One Quiet Little Day in Ponyville [Tinkie] [Dead]

[Silk Suture]

It was one of those average winter days in Ponyville. Pleasant, sunny weather, the air wasn't too cold and a blanket of snow covered the streets. Quite well cleared streets in fact, with much larger piles of snow at the sides. Just another one of those chores winter forced on ponies, but the wonderful weather seemed to cheer everyone right up, if they ever felt like the colder season was starting to be a bit too much. Even if there were some different things everypony had to do when the snow came, in the end, winter was a season for rest. The nature rested and prepared for the spring, the time when they had to bloom once again and fill the world with colors.

Silk Suture was quite new to Ponyville, just having recently moved in there and set up his store. Not open for business quite yet of course, as it was a great idea to get one's bearings after everything was in place. Ponyville seemed... Different, to a pony used to living in Canterlot. Much smaller, much more... Well, homely was perhaps the word. It was hard to say if the pegasus liked it yet, but in a way, perhaps Ponyville was a bit larger and busier than he had thought. Not like Canterlot in any way, but not quite the small little village a place called "Ponyville" made it sound. It was hard for Silk to say if that was a good or a bad thing yet, either.

He did feel like a fish out of water. Perhaps he stuck out like a sore thumb, with every other pony seemingly knowing exactly their way and having some kind of goal in mind as they walked and chattered. Or perhaps it only felt that way because he was new. Silk Suture just wandered around, looking around him, most likely looking lost as he glanced at the snow-covered roofs of various buildings. Getting a mental map down of the place felt like an important step in learning to get around for the pony, but he did feel awfully silly doing it. Everyone he had managed to change a few words with in Ponyville seemed nice and friendly and all, but well, of course he felt like he had this aura of dignity he had to keep up... Impossible when you didn't quite know your way around the place you lived in, yet.

[Tinkie]

Snow couldn't be happier to get out of bed this lovely winter morning. This season was his favorite and he tried to stay outside during it as much as possible. The sun had been up for a few hours already and so far it was turning out to be a lovely day. Snow hadn't fallen for a few days and that alone was making someponies happy. Then again the lone fact that the sun was shinning and that it was a little warmer out today was helping a lot.

Snow Shoe was just appearing from his house and heading towards his shop, he had a saddle bag on with a few materials he needed for the day. He headed the way he always did through town, considering his shop was located towards the end of the town. He was walking along, greeting some ponies he knew or that had greeted him on this lovely morning. It wasn't long before Snow spotted a new pony, somepony he hadn't met yet. Then again he was rather new in town himself, none the less it was always nice to meet new ponies. The closer Snow got to him the more he could tell that he was rather lost. This provoked another side of Snow, the side that made him want to help ponies. Snow was approaching the new pony now. He suppress his shy side for one and went right up to him. "Hello there, you look like you are new in town and kinda lost. Do you need some help finding your way around town?"

[Silk Suture]

Silk Suture had already thought that he must have looked a bit out of place in this new town, but in a way, perhaps he had hoped it was only in his mind. Of course he liked to always be in control of a situation – and if he couldn't, at least look like it. He had a suspicion of not quite looking like that right now, but he was still taken by surprise as a pony approached him... And not only that, but came right to him and started talking. The pegasus just stopped, looking at the large stallion in front of him, not quite sure what to say. No wings, no horn, a rather unkempt mane... Well, in a way, perhaps this stranger was what he had thought Ponyville would be all about.

"Well, I," Silk started, blinking, still trying to find his words. In a way, he really just wanted to say he didn't need help. It felt silly in this situation, but he was new. Whether he liked it or not, it apparently was obvious and it was the truth. It was just better to get that out of the way and honestly, by accepting help, everything could be done so much faster.
"Keen eye you have there," the stallion closed his eyes for a moment before looking at the other, regaining his composure. Or perhaps getting it for the first time if he honestly had looked so lost a moment before...
"I did just move in here and I'm taking a proper look around now. Feels like that's the thing I should be doing," he continued, trying his hardest to allow himself to not only accept the other stallion's help, but to keep his dignity. A strange battle, but so far so food.

"Silk Suture, a pharmacist," the pegasus introduced himself, seeing that the other pony hadn't done so yet. It was only the proper thing to do and well, he was new so having a friendly reputation would do wonders to business.
"And you are...?"

[Tinkie]

It was true that Snow was slightly unkempt most of the time, and the other half of the time was of a rare occasion mostly for special events in his life. Though with Snow's line of work he was always busy and rarely took the time to look in a mirror before leaving the house, just doing the necessary. None the less Snow could tell he had slightly rattled the newcomer, maybe he should calm himself down a bit. Snow had to physically relax himself and try to seem calmer. He hadn't realized he was in such a good mood until that moment.

Keen eye? This was true and liked to use it to his advantage on all things, maybe that's why he made sure all of his products were of top quality. Snow couldn't help but smile and shrug to the comment, trying to draw attention to the fact and get about helping the newcomer. "Hey we all been there too, I had only wished I had someone showing me around town when I was new." Snow had been completely lost on his first few days but considering it is a slightly small town it didn't take him long to figure it out. Silk Suture huh? Quite the name. "I'm Snow Shoe, a Blacksmith. I have a shop across town." Snow pointed down the street. "So were are you heading Silk Suture?"

[Silk Suture]

Silk Suture nodded to show that he listened as the other stallion said he more or less understood how moving to a new place felt like. Moving to the very town the pegasus had moved to right now, in fact. An eyebrow was raised to that. Quite funny to think about it, the pony that had so well represented the image Silk had painted in his mind about Ponyville and its inhabitants wasn't actually from Ponyville himself, apparently.
"So you're not from around here, originally?" He asked a question that the other pony had technically answered already, but it was an indirect question about anything else that might relate to that. At least Silk was expecting him to say more but what did he know, some ponies seemed to just answer with a simple "yep!" and leave it at that...

"Right. Nice to meet you," the pharmacist said, calm and collected. Certainly professionally rather than affectionately, as was usual for him. He allowed his eyes to wander in the direction this stallion introduced as Snow Shoe pointed, showing the street he would have to walk to get to his shop. Silk Suture couldn't really imagine what he'd need a blacksmith for, but it's not like knowing it would hurt. A pharmacist was quite different from a blacksmith, and it was quite interesting how the two ponies seemed to be like complete opposites in every way! At least, as far as it came to their physical aspects.

"I'm going nowhere in particular," the pegasus looked at the larger pony,
"I secured myself a house from the marketplace, and while I could most likely live there quite comfortably without ever leaving as almost everything is right next to me, that would feel like such a waste. So, I'm taking a walk, seeing interesting sights and learning a bit more about the layout of Ponyville," oh great, he was literally just walking around aimlessly, it sounded so stupid when he put it to words.

[Tinkie]

"Yes, I moved here from Phillydalphia." Snow replied. "Where are you moving in from?" He hoped the question wasn't too intrusive he was just trying to make some conversation with the new pony. He remembered when he was in his hooves, trying to find his way to his shop had been a nightmare. Thankfully he had eventually found it by the end of the day. Either way he didn't want Silk to go through the same thing he did. "It is a pleasure meeting you as well Silk Suture." Snow replied to his second comment. "Just to put it in the open. If you need anything don't hesitate to ask, I can make all sorts of items in my shop, tools and such." Snow was not quite sure if the pharmacist would need anything made, nor what he would need made but he thought it was always nice to offer. A second idea came to mind, "Do you happen to make something for burns? I tend to burn myself sometimes working with fire and metal." It was how Snow had gotten the scar on his left hoof. Maybe if he had had some kind of ointment it wouldn't have scared.

"Well I can always show you were the important things are in town. However a lot of the great things are discovered by wandering around." Snow encouraged Silk to follow him. As he did Snow started pointing out different places around town. Flower shops, bakeries, candy shops, all kinds of places existed in Ponyville.

[Silk Suture]

Silk Suture nodded, Fillydelphia was one of those places which he hadn't really visited. Perhaps it was worth it to go check it out at one point in his life, but right now, one new place was going to be enough. It was really hard to say what his impressions of the place were, honestly.
"I come from Canterlot. I was born and raised there," he answered Snow's question, it was only fair when the other stallion had answered as well. Though perhaps it would explain a few things about Silk, knowing where he came from. Perhaps there was that certain Canterlot air about him... Or perhaps not. Perhaps it was only something the pegasus hoped he had.

"Right. I'll keep that in mind," the stallion raised an eyebrow, not turning down Snow's offer but not exactly seeing the use for a blacksmith. But hey, couldn't fault anyone for trying to advertise their shop a bit. It was possible that such a time would come in the future, but right now, he didn't really think about it. Perhaps there was no need for the two ponies to ever meet again, but once the larger stallion brought up the pharmacist's trade and his need for help, perhaps it would mean they were going to meet again...
"Of course. I try to have something for every type of injury," Silk Suture explained, a bit worried if this was the first time a blacksmith who did occasionally burn himself started thinking of treating their burns,
"So, if you ever drop by, I'll have something for you."

Now, the pharmacist was unsure if he had really had a guided tour on his mind when he left for his walk... But why not? As the other stallion started to show him around, the pegasus followed, calm, but still keeping an eye on his surroundings. There was a lot to be seen and it was going to be a lot easier when someone was pointing everything out.
"This isn't wasting your time, is it? I'm not sure how busy your days usually are, but it did look like you were going somewhere."

[Tinkie]

A big city pony, that seemed to be quite common for some ponies to move from Canterlot. He had only met one pony that had visited there but he was the first he was meeting that was actually from there. Now that he knew that he could detect the accent in his voice that suggested he wasn’t from Ponyville. Then again he probably had one himself as well. Snow never really thought about it. “It’s nice to meet someone else that’s from the big city as well. I was starting to think I was the only one.” Snow joked. He did miss the big city sometimes but Ponyville had become his home and he liked the small town feel.

To be honest Snow didn’t exactly know what a pharmacist would need form a blacksmith, but you never know when he would need something. Silk probably had something in his bag of wares that involved some kind of metal. “Well then I’ll have to stop by sometime and get some.” He would probably have to get some for the shop and the house, since he took his work home with him time and time again. He would stop in on a later date to pick some up. “If you need time to make that kinda stuff I can always let you know ahead of time. I appreciate it, I tend to burn myself every now and again. Usually I would just soak it in some cold water.” Snow didn’t really know a lot about medicine or any of that kind of stuff so he tended to treat his wounds to the minimum.

Snow kept a good pace going, they had reached the part of town that held most of the restaurants and café’s. He started pointing a few of them out when Silk started to speak, Snow turned his head toward him so he could look at him while he spoke. “Nah, I was actually heading home for the day.” The shop had been slow and Snow was going to do housework, but that could always wait until later.

[Silk Suture]

Silk Suture tilted his head a bit. Well technically yes, both of them were from big cities... But someone like Snow probably wasn't the type of a pony who would usually be described as a big city pony. He didn't really... Seem like it. The pegasus had thought that he was a local, even, so perfectly matching the image in his eyes! He was most likely biased and didn't even understand it himself, but to him it was quite obvious. They seemed as different as the night and day – would there really be anything that connected them? Their background seemed to, in the eyes of the larger stallion, but Silk wasn't feeling the same way. And perhaps, in a way, he hoped that no one else really felt that way either. Maybe it was still a bit too early to judge, but that was one of those bad character traits of his that were hard to get rid of.

"I try to keep everything in stock, I'm not one to keep sick and hurt ponies waiting," the pharmacist replied as Snow wondered if it usually took time for him to make medicine. It did, but that was handled when his shop wasn't technically open, as to him it was very important to keep his shelves full. Not something that was always possible, of course, but he tried.
"It is always possible that somehow everypony else came to buy the same thing as you and it has run out, but there's more chances of that not happening, honestly, so you shouldn't need to worry about that," Silk Suture looked at Snow,
"Well, a burn you can treat yourself rarely requires much. Cool it – not too cold mind you, as that can easily damage you even more – and keep an eye on it. Some kind of ointment definitely helps speeding the healing process and preventing any possible infections," the stallion's pace was calm, offering some tips the larger pony hadn't really asked for, but it seemed like some help in this area might prove to be useful.

Restaurants actually were useful knowledge to the pegasus, as he wasn't really one to cook for himself. Big city life had taught him to eat outside a lot, and somehow he doubted that would change right away when he moved to a smaller place – if ever.
"I see. A short day... Or a long night?" Silk Suture glanced at the other when he was told of his plans to head home. What did he knew about running a store that dealt with metal...

[Tinkie]

Snow was listening carefully to Silk. It seemed like everyday he was learning something new it just happened that the stuff he was telling him now was very useful to him. He actually didn't know that you could make a burn too cold, he wondered what would happen if it was cooled too much. "I didn't know that. I'll have to be careful next time I do that." Snow wasn't really planning to do that anymore, now that he knew he had somewhere to get medicine. Snow had to admit that his new acquaintance was very knowledgeable, Snow actually felt the opposite compared to Silk. He tried to tell him that it was just the field of conversation. He was different than himself but Snow wanted at least attempt to make friends with the pony. It just might take some time.

Snow had to chuckle to himself at Silk's question, "It was a long night. I tend to lose track of time when I'm forging. It's just so easy to keep working and not look at the clock." A workaholic at heart, he really didn't realize how much he did this. Sometimes working all through the night until morning. He liked to keep the things ponies needed most in high stock and didn't like to run out of items. Snow stopped, they were almost at the edge of town now. There really much left of the town to see. "I think this is about it Silk. There is a few buildings outside of town but they are mostly homes." Snow left it at that. He was glad he got to meet the new pony. He however wasn't sure if they would have much reason other than to exchange goods. But one never knew what would happen. "Do you need help finding your way home?" Snow asked, he didn't want Silk to get lost again.

[Silk Suture]

Silk Suture nodded, walking alongside the other pony. Ponies could often hurt themselves by not really understanding what they were doing or why – or what they should even be doing in the first.
"You're going to have to keep the burn in the water for quite some time. Too cold and you will lose all feeling, which might feel good at first when the burn hurts, but obviously you won't know if you are going to cause more damage as you can't feel it," the pegasus didn't need to be told to elaborate, perfectly capable of starting to yap on and on about his trade when he had the chance,
"Not to mention that large areas you would try to cool under something too cold could easily lead into hypothermia or shock," Silk continued, glancing at the larger pony. Now he did doubt that the other stallion would usually be in a situation like that, but it was better to explain things thoroughly now when there was time than to risk an accident that was made worse by the lack of knowledge.
"And ice of course, just could cause ice burns which aren't really any better than burns caused by heat. While trying to cool the burn as fast as possible probably sounds like a good idea, the idea is to cool it, not freeze it," the pharmacist was quite used to explaining how to treat something a certain way by now, obviously,
"But if you have questions later on, you know where to find me."

He did understand working late, but now quite working through the night like the other pony claimed to have done. It did cause Silk to question when exactly Snow kept his shop open and how the customers would know when he would be there but... He didn't really know how a blacksmith was usually contacted, either. Must be quite different from his job.
"Right, thank you for the tour," the pegasus actually thanked the other, not feeling any deep gratitude or anything, but he was professional and polite enough to thank a pony for their help. Perhaps it was a bit of a cold thank you, but it was genuine.
"No, I don't think that will be necessary. My sense of direction isn't quite that bad," Silk Suture declined the help, at least not admitting to needing it if he somehow did need help.

[Tinkie]

Oh goodness did he know a lot. Snow was listening quietly to Silk now. He apparently had sent him off in a tangent of how to treat a burn. It was true that Snow hadn't known some of the things he was telling him but he also didn't ask for a lecture either. Snow nodded along to Silk, he was taking mental note despite not really asking for all of the information. He had survived a burn before and didn't think that he was going to set himself into shock anytime soon. Nonetheless being the patient pony that Snow was he let Silk finish just adding a "Thank you, that is very helpful information." Snow was slightly relieved that he finally had made the full circle and finished what he started.

"You are quite welcome Silk." Snow hadn't expected more than a thank you from Silk. Though he caught that the thank you was a little cold. Snow brushed it off, some ponies just were like that. He could tell that he meant his thanks and that was all that mattered. "Right well I need to get going then I have a few things to attend too." Snow nodded to Silk as a way of a goodbye. With that he left the pony to go about his business.

(I do not think our ponies meshed well so I thought it was best to end it.)

[Silk Suture]

Silk Suture nodded as the other stallion spoke of his need to get going already. That was fine, Snow was heading home anyways and there was no reason for the pharmacist to follow him there – nor was there any reason for the other to follow the pegasus home, either. It had been inevitable that they would part ways, more likely sooner rather than later. They had just met on the streets and there was no reason for them to continue their journey together.
"Yes, and have a good day," Silk said as their paths split, nodding in turn, neither of them really bothering with long goodbyes. And there was nothing like that. For ponies like them, it was just perfect. Dignified and not sappy.

The pegasus turned around himself and started retracing their steps through the streets of Ponyville, still knowing where he was going, of course. His sense of direction wasn't that bad – and this way he managed to get a second look at everything he Snow had showed him, remembering the descriptions well. Silk Suture spent a bit more time outside, looking around and really getting himself familiarized with his new surroundings. It would take a while to get used to living in Ponyville, but surely he could do it. Right now, however, the pegasus was thinking of hitting one of those restaurants, actually. He was getting a bit hungry, and knowing the right place was something that helped him a lot. Bumping into Snow had actually been a rather good thing.



((If you wish, heh. It was fun while it lasted, take care.))