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Sketch to Finish- "I wanna dance with somebody"
by robthehoopedchipmunk
Hobby Artist
Posted a week ago
It was the perfect evening for a celebration.
The mares of the village spent the best part of the entire day with the preparations and while Rob was excited to get down a boogy, part of him was nervous. Having realised very early on that he now unequivically found 'his type', he wanted this evening to be special but it still wasn't even lost on him that his courtship chances weren't looking all that good. He looked different, he noticed the odd looks he got from some of the villagers and though Talia had promised to arrange a date for him, by the time the party was in full swing he watched from the sidelines.
Normally not even wild dragons would stop the Robster from ripping up the dancefloor with his mad skills, but he wanted to make the right impression on whoever it was that turned up, that is of course if Talia had been successful in her mission. Rob looked across the beach, it was a wonderful sight. The mares of the village and the crew of the Venture were united as one, some had already paired up with each other. Captain Tulip conversed with damn near every mare in the village, Cro was trying his luck with Jadis, even the Jeffster was locked hand in hand with Coral, though she already adored Sebastian so naturally she could fall for him too. Even Oliana was wearing a smile as she chatted with Robb over a drink, the two resident grumps got on like a house on fire seemingly.
Rob leaned against a palm tree and fidgeted with a tropical flower of yellow and pink he had meticulously chosen for his potential date. Talia had explained the tradition of presenting a mare with a flower and if it ed muster, they would apply it to their own ensemble and if not...well...probably best to just go home.
Time was getting on and there was no sign. He was raring himself to call it a night when there was a tap on his shoulder. Turning about he looked up to see a kind face smiling down at him with long flowing dark hair.
"Oh sorry." Said Rob. "Am I in the way?"
The girl giggled. "Of course not, I am Reeta. You must be Rob." She looked him up and down, which didn't take long. She struck a pose as though she was looking at a baroke painting, if those existed here. "Hmm, Talia said you were a cutie."
"She did?" Rob's eyes lit up. "I mean, I am?" He suddenly ed the flower he was holding. "Oh sorry, er Reeta! Here! I picked this!" He blurted nervously. "I'm not an expert on flowers but it was the prettiest one I could find...would you like it?"
Reeta took the flower and studied it for longer than Rob would have liked before pinning it on her shirt, front and centre.
A good sign?
She grabbed his hand and started to lead him towards the throng of amazonian mares and his crewmates who were all in a state of boogying down.
"Come on." Reeta said with a kind smile. "Let's have some fun."
And fun it was, despite feeling like a dog in a herd of elephants, Rob's eyes stuck to his date as they danced away together whilst squeezing in some conversation when they could hear each other.
There was one other tradition Talia had spoken of, and this was a big one. Tied about the waists of each mare was a long length of silk cloth, embroided with tropical flowers. From what Talia had told him, when a date was going well...like...really well, a mare would untie the cloth and pull their date close as they danced. Rob had a shrewd idea what might happen next but he wasn't counting any chickens yet.
As the sky grew fiery, Reeta's dancing started to change. She still had the free natured energy everyone had all night, but now her eyes were fixed on him and seemed to be making an effort to show herself off more, one might even call it alluring.
Reeta untied the cloth.
"Oh boy." Rob thought and gulped.
She wrapped the cloth around his back and pulled him in tight.
"This might actually be happening! Hold it together Robbo! Don't pick your nose or anything like that!"
As they danced, Reeta grabbed a hold of Rob's hand and placed it on her waist. Tragically for Rob, he couldn't feel anything but that couldn't stop his cheeks turning red.
"Oooooooooh"
Reeta looked back over her shoulder and bit her lip.
"Shall we find somewhere more private?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuh"
Rob's brain had exploded.
Hey guys! Just thought I'd write a little story to go with this poll winning picture! I hope you like it! Please forgive any mistakes, I just quickly bashed it out XD
Enjoy! And thanks to everyone who voted! ^^
Reeta
DrPossibly and myself
Rob and art robthehoopedchipmunk
The mares of the village spent the best part of the entire day with the preparations and while Rob was excited to get down a boogy, part of him was nervous. Having realised very early on that he now unequivically found 'his type', he wanted this evening to be special but it still wasn't even lost on him that his courtship chances weren't looking all that good. He looked different, he noticed the odd looks he got from some of the villagers and though Talia had promised to arrange a date for him, by the time the party was in full swing he watched from the sidelines.
Normally not even wild dragons would stop the Robster from ripping up the dancefloor with his mad skills, but he wanted to make the right impression on whoever it was that turned up, that is of course if Talia had been successful in her mission. Rob looked across the beach, it was a wonderful sight. The mares of the village and the crew of the Venture were united as one, some had already paired up with each other. Captain Tulip conversed with damn near every mare in the village, Cro was trying his luck with Jadis, even the Jeffster was locked hand in hand with Coral, though she already adored Sebastian so naturally she could fall for him too. Even Oliana was wearing a smile as she chatted with Robb over a drink, the two resident grumps got on like a house on fire seemingly.
Rob leaned against a palm tree and fidgeted with a tropical flower of yellow and pink he had meticulously chosen for his potential date. Talia had explained the tradition of presenting a mare with a flower and if it ed muster, they would apply it to their own ensemble and if not...well...probably best to just go home.
Time was getting on and there was no sign. He was raring himself to call it a night when there was a tap on his shoulder. Turning about he looked up to see a kind face smiling down at him with long flowing dark hair.
"Oh sorry." Said Rob. "Am I in the way?"
The girl giggled. "Of course not, I am Reeta. You must be Rob." She looked him up and down, which didn't take long. She struck a pose as though she was looking at a baroke painting, if those existed here. "Hmm, Talia said you were a cutie."
"She did?" Rob's eyes lit up. "I mean, I am?" He suddenly ed the flower he was holding. "Oh sorry, er Reeta! Here! I picked this!" He blurted nervously. "I'm not an expert on flowers but it was the prettiest one I could find...would you like it?"
Reeta took the flower and studied it for longer than Rob would have liked before pinning it on her shirt, front and centre.
A good sign?
She grabbed his hand and started to lead him towards the throng of amazonian mares and his crewmates who were all in a state of boogying down.
"Come on." Reeta said with a kind smile. "Let's have some fun."
And fun it was, despite feeling like a dog in a herd of elephants, Rob's eyes stuck to his date as they danced away together whilst squeezing in some conversation when they could hear each other.
There was one other tradition Talia had spoken of, and this was a big one. Tied about the waists of each mare was a long length of silk cloth, embroided with tropical flowers. From what Talia had told him, when a date was going well...like...really well, a mare would untie the cloth and pull their date close as they danced. Rob had a shrewd idea what might happen next but he wasn't counting any chickens yet.
As the sky grew fiery, Reeta's dancing started to change. She still had the free natured energy everyone had all night, but now her eyes were fixed on him and seemed to be making an effort to show herself off more, one might even call it alluring.
Reeta untied the cloth.
"Oh boy." Rob thought and gulped.
She wrapped the cloth around his back and pulled him in tight.
"This might actually be happening! Hold it together Robbo! Don't pick your nose or anything like that!"
As they danced, Reeta grabbed a hold of Rob's hand and placed it on her waist. Tragically for Rob, he couldn't feel anything but that couldn't stop his cheeks turning red.
"Oooooooooh"
Reeta looked back over her shoulder and bit her lip.
"Shall we find somewhere more private?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuh"
Rob's brain had exploded.
Hey guys! Just thought I'd write a little story to go with this poll winning picture! I hope you like it! Please forgive any mistakes, I just quickly bashed it out XD
Enjoy! And thanks to everyone who voted! ^^
Reeta
DrPossibly and myselfRob and art
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TransformerRobot
~transformerrobot
Lucky guy. ^^
Hakijao
~jalrcj64y
I love the art and story. I hope to see more about this celebration.
Rusty Derg
~turkumies
The geniune joy Rob has on his eyes x3
PixelTheDrgn
~pixelthedrgn
Great artwork and great writing! Can't get much better than that!
AverageJoJo
~averagejojo
How cute!
Jam5022
~jam5022
Did Rob just get a girlfriend?
robthehoopedchipmunk
~robthehoopedchipmunk
OP
Not officially, this was just a fun little story. ^^
Jam5022
~jam5022
Rob: “Darn it!”
robthehoopedchipmunk
~robthehoopedchipmunk
OP
It couuuuld happen, I do have something planned for the next chapter of the story, just not sure how it plays out just yet ^^
Jam5022
~jam5022
Ok
Kenzie_McMal
~kenziemcmal
My prediction is Rob will now start studying old sea shanties so he can make up his own "space" shanty about saying goodbye to "ye fair fillies" or something.
