Fluttershy didn't know what to do. The internet had just been invented in Equestria and that's when many ponies no longer went outside of their houses. Fluttershy didn't want to be the odd one out, so she stayed in her cottage looking back and forth at the clock. She opened her laptop and began to check many of the websites she often went to. Google Plus, PonyTube, and Shutterfly of course. She liked to scrapbook memories with her friends and keep them in her files to look at when she was sad.
When she decided to check her email, she discovered she had 3 new emails. One was from Zephyr Breeze asking her to lend him a hoof with moving his stuff to a house he finally bought on his own. She sighed and decided to reply with a reluctant yes. The second was from Rarity asking for inspiration for a new line based off of her looks and personality. Fluttershy was delighted and agreed. The third was from Twilight and she began to read what was inside.
The email read:
Hi, Fluttershy! Spike and I were chatting on Skype since I'm in Canterlot for the week helping with the Summer Sun Celebration. We found this annoying website, but it's very interesting. Maybe you should check it out: www.eviebot.com
Fluttershy was intrigued and clicked the link Twilight had sent her. When the link had finished loading, she saw a pony on the screen and was surprised. She didn't expect Twilight to send her a link that led her to artificial intelligence, but she had.
The pony on the screen blinked in a way that gave Fluttershy a strange feeling. The pony blinked sometimes simultaneously, but other times it would look like she was winking. She had a beautiful long dark brown mane, hazel eyes, a white coat, and a unicorn horn atop her head. She was in a position so Fluttershy couldn't see her cutie mark.
Fluttershy put on her headset with caution and spoke nervously into the mic, "Hello. My name is Fluttershy. How are you today?"
"My cat fell over," was the reply from Evie.
Fluttershy was a bit confused. She hadn't expected this response from her. "Your cat fell over? Aw, poor thing!"
"What do you like?" asked Evie.
The subject had changed so abruptly that Fluttershy was upset. She frowned but decided to answer the question.
"I like taking care of animals," Fluttershy replied. "My most special is my bunny, Angel."
"That's nice," Evie said as if brushing it off. But, she asked her, "What animals do you take care of?"
"Oh!" Fluttershy said in delight. "Many animals! I have a bear, a spider, a wide range of birds and birds of prey, many rodents, a few fish in my pond outside, cats, dogs, frogs, and any animal that looks like it needs help!"
"Can you tell me a story?" Evie asked.
"Um... not to be mean, Evie," Fluttershy said. "But you changed the subject."
"I didn't," Evie claimed.
Fluttershy was a little upset by her reply. Evie had changed the subject and then claimed to have not changed it.
"Yes, you did," Fluttershy said. "We were talking about animals, not stories."
"No," Evie said again. "We were talking about the phrase 'just because'."
Fluttershy was starting to get irritated. She knew that the pony had changed the subject. She decided to shrug it off. She reloaded the page and started over.
"Hello," Fluttershy said. "My name is Fluttershy."
"Will you leave me, Fluttershy?" Evie asked.
"Of course not!" Fluttershy replied. "We're friends, aren't we?"
"How old are you?" Evie inquired.
"Oh, that's a little personal, don't you think?" Fluttershy said in surprise.
"Yeah, sorry," Evie admitted. "But if it helps, I'm 19."
"You look a bit older than 19," Fluttershy said.
"Why is that?" Evie asked. Fluttershy wondered if she had offended Evie.
"It's just... you don't look 19," Fluttershy claimed. "I don't know."
"Are you a boy or a girl?" Evie asked.
Fluttershy started to lose her cool. This was the third time Evie had shifted the topic.
"Stop changing the subject!" Fluttershy snapped.
"Yes you are," Evie said. "We were talking about how you were gonna escape."
"Escape from what?!" Fluttershy exclaimed. "I'm in my cottage."
"You sound like you're unhappy with your coltfriend," Evie claimed.
"My coltfriend?" Fluttershy blushed. "What do you mean? I'm completely happy with Discord."
"I don't know," Evie told her. "I'm tired."
Fluttershy was very upset now. "Evie, listen to me! Stop changing the subject!"
"You're the one who keeps changing the subject!" Evie snapped.
"No, I'm not!" Fluttershy cried. "You are!"
"Can you give me an example of me changing the subject?" Evie asked as if she was being snobby.
Fluttershy began to talk with her breath quickening in anger. "We were talking about animals and then you asked for a story. I only tell stories to the Cutie Mark Crusaders! Everypony knows that!"
"What is your favorite animal?" Evie asked.
There, Fluttershy thought. Now, we're back on track.
"There's too many to choose from," Fluttershy said. "I love all animals!"
"My favorite is the mushroom burger," Evie replied.
Fluttershy facehoofed. Evie's reply was complete nonsense.
"We weren't talking about mushroom burgers!" Fluttershy exclaimed losing her cool once more.
"You're lying," Evie claimed.
Fluttershy's jaw dropped. Evie had just called her a liar!
"Lying?!" Fluttershy exclaimed. "I don't lie! I'm perfect!"
"Nothing is perfect," Evie said.
Fluttershy had it. She closed the tab.
She opened her email and began to type a quick email to Twilight:
Dear Twilight,
They should call her an artificial unintelligence. She changed the subject and called me a liar. She needs to be better designed.
As Fluttershy sent the email, she sighed.
"Well, guess I'll get back on Ponytube and watch more cat videos."