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[hooffaceturn]

[HELLO BRIGHT AND SUNNY FLORIDA no you are not looking at a girl with an awful spray tan or dye job. she's just naturally this orange and yellow and red. from the camera angle you can see she's sitting under an umbrella, hunched over some kind of iced mocha latte or whatever the kids nowadays are drinking, and she's squinting at the screen.]

Well...at least I know how to use a smartphone this time around... [she clears her throat, taking a drink.]

So...uh, the last time I went off into an alternate dimension it kind of wasn't this...official. Or as spontaneous. Like, there was this mirror and it kind of made more sense, I mean, besides the changes, I always had the option to go back if I wanted to but--

[SUNSET nobody wants your life story.]

--What I'm trying to say is, my name is Sunset Shimmer, and I'm wondering if any of my friends are here. Nobody happens to know anypon--er, anyone named Twilight Sparkle? Or anyone named Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, or Pinkie Pie? They're...a bit hard to miss. [she shakes her head, rolling her eyes fondly.] Especially Pinkie.

And girls, if you're watching this, please let me know if you're here. I mean, it goes without saying but...send me a text if you see this message, okay?

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[oceanthief]

What kind of mirror?

[sorry Sunset, but your fellow technicolor imPort has exactly zero interest in pretty much anything you're saying aside from that bit about the mirror.

the way that it's been framed, it sounds a little too close to Lapis' mirror prison from home for comfort. her tone is sharp and she doesn't exactly have the friendliest expression on her face right now, but she doesn't even notice. all that matters are answers.]

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[hooffaceturn]

[Sunset's going to just...respond to that curt tone with a raised eyebrow at first and then a somewhat awkwardly forced smile. she's not necessarily happy that the first person she sees is a rude one but, she's nice, darnit!!]

A Crystal Mirror. Every thirty moons or so it would act as a portal and you could access an alternate world through it.

[oceanthief]

[crystal is...probably the worst possible adjective one could attach to this explanation if the goal was to coax Lapis into something a little more closely resembling friendly. her shoulders stiffen, defensive in spite of the dissonance of this other mirror's apparent purpose.]

And what powered it?

[hooffaceturn]

[she notices the defensiveness but she's just. confused about what has this girl on edge.]

Ancient magic? I would assume a powerful enchantment of some kind.

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[monge]

[And then there was a dog.]

Monge~!! Those are the best names I've ever heard, zuraa~

[A pause.]

...O-Oh, but I've never heard them until now, so...I don't think they're here, zura. I'd totally remember names like that, z-zura...

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[hooffaceturn]

[unsurprisingly the talking dog doesn't come as much of a shock to her!!

she looks...crestfallen.]

Oh. Well, maybe they aren't here but [she's flipping through the pamphlet] there are other places in this world people are sent to, right? Maybe they wound up there?

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[monge]

[...Well, Komasan isn't one to shoot down optimism.]

Mhm, maybe, zura! If they're the kinda people who keep to themselves, then it's possible, zura!

[Although that sounds terribly boring. Oh jeez, he hopes they aren't too lonely if that's really the case.]

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[hooffaceturn]

Well...Twilight might be off with her nose in a book somewhere, reading up everything she can about this place. And Fluttershy isn't really known to go out of her way to introduce herself to everyone but...

[she frowns, shaking her head. there's no need to shoot down optimism because Sunset is still, for all intents and purposes, a bit of a realist nowadays.]

Everyone else...no, they're not really ones who keep to themselves.

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[helpline]

[ here's a third person who's perfectly fine with orange and red girl...and is also fine with talk about alternate dimensions. ]

Those are some cool names, [ said with a little nod. ] I don't think I've met any of them here, though.

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[hooffaceturn]

Uh...thank you? [WHY ARE PEOPLE SAYING THEY'RE COOL NAMES they're normal where she's from.]

And I was worried people were going to say that.

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[helpline]

You're welcome! [ BECAUSE THEY'RE COOL NAMES, THAT'S WHY ]

Don't worry, though. You'll meet some other people here that'll become good friends.

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[hooffaceturn]

[she rubs the back of her head.]

Yeah. You're right. It's just kind of hard imagining having to do it without them, you know?

Like I'm starting back at square one.

[i mean there's the bonus of people not knowing her Past.]

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[monster_san]

[OH HEY, SOMEONE ELSE WHO KNOWS WORLDHOPPING.]

Isn't it bothersome? I wish Miss Porter would let us at least decide for ourselves if we want to stay or leave.

I'm afraid I haven't met any of the people you've named, but I'll keep an eye out for them, Miss Shimmer.

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[hooffaceturn]

Yeah. Everything was way more predictable back home...as far as portals go, anyway.

[unless you go power crazy and start tearing holes into the fabric of reality but. y'know.]

And thank you, I'd really appreciate it. I mean, if they were here they'd probably have responded by now but...[she shakes her head.]

And you can call me Sunset.

[monster_san]

I understand. [...] I have inseparable friends as well, and I miss them very much. But there are many new friends to be made while we wait for Miss Porter to find them.

And that's such a pretty name! I'm Fuu Hououji. It's nice to meet you, Sunset.

[it's physical pain almost for her not to add any prefix OR suffix but she'll manage it this once.]

[hooffaceturn]

[welcome to American canons, Fuu. where suffixes are made up and the prefixes don't matter.

she gets a sympathetic smile in turn.]

Yeah...I guess making new friends is something to look forward to while I'm here. It's nice to meet you too, Fuu. I don't think I've ever heard quite a name like yours.

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[douchebag]

[ Felix has literally no experience with any of this shit, but after listening to this girl rattle off a bunch of weird names, he can't not say something. ]

Are those names or codenames?

[ Because really. Doesn't anyone have normal names anymore? And he thought Sharkface and Locus were bad. ]

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[hooffaceturn]

Obviously they're names. I wouldn't be using codenames to look for my friends.

[douchebag]

How would I know that? People use codenames with their friends all the time.

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[itistolaugh]

Oh my gosh, I love your hair!

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[hooffaceturn]

Thank you! Grew it myself.

[reasons why Sunset isn't the element of laughter: see previous.]

[itistolaugh]

Sorry I don't know anything about your friends. But people have a way of popping up.

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[fastballspeciaaaaal]

Is your first name Sunset and your last name Shimmer? Or is Sunset Shimmer like, a two part first name?

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[hooffaceturn]

It's...just Sunset Shimmer.

[MY LITTLE PONY PLAYS IT FAST AND LOOSE WITH THE EXISTENCE OF LAST NAMES OKAY even i still don't know nor understand how the naming system works.....]

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[fastballspeciaaaaal]

Oh. Okay! In that case, hi Sunset Shimmer! I'm Ripley.

It kinda sounds like your friends aren't here, sorry, I definitely know how awful that is. But I bet you can make lots of new friends here in no time!