Order Up! [CONCLUDED]

[Rewdalf]

The sweet smell of various baked goods filled the air at Sugarcube Corner, as Pinkie Pie busied herself around the kitchen tending to multiple batches of food.
Cupcakes! she exclaimed to herself, bouncing over to the oven and removing the hot tray of sweets.
Mmmffmrmfm! and with that she made her way out of the kitchen in order to replentish the pastries.
Cakes, pies, and muffins lined the shelves of the shop, and everypony seemed to be enjoying themselves. As fast as she had exited the kitchen, Pinkie was back, adding sugar to a bowl of flour. She was always keeping herself busy so the food and fun would never run out...

[goodapollo]

Walking up to a building surrounded by enticing aromas, 8-Bit looked up at the building in amazement. "So this is Sugarcube Corner, huh?", he said to himself. Before he'd come to Ponyville, Bit had done a decent amount of research on the town, and this place was listed as a must-go-to destination.

Grinning, 8-Bit made his way inside, ready to try his first baked good from Sugarcube Corner. Stepping up to the counter, Bit began to carefully decide what he wanted from the goods on display. "Now what should I get..."

[strikerstorm]

Drippy slowly opened the door to sugarcube corner. Drippy - wanting to eat anything, had followed the smell of sweet aromas to the location, she never really had the courage to walk into a public place like sugarcube corner but she could not resist this time, the smell was overwhelming. She peeked her head in and looked amazed at the sight of cakes, pastries, and other assorted goodies, though she was a bit nervous about meeting other ponies because of her muddiness. Once she got a good plan, she entered and bolted to the back corner of the shop where hopefully nopony would see her, unfortunately with a pony her size, it is not hard to miss "I think nopony saw me, nopony is running away or calling out 'swamp monster!' yet now hopefully it stays that way"

[Omnom]

Chocolate Custard had overslept today and Pinkie Pie had been left to keep the shop up and running on her own again. He frowned at himself when he had woken up and realized what time it was. Needless to say he got ready and made his way to the bakery. He wasn't one for rushing, so he kept a casual pace.

He opened the front door and moved inside, grabbing an apron from behind the counter as he made his way into the kitchen. "Sorry I'm late, Pinkie Pie." He felt bad about being late, even though it was only thirty minutes late. He washed his hooves while asking, "So what's there to do first?"

[Rewdalf]

Ooh! You're here sleepyhead! Pinkie exclaimed at the appearence of Chocolate Custard, dropping the bag of sugar next to the bowl on the counter.
I didn't want to wake you up because you looked so nice and cozy! she said while putting away the sugar, not addressing his previous question But everypony deserves a good nights rest, and I always get up early because I just can't wait to start making these wonderful treats! she went on, grabbing a mixing spoon from the cubboard while still talking with her mouth full So I thought that a great way to start the day would be with cupcakes, so I made a batch and left them on the counter outside, and now I'm making cake![/color]

[goodapollo]

Bit was having an extremely hard time deciding what would be best to get. Just when he thought he'd decided, another pastry would catch his eye and make him reconsider. Although, even with all the concentration he was putting into choosing, Bit hadn't failed to notice the opening and closing of the front door. His ears picked up on sounds rather well.

Turning around, Bit looked behind him, only to discover nopony. "Now that's strange... I swear I heard it somepony come in", he mumbled to himself. Putting aside his quet for delicious goods, 8-Bit trotted away from the counter to investigate. Looking around for whoever had come in, he scanned the shop carefully. Though it didn't take long for him to spot the pony who'd come in behind him.

Standing in the back corner was a rather large, muddy looking pony. Bit jumped a little, surprised to see the pony standing in such a place; it was almost like she was lurking there. Taking a nervous step toward her, 8-Bit called out to her, "W-who are you? And wh-why are you just standing there? Though she didn't seem dangerous, it was still a bit suspicious of her to just sneak in and hide away like this.

[strikerstorm]

Drippy got nervous, she had been spotted. Drippy hoped she could buy desert once everypony left "I am uhhh, Muddy Drips, but you can call me Drippy... Really I mean no harm to nopony! Please don't run away..." She cringed a bit expecting everypony to run away. she looked frantically back and fourth until it hit her, that if she scared everypony out, she would be able to do what she came for, though she wasn't used to being threatening unless somebody was making fun of her "No! wait, I mean I am Drippy, and I am going to... eat you?" she said almost questioning herself, because 8-Bit wasn't in an immediate scare. She gave a pseudo threatening look though more of an awkward face.

[Omnom]

"Thanks for letting me sleep, Pinkie Pie. I think I'll make some of my namesake in order to make up for it. Hopefully somepony will come in and give it a try. I'll have to make a sample platter and then a couple of pans of the real deal in case ponies want to buy some." A smile returned to his face as he began his work. He gathered the ingredients he would need. When he finished preparing he had butter, baking chocolate, some vanilla, some brown sugar, and some eggs. He put the chocolate in a bowl over a pot of boiling water to melt it without burning it.

His left ear twitched as he heard muffled talking from the shop. "Sounds like we've got customers. I'll go out and greet them. The chocolate on the pot will be fine while I'm out there, so don't worry." He turned and went out of the kitchen and behind the counter.

He smiled at first and asked, "Can I help you with anything?" He raised an eyebrow when he saw a very muddy pony standing in the shop. Custard chuckled when she made an awkward face at the other pony in the shop. "And why would somepony eat somepony else when you've got all kinds of tasty treats here in Sugarcube Corner?" He questioned the mud-covered pony.

[goodapollo]

Bit had to cover his mouth with his hoof to hide the small smile that had crept across his face. She was slearly trying to be intimidating, but it had come off more cute than anything. Composing himself, 8-Bit lowered his hoof and stepped a little closer. "So which is it? Do you mean me no harm, or are you gonna eat me?", Bit questioned playfully.

Bit turned his head, when he heard another voice come from behind him. This pony must be one of the employees at the shop, 8-Bit noted. Looking back at Drippy, Bit nodded in agreement, "He is right, ya know? I doubt I'd taste nearly as good as one of the treats here."

Motioning for Drippy to leave the corner she was in, Bit smiled, "Come on, you can order first. I'm still havin' a little trouble deciding what to get. Oh, and my name is 8-Bit, by the way. Just call me Bit, if you want."

[strikerstorm]

Drippy gave up on trying to be threatening "Okay, so I wont eat you, but that does not mean I can't eat you" she exclaimed. she walked eagerly up to the counter, she loved eating more than anything. "Wow it all looks so good, I don't know what to get, umm... 4 cakes... NO! Umm 40 cupcakes... now wait maybe....." She was having a hard time deciding what to order She turned to introduce herself to 8-Bit "I can't decide either, my name is Muddy Drips, but you can call me Drippy! As you can tell, I like eating... anything." Drippy got an idea "Hey that's it! I eat anything, than I guess I'll have 1 of everything... and maybe a couple more of those cupcakes... no never mind just one of everything, and the trash can as well... can I eat that? Because even it smells good..."

[Omnom]

Custard wasn't sure how to reply at first. One of everything? And the trash can? This was one strange pony. He never expected to encounter somepony like this in Ponyville. He wasn't totally at a loss for words, though. He remembered encountering several strange ponies in the city. "It's a pleasure to meet you both, Bit and Drippy. My name is Chocolate Custard. One of everything is a big order. How are you going to carry it all? How are you going to pay for it all?" He was glad to find someone else who enjoyed eating like he did, but she was very different from him in what she ate...which was apparently whatever she could find. He grabbed some plastic bags and some wrapping for the food from beneath the counter. He took them over to the shelf and began wrapping each item before placing it in the bag. "I can help you carry it if you need me to. As for the trash can...it's not a good idea to eat things like that. You should eat good things like fruit, vegetables, and, of course, these yummy treats."

He turned to Bit briefly, "Sorry if I seem to be ignoring you, Bit. Just tending to her order." He then goes back to wrapping and bagging one of each pastry, cake, tart, etc. from the shelves.

[Rewdalf]

Okie dokie loki! Pinkie smiled in return as Chocolate Custard made his way out of the kitchen. While she loved to meet new customers, the cake she was making needed her immediate attention at the moment. Carefully following the instructions she had memorized, Pinkie finially finished the basic preparation and had put it in the oven.
Now with some time on her hooves, the pink mare made her way to the front counter, exiting the kitchen with an eager hop.
Heya everypony! she said with a smile, switching glances between the two new faces talking to Chocolate Custard.

[goodapollo]

Looking at Drippy in mild disbelief, 8-Bit tried his best to understand how a single pony could eat ALL of those treats. Not to mention, she'd even asked for the garbage can! Before his brain melted from trying to comprehend Drippy's appetite, 8-Bit was rescued from his thoughts by Chocolate Custard's voice.

Shaking his head, Bit looked up at Chocolate, "Oh, no worries, I understand. It is quite the order." Speaking of which, Bit remembered he still hadn't decided what he wanted. Although, it definitely wasn't going to be one of everything.

Just as he was about to think about it again, a pink pony popped into the room. Jumping at her sudden entrance, Bit looked over at the female pony. The article he'd read about Sugarcube Corner had mentioned her, Pinkie Pie. There was no way anyone could possibly mistake her. Smiling at her, 8-Bit introduced himself, "Hi there, I'm 8-Bit. It's a pleasure to meet you."

[Rewdalf]

Well howdy! It's a pleasure to meet you too! Pinkie replied enthusiastically to the first pony to speak to her.
So you're eight bit? Do you cost eight bits? That's an interesting name. Where'd you get it? Does it mean something? Pinkie was intrigued at this new pony.
Who's your friend? she added, looking over at the mud-soaked pony beside 8-bit.

[strikerstorm]

Drippy smiled "I'm not going to carry it all, I'm going to eat it all, and I got plenty of bits with me! Ponies give me bits to go away, so I got plenty of those!" she proceeded to get closer to chocolate custard behind the counter with a serious look on her face "I mean it... trash looks good, I can eat junk food!" she stepped back again and watched as custard wrapped the rest of the treat she had ordered until the pink pony entered, Drippy smiled again "Hey, who are you? You look like the pony that works at a pizza store I used to go to, except you are bright pink and not wearing a pizza cap! Though you sound similar" drippy proceeded to pull bits out of her... invisible pocket, they were all covered in mud "So how much custard?"