>Be Anon >You've been in the slammer for three weeks now and the faces of your fellow inmates change with the days >Be out in the yard with this week's homeboys shooting hoops during pre-snack Recess >Turns out, HORSE was a thing here too >Little horses wish they could match your mad skills >Time was almost up and you wanted to finish this session with a bang >A quick self-alleyoop and you are sailing towards net more majestically than a slow motion fat-person-fail montage >Time slows down and you can feel the yards eyes on you as you pull off the most historic play in Recess history >Suddenly, you feel something's wrong >You're too high >You over-compensated >Your arm comes up in a futile attempt to stop the inevitable but it's too late for mercy >The rim connects with your jaw in a spectacular fashion and all you can see is little Jordan's swimming in your vision, shaking their heads in dissappointement >Stupid fucking shorty-ass horse nets >How can a brother dunk on that? >Shit's racist yo >You regain feeling in your everything and find yourself lying on the ground >A tingling sensation builds in your arm and suddenly all you can feel is the burning needles that are spearing your palm >You reflexively curl around the appendage, hissing through clenched teeth >"Whoa Anon! Are you okay, bruh?" >"Yeah Anon, that was a nasty fall." >A crowd builds around you, pressing in on your prone form and their muttering grows louder as they question your wellbeing >You wave the concerned prisoners back with your good hand, it's just a fucking scratch >"Alright, that's enough everyone!" >A voice cuts in from behind the crowd >"Step back, give him some air!" >The crowd obediently spreads out, letting a small pink mare trot through >"Hello Anon, I don't think we've met before, I'm Candy Stripe." >No shit? >The apron didn't give that one away at all >"Now come on, show me what the damage is." >You hesitantly hold out your hand, burning in the open air >The muttering grows louder and you think you hear a pony collapse in the back of the crowd >The tiny mare lets out a small "Oooh" before magicking over a small garden hose to wash the dirt off of your hand >"Okay, Anon. Deep breaths," she commands, leading you through some breathing excersises; inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale >She holds the third breath and you follow suit >The cold water washes over your hand and you feel the cuts being cleansed >You didn't even grimace >Stone >Cold >Candy gives you a wide smile and nods her head approvingly >You can't help but smile too >The look lessens somewhat with her next sentance >"Good job, Anon! But I need to disinfect the cut now." >She slowly levitates a bottle of peroxide out of her apron, horn glowing a gentle green >Suppressed childhood memories come flashing back >The stinging agony of that evil bottle was greater than the agony of every cut you'd ever had >Reflexively, you snatch your hand back, shooting the mare a glare >She puts on a worried look and makes soothing sounds while rubbing your arm >"Shh, it'll be okay, Anon. I promise. Just look into my eyes and you won't feel a thing." >In spite of the screaming voice in your head, the mare coaxes your hand out from you >You want to trust the little mare >Her pretty green eyes capture yours as the bottle slowly, so slowly makes its way to your hand >From the corner of your eye you see a stallion bury his head in the shoulder of another who whispers in his ear >You can't help but dart your eyes down as the bottle nears >"Ah ah ah, eyes up here, Anon!" >The mare uses a hoof to guide your gaze back to her >You hold her gaze even as you feel the first drops of Satan's moonshine strike your open palm >A rabid hissing fills the air as millions of germs cry out as one and are silenced >A pony in the crowd breaks down at the sound, sobbing quietly >This goes on forever, but you don't notice the time passing in Candy's caring green eyes >As soon as it begins, the hissing stops and you let out a short breath >Candy Stripe positively beams at you while she screws the cap back onto the bottle of death >"I'm so proud of you, Anon! You're so tough!" >A rumble of consent echoes from the crowd >You didn't make a peep, not one sound during that trial "Thanks, Candy. You're the best." >You can't help but gently scratch her white mane >Her eyes close and she makes a happy sound as you express your gratitude >Your stomach rumbles, reminding you that Snack Time started almost five minutes ago >Candy's eyes snap open and she giggles at your body's protest to mild starvation >"Come on, Anon. I hear they have Tiramisu today!" >Fuck yeah >Love Tiramisu >The crowd just watches you walk towards the cafeteria doors, utterly in awe of the toughest motherfucker to walk through the front doors