Dearest Cutie Mark Crusaders,
A cutie mark is a big thing--it’s a sign of finding your special talent, and generally speaking, it affirms your best talent no matter how you slice it. It doesn’t change who you are, as all of you learned tonight, but there is something critical that I believe you three should understand, if not in these words, then in life.
It is important to know that nothing in this world will change who you are. There will be those that try to force beliefs or actions upon you, or otherwise change you into their ideal image. Still more may ask for change from you in a nicer manner, be they bosses or coworkers, perhaps even your family and friends.
But the only person that can truly change yourself and your personality... is you. You are in control of your image, and there will be times, especially in working environments, where your image may be different than how the rest of the world normally sees you. Rare are the ponies that don't have to make such a change, and those are usually the ones that are happy with the job they work in, and their personality causes minimal conflict as well.
I do not know what the future has in store for you, but if this sort of change does not come to you, that is all the better for your life and well-being. However, if you are not as fortunate, you'll need to make a choice on how to make the right changes to keep things amicable. Things like holding a disingenuous smile, or appearing bubbly and cheerful when you're not, even when you secretly despise ponies like the maids snooping around your room looking for reserve stashes of your moon dust. I only gave them ONE cookie, and now they're all chomping at the bit wanting more, more! It's lunacy!
Ahem. Just be prepared, my dear Crusaders, for such compromises that may come in your future. The best friends are those who accept who you are as you normally are, but if that cannot be the case, be prepared to learn a new word you'll be using often:
Acquaintance.
Also, while you're here, I'll lay down a few ground rules for taking care of Flint and Spark while Celestia and I are away for the next few days.
First, we should have fireproofed just about everything in the castle, but if they still manage to light something on fire, particularly in the kitchen or out in the gardens, call for help from one of the unicorn servants. Tia spent a good deal of time teaching them a fire-extinguishing spell, so try to rely on them if possible.
If, however, said ponies are actually on fire, use the nearest garden hose or water buckets we've had placed at most of the inside corners of the castle. You can't miss them, especially if you trip over them like Tia did last night. She's a bit miffed at me, but otherwise perfectly fine.
Second, make sure they're fed at least three times a day--two scoops, no more, no less. They also get antsy if they miss a feeding, so this should actually have been the first and most important thing, but I digress. However, do not overfeed them, or else they'll belch up molten crystal slag that will absolutely burn a hole in the floor, despite fireproofing.
Third, make sure they do not touch either of the pillows we've set up in court to fool the nobles. The last thing I want is for the nobles to believe they have free reign over the castle while dragons are roaming about inside. Flint and Spark really enjoy toasting noble manes.
Oh, Tia wants to add if that does happen, extinguish them at your discretion. Otherwise, redirect them to the fountains in the garden.
I think that's everything really important I needed to mention, but I may send some notes your way in case I forget something. Good luck, dear Crusaders.
You will need all that you can get.
Sincerely,
Princess Luna
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All I could think at the end of this episode was CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS DREAMWALKING TEAM!
6070381 Dear gods above if they try dream walking
6070381 CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS DRAGON TAMERS!
"But the only person that can truly change yourself and your personality... is you."
whoopies
There is absolutely nothing that could go wrong here.
So there is little reason to be worried.
Several good lessons here, for life and for dragonsitting. Of course, given the Crusaders' track record in actually learning such lessons, Canterlot may have burnt to the ground by the time the sisters return.
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I actually don't need to correct that. Ponies in the show have used "person" before.
Good chapter. Extinguishing Nobles, optional.
Moon dust.
Ha ha. Cocaine.
Hmmm, I wonder what is with the pillows....
I love the letters that Luna writes to the CMC.
6070816 When Tia wants to sleep in, she gets up, raises the sun, then sets up a crowned pillow on the throne before Day Court begins, goes back to bed. So far, the nobles haven't caught on to it yet. - Tia's fan mail responses, second round.
You know, T.O.M., I'm getting used to reading another letter from this series before coming to bed. =D
No idea what I will do when it ends.
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...but you also could.
Just in the interest of poetry, I think "Dream not of Doom, Young Apple Bloom" sounds better than the original. its a 4/4 split that way. It actually sounds like something Zecora would say.
Besides that, another great chapter, and another step closer to the end of the known episodes.
6070426 Everypony in Equestria will end up as insane as Discord? I think we should let them, crazy ponies are far more interesting than sane ones.
6072059 we have 6 insane ponies living in one town and the primary cause of almost every bad thing in Equestria. Imagine a whole town
Oh leave me alone Twi
6072073 I know! It would be pure chaos! Can you imagine? It brings a tear to my eye whenever I think about it!img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130120014341/mlp/images/6/66/FANMADE_Discord_approved_by_ambris-d4ivln4.png
6072086 feels like I'm talking to Discord
Dear friend princess Luna,
I decided to create a "princess for a day contest", and somehow, somewhat, the Cutie Mark Crusaders won it. So starting tomorrow at sunrise, and until sunset, the CMC will take my place as a Princess.
HAHAHA!
Ehem, sorry. By the way I will be out of town that day, enjoying a picnic with my friends in Applelooza. Of course the official reason is to discuss profit shares of Apples with the Buffalo's.
Sincerely,
Princess Twilight Sparkle
PS: I have the whole town covered in a movie filming spell, the profits from the movie resulted is the most likely disaster will help to cover the disaster fund. You are your sister and cordiality invited to the movie premier once my
teamfriends finish the editing and adding special effects.No Spike, I am not going insane again, this is just using my privilege and right as a princess to teach my students a lesson about friendship. Is the same excuse Celestia's used for giving me that spell that ended temporarily ruining my friends lives and Ponyville to make me a Princess, so if you got any complain you can do a royal petition.
Oh you got one? Well I am a princess of Equestria, your petition has been denied.
6074483 That has always been confusing for me. I've seen them used interchangeably, so I have no idea which one is right for any given instance.
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Sentience is all about awareness to surroundings, more or less displaying perception. Most animals display sentience, and if you need to seek an example, many pets easily fit the bill.
Sapience is about thinking, reasoning, and contemplation. Humans are sapient, as are the ponies in the show.
Seeing a chess game is sentience. Thinking about the next move is sapience.
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The problem I have with the dragon scenario is that they sound more like pets than setinent life. From what we've seen in the show all dragons are intelligent.
...please tell me there is - or is going to be - a story covering the Crusaders' adventures in dragon-sitting?
6731301 From the sounds of it both are very young and small children are a lot like pets when taking care of them. You need to know the dos and donts of ether to properly take care of them.
Corrections offered without malice.
champing […is the elder, more-correct form of this horse idiom]
free rein
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I'm pretty sure that sentience is a bit closer to sapience than that. There are animals with the ability to plan, communicate, coordinate, recognize basic patterns, and learn basic commands; but lack self-awareness and the other signs of higher cognition that define sapience. Sentience is the evolutionary precursor to sapience and remains in the presence of the latter because the species (humans, dolphins, chimpanzees) bearing the latter are allowing it to, primarily for their own amusement.