>>155817“Alright. I’ll take you along some time. Or you can meet me there.”
>>155819She nods, and moves past Amber to the door.
“Then I’ll see you.”
>>155820"Alright, see you then," she says curtly.
Once Veneer has left she tries to rejoin Mustard in the kitchen.
>>155821She smiles back, abs walks out the door.
Mustard is just finishing up
>>155822Amber helps him finish up.
"I spoke with your sister," she says softly.
>>155823“And?” He asks, looking over concerned
>>155824"She agreed to take me to a club sometime. I think, I don't know where exactly. But I got the impression it was someplace your ma would heavily disapprove of," she says, the last part in a concerned tone.
>>155825He looks over to her
“Yeah. I get that impression too.”
>>155827“Why do you say that?” She asks
>>155828She looks pensive and tired, betraying her shortage of sleep last night. She stares in front and only occasionally looks over to Mustard.
"She kept asking me questions about whether I was okay with what I was getting myself into. Gives me a bad feeling."
>>155829“I’ve asked you that before.” He says
>>155832"What do you... What kind of... What do you think she might have meant?" He asks, staring over at Amber, looking gravely
>>155836“You think it’s just getting drunk?” He asks
>>155837"You're asking me. But what do you think?" she asks in a concerned tone.
>>155838He is silent with a frown for a number of seconds, looking into Amber’s eyes.
“I’d rather not. I’m not sure you should go. I would expect it to be something along the lines of the Club Maurice.”
>>155839Pools of anxiety peer back at him.
"The Club Maurice wasn't that bad, it was the ponies in charge there I have an issue with. But I have to know, Mustard. I won't let you think so poorly of your sister without knowing." Gradually she steels her expression into a determined look.
>>155840“It was not bad while I was there. If anything, I liked it.”
He pauses.
“It’s what happens while you’re not there to look that’s the problem. But… thank you for being concerned about my family.”
>>155842He moves closer to Amber, and places his hoof behind her right ear, and gently scratches her. He smiles.
>>155843She smiles back, closing her eyes and enjoying the affection.
>>155844He comes a little closer, and digs his hoof under her fur, scratching her right ear, then her left, then the top of her head, and rubbing her neck under her mane.
“I appreciate it.” He says. “You really do seen to care about my family.”
>>155845She sighs in contentment as he pushes his hoof underneath her hair and fluff.
"Of course I care, they're all you got. And they just might be my family too one day…"
>>155846"D'awww!"
He moves in closer, sits down, places his left hoof in her mane, and ruffles her neck, disheveling her mane
"I'm glad you picked me" he says
>>155847She giggles.
"Not too much, your ma might see…but there ain't anypony I would rather have in this whole wide world than you, Mustard." Nevermind the fact that she hardly knows anypony else in this whole wide world.
>>155848Against Amber's advice, he moves his muzzle to her front, and quickly kisses her on the cheek. It's a much softer kiss than before, and Amber need not fear being ravished. He takes his hooves and wraps them around her in a hug. He presses his muzzle against her neck.
>>155849She wraps her own hooves around him and nuzzles his neck as well.
"I love you," she murmurs softly.
>>155850Short fur, a shorter cut mane that could probably use a wash, and skin that almost lets you feel the bone underneath - not quite though.
The two remain in this soft embrace for... not very long, before Mustard Trim quickly pulls himself off of her with an embarrassed smile.
>>155851He needs to put some meat on his bones, maybe get some grooming too. But for all his imperfections, Amber still loves him. She grins bashfully back at him.
"Thank you for being understanding."
>>155852He moves himself directly next to the cabinet, sitting down, with his forelegs placed firmly together in front of him. He has a wide, teeth-showing grin. After some seconds, he recovers, and asks
"Um, understanding what, exactly? heheh"
>>155853Amber can guess why he does that. It certainly springs up rather easily for him.
"That I need to go with your sister to straighten things out," she replies.
>>155854“Do you think she’ll really trust you enough to act normally around you?” He asks. He stands up after maybe a minute sitting down
>>155852Forgot song
https://youtu.be/IyO-vdsgq1s
>>155856“Yeah, it probably is.” He says
“When do you plan on going?”
>>155858I've assumed that the "outside of nature's laws" refers the reindeer itself, rather than to the "thing" between the guy and the reindeer. The reindeer behaves kind of anthropomorphically, and its name "Sven," is actually spoken more times in the movie than the guy's name, including the character of Olaf incorrectly believing the guy's name to be Sven... to the point that I thought Sven was the guy's name, and I still don't remember his actual name. Also, the reindeer is male, and I am doubting they wanted to imply homosexual bestiality. But at the same time, it is Disney>>155858"Okay" he says
"Uh, what do you want to do this afternoon?" He asks her, smiling
>>155859Never watched it myself because I'm a cultural contrarian, but that makes sense. I know nothing about the movie except the princess shoots icicles and the "Let it Go" song"Anything…not too arduous, and provided your ma doesn't mind," she replies with a sheepish smile of her own.
"But I do have to return earlier than usual, because I need to clean my room and I'm going to be tired," she continues, her blush deepening a bit.
>>155861“Okay…” he says, sounding deflated.
>>155863He has a small smile, his muzzle tilted slightly down, and his ears halfway down.
“I would take you to the cinema…. But I don’t know if I should spend more money…”
>>155864She pats him softly on the head.
"Aw, thanks, but you really should be saving your money. Besides, I'm worried I might fall asleep during the motion picture anyway."
>>155865The smile fades.
“So you want to go back?”
>>155867“You can stay in my room” he says, smiling
>>155869“Um…. We can talk about stuff.”