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Tea Time Diplomacy
🕑 Added 2021-10-11 05:52:42 +0000 UTCXervergor opened his great mouth halfway, then the Pit Stalker's interior mouth opened as well. He extended his long almost prehensile tongue and then rolled into a long trough. Carefully and with surprising grace the being moved its left arm and positioned tea cup in it's hand over it's tongue and poured some of tea on it. The fluid flowed down the tongue and vanished in the being greatest maw. With it's right hand it picked up a shortbread; it looked at it the older filly who had arranged this event with pearl-white eyes. In her mind Applebloom heard the Pit Stalker speak.
Yes. Much thanks we must bestow on you Red Bow for arranging this exchange with us. Mighty and feared are your feats in battle. Therefore this act of generosity is both unusual and most appreciated!
Applebloom took a sip of her tea before replying to Xervergor. "Well now. I will admit I've gotten rep fer being a bit of a wrecking ball, but until recently most yer kin haven't been very big fer talking. It's been lunge first and chow down on ponies dreams befer asking if that was okay."
The Blade Mare sat perched on giant mushroom in this temporary dream fabric that she'd created for this meeting. They were sitting in a rolling meadow that was dotted with with these great red and white fungi. a smaller one had white table cloth draped over it. Atop it was a tray with a tea kettle and selection shortbread cookies. Her black leather boots creaked as she crossed her back legs. The filly took another sip of her tea. Then spoke again.
"Now. Princess Luna would prefer ta not be having these tussles all the time with folks from the Lower Dark Realms, and she thought it might useful fer me ta git some experience with chatting yer kind instead of just blasting y'all on first sight. So that's why I arrange fer this here meeting."
The Pit Stalker adjusted the top hat perched on his head.
Thank you Red Bow. It is appreciated.
This was a moment that occurred in my Equestria dreamscape earlier this year that I wanted to sketch out before I forgot some elements of it. As Applebloom/Red Bow's reputation on the battlefield has grown in the Dream Realm she now has begun learning an equally powerful tool. The art of diplomacy.
Comments
Ayumi Silverfox
I know I'm a bit late on this one and, at first, I honestly was not sure exactly what I was looking at. Which I think was kind of the point since it looked like a cross between Cthulhu and Alice In Wonderland. And a detail I'd never noticed before was Applebloom's different cutie mark which seems very fitting for their role in the dream realm. And I have to admit I actually like the diplomacy setting of this piece since sometimes it's better to solve problems without violence whenever possible. Very nice work.
Baron Engel
It does a little, but AB insisted he needed to wear the hat. She relented on the tie though.
Louis Richards
When I first saw this picture in the email, I wondered what Applebloom was doing in Wonderland with a Jabberwock.
Ookami88
Up till now AB was a user of "aggressive negotiation" method.... Stone Mane would probably like to see her in this outfit in his dreams I bet! :D
ColdSilverD
Love the little top hat. Just adds to the absurdity of the situation.
