"EQ game Convo- How Griff met his Wife" By klimino (https://pastebin.com/u/klimino) URL: https://pastebin.com/DUhCXWTJ Created on: Monday 17th of July 2017 06:57:03 PM CDT Retrieved on: Sunday 25 of October 2020 03:44:54 AM UTC She makes a note to herself to visit Pheno later, " Very soon. It's....always kinda nice to hang out with another girl. Maybe we can have a sleep over. " she twitched at the idea for some reason but it was already too late. She mentioned it. She then looks to Griff, " Hey Griff. I'm kinda curious, how did you and your wife meet anyway? " her ears lower abit, "...If that's okay to ask about. Griff blinks at the sudden personal question, and turned an extremely deep bright red, and lowering the corn cob, he fiddles with the food on his plate. "o-oh, we-well, u-u-uhh....it-its....well......first time we met she....beat my ass senseless...." he coughs into a claw, still blushing brighter then a sunset. "e-er...lemme...explain it all...better...." Pheno was about to reply to Day, but she kept herself quiet at the turn in the conversation. She'd expected it was something like that, but this was confirmation that Griff had lost someone more than important to him " Sounds like a good woman. " she grins Griff chuckles, his face and blush softening a bit, that pained look creeping back into the deep of his eyes. "y-yeah....she....really was...." He strightens back up, putting the plate aside. "R-right....well, see, while...not as bad as...after her death, ah had always been...reclusive....But! at one point, as was gettin ah bit out o mah shell!" he nodded. "now see, ah lived near ah grocrey store, so ah often walked thar ahn back fer, well, food ahn things." he looked off to the side. "one night, there was this lady stumblin in mah direction as ah was walking back tah mah apartment complex. ah...." he turns redder again. "....thought she was cute, she was, like ah button, but mor importantly, as was worried she was injured o somethin.....so...ah tried tah aproach tah ask if she was ok...." He turned to them, his face a bit less red as he frowned. "That, was ah mistake. ah learned mah first lesson that day, never underestimate ah drunks ability tah flip out." He gimaces, but then chuckles. "she thought ah was gonna rob er, see, so she ppper sprayed meh, kicked me in that nads, then through me agaisnt tha fence ahn started beating me like ah 4channer tah trap porn." He laughed, grimacing though as he caused more pain, grabbing his side tightly. "oof...ah smashed ah milk jug over her head, coverin both o us in milk, not pleasant, but ended up gittin er tah run off...." Pheno isn't sure if she's going to laugh or groan in horror. As far as meetcute's go... Woof "Yeah, she sounds awesome." Day had the tail end of a catfish hanging outher mouth as she listened. She giggled a bit at the mental image, picturing what the scene looked like. " I'm starting to like her more and more. She can fight. " “Ah....”he blushes, looking off to the side. “...may have passed out....” he rubbed the back of his neck. “Thankfully, in many ways, ah kind hobo sat next tah me all night ahn made sure nothin got stolen. Nice guy, ended up being mah first man, but, ah, thats nother story. Gave that dude some stuff, but he turned it down, hobo by choice, so he claimed.” Griff shrugged. “Nothin happened fer awhile, til suddenly police were knickin on mah door.” He frowned, shaking his head. “parently she wasnt too drunk tah recognize me...ah lived in that same complex as meh....” he grimaced. “Things...coulda gone badly, til thankfull, tha one hobo, Herald, ahn two others had seen what had happened, ahn cleared tha air...she dropped that charges, ahn ah didnt really blame er, but....” he shakes his head. “Wasnt exactly good fer meh, ya know? Started retreatin back intah mah shell.” He sighed, a small smile on his face. “ ah...suppose she felt bad, maybe saw meh mopin about less ahn less or soemthin? She....never told me why she knocked on mah door, nearly three months later.....ahn boy, lemme tell ya, if she didnt have eyes like ah basket o puppies, ah woulda slammed tha door in er face.” he laughed, grimacing a bit, before blushing. “her....cute demeanor, might helped a lot too.....” he coughed into a claw again, scratching his cheek a bit. “see, she...wanted tah make up fer it all....though hardly know why.” he smiled widely. “she.....just stared awkwardly, then....held out a jug o milk between us.” he shook his head, chuckling. “...ah goddamned jug o milk....skim too, ah hate skim.” She was enjoying the story and leaned in closer, eating the last of her food. Her ears twitched up and down as he spoke, " ...Go on. " Pheno can't help herself. She tries as hard as she can, but it comes out anyway "... Awwww..." he looked back at the two mares, blush still strong. “Was tha start o things. Ah...didnt take the jug, but stepped aside tah let er in...no idea why,but, suppose things were jus too awkward ahn ah didnt know what else tah do. “ He shook his head. “We...sat on tha couch, a damn jug o milk on the table infront o us.....fore finally, ah tried tah apologize.” he shook his head. “she wasnt havin none o that. Got angry. Ever thought someone could aggressively apologize? Well, she did too me, ahn ah had never been mor afraid in mah entire life.” He snorted a bit. “Things calmed down, ahn ah accepted it, fore we both jus....laughed ah bit, at tha whole darn retarded situation. “ He blushed. “We....just talked it over aftah that, ahn things jus....wandered. Next thing ah know she was all but physically draggin meh out tah dinner. Friends only still, o course, or least, ah think so...” he narrows his eyes a bit as he questions that part. He shrugs. “was...couple o months...we had jus....been hangin out, getting closer, not actually too many things in common, but we...enjoyed givin tha others interests ah try.” He coughs, blushing deeper. “...eventually, cause ya know, ah was clearly ah fucking shy little bastard, she....kissed me, ah suppose she knew ah would never make tha first move.”he laughs awkwardly, shaking his head. “naturally, a sperged out, not expectin it at all, ahn, well, hardly used tah evne pats on tha back from friends, let alone...that....” His blush deepens and he quickly looked away. “she, uhh....wasnt gonna let me pull back though, ahn next thing ah knew mah attempt caused us tah fall off that side o tha couch as she scrambled inward in tha kiss....she smacked me good fer that one, but our actual relationship together started that day....” "She reminds me a little bit of someone." Pheno says slowly, thinking of her own slow relationship with Homily Daybreak wasn't one for sappy romance stories. At least she thought she wasn't. But the green in her eyes reflected empathy and her head was held in her hooves. " That is so sweet..." after realizing what she said she quickly sat back up, " Cool. That's cool. " Griff just nods a bit. “ah...cant really say much else, haha. We jus...grew closer. Had our fights, but we always found ah middle ground, somehow....She...maybe more aggressively then ah woulda liked, forced meh outta mah shell more....was......intimate more then ah was comfortable with, but respected that line ah drew in tha sand....” He smiles a bit at the memories. “She moved in bout ah year later....maybe another year ah ah half.... fore ah....” he blushed, chuckling, and looked at the ceiling, clearly not wanting to say this next part. “...for ah was proposed tah by her....” hes redder then a tomatoe now, as he looks down, rubbing the back of his neck. She couldn't help but snicker at that, " She proposed to you?" Day started to giggle a bit. 'Saw that coming.' Pheno thought, grinning at the poor Griffon as he aired his dirty laundry "Be honest, Griff. It's good that she did, right?" Griff, still blushing, nodded to the girls. “a-aye...she proposed...ahn ahm glad she did.” he coughed. “er, ah....so ya know....ah said yes ahn....didnt think ah was...gonna be able tah stop her from crossin tha line that night...” he blinks and looks away. “A-ANYWAYS, We, uhhh, q-quickly got tah plannin, ready tah move tah an actual house, invitations tah family, by now though may reasons, hobo Herald was ah good friend o are, though not ah hobo anymore....like ah said, good guy, long story wit em too. ask em tah be mah best man, cried ahn said yes...love involves alot o crying, for many o reasons.” He coughed. “it....wasnt easy, budget had spendin room, but a large weddin? Not on tha table, ahn we both wre too stubborn tah git family tah help pay.” he shook his head. “ever had three grandmothers yellin in yer face at that same time? Ah have...probably that second most terrifying time o mah life....” She smirks a bit. This guy had trouble with women, she kinda felt bad but it would be fun to tease him on that note. Not now of course but Daybreak will remember this. " What was her dress like? " she asked with wide eyes. Pheno smiled a bit nervously, but a lot of this was going over her head. I mean, she knew what a grandmother was, but why were they scaring him? They were his mon's mom, right? 'Fuck, all these details are... Are weddings this complicated?' She thought, scrubbing her cheek with the heel of her claw. Her own plans might need some more thought "O-oh, yeah, dresses are cool. Where would one, um, get such a dress?" Pheno internally cringes, hoping there's a book about weddings at the library. Another hole in her hasty self education that needs to be closed Griff smiled a bit weaker at Days question. “just ah simply, flatter thing, not fancy....but on her? The most beautiful thing ah had ever damn well seen.....sides her face as she smiled......” Griff shrugged at Pheno “Big ones are, ahn expensive. Er, ahn not sure ere, usually there were stores jus fer em on earth, but ya might jus have tah find a seamstress round town..... Anyways, uhhh....” He cleared his throat. “We got married ah few months later, that was....was ah wonderful day.” he nodded, smiling warmly. “We...ah, did soemthin ah bit shitty though....see, family had convinced us tah at least let em pay fer tha honeymoon....we pocketed tha money ahn jus spent our first night together in our new house.” He blushed, looking away again, “ill, uhh, skip that night ahn continue.” “Well, not much else tah say actually....life was good. Married fer three year til....” he chuckled. “til ah dropped tha big question.....Kids....” he coughs. “needless tah say, she was inta the idea....” His face scrunches up a bit, that deep, painful look in his eyes seemingly drowning out the color in them, but his smile remained. “finding out she was pregnant? Never...never felt joy like that before....but it was the beginning o that end....Ya...Day.....know what happened....complications, mah mind.....went numb, ah cant even remember what but.....neither o them made it ahn...” tears were streaming down his face again, but he just laughed weakly. “.....ah can never forgive mahself for not goin to their funeral....ah...ah lied.....when ah rushed her to tha hospital? That....that was the deepest, darkest terror ah have ever felt.....” She answed Pheno mentioning Cotton Quilt, the tailor in town before continuing to listen. The story was getting sadder and sadder. She held a sheet close to her, ears folded back, " That really sucks...I'm sorry dude. " Pheno really doesn't know what to say. She understands that people die, sure, but to lose someone important like that... Two people, really... Losing the chance to make memories together? She gets up, walks over to Griff's bedside and settles herself against him, folding a wing around his back gently. She doesn't know what to say, but she hopes he understands this Griff doesn't react to much to Pheno at first, just looking down, lettering the tears slowly dry up, before rubbing at his eyes. “A-ahm sorry Day, y-ya only asked how ah met er....ya...didnt need tah ear all that nonsense....” he said, simply not knowing himself what to do ,but didnt realized he had instinctively leaned into the hug a bit. Pheno grimaced, her expression safely hidden in Griff's shoulder. She felt almost as fiercely protective of the big Griffon as she did for Homily. Damned if she knew why, but it was there and she didn't want to deny it. The story he just shared with her just reaffirmed to her how hard she was going to have to work to help him. The Idea of giving up on him never even flitted across her consciousness. He'd given her a lot to think about with that story though. Things she'd thought were simple were a bit less straight-forward, now " Nah gramps, it's not nonsense. I think that...remembering those good times help, yea? " Day didn't know how to comfort the old guy really, messing with her blankets and looking down at the floor. She then lifted her head up and looked at him with her dark eyes, " I'm glad you shared though, it helps keep their memory alive. I didn't know how to face my dad dying either. " Griff stiffens a little as Day says that last bit, looking up at her with sadness...but then smiles warmly to her. “ah...understand that.....if...yah ever need tah talk bout that...this old fellas willin.” he coughed then ,and surprisingly, reaches an arm out and gives Pheno a hug back “....thanks, both o yah....” he says simply. The mare covered her mouth then blinked several times. She looked confused for a moment, but shook it off, her bright eyes looking around then at the other two, " Talk about what? Ah...Sorry I made you think of that again. But thanks for telling me that story. " she gave Griff a grin. Griff blinks. “about...yer fath.....” he trails off. If she wasnt ready, pushing wasnt going to help at all...He smiles. “its...not problem, glad ya were willin tah listen...” Pheno cringed against Griff. Daybreak, too? Had everyone she knew lost someone important? It dawned on her slowly that, in a way, they had. She probably had, too. As she felt Griff's arm go around her, she pushed into him for a moment, giving him a squeeze before slowly backing off "I... Yeah. Anytime, Griff. A-any time." Day's strange interaction stirs the waters of her mind, but she pushes the thoughts down, saving them for later. Right now she has to be... Not here. She starts packing up the leftover food, stealing glances at Day and Griff every once in a while but unable to bring herself to say anything. Everything is... Confused right now. She needs time to think Griff opens his mouth to speak to Pheno but....nothing comes out. he....understood, it was a lot to take in, especially considering her and Homilys relationship... As she left though, Griff quickly says “Take care Pheno...ah.....promise ahll let yah have that talk....catch ya later.” Day wipes her eyes. Nothing there, she swears, " Thanks for the food Pheno, it was great! " Pheno gives them both a slighly haggard smile, opening her beak to say something but eventually just shrugging and nodding. She sets the significantly lighter bags on her wings and waves as she leaves the room As Pheno leaves and silence fills the room, Griff looks at day idly, rubbing the back of his head. “er....well...ah....think ahm gon go back tah bed....that potion seemed tah do wonders on yah, but, ah think ya should still give it til tonight. “He grinned like an idiot. “easier tah sneak outta tha window ere then, trust meh on that one.” She nodded, " You have a point. I like the way you think old man. Have a good sleep. " Day decided to stay awake and pick up one of the books that was brought to her. The Steamy Stallion? The hell was this? She opened the book, skimmed the words, then quickly slammed it shut with a red face....Then opened it again to read more. Griff nodded, and yawning, flopped over, rolling himself up in the blankets and started snoozing off.