3_butterflies | Twenty-Third Flutter [Video/Action only for Twilight]

Twenty-Third Flutter [Video/Action only for Twilight]

[Fluttershy is still holed up in her room at Goldenrod, but at least she's somewhat making an effort to talk to people now, if the turning on of her Pokegear is any indication. Her red eyes show signs of past tears, but she's trying to be strong now.]

... I'm sorry for bothering you, but... some friends of mine are gone... I know that happens a lot, ponies - I mean, people leaving... and sometimes they come back, but don't remember what happened here... So... so...

[She gulps, and twists the butterfly ring on her finger.]

... If Applejack does come back... If she doesn't remember her time here... Then... please don't tell her about... us being... together. I-It wouldn't be fair to her.

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[She's already there. Heck, she's barely moved from Fluttershy's room since the others vanished.

Twilight can't help but remember what Shy told her when she first showed up. How all of them were here at first, and then one by one, they all vanished. Just like now... and left her all alone. And she can't help thinking that she might be next, and she might not have any control over it. At any moment, she could be ripped away.

It just makes her want to cram a little more into the time she does have. Particularly now with how much she needs a friend. How much they both do.

As she listens to her record the message, she can't help but think that just a few weeks ago, Fluttershy was literally proclaiming her love from the rooftops...]

This place is unforgivably cruel.

[ Oh no, Maria can't help but pout a little at this too - it sounds so sad, and she knows it's sad in general to lose friends here, so.. clearly this is her opportunity to try and cheer Fluttershy up, right? ]

Uu-. Fluttershy, don't be sad, don't be sa-d!

I'm so sorry, Fluttershy. How are you holding up?

_{[Asking quietly, but with obvious concern. He doesn't know her very well, of course, but he knows the gravity of people leaving - and since AJ's disappeared twice...]}

I'm very sorry your friends have left. [ Sakura's looking like a mix between sad and sympathetic. ]

_{[... Oh, no...]

[Of all the losses...]

[Heather might not know Fluttershy too well, but she's at least HEARD about the fact that she and Applejack were together.]}

... Well, for what it's worth, I won't say anything.

... You gonna be okay?

[...oh, that hits a little close to home, actually, so Naoto pauses for a moment before clearing her throat and--]

She may remember. There's-- I did, when I returned. I remembered ... who I was with and all the developments here.

So Applejack's--

[And that marks another friend down. Honestly, Crow has lost the count of how many of them disappeared in the past few months...

... but this girl -- pony, since knows better who Applejack hanged out with -- lost someone more than that.]

... Sorry.

If she comes back, I'm not gonna tell her anything, you've got my word.

[Legit tears here, that slowly spill out into actual sobs]

A-Applejack is gone? I didn't even get to meet her! And you said she was nice and she liked to make friends and I wanted to be her friend! [Some more sobbing]

Please don't disappear too, Fluttershy! I want to meet you! [A bit more sobbing]

[He asked her name in the last thread, but she never replied. I guess we'll just handwave that she told him?]

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