Re: Ponyville Business District - Sugarcube Corner
Blue Shield dropped from the sky at the sight of the cart tracks being driven forward by the gutter water. Applejack confirmed that the cart tracks were at least akin to those on her cart and it was leading right towards Sugarcube. There was no indication of where the apples had fallen yet, but the search was still young. Producing a notepad and pen from one of his uniform pockets, he made sure to jot down everything he could gather from what trail was there. It made him wish he'd done K-9 training, but the academy had advised against it due to dogs being unable to fly.
"All right..." Blue was happy to get the first clue, but he wanted to make sure he didn't celebrate too early. What he'd been able to gather so far didn't eliminate too many ponies from the equation. "We got hoofprints, which is always good." From the wet spots on the ground, he gave a rough estimation of their width and height, using the edges of the notepad as a makeshift ruler. "Perp is most likely female, since the tracks are narrowly spaced. Obviously not a filly, as I'm guessing the cart was pretty heavy. You don't look the type to take a light load."
When they got to the line, Applejack had been considerate of the others enough to get in the back of the line. But Blue Shield wouldn't have to do such a thing. After all, there was a line of ponies waiting outside the door, who all could be perfectly good witnesses depending on how long they'd been waiting.
With a small cough to clear his throat, Blue Shield spoke loudly enough to get the line's attention, trying to not sound too stern. Nopony here was to blame, at least not likely. "Attention, everypony!" Once he got the attention he needed, Blue continued on. "There's been a report of a missing apple cart passing through this area, so I'd like to know if anypony here has happened to see it while waiting so patiently. Any information you have would be greatly appreciated."
This message was lightly edited by the player at 19:02, Tue 17 Apr 2012.