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 Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2015 11:49 am
 The little mer filly hovered along the sidewalk, gazing into all the shop windows expectantly. She had just met and made a new friend and the pair had agreed on finding something to do for the day. Something the both of them enjoyed doing and lots of fun could be had!
Tsu was her ever energetic self, gasping and pointing, laughing and just generally over bubbling with joy. She'd pout out something and then turn to her new friend to see what he'd say before moving on to the next thing without even really waiting for the colt to answer.
But what she found in the next window was the ultimate of discoveries that stopped the mer dead in her hovering tracks. "Oh... my... GOSH!" she screeched. "Foundry look!!!!" she called loudly, waving a hoof at the colt frantically. Inside the store window was a display of various sports related objects such as skateboards, roller blades, mountain bikes. But what the filly had her eyes locked on was a shiny, brightly colored surf board with the image of a shark emerging from a huge wave firing lasers out of its eyes. Tsu seemed to wiggle in place just staring at it, her mouth widely agape. "Loooooooooooooooooook." was all the filly could say as she pressed her nose harder and harder into the window.
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:39 pm
Much to the shock of his father, Foundry somehow managed to make a friend. He was quite pleased when the decision had been made for them to get together on their day off from school. The pegasus had practically been on cloud nine the whole trip to the arranged meeting place. He hadn't even noticed all the dangers lurking around every corner!
However, now that he and Tsunami were together it was an entirely different story. Horrors lurked behind every shop window and with the pace the little filly was using to gasp and point out things before moving along he could only imagine she found them just as terrible.
So, naturally, when she stopped and started pointing out a rather frightening looking surfboard Foundry could only assume she found it particularly terrifying out of all the things they'd seen today.
"Yuck," the colt shuddered. "That thing looks awful! Did you know how easy it is to drown using one of those things? Oh wait-" He glanced towards the mer and flushed. "Well, I guess that's not a problem for you, but... You could still get hurt if you crashed into a rock or if some shark took you for food!"
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Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 2:58 pm
The excitement was just too much! As soon as Foundry drew near Tsu about let out a loud screech. And then he spoke.
Oh?
Dangerous? Wait....was he meaning that... he didn't really like? Drown? Well.....maybe he would drown but him... "Well.... I guess if you aren't careful one could possibly drown.....that wasn't a mer..." she blinked, not quite sure what she was saying. It felt like all her excitement was slowly draining from her very being. Did he really not like it that much? Sharks? Rocks? She had never crashed into any of those.... and the only shark's she'd met so far were the cute balloon like ones that floated around Phonyland.
"Ah...yeah. Those would be problematic." she tried to agree with him but.. it felt wrong. She didn't find it dangerous at all. She was rather upset she didn't have a cool surf board like that! Maybe he just didn't like surfing? "What about that?" she asked curiously, pointing out a mountain bike that was painted to look like it was already splattered with mud. Also pretty dang cool! Except she didn't have back legs to work it...
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 9:32 pm
Clearly Tsu was looking to him for advice. How smart of her to want to know about the dangers of all this sports equipment! Well, he would certainly share his knowledge with her!
Turning his gaze to the mountain bike the little pegasus puffed up. "That!" He said with an exaggerated look of disgust. "That thing can cause all sorts of injuries! They're easy to fall off, you can crash into trees or over rocks... Plus you could easily break a leg or a snout if you do crash into anything. I'm sure you could even get tangled up in those peddles too," he rambled, voice growing quieter as he went on.
"That's why you're supposed to wear a helmet, knee pads, and elbow pads. They're just that dangerous." Foundry gave a nod, rather impressed with himself.
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:00 am
More answers just like she had expected.
The little mer might have actually shrank visibly a bit as she processed his words. She had to admit he knew his stuff......and well.... he wasn't exactly wrong.... But....she didn't really...care? Was that the right word?
No she cared. She didn't like getting hurt. She'd done it tons of times. Like the time she crashed into Sugar Petal's garden trying to fly off a ramp. Or when she tanked the landing on the beach from a really gnarly wave and nearly crashed into Tough Talker. But she always healed! Always bounced right back! Because it was just so much... fun.
Peering at her new friendly curiously, her little mind twisted this way and that to find a question to ask him next. To test things. To see if it was just these two items he hated or..... if he felt that way about everything. "Is there a sporting event that's not....dangerous?" she blinked.
In the back of her mind she fretted she already knew what he'd tell her.
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Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 9:01 am
The little colt was looking quite pleased with himself for the moment. He stood beside the bike puffed up proudly, his ego inflated by all the dangers he knew bikes presented. Surely Tsu must admire him for that! Who else could point out all the hazards of such activities so she knew the best path to take? Clearly she would be so pleased with him that she would take him on as her advisor for all such activities!
So, when she asked him if there were any not dangerous sports he couldn't help but beam as he answered quite simply "no." His wings fluttered as he held up a hoof as if to count and began to list all the things the mer should be cautious of. "At least not for the average phony. You don't have to worry about drowning when swimming at least, but a wave still could scrape you against a rock."
He began pacing as he ran what he knew of sports through his head. "In football and boxing basically everyone has concussions. Basketball and soccer it's really easy to scrape a knee or break something. Don't even get me started about hockey. I'm surprised anyone who plays that still has teeth!"
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Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:03 am
Aaannnnnnnnd on he went. Just as she had guessed he would.
Glancing back at her tail fins, she made a half laugh at his mention of her not having to fear swimming or drowning. At least until he mentioned a wave potentially smashing her into a rock. It hadn't happened yet, she was still in one piece....and she had ridden many waves up until this point.
Should she tell him that? Like... she really liked him as a friend, he was a cool dude but.... also such a kill joy! "Oh.... I see...." she said, doing her best to hide a sigh as she glanced back into the window. She really....really.....really wanted to go in and check out that surfboard. Not that she could even buy it but just to look.... to touch it....smell it.... how she must look like a lost puppy dog pressed against that window right now.
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 11:54 am
The little pegasus continued his ramble for the next few minutes, quite pleased with himself until he noticed the mer's silence. Foundry trailed off mid sentence and frowned.
"Is everything ok?" He tilted his head, wings twitching nervously. Had he said something wrong? Or maybe she was just so shocked by all this information... The colt fidgeted in place. He wasn't intending to actually frighten her, he just wanted to warn her so she could plan ahead. Maybe he'd gone too far?
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 12:51 pm
His sudden silence made her blink back into reality.
"Huh? Wha....OH NO! No....erm......well...." she fiddled over her words, mushing her hooves together like one would wring their hands together. She wanted to tell him without hurting his feelings or making him angry. He was super passionate about being safe after all. "Its just.....aah.....I really.......really.......kinda....really....like....togosurfing..." she spoke, her words getting quiet and quiet as she went on. So quiet in fact he probably didn't even understand what she had just mumbled, which only served to make her fidget more until she busted out an exasperated groan.
"I LIKE SURFING! I LIKE SPORTS! ITS LOTS OF FUN!" she practically screeched......and then floated there in shock of what had just happened. Her expression about matching his no doubt.
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 6:10 am
As the filly burst out the little colt's jaw dropped in shock. Tsu actually liked all this stuff?! He blinked rapidly for a few moments as his cheeks turned scarlet. It seemed he was completely wrong about everything.
"O-oh." He rubbed his cheeks with his hooves, trying to hide his blush of embarrassment. "Well, that's cool, as long as you wear protective gear when you need to." While he may not have been terribly athletic himself, he couldn't fault her for enjoying sports. All he could do was hope she didn't get hurt and maybe deck out a helmet for her so she'd be more inclined to wear one.
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 11:32 am
When his reply was nothing like she thought it would have been, the little mer deflated in relief. She hadn't meant for him to turn such a bright shade of red though. "I'm sorry to explode on you. I was afraid.... that you would be mad... or not want to be my friend because I like that stuff." she admitted softly, tapping her hooves together as she glanced away shyly. A small smile crept over her face as he suggested wearing protective gear and she couldn't help but laugh. "I will most certainly be safe." she smiled. "And thanks for trying to understand." she added softly, sheepishly rubbing the back of her head, glad now that she had opened up and told him so.
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:25 am
Fea Line lol. Foundry is a sympathetic crier. I think we can call this done.
"Wh-what?! I wouldn't do that." The pegasus flapped his wings, flustered. "I just worry about everybody. When people get hurt they get sad and start crying. I don't like it, so i just want to make sure everyone is safe." Foundry bit his lip and scuffed a hoof against the floor. It felt like he was admitting something embarrassing. "That's why i try to warn everybody and get them to protect themselves, but... I guess i'm doing it wrong." With a nervous laugh he looked towards the mer and smiled.
"Everyone has hobbies. I wouldn't stop being your friend because you find certain things fun."
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