Fluttershy sipped her tea, watching out of the corner of her eye as a towel-draped Discord stalked out the front door. She smiled gently, blowing on the surface her tea before taking another drink. The tea warmed her insides, almost as much as the heat from Discord's impromptu hot tub warmed her outside. Fluttershy exhaled slowly, the content sounds of happy animals surrounding her and calming her. Outside, Mr. Clucky let out another loud crow, and she could hear some commotion from the animals outdoors. They were next on her list of things to do.
Fluttershy finished her breakfast in short order, quickly washing her teacup and saucer and leaving them on the drying rack. She stepped around her furry friends as they clustered near her hooves, and she opened the front door. The cooped-up indoor animals were off in a rush into the front yard, flowing around a disgruntled white rabbit that stood right at the doorstep. Fluttershy smiled happily, leaning down to greet the lapine. "Angel Bunny! How's momma's boy doing?"
Angel didn't seem amused. He tapped his hind leg impatiently and pantomimed checking a watch. Fluttershy's smile faltered slightly. "O-Oh, am I behind schedule this morning?"
Angel nodded emphatically, gesturing towards his conspicuously empty food bowl near his hutch. Fluttershy nodded. "Of course, you're first on the list. I'm sorry if things are moving slowly today."
With a flap of her wings, Fluttershy took to the air, gliding quickly over to her root cellar and pulling open the doors. She stepped down the stairs into the small, dark interior space and, reaching up with her mouth, yanked the pull cord on the light.
"Yeowch!"
Fluttershy gasped, leaping half a foot into the air in surprise. The light turned on a moment later, revealing Discord. He had shrunk down to a diminutive size and had wrapped himself around the light bulb, his tail dangling down right next to the pull cord. Fluttershy placed a hoof to her breast, panting with fear. "Discord! You scared me! What are you doing down here?"
Discord rubbed his now-kinked tail tip, grimacing. When he spoke, his voice was tinny. "I could say the same to you! I was trying to catch a few extra minutes of beauty rest in the dark."
"I needed to get some stored carrots out of here for Angel Bunny. Why are you wrapped around the light bulb?" she asked, slowly sitting down as she tried to calm her nerves.
"It seemed like a bright idea at the time!" Discord said with a manic grin.
Fluttershy stared with a deadpan expression at Discord for a moment, before grabbing a bundle of carrots off a nearby shelf and leaving, stopping only long enough to turn out the light and close the door behind her on her way out of the cellar, plunging the small room back into darkness.
"I probably deserved that," Discord said to himself.