8th Sun: The Duchess Revealed! [Visual]

[pirateponyprincess]

So it would seem the sleeping crisis is over. I'm glad that mess has gotten sorted out; it got in the way of my announcement. I wish I could have done this sooner, but there is not changing that now.

[She sounds serious. Could it be bad news?]

I'm sure you all remember the fun times you had during Hearts and Hooves Day, especially a select group of you who were 'encouraged' to go out and have a date.

[Nope, not bad news, nor anything serious.]

I do hope you all enjoyed it. It took me a while to set that all up. In the end, however, I feel things turned out far better than I had expected. I had intended it as simply a veiled way for you to make a new friend, but some groups may have gotten a little more out of it~. I could not be more pleased, and I look forward to both your thanks and your angry letters.

Ah, and Tails? Reimi? I am terribly sorry for the incident with the cloud. I overestimated the strength of the enchantment; had it lasted a half-hour longer it would have put you down on the ground before wearing off.

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[chatwithdeath]

You must be Flare then. I understand well intentions, but all things must be considered when trying to make an arrangement like this. I thought I could have lost something very important from home and may have been less than hospitable.

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[stormbroken]

[She's actually not sure how to respond to that. When she finally does respond, the reason might be a little clearer.]

I wish I could better understand. I don't really have... anything from home that has good memories.

At all.

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[chatwithdeath]

[... Somepony better off here. She can get that.]

What's done is done, and Harvey wasn't a bad pony to get to know. Did you get to have any of the soup? I know there was extra.

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[stormbroken]

A little. I ended up having to sleep on the couch that night, so I had a lot of time to myself to try it.

[You weren't the only one less than pleased with the result, Naomi, though for different reasons.]

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[chatwithdeath]

I see. To be fair, most people wouldn't enjoy a staged kidnapping.

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[stormbroken]

When your special somepony is a stubborn git with a history of falling into bad habits when he's down on his luck, it's easy to get desperate and do dumb things.

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[chatwithdeath]

Of course. Well, hopefully, he understands to give things a try instead of getting mixed up in an affair he may end up pulling his mane out over.