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Orin

Personality: Determined, confrontational, nervous, creative, cynical.

Likes: Making art, knitting, crocheting, sparring.

Dislikes: AppleJack’s overprotective-ness, ponies underestimating him, being called soft, early mornings.

Story;

Orin is the son of AppleJack and Rockhoof and twin brother to Pale Umber. Orin is the smallest and skinniest of the bunch, not very strong like his sister but makes up for it with a sharp mind, creative insight and his ‘fight me’ attitude.

During her pregnancy with the twins, AppleJack was told one twin (Umber) was exceptionally larger than the other (Orin). Umber was almost crushing Orin in the womb, which could lead to health problems for the small baby or even death. Knowing this, AppleJack decided to go ahead with the pregnancy and the twins were born via cesarean. Umber had all of her parent’s natural strength and was perfectly healthy but Orin was very weak. It took a long time for him to start breathing. He was placed in a incubator and doctors tended to him day and night. The following weeks were touch and go, Orin almost dying several times. It got so bad that doctors recommend they switch off the life support machine they eventually had to put Orin on. Both Rockhoof and AppleJack were devastated but they refused to give up on him. Eventually, Orin pulled through and, once home, developed to be a normal, healthy pony.

Despite this, AppleJack was left traumatised by the whole ordeal and grew very overprotective of Orin, not allowing him to do several things when he was a child. At one Apple Family Reunion, AppleJack didn't let Orin take part in the children’s activities and instead had him quilting with Granny Smith. This put a damper on Orin’s confidence and it didn't help that his father and sister were the strongest ponies in Equestria. The straw that broke the camel’s back though was when he was picked on and beaten by a group of bullies at school and he had to be saved by Umber, his cousin Bramble and his friends Upsy Daisy and Tornado Rush. After talking with Rockhoof, Orin revealed he believed himself to be weak and he would never amount to anything. Understanding how Orin felt, Rockhoof was determined Orin would never feel like that again. So he began giving both his children fighting lessons without AppleJack knowing. The kids loved it and became exceptionally skilled fighters.

The only good thing that came out of AppleJack’s overprotective behaviour was that it gave Orin a chance to find his special talent. Being stuck quilting with Granny, he found he really enjoyed it, especially after learning the significance of the quilt in his family’s history. At age just five, he threw himself in learning every textile and fabric technique he could, creating a tapestry which outlined the entire history of the Apple Family. He submitted it in the art tent of the Ponyville Country Fair and won first prize and several special awards in his category, much to AppleJack and Rockhoof’s pride. It was then he received his Cutie Mark, the first in his group of friends to do so.

When Orin was seven, he also took part in the super secret rescue mission Upsy Daisy, who had been taken by Tirek and Cozy Glow. Orin’s part in the plan was to pick the lock of the cage Daisy was put in and distract Tirek when they were discovered. The whole rescue almost came to a disaster, though in the end, Daisy was safe and everyone was transported back home by Discord. Umber and Orin only barely escaped a scolding when Bramble broke down so instead they were quickly grounded and sent to bed.

Weeks afterwards, AppleJack refused to let Orin out of her sight. If she really was a helicopter mum before, she was even worse. Whenever Orin worked in his room on a fabric piece, Applejack would check on him every ten minutes. Unless he was at school, where ever AppleJack went, Orin had to be right at her side no matter what. It began to get so bad that Orin was starting to look forward to school every weekday. This began to really grind on him, especially since he was missing out on fighting lessons from Dad, which he always looked forward to. He talked to Rockhoof and Umber about trying to get her to back off but their attempts fell on deaf ears.

The final straw came when Daisy was well enough the interact with her friends again. All the foals gathered at Sweet Apple Aches for a playdate and when they all wanted to go to the swimming hole, AppleJack refused to let Orin accompany them. A huge argument later, Orin snapped, revealing Rockhoof had been teaching him how to fight and even demonstrated a move perfectly. Despite her being briefly amazed, AppleJack then said she wasn't keeping a close eye on him enough and announced he was never to leave her side. Angry, frustrated and upset, Orin yelled at her that he hated her and was the worst mother ever, running off to be alone. A while later, Applebloom found Orin sulking on the hilltop. She relayed her experience of AppleJack’s Babying and didn’t excuse her reasons for doing so. Having said that, she then encouraged Orin to patch things up. He and AppleJack later had a long and teary conversation about their trust issues and relationship in general, resulting in AJ apologising for her overprotectiveness and Orin forgiving her and apologising for his own hurtful words.

Afterwards, family life was much better for Orin. AppleJack kept her promise and gave Orin all the space he needed. If she did get too far, her kids and husband were quick to gently tell her to take a step back. Now, their relationship is build on trust, love and mutual respect.

When Orin was eighteen, he just finished school, but had no idea what he wanted to do so decided to work on the farm until something came along, while at the same time working on little art projects. One experiment he did involved interacting fabric with the Ponyville environment. This caught the eye of a pony from Manehatten, a college professor in Fine Art, who saw him working on said piece at the town centre. Impressed with Orin skills, he approached him, asking him if he would consider an interview at the city’s best art school. Excited and nervous, Orin talked it over with his family, who encouraged him to go ahead with it. After organising a portfolio and submitting his work, he earned an interview, which in turn snagged him a place at the school in the Fine Art Textiles course.

In the present day, Orin still continues with his studies in Manehatten while working part time in a scarf factory. Despite being very busy, he still comes home once or twice every month.

Bits and Pieces:

Orin has a pet cat, a male orange tabby named Tiger.

Unlike his sister, Orin doesn't get so easily homesick. He loves the big city life, having his own space and walking around the corner if he needed groceries.

Even though he is not physically strong, Orin is a skilled fighter thanks to his father’s training. However, he loves the thrill of it a little too much and sometimes goes to the rowdiest bars in Manehatten just to join in or pick a fight. His family have yet to know about that.

Orin at times still has self confidence issues, like uncertainty for the future and second guessing decisions in his artwork.

Out of all the Apple Cousins, Orin was the closest to Granny Smith and was crushed when she passed away. Even as an adult, he still misses her greatly.

Orin made Umber’s checked jacket for their nineteenth birthday and in return, Umber gifted him a sewing machine which was identical to the one Granny Smith used to have. It is his most treasured item and he always uses it.

When he wears clothes, Orin tends to go with a very hipster style with knitted cardigans and fancy hats and such. Because of his very city appearance, it usually surprises ponies when he starts talking in his country accent.

As an opposite to Umber’s early rising, Orin enjoys sleeping in late.

Orin gets a free VIP ticket whenever Daisy has a match or Ace has a game in Manehatten. Despite his disinterest in sport, he attends every single one.

Orin is short sighted and needs glasses, but nowadays he prefers contacts.

He doesn't like being called soft and weak by bigger and meaner ponies so he takes great pride in the looks on their faces that he is anything but.

Because he’s so skinny and small, many mistake Orin for being younger than he actually is or that he is a few years younger than Umber, another one of his major pet peeves.

He can be overly confrontational at times, like when he threatens bullies who taunt his sister, even though she doesn’t care.

Orin loves make art that represent his family history, both on his mum and dad’s side. When Goldie passed away, Orin couldn’t keep every family heirloom but took plenty of pictures and records. It was there he discovered that Pinkie was definitely related to the Apples and where he found Tiger as a kitten.

Because of his interest in family history, Orin is a familiar visitor at the archaeological museum which stands where Rockhoof’s village used to be.

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