easter's assessment. It was definitely possible that they could get more to help them with the project. "Then I believe that and making sure the city's plumbing is up to snuff should be our first priority. If Windy's confident that we can help then I say we give it a shot once we get things settled here," he says as he heard Scarlett mentioning going to support one of the colts that she foalsits for. She said that his exam race was today, and Sky seemed up for the idea as well. "Well any plans I did have today were kinda out on hold the moment Windy showed up, but that sounds like a wonderful idea," he said. Morning Dew nodded as well. "I wonder if he was only of the colts that was in my class this morning. We were going of wing care and in flight safety procedures and hope to reduce you chance of a major injury in a crash," she said looking back to Windy herself. "It's probably one of the most important lessons we reach anymore. It's definitely one of my most important lessons." Wind herself looked the idea as well. "Sure! Let's go cheer this colt on, and maybe when the race is over we can put on a small impromptu show for the racers and their families. I bet everypony will love that!" she said smiling feeling the idea. They could always revisit the topics of Las Pegasus later. It's not like they're weren't gonna be staying for a few days. "Oh hey Sky! I just got an idea! What if we tried to put together a performance for the Best Young Flier competition next year? Not as competitors but an exhibition show? Being up here in Cloudsdale, there's almost endless space. I'm sure we could come up with something amazing for it," she smiled happily.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~ Wind didn't need to hear Cloudy to get an idea of her reaction. The look on her face was good enough. Although that wasn't why she did things like this. She did it because it was the right thing to do. There were many ponies it there that needed bits a lot more than she did, and she was more than willing to give them to those ponies. When she heard her ask about the name of the restaurant, she smiled. "The restaurant it's called Spirito di Pegatropolis. In honor of the ancient land that preceded Cloudsdale. Almost everything that they serve is done in the ancient method and is absolutely delicious. They even have a few fish platters from when they started including fish in their diet because of the food shortage caused by the windegoes. Not my thing personally, i think fish has a weird aftertaste... But if the ancient Pegasi did it I figured I'd try it once. I can also see how others would enjoy it, but it's just not my thing. I'll stick with those delicious Hurricane Salads any day," she said with a smile. When Cloudy commented on the door, saying that she'd probably figured it out the hard way without the warning and thanks her for it. She also said that she would have figured that most of the cloud district up here would have architecture that was more pegasi-friendly. "That is definitely a hard lesson to learn. I learned it myself right after I finished recovering from my last surgery. It got very stick when a pony wasn't paying attention tried blowing through the door. It wasn't the worst pain I had been in, but it was still quite painful. Thankfully it didn't do any lasting damage," she smiled as she lead Cloudy inside and they made their way to the restaurant.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~ Wind Dancer nodded at Cloudy when she expressed her disbelief about Windy being a shut it. She talked about how wonderful she was and wondered how ponies could just not adore her. "I wasn't always this skilled. When I was a filly I could barely fly, and young ponies can be cruel so I just stayed home when I wasn't in school," she told her. Nevermind the fancy fact that the drop in skill was from a physical hindrance at the time, but that was then. Windy was most definitely not a shut in now. With everything that she did and all the ponies that looked up to her, she couldn't be. She did know that she would likely become unable to perform shows within the next couple months once again, but this time it was for much happier reasons. Cloudy then sounded quite surprised when Windy said that she could get them VIP seats for the match. Saying that it was no surprise that she had the connections that she did but that she would use them for her or go as far out of the way for her as she did. "Bah, this isn't out of the way. This is fun! I enjoy meeting new ponies as much as the next pony does. That's the entire reason why we perform. To make other ponies smile, and if we can do that both on and off the stage... Then that makes things even more fun for everyone involved. Besides, who doesn't like making new friends!" She said before a pony approached them from behind. "Hey Windy!" The voice said as another dark blue pegasus approached. Her main was just as bit lighter than her coat and when she caught up with them her cutie mark would become visible. A wing with the crackle of electricity around it. "Sorry for interrupting. I won't be long. Ice Storm just wanted to make absolutely sure that you were okay with your proceeds going to the medical center. She would have asked you herself but you had already left, and well she's a unicorn. Kinda hard for her to get up here without help." "Absolutely. It's not as much as I usually donate I know, but I'm sure they have a few patients that could use a few happy endings. We'll be fine until tomorrow night. We just made a guest appearance for the singer tonight to give hey more of an audience and get her name out, all I'm perfectly okay with giving this to the hospital. When you get there tell them more is likely coming tomorrow," Wind Dancer smiled as the other unicorn nodded and then went back down to the Fire and Ice. "Sorry about that. I think lunch sounds good," she said holding the door open for Cloudy, doing so actually reminded her of something from earlier. "Oh, while I'm remembering it. Please do be careful in these rotating doors. They are not friends of Pegasi and it's very easy and very painful to get your wing stuck in one. No surprise that just used a basic sliding door here," she said with a smile.

~~~Aloe Blossom~~~ Aloe listened as Rose told everyone what hey plan was and it involved pulling the Hydra to sleep. Similar to her meeting but perhaps more likely to work because it was magic, and it definitely did a number to Copper. The unicorn was then able to correct himself before acknowledging that they at least had plans and contingencies. Apparently that was more than most ponies embark on these kinds of adventures with. She couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at that. Surely they had some sorry of plan as to what they were after. Maybe not a feasible plan, but a plan never the less. The unicorn then mentioned staying behind and seeing up a failsafe. That an angry hydra rampaging into Ponyville wouldn't end well for anypony. She could agree on that. Aloe felt her eyes shrink though when she then heard Rose projecting at the rest of the crew to get in the ship and meet her in the deck. Aloe had to use her hoof to rub the inside of her ear to get it to stop ringing. It was hardly the loudest either of them had been, but Aloe was at least prepared those times. She made herself into the deck so that they could get started and awaited further instructions.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~Morning Dew~~~Water Wing~~~ Wind Dancer nodded as she heard Nor'Easter tell her that he had lost as many games by committing meepones to the farm land as he had won. She also nodded when she heard Scarlett mention that orchards and the like in Appleloosa were probably the result of earth pony magic. That they must have found a way to enrich the soil with the ground water from the area with a little help from the weather. "You're probably right. I just know that most of the ponies that are trying to farm out in Las Pegasus in the surrounding areas that's not by the reservoir struggle to get enough yield to support themselves. We're able to get some from the locals by the water, but they usually sell out of supply quickly. Still, there's more than enough bits in Las Pegasus for ponies to be well fed," she responded. "There's being well fed and there's being properly fed." Morning Dew started. "Just because they can get their fruits and vegetables from neighboring areas, doesn't mean they shouldn't at least invest a little bit into their own Agricultural Department. As you said, Appleloosa doesn't get much more rain that you do, and they have a whole orchid and enough farmland to make sure everypony is getting what they need, and they have a much smaller budget that Las Pegasus does. Sounds to me they need to appropriate more funds to something other than making sure ponies have fun. Doesn't matter how much fun they have if they can't eat." "Well we aren't that bad off. We still get all the right stuff it just mostly comes by train. Most of the farming towns around the area are only a few hours away by train. So that makes things easier. It's not like the lettuce is coming all the way from Manehatten on the other side of Equestria. That would probably be spoiled before it even got close to the market shelves," Wind Replied. At that point Water Wing looked to Nor'Easter. "Hey, when we get there, we should pitch the idea of the Aquaculture Project to them. It sounds like they could benefit from it a lot more than Cloudsdale can. Especially if they have a limited supply of water we could set it up to reuse the water that it has. Between the both of us it shouldn't be that hard to lay the piping groundwork for it, and they would benefit for ages to come." Wind Dancer did like that idea. She also liked that her parents were already trying to think of ways of improving the city. She knew at least two of the council members had level heads on them, but she wasn't so sure about the others. Jackpot seemed pretty decent, but he also seemed like he might have ulterior motive for things. Then there were the Flim Flam brothers who didn't want to approve anything unless they personally could profit off of it. Every since they got Goldenshoe's Casino from him they've been nothing but a pain in the side. "I think most of the council should be behind a plan like that. Especially if they don't have to do a lot of funding for it. We just have to make sure that the two troublemakers on the council don't try to swindle it so that they can make a bit off of it at the cost of pretty much everypony else." When Sky then asked what she was wanting to do for the rest of the day now that they had the rest of the day themselves, she had to give pause. "Well gosh, it's been so long since I've been home I've kinda forgotten what there is to do here. Whatever we do though, I think we should do it as a family. Momma, Pappa what would you both like to do?"

~~~Wind Dancer~~~ Windy smiled a bit as she stopped. She heard Cloudy start talking about the jousting matches. She mentioned that she and her friends used to play jousting all the time, but they never were able to get their home on anything heavier than cumulonimbus though. "That sounds like a blast! Believe it or not, I used to be quite the shut in, and I didn't get to do a lot of that stuff," she said before turning around to her left. "But I'm sure that would have been fun to play! I know they are fun to watch! I've been to a couple of them. They can get pretty exciting. I believe there should be one in a couple hours. If you'd like we can swing by the restaurant in the hurricane palace and then make our way to the Colosseum to catch the matches. I can even get us VIP seats right next to the ring," Wind said with a smile.

~~~Ice Storm~~~ Ice felt Myth grab onto her main and she was following without any real need for direction. She listened as Raven said that she might be interesting in the control rooms and the training rooms. She also briefly thought about the library as a point of interest before remembering Myth's condition. Althought she did know that Equestrian officials had a habit of encoding magical messages into documents. Taking Myth to the library when she has her magic sight available to her could provide them with insight that they might not have had otherwise. She also mentioned the hanger. The hanger would be a good place to take her. "Well, the hanger is where we were building the pinnacle flagship of STAR, and what will become the Flagship of Equestria. She actually should be back from her testing mission within the next few hours so we'll have to go there anyway to get a report and make sure nothing was damaged from it's testing. The library is actually a better idea than you think, but it would need to wait until Myth Recovers. Many ponies like to encode magic onto their documents. So with her we can figure out which ones have been enchanted and what messages these hidden enchantments contain," she said as her stomach gave a very loud growl. The mention of lunch earlier reminded her that it's been a bit since she'd eaten today. She would have to fix that. "That being said, waiting until tomorrow to take care of the rest of the tour otherwise sounds like a great idea. Or at least waiting until Myth has recovered enough to actually be able to take in the tour. Some lunch sounds amazing right now." she smiled with a small blush from her growling stomach.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~ Wind Dancer nodded to Cloudy's excitement. "Yeah, I do shows every Sunday night at sundown. Originally the show was just the Mareage's special street-side show with the erupting volcano, but with the addition of the Fire and Ice right here next to it, and the much larger volcano here, we decided to try to spice it up a bit more and we did a performance synchronized with myself and the erupting volcano and it's become one of the biggest shows in Las Pegasus. I go through a series of about 5 different routines so that each week is something different, but still revisiting so that ponies that liked a certain routine can plan on being there for it," Wind finished as she heard Cloudy caution her once again about making sure to take it easy. She was well aware and she heard it from her doctor several times already. Still she appreciated that there were still other ponies in Las Pegasus that would care about such things. It was Wind's turn to blush a bit though when Cloudy started talking about the romantic aspects and how she was sure that the foal couldn't wait to be born to a mama as loving and tender hearted that she was. she perked up again at the mention of the cloud district and asked what kinds of clouds that they used for the construction. "Well, they have a lot of Cloud pillars up there and they tried to model the asthetic after Cloudsdale for the most part with the LP twist that everything else has. I believe everything else is standard Cumulus though. Everything else tends to be a bit too unstable for building. They've tried using stratus and cirrus clouds before, but they dissipated quickly and were usually gone within a week," she said before she asked where the cloud district was. "It's right up this way! Follow me!" When they got up to the Cloud District, it would be exactly as Windy had said. There were still several casinos and attractions on the cloud strip. "Alright, up here is another set of Casinos, the one of note being Hurricane Palace, modeled after the ancient pegasi from the Commander Hurricane Era. It has a lot of the ancient events that they used to do as well, like jousting and gladiatorial competitions. For show of course, no pony is ever actually hurt in these events... Well most of the time. There's always a risk of injury during performances and events like that but they are few and far in between and there are plenty of safety measure in place to try to mitigate some of those. The Races are held at the Las Pegasus Speedway which is right over here," she said leading her towards the track.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~ Wind Dancer could see the mares excitement light up when she talked about the cloud district and the races and everything that was there. That would definitely be a stop for them then. What Wind Dancer wasn't prepared for though, was how Cloudy reacted to the news of her being pregnant. She wasn't sure why she wasn't prepared for that, as that had been the general reaction that she had gotten from everypony else that she'd told. She couldn't help but blush a bit from the excitement. "Thank you very much, but that won't be necessary. I'm not far enough along yet to where it's been inhibiting my shows. This was actually a rather tame show of mine because it's indoors. If you want to see a show where I can really go all out, come to the Mareage tomorrow night around 5 pm. My show doesn't start until 7, but trust me, you want to get there early. I've seen ponies waiting in line as early as 3 so they an get a seat right next to the water. I won't be able to push myself like this too much longer though. As you said, I'll have to conserve energy for the little one too," she said with a smile before she realized that she'd forgotten a question in there. "And to answer the other question, no we don't know what it is yet, and we wanna keep it that way. We want it to be a surprise. We'll start thinking of names when it gets closer to time. I do know that right now we have a wedding that we're also planning, but it won't be until after I've had the foal. I don't want to be a living nightmare for the pony that's making my dress and having to redo the waist because I start to bulge," she giggled. "Now, how about that Cloud District?"

~~~Aloe Blossom~~~ The unicorn didn't seem to give much of a retort other than to make sure there was as little carnage as possible when magical creatures and settlements meet. To her, all he did was confirm what she had said. He would displace an entire ecosystem if it meant ponies could inhabitize the region. He was at least right about one thing, she would be horrified about the number of times he'd been approached by ponies wanting to kill something out of sport, greed, or paranoia. Compass appeared to be worried that they were going to try to harm the creature as well and wanted to be assured that the hydra would be unharmed. "Mostly unharmed. We are going to have to at least make a laceration of some sort in order to harvest the blood, but nothing that shouldn't heal within a few moments for something as large as it is," She responded as the unicorn asked how they were planning on subduing it to begin with. "Well, I'm not entirely sure what Rosie's got in her bag, but I know she never comes for anything unprepared. I have a few vials that are filled with hyper-concentrated capsaicin, mint extract and Tea Tree Oils to maximize it's stimulating effects. After working with trial amounts of it before for... other purposes, I thought if I used the pure extract instead of a diluted oil, I could make a balm that once it hits the hydra it would over stimulate it, and render in unconscious for a few moments to allow us to collect a sample and be gone before it awakens. I just don't know how much it would actually take to effect the hydra or how long we'd have once it's out," she told the unicorn.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~ "I did not get to ride the old one unfortunately. I was still in the process of recovering from many wing surgeries when it shut down and the extra g forces that it puts on a pony could have undone the repairs and caused more damage. Other than my shows I didn't really get to do a lot of fun stuff growing up. But now that I'm filly recovered the Blue Two should be fine. I'm pretty sure I put out more g's than that does," Wind giggled. Then Candy mentioned the amusement park in Bittsburgh and said something about one of the wooden coasters being 100 years old. "Well, we'll have to try it out of were ever in the area. I don't know how Sky would be on a coaster though. I'm sure with that being that old it's had to go through some major repairs as well," she commented. She didn't pay it no thought about her using the pen in her mouth. It was pretty normal for everypony else. She actually didn't even notice until Candy said something about earth pony habits sticking with her. "Hey just about everypony still writes like that at some point," she says with a smile. Wind Dancer then nodded as Candy said that she at least wanted to get the tip. It was her Corn pride. She understood that. All families had quirks like that. She really needed to buckle down and visit hers soon. Sure she told them about Sky in letters but it's different meeting them face to face. She also said that she wanted to drop by hey room to drop off her autograph book before they took off. That she didn't want anything to happen to it while they were out. "Sure thing! Are you staying here at the Mareage?" She asked

~~~Wind Dancer~~~ Wind Dancer could see the slight look is disappointment that Sky wouldn't be joining them, but his equipment was expensive. Normally she would help him make sure it got home okay, but there wasn't much for them to bring to this performance. They weren't the headliner, and being indoors meant they could use the amps and sounds systems that the casino had. That gave her more time afterwards for things like this. She could also see that the mare stood in awe of the decor now that she had the chance to take it in. She then started to answer her question about some of the things she liked. Clouds were apparently pretty high on that list. She also couldn't help but giggle when Cloudy motioned to get when she said dancing. "Well, we do have the cloud district of Las Pegasus. All the buildings there are made from clouds, and I know they have a lot of Pegasus races up there. They are one of the betting staples up there," she smiled. "As far as what I like, dancing is pretty up they on the list, but my absolute favorite thing to him Equestria is to just see ponies smile and know that I was able to bring them some happiness, even if said happiness is only temporary. At the very least I can say I made their day just a bit brighter than it was. Unfortunately I'm going to have to put some of that on hold soon for a few months while I go through my second and third trimesters," she said with a smile.

(Sorry, wasn't feeling good for a lot of today. Oh, and Windy's fiancee is actually played by another player, so I can't really respond with him, ) ~~~Wind Dancer~~~ Wind smiled to the mare. "Believe it or not there are a lot of nice ponies that are here. I know the owner of this place and the Mareage next door are two of the most down to earth ponies that I know. Other than my fiance that is," she smiled as the pony introduced herself. When she asked for their names, Windy blushed a bit from forgetting basic courtesy. "Oh, my apologies! I should have mentioned that sooner. My name is Wind Dancer, but most of my friends and family call my Windy. This is Sky Sailing, though he probably won't be able to join us for the tour. He's got to make sure the equipment gets home without getting damaged," she says with a smile as they exchanged his and he went on his way. "So, Cloudy you said? What are some of the things you like? I presume you're here in vacation, so based on that I should be able to get you to ask the parts of Las Pegasus that you'll enjoy. There's a little bit of everything here, but you just have to know where to look," Wind said with a smile. They stepped out of the auditorium and into the lobby floor and immediately you could see the difference in the two sides, one hallway looked like an ice cave and the other a lava tube, both leading into a casino floor. Then you had the main lobby for the hotel and the central point of the casino that looked like a swirling storm of ice and fire. She would wait here before deciding anything else. It was pretty warm outside today so she wanted to enjoy the cool inside just a bit longer.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~Morning Dew~~~Water Wing~~~ Wind Dancer could only giggle at Sky when he leaned in to lick a drop that she had missed. She gave a soft coo as she felt the lick before nodding as Sky said he should way his vegetables before asking his father about the aquaculture project. Nor'easter commented about there being more immediate uses for water than growing something that they could easily get from the near by surface towns. "They're still fresher than Las Pegasus. They do what they can but the city of in a desert. Not much grows out there food wise. I'm still shocked Appleloosa got their Apple orchard to take in that soil. I'm no farming expert, but they don't get much more rain than we do," she commented before the talk shifted to games. "Oh! We've heard of Carcassponne but haven't had a chance to play it. I heard the real way to win in that game is the farm land. It's all tricky cause you can steal it from others with the right placements," Morning smiled. "And perhaps we can get a full campaign going that the whole family can be a part of. With all the creativity in this family, I'm sure we can cook up something quite entertaining," Water Wing added. At this point he had finished his burger and it was appearing that everypony else had about completed their meal as well. He wouldn't mind starting and chatting a bit longer, so as long as the restaurant didn't their them out for being too lovey dovey.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~ Wind Dancer couldn't help but smile at the statement that the pony in front of her wasn't used to places that weren't made entirely of cloud. "Well, I can be the first to tell you if that not all clouds are as soft as they seem, but most of the floor levels are pretty forgiving," she said with a smile. When the mare talked about hey being a lowly factory mare and that she probably had more important things to do than give her a tour. "Nonsense. There's no such thing as a lowly anything. Didn't matter to me what a pony does for a loving as long as they are a friendly face! Besides without ponies working the factories the infrastructure of Equestria. You ponies keep the nation moving. I just help cheer them up now and then," Wind smiled. "This here is The Fire and Ice hotel and casino. One of the newest and most prosperous casinos that's opened up. One tower is set up as a Frozen mountain and the other set up as a volcano. It's a great asthetic," Windy said not waiting for a yes to start the tour.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~ As the performance ended, she smiled as the crowd applauded. They seemed to have enjoyed her show and her voice was great. She bowed before making hey way back stage once more. She hoped that she would come back out at some point as it was considered poor taste among performers to ignore they're fans after a show. She herself had only ever done that once, and even then that wasn't entirely accurate. She just had her aunt's set on one very handsome fan that fell into her life from a tree only a couple weeks before. Many ponies did take that opportunity to come see her though. She'd been to enough shows and done enough shows for security to know that she actually loved this part. Mingling with the crowds and seeing everypony happy was the best part about performing. The mare that she saw hot her head made her way to her and she was relieved. She seemed to stranger a bit as she got up to see her. This must have been the first show that she'd been to of hers. "Thank you, and it's good to see that you're doing okay as well. That was quite the knock on the noggin. My normal venue is outside so usually the only thing you have to worry about is getting wet, especially the first few rows of ponies," she giggled as the mare stammered a bit more. At this point everything else was starting to die down as well. "That said, you seem new here to LP. Would you like a basic tour? I don't have anything else planned for tonight," she smiled.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~ Wind's routine went by without a hitch. Dancing to Beethooven's Fifth was always fun for her and she managed to keep the wing gusts noticable to the crowd, but since they were indoors, making a hurricane like she did on the pond of the Mareage was out of the question. Not to mention she was sure that would probably too much for her right now anyway. Her doctors have been telling hey to take it easy again, but at least that's time there circumstances were much happier than missing a damaged wing back to health. The performance was much shorter than she would usually do, but she wasn't there main attraction of the show tonight. Tonight's headliner was a new singer from Neighpon. She's heard good things about her and she sounded pretty good herself. She did the act as a opener to get ponies out to see. Of course everyone in Las Pegasus knew that she wasn't the primary show sure to how inflated the ticket prices were. Windy never let them get like that for her shows. At the end of the show though, she couldn't help but wonder a bit as she saw an enthusiastic fan shoot from her seat only to pound straight into the ceiling. She seemed to be okay as she was still cheering and applauding. She wondered if she was any relation to Candy. Now that was a mare that had a lot of energy. See gave a gentle bow before she and her fiance departed from the stage and make their way into the crowd to watch the rest of the show. She's have to catch up with that pony after the show, if nothing else to make sure that she was okay. The lights dimmed for the final act. That would have to wait.

Today was going to be interesting to say the least. It was going to be the first time in a while that Wind Dancer had done and indoor show. Most of her routines just didn't allow her to be confined anymore once she got used to doing open air performances. However, seeing that with the help of her fiance she'd gotten into the singing side of things as well, she knew that more indoor places would be wanting the two of them to perform. It was probably good that she was starting to tone things down just a bit. It has been a few months since that night of passion and while she hasn't had and if the major setbacks that came from carrying a little one she was easier to fatigue than normal. Still, she made sure that she was prepped and ready to go. For the most part most wouldn't be able to tell that she was carrying a foal yet and that meant they were expecting her all. Today's performance was only a couple of songs today as today's performance was a charity event for the hospital. All of the proceeds were going straight to the critical wing to help patients that have suffered critical injures. She watched the crowd gather from behind the curtains before she looked up at everything once more. She was absolutely paranoid when it came to making sure the supports were stable. Today's songs were simple for her and only one she felt could possibly do some damage. It was a fairly upbeat magicana song that was a great dance single, and then there was a classic song, and then one final one that she would sing. A few more minutes and the lights began to dim until it was pitch black in the hall. She then took her place in the center of the stage and waited for the cue.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~Morning Dew~~~Water Wing~~~ Windy saw how he was holding the next bite of toast and she doesn't hesitate to join the charades. Both taking the toast and locking in the kiss that Sky was so proposing. Being a performer, she was very used to a crowd watching her, and had an easy time paying it no mind. She could hear her parents googling in the background though before she broke the kiss, making sure to like the syrup from her lips. "That was definitely better," Wind said with a giggle. "Wanna bite of mine? The veggies are so much fresher than in LP," she smiled. When Nor'easter asked what kind of games they played, Morning Dew smiled. "We used to play a lot of different card games like spades, rummy, and the like but we are willing to play just about everything except Ponopoly. That game kills families," she smiled before Water spoke up. "Yeah, the one time we played it together, morning and I didn't talk to one another for about three days. I still won though," he said getting a glare from Morning. "Otherwise we're open for pretty much anything. I've been wanting to try Ogres and Obliettes, but haven't found anypony else that's interested."

~~~Ice Storm~~~ Ice Storm smiled when Shiroi asked about where she found her ponies. "Believe it or not, I don't find any of them. Most of them find me. The way that I organized STAR before it became an official Equestrian branch of the military was to give a place to go for ponies that had no where else to go. The homeless, the orphaned, and even those who the other branches deemed unfit for service because the have a condition that would be considered a liability. I don't look at all that. Everyone has a place and should feel like they belong. The orphaned fillies and colts get the absolute best education that I can pay for. Once we figure out what their talents are, we begin specializing them in that area so that they can help advance the military side of Star. For those who graduate, and for the homeless, I provide free shelter at the base as well as pay that from what I've heard of actually a little better than the other branches of the military. I also always give them at least two free days to themselves that they can do with as they please. Right now most of my specialists including Myth and Commander Shadowfire are working on advancing our own weaponized magitech. My pinnacle creation is currently on her testing mission, and will revolutionize the way that naval warfare is fought," she explained. "My two lead Aether experts are such because of their unique traits. Myth can see magic and each individual aura of it. She can also distinguish types of magic from this, but it comes at the cost of her being be blind normally. Commander Shadowfire has crack in her horn making hey more sensative to high aether locations, but she also weaves it rather than casting straight from her horn. Her unique casting ability gives her a better understanding of magic and how to better stabilize it for advanced technical improvements," she explained. When the mare mentioned that the records go all the way back for 1500 years, she couldn't help but give a look of bewilderment. Equestria didn't have records near that far back. They had legends and stories of the past, but nothing actually recorded. It also meant that there was a lot that they would have to go through. "1500 years of records is going to take a while to go through, even for the most skilled of scribes. I have no idea how old this sorceress actually is though, so I can't give us a starting point. We know she's present here and now, so we can go back from there. Even crude information is still good information. The only bad information is misinformation," she commented ~~~Niradaña~~~ Nira nodded as Shirio mentioned Ice's selection process and how she was able to find sick talent before notating her as being an example of something that could have slipped through the cracks. "Well, I wouldn't say that. I was conscripted into service almost immediately when they discovered my abilities. I can't complain too much, but I always feel like I could be doing more than what I've been allowed to do," she stated. She wanted to go into more detail but she wasn't sure how Shirio would take talk against the Shogun. Nira herself didn't have anything against the Shogun or the monarchy. Being Ishi's bodyguard has been quite pleasant, but it went back to being restricted. She was a medic at heart and healing and helping others recover was always her top priority. But she knew talks against the system were often frowned upon and she's been reminded of that several times before. She didn't wish to make a scene here.

~~~Ice Storm~~~ Ice Storm smiled back to the mare behind her and gave her a reassuring nuzzle. "IF that will make it easier for you, and make you more comfortable, then you may do so," she smiled as they left the infirmary. There were some concerned looks towards them, but none of them looked to be anything more than that. Seeing their commander rushing to the infirmary probably caused a bit of a stir, and many ponies that were looking on were waiting to see if Myth would be okay. Most of them realized that something had happened, but wasn't entirely sure what. The presumed that it was okay now though since everypony involved had calmed down at least a bit. "Where would you like to go now?" she asked Myth before looking back to Raven. "What areas do you think she might be interested in Raven?"

~~~Aloe Blossom~~~ Aloe couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as the unicorn that came to join them and presumed that they were actually planning on killing something like that. He proceeded to berate them like children and Aloe was going to have none of that. "Excuse me Sir Copper," she started stepping up to him. "But I would like to point out the many flaws in your argument here. First off, We have no intentions of killing said Hydra. Doing so would create a finite amount of resources while the possibility of working out some sort or arrangements with it would create and indefinite supply of what we're looking for so as long as the Hydra remains alive. Getting our hooves on the venom as well might prove useful in making an antivenom for anypony that might need it or get afflicted from it. Not to mention, any skilled alchemist can separate the good qualities from the bad qualities of an ingredient, or find ways of application that make them inert. A common one being rhubarb, another being gold or any mineral. There's a balance that lets you bring out the good without the bad. Rhubarb can kill you, but we put it in pies all the time. It's about the preparation," she started. When she heard him talk about the moral standings of it she rolled her eyes. "So what I'm hearing from you is, the pot calling the kettle black. You're what, an archeologist? A creature hunter? Wildlife researcher? You go into places all the time and disrupt entire ecosystems trying to hunt what you're looking for. Be it deforesting an area to find lost remains or a distant past, or relocating 'dangerous' animals so that ponies can safely inhabit the area. If that doesn't fit the bill for science and profit I don't know what does. One thing I do know. Harvesting a bit of blood and leaving the hydra alive; one, helps ponies advance not only potions but possibly medicine as well, and two leaves the ecosystem in check. I fail to see where morality comes into play at all. I'm not going to say it's not dangerous, but the possible rewards and advancements outweigh those risks. If you don't want to come, then that's fine, but you of all ponies don't get to claim morality as a reason," Aloe told him with a firm snort.

~~~Wind Dancer~~~Morning Dew~~~Water Wing~~~ Morning Dew had also picked up on the small audience that they had gathered. She could see all the looks that they were getting and she could see envy in some of them. To be fair though, she was the mother of now not one, but two up and coming superstars, so she could understand it to an extent. She also felt a bit of pride swell inside of her. She couldn't but smile at Windy as she leaned into Sky and then sky pick up a piece of toast for her. "You two are perfect for each other. It's like you were two parts of the same mold," she smiled before turning to Scarlett. "I guess that means once we get to Las Pegasus we'll need a full family game night!" she said enthusiastically. Without even thinking Windy turned and nommed on the toast. She then made a horrid face before swallowing. "Bleh... I probably should have took a drink to get the vinegar out of my mouth first," she said with a small laugh. "Two great flavors that don't mix, but I think I might need another bite to confirm," she said kissing his cheek. Water would recline back a bit while he worked on his burger taking in the day. It was like Nor'easter had said. Today had ended up being sometime more special than he could have possibly imagined. His day at work was rather monotonous, but getting pulled from work by his wife to find his daughter, only to find out that she's getting married and she's pregnant. And Sky seemed the decent the and knowing his parents he knew that he was raised proper. He was more than proud of his little filly for both making it big, but not forgetting her roots, even if those roots were a bit shaky at the beginning. A game night that his wife suggested seemed like a good idea as well. But he would wait to see what Scarlett's and Nor'easter's reaction was to it before commenting.