Survey Responses:

We polled every pony currently available to us, and here's what they had to say about a reverse-species cloning proposition!

Apple 'Applejack' Jack: "Well, it'd be real nice to have an extra pony to help around the farm. And if it's just the two of us, we could take turns splittin' up the work that's too hard to do all by ourselves. Heck, we might even have enough time to start makin' our own batches of fresh cider again. We could sit around the fire at night and drink a warm glass and feel all relaxed on account of there'd be no more work to do even if we wanted to. Sounds... nice."

Rainbow "I'm Not A Lesbian" Dash: "Okay, so I'm just saying. Even if I like colts, even if I'm alwaysgonna like colts, can you imagine any situation better to test yourself out than a clone of yourself? It wouldn't be weird at all, it'd be like, you know, your friend has a bug in their hair or an itch on their back they can't scratch or something... I could just try it, to see if I like it. And if I didn't, I wouldn't even have to tell anypony else! Not that I'd mind, I mean. I mean. Uh. We'd probably just, uh. Play... hoofball. Yeah... Heh... Uh... Can you stop recording what I'm saying, please?"

Pinkamena "Remember That One Time I Went Psycho" Dianne Pie: "This is the best! Any time I think of something to say, or even if somepony else thinks of something to say and just uses my head for it, all I have to do is say it out loud, and there I am to say something back! I used to feel, when I got lonely, sometimes, like there was a really loud buzzing inside my head, and it got louder and louder the longer I stayed by myself, the more quiet it was the louder the buzzing got until my head felt like it was going to pop! And I'd say things out loud to myself like "Everything's okay Pinkie!" or "You're never going to wake up from this!", and it would be like I hadn't said anything at all! It's like, if nopony is there to hear you, do you make a sound? You know what I mean?

Anyway, after that we did coke and fucked for like fifteen hours. What were we talking about?"

Twilight "I'm-A-Princess-Suck-It-Bitch" Sparkle: [UNAVAILABLE FOR PERSONAL COMMENT. FORM RESPONSE SUPPLIED BY ROYAL COMMUNICATIONS LIASON.]

Rarity Nolastname: "Did you make sure to get that down? It's not two words. Just, 'Rarity'. Like Prance. Or Maredonna. Understand?

Now, I have to say I put a lot of thought into this. Whether we would see each other as equal, knowing that I might nevertheless be the original... whether or not a heirarchy would be useful, determing how to resolve disagreements without any prickly feelings—imagine doing that for fun with a version of yourself, haha!—and from there, what it would make the most sense to devote our new energy towards... a restructuring of our workflow at the boutique, perhaps some time spent between work and leisure, increasing our library of available suitors on call... but at the end of the day, really, we just looked each other dead in the eyes—it was like the sun and moon, meeting in the sky, I really can't put it any other way—and then, just like that, without even saying anything, we fell into the bed and made passionate love until our bodies were too exhausted to continue. I mean, I just assumed that was what everypony had done... self-love isn't just a figure of speech, if you catch my drift, darling. Do you? If you'd like, I could have my drift come behind that recording desk before I see myself out..."

Flutter "Discord's Main Bitch" Shy: "Oh, my. I, um. I don't suppose I know what we'd do. I imagine there are a lot of other ponies that would be better off having somepony exactly like themselves around. I don't, um... I don't think I'd like myself very much. You know? I might kind of get on my nerves. Though, if I had somepony to help with the animals... no, I couldn't. They'd miss me so much, I have to do it all myself, I couldn't... Well, no, she wouldn't be exactly the same as me... you did say clone, didn't you? Oh. Well, I didn't know that was an option either. How big could you, um... does it get to, do you, can you choose, you know, the, um, color, or shape of... oh, my.

Yes, please. May we talk after the interview? I've got quite a few bits saved up from petsitting... Can you just please make it have a knot at the end?"

Random Green Background Pony We Interviewed To Satiate the Demands of the Individual Behind the Recording Desk: "If I do this interview, will you guys buy me a sandwich? I haven't eaten in three days. Cough/.

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