Finally, after a long night you came back home, standing before the door you glanced and spotted a note on it. It read:
“Dear Anonymous, where have you gone? We wanted to celebrate the two-year anniversary of your arrival in Ponyville. If you would like, we can still do it tomorrow. Please contact me. Twilight Sparkle.”

You stared at a piece of paper for a good minute before realizing that your missing neighbors prepared you a surprise party that you haven’t shown up to. Great. Another thing for tomorrow, apologize to everypony.

After checking the time you realized that there are still 3 hours before your work. You should get to the bed fast if you want to sleep before heading out. Then again, if you oversleep, your boss Spring Stone will most likely shout at you. Especially because you are a foreman in the construction company, and you are meant to watch over other ponies. But then again, how can you do that when you are this tired?

You decided to get two cups of coffee and just try to stay awake. You are extremely tired but you don’t want to upset your boss either. Back in your old job when you were still on earth. Pulling all-nighter before work was common. Then again, you haven’t done that in a long time…

You somehow managed to stay awake during the morning and even took a shower to stay fresh. You skipped breakfast and instead went to get some food before work. You stopped at the morning market and got some fresh buns with white cheese which you munched on while walking to your work.

Finally, you stepped into the building with some other ponies, your coworkers. And greeted them. Then you went into your office to see what you needed to do today. Mondays are terrible…

After tossing some useless junk out of the way you glanced over the portfolio where your work plan for today was. ‘Work plan’ was simply a list made by your boss for you to follow. She didn’t care that you should work solely as a foreman. She used you for all kinds of stuff, from talking to customers to handling the documents.

Today your task was simple, you need to go to construction site number 25-24 and see what the customer wants to change in their plans. And explain it to the crew. Simple enough. But is that all? Surely not. This was two hours of work max. And if you know Spring Stone she usually wants to squeeze every part of your energy. You searched for more folders and didn’t seem to find any. You asked your coworkers and they seem to have normal work plans. This was either because she heard about your anniversary or simply forgot about you. Either way, you won’t complain. Better to get to it fast and go home. If you are lucky you will take a good nap and head to Twilight to make this party today.

Still a bit tired you searched the construction map and to your surprise could not find the site on the Ponyville map. You decided to investigate directly in the site folder. After searching for about 5 minutes in the office you finally found it.

Construction site 25-24.

Commissioner: Nova G.
Construction type: Villa
Permits: 204,43, CBD
Location:249-372-CTL, Blue moon St.

The hell? You don’t remember any street named ‘Blue moon’ in Ponyville. You glanced over the map 3 times before you asked your coworker.

“Blue moon St? Never heard, give me the folder.” She said before you gave her the folder.

“Oh, I see. It’s not in Ponyville. It's in Canterlot, you see CTL? It stands for Canterlot.” She explained before giving you the folder back.

You simply stood there. And blinked, before shouting at the top of your lungs curses in different languages so the ponies would not understand.

You need to get to the Canterlot again. Again. At least now you know why you only have a single task to do. It only takes around 6 hours to get to the Canterlot and back. Not mentioning travel costs and additional time to get to the client and explain stuff to the crew.

You are sure that Spring Stone will repay you and give you a day to rest but still, this is the worst possible timing ever. You still need to talk to Twilight, but if you want to catch a train you need to go now.

You cursed your fate as you went into the train station which you left not 4 hours ago. You decided to send a letter to Twilight when you get to Canterlot. Mail-in this world takes less than a couple of hours between those two cities. But is Ponyville even a city? Technically no, but officially yes. It would not be that way if there wasn’t a Twilight Castle in it, but that is something completely different. You need to stay awake now.

You approached the ticket seller, and as he saw you again he asked if you would like a month pass for the trains as he has seen you more than four times now.

You simply laughed it off and said that it’s work-related and that you won’t need it.

The train was never late, but sometimes traveled slower to Canterlot than to Ponyville, still, the ride took the same amount of time for some reason. You realized that you are thinking about trivial stuff just to stay awake. And as you did, you started to drift to your sleep.

The train horn woke you up, you shot upright and saw that you were already in Canterlot, one and a half hours later. You saw that the ticket that you held in your arm was stamped and the conductor didn’t wake you up as he stamped it. What a great lad.

You don’t even question how you managed to sleep through the ride as you departed from the train station into the city. You glanced over the map of the city just outside the train station that gave you a general direction you should go to, to reach the client's construction site.

You quickly realized that the direction was much further out of the city. It was a villa after all, so there needed to be a large amount of solid ground to put it on. And on the Canterlot Mountain, it meant that the terrain was more flat around the castle area. Makes sense.

You somehow managed to follow the general path to the city outskirts when you spotted the yellow flags around the small hill. Yellow flags signalized that the construction is in the general area. Great, you almost found it.

And after circling the hill you spotted the yellow tape with black lines that meant that this area is under construction. Now you need to find someone in charge to get to the client.

Before you went inside the construction zone you dressed appropriately. You put on a blue and green jacket and a blue helmet. You don’t understand the coloring of the construction clothes here, it is completely different than on earth. Still, you need to dress appropriately to not get yelled at.

You crossed the tape and went straight into one of the tents that circled the half-finished building. As you entered you saw three ponies standing around drinking some ‘questionable’ liquors. They seemed surprised by your look as they had never seen anyone like you. You decided to ignore that and simply speak up.

“Construction control. Foreman Anonymous. Who is in charge here?” You said, and almost immediately one of the ponies split the drink into another one’s face. They threw them in the corner of the tent and smiled at you when you tried to not laugh at them and the situation. The first time here you managed to catch the drinking ones. You almost thought the drunk construction was solely an earth tradition.

“I am.” Said one of the stallions, the one who split out the drink in another face. He was clearly nervous when he said that.

“Alright. I’m here to correct the construction plan with Ms. Nova G. Can you get her?”

“Yes sir!” He said while quickly leaving the tent. You were stuck with the two stallions that instantly became sober when you sat down looking at them.

The whole situation is extremely funny, and if you weren’t that tired you would play with them and tell them you will report them unless they do some stupid shit. Unfortunately, you are too tired to do that. You already sent this stallion to get the client, and that was your job.

“So… Emmm” One started to speak up.

“No, I’m not going to report you. Just don’t drink at work. This time I will pretend I didn’t see anything.” You said with half a smile.

“Thank you! We will not. Right?” One gestured to the other stallion. The other one simply nodded.

You know that as soon as you leave they will drink again but who cares. As long as no one kills himself it’s alright. You aren’t responsible for them anyway… Wait… You are. At least now.

Fuck.

“Mr.Anonymous! Here’s Ms. Nova.” The captain of the crew said as he entered the tent. The mare in question followed.

“Pleasure to meet you, ma'am, I’m Foreman Anonymous, you requested changes to the construction right?” You asked the mare who was looking at the plans of the building in front of her face. She was levitating it with her horn.

“Oh yes, I was thinking about adding the fourth floor to the building and the balcony at the second one. Oh! And removing the pool.” She said while making strange movements with her hoofs before she spotted you.

“Oh, sweet Celestia, what are you!?” She stopped and gasped.

“I’m Anonymous, I’m a human. I’m working for the Stone Building Corporation.” You explained.

“A human? Never seen or heard about your kind.” She exclaimed while eyeing you up and down.

“I’m the only human in Equestria. But that’s a completely different story. Please, let us walk to the building and see what I can do for you today.”

You said as you left the tent and went into the building's first floor. And then the second. Followed by the whole crew. You glanced over the construction blueprints and realized that you could potentially tear down the second wall and construct the balcony. But it would need to be reinforced on the outside as well.

The mare just watched as you made your way into the third floor and looked around to see if the construction could hold another floor. You made some notes and got to the first floor again. Then after looking at the walls for a bit you decided that there could be another floor added.

The last thing was the pool. The base was already constructed and it seemed like a natural kind of pool without rough edges. It still had some work to do but she needed to pay for the already constructed bottom.

You turned around and spotted a large number of ponies behind you. You simply backed up a little and spoke.

“From what I can see, we can build both a balcony and the floor, but it would seem that the pool base was already dug out and filled with cement.” You explained this to the client.

“Balcony would also need to be reinforced on the outside and the second wall needs to be torn out. The third floor does not need any modifications to the construction, but I would suggest not building any more than that.” You further explained.

“So what about the pool? Do I need to pay for it?” She asked, looking at the large hole.

“Yes? The work that is already done needs to be paid for... But if you want to build something similar to a pond you already have a base. If not we can cover that up, but it will cost you.” You answered.

“Outrageous! What kind of company are you?!” She frowned. Giving you some mean comments about how you are in no condition to tell her that.

“Ma’am, I’m just-” You tried to explain the fundamentals of commission work but the mare stated that she had the right to remove any existing build for free. And that was completely not true.

The mare constantly assaulted you with the papers where the information about the contract was written. With they clearly said that already finished construction is the responsibility of the client to pay. She said that the pool was not yet finished thus there was no finished job, and she didn’t need to pay for it.

That day new Karen was born. You spend more than two hours explaining to the mare that she needs to pay for the extra work, but she insists that she does not and she doesn't even have more bits to do so.

‘Then why would you construct the villa on the most expensive ground in this country if you don’t have a mountain of bits to back it up!?’ You thought as you argued with her further.

In the end, she stated that she will get her husband to see you tomorrow. This forced you to inform your boss that you will need to stay in Canterlot to solve this problem. You wrote a letter to your boss explaining the situation. She always said that you need to finish your work without her and she will pay for whatever trouble you have, as long as you don’t involve her.

Fucking great. On top of that, you forgot to inform Twilight about the trip to Canterlot. Now she could be worried about you. You decided to write a letter to her as well, but you knew that both of them will be delivered tomorrow so there is a big chance she will go to your house to see if you are there. And last time she almost found your porn magazine stash inside the couch. You are sure she will find it this time, the mare is like a walking radar.

You found a cheap motel at the end of the city and decided to call it a day. Tomorrow you need to be present at the construction site at 13:00. You decided to get a good night's sleep to have the energy to argue with Ms.Nova’s husband tomorrow.

The next day.

You woke up somewhere around nine and checked out of the motel to get something to eat. You forgot to eat yesterday and didn’t even realize it, most likely due to lack of sleep. Now you are very, very hungry.

You stopped at the city's most famous restaurant ‘Royal Bliss” and decided that if your boss is paying, then you will eat like a king! Even if you lack certain attire for a place like this, you think that being a human makes you less underprivileged for that. Even without a proper suit.

You went in and asked if they have a free table. The mare at the counter said that they do and immortally booked it up for you. Then one of the stewards stepped out of the room to show you the way. You guess that there is no backing up now.

The steward stopped in the middle of the dining area and pointed his hoof at the table. Everything in the room was filled with gold and jewelry. Table, chairs, walls, ceiling. Everyone in the room was either nobility or proper personnel. And every pair of eyes was directed towards you. But you were too hungry to care.

Most of the dishes in this place were prepared for a pony, but there were options for griffons and other carnivores. You settled for a steak marinated in honey with the addition of mustard and coriander. A little bit of a weird dish if you think about it. But if it tastes good then there is no problem. Normally you would take a breakfast option but you are so hungry and those places only serve small breakfasts anyway.

You are glad you saved some money for the trip because this dish cost one-sixth of your salary. Not your money anyway…

As you waited for your meal you recalled that there is a good chance that the mare you were arguing with, eats in places like this every day. Those nobles are making you gag. How could you ever be comfortable with living like that every day? Sure, a couple of days a year you could dress properly and eat like a true gentleman, but why are their entire lives focused on making a good image of themselves? You caught yourself thinking about trivial matters again. Who care’s how they live their lives. You are living your best right now.

You shifted to the more pleasurable moments of your two-year stay in Equestria. When you first met Twilight. When you discover that the world is not polluted. When you discover that there are low taxes… Oh, that one is a good memory. A core one for sure.

After those two years, you bought a house, made friends with everyone, and experienced true happiness for the first time in your life. There was only one thing you still regret. Not being with someone. You never met anyone interesting or someone that you could say that you loved. Sure there were some shenanigans here and there. But apart from that, there was… Nothing.

You don’t really feel any urges to go looking for ‘special somepony’ as they call it here. But It would be a good idea to at least think about it from time to time. You can live alone in your house, and that in itself would be good for you. But you feel like you are missing something.

“Sir? Your meal?” The Stallion said while gently tapping you on your shoulder which made you jump a little.

“Wah. Oh. Thanks. I sailed a little.” You answered embarrassed.

The stallion simply stared at you clearly waiting for something.

“Oh right! Sorry.” You stopped and searched your bag for some bits. When you found your sack you gave the stallion four bits. His face instantly grew a soft smile.

“Enjoy your meal, good Sir.” He said while leaving you with your steak. Your gaze stopped at the ponies that were eating their meals, they watched as you took your fork into your hands and gently sank it into the steak instantly pouring some sweet nectar to the sides.

“Now this is what I like to see.” You said while focusing on the small portion of meat that you held on the fork. Gently swinging it to your mouth you let off a satisfactory noise. The texture of the meat is perfect, it's both soft and tender. The honey is clearly detectable but not too strong, giving the dish a pleasant aroma and freshness. You munched on the first bite for a good minute before swallowing it. The rest of the dish quickly became history as you started to take bigger bites. After a good meal, you drank some water that the waiter gave you alongside your dish. The clear cold water made you smile as you once again grew delighted. Even the simple water in this restaurant was great.

After finishing your meal you took off again. Quickly realize that there are less than 30 minutes before you meet this ‘husband’ of this mare. It gave you a feeling of annoyance and hopelessness. Well, better to do it now than deal with it later on you thought.

Approaching the site you prepared your work clothing and courage to argue with this mare again. Now crossing the yellow tape you saw three ponies that weren’t here yesterday. Alongside the crew and this bitch. Now which one of those fuckers is her husband.

“Good evening. My name is Anonymous. I’m here to-” You tried to state your intentions but the mare quickly cut you off in the middle.

“Yes, we know why you are here. Now, this is my husband Bright Gauntlet, and those two gentelcolts are from the ministry of construction. They are here to evaluate your work ethic.” Annoying mare explained while cracking a smile.

“Pleasure to meet you. You already know my name. I say that we explain this quickly and get back to the more important stuff. Don’t you think son?” Bright said while pointing his hoof to you.

You shook it and simply nodded. You don’t want to be here either so if they state a good point or something that will be good for you. At least you hope that they make sense, you really want to punch this bitch, but you don’t want to lose your job because of it.

“Great! Now, my wife said that there is a problem with the pool. Can you describe what seems to be the issue? The contract clearly states that only finished jobs are valued.” Bright stated.

“You are clearly using a loophole in the contract. The finished job means every work that took place on the construction site and resulted in modifications to the terrain, buildings, and other aspects of the building schedule.” You stated

“This clearly means that the excavated hole and the materials used to fortify it in the ground need to be paid for. I said that you can still use it as a base for something in the future. But your wife tried to argue that not only do we need to remove the already existing cement there, but to fill the hole again with the dirt.” You continued as the two stallions from the ministry were examining the hole.

“Mr.Anonymous, this hole is clearly not in the proximity of the construction area. Take a look at the flags, the construction ends here, and this part is sticking out of the build limit we settled two months ago.” One of the colts said waving at the flags.

You simply turn around to the crew manager and spot that he was holding a bag of something. Those flags were not here by accident. One was more than fifty meters in the opposite direction of the pool yesterday.

“Oh! That’s our fault! We accidentally went over the area. Haha…” He exclaimed.

Everyone cracked a smile. Everyone except you. You were boiling with rage. Are they making fun of you? This is not only using loopholes in the contract but breaking a law at this point. You instantly regret letting them go with the drinking yesterday. How is this even worth it?!

The company was now forced to fill the hole and pay for the crossing of the construction area. And if your boss would hear about this big contract not paying off, you would be in trouble. But what can you do at this point? Clearly, there is nowhere to go. They have connections with the ministry. Going to the police would not solve anything either, they would send you straight to the ministry again.

Immediately after they saw you with anger all over your face they stepped back. You were still a strange creature to them, but you will not be made fun of. They don’t know what they got themselves into. You will get this job done, even if that’s the last thing you do.

“You can be proud, you won this battle.” You said with dread in your eyes.

The mare who was now standing behind her husband was smiling again as you said that.

“But, I will win the war.” You said while leaving the premises of the construction area.

Author's Note

[EDITED BY: ArcaneDust]

But really. Does spiders have puss puss?