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#Post#: 1455--------------------------------------------------
A Nice Calm Drink
By: Curtis Date: February 21, 2014, 7:09 am
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With his towel left at home, and a small pouch of bits secured
around his shoulders, Curtis waited patiently by the entrance to
the Guiding Light, despite the occasional drop of sweat that
rolled off of his grey body.
The trip from the pool to his home on the edge of town had been
a long one, but by running for all he was worth, Curtis had been
able to make it there and back with time to spare, so for now he
simply rested in the shade by the side of the inn, his eyes
fixed on the gigantic glass lantern that hung over the entrance,
a small smile on his face as he watched it swing a little in the
cooling breeze.
#Post#: 1477--------------------------------------------------
Re: A Nice Calm Drink
By: Dais Clash Date: February 21, 2014, 7:25 pm
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Dais strolled up to the inn, almost absentmindedly bumping into
it as he was reading his copy of "Being Fashionably Late for
Socially Inept Ponies". As soon as his book touched the Guiding
Light's walls, however, he swiftly magicked it away, looking
around nervously in the hope that nopony saw him reading that.
On his initial nervous lookaround, Dais completely missed Curtis
standing in the shadows nearby. He breathed a heavy sigh of
relief to himself as he eyed the massive lantern and watched a
few moths flutter around it. Regaining his confidence a little,
he kicked one of his hind legs, causing his saddle bag to rattle
with all the money inside. Satisfied that it hadn't been stolen
along the way, he made for the door.
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Re: A Nice Calm Drink
By: Curtis Date: February 21, 2014, 11:16 pm
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Seeing Dais' arrival, and near collision with the tavern's wall,
Curtis chuckled a little, slipping out of the shadow of the
building to move to the blue stallion's side.
"Glad to see you could find your way here." The grey donkey
commented, as he moved into the tavern, matching Dais' speed so
they were side by side as they entered, the Donkey's smile
widening a little as he took in the sights of the Guiding
Light's interior.
#Post#: 1504--------------------------------------------------
Re: A Nice Calm Drink
By: Dais Clash Date: February 23, 2014, 8:20 am
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Dais stood back a little as the door swung open. Taverns were
among the many places Dais didn't visit often, and so he was
mildly curious as to what this one might contain.
Feeling the warmth of the tavern on his coat against the cool
evening air cut short his hesitation, however. Dais practically
leapt inside with a slightly larger jump than he intended and
almost slipped on the ground, adjusting his hooves awkwardly to
maintain his balance. After a moment he stood up straight and
swiveled his head around to get a better look of the place,
first left, then right.
"Well, it's no Manehatten tavern" he said "But it's definitely
charming. And warm. I suppose that's the most important thing."
There were definitely spare tables still around, but the tavern
wasn't totally empty either. Dais gave the mayor a friendly wave
and strolled over towards the counter. "Come here often,
Curtis?" he called over the light chatter of the crowd.
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Re: A Nice Calm Drink
By: Lamplight Date: February 27, 2014, 9:40 am
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Lamplight looks up as the door opens, momentarily pausing in her
cleaning of a mug to eye the new arrivals. Curtis she was
already familiar with, the donkey being a regular customer. The
other she doesn't recognize, though he seems to have arrived
with Curtis. Giving a friendly smile and nod to the pair as they
approach the bar, the orange mare resumes her cleaning, though
only for a few seconds as she gives the mug a look over and sets
it aside. "Hello." She greets, looking between them. "What can I
get you today?"
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Re: A Nice Calm Drink
By: Dais Clash Date: February 27, 2014, 5:43 pm
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"Hmmm..." thought Dais, hoof to his chin "Something warm would
be nice... don't suppose you serve Mareish Coffee here? Or what
would you recommend?"
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Re: A Nice Calm Drink
By: Curtis Date: March 1, 2014, 7:01 am
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Following in silently behind Dais, Curtis took in the sights of
the cozy tavern with a small smile, his green eyes flickering
over the comfortable, and comfortingly familiar furnishings,
before they found their way to the bar, and a moment later, the
mare who stood behind it.
As he had done many times before, Curtis tore his eyes away as
subtly as possible, before they could linger too long, instead
focusing on the smooth, clean wooden surface of the bartop, as
he moved towards it in Dais' wake, quickly and quietly taking a
seat at the bar, beside his new friend.
Looking up again as Lamplight asked for their orders, Curtis
replied automatically, his tone calm and positive, as it always
was within the walls of the warm tavern.
"I'll have a cider please, Miss Lamplight.." The donkey started,
giving his customary response to the orange mare, before he
paused, and then decided to make an attempt at proper
introductions, his voice just a touch more uncertain than it
ordinarily was.
"Well, this is Dais Clash, he's Mayor Mare's assistant. He just
arrived in town a little while ago. Dais, this is L-lamplight,
she runs the Guiding Light, the best tavern and inn in
Ponyville." Curtis explained, gesturing in an introductory
manner between the two ponies, a calm smile on his face, which
wavered just a little at the momentary stutter in his ordinarily
calm demeanour, as he attempted to introduce the mare with the
burnt orange mane and eyes.
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Re: A Nice Calm Drink
By: Lamplight Date: March 2, 2014, 10:56 am
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Lamplight nods at Dais. "I can do that." She says to Dais,
already turning to begin pouring Curtis' regular order. Her eyes
flick to the donkey for a moment at his slight slip up with her
name, wondering what caused it. She dismisses it after a moment
though, figuring it was just a slip of the tongue. Pausing for a
moment to give Curtis a friendly smile and nod as she levitates
the now full mug over to him, she turns and begins to prepare
Dais' drink. "Mayor's assistant huh?" She says, glancing up at
Dais for a moment. "She could use it, she's been handling things
on her own for a while now." Lamplight turns back to the counter
with Dais' drink, setting it down before him. "So where are you
from Mr. Dais? And is there any reason you decided to come here
to Ponyville?"
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Re: A Nice Calm Drink
By: Dais Clash Date: March 2, 2014, 5:01 pm
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Dais had become preoccupied with the bar stool, trying to find
the most comfortable way to sit on it while simultaneously
attempting to guess its construction. He was rather surprised
when Lamplight spoke to him, as if he had somehow forgotten that
he was in the bar.
"Oh, errr... great!" he said when Lamplight acknowledged that
she served alcoholic coffees, rubbing his hooves together in
anticipation of the warm drink "Thanks. Anyway, I'm from
Manehatten originally, born and bred. Worked in the library
there, but it wasn't exactly my favorite city, and besides, I'm
the sort of pony that always likes to try new things until I'm
good at them, and before long I'd read a decent book from every
single section of the library. So yeah, no sooner had I heard
there was a job opening here than I packed my wagon and trotted
off."
#Post#: 1654--------------------------------------------------
Re: A Nice Calm Drink
By: Curtis Date: March 5, 2014, 7:20 pm
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Settled in his normal spot to one side of the front of the bar,
Curtis took his drink in both hooves, returning Lamplight's
friendly smile with a small smile of his own, and attempting to
cover up the tiniest hint of a blush that this caused him, by
raising the mug to his face and taking a gentle sip, sighing
slightly at the familiar taste of his normal cider.
Placing the mug down before him, never one for drinking quickly,
Curtis leaned forward interestedly, listening intently to Dais
and Lamplight's conversation, although he didn't yet contribute,
too busy pushing his mug around on the bartop with a hoof in
between sips, and glancing up occasionally at the burnt-orange
maned mare.
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