GreyMatter

"Cloud, you knew where I was! You were there when Pesto and I moved to Baltimare. Thyme! What are you doing here? Last I knew, you were touring Equestria. I tried to see when you guest cooking at a restaurant down there, but they were booked full! And Chrysalis! It HAS been too long! But, we are back now!" Said Grey, trying to cover everypony at once. "So, who wants to see our foals? We have twins!"

Well, I hate to sound rude but I need to ensure quality control in the RP, and after looking through your previous posts, I simply do not find it up to par with what is seen in the RPs, and I wouldn't want to mix that in with it.

A few months ago... Pesto was rushing down the halls of the hospital. Not walking, however, but in a wheelchair. Grey, however, was running behind her. Today was her birthday. No, not the day she was born, but the day she gave birth. Two wonderful pegasi. A filly and a colt. Grey knew from that instant, that he was gonna have his hooves full. And he wouldn't have it any other way. Today. Grey was about ready to go. All of his things were packed, but the children were floating all over the place. They were up on the ceiling, and there was no way Grey could reach them. Luckily, he called out for Pesto and she got them down in an instant. This was part of the reason he loved her so much, she was a mother. Full time. They were a perfect match for each other. But something was gone. They missed their old life, with their friends. So, they were going back. Grey had a successful business, but that could practically run itself by now. So they packed up. It was too calm here. Two kids Grey had no hope to control, flying all over the place, was just too calm for him. His old job was much more hectic. Like having a tower full of kids. He was always babysitting, even the old guys! He missed it. At least the randomness, he knew he couldn't handle the "kids" AND his foals. So he had left. but he thought now, he could handle being AROUND the "kids" while caring for his foals. So that was what he did, and today he set out. It only took a few hours to get there. He thought about his entrance for a moment, but looked inside and saw how many people were there. So he opted for a simple entrance. He walked into the building, loudly announcing, "HEY EVERYPONY!" He was glad to be home.

Here! Cainiam has first post, for reason of character importance.

EXPOSITION! I has it. Years had passed since we had seen our friends at the Grey Area Condominium Complex. Things have changed. Most notably, the owner and founder, Mr. Grey Matter (GreyMatter) himself, had moved out. He and his wife, Pesto, (CrimsonNova) had long wished to start a family, but while the complex was, in fact, built to be family friendly, RUNNING it with a family was another thing entirely. So eventually, Grey chose some young blood, somepony not romantically involved at that point to take over for him. Besides, the guy needed a win, being rejected so oft from the royal guard. So, Grey named Clear Skies (Cainiam) as the new owner, on the condition that he not change the name or the family friendly style. In the meantime, his mentor, Watcher (also Cainiam), formerly a member of the Royal Guard, nears retirement age, and they have grown together, into a relationship that can only be explained as a mixture of two friends and a father son relationship. Speaking of military jobs, Pawn (fireraven23) is now under the employ of the Equestrian Army, and has in fact proven himself worthy enough to be declared a General, and is thus following his grandfather's footsteps, making him a very happy pony. He is, at the moment, on vacation, although he still pays for his room at the condo, and it awaits his eventual return. And what of his friend, Hotshot (GreyMatter)? Well Hotshot, with the help of his friend, moved past his days of playing sports. Instead, he followed his friend into the army. While not quite intelligent enough to be a general, Hotshot has become a strong follower, but can make a brash decision when he needs to. As a result of his strength, when Pawn made general, Hotshot was the first soldier he chose to lead. His wife, Rocka (Snowy) is touring. Ah, wives, so much romance has happened in the meantime as well! For one, Chrysalis (QueenChrysalis747) and Cloud (CloudShimmers) are married and have a foal! And Swash the Buckle (ExtravagantEvil) and Snowy (Snowy)? They have a foal on the way! But...don't tell Swash. He doesn't know yet, because he is currently out pirating. Snowy hopes to surprise him wit the news when he returns, but she doesn't know if he will return in time. She may just end up surprising him with the foal itself at this rate! And Thyme (fireraven23)? No, not a mother. Not to a pony at least, but she does still have her cat, Sugar. She has actually been touring Equestria, not as a celebrity. Not at first, at least, but now? Well she just got her cookbook published, and is a celebrity chef. She just made her return, at her old job, giving the Grey Area an even better chef than they had when she was younger. But on to those young'ins, eh? Neon Scratch (Snowy) and Twilight Shine (hinata2000100)? They are now about teenage, but smart kids! In fact, Neon has been taken as an apprentice by Ponyville's own Vinyl Scratch. She had seen a lot of herself in him. And Twilight has stayed living here, and has developed a crush on Neon as well. And Easy Going (TheBlueMage) finished his kids playhouse! It is gonna get a lot more use coming up, with all the new foals. In fact, after his work here, he has built and designed buildings all over Equestria. Going from a Foreman to an architect, he has the respect of his employees by being the first really hands on architect. And now he has returned to his old stomping grounds to take a break, and see how the place is. Easy Going's friends from the Mareibbean have gone their seperate ways, the brutish brother, Gumbo (TheBlueMage) has returned home, to tame the untamed lands, while the mystical sister, Mojo (TheBlueMage), who prefers to be called Madame Mystic, has gone about Equestria in an effort to seek fame. She met many odd and eccentric ponies like herself, but still, she always remembered life at the Grey Area, and was destined to return some day. The Grey Area also has some new tennants! First off is Tarot (TheBlueMage...who else?), a unicorn known for going from place to place telling people of their future, with uncanny, but not 100%, accuracy. The newest tennant though, is a very mysterious pony named Vox Cast (Shame)... Well, that took a while to type, but I think that is everypony. Let's get started then, hmm? Seeing as how Grey Isn't here at the moment, I will leave it up to somepony else to get us started...

Life in the Grey Area!

Lord of the Grey Area: Return of the King.

How ironic, considering 50 Shades started as an erotic Twilight fanfic...

Same way Equestria High got so many replies...

NAME NAME NAME! WE NEED A NAME!

That would be all of us, I gave Extravagant a ring on the old iPhone. Great, I will tell him when I get it up and running.

Well, the Equestria High RP. To be honest, I looked into it, and I see one line, misspelling ridden posts. I can only hope you believe me when I say I don't mind that I was passed for most posts, only that I was passed by something with no standard for quality. I'm glad we were so lucky in the first place, but I do not want the legacy to be tainted by low quality posts is all.

Sure, I mean, it is seeing a resurgance, but I think the new one will be semi open. After certain RPs show some very low quality posts, I figire we need some sort of quality control. Generally though, I trust people. And once I get ahold of Snowy, I can get this started. Snowy and Swash was, aside from Pesto and myself, our most developed relationship, and I am planning on Grey not even coming until page 2, so I need something to beef it up, give it more substance.

The old one was about living in a condo complex, basically. That was all there was too it. It was not fueled by a plot, but rather by that situation. From there, we botched a meal, infected the staff with poison joke, fell in love, fought, almost got fired, and more. The new one I believe will act in the same manner. It is the same condo, but years later. This gives you the opportunity to play a new person, or someone who has been there a while. When Grey Matter comes back, you may not recognize him, since he left before you arrived. There is so much that can happen, and the only way to find out is to play. The fun is not in the story, but what you do with it.

Hold up...I just realized something...Grey Area revived itself a few days before I actually declared it dead... Well, that revival is still gonna happen anyway, once I get Snowy and Pesto on board. But for now, I MUST SLEEP!

No need to apply, but for the purposes of The Grey Area, and the fact that time has passed, it may be smart to put the summary here, so we can know the character. And for the most part, people in this RP are very skilled writers. Why, we have more "Quality" posts in ONE PAGE than some other RPs (MENTIONING NO NAMES) have in the entirety of their length.

AGING GUIDE: Fillies/Colts are Mane 6 Age Mane 6 Age are Grey's Age (That is, done with school, establishing a lifelong career) Grey Matter Age is the same age as the Cakes

Extravagant Evil is in too! And, Queen, to put it simply, it takes place years later, to where Twilight Shine and Neon Scratch are now ABOUT Mane 6 age. Grey Matter moved after he and Pesto married, and named Clear Skies his replacement. Now, years later, Grey and Pesto return as residents. Now with a foal. (And who's to say they are the only ones?) Clear is still in charge, Watcher is old and retired, and from there, you writie your tale. What has happened in the intervening years? Let's find out!

HEY HEY! So, The Grey Area has fizzled out and died. I'm fine with that, but as Cainiam, TheBlueMage, and hinata2000100 can attest, I have been nurturing a new idea in my head, and it is a good one. It gives us a chance to RP our old characters, but in a very new way. I just want to see who is up for it. When I can assemble the majority of the cast, I will announce the idea. Thanks guys for all your support, the entire way here.

(Sorry, still recouping...well, everything. Nothing is wrong though, just overwhelming. Gotta get back into the swing of things. I have been looking at your post for a while, just trying to figure out how to reply.) Grey squinted, and tilted his head, like she said. Although, he tilted in the wrong direction, knocking his head against hers. After tilting it in the other direction, and apologizing to her, he went on, "Yeah, I can see that. Still, all I need to see that anyway is a mirror. Or I can just look deep enough into your eyes," He said, gazing into her eyes for what had to be the millionth time. He pointed up, and set in motion his next surprise of the day. After he gave a signal, a wave of pegasi flew out, previously hiding. They moved the clouds that were in in the sky, at first seeming like random images, but later began to become more clear. "Well, I think the clouds speak for themselves." He said, as the clouds spelled out, "I...L...O...V...E...Y...O...U..."

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This is types on my phone. Please, do not let the RP die just yet. In my absence, try to break 1000 posts before the higb school RP. Please, for me, we can do this.

(Looks to the left. Looks to the right. I can sneak a post...) "You don't need to get me anything. A stallion always strives to keep his mare satisfied. That is how I feel, at least." He says, then points up to the clouds. As he was recently engaged, his mind was full of the future, and he starts to draw out what he sees, as he did on their first day in Baltimare. First, he draws a curve. Then he goes up, drawing legs on the curve. Then what looked like a box, attached to the curve. He makes a rocking motion, before saying a word. "I see a crib, for our future foal. You see it? What else do you see, honey?"