September news · 8:50pm Sep 27th, 2017
Hello, everybrony.
So, I think I'll be talking about me, for once. You see...
Suddenly, my door exploded loudly as the silhouette of the pony princess of friendship walked inside my room. Her glare burns right through my skin. I can smell her anger as her nostrils flares. This is a display of utter rage that nobody could be accustomed to seeing...
Actually, this has been happening quite a lot lately. How do I afford to replace my doors so often?
“ANDRIZZI!”
“Sigh... Hi, Twilight.”
“Another month has passed!” shouts Twilight, matter-of-factly. “I sure hope you have some news, now.”
My hums are barely audible, but I don't really care. My focus is captured by the five more ponies coming in after Twilight. “You have company.”
My statement is rewarded with a follow of Hello, Hi, Howdy, Hey, and Good evening.
“Don't digress,” says Twilight, pointing her hoof at me. “You know how far behind you are with your work! Now, what are you going to pull out of your hat this time?”
“Um, Twilight? I think you should go easier on him...”
“What? No! This guy is a chronic procrastinator, and he's leaving all his fans and brony-friends waiting for--”
Pinkie Pie uses her front hooves to grab Twilight's cheeks and spin her muzzle towards me. “Just look at him.”
And they do. I don't know what they see, honestly. And I don't understand how Pinkie can be so perceptive, either. I mean, she acts so obnoxiously most of the time but she can tell you anypony's feelings simply by looking them.
But I digress. I know. I should just say it.
“I lost my job.” I look everypony in the room as I pause. None of them utters a word and, for the first time, Twilight doesn't look like she's about to blast me to the next month. “Yeah... happened last week. I wasn't expecting that, and it got me bad. But life goes on, and yadda yadda.”
I can easily see how their faces morph, showing sorrow and sympathy for me, and it kinda feels good to have such understanding and empathizing ponies...
“Ha! Sucker!”
... plus Rainbow Dash.
“Dash!” Applejack instantly spins her head and shoots a paternal glare towards her lover platonic pegasus friend. “Those ain't manners.”
Rainbow Dash looks down in disbelief and throws her hooves in the air. “What? You just wanna go mope about it?”
“Well, she's kinda right,” I say. “I'd rather move on and see the glass half full.”
Rainbow Dash nods in agreement and looks down. “See?”
“You're still a bitch.”
“Oh, buck off!”
“But darling, this isn't something you can just shrug off like an ugly scarf,” says Rarity, closing the distance between us. “Are you sure you don't want you to talk it out with nous?”
“Thanks,” I say softly, “but this journal isn't about me. It's just about my stories.”
“But what about the person behind those stories?” To my surprise, Fluttershy comes close too and gives me the cutest caring eyes. “You said it yourself: your stories are you. Besides... it would be awful if you ”
I chuckle. “I'm fine, really. Besides, now I have more time to write and catch up with my work.”
“So what I'm trying to say is... yay?” I look at the six ponies. They look back with palpable hesitation. “I'm working on Other right now, really. And I'm positive. And I want you all to be positive, ok?”
They all exchange brief looks because they decide to turn around and walk out the room. All of them, except for Twilight.
“So... one last threat before you go back to Equestria?” I smile smugly. “And, of course, with Equestria I mean that little fragment of my mind where I try to make you all real because I want to make this journal a little interesting.”
Twilight doesn't reply, she purses her lips looks at me blankly. Then, she silently comes over and climbs over my lap. She makes herself comfortable, and she begins nuzzling me with her fur.
I don't even want to ruin or mock this. For once, I shut up and look in the empty space in front of me. Here I am, a twenty-two unemployed straight white boy (Latino counts as white, right?) petting a fictional character. And you know what? I like it.
Yes, I'm sad because I lost my job. But I'm not sad because I don't have a job now. What I can't stand is the major changing that is just about to flip my life.
I know this isn't a bad thing. But why can't I smile?
“I really wanted this to work out.”
She merely hums.
And we say nothing more.
And here I was, reading this with my friends Discord, Chrysalis, and Sombra.
And we are all sorry for you.
Well not Sombra. He thinks now you can become his slave and mine crystals for you.
Otherwise, we are very sorry.
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One month later...
There was a tearing sound when King Sombra jerked his whip in the air, aiming for my back. I felt pain, as his laugh pierced through my eardrums. My arms ached, sore for pushing yet another cart of crystals over the railroad. With a sadistic glee, Sombra raised his whip one more time...
And he stopped when he heard a loud whistle, signaling the end of another day.
Sombra grunted as I, exhausted, grabbed my torn jacket from the ground and moved towards home. If I wanted to sleep seven hours, I had only a couple of hours top that I could use.
“See ya tomorrow, boss.”
“Wait, slave!”
I obeyed his strong voice and turned backward. He looked at me with curious eyes.
“I can't quite figure... why don't you look desperate? I mean, you're stuck here, suffering every day, obeying every and each of my orders, I make you work until and beyond exhaustion, and you're not even allowed to complain too loud. And yet, it's almost like you're fine with it.”
I shrugged my shoulders. “Yeah... Truth be told, I don't see a real difference between these and an actual workplace, but at least you're honest about it.”
“I see,” said King Sombra, using his hoof to rub his chin. “But you forgot to mention one advantage about working for me.”
“Oh?” I cocked an eyebrow. “And that is?”
“That I won't fire you, ever.” Sombra grinned devilishly before adding, “If not literally.”
And we both laughed.
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And then Sombra heard his wife, Chrysalis, insisting he go eat spinich. With a Yes Dear, he did. While me and discord made whipping sounds.
Sorry about the job, having been unexployed for a time all I can say is don't give up and stay as active as possible.
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I have to disagree, if Sombra is in a relationship it's an abusive one towards Radiant Hope.
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No. Chryssie x Sombra ftw.
Oh geez, sorry to hear about your job
Hope things pick up for you, and in the meanwhile, I hope the writing goes smoothly.