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Post by Starblitz on Sept 19, 2013 21:11:20 GMT -5
Starblitz nodded "You're welcome." they passed the edge of town and a small cottage came into view of them. It was odd since most of the homes were close to one another but hers was set a side. it wasn't very big and didn't look much different form the other. white brick walls with a straw thatch roof. there weren't many window save for a few on the second floor one even had a large telescope poking out of it. "There are hundreds of constellations... some even intersecting each other. Sometimes there are even special events that happen around one. Right now I'm studying Gemini and its tendency to draw shooting stars to it..."
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Post by Heart String on Sept 19, 2013 22:19:46 GMT -5
Staring ahead he saw the home that belong to the pony that walked next to him. It was a nice cozy looking place that seemed to match the other places in ponyville, except for the fact that there is a big telescope sticking out of it. His eyes widened as he looked at it in awe. It was something new to him, he seen them before but only from afar. This was actually the closest he has even been to one in person. "That is amazing." he stated, actually talking about the telescope and not really the fact that gemini attracted shooting stars. He did have an inkling, which he blamed his father, for learning new things and having a strong urge to learn about new objects, items, artifacts, technology.
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Post by Starblitz on Sept 19, 2013 22:34:04 GMT -5
"I know right" She smiled before noticing that he was staring at the telescope and chuckled softly. "If you want to look through it you can" she offered opening the front door to her cottage leaving it open to the pony could enter she put her saddle bags off to the side using her magic to straighten up the place a bit putting away stray papers and books. the cottage in side was fairly cozy. there was one living area which had a book shelf filled with books against one wall while drawing of constellations, phases of the moon and shooting stars were pined up on every surface of the wall. There was a small kitchen on the far side of the room which looked in desperate need of restocking. collections of scrolls and notes pilled upon each other on a desk under a stair case which lead to a loft where the telescope was perched. around the telescope was more notes and drawing along with a bed and night stand in a corner.
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Post by Heart String on Sept 19, 2013 22:40:42 GMT -5
His face seemed to light up at the offer of being allowed to look through the telescope was given to him. His eyes darted to Starblitz and seemed to twinkle. "Oh that would be most appreciated! Thank you, Starblitz." He entered after Starblitz and closed the door after himself. He gazed around the place as Starblitz is cleaning up her home. He looked at the different book's and the star chart's and other random things that were pinned upon the wall. It was quite the mess, but it was homey that's for certain. "It's quite the place you have here. I can see that you keep yourself very busy." he stated as he looked at her. "How long exactly have you been doing this, again?" he asked trying to get a gauge of just how much work she does from when she first began.
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Post by Starblitz on Sept 19, 2013 22:54:24 GMT -5
Starblitz finished putting away her books before turning to Heart String. "Well... I've been interesting in stars and the magic behind them since I was a filly... most of these books I've been reading since I was in grade school... I started drawing and studying professionally for about a year... though most of these drawing have been done in the past 3 months I've been here." she smiled softly unraveling one of the scrolls from her bag and pinning it up on an empty spot on the wall near the loft showing a drawing of Gemini with some lines curving towards it.
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Post by Heart String on Sept 20, 2013 12:40:24 GMT -5
So most of this was from three months of work. Well that was impressive and maybe just a tad bit unhealthy. Well he had no right to say things about other ponies lives. They lived the way they want to live and if it made them happy who was he to tell the pony they shouldn't do it? That's how he saw it, he enjoyed traveling and ended up in dangerous situations that might have ended up with him being killed but he would never change it for the world. He's gotten to experience so much and it makes him happy. "Most impressive." he stated as he walked further inside and looking at the different things until he had finally gotten to the telescope. Taking a moment to peer into the telescope and have this amazing close view of the stars in the sky.
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Post by Starblitz on Sept 20, 2013 14:40:00 GMT -5
Starblitz smiled softly. "Thank's but there's still a lot to do..." she trotted over to Heart string as he looked trough the telescope. "You can move it around to see more of the sky... I think i left it pointing to Polaris..." she muttered softly in thought.
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Post by Heart String on Sept 21, 2013 11:39:53 GMT -5
He saw polaris bigger than he ever did in his travels. It was amazing really. That big bright star just hovering in the sky. He caught ear of what Starblitz said giving him permission to move the telescope. Well he pulled away from the eyepiece and looked at the telescope to see if there was any special way or moving it or if it was simply just pushing it. From the looks of it, it seemed to be just a push function telescope so he moved it slightly over and looked back through the eyepiece to see the stars again. "I can see why you love it, it's quite....big." he said talking about the stars in general and the space they floated in. It was big, much bigger than he could really see with his own eyes.
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Post by Starblitz on Sept 22, 2013 0:54:26 GMT -5
Starblitz chuckled slightly "Yes is very big and pretty." she adjusted a nob slightly pulling the magnification back so he can see more than one star at a time.
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Post by Heart String on Sept 22, 2013 1:16:15 GMT -5
Looking through the scope as the magnification was pulled allowing for him to see more than one star at a time. He ga sped in awe. "This is spectacular." he stated as he pulled away from the telescope and looked at Starblitz. "So you don't do anything else aside from stargaze all night long?" he asked curious if there was anything else in her life that she had interest in besides the stars.
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Post by Starblitz on Sept 22, 2013 10:32:07 GMT -5
"That's most of what I do. But I also map out the stars" her horn glowed faintly as she pulled a map off one of her desk which showed spiraling lines. "Each line is a stars path across the night sky... but every year it shifts slightly by one milla hoof" she explained pointing to a light blue line next to the thick black line. "The light blue line is the current path of the stars. I also watch for anomalies like shooting stars and anything that kind of stands out..."
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Post by Heart String on Sept 23, 2013 7:27:53 GMT -5
Nodding his head as he understood what she told him. That was interesting and all, but it wasn't his sort of thing and he would only have so much attention for it before he moved onto something else. His ears lowered a little. "That's nice and all, but do you do anything outside of this? It seems lovely and all, but just a bit...lonely." he added as from what he could tell she only worked on this and nothing else.
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Post by Starblitz on Sept 23, 2013 8:28:53 GMT -5
"Not really...." Starblitz muttered softly. Other ponys are usually asleep when I'm awake it's not like manehattan where there's somepony awake at all hours" she paused a moment and chuckled " well I guess that's not 100% true... I'm kinda that somepony." She shook here head "Its not always lonely tough... I sometimes walk around the fields and listen to the bats and owls..."
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Post by Heart String on Sept 25, 2013 21:35:11 GMT -5
Heart String only gave a simple nod as he looked around the room. Seeing her work and analyzing them in his head. "That's not so bad." he mumbled as he walked along the bookcase and examined the different book titles. More than likely books related to astronomy from what he was able to tell. "So tell me about life here in ponyville? Do you know if it's easy to get work here?"
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Post by Starblitz on Sept 26, 2013 22:47:42 GMT -5
There were some books dedicated to magic as well as some old fantasy and adventures book that looked worn and well read. Starblitz brought a hoof up to her chin in thought "Theres a bullion board in the middle of town where you could possibly find some odd jobs. I'm not really up to date on whats going on but there's bound to be someone who could use some help. Id anything I;m sure the children would love to hear your stories about your explorations."
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Post by Heart String on Sept 30, 2013 21:24:03 GMT -5
Hearing about the bulletin board made his ears perk up, well most of it, he always had a bit of his ears fold over just a little bit. "Ah, that's good to hear, he was quite happy about hearing that they did have such a board in the middle of town it made searching for odd jobs a lot easier than just asking around. Even the idea of setting up a storytelling circle for the little foals in town would be nice to do. "I'll have to look into that at some point."
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Post by Starblitz on Nov 18, 2013 23:15:12 GMT -5
Starblitz nodded slightly "I know the school house is always looking for speakers for the Fillies." She added as she rolled up a few of her scrolls. "Hmm There are usually some part time openings as a carrier poney or on some of the elder poneys who have gardens." she added a little surprised about how well she had come to know the town despite being asleep most of the days. Perhaps she wasn't as disconnected as she felt most of the time around the town.
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Post by Heart String on Nov 18, 2013 23:46:56 GMT -5
Being told of the School house and the carrier position were interesting enough as it is, but even the added position of assisting elderly with their garden work also seemed to peak a little interest in him. It were options that he could think over on and decide whether he wanted to do them or not. Heartstring smiled, he was quite appreciative of her assisting him in finding some work. "Oh that is most splendid. Heartstring looked at Starblitz. "I think I may look into speaking with the teacher at the school house." he expressed his interest of what he may do during the day as his gaze turned towards the bookshelf once more.
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Post by Starblitz on Nov 19, 2013 0:48:23 GMT -5
"The teachers name is Swift Spring. Shes an pretty pink earth pony with a green mane. She has a lot of energy to keep up with all those little fillies." Starblitz explained with a soft smile. The book shelf was packed with books of mostly, magic, mystery, fantasy and astrology.
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Post by Heart String on Nov 19, 2013 11:52:59 GMT -5
Glancing back he muttered to himself "Swift Spring...huh." a smirk came upon his face as he nodded. "Thank you." he was happy to know the name of the teacher that taught the little foals it would make it easier to find out who he needed to speak too. It was definitely getting late into the night and he figured he should probably head back into his room. He bowed his head to Starblitz. "I have taken up quite a lot of your time, so I should be heading back to my room. It was quite a pleasure spending time with you Starblitz."
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