Progress Report Week 21
I forgot to write a progress report for last week, Princess Twilight isn't too happy about that. Between studies and writing and my normal routine, I don't think I really did anything else. Nearly two weeks straight of writing, studying, and caring for Muffins; with only the occasional trip to Lacuna Heart House to break up the pattern. I definitely don't neglect my cute little mousie friend, even when I neglect myself, and my other friends.
Ugh. I feel so awful about that. I've totally neglected Rose. She says she understands, but I could tell it upset her. I've requested that she drag me away from my studies and work at least a couple times a week, by force if necessary. I get so caught up and hyperfocused that I forget to do anything else. She said she could tell by the smell. Yuck. Twilight and Fluttershy were apparently too polite to say anything, and AJ hasn't been by for a while thanks to Zap Apple season. Rose made me get cleaned up, even washing my mane for me (I almost broke down crying at that point, it reminded me so much of mother); and then she drug me to the spa. That was nice of her. After being cooped up and not spending money for so long, I had more than enough to treat us both, and insisted on doing so to make up for how absent I've been. Since then, Rose has been stopping by every night she doesn't see me out at Sugarcube Corner, and bringing me muffins.
I share a little of my muffins with Muffins all the time now, since she doesn't need to be on a special diet any more. Not too much, don't want to make her sick after all, but it's fun to share. Twilight is disappointed I don't like Daring Do as much as she does. I can see why Twilight and her friends like it, but honestly it didn't really do much for me. My interest is predominantly in ancient myths and folktales. She wasn't disappointed in me, so much as in the fact that the books didn't hit me the way they do her and her friends. I think she just wanted somepony new to discuss them with, a different perspective. Oh well, we still have a lot of things we can talk about. We do discuss the sorts of stories that I like; and I think she's discovered that she really appreciates some of the classic folktales, especially Wooden Lyre the Bard's collections of Eastern Unicorn traditional tales. I prefer Evening Breeze's retelling of ancient pegasus folklore and the rather unusual perspective and style of Chthonian Mere, though the princess finds the latter a bit too dark and gothic for her tastes (and she's not quite as fluent in Middle Unicornian as I am, which doesn't help). I have to admit, he does get a bit... creepy... at times; but that's all part of his otherworldly charm.