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[wannabolt]

[Early in the day, people throughout the village might spot a suspicious rainbow streak jetting upwards into the sky. Higher and higher and higher she flies... Until, suddenly, that rainbow streak is rapidly plummeting down, faster and faster until there's a resounding CRASH!

Oh, was that your house she bumped into? Maybe your garden? Business? Whatever the case, there will be a few of these ridiculous crashes until Rainbow, being the stubborn pegasus that she is, moves onto plan B.

A bit later, something a little strange will appear... a cloud floating around the village. Now, seeing clouds in the sky isn't all that abnormal. Just another part of everyday weather.

But what about clouds that float ridiculously close to rooftops? Clouds that hover suspiciously over buildings, people, and are isolated from the others? Tiny clouds that, if one looks close enough, they may catch a bit of a rainbow fringe, sometimes a pair of binoculars, over the edge of the fluffy white stuff.

That's right. This cloud is spying on you strange people. ...Or whatever's up in the cloud, anyway.

Feel free to witness either event-- Dash's crash landings from the lovely barrier or her recon mission.]

Comments

[Action]

[wannabolt.livejournal.com]

So what're the experiments like? They sure don't sound like beakers and chemicals.

[...or however that kinda stuff works. She's never been into the egg-head lifestyle.]

[wannabolt.livejournal.com]

Well, it does sound easier than writing letters.

[She... might keep it around just in case, but Rainbow really doesn't see herself talking into a book 24/7.]

[action - stalkerations]

[wannabolt.livejournal.com]

Part demon?

[Okay, that just sounds a liiittle spooky. Not that she's scared of that kinda thing. She helped take on Nightmare Moon, after all!]

[Action] I hate when that happens DX

[wannabolt.livejournal.com]

And I'm just getting warmed up! If I really wanted to, I could clear the whole sky in ten seconds flat.

[A beat.]

But I'm not sure if that'd fly around here. [Since the weather's all weird and happens on its own.]

[Action] LJ is just a jerk like that D<

[sea-king-bait.livejournal.com]

It must be so cool to be able to fly like that. I got to fly a couple times on my friend's dragon, but we didn't go very fast.

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[mistlegacy]

No, far from it. They tend to affect us emotionally or in some cases, physically. We've had experiments that have made people believe they had entirely different pasts and lives, others in which we changed species, others in which for a brief time we became older or younger...there was even an event in which our thoughts became visible to anyone nearby. Not comfortable, as you might imagine.

[action - stalkerations]

[bemyused]

[He nods.]

Yeah, Pommy was surprised too -- she was so cute and nice.

[Pause as he glances away briefly.]

Well, she still is, myu. But now Pommy knows she can get kind of scary, too.

[That's not even counting the time she was fully possessed by a rather omnicidal goddess of justice.]

[Action]

[not_meatbuns]

They certainly do. Which is why I have to ask you to be careful.

[But you're just so cute that she can't be all serious.] ...Although I have to admit, you're certainly more durable than most of the people I've known who tried to find a way through.

[recon mission action!]

[folklorist]

Equestria? So that's where you're from then. Ah, well, it has many forms but some have the head of a dragon with horns. Or a single horn and the body of a tiger with scales. Some have fire covering their entire body and they're rather peaceful creatures. Even though the description is a bit misleading. [ A smile. ]

They're said to punish the wicked actually.

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

I suppose originating from such a... Unique place and then being brought here could be seen as strange. The transition would be easier for those who come from a world which resembles Luceti, like my own.

[More or less anyway. There are people, flowers, places to live. It's a fairly close resemblance to Gensokyo past all the world-specific extras like shrines and her garden.]

Over time you will adjust. It's not like any being has much choice in such a matter of course~

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[blackteriques]

That's one way to put it. [...He frowns.]

But you don't really dash, do you? You fly.

[magiconcehad.livejournal.com]

[It takes her a little bit to notice, but there is a cloud following her around. Why is there a cloud following her around? Man, if she had her magic with her, she would totally just... send a blast of wind or something straight up, and see what happens. She's... not sure if she should be nervous or not. Not yet, at least.

In any case, she just... stares up at the cloud and takes a few steps to the right, seeing if the cloud will follow or not.]

[Action]

[talontrot]

[Well, shit.]

Clouds are wimpy! I bet I could peck a cloud and it'd disappear too! [In fact, she is now mentally derailed into looking for a cloud to peck.

... So much for that rooftop flying record. Though Dash can totally remind her of it again.]

[Action]

[imxperfectlife.livejournal.com]

I come from a whole city of humans too... Are all ponies like you? Like pegasus?

[She's trying to imagine it, so cute.]

A-Ah, uhm, what's your name? M-Mine's Luka Megurine.

[antlioncyclone.livejournal.com]

[....nope not weird at all!

sup]

[notshadowfever.livejournal.com]

If you want to find your friends, it would probably be easiest to ask the community through the journal system. That way, everyone can hear it.

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[wannabolt.livejournal.com]

Nah. There's unicorns and earth ponies, too.

[Not that she's... actually explained the differences yet. Way to go, Dash.]

Anyway, I'm Rainbow Dash.

[recon mission action!]

[wannabolt.livejournal.com]

So they're like some kinda dragon... tigers? Weird, but I guess they sound pretty cool.

[Definitely nothing like the creatures she's seen in Equestria.]

[wannabolt.livejournal.com]

And that's it?

[Hm. Sounds easy enough.]

Guess I could give it a shot. ...After I find it, anyway.

[Action]

[wannabolt.livejournal.com]

Whoa. Those don't even sound like experiments! More like some kinda curse.

[Or unicorn magic gone horribly wrong.]

[wannabolt.livejournal.com]

Right.

[Sigh. She really doesn't have a choice, huh? That stupid bubble's in the way, and Twilight's not around to explain how she got out.]

So I've just gotta deal. Well, there's no way I'm gonna sit still and wait. There's gotta be something I can do while I'm stuck here.

[Like work on her stunts! Even if the extra wings are a pain.]

[action - stalkerations]

[wannabolt.livejournal.com]

[...Snort. Oh man, that reminds her of somepony.]

Yeah, I know what that's like. My friend Fluttershy's usually so shy that even her own shadow scares her, but when she gets mad, it's like she's a whole different pony.

[She talked down a dragon and... kinda went crazy at the gala.]

[Action]

[wannabolt.livejournal.com]

That's because dragons are way too bulky. Sure, they're strong, but when you're that huge, it's kinda hard to pull of any real stunts.

[And it's not like a dragon can pull off a Sonic Rainboom.]

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[wannabolt.livejournal.com]

Oh, I dash alright. I'm Equestria's fastest flyer and the only pegasus who's ever pulled off a Sonic Rainboom.

[She smirks.]

And I did it twice.

[Action]

[mistlegacy]

I won't deny it; some of them do feel like that. Regardless, at least we know when to expect them. And if you're lucky, you might not be affected sometimes. That can happen, though it's nothing we can preempt or predict.