Putting on a Show
Exhaustion pervaded the very fiber of Crystal's being. It had been a tiring evening and after an awkwardly silent walk home with Silent, all she wanted to do was go to bed. She had a job to do, however—one more thing that needed her undivided attention, and it wasn't fretting over the peck on the cheek from Silent rather than a proper kiss goodnight.
Inside the condo awaited either jubilation or despair, and it took a moment of mental coaching to lift her head from its tired droop before she was ready to open the door and call, "I'm home!"
The lights were off, but she could see Velvet's form resting on the couch. One ear perked upright at the sound of her voice and swiveled toward her. "How was dinner?"
"As could be expected, I suppose." Crystal walked toward the sitting pillows across from the couch with ginger, cautious hoofsteps. "How was your day?"
"I didn't even remotely make the cut for a principal dancer," Velvet said, keeping her back to Crystal.
Crystal winced. "Well, ah, that's all right, isn't it? There as so many other ranks—"
Velvet interrupted, "Or a first artist. Or even an artist."
"Ah, I see." Crystal raised a hoof, then slowly lowered it back down while her ears drooped. "Those are the corps, are they not? Would you really have been happy continuing in the background?"
"At least it would have been better than remaining stagnant." Velvet's tail lashed almost predatorily. "You're really bad at this comforting thing tonight."
Crystal bit down on her lower lip. "I'm sorry! I really am, I just, Velvet, I'm sorry. You tried and I'm so proud that you did. You've worked so hard to prepare for today and I'm proud of you even if you—" She paused. An unsettling feeling took residence in the pit of her stomach and she asked softly, "Velvet, you're not messing with me, are you?"
Velvet snorted and sat upright, twisting at the middle to shoot her a glare that was visible even in the darkness. "Are you saying I'm lying just to lull you into some kind of trap? About something as important as this?!"
"I'm sorry!" Crystal ducked her head. "I'm sorry, that was such a stupid thing to say, I—"
"Because I can tell you right now, if you'd even believe me or whatever, that I'm not lying! I didn't make principal or first artist or artist!"
"Velvet—"
Velvet's ears pinned back against her mane, which was out of its bun and free to fall to her shoulders in wildly curly tresses. "Believe it or not, all I got was an offer to be a soloist!"
Crystal shook her head. "I'm really sorry! I do believe you! I just—I just—" She paused.
Slowly, she lifted her guilty gaze to see Velvet's goofy grin.
"Velvet, you tramp!" Crystal jumped to her hooves. "This is exactly why I have these doubts when you give me bad news!" She jumped onto the coffee table to pounce on the mare, pinning her against the back of the couch. "I'll never trust you again but I'm so thrilled you made it in!"
Velvet laughed so hard that it seemed like she might stop breathing and wrapped her forelegs around Crystal's middle. "I'm sorry!" she wheezed. "I just can't help it. You're just so much fun to mess with!" She grinned up at her. "I made it. I did it. I'm in the Royal Ballet!"
Crystal squealed and hugged her as tightly as she could. "That's so wonderful!"
"And now—" In one fluid motion, Velvet slipped out of Crystal's grip and hopped over the table to land in the middle of the living room. "—I'm going out with some friends to celebrate! You had a rough day, so you and I can celebrate in the morning, okay?"
Crystal blinked, turning on the couch to face Velvet while the exhilaration drained from her like a popped balloon. "Some friends? Oh." Her brow furrowed. "Okay. Well, have fun?"
Velvet winked before trotting for the door. "Don't worry, you won't be missing much. We're going to a karaoke bar."
A feeling of jealousy and surprise gripped her, but she tried to smile nonetheless. "I suppose you're right. Karaoke isn't really my thing. Is it the Fillyharmonic?"
"Yup!" Velvet pulled the door open and waved over her shoulder. "Get some sleep! You have a super busy week ahead of you!"
And with that, the door shut, leaving Crystal alone. She scrunched up her nose when tears stung at her eyes. Velvet was right; her upcoming week was going to be even more taxing than dinner had been. The day after next she had the interview scheduled, and two days after that was Fancy Pants's fall line premier.
Her magic lit up to tug the needle down to the record that started to lazily spin around. She sniffed and dropped down onto the couch, soft music billowing over her like a warm blanket.
With a sharp breath in, she prepped herself to sing along with the record. "Slowly, slowly, just as the breeze drifts. Slowly, slowly, just as medicine works. Slowly, slowly—" A small hitch in her voice caught her off-guard and she clenched her eyes shut.
Velvet was right, yet again: singing in front of strangers was not her idea of a good time. But why did Velvet's other friends have to be strangers in the first place?
---
The condo was ready. All personal effects had been stored away in the bedrooms, the kitchen scrubbed, and the sitting pillows arranged in a comfortable semi-circle. After checking that there were no visible pink tresses in her mane and that her attire was neat and proper, she went into the kitchen and eyed her supplies.
There was about an hour left before the journalist from Mares Monthly would arrive. That gave her plenty of time to decide what tea would suit the stallion best. Sunset had said to have patience with the guy—given the lack of options available, he had turned to a more junior journalist for the interview. Crystal didn't mind in the least. A younger, less experienced pony suited her just fine. Professionals tended to give off such an aura of certainty that it put her on edge.
Just as she had portioned out a concoction of peppermint, rosehips, hibiscus, and lemongrass, there was a knock at the door. Her ears swiveled back, a light frown on her lips. If that was the journalist, then he was unfashionably early! The frown lifted into a smile as she corrected herself. Perhaps it was more 'nervously early' instead?
"Coming!" Her magic lowered the herbs onto the counter while she walked over to the door.
Standing just outside was a white-coated pegasus mare, half of her face hidden behind a cascading mane of light pink with seafoam green highlights. She ducked her head to put her eyes at Crystal's level. "Hi, uh, do I have the right place? Does C.W. Step live here?"
Crystal's eyes widened as a small surge of panic shot through her. "Who are you?"
"Oh, sorry, yeah, good question, huh?" She smiled softly. "I'm Aurora Dawn from Mares Monthly. I'm supposed to have an interview with C.W. Step."
As quickly as the nerves had started up, they settled back down into a momentary state of calm, then dropped into uncertainty. "You're Aurora Dawn?"
The mare—the stallion nodded. "Yes, ma'am."
"Well." Crystal blinked to gather her wits and eased into a smile. "You're at the right place. Please, come on in and make yourself comfortable." She stepped out of the doorway to return to the kitchen. "I was going to make a fresh batch of tea, but I seem to have lost track of time. Is iced tea all right?"
Aurora looked around to eye the surroundings before moving around the sitting pillows and nestling onto the couch. "I'm all right, but thanks for the offer." He stretched out one wing and opened the flap of his satchel, retrieving a pencil and two pads of paper.
With her smile in place, Crystal returned to the living room and sat on one of the pillows across from him. "All right, then. Please let me know if you need anything."
"Thanks." Aurora fidgeted with the pencil held in one of his hooves. "Do you mind if we get started?"
Crystal shook her head. "Not at all."
"Okay, well..." He trailed, reading over the notes that were written on one of his pads. "Okay. So, I guess, to start off, why don't you talk about why I'm here? About your latest novel?"
"Her Silent Love." Crystal shifted and took a breath in. "It's somewhat of a departure from the precedent I've set for myself. The leading mare, Misty—"
Aurora dropped his pencil to the paper and interrupted, "I'm sorry, but I'd like you to expand on that, if that's okay."
Crystal blinked. Well, that was new. "Pardon?"
"You said it's a departure. Why? How?" Aurora glanced up at her with a small, almost sheepish smile. "Sorry, I'm just really, really interested. I'm actually a big fan of your work. Sunset is always bragging about you, so I had to read at least one."
"Really?" Heat flushed her cheeks and she tried to wave it off while laughing. "Oh, I'm flattered! I'll happily expand, then." She inclined her head to allow her gaze to wander the room. "My first story involved a prince. My second, a princess. I think that anypony can be a princess or prince in their own way; it's not just relegated to royalty. There are so many mares who long to find the love that's waiting for them, so I wanted to show that their prince might not be an actual prince, but the stallion living next door. Everypony deserves a happy ending, and I didn't want to only write one type."
Aurora finished taking notes, set down the pencil, and flashed her another smile. "Okay. So, back to what you were saying?"
"What I was saying?" Crystal repeated in a mumble, returning her gaze to him. "Yes, yes. As I was saying, Her Silent Love is a tale about a shy florist by the name of Misty Glen..."
--
The air was alive with polite conversation, orchestral music, and bite-sized appetizers being levitated off the platters that serving ponies carried through the small crowd. Crystal kept her mouth occupied by cucumber sandwiches and bubbly champagne so that all she had to do was make eye contact and nod.
Usually, Fancy Pants's shows were extremely punctual, but the lights had yet to dim and the catwalk was empty. Gossip, however, was in full attendance. Across the room, she spotted her mother's telltale look of disapproval as the mare eyed the barren stage and whispered something to Jet Set.
"Do you think perhaps something has gone wrong with the designs?" Swan Song mumbled, one of her brows raised. "He has been under an awful lot of stress as of late."
Silver Frames huffed. "Nonsense. I'm sure it's all well under control."
"Indeed," Golden Gavel said and took a sip of champagne.
Their eyes turned to Crystal. She swallowed the sandwich and offered a smile. "This isn't his first fashion show, after all. If anypony knows what they're doing, it's certainly Fancy Pants."
Nodding and mumbled agreements responded. Crystal spied a platter of puff pastries out of the corner of her eye and snatched up two in her magic. If nothing else, she would at least make a dinner out of the free appetizers.
While the whispered words of concern buzzed all around her, Crystal tried to determine whether she preferred the spinach pastry or the one filled with sweet potato. They both had their merits, and before she could come to a conclusion, the lights started to dim and everypony turned their eyes to the catwalk.
A spotlight shone on Fancy Pants and he regarded them all with a smile. "I do apologize for the delay, mares and gentlestallions, but I thank you all for your patience. Today, I would humbly request your attention to see the debut of this year's fall line, Couronne l'Automne." He started to walk off to the side of the stage while one foreleg swept to gesture toward a pair of golden legs.
Au stepped out fully into view, the fashion lights perfectly positioned so that she seemed to be illuminated by an ethereal glow. The dress she wore resembled a collection of gold-orange leaves cascading along her form and trailing behind her as if they traveled down a gentle stream. Each leaf was a different shade from the others around it so that no two blurred together.
Light hoofstomping followed Au as she turned at the end of the catwalk and sashayed her way back off-stage. Then nothing happened. The music continued to play and the main lights remained dim, but no other models came out.
"Is it just one piece?" Silver Frames asked, her voice squeaking with surprise.
Before the question could linger too long, Au returned to the stage, this time wearing a white gown composed of several layers of ruffled tulle. Scattered along the skirt of the dress were embroidered silver leaves that glittered and danced with every swish and sway as Au moved down the catwalk.
She was rewarded with another round of hoofstomping, though it was a little stilted with the confusion that hung in the air. Au posed and regarded them with a neutral expression, her mane framing her face in tightly wound curls. Once she was satisfied with the response, she turned and glided out of sight.
There was another long pause and Crystal glanced at the other faces around her, all mirroring the same expression—perplexed. Just as before, eventually, Au came back into the spotlight sporting a third design. The delay between her third and fourth appearance was longer than the first two, and when it was time for her to return a fifth time, nothing happened once again.
"This is most peculiar," Jet Set said from behind her and smiled when Crystal turned to face him. "I don't think this has ever happened before."
Crystal bobbed her head politely. "Good evening, Father." Her ear flicked. "Does Au not normally model the whole show by herself?"
"Certainly not!" Jet Set lifted his gaze to the stage. "Frankly, she normally doesn't model for him in these shows at all. Fancy tends to make an effort to not show favoritism to her like this."
Crystal's brow furrowed and she followed the direction of his eyes. "I see." She glanced up at him. "Speaking of—"
"No!" Au's voice shouted, tearing all attention away from gossip and to the curtains that shielded the backstage from sight but not from sound. "I can do it!"
The music quieted down as even the musicians tried to look at the commotion. Unease settled over the room until Fancy Pants walked out, smile in place.
"My apologies, everypony. It seems there was some... confusion this evening. Please bear with me a moment longer and the show will resume." He bowed his head and disappeared back around the curtains.
"That can't bode well," Jet Set muttered, sighed, and looked down at Crystal. "Now, dear, I came to ask you about your mother."
Crystal blinked and looked past him to see her mother still standing on the other side of the room. "Mom?" She looked back up at him. "What about her?"
"She hasn't quite been herself since dinner the other night. She's hardly said a word about the little altercation you and her had. Is everything all right?"
Crystal hesitated before giving a meek shrug of her shoulders. "I guess. I'm not sure. We fought, and then she left." Her expression hardened as she added, "I could ask you the same thing about Silent."
Jet Set's ears perked upright. "What ever do you mean?"
"He similarly hasn't been acting normal." She pursed her lips in a thoughtful pout. "What did you say to him?"
Jet Set cleared his throat. "Well, I—ah! The show is resuming, dear. I'm sure he'll be fine. We simply had a little chat about the future, that's all. Now, eyes forward."
Crystal sighed, but relented by returning her gaze to the stage. A new model walked out into the light and strutted her way down the catwalk and, right as she reached the end, a second started after her so that the space was never empty.
Off to the side, Crystal spotted Fancy Pants making a beeline for the table of champagne glasses. Four of them levitated up and over to him, one raising to his lips and the other three circling nearby to swap out after he drained the first. Her brow furrowed and she stepped out of the crowd to walk over to him.
"Mr. Fancy Pants?"
Fancy's ear twitched and he glanced at her. The corners of his lips twitched into a smile. "Yes?"
Crystal kept her voice to a low, private level. "Is everything all right?"
Fancy stared for a moment with the false smile plastered on his lips until it fell. "I suppose things could be worse," he admitted with a chuckle.
"Would you like to talk about it?" Her magic overtook his on the empty glasses to set them down on the table.
He sighed. He tossed back the third glass and turned to look out at the crowd. "It will be fine. Goldie will have a fit, I'm sure, but she'll get over it." There was a pause as his gaze landed on the current foremost model, whose dress glittered in the fashion lights. "Thank Celestia only one of my two experiments came up short."
Crystal tilted her head one way, then the other. "I'm sorry?"
"I hired a new lighting technician for today. My normal go-to pony was unavailable." He looked down at Crystal, smiling. "Please recommend Spotlight to your parents for their next garden party. She did a spectacular job, don't you think?"
Crystal just nodded. It was all she could think to do. Had Fancy just referred to his daughter's performance as a failed experiment? Out of context, that sounded much worse than she was sure he had meant. Finally, she replied softly, "I'll be sure to talk to them."
Was it wrong that she wanted to smile? The idea that her family wasn't the only one experiencing strife between the generations was comforting, in a strange way.
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I love how some of the oldest characters are still getting development.
Dammit Velvet. This is the sort of thing that makes me wanna smack you instead of give you a hug.
Because Crystal would probably have a heart attack when she realizes Velvet's other circle of friends tends to end up in a sweaty pile of ballerinas and whipped cream.
I'm excited to see this development with Au and Fancy Pants. Possibly she'll be redeemed like High Horse? Velvet's new friends seem like they're going to be very interesting as well.
Velvet is like the biggest troll in the pony universe. So you mention your writing that Crystal has to go to events because of… Something. How many will she have to go to before silent tells her that she doesn't have to? And lastly out of morbid curiosity, if you have to write Au's demise, what way of an 'accident' would you choose. I personally see her going out in a soap opera kind of fashion, shallow and pretentious.
Crystal needs to only believe Velvet when she can get it in writing and it is notarized.
That makes me even more interested to see how the other side of this went considering the background that Velvet and Shimmering have.
This is almost funny for the turn around that now it is Crystal sitting around alone when Velvet goes out with friends, expect I can't laugh about it. Poor Crystal, now that Velvet isn't nearly as depend on her and Silent Knight is pretty much (always?) absent her two main ponies to spend time with are non-existent.
What. She is still trying to hide her identify and she is having an interview at her home? I am not sure if that is Crystal being so innocent and trusting that it grows my heart three sizes or if reporters are all sunshine and solemn oaths.
I am curious, is Aurora a mare or stallion? Crystal seems to think a stallion is coming, but when she sees Aurora she thinks it's a mare. Does the guy just have a fabulous mane which caused the initial confusion?
Oh boy, I really hope that this reporter has the strength of ten to keep all this to themselves.
This is me in a nutshell at a conference. Oh yes a lovely talk, I especially liked the part about the jalapeno bagels, I mean retention figures.
I hope Crystal is enjoying this because it will likely be the talk of the gossip circuit for awhile. What is Au/Fancy Pants doing and why?
This might become very important in the future. Crystal could be the only one with this particular bit of knowledge about what happened that evening.
6575182 Ahh, thank you! I believe that no one is too old to have development!
Just because they disappear behind the scenes doesn't mean their lives don't continue... And, as far as Au herself goes, I don't think Shachza would allow me to let her fade away at this point. Especially not after I teased him about how she'll have a role in the sequel. 
6575262 I was grinning while writing Velvet's scene, knowing that with her back to Crystal, she was grinning like a mad mare herself. And... oh my!
6575266 ~Stuff~ and ~things~ will happen with and to Au, that's for sure!
6575298 Well, I think at this point Wishes is a month behind Secrets... so not too many more at all! For what it's worth, there is some legitimacy behind her logic. Officers are high ranking guards that are much more "public" than the rank and file. I can't find my Google book link right now to get an exact quote, but much of the life of a wife of an officer was spent hosting parties and keeping up appearances about the wealth and prosperity of that officer's family. Crystal's not pulling things out of thin air... though it is shaky logic, given who her stallion is.
6575313 We'll find out! ... Eventually! ... I really need to catch up on Velveteen Mask!
As for the journalist and having the interview at her home, Aurora (in this universe) works at Mares Monthly. Journalistic integrity, contractual obligations, etc. Crystal technically wouldn't need the "disguise" at all, but at this point it's a persona. She's not C.W. Step without her gear! And Aurora is actually a stallion, but has a more feminine appearance and voice. That's kind of the "joke" (for lack of a better word). 
And... meep! We'll see! Ah, I'm sure you all are tired of those words, eh? 
Hooray for Velvet!!
Also, Velvet, you prankster. I actually had something like that happen to me today. A friend convinced me that something that had been there for a day had been there for a year or two... I totally fell for it. Oops 
Also, today I was suddenly struck that Silent and Crystal remind me of a few of these songs...
https://elizarickman.bandcamp.com/album/footnotes-for-the-spring
Specifically the first two. They just seem very Crystal-y.
6575412 Aw, thank you for telling me, but now I'm guessing your not into dark humor since you didn't mention the last two sentence.
Yay! Velvet got the part, and I was amused by Crystal getting the interviwers gender wrong at first glance, then again ive done it before. Im curious as to why Fancy Pants daughter did to cause him to need a drink, but then again, just being near Au would be enough to im guessing. Im curious if this is the start of velvet actually letting crystal into her life more, cause we all know that mare been sneaky sneaky. anyway this was a nice chapter.
6575457
I picture him at a fan meeting sitting in the back re-enacting the many faces of The One Where Pinkie Pie Knows.
It seems that Golden Pants was really trying to take the spotlight during that show...if that is the case then there really is no grace in being an attention whore...but this is Golden Pants we are talking about here. I shouldn't be surprised she would try to pull a stunt like that.
I would leave detailed and insightful commentary as I normally do(1), but you see, I'm at the house in the desert today. Accordingly, I'm too drunk(2).
1: a lie
2: not a lie
3: October 29th
LOVED IT! Literally every character that showed up in this chapter in any meaningful way got a slice of the character-development cake.
The story said "We want character development!"
Crystal replied 'Let them eat CAKE!!" (the metaphorical character-developing kind...and possibly the literal kind, there is a LOT of cake in this story)
Wooo~ Go Spotlight!
And I completely, totally forgot Au existed. Whoopsie. Sad to see she hasn't changed much though.
Another great chapter like always. Good to see that Au is still around. Hope she changes her ways.
Oh, wow... So Velvet's jealous of Crystal's social life and Crystal's jealous of Velvet's social life. AND neither wants to mention that fact, or has any idea how similar their feelings are regarding each other. The question is whether we're seeing drifting or evolution.
(I suspect the latter given Crystal is writing this. I mean Crystal is, not Crystal. Sheesh! It's like this is hard to understand, or something.)
And Au...
What happened to her as a child (or didn't)? There's self-prepossession. There's also narcissism. But this... this sounds like she's bordering on actual psychosis. (Did I use that correctly?)
I don't think a slap upside the head and a hug will fix that...
Yay for velvet! Also, trouble in snooty pony paradise
Ah drink the go to solution when something bad happens. It doesn't help.
Also good job Velvet. But remember a consistent record of being a troll makes you predictable.
I feel sorry for Fancy Pants. Probably her idea was at the beginning. Great job
6575900
Well, Velvet and Crystal did have a thing a while back where Velvet finally aired out her grievances over feeling left out now that Crystal has Silent, but this one from Crystal's perspective is new. I wouldn't say that she's jealous of Velvet's social life so much as she's upset by the fact that Velvet's keeping it a secret.
They've always been together, and they've pretty much shared everything since they were foals. When Crystal got Silent, Velvet was jealous because she thought she was losing Crystal, but for Crystal she's upset because she feels like Velvet is excluding her. She has friends that Crystal doesn't know, going places she doesn't know about, doing things she hasn't been invited to be a part of. Velvet was right, Crystal would have turned down the offer and stayed home, but the point is that the offer wasn't made in the first place.
Au/Goldie needs to have sobering experience, she's much of diva. While that's fine for her public outings, seeing those tend to draw the right kind of attention to her, that behavior at the show is only more likely to make her chances of being part of a show less likely. It would be nice to get a minific of Golden's days.
Crystal seems to be managing her problems well.
Since most every comment touched on the Au / Fancy tension, I'll just sum up my response here so I don't start sounding repetitive: Yes, there definitely seems to be something going on with Au. I don't know when we'll learn what, though. Oh, wait, I do!
6575425 Whoo! People with prankster friends unite!
I'm usually the gullible one, too, so don't feel left out. And ahh! Music! 
I will listen to them shortly, thank you!
6575430 I have a friend who is frequently mistaken for a female. At this point we just accept that when he and I are together, it's ladies' night~
6575457 Ah! I'm so glad you liked it! It was perfect timing. I hadn't decided what pony would fill the journalist / interviewer role, and when you picked Wishes for your OC, I realized that the stars had aligned for me! And when/if you get around to reading Secrets, you'll get the whole story on just what Jet Set said to Silent! For Wishes... well, Jet Set isn't telling, hmm!
6575489 She definitely acted out more than we've seen in the past, that's for sure.
6575535 Hmm! Does this mean tomorrow you finally reveal the super secret su-pise?
6575649 What can I say? I love cake! Metaphorical and literal! And I don't like to let characters stay stagnant too long, so cake for everyone!!
6575704 It is a small namedrop cameo, but I thought it would be a nice, more gradual introduction for your OC! And it gave her the spotlight of Fancy's attention.. eh? Ehh?
6575841 Thank you! Well, y'all know me, I don't like one dimensional characters... so there's probably going to be some changes for her someday.
6575900 It is a bit of a vicious cycle they're in. I always maintain that communication is key... but I also understand how it feels to have "darker" feelings (jealousy, envy, greed, etc.) and wanting to keep them tucked away. So I can't fault them too much without being a hypocrite! But, yes, there is some sense of... irony?... in their situation. And, it's okay. Aull will be revealed in time. (Heh, heh...)
6575918 Trouble in snooty pony paradise indeed!
6576012 Velvet maintains that as long as Crystal keeps falling for it, she isn't predictable yet.
6576126 He tries to be a good father. He does! But he can't go so far as to ruin his fall line debut, yanno?
6576172 You are perceptive as always! Yup to all of the above. I'd also add that back in the first year at the academy, they had themselves a little fight over Velvet spending her time with other ponies. That was resolved by talking about it. So clearly history needs to fully repeat itself and they have another talk!
6576270 Oh, she'll have a sobering experience... *slowly rising maniacal laughter* It just might not happen in this story.
6576378
Now I see where Lovey gets it from.
I await with bated breath! (Though not too bated, I guy needs to breathe, after all.) Wait... Am I just 'feeding the troll' by paying attention to Au?
It comes with the long hair and being skinny-ish. Though it's soooooo nice to have your hair played with... At least I get mistaken less now that I shortened mine up to my shoulders.
I agree and approve
Everything has already been said, I think, so I'll leave it at that.
6576378
Stop with the puns. I wanna get up from the floor.
6575900
Don't forget that the two stories are out of sync and we are in Velvet's future right now. Though like Velvet, Crystal has done a lot of this to herself by spending so much time (assumption) going to high society functions where she has approaching zero friends or desire to make any.
6576378 I'm also sometimes the prankster though... Or maybe I'm just a weird. Huh.
And you're very welcome!
Huh... I feel sad for Au... Which kind of goes against everything I normally think of her character. It just kinda seems like that was her compensating for something though. Maybe she's starting to finally realize high society isn't all it's cracked up to be.
6576779
That is exactly the kind of reaction I was hoping for, so thanks for saying so! Underneath it all, Au is still Golden Pants... a pony, just like Crystal and Velvet and the rest of the cast. No pony is "all bad" or "all good" and Au is no exception!
6576378
No. That one's not done baking, yet. I made an appetizer for the holiday to tide you all over.
6576378 Thats cool. I thought one of my friend's mother was his father... that.. was akward
Good Chapter.
I don't know why, but I kind of liked Aurora Dawn. Maybe because of his shy mannerisms?
GAH!
Why can't I thumbs up more than once?
6576378 It's almost her time to shine.
YES GO VELVET!!!
(no don't)
The snarky, pranky awesome Velvet is back ... I can die happy now
...
or not ... now Crystal is in the dumps ... STOP PLAYING WITH MY FEELINGS
6577937 He was a treat to include! I wasn't sure if I was going to pull in an old character to fill the spot or just go generic or what. Then Scorpia picked Wishes for the recent cameo call and their OC was interested in writing... Poof! Perfect!
6579018 Oh, you can. Someone does. Every few updates, someone flips from a downvote to an upvote... then back to a downvote. Since they've not said anything to me about why, I'm going to pretend it's because they want to hit 'upvote' every time I update.
(Please don't actually do this, it's a little defeating to think I converted a downvote only to have it return to its original state the next day!)
6579101 Hah!
6579376 I'm sorry! But if your feelings are played with, think about how Crystal feels! There, now, by comparison, don't you feel better?
Ooooo, not bad.
Hmn, sudden dark thought. If this is the Royal Ballet, is there any chance that the fact that Velvet semi-regularly plays board games with one of the princesses affected her admittance?
That is a good question, Crystal.
Pretty good choice for an initial interviewer, sounds like it's going to go well.
This definitely competes with the first show in Suited for Success for most awkward fashion show ever.
Things become so very interesting!
I have the exact same issue on here: people keep thinking I'm a 'mare'!
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You think you have problems. I'm fk'n PINK!!