What is it like? I mean, I don't really know what to expect since I've never really had a family or ponies to spend it with.

When you’re spending it with ponies you like?

You just sort of hang out with them and do whatever they’re doing. If they want to watch TV than you watch TV. If they want to go caroling, then you go caroling. Even if you ordinarily wouldn’t want to, it’s more enjoyable than normal.

It’s nice.

askclutch submitted:

Blah Blah Blah. When you submit something, I’m free to edit whatever you say, genius.

Hopefully it won't detract from your Hearth's Warming too much. And thanks! It was hard to make, but I made it for Octavia to enjoy seeing, heh. It'll be my first Hearth's Warming that I'll actually be spending with a family, for once.

For her to enjoy seeing… Yeah, that sounds like something you’d do.

I suppose one of my few bits of luck in this life is that I’ve never had to spend Hearth’s Warming alone.

Not that I haven’t spent it with ponies I didn’t like before.

Four hundred pillows. For Bon-Bon. What could go wrong?
Anonymous

Even if each pillow was only one bit each, that’s still more than I’ve made in a year since I left Canterlot.

Well that's good to hear. Hopefully it'll completely go away soon.

Today or tomorrow, hopefully.

It has lingering effects for weeks, though. This sickness does not go quietly into the night.

I like your boots!

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That’s the worst present seeking advice I have ever seen.

To be fair, or unfair as the case may be, I reversed the last one in my answer.

She doesn’t seem to talk about them all that often.
Maybe I’ll just give her money or something… Let her get something she wants…

She doesn’t seem to talk about them all that often.

Maybe I’ll just give her money or something… Let her get something she wants…

Hey Lyra! How's that cold doing?

Hello!

Mostly gone. Still feel a little nastiness in my throat but that’s all.

I'm a-a-alright... You know making a s-s-spell is hard? Y-y-you go through m-many var-r-riables before it's s-s-stable... I m-m-m-made 2 spells recently...

I’m hoping one of them was a stuttering spell and not a deathly sick spell.

Whatever you get, it ought the fit the requirements for any good present in that it is (a) expensive, (b) bought, and (c) not lovingly hand-crafted.
Anonymous

One outta three might be the best I can do. I’m not much for crafts, and I can’t afford expensive.

Have a batmitsvah. You'll get mad stacks.
Anonymous

Uh… Wat.

Begrudgingly popular with the mysterious gentlecolt callers, I see. Why is it that I can't quite shake this feeling that struggling with my gift idea is something that will become common between nearly all of yourselves?

I hope you don’t begrudge me too much.

It might not be as bad for me. I’m not in a romantic relationship with my Bon-Bon. Some of the other Lyras might be freaking out, though.

Trying looking on uncommongoods to see if there's anything Bon-Bon would like on there.
Anonymous

I want to get her something useful and practical, not just random junk.

Though that Shower Squid might be nice.

Would the Tea Tower send the wrong message that I think she’s taking up too much counter-top space?

I know what you could get Bon-Bon. You could get Bon-Bon a babushka doll!
Anonymous

A nicknack? I’m sure she wouldn’t hate that, but I don’t know that she’d like it.

What are some of Bon-Bon's hobbies? Maybe get something related to one of those?
Anonymous

Well how am I supposed to know what she likes?!

It’s like not like we live together or anything!

I’m a horrible roommate…