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Duplex Fields In Ponyville -
08/25/11(Thu)15:53 No.29064709(continued from last thread)
Applejack heads back to the farm; after all, she has work to do. I remember what I had seen posted on /co/ just before my computer, desk, chair, and a chunk of the wall were transported to Equestria. I guess I'd have to hug her goodbye later, before I leave.
We discuss metafiction for a while. It turns out there are philosophers here who study such questions. But it was all just theory, aside from tantalizing
anecdotal bits here and there which could be explained away with little effort. But having seen Pinkie Pie, I have hopes.
"So, what's your home like?" asked Twilight, "Who knows, I might like to visit there someday."
I sighed and laid it out for her. Humans are omnivorous apex predators, and the only sapient species on the planet, that we know of. 90% of the 7 billion of us are intolerant bastards who would kill and eat an Equestrian as soon as talk to her. There are wars over religion, money, and political control. There are cults, serial killers, and crime. Few people are decent to anyone whose skin isn't the same shade of brown or pink as their own.
Her expression grew progressively grimmer as I spoke.
Finally, she stopped me. "That's a horrible, horrible place you come from. Why would you ever want to go back there?" |