Exceptionals · 4:13pm Aug 1st, 2018
“Seville…”
“Yeah, Dollface?”
Every bit of wind in Twilight’s body came out in one massive snort that blew Pinkie’s mane all over the place. “Mister Orange, I can’t take you seriously when you’re so silly.”
“Is that so?” he asked while rubbing his chin. “Yeah, well, I can’t take you silliously when you’re so serious, so there, my sweet little canary mare.”
She tried fighting it, but that made it worse. The giggles came and there was nothing she could do to contain them. Even worse, Pinkie Pie was giggling too, served up hot with a side of snorts. When nothing worked, when the giggles could not be stopped, she was forced to cling to Pinkie and ride out the incoming tsunami of mirth.
“Are you ever serious?” Twilight asked, her sides heaving.
“Hmm…” Beside the bed, Seville went mock-serious, and stood there, thinking, one hoof tapping against the floor. “There was that time when I went undercover with Rarity—”
“Hey!” Twilight did her best to act and sound indignant. “You’re supposed to be under the covers with me, not that hussy.”
Seville continued, undaunted by Twilight’s interjection. “She and I went into the seedy underbelly of Manehattan’s fashion industry and found a web of corruption, foal-labour, and equine sex-trafficking. Rarity beat up a bunch of mugs and mooks after I got jumped and had my jaw broken. I was pretty serious after all of that. Saw some stuff. Plus, there was that whole being saved by a dame.”
“Ever since Rarity started making costumes for exceptionals,” Pinkie Pie remarked, still giggling just a bit, “she keeps doing things that I’d never imagined her doing. It’s gone to her head.”
“Empowerment outfits.” Seville delivered the correction in perfect deadpan. “They’re called empowerment outfits in the business. Calling ‘em costumes is seen as degrading. Wearing a mask is serious business.”
“Oh, that might explain why Rainbow Dash got all peeved with me.” Pinkie heaved her body around to get comfortable, disturbing the tangle of legs between her and Twilight. “Exceptionals… they hide among us, lurking until they are needed. Dun-dun-dun!”
So much is revealed in just a few short paragraphs.
Does anybody even remember the E.U.P. I.E.A.?
Hopefully some of you will remember these small, important details.
What the-? “You-pie-ah?”
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Somebody forgot the Wonderbolt's history lesson.
And a pretty major background event in Swans.
A neat reveal. I feel like we have been waiting to find out the amazing things Rarity has been involved with for quite a while. Her hoof-fighting skills are cannon. And Rarity's love of drama and fabulous clothing makes a connection to 'exceptionals' (good name) both fun and a natural outgrowth of her character.
Given the huge strength advantage than many earth ponies have over most unicorns, Rarity's hoof-fighting skills are even more impressive. I wonder if she subtly enhances her hoof-fighting with her magical multi-tasking?
I always thought it would be a cool bit to see Rarity solve a crises by multi-tasking and manipulating dozens of objects at the same time with her magic, while other 'more powerful' characters were unable to help because they could not manipulate items with such complexity. I know that Twilight and Starlight have moved large numbers of objects (like picking an orchard full of apples or a moving a library full of books), but these have been bulk manipulation of similar objects all doing effectively the same thing. I'll bet Rarity could empower / manipulate a cloud of tools and materials, all doing precisely what she needs them to do to create her vision of fabulosity.
And isn't it cool that Google Docs spell checker can fix 'fabulosity'?
I look forward to more from this story!
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I never finished flight school; I couldn’t get over the barriers to entry. My career never even got off the ground.