Backies - Visual

[humanesqueheartstrings]

I'm back! And I bring ribbons for the San Bernadino Rodeo!

Two reds and a white. That's 2nd and 4th for all you uninformed. Golden won a blue and two pinks and that's 1st and 3rd.

I placed 2nd in bucking, 4th in roping and 2nd again in foot races.

So what'd I miss? Oh and I brought presents!

And Ruby! I got you a cute hat to go with your jacket! It's a Neighponese Windscale Exclusive I found at the Fillydelphia Geek Show. It's got a cute red and black pattern.

Comments

[millionbitpipes]

Congratulations, I guess. Didn't realize ponies had rodeo.

[humanesqueheartstrings]

Yeah ponies have rodeo. Where do you think Applejack vanishes every May or so?

Got you something too.

[She holds up a vest in grey and grins.] Figured you needed a bit of a fashion upgrade into trendy.

[millionbitpipes]

Seems a little weirder when the cows talk. But you got races and stuff, that's cool.

[He honestly wasn't expecting a gift, though, and seems genuinely pleased.] What, am I not cool enough for you kids now?

[humanesqueheartstrings]

Races, bucking, all that good stuff yeah. It's pretty fun being the one ridden and trying to throw your fellow pony or whatever off your back.

Harvey, dear, don't get me wrong but you've practically worn that same suit for as long as I've known you. Wear something new. I got you a nice new tie too.

[millionbitpipes]

It ain't the same suit! They just...don't look all that different.

Wait, you ride each other?

[humanesqueheartstrings]

Well you need variant. There's this neighponese designer called Windscale and I think you'd love their clothing. It's very detective/zoot suit-ish.

Well, yeah. I mean, how are you going to have a rodeo? You can't just go out and start bucking wildly without a passenger. That negates the whole thing about rodeos.

[millionbitpipes]

Sure, that's how HUMAN rodeos go. How are you even supposed to hang on? You ain't got hands.

[humanesqueheartstrings]

Harvey. Harvey.

Are you really hung up about our "magic hooves" that seem to even be able to pick up pencils?

[She held up the tie in her hoof. It just sort of stuck there.]

[millionbitpipes]

They don't make sense.

[humanesqueheartstrings]

Harvey, do you really want to know the truth?

[She leans into the scroll.] Nanomachines son.

Seriously I have nothing. We just go with it. This is pony biology 101. We can carry things with our hooves.

[millionbitpipes]

Yeeeeeah, you guys really don't make any sense.

I'll swing by and pick up the vest sometime. You'll be around?

[humanesqueheartstrings]

What world does make sense?

Don't forget your tie too. I'll be around. I'm going to go double-check to see if the store hasn't burned down yet.

[millionbitpipes]

It ain't on the commune, it's fine.

[humanesqueheartstrings]

It's within twenty meters of the nearest commune building. Thus, proximity.

[millionbitpipes]

Ah, but it ain't on the commune. Unless that building catches on fire and it spreads, you'll probably be fine.

[humanesqueheartstrings]

You have a point. Even if lately it's been explosions and not fire.

[millionbitpipes]

Pretty sure that's actually worse.

[humanesqueheartstrings]

True. The explosions can ALSO cause fires.

I'm not about to get lectured by Smokey the Bear on that.

[millionbitpipes]

Lemme guess - yours is an actual talkin' bear.

[humanesqueheartstrings]

Yeah. Equestrian National Parks mascot after all.