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themainframe2014-02-28 11:06 pm
strengthinkindness) wrote in themainframe2014-02-28 11:06 pm
23 Butterflies | Video
[The feed comes to life as Sprout rubs the back of her head, looking a little embarrassed.]
So uh...hey guys...
[While not entirely whispering, she does seem to be making an effort to keep her voice down.]
So...sorry that we uh...disappeared for a bit. The three of us kinda got...swept up in a data stream that dropped us off in some forest...without the D-Terminal, conveniently. [You can hear the sarcasm dripping in her voice.]
We just got back...like literally just got back. Seems we missed a bunch'a stuff, huh?
[Her expression sobers for a moment.] Looks like a lotta people left, huh? [Sprout glances behind her with a bit of a concerned expression, and her next words sound more like she's talking to herself.] Hope she doesn't get too upset...
[Then she clears her throat, turning back to the camera.] So yeah, uh...Just wanted to let you guys know Fluttershy's back, safe and sound. She's doing okay, nothing some days resting up won't fix.
...Oh yeah...Chris, if you uh...whenever you see this, mind giving us a call? I think Fluttershy wanted to ask you something...
[As Sprout moves to turn the D-Terminal off, there's a brief glimpse of Fluttershy - a little scratched up but on the whole looking all right - on the screen behind her, lying in bed with Choco sleeping against her side and a rabbit plush tucked in her arms as she slept.]
So uh...hey guys...
[While not entirely whispering, she does seem to be making an effort to keep her voice down.]
So...sorry that we uh...disappeared for a bit. The three of us kinda got...swept up in a data stream that dropped us off in some forest...without the D-Terminal, conveniently. [You can hear the sarcasm dripping in her voice.]
We just got back...like literally just got back. Seems we missed a bunch'a stuff, huh?
[Her expression sobers for a moment.] Looks like a lotta people left, huh? [Sprout glances behind her with a bit of a concerned expression, and her next words sound more like she's talking to herself.] Hope she doesn't get too upset...
[Then she clears her throat, turning back to the camera.] So yeah, uh...Just wanted to let you guys know Fluttershy's back, safe and sound. She's doing okay, nothing some days resting up won't fix.
...Oh yeah...Chris, if you uh...whenever you see this, mind giving us a call? I think Fluttershy wanted to ask you something...
[As Sprout moves to turn the D-Terminal off, there's a brief glimpse of Fluttershy - a little scratched up but on the whole looking all right - on the screen behind her, lying in bed with Choco sleeping against her side and a rabbit plush tucked in her arms as she slept.]
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N...N-No, Dashie, it's...nothing like that. I'm fine...really...
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(Rainbow doesn't wanna ask, but she suspects something's up.)
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[She tucks some hair behind her ear, trying to think of what to say.]
You know...Chris and Martin...?
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Not...not that time, anyway...
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'That' time? When did they offer it again?
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S-So...a little while ago, I...asked him if I still could...
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(She's not gonna cry. Rainbow's made of stronger stuff than that! She probably just has something in her eye, that's all...)
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Please don't be upset, Dashie.
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(Denial, denial, deniaaaaaal...nore than just a river in Egypt.)
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[She reaches over to give her long-time friend a hug.]
None of that was your fault. Those were all circumstances that were far out of our control...
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...This stinks! Ever since I got here we've been losing all our friends, and now you're gonna leave again...!
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I-I'm sorry, Dashie...This...This is just something I feel I should do...
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What, go on super awesome, mega fantastic adventures without me in the great big Digital World? Sure, I get it real well...
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That isn't fair, Rainbow Dash. And you know that's not it...
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(Uh-oh...a stern look, and her full name? She pouts a bit, but doesn't fully look away. At least it's not The STARE!)
...You wanna get to know your friends better, especially that one guy - Chris, right?
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W-Well that...th-that is...part of it...
[A big part, but still.]
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formerPegasus, but she used to feel like that around Twilight.)...There's more, isn't there?
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Chris...a-and Martin...they know what to do...A-And I want to learn...and...
[She falls silent for a moment, glancing down at her hands. Despite all that she's said already, the look on her face suggests that there's more that she hasn't.]
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...You like him...The same way I do Twi...don't you?
(As far as her own feelings, Rainbow would just hold off on anything of that matter until the day Twilight returned, assuming the Digital World needed her again. She'd figure things out then.)
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...Yes...
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(That earlier pout? It's back again, after a moment of her eyes widening again as she stares at Fluttershy. She knows her friend knew how difficult it had been for her, so there was no need to rehash it.)
...You were gonna tell me, right? I wasn't gonna find out when you were halfway out in the wild?
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I wouldn't even go unless I was sure you'd be okay with it...
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