Journal Entry 001
I am told that but a year of separation from a sibling’s life is more than enough to estrange oneself from them, regardless if the fault is due to differing life choices, work schedules, or simply a lack of communication.
What, then, are the steps to take for repairing a thousand years of separation? How does one such as myself begin to fix a burnt bridge this antiquated?
I believe the answer is in the realization tonight that I’m not the only one that wishes to fix the bridge. In this respect, I still know my sister. Yet I find myself vexed in sorting out what her new likes and hobbies are.
Perhaps they are reminiscent of her older hobbies? From my recollection, Noble Punting was a fun sport back then. Ah, the days would go by in a breeze when the whining started close, then became ever so distant as the seconds ticked by. It only helped her to persist the sport when the nobles misunderstood NP as “no problem”.
We really were quite good at making our problems go away. Hmm… I still never beat her at that. Perhaps I should see if she’s willing to accept a rematch.
But back to the subject at hoof. How to connect with Celestia… food, perhaps? She did seem quite stiff about what food she prefers eating. Cabbage, apricots, a good slice of toast with marmalade, but never cake. Cake is bad!
That settles it. Tomorrow I’ll make her lunch. Brussels sprouts, peanut butter and mayonnaise should do the trick! With a pinch of moon dust, naturally. That will absolutely convey my feelings for her as a newly reformed sister!
Dearest little sister,
I originally wanted to play a small prank on you acting as some greater knowledged spirit within this two-way communication diary I’ve given you, but in light of this first entry (which I hope you’re still reading as I continue on here), I must interject with a small, simple request.
IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS GOOD AND SACRED, ASK ME WHAT I LIKE NOW.
Using antiquated notions of a time and age where I was younger and dumber and willing to eat just about anything you threw at me on a plate? This idea would work if I was fully frozen in time while you were away. Unfortunately, I’m not the one frozen in time here—can you guess who that is?
Don’t get me completely wrong, however. There is nothing to say I still don’t like some of those traits you mentioned—a good round of NP sounds delightful, though I’ve had to modernize it a bit since then.
By which I mean I added a goalpost on the side of the mountain and a scoreboard.
I also still enjoy marmalade on toast. But never, ever say I would turn down cake ever again. If there’s one big change about me I will burn into your brain, it’s that one. Cake is my life now.
I cannot stress enough that I’m here if you need to know anything else about me that’s changed since your insanely outdated recollection of me, Luna. I’m not some fond little puppy you remember from ages past that fetches your slippers for you, even though I would still fetch your slippers today which makes me think using a fetching puppy as an example of change is a really terrible idea to begin with.
Also you can fetch your own slippers now. They’re right outside your bedroom door. I know this because I put them there.
I know you’re looking at this with a suspicious look, but I really want us to try a sister slippers thing! If it doesn’t work out, we’ll abandon the idea, okay?
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Royal sister slippers do sound adorable. Also, great way to incorporate the episode's themes. There are a surprising number of parallels between these sets of sisters.
If it weren't for the fact that it's been six seasons now, having a Celestia-Luna story parallel to the Rarity-Sweetie Belle story would have greatly improved this episode.
I like your entry. As FanofMostEverything said, this is a fantastic way to incorporate the episode's themes.
Oooh! Noble Punting! Now THAT is a GREAT idea! <3
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Actually, there'd be a very easy way to incorporate it.
First, cut out the Zipporwhill/Ripley subplot completely.
Second, have Rarity spare two days to spend with Sweetie Belle, and have everything that went wrong be the first day.
Third, have Luna visit both sisters together since their dreams that night are reflections of each other, and rather than having Luna simply explain to them what they were doing wrong, just show them her own initial efforts to reconnect with Celestia. Then have this conversation.
Rarity: Goodness, Highness...didn't you realize Celestia must have changed in the 1000 years you were gone? At least as far as interests, if only because new things are available?
Luna: Indeed. It is amazing how much a loved one can change when they are out of sight, however long or short that time frame may be.
Rarity: ...Sweetie Belle, why are you looking at me like-...oh. Oh goodness, I've really flubbed this haven't I? I'm terribly sorry. I just...I wanted to reclaim all those happy memories of us spending time together.
Sweetie: The memories are still there, sis. But I'm older now, and I have different interests now.
Rarity: Why didn't you say something?
Sweetie: ...yeah, that's on me. I was just so happy you cleared so much time to spend with me...I didn't want to screw things up either, even if I wasn't enjoying it.
Luna: A lesson I learned as well. The bond of love will always be there, however long you are apart from a loved one. But the first step to a successful repairing of the connection is communication.
Rarity: ...so what would you like to do tomorrow, Sweetie?
Is there a chance that Luna would also write the letter?
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You had me at "cut out the Zipporwhill/Ripley subplot completely."
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Not enough, actually. The episode would have been even better if Sweetie Bell became jealous of the adoration of the masses for Rarity's fashion empire and attempted to take it over in a violent coup.
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Eeeh... While it wasn't great (and the aforementoned Celestia/Luna thing would be awesome), I like that they are showing the CMC have grown up and ARE competant and good at what they do (while still being the CMC, e.g. riding the stone-slab) now.
But maybe they could have done that in a different and better way, certainly; but on the otherhand, the nominal target demographic probably grocks the puppy thing pretty well.
P = NP?
Noble Punting? Oh boy. That sounds very fun. It seems like a really awesome method of shutting annoying nobleponies up by kicking them high into the air while they holler like crazy.
8166312 Certainly.
Politics = Noble Punting.
The formal proof of this has never been completed, but the consensus is very strong among experts that the equality does hold. This is crucial for modern time-of-crypt-use analysis. Disproving this would have enormous ripple effects on the way Equestria handles its affairs, likely leading to a major economic crisis.
(I had a lot of fun converting terms over….)
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Heh...
Oh, that's amazing!