Town Hall
||\\||\\||\\ === TOWN HALL === //||//||//||
The Ponyville Town Hall is where the most important and lavish events are held, as well as town meetings and other governmental functions. The building is round and tall, with cream walls pink trim, and a brick red steepled roof. Two round balconies mirror the lower deck.
Inside, the hall is dominated by a huge empty room with numerous balconies, cross-bracing, and venerable tapestries. The hall's back rooms include the office of the mayor.
[ Obvious Exits: <O>ut, To the <B>asement! ]
[ Players: Derpy, Marble_Memory ]
Twist waves her tail in a circle around the lecterns, sucking dust into its formlessly fluffy mass, then trots over to the window and squeezes it all out - along with a small thunderclap of discharged static electricity.
That electricity is the signal for Cloud Kicker and Drizzle to show up.
Pinkie_Pie trots in with her... entourage? Can one pony be an entourage? Especially when that other pony hasn't shown up yet?
<OOC> Derpy respect for null entourage.
Twist pushes a crate up to her own podium with her head, climbs up on it, and bangs the wood with her hoof! "Hoity Doipbbbtland unk domorrow thuh april wid idz pbbbthowerpbbbth pbbbthota!"
<OOC> Derpy says, "Sometimes Derpy wonders whether she counts as one pony, or less?"
<OOC> You say, "You are the one pony who is all ponies."
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Derpy counts as ALL PONIES."
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "See? Ponies everywhere agree!"
<OOC> Derpy is white prism. u.o
<OOC> You say, "Your cutie mark isn't bubbles, it's a dozen tiny yin/yang circles!"
<OOC> Derpy refracticate.
Pinkie_Pie pauses behind the podium, raising an eyebrow entirely off of her head at Twist. "... what? Wait, what?"
Once again Marble is seen backstage. He isn't going over his notes. He fears he may have been worse at his last debate because he relied so heavily on the cards. He'll still be using them. But he won't PRACTICE using them. Yes. That's right. Marble will show those ponies how prepared he can be! He sits at a table, calm. Scarily calm.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Wait, Marble just said we weren't practicing!"
Derpy is backstage murmuring to Marble from a few feet away. It sounds like she's going over an abstruse mix of jumbled policy questions...and is being completely ignored by the candidate.
<OOC> Marble_Memory says, "No, I said *I* wasn't practicing. XD"
<OOC> Derpy says, "Hello Seafoam!"
<OOC> Seafoam_Splash shoo be doo
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie ohhhhhs.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Yes! SHOO BOO DOO."
<OOC> Derpy hopes Splashie will have question tonight!
Twist bangs the podium twice with her little hoof, this time displaying her impatience as she spits, "I'm jupbbbt practipbbbthing clapbbbthic public pbbbthpeaking! I read id in a toffee wrapper!"
<OOC> Seafoam_Splash giggles. Maybe.
<OOC> Seafoam_Splash ...suddenly considers playing Twist.
Pinkie_Pie leans over the podium, squinting at Twist. "WHAT?" she says very loudly, because if you don't understand someone it always helps to talk louder.
<OOC> Derpy says, "Hi there Plain Jane!"
<OOC> Plain_Sight giggles.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie 's entourage has ariived! Vunderbar!
<OOC> Marble_Memory gets food in the oven REALLY fast.
Derpy rises and comes loudly to Twist's defense. "She ~said~, is only practice clacktic kama suturing! Read about in coffee wrap!" Looks like Derpy is nervous.
<OOC> Derpy says, "Hi there Bluecakes!"
Pinkie_Pie waves invitingly to everyone who comes in!
<OOC> BlueFeather says, "Lo Derpy"
<OOC> BlueFeather says, "Lo Pinkie"
<OOC> Derpy gos lo.
Pinkie_Pie welcomes Maple with a cheery hoof!
<OOC> Derpy says, "Hi there Wingdings!"
<OOC> MapleWing grins and double-hoofs Pinkie back. ^.^
<OOC> BlueFeather says, "Whats going on?"
<OOC> Twist says, "Nothing, yet. Twist, Pinkie, and Marble have tried a few practice poses, but we're waiting for the crowd."
Marble fidgets as he approaches the podium, then sets various cards down inside. "O... o-okay Marble, you can do this. You can wwin this debate. And the election." Marble hopes he wins this election. Pinkie pie wll ruin the entire county of Ponyville!
<OOC> Big_Mac says, "EEYUP"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Mac!"
<OOC> Big_Mac says, "H'lo Pinkie!"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "... we're a county? We have a Pony County?"
Pinkie_Pie waves cheerfully at the hunk of stallion and Chalice! ^^
<OOC> Big_Mac says, "y'all kin all sure count on pony, tha's for sure."
<OOC> Big_Mac is gonna idle a bit to russle up some grub now that some family is home, but shouldn't be too long!
Twist immediately squints up at Marble suspiciously, then snorts loudly. Pointing a hoof at Marble's cards, she demands in a particularly stopped up voice, "Wud are dopbbbthe?"
Chalice_Flame flys up and claims a seat in a balcony.
<OOC> Derpy hellos! Hello to flamey and to fiery red.
Pinkie_Pie confers in whispers with Plain Sight, her able assistant and one-mare entourage.
<OOC> Twist says, "Hi, Nettie! I'm sorry! We weren't expecting you, so a substitute moderator has been found."
Berry Punch is at the refreshment table, as before. She has frosted pumpkin bars to go with her punch this time. And the punch isn't berry! It's fall-spice! She's so proud of her versatility.
Pinkie_Pie waves cheerfully to Nettle, then goes back to whispering.
<OOC> Twist says, "...Twist."
<OOC> Nettleglum is home from work and too tired to moderate. I probably won't even RP.
<OOC> Twist says, "Then it's all convenient!"
Drizzle and Cloud Kicker kick at one of the windows for a while, hoping for someone to let them in.
<OOC> Nettleglum will just lurk. It's a skill she excels at. ._.
<OOC> Derpy says, "Hello SheSells and Bardful!"
Pinkie_Pie waves cheerfully at Seashore and Bardigan as they arrive!
<OOC> Seashore is being dragged to the debate by her parents... -_-
<OOC> Bardigan hopes he is not too fashionably late.
<OOC> Chalice_Flame says, "I am good at the skill of lurking too."
<OOC> Derpy says, "Still are setup!"
Pinkie_Pie looks pleased at the turnout.
"They're my notes for the debate. They're very important." Marble says, still a bit nervous. He knows notes are allowed, he's just worried this debate may end up becoming a fiasco.
<OOC> Nettleglum lurks at the bottoms of cereal bowls, in sock drawers, and sometimes in the lint screen of a dryer. ._.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Nettile's very versatile."
<OOC> BlueFeather will bring chaos, its something shes good at
"But MOOOOOOM!" A small voice calls out whining to her mother. "No buts, Seashore. You might not understand now, but this if very important. Now please, just sit down and try to listen. I know it's hard for you to keep still but I promise if you don't cause a racket, your father and I will get you some ice cream later." The little seafoam-colored filly jumps up and down excitedly. "Ice cream! Ice cream! Ice cream!" She plops herself down in a chair and digs out a small notepad and some crayons she brought with her. He pops one in a hoof and starts scribbling away.
Cloud Kicker gets tired of waiting and kicks the windows open, creating a sudden draft. Hats are blown off. Fortunately, the hatrack from the last debate is conveniently located for replacements to be found.
Twist hisses (well, spits), "Thipbbbth ipbbbth a *debate*. You dode read frob *notepbbbth* at a deba-" At that moment she notices something. Maybe a clock. Maybe some secret signal from a peppermint candy lodged in the rafters. Forgetting Marble, she swivels around the podium to face the audience. Her fluffy red mane bobs all around as she sprays the Town Hall with her enthusiastic greeting. "I'PBBBTH TIME! WELCOBE, poniepbbbth of Ponyviwwe, to the pbbbthecond debade for da awepbbbthome titwe of Chanpbbbthelluw! I ab your hopbbbtht ad moderadur, Twipbbbtht. AWE YOU WEDDY FOR HATPBBBBTH?!"
<OOC> Nettleglum deploys her cadaverous bat-wing scrap of umbrella. ._.
<OOC> Twist can't help breaking down laughing at her own pose. My Celestia, that was incomprehensible."
<OOC> Derpy chortleboff.
<OOC> Marble_Memory understood everything but HATPBBBBTH.
"Huzzah!" Bardigan answers, stamping his hooves from somewhere in the middle of the crowd. He has no idea what the little filly just said, but it was loud and on stage, so it was probably something worth agreeing with.
Plain_Sight is glad to volunteered. She has never done something like this. When Pinkie ask for help she decided to give it a try. She nods to Pinkie as she whispers to her.
From the general direction of Pinkie's podium comes a third yell, "WHAAAT?"
<OOC> Chalice_Flame says, "If you lurk in the drying here, I'll never find you.. I don't use that stuff."
<OOC> Chalice_Flame says, "Dryer"
<OOC> You say, "Woohoo! THE WHOLE GANG IS HERE!"
Pinkie_Pie's eyes widen as the second Princess appears at the debate. Oh my...
<OOC> Luna is not here IC, Celly. She's moderating as Twist.
<OOC> Nettleglum think maybe you overlook that the general idea of lurking is not to be found. How Not to Be Seen. The first rule is not to stand up.
Pinkie_Pie's eyes widen as *A* Princess appears at the debate, so there.
<OOC> Twist says, "Is Pinkie even at her podium?"
<OOC> Fluttershy says, "It's Best Princess A."
<OOC> Celestia is not here IC, either!
<OOC> Fluttershy says, "Not to be confused with Best Princess 1."
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie is, perhaps shockingly, actually standing at her podium, whispering furiously to Plain Sight (her entourage).
Derpy takes this as license and goes out to whisper a string of buzzwords into Marble's ear. She wants to help train him!
<OOC> Celestia merely wanted to be able to watch, IN REAL TIME MARBLE-SWEATING ACTION.
Pinkie_Pie puts on a pair of glasses so she can take them off and wipe them. She's seeing those [BUY SOME APPLES] princesses everywhere tonight.
Plain_Sight takes the glasses back when Pinkie is done with them.
Pinkie_Pie beams at her, thank you!
Pinkie_Pie wavewaves to Coder.
Twist ahems, squinting at the audience through her huge purple glasses and trying to look important and respectable underneath that giant mass of red fluff that covers her head. "Tonight'pbbbth debade will be freepbbbthtyle lige a taffy pull. We will begin wid one raddum quepbbbthion. WHOEVER YEWPBBTHZ ID OUD FIRPBBBTH GETS THEIRPBBBTH ANPBBBTHERED GO!"
Coder quietly sneaks in, hiding in the shadows.. stealthy.. waves back at Pinkie. DOH!
Plain_Sight puts them back on. She can see again! And nice and clean too.
<OOC> Derpy likes the decryption aspect of the first puzzle.
Pinkie_Pie frowns, and asks Plain for a notepad and a pencil so she can decode the moderator's instructions.
Plain_Sight rummages through her bag and hands the note pad and... quill. Close enough.
Roseluck, sitting in the fourth row, stands up primly and asks in a firm, self-possessed voice: "Gentleponies--Zap Apple season is nearly upon us. While we all enjoy Zap Apple jam, the season brings dangers as well--foremost, the danger of timberwolves! What, as Chancellor, will you do about this menace?"
Bardigan rubs his chin and wonders if he should volunteer as translator... not to steal an adorable little girl's spotlight.
Pinkie_Pie is still decoding, leaving Marble first shot at answering.
<OOC> Plain_Sight says, "Is Twist an original character or one that should know?"
Plain_Sight hands Pinkie an abacus and a duck.
<OOC> Derpy says, "Is Apple Bloom's previous friend, with lisp and candy canes!"
<OOC> Derpy says, "Has since upgraded to CMC."
<OOC> Nettleglum thinks Twist is the foal from the episode where Bloom attended the party for Diamond Tiara's cutie mark.
<OOC> Derpy says, "Is true! Also in Gabby Gums episode."
<OOC> Derpy says, "And Cutie Pox."
Pinkie_Pie looks back and forth between the implements Plain gave her. Now she's even more confused!
Twist swivels around and jabs a tiny hoof at Marble! "Mupbbbthilage, I thneethed at you before da debade, pbbbtho you go firpbbbtht. Anther da quepbbbthtiud den tell upbbbth wad id hath ta do wid taffy!"
<OOC> Marble_Memory can't understand Twist that well. XD
<OOC> Marble_Memory says, "Oh, I translated. Nevermind."
Marble stares at the moderator. Why are all the ponies in Ponyville except himself and his fiance insane? "Taffy's irrelevant." Marble says, staring more.
<OOC> Nettleglum says, "Taffy is not an elephant. ._."
Roseluck clears her throat politely, staring.
Pinkie_Pie puts the duck on her head, and looks pleased. She hasn't done anything and she's STILL winning the debate.
Derpy gasps and whispers even more vehemently into Marble's ear until Drizzle and Cloud Kicker come to drag her backstage, her hooves scoring the floor as she goes, screaming silently.
Twist calmly turns, flipping a card over the podium that reads 'BOO' and asks Pinkie, "Pinkie Pie, I hobe you hab a bedder anpbbbther!"
"But taffy's delicious!" Bardigan objects to nopony in particular, and boos dutifully.
Pinkie_Pie coughs discreetly into her hoof. "Yes, well, it would be hard to have a worse one, wouldn't it? First and most importantly: taffy. Secondly, who's afraid of the big bad wood? The town will not be threatened by a bunch of shrubbery with delusions of grandeur while 'm in charge!"
Plain_Sight nods at the clearly great answer.
Twist nods solemnly, and withdraws the 'BOO' plaquard. She turns again. "Miwwuw, you may hab a chanpbbbth to wepwy ad glear off zum ub da pbbbthame from your firpbbbtht attebt."
Pinkie_Pie says "WHAT?"
Coder crosseyes and rubs his temples--even the Coder is having a hard time with decoding this one's speech."
<OOC> Derpy says, "Hi there Yonder Ponder!"
<OOC> Twist says, "You would not BELIEVE how much fun this accent is to type. The simplest sentences become hilarious gibberish."
<OOC> Coder says, "Ahoy beyonder Blue Yonder!"
<OOC> Derpy so glad Luna enjoy! Is Twist Therapy!!
<OOC> Coder doesn't hug Luna.
<OOC> Twist can provide subtitles if necessary.
Blue_Yonder hovers to an unoccupied bit of ceiling to listen in.
Marble looks dumbstruck. Maybe he can make this work. A statement about his platform of "Responsible Ponyville." "I, um..." Nothing in his notes about this! "Taffy is a sweet treat. Many ponies like it. But I want to turn to one problem in promoting taffy." Marble leans forward on his podium. "DENTAL HEALTH. Have you heard the latest statistics on the health of our foals' teeth? One in three will have cavities before they have their cutie marks!"
<OOC> Coder googles it.
www.aaep.org/health_articles_view.php?id=269<OOC> Coder begins fact-checking Marble
<OOC> Marble_Memory stares at Coder. Would be surprised if there was ANYTHING about Equestria in there.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Oh ye of little faith!"
Bardigan rolls his eyes. His teeth are always kept in pristine condition, no matter *how* many lemon cakes he devours.
<OOC> Marble_Memory says, "Clearly your dentist should be Dr. Practice."
Derpy scrambles out from the back, struggling against the pegasi grasping her hind legs, and whispers frantically into Marble's ear, dinging a triangle repeatedly as if to get his attention.
BlueFeather expects its a bad time then for her to start trying to sneak cupcakes and overly caffinated beverages to all of the foals that might be present. She knows there is at lest one other, and considering, there should be more, and with such a social gathering, of course she wants to share, its not like too much sugar and too much caffiene has been bad for her!
Twist's pupils shrink to tiny little dots as she stares at Marble, taking in his reply. Very, very slowly she turns back to her podium, and spits at the audience, "Pweapbbthe refraid frub throwig domadopbbth ad eider gadidade." Her eyes still wide and glowering, she jerks her head meaningfully in Marble's direction. "Inthtead, gib upbbbthe anudder quepbbbthtiud."
<OOC> Marble_Memory needs a standard debate question to get started on Vinyl's suggestion. XD
<OOC> Derpy says, "Audience! Someone stand and ask a question!
"
A mustachioed pony wearing a monocle and top hat springs up from the crowd and throws a tomato at Marble before slipping away with a sweep of his cloak. The tomato arcs menacingly through the air, light glinting off its polished surface.
Roseluck sits down, quivering with...some emotion or other.
<OOC> Chalice_Flame willthink of a question.
<OOC> Coder sees the flying tomato.. if only there was a Mitt to catch it!
<OOC> Coder sinks back into the shadows after the pun.
<OOC> Derpy approve!
Pinkie_Pie waaaaatches the tomato tumbling blissfully through the air... oh noooo! If only she weren't so terribly busy debating, she could intercept it!
Blue_Yonder clears his throat and lowers himself slightly. "I, uh - I've got one."
Coder quietly waves at rarity
<OOC> Derpy says, "The tomato hits Rarity, of course."
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "I was juuuust about to suggest that...."
A dusky blue unicorn mare stands, her horn flashes to re-adjust her glasses as they slip down her nose. "Inkwell-- Ponyville Daily-- the newspaper would like to know your view on the recent coding changes regarding public speaking venues. We'd like your platform on platforms, please-- where do you stand upon things ponies stand upon?"
<OOC> Derpy says, "Hiya, Less Than Zero!"
<OOC> Negative waves.
Blue_Yonder says "I was wonderin' - what're your feelings on non-ponies movin' in to Ponyville? My livelihood depends on this place havin' as many different kinds of stuff as possible, and that'll happen best when there's already an appreciative an' diverse audience."
BlueFeather chirps up with a question for Marble, though probably one that he wil not quite like, "Why you no like taffy?" Very quickly though, she moves off, so that Marble might have difaculty locating the source of the question. She thinks its important at lest, Marble evadently really has issues with ponys eating taffy, that should be adressed!
<OOC> Coder says, "At least it's not division by zero."
<OOC> Marble_Memory is flooded with questions!
Coder stands up, "And what's the deal with all these imaginary numbers? I demand REAL numbers!" sits back down.
Pinkie_Pie has Plain Sight (one pony entourage) wheel over a phonograph as the questions are shouted out. Once again she cedes the floor to Marble.
<OOC> Derpy agree. we silly.
The tomato is still content to roll and spin gracefully towards the stage.
<OOC> Celestia nods.
<OOC> Coder thinks politics has WAY too many imaginary numbers.
<OOC> BlueFeather gives the tomato a 10 for hangtime
<OOC> Coder says, "Cursive i!"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie prefers pi.
<OOC> Coder nodnods at BlueFeather, "I imagine The Blue Danube playing the whole time."
<OOC> Coder hugs Pinkie, "See! THAT'S a real number I can get behind!"
<OOC> Derpy covers her ears against such smut.
<OOC> Rarity HATES politics...personally..
<OOC> Coder says, "Cursive i? hehe"
Plain_Sight comes back from off stage, pushing the photograph over to Pinkie. She adjusts her glasses and her black bowler hat she sill has.
Twist nods at all of these questions, snorting and sniffling loudly. She turns to watch the tomato go past, which gives her plenty of time to declare, "Caddy hader, you heard da quepbbbtionth! Chob chob! Tibe ipbbbth taffy!"
Coder quirks a brow and slightly tilts his head, "chob chob?"
<OOC> Derpy says, "Chop chop!"
Twist explains by smacking the side of one hoof onto the base of the other. "Chob chob!"
<OOC> Celestia believes politics are easier in the complex plane.
<OOC> Coder says, "Chob chob! See!"
<OOC> TWist CAN provide subtitles if required!
<OOC> Derpy 's head is now filled with the chocobo theme.
Chalice_Flame waves a hoof hoping to get some attention.
<OOC> Coder nods emphatically at Derpy, "Exactly what I was thinking!"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie thinks it is required whoever posts this log keeps all the ooc chatter.
<OOC> Derpy will consider.
MArble opens his mouth when the tomato makes first contact with his face, knocking the stallion over in a surprised shout. After a few moments, the be-saladed stallion pulls himself up at the swarm of questions flooding over. He then points to Inkwell. "Yes! Yes! That is an excellent question!" Marble stands up, then picks up one stack of his cards. He kisses one that reads "Lots of love! Vinyl <3" on it, knowing his fiance has his back, and he picks up the first card. He clears his throat. Huh. He never noticed his hoofwriting looked like this. He should pay more attention. "That's an excellent question, Inkwell. Ponies shouldn't be overly issued about the issues... uh..." Marble looks at the card. "... dude?" He clears his throat. "Instead, what everypony should do when there's a problem is... discuss it... over... citrus cake?" He blinks. He must have been drunk when he wrote that.
<OOC> Coder states for the OOC record, "SAVE MEEEE!"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "HELP I AM TRAPPED IN AN OOC FORTUNE FACTORY"
"YES! Citrus cake! I second that *twice!*" Bardigan's voice calls out from the audience.
Twist nods solemnly. "A pbbbthupwipbbbthingwy good comeback fow a caddy hader. Piggie Pie?"
<OOC> Coder says, "I'm stuck in bit bucket!"
<OOC> Marble_Memory says, "I can't hear you, Coder. You're in /dev/null"
Negative makes his way casually through the crowd of ponies here and there. His most recent shots seemed to have earned him a place on Pinkie's list of important ponies; photographer of the new chancellor to be is an important one. Making Pinkie look good on film is almost as important as making good political decisions. Luckily, he hasn't got to worry about that, and instead, works his way towards the stage, camera at the ready.
<OOC> Coder says, "(You can't hear me because I always talk in parenthesis)"
<OOC> Rarity giggles!
Chalice_Flame sighs, guessing no pony is noticing her up in the balcony.
Pinkie_Pie nods solemnly, and puts the needle on the record. Calmly, she says in time to the music, "Oh, it should have been, could have been, worse than you would ever know. The dashboard melted but we still have the radio." She lifts the needle and settles back down, pleased with her reply.
Derpy dingdingdingdingdings her triangle in Marble's ear, a huge frowny tight-lipped look on her face, before the security pegasi drag her away backstage again.
Pinkie_Pie beckons cheerfully to Negative, and poses to make sure he gets her good side.
Plain_Sight nods. She takes that record off the phonograph. She looks through the small stack and readies another.
"Well, you told me about nowhere well it sounds like someplace I'd like to go-!"
Bardigan continues from the audience, strumming on a guitar. Seeing ponies stare he stops at once, clearing his throat and stuffing his instrument behind his back agian. "Not a musical number? No? All right. Just checking..."
Coder blogs and comments, "Another record reply from Pinkie Pie."
Twist nods again. Her head turns back to Marble. With her back to the audience, she pulls down an eyelid with a hoof and sticks her tongue out at him, in one of politics's's's worst attempts at stealth yet. Then she clears her throat (sending her fluffy mane bouncing around again) and tries to look and sound official. "Dow adzer da quepbbbthtiud aboud leddig dod-podieth lib id Podyviwwe."
Negative smiles quietly, dipping his head towards Pinkie, but keeps himself otherwise quiet. His latest attempts to get noticed seem to have succeeded quite well- pictures he's taken and images he's devloped have made quite the stir, enough that he's greeted by the would be chancellor herself. Excellent. *Click* OH, Pinkie, it doesn't matter what side is pointed at Negative- all of them are good when HE'S doing the shooting.
<OOC> Marble_Memory says, "Who was she instructing to answer?"
"WHAT?"
<OOC> Twist says, "You."
Twist sighs, and lays some letters out in front of the podium: NOW ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT LETTING NON-PONIES LIVE IN PONYVILLE SO I CAN MAKE CANDY FOR THEM TO BUY. I LIKE MAKING CANDY. I HEAR GRIFFONS LOVE TAFFY.
<OOC> Derpy laughs at Bardigan.
Marble flails, screaming, as Derpy dings in his ear, his hoof maybe possibly catching the strap of negative's camera and maaaybe tossing it though the air and MAYBE somehow it takes a picture of Pinkie from about. And it COULD have maybe hit a mid-air pillow being held by a stage pegasus looking to nap (Who knew?) and bounce right back to negative. Marble, meanwhile, peeks out from behind his hooves. "U-um... W-well..." MArble reaches for the next card. "It's all cool... we should just chill and be friends with everypony. E... e-even dragons if they don't try to smash our... (what?) ... stuff."
<OOC> Bardigan is just sensitive to music coming from nowhere, is all!
<OOC> Negative says, "Ok."
<OOC> Derpy says, "That was...an interesting pose style, Marble."
Pinkie_Pie beams at Bardigan! She is appreciative of musical accompaniment. When the new regime comes, he will have a place of privilege and wonder.
<OOC> Derpy has seen people who pose in the past tense, but never saw a pose in the conditional tense before. n.u
Twist listens to Marble's answer, eyes red and glaring. She sniffs. She snorts. She pulls out a handkerchief and blows her nose. *ZNRRROOOOOONKKKBLRBPBBBBBBBT!* Tucking it under the podium, she turns and asks Pinkie, "Your hobefuwwy wepbbbth obvioupbbbthwy cheatigg anpbbbther?"
<OOC> Big_Mac returns after taking longer than anticipated. O.O
<OOC> Twist says, "Nobody found your silence suspicious!"
<OOC> Bardigan says, "It's when Big Mac talks that you know you're in trouble."
<OOC> Nettleglum says, "Nope. ._."
<OOC> Coder adjusts his glasses, "Statistically, Luna is right."
<OOC> Coder adjusts his glasses, "Statistically, Luna AND Bargdigan are right."
Pinkie_Pie's eyes go 6.9 as she listens to Twist. She turns to Plain Sight and mutters, "Look, just put another record on, it'll make as much sense as anything else."
<OOC> Twist says, "We're all very accurate ponies, really!"
<OOC> Coder half-lids his eyes with typo disappointment.
<OOC> Coder says, "OK.. shut up now, friends!
"
Derpy's voice can be heard from behind the curtain. For a split second her muzzle appears between the curtains, keening madly: "OFF THE RECORD! OOOFFF THE REECOOOORRRD!" Then her captors retract her once more.
Plain_Sight nods to Pinkie and starts the record. Which proceeds to play a series of random Nightmare Night sound effects. Hissing cats. Hooting owls. Squeaking doors. She starts looking through the record collection frantically.
Pinkie_Pie turns back to the crowd, beaming. "While we wait, I'd like to introduce my choice as running partner for vice-chancellor, Plain Sight. I like to call her by her first name, though, Sarah. A round of applause for my vice-chancellor, Sarah Plain."
Twist swivels, lunging a hoof at the audience! "HOWD AWW APPWAUPBBBTH UNDIW DA END OF DA DEBADE!" she yells, projecting spittle all the way back to the back row.
Bardigan yelps as some gets in his eye.
Plain_Sight is looking through the records and suddenly stops. She looks up. What? She tries to think back. Did she miss a memo? "Um. Hello." She waves a hoof still to the sound effect tracks. She tilts her head partly hiding behind her hat.
<OOC> Marble_Memory says, "How'd I opened under the end of the debate?"
<OOC> Coder says, "Maybe it's like James Brown waiting to the end of the song to shout, 'OK, NOW I'M READY TO SING!'"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie thought it was 'Hops and applesauce unite to make the beer.'
<OOC> Coder says, "I thought hops and grapes united to make wine?"
<OOC> Coder says, "Looootsa hopping."
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Yes, it indicates alcoholic beverages in Equestria are made by bunnies."
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Which explains Angel COMPLETELY."
Twist ahems, straightening her giant purple glasses with both hooves. "Dow da gadidadez will brovide der ode egzabblez of bower mad megalobadia. BEGID."
<OOC> Coder says, "Rabbits always did seem like angry drunks."
<OOC> Fluttershy says, "Don't I know it."
<OOC> MapleWing says, "So Angel isn't just mean, he's an angry drunk?"
<OOC> Coder grins.
<OOC> Coder says, "Ponders an image of Big Macintosh feeding cheese to one of Fluttershy's mice. "Mac 'n cheese!""
Pinkie_Pie places her hooves together. "I feel the best examples in Equestria of power mad megalobadia are, of course, beloved princesses Celestia and Luna! I intend to use them as MY personal examples when I rule all." The phonograph plays a particularly scratchy version of 'God Save The Queen'.
<OOC> Big_Mac grins and winks "Eeeyup!"
<OOC> Derpy translates: "Hold your applause until the end of the debate" and "Now the candidates will provide their own examples of power-mad megalomania. BEGIN."
<OOC> Coder can't help mouthing My Country Tis of Thee. o.o
<OOC> Coder says, "Megatron mania!"
Negative raises an eyebrow at Pinkie's quip, but he's not surprised at the silly pony at this point. He lifts his camera, having recieved it safely after it ok, he doesn't even know WHAT happened, but he has it back now. *Click* Pinkie is going to look incredible.
<OOC> Fluttershy says, "Just wait until the Bunny Day Pageant."
<OOC> Coder can imagine Pinkie debating like this..
youtu.be/ngBD28UHL5ABardigan would like to subconsciously add to the debate that Pinkie always looks incredible.
"Megalomania is a bad, bad thing. I knew this one pony who felt he had to control my *every* *move* and *thought.* He would come into my office, rummage through my supplies, wink at himself in the mirror and think that everypony loves him. I am of course speaking of a high ranking member of our own society. A POX upon our culture: Prince *Blueblood.*" MArble says this with extreme venom.
Plain_Sight whews. Having corrected the collection of records. Or looks like it. After the song plays she lifts the needle back up. Vice chancellor. She wonders what the involves. What does chancellor involve for that matter.
Not that he sits there thinking about mares all the time or anything.
<OOC> Blue_Yonder thinks it involves chancelling things.
<OOC> Coder says, "DOn't forget to say CHEESE, Pinkie!""
<OOC> Big_Mac tilts his head and looks at his saddle bags.... he didn't even /bring/ applesauce. O.O
<OOC> Fluttershy gets home invaded by an army of chancellings.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie cracks up at Coder's video.
Pinkie_Pie approves of Bardigan's subconcious addition.
Twist's ears drop straight down, and she rears back away from Marble. Grimacing, she mumbles, "Wow. I dod tig anypody cad argue wid DAT." She flips a sign over the podium reading 'BOO BLUEBLOOD'.
Plain_Sight puts that in the campaign literature.
Pinkie_Pie leads the cohrus of BOOOOOOS for Booblood.
Negative makes a mental note to take a picture of blue blood. And then alter the picture.
Pinkie_Pie ponders a new slogan. "I always look incredible!"
<OOC> Coder grins.
<OOC> Derpy loves that clip, Coder!
<OOC> Coder says, "BOOBlood? o.O"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie nodnods!
<OOC> Coder grins again, "It's appropriate for tonight."
Twist leaves the 'BOO BLUEBLOOD' sign in place, but takes a deep, wheezy, whistly breath and puts her front hooves solidly on her podium again to face the audience. "AWIDE. Dad'th enough depwepbbbbthig quepbbbbbthtiudz fow dow. Audiedth, yell oud hatth for da cadidadepbbbth to weaw!"
Bardigan loudly boos booblooboobl... wait, he got mixed up somewhere back there.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "It's mostly HEROIN."
<OOC> Coder says, "Just do the heroin!"
<OOC> Coder says, "Why bother with cheese?"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "I don't know, cheese is pretty good!"
<OOC> Coder says, "It's the heroine!"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Just do the heroine!"
<OOC> Coder thinks you made that point very clear.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Which heroine? We have at least six."
<OOC> Coder says, "Kids in the midwest are doing it!"
<OOC> Bardigan will add nothing subconsciously to that, as no good can come of it.
<OOC> Marble_Memory says, "What was that last? Yell out hath for the candidates to rear?"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "You might say the show is mostly heroines."
Twist sighs at the silence, and lays out some more letters: ALRIGHT. THAT'S ENOUGH DEPRESSING QUESTIONS FOR NOW. AUDIENCE, YELL OUT HATS FOR THE CANDIDATES TO WEAR. LIKE A GIANT PIECE OF TAFFY.
<OOC> Derpy was going to translate.
<OOC> BlueFeather sorrys, got IRLed
<OOC> MapleWing says, "cheese /is/ the heroin of the food world."
<OOC> Coder says, "The shakes! Use MAPLE SYRUP! Just pour it on there!"
Blue_Yonder calls out, "Antler helmet!"
<OOC> Coder says, "Kill the wabbit!"
<OOC> MapleWing says, "Nah, Maple Syrup is the /LSD/ of the food world. TOTALLY different!. ^.^"
BlueFeather starts passing out over ripe tomatos to every pony she think might use them, as well as the too sweet cupcakes, and overly cafinated beverages
<OOC> Coder says, "You didn't watch the video, Maple.
"
<OOC> Coder says, "http://youtu.be/ngBD28UHL5A"
<OOC> MapleWing says, "No, because I'm on dialup. -.-"
<OOC> Coder Awww
<OOC> Coder sorries.
<OOC> MapleWing says, "1 minute of video = 1 hour of downloading"
<OOC> Coder says, "Maple syrup was mentioned.
"
<OOC> MapleWing gathered that, and since he has a lot to do with maple, he had an opinion. ^.^
Chalice_Flame accepts a cupcake and declines the drink.
Bardigan's hat is blown by a mysterious gust of wind up to the stage, where it hovers waiting to be worn.
Pinkie_Pie tells her vice chancellor, Sarah Plain, "I need a helmet. With antlers."
<OOC> Coder likes the comment in that videp--> MLP: a gateway drug to new experiences that may not be pony-related at all.
It silently promises power and authority over lesser ponies to those who would dare take its burden on their brow. Or maybe that's just the effect of Bardigan making scary whooshing noises as he uses deft flaps of his wings to keep his hat aloft.
"What is this obsession with *hats?* I am not wearing a funny hat!" Marble says, crossing his hooves defiantly. "I still have my dignity, you know."
Plain_Sight nods and runs off stage. She doesn't have that in her bag. Does she? No. She runs off. There are some rummaging noises off stage. A small crash of misc items. A few small things roll onto the stage. Plain pokes her head out gathers them and goes back. Another pause. She comes back and shakes her head. She hands Pinkie the best she could find. A rainbow wig with big rabbit ears sticking up.
Pinkie_Pie mumbles under her breath, "Yeah, well, it's early yet."
<OOC> Coder says, "Well boys, gonna have to be honest with you: It's looking pretty bad. We've got two days to train up. The hordes will be coming. We'll need all of our ingenuity and strength to take on these vile machines, but we must remember that if we fail, we will probably never get another hat as long as we live. So sit tight, get ready for that horde, and remember: while they can take our homes, and they can take our jobs, and they'll probably take our lives, they will never, ever... TAKE OUR HATS!"
Berry Punch calls up obstreperously from the refreshment table: "What do you mean, what is this thing with hats? You're running for Chancellor, aren't you??" She leans toward Marble, scowling.
<OOC> Chalice_Flame says, "Theycan have my hat."
<OOC> Fluttershy hasn't got a hat. u.u
Twist blinks, twisting her head around to stare at Marble's outburst. She shrugs, and turns back to the audience. "Awwide! You heard da caddy hader. He fowfedz da ewecpbbbbthion! Whad a pbbbthrupripbbbthe endigg do dipbbbth debade! Cwab your hooveth, everypody!"
Blue_Yonder *cwab cwab cwab cwab*
<OOC> MapleWing is gonna scoot for a bit. ^.^
Pinkie_Pie leaps up on the podium, waving cheerfully! "Yes! Thank you, thank you! You love me, you really love me!"
Derpy emerges and shouts: "WWAAAAIT!" She elbows Marble in the side, just as Cloud Kicker comes out and tackles her. "Marble will wear! Will wear EVERY hat!" She hisses to her candidate: "Must make up public eye! Wear ALL hat now--is only hope!!"
"What? I do *not* forfeit!" Marble says in distaste. "I just have higher priorities if I'm elected! I have plans to help everypony!" Marble calls out desperately.
<OOC> Marble_Memory appends!
<OOC> Coder watches Pinkie do this:
youtu.be/3TKK6d3-h2UMarble sees Derpy make a desperate bid to save his political career, and he knows he must now fall on his sword. He looks at the hat rack, an impressive war cry and the pegasus takes up flying, tackling the hat rack, shoving hats on his head, hooves, tail, *anywhere* a hat can be worn until he becomes a pony-shaped pile of hats. Oh... Vinyl... He does this for you.
<OOC> Derpy laugh so hard! ^.^
Bardigan flies up to fit his hat back onto his head, waving his hooves. "I'm very handsome and I support Pinkie Pie!" he says with a sparkling grin before flitting back into the crowd.
"Who looks incredible," he adds quickly.
Twist is busy clapping her hooves and shooting admiring smiles up at Pinkie. Her clapping slows as the yelling finally gets her attention. Slowly, she turns to look over at the much-hatted Marble, and her eyes widen. "PBBBTHUDDENWY IT'PBBBBTH ADYPODY'PBBBTH WATHE AGEDD! Piggie Pie, how do you pwad to top DAT?"
Plain_Sight points Negative over to Bardigan. Get a photo of That!
<OOC> Derpy says, "SUDDENLY IT'S ANYPONY'S RACE AGAIN! Pinkie Pie, how do you plan to top THAT?"
<OOC> Coder can't not think of this everytime Twist calls her that.
youtu.be/2xYQsKUaqUsPinkie_Pie looks frantic. "I - um - like this!" She stagedives, but onto Marble and his Tower of Hattes. Clinging desperately to its peak, she yells, "Pinkie is always on top of the situation!"
Plain_Sight writes down the endorsement.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie always loves that bit for the 'whaaaaaaat?' expressions on the babies' faces.
<OOC> Coder grins.
Coder taps away and blogs his comment, "Pinkie seems to have figured a way to top her competition and caps it off with a smart comment!"
<OOC> Coder says, "http://youtu.be/5zVB5GJCjzI"
Plain_Sight applauds for Pinkie! Then she whistles and waves urgently to one of the stageponies. He nods and pulls a lever. Hats of all types rain down. Not just on the stage but the entire hall, balconies, and the like.
<OOC> Fluttershy is too shy to use Gallopr. ._.
Blue_Yonder catches one on top of his own hat.
"It's in my eyes!" shouts a random pony from the hat-zardous arena.
<OOC> Coder chuckles.
Drizzle flies around gathering hats, and then strafes across the upper level of the hall, drizzling hats down where the natural downpour is thinnest. She seems to be having a good time.
Coder peeks back up from the pile with a Team Fortress 2 engineer's cap, "Medic!" >.<
<OOC> Coder err.. ooc's that.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie likes it better ic!
<OOC> Coder says, "Well.. IC.. OOC.. it fits. heh"
Blue_Yonder starts hoarding hats in his backpack.
<OOC> Coder says, "If the hat fits..
"
Pinkie_Pie is deluged under still more hats. Her head pokes dazedly up out of the pile.
<OOC> Coder says, "Ooooo... BY is a pony of many hats!"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie doesn't see how we can possibly top this, so this is a good place to stop with a HAT'S ALL FOLKS!
<OOC> Twist says, "Was that JUST a joke, or also a suggestion?"
BlueFeather pokes her head out of one of the hats, then sets a hat, with antlers on it, atop of Pinkie's head, stuffs a cupcake in Pinkie's mouth, then disapears back in the hat.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "There's a difference?"
Coder swims toward the Town Hall doors, opens them with some difficulty in diving.. hats and ponies pour out onto the steps.
Blue_Yonder oofs!
Pinkie_Pie surfs Marble out into the street!
Plain_Sight whews. She watches all the hats even landing on her. That was a close one.
<OOC> Coder says, "http://youtu.be/AnnVpjUWBLk"
Chalice_Flame is not impressed from up in the balcony.
Drizzle drops a tri-cornered hat in Chalice Flame's direction.
<OOC> Derpy says, "Any other audience questions??"
<OOC> Coder says, "Who cleans up the mess?
"
Chalice_Flame sighs and forgot her question now.
Bardigan flies into the air. "I would like to ask both candidates if they plan to-" Fwomp. Falling hats get in his mouth.
Twist runs around in a tight circle, waving her hooves and yelling, "DIPBBBTH ITH A HATTAPBBBTHTWOPHE! Debade ipbbbth over! The winnaw ipbbbth Twipbbbtht! WUN FOW YO WIVEPBBBBTH, FOAWPBBBTH AN' FILLIEPBBBTH FIRTHT!" Jumping up onto her podium, she jumps to Pinkie's podium, then dives out the window Derpy let Drizzle in by!
Vice Chandler Sight is already heading after Pinkie.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Thank you, everyone! I hope you all had fun! ^^"
<OOC> Bardigan knows he did.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Election should be in about a week! Vote early - vote often - vote PINKIE!"
Chalice_Flame puts on the hat she's been offered.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Vote with your hearts and with your hats!"
<OOC> Coder laughs
<OOC> Coder hugs Pinkie, "I had fun. Thank you all."
A long-legged yellow unicorn with striped blue hair in pigtails stands up and shouts, "This is too many hats! We've got to do something! Oh, oh, I know!" Her horn discharges a multipronged blaze of fine lightning which strikes the pile of hats...and the hats promptly multiply fivefold! Their numbers are staggering; they fill the aisles, raining upon ponies in a tidal wave, and cascade out the door and windows.
Blue_Yonder's eyes widen and he starts cramming even more of the hats into his backpack, heedless of the rising tide of millinery.
Every hat inside has a small inset that says "Vote for Pinkie. I always look incredible!" and a little Pinkie head shot sewn in.
<OOC> Twist says, "I am only sad that the candidates were so ridiculous Twist didn't get to make everything be about taffy more often."
<OOC> Coder says, "Pinkie...
youtu.be/LM8RQ5PmgIk"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "And that's how I invented Hatvertising."
Derpy shouts "If you're outdoors in Ponyville right now, there's a good chance that a sundry wave of hats is tumbling past you! Beware!" (Public-shout)
<OOC> Coder looooooves that glugh-growl and expression.
<OOC> Plain_Sight says, "Almost better than rocks!"
<OOC> Coder says, "Twist mentioned taffu?"
<OOC> Coder says, "Twist mentioned taffy?"
Pinkie_Pie shouts "The usual three fillies gasp in terror and swoon. "The horror... the horror!"" (Public-shout)
<OOC> Plain_Sight says, "Tofu taffy? Ew."
Roseluck actually does that, sure!
<OOC> Luna goes quiet. She'll hang around AFK for a little while so her log includes any remaining poses.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie hehees at Coder, and hllllllglgurgles, just for them.
PUB >> From the other side,
Lunibutt thinks from now on she may have to play
Twist when Foalplay happens.
PUB >> Derpy support!
<OOC> Coder says, "I just invented TAFFU!"
<OOC> Derpy waits for Marble!
<OOC> Coder grins at Pinkie! <3
<OOC> Marble_Memory kust posed.
Chalice_Flame is so glad she choose a balcony seat.
<OOC> Coder says, "Hey! Watch the kussing"
Marble screams as the weight is too much for his weak little body and falls over, buried under hats, and the world goes black for him.
<OOC> Bardigan says, "Everypony was taffu fighting! It was delicious like frosting! In fact it was a little bit fattening! Those kids ate fast as lightning!"
<OOC> Coder chuckles.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie must needs go! Thank you again, everyone. <3
<OOC> Coder says, "Thank you, Pinkie!! ^.^"
<OOC> Fluttershy applauds. (yay)
<OOC> Derpy hugs Pinkie!
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "yay~"
<OOC> Coder hugs Pinkie up too.
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie is hugged and hatted!
<OOC> Coder doesn't even steal anything this time!
Bardigan is on top of town hall with a few other pegasi, all of them with various stringed instruments. He glances down as the building is enveloped by hats. "Gentleponies, it has been an honor playing with you tonight."
Blue_Yonder joins Bardigan up there, perching on the roof.
<OOC> Coder chuckles at Bardigan.. on a roll!
Derpy escapes from Cloud Kicker and starts unearthing Marble Memory in a panic.
<OOC> Coder says, "Sorry.. roof.
"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "also, extra special thanks to Luna for playing a wonderful Twist tonight!"
Coder just unfolds a seat beside Derpy and tugs a fishing rod from offscreen and dips a rope down, tugging Marble back up from the hole Derpy made. "Caught one!"
<OOC> Celestia says, "Good night, Pinkie!"
<OOC> Pinkie_Pie says, "Good night!"
<OOC> Coder says, "G'nite!!"
Derpy shouts "Second debate for Ponyville Chancellor is over! Log will exist in times not too many. Thanks to candidates, audience, and special guest moderator Princess Twist Tie! Remember to vote in election on October Something! (Maybe in a week.)" (Public-shout)
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