Things get a little more interesting
"Are you ready to go?"
"Just one more minute I have to make sure I have everything my animals will need on the shopping list, they can get very upset if I forget something"
"It seems to me that they can be a lot of work to take care of."
"That's true but it's worth it when I know I've helped them or made them happy. Alright I think that's everything lets go."
They made their way to town at a leisurely pace stopping every once in a while so Fluttershy could point out important places in town or places in the park she particularly enjoyed. By the time they reached the town square more than an hour had passed since they left Fluttershy's home and she found herself surprisingly comfortable talking to this very near stranger. He didn't have much to offer to the conversation himself but he was content listening. It required several hours to purchase all the food and supplies that were necessary to care for her extensive collection of pets and at the end Stills was probably carrying 70 or more pounds on his back. His effort however was rewarded towards the end of their shopping trip when they a particular store. It was an older store with a hand painted sign in the window that read as follows: Knopfler's fine guitars when he read this sign he set down his heavy load and rushed into the store without a word. Fluttershy was surprised by his sudden change in demeanor and proceeded to follow him in. After less than a minute she heard someone playing and followed the sound; when she reached it she found Stills had grabbed a cherry red and white Fender plugged it into an amp and was strumming very enthusiastically.
"Hey, I just remembered I know how to play guitar!"
"Well that's interesting. You sound good, what song is that you're playing?"
"It's called Wish list it's a song by Pearl Jam"
"How does it go?"
He cleared his throat and started singing
I wish I was a neutron bomb, for once I could go off
I wish I was a sacrifice but somehow still lived on
I wish I was a sentimental ornament you hung on
The Christmas tree, I wish I was the star that went on top
I wish I was the evidence, I wish I was the grounds
For 50 million hands upraised and open toward the sky
She would have asked him to stop there but he sounded good and she remembered hearing that song a long time ago and wanted to remember the lyrics
I wish I was a sailor with someone who waited for me I wish I was an alien at home behind the sun
I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me
I wish I was a messenger and all the news was good
I wish I was the full moon shining off a Camaro's hood
I wish I was the souvenir you kept your house key on
I wish I was the pedal brake that you depended on
I wish I was the verb 'to trust' and never let you down
She did love that song.
"You're a good guitar player."
"Thanks, I can't for the life of me remember where I learned to play but I certainly love playing."
"I always wanted to learn to play an instrument when I was younger but my family didn't have much money for lessons and I was just one of quite a few kids so I didn't feel right asking."
Stills felt terrible sympathy for her. Being able to play music, to create something wonderful with your hands and mouth, to hear a symphony or a rock song and know what you're enjoying, was something everyone ought to have the chance to experience especially some pony as kind as Fluttershy.
"I don't know if I can play any other instruments, but if you'd care to learn I could teach you how to play guitar."
"I'd love to, but I couldn't ask you to do that."
"I couldn't ask you for a place stay and you still gave it to me."
"Well I s…sup…pose"
"Great first thing you need to do is find a guitar that feels god in your hooves."
She settled on an acoustic Epiphone that was similar to the one he learned to play on, another fact he had recently recalled.
"Alright first you ought to get acquainted with the strings. The big on the top is the lower E string, then the A, D, G, B, and higher e strings."
An hour or two later Fluttershy had learned a few chords and even a simple tune; they then picked up the groceries and carried them back along with two new items.
"Why did you buy the red Fender?"
"I needed something to play otherwise I would have gone crazy."
"Then why did you buy the bigger wooden guitar?"
"That's an acoustic, and you need something to learn on right."
"But you didn't need to buy it."
"Hey for all I know I'm a millionaire and I don't have 100 pets to care for."
She smiled
"103"
At that he laughed and flapped his wings floating the rest of the way back.
