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[ponymeisters]

[Well, this is unusual. The scroll comes on, revealing a middle-aged, stocky green stallion, with slicked back dark brown hair and a pencil mustache. He would seem tobe an otherwise normal pony - nothing outwardly odd or ominous. For those who deigned to go to the movie premiere, however, there is no doubt who this is.

This is Tom Shanks.

And he's beaming.]

Howdy, my friends! That's how Ponyville talks nowadays, right? Well, in any case, this is Tom Shanks, owner of Placeton and Quarterhorse Quarterly, with a special announcement! We're expanding again!

[Why does he look so happy. Why is he telling the off-worlders.]

And we've found the perfect place to do so. See, I've wanted to expand my business to the smaller towns, spread the truth and beauty I've come to find recently, but I just can't seem to do it without a significant presence. So, I've decided to buy up some lands that were in lien - don't worry yourselves about what that means, by the way - to make a brand new production lot right here in Ponyville!

[Waving his hoof, he moved aside, revealing a curtain. An unlucky assistant pulled it, revealing a large sign with a before and after picture. The after picture is a sprawling mecca of buildings, studios, and even a mini theme park clearly designed with Quest for Canterlot in mind. Its, for pony standards, impressive and advanced?

The before side?...looks...an awful lot like Satyagraha Farm.]

We'll have the legal niceties wrapped up by the end of the week. I've already put a bid on the place, and I believe I'll be able to bring my dream of truth to Ponyville at long last.

[A pleased, deep breath of contentment. Then he comes back to the scroll again, his voice flat as he stares.]

Oh, also, to the squatters on my land? You have a week to pack up and leave before I start razing. Nothing personal, just progress.

Comments

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[alentorbust]

Heyyyyy, wait a second...

[Give him a minute...he's got this, that picture looks awfully familiar for some reason...

and there is it.]

Why here though? I've been all over the place since I got here and there's plenty of places you could set all that up.

[Forgive the new guy, he's kinda confused.]

[Visual]

[ponymeisters]

Like I said! Its prime real-estate, near Canterlot, and its flat!

[Visual]

[alentorbust]

But there are other places near Canterlot that are flat too and don't have people living there. I mean if you knock this place down, a lot of ponies aren't gonna have a place to live! There's gotta be another solution that helps everyone out, right?

[Poor Justin, so naive.]

[Visual]

[ponymeisters]

Now, now, that's none of my business what anypony will be doing once they leave my property! My business is what I'm building.

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[alentorbust]

Seriously? You're just fine with that?

[Hoo boy, now you're just reminding him of a slew of people he wishes he didn't know.]

You'd throw people out on the streets just to make some two-bit sideshow attraction? That's really low!

[Visual]

[ponymeisters]

I'm sure there's plenty of room elsewhere for them. But it doesn't matter. They didn't pay, so they must pay this way. Its the law of the land.

[Visual]

[alentorbust]

Oh yeah? Well what makes you think we're just gonna let that happen, huh? We still got until the end of the week to pay things off!

[Despite everything...he looks really confident about this one.]

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[ponymeisters]

[Snort.]

Well, then, good luck, young stallion! If you really mean it - you'll need it!

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[alentorbust]

Ha, you must not know much about adventurers! A true adventurer never gives up, not even at the last second. If you think a little thing like a time limit is gonna stop me, then you're gonna be really disappointed when this week is up.

[And with that, the feed cuts because he has people he needs to go talk to and things to set up. He was going to do what he did best and he needed his number 1 partner on the case with him!]