The royal voice test!

[herroyalsunrise]

How very kind of you to take up my voice, Rikimaru...oh, so you prefer Riki? Very well then.

It would be better for you to get to bed early in preparation for work tomorrow than whittle away your time on the internet, don't you think? You're being given new responsibilities in your new job, so you should take advantage of that while you still can.

...The Royal Canterlot Voice? Why would you ask me about that? It's not something I use anymore; everypony in Equestria can hear me just fine without it.

Comments

[brokethefourthwall]

I think most ponies prefer megaphones these days! [Giggle.]

[herroyalsunrise]

I'm sure they do, Pinkie Pie. They're much more streamlined and less condescending, too.

[brokethefourthwall]

Yeah! And then there are those real funny ones that make your voice get all high and squeaky or low and growly!

[She'll even demonstrate.]

[shufflingchaos]

Have I mentioned how dreadfully boring you can be with all of this responsibility nonsense? Well, it definitely requires repeating anyway.

[herroyalsunrise]

It's no different from reminding you how much you're not needed, Discord.

[shufflingchaos]

Why Celestia, you wound me!

Chaos? Calamity? Disharmony? Not needed? Perish the thought! If not for all that then this world would be absolutely dull and wretched. And who wants a boring ol' world like that?

[cape_and_wizard_hat]

[Trixie gives a respectful bow.]

Trixie greets you.

[herroyalsunrise]

Greetings, Trixie. I've read about you from Twilight's letters.

[cape_and_wizard_hat]

[Ugh, why always The Sparkled One?]

Trixie wonders what you heard of the best storyteller in all of Equestria.

[armore]

Good evening, your Highness. Did you decide to give Princess Luna the night off?

[herroyalsunrise]

Yes. That and I have to stay awake while my mun stubbornly refuses to go to bed early. I suppose I'll get used to him.

And what of you, Shining Armor? I trust you and Cadence are enjoying yourselves?

[armore]

My mun is the same. It doesn't seem like the smartest thing to do, but I guess that they don't need to worry about the cost of candles, and I'm pretty sure electricity doesn't cost as much.

I wish I could answer yes - the truth of the matter is that I've barely seen my bride since I arrived... wherever here is.

[friendyousohard]

Princess! Your mun actually gave you their name?

... And is apparently as ridiculous as my own in terms of sleeping habits. Not that I'm surprised, they all seem to be the same in that particular regard.

[herroyalsunrise]

He did. Do they not normally introduce themselves?

Perhaps it's an agreement between muns to defy proper sleeping schedules. I trust you haven't picked up on those habits, have you Twilight?

[friendyousohard]

Maybe it's just mine. He's just so... cagey.

Er... no, no of course not! [Ack, she can't be dishonest to the Princess, even technically.] I mean... not for such frivolous reasons. If I'm staying up late it's only because I had to pull an all-nighter... or because one of my Pokemon snuck out on me and I had to go find them, but that doesn't happen often.

[fruity_puppeteer]

But what's the fun in work? Stay home, wreak all sorts of havoc on the internet! Don't forget the ice cream~

[herroyalsunrise]

It may not always be fun, but it is still a responsibility that must be done. The internet and ice cream can wait until afterwards.

[fruity_puppeteer]

Sounds absolutely boring. You should be like me--no responsibilities and no inhibitions~

[lobster_tranny]

Why not give the Royal Canterlot a try? Why I'm sure it wouldn't hurt.

[herroyalsunrise]

It wouldn't; however, the Royal Canterlot Voice isn't necessary anymore. Equestria has evolved past that point.

[lobster_tranny]

Oh you're so right~

Were I in charge, Equestria would go a whole different direction.

[sovereign_succubus]

Sometimes it's best that pleasure come before business... though in my case, it tends to be one and the same.

[herroyalsunrise]

Few scenarios allow such a combination, but yours specifically is not a pleasure that can be shared with ponykind. It's better for Equestria that you take your business elsewhere.

[doublethefun]

There is nothing wrong with staying up late.

[she grins, knowing just how ridiculously biased this statement is]

[herroyalsunrise]

(Oh, Luna...you've just made your sister smile.)

Not for us, Luna; Rikimaru, however, has a job he must wake for each morning. He cannot afford to stay up late.