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[wannabolt]

Hey! Luceti!

[See: one rainbow pegasus wearing a pair of aviator goggles and standing... well, given the white fluffy stuff around her, it can only be assumed she's on a cloud somewhere. But given the trees behind her, it can't be too high above the ground.

Anyway...]

I know this place is full of fighters and all, but are there any athletes hanging around? I'm talking people who're into stuff like sports. Racing. Excitement. Not to mention competition.

See, it's fine keeping myself busy with some solo challenges, and there's no way I'm gonna stop working on my stunts, but I figure it'd be good to have some more variety. Plus, there could be some kind of super cool sport we don't even have in Equestria.

...Which means you should totally tell me if there is. Stuff like soccer, tennis, and hang gliding? I've already tried all of the above. I want something a bit more exciting than that.

[Hm, is there something she's forgoten? Oh, right.]

And if you see a purple pony with wings and a horn hanging around, that's Twilight. Try not to stare too hard if you see her; it gets old fast, and she's still adjusting.

As for me, I'm off to work on a few more tricks. Later!

Comments

[fourthgenerationprincess]

[ Twilight's just gonna stare at you for a bit. Then she clears her throat. ]

Hey, Rainbow... where did you get those? [ And she draws a circle around one eye with a hoof. She means the goggles. Because they are awesome. ]

[wannabolt]

Just did some digging around the item shop. Pretty sweet, huh?

[She pulls the goggles away from her eyes and flicks her wings.]

They've probably got others buried somewhere. I've found all kinds of cool things there before.

[fourthgenerationprincess]

Yeah, that's actually a pretty good idea! Hold on.

[ Video off, and a little while later it's back on. Twilight is sporting a NEW PAIR OF FLYING GOG- er, flying safety goggles, actually. ] What do you think?

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[bravefighter]

[Oh hey, more bright horses! Red likes talking to 'em enough. Plus you said the magic word, fighter! ... Even though you're not talking about that really.]

Well... I was in a bike race once! I've never really done any running or anything. I'm not an athlete either.

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[rainbooms]

Hey, races are races. Might not be the same as hoofing it, but I'd argue that's still kinda athletic.

[Hey, Dash ain't gonna be picky, really. Besides, people who can fight are also pretty rad.]

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[bravefighter]

Yeah, you've gotta point! It's still kinda athletic, yeah. I can't really think of any other exciting sports though, so sorry 'bout that.

[Voice]

[merciless_savior]

I-is there a reason someone might stare at your, um, friend more than any other given talking brightly colored small equine..?

[Voice]

[wannabolt]

Staring isn't cool, period. It gets obnoxious, and you wouldn't like getting stared at by a total stranger, right?

[She expects it, but it's still annoying in principle.]

[Voice]

[merciless_savior]

Certainly not, but that doesn't really answer the question! By drawing attention to her, and then saying don't stare, it's inviting it! But if she's not ... much ... different from any other talking little equine appearancewise ... I'm sure she's different personalitywise but on looks alone ... ...why would anyone stare?

[Video]

[accepted]

[He's only played a few sports in his time here, but they were all pretty cool and exciting to him. Granted he's never tried tennis, soccer or hang gliding, before so he doesn't have much to go off of when it comes to 'exciting sports'.]

Have you ever tried volleyball? There was a whole competition for it last year.

[Video]

[wannabolt]

Ha! I've already participated in one of the volleyball tournaments here, and it's definitely one of the sports we've got back home.

Not that I'm ever against a good match.

[It keeps her on her... hooves? Some idioms don't work as well with ponies.]

[Video]

[accepted]

So have I! And I did pretty well too. [If he does say so himself.]

Are you saying you want to play a round or something right now?

[Voice]

[geniustheveil]

I enjoy swimming when I have the opportunity. [Horses can swim, she recalls. Maybe this athlete pony enjoys it? She can hope.]

[Voice]

[wannabolt]

Hey, I hear ya. I swam at least a couple hundred laps at the hot springs while I had the chance.

[Voice]

[geniustheveil]

[At the hot springs? It must have been pretty warm, exercising in the already-hot water. Dash must be pretty resilient.]

When the weather is warmer, it might be sort of fun to swim together, if you'd like.

[frequent_flyer]

[He's gotten used to the animals around town talking to him, so thankfully he doesn't freak out again when he sees a... horse on the other end of the feed.]

[And then sports! Definitely! He's grinning brightly when he focuses the video on himself, always excited to talk about his hobbies.]

Have you ever played baseball? Er... Can you play baseball..? [You know, because having hooves might put a kink in trying to hold a bat.]

[wannabolt]

Yes and yes! C'mon, you gotta give us ponies some credit.

[After all, it's not like she's built like a regular horse, as evidenced by the way she reaches up and pulls those aviator goggles down from her eyes. Awfully big eyes, but that aside...]

Lemme tell ya, you never wanna bat against a pegasus. I throw a mean fast ball.

[frequent_flyer]

[She definitely seems more coordinated than any horse he's ever seen. Wait, she said she's a pony. Should he think of her as a pony instead? Would it be politically incorrect to call her a horse? Wait, pegasus? So many questions... he decides to just dodge around it.]

[And then she talks about her mean pitching arm and he can't resist.]

Oh? [He grins, looking pretty impressed with himself.] I'm sure I could handle it, if you want to try. [His antagonizing is lighthearted. He enjoys being competitive and none of his friends seem interested in playing catch with him, so this is a dream!]

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

I've heard of soccer and tennis, but what's hang gliding? I don't think we have that in my world.

[Voice]

[wannabolt]

You've never heard of hang gliding? You are so missing out!

[Granted, she's totally cool with just flying, but hang gliding does have its perks.]

So, basically, you take a Hang Glider-- it's built to have wings that catch the breeze, and it goes over the top of you. Then all you've gotta do is hang onto the frame, kick off, and let the wind carry you. You steer it by moving your body around-- turns, stuff like that.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

So you're flying by using this hang glider instead of wings? That sounds kind of scary, but... it sounds like fun too. I've always wanted to be able to fly.

Do you think we could build one here?

[voice]

[halfnhalf]

[Rainbow Dash. Teddy had seen her around the village sometimes, but actually getting to talk to her was another thing entirely. And sports, omg. He definitely needed something like this after such a cruddy weekend, and there aren't enough people who are into sports.]

I know a few sports, but you've probably played them already. Basketball, football, baseball...

We can change up the rules if you want, though.

[voice]

[wannabolt]

Yeah, I've definitely heard of 'em, but I'm up for any competition at this rate. Something's gotta keep me in shape!

[But rule changes? Oooh, now that's an interesting thought...]

And what kinda rule changes are we talking about?

[sugarglitch]

[Oh, Dash, you had her at racing. She didn't hear anything else after that.]

Dunno about bein' an athlete, but racing's totally my thing. I'm a winner and everythin'!

[wannabolt]

A winner, huh?

[Oh, this is interesting. Very interesting...]

Well, that makes two of us! You're talking to the fastest flier in Equestria.