Me, You, and Tom

No force in Equestria can stop Rarity's creative process when the inspiration strikes her.

Fluttershy recognizes the futility of her effort, but somepony has to do it. Maybe this time, it'll work!

Or not.

Thank you very much to Atom Smash, Sonicsuns, Syke Jr, Draconequues, and n3k1dsk1llz for prereading! I appreciate your comments and support!

This fic was written during the Creative Word Quiz panic for the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Group ! If you need a burst of maddening creative inspiration that will surely not result in disaster of your very own, you can join us on Discord here!

This fic was written for Bicyclette's A Thousand Words Contest III, under the Comedy category!

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TCC56

TCC56 #1 · June 26th · 10 · ·

There was the bug-shaped pocket lint yelp, usually punctuated by the quiet thump of a dead faint; the classic Sweetie Belle Did Something scream that made the locals run for cover in case the resulting mess would catch on fire, explode, or come to life and help fund the local therapists’ businesses; and the I just had the best inspiration EVER and simply MUST create this, DARLING shriek.

I do love this. It makes complete sense that the other would have learned to interpret it.

ColdGoldLazarus

ColdGoldLazarus #2 · June 27th · 2 · 1 ·

This was a thing of beauty xD

B_Munro

B_Munro #3 · June 27th · 3 · ·

11937642
Of course, Rarity may be the only Pony in Ponyville which uses pockets often enough to have a pocket lint issue...

Silent Whisper

Silent Whisper #4 · June 27th · 2 · ·

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Ha! You make a great point!

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Thank you very much!

11937642
I like to imagine that they hand out little pamphlets to new residents to help them identify which Rarity screams mean actual danger vs just dramatic punctuation.

Hillbe

Hillbe #5 · June 28th · 1 · ·

Rarity, You do know what end of Tom you're crawling into?
Oh dearest me!
I'll go start the bath
Discord stop laughing mister!
he he he he he

Tisalie

Tisalie #6 · August 22nd · · ·

Just recently discovered you through Rainbow Factory and I love your work ❤️

TheOneAJ

TheOneAJ #7 · August 24th · 1 · ·

https://m.

Bicyclette

Bicyclette #8 · August 29th · · ·

It was an average autumn morning in Ponyville. Birds trilled to each other in the dawn’s golden light. The sweet little squirrels foraged among the fallen leaves, seeking snacks they could hide away for the winter, some of which they’d even remember come wintertime. Fluttershy cooed at the not-quite-frantic-yet preparations of the wildlife on the outskirts of town as she walked into town.

aww love this Fluttershy perspective of the world

Fluttershy considered herself somewhat of a connoisseur of Rarity’s shrieks. There was the bug-shaped pocket lint yelp, usually punctuated by the quiet thump of a dead faint; the classic Sweetie Belle Did Something scream that made the locals run for cover in case the resulting mess would catch on fire, explode, or come to life and help fund the local therapists’ businesses; and the I just had the best inspiration EVER and simply MUST create this, DARLING shriek.

ahahaha aww love every single one of these yells

The main thing the last one hurt was Rarity’s budget, followed by inevitable despair as whatever she’d manifested in her creative frenzy never quite matched up with the image in her head.

as a writer damn that is too relatable, though at least writing doesn’t cost anything

The first reason for this phenomenon was the noise. The closest neighboring animals were shocked that ponies lived near a frequent high-pitched disturbance. The local fauna treated Rarity with the same reverence that ancient ponies treated Old Neighful: fascinating, pretty, and liable to explode dramatically at any given time.

aww love her so much

The second reason was Opal. Rarity was good at locking the Boutique’s doors and windows, but Opal was unusually talented at exfiltration, and ponies weren’t exempt from feline hunting instincts. The lack of pained yelps from the tourists peeking through the windows of Carousel Boutique told Fluttershy that Opal hadn’t quite made her daring escape yet, but with Rarity’s creative in-spi-RA-tion, darling, it was only a matter of time.

ehehe and yes cats really do cause extinction events when they go outside! and that’s normal cats here so i can’t even imagine what Opal gets up to

Sometimes, Fluttershy wondered about that cat. Specifically, she wondered if Opal thought all ponies lacked a working memory.

aww well she doesn’t have to worry because that is 100% extremely normal cat behavior

One hoof waved dismissively from underneath the giant boulder, a hoof-chiseled tunnel barely visible. “Of course, darling, but this isn’t just any old rock!” The hoof tucked back inside, and moments later a dusty head popped out. “It’s a space rock!”

and augh i love her so much

“I’m stuck. Be a dear and help me out of Tom? Oh, I’ve such wonderful ideas, and-”

aww what an undignified mental image! and i can definitely imagine this in the show’s animation style, oh, poor Rarity!

“Why didn’t you tell me these pieces look absolutely nothing like beads? I’ve no choice but to start over!”

perfection

absolutely loved this to bits, and damn do you write a perfect Rarity that few can even hope of matching. augh i love her so much. thank you so much for writing!

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