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[verypointed]

[The last Thanksgiving dessert pie hasn't even been cleaned out yet, and already something is astir in camp. Small flat boxes are falling from the sky, pounding loudly on cabin rooftops and littering the campgrounds and floating in the duck pond. Upon closer inspection, they're advent calendars, with a little note attached to them: "31 more days

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[flylittlepony]

[one hits her on the head, startling her into the conveniently adjacent bush. after a bit she pokes her head out, inspects the box for a bit looking all kinds of confused, before suddenly squealing and jumping back into the foliage]

C-chocolate rain?!

[coreofthematter]

Don't worry yourself none, Fluttershy. I'm pretty sure this ain't anything but a coincidence. I got no clue what this whole Christmas thing is that's gettin' advertised, an' I'm pretty sure the same goes for Discord.

[flylittlepony]

R-right, of course, how silly of me, hehe...

[coreofthematter]

Now don't go beatin' up on yourself, either! Everypony remembers what happened--I can't rightly say that I wish I didn't, 'cause we all came out of it stronger. It ain't the best thing to be reminded of, but it's there.

[flylittlepony]

I know, I just got a bit worried. I mean, what if he actually came back?

[coreofthematter]

There ain't no way he'd be able to come back--the six of us're still connected to the elements, after all. An' as long as that stays the same, I got no doubt that was the last time we'll ever hafta see Discord.

[flylittlepony]

I guess you're right. I mean, there's no way the five of us being separated away from Pinkie, the elements and Equestria itself could possibly be a bad thing.

[coreofthematter]

... Y'know, when ya put it that way, it ain't quite so reassurin'.

[flylittlepony]

... Oh.

[coreofthematter]

Chin up, sugarcube. I know ya didn't mean for it to come out so negative.

[flylittlepony]

But, what do we do?

[coreofthematter]

We just gotta remember the positives! Discord ain't stirrin' up any trouble, we got lotsa friends here--and each other.

[flylittlepony]

Yeah, I suppose...

[coreofthematter]

S'pose nothin'! An' hey--at least we know nopony back home is missin' us, right?

[flylittlepony]

Maybe it doesn't really matter after all.

[coreofthematter]

See? It'll work out! An' sooner or later, we're gonna get to see everypony from home!