Canter U: Day X2 [The Project]

"Applejack, What do you mean you can't make it?! We need a draft in to our TA before tomorrow night!"

"Ah'm sorry, sugarcube... Ah think Granny Smith needs me..."

>You could only wonder the amount of lip that Twilight would be giving Fluttershy...

>If she were actually here.

>And what are you doing exactly?

>Hopefully getting to witness a catfight.

>Or tears maybe.

"Cain't ah just work from over the innernet? Y'know... like those new googledoc thingymajiggers..."

>Twilight aughs.

>Jeez... this biology project is really eating away at her sanity.

"Ah gotta go."

>Applejack leaves as Twilight sighs another sigh.

"Can you believe her? Ditching on a group meeting like that!"

 

A. Agree with her

B. Talk about Fluttershy

C. Try to calm her down.

D. Stay silent.

 

>Hey now... no need to freak out.

>Freaking out only makes this job harder.

>And gosh darn it, you want this job done...

>Twilight takes a breath to compose herself.

"You're right... let's get to work."

>Fluttershy's already asleep.

>She's been down with the sickness for a while now, and you can't blame her.

>Ooh Wah Ah Ah Ah.

>School work and sickness is no fun in tandem.

>Your phone vibrates...

>Wonder who that could be.

>Twilight's staring at it.

"Go ahead."

>You pick it up.

>Dash?

>The feels arrow stabs your heart.

>You kinda miss her...

>CU's not quite the same without your girlfriend.

>But… you’re not gonna stop her from chasing her dreams.

Dash: skype tonight?

>Well... your laptop's already on your lap.

>And... you're signed in on Skype.

>Twilight taps away on her keyboard.

"Ready to go, Anon?"

>You open up the Googledoc.

 

A. Sign off Skype.

B. Work anyways.

C. Slack off.

 

>Eh, it'd be bad to sign off on her like that.

>I mean, just because she isn't here anymore doesn't mean she's still not your girlfriend.

>The whole concept of "needing space" is already usually satisfied.

>So you stay logged in.

"Anon?"

>You turn to Twilight.

"How exactly does the invasive plant species affect the local fauna?"

>Um... uh...

>You tell her that you're gonna try to figure that out.

>Gosh darn ecology class.

>Darn it to heck.

>If it wasn't enough walking through the Walk of Shame on a [insert season] night, the department thought it'd be a great idea to do a case study on that forsaken ground!

>To teach about ecology!

>You grumble as you read through some notes.

>Flip through a powerpoint or two...

>And...

>RainyDash is online.

>You write a few statements onto a powerpoint slide befo-

>RainyDash is calling!

>These popups...

 

A. Answer with Video

B. Answer (voice)

C. Decline

 

 

>You click the larger green button.

>And you see a white rectangle before the white balance corrects it, revealing...

>Rainbow hair, frazzled, but tucked back into a pony tail.

>Cyan hoodie, magenta eyes.

>A jersey hung up on the wall.

>And... a small picture flanking it...

>Of you and her.

"Hey you."

>Rainbow Dash smiles faintly as you resist the urge to reach your hand out and touch her face.

>Twilight looks up at you and catches you grinning and waving at your computer.

"Anon, what the heck are you doing?"

>S-skype?

>Dash's eyes widen a bit as her smile widens.

"Is that Twilight?! Heya, egghead!"

>She can't hear Dash. Headphones still plugged in.

>Rainbow says hi.

"O-oh... you're talking to Rainbow?"

>Twilight staggers in her approach to you for a bit, before sighing.

"Hi there, Rainbow Dash."

>Twilight says it audibly enough for Rainbow to hear, as you unplug your headphones, letting Dash's voice escape your speakers.

"Good to hear from ya, Twilight! How's Anon?"

"He's... got a project to do! Now while it'd be rude of me to cut you two LOVEBIRDS off... We need to get back to work!"

>Yikes.

"I uh... can hang up if you want me to."

>Twilight sighs.

"You know my answer."

 

A. Apologize and hang up.

B. Keep her on the line.

C. Calm Twilight down.

 

>Yeah, this project’s been eating you for a while now and it’s hie time that you should put some work into it.

“I getcha… It’s totally cool, dude. I got things to write too.”

>Miles away and she’s still the broest of bros.

>Dash smiles and fists you over the internet.

>You comply with your respective fist towards your camera.

“Love ya, Anon.”

>You smile.

“SEE YA TWILIGHT!”

>Twilight looks up and is like,

“[spoiler]Yeah whatever betch.[/spoiler]”

>You hang up, smiling.

>Okay, back to work…

“Is Applejack even home yet? Goodness, we could really use her help right now.”

>Well instead of bitching about it, why doesn’t she just work?

>Guess it’s not fair to have other people do your work for you.

>You and Twilight exchange a few business words about biology, while intermittently typing words and posting pictures onto a powerpoint slide.

>Your fingers feel a bit cold when you take a break from typing.

 

A.  Keep working

B. Take a break

C. Distract Twilight

 

>Whoa! It says on Facebook that Shining Armor has a girlfriend!

>Twilight sneezes… but goes back to work.

>Coincidental? At least it was a reaction.

>Gah, when was the last time you played League?

>You’ve been so caught up in midterms and club activities…

>You haven’t had too much time to slack off.

“Oh, no no no, Anon… You’re not playing League right now.”

>What about that new movie? Uh…

>Hunger Games?

“Anon… if you’re not gonna help out, then I swear I’m going to go apeshit right now… and you don’t wanna see me like that.”

>Well shit.

>You’ve seen quiet Twilight.

>You’ve seen flirty Twilight.

>You’ve even seen batshit crazy Twilight.

>But… angry Twilight?

>You can feel the anger in her voice raise your body temperature.

 

A. Go to your room.

B. Get back to work.

C. Apologize.

 

>Sorry.

“Sorry’s not gonna get this project done!”

>Well shit, bitch. You just unlocked a world o-

“I’m sorry Anon… You know how much this project means to me… and I’m super stressed about it already…”

>You get up out of your seat and make some hot cocoa to keep you warm. Does Twilight want any?

“Sure… if you’re making some.”

>You make enough for two mugs.

>And take a sip out of yours before returning back to the table.

>Twilight smiles as she stops typing and puts her hands around the warm porcelain.

“I just really need some help, because I’m practically doing this whole thing… It’s not fair. [spoiler]And we hardly have enough data as it is… Gah, we need to visit the site again… [/spoiler] ”

>You chose to hear only the things outside of the spoilers.

>So… she’s basically implying you’re not contributing in any way?

>Twilight gets up and puts on a jacket.

>Oh baby, it’s cold outside.

“Well… Anon? Are you coming or do I have to do this whole project mysel- oh, wait…”

>What the hell is wrong with this bitch?

 

A. Argue with Twilight.

B. Stay inside and work.

C. Go with her.

 

>You tell her that you can continue working on the powerpoint while she’s gone.

>Twilight sighs.

“Okay… sounds good… I’ll be back soon.”

>Twilight opens the door, letting a cold breeze in, before stepping out.

>Typical you.

>Always making Twilight take long cold walks in very sketchy areas.

>Of course, let the frail nerdy girl make an adventure at this hour of the night.

>She’ll be safe.

>You pop back under the covers of your blanket, leaving your arms out to type away.

>Let’s get some words on there.

>Yeah, a lot of words.

>And more pictures of plants.

>Wait…

>You don’t have enough pictures.

>You pull out your phone and shoot a text.

Twilight (more pictures): -NO RESPONSE-

>She’ll be fine… right?

>You go back to running through more notes.

 

A. Keep working. (2)

B. Girls hall.

C. Skype

 

>You log back on Skype.

>Hopefully Rainbow’s still online.

>And… she is?

>Yup!

>You shoot her a call.

“Anon? Did you get Twilight out of your hair?”

>Yup! Let’s just say she’s getting the cold shoulder now.

>Heheheh…

>Rainbow Dash sneezes.

“Yeah, we’re still practicing in this weather, can you believe that?”

>Hardly.

>You hear typing coming from Rainbow Dash’s end.

>Working on an essay?

“Yeah… it’s weird. Ever since we uh… y’know… got together… I actually enjoy writing now.”

> [spoiler]OP pls.[/spoiler]

“Where is Twilight anyways?”

>Walk of shame.

>Dash squints at you.

“What the hell did you do?”

>You smirk and tell her that it’s for science.

“You what?”

>Oh, right… you didn’t make the sex on Twilight.

“Then who did?”

>No one, she’s just out there, doing some research.

“Egghead.”

 

A. Continue working (2)

B. Find Twilight

C. “Goof around” with Rainbow Dash.

 

>Rainbow Dash, written into a story, talking over Skype.

>That’s, like, three whole layers of fake sex that you passed up on.

>Great job!

“Yeah, you probably should go find her.”

>Dash smiles and hangs up.

>You toss on a hoodie, put on your shoes, grab a flashlight and you’re out the dooo-oh my goodness it’s cold.

>You bundle yourself up, throw on your hood and begin your trek.

>Holy shit…

>You fidget with your hands in your pockets as you approach the deciduous walkway of trees.

>The Walk of Shame.

>Wow.

>Such memories.

>Much girl.

>These trees could probably host a very slender man…

>Well… hopefully Twilight’s okay.

 

A. Wait nearby.

B. Search

C. Leave

 

>inb4 silly trope about rescuing Twilight from band of attackers, thus causing her to fall in love with you, k-drama style.

>inb4 long distance relationship with dash ruined because twilight makes sex upon you.

>The first one more so… because no way in hell could you fight a group of guys, let alone one guy.

>You’ve been a bit lazy ever since Dash left.

>You take a few steps into the poorly lit forest, turning on your flashlight.

>The leaves and soil crunch beneath your feet.

>There are no notes on the trees, so that’s a good sign.

>All of the sudden, you hear a noise, causing you to freeze.

>Because the wind had already gotten you that close to frozen.

>A sound of the leaves crunching in the distance.

>Quietly, getting louder and closer.

>It’s coming from behind you.

>Oh lord.

>You whip around and feel a body collide into you.

>Arms wrap around you, is this how you die?

“Anon! Th-thank goodness you’re out here.”

>Twilight?

>She’s hugging you pretty tightly.

>Did she get what she wanted?

“Y-yeah… I did.”

>She hugs you even tighter.

 

>After one jumpcut and more useless dialogue, you and Twilight are safely tucked away into the security of your dorms.

>So what happened out there? Why was Twilight running?

>Twilight sighs as you sniffle a bit.

“I’m not sure… I was just at our transect, looking at the plants… Then I saw you out there. I’m happy you came.”

>So… that’s what this was about?

>A super elaborate way to compliment you?

>Wow, OPtimistic’s really losing his touch.

>Twilight stretches before sitting back down.

>What’s wrong? Did she land funny?

“Not sure… my butt’s pretty sore though.”

 

End Day X2