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>>151352Thinking he finally got the message, Iron quickly pulls Sands in for a big, gentle hug, feeling both his short coat against her more fluffy one. "I will have to test it out in order to make sure," he playfully answered in turn, squeezing her ever so slightly.
>>151353squeakyShe's like an extra soft and fluffy pillow. She presses her muzzle into his fur.
>>151354Iron in turn sinks his own muzzle against her own. "Mmh," he murmured soon after, muffled softly due to the fluff.
Although his coat has had a bunch of coat softening baths, his short hair still felt rather stiff and coarse, quickly going back to their neutral position whenever Sands would move away her muzzle.
>>151355Soft, fluffy, and actually fairly nice smelling. She starts to make a purring sound as he rubs against her.
>>151356Thus, Iron lovingly nuzzled Sands with some much needed tenderness, showing her how much he cared for the unicorn. Up and down his muzzle went, leaving small trails of spread coat hairs in his merry way.
>>151358Thus, Iron leans into her, enjoying her warmth and softness of her body, now with the added perk of finally feeling at peace with knowing he meant something to her and could help the unicorn become better through him.
>>151359Sands opens her scrawny, fluffy forelegs, and now wraps them around Iron's body, leaning onto him.
>>151363"Well...you get used to it."
Silver sits down next to the ecru colt.
"So, we have some time before I have to go today. Want to get to know each other better?"
>>151364He seems slightly surprised by this, and places the bottle down, wiping another bit of spilled whiskey from his coat.
“Uh… sure.”
>>151365Silver smiles at Clip.
"Did you have many friends before coming here?"
>>151366“Colts I knew in school, in the community, at the newspaper and in the Union. I can’t say many of them were quite ‘friends,’ more like acquaintances.”
>>151367"Did you ever hang out with them?"
>>151368He blinks
“A few of them, yes. We’d go to the beach, or the ravine, or the corner shop.”
>>151369"We should have colt's night out together like that sometime, just you and me.
"Was there anything particularly fun or noteworthy you and your acquaintances ever did? Like, something that makes for good story?"
>>151370"Well... Maybe. There was that time I and a couple others snuck out for the day during summer to go to a hidden pool, and my friend slipped and fell into the lake and cut his leg. So he had to hide it and it got infected. There was that time I went with a friend to his father's beach house out on wilted beach and I tried to tell him but it didn't go well. Uh... funny? Well, there was this motor bike that a stallion had who would visit the convenience store up the road from the malt shop every day. Well he probably worked there, but anyways I was fascinated by the motor bike, and one day I tried to take it apart, but I couldn't really figure out how to put it back together again, but I tried to make it look like no one touched it." He stops speaking, and starts to laugh, then tries to hide his laugh "You know what, how about I don't tell that story." He turns and looks to Silver and asks "What do you want to know?"
>>151371Silver smiles, and raises an eyebrow.
"Tell me what story?"
>>151372“The motorbike.” He smiles a little too largely
“But what do you really want to know?” He asks
>>151373"I do not know entirely what you are implying, but I suppose..."
Silver looks around, and asks Clip:
"How did you figure out your...'preference'?"
>>151374“Uh….” He averts his eyes
“Well, there were little hints when I was a foal. The first time I really noticed, I think, was when I was reading an action comic series I would pick up at the store. The stallion there, he was like a companion of the lead protagonist. And he would wear a short jacket. I noticed how I, how I responded to it. Of course I didn’t really know what was going on. I knew to keep it to myself though.”
>>151375"Ahhhh, like how it was with myself as foal, except with different kind of pony. I guess it was just natural for you. Did your family ever know about it?"
>>151376"I don't....
know. I left them some time before, well, before I left."
>>151377Awwwww.
Silver feels the need to give Clip a hug. He in fact does so, taking care not to give him pain.
>>151378squeakPaper Clipping is hugged. He seems somewhat surprised.
>>151379"Do you think they would have accepted your preference?"
>>151380He takes a moment, blinks, and shakes his head.
“No. I don’t think they would.”
>>151381Awwwwwwwwwwww...Silver gives him a little squeeze.
"I am sorry, Clip."
>>151382squeaky"I suppose it'll be okay..." he says
"I'll find somewhere that I belong."
>>151383"You know, if you had been my son and I found out, it would have been shock at first, but I would have accepted you."
>>151384He smiles, looking up at Silver
"Thank you"
>>151385"We can make place for you here, if you want. Make this place you belong. You will always have home here, and we can get you into Movement, get you job working for their newspaper."
>>151386His red-brown tail seems to shift beneath him. He looks up at Silver, and smiles.
“That sounds… that sounds pretty good.”
>>151387Silver smiles back.
"And I hope you know that if you need anything at all, that all you have to do is ask me."
>>151388He blinks
“Really? Uh… what do you think you can help me with?”
>>151389"Well, anything! What do you want, or need?"
>>151390He blinks. He shows teeth when he asks
“Did you say I could stay here?”
>>151393"For as long as you wish."
>>151394He has something of a smile
"So... what is it with the shoreline there. I haven't seen it. Is there sand, or is it rocky? Is there a pier? How about a boat?"
>>151395Silver smiles back again.
"Well, we
do live on seafront property, if you want to see for yourself."
>>151397"Well, from what I have seen, it is sandy. I think we may have pier, but no boat yet. Do you like boating?"
>>151398He blinks
“Well, I’ve ridden in boats twice and really enjoyed it. I would like to…”
>>151399"Perhaps that should be next big purchase. Boat."
>>151400"... You'll really buy a boat?" He asks
>>151401"It is something I have been thinking of buying, anyways."
>>151402“Have you been on boats much? Have you piloted one?”