Dear Princess Celestia,
Today, rather than giving you a friendship report as I normally would, I would like to give you instead a homely report on the events around Ponyville. You may have noticed that I sent no reports lately. This error of mine I must apologize for, as Spike is no longer with me to take my letters. More than likely, you will have received this letter from our nation’s fine postal service rather than your fireplace’s ventilation shaft. But more on that later. I’d first like to shed some light on the current state of everypony’s affairs here.
Keeping in mind our old mayor’s sudden upset in last month’s election, you should know that Ponyville is currently going through major reforms. A new party influenced by a new wave of thought from our less leisure-inclined neighbors of Stalliongrad has taken power, and they’ve passed many new laws and legislation in their short time in office so far. All the citizens of Ponyville, after hearing the newcomers’ expositions on ways to make Ponyville more prosperous, almost unanimously voted for the new party, defeating our long-standing mayor, and excitedly dove right into executing these new plans.
So, onto their plan: They intend to specialize Ponyville and focus all of its capital and means of production into a few products to export to other parts of Equestria. Everypony was gathered by talent in town hall two weeks ago. I, along with many other unicorns, have been assigned to gem prospecting, kiting our economy towards brighter days, or so we hope. Other ponies have been reassigned to similar ends, too. For example, many earth ponies have been made farm workers or moving things about town.
Housing for Ponyville’s citizens has also changed significantly. No longer does a pony have to worry endlessly about having her house foreclosed, as we now live in communal housing units. The party has leveled what was previously the theatrical district for these new houses. We won’t need them anyways; ponies these days are having too much fun growing carrots or mining gems. You should try it sometime.
Unfortunately, due to my new situation, I have not seen my old friends in quite some time, but I’ve made some new friends in my unit. Perhaps when I can write more reports, I’ll write about them instead.
Your faithful student,
Twilight Sparkle
P.S. Don’t worry about Spike, even if he won’t be with me again anytime soon.