Eri Cuts Herself and Walks in the Rain over to Anon's House

>"I'm so sick of your shit, Eri.  I mean, wow.  In the rain this time?"
>Eri looks down in that annoying depressed way of hers.
>"Anon...it's okay.  Just leave me out here in the rain.  At least it's washing >away the bloodstains."
>You carefully say nothing, giving her the evil eye.  Eventually she'll crack.  She >always does.
>"I...anon, I can't sleep again.  Can we talk?"
>You remain silent for a bit longer.
>"You know, when I first met you, I didn't picture how often my sleep would get >interrupted.  You got any smokes?"
>You step out onto the balcony into the rain, reaching for the crank for that handy >retractable roof you installed a while back so you could sit out in the rain and >smoke while reading a good book.  You were always quite amused at how Twilight >complained about how the books smelled once you returned them to the library.
>You sat down in your favorite chair, not giving a crap about how wet it was, and >held out your hand.  Soon enough you felt the stick brush up against your fingers, >along with something soft and damp.  She was passing things to you with her mouth >again.  You could swear she just does that to annoy you since she knows you think >of it as unhygienic.  Regardless, you take the damn thing and light up.
>"Alright, so what's up with you lately.  I've been busy with work up at the >University with those crazy researchers.  At least they pay well after picking my brain all day."  >"Don't tell >anyone but if one of you pony's ended up in my world you'd probably end up little >more than a lab animal, or worse." you chuckle a bit to yourself at the careless comment.
>You knew Eri just ate up nasty little tidbits like that about your world.  You couldn't even be sure it was true or not.  Entirely possible though.
>"Not much...I had my book of poetry rejected again for being too...upsetting."
>"Is that what's bothering you?  I keep telling you you'd have to scale back the >gore and torture porn in there.  Ponies are just too uptight and goody-goody for >that shit.  You could probably sell it to a Death Metal band or something.  I >doubt they have that in Equestria, but maybe in Gryffonia?  They're predators >right?  Hardcore dick measuring assholes?  Have you tried something like that yet?
>"Anon, I told you before, I tried forming my own band-"
>"Yeah yeah, but this is different.  You provide lyrics for a fee to a band that's >in a creative slump.  Happens all the time, I hear."
>You finish your cigarette and toss it into the clay pot next to you.
>"Thanks for the cig.  Now anything else you wanted to talk about?  Or did you just >come to listen to some of my music collection again?"
>Yep.  You caught her now.  She starts fidgeting under your stare, and a really >cute dimple appears on one of her cheeks.  You fail to restrain the smirk on your >face.
>"I...I-I would like that, anon.  Uh...I mean, you don't have to do anything for a >worthless shitstain like me, though.  I'll just leave."
>Eri turns to leave the same way she came, forgetting that the balcony's on the >second floor.....or not.  You've never met anyone so openly 'suicidal' before.
>Also you kind of regret using phrases like 'worthless shitstain' around her now.  >She seems to pick up a lot of that crap.  It was hard to reconcile the shit coming >out of her mouth with the cute little pony alien thing that she was sometimes.
>You of course reached out to stop her by grabbing her tail.  You were too tired to >really reach for anything further away.

>Success!  Your meagre efforts were rewarded with a funny squeaking sound and a >brief glimpse at something you probably shouldn't have seen...welp, you forgot >that they're all naked all the time.  Again.  Still weird even after a few months.
>You pull 'Miss Eri' back up, grabbing her around the middle, and setting her on solid ground again.
>"That was a little too absentminded.  The ground is a little far.  When was the last time you slept?"
>Eri looks dejected now.  Looking down with her mane covering her face.
>"It was two days ago now." she says in a strained voice.

>"So...the last time you stayed over then?"  You said with a knowing smile.
>It's not like you minded much.  Her attitude could get annoying but, you understood self-destructive tendencies.  Plus she's still definitely cute when sleeping.