The People's Republic of Twilightlicious

by GeodesicDragon


Interlude: Twilight's Diary - Entry #2

Day Two in The People's Republic of Twilightlicious

Part of me was hoping that, by giving the Arms Manufacturing workers the pay rise they wanted, I could avoid a lot of trouble. All I've done instead is give the other unions cause to go on strike, in the hopes that they can get a similar deal. The amount of people on the streets is amazing... not to mention a bit scary.

Raymond assures me that they'll all get bored and go home eventually, so for now I will do as he suggests and ignore it.

Politics here seems to work in the same way as politics in Equestria, in that there is a lot of money floating about. But, thinking about what Elizabeth said, to think that a large industry like the Arms Manufacturing sector can give an aspiring politician a lot of money is quite worrying. After all, the industry is worth three hundred and twenty-two billion bits per year — so, if they chose to, they could pretty much buy out the whole of Congress a thousand times over! I shudder to think about what that might mean for the people, should it ever come to pass. Probably best not to think about it.

I did get some good news, though. My friends have been given permission to come and visit, so I will finally be able to show them my fledgling nation. Plus, it will be nice to have some company other than Raymond for a change. It's not that I don't like him, it's just that he only seems to want to talk about the job all the time.

Anyway, I can't wait for them to get here. I'd better get some sleep if I want to be well-rested enough.