I sit up and stretch. Napped for longer than I expected. My diaper feels super clammy. Oh right, I never changed, did I? Guess I should do that before I head back out. I get myself into a dry diaper and crawl out of the tent. The sky is a lot darker than it was before. I don't have a watch on, so I have no idea what the exact time is, but I do know it's getting late.

What should I do before the day ends? The smart thing to do would be to introduce myself to a few neighbors and take advantage of my short distance to the shore.

*grrrmmbl...*

...Should probably find some food too. I'm starving!

I don't see any fruit trees around here, unfortunately. Perhaps someone could help? Then again, that's a bit of a stupid question, even for that island rep Lucas. "Where can I get food around here?" I can only imagine him laughing at me for that. As I ponder this hypothetical, I start becoming aware of some fast music from a pink house nearby. It's the next closest house after Lucas', in fact. If they're a fellow K.K. Rock fan, surely they can befriend me and help my food problem.

I approach the front door and give it a knock. I hear a tomboyish voice from the other side holler, "Door's unlocked!" Kind of weird to invite myself in like this, but I do it anyway. The interior walls are just as pink as the outside. An electric guitar sits against the wall amongst some very cute and appealing housewares. Laying on the cush bed is a pink deer, just jamming out to that K.K. Slider music.

"Hi, I hope you don't mind me stopping in like this..." I feebly say. "I wanted to ask you something?"

"Oh? Sure thing!" The deer gets up and pauses the music on her radio. As she does so, I swear I can hear some familiar crinkling. Am I going mad? "I take it you're new here?"

I nod. "Yeah, I just moved in earlier today."

"So that's what that plane was for... It's awesome to have some new faces around here!" The deer offers a hoof. "Name's Fuchsia."

"I'm Charlie." I smile and shake hands with her. "So, uh... Kind of an awkward question, but do you mind showing me where to get some food around here? I tried looking for fruit trees around here, but-"

Fuchsia interrupts me. "Fruit trees? Heh! You're not gonna find any down here. The orchard's up north from here."

My eyes widen. A whole orchard? That sounds amazing! "Could you show me the way up there?"

"Oh, sure thing! I assume you've only been to this lower region of the island, huh?"

"Yeah, I... I haven't gotten super far," I admit.

Fuchsia waves her hoof. "No worries, I got your back, girl." She leads the way out the door. I hear that crinkling noise again; it definitely didn't come from me. What's going on here? "Hey, do you, um-"

"Wear diapers? Yeah, I should probably get that out of the way first."

My whole face turns red. There's no way this is real. I'm not the only one on this island that has this kink? Not to mention she just came right out and said it so nonchalantly! Is it just no big deal to her? Is she incontinent? Only one way to find out, and that's to ask. "...Diapers?"

Fuchsia lifts her shirt and reveals the elusive garment around her waist. "Yep, adult diapers. Way more convenient and comfortable than the toilet," she says. "Only trouble is hiding the smell from everyone!"

"And rashes, right?"

The deer looks right at me and nods profusely in agreement. "Oh yeah, those rashes. Those suck."

I quickly realize what I said just now. Oh crap. What if she's onto me? No normal person is this knowledgeable about adult diapers! But if she wears diapers too, there's no way she would tease me or hate my guts, right? I should play it cool for now, maybe she thinks I'm a normal person who's just not disturbed by her fascination.

She leads me up to the north of the island, which looks to be much more vibrant than the residential district. "Here we are. Sometimes, when I wanna get some fresh air or privacy, I come up here."

"...Not the beach?"

Fuchsia shrugs. "The beach is nice, but... I think I like this view more."

She invites me to look over the cliff edge. What a view! I can see the entire island from up here! Such a beautiful panoramic view of the entire town, islanders running about, waves crashing against the shore, and the moon's reflection shimmering against the ocean. All I can say is, "Wow..."

"Yeah. Real beaut, this place. I just wish people were more accepting of the diaper stuff," Fuchsia says. She slumps to the ground with a sigh.

"...Oh..." I disappointedly mumble. I sit next to her.

The pink deer tells me, "Normally I don't care what others think, as long as they're not too extreme. I just say, 'Screw you, I do what I like!' I'm not as anxious as you are." She glances to my waist.

I feel my cheeks burn up yet again. "Y-Y-You know?!"

Fuchsia starts cracking up. "Hahaha! Oh my gosh, your face!" She wipes a tear from her eye. "Ahhh, yeah. I could tell something was up from your reaction. When I said I was into diapers, you seemed real... fascinated and flustered. ...Flusternated?"

"Was I really...? Heh..." Guess now's as good a time as any to fully come clean. "Well, I'm not just into diapers." I pull my pants down slightly and show off my crinkly padding. "I also like to indulge in actual baby stuff... Pretend I'm smaller than I really am."

The deer gives me a surprised look. "Now that I've never been too keen on, acting like a baby..." I feel my heart sink for a moment until she punches my shoulder. "...but maybe you could show me the ropes. First person I've met here that's into diapers. That's gotta mean something special, yeah?"

I flash a smile to her. "Yeah. I wasn't expecting to make a friend here so soon, especially not from this diaper secret."

"Not a secret anymore," Fuchsia corrects. "But it's not all a bad thing." She smiles right back at me. "How's that for an Allurian welcome?"

"It's great. Thank you, Fuchsia."

"Don't mention it. Now, we were getting you some fruit?"

I stand and yank my pants back up. "Oh, right! I'm famished!"