Twilight groaned. These “Strange Cases” were giving her a head-ache, and she could swear she could hear pounding in her ears… or was that the front door to the library?
When she got to the front door, she regretted opening it, because the next thing she knew she was looking down the barrel of Pinkie’s Party Cannon, which showered her and all of the library with confetti, streamers, and a nice large banner that seemed to hang itself from the loft reading “For the Bestest Friend Ever.”
“Oh, did I hit you, I’m so sorry! Desu!” Pinkie called out to the flattened princess, then entered followed by the rest of Twilight’s friends.
“Pinkie?”
“What?”
“What in the hay does ‘desu’ mean?”
“Well, I dunno, I guess it’s just some kind of word you say after things, like this: desu!”
“Could you stop? It’s getting annoying.”
“Oh, sorry, desu.”
“There you are, saying it again.”
“Ah think she’s done with it now, aren’t you, Pinkie, desu.” Applejack covered her own mouth when she said the word.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a little politeness, desu,” Rarity said, holding her nose high.
“There, you said it too,” Twilight said.
“It is only prim and proper, desu,” Rarity returned.
“I think Twilight wants us to stop, desu,” Fluttershy said, quietly.
“Would you all stop saying ‘Desu’? It’s getting annoying.”
“We can try, desu, but I don’t think it’s going to work, desu,” Pinkie said.
“Discord,” Twilight grumbled. “Fluttershy, do you think you could invite Discord down to the cottage tomorrow afternoon?”
“Of course, desu.”
“There it is again… that desu!”
“Sorry, desu.”
Twilight just shooed them all out of the library, causing Pinkie great distress, but ultimately saving Twilight’s sanity.
Case 41:
I don’t know what it is with this word ‘desu’ but everypony seemed to be saying it after everything. I just can’t figure out why. Desu.
You most Faithful Student,
Princess Twilight Sparkle
Dear Discord,
I was wondering, I mean if it wasn’t too big of a problem, if you could come down to my cottage tomorrow, say around two in the afternoon?
Sincerely,
Fluttershy
Discord received both letters and smiled wide. This would be a great way to throw Twilight off his scent.
Dearest Fluttershy,
Of course I’ll be at your place tomorrow at two, how could I resist an invitation from my best friend?
Sincerely,
Discord
“And so the plan is in place.”