Blue Robin 2

>You are Anon and you've made a grave mistake
>Music: "Precious," Depeche Mode
>The Tulip
>Jesus, what a place
"Hey. Dude."
>"What's up?"
"There's no dudes in this joint - it's all mares."
>"See? I told this place wouldn't be that bad."
>Whorse
"I stick out like a damn sore thumb, er, hoof here."
>"You stick out like a sore hoof everywhere. Now quite your cryin' and let's find this mare."
>You'd normally jab back, but this place is too much for you
>Three feet in the club and it reeks of estrogen, thousands of different perfumes, and sweet nectar-booze
>The exact opposite of the normal bar you hit up
>After making your way around the dance floor and to the, admittedly, badass circular bar, you take a seat
"Never again, Virgo. I was not meant to tread these grounds, man."
>"I don't see her anywhere. You?"
"I don't even know what she looks like. How am I supposed to-"
>"Anon. Front door."
>You follow Virgo's gaze to see Caramel fling the door open, revealing Goldie and some other mare you've never seen before
"I take it the white and pink one is the new gal?"
>Caramel and Goldie lead the nervous mare through the crowd on the dance floor
>Judging by the look on her face, this isn't her kinda gig
>Probably nervous as hell too
>Then you notice her looking towards you as she walked
>Damn son, you can see those blue eyes from all the way over here
>You look around for Virgo, only he's nowhere to be found
"Oh boy here we go. Must be time to drink."
>You turn to the bartender, a mare you've seen once or twice around town
>Nice girl, really
>"Oh hey... Anon was it? Didn't think a stallion like you would ever end up in a place like this."
"Yeah, tell me about it."
>"Virgo's doing, I suppose?"
"You don't know the half of it."
>She giggles
>"Well what'll you have? We generally sell sweeter stuff, but I may have a bottle or two of Jack lying around somewhere..."
>You look her dead in the eye
"Whiskey? Why, that's the secret word, doll."

>You are Robin
>Ms. Caramel said this place was nice and relaxing
>Ms. Corral said it was quiet and peaceful
>But you heard the music coming from the building from down the street!
>Is it too much to ask for a decent place to just sit and unwind?
>Getting drunk and 'living it up' at some club was never your idea of fun
>Nevertheless, you followed Ms. Caramel
>Once you got inside the club, Ms. Caramel led you and Ms. Corral toward the circular bar
>As you walk you see one particular creature sitting at the bar
>You've never seen anything like him
>Whatever he is, the others don't seem to mind his being there
>You guess that means he's not dangerous
>And more you look at him, the more interesting he gets
>And the more questions you seem to have
>What is he?
>Where did he come from?
>Are there any more like him?
>The questions kept rolling out in your mind
>Suddenly Ms. Caramel stops and leads you to a bar stool

>Looking around, it's much less crowded than by the dance floor, thankfully
>"You okay, hun? You were staring off a little."
>Snap back to reality
"Me? I'm okay, it's just.."
>"Heh, you must've noticed Anon, huh? I wonder why he's here of all places."
>And just like that, you feel your face heating up
"Oh no, I just, uh... what... is he?"
>Ms. Corral mashes her face against yours with a tight, quick nuzzle
>"Aw, she's getting all flustered again! Isn't it adorable?"
>You have no words for this
>Ms. Caramel decides it best to answer your question
>"Anon calls himself a human. He's the only one of his kind so he usually feels out of place... but he embarrasses Virgo all the time so I like him."
"The only one?"
>That saddens you a bit
>To be the only one of your kind on the whole wide world
>It must be tough on him
>"Yeah Virgo and his night patrol found him wondering the woods one night around two years ago. He thought Virgo was hunting him so he ran until he collapsed."
>"Virgo took him back here and he's been with us ever since. He's got a weird sense of humor, but he's pretty much harmless."

>"But enough about Anon, tell us a bit about you."
>You just look back at the two of them
>Where do you even begin?
>Should you tell them about the last country you came fro-
>"Hi, you must be the new mare in town! my name's Virgo, what's yours?"
>"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Virgo. When did you get here?"
>Ms. Corral steps between you and this new white stallion
>"Did you know we were coming here with Robin? Cause I know you never go to this club, even with all the mares here."
>Ms. Caramel joins Ms. Corral's side
>"You listened in on me again, didn't you? Remember what happened last time I caught you eavesdropping on my conversations?"
>A shudder runs down Virgo's spine
>"I'd... rather not."
>Is this normal for these ponies?
>Oh you can practically feel the tension in the air
>Ms. Caramel, Ms. Corral, and Mr. Virgo must all have some history together
>Maybe you should say something before things get out of hoof
>But at the same time, it's not your place to get between the three of them
>What should you do in a situation like this?

>You are Anon and it's time you saved Virgo's skin
>Again
>Poor horny bastard doesn't know how to feign a chance meeting at a club
>Not that he could make it very convincing considering this overly-feminine atmosphere
>You turn to the mare bartender
"All right, I gotta get movin'. My bro's gonna die tonight if I don't step in."
>"Oh you know Caramel and Goldie - they'll just cover him in honey and put him in bed with Moony again."
>You chuckle
>Good times
"We can only hope."
>She smiles as you get up and walk around the back of the circular bar
>Right up behind where the new mare is sitting
>And it seems Caramel and Goldie's backed ol' Virgo into a corner again
>And the new girl looks very troubled about the whole ordeal
>Sweet, time to screw with Virgo some more
>Your favorite
>You walk up right next to Caramel and Goldie and smile menacingly down at Virgo
"Hey Caramel, what do ya think we should with him? I say we lock him in a room with Moony for a few hours and play slow music."
>Virgo looks horrified
>"Anon, you traitor!"

>Goldie looks you right in the eye with the most mischievous glare you've ever seen
>Aw shit
>That's a look that'll drop your balls
>"Traitor? So you're in on his little party raid?"
>Don't let them win, Anon
>You got this
"Nah, I just wanted to see what this place was about and saw you three gettin' ready to put the beatdown on Virgo again."
>The look on Virgo's face is absolutely priceless
>Man if the poor bastard doesn't think you're gonna screw with him at every twist and turn, he's got a lot of learnin' to do
>You feel a light tug on your shirt and turn around
>Hm?
>The new mare's trying to get your attention it appears
>Virgo, Caramel, and Goldie watch as you and Robin simply stare at each other
>A moment goes by as you wait for her to say something, anything
>But she just slowly gets more and more flustered
>Oh yeah, she embarrasses way easy
>Right away, you turn to Caramel and give her your best deadpan stare
"You took this timid little thing to a dance club?"
>Goldie shrugs her shoulders and Caramel looks to Robin, then back to you
>"I know what you're saying but in about 10 minutes, they play slow music and it get really relaxed for the night."
>Well, I guess that makes sense

>You look back to Robin
>Her face has accomplished stage 9 redness
>And it's goddamn adorable
>She tries to talk to you with her eyes jammed shut
>"M-Mr. Anon, was it?"
>Whoa shit that voice
>You go a little lightheaded
>Probably noticing your reaction, Caramel snickers
>That was something else
>She obviously doesn't talk a lot
>It's soft, but
>There's just something about her voice that caught you completely off-guard
"You can call me 'Anon,' everyone else does. And your name is?"
>"I'm R-Robin."
>Damn she's wound up tight
"No need to be so nervous, I don't bite that hard."
>You light pet her mane and she squeaks in response, most of her muscles tensing up
>The tone of red on her face is beyond measure
>As you bring your hand back, you accidentally brush one of her antennae
>Her eyes go wide as she gasps
>Just then, one smell stands out above all the other smells in the vicinity
>You immediately turn back to Caramel, who's licking her lips
>Goldie is trying not laugh herself to death
>Virgo looks broken in seven different ways
>Oh man you know what you did
>You hit Robin's "on" button

"Well! I really must be getting Virgo back to bed. It IS his nappy time, after all heh heh h-"
>Robin grabs your shirt again, more drastically this time
>She looks up at you, slightly shuddering
>"I-I'm sorry, I-I-I didn't kno-"
"Shush."
>And she's completely silent
>Staples: That was easy
"Don't worry about it, but I really gotta go. It's a small town, I'll see ya 'round. Until then take it easy, Robin."
>She nods slowly as she tries to catch her breath
>Shortly after, she grabs onto Caramel and buries her face in her chest
>Caramel winks at you and you stifle a laugh
>This is one retarded night
>You start to walk away, making sure to throw the disabled Virgo over your shoulder
>Once outside, Virgo comes back from his shocked state
>"WHAT THE HELL, ANON!?"
"What? How am I supposed to know touching the girl's head would turn her on!? Don't blame me!"
>Virgo forces his breath
>"One shot. I had one shot at making a decent impression, Anon. And that happens."
>You put Virgo back down on the ground at pat him on the withers
>He really does have the worst luck with mares
>But he'll end up with someone eventually
>He's not a bad guy
"Hey."
>"What?"
"I'm fucking thirsty bitch, let's hit up the Gaslamp and get shitfaced."
>Virgo smirks
"Atta boy, let's roll."
>"I'm right behind ya."

[3 Hours Later]

>You are Robin and today was the most embarrassing day of your life
>You haven't been in town for more than a few days and already...
>How you managed to survive that ordeal is beyond you
>You look at yourself in the mirror and think back on the events of the night
>Back to mister, er, Anon
>Why is he so enticing to you?
>Sure, he's a unique species, but that's not just it
>He's so big and really nice
>He makes you feel safer, even though you just barely met
>You feel yourself heating up
>Oh you're just like a little school filly with her first crush
>And you haven't known him for more than a day yet!
>You put a hoof lightly to the mirror and sigh deeply
"Oh Robin, what are you gonna do?"

[End chapter 2]