Immersion

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Whole New World
Chapter 11
Immersion

Dano awoke to the faint smell of eggs and bacon, and a bright light flooding through his small window. He sat up and looked outside. The world was awake, and the sun had risen quite the distance. Dano guessed that he had slept in, which was alright. He had stayed up very late the night before, and a lack of sleep would have made him irritable.

Dano’s mind went from his late awakening to the smells assaulting his nose. His stomach grumbled loudly, and he realized that the only thing he ate or drank yesterday was a doughnut and a couple beers. Dano climbed out of bed, and saw his door opened just a crack. Echo must have already woken up and left, or Fluttershy let him out. He shrugged and got dressed.

The new clothes Rarity had given Dano were more like the stuff he used to wear. He slipped on a white t-shirt that read ‘Aeropostale’ in navy lettering, a black pair of briefs, dark blue jeans, a pair of black socks and his old tan boots. Dano didn’t want to wear his new black boots much, since they would show dirt and damage must more than his tan ones, and he would need something nice on his feet for a party or two.

Dano left his room after he finished getting dressed. The smell of breakfast intensified as Dano moved through the living room and into the kitchen. He spotted Fluttershy standing over a pan that was on the stove top with a spatula in her hand. She was wearing her white cooking apron over a canary yellow sweat shirt and a brown dress. Her feet were covered by her usual pink flat sole shoes, and a larger than usual smile danced across her face. Fluttershy heard Dano come into the room and turned to see him. Her smile shrunk a little, and her eyes dipped a tiny bit. Despite this she looked happier than most times when Dano was around. Dano moved to the table in the middle of the room and sat while Fluttershy returned to her cooking.

“Good morning Fluttershy.” Dano’s voice was a little tired and soft.

“Um… Good morning.”

Dano let the short conversation die. He knew that if Fluttershy wanted to talk she would, and he didn’t want to spoil her good mood with her usual nervousness.

As Dano waited for breakfast he spotted a fruit salad sitting in front of Fluttershy’s seat. The vibrant colors of the fruit, for some reason, attracted Dano’s attention. Before he knew it Fluttershy had brought him his breakfast, setting it down in front of him. The smell of bacon brought him out of his trance, and his gaze moved to his plate. A piece of buttered toast sat among two sunny side up eggs and three pieces of bacon. Dano looked up at Fluttershy as she sat down, a little confused.

“I thought you said you were a vegetarian?”

Fluttershy matched Dano’s confused face with one of her own.

“Y-yes I am.”

“Doesn’t cooking meat make you sick to your stomach or something?”

Fluttershy looked at her breakfast, and poked it with a fork.

“Oh no… all of my friends eat meat, especially Applejack. I don’t really get too upset over it.”

Dano’s confusion subsided as the thought of Fluttershy being comfortable with others eating meat around her settled in his mind.

Fluttershy’s smile returned, although much weaker, as the two ate breakfast. Dano tried to keep eye contact and conversation to a minimum. He didn’t want to knock Fluttershy out of her good mood. When the duo finished Dano offered to clean up. Fluttershy naturally rejected the offer, but Dano insisted. Fluttershy eventually let Dano have his way. She told him that today was her weekly spa visit with Rarity, so she would be out of the house most of the day. Dano told her that he was probably going to be hanging around town today as well. The two agreed to walk together once Dano was finished cleaning.

It didn’t take long for Dano to scrub the pan and clean the plate, bowl and utensils from breakfast. Fluttershy had run upstairs for something, and Echo was nowhere to be found. Right as Dano put the last piece of silverware onto the drying rack next to the sink Echo trotted through the back door, which rested to the immediate left of the counter. He looked upbeat, and Dano was happy to see his friend feeling better, especially after last night.

“Morning.” Dano said calmly.

Echo walked into the kitchen and sat.

“What’s the word on the Jenna front?”

Echo’s tail wagged a bit and a small smile creped across his face.

Dano chuckled.

“Looks like you’re doing better. Hell, we will be overrun by husky-wolf puppies before we know it.”

Dano and Echo shared a laugh before Echo made a devilish grin and winked at Dano.

“Keep it to yourself for now. I don’t want to explain to Fluttershy that my wolf knocked up her husky.”

Echo rolled his eyes.

“I’m serious bro, no puppies until we figure out a more permanent housing situation.”

Echo sighed then nodded.

“Good. I’m going into town again, you want to come along?”

Echo stood, wagged his tail and barked with excitement.

“Alright, alright. We just have to wait for Fluttershy.”

As Dano finished his sentence Fluttershy walked into the kitchen.

“Um… we can go now. If you want to…”

Dano wiped his hands on the back of his pants.

“Now sounds good. C’mon Echo.”

Echo barked again as he followed Dano and Fluttershy out of the kitchen then out of the house.

The walk to town was slow and relaxing. The wonderful early autumn weather was just warm enough to wear a t-shirt without sweating in the slightest or feeling too cold. The forest that surrounded the valley and climbed the mountains was beginning to turn from green to hues of yellow, red and orange as the month of October began. The sun beamed down from its perch, warming Dano as he walked. Fluttershy had a large smile on her face, and her eyes weren’t looking at the ground like usual. They were raised and taking in the colors of the season. Echo seemed invigorated as he ran around the couple looking and listening to everything. Occasionally he would stop right next to Fluttershy, and she would pet him as they walked. Fluttershy perked up even more when she rubbed the wolf between the ears.

Dano didn’t force a conversation. He was content with just walking along in silence, taking in the world around him. It occurred to Dano that he never really just looked around. Before his accident all of his life was a rush. He had to get to class, or to a friend’s room, or to a party. Dano smiled at the revelation, and was happy that life had slowed down enough for him to actually enjoy the planet he inhabited.

To Dano’s surprise Fluttershy began talking about halfway to Ponyville.

“I love the fall.”

Fluttershy’s voice had a small dreamy tone to it, as if she was thinking out loud.

“I prefer the winter myself.”

“Why?”

Fluttershy looked in Dano’s direction, but not at him as Dano looked at her.

“I don’t really know, but I guess it had something to do with the whole scene in my head. A blanket of unbroken snow in a field with evergreens being the only break in color. Winter to me is like when the world is asleep. Like it’s resting before it wakes up and begins a new cycle of life. I guess that’s why I love winter.”

Fluttershy made eye contact.

“That sounds wonderful.”

She smiled at Dano.

Dano smiled back, and felt a tug in his gut. He turned his gaze forward and sighed as his smile faded away. Dano knew what the tug was, he had felt it many times before. Dano knew it was the beginnings of a crush, and it was on Fluttershy. He cursed mentally.

Dano didn’t know whether to pursue a relationship or back off. Fluttershy was shy after all, and something like that could scare her senseless. Plus Dano had the feeling that the mission he was on wasn’t going to be clean, and he would most likely have to do some things he didn’t want to. Would Fluttershy accept someone who had killed another person? Dano pushed the feeling and thought into the recesses of his brain. He resolved to just ride it out before he did anything.

The group finished the walk to Ponyville in silence. Dano bid farewell to Fluttershy as she moved toward the spa before turning down the road he had taken before to get to the Pink Hole. Echo was looking around excitedly as the two survivors walked through town. He was positively happy to be in Ponyville, and Dano guessed he had been there before.

It didn’t take long for Dano and Echo to arrive at the Pink Hole, but they didn’t enter. The place had a small line in front of the counter as well as nearing maximum seating capacity, and Dano checked his watch. It was a little after noon, so the people inside were probably the beginning of the lunch rush. Dano didn’t know where to go since he couldn’t hang with Rainbow Dash or Pinkie Pie.

A thought entered Dano’s mind as he tried to figure out where to go. He had seen everybody at the party last night, but only Pinkie, Dash, Rarity and Applejack in town. Dano had not visited Twilight, and without a better idea he decided to go see her.

Dano called to Echo, who was watching the scene inside of the doughnut shop, and the pair moved through Ponyville to Twilights house. Dano had to ask around to get directions to the tree house, and through the people he asked Dano figured out that Twilight was actually a librarian. The tree she lived in doubled as the local library, and it explained the large amount of books inside the abode.

When Dano and Echo made it to the tree Dano entered without knocking, it was a library after all. Inside was Twilight sitting on the sofa that rested on far side of the room with a blue book in her lap. She was wearing a simple purple V-neck t-shirt with purple jeans on her legs. Purple fluffy slippers rested on her feet, and a look of confusion was on her face.

“You didn’t knock?”

Her voice was filled with the confusion present on her face.

Dano shrugged.

“This is a library right?”

Twilight smiled.

“It is, but everyone knocks anyway.”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude.”

Twilight laughed.

“Oh don’t worry. What brings you here anyway?”

Dano shrugged again.

“I hung out with everybody else yesterday. So it’s your turn to chill with Dano.”

Twilight laughed and closed the book on her lap.

“Well, what does one do while chilling with Dano.”

Dano laughed.

“I don’t really know.”

Twilight realized with a bit of embarrassment that her guest was still standing a few steps into the room. She scooted over on the sofa and patted the open side. Dano took the invitation and moved across the room to his seat. He sat politely, with his hands in his lap.

There was a small awkward silence before Dano started to speak.

“So… you’re pretty smart right?”

Twilight raised an eyebrow.

“You could say that.”

Dano shuffled a little, trying to get more comfortable.

“What can you tell me about the rest of the world. Preferably in the last twenty years.”

Twilight rubbed her chin.

“All I know was that there was a disaster or something. Not a lot of people come to Ponyville, and that was a long time ago.”

Dano’s curiosity peaked.

“Other people?”

Twilight looked confused.

“Yeah, some people come and go every now and again. The last two here was a pair of parts traders. I think their names were Flim and Flam. They sold a lot of things to the Apple Family and the other farms, since they are the only ones who use mechanical devices regularly.”

Dano swallowed and his gaze moved to the floor. Twilight picked up his reaction.

“What’s wrong, did I say something to upset you?”

Dano got control of himself.

“No no. Just a memory from a while ago.”

Twilight believed the excuse, but changed the subject out of fear of another strange reaction.

“How long are you staying in Ponyville?”

Dano smiled.

“Well, Fluttershy said I can live with her for a while, and to tell the truth I feel a little guilty about it. Don’t get me wrong, living in Ponyville sounds great, but I don’t want to burden Fluttershy.”

Twilight nodded.

“You could get a job.”

Dano shrugged.

“I don’t have many skills.”

Twilight rubbed her chin in concentration.

“What did you do before you came here?”

Dano furrowed his brow in thought.

“Well, I lived in the woods for three months, but before that I was in school to become an electrician.”

Twilight returned to her chin rubbing before perking up.

“You could work at Sweet Apple Acres. They could always use a pair of good hands, and you are already acquainted with Applejack. You should go check the market for her and ask.”

Dano nodded.

“Sounds good. Thanks Twilight.”

Twilight smiled.

“Not a problem.”

With that Dano stood and bade farewell as he left the tree house with Echo in tow.

Dano moved through town more purposefully than before. His strides were a little longer and he walked with more determination. Dano followed the path Applejack had taken through town the day before, and found himself by the Punch Bowl. He stopped and took in the abandoned building.

The walls were made of dark red bricks, and the large uncovered pane of glass in the doorway showed an interior that Dano always thought about when he imagined a bar. The right wall was dominated by the bar proper, with glass racks behind the bar filled with liquor bottles. The bar itself was made out of dark stained wood, and the stools that rested in front of it were matching except for the maroon cushions. The left wall was covered in booths with cushions that matched the bar stools. The walls were covered in dark wood paneling, and not so elegant chandeliers were spaced evenly on the maroon felt ceiling to provide lighting. To Dano the bar looked homey, and a nice place to share a drink with friends. Dano sighed before returning to his job quest.

Dano soon found himself in the market place. It was about as crowded as it was yesterday, and Dano had no problem finding Applejack’s booth. He walked through the small crowd and up to the Sweet Apple Acres stand. Behind the produce sat Applejack and a man that wasn’t Big Mac, and they seemed to be having a conversation.

The man wore a yellow long sleeved work shirt under a brown leather vest. His dark blond hair was covered with a cowboy hat, and his eyes were green just like Big Macs and Applejacks. His legs were propped up on the counter behind the produce, and were covered with grey jeans. His feet ended in cowboy boots, and Dano instantly recognized that he was related to the farmers somehow.

Applejack wore a dark orange plaid, long sleeved work shirt that was just as stained as the one Dano saw her in yesterday. The sleeves were rolled up above her elbow, and the shirt itself wasn’t even buttoned up. It was tied above the waist, and underneath it Applejack wore a brown tank top. Dirty light colored jeans covered her legs which Dano guessed ended in the same cowboy boots she always wore.

“Hey Applejack, how’s life?”

Applejack turned from the mystery man to look at Dano.

“Bout as good as it always is.”

Dano and Applejack chuckled before Applejack nodded to the man.

“This is mah cousin Braeburn, he has lived on the farm since we were both little.”

Dano reached his hand over the stall to shake hands with cousin Braeburn, and the farmer leaned forward to bridge the gap.

“Pleasure to meet you.”

Braeburn smiled.

“Pleasures all mine… um I don’t know your name.”

Dano chuckled.

“My name is Daniel, but call me Dano.”

Braeburn nodded and returned to reclining.

“So what brings you to our little booth Dano?”

Braeburn’s drawl wasn’t as thick as Applejacks.

“Well… I was hoping to find a job around here.”

Applejack and Braeburn raised an eye brow and looked at each other before returning there gaze to Dano.

“Don’t get me wrong Dano, but you don’t look to be the farming type.”

Applejack nodded as Braeburn spoke.

Dano had already prepared for this eventuality while he walked.

“It is true that I have never worked on a farm before, but I have worked with my hands since I could walk. My father taught me about almost every tool on this planet and how to use them. Plus the fact that I can learn things quickly if shown makes me pretty good at acclimating to a job.”

Braeburn pulled his legs off of the counter and leaned forward.

“Do you think you could handle waking up at the crack of dawn, and then working until the sun set?”

Dano shrugged.

“I wake up at the crack of dawn already, and hard work would be nice. I don’t want to get fat from all of Fluttershy’s amazing cooking after all.”

Applejack and Braeburn chuckled.

“Ah’m fine with it cousin.”

Braeburn shrugged.

“Fine, you can start tomorrow then.”

Dano smiled.

“Sounds great.”

Braeburn returned his feet to the counter.

“I would wear something a little different than that. White doesn’t really stay white around here.”

Dano chuckled.

“It’s alright. I have some more disposable clothing lying around.”

Braeburn nodded.

“Well, it will be nice to have another pair of hands on the farm. Maybe we could get somethin done.”

Applejack playfully elbowed Braeburn in the side.

“Maybe.” Responded Braeburn lightheartedly.

The group shared a laugh before Applejack gave Dano directions to Sweet Apple Acres. Once informed Dano said his farewell and left the booth with Echo to go find something to do.

Dano found himself wandering through the colorful town of Ponyville with his hands in his pockets and nothing to do. He had drifted from the market toward the center of town when he heard some musical instruments warming up. Both Dano and Echo perked up at the sound and began to move to it.

It didn’t take long for Dano and Echo to find the origin of the music. Dano could see four people sitting in a semicircle underneath the awning of a grey painted building with blue shudders, trim and shingles. A sign hung off of a 4x4 piece of wood that protruded from the building above a single door. A treble clef sat behind a pair of bared eighth notes, and the two musical symbols rested in front of a grey background.

Three of the four musicians that sat in front of the building were playing large string instruments that Dano guessed were cellos. All three of them wore grey polo’s with black dress pants, and dress shoes. The fourth musician Dano recognized as the DJ from Pinkie’s party, and she was playing a drum of some sort that rested between her legs. The DJ wore tight black jeans that ended in black and white Convers shoes. Her upper half was covered with a simple white tank top with her signature bared eighth notes on the front. A pair of purple sun glasses rested over her eyes and the same head phones wrapped around her neck.

The quartet finished warming up, and began a song* by plucking the strings of their instruments. The DJ just sat and waited until the three stringed instruments began to play. She began to play her drum to the beat, and added a few flourishes here and there as the song progressed. Then one of the cellos broke from the melody to produce its own, which was then followed by a second cello creating a counter melody. This went on until a small breakdown where the drumming stopped and the cellos would quiet. The melody would pick itself up once again with the lead cellist creating a totally different solo than the first, and the second seat following suit. This theme repeated itself a few more times until the ending where the quartet began to sing in harmony. The song soon finished after the brief vocals, and the sound died out.

Dano slipped into his mind as the song played. It brought images of conflict and sacrifice to his head. Classical music always did this to him, and he enjoyed the feelings the music would bring out.

Dano didn’t realize that he had faded out so much that he failed to recognize that the song had ended until he felt something hit him in the chest. Dano blinked as he left his mind, and saw the DJ laughing out loud with her three fellow musicians smiling. The DJ was waving Dano over, so he quickly moved down the street with Echo in tow as a blush of embarrassment spread across his face. When Dano reached the quartet the DJ spoke.

“How you doing Dano.”

Dano laughed a little of his embarrassment off.

“Pretty good. How about yourself DJ Pon-3.”

The DJ chuckled.

“Call me Vinyl Scratch, DJ Pon-3 is my stage name.”

Dano extended his hand and Vinyl took it.

“Nice to see you again.” Dano said as he shook the DJ’s hand.

Vinyl and Dano released each other’s hands after a few seconds, and the DJ motioned to the woman to her right.

“This is my wife Octavia.”

Dano shifted his gaze to the woman next to Vinyl. Her long hair was a deep shade of grey with lighter grey highlights, and her eyes were a greyish purple. She wore an expression of an upper class woman, a slight frown. Dano was a little perplexed as he offered his hand to the musician as to why a DJ who was into dubstep and techno would fall in love with an upper crust cellist. Opposites do attract.

Octavia took Dano’s hand daintily and shook it lightly.

“Pleasure to meet you Dano.”

Correct with Dano’s assumptions Octavia’s voice carried the upper class accent and feeling with it.

“Please let me introduce my students. This is Noteworthy,” Octavia motioned to the man to her right.

His hair was a dark slate blue, and his brown eyes were filled with the dregs of the feelings he felt while playing his instrument. Dano enjoyed music so much more when the musician loved to play it.

“and this is Wind Whistler.” Octavia motioned to the woman to Vinyl’s left.

Her hair was a pale gold hue, and her eyes were a deep orange. She was the smallest of the group, and the cello she was holding looked like it could crush her if it fell.

Dano nodded to the two musicians and they reciprocated. Vinyl spoke once the introductions were finished.

“What brings you our little school Dano?”

Dano shrugged.

“I was just wandering around Ponyville, and I heard your music. So Echo and I wandered over here.”

Dano waved a hand at the wolf who was sitting to his left, and Echo barked.

The musicians looked at the K9 before returning their gaze to Dano.

“Owning a wolf is pretty hardcore Dano. We should get one Tavi.”

Octavia sighed at her wife’s comment.

“No Vinyl, we aren’t getting a wolf.”

The musician’s voice carried a small amount of frustration to is, as if she had to say no to a lot of strange things her DJ wife wanted.

“Whatevs.”

Vinyl’s voice sounded like she didn’t really care about the ‘no’, and that the comment was more of a joke than a real request.

“Well I should get going,” Dano said, “I bet you two have some sweet music to make.”

Vinyl chuckled.

“The last time Tavi and I made ‘sweet music’ was…” Octavia had shoved a hand over her wife’s mouth.

“This is neither the time nor place Vinyl.”

Vinyl chuckled under her wife’s hand.

“I’ll just get out of here before I start a fight.”

Dano and Vinyl chuckled.

The survivor said his goodbyes to the quartet, and as he walked away he could hear another song starting.

Dano and Echo wandered a bit more before they decided it was time to head back to Fluttershy’s house. The two survivors had spent a couple of hours just meandering around the town, and watching the locals live their lives. It was another calm day for Dano and Echo, and as they turned down the road that would take them out of town Dano hear his name being called.

Dano turned to see Sweetie Belle running towards him with two other girls. He stopped walking so the group could catch up, and when they did Sweetie Belle introduced her companions through deep breaths.

“This is… Scootaloo… and Apple Bloom.”

Dano looked over the tired teens. One of the girls was wearing a pale yellow button up long sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the middle of the bicep. Her red hair was held back with a dark pink bow, and her reddish-orange eyes actually appeared to change color with more red on the top half than orange. Her legs were covered in somewhat tight blue jeans, and her feet were covered in cowboy boots. Dano could tell she was part of Applejack’s family even without the prior knowledge.

The other girl, who Dano guessed was Scootaloo, wore an orange t-shirt over her abdomen. Her greyish purple hair was made up into a tomboyish look, and her fuchsia eyes were filled with competition. Dano wondered if she was related to Rainbow Dash in any way. Her legs sported a pair of purple basketball shorts, and her feet had orange and purple running shoes on them. Her figure was sleek, and Dano guessed she was the athlete of the bunch.

Sweetie Belle was wearing a simple pale pink t-shirt with tight blue jeans and her pale pink flat soled shoes. All three of the girls had backpack on their backs, and Dano guessed they were either getting out of school or going home after a study session.

Dano waited patiently for the three teens to recover from their sprint, with Scootaloo taking first. She seemed to be more interested in Echo than Dano, and the teen was having a staring contest with the wolf. Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom recovered at the same time, and Sweetie Belle turned to her farmer friend.

“This is the guy I told you about.”

Apple Bloom looked Dano up and down.

“He don’t look like he just came outa the forest.”

Dano chuckled.

“Rarity helped me get all fancied up for town.”

Apple Bloom smiled.

“She keeps tryin to get mah sister to go to one of her fancy spa days, but Applejack always get jumpy when she makes up an excuse not to go.”

Dano let that little bit of information slide into his brain. Jumpy? Dano pushed that information into the ‘review later’ folder in his brain.

“Is this a real wolf?”

Scootaloo pointed to Echo with a thumb as she shifted her gaze from the K9 to Dano.

“Yes he is a real wolf, and his name is Echo. I think he would prefer it if you called him by his name.”

Scootaloo looked confused.

“But he’s just a wolf.”

Echo let a quiet low growl escape his maw.

“He’s pretty smart.” Dano said as he threw a look at the insulted wolf.

Echo shrugged as if the whole growl wasn’t his fault.

“Really?”

Scootaloo asked curiously.

Dano nodded.

“Sweet. Maybe we could borrow him for a while.”

Scootaloo looked at Echo with joy, and the wolf made an expression of nervousness.

“You would have to ask him.” Dano said nonchalantly.

Scootaloo turned back to Echo and began to talk, but Dano was asked another question by Apple Bloom so he didn’t pay attention to the small conversation.

“Sweetie Belle says you taught her bout guns, but ah don’t see any on you.”

Dano shrugged.

“I’m not going to carry them everywhere.”

Apple Bloom looked a little disappointed.

“Hey, I’ll make you a deal. You promise to make sure Scootaloo doesn’t do anything to crazy with Echo, and I will show you my guns. Deal?”

Apple Bloom nodded vigorously, and Dano smiled.

“Well, I have to go.” Dano looked over at Scootaloo who was happy talking with Echo. “It was nice to meet you Apple Bloom and Scootaloo, and to see you again Sweetie Belle.”

Scootaloo snapped out of her conversation with Echo and spoke in unison with her two friends.

“See you later Dano.”

Dano called to Echo and waved at the girls as he said goodbye. The three teens turned, and walked away as they waved back.

The day was winding down and the shadows were growing long when Dano and Echo got back to Fluttershy’s house. Dano entered the abode with Echo right behind him, and looked around. Fluttershy was nowhere to be seen. Dano shrugged, and went into his room.

Dano wanted to get his clothes ready for the next day, since he was going to have to get up early and leave. He pulled out his camo pants, his grey t-shirt, grey briefs and black socks, and set them on top of the chest below his bed. Once Dano was satisfied he was ready for the next day he left his room.

The sound of someone chopping something in the kitchen alerted Dano that Fluttershy was here. He entered the kitchen to see Fluttershy wearing the same clothes as before with the plain white apron over them, but she looked different. Her hair had a sheen to it, and looked extremely clean. Fluttershy’s skin gave off a radiant glow that she didn’t have before, and Dano chalked it up to the spa visit. He moved into the kitchen and he took his usual seat at the table.

“How was your day Fluttershy?”

Fluttershy didn’t look up from what she was doing.

“It was um… good. I enjoy spending time with Rarity.”

Dano’s mind returned to the statement Apple Bloom made earlier.

“I heard Rarity would like Applejack to come along, but she always says no.”

Fluttershy froze for a second, and Dano smiled devilishly in his mind.

“Um… yeah.”

Dano chuckled and let the conversation die.

Dinner was a pair of fresh green salads, and Dano enjoyed the break from meat. There wasn’t any talking during the meal, and Fluttershy looked a little rattled from Dano’s comment. That only means you have stumbled onto something juicy. Once dinner was done Dano offered to clean up, and Fluttershy protested. Dano won the debate once again, and noted that Fluttershy was a little less resistant that she was earlier that morning.

Fluttershy went to bed after dinner, and Dano went through his routine of brushing his teeth after he had cleaned up. He also shaved. Dano used the small window above the sink as a mirror, and was pretty pleased with his handy work.

Dano left the kitchen and walked back to his room. He undressed and climbed into bed, where Echo was already laying. Dano was excited about starting his new job tomorrow, and sleep struggled to pull him under. It eventually prevailed, and Dano fell asleep for the second day in a row with a smile on his face.

You know what logic?
what
I'm having a little trouble getting this chapter out, and i dont know why.
well, maybe it has to do with...
* hear knocks on my door*
i wonder who that might be?
*gets up and opens door*
Hi!
H-hello Pinkie pie?
I heard you were having trouble writing so Twilight and I came to help!
w-what?
this can't be happening
But it is
You can read my mind?
of course i can :)
Pinkie, can we please get in the room, i dont want to be seen by anyone else
Alright Twilight
*two colorful ponies enter my dorm room*
Lets get this chapter started!
Are you on LSD?
I hope i am, cuz this is the best hallucination ever. SQUEE!!

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