[Ponyville] That Feeling of Being Followed - Left Turn [Open]

[Chonico]

Ponyville’s Winter Wrap Up had been a success thanks to the organization and collaboration of everypony involved. Sure, there had been some setbacks and a few things didn’t go as planned. But the whole event had been carried out to the best of everypony’s ability. What more could be asked for?

“A sandwich would be nice… Hmm, maybe some hay fries too.”

Klondike had done his part to help out with cleaning winter and making room for spring, even though the prior night he had not slept due to trying to finish a repair order. Pushing a plow had not been easy either, especially one that had been attached to a cart for carrying the snow away. It had worked though. Him and his assigned co-worker, Inky, had done an excellent job of finishing up their task.

“Yes, definitely a daisy sandwich, hay fries, and a hay smoothie…”

Well, even if he was tired, sleep could wait. Or, so the rumbling in his stomach commanded him as such.

Klondike simply kept walking further into Ponyville, stopping every now and then to look to his left, and then to his right. His right ear had been twitching for a while now, almost none stop. That usually meant something, although the what or why of his twitching right ear always seemed beyond his grasp.

It seemed to always happen though when his focus was too caught up on something else. But this time, it was different. This time he felt something odd along with the tugged twitching of his ear.

He felt like somepony was watching him, staring at him.

Not the usual confused or irritated stares he felt from his customers, which usually took a while for him to notice anyways, but it was more of a feeling of just plain being observed. It hadn’t let up since he left Sweet Apple Acres.

Klondike stopped again and looked left and right. A triumphant smile suddenly adorned his face as his eyes finally set on the culprit and stared back at it.

A blue bird was sitting on bush, returning Klondike’s stare.

Klondike’s right ear suddenly went limp and fell to the side of his head, while his left remained aimed at the bird. It only lasted a second though, and his right ear immediately swiveled and began twitching again in the opposite direction, away from the bird.

The bird’s stare was as intense as Klondike’s own. Well, as intense as it could get for a bird anyway. A minute passed rather quickly though, and the bird lost interest and flew away.

Klondike continued walking towards his destination, his right ear still twitching furiously.

[ThatWhichIs]

As the large, blue Earth Pony started to walk away once more, Grey Shade let out a quiet sigh of relief, letting her spell-shroud relax a bit as she stepped away from the bush. She had stumbled upon Ponyville in the middle of their Winter Wrap-Up and had been overwhelmed by all of the activity and excitement, having to side-step falling piles of snow and jump out of the way of moving carts. The only ponies who had even noticed her had been too busy to do more than nod at her. In her near-panicked state she had reflexively called up her magic, doing her best to try and stay out of everypony's way. Now that the clean up was apparently over, she had stayed in the background, looking for somepony who she could approach. A few days back she had been hit by a late winter storm, and she wasn't really sure where she was any more.

Noticing the blue Earth Pony turn a corner, she hurried to catch up, stopping at the corner to try and peak around it. While she wanted to ask questions, she still was uncertain about being noticed...