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The secret for shows like Doctor Who, Star Trek, and Star Wars to why their fandoms never really fade is the size and longevity of the franchises themselves. Doctor Who originally ran for 26 seasons, and never truly ended in Britain where books and audio-dramas kept going; now with the series running again, it is more popular than ever. Star Trek is pretty much continuous, only having a real lull in the Seventies and a brief one from 2005 until 2009; heck first run Star Trek was on TV continuously from 1987 until 2005, that kind of franchise staying power guarantees huge fandoms for the foreseeable futures. For Friendship Is Magic I was originally going to compare it to the hit series, Babylon 5, which ran for five seasons (excluding TV movies). The fandom was large when it ran, but when the show and movies ended at the end of the Nineties, so did the fandom. These days while there are numerous B5 fans, the fandom is for all practical purposes, been dead for a decade. That isn't a fair comparison though, Friendship Is Magic fandom has something the Babylon 5 or X-Files fandom did not (other than ubiquitous broadband and Internet use), and that is the massive flow of creative and diverse fan derivative works. I never seen a fandom dedicated to a specific show have such an outpouring of artistic creativity, in art, in stories, in plushies, buttons, games, etc. before FIM came along. Because of this and the how alternative universe stories that developed, the fandom will go on. That being said, it will also greatly shrink. It is inevitable, people move on. What will happen is the fandom with shrink to the more dedicated artists and writers who will continue and develop fandom material and even alternate universe, and those who follow them (even casually); a few new peeps will discover and get involved but for the most part it will be a much smaller, but a much more closely knitted fandom.

You know what this thread needs? MOAR PICS! Science! I am still going by the theory the guy in Equestria Girls is Shining Armor and Twilight will see him as a surrogate big brother, but this is funny (spoiler tagged for length): Watermelons are gooooood! My favorite ship: Yay CMC! The show must go on Octavia:

Dis is a good start: If you have Twitter, go show your support to DHX, and it wouldn't hurt to your favorite writers and VA's as well.

You realize they are just the animation studio? They do whatever the company that hires then tell them to do, in this case Hasbro. They do a wonderful job with it as demonstrated by the show, but to blame them for the concept or the story of Equestria Girls being bad is just ludicrous.

I have heard that, I am not sure how true or how common such things were. Equestria Daily covered the hyper-outrage pretty well and why it is stupid.

Name for the human equivalents for the mane six and antagonist:* Pinkie Pie = Paulina Pettifer Rainbow Dash = Roxy Dodgers Applejack = Amelia Jems Rarity = Rowellina Beattie Fluttershy = Faith Summers Sunset Shimmer = Susan Shelby unnamed boy = Jock Fastflash *Found this on Derpibooru, which got it from what looks like 4chan, so I consider this "rumor tier", besides the guy's name is "Jock Fastflash", that sounds a little too ridiculous to me to be his actual name, but you never know. Either way, treat this as unconfirmed for now.

The early designs and the designs they seem to be using now are significantly different (and the ones they have now, much better). They dropped the cutie marks on faces, the hair extensions that look like tails, wings, lipstick, and rounded out their facial features.

Carrot Fields sat there and listened patiently as Rainbow Dash commented on the constancy of the hummus, its colour, and even the pita bread, the latter surprising him even more. as he figured everypony seen pita bread. All he could get in during her diatribe was a couple utterances of [colour=#ff8c00]"try it"[/colour]. Try it she did. Carrot couldn't help but chuckle as the rainbow maned pegasus dove into the very food she just derided as "not awesome" before. Finally getting a small sample in himself, it tasted pretty decent, not the best, but certainly not the worse,but he could see how it would enthrall somepony who never tried it before. Not without a little bit of pride, the gray stallion proudly declared, [colour=#ff8c00]"Ye shoods try th' hummus mah sister makes, it blows thes mince awa'"[/colour] Most of the other foods Carrot recognized and had tried at least a few times in his life, that is except for the xocolatl, which he wasn't even going to try and pronounce. From what was described in the book, it was chocolate, honey, corn meal, and… Hot peppers, all rolled into one. The first three together sounded decent, but hot peppers? Really? It could work, and no pepper from some Mareyan story could compare in terms of "hot" to the peppers his sister, Purple Haze used. Figuring if Dash is willing to try something new, then so could he. With a couple large gulps, Carrot guzzled down the strange drink. An air of uncertainty expressed itself on Carrot's face, he was not sure what to think; it had kick, not a whole lot, but enough for most ponies, the combination though was odd, as it don't settle right, [colour=#ff8c00]"'at was different.."[/colour] At least Dash was enjoying all the foods, he just smiled as she went through everything with such enthusiasm. "[colour=#ff8c00]Ye ur sure bonnie when yoo're happy" [/colour] Wait, did he just say that? Why did he say that out loud? Carrot quickly grabbed another of the odd xocolatl drinks and gulped it down, hiding his embarrassed face.

Here is the latest information compiled for the movie including what we know section, and what is pure speculation and rumor at this time.For those who do not want to click the links, a summary of what we know is as follows: Synopsis: When a crown is stolen from the Crystal Empire, Twilight Sparkle pursues the thief into an alternate world where she transforms into a teenage girl who must survive her biggest challenge yet... high school. With the help of her new friends who reminds her of Ponyville's Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy, she embarks upon a quest to find the crown and change the destiny of these two parallel worlds. Synopsis from the storybook to be released in October: Get an exciting longer story in our first Super Special chapter book for MY LITTLE PONY. In an effort to regain her stolen crown, Princess Twilight Sparkle steps through a magical mirror, into a completely new world where some things have changed, but true friendships remain magical! The movie is 72 minutes long, all we seen is about a minute of that. It will be released to DVD on August 6, and to the Hub in the Autumn. Multiple cast members and staffers from MLP:FiM worked on this movie. It is not part of season 4, although it could be seen as canon (as it fits), it will not affect the season 4 episodes. Sunset Shimmer plays a major role, possibly as an antagonist. ***** Pretty much everything else heard is rumor or guess work by the fandom, or 4chan.

Meh, you are behind the times, that all already happened, at least if you follow Reddit or Equestria Daily, now it is the "wait and see" phase, at least for the level-headed fans who know, or learned, not to get so freaked out over things.

This is my fear, that Equestria Girls takes Friendship Is Magic and makes it into just one of those girl shows again, well perhaps not the series, but in general. Watching the preview, all the girls are slim and pretty, the prom or dance and being the princess of it is the most important thing. Contrast this to FIM, where the focus is on deep morals and lessons and bigger issues that anyone can relate to. FIM was meant to be a show that wasn't a "dumb show for girls". Now Equestria Girls may not be this, but that is the big concern. Not the colours on the characters, not the animation (which looks just as fluid and all), not that tweens are the target, but that Hasbro may forget what makes this show so great, and not for us adults (we are unintended benefactors), but for the young girls - That it treats them like people first and not fall to gender stereotypes.

[colour=#cc6699]Martini Paradise[/colour] Martini Paradise watched as Soarin' gave a smile and a wink as he left the bar for the night, no doubt needing to get home to rest for whatever Wonderbolt performances that fill the sky blue stallion's schedule. As the rains had all but stopped, leaving nothing but a very damp mist, it was unlikely to be troublesome for such an experienced flyer to reach his home even on such a dark, cloudy night. Martini didn't really get to speak to him, but at least she could brag to her daughter, Sunrise Beach, that she got to meet the little filly's "dream stallion" once again. As the hour was late, or early if you were one of those who awake in the wee hours of the morning, it was no surprise that both Pocket Change and Rainbow Dash asked for the java juice. Many customers needed that final wake up to get home from Ponyland and the inn was well stocked in preperation. Martini seized two coffee cups with her magic, and was about to do something fancier, but even as she started, she could feel her own weariness slowing down her responses. A good barkeep never flubbed a trick - and part of that was knowing when you were too tired to try them. She brought them over in a row to the coffee machine, where they were filled, one after the other, with quiet, orderly precision. The last few drops coming from the spigot floated up into the air, chasing after the coffee cups to plop into one or the other of the mugs, rippling the surface, not a drop wasted. The two settled onto the bar - one before Pocket Change and the other before Rainbow Dash, and Martini included a little service cup full of sugars and creams for the latter pony, just in case. [colour=#cc6699]"There you go hon, so where do you live? In Cloudsdale or somewhere else? No need to travel far if you are not up to it, we have plenty of beds for the night."[/colour] The rainbow maned pegasus intrigued Martini, given how much the white unicorn talked her up earlier that evening. At that moment Misty Morning filled in extra details about Dash to the barmare, [colour=#cc6699]"oh right, Pocket Change mentioned that earlier, something about a mid-air rescue as well, and something else about heroism and elements." [/colour] Martini couldn't quite remember; it must have been her tired state causing her memory to be clouded; still even in this state it was obvious Dash was enthusiastic about the Wonderbolts, or at least Soarin' and must have been a pretty good flyer herself, [colour=#cc6699]"you sound like quite the notable pony; are you interested in being on of the Wonderbolts someday?"[/colour] Of course Martini hadn't forgotten about her newest customer, and her horn once again became aglow. A bottle of peppermint schnapps floated from the shelf, and Martini gave a large yawn, her jaw cracking wide open. The magic faltered around the bottle, and it dropped out of the air, but before disaster could happen, Martini tidily caught the bottle on one rear hoof, her telekinesis helping to steady it subtly, her yawn never pausing as she covered her mouth with her forehoof. She gave a little *toss* to the bottle, and it flew over her form to get caught in a telekinetic glow right in front of her face, as she topped off a glug or two of schnapps into the Snickerdoodle's hot cocoa. With a flip of her head, she sent the bottle flying up back onto the shelf with a quiet clink. [colour=#cc6699]"Sorry about the poor performance hon, I guess being on all fours all day has caught up to me."[/colour] Martini gave broad if sheepish smile at her near mistake, but was pretty such the cream coloured pegasus didn't mind. [colour=#cc6699]"As for your brother's rank, yep being a Staff Sergeant would make him an NCO; never been in the military myself, but knowing all the ranks is one of those essentials if you are going to work at a bar like this, makes the regulars feel more special when you recognize their rank and all, especially the officers, they love it, sometimes I wonder if they are just insecure colts given how important it is to them."[/colour] Martini wasn't surprised about the aspirations of Snickerdoodle's brother to be a royal guard, nor of his affinity for Cadence, [colour=#cc6699] "you won't believe how many REA stallions, and a few mares, have some sort of 'thing' for the princess. I actually met her once, in this very bar actually, along with her husband! She is as beautiful as they all say, being around her… It's hard to explain, like you instantly feel at ease, and there is this feeling of warmth and beauty, it is hard to describe unless you are there."[/colour] Martini smiled and sighed softly, Cadence may be the most beautiful mare she had ever seen, and that was saying a lot, of course there was her husband too, "[colour=#cc6699]And that Shining Armor, ooh, he is quite the looker, the pictures in the papers don't do him justice!"[/colour] [colour=#dda0dd]Flitter[/colour] Flitter stepped back from Cloudchaser, well stepped back and fell on her flank, still woozy from too much cider; her clumsiness didn't embaress her too much, as shown by her awkward smile. [colour=#dda0dd]"Well of course I am not disappointed! We all have bad days, even the best of us!"[/colour] It took Flitter a few seconds to put together the rest of her thoughts in her head, but it was clear what she needed to do; reassure Cloudchaser, [colour=#dda0dd]"Remember when I brought some of my experiments home that one day and caused that horrible stinky cloud that sat in our home for days? As embarrassing, and smelly as that was, it didn't suddenly make me bad at biology, so it is like uh.. You and flying! The same! Umm.. except for the stink of course. Umm.. anyway, you are still awesome and like you said, they had you do the hard stuff, cuz' your awesome!"[/colour] That was a rousing speech of support, wasn't it? Surrrrre it was! Of course Flitter knew her love well, well enough at least, to know that she was just as afraid of the others knowing what was revealed in confidence. She stumbled forward and hugged the spiky maned pegasus once again, [colour=#dda0dd]"Look, it will be our secret, I won't tell them if you won't, 'kay? We'll just talk about how crazy the storm was all night out there, and I'll tell how I struggled and they'll smile; I don't mind"[/colour]. Flitter stepped back and gave a reassuring smile, it was odd this role reversal, as it was usually Cloudchaser that reassured her; odd perhpas, but she was happy to do it, this was love after all. Flitter stepped forward again and kissed Cloudy, hoping that would be enough to convince her spiky maned companion,[colour=#dda0dd]"shall we go out?"[/colour]

[colour=#800080]Cheerilee[/colour] As Cheerilee pushed a couple of the hay bales together to form a makeshift table for the cake she was shocked to see how much back up food managed to be around. There was Purple Haze's carefully protected carrot cake of course, but then the elderly Germane Apple pony pulled out a cart of cake snacks seemingly out of nowhere; did Apples always bring large amounts of food with them? It looked like emergency cake being made in the kitchen wouldn't be needed after all. [colour=#800080]"Alright class, if you wouldn't mind, gather some of the food and place them on the hay bales, oh I suppose we need a table cloth first."[/colour] Applejack reappeared from the kitchen with a change of plans- Presents first for the birthday filly. That worked for Cheerilee as it gave more time for food setup. The purple schoolmare trotted back and picked up her small gift for Applebloom and was about to present it when sudden a bright beam of light came out of nowhere and flashed right into her eyes! Cheerilee was momentarily stunned, and stumbled backwards in blind shock as she tripped over her own hooves before she fell on her flank and banged the back of her head on the side of Strudel's cart, which knocked on the coffee cake slices right into her lap. [colour=#800080] "Whaaa...where, what happened"[/colour] Cheerilee rubbed her eyes, her blurred vision returning,[colour=#800080] "wait where is my gift? I dropped it somewhere!"[/colour] [colour=#FF8C00]Carrot Fields[/colour] Carrot listened in surprise to Applejack's discreet mention that somehow the pink earth mare was actually proficient in cake making. Based on what the gray stallion had seen so far, he just assumed the curly maned pony was some eccentric partier who never learned to grow up or have any sort of talent, other than making mischief. That wasn't a fair assessment though, he hadn't gotten to know her yet, maybe she really was a cook. She was darn cute though. Still Carrot at least trusted AJ and simply nodded. Of course Pinkie Pie's answer to helping pour a measured amount of the flour into the giant mixer was to simply dump the entire bag! Knows what she is doing? A cook? Hard to believe at the moment, this was somepony Applejack was going to leave the kitchen in the hooves of? Carrot looked around and quickly spotted the sugar that Pinkie mentioned, determined to keep full control over that and the coffee bad as well; the vision of Pinkie strung up on either substance was something he didn't even want to contemplate. It was bad enough with the mess she made covering him in flour dust and who knows what other bits; Purple surely would give him later an ear full about how he let his kilt get so dirty. Pinkie though turned the awkward up to eleven when she drew up next to him and placed her forehoof around him and started asking questions. At first Carrot just thought about how this kooky, but really cute mare was being so close, she smelled like... Carrot quickly shook his head of those thoughts and refocused on her inquiries. [colour=#ff8c00] "Actually Ah am single, Ah jist hae mah farm, th' only other one thar is my wee sister Purple Haze, who Ah tak' caur of. Oh did ye know she is a cook tay!? She has a cake out in th' main room an' everythin'!" [/colour] Maybe he shouldn't revealed that part, but still less awkward than Pinkie's last question.[colour=#ff8c00] "An' nae.... Nae, Ah uh, Ah don't hae any special somepony... Wa dae ye ask?"[/colour] Why did she ask?

For a pony who by all rights shouldn't even be inside the convention, this whole event was going really well for Carrot Fields; what made the convention especially worthwhile was his erstwhile cosplaying cohort whose adventurous spirit was just contagious, Rainbow Dash. She really did remind him of Daring Do, not the least because her cosplay was so spot on. Of course, all their shenanigans had made them both hungry and he did promise her lunch before all of this began. Of course once they reached the food court, what delectable choices to behold! They had everything he would want, and a few things the farmer stallion never heard of. Hummus! They had hummus! That particular stand advertised how it was from "Daring Do and the Great Camel Conspiracy", which was certainly cool, but Carrot knew hummus as that delectable dish that his sire brought back from Saddle Arabia while serving in the REA. They also had Haggis! Just like in the story Daring Do at Dun Caochladh! Of course the best haggis was from Fet Louch itself. Somehow he'd have to get some of that mixed in whatever else the two of them ordered, maybe Dash would be a fan… His cute pegasus companion had another idea, some of everything. That sounded expensive, quite expensive, of course with a beautiful mare basically muzzle to muzzle with him insisting they had to try all of the food, how could he say no? [colour=#ff8c00]"aye, we can dae that… let's start wi' th' hummus!"[/colour] If he was going to have to purchase as many of the items he could, he definitely had to make sure the Hummus was included before the bits ran out. As they gathered food from each of the stands, he could just hear the ca-chings of the registers as his bits quickly dwindled. What would his sister say? Strike that, he knew exactly what Purple Haze would say, [colour=#006400]"ye spent all ye day's bits on a mare again, didn't ye, big brae?"[/colour], and she'd be right, not that he tell her that. Carrot worried, but each time he saw Dash's excited, happy expression, he felt it was worth it, she was so excited as they finally gathered all the food together at their little table; a delicious menagerie of cuisine, some familiar, some odd, all ready to be partaken, [colour=#ff8c00]"I hink ye shoods go first in decidin' whit we shoods try, but Ah recommend th' hummus, 'at stuff is th' best."[/colour] It may have cost him a good deal of bits, but a Carrot always keeps their promises.

[colour=#cc6699]Martini Paradise[/colour] Martini Paradise just smiled coyly as poor Pocket Change briefly contemplated flirting in his inebriated state,[colour=#cc6699]"well I am sure you'll find somepony out there, you are a handsome stallion, just let it happen naturally, you never know when you will run into that special some pony, it could be when you least expect it, could be the next pony who walks in that door or that you meet!"[/colour] Martini wasn't trying to be clairvoyant or anything, just encouraging; he seemed like a nice stallion and was handsome to boot, but he wasn't in the best state of mind, still, nothing a good night's rest couldn't handle. [colour=#cc6699]"If you feel exhausted, remember, we have rooms here, let me know if you want one, or anything else, okay hon?"[/colour] The only pony who seemed more awkward then the flushed white stallion was the awkward but adorable Wonderbolt mare, Misty Morning. It struck Martini as a bit strange that somepony that would so regularly be in the spotlight as part of their job would otherwise be so shy. Or perhaps the blue maned pegasus was just shy when it came to flirting, that and inexperienced, at least from the bar mare's perspective. Still it was cute, and appreciated, [colour=#cc6699]"well thank you, although I have to admit, I didn't do anything special with the lemon water, unless you count making sure it's extra cold. If you want anything more substantial though, let me know, 'kay hon?"[/colour] Martini gave a warm smile with a wink as as she slowly swayed along the bar. Despite the night winding down there were still customers to attend to and Martini trotted back in the kitchen to see what remained for her latest newcomer. There wasn't much left in the food department, given the popularity of apple pie this night, but there were a couple fritters still, kept warm over the old metal stove; Martini levitated the both of them onto a plate and brought them back out, [colour=#cc6699]"here you go Miss Snickerdoodle, the last two fritters, still warm, I'm afraid the Wonderbolts wiped out the last of the pie for the night, we still have drinks too if you like."[/colour] It wasn't much but hopefully it was enough, Martini hated the idea of disappointing any of the weather weary pegasai, but she never expected the number of ponies that populated the bar this night. What was interesting is the newcomer had heard of the bar,[colour=#cc6699] "really that is what Ponyland is catered towards, the REA ponies, mainly officers and the royal guards, although we get occasional Luna guards and of course enlisted soldiers, but they usually have their own hangouts, but they are most welcome just the same. Lately though we been getting more civilians, especially on nights like tonight when were the only open bar in town, why we even had royalty here. Twice!"[/colour] Martini sounded pretty excited over the last part, but meeting Cadance not once, but twice, was the highlight of her job. [colour=#cc6699] "So is your brother enlisted or officer? What does he do in the REA?"[/colour] In her desire to engage customers Martini almost forgot the most important part of her job, [colour=#cc6699]"oh, sorry, I almost forgot to ask, did you also want anything to drink?"[/colour] [colour=#cc99ff]Flitter[/colour] Flitter hoped onto the bed, well as best she could, and turned around and lay down with her head propped up with her fore hooves as she gave the most alluring batting of her eye lashes as she could muster, excited Cloudchaser was being so spontaneous and playful! That is until she heard Cloudchaser speak. Suddenly Flitter felt really embarrassed, he could she be so assumptive and stupid!? It all came back in her mind, Cloudchaser was obviously worried and hiding something and now she wanted to talk; [colour=#cc99ff]how did I go from that to thinking she'd..[/colour] Flitter shook her head, attempting to clear her mind, how could she be tipsy, it was only, what, two… Maybe three ciders? Flitter tried to digest the all too fast string of words that came out of her marefriend's muzzle, unsure if she really caught what the spiky maned peagsus was saying, [colour=#cc99ff]"did uhh… Did you say you got knocked out during the storm?" [/colour] Flitter suddenly had a worried expression other face, [colour=#cc99ff]"oh Celestia, they must have had you doing some of the most dangerous work and you were knocked unconscious!"[/colour] Flitter leaped off the bed, tripping on the floor before running out to Cloudchaser, [colour=#cc99ff]"letmelookatyou! Are you okay?!"[/colour] Flitter ruffled her hooves through Cloudchaser's mane, looking for any bumps, [colour=#cc99ff]"I should have known they have you work on something incredibly difficult, being such a great weather pony and so cool and all! Why didn't you just tell me?!"[/colour]

[colour=#800080]Cheerilee[/colour] Working with foals meant that Cheerilee was used to fielding the strangest questions one could ever expect - or never expect - to hear from a pony's mouth. Foals are very imaginative, and Sweetie Belle was no exception, as she came up out of the dreamy stupor. [colour=#800080]"No worries, Sweetie Belle - you were only asleep for an hour or so, not for a century. Everypony is still the same; I hope you're feeling better? At least have some of the ice water and juice before doing anything else, OK?"[/colour] It seemed some foals were faring more poorly than others, while Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Guiding Light were recovering well and Haywire avoiding the cider altogether, poor Nursery Rhyme didn't seem to be doing so well. Cheerilee picked up the blankets - they were old and a little musty, but would keep the little nurse filly warm as she wrapped them around Nursery Rhyme. [colour=#800080]"we're still at Applebloom's birthday party, in Sweet Apple Acres? Do you remember?"[/colour] Hopefully the loss of awareness was only for a few second while the filly got her bearings. [colour=#800080]"Be sure to drink plenty of the juice, and let me know if you feel too ill and I'll get you to the hospital, okay?"[/colour] Hopefully it wouldn't come to that, Cheerilee was determine to salvage this party! Cheerilee stood proudly on all fours with a new air of confidence, [colour=#800080]"alrighty ponies, just need those hay bales pushed together to make a new table for the cake slices and unopened presents, oh and Applebloom did you have any games you wanted to play? Your birthday after all!"[/colour] [colour=#ff8c00]Carrot Fields[/colour] Carrot Fields watched as Rarity and Dash exited the room, not able to shake himself from how stunning the rainbow maned mare looked, that is until Pinkie started to yell his way, [colour=#ff8c00]"huh…? Och, th' flour, huh, awe rite, ah can help wi' th' flour." [/colour] As Carrot looked at the bag of flour, he slowly pushed the sack of coffee beans out of the way with his hind leg. No need for the hyper pink pony to get a whiff of java, who knows what would happen. Carrot paused on moving over to the bag of flour, taking a moment to pick up the tumbled basket that he and Dash had just finished filling... most of them had shattered, but he picked up the half-dozen eggs that had managed to escape the eggpocalypse, tucking them away in the basket and setting them safely aside. Somewhere away from the pink pony. After lifting the large bag of flour on his back and moving to the large mixture, Carrot figured Pinkie would simply pour it in, but what he found instead was the pink mare was too busy rolling around on the egg and flour covered floor laughing at her own odd insights. He was both annoyed and amused, he should be mad at her, but she was just so cute, even in her messy state. What could he do though? He knew nothing of making cake, [colour=#ff8c00]"umm.. Applejack, woods ye min' poorin' in' it in ah hae nae idea hoo much."[/colour]

Things have gone from mysterious and creepy to downright catastrophic! Trixie found herself and her erstwhile pegasus companion surrounded by collapsing mossy stone and rotten wood - they had to get out and they had to get out now! [colour=#6699cc]"This way! Quickly!" [/colour] Trixie galloped back towards the spiral stairs as the floor started to collapse behind her and Rain Leaf. Going down in a collapsing castle wasn't the best idea - but she was no pegasus, and there was no way she was going to leap out from this far up, even if there was a convenient window to self-defenestrate herself with. As Trixie reached the stairs, she glanced back, but the brown pegasus was already gone! Did he fly out? Or was he taken by the ever growing dark hole in the floor behind her? The azure unicorn could only hope he had somehow escaped, there was nothing she could do in either case but leap down the spiral staircase as beams of musty wood came crashing down around her. Trixie tumbled down the spiral stairwell head over heels until she crashed flat on the cold marble of the dessicated library below, and she was briefly distracted by a solid conviction that this was somehow Whooves' fault. She was going to give that earth pony an earful, and then she was going to - CRASH! A large piece of stone fell inches from her saucer eyed face; blame later! Go now! Trixie galloped as fast she could, using her horn to light her way and deflect the stones falling ahead of her, all that rock farming paid off, for once! Unfortunately, the larger stones were still too much, and all she could do was zig-zag to avoid them. There! The entrance! But it was collapsing! [colour=#6699cc]"Whaaahaaa!"[/colour]

Well I know you are in one of mine and I welcome and posts in it, there is at least one other you could be in. I try my best to Rp with you at least. I do worry about people being a bit too exclusive at times though, need more open RPs.

Carrot Fields felt terribly embarrassed about his outburst, a spur of the moment defense of his stallionhood. Rainbow Dash’s reaction was unexpected and discomforting - Carrot's frown stretched his face. Was the idea of kissing him such a joke? Maybe that reporter had been right - what mare would want to kiss some stallion stuck in his foalhood? But then he shook his head, as if to shake out those negative thoughts - what did he expect? He'd only been hanging out with Dash for one day! It really was a bit funny, and he let out a soft laugh, shaking his head at his own defensiveness and flusterment. Hey, she was having a great time with him, right? And lunch would just add to that. Except Dash seemed to have gotten a different idea, looking stiff and angry as she marched into a crowd right towards ... oh, horse apples. That guy! That Madden reporter; doing a hit piece on the convention and the fans. Carrot moved in a little closer to see what exactly was happening and to offer Dash some support, but just ended up watching in awe as she released a verbal tirade on the blue pegasus stallion. Tirades like the one Dash was unleashing could go one of two ways, really well or really poorly, in this case it was magnificent. He never knew she had such a sharp wit, saying what he only wished he could have said. At the end he began to applaud, stomping his forehooves on the floor with a huge smile on his face. He added a chuckle when it dawned on the gray stallion that, knowing this fandom, by the end of the day there'd be fifty sketches of a potted plant wearing a Madden toupee with a microphone stuck into the dirt. Carrot trotted up to Dash as she headed towards the food court; his first thought was [colour=#ff8c00]'[/colour][colour=#ff8c00]at was sae hawt[/colour], but he would keep that one to himself. Instead he went with something a bit more complimentary that wouldn’t make him look silly, [colour=#ff8c00]“Th' convention shoods pay ye as a darin' dae spokespony! ye awreddy hae th' look doon flat an' efter whit ye said thaur, ye certainly hae 'er darin' confidence an aw.”[/colour] Carrot smiled delightfully, [colour=#ff8c00]“Sae lunch, Ah tryst Ah woods gie ye whatever ye wanted fur lunch an' a carrot aye keeps their promise!”[/colour]

[colour=#FF6699]Martini Paradise[/colour] Martini Paradise gave cheerful smile towards the white unicorn, holding back her laughter at his awkward attempt at complimenting her. It was clear that his drinks were getting to him, fortunately as a local who didn't need to fly, the unicorn could simply stumble home and crash if need be. What really amused Martini was his declaration of the Gallipocous as his new romantic vacation spot; in her mind it was already the perfect choice of course.[colour=#ff6699] "Well a lot of vacationing couple do come to the islands, in fact some of the fancier resorts even have "romance packages" specifically tailored for honeymoons, romantic getaways, those sort of things, but they are all pre-planned of course. If you want my opinion, stay at one of the little beachfront bed and breakfast places and just go out with your special somepony and explore the islands freehoof on your own, you won't regret it."[/colour] Martini chuckled, she never saw herself as a relationship counselor, but advice was advice, and any that happen to get more ponies to love the islands, all the better. What was even more adorably awkward that Pocket Change's clueless interjections in regard to Misty Morning's eager or unsure attempts at flirtation were those very attempts by the yellow pegasus mare. Martini found the Wonderbolt's compliments endearing; it was nice when the customers flirted, as long as they weren't being tasteless or crass, or believed that such flirtations entitled them to anything later. Martini didn't sense any of that from yellow pegasus, only that she appeared lonely and wanted some company. [colour=#ff6699]"I couldn't see myself doing anything else but this, well this and caring for Sunrise. Even if I meet that special somepony, settle down somewhere, I'll still be bar tending. My real hope is to make enough bits and have enough home stability to start my own place someday." [/colour]Martini gave a warm, inquisitive smile towards the Wonderbolt, [colour=#ff6699]"and how about you hon? I imagine you love what you are doing, but have any long-term plans or dreams beyond that?"[/colour] Before Martini could inquire further, a new customer appeared, a beige pegasus with a light brown mane, or what would be light brown if it wasn't so darkened from being completely drenched by water. The newcomer wasted no time in ordering what she wanted, at least far as drink. Martini gave a broad welcoming smile and held her forehoof in the direction of the other customers, [colour=#ff6699]"sure thing hon, one mug of hot cocoa coming up; and welcome to Ponyland, refuge for the weather weary pegasai! Feel free to sit and chat a spell!"[/colour] Martini pulled a half-carton of milk from the icebox under the bar, pouring it into a mug. Her horn glowed, as she gathered more supplies, and by the time she was ready, steam was rising off of the mug of milk. A spoon floated into the mug, stirring as a scoop, then two, of chocolate powder poured into the milk - the good stuff - but Martini liked her hot cocoa a little thicker, and so she also added a good dollop of chocolate syrup. She slid it across to the new pegasus, along with a bowl full of mini-marshmallows, to use at her discretion. [colour=#ff6699]"We don't have a large selection of food right now, but what we do have is apple pie, or lemon pie, if you prefer; I think we have some cherry pie and apple fritters left over as well, umm... Sorry, I didn't catch your name miss."[/colour]