2nd book: Late Spring, Early Cleaning

[magicalrealist]

(Through reading and asking just about everypony she could, Twilight has learned that, with little surprise, Mayfield has no Winter Wrap-Up. The closest to it is spring cleaning, which she's interpreting as the same thing, but to an obsessive compulsive pony like her...)

People wait a full year to thoroughly clean and organize their homes? That's just unethical! Impractical! Unhygienic! That's not going to happen in this house!

Action: 1247 Williams; Open to all

(Anyone in the house will easily be able to spot Twilight running about as she cleans and organizes every inch of the house to her specifications. This means she'll be rearranging books, pictures, furniture and everything else she can move. Unfortunately, a lack of magic means she's having a rough time doing so, which anypony can see and most likely hear, not just housemates! If you peek through the windows, you'll see this lavender pony cleaning and probably making a mess of things at the same time. You'll also be able to hear her causing a commotion because let's face it, Twilight's too accustomed to using magic for this sort of thing. The windows and doors are open in case anyone wants to drop by and complain about the ruckus.)

Phone

Holding a phone with hooves isn't exactly the most comfortable experience in the world, but after a moment of shuffling and movement, she's managed to get a decent enough hold on it! Even if it's more like propping the phone on something so it doesn't fall.)

I think I'm getting used to doing things without magic, but it's not easy with so many things inaccessible to those without hands or the ability to grip something. I'd love to continue my science and magic experiments, but thanks to Mayfield, I can't even manage that. It's one thing to try and force people to live together in a mysterious and ominous place like this, but to deny them the opportunity of proper learning and acceptable learning material? It's like this place wants me to go insane! I can only read about cooking dinner for the family so many times before I have to wonder how badly they want our brain cells to drop into the single digits...

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1247 Williams

[last_to_kneel]

[Varon pulls the car up to the curb of the house and steps out. He hasn't seen Zidane in a couple of weeks now since they first bet and a long overdue visit seems to be in order. Now that he finished his work on the car, it's not only quieter but now it's faster than before.

He walks up toward the front of the house and stops in mid-step, peering to the side by keeping his feet planted to the ground while his torso moved to the side. Is that a...pony cleaning house?

Okay, so he has a talking frog that does the same thing pretty much but all he ever talks about is Gundam. He straightens himself and walks toward the opened door. Now he sees the pony and chuckles.]

You're a busy one, aren't ya.

[magicalrealist]

(She's moving the furniture around at this point. It's not feng shui or anything like that, but she's still figuring out how it would best look.)

Just about, but it's for the sake of keeping things orderly!

(...wait, who was she talking to? You have her full attention now.)

Oh! Hello there!

[last_to_kneel]

[Okay, now he knows he's not seeing things. He puts up his hand in a small wave.]

Yo. Looks like you could use a hand or two. That furniture's a might heavy, I'd think. Stuff made in the fifties aren't as light as the stuff I'm used to back home.

1247 Williams

[prissy_hooves]

[Rarity's trotting along on her daily errands when she hears a horrible racket coming from inside Twilight's house. Slowly making her way over to the window, she calls inside.]

...Twilight? Is everything all right in there?

[magicalrealist]

(That was the sound of Twilight trying to use a mop...and failing. Okay, so cleaning the floor would be easier with a rag, but she's making due! And looking up from the floor.)

Hi Rarity! I'm just getting some cleaning done!

(Fabulous job she's doing too, especially after knocking that lamp over.)

phone ♥

[priceofmagic]

Mm... It is rather frustrating that we can't really learn much here... oh, but you know? There are a lot of interesting people from different countries and even different worlds here! Why don't you talk to them and make your own books? I bet you'll learn a lot of stuff even books can't tell!

[magicalrealist]

That's what I've been working on, but it's proven more valuable than anything in the library!

...now that you mention it, I should chronicle this information! There's so much that can be learned just from the people here!

[bootsandboys]

[ Standing around watching, and not lifting a single finger to help. Lazy warlock is lazy. ]

How does anything without opposable thumbs clean?

[magicalrealist]

Any way they can.

(As long as he steps aside when sweeping and/or mopping, he'll be fine. She's just dusting the shelves at the moment...and yes, she's holding the duster with her mouth. That's how ponies do it.)

[20percentcooler]

[Guess who is dropping in to see how Twilight's doing.]

Heya Twilight!

[magicalrealist]

(Right on time! She was just about to start cleaning those higher shelves and can be seen shining the coffee table.)

Hi Rainbow Dash! Are you doing some "spring cleaning," too?

1247 Williams

[atailoftwoworlds]

[After his boring day at school, Zidane comes home to see.....good god, what is that purple animal thing running about the house and making a mess? Wow, drone!Keine won't be happy about this.

Hey, wait a second....was that animal in one of the 'family' pictures?]

[magicalrealist]

(Yes she was! And she is now dramatically waving for you to stop.)

Careful! I just mopped that spot!

(That's more out of concern for his health than having to mop the floor again.)

1247 Williams

[hintcoinplz]

[As soon as Luke catches a glimpse of Twilight, he curiously peeks in through the window to get a better look. So Rarity was right, there were more ponies around Mayfield.]

Good afternoon, miss!

[magicalrealist]

(Freaking furniture just HAS to cause so much trouble for ponies just trying to rearrange them...but wait, a guest! STOP EVERYTHING)

Good afternoon, sir! May I help you with something?

Phone

[afterthesky]

We're having a gathering of similar minded women on Thursday. One thing I hope will come of it is an exchange of better reading material.

[magicalrealist]

That sounds like an excellent idea, Sarah! I'd love to take part, if that's alright.

[PHONE]

[thepurpleway]

...you have no hands?! [Yes, Gakupo, just skip all the other stuff.]

[magicalrealist]

(All of those words gone to waste? SADNESS)

Nope. I have hooves.

[Phone]

[onepointtwentyonewatts]

If no one's offered I'm sure I could build a set of mechanical hands. Though you would have to come back to the lab so I could take some measurements.

[magicalrealist]

That would be amazing! But I can't ask you to do that; It must be a lot of work making something like that...

I've never used hands before. What's it like?

Phone

[mindovermatter]

Tell me about it. The library here is not exactly the most informative of places...even there I feel out of my element.

...wait. You don't have hands?

With the magical people Twilight meets, it's about time she learns about Magic the Gathering!

[magicalrealist]

It's a travesty! I've been to restaurants with better reading material than the library here!

No hands here; only hooves. Unicorns have hooves.

I know it should be name, but mane sounds more punny.

[downtoearthpony]

[Applejack was happening by when she heard some commotion coming from Twilight's house.]

What in the hay?

[She pops her head in one of the windows to see what's going on, watching Twilight struggle a moment before speaking up.]

Twilight, what in Celestia's mane are you trying to do?

That's the beauty of pony puns.

[magicalrealist]

(She's not used to cleaning without magic, okay? Spike took care of this because he at least had claws! So there's a rag on her face right now, but she's a little out it and doesn't notice the rag.)

Applejack? I'm just cleaning the house in preparation for spring!

...you are here somewhere, right?