"Same here." Sunset grinned and threw her hair back behind her ear, a little more relaxed. At least he was nice! She'd see how long that lasted when she told him this whopper of a tale.

"And...you know, that's pretty much how I feel. I'll tell you, but my answer's a little bit complicated. It might sound like I'm completely crazy, but...promise not to laugh 'til I'm done?"

She took a breath and continued. "I actually wasn't born human. I'm a unicorn from the realm of Equestria, and I became human when I entered a portal to a parallel world. As a unicorn, I had pretty powerful magic---growing vines, teleporting, shielding, the works. But there was no magic in the human world until I brought it there, where it started acting strangely."

She folded her hands together. "I guess all of this is what I get for that."