Author's Note

Umi's POV

Moving In: 1

When I arrived at the farm, there is little to no belongings there. I have a bed and a sofa, aside from that, the entire building is barren and empty.

I had brought some food and a few books, but how long would these last me? On the other rubbery hoof, my friends had promised to come. Aside from that, I have an entire farm to explore. I guess I could last until they arrived, even if it may take them an hour or two, before they were knocking on my door.

As I arrive, I unlock the door and pull the door up since it opens outwards. I am greeted by a small hall, maybe a yard in square all in all. To the right I see the door to the girls’ room, knowing I have the shower, right behind the left wall. While entering the girls’ room, I am turning my back on the hat-rack, under which I could place my shoes and hang up my jacket. Although I am wearing neither jacket, not hat, I was wearing a pair of boots since I like wearing them.

The final door leads to the living room, where I had a large bio sofa facing the TV mounted on the wall, with a small sofa table before it. Between each seat, there is an armrest built to allow for a glass or small bottle. The Master seat is in the middle and has the remote for both the TV and the video, which incidentally also have an emitter, in case I wanted to play around with a Holographic character or just see the film in more depth.

I have bookshelves on the wall on my left, where the door to the hall, shower and kitchen had been hidden. Behind the TV is a door to the dining room and my bed room. The final wall does hold both the door to an additional bed room a library and to the backyard.

As I entered, I noticed that there is a glassed in room before me. This is where I could find the stairs down to the basement where food would be stored, right along with anything else, although there is also a girls’ room and a shower.

The other flight of stairs leads up to the upper floors, where a few small bed rooms could be found and a girls’ room and shower.

Since I live alone now, I did not need more than this. Although I had been promised a herd of Ponies, but we could build a barn for them later. Maybe I should buy an Apple Jack to help me build these buildings for my coming herd, but it could wait for a while longer.

The one thing I felt I needed to see is the kitchen, so Iwent to check it out. I have both the freezer and the fridge on the outer wall, just where I wanted them to be. Then there is a stove and oven, aside from the sink with both water and streamer, aside from a boiler for tea. Then I noticed that I could even find ice cubes by the freezer.

When I turn my back on the sink, I find the shelf on which I could place the dishes, in order to get them into the dining room, as well as all the kitchen equipment, easily accessible from both the kitchen and the dining room, if and when required. Only the small sliding window is currently closed.

As I opened the fridge, I found milk, eggs, vegetables and meet, all I could possibly wish for, even if it isn’t exactly plentiful, but it is enough for the day or possibly a few more days.

I chose to pick a bowl of cherry tomatoes, washed them, dried them off and slipped them carefully into a large bowl and carried them into the living room, where I placed the bowl on the table.

After I had rummaged around in the pantry, I could find the ingredients for streaming my soda, including the coke variety, which I chose for this occasion. Once I had pulled the small pint size bottle out, I poured a cap into the bottle with carbonized water from the streamer. After shaking the bottle in order to get the contents mixed properly, I carried it into the living room, where I slipped it into the cup-holder in the sofa and sat down.

Just leaning back, relaxing in the sofa, picking a diminutive tomato and slipping it int my mouth, slowly chewing it. Picking another tomato, just enjoying the sweet taste in my mouth.

All of a sudden, I notice that I had run out of tomatoes. For a moment I felt disappointed, but then I realised I had had my fill, I am no longer hungry, as good as the tomatoes had been. They do taste wonderful, if I am to say so myself, not that I had been growing them, but still.

For a moment I just sit there, enjoying the moment, thinking back at my exploration of what is to be my new home. The sofa is apparently covered with a luxury shiny black leather I feel quite comfortable sitting on. The floor is covered in polished oak tree tiles that made me feel right at home, while the walls are covered with red cherry tree panels. The bookshelves are made out of the same cherry tree wood as well.

Then as I though back, I realised, these details had been a general theme all across the house. Although the floor in the kitchen, girls’ rooms and shower had been covered with white tiles, shimmering slightly in teal to blue hues I couldn’t quite put a finger to. The effect was astonishing to me.

Just the same, they had avoided white for the details in the kitchen as well, leaving them a high gloss finish of silver metallic. This had left me wondering if they had in fact been installed rather recently, or as late as no more than a year ago.

Funny thing, I had walked around most of my home and seen it all, yet I had not really seen the details or paid attention to it. Now I still do recall them as I think back, while I wait for my friend to come over in order to help me getting all settled in.

Now I just sit where I had seated myself for the remaining minutes until the time when my friend was expected to arrive. Lazly sipping from the bottle, while waiting, enjoying myself, while anticipating her arrival.