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[shares]

[today on the network, there's a video of a purple-haired woman, looking impeccably styled and made up as usual. she'll clear her throat and wave to the camera before speaking up]

Hello, Asgard! If we haven't met already, my name is Rarity, and I do hope we'll all get along nicely! I hope all of you are settling in nicely since your arrival.

However, today I am not just here to introduce myself. I have a very important question!

Might anyone be familiar with the process of acquiring some real estate outside of the rooms we are given in our Houses? I am familiar with how to do so in Ponyville, but I assume acquiring any sort of establishment here may be a bit different! You see, I would rather like to open my boutique here, if possible ... !

[she sighs, wistfully recalling the Carousel Boutique in Ponyville, where everything had been set up just the way she liked -- her studio, her shelves, the counter, the fitting room ... but she'll shake it off, and clasp her hands together with a smile]

Thank you very much in advance for your help!

Comments

[shares]

Do you design often, Dirk? [curiously, since usually people just ... ask her to do the designing]

[hearticulate]

More of an engineer and puppet architect, but that ain't to say I don't have an eye for fashion.

Though if you're willin' to delineate something for me, I'm game.

[shares]

Puppets? [blinks ... huh. she hasn't met a puppet architect before LMAO] Really?

Well, I would not mind, but if you have something specific in mind, I would not want to quell your creativity!

[hearticulate]

Hell yeah. Puppets are the shit.

[After thinking on it:]

Are you aware of any kinda dress code? Or is this thing just a free-for-all as far as chosen attire?

[shares]

How interesting! I have never met someone who makes puppets before.

I would imagine formal wear is required, but I don't know how formal, no ...

[hearticulate]

Maybe somethin' casual-formal. That's more my thing.

[shares]

[a little laugh] I should think a sport jacket and slacks would do, if you did not care for a suit or tuxedo.

[hearticulate]

Long as it's not too ostentatious, yeah, works for me.

How much is this gonna cost me?

[shares]

You would prefer something simple, then?

Oh, darling, don't worry about paying anything! I will not start charging for anything until my boutique is open.

[hearticulate]

Yeah.

And all right, if that's cool with you.

[shares]

Of course it is, ah -- cool with me! Just give me a moment ... [she'll be pulling out a sketch pad from her desk]

[hearticulate]

[He waits, tilting his head in curiosity.]

[shares]

[she'll be scribbling away for a few moments, muttering comments to herself ... and then, finally, showing her cat the drawing, before turning it towards him]

What do you think?

oh my god that's cute

[hearticulate]

[He grins. Must like it.]

The orange is a nice touch. Approved.

aksjdhas thank you o///o

[shares]

[she'll laugh happily] Wonderful! I shall have it ready for you within a few days.

[hearticulate]

Awesome. Uh, you can shoot me a text or whatever messaging function this network possesses.