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- [FM: Shimmer Light / Hexferry / Actias ] [MM: Pepper Dust] [SFW]
- >You are Shimmer Light.
- >... You're currently... just sitting.
- >Hexferry thought it would be a brilliant idea to introduce you to at least one of the stallions of the moth village.
- >After crossing off most of them as "absolutely not!", she chose Pepper Dust.
- >As you sit in his completely-silent house, you don't know why she thought that was wise.
- >He's sneezed more often than he's spoken.
- >Hexferry has said way more than he has.
- >... Basic conversation-starter comments like "What do you two have in common?", "Uh, what things do you like?" and "So... Anything interesting at all...?"
- >Things along those lines.
- >Most of them were met with either silence or a quick, one-line answer.
- >You've been here a while.
- >Pepper Dust seems nervous, but he also seems... incredibly calm.
- >It's an odd mixture.
- >He's jittery yet he can just sigh away nerves.
- >He isn't doing anything about the stagnation of the visit, but he's making sure he feels as little of the tension as he can.
- >... His home is odd.
- >There are plants growing out of... everything.
- >Hexferry asked about them, but Pepper Dust just said something about it being his job.
- >...
- >Hexferry rises to her hooves.
- >She... looks quite annoyed.
- >Rightfully so, everything seems to be falling apart.
- >"Fine, if you won't talk, maybe I'll get someone who can get you to talk, like Acteus, or Virgo, or maybe Caramel!"
- >"No!"
- >Pepper Dust looks... almost angry.
- >"Bringing in Virgo or Caramel would do more bad than good. They can hardly even control themselves."
- >... A good description of them, from what you've heard.
- >Still, you give him a quizzical look.
- >He turns his attention back toward you and sighs.
- >"They live off their own enjoyment while hardly caring about who they're a jerk to along the way."
- >He scoffs and turns away.
- >Hexferry moves closer to him.
- >"Virgo might be like that but Caramel is nice! She can be a little difficult to handle at times, but she isn't that mean!"
- >"Are you kidding me? You, of everyone, should know I'm right! She lives off embarrassing you and everyone else!"
- >"Well, Virgo just asks everyone he can for a lay!"
- >"So does Caramel!"
- >... Hexferry backs down.
- >Pepper Dust stands his ground.
- >"The only difference between them is Virgo is male and Caramel is female!"
- >With that, Pepper Dust seems to have won the stand-off.
- >You feel a little sorry for Hexferry, but her point was too flawed to hold.
- >... You agree with Pepper Dust.
- >He's more cynical about the moths around him than you thought he was.
- >Maybe you do have something in common.
- >Hexferry's views of the moths in the village seem to be based more on opinion, where Pepper Dust's are made of facts and logic.
- >... You wonder what differences you can hear from the two of them.
- "What..."
- >Both turn to you as though they'd forgotten you were there.
- >... Maybe they did.
- "What do you think of Meisa?"
- >Pepper Dust blinks and sneezes before stammering out an answer.
- >"Sh-she's very kind. She's probably the nicest moth in this whole village. Meisa genuinely cares about everyone."
- >... Maybe you were wrong.
- >That's about the same answer Hexferry gave you.
- >You'll just have to try a different moth.
- "And Acteus?"
- >His face gains a tint of red.
- >"A-A-A-Actia..."
- >He keels forward with a powerful sneeze.
- >"Sh-she's really n-nice."
- >She?
- >"And her voice is beautiful..."
- >... Right. Acteus and Actias are siblings.
- >Siblings whose names are pronounced exactly the same.
- >Absolute genius on their parents' part.
- >"... Beautiful..."
- >Well, he certainly let out more than he meant to.
- >He recoils back and covers his mouth.
- >Hexferry must not have been paying full-attention to him, because she looks somewhat confused.
- >He's incredibly lucky you aren't the type to speak about others.
- >The rest of the visit is a great learning experience of the moths you coexist with.
- >... It wasn't that bad.
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