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// INCOMPLETE: PVCF 30 
// Story: Tales from a Con 
// by Admiral Biscuit 
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PVCF 30


“So tomorrow’s the Fourth of July,” you say.  “Which is a traditional American holiday, it’s when we celebrate our independence from England.”

A gaggle of pegasi is watching you with interest.  They have a book titled So You Want To Go To Earth, which they frequently reference; you’d discovered on St. Patrick’s day that their book didn’t include most human holidays.

If you were an anthropologist you might wonder why they were omitted.  Did ponies not have holidays?  Or weren’t they considered important enough to include in the book?  There was a lot of culture clash between humans and ponies.

“We celebrate by having cookouts and parades and fireworks and not working,” you continue.  “Unless there’s an emergency, of course.”

Locket raises a hoof and you nod.  “Is there going to be excessive drinking?”

“Yes.”

“So we’re gonna be doing a mission.”

“We might be, that’s in the hands of fate.”

“Or the bottom of a can of beer,” Splish Splash mutters.

“Several cans of beer,” Dainty Dove adds.  “People do dumb stuff when they’re drunk.”

“There’ll be a picnic and a barbeque, we’ll have veggies for you ponies.  No training or anything tomorrow.”

“If it’s a quiet day, I’ll go on a night flight,” Splish Splash says.  “Haven’t done that in a while.”

“Why not?” you ask.

“Because you make us get up at six am for training.”

Well, that was an honest answer.

As you start walking down the hall, you remember that you were supposed to warn them about fireworks.





Choice



>turn around and tell them (hero)
>there’ll be time to remind them tomorrow (chaos)