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- >You gulp
- "I...of course."
- >You look down
- "I'm really really really so-"
- >A pair of hooves connect with your face
- >You stay on the ground in shock and pain
- >Look up
- Twilight is trotting away in a huff
- >Yeah, you deserved that.
- >The elements of harmony leave
- >Anon comes over and crouches next to you
- >"Thing? I'm sorry, but I have to do this"
- >He takes out a necklace and puts it around your neck
- >It digs into your flesh
- "Gnnnh!"
- >"I'm sorry. It has to be this way, though. It'll take a long while to earn back their trust though, if ever. Hell, even my trust might ber hard, I'm sorry to say.
- >You nod solemnly
- "Is there any way I can make this up to you?"
- >He pauses
- >"Be a good person. Be you. That's pretty much all I ask"
- >You hug him
- >Tight
- >You never want to let go
- >Fast-forward a year
- >Twilight has made amazing advances after doing research on you
- >She can de-thing-ify ponies
- >The first one was Applejack
- >She volunteered, even though she had pheomenal powers like yours
- >Well, it's not like you can't see why
- >Ponies have gotten to know what you are
- >Some have moved out of ponyville
- >Most have started to somewhat trust you
- >The elements of harmony aren't outright hostile to you anymore, but you're still not welcome with them anymore
- >Anon, though...
- >Anon is wary of you
- >Cautious
- >He sleeps on the couch
- >Your life's...
- >Not ruined per se
- >But pretty close to it
- >You recognize you've been a fool
- >Well, were
- >You've behaved exemplarily the last year
- >You even took down a timberwolf that was trying to kill the mayor
- >One day, you can't take it anymore
- >The crushing loneliness
- >Everyone being so distant from you
- >No matter how nice you are
- >Even when you have a magically bound collar that will incinerate you if you step even slightly out of line
- >You leave Anon a note
- >Then head up to a nearby hill
- >Quite a tall one
- >Kind of a cliff, even
- >Maybe you ought to just jump off of it
- >End it all
- >Couldn't be more painful than your current situation
- >Oh well
- >You asked Anon to meet you there in your note
- >This way, though, he could prepare as much as he wanted before coming
- >Maybe he'd bring spinke
- >His go-to never-goes-empty flamethrower
- >Or just a regular one
- >You lay down and wait
- >The sun moves across the sky
- >All the while dousing you in comfortable warmth
- >You've got no idea what time it is
- >But it's kind of nice to just be away from it all on your own terms
- >If that makes any sort of sense
- >Escaping the ostracism
- >"You alright, Thing?"
- >You jump
- "Holy shit, anon! Don't scare me like that!"
- >He smiles weakly
- >"I'm not gonna say sorry. But anyway, what was it you wanted?"
- "I can't stand it anymore, Anon."
- >"It?"
- >He scratches his head
- >Then snaps his fingers
- >"Oh. Like that. Well...what can I do about it?"
- >You lay your head down on the ground and sigh
- "I...I would say 'not treat me like a dangerous criminal', but that's kind of exactly what I am, isn't it."
- >You sigh
- "I don't know. Kill me or something. I can't live like this, Anon."
- >You notice you're speaking in a much colder, monotone voice than usual
- >Unintended
- >Anon sits down next to you
- >"I'm not going to kill you, Thing. Not unless you give me a damn good reason."
- >He puts a hand over your heart
- >You tilt your head
- >"You're a living, breathing, thinking person like us all. You made a crazy bad decision once, that's true, but...I couldn't stand to think of you dying."
- "T-then...then why have you been so damn distant ever since the incident?"
- >"Because...I was afraid, Thing. Really, really afraid. You threatened to eat me, remember?"
- >You gulp
- "S-s-sorry..sorry anon."
- >He rubs his temples
- >"I know you didn't mean it, but for the love of all that's good, you can maybe see how I was a bit afraid? You're...you're incredibly powerful, Thing, and with great power comes great responsibility. I know you did good when you saved the mayor. But...I've been so afraid you'd eat me in my sleep. It's what I would've done with powers like that. If only for revenge."
- >He shakes his head
- >"That doesn't feel like enough of a justification, though. Maybe I just felt like you'd betrayed my trust. And if you did that, then why ought I give you my trust again?"
- >You whimper as each word becomes another laceration on your already bleeding heart
- "I...understand, anon."
- >You let the silence take its course
- >The two of you watch the sun move further
- >The wind blows
- >Ponyville is bathed in the sun's golden rays
- "What can I do, Anon, to redeem myself? I've been trying as best I can to just be a good citizen. A good friend. But nopony's been willing to let me be their friend."
- >You feel the familiar sting of tears behind your eyes
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