You and him walk quickly to the Ponyville Library, and soon you see the candle sign that always sits out in front of the library. The smell of dandelions rushes past your face as you get closer to the library. Your saddle bag bounces uncomfortably on your back. You try to reach back and tighten the strap to keep it from bouncing, but you can’t hold the hat, trot, and do that at the same time. So you stop for a second to reach back and clench the end of the strap with your teeth. You pull back your neck and twist in such a way to pull the strap as tightly as possible. The saddle bag is now a little too tight on your back, but the strap will probably loosen up as you take off again. You turn to face forward and see the man standing at the door to the library, motioning with his… hoof? No, “hand,” it’s called a hand. He motions with his hand for you to come forward.
You trot over to the door, and he reminds you of the mission. “When I open this door,” he says, grabbing the door knob. “We’re going to go in there, find Twilight, and then you’re going to film me booping her.”
You look up at the hat, but all you can see is the front of the brim. You look back at him, and he’s looking at you, waiting for an answer. You nod your head, but then stop and readjust the hat, which had fallen off its comfy spot.
You watch him as he slowly turns the handle little by little, trying to make as little noise as possible. Then you hear a tiny click and he pushes the door open slowly. The door makes a faint creaking noise as he pushes it open. The smell of old dusty books leaks out. He doesn’t miss a beat; once the door is open enough he sneaks in on the tips of his… hooves? Hands? No, silly, they’re called “feet.” He sneaks across the floor on the tips of his feet. Twilight isn’t in the room, but the wooden horse head in the center of the room stares at you as you watch him sneak around it.
He turns around and puts a finger to his mouth. “Shh! I think I hear her upstairs!” Then he turns around and sneaks up the stairs, trying to keep the creaking to a minimum. Your hooves clop rather loudly on the wooden stairs, so you plunge your head into your saddle bag to find something. The taste of cotton fills the front of your tongue as you taste what you’re looking for. You clench it with your teeth and pull it out. You open your jaw to let one fall to the ground. You place your hoof down on it and then lift it up to make sure it sticks. It’s soft and cushiony, but you can’t feel it directly through your thick hooves. You repeat the process for your other three hooves.
You look up the stairs. He’s already at the top, about to turn another door handle. You silently climb the stair case, going as fast as you can to get there before he opens it. As soon as you arrive, he pushes the door open and makes a very funny blurbing noise. He sticks his finger out in front of him and walks briskly towards Twilight, who is head-first into some book. She doesn’t notice him until his finger makes contact with her nose.
“Boop!”
Twilight’s neck jolts back and her hair trails behind her. She touches her nose with her hoof and then stares blankly at the finger that just booped her nose. Then he does it again.
“Boop!”
This time, Twilight looks annoyed and looks at him. He lifts up his finger and slowly advances it towards Twilight’s nose. Twilight annoyedly lifts up her front hoof and swats down his finger. She gives him a look that says “Leave or else,” and then he turns around. He walks briskly to the door, and you follow behind him.
Down the stairs and out the door you go. Once back on the streets of Ponyville, he squats down to your eye level and reaches his hand under the hat and rubs your head.
“Good job, assistant! That’s one down!”
You can feel your hair getting messed up as he takes his hand out.
“Where to next, you ask? Well, I think that should be obvious!”
You look behind him and point with your nose towards the Carousel Boutique. He turns around and looks at it. Then he turns back and looks you in the eye.
“Nope! You’ll never guess! The edge of the Everfree Forest!”
He then stands back up and takes out his map as he walks briskly in the direction of the Everfree Forest. You are caught slightly off guard by his sudden movement, but jump up and run after him.