[Redheart Perspective]
>You wake up in the morning once more, and shake your mane out.
>'What a strange dream...'
>You hop out of your bed, and stretch your back, then trot towards your bathroom.
>'...I can't believe that my mind thought that up. Me? Seducing somepony?'
>You chuckle as you turn towards the mirror, and your smile slowly slides down into a firm, expressionless press.
>Remnants of eye-shadow and eyeliner dot around your eyes, your mane is let down, and there is a slight amount of blush around your cheeks.
>...huh.
>You turn to the shower, and turn the knobs to the usual temperature, and get underneath the warm spray.
>...
"THAT WASN'T A DREAM?!?!
>You groan, and butt your head against the wall of your shower.
>Removing the new ornament from your shower, you begin to soap up and wash your coat and mane.
>This heat...
>You can't believe how powerful it is, if it's forcing you to do this.
>If it continues on...you're not going to be able to resist.
>The fate of your friend will become your own.
>You know what you have to do.
>That...dwarf...
>You need to convince him to...help you.
>It's a matter of life and de-
>No, it's not that bad.
>But it's going to be the end of your career in Ponyville, if you don't control yourself, or get 'help'.
>Shutting off the stream of water and stepping out of your shower, you towel yourself off.
>You trot over to your dresser, and look one last time in the mirror.
>There's no way you're going to put that much makeup on again...
>You stop your hooves from reflexively moving to put your mane in a bun.
>...but you can keep your mane down.
>Placing your nurses cap on your head, you bite your bottom lip, trying to look more enticing.
>...
>You'd do you.
>So. Hard.
>Lightly giggling, you stuff your cap into your saddlebags, and heft them over your withers.
>Setting off towards the hospital, you start to formulate a plan.
[Anon Perspective]
>You groan, and run a hand down your beard.
>You need ale.
>Badly.
>A Dorf wasn't meant to go this long without alchohol.
>But you're no ordinary- KOLSDAMMIT YOU NEED ALCHOHOL RIGHT NOW
>Slapping yourself with a solid palm, you manage to stave off the urges.
>For now, at least.
>You know they'll return.
>They always do.
>Curse your dorfen livers for being so strong.
>Examining your hand, you feel the spirit flowing underneath it.
>It's flow is slow, but strong and steady.
>You doubt that you can call on it for a while, at least, not without reprecussions.
>For now, you need to let it recover.
>And being that you're in a place of healing...well.
>You don't see any problems with letting it do so.
>You hear the sounds of hooves in the hall, and turn your gaze to the door.
>And...Redheart comes in the room in three...two...one...
>The door opens, but it's not Redheart that shows up.
>Instead, it's another nurse.
>And she immidiately leaves the room.
>Wow, rude-
>To push Rainbow Dash into it.
>Oh...well.
>Now you just feel downright ignorant.
>She has an excited expression on her face, and she waves enthusiastically.
>You return the wave, and allow a smirk to take over.
>Clearing your throat, you decide to start the conversation.
"Ah, hello there, lass. Are ye feelin' annae better?"
>She smirks cockily, and replies with a smug tinge to her words.
>"Yeah, nothin' can keep 'The Dash' down!"
>She raises her head, and strikes a valiant pose.
>...before realising why that's a bad idea to do that with bruised ribs.
>She slumps down into her chair that has wheels on it (you just noticed them) and grunts painfully.
>"...not my best idea."
>You snort in amusement.
"So, you and yer kin have been askin' me all these questions...do ye mind if I ask ye any?"
>She taps a hoof on her chin, and shrugs.
>"Sure! It's only fair, after all."
>You nod, and start to think of something to ask, before opening your mouth to speak.
"What...is this land called?"
>She looks at you with an incredulous expression on her face.
"What? I came from far off, lass."
>She shrugs.
>"Eh, fair enough. This...land is called Equestria. But don't call it that, it's more of a country."
>You nod, not really seeing the difference, but accepting it nonetheless.
"Thanks, lass. Also, some of you ponies have been referring to this...Celestia...character. Who is that?"
>She stares at you again, this time being slightly shocked.
>"You...you don't know who Celestia is?"
>You shake your head.
"Nay, cannae say I do."
>She comes out of her stupor, and mutters to herself.
>"Whoa..."
>She shakes her head and looks at you.
>"I'm actually pretty surprised. Everypony knows who Celestia is..."
>Looking at you, she snorts in amusement.
>"Well, I suppose you aren't a pony, so...Anyway. She's...the co-ruler of Equestria. She's the Sun goddess."
>You raise an eyebrow.
>Their gods prefer mortal forms?
>That's a change from the humans, and yours.
>"Oh, yeah. She raises and lowers the sun. Someponies forget that she does that sometime. I almost did too."
>You suppress the urge to widen your eys.
>You've heard of people taking power from the sun..
>But to control it? And all of it's power?
>You shake your head, almost in disbelief.
>Regaining control of yourself, you speak up.
"Thanks, lass. Now, for the next one..."
>You take a second to compose a question, then voice it.
"Why are there no stallions about? I literallly haven't seen annae of 'em."
>She sighs, and looks towards the window.
>"Nopony really knows, actually. You'd be better off asking an egghead, like Twilight. I...hmm. Gimme a second, alright?"
>You nod, and she taps a hoof on her chin in thought.
>She remains silent for a couple minutes, and appears to have remembered something.
>"I...think I remember something about from a class I had one time. Something about mares being more powerful than stallions...or something like that."
>Blinking, you lean forward.
>Now this is interesting.
>"Yeah...yeah, mares generally have more magic flowing through them. There have only been a couple really powerful stallions, and even then, they were either evil or really old."
>Well, that's something.
>"Also explains why the mayor of Ponyville has always been a mare, too. Huh, thanks for asking that, I answered some of my own questions!"
>Damn.
>You lie backwards, and absorb the information.
>So, apparently, stallions are this world's version of women.
>How curious.
>Does that mean-
>A nurse trots in the room, and clears her throat.
>"I'm sorry, Miss Dash, but you have to return to your room for bed rest."
>She looks to the nurse, and waves her hoof.
>"Alright then. The faster I get out of this place, the better. See ya, Anon!"
>You wave to her as she gets rolled out of the room, and lay back in your bed.
>Strange, usually Redheart has showed up by-
>Another pair of hooves ring out, and Redheart enters the room.
>"Hello, Anon~"
>Oh Kols no