milliways_bar | Entries tagged with twilight sparkle

The sky over the Milliways outdoors is blue and picturesque and scattered with fluffy clouds. There might be the occasional bird flying around, whether a patron or a forest animal. Also, you know, there's that big dragon gliding by.

Wait. Dragon?

Wait. What? appears to be the dragon's reaction too, at least if anyone around is good at reading draconic body language. It (she) soars in a great and wary circle, surveying the ground before landing warily by the lake.

She's huge, with green scales (properly brushed and polished, thank you) just beginning to go gray at the edges, and three horns (the third, stubbier than the others, in the middle of her forehead), and a quantity of extremely sharp teeth. "Now," she says to herself, "this is new."

(Meanwhile, whether or not anyone's noticed, the Milliways forest just got a little bigger.)

vance_prime

There are a number of different pups in different parts of the bar today.

Alyx Vance is in front of the fireplace doing her morning yoga routine.

Twilight Sparkle is in an out-of-the-way booth writing in a large hard-bound journal.

Vanellope von Schweetz is up in the rafters people-watching.

D0G is out by the lake, helping Hope and Eli build a snow fort.

Princess Luna is at the Bar, drinking a glass of wine.

And the cat is wherever will cause you the greatest inconvenience.

just_the_doctor

In celebration of new canon ~~and because the mun is insane~~, let's take a look around and see what's what.

In the entry for Milliways in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it is noted that one can visit as many times as one likes without fear of ever meeting oneself. The entry also notes that this is impossible, but it somehow seems to work out. At least, that is, most of the time.

Today, however, the same patron has arrived not just twice, but thirteen separate times. There's virtually no direction you can look without seeing one of them, and yet all of them are studiously avoiding looking at each other.

(Reaction posts to the main post only, please. I'll add separate threads for each Doctor to tag into.)

baptizemyself

It's beautiful bright sunny day. The squid is chilling in the lake. The demon bunnies are skirting the edge of the forrest, looking for easy prey. And there is a party going on.

Why?

Why not!

Who needs a reason to have a good old fashioned lake party?

Certainly not us!

[OOC: Happy Tenth Anniversary, Milliways! You know the drill! Tag one, tag all, threadhop! Enjoy!]

tire_moi_mes_bottes

It's a perfect day to go take a walk. Yes, it does look like rain; yes, he's supposed to be memorizing his Marx and Lenin; yes, it's Friday the 13th.

But since the door to Laigle's room seems to have vanished completely, leaving him stranded, it's a perfect day to go take a walk. To explore. To stretch his wings. He avoids the church building site on the principle that construction of any kind is a hazard, and he makes a general effort not to fall in any lakes and get eaten by mermaids, but he has no idea about the shooting range out back.

Whistling a jaunty tune, Bossuet goes to see the sights of Milliways.

((Just because I forgot that Friday the 13th was coming up is no reason for the canonically unlucky to escape fate. He's due to be set on by dogs, but if anyone wants to throw anything else in his direction, he's fair game. Just let me know before you drop anvils on his head?))

cape_and_wizard_hat

Trixie's back in Milliways after what may have been a long time. However, she doesn't announce her presence this time. She's scanning Milliways as if she's trying to find someone.

no_vampires_plz

There is a purple alicorn flying around the perimeter of the lake out back.

And by "flying," we mean "getting about ten feet off the ground before faceplanting a few yards in front of where she last took off."

Hey, whaddaya want? She's only had wings for a week and a half.

no_vampires_plz

[Out of Milliways: "Today, I consider myself the luckiest pony in Equestria." Contains spoilers for s3e13, "Magical Mystery Cure."]

Twilight Sparkle looks different from normal when she enters Milliways today. She's a couple of inches taller, for one thing. Those who are sensitive to such things will also notice that her magical power has increased dramatically.

More immediately obvious, though, is the elaborate pink and gold ballgown she's wearing, with a matching crown and shoes.

Oh, and the wings. Did we mention the wings?

Come greet the newest Princess of Equestria, or just ask her what the hell happened.

[ooc: Open until it scrolls, but I won't be able to pick up tags on Tuesday due to family obligations.]

no_vampires_plz

Out of Milliways:

> [S] Twilight: Ascend.

Big ol' honkin' SPOILERS for s3e13, "Magical Mystery Cure."

no_vampires_plz

Out of Milliways:

A true, true friend helps a friend in need
To see the light that shines from a true, true friend.

Spoilers for s3e13, "Magical Mystery Cure."

no_vampires_plz

Out of Milliways:

It's got to be my destiny
And it's what my cutie mark is telling me

Spoilers for s3e13, "Magical Mystery Cure."

no_vampires_plz

Out of Milliways: Twilight gets a package.

Spoilers for s3e13, "Magical Mystery Cure."

hecu_marine

[Not-quite-out of Milliways, upstairs in the guest rooms: Adrian Shephard thinks things over, and then he makes a wish.]

It's possible that some people in the main Bar might notice a sound of something like a lot of furniture or other heavy stuff hitting the floor overhead. Or maybe not. This is Milliways and spatial geometry is not guaranteed to correspond between floors.

What will be noticed, however- or at least what stands the best chance of being noticed- is Adrian Shephard stumping down the stairs from the guest rooms, muttering amazingly foul words in several Nordic languages plus the occasional Dutch, and approaching the Bar. "I'mma need a cold pack and a bottle of Cold Trail or somethin'," he says. "Got hit in the head with a bunch of fuckin' books."

He'll be sulking at a nearby table until his skull feels better.

no_vampires_plz

The ponies of Equestria don't have much in the way of high technology. Heck, the use of electricity is still a novelty in most parts of the kingdom. When Twilight gets a chance to fiddle with gadgets her world doesn't have yet, she takes it.

Thus, when she hears a passing mention of an automatic cleaning machine by someone in Milliways,* she heads straight for Bar to get one for herself. Think about how much time she could save with such a device!

Twilight is slightly taken aback when what she receives is a squat cylindrical thing with brushes on the bottom and buttons on the top. She's even more taken aback when she puts it on the floor to try it out and it starts tooling around all by itself. When she tries to press the buttons on top to turn it off and ends up losing her balance and standing on the thing... well, "taken aback" is no longer an adequate term.

TL;DR - There is now a unicorn perched precariously on top of a moving Roomba. Little help, please?

* Nobody in-game actually mentioned it, the mun just wanted an excuse to make an EP based on this comic strip.

for_good_taste

The gentleman who has stopped just inside the Front Door is partially concealed behind a dolly-cart, stacked high with cardboard file boxes. He has probably just stepped out of some sort of archive. He's staring up at the Observation Window; someone should probably snap him out of it. Or yell at him for blocking the door, perhaps.

Bar, meet Sasha Nein! Insta-slowtime very likely, as the mun is at work; however, open until it falls off the bottom!

vance_prime

It has, apparently, been One Of Those Days across the multiverse. In its aftermath, we find several people in Milliways trying to unwind.

Alyx Vance is seated in a corner booth with a beer in one hand and a screwdriver in the other, taking apart a graphing calculator.

Twilight Sparkle is seated on the floor by the fireplace with a plate of cookies and a light historical novel.

And Vanellope von Schweetz has faceplanted on the couch and is snoring lightly.

They are all botherable, if you dare.

[tinytag: Ibani]

never_shall_yield

Javert is forced inside because of intermittent hail storms today. He has plans to draw up final designs for his building, and so is armed with paper and pencils as he comes down from washing the forge work off him. Bar presents him with a note at this point; he frowns at it, drafts a quick reply, and leaves it for Monsieur Wolcott's convenience.

That done, Bar gives him a cheese sandwich and some water - without being asked, so she also gets a glare - and he retreats to a table near the fire. It may be a wasted afternoon, but he will make the best of it.

[OOC: Intermittent for the next few hours, but constant from 7pm GMT. Open for a few days! <3]

no_vampires_plz

Out of Milliways: A dinner party is rudely interrupted. Later, Princess Celestia returns to observe the aftermath.

Spoilers for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic s3e10, "Keep Calm and Flutter On."

no_vampires_plz

Out of Milliways: Fluttershy welcomes her houseguest while Twilight does some research.

Unsurprisingly, things get out of hand.

Spoilers for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic s3e10, "Keep Calm and Flutter On."

no_vampires_plz

Out of Milliways: A very special guest is coming to Ponyville, and Fluttershy will be playing a very important role in his "visit."

Spoilers for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic s3e10, "Keep Calm and Flutter On."

no_vampires_plz

The simulated Scottish countryside behind Milliways is currently cold, wet, and gray, as one would expect in mid-February. It's not great weather for, say, practicing martial arts outdoors on a makeshift training dummy. But Twilight Sparkle is attempting to do just that.

"Attempting" being the operative word here. Not only is the ground too muddy and slick for her to keep her footing, but the moves she's trying to use are clearly designed with bipeds in mind, so she's spending more time faceplanting in the mud than actually striking any blows.

Who does she think she is, anyway?

never_shall_yield

Today is not a good day. He had thought it would be well enough, because his illness seems to be subsiding. But with it; two problems - one, that one of the cuts he received in the duel the other day hurts more than it should, and is a nasty inflamed red, and two; at least half his thoughts are coming to him in French. Which should not be too unusual, as he does speak the language - but the accent he hears is not his own rough drawl, but rather more studied, and far more advanced than he knows.

In addition, the French voice is rather irate, and does not seem to approve of anything else he is thinking. And so, his mood is vacillating wildly and he is not at all sure what is going on. He holes up in a dark booth at the back, and tries to hang on to himself - mainly by drinking a fair bit of mead.

[OOC: Javert's making a comeback before I turn him into someone else, so expect mixed reactions in tags. :D Open until his next one. <3]

no_vampires_plz

Twilight's search of the Milliways library has been fruitful, yielding a substantial stack of books on Catholic doctrine and ritual. She's settled down in front of the fireplace with them and has started on the first book, Introduction to Catholicism: a Complete Course.

Unfortunately, she's finding it hard to concentrate. She feels a little feverish, a little headachey. Maybe that bug going around can jump the species barrier after all? She should probably stay here so that she doesn't spread it around at home, Twilight thinks distractedly.

It doesn't help that nonsense words keep popping into her head for some reason. "Azerath metrion zinthos" doesn't actually mean anything, as far as she knows.

[ooc: Just FYI, Twilight will be switching personas a lot, because Tara Strong's voice acting resume is insanely huge.]

oldsugartooth

Sheogorath has been having a strange day, even by the standards of a Madgod. He woke up - woke up, as if madness were a thing that could sleep - severely underdressed. For a moment, he actually gave a bit of thought to his duties to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (which, upon further reflection, is quite a hilarious thing to be thinking about - imagine a queen with a name like Elizabeth!). So at least his dreams must have been amusing. That gave him some comfort as he awoke this morning.

Fortunately, he was able to fashion himself a new and more suitable suit (suitable suit? surely there's a way to rephrase that - no, it's fine as it is) out of various essential and nonessential pieces of the upholstery. But for some reason that petty countertop has decided to hold that against him and not follow his simple culinary request. Usually the furniture hangs on his every word! But now? An insult!

And some Gorgonzola, but mostly, an insult!

"WROOOOOOOOONG!" he bellows, hurling the sheep's head across the room. "Honestly! Can't a god get decent service these days? A simple Nord, or a Breton, or an Orc, if you like it spicy without too much brain! That's all I ask! But noooooooooo! Apparently that's too good for the Daedric Prince of Madness, Music, and Invention!"

He glares at the Bar with the glaringest glare that has ever been glared at a thing that was glared at. It is a glare that can make mortals dissolve into a weeping, disconsolate puddle of jelly - both figuratively and sometimes literally. (Haskill's gotten really good at cleaning up the mess, though it tends to be a while before it stops crying). But the Bar isn't having any of it.

"Ha-rumph! Be that way then! I'll get me own severed head!"

A minute later, he's sitting in a chair near the bar with his arms crossed defiantly. Hanging above him is a hand-printed sign.

Uncle Sheogorath's Head Cheese Fondue
Guaranteed to blow your mind (among other things)
Donors required

no_vampires_plz

Twilight recently had a conversation with a fellow Milliways patron, in which she tried to convince said patron of the value of friendship.

It didn't work.

She even sang a musical number, to no effect! This is unprecedented! What is she supposed to do now?

Well, there's one thing that Twilight has always relied on, even before she made friends in Ponyville: research. To that end, she has acquired a copy of the Christian Bible, and has settled down before the fire to give it a good read. Maybe she can figure out the nature of this 'God' the man was so enamored with.

[ooc: Open until it falls off the page.]