We start with stars in our eyes

[bibliocorn]

Who: Sunburst and YOU
Where: Around the mansion
When: Through the event
Rating: PG- PG13 at a push
Summary: A unicorn foal finds himself in a weird place full of weird things.
The Story:

[A: Strange creatures] [The last thing Sunburst remembered was slinking back to his dorm room after an exceptionally unfruitful magic class. He honestly did not expect to wake up in a strange place, confusing enough on it's own- but to land in a world full of strange creatures he doesn't recognise is much, much worse. He avoids the dinosaurs dragons with the careful step of something that knows a thing can absolutely eat them and wants to avoid them at all costs. He's also not sure what to make of the strange, bipedal creatures wandering around. They're almost like monkeys, but with very little fur and not...right. For those that know him, they'll find him sans his glasses and his usual cape. On each flank a literal sunburst pattern can be seen. Enjoy that, it'll be hidden again when he gets back to normal. He can only avoid everything and everyone for so long, though, and eventually he'll wander into someone's legs. He skitters back with a nervous squeak, trying to make himself as small a possible. ] Uh! I'm sorry! That was an accident, honest! ...Please don't eat me. I probably don't taste good.

[B: READ A BOOK] [Sunburst taking sanctum in a library is nothing new. Just as he does as an adult, Sunburst finds peace in amongst books. He knows where he stands with books. He can be found pushing little piles of books around with his forehooves, getting himself to a little corner alone to read quietly and be as invisible as he possibly can. Sometimes, though, curiosity might get the better of him (now he knows the residents of the mansion aren't overly-dangerous) and he leans in to peer at the title of whatever book you happen to be reading.] Excuse me. Do you know if they have a copy of Principles of Magic here? Perhaps an Astronomer's Almanac? Or maybe some Daring Do books? [He looks a little embarrassed] ...That last one's for light reading, of course.

[C: Trying to be better] [His time in magic school has been a bust, and very recently, Sunburst came to the realisation that his parents, that everypony had been wrong about him. That he wasn't a powerful unicorn, that there was something horribly wrong with him. No matter how much he tried, he couldn't cast anything above the simplest of spells, and even then, they were weak. Pathetic. He was a failure. Still, this place was full of magic, and it wasn't Equestrian magic. He hoped maybe here...maybe he wouldn't be the worst unicorn ever. He could be something, like all his loved ones expected of him. So, you can find him in the kitchen, face scrunched up, little horn glowing yellow - the same glow surrounding a cup he's trying to transfigure. He can turn it into an apple. He knows the theory inside and out. He should be able to do this, but it's not working. At all. He grimaces, the cup lifting a few inches off the ground, before crashing to the ground- shattering into pieces. He stares at the broken cup sitting down, ears drooping.] Why can't I do this? It's so simple.

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Comments

A

[eatsyourscience]

[Somehow, Souji's missed Sunburst's presence in Wonderland so far. So when the little unicorn runs into him, it's a total surprise. He crouches down so that he's not towering over him quite so much.]

I'm not going to eat you. Don't worry.

[bibliocorn]

[He keeps himself low to the ground, unconvinced. The creature doesn't look especially dangerous, but you can never be too sure. He does appreciate there being less towering, though.] Oh...okay. I um- I don't suppose you know where we are? Or...what you are? That'd be good to know too.

[eatsyourscience]

[Souji nods. He can answer both of those questions.]

I'm a human. We're in a place called Wonderland.

[He's not sure if Sunburst is new or if he's affected by the event. Either way, it'll be the same explanation.]

Don't worry. You'll go home eventually.

[bibliocorn]

[What in the hay is a human? He's NEVER heard of anything like that before.] You...you mean this isn't Equestria? [Just before he woke up here, he would have given anything to just be taken away from the position he was in. To just disappear and not have to deal with the mounting pressure behind him. Seems he got his wish. He's not sure how he feels about that.] But not right away?

c

[like247]

[Wendy is out looking for a snack, truth be told. Which is what she's been doing a lot, if she's honest. A growing girl running around learning to shoot guns and fire arrows from a handmade bow took a lot of sustenance.

Also, no one was giving her grief about eating properly here. At least not yet.

Food though is definitely forgotten as she stands in the doorway, staring, mouth hanging open.]

Whoa! Dude. Wait, unicorns here now? Seriously? Dude, if you're a jerk to my friends...

[She's not at all helpful. Sorry. And vaguely threatening. Oops.]

[bibliocorn]

[Well, at least somepony recognises what he is. Though the undercurrent of hostility was unexpected. He cants his head, brow furrowing in utter confusion. ] Um...why I would I be a jerk to your friends? I don't even think I know them? I don't know anypony here.

[like247]

[Wendy shifts, folding her arms over her chest and giving him a hard look.]

Because unicorns can be total jerks. Like they totally lied to us, and convinced my friend she is a bad person when Mabel is probably the best person I know and they were total jerks to her.

[bibliocorn]

[He stares up at her, all wide eyed and sad. Bullying is the worst. Some of the unicorns in Canterlot were rather...elitist, but he'd never heard of anything so awful before. ] That's so sad. I would never say anything like that to anypony. It's just mean. Is your friend okay?

A

[pleasereset]

[The person that Sunbust bumps into isn't the most welcoming of faces - it's a small, goat monster with two large fangs. He's covered in thick, white bandages around his head, his arms, and his legs, and looking pretty roughed up in general.

It seems like he was trying to avoid everyone too. As soon as Sunbust bumps into his legs, he lets out a startled yelp.]

D-don't-!

[He glances down, and nothing is trying to attack him. Instead it's a young... horse monster?]

Oh... um... a-are you a Monster?

[bibliocorn]

[Sunburst is almost relieved to see Asriel. Monster though he may be, he's almost like a minotaur and that at least offers a spek of familiarity in this building full of the unfamiliar. The question throws him for a loop though, as he moves to sit back.] Um...no? I'm a unicorn? [He points a forehoof to his horn for clarification. ]

[pleasereset]

[Unicorn and monster might as well be the same thing, in Asriel's world. Still, Sunburst isn't a human and he's not attacking Asriel either.]

Oh, well... I've never seen a unicorn from the Underground. Did you show up here for no reason too?

[bibliocorn]

The Underground? Is that where you're from? [He's picturing elaborate cave systems. That's exactly what he thinks when he hears 'Underground'. ] Uh huh. I just woke up here and this is definitely not my home world at all.

C

[shslliar]

[Well, the shattering got Kokichi's attention. He glanced up from the sandwich he was eating to see the world's smallest unicorn making a fuss over a broken cup.]

Huh? Who said that?

[Yes, he knows it's probably the unicorn, but still.]

[bibliocorn]

[He'd been trying to levitate the pieces into a neat pile when he hear Kokichi's voice. He jumps, surprised, before letting out a soft sigh. ] Me. Sorry. I'm cleaning it up.

[shslliar]

... Oh! Hi there, adorable talking unicorn!

[Was this the same nerd horse he was messing with a while back? He was a cute kid... Foal. Whatever.]

Hang on, I got this.

[He's just gonna pick up the pile of pieces and put them on the counter top.]

You don't know where we could find any glue, do ya?

[bibliocorn]

"All unicorns talk, that's nothing new." [Still, he watches Kokichi pick up the pieces with his ...fingers? Was that what they were called? And that's a nifty trick, so dexterous. ] Nooo, but I do know a nifty fixing spell if you can do magic!

B.

[powerofmabel]

[Mabel's reading what appears to be an age inappropriate young adult fantasy novel, and she's doing it while sitting upside down in a chair, so this is all very weird.]

I have no idea what any of those things are! [She answers delightfully and then lifts her book slightly to see who's asking and.... promptly drops it as she gasps.] Sunburst?!

.

[bibliocorn]

[It's deeply concerning to him that this human knows his name. He's never seen her before, unless word has got out about him. But that wouldn't be right...would it? He's a nothing, a nopony. Who'd even want to tell anypony about him? He lets out a nevrous laugh. ] Yeah? That's...me. Do I...know you? [He says, knowing he doesn't. ]

[powerofmabel]

[Sigh. Events. How does she handle this?

Indelicately. That's how.] Not yet! I'm a friend from the fuuuuuture~ [she wriggles her fingers, still dangling upside down, which has a pretty comical effect.]

B

[naughty_nurse]

[Gathering a few books for research, as usual, all of them medical. She blinks, looks down and ahhhhhhhAAHHHHHHH-]

Sunburst?! Mister Sunburst?!

[bibliocorn]

[Nopony has called him 'mister' before in his entire life, much less somepony he doesn't recognise at all. This is all getting very weird and he's getting more creeped out by Wonderland the longer he stays here. ] I...yes, I'm Sunburst? How...do you know that?

[naughty_nurse]

You're... you're... you're...

YOU'RE SO CUTE!

[Yeah, that's clearly the important thing here. sorry.]

cuuuute, cute cute cute! Oh my goodness!

B

[directed]

Michael--years away from being renamed "Rip"--isn't in the library for books. Sure, he's heard all the good bits about how this place is magic, how the closets can give him just about anything and that there's all the food he could ever hope to eat, just a wish away. But he's learned hard lessons about just who and what he should believe in, that he should always look out for himself no matter what, should always, always be prepared...

But he'd gone there looking to pickpockets, not run into some sort of weird talking horse.]

What? [He looks down at the book in his hand; he's only got it as a cover, so he looks like he belongs. Truth is, Michael can't tell what it says, much less what other titles might be floating around. He can't read, but then again? That's not exactly what's important at the moment.]

Did you just talk?

[bibliocorn]

[These human creatures really enjoy stating the obvious, he's learning. He frowns a little. ] Yes? I was asking about books, seen as we're in a library and all.

omg bb sunburst is too cute--also wow my html is fail

[directed]

Yeah, but--horses ain't meant to talk.

[Not that Michael begrudges the pony that. It's actually pretty amazing, and this is after he's found out about the closets that'll give him just about anything he wants.]

You must be a bloody smart one. Talking and wanting a book! [Michael looks down at the one he's holding. There's not much to it; just a neat typeface declaring it The Tell-Tale Heart, by a man someone named Edgar Allan Poe.

Not that Michael knows that--which is why he holds it out.]

I've just got this one.