Lost In Translation

by Shaud

Personal Space

Author's Note:

WARNING:

These will probably make little to no sense. Characters will be OOC. This will make fun of cliches. This may make fun of some people's OTPs.

THIS IS PURELY FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES AND IS IN NO WAY MEANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

Ponies are very social creatures. They live in large communities with many generations all living together. Humans are usually very similar, though some civilizations are more 'touchy-feely' than others. However, in the part of the human world that she was in, humans generally were not very close.

Twilight Sparkle was not aware of this fact.

Twilight and Sunset Shimmer had agreed to meet at the statue one Saturday so that Sunset could teach Twilight about some human things. Twilight had been ecstatic about the older girl's offer, and Spike had agreed that they had nothing better to do. So, there they were, all three of them leaning against the side of the marble piece of art, when Spike noticed some passers-by giving them strange looks.

"Uh, guys?" Spike whispered, covering his mouth with a paw, "Why are people staring?"

Twilight and Sunset looked up from the lesson on automobiles. Sunset was leaning against the statue with one arm holding her laptop and one arm wrapped around Twilight's shoulders. Twilight herself was leaning on Sunset's side, her legs folded up and leaning on Sunset's lap.

"I'm not sure, Spike. Sunset, do we stick out somehow? Are we doing something wrong?" Twilight's voice was innocent, and maybe a bit hurt. She felt embarrassed that everyone seemed to be staring, and hadn't felt like that since her first day in the human world.

Sunset felt the same, and mentally panicked and wondered what she may have done wrong. She glanced down at the position they had found themselves in and something clicked in her mind. "Uhhhh..." Her face went bright red, and Spike snickered at the look on her face. This had to be good.

"We seem to be in an interesting position..." Sunset chuckled nervously. She wondered how to tell Twilight without being too awkward, or without the other girl thinking she had done it intentionally.

"Hm?" Twilight, too, looked at their position. "How so? We're very close, do humans not get close like this?"

True, in the pony world such physical displays didn't necessarily mean as much as they were in the human world. Ponies cuddled and hugged all the day long and no one would bat an eye or question anything. But in the human world that was different, and that was a point Sunset had to make to her friend.

"Well, imagine if instead of my arm, this--" She wiggled her arm gently, making Twilight giggle, "--was a wing?"

"Well that would be--" Twilight stopped, realization dawning on her. "Ooooohhh, that would be an intimate gesture."

"So that's what everyone else sees this as."

Twilight straightened up and looked around, a slight blush now on her face. People looked away when she made eye contact, but the damage had been done. "Oops." Sunset herself blushed deeply and cleared her throat.

"Eh, no big deal." Sunset waved her off, "Humans are strange. Besides, you said you wanted to learn about their culture."

"And first-hoof experience is always the best." The princess grinned. Sunset returned the grin.

"Exactly. Now, back to..."

Spike tuned them out as they started talking about cars again. Honestly he had no interest in such devices, though they were kinda cool. He had stopped listening after trying to understand how they run on horse power, though, and had taken to watching the people around them. After a while he noticed people had begun to stare again, and hesitantly looked back at the girls.

He face-pawed as he saw Sunset and Twilight back in the same position.

Comments

[ThunderWonder]

This chapter was just so adorable . I love seeing the differences between human and Equestrian society addressed. This story has most certainly earned a track.

I caught a few typos though.

with many generation
Her and Sunset Shimmer
Sunset had her back flush against
such physical displays weren't necessarily as much as they were in the human world
"Was a wing?

-generations
-She
-
-I feel like we're missing a word somewhere in here.
-Should that really be capitalized?

[Kage no Brony]

5435876

flush(1)
verb
(of a person's skin or face) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion.
cleanse (something, especially a toilet) by causing large quantities of water to pass through it.
drive (a bird, especially a game bird, or an animal) from its cover.
(of a plant) send out fresh shoots.
noun
a reddening of the face or skin that is typically caused by illness or strong emotion.
a sudden rush of intense emotion.
an act of cleansing something, especially a toilet, with a sudden flow of water.
the action of driving a game bird from its cover.
flush(2)
adjective
completely level or even with another surface.
having plenty of something, especially money.
adverb
so as to be level or even.
verb
fill in (a joint) level with a surface.
flush(3)
noun
(in poker) a hand of cards all of the same suit.
flush(4)
noun
a piece of wet ground over which water flows without being confined to a definite channel.

[SpiritOfDancingFlames]

6175978

flush(4)
noun
a piece of wet ground over which water flows without being confined to a definite channel.

Ohhhh that makes perfect sense now.

"Sunset had a piece of wet ground over which water flows without being confined to a definite channel, which was located on her back, against..."

[Phoenix Flames]

Spike: If they start kissing I'm going through that portal back home.

[brisa_mlp]

Spike: they get that close 1 more time I'm out