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[huffythedragon]

[Spike really isn't doing great today. After what happened with Arya, he's in a state of hurt confusion, and so he'll turn to the only creatures who he KNOWS will have an answer to this.

...Or rather they would have an answer if they weren't the Princess who was dumped on the moon for a thousand years and the unicorn with only a small array of social skills. Oh well. It's better than nothing]

[Filtered to Princess Luna and Twilight Sparkle]

Guys, I've got a problem. What do you do when somepony who thought was your friend not only says they don't want to be your friend any more, but also that they never thought you were friends in the first place?

[That done, he'll just continue to mope around the library, wondering what went wrong in his life]

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[kingsgambit]

[Which gets a stare from him at first, just what? Baby dragon. Purple baby dragon.

Walking off with his book.

Going to casually follow him now and try and loom over him when close enough.]

Where are you going with that exactly?

[huffythedragon]

[Spike pauses long enough to glance up at him]

I'm putting it back where it belongs.

[kingsgambit]

[And that gets a shake of his head, and yes he's ignore the little purple dragon thing for now. Books are involved.]

And you didn't think to ask if I was going to read it?

[huffythedragon]

You were still reading it?

[Oh, well. He frowns, handing it back] Sorry, my mind's been somewhere else today.

[kingsgambit]

[He takes the book back with a nod and resists the urge to pat his shoulder. He's tiny but he's...well a dragon or something right? Probably shouldn't do that.]

So you came here to put books away instead of going outside?

[huffythedragon]

Well, yeah. It's my job to take care of the library.

[kingsgambit]

Your job? [Can you feel the judging, Spike?] You're, rather young for such a thing aren't you?

[The fact that he's a reptile-lizard-dragon thing isn't at all relevant to his surprise nope.]

[huffythedragon]

Oh heck no, I do way more than this back home. [Cheerful, sees nothing wrong in Equestria and their child labour issues] This is like a vacation.

[kingsgambit]

You, do this at home. [See now he's more curious as to where they have all the books there. Child labour is something he's sort of used too.] Why, who could tame you to do such a thing?

[huffythedragon]

[Spike frowns]

Tame me? Excuse me, I do this of my own free will, jeez. I'm not a pet.

[kingsgambit]

[You know what? He's not really inclined to believe you.]

Who taught you to do it then? Or did you learn on your own?

[huffythedragon]

Well...I kinda spent a lot of time growing up around a library, so I guess I picked it up from there. Twilight helped.

[kingsgambit]

So you're a servant then. To this, Twilight [Weirdest face ever at that name here.] person.

[huffythedragon]

We prefer the term [claw quotes] 'assistant'.

[kingsgambit]

[...] Do you do this for pay, or only lodging?

[huffythedragon]

...Well, I do stay with her, but she's my family.

[kingsgambit]

[That makes him pause and crouch down to his level, looking him in the eye.] Are they the same as you?

[huffythedragon]

[That's better, he doesn't like the LOOMING thing you humans do] No, they're ponies.

[A pause. He should probably clarify that] I'm adopted.

[kingsgambit]

[Aww well, he's young yet. He likes to loom but not over kids.] Ponies.

[That's a bit of a surprise.] And you are a...[He's not sure what you are Spike. He understands this adopted thing, Arthur being one, but dude.] lizard?

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[huffythedragon]

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[huffythedragon]

Dude, I'm a dragon.

[kingsgambit]

[The most unimpressed face ever.] But the ponies made you their servant.

[How are you a dragon?]

[huffythedragon]

I'm not a servant I'm an assistant and their my family.

[kingsgambit]

[You know what? He's not sure what to say to that so have a pat on the head Spike. You're cute when you get like that, you know?] Very well then. This, Twilight, did she adopt you?

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[huffythedragon]

[That just gets a LOOK as he steps a little out of the way]

Sort of. She's like my sister.