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Today's Horoscope (Virgo): The more you know about the people closest to you, the less you'll wish you knew.

Daytime

I'm still tired from the party last night.

I'm not alone. The only ones who were up before noon today were Applejack and Fluttershy. Even Pinkie Pie slept in; she was too tired to go to work this morning.

After a late breakfast (or lunch?), most of us are sitting in the lounge, save for Rainbow, who's taking a nap, and Pinkie, who's getting ready to work this afternoon. I need to talk to Cadance about Twilight's birthday present, but getting rid of Twilight is going to be...

"Isn't today your turn to do laundry, darling?" Rarity asks Twilight.

Twilight blinks. "Oh, that's right!" She puts a bookmark in her book and gets up. "Thanks for reminding me!"

...apparently, very easy.

I text Cadance, then head out to the connecting hallway. She comes out a minute later, wearing shorts and a T-shirt, hair mussed. "What's up, Flash?"

"Uhh...you okay?" I ask.

She blushes. "I was working out," she says. "Having a body like this is hard work." She smiles. "So...you wanted to talk?"

"Yeah, actually..." I glance back over my shoulder to make sure none of the others are anywhere near the doorway. "I'm having trouble deciding what to get Twilight for her birthday."

"Ooh, that's a tough one," Cadance says, running a hand through her hair. "She's hard to shop for even for me and Shiny."

"I want to get her something that shows I put thought and effort into it," I say. "And...I want to get her something..."

"Something a boyfriend would give his girlfriend?"

"Yeah." I wring my hands. "And...I've got a pretty decent spending cap here, so I want it to be something really nice..."

"Like...jewelry nice?" Cadance asks. "Because Twilight doesn't usually wear—"

"I know she doesn't," I say. "But...I was thinking if it was something...really personal."

Cadance smiles. "If it's from you, I'm sure she'd love it. So long as it's not too overstated." She taps her chin. "Something silver...a locket or a pendant, maybe? I think she might like that." She nods. "There's a shop about a block from the bookstore that does silver. I don't think they're open on Sundays, but maybe if you go after school tomorrow?"

"I think I'll do that. Thanks."

"Happy to help," Cadance says, before turning and walking back to her apartment.

Evening

Twilight looks especially cross at dinner. When Rainbow comes down, less than half-dressed as usual, Twilight glares at her. "Rainbow, the next time you throw a pair of panties that nasty in the laundry basket, I'm setting fire to them."

"Don't do that," Fluttershy pleads. "You'll make the entire dorm smell like...like..." She ducks her head.

"Like Rainbow Dash's pussy, but on fire?" Pinkie says.

Rarity coughs delicately. "Ladies, please. This is hardly appropriate dinnertime conversation."

"You know, it's nice to know girls can be just as gross as guys," I say.

"You wanna talk gross, let's talk about your girlfriend shaving her legs with my razor," Rainbow Dash says.

"Hey, you're one to talk!" Pinkie says. "You shaved your armpits with MINE!"

I cough loudly. "Girls? As good as dinner is tonight, I don't think I wanna know what it tastes like coming back up. So...could you maybe NOT talk about this right now? Or actually ever again? Thanks."

"Sorry," Pinkie, Rainbow, and Twilight say.

After dinner, I head upstairs to read and watch something I know the girls won't want to watch. A little while later, Twilight pokes her head in. "Flash?"

"Come on in," I say.

Twilight walks in and sits on the bed. "Umm...I'm really sorry about...what happened at dinner." She ducks her head. "It's just...the girls and I..."

"I'm not mad or anything," I say.

"I know, but...we shouldn't have carried on like that," Twilight says. "There are six girls sharing one bathroom...we kinda get on each other's nerves sometimes." She blushes. "And Rainbow Dash's laundry...is really, really nasty and we all hate washing it."

"I've kinda noticed Rainbow Dash isn't easy to live with," I say. "She pretty much has all the social graces of a cat with ADHD, doesn't she?"

Twilight giggles. "Well, I have some reading to catch up on before bed," she says. "I'll see you in the morning."

I keep reading and watching television for another hour, then go to bed.