//------------------------------// // 1403 // Story: A Life Lived in Hundreds // by Botched Lobotomy //------------------------------// ‘Does it get better?’ she asked, one night. ‘We’re not that far away from my future now, you know,’ Twilight said, and winced. ‘I mean...’ ‘You wanna try that one again?’ Twilight coughed. ‘Please.’ ‘Mmhmm. But like, for us. For the ponies on the outside, as it were.’ ‘Better?’ Twilight asked. ‘Maybe. I don’t know. For us, yes. For others, less so. Mostly, it’s just different. Different and...’ ‘The same. Yeah. The world is the world is the world.’ ‘It’s the ponies that make it count,’ said Twilight. ‘You have it alright.’ ‘Right now,’ said Smith, ‘I got it great.’