"Haha, oh wow, what was that, 1 minute? Still doesn't beat my record of people trying to kill me 12 seconds after we met but I'm always impress when I can get 'Friendship lovers' on my back so quickly." Well, the commander and what seemed at first glance also be the most veteran fighter of the group was already picking side against him and the statistical probability of Flicker's survival got down by a decent amount. Still, it was probably higher than most here, if he didn't do something hilariously stupid like trying to be a hero, which he tended to do a lot. Still, he removed the dust and failed to notice the sword flying past him until it had hit the 'wall' and began to draw a large 'D'. Flicker had a snigger, good luck trying to look like more of a douche than Flicker had done just now new guy. When Dawn looked at Flicker, he actually forced himself to make the most insane looking and creepiest smile he could manage.

"OH VEY! Cupcakes! Don't mind if I do take one of those. *Munch munch, glup* Thanks by the way, I'm Flickering Light, call me Flicker, Fry Face, Burninator or whatever, Crispy Bacon is also good, annoyed sigh of exasperation afterward optional." As he ate, Flicker followed the conversations and raised his eyebrow (Or rather forehead) in interest as the Princess spoke. His chewing became really slow as this side of the discussion continued and he began to intensively fix Aster.

When she changed appearance Flicker's jaw seemed to gape for a moment before he swallowed and cough a bit. "Haha! I knew it! You guys always have this way to look at people, the eyes tell! Ah, it's so good that you're alive Mantis although I'm surprise too. ah... I uh, *cough*, sorry, I've mistaken you for someone I knew, like you, like, you know what I mean and, a-and I will stop talking about that now and let you deal with whatever we're talking about here in whatever ways you like best, before someone gets annoyed and punch me in the face and somepony decides to endorse her in doing so because she thinks I'm being an asshole, but hmmm..." Flicker licked his lips and teeth where lips where not to be found while taking quick looks at Commander Red, Floret, and Floret's hooves. "Yeah, it's really, really a shame you're not her but damn it's also very, very good! That means that she's, I mean, you two, well three if I count, but nevermind her actually since it's not the same, but that means that there are more of you out there and that's fantastic news! Haha, and now I want to know everything about you and your story but I keep babbling like an idiot and acting like a jackass in front of you which is totally not helping me to actually enter in your good grace and learn what I want to know except if maybe I seem like I also know of a lot of things you'd want to know and just by saying that out loud I'm making things worst and I... uh..."

Flicker stopped talking and slowly backed away from Aster (And also away from Floret), retreating next to Happy Golucky and taking another cupcake. "And I'll just shove this in my mouth to keep my mantibles from... articulating words... constantly. Yeah... Still, this travel will totally be worth it now that I-nononononoooope." And with this Flicker began to eat his second cupcake as to keep silent for a moment at least, his eyes alternating between Aster with some form of glee and to Floret with resentment and suspicion.