Pinkie never does anything halfway I quickly learned. She’d literally somehow decorated all the balloons to look like the Wonderbolts symbol or my own Cutie Mark. How she did that, having only seen my Cutie Mark once 4 years ago, I would never know.
Everypony I knew and didn’t was there at the party. I quickly set about catching up with Rarity and Applejack, as I hadn’t gotten a chance to see them earlier. Derpy quickly got to chatting about muffins with a light brown Earth pony over in corner, so I didn’t need to worry about abandoning her at the party. My Wonderbolt costume also made that a semi-impossible feat to begin with.
Applejack and Rarity were both doing quite well in their own professions. Applejack told me she was a little behind on her apple stocks due to the Parasprites, but her friends help during Applebuck season before that had allowed her to mostly break even. I told her that I was interested in buying a couple bushels of her apples, if she could spare them, to give them to Soarin, possibly making them the signature snack of the Wonderbolts. She was overjoyed at that idea.
Rarity told me that she was in a somewhat partnership with Hoity Toity, supplying him with some of her dresses she had designed for her and the rest of the girls upcoming trip to the Grand Galloping Gala. She had originally been overwhelmed by the amount he had asked for, but had convinced him that having less of each dress would allow him to sell each for more. I quite enjoyed her business savvy attitude towards Canterlot markets. I had never enjoyed the snootiness of Canterlot either, but had used it to my advantage much like she was.
Once I was content that I’d heard all things of importance and some more light-hearted subjects from them both, I excused myself to go and talk with Mayor Mare. I knew that the party wasn’t exactly the best place to negotiate real estate, but I wanted to get this idea out in the open as soon as possible.
I told her of my intent to purchase a house her in Ponyville. She was far more thrilled at the idea than I thought she would be. She then explained that if she could be allowed to spread the word that a member of the Wonderbolts as well as a member of Canterlot’s Royal Court had chosen Ponyville as his vacation spot, it could generate vast revenue for Ponyville in tourist season as well as year-round. I wasn’t upset or opposed at the idea. I was just happy that I would indeed be allowed to have a house here.
With far greater speed that I expected, we’d already negotiated a place, a price, and had signed all the papers as well as passed the bits. I would be able to buy a place near the center of town, directly across from Sugarcube Corner in fact. I was overjoyed. I immediately thanked Mayor Mare greatly as she did the same, then I took off to tell the girls the good news.
Every one of them was thrilled. Pinkie was happy because she’d have a new friend just a few steps away to test recipes on. I was always tired and hungry after a show or practice so I would be happy to test anything she offered. I knew Soarin would be too, once I mentioned the idea to him.
Rainbow was happy to have a Wonderbolt as a personal coach, a decision I thought I might regret later. She didn’t really need the training though. She just wanted to learn more about the Wonderbolt’s personal moves and routines, which I was happy to teach enough about. I couldn’t just give away all the Wonderbolts secrets, but there’s no harm in just giving out a bit of general information.
Twilight was happy to have a fellow Canterlotian in town who she could discuss things with, from Ponyville and beyond. I had happened to gleam many different kinds of magic in my visits to the various other cities of Equestria, and Twilight wished to learn all I could ‘remember’ about them. Another upside of being a prophet.
Applejack was happy to have both an additional worker when she would need it. As well as grateful a representative of the Wonderbolt’s and Canterlot was there to offer new ideas for apple snacks to. She was hoping to set up an Apple Stand at the Grand Galloping Gala and wanted to know what I thought of the various snacks as a former resident of Canterlot and its High Society.
Rarity was also happy to have a Canterlotian there. I had never been one for practicing the teachings of high society, but I remembered them all and was more than willing to teach her. She also asked if I wouldn’t mind modelling for her sometimes. She rarely got willing colt models she said. I told her I’d be more than happy to help whenever she needed or wanted it.
Fluttershy was happy to have me there too. She told me she didn’t usually need help with the animals, but if she did that she would make sure to come and call upon my services. She was really more happy to just have me there to visit more often she told me.
Derpy was the happiest I’d ever seen. She promised that she’d bring me a muffin with my mail every day, as long as I visited with her often. That was an easy promise to make, and an even easier one to keep.
I was happy that I’d be able to do so much for everypony now. Even though I still had 13 days to try and get used to all this, I knew I’d never get fully used to it all, no matter how much time I had.