"Sooooo...you gonna explain the well mannered creature in the kitchen?" Starlight asked as she took a sip of her coffee.

Twilight just rubbed her face with her hooves. "I found him in the Evefree and he followed me home..." She replied jokingly but tiredly.

Starlight rolled her eyes and turned to the door as she heard footsteps approaching. Symph walked in with two plates of fresh pancakes in his hands. He set them down in front of the mares and smiled. "Enjoy, if you need me just speak my name and I'll be there, I'll go find something to do in the meantime."

As he was about to walk away he felt a hoof being placed on his shoulder. Turning his head he saw that Twilight had stopped him. "Actually, I was wondering if you'd answer a few questions."

Symph smiled warmly. "Alright." He took a seat across from Twilight and poured himself a cup of tea. "What do you want to know about me?" He asked politely.

Twilight took a sip of her coffee before turning to face him. "Ok, first off, where are you from? Are there more of your kind waiting for people that need assistance or something?"

Symph just chuckled. "No there's just me, I'm not part of a big civilisation. I'm from a place known as the void, essentially the place between realities or universes."

"Wait, a place between realities? You mean multiverse theory is true?!" Twilight asked in excitement.

"Yes, it is. There are multiple versions of Equestria. There are a few where you two are stallions." Symph stated causing the two mares to look at each other. "There are also realities where Celestia is a tyrannical xenophobic overlord hell bent on proving pony supremacy."

Twilight just looked at the symbiote wide eyed, shocked that a version of her mentor even existed. Meanwhile Starlight couldn't help but laugh at the fact that there were such universes. "N-Next question." Twilight said in a panic, desperate to change the subject. "How old are you exactly?"

Symph just shrugged. "Technically I'm ageless, but my body right now is that of a twelve year old human boy. However, my actual age is...a few months."

Twilight remained silent. "What?!" Until she yelled.

"I wasn't born naturally, I was created in a lab by my father who was researching symbiotes and their creation." Symph said simply, taking a sip of his tea while waiting for the mare to respond.

"O-Oh...I-I'm sorry." Twilight apologised.

"Why are you apologising? You haven't said anything to offend me, I'm completely comfortable with how I was created and so is my father. You did nothing wrong." He reassured her with a small smile.

She nodded and wiped some sweat from her forehead. "Ok then. What are your hobbies?"

"Hmm, I'd say relaxing on a cloud watching the sky would be one, maybe read a bit here and there and just helping out. It may not seem like a normal hobby to some but I still get enjoyment out of aiding people." He replied happily. "And a walk in the woods or just being around nature."

Twilight smiled at the happier topic. "Ok, what are your abilities?"

Symph stopped as he was about to take a sip of his tea. "That's complicated to answer Twilight."

"Ok, just list some of your abilities you use regularly." She suggested.

Symph nodded and closed his eyes. "I can grow multiple other limbs from any part of my body, mostly hands or tendrils. I can read minds by looking into someone's magical aura and I can fuse with any magical being and give them a power boost or create a new being, a fusion."

"What do you mean, a new being?" Starlight asked.

"In some cases with symbiotes, if the two fuse regularly and are close enough, their fusion will be its own separate entity but will not be able to physically exist outside the fused state. While the two that fuse are apart the fusion will stay in a sort of waiting lobby and can see what the two are doing and even talk to them in their minds. Such is the case with my aunt and uncle, they fuse so often that one of their fusions can fuse them without their consent but is still bound to what they say in a few ways but can still disobey them." Symph explained in the simplest way he could without confusing the mares.

"So, if we were close enough, and we fused regularly, we could end up making another being?" Twilight asked with interest.

"Yes, but both my aunt and uncle are symbiotes so they can do it naturally, I'm not really sure what would happen if the same conditions were met with an organic being in the fusion process." Symph scratched his chin in thought. "It's something to look into. Right then, anymore questions?"

Twilight nodded. "What is your kinds main diet?"

"I don't really need to eat, I can sustain myself on the unused energy of others. My diet isn't limited, I can pretty much eat anything that can be eaten." He explained while taking a sip of his tea. "And as long as I think it tastes nice of course." He added with a smile.

"Favourite food?"

"Ramen noodles."

"Favourite colour?"

"Purple."

"Least favourite colour?"

"Amber."

"Favourite flower?"

"Water lilys."

"Favourite animal?"

"Raven."

"Favourite time of day?"

"Nighttime."

Twilight continued to flash his questions, some to do with just him as a person and others about what he was, her scientific curiosity driving her to ask more and more to learn more and more. Twilight and Starlight had finished their breakfast and Symph had grabbed the plates to clean in the kitchen before beginning to work around the castle.

As Twilight walked towards the entrance of the castle to go out and visit her friends her thoughts went back to her conversation with the symbiote. Now knowing a few things about him and seeing how openly he answered personal questions allowed her to trust him, not completely but still there was a level of trust building.

Author's Notes:

Don't worry, the distrust won't last long, Twilight is merely being cautious about a new sentient being that could potentially be dangerous, she just has to make sure first, even though he is kind at heart.

Hope you enjoyed.