Flutter Disaster [visual]

[hattrickery]

When Hayate appears on the scroll, she looks terrible. Her hair is even more of a spiky mess than usual, there are bags under her eyes, and most tellingly of all, her wings don't look obsessively preened - there are three feathers out of alignment. She opens her mouth to speak and is interrupted by a jaw-cracking yawn, which prompts her to grab what appears to be a tall Pumpkin Spice Latte from the local Starbucks and toss down the entire thing in one gulp before throwing the empty cup over her back to land on a massive pyramid of discarded coffee cups.

"So, uh, guys? That...that, y'know, the thingie where...where people were fallin' asleepy an' not wakin' upppp...."

A slight pause as she almost nods off mid-sentence before jerking awake and slamming down another PSL.

"Is...izzit over? C'n I go beddy now?"

Comments

[Visual]

[cape_and_wizard_hat]

You... you stayed up since then!?

[hattrickery]

Nod nod.

"Haveta be 'wake t'help people. Couldn't be...couldn't be fallin' inta no eternal sleep, right?"

Obviously.

[Visual]

[cape_and_wizard_hat]

Wh- There is no such thing as eternal sleep! You're crazy for staying up that long!

[Typical Ponyvillian.]

[hattrickery]

"...well, s'not like...they were wakin' up, were they? Seemed preety eternal t'me."

THAT IS LOGIC

[Visual]

[cape_and_wizard_hat]

And have everypony that went to sleep woken up yet?

[Visual]

[hattrickery]

"...I'unno."

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[cape_and_wizard_hat]

[Trixie facehoofs.]

Yes, they've woken up! That's why it wasn't eternal!

How did you plan on helping everypony in the first place, huh?

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[hattrickery]

"...by...stayin'...awake?"

[Visual]

[cape_and_wizard_hat]

[Trixie facehoofs again.]

Staying awake only affects you. It doesn't affect anypony else! You're not helping! You never helped!

[Visual]

[hattrickery]

A long pause as Hayate just...stares at Trixie.

"...

...

...you'd be cuter iffin y'smiled, y'know."

[Visual]

[cape_and_wizard_hat]

...What... But you... There's no reason to smile right now! You're being an idiot! Nopony's in eternal slumber! Do I have to travel all the way to Ponyville to make you go to sleep myself!?

[hattrickery]

Hayate appears to be seriously considering it.

"...mmm...nah, s'okay. S'not the same with only two in th' bed. Y'need four people f'r th' best sleep..."

[Visual]

[cape_and_wizard_hat]

[Trixie just... groans a little while rubbing her head with a hoof.]

You are insane and lewd.

[hattrickery]

Blink blink.

"M'not! m'just useta snugglin', thas all!"

[Visual]

[cape_and_wizard_hat]

Then you had better get used to not snuggling. Starting right now.

[Visual]

[hattrickery]

"Tried it. 'S borin' an' no fun."

[Visual]

[cape_and_wizard_hat]

Sleeping isn't meant to be enjoyable! It's meant to be sleeping!

[Visual]

[hattrickery]

"An' iffin y'wanna have it work, it's gotta be a group thingerbob!"

[Visual]

[cape_and_wizard_hat]

No, if you want it to work, stop drinking the coffee, and go to bed!