Birdy Mating Dances

5 May 2015

21:28 Inky prances about

21:29 Chordite_Flare prances around Inky

21:30 Inky turns in place to observe her new satellite

21:31 Chordite_Flare continues to prance around, cannot stop for some reason :o

21:32 Inky trots over to Serilde to show off the orbiting pony

21:33 Serilde raises an eyebrow at the strange pony dance and then does a dance of her own, a courtship dance, at Inky.

21:34 Sparkler gallops in, then awayyy! SHe's a comet!

21:35 Inky tilts her head in confusion, then her eyes widen. The bat pony has been doing some reading, and recognizes the dance, probably to the griffon's surprise. She squeaks, blushes, and flutters her wings a little involuntarily.

21:38 Serilde sees Inky's blush and hears her squeak, but thinks nothing of it, continuing to strut and flash her wings in front of her.

21:49 Inky flushes deeper as the formel continues to strut before her. "Do you really feel that way, Serilde?" she asks, her wings half extended.

21:52 Serilde blinks and stops in her tracks as Inky seems to recognise what it was and shakes his head. "N-no its...its just the only dance I know and I had to outdo that one pony."

21:53 < Inky> (pouty face ;) )

21:53 < Serilde> ( :B )

21:55 Inky wilts slightly, almost imperceptibly, then bursts into a fit of giggles. "You're silly!" she says, hopping up next to Serilde and rubbing at her with her head. "I bet that works on all the tiercels!" She's already musing about ways to teach the griffon to dance.

22:00 Serilde rolls her eyes and then pulls just a little away as Inky presses her muzzle into her side. "I'm sure any tiercel it would work on I wouldnt want. They're supposed to be the ones to court me, not the other way around," she says, following with a grunt.

22:01 Inky stumbles into Serilde as the griffon pulls away, ending up putting more of her weight on the formel than before. "Huh?" she says, confused. "Then what's the point of the courtship dance?"

22:05 Serilde shakes her head and giggles at the question, doing her best to ignore the pony leaning against her side. "Well, I as a formel, dont do the dance. That's what they will do for me, when they're ready to commit to something serious. I suppose its like those silly little bracelets you ponies wear."

22:07 < Inky> (whoops)

22:08 Inky uses Serilde to push off of as she gets back to her hooves. "Ohh," the mare says, making noises of understanding. "That makes sense!" She pauses, letting Serilde just start to nurse the idea that she might be done speaking before shattering it. "Then why do you know how to do it?" she asks, in her bright, irritating voice. "If you don't need to, that is."

22:08 Inky uses Serilde to push off of as she gets back to her hooves. "Ohh," the mare says, making noises of understanding. "That makes sense!" She pauses, letting Serilde just start to nurse the idea that she might be done speaking before shattering it. "Then why do you know how to do it?" she asks, in her bright, irritating voice. "If you don't need to, that is."

22:08 < Inky> There. Nailed it.

22:15 Serilde shifts her weight as the mare pushes off, swaying some and nodding at her as she seems to understand. The formel closes her eyes and relishes in the breif quiet before Inky's question breaks the silence, causing her eyes to open and a nervous expression crosses her beak. "Umm...well...I've just seen a number of my friends get asked is all..." She says, though the truth was that she watched those mating dances quite longingly, even if she didnt want to admit it to herself, let alone to any other being.

22:15 < -> NightShade|Work is now known as NightShade

22:16 < Inky> (what happened to asexual?)

22:16 < Serilde> (I'm begining to lean more towards repressed :P)

22:16 < Serilde> (I think she might think it'll kill her career)

22:17 < Inky> (Hehehe)

22:17 < Inky> (I like that more!)

22:21 Inky looks up at Serilde with her usual intent, happy expression. The mare catches the unsaid implication behind the griffon's words, though she doesn't grasp the meaning. "Haven't you been asked?" she asks, having assumed the whole time that Serilde had it made. The bat pony's innocent tone made it clear that she hadn't even considered Serilde *not* having to fight off tiercels with a stick.

22:24 Serilde jerks up at the mare's question and begins to fidget nervously. "Of....Of course I've been asked," she says with a growl in her voice, indignant about the probing. "I just...had to turn down the tiercel because I cant become a captain if I'm raising some chicks." She expains, though the conflicting emotions in her voice showed through her steely resolve.

22:30 Inky starts to pick up on Serilde's discomfort; when the icy griffon started fidgeting, it stood out. "Don't you guys have a pill for that?" the mare asks. "Most mares keep their cycle suppressed so they don't go into heat! Me included," she says, tapping herself on the chest. She considers it for a little, looking off into the distance. "Maybe griffons are different," she says. "Too bad, though. Did you like him?"

22:42 Serilde snorts at Inky's question and shakes her head. "I mean...really you just lay the eggs and then eat them fertillized or not...so that's not an issue...But I dont need a tiercel holding me back, tying me down and preventing me from being a captain. And who cares if I liked Aboron...I cant have him anyways." The formel snorts and turns her head up and way from inky.

22:46 Inky blinks and opens her mouth to ask about the egg eating thing, but upon seeing Serilde turn her head up she files that away for later. "Um... Don't *you* care?" she ventures, stepping closer to Serilde and trying to provide support to the griffon. "I'm sure you can find a tiercel who'll help you become a captain," the bat pony says, smiling brightly.

22:49 Serilde shifts away from the mare as she presses her coat up against her. "I care about advancing my career more. And, it's a solitary life if you devote yoruself to a troupe. Gotta be ready to move on a moments notice, so what good would a tiercel do me anyways." She says firmly, having long convinced herself of these facts, though only for the most part.

22:53 Inky looks down at the ground and scuffs a hoof. "Oh," she says, taking it in. "That doesn't sound very... fun." The bat pony looks up at Serilde. "That's really what you want?"

22:55 Serilde looks back at Inky to see her folded ears and frowns a little deeper. "It's what I've trained my whole life for..." She responds simply without a trace of sadness in her voice.

23:00 Inky sighs. She tries yet again to close the distance between them, stepping up to the griffon and pressing against her. "Well, if that's what you want, then go for it," she says, though she's not as cheerful as usual. "You just sounded kind of sad earlier..."

23:08 Serilde shakes her head and puffs up her chest proudly, though she finds she enjoys the mare's body pressing against her this time. "This is what I want, and I am. I'm not sad for what I've done and for not having a mate. It's life." She says simply, trying to keep the illusion in her mind.

23:15 Inky nuzzles Serilde very gently, and takes the griffon at face value as she speaks. "That's good, then!" she says brightly, pulling away slightly. This time, Serilde might not be so happy that the bat pony broke contact. "I was worried when you got all fidgety earlier," she continues. "I thought you might have been sad about not having a mate and stuff. But if you're okay then that's great!" She smiles up at the griffon, her innocence doing a good job of making Serilde question herself.

23:23 Serilde almost imperceptibly shifts towards Inky as she pulls away, trying to keep contact with the mare and then sinks down just a little as she gets away. She grimaces when Inky brings up her lack of a partner again and sighs quietly. "Yep, I'm perfectly fine without a tiercel in my life..." She says with almost complete confidence.

23:24 < Inky> (she grimaces, but has almost complete confidence, Serilde ?)

23:25 < Serilde> (Its a forced confidence)

23:25 < Serilde> (Like in her voice..since she's always fully confident this is a change :P)

23:25 < Serilde> (I just meant in tone I guess...because Serilde is trying to hide hit)

23:26 < Serilde> (Does that make sense or should I retype?)

23:26 < Inky> (I just don't know how obvious it is to Inky that something's wrong)

23:33 < Inky> (Serilde ? how obvious is it?)

23:34 < Serilde> (Umm...sorta obvious? I think you'd have to be paying attention to notice...)

23:39 Inky nods along with Serilde, though she gives her an odd look. Something sounded... off about the formel's voice. The bat pony shrugs, then hops forwards and rubs her head against the griffon again. "What are we doing just standing here?" she says cheerfully. "Let's go for a walk!"

23:57 < Inky> (Serilde ?)

23:58 < Serilde> (Sorry was dealing w/ some stuff)

23:59 < Inky> (no problem, I'm playing RoR)

00:01 Serilde shakes her head to pushe thoughs out and then looks back down at the mare. "A walk?" She asks, getting up to her feet and following along. "Where are we walkign too?"

00:01 < Serilde> (That was terrible...posting while distracted...I'll fix it.)

00:01 < Inky> (aw, disappointed you didn't have Serilde enjoy Inky's touch)

00:02 < Serilde> (I think my mind edited out half his post)

00:02 < Serilde> (err your)

00:03 Serilde shakes her head to pushe thoughs out and then looks back down at the mare. She smiles a bit at the touch and leans against her for comfort. She frowns as Inky pulls away, getting to her hooves once more and asks, "A walk?" Serilde begins getting up to her feet and following along. "Where are we walkign too?"

00:09 < Inky> (>getting to her hooves once more)

00:09 < Inky> (not quite all there yet Serilde :V )

00:10 < Serilde> (Lets just RoR instead maybe?

00:11 Inky bounces back and forth on her hooves and grins up at Serilde. "The park! It's a great day, and I like walking through the trees," she says. "C'mon!" The bat pony bounds off, though she doesn't stray too far from Serilde. As they walk, she stays abreast of the griffon, close enough that the formel could close the gap with a single step.