Soarin had not responded as well to the cake as I had hoped but it was Sunny’s first attempt after all. Well, sort of Sunny’s attempt anyway. We’d gone a full week and he hadn’t said a thing about it or tried to make contact with her. At least not to my knowledge.
Sunny was still on her ‘don’t speak to Azurite’ mission. It was starting to really hurt my feelings, too. I’d started avoiding her for the most part. It was easier not to see her than be Warrant Officer Azurite.
When I got into work there was a massive pile of files in my inbox and another two beside it. Another ruse from Silent Knight no doubt… well, some doubt. There wasn’t a note. Actually a lot of doubt. I remembered that he’d suddenly took sick and was out on medical leave. Officers in the palace had a tendency to do that. I wonder why?
I sat down and started to flip through the first one. This file belonged to a new guard right out of training. The second, third, fourth, and fifth were the same. I was part of the palace guard pony resources section. It was rare for us to see a lot of guards without experience.
“Who left these here?” I asked Mr. Clockerson.
He stared down at me through his monocle and shrugged his pointers.
“You’re no help.” I got back up and walked out of my office and right into Lieutenant Brook’s breastplate. “Ow!”
“Oops… are you alright, Azurite?” he asked, stepping back.
My nose hurt but I seemed to be in one piece. “Yes, sir. I was coming to see you.”
He nodded. “Yes, I imagine you were after seeing your desk. It has been a crazy morning, this was the soonest I could get down here. Captain Akane from the Canterlot City Guard dropped by late yesterday and met with the major. Evidently the city guard is going to be increased by about 10%. That is far beyond what their pony resources sections can handle at the moment. So he asked for help which, as you can guess, means us.”
“Why are they adding that many guards, sir? That is a huge increase!”
Lieutenant Brook shrugged. “I don’t know. If I were to guess I’d say it has something to do with the fact that city has been attacked twice in two years. That is what I hope anyway.”
I squirmed. Canterlot had been crazy recently. When the changelings attacked I was still in warrant officer’s school. That fight I’d sat out. It happened so fast and ended just as quickly. Not that I would have been able to do much at that time. I was still in a bad place.
The second attack had come on suddenly but lasted almost a whole day. Superpowered cockatrices had assaulted the city and I’d been in the thick of that. To be honest I didn’t want to imagine another attack coming soon.
“I’m going to hope that, too,” I said. “A precaution, not an expectation. So basic onboarding?”
“Good idea. Easier on the brain that way,” he said before nodding. “Yeah, it isn’t exciting work but I know you can process faster than anypony else. I’ll even be working cases.”
My brow arched. “You, sir?”
He chuckled. “I still remember how. I just won’t finish as many as you do.”
I gave a confident nod. My job I was confident about. “Time to go earn that second bar then.”
“That’s the spirit. Come see me if you need anything.”
“Yes, sir!” I replied before heading back into my office.
♦♦♦
My eyes were getting tired. I hadn’t moved since lunch and it was an hour after I was supposed to go home. “Okay Mr. Clockerson, I’m punching out.”
“Tick, tock, tick,” he replied.
“Yeah, I’ll miss you, too. See you tomorrow!”
I got out of my armor and locked up before heading towards the stairs. On my way I caught a glimpse of Sunny as she went past one of the cross halls. She wasn’t in armor and that was the direction of the locker room.
When I got to the intersection I hesitated a moment before continuing on. Should I go after her? I should go after her. She’s not in uniform! No excuse. I’m going to go after her! One left turn later I was hot on Sunny’s trail.
I went down the hall to the locker room and peeked in the door. The light was on but no pony was inside. Although the sound of water running suggested where she was. I slipped inside and made my way over to the showers. Yup! One golden mare in one stall showering.
As quietly as I could I crept up behind her and into the stall. “Hi Sunny!”
“Ahhhh!” she screamed.
“Ahhhh!” I screamed.
Then she clocked me. I staggered a bit and fell onto my rump right outside of the stall. “Oww…”
“Serves you right sneaking up on ponies! What are you up to?!” asked a voice that was not Sunny’s.
My vision was finally starting to clear. All of the little stars disappeared. I gasped. “Oh Celestia, I am so sorry! I thought you were Lieutenant Day!”
The mare who was, to my credit, golden and red-maned peered at me. “Go figure that now mares would jump into the shower with her.”
There wasn’t much I could say other than: “Again, sorry. I’m just going to awkwardly leave now. Enjoy your shower.”
“Mmhmm,” she replied, turning back to the water.
Slowly I scooted away. My face had run into a lot of things today. I got up and hurried out before I managed to cause any other trouble.
♦♦♦
“Soarin?” I called after I finally let myself into the dorm room. Stupid keys. “Hello?”
The whole place was dark. He was probably still at practice even though I was late. I went about and started turning on a few lights and doing my meager chores. There weren’t many to do since we had a weekly maid service.
Pink Pony was settled on the couch so I joined her. Briefly I looked around before I took her in my hooves and rocked onto my back. Holding her over me I said, “I miss mare kisses.”
The plush’s muzzle pressed to mine and I giggled. “Okay, okay, I miss Sunny’s kisses. Yours are nice, too, though.”
I hugged Pink Pony against me and nuzzled my cheek with hers. She was soft and squishy. “I miss her smell, too, or when she’d nestle on top of me just like this.”
Two button eyes peered down at me sympathetically. “I knew you’d understand. I just really miss her. You never really got to know her.”
We snuggled a bit more and I was off in fantasy land in my head. Me and Sunny back at the beach, snuggling under an umbrella while Soarin fought off some crabs that had taken offense to our presence. The things we did that night…
I never heard the door open or Soarin come home. He walked into the living room with no less than twelve balloons tied to his hoof. They floated above him with messages like, ‘I’m sorry,’ ‘Please forgive me,’ ‘You’re a stud,’ and ‘It isn’t contagious.’ His eyes found me and Pink Pony.
I gasped and stiffened. “It isn’t what it looks like!”
He blinked in confusion. “It looks like you’re snuggling with Pink Pony.”
“Okay it is, but it doesn’t mean anything!” I replied guiltily. My eyes caught Pink Pony’s. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that. Your snuggling means a lot. Don’t be cross.”
Pink Pony stared at me.
“Um… Azurite, are you alright? Hey… did you get into a fight?” Soarin asked as he came over to look down at me.
“What?” I asked in surprise. “What makes you think that?” He gently touched his hoof to a spot just below my right eye. When he did, it hurt! “Ow!”
The stallion peered closer. “You have a black eye. What happened?”
What happened? I snuck up on some twitchy palace guard! That is what. Why though? I couldn’t tell him that I had jumped into the shower with Sunny. Azurite you’ve been in a lot of sticky situations lately. Just tell him most of the truth.
“It wasn’t a fight. I accidentally scared a palace guard and she went all combat reflexes on me. Totally my fault.”
He looked skeptical and asked, “Then why do you look guilty?”
Carefully I set Pink Pony aside and looked up at him. “I didn’t want you to think I was cheating.”
The stallion stared at me more. “With the doll?”
“Yes? And Pink Pony isn’t a doll.”
He softly patted me on the head. “I can deal with it. All of it.”
The balloons finally caught my full attention. “Did you have trouble flying today? Is that why they tied balloons to you?”
Soarin laughed and then shook his head. “No, they’re apology balloons from Sunny.”
“Aww, that is sweet!” I replied.
The stallion untied the strings and then tied them to my hoof. “They’re just balloons,” he said before heading towards the kitchen. “I’m going to get you an ice pack and then get cleaned up. Do you want to go out to eat or would that be embarrassing?”
“Ice would be nice, thank you. Mmm, I’m not super ashamed and I do want noodles and broccoli,” I called after him.
While rummaging around in the kitchen he shouted back. “I know just the place.”
I listened to the sounds and looked up at the balloons. They were brightly colored and fun. The rummaging continued. I looked down at the strings, untied them, and tied them around Pink Pony’s hoof. “I’m sorry, I got scared. You mean the world to me.”
Pink Pony looked back, no judgment in her eyes.
We hugged and then I went after Soarin into the kitchen. “Do they deliver?”
“Maybe? Why?”
“I would rather stay in and cuddle you. I had a really rough day and I’m feeling kind of low.”
He nodded and set the ice pack into my hooves. Soarin pressed a soft kiss to my nose and replied, “I’ll go pick it up and come back once I’m done showering.”
“You really know how to treat a filly,” I said.
Soarin just winked and went off to get cleaned up.
♦♦♦
“Wow, partner, she got you good!” Sandy said as she stared at my eye.
“Well, she was bigger than me and a palace guard. So, you know, there is that. Evidently punching unicorns comes natural to her.”
Sandy snorted as she tried to keep from laughing and held a hoof up. “I’m sorry. I’m not laughing at your pain.”
I shook my head. “No, no, go ahead. I’m the stupid pony that jumped into the shower with a random mare.”
She hugged me and softly patted my back. “I always told you to keep your guard up.”
“Uh huh. Get it all out. Anything else?”
Sandy paused and settled back into her wheelchair a moment. “I guess she didn’t take a shining to you?”
My eyes rolled. “You really stretched for that one.”
“I do what I do. So are we going to go fly kites or what?”
“Actually, I needed your help with something. An acquaintance of mine has been looking kind of rough lately and now he’s sick. He likes these little toy airships but I haven’t found them in any of the toy stores. Have you ever heard of anything like that?”
The mare’s head tilted. “Toy stores are full of toy airships. You couldn’t find any?”
“Not like his. His are really high quality looking. He says they’re for wargames.”
“Oh! One of the ponies I work with at the market talks about stuff like that all the time. There is a store he plays at, Crystal... something. Why don’t we see if they have anything?”
“It sounds like an adventure! Off to Crystal Something!”
♦♦♦
The day was dragging on slowly. I was excited to get to quitting time so I could go to Silent Knight’s place with the little wrapped package that was sitting on my desk. Normally I’d have gone first thing but sneaking off during work hours was out of the question. There were simply too many ponies to process.
“Would you hurry up!” I said to Mr. Clockerson.
I swear the minute pointer went backwards.
“Don’t you start with me!”
“Tick, tiiick, tiiiiiiiiick.”
“So help me, I’ll get up there and take your new monocle back!”
“Tick, tock! Tick, tock!”
I nodded. “And don’t you forget it.”
He finally moved his pointers in the right direction and I hopped out of my chair. My magic encircled the gift and I trotted proudly up to the main floor and out of the palace.
Sandy and I had used our whole day together looking for the right place. It hadn’t been easy either. Evidently most ponies were as perplexed as we were as to the difference between a toy store and a game store.
That store, once we’d eventually found it, was called the Crystal Delicacy. That was the easy part, however, as I’d been inundated by the proprietor with questions like “what faction,” “what size ship,” and other similar nonsense. I picked the one that looked the coolest to me.
I also learned that toy airships that are marketed as wargame pieces are a lot more expensive than I imagined they would be. That was alright though. I wanted to cheer the lieutenant up and maybe smooth out any awkwardness that may exist between us.
When I got to his quarters his door was open. A white and blue pegasus mare was coming out. She looked a lot like him but her mane was lighter.
“Is Lieutenant Knight home?”
The mare blinked and looked down. “He isn’t… He’s staying with a friend. Can I help you?”
“Oh… well we work together and I heard he was sick. I brought him a gift,” I replied.
“That is very sweet of you. I’m his sister Winterspear. He’d probably like a visit.”
“Nice to meet you! I’m Azurite. Is he coming home soon?”
She shook her head. “Not today, I thought he’d be better off separated from the other sick ponies. His friend is actually his fiancée. I can give you directions. I’d show you myself but I’ve got to go pick up my filly.”
His fiancée. Crystal Wishes. Yeah, I know where she lives. “Directions would be fine. You don’t look old enough to have a filly.” Woah, where did that come from?
Winterspear laughed and replied, “Thanks, but she isn’t mine mine. She’s… uh… well…” She looked at me a moment before shrugging. “She’s my marefriend’s little sister. We’re raising her.”
“That is nice of you! I don’t have any siblings.” Get to the point, Azurite. “I’m sorry. I’m not good at first impressions. If you point me in the right direction this awkward small talk could end.”
The mare laughed a bit more and went back inside for a moment. She returned with a scrap of paper. “Here is the address. Have a good evening.”
“You, too!” I chirped before heading over to Crystal Wishes’s place.
I knocked on the door. There was a brief wait before it opened. Velvet was standing there looking down at me.
“Hi Azurite!” Velvet said with a smile. “Omph!”
Crystal Wishes was suddenly by her side and had subtly elbowed her roommate.
“Oh, I mean, hi… uh… you,” Velvet corrected.
Further back in the condo I could see Silent Knight sitting on a pillow with a book in front of him. He eyed the mares curiously and then looked at me. Finally he shrugged, let it go, and said, “This is a surprise, Azurite.”
Crystal offered, “Won’t you come in? Azurite, was it?”
“It was. I didn’t mean to interrupt this… whatever this is,” I replied as I walked in.
Velvet gasped and pointed at my eye. “Did you get into a fight with Su— OW!”
Crystal Wishes looked innocently the other way, her hind hoof having stepped on Velvet’s.
“Crystal, I swear to Celestia I’ll—”
“You’re not interrupting. Come on Velvet, let’s go make a snack for our guest while she spends some time with Silent,” Crystal said before heading toward the kitchen.
As Crystal and Velvet made their way past me Velvet whispered, “Come tell me what happened later.”
My ears wiggled but I didn’t react otherwise. I just made my way to Silent Knight and landed the wrapped package in front of him. He didn’t look that different out of armor. Most ponies do. You take down the barrier and find out they’re just normal ponies.
Not him though. Even without the armor he was large and fit. The armor may have been off but his guard wasn’t. He looked every bit like the officer I knew… mostly.
He also looked… vulnerable? He had a few scars around his ribs. Even in his white coat I could see them. Big ones. His eyes were heavy, too, like he wasn’t fully there. Physically he looked fit but... He looked like a stallion in peak health but something was off. Maybe he needed a hug?
Silent Knight looked at the box in surprise. “What is this?”
Focus, Azurite. Stop staring. “Well, you’ve been a little frowny lately and now you’re sick. I know the feeling. The frowny part. Plus I never really thanked you for saving me that one time or for treating me with respect around the palace. So I got you a gift. It is allowed under the gift regulations.”
“Frowny?” he asked, his brow arching.
“Yes, sir, frowny.”
The stallion shrugged at that and replied, “Alright. Thank you. Should I open it now?”
Of course! I was giddy to see if I’d done well. Open it, open it, open it! Calm down Azurite, play this cool. “If you’d like sir. I’m curious to see if I guessed right.”
Silent Knight nodded and carefully pulled the wrapping paper off the box. When he saw the colorful front panel he said, “Oh!”
“Oh?” I asked nervously.
“This is one of the newest figures. You must have been shopping recently. It’s great!”
“So you like it?”
He nodded. “Absolutely. It is a very thoughtful gift. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome! I didn’t know what I was doing. I just guessed.”
“You did well. I think I’ll name it The Azurite and paint the sails blue, if you’re okay with that.”
I’d never had a ship named after me. Neither a big one or a small one. “I’d love that! Thank you.”
“Consider it done,” he replied.
“Sir?” I asked.
He was staring at the back of the box. “Hmm?”
“Are you going to be well soon?”
Silent Knight looked up. “I hope so. I’ve been getting stronger every day. With any luck another day or two under Crystal’s care and I’ll be ready for anything.”
“That is good!”
He smiled at me. “Of course surprise visits also lift my spirits, so I’m sure that will help, too.”
I settled in front of him and nodded. “That is good. I hope it works out for you.”
“Me too. Why do you feel frowny?” he asked suddenly, going back to the start of the conversation.
“Me? Oh… well. It seems stupid compared to you being sick.”
“Try me?”
I squirmed and looked towards the door. “Sunny won’t talk to me.”
“Oh. I’m really sorry to hear that,” he said and it seemed genuine.
“Yeah… that is how things go I guess.” My ears folded back. “Oh. Well… maybe I should get going.”
“You don’t have to. Are you still with your friend Soarin?” he asked quietly.
Why was he asking about Soarin! How did he know about Soarin? “What! Uh, yeah, kinda. I should go. I think I should go.”
“Alright, drop in my office sometime. I’ll show you the airship when it’s done.”
“Okay. I’ll do that. See you later, sir!” Quickly I stood up and hurried out the door. “Bye Velvet, see you tomorrow!” I called without thinking.
Stupid Azurite! Oh well, I’m sure Crystal would fix it.
♦♦♦
Velvet peered at my eye through a ridiculously sized magnifying glass. “Wow! You got clobbered.”
I glared at her which caused her to gasp and lean back. Not because I was scary but because of the giant magnification of my glaring eye. “Yes, she did.”
The mare scrunched her nose and asked, “Any word on the Soarin talk to Sunny front since your Azurite talk to Sunny battle is going so badly?”
My head shook. “No, he doesn’t seem to be getting the message. A cake and balloons are nice but I guess he isn’t feeling it yet.”
Velvet sighed. “Stallions should just know what we mean! Clearly she wants to talk to him.”
“Clearly!” I repeated.
Velvet’s head tilted. “Wait, are we buying into our own subterfuge? She’s not actually sending these things is she?”
“No, we are.”
“Oh, okay. Well… I was going to go pick up Red for a trip to the park. Would you like to come?”
“I would! I want to pick Soarin up from training later but I’ve still got at least two hours.”
“Good! When we get to the bakery I’ll tell Mom you fought off a giant eagle or something and got a black eye.”
I arched my brow. “Why would you do that?”
“Do you really want to explain to her that you jumped into a shower with a random mare thinking you’d surprise Sunny with some happy fun times?”
I felt myself flush all over and quickly shook my head.
“Giant eagle it is then!” Velvet chimed happily.
...
Go Azurite! Jump those mares! But next time wear your helmet okay?
IF Azu ever gets an officemate and they see Clockerton they are going to say. "What the BUCK!?"
And man Pink Pony is big.
Oh god, Azurite is adorable.
Gotta watch out for those giant eagles, though.
The most important part of the chapter because less is more and this is sure to be something in the future.
Hey, this should be a nice story to rea-
*see's Sex tag*
I think that it would be sweet of Silent to stage an intervention with Sunny and Azurite. But there are three main questions to address. Would Crystal approve? Would Princess Luna approve? Would Princess Celestia approve?
6526702 Because the sex tag has any bearing of a story's quality. If you're that finicky over the fact that horses do indeed reproduce sexually, might I advise that you turn on the filter? Then you can go back to pretending there's a magic fairy who plants seeds in the ground to grow foals, and prospective parents go to the magic garden to pick them out.
6526715
Damn, looks like SOMEBODY'S a comedy hater!
6526718 That would imply that anything about your post was comedic.
6526726
If you don't see that as a FORM of comedy (given that most of my jokes are terrible), then I'm assuming that you don't have a sense of humor.
6526715
Not that I disagree with the sentiment, but the filter only toggles Mature on or off. Sex and Gore can both live happily on Teen stories and be displayed still.
6526734 What's really funny is that now you're going into "if you don't see the humor in what I did, you don't have a sense of it" defense. I don't deny that somewhere, probably located in the cesspools of YouTube commentary, there is someone who finds a comment like that funny.
But, perhaps I'm biased. I'll go find someone who does like JonTron and ask his opinion. Let's see here...
6526734 I don't find videos of guys getting hit in the crotch funny or as a form of humor, myself... Does that mean I'm comedy-intolerant as well D:
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6526736 Actually, you can toggle Sex off. I went and checked before I commented. (Because I'd just hate to stealth edit ;) )
6526643
Or Azurite is small :)
6526748
6526643
Can't it be both?
6526734 Straight from a fan of JonTron:
Back to comedy school with you!
6526745
If you mean for searches, sure you can toggle anything you want on or off. I can't find anything other than the generic 'View Mature' toggle though for general site/Featured Box viewing which does still display this and other Sex tagged stories. Is there some other setting deep in an option menu or is running NoScript etc blocking me from seeing this?
6526757
I want my own Azu
6526702 Protip: Reaction-Comedy requires timing and execution.
You lack both.
6526750
Forget the size--Pink Pony is CUTE! Almost as cute as Azurite!
6526844
I disagree with you sir, Pink Pony is best/cutest pony
Does, um...
Yeah. So, anyone else notice how Pink Pony is basically a Crono Doll?
A 10% increase in the size of the Canterlot city guard. That bodes...something. At the very least it doesn't seem like an offhand event that won't matter to the overall plot of the series.
Whoops, not the best of plans. Well, at least it was funny to read.
Huh. That's an interesting statement.
Hey, it's a start.
Mr. Clockerson has a monocle? Now I'm wondering if he has any other outfits.
Azurite has no internal filter. It's part of what makes her so fun.
You know, I don't remember all this Velvet abuse from Silent's perspective of this scene.
I love this idea, it's even properly tiny.
Heh. Though I do somewhat wonder about whether the magnifying glass really is all that large, or if this is just another Azurite size issue.
Oh, I understand about the balloons now, didn't realize the real source. Darn.
Similar question, real fake giant eagle, or just fake normal sized eagle compared to Azurite.
6526715 Wait, what? What do you mean foals aren't grown from magic fairy seeds?!?
6526968 Well, at least we know she can be brought back if the unthinkable happens.
6526844 Haha! whatever, Azurite has the cuter personality.
Sadly, when I first saw the picture I thought "aww! I want one !" then immediately retracted that, my wife would get jealous...
BEST. LINE. EVER! so funny and quirky, I wish I could think of funny lines like to say on a daily basis.
I really, really, really want Silent and Azurite to form a legitimate friendship outside of work, I think her personality would help his "frownyness" even if he's dealing with serious personal issues.
Ponk Pony is a hell of a plush. Me want glomp. Me want now!
Also, now I too want to play Airship Armada.
Ooooo...! Idea!
6527442 She is the alpha and omega of plush! Also, if you want to play Airship Armada it is basically "Star Wars Armada" made by Fantasy Flight Games.
6527418 Well thank you =D I'm glad you like the plush and the line. My favorite was the one about the guard being good at punching unicorns ^_^
6527035
Mr. Clockerson has a monocle, a collar, a tie, and a top hat most days. He also has seasonal outfits.
A fair question. I'm betting fake normal compared to Azurite.
6526968 Enlighten us with your conspiracy! ;D
6526844 Key word is ALMOST. ALMOST.
6526800 ME too!
6526714 Princesses meddling in the personal live of ponies? Never? Never!
6527522 well, "never" directly, but indirectly a whole different matter.
6527522
I — really? You haven't played Chrono Trigger? You lived through the 90s, in what I assume is the United States, or Great Britain, or any western country, and never played Chrono Trigger?
...
Ok. So in the course of the story, the main protagonist, Crono, can fall victim to an unfortunate circumstance. Luckily, a doll that looks exactly like him — the Crono Doll — can be won at a festival. By traveling through time using a Chrono Trigger, the dol can be put in Crono's place, thereby avoiding the circumstance entirely.
So, yes, Pink Pony looks like a Crono Doll and SOMEBODY GET HIM A SUPER NINTENDO!
WTF to that...
Oh and I wouldn't be surprised if Soarin calls Azurite out on any of her other attempts. "This has you written all over it, Azurite."
6527650 I have played a bit of it but to be honest I never finished. I played a TON of Final Fantasy back then. That was always my RPG of choice ;D
That makes sense though!
6527962
Your admission upsets me, but we an still be friends. Unless by "Final Fantasy," you mean Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. Because if that's what you mean...
Well, we can still be friends anyway. I can accept that no one is perfect, and I'd never leave Anzelville hanging! It'll be just like I have a SNES and you have a Genesis.
Only you're the more popular author, and you have the girl, so it'll be more like you have a NES and I have a Master System.
6528002 Well, it is what it is ;) Money was pretty tight as a kid and I didn't really have a lot of SNES games. I did have an NES and played a ton of FF1. I then also played FF4 and FF6 (though I never owned either). I also played Mystic Quest haha. It wasn't great for sure but I did play it. I've pretty much played almost anything with the name Final Fantasy.
6528002
Final Fantasy Advance is the best Final Fantasy! (mainly for its sequel)
... Was the mare anyone special?
Azurite, you are one crazy adorable mare. I have to say that Soarin is quite the stallion because he handles Azurite's quirks so well. He is definitely a keeper. Azurite better be careful with her attempts to get Sunny and Soarin together because she may end up causing far more harm than intended.
I see that Azurite caught SK's hoof in mouth disease (or was Azurite doing this kind of stuff before SK in Secrets and he caught it from her? Dang, I can't remember). Winterspear took things in stride though.
Pink pony creeps me out now that I see an artist interpretation.
Now I have the feeling she's going to be possessed by Sombra.
And start talking back.
6526750 I know Azu is small but i didn't expect Pink Pony to match her.
Azurite going after Sunny like that?
Oh yeah!
It not being Sunny?
Poor Azurite.... and there is a major difference between a toy store and game store! I wish more people understood it, though! Oh well. Silent still got his new Airship Armada Warship, the HMS Azurite, so at least that worked out. Mwahahaha. Can't wait to see what happens next.... Poor Azurite, hopefully things start going better for you, or before you know it, you'll be having conversations with your clock and plusy while other ponies are present!
That picture of Azurite and Pink Pony is adorable. And hilarious, as it clearly indicates Azurite is herself just barely plushy size.
Hm, I'm not liking this nearly as much as the main stories, although it is definitely still good. I really like Azurite, but I feel like she is not doing as well as the focus character here. I think the root of the problem is that her stories are almost completely about her love life rather than variety of the other story so I think it might help to try to focus more on her shenanigans to lighten the mood a bit. Velvet is probably the best point of contact for that one and you could easily expand that to Crystal, although working with/around Silent might be an issue until they get him in the loop. Fortunately it is looking like he will be looking into the situation weather they like it or not so there is hope for more shenanigans and less drama in the future which will definitely be a nice change of pace here.
It might also be fun to get her in closer proximity to Runic and Miley because I feel like they would play off each other in hilarious ways, especially because Azu has come to the absurd conclusion that Miley is mean.
6527962
Chrono Trigger got rereleased on DS, and can usually be found in used game stores. You will not regret it.
Did she just walk in on Sunset?
6631462 We may never know ;D or... we might find out later!
ARG! Fine, I'll read the other stories. Sheesh.
Does Knight get R63'ed? If only I had more time to read faster and didn't have this compulsion to leave comments!
...
Nope, just his sister. SO much for weirdness.
6644914 Actually, he does get rule 63d.
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It's a noodle incident in Memoirs. Or possibly Secrets, I don't remember when it was introduced.