"Heh, really." Applejack said after Darrus' simple, flabbergasted question. She knew exactly how it sounded, but it was just something that ponies had to see for theirselves before they really grasped what she meant. She went back to listening when he explained why he asked, mentioning that he'd heard talk of it around town. Not all that surprising to her. She just grinned to herself when he admitted hoping it was something she'd pass off as nothing more than a simple exaggeration, something they could laugh off, finding his bewilderment over the situation being fairly amusing.

Then, when moments after he mentioned being able to massage her in return, she blushed again and froze for a moment before nodding slightly as she returned to a sitting position nearby. A deal was a deal, after all... And, though she wasn't quite ready to admit it yet, she fairly liked the idea of a massage, partly because she hadn't had one in so long, and partly because the thought of Darrus' hooves kneading her muscles like that wasn't one she tried shooing away. "The zap apples come first. They come roughly around the middle o' spring. Thing is about the zap apples--they all hafta be harvested in the same day they ripen or else whatever's left goes away 'til next year. So bein' efficient's... necessary. Anyway... What're some o' the more interestin' jobs you've taken on while wanderin' Equestria?"