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[learns]

[ When midnight hits, the change is obvious. People, ponies, no matter who, no matter where, are now somewhere different.

The change, for Twilight Sparkle, is even more obvious.

It's a dark highway, and anybody in the same area would no doubt notice the human girl, a young adult by approximate age, with what might be familiar purple-streaked hair. They'd also probably notice the befuddled expression on her face. Aaaand the fact she's not wearing a stitch of clothing.

Her journal lies open next to her to catch her every word, as is usual for this place, just in case there are people not close by enough to catch sight themselves. ]

What-

What's going on? [ She's down on her hands and knees, and she picks up a hand to stare at it for a moment. ] My... hooves?

I'm.....? I'm a human?

[ The pavement on her hands kind of hurts - hands were not meant for walking, Twilight remembers. She tries to stand up on her feet, but she can't seem to work out the proper way to move from her current position onto her feet. Each attempt ends up with her back on the ground. ]

Ow, ow ow ow...

This isn't working. How in Celestia do you people walk!?

[ Please be helping out a pony. Turned human. Teach her how to walk, or at least stand!

Oh, and tell her to put some clothes on.

Also, feel free to do a general "WTF where are we what's goin' on" since nobody else has done a post for that yet. ]

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[ensemble_dark_horse]

[and sitting off to the side is a similarly naked young woman, staring at her hands and trying not to freak out too badly.]

I am certain that Celestia doth not know. [there. A relatively mundane response. Focus on breathing. Yes.]

[learns]

Is that-?

[ Twilight looks over. She's recently fallen onto her butt, so this makes it a bit easier to look around fully. THAT HAIR.... So... She's a human, too. ]

Princess? ....Luna? You're human, too.

[ensemble_dark_horse]

Thy astute observation hath enlightened me, Twilight Sparkle. Forsooth, I did not notice afore thou mentioned it.

[sorry Twi. Sarcasm's just easier.]

[learns]

I'm just... [ Sigh. ] Okay, I guess that was pretty obvious.

[ Aaand she's going to struggle to get up again. And probably fail. ]

[ensemble_dark_horse]

[she closes her eyes and rubs her face with a forearm and yup. Still here. Wingless, hornless, and funny looking.

She sighs too.] I apologize; 'twas decidedly unhelpful.

[she winces as Twi fails]

[payback]

Pretty easily, after you're done learning.

[Sounds like something fun is going on here.]

[learns]

I'm not going to have much luck with that if I can't even stand up. [ Grumble, grumble. ]

[payback]

Babies start out the same way, but they get it down eventually.

What are you usually?

[learns]

Yes, but babies don't need to be able to walk right away. I kind of need to learn more... immediately. Or crawl everywhere, I guess.

...I'm usually a pony, by the way.

[ruined_jaw]

[Jono happens to be in thee same area, looking rather different than usual, in that he's got a chin and a nary a trace of fire near his person. He notices the naked girl with the odd-looking hair, and her vernacular seems familiar to him.]

Twilight? That you, luv?

[He offers her a hand to steady herself, and his leather jacket with which to cover herself.]

[learns]

Yes... Yes, that's me. [ She takes the offered hand, but kind of looks at the jacket funny. She doesn't get it. ] Oh, no, I don't need a coat. It's not cold out. I'll be fine if I can just stand up.

[ruined_jaw]

[He gives her a sideways look. He knows she's usually a pony, but still...]

You're also naked, which most humans frown upon, at least in public.

[He holds it out to her again.]

It's Jono. We've spoken over the journal, remember?

[learns]

Oh, right. Jono. I guess most humans I've seen wear something... It's a cultural thing? I wouldn't want to be culturally insensitive.... [ Even if she thinks she has more important things to worry about. So she takes the coat and tries to put it on. ]

This material is very odd. What is it?

[3_butterflies]

[It might be weird to see Fluttershy as a human nearby.

It might be even weirder to notice that she's standing all by herself, looking pretty A-O-K about this. It helps that this isn't the first time the castle has messed with her body.]

Um... Twilight...?

[learns]

[ From Twilight's current position, face planted into the concrete, she can't even see Fluttershy to be jealous of her walking skills. ]

Yes. It's me. Hi Fluttershy. [ The speech might come out sounding a bit odd, but that's what happens when somepony tries talking with their face to the ground. ]

[3_butterflies]

...

[l-lightly pokes with her foot. She's trying to help, honest.]

Um... if you try and turn over, I think I can help you up.

[learns]

[ Twilight manages to push herself up onto her knees, at least.

Then she looks over and sees... ]

How in Celestia's name are you doing that? [ Standing, that is.

Also, feel free to mention that Twilight should really get some clothes. Or not. You have all the experience in this, Fluttershy. ]

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[huffythedragon]

Twlight?!!! Where are you? Where is everypony?!!!!

[Yep, bypassing the human thing right now because he's alone in a creepy forest and he can HEAR THINGS]

for EV er

[learns]

Spike? Is that you?

I'm on a road. Somewhere. I don't know where.

Look around. Can you see it?

[huffythedragon]

I don't see any roads. Only trees and bushes and forest stuff.

[learns]

[ Well, Twilight can at least look around enough to recognize that she does not see those. She says as much. ]

I can't even see any trees. Just fields.

Well, except for one tree, and that's a ways away.

dictated

[gagaterasu]

[Oh dear--she's familiar with that.]

Hello dear, do you need help?

dictated

[learns]

Probably...

Yes. Yes I do.

dictated

[gagaterasu]

I'll find you in a second! [Because they all are there in that lonely road aren't they?


And a second turns into a couple of minutes--]

What do you look like? [Orz]

dictated

[learns]

Oh. I.... um.... [ What does she look like? ]

Like a human?