chaoswut | 2nd Reign - Video/Action for Goldenrod City

[Hey, Discord, you know one of those ponies you reaaally hate?

Well here she is! She works at the PokeCenter, and wears a Nurse Joy outfit because of it. She's also off to the diner, as it's her lunch/dinner/whatever time it is break. She hums softly, as she is carrying one of her beloved Pokemon, a Togepi named Celest, in her arms. She doesn't seem to notice the big bad just yet.]

[Cue inner "YOU."]

Glancing around calmly as he strolls along, his yellow eyes quickly alight upon the serene little ex-pony. Someone that obviously content kinda stands out to Discord as prime targets for mischief and mayhem. Without thinking, he freezes in place, which the Absol easily foresees and evades, but kicks Discord over for the inconvenience.

It isn't an easy landing. Rest assured, when he recovers, Discord's going to have a little "chat" with his miscreant little pal.

[Karma, much? Or perhaps just bad-tempered Pokèmon....]

Edited 2012-01-06 08:53 (UTC)

[She definitely heard that fall! She stops, blinks, and looks over. Why, isn't that the strange man and his adorable Absol from a little while ago? She contemplates helping him, social fright and all... but then decides to slowly make her way over, concerned. Celest the Togepi, however, does not approve. Something about this is not right, and she frowns.]

Oh, um... are you all right...? Do you need help?

"LISTEN HERE, YOU--" He skitters to a halt in mid-tirade, fists balled in rage as he began to push himself off the ground. Well, that is until he heard that voice.

[...please wait. Discord is experiencing technical difficulties...]

He rounds on the ever so helpful ex-pony, he glare evaporating into the sincerest smile a liar and a cheat can manage [a pretty decent one, methinks]. As a matter of principle, Dissent begins growling; Discord yanks him over into an impromptu hug which happens to cover the Pokèmon's mouth and restrain his feet rather efficiently.

"Who, us? We're just having a bit of fun, my dear. Tussle between new...friends." [nah, he didn't just jab Dissent in the ribs. That would be rude.]

"Mm. Mf-mM!" Translation: "Let go! Let-" The Absol's large pupils suddenly take in the uniform in front of him. I believe that might be interest in its eyes. It falls into contemplative silence, though its customary growl can still be heard faintly.

[She blinks a few times, confused as to just what's going on. There's a frown at how he treats Dissent, but then Dissent suddenly goes quiet, so he must be all right...?]

Oh, I see...

[Things click for a bit, knowing these voices. She smiles a little.]

You're... Dissent, and Din. It's nice to see you again. I didn't know you were in Goldenrod.

[She nods down towards her Togepi, not willing to let her go to make any kind of gesture.]

This is Celest... She's a Togepi... She's happy to meet you too.

[Lies. Celest has NO TRUST for these guys, and glares, glares, glares.]

{OOC: Oh, how scary. An angry TOGEPI. Might as well wave the white flag right now...XD}

He chuckles[is that a hint of nervousness? Nah, this is Discord!], cautiously releasing his now semi-docile Pokèpal and clambering to his feet. He nods, as if just realizing who exactly had come to greet him.

"Why, my dear! Fluttershy, was it? Surely, a pleasure. I was afraid I was the only pony around! This place is so big...." His gaze now slithers down to the tiny egg Pokèmon in her arms, and with two short steps he is leaning curiously over the creature.

"And you call this little girl Celest? How cute!" He pats her gently and kindly, though Dissent clearly does not approve of the critter, head held high and indignantly.

I named her after Princess Celestia... I hope she doesn't mind.

[NO PETTINGS FOR BAD MEN. Togepi bites down on those fingers, and for a little girl, those are some sharp ones. Fluttershy gasps, pulling her Pokemon away.]

Celest, no! Bad girl, bad girl! You're going right into your Pokeball for that!

[She fumbles around, getting out Celest's Pokeball while apologizing profusely.]

I'm so sorry, this isn't like her at all...

[His eyes glint ever so slightly at the Princess' mention, but all that really shows is the still-present smile that he still has plastered on his face. That is, until Togepi has something to say about it. He winces, retracting his hand and shaking it out irritatedly, though pretty good-naturedly for such hard, sharp teeth. Maybe he was expecting it?]

"It's quite alright, my dear. I often have that reaction with new faces, animals in particular. That's the very reason why I'm ever so fortunate to find such a kind and welcoming pony such as yourself...er, ex-pony." [Come now, Discord. You adapted to modern-speak much more quickly than this. Such is the way of chaos, I suppose.]

Dissent, nose still skyward in protest to the tiny Pokèmon, still watches the curiously-dressed young woman out of the corner of his eye. One gets the impression that if that irritating creature weren’t present, he’d let his curiosity show a little more.

[Fluttershy mumbles a few more apologies, and Celest sticks her tongue out before going back into the Pokeball, rather reluctantly. Once the baby is gone, Fluttershy clicks the ball back on her belt, sighing.]

I still really am sorry... Maybe she was just in a grumpy mood. Is there anything I can do to make up for it?

[She tries to look at Discord's hands to see if there's any real damage, as she really wants to help and fix it.]

[Discord blinks quickly at the surprisingly naughty little egg, and successfully reduces the coming evil smirk to a tiny twitch at the corner of his mouth. Now Discord, are you really planning something like that for a baby?]

[With surprise, he notes Fluttershy's ministrations over his hand, and out of pure instinct wrenches it out of her grasp with a cry that only faint smells of disgust. He recovers out of necessity, and shows the injury to her.]

"Ohhao, again it's quite alright, my dear. I'm sur-"

Dissent, by now, has been warmly regarding Fluttershy, and began moving cautiously towards her, only stopping to give Discord a meaningful nudge. He continues towards her, looking curiously around her person for something shiny.

[She blinks at the hand grasp and the cry, and that only makes her worry more. Did she do something wrong? Did she hurt him? Is this her fault? She fidgets and frets... and then Dissent distracts her entirely. She squats down, trying to be eye-to-eye with him, forgetting Discord all together because there is a cute animal that needs more attention!]

Hello there... Are you looking for something? Can I help you?

[Dissent pads right up to her, looking up at the uniform for any sort of official-looking badges.] Still, with a Pokènurse being kinda an obvious profession, itgives up on this endeavor after a bit of searching with a sigh. Ah well, if you can't beat em...it nudges her gently.]

[Discord watches the unusually curious Pokèmon with interest, particularly taking note of the creature's focus on the outfit in question. There is a certain amount of a satisfied smirk when it slouches for a minute, baffled.]

"Excuse me, Miss Fluttershy. What exactly are you wearing?"

[Smiling brightly, she reaches down to softly pet Dissent on the head, back and forth. Who's a good boy? he's a good boy. Yes he is. Yes he iiiiis. In fact, he's such a good boy that Fluttershy doesn't realize she was being spoken to for almost a minute.]

Oh! This is my work uniform... I'm a nurse at the Pokemon Center. I get to help heal Pokemon.

[To that, she smiles even brighter. It's a dream job, really.]

[ENTER LUNA.]

[She's at the diner, dressed in the standard uniform: black shoes, black pants, a white button up shirt and an apron. She's even got a name tag that proudly announces to the world that her name is LUNA.]

[She happens to be carrying a few plates stacked on top of each other, as well as several cups piled up. As she walks by the front, she sees Discord standing there, all by himself.]

Someone shall be with thou, sir, in only a moment.

[And she's already walked past. She's kind of busy at the moment, and didn't even look at you before speaking.]

Thou? What an odd... He tries to catch a glimpse of the nametag but hell, a waiter is a waiter. Probably lots of 'em around with blue hair... [Right. Keep thinking that, Discord dearest] He nods and proceeds onwards, glancing around at the bustling diner, taking especial note of the light fixtures and precariously balanced plates of several of the more inexperienced waiters. Booth seat? Don't mind if he does. He raps his knuckles impatiently on the counter, checking the specials absently.

"...milk before...chocolate pie...hm..."

[It takes another minute or so before Luna walks up to the booth. The plates are gone, and she's carrying the standard black book and a pen, ready to take down whatever he orders.]

[Her standard greeting is halfway out of her mouth before she recognizes his face. She only saw him once, over video, but she doesn't think she could ever forget what he could look like. She kind of... freezes for a minute.]

...How may I take your order?

[Perhaps, if she switches from the Royal We to casual speak, he won't notice it's her? After all, he doesn't know what she looks like, after all.]

{OOC: I swear, that feat alone might kill her. Luna, talking regular?}

[Discord, in the meantime, has gone through all of the specials, and is severely disappoint. Chocolate milk, a WEEKLY special? And last week's at that! And he thought this would be a high-class establishment!]

[Sigh. He glances up from his deary little depths to find the return of the blue haired waitress, freshly relieved of her previous burdens. Naturally, he gives her the Discord once-over, eyes flicking lightly over the LUNA standing out starkly on her pristine white shirt. We'll see how long that lasts.]

[One smile, coming up. Easy on the cordiality, with a bit of mocking on the side. Hold the undisguised evil and extreme glee.]

"You might start with giving me a menu, no? I love a good guessing game as much as the next pony, but let's see what we have to work with first. Chop chop!"

Edited 2012-01-08 23:25 (UTC)

((ooc: Hey, now. Luna is fully aware of how other people speaks. She just... doesn't.))

[She's totally forgotten she's wearing a name tag. lol oops]

[The demands, coming from Discord, make her grit her teeth in anger almost immediately. But, no Luna. You must smile and pretend your ass off. So that's what she does.]

...But of course.

[She mechanically turns around and grabs a menu. As she walks back to his table, she's barely holding back to throw the menu at him. Slowly, slowly, she places the menu in front of him.]

{OCC: Mayhap this be true, but I can still see her dying a little inside with every "I".}

The sudden surge of tenseness in the delightful waitress draws a raised eyebrow with the polite little smile, which is nowhere near indicative to how intensely amused he is.

Now now, Luna dearest, where is that Traditional Canterlot bearing we all love and adore? Be polite to your guests, no?

He takes and glances at the menu briefly, though not long enough to really read much of anything. Menu down, hands clasped gracefully upon it. Any menu devoid of chocolate milk really isn't worth reading, anyways.

"All right then, let's shake this up. Dessert first! I'll have a chocolate pie, extra whipped cream, and a tall glass of your finest cow juice. Freshly squeezed, if you can manage it." He gazes innocently up at her.

Edited 2012-01-11 07:53 (UTC)

[Luna's fists clench into her palms and she gives a nod, doing her best to keep her face emotionless. All of years of being a princess had to have done something, right?]

...But of course.

[...She can't bring herself to call him sir, because that's just WRONG in every sense of the word. She turns around and walks into the back. As soon as she's out of sight of the customers, her strained smile falls and she scowls, throwing her tray to the ground with a CLANG.

Her coworkers jumped, giving her an odd look as she stormed past them. She threw open the fridge, where the milk was, and slammed in on the counter. She grabbed a cup and slowly, perfectly, filled the glass with milk.

She was on her way out of the servers alley when she suddenly stopped still, almost causing a coworker to run straight into her. A smirk slowly spread across her face as her gaze locked on a bottle of hot sauce.

One mix of a concoction later, and Luna was back at Discord's table, placing the glass in front of him.]

Anything else ...I can get for ...you?

[Saying those words are still painful, but it'll pay off soon enough. She's sure of it.]

He blinks, still maintaining that innocent little expression....until the distant CLANG of a tray slices through even the dull roar of the bustling diner. [Now Discord, stop that giggling. You'll spoil the game, and the pieces are just being positioned!] Regardless, a pleasant smile has crept up onto his face that has absolutely nothing to do with the diner's charmingly serene atmosphere.

Why, I haven't had this much fun in eons...or at least, since I took over Equestria. No, this is better. MUCH better. Almost like things used to be. ♪

With a start, he notices the reappearance of the Madame Moon, and with a gleam of anticipation watches her set the beverage upon the table. Maybe it's Discord's imagination, but she also seems to have calmed down slightly, too. Probably; who knows what's going on in that head? He sniffs at the drink, giving an approving nod, but continues staring at her, expectantly. It doesn't appear he's interested in the milk at the moment, though he steals a hungry glance at the glass itself.

"Um, Miss? How long until my order comes out? Whoever heard of having chocolate pie without a full glass of milk, after all..."

[Luna is going to be seriously disappointed when her carefully made concoction does not work.]

[In fact, she's slightly disappointed that you didn't take a drink of milk and then scream in pain upon tasting the hot sauce. So she'll slap that fake grin back on her face and try not to dig her fingernails into her hands hard enough to draw blood.]

...Of course... sir. Be right out.

[And she walks back into the kitchen, a bit faster than usual. alksfdlsdfj Discord adlfj]

[Discord continues smiling benignly, and absently sabotages the ketchup and mustard bottles while he's waiting. He quickly tires of this pettiness, however, and brings the glass in front of him to his lips for a taste.]

[After deciding this particular glass vintage must have been a bad production year, he nevertheless chews happily on its lip, glancing around both to find yet more objects to torment and to watch for the morose mare.]

"Serfuse hee reawy is quie poo..." Maybe he'll speak to the manager later.

[After a minute or so, Luna comes back, chocolate pie in hand. She put it on the table in front of him with a strained smile.]

There is th--your entree... sir.

[Oh she is trying so hard alsfkdj]

[Pure and utter delight lights up the depraved draconequus's face as he gratefully whisks the delicacy away from her and, with an artful flick that he should in no way be able to do, scoops the filling of one slice completely and seamlessly into the glass. Crouching Luna, hidden physics.]

[A stir and one hotsauce-infused splash of milk later, Discord is gleefully gulping down the concoction, though surprisingly with very little of the the beverage on his person. He pauses, brow furrowed in confusion, and looks inquisitively up at Luna.]

"Here here, what's this? Waitress, this milk seems...off." [Innocent blinking.]

[What. What. Why didn't that work? She added HOT SAUCE to his milk? But all rights, he should be screaming in pain, having drink hot sause? Why didn't it work? Discord was a human in this world, just like everyone else, these things should effect him the same as everyone else!]

Her smile, if possible, only becomes more strained. This is quite possibly the most obvious fake smile in the world.]

We--I... There is nothing wrong with the milk. It's regular milk.

[He blithely ignores the obviously confused and flustered woman. Outwardly, at least, though his own slightly confused expression now turns to something of approval. He downs the rest with one, long gulp and holds the glass out to her expectantly.]

"Is that so! Why, I suppose that nice smokey flavour is normal around here, is it? Ho ho, I MUST have another! Extra smokey! And more pie, Madame! Chop chop, don't just stand there." He taps the glass with his nail to emphasize the point

[She grits her teeth together. She's close to snapping, but she holds herself together, just barely. Her teeth are even clenched together as she talks.]

Of course, sir.

[She takes the glass rather harshly before storming to the back. She's so obvious now, but she doesn't care. She's more focused on not losing her temper and losing her job. She needs all the money she can get, after all. But damn if Discord isn't making that as hard as possible.

She forgoes the hot sauce this time, since it obviously didn't work the first time. The only thing she can hope to do is confuse him, even if that would prove to make him happier.

It's not too much longer that she walks back out, the pie in one hand and milk in another.]

[He cackles and wiggles a little in his seat, causing a few of the other patrons to look curiously at him. It's doubtful that he even notices, and only barely manages to pull himself back together as she approaches again, wiping away a tear of glee. He smirks up at her, steepling his fingers as awaits the next round with gusto.]

"Madame Waitress, you're improving! Keep that up and I might even recommend your service!"

[Oh God Please No. She closes her eyes and forces out her words.]

Thank you.

[Oh this is ever so much fun. <3 He flips the pie filling into the milk again, this time sending a little splash of milk and chocolate squirting in her direction. Discord, did you do that on purpose?]

[He sips the glass daintily, nose wrinkling ever-so-slightly when the delicious smokey flavour proves to be missing. But it's still chocolate milk. With a glance up to his guest, he downs the delicacy yet again and forces the glass back at her, pulling a newspaper out of nowhere to obscure his features.]

"Don't you have OTHER patrons to be attending, Miss...? Another of my usual, if you DON'T mind."

[Luna closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. Discord is making A MESS and she's going to be the one that's going to have to clean it up and it's PISSING her off.

Without a word, she takes the glass and refills it, forgoing the hot sauce once more. She can't do much to him, but telling him that milk is supposed to come with hot sauce and then not put any more in it is the most she can do. She slams the glass on the table in front of Discord and turns and walks away. She's going to get fired if she can't compose herself and think of something.]

[Here, bump into Rapunzel while you're walking around Goldenrod. She's got 70 feet of long hair, she's not THAT hard to glance over.]

[Johto certainly is beginning to turn out to be a strange place, isn't it? Here's Discord, wandering and scheming like a good little draconequus, and suddenly he's met with a girl with the longest hair he's ever seen. Well, apart from that poor Manehattanite stallion...but he's beginning to enjoy all of these new ideas. He tries to wave her attention and begins walking in her direction, with Dissent trailing warily behind. His thoughts? SO. MUCH. HAIR.]

"Oh my little pony! Miss! Helloooooo!"

[She's not a pony, so she doesn't react to that. She does react to the "Miss" and turns around. She doesn't recognize him, or his voice, so she's a little wary of this man.]

Oh, uh... yes?

{OOC: FRAK! Discord has pointy teeth. /snaggletooth swag. XDDD;}

[He beams at the golden-haired youth, striding confidently to stand over her. Even Dissent, still giving his habitual growl, seems rather curious about the intensely shiny hair, and seems a hop skip and a jump from poking it. This, Discord notices, and draws a slightly surprised eyebrow out of him. But come now Discord dearest, where are your manners? Greet your guest!]

He bows jovially, still beaming at the sunlit girl. Forget appearances, this mass of unexpected sights is doing wonders for his mood.

"Why, hello there! Forgive my interruption, but I simply MUST ask! Your hair is simply magical! How did you get it so long?" [And moreover, have you ever tried tripping people with it? :D]

[She doesn't have a problem with Dissent playing with her hair. It wouldn't be the first time a pokemon curled up in it.]

Oh, well, I uh.... I never cut it?

[Oh and also magic. But y'know. Whatever.]

[Well, that would make sense. By extension, Discord is inexplicably somewhat put out by such an answer. Whatever, order really can't spoil his mood much right now. Dissent comes and bumps her hair curiously with his horn. He still doesn't know quite what to make of all of it, or moreover how she really gets around with it all.]

[Discord cocks his head, on the same wavelength as his Pokèmon, but soon disregards the train of thought. Who would he be to disapprove something not making sense? Not to mention how in-stride she's taking the question.]

"Oh, I'm sorry. Having such long hair is the norm for this area, is it? I'm new here; the name's Discord." [He grins; go ahead and say yes. You'd make his day.]

Oh, no. I've never seen someone with hair as long as mine! Everyone else cuts their hair!

Oh, it's nice to meet you, Discord! My name's Rapunzel!

[His name is weird... but so are many others.]

"Rapun-wha?"

[Even Dissent looks up at her curiously, but this is clearly not as important as its investigation regarding her hair. Discord stands there, head cocked yet again, but remembers himself and offers her his hand like the gentleman he is. Her name may be weird, but so are many others.]

"Might I say, it is a pleasure to meet you." [He coughs.]

"Have you been here long, hmm? I find myself a bit lost in all of...this." [He gestures vaguely towards, well, everything.]

Oh, uh... My name is Rapunzel.

[She's more than willing to shake his hand!]

I know! This city is so big!

[instead of being overwhelmed with it, she seems excited about it.]

I've only been here for a couple of months, but there's so much to see!

[Taken aback from this personality about-face, he seems only the more interested in her. Let's go ahead and stoke the fire, shall we. He smiles, clearly quite amused.]

"Why, aren't you an excitable one. And here I thought I was out of my element. Surely you've seen cities at similar to this place...."

[She actually gets told that she's rather excitable quite often, and as such doesn't think much of it. It's the last comment that gets her attention.]

Oh, no! I've never seen a city this big before!

[Especially since Goldenrod is the largest city in Johto, that's saying something.]

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[Action] HELL YES, IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR THIS.

Action: I quite agree. Shall we dance?

Action: Yes please

Action: Let's start with the ol' one-two. Discord WOULD lead.

Action: You're male, of course you'd lead.

Action: Thought I'd give the option, letting Discord lead and all....

Action: Balls in your court, sir. WHAT NOW?

Action: Eat the ball, naturally.

Action: Well, your just strange.

Action: And your useage of your displays how you're not an egghead.

Action: Shhhh, I do not believe anyone asked you, sir.

Action: Oh, so Luna IS an egghead, then? :D

Action: ... Your MOM'S an egghead.

Action: My, I see a college education behind that retort. Well done.

Action: You wear a jacket. =|

Action: Your powers of observation continue to serve you well.

Action: I won't bake you anything else ever if you don't start to be nice >3

Action: O.O; I'll be good.

Action: Yeah I thought so.

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