Convention craziness · 6:40am Jan 14th, 2017
Well, we arrived at the silver pagoda, the place where the convention was being held. Already there was a line of mares outside, gossiping and comparing the types of dolls they had to trade. But we all soon found another surprise, as the four of us encountered a familiar face in the lines to the door.
"Paradise? Girls? Is that you?" Meadow called out, running up and giving us all a hug. "Ohmygosh, I can't believe you are all here!"
"Wow! Like, it's so awesome to see you, Meadow!" Summer laughed, hopping around excitedly. "Now, we'll have even MORE fun at the convention!"
We all chatted happily about how much fun this was going to be, and what dolls we were going to pick up inside. We each had our own tastes, and that showed by the dolls we hoped to acquire.
"Ohhh, I want those new Barbie ponies! The ones with the glow in the dark dresses!" Summer giggled. "I just love her matching outfits!"
"Well, I want to get those lalaloopsy ponies, their rag doll styles are soooo cute!" Lore smiled, a rare occurrence for her. "I just heard they started making human dolls too, and I want to check them out!"
"Well, you girls can enjoy your collectable plastic toys, but it's the china dolls I'm after." Meadow Grinned. "I like to collect one from each country I visit, and I hope somebody has a hoofkaido geisha doll."
"Well, I hope you all find what you're looking for, girls!" I tell them all, as we made it through the line up to the door. "Good like finding what you're looking for in there!"
We finally got in through the gate... and it was like walking into paradise. Rows upon rows of vendors tables, loaded down with every kind of pony doll imaginable. Mares were everywhere, bargaining and haggling on doll trades. We all had bags of dolls we were ready to trade, and we all split up to seek out our respective doll choices at the different tables.
And that is where the madness began.
"Excuse me... but will you take these two Bitty Buttons unicorns for that Lala Oopsie human over there?" Lore asked politely, putting the two dolls down on the vendor's table.
"Sorry, but I'll need three dolls for that trade." The sleazy Equestrian mare behind the table growled. "These newer dolls are worth for more than you're offering me."
While Lore was busy dealing with the foreign vendor who smelled like she had never encountered soap, Summer was trying to get the rarest Barbie pony imaginable.
"Ohhh, can I, like, have the one in the summer dress?" The Pegasus pleaded to the Barbie vendor. "I've been wanting one of her since, like, forever!"
"No, I want her!" Another mare called out.
"No, me!" A unicorn filly cried.
"I want it!" An earth mare called out.
The mares and fillies came pouring into where she stood, and bowled poor Summer over. Our friend was caught in the midst of an angry catfight over the doll, while Summer desperately tried to crawl away.
"Aieee! Somebody help me!" She wailed. "I'm being overwhelmed!"
On he other side of the Pagoda hall, Meadow was trying to trade a Saint Ponysburg doll for a Hoofkaido doll in a kimono.
"So, does this seem like a fair deal?" Meadow asked, setting the doll in front of the Vendor. "I had received two of these when I was in Saint Ponysburg, and I thought I could trade it for-"
"Get out of my way, four eyes!" A rude zebra girl snapped, shoving Medow to the side, and causing her to drop the Cossack pony doll. The look on her face as the doll shattered into a million pieces.
"Nooo, Natasha!" Meadow Rose sobbed, slumping to the ground. "You're gone forever..."
"Uh oh, Paradise, it looks like our friends are getting overwhelmed!" Bronze told me in horror, as the two of us came back from a panel on dollmaking. (One that nearly put Bronze to sleep) "What are we going to do?"
"I don't know, Bronze..." I reply, looking at my miserable friends in horror. "I just don't know..."
…
I regret nothing.
Paradise, I say we gather the rest and leave before things get even more sour.
Bronze Shield.
...
Summer, I'm sorry, but for some reason the image that came to head absolutely cracked me up.
I don't like that Zebra.
I don't like that Zebra at all.
*hugs Meadow and wipes her tears*
That Zebra is going to get her comeuppance.
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heh heh heh heh heh heh.... (evil laugh)
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Nopony calls a friend of mine four eyes and breaks her beloved doll.
Nopony.
I ONLY WANTED THE BARBIES!
Babs, a vendor of Little World toys, whimpers.