The Forgemaster managed to find his new home in no time at all. All he had to do was follow the sounds of construction, as though that were somehow difficult. His home was HUGE by pony standards, to accommodate his size no doubt, and was located on the very edge of town. There were several construction ponies out front that were cutting wood and fitting it into a door frame.

He spoke up over the noise, "May I go inside?"

A supervisor pony looked over to him and said, "You're the guy we're building this for? I imagine so; you fit the Princess' description. Yes, you can go in, just try not to interfere with the workers."

The Forgemaster nodded and entered his new home. His home was built with a central, circular living room, with all other rooms connecting to it through a series of hallways. The more he looked the more he recognized the construction techniques of his old workshop. Apparently, Celestia had seen enough from the memories he allowed her to see to memorize some patterns and relay the information to the workers. His home wasn't finished yet so neither was it furnished. He was informed by the helpful supervisor that the Princess had given him 10000 bits to start furnishing his home.

When asked whether or not 10000 bits was a lot, the supervisor replied with, "I supervise construction projects all across Equestria and I only make about 6000 bits a year. 10000 bits will furnish this home with a lot left over. Probably enough to buy a smaller house and furnish that one on top of this one."

The Forgemaster nodded and continued exploring his new home, with the supervisor pony right behind him. Once he had familiarized himself with the layout, he inquired as to where his new forge was. He was directed out back and there found his new forge. It was old-fashioned, just like the one he had trained himself on. It was in the backyard and was on a stone floor. The Forgemaster looked around and liked what he saw: fully stocked with metals, all necessary parts properly installed, but no privacy.

He turned to the supervisor and asked, "Could you put up a privacy fence for me, please?"

The supervisor said, "Sure! But, we're doing this on the crown's expense and I don't want to get in trouble: we're close to budget as is! If you pay me 50 bits out of that 10000, I'll get the boys to add your fence on their own time."

"Thank you, I appreciate it."

The supervisor pony then left.

He walked over to the forge and inspected it. He admired its construction and knew that the forge would work just fine for what he is going to forge on it. He also realized he was not alone.

"Hello, Pinkie Pie." He said.

She gasped, "Aww, how'd you know I was there? I mean everypony else never sees me until I'm right next to them! And then they notice me and they say, 'Oh Celestia Pinkie, you scared me.' Then the pony next to them always says, 'Don't worry, that's just Pinkie being Pinkie.'! I mean that happens almost every time and it never changes! You'd think they would begin to expect it but nopony ever does! Why don't I scare you like the other ponies?"

"Because, your unpredictability is predictable." He replied

"WHAT!"

"I've met people like you before, and I find that the simplest way to deal with them is to expect what they will not do and then they do it. It's actually quite a relief to know of another 'Physica Princeps' as they were known."

"A Physics Ruler? What's that?"

"That's what you are Pinkie Pie. " He said, not batting an eyelash at her knowledge of a human language," I've found doing it myself to be quite difficult but not impossible. However, it takes to much energy for me to do it properly. That's why those naturally gifted with the ability are often extremely hyper-active."

She paused a moment, "So you can do it too?"

"I try not to though. The risks involved could shatter the world."

She nodded solemnly, knowing exactly what he meant, and then spoke, "Why were you such a meanie head to Twilight?"

"She made careless mistakes. Where I'm from, careless mistakes kill you. She is just an overly-curious individual who never has a back-up plan."

"WHAT! Twilight, without a back-up plan? That's impossible; Twilight has a back-up plan for anything that might happen."

"Exactly! And when something that shouldn't happen or something she can't explain happens, she shuts down. She had no way to respond to changing scenarios that fall outside the norm. Ugh… there would be no way for her to respond to the Inquisition."

"Because…." Pinkie Pie prompted, her hope soaring.

"Nobody expects the Inquisition!" both yelled at the same time, Pinkie Pie replacing 'Nobody' with 'Nopony'.

"You know Pinkie Pie, despite all your friends' faults; I think it might actually be enjoyable here."

He looked up to see that Pinkie Pie had vanished; he just shook his head at her antics.

Well, here he was: alone, at a fully stocked forge, with nothing but time.

There's only one thing to do!