Scootaloo ate a doughnut. Scootaloo had a fight with a transcriber about caring about problems. Scootaloo went to school. Scootaloo laid in a cardboard box for an hour.

“And that’s why we need to replace Scootaloo,” camerapony #1 said. “Her entire life is the same thing every day.”

“Speaking for myself, that was a very convincing presentation,” dispatcher of cameraponies and transcribers Brominecraft said. “I’ll present the idea to Usergname.”

You hear a door being knocked!

“Who’s there?” Ugncreative Usergname said.

“It’s Brominecraft.”

“Brominecraft who?”

“Brominecraft. You know, the pony you hired to manage the placement of all the cameraponies and transcribers.”

“Oh.” He opened the door. “You know, you’re a unicorn, you can teleport in here.”

“Last time I tried, you freaked out because you thought I was an ‘unsolicited visitor’, direct quote.”

“Fine. Are you here to suggest the replacement of Scootaloo?”

“Camerapony #1 thinks we’ve run out of things to do with her.”

“But who’ll replace her?”

“Sweetie Belle’s improved recently.”

“Yeah, but I can’t rehire ponies.”

“Wynaut?”

“Because... um... look at all the promising ponies that haven’t had a chance yet.”

“Camerapony #3 and Butterscotch seem particularly interested, but neither of them have shown they’re good enough.”

“Tell you what. I’ll give Scootaloo a couple chapters to do some things and if she sucks, we get somepony else.”

“But who would we replace her with? Or I suppose we could just have five mane—”

“Five mane characters?! Are you fucking crazy? We need six mane characters.”

“Okay, then who should replace her?”

“Um... we’ll have a quiz show to decide.”

“Should we get a permanent studio for the quiz show so we don’t have to set it up in Sweet Apple Acres every time we need it?”

“Sure, whatever. Now get some staff over to Scootaloo.”

Scootaloo nonchalantly took a bite of her vegetable doughnut.

“Hey, transcriber #1,” camerapony #1 said.

“Shh!” transcriber #1 said. “Something might happen and I don’t need you to talk over it.”

Scootaloo took another bite of the doughnut.

“I got so—”

“Shh.”

“Can you stop talking about me like I’m an animal?” Scootaloo said. She didn’t get any answers, and so took another bite of doughnut, chewing and swallowing it successfully. “Am I allowed to talk to the cameras this chapter?”

“AFFIRMATIVE!”

“Okay. Well, I have something to say. This doughnut sucks. I’ve had some doughnuts that I didn’t like before, like the flavour with the butter filling or that powdered sugar one that made me hallucinate, but this one is definitely the worst I’ve ever had. The very concept of a veggie doughnut doesn’t work at all.” She took another bite of it and there was an awkward silence whilst she ate it. “I wish this wasn’t my only food or I just wouldn’t eat it. I’d probably give it to some starving street foal who’d appreciate having food at all.” She took another bite. “I fucking hate this doughnut flavour.”

Silence.

“Are you sure you can’t take me somewhere?” Scootaloo said. “Why can’t I just mooch off ponies’ private property like Rainbow Dash? Why is it okay when she does it?”

“Is that doughnut making you angry?” transcriber #1 said.

“No.”

“Not you, camerapony #1, I meant Scootaloo.”

“A little... look, I know why it is, it’s because Rainbow pays for her own food and I don’t, but... come on, I’m a street foal. And I’m cute. Why won’t anypony adopt ol’ Scootaloo? Well, young Scootaloo. Nopony would adopt some 80-year-old pony they found on a street corner, but you know what I mean. So am I interesting enough to have my job?”

“The ratings will let us know soon enough,” transcriber #1 said.

“At least I know I won’t starve for a while if I just use the money when I need it.”

“Where do you have your money?”

“Underground.”

“Underground?”

“I bury it like a dog.”

“Okay....”

Silence.

“You know why the executives don’t like me? It’s because I don’t have anypony I’m paired up with. There are the Appledash and Twidash and Octavia/Lyra scenes, but I’m just by myself. That’s the problem. What are you supposed to do with one character? It’s not like I have any psychological problems to explore or anything. I don’t adventure, either....” She sighed. “I’m going to bed.” She curled up in her box like a cat.

Silence.

“Can I tell you my important information now?” camerapony #1 said.

“‘Important information’?” transcriber #1 said.

“Information.”

“What?”

“I said ‘information’.”

“No, I mean what’s the information?”

“Oh. I got drunk with the other cameraponies last—”

“Cameraponies 3 and 4 don’t drink, and camerapony #2 hates you.”

“Really? I remember them being there....”

“Maybe it was from the alcohol.”

“Maybe....”

Silence.

“I have an idea,” camerapony #1 said.

“What?”

“Let’s do a Rarity chapter next!”

“What.”

“Yeah! Have we ever actually given her a chance?”

“Not really....”

“Exactly! So you wanna watch Scootaloo sleep or that?”

“Fine. She gets one chance.”

“Then let’s go!”

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