Your Shy Seduction

Wow hot-shot, you sure are confident. Perhaps all that apple bucking* with Applejack and cider drinking with the girls have done wonders to your confidence. Why, just the other week you managed to best Rainbow Dash in a drinking contest. Poor girl, she might love the stuff but she can't hold her liquor. If she's not careful, Applejack is going to make her do something ridiculous like wear a kinky dress in town or something.

Regardless of where your courage came from, liquid-form or not, it had a noticeable effect on your date to be. Fluttershy blushed and feigned fanning her off. Damn, you're good, tiger. One last lightning strike of courage surged through your nerves; before Fluttershy could react, you reached down, picked her up, and slung her over your shoulders. She giggled and pumped her forelegs in the air as you gently held onto her hind-legs.

Without further ado, you made your way back into town with Fluttershy riding** your shoulders. Your first matter of business was dinner, and possibly another activity before "coffee." Romance, especially for a human in Equestria, wasn't an exact science. Fortunately you had a dinner reservation at The Salt Lick, so there wasn't any hurry to find a place. Perhaps you could take a walk in the park afterwards, or stargaze in a grassy field together. You know, cheap and cheesy things to do on a date that girls love for some reason. Maybe serenade her or something.

Wait. You froze in your steps, confusing and worrying poor Fluttershy. After the date? You look up, above Ponyville's buildings, and at the sun. The sun that's nowhere near the horizon. It's two hours early! In your euphoria after asking out the adorable mare, you messed up the details and picked her up early! Props on the confidence, but you need to work on your execution.

No matter, no matter, you had a plan.

"Hey Fluttershy," you asked, continuing to walk as if nothing had happened. You were going to play this off cool. You were in control, nothing could ruin this date. "You want to go see a movie?"

"Oh, I would love to!" she softly cheered into your ear. You swore you felt her muzzle tickle the side of your head. Such tease. "But... What about dinner?"

"..." You froze again, unable to conjure a coherent response. "Uh... the reservation..."

"You forget when the reservation was, didn't you?" Fluttershy mused, an oddly smug tone in her voice. You mentally face-palmed. Of all ponies, only Fluttershy knew how forgetful you were. Like most most humans, you tend to forget the important details whenever you're excited. Like that time Rarity bent over and you reached for a boiling pot of water, or when Twilight nearly drowned and you started squealing with Pinkie Pie about your first kiss, forgetting that Twilight needed mouth to mouth resuscitation. You know, common human errors

"Well, uh..." You try to find a good response, but your mind is drawing a blank. Come on man, she's giving you a chance. What's your save?

"So I hear there's this new Maredoka Magica movie..."

"Want to go see Planet of The Humans?"