Welcoming Ambassadors
Twilight Sparkle patiently waited as Rarity fixed the hem of her newest dress. Unlike the ones that the unicorn had made before, this one was for greeting the ambassadors of a new country that Equestria was entering into an alliance with. However, when Princess Celestia had told Twilight that she wanted Equestria’s newest Princess to handle the meet and greet portion of the ambassador’s visit, she had also mentioned that this was a culture where it was not acceptable to simply go around naked all the time. And so, Twilight had recruited Rarity into making a special dress for the occasion, and asked her to help her out.
“Almost done, Twilight,” explained Rarity, as she made a few final adjustments on the dress, “I do so want to thank you for giving me this opportunity to study another cultures’ designs. Who knows what ideas I may come away with!” Rarity was practically quivering with excitement, and Twilight turned to face her.
“Just remember, Rarity. No...”
“No gawking, no gushing over the designs, no matter how good or bad they are, let you do all the talking and whatever I do, do not mention this to Pinkie Pie,” recited Rarity, having learnt the list of things that Twilight didn’t want her to do after the third time the young alicorn had gone through it while being fitted for her dress. “I remember, darling. It’s just that...well, a culture that constantly wears clothes, who built their society around them...Any designer would love to meet them.”
Twilight smiled at her friend. “I know you’re excited, but just restrain yourself until after I’ve escorted the ambassadors over to Princess Celestia. Now come on, we should head over to the castle gates. They’ll be here soon.”
Twilight and Rarity were by the gate of Canterlot Castle when the carriage bearing the ambassadors pulled up. As the door opened, and the ambassadors exited, Rarity, despite all her promises not to, gawked. Twilight was also caught by surprise, but recovered much quicker than her unicorn friend.
“Ambassadors, Welcome to Canterlot Castle. I am Princess Twilight Sparkle. Princess Celestia has asked me to escort you to her as soon as you arrived, so if you will please follow me, we can get the meetings underway.”
Twilight’s little speech seemed to get Rarity out of her temporary stupor, and she closed her mouth, and fell in behind the group as they traversed the short distance from the gates to the meeting rooms. Once they had passed the ambassadors over to Princess Celestia, Twilight turned to Rarity.
“You promised you wouldn’t gawk.”
“I am terribly sorry, Twilight. I guess I just wasn’t expecting...that,” explained Rarity, motioning with a hoof back towards the meeting room, “Those Kos Pley ambassadors’ outfits were certainly interesting, to say the least.”