auroraexpress | The Nineteenth Trial

[She stumbles at the pull and she raises a hand to his shoulder.] Hey, calm down. Not like we're trying to choreograph something here.

[She's in less of a rush, though she doesn't let him just domineer the dance either, and will try to take the lead to avoid the rough handling.]

[But hey, she's a heck of a dancer. And his rush is just the trick for her to not psych herself out.]

[ He is so, so against her taking the lead and it's extremely obvious with the look he shoots her. But ultimately he wants to get this done as soon as possible and fighting for it is just Not Worth it, so. He lets her, and decides to follow her lead instead and take things at her pace. He's also pretty damn good at it so he's having no difficulties doing that whatsoever ]

Right.

[This is why you don't handle girls roughly, Five.] Sometimes its better to just let the rhythm move you. Not exactly a fun time if you drag people along.

So what else you got?

We're already in the right position for it so we might as well just hug it out.

[She snorts.] Fair point.

[And Five is getting a hug.]

[ Good thing this is not a timed affection one because just getting and returning the hug is weirding him out and he very much Does Not Like it. So. After hugging her for a few moments, he'll be the one to pull back ]

Let's never do that again.

[She let's him go easily enough.]

You're Clover, right? Let's hear a joke.

Very well.

What's the most professional insect in the animal world?

What?

Bees. They're always beesy.

And they're actual hard workers beside the pun, so. That's not so out there.

[She laughs, looking bemused.] True. They are the great pollinators.

Far better than they are barbers. I heard one got fired because all he could give was a buzz cut.

[ He's giving her a small smile at that, definitely amused ]

Nice one. Would have made a good Clover.

....

No, I think that would have gone horribly.

[She is already having a million and one issues about not being a unicorn, she didn't need it staring her in the face from her clothes.]

I'd look terrible in that much pink anyway.

Me, on the other hand, I look absolutely dashing in pink.

[ it's said with extreme bitterness there, but eventually he sighs and shoves his hands into his pants pockets ]

I have two massages to give and you're willing to go along with this, so — sit down somewhere.

At least your colors are more neutral. You can work with it.

Like...

Actually, there's a lot of people here with more neutral colors here, huh. That's a weird coincidence. [Says the amber yellow girl.]

...yeah, okay. [There's a bit of discomfort, but she'll sit down. Mostly because how does this body even relax, WHO KNOWS.]

[Will also pull her mountain of hair forward over her shoulder.]

I've never been much of a color guy in general.

[ He can see she's not entirely comfortable but is enough of an asshole to not really give a shit, so. The moment she's sitting down he's going to reach for her shoulders to start the message, though he does try to make it at least marginally better— ]

There's no time limit on this one. The moment you have enough just get up.

More the black and grey type?

[She wants to win too and that does require playing ball.]

Got it. I have to give one too, this is a good chance to figure out how to...do....that.

Dark blue, actually. But gray and black work just as fine.

[ He's not like. Excited about the idea of getting any kind of massages, but again - collaboration is needed for this ]

You can do your massage too.

Dark blue is a good color, but I prefer black myself. Or red.

[Collaboration is hard. Mostly she just wants to know how to not fuck up a muscle somehow.]

Thanks. Is harder or gentler better for human bodies?

For human bodies? Thought you were one too.

[ you know, despite the skin color and magical hair ]

That's what I am right now.

But considering I couldn't even recognize what I was when I woke up, and the number of civilized species I could recall, humans aren't exactly a popular species on Equestria.

You're a horse.

[ just. Not even a question. Looking at her ]

Pony. Unicorn specifically.

Kudos to you on figuring out the natural pony love of puns for our names.

[ He has a goddamn unicorn onesie and he's now speaking to an actual unicorn this is not what he thought his life would ever be like ]

I'm too sober for this.

[She has no idea what a human child looks like, so not even gonna question that.]

Wait, do they actually have alcohol here?

[Because hey, she is an adult by pony standards.]

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