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04/16/11(Sat)00:53 No.25157156>>25156344
*Granny Smith serves trays of apple pie to each of the family, long silence*
AJ:*looks up, starts to say something, decides against it, another long silence, looks up again*"...w-well, Mrs. Smith, my uncle's Orange business has been most succe-"
GS:"Oh, that's all right, dear, it's still Granny."
AJ:*weak smile* "A heh, *small twinge of old accent, quickly recomposes* of course, Granny."
BM:"Ya can't get rid of it, can ya?"
AJ:"I beg your pardon?"
*nothing is said, Applebloom continues eating the pie hungrily. Applejack taps the fork set on the table, slightly rusty.*
AJ:"I-it's funny. These forks are for salad, but I ate everything but salad with them back here. God, if Aunt Orange could see this, she'd have an absolute fit!" *forced laugh, no one responds, she stops.* "...so brother Macintosh, how's the cro-"
*Big Mac starts to get up, and leave*
AJ: "LOOK, I'M SORRY, ALL RIGHT?!?! *Applebloom stops eating, looks up* I DIDN'T MEAN TO STOP WRITING, BUT I RAN OUT OF TIME, AND WE KEPT MOVING ADDRESSES, AND I CAN'T SEND LETTERS ON A BOAT AT ALL, AND SOMEtimes I, might have for..got, BUT I DID WANT TO KEEP WRITING! I MEAN IT, ALL RIGHT? I MEANT TO KEEP WRITING!" *Big Mac stands still, slowly chewing on the on the stick of wheat in his mouth.* "...look, if you want to say something to me I understand, but I do-"
BM:"A-yep."
AJ: *pause* "Come again?"
BM: "I do. But not in front of my family, Miss Applejack."
AJ: *Looks down at small fork, squeezes it.* "FINE." *Joins Big Mac outside*
*Door closes, muffled shouting can be heard outside, unintelligable, but angry. Applebloom returns to eating, finishing the pie.*
AB: "Can ah have some more, Gran?"
GS: "Applejack left some of hers."
AB: "But she's coming back, Gran, I don't want to eat hers, she'll be disappointed."
*Granny Smith looks down, old and tired. The yelling stops.* |
