Letters from an Irritated Princess

by Tired Old Man

To Change a Changeling, Start With Their Attitude

Dear King Thorax,

Apologies for making this quick. My camping trip’s being interrupted by a swarm of rainbow-colored beetles. They aren’t Changelings, I should clarify. They’re much smaller, about the size of capers. We call them Skeetles.

I hear your brother’s finally filled the holes in his legs, mind, and heart. Thank goodness, and it only took two unannounced interlopers that catalyzed a bad situation into a worse one for a permanent solution to take effect.

Your lamentation on this situation that’s been simmering for weeks on end had focused not on the content of Pharynx’s words, bluntly correct as they were, but rather on his crude and brutish behavior. In a similarly blunt manner of speaking, it seems to me that he was a dick no one wanted to listen to, and that’s why his words were ignored for as long as they were.

While I believe this problem is initially solved, I suggest that you keep an eye on your brother’s actions and demeanor over the coming weeks to see if his attitude has improved at all. I do not believe that root problem has been addressed yet. However, if Pharynx is beginning to take steps so he’s not abrasive to everyone in your hive, by all means be the encouragement he needs to become an approachable changeling.

Or at least transform him into a changeling others are willing to listen to. Hey, you have to start somewhere.

Talk to You Later,

Celestia

P.S. This Feelings Forum idea you’ve come up with is a wonderful idea, and I wish to appropriate it for my use. All the nobles will love having a room where they can air their grievances.

I’ll call it the Noble Nursery.

SUNNY! Get those Skeetles out of your mouth.

No, they are not free candy! We brought actual, not-bug candy with us to eat.

Well, no, they’re not as colorful as the bugs, but that’s not the point. The point is those bugs aren’t candy!

...Okay, no, I haven’t tried one to be absolutely sure of that, but that doesn’t mea—aaand there she goes trying to eat one.

You know what, Luna? If they really are delicious, I’ll let her find out and tell us about it.

Comments

[FanOfMostEverything]

I think Pharynx will be just fine once he settles into his role as minister of defense. Or he'll try to instigate a third invasion of Canterlot. Possibly both if he's read Thorax's letters to and from Celestia.

"Forward! We will save the princesses from parasites worse than we ever were!"

[BlueYoshi]

This Feelings Forum idea you’ve come up with is a wonderful idea, and I wish to appropriate it for my use. All the nobles will love having a room where they can air their grievances.

Oh yes. It'll be a great idea. Because it's okay to have feelings.

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[Coyotek4]

Skeetles: Taste the Rainbow ... before it tastes you first.

[Xanderfox]

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Hippy Den Mom Changeling must of really been miserable under Cyrsalis.

[Fire Flyer]

Apologies for making this quick. My camping trip’s being interrupted by a swarm of rainbow-colored beetles. They aren’t Changelings, I should clarify. They’re much smaller, about the size of capers. We call them Skeetles.

SUNNY! Get those Skeetles out of your mouth.

No, they are not free candy! We brought actual, not-bug candy with us to eat.

I see what you did there.

[howard035]

I’ll call it the Noble Nursery.

Nobles: "We thought it was called Day Court?"

[Flash Notion]

Finally almost caught up, so I feel comfortable commenting now: did you know that many candies, including Skittles, have coatings partially made from crushed beetle shells? For real.

[Briarpelt]

When the Skeetles skid a little as they skate on polished paddles
While they prattle in a puddle over silly little battles,
That's a little Skeetle skating paddle puddle prattle.
Or something like that. I need to touch up on my Seussian imitations.

[dzonewolf]

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You're thinking of Tweetle Beetles.

When Tweetle Beetles battle, it's called a Tweetle Beetle battle...

[BestinDworld]

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……...good tagline for a movie