Nothing a Little Paint Can't Fix

[sailorgenerous]

Who: Rarity and Amaterasu
What: A minor paint job to make one Timberwolf slightly less terrifying.
Where: The Carousel Boutique, Ponyville Edition
When: Afternoon
Warnings: None

Admittedly, Rarity was still a bit embarrassed at her initial reaction to Amaterasu's appearance in Ponyville. It would have made perfect sense if she'd been a real timber wolf; as it was, it was simply a terrible way to greet a newcomer to the world. The Spirit fight that had ensued certainly hadn't helped matters. The best she could do now was be grateful that there were no real timberwolves in Ponyville at the moment and offer her services to Amaterasu. "Just a bit longer," she told her, referencing the pattern Ammy had drawn for her before carefully rounding out the curve of one of the blue lines she'd painted. "We're almost done."

Spike, sitting in a corner of the room, gnawed on the ball of yarn Rarity had given him (along with very firm instructions to behave) and kept an eye on Ammy's Spirits, just in case.

Comments

[yabigfurball]

Susano got distracted from Spike's yarn ball by the new one presented to him, and happily took to swatting at it. Yes, perfect, this was what he wanted! ...Of course, in the end it didn't matter too much, as after a few moments of chewing on the ball, he dropped off for a nap, still kind of half-gnawing the yarn.

In the meanwhile, Lucky was more than happy to get a shiny thing of his own! He danced around with the jewel in mouth, not trying to swallow it, just wanting to carry it. Ammy did give him a barking warning, though: That's not to keep, just to borrow! You be sure to give it back when we're done.

Ammy considered this for a little bit, and glanced off to the side. Would it be good to have more paint matching the red markings that were on her shoulders? On the other hand, the sticks and leaves that sometimes fell off of her didn't always go back to the exact same spaces, and that could mess up the paint lines. As long as people could identify her well enough, then the markings on her face should be sufficient.

She sat, and shook her head no. This would be good!

[revenancenpcs]

Upon confirmation that the paint job was complete, a bright light shone in the room, drifting across the boutique to center around Rarity. When it faded, a golden choker set with a purple diamond-shaped stone had appeared around her neck. The Element of Generosity had reappeared.

[sailorgenerous]

Spike leveled a flat stare at Susano and his impromptu nap. Really? Seriously? What a waste of a yarn ball.

That attitude didn't last long, however, as Spike was completely distracted by the bright light in the room and how it seemed to be attracted to his person. He bounded towards it, stopping short when it resolved itself into jewelry. What was that? Why was it around her neck? Was it safe?

"Oh!" Rarity gave an exclamation of surprise as the light appeared, relaxing slowly as it faded. That did look familiar, and for good reason - it had produced her Element from seemingly nowhere. She blinked for a moment. "Oh," she repeated at a slightly lower volume, still trying to process just what had happened. "It is nice to have my Element back. I am curious, though - why now?" Twilight would likely have a theory, but Twilight wasn't here. That left the current round of guessing up to her and Ammy.

[yabigfurball]

Ammy perked up with surprise at the sudden flash of light, and followed it around the room until it landed on Rarity and materialized as a necklace. It was enough to start Susano back awake and even distract Lucky. Now that was something shiny!

Ammy stepped closer and sniffed at it. So this was her element? And they'd been looking all over for these things, only to have it appear out of nowhere? She looked up at Rarity as if to ask 'is that normal for this thing?'

[sailorgenerous]

Rarity held still as Ammy investigated her Element - maybe she could see something that Rarity couldn't at the moment. Evidently not - that headtilt was a very clear question. "I'm afraid this isn't normal," she replied. "Then again, normally the Elements of Harmony don't disappear on their own and leave cryptic notes behind either. I suppose things really do work differently here." It was a dream, after all, and that did account for some of the oddities.

Spike settled down considerably when he saw his person was taking it in stride. If it wouldn't hurt her, then things were good.

[yabigfurball]

Lucky crept closer, wanting to check out the shiny thing, but Ammy shooed him away for now. He already had a shiny thing to play with!

Okay, so this wasn't normal. But was this just another strangeness of the dream world, or had they specifically done something to make it show up? Because if it was the former, it would be a huge pain to just wait for these necklaces to randomly appear. What if it was making its appearance based on what they'd been doing?

She thought for a moment, and then picked up the paintbrush that Rarity had been using and tilted her head with it between her teeth. Did doing this painting on her face make the element appear?