Comfort Food
Luna cleared her throat. “I have a proposition. I would like to try what ponies call ‘bar hopping’. Ponyville, of course, has only one drinking establishment, but perhaps we could visit bars in Canterlot-”
“Nope,” Sunset said casually. “Overruled.”
Trixie quietly nodded in agreement.
Luna sagged. “But why? Surely you both might enjoy a little variety.”
Trixie shook her head. “I travel all over Equestria constantly. I get more than enough of that.”
“And I have to head back through the portal every Saturday morning,” said Sunset. “If you can’t fly, it’s an hours-long train ride up the mountain and back down again afterwards.”
“But I could send a chariot for both of you! Neither of you actually live in Ponyville, so why this insistence on the same bar every week?”
Sunset grinned. “Two reasons. First of all, we already know everypony here, and it’s nice to drink around familiar faces.”
“Yes!” Trixie raised her forehooves to the air, waving at the other patrons. “All of Trixie’s friends are in Ponyville. Well, except you, of course,” she tipped her head at Luna. “You live in Canterlot, but I’m grateful that you come by every Friday. This is almost like a second home.”
“Which brings me to the second reason. We like coming to Ponyville because it is the best town. Ever.” Sunset gestured at their drinks. “Take this bar. Over a hundred different beers, forty varieties of cider, dozens of different liquors, spirits, and wines, many from outside of Equestria… Unless you are looking for a place that specializes in say, bourbons,” she pointed at Trixie’s drink, “you won’t find a better-stocked cellar.”
Luna glanced at the massive wall of casks behind Cherry’s counter, from which the pony in question was slowly filling a mug. “I do admit that Cherry Berry’s drinks menu is impressive. I wonder how she manages to balance her accounts with such expenditure.”
“She doesn’t!” said Trixie. “Cherry’s profits are pretty slim, I think. She spends all her excess bits on new stock or improving the bar.”
“Oh, yeah.” Sunset turned her head to look around the bar. “Look at these embroidered curtains. Lovely soft seats, polished wood paneled floors – Cherry’s a true enthusiast. She really loves this bar.”
“And you want to deprive her of our business.” Trixie grinned at Luna. “You monster.”
“Enough, I feel guilty already.” Luna sighed. “In any case, while I am of course suitably awed by Cherry’s dedication to her bar, what did you mean when you said that Ponyville is the simply the best town?”
“Well, it’s kinda like that for everypony here,” said Sunset. “Rarity’s dresses are in demand all over Manehattan and Canterlot. Rainbow Dash is probably the most talented Wonderbolt ever. Sweet Apple Acres is literally the only place in Equestria where zap apple jam is made. And all that pales in comparison to Ponyville's real claim to fame.”
Luna raised an eyebrow. “Which is?”
Trixie looked at her incredulously. “You don’t know what Ponyville is most famous for?”
“I presume the answer to that question is not ‘Twilight Sparkle’s castle’, nor associated with the examples Sunset quoted?”
“No.” said Sunset, smirking. “Right, now we’re gonna to have to make you guess.”
Luna thought carefully. Suddenly, she perked up.
“Fillyfooling!”
Sunset burst out laughing.
“Okay, that is correct, but it’s not what we had in mind.”
“Or is it?” Trixie waggled her eyebrows.
Sunset rolled her eyes and sighed. “No. No, it isn’t.”
“I give up.” Luna finished the last of her beer. She waved to attract Cherry’s attention, and pointed at her empty glass to order another round. Sitting back down, she continued, “Obviously, it is something of which I simply am not aware.”
Trixie and Sunset nodded at each other, and answered in chorus.
“Desserts.”
Luna stared at them blankly. “Truly? I mean, I concede that Pinkie Pie is an exceptional baker, but I am not certain if-”
Trixie shook her head. “Pinkie Pie’s great at parties and making ponies happy, but baking is just her job, not her special talent.”
“Yep,” said Sunset. “The fact that she’s such a great baker is actually a testament to the skills of her teachers. I think you might have forgotten that Sugarcube Corner is actually run by Carrot and Cup Cake.”
“Trixie hears that Princess Celestia makes regular official visits, just for the bakery!”
Luna frowned. “I did wonder why she keeps making formal appearances in Ponyville. I had always assumed it was to visit Twilight Sparkle.”
Sunset crossed her forehooves and huffed grumpily. “She does like Twilight a lot…”
“Nay, nay,” said Luna quickly. “I am certain now that she comes primarily for the cakes. Celestia has indeed extolled at length of their richness, the excellence of the frosting, and the superlative quality of the chocolate cream.”
Sunset took a long breath. “That does sound like her, I guess. Anyway, it’s not just Sugarcube Corner. Cup Cake’s cupcakes are fantastic, but you haven’t lived until you’re had Bon Bon’s bonbons. You really need to try her almond-and-rum pralines. Oh! And maybe I should take you to Bittersweet’s café someday. Her tiramisu is out of this world.”
“Tiramisu?” Luna pronounced the unfamiliar word slowly, grasping for its meaning. “Is this a Neighponese word?”
Sunset shook her head. “No. It’s a really creamy coffee-flavored dessert made of mascarpone cheese and sponge biscuits.”
Luna sat up straight. “You mean to say we have invented a cream dessert flavored with coffee?”
“Oh yeah. Really strong coffee, usually.”
Luna looked into the distance, jaw squared and her expression resolute. “I must sample this.”
“Sure. We’ll go soon.” Sunset laughed. “Anyway all that is pretty much the best stuff in Ponyville’s dessert scene. I mean, if you’re into apple snacks, the Apples make some superb pie, but that’s mostly for family and friends only. We’ve just listed the best stores-”
Trixie, who had been quietly listening up until then, turned to Sunset with a look of pure disdain. She slowly shook her head.
“You know nothing, Sunset Shimmer.”
“What?”
Trixie bent under the table, where she had left her saddlebags. She pulled out a plain brown paper bag with her magic, placing it carefully on the table. Almost reverently, she floated out its contents, flattened the bag, and used it as a makeshift plate for them.
Luna blinked. “Muffins?”
“Peanut butter and jelly muffins. Try one.”
Luna glanced at the three muffins with a critical eye. She lifted one up and gingerly took a bite.
Suddenly, her eyes widened. The world seemed to fall away. It was almost as if, even though it was late into the night, the last rays of sunlight had somehow managed to escape the confines of logic and dawn upon her. Her heart skipped a beat. In the distance, she could hear the soft “Aah-aah…” of an angelic choir, singing the majesty of the dessert she had just tasted. Her nostrils, filled with the scent of sugar and peanut butter and strawberry jelly, could nonetheless make out another, subtler fragrance, far more sublime and divine.
It was the aroma of enlightenment.
Sunset glanced around the bar apprehensively. “D-did anypony else hear that singing?”
Luna ignored her. “This… I do not understand. I am not even particularly fond of peanuts. Yet… oh, stars. This is bliss itself given form. Truly, the universe has named perfection, and it is a muffin.”
“You can’t be serious.” Sunset picked up another muffin and examined it carefully. It somehow managed to waft a scent of freshness despite obviously having been sitting in a bag for several hours. She carefully broke it open. The way the glistening jelly gently oozed out, onto the cake filled with chunky peanut butter, forced her to concede that it did look delicious. Cautiously, she took a tiny nibble.
More angelic chanting filled their booth.
“Wha-“ Sunset quickly shook the stupor away. “Did you buy these from Sugarcube Corner?”
Trixie shook her head smugly. “Nope! They’re not sold anywhere. In fact, I have to ask for them to be made especially for me every week, and the best thing about them is that they’re free.”
“Who makes these?” asked Luna.
Trixie simply pointed at the next booth.
Sunset turned around and looked over, where a grey pegasus was chatting enthusiastically with a brown earth pony stallion.
“Wait, is that Dinky’s mom?”
Luna gasped. “Trixie, are you saying that the greatest baker in Ponyville – possibly the world – is Ms Derpy Hooves?”
“Mmmhmm! She doesn’t even own a store. Derpy just makes muffins for herself and her daughters purely because they like them.”
“That’s insane.” Sunset shook her head in disbelief. “She probably earns minimum wage from her postal service job when she could be making a fortune selling these.”
“She refuses to taint her gift with money. In fact, the only reason I even know about these is because when I got run out of Ponyville the first time, she found me and gave me some to cheer me up. She says her best are blueberry and banana muffins, but every week she still bakes me my favorite peanut-butter-and-jelly muffins when I come by.”
Sunset continued nibbling on her muffin, savoring every crumb. “You mean that these aren’t even what Derpy considers her best? Unbelievable.”
Luna glanced at Derpy, who at that moment was struggling over grabbing a straw in her mouth without the benefit of depth perception. “What an amazing mare,” she said.
Cherry finally came up to their booth, carrying the tray of drinks that Luna had ordered earlier. Setting them down on the table, she noticed the final remaining muffin. She smiled and gave Trixie a curt, knowing nod. Trixie simply smiled back.
Sunset watched the exchange, waiting until Cherry had moved on to speak. “Actually, what is it with you and peanut butter and jelly, anyway?”
Trixie arched an eyebrow. “I think this is the first time I’ve ever mentioned it to you.”
“Uhh…” Sunset thought quickly. “I just happened to hear you’re really fond of PB&J crackers. And sandwiches. And now muffins too, apparently.”
“Oh. My mother used to make me little cracker sandwiches with peanut butter and jelly all the time. Neigh Orleans isn’t exactly a central location like Ponyville and I can’t visit it that often, so I eat them to stave off homesickness.”
“I see.”
“It’s really nothing special. Surely you must have some comfort food that your mother made for… you…?” Trixie’s question tapered off at the end, mostly as a response to Luna frantically shaking her head and making a “cut it now” gesture with her hoof and neck.
But it was too late. Sunset had gone very quiet. She glanced out the window, and sighed absent-mindedly.
“Pancakes…”
“Pancakes?”
“Yeah. My mother is… really dedicated to her work, so she kept missing a lot of stuff that was really important to me. I mean, remember when I was in our class musical?”
“The one where you were playing Heather Candles?” Trixie smirked. “Sure. You were perfect for that role.”
“Ah, right. I guess I deserve that. Anyway, I was really hoping she would come see us perform, but she was busy with… an overseas work trip. But she somehow always thought that making me pancakes would make me feel better about her never being around.” Sunset sighed again, wistfully. “I mean, they were really awesome pancakes, with fruit and piles of whipped cream and I really loved them at first, but after a while they just became a reminder that she just didn’t understand what I really wanted: her time and attention.”
“Oh, Sunset…” whispered Luna, almost to herself.
“Anyway, when I ran away, I’d still miss her terribly sometimes. So I binged on pancakes to make myself feel better.”
Trixie picked up the last muffin and chewed on it thoughtfully. “No wonder you were such an angry filly.”
A smile slowly spread across Sunset’s face.
She chuckled quietly. “Nah. It’s because I was a horrible brat who thought the world of herself for no good reason and became furious when I didn’t get what I wanted.”
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Suggestion: Coffee vs tea?
Favorite music. Classical vs. pop vs. rock vs. country, etc.
Also, that title page image makes me laugh and brightens my day whenever I see it. XD
So Celestia confirmed as Sunset's mom?
Suggestion: since they talked about comfort food, specifically made by moms, the next logical discussion point would be moms, right?
Also, I wonder which are the better baked good: Derpy Hooves' muffins from this story, or Pinkie Pie's cupcakes from Tatsorou's God of (S)luaghter?
Wait a second... really good pancakes. Luna knowing enough about it to wave frantically. Constantly busy?
Interesting implication.
The moment Trixie learns there is another Trixie...
Well, I'm honestly not sure how she'd react. Seems like a f
k, marry, kill situation. Does her pride or her narcissism win out?
Muffins.
Sorry Pinkie, I do not like cupcakes nor cakes for one reason: the smell of frosting makes me feel ill. Always has. For my birthday (which is in winter), Mom gets me an apple pie.
Who they are in love with.
Why do I get the feeling sunset was referring to Celestia at the end?
How about having the Iron Pony Competition between AJ and Rainbow Dash come up in conversation, and make them discuss who would win in various increasingly silly competitions between various
increasingly sillyponies?Wonderful chapter, by the way. Really love how you portrayed that Derpy headcanon.
Assuming glimglim's around, house/palace/wagonmate troubles. Failing that, dirt on historical figures.
I would like to see them talk more about the differences between the human world and the pony one. Like dating and relationships.
Sweet you're back!
You know, my dad also thought that Tiramisu was Japanese, but I'm pretty sure it's Italian.
No topic suggestions from me, just a request for more frequent updates. Love your stuff dude.
Comfort foods are always a great conversation topic. And poor Sunset... ;_;
they could always talk about their luck in relationships...or something personal that's unique to the 3 of them?
Just another reason to love Derpy. She bakes even better than Pinkie, and that's saying something.
By the way, did you mean Heather Chandler?
Hmm, suggestions? Well, I generally like the sillier conversations, but since Twilight was brought up—along with the heavy implications that Celestia is Sunset's (I'm assuming adoptive) mother—possibly have Sunset ask 'Aunt' Luna her perspective on Celestia and Twilight's relationship (from what she knows) so she can compare that to her own (most likely with a bout of depression), then possibly have both Luna and Trixie try to cheer her up with random shenanigans that lead to either free drinks or getting kicked out of the bar.
I think someone is ready for the premier tonight.
Enlightenment has a smell?
Eh, not a big fan of coffee. Like, at all. So tiramisu is not my thing.
Tea > coffee any day. Also, I can only really drink one glass of sparkling/red wine - not because I get drunk, but rather because my body just says 'I don't need any more of this'.
Oh, and vodka is totally alcoholic medicine - it has the same taste as medicine, and consists of alcohol. Only ever tried it once, in a cocktail.
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Yep it's italian and it means literally "pick me up" or better "pickmeup" as it is written without spaces [it should be "Tirami Su"]
the aftermath of rarity going insane with that book (chance to bring in cadance for a chapter). or really any unfortunate event that happens to ponyville.
spike maybe being of drinking age in your universe?
whats up with fluttershys house guests. are all those considered animals or is she running a halfway house?
flim and flam trying to convince cherry to carry their product of elixir and bothering everybody in the bar.
bar games/ tricks. the ring on a roap, that dice one, pool...
How about next week, they go get pizza before drinks. Or else Cherry's bar also has a fine array of pub food, leading to Luna trying pizza for the first time.
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Correct answer: D.) All of the above.
I have a suggestion:
Starlight Glimmer. Think about it, all of them have spent tine with her, Wonder what they think...
Also yes, I am biased.
They could talk about deep moral an philosophical stuff. Some people tend to do that when slightly drunk. Like, how did the universe begun? How will it end? Is there something beyond death? How morally acceptable is the very existence of mint-flavored ice cream?
Pony butts.
They should speak about butts.
that is all.
Butts.
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Since I know of no pony that would viably have "Chandler" as a name, I don't think so.
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...Oops. Ponification. Mmmmmmmah bad.
Also not surprised that that comment got downvoted. Guess nobody wants lengthy serious talk in this fic. Probably for the best.
So Celestia is Sunsets mother?
D'aww. Nevermind the bit about being a wonderful baker; the fact that Derpy went out to cheer up Trixie after that disaster - when seemingly the whole town blamed and hated her - really melts my heart. So sweet.
I had a hint of Bailey's aswell, gives it more of a creamy texture. Bailey's and a special Nocino created by a local boutique distillery
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A chandler was the head of the chandlery in medieval households, responsible for wax, candles, and soap.
Ah, of course Derpy's muffins are the stuff of legend. Well, at least for those in the know.
That choir of angels though
Suggestion:Birthday stories or memories? It'd be kinda interesting to see Luna's.
Hmm. Conversation topics...
While sober: Sunset ruminates on how the CHS students appear to be more less-developed versions of the more adult ponies, and wonders what CHS Trixie will become later in life. Luna wonders if she could ever sample a human's dreams, and if maybe Sunset might act like an Equestrian bridge into the human dream realm (with some concern by Sunset at that one.) Trixie wonders why Twilight has never tried to develop mass-market media like smartphones. With shaped crystal, some magic, and magic transmission towers, it shouldn't be too hard... And along the way, maybe demonstrates why Twilight didn't do it...
While drunk: Sunset and Trixie wonder what Twilight's kisses taste like, and Luna admits that she has a very private desire to know the same thing, going all the way back to a very young unicorn pony beating the stuffing out of arguably Equestria's greatest supervillain. After all, there's a reason she mentioned Twilight and fillyfooling in the same conversation a few weeks back...
Drunker bonus: Luna reveals that her interest in Twilight is somewhat more adult than the other two, and involves masks, tight corsets, long boots, and a few props. It's arguable which one of them is dominant, given Luna's preoccupation with being beaten by Twilight...
I love tiramisu
Conversation topics...
Please note, each time I bring up a pony besides the main three in the story, I am thinking of them appearing in one-shots, not staples.
Bat Ponies
Changelings
Video games (From Sunset's world)
The Equestrian Military
A discussion on Princess Luna attempting to recreate the Shadowbolts in order to compete with Rainbow Dash and her love for Cider. (Rainbow must become a semi-regular appearance.)
More drinking stories. Just have them wander around the bar for a few chapters, asking ponies for their best drinking stories.
Sunset brings a date to the bar, from the human world. Proceeds to get him wasted, and they complain about his low alcohol tolerance. (Maybe not a good idea, if written badly.)
The three of them get drunk enough to be forced to wander around town, seeking out what occurred the previous week. Preferably, they will at one point have attempted to "Pick up Chicks" Literally or figuratively.
Princess Luna attempts to get Harry the Bear drunk. Fluttershy joins them... and proceeds to become more wasted than the bear. (Probably a cliche, but still...)
Visitor comes to town, steals someone's wallet, drunken chase ensues. (Would be even funnier if the thief was drunk as well. Or not, depends on how you write it.)
Princess Luna brings a board game. Drunken gameplay ensues. (Possibly inspired by Drunk Minecraft.)
Afterstory: Sunset is hungover at School. Princess Luna and Trixie arrive to cheer her up with more liqor. (A decision made while still smashed. They will likely be smashed for the duration of their time on Earth.)
Trixie asks if they wanna see her home. Knick-knacks and various embarrassing stories about them ensue.
That's all I've come up with for now. I may post more later if I think of any.
Edit: I wrote much more than I thought... These should keep you busy for a while.
HONEY, WHAT YOU'RE WAITING FOOR!? STEP INTO MY CANDY STORE~~!!
Here's an idea: Pony (or other species) politics. Drunken Pony Politics. What are differences between the four princesses political veiws? Do flame wars erupt in the comment section of Equestrian BuzzFeed Scrolls?
Cheese. So many kinds. So many opinions. Arguments occur in the cheese world. And they get very serious.
Firefighting: while shnockered out of their minds, the trio decides to try their hand at firefighting. Bonus points if they accidentally or deliberately(out of very poor judgement) decide to start the fire themselves. Or both.
The three get so tanked that Luna decides to fly them home. Unfortunately, they get very lost, and aren't even sure where they have woken up. Besides that it is a totally different bar somewhere else, instead of the one they started in. And they crashed into it. Bonus points if Rainbow Dash is somehow involved in said incident due to her how drunkenness.
They all somehow end up in the Human world. Naked. With Human Trixie and Luna waking up in the Pony world.
Princess Ember joins them for a drink. We then discovered the effects of alcohol on Dragons.
Explosions. You have total leeway with this one.
Thorax joins them for a drink. They all blackout. Wake up and... Are desperately trying to figure out which of the blackout drunks in the bar is Thorax...
This story is very good as well. I like the dynamic between the three.
As for future story ideas:
Sunset trying to explain the differences between human bodies and pony bodies (I know that this has been done in other stories, but I'd like to see your take on it) and the glories of female menstruation compared to estrus.
Maybe adrunken discussion about Luna and Celestia's human counterparts (and maybe a few jokes about Celestia's unnaturally long legs).
One of the girls gets the bright idea of a drunken trip to the human world for the three of them (if they haven't discussed the human/pony differences yet, maybe a minor freak out from Luna about why her teats are so high up on her body).
If they're in the human world, Trixie and Luna meet their human counterparts.
A rather sexual talk about Princess Twilight between the three.
Going back to the human world visit (if the Twilight talk has occurred), Trixie and Luna meet the Mane Six's counterparts. If they are drunk and this is set after the Frienship Games, maybe a little drunken flirting with SciTwi.
I could probably keep going, but I'll stop there for the time being.
Sounds about right.
Hearing about Shimmy Shake's childhood brought tears to my eyes. Tia really needs to step up her game and give Sunset some loves.
That said I look forward to the next chapter. Really well done ^_^.
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Ah! The confusing tenses when dealing with more than one timeline/universe XD. That makes sense. I thought she meant Princess Twilight's pony friends / the doubles to her human friends.
Just a random thought I had after re-reading this series. Sunset talks about not wanting to take medication to control her Estrus because she is unsure what sort of effect it would have on her once she crossed the portal and became human again. I wonder what would happen if she got blind, stinking drunk off her plot and then went through the portal?
Would the portal effects of changing from pony to human sober her up? Or if the ponies might have to drink more to get drunk, would going through the portal and transitioning from pony to human make the effects more potent and might even potentially give her alcohol poisoning?
Just a random thought I had.
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argument appears to already be over.
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Don't hijack an unrelated thread to whine about another user. If you've been blocked, deal with that like an adult and simply ignore the person. Don't start looking for other means to continue pestering them.
...The three ponies play the equestrian version of Risk.
They play a round of "fuck, marry, kill."
The three discuss idols.
...Favorite books?
Fears?
Why the nobles of Equestria are such snobs?
Favorite animals...