Equestrian Celestial Forge

by TheDriderPony

Chapter 18 - Thank You Notes

Dear Miss Fluttershy,

I wanted to take a moment to express my thanks for those splendid treats you donated to the hospital recently. I had several of your cookies as well as a slice of cake, and I can positively say they were absolutely delightful!

I don’t know what kind of magic you worked into the dough, but I haven’t felt this fit in years, certainly not since before I retired! Not only did it fix up my cold, it even sorted out my bad knee I’ve had ever since I took a bad fall six winters ago. I don’t even need my walker anymore! Thanks to you, I’ll be able to give my grandcolt a few more piggyback rides before he gets too grown up for them. You’re a real miracle worker, child, and I’m sure you’ll be getting a dozen more notes like this one (guessing just on how many ponies I saw getting discharged alongside me that day).

So thank you Miss Fluttershy for your kindness and making me feel twenty years younger (and probably a pound fatter! That chocolate cake is to die for! Better not let Miss Pie find out lest she think you’re out for her job!)

Sincerely,
Pearly Stitch

P.S. I help organize a bingo tournament every Thursday in the amphitheater down at the park. A lot of our regulars are folks of my generation, and while nopony’s really sick or injured, you tend to gather up a lot of little aches and pains that don’t quite go away when you make it to our age. I was wondering if I might impose upon your generosity a little more and ask if you’d be willing to provide some treats for our next meeting? They’d be greatly appreciated and I’m sure we can work out some sort of fair compensation for your time.

P.P.S. Speaking of compensation, you’ll find included with this letter a hoof-knit tea cozy from my collection. Just a small token of my thanks and appreciation.

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Ponyville Town Hall

From the Desk of Mayor Marilynn Mare

Dear Twilight Sparkle,

On behalf of my staff, I’d like to thank you for that marvelous new addition you graciously donated to Town Hall. I will admit, I was skeptical to your claims about it increasing magical range and the boost to efficiency that would provide, but it has proven itself to be Harmonysent! No longer can any of my interns claim that they can’t get things done in a timely manner because the files are “out of their magic’s range” and they “can’t find the ladder”. No more can they claim an extra-long lunch with the excuse of traffic, or stampedes, or natural disasters barring their path back to the office now that I’ve ensured that all their unicorn coworkers can use the most basic of teleport spells (which, I’ve been told, was practically a useless spell without your booster). Though admittedly most spells that they use on a day-to-day basis require line-of-sight which your relay does not circumvent (perhaps in a future version? Circle back to me on that when you get a chance).

Aside from thanks, the real reason I am writing to you is that we’ve had inquiries from a number of ponies around town asking if they could have access to the relay. I told them, as you told me, that every user has to be magically keyed in individually and that it’ll only boost their spells’ range to the extent of Town Plaza, but it seems that that is enough of a convenience to garner interest regardless. The current plan in consideration is to offer temporary access for a small fee (for those only interested in the novelty) and longer-term access for a recurring subscription. Before we implemented it, my assistant advised me to check in with you in case there were any magical limitations we should be made aware of (maximum number of users, potential failures from overuse, etcetera.)

Please get back to me as soon as you can, in pony or in writing, as we’d like to roll this out before tourist season starts.

The public’s faithful elected servant,
Mayor Mare.

Author's Note:

Small update: Starting tomorrow chapter releases are going to be a few hours later in the day than they have been due to a change in my schedule.

Comments

[Moproblems Moharmoney]

The changes begin to roll in!

[Malaaln]

The Relays... I have to imagine that, in the unlikely event of an invasion of Equestria by an outside military power that isn't a single super powerful being, those relays would be incredibly, incredibly annoying to deal with. Long range teleports, the ability for entire units of Unicorns to spam spells at a single target from kilometers away, and the annoyance that would be Pegasi with Relays on clouds, providing said relays with enough mobility to make eliminating them annoying.

[Comickook]

Again, this is a really good chapter. Definitely liked the descriptions of some of the changes that Fluttershy and Twilight's contributions have delivered (including the added note in the note to Fluttershy concerning an upcoming bingo contest and Mayor Mare describing some of the inquiries of the crystal arrays.

Also appreciated the heads-up concerning the slight scheduling change. That's more than fair enough.

VERY much looking forward to more of this.

[Greenhorn]

Meanwhile, at the certain candy store...
Lyra: Bonnie! We are out of aspirin again! You didn't accidentally put them in the candy, right?

[ThatGuyTookMyUserName]

Ok, we need you to write at least one thousand to three thousand words every day on this. I know it is a lot to ask, most writers can take up to a week to put out a thousand words. Can you do it? Are you up to the task?
TheDriderPony:
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Jokes aside, a few hours shift in schedule is nothing, barely worth the AN. We read at your luxury, never forget that.

[River Babble]

Love the mini chapter of letters, great way to show how others are responding to Twi and Friends’ weirdness around town! :D Im guessing Fluttershy’s pastries didnt do TOO miraculous of healing since the doctor seemed amazed just to have aches and pains healed up - but then again, maybe extra-good healing isnt too shocking if youre already used to magical healing on a smaller scale. Mayor Mare’s letter made me laugh (“circle back to me on that” and getting ready for the tourist season XD)