Zebra in a Candy Shop

6 January 2016

22:02 Candy_Floss asks Ruzeth what his favorite candy is, maybe she has some in stock?

22:02 Ruzeth takes the treat into his mouth and licks it over, murring at the tasty flavors. Mmmm rose liquorish. His favorite, reminds him of home.

22:02 < Candy_Floss> or that

22:02 Candy_Floss stops and cocks her head, looking at Ruzeth questioningly. "I don't hear that often. Where are you from, little one?"

22:03 Ruzeth tilts his head at Candy_Floss as she calls him little and then looks left, and then right and sure enough she's talking about him. He snorts and shakes his head. "I'm not little! But I am from zebrica! I've only been here a couple months"

22:05 < Candy_Floss> ( is Zebrica a pun on something? )

22:06 < EveningBreeze> (Africa, surely)

22:06 < Candy_Floss> ( oh... right )

22:06 < Candy_Floss> ( derp )

22:13 Candy_Floss raises her brow. "Zebrica? That's a long way for someone as young as you to travel. How are you enjoying the Seaddle area?" She places the jar of candies over on her counter, and squeezes past Ruzeth to rummage through a chest filled with many small, labeled bags.

22:19 Ruzeth frowns at Candy_Floss again and shakes his head. "I'm plenty old enough to be traveling by myself. But the Seaddle area is pretty great. The ponies here are really friendly for the most part and my apothocary does well enough." He moves over to the candies and takes another one out. They were quite tasty, and he ahdnt had anything like it in a long while. "Almost like my tribe used to make."

22:31 Candy_Floss rummages some more through the chest, finally popping out with an "ah ha!", a small brown pouch in her mouth. "We used to have another zebra around here, would always visit by my shop. She gave me the recipe for those candies you're chewing, in fact! She had a long braided mane, thought a bit differently than mine, and these empty eyes, gave a look that could cut steel. Mind you she was the nicest creature I'd ever met, but she would never stop mumbling under her breath. This was a bag of spices she once gave me, not native here. Perhaps you could identify them?" She plops the sack right infront of the colt.

22:46 < Ruzeth> (Sorry back now!)

22:50 Ruzeth perks his ears and turns to look at the mare who was so distant from him. He sets down the bag and approaches Candy_Floss as she pulls out a bag to show him. He leans in and takes a sniff of it as she sets down teh sack, and then tilts it over, spilling out a fine mixture of ground up powder. "Oh, was she from back home too? I wonder if she would have been able to teach me a thing or too..." he muses as he inspects the spice. He takes another deep breath and picks up a faint collection of unique earthy tones, and then sticks his hoof into the poweder, licking at teh residue. "Hmm...I thihnk...there's definiatly some bunja nut in here...And that spicy...thats some charander..." He says with a look of contemplation.

23:00 Candy_Floss nods at the young zebra's analysis, listening intently. "These flavors... they are quite foreign! I'm not quite sure how to use them. I'd been meaning to ask that old zebra for a recipe, but one day, she just vanish. Haven't seen her or heard of her since! She didn't say much about where she was from, but if I had to guess, she didn't leave on good terms." She sighs and gathers up the small pouch.

23:07 Ruzeth puts a hoof to his snout as he contemplates her implied question...but then he gets distracted from the mystery of it all. His eyes light up at the idea and he has to know. "What was her name? And you've never heard or seen from her again? Do you know where she got off to? What did this mysterious zebra look like? How old was she?" He asks, peppering the pony with questions, showing his young eagerness.

23:07 < Ruzeth> (Feel free to deflect of course ^^)

23:22 Candy_Floss shuts her eyes and rubs a hoof to her temple. "It was... Zashin, I believe? It only came up a few times, I'm not sure anyone else even knew it. And no, she vanished without a trace." Candy sits down across from Ruzeth, feeling like this may be a while, and continues, "All her debts were taken care of, she left no loose ends, as far as I know. Just gone. And like I said, a long braid, and all of her stripes were rough and jagged, like they themselves had been through some tough times. About as tall as your average stallion, pony stallion that is, so she didn't go unnoticed."

23:24 < -> Starburn is now known as Starsie

23:30 Ruzeth frowns as Candy_Floss seems to have difficulting recalling, and leans in close, hanging on to her every word like it was a gift from celestia. "Zashin..." he repeasts to himself quietly, trying to think of wether he knew that zebra, or a zebra matching his description. Despite her long explanation nothing clicks in his mind and he lets out a long sigh. "Nope...nozebra I recognise....but then zebrica, like questria is a big place." He lets out a sigh and turns back to the spices on the table looking them over.

23:33 < EveningBreeze> ('Questria!)

23:35 < Candy_Floss> ( fuck yeah! )

23:41 < Ruzeth> (xP)

23:41 Candy_Floss leans in, very eager to hear any news about her old friend. On his response, though, she lowers her head, her hopes dashed. "I suppose that's to be expected, though. Thanks, anyway. In fact, here, you can have the rest of these candies, my treat. They really aren't very popular, and if it helps you feel at home here, then I'm glad."

23:51 Ruzeth sits back up and turns to face the cream colored mare with a pleased smile on his face. "Oh I can? Thank you so much~" His face turns down just a little bit as he processes the rest of the sentence. "But why wouldnt anypony liek them? They're a wonderful sweet savory treat...Maybe ponies just dont know what to expect..." he says. "I insist that i pay for them though! How much are they?" He asks, reaching for the bits in his saddle bag.