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// PaintDrop's Condtion PMs 
// Story: Equestrian Fanfiction 
// by Lise 
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Hello, Short&Hoofy. We need to talk.

PaintDrop 







Thank the stars you are alright! You scared me this time. If I was back home I'd have already spoken with DarkSparkle about your constraint “sickness”.

Why don't you take care of yourself? Fainting? Sleeping in class? I knew things were bad, but I didn't expect they were so bad :( Your brother had a talk with RRBB so I learned things, things that you were keeping from me. 

You're killing yourself, don't you see that?! :( This must stop!

Short&Hoofy 







This isn't PaintDrop. And she is.

PaintDrop 







?

Short&Hoofy 







I'm Luminescent. The changeling. I know you know about me. I also know what you think of me, and I don't really care. What I care about is her, though.

PaintDrop







Then why do you drain her life every time you meet? You're right, I know about you. I also know that you aren't reformed. PaintDrop seems infatuated with you, and knowing her that seems to be natural, but you're abusing her love! If you don't stop I'll tell the Princesses! And they will listen to me!

Short&Hoofy 







I'm not doing this to her. She is.

PaintDrop 







Huh? How can that even be possible?

Short&Hoofy 







There are many types of feeding for a changeling. The “reformed” changelings niggle on thoughts and emotions around them. It's like a constant drip of love that keeps them fed. It's not eating, but they never feel hungry. 

Real eating is taking bites from someone’s love, but again it's more complicated. We can't just steal your love. We can try to take it, but the given controls the flow. That's what food pods are for. PaintDrop, she gave it willingly… and not just give it, she poured it out of her very being. 

PaintDrop 







That only makes it sound worse. Creepy. :/

Short&Hoofy 







Actually, it isn't that creepy. It's very similar to when you kiss RRBB. You levitate and embrace her with your magic. You can say you drain your magic as well, and sleep it off later. 

PaintDrop 







You've been spying on me?!? When I and RRBB… that's disgusting!

Short&Hoofy 







You did it in public. Several times. And I'm not the only one who saw. 

How do you think I know so much about you? I wanted to be close to PaintDrop, to see her way of life. That why I'd change into something close. An additional chair, a book, a pangolin. I like her and I wanted to see if I could try to fit in. I don't think I’ll be able too, but I managed to get a glimpse of her life.

She's so happy. Most of you are, but she's more and she's much nicer you give her credit for. I can tell, I smell the aroma of your emotions. PaintDrop has an air of honey blossom, you are ice cream mint, RRBB is fire spice.

PaintDrop 







You were Pixel? All the times we took you to the vet to see what was going on, that was you?!

Short&Hoofy 







Sometimes. I’m an emotarian, I don't eat physical food. That's why I couldn't eat the berries and the other things you tried to feed me.

I want to talk to you about PaintDrop. I want you to tell your Princess about me.

PaintDrop 







You want me to tell DarkSparkle about you? Why?

Short&Hoofy 







Because PaintDrop is addicted. And she needs help.

When I first met her she was in a confused state. Her emotions were bubbling all over the place. She was still nice, though so I stayed with her, got her some food, the normal things. But then on the last day she decided to take it one step further. Usually when I feed on love, the hearted fight back. PaintDrop didn't. She welcomes it. Before I took notice I had drained half her strength. I was so scared. I attracted the attention of the Wonderbolts, followed as they took her to the hospital, even paid a visit as a bird.

I thought that would be the end of it. It wasn't. She noticed me. Somehow she could tell I'm me, even when I hide it. And that's not all. She enjoyed the love drain… a lot. She likes it almost as much as she likes me.

PaintDrop 







Wait! PaintDrop drop is addicted to you eating her love? How is that even possible?

Short&Hoofy 







I don't know, but it's gotten worse. She started coming to see me. I liked it, and not only for the food, so I didn't say now. I'd try to limit the drain, at least keep it so that she could walk afterwards. Each time she tries to give more. She doesn't say it, but I can feel her attempts. It was her idea for me to change into Pixel. At first it was birds and squirrels, and other creatures. Now she's talking about me changing into her necklace so we can always be together. 

If I do that I’ll slowly kill her. But if I don't I’m afraid she might try something stupidly dangerous.

PaintDrop 







That's… have you tried talking to her? If you tell her all this, maybe she'll listen? You're the one she's infatuated with.

Short&Hoofy 







She'll listen to me about a lot of things, but not this. 

I won't lie, I didn't want to lose her. I never thought something like this could happen to me. I'm not a mothling, but I'm not a changeling either, I don't believe in Chrysalis’ ways. When PaintDrop started coming back, I found it… nice. But I care more for her getting better than feeling nice.

Talk to your Princesses, please. There must be a way to fix this. Just not by me.

PaintDrop 







I will. I’ll tell Princess Cadance right now. Tomorrow I'll be back in Ponyville so will talk to PaintDrop as well.

You're not what I expected. She always described you as this melancholic larger than life romantic bard that came straight out of her fairytales. I didn't believe that, but I, glad you're okay. You cared enough about her to tell me all this, so that's a good step.

Short&Hoofy 







I’m a changeling. I know what PaintDrop’s fairytales are, and I become them. At least on the outside.

Thank you.

And you don't need to worry, RRBB loves you deeply, almost as much as you love her.

PaintDrop