The Moon Also Rises

[raisethemoon]

[Ever just had one of those days where everything is really irritating?]

[It isn't that Luna is unaccustomed to this kind of treatment. The last time she was drawn into another world to fight a war that wasn't hers, the culprit hadn't even had the decency to show their face. On the other hoof, her indignance had faded much faster when she couldn't aim it at anyone specific. Couldn't that Lux have allowed her to retain her magic - or at least her Dream Eaters - if she's meant to be fighting monsters here? What, would he prefer she kick them to death?]

[And these humans! Rude!]

[This pony can be found walking with head held deliberately high and wings tense at her side, meeting the eyes of passerby with unspoken challenge. She doesn't expect them to fling themselves at her feet, but a little common courtesy to a newcomer is not that great a thing to ask. All she wanted was to find a place of residence, honestly.]

[No matter. There must be others like her here, if patterns hold true - she'll find them.]

Comments

[jonesiseverywhere]

Heh, well...Had to teach myself how to fight without fire back home, so I'm sure I'll figure out how to fling fireballs too!

[Not going to mention the carnival he's already almost burned down...]

[raisethemoon]

Did you fight often?

[THIS ONE LOOKS VERY YOUNG]

[jonesiseverywhere]

All the time!

[Sometimes, as he's learned, people don't take him seriously when he tells them WHAT he fights. He's in full Lone Vigilante Hero mode.]

My city is swarming with evil, a plague only Casey Jones can wipe out! Sure, it's a tough job, but nobody comes tougher than me!

[raisethemoon]

[...oh dear.]

I see.

Ah, but, there is certainly no cause to fight alone here! We were all brought for the same purpose! [DO NOT RUN OUT TO CHASE SHADOW MONSTERS HUMAN CHILD]

[jonesiseverywhere]

Well, yeah, but no one can't be everywhere. Sometimes ya just gotta stand your ground and go it solo!

[raisethemoon]

Sometimes, certainly, but there is no reason to go chasing danger alone.

[That is exactly what she is likely to do, but still.]

[jonesiseverywhere]

[Ponies and vigilantes of a feather flock together. He doesn't seem convinced. Anyway they're finally here.]

Hey, if danger doesn't come to you, it's just out bugging someone else! Anyway, I dunno if she's here but it's the place I'd start.

[raisethemoon]

[Luna glances up at the building, then looks at the door with a sigh. Even with her wings folded, she's pretty wide for it, though at least she can get her horn through without ducking too low.]

I had forgotten what human-focused architecture is like. Your species does not exist in my world.

[jonesiseverywhere]

Yeah, your sis told me...wait, "forgot?" You've lived with humans before or something?

[raisethemoon]

I have been taken to another world where they lived, much like this situation. Except better. We were not robbed of our magic, there.

Perhaps to say that they lived there is incorrect - it was meant to be a World of Dreams.

[jonesiseverywhere]

Yeah, I wouldn't know. Didn't have magic before here, remember?

[Or does she mean the We in the sense that royalty calls themselves We? For...some reason. He never got that.]

So...everyone was asleep or somethin'?

[raisethemoon]

Neigh, 'twas a misnomer.

And I think it is nearly as dangerous to thrust magic into the bodies of inexperienced wielders. Control is something that must be learned.

[jonesiseverywhere]

A misno...uh, mis...you mean it wasn't dreams?

Ahh, it just means I gotta practice a lot! It's just like hockey, you gotta run drills until you can nail the slap-shots!

[raisethemoon]

[Luna just shrugs. Who KNOWS what was up with that?]

You ought to be supervised, in case aught goes wrong. None of us are experienced in this, but at least we could help if someone were hurt.

[jonesiseverywhere]

Supervision? [chuckles] Casey Jones had never needed any of that in his life!

[Cocky little smartass mode: fully activated.]

[raisethemoon]

Thou'rt literally playing with fire.

[This is not comforting!]

[jonesiseverywhere]

Sure. Kind of a downgrade from the mutant monsters and alien tech I WAS playing with, but I've always good at learning a new game on the fly.

[raisethemoon]

You ARE still capable of being burned by fire...?

[Look, he has fire magic, it's actually a reasonable question.]

[jonesiseverywhere]

Uh...haven't been so far!

[He's literally never thought about it up until this point.]

[raisethemoon]

Perhaps...do not deliberately test it.

[She can see that going poorly for everyone.]

[jonesiseverywhere]

[He's totally considering testing it.]

Prob'ly a good idea to test it though...

[raisethemoon]

Carefully, then.

[Can she really trust him to be careful?]

We might try it now, with a small flame.

[jonesiseverywhere]

..OK. Gimmie a sec...

[Can he even MAKE a small flame? Sometimes it's unreliable. But he's not about to pass up a chance to show off for someone. OK...try to concentrate, think of hot things, try to imagine how cool it is that he can just make fire with his hands.

...YES. He has a little flame dancing between his fingers.]

So...not sure how I'm gonna test this, 'cept...setting my sleeve on fire.

[raisethemoon]

No!

[Sorry, didn't mean to yelp there]

Even if you have somehow become immune to flame, I doubt the same applies to your clothing. Perhaps...the tips of your hair? [Man, this is all such a bad idea. Celestia probably wouldn't be doing this.]

[jonesiseverywhere]

[Wow, he's impressed. That's only SLIGHTLY less crazy than his first plan!]

Pfft hahaha! Alright!

[He pulls a small clump of hair out from under his bandanna and holds his finger up to it. It doesn't seem to be catching...]