- Welcome to CanterU: The Return+ Edition!
- The Story So Far: http://pastebin.com/u/Kiyo3
- Yesterday with posts: >>http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/14129126
- >The chicken crows.
- >Or whatever it is they do.
- >Whatever it is, you're up now.
- >You don't want to leave the bed though.
- >This country, homemade stuff is good.
- >As you turn over, you hear a few voices coming from downstairs.
- >One last talk before you get back to CU, apparently.
- A. Downstairs
- B. Sleep
- C. Shower
- >You roll over again and head downstairs.
- >Shouldn't you have left already?
- >Like, yesterday?
- >Eh, you've had fun on the farm.
- >Applejack's voice comes from downstairs.
- >What's going on?
- >Granny Smith spots you first.
- "G'mornin', Anon. Sleep well?"
- >Pretty well.
- >You could get used to farm life.
- >Aside from the lack of luxuries like mineral water and pizza.
- >Because, hipsters.
- "You hungry at all? Ah got sum food fer ya."
- >Thanks Granny.
- >You're starved.
- >Applejack is sitting at the table with Big Mac.
- >Applebloom not up yet?
- "She ain't goin' ta school today..."
- >Why not?
- "'Cause-"
- "'Cause nothin'! We gotta git these crops in!"
- >Oh, what?
- "Since we got less crops now, we gotta git more efficient 'round here."
- >And that means...
- "We're gonna hafta pull these two from college..."
- >Still?!
- >You thought that whole ordeal was over?!
- "They got the rest of the quarter. After that, they gotta come back to work..."
- >Applejack.
- >She looks at you and gives you a hopeful smile.
- "Maybe Ah'll be able ta come back later..."
- >Hopefully...
- >An hour later, you, Big Mac, and Applejack are standing by the bus stop with the other Apples.
- "Applejack, ya got all yer schoolin' stuff?"
- "Yes, Granny. Fer the hundreth time!"
- "Just makin' sure."
- >The bus rolls into the stop.
- >Granny gives you a kiss and a slice of pie.
- >Sweet.
- >Later Applebloom.
- "See ya later, Anon!"
- >Kisses and hugs all around.
- >As the bus pulls out, you look into the sky.
- >Kinda gray...
- >A low rumble echos...
- >There's always hope.
- >A light drizzle turns into heavy rain by the time you pull up at CU.
- >The Apple farm should be fine now.
- >Hurray for D.E.M. rains.
- >Big Mac heads off towards class or something.
- >Later man.
- "Eeyup."
- >Alright, let-
- "And, Anon?"
- >Big... Big Mac?
- "Thanks."
- >The big guy lumbers off somewhere.
- >Good guy.
- >You walk Applejack back to the dorms.
- "Y'know, Big Mac is right, Anon. Ah can't thank ya enough fer what ya've done fer mah family. Ah owe ya so much..."
- >No she doesn't.
- >Applejack needed help, and you were in the right moment.
- >Anything to keep those sleeze-balls out of the farm's business.
- "Even if Ah did sell-"
- >She should stop beating herself over that.
- >It was a good call.
- >Soon the farm will be in good shape again.
- >And she'll come back to CU.
- "Ah... Ah hope."
- "Yo Anon! What happened to you?"
- >Sorry Rainbow.
- >Farm life called to you.
- >Your bro fists you and starts walking with you.
- "So how's farm stuff?"
- "It's all fine. We worked out a few things."
- >Good.
- A. Girls Hall
- B. Dorm
- C. Food
- D. Class
- >Rainbow checks her watch.
- "Shit! Anon, we gotta get to class!"
- >English?
- >Damn.
- >Are you sure?
- "Finals are coming up, dude. We gotta get some class time in."
- >Fine.
- >Later Applejacks and cinnamon.
- "Ah'll talk ta ya later, Anon."
- >Great girl, that one.
- >You book it to your dorm and get your english things.
- >Oh, hey Spike.
- "Anon, what happened to you? Applejack wasn't here, and neither were you..."
- >You went to visit her folks.
- "Things are getting serious then, eh?"
- >He could say that.
- "Anon, we gotta go!"
- >Later Spike.
- >English class.
- >Motifs and Shakespeare and Lovecraftian nonsense.
- >Why does Rainbow do this again?
- "It's something to do before I go pro."
- >Bold words.
- "Hey, I'm awesome!"
- >Sure.
- A. Rainbow
- B. Notes
- C. Goof off
- >Class goes by quickly.
- >Note taking can be fun, right?
- >...
- >No.
- >But hey, you did choose to save the world.
- >Rainbow makes a spitball and shoots it at the teacher.
- >Where'd the straw come from?
- "So how was the farm, really?"
- >It was fun.
- >Applejack's family is really sweet and so... tight.
- "What?"
- >You're talking about Applejack's sister.
- >Younger sister.
- "What?!"
- >Jokes.
- >Applebloom's nice though.
- >Kinda annoying.
- >Sorta like... er.... Scoots-a-lot?
- "Scootaloo?"
- >Right.
- "Hey, Scootaloo is cool!"
- >Sure, sure.
- >More like a RD fangirl, but hey.
- "You jealous you don't have a fan?"
- >You're pretty popular on the internet...
- >That's what you've heard, at least.
- "Sure you are, dude."
- >Whatever.
- >So what's new with Rainbow?
- "A lot. The team is practicing for a game on Friday."
- >Is it gonna be big?
- "Really big. Like, UCLA big."
- >Oh, seriously?
- >UCLA...
- >Isn't that where Femmy goes...?
- "Class, make sure your assignment is completed by tomorrow."
- >Assignment?
- >Rainbow grabs you a paper from the Professor's desk.
- "Some essay thing. It'll be easy."
- >Sure...
- "I have to get to practice. See you later?"
- >Maybe.
- A. Class
- B. Dorm
- C. Food
- >The weekend at the farm screwed with your mental schedule.
- >Right now you have...
- >Art History.
- >With Spike and...
- >Rarity.
- >You haven't spoken to her since Friday.
- >Hopefully she's okay...
- >You walk up into class like, What up?
- >Only Spike greets you though.
- >No Rarity today?
- >Odd...
- >You pull up a seat next to Spike as the professor gets in.
- >Maybe this class will be interesting.
- "I wouldn't count on it."
- >Thanks for the hopeful input, Spike.
- A. Spike
- B. Notes
- C. Goof off
- >What did Spike do over the weekend?
- "I played League a little. Did a few assignments."
- >Sounds like fun.
- "I wish you had told me you were leaving though. I would've made plans."
- >You're a spontaneous kind of guy.
- >That's what the ladies want.
- >Has he... seen Rarity lately?
- "Rarity? No, not really..."
- >Spike turns back to his notes and starts writing.
- "Why?"
- >No reason.
- >Just... worried.
- "Er... why?"
- >She's not in Art History.
- >She lives for this class.
- >Something must be wrong.
- >Must be because of what you did to her.
- >Or what you didn't do...
- >Fucking Cadance, that hero of a girl.
- Cadance (Thanks): Lol no problem :)
- >As if she even remembers you.
- >Finally.
- >11:55
- >You thought that class would never end.
- "I know, right?"
- >Spike gets his stuff and walks out with you.
- "So, what are you doing now?"
- A. Girls Hall
- B. Dorm
- C. Food
- >It's almost lunch time.
- "Food? I'm not hungry right now..."
- >You'll catch Spike later.
- >Right now, you gotta get some eats.
- >Food hall time.
- >You go back to the dorm with him and drop your stuff.
- >Wait, wallet.
- >Might need that.
- >The food hall is filled with the usual faceless crowd.
- >So... anonymous, right?
- >You get on line and pick out some bananas and...
- >They have apple pie?!
- >It's probably not as good as Applejac-
- >No, probably not as good as Granny Smith's.
- >Now there's some good eating.
- >You leave the line and look around...
- >There's Octavia and... Lyra, eating together.
- >Colgate and Redheart are leaving the hall.
- >Shame.
- >They're good eating buddies.
- A. Follow Dentist and Nurse
- B. Lyra and Octavia
- C. Eat alone
- D. Leave
- >Those two have it hard, doing the whole medical thing.
- >They deserve to relax and have fun.
- >Or, whatever medical people do for fun.
- >Probably dissect frogs or something.
- >But you have bigger fish to fry.
- >And bananas to eat.
- >You pull up a chair next to Octavia.
- >'Sup, bitches?
- "Hello, Anon."
- "Hey, Anon! I missed you the last few days."
- >You were out of CU for a bit.
- >Nothing to serious.
- >Just farm stuff.
- >Lyra takes a bite of her pizza.
- "Really? There's a farm near here?"
- >More like an apple orchard.
- >It was nice.
- "I'm sure."
- >So, these two are friends?
- "Octavia here invited me to play with her quartet. Quintet now, I guess."
- >Lyra plays...?
- "The harp. It's really cool."
- >Sure.
- >You used to play the recorder.
- >But who in America doesn't play that at some point, right?
- "True, true."
- A. Octavia
- B. Lyra
- C. Leave
- >What's Octavia been up too?
- "Other than bringing Lyra into the Orchestra..."
- >Orchestra, she says.
- >Top lel.
- "... I've been practicing for a show later this week."
- >She has a show, really?
- >That's awesome!
- "It's a talent show of sorts. The Fine Arts department is funding it."
- >That sounds pretty cool.
- >Octavia will be headlining, of course...
- "I hope so. There's just a lot of work to get done before the show."
- >When is it?
- "Thursday."
- >Well, she better get to work.
- >Lyra takes another bite of pizza.
- "Don't worry, Anon. We'll totally get it done!"
- >With enthusiasm like that, anything's possible.
- >Those 90s cartoons taught you well.
- >Octavia looks at the clock.
- "I should be getting back. There's a lot to work on before Thursday."
- "True."
- A. Go with them
- B. Dorm
- C. Lounge
- >Maybe you can join them.
- "Would you like to?"
- >Totally.
- >Classical music is your jam.
- >Octavia smiles a little.
- >It gets a little warmer inside the dining hall.
- >Interesting...
- "Alright guys! Let's do this!"
- >Freaking Lyra...
- >They take you over to the B building and let you in.
- >B building... right...
- >Because, continuity and stuff.
- This thread is problematic
- >You reach Octavia's room.
- >Dubstep beats are coming from inside.
- >Vinyl's he-
- "Vinyl, It's me. Open the door."
- >Silence.
- >At least, vocally.
- "Vinyl!"
- >Octavia knocks on the door.
- >Vinyl's blue hair pops in the door frame.
- "Sorry, Octi. Can't let you in. Working on something amazing. Later!"
- >The door closes as quickly as it was opened.
- >The minds of a genius musician.
- >Or something.
- "We could always go to my room."
- >Lyra thinking right there.
- >A few minutes later, Lyra opens the door to her room.
- >It's a little... tan.
- "It's my roommate. Bon-Bon likes those colors..."
- >Darn shame.
- >Lyra passes Octavia a cello.
- >Spare, apparently.
- >And a harp in the corner is ready to go.
- >Let's hear some music!
- >Wow.
- >Simply...
- >Wow.
- >That was amazing.
- "You really think so?"
- >Yeah.
- >These girls are great together.
- "Thank you, Anonymous."
- >A little more smile.
- >You're breaking her.
- "It's always good to have someone who really appreciates the classical sounds listen..."
- "Totally!"
- >You chuckle at the opposite personalities.
- >It's an odd mixture, but it works.
- >You can hear it in the music.
- >As you talk to the girls, you start to notice a faint...
- >Moaning?
- >What's going on?
- "That's been happening a lot."
- "It's probably the pipes..."
- >Sure...
- >You press your ear to the wall.
- >It's coming from another room, definitely.
- >This school needs to really soundproof their walls.
- "It's probably nothing. Would you like to hear more?"
- "Yeah, wouldja?"
- A. Listen to more
- B. Investigate
- C. Dorm
- >Sure.
- >You could always go for another exciting round of classical music.
- "Since Anonymous appreciates it so much, how about something from..."
- "Zelda?"
- >Lyra likes Zelda?
- "No, Octavia told me about it."
- >Oh.
- >Carry on then.
- >A 30 minute set of Legend of Zelda songs.
- >Wow.
- >The tears in your eyes can't fully understand...
- >It's amazing...
- "Anon, would you like a tissue?"
- >No, you'll... you'll be fine.
- >You just need a moment.
- >Lyra sits down on the bed and falls over.
- "Man, that is tiring. I don't know how people do that all day."
- "If you love it, it isn't work."
- >Well said, Octavia.
- >You put your ear up to the wall again.
- >Just to be sure.
- >The moans are back.
- >But at a different... key?
- >A different voice, maybe.
- >Weird...
- >The dark-haired girl packs up the instrument and puts it under Lyra's bed.
- "Thank you, Lyra. I should see if my room is open now..."
- A. Lyra
- B. Octavia
- C. Investigate
- >Later Octavia.
- "Later Octi."
- >A few minutes pass.
- >Lyra suddenly gets up and looks at you.
- "Omigosh, Anon, you're still here?"
- >Uh, yeah...
- >She laughs and starts looking through some of her books.
- "Sorry. I sorta zoned out."
- >No problem.
- >Happens to the best of us.
- >So, harp, huh?
- "Yeah! My mom made me take it up back in elementary school. I guess I'm good at it now."
- >She is really good.
- >Like, Octavia level good.
- >She should play more often.
- "I wish. But it's so much work. If only it could be fun, without doing so much, y'know?"
- >Meh.
- >You don't do much anyway.
- >'cept bang your girlfriend whenever possible.
- >And occasionally go get some gains.
- "Ew. Anon. Shut up."
- >You dodge the pillow she throws at you.
- >Agility +10
- >Lyra goes back down on the bed.
- '"I just wish there was some, like, relief for all this, you know?"
- >Yeah, you feel her, G.
- A. Business
- B. Bizness
- C. Leave
- >Maybe you could help with that...
- "Er... what?"
- >Nothing, nothing.
- >She should try working out.
- >Or just, like, eating?
- "Why, you like big girls, Anon?"
- >Er... what?
- "Just kidding."
- >She kicks her feet up in the air.
- "I'll find something to do. In the meantime, I always have my harp."
- >True.
- >The recorder...
- >You coulda been a real star.
- "Doubt it."
- >Thanks Lyra.
- >The vote of confidence really helps your dreams.
- >You chat with her for little bit more.
- >The moaning doesn't help you focus on the conversation though.
- >They ought to get the walls checked out...
- >You grab your stuff and bid Lyra farewell.
- >As you walk down the hall, Colgate comes out of a room.
- >Hey Colga-
- "Hi Anon, what's up?!"
- >Uh, hi...?
- >She looks kind of sweaty, and her face is red from blushing too hard or something.
- >Weird.
- >She should have Redheart check that out.
- >Colgate gets even redder and looks down.
- "I'll... uh... keep that in mind. Later!"
- >Bye...
- >Nothing weird going on there...
- >You head back over to the main building.
- >It's getting a little late, but you can find something fun, can't ya?
- A. Dorm
- B. Girls hall
- C. Gym
- >Time to go gym.
- >But first.
- Rainbow (Gym): Hell yeah
- Spike (Gym): Went already. Tomorrow though
- >He's gaining by himself now?
- >Good man.
- >And while you're at it...
- Derpy (Gym): Be right there
- >Nice.
- >You go to the dorm to get changed and head out quickly.
- >Time to gain.
- >Rainbow and Derpy are already inside.
- >Derps runs up and hugs you.
- "Hey Anon! I missed you this weekend..."
- >You... too...?
- "Alright guys. Let's do this!"
- A. Derpy
- B. Rainbow
- C. Work out alone
- >You start off with some weights.
- >Unsurprisingly, Derpy picks some up too.
- >How's she been?
- "You know, the usual. Class, assignments..."
- >Yeah.
- >The farm gave you some sort of culture shock.
- >Your assignments... do you even do them?
- >No, but the profs never ask.
- "I know, right?"
- >How about the game on Friday?
- >Derpy exchanges the weight for a heavier one.
- "I... I'm a little nervous honestly."
- >Old Derpy...
- "S-Shut up."
- >But, really, why is she so nervous?
- "It's... It's gonna be a really important game, Anon. Scouts, both schools will be there... It's gonna be a lot to deal with."
- >You could imagine that.
- >That's why you never join clubs or sports.
- >Other than, of course, being too cool for school.
- "Yeah, yeah. Sure you are."
- "One more, Anon! C'mon!"
- >Fuck!
- >You bring the press back to rest.
- "Nice job, Anon. That's way more than last time."
- >More like "weigh" more.
- "That's what I said..."
- >Oh, right.
- >Yfw text to speech doesn't work here.
- >Derpy grabs her stuff and heads downstairs.
- "Shower time, guys."
- >This should be fun.
- A. Shower with the girls
- B. Shower alone
- C. Skip it and leave
- >You let the girls go into their room first.
- >The guys shower looks so... uninviting.
- >Maybe you can... join the girls?
- >Derpy wouldn't mind, at least.
- >You knock on the girls' door.
- "Anon, you want in?"
- >Sure.
- "They still didn't fix the A.C.?"
- >Uh... no.
- >No they did not.
- >Derpy opens the door, keeping her eyes shut.
- >As if she disn't want this package anyway...
- >Rainbow turns to you as she washes her hair.
- >You half expected the colors to run out...
- "Yo Anon. Why can't you ever use your own shower room?"
- >Because you miss Derpy too much.
- "S-Shut up..."
- >You can't miss that blush
- A. Derpy
- B. Rainbow
- C. Shower alone
- >You scoot-a-loo a little closer to Rainbow Dash.
- "Anon, go back over there."
- >You can't.
- "Why not, bro?"
- >Because showering alone isn't fun.
- >Dash laughs and hands you a bar of soap.
- >Not like you have twenty already.
- "Wanna try some of my shampoo?"
- >Uh, sure...
- >You take her shampoo and read the label.
- >Something, something, something, strawberries.
- >You move in close to Rainbow...
- >And sniff her hair.
- >You never noticed the strawberry scent.
- >It's really... really nice.
- "Thanks bro. Now stop sniffing my hair!"
- >Sure thing.
- >Rainbow rinses out the rest of her hair and gathers her stuff.
- "Later, guys."
- "See you, Rainbow."
- >Later days, bro.
- >Derpy looks over at you and turns away just as quickly.
- >This is familiar...
- A. Derpy
- B. Shower
- C. Leave
- >You should probably get out too.
- >The pruny skin look is totally not your thing.
- >You fist Derpy on your way out.
- "Later Anon."
- >And Derpy? One last thing.
- "What is it?"
- >Your eyes are up here.
- >You walk back out to the lobby.
- >It's getting pretty late in the day.
- >Might as well...
- A. Dorm
- B. Food
- C. Girls Hall
- >You're starved.
- >The dining hall's still open though.
- >And that's always good.
- >Not many people are inside though.
- >Easy access to food in that case.
- >You look around...
- >Twilight is doing some late night study-food sessions with Fluttershy.
- >Cool.
- A. Twilight
- B. Dorms
- C. Girls Hall
- >You look at the time.
- >Better make that food to go.
- >You wave at the two girls and head towards the dorms.
- >Spike left the door-
- >Locked?
- >You have your key, at least.
- >He's not even inside...
- >Weird.
- >His computer's off too.
- >No way...
- >Your phone vibrates.
- Spike: Went out. Don't wait up.
- >Interesting.
- >Spike's finally becoming a man.
- >It's about time.
- >You check your other messages and email...
- >No one ever texts you.
- >Time to be pre-emptive.
- Octavia (Make a ringtone): Sure.
- Vinyl (Make a ringtone): Totally!
- >Let's start a war...
- >Everyone else just says lol and :)
- >That's how modern conversation works, people.
- >You haven't tried...
- Rarity (Hi): Hey Anon. When'd you get back?
- >Today.
- >But you've been busy.
- >You missed her in Art History.
- Rarity: Yeah. I've been... busy.
- >Right.
- >Later Rarity.
- >You turn off your phone and hope into bed.
- >Not much to do now except...
- >...
- >...
- >.zz
- End Day 36+
- End Day 36+
- Applejack rapport up!
- Lyra rapport up!
- Octavia rapport up!
- Derpy rapport up!
- Rainbow rapport up!
- Gym is here to stay
- Octavia and Lyra sound great together
- Some weird sounds comin' from B building...
- Oh, and Rarity is missing