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// This Was A Waste of Time 
// Story: Fighting Games Aren't Just For Mares! 
// by DizzyChicks 
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"So, you are an alien that just so happens to understand how games in Equestria are played because they resemble the games from your home world?" Parchment Chop asked inquivitely. 

Damien shook his head yes as he rubbed his hand against his eyes. The reporter's question were extremely annoying. They ranged from harmless to straight up offensive but Damien was curious about how this article was going to turn out. He looked in the corner of his eye and Rainbow Dash was asleep with more drool coming out of her mouth. Some bodyguard she turned out to be.

"I find that very hard to believe. Are you are you aren't a scientist experiment gone wrong?" Parchment Chop said. 

"Yes." Damien started while stretching his legs and shaking Rainbow Dash. "I'm not an experiment, just a passerby."

Rainbow Dash woke up from Damien's rough shake and leaped up from her chair striking a pose.

"WHO,WHAT,WHERE,HOW"!? Rainbow Dash yelled looking frantically around the room.

Damien rolled his eyes. "Dash." He started. He looked back at the reported with annoyance. "Please excort our guest out of the house. I am very tired."

Parchment Chop closed her interview book and shook her mane. 

"I believe this interview is over then?"

"Yeah, it's getting dark and after all these questions, I'm ready to just sleep."

Parchment Chop huffed and mumbled about wanting more questions but followed behind Rainbow Dash to the door. She mentioned her column in the Manehattan Inquirer and to be sure to look out for the interview. With that final piece of information, she left. 

Once she was far away from Damien's house, he shut the door. Rainbow Dash sheepishly looked at Damien rubbing her hooves together. 

"I know, I know, I messed up," she said. "But, I can make it up to you!" Rainbow Dash said walking up to Damien with a smile. Damien frowned.

"Dash, today has been fine already. I get it those questions were boring but I need to clear my head. I'm not mad and you don't need to make it up to me." 

"Really?"

"Yes, you multicolor pony fucking leave me alone!" Damien screamed internally.

Agreeing to this interview was a mistake, it did nothing but bring up Damien's  friends and family he might never see again and remember how insanely sexist the culture here was.

Damien took a deep breath and forced a smile. 

"Dash, I am fine." 

Rainbow Dash could tell something was bothering him. Her Element of Loyalty genes were going off. But she could tell he was tired, so she decided to save it for another day. She waved goodbye and left.

Damien walked to his room and flopped on the bed. He started to recount the last two days and how insane they were. Fighting game competition that went to hard and a reporter who wanted to exploit him for a story. 

Damien turned into his side and thought back at the arcade. Despite the circumstances, he did have a bit of fun. He additionally made a bit of a name for himself apparently if someone from Manehattan come from Ponyville to interview him. Not matter how unpleasant she was. 

Damien closed his eyes and let sleep embrace him. Maybe he would go back to the arcade after all.