mylittlejamjar | 33rd Lance ↟, 3rd Sword | That bwessed awwangement... [Visual/Action/backdated to 15th]

[The feed pops up, and immediately on-screen is an evergreen stallion getting herded into view, stumbling on three hooves as he waves sheepishly at the camera. Nephenee's head pokes up from where she was pushing him on, and if there's any term to describe her aura right now, it's "glowing". She's practically buzzing. Did someone give her caffeine again?]

[In any case, she makes sure the scroll's got them both framed, and grins.]

Hey, Everypony! Hope y'all had a good Hearts an' Hooves!

We sure did!

We gotta big announcement to share with everypony!

We sure do! [Morgan isn't really here to help.]

[Nephenee is half bouncing, half-buzzing in excitement, and after a moment, she finally gets the words out.]

Morgan asked me to marry him! An' Ah said yes!

[She holds up a hoof that has a titanium bracelet on it with small gems and engravings. It's really, really nice.]

That's right, I scooped the best girl in Equestria and there's nothing you can do about it! All the rest of you can wither in despair! WITHER! [Cue Morgan shaking a hoof at the scroll.]

[She grins brightly.] Absolutely nothin'! We ain't sure when it's happenin' yet, but we wanted to share it with everypony~

[Morgan just points a hoof at Neph. Seriously, all her idea to announce it like this.]

[Well, what an announcement!]

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[Private to Crmsn, before the announcement]:

Hey, Dad! Wanted to see if ya want to come over for tea an' lunch at my house. We ain't had a good chance to sit down an' chat since Ah been back.

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Thanks, Miss Rise!

[Despite her smile at the filly, the combination of one ear up, one ear down, seems to indicate some manner of confusion.]

Um...what's 'Oneechan' mean? Is it Japanese?

[Eep! ... Don't mind her blushing, Neph, she didn't exactly expect to have to explain this...]

Y-Yeah, um... it's like when Cirno-chan calls you 'Sis'. Since you've been kind of like a big sister to me too.

[Rise isn't the only one blushing. Oh Rise...]

Aw, sweetie...Ah'm honored ya feel that way. Ah definitely can't help see ya like a lil' sister myself. Ah reckon you're 'bout the age o'my youngest sister, or maybe my brothers...

...Guess Ah can drop that 'Miss', huh?

I-... If you want.

[Rise had probably told her several times before that she didn't have to call her 'Miss Rise', and it wasn't a big deal then. But now it's coming along with being told Nephenee sees her as a little sister too, so it feels much more significant.]

I didn't know you had so many siblings! I always kinda wished I had some back home...

[She glances downward for a moment, before she suddenly chuckles and her smile brightens. Big sis Nephenee. She could get used to that.]

Maybe that's why it's so easy to see you as a big sister!

Ah'm the eldest outta six kids - three girls, three boys, an' they're triplets. Me, Poppy, Betony, Rowan, Sage, Reed. It's pretty common to name folks after plants in Ohma...if not obviously, then somethin' that means somethin' to do with 'em. Like mine. It's from an old word for marigolds, nefen. An' my Ma an' Pa are Hazel an' Rowan...

[There's a slight wistfulness to the last name, as she smiles sheepishly.]

...It's been awhile since Ah seen Pa...but Ah know he's lookin' out for me...

[She can't help but chuckle lightly, though.]

Havin' siblin's is absolutely wonderful...but bein' the eldest has its own responsibilities. When Pa died, Ma was bedridden from stuff, too, so Ah had to take over stuff. It's hard, but ya do what ya gotta.

...Ah do seem to adopt a lot o'folks as brothers an' sisters, now that Ah think on it.

[Oh wow, that's a lot of responsibility. It's kind of nostalgic, hearing about a family like that again. Reminds her of Cairi, back in Exsilium. Except she was a mom, not a sibling who had to step in when things happened to her parents...]

You mean there's even more besides Cirno-chan? ... I hope I won't be too much trouble, then...

[Not like making it 'official' would really change anything between them, they already act the parts.]

Naw, ya won't be too much trouble, promise! An' yeah...like Ah said, Ah seem to adopt a bunch o'folks. Bertie, Gwen, Mae, Cirno, you, Dante, Miss Applejack's like one, Iris an' Miss Wisteria, Joshua... [She keeps naming people, both here and not here. It's quite a list.]

[Finally, she stops and takes a breath.]

An' Ah think that's all...Ah keep wantin' to make one o'them family trees, but Ah reckon it might get right complicated.

[That sure is quite a list! Somehow, Rise still doesn't feel like she's adding to a burden or anything. She's more impressed at how Nephenee can care so much for so many people, especially when she already has so many siblings! It just makes her admire her even more...]

It'd be a really big tree!

[She giggles softly at the thought. Maybe blushing a little again, as she thinks of being listed on a family tree that big.]

I always kinda wanted a big family someday...

['Someday' meaning when she got married, but being adopted as a sibling could count, right?]

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