CYOA: Next in Line

by David Silver

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Derpy's eyes go wide, then soften with empathy. "I'm so sorry," she says gently. "That must have been an unbearable pain, to lose hope like that."

She places a reassuring hoof on your hand. "But I want you to know - you have a second chance here. Whatever drove you to that brink, you can leave it behind."

Derpy gestures around the bustling hall. "This world can be a fresh start. And ponies believe every life is precious. So you'll find only kindness, never judgment."

You feel a lump form in your throat at her words. For the first time in years, you don't feel so alone. This quirky little pony somehow understands.

Derpy smiles warmly. "Now, let's get you registered as a refugee. Don't worry about the forms! Consider it done." With a flourish, she stamps your paperwork and grins. "Ready for a new life?"

As you approach the door, a second pony slides in next to you. "One warning."

A warning? Of what?

"That isn't an escape here." She circles in front of you.

"You're in it for the long haul. Now, I like to think Equestria's a nice place, worth the effort... But this is your last chance."

She points to the chrome chamber to the side. "You can move on." She turns to point at the door everyone's waiting to enter. "Or you can go on, and know that was your last chance. You live this life to the end, or not at all. Which will it be?"

You:

1) Enter the Door
2) Move on from this world.

Comments

[ShortCaveman]

Yes it's my thing too hunt the bits that are more appealing.

[Booster Spice]

Why do I get this feeling that Pinkie Pie is off to the side playing chess with the being Oveseeing this area?

[Fireeaters]

I wonder if "lost on the way to disney world" is on the list yet

[Time Waster]

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on a planet of herbivores

Griffons, hippogriffs, dragons and most of Klugetown would like to have a word with you. Ponies go fishing and have carnivorous pets like Opalescence, too.

Plus what if you contract a disease that they don't know about and end up becoming patient zero in an outbreak.

If they can change someone's entire body to something completely different, then curing diseases is a breeze for them.

Especially because you'll need a lot of iron in your diet. Not to mention calcium and removing all the hay from foods.

Student six are doing just fine.

It's generally for the best.

It's for the worse unless you're a self-hating misanthrope.

11753081
Doesn't change the fact that murdering people is incredibly OOC for ponies. Also hypocritical, the guy who tried to gun them down got sentenced immediately but it's okay when they do it?

[David Silver]

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I think you missed the idea. If you are suddenly there, and not here. The here you is dead. There is now a there you.

This is true with a car, plain, or train.

This is true if you take a hike far enough that we can't see or hear you anymore. Here you is dead. Long live there you.

[CrownofDissonance]

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Ah, I see now. I'd noticed the other two options had been picked by other comments, and assumed extra branches would be added based on contribution from there if you were willing to go down them. Thanks for the clarification. This is an interesting read either way, though. I'll have to be faster to get to an option that hasn't already been picked next time, lol.