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- >You should have known better than to accept a bet from Pinkie Pie.
- >To be fair, you've won your fair share of bets against her, but you really should have cued in on the shit eating grin on her face this time.
- *clack*
- >The dare was simple, Eat a whole bowl of haynoodles. Easy right?
- *click*
- >She even gave you a week! How's that for an easy challenge?
- *clack*
- >If you win, you get free servings of pastries for a month AND Pinkie's share of the next seasons apple cider.
- *click-clack-click*
- >If you lose. You have to teach Pinkie how to become an alicorn.
- >Yeah, you don't get it either.
- *CLICK*
- >It's been three days.
- >And you are not even close to done.
- *cli-Snap*
- "BUCK!"
- >you throw yet another pair of broken chopsticks across the room in a fit of righteous rage.
- >And that's the kicker. You had to eat the whole bowl using Neighponese chopsticks.
- >How in the ever loving light of Celestia's plot they eat with these you will never understand.
- >Picking up fresh pair of chopsticks from the pile to your right you begin the tedious task of separating them to try anew.
- >Even that is a challenge. You've lost count of how many chopsticks you've managed to break just by trying to separate them.
- *Snap*
- >throw away
- *Snap*
- >throw away
- *Clack*
- >And on to another agonizing try with these Tartarus loving pieces of woodchips
- ~
- >You are worried. It's been three days since you made that silly little bet with Dashie, and you haven't seen her since.
- >Of course, you knew she wouldn't be able to do it. After all, it took you at least five whole minutes to learn how to use chopsticks yourself. And that's a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time
- >To be entirely honest you were convinced she was going to give up after an hour.
- >Now you and your friends have been looking for her for almost a day.
- *Dashieeeeeeeeeee*
- >Your voice rings out across Ponyville, echoing off into the distance.
- >There is no reply.
- ~
- >You will not give up. Almost half the bowl is done now.
- >It's either the fifth or the sixth day now, you are not really sure.
- >After an agonizing amount of chopsticks you've finally managed to get into a sort of rhythm.
- >You can now separate the chopsticks without breaking them, by using the table as a sort of leverage.
- >It still hasn't made eating with them any easier.
- *click*
- >By using your wings, tongue, and hooves. You've so far managed to get a few strands of noodles into your mouth every couple of hours.
- >The fact that it's taxing your strength makes it a lot harder though.
- >Each try makes your body sore, and you need to take long breaks.
- >And the success rate is very low, but you are going to do it.
- >Because you never lose a bet. Well, almost never.
- *clack*
- ~
- >It's been almost two weeks since anyone has seen Rainbow Dash.
- >The Ponyville locals have made several search parties looking for the elusive pegasus, but to no avail.
- >Pinkie Pie has been locked into her room crying for days now.
- >Applejack and Rarity have been searching non stop for their friend.
- >While Twilight has been researching all kinds of spells trying to scry out the location of her dear friend.
- >So far, there has been no trace. Twilight is fearing the worst. Her spells should have worked, the only other alternative is too gruesome to even consider.
- >Now with even the other princesses getting involved, the matter is truly becoming a serious issue.
- ~
- >You sit at the table, waiting for the waitress to bring out your tea and pastry.
- >It's been several years now since the event. And, while you did grieve, you have at this point mostly gotten past it.
- >Reflecting about it, you know she always was stubborn about her bets. If she made up her mind she wouldn't quit for anything.
- "Miss Pie, here is your cheesecake and your tea. Please enjoy your food."
- >You thank the waitress and take a small sip of your tea. In your earlier days you would have downed the cup in one go, but you have learned to appreciate life's little gifts more now.
- >The sweet taste, the wonderful aroma. You take it all in.
- >Manehatten hasn't changed much over the years. It's still crowded and bustling over with frantic ponies galloping this way and that.
- >Looking around yourself at the other patrons, you see familiar faces and strangers abound.
- >Over there is Grim News, the scraggy old journalist for the Manehatten Daily.
- >And over there is Miss Orange, with her new husband. It really was a rather sad tale of events that led to their divorce, but such is life.
- >There are strangers as well, A couple of Neighponese ponies eating haynoodles at the further end of the cafe towards the street.
- >A brusk pony drinking down a scalding cup of coffee.
- >And a rather elegant mare sipping delicately at her afternoon tea.
- >Something is tugging at your mind. Almost like a recognition.
- >Turning your head back towards the Neighponese couple you look closer.
- >Both having almost finished their bowls, you marvel at the elegant skills they display as they eat.
- >The furthest pony glances up at you, smiling slightly and nodding. Before resuming her meal.
- >You smile back, feeling a surge of pride.
- >Leaving behind a tip, you rise from your chair and leave the restaurant and go back into the bustling crowd that is Manehatten
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