//------------------------------// // "Back to me, then" // Story: Fallout : Equestria - New Roam Innovatus // by Delvius //------------------------------// Intermission The zebra chronicler Delvius stared at Myst weirdly. She shrank back and nervously rubbed her forehooves together on the couch. "What... what is it?" she asked. Delvius shook his head. "Ah, nothing. Just... having a hard time comprehending what you just told me. It's, and please don't take offence... outright absurd. For me, anyway. I'd put this down in the book, but..." "You don't have to," Myst said straight away. Her eyes were filled with predetermined desire, as was her tone. "I'd almost prefer you didn't." The zebra reeled back in surprise. "Okay? Then why even tell me these two chapters worth of details if you'd rather I not put them down?" She smiled wanly. "Like you said. It's absurd. No one would believe it. You certainly don't seem to, anyway." Delvius agreed with her reasoning for the most part. But something happened then that he did not expect: at her final sentence, he felt a sudden and powerful urge to disagree. Something inside him, something in his head, had made him want to believe -- even just for a very brief instant -- the outlandish tale of Myst and the Fundamental of Dark. Myst's smile widened, as if she knew... but she couldn't have. Delvius had shown no signs of the desire on his face. It was something that occurred in his head, almost too quickly for his body to have a physical response. She got up and finished her tea. "Anyway... I should go. Thanks for coming over, Delvius. Good luck with your book." A few moments later, Delvius was trotting down the hill again, back towards Roam. As he went, Goldwreath's voice spoke into his earpiece, "So, you done? How'd it go?" The zebra hesitated to answer. He was still unsure of what had transpired with himself. But at last he said, "Better than I expected." "Great!" Goldwreath said. "Also, I'm available for interview again if you want. I managed to get the legates to take up some administrative duties, so I'm stuck with more free time than I know what to do with." Delvius nodded. "I'll be there." "Good. Back to me, then."