"So, what did you make of Zecora's tale? Do you think she's right? That we should set out for this journey?"
Derpy was enjoying the fluffy cushion that made the floor, using it as a form of chair, watching a rainbow of colors flare forth and back with the impatient mare who had trouble standing still.
"Hmmmm...."
Rainbow wasn't paying attention at all, and she seemed more focused on the floor, deep in thought, than she even remotely considered the aspect that there were others with focus on the subject.
"Hmmm... Oh! Oh, sorry... This really does seem like a great opportunity, but... And I'm not one who says no to challenges! Oh no, bring them on! I'll go on this for the excitement alone!" She spoke with a sturdy tone, and at the end of her sentence, she put one hoof to her chest, her head held high, her other stomping ferociously at the soft flooring below.
"However... How can we be sure it works? I mean, we've got all sorts of magic out there, so what makes some form of special place capable of making you..." She found herself unable to continue the sentence, not quite sure how to formulate it, a certain purple mare popping up in her head that would probably help her finish.
The conclusion ended up becoming nothing more than words in the wind, drifting off as she once again resumed with a new attempt.
"How do we know a cure exist out there, exactly? I mean, the odds of something magic is incapable of solving would probably mean that it's little more than a rumour"
There came a few 'Uhm' from a rather patient mare, but she was abrubtly interrupted every time she tried to speak, eventually leaving her succumbing to her own self-deprivation.
"It's fine Derpy, nobody wants to hear you talk anyways..."
She immediately raised her head though, as she found herself face-to-face with a pair of huge eyes trying to get contact with her own yellow ones.
"Are you okay? You seem a bit... Troubled...."
An immediate light of hope jumped striaght into her again, and with her cheeks faintly tainted with a light crimson tone, she nodded.
"I think... If we have the opportunity to go do this, we should! There's nothing to lose right? And you DID say you wanted to go, JUST for the thrill..."
One awkwardly sheepish grin formed onto the gray face, knowing she had Rainbow Dash right where she wanted her.
"O-Of course I did!" Was the best reply the cyan mare could manage to bring out, as she stood slightly back with Derpy's approaching face, one hoof yet again upon her chest, the other three used to keep her balanced, as she was leaning backwards.
"So... We're going to explore the 'Maretans'. Infamous for danger and thrills for any daring mare or stallion!" She started wandering about again, though this time, with much more exciited eyes to follow her about.
Not only was it an opportunity to a possible solution, but it also left the two of them out in the open for many days. Oh the opportunities!
It was hard to miss that remaining sheepish grin, though if anyone could do it, it was the deep-in-thought pondering mare that kept walking back and forth.
She had probably already figured out a strategy and spoken of other threats, as well as Zecora's map, whom they had been given a solidly drawn copy of, but every word she said slid in one ear and out the other of the grinning pony that was too lost in her own thoughts about the journey and their alone-time.
"So... We'll be leaving in the morning then! I'll be sure to pack anything I need, and if you need to get something, it's still early enough to catch the shops! I'll even borrow you a few bits if you need to!"
Suddenly, Derpy snapped out of her own fantasy world, and back into reality, realising that there were still a few things left on the task list.
"Oh, and for tonight, you can crash at my place. We're both heading out tomorrow, after all"
Derpy was baffled upon the offer, and without many words, with her already wandering thoughts, she immediately threw her hooves in the air and started half-spasming, speaking inaudibly, though was silenced by a friendly kiss on the cheek by Rainbow.
"Silly... We don't have to take it all at once. Let's just get to packing for now, okay?" The cyan's kiss and words immediately calmed the otherwise near-insane mare, and packing and shopping came along as the day passed.
Night eventually came, and with Derpy acquiring yet another kiss, this time more for the good night than anything, with the days ahead, she felt no need to interrupt a certain sleep pattern of someone else, enjoying her own little space, her thoughts wandering about on the little fantasy world that would make The journey.