Anon starts to notice the light in Blossom’s home dim considerably. They’ve been here for hours. If Anon had to hazard a guess, he’d say that it’s around five in the afternoon. Time sure does like to fly when you’re having an emotional moment with someone. However, he doesn’t feel like much has been accomplished with this chat of theirs. Sure, he’s gained a lot of respect for Blossom sharing such a personal story. Still, this all seems pointless to him because the weight on his shoulders still feels just as heavy as it did this morning.
While he will admit that it’s nice knowing he has a pony he can talk to freely. This does little to solve the problems he has, not that he expected their conversation to solve anything... He knows that he’ll have to cross that bridge eventually.
“You’re a complicated creature, Anon.” Blossom admits.
Complicated... A word Anon doesn’t like. Blossom in many ways is right to think of him as such. It’s hard for Anon to really put into words how he feels about things. Many think he’s a mystery wrapped in a riddle but that isn’t who he is, he’s just doing what he thinks is right, even if it’s something he’ll regret later.
“To be honest, I believe I’m far less complicated than others think, they just draw complicated conclusions about who I am.”
Blossom chuckles at that. “Maybe you’re right.”
Blossom gets up from her seat and moves over to Anon. Without saying a word she wraps him in a strong embrace.
“What’s this about?” He asks feeling weird.
“Nothing’s as simple as a hug. I think that’s what you need right now.”
Anon is hesitant to admit to that but it appears that Blossom is a fast learner. Anon wraps his arms around her and returns the embrace. For so long having anyone so close to him would’ve repulsed him... Nowadays, it’s comforting. Well, if it’s a pony he trusts.
“I’m not admitting that you’re right.” Anon mentions.
“No need, I know I’m right.”
They break from their embrace. The two of them feeling considerably better about the chat they’ve had. It was equally emotional for the both of them and now there’s a sense of trust between them. Blossom has the strong feeling that Anon and her have taken a huge step in their friendship, one that was not carved by time but by swift action. Years worth of bonding summed up into a few hours. She knows she has nothing to worry about when it comes to how Anon views her now, she has his trust as he has hers.
“As much as I loved this conversation... I’d like to leave this house of emotions if you don’t mind?”
Blossom nods. “Agreed. You do have a few spare hours until your party. Got any plans?”
Oh yeah, the party. Anon almost forgot about that. The worst part is that he has no idea if Bonbon intends to show up. It seems that there’s no rest for his consciousness today.
“The party... No, I don’t have any plans.”
Blossom can see Anon starting to worry over what’s going to happen but Blossom isn’t going to let that happen! With a grin she bites Anon’s collar and drags him off her couch in a shocking display of her strength.
“Let’s go shopping!” She says past his shirt as she drags him out of her home.
“Blossom! I can walk!” Anon says keeping his collar from strangling him to death as Blossom stops and lets him go.
“Good because I didn’t want to drag you to the shopping district. I know the perfect place for you!” She says with an odd bat like squeal.
Anon gets of the ground and dusts himself off. As he looks over at Blossom he notices an odd look she’s giving him. It seems to be universal, no matter the place... Females love shopping. He would’ve guessed that Blossom would be the last pony that would enjoy shopping but it appears that she’s just like every other girl to the core.
“Any reason as to why we should go shopping?” He asks.
“I haven’t been shopping in ages and I need a stallions opinion on a few things.”
“How would I know what a stallion would think?”
“You have a penis, right?” She asks with a smirk and a brow raised.
Anon lets out a slow sigh as he covers his face.
“Yes... Yes I do.”
“Good enough for me!”
Blossom latches onto his pant leg this time as she starts to drag him towards the shopping district. While this entire situation is beyond weird for Anon, he can’t help but feel safe with Blossom, considering what they’ve went through and shared, it makes a bit of sense.
“S-Sister,” Celestia lets out a large pant. “Are you sure this is customary?”
Luna is holding the lace in her teeth with all her strength as she continues to pull the dress tighter on her sister.
“Pain before beauty, Tia.”
“But...I...can...barely...breath!”
Luna opens her eyes to see the purple face of her sister as the dress constricts her. Luna instantly lets go of the lace and all of her hard work slips away as everything loosens up. Celestia takes a moment to catch her breath.
“Luna, I’ll freely admit I have no idea what current fashion trends are amongst our subjects but I believe that my figure cannot support a corset.”
Luna raises a brow as she gives her sister a once over.
“Yes, your copulence is indeed a hindering factor.”
Celestia’s face turns red in irritation but soon falls to a smug grin.
“Well... from Anon’s own mouth we know that his people enjoy a mare that’s bottom heavy. It’s a shame you’re stuck with only so much to offer.”
Luna and Celestia both lock eyes for a moment before they start laughing.
“Very clever, sister.” Luna admits. “Still, we must find a dress to envelope all that you offer. I think we should go with something to show off your sexy side. Anon can’t see you as more than a friend if you keep wearing that regalia.”
Celestia glances over to the dresser that holds her regalia. Her sister is right... At least for Anon, she may need to consider not wearing her regalia as often as she does.
“Perhaps you are right but don’t you think this is too soon?”
“We’re not pursuing him just yet, Tia... This is just a small thing to stir the water a bit.”
“I guess there’s no harm in looking good.”
“Well put!” Luna pulls out another dress. “Let’s try this one next.”
“Alright, but let me put it on this time.”
“Everything will be fine.” Cadance says to herself in the mirror. “I just have to talk to him. I’m sure we can come to an understanding.”
Cadance glances over to her dresser, a top sits a photo. She uses her magic to levitate it over to her as she looks at it. A small smile grows on her face as she looks at the filly she used to take care of. Twilight is looking forward at the camera nervously as Cadance stands beside her with a large smile. This was their first photo together and Twilight never got her picture taken before. She spent so much of her time learning magic that she didn’t even know that ponies had made the technology to take photos.
Cadance’s smile fades as she recalls the last time she spoke with Twilight. The look of anguish in her eyes. She’s never seen such suffering in her entire life and yet no pony here cares to try and help her. Cadance has no idea what will happen during this party, however, this is for Twilight. She can’t sit around and pretend as if things will get better given time. Not with somepony like Twilight. She’s always had a problem with accepting her mistakes since she was a filly. So Cadance will be there for her when she’s needed most.
She looks over at the clock and notices that it’s almost time for the party to start. She wanted to tell Shining about her plan but she knew that he would’ve protested. She must go this alone and hope that everything will work out in the end. Cadance takes in one last long breath to calm her nerves.
“Show time.”
“So, what do you think?” Blossom asks with a smirk as she gives a small twirl for Anon.
Anon can’t believe he’s actually here doing this right now. Blossom dragged him to a store he’s never been to before, spent thirty minutes grabbing dresses off a few racks, forced him to sit in front of a dressing stage as she put on dress, after dress, after dress and asked him how she looks. He’s already been here for over an hour and his patience is starting to wear thin.
“Blossom, I don’t care. You look fine. Take either of those statements and let’s leave already.”
“You’re no fun. I’m trying to look good for your party.” Blossom states as she looks herself in the various mirrors surrounding her on the stage.
“Why do you care what I think?” Anon asks.
“Anon, it may seem like a weird concept for you to take in, but mares like looking pretty for stallions they care for. Maybe it’s a primal thing, but we like impressing a stallion with our looks, even if they’re just friends.”
Anon still has a hard time understanding how ponies work on a social level. All he can really do is take Blossom’s word for it.
“You’re implying that other ponies are going to play dress up as well?”
Blossom chuckles at that. “Of course they are. This is your party after all and you’ve collected a loyal following of mares.” Blossom flexes her wings some to see how the dress feels. “In fact, since you have so many friends that are mares, I’d expect most of them will go above and beyond to impress you with how they look.”
This is all confusing. “Why?”
Blossom shrugs. “Mares can get rather competitive with each other for a stallions attention. Again, it’s mostly a primal thing. Kinda like estrus.”
This is getting a lot more personal than Anon was hoping for. So he decides to change the subject.
“I assume wearing a dress into battle isn’t a smart move?”
Blossom easily catches the hint to move on. “Other than the surprise factor, it’s never a good idea.”
Anon lets out a long sigh. He can’t believe this turn of events.
“Now you’re making me think I need a new suit. If everyone is going to go all out, then it seems appropriate that I at least try my best.”
“It doesn’t hurt to impress.”
“I’m not looking to impress, just make things even.”
“Still, looking nice never hurt anyone.” Blossom gives herself a single nod. “This dress will do fine.” She turns to a mare next to her that’s covered in used dresses. “I’ll take this one and can your seamstress assist my stallion with a nice suit? He’s got an important party coming up and a whole lot of mares vying for his attention.”
“Your stallion?” Anon scoffs. “I wasn’t aware our relationship had taken so many leaps and bounds?”
Blossom shrugs again. “Get used to it, Stud... You’d be surprised by how many mares want to make that thought into a reality.”
Anon has nothing to say about that. The fact is that he already knows of a single pony that tried and failed. He feels his mood sour a bit as his mind returns to Lyra. He just doesn’t get it... He shakes those thoughts away as he returns his attention to Blossom. This world is confusing... There’s so much of it that he doesn’t understand.
“Right this way, sir.” The mare that’s covered in dresses speaks out as she turns and walks away.
Anon is brought from thought and is impressed by the fact that the mare is navigating with ease, despite not being able to see anything. He decides to follow her as this is a good excuse to take his mind off everything that’s been happening. Blossom gives herself a once over in the mirror. Yeah, she looks sexy. Too bad she isn’t interested in a relationships anymore, still, it’s funny messing with Anon.
“Oh my... What a lovely dress. May I ask where you got it?”
Blossom looks over to see Fluttershy standing there. Ah, an interesting turn of events.
“Yes, over there.”
Blossom points Fluttershy towards a podium where Anon is standing, a mare taking his measurements. Blossom can hear Anon giving the mare various answers about what he is and some other things that aren’t important. However, Fluttershy’s eyes widen as she instantly locks onto Anon.
“I-I didn’t know Anon was here. Is he getting ready for the party too?”
“He is.”
Fluttershy jumps a bit, having forgot Blossom was there.
“Oh... You’re a friend of his?”
“Yeah. I’m also his guard. Captain Blossom of the Lunar Knights.”
“Lunar knights? That sounds important.”
“It was at one time. Not so much nowadays.” Blossom clears her throat. “So I assume you’re looking to get something for his party as well?”
Fluttershy nods with a small blush. “Yes, It seems like an important party, so I thought dressing up would be nice.”
“For the party or for Anon?” Blossom remarks with a smirk.
Fluttershy’s wings snap open at hearing that.
“W-What? No! Well... He’s a very nice creature but I don’t think i’m ready for something so sudden. I mean, we barely even know each other!”
“Don’t worry, I’m just messing with you.”
Fluttershy lets out a sigh. “Oh, ok... I did mean what I said though. He seems very sweet.”
“Complicated, but yes, he’s sweet.”
Fluttershy snaps back to why she came to this store in the first place.
“Sorry to have bothered you. I think I’ll just look at the dresses over there.” She points to an area exactly opposite of where Anon is.
“Still a few hours left till the party. Good luck in finding something nice.”
“Thank you. Have a good night, Blossom.”
“You too, Fluttershy.”
Fluttershy hides behind her mane as she walks off to the other side of the store. As Blossom turns to where Anon was, she notices that he’s already walking towards her. It seems that he’s a little bit irritated but hasn’t noticed Fluttershy at all.
“Are you done yet?” He asks as soon as he’s standing beside Blossom.
“Yup. You?”
“Yeah. The only saving grace of that mare is that she’s fast.” Anon lets out a long sigh. “I hate getting clothes made.”
Anon walks past Blossom as he heads on over to the cash register. Standing there is the mare that was once covered in clothes. She already has a suit sitting beside the register, neatly folded and waiting for packaging.
“How much for the dress and suit?” Anon asks.
“Six hundred bits.” The mare answers.
Anon doesn’t hesitate as he pulls out the bits and places them on the counter. The mare is quick to put his belonging into the bag. Anon waits as Blossom takes off her dress and the mare carefully places it into the bag as well.
“Let’s get out of here.” Anon states as he grabs the bag and walks out of the store.
It seems that whatever Anon experienced with Twilight has made him hate getting his measurements taken. Then again, maybe it wasn’t Twilight that put that anger into him?
“I must admit you look lovely, Sister. How long has it been since you’ve used your natural mane in public?” Luna asks.
“For quite some time. I do hope it doesn’t draw too much of a crowd at the party.”
Luna giggles. “Luck is on your side. Anon’s not known for having large parties. Though I’m sure there will be a few ponies that will take notice. Though you won’t go this path alone.”
Luna looks herself over in the mirror as she drags her sister to her side with a wing.
“Gaze upon our beauty, Tia. Why, I remember a time when ponies would weep to see their leaders in such a way!”
Celestia takes a moment to actually look not only at herself but her sister as well. She does a few side long poses to get a better look at herself and Luna is right. They do look rather fit for this night.
“It makes me wonder why we don’t do this more?” Celestia whispers to herself.
“Well, to be honest, I only wish to look this good for Anon. I feel my beauty would be wasted on those that fall to the wayside.”
“A sentiment that I mirror. Though it’s hard to look like this for Anon all the time.”
Luna nods. “That is true. So, we will keep this special for him. We wouldn’t want to bore him too quickly, right?”
“Right.”
Luna looks over to the clock and catches the time.
“Perfect. The party is just about to start. Quickly, Tia, we must return to the dining hall!”
“I’ll be right behind you, Lulu. Give me one moment.”
“Very well but do not keep the party waiting.”
Luna takes off and leaves Celestia alone. Celestia is looking at herself in the mirror as she takes in a few deep breaths. She needs to calm down before Anon sees her. She doesn’t want him possibly seeing through her with that gaze of his... Celestia shivers some, oh how she hopes for this to become the fairytale she’s always wished for. She can think of no one better than Anon and while she knows it’ll be rough, it’s something worth fighting for.
“Ready, Stud?” Blossom asks as Anon puts on his suit.
“Just about. Time?”
“Five minutes. We’ll get there.”
Anon looks past his mirror and at the reflection of Blossom as she rests on his bed.
“I...” Anon looks away from Blossom as she looks over at him. “I enjoyed today, Blossom... As rough as the start was, you made it, somewhat bearable.”
“Well, it was nice talking about the past with someone too.” Blossom admits.
Anon adjusts his tie once more.
“All ready.” He turns away from the mirror and finds Blossom already standing beside the door.
“After you.”
Anon smirks a little as he gives her a mock bow just before walking past her and towards the dining hall... Maybe this day doesn't have to end horribly?
I hope you were just miswording that. If you're writing this for the money, you're writing it for the wrong reasons.
Aw shit man, if you need help building a computer for cheap I can help. I'm a system builder thst regularly uses used parts so I know where and how to get good ones.
Godspeed. I'd hate to see your work get mothballed over a PC death.
Might I suggest getting a little cheapo or refurbished laptop? At the very least, please keep us updated so we know you're still alive. Stay well. We await your return.
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I've made my intentions clear on my Patreon page. I'm not going to explain it on my phone with a crappy touch screen.
Aaaand cue Murphy.
...Well damn, I didn't mean it like that.
RIP Mr.Computer
please don't let this die over PC death, I can't imagine all your patrons leaving (at least not permanently), especially if you keep some status updates going or something. even if they do leave, your great writing would bring them back soon enough! I iwsh i could help you with money or something, but student loans don't leave me with much wiggle room :(.
8119421 THAT I can get.
He said the words! Everyone is gonna die now!
Have you thought of getting something like a Raspberry Pi I mean it wouldn't work indefinitely but you would have a computer to write with again for like 30 bucks
I do hope that things work out... A computer is a valuable thing and quite expensive... In the end I hope it works out, If anything I'll be here waiting for your return in six or so months...
Buy a lottery ticket.
Cross your fingers.
???
Profit.
I think that's how it works...
which country do you live in? I may be able to send my spare pc to you. its only 3 years old and is quite high spec still. it needs 1 or 2 new RAM sticks as it crashes about once a week or so due to corrupted memory so one or both of the RAM is corrupt.
If you want the idea to keep going, you could ask one of your close friends to write the next parts of the story, if only so people can still follow the idea.
Here's to you getting a new computer soon though. We all know how much even a laptop is needed in this world...
Hmm you could always get a cheap laptop on the side one for just writing internet exploring
If you don't need a lot of processing power for gaming or CAD, you can get a decent refurbished PC for under $100.
Well... fuck.
I'll miss you man. No other author off the top of my head gets me excited when a new chapter comes out like you do.
Really hope things work out for ya, and I'll be waiting for you when you get back familam.
Damn. Here's to hoping for the story to make a swift awakening from it's coma. No worries though! I'm sticking with you on Patreon. Your stories are worth it.
Isn't the i supposed to be a capital I?
The most deepest grief for your pc. And as for you, I personally think you might be worrying way too much. I mean, yeah, it's a harsh world and all that stuff, but sometimes, you just need to have a positive mindset. After all, the problem isn't the problem, it's YOUR reaction to the problem.
Of course this would happen right when things are getting juicy! Please don't leave us like this man!
I really like this story. I'll hang on for however long it takes for you to get a new PC and back on track
Well, I must say that I hope this isn't the last time you're signing off. But, I understand the lack of money for a new computer, I've gone through that shit before.
Best of luck to ya, my friend. Hopefully, we'll be able to see some more of you some day.
8119541 Screw that. Get a Odroid by Hardkernal. They have solid boards that are Octo or quad-core with 2GB of RAM for $20 more than a Pi.
http://www.hardkernel.com/main/main.php.
These are powerful if you want low cost computing without buying 10 year old hardware. Powerful enough for PSP and Dreamcast games to run flawlessly.
To everyone commenting solutions. It's a lot more complicated than simply getting a cheapo PC for writing. I've actually lost a lot of freelance work due to not having a PC. Work that requires high end components, such at 3d modeling/rigging as just one such example. Not to mention gaming, yes, that's a legitimate reason for me. I use gaming as a way to destress and write chapters for you guys. While waiting for a game to start, I don't just sit there like most people, I go to my other screen and write a few lines in Google docs. It's a new system that's the main reason I've been doing so well on posting chapters.
So, I've got a lot of work ahead of me to fill in the loss of income due to my PC breaking. I also have no real reason to pay for internet that I don't use, seeing as my phone has internet on it anyways. I... got a lot of stuff to think about and getting a laptop/cheap PC isn't a solution, more like a bandaid on a gaping wound.
As for the people suggesting giving me their PC's... I really appreciate it, I do, but I will not give out my address to anyone online. I'm sure you understand that sentiment.
Welp, there goes 20 minutes typing this out via my phone.
edit: Lol at the people thumbing down. Yeah, I get that you don't understand the idea of RL responsibility, living with your parents and all.
i will eagerly await your return! <3 love this story
That's a shame...
Imma keep this in my Tracking anyway. Just in case.
Do us a favor though, if you decide to cancel. Please make sure you change to button from "Hiatus" to "Cancelled" just so we know.
I wish you the best of luck
8120200 whatever you end up doing(good luck wherever life takes you by the way!), if you DO end up quitting for real, can we at least get something like a summary of what the rest of the story was supposed to be?
hell, a roadmap would be enough for me. Having unfinished stories like this just feels so bad man, at least this way we'd know what would have happened and could get some sort of closure...
what do you think a rough estimate would look like? Maybe we could do a kickstarter?
8119421 I love this story I'll be waiting for the next upload for this story and there r no errors
Rest In Peace, SarcasticComputer
That's too bad, well good luck i guess. I'll be waiting for ya return.
8120564 you can get a not-great-but-functioning-and-okay computer for $100 or less if you look at some old used dells. All it takes is done technical skill and you can get a low end gaming PC for fairly cheap, or a computer that's perfect for web browsing/office use. And if the computer was being used for gaming and modeling then it probably has a discreet graphics card that could be placed in any new computer, so that would bring down the price even further (if your motherboard fried there's a good chance some components, like the GPU, should still be good). To be honest (and not to be a prick) I think that sarcastic brony just wants to take a break for a while, and doesn't know if he ever wants to come back. I think the computer breaking just gave him a reason to finally do it. Just the way some of what he says is worded seems a little too much and like he kinda doesn't want our help.
Well hopefully this is just an extended hiatus and not goodbye forever. There are plenty of us who will wait however long it takes for another chapter. IN either case I wish you all the best my man. Your stories have brought me plenty of happiness. I always get giddy when I see an update from you, and its an good way to reverse the course of a shitty day for me. Here's hoping this is just tata for now and not so long forever.
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I've salvaged more parts than I listed in my A/N. I still have the PSU, GPU, HDD/SSD and RAM. However, the RAM is DDR3, so it's pretty much not going to work, seeing as I intend to get a Ryzen 7 1700. I'll sell whatever parts I have and see if it'll help get things back up and running faster. Perhaps six months was a bit of an exaggeration but I'm still rather miffed that this has happened and having people now stating that I'm only doing this for the "money" or that I'm lying and simply want to quit writing is an unforeseen reaction that's honestly got me a bit pissed off.
This is my last post on the subject. So I'll say these parting words. If you want to donate to help, then I have my Patreon, even if it's a one time thing, these donations are going straight to my PC. If you just want to speculate about stuff, whatever, this is the last time I'll respond, as you're not doing me any favors anyways.
edit: Oh, hey, it's the downvote squad again. What are you accomplishing exactly? I honestly don't get it.
Hopefully, this will continue, good luck with the computer
Also, I feel like that is foreshadowing.
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Best of luck mate - I've been limping my 10+ year old AMD Phenom ll 955 build along for far too long, but just don't have the money to build a new rig... I concur, bills suck!
Another great chapter. I hope that this isn't the end for this story, however, your actual life comes first. Take all the time you need. If you can ever afford another computer, of course. First of all though, focus on yourself, not the story.
Take care, man.
Wut, m8?
*clothes
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Dead computer?
8121372 ok. I just got the impression that you might want to take a break and didn't know how to tell us and the computer finally gave you a reason.
If you did want to take a break, however, then okay. I don't pay you to do this and you don't owe me anything. I also think that the idea you're just doing this for money is stupid; there's way better ways to make money.
I can understand how having the computer kick the bucket on you would be frustrating. Sorry it happened. Honestly, if everyone who read this chapter pitched in $1 that would be more than enough to pay for a new PC.
It's also probably good that you're more focused on paying off bills than paying for a new PC to write fanfiction on for a group of random people on the internet that you will probably never meet and don't pay you anything.
And really, didn't mean to make you mad or anything.
8122462 $200 for a PC that was $400 7 years ago? Yeah, no thanks. The value of a laptop that old is definitely not above $80, and I would be surprised to see it worth that much.
Hope you're able to continue the story eventually, I'll miss it.
Well,back to the caves we go,then boys!I call the corner.Lets wait until our Messiah returns.
Really sorry about the PC SB wish I could donate but I too have bills, if this really is the last time you post then thanks for all the smiles and tears in your stories and I hope you get on better then now. Later buddy
Don't you dare let this story die! It's too good to just give up on, and you have an amazing talent for story telling. Keep going strong! Till then... stay cool!
Whenever you retun I'll be waiting to finish reading your epic anon fin.
Quick fix to all your computer problems:
Step 1: get hammer
2: smash pc to bits
3: run into woods naked
4: become hunter
5: forget this story ever existed
6: live happily knowing you won't have to repair your pc
7: die in the woods because you forgot to build a door on your hut and a bear got you
Also; finished or unfinished, I enjoyed this story.