White Veil

Spike and Carolyn decided to watch a scary movie. While they watched, Spike continued to jot down notes in his journal.

"Whatcha' writin'?"

"I had an idea for a book."

"What's it about?"

"Here. Take a look."

Carolyn scanned through the scribbled words.

"It's about an angel who figures out what masturbation is?"

"Remember when I said Rarity helped me find you?"

"Yeah."

"Well, a few months ago, I went to her asking for help talking to women. I was really nervous, being new to the dating scene and all."

"How'd that pan out?"

"Not good at all. It felt really forced an unnatural. I was a wallflower the entire time I was around town. I went back to tell her it wasn't working out."

"What happened?"

"She gave me a book she said might help. Turns out it was, among all things, an erotic novel."

"Well...Um...That's different."

"That's what I said. Anyway, her real goal was to shock me out of my slump using reverse psychology."

"Judging by where we are now, I guess it's safe to say it worked."

"She's a crafty one. Gotta' give credit where credit's due."

"I might be able to help with this."

"What'd you have in mind?"

"I figured you'd know since you're the philosopher."

"I'm stumped on this one."

"Think: if your original issue began within, what tool could change your perception?"

"I don't know."

"Self-love, dingus."

"Self-love...?"

"We met because you stopped forcing yourself to do something that wasn't working. You shifted your focus to self-care and self-improvement through skating."

"Ohhhhh! Now I gotcha'."

"Taking care of your own body and mind can amount to significant changes in your future. Try having your main character use self-love as a means of coping with her feelings of alienation from the rest of the world."

"How?"

"Have her take herself out. Maybe she could go to a fancy restaurant or go see a movie by herself. Have her buy one of those silver cross necklaces you see in stores all the time and make it her personal symbol. Hell, make the masturbation scenes more intimate and spiritually focused like she's connecting in a new way with her creator. The only limit is your imagination."

"I hadn't thought of it that way. That's really interesting."

"Do you have a name for the story or character yet?"

"Not yet."

"It should be something introspective and personal. A porno book inspiring critical thought and soul searching would make some serious waves in the literary world. Who knows - maybe world peace will be achieved through religious jacking and jilling."

"HOLY FUCK! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Spike wheezed and clobbered the floor next to him.

"Don't have an aneurysm on me, now."

"I think you broke me!"