Thirty-First Flutter [Video]

[3_butterflies]

 [After a quiet yawn, a delicate hand turns on the Pokegear. Fluttershy is sitting up in bed, cuddling a teddy bear - no, wait, that's a Teddiursa! She looks pretty exhausted, but it's the best she's felt in a while.]

Good morning, everypony... I'm sorry I've been so quiet lately...

[... more-so than usual? er, anyway.]

I, um... I guess you could say I haven't been feeling well... but I'm okay now... In fact, I had the most wonderful dream - 

Really? What about?

[Fluttershy blinks. Then, slowly, she turns to her side - where Applejack is smiling brightly at her.]

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...

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... Sugarcube? You okay? You look kinda - WHOA THERE, DON'T - 

[Whoops, it looks like Fluttershy's about to faint from sheer shock. Applejack lunges to catch her, Teddiursa squeaks at all the sudden movement, and the Gear is dropped during the chaos, turning off.]

Comments

Voice

[3_butterflies]

I'm sorry... but I'm feeling much better now, I swear...

Voice

[for_realsies]

What are you sorry for? You got poisoned by a jerk who misses having a shell.

It's good that you're feeling better though, and you have a new friend from home here! So this is an extra super good week!

Voice

[3_butterflies]

Misses having a shell?

[Pause.]

... Maybe they were lashing out, not knowing what else to do...

[yes, that's flutters, having sympathy for the guy that tried to kill her.]

Voice

[for_realsies]

*That sound? Imogen's face slamming into her palm.*

The guy behind the cookies kidnaps princesses as a hobby. He's a tyrant and all around bad dude. He's a jerk!

No feeling sorry for him, he's just all around not good news.

Voice

[3_butterflies]

But he must have had a reason... He seemed so nice before...

Voice

[for_realsies]

It doesn't always matter why people do a thing.

They do it and you're stuck with that.

Feeling sorry for who he was is okay, but who he is is bad news.

He hurt a lot of people, and he'd be happy if he didn't just get you, but got your friends too.

Voice

[3_butterflies]

[There's a soft but heavy sigh. It's hard to argue that logic.]

... I just wish I could talk to him...

Voice

[for_realsies]

*Immy might act crazy a lot, but she does know her logic.*

I have, he's working with Team Rocket, stole a lot of Pokemon, and happily poisoned a lot of people for Chri- Hearth's Warming Eve.

I dunno what you expect him to say, he'll probably just laugh at you and call you a sucker for getting poisoned.

*Sigh. Deep Breath.* Happier things! You are feeling better, and another of your friends are here! What do you wanna do with that? I think this calls for at least a good meal now that you're up, if you're up for that.

Voice

[3_butterflies]

[Though she's still very hung up on Bowser, she does try to follow where Immy leads and go to happier subjects.]

It feels like I haven't eaten in so long...

Voice

[for_realsies]

Well then food is the answer. We shoooouuld probably start slow, but what would you like to eat?

I mean, I've never cooked for ponies turned humans before. Or ponies before. But I'm sure I can come up with something! Just, I don't think I can make anything super expensive because I've only able to work part time and with the weather things haven't been moving super fast in town. So don't try to break the bank or anything. I can make soup! Soup is good if you're coming back from being sick, how does that sound?

Voice

[3_butterflies]

Soup sounds absolutely wonderful... And please don't worry about money. You don't need to do anything special or fancy with us. Just eating and just being with friends is so very special.

Voice

[for_realsies]

Any specific type of soup? I mean there's potato soup, tomato soup, Colorado Chili, chicken noodle, butternut squash, Zuppa Toscana...

*She'll keep going a few more dishes past that.*

I mean, this is your first meal after being all nearly dead and sick and such. So it should be what you want.

Voice

[3_butterflies]

Um... well... I like tomatoes!

[long as it's not made out of animals she'll have it all.]

Voice

[for_realsies]

Tomato, tomato is easy, good for you. I can get some spices and make it really good! Oh! And a bread, because tomato soup and bread go together like...

...well, it isn't the same as peanut butter and jelly. I suppose it's like chips and salsa but that's a completely different type of of going togther...

...the point is they go together and it'll be a great meal!

Voice

[3_butterflies]

[She can't help but giggle.]

Thank you so much.