Doing the Dirty Work [Open!]

[appletastic]

How did Applejack stand working so hard around the farm? Her secret was simple: combining work and play. She'd brought the same styl to Hydroponics, where she'd sectioned off a small patch of the ground to be a place for some of the animals to play. The grass was dug up and seeds were planted elsewhere, water was poured, and Applejack herself was pounding her legs into the dirt. Making mud! Her bright orange coat was now coated in brown, and the longer she worked, the further she sank.

But this wasn't very fun. Back home, she'd done---yeah, that was what was missing! She hopped out of her little mud pit, tracked dirt across the grass, and set off at a fast trot. "Yee-haw!"

If anypony happened to be hanging about, they'd be splattered when the large pony came crashing down, rolling in her little pit of dirt. Her hat sat some distance to the side, miraculously untouched by the splattering of mud. Surely most would know to stay away from such a display.

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[hit-girl-mindy.livejournal.com]

Mindy, of course, wasn't the type to be afraid of something like mud. As it was, she was in hydroponics to try and work out a little by herself. Overlord Zetta's insistence that she should be able to throw cars had sank in more than anyone thought, so she'd excused herself from Ruff's place to head to the bay, where she had brought some weights so she could work in peace.

So, of course, not looking where she was going, she promptly fell into the mud pit.

"What the FU-" She exclaimed, and her mouth was now full of dirt.

[appletastic]

"Whoa there sugar!" Applejack was startled out of her playing by the sound of another voice, quickly stumbling across another lump in the mud. She tilted her neck down and nudged, rolling the body out of the mud as quickly as possible.

"You all right?"

[hit-girl-mindy.livejournal.com]

Mindy had luckily caught herself from swearing out loud. Yes,s he was on a ship with a bunch of adult, but swearing in front of a pony was...just wrong somehow. She'd feel like she was raping her own childhood.

Which, of course, made no sense.

"Yeah, just mud," she muttered swiping at her scratched up and lsightly bleeding knees,. "Happens all the time. What are you doing anyway?"

[appletastic]

"Why, makin' a mud pit of course!" Applejack laughed, flicking some mud away from her tail. "We always had one for the pigs back on the farm. Figured some of our critters might like to play in it too."

She was glad that Mindy was taking the mud splattering well. Some ponies wouldn't.

[swordofdorn.livejournal.com]

Erhart had been wandering through hydroponics when he was splattered with mud. All over his lovely white Tabard.

"Applejack, wasn't it? Please be aware where you are going."

He's probably scowling inside his helmet.

[appletastic]

Erhart was sounding grumpy again. Applejack flicked her mane around her neck, staring up at him sheepishly.

"Sorry 'bout that. Was just focusing on my work here!"

The good old mud pit, one that she was happy to roll in.

[swordofdorn.livejournal.com]

"Very well." It's not like his tabard doesn't get covered in other people's blood or the time or nothing.

"Are... you playing?"

[masterofnun.livejournal.com]

Oh hey, mud! Punchy secretly likes playing in the dirt. It's where he found Puppet, after all, during one of the digs that made up his childhood pastimes. He even likes to pretend his parents are (were?) famous archaeologists.

And hey, it's the talking horse from the podpop! Punchy waves as he walks over, although he doesn't really expect much of a wave back since, well, hooves. "What up, homegirl?"

This ridiculously bright outfit was made for splattering mud on, obviously!

[appletastic]

"Howdy!" Applejack hollered back, raising a muddy hoof in greeting. "You've come 'round at chore time. I'm making a mud pit for the critters!"

[masterofnun.livejournal.com]

"A mud pit for the critters." And people say Punchy talks weird, although Applejack's accent is only a tad more pronounced than Punchy's would be, if he weren't going to such lengths to hide it. "We got critters? You need some backup on this mud-making shizz?"

[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

Beastboy's eyes were wide and booggled as he was showered with mud, an then he burst out laughing, so hard he almost fell over. He shifted into dog form and shook off the mud in retaliation.

[appletastic]

She'd just spotted Beastboy's human form with wide eyes before he shifted, the little dog standing at the edge of the pit in a split second.

"Well hey there little fella. Come to test it out?" she teased.

[changelingdude.livejournal.com]

Beastboy shifted back with a big grin, "Test what out? The mud pit?" He peered into it and could almost hear the child inside him begging to splash about and make a mess.

[kungfu-sexnun.livejournal.com]

Denied - this looks like fun. Nima drops out of the sky and into the mud puddle, splattering Applejack in return.

"I was right! This is fun!

[appletastic]

"Sure is!" Applejack grins, greeting her new guest with a little flicker of mud. "Needs to be a mite bigger, though. Wanna dig?"

[kungfu-sexnun.livejournal.com]

"Sure! Too bad I'm not an Earthbender, or we wouldn't have to."

And their mud pit could be HUGE. Still, at the end of the day, Nima wouldn't trade her element for any other.

"What are you planting? Or are you making the mud for something?"

[morganknight]

Morgan had been out looking for edibles, seeds, and useful plants in this bizarre world of Hydroponics... proving once again that he completely overestimated his own capacity to observe things.

As if to prove that it was impossible to underestimate his perception, he didn't even notice Applejack, the mud pit, or the inevitable collision of the two till a massive spatter of mud nailed him dead-center in the chest.

And that was the shirt Rarity had made for him. Somewhere she was fainting and didn't know why.

[appletastic]

Applejack looked up after a particularly fun roll, suddenly a little sheepish. Not that she was an expert on sweaters, but it did look nice. What on earth was it doing around a farm, though? Farms are messy. Everypony should know this.

"Howdy Morgan! Your apple seed's comin' along swell."

[morganknight]

He hadn't NOTICED the farm, of course. Paying attention, noticing things... these are not Morgan's strengths.

He looked down at the shirt with a wry smile, possibly imaging Rarity's reactions for himself. "Hi, Applejack. I'm glad to hear it." As he swatted off some of the mud, he looked back up at the pile of dirt curiously. "What are you doing?"

[tetsuwan-atom.livejournal.com]

Atom set himself down near the mud pit, dressed this time in a plantsuit. And good thing, too, with the mud flying around. He laughed as some splattered on him.

"Hey, you look like you're having fun. What's going on?"

[appletastic]

"Aww, nothing much," Applejack grinned, smiling up at Atom. "Just making a mudpit for our grub moles! I thought they could use some playtime."

[tetsuwan-atom.livejournal.com]

"Grub moles? What're those?" He peered down into the mudpit. "Do they help with the farm?"

[windyellow]

Most would know how to stay away from such a sight. Unfortunately, (or maybe fortunately as the case may be) Dustin had a habit of getting involved with stuff he really shouldn't. With a small grin after he got splattered, he turned to the pony. "Someone's having fun."

[appletastic]

"It's the only way to work!" Applejack answers him cheerfully. "Who'd stick around a farm all day otherwise? It ain't all a lark, of course, but I help where I can."

And she was sticking to that! "What can I do you for?"

[windyellow]

Dustin had to agree with the small pony. If you're not having fun while working, you are doing something wrong.

"I was just checking out this part of the ship. I'm Dustin." He greeted warmly.