2. A Farewell to Hooves

[fourthgenerationprincess]

ACCIDENTAL VIDEO

[ CRASH. The video snaps on just in time to catch a fist raising away from the screen. Twilight's taken to setting an alarm in the morning so that she can get to the library before anypony else does; she likes the quiet of the early morning hours there. But this morning, she's in no mood to get up. She feels exceedingly woozy for some reason. So the snooze button sounds like a good idea.

Unfortunately, her alarm is on the same table as her journal. Hence the video.

The video shows Twilight's bed, and the (human??) fist extending from it. Twilight is a lump underneath it. After several minutes of incessant beeping from the alarm, she shakes the blanket off and her head emerges.

Her... human head.

At first she tries to go back to sleep. Then she opens her eyes slowly when she realizes something's off. Looks at her still-extended fist. Uncurls her fingers.

Fingers. ]

... what is GOING ON?!?

[ She flexes them a few times, and feels her head. It's so much smaller than she's used to! And yet she barely fits on her own bed now. The covers are falling off her to reveal a blue hospital dress, which she definitely wasn't wearing last time she went to sleep. Which was... how long ago?

At some point she notices the video is on, and pokes at it with a fist a couple times to get it to turn off. Still not used to fingers, yet. ]


ACTION

[ Twilight will spend some time still in the pony house and surrounding area, getting used to walking on two legs, examining her new fingers and toes, and recording everything she does. This is a moment of SCIENCE, after all. Disorienting and troubling as it is, she must record all of it.

Eventually she will move to the village, making a beeline for the clothing store to find something more suitable than a hospital gown, and the library to do as much research about humans and the anti-ponification thereof. Find her there, or wandering the streets, marveling at how tall she is now. ]


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Comments

[geniustheveil]

Mm. You might be able to use finer detail, and different techniques. Of course, it would mean relearning various methods...

[manely_harmless]

Oh, this could be so exciting! We should talk to Rapunzel, too, she seems like she's really good at this sort of thing.

[geniustheveil]

She has a lot of talent in art. [Ami's definitely quick to agree there, from what she's heard and seen so far. Some day, it'd be nice to see an art gallery or exhibition here...]

[manely_harmless]

She seems to! I've just heard about her arts and crafts club. I've been meaning to go, and I suppose this gives me as good an excuse as any!

[geniustheveil]

Have you thought about keeping up with the book club, too? [And the school, and the science club, and she should absolutely start a chess club...]

[manely_harmless]

Oh, I help run it! Such as it is. Helios let me help choose books for it as something to do when there's nothing to shelve.

[geniustheveil]

I'd like to attend again, if it's alright.

[manely_harmless]

Of course! We're reading... [ she frowns. Oops, she's read too many books recently to remember. ] Wait, we can find out, I left it at the front desk.

[ She walks - quite shakily - towards the front desk, holding onto things as she goes. ]

[geniustheveil]

I'll find a copy and start reading it right away, so that I'll be ready when we all meet to discuss it.

[manely_harmless]

[ Twilight finds the book behind the counter and shows it to Ami. It's a work of nonfiction on the sea passages of a faraway world. SCIENCE. ] This month's was my pick. It's really good so far!

[geniustheveil]

[It's alright, Ami's thrilled by the topic. She just hopes all the others will be, too.]

It sounds very interesting. I'd like to learn more about it anyway.

[manely_harmless]

It is! I've never really learned about ocean currents before. I'm usually interested in the astronomical side of science.

[geniustheveil]

Really? I've always especially liked Astronomy, too. [Now the question is, does she mention-? Yes, yes she does.] Maybe we could study some of it together.

[manely_harmless]

Oh, that sounds wonderful! We could have a study party right here in the library!

[geniustheveil]

I think that would be fun. I wouldn't want to risk crumbs or spills normally, but maybe we could even bring a few snacks or some tea.

[manely_harmless]

I'd be willing to bend the rules a little bit for a study party, too.

... We could make it an overnight study party! [ TWILIGHT NOW YOU'RE TALKING NONSENSE ]

we should do this once they're back from missioning maybe? XD

[geniustheveil]

[That is not nonsense in the least. It's actually the best idea Ami's heard in quite some time!]

Like a study sleepover. I'd like that a lot.

sounds good to me!

[manely_harmless]

It'll be exactly like a regular sleepover, but with more books! And you can never go wrong when more books are involved!

perfection~ <3

[geniustheveil]

[Ami politely hides a laugh, close to a giggle, behind a hand.]

I have to agree. I even like the smell of books. Besides, reading each one is a little like going somewhere and seeing everything in it for yourself.

[manely_harmless]

Almost as much as coming here and meeting everypony from the books in this library. Like you!

[geniustheveil]

[Some people here have seemed to know things about the senshi, and for a second Ami thinks Twilight means that. She has a rough few seconds trying to rack her brain for a way to explain or brush it off.

Then she realizes the pony had only meant the library books, which seem to talk about many of their worlds. Nothing unusual, nothing about the secret history of the senshi. So she agrees.]

Some of them even become friends after awhile.

[manely_harmless]

Like us! [ Twilight has no idea of Ami's backstory, honestly. That may not last forever, though. ]

[geniustheveil]

Like us? [The idea seems to surprise her, a little; as if she'll never quite be able to just take it for granted and offer and accept something like friendship so easily.

She likes it, though. She smiles.] Like us.

[manely_harmless]

[ Twilight decides to surprise Ami with a hug. The time feels right. ]

[geniustheveil]

[Ami stiffens for a second, but just a little belatedly, she returns the gesture.]