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// Hot Pink 
// Story: Tales of Flutterbreeze: Hometown Blues 
// by Flutterbreeze 
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	Flutterbreeze sat in Eiskaffoal, talking with Coffeeflower and enjoying a bombón. “Have you figured out who the double-agent is yet?” He and Appleshine were the only two friends that knew about Flutterbreeze’s life as a secret agent.
“No, but the list gets shorter every day. Of course, there’s still the matter of finding Xolotl too. I fear he may go dormant by the time I can figure that one out.”
“Hey, you aren’t the only agent, you know? I’m sure others are trying to find the traitor and the monster too. You’ve been putting a lot on yourself lately. Maybe it’s time you took a break. Isn’t that why you’ve gotten nothing but local mail to deliver lately?”
He sighed. “Perhaps you’re right. I’ve been doing nothing but mission junk for too long.”
“You know what I think?” Coffeeflower said, pouring a drink for himself. “I think you need to meet some mares.”
“You know how chaotic my life is right now...”
”I’m not saying go marry someone, just find a mare you like and go on a date.”
At that moment Trixie walked into the door, making Flutterbreeze recoil from the thought. He turned to Coffeeflower and said, “I’ll think about it.” before finishing his cup and leaving.  

He decided a stroll through Fairmount Park would be the best way to start a day of rest and relaxation. ‘Sun shining overhead, a slight breeze through the trees, the coo of pigeons, a toothless alligator... wait, what?’
“Oh there you are gummy!” A cheerful voice called out. Its source, a bright pink pony with blue eyes and a balloons cutie mark, then appeared. Pinkie Pie put Gummy on her back and then spotted the surprised pegasus. “Hi Flutterbreeze! Remember me? Of course you do, after all it’s only been a week and you did send me a letter so asking that is kind of silly. But anyways how are you doing? I didn’t expect to see you here, but it a nice surprise. I like surprises!”
“Hey Pinkie Pie, what are you doing in Fillydelphia?”
She never stopped bouncing as she spoke. “Oh yeah, after I got the letter from you and saw that you lived in Fillydelphia I thought *gasp* I’ve never been there before and I’ve always wanted to go. I was just on my way to take Gummy to the alligator history museum, cause I promised him I would if I ever came to Fillydelphia and now I have. Why are you here?”
“I live here.”
“You do? That sounds like fun, you know I’ve heard there’s lots of cool things in this city and I bet it’s a lot of fun!”
“Did you come here alone?”
“Me and Gummy!”
Flutterbreeze thought about what his friend had told him earlier. “Say, would you like to, maybe, do something later?”
“Well of course I do!” she said. “It wouldn’t be any fun to just sit around and do nothing all day.”
“What I mean is... would you like to do something together, with me, later?”
“Well sure! It’s more fun to do things with others than by yourself. Doing things by yourself is more fun than doing nothing, but it still isn’t as fun as doing things with other ponies.”
“Great! So, um... what do you want to do?”
“We could have a party!”
“Well.. I was thinking more along the lines of just the two of us doing something, you know?”
“Um, sure. We could go to the theatre, or go rollerskating, or bake cupcakes, or howl at the moon, or discover a planet, or break the fourth wall, or-” Both of their stomachs growled at the same time, interrupting her.
“How about we go get something to eat first?”

They sat down in a nearby restaurant. Nothing too formal. As they were deciding what to eat, Flutterbreeze glanced out the window. Derpy Hooves was looking in at them. She winked, stuck out her tongue a bit and flew off. 
‘I’m never gonna be able to live this one down.’
Pinkie Pie’s tail ended up in front of her. She looked at it and started to chew on it. Flutterbreeze smiled. There was no doubt that there was something very cute about it. “Why are you doing that?”
“Cause my tail looks like cotton candy, and sometimes when I’m at Sugarcube Corner all day baking sweets and stuff it starts to taste like it too!” She looked over at his tail, which was almost as curly as hers. “Besides, I’m hungry! Hey, where did Gummy run off to? Oh, well. He runs off a lot but he always finds his way back eventually.”
“Maybe he went to the dentist.” Pinkie laughed at this. “Now let’s see, soup or salad? I guess I’ll have the soup. That way I can have a soup-er lunch.” She started laughing again.”
‘She would probably laugh at anything I say.’ he thought. ‘In fact...’ He leaned forward, and by the look on his face Pinkie Pie could tell he was about to tell another joke. “Coleslaw.” She burst out laughing again. ‘Yep.’
“Hahahahahaha! I thought you were gonna tell a joke, and then, you said coleslaw! Hahahahaha! You’re so funny! Hey, actually coleslaw doesn’t sound so bad.”
They ate their food very quickly, since they were both famished. As the waitress came over to give them their bill, Flutterbreeze said, “I’ve got you covered.”
“Really? Oh, that’s so nice.”
He smiled. “Hey! I’ve got an idea. Why don’t you go to the Alligator Museum while I deliver the mail, then afterwards I can show you around town, see all the sights?”
“That sounds superific!”
“Great! Let’s meet in the park we were just at.”
“Okie-dokie-lokie!” 
By the time they left the restaurant both of them were bouncing with excitement.
‘Oh what a fun day this will be. I must do it again!’