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 Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:58 am
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Laureola swam serenely through the water, gliding gracefully among the waves. It was a bright, warm day, so there were many creatures out and about. She could even spot some land ponies near the waters edge. "I wonder what it's like to be able to walk on land..." she pondered. "Then again," she added "maybe they wonder what it's like to swim with such ease anywhere they want." She swam up near the shore and playfully slapped her tail, sending water hurling toward the Soq standing nearby. She laughed as they jumped around in surprise, neighing.
After some good-natured banter with them, she dove back among the reef, ready to do some more exploring. Sea turtles, anemones, crabs, a rainbow of fish, if you thought of something on a reef, you would see it here. It was teeming with life. Gently she reached down to see if there was a creature in a beautiful conch shell. Not surprisingly, something was hiding in it, every once in a while coming out juuuust slightly. She giggled and put it back down.
She was enjoying herself so much, she didn't realize when she began to enter a deeper, darker part of the reef, an area that bordered a sea trench. Normally she would try and avoid this spot, for she had heard stories of strange, frightening creatures that lived in the abyssal depths. Just as she became aware of where she was, she caught sight of something, rising from dark, bottomless waters...
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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 2:58 am
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Verdorren moved upward, scanning his surroundings with ease. Left, right, straight ahead and up. He could see it all. As he ascended, another creature came too close, and Verdorren, cranky and volatile as always, lashed out at it with his tail. The frightened critter swam quickly away, and Verdorren grinned to himself proudly. He knew he was scary looking, and he used it to his advantage. He had tried for years to fit in and be kind, but no one ever saw past his appearance. So, he had decided, if others weren't willing to give him a chance and get to know him and just act afraid, he would just embrace what people labeled him. Scary. Cruel. A black sheep. And in doing so, he discovered he always got what he wanted, and everyone just left him alone. Lonely? Is it possible to even know what loneliness is if it's all you've ever known? It wasn't something he thought about. "Everyone stays out of my way, and we'll all be happy." he muttered to himself. But then again...was happiness even a concept he understood?
As he approached the surface, he began so see spots of yellow, and something golden that kept catching the light. He began to swim faster, wanting to see what it was.
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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:56 pm
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Laureola stared intently at the mysterious creature, keeping a close eye on where it was going. In shock, she realized it was heading right for her...and faster than before! In a panic, she turned, churning up sand, seaweed, and other debris. Frantically she tried to swim away from the dark, deep water. She wanted to look back and see if it was still coming towards her, but she was too terrified. "What IS that thing!?" she exclaimed as she furiously swam.
Once she had gotten what she thought was a fair distance away, she paused to try and rest a bit. But she was nervous. "Surely if it's still there, I shouldn't just be staying put..." she thought. Slowly, she worked up the courage to look behind her. And there it was! It was still coming towards her! "What do you want?!" she screeched as she tried to swim away again. But in her desperation to get away, she wasn't paying attention to where she was and got her long hair tangled in some coral. "No no no!" she cried as she pawed and bit at it to try and get it free.
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:49 am
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Amused, Verdorren quietly circled down and around in front, waiting for the perfect opportunity to dart upwards. Yet, as he observed the struggles of the pony above him, he felt an odd sensation pass through him. "What...is this..." he wondered to himself. Somehow, at some point, what he was witnessing stopped being funny and now he felt...bad for this pony? Why should he feel bad for it? He doesn't know it. And who cares; he's always been treated badly by others. So why...why...
Before he even realized what he was doing, he was softly swimming up and muttering, "It's ok, I'll help you get free." Gently he reached out with his bone like feet and started untangling the mess of coral and hair. "Sorry I scared you." he said in a low voice. "Sheesh...now you're even apologizing?! What is WRONG with you?!" his inner thoughts screamed at him. He huffed to himself as he got the last few strands free and swam back a little to give the strange pony space, and see what it would do.
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Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 4:47 pm
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Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:36 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:14 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:47 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:56 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 11:06 am
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