013 Bushels ❦ [Video/Action for Mahogany]

[buckyouup]

[It's been a couple days since that weird swarm of flying reindeer descended upon the world. Through a bit of clever herding, she managed to catch one of her own. It didn't even have any wings, and yet it could fly. This thing had to be rare as can be. It might even be worth a thing or two.

All the commotion of the season has started to die down, and things are starting to go back to normal. Maybe now's a good time to check out her score. She'll retrieve the ball and let the critter out.

Except what is released is... a bit smaller.

]

What in tarnation is this!? Somepony ran off with my pokey-mon!

Then they had the gall t'swap it out with...

[She blinks, bending over to inspect the playset, and the tiny plastic horses inside.]

Little... toys a' me an' my pals? [She huffs, picking herself up.]

S'this supposed t'be me? My mane looks nothin' like that. They didn't even give me my hat!

[Well, AJ, you said you wanted your old body back. Looks like you got it!]

Comments

[notchinese]

I don't understand this place anymore.

[...]

So you mentioned that toy pony is supposed to be you?

[sitdownbecider]

S'that really so strange?

[notchinese]

Yeah.

[A childish smile appeared on her face.]

I'm amazed at how much it looks like you.

[buckyouup]

[She grins, scratching the back of her head.]

I'm glad somepony thinks so. It's missin' my hat, an' my cutie mark's only on one side, but I reckon it got my color right, at least.

[notchinese]

Cutie mark? You mean the tattoo near its butt?

[buckyouup]

S'that what humans call it? A "tat-too"?

[notchinese]

Yeah.

Wait, how can you guys have tatt- cutie marks when you guys don't have hands?

[buckyouup]

I ain't sure I follow.

[notchinese]

[Right, they probably don't know what hands are...]

How exactly do you get cutie marks?

[sitdownbecider]

Y'don't know?

[Well, you are a little young.]

Cutie Marks appear when you find your life's callin'. It's how you know you figured out what your talent is.

[notchinese]

...

That sounds totally different and less painful than how we get tattoos.

[sitdownbecider]

Really? How d'you do it?

[notchinese]

You get pricked by needle that injects ink into your skin.

[sitdownbecider]

Why in tarnation would y'do that t'yourself?

[notchinese]

Some people just want to look cool, I guess. Or it symbolizes how you're bound to life with something. Whatever the reason is, its usually worth the pain.

[sitdownbecider]

An' that's somethin' every human has?