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Truancy

by f0st3r21
HiE turned pony who must remain a background pony behind all the other background ponies.

Book One: Hooky, Playing
First Arc: ‘The Rough Arc’ or ‘Foundational Introductions’ (Ch. 0.5 - 5)
Second Arc: ‘Baltimare’ or ‘Learning How to Be a Foal’ (Ch. 6 - 14.5, 15.5 - 15.9, 17)
Celestial Arc: ‘How to Cake Your Princess’ or ‘When the Sun Is Off the Clock’ (Ch. 0.5, 4, 9, 13.8, 15.9, 16.6, ongoing)
Lunar Arc: ‘The Heroines’ Guild of Equestria’ or ‘What’s the Deal with The Moon?’ (Ch. 6.5, 16.5, ongoing)
Third Arc: ‘Everybody Loves Small Town Ponies’ or ‘We Want Grand Pear Now’ (Ch. 16 - current)


Follow one human who intentionally goes to Equestria and arrives with just enough wherewithal to know that things are not as expected.

He is happy to watch this wonderful world from the sidelines, but life is not a spectator sport.

Journey with our protagonist as he attempts to avoid exposure and covertly ride the ripples of change inherent to this venture into Equus in this first installment of Truancy.


This is a HiE, human turned, with some elements of RGRE.
Mature tag for combination of adult situations, humor, and language will be present.
**Warning: Lowbrow Humor will be present**
Some genre tags and other character tags did not fit in the allotted space. Sorry.
Image from Equestria Daily, "Drawfriend Stuff #130," July 15, 2011. (Has elements of realism and humor that I thought portrayed the feel I'm going for with this story.) Also, I think that picture is hilarious.

Incomplete
Slice of Life
Alternate Universe
Human
Narcotics
Drama
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Comedy
Sex
Profanity
 
PPPOS

190142 words: Estimated about 16 hours to read

45 Chapters:

  1. 0.5: Prologue... 2024-02-03 21:29:03 UTC
    2884
  2. 1: Incursion 2024-02-03 21:21:08 UTC
    3861
  3. 2: Just Breathe 2024-05-22 09:15:23 UTC
    3566
  4. 2.5: A Little Spiral Behind a Coil 2024-05-24 19:05:08 UTC
    3626
  5. 3: Stow Away 2024-05-31 07:47:55 UTC
    5035
  6. 4: Case #24-6-01 - Initial Incident Report (Special Edition: Now Featuring One Whole Cake Joke) 2024-06-07 08:06:37 UTC
    2926
  7. 5: The Milkmare 2024-06-14 08:37:01 UTC
    3984
  8. 6: First Night Indoors 2024-06-21 07:20:44 UTC
    3854
  9. 6.5: Adrift on a Sea of Night -part one- (with Translations) 2024-06-28 08:00:32 UTC
    4769
  10. 7: Visitors 2024-07-05 08:05:38 UTC
    5325
  11. 8: First Friend 2024-07-12 10:21:39 UTC
    4101
  12. 9: Drunken Schoolcolt - - Special Edition: I Took It Up A Notch ( • ̀ω•́ )✧ 2024-07-26 07:11:09 UTC
    6163
  13. 10: Case #24-6-01 - Primary Survey of Scene 2024-08-02 08:44:26 UTC
    3908
  14. 11: A Vision Planted Softly 2024-08-09 22:52:03 UTC
    4759
  15. 12: The End of the Last Day of Spring, This Year 2024-08-16 08:07:11 UTC
    5076
  16. 13: West Baltimare Public Library 2024-08-30 08:23:47 UTC
    3771
  17. 13.5: West Baltimare Public Library (Part B) 2024-09-06 07:50:27 UTC
    5565
  18. 13.7: Case #24-6-01 - At the Station 2024-09-13 23:56:52 UTC
    4522
  19. 13.8: Early Morning in Canterlot - - (Special Edition - Don't Drop the Cake) 2024-09-14 00:13:07 UTC
    2757
  20. 13.99 Violet Vector 2024-09-14 00:36:19 UTC
    911
  21. 14: How to Meet Your Stallion 2024-09-20 07:43:27 UTC
    2852
  22. 14.5: How to **Really** Meet Your Stallion 2024-09-20 07:43:58 UTC
    4337
  23. 15: The Hot Car and Safety Information 2024-09-27 08:16:10 UTC
    4035
  24. 15.1: You Can Tell Me, I'm a Doctor 2024-10-04 08:30:15 UTC
    5843
  25. 15.2: And Don't Call Me, 'Shirley.' 2024-10-11 08:02:47 UTC
    4507
  26. 15.5: Post Hoc (to be continued) 2024-10-18 07:52:44 UTC
    3657
  27. 15.6: Ergo Propter Hoc (see? i told you it would continue) 2024-10-18 07:59:26 UTC
    3648
  28. 15.7: West Baltimare Public Library 33 1/3 2024-10-25 08:21:27 UTC
    1926
  29. 15.8: The Full House 2024-10-25 08:21:37 UTC
    2279
  30. 15.9: Totally Un-Coral - - (Special Edition - The Five-Second Rule) 2024-10-25 08:23:15 UTC
    1948
  31. 16: Just Know That I Have a Whole Bag of 'Shh!' With Your Name on It 2024-11-01 20:42:14 UTC
    4919
  32. 16.1: I Didn't Spend Six Years at Pony Medical School to Be Called 'Mister.' Thank You. 2024-11-08 09:55:10 UTC
    5543
  33. 16.2: Who Throws a Mrs. Cup Cake? Honestly. 2024-11-15 08:52:46 UTC
    5665
  34. 16.3: Is This Place Going Pears Up, Or What? 2024-11-29 09:23:58 UTC
    7862
  35. 16.4: There Really Is Nothing Like A Shorn Pearskin. It’s Breathtaking; I Suggest You Try It. 2024-12-06 08:58:09 UTC
    4000
  36. 16.5: Adrift on a Sea of Night -part two- (with Translations) 2024-12-13 09:16:26 UTC
    4843
  37. 16.6 I’ll Make Love-makers and Flank-breakers Out Of’m, Ma’am. - - (Special Edition - Always Open! ಠ_ಠ ) 2024-12-20 09:31:55 UTC
    5656
  38. 16.7: So, Shall We Pear Now, Or Shall We Pear Later? 2024-12-27 23:24:16 UTC
    3981
  39. 16.8: Wait A Tick. That Means I’m A Pear Again! Oh, Behave~ 2025-01-03 09:53:07 UTC
    4325
  40. 16.9: Those Are Pear-Tight. How Do You Pear Into Those Apples, Baby? 2025-01-11 00:21:53 UTC
    3876
  41. 16.99 You Can Start By Pearing Me A Drink. 2025-01-12 14:59:04 UTC
    2316
  42. 17: Plot-licker, Our Prices Have Never Been Lower! 2025-01-17 21:23:37 UTC
    5758
  43. 17.1: Snip, Snap, Snip! You Have No Idea The Physical Toll That Having Three Pears Has On A Pony. 2025-01-26 20:32:30 UTC
    4804
  44. 17.2 Question: What Pear Is Best? That’s A Ridiculous Question. 2025-02-02 13:00:50 UTC
    3530
  45. 17.3 Fact: Pears Eat Treats... Pears. Beets. Applestar Equestria. 2025-02-07 19:59:42 UTC
    6669