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- Who's a Pretty Pony? C2
- >you wake up early
- >you push the recent events out of your mind
- >it's hard to paint when you're depressed or upset
- >apart from a few thoughts lingering around the little purple librarian, you treat yourself to a fresh waffle breakfast
- >after a start like that, it's hard to imagine anything wrecking your day
- >you’re slowly figuring out that the morning light really gave you an extra perspective on things
- >falling completely into your art, you spend a few days on a series of paintings and manage to make rent for another month
- >on time
- >this pleases you greatly, and you paint well when you're happy
- >that means more painting!
- >wandering through P0nyville at the crack of dawn, you get your head start and decide to really put motion into this one
- >concentrating deeply, you begin
- >after laying down the base layers, you take a few breaths and begin stretching
- >the foundation of this painting was actually something that took a lot of effort and time
- >it didn't look like much of a painting yet, but three hours just flew by
- >you needed a little walk
- >it wasn't windy or anything so you didn't fear that your easel would fly off
- >there were really no thieves out here either
- >with your worries cast aside, you lazily walk towards nowhere in particular
- "Anon? Hi! What are you doing out here?"
- >you know this voice
- >turning to face the owner of the greeting, you're pleasantly surprised
- "Twilight? Hi! How've you been? I was just out for a walk, really..."
- "I didn't really thank you properly for yesterday... You know, for being there for me,"
- >her eyes avoid yours
- >she looks somewhat embarrassed
- >you can’t really blame her
- >you reply before the situation can get awkward
- "I'm just glad I could help,"
- "I was going to have breakfast with Fluttershy but she's just so busy this time of year... Are you hungry? I don't want it to go to waste," continues the purple unicorn
- >this was awesome
- >you pretty much never brought food with you
- >it seemed to distract you more than hunger did
- >this is great though, free chow
- >sitting across from her in the dry, warm grass, she starts to take stuff out of her saddlebags with her magic
- >you wish you could paint magic, but it would be like painting an explanation of the taste of peaches to a robot
- >magic was much too fluid and ethereal to be properly captured in a painting by someone with your level of skill
- "So, how-
- "Anon, I'm-
- >you chortle
- >great timing all day every day
- "Go ahead Twilight, say your piece," you say, calm and collected
- >the "no, you go" game was not your thing
- "Anon, I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry for breaking down on you like that. You must think I'm a little cuckoo after that evening..."
- >you grab a neatly folded napkin containing a leafy sandwich
- >you ate what they ate, maybe some more eggs and peanut butter
- >if it wasn't hay, you were fine
- >you don’t understand how they liked hay, but then again you're not a pony
- >you just raise a hand, trying to show her it really didn't make her look insane and say
- "I've done worse,"
- >she giggles a little, her shoulders bouncing more than anything
- >cute is an understatement
- >you can’t help but d'awww internally at how her eyes closed and her ears twitched during laughter
- >you successfully in finish your bite without choking to death over the hyperglycemic shock
- "That's a little surprising..."
- >you stretch, a goofy smile on your face
- "Well I usually mess up social situations more than this. I'm kinda wondering if I'm going to make a fool of myself soon, it's bound to happen one day…"
- "Can't be as bad as me, I mean I'm usually more comfortable with books than I am with living beings..."
- >you see her head dip a little
- "I've just been so... Bored this week. It's like my life has gotten quiet all of a sudden... Even Spike is off helping Rarity with a delivery out of town. I miss him. It's like the library is empty without the little guy, you know?" she continues
- >there’s a noticeable pause before Twilight said "bored"
- >from the looks of it, she just sounds lonely
- "I'll... I'll stop talking. I'm probably annoying you," she finishes, looking down at her half eaten sandwich
- >putting the little napkin down with care, you say
- "I told you that if you wanted to talk about anything, it was fine by me. Why would I say that if I thought you were a bother?"
- >you didn't expect her to give you such a distraught look
- "If I'm not annoying, there must be something else wrong with me. I mean from the way I'm going, I could be marketed as a stallion repellent," she says under her breath, rolling her eyes to hide her discomfort
- >just loud enough, though
- >before you can think, you've already stifled a scoff and uttered
- "Wrong with you? You're joking..."
- >she just looks down, appearing completely depressed
- >Twilight covers her face with her hooves
- "No, Anon," she says, hooves muffling the articulation
- "You just had some back luck with the last couple of colts,"
- "Bad luck? Bad luck!? This month, I've had the best luck of my life! They... They never even agreed to go out with me before,"
- >her reply began as a passionate one, but after the first handful of syllables had escaped her lips, her voiced had died down to anything but a whisper
- >you can't believe your ears
- "Maybe you're just asking the wrong ones...."
- >she chortles bitterly
- "I don't think you've been paying attention, Anon... I've tried everything... It's hopeless,"
- >you have to admit it
- >you're a little stumped
- >the situation may look grim but you decide that you can convince her to give it some more effort
- "Love can take a lifetime to find," you start
- "In my opinion, those that say "it's better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all" are full of shit," you continue
- >perhaps a little bitterly
- >she rears back, you aren't sugarcoating your thoughts at all
- >plus you aren’t sure that ponies can actually swear
- >it’s like it’s against their whole nature
- "True love is the scariest thing that can happen, and it can be mistaken easily, masked or blinded. I have often thought that not loving for the longest time may seem painful, but it pays off. What I mean is that... I don't believe in settling for someone who isn't for me; and expecting others to do so leads to the worst kinds of pain,"
- >Twilight looks up, pondering
- >you see her massive eyes dart as her pupils contract and dilate
- >you could almost hear the gears turning up in there
- >you got dinner and a show, it seems
- >the bookpone starts sipping at her juice, looking unconvinced
- "Anon, at the risk of sounding ungrateful... It still doesn't exactly explain why I haven't even had a second date with all the colts I've gone out with."
- “Listen... You have never failed until you have given up. I've heard a lot about you, little miss... And "falls over without getting back up" has never been mentioned anywhere."
- >her resolve strengthens
- >all those courage wolf posters you've seen are worth their bytes in gold right now
- "Now a lot of books or people will tell you things like how to dress or how to act to woo the special somep0ny. That stuff..."
- >she leans in, expecting to hear the words of salvation; the secrets to finding love
- >your pause for dramatic effect is short
- >you also remember to watch your language
- "... Is also a load of horse apples. Now I can't tell you I'm an expert; nobody can. You can't be an expert because you would need to study every last p0ny in Equestria ever to know the hearts of the opposite sex."
- >she goes back to looking defeated
- "But that's an important lesson! What you need to think about isn't really yourself; you'll fall in a pit of self-consciousness you may never escape."
- >your enthusiasm almost startles her
- "You can try to think about others too much either, you can't read…"
- >you pause
- >Twilight probably could cast some sort of magic to read people's minds
- "I mean you probably can’t read the other's mind, and even if you did, it would probably give you false impressions; people don't always think what they feel."
- >you take a moment to breathe, trying to gather the thoughts that would best express your feelings
- "You need to stop worrying, is what I'm saying. It feels impossible, but worrying and wondering and theorizing is just the first step into a trap of broken hearts."
- >Twilight seems to nod and assimilate this information before saying
- "You... Were you a painter or a psychologist before you got here, Anon?" she says after a few seconds
- "Neither, actually. I had started an art program but getting a job to stop my debts from piling up had my priority. I regret it, actually; had I known that I'd be transported to Equestria like this, I wouldn't have been so careful with my money," you finish, chuckling
- >with her will strengthened, she decides to formulate a schedule
- >always organized
- >you knew this was going to be a bit of an issue
- >you'd have a hard time getting miss OCD to stop worrying about everything...
- >returning to the library the next afternoon, you both take a look at P0nyville's options
- >you also begin to seek out ways of getting her to relax a little
- >learning to let go in the goal of obtaining something was very counterintuitive in the first place
- >trust_exercises.avi
- >the next day, you prepare a trip with your new friend
- >it is also your first time being a wingman
- >you get her to see if she can attract or catch a colt at a museum
- >it seems like they'd be her type
- >you start seeing what she means
- >Twilight gives it her best shot
- >time and time again, she’s ignored, politely rejected, and even stood up
- >you can't figure out why
- "How about we try some more relaxed places, the stallions here are so caught up in their own business that they could trip on a bag of bits and cuss at it for getting in the way," you say after another unfruitful evening
- >you take Twilight across town over the week
- >the results are unanimous
- >stallions appear to flee from her
- >as you watch her attempt another date proposal, you notice something
- >they practically seem afraid of her
- >not like she'd hurt them or something
- >but more how you "fear" someone who's more important or more powerful than you, just from instinct
- "I think I figured it out, Twilight!" you exclaim, clapping your hands together
- >she slowly drags her hooves over to you with all the zest and energy of a pile of mashed potatoes attempting to travel uphill
- "Twilight, don't you see? They all know you here! You're Twilight Sparkle; your brother is the captain of the Royal Guard, your friends and you have defeated Equestria's enemies. That's all very intimidating," you explain
- >her head lifts as she thinks about what you've said
- >then it drops again
- "So why do the rest of my friends get dates and I don't?" she replies, deadened
- "Well Pinkie Pie didn't lift an Ursa Minor all by herself, if I recall the newspaper article correctly..." you say
- "You know Anon... I've never thought of that. I guess they were just humoring me but I don't think I'd ever noticed how nervous they were before," says the purple bookworm
- "So what do you say... “Starlight Dawn”? Should we hit another town? Give this theory a chance?" you propose, holding out your balled fist
- >her will steeled once more, Twilight hoofbumps you
- “Wait… “Starlight Dawn”? That’s kinda cheesy…” she says, hoof still in midair
- >is dis zebra serious?
- “Cheesy? Okay there, Twi-light Spar-kle,” you mock
- >her blush is the best reward you could have asked for, even if you now have to escape the doom of Twilight’s angry, purple marshmallow hooves
- >she pummels you harder when you start giggling like a schoolgirl at how adorable she is when she's angry
- >the next day you’re in her library, bags packed for Manehattan
- >it was pretty much Equestria’s metropolis and it sounded like a good place to start
- “Come on then, wake up! We need to get our head start if we’re to catch the train on time,” you say to the half-conscious filly
- >you’d let yourself in, it’s not like the door was locked
- >you were more or less a regular at the library now
- >less for books and more for the bookworm
- >felt great to have a friend like her
- “Anoooon… Five more minutes…” she whines
- >rolling your eyes, you pull the covers off her
- “Mrrrrrgh…” she grumbles, curling up
- >her messy, violet bed hair is strewn across her soft coat and your jaw goes slack at the sight
- “Fine, I’m up, I’m up…” she says
- >Twilight slowly sits up, only to grab the covers and go back to sleep
- “Goddamn it,” you curse as you uncover her once more then lift her off the bed and carry her downstairs, trying to be quiet lest you wake the sleeping dragon
- >ignoring her flailing hooves and protests, you sit her down in front of a coffee mug and some toast
- >she rubs her eyes as the morning sunlight illuminates her
- “Anon? Thanks… For taking care of me,” she says, smiling warmly at you through her sleepy face
- >Twilight's half-closed eyes seem to shine with a surreal luster
- >she brushes aside stray locks of hair with a hoof in a slow, deliberate movement
- “It’s what friends are for,” you manage to reply over the imminent heart attack
- >you really did get here early, however
- >welp, just means you won’t have to run around anywhere
- >lazy pace is best pace
- >Twilight and you look out of place amongst the bustling bunch of busy ponies running around the train station
- >not that you really look like you belong, being much taller and walking on two limbs
- >but the relaxed mood is good
- >you may not be in a hurry, but you’re still a little excited
- >you’ve never been to Manehattan
- >once aboard the train, you take your seats and put your bags down
- >Twilight sits next to you
- >you spend a couple minutes wondering if bringing your painting gear had been a mistake
- >it's not like you were any good with architecture, to your dismay
- >you didn't think you'd really have much of a chance to paint
- >your desires to explore the new town would probably distract you too much
- “Twilight, you sure it was worth it to bring my painting stuff? I’ve never really been much good at urban settings…”
- >no reply
- “Twi?”
- >she’s fallen asleep against you
- >you can’t hold all your hnnng
- >she was probably up late studying again
- >you lay your coat over her and spend the rest of the trip in comfortable silence
- >as comfortable as multiple, severe myocardial infarctions can get
- >Manehattan is indeed Equestria’s sleepless city
- >should be perfect hunting grounds
- >having found a hotel to stay in for the weekend, you’re ready for the first night out
- >initiate wingman mode
- >you knock on her bathroom door
- “You’ve been in there for hours. Come on, you don’t usually find stallions in bathtubs. Usually...”
- “Almost done!” she replies
- >almost done what?
- >the door opens
- “You… You… You didn’t…”
- >you can’t believe your eyes
- >she dyed her hair?
- “What? If I’m going to try out this “Starlight Dawn” thing, I better go all the way,” she says
- >her mane and tail were a lush black that had a faint bluish glow in the light
- “But… but…”
- “It’s not permanent or anything… Wait, is it ugly? Don’t tell me I look worse like this!? I knew it, I'm even uglier than before!”
- >she sinks to the floor in utter despair
- >was it ugly?
- >no
- >all of your no
- >gallons of no
- "That’s not what I was saying. I was just surprised, I didn’t expect you to go and dye your mane,” you explain
- >she appears to be turning a dull gray
- >deflating
- "Really Twi, it looks awesome,"
- “If you say so… You’re being honest right? I can change it back,”
- “100% truth. Applejack couldn’t be any more honest than me right now. I think it looks really good,” you reply
- >this seems to reassure the filly. You turn to the door, missing the chance to see her blush deeply
- >time to hit the streets
- >from galleries, plays, recitals and lectures to bars and clubs
- >even shopping malls
- >it was impossible
- >unbelievable
- >completely unreasonable
- >it didn’t make any sense
- >rejection
- >rejection absolutely everywhere
- >it was baffling
- >your theory was blown completely out of the water
- >it wasn’t even due to a social faux pas an egghead would make
- >Twilight is absolutely charming; her approach free of being too “needy” or weird
- >frustration was setting in, and you seemed to be frustrated in more than one way
- >first, you’re upset for her. Seeing her defeated like this was not fun in any way
- >second, you’re feeling a nagging irritation towards ever colt and stallion that would turn her down
- >why would they do this? Wasn’t she beautiful, funny and smart? What’s so wrong with her?
- >third, you’re in some way a little glad she’d been turned down
- >what the hell’s wrong with you anyway?
- >you’re so confused by all this
- >painting was out of the question
- >Manehattan had proved fruitless
- >ride home was decidedly less comfortable, under a defeated air of hopelessness
- >encouraging pep talk or no, this was just disheartening
- >you get her back to her library and go back to your apartment
- >you feel pretty beat
- >you’re useless for a day; Manehattan left a bad taste in your mouth
- >after reading a decent book, you're about to wonder what to do next when there's knocking at the door
- >shit, did you forget rent
- >you struggle to get to the door without freaking out
- >shhiiiiiii-
- “Twilight? Hey, what’s up?”
- >pleasant surprise
- “Hi Anon, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out for a bit…” she says
- “Sure, I’d love to.”
- “Oh, bring your painting gear too.”
- “Uhhh… Okay?”
- >you’re pretty happy to be out of your apartment
- >you also manage to dodge Mr. Davenport
- >Twilight doesn’t seem to be too depressed, that’s good
- >she dyed her hair back to normal
- >that’s good too, not that the black was ugly
- >it really wasn’t ugly at all, like damn
- >just wasn’t “Twilight”
- “So why am I brining the painting stuff?” you ask as you both walk towards the library
- “I felt like learning more about painting; I’ve read about it a fair bit but I haven’t really tried it before. You wouldn’t mind showing me, right?”
- “Would be my pleasure,” you reply
- >Twilight is a great student, teaching her was always a blast
- >she did know a lot about painting, but you had the practical side
- >even with the extra challenge of wielding paintbrushes with her mouth, she isn’t doing poorly at all
- “’yke dish?” she asks
- >she can paint, but talking with a brush in her mouth isn’t her strong suit
- >you laugh at her slurred speech
- “Yeeeaaaaaah, like that. Damn, ‘scuse me,” you yawn
- >she puts the brush down
- “It is kinda late, want to pick this up tomorrow morning?” she proposes
- “Sure, sounds good to me,” you reply, holding back some more yawn
- >today was a good day
- >you go to the library in morning
- “Twiii-light? Ready for some more painting?”
- >snoring sound stops
- >damn, maybe you were a little early
- >she had said "morning"
- “Anon? Hiii… How can you wake up at this hour?" she asks quite groggily
- >you wince
- "Sorry for waking you… I guess I always wake up early; it gives me the best light for my paintings. It’s like I get a head start," you explain
- “Neat, I think I can imagine how that would work,”
- “Twilight? I was wondering… Did you want to try dating again? I ran into this colt the other day, a writer; he was buying some stuff at Davenport’s…”
- >she kinda looks down
- “I don’t know…” she says
- “He was really ni~ce!”
- “It’s not like I have much to lose…” she says, giving in with a roll of her large, captivating eyes
- “Great! He’ll be waiting at the Rosebud Café this evening,” you exclaim with a grin
- >her snout scrunches up
- “You set me up? Darn it Anon…”
- >her reply was followed by a sweet little laugh
- >wingman is best man
- >you do your best to cheer her up and give her confidence for her date
- >Twilight also has quite the potential little painter in her
- >teaching was quite fulfilling, even if you didn’t make any money
- >didn’t matter too much because your time spent with her was worth quite a lot to you
- >you walk her to the café, bidding her good luck
- >chin high, chest out
- >she introduces herself
- >and he excuses himself
- >then runs off
- >fuck
- >you hang your head
- >just great
- >you don’t know if that was sarcasm or not, but you stop caring when you raise your head and notice that Twilight’s gone
- >maybe she’s just gone back to her library
- >you go there
- >apparently not
- >you’re a little worried
- >you check her friends’ houses
- >ping www.twilight.com –n 5
- >100% packet loss
- >you do your best not to worry them by asking them where their friend could be at night
- >after a while you wander around, looking for her
- >goddamn it Twilight
- >you end up sitting on the hill near her treebrary
- >the sun was slowly coming up
- >suddenly the morning light floods the library
- >it looks special
- >you don’t have your painting gear, but you do have a pencil and notebook in your pocket
- >you whip it out and try to capture the moment
- >the shadows cast a somber portrait of her library, filling it with emptiness
- >you hear a gasp behind you
- "Twilight?" you call, turning
- >she's right behind you, looking at your sketch
- >you throw it to the side
- "Twi!" you say, practically pouncing at her with relief
- >you hug her, taking her right off her hooves
- >she returns your embrace, probably because she's not used to being lifted like this
- >you put her back down
- "Sorry, you startled me is all..." you say, looking for an excuse
- >Twilight is a big pony, she was able to take care of herself for a night
- "Were you... Waiting for me?" She asks
- "Me? I was... I was just getting a head start, you know, early mornings and all... I wanted to make a paint-I mean drawing here."
- >She tilts her head to the side
- "Anon..."
- >she didn't sound very convinced
- >you look away and scratch your head
- "I... I did wait, I guess... I was worried. You ran off, I didn't know where you went," you reply
- >she sits next to you, the rising sun flooding the scene
- "I'm sorry Anon... I was just upset and...
- >she pauses, expression changing as her train of thought cuts from one to the other
- why does this sketch look so strange?"
- >you look at it
- "Hunh. I guess it does look a little dreary," you say
- "You’re a harsh critic Anon... I can't say it looks dreary... Ummm... It's dark?" she says, trying to soften the blow
- "Well it’s probably because you weren't home," you say
- >there's a short silence
- >you look down at her
- >she's looking up at you
- >you don't recognize her expression
- >her eyes dart away
- "Maybe you just got too much of a head start," she blurts
- >you stare at your sketch, pensive, not seeing Twilight blushing rather intensely
- >she tells you she has some business to take care of, but that you're welcome to come over the next day
- >It's not like you're really busy
- >being a slacker artists and whatnot
- >bag of painting supplies over your shoulder, you walk over to Twilight's around noon, to be sure you wouldn’t be waking her up again
- >you find her ready and waiting
- “So… you ready for a date?” you ask
- >she suddenly begins to stutter madly like you just asked her at what age she stopped peeing the bed or something
- >you cock your head to the side
- >you’re a little confused at her reaction, but you continue
- "Come on Twi, I talked to another artist at Davenport's this morning. I think you two have a lot in co~mmon!"
- >she just looks down
- "I… I'm not feeling very well... Spike cooked breakfast and I don't think his skills sit well with my stomach..." she says
- >Spike apparently had a lot to eat for himself and was sleeping it off
- "That's awful… You should get some rest. I'll just come by tomorr-
- "Wanna just hang out? I've been bored all morning and I didn't want to wake up Spike, he woke up early to make me breakfast... He means well, little tyke," she says
- "Sure, sounds awesome!"
- >she asks you about your recent paintings, having brought your equipment, you set it up and start unrolling some of your recent works
- >the day ages and soon, Celestia’s sun begins to set
- >you get into a rather technical conversation about layering
- >it seems to keep her mind off her stomach, so you're happy to indulge her questions and make note of her input
- "So how would you hue this section with the wide brush after the third layer?" she asks, grabbing the brush
- >she usually held the fine tipped brushes in her mouth, but the wide-bristled ones were easier to handle with the joint above the hoof
- >it’s always impressive, seeing her grab things
- >she bends the joint until it makes a crook in the joint right above the hoof
- >they are very dexterous for hoofed beings
- >you sit behind her, her back against your chest as you guide the brush with your hand
- "See, very lightly, make sure to thin the paint so the hue doesn't overpower the layers underneath," you explain
- >her hoof seems to slow down
- "Twi, like this..."
- >you try to move the hoof but it's like she's not trying to paint anymore
- >your head is besides hers and you begin to feel her warm, calm breath on your cheek
- "Twilight?" you say, turning your head
- >she darts her snout back towards the painting
- "You bored? You don't have to humor me about painting so much if you're not that interested..." you say
- "No, no, I just thought I heard Spike! Must have been my imagination," she quickly replies
- >she really loved Spike, he was indeed a member of the family
- "You on the other hand," she starts
- "Forgot about letting the previous layer dry, see now it's bleeding through!" she finishes
- >you scoff
- "Is that so, little miss?" you say
- >she grabs a brush and dabs your nose with it
- "Yes it is!"
- >oh no she didn't
- "It was on purpose, see? Ha!" you reply, poking her snout with a brush
- >she squeals playfully, batting away at your hand
- >the room was suddenly quite warm
- >blush was spreading across her face
- >you found yourself going red as well
- "The colors are spreading on your face… Looks like you should have waited on your shade... Of... Red"
- >every word punctuates the diminishing distance between your face and hers
- "Twilight?" you say, her massive eyes seem to engulf your vision
- "Anon?"
- >you are feeling pretty damn fuzzy right now
- >Twilight was just so warm
- >her soft coat brushing against your arm
- >you can only stare into her massive, shimmering eyes
- >they seem to dance in the candle light
- >as her mane sways slowly, coming to a standstill against the side of her face, you’re struck with how beautiful she is
- >you don't exactly know where this is going right now, but you can't seem to find a single fuck to give
- >you inch forward
- >without thinking, eyes locked on her moist, inviting lips, you say
- "You are a prett-
- CRASH!
- "What the?"
- >you have tipped your easel over, and shattered everything this moment had to offer
- "Shi- I mean… Shoot, the painting..." you say, bending over to clean up the mess
- "Don't worry about it, I'll go get some towels," says Twilight with a cough, running to the kitchen
- >you're picking up a little pot of magenta when it hits you
- >what the fuck just happened back there?
- >were you going to...
- >was she going to?
- >Twilight had always been cute...
- >now that you knew her, however
- >it seems that she was a little bit more than cute
- >like, out of the "cute" ballpark entirely
- >barring the inherent strangeness of being attracted to another species, you were friends
- >maybe she was just sleepy or distract-
- "Here we go, I found my old kitchen rags"
- >you snap out of your intense confusion as Twilight trots in with rags and a bucket of soapy water
- >still blushing furiously
- "Sorry... Hey, see what I mean about making a fool of myself?"
- >she giggles, blush receding, replying
- "It's okay, it's not like my painting was very good... I think it looks better with that splash of azure and that magenta splotch there. I think the dust bunny it fell on gives this particular painting much more character, now that I step back…"
- >it's your turn to chortle
- "So do you want to try aga-
- >Twilight cuts you off with an uncontrollable yawn
- >her jaw almost seems to unhinge
- >was that healthy?
- in... Or maybe we can pick this up tomorrow. It's pretty late"
- >Twilight looks at you as panic seems to flash across her face
- >this leaves you a bit confused
- >her ears seem to droop
- “Twilight? Is there something wrong?”
- >she smiles a little nervously
- “Oh, nothing’s wrong… It’s getting late anyway. Too dark to paint, is it not? This must be what you mean when you talk about early mornings…”
- >in an instant, your whole world is turned upside down
- >the cry of the summer cicadas is deafening
- >the candle light is overpowering the room with warm, orange colors
- >in a breath, you go from a little conflicted to questioning yourself entirely
- “Anon?”
- >you see her lips move, but the sound seems to fall short
- “I’ll be back tomorrow,” you reply
- >the run home was but a blur
- >you rummage through your apartment for alcohol
- >alas, you find none
- >not that you think it would be able to get Twilight out of your head
- >like a civil war, you let out sigh after exasperated sigh, tromping around your apartment until Mr. Davenport started knocking the ceiling with a broomstick
- >you fall asleep after that
- >when morning rolls around, you’re a mess
- >apartment faring no better
- >knocking at the door
- >was it Twi?
- >you leap, sprinting towards it, jumping over overturned chairs and piles of clothing like a lunatic in an obstacle course
- >you open the door rather violently, scaring the daylights out of-
- “Mr. Davenport! What brings you here… On such a fine morning…”
- >you reply so gingerly you could have turned into an orange-tinted cookie fellow
- “I’m here about all the noise last night, is everything okay?”
- “PerfectlyfineohlookIgottagosorry,” you blurt, emulating that folk tale pastry man
- >you think about everything that’s happened
- >lost in thought, you just wander around for a bit
- >not sleeping properly does funny things to you
- >makes your judgment poor
- >you always end up making really horrible financial decisions and purchases when sleep deprived
- >you wander around in an airheaded daze, looking around in hopes of finding Twilight
- >she wasn’t in her tree house
- >when you track down the little librarian, you ask if she wants to join you for breakfast
- >her face lights up and she agrees
- >you were used to cheaping out on expenses due to your current monetary situation
- >but here was a prime example of sleep deprived spending, although you used to spend more by buying stuff online at four in the morning compared to getting breakfast somewhere
- >and here you thought the lack of internet would help you save money…
- >so you find yourself walking next to Twilight, looking around
- >after a while, she asks
- "You feeling okay? You kinda left in a hurry last night,"
- "I'm fine, I just... I just had a weird evening. All good now!"
- >you reply confidently to convince her, even if you probably need to convince yourself first
- >for right now, you feel like you’re turned upside down and inside out
- >you decide to have breakfast first and feelings later
- >Twi seems reassured and canters with you with a smile on her face, asking
- “So where are we going to breakfast? Well… More of a brunch at this point…”
- “I don’t really know, I was following you.”
- “But I was following you!”
- “To be honest, we were walking side by side, so it’s a little hard to find out who was following who,” you say, rubbing your chin
- “An~on, what’s wrong with you?”
- >she replies this light-heartedly while rolling her eyes, a coy smile on her lips
- “What about there?” you suggest, pointing at a diner
- “I’ve been here before, but I didn’t get a chance to taste the food. It looked really good though!”
- “Why didn’t you get to even try the food?”
- >as you both get a table, she proceeds to regale you with the rather humorous tale, where Celestia sent Twilight two tickets for six friends to the Grand Galloping Gala
- >the shenanigans that ensued were memorable indeed
- >the meal was also pretty good
- >you slip off and pay the bill, just so Twilight can’t protest
- >even if it’s too late, she ends up disapproving and leaving a tip at the table
- >oh Twilight
- “Thanks for taking me out on that da… I mean diner! Thanks for taking me out to that diner,”
- >you smile back warmly, asking
- “No problem, it was really nice. What do you want to do now?”
- >the little unicorn beams, looking around
- “We could go to the park, or see Fluttershy’s animals; I think Rainbow Dash is practicing some new moves! We could als-
- >within about a half second, a torrent of rain drowns her voice out
- “Oh Celestia,”
- >oh shit why was it raining so damn hard
- “This is the second time this happened at this particular place!” she cries over the pouring rain
- >you both run inside the restaurant
- “Gotta admit, it’s pretty funny. At least you got to eat this time around.”
- >you manage to say this before your speech functions are disabled by Twilight
- >her straight, long hair clung lushly to her soaked coat
- >water beaded and dripped down her face and chest
- >your poker face miraculously holds as you look down at her gleaming body
- “Darn it, I forgot about today’s scheduled downpour… I feel so stupid.”
- >you’re a little busy trying to look like you’re not staring the fuck out of this pony in front of you to be able to say anything
- “What do we do now, then?”
- >her mouth moves, shaking her curled mane lazily and heavily as it gleams with a silken glow
- “Anon, you in there?”
- >you do your best to shake off whatever came over you
- "Sorry what? I was out of it,"
- "Pretty far away, too, hunh," she giggles, shaking off the water in her coat
- "Miles and miles..."
- >you try not to laugh at her messy, frizzy mane and puffed out coat
- >try as you might, you end up looking like you’re about to laugh
- >she pats it down with her hooves, rolling her eyes at your bad pokerface, and replying
- "Aaanyway, I was wondering what we were to do now that the weather's like this,"
- >you think for a few seconds
- >usually you just stayed in when it rained
- >maybe one day you'd try painting in the rain, but you weren't interested in how everything looked when it was rainy
- >you did have some books from your Earth; that would be sure to provide some level of entertainment for her
- "My apartment isn't too far away, actually. I bet I have some book you've never seen before,"
- >she raises an eyebrow and her left ear twitches a little
- "You sure? I should have most of P0nyville's written works in my library,"
- "Twilight, I was talking about my books, those that came from my Earth,"
- >her eyes go wide, her pupils dilate, and her ears spring up at attention
- "Wh-... Why,"
- >you are about to ask her why she's saying "why" when Twilight’s eyes flash with blazing interest
- "Why didn’t you tell me about that earlier?"
- >she's up on her rear legs, pressing her front hooves on your stomach
- >you recoil in surprise
- >oh shit what did you do wrong
- >her nose flares out, puffing steam
- >Twilight's burning gaze bores into your eye
- “Show me those books!"
- >you stretch a hand towards the door
- "Su-sure, right thi-
- "Yesterday, Anon!"
- >she magics you off the ground and gallops into the rain
- >you float behind her like a weird animal balloon
- >you crouch inside the magical aura before the restaurant's top doorway wallboard decapitates you
- >Twilight sprints towards Davenport's as you yell out directions to a shortcut
- >wind and rain soak you to the bone as you duck inside the magical grasp
- >you'd have to apologize to that mare down the street
- >you chose to knock over her flower pots instead of taking a signpost to the groin
- >skidding on the hard packed dirt covered in a slick mud, she makes the final turn towards the little Sofa and Quill shop
- >you go wide-eyed at her multi-hoof drifting
- >being in the open street allows you to enjoy this floating experience instead of fearing for life and limb
- >floating behind a running unicorn in the rain sure was fun though
- >you start laughing and the infectious guffaws soon affect her as well
- >she teleports you both inside, still laughing
- >covered in mud
- "That was too much fun,"
- "I know, it was like that time in the crystal empire where I slid up a spiral staircase," she replies, grinning
- >you wish you could have been there
- >wait, slid UP a staircase?
- "You what now?"
- >her eyes focus into a serious stare
- "I'll explain later. Book time now, please?"
- >is book addiction a thing?
- >did she need a fix or something?
- "I'd love to show you, but... You're full of mud, Twi,"
- "Not so bad, I'll just shake-
- "Not inside!" you exclaim
- >she sticks out her muddy hooves, looking them over
- >taking a few breaths, Twilight calms down
- "I guess I got a little carried away... Sorry,"
- "It's cool, even if that did get a little scary back there... I'm mostly glad to see you excited about something, you've been looking pretty down for a while,"
- >she blushes a little
- "Oh, the shower is the second door on the left, try not to get too much mud on the ca-
- >she teleports away
- rpet. Right... Magic," you sigh, smiling
- >looking through your shelves, you pick out the books from Earth and put them on your little living room table
- >you didn't have that many, not that you read all that much in the first place
- >when you've found every last hard copy, you sit back
- >Twilight comes back out after a while, magically rubbing her mane down with a towel
- "Hey, I hope you didn't get sprayed with scalding hot water, the pipes here are a little finicky,"
- "No, it was fine, thanks. So these are it, right?"
- >she looks at your pile of books like they're made of solid gold
- >you had a little less than two dozen books in total
- >various works of literature, mostly classics from Shakespeare to modern authors
- >an encyclopedia, a dictionary, a couple manuals from your college, some science fiction works
- >nothing extremely interesting for you
- >just a couple books you happened to have around during the move from Earth to Equestria
- >a strange affair that was
- "That's all I have. Sorry there couldn't be more, I didn't exactly have the choice to bring a full bookshelf when I came here,"
- >she looks up at you, smiling with her eyes closed in contentment
- "I understand, this is more than I could have hoped for, actually. Thanks, Anon,"
- >her horn glows a little as she levitates a few books for examination
- >you start talking about the various tomes as she flips through the yellowing pages
- "This is fascinating... True record of a completely alien civilization,"
- "Twilight, that's "Ringworld", it's science fiction,"
- "Oh," she says with a silly smile, "That probably explains why I never heard of you talking about Puppeteers..."
- >you chuckle a little and reach for another volume
- "This is more along the lines of what you might want to see if you're interested in my Earth,"
- >Twilight is riveted to her seat cushion
- >this had to be pretty cool for an academic pone such as herself
- "If you want to borrow them, just go ahead. If I can trust somep0ny with a few books, it’s you,"
- >it's not like you'd be reading them again anytime soon
- "Really?"
- "Of course,"
- >she leaps up and wraps her front legs around your neck
- "Thank you thank you thank you!"
- >you return the hug, even if a little startled
- >perhaps you should have expected a reaction like this from a pony who spends her head in a pile of books most of the time
- >you spend a while with her, talking about some of the fiction and literature you don't have with you
- >you only ready occasionally, but you'd gone through a few books in your time
- >this wasn't really what you had your focus on at this moment
- >right now, your attention is centered on the silken-coated pony currently occupying your arms
- >Twilight is softer than a flannel bag of puppy ears
- >you can't resist letting a tentative hand go through her straight, smooth mane
- >you release her after a few short seconds
- >Twilight follows, going back to her seat beside you
- >her face was pretty tinged in crimson and you felt flush yourself
- >it was a little warm in here
- >you get up to open a window
- >behind you, Twilight frantically and quietly pulls out the encyclopedia and starts to look up a few things
- >you turn around, hearing the near-sonic-barrier-paced flipping of pages
- >the encyclopedia slams shut
- >you just see Twilight fiddling with her mane nonchalantly, turning to you as you raise an eyebrow
- "What's up?" she asks, innocent
- >you look at her, a little suspicious, before turning back to the window
- >as a fresh breeze flows in, bringing in a familiar petrichorous smell, you feel nature calling
- "Gonna go to the washroom, make yourself at home, okay? If you want anything to eat or drink, go right ahead,"
- >unbeknownst to you, Twilight is busying herself looking up "dating", "courtship", "mating", "relationship", and various other such words
- >turning bright red, but only ever doubling her efforts
- >you wash up and head back to the little living room, again hearing a book shut itself
- >you wonder what she might be up to, you told her she could borrow them, no need to be sneaky about it
- >Twilight is also blushing furiously
- >adorable ear to adorable ear
- >something is going on here and you want to know what it is
- >Twilight puckers her lips out of the blue
- "Twi, what are you doing?"
- >she doesn't reply, she just puckers more and moves her eyebrows up and down
- "Okay, what's going on? Is this a prank or something? I thought Pinkie and Rainbow were the pranksters..."
- >she looks around nervously, then hangs her head and sighs
- "Nothing, just messing with you," she grumbles
- >you catch something about "stupid book didn't help one bit"
- >now you’re just confused
- >the rain wasn't letting up, but at least it wasn't windy enough to push it in your apartment through the window
- “The books are really awesome, but you haven’t really told me all that much about your old life or your world. Would you mind talking about it?”
- >you shrug
- “Sure, what do you want to know?”
- >you sit down next to her as she asks you about what your world was like
- “I do miss it, you know… Strangely enough, it’s not that bad knowing I’ll never be able to go back. I don’t wonder about eventually going back, simply because it’s impossible,”
- “You must miss others of your kind quite a bit,”
- “I do. I miss quite a few people. Having friends here helps out a lot, though,”
- >you talk about who you knew, what your house used to look like
- >Twilight and you are sitting closer and closer as the room begins to cool down considerably
- >you have no desire to go close the window
- “So I never really knew girls that interested me completely. I knew that they were out there, but I guess I wasn’t lucky enough to find one that was really intelligent. I guess being in an arts program attracted more airheads than anything. They were all nice girls, but…”
- >Twilight cocks her head to the side with an eyebrow lightly raised
- “So you like smart girls?”
- >Twilight sounds… Hopeful?
- >you’re beginning to feel your heartbeat quicken
- >Twilight’s low tone of voice and close proximity to you wasn’t helping
- “I guess? None of them were ever smart like you,”
- >if your heart wasn’t beating so damn hard you’d get a kick out of seeing Twilight blushing so furiously, her coat seemed to be a completely different color
- >you notice that there’s very little space between the adorkable little unicorn and you
- >her delicate scent makes its way to you, the subtlety of it making it that much more enticing
- >you try to keep your head, asking
- “What about you? I’ve read the odd article in the papers, but I don’t know half as much as I’d like to,”
- >she looks into your eyes
- >you always felt small when she looked in your eyes
- >you felt like her big, breathtaking eyes looked through you
- “I used to be lonely, too worried about my studies… Friends helped, but I was missing something. Now, I don’t think any of that matters so much, I’m glad to have what I have,”
- >you back up a little
- >were you just crazy?
- “But hearing you talk about other girls made me wonder about what it would be like to have a coltfriend. Even if I’m happy with my life, I can’t help but imagine,”
- >looking into her eyes, you feel something crack
- >it was like nothing really mattered any more
- “Twilight, close your eyes,”
- >the very second those eyes left yours, you lean in and plant your lips on hers
- >she breathes in sharply, her heat making you blush harder than ever before
- >as you furrow a hand through her mane, reaching another around her back, Twilight deepens the kiss
- >by all that was Celestial, this is actually happening
- >you topple back onto the couch as she presses her chest against yours
- >both front legs around your neck, she breaks the kiss to look at you
- “Anon, I don’t think I need to look for a coltfriend anymore,”
- >you cup her cheek with a hand
- >Twilight’s weight on you was filling the hole in your chest. More than that, it was overflowing with emotions you could have only dreamed of
- “Sorry I can’t be your special somep0ny,” you whisper
- “W-… Wha-?”
- “I’m not a p0ny, Twi. I could be your special somehuman, though,”
- >she replies with a kiss, hooves burrowing under your neck to secure her hold on you
- >as Twilight breaks the kiss to nuzzle in your chest, you pet her lush mane, sighing deeply in complete contentment
- “Twilight? There’s something I’ve wanted to say for a long time,”
- >you feel her ears twitch a little
- “What is it? You can tell me anything. Even if it’s something you aren’t proud of or something,”
- >you hold her tightly
- “Twilight… You’re a pretty pony,”
- >the unicorn in your arms lets out a little sob
- “You’re a really pretty pony,”
- >nuzzled tightly in your neck, holding on as if she was afraid you’d push her away, Twilight shudders and quietly cries
- >you brush her mane, letting your hand pet down her back and curl around her tail
- >you were worried for a second, but she wasn’t crying in sadness
- >comfortable silence flows slowly in with the night breeze
- >today was a pretty pony kind of day
- Who's a Pretty Pony? C3
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