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[bb_wolf]

Who: Bigby Wolf
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: You can try and find him about, he's in the forest.
When: Now? Ish?

[Bigby was only shifted long enough to get up the communicator where can see it and respond, so it's the giant wolf at a bit of a distance chatting to the screen.]

I'm curious. I hear people talk about wanting to go home more'n anything, but people I've actually spoken to? I know of about four of us who don't want to go back.

Which side are you lot out there on? Want to go home? Want not to? Don't give a shit?

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[spontaneouscombustion]

Hi, Bigby! How're you doing?

[That's... actually a really good question, though.]

Both, I guess? I mean I love my home a lot and I miss my friends there, but I know time's stopped over there so I'm not in a HURRY to get back and I'm having a lot of fun here with my new friends and with Cheesy.

... Actually, do you know if we get to remember anything from here when we go home?

[bb_wolf]

I like this place. There's giant things to hunt and eat.

[He doesn't really get it. His ear flicks.]

No. We don't. At least, no one who left and came back said they remembered. People have gone, come back and said while they were there, they didn't remember the Fleet. But once they got back here, they remembered their time here before.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Y-yeah, Belthazar had a HUGE party for everybody a few days ago.

[That last part, though... takes a lot of wind out of her sails.]

Oh. Well that's not good. I mean I wanna remember all of you guys. And Cheesy and I are special someponies now, I don't want us to forget that when we go home.

[bb_wolf]

[Ugh. Parties. What is with these ponies and parties?]

Maybe you will. I don't know. Having someone else there from the Fleet might help.

[spontaneouscombustion]

[It's their literal purpose in life, dude, like you and trying to be fierce and intimidating.]

I hope so to both. It might be a while before Cheese and I can see each other again if he doesn't remember.

[bb_wolf]

... why?

[spontaneouscombustion]

Oh, because he's a traveling party pony while I mostly work in Ponyville! In fact, we'd only seen each other on just ONE day before we came here!

[bb_wolf]

Travelling... party... pony...

[What even is their world?]

[spontaneouscombustion]

[It's a wonderful and magical place full of friendship and magic and fun and monsters, come join us, Bigby. =D]

Yup, traveling party pony! [Sigh.] I REALLY hope he visits Ponyville again once we get sent back home, though. I mean I know he's got all of Equestria to throw parties for, but I've REALLY liked being able to see him more often, you know?

[bb_wolf]

[It sounds a little bit like hell, to him.]

I... guess you would?

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Eh, to each their own.]

What about you? How do you feel about it?

[bb_wolf]

About going back where I came from?

I don't want to. I don't have a reason to. I'd sooner stay here. Here they let me be whatever shape I want, I have a nicer place to live, it's safer, and I don't spend every day dealing with people who are terrified of me and hate me.

Fuck going back to New York. Only way this could be better is by getting to stay on worlds like this more and more meat.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Oh, wow. I'm sorry, I didn't know your home's like that at all. No wonder you wanna stay here.

[If there's ANYTHING she hates more than anything in the world, it's the idea of being alone and hated. ANYONE being alone and hated.]

[bb_wolf]

Eh.

[He shrugs.]

I just get sick of being cooped up pretending to be a human. And yelling at people to do the shit they promised to do, like stop letting the mundies see you walking around as a toad wearing track pants and a cardigan. Fucking Toad.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Ooh, track pants AND a cardigan?!

[PINKIE, NO! Somewhere, Rarity is crying.]

[bb_wolf]

Toad believes in casual clothing. And casual adherence to the rules about not being seen.

Fuck. Hope his kid's going well at the Farm. He was a sweet kid. Gave Snow his prettiest bug from his collection to thank her for being nice to him.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Awww that IS really sweet! Who's Snow?

[bb_wolf]

She's the Deputy Mayor. Snow White. She's one hell of a woman. I wouldn't want to cross her.

[He's heard of what happened to the dwarves. Horrible little monsters deserved it.]

I looked up her story in the comics; I regret this now. ;-;

[spontaneouscombustion]

Hee, sounds like it! Our Mayor's pretty great too.

[Well, at least she's able to keep Ponyville running.]

Oh. Yeah. Don't do that.

[bb_wolf]

Our Mayor is a bit... Cole's a good sort, means well. Doesn't run a bloody thing, though. Snow runs the place these days.

[spontaneouscombustion]

He doesn't? Then why isn't Snow White the MAYOR Mayor?

[Hooray, societies where ponies get jobs they're actually good at and like.]

[bb_wolf]

Because Cole keeps everything running smoothly, keeps people happy, keeps us in contact with others.

Snow does the hard slog. Cole makes... people work.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Ah, I gotcha, so they BOTH have important jobs!

[bb_wolf]

Yeah.

We all do. He's mayor. She's deputy. I'm Sheriff. Blue runs the office with Bufkin.

[spontaneouscombustion]

There you go! Sooo who do you think would be a good Sheriff if you stayed here?

[And it's not reverse psychology, she's genuinely curious.]