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Caution: Grooming May Result In Injury To Groomer (Dust Cloud Visit)

Forest Feather revised his initial assumption that he'd had worse cases of wings needing grooming down. This was up there with the record keepers. It wasn't just Dust Cloud's motions either though they certainly weren't helping. After being tied down she still squirmed and all out laughed sometimes to the point of tears. Apparently it was just too unusual a sensation. There had been a couple gasps of pain involved when Feather had realigned some very wayward primaries, but fortunately they were few and far between. No, the worst part of this was, he guessed, that she'd never once had them properly professionally groomed or even given them a serious grooming herself. There was a lot Feather would give to know how that came about. But it wasn't his place to pry. The key fact is that this was taking all his skill as a groomer to pull off. He'd completed one wing and was already sweating and sore. But the feathers were neatly aligned and groomed, shining softly from the addition of a bit of oil he kept just for such occasions to add to their sheen and help encourage good blood flow throughout the wings and blood-feathers. Now was the time to tackle the other wing. "Gotta admit, this isn't quite what I expected," Dust Cloud said as Feather shifted sides. "I do feel a difference though." At these words she flexed the wing in and out before leaving it spread. "Good, or bad?" Feather asked with a minor amount of apprehension. His concern was allayed slightly with a shake of her head. "Hard to say. Just… different." With that, Feather returned to grooming. Another hour of some of the hardest work in his life, and he only had one feather left to align. He carefully nipped at its base, and tugged, trying to get it into alignment. Unfortunately for him this caused Dust Cloud to react rather violently. Her whole body twitched, and the binding on one hind leg came free as she jerked resulting in a hoof being planted squarely against Feather's cutie mark. The stallion was sent flying. Dust Cloud looked back in shock. "Oh geez, are you okay?" Feather laid upside down on the floor with a walleyed expression. "Oooh that one was a doozy. I think it's all good now… I'm gonna need to lay down after this."

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Come To The Spa, They Said (Tack Visit)

Forest Feather went out to his mailbox after he saw a rather odd looking gray and blonde mailmare fly away from it. It was still fairly early in the morning. However he'd taken the time to set up a new service: Write In Appointments! This way customers could mail him requests for a grooming or massage and he could get them marked on his calendar. It was something he'd not tried before relying primarily on scheduled regulars and walk-ins, but he felt he had to try new things with Feathers and Rest. Stepping out the door he found a couple of requests in his mailbox. Quickly Feather ripped them open, and scanned them. One in particular stood out; it was rather dusty paper and the writing was a bit tough to read, but it was for a stallion named 'Tack' and he was looking for a massage. Right… Oh dear. Right now. Feather glanced down the road in both directions and spotted a pony in the distance. He'd be here any moment! Quickly the stallion leapt back into the spa, gave it a quick glance over, and settled behind the counter just as the doorbell jingled open. Before him was a dusty brown earth pony with red mane and tail, and he was a very large pony too. Feather couldn't be sure he'd ever seen a stallion bigger. He also looked quite muscular, which if he wanted a massage could make it a slight challenge. This ran through his head an instant before he opened his muzzle and greeted the new customer. "Hi there! I'm Forest Feather, owner of Feathers and Rest here. Would you by chance be Tack here for a massage appointment?" "Yup. Got my appointment?" "Just now! If you're still interested in just a massage, we can get started right away. Follow me!"

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We'll Be Back (Paradise/Wind Whistler Visit)

The rest of their massages had gone off without a hitch. Paradise had been on good behavior and in fact barely spoken a word. This was something Wind Whistler obviously enjoyed, relaxing into the second stage of her massage even more than usual. The only downside was that Feather had been forced to reheat the massage stones for their massages but that hadn't taken very long. Finally though it was over. They climbed down off the massage tables and out to the entry way, both with content smiles. For once Wind Whistler had a bigger smile than Paradise after their treatment. "Thank you for a wonderful grooming and massage again, Forest Feather. One could not ask for a better masseuse, including handling of unexpected… events." Wind Whistler bowed her head politely to which Feather smiled and bowed back. He murmured, "It was nothing; someday it will simply be something we all look back and laugh at I'm sure!" Wind Whistler smiled at that and turned to Paradise. Paradise had held back shyly for a moment. Then she stepped forward and whispered, "Thank you Feather, for being so understanding." Much to the surprise of the other two pegasi, Paradise then rushed up and hugged Feather tightly. "I'm sorry, and I'll be better next time, promise!" Feather knew at this point he was blushing but he could tell she at least meant it. He returned the hug for a moment and then broke away. "I trust you, Paradise. You two have a wonderful time now!" As they walked out after saying goodbye Feather quickly flipped the sign on the door to "Be Right Back". He needed a shower after all that. But as he climbed into his bathroom he could hear the mares passing by the open window talking about their visit. "I totally got to hug him. I wonder if I can get away with that next time!" "… You really are irrepressible Paradise."

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Now Behave Yourself (Paradise/Wind Whistler Visit)

Forest Feather was frozen solid. He didn't know whether to move, whether to say anything, or whether or not he should even breathe with Paradise so calmly under him staring up at his… well. Someplace she shouldn't! For her part, Paradise seemed at all disinclined to move either. Whether this was shock or admiring the view was only known to her. Fortunately for Forest Feather's pride and dignity, salvation came in the form of a pink and blue mare. Wind Whistler gripped Paradise's ear in her teeth and dragged her physically off the massage table into the corner. This knocked Feather back onto his rump. Eyes wide he let out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding. The stallion could just make out the whispered conversation coming from the two. Or rather, more like a scolding. "Completely ashamed… Poor stallion… lucky I don't drag you out of here now… others think of this behavior… go and apologize right now you delinquent and dirty minded filly!" Forest Feather still sat there as a much subdued Paradise walked over under the watchful guidance of Wind Whistler. He watched as Paradise opened her muzzle to speak, closed, it, opened it once more, and spoke barely above a whisper. "S… Sorry Forest Feather. I shouldn't have reacted that way. If you want me to go I can now, I'll understand." Well Feather could tell she was at least sincere after that scolding. Her behavior had been rude but he wouldn't let it be turned into a big deal. Summoning a smile he nodded to the table. "That'll be all right. We'll go ahead and finish up here and speak no more about this, shall we? No harm done in the end except to a bit of pride." Paradise meekly nodded and whispered her thanks before climbing back onto the table for her massage. Wind Whistler leaned down on the stallion's other side and whispered into his ear. "Thank you for not letting her scurrilous behavior taint your relationship to us as clients. I deeply appreciate your understanding." At least it was proving to be an interesting day.

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You Want Me To Do What? (Dust Cloud Visit)

"…What." The look of complete shock and unamused distrust made Forest Feather grin and lean away, rubbing the back of his head with a hoof. He quickly began to explain. "It's actually quite normal! Some of my clients have a hard time being groomed and often for the very same reason you just reacted to. To help them get the proper grooming their limbs are carefully lashed to the massage table. However it's a special knot, that allows the pony bound to quickly free themselves. You'd be in total control." Throughout his explanation Dust Cloud's expression never changed. As he finished she leaned in and whispered, "Oh yeah? Everfree Forest didn't raise no fool, how can I trust that?" Feather sighed. This wasn't the first time THAT had been asked either. "Here, let me show you." The stallion trotted around Dust Cloud's still outstretched wing, up to beside her forehoof. Fumbling under the edge of the table for a moment, a deep purple silken scarf fell free. One end was obviously tied under table. With the other end free, Feather quickly took it between his teeth and wrapped it around his hoof to begin tying the knot. It was harder to do with only his teeth and one hoof, but after a few moments he got it twisted, and a sizable length of the scarf still dangled freely. By way of explanation he gave his hoof a tug that was hard enough to make the table jolt. Then however he took the free end of the scarf in his teeth and gave a pull on it. The knot fell away as loose silk once more, and the bound hoof was free. Dust Cloud was intrigued. "Do that again!" So for three more times Feather repeated the exercise, the last time on Dusty's hoof. As she pulled the scarf and freed her hoof, she gave Feather a quick smile. "When this is done can you teach me that knot? Might come in handy someday." "So I take it you're willing to continue then? It's no problem to teach you the knot." "Sure. Let's do this!" And much to his surprise, she gave him a quick grin.

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OOC: Ask Instructions

OOC: I've been asked what would be needed for a visit to Feathers and Rest, so here we go! These are the instructions I would like to have followed to have a visit. First is a picture and/or description of your ponysona. This will help physical descriptions of course. Next is a description of their personality and attitude, and what their attitude will be about their visit. Third is the service or services requested. This includes feather straightening/grooming, mane stylings, and massages of multiple sorts. And lastly please let me know if you plan to do back-and-forth interactive replies! This goes for written as well as art based replies, and while not a requirement can definitely make the visit longer. And of course any other questions or things you'd like to have come up during the visit should be tagged at the end! (Say a surprise reaction to grooming, finding something hidden in their mane, are they going to be silly and ask for a 'happy ending' trope, or whatever else. If in doubt, ask! Just please remember at most this will be a PG-13 tumblr at most.) So to sum up, here's what I would ask for those submitting: * Description or picture of your ponysona. * Short description of your pony's attitude and personality for visit * Service or services requested * Indicate whether you will interact in character with the posting(s) * Other notes/special requests I'm pretty new to this so this will possibly change, but hopefully it shouldn't be too hard! I'll add this to the sidebar to help any newcomers. Thank you all!

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Emergency Grooming, Stat! (Dust Cloud Visit)

Dust Cloud followed Forest Feather into the back massage room. The light was soft coming in the big rear window, and a pair of small lanterns on the walls helped illuminate the rest of the space. Taking up a good portion of the room were the massage tables. Feather quickly walked to the nearest before turning around and tapping it with a hoof. "If you hop up here, I can get started in a moment." "Just up there? Nothing else?" Dust Cloud seemed unsure of the whole process, but at Feather's smile she clambered up to the top of the massage table. Turning her head she caught sight of Feather preparing to work by rinsing hooves and muzzle gently under some flowing water. Feather could feel her eyes on the back of his head as he did this. After a few moments of prepwork however he returned to the table, standing at her side. He gazed at her teal eyes as he smiled. "As a first timer, you may be a bit surprised by the grooming. Wings are sensitive normally and grooming can really bring that out. So don't be surprised by it. If at any time things get uncomfortable just let me know. It certainly wouldn't be the first time I'll have to change tactics for a grooming. Ready?" His advice was met with a nod. "Go ahead." Forest Feather decided to start easy on the largest outside primary. That feather should have less sensitivity in general, due to the forces it normally would receive in flight. But no sooner had he started the light pressure of aligning it did Dust Cloud begin twitching, her feather almost jerking out from between his teeth. A glance up at her showed the mare to be grinning sheepishly, as she visibly tried to relax. "Sorry!" "It's fine!" Feather reassured her, but within moments his second attempt had a similar reaction. This time with an accompanying giggle no less. "I'm sorry, it's ticklish!" She said to him, a mild blush forming on her cheeks. Feather thought for a moment. Ticklish clients weren't unheard of, though it was a bit unusual… and he did have a solution. So with a quick tap of his hoof on the massage table he said to her, "That's all right… We could try something. How would you feel about being tied down?" "… What."

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20$ Commission for Forest Feather!

Forest Feather runs a spa specializing in Segasus wing grooming. Something Dusty could probably use a lot of… I had artistic liberty so idk slap my pony in there too lol.

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A wonderful commission from the mod of Ask Dust Cloud that started the Dusty visit!

OOC Note!

OOC: Since visits will often have more than one post, I'm going to title each visit and try to remember to tag each visit with who the post is for! Hopefully it'll help keep things ordered.

Walk Ins (Dust Cloud Visit)

It was late morning when Forest Feather heard the jingle of the front door bell. He looked up from the paper laid out on his front counter to smile at the newcomer. "Welcome to Feathers and Rest! I'm Forest Feather, what can I do for you?" Before him was a gray coated pegasus with a dusty white mane. He'd not seen her around before, so she must either be new to the area or visiting from afar. He'd gotten a few remote pegasi customers lately, which he took to mean word of his spa was spreading. But this pegasus looked a bit confused, and he watched her look around the entry room with a confused expression. "Just what is this place?" She finally said. Feather stepped out from behind the counter. "Ah! Simple enough, Feathers and Rest is a spa that caters to ponies looking to get groomed, with a special focus on pegasi wing and feather grooming. I used to be based up in Cloudsdale but I've expanded here recently to help improve business. If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer them, miss…" He trailed off, hoping she'd fill in the blank as to her name for him. "Oh, I'm Dust Cloud. Just call me Dusty," she said after a moment, sounding a bit unsure. "So… you specialize in feathers and wings?" The stallion put on a warm smile. "Absolutely. Feather grooming is in fact my special talent." She paused for a moment, glancing at her wings, and then with a bit of a sheepish grin stuck forward one wing. "So what'd you be able to do with mine?" The poor wing. It was pretty clear to Forest Feather's trained eyes that it'd been rarely and inexpertly groomed, and likely had been injured at some point. It was not going to be a simple grooming job to get those wings back in shape! Without even realizing it he'd winced and leaned back. "Oh, oh my…" Dusty's face fell as she saw his reaction, but Feather swiftly smiled nodded. "Well, it'd require a bit of work, but I've seen worse wings! If you're up for a grooming, we could get started…" He beckoned to the back room, sunlight streaming in through the windows of the larger rear massage space. If she agreed it would be a challenge, but never let it be said the stallion wasn't up to any task put before him!

Say What Now?

It wasn't long before Wind Whistler's feather grooming was complete. With each wing groomed and laid out gently upon the massage table the spa pony quickly set up the next stage: Several warmed stones laid across the major pressure points on Wind Whistler's back, neck, and wings. They would soak heat into her muscles until he returned to give her a massage. Fortunately, with Wind Whistler's whispered threats to Paradise, the other mare had backed down from suggestive comments to Forest Feather and settled for simply admiring his backside. Her eyes flitted up as he turned to her however and let her face spread in a grin. "My turn then?" She asked hopefully. "Indeed, your turn!" Feather smiled back. Maybe it wasn't going to be too bad, and she'd gotten it out of her system. Paradise obediently spread her wings out on the table, allowing the stallion a chance to position himself for the grooming. He decided to face her forward wing-edge and start there, working down her wing this time instead of from the primaries up. Paradise's wings were more sensitive than Whistler's in his experience and required a more delicate touch. Proof came from the sounds of pleasure and little squirms she made as his teeth worked through her feathers. That was, until, Paradise twitched and slid off the table, underneath the stallion. Paradise looked right up at Feather's loins with a grin and murmured, "Well hello…" Forest Feather simply froze, blushing almost as red as his mane, and the sound of Wind Whistler's hoof smacking her face in disgust echoed throughout the spa.

To explain Paradise's comments and all; as well as Forest Feather's reactions, this is where the little 'joke' came from! A commission from the mod of Ask Fizzy!

Repeat Customers

A knock at the door drew Forest Feather from the back massage area where he'd been organizing some items. Opening it, he smiled to see who was there. "Wind Whistler, Paradise! How nice to see you again! Come on in, come on in… find the place all right? The usual?" He led the two in. They'd been occasional customers back in Cloudsdale and he knew that he now was closer to them in Ponyville they would hopefully show up more often. Regulars would certainly be a nice perk of his new position. Though… there was only one downside with this particular pair. Confirmation of the downside came as he stepped into the back room, the two mares following. "Told you he has a cute butt!" "Paradise…" Forest Feather just let out a sigh inside and put on a smile. "Well, you two know the routines. Any preferences on who I start with?" He said, glancing back at the pair. Wind Whistler threw her mane over the side of her head and smiled. "Certainly. I have been suffering some discomfort in my left wing, I believe it was strained during some judicious laughter earlier today… If you are curious I can indulge you in the story in a moment." She quickly hopped up on the proffered massage table and laid out, letting out a sigh as her wings drooped to the sides. Feather took that as his queue to begin a gentle, slow grooming, his teeth running down the feathers. Behind him he could hear Paradise giggling softly to herself and whispering something to Wind Whistler. Additionally he could feel her gaze on his backside, at his tail and cutie mark. Feather ignored it until Wind Whistler whispered to him. "I apologize for her uncouth behavior," She said with a roll of her eyes, catching Feather's gaze. "It's okay," Feather whispered back around a primary. "At least she's not old enough to be my mother, doing it with two others even older who are saying the same, and she hasn't asked…" "So Forest Feather, is there a happy ending special?" Wind Whistler facehoofed while Forest Feather sighed. "Never mind."

"Paradise, I'm going to make you wish you never let such vulgarities escape the filter between your mind and mouth when we finish here…"

(This is a response to this post: To Be Continued... from the wonderful Ask Fizzy!)

Fliers

Forest Feather tapped a hoof on the window. It was a bright sunny day outside but he was stuck, waiting for customers. It had been a few days since he'd opened the ground spa for Feathers and Rest, but traffic was unusually light… even for him. The pegasus wasn't sure what to do. He'd left notice up in Cloudsdale… but maybe there was something else he could do. Not many unicorns or earth ponies would be likely to know of his services. That was it! It didn't take long. A sketch of his spa, a small map, and a short batch of words filled a page of paper. Not too bad - he was sure in Canterlot he could find a printer or copier of some kind to make his work a lot more appealing graphically. During the sketching Forest Feather had also decided to run a small discount for opening as an extra way to encourage new customers - there would be at least two spas in Canterlot and one in Ponyville to compete with, after all. Anything to get at least some customers through the door would help. With great care, Forest Feather rolled the scroll up and grabbed his bag of bits from behind the counter. Dropping them into his saddlebags and shrugging them on the pegasus stepped outside into the crisp fresh air. A smile came over his muzzle as he took off into the air, winging in the general direction of Canterlot. "Welcome! A new spa has opened on the road between Canterlot and Ponyville. Its owner and proprietor, Forest Feather, invites you to the newest location of his own Feathers and Rest spa and parlor. As a special to customers old and new, all massages will be at a discount, as well as discounts on special pegasi feather grooming services. Please stop on by the new location for details. Appointments can be made on request for private sessions. We look forward to seeing you!"

(Mod Note: Feel free to send in questions or requests for visits!)

Welcome!

There. It was done.

Forest Feather finished hanging the sign proclaiming "Grand Opening" across the small cottage that was his new home. The cream coated pegasus fluttered down to the ground and gave his work a smile. He'd worked hard, but now that his spa in Cloudsdale had done well enough he had decided to expand to more ground based clientele. Earth ponies and unicorns needed massage and mane stylings and treatment too. It was going to be a big step!

Forest Feather threw his crimson mane over his neck as he settled his wings to his back. Out front was a mailbox declaring this his new "official" residence, ready for letters coming from the mail mares. Everything was set up inside the spa, including the sign up sheet for those that wished to be on his flier list. No one was signed up yet of course, but hopefully soon he would have many customers on it!

With a jingle of the bell at the door, Forest Feather stepped into Feathers and Rest to wait for his first customer. It was an exciting day.

(Mod Note: This is going to be a story ask blog, and questions will be treated as visitors to the spa and get short written responses. The 'flier list' will be followers, and occasionally art may be posted. This is also an attempt for me to work upon improving my writing, and becoming more consistent at it. I look forward to all your questions and visits! Thank you!)

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