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Privacy was something you could come by in Ponyville, but only after a little time. When someone mentioned a 'blue pegasus learning to fly', he didn't know too many who weren't already aces at it. With a quick detour to the Commune to grab something, Kanji was off like a shot to confirm whispered worries. Off-worlders and natives alike had no qualms helping others, and some of the pegasi had even put up fliers offering lessons for newponies that wanna know how to get off the ground.

With no wings, not even a horn to speak of, Kanji couldn't offer too much. But as he trot over the snow-covered grass and tried to fight the weird wobbly somersaults in his stomach, the least he could do is offer a handmade pair of goggles in case of rain or snow, now hanging from his mouth.

...Only, she'd taken off already. Were her eyes closed?! An icy ball sprouting to life in his stomach, he kicked up snow when he picked up into a run.

"O-oi...!"

Naoto kept her eyes closed, wings still flapping, feathers keeping her aloft. Hearing Kanji shout, her head turned in his direction, but she didn't exactly open her eyes. He sounded distant so it had to be working, right?

"Hold on, Kanji-kun..."

She was trying to focus. "Has there be a new development?" Because obviously, if one was going to interrupt a friend in the middle of something, it would be important. Feeling something against her hooves, she tentatively slowed her wings and allowed her feet to plant down. Not bad for a few inches off the ground.

...R-right, important interruptions. Kanji shook his head, but noticed she wasn't exactly looking. He relaxed when her hooves were back on the snow, and he lowered the goggles onto a lifted hoof.

"N-nah, nothin' yet. We're still goin' over what we saw. I-I, uh, figured you'd need somethin' like these! A lotta pegasi I've talked to said some eye protection's handy."

An awkward pause later, he extended the hoof. "They should fit... b-but there's some straps in the sides with the clasps that can make 'em real tight for faster flight when ya get the hang of it!"

Eyes opened again, she stared up at the stallion, but then lowered her attention to the goggles in his hoof. She had seen other pegasi wearing them, and she had been considering getting them, but only after she perfected flying.

Taking them into her own hoof, she examined them closer. There was no harm in trying them on for now. Strap in her mouth, she took off her hat. "Hold this for a moment."

He nodded and took the trade, taking the bill of her hat in his mouth as he wondered how ponies managed to be so dextrous with their hooves. How would they be if they all suddenly became human?

But then he thought of people walking on their hands and knees and he was letting his mind wander again. He shook his head to clear it.

"Y-yeah, it's kinda weird to think about how... punctual the pegasi are, y'know? We're used to weather reports, but ya ask any of 'em with wings and they'll tell ya, 'oh it'll rain on Tuesday, and to balance it out we'll put some sunshine up over the weekend'."

Ooh, that reminds him- "You ever think about doin' that? Seems like everything around here's pony-controlled."

Kanji's mind running, Naoto was trying to get the goggles on. It's a struggle with a hoof, but bouncing to her hind legs and using both front hooves was just too silly for her.

"Since they control the weather, they have to be on time. And if there's a schedule, who knows what they have to do to make up for a missed day..." Though, that wouldn't be too bad, right? Goggles on comfortably, she lowered her hoof and immediately felt much more balanced.

"I've thought about it. I stood on a cloud and broke another. Still, something about manipulating the weather myself, and how everything is pony-controlled strikes me as odd."

"Yeah... this whole world's full of ponies, but this weird part of my mind kinda wonders what would happen if pegasi went extinct or somethin'. Then ya got earth ponies like me that can haul heavy stuff and do hard labor, and then there's the egghead unicorns that write everything down! If any one of 'em gets gone..."

What a scary thought. As he learned about each of the three kinds of ponies, he was learning how important even wingless, hornless ones like him were.

"Yes. It makes their ecosystem dependent on them. It's one way to live with nature so to speak, but at the same time, a potentially catastrophic co-dependency."

Turning her head, she could make out some ponies in the distance and imagined if one group was missing. Things would certainly be less colorful... "... Would this world cease to function without one of the three? It's a dangerous thought."

He canted his head in thought. "Well, I heard the Princesses are pretty old... like a thousand or somethin'. They gotta know about the three kinds, right? Maybe even know how they got to where they are now without feelin' left out compared to the others."

Unicorns were slight, not too strong of body. Pegasi weren't magical, save for being able to grant themselves lift with small wings and manipulate weather in subtle ways. Earth ponies, while grounded and without magic, could move mountains and maintain the health of the very world beneath them, growing crops and the like. Heck, he'd learned the Winter Wrap-Up disallowed magic use!

"Wouldn't hurt to ask 'em, but... I-I've only seen one or two of 'em briefly... never got to talk to 'em." His face fell. They looked so awesome, but what if some stupid bodyguards jumped him for coming too close like he was some kind of thug?

"It's possible... but that depends on the age of this world too and if anyone came before them." There were two curious questions posed there... and another of why were they Princesses and not just Queens? Was it like some regions in their world that they needed to be married in order to assume the title?

"... The next time we see one of them, we should ask. Though, there should be some way to seek audience with them to ask a few questions. Then again, they may take our simple inquiries as insults and have us thrown out or imprisoned..." She still needed to study up on the monarchy - no, it couldn't be a monarchy in the proper term - on the royal lineage here and how everything worked. "We may be better hoping by chance we see on of them in Ponyville..."

"Imprisoned??" Kanji, for once, had to laugh.

"No, man, get this: Every native and off-worlder here has nothin' but damn glowing things to say about the princesses. They ain't born in this world- they're made, after they've grown as a person a bunch... kinda like our Personas."

But with a shrug he looked away. "Trick is workin' out where they are right now. They seem weirdly neighborly, but two of 'em kinda control the sun n' moon rising and falling. That'd make 'em pretty busy."

"Is that how it works?" That was interesting... though, since they were part of this world, we they included in that process? Naoto wasn't even used to her wings at first, and the possibility of being a princess in another world was too much pressure. She would... avoid that route if possible.

"So they just move around..." And her voice trailed, eyes opening a margin wider in disbelief. "The sun and moon? Does that mean this planet doesn't have a normal rotation pattern??"

That's a nerve-wracking thought. The planet's overall well-being was in the hand of two Princesses.

"Seems like it, yeah," he answered with a nod. He could get why that was weird, but...

"I mean, ponies change the seasons themselves and make festivals out of it. Ain't much of a stretch to wager somepony--" He paused, cringed.

"Somebody makes it daytime or nighttime. But they're kinda like... gods, I guess. Ya live a thousand years and you're not really normal anymore, right?"

She made a slight face at the pun slip, but knew she had to get used to it. The thing was everyone else used them. Going between somebody and somepony would become a tongue twister.

"I assume not, but Kanji-kun, you do realize this planet is too dependent on this entire society staying together as it is. With an entity like the one that brought us here, if those two disappear, this world will be lost... that's probably why they move around as often as they do."

Edited 2015-01-12 05:50 (UTC)

"Oh... yeah, that makes sense," he noted with a frown. He'd still kind of like to talk to one of them, even if it's for a minute or two. But he's just some guy and no matter how friendly they are, they are important and the world itself - and theirs - was in mortal peril.

"I ain't the best at letters, but maybe I could write one asking for er, an audience, right? Then maybe I could wear a tie or fix myself up some. I'm told my face kinda scares people off even here..."

It's almost a scary idea to think about, but they had time, and Naoto couldn't help but consider what it implications of everything could be. Still, similarly, she would like to speak to one of the Princesses.

"... That could work." She gave Kanji a look of confusion as though she didn't know what he was talking about in regards to his face. "Well, before royalty, it would be a good idea to be presentable."

He nodded quickly, and figured he could bust out the door hair gel, maybe see if stallions had something like cologne. Did princesses like bow ties more, or regular neck ties? Would he even look good in a bow tie?

Kanji blinked, and stepped back, canting his head this way and that. "...Awesome, those goggles look great! Been up real high yet?"

"Not yet. I'm still getting a handle on taking off and landing."

She would have considered flying a short distance, but he arrived before reaching a decision.

Kanji hummed, thinking back on when he arrived here to give her the goggles. The wingbeats looked good, but, er-

"It looked okay so far... uh, but you should probably open your eyes for the next try."

"... I was trying to feel my wings. At least, get a sense of how they work by concentrating on the sensation."

She would try to have her eyes open this time, but was it really so bad? No one else was really flying today, and if another Pegasus were, wouldn't they avoid her?

"Ohhh... like that one superhero that's got heightened senses after he went blind!" Wasn't that how it was? Lose one, enhance the others? He didn't know.

"Then I should probably get outta your way, huh? No use crashin' into me."

"Something like that." She was getting some wind in her ear as she flew higher, interrupting her concentration.

Naoto shook her head. "No. Actually, now that you're here, do you mind helping me?"

"Help? ...How?" He couldn't fly or even give an adequate lesson.

But hey, he was a resourceful sort. Shoot!

"I may have landed just fine a moment ago, but when I begin trying to actually maneuver... I expect there to be a few mistakes..."

She drew at the ground with a hoof, head dropping, but eyes slowly rising to look at him. "So... if you could help me when it seems like I might crash? I would appreciate it."

Edited 2015-01-13 05:55 (UTC)

His ears rose. Right, catching duty! He had to wonder if this was less dangerous or more dangerous than skiing accidents, but the advantage here was that little stormy ball in the pit of his soul, ready to be unleashed at a moment's notice. If he couldn't catch her... the Other Him could.

"...Got it. Give it another try!" He back-stepped to give her more space and tested the snow beneath his hooves, packing it down to a firmer surface. He needed to give the seal a quick break on short notice.

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