Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2012 15:04:48 GMT -6
||| Flim FlimFlam |||
#Name; Flim FlimFlam
#Age Group ; Adult
#Gender ; Stallion
#Species; Unicorn
#Cutie Mark ; 1/4th of an Apple
#Occupation ; Traveling Salespony (Nonpariel)
#Powers and Abilities ; Smooth talking salespony and the magic needed to power his brother’s machinery
#Physique ; Slim and tall; more than normal ponies
#Mane and fur color and style ; Mane and tail are red with white streakslike bacon. Mane slicked back with some slight curls on the neck.
#Eye color ; Green
#Other appearance details (optional) ; Dresses up in a blue and white vest with matching straw hat (blue stripe) and black bowtie.
#A more thorough description (optional) ;N/A
#Personality ;If Flam is the mechanic of the FlimFlam Bros., then Flim is the salespony. Flim prides himself on his ability to sell anything to anypony. A smooth talker with an eye for personalities, he is able to size up a pony and figure out how to approach them without any real problem. A charming smile, a pat on the back, maybe a little flirting; you name it, he’ll do it to make a sale. This makes him the more sociable of the brothers, and the one responsible for making the sales pitches (even if both of them are excellent dancers and singers).
However, it can also make rather arrogant at times. He is so confident in both his own skills and his brother’s that he will goad ponies into challenges just for the chance of one-upping them. It’s part of the territory of making a sale sometimes, but he can go little overboard. Just ask the Apple family about that.
Arrogance and silver-tongue aside, there are some more noble traits for Flim. Him and his brother are very close; they have to be to live with each other on the road. The two of them work together on everything; Flim sells, Flam builds. Like their cutie marks, or dance routines, they need each other to pull everything off. Flim’s more outgoing personality means he’s not necessarily nervous without him, but at the end of the day the two of them are thick as thieves (a very apt description some would say).[/
#History ;The FlimFlam Bros. got their start in their hometown of Dodge Junction. Famous for its cherry trees, the town was a big agricultural hub. The work of picking and sorting cheeries by hooves, however, was tiring and monotonous. Flim and Flam thought there was little they could do about it, but a trip to Manehattan soon expanded their minds to all the opportunities the world could offer. Inspired by all the technology, the two soon got to work; Flam studied up on mechanics to build a conveyor belt, Flim convinced ponies to invest. Soon their work paid off and they succeeded in selling off their invention to Cherry Jubilee. Some modifications and upgrades later, Dodge Junction was doing better than ever, but the two brothers were soon getting bored with cherries. Instead, they turned their eyes towards a bigger prize; the cider making business.
Now, cider supplies were low; most farms made it by hoove, and whatever little was left had to be imported to Dodge. But the brothers thought that if they could increase cherry supply with their machines, why not cherries? The two of them soon got to work getting supplies, reading, capital, whatever they needed to build the grand prize; the Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000. By the time it was done, the brothers had a working machine, a dream, and a matching pair of cutie marks. With such a low supply of apples in Dodge, however, they needed to hit the road if they wished to increase the supply of cider. From town to town they travelled, making a few bits here and there until the farmers chased them out for getting a ‘bad deal’. Still, they did well enough. That is till they reached Ponyville.
Something about the Apple Family spurred the two of them into going all out in competition; their machine against the family. Winner got cider business, and in the long run, the Apple Family land. While they weren’t sure about what to do with it, the idea of settling down and starting a cider empire was quite tempting. The fact that they were winning the competition made things even better. That was till they let the Apples bring in their friends. Even ahead, the two of them panicked and turned quality off to speed up production. In the end, even though they won, they ended up being run out on a combination of bad feelings and bad cider (why didn’t they just sell the cider from the start of the competition?).
Bad news spread quickly, and the two of them were run out of towns without even getting the chance to do anything. Seeing no other options, the two have decided to make their way back to Ponyville to start anew. Even if they had to…expand the business some.The Roleplayer's Corner
#Nickname; Whammy
#Age ; 20
#Gender ; Male
#How did you find us? ; Admin
#Sample RP ;Not being the mechanic, Flim was spending his time waiting on the couch of the machine while Flam toiled with the gears and gadgets of the Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000. It wasn’t as if he didn’t want to help, but by this point the machinery had advanced to the point that Flim wasn’t sure if he could get his head around it all. Sure, he knew how to run it and to use the magic to get it moving, but that was about it.
But that left him doing something probably even more annoying than maintenance; looking at Ponyville. Ever since they had left that town it had been nothing but trouble; nopony even gave them the time of day anymore because of that town. Sure, they might have pushed things a bit by trying to undermine and take the Apple family farm, but that was business. They shouldn’t be punished that much for it.
That would change soon enough, however; they were coming back better than ever with their newly upgraded machine. Even if they couldn’t get cider, they could sell something else. They had the ingenuity and skills to make and sell anything. All they had to do was get the ponies of Ponyville to trust them again. How hard could that be now?...
His musings were thankfully interrupted by his brother’s starting up of the machine. It sounded like it was ready to go towards a hopefully brighter future.
”So are good to go now brother?” Flim said as he looked down at his brother, making sure to add his own magic to the machine to make sure it was running at full power.
