Scroll Forty Three

[huffythedragon]

[Spike sounds very cheerful, after all, this is a nice world change and nothing horrible has happened to him yet. There's good food and it's warm, he has a lot to be happy about]

I don’t know about you guys, but that hot water place sounds pretty darn cool. Who else is going? And hey, did everypony else get a bodyguard? Because I did! His name's...uh.

[There's a pause and some mumbling here] Dude how many vowels are in that?

Okay so I can’t actually pronounce his name properly so I’m gonna call him Mike. Anyway! I hope to see you guys around this place later!

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[ninjainviolet]

[Oh, how to ask this. Oh, she knows, thanks to someone.]

That's not something she says, is it? [And honestly, from the ponies she's met, she can't imagine one being like that.]

[huffythedragon]

She knows she's pretty, but she doesn't say it herself all the time. That's just something I've noticed.

[ninjainviolet]

And you said she's a fashion designer? [She thinks for a moment, remembering.] There were a few of us wearing jackets and such. Is that what she designs?

[huffythedragon]

Yeah! She makes that sort of thing. Except...you know, for ponies.

[ninjainviolet]

Has she ever made anything for you?

[huffythedragon]

YEAH! She once made this really great bowtie. I got it from home for Christmas last year form the castle. It means a lot to me.

[ninjainviolet]

[She grins in return.]

You're going to have to show it to me sometime, Spike. I'd really like to see it.

[huffythedragon]

I sure will, it's really pretty. Encrusted with gemstones.

[ninjainviolet]

What kind of gems? [For some reason, the idea of Spike wearing something with stones on it doesn't seem wrong or silly to her.]

Oh wait. You said she's a fashion designer? Do they match the color of your eyes? [She's not teasing him with this.]

[huffythedragon]

All kinds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds. It looks delicious!

[He doesn't catch it] Not really, but its the thought that counts, right?

[ninjainviolet]

[The emeralds kind of would.]

That's what they tell me: It's the thought that counts.

[Does a double-take.]

Wait. Did you say "delicious"?

[huffythedragon]

Oh yeah, I love eating gemstones. They're my favourite food.

[ninjainviolet]

So gemstones are a popular food in Equestria?

[She's not assuming it's just him, and she'd love to see a few people's faces when they saw gems being eaten for dinner.]

[huffythedragon]

Only for dragons.

[ninjainviolet]

Oh. Okay.

[She doesn't press the issue since he said Twilight was his sister, so maybe's it's a hard subject for him.]

So what's your favorite thing to drink?

[huffythedragon]

I love hot chocolate!

[ninjainviolet]

[She beams at him.]

You, too?

I usually drink tea, but it's not as good as chocolate sometimes. We're going to have to get some when it gets colder.

[huffythedragon]

We really should, nothing keeps the cold away like it.

[ninjainviolet]

Nope. Ever have it with marshmallows?

[One day her sweet tooth will come alive and there will be no sugar to be found anywhere...]

[huffythedragon]

Yeah! It's even better with marshmallows!

[ninjainviolet]

Spike, I'm liking you more and more every day, you know that?

[How'd you like to have a human big sis, too?]

[huffythedragon]

It's what I do, I'm real skilled at it.

[He loves all the big siblings. ALL OF THEM]

[ninjainviolet]

Yes, you are. Let's see, we'll need hot chocolate, marshmallows, and cookies one night. Maybe watch some movies.

[Good. Because he now has a new one he can talk to anytime.]

[huffythedragon]

OH man, that would be so much fun!

[ninjainviolet]

So, what kind movies do you like? A friend introduced me to horror movies, but I kinda like comedies.