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What was that...? Regret? Longing?

 

Moon sighed. "I understand how you feel. There's a little creak nearby that I like to sit near. I practice some instruments over in that direction, too. Watching a nearby village. Trying to..." he stopped there. "It isn't important." He said suddenly, suppressing his emotions. "It's just interesting, watching ponies go about their daily lives. All the bustle-hustle or what have you." He shrugged, watching the coffee bubble down into the pot, giving off steam.

 

I wonder what she's hiding... she's exceptionally good at hiding her emotions. Perhaps she's had experience with doing so before. Which might suggest a harsh past... which might suggest a slightly submissive personality. It fits so far.

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((sorry, dunno how to mention from a phone...))

 

Crystal wondered why Moon stopped so abruptly. He didn't seem to be the kind of pony to be the 'silently suffering' type... But then again, she had been wrong on this before, so she wasn't going to make any conclusions just yet.

She looked around the kitchen once. It was a nice and cozy little thing, and it still managed to surprise her how a rugged changeling like Moon was actually living here. Eventough he only used it as a vacation home.

She sighed contently and sniffed in some more of that lovely coffee filled air before a small yawn escaped her mouth. She slumped ever so slightly as she realized she had been awake since early in the morning. And judging from the amount of light outside, it was pretty late already.

She giggled silently in her hoof as she looked at the changeling who was preparing her beverage. "I guess it's true what they say, time really flies when you have fun..."

She sensed a little warmth building in her belly, and blushed a little, her gaze never leaving Moon.

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@@repsol rave, "Indeed it does." He smiled lightly, handing her a drink. "Well... err... I've got a few things to do, and then I'd like to go ahead and go on to bed. We can talk more in the morning, yes?" He placed the hot drink next to Crystal before bowing deeply. "Well... I guess I'll see you in the morning. G'night." He walked down the hall to his room before laying down in his bed and curling up, trying to fall asleep with all of his emotions roaming around his head...

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Crystal took her cup from the table and smiled slightly. "Goodnight, Moon." She sighted a little and stayed in the kitchen to finish her drink. She tried to not think too much, afraid that maybe Moon could still read her emotions, but the changeling kept coming back to her thoughts.

She stared into her coffee, steam still coming off of it dampening the blue fur of her face.

Her mind cluttered with thoughts and feelings, she decided to just call it a day. She swiftly finished her drink and set the cup on the counter, before making her way the the cabin's guest room. 

Upon entering she noticed a a single rose sitting in a vase. The warmth in her belly growing a bit warmer again as she sniffed it gently. She hopped in bed and gently curled to a small ball of fur, before falling in a deep dreamfull sleep.

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@@repsol rave, As the night slowly slid on, hour after hour, Moon Crypt started thinking about the evening. Looking out the window, watched the moon through a crack in the trees. He sighed silently and, after trying to go back to sleep, ended up finding himself outside of his door, which he creaked shut, and headed outside. On the front porch he was able to see the beautiful orb and the surrounding sky a bit better. He His face faded into a smile as he remembered his first impressions of the Lunar Princess that he had come to revere as a child would his mother. He closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again, taking in the night sky and the moon...

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As the night went on, Crystal found herself having one of the best night sleeps she had in months. The bed prooved remarkably comfortable, but why? The bed she had at home was at least just as good. It even had a pega-feather pillow and everything! Why was it that she felt so comfortable here? 

She didn't have the time or the mind to think of this right now tough, as she slept through the night in endless dreams.

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@@repsol rave, As the sun came up, Moon shook his head,  walking back inside silently. He was a creature of the night naturally, and only his training kept him from trying to find some dark place to spend the rest of the day. As he creaked the door open again- he would need to fix that soon- he pulled open a pantry. He pulled out a bottle filled with a pink liquid and sipped it absentmindedly as he dug through the pantry for something else. Something like... hmm...

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@, Crystal woke up from the sounds of the front door opening. She  stretched as she slowly opened her eyes her gaze slowly inspecting her surroundings. as she looked around the room she locked eyes on the single everfree rose besides her bed. It looked rugged, and battered like the rest of the everfree, but in the same time it looked rather beautifull too.

After a few minutes of tossing and turning, she slowly got out of the bed. As she opened the door of the guestroom and walked into the rest of the small cabin she let a yawn escape her muzzle. She noticed the rumble of something, and walked in the direction of the sound to find Moon digging through a pantry. She lazily yawned again before speaking up. "Good morning, Moon."

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@@repsol rave, Moon smiled. "Good morning, miss." He smiled and took another sip of the bottle before taking a look in the pantry. "So... err... might I inquire what you have to eat? I have some hay... some clover... maybe an apple or two lying around." He looked in the pantry before turning to a dinky refrigerator. He turned around, holding an orange vegetable with a cheesy grin on his face. "Carrots?"

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@, Crystal giggled a bit as she held a hoof in front of her mouth. "Some hay would be fine, thanks." She shot Moon a warm smil as she mooved to sit at the table. Right as she went to the table tough, she thought of another question. "Oh, by the way, do you have someplace where i can wash here?"

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@@repsol rave, "Down the hall, second door to the left." He pulled out a box and set it down before opening it, revealing a nicely bundled bunch of clean, crisp hay. "I'll have breakfast ready before you're done." He took another drink from the bottle before digging through the cupboards for plates and a cup.

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@, "Thanks!" Crystal said as she made her way to the room Moon directed her to. Upon opening the door she discovered a small but inviting bathroom, complete with shower. It was a mistery to her how this place had running water, but she didn't complain. She turned on the shower and stepped inside, humming happily as the warm water flowed through her fur, warming up every inch of her body. A content smile appeared on her face and she let out a small sigh.

After cleaning herself, she quickly dried off and made her way back to Moon in the kitchen. Then it dawned on her: Wait a minute, changelings feed on feelings, right? Why was Moon drinking something when i last saw him? She decided to keep the question for later, and swiftly sat down at the table in the kitchen.

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@@repsol rave, As she walked into the door, he placed the plate with the hay in front of her before taking a seat across from her. "There. Breakfast." He bowed dramatically, finishing up the bottle and putting it off to the side. He looked out of the window, watching his small garden and the world outside of the hut.

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@,  Crystal laughed at Moon's overly dramatic display before looking at the plate he presented. For someone who doesn't eat, he really knows how to make some breakfast! She happily chewed down on some of the hay. With the taste quickly spreading through her mouth, she hummed approvingly as her mouth curled into a smile. The question about changelings not needing food came back to mind as she watched Moon finishing the bottle, and she decided now would be as good a time as any.

"Ehrm, not meaning to be rude here, but changelings don't eat or drink, right?" She looked at the now empty bottle. "What was that?"

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@@repsol rave, "Oh. That. Well, since I can't exactly just walk up to ponies and feed on their love for others without getting in some serious trouble, I use a bit of my paycheck to have a close friend of mine brew a special potion. I've found that I can use this potion to, if not totally replenish, but stave off the natural hunger for emotions. For lack of a better term, let's call it 'synthesized love'." He shrugged. "Of course, it has to happen, but with the help with this, I can hold it off for months." He sighed and took the bottle, washing it out. "And while I can eat your food, I can't taste it and I can't get any nutrients or anything from it."

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@, "Oh, i guess that makes sense..." Eventough she knew she shouldn't Crystal still felt kinda bad for asking. To her it felt like a pretty big break of his privacy, but the curiosity got the best of her. She looked down at the plate with the breakfast Moon made her. The changeling had been so nice to her, he got her a place to sleep, a place to wash and even food, tough why couldn't she just act normal around him? She chewed down on some more of the breakfast as the thoughts roamed around her head.

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@@repsol rave, Moon went quiet as he retreated into the kitchen, washing the dishes in silence while thinking about this mare. She was quite the inquisitive fellow. While he appreciated her curious spirit, that last question was quite... deep. He wanted to be alone, if only for the few minutes until she was done eating.

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@,  Crystal watched Moon as he silently walked into the ktchen. She could hear water running, and assumed Moon was bizzy washng something. She didn't like it one bit tough, the last piece of conversation seemed to be rather painfull, and she feared she might have trespassed into forbidden terrain. She really didn't mean to be disrespectfull, and she kinda wanted to trot to Moon and tell him so. But she thought that if Moon walked away from her, that would be a pretty clear indication he wanted to be alone.

she couldn't blame him tough. From what she knew he had been alone for the most of his life. She looked back at her food and decided it would be best to just finish it first before trying to talk to Moon again. She took another bite of lovely crisp hay. 

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Moon Crypt watched silently through a small mirror as Crystal looked worried, taking another bite of the hay. He sighed and shook his head, trying to shake his head of his confused feelings. Was this the beginnings of...? He immediately quashed that word out of the sentence. He had feelings like that before, and it had only resulted in heartbreak for him.

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@,Crystal just finished the last bit of hay, and made for the kitchen to go wash her plate. It only seemed logical to her as she was the guest here.

Also, since Moon was in the kitchen, she could try to get some kind of conversation going. Maybe just some small talk, hell even talking about the weather would feel better then this! She drank her cup empty in one swift motion before putting it on her plate. Taking the empty plate in her mouth, she trotted over to the kitchen.  

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@@repsol rave, As she entered the kitchen, Moon edged away- partly to give her room to enter, partly to mask the fact that he was watching her. He turned his attention from her to the lightly snowing forest outside. It was nice out there- as well as cold. He could feel the chill from the door nearby leechin some of the warmth out of the small cabin. 

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((whoa, i just managed to submit my entry to that fanfic contest with 5 minutes to spare untill it closed XD))

 

@, Crystal set her plate down at the counter, before she turned to Moon. she rubbed her leg awkwardly a bit first before she realised that if she wanted to get somehwre, she needed to talk. Or atleast get Moon somewhere wher ehe'll be a bit less hard to talk to.

Then she remembered what Moon said earlier.

"Hey, if you'd like, we could go to that creek you mentioned earlier? If it isn't too much of a deal, that is"

She tried her best to shoot Moon a warm smile, but the doubt inside her made it hard to look convincing.

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@, He sighed and nodded slowly. "Alright. I'll go take you see it. It's not much, though. Just a place to watch nature and practice my instruments." He gave her a half-smile as well, before sighing. "Well... I've got to do a few things to clean up. Meet me outside in ten minutes, and then we'll get going. Alright?" Still smiling, he left the room to tidy up his room, the kitchen, and a few other areas...

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@, Crystal looked over Moon. He didn't seem overly comfortable with going there , tough he smiled a bit so she she got atleast that going. "Alright, this should be fun." She said, trying to have her optimistic attitude be contagious so Moon would get a bit more excited.

She hummed a joyous tune as she walked into the guestroom. She thought it would be only nice to clean her own mess up. She nicely made the bed and looked around the room for something else to clean. Her gaze fell upon the Everfree rose sitting on the nightstand.

She walked over to it and sniffed it gently again. It was proof Moon could be a happy spirit and she was determined to get that back again. Right now it seemed something was bugging him...

After a few minutes she left for the front door.

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@@repsol rave, ((I am so so so sorry! Christmas rush! I'm being overwhelmed! I forgot about the RP- please forgive me!))

 

Moon went into his room, making his bed and hunting for his fluffy fur coat that he loved so much- but paused after his hoof touched something. He sighed and, underneath his coat, attached a brace of daggers to his chest. After putting on the soft coat, he slipped outside, standing next to Crystal. "Well, are you ready to go? I'm ready when you are."