Tilting your head to the side, you attempt to get the glitter you think is there and try your best to make it looks natural. Regal, even. “That’s no problem at all. Honestly, outside of food, I don’t know what to spend money on around here anyways.” Checking your hands, there’s a few speckles, so hopefully it’s not too bad. Running what she said through again, something catches your attention. “You live next to… ‘The Forest’?” Giving air quotes for emphasis, but you think that maybe they don’t use that kind of punctuation after the fact. “Like, the one full of man-eating plants and wooden wolves and perpetual darkness?”
 
“Yes, in a cottage next to it.” Fluttershy looks at your left arm, then back up. “I heard about what happened to you… it’s not so bad if you know what not to do. Sometimes ponies ask me about what’s in there, but I don’t like it.” She picks up one of her hooves and the leash falls away to stop tangling since Gummy has been walking around. “There are animals everywhere, not just in the Everfree.” Now that she’s talking, you notice how soft her speech is. “Does it still hurt?”
 
“No, it’s fine.” Taking your left arm with your right hand, you prod it to make sure for yourself but it’s difficult considering how much there is in the way. Nurse Reheart said to come by for a check up, maybe then you can explain that you didn’t need so many bandages. Let’s see if she can take a joke. “Do you think I could keep a small pony as a pet, like a dog?”
 
“I remember you saying that ponies are different on your planet, that they couldn’t talk and were ridden. If you’re talking about Equestrian ponies, then no.” She looks over at Pinkie’s pet and moves his leash around some more. “…it would be weird.”
 
Perhaps she’s not one for jokes either. “I was kidding around, and yes, the horses were ridden and it was badass.” You think you’ve found a way to get her more involved. “If it’s any comfort, it took a lot of effort to put myself up in front of the crowd like that, but since it’s just us, you can ask those animal questions now.”
 
With that, you and her talk back and forth primarily about the animals and wildlife of both planets and how they differ. There’s some questions you don’t understand nor know how to answer. From the sound of it, she could spend all day talking to a zoologist. The animals here are apparently smarter and can even hold conversations, although you need to learn their language to do so. You get some basic understanding of the Everfree Forest, but it seems like there’s a whole lot that will take time to learn. It’s pleasant, considering the music and nice weather, even though Gummy interrupts a few times gnawing the two of you.
 
The pony with the rainbowed mane walks up to apparently join in. “Hey Fluttershy, this guy isn’t bothering you, is he?” Fluttershy looks to you, back toward the blue pegasus, and shakes her head no. “Good, just making sure… so, whatcha talking about?”
 
“Well,” she begins, “we’re talking about how different things are. Did you know the human’s animals can’t talk?”
 
“I was there at the gathering, and it still sounds like a boring planet. Thought that an alien would be more interesting, that there would be all sorts of cool stuff, but it just sounds so…” she tries to find an appropriate word, “bland. I had to leave, was going to fall asleep if all he was going to talk about was that stupid place.”
 
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