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// Dollop’s Story: Why Build a Tree Café? 
// Story: Manechester Musings 
// by ToraOkami303 
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            “Why did you move to Manechester and build a Tree Café?”

Dollop jumped dropping the rolling pin he had been working the dough flat with. He turned to look at the lavender filly baffled.

“How- I- What?” He stuttered out confused.

“Why did you move to Manechester and build a Tree Café!” The filly questioned insistently.

“…. If I answer your questions will you answer mine?” Dollop asked raising his eyebrows.

“Imakenopromisesbutsureletsgowiththat.” The filly squealed out quickly.

“…. I’ll take that as a yes. Well the first question is simple enough. My parents are traveling weather ponies, I’ve been to basically every other town in Equestria save some of the other small communities and Manehatten. I decided I liked the smaller towns better, less ponies asking about my wings since word spreads quickly in small towns. When I saw the newly established Manechester, which had the motto of “Everypony is an Important Pony.” On their sign for the longest time I decided this place would be a nice place to get my cooking career underway.”

“My parents got my extended family to help me build the place, we found a tree near the edge to use a hallow out spell on, my cousin married into a unicorn family, and then we built the interior and the outdoor platforms. Simple as that.”

Dollop paused to catch his breath then moved on to the second question.

“As for why a tree café, I love trees. You can get so high up and feel like you are in the clouds without the impossible drop a cloud gives. I wanted to build a café that other grounded ponies like me could experience the weightlessness of the sky while still safe. All the outdoor tables on the platforms of varying height give that experience. The cloud shaped chairs and tables too, only since they aren’t actual clouds everyone can use them.”

Dollop smiled at the filly, cleaning the rolling pin off to begin using it again.

“Now. My turn. How did you get in, I haven’t unlocked the doors yet and Why didn’t I hear your approach?”

Dollop waited for a response, when none was forth coming he spun around to find the filly had fled.

“THAT WASN’T OUR AGREEMENT!” He bellowed after her, none the less he turn and laughed putting the now clean, dry and flour dusted rolling pin on the dough again.

“Who are you kidding Dollop, That filly’s more mysterious than Celestia and Luna themselves. No one gets answers out of her.” Dollop returned to his work wondering who the filly was going to bother next.

“It’s too early to get Night, and Lacy to talk about their experiences. I’m willing to bet she got the twins first. Hmm that just leaves Shadow Trick. Why did she come here? I hear she had a pretty successful magician career going for herself. Then again an illegitimate child probably rustled a few feathers. Hm…”