Twilight Sparkle stops by Carousel Boutique for a perfectly ordinary teatime with Rarity.

Rarity knows it's anything but.

An entry to the [url=/blog/887927/contest-depth-in-innocence]Depth in Innocence Contest[/url].

The original draft of this story was an entry for the [url=/group/214527/quills-and-sofas-speedwriting]Quills and Sofas Speedwriting [/url] [url=/group/214527/folder/70043/contest-31-joy-of-youth-1-18-2020]Joy of Youth Contest[/url]. The prompt was "The Sound of Distant Thunder". This version has received significant expansion, editing, and refinement during the month of May.

Thanks to [url=/user/158274/Undome+Tinwe]Undome Tinwe[/url] and [url=/user/40446/Seer]Seer[/url] for editing.

Cover art by MalineTourmaline.