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Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 3:54 pm
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tab There was a strange sort of silence when the captain of the royal guard approached the changeling Queen. Each of them seemed equally suspicious, equally ready to turn tail and abandon the tenuous peace by either’s move. It was Just Lance who spoke first, lowering his head in a bow.
tab “You will forgive my initial fear to you and your kin’s appearance. You must understand, my wife—“
tab “What gave you right to assume one of my children spoke on my behalf?! Am I to take your word as that of Wynter, in all your opinions?!” Morpho snapped, wings flaring. The unicorn’s eyes narrowed, pulling his head more upright.
tab The silence returned.
tab “Where is my wife?”
tab “Why should I tell you?” The changeling Queen argued back, looming over the unicorn. “It was your ideas that put my children at risk. Who’s to say you knew your second in command all that well, hm? What if she was one of my children all along?” The look Morpho gave to the first changeling child, Plot Device, was not the kindest one. Said changeling shrunk into herself, ears drooping. The Queen was quiet again, then looked to the assemblage of ponies.
tab “You haven’t actually hurt my darlings, so I suppose I’ll make you this concession. If your kind can see a place for mine in this world... I will be agreeable in collaborative efforts with you. Act as my liaison to Wynter, help my children find their place, and I will assure the safe return of your wife.”
tab It was a high stakes gamble, and they both knew it. To go before Wynter... even just thinking her name called back the surge of power that had left Lance blind in this eye. He suppressed a shudder, and offered instead a nod.
tab “Then let the ponies you’ve infiltrated decide.” That was the best he could offer. Just Lance looked over the assembled crowd, for their judgment.
For the final phase of this meta, all NPCs are open to interaction and questioning. Points may be brought for or against the changelings to be integrated into typical pony society, and argued amongst the ponies assembled. At this point, PONIES NOT MADE FOR THE META MAY COME IN TO DISCUSS THE EVENTS. To interact with an NPC, quote So Long Gay Bowser and mention who you are approaching. At the end of this phase, a vote will be taken to determine the fate of the changelings!
tab For the Writers: For the final phase of this meta, all NPCs are open to interaction and questioning. Points may be brought for or against the changelings to be integrated into typical pony society, and argued amongst the ponies assembled. At this point, PONIES NOT MADE FOR THE META MAY COME IN TO DISCUSS THE EVENTS. tab To interact with an NPC, quote So Long Gay Bowser and mention who you are approaching. At the end of this phase, a vote will be taken to determine the fate of the changelings! Do not vote officially until we ask for votes.
You can use the pony that was made for you for this META in the current stage of the event, as well as a pony not made for the META. While your META pony will be the one voting, it's assumed other ponies were at the festival and watching! You can use another pony of yours as if they've been there watching the entire time to also bring up points and opinions. Your event pony does not need a cert to RP in the META. Due to the fact this is a timed event, you may RP your pony without a cert, but only in this META and the threads associated with them. Do not RP the META pony anywhere else yet. For very specific reasons pertaining to the story of the META, you may not use your META pony anywhere but in this event. That means they cannot breed, meet other ponies via RP, or be entered in the Heart and Hooves ORPs. They may be back plotted and RPed in the Discord! This takes place at the Spring Market. Please ensure your pony is RPing where everyone else is; The Spring Market! This is basically an ORP, so post your response here. If you have any questions, ask Moonstone Dazzle (So Long Gay Bowser) first. They're the creator of this META and the Head RP Manager! Please approach them first for questions, as they know more than Nym does about this META!
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 6:28 pm
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Aurora had been looking at the market from afar on a cloud that he had gathered, not really one for... such festivities. And he hadn't found anything that interested him as of yet which made him perfectly content to stay on his cloud until he did find something that he may have wanted. Eventually he noticed a decorated rock stand and he alighted from his cloud and flew down, trying to get to it.
Of course, nothing could ever be that easy, and that was when the shield had gone up because of the changelings things and he had been stuck, on the ground, listening to the bickering and panicking and whatnot. This sort of thing was exactly why he liked to stay at his home in Whimsnow Peaks where he didn't have to interact with anyone or anything.
Eventually though, the leader of this entire mess had made herself known. Why she had gone to such trouble and had made everyone panicking and act as though she was evil was beyond him, but his ears did perk up at the mention of Wynter and having to put in a good word to the Alicorn. "Wynter? I wonder why she would only want a good word with her..." Sure, Wynter was the hardest to get along with in terms of the Alicorns, but he did wonder why it was so important to the Changeling Queen.
As of now he stayed silent, but he was curious.
((Aurora is now open for interaction!))
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Sunny had heard that there was a market going on, so of course he had to go! Of course, he was a bit late considering he couldn't see where he was going most of the time, but eventually, he made it! And it was so much fun and interesting! There were all sorts of things to collect! He could get a pet rock collection, or a glass figurine collection, or maybe even a rock figurine collection! There were so many things to see and to get! Though he had managed to only take a small amount of bits with him. He knew himself, and knew that if he took too much, then he would end up spending it all. By only taking a small amount, he had to decide really, really really carefully if he wanted something or not.
When the market had been closed off and he had heard about the changelings, Sunny had been interested! After all, he hadn't seen a changeling before! And when they finally started to reveal themselves, he could only ooh and aah at how they looked! Sure they had holes in them, but they also looked like bugs. Which made them look really cool!
Still though, he was feeling a bit lonely since he hadn't run into any of his friends yet. But still, now it seemed that the changelings had been accepted, and the market might open again soon! Sunny couldn't wait to look at what they had!
((The optimist is now open for interaction!))
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Serene let out another, and hopefully the last, sigh for today. It seemed that the Queen wasn't really looking to take over and enslave them all or something. And Serene was glad that the Queen was willing to discipline the one who started all of this. After all, if Plot Device hadn't apparently put Just Lance into a panic, then perhaps they could have worked with the changelings in the first place.
Either way though, she was happy to work with the changelings now, and was hopeful that Piper could permanently join the family now. She did wonder though how feeding on emotions worked. If the changelings fed on emotions, did that mean that those emotions were then taken away? Or just that they fed on them as their source of food but it wouldn't hurt any other pony in any way.
With all of this though she was getting hungry. And if they didn't do anything soon, then she was going to go on a food trip.
((Serene Seas is now open for interaction!))
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Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:45 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:50 am
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The idea of taking the girls to the Spring Market by itself originally had Sunny Delight unsure of the whole situation, but Fireside had suggested it and he saw no real point to requesting a different venue for their first family trip. Now, however, with the darker unicorn and aquatic foal close to his side while they all stared over at a changeling Queen, he wished he had. The aquatic knew better than to voice his thoughts at this very moment, though, seeing as how an ‘I told you so' most certainly was not the thing his significant other needed to hear in this moment. So he took a much more appropriate route, leaning in to gently nuzzle his cheek across the unicorn's with a reassuring smile.
“It's okay,” he started, chuckling slightly as he leaned away again. “Let's just go to the beach or something next time, okay?” Sunny smiled again before looking down at the foals clutched close to them, wide eyed and staring at the bug ponies like shiny new toys.
Firelight Fjord nudged her sister's shoulder, canting her head toward the largest of them--the one they kept calling the Queen. “Lookit her, Seastone! She's so pretty!” She whispered hurriedly, glancing up at their fathers. Her voice dropped lower and she practically squished her face against hers, “Do you think we could go meet her?”
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:42 pm
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There was a long moment which Royal had to take several deep breaths. He nuzzled Shadowed, keeping his forehead pressed into her shoulder for a moment. "I'm going to walk away, Echo. I need to take a few moments by myself." he nosed her closer to another sibling. "Stay with them. Stay in the open. I'll be keeping a watch on you from afar for a moment." He inhaled slowly as he walked away. He moved off to the side where no one could see him unless they honestly looked. Once there the male kicked a wall, feeling the vibrations up his leg as the pain made his mind crisper.
The first reveal of a Changling hurt, Piper...his own sister. A sibling that he would protect as was his duty and responsibility as a elder brother. He made a vow when he was younger he would stop at nothing to protect his sisters and brothers. That was not going to change. He would not abandon her...even if she lied to them. He still had a sister in her. He inhaled as he buried the hurt.
The second reveal of one of her children...that stung. Cherry. A pony he had befriended during the time when he absolutely needed it. Making friends with Cherry wasn't a mistake. That he was sure of...then he felt his heart break. A hidden crush, pushed back into the darkest corner he could manage of his heart. Cherry had Deli, he couldn't ruin that. They were perfect. Deli was still standing at Cherry's side...he was fine with the background. Knowing that this entire time Cherry might of known about his crush and using it as food. That was the stinging...he inhaled as he buried the stinging tears.
The third reveal...eh. Razzle. A sibling of his other best friend. That didn't sting as much as anger him. How could Razzle do that to Prism? Prism didn't make enemies. She made allies. He could care less, if only he didn't care about Prism like a sister. Which meant he had felt some protective instinct for Razzle out of respect to Prism. He felt it and it was still stuck. He didn't want Prism to be sad. She didn't deserve it. He inhaled as he buried the angry voice.
The fourth reveal, okay that one threw him for the friggin loop. Bullseye. He honestly didn't see that one coming. She had been silent and odd yes, but that was her usual. He sighed as he gently headbutted the wall he just kicked. His chest heaving a little as he let that pain seep in. What was he to her then? A potential victim? No...she was far too kind for that. He was just a way to ease the boredom. He inhaled as he buried the confusion.
The fifth reveal. That was a sucker punch to the gut, Starshine. He was pretty sure at this point there was a sign over his head that just flared "EASY TARGET RIGHT HERE". He knew right off the bat with that reveal that his crush was obviously being used by the other. He couldn't stop the tears at that one, shakily inhaling as he tried to not hiccup. Once a few tears slipped out he was quick to shake his head to stop the tears from flowing. His chest was tight with the pain. He inhaled as he tried to bury the utter pain.
The sixth reveal, Cassi. Yeah...there was his breaking point. His ex love. The one he made sure to leave off on good terms with. For Prism's sake. He watched the two get closer, encouraged it when he could. To find out she had most likely used him as a means to find a new food source. That he wasn't good enough. He fell to his knees hard enough that the pain sharpened his awareness of how loud he was fighting himself to get. He cried bitterly, his head lowering into his front legs as he broke. He inhaled in vain to stop the agony.
Royal had at this point lowered himself to lay behind a small pile of boxes. The blue male utterly done with all this. He would allow himself only a few minutes of this weakness. He had a job to get back to. He had a family to return to. He had...he had....he had no idea what the hell he was going to do.
houllow He's walking away from Shadowed.
RozeyBear Does Starshine wanna try to make this better? Or worse?
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:18 pm
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Right now, with everything that just happened, Prism was lost in her own little world. She wasn’t paying attention to any other ponies around her besides her ‘brother’ and Cassi, and the mare had returned to her mother. The Pegasus didn’t even pay attention to the interaction between Just Lance and Queen Morpho. Her world was turned upside down and she was just trying to make it right again. But, she wasn’t sure how to do it.
Hearing hoofsteps, she slowly turns her head to look at Razzle while he approaches her. Her head lowers again, but she wasn’t turning him away… far from it. She was giving her sibling the time to get what he needed off his chest, while giving her the chance to clear her head to listen to him. Prism was still a little hurt. Rose Water and Razzle were the only family she knew. Father couldn’t stick around one mare long enough to stay with them, her mother dropping her off with the flighty figure; so she was often left behind with her two half-siblings most of the time. Now, to find that one of them wasn’t even family… it gave her a pang in her heart. She refused to believe that, it couldn’t be. While Razzle wasn’t exactly the unicorn he appeared to be, he was still her brother in her heart. It just really hurt to be lied to, especially for so long. At the same time, she guesses she couldn’t blame him for hiding it… there was a lot of bad stigma revolving around them. Still, she just sighs softly as Razzle gets even closer.
When he was close enough, she didn’t move to get up yet. Instead, Prism instantly presses her head into his legs and nuzzles them softly; nickering faintly. She needed the affection right now, and she was pretty sure he did too. After a few more minutes like this, she let Razzle help her back to her hooves; letting out a sigh once she was up. ”Razzle…” She pauses, finally turning to look at the blue changeling. ”I can’t say that I’m not hurt, I couldn’t lie to you like that. But, I can understand why you did it. I’m sorry if my reaction made you feel bad in any way. I guess I just would have liked to have been told sooner… but I still consider you my brother. I mean… if you still would like to be my family. You seem to have a big family already… I guess you wouldn’t really need a little pony like me.” She leans against his side, pressing her cheek to him and nuzzling him once more. She just wanted Razzle to be happy. She still had Rose Water, so the Pegasus wouldn’t be completely alone. ”I’ll still be here for you if you ever need me though, I hope you know that Razzle. I’m sure Rose would feel the same way too, if you plan on telling her. I’m still worried that I haven’t seen her yet.” She adds, just remaining close to Razzle’s side for now until he finally gets uncomfortable. She knew he wasn’t really the affectionate type.
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