There aren't many gardening jobs in Cloudsdale. Poor Purple Carnation! But a chance encounter might change that. Or not.

Story written for the The New Blood Contest.

I actually was initially aiming for three bonuses: two PoVs that run concurrently, experiment with the form, and story told as a collection of works in-universe; but, as per contest rules, the last one can be ignored.

"HOLY MOLY THERE IS NO WAY that a self insert could be this good!" -Sparkly Sparks

"Absolutely loving this story so far, it's such a good testament to how self inserts can be done well!" -Hazlled

Two friends end up in Equestria. One loves it, and the other hates it. Will their friendship survive? A self-insert featuring a transgender mare and her religious friend.

And yes, the misspelling of tale is intentional.

Cover art by Starcoder!