{OPEN} Get a job, hippie!

[leontrifera97]

"But, I-"

"No!"

"But, I'm making-"

"I said no!"

"But, I'm in the middle of-"

Suddenly, the carriage door flew open, and Ink was knocked out. "Either get a real job, or sleep here tonight!" The carriage door slammed shut, and it sped off quickly. Ink sighed, turning to look at the farm setting lay before him.

Ink Script was not a happy colt.

He had been living his dream. He had been living in Canterlot, he had just gotten his first book published, and his family was together. Then, his parents had a divorce, his father took custody of him, and he shipped Ink out here to live in "Ponyville", a small town in the middle of nowhere.

His father wasn't exactly supportive of his life career choice. He believed the first time he told his father, it went a little like this: "You're what?! That's not a real job! Leave the crap like that to the mamby pamby colts who don't have a father that cares about the meaning of hard work! You're not being a writer! End of discussion! You'll thank me for this some day."

Ink had not thanked him yet.

During the carriage ride, his father told him about how when he was a kid, he had wanted to be a painter. But, his father tried to get him to do hard work. He didn't listen, and tried being a painter, ending up homeless on the streets. His father took him back in, and hard work put him where he is today.

And he expected Ink to do the same.

Ink was not his father. Ink had seen some of his father's old paintings, and they were awful. He had already published his book, and was getting a constant paycheck from his book, which meant it was an actual career. But his father wouldn't hear it. Which was why he was at a farm.

Ink sighed, looking around. He had no idea which way was towards town. The least he could do was try and find somepony. Help him be pointed in the right direction. Maybe he could get a job at a store in town. That may silence his father a bit...

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On the dirt path leading toward Sweet Apple Acres, a young white and purple pony trotted happily toward the farm with a bouncy gait. Blessing walked just about every day, since she didn't get her exercise by flying like most pegasi. As always, she hummed a sweet little tune as she walked toward the large apple farm. With her head held high, she gave a small smile as the apple trees finally came into view.

Sweet Apple Acres.. Blessing just loved the smell of the fresh apples. That was why she stopped by during her walks, it was one of the nicest smells you'd find in Ponyville, or possibly in all of Equestria. Except for Sugarcube Corner, of course, everyone loved the sweet smell of the cake shop. She also liked how calm the orchard was, sometimes Ponyville was a little to busy for Blessing, and she came out here to relax.

She came here quite often, although she mostly just simply walked by. She rarely ever had reason to actually visit the farm, and considering it was close to the Everfree Forest it made her a bit nervous to be there. Still, she knew it was unlikely for that to be a problem, so she didn't let it bother her too much.

Blessing eventually slowed her pace once she was near the farm. Something made her stop completely, however. A carriage had stopped nearby, and a young blue pony had been tossed out rather harshly. Blessing watched the scene with a look of confusion as the carriage door slammed shut just as suddenly as it had opened, and then sped away. It was quite out of the ordinary, and naturally it made Blessing curious.

To Blessing, the blue pony it had left behind seemed a little... lost. She had heard a voice come from the carriage, but wasn't able to make out any of what was said. This pony was clearly feeling down, anypony could see that. So, Blessing decided to see if she could help. She began walking quietly toward the stranger, a small, friendly smile on her face.

"Are you alright?" Blessing asked in a gentle voice, hoping not to scare him.

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Ink turned around, coming face to face with a white and purple pegasus. He went to say something, but he didn't hear anything come out. Oh joy... My mouth isn't working... Ink bit his lip, trying to find the courage inside to at least say a word. Come on, you can manage a word, right?

"I'm-" Really?! You chose that word?! Couldn't you have said yes? Maybe no? Maybe maybe? Instead, you say, "I'm", like you could manage to say anything after that! Alright, manage two more words! You can do it! "Ink Script..."

Your name?! You couldn't answer her question?! What is wrong with you?!

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Blessing's expression turned to confusion when the unicorn only answered with his name, but her smile soon returned again. She certainly knew what it was like to feel nervous, so she was willing to be patient with him. Blessing actually found his nervousness to be a bit cute, to be honest. She had a tendency to be the awkward one in conversations, but perhaps today would be different.

"My name is Blessing. Nice to meet you." She had decided to let her other question go, for now. Perhaps she would ask again later, once this pony had become more comfortable with her presence. Although she was curious as to who had kicked this pony so harshly out of the carriage, Blessing decided it was probably best not to ask about that either. For now, anyway.

"Are you new in Ponyville? I don't think I've seen you before." A simple question, one that she hoped the stranger would find easy to answer.

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"Moved here... N-Nice to meet you too..." You can't even answer in the right order! At least you managed more words... Ink bit his lip, trying to will his mind and mouth to work together for once. They could do it. They just hated each other.

"I, um, just moved here from Canterlot." Oh, Celestia, words! It's a miracle! "I came here with my dad... Who, uh, as you saw, kicked me out..." It'd be bad if she actually hadn't seen that... Could've gone the entire conversation without bringing it up... You're a failure, Ink.

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"You're from Canterlot?" Blessing asked, her smile becoming a bit wider. "That's so cool! Is it nice there?" She had heard plenty about Canterlot, but she had never actually been there. Already a dozen questions filled her mind that she wanted to ask this pony, but once again she decided that those would have to wait.

"That was your dad?" Blessing asked, continuing on with her questions without realizing she was doing so. Her smile faded as her mind once again replayed what she had seen earlier, just before the carriage drove off. "Why did he kick you out?" Blessing paused for a short moment, and once realizing that he might not want to answer her question she added, "I'm sorry, you don't have to answer that.."