asgardeventide | first chapter: [video]

[ The video feed turns on to a rather nervous-looking girl in her late teens, though that nervousness is momentarily replaced by a grin. After all, she finally figured out how to work this thing properly. Figuring something out is always something worth celebrating, at least for Twilight Sparkle.

Still, her somber expression returns. ] I wanted to thank everypony who helped me out when we all first arrived. I've gotten much better at walking since then! Really. [ Because obviously they won't believe her unless she adds in that "really." ]

But... [ And this is really where she looks worried again... ] has anypony been outside today? There's clouds out there, and I am one-hundred percent certain nopony put them there. They're even moving all on their own...!

But nopony else has even mentioned it! Don't you all find this strange?!

[ Twilight bites her bottom lip for a moment, but presses on. ] It's strange enough that the sun and moon can rise without Princess Celestia or Princess Luna, but... do you suppose the patron gods are doing all of it? Raising the sun, and the moon, and moving the clouds... creating the weather...?

[ And finally, a large sigh. ] Really, this is such a strange place.

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Princesses that control the sun and moon... Man, that sounds like somethin' out of a story book.

[Give him a second to soak this all in.]

The weather on Mobius happens on its own. Maybe it's the same way here.

But why would it work that way? How would it work that way?

[ Scholar with no answers... is an irate one... ]

Uh...

[Man, he is so not scientific, buuuut.]

Planet rotates, water evaporates?

Now that's just silly. [ Seriously man. Seriously. ]

So's ponies controlling the weather. I'm not into sciency stuff, but where I'm from, most things just happen. Sure there's some technical reasons for it, but who needs all those extra details?

If I was there, I would have studied it in great detail. [ Because she's a neeeeerd. ]

'Cause it's totally different, right?

[Or maybe she's just one of those sciency types. Huh.]

Because it would be interesting!

[ Because she's a nerd. ]

I could say the same thing about pony-controlled weather.

You find it interesting?

Well, I suppose it is interesting when you see it in action. Visiting the weather factory was quite the experience.

[He nods, but-- wait. Give him a second.]

There's a weather factory?

Of course. It's where all of the weather is made.

All of the clouds, the rainbows... even the individual snowflakes for winter.

What do they do, carve 'em by hand? ...er, hoof.

That's right, they're all hoof-made.

There are a few machines to help with some of the work, but it's all done by hoof for the most part.

Huh, I didn't know you could do that with hooves. Ain't it hard without fingers?

It's a bit hard to think about, since nopony has fingers. We've made do without them for all of our history.

Good point. Guess if hooves are normal for ya, you'd find a way to make it work.

Though I suppose I can see the benefit of "hands." Especially for earth ponies and pegasi.

It seems like it would make it easier to write, for one.

Totally! But I don't know how you ponies handle writing, either. You guys use your mouths?