"W-why can't I be as good as you, Anon?"

"What are you talking about, Fluttershy?"

"W-well. You can just go outside, talk to ponies, a-and do whatever you want to do."

"…"

"…"

"How is that being good?" you ask.

"U-um. Nothing, never mind."

"No, turn around. Look at me."

"Sorry."

"Don't be sorry."

"S-sorry."

"Don't be sorry!"

"S-sorry..."

"…"

"…"

"How is that being good at something?" you ask.

"Um. I suppose what I'm trying to ask is: How are you so good at doing what you want to do?"

"…"

"Anon?"

"Yeah, I heard you. I'm just trying to process your question."

"How do you do it?"

"Well. I'm confused. Do you not do what you want to do?"

"…"

"Hey, stop kicking the ground and look at me."

"S-sor-"

"Stop. Just go on."

"W-well. When I want to say something to my friends, sometimes I will think and rethink what I want to say so that I don't say the wrong thing. Then when I want to say it, the conversation already moved on and I don't want to be a bother. Or sometimes I do say it, but then everyone looks at me weird and I just... ball up."

"…"

"…"

"Fluttershy, sometimes you just have to force your way into a conversation and make your voice heard."

"B-but, isn't that rude?"

"Well, if you do it too often, yes. However, if you do it when you need to, then you will be able to have your voice be heard."

"S-so. I should just tell people what I really think, when I think it?"

"Yeah. It's not that hard. Like, right now, I think that if you just decided to do something, and put your mind to it... then I'm sure you could do absolutely anything that you put your mind to."

"R-really?!"

"Yeah! All it takes is a dash of confidence, and throwing all caution to the wind. You gotta believe in yourself and stand up for yourself. Once you do that, nobody can tell you no. Nobody can turn you down from what you want. No one can- MMMPH"

Fluttershy leaps into the air presses her lips to yours.

"JESUS CHRIST!" you scream.

"It worked, Anon!"

"I didn't mean like that!"

"Anon, I love you! I want us to- Hey! Stop walking away!!!"