“What?!” Lyra said. “You’re starting a chapter now? But I want to be with Octavia for that!”

“Maybe they think she’s a little boring now,” Bon Bon said.

“Boring? Just because she’s all formal Raritiness doesn’t mean she’s boring.”

“She’s actually okay, but I feel like I should hate her since she’s my love rival.”

“It’s okay, I’m sure she feels the same way.”

“Really?”

“No, she’s not like that at all.”

“Oh. Now I feel bad about myself.”

“Nice part of speech, Bon Bon, and I didn’t mean to make you feel like that. Okay, I did a little. I still feel kind of bad about it, though.”

“Don’t be sorry, it’s not your fault I’m such a jerk.”

“Come on, you’re not the only pony like that.”

“I know, but that still doesn’t make it okay.”

“I think you’re exagg—”

A bell signalled the entrance of a consumer. The consumer was wearing an official Big Macintosh™ cap, the only thing with which they identified. Being a Big Mac fangirl, not the cap.

“Welcome to Bon Bon’s Sweet Shop,” said Bon Bon.

The fangirl who has a name but it’s not important started slowly browsing the shop.

“So, to continue the conversation,” Lyra continued the conversation, “I don’t think you’re as bad of a pony as you think you are. You’re not bitchy Bon Bon from over a year ago, you’re nice Bon Bon from over three years ago.”

“Then why won’t you give me another chance?”

“I’ve explained that to you before, Octavia was better than you even when you weren’t a bitch.”

“But what if I was never like that in the first place?”

“I would’ve left you later? I liked her more, so I would’ve eventually left you anyway....”

“So my rudeness didn’t actually do anything to change the timeline?”

“It cost you three or four months of being with me, but nothing would be different today. There was still the whole ‘you were just the best option’ thing that would’ve made me leave you, Octavia existence or not.”

“Oh. I had the impression that if I was never like that, you never would’ve left me....”

“No. Sorry, but it probably was going to eventually happen anyway, even if it would be for a different reason.”

“That’s just not the impression I had....”

“That’s what you just said.”

“I know, but... look, the point is that I feel bad about myself.”

“Why? I already told you about how you’re an okay pony again.”

“I know, but I’m not good enough for you. I can be better.”

“Don’t be like that. Just because you’re not exactly who I want doesn’t make you bad. I mean, I’m not involved with Twilight, but does that make her a bad pony?”

“No....”

“See?”

“I guess you have a point.”

“So, then... what about Octavia’s chapter?”

“Don’t ask me.”

“We have something planned,” camerapony #2 said with a >:) face.

The fangirl came up and put some sweets on the counter.

“That’ll be...” Lyra said, “Carry the ten... convert to hexadecimal... three bits ten.”

She hooved some coins over and blah purchasing. She left without tripping on any ladybirds.

“The next chapter’s probably going to be really long,” Lyra said.

“Why?”

“Because look at the lengths of the chapters so far.”

“I guess, but why that one specifically?”

“Hey, some pony at the gym told me and he can bench press 9,001 kilograms.”

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