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The Cult of Sugar

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Created: 2026-06-15 08:45:24

changeling oc slice of life comedy pegasus bat pony sfw first person oc only earth pony unicorn gen 4 breezie

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Inspired by a comment on Derpi #3754112. Includes mild spoilers for a future story.
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Characters borrowed from DEN_SMOG, Ghostpikachu, Local Sugar Provider, Modera, Sugar and Spice Productions, and Wissle.
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Evening looks down at the agenda. "Item one, roll call. Arizona."
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"Here."
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"Dreaming Star."
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"Here."
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"Dimsyl."
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The gray earth stallion raises a forehoof.
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"Evening Silvershade, present. Lil Secret."
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"Here."
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Evening narrows her eyes at me from the other side of my typewriter. "Resonant Harmonic."
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"/Here/," I reply curtly.
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"Spice Wishes."
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"Here."
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"Starly Foresight."
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"Here," comes a tiny voice from the one seemingly unoccupied seat.
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"Storbet."
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He chirps.
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"Sugar Catcher."
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"Here."
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"All present and accounted for. Unfortunately."
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I roll my eyes.
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"Item two, last month's gallery results. We're currently standing at [X] publications with a cumulative [Y] favorites and [Z] comments. Good numbers overall, even if /some/ of us contributed more than others."
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"I don't have a slush fund to pay /my/ bills," I mutter.
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"You're just jealous you're not in the gold tier."
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Lil Secret groans. "Can you two /not/ devolve into an argument for once?"
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"I'm just saying I don't have the luxury of being able to put socks on and prance in front of a mirror all day."
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"She does that?" Starly chimes in. "That's hot."
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Evening's not-black ear turns purple. "Item three, /next/ month's gallery schedule," she states tersely.
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"I've booked four slots for upcoming releases." Dreaming flips to the second sheet on his clipboard. "There might be room for a fifth if someone else cancels."
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"They still aren't prioritizing bats?"
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"Nope."
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She huffs. "I'll have to write another strongly worded letter after this."
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I internally speedrun the five stages of grief at the thought of wasting half a day to intercept a manifesto of thinly veiled thestral narcissism. /Again/.
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"Starly, what are the responses going to be?"
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"It's a bit fuzzy this far out but I'm confident they'll be as busy as ever."
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"We'll need another filing cabinet soon," Dreaming remarks.
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"There's enough space for the next two weeks."
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Evening looks over to Dimsyl. "You have until then to get a new one installed."
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He salutes.
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"Alright. Item four, studio work discussion."
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I light my horn to levitate a stapled script out of my satchel and set it in front of her. "I managed to get a copy of the latest draft."
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She skims through, frowns, then passes it to Storbet. He starts reading it, more thoroughly than her.
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"This is a sequel to /Unstable Equilibrium/?"
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"That's what it looks like. Don't worry, I only show up at the very end."
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"When's production happening?"
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"Day after tomorrow."
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"Tell them they'll have to postpone, the carpet hasn't been replaced yet."
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"Oh. Right. I'll let them know."
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"Anything else?"
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"Sugar and Spice said they're interested in writing and I volunteered to pitch in if they want some assistance."
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"... And?"
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"That's all."
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She glares at me. "Well, if no one /else/ wants to keep wasting my time -"
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"Fuck you too."
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"- I'll move on. Item five, recruitment."
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Starly raises a forehoof, barely visible above the edge of the tabletop.
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"Yes?"
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"Instant Burst will be the next inductee."
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A brief silence.
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Lil Secret raises her own forehoof. "What about Rubin Hood?"
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"I'm going to be stuck inside her during next month's meeting."
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Another, slightly longer silence.
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Evening scribbles over part of the agenda. "I guess /that/ matter is settled, then."
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Arizona clears her throat. "I'll tell him he's invited."
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"Item six, social engagements. I'll be out of town between the sixteenth and twenty-fifth, but next weekend is open."
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Dreaming's ear flicks. "Can Bell and I sleep over again then?"
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"... Sure."
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"/Yesssss/."
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Lil Secret turns to Arizona with lidded eyes and a smirk. "We could do something of our own then."
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Ari's face reddens. Starly taps Secret's flank from the adjacent seat.
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"Hm?"
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"Just so you know, I /will/ be watching."
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"... You could've at least asked."
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"Hey, I have my name for a reason."
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She sighs. "Fair point."
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Evening taps her pencil. "Do you have any plans, Dims?"
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He swings a foreleg like a pendulum.
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"Got it. Item seven, miscellaneous topics."
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No one speaks up.
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"Nothing?"
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"Why are Sugar and Spice here, anyway?" I ask offhoofedly.
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"They started crashing these meetings. I figured inviting them would be less of a hassle."
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I look across the room. They're currently ... I'll just say /aggressively making out with each other/.
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"... That does sound like something they'd do."
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"It's free entertainment," Starly remarks.
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"Yeah, well, if I wanted it, I'd go to a strip club. And I have no interest in going to a strip club."
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"Ooooh, that's a great idea. Can we -"
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"/No/," Evening growls.
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"You're no fun."
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"I'm trying to be professional here. Now, if everyone's done yapping, I have some business to tend to."
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"Is that what you call trying on new lingerie?"
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Evening throws the pencil at Starly, knocking her off her seat.
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"... /Mmm, harder/ ..."
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"... Of /course/ she'd be into that. Meeting's adjourned. Secret, go let those two exhibitionists out of the cage."
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