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The My Little Jamjar Mods ([personal profile] ponymeisters) wrote in [community profile] mylittlejamjar2013-09-22 10:46 am

Announcement: The Running of the Leaves [visual]

[When the scrolls flare to life, they flash the below message first, accompanied by Official Canterlot Trumpets that sound suspiciously like a baby dragon playing a toy trumpet. Pay no mind to this!]



[Next, a baby dragon holding a toy trumpet that he quickly chucks off screen does appear. He waves with a smile.]

Hi, everypony! My name's Spike, and I'm the official assistant to Princess Twilight Sparkle and Twilight Sparkle. [He puffs himself up for a moment.]

I'll be the announcer for the annual Running of the Leaves, and I wanted to invite all of you to participate! [He holds up a claw and closes his eyes as he recites.] The Running of the Leaves is one of the most important races in all of Equestria. Every year, ponies across the land gallop through the forests, shaking loose the autumn leaves. Without this, they'd stay up there and then how would we get pumpkin pie in the fall?! E-hem! I mean, it's vital to changing the seasons in Equestria outside the Everfree Forest.

The lovely officiator will be our very own Princess Twilight Sparkle and the first, second, and third place winners will receive awesome prizes! Everypony's important, though. We need all of Equestria, newpony and native to help out. As a thanks, all participants will receive one of these really cool certificates, signed by Princess Twilight Sparkle, herself!

[He holds up a certificate with official thanks and a line for a pony's name along with a signature line for Twilight. Curiously, there also appears to be a drawing of a buff purple and green dragon in one corner, shaking a tree whilst a white and purple unicorn with blue diamonds on her flank watches on in awe. He notices this after a moment and quickly crumbles up the certificate, cheeks going pink.]

Uh! I-I mean, I'll find the certificates later. Um! If you've got any questions, I can totally answer them!

[OOC: The race post itself may be found HERE.]
tinkertytonk: (are you sure?)

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[personal profile] tinkertytonk 2013-09-22 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
What ho, Spike, my lad! Princess Celestia mentioned this was on. Good to see you taking the lead and all that. I don't suppose there's any chance you might need somepony to help with your announcing?
tinkertytonk: (but... but...)

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[personal profile] tinkertytonk 2013-09-22 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bertie's smile freezes.]

C-controlling a balloon? Well, that sounds just the sort of thing, old bean. I'm certain I can sort that out.

[The question was how many times would they crash before that happened?]
tinkertytonk: (Default)

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[personal profile] tinkertytonk 2013-09-22 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[The smallish fellow would ask that, wouldn't he?]

Bertie. How do you do?
hangthedj: (you wanna leave I'm with it)

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[personal profile] hangthedj 2013-09-22 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Do I get a drawing like that if I win? 'Cause I don't feel like you could really capture my essence.

I mean, I'm in anyway, but still.
hangthedj: (what keeps the planet spinnin')

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[personal profile] hangthedj 2013-09-22 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Izzat so? You mind givin' a sneak peek, little dude?
hangthedj: (we're up all night to get some)

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[personal profile] hangthedj 2013-09-22 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Totally. My lips're sealed tighter than a mason jar. Won't tell a soul.
hangthedj: (so let's raise the bar)

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[personal profile] hangthedj 2013-09-22 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[A grin and a conspiratorial nod.] Niiice. What else you got waitin' in the wings over there?
marearcana: (facehoof)

[From Offscreen, but she can be clearly heard]

[personal profile] marearcana 2013-09-22 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)


Spike, do NOT answer that question! It's supposed to be a surprise!
hangthedj: (and our cups)

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[personal profile] hangthedj 2013-09-22 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Princess, I gave him my word, my word, that this was gonna stay a secret. Not a word's gonna sneak out from between us, I guarantee.

[She places a hoof over her heart, trying to look as stern and serious as possible and failing miserably.]
magicalrealist: (staredown)

[As offscreen as Princess Twilight]

[personal profile] magicalrealist 2013-09-22 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
No means no. If you want to know what they are, you'll have to wait like everyone else.
marearcana: (100% immersion)

[personal profile] marearcana 2013-09-22 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Because if everypony knows how great the prize is, they'll all be too busy rushing to try to win it that the leaves won't fall in one pass. You remember what happened two years ago, don't you?
Edited 2013-09-22 23:38 (UTC)
hangthedj: (we're up all night to get lucky)

[personal profile] hangthedj 2013-09-22 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah! The people deserve to know, man. What's such a big deal about these things that you gotta keep 'em under wraps, anyway?

[And mock outrage is a go.]
magicalrealist: (Serious letter time.)

[personal profile] magicalrealist 2013-09-22 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Because that's what a surprise is: everyone will know when the time comes. Until then, you'll just have to wait.

And you can't tell anyone about it. Okay, Spike?
hangthedj: (to the stars)

[personal profile] hangthedj 2013-09-22 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
S'alright, bro. I can wait a little while longer, I guess. Like, five minutes, at least.

[She leans in closer the the scroll, addressing Spike in a hard half-whisper.]

Just come talk t'me when Princess Killjoy isn't breathin' down your neck, alright?
Edited 2013-09-22 23:54 (UTC)
hangthedj: (you wanna leave I'm with it)

[personal profile] hangthedj 2013-09-23 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
Gotcha. You just keep playin' cool 'til then.

[And a wink. Well, it might be a wink, it's kinda hard to tell.]

Welp, guess I better get movin'. All this chit-chat's usin' up my valuable racing energy. Catch you folks on the flip-side.

[With that, she grins, gives a small mock-salute, and closes her scroll.]
ponymechanic: (happy)

[personal profile] ponymechanic 2013-09-22 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh hey. It looks like Tails' wing has finally healed up. Or at least enough where flying is okay, though he's taking it easy with flying just in case.] So the leaves don't just fall off by itself? I had been wondering why the leaves hadn't fallen yet.

[He does smile though.] A race does sound like a lot of fun. It's been too long since I've been in one. I'm in.
ponymechanic: (huh?)

[personal profile] ponymechanic 2013-09-23 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose since the pegasi are needed to control the weather here, it makes sense.

Sounds good. Wait... Princess Twilight? How many princesses exist in Equestria exactly? [He met the unicorn Twilight, but not the princess. He also missed the time both Twilights spoke over the scrolls. Also, he doesn't know about Princess Cadence either.]
ponymechanic: (hmm....)

[personal profile] ponymechanic 2013-09-23 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Well naturally otherwise it wouldn't be fair. I assume magic isn't allowed either.

I would imagine becoming an alicorn would be pretty hard to do. [It certainly sounded impressive.]
ponymechanic: (hmm....)

[personal profile] ponymechanic 2013-09-23 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, created new magic? That's pretty impressive. I would assume there would be a spell to make yourself faster or manipulate time so you could "skip" ahead somehow. That or teleportation.
ponymechanic: (facehoof)

[personal profile] ponymechanic 2013-09-24 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
Oh don't worry I won't even try doing that. I've had enough time traveling adventures to last a life-time.

[Which was two times, but as far as Tails is concerned, that's two too many.]
Edited 2013-09-24 07:19 (UTC)
ponymechanic: (frown)

[personal profile] ponymechanic 2013-09-24 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Not exactly, at least not that I know of. An enemy back home once built a prototype time machine to try to take over the world. That machine is thankfully gone now. There was also a monster that could rip holes in time, but that monster's gone now too. ...Or at least I know it is.
ponymechanic: (annoyed)

[personal profile] ponymechanic 2013-09-25 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Not at all fun. Then again, it's never that fun when you're dealing with someone trying to take over the world every year.

[He used to enjoy taking down Eggman, but now it's become something that he has to do.]