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>"well i expect you'll just have to tell me about it later."
>the little ling said with a harrumph and a haughty upturned snoot
>truth be told even i could taste my nasty cocktail of emotions that grabbed her attention in the first place
>it tasted and felt like a muddled mess but even by a passing smell you could tell none of them were particularly good emotions for any ling or pony to be feeling for too long
>tasted like what some lings referred to as 'city smell'
>theres a certain higher density that pony populations can reach where the predominate thing smelt and tasted on the street level air is a mix of anxious and bitter feelings
>had something to do with a loss of community when so many ponies are so close together and not able to connect with each other
>sure, like any other pony settlement the love was there and you could taste it from certain areas, but in bigger places the city smell stood out above the ambient love leaving an almost grapefruit aftertaste on your tongue
>was something a smallish settlement like appaloosa would probably never have to deal with
>pink's little wings snapped to life to my right as she flew over me and onto the deck beyond
>"if you need me love, ill be in the shoppe."
>somehow i could hear her using the funny spelling of the word 'shop' when she said it in that voice
>i followed her with a smile soon after a shake of my head
>and i could swear i heard the produce stallion let out a breath that sounded like he'd been holding it in since he was born
>the general store was a few shops down the row
>and being one of the original buildings from the town's founding, the general store had additions built upon it over the years
>all it was missing was a forth floor on top of what it already had with rooms for rent so they could round out the list of shops in town they were competing with
>think i heard the mare that owned the place mention adding another floor on more than one occasion now that i thought of it
>pink buzzed through the open double doors of the establishment as i was hit with that same welcoming amber aura and outright warmth that the lamp shade shop had
>every time i walked through these doors it had that same warm smell of freshly fried apple fritters with the richest undertone of love and fresh brewed coffee
>the feeling made me shiver with delight every time
>inside you could find just about anything under the sun that a ling could think up
>most of it didnt interest me most days and i was here for more fauxlove anyway
>a few ponies with baskets were going about their business through the store, browsing the broad selection of western themed and flavored products for sale
>fauxlove crystals were in the magical aides and curatives section which i made a bee line for
>main reason why i bought crystals here instead of the shops in newhive, besides the price, was the brand