//------------------------------// // Starlight Glimmer (Cleaning and Playing Lava Pit) // Story: Pony Stimulation for Weary Travelers Season 1 // by KenDoStudios //------------------------------// Oh hey there! I have been expecting you! I'm Starlight Glimmer, please why don't you enter my home? After you. *** Ahhh welcome to my home! Such as it is. Its a bit messyyyyy ok I'm sorry... I Literally got this house not to long ago, and this is the first time ever setting hoof in it! *** don't worry? My house is a wreck and you say don't worry? *** its just cause I'm a pony who doesn't have much money... But don't feel bad for it or anything its not like you can cough up lots of bits right? *** you want to help me clean my house? That's a weird request normally ponies just hang out by playing games or nasty gossip or friendship problems, which is something I am very familiar with so we would have loads in common! Or do you just want to talk? *** wow you really want to clean my house don't you? Well i suppose I CAN say no, but who knows. It might build our friendship with each other? What do you think? Ok here are the rules, we are not allowed to go into the kitchen until we clean this room. And this is the bathroom. You want to start here? Ok here we go. *** I guess cleaning will be good for our friendship! And maybe make us closer. OH LOOK A SPIDER! AH! Oop! That was a little bit close! Please try not to fling spiders around, they give me the heebee geebees! *** Wow the bathroom is starting to look really nice, I didn't even know you could clean that well! Thank you! Huh? You going to do the toilet too? Eww! Yeah, maybe I'LL do the toilet. *** Oh look at that, you cleaned all the way to the ceiling! Its looking a lot better now! Wow! You did a great job! Thanks! Oh wait, I forgot about the floor! Let's get to work on it then! Okay, lets start from the top and work our way down. Starting at the left side and moving towards the door. How does that sound? *** Whew! Alredy im starting to get a little winded... Ok I'm done with the toilet, I'm heading for the sink. You still doing the tub? Wow you got it shinny! Wow! You're pretty fast! Yeah! Wow! You're really good at cleaning! Thanks! You done yet? I'm almost done! *** Ahhh there we are! And to think this bathroom looked ugly when we walked in. You did an amazing job! The only thing that bothers me is we got ten more rooms to clean just like this one. But that's okey! We got each other and we have a pretty bathroom to look back on. Haha. You ready to move to the next room? Sure! Ok, lets head over to the bedroom. *** Wow what a nice room, its so big and nice and comfy looking. I guess it'll be ok staying here. It looks like its been here for a long time. I... I don't think I deserve a house of my own honestly. I mean... I have helped ponies in need in the past and even helped run some of them into the ground. And that is what worries me. Im afraid my past will judge my future. *** but only my present matters? Is that what you said? Wow you sounded like Twilight just then. Is she your sister? Or like a cousin or something? Haha I'm joking of course, Im sure your pretty good if your helping out other ponies who need help, that's really brave of you. ...dont worry about your past or future, hmm that's pretty good! ...you're right its okey not to worry about it right now. Lets go ahead and move into my bedroom now. *** wow this room looks pretty packed in here! Oh man if I got this much stuff... *GASP* Oh look at this! First addition of the game lava pit! You wanna play real quick? It'll only take a minute or two. Common lets have one game before we continue. So lets go over here by this table. *** This game is fun, its a board game that you have to climb the mountain with out causing any traps that the other player tries to put on you. So basically its a race against time and each other. And seeing as we are both pretty fast and good at puzzles, I think we should win this race easily enough. *** oh yeah this game is really fun! My brother and I played it all the time when we were foals. It was one of his favorite games growing up so i think its safe to say he still plays it when he doesn't have any ponies around him. Here's the one dice. Ok now we roll to see who goes first... Oh wait why don't we both start off in turn order instead?! What do you think? *** Yeah I'll go first so you know what to expect on your turn ok? *** I roll a six... Ohh, not good. See the goal of the game is to try to reach to the top first, but if you get a six, the game punishes you for being too quick. I have to draw a chance card after my turn... So I Move... Six... And draw a card which says... "You tripped lose a turn" not the best thing in the world, but not the worst thing either. Ok your turn roll the dice! *** ooh you rolled a one... You add two stamina tokens if you roll a one. If collect enough stamina tokens you can ignore traps all together. Traps are dangerous if you fall in one, you have to start at the beginning. *** What happens if you get through all of them without getting any traps on yourself? I don't know i never seen it happen before. Anyway your turn again! roll a single die... Three! Yay no traps no bad luck just normal luck! Adding one stamina Tolkein.... So now choose which way you want to go... south or east... I think east is better because south has more traps but is faster... you want to go fast? alright Good luck! my turn, Ohhh a five! lucky square. add one stamina plus three more stamina. only one more untill I can bypass a trap. your turn, ooh a six? you have to draw a chance card at the end of your turn... What did you get? "Marked trail. Go forward 2 spaces." lucky your halfway there now! But i have a few tricks up my sleave. A four... Oh man Im slowing down now... Oh i landed on a misfortune square drawing a card... Okay it says "flash flood overtakes you. Roll again and go backwards if you roll a six a chance card does not apply... "Oh no i got to roll again! Oh no oh no i rolled three i only progressed one square. Ahhh man... Ok your turn. *** Hmm? My cutie mark what about it? Its glowing? Oh great just when you were winning i got to report to the castle to address a friendship problem... Well great job! You won! I forfeit. We should really play again sometime! Hey before you go out again i want to thank you for all the help you gave me, i defiantly would have not even started with just my self... I guess i work better with others. So thank you so much for everything. *** Hmm? You want a hug? Hmmm sure lets hug ! MMM. Good work today. Ill make sure ill tell twilight all about it. *** wow that was really fun today and its always nice when we can spend time together like this, let's do it next week too okay? After you! Oh wait that's right your probably heading to the castle too. I guess we can walk together. *** wow its getting dark out already how did that happen so fast?! Its like magic or something huh? hey random question, do you like the snow? *** yep I love snow its so pretty and sparkly and fluffy and cold and stuff its just wonderful . Snow ponies are fun to build snowmen with in the winter though. We usually just dig a hole in the snow and then pile a bunch of snow on top of it and then use rocks and sticks to make eyes and a mouth and a nose. Have you ever wondered why we make something that never lasts? Its a mystery to me. *** hmm i don't know! Okay here's a thought i just had, you can stay at my place, or you can stay at the castle, what do you think? *** Haha i guess you're right. You can stay at my house but only if you promise to keep the house clean and tidy and not to mess with any of my stuff. Okay fine. Well then i guess this is where we part ways, here is my keys feel free to keep on cleaning without me and ill see you later mmmk? *** yes I look forward to spending more time with you as well... I look forward to it actually... Hey just remember, I did more work then you! Haha see you later!