Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Oct 6, 2011 8:57:00 GMT -5
Fenris had been flying around his new home observing his surroundings when a particular detail about the landscape caught his attention, a lake in the vicinity of the town. He started doing large circles around the lake while gradually losing height, finally landing in rather close to the edge of the water.
He started walking around the beach in seemingly random pattern looking behind him every now and then turning back forwards and continuing to walk. He went back and forth a rather long stretch of the beach, continuing to stop and look around every now and then.
After a while he stopped, sat down on the beach and looked back and forth the lenght of the beach.
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Post by DuMourne on Oct 6, 2011 10:14:36 GMT -5
it had been way too much of a day, every little thing was way too difficult for him, even if they had been routine on any other day. Maybe it was the stress of having barely any sleep for the past few days. So when it came to lying on the beach near the lake, it was complete bliss for him. Barely anypony was out here today due to the storm that occured a few hours earlier, so while the sand was wet and probably coated his fur, he was able to just relax and enjoy the limited time in Lope Lake.
He'd been dozing off a few times, but a pegasus pony had been flying around the lake for while before landing and trotting the length of the lake, distrupting him as he tried to close his eyes. Finally he stopped and sat down, which was some result for him, but he couldn't shake the feeling the pegasus was looking at him. Perhaps there was something he needed or had lost. None the less, he continued to lay there for a while, until the niggling doubt that the pony wasn't going to go away any time made him do something.
He sat up and looked at the other pony.
"Hey buddy, you ok? You look lost, or confused about something" He asked, letting out a yawn.
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Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Oct 6, 2011 10:57:41 GMT -5
Fenris looked at the Pony who had addressed him yawn.
"Nah, I am not lost, just... exploring." He gave the other pony a small smile.
"Sorry if I woke you up, I'm Fenris Firebrand moved in here a couple of days ago." He had walked over to the other pony and sat down offering his hoof to the other pony as he did so.
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Post by DuMourne on Oct 6, 2011 11:14:03 GMT -5
Interesting He thought, looking at Fenris's hoof, For somepony who looks like he's got an attitude, surprisingly he's extremely calm. I just hope he doesn't flip, those wings look like they could cut through me like butter
DuMourne hesitated for a second, looking at Fenris then to his hoof and back again for a moment, almost examining the pony. Finally he took the pegasus's hoof and shaked, managing a slight smile.
"DuMourne, please to meet you." He said. "So you're new around here huh? That's cool. I only moved here six months ago. You know, there's a lot of new ponies coming here lately, wonder if something's going on that's making this place seem perfect to live here."
DuMourne released Fenris's hoof a laid back down, looking at the sky. He should be paying more attention to the new pony, that's what his mind was screaming, but the days of not being able to sleep were kinda priority for him. For a moment he didn't say anything, he was still nervous. Fenris was still unknown to him, he had no idea what his personality was like. However, after a while his stomach began to grumble from a lack of food, causing him to sit up again. Grabbing his satchel, he took out two apples, throwing one to Fenris and began to eat his own.
"Here." He said, taking a bite.
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Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Oct 6, 2011 11:44:32 GMT -5
Fenris snatched the apple that was suddenly thrown his way. And after the prompting from DuMourne who had already started on his own apple took a bite as well. He had been thinking about what DuMourne had said about Ponyville, but he had also gotten the look he had given his wings. He swallowed the bit he had took and turned to DuMourne.
"Well it does seem a nice place so far, thanks for the apple by the way, much appreciated." He saluted DuMourne with the apple.
He took another bite out of the apple and spread his wings letting the wind and the sun into them warming up his feathers and making him feel rather lazy. He finished the apple, core and all, before folding his wings back in. He turned back to look at DuMourne.
"What do you do around here, if you don't mind me asking?"
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Post by DuMourne on Oct 6, 2011 14:50:27 GMT -5
"What do i do? Well, i'm sort of a paramedic." He began.
He took another few bites of the apple, making sure not the chew the core which he hated. He'd managed to have a few spare apples after making buckets of apple sauce, a jar he had as well in the satchel in case he got the urge for it. After finishing the apple, he threw the core into the lake and looked at Fenris.
"In a nutshell, i tend to anypony who takes a tumble or hurts themselves and can't move to the hospital. What i do is treat as many of the wounds as i can in order to save the doctors time for those with more urgent injuries. Most patients, the few i get by the way. i can pretty much help right there, but the select few i have to patch up as best i can and help them to get proper help. It pays quite well, keeps food on the table and a roof over my head. It's too bad i don't have anypony to share it with. well yet..."
he paused for a moment to get his breath back, he'd managed to say that all with only one mouthful of air.
"So what about you buddy? I'm guessing you're one for adventure." He said.
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Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Oct 6, 2011 15:49:00 GMT -5
"Me? Yeah, I guess you could say that, I've been around more than most ponies I have met. Going to be working on weather patrol here." He looked at the skies.
"Don't usually stay in any one place for too long..." He lifted one hoof towards the sky.
"Wanderlust, that's what some call it. I kinda like the ring of the word." He grinned at DuMourne.
"Never felt like stopping..." He waved his hoof around in the air in small circles.
"Maybe it will be different this time... who knows, I'll just take one step at a time and see where I end up."
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Post by DuMourne on Oct 7, 2011 14:08:10 GMT -5
"ahh, so you ARE the adventurous type. Well that's cool i suppose. I'm more for staying in one townm just helping around, nothing to major. I guess it's because i'm an Earth Pony, so most things require a lot more energy when travelling. Still, if a friend wants me to go somewhere with them, i'll go so long as it isn't the freaking Everfree Forest." He began.
For a while he didn't do much, just lying on his back looking at Fenris. This was the most he'd ever spoken to a new pony and for some reason he liked him.
"I guess mainly why i don't explore is because i'm not a pegasus or a unicorn. If i had a horn or some wings, travelling to places like Hoofington or Manehatten would be easy. But i'm stuck with my four hooves to trot all the way there. Haven't you ever walked to Manehatten? Trust me, you'll be dragging your flank on the streets from your legs giving way. It is really enduring. But i guess you look like somepony who would if he was promised a few bits." He chuckled.
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Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Oct 7, 2011 15:15:53 GMT -5
Fenris let out a small chuckle along with DuMourne.
"I actually walk while I travel quite a bit, flying is faster, but it doesn't give you time to take in your surroundings. There are many places I've seen in my travels I would have missed if I had been flying all the time." He spread out his wings and looked at DuMourne.
"I guess it's one of the lessons I learned after my crash, which is why I have these." He said knocking at the metal covering with one of his hooves.
"Metal alloy infused with magic to reinforce my wings allowing me to fly." He smiled as he gave a few beats with his wings causing the sand ahead of him ripple.
"Walking to Manehattan would be quite a trip though..." He grinned at DuMourne.
"Would be a good exercise though, don't you think?"
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Post by DuMourne on Oct 8, 2011 12:25:37 GMT -5
"Yeah it'd be a good excerise, but after arriving you'd be completely dead from tiredness." He sighed.
Fenris' talk about his metal wing cover thingy that he recieved after crashing. Just hearing it made him a little sympathetic with the pegasus as he spoke about crashing. He placed a hoof on the other stallion's back and nodded.
"I'm sorry to hear that Fenris, i'm guessing it must of hurt or something. I hope it comes off soon it looks like a burden when flying."
He looked as his body. "Can't say i have anything similar to that since i'm an earth pony."
Looking at Fenris gave him an idea. He was definitely a cool headed stallion and with the build he had, was probably like that flankhole pegasus he met in the bar a few days ago. He prayed that they weren't related. He sincerely doubted it.
"so.....I'm guessing you're one for mares." He chuckled, nudging Fenris' side. "Any mares you've got your eyes on?"
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Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Oct 8, 2011 17:44:24 GMT -5
Fenris looked at DuMourne when he placed his hoof against his back, he realised that DuMourne had kinda jumped into certain conclusion. Fenris couldn't really blame him though, since it seemed to be the obvious one. Fenris smiled at DuMourne's nudging.
"Well, the exoskeletons on my wings, I've grown used to them, it's been... quite a few years since I got them. So they're about as much part of me as the skin and bone underneath them." He looked at the metal covering his wings.
"And well they're the reason I'm flying, as it's unsure if my bones will ever heal enough to support flight." He turned to DuMourne.
"I'm not going to worry about that, I can fly and that's what matters, if I keep worrying about things I'd just end up doing nothing, so I don't." He grinned at DuMourne.
"Besides they look kinda cool." He said folding his wings against his body.
"And as for your question... I've spent most of the days settling in, so I have had little time for anything else, though I have to admit there's been few who have caught my eye." He had a mischievous grin on his face.
"But I guess I'm biding my time for now, no need to rush things afterall."
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Post by DuMourne on Oct 9, 2011 7:53:32 GMT -5
"Oh you got your eyes on a few mares, care to tell me their names or don't you know?" He chuckled, nudging the stallion.
In truth, he was having a lot of fun here, Fenris was a cool headed pony who didn't mind being asked an awkward question, he could almost called him a friend. He might as well, both of them were talking like nopony's business near a lake.
The cobalt earth pony looked up at the sky again, a dark could was moving overhead and was soon overhead. The pegasi in Cloudsdale must have let a few rainclouds loose or something. That or Rainbow Dash was doing a pretty poor job at keeping the sky clear.
"Looks like it's gonna rain or something, we might as well go back to Ponyville." He stated, getting up and trotting unknowingly towards the lake as he looked at Fenris.
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Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Oct 9, 2011 8:46:53 GMT -5
Fenris found himself once again chuckling with DuMourne.
"I haven't got a clue about their names as I mostly noticed them as I was flying overhead." He gave a sly grin.
"I have an excellent eyesight." He winked at DuMourne.
DuMourne comment about the weather made Fenris look at the sky as well. His wider knowledge about weather and it's patterns made him notice what DuMourne had missed, it was brewing up a storm and a rather hefty one at that by the looks of it. When he turned back to DuMourne he noticed that the other pony had gotten up and was looking back at him while heading straight for the lake.
"Hey, look where you're going!" He shouted as he started heading after DuMourne using his wings for extra speed.
He noticed DuMourne slow down a bit after his shout, but he was still going towards the edge of the lake. He was half-flying when he tackled DuMourne to the side managing to stop him before he went into the lake causing both of them to end up on the ground few feet away from each other. Fenris lifted his head and turned to look at DuMourne.
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Ponyville in the other direction?" He said gesturing towards Ponyville with his hoof.
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Post by DuMourne on Oct 9, 2011 14:40:49 GMT -5
DuMourne continued to walk towards the lake until Fenris tackled him to the ground from the side.
"Hey what the-?" He blurted out, getting a face full of dirt.
The earth pony stood up slightly and was at first irritated at Fenris for doing that out of nowhere, that was until he looked and saw that if the pegasus hadn't he would have gone into the lake.
"Ummm.....Cheers for that." He groaned.
Once all of the dirt of off his face and coat, he helped up the bigger stallion onto his hooves and looked up at the sky. THe clouds were getting thicker and closer, a few spits of rain were coming down as the sun was slowly being blocked.
"Yeah, let's go before we get soaked. The last thing i want is a wet mane." He added and began to trot to Ponyville with Fenris.
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Fenris
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Post by Fenris on Oct 9, 2011 15:20:31 GMT -5
Fenris took another look at the skies as the two of them started making their way back to Ponyville. He turned to DuMourne.
"Well if we wanna stay dry we need to gallop, that thing is approaching at pretty rapid pace. I'd give us... 10 minutes at best to reach shelter." He hoofed at the ground.
"Make haste or get wet, your choice I'd say, I'm fine with either." His voice was getting a bit wild as he prepared to run, because DuMourne's words before gave a good hint at what his choice would be.
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