//------------------------------// // Entry 8 // Story: Cinnamon's Journal // by Mocha Star //------------------------------// Entry 8 On the full moon we leave.  That’s right, in four days I’ll… we, my family and I, will be packed and crossing into the human earth.  I heard it’s really low in magic, except in a few places.  None of which we’ll be going to.  So for my wife it’ll be a shock, she’s never been without magic in the environment, but we’ll be there for her.  To help her through the transition from our world to theirs.   It’s almost unreal how quickly the days have flown by.  One week I’m hating my job and life, wishing for anything to happen and make life worth living and then boom, a month later I’m ready to cross into another world!  I haven’t even used any bad words since that one awful day.  I stopped using all the words I learned, too. We’ve become a bit of celebrities in the city, so that’s a plus.  All my debts, what few I had, were wiped clean and all i have to do is tell the people on the other side about their businesses.  I got to meet Princess Twilight Sparkle and she’s a lot more the nerd than rumor suggests. She and Blueberry talked for hours about the Stratonet while the rest of us were in meetings and signing papers.  Obviously the foals didn’t have to come along, they got to play with other children their ages. We have our names as they’ll be on earth.   I’ll be which means Cinnamon. My wife will be which means Amber. Blueberry will be . Lilli will be . And Timber will be . The names we have on earth are as close as they are to ours here, but they can’t pronounce some of our letters without hurting their throats or sounding too weird.  So, that’s our family name, now.  The way they speak is certainly unique.  They don’t have sounds or winney's to convey emotion or level of friendship.  They use words or actions as well as their fingers.  Little weird things that help them interact with their world. Their world isn’t hoof friendly, I’ve been told.  More to adapt to, I guess. Blueberry has already become a star on the Stratonet, mares across the globe are talking with him and I’ve had to invest in too much tissue as of late. Lilli is more somber about the events, taking it in stride and making her goodbyes last as long as she can.  Our family is coming from across Equestria to wish us farewell and to greet the humans that will be staying here.  There are ponies from across the nation coming to see them, since they’ll be the first humans to leave the entry building ever. I wonder what kind of fanfare we’ll have on the other side?  A parade, maybe they can take our autographs and show us around the city we’ll be in.  It’s certain to be a lively place since it has a university in it.  Grand Forks of the Northern Dakota’s, certainly a pleasant sounding name.  Maybe I can learn of the East and Western Dakota’s, too?   It’s so exciting to think about, to plan for.  I even asked the tailor for a set of clothes to wear, and I don’t wear clothes at all!  They offered it to our whole family for free, so we’re crossing over in style.  The children, even Blueberry, have to wear dress saddles, but that’s the price to pay for fame, right?   I can’t tie my tie, not without Amber’s magic.  I’m so happy she’s with me and here to help through all this, I know I seem like I’m a bundle of character and charisma lately, but without her I’d be where I was.  Working a job I hate for the rest of my life.  Now, I’m off to trot before supper!