CHAPTER 10: The Last Stage of the Process is Fulfilment

The title references the fact that this is the last chapter, as well as fulfilment being the part where manufacturers send out their products to paying customers. Some commenters felt that the story could've gone on further and with more emphasis on the Chinese side of rift influence, but I couldn't see how that wouldn't take the story out of comedy and into some serious effects. Also I only wanted to write a 10 chapter short.

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CHAPTER 9 Police State the Nature of the (Interdimensional) Emergency

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CHAPTER 8: Extras Wanted: Apply Within
The title is a reference to what they'll have to do with all the extra ponies.

Most film scripts with this sort of dimensional rift issue focus on getting it closed, but no-one ever considers that perhaps it's not actually that straight-forward and you're going to see some actual serious consequences if you're not careful about it. I wanted to at least mention that in the story.

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CHAPTER 7: Placeholder Text - Insert Trasnlation here

Placeholder Text is often used during the design process (the most famous being Lorem Ipsum) to denote where text should go, but without the added cost of needing someone to have actually produced copy. They misspelled Translation too.

The opening paragraph highlights DFS and Partners again, which were popular British stores.

A yellow chaise-longue features in the season 7 episode 19 'It Isn't the Mane Thing About You'.

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CHAPTER 6: Buy British: The Sweet Taste of Victory

The chapter title actually comes from a trade show exhibit from the UK government that I saw down in London. They were touting how much the Chinese people favour quality and branding. Many Chinese see British products as superior to others, and so desire them more and will pay extra for them. The Author's Note section has a link to an article about it.

'nitty gritty' - the salient points of the issue. Another underused phrase.

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CHAPTER 5: SupercalafragalisticexTialadoshus!

The title is a play on the Mary Poppins song title. The word is in fact horribly spelled, which wouldn't be surprising if you tried as a non-English speaker to look it up in a dictionary. As such it comes off as a rough idea of how it sounds to the untrained ear.

I've also changed one of the middle letters from 'p' to 'T' as a pun on the fact that Celestia, also known as 'Tia' likes to drink tea. The chapter starts with tea.

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CHAPTER 4: You buy One you get One Free

The chapter title comes, again, from a well-known British advert; this time from Safestyle Windows, who were infamous for their wacky product advisers who screamed the mantra 'You buy One, you get One Free!' multiple times in the advert.

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CHAPTER 3: For Ages 3+ Does not include Figurines

Have you ever noticed how most toys don't contain the figurines? You always have to buy them separately. This chapter's title also references the fact that Rainbow is noticing more background ponies or 'extras'. 3+ is the usual age marking on the boxes for kids' toys.

It's an old joke about where the other half of the cockroach is when you find half a cockroach in your meal. Noodles in this case, because China.

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CHAPTER 2: Thesaurus? I thought Dinosaurs were Extinct

A thesaurus may be useful in the translation efforts, but the title makes fun of the similarity of the word thesaurus to the common ending used in most dinosaur names.

Anyone who has worked in an office building knows about 'Power Managers' and the suits they like to wear.

No-one can indeed wield a chaise-longue (or 'fainting couch') like Rarity as seen in the show on many an occasion.

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The story is actually based on my thoughts after seeing a fic use the colour-swapped Rainbow Dash pony picture. Not sure what I'd been eating that day, but it must've been good.

CHAPTER 1: 9/10 Customers can't tell the Difference

The chapter title is a reference to old British adverts that stated that 8 out of 10 cats preferred Whiskas.

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