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- >"BARK!"
- >You look up from your book when you see a small brown puppy hop up onto your lap and eagerly lick your face.
- "Woah there boy!"
- >Looking at the dog's collar, you notice one important thing about this pet.
- >He only has three legs.
- >The tag on the collar says "Brownie".
- >You look around, but don't see an owner close by.
- >Well, you did get about a fourth of the way through the book.
- >You pet the dog.
- "Who's a good boy?"
- >His warm fur feels nice under your hand and he lays his head in your lap.
- >You hear a muffled voice from the other side of the park calling out towards the park.
- >That might be the owner.
- >You probably should wait for whoever it is to come and reclaim the poor guy.
- >Over the low fence of the park, you see a mare calling all around.
- >"Brownie! Where are you boy?"
- >She looks nearly on the edge of tears.
- >Her vivid blue hair catches your attention and your eyes connect.
- >The mare looks at the dog carefully and the Brownie raises his head.
- >You wave to the mare and her face lights up.
- >Grabbing Brownie's collar, you slowly bring him over to her.
- >However, after accidentally letting go, he stays close to you.
- >In fact, he won't leave your side.
- >It's almost like, he's leading you to her.
- >As you reach the gate, you notice the mare hasn't really moved that far.
- >Passing through the gate, you see why.
- >She only has three hooves.
- >The dog walks up to her and barks at you with his tongue out.
- >"Thank you so much for finding him. It means the world to me."
- >The sight takes your breath away for a moment.
- >She carefully drops her two back hooves and holds Brownie close to her with her functional front hoof.
- "It's... no problem. He's a good boy. My name's Anon."
- >You about reach out your hand for a hoofshake, but instead kneel down to her level.
- >"My name's Azure. It's nice to meet you."
- >After a moment of holding her pet, she holds her hoof out to you and you gently shake it.
- >The dog jumps up into your lap and drops slobbery wet kisses on you.
- "Woah! Haha."
- >"Brownie!"
- >She pulls him off of you and the two of you laugh.
- >"Sorry, he can get a little affectionate around new friends."
- "It's no problem. I love dogs. What breed is he? He looks like some type of hound."
- >"Yeah! He's actually a mix hounds. He looked so sad at the shelter... and well. It's like we were meant for each other."
- >She smiles and chuckles in a practiced way that you can easily tell is forced.
- "Well, both of you seem really nice, so it makes a ton of sense to me."
- >She looks into your eyes carefully.
- >As if she were really just seeing you for the first time.
- >"Nopony has ever said that before. They usually just drop it or comment on... Well you know."
- >You put on a coy smile.
- "Well, I was debating adding on a part about licking faces, but decided against it."
- >Azure chuckles and cracks a quick smile.
- >"Well. Uhm. Thank you. You seem really nice, but I think I probably should get out of your mane."
- "Oh, it's no bother to me. I was just reading a bit, but between reading a book and spending some time with a sweet dog and his lovely owner, i think I'd take the latter."
- >She blushes heavily and the dog yips at her.
- >"W-well. You can walk with me if you want. I was just taking Brownie on his afternoon walk."
- >You smile to her.
- "Of course I will."
- >Slowly, she stands up on her own and you stand up yourself.
- >She begins to limp along the concrete path and you keep her pace.
- >Honestly, you have to actively walk slow to be at the same pace.
- >The dog smile and maintains the same speed as his owner.
- >A lump is caught in your throat.
- "So... uh. What else do you normally do? To keep yourself busy?"
- >She looks up at you with a smile.
- >"Well, um. I love to read, but sometimes books are a little hard to handle, so I prefer to listen to ponies read. Or sometimes I'll just go on walks and look at flowers. It gets my mind off things"
- "Sounds calming, ever do it with someone around?"
- >She blushes and stutters over her words.
- >"W-well... uhm no. Ponies don't like to spend time with me..."
- "What if it was a nonpony?" you say in a warm tone.
- >Her face illuminates and a blush overwhelms her otherwise gentle light blue face.
- >Azure's dark blue mane covers her left eye and she smiles.
- >"I dunno... I've never tried that before... but I'd like that."
- "Mind if we try?" you ask.
- >"Yeah." she answers airily. "What do you wanna do?"
- "Well, maybe we can grab some lunch... Maybe we can read together... then go on a walk?"
- >Azure nods and giggles a little.
- "I like that... I've never had somepony... or a nonpony read a story to me before."
- "There's a first for everything... right?"
- >She nods.
- >"I love trying new things too! We should probably take this little guy home though."
- >She nods to Brownie who looks ecstatic at her owner talking to you.
- >You pet the little rascal, who relishes each pet of his soft fur.
- "Of course."
- >The two of you begin to walk towards, what you could only guess is, her home.
- >She still blushes hard and looks up at you as she limps forward on the path.
- >You have to noticeably reduce your pace to ensure she can keep up with you.
- >It's a good thing you are a patient person or you could probably get impatient quickly.
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