The City That Lives (IC, Steampunk/Pony/Anthro/Human)

[Fascist Russian Empire]

Mac smiled, "In a way yeah. Pana handles the flesh wounds, the broken bones, those things. She's pretty good at what she does. Once she had Chevron fightin' while his heart was hangin' outa his chest. She operated the entire time." He said with a chuckle. "She also has a nasty habit of feelin' her patients up while she works." He said and shook his head. "Shudder on the other hoof deals with muscle problems. Twisted hooves, knotted muscles, he's good with that stuff. He can help a lot with chest injuries, most of the time it's muscle damage there." He said with a jovial smile. "You'll see, he'll have ye carryin' sandbags as if ye've been a miner yer entire life." Mac said with a smile as they arrived at the house.

Concerto

We'll just see about that, now won't we? Concerto thought, happily, as he walked up to the door. I certainly hope this'll be a pleasant experience. A friend of Mac's is a friend of mine, right? Surely, my upper class charm will work on Mac's friends, too, right? Of course, don't be such a pessimist, Concerto! I'm sure that everything will go swimmingly, stop worrying! He thought to himself, throwing aside all his doubts and inhibitions.

[The Flutterlands]

Pitch moaned in comfort. If there's one thing he specifically loves about Roo, it's her massages. They make him feel so well relaxed, he could wish Roo to never stop. "Oh... yeah. That's the spot, yeah." groaned Pitch. One of his hind legs began to twitch in the water. "You are miracle, Roo. You really are... You should teach me, how to give you massages."

Roo giggled and shook her head as she moved her hands down his back. "If I did that I'd be having you give me massages all the time. No, I like it better this way, where I get to feel you up and call it a massage." She said with a giggle, "You're allowed to try and call it whatever you want whenever you like you know?" She said mischievously and kissed the back of his neck. "I suppose I could give you a few tips though. You need to find the soft spots of the body, massaging bones doesn't help. The back has a few spots. Like here." She said and applied pressure to the area just below his rib cage and rubbed her pawed hands gently.

Pitch moaned as Roo rubbed his rib cage. Her massages are just amazing, to no end. The twitching of his hind leg, intensified "Mmmmm... Yeah." said Pitch, "I see what you mean." He cocked his head, gazing at the naked vixen behind him. Pitch grinned, at her. He just had to say it. "You're hot." he said with a giggle.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Pitch moaned as Roo rubbed his rib cage. Her massages are just amazing, to no end. The twitching of his hind leg, intensified "Mmmmm... Yeah." said Pitch, "I see what you mean." He cocked his head, gazing at the naked vixen behind him. Pitch grinned, at her. He just had to say it. "You're hot." he said with a giggle.

Roo giggled and kissed his lips, "Why thank you for stating the blatantly obvious." She said with a giggle, "You're not too bad yourself handsome." She said and disappeared underwater again before resufacing in front of him. She smiled and turned so her back was facing him. "Now its your turn to try though, I'm curious to see how you do." She said and gently guide his hooves to her shoulders. "Start there and work your way down. Remember to get all the soft parts." She said with a giggle.

Concerto

We'll just see about that, now won't we? Concerto thought, happily, as he walked up to the door. I certainly hope this'll be a pleasant experience. A friend of Mac's is a friend of mine, right? Surely, my upper class charm will work on Mac's friends, too, right? Of course, don't be such a pessimist, Concerto! I'm sure that everything will go swimmingly, stop worrying! He thought to himself, throwing aside all his doubts and inhibitions.

Mac opened the door and entered to find two stallions, one tall, pale white, muscular earth pony and the other a smaller, grey unicorn, inside his house, sitting on the couch kissing up a storm. He paused and then cleared his throat. "*ahem* Shudder, Shiv." He said with a chuckle. The two broke away from each others embrace and smiled to him cheerfully. The tall, muscular white one stood up and chuckled, "Mac, we heard the news and came over right away. Of course Shiv distracted me but we were very worried about you. Blink showed us the photo, nice smile." Shudder said with a chuckle. Shiv nodded in agreement but said nothing.
"Thanks Shudder, you too Shiv. Please, this is Concerto, Concerto, meet Shudder, and Shiv." Mac said cheerfully.

"I'm glad you like it," he mumbled, lazily raising his off the table, his sunglasses askew. They were at an angle, bent forward so that one eye was visible while the other had the glass pressed up against it. Oddity straightened his glasses and sat up straighter. "Different is good though... riight?" he asked with a curious glimmer in his one visible orange eye.

Shimmer smiled warmly, "Oddity, I've spent my life working at an asylum. Different is wonderful, and weird just means you aren't boring." She said cheerfully. "So far different is the only kind of pony who actually associates with me so different is the best." She said and chuckled. Still entirely oblivious to his romantic intent despite the scenery. She looked around in wonder and sighed, "Oh this is just amazing, I can't believe you'd do this for a total stranger, how kind of you Oddity." She said with a smile.

[Fascist Russian Empire]

Mac opened the door and entered to find two stallions, one tall, pale white, muscular earth pony and the other a smaller, grey unicorn, inside his house, sitting on the couch kissing up a storm. He paused and then cleared his throat. "*ahem* Shudder, Shiv." He said with a chuckle. The two broke away from each others embrace and smiled to him cheerfully. The tall, muscular white one stood up and chuckled, "Mac, we heard the news and came over right away. Of course Shiv distracted me but we were very worried about you. Blink showed us the photo, nice smile." Shudder said with a chuckle. Shiv nodded in agreement but said nothing.
"Thanks Shudder, you too Shiv. Please, this is Concerto, Concerto, meet Shudder, and Shiv." Mac said cheerfully.

Concerto

Well, Mac and Blink weren't lying when they said that he was a coltcuddler. Good to see, I suppose. Concerto thought as he stared at the two, suppressing a laugh. "A pleasure to make both of your acquaintances, misters Shudder and Shiv." Concerto said politely in his typical accent, expressing sophistication and high society. You know, that Earth Pony sure is good looking...Shame he's already taken. Concerto thought, internally smiling as he scanned over the two stallions, keeping a blank poker-face expression.

[Das Metro]

Shimmer smiled warmly, "Oddity, I've spent my life working at an asylum. Different is wonderful, and weird just means you aren't boring." She said cheerfully. "So far different is the only kind of pony who actually associates with me so different is the best." She said and chuckled. Still entirely oblivious to his romantic intent despite the scenery. She looked around in wonder and sighed, "Oh this is just amazing, I can't believe you'd do this for a total stranger, how kind of you Oddity." She said with a smile.

"Well, gimme some time, lemme get to know you, and you won't be a stranger anymore!" Oddity said optimistically. The waitress, Joy, returned for a moment with a tall bottle of wine on a platter with two glasses on it. Silently, she set the platter down and hurried away. "I'm just surprised a stallion hasn't come along and sweeped you off your hooves," Oddity said as he poured himself a glass of wine, "You're a very handsome mare you know. Care for sone wine?"

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Concerto

Well, Mac and Blink weren't lying when they said that he was a coltcuddler. Good to see, I suppose. Concerto thought as he stared at the two, suppressing a laugh. "A pleasure to make both of your acquaintances, misters Shudder and Shiv." Concerto said politely in his typical accent, expressing sophistication and high society. You know, that Earth Pony sure is good looking...Shame he's already taken. Concerto thought, internally smiling as he scanned over the two stallions, keeping a blank poker-face expression.

The grey unicorn on the couch simply smiled and nodded. Shudder smiled and extended a hoof, "Likewise, it's wonderful to meet you Concerto." He said cheerfully. His voice was smooth and melodic, his accent sounded like it was from nowhere.
Mac punched Shudder's shoulder cheerfully, "I take it Chev isn't with ye, not that he usually is."
Shudder shook his head and sighed thankfully, "No, thank the heavens! I finally had a moment alone with my Shiv when you arrived. Where's Blink?"
"She's gone ta a friends place. She'll be fine, don't worry. I'm sorry I interrupted yer moment but my friend Concerto needs a little help. He wants ta bulk up a little, and he's also taken a nasty blow to the chest which could use some assistance." Mac said with a smile. Shudder stepped towards Concerto but still gave him some room. He motioned to Concerto's chest and smiled, "May I?" He said with a smile.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

"Well, gimme some time, lemme get to know you, and you won't be a stranger anymore!" Oddity said optimistically. The waitress, Joy, returned for a moment with a tall bottle of wine on a platter with two glasses on it. Silently, she set the platter down and hurried away. "I'm just surprised a stallion hasn't come along and sweeped you off your hooves," Oddity said as he poured himself a glass of wine, "You're a very handsome mare you know. Care for sone wine?"

Shimmer blushed a little at his compliment and giggled, "Well, it's certainly the first time anypony's called me handsome." She said and smiled shyly. "I don't usually talk to stallions that much. I don't really talk to anypony that much. I'm usually around Blink and making sure she's okay doesn't leave much room for talking." She said and smiled, "You're also the first pony I've ever shown around Blink's room. Usually they just see our house and tell me they don't want to die before running off." She said sadly. "I wouldn't hurt anypony and neither will Blink unless she's provoked."

[Fascist Russian Empire]

The grey unicorn on the couch simply smiled and nodded. Shudder smiled and extended a hoof, "Likewise, it's wonderful to meet you Concerto." He said cheerfully. His voice was smooth and melodic, his accent sounded like it was from nowhere.
Mac punched Shudder's shoulder cheerfully, "I take it Chev isn't with ye, not that he usually is."
Shudder shook his head and sighed thankfully, "No, thank the heavens! I finally had a moment alone with my Shiv when you arrived. Where's Blink?"
"She's gone ta a friends place. She'll be fine, don't worry. I'm sorry I interrupted yer moment but my friend Concerto needs a little help. He wants ta bulk up a little, and he's also taken a nasty blow to the chest which could use some assistance." Mac said with a smile. Shudder stepped towards Concerto but still gave him some room. He motioned to Concerto's chest and smiled, "May I?" He said with a smile.

Concerto

Well, he seems nice. Concerto thought as he took Shudder's hoof. I wonder just how exactly gang members handle their business...Hmm... He thought in anticipation of the near future, listening to Mac and Shudder talk. "You certainly may." He said in response to Shudder's request, giving a quick nod and laying down on his back, on the floor, giving the stallion complete access to his chest. This ought to be interesting...Maybe even pleasant, who knows? He thought hopefully as he looked up at Shudder.

[Das Metro]

"Well, gimme some time, lemme get to know you, and you won't be a stranger anymore!" Oddity said optimistically. The waitress, Joy, returned for a moment with a tall bottle of wine on a platter with two glasses on it. Silently, she set the platter down and hurried away. "I'm just surprised a stallion hasn't come along and sweeped you off your hooves," Oddity said as he poured himself a glass of wine, "You're a very handsome mare you know. Care for sone wine?"

Shimmer blushed a little at his compliment and giggled, "Well, it's certainly the first time anypony's called me handsome." She said and smiled shyly. "I don't usually talk to stallions that much. I don't really talk to anypony that much. I'm usually around Blink and making sure she's okay doesn't leave much room for talking." She said and smiled, "You're also the first pony I've ever shown around Blink's room. Usually they just see our house and tell me they don't want to die before running off." She said sadly. "I wouldn't hurt anypony and neither will Blink unless she's provoked."

"Well, it's the first time I've ever had such a lovely mare out to lunch!" Oddity said, sipping his wine. It truly saddened him to see that Shimmer couldn't have a social life to make sure Blink stayed happy. Oddity saw it as a noble sacrifice of sorts... Devoting one's life to ensure a filly doesn't go on a massacre. "Those stallions sound rather shallow... Can't appreciate beauty in it's most primal form, can they?" he asked, "I can't see you hurting anypony at all Shimmer, you seem so gentle..."

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Concerto

Well, he seems nice. Concerto thought as he took Shudder's hoof. I wonder just how exactly gang members handle their business...Hmm... He thought in anticipation of the near future, listening to Mac and Shudder talk. "You certainly may." He said in response to Shudder's request, giving a quick nod and laying down on his back, on the floor, giving the stallion complete access to his chest. This ought to be interesting...Maybe even pleasant, who knows? He thought hopefully as he looked up at Shudder.

Shudder smiled and chuckled at Concerto's cooperation. He placed a muscular hoof on Concerto's chest and gently applied pressure, not enough to hurt Concerto though. What Concerto probably would have felt would have been mildly pleasant in a way. Shudder used his other muscular hoof on Concerto's chest and felt a little more while closing his eyes and concentrating. He moved his hooves down Concerto's ribcage until he reached the lowest rib and lifted his hooves off. He smiled down at Concerto and offered him a hoof up. "Well, you've damaged some of the muscle tissue in the lung area on your right and there is a bit of fracturing in the bones but nothing irreparable. You say you want to bulk up though? Shiv and eye can definitely help with that and we'll fix your lung muscles while we're at it if you don't mind Shiv coming along as well that is." He said with a smile.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

"Well, it's the first time I've ever had such a lovely mare out to lunch!" Oddity said, sipping his wine. It truly saddened him to see that Shimmer couldn't have a social life to make sure Blink stayed happy. Oddity saw it as a noble sacrifice of sorts... Devoting one's life to ensure a filly doesn't go on a massacre. "Those stallions sound rather shallow... Can't appreciate beauty in it's most primal form, can they?" he asked, "I can't see you hurting anypony at all Shimmer, you seem so gentle..."

"Yeah, gentle Shimmer, always worrying about if the inmates are okay, never worrying about if they'll get better." She said and sighed. "That's what the psychologists and doctors always told me. Said I should worry about fixing them, half the time they didn't need fixing. Just a little love and a little less medication." She said with a shrug. Her cheeks were slightly red from the compliment and she smiled warmly. "Thanks though Oddity, it's nice to meet somepony who doesn't mind Blink's weirdness. Mac's gang love her for the most part, that's slightly because they don't judge anypony and because Mac loves her so by extension, the gang does too." She explained and smiled, "You however have seen her worst and still don't mind."

[Fascist Russian Empire]

Shudder smiled and chuckled at Concerto's cooperation. He placed a muscular hoof on Concerto's chest and gently applied pressure, not enough to hurt Concerto though. What Concerto probably would have felt would have been mildly pleasant in a way. Shudder used his other muscular hoof on Concerto's chest and felt a little more while closing his eyes and concentrating. He moved his hooves down Concerto's ribcage until he reached the lowest rib and lifted his hooves off. He smiled down at Concerto and offered him a hoof up. "Well, you've damaged some of the muscle tissue in the lung area on your right and there is a bit of fracturing in the bones but nothing irreparable. You say you want to bulk up though? Shiv and eye can definitely help with that and we'll fix your lung muscles while we're at it if you don't mind Shiv coming along as well that is." He said with a smile.

Concerto

Mmmmm...That's nice... Concerto thought, enjoying the feeling of Shudder's hoof running down his chest. "Thank you, Shudder, I appreciate it. No, I don't mind him coming along; bring whomever you wish, I won't care." Concerto said to Shudder, expressing his appreciation as he hopped back up onto his hooves. Why would I mind him bringing his coltfriend along? I'm more than fine with seeing the two of them kiss if it means me getting in shape. Concerto pondered as he stared at Shudder, awaiting a response.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Concerto

Mmmmm...That's nice... Concerto thought, enjoying the feeling of Shudder's hoof running down his chest. "Thank you, Shudder, I appreciate it. No, I don't mind him coming along; bring whomever you wish, I won't care." Concerto said to Shudder, expressing his appreciation as he hopped back up onto his hooves. Why would I mind him bringing his coltfriend along? I'm more than fine with seeing the two of them kiss if it means me getting in shape. Concerto pondered as he stared at Shudder, awaiting a response.

Shudder smiled, "Thank you, its just that Shiv is a great help when it comes to physical training but quite a few ponies, like Chev, are uncomfortable with our relationship. And seeing as mostly stallions come to me looking for training, they're often put off by the fact that I'm a 'nancy' I guess you'd call it." He said with a sigh. Shiv teleported next to him and gave him a kiss on the lips. "Thanks love, I needed that." Shudder said and smiled to Concerto, "Well, seeing as you're fine with that, shall we go? The sooner begun, the sooner done." He said and chuckled.

[Das Metro]

"Well, it's the first time I've ever had such a lovely mare out to lunch!" Oddity said, sipping his wine. It truly saddened him to see that Shimmer couldn't have a social life to make sure Blink stayed happy. Oddity saw it as a noble sacrifice of sorts... Devoting one's life to ensure a filly doesn't go on a massacre. "Those stallions sound rather shallow... Can't appreciate beauty in it's most primal form, can they?" he asked, "I can't see you hurting anypony at all Shimmer, you seem so gentle..."

"Yeah, gentle Shimmer, always worrying about if the inmates are okay, never worrying about if they'll get better." She said and sighed. "That's what the psychologists and doctors always told me. Said I should worry about fixing them, half the time they didn't need fixing. Just a little love and a little less medication." She said with a shrug. Her cheeks were slightly red from the compliment and she smiled warmly. "Thanks though Oddity, it's nice to meet somepony who doesn't mind Blink's weirdness. Mac's gang love her for the most part, that's slightly because they don't judge anypony and because Mac loves her so by extension, the gang does too." She explained and smiled, "You however have seen her worst and still don't mind."

Oddity smiled and took another sip of his wine. "Of course not... My foalhood was... Nevermind that," he said, "The point being that I am in no position to judge anypony." Oddity giggled and took another sip of the wine. His face was slightly flushed and his whole body seemed to be limp. Nopony could ever quite believe it, but Oddity was one hell of a lightweight. "D-Did you know, that when I was six, my my mother put me into pole dancing? Absolutely... l-lovely..."

[Fascist Russian Empire]

Shudder smiled, "Thank you, its just that Shiv is a great help when it comes to physical training but quite a few ponies, like Chev, are uncomfortable with our relationship. And seeing as mostly stallions come to me looking for training, they're often put off by the fact that I'm a 'nancy' I guess you'd call it." He said with a sigh. Shiv teleported next to him and gave him a kiss on the lips. "Thanks love, I needed that." Shudder said and smiled to Concerto, "Well, seeing as you're fine with that, shall we go? The sooner begun, the sooner done." He said and chuckled.

Concerto

"Certainly. Oh, and just between you and I, I like stallions too, so don't think I'll ever be uncomfortable with you and Shiv." Concerto said, cheerfully, to Shudder, briefly dropping his pokerface to give a quick smile. I wonder just why exactly so many ponies in the slums seem to be so homophobic? Can they not afford to be educated not to hate others? Oh, well, I suppose that I'd have far to high expectations to think that all poor ponies could be nice and tolerant... Concerto thought, thinking back to Shudder's comment about quite a few ponies being uncomfortable with him.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Oddity smiled and took another sip of his wine. "Of course not... My foalhood was... Nevermind that," he said, "The point being that I am in no position to judge anypony." Oddity giggled and took another sip of the wine. His face was slightly flushed and his whole body seemed to be limp. Nopony could ever quite believe it, but Oddity was one hell of a lightweight. "D-Did you know, that when I was six, my my mother put me into pole dancing? Absolutely... l-lovely..."

Shimmer looked at him curiously and then took a small, cautious sip of her wine. She smiled, "Well, that explains quite a bit about your childhood Oddity. I'm not entirely sure what to say to that but I'm sure you have great talent for it." She said and smiled. Ways of delivering any message so that the recipient felt better about themselves, even if they weren't happy with the subject, was something Shimmer had worked on her whole life. She smiled to him, "Are you okay Oddity? You seem a little off."

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Concerto

"Certainly. Oh, and just between you and I, I like stallions too, so don't think I'll ever be uncomfortable with you and Shiv." Concerto said, cheerfully, to Shudder, briefly dropping his pokerface to give a quick smile. I wonder just why exactly so many ponies in the slums seem to be so homophobic? Can they not afford to be educated not to hate others? Oh, well, I suppose that I'd have far to high expectations to think that all poor ponies could be nice and tolerant... Concerto thought, thinking back to Shudder's comment about quite a few ponies being uncomfortable with him.

Shudder chuckled and placed a hoof around Concerto's neck, an action which Shiv repeated on the other side. "Oh ho? Another coltcuddler? Well its certainly been a while since we trained another one of us right Shiv?" Shudder asked. Shiv simply nodded as the three walked down the street with Concerto leading the way. Mac chuckled and shouted after them, "Have fun Concerto." He said and trotted to his bed before lying down on his least painful side.
Shudder smiled as he gently moved his hoof to Concerto's chest again. "Well your heart seems to be fine so we don't need to do much running unless you want to. Exactly what do you want to bulk up though?" He asked with a warm smile.

[Das Metro]

Oddity smiled and took another sip of his wine. "Of course not... My foalhood was... Nevermind that," he said, "The point being that I am in no position to judge anypony." Oddity giggled and took another sip of the wine. His face was slightly flushed and his whole body seemed to be limp. Nopony could ever quite believe it, but Oddity was one hell of a lightweight. "D-Did you know, that when I was six, my my mother put me into pole dancing? Absolutely... l-lovely..."

Shimmer looked at him curiously and then took a small, cautious sip of her wine. She smiled, "Well, that explains quite a bit about your childhood Oddity. I'm not entirely sure what to say to that but I'm sure you have great talent for it." She said and smiled. Ways of delivering any message so that the recipient felt better about themselves, even if they weren't happy with the subject, was something Shimmer had worked on her whole life. She smiled to him, "Are you okay Oddity? You seem a little off."

"Nuh, nuh', It's just the wine dear!.. Don't worry about me," Oddity said, not quite slurring his words, but definitely giving them an intoxicated intonation. "You know what they say... l-loose drinks make for loose lips..." he said. It didn't make sense, but Oddity wasn't thinking clearly. "You- You Shimmer! Y-You're reeeally pretty!.. Just wow..! A-And that's not the wine talking... Tha- That's me being honest! I swear!" he said with another giggle.

[Raktio]

"It's more complicated than that but essentially I can talk to it, and I've learned to listen to it," Nada explained. "So which direction is the factory?" She asked wanting to get the Flitter fixed up sooner rather than later.

"Well whatever it is you do, try and make it see our view." He said with a sigh. He pointed in the direction of the industrial sector and chuckled, "Just that way, I kinda live there so I know the way, now let's get this thing of yours to the factory 'kay?" He asked with a smile and began leading the way to the factory.

Once they got to the factory and everything inside she instantly got to work figuring out where everything was than once she had a mental schismatics of the 'work zone' she began to work on the machine moving around extremely fast and using her time to the maximum effectiveness.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

"Nuh, nuh', It's just the wine dear!.. Don't worry about me," Oddity said, not quite slurring his words, but definitely giving them an intoxicated intonation. "You know what they say... l-loose drinks make for loose lips..." he said. It didn't make sense, but Oddity wasn't thinking clearly. "You- You Shimmer! Y-You're reeeally pretty!.. Just wow..! A-And that's not the wine talking... Tha- That's me being honest! I swear!" he said with another giggle.

Shimmer blushed profusely, "Oh I umm . . . If you say so." She said and put her wine glass down. She giggled shyly when he complimented her, "Oh wow, umm . . . Thank you Oddity." She said as her cheeks blushed more. She felt a little uncomfortable with him being partially drunk but it wasn't that bad. She smiled and giggled again. "I believe you." She said and smiled again. "How often do you come here?"

[Das Metro]

"Nuh, nuh', It's just the wine dear!.. Don't worry about me," Oddity said, not quite slurring his words, but definitely giving them an intoxicated intonation. "You know what they say... l-loose drinks make for loose lips..." he said. It didn't make sense, but Oddity wasn't thinking clearly. "You- You Shimmer! Y-You're reeeally pretty!.. Just wow..! A-And that's not the wine talking... Tha- That's me being honest! I swear!" he said with another giggle.

Shimmer blushed profusely, "Oh I umm . . . If you say so." She said and put her wine glass down. She giggled shyly when he complimented her, "Oh wow, umm . . . Thank you Oddity." She said as her cheeks blushed more. She felt a little uncomfortable with him being partially drunk but it wasn't that bad. She smiled and giggled again. "I believe you." She said and smiled again. "How often do you come here?"

"As often as I can... It's like a second home for me... Kinda," Oddity giggled, "Not really at all... But I like it here... These people," Oddity made wide swooping gestures, "They tolerate me." Not many restaurants would allow him to come and go, and act the way he did. Only reason this restaurant let him act out was because it was great advertising at the Cabaret, and private dances from Oddity were fifty percent off for all employees. "I- I'm sorry, if my drinking makes you feel like... I dunno... tense I guess... I promise I'm not a violent drunk," Oddity said cheerfully, "I'll stop being bibulous if you'd like though, I don't mind."

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

"As often as I can... It's like a second home for me... Kinda," Oddity giggled, "Not really at all... But I like it here... These people," Oddity made wide swooping gestures, "They tolerate me." Not many restaurants would allow him to come and go, and act the way he did. Only reason this restaurant let him act out was because it was great advertising at the Cabaret, and private dances from Oddity were fifty percent off for all employees. "I- I'm sorry, if my drinking makes you feel like... I dunno... tense I guess... I promise I'm not a violent drunk," Oddity said cheerfully, "I'll stop being bibulous if you'd like though, I don't mind."

Shimmer looked at him, surprised that he had picked that up, "No, no oh no, its not that. I don't mind you drinking, its just I'm not sure if you're still . . . You know . . . You when you're intoxicated. I've never been intoxicated before so I'm not really sure what its like." She said with a smile. "But please, I don't mind if you drink, you're already treating me to this wonderful dinner. Thank you Oddity, for dinner and your concern. You're a really nice stallion, thank you." She said with a cheerful smile.

[Das Metro]

"As often as I can... It's like a second home for me... Kinda," Oddity giggled, "Not really at all... But I like it here... These people," Oddity made wide swooping gestures, "They tolerate me." Not many restaurants would allow him to come and go, and act the way he did. Only reason this restaurant let him act out was because it was great advertising at the Cabaret, and private dances from Oddity were fifty percent off for all employees. "I- I'm sorry, if my drinking makes you feel like... I dunno... tense I guess... I promise I'm not a violent drunk," Oddity said cheerfully, "I'll stop being bibulous if you'd like though, I don't mind."

Shimmer looked at him, surprised that he had picked that up, "No, no oh no, its not that. I don't mind you drinking, its just I'm not sure if you're still . . . You know . . . You when you're intoxicated. I've never been intoxicated before so I'm not really sure what its like." She said with a smile. "But please, I don't mind if you drink, you're already treating me to this wonderful dinner. Thank you Oddity, for dinner and your concern. You're a really nice stallion, thank you." She said with a cheerful smile.

Oddity nodded understandingly and smiled. "If anything, I'm more... normal? When I'm drunk... or at least that's what ponies tell me..." From what he's been told, Oddity actually seems like a normal person after a few sips of liquor. It was funny to him, considering that off the bottle he seemed drunk, while drunk he seemed sober... Kinda like an oxymoron. "I just wanna tell you now, that anything I say... is probably onehundred percent earnest, okay? If I tell you I think you're the loveliest mare in the world, I hope you'll believe me."

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Oddity nodded understandingly and smiled. "If anything, I'm more... normal? When I'm drunk... or at least that's what ponies tell me..." From what he's been told, Oddity actually seems like a normal person after a few sips of liquor. It was funny to him, considering that off the bottle he seemed drunk, while drunk he seemed sober... Kinda like an oxymoron. "I just wanna tell you now, that anything I say... is probably onehundred percent earnest, okay? If I tell you I think you're the loveliest mare in the world, I hope you'll believe me."

Shimmer giggled and smiled shyly, "I'd have trouble believing that if you were sober." She said with a smile. "I'm just a mare like any other, no more lovely than the next, but thank you in any case. It makes me feel all fuzzy inside." She said with a smile. "That's a bit odd, being normal when you're intoxicated. . . What is normal actually? If normal is what everypony or most ponies follow then why are most of the ponies I meet not normal? And is that a bad thing? I prefer to think normal is what you choose it to be. Blink's normal is different from my normal is different from your normal." She said with a smile.

[Das Metro]

Oddity nodded understandingly and smiled. "If anything, I'm more... normal? When I'm drunk... or at least that's what ponies tell me..." From what he's been told, Oddity actually seems like a normal person after a few sips of liquor. It was funny to him, considering that off the bottle he seemed drunk, while drunk he seemed sober... Kinda like an oxymoron. "I just wanna tell you now, that anything I say... is probably onehundred percent earnest, okay? If I tell you I think you're the loveliest mare in the world, I hope you'll believe me."

Shimmer giggled and smiled shyly, "I'd have trouble believing that if you were sober." She said with a smile. "I'm just a mare like any other, no more lovely than the next, but thank you in any case. It makes me feel all fuzzy inside." She said with a smile. "That's a bit odd, being normal when you're intoxicated. . . What is normal actually? If normal is what everypony or most ponies follow then why are most of the ponies I meet not normal? And is that a bad thing? I prefer to think normal is what you choose it to be. Blink's normal is different from my normal is different from your normal." She said with a smile.

Oddity stared at her curiously for a moment and swirled his wine around in his glass. "You're a very thoughtful mare aren't you? I suppose that's your job though... Your job is delving into the minds of ponies, mind is making them smile!" Oddity chirped and took one last sip of his wine glass before setting it back down onto the table. "But, I do mean it when I say you are very beautiful Shimmer..." Oddity mumbled as a waiter brought them their two salads. Oddity grinned and muttered a thanks. "I hope you like it," he added.