Intro and Extro

Fluttershy

    When I was little, my shyness kept me away from many new ponies. Every time one would come up to me, I would shyly repeat my name over and over--but they never heard my name. Eventually they gave up, seeking for maybe a better and more loud companion. I couldn't do it. They were too loud to me, and maybe a little bit too close.

   They didn't get it though. I couldn't handle it...and I guess they couldn't either. My father had sat me down one afternoon, asking me about my friends at flight school. He even asked me if I had a colt-friend. He wasn't surprised to hear the quiet mumble, "no" come from my tiny mouth.

    He had told me that I was special, a introvert is what he called me. He also said that mares and colts to the dozen were just like me and they couldn't handle large crowds or even other ponies. There was a part of my brain that had a little meter. That meter showed how much interaction with others I could take.

    A introvert is always in the middle--the normal place for a pony's interaction scale to be on. When an introvert is around a large group of ponies, interacting, the scale hits the max and it's an overload for them. Usually, they charge. For me, that's hiding in my bedroom until my meter has gone to the normal place it's supposed to be at.

    Then there are extroverts. Ponies like my good friend Pinkie Pie. They love to be around others and involve themselves into other's lives. As an introvert, it's not that I didn't care--but I was scared to. Extroverts have a very sparse supply of patience with the time they have alone. They need to fill the meter to it's exact place, but they need way more socializing time than ponies like me because it doesn't go up as quickly.

    I will always remember what my father told me that day. It makes me feel proud to be a shy mare. I have friends though, six of them to be exact! I don't always hang around them in a large group--but I try my best to. They are the only exceptions I make when it comes to great friends. I'm not that much of a centered pony in a selfish way, but in a very shy way. My animal's full hearts and bellies are what proves it.

    I thought of all this as I watched Cheese Sandwich left. My thoughts had wondered to the topic and I knew immediately that Cheese was an extrovert. He was just like Pinkie Pie--crazy, wild, and a big party animal. He was a very handsome colt too, but I didn't take it deeper than that. Although...he was a very cute stallion.

    "Cheese!" I tried shouting, it came out as if he was standing right in front of me. As much as I'd like that, he wasn't. Luckily, I saw his head turn and he glimpsed at me and his soft warm eyes locked on mine and I blushed. He must of seen my light pink cheeks, because he winked and broke the moment.

    My eyes fluttered as I realized what I had done. No, he was a little bit overrated and way out my league. I couldn't really see myself with him anyway. Just like the moment, my thought of admiration for him was broken. He was a crazy pony that would probably overheat me. I shivered at the tiny sliver of naughty coming out and snickering at me. I turned around and Twilight was only four feet away from me. Had she seen it? I didn't risk it.

    "Hi Twilight, how's the party?" I asked kindly. She took a moment to answer me, but eventually she did.

    "It's great," Twilight laughed and glanced at Pinkie shoving her mouth full of cake. "So, Cheese...pretty cute, right?" I gulped and hoped that Twilight wasn't going to be upset. What if she liked her? This is what happens when I even glances at a cute colt.

    "Yea, I guess. He's a little crazy though, just like Pinkie," I smiled. Twilight laughed and I was a little confused.

    "Fluttershy! It's okay, I don't like him. I'm just glad you finally took interest in some sort of colt," Twilight blurted.

    "What about you?" I chuckled teasingly.

    "It's a secret, and you can't tell anypony. Pinkie promise?" Twilight whispered. I nodded and put a hoof on my eye. "It's...Discord. I think I feel something between us." I couldn't help but crack a smile, it had always been a little obvious.

    "It's good this is only obvious to me," I giggled. Twilight seemed shocked, but she still had a grin on her face.

    "I think you and Cheese would do nicely together," Twilight changed the subject with ease.

    "Just a moment we had,  I really don't think I'll even see him again," I insisted. "Plus, he's way different than me."

    "Discord is way different than me and I still think that it could happen," Twilight swooned. I smiled at her and sighed.

    "This was a nice party, but I got to get some rest," I laughed quietly and hugged her. "See you tomorrow."

Cheese Sandwich

    I never really caught her name. I wish I had though. She was very pretty with long pink hair and a cute yellow coat. It was a gentle color--it went with her eyes. Now that I think about it, I was pretty sure that she was one of Pinkie and Rainbow Dash's friends. I never really got to get her name. I bet it's something really cute and pretty. My rubber chicken made a shift on my back and I laughed.

    "No way! She's way out of my league," I told my new Rubber Chicken. Was it possible that I could actually woo her though? She seemed like the adventurous type. Her long hair floating in the wind and her green eyes glowing with love. I shook my head and thought of something else.

    My cheesy sense was not really tingling though. There was really no place to go, so where would I go? It would be a little bit embarrassing to go back to Ponyville and say that I wasn't filled in in my agenda. I had to keep the reputation of a strictly-sensed party planner. I would just simply sneak in at night and politely ask for a spot in one of Ponyville's hotels.

    I could have just gone to Appleloosa and rented a room, but I wanted to catch that cute mare's name.