Samudra's Journal

by vren55

Entry 120: A Devious Public Opinion Scheme

One of my ponies in the Ministry gave me an idea. It’s positively devious.

The plan would be this, we would allow the kelpies to show themselves and act as a delegation. However, we don’t allow them any opportunity to appear as… ponies. We just usher them into the palace and have a… discussion about some trivial topics, which I think they would expect. That being said, the lack of ponification would allow us to do two things.

If the negotiations go well, we can then portray the kelpies in a more sympathetic light and I can tailor a speech that emphasizes their willingness to live with us peacefully.

If the negotiations eventually fail though, I can capitalize on how little ponies know about the kelpies and paint them as monsters who deceived us into thinking they actually wanted peace. They look alien enough for that role anyway.

So I’ve agreed to the kelpies request for a meeting. I’m going to have to plan it carefully, but it can work to my advantage either way.