Hearts and Hooves Day by Leonardo Oliver Osborn

Leonardo Oliver Osborn Presents,

A Hearts and Hooves Day Special;

Hearts and Hooves Day

A Second Person Adventure

Rose

Day 1:

A New Filly in Town

You are a red coated mare, with a purple mane, and a dark red flower as your Cutie Mark, representing your talent for gardening flowers. You have just arrived to New Appleloosa in the train.

You step outside, you feel excited once you step out of the station with your pink saddlebags supplied with bits, food and flower-seeds. You think about all the new ponies you are about to meet, and grin as you think that maybe this time, you’ll get to find the one stallion, your super-special-somepony. With a determined grin, you slip on your tan sun-hat, and take your first step into New Appleloosa.

You stroll your way through Appleloosa and take in the fresh afternoon air on this wonderful sunny day. You hum a lovely tune to yourself, the one that always sing and play for some odd reason, but you never question it. You trot, feeling like nothing can stand in the way. As you roam through the town, you find yourself not surrounded by large buildings and long lines of taxis, but instead wooden one or two story houses, shops and bars, and ponies all roaming about. They all look happy, just as you are. They’re all dancing, consuming salt, and pulling horse-drawn carriages.

It isn’t long before you meet your first one in town.

“Hey,” says a sudden, deep voice. You turn around to find a tan stallion with a dark brown mane, and a cheese sandwich as his cutiemark. He leans on the outer-wall of one of the shops, wearing a black poncho and a dark sombrero.

“You’re new here, ma’am?” he asks. You nod.

“The name’s Cheese Sandwich,” he introduces himself, and holds out a hoof for a hoof-shake. You take his hoof, and tell him your name.

“Rose? Beautiful name. So, you moving here?” he asks. You explain to him that you just moved here from Manehatten for a ‘fresh-start’. He nods.

“I myself am new here too. I travel. So, which place are you moving to?” Cheese asks. You freeze, realizing that you may have forgotten to pick what home is going to be yours. You tell him that you might of forgotten to buy a house.

“Hmm. Don’t worry; I often manage to learn the ropes of these parks, I can help you find a place to buy,” he offers. You accept it. Cheese leads the way, as he shows you around town.

After the search, you finally buy yourself a house, and settle in and unpack. It’s empty when you enter, with an exception of some furniture and a few empty frames. Just the way you like it. There is plenty of room for whatever new treasures and souvenirs you will soon have, and all the flowers you will have on display. It is late now, and you decided to get started on your garden tomorrow, so it’s future-Rose’s problem now. You get in your new bed for the first time, and sleep peacefully until morning.