>With a loud grunt, you set down your last box. >Your name is- >Well you know your own name. Why do you need to state it again? >Scanning your empty apartment, you hum in satisfaction to yourself, reveling in the sense of accomplishment of moving to a new place. Ponyville is nice, but with the emergence of Princess Twilight it quickly became too congested to stay there. >So here you are.Hollow Shades. Or "Bat-Town" to Outsiders. >You glance out the window and see the various Bat ponies strolling about. The sky has a sleepy orange glow, so things are about to pick up for its inhabitants. >"Knock Knock~" >You wheel around to another Bat Pony. Like those would come in short supply around here. >She adjusts her glasses, with a friendly smile. "Oh, it's you. Uh..." >You totally forgot her name. "Landlord-sama." >She giggles. >"I habe no idea what a "sama" is, but you got at least one part right!" >You rub the back of your head embarrassed. "I'm sorry. My memory hasn't been so good since being reborn here in Equestria." >"Right...That story of yours..." >Whenever you tell anyone you reincarnated here after living on Earth, they always look at you funny. It's a true story dammit! >She uses a wing to move a tuft of her mane from her face. >"In any case, while we're happy to have you in our little complex here, I'm afraid I goofed on my end, and lost your information..." "What? How?" >She blushes. >"It was Mango-related." "Ahh. Whatever that means." >She brandishes a clipboard with a new application, and quill pinned to it. >"I know you're probably tired from moving in, and want to rest, but could you please fill out a new application for me? Pretty please?" >You take the clipboard, "I guess I could." >You take the Quill and start scribbling down your info. >"Also, for your information, my name is Amber." (first one toget an even post decides the name. Odd decides the species.) ----- >Using your magic you finish filling out your info. You magic the Clipboard back to Amber, who takes it with a toothy smile. >"Ah right. Did I tell you, how much I like your name?" "Uh..thanks." >"And so pretty! It's funny! I thought you were a mare when I first saw it!" "My parents always wanted a daughter." >She tilts her head, with a small frown. >"You must've been picked on a lot, huh?" "Naaah. I kinda went an anime antagonist route with it. I watched a lot of Hunter X Hunter." >"Still don't know what you're talking about." >You waggle a hoof at her. "D-don't worry about it. It's just stuff from a past life, you might say." >She shrugs conceding to your point. >"In any case, thank you for your time, and I hope you enjoy your new home. Trash goes out every Tuesday!" >She smiles at you with happy closed-eyes, excusing herself from your home, >You wave a hoof at her as she leaves, looking at the palm...er..Do hooves have palms? "I'll never get used to not having fingers." >You decide you'll unpack later. For now, you need to absorb nutrients and possibly trans fats to possibly cover the widespread, dark empty void that resides under your solar plexus. >Or you need to get something to eat, if you want to put it in plebeian terms. >Locking up, and poofing the key away, you exit the complex. >Many of your neighbors are coming out of their own respective apartments, dressed as if they're heading to work. "They're like Vampires..." >You get a few odd looks, as they pass by. >Like they've never seen a fellow pony before! >Grrrrrggg~ >Your stomach cartoonishly rumbles. >Better find something to munch on. >"Whooooa." >Before you can step out the building, your vision is filled with another pony. >"I thought I was the only non-bat here! I saw the Movers cart, but I didn't think it'd be another Unicorn! >You take a step back, scanning the new pony. >It's a unicorn as mentioned, sporting a green apron, and a coffee swirled colored mane and tail. >Her Crystal Blue eyes stare into yours with eerie enthusiasm. "Oh...uhm...hi?" >"Hi!" >She stands there grinning, not saying anything for a moment. "I-if you'll excuse me-" >"So where did you come from? What brought you here?! I really like this town! It sucks that nothing really happens until the night time, but They're bat Ponies, so there's nothing you van do about that, right?" >She's going a mile a minute, like another hyperactive pony, you know from back home. "How about you start by telling me your name first? As much as I like random conversation, this isn't the Sims." >She looks confused. >"Sims?" "Right. Personal thing. Don't worry about it. Sooooo...I'm Roselle(male), and you are?" >"Yes! I'm Java Chip! Pleased to meet you!" >She grabs your hoof,shaking it repeatedly, practically lifting you off the ground. "Pl-Please! Let me go!" >"Oh! Sorry! I tend to get overly-excited when meeting new ponies and sometimes go off into random tangents or start talking about things that really don't relate to the current subject, by the way, what do you think of BatPonies? Why aren't there Earth Bats or Unicorn bats? I mean I see one on TV named Rosewood, but she only plays a unicorn bat on my favorite sitcom series, "All of our Mangos"-" "JAVA." >She snaps out of her breathless ranting after you shout her name. >"Sorry! I did it again..." >She magics a large cup to her lips and takes a long sip. >The strong aroma tells you it's coffee. >"Ahhhh! Delicious!" "You really like your Coffee, huh?" >"Pffft~ Yeah! I only work the hottest Coffee shop in town, alone!" >She magics a separate large cup to her lips in addition to the other one, and drinks deeply. >Maybe she would be more focused if she laid off the bean? "Wait. You run a coffee shop? Are there any food places near?" >She stops drinking from a third cup to address you. >"Well, DUH! I'm by the College!" "This town has a college?" >She throws a foreleg around your back, leading you out of the apartment forcefully. >"Yeah! Hollow Shades Community College! Perfect place to set up shop! Lotsa thirsty students burning the midnight oil!" "That's nice and all but why are you-" >"Don't mention it! We're both Unicorns so we have to look out for each other!" >She doesn't even know your name yet. >"I tell ya, you picked a very good place to move to. TONS of places with deals for the students around! Lotsa places to take advantage of!" "Thank you for telling me this but-" >"You have to be careful not to get lost. You're on the Fruit side of town, but if you happen to end up on the bug-eaters, or the Blood Drinkers, then it's a whole new story! Those guys are SUPER creepy! You'll just be walking, minding your own business and BAM! Some Pony has sunken into your neck, and started slurping on you like a slushie! "JAVA." >"We're here!" >You look up and see your standing outside a humble little Cafe called "BuckStar's" Totally not that other super famous Coffee enterprise back on Earth. >"This is my little shop of horrors as it were! Come on in! First cup is on me!" >She takes a sip from a fourth cup you didn't see her whip out. >Still keeping a firm hoof on you, she unlocks the door, and ushers you inside, flipping her sign from "Closed" to "Open". >She releases you, trotting to the back room. >You hear multiple clicks, and what sounds like loud bubbling. Java must be turning her machines on. >She comes back, this time standing behind the counter. >"It's on the pot right now, but it'll be done REEEEEAL soon!" >You notice she's sliding a "help wanted" sign towards her for you to see, but fails at trying to be subtle. >"Don't mind me. Just placing my HELP WANTED sign out. I am hiring after all! A unicorn preferably! That would be SUPER helpful, and I pay SUPER well!" "Is that so-" >She nods. >"YUP! A UNICORN would definitely get the job! Do you know any UNICORNS?