Scott had gotten used to the ponies, at least to the point where they didn't seem all that weird any more. He could mostly tell male from female, often before they even spoke, and he'd learned to abbreviate the list of specials to avoid anything meat-based, unless it was fish and pegasi, griffons, or hippogriffs were asking.
He knew that the unicorns would almost always use silverware, while the other ponies preferred not to, he knew that the plain ponies drank like champions, and that the bat-winged ones didn't like being near light if they could avoid it.
The new arrival, however, stumped him. Its face looked feminine, but it had a lion's mane and tail. Its horn was curved and had little branches off it, more like a deer antler. Its head and back were covered with what looked like some kind of scale armor, although it flexed as the pony moved.
He took a moment to gather his thoughts, then picked up a menu and walked over to its table. “Good evening, I'm Scott, and I'll be your server tonight.” He set the menu politely on the table. “Do you know what you want to drink tonight?”
The pony shook its head.
“Ah, well, we have a list of our drinks right here.” He handed her a card.
He thought he'd seen all the weird ways that ponies held things, but he hadn't anticipated its forehooves opening slightly, almost like crab pincers. If the pony had sliced off a corner of the drink list, that wouldn't have surprised him at all, but the list remained intact.
Even though he could have left it alone to decide, he didn't have very many tables, and wanted to be ready to answer questions. Most of the ponies had had questions their first time at the restaurant, and while he was no expert with the wines, he had a decent familiarity with the other drinks on the menu.
“Huh.” It was the first thing he'd heard the pony say, and it had a feminine lilt to it.
“Do you have a question?” He almost added 'ma'am,' but decided it was still safer to not.
She set the drinks list down before pointing with a hoof. “There's a drink here named after me!”
“Oh, really?” That was an interesting conversation starter, and people and ponies always seemed to tip better if they had conversations with their waiter, so long as the conversation steered clear of sports or politics.
“Yeah, Ginger Mojito, that's my name.”
He nodded. “That's a good drink—would you like me to bring you one while you decide on your dinner order?”
The bartender made bank that night...
Nice little addition!
Imagining what this pony looks like based on what the drink looks like...
I wonder how many drinks match ponies' name. It would make an interesting 'Ponies Drink Menu'.
FYI: Applejack is a drink. The main supplier is Laird & Company of Scobeyville, New Jersey.
Cool
Be funny if she was ironically allergic to ginger.
Wonder what they'd think of that WWII-era sub.
Isn't there a Kirin beer or saki?
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A LOT but you won’t find most of them by searching online cause MLP’s popularity broke the internet for most pony/drink names.
Ha! You made me laugh. Set me up and bowled me over with the switcheroo.
Yes, quite the peculiarity about human naming things after ponies. Or is it the other way around?
Now to see if there's a pony named Sexon Thebeach...
Ya gave me a hearty chuckle with that one.
It's actually easy to tell male and female ponies apart, if you know how to do it.
Due to anatomical differences you just have to look at a specific body part.
(The fact they basically never wear clother helps with that.)
If you are unsure about a pony's gender just give a quick glance at the eyelashes.
Yay kirin!
And then drunk kirin rage happens!
Oh no! Nirik!
Drink yourself, I guess?
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yay kirin
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You bet he did
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Thank you!
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Gingery and green, probably copper-colored eyes.
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There’s a whole field open there for people who need a name for an OC, to be honest.
And there’s at least a few canon ponies who have names that match some kind of alcoholic drink (Applejack and Kirin as a whole come to mind, I think there are others).
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That’s true, and it was traditionally freeze-distilled but you can’t legally do that any more beyond a certain ABV (since it also concentrates the methanol).
As another fun fact, as far as I’ve been able to find out in research, equines can process methanol with no ill effects, so if you find yourself in Equestria, don’t drink the hard liquor.
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You’d think if she was, she’d know to avoid things with ‘ginger’ in the name.
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I am unfamiliar . . . tell me more
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There sure is!
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I like to think it’s the first way, personally.
I bet she’s a lot of fun.
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Thank you!
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It's called USS Torsk, a WWII-era sub permanantly docked in the harbor not too far from the hotel. I toured it. It was cool.
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It’s okay, I know anger management.
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Closest I could find . . .
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yay kirin
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Oh yeah! I visited that one year, along with the tall ship and the USCG ship. I’ll be honest, in terms of roominess at least, I preferred the tall ship. Sub was way too cramped for my liking.
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Did you also visit the Ripley's Museum?
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Always possible she doesn’t know.
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It's hard to find SFW foodpones, by nature...
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I didn’t, but I went by it a bunch of times.
Thought about it, but I rarely had free time outside the con.
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That’s true, and that would be an unpleasant surprise.
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Yeah, it kinda is . . . .
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I love the kirin beer trope. It’s always funny.
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Makes sense, otherwise those carts and chariots wouldn't work like they do.
I have now.
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Yeah, that was my thought.
I’ve also got the idea that they can imbue the ‘lightness’ quality on things, such as Cherry’s pedal-powered helicopter, for example.
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Yeah, saw you mentioned in the comments of Shakespearicles' Karen's Beer is Free ...
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My friends know me well.
I’m kind of surprised with myself that I haven’t written a story that takes that tack yet. Oh well, maybe one of these days.
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Biscuit
"One Flaming Moe, coming up."
The bar reconstruction took six weeks, and included a sign out front that read 'No Flaming Drinks'
"Yeah! Up here at the top, Wine and Beer Menu."