"He aims his pistol at the sky-"
"WAIT!"
Pinkie Pie bawled outside the theater, a sniffling Fluttershy in her arms and a "crying but not trying to show it" Rainbow Dash with an arm around her shoulder.
"You see- this is why! This is why I don't pay attention in history class!" Rainbow said, her lips quivering as she put on a brave face. Sunset rolled her eyes at the dramatic display.
"B-BUT THEY WERE FRIE-E-E-E-ENDS!" Pinkie sobbed, pulling a tissue out of nowhere and blowing her nose.
"It certainly was a dramatic irony," Rarity said, wiping a tear from her eye as she smiled, "Burr finally started to take chances and be belligerent- only in time to estrange his oldest friend and lead to both of their downfalls."
"Personally, I think Hamilton wasn't that great a person." Twilight said. Rarity gasped.
"Darling, did you even watch the same play we were?"
"I mean- yes, the play was good," Twilight started, putting a single finger into the air, "But I've done plenty of my own research on the history- and honestly, I'm more inclined to believe that Hamilton manipulated Burr into the dual out of petty revenge. A last act to sully Burr's political career forever."
Sunset shivered a little- now, why did THAT thinking sound so familiar, she wondered sarcastically to herself.
"Still sounds like a load of hooey to me," AJ piped up, "If they were friends they shoulda just talked it out better'n that- that Burr fella even said that duels were dumb!"
"That's part of the drama, darling," Rarity said, "And besides, if everyone were clear with their words and talked everything out, the entirety of the teen drama genre would collapse. Even we've been subject to some of that, with- uh..." she cut herself off there, eyes flicking over to Sunset. For her part, Sunset was just glad she didn't say "no offense" again.
AJ frowned, "Well... y'all ain't wrong there."
"I kinda just want to punch T Jeffs in his stupid teeth," Sunset said, "Why didn't Hamilton just deck him once? The dude was the most fighty person I've seen."
"Probably because Jefferson in real life was a lot more subdued and socially anxious," Twilight offered.
"Well, yeah- but stage Jefferson was such an insufferable jerk! Just- just one good punch, that's all I ask!"
"I wonder if Principal Celestia would let us put on a student performance?" Rarity wondered. Pinkie suddenly popped up behind her, throwing her arms around Rarity.
"Oh my GOSH that would be AMAZING! You would make those costumes so good, Rarity!"
Rarity's cheeks colored, waving Pinkie off, "Oh, pish-posh, it wouldn't be anything, darling," she grinned a little, "Although, I've been meaning to do something with bustle pads for a while now~"
"How about we put a pin in that and get some food- that theater grub was way too expensive, and I'm starving," Sunset said. The rest of her friends nodded in agreement, picking themselves up off the theater steps and heading down the sidewalk. Sugar Cube Corner awaited.