//------------------------------// // Chapter 62- On Trending // Story: Reformed Unicorn Group Podcast // by Quoterific //------------------------------// "We are here today with a very special guest who is going to talk to us the ins and outs of everything trending and upcoming!" Starlight introduced the show to their listeners for today. "So please welcome to the show, Trenderhoof!" The ponies clapped their hooves together for the celebrity fashion writer and critic. "Ladies, please, the pleasure is all mine. I got your invitation, read it and I instantly knew that I just had to come on," Trenderhoof waved a hoof in dismissal. "Ladies? Stop it you charmer, you," Trixie put a hoof to her forehead in a near swooning gesture. Starlight huffed, but Trenderhoof chuckled. "I'm afraid I am on a break when it comes to finding true love, especially when I was at Ponyville planning the Ponyville Day Ceremony with Miss Rarity," Trenderhoof smiled at the show-pony, who gave a mocking pout. Starlight turned to the fashion writer with a questioning look. "And what do you mean by that? Learnt something that you would like to share to us?" Starlight asked. "Rarity brought me over to Ponyville to help oversee the festival, and she brought me to Sweet Apple Acres. Now, I don't know about you ponies, but I just love the countryside! Surely you've noticed?" The others looked at him with questioning to incredulous looks. "Sure, we can see that," Tempest answered back with a hint of sarcasm. "Anyways, I was unaware at the time that Rarity had a crush on me, but at the sight of Applejack, I..." He trailed off, leaving the unicorns to the room to figure it our. Suddenly, Trixie's eyes widened as she put two and two together, a large smirk spreading on her face. "So Rarity had a crush on you, but you had a crush on Applejack, which created this awkward love triangle?" Trixie wiggled her eyebrows at that. "You could say that," Trenderhoof chuckled, "It got quite awkward. I heard later that in order to impress me more, Rarity went full country, clothes, accent and all." "Rarity going full country? Now that's something I wanna see," Trixie gasped, "Details! More!" Sunset looked at Trixie with a worrying look. "Please don't tell me you're going to use it as blackmail? I've been there myself a few times," Sunset begged. "Hush, continue please, Trenderhoof," Trixie begged. Trenderhoof seemed to ignore or not notice Trixie's behaviour. "Then Applejack went all fancy to prove a point to Rarity, calling herself Apple Jewel, if I am told correctly. It took some time, but Rarity learnt her lesson. It was then I appeared, with my own country get-up," Trenderhoof continued. "What?!" The others shouted in shook. "I had grown tired of living in the big city, and so it was time to enjoy the more simpler things in a ponies life," Trenderhoof explained sheepishly, "Rarity told me that if somepony doesn't like you for who you are, it's their loss, not your own." "Now, apart from the friendship lesson that Rarity taught you, let's talk about trends. How do you know something is going to be trending before it becomes trending?" Tempest asked, slightly surprised for repeating herself. "I just have to see it to believe it!" Trenderhoof declared proudly, "I just have the sense for knowing when something is about to go big! Not big as in for a short time, but big as in fireworks!" "And just how?" Sunset asked with confusion. "I just have to picture it. Where will it go? What crowd will it it draw? Those sorts of questions that have to tick all the right boxes in order to make it big. It can't be a copy of something else, it must come up as completely new!" Trenderhoof placed his hooves on his head to let them get the picture. "So where would you see my Great and Powerful magic tricks from the Great and Powerful Trixie?" Trixie asked, standing up on her seat with a dramatic flourish and gesture. "Sorry darling, but street performances were way, way, out of season," Trenderhoof apologised, causing Trixie to stumble back and fall over in disappointment. "Oh," Tempest teased, "Shot down like your untested fireworks." This earned a glare from the street performer. "Well, thank you Trenderhoof, for sharing your experience and trending tips," Sunset thanked, "We are all done and finished for today, every creature. We will be back with more chats and fun!"