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Ever since his incident at school not too long ago, Acid Beat had become increasingly aware of the value of working hard and not skimping on the edges. He was smart enough, he thought, too smart to rely on cheap fixes. Although... that never stopped him from asking somephony to be a study buddy. Usually, he hung out with Truths; he and the fiery unicorn got along surprisingly well. The bell rang, cutting through his thoughts, and he stood, flinging a cyurl back out of his eyes.

As he turned he caught sight of another phony, a pale, almost desaturated girl. She looked displeased, and Acid, being the nosy colt he was, wandered over. His own green ears flattened to match hers. Although he had only heard the end of the conversation, it was clear. They were asking for way more than just a little help.

"Hey, guys, don't you think you're using her a Little too much...? I know I'm kind of butting it, but.. shouldn't you have made your own notes?" He smiled at the pale filly. "She did all this work and you're just going to, what... take it? Rude."

He watched as the crowd dispersed quickly. Well, he hadn't thought it would be that easy. It was just as well, because he had no idea what he would've done if they had been persistent. One day his impulsiveness would get him in trouble... again. He flicked his gaze towards the grey little filly. His father had said to always try and be gentlemanly towards a lady... But the filly's bright smile was making Acid a little nervous and he scraped one hoof along the ground.

"I-it's no problem, really! I, um, recently learned the hard way that everyphony should do their own work. I'm Acid Beat." He chuckled depreciatively. Acid would not be forgetting the cheating bit any day soon. His green ears twitched towards Jolly at her offer of study help. She was so... nice. And, um, really cute now that he looked at her. Jolly's voice seemed to paint her greys in brighter colors, mixing them perfectly. Even silent, he admired her subtle colors, unlike his own green coat. Acid felt his face flush a little bit.

"Oh wow, that's really nice of you! And I'd l-love to take you up on your offer. I'm so bad at motivating myself to s-study you see, so having another phony to help out with be well... helpful," he ended rather lamely. How To Sound Uncool, a book by Acid Beat. He paused for breath. Was he taking advantage of her? "But, oh, I don't want to take too much advantage of you, J-jolly. Can I call you that? Oh, you were about to leave and I am standing her b-blocking you! I'm so sorry." Acid's tongue seemed to twist and trip and turn in on itself. He felt the tips of his ears flushed again and he blew an errant curl off his forehead, keeping one anxious blue eye of the little filly.

Acid looked the little filly up and down. He didn't anything wrong with how she looked at all! A slight frown puckered his lips. "But your name does suit you! You're p-pretty and nice and jolly! Like candy, I guess..." Ohhhh crap. He desperately hoped she wouldn't notice he called her pretty. Acid was most definitely NOT the most suave of phonies. He was saved from his blunder mainly by the fact that Jolly just seemed to talk on, switching gears back to studying.

Her ears twitched and swiveled towards her. "Hmm... It is, um, very hard to m-me to stitch to a schedule. I get distracted easily. And I'd love to call you Jolly, Jolly!" He chuckled a little at his own awkward phrasing. "I would love to g-go to your house and study! If you're sure I won't be a bother... I've always wanted a study buddy." Acid mentally high-fived himself. Not only did it seem like he got himself a studying partner, but she was a cute filly to boot! It was too bad he wasn't handsome to match her cuteness. He shrugged the thought away.

Acid noticed her awkward laugh... something must have happened. But she really was so very pretty! But for now, he had just met here, he couldn't ask... Maybe one day. "I am free, luckily." Though, even if Acid had had prior commitments, he woudl've found a way out of them. It wasn't everyday somephony was so helpful. After gathering his ferw books, he walked contentedly beside her, enjoying her carefree skipping. Itwas infectious and soon he was rushing right along with her.

"I'm always hungry. I can eat naything." Acid smiled cheekily at Jolly. He felt in his gut that they could be very good friends. It was a nice feeling. "Hmmm, in my free time I like... colors and light shows. Like, matching music with colors. Your voice reminds me of the prettiest pale grey. I also like talking to cute fillies." He winked awkwardly, a clear attempt to make a joke.

"A light show is awesome! They do them a lot at my dad's work. But basically, you can make colors meld into each other or match the music... Everyone's tone pf voice reminds me of different colors, you see. Yours is really so nice, calming, but with flashes of color. Er, that's what it reminds me of..." He blushed a little, ducking his head in embarrassment. Oh gosh, had he been babbling? There was something about this filly that made him want to talk about anything, everything. Suddenly, he realized what she had sad.

"It’d be nice if I was cute too…”

Acid's head whipped up. "Hey.. um, you know, Jolly, you are cute, even if you don't think so. I think so..." He trailed off slowly.

Listening to her voice blending with the sounds outside was distracting and he found his eyes glazing over slightly. His brain was intent on analyzing the sounds he heard - finding the colors best suited for them... It was definitely a pale green kind of day. Her voice turned pink on the edges and he glanced over. His blue eyes widened at the sight of her stuttering blush. This filly was too cute! Realizing he was staring, he coughed and focused on Jolly's words.

"Uhhhm. I love the outside but I might get distracted with the flowers. Why don't we do a bit inside then out?" Acid decided not to press her about being cute although, well, she really was. He felt kind of bad for making her blush, to be honest. "Ah! You're blushing, sorry." He smiled sheepishly at the filly. "But really, thank you so much for offering to help me study. And I'd love to show you a light show someday, they're beautiful."

Acid sat gingerly down and watched Jolly wander into the kitchen. Ah, she was so cute! No, he told himself, you are here to study. But, she had the prettiest sounding voice... He shook his mane, sending his curly hair flying everywhere. He had stood up for somephony, had made a new friend, got invited over to study... Acid's face lit with a goofy smile. Today was a good day, he decided.