mylittlejamjar | Block VIII - Maybe 42 *was* the Right Answer. [Visual]

[Minato's not looking at the scroll as he addresses it, instead looking up at the ceiling of his cloud home as he lies on his bed.]

Over the past few days, I've been thinking. Our situation here doesn't seem to be all that unique, does it? Bunch of people from different universes all gathered in one place for some reason or another... I'm sure a lot of us here have been to at least one other place like that. The Thor for me, Mayfield, Rauken, Garden, 'murder school'... I'm probably not even scratching the surface of how many of these places there are.

[He pauses for a moment to roll over and look at the scroll directly.]

I'm starting to think these places aren't just formed out of coincidence, like there's some bigger cause out there, bigger than Calice or anything else we've seen. Could all just be me being crazy, though. Never know.

Still, I kinda want to hear stories from all of these places, maybe figure something out, or at least have a good time exchanging all the stupid stuff that happens. The idea was brought up a few weeks ago, but with the holidays and everything, I didn't have time to put anything together.

Now I do. Who would be up for sharing, or at least coming and listening?

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No, you're the one keeping ME up late!

[Rainbow still occasionally wakes up early and tries to stumble out for classes... despite the fact that she's been out of Garden for almost two years now.]

By invading my room, yeah.

[Though he does the same to her almost as much.]

What's your point?

You're the one that starts it.

No, YOU'RE the one that started it when you asked me out!

Maybe you shouldn't be as attractive as you are. Wouldn't have happened otherwise.

[The compliment out of nowhere flusters her enough to make her blush.]

Aww, come on. If you wanted looks you'd go for Rarity, or maybe Twi or Fluttershy or even Applejack. I'm not a beauty queen, I'm an athlete!

[Smoothest coltfriend.]

Attractiveness is more than just looks, but you've got that, too.

[Totally thrown off her game, Rainbow Dash can only sputter for a second.]

Hey, cut it out! What, you're into girls who are all muscle and no curve? I know what I look like as a human, y'know!

There's good things about both types.

[Rainbow attempts to act indignant, with a huff and a toss of her head.] You just like mares, any shape and size, don't you.

[A sigh.]

Pretty much, yeah.

And I bet you feed them all corny lines like that one you used on me!

Nah, that's just you. Others don't appreciate them as much.

...Hey, what's THAT supposed to mean?

Nothing.

[If it did, it was accidental.]

So I'm just a sucker for your smooth-talking, huh? [She half-turns away, shutting her eyes in a huff -- but her nearest one is cracked open, and a smile is struggling to escape.]

I think it just took me a while to get good at it.

[If one can even be good at cheesy romantic one-liners.]

And lots of practice, huh? Trying out those lines of yours till you found somepony they'd work on, huh?

Something like that.

...You're, uh, not actually supposed to admit that, you know. You're supposed to say something like I was the only girl you ever wanted to try to charm that way, or... something like that.

You are, but I have used them before.

[He's just being honest.]

...then why did you use them if you weren't actually trying to charm the girls in question?

It was funny.

You know, I'm not even sure where this conversation is going any more. How can you go from flattering me to acting like I'm just one more mare in a list in the space of it?

[She's baffled, though fortunately not angry. She may be too confused to be angry.]