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Chose to argue: 33.5%

Chose to deny: 66.5%

Chose to knock her out: 0%

      "I'm not bitten, I swear!" You exclaim.

      "Then what's with all that blood?" The pegasus asked.

      "A close call with one of those things. Glad I had a gun on me."

The pegasus raised an eyebrow and looked you up and down.

      "You get away this time. But, as soon as we know you're infected..."

She did a neck slice before turning around and flying off into a corner of the building.

      "What's her problem?" You asked as you glared at her.

      "Oh, don't y'all mind Rainbow. She's just... stressed, y'know? What's yer name?" The orange country pony inquired.

      "Hard Luck."

      "Name's Applejack. That pegasus that almost murdered ya'? That's Rainbow Dash." Applejack said, pointing at the cyan pegasus.

      "She's real friendly isn't she?" You grumble.

      "Don't ya worry. She ain't the kindest or the most polite, but she's quick to apologize. We're all just... on edge." Applejack explained.

      "Tell me about it. Hard to believe just a couple of weeks ago things were just fine. And then Vanhoover was hit, started to spread like wildfire..."

      "We're all takin' it pretty hard. 'Specially after what happened to Pinkie." Applejack explained as she looked at the ground out of grief.

      "Oh..."

      "One o' the things wandered its way into Sugarcube Corner. Pinkie thought it was a new pony; warmed up to him real quick. We wanted to help; authorities kept urgin' us to stay out though. What happened to her, we don't know. She might still be alive for all we know."

       "Jeez."

      "Rainbow took it the hardest of them all. I'm worried that losin' another pony might just do her in. Best to give her time to calm down before y'all try and make friends with her."

      "I'll take note."

      "Go on, you should get to know the rest o' the group. If yer gonna stick with us, ya might as well be on good terms with the rest o' the gang."

Applejack turned her attention back to her saddlebags, browsing through it's content before pulling out a plastic bag of apples.

       "Here, hand these out and they'll warm up to ya real quick."

       "Thanks."

Applejack rested her head on her saddlebags and placed her stetson on her face, a clear sign that she was going to take a nap. You scanned the room and looked at all the ponies, trying to decide which one you should approach first. The mint unicorn seemed okay, bored even. She kept peeking out the window and staring at the surroundings, all the while her horn kept glowing. The yellow pegasus was sitting close to the white unicorn, her long pink mane covering most of her muzzle. The white unicorn herself was staring out the window, for whatever reason, you still didn't know. Rumble was sitting next to her, staring off into space.

You decided to approach the mint unicorn first. You made your way to her while she sat on the floor and drew random shapes absent mindedly. If she noticed you, she didn't let on.

      "Hey." You greeted.

      "Huh? Oh, hi!" She responded.

      "Here, take this." You said as you grabbed one of the apples out of the bag and placed it in front of her.

      "Sweet! Some food!" She exclaimed before taking a big bite out of the apple, juice squirting out of the apple.

Just then, Rumble walked over and leaned against your foreleg.

      "Here kid, have an apple." You advise the colt as you give him one of the ripe, red fruits.

      "Thanks, Hard Luck."

      "Hi, Rumble." The mint unicorn welcomed.

      "Hi, Miss Lyra." Rumble replied.

      "Wait, you know him?" You asked.

      "Course I do. Town's pretty small; most of the townsfolk know each other."

      "Ohhh..."

      "So, you got a name?"

      "Hard Luck."

      "Where you from?"

      "Las Pegasus. Place was in absolute chaos when I left."

      "Couldn't have been any worse than Ponyville was."

      "So, why is your horn glowing?"

      "I gotta help Rarity with the shield spell. If we tried to do it ourselves, we probably wouldn't be alive right now."

      "Smart. Wasn't there a hospital nearby? A couple of restaurants pretty close to here as well?”

      "Yes?"

      "You ponies scavenged the place yet?"

      "Wish we could, magic really drains ya. Too many of the things are out there. No way we could make it there and back without sacrificing somepony."

      "I see. Rumble, why don't you keep Lyra company?"

Rumble nodded and sat next to her. You got up and made your way towards Rarity and the pegasus.

      "Hi." You greeted.

      "Eep!" The pegasus squeaked before hiding behind her mane.

      "Applejack told me to hand these out, so..." You said as you pull out two apples from the plastic bag.

      "Thank you, darling. I was in need of something to eat." The white unicorn thanked.

      "Say, thanks for helping me out back there."

      "Oh don't bother. I needed the exercise. This body didn't come from just sitting around, you know."

      "I take it your name is Rarity."

      "Why yes, yes it is. And yours?"

      "Hard Luck. Who's the pegasus?"

      "This is Fluttershy."

      "Hello."

      "H-hi." The pegasus whispered.

      "She's really shy." Rarity explained.

      "Good to know." You say.

      "So, you have a plan?"

      "Find the kid's parents in Appleloosa, go straight to Fillydelphia, find a boat, sail out to sea, look for someplace better to live. Do you have a plan?"

      "Not at the moment. But your plan sounds solid."

      "Been a nice talk; enjoy the apple."

      "Thank you again for the food."

      "You should be thanking Applejack."

You turn around and look around, making sure you hadn't left out anypony. Applejack probably wouldn't want one, considering she was the one who gave them out in the first place. Lyra and Rumble were done; Rarity and Fluttershy were good. That left one more pony.

You shot a glance at Rainbow Dash, who was still sitting at the corner. She hadn't budged an inch. You looked into the plastic bag and noticed that you only had one more apple left.

a) Give it to Rainbow Dash

b) Take it yourself