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// Page 13 
// Story: Celestial Bodies 
// by Shadowbane 
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		You feel the need to get more acquainted with Derpy Hooves, mailmare and probably the best candidate you have right now for love.  You agree to deliver mail in Ponyville - and continue to do so for around an hour, delivering to everypony you knew and even some you didn't.  By the time you were done and sitting in a chair at the post office's first floor where you were before, your feet were sore and you almost didn't want to stand up again.  You didn't regret what you did though, because a Ms. Hooves trotted in with a huge smile on her face, heading towards you.

"Hi, Derpy," was all you could say, being as exhausted as you were.  Nevertheless, Derpy beamed at you - her eyes almost looked normal at that moment.  "You're a lifesaver!" she says, "Without you, I would've never gotten the mail delivered before tomorrow!"  You shrug and take a deep breath to tell her, "It was the right thing to do.  You need help, and I seem to be the only one willing to give it."  You close your eyes and lay back in the chair... only to open them right back up a few seconds later, and you see Derpy walking towards the stairs.  But you don't move.  There's still the wet sensation on your cheek.  Your hand reaches for it, covering the area where you had just been kissed.

You fumble with the words for a second, but you finally call up the strength to call out, "Wait, Derpy, come back!"  She turns to you with a smile, but all she does is wink those yellow eyes before climbing the stairs.  You're not sure what this means... Does Derpy want to see you some other time, and this is her way of telling you to leave?  Or was it an invitation to what was likely her bedchambers?  That kiss was so unexpected that your head was still spinning a bit.  Sure, you had been kissed before - even frenched, but from Derpy?  Derpy seemed to be coming out of a long stupor, just because of you.

You didn't want to ruin the relationship, but the only real option you had was to go to Derpy's bedchambers to see if that was what she wanted.  If you left now, you'd have a kingdom to deal with - a kingdom of changelings.  So choose, will you try to become a normal person with Derpy at your side?  Or will you leave and stay with Queen Chrysalis - your first relationship in Equestria?  You know that if you leave for Chrysalis, the next time you'd be able to see Derpy would be after Chrysalis goes on a similar trip to what she was now going on - and who knows how long that would be?  Would Derpy even wait that long for you?



Choose.
I will go upstairs.

I will leave and come back when I can.  [Last chance to leave!]