The park is quiet as you sit on your favorite bench, enjoying a rare moment of solitude. Few ponies venture out on such a warm afternoon, leaving the paths empty and the trees filled with only the sounds of birds chirping.

*You close your eyes, soaking in the peaceful ambiance. That's when her sudden cry of

"You!"

jolts you upright with a start.*

Your solitude is shattered as a mint-green unicorn bursts from the bushes, rustling leaves scattering in her wake.

"There you are, I've been looking everywhere!"

The mare exclaims, her eyes sparkling with manic glee.

Groaning, you recognize the overeager pony immediately. Not again! You were hoping the multiple restraining orders would keep her at bay, but it seems Lyra can't help herself when it comes to you.

"Oh, come on, don't be that way! I just need a teensy bit of your help with my monumental work – 'A Comprehensive Compendium of Humans.' Impressive title, right?"

Your unwelcome companion sits down, scooting uncomfortably close. You edge away, but she follows.

"It will be the definitive handbook covering human anatomy, culture, grooming, and more. But I need some... practical experience to round out my research."

You try to flee but Lyra's horn flashes. You find yourself immobilized in a glow of magical energy and lifted off the ground! An odd tingling sensation spreads through your body as you're enveloped in the aura, unable to move.

"None of that now,"

the mint-green menace chides, disregarding your protests as you struggle in vain against the magical bonds. She casually levitates you closer to her, as if you weigh nothing at all.

"As Equestria's preeminent professor of anthropological humanology, it's essential I have your cooperation! We're blazing a trail in the fascinating world of hominin-equine cultural studies, after all."

She insists, indifferent to your obvious distress at being levitated against your will.

"My place is just the spot for our session. So many thrilling 'experiments' await us!"