20th Spell [Video/Action for Cianwood]

[friendyousohard]

Tower- Tower no!

[An enormous roar accompanies the sudden rush of sand by the lens of the Pokegear as an enormous Tyranitar begins stomping around, roaring at something that can't be seen through the sandstorm. Twilight backs up a few steps, holding her arm in front of her face as the sand threatens to blind her.]

Gah, it's everywhere... Tower, stop! It's just a-

[With another roar, the hulking monstrosity sends the object of its rage hurling over its shoulder past Twilight.]

... Tentacool.

[The hapless jellyfish is forgotten already, though, as Tower seems to have taken the opportunity to just start stomping around wildly, roaring challenges at what appears to be the world at large.]

Oh by Celestia's mane... When I get the sand out of my eyes you are going in your ball for a week!

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[friendyousohard]

Thanks. I have a feeling I'm going to need it.

[She groans as she shoves open the door to the inn and trudges inside.]

I have sand in places I didn't know I had...

[buckyouup]

...That's not too hard t'imagine, with how weird these human bodies are.

[Off-topic, AJ.]

Want me t'start a bath for you?

[friendyousohard]

No, a bath would just end up with me soaking in sand-water. It'll have to be a shower... but we'll need something to keep the sand from getting into the drain and clogging it. Some sort of mesh.

[buckyouup]

Think we could make somethin', or should I head t'the store?

[friendyousohard]

Hmmmm... do we have any thin pieces of cloth?

[buckyouup]

Rarity does stay next door.

[friendyousohard]

Yeah, but she'll be showering about now, so I won't be able to ask what's okay to take... Well, maybe there'll be something obvious. We might as well look.

[buckyouup]

I'm right behind you.

[friendyousohard]

Alright, let's see what we can find...

[Opening the door to Rarity's room, Twilight looks around with a thoughtful frown.]

Okay, we need something porous enough that water will go right through it, but that will still trap sand nicely. And it has to be something she's not going to use for something important. A scrap, if we can find one. Look for something that's already been cut but doesn't seem to be in any recognizable shape.

[buckyouup]

...Half of Rarity's clothes are made of unrecognizable shapes.

[Seriously, how do you fashion?]

[friendyousohard]

Well, okay, it's pretty hard for us to tell what she's going to use and what she's not, but we owe it to her to at least try.

[She looks over the room. There's what look like pants in progress, an enormous piece of cloth, what might be sleeves and maybe... part of a shirt? And a bunch of random-looking pieces of fabric on an endtable. Twilight motions to them.]

There. Those look pretty safe to me.

[buckyouup]

Looks good. Hopefully Rarity won't mind you trackin' sand in her work space.

[She chuckles, taking one of the scraps.]

Now how 'bout that shower?

[friendyousohard]

Sounds heavenly.

[Taking the scrap, she looks it over just to make sure it doesn't look like anything recognizable as part of a garment before they leave. But she can't really see how it would work as one, so her conscience is clear as they head back to AJ's room and into the bathroom. She lays the cloth over the drain.]

Perfect. Alright, I should be good to go... thank you, Applejack.

[buckyouup]

Just call if you need anythin'. I'll be right here.

[friendyousohard]

I will. Thank you.

[But the shower goes without a hitch... if rather long. She's got a lot of hair to get sound out of, after all.

In fact, about half an hour in it wouldn't be surprising if Applejack's starting to wonder if something happened in there...]

[sitdownbecider]

[And sure enough, there's a gentle knock on the door.]

...Everything okay in there, Sugarcube? I was gonna get started on dinner, and you've been in there a long time.

[friendyousohard]

I'm fine! It's just taking longer than I thought to get all the sand out of my hair. So yes, fine, but, uh... we kind of forgot something.

[sitdownbecider]

Erm... "forgot"?

[friendyousohard]

I don't have any clothes.

[sitdownbecider]

...I don't see a problem here.

[Seriously. Clothes. Why?]

[friendyousohard]

Well if I were staying here, it wouldn't be one, but I promised I'd meet Rarity for a massage after we were done getting clean, and honestly I could really use it. And if I step outside the way I am now...

[sitdownbecider]

A massage, huh?

I've got some extra clothes, if you wanna borrow 'em. Or I could go to your room an' grab some.

[friendyousohard]

You have no idea how stiff my muscles are after dealing with that overgrown rock monster.

I don't mind borrowing your clothes if you're willing. That'd make things easier, in fact. Thanks.

[sitdownbecider]

[She chuckles.]

They probably look better on you, anyway.

[Because seriously, clothes. Ew.]

[friendyousohard]

You just say that because you wish they'd let you run around naked.

[And with that the door opens and she comes out of the bathroom toweling her hair off.]

I'm surprised you don't lounge around the wagon nude.