mylittlejamjar | 01 Butterflies [Visual]

[Today's scroll is brought to you by a small brown rabbit, who appears very curious as he looks into it.]

Huh...these things are way weirder than the D-Terminals... [The rabbit clears his throat and smiles.] Hey everyone! ...Pony? ...Pony. Right. Hey everypony! My name's Choco. I'm one of Fluttershy's Digimon!

What are you doing?

[The brown rabbit, Choco, glances behind him before scooting over a bit, revealing a green and red dragon giving him a rather exasperated look.]

That's Sprout. She's Fluttershy's other Digimon.

Seriously? Here too?

She's just grumpy that coming to this world apparently changed our forms too. [He turns to her, though still keeps an eye on the scroll.] At least you're a dragon. I don't think I can do much of anything as a rabbit.

[The dragon known as Sprout rolls her eyes, then reaches for him.] All right, that's enough, bunny boy...

But I'm not done....

[There's not much he can do, though, as the bigger dragon picks him up and carries him off. As she does that, Fluttershy herself appears on the scroll. This close up, one can see the dragonfly clip in her mane, and she looks at the scroll with a puzzled expression, as though she's not quite used to using it.]

I-I, um...I'm sorry...about them. Ch-Choco was just...a little excited about following me home...but, um...

I-Is...something going on in Ponyville? Th-There...There seems to be a lot more ponies than usual, and...i-it feels like...

[She hesitates for a moment, not quite sure how to describe it.]

Has...Has something happened lately?

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Understatement of the century. Good luck trying to wrap your head around it all on the first day.

[She means that in the nicest way possible.]

I-It...does all seem a bit overwhelming...b-but, I'll...I'll do my best...

[There's something about the cat that seems so familiar. But she wasn't quite sure why she thought so.]

[She's just that one blue cat everyone seems to know. Obviously.]

You're better off taking baby steps. Take too much in at once, you're gonna burn out.

R-Right...I-I should...take it slow for now.

I-I'm sorry, I'm being rude...I'm Fluttershy. What's your name?

Yeah, I...already know who you are. As weird as it sounds, I'm friends with another...you.

[Awkward.]

Call me Arcee.

[Awkwarder.]

O-Oh yes, I've met the other -

[A pause.]

Arcee...?

[The name gets Choco's attention too.]

Did you used to be a robot?

[That's certainly a first, usually it's Arcee who needs to explain the whole robot thing to people. Her fur bristles defensively, she can't imagine anything good coming from people who know information about her already.]

...How do you know that?

[Somehow, that just gets the little rabbit to grin.]

You are that Arcee!

Ch-Choco, she...might not be the same one...

[This time, Sprout can't help but pipe up.] But how many other motorcycle robot Arcees are there gonna be?

[BRISTLING INTENSIFIES. As hypercritical as it is for her to get upset over the idea of another, well, her right after explaining how she's friends with another Flutterhy, Arcee can't help but be a... hypocrite.]

I think we're done here.

[Fluttershy tenses a little. It's easy to hear that she's angry.]

W-Wait, please...I-I didn't mean to upset you...

[Please don't go.]

[She almost does roll up the scroll and call it a day, but something makes her change her mind last minute.]

Give me one good reason why I should continue this conversation.

[She winces a little at the harsh tone, which makes it a little hard to speak again. But swallowing the lump in her throat ~~and stopping her Digimon from jumping in~~, she managed to say something.]

I-It...It was just...nice...running into someone I knew...even if it turns out you're not the one I knew...I-It just...made all this strangeness a little less...overwhelming...

B-But...I-I'm sorry if I s-something I said...u-upset you...

[Her ears fold back and there's a low murmur under her breath, something along the lines of scrap. She supposes being angry at someone over making them comfortable is a...little uncalled for.]

...Fine. But I don't want to hear anything about this other...me.

[Ugh, something about saying that just feels off.]

Got it?

[This is Arcee speak for "sorry"]

[Fluttershy nodded.]

Okay...We won't say anything about that, I promise.

Can we talk about the other you's Digimon?

[Choco's proposal receives a look that reads no.]

Don't make me eat you.

[Choco doesn't seem scared by the threat, but he does at least look apologetic.] Just askin'...

[Fluttershy smiled apologetically as well, taking the rabbit and placing him down and out of sight.] S-Sorry...

[That's a shame, because he really does look delicious.]

You got nothing to be sorry about.

[She smiled, nodding a little.] O-Okay...

[And she can't help that, for a moment, it reminded her of something the other Arcee would say to her.]

S-So, um...How long have you been here?

[Fluttershy better get used to it, because that's probably never going to stop.]

Too long.

[You see?!]

[Yeah, it's going to be difficult to not think about the other Arcee.

...She won't have to mention it, though.]

I-I see...So how have things been...going...for you...?

[This is the small talk.]

[This is the worst small talk.]

I'm a fragging cat, you tell me.

[Actually, don't, she doesn't want to be reminded. Let the real master of small talk show you how it's done.]

You find a place to stay at yet?

[She can't help wincing a little. Yeah, she's not very good at this.] S-Sorry...

E-Er...For the moment, I'm...staying at the Commune. One of the...Twilights offered to let me stay with her.

...Yeah, Twilight will do that. Did the same thing for me when I first got here. Well, not with her, but hooked me up with a room.

[Good times.]

Shame I moved out, bet we could've been neighbors.

Oh, you moved out? Where do you live now?

I-If...you don't mind me asking...

Just...a small place in town, nothing worth talking about.

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