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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 14, 2016 17:56:40 GMT -5
Blaze laughed. "So you were showing off. That's just like the Princess. I think she send you to the right place."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 14, 2016 20:36:00 GMT -5
"Oh yeah? And why's that?" Cloud said with a grin.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 14, 2016 22:05:15 GMT -5
"Let's just say Rainbow and I have quite a history when it comes to showing off." Blaze told him. "I understand where you're coming from. And not just because of showing off. Doing your all to save somepony. Leaving friends behind. Having to adjust to a new life. Lot's of the things you're going to run in down the road. I can relate and help. I was wondering why she didn't send you to Twilight Sparkle or somepony else, since you were traveling through time and all."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 19, 2016 14:13:14 GMT -5
"The ever wise Princess." Cloud said with a slight chuckle, "I do have some friends I'd like to look into, but that can wait till later. Today, it's about Ripple." Cloud reaffirmed.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 19, 2016 16:44:45 GMT -5
"Sounds good." Blaze said finishing his breakfast. "Let me know when you're ready to go."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 19, 2016 16:59:31 GMT -5
"Could we go now? Or is it too early?" Cloud asked eagerly.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 19, 2016 17:25:32 GMT -5
"Sure." Blaze answered. "The shops should be opening as we get to the center of Ponyville, if you don't mind walking."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 19, 2016 18:02:25 GMT -5
"Yeah, I'm good to walk." Cloud said,picking up his dish, "I used to train every morning with Tor. I'm pretty fit."
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 19, 2016 18:26:25 GMT -5
"Good to hear that. Means less work for me." Blaze laughed as he walked outside and waited for Cloud.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 19, 2016 18:30:23 GMT -5
Cloud quickly washed the dishes and set them aside to dry. He joined Blaze outside, not needing anything from his room.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 19, 2016 18:48:51 GMT -5
Blaze nodded to him and they headed off. It wasn't a long walk into town and when they got there a lot of the shops were already open. Even the flower ponies were already selling their flowers.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 20, 2016 14:37:42 GMT -5
Cloud was looking around, taking in all the new sites. He stayed quiet and simply purveyor the shops.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 20, 2016 17:45:54 GMT -5
"Okay, I think her shop is the one over there." Blaze said pointing to one of the houses. There were a few pastries on display in the window and the sign said 'open', but none of the ponies already shopping even looked at the shop, casually passing it by as they visited the other stores.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 21, 2016 12:07:21 GMT -5
Cloud scrutinized the store for now, feeling the culmination of his desires and his fears alike. He mustered up his courage with a little bit of physical shaking and lifting of the shoulders before stepping forward. He walked up to and into the shop without another word, slowing down for just a moment at the door.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 21, 2016 19:39:09 GMT -5
Blaze waited outside to give Cloud his moment. The door bell rang as Cloud entered and a voice came from the back room. "I'll be right with you!" A few moments later a blue unicorn covered in patches of dough, custard and icing came galloping to the front desk. "Morning!" Ripple greeted the pegasus. "Sorry to keep you waiting. I'm still busy with today's pastries, but we have a few left over from yesterday that's discounted."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 26, 2016 12:14:32 GMT -5
Cloud was almost frozen in his apprehension, fiddling with the ground as he searched for the words to say and tried to force them from thought to reality. After a good, deep breath he waved, "Hi Ripple. It's been a really long time." He said, closing his eyes to avert his gaze and putting on his best smile, clearly nervous. Closing his eyes also served the purpose of holding back his tears, since, for whatever reason, he wanted to cry.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 26, 2016 18:57:27 GMT -5
"Oh hi." Ripple smiled. "I thought you looked familiar, it's just that I can't really remember where we met. I didn't want to sound like a scatterbrain and ask, but I guess I ended up sounding like a scatterbrain anyway." She giggled. "Was it in Cloudsdale? I mean you're not from Ponyville right? I'm sure I'd remember you if you were from around here and it's going to be really embarrassing if you are from here. You don't look like a Canterlot pony, maybe we met at Manehattan or Baltimare?"
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 26, 2016 20:19:09 GMT -5
"Alfalfa." Cloud said, certain that's all it would take.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 26, 2016 21:12:47 GMT -5
Ripple stared at Cloud for a moment before she blinked. "I'm sorry, I don't know anypony from Alfalfa, you must have made a mistake. Can I offer you a pastry?"
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 26, 2016 21:20:21 GMT -5
OOC: I don't know all the names so I'm leaving it to exposition.
BIC: Cloud looked down in thought before looking up again. He started naming each of their friends before coming to himself, putting his hoof to his chest, "Cloud." he said, a solemn look on his face.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 26, 2016 21:55:45 GMT -5
By the time he came to Cloud the smile was gone from Ripple's expression and she looked very uneasy. She backed away from the counter and from Cloud. "I don't know who you are, but that's not funny." She said. "I... I think you should leave."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 26, 2016 22:52:31 GMT -5
"Come on, I've not changed that much. You don't recognize me?" Cloud said, saddening but still holding back the tears.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 26, 2016 23:40:58 GMT -5
Ripple looked at Cloud and her face hardened. "Look, you don't appear to be a bad pony and I don't know why you're doing this or who put you up to it. Yes, I had a friend called Cloud once. And he was a pudgy little scamp who was always late for school, not a full grown colt. And anypony could find that out. I've never been secretive about my past and there's still school records about them in Alfalfa. And maybe your coat and eyes do look like his, but that's easy to change, isn't it? Now, I'm going to warn you. I do not like being deceived. In fact, it makes me really, really angry. So, for your own well being, I suggest you just forget about this little 'joke', turn around and leave."
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 29, 2016 19:19:56 GMT -5
Cloud sat down and looked at the ground, running his hoof through his mane. His face burned a bit as he struggled to find the words to convince her. What could he said? He looked up with a certainty and placed his hoof carefully on the ground, "Did they have on record a black cat? The disappearance of all of out friends one at a time? A necklace you used to wear? That I've been waiting through years and years learning all I could to save you when all our friends had given up? Is your sacrificed on record? Or how about that it was mine and the rest of our friends fault that you were trapped for so long?" Cloud said, his face grimacing as he said it to fight back the welling emotion, which he did with some margin of success.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 29, 2016 19:53:50 GMT -5
Ripple mouth started hanging open, until the last sentence which made her shut it again with clenched teeth. She never blamed her friends for what happened to her. Only Blankflank blamed them and the only ones that knew that were the ponies that rescued her and Incognito. But maybe maybe this pony weren't speaking about her feelings, but were blaming himself. She took a small breath. "If what you're saying is true you should know how I got my cutie mark?" She asked Cloud.
ooc: Just using that little slip up since it works really well and also mentioning Incognito in case you forgot his name. Cloud would know his name since it was they who gave it to him. Also this is a trick question since Ripple got her cutie mark after she was rescued and with the CMC.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 29, 2016 20:10:44 GMT -5
Cloud furled his brow and reared his head back a little. He was hesitant to answer, feeling for a moment that he must have needed to know if she asked it before finally speaking, "I wouldn't know. When I last say you and you me, neither of us had out cutie marks. I've not seen nor heard of you since then until now." He said simply, hoping he said it correctly.
OOC: What little slip up? Also, I have specifically having him be obscure on the basis that he hates Incognito and wouldn't speak his name if he didn't have to.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 29, 2016 21:04:36 GMT -5
"Cloud, it really is you." Ripple said sitting down with a sigh. "I can't believe it after all these years. If I wasn't so obsessed with getting my cutie mark back then all those things never would have happened."
ooc: The part about it being his and her friends fault. Even if you intended it to be him blaming himself it still wouldn't have helped convince her that it was him. Also this is another test from Ripple. She wasn't obsessed with getting her cutie mark, she was impatient to learn magic, which was what caused her to take and use the necklace.
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 29, 2016 21:10:56 GMT -5
OOC: I know, but I chose to include it to show he wasn't just "trying to convince her" but also speaking what he thought was true, hoping that would convince her. He can't think back to that event and not think it was his fault.
BIC: "Please." Cloud said cooling down, "One of the things we had in common is that neither of us really pursued out cutie marks. I was content to lie in the grass, watching clouds, or float on the breeze, and you were into magic stronger then most ponies pursues their cutie marks. I guess I started doing the same in my searching for you." Cloud said confidently. Her gusto and energy was always on of the things he liked most about her.
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Post by Bio Plus on Sept 29, 2016 22:10:06 GMT -5
Ripple's eyes went wide and she stood up, walked around the counter and then around Cloud, studying him from all sides. She carefully reached out and poked him. "You really are Cloud. Quickly! What's the Princess' sister's name?"
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Post by Broly Ultimatrix on Sept 29, 2016 22:16:29 GMT -5
"She has a sister?" Cloud asked perplexed, "what's with all the trick questions?" He said, certain they were through with all this.
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