07-02-2017, 04:25 PM
Ice Bear waited for the cookies to get done. He occasionally checked on them while watching videos.
He saw some creepy kids show on Ambrosia's public access.
"Hi kids, I'm the happy hamster!" The guy in a fursuit danced around, causing Ice Bear to squick due to uncanny valley. The hamster laughed creepily at the camera. "I'm glad that you're here today, watching one of my favourite Kids Pics videos. So how do you like my dress?"
Ice Bear couldn't stop watching. It was creepy and disturbing, but was so blatant Ice Bear couldn't look away, lest he miss a trainwreck worth rubbernecking at.
"Best of all, we're here together! We're gonna get cozy and comfy as we watch these Kid Pics videos! And please don't touch that dial once the videos are over, cuz I got a special surprise in store! Lights... action... music! And I'll see you again later!"
Then, all of a sudden, several royal guards come in and bust into the public access studio. The happy hamster in the Seargent Peppers costume was wrestled to the ground. Ice Bear's eyes were wide with awe and wonder as the hamster was wrestled. The guards read the hamster his rights.
"You are under arrest for indecent exposure. You have a right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you in the court of law. You have a right to legal council. If you cannot afford legal council, one will be appointed to you."
Ice Bear wiped his eyes. He wasn't sure what to make of this. A title card appeared saying Wheel Be Right Back as we continued to hear the happy hamster resist the police.
He took this opportunity to check out the cookies. He was glad they were coming along well. He decided to eat an ice cream bar while he waited. He continued watching the Public Access Channel just to see if anything else of interest was to occur.
The new host came on, being apologetic for the happy hamster's actions. They decided instead of watching public domain refuse, that they'd air Applejack talking about how versitile apples would be.
He recognized Applejack. She was the pony in the field he saw earlier that day. Interviewing applejack was a unicorn/pegasi hybrid known as Twilight Sparkle. Twilight asked some nuanced questions about apples.
"So Applejack, tell us why the apple is the best fruit to grow from trees." The purple pony asked.
"Well shucks, it's because it can be eaten raw, it can be cooked, baked into a pie, it can be stored for winter, it can be eaten after being picked off the tree and cleaned off a bit. It can be turned into juice, it can be turned into sauce. It can even be thrown at hecklers in the audience." Applejack said with glee, looking at the audience with intent.
Twilight paused. "Well that certainly opens up a ton of possibilities for cooking too! I bet it's used in many recipes."
Ice Bear watched, but was mainly bored. Nothing against Applejack or Twilight, but the subject matter was stuff Ice Bear knew. He was waiting for just one flub, this being live public access. He encountered no such thing, outside Applejack sometimes glaring at the peanut gallery for insulting her profession, and Twilight shooting an apple using her magic at said heckler.
That got kind of old.
Ice Bear then saw the egg timer app on his phone light up. Ice Bear's cookies we're done.
He put the icing drizzle on the cookies and let them melt a bit, and he took the excess and put it on the oher cookies. His idea was to let the icing thin out, and harden a bit, forming a crunchy shell on top of the cookies. He then let them sit for a while to cool.
Ice Bear continued to watch public access. Soon after Applejack and Twilight got done rambling about apples, Ice Bear turned it to the local news. He saw the anchor talk about the incident earlier on public access.
"A hamster was arrested on Amrbosia's public access today, being charged with indecent exposure. The hamster, 35-year old Michael the Happy Hamster, was charged with the crime, and resisting arrest. The incident, now going viral, was also caught from a viewer in the audience, who captured things after the cameras stopped. Michael the Happy Hamster will be arraigned tomorrow in court, and apparently has refused council.
It occured to Ice Bear... that was no fursuit. That WAS his fur. It was so creepy and uncanny unlike 99.9% of the population of Ambrosia.
Ice Bear's eye twitched a bit as he got the mental image: how did this hamster 'indecently expose' himself.
"Ice Bear needs brain bleach." the tall polar bear spoke firmly.
His cookies were done. He took one cookie sheet and wrapped it up, and then repeated it for the other one. He took one tray of cookies out, and he walked out of his home and across the street.
Ice Bear knocked on Dan and Bob's door.
Bob answered.
"Hey man, what's up?" Bob answered.
"Ice Bear cookies for friends." Ice Bear stated, showing his cookies to Bob.
"For us?" Bob asked.
Ice Bear nodded. "Thanks for being good friends with Ice Bear."
Ice Bear handed the cookie try to Bob.
"Gee, thanks man!" Bob said. Dan's out working right now, but I'll be sure to let him know when he gets home!
"Ice Bear thanks you." Ice Bear waved, and headed back.
Bob smiled. "What a nice young man."
Ice Bear went back and got the other tray. Ice Bear then walked towards the Sty and Fry with the tray. Ice Bear saw Applejack back in her fields, but this time she was selling her apples to people. Ice Bear might try her goods sometime.
He walked up to the Sty and Fry and entered the restaurant. Mina had a few more customers, then again it was just past lunch hour.
"Hey Ice Bear! Feeling better today?" the pink pig asked.
Ice Bear sagely nodded. He revealed a tray of cookies. "Ice Bear cookies. For you and Bonita. Consider it thanks."
Mina took the tray. "Wow! Thanks!" Ice Bear grinned. "You really are a nice young man. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise."
Ice Bear grinned from ear to ear. Ice Bear sat down. "Ice Bear will have water with ice and lemon." He was a bit hungry for something other than ice cream. "And the fish fry and chips."
Mina wrote it down. "Bonita's gonna love these cookies. I'll take them home to her. Thank you so much! I'll be right back with your order."
Ice Bear waited for the fish fry to come. He was watching on the Dataverse TV another weather report. Once again Ashen Steppes was hot as hell. If Ice Bear could avoid it, he'd probably avoid that region. He'd probably overhear unless he could find a way to continually cool his body.
Mina came by with Ice Bear's water. "Listening to the weather?"
Ice Bear nodded. "Ice Bear will avoid Ashen Steppes like the plague. Sounds like it's like a blast furance."
Mina giggled "You definitely don't wanna be there" She nuged Ice Bear.
Ice Bear smiled a bit. He heard the weather report for Camelot.
"You know, this place used to be a Camelot territory... long time ago!" Mina said.
"Ice Bear knows." he turned the channel, this time watching the Dante's Abyss events live on a sports channel.
After eating his late lunch and paying for it, he walked home. Applejack had all ready closed shop and was back to farming those apples. He waved towards her, and she waved back.
Ice Bear had an idea: maybe he could go on public access sometime and interview people. It might a way to hone his technical skills.
That was for another day.
He also thought about writing a letter to Rina... or better yet, stop by.
Ice Bear got back home and decided to take a nap, cuz the day took alot out of him. It was taking a while for him to get used to being more sociable.
He went into his freezer and watched some dataverse TV, resting for a while. He'd write the letter when he'd wake up.
"Ah... Ice Bear is good." he muttered as he watched a hockey match on another sports channel.
He saw some creepy kids show on Ambrosia's public access.
"Hi kids, I'm the happy hamster!" The guy in a fursuit danced around, causing Ice Bear to squick due to uncanny valley. The hamster laughed creepily at the camera. "I'm glad that you're here today, watching one of my favourite Kids Pics videos. So how do you like my dress?"
Ice Bear couldn't stop watching. It was creepy and disturbing, but was so blatant Ice Bear couldn't look away, lest he miss a trainwreck worth rubbernecking at.
"Best of all, we're here together! We're gonna get cozy and comfy as we watch these Kid Pics videos! And please don't touch that dial once the videos are over, cuz I got a special surprise in store! Lights... action... music! And I'll see you again later!"
Then, all of a sudden, several royal guards come in and bust into the public access studio. The happy hamster in the Seargent Peppers costume was wrestled to the ground. Ice Bear's eyes were wide with awe and wonder as the hamster was wrestled. The guards read the hamster his rights.
"You are under arrest for indecent exposure. You have a right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you in the court of law. You have a right to legal council. If you cannot afford legal council, one will be appointed to you."
Ice Bear wiped his eyes. He wasn't sure what to make of this. A title card appeared saying Wheel Be Right Back as we continued to hear the happy hamster resist the police.
He took this opportunity to check out the cookies. He was glad they were coming along well. He decided to eat an ice cream bar while he waited. He continued watching the Public Access Channel just to see if anything else of interest was to occur.
The new host came on, being apologetic for the happy hamster's actions. They decided instead of watching public domain refuse, that they'd air Applejack talking about how versitile apples would be.
He recognized Applejack. She was the pony in the field he saw earlier that day. Interviewing applejack was a unicorn/pegasi hybrid known as Twilight Sparkle. Twilight asked some nuanced questions about apples.
"So Applejack, tell us why the apple is the best fruit to grow from trees." The purple pony asked.
"Well shucks, it's because it can be eaten raw, it can be cooked, baked into a pie, it can be stored for winter, it can be eaten after being picked off the tree and cleaned off a bit. It can be turned into juice, it can be turned into sauce. It can even be thrown at hecklers in the audience." Applejack said with glee, looking at the audience with intent.
Twilight paused. "Well that certainly opens up a ton of possibilities for cooking too! I bet it's used in many recipes."
Ice Bear watched, but was mainly bored. Nothing against Applejack or Twilight, but the subject matter was stuff Ice Bear knew. He was waiting for just one flub, this being live public access. He encountered no such thing, outside Applejack sometimes glaring at the peanut gallery for insulting her profession, and Twilight shooting an apple using her magic at said heckler.
That got kind of old.
Ice Bear then saw the egg timer app on his phone light up. Ice Bear's cookies we're done.
He put the icing drizzle on the cookies and let them melt a bit, and he took the excess and put it on the oher cookies. His idea was to let the icing thin out, and harden a bit, forming a crunchy shell on top of the cookies. He then let them sit for a while to cool.
Ice Bear continued to watch public access. Soon after Applejack and Twilight got done rambling about apples, Ice Bear turned it to the local news. He saw the anchor talk about the incident earlier on public access.
"A hamster was arrested on Amrbosia's public access today, being charged with indecent exposure. The hamster, 35-year old Michael the Happy Hamster, was charged with the crime, and resisting arrest. The incident, now going viral, was also caught from a viewer in the audience, who captured things after the cameras stopped. Michael the Happy Hamster will be arraigned tomorrow in court, and apparently has refused council.
It occured to Ice Bear... that was no fursuit. That WAS his fur. It was so creepy and uncanny unlike 99.9% of the population of Ambrosia.
Ice Bear's eye twitched a bit as he got the mental image: how did this hamster 'indecently expose' himself.
"Ice Bear needs brain bleach." the tall polar bear spoke firmly.
His cookies were done. He took one cookie sheet and wrapped it up, and then repeated it for the other one. He took one tray of cookies out, and he walked out of his home and across the street.
Ice Bear knocked on Dan and Bob's door.
Bob answered.
"Hey man, what's up?" Bob answered.
"Ice Bear cookies for friends." Ice Bear stated, showing his cookies to Bob.
"For us?" Bob asked.
Ice Bear nodded. "Thanks for being good friends with Ice Bear."
Ice Bear handed the cookie try to Bob.
"Gee, thanks man!" Bob said. Dan's out working right now, but I'll be sure to let him know when he gets home!
"Ice Bear thanks you." Ice Bear waved, and headed back.
Bob smiled. "What a nice young man."
Ice Bear went back and got the other tray. Ice Bear then walked towards the Sty and Fry with the tray. Ice Bear saw Applejack back in her fields, but this time she was selling her apples to people. Ice Bear might try her goods sometime.
He walked up to the Sty and Fry and entered the restaurant. Mina had a few more customers, then again it was just past lunch hour.
"Hey Ice Bear! Feeling better today?" the pink pig asked.
Ice Bear sagely nodded. He revealed a tray of cookies. "Ice Bear cookies. For you and Bonita. Consider it thanks."
Mina took the tray. "Wow! Thanks!" Ice Bear grinned. "You really are a nice young man. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise."
Ice Bear grinned from ear to ear. Ice Bear sat down. "Ice Bear will have water with ice and lemon." He was a bit hungry for something other than ice cream. "And the fish fry and chips."
Mina wrote it down. "Bonita's gonna love these cookies. I'll take them home to her. Thank you so much! I'll be right back with your order."
Ice Bear waited for the fish fry to come. He was watching on the Dataverse TV another weather report. Once again Ashen Steppes was hot as hell. If Ice Bear could avoid it, he'd probably avoid that region. He'd probably overhear unless he could find a way to continually cool his body.
Mina came by with Ice Bear's water. "Listening to the weather?"
Ice Bear nodded. "Ice Bear will avoid Ashen Steppes like the plague. Sounds like it's like a blast furance."
Mina giggled "You definitely don't wanna be there" She nuged Ice Bear.
Ice Bear smiled a bit. He heard the weather report for Camelot.
"You know, this place used to be a Camelot territory... long time ago!" Mina said.
"Ice Bear knows." he turned the channel, this time watching the Dante's Abyss events live on a sports channel.
After eating his late lunch and paying for it, he walked home. Applejack had all ready closed shop and was back to farming those apples. He waved towards her, and she waved back.
Ice Bear had an idea: maybe he could go on public access sometime and interview people. It might a way to hone his technical skills.
That was for another day.
He also thought about writing a letter to Rina... or better yet, stop by.
Ice Bear got back home and decided to take a nap, cuz the day took alot out of him. It was taking a while for him to get used to being more sociable.
He went into his freezer and watched some dataverse TV, resting for a while. He'd write the letter when he'd wake up.
"Ah... Ice Bear is good." he muttered as he watched a hockey match on another sports channel.