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=BiE 30=
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>"Just talk to Aloe at the front desk about payment."
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>Roseluck hopped off the bed and left the room.
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>You started the task of airing this damn room out.
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>No easy task with coconut.
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>You light some incense candles, they would do it.
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>Walking into the lobby you were stopped by Lotus.
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>"Mous, I was wondering, did you want to go grab some lunch?" she asks.
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>It -was- almost lunch.
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>"I'm down, it'll give my room time to air out."
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>You step into the lobby proper in order to address both sisters.
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>"Where did you two want to go? The diner?"
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>Aloe glances off to the side. "Uhh...actually, I'm not hungry! But you guys should go eat, I'll watch the spa."
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>You shrug and head for the door, Lotus right behind you.
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>The diner was farther away from the cafe, but usually had better food.
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>"Nice weather." Lotus says as she keeps pace.
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>She was right, the skies were clear and the sun was shining.
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>"Yeah, the Weather Patrol must be spoiling us because of the tornado."
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>It had been a week and a half since, you didn't hear anyone complaining over the sunny days.
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>"You never see weather like this in Stalliongrad." she says.
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>If it was anything like home, you're not surprised.
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>The two of you continue towards the center of town and spot a group of ponies hustled around a small stage.
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>On the stage was a rather loud unicorn.
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>"Listen O' citizens of Ponyville! Listen to how your Princesses have failed you!" she shouted.
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>You and Lotus walk past without another glance.
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>"This stuff happen often?"
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>Lotus rolls her eyes. "She sounds like the unicorn who came through last year and almost got the town demolished. I'm not giving her another moment of my time."
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>The diner was more of a little bistro.
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>At least it had outdoor seating.
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>Lotus ordered a sandwich, while you opted for soup.
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>You needed to cut down on the pasta...
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>The biggest thing that this place had over the cafe was that they used actual flavoring.
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>The cafe was great for a quick sandwich, but you were SOL if you wanted a good mushroom soup.
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>"So...Mous." you heard across the table.
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>You tilt your head to the side. Can't talk with soup in your mouth.
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>"I uh...wanted to ask you something."
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>You nod as you swallow your meal.
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>"Shoot."
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>She shifts in her seat a bit.
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>"You and Anon have known each other for a long time..."
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>/nod.
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>"And you spend a lot of time together."
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>You were bros, that's what you did.
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>"Have you ever been...'together'?"
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>You sigh and rest your chin in your hand.
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>This was not the first time this has happened.
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>"No. We have never been together."
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>Lotus relaxed a bit. "So, you don't play for the same team?"
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>You shake your head and give her a deadpan stare.
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>"Not that there's anything wrong with it! It would just be something I didn't know about you"
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>Heh. Nice save Lotus.
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>You can't imagine somepony who accidentally slept with her sister to have too many social hang-ups.
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>Lotus is quiet for the rest of the meal.
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>You get up to walk back before you're stopped."Mous."
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>Lotus is standing behind you, she's looks really nervous.
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>"What's up?"
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>She says nothing and keeps looking around.
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>You crouch down to eye level. "You okay? What's up?"
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>She looks you in the eye for a moment. "Buck it."
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>You were about to say something, but find yourself unable.
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>You can't get words out with Lotus's mouth pressed up against yours.
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>What is this.
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>What is happening.
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>Why is it happening.
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>Situational report.
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>Brain: askdjbngsdf.
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>No help there.
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>Jimmies: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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>To be expected.
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>Weak organic blood pump: Out to lunch.
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>Dammit.
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>You don't move for what seems like an eternity.
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>Finally, Lotus removes herself.
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>She's staring at you
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>"Mous, uh...are you okay?"
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>No.
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>You needed to think.
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>Gotta go.
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>You don't notice as you stand up and start walking.
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>You don't notice as you head over the bridge out of town.
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>You don't notice that somepony is shouting behind you the entire time.
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>Why would she do that?
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The most obvious answer was that she liked you.
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>Why would she do that?
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>Neither girls nor guys ever liked you.
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>Ever.
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>You were always "that weird guy who always hangs around that other guy."
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>It was rare for anyone to even know your name unless you spoke to them.
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>So what changed?
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You became an alien. Everyp0ny knows who you are.
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>Brain, why weren't you this helpful back there?
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We all have our reasons.
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>Great. Now your brain was screwing with you.
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>You didn't need this right now.
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>What do you do?
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Do you want to kiss Lotus some more?
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>...You don't not want to.
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What does -that- mean?
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>It means that you have no desire to never kiss Lotus again.
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That makes no sense.
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>It makes perfect sense.
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Are you attracted to ponies?
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>You know the answer to that.
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Right. Big bad Mous isn't attracted to anyone, that why he neve-
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>Yes. That's right.
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There's more than one kind of attraction, dingus.
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>Right...emotional.
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>Were you emotionally attracted to Lotus?
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>She was funny, she was smart.
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>She kept up with your quips and gave as good as she got.
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>She watched out for you. Your mind went back to when you had your manticore wounds.
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>You guess Lotus is pretty cool.
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>But that still didn't answer wh-gak!
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>You rub your face.
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>You ran into a tree.
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Idiot.
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>Fuck off brain.
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>Wait...
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>Why was it night?
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Why are we in the Everfree Forest?
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>And what's that sound?
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>You follow the path closer to the mystery sound.
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Prepare for Mauling: Round 2.
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>Eat shit brain.
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>This was pretty close to Zecora's, you think.
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>True enough, you spot Zecora's hut after walking some more.
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>Zecora was outside sitting and playin-
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>That fucking didgeridoo.
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>THAT FUCKING DIDGERIDOO.
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Calm down, man.
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>Stupid thing was haunting you.
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>Maybe Zecora has some advice.
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>"Zecora."
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>Zecora stops blowing your arch-nemesis and turns to you. "Ah... Hello again, dear friend Mous."
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>Her face falls as she looks at you closely. "May I ask why you are so morose?"
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>You walk up and sit next to Zecora.
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>"I have a problem, I need a hand. If you had advice, that would be grand."
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Even now?
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>All opportunities to rhyme will be used.
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Nerd.
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>Plebian
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>Zecora smiles. "Tell me your problem my good chum, allow me to stop you feeling so glum."
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>You lean back a bit.
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>"I have a friend, we're kind of close. But I think she wants more from dear ol' Mous."
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>Zecora nods.
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>"I'm not opposed, that's not what I want to imply. I just can't wrap my head around why"
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>Zecora tilts her head. "Why? I do not understand, I feel as if you need to expand."
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>"I don't see myself as all that nice, I've been told I have veins that are filled with ice. Why she likes that, I can't say to be precise."
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>Zecora gets a smile."Perhaps you are not as cold as you think, perhaps that is not your friends kink."
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>You give a disbelieving look.
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>"People are often hard on themselves and think they're have no value. They must sometimes take themselves under review."
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>Hmm. Review yourself...
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I give you a C+.
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>Shut up, brain.
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>You left Zecora's and started back towards town.
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>Review yourself...right.
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>Well, you thought you were a generally cold person. You had one friend you considered a brother, his girlfriend, two bosses, and an ageless sun goddess.
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>Before you came here, you had less than that.
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>You always thought you were horrible to people, not that you could figure out why you did it.
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>You always thought that they were a minute away from slapping you, or just walking away. Anon had been the only person you could really count on to stay for ages.
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>So why would Lotus like that?
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>...What if she didn't?
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>What if you were wrong?
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>What was it they called you that one time? Noble.
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Noble: possessing, characterized by, or arising from superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals.
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>Uh. Thanks Brain.
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I got your back.
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>So, were you noble?
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>What did Lotus say...
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>You took them in during estrus, sure. But they might have done something stupid.
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>You took a manticore for Anon, but he was your bro and would have died.
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>Come on...one thing here.
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Derpy.
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>Huh?
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>What about her?
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>You talked to her, sure...
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>Wait.
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>Hearts and Hooves day.
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>You got her to talk the that stallion who may or may not be an alien.
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>Is that noble?
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Did you do it for personal gain?
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>No.
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Sounds it to me.
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>Okay, so you may be noble just because you helped Derpy that one time...
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>Was that enough?
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>You stop walking, don't want to hit any more trees.
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>You're back in town.
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>...was it enough?
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>Let's go find out.
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>You were Lotus and you were an idiot.
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>Why did you kiss him? Why in broad daylight?
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>Why did he walk off like that?
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>You had been laying on your bed for a while trying to figure that out.
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>"Are you okay, sis?" Aloe called from the doorway.
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>You look up. "I'm fine, just thinking."
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>"Don't worry, I'm sure Mous had a good reason to walk away." she says.
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>"Yeah, like not wanting to date outside his species. Working with him is going to be great."
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>Aloe sulked for a bit before walking away. Not that you could blame her, even you didn't want to be around you when you got like this.
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>"Lotus!".
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>By Celestia, you were going nuts. You could almost hear him.
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>"Lotus!" again.
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>Why were you hearing him? It's not like you ever dated enough for him to become important to you.
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>You wanted to, but then you cocked it up.
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>Why didn't you just wa-
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>You were interrupted as something slammed into your window.
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>"Lotus!" you looked outside.
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>"Mous!?" he was hanging by the window sill.
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>"Let me in! I'm slipping!" he called out.
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>You rushed over and opened the window so that he could roll in and land on your floor.
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>"Mous, what are you doing here?"
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>"I figured we should talk." he says.
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>You sigh. "Look, if this is about what happened today, I'm sor-"
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>"No, not about that."
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>You try to talk, but can't get words out with Mous' mouth pressed up against yours.
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>"About that."
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-Mous PoV-
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>Heh. That shut her up.
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I told you I'd handle it.
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>Thank you Weak Organic Blood Pump.
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>She looked at you in stunned silence.
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>"Sorry about when this happened earlier, I needed to think."
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>She meets your eyes.
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>"...and...did you?" she asks.
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>You reach up and run your hand through her hair, that was allowed at this juncture, right?
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>She seemed not to mind.
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>"Yeah...I uhh...I don't know why you want this... But, I think I do too, in a way."
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>She lights up when you say that.
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>"So...do you maybe wanna see where this goes...? Maybe we can go out for lunch again tomorrow? I promise I won't silently walk away again."
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>She gets a big warm smile and laughs.
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>It makes you happy. "I'd like that..." she says.
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>Sweet.
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>"Okay, well, uh...I guess I'll see you tomorrow?"
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>You stand up to walk out.
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>"Uhm...can I use the door?"
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>She nods.
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>You are stopped as you walk out of the bedroom by something grabbing your shirt.
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>You turn around. Lotus motions for you to crouch down.
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>You get a quick kiss. "I'll see you tomorrow?"
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>"Yeah, of course." you say.
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>You hope you were still smiling.
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>Lotus walks you to the door.
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>You wave goodbye as you make your way back to the house.
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See what happens when you listen to me?
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>Yeah, great, where were you when I needed you earlier today?
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I told you, out to lunch.
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>Very cute, Weak Organic Blood Pump.
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Hey, if today is any indicator; we're going to be seeing each other a lot. Call me by my name.
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>No. Heart is a shitty nickname.
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>That asshole was beating too fast to get a new name, anyway.
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>Brain, what do you think?
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I think today was a good day.
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