3rd Sapphire Cupcake: [Video / Action for Cianwood]

[rather_eat_turquoise]

[The feed clicks on to Spike looking cheerful but a little dubious. He's sitting on an already made-bed, surrounded by four large eggs. Luckily his Trapinch is off destroying something else in another room, and his Pineco seemed content to stay sleeping on the window sill.]

Hi, it's Spike here, your friendly neighbourhood dragon.

So, everypony is out working or training right now, and I'm stuck here looking after these eggs.

[Yep, Spike may have gone a little overboard with his egg collecting. So being back at the inn 'egg-sitting' is his own fault really.]

Does anypony know exactly how to look after these guys? [He rubs an imaginary dirt mark off one with the edge of the blanket]

I mean, I'm not supposed to sit on them or anything, right? Coz that would be way too weird.... And Fluttershy went home before I came, so I can't ask her.

[He looks a little concerned now]

If anypony can give me any advice on what I'm supposed to do to hatch eggs, that would be great.

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[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike is a little at a loss as to what to say...so far he's not missing home too much because all his friends are here...well, except Fluttershy. He does miss Fluttershy. He tries to sound positive.]

Uh...well...it's like an adventure though, right?

[Spike looks back towards his unruly pokemon]

Er...maybe it could work...

[He's not sounding convinced]

[artofthestress]

[ She snorts. ] An adventure with wild beasts and hardly a square of fabric in sight! [ Then her voice softens. ] And... with good friends, too.

Bell might enjoy the company. As long as you keep her away from Pinchy's claws!

[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike brightens]

Yeah, see? It'll be fun! I mean, I know raising animals is more Fluttershy's thing, but it'll be interesting! I bet Twilight's been having a ball and already has a billion notebooks...which I'll probably have to carry [sigh]

[Spike shakes his head emphatically]

I'll make sure Pinchy doesn't hurt her! But she might be okay with Acorn? She's not as...touchy.

[artofthestress]

There's a certain art to breeding, isn't there? I've started a notebook myself. It's not quite like fashion designing, but it gives me something to do, at least! And if we pool all of our resources, we could create some truly fabulous clutches, I expect.

Is Acorn a little more fluffy, perhaps? Or, at least, possessing of fewer claws?

[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike hadn't really association breeding with fashion, but this was Rarity. Spike knew she could associate fashion with anything.]

Fluffy...yeah that's not how I'd describe her.

[He points at his Pineco sitting on the windowsill]

That's her. Hey, Acorn, you wanna come say hi to Rarity? She's a really nice pony.

[Acorn just gives him a cool look. He sighs.]

Pretty please?

[Still looking unimpressed, Acorn rolls her eyes. Whatever. She bounces off the windowsill and over on to the bed, giving Spike a 'you owe me' look.]

[artofthestress]

[ Rarity pulls out a Pokeball and lets Bell out, who yawns and bounces up to Acorn. The two eye each other warily. ]

Well, they're not fighting just yet. That's a good sign.

Sorry this was so late!

[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Spike watches the pair warily, more concerned for Bell's welfare than anything else. At least Acorn was only touchy when it came to Pinchy, but that was totally understandable.]

Co.

Pine co co.

[Spike blinks. Well at least Acorn actually said hello, even if it was in a nonchalant voice. He breathes a sigh of relief]

Looking good so far...

You are forgiven for reasons of Spike tags being great. <3

[artofthestress]

Lililililililililil!

[ The Petilil trills and bounces away, looking back to see if Acorn will follow. Rarity winces. ]

She does that. Her name lends itself to singing, sometimes.

[ The two seem to be getting along all right. Rarity looks in her notebook. ] I wonder if they can breed... Bell is a grass type, is Acorn? He doesn't look like one...

[rather_eat_turquoise]

[Acorn rolls her eyes at the trilling. She's not exactly thrilled that she has to play nice with a singing pokemon.

...at least the Petilil was better than that stupid Trapinch though! Acorn, shooting Spike another 'look', bounces after the too-happy Petilil.]

That's pretty neat! All mine do are bite and fight. [Spike sighs]

I don't know? Acorn is a bug type. I think I read something in the Breeders Manual about which pokemon can breed. Because Twilight made me stay up and read the entire book in one night, can you believe it?

Hang on.

[Spike reaches over and rummages under the bed, before bringing up the handbook.]

Let's see....breeding types...breeding...types...

[A moment while Spike skims the chapter list.]

Found it! [He flips to the page, and runs his finger through one of the paragraphs.

No...doesn't look like it. Apparently pokemon can only breed with other pokemon who are the same 'egg type'.

[artofthestress]

[ Rarity peers over Spike's shoulder. ] This is complicated. It has all sorts of possible applications in the business world, though, I expect. [ Rarity: always thinking practically if she can help it. And isn't going full tilt drama queen. ]

Cadance is a breeder too. We should figure out what sorts of Pokemon the three of us could breed! All we'll need is some of Twilight's skills with flowcharts!