07 Butterflies | Video

[strengthinkindness]

[The feed buzzes to life, and a nervous-looking Fluttershy appears on the screen. She hesitates, not quite looking at the D-Terminal.]

H...h-hi...um...I...I-I'm sorry if I...worried anyone. I...I just wanted to let others know that I'm...s-still here...

[Because it seems, there are many others who are not.

It looks like she wants to say something more, but instead the video cuts out.]

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[badluckbabe]

I'll be over in just a bit. Would you like me to bring you anything?

[feels all warm and fuzzy...doesn't hate it]

[strengthinkindness]

All right. And no, I'm...I'm fine.

I'll...I'll see you in a bit.

[badluckbabe]

[and there she is, knocking on the apartment door with some bags full of snacks from the local mini-mart, with a bouncing baby digimon on her head]

[strengthinkindness]

[Inside the apartment, there's a bit of an exchange before the door opens. Fluttershy, though, is sitting on the couch.

And Choco, who had answered the door, looks just as eager to see the other girl.]

Hey Jinx!

[badluckbabe]

[soft smile]

Hey rabbit. Say hi Noir.

[the Kuramon own her head gurgles and she wanders in smiling at Fluttershy]

Hey girl~

[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy smiles, bright despite how tired she seems.]

Hi...

[Her wings flutter a little behind her...or at least one wing does, the other still bandaged up and healing.]

[badluckbabe]

Oh...oh sweetie.

[Jinx's face falls a bit at the sight of the dinged up wing and saunters over to her setting the bags down and stroking back a few stray strands of pink hair.]

What'd you do to yourself?

[strengthinkindness]

[She blushes a little, glancing away.] I-it was...a stupid mistake...I-I...hadn't been paying attention while I was flying and...h-hit a tree...

[badluckbabe]

Oh...well these things happen. Here we can relax together. I brought treats.

[kneeling down she produces a box of chocolates from the bag as well as a large green bottle of cider. Hard cider that any good morally upstanding girl would avoid. But jinx wasn't either of those and Fluttershy might not know.]

[strengthinkindness]

[Nope...not a clue.]

Thanks...y-you didn't have to...

[badluckbabe]

Yes I did. I may be a villain but I'm not heartless.

[produces a couple cheap cups and pours the drink passing Shy the box of chocolates]

Hope you like chocolate, I find it hard to trust anyone who doesn't.

[a wink, she's teasing]

[strengthinkindness]

[She smiles a little, taking the box and looking over the chocolates before picking one.]

I-it's...kind of hard not to like chocolates back home...I have a friend who...loves making sweets and...we'd all be in a lot of trouble if we didn't eat them with her...

[badluckbabe]

[She chuckles]

Oh yeah? What would she do? Force feed you till you pop?

[Passes her a cup of cider sipping her own cup]

Ah~ Crisp.

[strengthinkindness]

W-well no...nothing like that...Sh-she would just be very...excited for us to try some of the sweets, so we...can't help but eat a few of them.

[She takes a sip of the beverage, then reels a little at the taste.]

O-oh...wh-what is this?

[It's tasty, sure...but a bit strong.]

[badluckbabe]

Hmm? Oh just some Apple Cider. Sorry it's not as fresh as you're used to but it's good to help you relax.

[Pops a chocolate into her mouth]

Twilight told me you all were rather fond of the local cider. Maybe if we're lucky some day Applejack will show up.

[strengthinkindness]

W-well, it's...certainly different.

[But it's still good, as she takes another sip of it.]

M-maybe...i-it would be really nice to see Applejack again...

[Even if it was only for a little while...]

[badluckbabe]

[A sigh sipping her drink and lounging next to Fluttershy with a very relaxed air as Noir tumbles off her head to bounce around curiously.]

I think you're the lucky one. At least your friends are waiting for you back home. I don't have any friends back home anymore. They didn't want to stay friends with me unless I changed who I was.

[strengthinkindness]

[She looks at Jinx a little sadly.]

That...that must be so lonely...

[badluckbabe]

Eh...you get used to it.

[As Noir bounces over she strokes the top of his head]

I'm not totally alone. But I suppose you're right.

[strengthinkindness]

I-it...it's still a little sad...

B-but...you have friends now, right?

[badluckbabe]

Well...

[Jinx seems to think about this hard for a few moments sipping her drink.]

I don't know if Noir will still think of me as a friend when he finishes growing up, after all I did kinda fail to keep him from getting egged. And Hollyleaf is barely comfortable talking to me in the first place.

Alex doesn't make friends really, and most the other people around here either annoy me or are boring...sooooo that leaves you. What do you think?

[strengthinkindness]

Well...I think we're friends.

[badluckbabe]

Well there we go then. I have one friend.

[smirk]

And if we're talking quality, then you're a pretty good start.

[strengthinkindness]

[She blushes a little, glancing down at her lap.]

W-well, I...I'm happy to be your friend. But...does...does that make you happy?

[badluckbabe]

[Smirks and reaches up to stroke her cheek tenderly cupping under her chin and drawing her gaze back up so their eyes can meet]

Of course it makes me happy silly girl. Who wouldn't like being friends with you?