private Cultural Connections (1x1 with Shiny Silvermoon)

[Shiny Silvermoon]

On 2024-06-14 at 12:29 PM, Skylight Scintillate said:

"Ok then, let's go to the feelings forum," Thorax replied. He lead the way to a large room full of plants with many changelings sitting together in a circle. One of the changelings, who appeared to the forums facilitator, tapped a gong before saying "We have some new guests with us today. Please welcome Princess Twilight, Princess Skylight, and Shiny."

"Hello there," both Princess Twilight and Skylight remarked as they waved to the changelings already seated in the circle. They would find a seat where there was space with Twilight in between Thorax and Skylight.

"So what brings you all here today?" the forums facilitator asked the new arrivals.

"Howdy! It's an honor for me to be able to experience this newborn way of sharing feelings with others!" Shiny Silvermoon beamed to the forums facilitator and the other changelings, as she took a seat next to Skylight.

"We are here because Princess Twilight seems to have troubles to believe that I have a deep connection with the Moon! I admit that it might be hard for somepony to believe that I can communicate with it but, in my opinion, Princess Twilight and Skylight should give me their trust, if they want to be my friend! I'm not mad or sad, but I can't give them a proof right now because I can't decide when exactly a proof will arrive!" The unicorn explained her problem, while the changelings were listening.

[Skylight Scintillate 2,031]

On 2024-06-16 at 7:41 PM, Shiny Silvermoon said:

"We are here because Princess Twilight seems to have troubles to believe that I have a deep connection with the Moon! I admit that it might be hard for somepony to believe that I can communicate with it but, in my opinion, Princess Twilight and Skylight should give me their trust, if they want to be my friend! I'm not mad or sad, but I can't give them a proof right now because I can't decide when exactly a proof will arrive!" The unicorn explained her problem, while the changelings were listening.

"I see," the forum facilitator replied before turning to Twilight.

"And how does that make you feel?" 

Twilight blushed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed over how much every creature was talking about what she thought was a minor issue. "Well, I asked Shiny about how she got her connection to the moon. She replied saying that it wasn't important. To me, it felt like she was saying my question wasn't important. I know, this is probably something silly to argue about... However, I'm willing to believe her if she can show it! It's just that I don't like to believe things that don't appear to make sense without seeing proof..."

There was some murmuring among the changelings as they pondered what was said.

"Ok, Twilight says what you said made her feel like her question wasn't important. What do you have to say?" the forum facilitator asked as she turned back to Shiny. 

Thorax would nudge Skylight subtly with his magic. Skylight would note this with a nod and steal a quick glance at Shiny before glancing at the ceiling as her horn lit up. With this, a magical spell would be cast over the three ponies, allowing them to temporarily taste each other's feelings.

[Shiny Silvermoon]

19 hours ago, Skylight Scintillate said:

"I see," the forum facilitator replied before turning to Twilight.

"And how does that make you feel?" 

Twilight blushed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed over how much every creature was talking about what she thought was a minor issue. "Well, I asked Shiny about how she got her connection to the moon. She replied saying that it wasn't important. To me, it felt like she was saying my question wasn't important. I know, this is probably something silly to argue about... However, I'm willing to believe her if she can show it! It's just that I don't like to believe things that don't appear to make sense without seeing proof..."

There was some murmuring among the changelings as they pondered what was said.

"Ok, Twilight says what you said made her feel like her question wasn't important. What do you have to say?" the forum facilitator asked as she turned back to Shiny. 

Thorax would nudge Skylight subtly with his magic. Skylight would note this with a nod and steal a quick glance at Shiny before glancing at the ceiling as her horn lit up. With this, a magical spell would be cast over the three ponies, allowing them to temporarily taste each other's feelings.

"I apologize for making you feel like your question didn't matter to me, Princess Twilight. However, I wanted to avoid your question because it made me feel awkward since it's a secret. But, as a way to show you my good intentions, I'll reveal to you that the Moon came to my help so I could do the right thing, when nopony else could." Shiny Silvermoon awkwardly said to the Princess of Friendship, as if forced. With the emotions being shared due to Skylight's spell, Twilight could feel that I was extremely embarrassed.

"I'll give you a proof tonight but you'll have to work for it, Twilight. If you can turn the current normal moon of tonight into a Pink Moon, which is a ridiculous name since the Moon has a golden hue during a Pink Moon, you'll have a proof!"

[Skylight Scintillate 2,031]

On 2024-07-09 at 7:56 PM, Shiny Silvermoon said:

"I apologize for making you feel like your question didn't matter to me, Princess Twilight. However, I wanted to avoid your question because it made me feel awkward since it's a secret."

"-Wait, if this should have been a secret, maybe you should have told me that this wouldn't be a good topic to bring up at a public feelings forum?" Thorax interupted, now feeling a bit concerned for Shiny.

On 2024-07-09 at 7:56 PM, Shiny Silvermoon said:

"But, as a way to show you my good intentions, I'll reveal to you that the Moon came to my help so I could do the right thing, when nopony else could." Shiny Silvermoon awkwardly said to the Princess of Friendship, as if forced. With the emotions being shared due to Skylight's spell, Twilight could feel that I was extremely embarrassed.

"Uuuhh, is this how feelings forum is supposed to go...?" a changeling blurted out, confused.

Shiny's awkward embarrassment seemed to contribute to Thorax's, Skylight's, and Twilight's embarrassment, which was further reflected with even more embarrassment until both alicorns were blushing up a storm. By then, Skylight was holding a large leaf to hide her face behind, but it did nothing to hide her emotions. 

On 2024-07-09 at 7:56 PM, Shiny Silvermoon said:

"I'll give you a proof tonight but you'll have to work for it, Twilight. If you can turn the current normal moon of tonight into a Pink Moon, which is a ridiculous name since the Moon has a golden hue during a Pink Moon, you'll have a proof!"

"...Well I can't exactly ask Princess Luna to change the moon into a different type of moon..." Twilight explained, trying to escape from the awkwardness. "However, I remember Princess Luna mentioned that the moon is going to be special this evening..."

[Shiny Silvermoon]

10 hours ago, Skylight Scintillate said:

"-Wait, if this should have been a secret, maybe you should have told me that this wouldn't be a good topic to bring up at a public feelings forum?" Thorax interupted, now feeling a bit concerned for Shiny.

"Uuuhh, is this how feelings forum is supposed to go...?" a changeling blurted out, confused.

Shiny's awkward embarrassment seemed to contribute to Thorax's, Skylight's, and Twilight's embarrassment, which was further reflected with even more embarrassment until both alicorns were blushing up a storm. By then, Skylight was holding a large leaf to hide her face behind, but it did nothing to hide her emotions. 

"Well, I have no idea of how a feelings forum works and it's why I came to the Changeling Hive! I wanted to learn about the life style of the Changelings! Forgive me if I misunderstood the purpose of this forum. However, I feel better now that I know I'll be able to give a proof of what I'm saying, tonight, since there will be a special full moon, according to Princess Twilight. I apologize again for making you all feel awkward and embarrassed." Shiny Silvermoon said, while the tension was dropping.

[Skylight Scintillate 2,031]

On 2024-07-23 at 10:41 AM, Shiny Silvermoon said:

"Well, I have no idea of how a feelings forum works and it's why I came to the Changeling Hive! I wanted to learn about the life style of the Changelings! Forgive me if I misunderstood the purpose of this forum. However, I feel better now that I know I'll be able to give a proof of what I'm saying, tonight, since there will be a special full moon, according to Princess Twilight. I apologize again for making you all feel awkward and embarrassed." Shiny Silvermoon said, while the tension was dropping.

"I accept your apology. I'm sorry for making you feel bad as well," Twilight explained.

"Well then, I hope this discussion has given each other greater insight into each other and how they feel. As you can see, the feelings forum is about understanding each other and resolving conflicts through clear communication and compromise," Thorax explained. The rest of the changelings nodded in agreement.

If Shiny didn't have anything else to say about the issue, a teal changeling would speak up. "I think it's really nice that ordinary ponies like you are interested in learning about us. We wish more ponies would take the time to get to understand us instead of assuming that we're still going to attack them and steal their love."

Soon, the topic would shift to the process of rebuilding the hive. Several different changelings argued whether the hive should be rebuilt as is or if it should be rebuilt in a particular pony style, and if so, which one.