3rd Rodeo [Action/Voice - Backdated to July 1]

[honestapples]

[It's been a really long week since the storms ended. Applejack has been working around the clock, trying to clean up the wreckage around the farm, sweep out the water that got in through holes broken in the roof of the barn and also the cottage, find a few sheep who wandered off in panic, and just overall repair all the broken fences/sheds/whatever. Not to mention there are several very young apple trees that she had just barely planted who have been unfairly broken.

She manages to make it through this sleepless week working by herself - alright, with Winona helping - but even her dog is exhausted now and there's still more to do.

The loss of the trees is what's hitting her the hardest. This never happened back home. The pegasi always just said if a big storm was coming and then tadaa, they could secure everything in time.

She thought about asking for help earlier, decided against it, and balanced her journal atop a fence. Which she's in the middle of repairing, so after kicking in a few nails, it falls off and open. She doesn't notice at first, still mumbling under her breath as she works, lost in a sleepy haze.]

...gone. All of 'em. Rosemary, Irving, Bloomburg Junior... even Gladys... [Kick. Board is on crooked. Heavy sigh.] Hayseed.

[Another badly-aimed buck knocks the board off for readjustment, and it's only then that she sees the journal wide open.

...Oh.]

Uh. Heh-heh. Howdy. [Sleepy brain whirring, she manages a sheepish:] Don't reckon anyone would mind helpin' ta fix some fences? Or maybe catch a couple sheep...?



[[ooc: Tags most likely to come this evening, but they'll be on the way >>]]

Comments

[wannabolt]

[Dash heard AJ's message over the journal, but rather than give her a heads-up that she's coming, she opted to fly straight out to the farm. Being Rainbow Dash, this... didn't take long.

So here she is, swooping down to investigate the mess. And boy what a mess it is.]

I swear, if I had the rest of the weather team with me, this whole mess wouldn't have happened.

[honestapples]

[Oops, dozed off. Applejack starts awake, looks around in alarm, and then relaxes once she sees that it's just Rainbow Dash. And what a relief it is to see her.

Don't mistake the yawn for disinterest, Dash. >>]

Ah know. This kinda thing never happens back home. The weather here is just awful.

[As if to punctuate her point, a branch breaks off a nearby tree and crashes to the ground. Applejack somehow manages to droop and seethe a bit at the same time.]

How's a pony s'posed to run a farm if the weather's controllin' itself, anyway?

[wannabolt]

I guess you've just gotta expect the worst and hope for the best.

[She huffs, digging her hoof in the dirt.]

Apparently those hue-mans have to deal with this all the time, too. Makes you wonder how they get anything done.

[honestapples]

Ya know, Ah've been wonderin' that, too. If you're fightin' the weather half the time, how're ya s'posed to get everythin' else in?

[With a sigh, she shakes her head and goes back to holding up a fence post with one hoof and trying to get it straight before nailing it down.]

Downright backwards, if ya ask me.

[wannabolt]

Backwards and just plain bizarre. Their world sounds like a total mess.

[But she just shrugs, wandering closer to the fence.]

Hey, you need a hoof patching things up?

[honestapples]

[Applejack looks over the fence - in shambles - and then glances back to Rainbow Dash, one ear listing to the side.]

Yeah, Ah could use some help. Might need ta get you ta help me knock down the barn later, too, if ya don't mind. It's full'a holes an' Ah'm not sure just patchin' it would do it any good.

[wannabolt]

Man, so you're gonna have to rebuild the whole thing from scratch?

[...Stupid Malnosso. All this for an old, blue dude. Dash narrows her eyes and swishes her tail. Buuut... hey, AJ's a friend. She's not about to leave her hangin'.]

Well, don't sweat it! Knocking down the barn oughta be a cinch.

[honestapples]

Well, at least Ah can built it a li'l bit better this time. It always was kinda drafty.

[Got to look on the bright side. Besides, it's always fun watching the pegasus pony knock down a barn.]

Thanks, Rainbow. Ah appreciate the help.

[wannabolt]

Maybe whoever built it was just lazy.

[But, hey, barn busting is definitely a good way to pass the time. In fact, she'll even start hovering towards it.]

Just say the word, AJ, and I'll dive right into it!

[honestapples]

[Whoa, whoa. No hovering towards it yet. Applejack steps into Rainbow Dash's path.]

Ah think Ah need it standin' for now, but once we've got some more of the fences fixed, we can knock it down. Everythin'll run off inta the woods otherwise.

[wannabolt]

...Oh, whoops.

[She'll float back down to the ground, laughing shakily.]

I guess working on the fences is a good start.