bit of a blunder

Velra grinned to herself, her horn glowing a brilliant blue as she levitated a large slice of cake in the air while trotting cheerily through the pleasant marketplace of quaint little Ponyville. She took a generous bite and licked the sugary icing off her lips, her pink tongue disappearing sooner than it had come out. As she glanced at her surroundings, she remembered that she still had to buy her groceries. Damn me for being so forgetful! she curses inwardly, her cake dropping slightly as her magical aura dimmed from the lack of concentration of keeping it in the air. But Velra easily regained her composure and lifted the slice back up, taking another greedy bite out of it.

"Well, I've got just about enough bits with me right now, so why not?" she chuckled quietly to herself. The ponies here had already gotten used to how she spoke to herself, and very few gave her a confused, wary look.

She slid up next to a light blue mare at a cherry stand, her hip swinging gently into the mare's side. "Oops!" Velra squeaked, almost a reflex since she was so clumsy. "Sorry about that. Velra the Cake-Eating Unicorn is a bit of a klutz."

Velra glanced at the mare, her trademark smile growing a bit larger. "Hey, uh, you in line?"

Rubbing her side head from frustration and a slight headache today. For this mare, she came to the marketplace wandering around for more ingredients. Although, it was too early and too loud for her in which giving her a margarine. Mist pushing her glasses up shifting up her bag placed around her back and just made a heavy sigh. "I could've went a bit later but.. that's my own fault.. great... yeah." talking to herself.
She was into thought when a sudden bump took her concentration away shaking her head after hearing this light green mare saying sorry for being clumsy. Mist shaking her head and waving her blue covered hoof. "No, no it's fine just be careful next time." she told her not making eye contact but soon after she the takes her attention to the unicorn when she asked Mist. "In line? nah, I'm just here to get some food for dinner today but.. I came way too early.." she said groaning loud scratching her messy mane.

The unicorn laughed brightly as the blue pegasus's hoof rose to her mane. "Well, yeah. I'd say the afternoon isn't even completely over yet!" Velra said, eyeing the gradually-darkening sky. It was still fairly light outside, though.

Splat.

Velra blinked at the sudden noise, glancing around her to find the source-- and then she'd realized where the sound had come from. Her. Or, more specifically, the cake. Velra's dark fuchsia eyes widened when she put two and two together. She'd dropped all the concentration on levitating her slice of cake! And ooh, now it was all over the blue mare's front legs and part of her chest... Velra winced.

And then she opened her mouth.

A long string of sorry-oh-Celestia-I'm-so-clumsy-and-gosh-it-was-an-accident-and-oh-I'm-so-sorry and other miscellaneous apologies tumbled out from behind her lips, and when she was done, she took deep, gasping breaths to replenish the lack of air in her lungs. She'd forgotten to breathe as she was expressing her sorries to the mare.

The Pegasus blinked at the peppy yet odd looking up at the sky shrugging slightly. "Hm.. you're kinda right. I have the whole day to nap and more napping." she said chuckling along with the unicorn.

Then suddenly.

Her expression went into a plain and dumbfounded one. Her eyebrows lowering down so it makes a straight line feeling something soft, smells sweet yet sticky covering her front legs and her chest, a little bit though. Somehow, she didn't even noticed the unicorn levitating some cake - looking down at the mess.

Quickly looking back up at the now panicking-apologizing-like-no-tomorrow unicorn listening to a string full of apologies. "Hey hey, listen! Just take a deep and calm down now. I really don't have anything to say from this.. although it's not that bad and I'm gonna need to wash this off.." sighing deeply rubbing those stained hooves onto her chest even more. "..First, let me replaced this." reaching around looking inside her bag taking out a fresh baked bread fulled with chocolate chips wrapped - still warm.

Velra did as she instructed-- she breathed in slowly and out, lips parting as she exhaled deeply. She let her eyes disappear behind a pair of lids, and when she reopened them, the fuchsia orbs settled on a loaf of bread. Sweet, delicious, chocolatey bread. Velra's pupils dilated slightly as she imagined the taste of the fluffy food on her tongue.

And then her eyes snapped back to the situation at hoof. Velra grinned slightly nervously at the blue pegasus and took the bread gently from her, her horn glowing a bright blue as she held it in the air. "Don't worry," Velra chirruped, "I won't drop it this time. Follow me, please!"

She trotted over near Sugarcube Corner, where she would occasionally work. She set the bread down on a clean table and lifted most of the cake off of the blue mare's legs and chest with her horn, the pastry glowing an azure color before disposed of in a trash can.  Velra quickly fetched a small bucket, filling it halfway with warm water. She brought it out and set it down before the other pony, offering her a towel as Velra held it in the air. "Here," she said, "to clean up."

Her expression still the same just watching the girl relaxing and taking deep breathe too - seeing those fuchsia eyes close and open staring at Mist's baked melonpan like it's hypnotizing her or something. So she'll just wait for a response or whatever tilting her head to the side lifting an eyebrow up through those glasses of hers.

Finally, the light green mare made a nervous grin as her horn started glowing a blue aura, surrounding the bread as it lifts out of Mist's hoof watching it levitate in midair. "Right.. I hope not.." she mutters the sentence in a low tone lifting her head off after the mare ask her to follow. Mist nodded slowly lifting off the ground and flies to the same direction.

Heading over to the Sugarcube Corner entering the place still in midair yet only 2 feet over the floor inside watching most of the cake come off her chest and legs just leaving some stains looking at herself. Those violet-red orbs followed the unicorn coming back with a bucket and a towel too. "..Thanks again." taking the towel with her mouth dripping only half into the water wringing it out then started washing the stain off. "..Hey, you have name? I'm Mist Fragrance." reaching out her hoof for a shake.

Velra let her expression suddenly change into a horrified look. "Me? Oh, no, Mist!" she exclaimed, feigning hurt, "I most certainly do not have a name!" She took a few steps back, eyes widening in terror.

The blue-maned unicorn regained her previous, cheerful composure and laughed. "Just kidding," she grinned, "the name's Velra. You can call me Ra, or whatever else comes to mind."

She took Mist's hoof and shook it pleasantly, "It's nice to meet you, Mist. Hey, would you like to join me for dinner? We can grab a bite wherever you want-- it'll be my treat, seeing as how I spilled that cake on you. I think it's a fair apology, no?" The unicorn winked at the pegasus, still smiling.

Mist then slowly lowers her hoof down in confusion at the mare's sudden reaction blinking quickly too. Did I say something mean..? Too forward like this...? thinking in mind as her ears perked down in a sad manner.

But then, they perk back up hearing the unicorn joking around on that and tells Mist her name, Velra. Okay then.. She's a very strange one I'll tell you that.. never seen anypony like this... however. a hidden sweat drop appeared above the Pegasus head as her glasses slid slowly down on her nuzzle pushing them back up.

Mist kindly shook back laying the towel she was still holding onto the chair nearby. "Nice to meet you too, Ve-.. Velra. Dinner? OH! I remember that I still need get a few stuff to cook today but, I'll still join you for dinner Velra - anything ideas on where to have dinner? Oh and don't forget about your baked bread I gave you." lifting herself off the floor again.

"The baked bread?" Velra muttered, tapping her temple with her hoof, trying to recall... "Oh! Yes! Right!" She quickly turned and brought the bread to herself, levitating it only inches away from her mane. Velra smiled warmly at Mist. She trotted out, in the direction of her favorite restaurant. It was near a lovely flower shop that she had yet to explore, but she figured she could do that later. "It's a bit crowded," she apologized, voice lowering slightly, "but it's a great place. It's just the nicest, liveliest atmosphere in any restaurant here in Ponyville-- the waiters have the prettiest, snazziest uniforms. I'd love to work here, but I'm already busy at Sugarcube Corner or in Canterlot whenever there's a big play going on."

Velra raised her hoof in the air, giving Mist the loaf of bread so she wouldn't have to use telekinesis for much longer. A waitress trotted by, skillfully slipping through the crowded area with what looked like many years of experience. The mare guided the unicorn and her companion along to a clean, cleared table outside and handed them a pair of menus. "Another waiter should be with you shortly," she grinned, "it's nice to see you again, Vel. It'd be even nicer if you'd just go ahead with that job interview and start workin' here." Velra laughed-- she'd become a well-known customer at this diner since she would often come and end up eating so much. "You know I'm just too busy, Hilde." The waitress gave her a knowing nod and trotted off, joking around with a couple other customers.

The light green unicorn turned to Mist, still smiling. She motioned for her to take a seat and did the same, looking through the menu. "What are you gonna have, Mist?"

Mist rolled her violet-red pupils looking away crossing her hooves together still in midair then looked down at the mare waving her hoof saying follow so she did. The Pegasus flew out following the unicorn to a distance restaurant blinking in confusing upon entering inside in which - yes, it was crowded and a bit loud too. Mist listened to what Velra said while looking around at many ponies in booths, chairs even waiters taking orders by orders. "It's fine really.. although it's been awhile being in a crowded place like during the flight contest as a filly.." she whimpers back too scratching her head feeling kinda uncomfortable. "I don't think I could be a waitress, I'll end up falling asleep - taking a nap or anything besides working.. if the hours are good and pay is fair."

She reaches down taking the bread back and puts it in the front pocket of the bag. Soon after, a waitress came through the crowd and guided the duo to a nice table outside where this Pegasus slowly hovers down sitting on the chair and took the menu using her teeth placing it on table, also she unhook the bag around her waist leaving it on the side very close. Lifting up her left hoof so her muzzle is laying firmly on while the other one is facing to the left onto the table looking around at the other customers talking in boredom not even paying attention to the small convention with Velra and the waitress just briefly knowing the unicorn is quite fond with this diner letting out a small sigh - that's all.

Letting her mind come back from fantasy into reality hearing the light green mare ask her what she want to eat. "H-huh? Oh! Something to eat...? let's see.." she said chuckling quietly opening the menu up looking at the lunch, salads, and everything else. It looked tempting but she can't decide on one. "First time eating at a diner... so, surprise me."

"First time eating at a diner..." Mist said, "So, surprise me."

Velra's eyes widened. "Your first time? Really?" Vel was shocked-- it wasn't like she dined out often because she was too lazy to cook her own meals, as good a cook as she was (alright, so maybe it was true-- she did eat out a lot), but regardless, she was still surprised that Mist had never eaten in a restaurant her entire life. "Wow," the unicorn blinked, then grinned brightly. "Guess that means I gotta make your first time awesome. Well, I'll find something you like."

She raised her hoof in the air and gestured for a nearby waiter to come over, clopping hooves with him as a hello. She looked up at him, smiling. "Well, you know I'll have the usual. As for my oh-so-lovely companion here," she paused, winking cheerfully at the pegasus, "well, it's her first time here. Any suggestions?"

The waiter's face scrunched up a bit, thinking of a few popular dishes. "Several," he answered with a grin. "But you'd probably finish them all before your friend even gets a bite." Velra pouted, but what he said was true-- somewhat. She was an eager eater. "Well, put em' all down. Those pony folk in Canterlot are pretty generous with their money, especially at plays. I got a few bits to spare." He nodded and messily scrawled down a list on his notepad, then trotted over to the next table that required assistance.

Vel turned to Mist. "So, there anything you do for a living?"

She just shrugged in a yes - my first time at a diner

Mist waved her hoof up and down like it's cool and it's not the end of the world removing her glasses for a moment rubbing them before staring at the shocked unicorn. "Born on Cloudsdale so I never saw nor took the time to find one." Yes, it is right - The Pegasus never went to one since the days back home up to moving to Ponyville so she hasn't got the time to find one, minus the napping, being lazy and getting sweets - Mist then put her glasses back on. "Huh? Well, alright then Vel."

Moving her hooves into the same position from earlier watching the mare wave her hoof signaling another waiter over listening what she said staring at Vel, then the waiter and then at both waving her hoof slightly at the 'first time here' part.

She blinked twice quickly from that word - several. Weird yet very odd just thinking about it paying attention on their suggestions causing her stomach to rumble. Does this unicorn has enough for all of this? I mean, I could pay for this even though this is a apologize dinner... hm... she though it through swaying her tail to the sides rubbing her side head sighing in a soft manner watching the waiter scribbling down the order and trots over to another busy table.

"Hm? Well, nothing really Just sleeping, making foreign snacks, lunch and etc, tending to my garden in the backyard, learning more on the Neighponese and more sleeping." she told Vel.

"Really?" Velra touched her braided mane with her hoof, thoughtful. "I wish I could just sleep around all day," she whined, chuckling. "I mean, when I'm not performing in the theatres of Canterlot, I'm working part-time at Sugarcube Corner. And when I'm not working as a waitress, I'm singing at shows." Velra let out a sigh. "And then sometimes, I get a rare day like this-- completely to myself! Or I share them with my new friends." The unicorn beamed brightly at Mist, doll-like eyes sparkling.

"So, you've moved here from Cloudsdale? I've got a friend from Cloudsdale-- he's a pegasus, too, like you-- but he's quite the socially-awkward mole." She shook her head, thinking of Thundershot. "But it's cute... sometimes." She laughed. "How long have you lived here in Ponyville?"

"You perform, sing and work at the Sugarcube Corner? Man, I wouldn't be able to handle doing all of that." she said noticing the mare's sparkling expression eyes scratching her side mane in embarrassment. "Heh.. I never do much, only go out to meet new friends - plans or something else. Although it does get somewhat boring without anything big to happen.. trouble.. even go on an adventure..." she sighs lightly shaking her head.

"Yes, I did moved from Cloudsdale and your friend sound kinda interesting. You should let me meet this Pegasus friend of yours if he's not busy." Mist said chuckling along with Vel. "A month ago I moved to here. I need to go out into the world and start my own life with new friends, new places and anything I see.." looking down at the table sighing calmly before lifting her head back up. "Besides my lazy side, I do enjoy cooking.. most of the time - depends really. Like the bread I gave you, it's a foreign pasties that I learn to do during my times at a young age."

Velra nodded, chuckling brightly. Her laughter wasn't delicate nor dainty, like the proper, reserved mare her parents had raised her to be, but alive and rich with emotion and personality. "It can get insanely busy, and it's even worse that such an unorganized pony like myself has to deal with that. I'm not the kinda mare to schedule stuff," she grinned stupidly. She tilted her head at Mist's remark about adventure... "We should totally go to the Everfree Forest!" she exclaimed, eyes glittering with excitement and over-enthusiasm. Several ponies around her gave her an uncomfortable look. Not many were very pleasant about the Everfree Forest, but Vel loved adventure.

 "Or maybe Cloudsdale? I can cast a spell to give myself wings, and Thundershot-- the pegasus I told you about-- lives there. It'd be awesome for you two to meet!" she said, voice less boisterous and noisy. That stallion's waaay too antisocial, she thought, it'd be nice for him to have some more friends. And I'm sure he wouldn't mind Mist being around. "You can show me around! It'd be so much fun."

Upon Mist's mentioning of the bread, Velra began to stare at where it was. If her eyes had been her mouth, then they'd be drooling like there was no tomorrow. Velra grinned at the pegasus.

The strong, savory scent of alfalfa noodles and fried daises grew more powerful with every second. Velra turned in the direction that the smell wafted toward her nose, greeting a chuckling waiter. "Keen sense of smell," he remarked, and Velra could only respond with a laugh before spooning around half of the noodles in the large bowl onto her plate, along with several fried flowers. "Try some," she inched the food toward Mist, "it's really, really good!"

Mist gave a small warm smile lifting her eyebrow up nodding along from Vel. "If it's anything important or whatever happens, I make little plans but it's not like everyday. I'm just a free spirited Pegasus that's really lazy and that's makes two unorganized ponies, right?" she said waving her hoof still smiling. Those Red-violet widen from this unicorn excitement from her happy statement suggesting to go to the Everfree Forest - although at first the forest does look very creepy and possibly frightening too, Mist then just laughed out loud. Other ponies gave them weird looks like they're crazy or being too loud from the start but she doesn't care, the mare is just having fun with her new crazy pony friend.

"You can cast that sort of spell? I never seen nor heard about that kind of magic. It's really interesting, Vel and yeah, I would still be graceful on meeting your friend, Thundershot." changing her voice down to a whisper and less loud too. "Yeah, I can give you a tour around Cloudsdale whenever you're free."

She then blinked and stared at the light green unicorn keeping her head resting on her hoof on top of the table. 'I knew she would be interested in my melonpan.. she's a strange, klutzy unicorn I ever met but I like this mare.. I mean we are friends, right?' letting out a faint chuckle from that statement.

Ears quickly perked up with those orbs looking up seeing a chuckling, oncoming waiter with their meals. Seeing what it is, some noddles with fried daises in them, it looked good and smelled too but will it taste good? Mist looked up when Vel ask her to try it squinting her eyes a little bit staring at the food, pushing up her glasses. "Um, okay." lifting up her tail so it's close enough to wrap around the fork twirling the noddles and daises too stuffing it all into her mouth. Soon then, her eyes widen in delight enjoying the delicious taste eating even more. "You're right, it's really good."

"Really?" Velra gasped, eyes sparkling brightly with the buzz of enthusiasm. She's seen plenty of paintings and pictures of the great pegasus city of Cloudsdale, and it wasn't uncommon for her to find herself watching from Ponyville as pegasi darted to and fro about the edges of the magnificent sky city. 

She pouted. Those pegasi could really be so exclusive-- why else would anypony create a city only reachable by those that were winged? Velra's eyes settled on Mist. Well, not every pony was like the pegasi that had founded the elite, exclusive city, as beautiful as it was.

"Isn't it?" Velra grinned. "It's one of my favorite dishes so far. Oh, but just wait. There's so much more to come--" she paused here, striking a dramatic pose and taking on an obnoxious Canterlot accent "--oh dah-link, we shall have a lovely feast tonight." 

Velra laughed at her little impression of an arrogant Canterlot unicorn. "Sooo, what's up with your love life, Mist?" she asked playfully, adding a peculiar waggle of her eyebrows. "Any special stallions or maybe mares-- who knows, I don't judge-- in your life?" She chuckled. "Other than me, of course," she added in a teasing manner.

"Hu-huh, I can take you around the city - to the main street where the shops are and where my old school is too." Mist replied to the happy, excited and enthusiasm pony. Although it's been a while since she remembers it but she wanted to make a good impression too the unicorn still amazed that there's such a spell that creates wings for unicorns and maybe earth ponies too.

"I know what your thinking.. 'How could somepony create such a city made entirely out of clouds and it's only for winged type ponies?' Well, I don't know the answer at all.. maybe because we need wide open space to fly and to keep weather in control." She explained but only guessed on the last part. She kinda knows the deal of Pegasi but often forgets on what purpose we're in. Mist doesn't noticed the mare's eyes settling only on the Pegasus just now thinking about it.

Mist nodded her head saying yes slurping up the noddles almost in a messy fashion listening to Vel but soon stop picking her head up from a sudden pause blinking twice cocking an eyebrow up. A grin suddenly appeared following it up with a quiet snicking trying not to laugh from that fake Canterlot accent almost loosing her tail's grip on the fork.

Laughing along with Vel letting those glasses slide down to her muzzle as she continues eating. Quickly slurping down a daisy and noddle too hard coughing loudly as she pounded her chest breathing in and out putting the fork down. "L-love life? Oh.. well.. ugh..." she started stammering at Vel's question in which. 'Special somepony?' well, she met five stallions and 3 mares but.. ugh, - This is gonna bug her so much, however I don't think she has special feelings for any of them. "Um.. n-not that I know of any.. hahaha.. ha.. yeah, that's about right..." clopping her hooves together then shakes her head groaning out loud. "How about you, Vel?"

Velra let out a cackle, laughing as soon as Mist asked her about her own love life. Or the lack of it.

"Me?" Velra asked incredulously, a playful sparkle in her eyes. She didn't exactly like any stallions or mares, though most of the ponies in Ponyville always thought she had some sort of a crush on somepony. It was probably because she was so honest when she spoke, eager to compliment and sometimes saying things that were embarrassingly kind or somewhat inappropriate. Well, Velra was the rather, eh, shameless pony. It wasn't out of character for her to make perverted remarks or extremely blunt comments.

"Well..." Velra thought for a moment. A grin cracked on her lips, and if the gooey substance of an egg was mischief, then it was oozing all over her. "There is this one stallion. And I know I'm not into mares, so he's definitely a stallion. I think I love him with all my heart."

Velra sighed.

"But I haven't met him yet."

An instant sweat drop appeared above her head, making those ears go down looking off to the side making a disappointed and slightly annoyed expression.

Keeping that expressing on her face nodding slowly as Mist looked at Velra. For the Pegasus - not sure if she too had a thing for stallions or mares from Cloudsdale or Ponyville maybe even both? She's not the romance type of mare yet doesn't like being or going in a relationship with somepony she loves. Mist is kind, nice yet slow sometimes behind that tomboyish side but ends up overreacting in situations like questioning about her love life or even questions that are often inappropriate. (or if it's about certain relationship in a manga between M/M she's fine with that.. big time.) keeping that sweat drop in hand.

Mist's eyes perk up in a slow manner blinking at the light green unicorn noticing that goofy looking grin she has, Velra too had somepony or a stallion she's starting to like. After listening, she taps her chin thinking about it. The Pegasus herself to be honest, wasn't really into dating or anything that comes to the 'R' word.

"To be honest with you Vel, I'm completely not into relationships - meeting stallions or mares.. yada yada.." pausing for a moment. "BUT!" she blurted out raising her hoof up before slamming it onto the table causing the plates and bowls to clatter. A couple of the customers stared blanking with a even weird looks on.

"We should arrange a meeting with you and him someday also.. did you even get the chance to hear his name or whatever?"

Velra giggled madly at Mist's loud, melodramatic mannerisms. A familiar waiter trotted over and set down another assortment of foods, ranging from fried carrots and caramelized onions to steaming alfalfa and barley. He quirked a brow, a smile on his lips. "I see she's just as lively as you are, Vel. But be careful with the plates, mares," he chuckled. Velra nodded, grinning as she thanked him for the food. Shaking his head in amusement, he trotted away.

The unicorn let out more laughter, finally calming to generously spoon more food onto her plate. Simpering, she replied, "Oh, no. It'd be pretty cool to meet up with him, but I don't even know his name, much less who he is. I've got no idea what he's like, actually. I don't think I've seen him before or talked to him or anything..." She snickered.

Velra was prepared for extreme confusion from Mist.

Mist looked and heard Vel's mad giggling from that small, melodramatic scene pushing up her glasses, noticing that familiar waiter of theirs as he handled them a second assortment row of food in which it looks good. She looked up at the waiter making her ears go down chuckling nervously scratching her back head and messy mane. "Ha ha... um.. yeah.. my bad.." muttering quietly as that familiar expression appeared again.

She let out a quick laugh along with Vel, hauling some of the food even the caramelized onions too before stuffing her face in. Showing how much of an appetite this Pegasus had. Soon after, she stops her trail of eating after hearing the mare say that she's doesn't know the stallion's name nor who he looks like - seen him or anything. Somehow, that gave Mist a big yet most confused look she had ever made - just staring blankly an eyebrow raised up still keeping those ears down swallowing the food hard and fast too. Mist lifted her hoof about to say something only end up making no sound, can't even find the right nor possible answer to say in this situation.

Eventually ended up blurted out anything in that stumped mind. ".......... Eh?"

Velra slipped a wry smile as she thirstily gulped down her soda-- the carrots were slightly spicy! She giggled at Mist's absolute bewilderment. "I'll explain," she snickered, breathing deeply to calm herself. Mist was just too adorably hilarious!

"I meant that one day, I'll find my special someone, you know? And I'll love him, so-so-so-so-so-very much! But I haven't met him yet-- I think-- or seen him-- I think-- because I don't know who he is. I just know that someday e'll be together, because I like happy endings!" She slapped her hoof down on the tale, and despite how it hurt slightly, she still laughed at the melodramatic action. "But in all honest, all jokes aside, I really don't have a special somepony. At the moment."

Velra took another chug from her soda, grinning at Mist.