@Dynamo Pad
Coconut still continued to hold the arcade owner in her now shaking arms with a very sorrowful frown upon her face. Hearing his choked sobs upon his shoulder ultimately broke her heart in the worst ways possible. She could only close her eyes with guilt, now strengthening the hug with all of the strength she can muster. Losing a sibling to an illness must be heartbreaking and not that easy to forget no matter how long time goes on. She wished she could understand how he's feeling so she could at least understand his feelings but with all of her siblings alive, it was a bit hard to understand the feeling of grief. It upset her even more but that didn't let her take her mind off Chip's current situation.
Suddenly hearing Dynamo's voice rung out with such confidence and back away from the counter frightened the mare, making her jump a little as she wasn't expecting that tone of attitude from her crush. Especially for a very sensitive topic. Her attention turned away from the upset arcade owner to Dynamo as she moved her arms away from a loving embrace to a single arm wrapped around his shoulder.
Eventually, Chip's heartbreaking sobs and light gasps quietened down both in tone and volume to listen to Dynamo's explanation. While listening to his comforting words and how his sister won't be completely gone from Equestria but apart of something grand made the male start to rest his worries he kept for a long time. He glanced back down to the Luma pin he kept safe for a certain period of time, reflecting on the events that happened throughout his entire life. Losing his sister, traveling all across Equestria to find inspiration, discovering Pinball's arcade, opening an arcade in Canterlot and making ponies happy throughout his successful business... His life has been not very eventful but definitely a large journey to where he is today. Despite his sorrowful expression, from their perspectives they could've swore they saw a tired smile forming on his face. Looking back up at the unicorn who placed a hand on his shoulder and the pegasus who still had her arm wrapped around his shoulder, he brought up a hanky up to his eyes to wipe his remaining tears away. He shook his head with a light chuckle, speaking up after Dynamo had finishing speaking.
"Bah.. You don't need to bother the princess just because of my sister whose long gone is now a star in the star. It's highly appreciative, believe me, but I don't think I'm ready yet to involve royalty over death. I'm getting old with age, physically and mentally. I should be focusing on making my sister's life more significant and making ponies happy rather being selfish to worry over my sister's death. I must apologize humbly for getting you two involved with my own personal life and hearing me out for so long. You two have a whole life ahead of you, many things to discover, many challenges to overcome and so much more. You don't need a word of an old man to tell you what to do with your life. For all I know, I could be facing ageism and losing my marbles already."
He chuckled more, turning to face Coconut first. From his eyes, it looked quite serious but yet caring. As if he's giving his final advice to her before surrendering his title of teacher to her.
"Butter- Nay, Coconut. You've been through a lot as my student and I can't even explain how much you've changed an old man's heart through our time together. There's something I must tell you... it's important that you keep it secret. It's about my sister's legacy. You see..."
Covering his hands around his mouth and her ear, the male began to whisper into Coconut's ear. Throughout the entire time he was whispering into her ear, her expression changed from a calm to a very shocked and surprised one. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. The mare so desperately wanted to tell Dynamo what he told her but she knew that it was a secret and this secret wanted to remain hush hush between the earth pony and the pegasus. Near the end of his whisper, she began to nod solemnly and started to understand mostly everything from his secret. Once he pulled away from her ear, he gave the pegasus a solemn smile before glancing over to the unicorn.
"Thank you for your wise words, Kyubiki. You're very wise for a young man, intelligent as well. You remind me of myself as a young boy, frankly. It's funny really. But words can not tell you how much I appreciate you and Coconut's words. If I were to blunt, it seems like you two were dating from how close you two were."