I figured Princess Celestia might feel bad about this, too. Worse, maybe, since she's the one that came up with the idea.
So, I wrote a letter. One that I also want you to see, since there's something in it I should've told you.
[It reads:
My friend, Celestia:
I'm sure by now you've seen just what most ponies think about your plan. While it did work, to an extent, all of Equestria paid a hefty price for only a small success. I feel that the distrust is particularly strong throughout the newponies, who don't know about all the good you've done over centuries.
I don't think you can afford to keep hiding things, and I don't say that because I agree with them - I say that because I want to help you, and I don't think you realize how much it's hurting you to do so. Please, get to know them a little more. Take a vacation if you need to; I'm willing to help you with anything you'd otherwise be doing if you do that. But don't give up.
That being said, there's one other thing I should have said earlier: the other Twilight and I, and a few others, know who Cálice was before she turned into who she is know.
Her name was Twilight Sparkle, and she was just like me once.
After finding that out, and combined with what I've experienced otherwise, I'm afraid of turning into something like that, or worse. I don't have a single idea about how to avoid that kind of thing from happening to me, and I thought you might.
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So, I wrote a letter. One that I also want you to see, since there's something in it I should've told you.
[It reads:
My friend, Celestia:
I'm sure by now you've seen just what most ponies think about your plan. While it did work, to an extent, all of Equestria paid a hefty price for only a small success. I feel that the distrust is particularly strong throughout the newponies, who don't know about all the good you've done over centuries.
I don't think you can afford to keep hiding things, and I don't say that because I agree with them - I say that because I want to help you, and I don't think you realize how much it's hurting you to do so. Please, get to know them a little more. Take a vacation if you need to; I'm willing to help you with anything you'd otherwise be doing if you do that. But don't give up.
That being said, there's one other thing I should have said earlier: the other Twilight and I, and a few others, know who Cálice was before she turned into who she is know.
Her name was Twilight Sparkle, and she was just like me once.
After finding that out, and combined with what I've experienced otherwise, I'm afraid of turning into something like that, or worse. I don't have a single idea about how to avoid that kind of thing from happening to me, and I thought you might.
-Twilight Sparkle]