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- [Redheart Perspective]
- >You wake up in the morning once more, and shake your mane out.
- >'What a strange dream...'
- >You hop out of your bed, and stretch your back, then trot towards your bathroom.
- >'...I can't believe that my mind thought that up. Me? Seducing somepony?'
- >You chuckle as you turn towards the mirror, and your smile slowly slides down into a firm, expressionless press.
- >Remnants of eye-shadow and eyeliner dot around your eyes, your mane is let down, and there is a slight amount of blush around your cheeks.
- >...huh.
- >You turn to the shower, and turn the knobs to the usual temperature, and get underneath the warm spray.
- >...
- "THAT WASN'T A DREAM?!?!
- >You groan, and butt your head against the wall of your shower.
- >Removing the new ornament from your shower, you begin to soap up and wash your coat and mane.
- >This heat...
- >You can't believe how powerful it is, if it's forcing you to do this.
- >If it continues on...you're not going to be able to resist.
- >The fate of your friend will become your own.
- >You know what you have to do.
- >That...dwarf...
- >You need to convince him to...help you.
- >It's a matter of life and de-
- >No, it's not that bad.
- >But it's going to be the end of your career in Ponyville, if you don't control yourself, or get 'help'.
- >Shutting off the stream of water and stepping out of your shower, you towel yourself off.
- >You trot over to your dresser, and look one last time in the mirror.
- >There's no way you're going to put that much makeup on again...
- >You stop your hooves from reflexively moving to put your mane in a bun.
- >...but you can keep your mane down.
- >Placing your nurses cap on your head, you bite your bottom lip, trying to look more enticing.
- >...
- >You'd do you.
- >So. Hard.
- >Lightly giggling, you stuff your cap into your saddlebags, and heft them over your withers.
- >Setting off towards the hospital, you start to formulate a plan.
- [Anon Perspective]
- >You groan, and run a hand down your beard.
- >You need ale.
- >Badly.
- >A Dorf wasn't meant to go this long without alchohol.
- >But you're no ordinary- KOLSDAMMIT YOU NEED ALCHOHOL RIGHT NOW
- >Slapping yourself with a solid palm, you manage to stave off the urges.
- >For now, at least.
- >You know they'll return.
- >They always do.
- >Curse your dorfen livers for being so strong.
- >Examining your hand, you feel the spirit flowing underneath it.
- >It's flow is slow, but strong and steady.
- >You doubt that you can call on it for a while, at least, not without reprecussions.
- >For now, you need to let it recover.
- >And being that you're in a place of healing...well.
- >You don't see any problems with letting it do so.
- >You hear the sounds of hooves in the hall, and turn your gaze to the door.
- >And...Redheart comes in the room in three...two...one...
- >The door opens, but it's not Redheart that shows up.
- >Instead, it's another nurse.
- >And she immidiately leaves the room.
- >Wow, rude-
- >To push Rainbow Dash into it.
- >Oh...well.
- >Now you just feel downright ignorant.
- >She has an excited expression on her face, and she waves enthusiastically.
- >You return the wave, and allow a smirk to take over.
- >Clearing your throat, you decide to start the conversation.
- "Ah, hello there, lass. Are ye feelin' annae better?"
- >She smirks cockily, and replies with a smug tinge to her words.
- >"Yeah, nothin' can keep 'The Dash' down!"
- >She raises her head, and strikes a valiant pose.
- >...before realising why that's a bad idea to do that with bruised ribs.
- >She slumps down into her chair that has wheels on it (you just noticed them) and grunts painfully.
- >"...not my best idea."
- >You snort in amusement.
- "So, you and yer kin have been askin' me all these questions...do ye mind if I ask ye any?"
- >She taps a hoof on her chin, and shrugs.
- >"Sure! It's only fair, after all."
- >You nod, and start to think of something to ask, before opening your mouth to speak.
- "What...is this land called?"
- >She looks at you with an incredulous expression on her face.
- "What? I came from far off, lass."
- >She shrugs.
- >"Eh, fair enough. This...land is called Equestria. But don't call it that, it's more of a country."
- >You nod, not really seeing the difference, but accepting it nonetheless.
- "Thanks, lass. Also, some of you ponies have been referring to this...Celestia...character. Who is that?"
- >She stares at you again, this time being slightly shocked.
- >"You...you don't know who Celestia is?"
- >You shake your head.
- "Nay, cannae say I do."
- >She comes out of her stupor, and mutters to herself.
- >"Whoa..."
- >She shakes her head and looks at you.
- >"I'm actually pretty surprised. Everypony knows who Celestia is..."
- >Looking at you, she snorts in amusement.
- >"Well, I suppose you aren't a pony, so...Anyway. She's...the co-ruler of Equestria. She's the Sun goddess."
- >You raise an eyebrow.
- >Their gods prefer mortal forms?
- >That's a change from the humans, and yours.
- >"Oh, yeah. She raises and lowers the sun. Someponies forget that she does that sometime. I almost did too."
- >You suppress the urge to widen your eys.
- >You've heard of people taking power from the sun..
- >But to control it? And all of it's power?
- >You shake your head, almost in disbelief.
- >Regaining control of yourself, you speak up.
- "Thanks, lass. Now, for the next one..."
- >You take a second to compose a question, then voice it.
- "Why are there no stallions about? I literallly haven't seen annae of 'em."
- >She sighs, and looks towards the window.
- >"Nopony really knows, actually. You'd be better off asking an egghead, like Twilight. I...hmm. Gimme a second, alright?"
- >You nod, and she taps a hoof on her chin in thought.
- >She remains silent for a couple minutes, and appears to have remembered something.
- >"I...think I remember something about from a class I had one time. Something about mares being more powerful than stallions...or something like that."
- >Blinking, you lean forward.
- >Now this is interesting.
- >"Yeah...yeah, mares generally have more magic flowing through them. There have only been a couple really powerful stallions, and even then, they were either evil or really old."
- >Well, that's something.
- >"Also explains why the mayor of Ponyville has always been a mare, too. Huh, thanks for asking that, I answered some of my own questions!"
- >Damn.
- >You lie backwards, and absorb the information.
- >So, apparently, stallions are this world's version of women.
- >How curious.
- >Does that mean-
- >A nurse trots in the room, and clears her throat.
- >"I'm sorry, Miss Dash, but you have to return to your room for bed rest."
- >She looks to the nurse, and waves her hoof.
- >"Alright then. The faster I get out of this place, the better. See ya, Anon!"
- >You wave to her as she gets rolled out of the room, and lay back in your bed.
- >Strange, usually Redheart has showed up by-
- >Another pair of hooves ring out, and Redheart enters the room.
- >"Hello, Anon~"
- >Oh Kols no
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