Page 1089 – Meeting of the Masters

Remember when Pinkie Pie had her own DM text-box?

I had almost forced the memory out of my mind (Feeling Pinkie Keen had been really tough to write!) until I got to this page and realized all three of my DMs were in the same room. I had to make some kind of reference to that. These three trying to run the same world, the same game, would be a special kind of insanity.

Pinkie Pie: We’ve got the “what” – but what’s the “why?“

Discord GM: I’ve got just the thing. Starting from our laughing balloon party, it becomes clear that they’re laughing AT Pinkie, not WITH her. What’s more, they include the voices of her friends.

PPPM: Oof!

DM: So Discord’s trying to imply that this is how things are?

Discord GM: And how does Pinkie react?

PPPM: Poorly! She says it’s not true, but deep down I’m– she’s afraid that it’s totally real.

Discord GM: And that’s when Discord strikes.

Discord: Thou has let the despair of Chaos into your heart. From this moment forth, until this game is over… You are cursed to never let down your emotional guard.

PPPM: Which is how we get cliché action-badass Pinkie! Which is its own kind of silly!

Discord GM: This has been a lovely collaboration. Say, you don’t suppose, out-of-character, she could help with–

DM: NO. The last thing we need is three of us running around.