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- >It is great to have some company around here.
- >Not the common one whereas you would get a friend to chat, but an actual roommate!
- >Although he may be some sort of alien, but a very docile one.
- >It’s hard to admit that he is otherworldly, but it is great to know that he isn’t lethal in any way.
- >Such a shame that his kind are deviants, corrupted for their own needs or pleasure.
- >You just wonder how—
- >”Flutters, how’s the chicken coop?”
- “I’m just finishing up in here.” You say while placing fresh hay over the ground. “There.”
- >”That’s great! I might need some help with Harry over here!”
- >You walk outside of the chicken coop to see Anon scrubbing Harry in a small bathtub.
- >He is scrubbing Harry’s head with one head while scrubbing an arm with the other.
- “Oh Anon.”
- >You help him by rinsing off the suds off of Harry and start again.
- “We go from top to bottom while going clockwise or counterclockwise.” You narrate when squirting shampoo into Harry’s fur.
- >In a few minutes, the two of you rinse Harry’s fur one last time and dry him off with a couple of towels.
- >You give Harry a hug while Anon rubs his back with his bare hand.
- >”Sorry for wasting your time.”
- >Once you end the hug, Harry attempts to pat Anon’s back.
- >Instead, Anon receives a hard slap and falls to the ground.
- >Harry retracts his arm and covers his face in shame.
- “Are you alright, Anon?”
- >He brushes the grass clippings off of his suit as he gets up.
- >”Yes, a bit stained, but I’ll be fine.”
- “Don’t worry Harry, it’s not your fault.” You say to reassure Harry’s mistake.
- >He shrugs it off and wanders around while you and Anon walk back inside.
- >It’s starting to get late, but you head back inside to prepare some dinner.
- >Mushroom soup mixed in with some herbs might do it for you and your guest.
- >”Hey Flutters.”
- “Yes?”
- >”I promised to help Pinkie Pie to do some stuff. I’ll see you later tonight?”
- >He always does this.
- >Once every while, he needs to help out with Pinkie with something.
- >You want him to stay around, but he can’t break a Pinkie promise.
- “Sure, I’ll try to keep your bowl warm for you.”
- >He pats your head and gives you a peck on the cheek before exiting the kitchen.
- >”I’ll try to get back early this time!”
- >He always makes that statement when he goes out, but he roughly keeps to his word.
- >As you hear the front door closes, you grab your bowl of soup and hover into the living room.
- >You set it down and start to sip out of it.
- >You set the empty bowl in your sink to grab out a new one.
- >You pour in some of the soup inside and wander inside the living room to see your mismatched friend sitting on your couch.
- >”Ah, my dear friend Fluttershy, how are you on this lovely day?” Discord
- “Why are you here? Our tea party doesn’t start until later this week.”
- >”Yes, yes. I know of our arrangement, but I just wanted to check in my old chum.”
- >You set the bowl aside on the table and allow him to scoop it up and consume the bowl entirely.
- “Well, lately I’ve been doing well. It could have been better.”
- >”And how?”
- >You sit beside your unstable friend.
- >He squirms around to lie on his chest to look at you, showing his undivided attention.
- “It’s Anon. He would help out Pinkie Pie every so often for the last few months.”
- >”Do you understand why?” He says while tracing his paw against your couch.
- “No, I haven’t asked him. I just assume he’s baking some sweets with her.”
- >”OR, he baking his sweets in her.”
- >You know that was a joke, but it still bothers you.
- “I’m not sure, but I know that isn’t the Anon I know.”
- >”Come now, we both know where he comes from and what his people are.”
- “That’s not him!” You angrily shout.
- >He backs away from your outcry.
- “I’m sorry, but that’s not how he is. He’s unique, different.”
- >”Other than being a creature that none of us know where he spawned from?”
- “He’s more than that. He has feelings, thoughts to share for others to listen.”
- >”And what about me?”
- “You aren’t the same. I know who you are, and we can’t change that.”
- >He floats off of the couch and raises a finger.
- >As Discord opens his mouth, he leaves it there, pondering his actions over the last year.
- >”I suppose your right.”
- >He sits back down and looks away.
- “It’s nothing against you, but we learned that’s how it will be.”
- >He gets up, but doesn’t look at you.
- >”I understand.”
- “But this doesn’t change much. We could still have our tea party later.”
- >”Yes, I suppose so.”
- >He floats to the door, but stops to turn around.
- >”But just remember what I said. Anon isn’t what he seems.”
- >He snaps his fingers and vanishes right before your eyes.
- >You are sitting on your couch with another bowl sitting on the table in front of you.
- >It has been half an hour after you met your unexpected visitor.
- >He doesn’t know what Anon is.
- >Anon is more than a human.
- >He is nothing like his people.
- >Anon is well trusted and self-controlled, he certainly would not go against you.
- >Discord is clearly playing with your mind.
- >You never seen Anonymous act irrational or ill-mannered.
- >He’s always been nice around you and your friends.
- >Possibly too nice.
- >No, don’t let this get to you.
- >Anon would not go against you.
- >He isn’t like his kind and you’re sure of it.
- >You yawn and start to lie down, while looking at the bowl of soup that is in view of the front door.
- >”Flutters I’m back!”
- >You jump up and look around.
- >Once you settle back down, Anon closes the door and approaches you.
- >”Sorry to leave you like this, I didn’t expect you to wait up.”
- >You look at the clock on the wall.
- >It is seven minutes before one in the morning.
- >Maybe it wouldn’t hurt to finally ask what he is doing.
- ”Anon, what we’re you doing?”
- >He looks stunned by your question.
- >”You know, helping out Pinkie Pie around.”
- “I understand, but past midnight?”
- >”It’s a lot of work, but the job gets done.”
- “That brings up another question; what do you do when you’re gone?”
- >He tilts his head to the side and walks around the table.
- >”Helping her out with a party later this week.”
- “That’s fine.“
- >He gives a sigh of relief and sits right beside you to grab the bowl you left for him.
- “What’s it for?”
- >”What is?”
- “The party, what are you celebrating?”
- >He takes a sip out of his bowl.
- >”I can’t really say.”
- “Why not?”
- >”It’s a Pinkie Promise, alright?”
- >You let out a disappointed sigh.
- >”Oh come on.”
- “Can you at least tell me about the other times?”
- >He sets the bowl down.
- >You are able to see that he finished his meal with the empty bowl clearly in view on the table.
- >”I can’t.”
- “What’s the problem, did you get Pinkie Promised not to tell me that as well?”
- >Anon rubs his neck and bites down on his lip.
- “I’m feeling a bit neglected, Anon.”
- >”Aw, come on.”
- “Why are you keeping this all a secret? It can’t be that mush if you’re just helping out my friend.”
- >”Then why are you making this a big thing? Just leave it alone.”
- >You want to argue, but he does have a point.
- >Still, you aren’t letting this go.
- “Fine.” You say while crossing your arms.
- >”Hey, don’t be like that.”
- “I’m just concerned, that’s all.”
- >”I’m just helping her out, nothing else.”
- “Anon, if it’s work that you’re looking for, you don’t need that here.”
- >”It’s not that, Flutters.”
- “It just looks like it. You already have everything, a home, food… me.”
- >He rubs your back and gives you a smooch on the forehead.
- >”I know.”
- “Then why are you doing this?” You start to tear up.
- >You allow him to hug you and cry on his shoulder
- >”I need to do something. I get a bit bothered when I have nothing to do.”
- “But… why do you leave me?”
- >He backs away to look at you.
- >”It’s not like that.”
- “You leave me here all by myself while doing who knows what out there!”
- >”How do you think I feel!?” He shouts.
- >You sit there, unease by his voice.
- >”You go out with your friends, while I’m left here to make sure the animals are fine. Sometimes, I’m worried of you will ever come back.”
- “Anon, don’t say that.”
- >”If you haven’t noticed, this place isn’t exactly peaceful. Dragons, Griffons, greedy dogs that enslave ponies, and don’t get me started on Tirek and Glimmer.”
- “We overcome in the end. You know how it is for us.”
- >”I know. Sometimes, it feels like forever when you go. I’m just afraid that you would never come back.”
- >This time, you are the one to bring him into a hug.
- “I would never do that.”
- >”And neither would I.”
- >After dropping the topic, everything goes peaceful.
- >You clean up the dishes and the two of you go to bed in your room.
- >The next morning went out well.
- >It was best to leave every bit of what happened last night as if that never existed.
- >You did your daily routine of checking in every critter in your home and give them their breakfast.
- >Once that was done, you decided to go out into the town with Anon.
- >He must be so anxious to leave the cottage and do something with you.
- >”I’m happy that we’re finally doing something outside of your home.”
- “Remember, it is also your home too.”
- >The two of you walk into town to meet up with Twilight.
- >She arranges these meet ups to get an update on how Anon is doing.
- >There is almost no point to this.
- >Anon is a well behaved human.
- >”Hey you two!” Twilight calls out from an empty table.
- “Hi Twilight.”
- >Hello Twilight.”
- >You and Anon take a seat as Twilight brings out a notepad and pen.
- >”So, how is Anon doing for the past week, Fluttershy?”
- >Her pen clicks.
- “Oh, the usual; he stays at home when I leave, caters the animals when I’m not there or just to help me. There’s nothing else that comes to mind.”
- >”Yoohoo!”
- >You turn your attention to a mare in the distance calling out your table.
- >She has a wide smile while waiving her hoof around.
- >”Uh, is she your friend?”
- “No, I don’t—“
- >”Excuse me.” Anon announces himself while getting up.
- >He goes away from the table to talk to the white mare with velvet colored hair.
- >”Fluttershy, I didn’t know Anon had friends.”
- “Neither did I.”
- >You say in shock.
- >”Wait, how could you not know about this?”
- “Like I said, he is often in my house to watch the animals or he is under my care.”
- >”That sounds like you enclose him from the outside.”
- “No I do not. He goes out, sometimes.”
- >“Tell me about the times that he isn’t in your house. Where does he go or do?”
- “That’s the thing, I’m not completely sure on what he does.”
- >You hear Twilight’s pen click.
- >”Fluttershy, you don’t think—“
- “No! He certainly isn’t!”
- >”Between you and me; I respect that the two of you are… more than friends, but you already know what his kind is capable of.”
- “He is nothing like them. Anon is more than those uncontrollable beasts.”
- >”You may never know. I mean—“
- “I know what you meant, but that still doesn’t change on how I see him. You’re no different from Discord.”
- >”Hold on, Discord?!”
- “Yes, he visited me and said the exact same thing about Anon.”
- >”I’d hate to say this, but I’m afraid to side with him on this one.”
- ”What?! How could you?”
- >”You’re not even sure on what Anon does or even do when he’s gone.
- “He visits Pinkie Pie to do some errands. There, are you happy?”
- >”What kind of errands?”
- “Can’t we talk about something else? You already know that Pinkie plans parties and bakes cakes, so that’s that.”
- >You cross your arms.
- >”I’m just saying that there could be more. You’re not even completely sure that he is helping Pinkie out.
- ”What are you saying, Twilight?”
- >“I’m saying that it could be his alibi.”
- >You shake your head.
- >”Then go to the main source yourself. Ask Pinkie about it, maybe she could tell you about Anon’s performance.”
- >You look over to see Anon is still talking to that mare.
- >It looks like he is in some sort of argument with the mare who seems to be disappointed.
- >She gives up and walks away.
- >”Just keep it in mind, okay?”
- >You want to let this go, but there is something that Anon is hiding from you.
- >”Sorry about that.” He tries to excuse himself.
- “Was that your friend?”
- >He sits back right beside you.
- >”Well, a friend of Pinkie’s.”
- >”So, a client or just a friend?” Twilight joins in.
- >”Why are you two making a fuss about it?”
- >”It’s just that, overhearing a bit of your performance, you seem to go out to assist Pinkie in something.”
- >His hand roll into fists.
- >”I just help her out, now can we let this go?”
- “Twilight, please.”
- >She eyes Anon and his fists.
- >”Sure, I’ll be right back to get us some drinks.”
- >She tucks her notepad and pen under her wing.
- >As she walks away, Anon releases his fingers to press them on the table.
- >”You told her?”
- “This is about you. We need to keep track of your performance.”
- >”So this is it, I’m some lab rat, an animal to be tracked in every little thing?”
- “No, no, it’s not that.”
- >”Then tell me, what is it?”
- >You bring your hooves together.
- “You are the only one. We just want to know how you would prefer to live, even though this isn’t how like it was when you were.”
- >He brings his arms back to put them in his pockets.
- “Please, don’t be like that. We’re just fascinated and we’ll never have this chance again.”
- >”So, is that what it is?”
- >You scratch your head in confusion.
- “What do you mean?”
- >”If I wasn’t some sort of alien, you wouldn’t find me interesting?”
- “Anon, I don’t—“
- >”Is our relationship a lie?”
- “No! It certainly isn’t.”
- >”Then tell me, why?”
- >You look to the floor right beside him, then to his blank face.
- “You are the closest person that I’ve ever had. Discord and Rainbow Dash may have been with me more than anyone else, but you’re one that I can see more of.”
- >He brings his hand out to rub his shoulder.
- “I never could bring myself to stay around another male. It’s just, difficult, until you came. Yes, I saw you as a creature, but you were more than that, you always were. I know that I can’t stand on two legs and have… breasts, yet I still would like to stay with you.
- >He stares at the table.
- “I know that you miss home some of the time, but you adjusted well here and try to become of use.”
- >”Not really.”
- >He looks directly at you.
- >”I’m happy here, and with you.”
- >Anon scratches your ear and rubs your head.
- >”And I’ll be honest, I couldn’t care less that you’re… a pony.”
- “That never disturbed you?”
- >”I was, curious. But I was sure that you were one of a kind.”
- >Twilight comes back with a platter holding three light brown drinks.
- >”I brought us some cold raspberry iced tea. I sure hope you enjoy it, Anon.”
- >He just shrugs as a cup hovers by him.
- >The three of you created some conversation, but it didn’t last long.
- >Some were about how you and Twilight stay organized, or about the times that Equestria was in risk.
- >Anon would be fascinated, regardless of how many times he heard them all.
- >”I should get going. I left Spike to keep the castle clean.”
- >”Seeing how big that place is, I doubt he would need to do a lot.”
- >”I suppose that’s true, I’ll see you two later.”
- >Twililght gets up and walks away.
- >”Well, now what?”
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