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- >Date Night in Hollow Shades.
- >Your best friend Echo set you up on a blind date with some mare that just moved back to Hollow Shades.
- >You know absolutely nothing about her.
- >Just that she'll be sitting at table seventeen of the Batty Moon, Hollow Shade's most premiere restaurant.
- >Looking in a mirror, you tidy your mane up, but it seems to just form back into its usual shape.
- >You sigh and adjust your tie.
- >No, maybe that's too formal.
- >You remove the tie and unbutton the top two buttons of your dress shirt.
- >Girls love a casual, yet formal, stallion.
- >You nod and squint at the mirror.
- "You are one cold, hard, ladykiller, Aux."
- >As you get ready to leave your home, you pick up a bouquet of flowers that Echo picked up for you.
- >It was a variety, from tulips to daisies to chrysanthemums.
- >Hopefully, this new mare would like them.
- >Screeches fill your house as a youthful mare with a dark turquoise mane runs from room to room.
- >"Echo! Where'd I put my dress?!"
- >You bring a hoof to your face and sigh softly.
- "You're wearing it, Speck."
- >She looks down and blushes.
- >"Oh."
- >She darts out of the livingroom in which you sit and returns momentarily.
- >On top of her head is a wide-brimmed hat with a feather sticking out of it.
- >A disgusted look crosses your face.
- "Please tell me you aren't wearing that."
- >She closes her eyes and sticks her nose up in the air.
- >"I am."
- >You squint at her.
- "Take it off."
- >"Nope."
- "Speck, please. I can understand him screwing this date up, but you?"
- >She sits down and places her hooves over her ears.
- >Her screeches sound through the house again.
- >"I can't hear you!"
- >You stop talking.
- >The clocks in your house show that it is currently six-fifteen.
- "You should get going, Speck."
- >Her screeches change from annoyance to joy as she trots out of your house.
- >Aux was going to owe you big time.
- >You look all around the restaurant.
- >It's so fancy and posh.
- >Your mouth hangs half-way open in an overly excited smile.
- >Tonight is already perfect.
- >"Miss?"
- >You look at the hostess.
- >"Do you have a reservation?"
- >You nod and continue to smile.
- >"Name?"
- "Echo."
- >She looks down a list.
- >"Table seventeen for two, right this way."
- >You trot behind her as she leads you to your table.
- >As you trot, you look at what everyp0ny else is eating.
- >All of it looks so fancy and rich.
- >"Can I start you off with anything?"
- >You shake your head.
- "No thank you. I'm waiting for my blind date to get here."
- >You kick your hind hooves around under the table and continue looking around with a smile on your face.
- >You made sure to wear your lucky dress and your lucky hat.
- >Nothing could go wrong tonight.
- >You're late!
- >You're late for your very important date!
- >Sprinting through Hollow Shades and past dozens of other bat p0nies, you skid to a halt in front of the Batty Moon.
- >A quick glance at the local clocktower reveals that it is currently six-thirty-one.
- >You were supposed to be here at six-thirty sharp.
- >The night could still be salvaged, right?
- >Oh, you hope so.
- >You trot into the restaurant.
- >The hostess scoffs at you with disgust.
- >You nervously try to button the top two buttons on your shirt, but they slip out of your grip.
- "I'm here for a reservation for two? The name is Echo?"
- >She rolls her eyes and points you to table seventeen.
- >You look over to see a young mare with dull orange eyes smiling and bouncing in her seat.
- >Wow.
- >She's kind of cute.
- >You walk over to the table.
- "Is this seat taken?"
- >She shakes her head and smiles.
- >You climb up into the chair as you take a seat.
- >After some difficulty, of course.
- >You managed to slip and fall out of it, which elicited a giggle from the mare at the table.
- >"I, uh... I got you these."
- >You hand her the bouquet of flowers.
- >Luckily, you managed to not destroy them when you ran over here.
- >Well, he's definitely kind of cute.
- >In a dorky, awkward kind of way.
- >You extend a hoof across the table.
- "I'm Speck.
- >He reaches for your hoof, but knocks a pepper shaker off of the table as he does so.
- >"I-I'm Aux..."
- >He leans over to pick the shaker up and clean his spill up.
- >One of the waiters comes over with menus.
- >"What can I get you to drink?"
- >You open your mouth to speak, but Aux beats you to the punch.
- >"A g-glass of blood and a mango juice."
- >He drinks blood?
- >Interesting.
- >You've never really had a meal with a blood-drinker before.
- >It grossed you out a little bit, but not enough to really say anything.
- >"So what brought you back to Hollow Shades?"
- >His slight stutter was gone.
- "Well. I guess I was getting a little homesick? Swinging from town to town drove me a little batty."
- >You put extra emphasis on "swinging."
- >He raises an eyebrow.
- >"O-okay."
- >The waiter returns with your drinks.
- >You reach for the mango juice.
- >Aux does too.
- >You stare at each other.
- >The waiter stares at the two of you.
- >"Is there something wrong?"
- >Aux pulls his hoof away and starts looking away.
- >"N-no."
- >You nod.
- "I accidentally ordered blood. I meant to ask for a banana milkshake, but I got a little tongue twisted. I'm sorry."
- >The waiter nods with a smile and takes the blood away.
- "You know, you could have asked me what I wanted to drink, instead off assuming I drank blood."
- >He blushes and hides his face.
- >"I'm s-so sorry."
- >You roll your eyes.
- "It's alright, it was a simple mistake.
- >You reach for his hooves and pull them away from his face.
- >He continues to look away.
- >Good going, Aux.
- >You almost screwed the night up again.
- >But you can't help it.
- >She's so cute and you really want to impress her.
- >"So what do you do for a living?"
- >You tap your hooves together and smile sheepishly.
- "I'm a night guard."
- >She lets a short gasp of excitement out.
- >"I've always wanted to be a night guard! What's it like?"
- "W-well. It's kinda dangerous..."
- >"Tell me more!"
- >You swallow hard and sip at your juice.
- "I've b-been involved in numerous s-secret raids on the diamond d-dogs."
- >Stop being so nervous, Aux.
- >There's a cute mare sitting across from you and she's genuinely interested in what you have to say.
- "I get to guard Princess Luna herself, sometimes."
- >The waiter returns with Speck's milkshake.
- >She takes it and immediately starts blowing bubbles into it.
- >"May I take your orders?"
- >You haven't even looked at the menu.
- >Opening it as quickly as possible and scanning down the list of items, you decide on a carrot-apple tart.
- >But of course, something went wrong.
- >You look over at the waiter, ready to order, but notice that he is sopping wet.
- >And your glass of juice is on the floor.
- >Speck giggles to herself, you blush, and the waiter fumes.
- >"I'm going to have to ask the two of you to leave."
- >Aux walks beside you with his head hung low as the two of you walk through town.
- >The moon hangs high in the sky and illuminates your path.
- >You hum a soft melody, but your company seems to be trapped in his own thoughts.
- "Aux?"
- >He perks up a little and looks at you.
- >"Y-yeah?"
- >You blush and look away as you make eye contact with him.
- "Wanna do something fun?"
- >He sighs and looks away.
- >"N-not really."
- >You shake your head and roll your eyes.
- >You weren't going to let some stupid dinner ruin the night.
- "Okay, that's fine."
- >Maybe some coffee and a game at your place would cheer him up.
- >You know just the game, too.
- >You arrive at her house.
- >She stands on her doorstep beside you.
- >She unlocks and opens her door, stepping inside.
- >"Wanna come in for some hot coffee?"
- >Her words are accompanied by a wink and a flick of her tail.
- "N-no thanks. I'm a little full from dinner. Doubt I could eat much more."
- >You smile and laugh awkwardly.
- "I'll s-see you later."
- >She shoots you a deadpan stare.
- >"Sure thing."
- >As you head back to your house, you hold your head high and smile.
- >The night went well.
- >One week later.
- >You sit on your couch as you read a short novel.
- >One of the characters reminds you a little of Speck.
- >You remember standing on her doorstep.
- >She asked if you wanted hot coffee and winked at you.
- >Slowly looking up from the book, your eyes close and your teeth clench together.
- >Only just now realizing what she meant, one short sentence escapes your lips.
- "Luna, dammit."
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