She pushed the remote away as Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie smiled at her. "just... this... once... I will trust a human..." she says with a stern tone.
"that's all I ask." putting the remote away she put the collar on as I got out of the truck and opened the door to let them out. They followed me inside as I allowed them to walk around... several people looking at me with disgust as they stayed as far away from them as possible. Inside my mind, I gave a mental shrug as its what I would have preferred anyway.
As they looked around I decided to use my observations skills and to try and learn more about each of them from the way they looked, walked, and gathered clothes. I first looked at Fluttershy as I slowly eyed her up and down, and not in the sexual way mind you, before I finished my summary of her supposed personality.
She seemed to be a very shy one who talks very little but seems to have a way of calming people down... considering I watched as she calmed down Applejack with just a few quick words while looking for clothes. Confidence issue as she tries to look at clothes when no one is watching but the stairs from the people in the store I could tell was getting to her... she appeared to have 36DD for a breast size and was the shortest of the four standing at 5 feet and 2 inches tall. Seemed to also be very shy about her figure as I watched a small amount of confidence come out when she was with one of the other three. Her eyes just told of kindness which surprised me, considering her previous owner was about to shoot her I would expect that she would have lost the last of her innocence by now.
Applejack was walking around with paranoia and also didn't shop when people were watching her... but I noticed out of the corner of my eyes as she kept giving me glances filled with rage. She seemed to also almost lash out when a snide remark was made about her from one person to the next but Fluttershy thankfully was nearby and calmed her down. She seemed to be very athletic from the callouses on her hands so I suspect she has been working on a farm since she could walk and talk. She appeared to be a 36B and seemed to be the tallest of the four being at 5 feet 10 inches tall. Just two inches below me surprisingly.
Pinkie Pie, on the other hand, seemed to be a massive optimist. Trying her best to think of the good side of things while at the same time annoying the people giving her hate-filled stares. Her eyes though just showed that she had already lost all of her innocence... considering she has been refunded so many times to the point of being put down... I suspect that she has been through everything bad that could possibly come... with her still being alive of course... she seemed though to try her best to keep her stomach covered as I raised an eyebrow at her behavior when she was trying on shirts. She surprised me though with having 36G breast size while only being 5 feet and 3 inches tall.
Cheerilee though seemed to just be enjoying herself... I saw the sadness in her eyes whenever she saw the kid clothes section and she quickly turned away from them when she noticed I was staring. I saw tears in her eyes as she continued to pick her clothes. So my guess is it was true she was a teacher and I have a high suspicion that the three fillies I bought were her students... but she seemed to hold herself in high respect as she, like Pinkie Pie, had a good figure. She had a 36C breast size and stood just slightly above Pinkie at 5 feet 5 inches tall.
After another ten minutes, I saw what they had chosen for their final clothing and seemed to only grab copies of the outfits they're currently were wearing. Applejack had chosen a red and white checkered short sleeve shirt while also wearing blue jeans that were also shorts. She also had on a pair of red cowboy boots the same color red as her shirt. I then also realized that she had grabbed a brown Stetson cowboy hat. She also had several skinny blue jeans in her arms.
Fluttershy had a white skirt with a black belt along with a tucked in a green sweater with blue strips as it hung off her right shoulder but was up to her neck on her left shoulder. she had a white muscle shirt on underneath said sweater as well. She also had a pink butterfly hairpin in her hair with the final change being her having a pair of slippers the same shade of green as her sweater.
Pinkie Pie jumped forward with her stuff happily as she seemed to have a lot of different kinds of clothing.
Look up Weiss Schnee for how her clothes look since I am horrible at describing it. Only remove the sleeves from her outfit. Her first volume outfit.
Her current clothes was a dark pink skirt with a dark purple short sleeve jacket. She also had multiple pairs of shoes with at least two inch high stilts on them. Although I did see a few not on stilts and were slippers and sneakers. But the ones she had on were a mixture of dark purple and dark pink. Also, I don't know how I missed the sea captain's cap on her head with the same colors but said Party Pony on it... I'm not even going to question it...
Cheerilee walked over with her hands full of average clothes, unlike Pinkie. Having multiple white button up dress shirts, gray skirts with varying length, as well as only three pairs of slippers, sneakers, and some high heels that were gray.
After ringing up all the purchases and having them bagged we walked out and I got them back in the truck. While it may have been crowded they were able to make it fit while Pinkie Pie somehow stored hers away somewhere. Where I have no damn idea. But on the way home I began to think of what I found out I had left on my card. I would have to call mother in hopes of getting my first pay early... I feel like it's not going to come easy though... considering it would look bad on me if I didn't get the other 7 clothes as well while only getting the 4 clothes. Considering a possibility I might forget later... it would probably be best to call now to show that I trusted the 4 of them in hopes to get them to trust me more.
Putting my hand into my pocket I noticed Applejack tense up until I pulled out my phone. Watching the road I used my own muscle memory to dial mother before holding it up to my ear. "why hello Lance..." I heard as I narrowed my eyes slightly.
"Hello mother." that caused the four to all tense up as I saw them taking glances at me. "I should have 11 anthro's by the time brother comes in a couple days... but..."
"you need more money? Your own sense of justice and giving freedom to those you believe deserve it you most likely let them shop for whatever clothes they desired." she said with a stern tone. "a noble trait but a foolish one nonetheless for an anthro." I gripped the wheel tight as I held in my want to yell at her. "how many already bought clothes?"
"4 of them..." I told her.
"so you need enough for another 7... ill take 50 percent out of your monthly payment which your brother will be bringing when he comes... a piece of advice for you Lance... don't get attached to any of them..." she hung up as I sighed and hit the steering wheel causing Fluttershy to jump in her seat.
"i-i-is everything alright?" she asked as I finally got my anger under control as I sighed.
"yes... no... I never know whenever I talk to my parents." I told her. "we barely talk as I never approved of them initiating this... slave operation! That they started with all of you! It was what finally separated me from them as I preferred the country to the city... my brother and sister hated me for now joining the business and no doubt that hate is still there... which is why if you ever see them hurt me... just continue what you are doing... even though I said to watch each other don't worry about me... god knows I should just be dead for letting them wrangle me into this mess."
"but you helped us didn't you?!" Pinkie yelled out with a smile on her face. "if you didn't come when you did..." her voice then went low as I realized what she was saying. "and if you are going to give us a home its definitely going to be better to what I've been through!" through all this she had a smile on her face which proved infectious as I smiled. "I trust you!" I gave a small chuckle at her antics at the moment.
"if pinkie trusts you... so do I..." Fluttershy said in a small tone while Cheerilee gave a small nod in confirmation while Applejack just looked out the window with a small frown with narrowed eyes. Inside of my mind, I knew she wouldn't trust me to easily. Although I am surprised I didn't realize that by now... at least three of them trust me at the moment. Hopefully, they could get the others to trust me as well. I just need to hope and pray her brother and sister aren't like her.
Driving home I got a foreboding feeling that after my brother comes in a couple days... things are just going to get worse...
and I've learned to trust my gut when it feels these types of things.
As soon as I pulled into the dirt driveway I drew in a deep breath. "welcome to your new home you two... for now just help out around the farm until we figure out what a good job for you two is. Fluttershy." she jumped slightly. "could you show them to their room? Its the one right next to yours." she gave a small nod as I smiled. "great! Now I'll finish up what needs to be done today so you four could catch up with each other... we have another 4 to pick up tomorrow so I need to think of who's sleeping where again..."
"u-um... master Pendragon..." I groaned on the inside at what Cheerilee called me.
"just Lance will do Cheerilee..." she gave a nod of understanding.
"can I ask which ponies you bought?" she asked as I parked the car and re-accounted the names I was told.
"Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Applebloom, Big Macintosh, Soarin, Spitfire, and Fleetfoot." her eyes glowed and she smiled when I said the first three names and she blushed when I said Big Macintosh. "be sure to thank Big Macintosh when you see him... its thanks to your affiliation to him that I got you..." we all got out of the truck as they walked inside as I watched them leave... I gave a sigh as I wondered what was to come...