And we're back with another snippet! This time it's much older, all the way from version 0.5 of the story - back when I tried starting it out from the moment of Lapis' arrival to Equestria, instead of Twilight's arrival to Ponyville. This was the first version of Nikki's entrance to the story, as well as the first mention of Hot Cocoa, the waitress (who I'd forgotten was a unicorn in the first version). Enjoy!

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This is the opening scene of an unfinished and scrapped chapter, which picks up pretty much exactly where I left off over a year ago. I decided to toss this chapter in favor of a time skip, but see no reason to let the scene go completely to waste.

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This is an announcement. I formatted it like a snippet. I don't know why.

In the middle of a darkened room, a griffon walked onto a stage.

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Another batch of excerpts from my scrap bin, but this time, it's three of them at once. Next chapter should be coming by this weekend, if not sooner - hopefully this'll provide some insight into what I'm trying to trim out!

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So first off, hey, guess who still isn’t dead? And guess whose story isn’t dead, either - just some stuff in the way.

Did you know that when you pick up your laptop, and it makes a noise like a maraca, that that’s usually a bad thing? Because it turns out, it is! My laptop’s motherboard was completely bricked by a loose screw, and I may or may not be in the process of questionably interpreting a warranty to get said motherboard - or laptop - replaced.

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Just a snippet from my scrap pile. This was going to be Lapis' identity crisis for The Griffon, Brushed Off, but I decided to go for the "I-shouldn't-be-here-much-longer-right?" debate instead. Might go in a later chapter - until then, enjoy!

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