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[brokethefourthwall]

[Hello, citizens of Luceti. I hope you're all enjoying your daily routine. Picking up your lunch for the afternoon, or catching up on some reading by the fountain. Maybe even taking a trip to the item shop for some... window shopping.

Because you're not getting inside.

That's right. Anyone approaching the item shop will instantly notice the wagon in the doorway. A wagon holding a mountain of items so random that it would take some kind of evil genius to see how they all fit together. Or Pinkie Pie. You should probably suspect Pinkie Pie. The bubblegum-pink pony is happily darting from pile to pile, shelf to shelf, picking up and playing with just about everything she can get her hoofs on. Every once in a while, she'll gasp in excitement, before tossing an item onto her ever-growing mound.]

This is the best. Store. Ever!

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[brokethefourthwall]

[Her smile only grows.]

And you, too! I'm really happy that we can be friends! It's going to take a lot of work if I'm going to be friends with everypony in Luceti!

[fleurdesel]

Parties usually work to make friends- wait. EveryPony? There are more of you here? Or do you mean to say every'one' in Luceti?

[brokethefourthwall]

There sure are more ponies here! They're my bestest friends there ever could be~!

[fleurdesel]

It's good you have others from your world here with you. Are they all as adorable as you are little Pink dear?

[brokethefourthwall]

Oh, I don't know about that! If you want adorable, you should talk to my friend Fluttershy. She's friends with the cutest little animals!

[Woosh.]

[fleurdesel]

You are the first of your kind I have seen here. But...hm. [A moment, then she shrugs.]

You and your friends are more than welcome to come by House 44 whenever you like. I would love to meet you all Pinkie Dear.

[brokethefourthwall]

Really? That would be great! We can all get together and have a great big party~!

[fleurdesel]

You are quite enthusiastic about parties, aren't you? What kind of parties do little ponies have?

[brokethefourthwall]

Well I better be enthusiastic! It is my cutie mark, after all!

[fleurdesel]

...what is a cutie mark?

[brokethefourthwall]

This is a cutie mark!

[She turns to the side, showing off the three balloons marked on her flank.]

You mean to tell me hue-monkeys don't have cutie marks?

[fleurdesel]

...is that a tattoo? Who tattoos little quadrupeds Pinky Dear?

[brokethefourthwall]

Tat...too? What's that?

[fleurdesel]

Pigment injected under the skin through punctures made by a needle in a pattern such as your...cutie mark.

[brokethefourthwall]

Needles?

[Ow. Pinkie rubs her flank at the thought.]

That doesn't sound very fun.

[fleurdesel]

It's not. Well, not for most. Some enjoy the sensation. [Adele shudders a bit.] But that is the only way I know of for one of us to have a marking like that. How did you get yours?

[brokethefourthwall]

Mine showed up when I threw my very first party! All little fillies get them when they find what they're meant to do in life. It's part of growing up!

[fleurdesel]

I suppose that would make finding your path through life simpler, if it was branded upon you once you discover your purpose. Takes a bit of the fun out of it though, doesn't it?

[brokethefourthwall]

Not when your purpose is to make people smile~!

[fleurdesel]

Well if that's your purpose, you must always have fun! [Adele chuckles and offers the pony a smile.]

[brokethefourthwall]

[And Adele's smile makes Pinkie smile more!]

Of course! You can't make anypony smile if you aren't smiling yourself!

[fleurdesel]

A dour cloud of cheer is no cloud of cheer at all.

[brokethefourthwall]

You said it~. [She giggles.] A dour sour flower will be frowning in an hour. Or something like that!

[fleurdesel]

That sounds just about right Pinkie dear.

[brokethefourthwall]

But what about you? Hue-mans might not have cutie marks, but I bet you've guys still find your place in life somehow~.