//------------------------------// // Group Cosplay // Story: Twilight Tries... // by Peni Parker //------------------------------// Hi, everypony, and welcome…to… *SIGH* Rainbow, do I have to do an episode of Twilight Tries for this? . . Yes, I know I lost our bet and I have to do this with you, but is doing an episode of my vlog in conjunction with it really necessary? . . Okay, okay, I'll do it. Just let me start again. . Ahem. Hi, everypony, and welcome to another episode of Twilight Tries! Now if you watched my last episode where I trained with the Wonderbolts, you might remember that Rainbow Dash and I had a bet going as to whether or not I could actually make it through the entire training session. The bet was that if I did make it through the entire session Rainbow would give me her autographed Daring Do hat, and if I didn’t make it through the entire session I had to do a favor for Rainbow. Well, as you probably remember, I…didn’t make it all the way through training with the Wonderbolts. And so now I owe Rainbow a favor, which for some reason she’s insisting I record and make into an episode of my vlog. I mean, it’s not that big a deal because the favor she wants from me is something I’ve never tried before, so it's not like it's messing with my premise or anything, but I just don’t see why I have to record myself doing it. So anyways, what I’ll be trying today is…group cosplay. I should mention that this isn’t my first-time cosplaying in general. Back when the Starswirl the Bearded Traveling Museum came to Ponyville I dressed up as Starswirl while attending it, so I’m not unfamiliar with the concept of cosplay. However, this will be the first-time I’m coordinating my cosplay with other ponies, hence the ‘group’ part. As for why Rainbow Dash asked me to cosplay with her, I’m honestly not sure. All I know is that ever since going to the Daring Do convention a while back, that pony has really been getting into conventions, even non-Daring Do ones. Personally, I think she just secretly likes cosplaying. Anywhoo, when I asked Rainbow why she wanted me to cosplay with her for this seemingly generic pop-culture convention, she just said, and I quote, ‘Because I have this totally awesome idea for a group cosplay and I need a third pony for it.’ In case you’re wondering why I’m the third pony, it’s because Pinkie is already the second. Now before you ask; No, I don’t know what character I’ll be cosplaying as. Rainbow wouldn’t tell me. All she said was for me to meet her here at the convention hall and she’d give me the run-down of our group cosplay. Because apparently this is something that requires a run-down. . Okay, Rainbow, I finished the set-up for the episode. Now can you please tell me who I’ll be cosplaying as? . . Mai? Who’s Mai? . . She’s from Avatar: The Last Airbender?! Oh, Rainbow, I told you I’ve only gotten through the first season of that show! . . Hey, I’m a princess and I run a school, remember? I don’t have the time to binge-watch shows like you do, so forgive me if it’s taking me a while to get through Avatar. . . Look, just…I can’t cosplay as Mai, okay? One, I’ve never seen her so I don’t know how to cosplay as her properly. And two, since I’m currently watching Avatar and haven’t seen her yet, I feel like cosplaying as her would be tantamount to spoilers for me. . . *SIGH* I know, I know; the bet. . Okay, how about this? I'll cosplay as Mai for you, but you have to promise me that we won’t talk about our cosplays too much. I want to keep the spoilers for seasons two and three of Avatar to a minimum. . . Thank you. Now if you’ll give me my costume, I’ll go get dressed so we can get this over with. . . . It just had to be Avatar cosplay, didn’t it? I have to say, whoever this Mai character is, she has a pretty neat outfit. A little dark in color for my taste, but I do like the design of it. And as strange as it may sound, wearing this costume right now is actually making me more excited for the next season of Avatar. I’m very interested to see who this character is. . Oh, there’s Rainbow and Pinkie, and it looks like they’re in costume now too. . Hi, girls! . . Oh, thanks, Pinkie, I like your costume as well. Who are you dressed up as? . . Ty Lee, huh? I don’t recall seeing her in season one either. . You know, I don’t know who Ty Lee is, but I have this odd feeling that Pinkie is the perfect pony to be cosplaying as her. . And who are you, Rainbow? . . Azula? And together we’re the Fire Nation Trio? Eh, whatever you say. So, what’s the run-down you wanted to go over with us? . . We’re entering a costume contest?! I probably should have seen something like that coming. . . It’s not for a while though so we can explore the convention until then? Oh, okay. I’m sure we can find something around here that all three of us can enjoy and- . Aaaand they both left. *SIGH* Great. M’m, this convention hall has some really good soft pretzels. They’re a bit expensive, but you really get your bit’s worth. And the mustard they put on them is delicious! I may have to find out what kind it is so I can get some for home. . . . Um, hello there. Can I help you? . . Star Tracker? Is that really you? . . Yeah, it’s good to see you too. . . Oh, thanks, I like your costume too. I especially like the attention to detail on the scar. You make a pretty convincing Zuko. . . Um, hey, S-Star Tracker, do you remember that little talk we had about personal space? Because you’re getting a bit too clo- . . Oh, um, no, actually. I’ve only seen the first season so I don’t really know anything about Mai. . . She and Zuko are a c-couple?! Oh dear. . . G-Gee, I would love to explore the convention with you, b-but, um, I’m actually here with my friends – they’re cosplaying as Azula and Ty Lee – and I should probably go find them so that we don’t miss the costume contest. . . NO! I mean, n-no, that’s okay, you don’t need to help me look for them. I wouldn’t want you to waste your time on that when there are so many wonderful, um, panels and…other convention-related things to do around here. So it was really great seeing you again, Star Tracker, but, you know, I gotta get going and- . . Rainbow, Pinkie! I’m so glad you two found me! We better get going if we want to make the costume contest, don’t you think? . . Oh, this is Star Tracker. I met him when my family and I went on that zeppelin cruise a while back. . . Yeah, his costume is pretty good. Now can we go? If we don’t hurry we won’t make it in time for the contest. And we don’t want that, do we? . . WHAT?! Y-You’re inviting him to join our group?! B-But I thought we were the Fire Nation Trio; you know, trio, as in three. Won’t having him throw off our group dynamic?! . . Oh, Zuko...joins the Fire Nation Trio later in the series. That was clearly a spoiler, but I really can’t focus on that right now. . . *SIGH* Okay, fine, whatever. Welcome to the group, Star Tracker. Let’s just get to the costume contest already. . . . Please stop walking so close to me, Star Tracker. Okay, so what are we supposed to do for this contest, Rainbow? . . We just go out on stage when it’s our turn, show off our costumes, and give a few poses like our characters would? Seems simple enough, just one concern though: I don’t know what kind of poses my character would give. I haven’t seen the seasons of Avatar with her in them yet, remember? . . Oh, she throws stilettos and knives, huh? I think I can come up with a few poses related to that. But what about Mai’s personality? How should I emote? . . I…shouldn’t emote? Okay, you lost me. . . Mai doesn’t express herself much and is very stoic? Sounds like a certain Pie sister I know. . . Yeah, I think I got it. . It’s our turn already?! Okay, okay, I’ve got this. I am stoic. Very stoic. Well that wasn’t too bad. Except for that one pose where Star Tracker pulled me into that hug unexpectedly. But the audience seemed to really like our costumes, and I have to admit, the whole thing was pretty fun. Like I said earlier, I’ve cosplayed before in the past and enjoyed it, but after going through all this just now I found that it, like most things in life, is even better when you do it with friends. So, what now, Rainbow? . . We watch everypony else go and wait for the judges to announce the winners? Okay, well, I guess I’ll end this episode here then. So as always, thanks for watching, everypony, and I’ll see you next time on- . . I have to keep recording until they announce the winners? Come on, Rainbow, that can’t possibly be a condition of our bet. . . Fine, fine, if you want me to that badly. Guess we'll just watch the other contestants until then. . . . Ooh, that’s some nice Nightmare Before Christmas cosplay. . . . . WE WON! OH MY GOSH, WE WON! . Okay…group hug…too tight. . *HEAVY BREATHING* Okay, now I’m ending the episode so we can go on-stage and get our award. So see you next time, everypony! . You can stop hugging me now, Star Tracker.