Turtle & Canary; Saturday [ 05/19 ].

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Valentine was, admittedly, not too terribly surprised to wake up with four legs, a tail, and a distinctively equine quality about her that morning. This was, after all, Fandom, and she couldn't help but being a little indulgently amused to have things like that happening to her again. She was a little less amused by the obvious pink color to her fine coat and the unnecessarily addition of a big red bow as if to declare to anyone who was uncertain that she was the girl in the family, but, whatever, she'd roll with it.

Or trot, in this case.

She was also pleased to see, when she got into the shop today, that Apu was unaffected, since there was a lot of work to be done that day, and she didn't imagine she would get a lot of it done with hooves. She did find it a little fun to prance around him prettily for a little bit, though, as he just shook his head and warned that he wasn't cleaning up any droppings.

Today's Squishy flavor: Saltlick, Hay, Red

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Mod your Shopping - 05/19.

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Thank you, come again!

Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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She's currently trying to figure out how to manage using the register with hooves, which is leading her to consider having a chat with Samus and Jarvis about installing a voice recognition system for it.

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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And lo and behold, around lunch time, another pony - grey and orange, with stars on his hindquarters - came wandering into the shop, holding... an apple in his mouth by the stem.

He dropped it on the counter.

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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Valentine was hoping she'd get a chance to see how Ender wore pony, and she was quite pleased to discover that the reality fit what she had imagined pretty closely, and amused that even his gait gave him away. She wondered if she was so easy to recognize on subtle cues like that, or if she just knew her brother far too well.

And it really wasn't a shame Peter wasn't here for her to see him like this.

"Awwww," she said, tilting her head at the apple on the counter, "for me?"

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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"It seemed appropriate," Ender said, "Considering the state of us."

Of course he recognized her; he'd probably recognize her anywhere, in any guise. The expression on her face, the look in her eyes...

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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...plus the fact that it was Saturday and she was behind the counter was a good extra confirmation, too.

"We'll have to grab some more from the produce section," Valentine mused. "Our body mass is much higher, so we'll have to consume lunch accordingly. I bet the Gig'll be a pretty hot spot today, too."

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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Hey, she could have been Apu.

"I thought about bringing a whole apple pie," Ender admitted, "But it would have lost some of the symbolic oomph. Still, you make a good point..."

He took care in turning around. He wasn't completely sure of this body yet, and he had no love for the idea of falling flat on his face.

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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Valentine watched him with a small bit of amusement before she asked, "So, has this happened before in the past few years, or is this a new thing? I kind of like it."

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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"I've heard about it, but I don't think I've ever been around for it," Ender said. He managed a quite self-contained trot down to the produce aisle, snagging a cat carrier in his mouth on the way.

He started tossing apples into it.

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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Valentine heard the apples hitting the carrier and trotted around the counter to see what Ender was doing, and she had to laugh. "You know we probably could have asked Apu to help us out with that," she said, knowing full well that Ender would have rather done it himself, anyway.

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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April came in to stock up on necessities for her new place -- you know, Doritos, marshmallow shooters, chocolate syrup and teeny lunchbox-size cartons of milk -- but it wasn't until she reached the register and the pony behind it that it occured to her that she might be witnessing something a little weird.

"What."

Zombies were one thing. One cool thing. Ponies were quite another.

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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"Well, hello there, neighbor," said Valentine, because, really, she couldn't help herself. She flicked her tail happily. "I see you've had no problem finding things around the store; did you manage to locate everything you were looking for, or might you need some assistance?"

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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"There's a talking pony," April said, for the benefit of the cameraguy that usually followed her around anyone who might be listening. "I'm standing in front of a talking pony right now."

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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And Valentine laughed, thinking she shouldn't do this, but she just couldn't help herself. "She says, as if she's never seen a talking pony before." She shook her head somewhat sadly.

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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April blinked. "I haven't." Because what the fuck. "Should I have?"

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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"It behooves me to admit that it lessens the shock if you've seen one before," Valentine pointed out. "But I suppose there's a first time for everything."

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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April snorted. "That pun was terrible."

Don't take it personally, Valentine. This was just how she interacted with people.

"I'm..." She made a face as though the word was physically painful to say-- "New here. If there are a ton of talking ponies around, it's news to me."

And fucking weird.

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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Emma was pretty, dammit, and if she couldn't make this stop, she'd at least go harass those whose surface-thoughts appeared to run along the pony variety.

Also, harassing Valentine while she was attempting to work was almost required.

"The bow is darling, darling."

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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"Oh, thanks!" said Valentine, fluttering her long, pretty pony lashes and striking a little quirked-leg pose. She gave her hair a little toss. It was pretty easy guessing who the compliment was coming from, too. "You don't think it's too gauche? I was so torn today; I had absolutely nothing to mare."

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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Emma groaned. "So help me, Miss Wiggin, I will use my horn to poke you." Not Dirty. "Although I'm sure we have a bridle at Dite's if you decide the bow is too demure..."

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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"Okay," said Valentine, "one, dirty. And two, don't be mad. I could have said that it was my mane choice for the day. Where there is one pun, there is another so much worse. Speaking of which, I'm glad to say that it appears as though your own accessory choices are really blossoming."

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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"Fine, only dirty if you want it to be," Emma teased, tossing her own mane. "And I am quite pretty, with a flower in my hair."

"I would have preferred something less obvious if I am forced to have a tramp-stamp, but it could be much worse."

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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Valentine gave her own butt, which sported a heart that the mun was too lazy to add, a little wiggle. "You are pretty, it's true," she agreed, "and it's...classic. Unique. You're a special snowflake, Emma."

And she batted her great big eyes especially innocently at that, fighting down a grin.

Re: Talk to Valentine - 05/19.

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"You're such a big-hearted girl, to say such sweet things," Emma drawled. "However do you mane-age to stay so nice?"

Emma was not above deploying her own puns in retaliation, Val.

OOC - 05/19.

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PONIES.