Dust Whirl starts to move the pieces of the chariot.
"Say, you said that you are a student of Twilight Sparkle. Mind if I ask you what brings you to the palace?"
But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas.Chess beings seperating the gate from the chariot and giving the broken pieces to Dust.
"Well, Twilight got summoned by the Goddess, but she was busy doing stuff. So I got sent instead, by means of this untested chariot. Stupid rocket scientists."
Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now."Applejack asked about the same to me. I wonder why Princess Celestia summoned them both..."
Dust turns to Flash Bang.
"Hello. Pleased to meet you, I am Dust Whirl, student of Applejack. Do you know what's going on?"
edited 17th Mar '12 9:59:06 AM by Carciofus
But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas."And I'm Chess Master. You probably already... wait, did you say you were a student of laughter?"
Chess stared for a second.
And then all of a sudden, he was no longer staring at them, instead staring at the large wall he had hidden behind.
edited 17th Mar '12 10:57:46 AM by Jimmmyman10
Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.Uh, where did Chess go? Strange. Perhaps he really needed a bathroom break or something.
"Seems likely, yes. I wonder if the other Goddesses will come in person, or they will also send representatives..."
"In any case, a guard is informing the Princess that we arrived."
"Meanwhile, if you are not busy, could you give us a hand cleaning up here? There was some sort of rocketry accident or something like that, and somepony could trip over all this stuff..."
edited 17th Mar '12 11:10:41 AM by Carciofus
But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas."Applejack is all about straightforward. Studying with her is hard work, certainly, but she always tells precisely what she means. I like that, personally."
"How did you become a student of Pinkie Pie?"
edited 17th Mar '12 11:20:54 AM by Carciofus
But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas."Okay. You can do this. This won't be like last time you met a student of laughter. They are probably a nice calm pony, without a pet monkey whose idea of fun is to poop on your bed. You won't have to deal with... actually, let's just forget about that."
Chess slowly edged his way back to the group, staying as far away from Flash as he could. "Sorry about that! I had to... um... go use the bathroom. Um... I will just pick this up and move it over here, and not stay as far away from anyone as I can or anything!"
Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now."It's interesting. The school is separated into two groups, permanent students and non-permanent students. People who wish to study magic simply to increase their skill at their special talent simply come for a year or two to participate in classes. Meanwhile, people who's special talent is some form of magic itself can take up permanent residence at the college, studying that form of magic.
I'm... not really either. I kind of study everything, due to my lack of a cutie mark. Eventually I'll get it, and then I can choose to stay or leave, depending on what it is.
Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now."Yes, I can definitely see how that would be appealing. Pinkie's style is... different, but I can't argue with its results." Flash Bang replied to Dust whirl. He smiled at Chess Master, but was a still a little on edge because of his behavior. "Regarding how I became her student, I was actually asked to help supply the entertainment at one of her parties, and she was so impressed by my fireworks that she offered me a full-time position." [[I came up with this on the fly, as double-checking the archive turned up nothing else.]]
"I am a member of The Order, and an apprentice of the Master, I serve none of the Goddesses of Harmony." True Blade said.
edited 17th Mar '12 12:12:12 PM by randomtropeloser
"Hm. There are a lot of ponies without cutie marks among Applejack's students. We all work together; but they also belong to a secret society of some sort."
"I don't know what they do precisely, but word is that they help each other find their marks. And that they have the best parties. I'm actually kinda envious, I already had mine when I joined the Students so I was never able to participate."
edited 17th Mar '12 12:13:00 PM by Carciofus
But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas.Chess was still a little on edge, but the unicorn didn't seem as hyper, no wait, completely insane as the other students of laughter he had met. Also, he didn't see any pets, which was a very good sign.
"Yeah, I thought becoming a student of magic would help me to find my mark, but I haven't had any luck yet. I think it has something to do with planning stuff out though, because of my name. Also, Flash Bang, you said you work with fireworks? Well, you're carrying one huge firework right now, if you want to take a look at it."
Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now."No, it wasn't meant to explode! Why on earth would you put someone on a chariot... where the rocket... was meant... to... Do you think it was made to explode?"
"I'm going to strangle booster when I get back" Chess thought.
Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now."Well, if it was, I suppose I'd be the person to figure that out for you." Flash Bang examined the rocket using his firework making abilities to see it it was at any point rigged to explode. [[I don't know how to roll for this, so I guess we'll have to wait for Karl to get back before we can know for sure.]]
edited 17th Mar '12 5:51:33 PM by randomtropeloser
"If it's meant to explode, that would certainly explain why it always has. I mean seriously, ever single model the pony that made it tried has exploded in some form or another."
"So... uh... What's it like... uh... being a student of laughter and all?"
Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.

Clock aligned herself to be trotting in a proper direction and kept up the conversation.
"I need nothing, I just wanted to speak with somepony. It's been a while since I've seen anypony besides Fluttergod." Clock casually referred to her goddess with that title when not around her.