Pony Express: Friendship is Cultural Exchange! Wednesday, period 1

[locointhecoco]

Pinkie waved the class over excitedly as they gathered outside the Portalocity office for the day's trip. "I have a very special surprise for everypony today!" Pinkie cheered. "I was talking with Twilight about how great it was that you all get to see Equestria but that you don't really get the full feel of it with the Portalocity portals -- plus that whole thing where they dumped us in a fire swamp instead of the town and we almost missed the pie eating contest -- and we came up with the BEST IDEA!"

A shimmering pink glow appeared in the air beside Pinkie, wobbling and nearly winking out for a moment before suddenly exploding into an enormous magical pink bubble. At the center of the bubble appeared Twilight Sparkle, looking a bit different from the last time the class had seen her, way back in September. She had wings now, for one, and was slightly taller. And she wore a crown.

The look of awkward geekish wonder hadn't changed, though.

"Hello there, students!" she greeted, while Pinkie beamed. "Everyone gather around, and I'll teleport us to Equestria. I'm not SUPER sure what the range on this is, so try to stick close."

"If you miss it," Pinkie said, "there'll be a portal from Portalocity in a minute. But it won't be nearly as special!"

Twilight nodded, and when everyone seemed gathered well enough, bent her head down and concentrated, sending pink sparks up from her horn. The pink bubble reappeared around the students, and when it popped again, they were all standing at the base of a rocky cliff.

Standing on all fours, that is.

"It worked!" Pinkie cheered. "Welcome to being PONIES in Equestria, everypony! I'M SO EXCITED!"

"I'm so glad it worked," Twilight said. "But -- Pinkie, this isn't the Crystal Empire. I think those are the Crystal Mountains over there, but it looks like I -- missed."

"Awww, that's alright, Twilight! I'm sure this place will be just as fun!" Pinkie looked over to the nearby village, her bright expression faltering a little. "The . . . especially tiny town where everypony's smiles look -- not -- RIGHT --"

Pinkie scowled. It was a strange expression on her face. One she did not wear easily.

"Now what in the fucking shit is this?!"

It seemed some of Fandom had finally worn off on her, after all these years. . . .

[ooc: this is it, folks, pony class time! There's a pony generator here if you need it for icons!]

Ethics, Wednesday, December 2, 2015

[sith_happened]

And extremely irritated (and Santa-hatted) Anakin stood alone in front of the class. "Master Kenobi said he had a eopie-related emergency," he said, "but I think it's a lie to cover up how ridiculous he would look in a Santa hat and that he doesn't want me to see it."

Keep thinking that, Anakin.

"Which brings us to today's topic: would you rather people tell you a hard truth or a comforting lie? Is it easier to know that your dog died, or would you rather pretend to believe your parents that it's really at a farm up state?"

He leaned back against the desk and batted at the fuzzy white ball on the end of his hat as it drifted into his eyes. "Tell what you prefer, and then tell me either the hardest truth you ever had to deliver or the biggest lie you ever told to try to be comforting."