I think I first met him when he first made a tumblr. I was a little unnerved, but I gave him a chance and he turned out to be a nice bear. Until he was possessed by something wicked, that is. He was terrifying! He looked like a demon! I don’t remember how, but somepony reversed that and he went back to normal.

But I’d read what he’d say and occasionally we’d talk. I think we first formally met at a party or two. I know he helped look for Sweetie when she ran away. He slowly became a friend.

But occasionally somepony would ask him a question on tumblr about having a crush on somepony and I thought “There’s no way. Absolutely no way.” But the more I rolled it around in my head, the more it seemed to make sense. I thought about just leaving it alone, but I sat down and asked myself, “What does this really mean?”

“A bear has a crush on me. Is this a bad thing?” I had no reason to mind. He’s always been a sweetheart to me. I had went on a date with somepony else not long before hoof, but he was always really busy and it didn’t seem to be going anywhere.

“Would this work… physically?” I had to look up some stuff I never thought I’d have to look up to answer that. Measure and calculate some things that almost seem comical at this point.

“If it doesn’t work out, could we still be friends?” Admittedly he doesn’t always come off that way, but for the most part he’s more of the calm, logical-type. It’s a good possibility we’d be friends even if we couldn’t be a couple.

“Is it really worth a shot? Is there any reason why trying would be a bad idea?” I could think of only one or two, and I think I remember asking them when I first confronted him about a date. Which is what happened next- I just asked him if I was the pony he had a crush on and he said yes. Everything else just grew after that night. Slow at first, but here we are today.

It’s strange thinking about it now. I don’t know the exact date, but it’s coming on a year now since we became a couple. … So much has happened and yet I’m still left wondering where all the time has gone.

1) Ye~s?

2) Oh! Sorry. I know what you’re talking about now. No, I haven’t played it. It does look interesting, though.

3) Just Gilda.

4) If you’re so curious, look it up and split the difference.

I recommend checking more than one source, though.

5) Part of really trusting somepony, is trusting what they would and would not do. Princess Celestia would never do something like that.

6) Any marriage that could legally take place in Equestria is recognized by Equestrian law. Those that couldn’t, aren’t.

1) If I had the money to spare, I’d help you out for that dance alone. But I don’t. Sorry.

2) Unfertilized eggs doesn’t hurt anypony.

3) ‘Cause my team’s stats aren’t that high and it’s one of those bills you’re not going to pass without fighting the whole assembly over.

4) Nah.

5) Nothing I’ve ever been taught has pointed to it being real. It’s more like- when you’re excited and you want to get up and dance, or when you’re nervous you might pace around. Like hoof-tapping to music. It can be involuntary, but when you’re aware it’s completely controllable.

I mean, if it were real, pegasus would all have to be trained like jedis or risk injury or death while flying by just having their minds wonder.

6) Not really. I mean, I know some Lyra’s have a rivalry with an Octavia, but my Octavia is way out of my league.

She’s also a bit older than I am. Not by a lot, but I heard her preform before I ever really did.

7) No; I don’t think I’d ever want to either. I like games, I’d probably be considered a “gamer,” but I don’t care for the gaming community at large.

1) I think you accidentally the whole “be.”

But yeah, I imagine so.

2) I guess I kinda go in and out of phases. I like SRPGs, but sometimes I get in a FPS mood, or an adventure mood, or like a buildy-type mood.

To date, I think I’ve played City of Ponies more than anything else. That’s sort of an Action RPG with SRPG-style character customization.

3) Heaven or Hell; Duel; Let’s rock?

4) They do not. That is purely a brony phenomenon.

5) Maybe if I was the only pony with a lyre cutie mark I’d be the best.

6) Possibly. Sweetie goes and spends time with her now and again.

7) Do song lyrics count?

1) Is… I-is that a thing?

2) No more likely than your average pony.

3) From what I’ve seen, it’s a lot like your human American Judicial system. Only the princesses can “veto” something and shoot it down completely.

Not that they would in this particular instance.

4) Great! I’ll see you next weekend, Mister York!

Also, I’m slowly getting through my messages, but I’ll get to your other question as soon as I can.

5) My computer is still broken, so I can’t safely record anything right now. But I had already done a recording of Sweetie Belle’s version of Hush Now Quiet Now, if that would do.

6) I haven’t. Heard about it for a little bit, then nothing. Wasn’t that the short artsy game that was being retailed for some ridiculous amount of money?

7) Invite a flying device? You mean invent?

Those sound… interesting. But I’d rather just do real normal things, like argue over the DVR and head to her work and eat lunch with her.

It’s kind of true. I’d say you’re a lot more open than most ponies would expect you to be. But I guess to a guy like me, everybody seems open.

1) I wonder.

2) Uh huh…

3) No. Please teach me how to hide the horn on my head.

4) I have no idea what you’re referring to. Sorry.

5) Yes! Thank you!

6) Was that me? I don’t recall.

7) I don’t think so. At least not that I know of.

8) I’ll bet things seem a lot more obvious when you only know half the story.

1) I don’t know. Seems to be a popular interpretation with you bronies, though.

2) An open book? If that were true it would come with its own set of problems.

3) Alright, but could we maybe push that back to the following weekend? I’m not really having as much free time this weekend as I would have liked.

4) I don’t know. I guess? Probably at some point.

5) That’s ridiculous. No, of course not.

6) I don’t have one. That’s what the whole problem stems from.

Just a heads up that I’m pretty far behind on asks again and I’m sort of busy. It’ll take me a while to catch up.

1) No, I’m… Wait. Didn’t we already do this?

2) Oh, you probably thought I didn’t get it the first time. That’s alright. Generally you should give it a day before trying to ask again. I mean, it think it had been a day by the time I answered it anyway, so no big deal. I’m kind of behind on questions.

3) How I sit has nothing to do with humans. And no. I have a special independent interest in human culture.

… That has nothing to do with hands…

4) No thank you. Even if I could marry who I want, I don’t think it’s time yet.

5) That… That’s despicable. No. Not ever.

If I need to provide a rational as to why not, it creates a culture where judicial systems attempt to find reasons to give these punishments out in order to feed the hungry.

6) Well, Magic Johnson’s a pretty cool pony anyway.

1) Thanks, but after realizing that I basically asked somepony to say that to me, I don’t really feel much better.

2) Goodness no! Granny Smith is clearly superior! I would never try to take her title away!

3) Not really common, but yes.

4) No. I’m-… I’m…

… Shoot. I had a good answer thought out but now I can’t remember it!

5) Maybe if I was a spider. One exhaled drag isn’t enough to get a cat high.

6) I thought it was the Green Monkeys and the Silver Snakes. Anyways, I always rooted for the Barracudas.

7) Ordinarily I wouldn’t be concerned at all. But the fact you immediately defended yourself as being a girl without cause is a little unnerving.

Thanks, though!

1) Uh… Thanks?

2) Been alright. Not a whole lot going on at the moment.

It’s just calm and quiet for now. Which is nice. Makes it easier to keep things under control.

3) Why are you such a young whippersnapper?

4) I’m okay with substitute. I eat pizza with pepperoni-style protein slices.

Not really okay with the others.

5) I haven’t heard from Gilda in quite a while. I’m not sure which Twilight you mean, but there’s always Twilight “Danny” Sparkle in all her glorious tact. I don’t think I could have picked a better time to link to her page (I shouldn’t have to warn anypony, but I am).

And absolutely! It’d be great to see you again!

6) Well that’s not really fair. Unicorns and pegasus do physical work too. Earth ponies can do more without a break in nearly all instances, though.

7) Things are rarely so black and white.

1) According to the test I just took, ESFP. But when I looked up what that’s supposed to mean, it doesn’t sound right. It makes me sound shallow. I’m not shallow… am I?

2) I’m not very good at riddles. I just always want to look them up.

3) I’d be confused, seeing as we can’t get married under Equestrian law.

4) If you flip a coin on thick carpet, there’s a very good chance it’ll land on it’s side.

5) Then I’d be part seapony on my father’s side of the family. What if my cutie mark wasn’t a lyre? Then it’d be something else. What if I wasn’t green? Then I’d be a different color.

6) Excuse you. I happen to still be looking for a full-time job.

And I’m not trying to say Boscov should do everything, but if he can cook why should I? I can clean fine.

…

Well everything but dishes. That always takes me too long.

1) Precious booty.

2) There was this PS2 game called Everquest Adventure or something. I didn’t play it much, because I had limited access, but I made a bard named Coach Z.

3) More than I’d care to think about. I learned pretty quickly not to get too close to anypony. At least until I got out of that mess.

4) At first, I didn’t even know what you were talking about.

But yeah, I guess I am. Why?

5) I mentioned it before, but I wasn’t aware that Princess Celestia had ever fought at all. I thought she had taken a vow of non-violence or something.

So, I have no idea.

6) I must not “get it.” It doesn’t sound like much to me.

7) Can you just hoof them over instead? I’d rather not have to pay for damages to the house. It might not even wind up being worth it.

1) … Huh?

2) If I find any money in the sofa, that would have to go toward paying bills.

3) It didn’t before you walked in.

So get out.

4) Why sure! I can’t imagine how this could go wrong!

5) Yes?

6) Ye~s?

7) Otacon! Shut Up!

1) I’m sure you’d be shocked to hear that I don’t approve. Even if their songs or albums are less than appropriate, band names at least need to be acceptable to bring up in polite conversation.

2) I don’t have a surname. Evidently other Lyras do.

3) Many times.

4) I’m a little finicky with my mane. You can brush the back if you really want to.

5) Recently? Nothing I guess. But when we have clean, renewable power, why would we ever want to leave the planet?

6) I… don’t really have any desire to cook. I guess it couldn’t hurt to try learning again.

7) The original. I don’t particularly favor either, but the other one just sounds like a dance mix; they’re pretty common and carry so many similarities between one another that the flavor of the original piece is often lost.

Also, I’m not linking the remix. The accompanying video is sort of violent.

1) I love her like I love her. I don’t know how to describe it.

2) No. You can hug me, but if your hooves start to wonder I'ma drop you like a bad habit.

3) Characterized by swearing? That sounds a little stereotypical, your alternate majesty. In fact, a short search later and it just sounds like a derogatory term all together.

4) I don’t have any money.

5) What does the sign say?

6) Mare right’s activists? I’ve never heard of such a thing. Do you have the right plane of existence?

I’m all for equal rights, though. I’m right there with you, stud.