Are you at home?
LightSparkle
Err, yes? Why?
SweetStuff
Great! Can you get your sister for me? I'll need her help if I'm to sort out this mess. :/
LightSparkle
She's still at the spa with Brush, so she might be a bit late. What's going on? Maybe I can help?
SweetStuff
Sadly, things have gone to the next level. :/ Oh, the hell with it! You're friends with her, so I might as well tell you. WaterBottle ran away from home. Usually that's the point at which someone faints, but to make things worse she came here, of all places. I'm not even sure how she managed to find me! (I'm convinced it had to do with Applejack not being able to keep her big mouth shut!) :/
Since I can't get in touch with DarkSparkle (and Brush and AwesomePony haven't written back to me) I thought I'd call out to your sis. Boy, are things complicated or what? :/ I really don't know how to handle WaterBottle. I mean, sure, I've helped with friendship and romance problems before, but running away hits a bit too close to home. Also, she's the opposite of what I was/am.
LightSparkle
She's there?!? Applejack told me that she was grounded so we wouldn't be seeing her for a few days. :( Poor WaterBottle, she must feel so low. She looked really miserable last week, but with each time we tried talking to her she insisted she was fine. I knew I should have pressed on! We Crusaders stick together!
Applejack must be worried like crazy. She always was overprotective of her sister, to extreme lengths. :( I complain about Rarity giving me no privacy a lot, but Applejack is... well, Applejack. I thought things would change after we did the reading, but... I really hoped.
What will we do?
SweetStuff
Hell if I know? For the moment Simile is with her, getting her mind off things. (Simile is really good at that.) That's not the only issue, though. Tell me, how much do you know about me? Has anyone told you anything?
LightSparkle
Umm, TrueSparkle thinks very highly of you? Well everypony on the site does. I know you and DarkSparkle are friends... Sorry, I was more focused on other things to pay attention if you've posted something :(
SweetStuff
It's better, this way, trust me. The short of it is, that I have to keep WaterBottle hidden at my place until she's ready to go back, which listening to her might be never. I've a few friends here that would help, but...let's just say that things are complicated.
Right now I'm more worried about WaterBottle. I know her type well: obedient, dependable, and so on until the moment she snaps and does something really rash (like this right now). From what I know her sister pulled a similar one when she took off to live in Manehattan all of a sudden. Worst is that WaterBottle doesn't even want to talk to her family.
LightSparkle
:(((
When that happens things are really bad. I sent a message to YouKnowWho, so she should be here soon if she can get away from her kissy cushion. I still can't believe that she and a childhood friend of mine got together like that. Secretly, I was hoping that WaterBottle would also find a SO. Her last four relationships were a mess :( Is that why she ran away?
SweetStuff
That's the thing. There's no single reason. She's tired of her sister running her life, she wants to have a fun time on the site without constantly feeling guilty... and she's obsessed her family won't approve of her boyfriend so she decided to keep it a secret.
Now I'm terrified that PaintDrop might show up here as well. She's having sort of the same problems. (And I used to think that my childhood was complicated.)
LightSparkle
Oh, PaintDrop is in hospital. Turns out she hasn't been eating well lately and fainted from lack of strength or something. The doctors put her on a cookies and sugar diet. I'd envy her if she didn't look so exhausted. At least she was in "good spirits" as she'd say :)
SweetStuff
Sis just came back. I'm giving her to you. Please keep on telling me what's going on with WaterBottle, okay?
SweetStuff
LightSparkle? What's this about Apple Bloom running away from home? If she alright? Is she hurt?
SweetStuff
Well, she's not injured if that's what you're asking. But there's a lot on her mind. Like really a lot. How much do you know?
LightSparkle
Darling, even I can't keep track of everything. I did notice she and Ditzy's brother getting along rather swimmingly during the reading. Maybe a bit more, but other than that, I really can't say. Applejack never mentioned anything, so I thought it's not my business to ask or come to any conclusions.
I do know, however, that Applejack strongly disapproved her being on Lyra's site, which is absurd. We are all aware of the dangers of the aethernet, but with a modicum of caution and enough common sense there's nothing to worry about, like I keep telling Sweetie Belle: "Always keep a thing in mind when dealing with strangers".
SweetStuff
That whole family is stubborn as hell! She came here, Rarity, of all places. DarkSparkle will freak when she gets back. That is if she hasn't already (I sent her a few messages.) Can you please tell Applejack her sister is fine? This is going to be one *yay*storm, but at least she'll know that WaterBottle is safe.
LightSparkle
Of course I could, darling, but so could you. No matter, I'll be on my way in an instant!
SweetStuff
It's a bit difficult for me to get in touch with someone who treats the aethernet as if it's Sombra incarnate. :/
LightSparkle
Please :) Applejack has a user on the site, has had it for months. I would have thought that you would have figured it out by now (especially since you approved a few of her stories ;))
SweetStuff
That hypocrite!
Edit: And things keep getting better. WaterBottle's Romeo just showed up as well :/ Honestly, why doesn't everyone just come move to my place, already? It will save time. And I, not even going to ask how he knows where to find me!
LightSparkle
Oh? Who is it?
SweetStuff
Darling, it's not polite to end with a cliffhanger. Real life isn't fiction, you know.
SweetStuff
It's Derpy's brother, who apparently learned about this from DarkSparkle's ex who is now (literally) on a date with his sister, while DarkSparkle herself is spying on them (poorly). Are those enough details for you?!
Look, I'm sorry, Rarity, but this is a bit too much for me right now. Tell Applejack, Derpy, and DarkSparkle. I'll see how I'll deal with this on my end. :/
LightSparkle
Say no more, darling.
Toodles.
SweetStuff