//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: Talunion's Life // by FlutterTal //------------------------------// Well… Now I feel very confident of myself, but there is another problem now. I don’t know where’s my crush. I start to worry, but then I say to myself: “It’s okay, just relax. She can’t be leaving so soon. Or better thing, maybe she LIVES in Ponyville.” Yes, she must be living in Ponyville, because I never see her in every other cities where I was in the past. But for now, I need to take a break for a little bit. So I first go to the café, take a seat, as I see a waiter coming closer to me. “Hello mister, can I take your order?” the waiter said. “Thank you for your proposal, but I’m not here for that. I just wanted to get some fresh air.” “That’s okay. But if you want something in the meantime, you can go see me directly.” And so he goes back in the café. Well I’m now at the café, alone, wanting to have some fresh air, and taking the opportunity while I’m at the café to do so. I take a deep breath again and I feel pretty good after that, as good as I can continue to relax a little bit. Until then… “Wait, what? I didn’t ordered anything, not even a daisy sandwich!” But when I lift my head a little, I see something that surprises me. In fact, do you remember the description I gave to my crush previously? Grey unicorn, brown and orange mane and tail, aquamarine eyes, and other things… Well, it appears that the pony in front of me has exactly the same description. And I didn’t do a mistake previously. She seems to be so worried, probably because I stayed here for some times now. I finally start to blush because I don’t really know where to start. Wait, no! I should be confident. I should know how to start the conversation. “Err… Hello?” I start. “Hello mister.” she replies. Then I take another breath. “Also, why did you bring me something to eat? You didn’t have to.” But suddenly at this instant, I hear my stomach rumbling. I blush in this situation. “Looks like I was right to help you.” she says, giggling. “Yeah… Right…” As I start to eat the sandwich, I say to myself this is maybe the time to introduce ourselves, but the mare already take the initiative before me. “Here is maybe the time to introduce ourselves, don’t you think?” “Eh… Yay, I was about to say that. So, my name’s Talunion and I’m an artist. And what about you?” “So… My name’s Starlight Music and I’m a singer.” she replies. “Also, doesn’t your name sounds like a nickname?” “Yeah I know. It’s because I don’t really like my real name.” I say, stubborn to myself. “Oh, I guess that makes more sense.” After I finished my sandwich, I have no idea of what I can do to thank her for her hospitality. So I decided to improvise. “So… About what you did to me, I could settle for saying thank you, but I suppose I can do something better. So, are you up for visiting my house tomorrow?” “Why not.” she answers. “I have a whole free time at this moment. But where do you live exactly?” “Let’s say that in a more descriptive way: if you see a two-story house with at the entrance a wooden sign with a pendulum in it[1], well, that’s my house.” “Are you sure this is not rather the description of a hypnotherapist cabinet?” “Well, it’s rather my brother’s house, we live as roommates. And yes, my brother is a hypnotherapist. That’s what he does for me.” “Oh, interesting. You know, I’ve never tried hypnosis before, so I guess it would be a good experience to test it.” “Definitely!” I finally say, determined. “You will never see something so relaxing after that.” “Then I promise I will try this out!” “Great! Can’t wait for that. See you tomorrow!” I say as I’m about to leave the café. She lets out a blink as a response before leaving the café too. What a tight beginning. I wasn’t sure about how it will end, even with the confidence in me[2]. But now she accepted to have a visit to my house. The conversation, check! Next thing, the visit. I just hope she will feel comfortable in there. After all, that was just the beginning. [1] That’s the most precisely what my house looks like. [2] It’s normal after all, my bro said a too intensive permanent effect never leads to something good.