Page 1115 – Headache Stratagem

The plight of the writer:

“Heh, it’s a simple repetition joke that pokes fun at this mindset, but it’ll carry me through the page– whoops, I’ve already made the word meaningless to myself. Ow my brain.”

Rainbow Dash: Oh, now you’re over here on the couch? Sweet. I need you to fill me in on what happened while I was playing Smash Broth– I mean, away from the party. Gimme all the deets.

Applejack:

<sigh> Ah ain’t sayin’ squat.<br/>
Rainbow Dash: Aw c’moooon, why not? You know you can trust me with OOC stuff.<br/>
Applejack: First of all, not really. Secondly, Discord specifically targeted mah metagaming. He baited me with metagaming, then punished me on a metagame level. And that punishment is designed in such a way that Ah can’t help but try to metagame around it. No doubt he’s watchin’ us to see if mah metaknowledge gets around. And there’s probably a worse meta-effect waitin’ if Ah’m caught. So until we figure this out, Ah’m takin’ real care what Ah say, lest it look like metagamin’.<br/>
Rainbow Dash: …What the HECK did you just say?<br/>
Applejack: Look, just ask Fluttershy.