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.

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Princess I thought we agreed never to talk about that again!

[graynbowdash]

Uhh...I guess so? A lot of ponies must like writing about me...

(A beat.)

...Princess Luna!

(Bowing in respect. Even fictional ponies know to respect their princesses.)

[doublethefun]

[Twilight gets a thoughtful look. She can't remember an agreement. Perhaps a subtle hint or two, but hey, that doesn't count when the mare in question shows up in pony.

Daring Do gets a regal nod despite any nagging questions about the existence of fictional ponies (lol).] A pleasure to meet thee, Daring Do.

[checklist]

That's not... exactly what I-


...You know what? Never mind.

My name is Twilight Sparkle. It's a pleasure to meet you, Daring Do.

[graynbowdash]

(Life is hard for ponies who have to travel across two fourth walls to be in Dear_Mun, but at least Daring doesn't seem to mind...as if she really knew.)

Likewise!

From the sound of things, books have been giving you trouble too, huh? None of the ones I've dealt with came to life, but they somehow detail my adventures a little too much for comfort, you know? Would either of you happen to know who the author is?

[doublethefun]

Everypony kept opening the books; any large objects or creatures that appeared would contribute to the mess by knocking o'er other bookcases.

[hmm.] Nay, I must admit I have not read these books of thine.

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Your books are published by Hard Cover, but he makes the claim that he didn't write them himself.

So I couldn't tell you.

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...But they're definitely fictional.



[ Because Twilight doesn't realize she's dropping a bombshell here.

It's said more like a "And that's why you shouldn't exist!" kind of way.



....How does she not realize that's a bombshell to drop on somepony? ]

[graynbowdash]

(Silly Twilight; you really do have to be more careful with what you say. All of this book stuff has really made Daring Do self conscious, but this...this time, it went further than just giving her a headache.)

Fictional? But...they're about me! How can they be fictional if they're about me and I'm still here?

[doublethefun]

[well, the obvious answer is that you do something a thousand years ago and then disappear and then everypony thinks you're some kinda myth who doesn't actually exist.

...

Hmm.]

Then perhaps the books were miscategorized.

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[checklist]

No no no. They are definitely, undeniably, without a single doubt, one-hundred percent fictional!

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[ Though now that she's taking a moment... she can kind of see that expression on Daring Do's face.... ]

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[checklist]

[ Oh no. No no no no. ]

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Or. Well, that is, you could be right, Princess.

We don't know the real author. They could be real stories just passed off like fiction. That makes sense, right? That makes sense to me!

[graynbowdash]

I guess that makes sense...(Her head...it hurts...) It sounds weird, but these books have done nothing but confuse me since day one.

But the important thing is that everypony learns about my discoveries, right? There's centuries worth of ancient history that could change everything we've thought about ponies of the past!

[doublethefun]

[what should she say, as a pony of the past?

...]

Thou art an archaeologist, yes?

[graynbowdash]

Yes I am!