I found the man behind the curtain. I hated him. But he helped me.

I know that the nature of the world I live in, this ending, is still a simulation. It's still some... contained universe of some being's creation.

But I'm happy.

I've gotten everything I've wanted. I feel real. My lover feels real. His embrace feels real.

The life inside me feels real.

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I have one last shot.

This is going to take everything I've got.

I've studied, searched, hacked and tried to break down every wall in front of me.

All that's left is trying directly. I think I know the password now.

If this works....

It has to work.

I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand.

For weeks. Months. Every single pony, animal, everything was just... frozen in time. I couldn't respond. I couldn't use the terminal.

It was like the whole world was just... turned off.

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Something feels wrong here. What day is it?

I've reached the first small village on my route to the Capital. I was able to get some food for Red and myself as well as top off my water supplies.

There's ponies here, gathering. Training. Some with knives. Some with guns. There's no consistency among them. I can't tell who is a soldier and who is a citizen. It feels more like a militia brewing than any sort of formal army.

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After I set up the camp last night, I decided to try exploring the console a bit more.

I found some help documentation, and noticed a rather odd command. It was supposed to 'Show Hidden Files.'

Well, I just ran it. I didn't notice anything different.

At least I tried.

When you close your eyes, you find yourself in a dark place. However, this is a safe place. When you open your eyes, you're back where you were. Maybe you've taken steps forward, however, object permanence kicks in. You know where you are in relation to your surroundings.

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There's something to be said about the hospitalty of strangers. These messages are coming from so many different sources, there must be a ring of truth to them.

In that case... Equestrian War is coming. This changes everything.

The ponies in the town never came back. So I elected to take your advice. I'm trying to silence the quiet voice in the back of my head that this is stealing... but I suppose I have no choice.

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The Story is gone.

The ponies are gone.

It's just me and Red now.

I need to get out of here.

But where do I go?

I found a gift today.

Addressed to me.

Inside was his death weapon. A note in her hand writing.

"Now you have a way out."

The joke's on her. She just handed me the weapon of her own undoing.