1) I will say I loved the scene where Rafferty tried to add some details to the painting and the customer got upset about it. It could have been lazy and we could have heard him say “Oh, I am so sad now. This is my sad face.“ But instead we got to see him walk back, completely defeated, into his self-imposed prison of stagnation. And as easy as it would have been to make Sammy out to be the bad-guy and be all “I told you so.“ We instead see him visibly upset too. He didn’t want to be right, he just knew that he was.
That’s why Rafferty is my favorite character. Can give even a boring episode a flawless performance.
Oh wait. That’s not what you asked. [Unintelligible Muttering] … What?
2) With extra Hay Fries, please!
3) I did not know that! But I haven’t played Hong Kong yet so I also don’t know who you’re talking about. I’m waiting for it to go on sale. Which sounds pretty sorry of me since it’s so cheap… I am poor. :(
Something about her possibly being redeemed while I was commenting on how void of emotion she was with checking on the gem fusion monsters. Mind you, she hasn’t been redeemed yet. SU has this funny way of surprising us.
ok i never wanted her to be REDEEMED, but shes a cutie and innocentish and i love her ok, so anyway
yeah shes not a heartless jerk monster so
get rek
This is me getting rek’d by benjamin-note, because television theories are serious business.
Lyra: I don’t even know who lives here. I’d feel bad about peeking into an open window, but you did sneak into a castle. I mean, technically so did I, but only once. Twice. A smaller number than you.
[Rustle]
Lyra: Wait.. Is that…? Raindrops?! Raindrops: [Gasp] … Uh… Hi.
Lyra: What are you doing? Oof. Have you lost your mind?
Raindrops: I… don’t know… what your…? Lyra: Have you been stealing things from the human world?
Raindrops: No! Of course not…! I-… Yes! I mean no!
Lyra: Do you know how much trouble you could get in?! Do you?! Because I sure don’t! I can’t even comprehend how much trouble that is right now!
Raindrops: I know! I know! But-… Just look at this! These aren’t like the cheap, knockoff phones we have here! The charge on these things can last for days! And-and they don’t have to use texts to communicate. They can make phone calls! Real ones! Not like a crappy two-way radio! They connect to these towers that carry signals. Hundreds of signals! Thousand even! All at once! And these satellites! Floating around in space! Their connection is super fast! That’s why their internet is so powerful!
Lyra: Did you draw that chart?
Raindrops: And this paper! It’s so light and easy to carry! No more being weighted down by a hundred bits or less or carrying around fragile gemstones. And-and this stuff! It’s some kind of chemical. You spray it in somepony’s eyes when they try to attack you! Think about what this could have meant for us! Think about what it could mean for the future!
Lyra: Raindrops, stop!
Raindrops: And this thing! It shoots water out and spreads it all over the place! All that time spent scheduling rainfall and storms and supplying water to Cloudsdale when we could just let it go! Let the rain fall! Live like the Everfree! All that time wasted when we could be using our resources to better ourselves!
Lyra: But it’s not sustainable! All the resources spent on-! Raindrops: Look at this bottle! Look how simple and elegant it is! And cheap! These things are mass-produced and sent all over their world! They’re battling thirst and hunger! Expanding their borders into territories we’d think were uninhabitable!
Lyra: Those things are non-biodegradable! They don’t decompose! Raindrops: But what if they did? We have magic and they don’t!
Lyra: This has to stop! You can’t keep doing this! Raindrops: I know! But… it means something, doesn’t it? There’s a bunch of alternate dimensions similar to ours, aren’t there? Why did the portal lead there? Why are we linked to their world? I know it’s a secret, but it doesn’t have to be a secret! It doesn’t have to be a hazard! We can help each other! We can change everything! [Heavy breathing]
Lyra: I… I’m not telling Twilight about this. But, Raindrops, you can’t go back there. Ever. I don’t know what all this means. And I certainly don’t know what all those charts mean. But you’re breaking the law. We can’t do that anymore.
Raindrops: I know… I never meant… I was just curious the first time.
Lyra: How did you even find out about it?
Raindrops: I saw all of you leaving the castle. Lyra: [Omitted]. It was my fault. Raindrops: Sorry!
Lyra: I have to go. I was never here. And you were never there! And this stuff… I don’t know how but it doesn’t exist. Not in this dimension. Do you understand?
Raindrops: Yes! I’m sorry! Thank you!
Lyra: Don’t mention it. Oof. Literally. Never mention any of this. Ever.
Well well. And here I was thinking that whole thing had blown over. Finished with your light breaking-n-entering for the evening? Alright my little home invading friend, where are you headed tonight? Home maybe? Expect some company…
Lyra: Oh Cels… Can I go one shift without somepony yelling at me?
Ribbon: All those horseapples about “being on the same side” and you go on a date with her?!
Lyra: I had to! She made me! Ribbon: Did she put a knife to your throat?! Because you just buried one in my back!
Lyra: It wasn’t that big of a deal!
Ribbon: Oh no? She must have talked for two hours about it! Going on and on about how much fun she had and how much she just loooved spending time with you! You’d have thought you two were there all night!
Lyra: We didn’t even do anything!
Ribbon: You did enough! I-It’s like you rekindled a dying flame! How am I supposed to find somepony to compete against you for her affections now?! You have a neigh-insurmountable lead!
Lyra: I’m sorry!
Ribbon: Oooh, you’re not sorry yet. But you will be. You’ve made a powerful enemy this day- I’ll tell you that much! But you know what really burns my flank? Lyra? You know what really gets under my coat? How she said that it wasn’t special. That it felt so normal. Like it was just some ordinary night and that’s how things are supposed to be! It’s like you don’t even have to do anything!
[Pause]
Lyra: Ugh… I’m just going to stop getting out of bed.
Lyra: Of course! Yes! Absolutely! I’m just… you sang so well.
Bon-Bon: I should hope so. I’d been practicing that song for the last two months. Surprised I didn’t spoil things by humming it around the house or something.
Lyra: No, I was… completely…
Bon-Bon: I know… you don’t feel the same way about me that I do for you. You probably never will. But I want you to at least know how much you mean to me. How much having you here means to me. And one day when you leave- Lyra: Bon-Bon I’m not- Bon-Bon: I’m not naive, Lyra. I know you’re not going to stay here forever. Ponyville is like a vacation to you. A hideaway. It’s a nice place to get away from it all. You get to ignore things a bit. But one day you’re going to get restless and… you’re going to go back. Back to Canterlot or back to the bustle of some other city-I don’t know which. When that happens, I want you to know that I’ll still be here. No matter how long you’re gone. No matter what happens.
Lyra: I… don’t…
Bon-Bon: There’s nothing for you to say. I just want you to be happy.
Bon-Bon went up there to sing a song. Which honestly surprised me. I didn’t think she would. But she said this was the whole reason why she brought me here. With her taste in music I have no idea what she’s going to sing. She is very into pony and very not into human.
Weirder part is that things seem to be winding down, like this is the last song of the night. Did she set this up special or something? They’re messing with the lighting. I mean, of course she’s an incredible singer, but I never saw her as a closing act.
Lyra: And here I thought I’d been to every bar, diner, and restaurant
in Ponyville. Door leading straight into a basement? This place is a
real hole-in-the-wall. Also possibly in violation of some zoning
regulations, being in a residential area.
Bon-Bon: Everything’s fine. Stop being nervous. You babble when you’re nervous.
Lyra: I… I’m not nervous… So, we just…?
Bon-Bon: Yup. Just sit at a table. Somepony will come over in a minute.
[Applause]
Lyra: So, the stage. Local talent?
Bon-Bon: It’s a karaoke bar, so something like that.
Lyra: Oh. Huh. I didn’t think Ponyville had one of these. And there’s quite a few couples here. Guess I’m just out of the loop.
Bon-Bon: Guess so.
Waitress: Hello there! How’s the evening treating you? What can I get you started with?
Bon-Bon: Get up. Here. Put this on. We’re going out.
Lyra: Is this my black dress?
Bon-Bon: Yes. Dry cleaned and pressed. You should really take better care of your things. It was wadded up in the corner.
Lyra: Why am I putting this on? And where are we going?
Bon-Bon: When you started staying here over five years ago, we had an agreement. I didn’t hold you down. I didn’t twist your hoof.
Lyra: Bon-Bon, I- Bon-Bon: I didn’t even count that agent pony because you only went out with him once. Now it’s been at least a year since you broke up with Krastos. I didn’t press the matter. I didn’t harass you over it. I gave you all the time in the world to cope. But you’ve had time enough and a promise is a promise.
Lyra: I’m really not- Bon-Bon: “If things don’t work out in my next relationship, I’ll go on a date with you.” I’m paraphrasing, but something like that.
Lyra: I-I mean, I work tomorrow.
Bon-Bon: You work night tomorrow. You’ll be fine. Now no more excuses. Get up. We leave in five. You can walk beside me or I can drag you by your tail.
Lyra: I… Ugh… Alright just, make it somewhere there’s not a lot of ponies! Like I don’t get enough rumors…
Lyra: Is this really the best time? I’m kinda working- Ribbon: You’re with a customer, so you still are. Now I believe I made a very generous offer… Lyra: You did. Ribbon: And…?
Lyra: I appreciate the consideration, but- Ribbon: Ugh!Why am I not surprised?
Lyra: Look, I know why you’re doing this and I’m not against it. Ribbon: And how do you-…!? Wait… what?
Lyra: I don’t like Bon-Bon sitting around waiting for me to suddenly fall in love with her! She’s wasting her life away! There’s a hundred thousand ponies out there that could make her happy and she needs to get over me!
Ribbon: I… Well, yes that- Lyra: But bringing her suitors isn’t going to work. She’s an entrepreneur, a self-starter, an independent workhorse. It has to be her that finds somepony.
Ribbon: Hmm… Yes that does sound like Bonnie. A change to the encounter then? Stage a meeting perhaps?
Lyra: I’m not helping you play matchmaker. I’m just letting you know I’m not standing in your way.
Ribbon: Fair enough. And this should be fare enough for a ticket. And a good day to you.
[Pause]
Lyra: She’ll be happier when she gets past me. I just… want her to be happy…
