Philosopher of Earth

+++ Extract from Silver Stars' journal during her missions duration +++

August 29

In order to "observe" and "guide" the human known as "Cheese", as well to preserve my own sanity, I have chosen to start this journal in order to record the days events, and note any strange behavior. The house, as Princess Twilight seemed to call it, was in desperate need of repair. Undoubtedly, Cheese was thinking the same thing, but I haven't asked him yet, so if I'm right or not remains unanswered. Cheese is a curious creature... While exploring the house, he seemed to be taking note of everything, and exploring cautiously, poking his head in before entering a room, peering around corners, and generally expecting something to jump out of something. I can't say I blame him... Given the houses condition, anything could've lived in there. But an odd way of thinking showed itself when we were choosing rooms. He had explored each very thoroughly, made a list of good and bad and weighed them against each other. I did the same thing, only my choice was what appeared to be in best condition. He chose the worst of the three rooms. I have no idea why, but he seemed content with it anyway.

August 30

That bed was horrible. It was wet, with what only Celestia knows, had some kind of bug colony that loved it, and was very lumpy. I awoke very early, an hour earlier than when I normally do, six o'clock. When I went to see how Cheese was doing, I saw why he didn't seem to care about the condition of the room. He was bucking sleeping on the floor. The bed was untouched. Clever, I'll admit that. I hadn't thought of it, and he seemed to be sleeping soundly. And he did sleep soundly for another four hours. I was starting to worry that he died in his sleep when he finally rolled over and "tried" to wake up. I say "tried" as he seemed to roll and crawl before his eyes seemed to open. I sort of felt sorry for him. It was kind of pathetic how he jerked and moaned like a machine wanting to start up. Finally after nearly half an hour, he stumbled down to the kitchen table where I was sitting. He said a mumbled "Mornin' " and then tried to rummage in the pantry. After realizing that there was no food in there, he sat down at the table. With his head in what I understand to be "hands". Dear Celestia, he looked even more tired than I felt. And by Equestria, I was up nearly all night! After waking up enough, we decided that getting rid of the current furniture, rebuilding most of the house, and getting better furniture was a high priority. So, we walked around Ponyville to get something to eat and look at wood costs. We soon had a list of necessary materials and costs. I must say, even though he can't get up easily, he could even give Princess Twilight a run for her bits in organization. After grabbing some food from a local restaurant, I noticed that he avoided any hay in the meal, we went back to the house. There, he started counting bits and came to the conclusion that we could easily afford to rebuild and replace everything, with room to buy food and such. There were nearly a thousand bits in that bag that he had. Cheese said Twilight gave it to him. I also noticed that he had the bits counted in under an hour. I find myself wondering, just what is this human capable of? Tonight I think I'll try Cheeses method of sleep.

August 31

Today, we spent most of the day disposing all of the old furniture. Cheese didn't seem very strong or enduring, but I guess he lacked earth pony strength and he obviously didn't have a horn to help like I did. But what he did use to great effect, were his front hooves, I mean hands... They manipulated and moved things with far more precision than my magic could ever do. There was a moment when I thought that they had minds of their own, there is no way anypony could pay attention to one thing, and suddenly, without looking, grab something else. When I saw that I was in a kind of trance, I couldn't believe what I had just saw! I still don't believe it! His front leg, an "arm" as he calls it, just whipped around and grabbed several things in his "hands" with terrifying efficiency. His head didn't even turn. I note this as he may have some sort of sixth sense that we ponies are unaware of. The rest of the day passed without event though, and now we had an empty house.

September 1

OH MY CELESTIA. Today, we started to replace the worn out parts of the house, there were less than we first thought, mostly roof parts though. We had a pile of building materials and were working for about an hour when we realized that we wouldn't finish before the week was out. And that would've been bad, as we still need sleep and somewhere to take shelter, and the pegasi have a heavy storm scheduled soon... So while we were working, I was attempting to do the same thing as Cheese, to learn about how humans built things. But he soon noticed how I could lift almost anything with magic and very quickly replace it. He soon thought of an idea. Instead of going over one thing at a time, he wanted me to use magic to go over everything at once, and hold things in place while he hammered nails in. We soon had a efficient system going. I held everything in place, and loosened nails out, while he tore out old wood and nailed the bits I was holding in place. When we were done, we were both tired, him from running around and hammering things in place, me from holding the house up. But we had a decent house in front of us, and no more infestation of bugs and rats. He then promised me a day at a local spa. "Holding up a house is a lot of work" he claimed. I'm not much of a spa pony... But hey, free day at a spa, and I was too tired to say no.

September 2

I'm beginning to notice that Cheese is not a morning pony... He gets up very late, and appears to be a creature of habit. Getting up, going to the bathroom, and then looking for something to eat. I assume his old home always had food in the pantry as he constantly looks into them as if something is there, only to realize there isn't, and then sit down somewhere. Today, was no different. We then went to the furniture store and bought two beds, two nightstands, (Cheese insisted on these even though I don't use them) a couch, a table, a set of chairs, and (Cheese also claimed he required this) a desk. We soon were helping the ponies who worked at the store move them into location. They were a little afraid of Cheese, but I calmed them down, claiming it was one of Celestia's ideas. That shut them up, and they eagerly trotted to work. I know your reading this Princess, was I wrong? We soon had beds and nightstands in the bedrooms, a table in the kitchen, the couch in the living room, and Cheese decided to put the desk in the spare bedroom. I have no idea what he's planning, but even after a few days of living with him, I know he's planning something... I think it's the lessons for Twilight, but he does have a way of being full of surprises. Oh, and while I'm thinking of Cheese, he doesn't seem... Right. Ever since I started to live in this house, he seems to be getting more tired by the hour... Granted we have been very busy, but I just can't shake the feeling that if he was in this condition when we first met in the Everfree... I wouldn't be foal-sitting in Ponyville. Instead of maybe guarding a cell in Canterlot...