Anonymous
9/20/2025, 1:52:51 AM
No.42586571
>>42586567
>Raising her head from her hooves, she once again turned to her friend
>"And then - And THEN! They'll try to take the camera too!"
>HorseTV hugged the ancient looking camera tight to her chest, placing her shin on top of it
>She held it tight, as if it could be taken away from her at any moment
>"And then what will I be? Nopony! No longer HorseTV, just... Horse! Freaking Horse!"
>Her voice trembled again as she spat out the word as if it were something rotten. She swallowed another urge to hiccup
>"I-I don't w-want to b-be horse"
"I've got an uncle named ho-”
>HorseTV interrupted Team Player as if she wasn't even speaking; standing up to her hooves and raising her voice
>"Well buck 'em, I don't need them! They can't fire me because I quit! That's right!"
>She jumped and hovered in place just a few feet off the ground, cupping her hooves over her snout
>"Did you hear me?! I QUIT!"
>She screamed at the top of her lungs
>To the empty warehouse
"... TV there's nopony here, I specifically took you here so nopony would see you cry"
>"I-I'm not crying!"
>HorseTV said as she sniffed and hastily landed on the ground and turned to wipe away a few stray tears
>Team player scooted closer to her friend, giving her a side hug as she spoke
"You know as well as I that there's some days where there's little to no fighting, it always picks up later, it happens every other month. I think you're exaggerating"
>Logically, HorseTV knew it was true, sometimes the mercs just had a hole in their schedule, or even took time off, so the fighting wasn't every day.
>Emotionally however...
>"I just... I really like this job, I don't want to lose it"
>She said, once again grabbing her camera and hugging it.
>This time her grip was softer, merely caressing it as her eyes started to get misty again.
>"Yeah, it doesn't pay much, but I've met and befriended so many so many cool ponies. It feels like the first time that I've made real friends"
>At that she stayed silent for a second, thinking something over and slowly turning to Team Player.
>"We're... Friends right?"
>She asked, as if considering the alternative for the first time.
>Player chuckled, amused by the obvious question, but as she turned around, she noticed the slightly desperate expression on her friend’s face.
>It only took the mare a second to respond.
"Of course we're friends dummy"
>Team Player hugged HorseTV tighter, brushing her friend's cheek with her own
"And nothing will change that, don’t you forget it TV!"
>TV enjoyed the hug for a few seconds longer before speaking up again, in a low voice
>Almost a whisper
>"That's not even my real name..."
>Raising her head from her hooves, she once again turned to her friend
>"And then - And THEN! They'll try to take the camera too!"
>HorseTV hugged the ancient looking camera tight to her chest, placing her shin on top of it
>She held it tight, as if it could be taken away from her at any moment
>"And then what will I be? Nopony! No longer HorseTV, just... Horse! Freaking Horse!"
>Her voice trembled again as she spat out the word as if it were something rotten. She swallowed another urge to hiccup
>"I-I don't w-want to b-be horse"
"I've got an uncle named ho-”
>HorseTV interrupted Team Player as if she wasn't even speaking; standing up to her hooves and raising her voice
>"Well buck 'em, I don't need them! They can't fire me because I quit! That's right!"
>She jumped and hovered in place just a few feet off the ground, cupping her hooves over her snout
>"Did you hear me?! I QUIT!"
>She screamed at the top of her lungs
>To the empty warehouse
"... TV there's nopony here, I specifically took you here so nopony would see you cry"
>"I-I'm not crying!"
>HorseTV said as she sniffed and hastily landed on the ground and turned to wipe away a few stray tears
>Team player scooted closer to her friend, giving her a side hug as she spoke
"You know as well as I that there's some days where there's little to no fighting, it always picks up later, it happens every other month. I think you're exaggerating"
>Logically, HorseTV knew it was true, sometimes the mercs just had a hole in their schedule, or even took time off, so the fighting wasn't every day.
>Emotionally however...
>"I just... I really like this job, I don't want to lose it"
>She said, once again grabbing her camera and hugging it.
>This time her grip was softer, merely caressing it as her eyes started to get misty again.
>"Yeah, it doesn't pay much, but I've met and befriended so many so many cool ponies. It feels like the first time that I've made real friends"
>At that she stayed silent for a second, thinking something over and slowly turning to Team Player.
>"We're... Friends right?"
>She asked, as if considering the alternative for the first time.
>Player chuckled, amused by the obvious question, but as she turned around, she noticed the slightly desperate expression on her friend’s face.
>It only took the mare a second to respond.
"Of course we're friends dummy"
>Team Player hugged HorseTV tighter, brushing her friend's cheek with her own
"And nothing will change that, don’t you forget it TV!"
>TV enjoyed the hug for a few seconds longer before speaking up again, in a low voice
>Almost a whisper
>"That's not even my real name..."