"Whats her story?"
>You point at the small bughorse sitting in the corner of the dining hall
>You've been here about a week and this is the first time you've seen it
>"Who? Oh the changeling. Yeah she has been here about a month. She got arrested about two days after that changeling amnesty treaty went live. She refused to leave pony lands so she was arrested."
>You of course know about changelings
>Since you arrived during the invasion of Canterlot
>Oh how fun it was trying to convince them you were not a changeling or allied with them
>You were able to convince them enough to let you stay
>Then you fucked up by getting into a fight with that gryphon
>One hit and he was out like a light
>The problem was you were fighting him on the roof of your apartment where the fucker had tried to get away after stealing from you
>And that one hit sent him over the side of the building
>Well he survived, barely, but that got you three years in pony jail
>"Anyways most of us just avoid her. She is kinda creepy."
>You watch her poke at the food on the plate for a little bit
>She seems smaller and much more thin than the changelings you remember
"Well thanks for the chat Lightning Dust. I'm gonna go have a chat with bughorse over there."
>"But...Why?"
"Cause when I first arrived everyone thought I was working for queen Chrysler or whatever her name was. I have wanted to get to know a changeling ever since."
>You walk over to the table that the changeling is at
"This seat taken?"
>You dont wait for a response before you plop your butt down
>The changeling looks up a you for a moment before looking back to the food on the plate
"So you are a changeling eh? I never really have got a chance to meet one of your kind. I am Anon by the way"
>You hold out your hand for her
>she looks up to your hand
>And then to your face
>And she lifts her tray up with her magic and leaves the table
>While your hand is still hanging there
>Why that cheeky cunt

>Quickly you get up and follow her
>She empties her tray into the trash and starts walking off in the direction of the cells
"So not much of a talker huh? I have known a few ponies like that. There is this one mare Fluttershy. She would not even speak while I was in the roo-"
>She turns back to you and hisses
>"Leave me alone. I will not turn into your friend or your girlfriend and I am not going to help you escape even if I could."
>Whoa someone is touchy
"Easy now I don't want any of that! I just want to be your friend."
>She whips around and glares at you
>"Ha ha! That's a good one! Who wants to be friends with a changeling. Who wants to care about a monster! JUST LEAVE ME BE!"
>She squints her eyes and a wall of green and purple fire spreads out between you
>You think you glimpse tears in her eyes before she takes off running away
>Reaching forward you test the flames and find, like most magic, it has no effect on you
>You throw yourself through them quickly so as to spare your clothes
>It probably wouldn't be a good idea to follow her right now
>Heading to your cell for a while is probably the best idea
>On the way there you get thinking about this little ling
>She obviously has some sort of abandonment issues
>Depending how deep those run you may not be able to get close to her
>You sigh and crack your neck
>Maybe you can get a chance to help her
>Besides maybe you two can bond on being the biggest freaks in jail

>A few hours pass
>You tried but cant think of a good way to get through to her
>The best you came up with was persistence
>So when its time to head round to the cafeteria for dinner you find yourself waiting in the hall where she ditched you before
>After a couple of minutes she comes walking from farther up the cell block
>Head down and eyes on the floor and walking in your direction
>You silently watch her until she gets right up next to you
"Hi. You feeling better now?"
>She looks up and gives you a glare that could peel paint
>You just smile back at her
>"I thought I told you to stay away from me?"
"Yeah and? The guardsponies tell me not to leave my cell at night but I don't listen to that either."
>She shakes her head and starts walking
>You follow her silently to the dinner line
>They toss the usual salad and mashed potatoes on your plate
>And then throw a steaming slice of turkey on
>You didn't get much meat before you came here because it was expensive as hell in Canterlot
>Now though you get it at least once a day
>Once they are done loading up your plates she heads to the nearest empty table
>When she sits down you sit across from her
>You glance around an notice a few stares from the table with the ponies you usually talk with
>Lightning Dust is rolls her eyes at you when she sees you looking
>As you get your crappy plastic utensils out you take a look at her tray
>She got the salad and mashed potatoes but she got a gravy covered hay patty and weirdly enough a large sugar cookie in the shape of a heart with some ornate frosting
>It looked good
>You quietly dig into your food
>First thing she does is grab that cookie with her magic and devour it like she was starving

>It was strangely fucking adorable especially since she has little crumbs all over her chin
>She glances up to find you staring at her with a smirk on your face and a bite of turkey halfway up to your mouth
>"What? Do you have a problem with how I eat? If you don't like it you can feel free to leave."
"Nope! It just kinda cute the way you ate that. You have some crumbs on your chin by the way."
>She blushes slightly and uses her magic to pluck the crumbs off her chin and put them in her mouth
>Smiling you get back to eating your meal
>You both are silent as you eat and she...pokes at the rest of the food on her tray
>She ate maybe a small bite of anything else on her plate
>Once you finish you watch her stare dejectedly at the mashed potatoes
"Dont like the taste?"
>She shakes her head
>"There is no love in these."
>She says it at barely a whisper
>You only catch it because it comes at a lull in the general din of the dining hall
"So you really do eat love? Huh I thought that was these ponies being retarded again. So what about the cookie? You seemed to enjoy that."
>Her eyes close and she licks her lips
>"Those cookies are shipped in from outside the prison. The mare who makes them really puts her love into them."
>She opens her eyes and stares off into nowhere
>"She loves the smile her treats put on peoples faces. She loves the happiness it brings. She loves the cookies them-"
>She freezes as if she is just realizing that she has been speaking aloud
>Quickly she picks up her tray and stiffly starts to walk away
"Aww done already? I was enjoying hearing you talk."
>She empties her tray into the trash and proceeds to leave
>However you notice that she keeps glancing back at you as she leaves
>You wave to her when you catch her looking again
>She quickens her pace and flees the cafeteria

>You place your trash and tray away and make your way to the prison library
>IT takes a few minutes and a little help from the tiny stallion who is in charge of this place to find the book you are wanting
"Changelings: A tragic story of the magical realms of emotion. Written by Soft Hoof"
>You quietly read the title aloud to yourself
>Thanking the stallion you head back to your room
>Once again thanking whatever godly beings exist in this world that you are not forced to take part in the "activities" that the prison puts on.
>The book is quite interesting once you get reading in it
>Before you know it the guards call for lights out

>The next morning you don't see your future changeling friend at breakfast
>So you sit with your old friends instead
>"I'm telling you Anon you are just crazy. WHY would you go courting disaster like that?"
"I dunno Lightning. I just like meeting new and interesting ponies and she fits that."
>A stallion down the table pipes up
>"I think Anon just likes mares that are weirder than him. That's why he hangs out with you Dust!"
>The ponies at the table start laughing
>Lighting chucks her milk carton at his head
>He dodges it at the last second
>"Next one you wont be able to dodge!"
>The stallion turns around and shakes his ass at her
>You chuckle at the display
"Nah I dunno. I just feel for her is all. We are both the only ones of our kind in this place. At least you all got over you fear of me. She is basically all alone in this crowded place. Its really gotta suck."
>Dust stops strangling the poor stallion that picked a fight with her
>"Whatever Anon. When she crushes your poor little monkey heart don't come to me for help."