>Day 26 in Equestria
>You just barely woke up after a crazy night of dreaming
>Though you can't remember everything, you are sure that you kept having dreams about Flizzy
>Some dreams were where she was dancing around you, some were where she ate you whole, some were where you were flying on her back while she sang you a song about 'a whole new Equestria' or something like that, and the last one was.. you can not remember that well
>Thinking about it, you think there was a hypnotizing thing in front of you, that then exploded and caused you to go flying
>You strain your head slightly as you try to remember what happened next
>For some reason, you think the next part was the most important
>But why?
>Hmmm..
>Let's go down this list style:
>Hypnotizing object you floated towards
>It exploded or something
>Then you went flying
>And then
>And then..
>OH YES!
>YOU REMEMBER NOW!
>You went flying into Spongebob!
>Or maybe it was the painting from Spongebob
>You can't really remember, too fuzzy of a scene
>He wanted you to take over the prison or something; find its weaknesses
>Ha!
>What a weird dream
>Well whatever
>Today was a brand new day and there was going to be nothing that threw you off today
>As you get back to full conciousness, you realize that your body is much heavier than you remember it being
>You try to roll over and open your eyes so that you can find out wh--..
>Oh; well look at that
>On top of you, sleeping soundly while holding onto you decently tightly, is something that reminds you of all of yesterday in about half a second flat
>"*YAWN!*"
>She opens her eyes and gives you her signature toothy grin
"Good morning, Anon."
>And with that, you are now wide awake
>..and so is another part of you
>Eeyup. 'Good morning Anon' indeed
>As you are about to react to the fact that Flizzy was currently in your bed, cuddling you, you hear your cell door open
>"Oh. I'm sorry, did we interrupt anything?"
>You look over to see your doctor, Altruist Hope, and your temporary unofficial physician, Darius, staring at you while standing in the door of your cell
>Altruist Hope is blushing and trying to avert his gaze from you two, while Darius sits there, straight faced, just observing the two of you
>Flizzy gets off of you and moves down upon the floor
>"Sorry about that Anon. I didn't seem to even have noticed myself gettin' up there. I hope I didn't startle ya too bad."
>She doesn't seem too phased by this, just moving herself to the bottom bunk slowly and yawning, but you are almost as flustered as Altruist Hope upon waking up with her on top of you
"I-I-It's not a deal! I mean, I am not bad. I mean.."
>You try to collect yourself and form a full sentence, but you still feel her body heat on your left side, as if she was still cuddled up next to you
"I m-mean.. It is not a big deal. There's nothing bad that you need to say sorry for."
>Flizzy is already in the bottom bunk, going back to sleep, but you can't help but continue to explain yourself
"I mean, it is not like anything happened or anything. I mean, your my best friend and sleep walking happens. I mean, a-and it's not like just becaus--.."
>Darius cuts you off as you ramble
>"She has already gone back to sleep, Anonymous. You can stop."
>"D-Do you need a minute?"
>Altruist Hope is still looking away, red faced as a tomato
>Meanwhile, you are trying to collect yourself
>Your heart is beating at a million miles per hour
"No.. I am good."
>The butterflies in your stomach start to go away as the seconds pass, allowing you to start moving and get up without feeling sick
>This feeling is much too familiar, but it was often confused for another feeling you had as a kid
>It could either be excessive nervousness, extreme surprise, or.. infatuation
>But you are still unsure how you feel about Flizzy, especially because of the fact that she is a giant dragon and you are human
>Also the thoughts of romance with her were new, so ideas of the two of you together felt both immoral and confusing to even imagine
>So infatuation was the least likely, or so you would like to think
>Trying to logic it out, you probably just felt startled after seeing the one who confessed to you last night sleeping right next to you, holding onto you
>Though it also could be--
>"Okay then, we are here to do your morning check-up. Would you like to come back to the examination room or would you like to just do it here? Either way, it shouldn't take too long."
>The doctor, after composing himself once again, interrupts your train of thought without even realizing it
>It was probably a good thing; you likely would have started think much too hard about this, best to just let it go and deal with anything else as it comes
"Yeah. I'll just do the examination in here, if that is alright."
>Altruist Hope nods his head, as he motions a few medical ponies to bring in a cart full of examination tools
>And with a smile, he places a stethoscope around his neck and says
>"I thought that is what you would like."
>...
>For the next hour or so, Altruist and Darius examine you
>Altruist goes through the typical physical routine, such as checking your breath and checking your body's reflexes, while Darius touches your "chakras" with glowing crystals and measures the amount of pressure he can exert upon your pressure points before it becomes uncomfortable for you
>While the examination was still not normal for what you were used to back in your own culture, Altruist is seemingly starting to become familiar enough with your body that his methods are seeming more and more orthodox by the day
>Half-way through the examination, Flizzy seemed to have woken up and watched what was going on
>You could barely tell how closely she was watching the examination through all of Darius's experimenting with different magic crystals
>It is kind of hard to focus with a large shining amethyst poked against your forehead while a six armed monkey does some sort of chant in front of you
>But eventually, you were all done with the examination and started your true morning routine to prepare for the day
>As you stand up to crack your neck and back, Darius takes notice and asks you
>"Why are you doing that? Do you not know it is dangerous to attempt chiropractic upon yourself?"
"Oh, this? It is just my morning routine. Don't worry about it, just getting all of the kinks out of my body."
>Darius shakes his head in disagreement with your action
>"Death by snapping your own neck is possible with your methods. The spots in which you put pressure onto are likely also doing more harm than good."
>He then walks over to you, bringing over the stool used in the examination, and tells you to sit
>As you sit down, he moves his hand down your spine and pops each joint properly into place, with an audible *CRACK* or *POP*, while speaking
>"If you insist upon doing such things, I will at least show you how to do it correctly."
>Oh gosh darn it, and here you thought you could properly start the day
>You look over to Flizzy, who is still laying on the bed and looking at the two of you, and tell her
"I am probably not going to be done this for a bit longer. I wanted to speak to you this morning, but I understand if you want to head out without me."
>Flizzy just disagrees with your proposal and continues to watch you two, though
>"I am alright with waitin' for ya. This is actually pretty relaxin' to watch anyways."
>As Darius pops another joint into place, you see Flizzy shiver and stretch her back
>She must be enjoying the sound of your adjustment
>At least she is not bored while waiting for you
>"And when you twist your back, like you've been doing, you should focus the pressure here."
>Darius pushes down on your back as he instructs you on how to better, and more safely, crack your bones in the morning
>While he does that, Altruist Hope finishes packing up his supplies, bids you farewell, and heads off out of your cell
>...
>After about another 10 minutes of Darius adjusting your bones and instructing you on where to and not to place pressure upon when cracking yourself, he finally finishes and leaves you to be able to truly start the day
"Damn. I appreciate his help and concern, but I doubt I will remember all of that."
>Flizzy gets herself out of bed and starts to copy your morning routine, but cracks herself in a way that sounds a lot more satisfying than you normally do
>"If you can't remember, I can help ya out. I understood everything he said, though my body is different than yours, so it likely won't work as well for me."
>You are actually pretty impressed that Flizzy managed to remember all of the instructions Darius had given you, mostly because it was nearly 10 full minutes of non-stop explanations at a pace that you could not even keep up with
"Wow, I am surprised you can remember any of that."
>Flizzy jokingly scoffs at you as she cracks her shoulder
>"Oh. So you thought I was dumb or something? That I was never educated?"
>Oh shit, did she take offense to that?
"No. That isn't what I meant at a--"
>As you try to explain yourself, she laughs and pokes fun at herself
>"I know. I am just messin' with ya. Though it is true. Not the 'dumb' part, but the 'never educated' part."
>As she finishes cracking her own bones, she explains
>"Not really my fault, though. Never got a chance after all. It was straight from being in a small tribe to prison for me, after all. The best we had was knowledge from the elders."
>Flizzy starts to get nostalgic, thinking back about her younger days, while you finish getting dressed
>You didn't even think about getting nude in front of Flizzy before, but now you were covering yourself with your blanket while changing
>She didn't even seem to notice, though; her mind was somewhere else at the moment
>Snapping her back to reality would probably be best, as you two need to get the cafeteria soon if you want to make it for the breakfast schedule
>Today they were making waffles, the good kind that are massive and fluffy, and you didn't want to miss out on them
"Hey, not to be pushy, but are you ready? I am about to head out now, so if you wanna come with me.."
>As you say that, Flizzy snaps out of her daydream and give a nervous laugh
>"Heh. Sorry about that, Anon. I was thinkin' of some stuff from the past. I'm ready."
>After that, the two of you head from your cell and start making your way to the cafeteria
>On the way, you begin asking her some questions that have been nagging you since that confession she had made last night, because this whole 'Flizzy liking you in a romantic way' thing made little sense to you
>Like, why you or what triggered it?
"Hey, Flizzy.. So if you don't mind me asking.."
>"Hmm? What's up?"
>Trying to say what is on your mind is a lot harder than just thinking it, mostly because you are worried if she will react negatively towards your questions
>Or, what if the answers are completely unsatisfying?
>..
>Oh screw it
"Hey, so Flizzy.. Why do you like me?"
>Instead of answering you, though, Flizzy looks at you as if confused by your question
>Better clarify before you start spilling spaghetti out of your pockets and making everything awkward
"I mean, why me? What is it that made you end up liking me out of anyone else in the prison?"
>As the question is clarified and she better understands, Flizzy begins pondering her reasons, then starts speaking bluntly, as if she were reciting a list
>"Well, it's exactly because it's you. If you were different then I probably wouldn't like ya as much."
>That doesn't explain much
"But what exactly about me makes you like me?"
>Flizzy tilts her head and starts thinking even harder
>"Well, I can't really say. It is just everything about ya that I like. If I were to try and narrow down a few things I liked most about ya, then it'd probably be how kind you are, the fact that you are cute and at the same time exotic, and probably how adorably weak you are."
>Flizzy scratches the back of her head as she recites all of that
>"Though I dunno too much; I guess I just can say that I like ya just because I do."
>Hang on, did she call you 'weak'?
>Well, sure, you are weak compared to her, but you sure aren't a weak guy
>Not that you would think of; after all, you used to box
>It was more for fun than anything, but you still were good at it
>As you think about how being "weak" is apparently a positive trait you have in Flizzy's eyes, Flizzy suddenly lights up and asks with a huge toothy grin
>"Hang on! Are ya askin' me this because I still have a chance? Is this a test or somethin'?"
"Huh? Well, not exactly.. I did say I didn't know how I felt about you, not that I didn't like you.."
>Flizzy's face brightens up even further, to the point of absolute elation
>"Really?! I thought you were just sayin' that sort of stuff to cushion you rejectin' me!"
>She then picks you up and hugs you, swinging you from side to side in the embrace
>"I was already plannin' on working hard on makin' you fall in love with me, but I didn't think I still had this big of a chance! I love you, Anon! I love ya so much!"
>Holy cow, this is not a reaction you saw coming in the slightest
>If you were not being flung from side to side in Flizzy's massive hug then you would probably feel heart warmed by this
>But instead, though..
"Yes, yes. I know. So please let me down.. I am starting to feel ill."
>She takes note of your discomfort and her seeming over-excitement
>Though, even as she places you back down, this does not stop her from being overjoyed by your words
>"Sorry Anon, but I'm just so happy."
>She then takes your hand within her claws
>"I'll show ya the good parts of me and make ya fall in love with me, I promise ya."
>While you know she is trying to sound reassuring, those words kind of worry you
"S-Sure. Sounds good, Flizzy."
>While this worried you, because you know how extreme Flizzy can get sometimes when she has her mind set on something, you are more happy that she is so thrilled about something so small
>It kind of made you feel special, her having such a joyous reaction over just you saying you may end up liking her at the end of this
>..Now that you think of it, she just added another promise to you
>Were they all essentially the same promise or were they different ones that had a similar purpose
>How many promises is she even up to?
>Oh well, it doesn't even matter
>The two of you continue your way to the cafeteria, Flizzy walking with a new spring in her step
>...
>As you approach the cafeteria, you see Umbright standing outside of it looking around anxiously
"Hey, you alright?"
>As you speak, he immediately snaps his vision onto you and informs you in a semi-panic
>"Anon! You are here! You've got to do something, the girl from yesterday is being beaten up on again by that disgusting lizard!"
>"*AHEM*"
>Flizzy clears her throat angrily at the racist remark
>Umbright's extremely worried expression is beginning to mirror on your face as you start thinking of exactly what he means
>As you are about to ask on the details of who exactly he is talking about, you hear a cry of pain come from inside
>"*YELP*!"
>The sound prompts you to instead rush through the door to start running towards the source of the sound, hoping it is not what you think it is
>"Anon?!"
>That is all you can hear from Flizzy as you dash through the doors inside
>Upon opening the door, a familiar sight welcomes you; the entire cafeteria has formed a circle around the center of the room
>But instead of cheering, you hear them screaming angrily instead
>"HEY! LEAVE HER ALONE!"
>"STOP BEING SUCH A JERK!"
>"IF YOU DON'T STOP, I'M TELLING ON YOU!"
>"ANYONE WANNA ADOPT A PUPPY I FOUND?"
>No fucking way, it can't be happening again
>You run into the crowd at full speed, Flizzy trying to follow behind you, but her large body being unable to move through as hastily as yours
>Please don't be what you are thinking, please don't be what you are thinking, please don--
>As you reach the center, a blinding rage overcomes you as your fears come true
>In the center stands Slazd, chucking large rocks and other dangerously hard objects at the grey tricorn, who is covered in large, somewhat bleeding, scratches with one of her eyes half closed and bloodshot
>But unlike yesterday, she is not giving him a look of indifference, instead she is scowling at him and giving a posture that looks as if she is ready to fight
>She is not attacking, though, but instead just standing with her back arched in a cat-like fighting position as he throws things at her
>Upon you reaching the center of the crowd, where you can walk to her without any interference, she notices you and looks your way
>As she looks away from Slazd and towards you, another rock hits the side of her head, causing her to fall over
>Slazd starts screaming at her
>"I TOLD YOU TO STOP IGNORING ME AND TO TELL ME WHERE ANONYMOUS IS!"
>The tricorn, starting realize that you are actually here right now, tries to get up, then falls back over
>She tries once again, as Slazd throws another rock at her, missing her, but she falls back over; she has no more strength in her legs
>Tears begin welling up in her eyes as she looks at you, with her normally composed face now instead gritting her teeth and scrunching her face as tears start to run down her face
>"NON-i-mus.. NON-i-mus.."
>In a broken, semi-high pitched, voice that you had never heard before, the tricorn starts trying to call out your name through her sobs, reaching out towards you with one of her bloodied legs
>"NON-i-mus.. NON-i-mus.."
>Your heart starts pounding and your head goes blank as this broken and beaten mare calls out your name through her sobs of pain, trying to crawl towards you
>"Oh! There you are!"
>Slazd finally takes notice of you, who cannot stop looking at the tricorn; completely innocent and undeserving of anything like this, this creature who, only a few nights ago, was sleeping soundly on your lap as you read to her
>"She refused to tell me where you were, no matter how much I asked. If you think about it, she deserved this. All she had to do was answer my question and I would have left her alone, but she thought she was better than me. I taught her a lesson."
>You finally lock eyes onto Slazd, completely light headed with your stomach knotting up
>"I'm glad your finally here, now I can get pay back on you and your cheating ways!"
>You feel your fingers twitch as you try to calm yourself, nothing good comes of losing yourself in the moment
>You'll just get her, walk out of here, and tell the guards to do something about him
>This can all be controlled and settled lik-
>"NON-i-mus.."
>The tricorn calls your name once again, as you try to develop a plan of action
>"Oh, shut up!"
>Slazd takes one more rock from his pile of things and chucks it at the tricorn
>*CRACK*
>The rock splits as it hits the side of her head, causing her head to immediately drop to the ground with a *THUD*
>Lying on the ground, the tricorn's body twitches, while her mouth stays open, and her eyes remain shut
>"Now Anonymous! I'm gonna make you regre--"
>Unable to control your actions any longer, a blinding white light enveloping your vision, you yell loudly and fly into a fit of rage
"GRRAAAAAAH!!"
>You charge at Slazd without a coherent thought other than pure anger
>"What the?"
>He tries to throw something at you, but you just duck under it
>*BAM*
>And without a second thought for the pain of punching this creature, whose scales are harder than rock, you start unloading hit after hit on him
"FUCK YOU!"
>With each hit you yell that at him, eventually losing track of where you were in the phrase and descending into gibberish
"OYU!"
>Slazd is pushed back after a few hits, retaliating by throwing a clawful of rocks at you
>A few of the bigger rocks hit you, but you do not even flinch as you run back in to start beating on this piece of shit
>"Impossible! Stop it!"
>Blow after blow keeps forcing him back, to the point where the audience backs up in fear of what will happen if they end up between the two of you
>Eventually, after a few rounds of you hitting him over and over and him throwing whatever he can get his claws on, you back him up against the wall
>"Y-You can't beat me up! I'll beat you up!"
>In a panic, he swings his claw at you, hitting you hard enough to do some damage, but he immediately regrets it when he feels the same swipe upon him that he had delivered to you
>"CHEATER! STOP CHEATING! IT'S NOT FAIR! YOU COWARD!"
>As he says that, you regain your balance and start yelling back at him while swinging
"COWARD? NOT FAIR?!"
>You hit him straight in the snout, causing his nose to start bleeding
"BEATING UP A DEFENSELESS PONY WHO IS NOT EVEN FIGHTING BACK IS FAIR? AT LEAST SHE DIDN'T BACK AWAY INTO A CORNER LIKE YOU! FACE IT! YOU ARE THE BIGGEST COWARD HERE!"
>And with that, you start releasing haymaker after haymaker right into his face
"YOU ARROGANT!"
"SPINELESS!"
"BRAT!"
>He trips over himself and falls onto the ground on his back
>Which you promptly climb on top of him to deliver an inescapable flurry of blows
>But before you can, something lifts you up and forces you into the air
>"Anon! Please stop! He's only a kid!"
>You continue to try and swing your fists at him, but he is now out of your reach
"Let me go! I'm going to teach that little fucker some manners!"
>You are now struggling to get out of whatever is holding you, but the strength it possesses is much greater than yours
>"Anon, please stop this. This isn't you. You're not a brute, you are gentle and kind. You think things out, not--"
>While you are not fully out of your rage-induced state, you are able to think coherent thoughts once again
"I am not a brute, but that little shit needs to be taught how to fucking behave!"
>"AND HE WILL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT ANONYMOUS!"
>A new voice enters the crowd
>It is the warden of the prison, Freedom Keeper, as happy and cheerful as ever
>How this situation doesn't seemingly phase her, you will never know
>"WE ARE GOING TO BE REMOVING HIS RIGHTS TO PUDDING FOR A WHOLE YEAR!"
>No fucking way, is she serious?
>Slazd, who is now sitting up glaring at you, starts laughing at his punishment
>"Yeah right! I am going to take the pudding whether you like it or not."
>The warden starts talking to the guard pony next to her
>"MAKE SURE YOU KEEP HIM AWAY FROM ALL SOURCES OF PUDDING! THANK YOU!"
>That is not a fucking punishment!
>"Yes ma'am!"
>"WELL, NOW THAT THIS IS SETTLED, LET'S BRING YOU TO GET HEALED UP! ANONYMOUS SURE GOT ROUGH IN HIS ROUGH HOUSING!"
>As she begins to pick up Slazd, who is scowling at everyone around him, you look back over to the tricorn, who is slowly coming back to consciousness
>"AND ALSO BRING HER WITH HIM! THEY CAN MAKE UP ON THEIR WAY TO THEIR EXAMINATION ROOMS!"
>Slazd looks at the tricorn, then back up at you, and makes a devious face
>"Oh yes. Thanks to Anonymous, I am going to make great friends with her. So much so that she will be begging me to 'borrow' her pudding."
>Freedom Keeper's eye twitches as she bites her lip, trying to maintain a smile
>"NOPE! CAN'T DO THAT! THEN THAT WOULD BE DISOBEYING YOUR KIND AND WONDERFUL WARDEN, WHO LOVES YOU ALL VERY MUCH!"
>Slazd spits at her
>"You aren't the boss of me, if anything, you work for me as someone sworn to run this prison. So get me healed up right now, servant."
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI2NLkIH5xQ
>Freedom Keeper continues to bite her lip and scrunch her nose for a few more seconds, until you scream out
"WAIT! I want to request something be built, which is my right after the agreement made after 'the surgery'."
>Freedom Keeper stops trying to smile and instead looks over at you, perplexed
>You continue
"The construction of this would not even take an hour, it can be put into an empty room, and only requires you to take the magic barrier down."
>Completely calm now, you ask Flizzy to put you down; which she does hesitantly
"Thank you, Flizzy."
>You continue your explanation
"What I am suggesting is something called a 'boxing arena'. Boxing is a sport that my species practices, that allows two individuals to go into an arena to fight one another using nothing but their gloved fists. It either goes until one of them gives up or until a certain one gets a knock out or a technical knock out. While it is more complicated than just that, I would like to request this arena be built here and now for Slazd and I to settle our differences in a sportsmanlike fashion."
>Freedom Keeper silently contemplates your request for a few seconds, before looking back over to Slazd, who did was still scowling at everyone including her, and then smiles her normal cheerful smile
>"WOW! THAT SOUNDS LIKE A BUNCH OF FUN, ANONYMOUS! WHILE NORMALLY I WOULD NOT BE ALRIGHT WITH ANY BARRIER BREACHES, I THINK THIS IS FOR A GOOD CAUSE THAT WILL BE A SUPER WONDERFUL ADDITION TO THE PRISON!"
>And with that, the warden smiles over to the guard by Slazd
>"HE ACTUALLY DOESN'T LOOK TOO INJURED! THIS PONY OVER HERE IS MUCH MORE INJURED! TAKE CARE OF HER INSTEAD SO THAT SLAZD CAN HELP DEMONSTRATE THIS NEW SPORT FOR THE INMATES WITH ANONYMOUS HERE, LIKE THE SUPER HELPFUL DRAGON HE IS!"
>The guard pony lets go of Slazd and allows him to walk back towards Freedom Keeper and you, moving to go help the tricorn up, who was staring blankly, more out of it than usual
>Slazd then walks over the warden and asks in a surprisingly innocent way
>"Hang on. So this means I can actually fight Anonymous in a place where it will be completely fair?"
>His strange reaction to this surprises even Freedom Keeper, who can only give a straight faced nod and say in a normal volume voice
>"Uh.. Yes."
>Slazd looks at you, who is scowling angrily
>This time you are the one who is scowling like a mad dog at him, as the tricorn is carried away in your peripheral vision
>But he is not scowling at you, instead he is goes from his confused look to a confident smile
>"YES! I am going to show you all that I am the best in this prison!"
>He then looks over at you
>"And after I defeat you, I will accept all and any challengers. I will prove that I am the alpha of this prison! The strongest dragon to ever live!"
>He then looks over to Flizzy
>"And then you will finally be mine."
>When he says that, he goes from a confident smile to a nervous one as his scales turn pink
>"Hang on, what? Do I know you?"
>Flizzy is confused to why this brat of a dragon is now speaking to her
>"I'll be waiting for this arena to be built. Get me when it's done."
>As Slazd finishes that sentence, he turns around and walks out of the cafeteria, wiping the blood from his nose
"What the hell?"
>You will admit, you did not see that coming
>Though to be honest, you don't know him that well and all of his actions seem to have been for the pure sake of domination and violence
>And now he is talking about dominating Flizzy?
>What the fuck is wrong with this kid?
>The entire room goes silent as Slazd leaves, until Freedom Keeper walks out with an unhappy face
>The only thing she says before leaving is to one of the guard ponies
>"Get this 'boxing arena' built. Listen to Anonymous for specifications. I'm going to take a nap."
>She leaves the cafeteria calmly, but her visage easily showed how displeased she was feeling
>Slazd, the only creature in this prison that has ever allowed you to see Freedom Keeper not annoyingly cheerful
>He was a confusing brat, but there was one thing about him that was clear; the fact that you need teach him a lesson in humility or else he will constantly be a menace to everyone
>You look down at your shaking hands, finally able to feel the pain from punching such a ridiculously hard scaled creature, but not fretting too much about it
>Instead you drop your hands by your side and look up to Flizzy
"Flizzy. Thank you for stopping me back there. I'm sorry; I'm usually far more composed. I was just a little bit.. absolutely livid."
>You know you stole that last line from someone, but you couldn't exactly remember who from
>Though Flizzy doesn't know that, as she replies earnestly with a gentle smile
>"Anon, I am glad you are back to normal."
>You smile at her, as a lot of the crowd disperses from the cafeteria
>Suddenly she comes to a realization
>"Oh! So, did me stoppin' ya from hurting that creepy dragon brat make you fall in love with me more?"
>Huh?
>Oh my god, she isn't being serious, is she?
>"Because you probably woulda hurt your hands more if I didn't stop you. See, I can show you how much I care for you in many ways."
>Holy heck, she is being serious right now
>Flizzy is just waiting there, looking down on you expectantly
>You start laughing and hug Flizzy with a single arm, like you used to
"Ahahaha. Sure. Yeah, I like you a bit more now."
>As you release the one armed hug, Flizzy reacts by giving a little joking laugh of her own
>"Heh heh. Aw man, you didn't say 'love'; guess I gotta keep trying even harder."
>As you turn around, Flizzy says
>"What about strength? Is that maybe what will make you fall in love with me?"
>Strength? What more could she prove than what he size already tells you
>You imagine Flizzy bench pressing to try and impress you, causing you to start laughing once again
>*Click click click*
>What sounds like a rock constantly hitting against the tiled floor?
>"Hey Anon! Check this out!"
>You look behind you to see Flizzy holding a brick
>*SMASH*
>She hits it against her head and breaks it into dust
>Then, with a triumphant look upon her face, she asks you
>"So, impressed enough to be my mate now?"
>..
>You just turn back around
"Come on Flizzy, let's just get some waffles."
>Flizzy semi-sadly says
>"I take that as a no."
>As you and Flizzy reach the counter, an older looking cafeteria pony behind it flips over a sign from reading "Breakfast" to "Lunch"
"Wait! No! I want to get my waffles."
>"Sorry bub, it's lunch time. Lunch foods only."
"But.. in some cultures waffles are considered lunch foods."
>"Oh yeah? Which culture?"
"Umm.. The NEET culture?"
>The cafeteria pony looks at you with an unimpressed frown and angrily says
>"If you were here a bit earlier, ON SCHEDULE, then you could have had your waffles. Lunch foods only now."
>You collapse upon the ground in anguish over the lost waffles
>God damn Slazd didn't just beat up an innocent pony that you liked, but also stole your waffles from you!
>That was it, the final straw!
>This afternoon, you were gonna make him feel the pain
>All aboard the pain train, Slazd; your conductor, Anonymous, is coming for ya
>"Are you okay Anon?"
>Flizzy looks down at you as your dramatically lament the loss of your waffles
"I'm fine.."
>You get up and gaze at the lunch menu, before telling the cafeteria pony
"I will have some pizza."
>The cafeteria pony takes out two pizzas for you to choose from
>"We've got a cheeseless tofu-ham and pineapple pizza and a cheeseless black olive and pineapple pizza."
"Only cheeseless? Why?"
>The cafeteria pony points to a sign that reads "Lactose intolerance appreciation day."
"Fuck."
>Somehow, Slazd was also to blame for this; you have 99% convinced yourself of this
>Well then, if Slazd wants to mess with your food schedule, then you may as well mess with his also
>Because you are gonna get him bloated on knuckle sandwiches
>HA! ZINGER!
>So what were you doing again?
>"ARE YOU GOING TO ORDER SOMETHING OR NOT?!"

- END OF PART XI -