✖ anxiety attack: 011 ✖ Poison Joke ✖

[wolfishsurvivalist]

[A. 339 Brady Lane; morning]

[She should have known better than to try to move the weird blue flowers that were springing up everywhere, but noooooo...

A very resigned and scruffy-looking pony can be found limping around the house, trying to see how much of the place is overrun with the blue blossoms.

While muttering in annoyance to herself, as usual.]

Oh all the stupid things...a pony? Really? How'm I going to get anything done with hooves? It's not too bad, but still...

[B. John Doe Park; afternoon]

[This dull green pony can be found napping in a sunny patch in the park, her bad leg stretched out as she dozes. She's already been partially traumatized today, so why not strike up a conversation? After all, ponies aren't dragons, so poking a sleeping pony can't be that bad.

Also, even on the flank that isn't horribly scarred, she seems to be missing something important.

Her cutie mark. Mika is still a blank flank.]

[C: Around town: evening]

[As nice as the nap was, Mika never quite realized how far the house was from the park until she has to limp home. The bedraggled pony is making slow progress, but she tends to stop frequently and sit to rest her leg.]

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Re: B

[wolfishsurvivalist]

[Mika laughs a little, giving Applejack a sheepish grin.]

There's always that! Is it weird being a colt for once? I wonder what Celestia would've thought about this.

[Her ears flick back as she remembers her chance meetings with the alicorn in town. Sadly, Celestia might have had some ideas as to how to fix things, but it's better that the princess was back in Equestria.]

Oh, it really is. Well, I suppose now I just have to get all that exercise I've been avoiding.

[downtoearthpony]

[Applejack mulls over the question a bit, walking in silence a moment before speaking up.]

Actually, only a little bit. Once Ah got over the shock of it all, it's not too bad. Ah still feel pretty much mahself, so it's not too disconcerting. Ah wouldn't want this to be permanent though.

[His ear twitches as he catches a bit of what she said after the question.]

You got to meet Princess Celestia back when she was around here?

[wolfishsurvivalist]

I don't blame you, I remember well enough what happened when I was turned into a human when I got here. Wasn't too bad, but I was really glad to be myself again when it was over.

[She nods, her tail swishing.]

I did, it was an interesting experience. I think I met her shortly after she first arrived. I'm glad I did, though.

[downtoearthpony]

Yeah, she can be kinda awe-inspiring, huh? Sometimes Ah wonder how Twilight handles being her pupil...

Ah hope she's doing alright back in Equestria though.

[Applejack sighs slightly before going silent for a bit, just walking around as a mobile support for Mika.]

[wolfishsurvivalist]

Probably she's just used to her presence. How long has Twilight been her student, again? That might have something to do with it.

I'm sure she is, she seemed like she was a lot more formidable than she looked.

[She huffs, trotting quietly as she thinks.]

You know, I think I'm one of the few people here whose hometown probably wouldn't notice anything if I was missing. Everybody else protects their home or terrorizes it somehow, and then there's me. Hmm.

[downtoearthpony]

Ah think she said since she was a little filly...

[When Applejack hears that last part, he looks a little shocked, but then sad.]

That's... Ah'm sorry to hear that. Ah've heard one person tell me they don't have anything to go back to before, but that's just as bad to hear. Ah kinda hope that's not necessarily true, that you have friends back home that care about you and all.

[wolfishsurvivalist]

Which is probably exactly why she doesn't react the way everyone else does.

I come from a really big city, AJ. I think the only people who'd notice I was missing would be my friends and family. But there wasn't an important job I was doing, so in the big picture my being there or not doesn't really affect anything.

[downtoearthpony]

Ah visited a rather large city once. Kinda made me appreciate mah family all the more, to be honest. But we have our parts to play, don't you think? You might not think what you did was important, but Ah bet it was important to somebody, like you are important to your friends and family.