ClockworkSeagull

The train ride to Canterlot was a marvelous thing. In between the tunnels that found themselves periodically built around the tracks, one could simply look out the window and be awed by the view -- and to a certain extent, a little humbled by the view. This was certainly the case for a certain red-velvet coloured stallion, who let loose a small gasp at the city so far off in the distance, steadily drew closer and closer. This might have drawn a little attention to the unicorn, had he not been rare enough to board one of the emptier trains; as it stood, he was the only one in his cabin to enjoy the view. If it were less spectacular, he might have been a touch lonely. As the train gradually shortened the distance the excitement for the unicorn simply grew until he was convinced it was tangible in the air. "I'm going to Canterlot" he thought. Indeed, little else could be on his mind, and time seemed to slow down and speed up simultaneously until, dramatically, the train slowed to a halt at Canterlot station. The unicorn resisted the urge to bound out the doors and dash off to go sightseeing. Despite practically beaming with joy, he had heard all kinds of stories of the more judgmental upper class in the city. It was important to maintain composure. Stepping off the tracks, the first thing he noticed was a slight breeze. The second thing he noticed, was, well, he couldn't help but voice his thoughts: "I am standing on a castle, literally carved into a mountain." If one listened closely, one could even here a slight squee punctuating the sentence. Taking a happy sigh, he started forward. And then he promptly stopped. Looking down, he noticed a hat. Not realizing he was still thinking aloud, he continued, "Hmm... the breeze must have taken some pony's hat." He stared thoughtfully at it, before his horn glowed and levitated it into his outstretched hoof. Dusting it off, he examined it before adorning it over his steel coloured hair. Content with his souvenir, and deciding that its owner must not miss it in such a high class society, he rounded a corner into the street. Ten minutes later, he was hopelessly lost, and enjoying every minute of it. As he wandered about, he must have looked very much like a tourist struck with sightseeing syndrome. He couldn't help but look with awe at every building. The care that was put into each one boggled the mind. As a budding architect himself, he practically stood and applauded a particularly regal looking house. Caught up in all the joys of the moment, he practically didn't see the staircase in front of him. He fell down the flight before you could say 'Equestria's funniest home videos' before landing in something resembling a sprawled out snow Pegasus mixed with that pose you end up when you fall backwards into bed. Chuckling at the mere thought of what he must have looked liked, he joked aloud "Ten out of ten for the landing. I'd say I stuck that. Wait... how did this hat not fall off?" Standing himself up, he brushed his coat off, straightened his tail a little, then chuckled again, albeit more privately. At this point, he was enjoying himself a bit too much to remember that bit about the high class society.

Or something along those lines, anyways. Point is, I recently had my first OC approved and passed through the system, and I'm itchin' to get started. Problem being, I need somebody else, because RPing with myself is just writing fanfiction. So, to describe my character: link If you're not in a link-clicky mood, the short version is Keystone - Keystone being the OC's name - is traveling around Equestria as an architect, looking for jobs, a few friendly souls, knowledge, and any combination of the three thereof. So, if anyone reading this has an OC in need of a new house, or just wants to interact with a decently traveled pony, don't hesitate to reply! Oh, and feel free to ask about details or post ideas and the ilk. Knowing is half the battle Edit -- Welp, I'm an impatient man. I went ahead and created an open thread here, if anypony is interested in that. If anyone would still like to reply with different ideas, I'm still open like a book. Well, open like an open book.

Personally, I've yet to find a movie greater than The Princess Bride. Funny, dramatic, action packed, it really did have it all. Other than that, there's this rather old flick called Harvey that I just absolutely adore. It has some brilliant monologues.

If a train is leaving the Ponyville station a 4:05 pm headed towards Canterlot at 45 miles per hour, and a train is leaving Canterlot at 3:55 headed towards Ponyville at 60 miles per hour... Then should I make my pancakes with or without butter?

Well now. I feel socially obligated to join in the fun But then again, why only aubergine? Oh, sorry 'bout the mistype, I meant aubergine. Huh. How did I mess that up twice? Well, third times the charm aubergine. aubergine aubergine aubergine aubergine aubergine aubergine aubergine aubergine. It would appear that I'm stuck in a loop. I cannot willingly misspell a word, and yet I want to convey the word aubergine (argh) so as to question why aubergine (argh) is the only word that is drastically changed. Ah vell. If you can't beat them, join 'em. Aubergine (you probably can't tell but I actually spelled that one out. Take that, word filter!)

Oh goodness me, there's a lot rattling around in the ol' noggin, but in terms of pure nostalgia? Lavender town, from Pokemon.

Oooo fun... two more people with which I share similar interests! Yes, I'm a rather big fan of Gravity Falls, I guess the cat's out of the bag. Not to imply that I stuff cats in bags, of course.

Roleplay Type: World of Equestria Name: Keystone Sex: Male Age: Stallion Species: Unicorn Eye colour: A very natural shade of gray, not unlike well-maintained stone. Coat: Keystone's coat is a very dull, velvety shade of red, and it tends to stay rather short, both by its nature and Keystone's decent grooming habits. While he certainly doesn't pride himself on it, he feels obligated to keep himself at a presentable condition. A good first impression is important, and all that. Mane/Tail: Like his coat, Keystone's mane is well-maintained, combed, and cropped. Being the mane, it certainly is longer, but certainly no longer than you're average stallion. In regards to colour, his mane actually matches his eyes quite nicely, although his hair is arguable a more rough colour. Usually the majority of it is kept under one of his hats he's so fond of, except for the sides and bangs. His tail is fairly much the same, although a more attentive pony might notice he keeps slightly less neat than his mane. Physique: Keystone is very much the average pony that others might compare themselves too. Not for lack of effort, though, as Keystone has made many an attempt to beat the statistical average of a trap he's fallen into, but usually that's to no avail. So, until further notice, one could remarkable unsurprised by Keystone's physique. Residence: Keystone doesn't actually have a permanent residence, instead preferring to travel between various cities. Lots of towns have need of new buildings, so it would only see fit that lots of towns would have need of Keystone's talents Occupation: If there's one thing Keystone is proud of, it would be his rather successful career as an architect. Well, okay, technically he's still studying, but a hands-on approach still counts. What better way is there to learn than with experience Cutie Mark: Keystone's cutie mark is a small stone arch comprised of five trapezoidal blocks of stone, the uppermost one at the center of the arch being noticeably larger than the other four. This mark represents Keystone's natural talents when it comes to the design of a structure, and his ability to mentally construct and plan out a standing structure. Besides the literal, the arch - as a standard form of support - represents his fairly stable personality, freestanding and independent. History: Keystone was born in Manehatten, as the only foal of a rather successful business pony and the owner of a restaurant. Due to the decent success of both of his parents, Keystone spent a good deal of his early childhood either at a local daycare for young foals. Not that he was ever upset by this; on the contrary, he enjoyed the he spent there making decent amounts of childhood friends and playing with the toys. A personal favorite of his were the blocks. In school, when he was old enough to take part, he did surprisingly well. He was decently social, and was pretty much on par with most of the lessons, and he never worried much about earning his cutie mark. Sure, it was important to him, but he reasoned there wasn't much rush until the rest of the class starting getting theirs; he was never really competitive about it. Then, one day, the teacher gave out an assignment on building toothpick bridges, reasoning that it was a simple and fun arts and craft project. Enthralled by the project, Keystone took as more of a challenge, and with a glimmer in his eye, he furiously started doodling on paper. In about ten minutes, he had sketched out an actual blueprint for a design. Admittedly it was rather crudely drawn, and in crayon at that, but still pretty impressive for a foal. When it came time to actually build it, Keystone was certainly a few steps ahead of the class, mainly because he had a plan that he stuck to with a one-track determination. Eventually, when he finished, he had a bridge that was not only larger than everypony else, but it could actually support his weight! Well, it could kind of support his weight. He stepped on it to test it and it held steady for a good five seconds before the glue holding it together collapsed, but that's besides the point. The main point was that he had developed a passion for building, and by the end of the day, he had earned his cuties mark, and there was much rejoicing. As he continued to grow, his passion for architecture simply grew alongside him. It became fairly common to find him either at the Manehatten public library reading from a stack of books on the subject, to just wandering the streets and surveying the skyscrapers. In addition, when he matured a little, he began to help his mother (the restaurant owner) out by working as a waiter at her diner. He wasn't strictly old enough, and it wasn't really a family run business, but his mother reasoned it would be an excellent way to test out his independence and responsibility. And although he did have troubles from time to time with customers, he managed to carve out a fairly stable reputation both in his family and among the patrons. The experience certainly matured him, and helped with his pony skills. Eventually, the time came when he signed up for the Manehatten University, where he took an architecture class (logically) and a class on basic unicorn magic. Why a magic 101 class? Mainly because Keystone thought it would be a waste to not do it, as he was, you know, capable of magic being a unicorn and all. When all was said and done, Keystone spent a good few years studying his chosen subjects, until he started to feel a tad bottled up. Manehatten has great arcitecture and all, but when there are actual fantasy castles carved into the side of a mountain, skyscrapers aren't simply enough. So, eventually he made the decision to take his studies abroad, and along the way see if he couldn't actually find a job as an architect. Character Summary: Keystone is a very stable, dependable kind of stallion. Although he's fairly lighthearted and quick to crack a joke or lighthearted comment, he tends to do what he says he will, and he makes doubly sure that's true for promises. When doing what he's been asked to, Keystone also makes sure to discover the intent of the task he's currently on, and from there may not strictly uphold the technicalities of the deed if it gets in the way of the spirit of things. Keystone pays attention to minor details, but only when they compliment the major ones - anything less and he starts to ignore technicalities. Socially, Keystone is decently outgoing, and always eager to meet new people. Problem is, he also tends to be fairly quiet and thought driven, which can make him seem a lot shyer than he is. He'll certainly be willing to hold up a conversation although said conversations tend to dwindle into a series of pauses. It also doesn't help that Keystone is rather fond of sarcasm, and while his comments aren't biting and he by no means ever means harm, they can come off as unkind, or perhaps uncaring. In terms of faults, Keystone's biggest one would be pride. Not that he's egocentric, or insufferable, because he isn't. However, he reacts rather emotionally to perceived insults, and his temper can become startlingly short when his previous or current work is thrown into the mix. Its quite noticeable when this happens, because he tends to get incredibly defensive about the subject. In addition to personality, Keystone is also fairly decent with spells. Most of his expertise pretty much comes down to telekinesis, of which he has a basic understanding, but he's also fairly talented with spells that can identify various substances such as minerals or metals. These help immensely in his job where its always useful to know exactly what you're building a house with. Aside from these two subjects, Keystone doesn't rely much on magic and most of his studies from Manehatten have escaped his knowledge.

Why hello there Mr. Lemony. May I call you Snicket? I'm sorry, a series of unfortunate events have led me to that joke. My sense of tact is replaced with bad humor when I'm tired, I apologize.

I appreciate the welcoming committee, thank you (on a not-unrelated note, I found the emoticon button!) Yes, actually. I'm rather fond of them, although I haven't listened to a great deal of their music. What I have heard I've certainly liked, though.

Hello everybody! Wait... its everypony, isn't it? Hello everypony! The name, as those of you who haven't looked to the left of this post yet may not know, is Clockwork Seagull. The title does have a wee bit of a story behind it, the story being I like steampunk (hence clockwork) and my last name bears a unfortunate resemblance to the term 'Seagull Man' (hence seagull). And when I say a resemblance, I mean messing on stage, in a professional environment type resemblance. But enough about names, I say. Lets get on the introduction. I'm a rather large fan of cartoons, and in particular I absolutely love Gravity Falls. I'm also rather fond of non-animated programming such as Doctor Who and Sherlock, and of course I adore the big name fandoms such as Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. Oh, and I like My Little Pony, but yall probably could have guessed that by the fact that, you know, this introduction exists. In regards to the fandom itself, I exist in a state between closet-fan and proud-fan. I will admit to be being a fan and a part of the fanbase if asked, but otherwise tend to keep quiet. I must admit, I do shy away from the term 'brony' but mainly because I shy away from most things in general. In regards to roleplaying, I lovelovelovelove the concept, mainly because a good story is the very basis of a great many things, and the ability to take part in an ongoing story is something that appeals to me on a very basic level. In truth, I have had mixed results with other sites in the past, with a few pangs of guilt and a few sad thoughts towards some now closed sites. Not that online roleplaying is my only experience though. I'm an avid supporter of pen and paper games, too. So, yeah. Yellow. OHMYGOODNESSIALMOSTFORGOTTOMENTIONBESTPONY! Pre-alicornization (is that a term? I think its fitting.), I would have said Twi, but I still can't wrap my head around the whole winged package. I mean, I get it and all, but I just don't like it. Nowadays I'd say Fluttershy with Octavia playing a close second. Is that everything? Looks like everything.