Farmers and Fashionistas: The Fuck-Off

Rarity stepped side-by-side with Applejack, the pair making their way down the road towards Anon's house. Rarity, as always, was fussing and worrying. "Really, Applejack, I don't think this was a very good idea. He's angry with us, of course, but what about when we tell him what happened? I know honesty is your thing and all, but I don't think it's the best idea," she said, wringing her hands and staring straight ahead. "Oh, no no no, this just cannot do. Applejack, please, you absolutely must find a way to get out of this!"

Applejack was swift to answer, sending an arm around Rarity's shoulder and bringing her in close. "Rarity, no...no, you can't think like that. No matter how angry he may be at us fer all this, he's still our friend. We can't change that as easy as you think, Rares, no matter how badly we mess up. We'll be fine," she said, giving her arm a little squeeze. "Look. We're already here. We can't turn back now, can we?" she went on to add, leading Rarity up the walkway to Anon's door, even though Rarity definitely resisted a bit. An orange hand came up to knock, but Anon had beat them to it, the door swinging open with him behind it.

"Hey, girls. Been waiting for you two. Come on in, hm? You two need anything to eat, drink?" The pair shook their hands, stepping in and taking a moment to glance around. Rarity had visited before, so she knew the way, but Applejack was a bit lost. Here, Anon took the lead, a hand coming up to show the way, stepping towards the living room. Once inside, he sat on his recliner, leaving the larger sofa open to the pair of mares before him to sit down, Applejack removing her hat and setting it on the coffee table before she made her way onto the farthest cushion.

"So...Ah know ya want an explanation fer what was goin' on, and ya know...element of honesty an' all. Ah might as well tell ya, since Rarity here didn't seem too keen on the idea," Applejack piped up. She steadied herself for a moment before looking Anon over. "It...it really was just a stupid bet. Ah don't even really know how we even got this far. Neither of us were into the idea of you bein' with Roseluck, an' we were too selfish to consider what you or her would say if'n ya knew this. We decided our best bet was to see who could get to ya first. I didn't think Rarity would fight dirty like she did, but...she did. And it was all too easy to get ya to mah place and a bit tipsy so Ah could have a go at ya." Applejack stopped, once more steadying herself with a slow breath, having found herself rambling without too much of a point. "Point is," she started, hoping to clarify what she'd said. "We got in the way of your new relationship an' hoped you'd pick one of us instead, and we didn't think about how it'd affect anypony but ourselves. We're real sorry, Anon, and Ah know that Rarity did her best to clear things up with Rose about the whole thing. Is there any way you could forgive us for this?" Applejack, with Rarity following soon after, looked up at the human she so desperately sought the affection of.

Anon, meanwhile, sat and listened, considering her words, their side of the story. While it was true that what they did sucked and they really shouldn't have, he couldn't help but feel flattered they'd go to such lengths to be with him. It was kind of heartwarming to have somepony interested in...and not just one, but three ponies in the last few days had shown him some level of romantic interest! "Ya know...if you girls just wanted something like this, why didn't you just say so?"

Rarity barged in, a hand coming up to lay on her chest. "A lady does not just 'say so'. There's a certain finesse, a...a game to play before one can show she is romantically inclined to somepony. Though...I suppose that the game we played was not the right kind, now, was it?" she said with a bit of a grimace, shaking her head at herself. "Again, Anon, we're really sorry about the whole ordeal. And like Applejack mentioned, I've done what I can to repair your relationship with Roseluck. If you feel your best choice is to see her, then we understand, and we won't get in the way. Just...call us if things don't work out, hm? We'd love to have a chance of our own without meddling in your affairs." Applejack couldn't help but grin at hearing Rarity talk. Oh, Rares. Ya just can't let that go, can ya?

Once more, Anon sat and listened, taking in what she had said. He stood from his seat, slowly, hands on his knees as he went up to support himself. "You know, girls...I'm definitely not seeing Roseluck again for a bit. I...I think I can think of some way I can forgive you two for what happened. I wouldn't mind spending some time with you two, really. Just...under my terms. What do you two think?"

Applejack and Rarity shared a look, standing as well. "Can we discuss it amongst ourselves, Darling? I'm sure we would need to work out what our plans would be," she said, already moving Applejack towards what she thought might be the kitchen. A little cheer rang out in her head when she was right, and she shut the door behind her. The two deliberated for a few minutes, leaving Anon to himself to form a bit more of a plan than what he already had in mind.

Alright, Anon. Watcha gonna do here? he thought, sitting back in his chair to consider his next steps carefully. You've got two mares, both vying for your affection. You can't date them both, and then date Roseluck as well. Though...you aren't dating Rose just yet,
now, are you? Maybe taking them out one at a time would be fine... But then that wouldn't leave anyone really happy, most likely.

A sudden spark of inspiration hit him. This was already a tangled mess of a love life he'd developed--normally, such thoughts would be far from his mind. But in circumstances like these... They did say they'd consider your terms, didn't they? They didn't seem to question that. You could have them do anything, really, and they wouldn't complain, would they? His face grew into a large grin at the implications of having two mares under his thumb for a while. Oh. Oh yes, this will do nicely. Let's just hope they're with me on this one.

After a good six or seven minutes- conversing for them, and waiting, for him- they removed themselves from the kitchen. They’d come to an agreement between themselves--whatever Anon thought would be best to help them all move forward, they’d do it. It was with a nervous set of glances between each other that Applejack spoke up. "Anon? We think we can agree to whatever ya got in mind for us."

Anon smiled wider upon hearing that. "Splendid! Now, if you two will just follow me and save your questions for later, I'm sure we can find a solution for your affection problems," he answered Rarity. The mares shared another glance, now growing more apprehensive about what all he could have in mind. Applejack, really, had no idea what was in store for them, but Rarity knew whole-heartedly what was about to happen. Her suspicions were confirmed when Anon opened the door to his bedroom.