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Re: The Banquet
By: Sona Nocturne Date: June 23, 2017, 3:55 pm
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Sona watched the presentation with a blank look on her face, the
minutes slowly ticking by without Valentine returning. Finally,
Sona abruptly stood up and strode towards the door. The speaker
faltered, several ponies' heads turning in surprise to watch
Sona walk out. It was incredibly rude to leave in the middle of
a presentation, Sona knew it was, but something kept her going
nonetheless.
She found her way to the bathroom, and quietly opened the door.
"Valentine?" She called out, before she realized that the other
mare was just sitting on the ground. Sona's eyes flicked over to
the canister, but she didn't saying anything beyond, "Are you
alright?"
#Post#: 2767--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Banquet
By: Valentine Date: June 23, 2017, 4:01 pm
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"Huh? Oh no... I mean yes. I am so sorry Miss Nocturne."
Valentine scrambled back up and quickly grabbed the canister in
her mouth and put it back into her bag.
"I am embarrassed... I apologize really. I have been feeling
strange tonight and just needed to get my thoughts together."
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Re: The Banquet
By: Sona Nocturne Date: June 23, 2017, 4:56 pm
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Sona frowned. "No need to apologize. I'm sorry I interrupted
you. I was merely concerned I had said or done something to
offend you... I'll leave you alone, unless..." She looked
Valentine straight in the eye. ...unless you would like to talk?
I may not be a doctor, but I am a great listener." She gave the
other mare a small, tentative smile.
#Post#: 2769--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Banquet
By: Valentine Date: June 23, 2017, 5:08 pm
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"No... No... You don't need to leave." She washed her hooves and
let out a huge sigh. "I... I don't know what's going on Miss
Nocturne... I promise if you hire me I will remain professional.
You won't have to worry about this. Honestly, what happened came
out of no where..." She was having trouble talking about it.
Ponies all saw her as a neutral expression scientist that showed
no remorse or emotion. She could care less about anything
personal about those she worked with... "I... I just felt
something I haven't felt in a long time... And... it's just
catching me off guard. Again, I promise I'm normally not like
this."
#Post#: 2770--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Banquet
By: Sona Nocturne Date: June 23, 2017, 7:48 pm
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Sona let out a sigh as well. "I did not come because I was
worried about your degree of professionalism. I came because..."
She hesitated. Why had she followed Valentine?
...she had no idea.
Finally, she ventured, "What did you feel, Doctor?" She reverted
back to the formal title, her gaze unreadable.
#Post#: 2772--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Banquet
By: Valentine Date: June 23, 2017, 8:48 pm
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Valentine stayed silent for a bit looking down at the sink,
however, she was partly looking at herself in the mirror. Part
of her was waiting for sona to continue her setence, but the
other part was trying to still understand herself. After a
moment she turned toSona and approached her.
"Emotions. For some reason, meeting you made me feel something I
haven't felt in a long time. Something that this can't even make
me feel." She showed her the canister.
#Post#: 2774--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Banquet
By: Sona Nocturne Date: June 23, 2017, 9:24 pm
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Sona looked stunned. No one had ever said anything like that to
her before. She looked at the canister. "Is that... gas? That's
supposed to make you feel something?" She asked. This had gone
far behind questioning to see if Valentine was suitable as a
partner. But something about Valentine... drew Sona in. It made
her feel off-balance, something the calm, charismatic mare was
unused to feeling.
#Post#: 2776--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Banquet
By: Valentine Date: June 23, 2017, 9:36 pm
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"Yes... Well... It calms me down... and I always considered
making me slightly feel emotions again to be a bad side
effect... and I only have to take it when I'm working and I am
stressed out.... but tonight... Sona... Something about you
have awakened some emotions inside me much more than the gas
ever did.... it's overwhelming me right now..." She took a deep
breath and got closer to Sona. "I... I told you so much about
some rather personal things I don't bother telling anyone... You
have been the only pony that has cared enough to ask about these
things..." She grew quiet again. Not knowing what to say
further. She was blushing even harder now.
#Post#: 2778--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Banquet
By: Sona Nocturne Date: June 23, 2017, 10:55 pm
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Sona stepped closer to Valentine, closing the distance between
them. She put a hoof on the other mare's shoulder. "If I'm the
only pony that has cared... then the others are wrong," she said
quietly. "And you are already proving them to be just that.
After all, you're not much of a monster if you can feel, even
just a little. I think that's exactly what differentiates a
monster and a mare." She hesitated before continuing.
"...I have done many things in my past that I wish with my heart
I could undo. If the others knew..." She looked away, biting her
lip. "They would think I'm a monster too. But I know what I've
done isn't the most important thing... it's what I do. And what
I do, I'm helping ponies, though they may not know it. Though
there is much darkness in it. If there was no darkness, then we
would not know and appreciate light." With that, she fell
silent, fearing she had said too much.
#Post#: 2780--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Banquet
By: Valentine Date: June 23, 2017, 11:14 pm
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"Wow... Ms..... Nocturne... That really... touched me..." She
answered. The moment Sona's hoof touched her shoulder. her heart
felt warm... in fact her whole body did. "I spent years just
accepting who I was and what ponies thought of me... It was
apart of my work."
She listened to what Sona continued to say.
"That was beautiful..." She responded. "But your work surely is
much different from mine... at least... my work since Dr.
Valentine took over..." She winced as her head hurt when she
said that.
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