Chrysalis stood outside the doors to the Crystal Oaks. She smiled to herself as she thought about the evening she had planned with her marefriend Twilight. A few months ago they had agreed to starting dating. Since then they've been on many dates, it was rough going at first, but soon both of them found a nice rhythm.
Tonight's date was simple, a relaxing evening with minimum fuss. Some dinner and then maybe they could catch a movie or they would just come back to either her place or Twilight's.
Normally Chrysalis would have told Twilight the plans herself, but she had been busy the whole day with political affairs and work on properly settling the Changelings into Equestrian society. So instead she had sent a quick message through the Hive Mind for a Changeling to be sent as a messenger.
Before Chrysalis could knock on the doors, they were opened from within. Standing before her was Twilight Sparkle.... in a beautiful formal dress. An outfit better suited for dinner at a fine restaurant. Exactly the opposite of what Chrysalis had been planning.
"Hello Chrysalis," Twilight said. "Are you...."
Twilight trailed off as she finally noticed what Chrysalis was wearing or rather not wearing.
"I thought this was going to be a more formal date?" Twilight asked slowly.
Chrysalis resisted the urge to sigh, "I had planned for tonight to be more simple. That's what I told the Changeling who I asked to deliver the message."
Twilight looked sheepish, "I think I might know what the problem was…. You know how my lab is downstairs in the basement. Well I was testing with some new components and you know about the safety precautions I have.”
“Don’t go down without you or Spike, all messages are to be left upstairs in writing.” Chrysalis recited before sighing. “I guess the Changeling I sent didn’t either didn’t know or ignored it.”
“Um, I think he didn’t know and well…. He had a mild reaction to something.”
"Is he okay?" Chrysalis asked.
Twilight nodded "He's fine. But he wasn't really able to speak and so another Changeling came. But he left the note on my desk in the lab.... I think I might have spilled something before I noticed it was there.”
Chrysalis looked at Twilight and the finery she was wearing, "So what should we do now?"
Twilight used her magic to teleport the dress off her body, "Let's skip going for a formal date tonight, that can wait for a more special occasion. A nice, simple date sounds good.”