Eddie In Equestria

I never really liked coffee, but beggars can’t be choosy. Sarah watched, bewildered by my ability to drink several large cups within a period of four minutes. She paid for every cup and she didn’t seem to mind me drinking more than five. Sarah let out a slight giggle as I attempted to protect my cup and savor every drop like it would be my last. “So tell me,” Sarah began to say, “What is your name?” I looked over to her with a confused look and replied,” Well, My name is… er…  My name is… I’m not sure. I can’t remember. Sorry.”  She looked at me and giggled.

That giggle. I have not heard a giggle that cute in many years. It wasn’t something you encountered very often, a cute giggle. Then I realized that she was talking and I replied,” Sorry, what was that?”

She giggled again and replied, “I said, how could you forget your name?”

I looked to her sincerely and replied, “It’s something that at my age I have no real need for.”

She giggled again and said, “Oh come on, you’re not that old, you look like you’re only what… 23?”

I tried not to laugh and make her feel bad, but I failed. I began to laugh uncontrollably and nearly fell over, and looked up to her to find a serious looking frown staring down disapprovingly at me. I rapidly contained myself and asked, “Wait, You’re serious?”

Sarah didn’t look to happy and she began to tap her foot on the ground. I might be old and out of touch with women, but one thing I have defiantly learned in my millennia of travel is how to tell when a woman is pissed.

“I’m very sorry, but I am roughly 5000 years old, I was born just before the Great Pyramids of Giza began construction. If you don’t believe me, ask me anything about anything that happened between now and then.”

Sarah began to walk away and said,” Yeah right, I should have known that you were just some other nut-“

“Pompeii was destroyed at around eight in the morning and I only survived as I had been in Rome and I was on the outskirts of town when I watched the sky turn a deep grey and slowly, the cloud engulfed the entire city and the ash began to clear after a few days. When it was clear enough, I ran to find my family, but the only thing I could find in place of my family was several statues. My wife, Aereleus, my son Pletus, and my daughter, Athena. Had all been turned to a stone like substance and that is when I made up my mind, I could never let myself become attached to another like that ever again. And on that day, a small piece of me died. So you may choose to walk away now, and think I am just some nut job you tried to help. Or you can accept my past and we continue with whatever you wanted to do.”

Sarah looked at me as if I had just spoken the words of god, and she had tears trickling down her cheek and let out a small sigh and said, “You’re!! But how?! And why?! But… huh?”

I smiled and lead her down the sidewalk with care as she tried to comprehend what I had just told her.

“If it helps, don’t try and think it out. I usually just go with it.” I said to the confused woman under my arm.

She looked up to me and tried to talk, but all that came out was a long, and very cute, squeak. The only thing that seemed logical seemed to be laugh at that squeak, and move on into the night.