Daring Yet Ditzy

“A vacation???” Ditzy repeated in shock.

Acorn’s new disguise consisted of big and dark sunglasses, a bucket hat similar to her Daring Do one, but just one solid color- green, with polka dots. She had her hair pinned back inside the hat styled in a way where it swept across her face subtly. She also wore a stereotypical Hawaiian shirt with some khaki shorts. Overall, she looked like a grandad visiting the tropics.
Acorn nodded. “I rented a small house by the lake.”
Ditzy was following her closely as she walked through town. “But, why???”
“Your talk with me made me realize that I desperately need some time off to appreciate the smaller things. I gotta appreciate Ponyville while it’s here.” Acorn replied, looking around Ponyville with appreciation.
“Wh- No you don’t! You gotta go out there and be-“ Ditzy’s voice dropped to a whisper. “And be Daring Do.”
“I know you’re excited by my life, Ditzy, but I’ve been all thrills for years. Seeing you take in the smaller things made me realize I need to as well.”
“No you don’t!” Ditzy protested. “The small things suck!!!” Acorn smiled endearingly at the grey mare. “If you want, I can show you my house for the time being. You can visit anytime.”
“What about the old one???” Ditzy asked.
“Eh, it’s not going anywhere. Follow me.” Acorn replied as she lead the way to a path off-road that looked like somewhere Applejack would hang out.

“How did you manage to get all of this done overnight?” Ditzy asked as she looked around the fields on the path.
“You can get a lot of things done when you’re famous.” Acorn replied, half sarcastic, half serious. “Also, my pseudonym here is Soil Blossom. Uncreative, I know, but as you said, I only had a short amount of time.”
“Pseudo-whatty?” Ditzy asked confusingly.
“A fake name.” Acorn assured.
“So, just call me that from now on.”
“But Acor-“ Ditzy cleared her throat. “But, uh… Soil. Are you sure you wanna do this?”
“Yup. I can’t be talked out of it. I’ve been adventuring and writing books for years. I need a break. Anyway, here we are.”

A small house. Around the same size as her old home, but bigger, and obviously a lot neater. Right by the lakeside too. “You staying? Cause, no offense I’d rather get settled right now.” Acorn spoke, looking back at Ditzy with tired eyes under her shades. “You don’t mind, do you?”

“Oh, yeah. I get it.” Ditzy slowly replied.
“We’ll hang out later, okay?” Acorn said as she flew into her new vacation home, without so much as a goodbye.
Ditzy sighed. She really had hoped Acorn would be different. But here she was, being dismissed by a so-called-friend again.

She walked back down the path and decided to just sit in the grass field alone for a while. She needed time, and a backup plan.