"ah...just been a bit of a rough harvest right now. it'll all turn out fine in the end don't you worry."
the blonde wrapped an arm around the other's shoulders, a quick smile flashing across features.
I'm positive! don't you worry none.
[ applejack chuckles and nods happily. of course it wasn't a problem to give her friends anything. ]
don't you dare try an' pay me back.
[ she -- very gently -- hip checks the other. ]
oh my...
( fluttershy spoke out slightly shocked, eyes were definitely examining how many apples there were. certainly the farmer wasn't trying to give her all of that. )
these are a lot...? are you sure? i dont mind paying you back with something, a free bath for winona? +
[ the blonde chuckles, head shaking. now wasn't the time to go tooting her own horn. ]
lemme go git yer fritters an' all.
[ with a tip of her hat. she jogs off and comes back with a bushel of apples and a plate of apple fritters. ]
order up!
[ admittedly those words boosted her ego. she can't help the smug grin that appears on her features as she happily nods along. ]
why of course some ol' random apples wouldn't be sweeter than the ones out here! best apples in all o' Equestria if I do say so mahself.
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〝 if you really insist... i know my friends enjoy your apples, some of them find them to be sweeter than the ones that grow on random trees. 〞
fluttershy laughed softly at the conversations she'd have with the wilderness, it was so entertaining they knew so much about their +
would hopefully get more comfortable when she was around friends
one day. she was still going to be there for her regardless.
"'course I don't, but I /want) to."
"oh you hush now."
the farmer waved away the statement as she gives a shake of the head.
"have ya seen how big our orchard is? A lil bushel ain't gonna put us out of house an' home."
applejack chuckles and flashes a smile toward her friend. one of these days Fluttershy
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huh? pony ears poked up just slightly, a little frown placing on the kindness ponies lips.
〝 that's really not neccessary, i'm sure your farm could use them to profit. 〞
fluttershy hummed out softly to the other, hands clasping behind there back. sometimes she acted so +
there's still a sliiight sheepish smile on the farmer's face.
"well again, thank ya kindly."
that sheepishness of applejack's turns to a soft smile instead as she tips her hat in the other's direction.
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〝 no no there's no need to apologize, the animals enjoy apples too so they share that in kind with you. * ☀️ 〞
always so gleeful when talking about her animal friends, especially when particular ones loved fruit. she could basically laugh at herself.
〝 i'm sure they +
"heh, now I feel like I should be givin' ya somethin' fluttershy. got me feelin' like a bad host an' all."
of course the words were just jokes, lest her friend take them seriously. she punctuates the statement with a laugh, but the mention of getting them something was
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