Inkwell and her stepfather walk up to Flurry Heart's bedroom door. Shining informed John that she hasn't been coming out recently, and she's been having meals called to her room. Flurry says that she's sick, but John suspects something else.



"Hey, Flurry! It's me, Uncle John!"



John only gets an answer from a closed door.



Flurry: "Go Away!"



"C'mon! Your cousin's here to see ya!"



Flurry: "I Don't Want Her To!"



"... Inkwell, why don't you help out mom? Cousin Flurry and I need to talk."



Inkwell: "Is Cousin Flurry okay?"



"That's what I'm gonna find out."



Inkwell runs off to find Twilight, and John begins feeling toe door for weak points.



"Flurry Heart, I'm going to knock down this door if you don't tell me what's wrong. Let me in, or I'll force my way in."



"DON'T COME IN!!!"



the doorknob is pulled off the door and John pushes the door open to see Flurry Heart on the floor, trying to block her face with her wing.



Flurry: "D-don't look at me, I'm ugly."



John goes silent as he looks down at Flurry's deranged state. He then drops a backpack off his back and pulls out a small folded chair that he sets up. He sits on the chair as he draws a knife from his boot.



"So, it's not just humans who go through it."



Flurry uncovers her head to reveal raw wounds going up and down where her mane grows.



Flurry: "W-what do you mean?"



"I know what I'm gonna do with my knife is gonna prove what you thought right. 'You keep your knives sharp enough to shave hair, don't you'. Yeah, I do. It's a hobby of mine."



John pulls a bottle of water out of his bag that he uses to pour over his head before he starts shaving the hear down the middle of his head. The shaved area exposes thick scar tissue.



Flurry: "What's that from?"



"Your father and I talk a lot, especially with him being a military man. But we talk about our children, too. You're letting the bullies get to you."



Flurry: "W-what?"



"I ripped out my own too. I used to grow thick, wavy brown hair until an asshole Irish kid named Ron kept pestering me over stupid shit." The man reaches into his backpack again, this time removing a first aid kit from it, "If only my parents cared, I wouldn't be growing dark brown hair because of a medical study involving growing hair follicles in a lab. Now get over here, this medical foam will help the make the scars go away."



Flurry Heart walks over to John, and he pours a thick liquid over the top and down the back of Flurry's head.



Flurry: "How did you know?"



"Because. I did the same thing. Only no one cared about me until my parents divorced and I got a stepdad who pulled me away from my family. You've got loving parents that also love each other. So let them take care of you."



Flurry: "B-but the bullies said that they'd hurt me if I told them."



"And they must've forgotten that your dad is General of the Crystal Guard and that your new uncle is a very dangerous mercenary. If they touch you, your dad will have their heads and I will blow them off, y'hear?"





Flurry: "... You are a lot cooler than Uncle Flash!"



"Damn right, I am."