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BiE 71: Pot to Kettle.

By Mandroid
Created: 2020-12-19 12:55:52
Expiry: Never

  1. 1.
    =BiE 71=
  2. 2.
     
  3. 3.
    >Year 2 in Equestria.
  4. 4.
    >Hour 3 in Canterlot.
  5. 5.
    >"How about this one?" Lotus asks.
  6. 6.
    >You look the building over.
  7. 7.
    >"It's kind of big for a spa, don't you think?"
  8. 8.
    >Lotus trots up to you. "Dear, half of our current spa is underground."
  9. 9.
    >"And most of this towers above the street. The old spa worked fine with one story, why does this one need two?"
  10. 10.
    >Lotus huffs and walks down the street. "You just don't want to have to walk up stairs."
  11. 11.
    >You follow Lotus.
  12. 12.
    >"My sloth aside, isn't a two story spa a bit extravagant for our second location?"
  13. 13.
    >Lotus stops in the street and turns to you. "We have to make our mark here. We need something that these big Canterlot spas can't compete with."
  14. 14.
    >You raise your arms and silently flex your fingers. "Something else dear."
  15. 15.
    >"Oh, I see how it is. You've had your fill of my awesome fingers, so now we have to buy a building."
  16. 16.
    >"We need something, some sort of hook, to get p0nies to come to our spa. You're good, but you're not -that- good." Lotus says.
  17. 17.
    >You throw your hands behind your head.
  18. 18.
    >"I blame my teacher."
  19. 19.
    >"Yes, this is clearly her fault."
  20. 20.
    >"If she had spent less time with her tongue down my throat, I could compete with these heavy hitters."
  21. 21.
    >Lotus stops in her tracks and glares at you.
  22. 22.
    Might have taken this a bit too far...
  23. 23.
    >You roll your eyes.
  24. 24.
    >"Sorry."
  25. 25.
    >Lotus silently turns back and continues down the street.
  26. 26.
    Great...
  27. 27.
    >Silent treatment...
  28. 28.
     
  29. 29.
    >You followed Lotus a few feet back as she continued not talking to you.
  30. 30.
    >"I thought this move was a long while away, why are we here now?"
  31. 31.
    >Nothing.
  32. 32.
    >"You're acting like a filly."
  33. 33.
    >Lotus continued to stare straight ahead.
  34. 34.
    >"I find your mother attractive."
  35. 35.
    >Lotus stops in the street and stares at you.
  36. 36.
    That got her.
  37. 37.
    >"Can we talk now?"
  38. 38.
    >Lotus's eyes narrow. "No."
  39. 39.
    >She then continues trotting down the road.
  40. 40.
    >Goddamnit.
  41. 41.
    >"Babe. This is ridiculous."
  42. 42.
    >Lotus mumbles something as she puts distance between the two of you.
  43. 43.
    >"What?"
  44. 44.
    >"I said I don't care and to stop following me!" Lotus shouts from down the road.
  45. 45.
    >What!?
  46. 46.
    What is this?
  47. 47.
    >Is she-?
  48. 48.
    She's ditching us here!
  49. 49.
    >You were more than a bit annoyed, this was stupid.
  50. 50.
    >You cup your hands around your mouth.
  51. 51.
    >"Those fritters you ate on the train are going to your ass!"
  52. 52.
    >Lotus flicks her tail at you as she turns onto another street.
  53. 53.
    >You stand there for a moment before you notice that you are surrounded by p0nies staring at you.
  54. 54.
    >"What!?"
  55. 55.
    >The p0nies snap back to their own business and continue walking.
  56. 56.
    >That's what you thought...
  57. 57.
     
  58. 58.
    >You stomped through Canterlot, ignoring the looks you were getting.
  59. 59.
    >Eventually, you decided the take a seat on a park bench.
  60. 60.
    Why's she leave like that?
  61. 61.
    >She's probably PMS'ing, p0nies do that, right?
  62. 62.
    Makes the most sense.
  63. 63.
    >It's not like we lied or anything.
  64. 64.
    We didn't! If we had spent less time making out, we'd be better at massages!
  65. 65.
    >You sit and stew for a little while.
  66. 66.
    >You're still trying to wrap your head around what you did.
  67. 67.
    >You were always a bit rude, but that had never bothered Lotus before.
  68. 68.
    >You weren't acting any differe-"Alone in the park?" A voice asked.
  69. 69.
    >"GAH WHAT THE FUCK."
  70. 70.
    >A shrill laugh resonates from behind a nearby tree as an enormous stark white p0ny steps out from behind it.
  71. 71.
    >"Cunting hell, Celestia. Do you just stalk Canterlot in the off chance that I show up? The citizens are going to talk."
  72. 72.
    >The monarch recomposes herself and speaks. "I happened to be taking a stroll through the city when what did I hear but my favorite human shouting about fritters and rear ends."
  73. 73.
    >Fuck your life, she heard that.
  74. 74.
    >You turn your head away as she continues. "I decided to follow you to see if I could gather any clues, but I'm afraid I came up emptyhoofed."
  75. 75.
    >You dismissively wave a hand and walk down the path out of the park.
  76. 76.
    >"Good. Stay out of my damn business."
  77. 77.
    >The clinking of golden horseshoes tells you that isn't going to happen. "Oh come now, Mous. I have been alive for over a thousand years, you couldn't ask for better advice."
  78. 78.
    >"I could ask somep0ny who isn't trying to stick her nose in my damn business.
  79. 79.
    >Celestia trots up next to you. "That doesn't sound like you telling me what happened." She sings out.
  80. 80.
    >You sigh. Can't hurt...
  81. 81.
    >"Okay, what happened was..."
  82. 82.
     
  83. 83.
    >You walked with Celestia for a while as you both recanted what had happened and answered any of her inane questions.
  84. 84.
    >"Was she annoyed when you came here?"
  85. 85.
    >"Did you actually call her fat?"
  86. 86.
    >"Did she catch you looking at other mares?"
  87. 87.
    >Eventually you reach your admittedly short limit.
  88. 88.
    >"No. I did not piss her off and home, or call her fat, and stop projecting your problems on me."
  89. 89.
    >Celestia chuckles. "Then it sounds like she simply got tired of you being an ass."
  90. 90.
    >"What? I wasn't being an ass!"
  91. 91.
    >"Mous, you always act like an ass."
  92. 92.
    >"Fuck you. I am not."
  93. 93.
    >Celestia cocks an eyebrow. "Yes. Clearly."
  94. 94.
    >"That's because I'm annoyed right now!"
  95. 95.
    >You turn away and lean on a nearby wall.
  96. 96.
    >Celestia walks up to you. "It's true Mous."
  97. 97.
    >"Then why has nop0ny said anything?"
  98. 98.
    >"Perhaps they have. Mous, think to yourself, how many friends do you have?"
  99. 99.
     
  100. 100.
    >You turn to face the monarch. "What is this?"
  101. 101.
    >"Answer the question." She says.
  102. 102.
    This is stupid.
  103. 103.
    >"Anon, Lotus, You, Rainbow...Derpy, Aloe?, Uhh...Applejack...Twilight...Blueblood..."
  104. 104.
    >"You don't sound too sure about some of those." She says.
  105. 105.
    >"Piss off, I'm sure about the first four."
  106. 106.
    >"So, your best friend, his wife, your special somep0ny, and me. We are all the friends you have?"
  107. 107.
    >"Have you never wondered why?" Celestia asks as she orbits around you.
  108. 108.
    >"I'm not a p0ny person."
  109. 109.
    >"That aside, it's because you're an ass. You have four friends because you're a horrible jackass."'
  110. 110.
    >"Then why they hell has nobody ever said anything?"
  111. 111.
    >Celestia sighs in exasperation. "I told you. because they're either your best friend, his wife, or your special somep0ny."
  112. 112.
    >You glance at her. "And you?"
  113. 113.
    >Celestia chuckles. "I am incredibly old and incredibly patient, I can tolerate some rudeness."
  114. 114.
    >Tch.
  115. 115.
    >"You forgot to mention humble."
  116. 116.
    >"Celestia releases a laugh. "Especially when that rudeness is entertaining."
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  118. 118.
    >You stood outside the hotel room you were staying at.
  119. 119.
    >"This is a bad idea."
  120. 120.
    >Celestia nudges you forward. "That's never stopped you."
  121. 121.
    >"She's probably not even here."
  122. 122.
    >"You won't know until you check."
  123. 123.
    >You have your hand on the door knob.
  124. 124.
    >"You should talk to-
  125. 125.
    >A flash of light and a popping sound interrupts you.
  126. 126.
    >You look back to see Celestia has made herself scarce.
  127. 127.
    >"...You bitch."
  128. 128.
    >You take a deep breath the open the door.
  129. 129.
    >Lotus turns to look at you as you silently stomp into the room, drop yourself onto the couch, and cross your arms.
  130. 130.
    >Lotus glares at you for a moment before returning to what appears to be her choice of spa locations.
  131. 131.
    >"So..."
  132. 132.
    >Lotus remains facing forward. "So...
  133. 133.
    >That's good. At least she's talking to you.
  134. 134.
    >"So, I talked to a friend."
  135. 135.
    >"Anyp0ny I know?"
  136. 136.
    >"Uh...an older one."
  137. 137.
    >Lotus silently nods. "And?"
  138. 138.
    >You throw our arms into the air and lean back on the couch.
  139. 139.
    >"And I found out that I'm apparently a gigantic asshole all the time and that you should probably break up with me."
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  141. 141.
    >Lotus turns to you. "You found out exactly that?"
  142. 142.
    >You look at her out of the corner of your eye.
  143. 143.
    >"I may be paraphrasing."
  144. 144.
    >She goes back to her list. "It's true, you are an asshole."
  145. 145.
    >You snap your fingers.
  146. 146.
    >"See? I knew it."
  147. 147.
    >"Almost all the time."
  148. 148.
    >"Preach."
  149. 149.
    >"Your constant complaining is one of the most grating things I've ever experienced." She says.
  150. 150.
    >"It makes sense."
  151. 151.
    >"And any mare with more than half a brain would leave you in the dust."
  152. 152.
    >"I always knew you were smarter tha-oof!"
  153. 153.
    >You lean forward to see Lotus's head in your lap.
  154. 154.
    Uhh...
  155. 155.
    >"Am I missing something?"
  156. 156.
    >Lotus turns her head to you. "I'm a twin, sweetheart. I had to split a brain."
  157. 157.
    >"So...you're not mad at me?"
  158. 158.
    >Lotus stretches in your lap. "Oh, I'm still mad. But you'd be amazed at how much having to walk around an unfamiliar city all day looking a buildings makes you long for some company."
  159. 159.
    >Your hand falls from the couch and runs through Lotus's mane.
  160. 160.
    >"Sorry...That I was an asshole."
  161. 161.
    >"Anything less wouldn't be you." She says.
  162. 162.
    >"Wouldn't that be better?"
  163. 163.
    >Lotus giggles. "Dear, you're an incredible amount of fun to be around. It just has to be in doses sometimes."
  164. 164.
    >Doses?
  165. 165.
    >"Uhh...I can work on that, if you want."
  166. 166.
    >Lotus looks up at you. "All for me?"
  167. 167.
    >Your eyes dart around the room.
  168. 168.
    >"Yes?"
  169. 169.
    >Lotus pulls herself up and rests her head on your shoulder. "I'd like that..."
  170. 170.
    >Your arms loop themselves around her.
  171. 171.
    >"How much of a reduction were you looking for?
  172. 172.
    >"A you who is half as much an asshole would be spectacular."
  173. 173.
    Hmm...
  174. 174.
    >"I can give you 75%"
  175. 175.
    >Baby steps.

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