family reunion day 1;

[estival]

[It's a beautiful morning, shaping up to be a hot and humid day, as so many summer days at the Blind Buffalo Resort are. The piles and piles of people arriving in their cars to check in at the modest front office make it a noisy morning too, full of chatter and greetings from those who have long been apart. There isn't enough room in the office for everyone, so there's spillover of the crowd to outside, and a noise crowd jammed inside the room.

Where are you?]

Check-in Office;
Cabins;
   Marian Cabin
   Flynn-Bradley Cabin
   Freelancer Cabin
   Touchdown Cabin
   House Cabin
   Panem Cabin
   Wyndam-Price Cabin
   Aperture Cabin
   Cocktease-Samson Cabin
   Watson Cabin
   Sage Cabin
   Swan Cabin
   Stark Cabin
   Halliwell Cabin
   Borgia Cabin
   ... and more!
Lakeshore;
Stables;
   
For your reference:

Plotting post;
Family relations chart;

Comments

STABLES

[checklist]

[ Not everypony is lucky enough to join the family. And for the ones who are very unlucky, they don't get to go on a cruise, either.

Welcome to the stables. They're pretty much what you'd expect from stables. Lots of hay, lots of dirt, and wooden fences and gates keeping the horses and ponies from running free.

Ponies will wake up to find themselves already locked in. But, of course, the visiters are welcome to stop on by and say hi to the horses, or take them out for a ride or what have you. Don't be too surprised if they say no, though... ]

[doublethefun]

[magic or not, she's grouchily reaching over the stall and letting herself out. And then starts opening the doors to all the stalls.

Oh hay, it's you.]

Twilight Sparkle?

[checklist]

Princess Luna! [ Sorry, fear and worry lead to her forgetting to drop the "Princess." ]

Oh, thank goodness. I was worried I was stuck here alone. [ Also, she's not tall enough to reach the latch to get herself out. /sob ]

[doublethefun]

[...awww. She noses the latch open and steps back as the door swings open.]

I did not see any other ponies, save for the horses. [who are milling about in the hallway right now. A few seem to be heading outside.]

[checklist]

Oh, no. Where are Spike and Fluttershy, then?

[doublethefun]

[and she continues opening all the stall doors]

I have nary a clue. Shall we go and find them?

1/2

[checklist]

..All right. Let's do this!

[checklist]

Although..... Luna, is your magic working? Because I don't... I don't think mine is.

[doublethefun]

Nay, it is not. Otherwise, this task would be much less tedious. [hmm. Maybe she should teach them how to open their own gates.]

[checklist]

Oh. Yes. I should have- Sorry.

[ That might be a good idea.

Twilight just kind of trails behind Luna, feeling useless. ]

[doublethefun]

[sigh] 'Tis hardly thy fault. We are both disorientated from this rather sudden change. [to put it lightly.

Done with her self-appointed task, she finally steps outside and sees that this is most definitely not the castle grounds.]

[checklist]

[ Twilight, naturally, follows. ]

What in.... Where are we?

[doublethefun]

[are those cabins off in the distance?]

Another camp of some sort, I assume? [again??]

[3_butterflies]

[Things are going to get really, really weird. First off, there's a Human Fluttershy to visit you. Second...]

Oh, look at all the beautiful ponies...

[checklist]

[ Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand purple unicorn pony. Standing in the middle of the stables. Staring wide-eyed. ]

Fluttershy? You're human? [ ....What a weird thing to say, Fluttershy. ]

[doublethefun]

[and there's a blue one right behind Twilight.]

Nonetheless, we are glad to see thee, dear Fluttershy. [sheesh, Twilight. Being human isn't exactly a crime, per se.]

[3_butterflies]

Oh, wow! The ponies in this country are so amazing!

[She looks around, and then tries to grab some hay.]

Here you go...

[checklist]

[ Dear Celestia... w...a...t...

She kind of stares at Fluttershy for a moment, then back to Luna. ]

Umm... [ TELL HER WHAT TO DO, LUNA...

Then she turns back to Fluttershy. ] Are... [ ...you okay? non... ]

....What's going on?

[doublethefun]

[staring right back]

Fluttershy, we are perfectly capable of feeding ourselves.

[3_butterflies]

[Strange, it's like she can't hear you.]

Who're good girls? You are, yes you are!

[She leans in, trying to give Twilight a pet between the ears.]

[checklist]

[ Normally, Twilight would have no objection to some friendly contact with one of her best friends. But this whole situation is too weird, too strange. Instead, she backs away from that attempted pat, looking a little alarmed. ] Fluttershy!? What's gotten into you?

[doublethefun]

[oh man, looks like Flutters has gone completely human. Including that instinct to pet everything in sight. And the inability to speak to horses.

Uh oh.]

It seemeth as though she canst not hear us.

[3_butterflies]

[Aw, no pets for the pony? She pulls her hand back.]

Oh, I'm sorry... It's probably too much for the first time. but i'm sure we'll get along soon. Maybe with you, I can tell you the big secret... Oh, it's been worrying me for so long...

[checklist]

[ Fluttershy's words get Twilight to respond almost immediately. ] What? No! We do get along just fine! It...


...Right. You can't... understand me. [ Sigh.

She takes a seat on the ground, though, waiting to see what Fluttershy's problem is. Even if she's a human, Twilight can still be a good friend by listening to her problems, right? ]

[asaraindrop]

[ Prim, being the animal lover that she is, was excited when she heard that there was stables. She doesn't know how to ride (not yet, she's too little... and a bit afraid), but that doesn't mean that she doesn't want to come and look at the horses, and say hello. Maybe feed them if there's anything there

So have one little blonde head peaking over a fence. Hi ]