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TEST DRIVE MEME

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[topgun_textiles]

"Yeah... this whole world's full of ponies, but this weird part of my mind kinda wonders what would happen if pegasi went extinct or somethin'. Then ya got earth ponies like me that can haul heavy stuff and do hard labor, and then there's the egghead unicorns that write everything down! If any one of 'em gets gone..."

What a scary thought. As he learned about each of the three kinds of ponies, he was learning how important even wingless, hornless ones like him were.

[pishirogane]

"Yes. It makes their ecosystem dependent on them. It's one way to live with nature so to speak, but at the same time, a potentially catastrophic co-dependency."

Turning her head, she could make out some ponies in the distance and imagined if one group was missing. Things would certainly be less colorful... "... Would this world cease to function without one of the three? It's a dangerous thought."

[topgun_textiles]

He canted his head in thought. "Well, I heard the Princesses are pretty old... like a thousand or somethin'. They gotta know about the three kinds, right? Maybe even know how they got to where they are now without feelin' left out compared to the others."

Unicorns were slight, not too strong of body. Pegasi weren't magical, save for being able to grant themselves lift with small wings and manipulate weather in subtle ways. Earth ponies, while grounded and without magic, could move mountains and maintain the health of the very world beneath them, growing crops and the like. Heck, he'd learned the Winter Wrap-Up disallowed magic use!

"Wouldn't hurt to ask 'em, but... I-I've only seen one or two of 'em briefly... never got to talk to 'em." His face fell. They looked so awesome, but what if some stupid bodyguards jumped him for coming too close like he was some kind of thug?

[pishirogane]

"It's possible... but that depends on the age of this world too and if anyone came before them." There were two curious questions posed there... and another of why were they Princesses and not just Queens? Was it like some regions in their world that they needed to be married in order to assume the title?

"... The next time we see one of them, we should ask. Though, there should be some way to seek audience with them to ask a few questions. Then again, they may take our simple inquiries as insults and have us thrown out or imprisoned..." She still needed to study up on the monarchy - no, it couldn't be a monarchy in the proper term - on the royal lineage here and how everything worked. "We may be better hoping by chance we see on of them in Ponyville..."

[topgun_textiles]

"Imprisoned??" Kanji, for once, had to laugh.

"No, man, get this: Every native and off-worlder here has nothin' but damn glowing things to say about the princesses. They ain't born in this world- they're made, after they've grown as a person a bunch... kinda like our Personas."

But with a shrug he looked away. "Trick is workin' out where they are right now. They seem weirdly neighborly, but two of 'em kinda control the sun n' moon rising and falling. That'd make 'em pretty busy."

[pishirogane]

"Is that how it works?" That was interesting... though, since they were part of this world, we they included in that process? Naoto wasn't even used to her wings at first, and the possibility of being a princess in another world was too much pressure. She would... avoid that route if possible.

"So they just move around..." And her voice trailed, eyes opening a margin wider in disbelief. "The sun and moon? Does that mean this planet doesn't have a normal rotation pattern??"

That's a nerve-wracking thought. The planet's overall well-being was in the hand of two Princesses.

[topgun_textiles]

"Seems like it, yeah," he answered with a nod. He could get why that was weird, but...

"I mean, ponies change the seasons themselves and make festivals out of it. Ain't much of a stretch to wager somepony--" He paused, cringed.

"Somebody makes it daytime or nighttime. But they're kinda like... gods, I guess. Ya live a thousand years and you're not really normal anymore, right?"

[pishirogane]

She made a slight face at the pun slip, but knew she had to get used to it. The thing was everyone else used them. Going between somebody and somepony would become a tongue twister.

"I assume not, but Kanji-kun, you do realize this planet is too dependent on this entire society staying together as it is. With an entity like the one that brought us here, if those two disappear, this world will be lost... that's probably why they move around as often as they do."

[topgun_textiles]

"Oh... yeah, that makes sense," he noted with a frown. He'd still kind of like to talk to one of them, even if it's for a minute or two. But he's just some guy and no matter how friendly they are, they are important and the world itself - and theirs - was in mortal peril.

"I ain't the best at letters, but maybe I could write one asking for er, an audience, right? Then maybe I could wear a tie or fix myself up some. I'm told my face kinda scares people off even here..."

[pishirogane]

It's almost a scary idea to think about, but they had time, and Naoto couldn't help but consider what it implications of everything could be. Still, similarly, she would like to speak to one of the Princesses.

"... That could work." She gave Kanji a look of confusion as though she didn't know what he was talking about in regards to his face. "Well, before royalty, it would be a good idea to be presentable."

[topgun_textiles]

He nodded quickly, and figured he could bust out the door hair gel, maybe see if stallions had something like cologne. Did princesses like bow ties more, or regular neck ties? Would he even look good in a bow tie?

Kanji blinked, and stepped back, canting his head this way and that. "...Awesome, those goggles look great! Been up real high yet?"

[pishirogane]

"Not yet. I'm still getting a handle on taking off and landing."

She would have considered flying a short distance, but he arrived before reaching a decision.

[topgun_textiles]

Kanji hummed, thinking back on when he arrived here to give her the goggles. The wingbeats looked good, but, er-

"It looked okay so far... uh, but you should probably open your eyes for the next try."

[pishirogane]

"... I was trying to feel my wings. At least, get a sense of how they work by concentrating on the sensation."

She would try to have her eyes open this time, but was it really so bad? No one else was really flying today, and if another Pegasus were, wouldn't they avoid her?

[topgun_textiles]

"Ohhh... like that one superhero that's got heightened senses after he went blind!" Wasn't that how it was? Lose one, enhance the others? He didn't know.

"Then I should probably get outta your way, huh? No use crashin' into me."

[pishirogane]

"Something like that." She was getting some wind in her ear as she flew higher, interrupting her concentration.

Naoto shook her head. "No. Actually, now that you're here, do you mind helping me?"

[topgun_textiles]

"Help? ...How?" He couldn't fly or even give an adequate lesson.

But hey, he was a resourceful sort. Shoot!

[pishirogane]

"I may have landed just fine a moment ago, but when I begin trying to actually maneuver... I expect there to be a few mistakes..."

She drew at the ground with a hoof, head dropping, but eyes slowly rising to look at him. "So... if you could help me when it seems like I might crash? I would appreciate it."

[topgun_textiles]

His ears rose. Right, catching duty! He had to wonder if this was less dangerous or more dangerous than skiing accidents, but the advantage here was that little stormy ball in the pit of his soul, ready to be unleashed at a moment's notice. If he couldn't catch her... the Other Him could.

"...Got it. Give it another try!" He back-stepped to give her more space and tested the snow beneath his hooves, packing it down to a firmer surface. He needed to give the seal a quick break on short notice.

[pishirogane]

"... Thank you." She was relieved to hear that. Sure, she could summon Yamato-Sumeragi to stop from hurting herself, but she would exhaust herself double time.

Nodding to him, she took a step back herself even as he did and opened her wings. They were definitely meant for a bigger mare, but she was managing. One flap, two, three, and soon, she was lifting off the ground, watching the ground sink away.

[topgun_textiles]

Kanji entered a light trot, keeping himself nimble over the snow. Depending on how the wind picked up, she could be carried off damn near anywhere. He had to be ready.

Just his luck, one was picking up now, less breezy and more a chilly gust. Should she fight the wind, or let it carry a little while? He wasn't a pegasus... h-how did they do it?

[pishirogane]

As she rose, she felt a sudden, chilly gust and shivered, wings halting almost mid-bend. Dropping slightly, she gasped and quickly flapped to regain her altitude. She couldn't let the weather get her like that otherwise she would fall.

[topgun_textiles]

His eyes sharpened briefly, but he held his ground. She regained her altitude and wondered if Takeji Zaiten could do something about the winds... winds were part of a storm, weren't they? Ah, but he wasn't a pegasus. Hmmm.

"Keep it up! Higher altitudes get really freakin' windy...!" If she needed to bulk up the muscles responsible for her wing-flapping, he could help her with that. But right now she probably needed to work out keeping her aerial balance.

[pishirogane]

"I know! I got it!" She called back as she flew higher. Naoto didn't sound annoyed; she hoped she sounded reassuring over the wind as it started to get stronger. Maybe practicing in winter this high wasn't a good idea, but she had to. At least the goggles protected her eyes from the wind.

Leveling off, she hovered there, flying against the wind, her tail twitching. Well, that didn't steer... was it like galloping? Turning her head to navigate left or right? Hooves forward, she attempted to tilt her head to the left, feeling her body follow.

[topgun_textiles]

He trusted her, and watched her lift higher. But the higher she went, the more he worried. The distance before would just sting a bit, but she'd be no worse for the wear. Up where she was, if he screwed up, she'd bust at least a leg really bad.

...H-he can't let her fall!

Squaring his stance to keep himself steady, he observed her trying to steer, and wondered how the pegasi do it. He noticed they were a bit like superheroes, one or both hooves forward and steering to move through the air. Weeeird.