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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Sept 9, 2011 21:59:24 GMT -5
Night had befallen the city of Manehattan shortly before Klepto Moonlit had wandered up onto the roof of one of the city's shorter apartment buildings. Klepto had been sure to make his way up the fire escape as quietly as possible, as he figured the building's inhabitants wouldn't take too kindly to a complete stranger spending the night on their roof. This was nothing new for Klepto, though. He always packed light, giving him the liberty to sleep wherever he found most convenient, and spending a night in a cush hotel (or even a not-so-cush hotel) wasn't an expense he needed right now. He had enough bits to last him a few days, but soon he would have to find someone to make an "involuntary donation". Besides, it wasn't uncommon for Klepto to spend an evening sleeping in an alleyway, or behind a building, or in this case, on a rooftop.
Klepto threw his saddlebag onto a nice, open spot on the roof, plopping down onto the hard, dirty surface next to it. He hadn't counted on all of the noise the city was producing, but he was a heavy sleeper. Hopefully he would get used to sleeping in such a big city soon enough. Klepto looked up at the night sky, frowning at the lack of stars due to all of the light pollution. At least there was a full moon.
Klepto turned onto his side, not tired so much as bored. He had spent most of the day and previous evening wandering around the city, just trying to get a feel for it. It was certainly crowded enough. He could hardly tell where he was going with all of the other ponies filling the sidewalk. But he would be alone for the next couple of hours, at least as long as nobody else wandered up onto the roof. Who would do that sort of thing anyway?
Besides him of course.
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Post by mafipulater on Sept 10, 2011 9:18:43 GMT -5
Sea had only begun to hit the keys on her piano when her flatmate began banging on her walls.
"Hey, quit it with the piano! Some ponies are trying to SLEEP!" came a voice through the wall.
Sea let out a frustrated sigh. "I guess you're still too cheap to buy earplugs, huh?" she responded through the wall to the apartment next door.
"Says the filly who can't afford to record in a studio!" the voice snapped back.
"Develop some taste!" Sea yelled.
"Make less terrible music!" the voice shouted back.
"BOTH OF YOU JUST BE QUIET!" came a voice from the apartment below.
Sea let out another sigh. She obviously wasn't going to get any recording done tonight - not with the paper-thin walls and upset neighbors. Why couldn't she find neighbors who could appreciate her music? Or just people who can appreciate her music in general, really. With her number of fans in the city numbering at approximately zero, she couldn't really afford to be picky - monetarily or otherwise.
Not that she was impoverished or anything. Her mother saved enough so that Sea could move to Manehattan and make a name for herself, after all. She wouldn't have any problem paying the bills - as long as she began making some money soon. And as long as she didn't unwillingly make an "involuntary donation" to anypony. But really, what were the chances of that happening?
Approximately zero, Sea figured, because all city ponies are nice ponies. Right? Well, except for her neighbors. But that's another thing entirely.
Sea's city-related naivety aside, she wasn't going to get any recording done. Whatever, I'm starting to feel cramped in here anyway, Sea thought. I gotta get out of here. Maybe I can concentrate upstairs. I can at least brainstorm some new rhymes...
Before she left, she went to her room to get dressed in her standard attire - white tee, black vest, snapback, a pair of gold chains around her neck, a pricey watch, and a nice pair of shades. A filly's gotta look fly, after all. It wouldn't occur to her until she got outside how silly it was to wear shades at night.
She placed a small bag of bits into one of her vest pockets (in case she got hungry and decided to grab some food) and her keys in another.
Sea left her apartment, walked up the stairs and opened the door to the roof. Suddenly, a thought hit her. Wow, it is really silly to wear shades at night. I can hardly see a thing... She began to stumble around blindly, when she tripped over something and fell face first into the roof. Ow... that may have been the least cool/most embarrassing thing I have ever done in my entire life, she thought. But it's a good thing nopony was around to see that happen!
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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Sept 10, 2011 19:04:59 GMT -5
Hearing a thump to his right, Klepto rolled over to find a brown-pelted pegasus pony wearing dark sunglasses had tripped over his bag. He hadn't really been expecting anyone else to come up onto the roof, let alone a brown-pelted pegasus pony wearing dark sunglasses with a fondness for tripping over other people's bags. Klepto gave the pony a blank stare for a few seconds before rolling slightly so that he was facing the night sky. "Blind ponies really shouldn't walk around on roofs," he said with a smirk. "They might accidentally walk off the edge or something. You're lucky my bag was there to keep you from doing so."
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Post by mafipulater on Sept 11, 2011 6:56:00 GMT -5
Sea flinched visibly upon hearing the sound of another person's voice. She quickly got back on her hooves and glanced around quickly to see where it came from, only to realize that she still couldn't see with her sunglasses on. After finally deciding it was time to take them off, she saw a yellow-maned earth pony lying on the roof. She had tripped over his bags. Her cheeks began to redden. The thought of unwittingly being caught acting like this bugged her. But she quickly shrugged it off.
"I'm not blind, jerk. I just didn't think somepony would leave their junk lying around in the middle of the roof," Sea replied playfully with a grin. She began to brush the dust and dirt off her clothes. Jokingly, she quickly added, "I'm fine, by the way, you know, thanks for asking." Sea glanced at the strange earth pony again. "What are you doing alone up here anyway? Stargazing?"
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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Sept 11, 2011 8:35:22 GMT -5
"Oh, so you're not blind. That explains the 'wearing sunglasses at night' and tripping over stuff in plain view," Klepto responded lightly. He looked at the moon pleasantly for a few seconds before frowning slightly. "And I guess I would be stargazing if there were any stars to gaze at. Too many lights in this city. Anyways," Klepto said, turning his head to get a better look at the pegasus, "What are you doing up here? Besides tripping over my personal belongings that is."
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Post by mafipulater on Sept 11, 2011 16:48:16 GMT -5
Sea blushed slightly at the comment. In hindsight, it should have been pretty obvious to her that wearing sunglasses at night was a pretty stupid thing to do.
"I asked first, and you ain't answer me yet," she said. "I was just getting some fresh air, to help me concentrate." Sea looked at the strange pony with curiosity rather than suspicion, but she joked about it anyway: "Getting sass from a suspicious earth pony lying down on my apartment's rooftop is just a bonus."
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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Sept 11, 2011 17:10:40 GMT -5
Klepto smirked at the pegasus's "sass" comment. "What? Star gazing isn't good enough an excuse for you?" He then went back to facing the moon, moving his right hoof about as he spoke. "How about 'I'm actually an undercover agent sent here on a top-secret espionage mission'? Sound better? Klepto put his hoof down and looked at the pegasus. "And you should be one to talk about being suspicious. There's definitely something shady about hanging out on rooftops and wearing sunglasses at night. It's making me kind of nervous now that I think about it," he chided, not putting any stock into his last sentence.
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Post by mafipulater on Sept 11, 2011 17:30:32 GMT -5
"Oh my gosh, so much sass!" Sea said with a smirk, dismissing the undercover comment. "I ain't live here in Manehattan for long, and even I know you can't stargaze here."
"And yeah, fine, I admit. The sunglasses thing was silly. But hey, be honest," Sea said, posing with a cocky grin, making sure to show off each piece of her attire. "Don't this filly look fly?"
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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Sept 11, 2011 17:57:02 GMT -5
Klepto examined the pegasus from head to hoof, looking puzzled for a few seconds. "Is that, like, a trick question or something? I mean, you're a pegasus, so I would assume that you look 'fly'." He then began absent-mindedly drawing circles in the dirt with his left hoof, looking down as he did so. "Anyways, you look okay, but I would ditch the chains. Not a big fan of wearing jewelry, especially the dangly stuff."
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Post by mafipulater on Sept 11, 2011 18:29:37 GMT -5
Sea opened her mouth to explain what she meant by "fly" but then she decided against it. She also waved a hoof dismissively at his opinion.
"Pfft, whatever. I know I got a good look." she said, walking over to the edge of the roof and resting herself against the ledge. Her eyes wandered aimlessly at the streets below, not looking at any particular thing. "So, Mr. Stargazer, what brings you up to my roof specifically, anyway? I don't recognize you, so you obviously don't live in this building. Don't you got your own roof to look at stars from?"
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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Sept 11, 2011 18:39:01 GMT -5
"Not really," Klepto said plainly. "No need to waste good money sleeping in a hotel or apartment when I can spend the night up here." He looked back up at the moon before continuing. "And I didn't really pick your roof in particular. It was just kind of random. That, and your's is one of the shorter buildings. I didn't really feel like making getting up here an all-night affair."
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Post by mafipulater on Sept 11, 2011 18:59:29 GMT -5
Sea was surprised at the answer. She looked back at the earth pony with a raised brow. "Wait, you mean you're, like, a hobo? Do I know a hobo now?"
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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Sept 11, 2011 19:21:37 GMT -5
"No I'm not a hobo!" Klepto snapped at the pegasus. "Sheesh, so quick to make assumptions. Just because I don't have a permanent residence does not mean I'm a hobo. It just means that I'm smart enough not to spend money I don't need to spend. Besides," Klepto said, sitting up, "I travel around a lot. I'm used to sleeping wherever is most convenient, and I don't need a fancy apartment, expensive watch, gold chains, and a pair of sunglasses to wear in the middle of the night to make me happy."
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Post by mafipulater on Sept 11, 2011 21:19:52 GMT -5
Sea was taken aback by the earth pony's sudden hostility. She quickly regained her composure, however. "Hey, alright, Mr. Not-a-hobo, you ain't a hobo. You just look and live like one," she said jokingly with a grin. "I don't mean anything by it. Don't gotta mock my sweet look over it."
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Post by Klepto Moonlit on Sept 11, 2011 21:57:12 GMT -5
"That sweet look that almost caused you to walk off the edge of the building?" Klepto responded, his annoyance with the pegasus having quickly been replaced with his regular, light-hearted attitude. "So now you know my life story. 'Hobo who sleeps on other peoples roofs.' So what's you're deal? What was so important that you had to come up here in order to get some fresh air to help you concentrate?"
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