Today I feel like writing some green text   Here's episode 1 part 1;   >You're finally home, in your own bedroom, after hours of boring lectures from your teachers. ~ "Remember, even if you haven't got a cutie mark, you still have a purpose!" ~ >Headmistress Cheerlie's words echo around your uninspired mind, plaguing your self-confidence. ~ "You have so much potential. I can't stand the thought of it all just going to waste." ~ >Everpony's always saying that 'you're born with a purpose.' >That 'everypony is special in some way.' >But everything about you is so... "... Not even slightly special." >You critique yourself in the mirror. >Tugging at your mid-length black hair, and brushing your mousy-brown hips, you tense your abdomen. "No flab, no definition. Sycamore, you're just so damn average." >Your final exams are coming soon and you still have no career-plans beyond school. >They say that it's a common problem for satyrs. >The lack of a cutie mark leaves you with a lack of guidance. >You wonder for a moment how humans manage without them. It must be horrible, not having a destiny. >You resolve to ask your father, if you ever meet him. >Shaking off your shame - much like how a dog would shake off water - you pry yourself from the depressing reflective surface to attempt a few sit-ups. "1, 2, 3..."   Part 2 ---   "S'more, S'more, where are you?" >A soft, sweet voice calls out to you from the ground below. >Heaving yourself off the floor, your stomach cramped and aching, you hurry to meet your mother at the front door. >Clambering down the stairs, your hoofs clop against the wooden attic steps. "Hey Mom!" >You yell as you dive in for a hug. >The pony before you stumbles backwards a little, stunned by your sudden sweetness - then leans into the hug. >The saddle-bags upon her back bearing her spine down into a curve and leaving an imprint on her yellow coat. "Here, let me take them for you. You should tell me when you need help." >Scolded by her child, Fluttershy withdraws behind her veil of light-pink mane. "Oh, Sycamore, I... I was just... Just fine really." >You sigh at the futility of your kindness and tell her, for a thousandth time; "You really are too polite."   Part 3 ---   >Setting the saddle-bags down in the kitchen, you proceed to unload their contents. >No more than 10 bits worth for the week. "Fluttershy..." >You often refer to your 'mother' by her name, as she's not your birth mother. "... How much did you spend today?" >Her voice makes a couple of tiny sounds, completely inaudible. "Flutters!" >Startled by the abrupt yell, she spills the beans; "30 bits!" >30 bits, that's everything Fluttershy gets for looking after you each month. "Ugh, mom... What'll we ever do about you?" >You can make up the difference doing some odd jobs around Ponyville. You may have to skip a few lessons again this month.   Part 4 ---   >It's easy to miss the orphanage sometimes - all your friends lived together with you, as family. >You shake your head and look straight down as you force yourself to walk past. "I have a real family now, I have Mom and little Timber..."   *THWANG*   >Laughter pours from the orphanage. >You're now on your rump with your hands on the ground behind you as if you were sun bathing in the street. >A lamppost stands off-kilter and your head begins to throb. >You glare at the small group of Satyrs and Ponies of varying ages standing in the high, 6-foot doorway until your right eye begins to loose sight. >Rubbing your eye, it feels fine - but removing your hand you see blood trickling off your fingers and into your palm, then running down your wrist. >One of the Saytrs comes galloping forth to your aid; "Sycamore!?" >Feyblossom, the sweetest damn Satyr you've ever known. She's not quite shy, but rather, she's subtle, she doesn't like to cause a fuss. >Except for right now, she seems rather flustered as she kneels down beside you. "Sycamore, are you okay?" >You're always brutally honest with her; "My head hurts... A lot." >She giggles and retorts; "Yeah, I thought it did." >Without warning, she tears the beautiful ruffled trim off of the bottom of her dress. >You notice it took her quite some effort - but the noise in your head brings your focus back to the bleeding lump on your forehead, which Feyblossom is now bandaging with her make-do dressing. "Fey, you really didn't have to... It really wasn't that bad."   Part 5 ---   >3 hours and 6 stitches later, you stumble unceremoniously out of the Anthro and Equine health centre. >Just outside the A&E, a few of your friends Blazer, Carl and Kathy. >You still struggle to get along with Kathy. She's a rather pretty Satyr with an overwhelming figure but after three times 'trying to make it work' with her, interaction is often awkward. >Blazer and Carl were both born into stable families, Blazer to a Human father who's often working in the Human world and a Pony mother who was able to stay at home on her husband's income. >Blazer seems excited to see you; "Yo, S'more, guess what I did today?" >You didn't want this conversation to continue. Last time it ended on 'I kissed your marefriend.' >You shoot Kathy a sharp gaze and hold it while she chuckles at you. "Well, you guessed it..." >Blazer begins to announce; "... I just lost my virginity to Kathy!" >You wince, causing a couple of the stitches to split and making you wince again. >You make a plea; "Don't tell me about that shit, dude, fresh wounds, really fresh wounds..." >Blazer laughs at your futile efforts and continues to patronise you; "Fresh wounds, just like that one?" >He says playfully as he raises a hand to flick at the now ineffectual stitches on your forehead. >A tiny trickle of blood runs down your face, dripping from your eyebrow and onto your cheek, emulating a red tear. >But you don't feel any sorrow, just anger - anger at Blazer, anger at Kathy, anger at yourself.   ---   "I should've kicked his stupid fucking teeth out..." >As you mull your way into the cart-park, you try to convince yourself that the situation could be worse.