- >Sitting on a park bench, it's a nice day
- >Watch a dozen or so fluffy ponies scamper around
- >An elderly gentleman sits down next to you
- >In his hand is a brown paper bag
- >He begins tossing small marshmallows out of it
- >The fluffies shuffle up to the bench and start eating
- >"Gewd nummies!" they say
- >The man laughs and looks at you
- >"I used to work with these critters when I was younger"
- >You nod at him
- >"I'd spend the whole day with them"
- >"Giving them food and lots of attention, they crave that"
- >He tosses more marshmallows out
- >"They're real clumsy, though, always making messes"
- >One of the ponies brushes the man's leg
- >"Fwufy wan mowe foodies, gif pwease" it says
- >He smiles, gives and it a marshmallow
- >The pony stuffs it in its mouth and walks away
- >"Your welcome" the man says
- >"...never changes, ponies in my day were selfish too"
- >"Yep, if I wasn't listening to their demands..."
- >He tosses the rest of the marshmallows out
- >"I was cleaning up after their accidents"
- >"Spent thirty years doing so, most people lasted four"
- >"It was honest work, built a decent life"
- >"Thanks for listening to an old fart prattle on"
- >The old man stands up
- >As he walks away, you look at the ponies
- >They're foaming at the mouth
- >Some are dead, others are having convulsions
- >You're pretty sure those weren't marshmallows