Title:           Warforged in Equestria : Chapter Nineteen - Good advice
Author:          PonyForge
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First Edit:      Friday 20th of April 2012 10:15:20 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Friday 20th of April 2012 10:15:20 PM CDT

> Son of a bi-
> Is all you have time for before slamming into the ground face first for the second time in under forty eight hours.
> Okay that would bruise if it could.
> Which one of the Gods is getting the biggest laugh out of this?
> Is this going to just keep happening until every one of them has taken a shot at you?
> For that matter, why in Kyber does this keep happening.
> It's not like you've never been teleported before.
> You also wonder if it really will happen every time you teleport.
> Then you wonder why your are still laying face down in the dirt.
> Up you get!
 
> Once more on your feet you take in the scene.
> You're outside of Sugercube corner again, this time there are several p0nies, both inside and around the building.
> However none of them are moving, and the area is totally silent.
> Save Twilight who looked concerned, every p0ny looks like they are scared.
> You wonder how Twilight didn't see that coming.
> Twilight breaks the silence.
> "Sorry about that, are you alright"
> You nod.
> "You sure, that was a pretty nasty fall?"
"Yesterdays fall was much worse."
 
> As soon as you speak half the p0nies take off like The Devourer has just descended on the town.
> The half that remain are all whispering amongst themselves.
> It doesn't bother you though, soon enough they won't care.
> That's how it went when people had a real reason to fear you, now they don't.
> You where an oddity here, not a reminder.
> Something strange and fearsome.
> You where okay with strange, after all, you are.
> Fearsome, thats an appearance you would like to change.
> Ah but how?
> You are confident the guardsmen were a step in the right direction.
> What else could you really do to influence the opinion directly?
> Wait and see for now.
> Time is always on your side anyway.
 
> You attempt you knock the dirt off but fail.
> Stone hands, great for holding things in a death grip.
> Fantastic for punching things.
> They could even channel magic well, provided you knew how too perform said feat..
> You don't, but you know that you could with a few years of training.
> Fine manipulation was difficult but possible.
> However it was only possible with tools or modifications to the hands for whatever purpose you needed.
> Cleaning, even wiping dirt away, is still a fine manipulation, and you have sweet nothing to assist you.
> Okay start forming a list of things you need to acquire.
> Start with a bag, work your way up from there.
 
> Meeting first, bag later.
> You gesture towards the door of Sugercube corner.
"Shall we?"
> She starts walking towards the door and you follow.
> The door is open and you can see a few p0nies indoors.
> You recognize Pinkie Pie, but none of the others.
> You wonder how long it will be before the place clears out.
> You'll need to find a way to make up for Pinkie Pie's lost business on your account.
> You doubt anyone would actually blame you, but it wouldn't sit right with you regardless.
> The bakery is far from packed, but there is a rather large crows inside.
> As soon as you enter what little conversation was occurring ceases instantly.
 
> Twilight walks up to the counter and begins speaking with a pink haired, blue earth p0ny.
> A blue earth p0ny who's eyes are locked on you.
> "Heya Miss Cake, is Pinkie around?"
> Shes so intent on staring at you that she misses the question entirely.
> "Miss Cake?"
> Still nothing.
> Twilight waves a hoof in front of her face.
> "Yoohoo, Misses Cake?"
> The blue p0ny, evidently Miss Cake, shakes her head and blinks a few times before speaking.
> "Oh I'm terribly sorry dear, your friend here just looks so... um... interesting."
> You chuckle at her attempt to be polite.
> Well at least she tried.
 
"Interesting is not among the usual terms I hear. Thank you."
> You chuckle as you remember having been called a 'walking piece of furniture with eyes' as well as many other less pleasant names.
> Twilight is look at you side ways with her head cocked.
> Her eyes slide back over to Miss Cake and she once again speaks.
> "Riiiiight, anyway. Is Pinkie Pie in today Miss Cake?
> She brightens up immediately.
> "Oh of course deary, shes just baking in the back right now."
> Twilight looks at you and then back to Miss Cake.
> "Is it alright if I go back and talk to her for a while?"
> You really want to ask why but then you remember, you're tracking dirt everywhere.
> You may be immune to disease, but p0nies probably aren't.
> Probably.
 
> Twilight takes her leave of you, heading into the kitchen to find Pinkie Pie.
> This leaves you with a blue earth p0ny, and several patrons.
> It strikes you as odd that they haven't fled.
> They are all staring at you however.
> You wonder if you should...
> You could...
> But do you really want to?
> Yes, yes you do.
> Without any warning you immediately burst into dance.
 
> Now they have a reason to stare.
> There is a Warforged standing in the middle of a bakery, dancing.
> Odd wouldn't describe this sight in your homeland.
> Here?
> The Gods chuckled when you slammed into the ground.
> Now they're laughing themselves to tears.
> So are most of the p0nies in the establishment.
> You really don't care.
> An old friend had told you 'People are always gonna stare at ya, might as well give em something worth watching.'
> So you dance like a dunce in the middle of the bakery.
 
> And you know what?
> It's fun.
> You're dancing like an idiot.
> Your movements are jerky and erratic.
> You could barely consider it dancing.
> There's no rhythm or beat, no rhyme or reason to what you're doing.
> Yet you step to one anyway.
> The laughing is quickly replaced by what sounds like stomping.
> You see them in a circle around you, most are smiling, some are laughing, all are stomping.
> It's either applauding or an insult.
> Doesn't matter to you though.
> You do however notice that both Pinkie Pie and Twilight have come back in to see what the spectacle is.
 
> So it's time to wrap this up.
> How though?
> Theres no music, you're just dancing around like a moron.
> Eh no choice, a simple ending is all you can manage for this.
> A simple spin and tap and you're out.
> A quick bow and a salute.
> A round of thunderous stomping and cheering.
> Well not thunderous, but for the maybe twenty p0nies watching it's pretty loud.
> The p0nies in the circle eventually dissipate now that the show is over.
> All save three that is.
> Miss Cake is still at the counter, Twilight and Pinkie are both laughing over what they just saw.
> After a few minutes they manage to calm themselves down.
 
> Sort of.
> Pinkie manages to say through fits of laughter.
> "An... Anon... You looked... Hilarious doing that! You oughta go dance in town square... I won't even need to introduce you to everyp0ny!
> You laugh as well.
> Funny, that stunt would have been frowned upon back home.
> Here, it seems that having a screw or two loose is a good way to make friends.
> That may have been more accurate than you would have liked, but oh well.
> Nothing you can do but ride it out.
> And you have a feeling...
 
> This is gonna be a pretty wild ride.