Original Prompt: >”Oh! Anon! I forgot you were there.” >”You just have so little magic that it’s hard to notice you sometimes!” >”Well, you’d have to have almost none at all if I can’t detect you without looking right at you, silly!” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >"I can only really see you if I focus really hard to the corner peripheral view of my big pony eyes anon" >"almost like those tulpas you are always going on about, eheh" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>36431329 >>36431346 "Twilight, what in the honest fuck are you on about?" >You are the one and only Anonymous >And you're talking to one of the two ponies that seems to notice you on a regular basis >"Well, you're kind of hard to see without your magical field. I have to focus on you to make sure you don't disappear." "Is this an explanation as to why ponies keep bumping into me, then act surprised I'm there?" >"Well, it's the best explanation that I can come up with. If what I'm thinking is right, then we have a whole new perspective on magic!" "But wasn't there that time with that centaur-" >"But then again, Tirek took our magic that one time, and we could still see each other..." "Twi?" >"Maybe it's a different kind of magic! And if that story of not having any magic at all is true..." >You've lost her, and now she's stopped "seeing" you "C'mon, Twilight, focus. I'm still right here." >Your efforts to regain her attention are in vain, and you only realize that fact when she grabs a notepad and calls for Spike >Sighing, you walk outside the crystal castle >Directly into a mint-green mare >"Woah! Bon Bon! What was that for?" >The cream-coated mare next to her frowns >"I didn't do anything." >"Yes you did! You just pushed me!" >"What are you talking about? I can't even reach you." >To prove her point, she reaches a hoof out towards the slightly upset unicorn >True to her word, it stops a [spoiler]horse[/spoiler]hair short >"But what...?" "Pppppfffft... Hah!" >You can't help but laugh at the silly pair >The minty mare becomes even more confused, then her face lights up in realization >"Oh! Hi Anonymous!" >Oh fuck, you've been noticed "Oh! Hi, uh... Lyre?" >"Her name's Lyra." Bon Bon deadpans, while looking almost in your direction "Yeah, yeah, whatever. You two seen Pinkie?" >"Yeah, she's at Sugarcube Corner. Oooh, Bon Bon, wanna go grab something over there?" >"I'd like that" >Once again, the ponies you're talking to seem to lose interest and perception of you >You're pretty sure that'd be cool if it weren't so annoying >Sighing to yourself, you follow the two to Ponka >Along the way, you trip Bon Bon a few times >Heh, never mind, this invisible shit is fun >Strutting in the front door with the confidence of an entire shitposting board, you're immediately assaulted by sound >"NONNY! YOU'RE HERE!" >Removing your hands from your ears, you locate the living megaphone "Yes, I totally am here." >"-and because you're here, it's time to give you my super special friendship cupcakes!" "Are you gonna get all sad again when I eat 'em this time?" >"...nope! Because this time I'm making sure you get them!" "Panko, I got them... never mind, gimme." >Taking one, you carefully unwrap the cupcake >Ooh, red velvet, your favorite >You can't help but eat it quickly, nobody can resist the baking of the pink party pony >You've tried >A lot >Before you realize it, you're on cupcake number 4, and Pinkie's frowning >"Who keeps eating them? I was gonna give them to Nonny..." >Dammit, it's happening again >Thinking back, you remember the perfect way to get her attention >You shove Ponka >She looks around quickly, before she settles her gaze almost towards you >"NONNY! YOU'RE-" >Your hand quickly silences the baker "Yes, again, I am here. And you gave me the cupcakes. They're still very good. Please don't yell again." >You let her mouth go, and it bounces back into a smile >"Yay! I thought somepony was stealing your cupcakes again! But if you got them, that means that there was no thief! And if there was no thief, that means you were being hard to see again! And that means... Oh no, I forgot you were here again!" "It's okay Pinks, it happens." >Way too often. >"But that's not a good thing. Friends shouldn't be forgetting about friends. I know! Twilight's been trying to figure it out, maybe we can go talk to her!" "Maybe later, Pinkie. Just came from the castle. Still have more of those cupcakes in the back?" >"Yepperooni! But Mr. and Mrs. Cake told me to stop giving them to you for free, so you gotta pay for 'em." >She leans in real close and whispers somewhat close to your direction >"But I'm gonna give you the special 'I'm-Sorry-For-Not-Noticing-You' discount, okay?" >You can't refuse, of course >It's Pinkie sweets >You spend the rest of the day taking full advantage of that discount >Such is another day for you in Ponyville