02 Apple Fritters | Stage 4? | Backdated to 2 or 3 days after the event started

[downtoearthpony]

[With all the supposed fear and panic that the town has tried to recently instill on the residents, such matters actually don't affect a new arrival. Especially one who doesn't watch TV or recieve mail yet. Which is why you'll find someone trotting down the street.

Yes, trotting.

Applejack has decided that if she's stuck here, she might as well be neighborly and introduce herself. So she borrowed her house's kitchen and supplies to make a couple of homemade apple pies. Using years of practice, she keeps them balanced on her back as she moves from house to house, knocking on each door and calling out:]

"Hello? Anypony in there? It's your new neighbor Applejack being friendly and bringing some pie for ya!"

[And no, unless you're a drone who treats her like a dog, or keep her from seeing you in there, she is not leaving until you do answer. Though once answered, she will offer you a nice slice of some delicious smelling apple pie! She'll introduce herself as well, offer to help out if you need it because you're neighbors after all, and she'll also pepper you with questions about the town as she tries to find out more information about Mayfield. She's not being subtle about the questions, but not forceful either, she is genuinely trying to get information in a way she knows how and being sincere in her offers of help and pie.]

((OOC: Applejack is literally going door to door to offer slices of pie and get some answers, as such she's pretty much breathing in massive truth gas. But this is Applejack, who's pretty honest to begin with so it really won't affect her unless she hits Stage 5. So folks who want to respond can just sit back and chat with AJ or try and figure out how to get an orange talking pony off their front porch.))

Comments

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

Honesty and straightforwardness are admirable ideals, but by the same token, discretion is occasionally the better part of valor.

[downtoearthpony.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Ah'm pretty bad at that discretion thing... Mah own stubbornness got me in a heap of trouble a couple of times even. Thankfully Ah have some good friends who are always willing to put up with me.

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

Good friends are always a good thing to have. No one person - er, or pony - is perfect.

[downtoearthpony.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Ah sure learned that as well... Still, Ah try mah best to remember they're there to help out too if'n Ah ever need it.

Ah hope you've got some good friends here, Ah couldn't imagine being stuck here without a friend or two, you know?

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

It's a double edged sword, though, isn't it? It is nice to have friends here, but...

... I wouldn't wish this place on them. In some ways, it's better that they aren't here.

[downtoearthpony.livejournal.com]

You could say that again... Most of mah friends and Ah seemed to just appeared here at the same time, except for Dash. She probably handled it alright, but she sure seemed glad to see us here now.

The only good friend of mine who isn't here is Fluttershy and Ah just cringe thinking how she would handle a place like this...

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

[Wryly.] Yes, well, I wouldn't speak up too loudly. The city might hear you.

[downtoearthpony.livejournal.com]

[Applejack quirks an eyebrow at that.]

Why? Would they town take it as some sort of challenge? Ah do get this odd feeling this place has a weird sense of humor it enjoys springing on us....

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

That would be the idea, wouldn't it?

[downtoearthpony.livejournal.com]

That's what Ah thought... A few of mah friends seem to think things here are alright, if a little strange, but Ah've got a really bad feeling about this town.

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

Likewise. There's something about this place that just leaves me ill at ease.

[downtoearthpony.livejournal.com]

Ah'm hoping to try and at least some things out, if at least to better understand what to expect or explain the uneasiness, but Ah'd really like it if mah friends and Ah could leave for home sometime...

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

I doubt there are many here who would disagree with you. This town is not kind to its prisoners.

[downtoearthpony.livejournal.com]

Another thing Ah'm worried about that Ah keep hearing about... Everything seems fine and dandy for mah friends and Ah right now, if only a little annoying and sinister, but Ah'm concerned about what will happen when the other hoof drops.

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

You're wise to worry about such things. Hopefully, we will be able to handle anything that should come along - but we should plan for the possibility that we won't.

[downtoearthpony.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Ah hope with all ah'm able to find out, mah friends and Ah can be ready or at least able to handle anything that comes up though.

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

Then I wish you good luck, my equine friend.

[Which kind of accentuates in Edgar's mind once again how strange this conversation is.]

[downtoearthpony.livejournal.com]

[Applejack gives him a warm smile.]

Thank you kindly, and good luck to you too!

Oh, and if you ever need mah help with anything, don't hesitate to ask!

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

Will do. A pleasure to have met you, Applejack.

[downtoearthpony.livejournal.com]

Same here! Ah'll see you around.

[autocrossbowplz.livejournal.com]

Likewise.

((OOC: End scene, pretty sure? /bad at ending things orz))