Azure Edge

by Leaf Blade

254. No More Important Things, Society Has Progressed Past the Need for Important Things

So, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy were having a day on the town. Fluttershy wanted to visit a lot of the local businesses that were run by dragons and see what kinda cool stuff she could find, and Pinkie was ALL ABOUT that! But Pinkie was also feeling nervous cuz her feelings for Fluttershy were still in a really weird place after that night at the Gala.

The funny thing about that though is that by the time the girls visited like the third shop, it was a garden shop full of lush green plants and multicolored flowers, some of which were unique to the Crystal Empire and Pinkie had never seen before, and Fluttershy was LOVING it. She was practically dancing through the aisles, explaining to Pinkie all sorts of cool flower facts that Pinkie barely understood but was utterly enthralled by.

It was so cute. Despite everything, she was still the same ol’ Fluttershy that Pinkie adored so much, and it almost made her feel silly for having been worried.

Pinkie wanted to say something as the girls left the shop but she didn’t know what she wanted to say, she just wanted to say something cuz silence is bad and scary and panicky and—

Fluttershy smiled at Pinkie, and Pinkie smiled back. Okay, maybe silence wasn’t so bad.

“What do you want to do now?” Fluttershy asked softly and Pinkie was SO GLAD she broke the silence cuz she wasn’t sure how much more she could take.

“I dunno,” Pinkie hummed as she walked down the street with Fluttershy by her side. She considered holding Fluttershy’s hand, but she was kinda enjoying the more casual vibe they had going, just hanging out together. Not everything had to be super romantic and gushy all the time. “Feelin’ kinda burned out to be honest.”

“Yeah, same here,” Fluttershy chuckled. “A lot’s been happening, and it always feels like we’re so busy all the time, running this way and that.”

“True that,” Pinkie sighed, but Fluttershy’s giggle brought her back to life. Gawd she was glad they were friends, even if Pinkie did get scared sometimes, and Fluttershy did get brainwashed sometimes.

“Sometimes it’s nice,” Fluttershy said, “to just hang out with friends instead of stressing about important stuff all day.”

“I wish we could just do this all day every day,” Pinkie grumbled and huffed.

“So do I,” Fluttershy chuckled into her hand and then ruffled Pinkie’s mane. “But sometimes there are—”

Fluttershy stopped in her tracks and looked into the distance, Pinkie following her gaze and seeing a pony walking down an intersection not too far away, Fluttershy’s eyes following the woman as she walked.

The woman looked to be an earth pony, though it’s possible she was a dragon. She had blue fur and a blue mane with a bunch of blue highlights tied into a cute ponytail. She was very BLUE! Except for her dress, that was a very cute pink.

“Someone you know?” Pinkie asked.

“No,” Fluttershy shook her head and returned her gaze to Pinkie with a soft smile. “Must’ve just been my imagination.”

Author's Note:

the garden aisle of home depot is an underrated place to hang out on a date imho

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Comments

[ShadowLDrago]

“What do you want to do now?” Fluttershy asked softly and Pinkie was SO GLAD she broke the silence cuz she wasn’t sure how much more she could take.

Same thing we do every night, Pinkie. Try to take over the world!

“Sometimes it’s nice,” Fluttershy said, “to just hang out with friends instead of stressing about important stuff all day.”

Tell me about it.

The woman looked to be an earth pony, though it’s possible she was a dragon. She had blue fur and a blue mane with a bunch of blue highlights tied into a cute ponytail. She was very BLUE! Except for her dress, that was a very cute pink.

Blue Earth Pony... Well, you're very good at repurposing canon characters so, not sure who it is. Minuette maybe? No wait, she's a unicorn. Then again, Twilight's a dragon, so...

[prism heart]

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Sonata is often described as a blue earth pony if she's not described as a siren, so she is my guess cause foreshadowing.

[Leaf Blade]

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i keep forgetting minuette isn't in this story cuz she was originally gonna be in bubbles' role and i swapped her at like the last second (i do love bubbles tho so no regerts)
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sonata dusk is correct

[ShadowLDrago]

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Bubbles?

[Leaf Blade]

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cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/727732242394251338/732351365375852595/doofus.png

[ShadowLDrago]

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OH! I keep forgetting that's one of her names.

[Leaf Blade]

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it's my favorite for her cuz it's like the only one that's not a reference to either her disability or her meme status

[ShadowLDrago]

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That's fair.

[Furious Thestral]

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I call her Muffins... which is her cannon name due to the credits mentioning it.

But hey, who am I to tell you what to do?

[Yutah123]

As it was updated at the same time, I mistook the chapter title for a What If... update by TheMajorTechie, and proceeded to spend 5 minutes scratching my head in confusion when I couldn't find the "new chapter".

[Kaleido]

So, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy were having a day on the town. Fluttershy wanted to visit a lot of the local businesses that were run by dragons and see what kinda cool stuff she could find, and Pinkie was ALL ABOUT that! But Pinkie was also feeling nervous cuz her feelings for Fluttershy were still in a really weird place after that night at the Gala.

oof
yeah

The funny thing about that though is that by the time the girls visited like the third shop, it was a garden shop full of lush green plants and multicolored flowers, some of which were unique to the Crystal Empire and Pinkie had never seen before, and Fluttershy was LOVING it. She was practically dancing through the aisles, explaining to Pinkie all sorts of cool flower facts that Pinkie barely understood but was utterly enthralled by.

awwww

Pinkie wanted to say something as the girls left the shop but she didn’t know what she wanted to say, she just wanted to say something cuz silence is bad and scary and panicky and—

oh
yeah

Fluttershy smiled at Pinkie, and Pinkie smiled back. Okay, maybe silence wasn’t so bad.

awww

“True that,” Pinkie sighed, but Fluttershy’s giggle brought her back to life. Gawd she was glad they were friends, even if Pinkie did get scared sometimes, and Fluttershy did get brainwashed sometimes.

i mean
it's only happened twice
and she definitely started introspecting in earnest after the second time, so hopefully next time won't be as bad
cause
she does seem to be a common target

“Sometimes it’s nice,” Fluttershy said, “to just hang out with friends instead of stressing about important stuff all day.”

indeed

“I dunno,” Pinkie hummed as she walked down the street with Fluttershy by her side. She considered holding Fluttershy’s hand, but she was kinda enjoying the more casual vibe they had going, just hanging out together. Not everything had to be super romantic and gushy all the time. “Feelin’ kinda burned out to be honest.”

i do appreciate this moment
just like "we could do this 'normal couple' thing but sometimes not do that and it's ok"

The woman looked to be an earth pony, though it’s possible she was a dragon. She had blue fur and a blue mane with a bunch of blue highlights tied into a cute ponytail. She was very BLUE! Except for her dress, that was a very cute pink.

“Someone you know?” Pinkie asked.

“No,” Fluttershy shook her head and returned her gaze to Pinkie with a soft smile. “Must’ve just been my imagination.”

well that's not ominous at all, thanks stealth game logic
also
whomst the fuck? blue, blue, and more blue earth pony... hmm
our memory of side and background characters is failing here

[Kaleido]

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oh of course, sirens

this is like, going back to that whole "she does seem to be quite a target" thing

[Timuri]

Fluttershy stopped in her tracks and looked into the distance, Pinkie following her gaze and seeing a pony walking down an intersection not too far away, Fluttershy’s eyes following the woman as she walked.

The woman looked to be an earth pony, though it’s possible she was a dragon. She had blue fur and a blue mane with a bunch of blue highlights tied into a cute ponytail. She was very BLUE! Except for her dress, that was a very cute pink.

“Someone you know?” Pinkie asked.

“No,” Fluttershy shook her head and returned her gaze to Pinkie with a soft smile. “Must’ve just been my imagination.”

Fluttershy...lying to Pinkie won't keep her safe. Sonata is someone all of you need to be wary of.