HRH Princess Luna of Equestria
The Royal Palace
Canterlot
Your Majesty:
While your efforts to encourage me are appreciated, the recent debacle at Starbuck’s has confounded all efforts to improve my demeanor, as Pinkie Pie can attest. I don’t think my expectations could possibly have been more disappointed, even taking my initial misunderstanding into account. (And to answer your question, I have no idea why anypony would want to order a soy drink with a dairy topping.)
My continued failures at finding employment have me completely flummoxed. It seems that all the jobs available in Ponyville clash with my personality in one way or another, mostly due to my lack of the very social skills getting a job was supposed to help me acquire in the first place! Sensitivity to others is a must—I’ve learned that much, at least, but the jobs themselves have been so dreary that they bring out my worst qualities, though admittedly my brief time on the Ponyville weather team was a notable exception. Then again, the reason that one was an exception was because another pony was insensitive to me.
I explained all of this to Rarity earlier today when I stopped by the Carousel Boutique to see if she was hiring (she isn’t, by the way). Her response was interesting, if only because it was one that had not been suggested to me before. She thinks I should consider going into business for myself, reasoning that the personality traits you originally gave me make it difficult for me to be productive unless I am at the top of a hierarchy.
This seems a bit shaky to me, but then again, the question itself is rather moot. After all, becoming an entrepreneur would require me to offer some product or service to the citizens of Ponyville, and I’ve no idea what possible need there is for me to meet. How am I to understand consumers’ desires in a world where hoof-made clouds are considered obsolete? It simply doesn’t make sense to me. Perhaps mass condensation makes sense for the purposes of providing the weather in an efficient manner, but those are not the sole uses for clouds. Why would pegasi not want specially produced clouds for architectural features or furniture? Indeed, even unicorns and earth ponies could conceivably use such clouds for decoration, or adverti
Please forgive me if this letter seems rushed or sloppy, but I have just had a burst of inspiration, and can not spare the time for appropriate revisions, as I wish to strike while the iron is hot.
Penumbra