I gave a yawn as I rolled over on the bed and stretched on my legs a bit as I winced at the sunlight shining through the window, placing a foreleg over my eyes.
“Good morning.”
I rolled my head to look over at Cloudkicker sitting in a chair next to me with a newspaper and two cups of coffee along with a plate of toast and eggs sitting on the coffee table.
“Hey,” I mumbled as I forced myself to sit up. “What time is it?”
“About eleven in the morning,” Cloudkicker answered as she turned the page of her paper. “The eggs and coffee are for you. The left cup is mine though. Has a splash of extra strengh tylenol to make my day go by easy.”
I raised an eyebrow but decided not to question it. Being a weather pony was stressful on our works, especially after eight hours which was a normal shift for pegasi.
I took a sip of my coffee and recoiled as Cloudkicker chuckled. I hadn’t expected my coffee to be that strong. I smacked Mt lips as I faintly identified the taste of hazelnut and took another sip.
“Hopefully you like hazelnut coffee. That’s all I got at the moment unfortunately,” Cloudkicker said apologetically as she folded up her newspaper and stood up. “I gotta get to work. You can come with and I’ll introduce you to Dash or you can stay here or go explore town. Whatever you feel like doing.”
“Okay. I’ll probably go explore the town. And try to avoid this Pinkie Pie,” I said as I pulled the eggs to me and Cloudkicker gave a laugh as I watched her leave.
I practically inhaled the rest of my breakfast before going to clean my dishes. I’m not too worried about avoiding this Pinkie Pie. I’m a pegasus and if I remember correctly, Cloudkicker said she was an earth pony. Easy to get away from.
Or at least, I hope so.
I dropped to the ground and just observed. Observed the environment I guess. This town was completely different Cloudsdales Orphanage. Multiple different types of ponies all mingling together honestly surprised me. Sure, we had visitors sometimes from the ground but mostly it was just pegasi.
“Top of the morning to ya!” A pink earth pony with a green mare chirped and waved as I looked over at her. She stood behind a stand of flowers with a cream colored mare with a red mane and a rose for a cutie mark alongside a blonde raspberry earth pony with a lily for a cutie mark.
“Oh hello,” I said casually as I examined their flowers.
“Do you want a flower? Only three bits,” the cream colored mare offered as I shrugged.
“I don’t really know much about flowers,” I confessed as they looked at me in confusion.
“But your cutie mark is a flower,” the raspberry one pointed out.
“It just displays my talent for growing so to speak in difficult spots. Like Cloudsdale or here,” I explained as they all three nodded.
“I’m Lily,” the raspberry one pointed to herself before switching to the cream mare. “Roseluck.” She quickly pointed to the first one to have spoken to me. “Daisy.”
“Oh uh Blossomforth,” I answered as I pointed to myself. “And uh I guess I’ll take a flower. Got any poppies?”
“Yeah,” Roseluck said as she nosed around the stand and placed one on the table. “It’s perfectly suitable for eating. It’s not the Papaver Somniferum species of poppies, so it’s safe.”
“Though we don’t usually appreciate ponies eating our flowers. They’re for decorating. Lots of work go into growing them,” Lily chimed in as my eyes flicked to her.hee.
“Why is the Papaver Somniferum dangerous?” I asked curiously as I plopped three bits down from my saddlebag.
“It’s the source of the drug opium,” Daisy explained as she slid my bits into a register. “Which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic, medicinal and recreational drug.”
“Can also be used to chemically produce heroin and other synthetic opioids,” Lily added as I raised an eyebrow.
“And you three uh don’t supply drugs to Ponyville for extra money?” I asked curiously as Roseluck shook her head adamantly.
“No of course not!” Roseluck laughed and pushed my flower to me. “That’s illegal in Equestria. It can farmed I suppose but it’s only allowed with a doctors prescription. I do hear Rainbowshine has a special crop of medicinal plants in her greenhouse.”
“And I take it you use them?”
“No we don’t but we send work her over way if she needs it. But you didn’t hear that from us,” Lily commented and I had a feeling she was telling the truth. I was pretty decent at reading signs of when I was being lied to.
“Alrighty then,” I chuckled and bit down on the flower. “Thanks for the flower. Nice to meet you.”
“Likewise!” The three said in unison and waved as I turned around, coming face to face with a all pink earth pony with a pink mane.
“Hi!” She chirped as I jumped.
“Gah!” I screamed as the three flower mares behind me hid. I watched as my flower fell and I caught it in one hoof.
“Hi I’m Pinkie Pie!” She exclaimed as I stepped back nervously. Now I could see what Cloudkicker meant by Pinkie being a bit much. “You’re new here. It’s my personal mission to greet every new pony in town, get their personal information such as birthday and name, where they live, backstory, and throw them a welcome to Ponyville Party. You’re Blossomforth, right?”
“Uh yes,” I said slowly and nodded my head as three mares behind me peeked out from the stand nervously. “While the idea of a party right now sounds fun, maybe we can do it later? After I’m all settled in and stuff?”
Pinkie paused as she pressed a hoof to her chin and I inhaled quietly, preparing to flee. I mentally chastised myself for not already running away for my life.
“Okay, that works!” Pinkie announced happily as I let out my breath. “I Pinkie promise to throw you the best party ever!”
She bounced away as Daisy stood next to me.
“I’ve never met anypony who could reason with that mare,” Daisy commented incredulously as Lily gave me a stunned look.
“How did you do that?” Lily asked finally.
“I’m just that good I guess,” I said with a shrug. “But what’s a Pinkie promise? Should I be scared?”
“Very,” Roseluck confirmed as I gulped nervously. “Have a good day!”
“Oh I’ll try,” I mumbled as Lily chuckled. I bit the flower again and fled to the one safe place I knew.
Cloudkickers house.