Bleeding Strings: Man in a box

by The Drifting Bard


The times they are a-changing

I sat down near a window and simply watched the world go by. sure enough, I could smell the coffee as it slowly neared the table. "Got any sugar?" I asked as Twilight sat down opposite. she pointed to a small pot in the middle of the table.
"so, tell me something, Gimli, how did you get in the icy plains?" she asked with a little bit of worry.
"I have no clue, one minute I'm walking down the stairs in my old apartment block, next thing I know, I'm bouncing down the stairs, flying through the door, and finally being hit with the cold"
she blinked twice.

"Either, I'm dead or I fell through a rip in the space-time continuum, but either way... better than being back on earth"
she raised a hoof to her chin and appeared to be in deep thought. "I wouldn't think too much on it, Twilight, you might blow a fuse" she then sighed.
"Your probably right" she took a sip of her coffee, finally settling her gaze to the outside world.
It was apparent that the rain had slowly started to let up. I carried on drinking my coffee as I simply followed a small drop of rain as it ran down the window.

"So why did you start running anyways? was it to avoid the rain?" She blushed slightly.
"n-no, nothing like that... I... uh... Had to use the little filly's room" I decided not to push the subject further.
"Fair enough" an awkward silence fell afterwards. I turned to look at the lavender mare.
"so...what shall we do now? are there any music shops in canterlot?"
she shook her head. "I don't think so" She sighed.

I finished my coffee shortly after she did. "Where to next then Princess?" I gave a grin.
the mare gave a slight giggle, "well, we could go to the library?" I shot her a flat look.
"okay maybe not, lets go to the castle then, I show you the rest of the city along the way, does that sound good?"


"Sister, art thou sure it wise to let Twilight show the Human around the city? surely it could get violent?"
Luna asked in a panicked voice. However, Celestia's giggling soon assuaged the Lunar Princess's fears.
"Lulu, you need to relax, I felt no ill intent coming from him, and besides, He's with Twilight, I'm sure that if he did get violent, she would stop him"

not long after that brief conversation, a guard flew in, breathing heavily. "your majesties, The human... He's...
missing" the two alicorns shared a glance before Luna finally spoke. "I told you so"


Taking a tour around the city seemed like a good Idea at the time, Until we got separated by fans of Twilight. It was lucky I was outside a very recognizable establishment. a well designed and very Irish looking pub. A smile crept onto my face, I checked the amount of bits I had in my pockets, chances are it wasn't a lot, in the end I decided to throw caution to the wind.

I walked in, looking around, I noticed the barkeep looking slightly nervous.
"wh...what'll it be sir?"
I was about to say the usual but caught myself.
"depends... what have you got?"