Post by Firefly on Jan 7, 2013 20:18:15 GMT -5
Firefly makes her arrival known in a more...traditional fashion...for those few who knew her. That is, a flash of light and a spot on the ground explodes as lightning strikes it, blasting snow, grass and pebbles all over in a blast of thunder. When the dust clears, Firefly is standing there, slow-flapping her wings, looking around.
Skyheart continues to whisper hurriedly. His tone can be gathered to have a sort of reassurance to it. He's distracted from all others around him- up until the ground explodes. He dances about in a panic as he flails in reaction. "WHATTHEHAYISTHAT!?"" to you.
Bardigan raises an eyebrow. "What?" he asks. "Whatever do you mean, Sky-" KA-FOOM. Bardigan leeeeeans backwards and his hat is blown clear off his head, tail and mane fluttering in the shockwave unt59:49il it subsides. He then flops back forward and wobbles back and forth, blinking several times. "Guh... whaaa?" he mutters, unable to hear himself over the ringing in his ears.
"Good evening," Dreamy says to a passing pony then makes a light 'EEEEK" as the lightning strikes and the ground explods, staggering back, possibly bumping into a pony or two. She looks a bit flustered, heart probably thumping fairly hard.
Dusk seems to have arrived too. At some point. Maybe just noticing him. He chuckles at the reaction of ponies around and walks on over towards the others, "Greetings, Lady Firefly. I see you still have a bit of show in you." He walks over to Mirage and gives her a smoothing nuzzling, knowing her usual reaction to such an arrival.
Screenplay looks to Mire as she says "No he did it to be a jerk.." she drinks her coke. "so I told him to screw off and pack up and left.. I wandered then ended up here.."
Fluttershy jumps straight up with all hooves whirling, dashing through the air behind a cart until the thunder fades. Once her poor little heart calms down, she peeks out one eye and says, "Um...h-hello, Firefly. Oh, um...is this a bad time?"
Mirage nods to Screenplay. "I'm sorry you had to go through all that. Because if he got the court order by purgering himself about your actions, you could..." Then the lightening and thunderclap hit, and Mirage jumps four feet into the air! Remarkable, really, considering she was sitting. "And -this- is why I don't loiter in the market or the square!" she fumes. Her horn glows seagreen, and she launches her super size cola at Firefly with impressive speed.
Nimble_Hooves steps out from Sugarcube Corner, a paper bag perched on the back of his harness. He pauses just after he steps out, surprised at the number of ponies in the marketplace. He looks about, trying to recognise familiar faces.
Firefly's eyes dart around, locking almost instantly on Bardigan, glaring at him, lifting her wings and rotating them horizontally, an ear flicking as a violet blackness forms like a small shield of light as something sticky and cold is magically sent flying at her. It splashes against the violet mist and falls, the Squite taking no notice of it, or even of Dusk's greeting, or of her own liason, Fluttershy's question. She was just glaring at Bardigan.
Skyheart turns to see Firefly glaring in their direction. He's unnerved to say the very least. He cringes and glances to Bardigan. "Do I even want to know?" He asks, wondering what mare scorned he's earned with /that/ look.
Bardigan blinks several times again, shaking his head to clear it. He looks at Skyheart, then back at Firefly. He sighs heavily and shrugs with his wings. "I don't know if /I/ want to know, but it looks like she's determined to /make/ me," he says. He can't help but smile as he looks back at Firefly, and boldly approaches her. "Good Squire of the night. What seems to be ailing you?"
Dreamweaver finally catches her breath from the excitement. New ponies are here. Oh dear, one seems to be glaring at Bardigan. She ponders alerting him to the trouble, but isn't quite sure how to discretely do such things. She figures he'll figure it out, and looks about a moment. She offers a plesant smile to Fluttershy, and then nods to Dusk, "Ah, its Mister Dusk, isn't it?"
Dusk chuckles at Mirage's reaction yet again to his quiet arrival. He should have remembered that reaction as well. "Greetings, my dear Mirage." He waves to Nimble as he comes out, turning his attention to watch between Firefly and Bardigan. He passes some popcorn to Mirage. "This should be good." He smiles and nods to Dreamy, offering her some too, "A pleasure to see you, Lady Dreamweaver."
Screenplay loks to Murage as she shrugs then jumps to the thunder clap, she looks around then asks "What was that.. No storm was schedeled today.."
Fluttershy smiles back at Dreamweaver. The yellow pegasus slowly eases back out from her hiding spot and walks over to rejoin her friends. "Um...i-if I may ask, what's going on?"
Nimble_Hooves sees a number of ponies gathered around a pink pegasus. She doesn't seem very happy, but Nimble doesn't seem to notice. Instead he notices Fluttershy, and perks up. He trots closer, right past the pink pegasus, not paying her much attention. "H-Hello L-Lady Fluttershy... H-How are you?"
Mirage composes herself before giving a little smile to Dusk. Then she looks over as Dreamweaver approaches. She tries to remember if she's met this pony before. At least Dusk knows her. Then she shakes her head to Screenplay. "No, it's not an unscheduled storm. It's just Princess Luna's Mini-Me rampaging again," she replies with a sigh. "Maybe we should find another place to talk?"
Firefly is steadfast in her gaze even as the very object of her glare approaches her. "It is not... -I- ...to whom you should speak." is all she says, flatly, coldly and with the clear evidence of extreme anger in careful restraint, as if the attack position of her wings wasn't enough of a clue she was less that happy at present. She takes in a breath and closes her eyes, lifting her head, then turns away from him, folding her wings away with a snort, going towards a table a bit away from anypony right past Nimble without much notice. She then sits at a table.
Skyheart takes a few steps back and breathes between his teeth. He tries to find an avenue to stay out of this. "SSSSSSSSYeah.... I think I'm going over there for now. Good luck, Bardi!" He stretches his legs out and sidesteps out of the way, moving closer to Nimble and Fluttershy.
Bardigan sighs heavily, his cheeks puffing out as he does. He has no idea what Firefly is telling him, or why she's angry, but if she's going to slam down right in front of him, then he's pretty much honorbound to try and fix it. He will not suffer a mare to be upset with him. He trails after her even if that sounds like a bad idea, rolling his eyes as Skyheart abandons him. "It sounds like you are exactly the pony I need to talk to," he says gently. "Firefly, you know me. Whatever I've done, it was not with the intent of offending you."
Dreamweaver blinks once. Twice. Three times. Seems there's a bit of commotion, not to mention a trip hazard in the market now. Near her store too. She sighs a moment, shaking her head a little. She gives another smile to Dusk, though says, "Ah, this seems like it might turn into an ugly sort of scene, perhaps I shall be on my way." and she starts to quickly make her way out of the market, despite having had errands to run.
Dusk smiles, taking a seat near Mirage and watching as he munches some popcorn himself. Aw, no more fireworks it seems. He starts to toss the popcorn, but then sees Bardigan go back over to Firefly and he holds off, watching some more. He ponders it may not be Firefly that's the angry one, directly. "Aw, sorry to see you dash off, but do have a good day, Lady Dreamweaver." Dusk had met her just the other day, though he was indirectly familiar with her by name previously. So good chance Mirage might not know Dreamy herself.
Screenplay looks to Mirage as she sees how crowded it got she stands. "Yea let's go to my place, I'll make you and Dusk some tea
"I, um...I-I'm fine," says Fluttershy, as she slips back around behind NImble and Skyheart.
Nimble_Hooves smiles to Fluttershy, and picks up the bag resting on his wing harness. He offers it to Fluttershy with a slight blush. "Th-this is f-for you... i-it isn't much. J-just a thank you f-for letting m-me stay at your place l-last night." He dips his head to her, and then notices Skyheart. "H-Hello Mr Skyheart."
Mirage realizes she hasn't met this pony before, but Dreamweaver leaves before introductions can be made. Then she nods to Screenplay. "That sounds good. I don't want to be 'volunteered' for the clean up team after the market is ruined again." She looks back to Dusk, who seems to be enjoying the confrontation very much. "Let me know how it turns out," she says with a little smile before leaving with Screenplay. Maybe if the market is still around when she gets back, she can finish her grocery shopping.
Firefly angles an ear and turns her head to stare over her shoulder, small bits of lightning starting to dance along her wing's pinion tips as she starts to open her wings, the flickers quickly turning a deep violet black. "It is not -I- whom you have offended _Playwright_, nay, stabbed at with words sharper than any blade. Not I, but she whom I serve." standing, slowly turning to face him. "Yet blind thee are to the wounds thou have inflicted Playwright, it is THIS that angers me. I advise thee to kindly distance thyself from me for a time lest I forget myself." narrowing her eyes, and then, in a move uncharacteristic for her, she pulls back, crouches, then slams her wings down and launches vertically into the air, banking to veer off towards Everfree and the old Ruins then she is -gone-, leaving the ponies to themselves, actually having forgotten why she came to town in the first place.
Screenplay offers to let Mirage walk along with her.
Mirage decides to walk along with Screenplay.
Skyheart isn't exactly sure why he's being chosen as a shield when Fluttershy ducks low. He's none to ready to toss himself in harm's way either. He ducks under a nearby rock, letting Orpheus finally land on his head. Soon afterward is a peck. "OW! What was that for?" He looks over to Bardgian a little worried now. Guess he'd better this things home soon or he'll be in trouble. If only there was a way to get him to /stop/ going after mares who put prospects through suicide missions... An idea strikes. "...Light bulb..." He mutters to himself. Hastily skittering his way back over to Fluttershy and Nimble, he nudges her lightly.
Bardigan watches the pony blast into the air with a raised eyebrow. He looks back down at the empty space she was once occupying, seeming a bit more perturbed and stricken than usual. He sighs quietly, slipping his hat off his head and holding it over his heart. "Well," he says quietly, and begins to walk home. His thoughts always seem to wander to vaguely negative places whenever he thinks about... well, all *this.*
Skyheart continues to whisper hurriedly. His tone can be gathered to have a sort of reassurance to it. He's distracted from all others around him- up until the ground explodes. He dances about in a panic as he flails in reaction. "WHATTHEHAYISTHAT!?"" to you.
Bardigan raises an eyebrow. "What?" he asks. "Whatever do you mean, Sky-" KA-FOOM. Bardigan leeeeeans backwards and his hat is blown clear off his head, tail and mane fluttering in the shockwave unt59:49il it subsides. He then flops back forward and wobbles back and forth, blinking several times. "Guh... whaaa?" he mutters, unable to hear himself over the ringing in his ears.
"Good evening," Dreamy says to a passing pony then makes a light 'EEEEK" as the lightning strikes and the ground explods, staggering back, possibly bumping into a pony or two. She looks a bit flustered, heart probably thumping fairly hard.
Dusk seems to have arrived too. At some point. Maybe just noticing him. He chuckles at the reaction of ponies around and walks on over towards the others, "Greetings, Lady Firefly. I see you still have a bit of show in you." He walks over to Mirage and gives her a smoothing nuzzling, knowing her usual reaction to such an arrival.
Screenplay looks to Mire as she says "No he did it to be a jerk.." she drinks her coke. "so I told him to screw off and pack up and left.. I wandered then ended up here.."
Fluttershy jumps straight up with all hooves whirling, dashing through the air behind a cart until the thunder fades. Once her poor little heart calms down, she peeks out one eye and says, "Um...h-hello, Firefly. Oh, um...is this a bad time?"
Mirage nods to Screenplay. "I'm sorry you had to go through all that. Because if he got the court order by purgering himself about your actions, you could..." Then the lightening and thunderclap hit, and Mirage jumps four feet into the air! Remarkable, really, considering she was sitting. "And -this- is why I don't loiter in the market or the square!" she fumes. Her horn glows seagreen, and she launches her super size cola at Firefly with impressive speed.
Nimble_Hooves steps out from Sugarcube Corner, a paper bag perched on the back of his harness. He pauses just after he steps out, surprised at the number of ponies in the marketplace. He looks about, trying to recognise familiar faces.
Firefly's eyes dart around, locking almost instantly on Bardigan, glaring at him, lifting her wings and rotating them horizontally, an ear flicking as a violet blackness forms like a small shield of light as something sticky and cold is magically sent flying at her. It splashes against the violet mist and falls, the Squite taking no notice of it, or even of Dusk's greeting, or of her own liason, Fluttershy's question. She was just glaring at Bardigan.
Skyheart turns to see Firefly glaring in their direction. He's unnerved to say the very least. He cringes and glances to Bardigan. "Do I even want to know?" He asks, wondering what mare scorned he's earned with /that/ look.
Bardigan blinks several times again, shaking his head to clear it. He looks at Skyheart, then back at Firefly. He sighs heavily and shrugs with his wings. "I don't know if /I/ want to know, but it looks like she's determined to /make/ me," he says. He can't help but smile as he looks back at Firefly, and boldly approaches her. "Good Squire of the night. What seems to be ailing you?"
Dreamweaver finally catches her breath from the excitement. New ponies are here. Oh dear, one seems to be glaring at Bardigan. She ponders alerting him to the trouble, but isn't quite sure how to discretely do such things. She figures he'll figure it out, and looks about a moment. She offers a plesant smile to Fluttershy, and then nods to Dusk, "Ah, its Mister Dusk, isn't it?"
Dusk chuckles at Mirage's reaction yet again to his quiet arrival. He should have remembered that reaction as well. "Greetings, my dear Mirage." He waves to Nimble as he comes out, turning his attention to watch between Firefly and Bardigan. He passes some popcorn to Mirage. "This should be good." He smiles and nods to Dreamy, offering her some too, "A pleasure to see you, Lady Dreamweaver."
Screenplay loks to Murage as she shrugs then jumps to the thunder clap, she looks around then asks "What was that.. No storm was schedeled today.."
Fluttershy smiles back at Dreamweaver. The yellow pegasus slowly eases back out from her hiding spot and walks over to rejoin her friends. "Um...i-if I may ask, what's going on?"
Nimble_Hooves sees a number of ponies gathered around a pink pegasus. She doesn't seem very happy, but Nimble doesn't seem to notice. Instead he notices Fluttershy, and perks up. He trots closer, right past the pink pegasus, not paying her much attention. "H-Hello L-Lady Fluttershy... H-How are you?"
Mirage composes herself before giving a little smile to Dusk. Then she looks over as Dreamweaver approaches. She tries to remember if she's met this pony before. At least Dusk knows her. Then she shakes her head to Screenplay. "No, it's not an unscheduled storm. It's just Princess Luna's Mini-Me rampaging again," she replies with a sigh. "Maybe we should find another place to talk?"
Firefly is steadfast in her gaze even as the very object of her glare approaches her. "It is not... -I- ...to whom you should speak." is all she says, flatly, coldly and with the clear evidence of extreme anger in careful restraint, as if the attack position of her wings wasn't enough of a clue she was less that happy at present. She takes in a breath and closes her eyes, lifting her head, then turns away from him, folding her wings away with a snort, going towards a table a bit away from anypony right past Nimble without much notice. She then sits at a table.
Skyheart takes a few steps back and breathes between his teeth. He tries to find an avenue to stay out of this. "SSSSSSSSYeah.... I think I'm going over there for now. Good luck, Bardi!" He stretches his legs out and sidesteps out of the way, moving closer to Nimble and Fluttershy.
Bardigan sighs heavily, his cheeks puffing out as he does. He has no idea what Firefly is telling him, or why she's angry, but if she's going to slam down right in front of him, then he's pretty much honorbound to try and fix it. He will not suffer a mare to be upset with him. He trails after her even if that sounds like a bad idea, rolling his eyes as Skyheart abandons him. "It sounds like you are exactly the pony I need to talk to," he says gently. "Firefly, you know me. Whatever I've done, it was not with the intent of offending you."
Dreamweaver blinks once. Twice. Three times. Seems there's a bit of commotion, not to mention a trip hazard in the market now. Near her store too. She sighs a moment, shaking her head a little. She gives another smile to Dusk, though says, "Ah, this seems like it might turn into an ugly sort of scene, perhaps I shall be on my way." and she starts to quickly make her way out of the market, despite having had errands to run.
Dusk smiles, taking a seat near Mirage and watching as he munches some popcorn himself. Aw, no more fireworks it seems. He starts to toss the popcorn, but then sees Bardigan go back over to Firefly and he holds off, watching some more. He ponders it may not be Firefly that's the angry one, directly. "Aw, sorry to see you dash off, but do have a good day, Lady Dreamweaver." Dusk had met her just the other day, though he was indirectly familiar with her by name previously. So good chance Mirage might not know Dreamy herself.
Screenplay looks to Mirage as she sees how crowded it got she stands. "Yea let's go to my place, I'll make you and Dusk some tea
"I, um...I-I'm fine," says Fluttershy, as she slips back around behind NImble and Skyheart.
Nimble_Hooves smiles to Fluttershy, and picks up the bag resting on his wing harness. He offers it to Fluttershy with a slight blush. "Th-this is f-for you... i-it isn't much. J-just a thank you f-for letting m-me stay at your place l-last night." He dips his head to her, and then notices Skyheart. "H-Hello Mr Skyheart."
Mirage realizes she hasn't met this pony before, but Dreamweaver leaves before introductions can be made. Then she nods to Screenplay. "That sounds good. I don't want to be 'volunteered' for the clean up team after the market is ruined again." She looks back to Dusk, who seems to be enjoying the confrontation very much. "Let me know how it turns out," she says with a little smile before leaving with Screenplay. Maybe if the market is still around when she gets back, she can finish her grocery shopping.
Firefly angles an ear and turns her head to stare over her shoulder, small bits of lightning starting to dance along her wing's pinion tips as she starts to open her wings, the flickers quickly turning a deep violet black. "It is not -I- whom you have offended _Playwright_, nay, stabbed at with words sharper than any blade. Not I, but she whom I serve." standing, slowly turning to face him. "Yet blind thee are to the wounds thou have inflicted Playwright, it is THIS that angers me. I advise thee to kindly distance thyself from me for a time lest I forget myself." narrowing her eyes, and then, in a move uncharacteristic for her, she pulls back, crouches, then slams her wings down and launches vertically into the air, banking to veer off towards Everfree and the old Ruins then she is -gone-, leaving the ponies to themselves, actually having forgotten why she came to town in the first place.
Screenplay offers to let Mirage walk along with her.
Mirage decides to walk along with Screenplay.
Skyheart isn't exactly sure why he's being chosen as a shield when Fluttershy ducks low. He's none to ready to toss himself in harm's way either. He ducks under a nearby rock, letting Orpheus finally land on his head. Soon afterward is a peck. "OW! What was that for?" He looks over to Bardgian a little worried now. Guess he'd better this things home soon or he'll be in trouble. If only there was a way to get him to /stop/ going after mares who put prospects through suicide missions... An idea strikes. "...Light bulb..." He mutters to himself. Hastily skittering his way back over to Fluttershy and Nimble, he nudges her lightly.
Bardigan watches the pony blast into the air with a raised eyebrow. He looks back down at the empty space she was once occupying, seeming a bit more perturbed and stricken than usual. He sighs quietly, slipping his hat off his head and holding it over his heart. "Well," he says quietly, and begins to walk home. His thoughts always seem to wander to vaguely negative places whenever he thinks about... well, all *this.*