- Welcome to CanterU: The SAT Was Easy+ Edition!
- The Story So Far: http://pastebin.com/u/Kiyo3
- Yesterday with posts: http://archive.heinessen.com/mlp/thread/13868221
- >Time?
- >8:30.
- >Class in 30 minutes.
- >Damn Art History.
- >Is it too late to change majors?
- >No, you'll get by.
- >Spike is on his computer.
- "Hey Anon. Did you go on my computer yesterday?"
- >What?
- >Of course not...
- "Really? Because it's logged onto someone elses account..."
- >Must be a ghost.
- >Who you gonna call, eh?
- >You take a short shower and gather your things.
- >There's a whole day of new, wonderful things in store for you.
- >Right?
- A. Lobby
- B. Food
- C. Lounge
- D. Outside
- >Maybe the lounge has something fun to do.
- >You head on over and find the door already open.
- >Anybody home?
- >It's Applejack.
- >Sweet.
- "Heya Anon. Ah was just about to text ya. Breakfast?"
- >Applejack + breakfast?
- >Perfect start to a good day.
- >Twilight is studying at the table.
- >Surprise, surprise.
- >Rarity is drawing on the couch.
- >Unintentional seductive pose too.
- >Is it wrong to think she's hot?
- >In a whole, I-need-makeup sort of way?
- >Maybe.
- >After all, Applejack is great.
- >You couldn't hurt her if you tried.
- A. Twilight
- B. Rarity
- C. Applejack
- >Nice design.
- >She should make a career in it.
- "Oh, Anon! I didn't hear you come in."
- >10+ Stealth.
- "You like the design? I'll admit, it's not some of my best work, but it will still work for the assignment."
- >She sighs and twirls her hair.
- "There's barely any time to yourself as a fine arts major. No time to... relax..."
- >She winked at you again.
- >Yikes.
- >So much for character development
- >How are things with her and Spike.
- >She pales a bit.
- >Whiter than usual, at least.
- "I-I... nothing is going on with us. He's too much of a good friend to really be anything more."
- >She finally decided on that issue?
- "Well... more or less. It's hard when so many other... suitors... are always after me..."
- >You've noticed that every now and then.
- >Poor girl.
- >It's hard being a slut in college, ain't it?
- "Anon!"
- >You jest, you jest.
- "I know, but still... It's hard when there are so many. Some are nice, some are just awful, and some-"
- >Are just right?
- >She nods.
- "I just wish I could find someone nice."
- >She doesn't wink at you this time.
- >Odd...
- "Food's ready! Get on over here ya'll!"
- >You sit next to Applejack.
- "Delicious as always, darling! You simply must give me the recipe."
- "Sorry Rarity. Family secret."
- >It is good.
- >Oh, so good.
- "Hey, what time is it?"
- >Almost 9:00.
- >We'd better get going.
- >You kiss Applejack and head off to English.
- >Rainbow is waiting for you.
- "Long time, no see bro. Ready to go?"
- A. Goof off.
- B. Rainbow
- C. Leave (excuse dubs)
- D. Do actual work
- >How's Rainbow been?
- "I've been great, bro. Been going to the gym, you know, alone..."
- >Sorry about that.
- >Between Applejack, midterms, and Pinkie...
- "No, I totally get it. Busy with a lot of stuff."
- >She pretends to thumb through her book.
- "Hey, what are we going to do about Pinkie anyway?"
- A. Tell her about the party
- B. Make something up
- >Well, for starters, there's a C.U.M. party tomorrow.
- "Whoa, bro, you coming on to me?"
- More cum jokes imminent
- >As much as you'd like too, that's not the kind of cum you're talking about.
- >Chi Up Mu is having a party tomorrow.
- >In honor of their newest pledges or something.
- >Rainbow almost jumps out of her chair.
- "Pinkie!"
- >Keep it down.
- >Jesus...
- "Sorry. But, like, do you think she'll be there?"
- >You know it.
- >That's the same sorority Pinkie has been hanging around with.
- >And at this point, there's no way she'd miss a party.
- >Of course, you couldn't go without some muscle to back you up.
- >Rainbow punches your arm.
- "You shoulda told me sooner. I'd have worked out even harder these last few days."
- >Good to see she's on board.
- >Class is boring as usual.
- >You're American.
- >English class is like remedial cooking class to an Italian grandmother.
- >Finally the clock hits 9:55.
- >You thought that might never end.
- "Anon, gym later?"
- >Maybe.
- >You'll text her.
- "In that case, see ya."
- >Definitely.
- >You start the walk over to Art History.
- >Damn that class.
- >Rarity is coming back from the girls hall.
- "Ready for class, darling?"
- >Meaning are you ready to sleep for an hour?
- >Yes.
- >Yes you are.
- >Spike is waiting for the two of you once you get inside.
- "Hey Anon."
- >Pause.
- "... Rarity..."
- >So... this is awkward.
- A. Rarity
- B. Spike
- >What happened between those two anyway?
- "What... what do you mean, Anon?"
- >You're talking about Spike and Rarity.
- >Obviously something happened.
- >Rarity can trust you with anything.
- >After all, you trust her.
- >Most of the time.
- >What happened to them?
- "I... Spike was... I suppose you could say it was my fault."
- >She sighs and doodles in her book while Spike tries to ignore Rarity's ignorance.
- "I was trying to sort through the guys after me. It really is a problem. I want a relationship, not just... sex..."
- >She says it like it's forbidden or something.
- >She should learn a few things.
- "Are you implying you and should-"
- >You have Applejack.
- >'nuff said.
- >She seems a little disappointed.
- >Has she no shame?!
- >But, for real, she should work things out with Spike.
- "You didn't let me finish..."
- >She flips her hair and continues to draw in her book.
- >That's an awful lot of hearts for one page.
- "Spike tried to... make things a little more... serious between us."
- >Like, he tried forcing her?
- "No, I... I rejected him..."
- >Why?
- >You were starting to think those two actually had a chance.
- "I know... There are just too many boys, Anon. I have to find the right one."
- >Sure she does.
- >But the right one might be sitting next to her.
- >And it may or may not be you.
- >Rarity turns her attention back to the professor.
- >Class ends soon after that.
- >Spike and Rarity wordlessly leave the classroom.
- >Awkward...
- A. Spike
- B. Rarity
- C. Lobby
- >With your poorly planned schedule, you have the rest of the day off.
- >That means you have time to find out what happened between Spike and Rarity.
- >At least, from your bro's point of view.
- >You catch up to him at the dorm.
- >Sup bro?
- "Oh, hey Anon."
- >Anything happening?
- "Not really, no. Why?"
- >Juuuust wondering.
- >You follow him inside.
- >Does he want to co-op some league?
- "Um, sure. It's been a while, but I've still got it."
- >You turn on your computer as Spike logs in.
- >A few matches later, Spike starts slowing down.
- >What's on his mind?
- "Sorry Anon. I'm just... I'm just not really in the mood to play right now."
- >Is it about Rarity?
- "Yeah. How'd you know that?"
- >Lucky guess.
- >What happened on his side?
- >Spike sighs and turns back to the game.
- "I thought that maybe me and Rarity could, you know, actually be something. So I asked her, and she said that she didn't know."
- >What's the problem with not knowing.
- "I didn't say there was! That's just it bro. I only asked if there was a chance that maybe we could happen, and she outright said no."
- >He starts tearing up a bit.
- "I don't know what I did wrong. Am I really so terrible?"
- >For real tears now.
- It's almost like every major character in the story has cried at least once by now, right?
- A. Console him
- B. Leave
- C. Blame him
- D. back to Vidya
- >Poor kid.
- >You put your arm around his shoulder.
- >He'll be okay.
- >Things like this happen all the time.
- >What he needs to realize is that women are fickle.
- >This kind of thing is a part of life.
- >At least it happened earlier that later on.
- >He'll find the right girl sooner or later.
- >And learning to deal with rejection is also a part of life.
- >He'll be fine.
- "What do you know? You and Applejack have no problems. Everything is perfect for you."
- >Hey, that might be true.
- >But stuff like this happened to you before.
- >Like when you first met Fem-
- "I just can't, Anon. I really loved Rarity. She's beautiful, smart, so... perfect. Why can't I have a girl like that?"
- >Stuff like that isn't so simple.
- >Sure, Spike may have gone the wrong way about this.
- >But you can't just directly lame him like that.
- >Rarity seems like the fickle kind of woman.
- >Spike doesn't need any part of that.
- >He needs to pick himself up, start working out, and just improving his life.
- >No more vidya.
- >Only gains now.
- "I'll... I'll think about it."
- >You should go back to the game.
- >Another match is starting.
- "Anon... thanks. I think i'll start trying that."
- >He better.
- >Playing vidya everyday isn't healthy.
- A. Vidya
- B. Quit and:
- 1. Lobby
- 2. Food
- 3. Girl's Hall
- >Wait, it isn't healthy.
- >You better get out of here.
- "Later, Anon."
- >Later, Spikey-Wikey.
- >You leave him to his anguish and Leaguing.
- >The lobby should be fun.
- >You crash on the couch for a bit.
- >No one really interesting...
- >Oh, when'd they put a new doormat in the lobby.
- >It's all pink and yellow...
- >Oh, wait.
- >It's Fluttershy.
- >She's picking up her papers from the floor.
- >Poor, shy girl.
- >You also spot Twilight and...
- >Celestia?
- >You've never seen her 'round these parts.
- A. Fluttershy
- B. The Sun
- >What're those two doing here?
- "Oh, hello Anon. Not drinking the days away, I hope."
- >Unfortunately.
- >Yesterday was the only exception.
- >Dr. D is a total bro.
- "Excuse me?"
- >Erm, nothing.
- >She laughs.
- >It's a warm laugh.
- >Makes you hot all over.
- >What's she doing over here anyway?
- "Oh, I was going over an assignment with Twilight here. She's one of the hardest workers I've ever known."
- >Twilight glows.
- >How utterly prideful.
- >That girl must work 8 days a week, making it a hard day's night for the rest of her free time.
- >She needs to learn to relax.
- "No I don't!"
- >Celestia winks at you.
- >A wink from Celestia.
- >You can accept that.
- "Anon is right, Twilight. Someone as smart as you should know how to balance work and play."
- >Twilight deflates a little.
- >Hey, Tia is right.
- >Her pager beeps.
- "Well, it's been fun, but I gotta run. The laboratory never rests."
- >She starts to run off.
- >Dat ass...
- "Oh, and Twilight! Don't forget the project is due Sunday!"
- "I won't."
- >Well, now it's just you and Purple Smart, still slightly glowing from her mentor's praise.
- >She should really get that checked out.
- >Bio-luminescence is humans ain't natural.
- >Behind you Fluttershy is organizing her papers and working on something.
- >Cool.
- A. Twilight
- B. Fluttershy
- C. Food
- D. Outside
- >Later Twilight.
- >You have more quiet fish to fry.
- >What's your favorite doormat up to?
- "Oh, Hi Anon. I'm just going through this assignment. ES is hard work."
- >You're sure.
- >Sounds like it's pretty fun.
- "It is. Learning about the environment and animals... It's all so interesting."
- >Maybe your humanities major wasn't such a bad call after all.
- >She knows about tomorrow night, right?
- "No. What's supposed to happen tomorrow?"
- >The C.U.M. party.
- >Fluttershy turns red and hides herself among her papers.
- "Anon! That's not... appropriate."
- >Not this again...
- >You meant the Chi Up Mu party.
- "Isn't that the sorority Pinkie wants to get into?"
- >Yep.
- >The same one that is trying to ruin her life too.
- >Fluttershy gasps, slightly surprised.
- >You thought she knew all of this...
- >No matter.
- >Is she coming to the party tomorrow?
- "Me? In that big, scary house with all of those people..."
- >She buries herself a little more.
- "I-I don't think I can..."
- >Her phone buzzes, but she ignores it this time.
- "I'm just not that kind of girl..."
- A. Convince her
- B. Drop something on the floor
- C. Leave her be
- >Holy Shit!
- >Your books!
- >* fake drop*
- "Oh, Anon. Let me get those for you."
- >What a nice girl.
- >You swipe her phone while she's on her knees.
- >Luckily she left it unlocked.
- >Honestly, her phone vibrating all the time really started to pique your curiosity.
- >How is it that every time she looks at the phone, she gains more confidence.
- >Well, more by her standards, at least.
- >You swipe through the recent notifications.
- >There isn't a lot.
- >Not many people want to talk to Fluttershy.
- >Noted.
- >But one really catches your eye.
- >What's it say...
- >Angel Bunny?
- >What kind of app is that?
- "Here you go, Anon."
- >Shit.
- >You through her phone back to the other side of the table.
- >Unfortunately, you overshoot the distance.
- "Ow!"
- >Yikes...
- "Why is Angel..."
- >*INSERT WHISTLING*
- >Wha'ts she going on about this... Angel for?
- >Fluttershy turns red and goes back to her phone.
- "It's... It's nothing."
- A. Press her
- B. Leave it be
- C. Leave for
- 1. Dorm
- 2. Girls hall
- 3. Outside
- >C'mon Fluttershy...
- >It's you, Anon...
- >She can trust you.
- >Totally.
- >She shifts uncomfortably in her chair.
- "Well, ok. But only because you're a really good friend."
- >You're, like, her only friend.
- >But no matter.
- >She unlocks her phone and slides next to you.
- "It's an app my ex made for me. It's called Angel Bunny."
- >A white, animated rabbit appears on her phone screen, looking slightly jilted.
- >So it's like pokemon? Or Tamagotchi?
- "Um, no. It's a lifestyle app. It helps keep me on time and helps me go through everything I have to do."
- >That's not much of a secret.
- "But, um, he made it so that it would boost my confidence whenever I was... shy..."
- >Like, how?
- "It can sense when I'm not being brave somehow... And then it turns on and try's to... encourage me..."
- >How so?
- >She doesn't seem comfortable with it...
- "I-I don't want to talk about it..."
- >What does it do?
- "I-I'm sorry, Anon. I... I..."
- >Angel Bunny turns on.
- >You can see it clearly on the screen.
- >The bunny is spouting insults at Fluttershy, saying how worthless she is.
- >What the fuck?
- >If this is any hint to how her ex was like...
- >Fluttershy is tearing up now.
- >It's not a turn on...
- "I-I have to go, Anon. I'll see you later..."
- >Wait, Fluttershy!
- >She's already gone...
- >Poor girl.
- >That's not encouragement.
- >That's bullying.
- A. Girls Hall
- B. Dorm
- C. Outside
- >The door leading outside is still swinging.
- >Probably the best bet to where she is.
- >You grab your stuff and run outside.
- >She couldn't have gotten far.
- >With all that sweater weighing her down, she should be close.
- >You ask the closet person if they saw a Pink and Yellow doormat run by.
- >He points you towards the forest.
- >Damn.
- >Of all the places.
- >Why does this place always have to be the center of all the drama?
- >As you run, you can make out the sounds of crying.
- >Definitely Fluttershy.
- >It's not even the kind of crying that you can bear to listen to.
- >It's the kind that makes you feel really bad.
- >The kind that makes you blame yourself.
- >Isn't this your fault?
- >Damn your curiosity.
- >Fluttershy's sobs are getting louder.
- >You pinpoint the location.
- >You head on over to her.
- >She's holding her knees, head buried in her lap.
- >What have you done.
- >Fluttershy?
- "A-Anon?"
- >Yeah.
- >It's you.
- "Anon, p-please... Just go. I-I want to be alone..."
- >You can't do that.
- >You'd feel really terrible.
- >You sit down next to Fluttershy and put your arm around her.
- >She doesn't push you away.
- >Instead, she hugs you back and sobs some more.
- "Why? Why does it have to be so... so hurtful?"
- >Some people are like that.
- >They like to exploit others' weaknesses for their own pleasure.
- >Her ex was obviously like that.
- "He wasn't... so bad..."
- >He clearly was.
- >But there is one thing.
- >One thing that she should always remember.
- >Proof that she is better than what that app says.
- "What's t-that?"
- >That despite her shyness, despite her fears...
- >She was still strong enough to leave that guy.
- >Fluttershy isn't weak.
- >She's strong in her own way.
- >Listening to that app... that's not her.
- >She's better than that.
- *sniff* "I-I never thought of it l-like that..."
- >Of course she didn't.
- >Listening to that app, that would kill anyone's self-esteem eventually.
- >She just needs to know that she doesn't need to listen to it.
- >And that no matter what, she'll always have friends to see her through it.
- >Fluttershy hasn't stopped crying, but at least it isn't as bad as before.
- "I-I... I'm sorry, Anon..."
- >Sorry for what?
- "For being so weak. I know you don't have to be my friend, but... thank you."
- >Of course you want to be her friend.
- >Fluttershy is fun... um... fun.
- >Who else is hiding a dog on campus, right?
- >She's one of the best friends you've made here at CU.
- >And that counts for a lot.
- >Fluttershy wipes away a few tears and leans into your shoulder.
- "T-Thanks, Anon."
- >Everything'll be fine.
- >Just wait and see
- Foreshadowing
- End Day 19+
- End Day 19+
- Rarity rapport up!
- Spike rapport up!
- Fluttershy rapport up!
- Rarity and Spike have problems.
- Fluttershy needs confidence.