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22 Butterflies | Video (Possible Action)

[Sprout's face appears onscreen when the feed comes on, looking a bit confused.]

So uh...anyone else having this problem?

[The camera shifts to show Choco trying to calm down a rather frazzled Fluttershy...or at least one could assume it's Fluttershy. The yellow feathered wings are familiar, sure enough, but despite the human clothes, she clearly was not human at the moment. Her flowing tail, the same color as her hair, flicked anxiously as she paced on four hooves instead of two feet. She seemed to mutter an "Oh no..." with each turn, passing by Choco over and over as he tried to talk to her.]

C'mon, Fluttershy...it's nothing to worry about...

[The camera turns back to Sprout.] ...Little help?

((OOC: Can stay video, or can move to action. Most likely she'll be either in her apartment, or on the hospital roof.))

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Why would I want to do that?

The difficulties between us aside, you're still my friend...

[She sighed, still a little confused and torn up about the whole thing.] I...I-I don't know...

Hey, c'mon...

[Crossing the rest of the distance between them he stopped a couple of paces ahead of her and leaned down, resting his hands on his thighs so they were eye level. Having her about midsection height now was a little new, but he could take it in stride.]

Things will be okay. I won't let them not be, if nothing else. Alright?

[She hesitated, still a little unable to look at him as tears started filling her eyes again. But she did manage a small nod at least.]

O...O-Okay...

[He looked at her, noting the wateriness of her eyes, and his expression softened.]

Hey, don't cry...

[She gave a small sound, something trying to be a laugh but still caught between a sob, as she takes a step back, trying to hide a little more behind her hair as she attempts a smile.]

I-I'm f-fine...really...I...I-I'll be o-okay.

[Despite the still-looming tears that say otherwise.]

Alright, 'cuuuuzz you don't look it.

[Lightest of teasing smiles.]

[Another half-laugh, half-sob kind of sound, but it's getting harder to hold back the swell of emotions threatening to overtake her completely.

As it is, she can't turn away fast enough as a few tears manage to slip free.]

[Chris doesn't hesitate as soon as he sees those tears. He moves forward and wraps his arms around her neck, pulling her into the best hug he could manage.]

[Her breath hitched and her body tensed, startled and a little unsure what to do. Part of her seemed ready to back up and pull away...

Instead, her forelegs wrapped around him in a pony-version of the hug, unable to help clinging to him a little as the tears finally took over.]

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[Her returning the hug made him pause for just a moment and then he tightens it, just holding her as she cried it out.]

[The dam had finally broken, and she couldn't hold back the sobs as she cried out all her pent-up emotions, everything she'd been holding back since this all started.]

Fluttershy... What're you crying over?

[He's asking it sincerely, knowing if she had a reason it would be a good one, simply because it was bothering her.]

[She sniffled, holding onto him a little tighter.]

I-I w-want...w-we can't...n-not human...

[Even if she managed to to get her words through, the whole thing still sounded stupid in her head, and she was just as embarrassed about it as she was unable to say it.]

[Chris stiffened lightly, then sighed a little. That right there, that was a big part of why he'd been hung up. Maybe even used it as a excuse, in some dark moment, to not see her.

But all of a sudden it changed, and he shifted his head to look at her, while keeping his arms tight.]

That's alright. You're human here, present... present occurrence excluded, o'course. [Weak laugh.] And it doesn't matter anyway.

What you are... it doesn't change who you are.

[She sniffled, tears still streaming down her face as she looked at him.

She still seemed unsure...but more than anything she wanted to believe him. To believe that this didn't have to matter in the end.]

[He looked at her, then his eyes flicked up. And he couldn't help himself, a little curl of her hair- mane? -had come loose, so he gently flicked it with a finger. Turning attention back to her, he chuckled a little.]

I still think you're pretty.

[Majestic, really. A real, visual pegasus is still quite something to behold.]

[She sniffled softly, though couldn't help the blush that spread across her cheeks.

She still couldn't manage to say anything, so instead she gently nuzzled against him, hoping that would be enough.]

[The nuzzle made him sway a little, just with the way he was balanced on the balls of his feet, but he recovered easily enough and placed a hand on her head, between her ears.]

[She nuzzled into his hand, staying that way...just for a little bit longer.

Then, with a soft sigh of regret, she let go, stepping back and letting her hooves back on the ground. She still sniffled a little, and there were still tears...but she looked a little better, at least.]

There. Better already, yeah?

M-Mm...I guess so...

Thank you.

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You're welcome.

[He laughed gently.]

Told you I wouldn't let things not be okay.

[She nodded, wiping away some of the remaining tears.] Y-Yeah...

[He smiled, then decided a lighter subject might be needed. A glance over her provided the inspiration and he leaned a little to the side, looking down her body.]

So that's your cutie mark, huh?

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