A Walk in the Park [Dead]

[bluejay]

art by sin. @ furaffinity. commissioned by myself.

Shark Bait
^Finn

The first day in a new town was always exciting and a bit anxiety inducing for the young stallion. Ever impulsive, Shark Bait didn't bother to secure temporary housing before showing up on the scene. Sometimes he would end up regretting such a decision, but more often than not the Earth pony would find that small town hospitality was alive and well in places such as this. He would figure it out in due time, even if it meant kipping out in somepony's living room for a night or two. It would all come together, as it usually did. And if it didn't, well. Finn could always move on. He wasn't far from Canterlot, which was to be his next destination, once he felt bored enough to travel again. He was sure to find some kind of short term housing there, at least. 

This particular moment found the navy colored pony trotting aimlessly through the park, as he wound his way through town. One of his first goals when arriving in a new place was to explore it as fully as he could. Finn did not like getting lost, so typically he would purposely get himself lost on the first few days, forcing himself to memorize landmarks and shops. It was a system that always ended up working for him, though in a place as full of friendly ponies as Ponyville was, he doubted he would stay lost for long, should it happen. Still, Finn liked to learn his own way around a place. It was a habit that died hard, for a certainty. Besides all of that, he definitely found immense enjoyment for exploring a place. Truly exploring, without direction or maps or guidance.  

Friendly smiles were offered to those who crossed his path, a few pleasant greetings, though the stallion was largely left alone. Pausing beneath a tree, the dreadlocked stallion would plop down in a sitting position underneath its shade, quietly content to pony-watch and observe for the moment as he worked out his plans for the next few weeks. Ponyville was all but foreign to him, not being a place he had visited in previous travels. The town was known to him in name, there being a lot of interesting or unusual events cropping up now and then. News of such events did sometimes reach them in Haywaii, though often times it was not something they dwelled on for too long, at least within his small community. Unless something was going to directly effect the island, they were all content to let it alone. Finn had always been too curious for his own good though. And so, here he was. Parked under a tree with a content smile upon his pierced face.

[Bubbles]

At least whle adjusting to her new home here in Ponyville, Nightwish had been forcing herself to stay awake during daylight hours on her days off from weather duty. She usually worked nightshift, which she strangely preferred. It was more quiet and more peaceful, but that was besides the point that she wasn't meeting new ponies during those hours. As a result, if she could possibly rest the night away, she would. It was all in hopes of seeing a few new friendly faces. As the mare trotted along her path it was easy to tell that she was not fully awake, as it was stress to be up beneath the sunlight when she was so used having her eyelids shut.. However, as she paced herself, she realized her body was gradually awakening more and more. She made her way threw threw the town's roadways, soon finding herself before fields of grass and other plants.

"well, this must be the park."

She spoke quietly to herself, so soft that a pony right next to her would not be able to hear... that was, if there was a pony right next to her. The other ponies in the park seemed to keep their distance, not acknowledging her presence. Not that she expected them too, she expected them to do exactly whet they were doing, keeping to their own business.

The park was nice, the grass beneath her a brilliant shade of green, the flowers blooming around the area, and the air nice and crisp. It was her first time here since she had moved to Ponyville about a week previously. why not take an exploration of it now? maybe she would meet somepony here. Enjoying the views that surrounded her, the pegasus decided to continue her journey threw the park. She strolled along. Her mind, which was usually racing with thoughts was now calm and content. The area brought a feeling of relaxation over the mare.

[bluejay]

^{art by sin. @ furaffinity. commissioned by myself.}

Shark Bait
Finn

A case of the fidgets was coming over the long legged stallion, who was still seated beneath a tree. Sitting still for long periods of time was not something he was usually good at, even when he set out to sit quietly and observe. Idly he'd tap his hind hooves in the grass, humming tunelessly to himself as his gaze shifted around the park, following the movement of fluttering birds, scurrying squirrels, and passing ponies alike. Finn was determined to strike up a conversation with the first friendly looking pony who walked close enough to his tree.  

Eventually his turquoise eyes would light on Nightwish. He smiled pleasantly in her direction, and lifted up a hoof in the hopes of grabbing the pegasus' attention. "Good afternoon!" He'd call out, tilting his head to the side. His dreads shifted with a pleasant clatter of noise as beads clicked and collided. "I'm hopin' I could bother you with a question or two, miss." He'd rise to a standing position, twitching his tail in the hopes of ridding it of any clinging grass or leaves. "Y'see, I'm very new here to Ponyville. I don't s'pose you know of somewhere a pony could secure some temporary housing?" He rambled on, amiable smile still on his face.  

To Finn, it was a brilliant way to start a conversation. Not only would be be able to chat with someone, he could even find out some sort of a lead on finding himself a place to rent out for a month or two, or for however long he would end up staying in this little township. It was a win win situation, really. And if this mare didn't know, perhaps she could direct him to someone who would.

[Bubbles]

The sounds and sights of the park were easing, almost distracting from reality itself, a perfect fit to let your mind get lost in its own thoughts and memories that were completely irrelevant to the moment. Nightwish was deep in her own thoughts, however a voice calling to her, would ad did grasp her attention. Her thoughts snapped back to focus on the current moment.

She spun around to the direction she heard the voice, spotting the nearest pony who it could have belonged to. The stallion that stood beneath the tree, she gazed at him for a moment observing his features. However, the transient pause was not long enough to be considered any sort of hesitation, almost immediately trotting over to him slowing down before stopping in front of him. She was happy that someone had actually stopped to chat. Tho, Wish didn't know a hole lot about Ponyville yet, she did know where to find some housing, and as a matter of fact they were not too far away from the park.

" I do."

Nightwish spread her wings and flapped them letting the air flow beneath them quickly lifter her weight off the ground.  She flew herself into the tree above them in hopes to spot directly where the apartments were.  She squinted her eyes at the suns glare, still used to it being much darker, it  stung them a little. She could make out the buildings easily from up in the tree, and indeed, they were not far away at all. Just as she had figured from the distance she had walked to reach the park.

"I can see them from here actually."

She flew back down beside the stallion to explain. She stuck her hoof into the air and gestured pointing it a bit to the left.

"There are a few apartments over that way, I actually live in one of those buildings myself, just moved here about a week ago. They vary in prices depending on the size, but I think they are all fairly nice. There are also plenty of houses around that area too if that's more what your looking for."