Scene III: Chattermare
 
I started galloping as soon as I got out of the entry gate. I figured if I put enough distance between Miss Daydreamer and me I wouldn’t have to worry about dealing with her.
 
It didn’t work. After one lap in I heard another set of hoofsteps behind me. In a couple of heartbeats she was right next to me. And then she started talking.
 
“So, uh . . . hi there! I’m Sunlight, though I guess you already knew that. Considering you were right there when Sarge was doing his, uh, thing.”
 
Maybe if I didn’t say anything she’d stop talking.
 
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“So, uh, hey I really like your hair. It’s really pretty, what with all the swirls and curls and stuff. How’d you tie it up like that?”
 
Ok that plan failed. I sped up and pulled away from her. Hopefully making her eat dust in the process. Hoping that would send the message I didn’t want to talk. Unfortunately, it was nowhere near enough of a deterrent. She was right next to me again in a few seconds.
 
“Umm, so, where are you from? I noticed you didn’t say so and everypony else did.”
 
Now that was a shocker, she actually noticed something. Though it really didn’t matter cause I really didn’t care. I sped up some more. I figured if I galloped fast enough she’d get tired and leave me alone.
 
But keep up she did, and she didn’t even seem to be running out of breath. What’s worse, she kept talking. “Come on, Sarge said we need to work together and, you know, not ignore each other!”
 
Suddenly I found I really, really, really hated this bitch who thought she had ANY authority to tell me what to do. I decided it’d be better for me to get away from her before I beat the shit out of her. So I started sprinting.
 
Unfortunately the damn mare easily kept pace, “Hey uh, we’re going pretty fast. You might wanna slow down a bit. You’re gonna burn out and we’re nowhere close to finishing. It’d be better if you-“
 
As I skidded to a sudden stop I decided I’d had enough. I turned as she skidded to a stop right in front of me. I towered over her and she shrank down onto her haunches a bit. I just stared down her stupid muzzle into her wide brown eyes.
 
“WILL YOU JUST SHUT UP ALREADY! I am tired of listening to the ramblings of an idiot who can’t pay attention for five minutes, try to tell me what to do! So just shut your stupid mouth already and leave me alone!”
 
By the shock evident on her face, I surprised her. Probably the first time anypony’s told her off.
 
“I, but, we’re supposed to work together. That’s what being in the guard’s all about!”
 
I just scowled at her more, then turned away to continue running.
 
“Come on you can’t just ignore anypony here you don’t like! You’ve got to work with other ponies or you’ll get them hurt!”
 
I turned back one last time, “Oh I’m going to work with other ponies. But that doesn’t mean I have to work with you.”
 
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And with that she thankfully shut up and stayed quiet for the rest of the run.