A few months later...
"Is this the place?"
"Yeah, this...this is the place."
After the success of his niece's birthday party, Richard managed to nab a few wholesome party gigs which proved equally as successful given the expertise of a certain bubbly balloon.
Soon, word spread around in the local area and Richard became the neighborhood's go-to party planner with Pinkie as his unofficial "super power ninja turbo neo ultra hyper mega multi alpha meta extra uber prefix party assistant".
Right now, Richard awkwardly stands before the front porch of a quaint little home, holding a few colorful balloons and wearing a professional suit while Pinkie rests on his shoulder.
"You think things will work out?" Pinkie asks.
"I don't know," Richard sighs. "But no matter what, if things go wrong, I'm gonna keep trying. I gotta focus here."
"Does she like balloon animals? I can make a mean balloon animal, Richie!"
Pinkie rapidly forms a yellow pony-shaped balloon animal with a brown mane.
"Oooh, and who are you, handsome?" she purrs at the balloon.
"Pinkie..."
"Right, FOCUSING."
"Do I look good?"
Pinkie hops up and straightens the man's tie.
"Perfect." she smiles.
Richard takes a deep breath and approaches the front porch as Pinkie dives into the cloud of balloons. Clutching the strings in one hand, he stretches the other toward the door.
"For Penny."
"For Penny."
KNOCK KNOCK!