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[There have been a lot of apologies going around since they'd managed to reforge the 'Fire of Friendship' to drive off the Windigos. Donna's been holding off, too embarrassed to join in the chorus, but there's really not a way to avoid it. At least she can limit the apology proper to the members of the commune. Everyone else? Well, there were a lot of people who could help with building.]

Hey, everybody. This is Donna Noble from the Ponyville Commune. We had some trouble recently and are looking for any help we can get to organize a building party. This isn't just for the commune, though, it's something I'd like to put together for something more regular in case any of us need the help. With everything we've faced since getting here, with as kind as the ponies in Ponyville are, I think we owe it to them to have some sort of, I dunno, on-call group. A bunch of us who'll come and fix something up if it gets knocked down in the latest invasion or whatever. If you'd like to help, please let me know. I'll be setting something up for the commune soon. I know the Agency needs some work for expansion, too, that we could see to helping with after that.

Locked to Commune Residents
[Donna takes a deep breath before addressing the scroll this time.]

Donna, here, again. I just wanted to say everybody at the Commune that I'm sorry. I'm the one who half burned down the barn. I'll see to setting it right, help or not, but... I-I need to get ahold of the powers I've suddenly got. They're dangerous. I think I should probably leave for a bit until that's sorted. Plenty of nice caves in the Everfree. [Her smile is more half-hearted than she meant it to be.] I want to make sure the repairs happen, but after that, I'll see myself off just until I can figure out a little more control. Nephenee, I'm more than happy to keep track of the commune's finances still. Just might be a little more work communicating via scroll.

Locked to Terra
[And here's the one that's hardest.]

Terra, we need to talk. I think I caught your magic. How would that happen?

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I don't think it would be too hard. Man, we could look into putting other things in there too. If the damage is severe enough some of us could try and maybe see if we could set up some kind of electrical system and generator there too, if just to experiment.

...Oh right. That was there.

[Considering the absolute terror she had felt when she first saw it...she feels a little silly now. To have been terrified of something so inconsequential, of something really just being done for fun. That maybe could help others in some weird way.]

We could just remake it man. Maybe start again from scratch.

Electricity and generators... [In her mind's eye, Donna is already seeing the explosions.] I like that idea, but anything that can explode should probably be set aside under lock and key. Also, you don't know if you can, like, fireproof an entire building, do you?

If we do just end up redoing the shipping wall, I want to make sure this won't happen again. I know a lot of people worked hard on that.

Locking it down wouldn't be too hard. ...Assuming, you know. No one messed with regular locks. I, uh, kind of get the feeling that might be a problem there.

It's possible but not really probable? I guess you could if you had the time and money and materials but it'd be a lot of work for...uh. For what usually wouldn't be enough of a worry but is kind of necessary here.

The whole thing still feels kind of weird to me, man, I ain't going to lie. I dunno. Just doesn't feel like who's with who is anyone else's business. But I mean I guess the thing doesn't hurt anypony so it's kind of a moot point.

[Surprise has a point about the locks. They're sort of an issue when you have people with magic who are the most likely to muck about with things. Donna will have to think on that more... along with the fireproofing issue. Maybe there was some sort of magical spell she could get the Twilights to work on for them.]

Weird? Didn't you have gossip mags back in your Equestria? Or even just shows or plays? It's fun thinking about who'd be in love with whom! Better than imagining who's trying to kill each other.

Well, sure, but I mean, I didn't pay them all that much mind.

Though, really, who's trying to kill each other tended to be a more important and talked about issue of the day. I mean, you know. Some ponies were more concerned with who's kissing who. But uh, those tended to be ponies to kiss the dirt pretty quickly.

Edited 2015-02-09 14:13 (UTC)

[Donna stares at Surprise for a long moment. She... knows where the other mare is from, has somewhat paid attention to her public trials in dealing with that, but it's a bit awkward to hear it coming directly from her.]

Oh. Yeah.

Right.

[She clears her throat.]

So, I was thinking of maybe asking some of the unicorns if they could maybe just come up with some sort of fireproofing spell. Save us the trouble. Could do a fair turn of profit on that, too.

[It's strange, Surprise supposes, but the more time she's spent here the easier it's become to talk about it. It helps in part that everyone else here has had their own trials, many of them coming from some terrible worlds or pasts of their own. She may not want to talk about her own past too specifically, but it's becoming easier, not seeming too much like the unfathomable task, of speaking with others about where she was from.

It could perhaps help to tone it down a bit, but that's something she'll learn in time.]

It'd be worth a shot. Hey man, how many unicorns we have with us some of us might be able to figure out for free.

It'd, uh...it'd be nice to know at least something won't burn down here!

I mean, not that I just think everything is going to burn down here some day, like some stray flicker of flame'll set the whole place to roast and worry endless about that! I mean that'd be silly!

It's just. You know. Nice to prepare for horrible things. Like fire!

[Donna's features become progressively more grave as Surprise stumbles forward through her reassurances.]

I'm not going to burn everything down, okay!

[She can't help the outburst. She really can't, not when Surprise is carrying on like she thinks a bomb's going to go off any moment. Like Donna's going to go off.]

It was an accident and that's why we're fireproofing it! I'll pay to fireproof the whole bloody village if you're that worried!

[Oh. Oh this is bad. Surprise recoils a little bit at the outburst, stammering aimlessly for a few seconds. It's been a while since she's gone this far into her nervous territory like this...]

Well...I....I mean you know, I...

I know you're not going to burn anything down! I mean, who said anything about you burning anything down man, I sure didn't! We don't got to go to no extremes! I was just saying, it's....you know, it's...

Sometimes fires just happen, that's all! I mean who can predict fire I sure can't!

Edited 2015-02-21 23:18 (UTC)

Oh, my god! Would you stop talking about fire and burning and burning fire... and fire and- oh, bloody hell!

[Surprise will see Donna's eyes widen before a strange flicker and smoke starts to fill the picture on her scroll. There's the sound of clattering, then hooves beating, a splash and stamping.

The audio when it comes through is static-y.]

I thin...snnnnnk...leave soon.

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