Twilight Sparkle - First Entry - Lakeside

[no_vampires_plz]

Twilight Sparkle is not lost.

Really, how could she be lost? She's traveled the path from Ponyville to Zecora's house dozens of times now. She knows it like the back of her hoof.

Sure, she left the path a few minutes ago while fleeing from that massive swarm of bees. Sure, she might have gotten a bit disoriented in the process of said fleeing. Sure, she doesn't recognize where she is right this second. But that doesn't mean she's lost. Any minute now, she'll see a familiar landmark and get back on track again.

...or she'll come upon a clearing she's never been to, containing a lake she's never seen before, backed by mountains she doesn't recognize, alongside a building that doesn't look remotely like Zecora's house.

There is now a purple unicorn pony, about three feet tall at the shoulder, standing at the border of the woods behind Milliways, blinking in bewilderment at what she sees.

"Okay," she says to herself. "I'm officially lost."

[ooc: Good LORD, people. I am flattered from all the attention, but no more new threads plz kthx?]

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[mnr_splinter]

It just so happens that roughly 15 feet away is a four foot tall rat practicing Tai-Chi. It is Tuesday, after all.

His back is to her as he performs the slow, flowing movements.

"You are only saying that because you do not know where you are."

[no_vampires_plz]

Yeah, thinks Twilight, that's what 'lost' means. She's tactful enough not to say it aloud. "So... could you tell me where I am? Or how to get back to Ponyville?"

[mnr_splinter]

"Of course," he says body continually in motion. "You are on the grounds of Milliways. The answer to the second question is not quite so simple I'm afraid."

Yup. Still not aware that he's talking to a tiny purple unicorn.

[no_vampires_plz]

Twilight frowns. "What's 'Milliways'? And what makes it not simple?"

[evil_koala_626]

Lost? Surely not. After all the Everfree Forest must be full to the brim with small blue creatures donned in dish towels and bikini tops, right? Um.

Today Stitch is a vampire. This is perfectly obvious in the way he stalks about with the towel obscuring the lower part of his face. (They don't have any black towels, okay? and the top keeps his ears warm.)

"Blaaaah," blaaahs the alien at a bemused turtleduck.

[no_vampires_plz]

...Twilight just staaares.

That's... it's... what the hay is that thing??

[evil_koala_626]

The turtleduck mirrors Twilight's expression for a moment before giving a sharp quack and turning to plod back towards the lake.

Stitch raises his arms to let the cape flap ominously at the creature's disappearing back. He turns, beginning to set out towards the baseball diamond- and stops short, nostrils snuffling industriously. An ear is swiveled in Twilight's direction. And now a pair of enourmous black eyes.

They proceed to stare back.

[no_vampires_plz]

It doesn't look like any creature Twilight has ever seen or read about, but it doesn't seem to be hostile. Yet.

"Hello there," she says gently. "It's okay, I'm not gonna hurt you..."

(She's no Fluttershy, but she'd like to think she's not that bad with animals.)

[sidhe_king]

"Have ye never been here before?"

Such is asked by the lilting voice of the resident sidhe of Milliways--fairly resident, anyway, though he comes and goes. "Such a funny color for a creature like yourself..."

[no_vampires_plz]

And now you're being stared at, Fin. Twilight has never seen an animal like you before--bipedal, clothes-wearing, and... is it actually mostly hairless?

"N-o-o-o..." says Twilight slowly. "I don't suppose you know the way back to Ponyville from here?"

[sidhe_king]

It is, yes. Save the hair on its head and in places Twilight is never going to see--god willing, anyway--Fin is nothing like a pony. "Ponyville? Canna say I've ever heard of it to begin with, no. Does the name Milliways mean a thing to ye?"

She's barely bigger than a foal, really. But still, a violet-tinted unicorn that speaks is something Fin certainly can't pass up.

[no_vampires_plz]

Hey, Twilight is an adult, thankyouverymuch. She might not be quite fully grown yet, but she's a mature pony and can take care of herself.

She thinks for a moment, then shakes her head. "I've never heard of it."

[lil-green-apple.livejournal.com]

Oh.... my.

Pomona, as is often her wont, is out and about in the forest, having a moment to herself and the trees of Milliways. They are very lovely, if a bit odd.

Twilight Sparkle, however, is not a tree, and after (of course) the moment of hiding (just in case), Pomona peers out from behind a particularly large trunk. "Hello?"

[no_vampires_plz]

Oh, hey! There's a... thing... talking. It's clearly not equine, but Twilight can't pin down the species any more specifically than that.

"Hello!" she calls back. "Do you know the way to Ponyville from here? I'm kind of lost."

[lil-green-apple.livejournal.com]

"It is probably," Pomona says (with a slight nose-wrinkle) "the way you came. But Milliways is not always very easy in those ways."

[no_vampires_plz]

"That's just it, I don't know which way I came. I got turned around and I don't recognize any of the landmarks, and I'm almost positive that mountain isn't on the map anywhere..."

[igetthatalot]

You know, it's not often Varric is taller than anybody who isn't a fellow dwarf. This is a serious change of pace.

Of course, they don't have horses in Kirkwall, and they don't have unicorns in Thedas, so the dwarf hasn't got a clue what he's seeing. Maybe it's an exceptionally large mabari hound.

With a ... really strange coat.

And a horn.

What.

[no_vampires_plz]

Well, they're evenly matched, then. There are no humans, nor other humanoid races, anywhere in Equestria. The only creatures that come close are the Diamond Dogs, and Varric isn't nearly hairy or knuckle-dragging enough to be one of those.

Long story short, Varric is getting stared at a bit.

[igetthatalot]

Yeah, that's gonna go on for a while. Eventually, though, Varric clears his throat. "Well now," he says,, half to himself. "There's something you don't see every day."

Hope I'm not too late?

[starrydome]

Elrond has been wandering about outside for a while, enjoying the sound of the wind in the leaves and the scent of life upon the air. Walking at a leisurely pace, taking his time.

He stops dead in his tracks when he sees a - is it purple?

This is Milliways. It pays to be polite. He bows slightly and says, "Well met," in his clear, strong voice. Curious as to the reaction.

Not as long as you're willing to be patient while I tag up.

[no_vampires_plz]

Twilight is boggling too hard to do anything except return the gesture.

Willing and able :)

[starrydome]

"Are you lost?" he says, kindly. He always did have a soft spot for the lost. Children and animals especially.

[filemyclaim]

Dixie's experiences in Milliways have all fallen under the context of "I've never met a violet-shaded unicorn before." She does, however, know how to play it cool. She's just finished her picnic lunch with Demeter, and had just been walking by when she heard the creature speak.

"Sweetheart," she says, "I don't think you're in Kansas anymore."

[no_vampires_plz]

[ooc: Sorry, I'm having a hell of a time just keeping up with the threads I already have going here. Can this meeting be postponed to a later EP?}

[hey35andholding]

[OOC: No big! I shall catch her at some other EP]