[Comedy]
This is a continuation of "A Civil Service," a selection from AugieDog's Ponyville & Other Poems. (522 of 14,299 words, [Slice of Life].)
A CIVIL SERVICE SPOILERS: Nothing to spoil. It's literally Mayor Mare's ode to her town and the ponies in it.
Though really, it's not her town. Not at all.
Familiarity with Ghost's Civil Service universe will help, but is not necessary.
"Mayor Mare is an impossibility. An anomaly. She's an elected official, a group known for being full of myopic self-aggrandizing petty bastards, and yet she appears to be motivated by nothing more or less than the well-being of her fellow citizens. I've subjected her decisions to the most rigorous scrutiny, I've ordered the most detailed investigations on her accounting and—nothing. Nothing. The only thing Sky Scribe found was a minor discrepancy in the town hall repair bill."
"Well there's your in, then."
"The discrepancy is in the positive direction. It so transpired the Mayor paid for some things out of private funds."
"Ah."
"It's an affront to all sense and reason. This sort of thing just doesn't happen."
"Oh, don't be cynical. Selfless, civic-minded ponies do exist."
"'Course they exist, but they join the service, not politics."
"I see. You aren't cynical, you are just prejudiced?"
"Hey, I call 'em as I see 'em."
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Dotted is proud in some twisted way, I'm sure.
Three words: Her cutie mark. That explains all.
Who are the two speakers, and in what order?
Yeah, I can believe the Mayor would do that.
After all, this is a world where princesses raise the moon and the sun. There are exceptions for the laws of physics; similarly, while equine nature closely resembles human nature, there are clearly exemplars which transcend that in Equestria, and this is less about human nature and more about our better angels.
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It does not seem to be mentioned but I picture it as a HMT Civil Service Finance Auditor (Grade D) reporting to their Senior Executive Officer (Grade E).
The Auditor is jaded and belligerent as after their audit of Ponyville's Town Hall finances, they see Mayor Mare as an insult to their view of the world while the SEO knows that political anomalies exist and that contrary to the Auditor's world-view, The Service does not have a monopoly on civic minded citizens. I expect, if things continue this way, a Quiet Word will be had with the Auditor.
If the Auditor keeps this up they will likely receive a visit from either Leafy Salad (if their prejudice causes a legal issue), Dr Spinning Top (if it becomes a PR one) or, in the worst case, Dotted Line (if it is deemed that it becomes a problem for the Princesses or the Service in general).
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Quiet Word is a smart pony, you should always listen to her.