5th Breakfast; Assignment 1, Cutie Marks [visual]

[tookalevelinbadass]

Hello! If any of you ponies could spare a moment to help me with something it would be much appreciated.

I have been attending lessons at the local school, and Miss Cherilee has asked us to talk to other ponies about their cutie marks. These are the questions.

[They appear in writing under his visual message.]

1. What does your cutie mark look like?
2. How or when did you receive your cutie mark?
3. What does your cutie mark represent?

[Pippin blinks then slowly frowns a little]

I also must write about my own experience since I have a mark. Honestly though, I am not sure what it truly means. It's a bird, but I have no special talents relating to birds. Can you help me? I would like to find an answer to this, not only for my work, but so I can tell a certain filly she can no longer compare me to a "blank flank."

[He moves the scroll to make sure his mark is captured in the visual.]

Comments

[bornofhope]

(She tilts her head and taps her chin with a hoof.)

I'm not sure. I'd want it to be something that represents me the best, but I can't think of anything in particular.

Maybe gardening? My dad really likes gardening and he lets me help him sometimes.

[tookalevelinbadass]

Gardening would be a good one. I bet my friend Sam would have a mark for that. Our dear Shire was withered when we returned home from our adventures but between Sam's gardening skills and the Lady Galadriel's gift to him, the following year it was bursting with green and flowers everywhere!

I'm sure you'll find out what represents you best eventually. Perhaps all you need is a little help from a friend to discover it.

[bornofhope]

Yeah. Maybe I just need to try a bunch of things and see what sticks. That's how we learn what we like, right?

(An it's in this moment that Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo all sneezed simultaneously.)

[tookalevelinbadass]

That's an excellent idea! There are many things I would like to try while I am here- strange items and occupations that don't exist at home. Perhaps I can join you sometime.

[bornofhope]

I hope so! I think there's a lot of us looking for our marks, so maybe we can help each other.

[tookalevelinbadass]

I look forward to it then! There are some ponies without marks at the school house. Perhaps they will join us. We can all try new things together!

[bornofhope]

Yeah! I bet they'll have ideas on what to try, too! I'm sure we can come up with something, if we work together.