>It was an ordinary day in your little podunk town of Blossomvale
>There wasn’t much to do, not much going on at all
>Well, apart from the tulip festival
>It was an annual event that the locals used to fleece the tourists
>They’d all come in, get wow’d by the ‘pretty flowers’, and the florists would charge them out the rear for a bouquet that probably wouldn’t last their drive back home
>You were one of these florists of course
>”Hey Jess, busy day today?”
>Rob approached your stand at the local festival, a smirk from ear to ear, his eyes crinkling
“Eh… Not really. Pretty slow, honestly.”
>God, you crushed on Rob so hard
>He crossed his arms, and cast his gaze around all the other stands
>The crowd wasn’t at its peak for the week yet, stragglers were coming in here and there, but later it would definitely get busy
>”Yeah… Yeah… Not really busy.”
>He looked straight at you then
>And you looked straight at him
>”So, anyways, me and Amber were thinking about going down to the Clover later, wanna come?”
>Amber
>That was the worst part, Rob had a girlfriend
“Yeah sure! I’d love to come. Haven’t seen Amber in a minute.”
>Amber
>Yeah sure she was cool, and nice, and definitely Rob’s type
>Ugh
>”Great! Hey, catch you on your way outta here, yeah?”
“Yeah.”
>And with that he was walking away, hands in his pockets, rubbernecking at all the different flower stands
>You leaned forward with a sigh and put your chin in your palm, elbow against the wood of the stand
>Too slow of a day
>Nobody was even coming by your stand!
>It was rough
>Oh well, at least you’ll get to see Rob and… Amber… Later when you’re off

>A few hours must’ve gone by, but the day was still only halfway over
>You nearly fell asleep a few times as you sat there
>When you were in high school– If someone was caught doing what you were doing?
>The teacher would typically scare them, and the student would headbutt the desk
>Everyone would laugh
>”Well hello there miss!”
>WHAM
>You headbutted the table and then quickly gathered yourself
“Oh, uh, oh jeez. That’s my bad.”
>You coughed, clearing your throat, blushing
>You looked up at the man who spoke to you–
>He had a wide eyed, toothy smile
>It sorta reminded you of the cheshire cat
>And his eyes…
“Uh… How can I help you?”
>You tried to regain composure by brushing a lock of hair between your ear, trying to smile nonchalantly
>The man leaned forward, just slightly
>”Oh my dear, easily startled, are we?”
>You had a terrible habit of being easy to scare, that was true, but you weren’t even expecting this!
>Being at work and all, and almost falling asleep
“Well… No not–”
>”Quite alright, quite alright. Here, say we help you overcome your fear of… Circumstance, shall we?”
>What?
“Well… Look man, I’m not–”
>You raised your hands defensively
>And then he raised his hands, or… One hand
>And then snapped his finger
>You blinked, and he was gone
>Very quickly, you found that you had lost all of the balance you thought you had before
>With a caterwaul, you tilted back from your seat and landed with an ‘Oomph’ on your back
“God… What the hell…”
>Did that guy precision deliver like… Fentanyl dust or something?
>Were you dying right now? 
>Is this what dying feels like?
>No, wait, your eyes were closed
>And nothing felt right
>You felt dizzy, incredibly dizzy, and you weren’t sure why
>Why would you feel dizzy?
>Is this anxiety?
>WERE YOU HAVING AN ANXIETY ATTACK?!
>ARE YOU PANICKING!?
>You felt yourself breathing heavier, and heavier, quicker, faster
>And then your eyes snapped open to a sky blue sky
>Clouds floated above you, closer to the ground than you remembered them being
>Reflexively, you went to brush a lock of your hair– To soothe the nerves
>The appendage that came up in front of your face did little to calm you down
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!”

>You shrieked, you cried out, you wailed
>What in the name of the LORD was that?!
>You stared at it after your outburst– Was it a-a-a hoof?
>No! Hooves don’t look like that!
>It was like a hot pink stump, with fur!
>Where was your hand?!
>Where were both of your hands?!
>You quivered there, staring at your trembling… Things
>As it turns out, you wouldn’t be alone for very long
>Footsteps? No, hoofsteps approached you rapidly–
>”Lily? Lily! What’s wrong!”
>”We heard you yell! Is there a monster?! Was it… Discord again?”
>You weren’t even sure you wanted to look at them, but look you did
>Your head practically creaked as it turned, and you found yourself face to face with two bonafide… Pony… Creature… Things
>They sure were cute.
>And that was the last thing you thought about as you nodded off– Into the black
>You came to a few minutes later– You were still on the ground there, laying down, but you must’ve been moved a little
>You felt more comfortable in this position
>Plus, it felt nice having a damp rag over your forehead
>This was really nice, actually
>Did you faint? You’ve never fainted before, not ever
>”Oh! Lily! You’re awake! Oh thank goodness, Orchid and I were so worried!”
>You turned your head, a sleepy smile probably plastered on your face
>Pony
>A cream colored mare, but not a mare, it was impossible to describe
>She looked so expressive, so intelligent, so worried
>”Lily… Why are you looking at me like that?”
>Wait
>Was she talking to you?
“Are you… Talking to me?”
>The cream colored pony’s eyes widened, her pupils becoming pinpricks
>Then she took a deep inhale, and closed her eyes
>”OOOOOORCHIIIID! LILY HAS AMNESIA AGAAAAAIIIIN!”