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Who: Renart
Broadcast: Text fleetwide
Action: Planetside
When: Post-shuffle

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[Renart does not want to be here. Sure, being out in space has to be a step up from that post-apocalyptic wasteland. Space is one of the few places she's never actually been to before, and since she's always wanted to she should be thrilled.

But there are important people back in that stupid wasteland. Ones that are liable to get into dangerous, possibly deadly situations without her there to keep them safe. She's hoping they've been pulled here too. Finding out is her main priority as she fiddles with her communicator, eventually figuring out how to send a quick message to the network at large.]

Since I happen to be completely mundane
Absolutely unremarkable
And entirely forgettable
Why don't you tell me about yourselves?

Where are you from? What is your home like?

I'll let you know when you can stop talking ฅ(^･ω･^ฅ)

[At the very least, maybe she can hunt down a few of them. Or people who know them.]

Oh, and does there happen to be a curated list of every individual who has been pulled here?

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[After she's demolished those pudding deserts and figured out how to get down to the actual planet she'll be doing just that in hopes of finding someone familiar. Thankfully no one seems to care too much about her ears and tail which means she doesn't bother hiding them - though, having to contend with such an affectionate civilization quickly wears thin and after several hours of searching she takes a break, making her way to the edge of the forests. For an animal Fairy Tale such as herself it's more relaxing, even if she doubts she's likely to find anyone important away from the hustle and bustle of the markets. Sadly, the friends she has in mind don't entirely share her preference for nature. They're all human, or were human, or are human-y. Not animals, basically.

Still, it doesn't mean she can't enjoy herself for a little while before she resumes searching. She'll keep her messenger bag (and her Story) close as she wanders through the trees, ears twitching in response to every subtle noise in the vicinity.]

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Awwww don't say that; I bet you're PLENTY unforgetable! [So many smiley faces!]

And I'm from Equestria! It's a country in another world that's WAY different from this one! And I know there's a list of people that are here NOW, but I dunno if there's been a way to keep track of the people that they've sent home.

I am, it's an unfortunate fact

How is it different?

The current list is a good start, I suppose
How do I access it?

Is that how this works? They send us home, or do they send us to the place we were before coming here?

We don't have any humans at all for starters; coming here was the first time I'd ever HEARD of humans, let alone seen 'em. And the suns and moons and the weather and plants and animals all take care of themselves; ponies have to use magic for that back home.

[And she's going to send a link of the current roster over the comms.]

I'm... actually not sure. I know they took my friend of home right from the place he came from. I REALLY hope he doesn't get sent back THERE, though, and I haven't heard any stories of people being sent not-home.

[That is... not what she was expecting to hear. At all. No humans is probably the most interesting part of that, given that she owes her entire existence to humans. That and...]

Ponies?

I see
It's something to find out, then
Thank you

You're welcome! I'm Pinkie Pie, what's your name?

Renart
What's this about ponies?

Nice to meet you, Renart!

Oh yeah, and a LOT of the beings that live in Equestria are ponies! I'M a pony too!

[Oh.

That's a very clever name for ponies to live, then. Who doesn't like a good pun?]

I see
I've heard a few stories about ponies, but the only one I ever bothered memorizing was actually about a horse
I assume you can talk as well as type?

[Puns are the very best.]

Ooh, what kind of stories?!

And yeah, I can! Can you talk too?

Edited 2016-07-25 09:03 (UTC)

Folk tales, mainly

Yes
I'm a very clever fox
I prefer texting, though

Can you tell me? Pretty pretty please?

The folk tales? The horse story as well?
What do I get in return?

[The joy and appreciation of an adorable pink pony?]

Hmmm I could tell you some stories from home back.

Edited 2016-07-26 22:29 (UTC)

I think that is fair, if you start

Sure thing! What kind of story do you want?

How about one that involves the protagonist being exceptionally clever?

Ooh, OOH! I could tell you about the first Hearth's Warming!

Alright, go for it

Okay so a looooong time ago in Equestria, there were three pony tribes, and they ONLY cared about their own tribe! In fact, they even... HATED each other!

[Oooooh so spoopy!]

[Extremely spooky!

... Renart does not see why that's a big deal, hate is normal. But she'll play along.]

Oh my!

[Sheee'll see why as the story goes on.]

Yeah, it was REALLY bad back then. The pegasi controlled the weather, but demanded food grown by the earth ponies in return. And the unicorns asked for food too, but THEY were in charge of raising the sun and the moon.

One day, though, a straaange blizzard started to snow all over the land. No matter how hard they tried, the earth ponies couldn't grow anything, and the pegasi couldn't clear it away, so everypony was freezing and hungry!

[If all that is true then her world must be pretty interesting.... She's met the unicorn in her own world once or twice, but it was always very flighty. A whole world of them and other magic equine is an fun thought.

So yes, her interest in the story is growing.]

I'm guessing they needed someone or several someones who were exceedingly clever to find a solution

They sure did! Unfortunately, when the leaders of the three tribes met to solve it, all they did was argue! Commander Hurricane of the Pegasi demanded why Chancellor Puddinghead was hogging all the food. SHE said she shouldn't feed pegasi who were making it snow all the time when she had freezing earth ponies to feed. Hurricane said SHE was innocent, it HAD to be the unicorns casting some weird spell! Princess Platinum was offended at her magic being called weird, AND being accused of wanting to freeze her subjects!

So all three of the leaders went back home, madder than ever and traveling through even harder snowfall.

Even though they disagreed at the meeting, once they got home and consulted their advisors Private Pansy, Smart Cookie, and Clover the Clever, they all agreed on one thing: finding a new home was the best solution. The journeys they went on were long and hard (especially for the advisors), but eventually they each found someplace perfect for their tribe. Commander Hurricane and Private Pansy saw clear blue skies with big, fluffy clouds for them to rest on, and called their new home Pegasopolis. Princess Platinum and Clover the Clever found gorgeous mountain with tons of gems, and called their new home Unicornia. Chancellor Puddinghead and Smart Cookie came across a place with fresh air, huge trees, and fertile soil, and called their new home Dirtville (but then decided Earth would be better).

It was mission accomplished: until they all spotted each other again.

[Those are some exceptionally silly names.

She likes them, especially Clover the Clever, for obvious reasons.]

I think Dirtville has a charming ring to it
Earth was probably better, though

Anyways, what happened next?
More fighting?

Oh, yeah. ALL the leaders were calling for war while Smart Cookie, Private Pansy, and Clover the Clever tried to calm them down. Just as the bickering reached a peak, though... snow started falling again.