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[hattrickery]

Oh, look, it's Hayate. The view from the scroll really only shows her face, almost as if she's deliberately hiding the rest of her body.

"So, uh....hi! Hello, Ponyville, it's great to be seeing you all again, after Tirek and all the...unpleasantness that followed after his defeat and all...You'll note that I didn't get power drained! Couldn't...he couldn't manage that, heh."

An awkward pause, strangely not accompanied by the sound of rustling feathers.

"No, uh, he...he kind of broke both my wings, instead. It'll...it'll be a while before I can fly again."

Hayate moves her scroll out enough to reveal that both her wings are indeed broken.

"...And then, you know, I got turned into something I'm not, not anymore, and...I dunno! I didn't really like being human, because I'm a pony! I'm supposed to be a pony, right?"

Hayate sags a little, even her ears drooping.

"And it's like...all this has been really hard on me, and...I dunno. Anybody feel like having a chat?"

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[hattrickery]

"...really?"

Hayate brightens up almost immediately at this offer.

"Of course! I'll...I'll show you everything I can!"

Shall we fade to black and maybe start up another log with guardian angel practice?

[tinkertytonk]

"Brilliant! I rather fancy the title already. Bertram Wooster, DGA! It sounds a bit like one of those private eye chappies who help people, too." And makes him feel like he might be doing some sort of good in the world, really. It's a warm and fuzzy sort of feeling without being too soppy.

"First, though, we've got a lot of tea to drink." He motions to the remaining cups. "I do hope you're thirsty, my dear!."

Yes!

[hattrickery]

Hayate smiles.

"I think I can manage that, yeah."