The-Jaded-Bug

[colour=#000000]Name:[/colour][colour=#000000] Patches[/colour] [colour=#000000]Sex:[/colour][colour=#000000] Male[/colour] [colour=#000000]Age:[/colour][colour=#000000] Teenager[/colour] [colour=#000000]Species:[/colour][colour=#000000] Dragon[/colour] [colour=#000000]Scales/Scale colours (body):[/colour][colour=#000000] Thick and tough like most dragon scales, yet clean and well-kept. For the most part they're orange [/colour][colour=#FF7D2F](#FF7D2F)[/colour][colour=#000000] with amethyst and cobalt blue scale clumps or ‘patches’ scattered on the surface ([/colour][colour=#9966CC]#9966CC[/colour][colour=#000000], [/colour][colour=#0047AB]#0047AB[/colour][colour=#000000]). The scales covering his upper/lower stomach, under parts, front neck and lower muzzle are also cobalt blue.[/colour] [colour=#000000]Head/Back/Tail Scales:[/colour][colour=#000000] Bigger and (loosely) triangular scales, pointed in such a way as though they were ‘slicked back’. These scales get smaller as they ride down from his head as they trail down his neck, as well as from his back as they go down to the end of his tail. At the tip of it there is a sharp, arrowhead-shaped scale that Patches uses for carving out parts of and shapes for toys (as part of his occupation). These scales are royal purple.[/colour] [colour=#000000]Wing Design/colours:[/colour][colour=#000000] Bat-like as with most dragons, they're large enough for him to potentially fly - maybe even bigger yet, as his are a little larger than the lot of teens. However, due to his acrophobia (fear of heights) and never learning how to fly (well, he was raised by unicorns after all), he only knows how (and has the willpower) to make short midair leaps and gliding distances. His outer wings are the same orange with blue and purple ‘patches’ like most of his body, while the inner wings are the same cobalt blue as his stomach (not counting the wing ‘bones’ or bends, which are orange).[/colour] [colour=#000000]Eyes/Eye colour:[/colour][colour=#000000] Cobalt blue. The eyes themselves are round and his pupils catlike, as with other dragons.[/colour] [colour=#000000]Cutie Mark:[/colour][colour=#000000] None[/colour] [colour=#000000]Physique: [/colour][colour=#000000]A moderate sized teen dragon, he's roughly (somewhat shorter than) two times the average height of a full-grown mare while standing on both front and hind legs. Snout, legs and tail are starting to gain definition, but his features are soft less angular, and somewhat lean for a male dragon, thus pulling off a (relative) ‘cute’ look despite his intimidating size. Prefers walking on all fours, and is strong enough to cause quite a bit of damage, whether accidentally or provoked. In spite or because of this, he's normally quite gentle, if not careful or cautious, in how he moves about and handles nearly anything. Scare the bajeezus out of him however - because he’s a little easier to frighten than other dragons - and he has the potential of turning into a living wrecking ball while on the move, whether or not he ever intended to be in the first place.[/colour] [colour=#000000]Origin: [/colour][colour=#000000]Canterlot. He now happily resides among Joy’s Toy Shop in the Saddleveil Plains, nearby a path that leads to Fillydelphia.[/colour] [colour=#000000]Roleplay Type: [/colour][colour=#000000]FiM/Show Roleplay[/colour] [colour=#000000]Occupation: [/colour][colour=#000000]Joy Spinner’s personal store assistant, though their relationship resembles a familial bond rather than that of the employer-employee type. Because of Joy’s withering eyesight (due to old age/farsightedness), he often helps her with making and fixing up toys, as well as other everyday things like cooking meals. He uses the end of his tail as a wood carving knife and works with metals (to make toys and toy parts), and may be seen stocking shelves during store hours. He’ll also help out [/colour][colour=#000099]Swift Kite[/colour][colour=#000000], the newest employee, by taking on a mentor role when Joy isn't around to act as her apprentice. As of late, he sometimes joins Swifty with errands between the store and other towns or cities, and will even make a trip of his own if needed. [/colour] [colour=#000000]Motivation: [/colour][colour=#000000]Used to the colourful and welcoming little shop that doubles as his home, his main goal is to keep it, and anypony related to it, intact in whatever way he possibly can. This includes making sure the store is still well stocked by only artisan crafted toys, to support Joy Spinner and Swift Kite’s goal of having another ‘Joy’s Toy Shop’ up and running, to help Joy to run the shop so that she won't misplace every other object in front of her, along with other, more nitpicky things. Also, while he may not point it out directly, he sometimes wishes that maybe, just[/colour][colour=#000000] maybe[/colour][colour=#000000], he could be a little bit braver for his age - especially when most sapient creatures his size wouldn’t normally become startled by, say, things like ‘buzzing’ noises from a single house fly.[/colour] [colour=#000000]Likes: [/colour][colour=#000000]Working with metals and wood (for toy making), gems, especially turquoise stones, ceramics (among other things, when eating he’ll sometimes scarf down both his plate and his meal), a calm, peaceful/laid back environment, things going smoothly, warm weather, sweets and spicy foods (especially the latter), and almost anything that he can get away with eating (other than meat, as anything involving the death of a living being is rather unsettling to him, in spite of his potential).[/colour] [colour=#000000]Dislikes: Accidentally destroying/burning things, unintentionally scaring somepony or creature, bullies, show-offs, chaotic/hectic environments, cold weather (especially snow), bugs (insectophobia), thunderstorms (astraphobia), flying (acrophobia), sudden/loud noises (ligyrophobia), things jumping in front of him at random, the unicorn filly that formerly raised him, and anything he sees as a threat towards Joy Spinner or Swift Kite.[/colour] [colour=#000000]Character Summary:[/colour] [colour=#000000]History (Spoiler tag due to length):[/colour] [colour=#000000][colour=#000000] [/colour][/colour][colour=#000000]Personality:[/colour] [colour=#000000]Character-wise Patches is a cautious ‘gentle giant’ figure, maybe uncharacteristically so when it comes to other dragons his age. While he isn't quite in the paronoid, hyper-sensitive state he was in as a baby, he still has quite the list of irrational, crippling phobias that he's yet to overcome. In spite this though, he tries his hardest to not judge a book by it’s cover, even with those who might seem scary or strange to him at first glance, but even then he’s still prone to making quick judgements - whether justified or not - if he sees (or has a hunch) that somepony or creature has the intent of hurting anyone he considers close to him. He genuinely values the lives wellbeing of his friends and the innocent before himself, maybe even stubbornly so, which is likely due to his being a little too aware of his longevity and his often faultering self-esteem. To convince him that he holds more courage than he estimates is a near impossible task, and his unwavering, ridiculous set of fears can lead him to think of himself as 'lowly' in the eyes of others, but maybe all he needs is way to break out of his shell, and his adapting to the potential prospering of the shop may be one way of doing so.[/colour] ((Note: I've tweaked his app a bit, editing anything about his dragon breath and specifically the beginning of the summery, to better fit in with the show's canon via Word Of Faust. Assuming you've read it, it's basically pointed out that he was never hatched due to any magic exam, yet still happened to be with a student at another magic school. Considering that it's hinted that Optillusion (who obtained him) came from a pretty well off family, it could be possible that she'd been given to her by somepony else. But beyond that, well, his origins are intentionally vague. It's all up to interpretation, folks. Oh! And on a smaller and unimportant note: Added another reference, and Patches normally breathes blue and orange flames, though it can be noted that they have a tendancy to turn violet/blue if he isn't feeling well, like having a dragon flu (do they ever get sick?). )) Reference pic (drawn by yours truely): Also, Cat Napper drew up this awesome sketch of him (thank you so much!):

Swift Kite listened to the little filly as she made a simple hello to her and apologized to the others, having the feeling that she really did mean it. It turned out that the light pink Pegasus had a strong affinity for flight, even more so than some of the more speedy flyers she knew back in Cloudsdale. A young risk taker who loved the thrill of living on the edge, only to feel, at this point, as though she were living in a gilded cage. It was made clear in her apology that lack of patience had gotten the best of her, and no one, not even Kite, could really blame her for it. Yet going onto a lighter subject, the filly introduced herself to the young mare as Whirlwind, saying that she was from Cloudsdale, the city where Kite herself used to live. The pink Pegasus also introduced the names of the other three ponies, and mentioned a little something about the wagon set up for buisness. But before Kite could speak again, Jubilee, Starflower and Mojo went up to greet her with wide, friendly smiles, the latter politely introducing himself as he offered her a hoofshake. “It’s nice to meet y’too, Mojo!” Swift Kite replied to the Paint stallion, accepting his kind gesture and happily shook his front hoof. She smiled brightly at him, showing some more confidence than she did when she first spoke to the group. Jubilee was the next to greet her, the blonde maned Pegasus being enthusiastic and direct, which Swift Kite herself didn’t mind at all. ‘Well, I’ll definitely have to see her preform sometime!’ She thought to herself as she greeted her back with another smile. She didn’t know a lot of entertainers, famous or otherwise, at least not personally, so it was always a pleasure to meet one. And last but not least, Starflower chimed in with a polite smile, saying she was a nurse, and questioned if the red-pink Pegasus lived in the very city the group was in. “I live around the Saddleveil Plains area, actually. I moved from Cloudsdale this year to be closer to work.” She answered. “Right now I just came through to run an errand for this toy shop I work at, you see. Joy’s Toy Shop, for specifics. Just recently bought a stock of custom toy boats ordered by Joy Spinner herself! It’s along the road connecting the city to Ponyville, by the way.” Any hint of nervousness had before seemed to quickly start disappearing. The Pegasus lifted one of her wings up to reveal a good sized, nearly full saddlebag. She used her wing to open it slightly before taking a peek inside, and closed it carefully after. “The store’s all stocked with hoofmade and artisan-crafted toys in general, but we definitely make our own toys there, too.” She was about to continue, but before she could say anything more it dawned to her that maybe it wasn’t the best idea to talk about the shop while on front of a another pony’s business. Sure they were nice to her for somepony they just met, but even then one couldn’t be too sure. Not to mention that she had gone onto a new topic, even if it did answer her question somewhat. With that in mind, she decided to direct her attention on wagon they had set up. “But enough about me, I guess… So, what’s sold here exactly?” She queried curiously.

((OOC: Sorry for taking a few days to get this down Ancre, and to Mojo for stalling the RP after asking him if I could join in. The weekend was a little chaotic and it's my first RP post on the site, so I was a little nervous. Also, I know this post is rather lengthy, so my apologies for that too.)) Cantering towards the town square with a genuine, upbeat smile, it wasn’t the first time Swift Kite had visited the wondrous city of Fillydelphia. The tall young mare’s lively blue eyes kept wandering from side-to side and back towards the direction she was trotting, still expressing the same awe she had when she had stayed there for the first time as a growing foal. Still though, the deep red-pink Pegasus wasn’t just there to admire the cityscape. She had a job to do after all, and she knew that Joy Spinner, her older unicorn mentor, would be expecting Kite’s arrival back at her small toy shop in the Saddleveil Plains. Preferably with a moderate stock of toy boats, crafted by a unicorn couple she was supposed to meet that afternoon. And if there was anything to go by, she was just the right pony to do it! Well, perhaps she was the only pony who would, but she didn’t seem to mind. It didn’t take too long before she had entered the square. With the growing amount of ponies, booths and merchant carts surrounding the area, the Pegasus was taken aback at first. How in Equestria was she supposed to find them here? ‘C’mon Kite, you’ve been here before! You’ll be fine, It’s not a big deal…’ She rambled in her thoughts, now standing still amongst other moving ponies. Large towns and cities were funny in a way; no matter how many times you have gone through one, the places you would expect to be familiar always seemed so…different, with every visit. “Excuse me!” A stallion’s abrupt voice severed her train of thought, with a rude tone of voice that contrasted with a phrase that was normally meant to be polite. Swift Kite stepped aside as her wings patted the sides of the saddlebags she wore, the older pony not even sparing a passing glace to thank her as he passed by. Yet despite this Kite was barely bothered by it at all. In fact she was almost grateful for the stallion’s vocal intrusion, as it caused her to immediately snap back into reality. The last thing she needed to dwell on about was the surrounding ponies, and not finding the two artisan unicorns among them. They just had to be there, and she would spend just about all day trying to find them if she could. Swift Kite continued her search, a more confident look showing on her muzzle. Two lone braids swayed beside her as she did, one held back with the rest of her unbraided, spiky blue mane by a pale teal and pastel bandanna. The many bright and colorful items being sold were beckoning her admiration, trying to distract her from her goal, but she forced herself not to pay attention to them. As she trotted on however, a brown peddler’s wagon being set up in the middle of the square had caught her eye. The wares being displayed were rather, neat though a little unusual to her, something that she knew she needed to check out. Yet before she could get close enough to the ponies near it she quickly stopped herself. She could look around there later, but not until she bought off those toy boats to bring back to Joy’s Toy Shop. “EEK!” A sudden, strong gush of wind caught the young mare by surprise, her wings temporarily sprouting from her sides while, as if though on cue, a kite designed with the appearance of a monarch butterfly unfolded and popped out of her left saddlebag, being quickly blown away from her. She didn't take notice of the kite though, for her eyes had widened and blinked as she spotted the cause of that temporary wind: a rambunctious, light pink Pegasus filly with a need for speed, who for some reason or another had only three legs. As the kite began to plummet towards the ground, a unicorn mare used her magic to stop the impact, making glide onto her hooves. The unicorn stallion next to her, likely her husband, exchanged glances with her as both went up to the distracted and temporarily spooked young mare. Kite didn't notice them at first, her attention on the younger pink Pegasus, who was farther away but close enough for her to see her pulling off some fast flying stunts. Though Swift Kite didn’t know of about her current conditions, she couldn’t help but feel a little…worried? She suddenly heard a small ‘ahem’ escape the muzzle of the unicorn mare in front of her, the Pegasus giving them an odd look before she finally realized who they were: the unicorn couple with the toy boats! Kite's eyes lit up as she let the two craftsponies lead her to their merchant cart, and she finally exchanged her bits for the toys that would be used to stock the small toy store in the Plains. In fact, the two had even given her a nice discount in exchange for the kite from her saddlebag! The young mare hadn’t expected to trade it in, as it was mostly for proof that those working at the shop, including herself, also made their own toys to sell there. Still though, it was quite the bargain she acquired, and there were plenty more hoof-crafted kites where that came from. The ‘Kite’ in ‘Swift Kite’ wasn't there for nothing, after all. As she left the two artisans and waved a hoof goodbye, the reddish pink mare spotted that same, three-legged light pink Pegasus again, flying towards that same wagon that caught Kite’s eye earlier. This time however she noticed another Pegasus following her, one with a white pelt and a blonde mane and tail, trying to tell them something. Swift Kite didn’t quite pick up on what she said, but she peered back at the flying light pink filly, her eyes widening as she did; the Pegasus was growing tired from flapping her wings, possibly struggling to keep herself up in the air as she came closer to the wagon. At least, that's what it looked like. Kite suddenly grew worried for her again, even more so than earlier. One Would think that the blue maned mare would have been annoyed with her, but now that she thought about it the Pegasus filly had actually helped her, in an odd, unknowing way. The red-pink Pegasus followed her by hoof, not wanting her now full saddlebags to slide off her if she flew. The blonde maned Pegasus could likely catch her mid-air anyways, and Swift Kite got most of her good grades back in Flight School through her skills in technical flying, rather than speed. As Kite trailed behind her she saw the light pink filly started exuding an odd faint glow, which caused the younger Pegasus in flight to struggle before she gave up and reluctantly let the aura softly place her onto the wagon’s roof. Kite had trotted close enough to see who had caused it, which turned out to be a worried light blue mare with a flowing violet mane, but not enough to be noticed either. A stallion with a most peculiar, unique brown and white pelt was there too and seemed just as worried. “Why ? Why, Starflower ? Why did you do this to me ? I was doing all right ! I was actually landing ! I know when my wings needs a rest, and I crashed enough times to know how to do it safely anyways ! I'm a freaking pegasus, I know how to fly ! And I'm not going to make another stupid mistake, I promised that already ! Do I look that irresponsible to you ?” The filly’s sudden outburst surprised Kite almost as much as the other three ponies, the blonde Pegasus chiming in and landing beside her near the others after the light blue mare had made an apology. Embarrassed as unicorn made the light pink Pegasus feel, they had been worried for a very good reason, including the reddish pink on-looking bystander. Even if, other than the missing leg, she wasn’t completely clear about her condition. "Please don't get all uptight, miss, all of us want to keep you safe. You're our friend and we all care about you." As Swift Kite veered closer, she couldn’t help but form a small smile at the peaceful Paint stallion’s words. She could tell how important he and the others thought of their friend’s wellbeing, even if Pegasus filly herself was upset. “Me too-” The words suddenly slid out of her mouth, unintentionally, before she stopped herself from saying anything more. She thought that maybe she would introduce herself once things settled down between them, but it was too late and she had been more than loud enough for all four of them to hear. She cantered toward the group even more, now clearly seen, feeling a little guilty for being so, well, intrusive. “I mean, you ponies weren’t the only ones worried there,” She started. “For a second I kinda thought she’d fall down from exhaustion from flying so fast.” She looked over at the light pink filly, a little less worried now that she was safe, but still held some concern at the upset Pegasus. Before she could open her mouth however she realized that she hadn’t even introduced herself. Feeling a little nervous, she again put her attention on the quartet. “Name’s Swift Kite,” She stated simply, unsure if she should try shaking hooves with the group or not. “And um, sorry for, well, jumping in like that…” A smile formed sheepishly from the corners of her muzzle.

"Shoot for the moon - even if you miss, you'll land among the stars!" - Some smallish earring box I have

Welp, someone had to bring it up. And I was correct! Halloween-themes event here I come! And on another note, yay for the confirmed and upcoming Luna episode the involves one of my favorite holidays!

General thoughts on a Halloween-eque episode with Luna? Definitly hyped! It'll be interesting to see how her character plays out, not to mention how others (aside from the mane 6 and Celestia) will react to her if possible. Is it me or do I smell a possible event idea that could happen in relation to this?

Two words: Willy Wonka! Well, from the original movie however, not the one with Jonny Depp. I have the right hair for it (it's kinda long in comaprison, but our hair colors almost match and my hair is really curly) and I haven't dressed up as any guy characters before (yes, I'm an older filly, and yes, I'll get away with it). It'll b fun making my own costume for the second time and my highschool has a Halloween contest anyways. 'Twill be awesome!

I have a pug named Lady! Curse me and my six year old mind when it came to names. That and one of my older sisters has a Puggle (a pug/beagle mix). He's rather adorable too.

Bug's Character Loggin ---- PEGASI: Swift Kite Female ~ Older Filly/Young Mare ~ Saddleveil Plains (Joy's Toy Shop) ~ Profile RPs: (none yet!) Quetzal Coltail Male ~ Young Stallion ~ Gallopacus Islands ~ Profile RPs: (None yet!) EARTH PONIES: N/A UNICORNS: Pierrot Male ~ Young Stallion ~ A city or town? Then he'll go down! ~ Profile RPs: (None yet!) CREATURES: Patches (Dragon) Male ~ Teenager ~ Saddleveil Plains (Joy's Toy Shop) ~ Profile RPs: (non yet!) Gale (Donkey) Female ~ Filly ~ Appleloosa ~ Profile RPs: (none yet!) Cypress (Peryton) Female ~ Young Doe ~ If it's green, she'll be seen! ~ Profile RPs: (None yet!)

What drew me into the fandom in the first place? Bronies on tvtropes and the wiki they put up for it. Normally something has to be either genuinely decent or So Bad It's Good for tropers to put in so much wiki magic for one show, which lead me to check the show out in the first place. The amazing fanart on DeviantArt also lured me in. I'll have to admit that there are a LOT of really awesome artists in the fandom!

Just finished up her character summary and fixed some more grammar/spelling errors. The application is up and ready for approval/possible fixing up if needed! I still feel that I should try to shorten this, however. I'm kind of a detail fanatic, but I don't want to make it harder on you guys either.

"That. Big. Dumb. MEANIE!" That amusingly awesome quote aside (and many others as well), I feel that this episode as well as the first should have been longer. Still though, I'm flabbergasted (in a good way) at how many gags they put in. Meme fountain anyone? Also, Twilight turning gray like the others after the made six split up was pretty heart wrenching, among a few other blink-and-you'll-miss scenes. Fluttershy durring the chase scene comes to mind too, at least untill she goes all Flutterchase on Rainbow Dash. Like a boss.

I just added more to her character summary, though again, it's still not finished. I already know what I'm going to ut down for the rest of her summary, it's just that a few real life events (coughschoolcough) are taking up a little more time than I previously thought. I garentee that I'll the rest of it down though, it just might take some time. I'm not sure if I should shorten it up considering that it's pretty wordy.

My general consensus? A very interesting episode with a trolltastic trickster villain, one that so far is my favorite villain in the series. It was kind of rushed and fast-paced in the beginning however, but it's not enough to keep me from looking forward to finding out what'll happen next Saturday.

Someone did make an AMV with that song, actually. It's right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1ApKSYbxQk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1ApKSYbxQk As for songs that would make interesting fan vids...maybe The Call by Regina Spekctor? It's a very lovely song as well as Spektor's other pieces. Maybe some AMVs featuring Disney songs too. I know there have been some already, but I remember trying to look up Disney/MLP fan vids and a few popular songs hadn't been used yet. Also, anypony who makes an pony AMV of La Vie Beheme from RENT is automatically 20% cooler.. Seriously, why hasn't this been done yet? I can just picture Pinkie Pie getting Mark's lines (spoilers on since lyric-wise it isn't exactly Safe For Work):

Oh Saturday, where art thou?

Added in what I have for Kite's character summary so far, edited a few grammar/spelling errors, and updated some things here and there. Will reply later with more updates, as well as when I finish this.

Twilight Sparkle: Ridding Equestria of the chocolate rain epidemic its enviromental problems one downpour at a time.

...is it possible for someone to find this hilarious, adorable AND a little disturbing at the same time? 'Cause I seriously do...

As much as I really like the Italian opening, I have to agree with everyone else: the original fits the show better. *shrugs*

Oh! Right now I'm just finishing up the later that hasn't been filled yet. It should probably be done by either tonight or within the next few days. :smile:

Two words: Sierra Mist.

Thanks! I'm not sure what I was thinking when I went with the original. If anything, chosing colors from Wikipedia articles on them should be illegal. I was part way inspired by the pastels, as well as some helpful sugggestions I recieved from other bronys on the site.

Thanks Surv! ^^ On another note, I did a revision of Kite's color scheme: And because I'm not sure if I'll be able to get some more pony art down at this point, here's some fan art I've done for Toy Story. Spoilers are on mainly because of the first two pictures, and all three have to do with with Toy Story 3 (though the third one isn't really a spoiler, but still).: And now, for something entirely different! (only spoiled because size): Three charcoal/pastel drawings I did for my visual journal. The first one of the heart won a Valentine contest in a group on DeviantART that I'm in. For the second one I used some nature book as a bit of a reference to get down the shape of the butterfly. As for the third? That was mainly me getting the hang of making drawings like the other two above.

Despite that I think that Rainbow Dash sounds a little too soft, my favorite version would have to be Greek. The singing voices sound so, so pretty.~