mylittlejamjar | 002 - Second Flower

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002 - Second Flower | Action/Visual

[Greetings, fair Equestrians! Today, for your viewing pleasure, there is a white mare with an orange mane and a rainbow thunderbolt on her butt, looking for all the world like a drowned rat. And there is more water pouring down on her from above, as in nearly a monsoon's worth]

Umm... This is really embarrassing, but... Does anyone know how to make this cloud stop raining on me? I've tried and tried to get it to listen, but nothing I do will make it stop!

[And then it shocks her in the butt with a lightning bolt]

OUCH!

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Haaaaaaaah-! You're really good at this! Are you sure you wouldn't rather do this than me?

...I'm kind of a hazard.

[She's just gonna... go lay down where she's standing now]

Heh...maybe to the weather, but you've gotta be great at something Orihime! You're not a hazard for everything here in Ponyville.

Maybe.... But it feels like the weather is a hazard to everyone anyway...

Besides, I've already got a Cutie Mark. Shouldn't I be good at that?

(She can't disagree with that one, even if it's not her 'job.' Getting hit in the butt would be pretty hazardous for anypony.)

Yeah, but your Cutie Mark's a part of your destiny. Can you make lightning bolts like the ones I saw a while ago?

Well... not intentionally... But they do come out!

[At the least opportune time]

You said you're getting better with yours, right?

A little...the wording's hard to remember! Santa Klaus...I reject, or something like that.

Santen Kesshun!

...

Is that... Is that it?

Hey, yeah! That's right.

(She zips down from the cloud to grin at Orihime; maybe she knew a few of the other words that had been mentioned? Or at least how to say them...)

Eh heh, I wonder how I knew that? I don't think I've ever seen you use it, have I?

Hehe, maybe you overheard me practicing? But I don't think I saw you nearby when I was learning the first few times.

You've got three other powers, right?

Hmm? Yeah! The Koten Zanshaa, Soten Kissme and...I think this one's new but Shiten Koshun?

(At least Rainbow got one of them right.)

It's alright! I'm sure you'll learn them all really well soon!

M-Maybe if you can do it, I can too!

Hehe, thanks Orihime. Sounds like we'd be better at doing each other's jobs instead.

Do you think they'd let us do that? I mean... has any pony ever switched jobs before?

Not that I know, but it's not wrong if somepony decides to switch jobs. Does the name 'Tsubaki' sound at all familiar?

Uhn! He's the black one, right?

Uh...yeah. A little annoying, but I'm sure he means well.

(She's a little surprised Orihime knows that so accurately.)

[If she asked, Orihime wouldn't even know how she knows it]

Why? What sorts of things does he do?

Hmm...things like get in my face to make sure I've got an instinct to attack and everything. I totally do, but who the hay do I need to attack in Ponyville? I've got friends here, so why would I need to attack any of you guys?

Well, if there's a threat, you'll at least have a good way to attack them, right?

Hehe, yeah! Going head-on's more my style anyway. Defending and healing...I gotta work on that.

You can do it if you try!

Although it's funny - I thought our Cutie Marks were supposed to reflect what we were already good at...

Hehe, yeah...that's what you're taught growing up as a filly, after all.

Do you usually have to try this hard to be good at it?

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