New Feather Party, Summer Edition!

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Who: Everyone!
What: New Feather Beach Party!
When: June 18th, 1:00 until...whenever!
Where: The Beach
Summary: Funtime Ocean/Beach Shenannigans!
Rating: G-PG

It's been a lot of hard work, but the New Feather Party is set up and ready to go! A make-shift canopy has been set up, underneath which are a few small tables covered with various foods, some made by Welcome Center staff(though people are encouraged to bring dishes of their own to share!) along with some small ice-filled coolers full of various drinks. There are also a few beach balls, some buckets full of water balloons and some small water pistols (All Pilouette could find were the basic kind; no pumps here!) scattered about for for a bit of fun in the hot weather.

((OOC: There are subthreads, but feel free to post your own top level comments as well!))

Comments

[descrier]

[ 'Cutie mark.' She files that down in her mind, nearly finding it impossible to ever say aloud... Still, her lips curl just the slightest upwards at Dash's recollection of the events. ]

I suppose that's one way to drive kidnappers crazy.

Your world sounds extremely fascinating... [ Normally, she wouldn't pay any mind outside of seeing it on television, but in the realms of Luceti... ] I'd love to hear more about it, if that's alright with you.

[wannabolt]

Hey, I've got time to burn.

[Besides, maybe it'll help some of her lingering homesickness. Talking about home almost makes her feel like she's right there.]

What kinda stuff do you wanna know? There's loads I could tell you.

[descrier]

I'd like to know more about the symbols. [ She pauses, trying to will herself to actually say the words. ] The... cutie mark, I mean. In some way, I suppose it's something like discovering what you're good at to pursue a career in.

What would happen if one never did discover their cutie mark? Or is it something you're inherently born with? [ Anything in the realms outside of reality that she could ask... and she asks the existential questions. ]

[wannabolt]

Nah, all ponies start out with blank flanks. Earning your cutie mark's a lot like finding out who you are.

[She turns, emphasizing her cool, lightning shaped mark.]

I guess you get your late bloomers, but I've never heard of a pony who didn't get one. If that ever did happen, boy, I'd feel sorry for them. Doesn't everyone have at least something they're good at?

[descrier]

[ She looks at Dash's cutie mark, supposing that's what she meant about being able to control the weather like the mythological beings that most people in her world were aware of only existed in history of the old worlds. Not many people believed in such things anymore. She nods simply. ]

One would think, but there's still always a chance someone might go through life never knowing what they're meant for... if you take into consideration how many lives there are. [ Strangely enough, she's not referring to herself. ]

So, the moment you find that out, it just... appears?

[wannabolt]

True, but that's just depressing to think about. I mean, ponies like that could exist, but you never really hear about 'em.

[If she was more of a bookworm, she'd almost consider investigating it further... Eh, she can always tell Twilight about it when they get back to Equestria.

Well, except she probably wouldn't remember this conversation. Drat! At any rate, Dash nods.]

And that's exactly how it goes. One minute, you got nothing, the next, bam! Instant cutie mark. It just... pops up, kinda like magic. And maybe it is for all I know.

[descrier]

It seems quite comforting to know that even a late bloomer may find a chance to figure out what they're good at. Perhaps that's what prevents any of your kind from not being able to find one: the magic that exists in your world. It keeps a purpose for everything and everyone.

Does any form of currency exist?

[wannabolt]

You know, I think you're onto something. Equesria's... wel, it's a whole lot happier than most places. At least, that's the impression I get whenever I hear about other worlds. No wars, no famine, it's about as peaceful as you can get.

[Which has made Luceti an occasionally trying experience for her, especially after her last draft.]

But yeah, we've got money! We use a kinda currency called bits.

[descrier]

It certainly sounds like it. Most people would consider that a form of Utopia, though the lack of humans may have something to do with that.

[ It's not that she dislikes humanity. Far from it, she became a diplomat because she truly wishes to help it, but... from her experiences alone, she knows that humankind is far more ruthless than ponies that only exist in a fictional universe from her world. ]

Where I'm from we have different global currencies that can only be used in certain places... the euro being one most recently introduced to eleven different countries. Is it one singular currency or do places outside of Equestria have differing ones?

[wannabolt]

Huh, you really think so? Once you get past looks, you hue-mans don't seem that different from us ponies.

[But then, maybe there's more to it. Dash has never been to their worlds, so who's to say?]

Dunno about other currencies, though. What I do know is that Equestria's pretty consistent with its money. And since I've never really left Equestria, I'm probably not the best pony to ask. You also gotta keep in mind that Equestria's huge.

[She probably hasn't even seen all of it yet, and she's a pegasus with incredible speed!]

[descrier]

There are seemingly a lot of things that we share in common, but things such as lack of war and famine, or a princess that raises the sun is neither of them. Otherwise, a handful of our magic is only esoteric and now an uncommon practice or mostly known to be illusions for magic shows.

You have towns in Equestria, don't you? You mentioned Ponyville earlier... [ These names for their locations... they certainly are interesting. ] I suppose in that regard Equestria would be considered either a continent or country, with various town or states on it. Such as the state of New York being a part of the country, United States of America, on the continent of North America.

[wannabolt]

Oh, sure. We've got towns, cities, villages... Ponyville's kinda on the small side compared to some spots. Now, Canterlot? That place is huge. And then you've got Manehattan with all its skyscrapers, bustling streets.

[She hasn't spent too much time there, but she at least knows of its existence. Hard not to, especially since Applejack's got family out there.]

'Course, most worlds I've heard about don't have cities up in the clouds. I'd say that gives Equestria a bit of an edge, but I'm kinda biased.

[She's a pegasus. Of course she'd love cities in the sky.]