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Jin wandered aimlessly through the fields, her thoughts in the clouds. It was springtime, both an exciting time, but also one of a bit melancholy. She'd had mixed emotions about it for quite some time. This year was really no exception. "I imagine others may wonder why I have a love hate relationship with the season. I guess that's fair. I don't really like or want to talk about it though..." She let her voice trail off as she continued to walk alone.

She hadn't walked very far from when the thought had first entered her mind when she noticed movement in the grass. "Hmm....? What's that...?" she wondered aloud. She picked up the pace to go investigate the cause of the movement, however she stopped abruptly, a few meters short. "Erm...I don't actually know what's over here...maybe I should rush in headlong..." She then started creeping a bit slowly toward the rustling tall grass.

Jin startled at the sudden words coming from the grass. She reared up slightly on her hind legs and let out a scared whine. Though she quickly thought to herself, "Wait...I uh...that voice...i know that voice..." Her eyes narrowed as she curiously crept toward the direction of the noise.

Upon closer inspection of the rustling grass, she discovered the source of the voice, a long time friend who she'd shared many adventures, tears, and heartbreak with.

"Oh...Keiran, is that you? It has been a while! What in the world are you doing lazing around in the middle of nowhere?" she inquired of him, head tilted. He was a bit odd, a bit different, but she didn't mind. So was she, in her own way. They seemed unlikely companions to onlookers, and she vividly recalled many a times they got odd stares as they were out and about. Even just being friends, it seemed people never quite approved... "It's none of their business...." she mumbled quietly, unaware the thought had formed words.

Jin let out an animated laugh and nodded. "Yeah, that was some adventure there. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out, but we made it through ok. And who knew! We also befriended one of those little coyotes. Poor thing was lost too, in a sort of way..." her voice trailed.

That night, while they were trying to find their way out of the woods and to safety, they stumbled across a frightened young coyote, cowering amongst the brush. Initially, they were fearful, thinking it was waiting in ambush, perhaps with other hiding nearby. But as it turned out, he was genuinely fearful. As it turned out, he had also been the subject of rejection and ridicule. He had ran away, but in the blindness of his sadness and pain, had gotten horribly lost. He hadn't been sure what to make of these ponies, just as they were unsure of him. But there was a connection between the three of them, and soon, the little coyote was following them out of the woods and home.

"You know, we haven't seen him in a while, either. I'd really love to see him again and reminisce about those days with him, as well." She tilted her head, wondering what Keiran would have to say about this shared memory.