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Decaf


"...he had a little bit of talent, and some of the concepts he wrote about were a little bit interesting. "

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Winter Wrap Up was an annual tradition that Rainbow Dash and Applejack participated in every year. Now it will never happen again.

(Tagged narcotics for alcohol use.)

Check out the sequel by Applejackofalltrades!

Originally written for Quills and Sofas as an entry in the Stirrings of Spring contest.

Thanks to NoponyPones, mushroompone, The Red Parade, Snow Quill, Lofty Withers, and LostInFandom for feedback on this story.

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An interesting tale... but oh, imagine the riots in Cloudsdale when Twilight proposed this. Weather's a major industry there, after all. That macrospell could put thousands of ponies out of work. Yes, sometimes industries have to adapt to chagning times and advancing technologies, but this one isn't going to win the Princess of Friendship any friends.

Of course, I'm missing the entire point of the story with that take. Fascinating little vignette, with a nice air of dread and the inevitable forward motion of time.

What we do makes us who we are: of course it has meaning. And much of what we do will be rendered obsolete and forgotten, and what does that make us?

This was a heartfelt and thought-provoking story. Thanks for it.

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this one isn't going to win the Princess of Friendship any friends.

This line seems sparsely familiar. Is this in canon somewhere? Have you used this before? Uhhhhh

Bittersweet, It's an easy feeling to empathize with and you've described it very well.

I love the title, it's soo Rainbow Dash.

This was an interesting story, one that started off casually while hiding a discussion on tradition and development, and how everything changes with the course of time. You capture it well and tell the story with a neat rhythm to it, making everything fall into place naturally. Good work!

I'm a big fan of "progress comes to Equestria" stories, so this one appeals to me.

One minor gripe, though:

"I mean, Twilight's never understood the value of work. She always had her fancy spells to do whatever she wanted.

I call Horse Hockey on that. Twilight is one of the hardest-working ponies around. AJ might scoff at the non-physical labor, but she knows Twilight works her tail off. Not a big deal, but this line sticks in my craw a bit.

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