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I could definitely go for something to eat right now. It's strange how I didn't have time to eat much before I went out when I don't have much to do anyway. Static Arc was walking casually through the market district of Ponyville, happy that it was his day off from working at the Weather Factory. He was always off on Sundays, and he thought he would spend most of the day exploring Ponyville, checking out some stores, get some fresh air, and enjoy the day. Before he felt for Ponyville, he didn't have too much to eat for lunch, and now that he was here, he might as well try out the market place, see if there was anything good to sate his hunger. As Static Arc found himself entering the marketplace, he immediately started looking around for some sort of food vendor. Apples, carrots, and celery salesponies displayed their wares out to the general public, hoping for somepony to stop by and make a purchase, but Static wasn't feeling like anything healthy today. He was in the mood for something sweet. Perhaps somepony will have something for him that he might like. Suddenly, something caught Static's ear. A... song? [colour=#00CC99]"Bon Bon's bonbons~[/colour] [colour=#00CC99]They're the tastiest treats in town!~[/colour] [colour=#00CC99]Buy a bag to share with your friends~[/colour] [colour=#00CC99]I guarantee you won't frown!"[/colour] Bon Bon's... bonbons? Static Arc looked over to the source of the melody. He could see a pale yellow earth pony with a cart promoting her wares, and a sign on top that says: Bon Bon's Bonbons and Chocolates- Open for Business! He also noticed a mint green coloured mare with a harp on her flank, chatting with the mare who was in charge of the stand. Suddenly, Static Arc's stomach started to rumble. He liked the sound of filling himself up with some chocolate! Hopefully they still have some left to sell, as the yellow coated one seemed like an honest seller, and such a nice pony. Hopefully he didn't have to talk for long, as he wasn't too fond with new ponies, because he hardly knew them, and the fact that they were both, well, female! He didn't really do well with the other gender. So far it was only the unicorn who was at the front, chatting away with the vendor, so Static started to walk up to the front of the cart, to look at what she was selling. Boy, this stuff looks really good. I hope it isn't too much though, I want to bring some home with me to snack on. Static Arc patiently waited up at the front of the stand, and waited for the two mares to finish their conversation.

It's going alright so far, right now im just working on where she lives, her job and motivation. I'm still working on Cheery, and I'll add more soon. I'm thinking of a place that's really dry and hot most of the time, and might benefit from Cheery's special talent, which is ice magic (conjuring up chilly winds, making snow, etc.). Do you have any ideas about a place she could live, and mabye a job? I just need some ideas.

Picture of Cheery: Cutie Mark: Roleplay Type: World of Equestria Name: Pleasant Flurries (Prefers to be called "Cheery".) Sex: Female Age: Mare Species: Unicorn Eye colour: Magenta Coat colour: Blue Mane/Tail/Markings colour & Style: Pleasant likes to keep her mane beautiful and long, always hoping to give strangers a good first impression of her. Her mane has two colours, pure white and cyan. Her tail has the same colours, and keeps it long and looking good! Physique: Cheery is fit and slim, despite working at an ice cream shop. She is about as tall as a regular mare could be. Cutie Mark: An ice cream cone with a scoop of ice cream on top. A blue heart is in the middle of the cone with a snowflake overlapping the heart. This symbolizes her happy and friendly nature while it also shows her affinity to ice magic, and her love for making ice cream. Now for her Cutie Mark story, it all had to do with how much she liked to keep ponies happy. Along with her bouncy nature, she wanted to give a little of that for ponies to have with them. So as a small filly still in school, she thought about what she thought about how she would spread around her bubbly personality. So one day, Cheery's parents wanted to give their daughter a treat, just like any caring family would. They took her to an ice cream shop in Canterlot. As they waited in line for their turn, Cheery noticed another family up at front. Now, the stallion up front serving the family was probably the nicest pony she ever saw! He had a warm smile and a bright attitude as he gave the colt up front what he wanted. She noticed how happy the colt was when he got his treat, and she knew right there how to make other ponies happy. So when it was Cheery's turn to get her ice cream, instead of asking for whatever she wanted, she actually asked to work for him! Now, it was completely expected for the ice cream pony to turn down her offer, as she was too young to work, but oddly enough, he allowed her to explore the back, and help make ice cream for her parents! Cheery was ecstatic! She was given a tour by the nice pony about how the ice cream was made. Cheery was really curious about the machinery, and loved to see all the colours of the ice cream blend together. When it was time for Cheery to serve her parents, they all were really surprised to find out that Cheery was a very quick learner. She mixed ice cream together really well for her first time, she cleaned up any messes, and delivered with flair! When she was done, she served them some of her own custom ice cream on a cone, a surprisingly tasty mix of apples and strawberry, which is one of Cheery's signature flavours in her own shop! Once Cheery saw the smiles on her parents faces, and felt how happy she was for making her parents proud, she knew this is what she was meant to do. That was when Cheery finally earned her cutie mark. Origin/Residence: Her parents were originally from Stalliongrad, but Pleasant was born in Canterlot. Currently lives in the town of Appleloosa on the second floor of her store. Occupation: Owner of 'Cheery's Ice Cream Emporium of Wonders and Fan Store' in Appleloosa. As the title emplys, she sells ice cream and specially made fans. History: As a foal, Pleasant was... pretty much the same pony as she is now! She was always a happy filly, very energetic and rarely ever cried. She was taken very good care of by her father, Chilled Winters, and her mother, Sherbert Ice. Both of them were originally from Stalliongrad, but strangely moved to Canterlot to birth Pleasant. To this day she is still not sure why they ever moved in the first place, as they never wanted to tell her. Pleasant's nickname came from her foalhood. Now, her parents always commented on how bubbly and happy their foal was, and one day they were trying to think up another word to describe her, when suddenly, Pleasant said her first word, which sounded strangely like 'Cheery', which means happy or energetic. The word stuck with Pleasant's parents, and always referred her to 'Cheery'. The name then stuck with Pleasant when she was older, because she thought it fitted her personality better and it was easier to say and remember than Pleasant Flurries. As Cheery grew older, her magic started to kick in, and her parent's found out she had a likeness to ice-related magic, such as making snow appear or produce chilly air currents. Right away Cheery's parents admitted her to a basic magic school in Canterlot so Cheery could learn to control her magic, and hopefully find her special talent. Cheery practiced her magic every day, and searched for her what she was meant to do in life for a couple of years. After she gained her cutie mark in the ice cream shop (See Cutie Mark story), she was allowed to work as a volunteer for the owner of the store, who was simply named Mr. Scoop. She helped with cleaning the store and sometimes helping the customers out. all for free ice cream, which Cheery liked to keep a tally of in a notebook. She noted the flavours of ice cream and how well they tasted together, and added her own changes to the ice cream to what she thought would make it taste better. She even made entirely new flavours that she wanted to try to make, which, now, used all of this information that she gathered when she was a filly and incorporated it to her own store. In school, Cheery also tried to form her magic abilities around helping out the store, including levitation, as that was key. Cheery liked to keep her special skill of ice magic, but never really liked to use it as it has almost no use for around ice cream. As Cheery grew older, she still helped out around the ice cream shop, and was upgraded from free ice cream to bits, and was finally allowed to work with the ice cream, such as churning it and serving it. After a few more years of basic employee status, Mr. Scoop finally took Cheery under his wing and taught her all of his secrets, and taking her as his apprentice. The years went by as Cheery continued to work as an assistant to Mr. Scoop, and was able to pass magic school and live in her own house in Canterlot. It was then when Cheery first heard of a new settlement popping up over in the south. Now, Cheery thought about this. She always wanted to help out ponies, and make them smile, and all she could think about was how hot and dry the town of Appleloosa would be. They would need something to keep them cool. They would need a little bit of Cheery Magic to make them cool and happy. So finally, Cheery told Mr. Scoop that she would be moving to Appleloosa, and setting up her own ice cream shop using the methods and strategies that her mentor taught her. Mr. Scoop told her that she was always like a daughter to him, and he was always lucky to have her in his life. He would always cherish the time that they shared as mentor and apprentice. And of course, as friends. With a hug, they both parted ways and Cheery made her way to down the mountain Canterlot was on to Ponyville, where the train to Appleloosa would take her to start her new life. Life was a bit rocky at first with Cheery in her first days in Appleloosa. She had the money to build her two-story ice cream shop and everything she needed to get started, because another of her mottos is "always be prepared", so that's what she did. She saved up her money, and worked a few odd jobs around Canterlot in order to get the right amount. The idea of selling fans though, is quite a simple tale. She pretty much wanted to have a more 'permanent' way of making her customers leave happy. She only sells them every second day though, because she builds the fans from scratch, and it takes a lot of her time and energy to make enough of them to sell. What's special about the fans though, is that she uses a special spell she learned from her school in Canterlot. She's able to enchant the fan to let out cooler breezes, sort of like an air conditioner, but easier to use and set up. To this day, Cheery continues to run a well received ice cream and fan shop, and manages to stay afloat all year long, and Cheery couldn't be happier! Cheery is well loved by the citizens of Appleloosa, and she hopes to work there as long as she can, because Cheery wants to sort of "carry the legacy" from her mentor, and she hopes someday, she can have her own little assistant to carry her legacy in a large line of ice cream sellers! Character Summary: Pleasant Flurries is probably to nicest unicorn you could ever meet. She can be very outgoing and energetic, and never afraid to speak what's on her mind, no matter how strange it may be! That's because she believes that you should always be yourself, no matter what anypony says! She also always looks on the bright side of things. No matter how bad things might be, she always thinks of something positive for it. In addition to her being so outgoing, she likes to help out where ever she goes. "If somepony's in trouble, always try to help out!", that's one of Pleasant's many mottos for living life! She can also be really friendly with just about everything, but sometimes a little too friendly. Somehow, sometimes ends up with a pony running the other way. Either way, nothing can ever upset her, even from the meanest pony in Equestria! She always finds a way to smile through! Cheery likes everything sweet, especially apple pie, and enjoys walking outside, making friends, and talking to ponies. She also likes colourful things, the sun, winter, and Appleloosa. Cheery can be considered a girly pony, so she doesn't like scary things like bats and spiders, but appreciates a good scare. She also doesn't like it when she talks to grumps, or mean ponies who doesn't like how she acts. She also doesn't like being bored or being quiet. Pleasant also goes by another rule of hers: To always be ready to give a good impression, so she always strives to look her best all the time. That's why she always brushes her mane and tail out to perfection, and makes sure her whole body is nice and clean before going out for the day. Cheery's main motivation is that she hopes in making really dry and hot places like Appleoosa more tolerable with her frozen treats and fans. Also, even though it might be a little cliche, she wants to make everypony more positive like she is, and hopefully create a world with happy ponies. She also strives to make everyponies day just a little bit better! Another motivation she has is to be able to pass on her talents as an ice cream seller to another young colt or filly willing to learn, like she was with Mr. Scoop. On Cheery's off time, she normally likes to take long walks around Appleloosa and its surrounding areas, like its famous apple orchard. She also spends most the day talking and hanging out with ponies she's met over time. She also likes to travel over long distances, picking up various ingredients for her ice cream. When Cheery has little to do or is really worn out from a long day of work, she likes to stay inside her shop on the second floor, which is where she keeps her room and kitchen. She will either work on new recipes for her ice cream, make fans to sell, or simply just eat dinner and crash on her bed to rest. One of Cheery's faults is always being too extreme with things. Sometimes she can make other ponies uncomfortable when she talks to them. She can be seen as 'weird' or 'too happy' to other ponies, and sometimes they can shy away from her, yet some ponies like her company. Also, even though this may not be a fault, when she talks too fast or does something super quick, she can hurt herself like bitting her tongue or tripping over her hooves. This is normally from wanting to give her customers 110%, and trying to do too much at one time. Cheery also worries about not satisfying her customers and giving them what they want. She worries that she might mess something up, and make her customers unhappy, which is opposite of what she wants. She wants her customers to feel happy and satisfied, but sometimes worries if she doesn't do enough for them.

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Alright then, good to know that I'm not missing anything. I'll be patient and wait for them to move my app and make it official. And in regards to the tips, I thank you for them. I can have a pretty good imagination and I'm pretty creative so I think I might fit right in. Thanks again for accepting Static, and a BIG thanks to Lux for being there and helping me fix up my OC. Have a good day/night!

Oh wow, thanks a bunch! glad I can finally use him in some RPs I've been reading! Thanks you for accepting my app! So, I know now that this thread is supposed to be put into the Accepted OC area of the forum, but I'm really sure how to do that. And since I'm new to this, could someone mabye give me some pointers on how to be a good roleplayer? I have a good idea on what to do since I write my own MLP fanfics and read the beginners guide on this site, but some more tips would be really helpful!

Oh, ok. Sorry to bug you about it.

Not to sound pushy, because I know you guys have other people to talk to about their OCs, but its been a few days now. Did you guys go over Static yet? Is he ready to take part in RPs now? If you still need me to change something about him again, I'm happy to oblige.

Okay, I simplified my charactor's cutie mark to an orange coloured shield with three lighning bolts in inside it. I added a new picture showing it. I also updated the Cutie Mark description with a summarized meaning of Static's Cutie Mark. If you want me to take out the shield part of the Cutie Mark, I'll replace it with what you mentioned on your last post. EDIT: Added a new paragraph to Charactor Summary detailing how Static likes to visit Ponyville in his free time off work just to spread him out a bit in role plays. Also added a little more to Motivation about wanting to travel at least once in his life.

yeah, i kinda just wanted a cutie mark that fit all of Static's traits, and adding them all together into one big Mark. The lion and shield were meant for for his bravery and will to protect others, while the lightning bolts were to match his name and secondary skill. I want to keep him working at the weather factory, because I dont want to completely change my charactors backstory, so I will message you back when I think up a simpler Cutie Mark. Do you have any other ideas for a cutie mark that will show his devotion to helping others, while adding a few lightning bolts, or a cloud or something?

Alright, no problem! Hopefully my OC will be good to go now that that problem is out of the way.

Alrighty then, thanks for the clarification on pegasi and what they can and cant do. Now, I changed the ability from controlling it with his mind to simply kicking the cloud, and Static is able to accurately hit a certain spot from how he kicks the cloud, from how hard, to which angle. I also edited the cutie mark story portion of the application to fit the new skill, and fixed a few other things that I thought needed more or different info. Hopefully this will be more acceptable under your guidelines. Just let me know if you need anything else or want me to change something

Alright then.

About the fact that Static can not control the electricity with his mind and willpower, in my head cannon, I believe that all ponies can use magic. Unicorns can use any type of magic because of their horns, which I believe is more of a "magic ampifier". Pegasi and Earth ponies are different, is they can only use a specific kind of magic, decided by their special talent, or purpose in life. All in all, magic can be used by all ponies, with unicorns being the experienced ones because of their "magic amplifiers" while the other species can as well, but it's much more harder for him. Static can control electricity, yet it can be really hard for him, because of the fatigue it can cause him, as I said in my earlier post. If you still want me to change his ability though, and you dont accept head-cannons, I can still take his skill out and change him entirely, as I can't think of a different way that he would have his talent.

Yeah, I know that you know. Sorry, I didnt mean to sound like you didnt. Just wanted to point out how I figured it out.

Nevermind, I figured it out. Needed the PNG file of it

What kind of picture file can i upload? Because I followed what you said, I added the picture on my DA and copied the URL to here, but it said that I'm not allowed to use that kind of image extension here. Am I doing something wrong? The image is from the pony creator site that everyone uses, by the way.

EDIT: added some info to Static's foalhood to make his special talent a bit more obvious. I also added a little to Origin/Residence. and a small question: how do I add pictures in my posts? I want to add a picture of Static Arc to the thread to give a better idea to what he looks like.

ok then, I'll take your word for it! Hopefully that will be very soon! Just let me know if you want me to change something or clarify something about Static Arc before it can get approved.

So... does this mean my OC is good? Can I use him to RP? Sorry if I may seem a bit pushy, I really dont mean to.

I dont think its too OP, considering when he uses his ability, he can grow tired, as with any magic. The more he uses it, the more tired he gets. And he doesnt even use it for much, just to enhance his flying tricks, and mabye for self-defence.

Well, the way that I see it is that every pony, earth, unicorn, zebra, whatever, has a hidden magical ability within themselves, as I have read somewhere concerning pony lore, as I also see that every pony has SOME kind of talent, something that they are made foratic's ability is warping electricity, as he discovered it during his cutie mark story, realizing what he had. As for how he does it, I just figured it as how unicorns do it, using their mind to do what they want. Static just does the same thing, except he isnt a unicorn. Just to sum things up, unicorns can use magic to everything from levitation to teleportation, while all that Static can do is warp electricity, thats it. If you need me to explain more in detail, let me know.

OK then, just message back here or send a PM when you guys are done, i guess. And thanks for helping with my OC, i appreciate it!

Alrighty then, took out the part with Nightmare Moon in it. I was just using it as an example just to clarify, but I guess it doesnt really matter. Is Static Arc good to go then?