Mare-Do-Well Log 5: Hope Hollow
7:05 AM
This morning, I got up early at around 7 AM in Manehattan. I took the next train, heading straight for Hope Hollow, as suggested by Rainbow Dash in my previous entry log. Seeing how it's still a little early and it will be a two hour trip on the train until I arrive, I might as well get some shut eyes.
Dream Log: Welcome to Ponyville
It was scary. I don't know how else to put it, but it was disturbing. I've had this nightmare for quite some time now. I haven't had it since my first days in Ponyville, and now it's back. Maybe it's a warning, or a premonition. And for some reason, Princess Luna wasn't there to help.
From what I remember, it always begins with the haunting tole of a bell. I would find myself in total darkness, before I would later find myself in a large ghost town. And by ghost town, I mean it looks completely run down and deserted, like there hasn't been any sign of inhabitance for more than a decade.
Instead of ponies, there were spiders, timberwolves, and this...this shadow with this wide, menacing smile and horrible laugh that haunts me, even when I'm wide awake...it's nothing like Pinkie Pie. Some reason, it just makes me lose my appetite for cupcakes.
Hope Hollow
9:10 AM
The train has come to a stop at the end of its trip. I glanced outside and I could hardly believe my eyes as I gazed to see the beautiful town that is Hope Hollow. I gotta say, it's like as if Ponyville has had a long lost brother-sister town, which is Hope Hollow! It's beautiful!
In some way, it felt almost like my first day in Ponyville all over again. I wish former Ponvyille me could see me now!
Now first thing's first, I gotta secure myself a new house in Hope Hollow. To town hall.
Hope Hollow – Town Hall
9:20 AM
After asking some directions and hoof pointing, I arrived in Town Hall, where I met Mayor Sunny Skies and his wife, Petunia Petals, in their office...as a civilian of course.
"Well hello there!" the mayor greeted me with what sounded like a Minnesota accent in his voice. "How may I help you?"
"I came here looking for a house," I told the mayor. "I just arrived in town."
"Oh! Then let me have the pleasure to welcome you to our little town!" the mayor smiled. "And you're in luck, because we happened to have only one house left for sale, don'tcha know?"
'Wow, I think that's too close for comfort than just dumb luck,' I thought. "Sounds good to me," I said. "How much is it?"
"Well, the usual price for a house like this costs about 2100 bits," Petunia Petals read the price list, much to my horror. "However, considering how remote we are currently, and the decline in our housing market, we'll sell it to you for 1500 bits, don'tcha know."
"Great! I can afford that. Just barely," I muttered the last part as I paid the rent.
"Very good then!" the mayor smiled as he took the bits and handed me the key to my new home. "Great to have you in our town as our newest earth pony resident! And please enjoy your stay. If you're ever looking for work, there is a board in the lobby that has the jobs posted."
"Enjoy your new home!" Petunia Petals followed. "And don't be afraid to stop by if you need anything."
"Thank you!" with that, I took my leave out of Town Hall, wheeling away all my bags to my new home.
My house just speaks to me! In appearance, it looks like a typical one story house, with a large purple roof, and two chimneys sprouting on both the left and right side of the house.
The inside of the house is wide and spacious. Overall, it's definitely welcoming and cozy enough for my taste, compared to the apartment back in Manehatten. And it's worth every bits. And best thing is, it comes with a basement! Now I definitely have a super secret lair that every superhero needs to make a quick costume changes to go out and perform their daring, noble, and heroic crusades for justice, harmony, and friendship! So swears I, the Mysterious Mare-Do-Well!
Now onto my agenda:
To-Do List in Hope Hollow
It's a good thing our 'Mysterious' little friend managed to find an affordable house to move into, since she'll be staying in Hope Hollow for a while. But you know: That is a funny thing about dreams. Often times, I'd have this seemingly random dream about something happening and sure enough, though it may take a while, I find at some point in my life the moment is 'exactly' how I dreamed it (Even if it wasn't 'me' behind a certain event). Anyways, that premonition is definitely trying to tell our heroine something or maybe it's symbolism of some form of insecurity that we as an audience may know next to nothing about. Whatever the case may be, thus far it hasn't stirred any trouble with her move to Hope Hollow.
Though I wonder if she arrived in costume or in her 'civilian' mode, just rather unnamed according to us and the citizens. Because if she came into town always dressed in her costume, the Mayor and his new wife may have a few 'questions' about why a masked pony would want to move in a quiet little town like Hope Hollow. Course, little do they even realize, it probably won't even stay quiet forever.
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Of course she presented herself as a civilian. I just added that in the context.
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That definitely helps out; otherwise, I was going to have to leave it all up to interpretation.
Awesome work, I can wait to see how the job hunt goes for her.
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It's not going to be easy, I can imagine. If every show that featured a protagonist's 'job hunt' is any consideration, I kind of know how it likely plays out. One minute the protagonist is introduced to a job, they try it out for a while, something bad usually happens (Like an unintentional mess, something going haywire, the customers covered in goop, etc.), either the managers verbally tell them 'they're fired' or they don't have to say anything more besides giving them that look that lets the audience know it's not working out, and that leaves the protagonist scratching off every job they tried out for until the frustration or disappointment builds up.
In which case, for our mysterious friend (Who's identity she's keeping concealed) , she'll try her best to find some work but some of her habits might get in the way. It'll just be a matter of finding some work that fits just along her skill set. Keeping those fingers crossed.
LOVED how the new Mare-Do-Well (in her as-yet-unrevealed civilian identity) met Sunny Skies and Petunia Petals and found a home for the time being. I hope she manages to find a day job (even though we KNOW it won't be easy). And, yeah, that nightmare at the beginning was some rather nerve-racking (in the right way) foreshadowing.
Now, we need analogues to Launchpad and Gosalyn. But that's probably coming up in the next chapter anyway.
REALLY looking forward to the next chapter (ESPECIALLY since it will be the new Mare Do Well's first fight with an actual super-villain rather than street punks or a wild magical beast).