my little pony: friendship is magic209angeldiscordfluttershys03e10s03angel occupies a weird place in equestrian taxonomy and societyfluttershy clearly thinks of him as a pet to some extentshe cares for him in the same way as the other animals she's accumulatedand we know he's not the only one she refers to by namebut her special talent makes it unclear whether she gives them names or translates existing onesand angel in particular is clearly very intelligentalmost certainly capable of fending for himselfand fluttershy relates to animals in a different way than most poniesnot just through her talent but in how she approaches them and forms bonds with themi get the impression most of them are more like lodgers than petsso is angel a pet?a longtime resident?a roommate?is there a difference?would there be if he lived with an 'ordinary' pony?i dunnoanywayi don't always assign texts to non-speaking charactersbut when i doi rant about it in the tags apparently