15 Butterflies | Video

[strengthinkindness]

[There's static on the screen for a moment before it clears, and Fluttershy waves a bit shyly into the camera.]

H...H-Hello everyone, um...I...hope you're all doing well.

S-So I...I've learned a little about...Christmas, which is...coming up, right? A-And it's actually very similar to a holiday we celebrate in Equestria...wh-where I'm from. S-So I...I-I was thinking that I'd...like to give gifts to people. I-I mean if...if that's all right...

I have...some ideas for what to give people, b-but, um...i-if you wouldn't mind, could you...maybe let me know what you'd like as a gift? I...can't really promise much, but I'm...pretty good at knitting...I think...

S-So if...everyone could let me know what you'd like...I'll do my best to make it. E-Even...if you don't celebrate Christmas...or Hearth's Warming Eve like I do...I'd still like to give you something...if that's okay...

[She hesitates for a moment before turning the D-Terminal off.]

Comments

[adashofloyalty]

Awesome~! It's like having a second birthday instead of just one!

[strengthinkindness]

[She giggles a little.] If everyone's birthday was the exact same day.

Would you like to get involved too? Twilight and I are already planning on getting gifts for each other, you, and Rarity.

[adashofloyalty]

Sure! I totally wouldn't mind getting gifts for you, Twilight and Rarity.

[strengthinkindness]

[She smiles.] Great...! This is going to be so exciting!

[adashofloyalty]

Yeah! It's too bad Applejack and Pinkie Pie aren't here; we could totally show everyone here what it's like to celebrate Hearth's Warming Eve -you know, Christmas for them!- back in Ponyville.

[strengthinkindness]

Actually, I did have a friend who suggested we ask the Digimon to help...they could act out the parts...It wouldn't be exactly the same, but...

[adashofloyalty]

Yeah, I guess that could work. Having Digimon stand in for ponies could be a big help, and Digimon who can't fly could be shoe-ins for Earth ponies!

Who could we get that's as random as Pinkie...?

[strengthinkindness]

I'm sure we could find someone. And if not, then we kind find someone who can at least act that way...

[adashofloyalty]

Yeah! They'll have to think outside the box...or inside the chimney, as Pinkie said~

What did you want for Christmas anyway, Fluttershy?

[strengthinkindness]

[She giggles a little.]

Oh goodness...I'm not really sure. I haven't thought about it too much.

[adashofloyalty]

(She grins broadly and laughs lightly.)

Seriously? You gotta have something you'd want for a present!

[strengthinkindness]

W-Well with...everything going on, I...haven't really thought of it...

Um...Oh, maybe just...S-See, I had a stuffed animal - well, Digimon actually - but it...was ruined recently...

[adashofloyalty]

...Stuffed animal? Wait, let me guess: a bunny, right?

[strengthinkindness]

W-Well, it was a...stuffed Lopmon...

[So pretty much.]

[adashofloyalty]

Ha, a stuffed Lopmon...gotcha! Uh, what color should I look for?

(Watch Rainbow procure a stuffed Terriermon for her Christmas present.)

[strengthinkindness]

[Choco's face suddenly pops in on screen.]

Me! I'm a Lopmon!

[adashofloyalty]

GAH! (Enjoy this rare moment of surprise from Dashie Fluttershy, since no one else -save for possibly you, Twilight and Rarity- might not see her with her guard down quite so much.

She laughs sheepishly after a moment, clearing her throat and nodding; nopony saw that display, right? She would deny it if asked.) ...Brown, huh? Got it!

[strengthinkindness]

And pink! I've got pink too!

Fluttershy smiled; your secret's safe with her.] D-Dashie, h-have you met Choco yet?

[adashofloyalty]

(Brown and pink...key colors Rainbow doesn't have on her mane, so they should be remembered fairly easily.)

Didn't your partner have another name, or was I thinking about Twilight's? (A beat.) Wait, she didn't name her partner yet...

[strengthinkindness]

You might be thinking of Floramon...she's my...other partner. I haven't given her a proper name yet, though.

[adashofloyalty]

...Wait a second! So far I've seen some of your friends with 2 partners, Flutters; does this have to do with that virus thing we talked about?

(Ignore the sudden shortening of your name; Rainbow was probably still taken aback from earlier.)

[strengthinkindness]

W-Well, sort of...S-See, when some of us came into the city, we were given...I-I guess "copies" of our partners...I-I can't exactly explain how it works...

B-But then, recently we were given what our partners were...supposed to be...

[It's also a little hard to talk about, because it was still a touchy subject for Choco.]

[adashofloyalty]

...Copies?!

(Rainbow wanted to ask 'who's your REAL partner?' but kept herself from doing so; the question was still etched over her face, though.)

[strengthinkindness]

[She nods.] S-Something like that...

[She sees it, and frowns a little.] Still...Choco has been with me since I arrived in the city...he's my partner just as much as Floramon is.

[adashofloyalty]

(While her expression doesn't change much, Dash's tone's a little more sympathetic even though her bond isn't as strong with her own partner yet.)

If they're both your partners, just keep 'em both! What else could you do -merge them together?