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It wasn't a long time since i became a gootraxian in Anocratic empire. Life here is better then my previous place of residence. Though this new city life does get somewhat monotone. This monotony is broken when i hear a knock on the door to my apartment.

A brownish woman wearing blue clothes with cat eared hoodie is on the other side of the door. Her shirt having 'UwU' written on it.

"Oh hello! I haven't seen a human around here since i was given citizenship and was transfured. What are you doing over here?" i asked surprised

"Well, my village was destroyed by mechanoids. So I’m currently homeless and i decided that i have not much lose by going here trying to immigrate." she said with a :3 expression.

"I could really use a friend. Though you know that you that you would have to be transfured like i was?"

"What you mean by transfured exactly?"

"That you need to be transformed into a gootraxian like me. However you get a choice on which race you want to be transformed into."

Her expression changed to a disappointed one. "Aww, i like cats but I’m not sure about being one myself. Not that i have a place to call home anymore. So how do i contact authorities that i want to go through their weird immigration process?"

"I think it would be best if you went with me, not that i have anything important to do right now. What is your name miss?" i asked with slight smile

"If we meet again, i will tell you. For now you can call me UwU, like my shirt. Now lead me to the 'institutions' or whatchu call them." she answered smiling back.

"Is your nickname an acronym for something?" i asked while going out the door, closing behind me and letting UwU follow my lead.

"Maybe yes, maybe no!" She answered playfuly while following me through a low density residential zone.

"What’s up with all the painted horses around here?" she asked confused

"They aren't horses. They are sapient ponies who make up the majority of the Anocratic empire." i answered annoyed, realizing that i will have to explain basic things to her. Best to get her off my paws as soon as possible. The local bureau isn't far away from my apartment.

"Since when are there sapient ponies on Acrab? I only heard about you latex monsters when i still had a home... Will it at least get some benefits from being... Transformed into an animal?"

I sighed "We aren't some 'latex monsters' that you heard about during a campfire party. We are gootraxians and also some gootraxian races are better then others in some ways. It's up to you to decided which one suits you the most but whatever your choice. It's permanent."

"That building with a an odd equine statue over there. Is that where we need to go?" she asked, picking up the pace with me after falling behind a little.

"Yeah that’s the place. Let's go inside together" i told her, opening the door and walking inside. A bell rang, announcing our presence. There was a secretary who looked our way with a bored expression.

"Good day, i found a homeless human who expressed desire to immigrate here.

So i brought her here." i told the secretary

"I see. In that case i will have a talk with her about it in private then. Do you need anything else?" the secretary answered

"No, nothing else. Goodbye UwU." i told them both, turning while waving goodbye.

On my way home i attended local government election. Where we voted for a president and a administrator for our district. I was a candidate for a administrator.

A week passes since i met UwU. The elections are closed and the winners were announced. Unsurprisingly i didn't win but i got close. What did surprise me though is that the now old pegasus; who wrote about what it's like being a diplomat now. Ended up becoming the president of our district. I received a letter with the central government's logo. The letter in question was an offer to administer the next colonial expedition, since i ranked high in the district election. Along with the expedition being into the desert east, close to my apartment.

I was hesitant to accept. It was promising prestige and normal compensation and outlined the possible risks. And being able to bring one person as co-administrator. I thought about it and since i don't have any family members to worry about me. I decided to accept and write a letter back to the address that was specified at the end of the letter. Where i specified that i want to give the woman named UwU a chance to help me out with that.

Two days later i got to meet her again, after i send a letter back to the government. She got an apartment nearby mine. I paid her a visit, knocking on her door with my paw.

"Come on in!" a cheerful voice answered from behind the door.

"Hello are you UwU? We never told each other our names." i said, seeing a funta cat gootraxian before me. Wearing the same clothes with multicolored striped tail sticking out of her pants.

"Yeah that would be me. We met like a week ago. I just went through the who immigration process. What’s your name comrade?" she answered with a :3 expression.

"My name is Tazchihua, what’s yours comrade?" i asked, closing the door behind me while entering her apartment

"I was named Taznaxtaca by my parents but i prefer being called by my nickname. It's more simple and cuter." she answered with a giggle.

"Did they already give you a job? I requested to have you helping me on upcoming colonial expedition. Are you alright with that?"

"Actually. I was contacted about that, at the end of the immigration program. I accepted since you are the only former human i know here. I don't personally vibe with the ponies around here. I respect them of course. While i have been here i have tried to sculpt something. Let me show you." she led me to her living room which hed a crude clay sculpture of an abstract heart, standing on rusty tray.

"It's kind of ugly. Try cutting something out of wood instead." i told her, causing her smile to drop.

"But i don't have any wood to use though." she answered looking on the wooden floor.

"Don't worry about it. I don't think art will be your strong suit. Did you get to read any books during your stay at where the immigration program took place?"

"Yes i was given books to read. About the culture and history of Anocratic empire. Along with some skill books." she answered returning to a :3 expression.

"Good i feel like i will need someone who can read and has some usable skills. I think i should be going home. Our apartments are quite far away from each other." i told her

"I understand, go home and have some rest. I think there will be transportation arranged for us in two days." she answered unsure.

"We will see, bye for now UwU." i said turning away from her and going towards the hallway.

"Bye Tazchihua, see you then." She told me while i was closing the door behind and heading home to my own apartment, going through my usual afternoon schedule.

Two days later i hear a knock on my apartment's door while eating a bowl of fish soup for breakfast. I quickly finish the rest of the soup and open the door. There stands an earth pony wearing military uniform.

"Excuse me, are you Tazchihua?" asked the yellow eyed pony with green coat and white mane.

"Yes thats me. What do you need?" i responded

"I have orders to transport you along with Taznaxtaca funta cat and supplies to settlement of Uniwaruver west of here. I assume you were informed, yes?" the soldier said tilting his head at the end.

"Yes of course i was, just not when exactly. Please give few minutes to pack every personal belonging." i said with a awkward smile, running to quickly pack everything that didn't come with the apartment.

"Alright i am ready!" I called carrying what i could.

"Fine, follow me then." the annoyed soldier went ahead and i slowly followed. Outside was a machine on four wheels. A military truck. I hauled my stuff to the back of the truck. In the front inside the cabin there was an empty seat with nauseated UwU crossing her arms.

"Hello, are you alright UwU?" i asked placing my paw on her shoulder

"N-no i don't feel great riding on this machine. I never rode anything like this before."

"To be honest, i also never traveled by a military truck before, it doesn't seem that bad. There are these straps next to the seats that should keep us secured." i said while helping UwU use the seatbelts. The soldier escorting us took the driver's seat and started the engine.

We travel through a temperate forest with the driver dodging trees and muddy areas. We eventually arrive to the settlement, where we could see basic infrastructure being mostly finished. Except what seemed to be a nuclear power plant with some apartment blocks that still looked mostly unfinished. There were no stone walls to protect it. I guess they didn't have time for that.

Driving by some pony guards. The driver stopped the truck's engine and let us leave, after which the driver went to unload the truck.

I didn't walk for long until being jumped by a pegasus who exclaimed. "Welcome Tazchihua and Taznaxtaca. I'm the local president of this settlement. I'm not sure why the government decided to pick a dragonoid gootraxian like you as the first administrator-"

I interrupted him by raising my paw and quickly told him, why i got this opportunity. Then let him continue talking. "Anyhow, some of us have high expectations of you. There are two influential ponies in the settlement who are upset that they did not have the chance to run for an administrator position. So i would suggest you try to make it up to them somehow. One glaring issue we have right now is that since we don't have a nuclear power plant constructed yet and aren't connected to the main grid. We don't have way to power coolers yet. So we have to hope that it doesn't get hot." the pegasus explained.

"Alright in that case, show me around the settlement, so i know what i'm working with. I will use my high skills to lead this this settlement to greatness. Now please can you like gather everyone. So that i could formally introduce myself and my helper?" i asked smiling

"Of course i can arrange that mister Tazchihua. Give me like an hour please, i will gather everypony here. Please remain next to the truck." the pegasus president said, spreading his wings and taking off.

When everypony was gathered around. I made a speech talking about my plan to make the settlement prosper and use my martial skills to fight nearby human tribes. When i finished my speech, i could tell from everypony's reaction that it was awkward. I sighed and dismissed everypony to return to whatever they were doing.

"Looks like you haven't made a good first impression Tazchihua. But I’m sure you can more then make up for it with your leadership. I think you have a place to stay here prepared somewhere. Let's ask the local president, since you are sharing power with him." UwU answered

We did so, to our surprise. When we got to our housing, we saw that it had what normal apartments. However instead of apartments, it was wooden houses.

Since the sun has set. We went to our bedrooms, to rest.

Later in the morning i had the president knock on the door of my house with his hoof. He wanted me and UwU to have an official discussion about leading this colonial settlement. We traveled together to a wooden administrative building. Where few influencial ponies waited for us. There was the militia organizer, local economy planner, moral guide, diplomat and an auditor.

"Greetings, welcome Tazchihua and miss?" asked the diplomat

"You can call me by my nickname UwU, sir." she answered

"I hope a dragonoid and funta cat like you aren't bringing vices to our faithful community. It would be a shame if so." commented.

"Let's focus on why we are here, shall we?" urged the local economy planner

"Yes ofcourse, today we wanted to discuss... That one of the local official ended up dead from unexplained causes when searching for a valuable artifact on Acrab. We also hed one of our locals try to go on a murderous rampage due to the conditions in the desert part of our settlement being bad."

I was thoughtful and answered that we need to improve the living conditions here and have someone else search for that artifact.

Some time passes and i learned falconry, to earn me some respect. What did not make me earn respect though was me taking up drinking wine to cope with the stress of managing the settlement. However as a gregarious dragonoid, i was able to talk people into thinking my drinking habit is alright.

A long time passed, UwU come to me, asking if the settlement resources can be spared to produce new fashion she heard about. I told her off, stating that it's my resources, i mean the settlement's people's resources.

More time passes. I was hunting to relive stress and to get meat, spending weeks in the wilderness searching for any trace of prey, but are forced to return empty pawed. I am sure that no pony is impressed by my failed adventure. I was criticized and i don't think it was meant to hurt me, but the criticism still stung harder then it should have. So i did the right thing and turned the other cheek.

Many years passed. A large human merchant caravan from distant lands has arrived at the gates of my stronghold. Their leader, a jovial man of massive girth, pleads with me in a strange accent to grant them shelter from the elements for the night. I decided to let them in. As evening falls, the fat merchant sits by the fire and regales me and the rest of the local government with stories of his travels. His appetite seems insatiable, but as i do not with to prove a poor host, i order my comrades to bring in a second serving. I allow him to continue to talk about the lands west of here across the desert. Which turns out to not be of much interest. Dawn breaks and the caravan prepares to move on. The merchant insists on leaving me a gift, as a thanks for my great hospitality. He shouts a terse command and a young man comes forward. "This eunuch will serve you well" the merchant says. "His loyalty to you, his new mast, shall be beyond reproach." I tell him that it's kind of him and accept the eunuch to join us. Before the caravan departs across the desert again.

Years later when going to my bedroom, i am assaulted by an earth pony. Who baraded me about my corruption and greed. I managed to fight him off, slightly bruised and i had the local police arrest him, but i feel like he was correct. Wealth does not make me happy, nor did it get me respect. I think i need something else in my life.

It has been decades now and UwU has passed away. I was greatly saddened while attending her closed sarcophagus funeral. With age comes wisdom, they say. "Or at least it may change the questions we ask." I mutter to myself. I have had trouble sleeping lately after UwU's death. I am getting older, each passing day closer to leaving this plane of existence. It is folly of course, yet i am terrified i end up all alone. I decided to relax, drink some water and go back to bed.

As i age, work has become boring and the hours of the day drag on. Diligence may be highly respectable by my peers but it's exhausting! I am happy with my place in life, i can't think of anything i would rather do then just take care of myself and my friends.

A decade later, i go to sleep exhausted. Laying down on my bed sleepily i drift off. Only to never wake up again...