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Thanks to a link in the "What is RPing?" thread, I found Snails is indeed available for me to try and land the part of, but there is a prior post of him in "FiM cast" from back in April. Are we expected to post them as they originally appeared here or write them up by your own take on the character, like I saw done for Applejack recently with 2-3 different people trying for the role?

A pair of reddish brown streaks flew across the sky, then made a right turn toward the thunderhead from several miles away. They made for the split in the thunderhead, slowing down as they met the stormfront. the pegasi rode the winds like surfers, then curved their way into the split, coming out on the other side and seperating to race around the clouds in opposite directions, continuing to surf the stormfront. After several passes, the two cloud halves were slowly rotating away from each other to eventually head off in different, and hopefully more useful directions and not reunite. The pegasi looped in the air as they spotted the pair on the ground and closed their wings for a dive, coming out of it at a comfortable distance from the ground in unison. Finally the pair fluttered to a hover and touched down nearby, an unusual sight. mare and stallion twins, down to nearly identical cutie marks. The male nickers and pulls a set of goggles up off his blue eyes "Hello, I'm Star Skybright. (a.k.a Hoss) Did anyone see how long this cell was building? We were diverted here after some unicorns saw an unscheduled storm off in the distance." The mare takes a quick drink from a water bottle as she wipes her goggles "I'm Shanna. Wow! Looks like someone did most of the work for us up there. Which of you brawny boys split that mess like an apple?"

Madam Bistro smiled warmly at the Sherrif "Certainly, and a milkshake too. I will have Thorn bring them out to the Cafe' deck." She then looked to Arrow Plain "So, what would you like? I have the fixings for Vanilla, chocolate, cherry, or caramel milkshakes at this time?" She smiled inwardly as she had seen the suspicious glance Arpy cast at Maximillian's back when he wasnt looking. * Good, whatever he's up to, he's not fooling everyone.* she thought. When Max made his order, she dipped her head aside in a light blush when he did a courteous bow to her "Why thank you, sir! One macchiato coming right up, Mr Rockefilly." She wheeled about and trotted off to handle the orders from that group herself, while the inside cafe' was bustling with locals and train crew, handled by the other helpstaff.

I hope this is an idea that's not too late, but Ive been reading my way through all the RP posts to get caught up on events and have been noticing a LOT of threads where a shop first opens. Madam Bistro has only been open a few days by the time of "Night of the Comet" and does need some helpstaff or regular customers. Should I go ahead and start a thread of her first day open and advertising for help? Thanks!

Braeburn would be a VERY welcome addition to "Night of the Comet" and "Spread the Wealth" in the Appleoosa file! I second this!

I think the core personality plays a big part in it. For many, gender is a big part of who they are. Apparently The Doctor will always be a stalwart, pacifistic, quirky British male who seems to see himself as a knight-errant who will keep the Earth safe (even if he can never make it to Benidorm for a long vacation). Perhaps gender is one of the factors that must be unchanged so that they can always say "I am ME!" no matter what the outside wrapper looks like. TImelords must be less flexible than some humans I guess. ;P Of course, there's always forced changes by nanites, someone playing with HIS timeline, or magic. There is also the possibility of someone hacking the regeneration protocols and tweaking the presets (Like someone from a rival show, Q or Squire Trelane maybe...)

(ooc; Mojo gave me a little nudge, and it sounds ike a fun place ) The twin bay-colored pegasi were stretching their legs in a leisurely trot and enjoying the sights of Ponyville while repairs proceeded on their telescope. Shanna gasped while Hoss winced at seeing an older pegasus crash. Before they could rush over to help, he got up on his own and staggered into a restauraunt. The twins looked at each other, their stomachs rumbling at the smells coming from the place. Hoss chuckled "Yeah, lets eat." and trotted into the restauraunt. Shanna nodded and followed along "and we can check on that old gent too..." As they entered, they looked around and spotted the proprietress. "Good day Ma'am, we just saw another pegasus enter here and figured this must be a good place to eat. Is there anything you would reccomend today?"

Ok, I think i got it now.

Thanks for the replies. At least I now have some ideas for prepared food. I hope to see more ideas on what they would eat as prepared food. For example, in another RP elsewhere on the net, I have a pair of superhero friends, a young buck deer and a goat buck, an when they get together, they snack on Malted Cud Balls (their version of Milk Duds). Lets see, instead of faux-cud products, maybe hay twisted into a "rope" bar and rolled in honey and nuts? Hmmm for main sandwich fare, going by the posts above, maybe Garden Salad Sandwich, or Filly Cheese melt vege-sandwich, or chilli cheese soydogs...

How's this? Should I also change the kitchen to that of a Noble restauraunt in Canerlot?

The stetson wearing donkey, Thorn trotted out onto the cafe' deck in his capacity as waiter should the approaching plutocrat pony go there first. Meanwhile, Madam Bistro waited inside by the open doorway as several of the train engineers went in for their caffene fix. She smiled pleasently to the approaching ponies 'Well Good Morning! Welcome to my humble establishment. Feel free to dine inside, or enjoy this beautiful morning on my cafe' deck." Bistro smiled and nodded to the Sherrif. "Good morning Sherrif, Miss LaMare. Would you both like your usual?" Madam Bistro swished her tail energetically, the smile and pleasent demeanor toward a customer honed to a fine art from her youth in Manehattan...

Since my Madam Bistro runs a place that serves food as well as pastries and anything coffee related, I was considering what would be good and pony-friendly to put on the menu besides pastries and oatmeal. I've heard sunflower smoothies, and daisy and buttercup sandwiches on the show. Hmm I can see grilled veggies and veggie shish-ka-bobs, anypony else have ideas?

Meanwhile, In Madam Bistro's, It was a pleasent enough day that the outside cafe' deck was in use. A russet donkey was rushing about getting ready for the rush of customers that usually accompanies a train, when he stopped and stared for a moment at something that caught his eye across the street. After a moment, he went back inside and whispered to the mocha mare herself. Bistro smoothed her apron and spared a glance outside. "A Rockefilly here in person? My my, this could be interesting... I wonder if he's been to any of my other locations?" She rubbed a cloth on an empty table to make it spotless, thinking * Looks like my instincts on this town's prospects are right. His must be buzzing too... Interesting! There's possibilities in that also... *

(yay! thanks for letting me drop in after your post. ) Mid-morning in Ponyville showed an unusual sight; a pair of pegasi actually walking a cart through town, the young stallion walking behind the cart holding up one end of an object covered in a tarp. Polite inquiries at some of the shop stalls led them to the new repair shop. Parking the cart outside, they entered the shop. The bay mare looked up at the door frame when the walked in. "4 bells? How unusual." Her twin brother, Hoss peered around the shop "He probably needs the extras to hear over the customers, Shanna." She ulped when she saw how many ponies were ahead of them, even a zebra. "Oh my! He must really be good to get customers from the Grasslands. Will he have time for us, Hoss?" Hoss tapped a hoof "I hope so. Oh wait a minute, wasnt there a fuss over some zebra named Zecora last time we were in Ponyville? That must be her." Shanna plopped her rump down out of the way "Well, either way, nothing to do but wait our turn..." Hoss and Shanna Skybright

(oops, sorry, the last post got by me for several days... ) Hoss unhitched himself from the cart and moved to the other side as the pony mentioned the danger, staying there until the danger was past. "Uh-oh! I would do as he says..." When it was finally safe he came back around to the front of the cart. He listened as the earth pony explained about his works, then finally gave hs name. "Pleased to meet you firecracker, I certainly understand about the displays. This is a very nice place to experiment with new blends, one I would have chosen to practice with thunderclouds for the same reasons when I was learning Weather Patrol duties.. I'm afraid they are trickier to master than fireworks. Even the smallest boomer can be as unpredictable as that dud unless I keep a tight rein on it." Hoss looked at the remaining rockets curiously and smiled "We dont often get to see good fireworks in Cloudsdale, the dampness of our clouds causes problems with the powders I would imagine, not to mention static electricity in the clouds..."

Name: Thorn Sex: Male Age: older colt Species: Donkey Pelt Color: Russet Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Black mane and tailtuft, tan eyepatches and belly Eye Color: green Cutie Mark: none Physique: compact, muscular Origin: Appleoosa Roleplay Type: Mane MLP Occupation: Bellhop, cook, purveyer of caffinated goods, jack-of-all-trades Motivation: To work hard and succeed in a business world of ponies and run his own "Madam Bistro's" location. Likes: Jobs well done, perfection, happy customers and guests, good food and cappuchino. Dislikes: slackers, dirty rooms and kitchens, snobs, particularly those who look down on donkeys for being donkeys. Character Summary: Born to a family of donkeys that work in the kitchens of Canterlot, Burr and Rose. Thorn takes great pride in doing the best job he can. While his parents wanted him to work there too, he felt it was not for him. Thorn's parents came to an agreement with him and let Thorn go forth to find his place in the world, and more fulfilling employment. He was provided with full letters of recommendation. He stopped in Manehattan but found the work there a depressing repeat of Canterlot, even oddly making him homesick. It was on the train to Fillydelphia that he ran into Madam Bistro, returning from a trip to personally sample the shipment of supplies before purchase. He sampled her cappuchino and was instantly hooked. When she saw the letters of reccomendation, she hired him on the spot for work at the location prior to Appleoosa. She is quite happy with the way he treats every customer with unflappable calm, and he is quite happy to deal with the so-called "commoners" who often act better than the nobles. Now almost two years after he left Canterlot, he was asked to come to Appleoosa as her right hoof to get the new place up and running, and run the place in her absence every few weeks. Clothing: For daytime Appleoosa, he wears a cream colored stetson, with his long ears threaded comically through the earholes, and a bolo tie. In the evening, he wears a cream colored derby, starched collar with a black bowtie and a bartender's vest in cream with mocha trim.

A couple of the server ponies looked at each other in shock that Granny smith would order as much as one of the train engineers but rushed off to gather the food. Madam Bistro nudged the register book up to the shakey hooves "We will see that you are well fed here, Granny Smith. I will personally fry the apple fritters for you, and we get our apple Juice from Braeburn's homestead. I'm so glad you want to try my cooking. Oh, yes, could you sign here please?" Meanwhile, the donkey managed to keep from roling his eyes at the treatment by Hoity-Toity, making Bistro sigh in relief. She hoped she could keep both of theese VIPs happy even if they were like oil and water together. She was also curious to hear more about an Apple family relative in a Fasion show...

Madam Bistro trotted up to the window and shaded her amber eyes with a mocha colored hoof "Oh dear, that would be the Sherrif. He must have deputzed two of my guests for an emergency. That is a cart some of them brought from Cloudsdale on some business of Canterlot. The comet tonight, I believe." She turned to Granny Smith "I am afraid I dont sell tickets for rides, but they are guests here. I am sure they would be happy to give you a ride. They are bay colored pegasi twins, very hard to miss with black stripes in their wings, and the mare is currently upstairs. I'm sure she will be down soon." She trotted back to the registrar desk "Now, whenever you are ready, Um, Granny Smith is it? And feel free to let me know what you would like for lunch." Bistro looked at the help, wiggled an ear and tapped her hoof twice. Nodding, the donkey bowed to Hoity-Toity "Madam will have a cozy Master suite for you momentarily. Do you wish luncheon right away?" Meanwhile, upstairs in Room 5, Shanna looked out the window sleepily as the yellow cart rocketed past with a screaming sherrif "Oh dear Luna! What are you up to now, Hoss..." Shaking her head, she clopped back to her bed for a few more minutes rest.

The bay colored pegasus clopped his hooves together in applause, and smiled at the white pony "Not at all, I dont think. I saw the commotion while checking out the mesa for tonight's comet watch. No one in town saw it when I reported it and I volenteered to come out and see if anypony needed help." He nodded to the other ponies "Miss LaMare wanted a little excitement and brought the sherrif along for the ride in case it was bandits or somesuch." He looked the campsite over "Do you do displays? That last one was awesome!" If Firecracker looks at the side of the yellow cart, the words "Royal Canterlot Observatory, Cloudsdale branch" will be visible.

Hoss beat his wings leisurely, occasionally looking back to his passenger in the back of his bright yellow cart, the Sherrif of Appleoosa. "How are you doing?" Then he looked at the famous author at his side, on the other side of the cart's limber, Louise LaMare, knowing his father would be thrilled to hear of this adventure. Looking forward and keeping to a low altitude, he saw a bright flash ahead at a higher altitude. He finally saw a pony with a cart below the bang and did a slow circle then came in for a landing nearby. He waved and shouted out at the strange pony with the firecracker cutie mark. "Hello there! Awesome fireworks. I wish we had these in Cloudsdale! How are ya doing?"

Hoss smiled as the sherrif settled in and nodded to Louise. "You're welcome, now lets get going. Hyah!" Grinning in high spirits, the pegasus gave a quick trot and lifted off, then wheeled about in a slow circle to give the Sherrif a chance to get comfy. "Lets keep it under a hundred feet so the Sherrif will feel better..." and aimed for the direction he saw the flash. (Hoss exiting for the moment...) ------------- Meanwhile, Madam Bistro cheerfully brought out the registry book. "Certainly, Ma'am. I still have several rooms ready to go at this time. Two are upstairs on the second floor, and I also have a room here on the first floor if that would be preferable." Bistro also took a moment to pull out a menu "As for food, at this time of day, we have soups, sandwiches, salads, smoothies, and everything coffee. We also have a decent selection of pies and pastries." She smiles sheepishly "I've been reluctant to do apple based pastries untill I can find a local willing to do the job since everyone compares my attempts to that of the Apple family. I'm willing to try again if you wish it." She kept looking from the Apple Family Matriarch to her kin for cues on how well they were taking her treatment of the most loved pony in town, and back to see how the personage in question was taking it. Her tension increased tenfold when she saw another traveller come in behind the croud. She nearly fainted when she recognized Hoity Toity, thinking * OH DEAR CELESTIA!! TWO ponies I cannot leave hanging AT THE SAME TIME!! * She frantically motioned to Thorn to help the VIP. The donkey trotted over and bowed to the fasionista, offering his sincere apologies and Latte on the house. "Madam will be with you momentarily, sir. Yon Matriarch is most important to the entire town. Our apologies for any inconveninece sir." This was the make-or-break moment for this new location and she knew it, only keeping her tail from trembling by sheer force of will.

Hoss nickered and waved a wingtip "If it's no trouble Sherrif. I would welcome the company." He earperked as the expedition suddenly got bigger when Louise asked to come along. He nodded sagely at the Sherrif, then spoke to Louise "Oh yes, please. You seem to be handling the heat better than my sister, at least." He chuckled at the writer's enthusiasm "Well yes, that cart would be perfect. That would be the one me and my sis pulled up here. It's already enchanted for pegasus flight. Let me just move the cloud from it over to Shanna's room..." Quickly, Hoss moved the small cloud from being parked on the cart, right on up over Room 5 of the B&B to keep it cool with it's shade, then came back down. He hitched himself right up to the bright yellow cart on one side of the limbers and waited for Louise. "If it makes you feel safer, Sherrif, we have straps and belts back there for cargo and occasional passengers. The lead Astronomer in Canterlot, Stargazer, is quite nervous about flying since he's a unicorn so he does not entirely trust the seat-keeping enchantment. Let me know when you are ready." ------------ Meanwhile, inside the B&B, Madam Bistro had been relieved earlier when things started to slow down from lunch rush. She was amazed to have gotten the third pegasus that day asking for a room. Maybe that silly weather pony she had heard of but not seen yet was about to have competition... Then the train whistle and bell let her know she was about to get REALLY busy. The crews were now clear to leave the train for a break! "THORN! Get the bread from the warming oven! Rustle up the Sandwich fixings! I'm on coffee and donuts! We're about to get Train Crew!" She trotted around getting enough cups and donut samplers ready while the donkey rushed around getting the sandwich line ready for orders. She was stunned when nearly the entire town showed up at her door, escorting in an aged mare, lime green and silver hair done up in a bun, her tail too. Wasnt there such a mare that all her customers talk about as their family Matriarch? Bistro quickly fluffed her mane and made sure her mane comb was in place, then smoothed her apron and trotted up to the ancient mare. "Good afternoon, Ma'am. Welcome to Madam Bistro's Bed and Breakfast, I am at your service!"

Hoss shook his mane, making the blue metal ring holding his ponytail jingle. "Not that I can think of, off-hoof, Sherrif. I think I saw the general store in passing if we need anything not already in the cart." He tapped a hoof in thought "Oh yeah, that strange flash I saw out in the desert. Would you like for me to take a few minutes to check that out? It was that way..." He points out into the desert. (Hoss should be back in several posts, whether anything happens in the "UFOs in the Desert" thread or not. Hopefully Madam Bistro will be cleared by tonight)

Hoss nickered appreciativley at the tour. "I dont mind, I hear Braeburn's pretty gung-ho at his tours." As the Post office was pointed out, he nodded "I am not surprised. I heard she went North at the last Ponyville Winter Wrap-up to round up the birds that went South. At least she never actually loses a delivery." Hoss spread his wings for some shade as the art jam was pointed out and chuckled at the puns. He nodded eagerly at the next suggestion "Oh yeah, seeing the orchard sounds great. Lets go."

Hoss smiled as he shook hooves with her "Pleased to meet you, Miss LaMare. We wont mind the company when we go to the mesa. Oh! The Author? My father reads your books! He will be thrilled to hear I met you." Hoss smiles "We still have some hours yet before nightfall. I think a tour would be perfect." He scans the sky to the NorthEast "There, about 4 hoof-marks or so above that ridge. You can see it a little if you are looking for it, that fuzzy white puff. That's why I and Shanna are here. It will look far more impressive at night, up on the Mesa." Hoss noted the glance the author gave the sherrif and smiled inwardly *I wonder if she's going to write a cowpony romance now..* he thought.