>Saturday, Day 36 in Equestria
>Staying at Sugar Cube Corner in the Cakes' guest room
>Wake up to Pound Cake crawling on your ceiling
>Every damn day...
>Get out of bed. At least the baby wakes you up early so you don't sleep until noon like you did back home
>Remember home. For all the shit you put up with there, you still sort of miss it
>Especially having people around. Even though people suck, now that there aren't any except for ponies, you even miss that.
>Snap out of it, Anon, there's things to do today. Can't dwell on the past
>In your sleepy stupor you hit your head on the door frame
>Still not used to the fact that these buildings are all scaled down for ponies
>You get your shit together, eat, and head to the Mayor's office
>Since it seems like you're going to be here for a while, and you don't want to over stay your welcome with the Cakes, you applied to get a plot of land to have your own place.
>Preferably human-sized instead of pony
>Walking through town, some ponies still look at you funny
>Especially that one, Fluttershy
>She seems to follow you around and run away when she sees you notice her
>Whatevs, you're here. You go to the Mayor's office
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>In the waiting room.
>The Secretary eyes you, guarded, and motions to the Mayor's door
>Guess the ponies really aren't used to having you around yet
>Enter Mayor's office. Still wondering how ponies manage to build anything, but you're here on business, so that's for another day
>"Ah, Anon, come in." The Mayor is friendly enough. Unlike her secretary, her eyes don't betray any kind of suspicion
>"I reviewed the papers that Twilight Sparkle drew up about your wanting to buy a plot to build a house on"
>Twilight was all-for you getting your own place. In fact, she and Rainbow Dash seem to have fully accepted you after only a short time here.
>The Mayor continues "Now, we do have an available area out near the river where you can build, we just need to settle the matter of how you'll pay for it."
>You've been doing odd-jobs around Ponyville ever since deciding to do this, getting some coin, but you still aren't sure if it'll be enough
>The cakes were nice enough to let you stay with them in exchange for helping around the shop, so you were able to save most of what you've been earning
>"You can have the plot for 300 bits, and I'll have you lend a hoof around here to make up for the discount we're giving you on it as a newcomer."
>How much a 'bit' is actually worth is still a mystery to you, but at least you can afford the land.
>You've got a deal, madam Mayor.
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>"Excellent, Anon. You'll start here once you've had your home built."
>The Mayor gives you a map to your property
>You excuse yourself and head down to the river to see what you've got to work with.
>You'd have done so earlier but there were no plots for sale so you sort of had to take whatever was available.
>Hearing something behind you, you turn around to see a pair of yellow wings sticking up from a bush
>...Fluttershy?
>She squeaks and flies off, face redder than you thought possible
>You shrug it off; the others weren't exaggerating when they called her shy
>Arriving at the property, you find it's modest in size, pretty flat, good enough for a simple house
>You can't really criticize since you payed what you guess was fairly little for it
>There looks like there's enough room for everything you need, bed, bathroom, kitchen, living room, just the basics
>You think for a little while before coming to the conclusion that you know nothing about designing a house, let alone building one
>Decide to see if Twilight can help. Maybe she has a book in her library on carpentry?
>You head over to the library, thinking about how you're going to pay for getting the house built
>Can ponies even build houses?
>Of course they can; they built a town, didn't they?
>You suppose they just use magic, like they do for everything else
>But what about the ponies who can't do magic?
>Your train of thought de-rails when you run into Pinkie Pie
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>"Oof, oh hey, Anon!"
>Hey, Pinkie, sorry about running into you, I was just thinking and not paying attention
>"Ooh, I do that all the time, Anon! Sometimes I'll be thinking  and walking and I'll end up somewhere where I don't know where I am!"
>That's-
>She cuts you off
>"Like this ONE time, I was walking and thinking about kumquats and how much fun it is to say 'kumquat' and I stopped thinking about where I was walking an..."
>She rambles so fast that your brain can't keep up.
>Do the others listen to everything she says or do they just let her go until she says something important?
>"...how I ended up living in Ponyville!"
>Did you space out for a long time or does she just change the subject THAT quickly?
>"So what were YOU thinking about, Anon?" She looks genuinely interested, so you tell her about your plan to get a place of your own.
>She seems disappointed that you're leaving Sugar Cube Corner, but she lights up again and starts rambling about a party
>If it's anything like the party she threw when you arrived, you'll probably *need* a place to decompress in peace.
>The pink pony runs off, excited, and you continue on your way to the library.
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>You arrive at the tree housing the library around noon
>You've got to admit to yourself, Ponyville does have a very cozy atmosphere. You could see yourself living here for a while.
>You go into the library with high hopes that you'll be able to start getting your house planned and built soon.
>The library isn't like any you've seen before. Since it doubles as Twilight's house it has a much more personal feel to it than the public libraries back home.
>Seeing you come in, Twilight puts down her book and walks over.
>"Good afternoon, Anon, how did your meeting with the Mayor go?"
>It's nice to have been accepted so early by at least some of these ponies. You've had moves before that didn't go nearly as well as this
>It went well, Twilight, I've got a plot down by the river. I'm just looking to see if you have any books on architecture so I can get a house built?
>Her face lights up; must be one of her many academic hobbies
>"I've got just the thing, Anon! Wait right here."
>She trots off for a minute before returning with a volume the size of her head: "Stables to Statehouses: A Complete Compendium of Equestrian Architecture"
>"Give this a read through and I'll make some plans for you to look at when you're done."
>She's almost as excited about this as Pinkie was about the party.
>You thank her for her help and head back to Sugar Cube Corner.
>Looking up, you see a cyan pegasus flying towards you
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>Rainbow Dash lands in front of you with a smirk
>"I didn't take you for an egghead, Anon."
>She points a hoof at the massive book in your hands
>You're one to talk, Rainbow. I'm sure I saw you fly out of Twilight's place with a stack of "Derring Do" novels
>Embarrassment flashes across her face as she blushes ever so slightly
>She changes the subject
>"...So what's with the book, anyway?" She cranes her neck to get a look at the title
>You're not to enthusiastic about reading all about Equestrian architecture
>Oh, it's just something Twilight gave me while she draws up plans for my house
>Your mention of your new place piques her interest
>"You're getting your own place? I was wondering if you'd *ever* move out of Pinkie Pie's place."
>The way she said that almost sounded...jealous? You brush it off.
>I'm just on my way down to Sugar Cube Corner to drop off this huge-ass book
>Rainbow chuckles as you struggle to motion with it
>"Well, once you do that, can I see where your pad's gonna be? We can hang out while Twilight does her thing."
>You don't see much point in showing off a vacant lot, but whatever, she's cool to hang with
>Yeah, let me just ditch this thing and we can go
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>As you come up on the plot, you see something in the distance
>Getting closer it's...Fluttershy?
>The pegasus is sniffing around the property sheepishly
>She looks up and sees you and Rainbow, squeaks, and bolts into the bushes and away
>You can't help but feel a little weirded out
>Dash doesn't seem to notice so you don't mention it
>Well, here it is...my lot. You wave your arms in the general area
>Rainbow looks around it before something catches her eye
>"Hey, you can see my house from here!" She motions over the river
>You look where she's pointing and see her cloud house floating over a field past the river
>"Once you move in we'll be like neighbors! That means we can chill like, anytime we want!"
>She's pretty excited about this. Then again, it *would* be pretty cool
>Everyone needs a bro and Dash definitely has bro potential
>That sounds pretty awesome, Rainbow.
>You look back at your plot, imagining your house. You catch Rainbow looking at you from the corner of your eye but pay it no mind. She's probably just looking at her place.
>So, you want to get lunch, Dash?
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>Thursday, Day 41 in Equestria
>Get off working at Sugar Cube Corner. All you can taste or smell is cinnamon
>You decide to get some air and see how Twilight's doing with your plans
>Heading down to the library you hear rustling in the bushes.
>Looking without turning your head, you see a pair of yellow wings sticking straight up from the leaves.
>Ok, getting a little weird, Fluttershy
>You hear a panicked squeak followed by the sound of flapping wings and branches
>Seriously, what's up with that mare?
>You arrive at the library without further incident
>Twilight is busy reading a book, surprise surprise
>Hey, Twilight, did you get to draw up any plans for me?
>She puts her book down and gets up
>"Yes, I've got a few I've been working on right here for you, Anon. Did you look over that book I gave you?"
>You totally haven't even opened it since you brought it back to Sugar Cube Corner
>Yeah, it was really interesting, Twilight
>She gives you a few scrolls with floor plans drawn out on them
>You can't distinguish one from another so you just look pensive while looking at them all before picking the one that looks the cheapest to have built
>Twilight looks pleased.
>"Great, Anon, I'll give this to the Mayor to approve and then you can start building. I'm sure you can't wait to have your own place to live."
>You realize you have to get some ponies to help you build this thing. Not like you're at all qualified to do it
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>You leave the library wondering how you're going to get your house built when you've spent a good portion of your money on the property
>Damn, you didn't realize how late you got out of work; the sun is really low in the sky
>Go to the market to pick up food. Can't think on an empty stomach
>Run into Rainbow.
>"Hey Anon, Twilight get you your plans?"
>Yeah, she took them to the Mayor today to approve. I should be able to start building by Wednesday. I've just got to figure out how I'm actually going to get the place BUILT."
>She looks like she knows you're a little stressed about this
>"Well I've got an idea to take your mind of stressing about your house."
>Yeah? What would that be?
>"Let's go watch movies and open up some cider at my place!"
>Seriously? Such a bro. But you see a problem.
>That sounds cool, Dash, but won't I just fall through the floor? Your house is made of cloud.
>"Duh, Anon, just get Twilight to use her magic. Problem solved."
>Twilight's at the Mayor's, Dash.
>She looks downtrodden at the revelation, so you resolve to turn this around.
>But I've got a TV at Pinkie's we could use-
>"I'll grab my stash and movies and meet you there!"
>She bolts in the direction of her house in a flash of blue and rainbow.
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>Next day after work you head over to meet Rainbow at Sweet Apple Acres. She had said something last night about getting the Apples to help you out
>Such a bro
>You show up to see Rainbow waiting for you with Applejack, Big Mac, and a bunch of pegasi you don't recognize
>"Hey Anon, I called in some favors. Twilight's over at the lot with her plan. We're gonna build you that house."
>What about the Mayor? Doesn't she need to approve the plan?
>"Don't sweat it, I've got it covered." She seems confident, and you DO want to move into your own place sooner rather than later
>Follow Dash's group to the plot
>See a group of 20 ponies moving wood and putting up scaffolds
>Holy shit, Dash, you did this all this morning? I knew we were friends but *damn*
>She blushes at your comment
>"Well don't just stand there," Twilight yells from the work site,"Start putting those hooves to work!"
>You stand amazed that so many ponies came out to help. You recall that you'd never see this back in your world.
>Work goes on until sundown. The ponies work fast; they've got the whole frame and most of the walls installed already.
>You see Rainbow inspecting the day's work. She looks like her ego is about to explode out of her head.
>Hey Dash!
>She looks over to you a you beckon her over
>"Hey Anon, looks good, right? We can probably finish by Sunday if this keeps up. Am I awesome or what?"
>You put out your fist and she meets it with her forehoof
>You're a real bro, you know that, Dash?
 
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