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       #Post#: 657--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Splitting the Rent
       By: Snowflake Date: January 18, 2014, 11:28 am
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       Later the next day, Snow was up and about, getting herself ready
       to go out for the night. She had a pretty good idea where the
       place they were going was, so all that was needed to be done was
       to get there in time to beat most of the lineups at the front
       door. She stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom with some
       containers of makeup that she usually reserved for this kind of
       thing. Nothing ridiculously heavy or obnoxiously out of place,
       just some eye shadow to accentuate her bright yellow eyes, and
       maybe give her mane one last brushing to give it that straight,
       clean shine. When she finished, she took a minute to look at
       herself in detail, trying to figure if there was any crucial
       detail that she missed in her image, since that would be
       everything tonight. Nope, she looked pretty damn ravishing. All
       that was left was the perfume. Looking up on the shelf, she
       pulled off a blue bottle and spritzed it on both sides of her
       neck once, and immediately, she could smell the fresh and subtle
       scent of a cool breeze in the alpine, after a fresh snowfall,
       with just the slightest hint of peppermint.
       Cleaning up after herself, she wandered into the living room,
       looking through a bag in the closet for supplies. The last she
       checked, this club was not having a rave tonight, so the
       glow-in-the-dark body paint and glowsticks could stay home this
       time aorund. Would have probably been for the best though, a
       rave may have been too much for Schwambart in one night, what
       with all the ponies doing... crazy things. From the bag she
       pulled a couple of bits, enough for some drinks. Schwambart
       cooked for them last night, the least she could do is at least
       buy today's drinks. Of course, she would be giving the money to
       him so it would look like -he- was paying for them; there was no
       need to sully one's image by making it seem like he was letting
       the mare pay for the stallion's drinks after all.
       When she counted out what she believed was enough cash, she
       wandered and called through the house, looking for the green
       pegasus, "Cappy! Ya 'bout ready t'go, love?" She saw that his
       bedroom door was open, and she remembered his little rule about
       when it was okay to enter, and door open was a good sign. She
       stood upright and walked up to him, eyeing him up once as she
       said, "Well well well! Lookin' sharp, guv'nah! Yer gonna be
       catchin' some eyes tonoigh' if ya could catch moine 'ere!" She
       winked at him once again with her little grin before commenting,
       "No' everyday Oi ge' such a respect'ble stallion takin' me ou'
       to a club, eh? Wot abou' me? Do Oi look awlroigh'?" As she said
       that, she flipped her hair a little before looking at him with
       half-lidded eyes, going for the most attractive look that she
       could for one pose that he could judge.
       #Post#: 661--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Splitting the Rent
       By: Schwambart Date: January 18, 2014, 7:24 pm
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       Schwambart is in his room getting ready when Snow comes in.  He
       isn't really pulling out all the stops or anything, but he is
       working just a little bit harder on his looks than usual.  Under
       his vest is worn a white button-down shirt, collar down over it.
       Who knows if it's proper wear for a nightclub, but if it isn't
       then oh well.  He'd spent the day after his return home first
       sleeping and then considering if he really wanted to go to this.
       His final decision was that he really didn't, but she had asked
       him and he didn't really like saying no.  He was more in control
       than last night, calmer, and seemingly more cheerful all around,
       and really at his best for anything he might choose to do.  And
       hey.  It could be good for a laugh, right?
       He blushes almost imperceptibly at the praise of his appearance,
       though he wholeheartedly agrees.  After he'd slimmed down after
       his chubby years, anypony who said anything about his appearance
       gave the impression that he cut a rather dashing figure,
       especially once he cut his glasses size down to the squares
       rather than the large ovals.  His thick mane, which would begin
       curling up something fierce when it grew out, is parted on the
       left and combed back from his face, framing it perfectly and
       held back with just the slightest bit of mousse.  His tail is
       too short to need any serious effort, which is why he had it
       done that way in the first place.  All he needed now was a
       smile, and he's wearing the kind that makes it clear that he's
       there to give you his.
       Or as much of that kind of smile as he can give with his teeth
       around one of his feathers.  She catches him right at the end of
       his preening, straightening out a feather here and there that
       just doesn't feel like staying in place right at that moment.
       He's looking into his mirror on his desk, the one he uses for
       self-portrait and expression practice.  "Ai gnow, raigh'?  Gucht
       be careful looking at me, I wouldn't want to cut your eyes." he
       replies while finishing up.  He shoots himself one more practice
       grin before turning to answer her.  As soon as he lays eyes on
       her, his wings shoot up and out with a soft *pomf* sound,
       luckily not spilling the stack of papers that they barely miss
       on his desk, his blush increasing to noticeable levels.  His
       recovery time is pretty well, he thinks, tucking his wings back
       into place while clearing his throat before giving her his
       practiced smile.  "Alright?  I'm not going to lie, you look
       pretty fantastic."  He suddenly feels rather insecure about this
       and goes back to his mirror.  Is his mane alright?  It's not out
       of place, but could it be better?
       #Post#: 662--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Splitting the Rent
       By: Snowflake Date: January 18, 2014, 8:15 pm
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       Snowflake giggled a little to herself as Schwambart complimented
       her, saying that she looked fantastic. She didn't exactly try to
       aim that high for tonight, but it was always nice to hear that
       not a lot of effort was required to be particularly eye
       catching. She must have been looking particularly attractive
       too, his cheeks flared up quite a bit when he laid eyes on her,
       even losing control of his wings for a second as they shot open.
       Perhaps it was that look she was giving him, but she loved the
       rather flattering attention ayway. After he said that and turned
       back to the mirror, she said in a silky tone, "Aww, yer jus'
       sayin' tha', love. Thank ya koindly anyways..." She wandered up
       behind him as he was busy looking in the mirror, wondering what
       else he could be fussing over. Must have been his mane, since
       that was what he seemed to be looking at in his mirror.
       "Need some 'elp there? Look ov'r 'ere, let's 'ave a gander..."
       she pushed the back of his chair around so that he was facing
       her, and so she could get a closer look at his mane. She was
       pretty close to him right now, but once again, it was nothing to
       Snow since she was looking over something entirely different,
       not even bothering to check to see if he was blushing this time
       around. From this distance, it would be easy to catch the scent
       of the perfume that she wore, that of fresh mountains and tundra
       winds. With her left hoof holding his chair in place so that he
       didn't accidentally spin it out of the way, she used her right
       hoof to push around a few stray bits of his mane, tidying it up
       a little, though she didn't have to do much as he already did a
       pretty good job, "Baaah, yer foine love," she said with a grin,
       backing up away from his chair and back to the door, "c'mon, we
       should ge' goin' whoile th' noigh' is still young."
       She walked up to the front door and waited for him, and when
       they were both ready to depart, she made sure that she had her
       keys with her before stepping out of the front door and shutting
       it behind them, twisting the key in the lock to secure the flat.
       The sun was already behind the horizon at this point, and night
       had officially fallen over Ponyville. This was the time when the
       nightlife in Ponyville would wake up and start to take over,
       especially on the weekends. There were young ponies staying up
       and going to the theatre, young couples and married ponies going
       out to fancy restaurants in their best attire, and rowdy ponies
       going to find the nearest party to crash. All of these ponies
       wandered the streets at this hour, and as she and Schwambart
       descended the stairs, she nudged his side with her elbow and
       brushed up next to him, whispering, "Oy, ya can pu' yer wing
       'round moi back if ya wan', Oi dun moind. I's a bi' of a walk
       anyway, an' i's a li'l nippy fer th' li'l tha' Oi'm wearin'
       awf'ta awll." As she said that, she turned down onto the street
       with him, making sure they were going the right way before
       continuing.
       #Post#: 664--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Splitting the Rent
       By: Schwambart Date: January 18, 2014, 9:37 pm
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       Schwambart does a remarkable job of not fidgeting while she
       fixes his mane, if he does say so himself, considering how close
       she is to him.  He focuses by closing his eyes and breathing
       deeply.  That doesn't precisely help, her perfumed scent coming
       in quite strong through his nostrils.  Smells like winter, like
       snow being shoved in his face but with the promise of hot
       chocolate later.  He shivers.  "Right.  Thanks."  It's quite a
       contrast to him, who simply wears unscented deodorant without
       any added smells.  With one more check on his mane, he stands
       from his chair and follows her out the door.
       As late as it is, it's still earlier than when Schwambart
       usually leaves the flat in the night time, specifically aiming
       to be out and about when next to nopony else is.  He enjoys the
       calm that falls over the sleeping town, and the stars...Oh, how
       he loves the stars out here.  Before moving here he'd almost
       forgotten just how different the sky looked when away from the
       larger cities.  It's almost enough to inspire a drawing just for
       them, but that's still an awful lot of space on a page to color
       the subdued blacks and greys, with perhaps some blue and purple
       in there, when the real effort would be the small points of
       light.  Maybe he'd start that, actually...
       He's jolted out of his reverie by Snow's nudge and whisper, and
       he fights down with a moderate degree of success the resurgent
       blush that springs to his face.  His first thought is
       immediately: No.  He couldn't even just put his hoof around her
       last night, what made him think that he would be able to bring
       his wing around her?  His wings were much more personal to him
       than his hooves, and he couldn't possibly dare to force
       something like that on somepony without...
       Well...she had just given him permission.  In fact, she was
       practically asking for it.  Besides, what's the harm?  If he
       decides he doesn't like it, he can retract his wing and offer
       her his vest, since he's wearing his shirt under it.  And if she
       objects, she'll probably make her thoughts on the subject quite
       clear.
       "O-okay."  As they turn down the street, a slight rustling is
       heard from his wing as he readies himself to extend it over her.
       And another rustling is heard as it resettles against him.
       Readies.  Resets.  Readies.  And then it resets against him once
       more, this time with a feel of finality.
       Aw, screw it.  His wing shoots out and curves over her back
       before trying to retract again, pulling her against him tighter.
       His blush brightens as he forces it to relax as he clears his
       throat, allowing her full control of their proximity as he just
       leaves it draped over her.  "H-how's this?"
       #Post#: 675--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Splitting the Rent
       By: Snowflake Date: January 19, 2014, 2:51 am
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       Snow was patient as she waited for him to put his wing over her
       back, walking slowly down the street to give him enough chances
       to try to figure out if he wanted to commit to a particular
       decision. She honestly didn't expect him to get far, seeing as
       it took him forty-five minutes of trying and reconsidering last
       night to even get a leg over her shoulders, which he never did
       end up doing in the long run. He would give himself an
       opportunity to follow through, and then tuck his wing back to
       his side a few times, before what looked like a final time, this
       one punctuated with a little feeling of finality, since there
       was no immediate effort to retry afterwards. Oh well. Snow
       sighed as she continued to walk beside him, wondering just what
       she was going to do with this shy mess of a stallion-- when she
       suddenly heard another rustle of feathers, and something light
       going over she back and side before pulling her even closer into
       his side.
       Letting out a little surprised "oh!" as she nearly stumbled into
       his side, she found her footing once more and walked beside him.
       He had finally forced himself to take a chance, and now that he
       has succeeded, Snow had a little bit more hope for him, and was
       now a little warmer thanks to it as she was up against his warm
       side that was normally covered in feathers, and shielded from
       the slight breeze with his wings. As her thoughts of how happy
       and surprised she was that Schwambart was able to get over this,
       she realized that she should probably follow this up with some
       sort of positive reinforcement, otherwise it would be a long
       time before he even wanted to do this again. Intentionally
       brushing against his side as a show of appreciation, she hummed
       quietly and said, "Mmm, tha's bett'r. Thank ya, love. Ya can
       hold me a li'l toigh'r if ya want, yer feathers're pre'y noice
       an' soft so Oi dun moind."
       She walked with him down the street like this for a good seven
       minutes, following one of the bigger roads in town until they
       came to their destination. The entire way, Snow did as little as
       possible to make him feel uncomfortable, and even though she
       enjoyed teasing him with her looks and his shyness, there was
       something nice about being held in a warm embrace like this. As
       they rounded the corner they could start to make out the steady
       beat of a bass as they neared one of the buildings. This
       particular building was still lit up, indicating that it was
       open if the long line of ponies out front didn't make it seem
       obvious. Out in front, a burly looking stallion in a suit
       holding a clipboard stood in front of the entrance, which was
       blocked with a velvet rope.
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       As they got closer, Snow nudged Schwam's side, nodding to the
       long line with a wicked grin as she said, "Now watch this 'ere,
       love. We gonna be skippin' tha'..." she then nodded to the burly
       bouncer, "... an' goin' roigh' through there. Follow moi lead
       now, an' keep tha' there wing ov'r me." She led the both of them
       up to the bouncer, who eyed the both of them suspiciously as he
       brought up his list, looking over it as he asked them, "You on
       the list?" Snow nodded with a little mischievous half-grin as
       she answered, "M'name's Snowflake, guv'nah. Name should be on
       tha' lis' there, an' moi friend 'ere is with me." The bouncer
       flipped a few pages on the clipboard before looking up again and
       saying, "Frostfall, eh? Alright, come on in." He then unclipped
       the velvet rope, and the Snowflake led the two of them into the
       heart of the beating music coming through the front doors.
       The front hallway led to an incredibly open room, a light fog
       from the fog machines covering the floor as colouts and other
       flashing lights strobed through the air, making the ponies that
       were out dancing on the floor look like dancing puppets that
       were being manipulated to dance to the beat of the DJ's music.
       Aside from the main dance floor, there was a area set off to the
       side with tables and chairs for small groups to sit and
       socialize, and a long bar being manned by at least three
       bartender ponies as they took drink orders from the dancers and
       waitresses. Snow led the two of them to a small table along the
       wall, seating herself opposite of Schwambart as she started to
       bob her head to the steady beat with a happy smile, shouting
       across the table loud enough for him to hear, "So wot d'ya
       think'a this place 'ere, Cappy? -This- is more moi koind'a
       music!"
       #Post#: 682--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Splitting the Rent
       By: Schwambart Date: January 19, 2014, 2:48 pm
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       Schwambart smiles broadly at the positive reinforcement of his
       gesture, blushing brighter.  He...he did it.  At her behest, of
       course, but he did it.  He's rewarded with her soft voice and
       brush against his side.  It's...he's never had a marefriend
       before.  Does he have one now?  The prospect doesn't bother him,
       really.  Part of the reason he never did was because it was
       never really that high of a priority for him.  Sure, his
       semi-crippling shyness around those he considered possible
       marefriends didn't help in the slightest, but now that he has a
       mare at his side he wonders if he didn't have his priorities all
       out of order beforehoof.  And she's inviting him to hold her
       closer..."Mm-h-hmm," he stammers out, swallowing nervously,
       heart pounding as his feathers rustle restlessly for a moment
       before his wing contracts slightly, pulling her tighter into his
       shared warmth.  He gradually relaxes as they walk and his blush
       recedes, though his pulse doesn't slow particularly.
       As they near the building, his spirits do a strange little
       bubbling, not sure whether to rise or fall.  The line outside
       makes it look to him like they're not going to get in for a
       while.  That could mean that they would get to spend a while
       outside, his wing around her while they wait to get in.  Pros vs
       cons, he'd get to keep her warm body against him for a while yet
       but it wouldn't be very soon that they got in and did...whatever
       it was ponies did in nightclubs.  Dance?  If you could call it
       dancing, according to what Snow said.  Whatever ponies do in
       there, she wants to get him in there for it, so not
       disappointing her would be a plus.
       Before he can say anything, she nudges him and disrupts his
       train of thought.  Skip the line?  Well that's...good, right?
       Right.  She seems to think so, so he'll assume it is.  He grins
       nervously at the bouncer, his wing tightening unconsciously
       against her under the larger stallion's scrutiny while he lets
       her do the talking.  Not that he'd been planning on making any
       trouble while he was here, but now he's definitely more set on
       being well-behaved.  He doesn't want to tangle with that guy.
       And then they're in.  "Nice," he whispers to her as they get in,
       and his senses are immediately flooded.
       He should have guessed from how strong he'd felt the pumping of
       the bass outside just how loud it would be inside, but strangely
       enough it still catches him by surprise, along with the light
       fluctuations that assaulted his eyes even as the music invades
       his ears.  Before too long he's completely disoriented, eyes
       darting everywhere to find somewhere comfortable to rest.  There
       would be no resistance from his ears, of course.  It would be
       futile.  Thankfully she leads him over to a seating area, and he
       gladly sits down across from her before his legs can give out
       completely with the stimuli of the building press crushingly
       against his consciousness.  As soon as they separate, he finds
       it pretty easy to forget his earlier musings about whether or
       not he has a marefriend and dismiss them with a flick of his
       thoughts.  Naw, she seems like the kind of pony who's...a
       hugger.  Yeah, a hugger.  That's all.  She's a hugger.
       "What?" he shouts back to her.  The noise.  It's everywhere.  He
       doesn't bob his head with the music, but his back right hoof
       begins tapping the ground with the beat, the overwhelming
       omnipresent beat.  "What do I think of this place?  It's loud.
       And disorienting.  And public.  I can hardly hear myself
       yelling!"
       #Post#: 705--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Splitting the Rent
       By: Snowflake Date: January 20, 2014, 11:57 pm
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       Snow continued to bob her head to the music as she sat across
       from Schwam, the warmth from the side that was close to his
       quickly dissipating into the large building and getting lost in
       the fog, lights, and dancing. What a shame, she was actually
       enjoying being that close for a while, and it seemed like
       Schwambart was enjoying himself too, if silence and a lack of
       protest told her that much, and the fact that he seemed to relax
       may have indicated that he was in fact getting over his issue of
       having his personal bubble breached by another pony,
       particularly a mare. Perhaps now he would be one step closer to
       letting other mare's get close to him, which would be crucial to
       her plans to set up Schwam with somepony who was particularly
       interested in him in this club. It was a crowded night, so
       surely she'd find somepony...
       Before she did that however, there was something else that
       needed to be done. Schwam needed to loosen up just a bit more,
       and Snow knew just the social lubrication for him, and it waited
       for them behind the counter of the bar. Any minute now, a
       waitress would walk up to the two of them and ask for their
       drinks, and in the meantime, Snow would make some passing
       conversation, at a much louder volume of course, thanks to the
       deafening blasts of the speakers, "Do ya dawnce much, love? Oi'm
       thinkin' aft'r a few drinks we 'it th'dawnce floor an' cu' a
       rug, ya know wo' Oi mean?" She winked at him just in time for
       the waitress to trot up to the both of them, notepad and pencil
       held up in a lime green aura as she said, "Hey you two~! Welcome
       to Level 2! Mind if I get you both started with some drinks? Our
       special today is the in house lager, as well as the local
       cider."
       Snow, without giving Schwam time to decide to pick something
       hopelessly fruity and non-alcoholic as she guessed he might try
       to, she decided to pick something for him, keeping in mind that
       it would probably have to taste somewhat decent, otherwise he
       would not want to keep drinking it, "Oi think moi friend 'ere
       wants 'imself a Dirty Cowpony, amoirite there Cappy?" She then
       tapped her hoof to her chin keeping a rather playful and
       thoughtful tone as she added, "As fo' me, Oi'd love a Sex on the
       Beach, or maybe an Erotica, whichev'r is ya fav'rite, sissa~."
       The waitress nodded with a smile as she jotted down her notes
       and said, "Alriiiiight~, one Dirty Cowpony and Erotica coming
       right up!" After the waitress turned and left, Snow looked at
       Schwam out of the corners of her eyes, winking once more before
       she asked, "So Cappy, any mares in 'ere catchin' yer eye?"
       #Post#: 708--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Splitting the Rent
       By: Schwambart Date: January 21, 2014, 2:01 am
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       On, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on.  The droning
       of the music, the incessant pounding of the bass.  On, and on,
       and on, and on.  Schwam thinks his hearing might be starting to
       go.  His ears certainly have started having minds of their own,
       twitching with the relentless beat.  He doesn't even really like
       it, but it worms its way into his consciousness and forces
       itself on him.  Like when somepony tells you that you're now
       breathing manually.  And keeps telling you.  Over and over and
       over.  And it goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on.
       He stops his ears dancing to hear Snow suggest that they go out
       on the dance floor and do it not with just their ears.  Go out
       there and...dance?  In public?  She's barking up the wrong tree
       if she thinks she'll get him anywhere near there with the
       "dancing" the ponies are doing over there, just flailing their
       limbs about randomly, with or without being on the beat.
       "Dance?  You're funny," he says with a grin, his blush reflex
       being somewhat stayed by A) the fact that he can in no way
       actually consider doing that and B) the dulling of his senses by
       the pulsing beat and flashing lights.  Sure, he knows a bit of
       ballroom dance, a bit of line dance, a bit of...choreographed
       dance, but he does not go out in front of complete strangers and
       make random bodily motions...or at least not this many and
       without somepony he *really* knew there.  Hex being there would
       do wonders for his apparent comfort, and they'd get into all
       sorts of shenanigans...
       Oh, she might not have heard him anyway.  There's a waitress
       there asking for their drink orders.  Level 2?  What's that?  Is
       that the club, or a part of the club, or what?  Oh well.  "Wh-"
       he starts to answer before Snow redirects her attention to
       herself.  Okay, what- Dirty Cowpony.  Never heard of it.  Is
       that alcoholic?  He's about to ask before he hears the names of
       the drinks she's ordering.  Sex on the Beach.  His blush flares
       up in spite of the suppression from the stimuli around him, and
       he huddles on his seat.  Erotica.  It gets brighter, and he's
       not sure which name he thinks is worse.  And then a wink from
       Snow.  Of course.  That puts his blush at pretty much a high,
       and he suddenly finds the table in front of him monumentally
       interesting to look at while his cheeks burn.  "Hm?  Oh,
       um...maybe one or two," he shouts back at her.  In truth, he
       hadn't really been paying much attention to the other mares,
       being distracted by her, keeping his step, and all the bright
       flashing lights.  Should he be looking for mares?  He hopes not,
       it's taking enough concentration just trying to understand her.
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       Re: Splitting the Rent
       By: Snowflake Date: January 22, 2014, 2:11 am
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       Snowflake arched an eyebrow as Schwambart mentioned that she was
       'funny' when she asked if he liked to dance. She wasn't aware
       that she was telling a joke, so it must have been intended for
       sarcastic purposes. So he must not be able to dance if that was
       the case, either that or his confidence in his own ability was
       lacking. Just looking out on the dance floor now at any
       particular pony, every single one was either jumping up and down
       whilst flailing their limbs and head to the beat, or there were
       pairs of mares and stallions dancing with each other in much the
       same manner, only a little more under control and sensually.
       Anypony could dance like that, so she had a hard time believing
       Schwambart in that respect. Perhaps she could force him onto the
       dance floor after enough drinks; as soon as he gets out there,
       there would be no doubt that he would at least try a few moves
       with her.
       As for the fact that he was stuck staring at the table with his
       little blush of his, this was exactly the reason why Snow had
       decided to order an alcoholic drink for him. He was taking a lot
       of things a little to seriously and not out of context enough.
       The fact that a lewd drink name could set him off, and even a
       little wink, which she had populated a good amount of his days
       with every so often, indicated that he was thinking too hard
       about things. Surely he couldn't be that sheltered to find what
       she was saying embarrassing and taboo rather than funny and just
       a tad flirtatious. Oh well, she picked him a drink where the
       flavours tended to overwhelm the taste of alcohol, so maybe he
       wouldn't notice and he'd begin to warm up to the idea of
       laughing at a lewd reference or flirt.
       Waiting for the waitress to come back with their drinks Snow
       said, "Are ya sho', love? Ya ain' gonna foind many lookers if ya
       lookin' at ya table. C'mon, take a look about, point ou' th'ones
       ya could see yerself talkin' to an' gettin' t'know!" She took a
       quick glance around the area and added with a grin, "Oi know Oi
       could point ou' a few lovely sissas fer ya, wot abou' you?" she
       trailed off as the waitress came and set the respective drinks
       in front of the respective ponies. Schwambart's drink was a
       beige coloured drink consisting of quite a bit of crushed ice
       and a glass rimed with chocolate sauce, while Snow's drink was
       relatively clear and garnished with a maraschino cherry and
       orange wedge. Taking a little sip from her drink, Snow exhaled
       in delight and said, "Aww yeah, that's good. 'Ow's yers, love?"
       #Post#: 737--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Splitting the Rent
       By: Schwambart Date: January 22, 2014, 1:44 pm
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       "Hey, don't insult the table," Schwambart says back jokingly,
       patting the tabletop comfortingly.  "It's a looker itself.  Just
       check out that top, and the way it wears that gloss.  Those legs
       aren't bad either.  I would totally ask it out."  Oh dear, he
       had spent all that time talking just about its looks!  He wasn't
       that shallow, was he?  "And don't worry, I'm sure your
       personality isn't that bad, either..."  Great, he had just
       ruined his chances at turning this relationship into a romance
       with a thoughtless insult.  "Nevermind, after what I just said,
       I'm pretty sure it wouldn't take me."  He gives a melancholic
       sigh and turns his eyes outward.  Well, maybe if he said he
       didn't like any of them they could get out of here.
       He's interrupted by the waitress coming by with their drinks.
       "Thanks," he says to her as she sets his down in front of him.
       What was it Snow had called this?  "Dirty Cowpony"?  Is it
       alcoholic?  Well...Snow had chosen it for him, and she probably
       knows by now that he doesn't drink, given how much he enjoys
       flavored beverages but never touched or bought beer.  He hopes
       she knows, anyway.  Wouldn't be too hard to guess.  Anyway.  He
       eyes it for a bit, then cautiously takes a sip.
       Butterscotch.  He loves butterscotch.  The chocolate is just the
       icing on the cake...er, drink.  There are few things he enjoys
       more than butterscotch.  Period.
       He takes another sip that grows into a large pull from it as he
       realizes just how thirsty he's been getting.  Nerves and
       sweating, probably.  "Why have I not bought something like this
       before?  This...I'm pretty sure this is the pinnacle of Pony
       creation right here."  Something...just a tiny bit off about it.
       Oh well, it's probalby just the way the chocolate taste mixes
       with the butterscotch.  He's never had the two together before,
       and he does know some flavors aren't best friends.  Oh well,
       butterscotch.
       He lets his eyes rise again to the surrounding mass of ponies.
       Well, even if the drink is the main reason he likes this place
       now, he might be able to do a little socializing on the
       side...He looks to the dance floor.  There's a green mare,
       bright orange mane.  She catches his eye, that's for sure.  Nice
       legs, long mane, full wings...maybe that one.  He imagines
       walking up to her...and then falling apart.  No, he's never gone
       to talk to somepony with the purpose of flirting, and he can't
       possibly imagine actually doing it.  He gives a few more cursory
       glances around, but he's not really into it.  While there are
       some lookers in the bunch, he'd rather just stay here at the
       table and drink his drink...which is running low.  A shame.
       "Naw, not sure I could see myself talking to anypony here,
       except you."  He blushes when he realizes what he just said.
       "Er, I mean...ahem."
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